Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"According to my observation..."

In the Nishinomori Research Institute, several people sat around Slow King, and Professor Oak spoke first.

"...Ayao, I'm afraid your Slowpoke isn't ready to evolve."

Slowking will not degenerate after taking off its nut shell.

King Slowpoke is still King Slowpoke, and the red and white ruff collar on its shoulders also proves its status as the king of its tribe.

"Da Mu is right. I just looked up the ancient legend about the Slow King in Chengdu..."

Professor Nishinomori spread out a thick, dusty book on the table.

“Hoo! Ahem! Ahem—!”

Blowing away the dust accumulated on the books, Professor Nishinomori introduced them.

“Whenever the tribe is in danger, Slowpoke, which has the qualities of a king, will evolve into SlowKing and lead the tribe through the crisis.”

It was a legendary story from about two thousand years ago, containing a few words about the Slow King.

“I don’t understand it at all…”

Xiaozhi poked his head out with a question mark on his face, but the book only contained some rubbings of murals and a few annotations.

"Don't bother, Xiaozhi. Of course you can't understand the records with your stupid brain~"

Xiao Mao smiled mockingly at the side.

"What do you mean?"

Xiaozhi asked angrily.

Without paying attention to the two kids who were arguing with each other, Professor Nishinomori turned on his computer again and began to search the alliance's database.

"As for the current examples of Slowpoke evolving into Slowking, most of them are well-trained Slowpokes that evolved by fusing with Shellder under the witness of their trainers after undergoing hard training."

Professor Nishinomori looked up the records of the league's trainers' Slowpoke evolving into Slowking in the past ten years on his computer.

What this means is that A Yao's Slowpoke has not been trained at all.

I am not mentally prepared to become a king and lead the tribe...

"OK~OK~I understand, great scholars—my Daidai just needs a little more time to grow up."

Wang Yao rubbed Daidai Wang’s bald head as if to comfort him.

Daidai is the name given to Slowpoke by the mother Marsupial Dragon. Through communication in the spiritual realm, Slowpoke told Wang Yao his own name.

"Right~Daddy!"

Wang Yao casually fed a carrot to the snail next to him.

Without the nutrition provided by Slowking, the Shellder, who had become a snail-capped shell and could not move, had to learn how to find food on his own again...

"Ya~dong~"

Dai Dai Wang narrowed his eyes and rubbed Wang Yao's palm gently with his cheek.

Apart from anything else, Slowking's reaction speed has indeed become faster after evolution.

"I don't know if this is a defect caused by the evolution of the item, but I still have to write it down in the research report."

There are too few examples at present, and Professor Oak and Professor Nishinomori cannot rule out whether resistance to evolution is an isolated case of Wang Yao's Slowpoke or a common phenomenon.

"Then I'll give you the remaining four Shellders for testing... Doctor, remember to return my five high-level balls and five Shellders~"

Wang Yao took out four other high-grade balls painted red and white and placed them on the table.

"..."

Although he did not need to raise research funds himself, Dr. Oak still had a new understanding of Wang Yao's thick skin.

And forget about the “high-level ball”…How are you going to get it reimbursed, Shellder?

Click click click...

The evolved Shellder has also finished eating a whole carrot.

"You finished eating so soon?"

Wang Yao asked as he picked up the snail shell that was staring at him with a pair of big eyes.

This thing is pretty heavy. Maybe there is another reason why Slowking doesn't want to wear a hat...

"Speaking of which - what would happen if this hat was worn by another Pokémon or a human?"

Wang Yao looked at the big mouth of the screw-shell hat and tentatively put the hat on his head.

"Well, Shellder can secrete toxins. I think it's better for you, Yao, not to try it rashly..."

Dr. Oak was about to dissuade him, but Wang Yao, who was quick-handed, had already put the nut shell cap on his head!

"Nothing seems to have changed?"

Wang Yao adjusted his hat. Considering the size of King Dai’s head, the hat was a little too big for him.

Click!

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant clam on his head adaptively extended its sharp teeth from the snail mouth and locked Wang Yao's head tightly!

“Hey! Wait!”

Wang Yao felt a slight headache...

This ungrateful Shellder actually bit his head!

All the ice cream was wasted!

"——I told you to stop messing around!"

Professor Oak reached out and grabbed the bulge on the snail's back in panic, trying to help Wang Yao pull the Shellder off his head.

"You guys come and help too!"

Xiaozhi, Xiaomao, and Professor Nishinomori rushed forward in a hurry. Two of them grabbed the nut shell, and two of them grabbed Wang Yao's waist and shoulders and pulled him out with all their strength.

"It hurts...it hurts!"

Wang Yao covered his head, feeling like his scalp was about to be pulled off!

But as Shellder injected venom... Wang Yao's eyes suddenly emitted a shining blue light!

Om-!

"Ouch!" - x4

A repulsive force instantly knocked the four people who helped take off their hats away.

"My old waist~"

Dr. Oak frowned, rubbed his old waist and stood up again, but when he looked up, he saw Wang Yao who was "ascending".

"I am the King of the World!"

Wang Yao's feet gradually left the ground.

The sofa, stool, books... around me seemed to be floating in the air as if they were weightless.

"What...what's going on?!"

Several people hugged each other in panic.

"...Ayao seems to be a little bit strange!"

In an instant... Wang Yao's brain potential was fully released...

The orbits of the sun and the moon, the ebb and flow of tides, the perfect cooking time for soft-boiled eggs...all kinds of knowledge that Wang Yao had never paid attention to kept popping up in his mind!

At this moment, past memories began to replay in high definition - the veins of the dead leaves collected while camping in the backyard of the Oak Research Institute, the "pop" sound of the bubbles spit out by the giant crab, and every wrinkle on Shizuka's pajamas...

[…His name is Min Chuan Te. It’s been nearly forty years since I last saw him…]

[Tell him that I am waiting for him at Yeli Island. There are also good waves here. You can come and try them when you have time.]

Wang Yao even recalled word for word the message the surfing old man had asked him to convey.

But more... it's about the grand plan to conquer the world!

The first step - sneak into the research base of the new island and incorporate the immature Mewtwo into the team!

Then... use Mewtwo's mental power to control the memories of all the senior members of Team Rocket, and then... replace them...

"Teeth~"

Just when Wang Yao was about to be overwhelmed by the knowledge and evil plans in his head, a slightly lazy call woke him up.

Om-!

The nut shell on Wang Yao's head loosened its fangs and slowly detached... eventually floating into the hands of King Slowpoke.

Even without the bonus of the intelligence of the Nutshell, Slowking's own supernatural talents still exist.

Wang Yao, who had lost his superpowers, fell from the air and was gently placed on the sofa by King Dai Dai using his telekinesis.

Books, stools... also slowly returned to their places under King Slowpoke's control.

"call--!"

Wang Yao came back to his senses and shook his head. He could still feel the wonderful ideas that had just burst into his mind.

"Ya~dong~"

After doing all this, King Dai Dai sat on the carpet holding his nut shell, his eyes still staring blankly at the sea.