Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"That's all. Go back and rest."

Wang Yao jumped off the dragon's back shell and touched the other's head.

"Hey~"

When you reach the entrance of the Frozen Waterfall Cave, you can no longer ride a dragon forward.

"Let's go, giant crab."

"Guji~"

Wang Yao and the giant crab walked into the cave one after another.

"hiss……"

Wang Yao rubbed the hair on his arms.

Inside and outside the cave, just a few steps away, the temperature instantly dropped from over 20 degrees to below freezing.

"I should have brought some thick clothes."

Wang Yao took a breath. Although it was a little cold, with his physique, he could still bear it.

"I kind of miss the little fire horse. It's about time to bring it back."

Wang Yao sighed, took out a headlamp from his bag, put it on, and took a rough look at the environment inside the cave.

There is a pool of water directly in front of you, and behind the pool is a towering frozen waterfall, but there seems to be another entrance in the corner on the left.

“Gurgle, gurgle~”

The giant crab spit out hot water and stepped into the pool.

Wang Yao stepped on the crab shell and directed it to swim towards the entrance on the left.

puff~

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the pool.

"Uwu~" (The cry is taken from the cry of the little sea lion in the 60th episode of Pokémon: The Original Series, "Cerulean Gym! Battle in the Water!")

A Pokémon with white fur poked its pointed head out from the cold pool.

"It's a little sea lion..."

Wang Yao just glanced at it and ignored it.

He had absolutely no interest in capturing this Pokémon with a silly face.

But the curious little sea lion was very interested in the giant crab and Wang Yao.

Following the giant crab all the way, we arrived at the entrance deep in the cave.

"Go home quickly~ I don't have anything to eat here."

Wang Yao stepped onto the ground at the entrance, turned around and waved to the little sea lion in the water.

“Mmmmm~Mmmmm~”

Unexpectedly, the little sea lion thought that Wang Yao was playing with him by waving his hands.

With a wave of its tail, the little sea lion jumped straight out of the pool, patted its belly in the air, and then went back into the water.

"…He has quite a talent for acting."

Wang Yao grabbed a handful of dried fish from his pocket and sprinkled them into the water.

Then he took the giant crab into the cave.

"Uh-huh~"

When the little sea lion, whose attention was attracted by the delicious dried fish, came to his senses, Wang Yao and the giant crab were no longer in front of him.

……

After walking a little further into the cave, the space in front of us gradually became wider.

The stone walls in the cave were covered with a layer of ice crystals, reflecting the light coming from nowhere, so there was no need for headlamps.

"There are escalators in places like this... these climbers are really free."

Wang Yao saw an icy underground entrance in a corner of the cave.

There is also a metal escalator protruding at the entrance, and judging from its style, it is the masterpiece of those mountaineering uncles.

Tap—tap!

Wang Yao kicked the ice twice, but because the ground was too slippery, it was difficult to exert force. The ice shook a few times but did not break.

"Smash it!"

"Guji~"

The giant crab took a step forward, raised its claws and broke the ice, revealing an escalator covered with ice inside.

"Isn't it possible that the bottom has also been frozen into a block of ice?"

Wang Yao took off his coat, wrapped it around his hands, and slid down the escalator to the basement level.

Click!

Turning on the headlamp again, an underground cave also covered with ice and snow appeared in front of Wang Yao.

However, unlike the previous level, the ground here is not made of frozen rock.

But... a completely frozen underground lake.

"Guji~"

The giant crab held the escalator with its claws and slid down.

"Can there be Pokémon down here?"

Wang Yao wiped the frozen lake surface with his coat and tried to look inside the lake through the ice.

There seemed to be a few dark shadows flashing under the ice, but it seemed to be just an illusion caused by the shaking headlights.

"Forget it... Never mind, let's go inside."

Wang Yao took a step on the ice.

Fortunately, the boots on his feet were specially made and had a good anti-slip effect.

You still have to be careful when walking, but at least you won't fall.

"Googling."

The giant crab's sharp legs can also stick to the ice, allowing it to move forward steadily with the trainer.

Walking along the ice lake into the cave, Wang Yao did not see any signs of other Pokémon activities.

Come to think of it...even Ice-attribute Pokémon mostly need to eat.

There's nothing here except slippery ice, so naturally no Pokémon will appear.

Unless they can survive by eating only ice cubes.

"Sure enough, there is an escalator here..."

After Wang Yao walked on the ice lake for a while, he saw a metal escalator leading to the upper cave.

"Hmm~"

Just as he climbed up the escalator and before he got out of the hole in the ground, a furry head came towards Wang Yao.

"Eh?"

Wang Yao pushed aside a pink pig nose and climbed up to the cave entrance.

"Why are there so many little pigs..."

Wang Yao dodged a few steps, but the group of little wild boars still chased him and kept grunting.

"Nu ...

Afterwards, more furry figures surrounded Wang Yao.

"Why are you chasing me?"

Wang Yao took out the illustrated book somewhat helplessly.

It was the first time he had encountered a wild boar.

"Ding - Boar, a pig Pokémon! It uses the front of its nose to dig in the ground to find food, even on frozen ground..."

“…when they smell an alluring aroma, they will rush towards the direction of the scent regardless of everything.”

"I see."

Wang Yao instantly understood why the other party was so enthusiastic.

"You have a really good nose...you are a bunch of gluttons."

Wang Yao pulled out the last bit of dried fish from his pocket.

"Hmm~Hmm~"

The little boars became even more enthusiastic when they saw the food, and they almost climbed up Wang Yao's legs and onto him.

"Okay, okay... that's all. It will be gone after you finish it."

Wang Yao threw the dried fish far away from him, and the group of little wild boars quickly ran away in the direction of the food.

"Hmm~Hmm~"

Although they look like sandbags with fur, the little boars are actually very fast.

The four short legs under the body move like a little whirlwind.

Especially when fighting for food, they can unleash their body's potential.

"It seems that the mountain pig will evolve into an ivory pig, right?"

Wang Yao opened the illustration to check out the evolutionary path of the boar.

Small mountain boar→long-haired pig→ivory pig.

Back on Nori Island, Hunter X once sent out an Ivory Pig to search for him, so he had some impression of this Pokémon.

Moreover, the tusk pig is strong and handsome, and its furry body can be used as a mattress on the snowy mountains.

Wang Yao felt that these little guys would also be very good camping partners after they evolved.

However, the little boars live in this cave and will not run away, so he is not in a hurry to throw the ball.

Moreover, he had not seen any long-haired pigs or ivory pigs. This might be a nursery similar to that of the Swamp King. Rashly catching the little boars might bring trouble.

"It can support so many little pigs... maybe there are some hardy fruit trees growing in the cave."

Wang Yao thought of his underground orchard in Denghuo Mountain.

So we decided to continue exploring the inside of the cave first, and then capture it on the way back.