"As long as it can be restrained!"
Adrian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing those words.
But soon, Adrian realized something was wrong, and he was rooted to the spot.
Because the voice was very immature; it was absolutely impossible for it to have come from the Move Tutor.
Most importantly, Adrian realized belatedly that the voice didn't seem to ring in his ears, but appeared directly in his mind.
"Young man, what's wrong?"
"Pika~"
The Move Tutor and Pikachu also noticed Adrian's abnormality and hurriedly spoke up to ask.
"Telepathy! The Slowpoke in the poké ball seems to have communicated with me via Telepathy. It said it can restrain the strange fragrance on its tail!"
Adrian was extremely shocked and felt it was somewhat unbelievable.
Telepathy was a miraculous ability that only extremely powerful Psychic pokémon, legendary pokémon, and some special pokémon could possess.
But what he hadn't expected was that a newborn Slowpoke actually mastered this skill?
Hearing this, the Move Tutor was also full of surprise.
Deep down, however, the Move Tutor still had some doubts, so he said, "Then release Slowpoke again and let's see."
Adrian nodded and pressed the button on the poké ball.
Accompanied by a red light, a small Slowpoke with red skin appeared.
And this time, that refreshing, strange fragrance from before was truly gone.
"It's all true!"
Facts speak louder than words; this time the Move Tutor had no choice but to believe it, though he sighed inwardly, "What kind of freak did I hatch?"
"Slow~"
Slowpoke held its head high and looked around, re-examining this world.
The sky was very white, the sea was very blue, the sunlight was very warm, and the sea breeze blew gently—
Everything was so beautiful!
While Slowpoke was taking in the new world, Adrian was also observing it.
"Eh? This Slowpoke doesn't seem slow at all?"
Adrian noticed a key point.
His Slowpoke's pupils were much larger than those of a normal Slowpoke, and its eyes looked bright and full of spirit, completely different from the temperament of an ordinary Slowpoke.
"Hello there, Slowpoke."
Adrian smiled and waved his hand again in greeting. "My name is Adrian, and I'm your Trainer."
"Slow~"
Glancing at Adrian, Slowpoke naturally extended its paw and shook hands gently with Adrian a few times as a greeting.
"It really isn't slow at all!"
Adrian was overjoyed. "Its reactions are just like a normal pokémon's!"
If it were an ordinary Slowpoke, that ultra-long reaction arc would be enough to make Adrian Flail.
But the Slowpoke before him wasn't slow at all; it even revealed a hint of intelligence.
After all, it knew Telepathy, meaning it could theoretically communicate deeply with Adrian.
"Good! Very spirited!"
Looking at the red Slowpoke in front of him, Adrian liked it more and more.
Shiny! Powerful! Intelligent!
The strange fragrance of its tail could be used to attract fish, and it could even communicate via Telepathy—
This Slowpoke was practically perfect in Adrian's heart!
"Slowpoke, I'll give you something go—"
As per custom, Adrian was preparing to activate an energy cube to infuse into Slowpoke as a meeting gift and to build rapport.
But it wasn't until his consciousness sank into the fishing space that Adrian realized all the energy cubes he had accumulated had just been used up.
"I'll owe you one!"
Adrian scratched his head awkwardly, then released Dratini and Gyarados to introduce them to Slowpoke.
"Yuer~"
Realizing it was no longer the youngest, Dratini immediately perked up.
From now on, it was the third brother!
"Aowu~"
Gyarados stepped forward with its huge mouth open to take a few looks, then squinted its eyes and smiled.
Despite its ferocious appearance, as the eldest brother, Gyarados was actually very caring toward its younger brothers.
It might be ugly, but it was very gentle!
As for Pikachu, there was no need to even mention it; this guy was the social butterfly and atmosphere-maker of Adrian's team.
With just a slight effort, it easily won Slowpoke's favor and trust.
Since the new partner was a baby, all the pokémon took great care of it, either playing with it or chatting to keep it company.
Watching the harmonious relationship between the pokémon, Adrian was also very gratified.
Taking this opportunity, Adrian began to check Slowpoke's attribute panel.
[pokémon: Slowpoke]
[Type: Water + Psychic]
[Ability: Oblivious (Because its senses are dull, it will not fall into the infatuated or Taunt states)]
[Skills: Water Gun, Confusion, Yawn, Disable, Heal Pulse, Teleport]
"Six moves?"
Adrian's eyes lit up first, and after a closer look, he was even more delighted.
"It even learned Heal Pulse and Teleport?"
Normal newborn pokémon usually only know one or two moves; mastering three is considered quite excellent.
But Adrian's Slowpoke was something else; it had directly doubled that!
Especially Heal Pulse, which was the recovery-type move Adrian currently lacked the most. In a battle, it could significantly improve endurance.
As for the Teleport move, it allowed for the unrestricted switching of pokémon in battle and could also play a significant role in reality.
"Slow~"
Just as Adrian was feeling excited, Slowpoke opened its mouth and gave a huge Yawn while rubbing its eyes with its paws, appearing to be a bit sleepy.
At the same time, the originally clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and a light Drizzle even began to fall.
"Slowpoke's 'Yawn' seems to be able to change the weather?"
Adrian had been observing Slowpoke, and he was extremely surprised when he saw this scene.
As far as Adrian knew, in Azalea Town of the Johto Region, there was a legend that the people there once suffered because of a drought.
At that time, a passing Slowpoke's Yawn brought on the Rain, ending the drought, which is why Slowpoke is worshipped as a deity there.
Thinking of this, Adrian couldn't help but daze. "My Slowpoke has the potential of a legendary pokémon?"
He had truly harvested too many surprises from this Slowpoke.
Because the 'Yawn' mentioned here did not refer to the move 'Yawn' that puts enemies to sleep, but was more similar to Dragonair's ability to change the weather.
To put it more clearly, it was a special ability similar to the 'Drizzle' ability.
In this way, although Adrian didn't have a weather setter in the conventional sense, he already had two unconventional weather setters.
"Slow~"
After yawning, Slowpoke immediately lay on the ground and fell into a deep sleep, snoring like thunder.
Adrian shook his head and laughed. "This fellow actually fell asleep just like that!"
But since it was a newborn baby, he felt that loving sleep was quite normal.
"The little guy seems very tired!"
The Move Tutor stepped forward a few paces to take a closer look, seemingly noticing something unusual. He frowned and whispered, "Young man, although your Slowpoke possessed strong Psychic powers from birth, the burden is still too great for its young and fragile body, so it needs a lot of sleep to recover. However, you might consider letting it learn the Slack Off or Rest moves, which would be more conducive to its physical recovery."
"Slack Off or Rest moves?"
Adrian's eyebrows shot up at those words.
He remembered that when he 'caught' the Move Tutor's Slowpoke, he had obtained a Slack Off TM, which could now come in handy.
"That's right!"
Speaking of move teaching, Adrian couldn't help but think of a special TM that had been gathering dust in his fishing space for a long time.
"The 'Courage Fill' I got when I caught Manaphy... maybe I can try teaching it to Slowpoke as well?"