Chapter 190:The Indeedee Family! Froakie and Squirtle's Evolutions

On the shore, at Natsumi's residence.

When Natsume and the others returned, they saw a group of Lapras resting by the sea.

“Lapras~”

The Lapras that Natsume had treated initially saw him and happily ran over.

Natsume stroked the Lapras's neck and smiled. “It looks like your kin are all alright.”

“That’s great, Lapras.”

Natsume quickly checked the data for the group of Lapras.

There were fifteen Lapras in total.

The highest level among them was a Level 38 Lapras.

This Lapras was likely their leader.

“Squirtle~”

Squirtle and Mudkip ran among the Lapras, eagerly touching their bodies and jumping around on their backs.

Froakie curiously surveyed the surroundings.

The village chief of Ninja Village did not charge Natsume any fees; instead, he simply allowed Natsume to take Froakie with him.

Thanks to the development of the tourism industry, Ninja Village had become quite prosperous.

With Froakie unable to stay, it was more of a personal favor than a transaction to let it go.

Natsumi walked up to Natsume and asked, “What are you planning to do with this group of Lapras?”

“Woe is me~”

The leader of the Lapras stepped forward to express its gratitude to Natsume.

It had heard from the little Lapras that it was thanks to Natsume and the others that they were rescued.

Natsume looked at the Lapras leader and asked, “Where are you all headed next?”

“Lapras~”

The Lapras leader was leading its kin in search of a new habitat.

If they encountered a suitable sea area, they would temporarily settle there.

“I see. Then why not come live on my farm?”

Natsume offered, “Besides, there’s also a sea on the farm, which will definitely meet your living needs.”

The little Lapras eagerly nudged its leader, waiting for its response.

The Lapras and its kin discussed among themselves for a moment and decided to go check out Natsume’s farm.

“Sounds good.”

“Then I’ll have Dragonite take you back.”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite agreed.

Just then, Dragonite finished eating the Springy Mushroom on its back.

It needed to go back and grab some more.

Natsume took out a Poké Ball and said, “Alright, everyone, go ahead and enter the Poké Balls.”

“It’ll make things easier.”

Since the Lapras chose to trust Natsume, they naturally had no strong objections and entered Natsume’s Poké Balls one by one.

“Dragonite, thank you for making the trip.”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite responded and carefully placed all the Poké Balls into its small backpack.

Dragonite's flying speed was impressive.

Traveling from Kyushu Island to Natsume’s farm and back would only take about two hours.

If Dragonite flew at full speed, it could be even faster.

“Lapras, aren’t you coming?”

“Lapras~”

Lapras wanted to sail together with Natsume and the others.

“Alright, then stay by my side.”

Natsume looked at Dragonite and said, “Dragonite, make sure to send greetings to everyone when you return.”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite acknowledged and then flapped its wings, soaring into the clouds.

“Indeedee~”

An Indeedee approached.

Natsumi said, “Indeedee has prepared the meal; please follow me.”

“Everything in this house is managed by Indeedee.”

Natsumi added, “So do I.”

Indeedee is an emotional Pokémon. Positive emotions are their source of energy.

They stay close to their Trainer, managing everything well.

Natsumi’s Indeedee is a couple.

They also have a daughter.

Natsume and the others, guided by Indeedee’s husband, arrived at the entrance of the villa.

Indeedee's wife was already there to greet them.

At the entrance were prepared indoor shoes.

Indeedee’s wife took Natsume and the others' jackets and bags, hanging them up one by one.

As they entered the dining room, Indeedee’s daughter used her Psychic powers to gently pull out all the chairs for Natsume and the others.

After everyone was seated, the Indeedee family began serving the dishes.

From the entrance to the seats and then to the meal, the Indeedee family made Natsume feel completely at home.

At that moment, Natsume's desire to win the heart of Indeedee reached its peak.

Seeing Natsume staring at her Indeedee, Natsumi immediately became wary and said, “Don’t get any ideas about my Indeedee.”

“Cough, cough.”

Natsume felt a bit embarrassed by Natsumi’s bluntness. “How could I?”

At that moment, the Indeedee family all looked at Natsume.

Being emotional Pokémon, they could sense what Natsume was thinking.

Indeedee's parents observed Natsume, as if evaluating him.

Natsume changed the subject. “Can I ask how you came to meet them?”

“Oh, there’s nothing much to say.”

“They served my parents, and they serve me.”

Natsumi's family was a very old family on Kyushu Island.

Such families often had some treasured Pokémon passed down through generations.

Froslass and Indeedee were among them.

“I see.”

Natsume then shifted his gaze to Indeedee’s daughter. “Is this child still in training?”

“Indeedee~”

Indeedee’s daughter gave a slight bow to Natsume.

It was asking Natsume if there was something it wasn’t doing well.

Natsume quickly waved his hand. “No, no, no, you’re excellent.”

“I think you’re already a wonderful Indeedee.”

“In the future, you’ll definitely be able to take care of a family on your own.”

Hearing Natsume's praise, Indeedee looked very happy.

So, Indeedee bowed again in gratitude.

Natsume turned to Gardevoir beside him and smiled. “The food is great too.”

“Mm, very delicious~”

After the meal, the Indeedee family guided them to the living room to rest.

Indeedee’s wife took care of the cleaning.

The living room was spacious, with a good view of the outside, allowing them to see the sea and the moon in the sky.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, there was a battle arena.

Natsumi’s Pokémon were practicing outside.

Froakie and Squirtle were on the side, watching the action or just enjoying the excitement.

The Pokémon battling weren’t very high in level.

Most were around level twenty.

Champion-level trainers usually have quite a few Pokémon at home.

After all, every strong Trainer has genuine affection for their Pokémon.

“Natsume, the gym leader, do you want to have another battle?”

Natsumi invited Natsume, “Your newly captured Froakie looks eager to try!”

“Sure.”

Natsume said, “Let’s consider it a post-meal exercise.”

Natsume approached the battle arena and looked at the watching Froakie. “Froakie, let’s have a battle!”

“Froakie~”

Froakie nodded, indicating it was ready.

“Marill, this battle is up to you.”

Natsumi was very gentle toward her Pokémon.

Since it was just a warm-up match, Natsumi chose a very ordinary Pokémon from her collection.

The Pokémon in the villa gathered around to watch Natsumi battle.

Natsume looked at the surrounding Pokémon and couldn’t help but think of his own farm.

The Pokémon there were just as eager to watch him battle.

“Marill, use Defense Curl and then roll!”

As the battle began, Natsumi directly initiated the attack.

Although her tone was quite calm, her aggressiveness during battle was strong.

Marill curled up its body and rolled toward Froakie like a blue beach ball.

The rolling speed increased!

“Froakie, use Smoke!”

White smoke filled the area, obscuring Froakie and causing Marill to lose its target.

“Marill, use Bubble Beam!”

Natsumi quickly changed her attack strategy.

Marill exited its rolling state and prepared to attack, but at that moment, a ball of white foam shot out from the smoke, accurately striking Marill.

Marill was hit hard and fell to the ground with a thud.

Froakie burst forth from the smoke.

Quick Attack!

“Marill, Bounce!”

Marill quickly rolled over after falling.

Its round body bounced into the air like a beach ball.

At that moment, Froakie had dashed to the spot where Marill had been lying.

If Marill’s Bounce had been just a moment slower, Froakie would have collided with it directly.

Natsumi showed a look of surprise. “Such quick speed.”

“This Froakie's strength seems to surpass that of an average Frogadier, doesn’t it?”

As a Overall Champion-level Trainer, Natsumi certainly had a keen eye.

In the sky,

Adjusted and ready, Marill spread its arms and lunged toward Froakie on the ground.

“Froakie, dodge and then use Water Pulse!”

Froakie dashed quickly across the ground.

Marill plummeted from the air, chasing after Froakie.

At the moment Marill was about to collide with Froakie, Natsume shouted, “Jump!”

Froakie’s Bounce ability was quite excellent; it leaped high into the air, dodging Marill’s attack.

In mid-air, Froakie formed a water ball in its hands.

Water Pulse!

Bam~

With the shockwave from Water Pulse, Marill fell to the ground once again.

Froakie successfully won this battle.

“Great job, Froakie.”

Natsume gave Froakie a thumbs up.

“Froakie~”

Froakie cheered happily.

Under the moonlight, Froakie’s body suddenly radiated with the light of evolution.

Soon, the light faded.

Froakie had grown in size.

Froakie reached level 21 and evolved into Frogadier.

Frogadier learned new moves: Double Team and Bounce.

Natsume looked at Frogadier’s data.

Name: Frogadier  
Type: Water  
Level: 21  
Ability: Torrent  
Hidden Ability: Battle Bond  
Individual Values: HP 31, Attack 31, Defense 30, Special Attack 31, Special Defense 31, Speed 31  
Moves: Pound, Growl, Quick Attack, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Smoke, Fling, Double Team, Bounce  
Inherited Moves: Mind Reader  
Potential: Elite

“Squirtle.”

Squirtle looked at Frogadier with envy and quickly ran to the battle arena.

“Squirtle!”

Squirtle wanted to battle too.

During its time on the Farm, Squirtle may not have trained every day like Infernape, but it occasionally participated in daily practice.

Squirtle would sometimes go to the Farm's battle arena to have one or two battles with the new challengers.

As a result, Squirtle was now at level 15, right on the edge of evolution.

Not just Squirtle, but Mudkip was also in a similar situation.

If things went smoothly, they could indeed evolve after one or two battles.

However, Natsumi didn’t seem to intend to continue battling.

“Froakie has successfully evolved; congratulations.”

“It’s getting late, so I’m going to rest now.”

After saying this, Natsumi walked with Indeedee's wife toward the back room.

“Squirtle.”

Just when Squirtle was getting ready to show off, it suddenly fell to the ground.

“Squirtle.”

Squirtle looked quite dejected.

“Frogadier.”

Frogadier looked at Squirtle and said that if they wanted to battle, it could join in.

Having just evolved, Frogadier also wanted to adjust to its new body through battle.

“Squirtle~”

Squirtle immediately perked up.

“Is that okay?”

Onami asked worriedly, “The strength difference between Squirtle and Frogadier should be quite large.”

“If it loses, it might take a toll on Squirtle’s confidence.”

“Squirtle.”

Hearing Onami’s words, Squirtle looked back at her with displeasure.

Squirtle was quite confident in its own strength.

Natsume smiled at Onami and said, “Although Squirtle loves to play, this guy’s talent is no joke either.”

“Squirtle~”

Squirtle nodded confidently with its hands on its hips.

“Mudkip~”

Mudkip served as the referee between them.

“Mudkip” said to start.

Squirtle immediately used Water Gun.

Frogadier also launched a Water Gun in return.

Bam~

The two Water Guns collided mid-air.

However, Squirtle’s Water Gun clearly lacked the power of Frogadier’s.

Its Water Gun was rapidly overpowered.

Bam~

Squirtle was sent flying by the impact of the Water Gun.

“Squirtle.”

As a Water-type Pokémon, Squirtle would naturally not collapse from a single Water Gun attack.

It got back up immediately, and a stream of water surrounded Squirtle’s body.

This was Squirtle’s Aqua Ring.

The effect of Aqua Ring allowed the Pokémon to gradually restore its health.

Meanwhile, Frogadier used Double Team and quickly charged toward Squirtle.

Seeing a swarm of Frogadier rushing toward it, Squirtle quickly used Withdraw, retreating into its shell.

Frogadier was momentarily unsure of how to attack Squirtle's shell.

“Frogadier~”

Frogadier approached and knocked on Squirtle's shell.

In that instant, Squirtle’s shell suddenly began to spin rapidly.

Bam~

The Rapid Spin hit directly!

“Squirtle!”

Squirtle looked at the knocked-over Frogadier and immediately opened its mouth, ready to bite down on Frogadier’s body.

Squirtle was best known for its defense, while Frogadier’s strength lay in its speed.

Frogadier quickly dodged Squirtle’s attack and retaliated with a Pound to Squirtle’s head.

Bang~

“Frogadier!”

With perfect accuracy, Frogadier quickly created distance between itself and Squirtle.

“I still remember the first time I met Squirtle,” Natsume said to Onami beside him. “Even back then, Squirtle had already learned how to use its abilities in battle.”

“Though there might be a level difference,”

“Squirtle’s battle talent is certainly not inferior to Frogadier’s!”

“Squirtle.”

Squirtle stood up from the ground again.

Natsume really liked Squirtle's personality.

When playing, it was joyful and full of energy, but in battle, it became incredibly serious!

Even though this wasn’t a particularly important battle, Squirtle still wanted to win.

“Squirtle!”

Just like the light that shone from Froakie earlier,

now, the light of evolution erupted from Squirtle.

The little ones on the farm always grow and develop.

The farm would continuously welcome new, vibrant lives to join.

“It’s evolving, Squirtle.”

Natsume softly spoke as he watched the glowing Squirtle.

“Wartortle~”

As the light faded, Wartortle appeared!

“Frogadier!”

Frogadier prepared for Wartortle’s evolution to finish.

“Double Team!”

Frogadier initiated its attack!

“Wartortle!”

Wartortle quickly withdrew into its shell.

“Rapid Spin!”

Bam~