On the Insect Pokémon Island, that is, the Marcotte Island, Xiaoxia, Xiaozhi, and Xiaojian have never met Annie, who had agreed to meet up on this island, and Annie has never taken the initiative to find them. , so, it was not until the morning of the next day, until the bright sunshine shone on the entire island, and when they had spent a full day and night on Marcotte Island, finished everything and were about to set off again, the three of them were very happy. Unexpectedly, I discovered Annie's familiar little red figure in a small gourmet shop near the pier.
then!
Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia and Xiaojian looked at each other for a while, then of course they cheered and ran over to get together with Annie.
Immediately afterwards, while making it clear that they must enjoy Anne's free and sumptuous breakfast, the three of them also began to discuss what they had seen and heard on the island yesterday and at night and the interesting people they had met. Come through experience.
"Annie!"
"You won't believe what we encountered in the forest yesterday!"
"Just now, we encountered a giant centipede Pokémon!"
"It's really surprising. It has hundreds of legs, and each one looks like a long and thin steel wire. You can tell it's very powerful just by looking at it!"
While chewing the food in his mouth, Xiaozhi said excitedly without forgetting his words.
"Nonsense!"
"it's not like that!"
Unfortunately, before Annie, who blinked and looked towards him, could respond, Xiaoxia, who was also sitting nearby and slowly eating the 'free' breakfast, curled her lips, and then directly retorted and corrected:
"That's not a Pokémon!"
"That's a very ordinary big centipede!"
"but……"
"Please! Let's not talk about it. Eat quickly and get out of here. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it!"
"I don't like this insect island anyway!"
That's right!
Ever since she set foot on Marcotte Island at noon yesterday, Xiaoxia has been resisting instinctively. She doesn't like this place full of insects and insect Pokémon at all.
Don't even say a little bit, she doesn't like even the slightest bit!
"嘁kī嘁kī..."
"Beep!"
On the table next to Xiaoxia, her Togepi is eating food from the same bowl as Ash Pikachu, looking happy.
"wrong!"
"Xiaoxia, that big centipede that Xiaozhi saw may not be a Pokémon. If it hadn't run so fast, I would have wanted to catch it and study it carefully."
"and……"
"You're not going to deny that huge spider Pokémon I met last night, are you?"
"It has a huge spider web, which is like a giant trap. If Pikachu hadn't discovered it in advance, I would have almost been entangled in it!"
"It's so dangerous!"
And when Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi finished talking, Xiaojian also smiled and told about his experience last night.
Even though it was embarrassing things and experiences, he didn't mind telling them at all, and he didn't feel any fear or shame at all.
"Hello……"
(lll￢▽￢)
"I'm having breakfast now. I rarely have breakfast..."
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
"But you are just talking about those disgusting bugs. Is this appropriate?"
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Listening to the vivid descriptions of the three people, Anne couldn't help but frown and her head was full of black lines. She didn't know what to say about them.
Especially the idiot Xiaozhi and the wooden background tool man Xiaojian, they didn't even wink at all. Fortunately, she agreed to treat them to this breakfast, but in the end they kept telling her about boring and disgusting bugs. matter.
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"Ha ha!"
"Annie, that's because you don't know how to appreciate the charm of insect Pokémon!"
"Anyway, they are also an important part of the huge Pokémon ecosystem in this world, and some insect Pokémon are very powerful!"
"Such as the giant needle wasp, the sickle helmet, the green caterpillar, the armored chrysalis, the big butterfly, the centipede king, etc.?"
Hearing what Annie said, Xiaojian, a Pokémon observer, hurriedly introduced with a smile, and seemed to want to introduce and explain some of the advantages of insect Pokémon to Annie.
"People don't care if they're attractive or not!"
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"I'm just not interested anyway!"
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Annie turned her head away and said disapprovingly, not wanting to hear those boring things at all.
She had always only cared about whether the Pokémon tasted good or not, and she certainly didn't want to worry about things that were inedible.
For example, she had wanted to take advantage of the 'Half-egg' Togepi and the 'Electric Mouse' Pikachu next to them, but she just hadn't found the right opportunity for the time being.
"I'm not interested either!"
"but……"
"Sometimes I have to admit that these insect Pokémon do have a rich variety of types and unique appearances?"
"For example, that beetle Pokémon wearing blue armor that I saw by the river yesterday evening before returning to this town?"
"Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a fully armed knight!"
Although, Xiaoxia also knows that insect Pokémon are definitely unable to deal with certain special attacks, such as fire, super powers, hypnosis, etc... However, the thick armor-like cuticles still have many benefits. It's enough to handle most situations.
"An insect Pokémon like that must have very strong defense, right?"
"I really should have thought of ways to catch one. In that case, maybe it could handle most battles?"
As she talked, Xiaoxia couldn't help but feel regretful.
Although she claims to be a water Pokémon trainer, and her favorite Pokémon is water Pokémon, if there are powerful Pokémon, such as the insect Pokémon like a knight, or the little Mew like Annie, That way, she wouldn't be too rejecting.
"Yeah!"
"I also saw a huge, fast Styli bee. Maybe it is the queen of the Styli bee?"
"It has the ability to fly as fast as lightning. It is like a lightning beast in the sky. It is really shocking!"
"If I hadn't thought that Pikachu couldn't defeat it, I would have just caught it!"
Now that the topic has been dropped, of course Xiaojian continued to talk excitedly, not caring that a certain troubled little girl had turned away and was not listening at all.
"Xiao Zhi, don't think about it!"
"It's too fast, you won't be able to catch it!"
"yes!"
"I also agree with Xiaoxia, that giant sting wasp is really difficult to deal with."
"Of course I know, so I'm just saying..."
"That's good!"
"Xiao Zhi, let me tell you..."
"..."
"..."
In this way, Xiaojian, Xiaozhi, and Xiaoxia started eating while taking turns telling about what they had seen and heard on this insect Pokémon island, this Marcotte Island, and the interesting experiences they had encountered, such as what would A singing cicada Pokémon, an army of dancing ant Pokémon, a color-changing butterfly Pokémon, and more?
"..."
(lll￢▽￢)
Annie, whose hair was full of black lines, was obviously not willing to listen to those boring topics, but seeing the three of them looking in high spirits, she didn't interrupt or interfere.
"..."
(￣～￣)Chew!
She just ate her own breakfast, intending to fill her stomach first before talking about anything else.
"correct!"
"Annie, there's one more thing!"
The three of them were chatting. Xiaozhi seemed to have remembered something important. Then he suddenly slammed the table in surprise. After successfully attracting Annie's attention, he looked at Annie excitedly again. and said loudly:
"Except for those insect Pokémon we just talked about..."
"I guess you can't imagine what else we saw!"
"It's the Flying Mantis!"
"Although it is a little old, it is still huge and strong, completely beyond your imagination. Moreover, it was once the leader of the Flying Mantis tribe and defeated the despicable Team Rocket!"
"It was Xiaojian who conquered it!"
Thinking about the most meaningful thing, Xiaozhi quickly started talking about it vividly.
And the matter is not complicated. That is, yesterday, when the three of them came to this Makote Island, while exploring and touring the forest of this insect Pokémon island with Xiaojian, they unexpectedly discovered an A seriously injured flying mantis?
Seeing this, the three nosy people naturally stepped forward to help. Then, by chance, Xiaojian successfully received it into the Pokmon Ball, and then took it to the island immediately. Pokémon Center and asked Ms. Joy to heal.
But no idea...
Only half a day later, the flying mantis rushed out of the Pokémon Center with an injury that had not fully recovered. When the three of them followed, they discovered that it was the three bad guys Musashi, Kojiro, and Meow Meow from Team Rocket. They were causing trouble, and what's more, those three bad guys actually succeeded in using some kind of gel to capture all the tribe that the flying mantis belonged to?
Seeing that situation, Xiaozhi, Xiaojian and Xiaoxia certainly would not stand idly by. After a noisy and thrilling melee, the powerful flying mantis finally defeated Team Rocket with its own strength despite being injured. and gained the gratitude and respect of its tribe.
In the end, since Xiaojian did not interfere with its battle of honor, it also recognized Xiaojian, which can be said to be a happy ending for everyone.
"yes!"
"I was also at the scene and saw it too!"
"It's like a creature from another planet. Those sharp scythes, agility and powerful strength are really amazing!"
"It was still injured at that time. Otherwise, Team Rocket would be in even worse trouble!"
"Xiao Jian actually conquered it, even I am a little jealous and envious!"
At this time, Xiaoxia, who didn't like insect Pokémon at all, unexpectedly praised her aloud for the first time, and for the first time looked with admiration at the Pokémon that had always been dull and just liked painting alone. Xiaojian looked at it.
"this……"
"Actually, it's nothing!"
Seeing Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi talking about that incident again, Xiaojian felt a little embarrassed, and wiped the back of his head with a smile.
"I was very frightened at that time..."
“But, luckily, I ended up getting it approved?”
At that time, it was Xiaozhi who took action first, but in the end, the seriously injured flying mantis knocked Xiaozhi's Poke Ball away?
So, after seeing that situation, he came up with a trick. He first asked his 'Furball' Pokémon to hypnotize the seriously injured Flying Mantis, and then took advantage of the opportunity when the opponent was seriously injured and unable to resist, Only then did he finally succeed in conquering the other party.
"Flying Mantis?"
(.)
Of course Anne knew about praying mantises, those things with dirty, disgusting long parasites in their bodies, but she seemed to have never seen the Pokémon 'Flying Mantis'.
So, when she heard the three people talking about it, she casually took out her mobile phone-like Pokémon illustrated book and started reading it by herself while the three people were still chatting about themselves:
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Flying Mantis, Bug-type and Flying-type Pokémon.
Its head is shaped like a reptile, with three separate horns on it, and the scythes on its arms are as sharp as magic weapons.
At the same time, it also has two pairs of small wings that can fly, but only in rare cases does it use its wings to fly. Like ordinary mantises, their thighs are full of spike-like edges, and each of their feet has three toes with pointed claws, which is very conducive to using their limbs for attack and defense.
Note: Like regular mantises, the female Flying Mantis in Pokémon Flying Mantis has a larger abdomen than the male, making it easy to tell them apart.
Under normal circumstances, flying mantises lived in groups in the mountains when they were young, using their two sharp scythes to fight, train, hunt and move at high speeds, and a group can only have one leader.
If you find a place in the forest where a large number of trees have been cut down and have smooth cross-sections, it means that it is likely to be the territory of a flying mantis tribe. You must be careful when entering, otherwise you will be attacked by the flying mantis and serious consequences will occur. Danger.
The flying mantis is usually green. When it stops and hides in the grass, it cannot be seen because of its protective color. This is very convenient for it to use its sharp scythe to cut through the grass and carry out sneak attacks.
Often it only needs to swing its sickle once to cut even a big tree in two people's arms, which is very scary!
What's even more amazing is that the sickles in its hands are extremely sharp. The more hard things it cuts and the more times it fights, the sharper it becomes. In the end, it is even said that it can cut the air and produce terrifying wind blades. ?
Anyway!
The Flying Mantis' movements are fast and agile. When it fights with all its strength, the eyes of ordinary people and ordinary Pokémon cannot see its speed clearly. Then, it will confuse its prey with ninja-like agile movements, and then take advantage of the opponent's paralysis. In a careless moment, it suddenly cuts it into pieces with a sharp sickle. No prey can easily escape its grasp, because its movements are so fast that the opponent is often knocked down before they notice it.
In some cases, it is also because the Hu's movements are too fast, and the eyes often have no time to see them clearly. Therefore, afterimages will appear when moving at high speed, making it look like there are several of them? And that is Flying Mantis' signature skill - clone!
Therefore, in the Alola region, Flying Mantis is also known as the 'Ninja'. It is very popular and is a truly powerful fighting Pokémon. It is very popular and sought after by local trainers.
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"oh!"
(⊙o⊙*)
"This is what the flying mantis turns out to be..."
(^▽^)
Soon, after reading the introduction about the 'Flying Mantis' on the instrument, Annie did not comment, just said "Oh" casually, and then put the instrument into her pocket.
"But people are still not interested in insect Pokémon. It's too big, and it can't be eaten..."
╮(╯▽╰)╭
"People still prefer Pokémon that can become delicacies, such as cicadas?"
()°
Yes, a Pokémon that is inedible and is not the strongest will definitely not interest Annie. Moreover, the important thing is that mantises have parasites and cannot be fried like cicadas. As a snack!
"ah?"
"You know the monkey?"
"this……"
Upon hearing Annie's out-of-range words, Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia and Xiaojian couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
Obviously, they couldn't understand why Annie wasn't interested in those strange insect Pokémon and the legendary flying mantis.
"But!"
"Annie..."
"Don't you think the Flying Mantis's scythe is spectacular?"
"It's like two sharp swords!"
After a pause, Xiaozhi thought about it, and then asked anxiously.
Anyway, he is quite rare, and he still has some regrets and regrets. If he had caught the flying mantis at that time, maybe he would be more confident when the Orange League competition comes?
"do not think so!"
()
Without even thinking about it, Anne rejected it directly.
In her opinion, those messy flying mantises are no more interesting than the delicious Slowpoke!
After all, the boiled meat slices made by Slowpoke are delicious, and it is said that the tail is even more delicious?
Next time, if there is still a chance, she will definitely catch a few more, and then ask Sister Xiangling to make her the [Stir-fried Slow Beast Tail] to try and see if it is really that magical.
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"ha?"
"Annie..."
"You are always so direct..."
When Annie said that, Xiaozhi choked as if his neck was being pinched. After a long time, he smiled and shook his head angrily.
"Annie!"
"You can't just look down on other Pokémon after catching Mew and Mewtwo, right?"
"There are still many powerful and interesting Pokémon in this world, right?"
Seeing that Xiaozhi was frustrated, Xiaoxia looked at Xiaojian while trying to persuade Annie in a dumbfounded way.
"That's right!"
"Xiaoxia is right!"
"Annie..."
"There are more than a thousand species of numbered Pokémon known and included in the illustrated books in this world so far, and as a Pokémon observer, I have only seen and observed only a hundred. Come and plant them, as for those you haven’t seen and those that are not in the illustrated book number, there are more.”
"Anyway!"
"I believe that there must be more powerful and unknown Pokémon in this world. Annie, you can't be too proud and complacent!"
"Maybe one day, your Mewtwo, Mewtwo and Tibbers will be defeated by others?"
Of course Xiaojian knew what Xiaoxia meant, so he smiled and nodded, and began to persuade Annie with his professional knowledge of the so-called Pokémon observer.
"cut!"
(ˉ▽￣~)~~
"Tibbers won't be knocked down by others!"
o(*︶*)o
What a joke, that idiot Little Dream and the stubborn cow Mewtwo may be defeated. Annie believes that, but if she wants to defeat her little bear, even the Creator God of this world would not dare to say that!
So, of course, Anne sneered a little and said that she would not accept the other party's kindness humbly.
"OK!"
"Stop talking, let's eat quickly!"
"That's right!"
"I'm full, but I still have to go on my way!"
"makes sense!"
"Look, Togepi and Pikachu are almost finished eating, but ours haven't moved much yet..."
"So!"
"I'm going to keep driving!"
In this way, when Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia and Xiaojian saw that Annie didn't seem to be very interested in what they saw and experienced on this insect Pokémon island, they felt a little bored in their hearts. He wisely did not say anything more, but began to eat one by one.
"?"
"Beep?"
Pikachu first raised his head and glanced at everyone curiously. Seeing that everyone finally stopped talking, Pikachu hurriedly buried his head again in the big bowl between him and Togepi and ate attentively.
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Monthly ticket~()! (End of chapter)
