Water otter, a sea otter Pokémon. The head and paws are white, the body is blue, there are two dark blue pointed objects on the head similar to ears, there are black spots similar to freckles under the eyes, and there is a brown oval nose.
The shell-like object on its abdomen is called a scallop, which can be picked off and used as a weapon to slash enemies. It can also be used as a knife to cut through hard tree fruits.
Water otters are mostly docile and approachable. They value their shells very much. Perhaps it is because of this that compared to the cold snakes and warm pigs, water otters always have a subtle sense of self-confidence and love. Show off, and you will become complacent if you are not careful. Many people also regard this as the cuteness of water otters.
It is true that water otters are very cute, but it is difficult to agree with others. The reason why more than 60 novice trainers unanimously chose it as their first partner cannot be just that "water otters are cute".
"The probability is one in three to the sixtieth power? Then we can basically rule out the possibility of coincidence."
After listening to the riddle, Hugo immediately entered a state of thinking, and then asked his question——
"When did the doctor discover this phenomenon?"
"She said she noticed this problem in February this year. At that time, more than ten trainers had chosen water otters as their initial partners."
She was probably shocked... Imagining the surprised look of the academic authority, Hugo continued to ask: "Did the doctor later ask these people why they chose water otters? It was a follow-up study such as a questionnaire survey. I think the doctor should have their contact information."
Douzi scratched his head and thought about it for a moment, then said: "The doctor said she had tracked it, but more than half of the trainers said they had forgotten the reason why they chose water otters, and the rest said they chose water otters because of intuition, Abstract causes like fate.”
"So what do these sixty-plus novice trainers have in common?"
"If we talk about characteristics, the only thing is that they are all newbies. In addition, their hometowns are scattered in various cities in Hezhong, and their family backgrounds are also different."
"Are they different cities..." Hugo pondered for a long time, and then continued to ask, "Are there differences in the initial Pokémon in the institute? I mean personality, status, ability, size, health, etc."
"The personality, status, ability, body size, and health are all the same. There are no hidden characteristics or inherited moves." Douzi shook his head and replied, "Although on average, these initial Pokémon are better than your three. As long as they are one level behind, they are still above average, so if they practice hard, they will be able to shine in the battle competition."
Dou Zi suddenly glared at the detective: "Speaking of which, do you really not know how terrifying the potential of these three children is? Who entrusted these little guys to you?"
"Um...a friend from Sinnoh gave it to me."
"I really want a friend like this! It's clear that Hugo will be unlucky if he meets an elf, but he insists on giving you three genius-level elves. Where can you find such a good friend?"
The girl started acting up, forgetting about the incident in the institute, and expressed her jealousy by kicking her hands and feet.
"I need your friend's contact information! Now! Immediately! Immediately! I want him to send a super powerful elf baby to me like magic!"
"It's not about being good at cultivating Pokémon. Dear landlady, your main team is far from the age where you need to consider retirement, right? In this case, is it appropriate to focus on training new team members from scratch?"
"But I'm really envious." Douzi said frankly.
"Please don't go off topic. We are trying to solve the strange events in Dr. Yew's laboratory. I remember that you also personally trained these three initial Pokémon. As far as your personal feelings are concerned, Monarch Snake, Flame King and Da Is there any difference in the battle performance of these three types of Pokémon, Sword Demon?"
Dou Zi thought for a long time and said distressedly: "What's the difference...the attributes and positions of the three elves are different. It's difficult to rank them based on simple strengths and weaknesses."
Then she thought of something and said quickly: "But it is said that in some discussions among battle trainers, people think that the ability of the Great Sword Demon is the most mediocre among Yu San's family. He lacks outstanding skills and his offensive and defensive abilities are relatively evenly distributed. , for many trainers who rely on tactics to win games, it is a rather embarrassing Pokémon."
Hugo nodded in agreement: "Monarch Snake is good at launching special attacks at high speeds. The dream characteristic "Naysayer" can be combined with "Flying Leaf Storm" to achieve an enhanced effect while violently outputting; King Yanwu is a heavy battle tank-type physical attack. Hands, its strong durability allows it to support the "sacrifice" style of life-for-life, and it also performs well in the speed-reversed environment of the "Magic Space"... Compared with them, the Great Sword Demon is indeed a bit mediocre. "
"But!" Battle expert Douzi suddenly corrected him loudly, "These are just theoretical deductions on paper. In a real battle, strength and weakness are not calculated this way."
Hugo took out his notebook and ballpoint pen, and looked like he was listening.
"The Monarch Snake does have this classic play style of playing devil's advocate with violent output, but on the other hand, almost all trainers participating in the competition know how to use the Monarch Snake. Before the game starts, they will focus on preparing to counter the Monarch Snake. Strategies - such as using Nut Dumbbells to block, or using faster fire Pokémon to attack and kill instantly... This results in most Monarch Snakes on the battle field not getting the chance to enhance their output."
Talking about professional topics, Douzi began to introduce the current Pokémon battle environment in the United League.
Hugo suddenly noticed that unknowingly, his three Sinnoh families, who were still playing around, had stopped playing, pricked up their ears, and listened intently to Douzi's speech.
"...The shortcoming of King Yanwu is actually that its speed is not slow enough. Most of the opponents with rock steel attributes that it can counterattack can beat it in space, which makes it unable to become the main attacker in magic space tactics. In a normal space-free environment, King Enwu is much slower than mainstream Pokémon, which forces it to use counter-injury skills against the opponent's attacks. Even if it falls into residual health and triggers the "Fierce" characteristic, it will still be able to survive. It's just a living target that cannot be attacked. "
"So it seems that the Great Sword Demon with balanced abilities has an advantage?" The detective stopped the ballpoint pen he was writing down and asked with interest.
"To me, Great Sword Demon is like a universal plug-in. It can do everything from last-hitting, interference, or damage resistance. Sometimes it can indeed achieve surprising results. But the disadvantages mentioned before do exist. , there are too many water-type Pokémon, and it is true that Sword Demon's ability is not outstanding - but such subtle differences in advantages and disadvantages can only be felt by experienced battlers like us. I don't think novice trainers should choose So much goes into the initial pairing.”
"So, are there any star trainers in Uzhong who are good at using one of the three recently? The star effect may also cause the number of claims of a certain Pokémon to soar."
"Like Dan Emperor did in Galar? I'm sorry, but the most outstanding combat trainer using the Great Sword Demon in this year's Unova League Senior Ball and above is sitting in front of you."
Dou Zi patted his chest proudly. If she had a tail like the Great Sword Demon, it would have been raised to the sky by now.
"That seems impossible." The detective ruled out this possibility without hesitation.
"Back to square one again?" the annual outstanding Great Sword Demon trainer asked provocatively.
The detective stretched: "On the contrary, I already know the direction of the investigation. I need to contact Dr. Yew and then go to her research institute in person."
