Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 011

“Go, Bulbasaur!”

Green picked up the Poké Ball and skillfully released Bulbasaur.

Having just defeated Red, he seemed even more confident.

Ye Xiao summoned the virtual panel of [Pokémon], then clicked on Charmander. Instantly, the Poké Ball containing Charmander appeared in his right hand.

“Come out, Charmander.”

As he pressed the center button, the Poké Ball shot out a white beam of light, which coalesced on the ground into the form of Charmander.

“Who will win this battle?”

“Do you even need to think about it? It’s definitely Charmander. I feel like Charmander is the strongest among the three starters.”

“I think Bulbasaur and Squirtle aren’t bad either.”

“People who say Charmander is the strongest are definitely judging by looks.”

“I have to admit, Charmander is indeed cute in its infancy, but Ash’s Charizard in the anime is truly hard to watch.”

“Why do you keep remembering the Charizard from the anime? Not all Charizard are like Ash’s.”

“To be honest, putting aside some factors from the anime, Charmander is really the best choice, right? Among the three initial Pokémon, Charmander is the cutest, the most handsome after evolving, and it can even fly!”

“Have you noticed? Whether it’s the cover of the game pre-order or the position of the three Pokémon on the table just now, Charmander is always in the center, the C-position.”

“Looking at it this way, Charmander really is the only true god!”

Ye Xiao secretly shook his head as he watched the bullet comments from the audience in the live stream.

Although what they said seemed plausible, Charmander is usually in the C-position and is handsome. Even after Mega Evolution was introduced, Charmander could have two Mega Evolution forms, truly a darling of the era.

However, only Ye Xiao knew that in the first generation, choosing Charmander as a starter among the three was undoubtedly the most difficult.

Aside from being able to quickly level up by battling a large number of Bug-type Pokémon in Viridian Forest, there didn’t seem to be many comfortable spots.

Since the first gym was Rock-type and the second gym was Water-type, Charmander, being a Fire-type, was really difficult to use in the early game. It only became comfortable after evolving into Charizard.

He still remembered that before he transmigrated, the remake of the first generation Pokémon, “Pokémon: FireRed and LeafGreen,” had the designers specifically add the Steel-type move Metal Claw to Charmander’s learnset because of how difficult it was to start with Charmander.

But even so, the early game progress for those who chose Squirtle and Bulbasaur was still much faster than for those who started with Charmander.

Returning to the game, Ye Xiao silently chanted “Identify.”

LV.6 Bulbasaur.

It was clear that Green’s Bulbasaur had indeed gained 1 level after defeating Red’s Squirtle.

However, Ye Xiao wasn’t worried at all.

A mere 1-level advantage couldn’t compensate for the type disadvantage.

“Charmander, use Ember.” Ye Xiao gave the command first.

Charmander’s cheeks immediately puffed up, and a burst of Fire-type energy gathered in its throat.

Soon, Charmander opened its mouth, and a 10-centimeter diameter ball of flame shot towards Bulbasaur.

“Bulbasaur, dodge!”

After the battle with Red just now, Green’s command skills were noticeably more refined.

Bulbasaur leaped sideways, avoiding the long-range flame. The flame hit the ground, leaving a faint black mark.

“Use Vine Whip to counterattack!” Green pointed his right hand forward.

Bulbasaur immediately extended two slender vines from its back, striking with fierce momentum directly towards the distant Charmander!

“Charmander, use Ember on the Vine Whip.” Ye Xiao immediately said.

Charmander nodded, puffed up its cheeks again, and seeing the rapidly approaching vines, spat a ball of flame from its mouth.

“What?!”

Green, who was just about to command Bulbasaur to dodge, was stunned. He hadn’t expected Ye Xiao’s target to be Bulbasaur’s Vine Whip instead of Bulbasaur itself!

Green’s battle talent was impressive. The next moment, he realized the danger and urgently shouted, “Bulbasaur, quickly retract your Vine Whip!”

However, Bulbasaur and Green had clearly not yet reached a state of perfect synchronicity. It hesitated for a second before attempting to retract its Vine Whip.

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, Ember hit the vine. Instantly, the vine rapidly caught fire under the scorching flames, and the fire spread all the way towards Bulbasaur.

Since these two vines were part of Bulbasaur’s body, when they caught fire, Bulbasaur immediately panicked, frantically swinging the two burning vines in the air, trying to stop the flames from spreading.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao decisively gave the command:

“Charmander, charge at Bulbasaur, and use Ember on the way!”

Charmander immediately started running, its two short legs rapidly alternating as it dashed forward, spitting a ball of flame from its mouth.

“Bulbasaur, quick, avoid it!”

Green shouted anxiously, hoping Bulbasaur could dodge this attack like before.

However, Bulbasaur’s attention was completely off the battle at the moment, still swinging its two vines, trying to extinguish the flames on them.

“Bang!”

Accompanied by a faint explosion, Ember accurately hit Bulbasaur’s forehead. It squeezed its eyes shut and let out a miserable cry.

“Bulbasaur!”

Green was anxious, but he couldn’t stop Charmander’s steps and could only watch from behind.

Ye Xiao didn’t give Green any chance to breathe, quickly commanding:

“Charmander, continuously use Scratch!”

Just as Ye Xiao gave the command, Charmander had already run in front of Bulbasaur, and without hesitation, raised its not-so-sharp small claws, frantically scratching at Bulbasaur’s head.

“Swish, swish, swish!”

Bulbasaur’s forehead, already burned by the flames, suffered severe claw attacks.

For a moment, the pain prevented it from even opening its eyes. It could only subconsciously whip its two flaming vines towards Charmander.

However, this was futile.

The Grass-type Vine Whip striking Charmander’s waist did not cause much damage, only leaving a shallow whip mark.

“Ow…”

Soon, under Charmander’s frantic scratching, Bulbasaur let out a wail, its eyes turning into circles, losing its ability to battle, without even having time to trigger its ability.

LV.5↑

At the same time, Ye Xiao used “Identify” and saw an upgrade symbol appear above Charmander’s head. In an instant, it had risen from Level 5 to Level 6.

“This match is won by Ye Xiao.”

Professor Oak announced the battle result from the side.

“Are you really battling Pokémon for the first time?”

Green looked at Ye Xiao with a complex expression, then reluctantly recalled Bulbasaur.

Unlike turn-based Pokémon battles, real Pokémon battles test players not just on team composition, move sets, memorizing type advantages, and understanding abilities.

What truly tests players are their reactions, on-the-spot decision-making, and imagination.

Of course, for Ye Xiao, none of these were problems.

After all, Ye Xiao was a loyal Pokémon fan who had watched all generations of Pokémon anime before transmigrating, so his on-the-spot imagination for Pokémon battles was definitely not lacking.

As for Red and Green, the two NPCs were still new trainers, and their battle skills were not set very high. Their command skills would only get stronger as the player’s game progress gradually increased.