Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 113

After watching the movie, Taozi rushed home and went straight to her computer, not even bothering to take off her coat. She eagerly opened the Arceus platform and entered the exclusive code from her movie ticket stub on the event page, successfully claiming the GS Ball.

Next, she adjusted the camera angle and started her live stream.

Live stream title: “First Live Gameplay of the GS Ball Storyline!”

After about 5 minutes, the number of viewers quickly surged past 300, 000, with many casual viewers drawn in by the title.

Taozi excitedly said, “Hehe! Brothers and sisters! I’ve seen the movie, and it’s really good. I recommend everyone go watch it in the cinema. It’s about the theme of time.”

“But, what’s more important now is that I’ve already claimed the GS Ball! No more talking! Let’s start the game immediately!”

She quickly put on her virtual reality headset, lay back in her gaming chair, and shouted:

“Pokémon! Start!”

[Welcome to the Arceus Virtual Reality Headset.]

[Calibrating identity…]

[Ding! Identity calibration successful!]

In the blink of an eye, Taozi’s consciousness entered the virtual world, arriving in her own home.

She skillfully opened the “Pokémon: Dream’s Evolution” portal and stepped through.

The world before her eyes suddenly transformed, and Taozi appeared in the game.

She opened her backpack, and the GS Ball she had just claimed was inside.

It was a Poké Ball with an orange-yellow top, bearing the letters “GS” printed on it.

[GS Ball]

[Effect: If placed in the shrine in Ilex Forest, it might produce an unusual reaction.]

“It’s not for catching Pokémon? Ilex Forest? Let me see.”

Taozi brought up the game map, tapped her finger, and zoomed in to check the location of Ilex Forest, which was conveniently located between Azalea Town and Route 34.

“Let’s go! Ilex Forest!”

After spending some time traveling, Taozi passed through the Route 34 passage and arrived at Ilex Forest.

Sunlight filtered through the layers of leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Most of the Pokémon residing here were very common, mostly Caterpie, Weedle, Oddish, Paras, and at most, Metapod and Kakuna. This was why Taozi hadn’t deliberately stayed here before and had barely noticed any shrines.

She never would have imagined that this seemingly ordinary forest concealed an important part of the game’s later storyline.

Fortunately, the shrine wasn’t hard to find. It was in a very conspicuous spot, and Taozi found it within 5 minutes of wandering around Ilex Forest.

It was a small shrine used for offerings, entirely crafted from wood. The wooden surface gleamed with a warm luster, clearly meticulously polished.

“Do I just put it in?”

Taozi took the GS Ball from her backpack and carefully placed it inside the shrine. In an instant, an anomaly occurred—

“Crack!”

The sky seemed to crack open like glass, revealing a white fissure. Brilliant light poured down. A light-green Pokémon gracefully flew out, its wings scattering specks of starlight, happily circling above Taozi’s head.

“La-bii~~~”

Having just watched the movie, how could Taozi not know the identity of this Pokémon?

“It’s really Celebi!!”

Taozi quickly used her Identify + Pokédex combo.

LV.50 Celebi

[Celebi, Psychic/Grass type, Time Travel Pokémon.]

[Celebi possesses the power to travel through time and wanders through various places. It can heal wounds and also share its power with plants. It is said that in forests where Celebi has appeared, the plants grow very lush.]

As the text description appeared, Celebi curiously approached Taozi.

Its small body emitted a faint glow, and its large blue eyes reflected Taozi’s image.

Taozi couldn’t help but reach out her hands and gently held Celebi.

However, just as she was about to pet it, Celebi’s body suddenly burst forth with dazzling white light.

In a daze, Taozi seemed to hear a boy’s voice from afar: “Taozi!!”

After the strong light faded, the scene before her eyes had completely changed.

In the darkness, Taozi looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and suddenly realized that she must have been brought through time by Celebi.

She remembered that when CEO Ye was giving a live demonstration of “Pokémon: Dream’s Evolution,” he had once said that players could return to the Kanto region three years ago with the power of a single Pokémon.

Now, it seemed the Pokémon CEO Ye was referring to must have been Celebi!

Looking down at the Celebi sleeping soundly in her arms, exhausted from using its power, its tiny chest rising and falling evenly, Taozi couldn’t resist gently caressing its face.

This heartwarming scene made the viewers in the live stream feel touched.

“So cute, it feels even cuter than Mew!”

“It can even travel through time, this Pokémon is so strong.”

“I really want to get movie tickets soon, I can’t wait to have this little guy.”

“Taozi, what are you waiting for? Catch it quickly!”

“Yeah, yeah! Catch it quickly! What if it wakes up and flies away?”

Glancing at the live stream comments in the upper right corner, Taozi slapped her forehead.

Right! She hadn’t caught it yet!

She quickly took out a Great Ball and sent Celebi inside.

The Great Ball didn’t shake at all, as if Celebi had implicitly agreed to become Taozi’s Pokémon.

[System message: Player “Taozi”, your party is full. Please select a Pokémon to send to the PC.]

“Choose Quagsire!”

Taozi didn’t hesitate, swapping Quagsire’s spot for Celebi.

Suddenly, a panicked scream ripped through the sky.

“Ah!!! Help!!!”

Immediately after, a blinding white light tore through space, and the next second, Akhil’s figure tumbled out of the rift in a disheveled state.

“Thud!!”

“Hiss… Ow, ow, ow!”

The boy fell heavily to the ground, grimacing and rubbing his backside, clearly having taken a nasty fall.

Taozi blinked, surprised, as she looked at the boy who had fallen from the sky: “Akhil, how did you also travel here?”

Suddenly, she recalled the shout she heard before she disappeared and realized: “Oh! So it was you who called my name just now!”

Akhil heard Taozi’s voice, immediately sprang up from the ground, patted the dust off his clothes, and scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.

“I just saw a white light around you, Taozi, and you suddenly disappeared, and a big white hole appeared where you were… So I rushed in before the hole disappeared.”

“…So that’s what happened.” Taozi nodded, understanding that Akhil’s appearance wasn’t a coincidence; it was most likely part of the game’s storyline.

Akhil looked around. It was night, and they were standing in an unfamiliar wilderness, surrounded by dense vegetation, with distant mountains faintly visible.

He scratched his head and asked, puzzled, “By the way, Taozi, do you know where we are?”

Upon hearing this, Taozi quickly brought up the game map. Seeing the familiar map interface, she already had a rough idea.

“Akhil, this should be the Kanto region from 3 years ago.”