Chapter 1

Yang Yu was a bit dazed.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself lying beside a pond.

Above him was a dark green sunshade tent, the one he had prepared for fishing. However, why had the brand on the tent changed to "Garlic Turtle"...

Am I dreaming?

Yang Yu stared blankly at the "Garlic Turtle" on the tent, feeling something red flashing in his chest, as if... it were a time bomb!

Yang Yu was terrified and tried to get up, but suddenly, a round object rolled out from beside him.

???

This is... a Poké Ball?

A red and white sphere with a round button in the middle, what else could it be but a Poké Ball from Pokémon!

Yang Yu was still in a daze when a dazzling white light suddenly flashed before his eyes.

"Kuru kuru kuru..."

This is...

Wrapped in bright red scales, with two long whiskers hanging from its mouth like a catfish, and a golden crown on its head, it should have been a noble fish, but why were its big eyes slightly askew...

It's you, Magikarp!

After confirming the eyes, it's you, the ultimate trash!

"Kuru kuru kuru..."

Yang Yu stared blankly at the Magikarp that bounced onto his body, their eyes meeting, and he felt his own eyes starting to tilt.

Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?

Water... Water Splash?

Plop plop plop, Magikarp bounced three times.

But nothing happened...

Yang Yu watched Magikarp's Water Splash, and it felt like a dance on a grave. Moreover, with that呆瓜 (dull) expression, Magikarp seemed equally confused.

Why did you... summon me?

"Wait, this is... the Pokémon world?"

"Did I travel through time?"

"Did I travel to the Pokémon world?"

Yang Yu's three consecutive questions made him more alert.

"May the Azure Dragon guide me to catch a Magikarp with ten magic points?"

The sudden turn of events left Yang Yu completely unprepared. He wasn't a fishing enthusiast; he just wanted to fish on a lazy summer day...

How did I end up catching a Magikarp out of nowhere?

Yang Yu felt a bit depressed.

Magikarp's Water Splash continued.

Plop plop plop, plop plop plop.

But still, nothing happened...

Seemingly sensing its owner's depression, Magikarp's Water Splash became more frequent.

"Alright, stop jumping." Yang Yu said impatiently, as the water splashed onto him.

Without any preparation, he was suddenly in a strange world, drenched in water, and the culprit was a Magikarp that only knew Water Splash... No one would be in a good mood...

Magikarp, thinking its Water Splash would cheer up its owner, felt inexplicably sad. Its askew eyes drooped, and its bright red body, bouncing around, lay still like a dried fish.

Depressed.

Outside the tent, the sun was high and the light was blinding. The surroundings seemed lifeless, with no cicadas chirping as they should in summer, and only a few weak bird calls.

"Hey." Yang Yu sighed, poking the motionless Magikarp, feeling a bit sorry for it.

Even if it brought him bad luck, it shouldn't affect the Pokémon, who were innocent.

"Kuru..."

Magikarp bounced once, its askew eyes filled with委屈 (grievance). It knew nothing, it was just a Magikarp, and it only knew how to do Water Splash.

Plop.

Yang Yu sat up, picked up Magikarp, and looked into its eyes: "Are you my partner in this world?"

Partner?

Magikarp immediately started performing Water Splash.

Clumsy Water Splash, no fancy moves, just the only move Magikarp knew. Even though it couldn't even do the simplest Tackle, it had a unique move for its species.

Every Pokémon is a child of the world.

"Alright, alright..." Yang Yu laughed and placed Magikarp in a water basin inside the tent.

He could put Magikarp back into the Poké Ball, but he wanted to look at his Pokémon more, the one that would accompany him in this lonely world.

Magikarp was still confused, but seeing its owner's smiling face, it must have... worked, right?

Gurgle gurgle.

Bubbles.

"Year 2019 of the Pokémon Era..."

Yang Yu glanced at his phone on his right belt, checking some information.

This world was the Pokémon world, where Pokémon and humans were the main characters. There were powerful legendary trainers and powerful legendary Pokémon, as well as the Pokémon Trainer League, the Breeder League, and the Coordinator League.

【Species: Magikarp】

HP: 20

Attack: 10

Defense: 55

Special Attack: 15

Special Defense: 20

Speed: 80

Total: 200

Similar to the Pokémon games in his previous world, in the Pokémon world, base stats didn't tell the whole story. Innate personality and subsequent training would determine a Pokémon's strength.

Magikarp's evolution, Gyarados, was a fierce and powerful Pokémon, with a base attack stat of 125, making it one of the best in most Pokémon.

Yang Yu comforted himself, waiting for Magikarp to evolve. When that time comes, tsk tsk tsk, Gyarados could easily take down any opponent, so easy, his mom wouldn't have to worry about him losing to other kids...

Thinking about it, Yang Yu felt happy. Although he didn't know when Magikarp would evolve, it was a nice expectation.

"Personality, personality, personality..." Yang Yu started praying, hoping his Magikarp would have a stubborn personality, the kind only a chosen one would have, fitting for him, a chosen one who traveled through time!

Increase attack, decrease special attack. If not, lonely would be fine, and mischievous or brave would also be acceptable!

As long as it increased attack.

The personality of a captured Pokémon could be seen on the Poké Ball, but only the person who had fingerprint-locked the Poké Ball could see it, a way to protect Pokémon information.

Yang Yu peeked through his fingers.

"Damn, I can't see anything conservative about this Magikarp. What a joke, so open, why not give it an open personality, what's with the conservative..." Yang Yu was utterly frustrated. This was the worst personality for an attack-type Pokémon, reducing attack and increasing special attack, and Magikarp had no special attack to speak of!

In the water basin, Magikarp opened its big eyes, curiously looking at its owner.

Those innocent eyes made Yang Yu take a deep breath.

A long sigh.

"Conservative, so be it... This cursed personality... on a Magikarp, I'm really cursed..."