Chapter 1

### Aobazhen, Pokémon Center.

"Ugh~"

In the hospital room, Wu Qiwai slowly opened his dazed eyes, his vision blurry.

Wu Qiwai rubbed his eyes, looked at the white room, and smelled the disinfectant in the air, realizing he was in a hospital room.

Memories of before he lost consciousness flooded his mind, and Wu Qiwai remembered why he was here.

In this world, there has always been a magical creature—Pokémon, or Pokémon.

They are the darlings of heaven and earth, possessing mysterious powers beyond imagination.

Wu Qiwai grew up in an orphanage. Because he couldn't afford to buy a starter Pokémon from the Pokémon Nursery, he took a risk and ventured into the wild, hoping to catch a Pokémon and become a powerful Pokémon Trainer.

The wild in this world is very dangerous. Countless Trainers have died in the wild while pursuing strength, but still, countless Trainers continue to follow this path.

Wu Qiwai was no exception!

This time, he ventured into the wild and, unfortunately, almost died. Fortunately, he successfully caught a Pokémon.

"Where is my Pokémon?!"

As he regained consciousness, Wu Qiwai searched his body, his face gradually turning grim, a shadow of worry in his eyes.

Creak—

At that moment, the door to the hospital room opened, and Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Center walked in.

Nurse Joy held a tray and, upon seeing Wu Qiwai awake, said, "You're awake?"

Wu Qiwai thanked her, "Thank you, Nurse Joy, for saving me. Otherwise, I would have been done for!"

"You young boy, to dare enter the wild at such a young age! If I hadn't gone to pick berries and found you, you would have become food for Beedrill!"

Nurse Joy's eyes held a hint of blame.

She placed the tray on the small table beside the bed, and on the tray was a Poké Ball.

"Here! This is the Pokémon you risked your life to catch. I've already checked it, and it's very healthy!" Nurse Joy said.

Seeing the red and white ball, the shadow in Wu Qiwai's eyes vanished.

"Thank you, Nurse Joy!"

"You don't need to thank me. Your recovery is the best thanks I could ask for!" Nurse Joy patted Wu Qiwai's head, chatted with him for a while, and then got up and left the room.

"Come out, my Pokémon!!"

Sitting on the hospital bed, Wu Qiwai opened the Poké Ball with excitement.

The Poké Ball opened, and a beam of white light shot out, landing on Wu Qiwai's bed.

The white light disappeared.

There, in front of Wu Qiwai, was a Caterpie, about the size of a French baguette.

Its body was a tender yellow, with a pink nose, small thumb-sized eyes, a white horn on its head, and two rows of pink antennae.

"Caterpie~"

The Caterpie looked at Wu Qiwai curiously, its eyes shining with admiration.

"Caterpie, from now on, we are partners. I will definitely take you to the peak!"

Wu Qiwai picked up the Caterpie, his eyes filled with determination.

"Caterpie~"

The Caterpie's small tail trembled slightly, and it also called out excitedly.

Speaking of which, Wu Qiwai's capture of the Caterpie was quite coincidental.

That day, Wu Qiwai entered the wild and didn't go far when he encountered a Weedle. He originally wanted to catch the Weedle, but the Poké Ball hit a tree and ended up capturing the Caterpie instead.

More coincidentally, the Caterpie was successfully captured by Wu Qiwai.

Where there are Caterpies, there are often swarms of Beedrill nearby.

Wu Qiwai ended up in this state because he captured the Caterpie and almost died at the hands of the enraged Beedrill swarm.

Fortunately, he was saved by Nurse Joy!

[Congratulations! You have captured your first Pokémon: Caterpie. You are now a new Trainer in this magical world, and your life is about to embark on a new journey!]

As Wu Qiwai interacted with the Caterpie, a message suddenly appeared in his mind.

Wu Qiwai was momentarily stunned but quickly recovered.

Is this the golden finger from a novel?

Ever since he was transported to this world, Wu Qiwai had hoped to obtain a golden finger to help him train Pokémon and significantly boost their strength.

One year of punching the Champion,

Two years of kicking the Elite.

[You have discovered your advantage. Your future is promising!]

Wu Qiwai looked at the Caterpie.

[You are examining the Caterpie. You see the basic information of the Caterpie!]

[Caterpie

Type: Bug, Poison

Level: Beginner (Early Stage)]

Wu Qiwai's eyelids twitched slightly. No wonder it's called basic information; it's really basic!

In this world, the study of Pokémon is already very advanced, with research on the eighteen types of Pokémon, various Pokémon characteristics, and evolution forms.

The official classification of Pokémon strength is also very detailed.

The strength of Pokémon, from lowest to highest, is: Beginner → Common → Elite → Veteran → Dominator → Champion → ...

The strongest known Pokémon strength is Champion.

Wu Qiwai felt that perhaps there might be even higher levels above Champion, and perhaps legendary Pokémon are beyond the Champion level.

Each level has four sub-levels: Early, Mid, Late, and Peak.

The Caterpie is at the Beginner (Early Stage), as Wu Qiwai expected, because wild Caterpies are generally at this level.

Pokémon like Caterpie evolve very quickly, reaching their final evolution form—Beedrill—in less than two months.

In most cases, newly evolved Beedrill have at least the strength of a Beginner (Late Stage).

However, according to Wu Qiwai's understanding, the rapid evolution of Caterpie is mainly due to the survival pressure in the wild.

Pokémon like Caterpie and Weedle have almost no fighting power and are at the bottom of the food chain. To survive, they choose to sacrifice their lives and potential to evolve quickly.

The final evolution forms, Beedrill and Butterfree, barely have the strength to protect their species and ensure their survival.

As a result, these Beedrill and Butterfree have a very short lifespan of just a few years.

[You focus on the Caterpie. You gain more detailed information about the Caterpie!]

[Caterpie

Type: Bug, Poison

Ability: Shed Skin (Protected by shed skin, not affected by additional effects of moves)

Level: Beginner (Early Stage)

Inherited Moves: Double Team, Return

Basic Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot]

Seeing the more detailed information about the Caterpie, Wu Qiwai's eyes widened.

He had thought his Caterpie was just an ordinary one among countless others, but it turned out to have inherited moves.

Wu Qiwai suddenly remembered the Beedrill swarm's rage when he captured the Caterpie, and the anger of the stronger queen bee.

Wu Qiwai had a vague understanding.

"Caterpie, could you be the queen bee's child?!"

Wu Qiwai asked in surprise.

"Caterpie~"

The Caterpie shook its head and looked around, completely unaware of what Wu Qiwai was saying.