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The mountains are often rainy, and the weather is unpredictable. Fine drizzle descended from the sky, landing on the tree canopy, the grass, and even the soil, bringing with it a touch of dampness. Mist gradually rose in the forest. Looking out, it was as if the forest was draped in a thin veil, exuding an indescribable sense of haziness.
Rattata scurried through the grass, wanting to return to its nest before the rain grew heavier. Seedot hung by its head, sticking to a branch, absorbing moisture and enjoying the heaven-sent sweet rain during the hot summer. The more water it drank, the smoother and shinier its body became. When a Seedot is motionless, it looks no different from a Berry—it pretends to be a berry to expand its habitat, allowing bird Pokémon to carry it far away.
The forest was a scene of vibrant life. Kaito quietly observed these things, strolling through the forest. After dealing with the Beedrill swarm, he bid farewell to the Old Man and continued his journey of exploration with his Pokémon. Not long after, they encountered this light rain.
"Chikorita, Chikorita." Chikorita shook the leaf on its head, its small mouth pouting, seemingly not very fond of the rain, then looked at Kaito with a pitiful expression. Chikorita loves to bask in the sun. The leaf on its head consciously senses the surrounding temperature and humidity to find warm places. This is also why it likes to play with Leafeon; they share a common hobby.
Kaito gave a wry smile. "Alright, come on, come on."
"Chikorita." Chikorita pushed off forcefully and landed in Kaito's arms, feeling the surrounding temperature rise, and revealed a knowing smile. It liked to stay in Kaito's embrace.
When Chikorita landed in Kaito's arms, it inevitably got some mud on him. Kaito was about to use Psychic to shake off the mud, but a white figure quickly jumped from the tree and onto his shoulder.
Then... it started cleaning.
"Minccino, Minccino..." Minccino frantically wiped the mud spots from Kaito's clothes with its fluffy tail. Like a severe germaphobe, it wouldn't tolerate seeing any dirt.
"Minccino?" Kaito said in surprise, simultaneously abandoning the idea of using Psychic to scare it away. For now, it seemed to only want to clean.
Minccino is famously clean-loving, always using its tail as a broom to sweep dust from its dwelling. Because of its germaphobia, it cannot tolerate even a speck of dirt.
"Chikorita?" Chikorita was stunned, looking at the frantically cleaning Minccino, momentarily dazed. Where was it? Who was this? Chikorita instinctively wanted Minccino to leave, so it could have Kaito's embrace all to itself. However, Minccino stubbornly refused.
"Nini-nini..." It hadn't finished cleaning yet!
So, Minccino, while resisting Chikorita's attempts to squeeze it, used its tail to clean. It swept from the sleeve down to the waist. And just then, it happened to touch the empty Poké Ball at Kaito's waist.
In an instant, Minccino transformed into a streak of red light and was pulled into the Poké Ball.
Ding dong—
Kaito: ???
It was captured just like that?! It captured itself? Kaito was dumbfounded. He had a strange sense of déjà vu. He originally thought this kind of thing only happened in anime, but he didn't expect it to actually happen in reality.
Should I say that Pokémon are just too diverse?
Minccino's Profile
Name: Minccino
Given Name: None
Ability: Skill Link
Type: Normal-type
Level: Lv. 22 (Good-tier)
Individual Values (IVs): HP (31), Attack (25), Defense (17), Special Attack (21), Special Defense (20), Speed (25)
Moves: Charm, Swift, Pound, Sing...
Potential: Excellent-tier
"Hoppy?"
"Hoppy!!" Bunnelby pressed his paws to his cheeks, striking a pose like the famous painting "The Scream," and exclaimed in great surprise. This must be a cunning Pokémon. It pretended to wipe Kaito's clothes, but in reality, it wanted to get close to him this way. Then it pretended to "accidentally" touch the Poké Ball. And just like that, it naturally became Kaito's Pokémon. How sinister its intentions were.
"Jiggly-jiggly?!" Chikorita also shrieked. Its intuition was indeed correct. This Pokémon approached Kaito with ulterior motives. It needed to protect Kaito.
Kaito scratched his face, watching the two little ones exclaim in surprise at each other, feeling like they were being overly dramatic. "I say, your imaginations are a bit too wild, aren't they? This is too far-fetched. The truth is that Minccino, who has a cleanliness fetish, saw a stain on my clothes and came over to clean it. Then it accidentally touched the Poké Ball and just happened to be captured..."
"Uh..." He felt like he couldn't continue his explanation. Why did the truth feel even more absurd than Bunnelby's conjecture?
Silence—
A Caterpie crawled past. It glanced at the stunned Kaito, Bunnelby, and Chikorita, then continued forward, treating them as statues.
"Ahem, in short, Minccino had no other intentions, nor did it deliberately approach me." Kaito cleared his throat twice, sealing the matter. Unlike Chikorita and Bunnelby, he possessed Viridian Power, so he was very clear about Minccino's thoughts. It truly just wanted to clean him. It was just a coincidence, similar to what happened with Bianca in the original work.
"Well, it's about time. Let's find a place to eat."
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