Cape Brink is a narrow strip of land at the northern end of the second island of the Sevii Islands.
In the game, there is a house at the northernmost tip of the cape. When the player's starter pokémon has maximum friendship, the Move Tutor inside will teach the starter a super powerful move: the Grass-type Frenzy Plant, the Fire-type Blast Burn, or the Water-type Hydro Cannon.
But in the real world, Adrian wasn't sure if this Move Tutor existed.
Furthermore, only the big three starters can learn these ultimate moves. Adrian didn't have any of the big three starters, so even if he ran into the Move Tutor, it would be useless.
However, according to Captain Saji, Cape Brink is home to many Water-type pokémon and is a great fishing spot, so Adrian naturally didn't want to miss it.
After all, having been at sea for so many days, his fishing gear was already itching to be used.
After eating lunch on the island and resting for a while, Adrian rode his bicycle to Cape Brink.
A cape, also known as a headland, refers to a pointed piece of land that juts into the sea, usually surrounded by water on three sides.
Cape Brink on the second island is thin and long, stretching for several kilometers, but the passable road is very narrow, with only one way in and out.
"What a great place!"
Adrian was in high spirits, tinkering with his fishing gear as he walked, his eyes seemingly glowing: "There must be many pokémon living here. Today, I'm going to catch a boatload!"
It's no wonder Adrian was excited, because the protruding terrain of the cape creates tidal currents, where the water converges to form a slack water area, providing a natural sanctuary for aquatic pokémon.
Its complex terrain, with caves and crevices, is also suitable for pokémon to hide and breed.
Besides that, the converging currents bring in a large amount of plankton, which can provide abundant food for aquatic pokémon.
This was undoubtedly an excellent fishing spot.
"Time to fish!"
After choosing what he considered an excellent spot, Adrian began to bait his hook and cast his line.
The mountain wall of the cape was relatively steep, but for a fisherman, this wasn't an issue.
Because as long as it isn't a ninety-degree vertical cliff, it's just a slope.
Going up and down slopes is basic training for a fisherman!
Plop!
The bait entered the water, and the float bobbed continuously in the surging waves, drifting with the current.
Adrian held the rod, quietly waiting for the prey to take the bait!
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the float plunged violently, and the fishing line straightened instantly.
"It's here!"
Adrian's face filled with joy as he quickly pulled the rod: "As expected of the Cape fishing spot, the bite rate of the pokémon underwater is just great."
Based on the feel, Adrian determined that the pokémon that had taken the bait wasn't very big.
Before long, a pokémon that looked like a clam, its interior wrapped in a sharp, hard shell, with two sharp spikes on each of the upper and lower shells, eyes located in the black soft body inside, and a very conspicuous pink tongue, was reeled out of the water.
"It's a Shellder!"
Adrian was overjoyed.
This was a pokémon he hadn't caught before.
This meant he could receive an extra reward.
Besides that, the potential of a pokémon like Shellder is quite good; after all, its evolved form, Cloyster, is known as the "Dragon-Slaying Cloyster."
With the "Skill Link" ability, a Cloyster using "Shell Smash" plus STAB "Icicle Spear" can guarantee that Icicle Spear hits all five times, making the output simply explosive.
In addition to output, Shellder can also learn moves like Spikes and Toxic Spikes, making it a utility player among Water-type pokémon, and it can also use "Ice Spinner" to destroy the opponent's terrain.
And even if things don't go well, Shellder can use "Explosion" to take the opponent down with it, which is truly versatile.
[Caught "Shellder", rewarded with 1 "Ice Shard" TM.]
[First time catching "Shellder", extra reward: 1 "Defense Up" TM.]
Just as Adrian was rejoicing, the golden finger notification appeared, followed by Shellder's attribute panel.
[pokémon: Shellder]
[Type: Water]
[Ability: Overcoat (Protects from damage from sandstorm or hail, and is not affected by powder-based moves)]
[Moves: Water Gun, Withdraw, Ice Shard, Whirlpool]
"Huh? It's actually the Hidden Ability Overcoat?"
When he saw Shellder's ability, Adrian's joy immediately vanished.
As everyone knows, among Shellder's three abilities, Shell Armor and Overcoat aren't very useful; only Skill Link is the most popular, because it's tied to damage output.
Without explosive output, the value of Cloyster is low.
After all, although it has amazing physical defense, its special defense is quite poor, and its weaknesses are very obvious.
Without output, it has no value.
"Bip~"
In mid-air, the Shellder spat out the bait, its pink tongue very conspicuous.
But it didn't fall directly back into the water; instead, it condensed an icicle as thick as a small arm and shot it at Adrian.
"It actually dares to attack me? Are the pokémon here all this irritable?"
Adrian retreated tactically, quickly shielding Pikachu in front of him.
"Pika~"
In response, Pikachu was very excited.
It actually dared to attack proactively?
This was no longer an ordinary catch; it had to be dealt with forcefully!
However, Ice Shard is a priority move, and its speed was too fast.
Pikachu didn't have time to counterattack and could only use "Protect" to shield Adrian.
Zzz!
Immediately after, a thick current of electricity shot out from Pikachu's cheeks, directly zapping the Shellder until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The small interlude ended, and Adrian continued to bait and fish.
Taking advantage of the gap while no fish were biting, he sank his consciousness into the space to check his rewards.
[Ice Shard: Ice-type move, instantly condenses ice to throw quickly at the opponent, can restrict attacks.]
[Defense Up: A drink with magical effects, can increase defense ability after being consumed by a pokémon.]
The rewards for the first catch are always generous, and this time he got a Defense Up, so Adrian was naturally happy.
Besides that, Adrian also liked the Ice Shard move, because it is a priority move.
In battles, priority moves can often seize the initiative.
"Not a bad haul!"
Suppressing his excitement, Adrian continued fishing.
Subsequently, he caught several more pokémon, but they were all Krabby, Goldeen, Tentacool, and other pokémon he had caught before, and the rewards were relatively average.
This made Adrian somewhat disappointed!
Ever since he fought Clem and used up his "Attack Up" and "X Speed", Adrian had no trump cards left.
Now he was desperately hoping to get some rare rewards!
"God! Buddha! Arceus bless me! Give me a few more rare pokémon I haven't caught yet! Amen!"
Adrian clasped his hands together, praying to the sky: "If that doesn't work, grant me a Shellder with the 'Skill Link' ability."
Adrian was still interested in the Dragon-Slaying Cloyster.
"Yano~"
Just as Adrian finished speaking, a large pink head suddenly poked out from the water by the shore.
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