Chapter 329: Finding a Lost Child
The angry Garchomp was no joke.
She rushed up waving her two large shark arms, slashing horizontally at Will.
Will squatted, then jumped.
Dodged easily.
"Haha, big dummy!"
"GARCHOMP!!!"
Garchomp roared to the sky.
Then chased Will, slashing wildly.
However.
Even though Garchomp was red with rage, she still didn't use any moves.
Waving her arms to slash, she didn't add any elemental energy, just attacking with brute force.
Even if it hit, it wouldn't cause much damage to Will.
At most make him hurt for a moment.
Clearly.
Although Garchomp disliked Will, she still treated him as a partner.
As a partner.
Garchomp naturally wouldn't really fight seriously.
"Sigh..."
Cynthia looked at the two Pokémon running around on the grass, shook her head helplessly, then looked at the other four dumbfounded Pokémon.
"Alright, ignore them for now; let's eat first."
Here, the picnic began.
Over there, it ended quickly.
Because Garchomp found she couldn't hit Will at all.
The opponent was not only fast but also had quick reactions.
She even felt that before she attacked, Will had already guessed her slashing trajectory and dodged.
She just had no proof.
Helplessly.
Garchomp was also a bit tired, ran back to eat, ignoring Will.
Will ignored her too.
He sat next to Milotic to eat.
Have to say, Milotic is really beautiful; just being around her feels pleasing to the eye.
After the meal, they continued forward.
On the way forward, a cry full of fear and grievance came with the wind blowing past their ears.
"Swad~ Swad~"
"What sound?"
Cynthia looked around, searching for the source of the sound.
"Rose!"
Roserade pointed to the grass not far away.
Everyone shifted their gaze and immediately found a Pokémon crying loudly with its mouth open.
"That is?"
Cynthia was stunned upon seeing it, taking out her Pokédex to scan.
"Swadloon."
Will spoke first to tell her the name.
Then walked over with the other Pokémon.
He was no stranger to this Pokémon.
Although he hadn't encountered it many times, Ash had one, quite cute.
And Swadloon's classification is interesting.
It's a "Leaf-Wrapped Pokémon."
Meaning they won't leave the leaf clothing wrapped around their bodies.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Will walked up and reached out to rub the leaf on the little guy's head.
Getting closer, he realized this Swadloon's condition wasn't good.
The leaf clothing on its body was tattered.
Probably experienced a battle or fell somewhere.
The dirt on its small yellow face further confirmed this.
"Swad?!"
Swadloon was startled by the sudden approach of a bunch of Pokémon, retreating several steps hurriedly.
"Rose~"
Roserade took the initiative to step forward at this time, waving to the little guy.
Seeing this, Will.
Led the other Pokémon back a few steps.
At this time, it's better to let Roserade, who is also a Grass-type Pokémon and has a motherly affinity, strike up a conversation.
"Actually a Swadloon; first time seeing a real one."
Cynthia walked over excitedly, but then frowned.
"The little guy is injured."
"The leaves on Swadloon evolved from the Sewaddle period. They are relatively special Pokémon; it's hard to survive without care. generally, they grow to the third stage under the leadership of Leavanny before becoming independent. This Swadloon either got separated from its trainer or from Leavanny."
Will spread his hands, roughly seeing the situation.
Saying Sewaddle and Swadloon are hard to survive.
Not because they can't forage for themselves, but because of the leaf clothing on their bodies.
After Sewaddle hatches from the egg, Leavanny will weave clothes for it with leaves, which is the big leaf on its head.
This thing is equivalent to Farfetch'd's leek, Cubone's bone, Mimikyu's rag...
Things that cannot be lost.
Ash's Sewaddle got a brand new beautiful outfit only with the help of Burgh's Leavanny.
In short.
If the leaf clothing is lost or damaged for too long, Sewaddle and Swadloon will become depressed and suffer from insomnia, and finally might die because of extremely bad mood and inability to eat.
Although it's a Bug-type Pokémon, this line is considered quite delicate.
Generally, Sewaddle is a "high difficulty" Pokémon that Pokémon Professors advise rookie trainers not to raise.
However.
As long as raised successfully, one will get a very warm and kind Pokémon.
Leavanny, growing up bathed in "love and care," also contains endless patience and gentleness in its heart.
It is a Pokémon with a gentle personality and strong protective desire.
Most importantly, they are good at taking care of babies.
With a Leavanny, trainers won't have to worry about raising baby Pokémon in the future; they can even throw their own children to it.
If forced to say.
Leavanny has one shortcoming, that is, it loves weaving clothes.
They will sew leaves into clothes and put them on children or baby Pokémon.
Sometimes when the addiction hits.
A passing baby Pokémon will be grabbed by Leavanny, woven an outfit, forced to wear it before being released.
Actually.
From the Sewaddle period, they will learn to use leaves to gnaw and make clothes like Leavanny.
This line of Pokémon loves weaving clothes from birth.
But Sewaddle and Swadloon have poor hands-on ability.
What they make can't be called leaf clothing at all, let alone worn.
Will inferred from this point that this Swadloon had been separated from its family and partners for quite a long time.
Otherwise, it wouldn't tolerate its leaf clothing becoming like this.
"How do you know, Riolu? So amazing!"
"...I used to be an assistant to Professor Rowan for a while."
This is the truth.
Will did serve as an assistant for a while and learned a lot.
But the matter about Swadloon has nothing to do with Professor Rowan.
"Separated, huh. Riolu, let's help Swadloon return to its companions!"
Cynthia clenched her fist.
She decided to help Swadloon!
"Mm."
Will nodded gently, not surprised at all.
Most trainers won't be stingy when seeing Pokémon in need of help, even Paul whom Ash met initially.
He might not take the initiative to help.
But if a Pokémon seeks help from him, he will most likely help while cursing, then check if this Pokémon's talent is good and whether to catch it.
This is attributed to the education and promotion of the Pokémon League over the past two centuries.
Making most people maintain a kind and helpful heart.
Most importantly...
Pokémon won't turn around and tell Officer Jenny you hurt them after you save them, asking for medical expenses.
If it's a wild Pokémon, it will most likely like you, want to be your companion, and help you fulfill your dream.
Under such circumstances.
Not to mention people in the Pokémon world, even people from Earth going there wouldn't mind helping completely strange Pokémon.
On the other side.
Roserade, as a Pokémon raised by Cynthia and Milotic, naturally wasn't weak in coaxing children.
In a few moments, she hugged Swadloon back like her own child.
At this time, Swadloon had fallen asleep in her arms.
"Rose~"
Roserade explained quietly.
Swadloon ran out from a nearby human town.
It heard something from humans, so it ran out to find a special plant.
But couldn't find it after searching for a day, and couldn't find the way back.
Now it has been wandering outside for three or four days.
During this period, it was beaten for mistakenly entering other Pokémon's territory or eating leaves in other Pokémon's territory.
Today it couldn't bear it anymore, so it cried loudly on this grassland.
Will couldn't help shaking his head after listening.
Such things often happen to Pokémon.
Because not every Pokémon has a high IQ; Swadloon and Sewaddle are Pokémon with child-like IQs.
Before coming out, they might not have thought about the consequences.
Nor thought about what they would encounter.
This Swadloon was lucky today to meet them.
"The nearby towns are only Accumula Town and Nuvema Town. We happen to be going to Accumula Town on the way; let's take Swadloon along and hand it to Officer Jenny then."
Cynthia made a plan immediately.
Neither delaying their own itinerary nor failing to help Swadloon.
This made Will feel very worry-free.
Although regarding Legendary Pokémon, he needed to guard against Cynthia's curiosity.
But in such daily trivial matters, Cynthia indeed did very well, saving him from worrying.
On the afternoon of the third day.
They arrived at Accumula Town.
Although the distance between Nuvema Town and Accumula Town is close, it's not reachable in a day or two on foot.
These two days, Swadloon stayed by Roserade's side the whole time.
If Cynthia recalled Roserade into the ball, Swadloon would cry directly.
At most trusted Milotic and Gastrodon a little more.
Towards the scary-looking Garchomp and Spiritomb, it was extremely fearful; once they approached, it would panic and shrink into its leaf clothing.
Because of getting lost, being beaten, damaged leaf clothing, insomnia, hunger, etc., these days, this child's mental state was on the verge of collapse.
Couldn't stand any stimulation.
As for Will.
Swadloon was neither affectionate nor fearful towards him.
Mainly because Will ignored it usually and didn't cultivate any favorability with it.
Anyway.
Now Roserade couldn't return to the Poké Ball and had to stay by Swadloon's side all the time.
Pity Roserade's two flower hands couldn't weave leaf clothing.
Otherwise, fixing the clothes on Swadloon's body could improve its mental state a bit.
Accumula Town's scale wasn't large either.
Just a tiny bit better than Nuvema Town.
The city features large undulating terrain and high vegetation coverage; it is a town built from the forest in the past.
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