Gyarados's Rain Dance is at the "Proficient" level, but it's clearly inferior to Dragonair's Rain Dance.
If we estimate by skill proficiency, Dragonair is at least at the "Master" level.
Of course, this is because Dragonair is born with the ability to control the weather at will, giving its Rain Dance a power boost—something Gyarados can't match.
Splash! Splash!
Just then, two Dratini leaped out of the water.
Seeing its offspring appear, Dragonair became even more excited.
Whoosh!
Dragonair suddenly exhaled a scorching breath, sweeping towards Adrain on the shore and the dragon traitor who had tricked it into biting the hook.
It was Dragon Breath!
Seeing this, Pikachu on Adrain's shoulder immediately leaped up, creating a semi-transparent light shield in mid-air, blocking all the Dragon Breath.
"Dragonair, I meant no harm."
Adrain quickly stepped forward, explaining his purpose: "I caught you just to make friends."
But Dragonair seemed to be in a state of shock, completely ignoring Adrain's explanation, only wanting to defeat this despicable human and that damned dragon traitor.
With a sudden flick of its tail, Dragonair conjured a tornado that roared towards Adrain, even drawing in a large amount of water as it passed over the lake, creating a waterspout effect.
Dragonair's main body, meanwhile, hid within the tornado, waiting for its chance to attack.
"Looks like I'll have to find a way to defeat Dragonair first."
Adrain shook his head, feeling helpless.
But ultimately, it was all his fault, and he acknowledged that.
"Dragonite, Water Pulse!"
Buzz!
A ball of azure water energy condensed in Dratini's mouth and was quickly launched.
The moment it touched the tornado, the energy ball exploded into a massive wave of water, accompanied by a strange vibration that spread outwards.
Boom!
The water spout was instantly dispersed by the vibrations of the water wave, turning into a shower of raindrops.
At the same time, Dragonair, which had been hidden within the water spout, was inevitably affected. The strange vibrations disturbed its mind, causing a moment of confusion.
Dragonair was in a state of confusion!
"Truly worthy of a 'Perfect' Water Pulse, not only is its power slightly stronger than a normal Surf, but the chance of triggering 'Confusion' is also incredibly high."
Watching this, Adrain's lips curled slightly.
In the game, the probability of Water Pulse triggering 'Confusion' is 20%.
But Dragonair's Water Pulse proficiency is at the Perfect level, making the probability of triggering the additional effect even higher.
According to Adrain's estimation, it's already close to 50%, which is terrifying.
Taking advantage of Dragonair's moment of confusion, Dragonair quickly used Extreme Speed to close the distance while attacking, then followed up with a close-range Ice Wind. Dragonair immediately rolled its eyes and landed on the shore.
This Dragonair wasn't weak in terms of energy, but it lacked combat experience, and its tactical level was far inferior to Adrain's.
So, once an opportunity presented itself, it was quickly defeated.
"Yo-oh~"
Seeing this, the wild Dratini's eyes widened in fury, and it rushed forward to protect its mother.
Although it knew it might not be a match for the evil human, it was willing to fight to the last drop of blood for its mother.
"Dragonfish, I'm sorry for hurting Dragonair, but I really didn't mean any harm!"
Adrain raised his hands, tentatively approaching, trying to appear gentle and kind.
"Yo-oh~"
Perhaps because it was naive and easily fooled, or perhaps because it saw the powerful dragon at Adrain's feet, the wild Dratini dared not make a move.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Adrain quickly took out a wound-healing spray and applied it to Dragonair's wound.
A short while later, Dragonair slowly woke up, and the Dratini, overjoyed, cried and rushed into its mother's arms.
"Dragonair, you're awake?"
To prevent Dragonair from becoming agitated again, Adrain deliberately kept his distance from the mother and child.
"Duer~"
Upon seeing Adrain, Dragonair quickly shielded its Dratini behind it, its wariness still evident.
"Dragonair, I'm really not a bad person, and I have no ill intentions towards you."
Adrain smiled, trying to appear gentle and friendly, and explained, "I just heard that Dratinis have appeared in the wilderness area, so I brought my Dratini here to investigate. To be honest, my Dratini has never seen any of its kind outside."
After hearing Adrain's apology and explanation, and confirming that Adrain meant no harm, Dragonair's emotions calmed down.
If Adrain were really a bad person, the mother and child would have been captured by now.
As he spoke, Adrain activated the energy cluster in the fishing space again, giving one to each of the mother and child.
"Yoer"
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"Duer~"
Instantly, the mother and child showed expressions of fascination, not only sweeping away their hostility towards Adrain, but the Dratini even showed a fawning expression.
"Do you want some bait? Here, have a bite!"
After the energy ball was depleted, Adrain thoughtfully attached some bait and offered it to the bewildered wild dwarf dragon.
This time, the dwarf dragon no longer hesitated and swallowed it whole.
[Caught a Dratini, reward: 1 TM for "Dragon Dive".]
Looking at the reward appearing on his cheat screen, Adrain couldn't help but grin: "Operation plan a resounding success!"
The three dragons began to swim and play by the lake, while Adrain immersed his consciousness in the fishing space.
In the space, a deep blue bead was floating.
[Sleep: A Psychic-type move that allows the Pokémon to fall asleep, restoring all its HP and curing all status conditions.]
[Ancient Dragon Ball: A bead formed in ancient times by the convergence of magical weather energy. When fused, it grants the Pokémon the ability to freely change the weather and slightly increases the power of Dragon-type moves.]
[Dragon Dive: A Dragon-type move that unleashes a terrifying killing intent, ramming into the opponent while intimidating them, sometimes causing the opponent to flinch.]
"The ability to freely change the weather?"
The descriptions of Sleep and Dragon Dive were within Adrain's expectations, but the effects of the Dragon Balls delighted him, his heart pounding: "If Pokemon fuse with the Ancient Dragon Balls, does that mean that Pokémon will have the ability of a 'weather master'?"
"No, no! It's more powerful than a regular weather master, because a regular weather master can only create one type of weather upon entering the field, while the Ancient Dragon Balls can freely control both sunny and rainy weather."
Thinking of this, Adrain was even more delighted.
In addition, the Ancient Dragon Balls can slightly increase the power of Dragon-type moves, which is also a considerable effect.
*Splash! Splash!*
Just as Adrain was overjoyed, the Dragonair mother and her cub, who had been playing by the lake, suddenly plunged into the water and disappeared, leaving only ripples.
"Hmm?"
Adrain and Dratini looked puzzled, somewhat confused.
Then, the next second, a young trainer emerged from the rocky forest not far away.
When he saw the Dratini next to Adrain, his eyes widened in surprise: "Dratini?!"
He was startled at first, then overjoyed, exclaiming, "So the legend of Dratini in the Wild Area is true! There really is a Dratini here!"
He then completely ignored Adrain, pulled a Hunting Ball from his pocket, and threw it at the Dratini.
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