Chapter 026

"I never thought you would be this brutal!" Samurai exclaimed with a bit of surprise in his voice.

"That was just the best way to deal with Pinsir and Mankey still doesn't know how to control his strength." Arthur said as he scratched the back of his head.

Honestly, he wasn't going to be this brutal with the Pinsir.

He just wanted to win the battle quickly, but Mankey was overflowing with too much strength due to use of bulk up.

There was too much power in his body and he didn't know how to hold himself back or go easy on Pinsir. He just attacked the Pinsir with as much strength as possible and he was too excited to care about his opponent.

In the end, Pinsir was treated as a punching bag and Arthur can just say that the bug was truly unfortunate.

"It's fine. This type of stuff usually happens in battle and Pinsir is strong enough to recover soon, but I must say that I have never seen a trainer like you before." Samurai praised before bringing out another pokeball from his pocket.

Holding it in his hands, he glanced at Arthur before throwing it in the air, "Sadly, my second Pokemon will be the end of you. Go Metapod!"

A red light escaped from the pokeball and revealed a crescent shaped Pokemon with heavy lidded eyes and a sharply pointed nose.

His shell was shining under the sunlight and there was a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Metapood!!"

With a cry, Metapod stood tall before Mankey and Arthur.

'So, it's gonna be the same as the anime.'

Arthur thought as he looked at the Metapod in front of him.

He was wondering whether Samurai would have the same Pokemon as in the anime, but he was not sure about it as it was a parallel world after all and many things were different.

But it seemed like Samurai's character hadn't changed much.

'It will be an easy win with Mankey being powered up by bulk up.'

Arthur thought as he decided to continue on with Mankey. Then, he looked at Metapod to scan his status and suddenly, his eyes widened.

"Is this…?" He muttered with a shocked expression as the status of Metapod unfolded before him.

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Pokemon: Metapod (Green) (Evolution Possible)

Gender: Male

Level: 20

Type: Bug

Holding items: None

Ability: Shed skin (Heals status condition by shedding the skin.)

Moves: String shot, Tackle, Harden

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'A green aptitude Metapod and a freaking level 20!?"

Arthur glanced between Metapod and the status window in front of him in shock as tried to take in the situation.

It was the first time he had come across such a situation and it really baffled him.

He had never thought that Samurai would have a green aptitude Metapod and a level 20 one at that.

It should be noted that despite going through the Butterfree territory, he had not come across a single green aptitude Caterpie and Metapod. Even the Butterfrees flying in the air were of low aptitude.

He had thought that only the Butterfree queen would have green aptitude.

That's why he was really surprised to see a green aptitude Metapod. At the same, the level of the Metapod was also surprising.

Everyone knows that Metapod evolves after completing their metamorphosis and that was generally the case for every cocoon Pokemon.

It generally happens around level 13-14, but the Metapod in front of him was already level 20. There can only be one reason for this.

'This Metapod is still going through metamorphosis…'

Arthur thought and wondered what type of monster it was to still not evolve at level 20.

At the same time, he also pondered on how powerful it would become once it fully evolved. Maybe he would even surpass the Butterfree queen.

"Where did you catch your Metapod from?" Arthur asked, unable to hide his curiosity.

"I hatched it from an egg and he's been with me since he was a Caterpie. Actually, it's the son of the Butterfree queen that rules over the Butterfree territory."

Samurai said without holding back any information and Arthur's eyes widened a little.

'So, it's the son of the Butterfree queen. That explains his strength!'

Arthur thought and finally understood the reason behind the aptitude of Metapod.

At the same time, he also wondered how Samurai had gotten his hands on the egg of the Butterfree queen, but it wasn't his place to ask it.

Rather than that, he focused on the battle.

"Mankey, be careful of that Metapod. Don't let your guard down."

Mankey tilted his head a little after hearing that command as he had never considered Metapod to be a real opponent, but he still nodded his head.

Right then, the second round of the battle started.

"Mankey, use karate chop and finish it quickly." Arthur ordered, trying to finish the battle quickly.

He didn't want a dragged battle since Mankey looked tired after the constant dodging against Pinsir. At the same time, he had a bad feeling about the Metapod.

It was best to finish the battle as soon as possible.

"Mankk!"

After hearing the command, Mankey rushed at Metapod with glowing hands. Power was overflowing in his body and he wanted to end the battle quickly.

After all, he didn't think much about the Metapod who doesn't even look strong.

But he was severely underestimating him.

"Metapod, use string shot!" Samurai yelled.

As soon as he heard that command, the eyes of the Metapod grew ferocious and he shot a thick, sticky web-like substance directly at Mankey.

"Dodge it!"

Arthur commanded, but the string shot was too fast. Mankey tried to jump out of its way, but before he knew it, it wrapped around his body like a rope.

"Mankkk!?"

Mankey growled, trying to use his strength to shake free from the string shot, but it was too strong for him to break free.

At that moment, Samurai called out more instructions.

"Metapod, now use harden and then tackle."

Metapod, who was still connected with the string shot, glowed a light sheen of green and his shell started looking more and more durable.

Then, without hesitation, he pulled himself towards Mankey.

Bam!

Metapod crashed into Mankey like a missile and with a loud sound, Mankey was sent flying through the air and he directly crashed into a tree.