One-Hit KO with Thunder Shock 15: Chapter 15: First Battle!
One-Hit KO with Thunder Shock With a slight thought, Roy took the initiative to spread his Aura Power.
The life force in the forest immediately bloomed in his consciousness like ink on paper, and several slightly irritable avian Auras appeared within Roy’s perception.
Clear outlines, short wings, and forked tail feathers.
They were Spearow.
Not long after setting off, Spearow…
This familiar plot progression instantly reminded Roy of that irritable little bird from the original story.
However, he had no interest in this Spearow.
Its potential was mediocre, and its personality was troublesome; capturing it would just be a waste of a slot.
What he was thinking about now was that high-potential Pidgeotto that might be inhabiting the open clearing deep in the forest.
Capturing it would be an excellent choice, whether as a combat supplement or as an aerial mount after it evolved into Pidgeot in the future.
“Let’s go this way.” Roy took Hanako’s hand, preparing to bypass the Spearow’s territory.
Hanako nodded obediently, her heart feeling sweet as her hand was held by Roy.
But the two had only walked a few steps.
A piercing screech suddenly exploded from the canopy ahead and to the side!
Rustle, rustle!
The branches and leaves shook violently, and a dark brown figure lunged out, hovering aggressively in the air ahead.
It was precisely that Spearow!
Its eyes were wide and round, its wings flapped rapidly, and the feathers on its neck were standing on end, looking absolutely furious as if its territory had been invaded.
It really is…
impossible to avoid.
Roy sighed helplessly.
Is this the forced power of the script?
[Ding!] The system notification sounded at the right time.
[Triggered Quest — First Battle: Command Pikachu to defeat the irritable Spearow!] [Quest Reward: Basic rare candy *3 — Directly increases the level of a Pokemon below level 30 by one when used.] Fine then.
Since it can’t be bypassed, then we’ll fight.
“Hanako, step back a bit.” Roy let go of her hand and took a few steps forward.
At the same time, with a thought, he took out the [Light Ball] from the system inventory that he had received as a previous quest reward.
A yellow sphere the size of a fist, its surface swirled with fine golden electrical sparks; as soon as it appeared, a faint crackling sound echoed in the surrounding air.
“Pikachu, take this.” Roy handed the Light Ball to his shoulder.
“Pika?” Pikachu curiously held the Light Ball with its small paws.
The moment it touched the sphere, buzz!!!
The Light Ball suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden light!
Countless tiny electric arcs burst from the surface of the sphere, wrapping around Pikachu’s body like living things, before finally all sinking into the electric sacs on both sides of its cheeks.
The electricity around Pikachu’s body surged visibly to the naked eye!
The tail, which had previously only occasionally emitted a few sparks, was now actually wrapped in a solid layer of current, crackling loudly.
In its dark, bead-like eyes, there also seemed to be lightning flowing.
Pika!
Pikachu let out a high-pitched Roar, its fighting spirit instantly ignited!
It leaped lightly from Roy’s shoulder, landing steadily on the ground, tail stiff, forelimbs slightly crouched, assuming a standard battle stance.
At the same time, Roy looked up at the Spearow in the air.
With Aura Power combined with the system’s basic inspection function, the information surfaced: [Pokémon: Spearow] [Level: Novice Tier] Since it wasn’t his own Pokémon, he could only see the general stage.
But it was enough.
Electric-type against Flying-type, double effectiveness.
Plus the Light Ball, it could directly double Pikachu’s Special Attack!
With both combined, even if this Spearow’s level might be slightly higher than Pikachu’s, it definitely wouldn’t be able to withstand a few hits.
The real trouble lay in the flock behind it.
This forest was one of the habitats for Spearow and Fearow; once the battle commotion became too great, or if this Spearow sent out a distress signal, it would likely attract a siege of dozens or even hundreds of Spearow.
Perhaps he could rely on Pikachu to go into overdrive at the critical moment…
but to pin his safety on a probabilistic event?
Roy wasn’t that naive.
“Let’s finish this quickly.” His gaze sharpened, and he had already made a decision.
“Pikachu, use Quick Attack to close the distance!” Pika!
Pikachu’s four limbs suddenly pushed off the ground!
Its body turned into a yellow afterimage, lunging forward at extreme speed.
In the air, the Spearow clearly hadn’t expected this yellow mouse to be so fast and was stunned for a moment.
Now’s the time!
“Circle the tree to the back right, avoid a straight line, and then…” Roy spoke at a rapid pace.
Pikachu understood perfectly; just as it was about to hit a tree trunk, it swiped its small paw to the side, its body flexibly drawing an arc as it circled around the side of the tree.
This angle was exactly a brief blind spot in the Spearow’s vision.
“Volt Tackle!” Roy’s command fell!
Pika—chu—!!!
Pikachu’s entire body erupted with blinding golden light!
Violent currents surged out from within its body, instantly wrapping its entire being into a brilliant ball of electricity!
Its back legs exerted force again, and the electric ball, like a cannonball, crashed fiercely toward the Spearow in mid-air.