I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"I don't care. If I take you out and something happens, I won't be responsible," Xiao Mao said.

"Then I won't tell you where the whales are," Gu Ling said defiantly.

"It's alright, I can take my time looking. Goodbye." Xiao Mao said, turning and leaving.

"Don't leave!"

Gu Ling tried to catch up, but Xiao Mao was faster and couldn't catch up at all.

"Finally, we've shaken them off."

Gary knew perfectly well what Gring was up to; he was only bothering Gary because he saw that Gary had Articuno. Gary didn't believe a word the kid said.

Although walking whales are friendly to humans, they live in the mountains and feed on minerals, including those found in ice and snow. How could any parent allow their child to go up the mountain alone? Even if walking whales don't harm children, there's no guarantee that other wild creatures won't.

Frostmoor Mountain is home to Ice Demon Guardians and Tundra Bears, who will attack humans when they are hungry.

After this little incident, Gary went to the Pokémon Center, handed Articuno over to Nurse Joy for treatment, and then began preparing lunch for his Pokémon.

Xiao Mao also asked Joey about the situation at Frostbite Mountain, confirming that there are walking whales there, and quite a few of them, making them easy to find.

Having confirmed that there are indeed walking whales in Frostbite Mountain, Xiao Mao rested until 2 p.m. and then set off to search for them, riding an Articuno to search around Frostbite Mountain.

"There are quite a lot of Pokémon."

There are many Pokémon around Frostbite Mountain that are not Ice-type, but these Pokémon can generally adapt to the cold environment and survive. However, none of these Pokémon are Gary's target.

Soon, Shigeru found the Pokémon he was looking for.

"found it!"

Below, five walking whales are foraging in a group. Their foraging method is very simple: they grab a handful of snow and throw it into their mouths to absorb the minerals and ice energy in the snow.

Walking whales feed in a way similar to blue whales, absorbing microorganisms, so they are generally gentle. However, if you really provoke them, you will suffer their merciless attacks.

"Articulated Bird, descend, let me check out these walking whales," said Xiao Mao.

As the Articulated Bird descended, Xiao Mao saw the potential of these five walking whales.

【LV27 Whale Walker♂/Elite】

【LV25 Whale Female/Normal】

【LV24 Whale Walker♀/Elite】

【LV26 Whale Walker♀/Elite】

【LV22 Whale♂/Gym】

Judging from the potential of these three whales, none of them have reached the level of a king, clearly falling short of the standard.

The whale that Shigeru wants to catch must be a champion-level one.

Because the system rewards the use of the top-tier Ice Stone on Pokémon with potential below Champion level, increasing their potential by one level, it is also useful for Pokémon with Champion potential.

If you use a Superior Ice Stone to evolve a Whale with Champion potential, its potential will be raised to near Legendary level.

"Articuno, let's go look elsewhere," said Gary.

"Aww."

The arthropods flew off to other places, gradually approaching the mountaintop. Before long, they spotted another group of walking whales, but there were only three of them. They were following a huge whale, which was their mother.

【LV51 Vast Whale♀/King】

【LV5 Whale♂/Gym】

【LV7 Whale Walker♀/Near-King】

【LV10 Whale Walker♂/Champion】

"found it!"

Upon seeing the three walking whales, Xiao Mao's eyes lit up; one of them actually had the potential to be a champion.

Without hesitation, Shigeru immediately sent Articuno to land.

The massive whale with its young also spotted the articulated bird and immediately became alert.

The three walking whales stared at Xiao Mao and Articuno like curious children. They weren't afraid of humans at all, but the giant whale was very wary. This must be what happens when a mother is strong.

Although the Great Whale is friendly to humans, when it comes to raising its young, like most female elves, it will not allow strangers or elves to get close to its offspring.

"Wow!!"

The massive whale let out a deep roar, warning Shigeru not to approach.

“Great Whale, don’t be afraid. I don’t mean to hurt you. I just want to discuss something with you,” Xiao Mao said.

The giant whale had also come into contact with humans. Although it reigned supreme in this generation, it didn't have anything that could interest humans. The only thing that humans would take notice of was itself.

"Come on, you're looking for food, have something to eat." Xiao Mao took out a bunch of blue energy cubes from his backpack, opened the box, and a pure, icy energy scent wafted out.

These energy cubes are made based on elemental energy. They were developed by Gary when he was raising Pokémon. The manufacturing process is quite complicated and requires Pokémon to help manipulate elemental energy to create them.

This ice-blue energy cube, which Xiao Mao calls the Ice Energy Cube, can increase a Pokémon's control over attribute energy if consumed by it over a long period of time. In terms of nutrition, it is in no way inferior to ordinary energy cubes.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

The three walking whales immediately caught the scent of the energy cube and rushed over, ignoring the giant whale's attempts to stop them.

The massive whale could only watch from the sidelines. If Xiao Mao did anything to harm its child, it would risk its life to make Xiao Mao know what its horn tasted like.

"Here, have a taste."

Xiao Mao took out a few energy cubes and threw them into the mouth of the walking whale.

The walking whales are quite large; a box of energy cubes is gone if each whale gets a little bit.

"Ah, no!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

The three whales were instantly captivated by the aroma of the ice energy cube and said they wanted more.

537: A Little Bit of Motherly Love Subdues the Whale

"This is the only energy cube I have left." Xiao Mao only had one box of ice energy cubes prepared. The rest of the energy cubes he had were the ordinary kind. Although they didn't contain ice elements, they still tasted pretty good.

The three whales didn't mind at all, each eating a whole box before they were done, but they still looked like they wanted more.

Seeing that his children were all happy, the giant whale thought that Xiao Mao should be fine, so it relaxed its guard and gradually approached.

"Here, you should try some."

Xiao Mao generously took out a box of energy cubes and handed it to the giant whale.

The massive whale took it with its fin-like paws and examined it closely. It had seen some trainers feed this kind of thing to their Pokémon, but it had never tasted it before.

The three walking whales also stared longingly at the energy cube in the giant whale's hand.

The giant whale was speechless. You three unfilial sons have eaten so much, you've even set your sights on your mother's.

Unfortunately, the giant whale tasted one energy cube, and the remaining energy cubes were shared among the three walking whales.

Seeing this scene of motherly love and filial piety, Xiao Mao felt that their relationship was close enough, so he said, "Whaleon, I am a trainer. I came here to catch a Whale. If you don't mind, could I take one of your children with me? I promise to take good care of it."

When the giant whale heard Xiao Mao's request, it looked at the walking whales who were enjoying the energy cubes and hesitated.

Xiao Mao wasn't in a hurry; he just waited for the great whale's reply.

After a long while, the massive whale nodded.

"Waru".

The massive whale agreed.

"Thank you for agreeing. I will definitely take good care of the Whale and make it the strongest whale in the world," said Xiao Mao.

Xiao Mao was not surprised that the giant whale would agree.

Although elves will take care of their children, this care does not last long. A significant number of wild elves will care for their children for a year or two after birth before driving them away to live alone in the wild.

The same applies to large whales. After caring for them for six months, they are driven away, and the driven whales will seek out other whales to live with.

These three walking whales are less than two months old. After the giant whale takes care of them for another two or three months, it will drive them away.

The Pokémon is quite clever. Since it's inevitable that it will eventually have to send its child away, it might as well let its child go with a trainer so that it can receive long-term care.

Although female elves will risk their lives to protect their children, this maternal love does not last long and will disappear after a year or two. It can only be said that elves do have maternal love, but it is not much and does not last long.

As for whether Shigeru could take good care of the whale, the giant whale had no doubts at all. Didn't it see that there was an Articuno next to Shigeru?

"Waru".

The giant whale pointed to the walking whale and asked Xiao Mao which one he liked.

"This one."

Xiao Mao pointed to the champion potential of the walking whale.

The giant whale ran over and chatted with the walking whale for a bit, then pushed the walking whale towards Xiao Mao.

"Oh, right." Zou Jing didn't seem to mind leaving his mother; on the contrary, he seemed quite happy about it.

Xiao Mao was also quite surprised. He had expected to see a scene of a mother and child parting, but the walking whale was really heartless and didn't seem to care at all.

Xiao Mao may not know how large whales usually raise their young.

Whale and Great Whale usually eat snow and ice. Frost Mountain doesn't have much of anything, except for these two things. So, Great Whale only needs to protect Whale from attacks by other wild Pokémon.

Food and drink were everywhere, so there was no nurturing relationship between the Great Whale and the Whale. This Great Whale had the strength of a near-Elite Four member and was considered a minor overlord in the Frostbite Mountain area. However, no Pokémon dared to venture into its territory.

"Since you're willing, then come in." Shigeru took a Poké Ball out of his pocket and gently touched Whaleon.

Baton!

The button was pressed, the Poké Ball opened, and the Whale was captured inside.

The Poké Ball only shook slightly before stopping, and the Pokémon was successfully caught. Gary immediately checked the specific data of the Whale.