After an unknown amount of time had passed, Red was about to arrive at the right half of Seafoam Islands. This island had yet to be officially named by the Kanto League and was still known by the old name of Seafoam Islands.

The terrain and environment of this island were completely opposite to the left half, Cinnabar Island. At first glance, there were only endless snow-covered mountains and countless ice caves formed by freezing winds and snow. This island was a cold place suitable for Ice-type Pokémon to inhabit.

“Thank you for your hard work, Gyarados!”

After reaching shore, Red petted the Blood-Red Gyarados and took out a Poké Ball to recall it, then threw another Poké Ball.

“Come out, Snorlax!”

Ding! Successfully added Thick Fat ability to Snorlax!

Pokémon: Snorlax

Type: Normal

First Ability: Immunity (Pokémon with this ability cannot be poisoned or badly poisoned.)

Second Ability: Thick Fat

Known Moves: Lick, Rest, Body Slam, Heavy Slam, Superpower, Hammer Arm, Fire Punch, Mega Punch, Brick Break…

Personality: Gentle and hardworking, loves fitness, believes that eating well gives strength to lose weight.

Biography: Unlike its lazy counterparts, Snorlax loves fitness and uses it to release youthful energy. It often eat then exercises, exercises then eats, causing its weight to never decrease, but the muscles beneath its fat exterior are enough to earn the admiration of many Fighting-type Pokémon. Snorlax has a very strong stomach and loves eating thorns. No matter what kind of poison, it can digest it with stomach acid, so eating rotten things is no problem.

“Here, Snorlax, these are your favorite Poffins made from various berries.”

Seeing Snorlax rubbing its round belly, Red guessed it might be hungry and quickly took out a Poffin box from his backpack, taking out two blocks and throwing them into Snorlax’s mouth.

After swallowing the two Poffins, Snorlax happily squinted its eyes with a satisfied expression, licking its lips.

“Snorlax, this is your first mission coming up. Don’t make any mistakes,” Red instructed.

“Snorlax—”

Snorlax nodded seriously, promising Red it would make no errors.

“I believe meeting Articuno will make you extremely excited, Zapdos!”

Red murmured, stroking the only Ultra Ball at his waist.

As if hearing Red’s words, the Ultra Ball shook a few times, showing Zapdos’s current excited mood.

Articuno generally lived in the deepest part of caves. To reach the destination, Red had to battle the Ice-type Pokémon inhabiting the upper cave levels.

Although most could be communicated with using the affinity of Viridian Power, there were also stubborn ones who had to be properly battled before they would submit.

Sure enough, a Cloyster that thought itself powerful blocked Red and Snorlax’s path, arrogantly telling Red and Snorlax to stop, indicating this was its territory and it wouldn’t allow Red and Snorlax to pass through so easily.

“Looks like we’ve encountered a troublemaker. Snorlax, teach it a lesson!” Red said calmly, signaling Snorlax to battle independently. Red also wanted to see if Snorlax had been slacking off at Professor Oak’s laboratory.

If Snorlax’s strength was the same as when it was first captured, Red would have to consider making Snorlax go hungry for a while as a warning.

But clearly Red was overthinking it. After all, Snorlax was naturally a Pokémon that loved training—how could its strength not have improved?

To give Snorlax a show of force, Cloyster directly used Icicle Spear, instantly forming ice blocks in front of its horn and quickly hitting Snorlax’s body.

But Snorlax, taking this damage, puzzledly touched its soft belly. Snorlax’s soft belly could absorb part of the physical damage, and Snorlax’s added Thick Fat ability could also neutralize half the power of Ice-type moves, meaning Cloyster’s show of force had no obvious effect.

Seeing Cloyster’s confused expression, Snorlax immediately launched an attack. Snorlax took heavy steps, and due to its weight, the ice-covered ground trembled like a terrifying earthquake.

Snorlax leaped up, pressing its entire massive and heavy body onto Cloyster, using Body Slam.

Cloyster immediately reacted. Just as Snorlax’s body was about to crush it, it closed its double shell, blocking the Body Slam attack.

Seeing Cloyster voluntarily give up its mobility, Snorlax excitedly smiled. Its right arm raised high and released brilliant white light. Snorlax swung its powerful and heavy fist, delivering a devastating blow to Cloyster.

“Bang—!”

The violent sound echoed through the ice cave. With a crisp crack, the struck Cloyster trembled, then cracks appeared in its shell.

Cloyster slowly opened its outer shell, its eyes swirling as it lost its ability to battle.

After the troublesome opponent was dealt with, Red and Snorlax continued toward the deeper cave levels.

But before leaving, Red decided to use Viridian Power to heal the unconscious Cloyster and restore its shell, avoiding any irreversible damage from the shell’s cracks.

“Come out, Abra!”

Red threw another Poké Ball from his waist. This time, the silver Abra appeared after a long absence.

As soon as Abra appeared, it used Teleport, instantly appearing in Red’s arms and continuously nuzzling Red’s warm chest.

Although it could use psychic power to block out the surrounding cold air, Abra preferred hiding in Red’s warm embrace, because in Red’s arms, Abra could feel a fatherly warmth that its heart had always craved.

“According to Hitmonchan’s complaints, you haven’t been very well-behaved lately, have you?”

Red said with a smile, petting Abra’s little head.

After hearing this, Abra embarrassedly lowered its head, thinking that Hitmonchan was too serious to report such a small matter to Red.

‘So what if I threw your championship belt into the sewer? Is it really that big a deal?!’

“Alright, alright, the most important thing right now is evaluating your current strength. Gengar told me your strength has reached evolution conditions. It’s time to grow stronger.”

Red’s words made Abra contemplate for a moment. Abra’s hands trembled slightly because it didn’t want to evolve—once it evolved, it meant Abra could no longer stay in Red’s arms and act spoiled.

But then Abra thought that if it kept refusing to evolve, resulting in weak strength, it might disappoint Red even more.

Just as Abra was struggling internally, Red gently petted Abra’s head and said softly: “Don’t worry, no matter what you become, you’ll always be my beloved little one. You can always hide in my arms and act spoiled.”

Abra suddenly looked up at Red, and sensing Red’s caring gaze, it firmly resolved its inner conflict. It wanted to become stronger so it could protect Red instead of always being protected by Red.

Just as Red was worrying about finding a sparring partner for Abra, an Icicle Spear came from behind. Just as it was about to hit Red’s body, Abra in his arms used Psychic to reflect it back.

A crisp sound echoed through the ice cave. Red turned to see the Cloyster from before, now recovered, had come back again, looking at Snorlax with fighting spirit, indicating it wanted another battle with Snorlax.

“Snorlax, leave Cloyster to Abra this time,” Red instructed, signaling Snorlax to step back. Red had been worried about finding an opponent for Abra, and unexpectedly Cloyster had delivered itself so proactively.

(TL NOTE: Unfortunately, my LOTR: Playing Minecraft in Middle-earth book was mistakenly flagged as spam on Webnovel and removed. I’ll re-upload it under a different title by tomorrow at the latest. Thank you for your patience!)

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