"There are Magikarp and Feebas avaible here, Han! Are you ied in buying one? Who knows, they might evolve into Gyarados and Milotic—just might be able to catch up with Julian!"

  As they strolled through the Shopping District, a few people chatted and ughed, not having purchased much.

  They soon arrived at the area selling various Pokémon and items.

  The first shop they entered was dedicated to water Pokémon, notable for its rge dispys of Magikarp and Feebas.

  Two massive fish tanks housed hundreds of each, attrag the attention of passersby.

  In the Pokémon world, Magikarp and Feebas are often sidered weak creatures.

  Yet, with the right ditions, Magikarp evolve into the fearsome Gyarados, while Feebas transform into the stunning Milotic.

  Both are highly coveted and powerful Pokémon sought after by every water trainer.

  However, to this day, schors are still puzzled over the precise methods needed for a Magikarp to evolve into Gyarados, or a Feebas into Milotic.

  Although there are rare instances where trainers have succeeded in evolving these Pokémon, such cases are almost entirely actal and ck reliable methodologies.

  Most trainers who capture Magikarp and Feebas do so hoping for evolution, but the odds of achieving that are as slim as winning the lottery.

  Additionally, once captured, these Pokémon would e a slot from their limited roster.

  Acc to the Drakorian Trainer Association, trainers below the pseudo-Elite level are only allowed to have six Pokémon.

  While there are ris for Elite trainers and above, that means capturing a Magikarp or Feebas limits one's active bat team to just five Pokémon.

  If trainers feel pelled to release a Pokémon to make room for ahey face severe sequences if discovered by the Trainer Association.

  Even if a Pokémon is abahe trainer remains capped at five active Pokémon unless a signifit event, like illness or injury, occurs to the pokemon.

  inally, this regution aimed to help trainers reheir teams effitly.

  Unfortunately, it has led to some trainers res to extreme measures to eliminate Pokémon deemed unfit, resulting in ditions that could lead to their demise.

  In these situations, the Trainer Association ducts thh iigations to unveil a.

  If fraud is detected, that trainer's career is effectively over.

  Captured Pokémoher released or sent to special facilities waiting for qualified traio adopt them.

  Thus, any trainer below the pseudo-Elite rank who chooses to capture Magikarp or Feebas is essentially taking a gamble.

  "Maybe if you just kick it, Magikarp could evolve," Julian suggested out of the blue.

  His remark caused an abrupt silenot just Will and the rest, but even Chase and the other didates looked at Julian as if he had lost his mind.

  "You have quite the cold sense of humor," Zosh remarked.

  Julian didn't bother expining the cept of "evolution foot" to them.

  In his world, fans khat Magikarp evolves into Gyarados through this method.

  As for Feebas, it evolves based oy value, which is even more mysterious.

  Who knows how to improve its beauty—does it need makeup?

  "You want to make Magikarp mad, then rely e to evolve it into Gyarados?" Shen suggested.

  Smart girl, Julian thought.

  She seemed to have more than just muscle.

  "Are you thinking something weird?" Shen asked, raising an eyebrow.

  Julia unfortable under her gaze.

  "Want to experience what these muscles do?" she shot back.

  Julian quickly looked away.

  Never anger a Fighting Trainer without a Pokémon shield; you might end up with a broken bone.

  "Shen, look over there! They have Machop eggs!" Chase excimed.

  Saying this, Chase pulled Shen towards the Fighting Pokémon store, and Shen eagerly followed, diverting their attention away from Julian and the others.

  "This girl isn't bad. She's not worse than Shen Yu, and her personality is better too. You're not as handsome as me, so how could she like you? It must be for your family's money," Will mented, watg them go.

  In his eyes, any woman ied in Julian was more fasated by his lifestyle than by him personally.

  Notig Will's jealousy, which was almost unbearable, Julian ented casually,

  "I helped her."

  "Oh," Will said, dragging out the word before leaning in to whisper,

  "Look at these Pokémon; are there any qualified ones?"

  Julian rolled his eyes, thinking that Will had really misjudged himself.

  The st time he came across Numel and the sturdy Charcoal was merely ce.

  There 't be that many hidden gems out there just waiting to be discovered.

  "Get some sleep and you are dreaming big," he told Will.

  The breeding shops that sell Pokémon thhly test eae for quality, so the ces of errors are minimal.

  However, there are some Pokémon that slip through the cracks, like the tless Magikarp and Feebas in front of them.

  Magikarp are the most abundant water Pokémon, found in every body of water, while Feebas are less on but still far more plentiful than other water types.

  Both species boast remarkable survival skills, able to live even in polluted waters.

  heless, Julian still sed the surrounding Pokémon, hoping to find any overlooked treasures.

  In the end, he found nothing.

  Even after examining the hundreds of Magikarp and Feebas, he saw that their qualificatied only fre to yellow—no greens in sight.

  "You're n buy a good Pokémon behind my back, are you?" Will asked, catg Julian's dismissive tone and responding with a serious look.

  "That Magikarp has a qualification—go buy it," Julian instructed.

  "Han that Magikarp has qualification, Go buy it!" Will said, pointing at the tank filled with so many Magikarp that he struggled to identify whie.

  "Believe me, if you face me in the individual petition, I will take you down," Han remarked coldly, irritated that Will seemed to treat him as a fool.

  Magikarp? You must be joking.

  Even if it actually is , it would just be a Magikarp that only flop around if it hasn't evolved.

  "Just hold on until you face me; don't get knocked out by the Electric Trainer in your first match."