*Thump!
* The Poké Ball hit the Dratini, but there was no reaction.
Because Adrain's Dratini already had an owner and was bound to the Poké Ball.
"Hey, what are you doing? This Dratini is my Pokémon!"
Adrain took a step forward and quickly stood behind the Dratini to support it.
"What? You've already caught this Dratini?"
Hearing this, the young trainer couldn't help but hold his head in disappointment.
He was too late!
"Come back, Dratini!"
Taking out the Poké Ball to retrieve the Dratini, Adrain turned and left with Pikachu.
Since the operation had already succeeded, and someone else was causing trouble, there was no need for Adrain to stay any longer.
Although he had revealed that he possessed the rare Pokémon Dratini, the other party should not know his identity.
Therefore, as long as his face wasn't photographed, it wouldn't be a complete exposure.
Watching Adrain hurriedly leave with his Pikachu on his back, the young trainer frowned slightly and muttered, "This person—he looks familiar! I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?"
"I remember now! He's that online streamer, what's his name—what—"
The young man wasn't a fan of Adrain, but Adrain's recent videos had been incredibly popular, and he had seen them, so he had some recollection of him.
He took out his phone and went to the Pokémon website, where a video clip of Adrain was featured on the recommended page, with a handsome photo of Adrain on the cover.
The young man recognized him at a glance: "That's right, it's him! Fishing Dreamer!"
His eyes darted around, and the young man quickly took out his phone, aimed it at Adrain's back, and filmed a short video of a few dozen seconds, adding text and voiceover.
"Shocking!!! The legend of Dratini in Fuchsia City's Wild Area is true! Online streamer Fishing Dreamer" actually caught a Dratini in the Wild Area.
The words "huge shock" were printed on the video cover, along with the long subtitle. It was a shame this burly young man wasn't working for the UC Shock Department.
To the young man's disappointment, he was just an ordinary person, and his first video received almost no views. Unwilling to give up, he left the same comment under Adrain's latest video, along with a link to the video.
As a major internet celebrity with millions of followers, Adrain's page had a huge following.
His comment immediately attracted attention.
Especially when Adrain and Pikachu appeared in the video, his fans immediately recognized him.
Fortunately, Dratini wasn't in the video, so Adrain's fans remained somewhat skeptical.
"No pranks, no pictures, no proof. Don't joke like that. Do you know what Dratini is? It's a late-blooming Pokémon in its baby form, an extremely rare Pokémon! Ten years ago, it was considered a legendary Pokémon." "
I've also heard of the Dratini legend in Fuchsia City's Wild Area. But it's been thirty years, and countless people have searched for it without finding a trace. I think it's probably just a rumor!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I only have Squirtle, how could Streamer possibly catch a pseudo-legendary baby?"
"Fake news! Case closed!"
"Indeed! Streamer is good at fishing, but catching a Dratini? Forget it! Does he even deserve it?"
Adrain's fans were mostly skeptical, after all, no pictures, no proof.
"I swear to God, this is all true, I saw it with my own eyes!"
The young trainer added, "And my Poké Ball even hit Dratini, but the Poké Ball didn't react. Because that Dratini has already been caught by this streamer—"
Seeing the young trainer's seemingly convincing story, many netizens were skeptical, leaving comments and tagging Adrain, hoping for an announcement.
Just as Adrain left the Wild Area gate, his phone started vibrating incessantly.
His Rotom phone automatically floated out, warning, "Report! The fact that you own Dratini has been spread online by that person. Now, your fans are asking you if this is true, Rotom."
"Huh? I've been recognized after all?"
Adrain looked helpless.
Although he was a million-follower influencer, the Pokémon world has billions of people; a million is only a one in several thousand chance.
But unexpectedly, his identity was still exposed!
Checking the fans' comments, Adrain's mind raced, trying to think of a solution.
Although Adrain could deny it now, upon closer reflection, he still didn't want to deceive his fans, after all, they were his bread and butter.
"So be it! With my current strength, ordinary villains probably can't touch me. Besides, I'm a big internet celebrity now, Pokémon hunters should be a little wary, right?"
Thinking this, Adrain found a corner and released his Dratini again: "Rotom Phone, could you please record a video for me?"
"Leave it to me, Rotom!"
Rotom Phone activated its recording function, and Adrain crouched down, hugged Dratini, and had it wave at the camera.
The video recording was finished shortly.
Now, with Rotom Phone, it would handle the subsequent video editing and processing.
Not only was the effect better, but the efficiency was also higher, finishing in just a few minutes.
Adrain then uploaded it to the Pokémon website homepage, with the video title: Yes, I have a Dratini!
A straightforward admission!
This news was so explosive that many of Adrain's fans were unwilling to believe it.
But when they saw the video Adrain recorded, they had no choice but to believe it, though their expressions of "congratulations" seemed somewhat gritted.
"Congratulations, Streamer, on catching Dratini! Catching Dratini must have used up all your good luck, right? Well, from now on, you can enjoy your bad luck!"
"Streamer, you really deserve to die!!! You even caught Dratini? If you dared to catch Dratini today, are you going to catch Lugia next?"
"Streamer! You know Dratini is a late-blooming Pokémon, right? Raising it requires a lot of resources; most people simply can't afford it. Take my advice, you shouldn't try to raise Dratini. The waters here are too deep; you can't handle it!"
"Ah, right, right, the person upstairs is absolutely right! Streamer, why don't you beat me up? I just beg you to release Dratini. It belongs to the whole world; it shouldn't belong solely to you."
"Streamer, Brother Streamer, Daddy Streamer. I'll trade Alakazam for your Dratini. If you just nod, I'll compensate you with another million. How about that?"
"Host, I'll offer two million to trade with me. Besides, you can do whatever you want to me. (Sexy picture attached.JPG)"
The news of Adrain owning a Dratini went viral online, causing quite a stir.
However, in terms of video popularity, it was far less than the traffic generated by Iono and Lorelei.
While Dratini are rare, the Pokémon world is vast, and with a large population, there are many powerful and lucky trainers.
Let alone Dratini, there are quite a few Dragonair and Dragonite online.
These things are like Lamborghinis and Ferraris—they are indeed rare in reality, with a very low ownership rate.
But online, well, you're still lacking.
Meanwhile, hundreds of meters above the Wild Area, a bright-eyed Skarmory was flying rapidly.
On its back rode a burly man with a square face and short hair, his clothes emblazoned with a large "R," and a large bag slung across his back.
"Caw~"
Suddenly, the Skarmory cried out.
The burly man's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked curiously, "Skeleton, what's wrong?"
Skarmory slowed its speed and descended, pointing with its wing to a spot in a small forest outside the plains.
The burly man looked in the direction Skarmory was pointing, his pupils shrinking instantly in disbelief.
"That's—Dratini?" he exclaimed.
Blinking rapidly, confirming he wasn't mistaken, the burly man's face flushed red. "My luck has come! Skarmory, let's go down!"
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