Chapter 323: 323. May’s Clamperl
Maisie, this is the name of the next island that Ash and his team arrived at.
The Pokémon known as Clamperl was quite easily found here, but not as much as the A Island they heard about, so it is also called the Island of the Pearls.
After constantly seeing her boyfriends Milotic for the past few days, May has never forgotten about it and always wanted one for herself.
But she didn't quite have the luck to meeting a rare Pokémon like Feebas, and even if she did—most don't have good potential to evolve into a Milotic. And even if she catches one with good potential, she still doesn't have the ability to train it into the extremely beautiful Milotic that Ash has. She wanted to ask for his help, but it felt to her that she won't learn much from this, so she will have to do it herself in the future. And about catching a Milotic in the wild is even more impossible task, there are simply too few of them in the wild and most of them are also stronger than her current level of power.
So ultimately she came to the conclusion that she can only have a Milotic when she's far stronger than she was now.
So, she set her sights on a Clamperl, who can evolve into the very good and elegant looking Gorebyss.
Having never had a Wayer-type Pokémon in her team, she decided to catch a Clamperl this time and then train it into a beautiful, strong Gorebyss.
As her Trainer level gradually increases over the experiences she earns, she also began to actively search for and capture more Pokémon that are more in-fit of her character style. This is also the obvious progress she made from traveling with Ash and learning how he adds Pokémon's to his team.
"Hello, nice to meet you!"
Following the brief introduction in the travel brochure, the group came to a Clamperl Laboratory here. The person in charge here was named Isaiah. Knowing the purpose of the group's visit, he happily took them on a tour of the area surrounding his Lab.
"Look, that's a Clamperl!" This was the first time Max had seen a real Clamperl with his own eyes.
"It's so cute!" May has already made up her mind to catch one for herself. She, as a girl, has absolutely no resistance to a adorable looking Pokémon like Clamperal.
"These here are the pearls grown by Clamperl instead of their shell." Mr. Isaiah showed the group a picture of the pearls produced by the Clamperl in his Lab. There will be a very pure pearl appearing behind the Clamperl main body inside of its shell, a pearl the size of a closed up fist.
Clamperl is protected by a strong shell and its said that they can only produce one of these such pearls in their lifetime.
Legend has it that this kind of pearl is not only very gorgeous to be given to a significant other, but it also has a powerful ability to increase the psychic power of someone m. Previously, Asv and his team did one of their usual good deed and helped a Spoink retrieve the pearl on its head, which actually came from a Clamper.
"But all the Clamperls you see here today are still quite young, they have not yet grown a pearl for themselves yet!" Although Mr. Isaiah said this, he still showed a blue pearl he had in his collection to show the group.
"So it turns out there are also pearls of different colors." This kind of blue pearl looks much deeper than the ordinary pink one. May was stunned by it, "It's so beautiful!"
"This one here was discovered by me in a complete accident. It is hardly to ever seen because it takes a longer them to change the color, so they are considered very rare. The process of color change is not yet that understood, only that blue will happen over a decade of continuous rest. I have also done various research to understand how different colors of pearls will appear, but I'm not that far into it!" This should be the research topic that Mr. Isaiah is currently studying for its eventual release.
"Pokémon's are really amazing, aren't they?"
Since May wanted to catch a Clamperl, Ash and his team bid farewell to Mr. Isaiah and embarked on a search journey on the island.
Today, May has saw that catching a Pokémon is not just about throwing a Poké Ball casually or in a battle, just like all the times Ash told her it to be.
That is the process of a Pokémon and a Pokémon Trainer communicating and recognizing each other, to make sure they can make progress with one another.
Therefore, she was also looking forward to the Clamperl she will hopefully encounter soon.
"Didn't you say there are a lot of Clamperl's on the island?" They searched all the way along the beach, but the group couldn't find a single Clamperl. Max couldn't help but complain to Brock.
May also lost her temper, "Beautifly, get on the stage!"
She angrily threw out Beautifly's Poké Ball, "Please go and help me find a Clamperl!"
Searching from the air was something that Ash told her to do before, but May wanted to be the one who finds her Pokémon, without any outside help.
This is of course a good idea, mostly. Ash used to often ask his Pidegeotto and Noctowl to find a targeted Pokémon in the past.
Now that he has the improved power of his past Aura, he doesn't have to worry so much about this, very rarely had he used his Pokémon's for scouting.
Beautifly was really efficient in her work. She flew back after a while and took the group to a gravel stall on the beachside. There was a Clamperl lying there leisurely and basking in the tropical sun.
"Sis, look!" Max exclaimed outloud again.
In the Clamperl's shell, there was actually a pearl lying next to its body.
That Clamperl actually produced pearl, meaning that it was of a certain age.
"Alright now, let me try to catch it!" May encouraged herself again. The challenge before her now was the gravel beach, making sure that it doesn't effect her efforts.
Since it is a catching battle, Ash or anyone else won't help her, it's only herself here.
Ash in the other hand threw out his Sharpedo's and Dratini's Poké Balls and let them go out to the sea and "befriend" the wild Pokémon's found here.
Who would have thought that the two of them would start fighting for territory together in this sea, a place they most likely won't ever come back to, causing the sea area to turn upside down.
Fortunately, it was still very calm on the shore side, and it did not affect May's battle.
"Sis, be careful!"
Watching May walking towards Clamperl step by step, Max was very nervous. May's athletic ability was not that strong. If she falls down on the rocky stones here, the consequences will be disastrous.
Soon, they lost sight of May.
"It's okay, she's walking very steadily, she won't fall on the sharp stones." Ash's eyes were always glowing with a faint blue light, and he was always using this to pay attention to the battles between his Sharpedo and Dratini against the sea, as well as May's figure to make sure she wasn't in harms way.
"Sis, come on!" Max couldn't help shouting loudly.
May has already summoned her two strongest Pokémon's.
Combusken with Fighting-type is much stronger than her in terms of balance. It is with his help that she able to overcome many difficult roads.
Beautifly provided support from the air and wrapped insect silk around her waist as a safety rope.
"We're finally here!" Finally arriving in front of Clamperl, May felt down to earth and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She raised one of her Poké Balls and squatted down in front of Clamperl.
"Clamperl, I want you to join my team!"
Clamperl, who was basking in the sun, suddenly closed its shell.
This Pokémon will use its shell to hold its prey so that the prey cannot escape and slowly eat it out, of course this is also a quite powerful defense mechanism.
May was not surprised by the outcome, but managed to calm down and said gently, "Mr. Isaiah said that Clamperl will only create one of these pearls in its entire lifetime. After that, it will be the best time for them ti evolve. Do you want to evolve? I can help you with that!"
Hearing this, Clamperl really slowly opened the shell.
The round body shows a lazy expression because of the eyes it had that just can't be opened, showing off its cuteness and naivety.
A jet of water suddenly spurted out from the shell, covering May's face again.
May smiled bitterly. She really had some bad luck against the Water-type Pokémon's, she thought as remembered her time with that Mudkip, but she didn't give up. She thought to herself, "You want to battle me?"
There was be no need for a battle this time. This time, Clamperl opened the shell completely, and a smile appeared on its lazy face.
"Clamperl, please to meet uou, we will be great friends!"
May's heart moved, and she suddenly seemed to understand Clamperl's intention. She immediately stopped hesitating and softly pressed her Poké Ball on the shell. This was May's fifth Pokémon.
Before she knew it, she was about to gather her entire team.
"Clamperl, come on stage!" She released Clamperl again, and saw the gorgeous pearl pushed in front of her by the main body.
"Are you giving it to me?" May held it up, "Thank you, I will cherish it very much!"
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Power Stones here.