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"Is this the Pokémon world that Luffy and the others talk about?!"
When she first entered the Pokémon world, Nami was immediately shocked by Red's magical methods.
She looked at her surroundings with an expression of wonder.
At this time, the two of them were located in the center of the Pokémon Center, in front of Nurse Joy and the healing machine.
Compared with other buildings that had been modified with various settings by the system, the Pokémon Center of the game world hadn't changed much.
Besides the area being enlarged and more realistic, the theme here still focused on healing Pokémon.
In the very center of the building was a huge healing device. The cute first-generation Nurse Joy and her Chansey were standing behind the counter near the device, waiting for trainers to bring Pokémon for healing.
Additionally, there were several trainer rest areas set up according to trainers' preferences and age groups.
Before entering the game world, Red had already explained the general situation of the Pokémon world to Nami.
But even so, Nami was still amazed by how lifelike the NPCs were.
If they hadn't just stood there motionless, Nami really couldn't have imagined that these people were just decorations created by the system.
And this was just the tip of the iceberg in this world!
"Sometimes I really wonder, Red, whether you're even human like the rest of us..."
"Even though you didn't eat a Devil Fruit, you still have such godlike abilities."
After briefly walking around the Pokémon Center and getting familiar with the atmosphere of the Pokémon world, Nami couldn't help but express her amazement.
Red smiled slightly. "Hahaha, the world is still very vast!"
"Once you enter the Grand Line, you'll find that these are actually just ordinary abilities."
He laughed it off and didn't let Nami continue on this topic.
After all...
Women's intuition could sometimes be very accurate.
"Let's go. Before we take action, I'll help you learn a few moves and skills."
Red waved his hand, motioning for Nami to follow.
For this trip bringing Nami into the Pokémon world, Red had prepared two benefits for her besides using her treasure-finding ability.
The first was a Normal-type move that Red had always found useless—Pay Day.
He had just checked. Although Nami didn't have Normal-type attributes, she could still learn this move.
Perhaps it was her money-loving character that enabled her to learn Pay Day.
And the second gift Red prepared for Nami was...
An exclusive skill that could only be found in "Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee"—the partner moves!
In the Pokémon Centers of Cerulean City, Vermilion City, and Celadon City in this game, there were move tutors who could teach partner Pokémon powerful exclusive moves.
Through them, trainers could learn the corresponding partner moves for free, which was equivalent to a move tutor that couldn't be carried around.
And Red had already scouted the locations in advance...
Because the game world was a fusion of two game versions, the move tutors in Cerulean City alone could provide 4 partner move tutors.
They were: the Electric-type physical move Zippy Zap, the Water-type special move Splishy Splash, the Electric-type special move Buzzy Buzz, and the Fire-type physical move Sizzly Slide.
Even though the names of these four moves were full of cuteness.
But as exclusive moves for this game, the abilities of these four moves were more powerful than standard moves!
First was Zippy Zap. Although it wasn't as absolute as Quick Attack, its activation speed was far faster than most other moves, and it had a powerful effect that would always land a critical hit!
Splishy Splash, as a special Water-type move, not only had a high base power of 90, but also allowed the user to recover half of the damage dealt as HP.
The power of Buzzy Buzz was the same as Splishy Splash at 90, but it had the terrifying property of paralyzing the target 100% of the time!
The final move, Sizzly Slide, despite the huge damage caused by this Fire-type move, also caused a burn status to the opponent 100% of the time.
These four moves made even Red want to say:
"Is there even any balance in this game?"
"Oh, but I'm the only player."
"That's fine then~"
Unfortunately...
Neither Luffy nor Zoro could learn these four partner moves from Cerulean City.
So Red planned to take Nami to try her luck.
After all, Nami had a dual-type combination of Electric and Flying, which perfectly matched her character as a weather manipulator in the One Piece world.
Under Red's guidance, the curious Nami approached a trainer wearing a gorgeous red dress and holding a whip.
After approaching her, Red initiated the conversation, and soon a selection interface appeared before him.
Unlike with Luffy and Zoro where all the prompts showed "Unable to Learn," when Red selected Nami as the target for teaching, the two Electric-type moves [Zippy Zap] and [Buzzy Buzz] immediately lit up with the [Learnable] icon.
"Suddenly it feels like Nami isn't helpless in combat!"
Seeing the powerful effects of these two skills, Red smiled slightly and immediately chose to teach them to Nami.
In just the blink of an eye, Nami suddenly had two powerful Electric moves in her skill set.
Next, Red used the TM from his backpack and taught Nami Pay Day, which instantly increased her move repertoire to 3, making her the one with the most available moves among the Straw Hats.
"How is it? Are you satisfied with my gift?"
Seeing Nami slowly opening her eyes, Red immediately asked with a smile.
A burst of electricity suddenly surged across Nami's body, illuminating her bright and surprised smile.
"Is this... the power of Pokémon?!"
Nami's eyes widened in amazement, feeling the power pulsating in her body as she opened her mouth in awe.
But just as she was still processing this shock, Red looked at her meaningfully and said:
"Nami, if you were given a chance to defeat the fishman Arlong with your own hands, though it would require a certain amount of effort and training..."
"Would you be willing to give it a try?!"
Nami was stunned for a moment, then raised her head instantly.
She saw Red with his mouth slightly raised, showing an expression of understanding.
His dark eyes seemed to have seen the future.
"I..." Nami looked at her hands blankly, and couldn't help but murmur softly:
"Is it possible for me to defeat Arlong with my own hands?!"
In an instant, images of her adoptive mother Bellemere's death began to flash in Nami's mind, causing a hot flame of anger to rise in her heart.
Red smiled softly: "If you can commit to training over the next period of time, and with the assistance of the Pokémon world..."
"With the abilities you have now, there's a good chance you could do this!"
Red stated confidently.
Although he wasn't sure if the type advantages in the Pokémon game would still work in the world of One Piece...
With the two Electric moves that Nami currently possessed, she would have absolutely no problem dealing with ordinary fishmen.
If she continued to work hard leveling up during this period of game time, it wasn't impossible to defeat the cruel Arlong.
Arlong's long-term dominance in the East Blue had already caused him to lose the sense of vigilance needed in the Grand Line, leading to his strength stagnating even though he wasn't considered a powerful fighter by New World standards.
According to Red's estimation, his level was equivalent to a Pokémon in the 20s, not even reaching level 30!
If Luffy hadn't followed his own path in the original timeline, and if the plot hadn't required so much development, Luffy could have defeated Arlong in one decisive battle.
Seeing that Nami was still hesitating, Red, who understood what she was worried about, immediately smiled and added:
"Don't worry about Luffy and Zoro."
"If we can find the target Rare Candy today, Luffy's strength will increase again. His next stage is to practice Armament Haki in the real world. There's no need for him to come in and defeat these low-level Pokémon."
"The same goes for Zoro. With his current intense training method, his improvement speed may not be much worse than in the Pokémon world."
"And it's only for a short period. It won't affect their own progress."
"In comparison, you still need some combat training."
"After all, our future enemies may include even basic soldiers with strength that isn't weaker than Arlong's!"
Besides, everyone in the Straw Hats needed to gain experience in the game world, and it just so happened that the Pokémon around here were all at a similar level to Nami...
Perfect for her.
"..."
After listening to Red's words, Nami was silent for a few seconds.
However, she had already made up her mind and finally nodded vigorously, her eyes flashing with determination.
"I understand, Red!"
"Thank you for thinking of me so much."
"Hey~" Red waved his hand and smiled naturally:
"We're partners!"
"Yes!" Nami agreed loudly: "We are... partners!!!"
"But..."
Her eyes flashed with concern and she said to Red:
"Let me personally talk to everyone about using their gaming time."
"No problem~"
After knowing that Nami had made her decision, the corners of Red's mouth turned upward and he said nothing more.
He believed that Luffy and Zoro would grant Nami's request.
But ultimately, the key issue now was that Red couldn't provide enough energy to the system every day.
Even if Red obtained the Cascade Badge achievement reward and became stronger again, the available game time per day hadn't reached 3 hours.
"There's still a long way to go!"
Red suddenly sighed inwardly, looking forward to a future where he could take his friends into the game world anytime and anywhere...