Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 438 Red-haired Cloaked Man

"Finally seen the light of day again."

Having spent so much time inside the cave, even the morning sunlight seemed exceptionally bright, making it difficult to distinguish east from west.

Fortunately, just a few steps away was Inkstone City, a quiet city nestled in the mountains, adjacent to Route 45.

Although it's called a city, it's only the size of a village or town; it's a small village in the mountains formed by cutting through a rock wall.

It is a secluded and quiet place, rarely visited by anyone, making it a good place for seclusion and cultivation. The Dragon Tamers of the Johto region have settled here.

The fact that Lance, the Dragon Knight, successfully climbed to the top of the championship has really made this place popular, but there are still only a few trainers willing to come here to challenge.

It seems that many people have a mysterious awe of the dragon.

When Link came in, he saw many people carrying fishing gear heading south, probably going to fish near the waterfall on that mountain road.

The slow and leisurely pace of life is a good match for the growth rate of dragon-type Pokémon.

But sightseeing can wait until later. It's quite obvious that we should do something since we've come all the way to a city with a dojo.

"I wonder just how much the trainers here really know about Dragon-type Pokémon?"

Before the words were finished, a familiar voice was heard.

"You're still the same as always, Kobayashi."

Link looked in the direction of the sound and saw a red-haired, cloaked man descending from the sky.

The current champion of the Kanto region: Dodo!

"Long time no see. What do you mean by 'the same as before'? What impression have I left on you all?" Link was somewhat speechless. He wasn't some kind of battle maniac.

Upon hearing this, Adu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself. What he really wanted to say was that the other person looked like they had frozen in time, exactly the same as they did three years ago.

Logically speaking, people aged 15-20 should change every year. Could it be that they will still look the same after 10 or 20 years?
Even after three years, the fire fox still hasn't evolved!
"It's nothing, it's the same as always." Lance shrugged, not delving into the topic. "You didn't train a new team to challenge the Blacksmith Gym, did you? But you need 7 Johto Badges to unlock the gym here."

It seems there is such a thing, Link then remembered that there are one or two gyms in each region that require a certain number of badges to challenge.

"There's no other way, we'll have to come to the previous areas later. Shall we have a fight first?"

"Ahem, I'm working right now. You can come directly to Quartz Plateau afterward."

Besides being the Kanto Champion, Wataru also holds the position of Investigator, one of the few Champions with a high level of responsibility.

Coordinating with the coalition, J.A.S.A., and Interpolice to combat regional-scale crime, it embodies force, action, and leadership.

He had heard that Professor Oak and Link had been working on the HOME system for the past few years, but he had never had the chance to learn about it.

With such valuable combat power now readily available, there's no reason not to bring them in to work.

So Adu took Link to a private residence in Dragon Village and started talking about the case he had been investigating recently—

Team Rocket, who used to engage in oral sex trafficking and genetic experiments in the Kanto region, has been resurrected!

Link reacted calmly, not seeming particularly surprised or taken aback: "I see. Is it a remnant or Sakaki himself?"

"The investigation is still ongoing."

Du shook his head regretfully, which drew a sarcastic remark from Link: "You call this a covert investigation?"

In any case, he could rest assured within Dragon Village; he was confident that even ten Giovannis wouldn't dare to cause trouble. His purpose in this trip was to investigate the red Gyarados at Lake of Rage and the mysterious radio waves appearing in Cajon Town, Route 43, and Lake of Rage.

The frequent appearance of Shiny Gyarados is definitely not a normal phenomenon. The beams it releases when it is extremely angry due to pain also cause great damage to the surrounding area.

As an unparalleled dragon tamer, Lance can determine that these Gyarados are in some kind of abnormal state.

To avoid disturbing the peace...

"But Gyarados isn't a Dragon-type Pokémon, is it?"

"It's not only Dragon-type Pokémon that are dragons, just like not all Ghost-type Pokémon are ghosts."

For example, Typhlosion and Crocodile, although they have the Ghost attribute, are not Ghosts.

Du is quite clear about this distinction.

But if we follow this logic, a Pokémon with the Dragon attribute isn't necessarily a Dragon... like Red-faced Dragon?
That said, to avoid provoking trouble, Lance asked Shiba to investigate in Kaji Town (it's normal for Shiba to go to Kaji Town at any time to buy Angry Buns), while he himself went to Dragon Village to investigate what could make Gyarados so angry.

As for the mysterious radio waves, for the time being, there are only some suspicious objects, and even if we wanted to investigate further, we have no clue.

Rather than expecting Link's fighting prowess, Lance is actually more interested in Link's intellect.

Trainers who can conduct research with Professor Oak might be able to find the answer.

"Without on-site investigation, I can't make an analysis. Although it's just my guess, this matter is probably really related to the mysterious radio waves."

As he spoke, Link pulled out his Pokédex: "You should know that pressing B in the Pokédex usually interrupts a Pokémon's evolution, right?"

Wataru nodded: "I haven't used it. I heard it's related to radio waves, so the reason why the Fire Fox hasn't evolved yet is because you keep pressing B?"

"Fu!"

It doesn't need radio waves or to eat Everstones; it can decide for itself whether or not to evolve.

However, it's generally impossible to achieve the level of a Fiery Fox. In this case, you would need to use the Pokédex's ability to send special radio waves to stop the Pokémon's evolution.

But few people know that there is another type of electromagnetic wave that can stimulate Pokémon in return, causing them to evolve prematurely before their various stats have reached the required level.

"What! Forced Pokémon evolution!?"

Wataru could hardly believe what he was hearing: "This will definitely cause damage to the elves, won't it?"

Indeed, if a spirit cannot control its power, the uncontrolled elemental energy will instead harm itself.

According to Link, this situation is rare in the natural environment. So far, he has only encountered it twice: once when Mewtwo went berserk and once when Talebages went berserk.

Du: “…”

"That's why the Gyarados in Lake of Rage is a rare red color. It's normal for it to attack indiscriminately because it suffers from forced evolution."

Although Magikarp is at the bottom of the food chain, Gyarados is quite powerful and stands out among all Pokémon.

If someone were to use radio waves to stimulate Magikarp to evolve, Link could only think of two possibilities.

"It's either to simply allow rampaging Gyarados to cause terrifying incidents in various places, or it's to use this to supplement combat power and form a powerful army."

Du became increasingly convinced that this was most likely the work of the Rockets!
The problem is simple: go to Kaji Town immediately for a targeted blast!

(End of this chapter)