Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 443 Kaji Town

Even among the countless items in this other world, the resurrection seed is the most outrageous, capable of restoring a spirit from near-death.

Even without Revive Seed in this battle, and with Munchlax replaced by any ordinary Munchlax (though Link didn't have one), Jigglypuff couldn't use "Mist Burst" a second time, resulting in insufficient damage. This only put the pressure on Fennekin, who was responsible for using "Foresight" to finish off Kingdra and Flygon.

The final outcome was that both Dragonite perished, leaving Fennekin to face off against Lance's Mega Charizard.

That would still be a victory for Link, since his greatest strength lies in providing his Pokémon with the maximum margin for error.

As for the current situation...

Mega Charizard X, burning with azure dragon flames, became Lance's last member.

Dragonite, thanks to the Revive Seed, fully recovered to its usual aggressive state.

Link really wanted to complain about Dragonite's thought process. Who would go head-to-head with an opponent who is going all out? It's not like you can't use "Mist"!
In any case, since Lance is an X-type sprayer, Kirby's mission is temporarily over.

Link recalled the Snorlax, which looked powerful but had only used three change moves, and switched out the Fennekin that had come out at the beginning.

"Fu!"

Next up is an internal battle between the three Fire-type starter Pokémon.

Despite needing to fight three opponents to win, Watari did not give up until the very end.

However, under the interference of Foxyra's "Psychic", Mega Charizard X, which had to be distracted by two opponents, frequently distorted its movements and moves. Even with the blessing of "Tailwind", it was ultimately defeated by Dragonite in good condition with "Dragon Dive".

With the referee declaring Charizard unable to battle, the outcome of the battle was revealed: Link emerged victorious and earned the Blacksmith Gym Badge.

Afterwards, he discovered that although Lance's strength seemed to have indeed improved a lot, and his choice of team, tactics and moves as a trainer had also improved, it was slightly not reflected in this battle.

However, a lineup of Kingdra, Gyarados, Flygon, Hydreigon, Dragonite, and Charizard is still viable.

In terms of resistance, it is not affected by a single type. Its STAB attacks have no blind spots, and its STAB coverage is as high as 14 (Giganotosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Garchomp, Rock, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison, Electric, Steel, Ice, Bug). It has physical and special attacks, as well as ranged and melee attacks, and Charizard is a great flex pick.

The match ended too abruptly, making it difficult to discern Wataru's winning strategy or the key elements of his lineup...

It seems that the trainers have indeed made significant progress while Link is away.

This means that he was tied up for "more than two years" developing the HOME system, which is a bit of a shame that he couldn't participate in the first doubles tournament he organized himself...

……

That night, after resting following their battle, Wataru and Link crossed the icy trail and arrived at Kaji Town, a ninja village west of Route 44, a place filled with an atmosphere of suspicion.

The townspeople living in old wooden buildings lead simple lives, with limited electronic devices, and the town appears dimly lit at night.

The radio waves that stimulate the evolution of Pokémon are less likely to be interfered with in this environment, but it is also easier to find their source.

"To be honest, I think Team Rocket did a bit sloppy with this. It doesn't seem like the work of Giovanni, who can create artificial Pokémon right under your noses. If it were me, I would have Gastly and even Gengar hidden in the shadows as an extra precaution."

Having already learned from Officer Jenny about the source of the mysterious radio waves in Kaji Town, Link couldn't help but complain about the world's excellent matchmaking system: "But to be able to dig out a huge maze under Kaji Town, your Alliance doesn't seem very reliable."

I've heard there's an organization called the Axis Order in another world; they might get along well with the people of this world.

Wataru was speechless. The League also faced many difficulties from all sides, but he still had to defend himself: "The labyrinth beneath Kaji Town was probably not dug out by Team Rocket, but rather illegally modified by them using underground fortifications built by ninjas in the past."

Kaji Town is the home of ninjas, where these unique trainers once dug training grounds underground, but these were later abandoned after they moved elsewhere. One of the Elite Four, Kiku, is quite familiar with this, but he's currently on another mission and unable to come to help, so he had someone send him a map from the Fuchsia Gym.

However, the Rockets may have modified the internal structure, so it's uncertain how useful a map from a century ago would be.

The two quickly reunited with Shiba and learned about the current situation.

“I investigated all the entrances on the map during the day and have identified one of them, right below the shop in Kaji Town. They must have used the transaction to divert other people’s attention.”

Shiba points to the center of the town, indicating that the entrance to the underground city is located there.

Now is a good opportunity to launch a night raid on the enemy.

The king and the champion hit it off immediately and began preparing to break in.

But the other side will likely be alerted soon and will have to set up an ambush at the escape point marked on Aju's map.

Officer Jenny was in charge of several of the escape points, but Link was assigned to guard the more dangerous ones located further away near the Lake of Rage.

Link had no objection to this; after all, it wouldn't be long before they reached the Lake of Rage, and interrupting the evolutionary energy wave sooner would be better for everyone.

However, as he rode his Growlithe north along Route 43, he realized that something seemed amiss.

"It's raining?"

At first, it was just a light drizzle, but as he and Arcanine got closer to the Lake of Rage, the rain grew heavier and heavier, eventually turning into a misty, swampy land.

There is a legend associated with the Lake of Wrath among the local population.

It is said that the north side of Route 43 was once just a huge crater, but many Gyarados came here and brought down torrential rain, which filled the crater and formed the Lake of Rage we see today.

Every Wednesday since then, the Lake of Wrath has been showered with torrential rain.

And today happens to be Wednesday.

"Does it really rain every Wednesday?" Link was somewhat skeptical.

After investigating, Polygon discovered that the probability of rain in Lake of Rage on Wednesdays is really high, at least 100% on record.

According to Zhu Lan, not all legends are true, but they must contain some hidden information.

What secrets does the legend of the Lake of Wrath hold?

For example... this place used to be a volcanic crater?

Even so, what is the reason for the rain at specific times each week?

"Fu?"

The fox pondered that perhaps the ancient people of Chengdu sealed a Kyogre here, and that seal was unstable every Wednesday, leading to the formation of rainfall.

"That's a good assumption, but Kyogre has already been captured by May."

(End of this chapter)