Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 178 Top Eight

"It's here! Natsume has sent out a Pokémon egg, and the Pokémon Protection Association is already knocking on the door!"

Narusuke's voice rang out, his gaze fixed intently on the scene below, hoping that Natsume would bring about the expected reversal.

A Pokémon egg stands on the grass, drawing the attention of countless spectators.

"Isn't this a violation of the rules?"

Grandma Orange turned around and looked at Officer Jenny with a strange expression.

“Uh, Mr. Natsume’s Pokémon just looks like an egg,” Officer Jenny replied.

Last night, Natsume specifically called them over when he was taking the test. After watching for a while, everyone was greatly surprised.

This isn't a Pokémon egg at all; it's a Pokémon that can understand commands, use moves, and dodge attacks!

"Mr. Natsume, this isn't a good idea."

Hanamichi didn't make the first move, but stared intently at Natsume. In fact, some people in the audience had already started cursing Natsume.

He had a premonition that if he let the giant food flower take action, he would also be criticized.

"Spray flames!"

The patterns on the Zapdos egg suddenly lit up, and a burst of flame crackling with lightning surged out, striking the Victoire, which immediately collapsed onto the grass.

"you!"

Hua Ming was stunned; he had never imagined that the other party would be so lacking in martial ethics.

“Yes, my Pokémon egg can use moves.” Natsume nodded.

"Victoire is unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon, Hana!" the referee announced loudly.

"Go ahead, Cutie Dog!"

"Growlithe, Quick Attack!"

Hua Ming no longer hesitated and took the initiative to attack.

However, just as Growlithe was about to touch the Pokémon egg, the egg hopped away and dodged it!
In the sunlight, those crooked eyes were reflected on the big screen, as if mocking someone.

"100,000 volts!" Natsume exclaimed.

In an instant, a burst of fiery red lightning erupted, like a jet of magma, slamming hard into Growlithe.

"Growlithe is unable to battle!" the referee announced crisply.

"You!" Hua Ming's eyes widened, his finger pointing straight at the Pokémon egg.

“Yes, my Pokémon egg can dodge.” Natsume nodded.

"Who asked you!" Hua Ming said angrily.

"Go, Onix!"

"I see now, you strange Pokémon, you can use Electric and Fire-type moves against my Onix—"

"Spray flames!"

"Roar—" The giant onyx collapsed to the ground in agony.

"Orochi is unable to battle, Natsume wins!"

"What???" Hanami looked at Natsume in disbelief.

"Unbelievable! Hanaaki was defeated by an egg!"

Narutosuke rode on Magneton and quickly circled the field, his voice echoing outwards.

He was defeated by an egg! He was defeated by an egg!
What are you doing?!
"What are you doing!" Hanami pointed at Natsume in disbelief.

"Yes, the power of the techniques far exceeds that of ordinary techniques." Natsume asked himself and answered.

With that, Natsume retrieved the Zapdos egg; many reporters were waiting for him outside.

"Mr. Natsume, is this some kind of specific breeding method?"

"Mr. Natsume, how did you teach a Pokémon egg a move?"

"Mr. Natsume, do you think this behavior violates the ethical standards for researchers?"

Countless microphones swarmed around Natsume, completely surrounding him.
For the next few days, Natsume had no trouble getting around.

Almost all the viewers were impressed by this strange trainer.

His first Pokémon will definitely be a Pokémon egg.

Once you've done your homework and managed to defeat the egg, you'll then face a Pikachu that's soundly asleep and impossible to attack.

If this Pikachu doesn't want to play with you anymore, then the most outrageous thing is about to happen.

"Cloth, use Harden!"

Inside the ice arena, during the round of 16, a young trainer nervously watched his rival, Natsume.

He had done his homework these past few days, fearing that he might run into this researcher named Natsume on the way.

There's no other reason than that those Pokémon were really strange, and I couldn't think of any good way to deal with them.

Fortunately, he had good luck today.

The two Pokémon swapped the strange egg. The second Pokémon sent out wasn't Pikachu, but a low-level Diglett. Before it could even make a move, it was defeated by Diglett's Cloyster.

At this moment, both sides have their last Pokémon.

"Woo woo~" The giant dragon leaned comfortably against the ice.

It's so cool here!
"Clamace, keep using it to harden!" The young man didn't let any opportunity slip by, only focusing on making Clamace harden.

"Good heavens, the Cloyster has already used the hardening technique several times in a row. Isn't Natsume worried?!" Natsume glanced down at the Cloyster, which was curled up in its shell and kept using the hardening technique.

Seeing that Natsume was making a move, the young trainer continued:
"It's getting harder, and the armored clam keeps getting harder!"

Facing a high-level Dragonite, he dared not be careless. The best strategy was to have Cloyster maximize its defense to have any chance of fighting back!
"Kuailong!"

Natsume suddenly spoke up.

"Come on, my Ironclad is now the strongest shield!"

"Cloafer, retreat into your shell!" The young trainer waved his hand and then looked at Natsume with confidence.

He has already maxed out his defense, so he is confident that he can withstand whatever moves the Dragonite uses!
"Kucha!"

The armored oyster quickly retracted into its shell, its spiky shell shimmering with a silvery-white luster, reflected on the ice surface, resembling an impregnable fortress.

"Boom boom boom!"

Dragonite walked up to Cloyster.

"That's right," the young trainer watched this scene nervously.

After all, this is a Dragonite, and it's a very high-level one. Plus, it looks terrifying; it's definitely the kind of Dragonite that you shouldn't mess with!
Countless people watched as the enormous Dragonite approached step by step, filled with curiosity to know what moves it would use.

Even Natsume was a little curious.

Currently, the Giant Dragonite is completely unable to command battles.

Let alone following Natsume's instructions, even the Great Dragonite itself didn't know which move it would use.

Aside from physical strength training and some improvement from sparring with Gastly, there has been no progress in skill mastery.

"Hmm~"

Under the tense gaze of the young trainer, the giant dragon raised its hand.

"Is it a million-ton punch?" The young man's pupils contracted.

The giant dragon extended its finger.

"Could it be a dragon claw?"

The young man was puzzled. Why didn't Natsume give the order?

The giant dragon grabbed the Cloyster, which had shrunk into a barrel-like shape, and lifted it high into the air.

"It's an Earth-based projectile, Cleaver, be careful to dissipate the force!"

Seeing the Great Dragon straining as if it were constipated, the young man's heart jumped into his throat, and he quickly spoke up to remind it.

"Whoosh~"

However, when Dragonite made its move, Cloyster was simply tossed away lightly.

Whether it was because the arena was too slippery, or because Cloyster listened to its trainer and rolled to release its energy, it rolled off the battlefield and crashed into the platform below the stands.

"Clam has been knocked out of the battle arena, Natsume wins!" the referee announced loudly.

Rival: "???"

Natsume: "."

"Who did you learn from?"

Natsume stared silently at Dragonite.

In order to build a good reputation, he has tried his best to restrain some tactics that seem cheap or underhanded.

"Waaah~" That's what the boss taught me!

Dragonite responded happily.

A middle parting?
Natsume was stunned.

This morning, the man with the middle parting tripped over his own feet and tumbled down the stairs.

Natsume gave the other person a day off.

"Natsume-nii, I'm done fighting, let's go back!"

Below, Ash waved in this direction.

Behind him was Hongwen's Xiaomao.

"What's up with him?"

Natsume looked at Shigeru with a strange expression.

"It's nothing, I'm just not as skilled as others—" Xiao Zhi answered first.

"Don't be so happy, I just didn't sleep well last night!" Xiao Mao said angrily.

"Ash's opponent was Gary, and Gary lost," Brock whispered.

"Can you call it a loss when it comes to trainers?"

Xiao Mao stubbornly stuck out his neck, unwilling to accept it.

He was just unlucky!

Just like those unlucky guys who encountered Natsume too early.

His true strength is definitely far beyond just reaching the top sixteen!
P.S.: I'm changing the monthly pass rules. Normally, I'll update three chapters a day. After 1,000 monthly passes, I'll start updating four chapters a day, and after 2,000 monthly passes, I'll start updating five chapters a day.

The initial goal was to get on some kind of chart and boost the traffic, but it all ended up crammed into the last few days of a frenzy.

Updates were all crammed into these few days, and I was so dizzy and lightheaded that my progress was wiped clean in just two days. Then, when I checked, I realized I'd somehow made it onto some kind of leaderboard, and it was all over in just two hours.
(End of this chapter)