Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 255 Air Raid Shelter Tactics

Under Asu's puzzled gaze, another bulge appeared on the ground.

"Air Blade!" Asu reacted swiftly.

Gugu focused intently, and almost the instant the bulge appeared, the air blade made contact with the ground and struck.

"boom--"

Just like before, the air blade missed its target again.

The group stared blankly at the three dark openings.

"That's strange. Wasn't Natsume-nii supposed to be expending his energy? Why did he need to bring out the little groundhog?"

Xiaozhi was puzzled.

"I understand!"

Xiao Gang suddenly clapped his hands.

"Luring the opponent to attack like this will deplete their stamina even more!"

"So that's it!"

Asu heard the conversation and nodded slightly.

As they were speaking, the ground rose up again.

"Air Blade!"

Asu still gave the order.

"boom--"

They missed their target again.

"That's strange. Since Mr. Asu has figured it out, shouldn't the current strategy be to conserve energy?"

Xiao Zhi asked curiously.

"Natsume, your plan is indeed very good."

"But hunters often appear as prey!"

Asu snorted coldly.

He also saw through Natsume's intentions.

It's nothing more than the little groundhog deliberately revealing an opening, wanting to quickly deplete Gugu's stamina and then defeat him.

But Natsume forgot too.

As long as he reveals an opening, he still has a chance to attack the little groundhog and defeat it!
Those attacks just now were simply because his cultivation wasn't enough!

“Mr. Natsume, your tactics are certainly strong, but my Gugu has received professional search and rescue training and has excellent eyesight!”

"Cuckoo-"

A loud, clear cooing sound followed.

"Crack, crack—"

Natsume put the last potato chip in his mouth, his expression somewhat dazed.

What tactics, what stamina consumption, what are you babbling about?
This has led to the current situation, which is like playing whack-a-mole.

It was entirely due to the combined effect of the three wills within the little groundhog constantly reacting to the outside world during the battle.

The general process is as follows:
The kind little groundhog obeyed Natsume's command and dug a burrow.

The gluttonous little groundhog stopped what it was doing and started eating.

The grumpy little groundhog was not convinced and wanted to go to the ground to scurry around.

As soon as it reached the surface, the kind little groundhog started digging again.
One pause, one stop, one up.

This has led to the current situation, which is like playing whack-a-mole.

"Go, buy me another big bag of potato chips."

Natsume tossed a banknote to the man with the middle part, whose eyes lit up. He grabbed the banknote and ran out without looking back.
When the man with the middle parting returned, Gugu was already exhausted and began to sway.

"Claws!"

Seeing that Gugu had fallen to a certain height, Natsume seized the opportunity.

"Gugu is unable to fight, challenger Natsume wins!"

The referee announced the result of the match.

"Go, Duduli!"
Asu frowned and threw out a second Pokémon.

"Duduli, peck and drill!"

"Little groundhog, dig a burrow!"

Natsume sat down on the small stool again.

"Pica-"

The man with the middle parting reached out and handed the new potato chips to Natsume.

Half an hour later.
"Dudori is unable to fight, challenger Natsume wins!"

The referee loudly announced the result of the match.

"Thorn-"

A flash of red light, and Asu recalled Dodrio, but did not send out the next Pokémon for a long time.

"That's strange, what's wrong with Mr. Asu?" Ash asked curiously.

"Hmm, it looks like someone who's been constipated for a long time," Xiaoxia said, scratching her head.

"I think maybe he didn't want his ace to be defeated in this way," Xiao Gang said, covering his face. "Fine, I give up—"

Asu rubbed his temples, but did not send out his Pidgeot.

Before him, in the battlefield, nearly thirty caves of varying sizes appeared.

These are all traces left by Duduli's "whack-a-mole" game.

Asu knew that in the current situation, even sending out Pidgeot would be futile and would only waste more time.

So he simply admitted defeat.

"I do not accept."

Natsume dusted off the potato chip crumbs on his clothes and lazily got up.

"Thorn-"

A red light enveloped a cave, where the little ground squirrel was retrieved by Natsume.

That Dodori is much higher level than the little ground squirrel, [LV24].

Through these two battles, the little groundhog also leveled up, reaching [LV18].

"Go, Loreton!"

As Natsume's voice faded, an aggressive, motorcycle-shaped Pokémon appeared on the field.

"That is."

Asu stared blankly at Loletton's streamlined body.

His intuition told him that this Pokémon must be very good at speed!

"Asu, catch!"

As Natsume spoke, he tossed a bottle of potion and a Mega Evolution Keystone to the other party.

"This is."

Asu took the Mega Evolution Keystone, stared at it for a moment, and then focused his attention on the other bottle of reagent.

'Gene-Suppressing Agent - For Hidden Gems'

Asu's pupils contracted.

Although the Mega Evolution Keystone is expensive, he can still afford it if he grits his teeth.

This gene-suppressing drug is different.

Now it is entirely controlled by the alliance and very few of the drugs have left the market.

In the future, once the Mega Evolution system is widely adopted, these potions may be included in the Pokémon Center's welfare program and offered free of charge to trainers who want to experience the Mega Evolution system.

But before that, at least for now, the price of gene-suppressing drugs is generally about three times that of super-evolution keystones!
"Mr. Natsume, what's going on?"

Asu stared blankly at the Mega Evolution Keystone and Gene Suppression Potion in his hand.

He looked up and saw Natsume's encouraging gaze.

“Yes!” Natsume nodded emphatically.

"I hope to have a speed contest with Mr. Asu."

As Natsume spoke, he patted Loletton on the shoulder.

"it is good!"

Asu's hands trembled.

"Thorn-"

Red light flashes.

“Biga—”

A giant Pidgeot appeared behind Asu, resembling a small airplane with a wingspan of five meters!
Asu wanted to say something more, but once again met Natsume's encouraging gaze.

Be brave and do it!

"Keep going, believe in yourself and the bond between you and Pidgeot!"

Natsume's passionate voice rang out.

Asu nodded vigorously, opened the gene-suppressing potion in his hand, and poured it down Pidgeot's throat.

He gripped the Mega Evolution Keystone tightly in his hand, looked at Natsume gratefully, and said:
"Thank you, Mr. Natsume!"

"You're welcome. Your Pidgeot has contributed to scientific research." Natsume Shinzō nodded.

"what?"

Asu was taken aback.

"That gene-suppressing agent wasn't a lab-made product; those are too expensive to produce."

Natsume paused as he spoke:

"What I'm giving you is the gene-suppressing agent that the League will make available to all trainers in the future. It's a newly developed, low-cost version of the agent, but we currently lack test subjects, so its effectiveness is unknown."

"What do you mean by 'the effect is unknown'?!" Asu clutched his head and looked at Pidgeot beside him.

"Biga?"

The eagle was startled, pecked off a feather and swallowed it, trying to use it to clear its throat.

But it failed.

"Mr. Asu, the vast number of League Trainers will remember your and Pidgeot's contributions."

Natsume pulled out a hat from somewhere, put it on his chest, and bowed slightly to Aso.

(End of this chapter)