Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 358 Team Rocket's Poaching Protection Plan
"These things?"

Nanbo looked at the screen and suddenly smiled.

"These things are the culmination of my wisdom and decades of hard work."

"Based on countless historical records and artifacts, as well as the tireless explorations of Team Rocket members, I have compiled a list of many legendary Pokémon's habitats!"

"Most importantly, I've developed a detailed capture plan tailored to the unique characteristics of each legendary Pokémon, hehehehehe!"

As Nanbo spoke, he suddenly laughed strangely.

"Natsume, are you sure they're alright?" Tsuyoshi asked, bewildered.

"Yeah, there's no change at all, is there?" Xiaoxia swallowed hard.

Natsume didn't reply, but instead carefully examined the world map behind Nanba.

All regions are included in this map, with each of the densely packed red dots marked with the icon of a legendary Pokémon.

Next to these portraits is a line of small text with ellipses.

Click to see the detailed, targeted capture plan.

What intrigued Natsume was that there was also a red dot at Mount Shirogane, but there were no other markings.

"Alright, let us give a brief explanation."

Amado and Kosaburo began to speak:

"Our Whirl Islands base is currently working with the League to carry out a legendary Pokémon population protection project."

"The Legendary Pokémon Population Protection Project?" Brock was taken aback.

"You're using this for protection?" Xiaoxia's lips twitched slightly as she pointed to the large map behind Nanbo.

“Of course not this!” Nanbo shook his head violently and slammed a button on the swivel chair.

In an instant, the sound of gears turning rang out, the map was put away, and in its place appeared all sorts of poaching weapons.

Their styles are so diverse, it's enough to make your mouth water just looking at them.

“We have a very high success rate in making arrests using this method,” Nanbo said with great pride, his face beaming with joy.

"This time, the capture rate of Lugia even reached 300%!"

Nanbo said with immense pride!
"Hey, hey, hey, Natsume, they've already revealed their hand!" Kasumi pointed at Nanba and looked at Natsume.

Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly and asked curiously:
Why is the capture rate over 100%?

"Sigh, because we caught it ten times, released it ten times, and then that little Lugia came back thirty times on its own."

Amado and Kosaburo's voices were filled with weariness:
"We've been here for almost two months because of this little Lugia!"

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang exchanged a glance, both seeing utter bewilderment in each other's eyes.

What are they talking about?

"I found it." Jiaozi's voice suddenly rang out.

She handed the phone to Xiaoxia and Xiaogang.

That was the league's official website, and it actually had information about Nanbo on it.

"A legendary Pokémon population protection expert?" Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were momentarily stunned, but then continued watching.

"By continuously capturing Legendary Pokémon, we can increase their experience in dealing with poaching and reduce the chances of them being poached, right?"

Can it still be like this?
It seems like it really works, and the Rockets are a good fit for that role.

“Tell me about this little Lugia,” Natsume said with a strange expression.

"That's how it is. Boom!"

Before Kozaburo could finish speaking, the ventilation duct above his head burst, and a Pokémon with wide wings and a blue background and white back fell down.

"Little Lugia, so you were here!"

Amado and Kosaburo exclaimed in unison.

"Roar?"

This little Lugia was about the size of a calf. It stood up as if no one else was there, walked up to Nanbo, and reached out to take off the glasses from his face.

"You waaaah!"

Before Nanbo could finish speaking, a large white buttock fell down.

Little Lugia sat down in the swivel chair without waiting for anyone to sit in it.

It mimicked Nanbo's style, hanging its glasses on its face with the temples stretched open, as if they might shatter at any moment.

Little Lugia wet its wings with its tongue and wiped the drool off its head. The fur in the area it wiped was pressed down, making the surrounding fur appear much taller.

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"Dr. Nanbo, are you alright?"

"Click~" Suddenly, Nanbo's finger shot out from under Lugia's bottom.

"I think my brilliant plan actually has a fatal flaw."

"That means legendary Pokémon that are underage should not be listed as protected species."

“Yes.” Kosaburo and Amado looked at Lugia with a headache.

"This little Lugia seems to think we're playing a game with it."

"Not only did it not have any educational effect, but we also became dependent on it."

Kosaburo and Yamato said helplessly.

In just two short minutes, the little Lugia couldn't sit still anymore.

It jumped off the swivel chair, skillfully pulled open a drawer in the laboratory, rummaged through it, and stuffed the food inside into its mouth.

"We clearly detected a strong energy fluctuation, but what we found when we went there was just a small Lugia."

Nanbo was able to catch his breath, and he struggled to sit up, supporting himself on the swivel chair.

"Yes, your detection is correct. There is a mother Lugia searching for her cubs," Natsume said strangely.

"What? Quickly bring that Lugia over!" Amado and Kosaburo exclaimed excitedly.

"Wait a minute"

Natsume made a video call to Satoshi.

Soon, Ash's expression of utter despair appeared on the other end of the Pokédex.

"Natsume-nii, I—Waaah!"

As soon as Ash opened his mouth, a huge feather, scooped with an unknown yellow solid mixture, was shoved into Ash's mouth like a spoon.

"Ugh!" Ash gagged, but a large, white wing blocked his mouth, leaving him no choice but to force down the food in his mouth.

"Hey, what are you eating?" Xia asked, her brows furrowing.

Natsume remained silent, then glanced at Lugia, who was enjoying a hearty meal in the laboratory.

No wonder he hasn't shown any intention of returning home after running away for more than two months.

"Natsume-nii, save me!" Ash was truly terrified this time.

He could endure any form of torture, but he absolutely could not eat another bite of the mysterious snacks made by Lugia's mother.

"Great! Since you have the location, why don't we send that little Lugia back?"

A look of relief appeared on the faces of Amado and Kosaburo.

"no!"

Dr. Nanbo suddenly spoke up, refusing in words.

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at each other curiously.

“Poaching of cubs is a very common phenomenon, and this Lugia definitely needs experience in dealing with it.”

As Nanbo spoke, he nodded involuntarily.

"What do you mean, Doctor?"

"Let the Lugia take the cub back itself?"

When Kosaburo and Yamato heard this, they were completely baffled.

“Yes, that’s right, this is different from ordinary poaching, it’s very challenging!” Nanbo nodded in agreement.

"You two, you're responsible for luring Lugia's mother over here!"

"Yes!"

Nanbo gave the order, and although Kosaburo and Yamato were unwilling, they had no choice but to carry it out.

The two quickly prepared and headed to Lugia's mother's location using the coordinates provided by Natsume.

"Natsume-nii, can I finally be free?!"

On the other end, Xiao Zhi was in tears.

(End of this chapter)