Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 426 The Final Battle, Natsume VS Watanabe

Silent all night.

The next day, Natsume delivered the flower petal cakes into the cave as usual, and then went to the tournament preparation area.

He couldn't resist taking out the dragon scale, its surface covered with golden telekinetic energy, but without making any deep connection.

Ever since returning from that video, Natsume has been like a novice trying soul-swapping—clumsy but addicted.

They always die very quickly, and the loss of their telekinetic energy is enormous.

However, the increased sense of control that comes with regaining telekinesis is real and tangible.

"No, there's still a match today."

Natsume took a deep breath and put the dragon scale into his pocket.

He didn't want to exhaust his telekinetic abilities before the competition, ending up on the field in a daze.

"Natsume-nii, you have to do your best!"

Ash's shouts rang out from the stands.

Xiaoxia, Jiaozi, and others were all present beside him.

Surprisingly, N and Ye Yue were also there.

"Xiao Zhi and Ye Yue have withdrawn from the competition."

A slightly melancholy voice sounded from behind, and Du stepped forward.

"I know."

Natsume yawned.

Both Ash and Ye Yue's Pokémon are seriously injured and need to rest for a while, making it difficult for them to participate in today's semi-finals.

Therefore, today's semi-finals have become a decisive battle between Natsume and Watari.

"Welcome everyone to the Silver Tournament! I'm your host, Narusuke!"

After the familiar opening remarks, Naruto's voice suddenly turned somber:
"Today, Narutosuke brings you both good news and bad news!"

Upon hearing this, the previously noisy audience fell silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Naruto.

"The bad news is that both Xiao Zhi and Ye Yue have withdrawn from today's match due to injuries to their respective Pokémon!"

Immediately, a deafening chorus of sighs erupted from the audience.

"The good news is that today has become the final. Now, please welcome Mr. Natsume and Mr. Watari to the battlefield!"

Cross!
As soon as the name was mentioned, all the audience members instinctively looked up.

Seemingly in an effort to amplify the publicity, the Chengdu authorities set up an extra large screen displaying Lance and Natsume's six Pokémon.

Dragon Messenger, Dragon King Du!
The information of the six Pokémon that Lance registered for battles is displayed in full:
Dragonite, Dragon + Flying

Gyarados, Water/Flying

【Taiwanese Bluebird, Dragon + Flight】

Charizard, Fire + Flying

[Salamander, Dragon + Flying]

Fossil pterosaur, rock + flight

"Mom, why isn't he called the Flying-Type Heavenly King?"

In the audience, the little girl's innocent voice made Rangdu stumble and almost fall to the ground.

Seeing that Lance had entered the arena, everyone turned their curious gaze to another screen, which displayed information about the Pokémon that Natsume used for battle.

If someone was chosen by the authorities and is selected as their opponent, they can't be too bad, right?

However, everyone who saw it was dumbfounded.

Professor Pokémon, Indigo League Champion, Orange League Honorary Trainer, and winner of the 367 Paper Gold Award.
A series of titles, some understandable and some not, took up most of the screen, even more than Lance's brief introductions of his Pokémon!

Wow, it's that amazing!
Everyone nodded blankly, watching the text about Natsume flashing on the screen.

Another case of Moo Moo Milk! Natsume, the record holder for consecutive wins!

It wasn't until they saw the last item that everyone belatedly realized they had been tricked.

Looking further down, the Pokémon they registered were also baffling.

Pikachu, Electric

[Groundhog, ground]

Dragonite, Dragon + Flying

[Lollerton, ???]

[Rotom of the Dream Ball, Electric + Psychic]

Zapdos, Electric + Fire

Starting with the fourth Pokémon, almost everyone began to lose track of it.

"What kind of Pokémon is that? Why is its type a question mark?"

"The fifth one seems to be Rotom-Gaming, I've seen Indigo League."

Everyone started whispering.

When Zapdos's name was finally announced, the entire arena suddenly fell silent, followed by an even louder discussion.

"That's... the legendary Pokémon?"

"No way, could we really see Zapdos at the tournament?"

"Although it's not unprecedented, it's truly rare, and this year's ticket prices are definitely worth it!"

In an instant, the disappointment of missing a game vanished from the audience's hearts.

Everyone watched with tension as Watari and Natsume remained silent on the field, eagerly anticipating the upcoming match.

"Ahem, information about the two contestants. Wait a minute, why is Natsume's screen still displaying information?"

Just as Narutosuke was about to signal the referee to come on stage, he suddenly noticed that text kept popping up on the screen that belonged to Natsume.

Something went wrong?
Soon, Narusuke dismissed his own idea.

Because these pop-up fonts are not random; when put together, they form a college's admissions brochure.

"Yeah, I knew it."

Professor Oak covered his face in the stands.

He had anticipated this scene ever since Natsume asked him to register his information last night.

With such a good advertising effect, Natsume couldn't possibly not take advantage of it for free.

At the other end of the venue, Wataru glanced at Natsume's screen, which was completely filled with images, and immediately felt like he had missed out on a fortune.

but
When did Natsume catch Zapdos?
Powerful Electric-type moves? But for him, who is an expert in Flying-type moves—oops, he's the Dragon-type Elite Four member, and he's not afraid of Electric-type moves!
"The final battle of the Silver Tournament will be between Natsume and Wataru." "This battle also relates to the battle system policies between the two regions! Let's wait and see!"

As the announcement ended, Naruto stepped onto Magneto and soared into the sky.

With the referee's whistle, Natsume and Watanabe lost possession of the ball at the same time.

"Go, Gyarados!"

"Go ahead, middle part!"

Two figures stood simultaneously on the battlefield.

Gyarados, LV80

[Middle parting hairstyle, LV60]

The moment Natsume saw the difference in levels, his eyelids twitched.

Watari is much stronger than he was at Tsukimiyama.

The man with the middle parting also felt the pressure emanating from the big guy on the other side.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like I'm a little weaker.

"Gyarados's Intimidate ability worked! But it doesn't seem to have any effect on this Pikachu. Sure enough, it's asleep again!"

Naruto's excited voice rang out, and at the same time, a close-up of a man with a middle parting and snot bubbles appeared on the screen.

The man with the middle part thought that maybe he hadn't slept enough for 18 hours yesterday, because he felt weak all over as soon as he entered the battlefield today.

I need to catch up on some sleep first.

"Since you're so generous, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Du half-closed his eyes and gave the order without hesitation:

"Gyarados, Dragon Dance!"

Watermarks appeared out of thin air around Gyarados, and it began to swam through the air with a peculiar dance.

"Wake up, 100,000 volts!"

With a glare, Natsume used his telekinesis to pull the man with the middle parting out of the dream world.

"Pickup?"

The man with the middle parting paused, then turned to look at the Gyarados opposite him.

Pikachu, almost forgot, it's four times weak to Gyarados.

"Pikachu!"

Thick bolts of lightning shot into the sky.

Without the slightest hesitation, the middle-parted dragon mustered all its strength, and a golden lightning pillar several times thicker than its body and dazzlingly bright erupted, tearing through the air and rushing straight towards Gyarados with a destructive aura!
"Roar--!!!"

Gyarados let out a deafening roar of pain.

Even though its level far surpassed its opponent's, and even though it had just improved its abilities, the terrifying electric current, which was four times more effective at suppressing it, still caused its massive body to convulse violently, its hard scales to char and crack, and the air to be filled with the smell of burning.

"It's four times weak to Electric-type Pokémon, aren't you going to change your Pokémon?"

Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Watari.

In response to Natsume, Wataru possessed the Mega Key Stone.

"My battle requires a decisive push."

"The road to victory will not end here! Answer my heart, Gyarados! Mega Evolve!!"

Du raised his wrist, and the keystone burst forth with a dazzling seven-colored light!
To everyone's astonishment, Gyarados was completely enveloped in the light of evolution.

A burst of light revealed an even more ferocious and terrifying behemoth—MEGA Gyarados!
Its lower jaw became enormous, covered with ferocious bone spikes, its body became thicker, its tail resembled a warhammer, and it exuded a suffocatingly ferocious aura.

Extremely ferocious!
Natsume narrowed his eyes, looking at the bracelet on Watari's wrist with a sense of existential doubt.

1, 26 stones, a total of six Mega Evolution Key Stones.

Are you a real-life Superman?
"After Mega Evolution, Gyarados's type becomes Water/Dark, and it's now only twice as weak to Pikachu!" Naruto's voice had barely faded when Watanabe issued the command:
"Gyarados, Crunch!"

Black light clung to its sharp fangs, and the Gyarados, whose speed had been enhanced once, arrived in front of the man with the parted head in an instant.

"Pickup!"

The man with the middle parting was startled, abruptly closed his eyes, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Crack!"

It was as if a layer of glass had been shattered; the enormous fangs pierced through the middle-parted hair as if from a dream.

"Pikachu."

His brows were furrowed, as if he were enduring a terrible nightmare.

"Very good, continue the dragon dance!"

Du seized the opportunity and said without hesitation.

"Middle parting, Volt replacement!"

Natsume frowned slightly.

This cannot be allowed to continue to strengthen Gyarados.

Although the Middle-Haired Pokémon is almost helpless against low-level Pokémon, the Eternal Resting Grounds are still a formidable opponent.

However, when faced with such a powerful move used by a high-level Pokémon, it only takes two hits at most to wake up the guy with the middle parting.

"Pickup!"

With a sigh of relief, the man with the middle parting transformed into a streak of light and struck the Mega Gyarados. Under the cover of the Gyarados's cries of pain, it successfully returned to Natsume's Poké Ball.

"It's Volt's substitution! Who should Mr. Natsume bring on?" On the big screen, the camera quickly focused on the red and white ball at Natsume's waist.

"Go, Zapdos!"

"Cannes!!"

A red light flashed, and a peculiar "large bird" appeared in the sky above the field.

It does indeed possess Zapdos's signature streamlined body and sharp eyes, but instead of being enveloped in golden lightning, it is engulfed in blazing crimson-gold flames!

Flames danced at the tips of the golden feathers, and the tail feathers looked like they were formed from condensed flames. Each flap of the wings brought up a scorching wave of air and tiny sparks!
Narutosuke's commentary faltered: "Uh, Zapdos? Wait, is that really Zapdos? It's burning?!"

The audience erupted in uproar, whispering amongst themselves, their faces filled with confusion.

Even Wataru, who was on the other side, showed obvious surprise on his usually calm face.

He squinted, carefully examining the "Zetzart" enveloped in flames, and the image of the Pokémon that always hid in its egg and had a peculiar aura flashed through his mind.

"Is it that? The thing inside that egg from last time? A mixture of fire and lightning?"

Wataru understood immediately, and then looked at Natsume as if he were a pervert.

You didn't find a Zapdos and a Moltres and have them have a child, did you?
(End of this chapter)