Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 434 The Little Groundhog Carrying Hope
"Middle-parted hair, wake up!"

Natsume tried to shout.

However, it had no effect; the middle-parted head instead nestled more comfortably against the Super-Fast Dragon's soft belly.

Unfortunately, Natsume's mental link remains.

Upon entering, Natsume discovered that, because the sleeping environment had suddenly become more comfortable, beautiful dreams began to spread in the dream world of the man with the center-parted hair.

The other person seemed quite absorbed in the moment, not even noticing Natsume approaching.

"boom!"

With a punch, the man with the middle parting suddenly turned around.

Upon seeing Natsume, it was as if it had seen a ghost.

Isn't everything around me a beautiful dream?

Why do I still have nightmares?

"You're playing a match."

Natsume gritted his teeth and said, enunciating each word clearly.

Upon hearing this, the man with the middle parting was taken aback.

"Pickup!"

It nodded heavily.

Outside, the Super Fast Dragon remained gentle and slow, as if afraid of waking the man with the middle parting.

The boundary line of the battlefield is getting closer and closer.

"Pikachu."

Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she parted her hair in the middle.

"Awooooo"

Super Fast Dragon immediately stopped, hugged the middle-parted-hair man, and gently shook him.

Its pure white wings drooped down from its head, exuding a warm and comforting aura.

The character "Pika.Zzzz" failed to awaken.

Natsume: “???”

He turned around and looked at Watari, who was standing opposite him, with a completely bewildered expression.

Does your Dragonite know how to lull someone to sleep?

"Humph!"

Du crossed his arms, exuding an inexplicable aura of intimidation.

Just kidding. In the Sanctuary, the old dragons don't care about anything, and the young dragons fight every day. Who do you think is taking care of the remaining young dragons?
"Middle-parted hair, wake up!"

Natsume's voice suddenly grew louder.

"Awww~"

Super Dragonite continued to lull the child to sleep.

However, this time, the center-parted hairstyle surprisingly did live up to expectations.

"Pickup!"

Just as it was about to reach the boundary line, it suddenly opened its eyes.

"Stab~"

In an instant, space began to surge, and the Super Dragonite was instantly pulled into the dream world by the middle-parted head.

“Pikachu.Zzzz”

The man with the middle parting fell to the ground and remained asleep, only one centimeter from the boundary line!

"This is too dangerous! The situation has changed drastically again. Natsume's Pikachu has suddenly woken up and somehow managed to take Wataru's Super Dragonite somewhere!"

The entire large screen was filled with the image of a woman with a middle-parted hairstyle and a belly that rose and fell.

"tsk"

On the other end, Du frowned slightly.

"We've been pulled into a dream world."

Natsume breathed a sigh of relief.

In the home court of the player with the middle parting, he certainly won't suffer any losses.

It should be stable.

but
Natsume turned his head and looked at Watari, who seemed to be deep in thought.

He also noticed a flaw in the middle parting hairstyle from the situation just now.

When the player with the middle parting is trapped in the eternal slumber, if the opponent does the opposite and instead of inflicting damage, they grant buffs, the player will be trapped in a dream.

While the man with the middle parting was lost in his sweet dreams, he threw his opponent off the battlefield.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the guy with the middle parting woke up just now; it was only because the conditions weren't right for the Super Fast Dragon.

If the Pokémon holding the middle-parted hair was a Pokémon like Chansey or Blissey...

While buffing the middle-parted hair, he grabs the opponent and throws them out; perhaps he really will succeed!
but
No matter what, it's over now.

Natsume closed his eyes.

"Run~"

The dream world has ended.

Time seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

suddenly!

“Crack—boom!!!”

A deafening roar, as if space itself were shattering, exploded out.

A pitch-black vortex appeared, and then it was torn apart and shattered from the inside like fragile glass!
A massive figure, exuding terrifying dragon power, soared into the sky, its pure white wings whipping up violent air currents—it was none other than Super Dragonite!

Its golden pupils were sharp as knives, and the invisible wind wall surrounding its body seemed more condensed and violent than before, emitting a low whistling sound.

And below it, where it broke through the boundary—

"Pikachu."

The aura of sleep on the middle-parted dog instantly vanished, its small eyes rolled back, and its body slumped backward. It crashed to the ground with a thud, completely incapacitated!
Its body twitched slightly, and a wisp of smoke even rose from the tips of its ears, clearly indicating that it had suffered an unimaginable backlash in the dream world.

"What?!?" Natsume exclaimed in astonishment.

Even his adversary, Wataru, froze at this moment, his pale face turning into one of astonishment.

"Although we don't know what happened, the Super Dragonite appeared, and Pikachu fell down!" Naruto's voice echoed throughout the arena.

"Pikachu is unable to battle. Natsume, please send out your next Pokémon!"

The referee raised the flag belonging to Watari.

"Defeated! Natsume still has an injured Dragonite and a fully healed Diglett in his hands!"

"Whether Wataru has a chance to pull off a comeback remains to be seen!"

The fall of the man with the center-parted hair caused the previously quiet audience to erupt in cheers once again.

Nobody wants to see the expected result; a match that exceeds everyone's expectations is what makes it interesting.

After retracting his middle parting, Natsume didn't rush to send out the next Pokémon.

He frowned slightly and looked at the Super Dragonite over there.

There was not a trace of flame, lightning, or ice on the other person's body.

Strange. In the dream world of the man with the center-parted hair, everything was a trap set by the other party.

Even in the air, there are various locking devices.

It should be very advantageous, or even a complete victory.

How could it possibly be defeated? And the Super Dragonite didn't even suffer much damage!
Suddenly, Natsume's pupils contracted as he looked at the tiny vortex of air flowing across the surface of the Super Dragonite.

Without exception, these cyclones all carried some fine metallic powder.

Natsume understood.

The techniques used by the middle-parted hairdresser are fine against ordinary Pokémon, but they are almost ineffective against Mega Dragonite with its protective shield.

"As expected, without the heart of a strong person and relying too much on external aids, you can only bully weaklings."

Natsume chuckled as he wiped the red and white balls on his middle-parted hair.

This match also revealed another problem with the middle parting hairstyle.

External forces are ultimately limited; properly developing the white fog is the key.

With a flick of the wrist, another red and white ball appeared.

Natsume took a deep breath:

"Go on, little groundhog!"

"Beep-oo-ee-beep!"

The moment the little groundhog emerged, it quickly dug a hole and burrowed underground.

"It's a ground squirrel! Natsume has sent out a ground squirrel!"

"Can Diglett, a baby Pokémon in its first stage, defeat Mega Dragonite?!"

As Narutosuke finished speaking, the audience simply smiled.

Impossible. This groundhog is of a very low level. It's obviously something Natsume used to pave the way for his last Dragonite, to boost its power.

Unlike the audience who were looking forward to a showdown between the two Dragonite, Natsume kept his eyes closed and his lips slightly pursed.

Only he knew that Dragonite was not suited for excessive battles.

All he had at his disposal was a little groundhog.

How can we win?

At present, Natsume sees no hope.

"Dragonite, take off!"

Wataru cautiously sent the Super Dragonite flying into the sky.

Although the opponent was just a baby Pokémon.

But this is Natsume!

We can't be careless.

Just as the Mega Dragonite hovered in the air, its momentum at its peak, preparing to receive the next command from Lance—

"jingle…"

A very faint, yet insignificant, crisp sound rang out in the noisy arena.

Natsume, who was under intense mental tension, instantly noticed the movement.

A syringe, gleaming with a cold metallic luster and stained with an eerie purple liquid at its tip, slipped silently from near the shoulder blade of the Super Dragonite, which was covered in fine white fur, and landed on the hard rocky ground with a crisp, subtle bounce.

Poison needle?

In the dream realm, the man with the middle parting actually managed to "poke" the super fast dragon!

In that case
"Whoosh!"

Natsume tossed a red and white ball to Miss Joy, who was standing not far away.

In an instant, Natsume's head tilted down, and Dragonite's image dimmed.

"Oh my god, Natsume actually made the Great Dragonite quit!" Narutosuke's incredulous voice rang out.

"What is Natsume-san trying to do?" Ash stared blankly at the arena.

“That’s right, the Great Dragonite still has a lot of stamina,” Gary chimed in.

He didn't have a deep impression of that ground squirrel, but he vaguely remembered that it got along well with Granny Orange's Gengar and liked to plant berries together.

In Natsume's hands, it was a relatively unknown Pokémon.

"Professor Oak, you mean Professor Oak?"

Ash turned around and found only his mother sitting upright beside him.

Following Hanako's gaze, I turned around and found that Professor Oak had already hidden behind the trash can in the aisle.

The support teams that originally supported the Kanto region are now aggressively demanding an explanation.

Did Guan Du take money?

(End of this chapter)