Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 168 Crossing: Is there really such a good thing? (4k)

The rainbow light connected Steven and Metagross. As the light faded, Mega Metagross made its stunning debut! Its form became even more ferocious, and its four enormous iron claws transformed into massive cantilever arms, resembling a relentless battle fortress!

Mega Metagross then unleashed its terrifying, devastating power.

Its Iron Head bombarded like cannonballs, and the earthquake caused by its Stomp swept across the entire field. It rampaged through the battle and ended the doubles match with an almost crushing victory!

After the battle ended, Wataru stared at the screen, stunned once again.

Mega Evolution again!

Moreover, the oppressive aura and pure power displayed by this Mega Metagross are in no way inferior to the Mega Gyarados that Wallace used before!
This power, surpassing ordinary evolution, is truly astonishing.
He found that his inner desire for this power was growing stronger and stronger.
Meanwhile, as the battle ended, Flame, the Lava Team's leader, threw down a few harsh words in a disheveled manner and led his remaining troops in a hasty retreat.

“It’s resolved.” Steven recalled his Mega Metagross, his expression returning to calm. “Thanks to you this time, Dragon-type Sai-Gorge. I’ll go check if the rest of the area is safe.” With that, he walked off in another direction.

Watari was about to leave as well, but suddenly noticed the passage that Gladion had entered earlier.

He controlled his character to walk over.

At the end of the passage was a half-open metal door, leading to what appeared to be a secret research lab. He pushed the door open and saw Gladgio standing in front of a huge, transparent container, staring at the contents with a complex expression.

"You've arrived." A dialog box popped up. Gladio didn't turn around, as if he had known he would come.

Wataru approached and looked at the container. He saw a Pokémon he had never seen before, submerged in a light green nutrient solution.

Its body was silver-gray, its head was completely covered by a huge silver metal armor connected to some pipes, its body was thin, and its limbs were shackled. It looked both mysterious and somewhat familiar to Du.

"This is..." Watari asked, pressing the interaction button.

“Attribute empty.” Gladion’s voice was somewhat low. “Or rather, it’s a failure, an incomplete form.”

"I initially thought the Lava Group attacked the base for this reason... but it seems they had other plans. Luckily, you arrived quickly."

He turned around and looked at the character he was playing:
"The 'Silver Companion' you encountered before, which could freely change its attributes, was the result of a secret project of the Aether Foundation, codenamed 'AR-SYNTHESIS'."

He turned to look at the Pokémon in the container again, his tone slightly unsettled:
"And this one... is one of the experimental samples in the same project, codenamed 'BEASTKILLER'. Compared to the finished product, it underwent more experiments under extreme conditions and experienced more torture and pain... Those people never cared about the feelings of the 'experimental subjects'."

Gladion paused for a moment, then looked at Watari again.

"However, I can see that you are different from them. You are strong, and... your eyes tell me that you truly love Pokémon. If it were you, perhaps... perhaps you could give it a different future."

In the prompt box below, red text accompanied by option prompts pops up!

Gladion wants to entrust you with the attribute void. Do you accept?

【whether】

Du's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the message.

Can I get this Pokémon?!

Although this is only a degenerate form, Dudu gasped when he thought of the Silvally, his evolved form, and its terrifying ability to switch attributes at will to counter opponents during battle.

Is there really such a good thing?

Without any hesitation, he immediately moved the mouse and clicked "Yes".

However, Gladion did not give him the Poké Ball immediately.

"Don't rush," Gladion's voice turned serious. "To gain its approval, you must first prove to me that you have the strength and resolve to fight alongside it! Come on, let me see your capabilities!"

The screen went black instantly, and the battle music became more intense!
[Our opponent, Gladion, has deployed his Sildenafil LV75!]

The familiar, majestic Silvally appeared on the other side, its level an astonishing 75! It was more than ten levels higher than Lance's current highest-level Gyarados!
Du: “???”

His team's average level is only around 60. When they first encountered Giragoo at the same level, they couldn't even beat it. How are they going to beat this level 75 one now?

Even without switching to resistance attributes, he can't do any damage.
The battle was a foregone conclusion.

Even though Lance sent out his strongest Gyarados, Silvally simply switched its type and used Thunderbolt to KO it instantly.

The screen went black and then lit up again, displaying a message indicating that the battle had failed, leaving Wataru stunned.

Damn, it's still a 1v1 battle!
In the game, Gladion recalled Silvally and shook his head: "It seems you are not yet able to control its power. Come back to me when you become stronger."

After saying that, he ignored Du and turned back to stare at the empty attribute space in the container.

Du looked at the screen and, to be honest, was a little speechless.

I thought it was a perk for the players, but I didn't expect there would be a test... and the difficulty of the test is ridiculously high.

Defeating a level 75 Silver Companion Warbeast one-on-one is a daunting prospect.

It seems he still has a long way to go before he can obtain this powerful Pokémon.
Today's game brought Du Meng back to his senses.

The most urgent task is not only to level up, enrich and strengthen one's Pokémon team, but also to find countermeasures to deal with various situations, which has become more important than ever.

Whether it's to conquer the Mossdeep Gym or to pass Gladion's test in the future and obtain that type Void Pokémon.

He glanced at the silent, empty attribute box in the container, then thought about the unattainable level 75 and the two powerful gym leaders in the dojo, and took a deep breath.

The road ahead is still long...
I need to figure out a way to keep leveling up and catch more and stronger Pokémon while I'm at it; my current team isn't strong enough. But... I haven't seen any Dragon-type Pokémon along the way!
Do we have to make do again?
Du's lips twitched.

If this continues, I, the Dragon-type Heavenly King, will truly become the Heavenly King of another type.
While Wataru is struggling with the upcoming game, Cynthia in the real world is also facing a problem.

Her investigation into "Zero Island" has reached a stalemate.

Even after using his connections and resources as the Sinnoh Champion and a mythologist, and searching through the League's confidential files, ancient local chronicles, and even some gray channels that were not convenient to disclose, the results were either "no such place found," or "Zero Island" seemed to have been hidden by Team Rocket, or it simply did not exist.

But given her previous experience, Cynthia is more inclined to believe the former possibility.

She sat at her desk, her fingertips tapping unconsciously on the surface, her brow furrowed. All conventional methods seemed to have failed.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she quickly picked up a uniquely designed, highly encrypted communication terminal and began operating it rapidly. Instead of dialing directly, she first sent a connection request coded with complex scrambling.

After waiting for about a minute, the terminal screen flickered a few times before finally connecting. The image wasn't completely clear; there was only a blurry lower half of a face hidden in the shadow of a hood, with a constantly flowing green data stream in the background.

"Sister Zhulan? What's wrong?" A young voice came, tinged with curiosity. "Any new information about that game?"

“No, Mike,” Cynthia cut straight to the point, her tone serious, “I need you to help me find a place.”

"Oh? Looking for a place? Sister Zhulan, you can handle this yourself."

The voice on the other end sounded a little confused. He could understand when Cynthia asked him to investigate the identity of the game's creator, but finding a place for her to investigate shouldn't be a problem for her, given her connections and knowledge.

"It's an island called Zero Island, possibly in the Kanto region. It's related to Team Rocket, but I don't know much else. I need to know its exact location and everything related to it, the more detailed the better."

Cynthia's voice continued.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line, followed by the sound of typing, before the person spoke again after a while:
"Zero Island... Let me see. If it's related to Team Rocket, it's normal that it can't be found in the League database or the Geographic Archive, but I just checked, and there's no record of this name in the Black Market Information Network. Where did you hear about this place?"

Xiao Mai paused, his tone suddenly taking on a hint of understanding.

"...From which game did this one come from?"

Cynthia did not deny it: "Yes."

“...I knew it.” Xiao Mai snorted softly, his voice now carrying a hint of seriousness and a desire to challenge.

"Ever since you contacted me last time, I haven't had a moment's rest. I've tried all sorts of methods to break into its core game database, to see what secrets it holds."

His tone turned serious: "But I have to admit, we've run into a tough opponent this time. The game's encryption technology is stronger than any I've ever encountered before. The architecture is so bizarre it doesn't seem like modern technology, and the firewall is outrageous. Several times my attempts to probe it were almost reverse-tracked. It's simply... simply not the kind of technology this world should have."

“So,” Xiao Mai concluded, his voice brimming with excitement, “just wait, give me some time. I’m sure I can find its loopholes. As for this ‘Zero Island’ you mentioned, I’ll also check out the Deep Web and some more… unusual places; maybe I’ll find something there.”

"Please, Michael. Let me know immediately if you find anything. This is really important."

"Hilona said solemnly."

"Okay, wait for my message, Sister Zhulan, bye."

The conversation ended, the communication was cut off, and the screen went dark again.

Cynthia put down her terminal and let out a soft breath.

She looked out the window. The night was getting darker, and both the game world and the real world seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist.

And I... will definitely uncover these mysteries.

As for now
She thought for a moment, picked up her phone, and entered a number.

Meanwhile, Wataru was feeling a bit down, wondering whether he should go to the wilderness to level up or look for more clues about Mega Evolution when his phone, which was lying to the side, suddenly rang.

The caller ID shows... Cynthia.

Wataru was somewhat surprised. He answered the phone, and Cynthia's highly recognizable voice immediately came through, with her usual calmness: "Wataru, am I disturbing you? How far are you in the game? I've encountered something... strange here, and I'd like to compare the information with yours."

"What a coincidence, I just ran into a bunch of problems and I'm having a headache." Du sighed. He was looking for someone to talk to, so he recounted his experience in detail.

From the anomaly in the shallow cave, to meeting Maple and Nan, discovering the legendary Pokémon frozen in ice, encountering Regirock, to the sudden appearance of Wallace, the overwhelming power of Mega Gyarados, and then the crushing defeat at the Mossdeep Gym due to double battle coordination and Mega Gardevoir.

And then there's the event at the center of the universe, Steven's Mega Metagross, and finally Gladion and that special Pokémon called "Type Null," as well as the almost impossible level 75 trial.

He spoke in great detail, especially when describing Wallace and Steven's Mega Evolution; Wataru's tone was filled with surprise and longing.

"...That power is simply unimaginable. A Pokémon bred to its fullest potential, then Mega Evolved, can become that powerful, almost touching the realm of legendary Pokémon..." Lance's voice was filled with emotion. "Right now, all I can think about is how to get my Gyarados to..."

When he mentioned the giant Pokémon frozen in the shallow cave, he emphasized, "...Maple and the others said that it was Registeel, the Ice God, and it seems to be the same kind of legendary Pokémon as Regirock, the Rock God they encountered in the desert before."

On the other end of the phone, Cynthia listened quietly until she heard the names "Regice" and "Regirock," at which point she suddenly gasped and interrupted Lance: "Wait! You said the Ice Regiment? Related to the Geo Regiment?"

"Huh? Yes, that's what they said. What's wrong?" Watari asked, somewhat puzzled.

Cynthia's voice suddenly became urgent, as if she had just realized something: "The desert! That desert ruin! On the top floor of that huge palace in the desert, I saw a strange mechanism with several recessed symbols on it! One of them was clearly shaped like a rock, and the other... I never figured out what the other one was, but now that you mention it, it's clearly shaped like an ice cube! So..."

Her speech quickened, and her thoughts became clearer: "So that mechanism likely corresponds to these legendary giant Pokémon! Regirock, Regiglaive... and probably more! Each time you awaken or encounter one, a symbol lights up!"

"I've already encountered an electric-type Registeel and lit up its corresponding lightning bolt symbol!"

Wataru was stunned; he hadn't expected his experience to be connected to the desert ruins Cynthia had previously explored.
The game's world-building seems to be even larger and more intricate than I imagined.
(End of this chapter)