Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Soon, Gardevoir's consciousness echoed in Rowe's mind, and her psychic probing clearly displayed the scene before Rowe's eyes.

The scene shows a girl with fiery red hair confronting a burly man. The girl is surrounded by six fire-type Pokémon, while the burly man has also taken out six Pokémon.

Although both sides had put up their best resources, they actually fought quite restrainedly.

It's probably because both sides were aware that if they acted too violently in this large cave, the consequences would be unimaginable if the cave collapsed.

Having clearly understood this, they fought each other while trying their best not to cause too much damage to the cave. However, even though they fought so restrainedly, the firepower on the other side was still extremely fierce. It just seemed that the flaming-haired girl was being suppressed.

"..."

Of course, Luo Wei recognized her at a glance: the fiery-haired girl was Aysa, the gym leader of LavaCity, and the burly man opposite her was Archie, the leader of Team Aqua.

In terms of strength, Archie's fighting power is between that of a Gym Leader and an Elite Four member. Of course, this certainly doesn't include those Gym Leaders who cheat their way to power.

In short, the last time in Slateport City, Archie encountered Genji, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the Dragon King, but only exchanged a single blow with him from afar before retreating.

This shows that he was well aware that his strength was no match for the Dragon King, the strongest of the Hoenn Elite Four, so he decisively chose to retreat.

On the other hand, his strength is much greater than that of ordinary gym leaders. As long as he does not encounter the Elite Four or the Champion, he has the ability to fight them.

In terms of specifics, it's similar to the situation of Team Magma's leader. Previously, in the Kanaz City mining area, Team Magma's leader remotely manipulated a dummy to fight in his place, and was able to fight on par with Dujuan.

Du Juan admitted at the time that if it weren't for the fact that her opponent was operating remotely, but rather fighting face-to-face, Du Juan would most likely not have been a match for her.

This already establishes that the opponent's strength is above that of the Gym Leader, while Aya's strength happens to be the lowest among the Hoenn Gym Leaders.

This led to a somewhat dire situation on the battlefield. Moreover, Shui Wutong didn't come alone; he brought two helpers with him.

I wasn't too familiar with the brown-skinned older sister, Luo Wei; I only knew her name and that she was a member of the Ocean Team. But the other person, on the other hand, looked very familiar.

...Xigana

Of course, Rowe wasn't too surprised to see Higana here.

"go!"

Now that the direction has been determined, there's no need to waste time. The fighting over there looks incredibly intense, and Luo Wei certainly can't leave it unattended; he's here to help.

Finally, after a long and arduous journey, Luo Wei arrived at the depths of the great cave just before Hai Quan and Xi Jiana reached the meteorite.

"Sorry I'm late!"

However, just as Luo Wei's divine soldiers were about to descend and help, several smoke grenades flew out from another direction, and another uninvited guest suddenly broke in.

To be honest, this was somewhat unexpected for Rowe, as this uninvited guest was clearly not in Rowe's plans.

Team Aqua's appearance here is part of the original game storyline...

Higanbana's appearance here is a supplement to the later DLC, and her identity fits the reason for her presence here.

So who the hell is this third party that suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

While Rowe was puzzled, he saw the newcomer trying to steal the meteorite under the cover of the smoke bomb. Rowe naturally couldn't let him break the plot, so he immediately raised his hand and commanded Gardevoir and Meowth to take action.

And so, the scene turned out the way it did.

"You are……"

Luo Wei's intrusion caused Aysa and Shui Wutong to instinctively stop what they were doing, and Luo Wei waved to Aysa.

"My name is Luo Wei. Has Mr. Daigo already told Miss Aya about me?"

"Hmm, you've come to help? You're a great help, but how did you get here without someone to guide you..."

To this, Luo Wei chuckled and gestured with his thumb towards the path behind him, "Oh, I came straight from the other side of the waterfall~"

This one sentence made everyone else in the room stare at him, while on the other side, Luo Wei's gaze fell on a few other people.

"...Um, let's leave that Marine Team officer for now, Higana...why are you here?"

Although Lowe was fully aware of the reasons, he still had to go through the motions...

"Hehe, it might be a bit sudden, but I'm a member of Team Marines~"

"Yeah, it was quite sudden..."

After speaking, Luo Wei's gaze fell on the last figure dressed in black robes...

"...So, who are you?"

Luo Wei knew everyone else and was familiar with their backgrounds, but this person was someone he truly didn't know at all...

However, the other party lowered their head, and a deliberately lowered voice came from beneath their face and head covered by a black robe.

"I'm here to retrieve the meteorite from here. That's all I can say!"

This statement proved that he was not on the same side as anyone else present, and then he took out a Poké Ball from his waist.

With a flash of light, a rather strangely shaped Pokémon appeared before everyone.

"?"

Its body has the structure of a beast, but its tail looks like that of a fish, and its head has the characteristics of a bird, making it seem like a Frankenstein's monster that combines several different creatures.

Upon seeing this strange Pokémon, Rowe immediately recognized it.

Oh my god, brother-in-law (not really), what brings you here? You didn't even give me a heads-up!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Lillie has already wandered into the plot, so it's not entirely impossible for him to appear here.

The black-robed man, completely unaware that his identity had already been exposed in Luo Wei's eyes, raised his hand and waved...

"...Don't worry about anything, everyone is an enemy, just defeat them all, let's go, attribute: empty!"

Chapter 138 The Challenge from Six Years Ago!

"Just take them all down, let's go! Attribute: Empty!"

The "mysterious man" in front of them raised his hand and waved it, and the strangely shaped Pokémon beside him lowered its head and let out a threatening roar.

Although he seemed very confident in his Pokémon, Rowe immediately concluded that, at least for now, the Pokémon's strength was not particularly great.

In any case, he is definitely not powerful enough to suppress the entire field. In fact, he would probably be suppressed if he were to fight any one of the people present in a one-on-one fight.

Perhaps the mysterious man in front of him was overconfident in his Pokémon, but regardless, his Pokémon had already pounced on him.

"……no way"

Over there, Haiquan, one of Team Aqua's two executives, also took out his Poké Ball and spoke to Shigella.

"...You know that kid, right? You can handle him then. I'll deal with this weirdo."

Xijiana nodded, seemingly having no doubts about Haiquan's arrangements and accepting his decision entirely.

“Well, although this is quite sudden…” Higana stepped in front of Rowe directly, “I’m sorry, Rowe, I can’t let you interfere with the plan here, so I’d like to ask you to step back for now.”

Luo Wei remained calm. "Then I'm sorry, I came here to stop you!"

Higana nodded. "Hmm, I don't think it'll be that easy for you to back down like that. Haha, well, I guess I'll just have to do everything I can to make you retreat. Well then, this child has been wanting to settle things with you for a while now, so let's say hello~"

As she said this, Higanbana took two Poké Balls from her waist. One of the Poké Balls contained a Tyranitar that Lowell had seen before, while the other Poké Ball contained...

...As the light spread, a wild roar mixed with a terrifying shockwave rippled out, revealing a majestic figure that Luo Wei was quite familiar with.

"Salamander..."

Just as Rowe had expected, Sigana's trump card, which she hadn't used before, was indeed Salamence. However, the Salamence's condition was clearly a bit strange.

It stared at Rowe and Masked Cat, raised its chin defiantly, and let out a threatening roar.

"Oh wow, have we met before? Hmm, I guess we really have..."

The other party's attitude immediately confirmed Luo Wei's guess. Sure enough, after looking confused, Masked Cat immediately showed an expression of sudden realization.

Ah, it was around that time!

That's right. It was shortly after Luo Wei became acquainted with Xin Ye Miao. He and Xiao Yao went on an adventure to the back mountain, but they encountered an unexpected crisis.

A powerful Pokémon that should never appear in that back mountain, a Salamence that seems to have gone berserk and out of control for some reason!

At that time, Rowe and May were too weak to be a match for that Salamence. Rowe's only Pokémon partner was Newleaf, which had not yet received much training.

At the critical moment, Luo Wei's father, the God of War, asked for help from the King of Sussex, who arrived and saved Luo Wei and Xiao Yao.

This happened six years ago, and even now, Rowe is still curious about where that Salamence came from.

However, upon seeing the Salamence before him and its attitude and reaction, Luo Wei was certain of his guess.

"So, it really is that Salamence from six years ago? This is truly..."

When Luo Wei saw the masked cat looking at him, its expression clearly showed that it had been completely aroused and was ready to fight.

This is understandable. Six years ago, Newleaf was so weak that it could only be carried away by Lowell when facing Salamence. As a Pokémon, it was completely useless when its trainer was in danger, which is something it still regrets to this day.

Now, we finally have another chance to settle the score. The humiliation of six years ago... can be settled here again!

As for the Monsterra, Kirlia previously fought it one-on-one, and the result could only be described as a draw. It was clear that the opponent hadn't used its full strength.

So, at this moment, Lowe's Kirlia evolved into Gardevoir, and it seemed that he could finally go all out in the battle...

So……

"bring it on!"

With a wave of his hand, Lowe sent Meowth rushing forward, while Gardevoir's eyes flashed with light as it gathered psychic power into an invisible hand, which it then squeezed directly at Tyranitar.

The Tyranitar lowered its head and charged forward, but its movements were abruptly frozen halfway through. Kirlia's psychic powers had been able to control its movements to some extent before, but Gardevoir's psychic powers were even stronger now, and it completely controlled the Tyranitar in one go.

Meanwhile, Masked Meow's figure was already like a phantom, constantly pulling and changing its afterimages as it approached. She leaped up and stomped on the head of the Tyranitar that had stopped halfway, and went straight for the Salamence behind it.

The Jaw Dragon was stepped on the head by the Masked Cat, causing it to lose its balance and crash to the ground, which surprised Higana.

"It actually suppressed my Tyrannosaurus Rex in one fell swoop? No, was that a skill?"

Clearly, what just happened was a coordinated attack by Meowth and Gardevoir. Of course, it wasn't really a coordinated attack; Gardevoir used psychic powers to control Tyranitar, and Meowth came up and hit it on the head with a Knock Off (black stockings and long legs version).

It's like taking a hit from both Gardevoir and Masked Meowth at the same time. It didn't collapse on the spot, but it certainly wasn't easy.