Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 222 The Farfetch'd Duck Almost Got Caught, Danger! Everyone Moves Out

After seeing the little sheep mount, Su Yu went to find the tropical dragon.

His four main mounts on his ranch are Eyjafjalla, Arcanine, Suicune, and Tropius, all of whom are at the Gym Leader level.

Suicune's strength hadn't fully recovered yet. Su Yu estimated that Suicune at its peak was at least at the level of a top champion, comparable to Steven's Mega Metagross and Lance's ace Dragonite.

After all, Tapu Koko, the legendary island of Alola, once fought Ash's Pikachu to a standstill before being defeated by Ash's signature Z-Move. Therefore, the four legendary islands are roughly at this level.

Before Su Yu could even exchange a few words with the tropical dragon, suddenly, a scream from a Farfetch'd came from Moon Lake not far away.

Su Yu hurriedly rode the tropical dragon over, only to find several crystal lantern spirits and wandering night spirits together, grabbing a farfalle and trying to drag it into the spirit world.

This seems to be... the Ghost-type Pokémon rampage that Yang Hao mentioned earlier.

Seeing this, Su Yu was about to send Tropius into action. However, a Pokémon was even faster than them.

Suicune used its divine speed to rush from the island in the middle of the lake, and at the same time, it conjured a water cannon from its mouth.

The water cannon blasted at several Ghost-type Pokémon, scattering them to pieces.

Seeing that things were not going well, the Wandering Night Spirit, who was maintaining the gate to the spirit world, took the lead and ran away, closing the gate behind it, leaving only a few crystal lamp spirits standing there looking completely bewildered.

Seeing this, Su Yu quickly had the tropical dragon control the crystal lampfire spirits to prevent them from all escaping.

"Thank you, Suicune." Su Yu said gratefully as he jumped off the tropical dragon's back.

After nodding to Suyu, Suijun turned back to the island in the middle of the lake.

"Are you alright?" Su Yu asked, puzzled, as he helped the giant green onion duck up.

Farfetch'd shook its head; it had simply been ambushed. Those Ghost-type Pokémon were ruthless; they immediately seized its wings and feet, rendering it immobile and unable to use any moves.

Seeing this, Su Yu also looked at the crystal lamplight spirits.

The ones who were able to open the portal to the Spirit World were those wandering Dusknoirs from before. So without them, Su Yu wasn't worried that these Pokémon could run back to the Spirit World.

With the help of Tropius, he interrogated the Pokémon. However, they didn't seem to be very intelligent, and he couldn't get any answers from them.

The few words they uttered were like gibberish.

"Alright, let's hand them over to Officer Jenny for now."

After dialing Officer Jenny's number, Su Yu rode his Tropius to transport the Pokémon over. Back at the ranch, he turned on the television.

The first TV station was broadcasting live the recent chaos caused by Ghost-type Pokémon flying everywhere. The host also reminded viewers:

"Recently, a group of Ghost-type Pokémon suddenly appeared in the territory of Donghuang. Some experts speculate that they escaped from the spirit world."

"But strangely, these Pokémon weren't just running around blindly; they were systematically and purposefully ambushing and taking away Pokémon with professional-level or higher strength."

"They usually travel in groups of five or more, and Pokémon can easily be ambushed and taken if they're not careful. Currently, the League is organizing Gym Leaders and Champions to investigate in the Spirit World. Trainers are urged to be careful to avoid having their Pokémon accidentally captured."

Is it a professional-level Pokémon?

Hmm... Duck just barely crossed the line.

Thinking of this, Su Yu also called over the other Pokémon in the ranch, regardless of whether their strength had reached the professional level.

He instructed:

"These next few days, you should all stay put and wait until this storm passes before making any decisions."

"Even if you want to go out, it's best to go in a group."

"And you shouldn't stay outside for the next few days, you should all move inside."

Incidentally, Su Yu also had the Styracosaurus and the others move inside. After all, it didn't seem safe for them to live alone outside.

Including the caterpillars... let them have the entire third floor.

Upon hearing this, Chief Butterfly also showed a worried look. It seems... things are not going well.

"Don't worry, with everyone together, those Ghost-type Pokémon won't dare to do anything to us."

Su Yu comforted him.

He then looked at Suijun; the situation was so serious that Su Yu was worried about leaving him alone outside.

Seeing this, Water Lord nodded to Su Yu, indicating that He would also come back to live with them.

……

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Urged on by Su Yu, the Pokémon began their move.

The Styracods were placed in the cold storage by Su Yu, while the hairy crabs, because they liked to bask in the sun, were placed on the top floor.

Suijun, on the other hand, was placed in a separate room on the second floor.

They each carried their own luggage, with the caterpillars carrying the most, as they had piled up many things in their respective secret bases.

Seeing this, Su Yu advised:

"I'm just moving here for a while, there's no need to move all my belongings here."

"Besides, if you bring too much stuff, the third floor won't be enough for you to stay in."

Chief Butterfly also stepped in and persuaded his people to put the items back in their homes.

Compared to them, Suicune traveled much more lightly. It simply brought a ball of yarn into the house, a scene that Su Yu happened to catch a glimpse of.

"It seems that Suicune quite likes it?" Su Yu asked, puzzled.

Sure enough, no cat can resist the temptation of a ball of yarn.

……

After the move was completed, Su Yu and his Pokémon stayed inside the house for the next few days.

During this time, they repelled several waves of Ghost-type Pokémon attacks and captured more than a dozen Pokémon.

Unfortunately, just like Chandelure before, we couldn't get any information out of these Pokémon.

In the end, Su Yu had no choice but to give them to Miss Officer Jenny in town.

"It seems necessary to try to capture a wandering night spirit and have it take me to see the spirit world."

Su Yu thought to himself. But out of caution, he was reluctant to take the risk. After all, no one knew what unexpected things might happen after entering the Spirit Realm.

It is said that even the owner of the Rashomon Gym in the neighboring city was ambushed by a Ghost-type Pokémon, and his ace Pokémon, Itachi, was almost captured.

"So it seems the spirit world is still quite complex..."

Luo Sheng's strength is considered quite good among gym leaders. The fact that even he was almost successfully ambushed shows that things outside are becoming increasingly chaotic.

However, Su Yu believed that the defenses of his ranch were still stronger than those of the Rashomon Gym. With a little caution, nothing unexpected should happen.

"It's better to stay home and watch TV... It's not very safe to go to the spirit world right now."

As Su Yu was about to go upstairs and turn on the TV, the environment outside suddenly changed drastically.

The once clear sky suddenly turned as black as night, even tinged with a hint of blood red.

Ghost-type energy permeated the ranch. At the same time, Su Yu also saw phantom images of Pokémon such as Dusknoir and Woodpecker appearing in the ranch.

"Is this... a sign that the spirit world is about to merge with the real world?" At this moment, Suijun also came out of the house. He had dealt with Marshall before, so he had some understanding of this matter.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu was taken aback. Could it be that the divine beast in the spirit realm had caused such a commotion just for this matter?

(End of this chapter)