Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

As the largest and most economically developed city in the Kanto region, Goldenrod City has a complex drainage system.

If anyone were to obtain the blueprints for the Golden City's book layout system, they would discover that it is practically an underground world.

Apart from the slightly unpleasant smell, everything else was fine.

Furthermore, the sewer system is designed in a very user-friendly way. In addition to a ditch in the middle filled with sewage, there are walkways on both sides so that people don't have to wade through the sewage.

Turn on the flashlight.

The dim yellow light shone in a direction that stretched to the horizon.

It's perfectly normal for Pokémon like Grimer, Muk, Rattata, and Zubat to live in such sewers.

Especially sludge and sludge; to others, the sewers are a dirty, smelly place, but to them, it's paradise.

Therefore, the Grimer and Muk that some people see may not necessarily have come from outside. They may very well have been living in Goldenrod City, but have become aggressive due to certain influences.

slam-la-

With the flapping of wings, the three supersonic bats hanging upside down on the sewer wall sensed Xia Yan's approach and rushed up without hesitation.

"Casey."

"Kexie—"

Casey called out softly, and a perfectly round black Shadow Ball appeared in her outstretched hand. She threw it directly at one of the Zubats that was fluttering towards her.

Xia Yan would not waste any opportunity to train Casey.

bang——

The Shadowball hit one of them head-on.

This takes time.

A bright blue halo appeared in Casey's open eyes, and she flashed to appear behind the remaining two Zubats.

Clenching his fist, pale ice crystals rapidly condensed, carrying wisps of white smoke, and the frozen fist struck the back of a supersonic bat on the left, with specks of crystal adhering to its wings.

Only one remains.

The remaining one spotted Casey behind it and locked its spear on her.

Ultra-high frequency sound waves are emitted from its mouth, and the ripples cause the air to vibrate.

However, before these ultrasound waves could reach Casey, they were blocked by a layer of azure superpower film.

Although it only held them off for a moment, it gave Casey enough time to react.

His figure flashed again.

It appeared behind the Zubat.

The Frozen Fist landed again.

click!

Thus, Casey successfully dealt with the three relatively weak Zubats.

He returned to Xia Yan's side and received affirmation.

"Not bad, your mastery of teleportation has improved, and the timing of your Shadow Ball release is also acceptable. Although Ice Fist offers the least help, it can indeed produce unexpected results in specific situations."

In short, it boils down to one sentence.

Casey is getting stronger.

“Ke Xi”.

Casey clenched her fist; Xia Yan's affirmation was the best reward for its hard work during this period.

What just happened was just an ordinary encounter along the way.

I've encountered quite a few Pokémon like Zubat, Rattata, and Raticate, but I haven't seen Grimer and Muk, which should be equally common.

Muk and Grimer are originally Pokémon with very distinctive characteristics.

But in this already foul-smelling sewer, it can actually become invisible.

"If we walk a little further and still can't see it, we'll have to turn back. We can't waste time doing that."

Xia Yan understood.

He's here to earn some extra money, but his main priority right now is to improve the strength of his three Pokémon; he can't keep wasting time farming for money.

This isn't a game where you can fight monsters to gain experience and level up.

Battles are only one aspect of training your Pokémon.

But after walking for a while, they discovered something was amiss.

All I saw was...

Five elf corpses lay across the road ahead.

Upon closer inspection, it was confirmed that there were four small Rattatas and one Rattata.

However, the shriveled appearance of these corpses made them almost unrecognizable.

Xia Yan frowned and squatted down.

"He hasn't been dead for long, no more than three days at most, so there's no reason for his body to be so shriveled."

Apart from their shriveled bodies, the fur and skin of these small Rattatas and Rattatas did not match the degree of dehydration of a corpse.

and.

Theoretically speaking, the corpses of these dead elves should be the perfect food for elves like Grimer and Muk.

It shouldn't be preserved either.

unless......

"Unless there is some reason that prevents them from getting close."

It is highly likely that there is a powerful or special Pokémon active in this area, which makes Muk and Grimer afraid to set foot there.

"But what kind of spirit could it be?"

Information about elves kept flashing through Xia Yan's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

"Kashi!"

Just as Xia Yan was thinking, Casey, who was protecting him, made a sound.

Pointing in a direction not far away.

Xia Yan looked in the direction of the sound, and the dim yellow light of the flashlight moved accordingly.

But apart from the gray stone bricks, nothing else was visible.

Just to be on the safe side, Xia Yan threw out two Poké Balls, summoning both Beedrill and Togepi.

"Chocolate!"

As soon as Togepi appeared, he trembled violently, filled with an indescribable sense of dread, and threw himself into Xia Yan's arms.

Pokerby's reaction undoubtedly served as a warning to Xia Yan.

"go!"

This place is a bit eerie; staying any longer is definitely not a good choice.

Picking up Togepi, and with Beedrill and Casey flanking him, Xia Yan prepared to leave.

however.

Just as he turned around, a bluish-purple light appeared vaguely in his sight.

"Chocolate!"

Upon seeing the eerie light, Togepi turned around abruptly and buried his head in Xia Yan's arms.

"Be careful of your surroundings. It seems they don't want us to leave so easily," Xia Yan's serious voice rang out.

The corpses of these five shriveled elves indicate that this elf was extremely aggressive and possessed bizarre abilities.

"It's most likely a Ghost-type Pokémon."

It seems that only Ghost-type Pokémon fit the criteria of being elusive and possessing mysterious abilities.

Suddenly.

When considering this prerequisite of Ghost-type Pokémon, information about a Pokémon flashed through my mind.

But he shook his head in a firm, self-doubting manner.

"It's unlikely. That Pokémon is too far from Goldenrod City and the Kanto region. It's unlikely to appear here."

Although all the conditions seem to be met perfectly.

Just as he denied it, the blue-purple halo suddenly moved and rapidly approached his location.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Body of Flames

call--

A vortex of air swirled around Beedrill, its scarlet eyes fixed intently on the approaching halo.

A figure appeared in the shadows.

"That's true."

Upon seeing the appearance of this elf, Xia Yan blurted out.

Like a Western-style wall lamp, it has a black lampshade and lamp holder, a round, glass-like face, in which a strange blue-purple flame burns, and two small yellow dots light up next to the flame.

"The Ghost of Lights..."

A ghost- and fire-type spirit, the evolved form of Litwick, it can sense the existence of the souls of humans or spirits, absorb the aura of the dying, and even lure humans and spirits to the spirit world to absorb their life energy.

Ghostly lights can fuel their flames by absorbing the souls or life energy of the dead.

It cannot be said that these spirits are evil, because absorbing souls and life energy is almost their instinct.

Even their trainers find it difficult to avoid such problems.