Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

This trick can deal with desert dragonflies!

However, it will wait until it rushes into the dust it raises before suddenly becoming alert.

Xia Yan's warning arrived just in time, "Beedrill, get out of the way!"

With a flap of its wings, its form appeared as a double image.

whoosh-

Almost the instant it dodged, a scorching fireball burst forth from the dust, grazed Beedrill's body, shattered its shadow clone, and flew into the sky.

Before Beedrill could even catch its breath, Xia Yan shouted again, "Beedrill, watch out behind you!"

The fireball, after rising into the air, did not directly strike the rock wall above the cave. Instead, after reaching a certain height, it scattered like fireworks.

Xia Yan's face was grim.

He never expected that this desert dragonfly would have this trick up its sleeve.

That magma fireball that was just shot out was...

Dragon-type move, Meteor Shower!

It is also one of the most powerful moves among Dragon-type Pokémon.

boom!!

Balls of scorching magma fireballs fell from the sky, but thanks to Natsuhiko's warning and the protection of Shadow Clone and Counter Shield, Beedrill managed to avoid serious damage.

But inevitably, he still suffered some injuries.

"Sha?!"

A somewhat disheveled desert dragonfly emerged from the dust, staring at the beetle with a hint of resentment in its eyes.

The Beedrill was also injured, but now it was even more imposing than the Desert Dragonfly, so it naturally glared back defiantly.

"Stop! Desert Dragonfly!"

Suddenly, a jarring sound rang out.

Trainer!

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a young man, about twenty years old, wearing a gray robe and dressed in a somewhat retro style, walking quickly out of the tunnel on the other side of the cave, panting.

Upon hearing the familiar sound, the desert dragonfly indeed stopped moving.

After glancing at the Beedrill queen, it flew toward the approaching youth.

But Xia Yan's expression was not very good.

He thought the desert dragonfly was wild, never expecting it to have a trainer.

What does it mean to launch an attack without saying a word?

Now they're saying they won't fight anymore? What does that mean?

"Beedrill," Xia Yan called out.

Beedrill understood Xia Yan's meaning and kept its gaze fixed on the approaching youth. Unless he gave a reasonable explanation, no matter how much it agreed with the Desert Dragonfly, it would make them understand the price of attacking others at will.

At the same time, Pokkigu, who had been watching the show, straightened up, and Casey opened her eyes.

They are all ready to make their move.

Chapter Sixty-Two: The People of Meteors

That person didn't seem to intend to leave immediately.

Instead, after calling back the Desert Dragonfly, she jogged over to Xia Yan.

Just as Xia Yan was about to angrily question the other party about why he had the desert dragonfly attack him, he saw the person do a perfect 90-degree bend over.

Now.

Xia Yan is completely bewildered.

Her serious expression softened slightly, but she didn't speak; she just crossed her arms, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"Excuse me, sir!"

Then, I heard the person apologize very sincerely.

Xia Yan wanted to say that if apologies were useful, what would be the point of fists? But fortunately, he didn't carry over his bad habits from his previous life.

He simply frowned and asked, "Why did you attack me?"

At the same time, he also looked the other person up and down, observing their appearance and clothing.

He was very tall, at least 1.9 meters, and his face showed that he was much younger than Xia Yan had imagined, at most sixteen or seventeen years old.

But his attire was strange. He seemed to be wearing a vest that resembled animal fur underneath, and a large gray linen cloak over it. There were two special buttons on the shoulders, and upon closer inspection, it could be seen that the buttons were carved from the bones of some kind of creature.

A gray scarf was wrapped around her neck, covering half of her face, and tied around the buttons on her shoulders.

This kind of attire has a distinctly old-fashioned feel to it and doesn't fit with modern fashion trends. Instead, it makes one look somewhat like an ancient person.

'Ancient people?' Xia Yan found the thought that popped into his head a little ridiculous.

Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, the man slowly raised his head, chuckled sheepishly, and scratched the back of his head. "I'm really sorry, Desert Dragonfly mistook you for someone else, sir."

"Others?" Xia Yan raised an eyebrow.

Although the other party's tone seemed very sincere and their attitude was not at all perfunctory, why did their words seem so unconvincing?

"Yes, a despicable thief, an elf thief!" The man seemed a little angry.

Elf Thief?

Elf Hunter?

Think back carefully.

Just now, when Flygon launched its attack, Xia Yan did indeed seem to be throwing a Poké Ball at the defeated Magikarp.

"Who are you?" Xia Yan asked a different question.

"Long Yi, a dragon tamer!" He answered the question quite readily, grinning with a sunny smile.

Dragon Trainer...

When talking about dragon trainers, Xia Yan can't help but think of the Dragon Tamers, who own the Dragon Cave in the Johto region, and his good friend, the future Dragon King and champion, Lance!

However, it's not only the Dragon Tamers of Ink City in the Johto region who can be called "Dragon Tamers".

As far as Xia Yan knew, there were also dragon trainers in Cynthia's hometown of Sinnoh, the oldest town in the Sinnoh region.

And the Hoenn region also has...

Thinking of this, Xia Yan suddenly had an idea. Combining Long Yi's clothing, he vaguely guessed the other party's identity, or rather, origin.

"Are you... a 'Meteor Dweller'?" Xia Yan asked tentatively.

Long Yi looked surprised and astonished. "Sir, you know about the 'Meteor Dwellers'?"

Seeing his reaction, Xia Yan was almost 99% certain that Long Yi was indeed a "Meteorite".

The "Meteor People" are an ancient people of the Hoenn region, and could even be considered the native inhabitants. However, with the changing times and evolution, this people have gradually faded from the stage of history.

In a time when history is now lost to time, a meteor shower streaked across the sky one night, and the original Groudon and the original Kyogre clashed. Rayquaza then stopped them, and it was from that moment that the "Meteor People" appeared. They worship Rayquaza and respectfully call him "Lord Dragon God".

At that time, however, items like Poké Balls had not yet been developed, and the relationship between Pokémon and humans was also contradictory and tense.

The "Meteor People," who worship Rayquaza, began to try to communicate with, understand, recognize, become familiar with, and master some of the habits of Dragon-type Pokémon, and gradually became "Dragon Trainers," the earliest Dragon-type Pokémon trainers.

The sincere faith of the "Meteor Dwellers" finally prompted Rayquaza to respond and accept these believers.

So, a thousand years later, when a meteor streaked across the sky once more, awakening the slumbering Groudon and Kyogre, the "Meteor Dwellers" prayed for Rayquaza, and their prayers were answered. Rayquaza once again quelled the conflict between Groudon and Kyogre.

This is roughly what Xia Yan knew about the "Meteor People" and their history.

It's a very general statement, but it's enough to show that this ethnic group has a long history and that their connection with the Rayquaza should still exist today.

In fact, the Dragon Tamers who once lived in the Dragon's Lair also gradually became "Dragon Tamers" in this way. However, after Rayquaza appeared, the "Meteor Dwellers" gradually fell into silence, while the Dragon Tamers are still very active and even occupy a very important position in the powerful alliance.

Therefore, not many people know about the "Meteor People" these days, which is why Ryuichi was so surprised when he revealed his identity as a "Meteor People" to Xia Yan.

“I have a ‘teacher’ who is very interested in knowledge about history, elves, and so on. I’ve heard him tell stories about the ‘Meteor People.’ I just asked him about it, but it turns out it’s true.”

Xia Yan once again shifted the blame to the fictitious "teacher".

Although not many people know about the "Meteor Dwellers," Xia Yan believes that there should still be some people in the League who know of their existence. After all, there are traces and documents left by the "Meteor Dwellers" in many places in the Hoenn region, the most typical example being Sootopolis City.

Moreover, we should not underestimate this nation that has already withdrawn from the stage of history. They did not retire because of decline; on the contrary, they chose to retire gracefully at the height of their power.

Normally, this group of people would have the strength to go toe-to-toe with Devon Corporation, which owns Daigo.

This shows just how powerful the "Meteor People" are.

"Hahaha—really? I didn't expect it to be me who admitted it? But sir, your teacher must be a very knowledgeable person." Long Yi said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

After this brief exchange...

Xia Yan made a general assessment of the simple-minded young "Meteor Dweller" in front of him.

Simple, straightforward, and not good at using roundabout language.

Perhaps it was because the "Meteor People" had been isolated from the world for so long, coupled with their simple and honest nature, that they were spared much of the deceit and scheming of outsiders.

When the other party said they mistook him for someone else, they weren't just being perfunctory; they genuinely thought he was someone else.

"You just said that your desert dragonfly mistook me for someone else. Who is this 'someone else'?"

Because Xia Yan knew of the existence of the "Meteor People," and because he hadn't shown much anger during the previous unfriendly attack, Long Yi naturally developed a certain degree of goodwill towards him.

So he didn't hide anything, or perhaps he didn't even understand what hiding was. He said, "There was a person who broke into 'Meteor Village' and stole some of our precious items and Dragon Boy. I chased after him and wanted him to return the items."

Listen.

Having his precious possessions and spirit stolen, all he wanted was for them to be returned.

Is this the way a normal person should think?

and many more.

"Dragon Boy?"