Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Just as they were leaving, Xia Yan finally saw the elf hiding in the lava, or rather, resting in the lava.

"So it's this elf, how rare..."

Back in the cave where the lava snails lived, Xia Yan's mind drifted to the image of that elf, and he sighed with emotion.

The next problem is how to obtain the Mega Stone and the special fiery red stone on the platform under the protection of that Pokémon.

Chapter Forty-Three: Here We Go Again!

The enormous octagonal shell is covered with dark brown spikes of varying sizes. The central area of ​​the shell is golden yellow, while the surrounding area is bright red. At first glance, it looks like a giant turtle shell.

In addition, it has a similar carapace on its head and a tubular nose that can spew flames.

When it emerged from the magma, it had its back to Xia Yan, and the flames spewing from its nose, which were wrapped around the magma, were bent over.

This Pokémon was naturally one that Xia Yan knew, and he was quite familiar with it, since it was a Pokémon that appeared quite frequently in the original work.

A combination of Fire and Dragon types, Blazing Turtle Beast!

It should be a Pokémon registered in the Alola region.

However, the thought of having a Dragapult from the Galar region by my side put me at ease; encountering any Pokémon in this kind of secret realm wouldn't be surprising.

Furthermore, since Blazemon is a Pokémon that enjoys high temperatures and magma, it's quite reasonable for it to live in such an environment.

Its appearance, however, made Xia Yan feel that it was a tricky situation.

As a Dragon-type Pokémon, Turtleblow has a long lifespan. According to the Lairion and others, this Turtleblow has been around for a very long time, and the strength it just displayed undoubtedly indicates that it is not easy to deal with.

If it weren't for that Mega Stone and the special red stone on the platform, he probably would have given up on provoking this Blazing Turtle.

Now that we've seen it, there's absolutely no way we can give up.

"If it stays hidden in the lava, it will be troublesome, but if it comes ashore, things might be different..."

The Blazing Turtle has a fatal weakness: a hole in its abdomen.

BlastTurtleBeast releases a gust of wind from the hole in its abdomen, which is caused by an explosion on its back.

If this spot is hit, it will cause significant damage, even more than the damage caused by Beedrill hitting an enemy's vitals and triggering the Sniper trait.

But Blazemon also knows where its weakness lies, so whenever it encounters an enemy, it chooses to face it with its back, just like when Xia Yan encountered Blazemon just now, it faced him with its back.

So even if you manage to lure it ashore, you might not be able to get rid of it.

Most importantly, we don't really know much about the strength of this Blazing Turtle Beast; a single magma fireball isn't enough to judge its power.

The fact that the Night Thief Salamanders were wary of it for so long, and that the Lava Bugs lurking outside dared not approach it, shows that this Blazemon's strength is at least above the Gym Leader level.

Against Gym Leader-level Pokémon, Xia Yan might be able to try his luck with perfect teamwork and a Beedrill's Mega Evolution, but against Gym Leader-level or higher...

Xia Yan touched the Poké Ball hanging at his waist.

Inside is a sleeping Snorlax.

Snorlax, with its "Thick Fat" ability, can effectively resist Fire-type damage, while Togekgeon, being a Fairy-type, can also be immune to Dragon-type moves to some extent.

"Perhaps...we could give it a try."

They removed Snorlax's Poké Ball.

Xia Yan tries to avoid relying on Snorlax and Dragapult as much as possible, whether in normal times or when facing danger, even if it sometimes requires him to pay a small price.

Otherwise, it will not only become a habitual dependence, but it will also have a great impact on the growth of his several Pokémon, making them lack the ability to make decisions and judgments at critical moments.

Therefore, Xia Yan would consider the matter very carefully each time he needed to use their power.

It's definitely not because Snorlax instantly depletes its energy cube reserves every time it attacks.

Well, absolutely not.

Of the two meals I promised Snorlax last time, Cynthia even paid for one of them.

Otherwise, he would be even more heartbroken.

"Let's go and see it again!"

No matter the cost, we must get that Mega Stone!

Arriving at the entrance of the lava cave again, it was as calm as ever, and there was no sign of the Blazing Turtle Beast.

This time, Xia Yan didn't mince words and directly threw out a Snorlax Poké Ball to summon it.

Bang!

With its enormous size, Snorlax's appearance in the lava cave caused the ground to tremble three times.

Even the Blazing Turtle Beast, which was hidden in the lava, couldn't help but stick its head out.

Seeing Snorlax's gentle appearance, I was taken aback.

Snorlax was actually quite speechless when it came out.

It suddenly realized that agreeing to follow Xia Yan was like getting on a pirate ship.

Last time, we fought Articuno in the freezing cold. How long has it been? Now we have to fight that turtle hiding in the scorching lava.

Despite my inner resistance, the thought of enjoying two delicious meals afterward made me put that resistance aside.

With Xia Yan by my side, at least I don't have to worry about food every day.

"Snorlax, Belly Drum!"

Xia Yan's voice came through.

Unlike his purely defensive approach against Articuno, Xia Yan decided to take the initiative against this Blazemon.

Belly Drum: Quickly consumes nearly half of your stamina, but at a cost, instantly boosts your attack power to the extreme.

What does it mean to achieve the ultimate improvement?

Just max it out!

Even if Snorlax's attack power is weakened by the opponent's various moves, it will instantly reach its peak.

In the game, this move can increase attack power by twelve levels. Although there is no such clear level division in reality, this Snorlax's attack power is also increased to the maximum.

"Crack!!"

Snorlax opened its mouth wide, and a large amount of scorching air flowed into its belly, causing its already enormous size to expand even further.

Immediately afterwards, Snorlax's bulging body suddenly contracted, returning to its original form, but its attack power was now at its maximum.

"Yingbao—"

At Xia Yan's instruction, Sakura continuously cast "Heal Pulse" on Snorlax, replenishing its depleted stamina time and time again.

The difference in strength between Sakura and Snorlax is too great, so the effect of "Healing Pulse" is not obvious. Therefore, it needs to be used multiple times to bring them up.

"Aren't you coming out yet?" Xia Yan squinted at the hesitant Turtlemon in the lava. "Snorlax, 100,000 horsepower!"

"Crack!!"

Snorlax raised its head, lifted its arms, and radiated an orange aura. It strode to the edge of the lava, channeled all its power into its arms, and slammed them down under the watchful eyes of Turtlemon.

boom!!!

The entire lava cave trembled violently, and the lava in the lava pool surged wildly. The enormous force and the resulting aftershocks seemed poised to crush the entire cave.

Without a doubt, Snorlax, now empowered by Belly Drum, possesses such destructive power.

Amidst the churning lava, Turtlemon's body rose and fell with the surging lava, staring at Snorlax in disbelief.

Such terrifying power?

At the same time, anger rose in its eyes, it inhaled sharply through its nose, and scorching flames shot out from its nostrils in the next second.

Flame jet!

The raging flames struck Snorlax's massive body.

However, when the flames subsided and Snorlax reappeared, all that could be seen was that its originally milky-white belly was now stained black.

Snorlax patted its belly nonchalantly, and the black substance on it dissipated like dust.

He raised his hand towards Blazing Turtle Beast and beckoned with his finger.

Come again!

Chapter Forty-Four: Strange Stones!

Come again!

Snorlax had never been so imposing before, making Togekiss in Xia Yan's arms starry-eyed.

So handsome.

Xia Yan raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, slightly surprised.

It wasn't Snorlax's performance that was unexpected, but rather the strength of this Turtlemon.

It seems... it's not that strong.

Near-King level?

Its strength is comparable to Snorlax.

Compared to those fire lizards and salamanders, it is indeed very strong. In addition, it lives in such scorching magma all year round, so even if other Pokémon get close, they may not be able to see or attack it.

Even Snorlax could only roar from the shore, not daring to step into the lava.

The magma temperature here is definitely much higher than the magma temperature in the area where the lava snails live outside.

Since he was a near-Heavenly King level, Xia Yan's apprehension was not so great.

Think about it too.

You can encounter wild Elite 1 Pokémon everywhere you go.

Wild elves, without the support of their tribe or a large number of tribe members to help gather resources, will find it quite difficult to possess the strength of a Celestial King unless they have exceptionally outstanding talent or some kind of opportunity.

Just like Dragapult, it took thousands or even tens of thousands of years of being infused with such rich Ghost-type energy to achieve its current strength.

Meanwhile, the Death God Plate, which was released around the same time, was only of the Elite rank.