Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

"You should rest for a while, Twin Swords Sheaths," Xia Yan said.

The two sword sheaths nodded, and the two blades returned to their sheaths, disappearing into Xia Yan's shadow.

Pokkiku, who was resting inside Xia Yan's coat collar, slowly woke up, rubbing his sleepy eyes and letting out a long yawn.

They showed some surprise when they saw hyperactive apes everywhere.

"Is that alright?"

'Were they all made by Erjian?'

Since the single-blade sheath evolved into a dual-blade sheath, its nickname in Togekiss has also changed somewhat.

Xia Yan nodded slightly, "This has relieved a lot of pressure on Kona and that little girl Du Juan."

I scooped up a handful of cool rainwater from the broad leaves beside me and splashed it on my face.

The cool water stimulated my skin and slightly lethargic mind.

There's no need for rest; we must make the most of the limited time. Whether it's searching for Lance and the others or finding more fragments of Primal Groudon's shell from Team Magma's massive invasion, nothing can be delayed.

Without saying hello to Kona and the others, Xia Yan summoned the Heavy Mud Horse, mounted it, and quickly headed towards the edge of the Hyperactive Ape's territory.

Since he didn't know the exact location or the target, Xia Yan had no choice but to use the most basic method.

Choose a direction and keep moving forward until you encounter an insurmountable obstacle or reach a distance where Kadabra's teleportation is no longer suitable for returning. That's when it ends.

Ever since the last time he experienced a crazy series of teleportations in the Sinnoh region in order to send Miu back to the Snow Peak Temple, Xia Yan has developed a strong aversion to continuously experiencing spatial travel.

Even if he has superpowers, he would still feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, the distance he limited was the range that could be reached in ten teleportations.

Give up after more than ten teleportations.

And so, following this simple plan, Xia Yan began his long search.

Perhaps because he found two fragments of the original Groudon's shell not long after entering the alternate dimension, his luck had almost run out.

According to the law of conservation of luck, for two consecutive days, no useful information or significant gains were obtained in either direction. At most, the Pokémon gained some practical experience in facing different Pokémon.

However, they did encounter quite a few Team Lava members.

If the Lava Team's search squad consists of no more than three people, Xia Yan will take care of them. However, if there are more than three people, he will choose to avoid them.

In the past two days, he has taken down quite a few members of Team Lava.

With the help of the special ability of the "dual sword sheaths", we obtained a lot of useful information from them.

And so the time came to the eleventh day, the eleventh day since entering the alternate dimension.

After identifying a direction according to the plan, Xia Yan embarked on the search.

During this time, he actually met some trainers from the league. If he could help them, he would lend a hand, but if he couldn't, he wouldn't force them.

In general, after Team Magma entered the alternate dimension, the already difficult situation for the League Trainers became even more challenging.

Not only do we need to guard against wild Pokémon, but we also need to guard against attacks from Team Magma.

But he is not a saint, and he doesn't think about taking care of everyone. That's what the three Heavenly Kings should do, and Xia Yan doesn't have the habit of cleaning up other people's messes.

boom--

With the last fire-breathing camel falling, Xia Yan, on the search route, once again took down a squad consisting of three members of Team Lava.

As is customary, one person will be left alive to inquire about the situation and the Lava Team's movements, in order to prepare for any eventuality.

However, Xia Yan obtained some unexpected information from this "interrogation".

"Fire Valley, is that the name Team Lava gave to these areas?"

Xia Yan looked at the map he had collected from the Lava Team members.

The Lava Team's operation was quite organized, and their leader, "Campfire," also had a plan.

After entering the alternate dimension, instead of blindly searching for Groudon's whereabouts, Team Magma divided themselves into dozens of smaller teams to first explore the entire alternate dimension and the distribution of wild Pokémon, in order to determine the most likely places to be related to Groudon fragments.

Therefore, based on the information provided by each team, a map of the alternate dimension was drawn.

The above not only named some special and clearly marked places, but also divided the alternate space into several areas with numerical codes to facilitate better and more accurate operations.

The map even shows the territories and strength levels of some wild Pokémon.

This actually benefited Xia Yan, who captured the map.

If he had the opportunity, he would like to draw a map, but with two dependents in tow, he was simply not up to the task.

Fortunately, Team Lava helped him accomplish this.

Just now, he learned some news from the Lava Team member.

Many members of the Lava Team gathered at this "Valley of Flames," preparing to completely conquer the Valley of Flames and the area it occupies.

According to the predictions of some of the more experienced "experts" of Team Lava, there is a high probability that something related to Groudon exists in the Valley of Fire.

However, on the map drawn by Team Magma, the danger level of "Flame Valley" is marked as "extremely high". The wild Pokémon there are quite strong, so many members were gathered in order to conquer "Flame Valley".

The person in charge of this raid on Fire Valley was a Lava Team officer named "Ghostfire," who belonged to the highest-ranking officer, "Bonfire."

The three people Xia Yan killed this time were summoned by Youhuo and were preparing to go to Flame Valley.

They ran into Xia Yan on the way.

With no more than three people, Xia Yan naturally targeted them and took care of them easily.

Actually, Xia Yan has been quite keen on taking down these Lava Team members lately.

Having been active in this alternate dimension for some time, the members of Team Lava had amassed quite a few resources within it, some of varying value.

And by eliminating them, the resources they had plundered would naturally fall into his hands.

This saved him a lot of trouble in collecting resources himself.

After putting his things away, Xia Yan fell into deep thought.

"Valley of Flames..."

At this time, Fire Valley should have gathered a lot of Team Magma members, and there might really be fragments of Primal Groudon's shell inside.

He wasn't suggesting any plans to snatch food from Team Lava, because even if he did, he wouldn't have the ability to do so.

It's not like they had any "great" idea to stop Team Lava.

I just feel that since it's named "Flame Valley" and is designated as an "extremely dangerous" area by Team Magma, there are probably many powerful and capable Fire-type Pokémon living there.

Xia Yan had long been aware of his serious shortcomings in the area of ​​Fire-type Pokémon and had long planned to capture one.

In such a place where fire-type Pokémon gather, it is very likely that you can find a fire-type Pokémon with good potential and ability.

Also.

This "Valley of Flames" was also an area he hadn't investigated before, and there might be someone active there right now.

the most important is.

He had already devised a relatively safe and feasible way to get closer to the "Valley of Flames".

Like this...

Xia Yan took off the clothes of the Lava Team member, who was about the same height and build as himself. He then reached around his waist and a mask that looked almost exactly like the man's appeared in his hand.

He gently covered his face, put on the Lava Team's signature hood, and a mask with the "Ω" symbol printed on it.

From his appearance, he looked like a "legitimate" member of Team Lava.

The only troublesome thing is the elves.

Team Magma's Pokémon are mostly Fire-type, with Camerupt being the most common, followed by Dark-type Mightyena and Poison-type and Flying-type Zubat, but he doesn't have any of these Pokémon.

However, not all members of Team Magma use these three types of Pokémon; some of them use other Fire-type Pokémon as well.

Currently, Xia Yan's only obedient and suitable companions are the Night Thief Fire Lizard and the Flame Queen Lizard.

It's not that it can't be used.

They are all at least fire-type Pokémon.

Although these are Pokémon from the Alola region, this is, after all, another dimension, so capturing a few rare Pokémon isn't entirely inexplicable.

But you should still carry that person's Poké Ball with you, just in case of any necessary checks.

As for his own Pokémon, apart from hiding his twin sword sheaths in the shadows to ensure his own safety, he had to put away the rest as well.

that's it.

Having changed into Team Lava uniform, Xia Yan, with a well-behaved elite-level fire lizard perched on his shoulder, set off for one of Team Lava's predetermined destinations: Flame Valley.

Despite being called the Valley of Flames, it is actually a buffer zone between the forest and desert areas.

It is a huge canyon located at the bottom of two steep, bare rocky mountains.

The fractured rock layers and jagged rocks create a scene of immense heat. For some unknown reason, the temperature inside this massive canyon is extremely high. Even just approaching it, one can feel the noticeable rise in air temperature and the increasingly dry environment.

As Xia Yan approached the Valley of Flames, he encountered Lava Team members more frequently, mostly in small groups of two or three, but also some acting alone.

Xia Yan's existence did not attract any particular attention.

He blended in very well into Team Lava.

However, Xia Yan did not relax. It was not difficult to deceive the members of the Lava Team. The difficulty was that he might encounter someone familiar with his current identity later.

I just thought of this.

Suddenly he heard someone calling the name of the person he was dressed up as.

"Shingo!"

Fortunately, Xia Yan obtained enough basic information by using the dual sword sheaths, including his current identity, name, and other basic information.

Turning around, I saw a man and a woman.

The man was muscular and at least 1.9 meters tall, possibly close to 2 meters, with a buzz cut.

The woman appeared rather thin and slender, with a height of approximately 1.6 to 1.7 meters. She had fiery red hair and swayed her hips naturally as she walked. Although her appearance wasn't particularly exquisite, her eyes, which sparkled like autumn water and peach blossoms, gave her a certain charm.

Both of them were dressed in the same clothes as Xia Yan, wearing hoods.

Beneath the hood, Xia Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he stopped in his tracks.