Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Chimchar defeated a territorial Rock-type Pokémon with a Power-Up Punch, demonstrating that Fighting-type moves are quite effective against Rock-type Pokémon.

Although Chimchar doesn't yet have the Fighting type, "Boost Punch" has gradually become one of its signature moves.

Enhanced Fist: Increases the user's attack power upon use.

Although it doesn't provide the same boost as "Sword Dance," its advantage lies in combining attack with this move, allowing for frequent use and gradual self-strengthening.

The little fire monkey, having defeated the giant rock monster, clenched its fist excitedly, very satisfied with its progress.

The things Xia Yan promised it back then are being fulfilled one by one.

The little fire monkey's decisive and efficient movements filled Latios with envy.

Xia Yan smiled and encouraged, "The little fire monkey also grew up little by little through hard work. You've already done very well on your first day of battle."

"Os!"

Latios nodded.

It wants to do just as well!

ka ka ka-

The collapse of the mantle rock, its massive body pressing down on the jagged rocks, created a sizable crater in the rock pile.

But it seems that some elves live beneath these rocks.

boom!

The pile of rocks exploded with a deafening roar, and a bright beam of light, refracted, flashed into Xia Yan and the others' eyes.

Immediately afterwards, an elf covered in metal, stomping through rocks with a clearly defined body structure, emerged from the crater where the mantle rock had fallen.

The light that refracted Xia Yan and the others' eyes came from the elves here.

"Roar--!!"

With an angry roar and the sound of metal scraping, the elf came into full view of Xia Yan.

Xia Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Aluminum-steel dragon?"

Defeating a mantle rock would spawn an aluminum steel dragon, something Xia Yan hadn't expected.

The key point is that this is a real dragon-type Pokémon!

Duraludon is likely a Pokémon registered in the Galar region. Its Steel and Dragon types make for a fairly good type combination, with only two weaknesses: Fighting and Ground types, unlike most Dragon-type Pokémon.

Most Dragon-type Pokémon are weak to Ice, Fairy, and Dragon types themselves.

But Aluminum Steel Dragon said, "Sorry, we don't follow the usual path."

It belongs to the few dragon-type Pokémon that are not afraid of ice or fairy types.

The food of the aluminum steel dragon is rocks rich in minerals, so they generally live in places rich in rock minerals.

Furthermore, despite being made entirely of high-density and hard metal, aluminum-steel dragons are actually quite lightweight, allowing them to perform many delicate movements, and their speed is not as heavy and slow as they appear.

On the other hand, because their metal bodies are not very resistant to corrosion and are prone to rusting, they dislike rainwater and live in caves and grottoes.

The falling mantle rock happened to hit its nest.

So now Aluminum Steel Dragon is very angry.

Then, the aluminum-steel dragon crouched down, its arms braced on the ground, and its mechanical mouth opened. A large amount of silvery-white light was collected at the mouth and then concentrated at a single point, shooting towards Xia Yan and the others' location.

Steel-type move: Cannon!

Although Duraludon looks tough, it is actually a mobile turret, with its special attack power being superior to its physical attack power.

"Whoosh!"

"sigh!"

Hudi and the Twin Swords Sheaths flashed and appeared in front of Xia Yan.

The super-powered energy emanating from the crossed spoons completely blocked the Aluminum Steel Dragon's cannon beam. The figure with the dual sheaths transformed into a shadow and swiftly fled towards the shadow behind the Aluminum Steel Dragon.

Master level!

This was the first time Xia Yan had encountered a Gym Leader-level Pokémon since being sent here by the Unknown Totems, and it was a Dragon-type Pokémon at that.

However, this also fulfilled his wish, as he encountered another Dragon-type Pokémon, which he could use to expand the Gym's Pokémon reserves.

Alakazam looked serious after successfully withstanding the attack from the Aluminum Dragon.

Twin sword sheaths appeared behind the Aluminum Steel Dragon, and the phantom of the holy sword slashed towards the dragon's lower back.

Bang! !

But then the aluminum steel dragon swung its "dragon tail" and blocked the attack from the double sword sheaths.

As expected of the aluminum-steel dragon, which is known as the "most flexible metal," its reaction speed is very fast.

at the same time.

hum-

Another bright white metallic beam shot out from the cave from which the aluminum steel dragon had emerged, striking the twin sword sheaths head-on and sending them flying a distance.

Is there one more?

Then another aluminum-steel dragon emerged from the cave, its expression serious.

"Roar!"

Upon seeing this aluminum steel dragon, the first aluminum steel dragon that appeared roared at it, seemingly telling it to go back.

The aluminum-steel dragon that appeared later was slightly weaker, only at the elite level.

Therefore, even though the "cannon beam" hit the dual sword sheaths, it did not cause much damage.

After the second aluminum-steel dragon appeared, a smaller one popped out of the cave, its eyes filled with curiosity.

"Roar!"

Almost simultaneously, both aluminum dragons roared at it, and the head immediately shrank back.

A family?

Xia Yan was somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, I didn't just encounter one aluminum-steel dragon, but a family of three.

The first to emerge, and the one with the strongest fighting power, was the father; the second to attack the double sword sheaths was the mother; and the last to peek out was the child.

This seems to be some good luck.

Although not only have the Pokémon from the Galar region been announced by the Pokémon League, even those from the Alola region, Xia Yan doesn't believe that it's impossible to use Galar Pokémon as Gym Pokémon.

When registering for the Pokémon Pokédex, isn't it simply a matter of which region registers first and that region gets the Pokémon?

He might be able to help the Sinnoh League snag this registration information.

If Xia Yan could catch all three Aluminum Steel Dragons, he felt that he would have the basic setup for the dojo.

however.

I've just made contact with Aluminum Steel Dragon, but haven't had a chance for much friendly communication yet.

The ground suddenly trembled violently.

A huge crack spread rapidly from underground.

Coincidentally, this crack is located right where the aluminum-steel dragon's dwelling cave is situated.

Both the male and female Aluminosi Dragon managed to keep their balance and avoid falling into the crevice.

But the children who had just been yelled back by them were not so lucky.

A sudden crack appeared, accompanied by a constant stream of falling rocks. The little aluminum steel dragon frantically clung to the cracked rock wall, but it was still unable to stop its fall.

The two aluminum-steel dragons panicked and tried to help, but found that they had no such ability.

whoosh-

Suddenly a gust of wind swept through them and rushed down into the crack.

It was Xia Yan riding Latios.

Before the little aluminum steel dragon completely fell, superpowers managed to wrap around it and support it.

The little aluminum steel dragon is so light that even Xia Yan's superpowers could easily catch it.

But once Xia Yan, riding on Latios's back, entered the crevice and saw the valley beyond the pile of rocks, he could no longer focus his attention on the little Duraludon.

Even Latios was the same.

They stared blankly at the "culprit" that had brought about the cracks.

That ferocious, fiery red giant figure.

And around its body were dozens of unknown totems, each looking exhausted and somewhat listless.

"You guys... this joke has gone a bit too far," Xia Yan muttered, swallowing hard.

A rare moment of losing his composure.

The main reason was that what I saw was too horrifying.

In fact, the unknown totems were also filled with regret at this moment.

But who made this guy the one who materialized the thing that Xia Yan was most worried and afraid of, which they had previously captured?

Unknown totems are very good at using people's fears or desires to create illusions.

In the original work, a Yan Emperor was also created.

But now, the unknown totems have lost control over it.

What Xia Yan saw...

An elf whose entire body is covered in red, sheet-like, armor-like skin, with large spikes protruding from its head, torso, and tail, and covered in black patterns that seem to form special symbols in certain places.

The only unusual thing was his lifeless eyes.

"No, you guys..." Xia Yan took a deep breath, "...brought out a Groudon?!"