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Not long after.

An orchard laden with bright red fruit came into their view.

“Os—”

"Buyi—"

As Xia Yan's spirits, they are used to eating energy cubes and know all too well how energy cubes are made.

High-quality fruit is a crucial element in this process.

And now.

What lay before them was a vast orchard.

At first glance, there are at least a dozen trees.

And every single one of them grew very lushly, laden with fruit.

Seeing this scene.

Xia Yan was also somewhat surprised.

Although he knew that there would be many fruit trees in the Alola region, he did not expect to see such a fruit forest so soon after arriving on the island and entering Mount Huilani.

This is simply unthinkable in the Kanto and Sinnoh regions.

Even before the fruit is ripe, a large crowd will gather around, waiting for it to ripen.

In Alora, this not-so-small orchard was surprisingly full of ripe fruit.

"Oh my god~~"

Latios flew over eagerly.

However, Xia Yan called out to it in time when it was halfway there.

"Wait a minute, Latios!"

"Os?" Latios looked at Xia Yan in confusion.

however.

The moment it turned its head, the ground in front of it, covered with fallen leaves, suddenly trembled, and the tight, brown sprite jumped straight out from under the thick layer of leaves.

Xia Yan's expression changed slightly.

"Change venues!"

The sound reached Latios's mind.

Although Latios was somewhat confused, it had been training the "Try Change" move the most during this period.

and.

It had already established a tacit understanding with Xia Yan for some time, and almost subconsciously, it switched places with Infernape.

Like Xia Yan, Infernape noticed something unusual that Latios hadn't.

Flames were rising from his clenched fist.

Just as the underground Pokémon burst out of the ground to attack Latios, it discovered that it was met with a flaming fist.

After a brief moment of surprise.

Bang! !

Infernape punched it right down.

The faster you get up, the faster you get back!

At this moment, Xia Yan and the others finally saw clearly what kind of spirit it was.

Inspector Mongoose!

Pokémon from the Alola region.

A very patient elf.

Upon seeing that it was Detective Mongoose, Xia Yan was not too surprised by the ambush.

rustling sounds—

As the meerkat detective was exposed, rustling sounds came from the fallen leaves and ground around the orchard.

One by one, mongoose detectives emerged from under the thick layer of fallen leaves, eyeing Xia Yan and his three Pokémon.

They were ambushed shortly after arriving on the island.

It seems that the Pokémon in the Alola region are quite "welcoming" to them.

Chapter Forty-Six: Overlord?

Inspector Mongoose.

Also known as "Trump".

Normal-type Pokémon.

Famous for his looks, oops, famous for his endurance.

It is an elf with great patience.

They like to lie in wait in places where their prey must pass, patiently waiting for the prey to approach, and then strike at the crucial moment to inflict heavy damage.

Meerkats have an unwavering obsession with their prey. If you're targeted by them, you'll face continuous harassment and attacks unless you defeat them.

Obviously.

These mongoose detectives used this berry forest as bait to lure the wild Pokémon in the vicinity closer before launching an attack.

If they don't find prey, they will eat the fruit behind them before nightfall.

Therefore, Detective Mongoose is an omnivorous elf.

But now.

Latios has become their prey.

No wonder such a large orchard, laden with fruit, has not been harvested.

It turns out there was a group of meerkat detectives guarding this place.

"call!"

Having just failed in his attack and been punched to the ground by Infernape, Detective Mongoose returned to his clan, baring his teeth and whimpering.

As its voice rang out, the dozen or so meerkats also let out low growls.

“Os—”

"Gurgle—"

Latios and Infernape approached, and Eevee jumped off Xia Yan's back and stood behind them.

"Roar!"

At Detective Mongoose's low growl, the Detective Mongoose, who had been waiting in the wings, immediately sprang into action.

But they did not launch an attack immediately.

All I saw was...

The four meerkats turned around and lay on the ground, kicking the ground with their hind legs, splashing handfuls of sand at Latios and Infernape with their movements.

Splash sand!

It can reduce the opponent's hit rate.

the other side.

The four meerkats stood on their hind legs, and somehow produced clumps of brown mud in their hands, which they threw at Latios and the others along with the sand.

Throw mud!

This is also a move that can reduce the opponent's hit rate.

The only difference is that "throwing mud" can cause some harm, while "splashing sand" cannot.

However, "Sand Splash" can ignore Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the "Levitate" ability, and is immune to Ground-type moves.

Xia Yan looked surprised upon seeing this.

He had witnessed the cooperation among wild elves before.

But it's rare to see animals as disciplined as Detective Meerkat.

Despite his surprise, Xia Yan immediately said to the Infernape, "Counter Shield."

"Cough!"

With a low growl, Infernape raised flames from its hands, then suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a thin ball of flame, while its body began to spin rapidly.

Just like a "vortex of fire" at its center, it kept all the sand and soil away from the flames.

This caused the remaining few meerkats, who were ready to charge forward, to...

Somewhat at a loss.

This has never happened before.

But while they were stunned, Xia Yan and his elves were not.

The Fire Monkey took three steps in two, clenched its fists, and with one swift stride, rushed towards the Mongoose Inspector, who had stopped halfway through his charge.

It was the same Detective Mongoose who had previously taken a hit from its "Flame Fist".

But this time.

The Infernape used "Power-Up Punch"!

Fighting-type moves can deal significantly more damage to Normal-type Zangoose Detective.

boom! !

A solid punch landed on Detective Mongoose's head.