I caught a Pokémon

"We'll help too!"

Misty and Tracey both released their respective Pokémon; Misty sent out Starmie, while Tracey sent out his Marill.

As soon as the Pokémon appeared, they charged aggressively toward Magikarp's submarine.

Pikachu first jumped onto Ash's shoulder, then leaped from his arm onto Starmie, using Starmie as a means of transportation to ride the waves.

As for Maril, don't let its small size fool you, it's quite formidable.

However, as a Water/Fairy type Pokémon, Marill is also jokingly called the "water rat" because of its round appearance. Not only does its fur not get soaked by water, but it is also said that the end of its tail is filled with oil that is lighter than water, so it will not easily drown even in the most turbulent rivers.

Seeing that they had already taken action, Xia You no longer hesitated and took out a Poké Ball to release her own Pokémon.

"Charizard, you go too!"

As the blue light flashed, Charizard spread its wings, breathed fire, and launched an attack on Team Rocket from high above.

"this…"

Standing to the side, Green River was quite worried because apart from Charizard's somewhat intimidating presence, the others had only sent out a few such 'small' Pokémon.

"Aren't these Pokémon a bit too weak? I don't think these bad guys are easy to deal with. Should we send a few more Pokémon up to help?"

"Don't worry," Xiao Jian said confidently, "Pikachu and Marill are very strong, leaving them to us will be fine!"

This wasn't because Xiao Jian was arrogant, nor because they didn't take the matter seriously. Rather, based on the usual strength of Team Rocket's trio, four Pokémon were more than enough to deal with them.

Green River was skeptical, but for the time being, these were the only people he could rely on.

At this moment, several Pokémon had already arrived beside Magikarp's submarine.

Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, Starmie uses High Speed ​​Spin, and Marill uses Tackle. All three moves are launched simultaneously and launched at the submarine.

Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!

Various skills struck the submarine's hull, failing to damage the steel plates but producing unsettling thuds.

After being attacked, Team Rocket naturally wouldn't sit idly by. Two mechanical arms extended from the top of the Magikarp submarine, attempting to capture Pikachu and the other Pokémon.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain. No matter how fast the mechanical arm swung, Pikachu and the others could still nimbly dodge it.

"hateful!!"

Inside the cockpit, the warning lights were flashing incessantly, and as the ship shook violently, Kojiro and the others frowned.

In order to achieve their goal, they spared no expense, using their hard-earned savings to further upgrade and modify the originally simple submarine.

They had initially thought the operation would proceed smoothly, but now it seems that the situation remains precarious under Xia You and the others' offensive.

"This can't go on. It seems we should use our secret weapon!"

Meow couldn't hold back any longer. With a loud roar, it swung its paw and slammed it hard on a red button!

The next second, with a few 'clicking' sounds, the submarine began to transform in the astonished gazes of Xia You and the others. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a fighting machine in the form of a Gyarados!

"What!?"

Xiao Zhi and Xiao Jian were dumbfounded. The submarine could transform; this was completely beyond their expectations!

"Haha, we came prepared!" Seeing Ash's expression, Jessie's arrogant voice reached everyone's ears, "Don't think you're the only ones who can evolve, taste the power of our Mechanical Gyarados!"

From its appearance, the mechanical Gyarados looks extremely fierce.

Besides being able to spray electric current from its mouth, the two mechanical arms, despite making its appearance somewhat incongruous, have made it even more dangerous!

Marill was almost caught by the arm several times, but luckily Pikachu was quick and saved him in time!

This is really troublesome...

Xia You shook her head.

As expected of the Rockets' trio, their technology is truly impressive!

In particular, the electric current emitted by the mechanical Gyarados ripped across the lake's surface, leaving Starmie and Marill with nowhere to hide.

It has to be said that with limited funds, they were able to assemble such a masterpiece, which shows that apart from not being good at dealing with Ash, they are extremely proficient in everything else.

Crackling sounds!

At that moment, another electric current swept across the lake's surface.

Marill and Pikachu quickly dodged to the side, but Starmie was unlucky enough to be struck by the electric current.

Stab it!

Seeing the Starmie's pained expression after being electrocuted, Misty said anxiously, "No! Fighting in the water is too disadvantageous. We have to lure that Gyarados to the shore!"

"But..." Ash scratched his cheek, "How do I lure it? It won't budge at all!"

Ash is right. Team Rocket naturally knows their advantage, so they fight them with electricity in the lake and show no intention of leaving.

"Charizard! Use Flamethrower!"

Seeing this, Xia You also tried to have Charizard launch an attack from mid-air.

When Charizard sprayed flames onto Gyarados, the next second, Gyarados simply submerged in the water and surfaced again, easily extinguishing the flames!

Wow, it seems the Rockets have really made thorough preparations for this operation!

Even Pikachu's electric shocks had no effect on the mechanical Gyarados, making it clear to everyone that it was impossible to damage its shell in a short time.

Xiao Jian couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, I didn't expect it to be this strong. It seems that to defeat this mechanical Gyarados, I must find its weakness..."

"Look there!"

At that moment, Green River suddenly pointed to the belly of the Mechanical Gyarados.

Xia You and the others looked in the direction he was pointing, but they didn't find anything unusual.

Seeing their confusion, Green River said, "That bulge must be where the captured Magikarp are stored. Because of the limited capacity, the armor there is naturally the weakest. I think as long as we break through there, the Magikarp can be saved!"

Hearing him say that, the others nodded in agreement.

All I can say is that this is truly an experienced Pokémon observer; in such a short time, he managed to pinpoint the weakness of Gyarados!

Based on this point alone, his vision is indeed quite unique!

Chapter 254 Gyarados Swarm

Xia You and Xiao Zhi exchanged glances. Since there was no other way for the time being, following Green River's suggestion and attacking the belly of the mechanical Gyarados was undoubtedly the best solution.

Seeing that everyone had reached a tacit understanding, the group nodded in unison and issued their orders.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower!"

"Pikachu! Use Thunder!"

"Gemstone Starfish, use high-speed stars!"

"Marilu, unleash Bubble Beam!!"

The four Pokémon combined their moves, and with a loud 'boom,' four different colored energies struck the Mechanical Gyarados, instantly shattering its shell!

This combined attack was extremely powerful, piercing through the armor and seemingly destroying the mechanical Gyarados's energy device. The next second, the mechanical Gyarados, which had just been swaggering, suddenly exploded violently!

boom!

Before the Team Rocket trio in the cockpit could react, they were blasted into the sky by the explosion, turning into three bright stars that disappeared into the distance.

"This feeling is awful!"

"How could it have turned out like this again!~"

The voices of Team Rocket faded into the distance until they were completely out of sight, and Ash and his friends breathed a sigh of relief.

Before they could even celebrate, the next second, the container inside the mechanical Gyarados that held Magikarp exploded in a series of explosions!

Boom!

These Magikarp were blasted into the air, and as they began to fall, it was like flowers blooming all over the sky, as if a rain of Magikarp had fallen!

Hundreds of Magikarp wriggled and fell into the lake with a splash.

"Oops!"

Green River's expression changed. He hadn't expected this outcome, nor had he anticipated that his attack would affect the Magikarp!

If Magikarp gets injured and misses the annual mass evolution, he will be in great distress!

Fortunately, the explosion did not directly engulf them; it only affected them, causing them only minor injuries.

When all the Magikarp fell into the lake, a bright beam of light suddenly burst forth from the lake's surface.

Then a second, a third, and more than a dozen beams of light appeared one after another from the lake!

These beams of light shot straight up, piercing the darkness and soaring into the sky, illuminating not only the lake, the campsite, the forest, and everyone's faces, but also the entire Sweet Orange Island!

"Great! The Magikarp have finally begun their mass evolution!!"

Green River's eyes widened, his tone slightly joyful. He disregarded everything else and hurried back to the camp to start fiddling with the machines, wanting to record everything.

Even if Green River didn't say anything, seeing this scene, Xia You and the others knew that under each pillar of light, there was a Magikarp about to evolve!

Feeling the vibrant energy emanating from these pillars of light, Xiao Jian murmured, "No experience needed, no trainer's help—is this the power of the Lake of Birth and Evolution? It's truly incredible!"

At this moment, Charizard and several other Pokémon returned to Xia You and the others, watching this extremely rare scene together with their trainers.

However, as Xia You watched, she realized that something was not quite right.

Compared to before, although there were enough Magikarp this time, which triggered a mass evolution, it was clearly not quite the way Xia You and the others had expected.

Sure enough, when the beam of light disappeared, a group of ferocious Gyarados appeared before the people.

Although they have evolved, their faces are filled with anger, and their eyes are flashing with a man-eating rage!

Green River, who should have had amazing observational skills, was still immersed in the joy of evolution and did not notice anything unusual. However, Xia You and the others, who were trainers, had already sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat unusual.

"Brother Xia You..." As a Water-type Pokémon Trainer, Xiaoxia was the most sensitive to Gyarados among them. She turned to look at Xia You, swallowed hard, and said with lingering fear, "Why do these Gyarados look so terrifying?"

Xia You shook her head with a wry smile.

"I finally climbed up those waterfalls, caught my breath, and before I could even feel happy, I was captured by Team Rocket and caught in the crossfire of our battle, experiencing a freefall. If I were them, I would definitely be even angrier than them."

As if to verify Xia You's statement, these Gyarados have turned their attention to them!

That overwhelming sense of brutality almost solidified into a tangible form!

"Oh no!" Xiao Jian exclaimed, "They've got their eyes on us!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhi was also shocked and said, "You don't mean that we're being blamed for their capture, do you?"

Before they could think, Gyarados had already arrived in front of them, its dozen or so gaping maws opening simultaneously, and terrifying energy slowly condensing within them.

Xia You's eyes narrowed; she had already recognized the move.

"It's a Destruction Ray! The sheer number is terrifying, everyone get out of the way!!"

After saying that, he grabbed Nazi with one hand and Xiaoxia with the other, and ran off first.

Behind him, Ash also fled with Pikachu, and just as Tracey was about to take a step, he saw that Green River was still fiddling with the machine, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.

"Mr. Green River! Get out of here with us right now!!"

Sensing Xiao Jian's panic, Green River subconsciously looked up and noticed the abnormality of the Gyarados.

"Huh? How could this be!?"

He was shocked and tried to pack up his equipment, but there was no time to do so. Seeing this, Xiao Jian grabbed his arm without saying a word and tried to leave.

"Wait a minute! My equipment!"

However, faced with research results that were more precious than her own life, Green River was naturally unwilling to leave easily.

He somehow managed to break free from Xiao Jian's grasp, spreading his arms wide in an attempt to protect the equipment with his frail human body!

Tsk!

Xia You sighed inwardly, finding it admirable, but also extremely troublesome about this reckless old scholar...

However, he couldn't just leave it alone, so he shouted loudly to Ash, who had already run ahead, "Ash! Stop running! Quickly protect Green River!"

Upon hearing Xia You's shout, Xiao Zhi turned around and saw this scene, immediately stopping in his tracks.

Xiaoxia, Xiaojian, and the others simultaneously threw out the remaining Poké Balls and released several more Pokémon. Working together, they used their individual moves to launch another combined attack on the Hyper Beam.

At this moment, more than a dozen Hyper Beams were already close at hand. The moves launched by the Pokémon were like a rainbow sweeping across the area, and they finally collided with the Hyper Beams before they reached the camp!