I caught a Pokémon

Xia You chuckled, and seeing their shy expressions, she knew exactly what was going on.

These two must have feelings for each other, but because of shyness, they haven't crossed that line.

Although it's just a vague, ambiguous love, Kenta is already way ahead of Ash in terms of single-mindedness!

"What are the rules of the competition?"

According to Kenta and his companion's plan, they wanted to each fight Xia You and send out two Pokémon each.

However, Xia You refused their request, only asking each of them to send out one Pokémon for a single round to determine the winner.

The two were slightly disappointed. After all, they understood that fighting against such an opponent, regardless of victory or defeat, would bring them many gains and insights. Naturally, they hoped to fight Xia You a few more times!

Chapter 411 The Unexpected Dark Clouds

Once Xia You and Marina were ready, they simultaneously threw out their respective Poké Balls.

As two blue lights flashed, it became clear that Xia You had sent out her Scyther, while Marina had sent out a Blue Crocodile.

As the first evolutionary form of the small saw-tooth, the blue crocodile looks fierce. Its body is mainly blue, with beige patterns only on its belly. Its mouth is full of teeth, and its head has red bony plates like a rooster's comb.

Xia You took out her Pokédex and pointed it at it.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Ding, Crocodile, Crocodile Pokémon, Water-type, evolved form of Totodile. Crocodile's teeth have sharp, hook-like tips that curve backward. It attacks with its mouth wide open, and once it bites, it will not let go unless its teeth fall out."

From an attribute perspective, the Water-type Crocodile and the Bug/Flying-type Scyther have no type advantage/disadvantage relationship, which made Marina secretly relieved.

Facing this Indigo League champion, she was already under immense pressure. If her type was also countered, she could basically just surrender.

The two Pokémon locked eyes, neither willing to yield to the other.

When the battle began, Marina, unable to contain her pressure, was the first to launch an attack.

Under her command, Blue Crocodile went all out from the start!

Marina probably understands that in order to defeat a powerful enemy, she must show full momentum from the beginning and strive to take down the opponent in one fell swoop. She must not drag the battle out for too long!

In an instant, water guns flew wildly through the air, spraying water everywhere. Before the water guns could even land, the Blue Crocodile had already rushed in front of the Flying Mantis.

Relying on this fighting spirit, the Blue Crocodile managed to put up a good fight against the Scyther!

This also shows that the Blue Crocodile was bred quite well, but in the end, the Scyther was clearly superior. As the Blue Crocodile continued to attack, its stamina quickly dwindled. The Scyther seized the opportunity and used a cross-shaped scissor attack, defeating it in one fell swoop!

"I lost!"

Seeing the blue crocodile fall, Marina readily admitted defeat.

But there was no sadness on her face. Clearly, she had already decided that she was no match for the champion. In fact, she was already quite happy to have fought Scyther for so long.

Xia You glanced at the slightly panting Scyther and smiled and nodded at Marina.

"You've already done a great job to get this far. You should know that I started traveling much earlier than you, and I've naturally experienced far more trials than you. I believe that in a while, you will definitely become an outstanding trainer!"

Upon hearing this, Marina's face lit up with unparalleled brilliance, as if she had been greatly encouraged!

"Hehe." She rubbed her nose. "Actually, becoming a trainer isn't my goal. My wish is to become an excellent Coordinator!"

Coordinator, huh...?

For some reason, Xia You suddenly thought of Xiaoyao and Xiaoguang. Both of them also dreamed of becoming excellent Pokémon Coordinators.

and many more!

Speaking of Pokémon Coordinators, Xia You suddenly remembered that Marina in front of him did indeed become a top Pokémon Coordinator in the Johto region later on!

No wonder it looked so familiar!

"I see, that's a great goal! Keep it up, though it's a tough road ahead!"

Before Marina could say anything more, Kenta, who was eager to try, came to the Trainer Command Area and pushed her out.

"My turn! My turn!!"

Kenta's first impression on Xia You was that he was very similar to Ash in some ways, and this type of opponent would definitely be much more difficult to deal with than Marina. Therefore, Xia You did not dare to be careless and recalled her Scyther.

The two sent out their Pokémon together.

This time, Xia You sent out Dragonair, while Kenta sent out Typhlosion.

Upon seeing Hakron, Marina's eyes immediately lit up!

"Wow, it's a Hakkarosaurus! I've never seen one before, it's so beautiful!!"

Girls are naturally drawn to cute Pokémon, especially since Dragonair is so rare. If it weren't for the fact that she was in the middle of a competition, judging from her expression, she probably would have rushed over and hugged Dragonair.

Ignoring Marina, who was jumping around on the sidelines, Xia You carefully observed the Firestorm Beast in front of her.

Just like Marina's Crocodile, Typhlosion is Kenta's starter Pokémon and his most trusted partner.

The Firestorm Beast looks somewhat like a weasel on Earth, but it is much larger and more ferocious.

Xia You took out the Pokédex again and pointed it at Typhlosion.

Pokémon Pokédex entry: "Beep, Typhlosion, Volcano Pokémon, Fire-type, the final evolution of Cyndaquil. When the heat waves around Typhlosion begin to ripple, it's a signal that battle is ready. It uses scorching flames to create heat waves around itself to hide, and it also rubs its burning fur to attack with explosive blasts of fire. These blasts can burn everything in their path, and when Typhlosion is extremely angry, it becomes so hot that it can instantly ignite anything it touches!"

From an evolutionary perspective, the two of them started from New Leaf Town together and also received the three starter Pokémon from the Johto region. However, Marina's Totodile has only evolved into Crocodile, while Kenta's Cyndaquil has already evolved into Typhlosion.

While this doesn't prove anything, it at least shows that this Firestorm Beast is definitely much stronger than the Blue Crocodile.

Staring at Hakrono, Flame Tyranitar's neck was engulfed in flames, a fighting stance.

Kenta waved his hand, adopting the same tactic as Marina.

"Firestorm Beast, go! Let it see what we're made of!"

When the battle began, the two Pokémon immediately engaged in combat, fighting fiercely and evenly matched.

But the battle had only just begun when a large, thick cloud suddenly drifted in from the distant sky.

The dark cloud arrived so abruptly, bringing a chilly wind and blocking the sunlight from the group, that Xia You and the others noticed it almost immediately.

The dark clouds resembled the bottom of a pitch-black pot, with lightning flashing intermittently across them; it was clear that a torrential downpour was inevitable.

It's going to rain.

Xia You was somewhat surprised, after all, the sky was clear just a moment ago, how could dark clouds appear out of nowhere?

But no matter what, this battle has to end quickly; he doesn't want to get soaked to the bone.

Compared to Xia You, Kenta was undoubtedly more anxious, since Fire-type Pokémon are at a great disadvantage in rainy weather. Although they are not as afraid of water as Charmander, their battles will still be severely affected.

Chapter 412 Thunder God Reappears

Despite the hope of ending the battle as soon as possible, the dark cloud came too quickly. Before the two Pokémon could determine a winner, a thick bolt of lightning struck the forest not far from the Pokémon Center.

Snap!

The sound startled Marina, causing her to instinctively scream.

"ah!!!"

Following the lightning, thick black smoke began to billow from the forest.

"What happened? Did you hit something?"

Coming to their senses, Kenta and Marina looked in that direction, both with puzzled expressions.

Xia You also turned around and exchanged a glance with Li Jia.

"Shall we go take a look?" Lijia asked softly.

"Yes, it's best to go and take a look." Xia You nodded. "It would be troublesome if it caused a fire."

The two men's concerns were not unfounded. Even if it was going to rain soon, once a fire started, even if it was quickly extinguished, it would directly damage the local ecosystem. Moreover, the forest was dense, so the fire would spread very quickly and could easily reach areas that were not protected by rain.

With this unexpected turn of events, everyone's attention was drawn to the scene, and the competition could no longer continue. Including Pokémon, the group disregarded whether it would rain and ran together towards the direction of the black smoke.

Lightning flashed across the sky from time to time, making everyone's hearts race.

Once inside the forest, they navigated through layers of trees and finally arrived at a forest canyon.

Before we even got close, we could hear a crackling sound of electricity coming from the canyon.

That's definitely not the sound of lightning!

The group slowed their pace and walked quietly towards the shrubs in front of them. They saw a crystal-like object in an open space, continuously emitting electricity.

Before the group could figure out what it was, they saw two men dressed in 'R' clothing fiddling with something next to the crystal!

Behind the two, there was a huge machine that looked like a land shark!

“It’s Team Rocket!” Rika frowned.

"Team Rocket?" Kenta and Marina asked, confused. "What's that?"

Rika explained, "This is a very evil organization that steals powerful Pokémon for their own selfish desires, intending to rule the world!"

While Lijia was introducing the Rockets, Xia You was also wondering why the Rockets were here.

One of the men was burly, with bronze skin, short blond hair, and sunglasses; he had the look of an action-oriented person.

The other one was tall and slender with a fair complexion and silver-gray shoulder-length hair, and seemed to have a calm and gloomy personality.

Judging from their attire, the two resemble the Golden Horn and Silver Horn, and their unconventional style clearly indicates they are not ordinary team members of the usual level.

But Xia You had no recollection of them whatsoever.

My face is completely unfamiliar!

but…

He looked around and confirmed that this was just an ordinary open space. Moreover, according to the map, there were no ruins, cities, or minerals nearby, and hardly anyone would come here normally.

So what exactly is the Rockets' purpose here?

As the group secretly observed, Pokémon began to emerge from the forest and arrive at the clearing.

They slowly approached the crystal-like object, as if attracted, standing still and curiously examining it.

Xia You's gaze swept over these Pokémon, and she quickly noticed something amiss.

"Look, all these Pokémon that have arrived are Electric-type!"

Hearing him say that, Rika took a closer look and indeed, just as Xia You said, the Pokémon attracted by the crystal were all Magnemite, Volbomb, Mareep, Pikachu and their evolved forms!

"Are Team Rocket planning to use that crystal to trap these Electric-type Pokémon?!"

"That should be the case. Even the lightning just now might have been caused by this crystal." Xia You pondered for a moment. "However, things like capturing Pokémon are usually handled by ordinary team members. There's no need for officers to get involved. It seems that these two people's purpose is definitely not that simple!"

As soon as Xia You finished speaking, under the control of the blond man, the giant shark-shaped sealing robot extended its two claw arms and dragged several sheep into the hatch.

Seeing its companion under attack, a Raichu fired an electric shock, but as the current was about to hit the shark robot, it unexpectedly changed direction in mid-air and was absorbed by the crystal!

That wasn't all. After absorbing the electric shock, the crystal rebounded it with even greater power back at Raichu and the surrounding Pokémon!

Struck by this electric shock, many Pokémon, including Raichu, screamed in agony and were instantly killed, collapsing to the ground!

Wow, that's incredibly powerful...

Xia You narrowed her eyes.

He could see clearly that this crystal was not simply absorbing and reflecting electric shocks; it must have some strange energy that greatly amplified the electrical current!

"Hahahaha!" A blond man's maniacal laughter echoed from the open space. "This is so satisfying! These Pokémon are utterly helpless! They're all like lambs to the slaughter, we can't catch them all!"

As the robotic arm continued to swing, more and more Pokémon were captured and brought into the cabin.

"Damn it, these two guys are catching Pokémon this way! No, I have to stop them!"

Kenta was clearly a hot-blooded young man. Upon seeing this scene, he was about to rush out to stop them, but before he could act, another bolt of lightning struck not far in front of him.

At the same time, a vortex of clouds appeared in the sky.

As everyone watched, another extremely dazzling and enormous bolt of lightning struck down. Under the golden light, a Pokémon that looked like a leopard and a tiger, majestic yet proud, and full of power, appeared on a high cliff!

"This is……"

Kenta stared at the Pokémon for a long time before suddenly realizing something and hurriedly took out his Pokédex and pointed it at the Pokémon.

"No need for identification." Xia You took a deep breath and said calmly, "It's Lei Gong."

Kenta and Marina were thrilled to hear that this was Raikou, one of the three legendary beasts of the Johto region.

"Lei Gong!?"