I caught a Pokémon

In the short time that was wasted, several Team Magma members had already escaped. As for the helicopter in the sky, Xia You lost interest in destroying it and instead whistled to call Dragonite back.

Although Dragonite was puzzled, it faithfully carried out the order, let the helicopter go, and returned to Xia You's side.

Rumble...

The helicopter, trailing smoke, flew away, and the surroundings returned to calm. If it weren't for the traces of battle underfoot, it would have seemed as if nothing had happened.

"Thank you so much."

Curator Nanmu broke the silence first, thanking Xia You and the others before taking the box from Xiao Sheng.

However, when the box was opened, he frowned, and even Xiao Sheng next to him exclaimed!

"how so!?"

Puzzled, Xia You, Xiaoxia, and Xiaozhi walked over to Curator Nanmu and peered inside. They discovered that the stone that had been inside had vanished!

Xiao Sheng still seemed unable to believe his eyes. He took off his glasses and wiped them again and again, but when he put them back on, the box was still empty!

"This is impossible!" He muttered, his face flushed. "I've been protecting this box carefully the whole time, I haven't let it fall into my hands at all, how could the stones inside have disappeared?!"

Dr. Nanmu sighed, "It seems they've tricked us."

Seeing Xiao Sheng's criticism, the Nanmu Pavilion Master laughed and said: "But it's okay, I've already cut off a piece, it should be enough for me to study."

"Don't you understand? We've been tricked." Xia You shook her head. "We were all fooled by their acting. We all thought the stone was in the box, but they had already taken it."

At this point, he also secretly sighed with regret.

If we had insisted on taking down those people, this wouldn't have happened.

Upon hearing this, Curator Nanmu sighed, feeling a pang of heartache but not entirely disheartened.

He pulled a small, black stone, no bigger than a fingernail, from his pocket and said with a wry smile to the group, "Luckily, I just cut off a piece, so we're not all wiped out. Besides, this little bit should be enough for me to continue my research..."

All I can say is that Curator Nanmu has a really good attitude.

If Xia You herself encountered this situation, without a doubt, she would have already chased after them by now.

However, this is also good. Now that Team Magma has obtained the stone, they will be able to track Groudon's movements more accurately.

And I can take advantage of this opportunity to witness the majestic figure of this ancient legendary Pokémon!

Chapter 646 What kind of random things did you eat again!

10 PM, Pokémon Center, third floor, boys' dormitory.

Xia You, Xiao Zhi, Xiao Gang, and Xiao Sheng sat on the lower bunk. Even Xiao Xia had sneaked in. There was a pile of snacks in front of them, and they were eating and chatting.

Looking up at the clock on the wall, Xiao Sheng asked worriedly, "It's so late, why hasn't my sister come back yet?"

"Should we go find her?" Xiao Zhi suggested, his bright eyes clearly showing his great interest in sneaking out at night.

“I don’t think we need to.” Xia You glanced at the night outside the window and said calmly, “Xiao Yao is a very opinionated person, and she should know what she’s doing. If she feels it’s ready, she will definitely come back on her own.”

After hearing what he said, Ash and the others thought about it and realized it made sense. After all, they had been traveling for a while and had gotten to know May quite well, knowing that she wasn't someone who would cause them any worry.

At that moment, Xiao Zhi suddenly remembered something and said to Xia You, "By the way, Brother Xia You, what exactly was that Pokémon you said you caught? Stop keeping me in suspense!"

After Xiao Zhi mentioned it, Xiao Gang also remembered this incident and looked at Xia You with curiosity.

Xia You smiled slightly, no longer intending to remain mysterious, and directly took out Jigglypuff's Poké Ball.

"I'll show you!"

Under the watchful eyes of Ash, Brock, Max, and Pikachu, Xia You opened the Poké Ball, and after the blue light disappeared, Jigglypuff's round figure appeared in front of them.

"Jiggling... Jigglypuff!?"

At a glance, Ash recognized the Jigglypuff as the one they had encountered many times before!

Instantly, he was so frightened that he stood up, took several steps back, pointed at Fatty, and stammered, unable to speak!

Even Xiaogang and Pikachu weren't in much better shape than him; they also stepped aside, clearly remembering the fear they felt when they were dominated by Jigglypuff's lullaby and paintbrush!

Only Xiao Sheng was confused, looking left and right, wondering why these people were reacting so strongly.

Strange, what's wrong with this Jigglypuff?

She looks so cute!

Seeing their performance, Xiaoxia couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, recalling how she had seen Pangding before, who wasn't much better off than them.

"Calm down." Xia You pressed her hand down, indicating that they didn't need to be nervous. "Look, it doesn't have a microphone in its hand!"

Reminded by Xia You, Xiao Zhi and Xiao Gang quickly looked at Jigglypuff's hand and realized that Jigglypuff was indeed no longer holding the microphone!

This put them at ease.

It's good that there's no microphone. Without this crucial item, Jigglypuff can't unleash its irresistible lullaby!

With their hearts at ease, Ash and Brock finally sat back on the bed and began to examine the Jigglypuff with curious eyes.

"That's amazing," Xiao Zhi murmured. "Brother Xia You, it's really surprising that you were able to capture it."

Xia You nodded: "I've rid the world of a scourge. People will no longer have to worry about being suddenly hypnotized by songs coming from who-knows-where!"

Surrounding the chubby creature, the group chatted and laughed non-stop, recalling all the hardships they had endured with it. Looking back now, it was truly a painful yet funny memory.

Xiao Sheng, standing nearby, also gleaned a general idea from their conversation.

I never imagined that this Jigglypuff would be called the 'Pink Devil' and would do so many amazing things!

He watched Fatty Ding with great interest, only to find that after Fatty Ding appeared, he skillfully went to the corner, opened Xia You's backpack, and began rummaging through it!

Moreover, judging from the looks of it, this set of moves has obviously been done more than once, and it can be said that he is very familiar with it!

"What is it looking for?" Xiao Sheng asked curiously.

"Of course, we're looking for its microphone," Xia You said without turning her head. "Don't worry, I've already hidden the microphone; it's destined not to find it!"

Now Xiaozhi and Xiaogang were even more relieved. They turned their attention away and stopped paying attention, instead continuing to chat with Xia You and Xiaoxia.

Unlike the relaxed and cheerful people, only Fatty Ding himself was still unwilling to give up and kept rummaging through Xia You's backpack, wishing he could turn it upside down!

It poured out everything inside, bit by bit.

It took out things like healing potions, empty Poké Balls, and some spare clothes and threw them aside.

A pair of boxer briefs happened to be thrown next to Xia. Xia glanced at it quickly and blushed. However, in order to prevent Xiaozhi and Xiaogang from seeing the briefs and embarrassing Xia You, she quickly and discreetly hid the briefs behind her back.

Xiaoxia breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the others hadn't noticed her little trick.

She wanted to stop Fatty from continuing to search, but seeing that Xia You didn't seem to care, she didn't say anything.

Now let's look at Jigglypuff.

After rummaging through most of the backpack, it still couldn't find its microphone, and, feeling sullen, plopped down next to the backpack.

Just then, it inadvertently discovered that there was a bare rock in the backpack, pressed against the bottom of the backpack.

Ok?

Could the microphone be under this rock?

It picked up the stone with high hopes, only to find that there was nothing underneath!

This made it even angrier!

Filled with anger, he threw the stone and hurled it forcefully against the dormitory wall!

It's no wonder that Jigglypuff is so unlucky.

Its throw sent the stone crashing against the wall with a 'bang,' then it bounced back and struck Fatty's face again!

Fatty didn't notice the sudden change at all. It was sulking when suddenly something flashed past its eyes, and then something hard and slippery smashed directly into its mouth!

Gudong!

Before I could even react, it had swallowed me!

Ugh...cough cough cough...

In an instant, Fatty clutched his throat and rolled around on the ground, partly from fright and partly because such a large rock had entered his throat, making it feel like it was blocked and unable to breathe!

Its unusual behavior quickly caught the attention of Xia You and the others.

In fact, when they heard the stone hit the wall, they were attracted by the sound, and when they turned around, they saw something being flicked into Jigglypuff's mouth!

"Hey, hey, hey!" Xia You was speechless for a moment, then quickly stepped forward, "What are you eating now?"

Looking at the backpack again, everything else was fine, except for the Everstone that he had obtained during his previous trip, which had disappeared without a trace!

This is terrible...

Xia You went to Fatty's side and patted its back, then lifted it upside down and shook it downwards, but she still couldn't get the Everstone out!

Chapter 647 The Tragedy of Fatty

Seeing that Fatty was getting more and more uncomfortable, Xiao Gang quickly said, "Let's hurry downstairs and let Miss Joey take a look!"

Xia You nodded. Indeed, this was no longer something he could handle; it was best to leave it to the most professional people.

Accompanied by several people, Xia You carried Jigglypuff and ran all the way down to the front desk of the Pokémon Center.

Xiaoxia rang the doorbell at the front desk, and shortly after, Miss Joey came out yawning.

Before Xia You could explain the situation, Miss Joey had already noticed Fatty's unusual behavior. Her expression turned serious, her drowsiness vanished, and she hurriedly came to greet her.

What's wrong with it?

Xiaoxia, quick to speak, told Nurse Joy everything. After listening, Nurse Joy nodded to indicate that he understood, then called out his assistant Pokémon, put Jigglypuff on a stretcher, and took it to the emergency room.

The red light indicating that treatment was underway in the emergency room immediately lit up.

Only then did the group feel truly relieved and sit down on the benches on either side.

Looking at Xia You, Xiao Zhi asked curiously, "Brother Xia You, why is there a rock in your backpack?"

Xia You smiled wryly: "That's not an ordinary stone, it's an everlasting stone."

Everstone?

“I know!” Max pushed up his glasses. “Unlike all sorts of evolution stones, the book says that, just like its name suggests, Pokémon carrying this Everstone cannot evolve and will remain in their current form!”

"Huh?" Ash was taken aback. "So, after Jigglypuff swallowed an Everstone, it can never evolve again?"

"It's not a big deal, is it?" Xiaoxia didn't seem to care. "Your Pikachu has always refused to evolve into Raichu, hasn't it? Besides, I think Jigglypuff is cuter than Jigglypuff right now!"

While the others were waiting for treatment, Xiaoyao returned at that time.

As soon as she entered the Pokémon Center, she saw Xia You and the others standing on chairs by the bar, and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull, which puzzled her greatly!

Walking up to them, she asked, "What are you all doing here so late? Aren't you asleep?"

It was only then that Xia You and the others realized that Xiao Yao had returned, and when they checked the time, it was almost 11 p.m.

"Don't even mention it." Xiaoxia briefly recounted what had just happened, and when she recalled the scene where Fatty threw a stone that hit her mouth, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Huh?" Xiaoyao was stunned when she heard the last part. "Is Jigglypuff alright?"

"It should be fine." Xia You shook her head, then asked, "By the way, you're back so late, how did your practice go?"

Xiaoyao, on the other hand, was full of confidence and gave an OK sign.

"No problem! Let's see how I perform tomorrow!"

The group exchanged glances, wondering what Xiaoyao had been training for, given how confident she was after only a few hours apart!

Just as I was about to ask for more details, I suddenly saw the red light in the treatment room go out, and then the door opened, and Miss Joey came out.

"Miss Joey, how is Jigglypuff?" The group quickly got up to greet him.

Miss Joy glanced at them and said apologetically, "There's no immediate danger to its life, but the Everstone is inside its belly, and I've tried several methods but haven't been able to get it out."

This was somewhat unexpected for them; they hadn't anticipated that there were things Miss Joey couldn't do!

"So what do we do now?"

"There are only two options now. The first is to use technology to break it up in the stomach and then remove it, but this kind of surgery requires a specialized hospital. The second option is to wait for it to be vomited out or excreted on its own, but such a large stone may take a long time."

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Xia You, wanting to see what he would choose.

Without hesitation, Xia You asked directly, "Are there any hospitals like this around here?"