I caught a Pokémon

As someone who uncovered the truth, I'm sure I'll be highly valued by the station, promoted, and made famous—it'll be just around the corner!

Overwhelmed with excitement, the two took more photos, sealed the clues, and continued forward, trying to find some more crucial evidence.

After all, these things in their hands can only prove that a battle did take place here, and that this matter is indeed related to Team Aqua and Team Magma, but to say that it is related to Groudon and Kyogre, or to define the weather change as related to these two legendary Pokémon, is still a bit far-fetched.

They searched meticulously, leaving no corner unchecked, but after a long time, they found nothing.

It wasn't until they arrived at the place where Xia You had once stayed that they made a new discovery.

"This is……"

Looking at the obvious footprints on the ground and the relatively intact ground formed after being protected by a mysterious force, the two quickly came to a new conclusion after careful analysis!

"Someone seems to be commanding Pokémon, battling Team Magma and Team Aqua!" Mary exclaimed, her eyes bright. "Or we could boldly guess that this person is even fighting against Kyogre and Groudon!"

"This is a bit too unbelievable..." Dai was still rather conservative. "I really can't imagine what kind of person has such power to fight two legendary Pokémon! Could it be one of the Elite Four?"

“The Four Heavenly Kings…” Mary stroked her chin. Because she didn’t know much about the battle, she didn’t know the true strength of the Four Heavenly Kings, but she knew that they were among the strongest in Hoenn. So she slowly nodded. “Indeed, only they can possess such power. And according to the trajectory and information, the Four Heavenly Kings who are most likely to appear here seem to be only Genji.”

Is it Yuanzhi?

Although Dai largely agreed with this view, she still felt that something was amiss.

He looked up and saw the remaining remains of the small island that had been completely wiped out by the clash between the Sword of the Cliff and the Origin Wave.

By comparing these images with previously captured satellite images, it's not hard to imagine that a huge island once existed here!

But now, the island has completely disappeared, as if it had been erased. What kind of terrifying force could have done this?

Even the Four Heavenly Kings, could they really stop a battle of this level?

He was puzzled, but said nothing. Instead, he and Mary bent down and continued searching for crucial evidence.

But after searching for a long time, they still didn't care.

It can only be said that they arrived a step too late.

After more than a day of wind and rain, most of the traces had long been washed away by the sea. What could they possibly find?

The two arrived full of expectations, but after wasting several hours, they could only leave empty-handed.

……

The ship that departed from Ganga Island finally docked in Lilycove City after sailing for nearly a day.

Compared to flying in the sky, traveling by boat is undoubtedly much slower, but it is leisurely and allows them to enjoy the journey in a very comfortable way when they are not in a hurry.

As soon as he disembarked, he received a call from Kuroda.

Kuroda has fulfilled his request and completed the crafting of the meteorite keystone obtained from the Sky Pillar.

It must be said, their efficiency is indeed very fast!

Even before the meteorite keystone was mailed to the Devon Corporation building, Kuroda had already gathered the necessary manpower. The moment the meteorite keystone arrived, it was sent to the workshop, and these people worked overtime to complete the task in just over a day.

This also filled Xia You with anticipation for the meteorite keystone.

If the meteorite keystone really contains cosmic energy as rumored, wouldn't that mean that when my Pokémon Mega Evolves in the future, it will be stronger than other people's Mega Evolved Pokémon?

Of course, this is just his guess.

He doesn't yet know if this meteorite key stone is as magical as rumored, or if it's no different from an ordinary key stone, or if it has no effect on ordinary Pokémon. He will only know all this after he gets his hands on the meteorite key stone!

Chapter 747 The Last Dojo

After asking Kuroda for help to mail the meteorite keystone directly to Saiyu City, Xia You and Xiaoxia rested for another night in Lilycove City before setting off for Yuen Yu City again.

While resting at the Pokémon Center, Xia You took the opportunity to change her team, sending the three legendary birds, Raikou, and Suicune to Sabrina, leaving her with only Deoxys and Black Rayquaza among her legendary Pokémon. She then sent Red Gyarados and Crystal Steelix to Sakuragi Park and brought back the team she was practicing.

Seeing Scizor, Eevee, Milotic, and MetalGreymon back in his hands, Xia You finally felt like an ordinary trainer.

No longer worrying about evil organizations suddenly appearing, and no longer caring about legendary Pokémon from the Hoenn region, you can simply leisurely challenge gyms and focus on training your Pokémon. With a single and pure goal, isn't this the life of an ordinary trainer?

Speaking of Pokémon in the Hoenn region, Xia You contacted Fuyou before leaving Lilycove City and arranged to meet her in Lilycove City.

After all, he still had two precious stones, one indigo and one in vermilion, and it was time to return them to their rightful owner.

As for why they weren't sent to the mountain where the gods are sent off...

The main issue is that it's not on the way, and besides, I've done Furong such a big favor, so asking her to come find me isn't an unreasonable request.

Starting from Water Town, the two headed west.

The weather was perfect today, not too hot, with a gentle breeze. The lack of a rush allowed the two to relax and have more time to appreciate the scenery and notice sights they had never seen before.

This was a rare experience for someone who had been on a tight schedule all along.

After traveling for most of the day, the two passed through a hunting ground.

The hunting zone can also be called a wild Pokémon reserve.

This is where wild Pokémon live and breed. Although it is protected by law and the Pokémon League, you can also catch them without battling by using the special Poké Balls provided here after paying a fee.

For some people who don't like battling, this is undoubtedly an ideal place to catch Pokémon, provided that their luck isn't too bad.

After all, the success rate of the hunting balls provided by the reserve is really low, and if you're unlucky today, it's even lower.

This is why, even though it's easier to obtain Pokémon here, there aren't many trainers visiting.

As for Xia You, since there were no Pokémon he wanted to catch, he didn't waste any time here and went straight through the gate of the hunting zone with Xiaoxia.

However, just as they were about to leave the hunting grounds, Xiaoxia couldn't help but tease Xiaozhi to Xiayou.

"Hehe, that's only you. You know you don't have any favorite Pokémon, so you never even considered going into this protected area. If Ash were passing by, he would definitely go in and take a look!"

Because they had traveled to two different regions together, she knew Ash and Misty quite well and knew that, given his personality, he would never miss such a place.

“Indeed.” Xia You nodded and smiled. “He just likes excitement. But speaking of which, this is the only way to get from Green Town to Lilycove City. After Ash challenged the Green Gym, he must have passed by here on his way to Lilycove City. Needless to say, he must have already explored it.”

As they spoke, they had already left the protected area and turned north along the main road.

After walking for half a day, just as they finished lunch and passed through a towering mountain area, Xia You glanced around and happened to see a figure he had seen before!

Because there were hardly any people on the road, he noticed this person almost immediately.

"That person is..."

Seeing the surprised look on Xia You's face, Xiao Xia turned her head to look and saw a man with light blue hair, who looked like a handsome young gentleman, dressed in a well-fitting black suit. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Brother Xia You? Do you know that person?"

"Huh? Don't you know him?" Seeing Xia's confused look, Xia You realized that she had never seen this person before, so she explained, "He is Daigo, the son of Mr. Zvoich, the president of Devon Corporation."

"So he's Daigo." Xiaoxia suddenly realized. Although she had never met this man before, she had heard the name from Xia You and Zifuqi, so she wasn't unfamiliar with him. "But why is he here?"

Yes, why is Daigo here?

Xia You was also puzzled, but after looking around, he understood.

What is Daigo's favorite thing to do?

Of course, it's about digging for stones everywhere!

Although it's a meme, it's not entirely wrong.

Clearly, he came here for only one purpose: some special stone must have attracted him.

In the distance, Daigo was about to enter a cave when, perhaps sensing something, he suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of Xia You. And upon looking, he naturally spotted Xia You and Xiaoxia.

As you can see, he was clearly taken aback for a moment, obviously not expecting to see Xia You here. However, after a couple of seconds of hesitation, he turned around and slowly walked towards them.

When he got closer, his questioning gaze swept over Xiaoxia before he smiled and nodded at Xia You: "I really didn't expect to run into you here."

"Yes, what a coincidence." Xia You greeted him and then asked, "Does your presence here mean there are any special stones nearby?"

It was no secret that he shared the same hobby as his father, so Daigo was not surprised that Xia You could guess his purpose.

“That’s right.” He turned to the side, letting Xia You see the cave entrance not far away. “I heard that a trainer accidentally discovered a hidden passage while exploring this cave and went deeper into it. So I think we should be able to find some rarer stones there.”

Just as I expected...

It just goes to show that rich kids like this will definitely travel all over the place for their hobbies...

But speaking of the secret cave nearby...

Xia You stroked her chin and asked, "Is the place you're talking about the Tianhan Grottoes?"

"Oh?" Daigo looked at him in surprise. "You know about that place too? That's really strange. You're not from the Hoenn region, yet you know about such secret things."

Xia You certainly couldn't be a prophet. In fact, the reason he knew these things was largely because he had played the game and had a deep impression of this place. Although he couldn't remember the general details, he still remembered that there seemed to be a rare Seadra in the depths of this cave.

Although Heatran is a legendary Pokémon, to be honest, it's too ugly and completely outside Xia You's aesthetic range. So even though he knew there might be a legendary Pokémon here, and some people thought it was very strong, he had no interest at all.

"I just overheard it by chance before." Xia You simply waved her hand, changing the subject. "Someone like me, whoever hears and sees it a lot, might remember it someday like I do now, but to say I know much about it, I only know the name."

"I see." Daigo didn't doubt his explanation, but then he seemed to suddenly remember something and smiled, "I heard from Kuroda that you helped my father again last time?"

Xia You was momentarily dazed before realizing that he was referring to the incident where he helped Zivqi retrieve the meteorite.

"It wasn't really helping, just mutual assistance. And thanks to Mr. Zvuch's information, I was able to catch a powerful Pokémon as I wished."

"You mean that Deoxys?" Daigo laughed. "It's a pity I wasn't there at the time. If I had known, I probably would have been the one to catch Deoxys."

Xia You was very skeptical of this.

Putting aside the fact that Steven is a Steel-type Trainer, it remains to be seen whether he will actually try to catch Deoxys.

Even if he had actually gone, there were Team Magma led by Goose and Team Aqua led by Izumi at the time, and Rayquaza would have made a grand entrance. Under those circumstances, I really don't know if Steven could have defeated these guys and captured Deoxys like I have.

Even if he was a champion before, it obviously wouldn't have been as easy as it is for him, right?

Since it was just a chance encounter and both of them had their own things to do, they said goodbye after chatting for a while.

Seeing Daigo's figure disappear into the cave entrance, Misty turned around and gave her impression of him.

"Well..." she hesitated for a moment before saying, "He really gives a very good impression. He has a gentle and refined demeanor, and he is very easygoing. He doesn't have the arrogant feeling that you'd expect from a rich kid. Moreover, you can tell that he is quite confident in his abilities and seems to be someone who doesn't give up easily."

"That's a very good summary." Xia You nodded in agreement. "Just like you said, Daigo is indeed a very outstanding person, which is why he is so popular in Hoenn."

This was just a minor incident, and the two quickly forgot about it. After leaving the mountainous area, they traveled for another day. By the second night, although they were still some distance from their destination, they could already faintly see the lights of Yinyu City.

Injury City is known as a treetop city that plays with nature.

Location-wise, it is situated in the northern part of the Hoenn region, at the foot of a continuous mountain range. Despite its small size, the city is completely enveloped by dense forests. Even the tall buildings are obscured by the trees, and from a distance, it is impossible to tell whether it is a city or a forest!

Even in cities, there are many treehouses. These treehouses are built on straight and tall giant trees and connected to each other by suspension bridges. Although they are not as bustling as big cities, they have a unique charm amidst the lush greenery and the fragrance of flowers and birdsong.

Moreover, most people here walk; there are very few cars or even roads, making it a completely natural ecological scene!

Due to the weather, frequent heavy rains have caused the trees here to grow much taller than those in other places. It is said that most of the residents here are healthy and long-lived. In the treehouses, you can often see various wild Bug-type Pokémon flying around the city.

Since it was getting late, the two checked into the Pokémon Center after entering the city.

However, when Xiaoxia heard during dinner that a Wings Carnival had just been held here a few days ago, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Xiaoxia sighed in disappointment when she heard that this was a large-scale sky-themed event held annually in Yinyu City, a time when the whole town was extremely lively.

"I really want to participate in a celebration like this..."

Furthermore, she is still a ten-year-old girl with this kind of personality, so it's understandable that she likes lively atmospheres.

Xia You could only shake her head helplessly: "There's nothing we can do about it. We were delayed by other things. But you should have time to have a good time during the Rainbow Festival. It will definitely be more exciting than any other event!"

……

The Inferno Gym is located on the outskirts of Inferno City, and it is the only building in the city that is not built in a tree.

From the outside, the entire gym looks like a Mayan pyramid, built up from countless steps. It is a four-cornered pyramid shape, hundreds of meters high. To reach the battle arena at the top, without the help of a Flying-type Pokémon, you need to climb a long staircase, which is quite tiring.

At the entrance of the gym, there are two Pokémon statues standing on the left and right. These two statues are more than ten meters tall, with their wings spread out and looking up at the sky. Walking under them and looking up at them is very intimidating.

After a night's rest, Xia You, full of energy, officially challenged the Yuen Yu City Gym the next morning.

As the two walked through the long corridor and arrived at the main entrance, they were greeted by a man who was clearly a staff member.

Upon seeing Xia You and her companion, the man smiled and asked, "You're here to challenge the dojo, right?"

"Huh?" Before Xia You could speak, Xiaoxia asked in surprise, "We are here to challenge the dojo, that's true, but judging from your appearance, it seems like you came to pick us up? But how did you know we were here?"

The man pointed behind him to the dojo, and said with no small amount of pride, "This dojo is the tallest building in the entire Yinyu City. And we inside the dojo have eyes as sharp as eagles. We can see anyone who walks into this corridor in front of the dojo. Alright, please come in. Our dojo leader, Miss Naki, has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Chapter 748 Battle against Naki

The three of them did not enter the dojo, but instead climbed directly up the long staircase outside to the top of the dojo pyramid.

It has to be said that looking up from below already gives the impression of how high this place is, but once you actually climb the long staircase, you realize how astonishing the height is.