I caught a Pokémon

"What's wrong with this kind of place?" Xia You didn't feel anything was wrong. Instead, she noticed that Lorelei had a slight disdain for the Battle Frontier, as if she looked down on such a place. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't underestimate those Frontier Brains. There are some extremely powerful beings among them, and even their Pokémon are not to be underestimated. If you really think that way, you might even be defeated by them!"

Turning her head, she saw Xiaoyao curiously looking at Kona, and Xia You introduced the two of them.

"This is May, my current travel partner, and she's a trainer. May, and this is Lorelei, one of the Elite Four from the Kanto region."

"The Four Heavenly Kings!?"

Xiao Yao was incredibly surprised to learn that the seemingly intelligent and beautiful woman in front of her, who was only in her early twenties, was actually one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Of course, it wasn't because of the other person's age or anything like that. After all, the Elite Four member from the Hoenn region, Hibiscus, was much younger than Lorelei in front of her.

She was simply surprised that someone of such status would appear here, and even take the initiative to greet Xia You. Moreover, judging from the relaxed tone of their conversation, they seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

But then I thought about it again, Xia You is the champion of three regions, so it's not surprising that he knows several top players.

"A trainer?" Lorelei looked at May curiously and nodded approvingly. "You're about the same age as me when I first started my journey. Seeing you reminds me of myself back then. Keep it up! Although we're not on the same path, it's still a difficult dream. It's not easy for a little girl."

Women are indeed more likely to win people's favor than men, especially someone like Kona with her temperament and status. Just one sentence from her greatly increased Xiaoyao's affection for her.

At this moment, Kona remembered something and turned to look at Xia You.

"Wasn't it you who made that guy named Yuuji challenge me back then?"

Yuji?

Upon hearing the name, Xia You felt a moment of disorientation, as if she had heard it somewhere before…

"Hey, don't play dumb." Seeing his expression, Kona snorted coldly, "It's that top trainer from the Orange Islands!"

"Oh, so it was him."

Upon hearing the words "Orange Islands," Xia You suddenly realized what it meant and remembered the man who was regarded as a star and the strongest trainer in the Orange Islands.

only……

Did I send him to challenge Cora?

I think so...

Did he win?

"Of course not," Kona laughed. "On the contrary, I taught her a good lesson and beat her to a pulp!"

Although Kona didn't believe the description, Xia You seemed to recall the scene of her teaching Yuuji a lesson.

"That sounds rather tragic..."

To the two of them, Yuji was not a noteworthy person. After a few brief words, they changed the subject.

Kona's appearance here was just an accident. As one of the Four Heavenly Kings, she was attending some event in Cerulean City. Seeing that it was getting late, she decided to stay here overnight, which is how she ran into Xia You.

However, since it was a rare encounter and their current status was somewhat similar, they had more in common and chatted for a while longer. It was late at night when they returned to their respective rooms to rest. The next morning, after exchanging brief greetings, they set off on their separate journeys.

Although Asahi City is located on a peninsula, it is not a coastal city.

Starting from the port town, they headed northeast. When they reached a forest, instead of following the main road, they decided to cross the forest and take a shortcut to reach Fuchsia City.

However, as they walked, they realized that something was not quite right.

"Brother Xia You..." Holding the Eevee egg, Xiao Yao followed beside Xia You and asked in surprise, "Don't you think this forest seems a bit..."

"It's a bit too quiet, isn't it?" Xia You also turned her gaze away from the forest and nodded. "Indeed, such a large forest, yet we can't hear a single sound. This is very strange. Let's be careful; something must have happened here."

Since even Xia You said so, Xiao Yao became wary and cautiously looked around as she walked.

As the two continued deeper into the area, the surrounding trees became increasingly dense.

Just then, a figure flashed beside them, and a woman jumped out from nowhere, blocking their way.

At the same time, a positive electric clap jumped off the woman's shoulder and, imitating her, stretched out its two little hands and blocked the middle of the road in a very professional manner.

"Please wait!" the woman called out. "This is a restricted area. You two must not go any further!"

Oh dear, I thought we'd run into robbers. What a disappointment...

but…

A restricted area?

How come I've never heard of this before?

Thinking of this, Xia You carefully examined the woman.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the woman was quite young, seemingly a year or two younger than him. She was rather pretty, with a long, upturned, frizzy blue ponytail and striking red eyes. She was also petite, dressed in an orange and white outfit that resembled a uniform, with a black bodysuit underneath, giving her a youthful and energetic yet alluring look!

Why does it look so familiar?

Upon closer inspection, Xia You realized that he had indeed seen this woman before, but not in the real world, but in anime!

A thought struck him, and although he had a guess, he still asked, "No entry? What does that mean?"

“That’s right,” Xiaoyao asked, “This is a wild forest, why are we forbidden to go in?”

Faced with their questions, the woman calmly replied, "The situation here is very complicated and cannot be explained in just a few words. In short, a serious incident has occurred in the forest. This place will only be open to ordinary trainers again once our Pokémon Rangers have resolved the matter!"

Xia You glanced at her armband, saw the design on it, and nodded to herself.

Just like I thought, this woman really is a Pokémon Ranger...

“Looks like we made the right choice.” Xia You smiled, then opened his wallet, took out the Interpol Special Investigator ID he had obtained some time ago, and waved it in front of the woman. “I’m not just any ordinary trainer. I’m an Interpol Special Investigator. Maybe I can help you with something.”

"Special investigators from the International Police?"

Upon hearing this name, even Xiao Yao looked at the document in Xia You's hand, wondering when he had acquired another identity!

The woman's eyes widened as she took the document and examined it closely, discovering that it was indeed an Interpol ID!

"I'm so sorry," the woman said politely as she handed the documents back to Xia You. "I didn't expect to run into Interpol here. In that case, please follow me."

Xia You never expected that the certificate she received from the Interpol police, which was originally just an honorary title that she thought she would never need, would actually come in handy in such a short time!

It's safe to say that the international police force is a very good place to take shelter!

Following the woman, the three walked deeper into the forest, and it was only then that the woman introduced herself to the two men.

"My name is Hinata. I was sent here from the Patrolman Alliance to handle special incidents."

After traveling for so long, Xia You has finally come into contact with the special profession of Pokémon Ranger.

Just like its name suggests, the Pokémon Rangers and the so-called Ranger League are actually quite easy to understand; they are people and organizations that protect nature and Pokémon.

These guys are very mysterious; unless you venture deep into severely damaged environments, trainers rarely see them.

Speaking of which, as a large, cross-regional, global organization, these rangers do not usually use Poké Balls. Instead, they use hunting darts to communicate with Pokémon, establish a temporary cooperative relationship, and use the power of Pokémon to help humans and protect nature.

It can be said that this is a special and great profession that walks between danger and daily life, handling events in silence, and is also an expert in dealing with various accidents and natural disasters!

At this moment, Xia You introduced herself and Xiao Yao.

"My name is Xia You. Besides being an international police special investigator, I am also a trainer who travels around. And the person next to me is my travel partner, Xiao Yao."

"Xia You?"

Hinata frowned, feeling that he seemed to have heard the name somewhere before, but because he rarely paid attention to the outside world, he couldn't remember where he was looking...

Where exactly did I hear this name before?

Chapter 838 Xia You: This is my main job!

Xia You never expected to encounter a Pokémon Ranger here.

It has to be said that although traveling is tiring, for him, like now, he can go to new places, meet new people, and experience new things, making every day fresh, full of unknowns and expectations. This is the biggest reason why he is so passionate about traveling!

Led by Hinata, Xia You and Xiao Yao walked for a long time, following the forest path, and finally passed through the dense bushes to reach the depths of the forest.

And the next path was completely blocked.

Before them appeared countless enormous vines and thorns, as thick as pipes and each one hundreds of meters long, twisting and turning, completely blocking their path and encroaching on a large area.

“So many thorns…” Haruka exclaimed in surprise, “And they look so out of place, not like they come from here. Hyuga-san, what’s going on?”

He hesitated for a moment, seemingly unsure whether he should speak, but then, remembering that this man was a special investigator for the Interpol Police, he decided to stop hiding it and confessed, "Actually, all of this is related to Shirabi!"

"Shrabi!?"

Upon hearing the name, Xiao Yao was surprised and immediately turned to look at Xia You.

Xia You glanced back indifferently.

His gaze seemed to say: Why are you looking at me?

In fact, Haruka knew that there was more than one Celebi in this world, so it was not strange for it to appear at any time or place. She also knew that Xia You's Celebi was with Rika and could not possibly appear here. It was just a subconscious action just now. Now that she saw Xia You looking at her, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

Hinata naturally didn't see the exchange of glances between the two.

Standing before these thorny vines, she took out a red and black flip phone-like handheld device from her pocket and used its camera to scan several wild Pokémon peeking out in the distance.

Almost immediately, various information about these Pokémon appeared on the screen.

"What is this?" Xiaoyao took a step closer, her gaze fixed on the small device, and asked curiously.

"This is our hunting dart," Hinata explained without looking up as he operated the device. "It allows us to connect with wild Pokémon and become temporary partners by launching and manipulating the hunting disc. It also has built-in functions such as telephone transmission and Pokémon Pokédex viewing. It's a high-tech product invented by Professor Shinbara, and you could say it's an indispensable special device for us rangers!"

A hunting buoy?

A hunting disc?

Professor Shinhara?

These new names seemed to open up a new world, everything that Xiaoyao had never seen, heard, or experienced before.

"So what are you doing now?"

Hinata smiled and said, "Of course, we need to find a Pokémon that can handle this situation!"

As she spoke, she aimed the hunting glider at several caterpillars, hairballs, and iron-shelled pupae in the distance. After looking at the information displayed on the screen, she shook her head inwardly and then aimed the hunting glider at several charging bears in the distance.

The information about these charging bears was displayed on the screen again.

Xia You also glanced at the screen at this moment. Unlike the Pokémon Pokédex, although it did not have voice broadcasts, the information on the Cutter was obviously more complete and more professional. It not only displayed the height and status of these Pokémon, but also their moves and their own characteristics!

That's really cutting-edge technology!

If the Pokédex had this function, trainers would be able to catch Pokémon more strategically.

"Can you use the Split Slash?" Seeing the information on the screen, Hyuga's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself, "You guys are the ones!"

As she spoke, the hunting dart in her hand began to change shape, eventually transforming into a gun shape!

Hyuga fired a shot at the charging bears, but instead of a bullet, it fired something that looked like a spinning top!

The top spun rapidly, hurtling toward the charging bears.

At the same time, a long antenna-like object extended from the antenna part of the hunting dart in Hinata's hand. As she waved it continuously, the hunting dart flew out as if it were under control, drawing circles of light and surrounding the several charging bears.

Haruka asked again, like a curious child, "Hyuga-san, what is this?"

“This is the Hunting Disc I just mentioned,” Hinata said. “Under the control of the hunting sleigh, the Hunting Disc circles the wild Pokémon, leaving a trail of light and conveying the Ranger’s feelings to the wild Pokémon. When the two are in sync, the hunt is over, and the wild Pokémon will be willing to assist the Ranger, forming a temporary partnership.”

Although Hinata seemed to have explained everything, Xia You knew that this hunting buoy was not as simple as she made it out to be.

Although it sounds impressive, this hunting disc is not without its flaws.

If the beam it produces is attacked by a Pokémon or something else, the hunting line will be broken in half, the hunting lance will be damaged, and the energy it contains will decrease. If the energy of the lance drops to 0 during the capture, the hunting disc will even explode!

However, these are minor issues and are not usually encountered easily. What truly makes people wary of the Hunting Caliber is that it can hunt other people's Pokémon!

That's terrifying.

The Rangers' technology is so advanced that it surpasses that of Poké Balls, allowing them to snatch Pokémon from their confinement!

Fortunately, it didn't get out, otherwise it would have been a huge threat to the balance of the entire world!

And this is something these rangers will never reveal to the outside world!

Fortunately, no matter what, the Rangers are a positive organization. We don't know what will happen in the future, but at least for now, they are making great efforts to protect nature and Pokémon.

Hinata was naturally unaware that there were people in this world who knew even their biggest secrets. At this moment, she was still establishing a connection with these charging bears.

Her hands moved faster and faster, and the beams of light spun faster and faster, eventually penetrating the bodies of the charging bears.

In that instant, the eyes of these charging bears all changed!

The initial caution and curiosity of a wild Pokémon have become much clearer, as if a new layer of intelligence has been unlocked.

Whether it's a genuine connection established with the Rangers or some kind of spiritual bond, it's clear that these Pokémon have indeed undergone significant changes.