I caught a Pokémon

But then I thought about it again. The enemy already knew most of my information, including what Pokémon I had, so it wasn't a big deal to reveal it to a respectable organization like the Rangers.

It's also a way of increasing my importance in the eyes of these people.

Thinking of this, he took out a high-grade ball from his pouch and quietly placed it in front of Hinata.

Looking at the high-grade ball, Hyuga blinked in confusion.

"What's wrong with this high-grade ball?"

Xia You smiled, as if talking about a trivial matter, and said casually, "There is a Deoxys among them."

Hinata was stunned for a second, and only after a moment of confusion did she realize what Xia You had just said.

"What!!?"

She suddenly stood up, staring incredulously at the high-grade sphere before her, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Her voice was so loud and astonished that even Miss Joy, who was some distance away, looked over curiously.

"You're being too loud..."

Although Xia You had anticipated that Hinata would be surprised, she was still taken aback by her reaction.

Fortunately, Hinata realized his mistake and quickly sat down again. Then, like a curious child, he kept looking at the high-grade ball on the table.

"There really is a Deoxys in here!?" She tried to keep her voice down, but she couldn't hide her shock. "How did you do that? I mean... how did you find it? And catch it? My God, it's unbelievable... This is an extremely rare Mythical Pokémon! I've never even seen one before!"

In front of her, Xia You put the advanced ball away again.

“This involves some privacy, and it’s not convenient to disclose it.” Xia You shrugged. “I’m telling you this for no other purpose than to let you know that although Dr. Rondo has studied Deoxys for many years, no one in this world understands Deoxys better than a Deoxys trainer.”

If Xiaoxia were still here, she would definitely give Xia You a thumbs up for his show-off act. But unfortunately, he is now traveling with Xiaoyao, who, like Hinata, looks at Xia You with a slightly admiring gaze.

That's right. No matter how many times she's heard it, May still finds it incredible whenever she thinks about the man beside her who owns so many legendary and mythical Pokémon.

After calming down, Xia You's stature was once again infinitely elevated in Hinata's mind.

Now she understands why Xia You was able to find Celebi so easily back then.

For someone like that, it must be something that would be very easy to do, right?

Even if someone told her now that this man had another shrine, she wouldn't be surprised at all.

"I understand. I'll go and find out where that meteorite fell back then."

Hinata got up and left, while Xia You and Xiao Yao ordered some nourishing food to fill their stomachs.

Just then, Hinata returned, carrying a document and carrying several pieces of equipment.

In order to minimize the impact of the electromagnetic anomaly and to end the incident as soon as possible, the group did not linger and left the Pokémon Center directly, heading deeper into the mountains.

To be honest, this reminded Xia You of when he was in Hoenn, he had also accepted a commission from Devon Corporation to help deal with the meteorite and Deoxys. He never expected that after so long, he would experience the same event again.

Following Hyuga, the three entered the deep mountains. As they went deeper, the once dense forest began to disappear, the terrain under their feet became increasingly higher, and even more stones appeared.

Clearly, they had arrived at the foot of the mountains.

However, Hinata did not lead them into the mountains, but instead brought them to a cave at the foot of a cliff.

The cave is about two people tall. It's unclear whether it was formed naturally or dug later. Standing at the entrance, you can only feel a cold wind blowing straight out, and you can't see the end of it at a glance.

“It’s right here.” Hinata took out the document, looked at it, and then compared it with her hunting buoy. She turned to the two of them and said, “If nothing unexpected happens, the meteorite is somewhere in the cave.”

"In a cave?" Xiaoyao asked in surprise. "Didn't meteorites fall from the sky? How come they're in a cave?"

Hinata laughed and said, "That's right, the meteorite fell from the sky, but it hit the top of the cave, smashed through the roof, and landed inside the cave."

"That's quite a coincidence."

While the two were talking, Xia You didn't pay attention to their conversation, but instead looked at the hunting dart in Hinata's hand.

"Was your device not affected by geomagnetic anomalies?"

Along the way, all electronic devices, Pokédex, and Poké Balls were completely malfunctioning. Even Hinata's Pokémon Maximus was listless and slumped on Hinata's shoulder. But unexpectedly, this hunting dart was still working properly here!

Especially as it gets closer to the meteorite, the effects of the geomagnetic anomaly should become more severe, but how come this hunting buoy seems to be completely unaffected?

“Well…” Hinata said with some pride when Xia You talked about this, “Because we Pokémon Rangers often have to go to some extreme areas to deal with incidents and face all kinds of extreme weather, so when this hunting davit was designed, many complex factors were taken into account, and geomagnetic anomalies are one of them. Therefore, after repeated design and experimentation, it was able to remain unaffected as it is now.”

As she spoke, she took out another device and waved it in front of the two of them.

"It's not just for hunting buoys; this is a device specifically designed to detect the Earth's magnetic field, and it works just as well."

Xia You nodded. Regardless of the number and scale, the technology of these patrolmen was still admirable.

"I see. I didn't expect your device to be so convenient. If we trainers had one, we wouldn't have to worry about getting lost anywhere!"

He does not mean that.

Hearing Xia You's seemingly self-talking sigh, Hyuga's heart stirred, and he kept those words in mind, but said nothing aloud.

Led by her, the two entered the cave.

It has to be said that these rangers are incredibly skilled and daring. Despite having no Poké Balls or any powerful Pokémon by their side, they still dare to travel all over the world with just a hunting dart.

It can be said that they are not afraid of encountering wild Pokémon. On the contrary, Pokémon are never a threat to them. Almost any wild Pokémon can become an asset to them!

The beam of the flashlight shone far, bringing a glimmer of light to the group in the pitch-black cave.

Xiao Yao followed closely behind Xia You, watching the ground beneath her feet while cautiously glancing around at the bottomless black hole.

It's perfectly normal for a girl to be afraid of the dark.

Of course, besides the darkness, she was also more afraid of the dangers of those who suddenly jumped out and launched attacks.

Fortunately, perhaps due to the influence of geomagnetic anomalies, or perhaps due to the immense power of Deoxys, they traveled for a long time without anything happening.

Chapter 859: Home, and a Cage

After walking for more than ten minutes in the dark cave, Xia You estimated that they had entered the interior of the mountain area based on the distance. After walking a few hundred more steps, the area suddenly became brighter.

A circular space, not too large, appeared before them. In the very center of the ground was a silver meteorite covered with circular pits. A ray of sunlight shone down through the huge opening at the top, illuminating the meteorite and making it look both cold and mysterious.

"Is this the meteorite that contains Deoxys?"

Xiaoyao curiously examined the meteorite, and when she got closer, she realized that the meteorite was astonishingly large. Not counting the part buried underground, the height of the part exposed above the ground was already three or four meters!

However, she had a new question.

"Such a large meteorite, if it hit the Earth, shouldn't it cause only such minor damage?"

Just as she said, this meteorite is so huge that if it were to impact this planet from space, the damage it would cause would be absolutely devastating; it couldn't possibly just smash open such a small mountain.

“It should be related to Rayquaza.” Xia You didn’t know the specific reason, so he could only guess. “After all, Rayquaza is located in the ozone layer and has long regarded this planet as its territory. It’s impossible for it to just stand by and watch it be destroyed by the meteorite. So it’s very likely that they intervened and slowed down the meteorite. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why Deoxys here took ten years to awaken.”

“You’re right.” Hinata agreed with Xia You’s statement. She looked down and opened the documents in her hand and said, “According to the records, although the explosion caused by this meteorite was very intense when it fell, that was all. It did not cause any other disasters, so it did not attract people’s attention. They just thought it was a very small meteorite. Even this cave was only discovered by nearby villagers by chance and then reported, but it did not attract any attention either.”

This is understandable, as the location is remote and naturally few people pay attention to it, let alone come looking for meteorites.

Haruka turned her head to look left and right: "Where...where is that Deoxys hiding?"

Hyuga also took out a geomagnetic detector, but after scanning it, he could only determine that the source seemed to be here, but he couldn't pinpoint Deoxys's location at all.

"At this point, it's time to send in professionals."

Now that things have come to this, Xia You didn't hide anything and took out the high-level ball containing Deoxys.

"Come out, Deoxys."

With his soft call, the Ultra Ball opened from the inside the next second, and with a flash of blue light, the mythical Pokémon that looked like an alien quietly appeared in front of Hinata and May.

Is this Deoxys?

Hinata and Haruka both turned their gazes to Deoxys. Despite their different aesthetic preferences compared to men, this close-up observation made them feel Deoxys's mystery and... terror.

Indeed, just like the meteorite beside them, they instinctively felt a chill run down their spines when they saw this Pokémon from outer space with its alien-like appearance.

Ignoring the two, Deoxys floated in the air and approached the meteorite.

At the same time, the entire cave shook violently, and at the same moment, the geomagnetic detector in Hyuga's hand emitted a loud bang, and even the hunting glider was briefly paralyzed.

"The geomagnetic influence has intensified...it seems like something is about to emerge..."

Hinata nearly lost her balance, but thankfully she and Haruka supported each other and avoided falling.

Just then, the space above the meteorite distorted, just like the scene they had seen under the aurora before, and the next second, another Deoxys appeared in front of them.

This Deoxys looks exactly the same as Xia You's Deoxys, in terms of size, pattern, and shape. Of course, this is only how it appears to outsiders. As a trainer, Xia You can still sense the differences between them.

Perhaps it was the appearance of a similar creature that caused this Deoxys to make no extra moves after appearing, but instead communicate with Xia You's Deoxys.

Soon, Xia You also received feedback from his Deoxys.

'It...felt...pain...'

This is Deoxys's telepathy, which allows it to transmit its voice to Xia You's heart. However, since it is an alien creature and speaks an alien language, although it has telepathy, it can never convey messages as accurately and clearly as Gardevoir. Sometimes, it even requires guessing and thinking to understand its meaning.

For example, right now, Xia You knows that this Deoxys is in pain, but because her Deoxys cannot express itself clearly, even if she knows the reason, she doesn't know where the problem comes from.

Fortunately, there is a fundamental way to solve this problem.

Xia You turned to the two and said, "My Deoxys says this wild Deoxys is feeling pain, and we need to find a way to get it away from here."

"This should be easy, right?" Haruka asked tentatively. "After all, we also have a Deoxys. We can communicate with it amicably and get it to leave!"

“That’s what I’m worried about too.” Xia You shook her head. “If it were that easy, this Deoxys would have left long ago, and wouldn’t have had to wait until now. I guess it’s the geomagnetic anomaly that’s keeping it here.”

“But…” Xiaoyao asked again, “Didn’t we see it in the sky outside before? How did it leave then?”

“I think that must be a clone,” Xia You boldly speculated. “It must be that this Deoxys used a clone to send it outside to use Aurora, trying to call for help from its possible companions.”

Although Xia You was only analyzing, Xiao Yao knew that this should be the correct answer.

She sighed, "That's true. It's just a pity that the Poké Ball can't be used right now. If we could put it in a Poké Ball, things wouldn't be so complicated."

Hinata, who was listening nearby, understood what was going on. At this moment, she spoke up: "As long as you can get Deoxys away from here, that's fine? Then leave it to me!"

As she spoke, she took out her hunting dart, and just like the last time they met, she changed the shape of the hunting dart and then launched the hunting disc, shooting it towards Deoxys.

It's clear that she wanted to use that method to temporarily capture Deoxys, make him connect with her telepathically, and turn him into a temporary partner.

It must be said that her idea was good, but she clearly underestimated Deoxys's strength and his resistance.

Just as Hinata thought he had successfully captured Deoxys, as the white hunting lines wrapped around it, a spherical energy emanated from Deoxys and instantly destroyed the hunting lines!

"What?! How could this happen?!"

Seeing this, Hinata's eyes widened in surprise. Clearly, this was the first time she had ever seen a Pokémon break free of the hunting line in all the time she had been a ranger!

Xiaoyao joked, "It seems it doesn't want to be your friend."

The malfunction of the hunting buoy caused Hinata to instantly lose his previous confidence, and he also took a step back in embarrassment.

The meaning is obvious—I can't do this, so I'll leave it to you.

Scratching his cheek, Hinata smiled sheepishly: "I... I thought of a possibility. I should ask headquarters first and see if they have any leads."

Shaking her head, Xia You withdrew her gaze from her and turned her attention back to the Deoxys.

Now it's certain that I haven't seen this Deoxys before. So, when it looked at me outside, it wasn't because it recognized me, but because it sensed the presence of a kind of creature in me!

Now, we need to use our own methods to get this Deoxys away from here.

Turning to look at her Deoxys, Xia You asked, "Can we just get this meteorite out of here?"

That's right, Xia You's idea was simple and straightforward. Since Deoxys couldn't leave this place due to the geomagnetic anomaly, he might as well just get rid of the meteorite it was parasitizing!

Regardless of the reason, as long as this meteorite can be taken to another place, the geomagnetic anomaly will naturally not affect Deoxys.

Deoxys did not answer, but he nodded.

It soared high into the air, hovering above the meteorite. As it raised its hands, the entire meteorite seemed to be enveloped by an invisible force and suddenly began to tremble violently!

In terms of weight, Xia You couldn't estimate exactly how heavy the meteorite was, as it depended on its mass, but in any case, it was definitely over ten tons.

Such a large and heavy meteorite would probably be impossible for an ordinary Pokémon to handle, but the one wielding its power at this moment is none other than Deoxys, one of the world's top psychic users!

The massive meteorite was slowly lifted, revealing the fresh soil beneath.

Under Deoxys's control, it flew out along with the meteorite through the gap above its head.

Seeing it and the meteorite depart, Xia You turned to the two and said, "Come closer, let's get out of here quickly."

As Hinata was pondering how Xia You could lead them away, the Poké Ball in his pouch opened automatically again, and the Gardevoir they had seen before reappeared before them.

So that's what he was thinking...

Just as she had this thought, Hinata felt the scenery in front of her suddenly change, and at the same time, her legs suddenly went weak.