I caught a Pokémon

When she came to her senses again, she, Xia You, and Xiao Yao were standing outside the mountain again, with clear skies and white clouds above them and soft grass under their feet. In the blink of an eye, they had arrived outside.

Instant teleportation is so convenient...

She muttered something under her breath, then quickly looked up into the distance and saw Deoxys flying towards them with the huge meteorite.

Xia You waved her hand behind her: "Let's go. We're still within the influence of the geomagnetic anomaly. We need to go to a more distant place."

Retracing their steps, the group headed out of the mountains until they reached a very distant place before finally stopping.

boom.

The massive meteorite crashed heavily onto the ground, causing the ground to tremble.

What's strange is that even though we've already gone this far away, the surrounding area is still being affected by strong geomagnetic anomalies.

The standard equipment and Poké Balls remain unusable.

"Brother Xia You..." Xiao Yao couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Didn't we take the meteorite out of that cave and go far away? How come we're still affected by the geomagnetic anomaly?"

“If that’s the case, then there’s only one reason left.” Xia You’s gaze shifted from Xiao Yao’s face to the meteorite behind her. “Perhaps it wasn’t the geomagnetic anomaly that affected the meteorite; on the contrary, it’s very likely that this meteorite caused the geomagnetic anomaly!”

At that moment, Hyuga also received feedback from headquarters.

"I think I know why this happened." Seeing the two looking at him, Hyuga smiled wryly, "Do you know about solar winds?"

"Solar wind?"

Xiao Yao shook her head, then turned around to see Xia You nodding. While marveling at his knowledge, she asked, "What is that? Is it a kind of wind from the sun?"

“To be precise, it’s not wind,” Hinata explained. “It refers to a supersonic stream of charged plasma particles that emerges from the upper atmosphere of the sun. It’s called solar wind because it blows like it’s blowing onto our planet.”

Haruka remained silent, waiting for Hinata to continue.

Hinata continued, "According to the information sent by the patrol headquarters, we are currently in the period when sunspots are growing larger. As they grow larger, the solar wind they blow out will become stronger. Judging from its waveform, it completely overlaps with the waveform of the geomagnetic anomaly we are in. Therefore, it can be seen that the geomagnetic anomaly here should be affected by the solar wind. However, based on our actions just now, I have reason to believe that the solar wind is not affecting this place, but rather affecting this meteorite!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the meteorite.

Stroking his chin, Xia You said, "It seems that all the clues have finally converged on one place. This meteorite should be the source of the incident."

Xiaoyao finally understood the whole story and sighed, "No wonder we couldn't leave the area with the geomagnetic anomaly. It turns out the culprit was this! So, this meteorite brought Deoxys to our planet, but also bound it?"

“That’s right, that seems to be the case now.” Hinata turned to look at Xia You. “Mr. Xia You, what should we do next?”

"Is there any need to ask? Since it's a cage, we have no choice but to break this meteorite and free Deoxys."

"Huh?" Hearing Xia You's words, Xiao Yao hesitated slightly. "Do we really have to do this? Isn't there any other way? After all, this meteorite... is also considered Deoxys's home..."

Chapter 860: Things Are No Longer What They Used to Be

"Besides breaking the meteorite, at least for the few of us, there's no better solution." Seeing that Xiaoyao was still considering Deoxys's well-being, Xia You couldn't help but laugh. "Actually, this meteorite is no longer of any use to Deoxys. It can no longer ride the meteorite back into space; on the contrary, it will harm Deoxys itself. If Deoxys had the choice, it would probably destroy the meteorite itself."

At this point, Xia You had her Deoxys ask the wild one, and sure enough, she got the same answer.

The reason why the wild Deoxys didn't destroy the meteorite was because its power was affected by the geomagnetic anomaly, and being inside the meteorite, it simply couldn't do so.

It can only be broken by external force.

Since they were on the same page, there was nothing more to say. Xia You led the group a little further away, leaving a safe distance, and then waved to his Deoxys.

Deoxys flew high into the sky and began to accumulate energy.

At the same time, the wild Deoxys returned to the meteorite and switched to defensive mode. It mobilized the remaining energy it could draw upon to form a protective shield in front of it, preparing to be affected by the attack.

Everything was ready, and Xia You's Deoxys attack was also ready.

The energy ball in front of it grew larger and larger, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a large ball with a diameter of nearly 2 meters!

As it pushed forward, the energy ball, containing terrifying power, hurtled rapidly toward the meteorite.

Almost instantly, the energy ball struck the meteorite. Xia You felt a flash of light before her eyes, as if she were enveloped in a dazzling white light. Before she could feel the impact of the explosion, she heard a huge 'boom' in her ears!

The shockwave arrived just then.

Although they were quite far away, more than fifty meters apart, Xia You still underestimated the power of the explosion.

Or rather, they underestimated the power of the meteorite explosion!

Because of its different material composition, this meteorite emitted a dazzling light when it exploded, and then broke into fragments that scattered in all directions, causing devastating damage to the surrounding area!

Gardevoir protected them in time, enveloping the three with psychic powers to shield them from the impact of the meteorite fragments.

Even so, the shockwave from the explosion still swept past them.

The strong wind whipped their hair and clothes, making it impossible for them to open their eyes and lose their footing.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

After the explosion subsided, the group quickly looked ahead and saw that the meteorite had disappeared, replaced by a huge crater created by the explosion!

Meanwhile, in the crater, the wild Deoxys in its defensive form was also relaxing its body.

The protective shield in front of it had shattered at some point, and its body had suffered some abrasions, but it did not seem to be in any life-threatening danger. Moreover, these wounds were healing slowly, and in just a short while, they had already healed most of them.

Kicking away the meteorite fragments at her feet, Xia You nodded: "Looks like it was a success."

This is more than just a success...

Hyuga looked around. The meteorite was indeed gone, but it had permanently altered the terrain, as if a piece had been dug out of the flat ground, making it look extremely abrupt.

But if we can manage to defeat one Deoxys, it's worth it.

Suddenly remembering something, she quickly took out the geomagnetic detector, and after taking some measurements, she was overjoyed.

"Great! The geomagnetic anomaly here has disappeared!"

Hearing her say that, Xia You quickly took out her phone, and sure enough, the signal was restored.

May also took out a Poké Ball and released her Eevee.

"They've all really disappeared, that's great!"

At this moment, the rescued Deoxys came to Xia You's Deoxys. At the same time, colorful ripples emanated from the hearts of the two Pokémon, shining into each other's chests.

"What are they doing?" Xiaoyao asked curiously.

“This is their unique way of communicating,” Xia You said without looking up. “I think that Deoxys was probably expressing its gratitude to my Deoxys.”

Just as he said, after the two Deoxys exchanged words for a moment, the wild one suddenly flew into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye!

It left so suddenly, and so decisively.

"Huh? It just left like that?"

“Otherwise?” Xia You shook his head. “It has already said goodbye to my Deoxys and thanked me. Now, of course it wants to leave this place that confines it as soon as possible.”

The matter has come to a seemingly anticlimactic end, and in fact... that is exactly what happened.

But wasn't that their original goal?

He already had a Deoxys, so there was no need to catch a second one. Of course, this whole trip wasn't for nothing. He not only rescued a trapped Mythical Pokémon and resolved a geomagnetic anomaly, but also helped the Pokémon Rangers. Most importantly, Xia You once again allowed his Deoxys to meet its kind.

This also aligns with my initial promise to it—to introduce it to more companions.

With the matter resolved smoothly, Hinata couldn't help but thank Xia You and Xiao Yao, and they also exchanged contact information.

Hinata originally wanted to return to the Pokémon Center with the two of them, but Xia You refused outright.

"Alright, let's part ways here. We've already wasted a lot of time, and it's time for us to continue our journey."

Having gone through this together, not only did Hinata greatly admire Xia You, but Xia You's impression of her also changed drastically.

"Where are you planning to go next?" Hinata asked.

As mentioned before, both sides are trying to ease tensions. If it were the last time they met, there would have been no way they would have asked such a question, but now, Hinata said it quite naturally.

Xiaoyao briefly explained their purpose.

"Battle pyramids and grand celebrations?"

Although Hinata spends most of her time in the wild each year, she is not completely ignorant of social competitions and organizations. Naturally, she knows that both Xia You and Xiao Yao have reached the most critical point.

"Then I wish you success. And what's next? Where will you go after these two things are over?"

Haruka turned to look at Xia You, who said, "If nothing unexpected happens, we should be traveling to the Sinnoh region later."

"The Sinnoh region?" Hinata was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I'll also be being sent to Sinnoh soon, so it seems we'll have a chance to meet again!"

"Really?" Xia You was also surprised, and couldn't help but smile. "Then we'll meet again someday."

……

After two days of travel, Xia You and Xiao Yao finally arrived in Dark Gray City.

However, for some unknown reason, the Battle Pyramid, which had previously moved to the vicinity of Dark Grey City, has not moved again in the past two days.

Although it was unclear why it had stopped, this was undoubtedly good news for Xia You.

This would save them from having to search in other places and wasting unnecessary energy.

According to the map, the Battle Pyramid is somewhere outside the city. However, after traveling for such a long time and being away for so long, they weren't worried that it might have run away. Therefore, before heading there to challenge it, the two decided to go to the Pokémon Center in Pine City to rest for a while.

Walking through the streets he had been to before, Xia You had forgotten the route somewhat because of the long time that had passed, but as he walked on the road, the memories still surfaced in his mind.

Walking side by side, led by him, the two passed through the alley and arrived at the street where the Dark Grey Gym was located.

Pointing ahead, Xia You turned to Xiao Yao beside her and said, "The Pewter Gym isn't far ahead, and it's also Brock's house. I remember that from the front, it looked like a small house built under a rock, resembling a huge rock, which was quite unique. But once you got around to the front, you realized that it was just decoration; it actually looked more like a warehouse. Look, like now..."

Xia You could only get halfway through her sentence before she couldn't continue.

The gate, which should have been made of stone, looked as if it had been graffitied, turning into a colorful display with colorful flags, ribbons, and lights, making it look quite gaudy.

Is this still the Phantom Gym he knows?

Even Xiaoyao was extremely surprised.

"This...this is Xiaogang's dojo? The colors are so vibrant, it feels completely different from what I remembered about him."

Although it was somewhat unexpected, in fact, it wasn't just the Dark Grey Gym; like the Rainbow Gym and Cerulean Gym, many other gyms had also changed without anyone noticing. This wasn't surprising at all. What surprised Xia You was that the style of the entire gym had completely changed and was now vastly different from when Brock was in charge.

"It must have been his parents' idea. But to be honest, although this style doesn't match Xiaogang's mature face, it's still very similar to his passionate heart."

Xiaoyao covered her mouth and chuckled, "What I really want to know is what Xiaogang will think if he sees these changes in his home."

The two paused for a moment, sighed, but said nothing more, and continued on their way along the street.

This is someone else's business, so it's best not to get involved.

Besides, Xiaogang isn't here, so they won't get an answer. They'll have to wait until they meet him later to ask.

Despite being a small northern city located in the heart of the Kanto continent and far from being a bustling metropolis, the streets of Deep Grey City are still quite lively.

The streets are lined with shops of all kinds, and there are not only pedestrians and vehicles, but also many trainers traveling with their Pokémon.

As Xia You and Xiao Yao chatted and laughed, they walked side by side through the crowd. However, just as they brushed past a woman with dark purple hair, a bob haircut, and glasses, Xia You suddenly felt something was off.

He frowned, stopped, and looked back. Just then, he saw that after their figures crossed, the woman also turned around and looked back at the same time.

Sensing something amiss, Xiaoyao stopped and turned to look at the woman.

The woman appeared to be in her early twenties, with an ordinary appearance. She wore a maroon trench coat and oval-rimmed black glasses, resembling an office worker.

"What's wrong? Is it someone you know?"

Xia You didn't answer immediately, but instead carefully examined the woman.

He was certain that this was the first time he had met her, but somehow, she felt somewhat familiar.

who can that be?

As he was pondering this, the woman turned her head away without making a sound, and then left as if nothing had happened.

Even after her figure disappeared, Xia You couldn't recall where she had seen this woman before. Seeing that she had left, she shook her head and ignored her.

"Never mind, I can't remember. Anyway, it's not important. Let's go."

Just after the two left, not far away, in a dark alley, the woman peeked out again.

Seeing that Xia You had indeed left, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a burly man in plain clothes wearing an eye patch walked up to her.

Upon seeing her appearance, the man frowned.

"Miss True Bird, what's wrong?"

That's right, this woman with the bob haircut is none other than Giovanni's secretary, the one with the watermelon-shaped glasses that Musashi mentioned—Makoto!