I caught a Pokémon

A thick, dazzling beam of energy shot out from the mouth of the Flame Emperor, heading towards the low-flying fire-breathing dragon.

This energy is not one of those conventionally defined moves, nor is it a Normal or Fire type move; it's more like the kind of primal instinct used by Rayquaza, Deoxys, and others.

It seems it's truly been pushed to the limit!

Seeing this, Charizard was not to be outdone. As it raised its claws, the next second, the blue flames in its mouth and tail blazed brightly, and even its claws burst into flames. Instead of retreating, it charged towards the energy!

Just as the two collided, the Charizard suddenly swung its claws and actually managed to block the energy pillar!

Not only that, with another swing, it even shattered the energy column!

Xia You's face remained unchanged as she took everything in.

For him, his strategy was actually quite simple: to make up for Charizard's lack of stamina with greater strength.

In retrospect, this was undoubtedly a success.

Charizard really overpowered Entei!

Of course, this doesn't mean Entei is weak. On the contrary, as a legendary Pokémon, its strength is undeniable and evident to all. It's just that its Charizard is too strong after Mega Evolution!

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he had grown from the person he was when he first started traveling to someone who could use a non-legendary Pokémon to deal with the power of legendary Pokémon. Looking back now, time really flies.

In the arena, taking advantage of the momentum from shattering the energy pillar, Charizard raised its wings and charged straight at Entei, braving the remaining energy pillar.

At this moment, the Flame Emperor was still spewing out the remaining energy. By the time it realized it, it was too late to dodge.

The Entei was knocked to the ground by Charizard's two claws. Before it could get up, another scorching dragon-type breath hit it.

"A great opportunity!" Xiaoyao's eyes lit up when she saw this.

Even without her saying a word, Xia You naturally knew that the dust had settled and it was time to clean up the mess.

He decisively took out a super ball from his pouch and threw it at Emperor Yan.

The Great Ball traced a perfect arc in the air, and when it was still some distance from Entei, it suddenly opened. At the same time, a red light flashed out from the Poké Ball, enveloping Entei within it.

Emperor Yan naturally did not want to be subdued, but unfortunately, there was nothing he could do now.

Its vision was even obscured by the dragon's breath, and while it was suffering, it didn't even notice what was happening. Only when the dragon's breath dissipated did it realize that it was enveloped in red light.

It was too late to stop it then; before it could even let out a roar, it was completely absorbed into the super sphere.

clack.

The super ball fell to the ground and began to shake violently.

In an instant, Xia You, Xiao Yao, and even the other Pokémon all focused their attention on this Great Ball.

Only Charizard, while looking at the Mega Ball, was secretly gathering energy, preparing to launch a surprise attack on Entei the moment it escaped.

Unfortunately, the Superball didn't give it that chance.

As a product of human technology, although it is sometimes unreliable, it can still play a tiny role at other times.

With a soft 'click', the switch on the Super Ball suddenly went dark, and even the shaking stopped.

This also means that, after Raikou and Suijun, Xia You has successfully subdued Yandi and collected all three sacred beasts of the Johto region!

Chapter 870 Long Time No See, High Priest

The gathering of the three sacred beasts means that Xia You's combat power has increased significantly once again.

This was a pleasant surprise he had never expected before arriving in the capital.

Looking at the super ball, Xiao Yao ran a few steps and picked it up without Xia You even having to lift a finger. Then, as if she were holding some precious treasure, she carefully returned it to Xia You.

No wonder Xiaoyao is so careful.

After all, when traveling with Ash before, although he had encountered a few legendary Pokémon, he only saw them from afar and did not have much contact with them. Even when he did interact with them, he was somewhat cautious. But now it's different. Xia You has captured one with his strength, and it's even in the palm of his hand. This feeling is completely different!

Seeing Xiaoyao like this, Xia You smiled gently, and couldn't help but think of herself back then.

I probably had the same expression when I first caught Zapdos.

Seeing that everything was over, Charizard suddenly flashed a light, and as the light disappeared, it returned to its normal appearance.

This amazed Xiaoyao.

"I thought it would stay the same as before," Xiaoyao said with a hint of regret, then asked, "Does that mean I'll have to evolve again every time I fight, just like before?"

“That’s right.” Xia You waved his hand, calling back the Pokémon around him, and explained, “This Mega Evolution is not permanent. Although it makes Pokémon stronger and temporarily releases the hidden power within them, it requires a Key Stone and a Mega Stone. It’s impossible to maintain that state indefinitely. Therefore, timing is extremely important in determining when to use it and when to stop.”

At this moment, all of Xia You's Pokémon gathered around and looked at the Great Ball in his hand. Just as Gengar was about to say something, it and Gardevoir looked towards a certain spot in the valley almost simultaneously.

"There are human footsteps!" Gengar whispered, "and they're getting closer quickly!"

The approach of humans is not surprising news.

After all, as the masters of this world, it is not surprising that humans appear anywhere, let alone those trainers who love to go to caves in the snow-capped mountains and explore everywhere.

Therefore, when Xia You first discovered Yan Di and made up his mind to subdue it, he was already mentally prepared to be disturbed.

Even placing several Pokémon around as a precaution was precisely to prevent anyone from suddenly jumping out and disturbing me before the catching was even finished.

The fact that someone only appeared after he had defeated and subdued the Flame Emperor is already considered a pretty good result.

After recalling the Pokémon and putting Entei's Great Ball into his waist pouch, Xia You was about to ride Charizard away with Xiao Yao when the voices of a man and a woman suddenly came from afar.

"Let's hurry! The sounds of that battle just now seemed to come from this side! Those were definitely made by two rare Pokémon!"

"But... the fighting has stopped, could they have already left?"

"Then we need to hurry!"

Hearing this voice made Xia You pause in her steps, who was planning to leave quietly, and subconsciously raised her eyebrows.

The voice sounded familiar; it seemed like... someone I had met before.

who can that be?

With that thought in mind, Xia You did not leave immediately, but slowed down and waited for the owners of the two voices to approach.

The mystery was soon solved.

As two not-too-heavy footsteps sounded, a teenage boy and girl emerged from behind a huge rock in the valley.

The girl on the left was quite pretty, with long, light blue hair styled into two ponytails that were sticking up in an unusual way. She was wearing a tight-fitting top and shorts and looked enthusiastic, outgoing, and energetic.

The boy to her right was wearing a baseball cap backwards, a red hoodie, and yellow shorts. A wisp of hair peeked out from the gap in the cap, sticking out unruly in mid-air.

When they saw each other's faces clearly, Xia You and the boy and girl were all stunned.

"Is it you?"

"You are... Mr. Xia You!?"

Upon recognizing the two individuals, a memory flashed through Xia You's mind, and she blurted out, "Is it Kenta and Marina?"

That's right, just like Xia You said, these two people are Kenta and Marina, whom he met when he was traveling in the Johto region!

"That's right, it's us!" Kenta clearly recognized Xia You at a glance and exclaimed excitedly, "It's been so long! I really didn't expect to run into you here!"

"That's right!" Marina exclaimed in surprise. "Mr. Xia You, what are you doing here?"

In fact, Xia You had not only experienced a certain event with these two, but also met them again at the Silver Conference, so in any respect, they were not strangers.

Shaking her head, Xia You countered, "That's what I wanted to ask too: why are you two here?"

Kenta replied matter-of-factly, "Of course we noticed the change in weather and heard the sounds of fighting here, so we came here specifically to check it out."

At this point, he looked around at the battle marks all over the ground and suddenly realized, "Could it be that the battle just now was caused by you, Mr. Xia You?"

Xia You nodded, half-jokingly saying, "It was me. I just encountered a rather rare Pokémon and caught it."

He wasn't lying; after all, Entei is indeed a relatively rare Pokémon.

"So that's how it is..."

Kenta's expression showed obvious disappointment. It was obvious that he had come here full of expectations, but found that someone else had beaten him to it. How could he not be disappointed?

"Oh, right." Xia You suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where's your other companion? The one who came from the same town as you, I remember his name is... his name is..."

"You mean Chunyi?" Marina chuckled. "He wasn't with us; he went traveling alone. But speaking of which, Mr. Xia You, you've had quite a few dealings with him, haven't you? I can't believe that after all this time, you still don't remember his name!"

Indeed, it's strange, but since Xia You started traveling, she has met many people, but no matter if they are new faces or old faces, she just can't remember the name of that chubby boy.

At this moment, Kenta and Marina's eyes were both focused on Haruka.

Who is this?

"My name is Xiaoyao," Xiaoyao introduced herself confidently. "I'm Xia You's travel partner now, and also a Coordinator who's traveling around!"

"Trainer?"

Upon hearing that Haruka was actually a Coordinator, Kenta's gaze instinctively fell on Marina beside him.

Marina laughed and said, "What a coincidence! I recently changed careers and became a Coordinator!"

"Huh? Really?" Xiaoyao was taken aback, then pleasantly surprised. "That's such a coincidence..."

Speaking of which, since becoming a Coordinator, Xiaoyao has encountered many other Coordinators, whether they are friendly or malicious like Harry. She has seen all sorts of people, but the more she meets and interacts with these 'colleagues,' the more beneficial it is for her, not to mention the 'friends of friends' relationship.

Since it was a rare opportunity to meet, the group found a spacious and clean spot nearby and sat on a rock to chat. As it was getting late, Xia You and Kenta took charge of preparing lunch, while Xiaoyao and Marina sat there and talked about the topic of 'coordinators'.

This conversation led Xiaoyao to discover that this person named Marina, despite having only recently debuted, frequently entered the second round of auditions with the highest score and won several Ribbon Medals. She even had many unique and amazing insights into the entire stage and the profession of Coordinator!

That's incredible...

They look about the same age as me, but I never expected them to know so much and be so amazing!

Seeing Xiaoyao's admiring expression, Xia You, who was preparing lunch, smiled and shook her head.

Little Haruka had no idea that Marina, the person in front of her, had only been a Coordinator for a short time, but in the near future, she would win the Grand Festival and become one of the few top Coordinators in the Johto region!

How could someone like that achieve all that without some unique insights of their own?

Once the food was cooked, the group spread out a tablecloth and enjoyed a simple, warm lunch in the valley, though it wasn't particularly delicious.

This was already all Xia You could do. In fact, being able to cook food and not starve himself was already his greatest success in cooking!

Of course, this has nothing to do with being delicious. At least Marina raised her eyebrows slightly after trying it, while Kenta and Haruka ate it with great relish...

Meeting Kenta and Marina was just a minor incident.

After lunch, they chatted for a few more minutes. Once Xiaoyao and Marina had exchanged contact information, they said their goodbyes and continued their travels, each heading to their next destination.

Of course, although they were chatting, neither Xia You nor Xiao Yao told them about their recent encounter with and subjugation of Emperor Yan. They only shared some interesting topics from their travels.

After parting ways and seeing Kenta and Marina off, Xia You and Xiao Yao continued their journey towards the Whirlpool Islands aboard Charizard.

It wasn't that they didn't want to travel on foot like before; it was simply that the time they had left was becoming increasingly limited.

You never know what might happen that could delay you, so you have to hurry on your way and allow enough time for any unforeseen circumstances.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth sailing from there. After flying for a long time, as night fell, they finally caught sight of the Whirlpool Islands in the distance.

To be honest, just like when she returned to Guandu before, Xia You was still a little conflicted when she arrived here.

After all, so much time has passed and they haven't been in contact in between. What if Maya's attitude towards him suddenly changes? Wouldn't that mean he'd come all this way for nothing?

But then I thought again, if I don't even have this much confidence, then I'm such a failure!

With three regional championship trophies in hand and so many legendary Pokémon by his side, he has every reason to be confident!

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated. With a light tap of his feet on the Charizard's belly, the Charizard suddenly accelerated and sped toward Blue Rock Island where Maya was!

……

Night fell, and a thin veil of clouds obscured the moon, casting a hazy veil over the night.

Qingyan Island, the Temple of the Sea.

The beautiful, elegant, and noble High Priestess Maya, having finished her day of presiding over the temple, is now standing on the large terrace outside her room, gazing westward at the sea.

On the other side of the sea, in a place she could not see, lay the continent of Hoenn.

For some time now, she would gaze at that place every night before going to bed. Although she never said why, how could her maids not know what was on her mind?

It's nothing more than her sea warrior, there he is.

A cool sea breeze blew by, causing Maya to instinctively tighten her long dress.

Just as she realized she had been standing there long enough and was about to turn back to her room, the clouds that had been obscuring the moon slowly parted, and a dark dot appeared in the moonlight.

This made Maya pause and look up.