I caught a Pokémon

Normally, given the sign with that warning, she wouldn't go in, but now...

With a frown, Zhu Lan looked left and right, and seeing that no one was around, she took a long stride and strode over!

The most urgent task is to find the masked man. As for other things... we can't worry about that now!

However, despite being prepared for the height of the tower, she began to feel worried after climbing only six or seven floors.

It wasn't that she was worried about her physical strength; it was just that she was wearing high heels!

These shoes are not suitable for climbing stairs...

Seriously, why not install an elevator?

I wanted to fly to the top of the tower from the outside using a Pokémon, but when I looked out the window, I saw that a lot of people had gathered in the square after yesterday's battle, and some of them were looking up at the top of the tower from time to time, obviously reflecting on the battle.

Under such intense public scrutiny, she dared not attract too much attention.

There was no other way but to grit my teeth and keep climbing!

Thinking of this, although she made up her mind, she also felt increasingly resentful towards the masked man.

It's all because of this man who framed me!

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have to suffer like this!

Just you wait, I'm going to catch you!!

Just as Zhu Lan was climbing the tower, another person walked into Gaudi Park next to the Tower of Time and Space.

This is a red-haired girl who is about ten years old.

She wasn't very tall, about medium height, and not particularly pretty. Her skin was a bit dark, and her hair was messy. Although she did look like a girl, she gave off more of a tomboyish vibe who didn't care much about her appearance!

Even the curves and contours that a girl should have look ordinary!

If Xiao Guang were here, she would naturally recognize that this person is one of her childhood playmates—Tang Hong!

As Dawn's best friend, Tang Hong is different from Dawn. First of all, she set off much earlier than Dawn. By the time Dawn had just set off, she had already been traveling for a long time. Moreover, she is not a Coordinator, but a Battle Trainer.

At this time, Tang Hong received a message from her parents due to a family emergency, and had to temporarily stop her trip and return home via this route.

She had naturally seen the legendary Pokémon battle yesterday morning through video, and since she was on her way, she naturally wanted to see if she could encounter Darkrai here, just like other trainers who came here looking for opportunities.

It must be said that Tang Hong has a very keen sense of smell.

After strolling around Baiyang Town for a while, she turned her attention to Gaodi Park.

After all, this place is right next to the river and has a lush natural ecosystem. For a Pokémon, not only can its basic living needs be met, but the complex environment is also the best place for it to hide!

Compared to others, Tang Hong is undoubtedly lucky.

The Pokémon she sent out to search for Darkrai were three boars, whom she called the Boar Trio.

This Pokémon, which is the original evolutionary form of the Ivory Boar and the Wool Pig, looks just like a wild boar cub, all fluffy and with its eyes seemingly always closed, making it look very cute.

They have an extremely sensitive sense of smell. In search of food, they will rub the ground with the tip of their noses and dig, even on icy ground. When they smell an enticing aroma, they will rush toward the scent without hesitation. Even mushrooms buried in grass or snow cannot escape their noses.

In reality, very few trainers will catch three identical Pokémon during their travels.

Of course, it's also possible that she brought it from home when she traveled there. After all, those who know her know that her family runs a hot spring hotel, and the boar's sense of smell can help her family find the source of the hot spring.

But no matter what, the noses of these three little pigs really did a great job at this moment!

Because Darkrai was hidden in the shadows, it was impossible to spot it by sight alone. However, with the keen noses of the three little wild boars, as the area became smaller and smaller, they slowly realized that something was wrong.

Darkrai's aura is truly extraordinary!

Even though the little boar had never dealt with Darkrai before, it still managed to find its hiding place under the swing by following its scent.

This discovery thrilled Tang Hong, who immediately launched an attack on the hiding place without hesitation.

Darkrai was forced to reveal himself.

Its appearance naturally attracted the attention of others!

There's nothing we can do about it; it's daytime now, and it's the busiest time of day.

Although it was forced out by Tang Hong, when Klay appeared, someone exclaimed in surprise, and in an instant, all the trainers who heard the commotion rushed over.

Before this, Tang Hong never imagined that a park could hide so many people!

This was completely unexpected for her.

I originally thought it was just me, or at most two or three people, but as more and more trainers appeared, more than twenty people gathered together!

These people also have their eyes on Darkrai!

However, since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to join the attack on Darkrai, just like the others.

After all, there's only one Darkrai, and there are so many trainers around. This opportunity might only come once!

Trainers around Darkrai unleashed their Pokémon, launching an attack. Instantly, a variety of colorful attacks, each imbued with different energies, shot out from the Pokémon and hurtled towards Darkrai!

The allure of Mythical Pokémon is evident!

Darkrai initially tried to avoid these trainers and Pokémon, but as it became increasingly difficult to deal with them, it was forced to retaliate.

Fortunately, they were in Gaudi Park, surrounded by dense forests, so although a fight broke out, the noise did not spread to other places or attract more attention.

This is something these trainers can be thankful for.

Although there are still many people around, at least the chances are not too slim!

Darkrai dodged and weaved, constantly dodging at low altitudes, while unleashing Dark Hole, each attack inevitably putting a target to sleep.

Although it has a strong ability to suppress these annoying flies, it is not fully recovered and its strength has not been fully restored. There will always be a time when it is exhausted.

This made it increasingly irritable.

It simply couldn't understand why, when it was clearly protecting the town, these people, their buildings, and their civilization, these people wanted to subdue it.

Is it because... I'm too rare?

Why can't you just quietly protect this city forever?

All the resentment, indignation, and dissatisfaction of the past few days, as well as yesterday's crushing defeat, erupted under the attacks of these trainers, causing its momentum to surge and launching indiscriminate attacks on the people and trainers around it!

In an instant, dark holes scattered in all directions, dozens of them being launched simultaneously, knocking over the people and Pokémon around them.

Anyone or any Pokémon hit by the Dark Hole collapsed to the ground.

Even Tang Hong's little wild boars were hit by the dark hole because they couldn't dodge in time and immediately lost consciousness.

This caused a stir among the people around them.

However, these trainers didn't just have one or two Pokémon. As they sent out new Pokémon to fight, Darkrai's stamina rapidly declined.

It's just too weak right now...

If it were at its peak, it could easily handle not only these Pokémon, but even if a dozen or more attacked at the same time!

but now……

Darkrai's sudden gasp for breath alerted the trainers, who then directed their Pokémon to attack.

boom!

Caught off guard, or rather, simply too weak to dodge, Darkrai could only bear the damage with his body.

The new injury combined with the old pain caused Darkrai to stumble and fall back to the ground from low altitude.

Seeing this, some impatient trainers took out their empty Poké Balls and threw them at Darkrai.

Some people even brought out high-end balls, luxury balls, valuable balls, and friend balls that they wouldn't normally use.

This shows just how eager they were to capture this Darkrai!

Of course, everyone knows that Darkrai in this state still has the ability to fight and move, and cannot be captured so easily by a Poké Ball.

But what if?

Moreover, with so many trainers around, if we wait until we completely defeat Darkrai before trying to capture it, it will probably be too late by then. Therefore, seizing the initiative is of paramount importance!

Those who act early will have a greater chance of success!

It is precisely because everyone knows this simple truth that they are so open and honest, and even Tang Hong threw out a high-level ball.

Catching Pokémon is all about speed; if you're quick, you get one, if you're slow, you don't.

So many Poké Balls were thrown at Darkrai at the same time, but only the first one had an effect.

This is a valuable ball belonging to a male trainer.

Actually, this precious ball doesn't have much of a catching effect, and its function is basically the same as an Ultra Ball. The reason it's called a precious ball is because it has strong commemorative value and is a valuable souvenir that this male trainer obtained during an event!

Of course, due to psychological factors, those who obtain this type of ball are more likely to believe that its ability to attract and capture is stronger than that of a high-level ball!

Since acquiring it, the trainer has always treasured this precious ball and has been reluctant to use it. However, now, facing this Darkrai, and with two of his Pokémon already defeated, he has high hopes for this precious ball!

Come on, Darkrai, become my Pokémon!!!

Under his expectant gaze, the Precious Sphere flew out first, arriving in front of Darkrai. It then suddenly opened, and a red light, which looked extremely exciting at the moment, shone out from the Precious Sphere, including Darkrai.

At that very moment, the trainer's lips curled into a slight smile, and his eyes became incredibly bright!

He could almost see the scene of the Precious Ball capturing Darkrai!

But in the next second, the red light, like the most comfortable and gentle breeze in spring, lightly brushed over Darkrai's body without having any effect, and then disappeared in an instant!

The trainer's expression froze instantly.

He stared blankly at Darkrai, wondering if he was imagining things!

It shouldn't be like this...

Why isn't it responding?

Just as he was feeling confused and surprised, a female trainer's exclamation next to him brought him back to reality!

"The Poké Ball isn't reacting to it! Oh my god! This Darkrai has a trainer!"

Just one sentence sent a chill down the male trainer's spine. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and collapsed to the ground, trembling with fear!

This Darkrai has a trainer!?

How is this possible?!

If there really is a trainer, why is it still here?!

No--!!!

My precious ball!!!

His face was deathly pale as he looked at the precious ball lying on the ground, his face full of heartache.

As we all know, as a product of human command and technology, the Poké Ball undoubtedly possesses many amazing abilities, such as capturing, containing, placing, and releasing the Pokémon inside.

In addition to these, it also has a unique signal reading capability.

Although each Poké Ball looks exactly the same, they each have their own unique information when they are manufactured.

Therefore, once a Pokémon has been captured by a Poké Ball, other Poké Balls, upon sensing the information, cannot capture it again. This is what is commonly referred to in the industry as the 'Pokémon Protection Law,' and it is common knowledge.

In fact, that's not all.

When someone throws another Poké Ball at a Pokémon that has already been captured by a Poké Ball, the Poké Ball in their hand, while unable to capture the Pokémon, will record the Pokémon's information and store it in the core of the Poké Ball when the red light returns, because the red light has already enveloped the Pokémon. This information is essentially an inscription that cannot be overwritten.

Therefore, the Poké Ball was completely useless.

It can no longer catch other Pokémon, and the only Pokémon it can catch has already been caught by other Poké Balls, so it is trapped in a vicious cycle.

This is why trainers often find themselves unable to use the Poké Ball to catch other Pokémon after failing to catch one.

Of course, due to people's needs, not all Poké Balls are like this. Some types or batches have the function of being reused, but most Poké Balls circulating in the market are basically like this.

Actually, it doesn't really matter. After all, Poké Balls are consumables, and you can just buy more when you run out. They're not that expensive.

But for this male trainer, it was undoubtedly a devastating blow.

Who would have thought that instead of successfully capturing Darkrai, they would lose a valuable ball in the process?

This is a valuable ball!

But it was a keepsake he had always treasured!

For the average trainer, it's not just a rare and hard-to-find Poké Ball, but also a piece of their memories!

Now it's become useless...