Sato patted his backpack, the images of several treasures still surfacing in his mind from time to time. The surprise had come too suddenly and been too immense, leaving him feeling unreal.
When Sato came back to his senses, he found Rhyperior and the other two staring at him eagerly, as though they were expecting something.
After a moment's thought, Sato couldn't help but smile wryly as he thought of the reason.
Rhyperior, Armaldo, Cradily, and Claydol were the Four Elite Four of the Underground Cave, and they had all been defeated by Sato's group before.
Now that Rhyperior and the other two had each paid a treasure for their freedom, Claydol naturally had to share both fortune and hardship.
A family should be complete and orderly.
The reason Sato had left Claydol for last was not only because it was good at running away. Psychic-type Pokemon generally possessed high intelligence, so there was no way it would foolishly hand over its treasure like Armaldo had.
Now that Cradily was not resisting, and Rhyperior and Armaldo were even secretly hoping Claydol would offer up a treasure as well.
No matter how Claydol struggled, it would ultimately be futile.
But just in case...
"Gengar, prepare to use Mean Look!"
"Geh~"
The next moment, Sato threw out the Dark Ball containing Claydol. The last Elite Four level Pokemon in the cave finally appeared once again.
At the same time, Mean Look took effect, completely sealing off Claydol's Teleport for a short period of time.
Right after that, Rhyperior and Armaldo returned to their old trade and began enthusiastically persuading Claydol. Even Cradily nodded from time to time from the side.
Sato simply watched in silence, watching Claydol tremble faintly as it Levitate In the Air.
It should be... too angry, right?
Facing