Ambush

Pokémon Center—

Bright lights shone into every corner as Trainers hurried past with their Pokémon.

Yu Hai stood before the video phone, with Pelipper obediently waiting at his side.

At that moment, he had no idea someone had already set their sights on him. His mind was on his next destination: Great Poni Island, where he planned to meet the two fiends of the Deserted Island. He couldn't go without Rhydon.

Without Rhydon and Fearow, he felt that the moment he arrived at Great Poni Island, he would probably be thrown out. There would be no point in going at all.

He walked over to a video phone nearby and lightly pressed the dial button. The beeping echoed through the Pokémon Center without drawing anyone's attention.

The call quickly connected, and Ai's Mother appeared on the screen.

"Xiao Hai? Why are you calling?" Ai's Mother had been focused on something else. When she saw Yu Hai's face, she covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Yu Hai smiled politely. "Ame, I want to take Rhydon back. I plan to bring Rhydon back to its hometown so it can see its family. Once I return from Rhydon's hometown, I'll send it back. Will that affect Rhydon's training?"

"It won't." As soon as Ai's Mother heard this, she set down what she was holding, picked up another phone beside her, and quickly called Blaine at the Cinnabar Research Institute below the mountain.

After the call connected, she clearly explained the situation to Blaine...

Inside the Cinnabar Research Institute, after listening to her, Blaine went to the Pokémon transfer machine nearby, recalled Rhydon from the training grounds, and returned it to its Poké Ball.

With a flash of light, Rhydon was transferred to Cinnabar Gym and appeared before Ai's Mother.