On the 126th day after leaving the Orange Islands, it was cloudy.
The morning sunlight had just spilled across the land. Before the alarm clock even had a chance to ring, Yu Hai woke from his sleep. He rolled out of the tent, washed up simply, and caught the scent of food drifting over from nearby.
A Long had already prepared breakfast early and was busy setting out the bowls and chopsticks. Looking at A Long's back, Yu Hai smiled and called out, "A Long, you've worked hard. You got breakfast ready so early."
A Long turned around with a wide grin. "It wasn't hard, Boss. Don't we have something important to do today?"
Yu Hai recalled what they had planned for today—subduing Claydoll and Regirock—and nodded.
At the same time, their Pokémon were eating breakfast in the open space, creating a lively scene amid this wasteland.
After a simple breakfast, he looked toward the desert air that was gradually heating up. The sun was slowly growing scorching, and he thought he needed to subdue those two troublesome fellows before the blazing sun hung overhead.
He brought A Long into the vast desert. Yellow sand filled the skies in every direction, stinging their faces slightly as it struck them. The violent wind occasionally whipped up dust storms with a howling roar, while dry heat rushed at them head-on.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, stopped, and took a deep breath as he surveyed the surroundings. He took a Poké Ball from his waist, intending to subdue Claydoll first by having Scizor, who had just broken through to the Elite Four level, defeat it.
Before releasing Claydoll, he called Gengar out from his shadow. The black figure flashed out, and Gengar grinned broadly as it looked at it.
He leaned close to