Logically, there shouldn't be anything else after the Bug Tide recedes, but the matter is not completely over yet.
Because on the other side of Route 121, there is a group of Pokémon confronting the Pokémon Trainer.
Roy remembered that Beedrill had told him about two other groups that had joined the Bug Tide in the forest: the Primeape and the Ursarings.
Roy the Primeape knew that they lived in groups in the forest or other areas, but how could Ursaring possibly have a group? Ursaring usually live alone, or at most in family units.
Roy had originally intended to consult with Agatha, but when he turned around, he saw Agatha chatting with Poppy. The two regional Elite Four seemed to be kindred spirits.
Seeing that the two were chatting happily, Roy didn't disturb them and followed Officer Jenny Liya to another battlefield.
But when Roy arrived at the side battlefield, only the Primeape remained; the Ursarings and the like didn't even have a single hair left.
According to the Pokémon Trainers here, several scattered Ursarings, seeing that the Bug Tide had receded, also left with the Bug Tide, intending to sneak some Sweet Honey at the forest festival.
Now only a group of Primeape are still hesitating. Looking at the Primeape population, which numbers less than a hundred, they are clearly no longer a threat to Lilycove City.
These Primeape are not the Primeape Roy before evolving into Annihilape; they are quiet, obedient, and do whatever they are told.
Whether wild or Pokémon Trainer, Primeape's temper is practically a powder keg; it's ready to explode at the slightest provocation.
Therefore, Pokémon Trainers are also worried that if the Primeape troop gets angry, it will charge over and bring the Bug Tide with it.
However, now that the Bug Tide is gone, the pressure on Pokémon Trainers has been greatly reduced, and the League Police Bureau will be responsible for the expulsion.
In the group of Primeape, one that was slightly larger than the others stood at the front. Now, they were caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.
The Annihilape followed Roy, watching its former "kin" in the distance.
He didn't feel anything for his kind, because the Annihilape had been bought by the Headband Guy when it was still Pokémon Egg, and had been with Roy ever since, so he didn't really have any concept of a species.
If Roy asked him to kill those Primeape, he would do so without hesitation.
The leader of the Primeape was still hesitating about whether to lead the troop back into the forest, but he paused when he saw the Annihilape following Roy.
The Primeape leader felt a sense of familiarity from the Annihilape, as if the other was one of his own kind.
In terms of appearance, apart from its flowing, vaporous fur and the color of its limbs, the Annihilape is the same as them in every other aspect, including its physique and nose.
Furthermore, the Annihilape also had an iron ring on its wrist, but it was a broken iron ring, while its other wrist had nothing at all.
Could they be a distant relative?
However, the previous clan chief had never mentioned to him that their Primeape clan had any distant relatives.
But why is this distant relative so much larger than them, and why does he have a faint aura of death about him?
He had only ever seen this kind of aura on a Banette in the forest.
While the leader of the Primeape was observing the Annihilape, Roy was also observing the leader of the Primeape.
Roy scanned the area and found that the Primeape leader at the front was level 39, about to reach the Gym Leader level.
The opponent also carries the Leader's Aura, but like the Leader's Auras of Venusaur and Beedrill, it doesn't have a written description like Vespiquen.
After hesitating for a moment, the Primeape leader stepped forward and called out to the Annihilape:
"Extremely popular!"
The Annihilape turned his head away, not wanting to pay any attention to the Primeape leader.
The Primeape leader, feeling ignored, was filled with rage and immediately prepared to challenge the Annihilape.
The Annihilape remained unfazed by the challenge.
Other Pokémon Trainer were originally planning to leave became interested when Roy sent Annihilape to battle Primeape leader.
They also wanted to see the strength of the Annihilape up close, to see if it matched what they had seen on television.
Roy had no idea how to fight the Primeape leader, not to mention that Annihilape's level was 18 levels higher than Primeape's.
Even with its Fighting type and Normal type moves listed on its stats, Primeape's attacks do no damage to Annihilape.
A makeshift battlefield has formed between the Primeape population and the Pokémon Trainers.
The Primeape leader's anger reached its peak. He completely disregarded the fact that the Annihilape was much stronger in terms of momentum and charged straight at the Annihilape with a punch.
The Annihilape remained speechless at the Primeape leader who was prone to anger, which was one of the reasons why he felt indifferent to his tribe.
The Primeape leader used Close Combat against the Annihilape, throwing a punch at it. Seeing that the Annihilape n't even try to dodge, the Primeape leader's anger intensified. He was determined to teach this distant relative a lesson.
As a result, his fist passed right through the Annihilape's white, gaseous fur.
No harm????
Upon realizing that he hadn't used his close-combat ability, the Fiery Monkey leader clasped his hands together and unleashed another Cross Slash at the Abandoned Monkey, but the result was the same as before—it couldn't hit the Abandoned Monkey at all.
Undeterred, Primeape tried its usual wild Fury Swipes and Outrage, but still failed to cause any damage.
Annihilape retaliated with Rage Fist, sending Primeape flying into a tree trunk next to the troop of monkeys. However, out of consideration for their species, Annihilape deflected the force of the punch and did not Pursuit Primeape's leader.
With the help of the other Primeape in the group, the leader of the fiery Primeape struggled to his feet. He had already felt the gap between himself and the Annihilape.
He can't beat him, he simply can't beat him. It's like an adult beating a child when the other party attacks him. And for some reason, his skills can't hit the Annihilape at all, which is the most crucial point!
The feeling of being crushed extinguished the anger in his heart, and the Primeape leader gave up completely.