After defeating Bellsprout, Little Absol reached level 19, just one level away from level 20.
Roy returned to the waiting area and noticed out of the corner of his eye that the people who had been watching the makeshift Arena in the front row had also left their viewing positions and headed in the direction where Kuniko had been.
After a moment's thought, Roy decided to stay in the Arena and direct Little Absol in another battle.
In the end, Little Absol. won by a crushing margin.
After confirming that the Pokémon in the Arena were all relatively weak, Roy recalled Little Absol.
He originally just brought Little Absol to stretch his muscles.
Now that they had warmed up, Roy led Little Absol away from the Arena surrounded by several villages and into a nearby forest.
Just as Roy was about to release Dragapult and head towards the city center of Violet City, he suddenly heard a faint sound not far away.
Roy didn't want to get involved, but he was still a little worried about the few spectators who had left in Kuniko's direction after Kuniko left.
So he followed the sound and found Kuniko, whom he had just fought, in an open space not far away. Bellsprout was standing in front of her.
Bellsprout regained some of her strength after being sprayed with the Healing Spray, but she still had marks from the Burn from the Flamethrower.
Opposite Kuniko was a group of people who were looking at Kuniko with ill intent.
One of them was the Meowth Pokémon Trainer who had just been defeated by Kuniko's Bellsprout, and the other few were the spectators who had left to watch.
At the very front of the group was a thug-like leader, and several men were blocking Kuniko's way, seemingly there specifically to ambush her.
The man who had just lost to Kuniko said to the middle-aged thug:
"Big brother, it's her! Her Bellsprout is incredibly strong; it defeated my Meowth in just one move. If we could get that Bellsprout, you'd definitely reach even greater heights!"
Hearing his underling say that, the middle-aged thug looked at the Bellsprout in front of Kuniko, his eyes filled with greed.
"Little girl, I don't want to make things difficult for you. If you know what's good for you, hand over your Bellsprout, and we can let you go."
"Don't even think about it!"
Kuniko didn't expect her opponent to be such a sore loser, deliberately blocking her way and trying to force her to hand over her Pokémon.
Then Kuniko took out a Poké Ball from her waist, and it flashed red.
A Scyther, its body covered in a bright Blue exoskeleton, its arms wielding two enormous, gleaming scythes with sharp blades, and two pairs of translucent, thin wings on its back, appeared before Kuniko.
System Scan
Pokémon: Scyther
Level: 24
Sex: Male
Ability: Swarm (When HP is low, the power of Bug type moves increases.)
Skills: Focus Energy, Leer, Quick Attack, Pursuit, False Swipe, Agility, Wing Attack, Fury Cutter
Items carried: None
Egg Move: Silver Wind, Bug Buzz
Individual Values: 18
Technical Machine /Skill Transfer: X-Scissor
"Just!"
The Scyther brandished its two enormous scythes as it faced a group of thugs, attempting to intimidate them.
But he underestimated the thug leader's greed.
Upon seeing the Scyther appear, the gang leader's greedy gaze intensified, and his attitude became even more Power Trip.
Scyther is also a very rare Pokémon, and it seems he's had pretty good luck today, managing to get two exceptionally talented Pokémon at once.
"I've changed my mind. You'll only let you leave if you leave both of these Pokémon behind, otherwise..."
"Scyther, let's go!"
Bellsprout was still injured, Kuniko was unwilling to get entangled with her opponent. She released Scyther only to intimidate her opponent, and then turned around and walked away.
"If you refuse a toast, you'll have to drink a forfeit."
The gang leader, enraged that Kuniko was ignoring him, pulled out two Poké Ball, which flashed red.
A level 24 Beedrill and a level 26 Raticate appeared beside the middle-aged thug.
His henchmen behind him also released their Pokémon, including Paras, Poliwhirl, and two Spearow.
"Beedrill, use Pin Missile!"
Beedrill brought its twin guns together and fired several light green needles imbued with Bug type energy towards Kuniko.
Sensing the threat from behind, Scyther turned around and swung its scythes, deflecting all of Beedrill's Pin Missile.
Kuniko also turned to look at the thug leader who Feint her. She hadn't expected that even after she released her Scyther, the other party would still dare to attack.
At the gang leader's command, a battle was about to break out.
"Just!"
Scyther intended to focus its attacks on the weakest Paras, to eliminate Paras first and reduce the opponent's numbers.
Before Scyther could even charge toward Paras, two Spearow prepared to Feint the dying Bellsprout, forcing Scyther to return to its aid and repel the two Spearow.
Beedrill then followed up with a Pin Missile to attack Scyther from a distance.
Scyther was caught off guard and hit by Pin Missile.
Seeing the six Pokémon on the other side attacking her Scyther together, Kuniko's expression turned grim.
Scyther stood in front of Bellsprout, knowing that Bellsprout wasn't in good shape and that the outcome of this battle might depend on him.
Bellsprout stared at the six Pokémon opposite it, its dull eyes turning sharp and filled with rage, but it was badly injured and powerless to do anything about it.
The gang leader turned to look at his underlings behind him.
"You won't learn your lesson until you're faced with the truth. You guys work with my Raticate to separate them. Beedrill, go and take care of that Bellsprout."
Yes! *4
Two Spearow simultaneously Taunt Scyther. Scyther wanted to take down one of them first, Poliwhirl on the ground suddenly fired a Water Gun, forcing Scyther back.
Two Spearow instantly surrounded them, forming an encirclement. Scyther was now entangled by Raticate, Paras, Poliwhirl, and the two Spearow.
Beedrill seized the opportunity to strike Bellsprout with its Twineedle stingers. Bellsprout tried to dodge, but suddenly froze due to the burning pain and was hit by Beedrill's Twineedle before it could evade.
"Bana!"
The Bellsprout was knocked away and flew to Kuniko's side.
"Bellsprout!"
Kuniko quickly knelt down and hugged the injured Bellsprout.
Scyther wanted to come to the rescue, but the gang leader Raticate had already opened its big mouth and was about to bite him with its big teeth. Two Spearow also rushed towards Scyther from the left and right. Poliwhirl Spit Up a stream of water from its mouth.
Pokémon, the Scyther could only dodge the attacks first.
Bellsprout struggled to sit up, while Beedrill Bellsprout it with a mocking expression.
Bellsprout knew it was no match for the Beedrill in its current state. Should it... evolve?
That personal dream of Fighting type...
A voice arose within the Bellsprout:
"What kind of time is this to still be thinking about your pathetic dreams? Do you want Kuniko to get hurt?"
Bellsprout looked at Kuniko's tear-streaked face.
"Bana..."
Sure enough, compared to her own distant and almost impossible dream, she still wanted to protect Kuniko more.
Just as Bellsprout was about to replace the Everstone on her body, a dark figure leaped from behind the bushes into the center of the battlefield.
Both Kuniko and the gang leader were stunned by Roy's sudden appearance. Even Bellsprout, in Kuniko's arms, forgot to replace her Everstone.