The outskirts of Azalea Town.
Children playing in the fields heard a buzzing sound, looked up at the sky, and saw a green figure flying across the sky.
"What is that?"
It looks like Caterpie.
"Can your Caterpie fly?"
"So what if my Caterpie can fly?"
The two children started arguing about the green figure that had just flown across the sky.
"Then my Weedle can fly too!"
"My Caterpie can not only fly, it dares to Suicune!"
"Suicune? What's so special about Suicune? My Weedle even beat Zapdos before!"
A Weedle, which was munching on a large ear of corn in the field, watched Caterpie nibbling at half a Berry.
The two unfortunate brothers had absolutely no recollection of ever having fought Legendary Pokémon.
But Roy in the air had no idea what they were arguing about, otherwise he would have definitely ordered Dragapult to deliver the Dragon Ascent.
"Dragapult, slow down a bit, I'm changing my clothes."
The temperature difference between the north and south of the Johto is very obvious. The further south you go, the hotter it gets. The long-sleeved shirt that Roy wore at the Ruins of Alph is no longer suitable. Roy took off his original warm shirt and put on a black short-sleeved shirt.
After seeing the Communicator notification that he had arrived in the vicinity of Azalea Town, and that Slowpoke Well was just a few kilometers ahead, he realized that Slowpoke Well was just a few kilometers away.
Looking down at the rice paddies and the surrounding villages of all sizes, Roy decided to hand the GS Ball to Steel first.
According to Professor Shuli, Steel's home should be in a nearby village.
Roy directed Dragapult to land in what appeared to be a relatively prosperous village.
Beside the village, there is a stone tablet with a stone carving of a sleeping Slowpoke on it, and a long line of words are engraved on it.
According to legend in Azalea Town, 400 years ago, Slowpoke Yawn, and a torrential rain fell, ending a long drought, irrigating the farmland, and allowing the nearby villagers to survive.
Therefore, Slowpoke is treated like a protected animal here; it cannot be captured at will, nor can it be bullied.
Roy didn't know if the legend was true or false, but he saw more than ten Slowpokes lying on the ridges of the paddy field. Even though Block, no one chased them away, and everyone walked around Slowpoke.
This place is practically a paradise for the Slowpoke species.
Roy scanned the Slowpokes with the System Scan and found that their levels ranged from 10 to 20, and their Individual Values were generally below 15.
This is also the common situation for Wild Pokémon that are not trained by Pokémon Trainers.
Just as Roy was about to ask a villager about Steel's home, a Team Rocket soldier dressed in a Team Rocket uniform brazenly appeared in the village.
His entire demeanor was like that of a hoodlum from the bottom of the city, and his eyes were full of disdain when he looked at the villagers.
The Slowpoke were sunbathing on the ridges of the field, stopped basking in the sun when they saw Team Rocket. Their blank stares vanished, and they all ran away.
"Run? Let's see where you can run to!"
Seeing the Slowpokes scatter and flee, the Team Rocket soldiers didn't care at all, as if those escaped Slowpokes were already theirs for the taking.
"What are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll beat you all up too."
Seeing himself surrounded by a group of villagers, the Team Rocket soldier showed no fear and wore a Power Trip expression.
The surrounding villagers dared not look any further, nor dared they say anything.
At this moment, Roy's gaze was also on this Team Rocket soldier. He didn't know why this Team Rocket soldier dared to be so arrogant.
Noticing another gaze fixed on him, the Team Rocket soldier looked at Roy.
He was certain he hadn't seen Roy in the village. After confirming that Roy was an outsider, he looked at Roy's strong physique and the faint but dangerous aura emanating from him, which made him seem like someone not to be trifled with.
The Team Rocket soldiers wisely refrained from provoking Roy and instead chased after the Slowpokes in the direction they had fled.
Seeing that the Team Rocket soldiers didn't Taunt him, Roy didn't bother with anything else and went up to one of the villagers to ask if he knew Steel.
"Mr. Steel? He walks a few hundred meters from the Slowpoke Well, and that's the biggest house he owns."
"Okay, thank you."
Roy was about to walk in the direction the villager had pointed when the villager added:
"Young man, I don't think you're from around here. I advise you not to go to his place yet."
"Why?"
"Team Rocket has been catching Slowpokes in the village for the past two days. Their main target area is Slowpoke Well. Iron's home is not far from Slowpoke Well, and it's a very dangerous place."
Seeing the fear on the villagers' faces, Roy was puzzled. Were these Team Rocket so rampant in Azalea Town?
"Young man, stop asking questions and get out of here quickly."
Roy simply nodded, then waved goodbye to the villagers.
Seeing Roy disobey his orders and head towards the Slowpoke Well, the helpless villagers could only sigh, pick up their hoes, and hurry home.
Roy followed the villagers' instructions and walked forward.
After walking for about 1 kilometer, a deep well with a diameter of about 5 meters appeared in front of Roy's eyes. A wooden sign next to it also indicated that this was the Slowpoke Well.
Beside the well, there is a ladder that leads upwards, clearly for human use, and it looks like it has been there for some time.
Roy looked down from the well and didn't see a single Slowpoke.
Recalling how the normally Oblivious Slowpokes fled as soon as Team Rocket's minions appeared, Roy felt that Team Rocket was definitely involved in this matter.
However, Roy's purpose in coming this time was only to deliver Poké Balls. If Team Rocket didn't bother him, he wouldn't bother with anything else.
After leaving Slowpoke Well, Roy continued toward Steel's dwelling.
"Dongya!"
On the way, Roy suddenly heard painful Growl coming from the nearby jungle.
Roy stopped in his tracks and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
After hesitating for a moment, Roy walked into the jungle where the Growl were coming from.
In the jungle not far from the Slowpoke Well, Roy saw a group of pink Slowpokes, and there was another Pokémon in front of the Slowpoke.
This Pokémon looks similar to Slowpoke, but it's different from the Slowpoke Roy seen before.
This Slowpoke has a Shellder firmly clamped to its head, like a gray-white crown.
At the top of the shell crown is a Red bead, with curved corners extending from both sides, and the eyes of the Shellder are hidden behind the shell.
He wore a red and white, umbrella-shaped ruffled collar around his neck, like a luxurious shawl, revealing a pair of wise eyes.
It's obvious that this is a Slowking. As the king of its kind, Slowking is definitely much smarter than a regular Slowpoke.
The group opposite Slowking were also dressed in Team Rocket uniforms. The leader of the Team Rockets had an extra stripe on his uniform, which clearly indicated that he was of higher status than the other Team Rocket soldiers behind him.
One of them was Team Rocket soldier that Roy had just met.