Is There Anything Wrong with Catching Legendary Pokémon in a Poké Ball? / Anticipation

"Wow, I can feel it! Power is surging out! This is great equipment. Looks like I'll have to learn how to use an axe from now on."

This was the first time the Spiked Dragon Queen had possessed full attack power at full health. Looking at the Axe of Fools again, her disdain vanished, and she grew to like it more and more.

Before she could appreciate it properly, a Dragon Pulse and two beams of Ice Beam shot out. The Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier had lost its patience and launched an attack. After all, it had no obligation to cooperate with its opponent or give it time to negotiate.

"Are you in such a hurry to die?"

With a flick of her cloak, the Spiked Dragon Queen revealed a dinosaur helmet covering her face. Her high-tech bodysuit emitted gas backward, instantly accelerating her body into Red meteor as she hurtled forward. Her high-temperature arm blades then slashed forward with tremendous force, cleaving through a beam of Ice Beam.

She ignored the other two attacks because she knew very well that they couldn't harm her monstrous trainer.

"My favorite is Destroying Machines, and my second favorite is Slaying Dragons, hahaha, surrender to the blazing blades!"

With Battle Mania laugh, the Spiked Dragon Queen and the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier clashed fiercely. She used Agility to dodge the opponent's attacks, seizing every opportunity to launch a sneak attack. After landing a successful blow, she immediately retreated, giving the opponent no chance to retaliate.

After all, her defense was only 0. Even though the armor and bodysuit she wore were very solid and looked much stronger than those magical girl outfits with little fabric, it was useless. Elves' defense is based on numbers, not appearance.

Normally, the Spiked Dragon Queen wouldn't care about getting injured, since the more serious the injury, the stronger the attack. But there's no need for that now; she should dodge if possible.

Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier retaliates angrily, unleashing Dragon Pulse and Ice Beam from time to time, and also using its claws and tail for melee attacks, but it is still unable to defeat its opponent.

You Zhi doesn't summon any Pokémon casually. His Steel/Fire type Spiked Dragon Queen has double resistance to Ice-type moves and one resistance to Dragon-type. In addition, the Misty Terrain created by Max Starfall reduces the effectiveness of Dragon-type moves by half.

In other words, Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier's two most powerful STAB moves only have a quarter of their power against Spiked Dragon Queen.

In contrast, the Spiked Dragon Queen can easily inflict massive damage on the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier with a seemingly ordinary sneak attack, given her apparent attack power of 5000!

Not long after the fierce battle, the Spiked Dragon Queen seized an opportunity, swept past the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier from behind, and with a gentle slash of her hot arm blade, severed one of its wings.

The Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier howled and swung its tail, striking the Spiked Dragon Queen with a single Dragon Tail, sending her flying far away. She crashed into the ice and rock, leaving a clear crater and scattering ice shards everywhere.

"Hahaha, this is the kind of battle I've been craving—a blood-pumping, adrenaline-pumping slaughter!"

A crack appeared in the ground and quickly extended towards the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier. When it reached the bottom, the Spiked Dragon Queen broke out of the ice, leaped upwards, and slashed out with her scorching Red arm blades, disemboweling the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier and then cutting off its remaining wing as well.

The Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, badly injured and having lost its balance, could no longer hold on and collapsed onto the ice with a loud crash.

The Spiked Dragon Queen, suspended in mid-air, showed no mercy. She simply raised her Axe of Fools and plummeted straight down from the sky, aiming directly for her opponent's head.

"I already said, if we spare their lives, they'll get carried away and act recklessly in the heat of the moment."

A Pokémon Card preemptively sucked the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier into its body, causing it to tremble violently in the air.

Chapter 271 Is there a problem with using Poké Ball to capture legendary Pokémon?

The Pokémon Card had absorbed the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier didn't last long before it was torn to pieces with a "bang," turning into scattered scraps of paper.

The Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, having just escaped, opened its mouth and lunged at You Zhi. You Zhi sidestepped, easily dodging the attack, and simultaneously slapped a Pokémon Card close to its face, sucking the creature into it.

This Pokémon Card lasted even less than the previous one, and with a "thud," it followed in its footsteps. The Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, having escaped once again, swung its Dragon Tail and slammed forward with a powerful gust of wind.

You Zhi leaped into the air, dodging the attack while simultaneously throwing out a Pokémon Card.

Bang!

Having escaped three times, the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier was prepared, opening its mouth to unleash a dazzling Tri Attack containing lightning, Flame, and ice.

You Zhi slapped away the Tri Attack, then delivered a powerful slap to his opponent, leaving him dizzy and disoriented, before throwing out a Pokémon Card.

Bang!

Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier escaped again, attempted to attack You Zhi again, was countered by You Zhi, and was then added to the Pokémon Card...

This process is repeated continuously, and after nine repetitions, the two middle steps are eliminated.

You Zhi threw out thirty Pokémon Card in a row, but still failed to capture it. Although the opponent gave up resisting, it did not submit, and there was still a hint of stubbornness in its eyes.

Is catching Pokémon really that difficult?

You Zhi thought for a moment. The Pokémon under his command were either gifts from others or obtained through exchanges. It seemed that the only one he had truly captured by hand was Neon Stone Sprite. Even capturing the Ice Queen last time was not easy.

But he had no intention of giving up; he had plenty of Pokémon Card and didn't believe the opponent could keep resisting indefinitely.

"What are you doing? Who uses basic Pokémon Card to capture legendary spirits?" Alisa, who had just defeated two Ice Barrier Dragons, walked over, looking puzzled. "I found it strange that you used Pokémon Card to capture the Ice Queen last time. Eight-star spirits usually require high-level Pokémon Card by default. Of course, you only used five Pokémon Cards to successfully capture it, which shows you were really lucky. But to capture a legendary spirit with Pokémon Card, you need the luck of winning the lottery."

You Zhi didn't bother to explain; when he played Pokémon Yugi, he always used Poké Ball to catch legendary Pokémon—that was his principle!

Unfortunately, Alisa couldn't understand the romance of such persistence. After the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier broke free again, she threw out a black and gold-edged Pokémon Card with a diamond-studded surface. This time, after the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier was absorbed, it offered almost no resistance, and the black and gold Pokémon Card stabilized after only one rotation.

"The stronger the Pokémon, the stronger its pride. Some Pokémon will feel insulted by your use of a basic Pokémon Card to capture it, and will fight back with all their might... This Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier seems to have been thoroughly tormented by you and has long since given up resisting, only wanting a dignified ending."

As Alisa spoke, she handed the black gold card to You Zhi, but the card suddenly shook violently and jumped back into her palm.

Alisa was taken aback; this was the first time she'd encountered such a situation. She forcefully shoved it into You Zhi's hand. "It seems it's very resistant to you. I guessed right; your previous actions seriously offended it."

You Zhi tried to leave a mental imprint on Pokémon Card, but encountered strong resistance; the other party did not want to recognize him as a trainer.

"Fine, you can't force things. Take it."

If the other party, like the Spiked Dragon Queen, mistakenly believes him to be weak and underestimates him, then he wouldn't mind showing his authority as a trainer. But if the other party simply dislikes him as a person, there's no need to force it; You Zhi has no shortage of powerful Pokémon under his command.

Of course, this is not absolute.

If it were a god-level Pokémon, You Zhi wouldn't mind being tough and taking it in regardless of whether the other party was willing or not. But a mere Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier isn't worth him lowering himself for.

"That won't do! You defeated it, I can't take advantage of you." Alisa shook her head and refused.

"You helped restrain the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier's minions, and in the end, you were the one who used the Pokémon Card to subdue it."

"That won't do either. After all, I asked you for help this time, so how can I accept favors from my benefactor?"

The two were deferring to each other when a broken, intermittent prayer could be heard.

"You two... have you forgotten about me?"

However, with the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier subdued and the seal's power weakened, Dio was finally able to speak.

Alisa then remembered the purpose of her trip and hurried over to summon the spirits to melt the ice and rocks.

"Phew—I almost lost my life!"

Having escaped, Dio collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, his body trembling uncontrollably, but he was not in mortal danger, and his body temperature was gradually returning to normal.

After confirming the situation, Alisa felt a huge weight lifted from her shoulders, but then her face hardened again. "Isn't this all your own fault? I told you to apologize to someone, what were you doing?"

"It was just on my way, and I only originally planned to come and take a look. I didn't expect the news to be true."

Having regained some strength, Dio took the Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier from Alisa's hand and said excitedly, "Since neither of you wants it, I'll take it to avoid you passing it around like that."

"Brother, they came all this way to rescue you, how can you take the elf away?" Alisa's eyes narrowed with anger.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about; consider it a betrothal gift."

Dio stood up, patted You Zhi on the shoulder, gave him a thumbs up, and flashed a bright smile, saying, "Brother-in-law, I fully support your relationship. I'll handle persuading the families! Even if I fail to convince them, I'll still help you elope."

"Brother, what are you saying!"

Alisa blushed, both ashamed and angry, and started scratching at him.

"Stop, stop, stop! If you don't stop, I'm going to lie down. Ugh, my head is so dizzy!"

Finally, You Zhi stopped the siblings from fighting and said, "Consider it a deal; you bought this Pokémon from me."

Alisa snorted, offering no objection.

Seeing this, Dio readily agreed, "Alright! I guarantee I'll give you a satisfactory price; I'll never let my own people suffer a loss."

"You still dare to talk back!" Alisa glared at her.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's get out of here quickly, it's too cold here, I'll turn into an ice pop if we stay any longer."

The three put away the spirits and left. As soon as they stepped out, the barrier disappeared on its own.

At the same time, the cave shook violently, the ice layer peeled off, and cracks appeared on the surface.

Dio couldn't help but complain, "The world collapses right after we get the treasure. This plot is so predictable, there's no originality at all."

Alisa said, "You still have the mind to care about this? You should leave now."

You Zhi glanced at the fallen rocks ahead and said, "There's no time to go back the way we came, and we're likely to get hit by falling rocks. Let's just drill straight up through the ground."

"That's not easy... Oh right, as long as your Demon Lizard Yihao enters that form, it can do it!" As a trainer herself, Alisa was also very interested in this. "I almost forgot to ask, what form is that?"

"Let's talk about it after we get out. For now... it's your choice. Come out, Phantom Emperor!"

Chapter 272 Anticipation

With the body of the Phantom Emperor, the underground cave was naturally too large to contain him, and the moment he was summoned, the entire cave collapsed.

Fortunately, the Phantom Emperor was tough enough, and its fists were even tougher. It withstood the collapsing sand and rocks above and, before the surrounding sand and rocks could bury it, used a Heaven-and-Earth Ravaging Fist to blast open the ground. You Zhi and the others took the opportunity to ride on the elves and leave through the constantly collapsing cave.

The three had just reached the Ice Path on the ground when the cave entrance below was completely buried. However, the commotion caused by the collapse did not stop. It rumbled and churned incessantly, like a giant mixer running at high speed, causing the entire mountain to emit a dull sound.

Just when everyone thought the Ice Path would also be affected and collapse, a mysterious and powerful energy surged from underground, fixing the entire mountain in place. No matter how much the underground churned, it could not affect the surface.

"Not only Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, but there are also Pokémon of the same or even stronger level underground in the Ice Path!"

Upon seeing this, Dio exclaimed excitedly.

Alisa squinted at her, her tone laced with threat, and said, "You don't actually want to go down and explore any further, do you?"

Dio quickly chuckled and said, "How could that be, my dear sister? Do you really think I'm such an unreliable person?"

"..."

Alisa remained silent, only casting a cold glance at her.

Dio's smile gradually faded, and he could only raise his hands and say, "Fine, I swear, if I ever explore the Ice Path again, may I never see another legendary spirit in my life."

Alisa thought about it and realized that the vow was indeed very sincere for her brother, so she didn't press the matter.

Having passed this test, Dio immediately turned to You Zhi, his eyes burning with fervor, and asked, "You just summoned the Phantom Emperor, one of the Three Sacred Beasts, didn't you?"

"I'm not selling this," You Zhi hurriedly said.

"Of course, only a fool who would stick his head in the fireplace would sell the Phantom. I just want to observe it more closely." Dio's tone was somewhat fanatical.

"Currently in cooldown state, unable to summon."

"Then let me see His Pokémon Card, and it would be even better if I could touch it lightly."

Alisa couldn't take it anymore and said, "Brother, you're talking like a criminal attempting to molest a minor."

"What are you talking about? My tone clearly comes from a devout seeker of truth; this is the purest and most sincere faith!"

You Zhi had originally intended to mention that he possessed two other phantoms, which showed how fanatical Dio was. After thinking about it, he decided to keep quiet, otherwise, who knows what the other party might do.

The brother and sister bickered for a while, but eventually they couldn't resist their exhaustion, especially since Dio's injuries hadn't healed. They quickly ran out of energy to argue, so the three of them found a hotel in the nearby Mahogany Town and rested for the night.

The next day, Dio woke up and, ignoring his sore body, went to find You Zhi to borrow the Phantom Emperor. He planned to use Alisa's childhood embarrassing history to get her to let him temporarily command the Phantom Emperor and experience being a god-level Pokémon trainer for a while.

Unexpectedly, Alisa was faster than him, and had already dragged You Zhi away to explore the secrets of the Xyz Form.

On the grass, the Demon Lizard Yihao and the Magician's Valkyria sparred and fought as always, using the martial arts they learned from their trainers, not just limited to Pokémon skills.

Alisa was so engrossed in watching that, in terms of combat skills alone, these two Pokémon far surpassed Fighting-type Pokémon she had ever seen, and she almost forgot about her main purpose.

"The warm-up is almost done. Xyz Evolution the Demon Lizard Yihao, and also evolve the Magician's Valkyria," You Zhi instructed.

In the dazzling light, the two spirits each completed their evolution: the Demon Lizard Yihao became Awakened Warrior, and the Magician's Valkyria became the Guardian Mana.

In their rematch, the previously evenly matched sparring immediately turned into a one-sided affair. Although the skill level remained the same, Warrior Yihao completely overwhelmed Mana in all aspects, demonstrating an absolute advantage. He was even able to withstand the opponent's superpowers and launch Psychic attack, and this was just a regular fight.

When Warrior Yihao used his Dynamax move, he easily overwhelmed his opponent's resistance. Even when Mana used the move "Protect" to summon a shield, it only reduced some of the damage and couldn't stop the impact of the Dynamax move.

"So powerful! This form is incredibly powerful, it immediately created a huge gap in skill, this is a trump card technique capable of turning the tide of battle!"

Alisa was thrilled and pulled You Zhi aside to ask, "Is this a special form that only the Demon Lizard Yihao can master, or can other Pokémon also learn it?"

If it's an exclusive form, then she'll send people to capture the Demon Lizard Yihao, who possesses exceptional talent. The disadvantage of having no special characteristics can be completely ignored in this form.

"I call this form Xyz. Logically, other Pokémon should be able to master it, but as far as I know, only Demon Lizard Yihao has evolved into this form, so I can't guarantee it..."

You Zhi was generous, revealing Xyz characteristics he had previously summarized.

"So, it seems my Pokémon might also be able to evolve into Xyz Form."

Alisa drew all her Pokémon Card from the void, examined them one by one, and finally stopped at Cyber Dragon: "Statistically speaking, compared to the Crystal Beast Pokémon, Cyber Dragon, which is said to have infinite possibilities, has more potential for evolution. Perhaps we can focus on training it, acknowledging its own weakness and strength..."

While Alisa was deep in thought, the Guardian Mana, who had been knocked away by the Max Move, sat on the ground, looking at the Warrior Yihao who was radiating holy light, and clenched her fists in resentment.

They were teammates who got beaten up together during special training, yet they died before me...

If it were the Silent Magician, she wouldn't care so much. After all, the Silent Magician was indeed the most intelligent one under the master's command, and his achievements were convincing. But Yihao was the opposite; he was the most foolish one under the master's command. He was usually silly and would only follow orders rigidly. He often couldn't control his evil aura and would go berserk.