Midnight.
Mt. Silver.
Thunderous rumbling rose and fell in waves.
A massive number of wild Pokémon darted through the dense primeval forest, charging toward the outer foothills of Mt. Silver.
"Stop them!"
"Fourth Army, Seventh Army, form ranks!"
"Do not use Fire-type moves! Fourth Army, Water Gun! Seventh Army, Discharge!"
In an instant.
Countless streams of water, nearly identical in size, shot forth. Their synchronized movements and release timing caused all the water streams to rapidly converge.
In an instant, they formed a surging wave that crashed toward the Pokémon charging out from Mt. Silver.
The next second.
A sudden burst of golden light erupted, wisps of electricity spreading across the ground and silently merging into the surging waters.
Any wild Pokémon that came into contact with the water was struck by the current as well, leaving its whole body paralyzed.
However.
The commanding officer's expression remained grim when he saw this.
There were simply too many wild Pokémon.
Moreover, the wild Pokémon living in Mt. Silver's inner reaches were far stronger than those outside.
Every single one of them was remarkably powerful.
Especially the strongest among them.
This kind of wide-range attack worked well enough against ordinary wild Pokémon, but it posed little threat to those with greater strength.
After a combined legion attack, only the ordinary wild Pokémon had been swept away.
The stronger ones had been filtered out, forming an advance force.
"Commander! The enemy's advance force has already taken shape."
A scout riding a Pidgeot relayed the information he had observed to the commander at once.
The commander had anticipated it, and his expression turned solemn.
"What are you waiting for?"
A hoarse, low voice came from behind the commander.
Upon hearing it, delight immediately appeared on the commander's face.
He hurriedly said respectfully,
"Elite Four