The Ever-Popular Hero Saves Pokémon Scenario

Alola's weather changed without warning. Before the three hours Rotom had predicted were up, a torrential downpour came crashing down alongside rolling thunder and booming lightning, instantly shrouding heaven and earth in a vast gray haze.

Because the house's training room was underground, by the time Xia Chen noticed the change in weather outside, the rain had already been falling for quite a while.

After quickly tidying up, he took Sylveon, Gholdengo, and Deoxys out with him, leaving the other Pokémon at home to rest.

Sylveon was out of habit, Gholdengo was the tracker, and Deoxys was the safety net.

With Deoxys around, there would basically be no danger unless something absurdly unlikely happened, like an Ultra Wormhole suddenly opening and Necrozma crawling out of it.

The sky outside was dark and oppressive. Silver-purple lightning occasionally stabbed out from the thick clouds, while thunder roared, making the storm all the more terrifying.

Sheltered within Deoxys's Aurora Barrier, Xia Chen watched the rapidly changing scenery outside without being disturbed by the storm, subtly adjusting his position atop it.

Deoxys was fast, but its vaguely humanoid body made for a rather peculiar riding experience. From an outsider's perspective, it probably looked a bit like Zhu Bajie carrying his wife on his back.

Though the posture was somewhat embarrassing, the journey itself was both fast and smooth.

In roughly five minutes, Xia Chen arrived at Windward City, nearly a hundred kilometers away from Hau'oli City.

He landed atop Wind-Forest-Fire Mountain and, as expected, failed to sense Zeraora's aura.

That guy had probably taken advantage of the thunderstorm to go somewhere and "charge."

Taking Gholdengo out of its Poké Ball, Xia Chen asked, "Can you sense where Zeraora is?"

The little golden man closed its eyes to sense for a moment, then flashed a