Progress and pursuit

"Sizzle!"

Zubat was somewhat surprised by Beedrill's series of reactions and powerful attacks.

It wasn't that it hadn't seen other Beedrill; occasionally, when it rained heavily outside, Beedrill would come to the cave to take shelter from the rain. However, the difference was just too great.

"Dream."

The Misdreavus quietly and quickly finished the Candied Hawthorn in her hand, then pretended not to know anything, "Dream? Dream!!"

She stared in shock at the opened backpack. "Huh? How did this backpack get open? Honestly, who did this? So careless!"

Misdreavus Fairy innocently shook out the tablecloth, then put it into her backpack and zipped it up.

After she finished, she floated obediently.

"Hana."

The Hoppip then realized something seemed to have gone wrong and quickly broke free from the Mirror Move.

Dian stared blankly as his thousand yuan suddenly disappeared into the distance; that was almost half a month's worth of food money.

Although he had previously robbed a rich man and received financial assistance from a beautiful and wealthy woman, he still had considerable expenses on Pokéblock and other items. All things considered, he only had a little over ten thousand yuan left.

One-tenth of them ran away in an instant... The palace immediately lost its composure.

"Misdreavus! I have good news or bad news, which do you want to hear?"

Looking at the calm water, Dian knew that there was no point in rushing to catch up now.

It seems we'll have to rely entirely on Beedrill and Zubat this time.

"Dream..."

The Misdreavus thought about it and became conflicted.

Lost something but there's good news?!

Her intuition told her that the situation seemed very bad.

Ignoring the Misdreavus's reaction, Dian picked up the Skiploom from the ground. Speaking of which, he recently discovered that his arm strength had increased, and it seemed that he could now look up at the back of a super rookie.

"The good news is that it was an empty Poké Ball, so the loss isn't significant. You should double your training from now on!"

Dian touched the Poké Ball at his waist and breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he was used to keeping his Pokémon Poké Ball in the inner pouch at his waist for safekeeping.

Otherwise, this time we'd search high and low to find that Quagsire, even if it meant going in for a chat.

"The bad news is that the thousand yuan I lost was originally intended to buy you some local specialties from Cherrygrove City, but now it's all gone, you know what I mean."

After Dian finished speaking, he took the backpack and carried it towards the cave entrance.

"Dream?"

The Misdreavus blinked, suddenly feeling a pang of heartache and a stomachache.

As for whether she had a stomach, she didn't know; it was just this feeling... Originally, it was just that her Trainer had lost a thousand dollars, nothing serious.

But it seems, it appears, that she now feels like she's lost a thousand yuan?!

In other words, she gave away her own thousand yuan to that big blue fish, and then she had to double her training?!

Misdreavus Fairy is unhappy!!

"Dream!"

The Misdreavus rushed out quickly, its speed comparable to that of the Zubat from before.

And one could sense the intense Grudge emanating from it.

"Hana."

Seeing everyone rushing around so anxiously, Skiploom blinked, then jumped off the palace's embrace and slowly flew away in the cold wind.

As it flew, it released a sweet fragrance, familiarizing itself with its newly acquired skill: Aromatherapy.

Dian followed behind him, but he wasn't actually flustered.

If I'm not mistaken, that Quagsire was just performing its ritual with the Poké Ball, and it would throw it into the river afterward. So, if you follow the river, there's a good chance you'll find it.

If it's really lost... well, there's nothing we can do about it. It's gone, it's gone.

Who can blame them when the Quagsire is the symbol of this Cherrygrove City, a water quality detector?

Cherrygrove City is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the soil is poor, so people rely on water as a resource for survival.

In addition, the mucous membrane on the surface of the Quagsire's body also has the function of purifying harmful components in the water, making it arguably the lifeblood of the entire Cherrygrove City.

Splash, splash...

The closer one gets to the exit of the Suiyi Hall, the louder the sound of water becomes, and the heavier the Damp.

He didn't realize until he reached the end that it was a waterfall cave!

Outside, a small waterfall perfectly conceals the cave entrance. The Ground-type Underground River inside the cave and the surface river above the cave converge here and then cascade down.

"Hana."

The Skiploom took a deep breath, and water droplets occasionally splashed onto the petals on its head.

It returned and floated above the hall, then its two large ears twitched slightly, and a Rage Fairy Wind gathered above it.

Call!

The air currents tore through the air, creating bursts of sound, which shows that the Fairy Wind has become much more powerful with the evolution of the Hoppip.

However, the palace maid frowned instead.

Previously, when the Hoppip used Fairy Wind, it not only concentrated it, but gradually became able to do so silently.

However, judging from the current situation, Skiploom still hasn't adapted to the sudden evolution and has been somewhat negligent in controlling its greatly increased power.

The Aromatherapy and three powder skills of the Skiploom can only increase the speed of use and the ability to combine them. As for the improvement of the effect, it still depends on the strong physical condition of the Skiploom itself.

However, Synthesis has made significant breakthroughs, and it can basically recover its physical strength very quickly, and the time it takes has also been accelerated.

The only things to consider right now are Cotton Guard and Fairy Wind, but overall, its attack skills are still somewhat scarce, which was a weakness that was evident in the last battle against Luvdisc.

If you have powerful skills, you can completely counter the Ice Beam with an offensive attack, scattering it directly, and then launch a Rage counterattack.

While pondering these questions, Dian, protected by the Skiploom, prepared to pass through the Water Veil.

Bang!

The heavy water flow struck the swirling airflow directly, splashing out droplets of water.

"Hana!"

The Skiploom suddenly swayed; the Tackle of the water flow was beyond its imagination, almost scattering the Fairy Wind it had gathered.

Dian immediately caught the Skiploom and jumped directly into the pool below.

In just a short while, he had observed the pool below. It was clear and clean, with no other hidden rocks, which was why he dared to jump from a height of more than three meters.

Bang!

With the sound of water splashing, Dian had already swum to the shore with the Skiploom in her arms. She then stood up, first taking off her shirt and wringing it dry, then taking out a clean cotton cloth to wipe her hair and body, letting the rest air dry naturally.

"Hana."

The Skiploom ran to Drought Rock-type and shook itself.

As for the Quagsire and Beedrill, their whereabouts are unknown.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flew in from afar; it was none other than Zubat.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

After circling twice above the palace, it flew away along the river to a distance.