It Looked Like the Villains Had Their Sights on Him

The palace staff walked to the lakeside and looked down; it was pitch black and bottomless.

At this moment, the moonlight was almost nonexistent, and the visibility was incomparable to that during the battle just now.

He sighed helplessly. It seemed there was really no hope. Let alone catching a single Luvdisc that had slipped through the net, he probably wouldn't even get a single Heart Scale. No wonder the Ranger left so decisively; he had probably figured out the Luvdisc's appearance patterns completely.

Never mind.

The hall took one last look at the Scald lake before turning to leave.

Buzz!

The Beedrill suddenly vibrated its wings rapidly.

"Um?"

Dian moved his fingers silently.

Beedrill vanished in a flash, and Misdreavus also disappeared into the night. In the end, only Zubat remained beside Dian, flying back and forth.

This Zubat Little Queen remains aloof, putting in effort yet displaying a non-cooperative attitude, which is quite adorable.

"Gentlemen, what brings you here so late at night?"

After waiting for a while, the man smiled and spoke to the person in front of him.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to be such a Perception Trainer."

A haughty female voice rang out.

"Yes, that's something to be praised for. I'll give you a thumbs up, Trainer."

An arrogant male voice followed immediately.

A man and a woman dressed in black emerged from the jungle to the right of the temple.

"... No, I just suddenly had a relapse of my chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and wanted to Role Play the protagonist of a TV series I've been obsessed with lately."

The palace eavesdropper's expression was strange. "I didn't expect there actually to be someone like that."

The scene fell silent. The two Black-Clothed Figure stood frozen, unsure how to respond.

Dian sized up the two people opposite him, but couldn't make out their faces. However, judging from their voices, they seemed to be a man and a woman.

He frowned.

"Hmph, enough nonsense."

The one on the left appeared to be male. He snorted coldly and then took out a Poké Ball. "Hand over the Luvdisc you just got."

"Judging from the surroundings, you're not saying you didn't catch anything, are you?"

The woman on the right threw out her Poké Ball, shouting, "Come out, Raticate!"

"Raticate!"

A large, fat Raticate bared its front teeth and glared fiercely at the palace.

But it suddenly realized that the other person was looking at it with the same strange gaze. For some reason, it felt a little uneasy and involuntarily took two steps back.

Dian swallowed hard, turning his gaze away from Raticate. He hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and seeing such a large, plump piece of meat suddenly made him somewhat unable to resist.

"Hey! Did you hear me?"

The man frowned. "We've already been incredibly kind by not asking you to hand over your Pokémon as well."

"Butch, why waste words with him? Just attack!"

The woman who had sent Raticate seemed impatient; she took a step forward. "Raticate, use Zen Headbutt!"

"Raticate!"

Upon hearing the command, a strange light flashed in Raticate's eyes, and it suddenly charged forward. As its speed increased, it finally Splash the air, its body glowing Red Light, and crashed into the hall.

The man standing nearby silently pulled out a Poké Ball, just in case.

Although he felt that Cassidy's Raticate was sufficient, the other party was, after all, a Trainer, so it was best to be cautious. This was a mission directly given by Professor Dr. Namba.

However, even as Raticate was about to crash into the temple, nothing unusual occurred.

He seemed completely terrified.

"Just an ordinary Trainer after all."

Butch chuckled dismissively, feeling that his caution was utterly unnecessary.

Most Trainer would never imagine that someone would actually let their Pokémon use a move to attack another person.

That's normal. After all, he's just an ordinary Trainer. Even if Perception of perception, there's nothing to worry about.

Unfortunately, he was unaware that the palace had done this before, and in public no less.

Qian took it for granted, without any psychological burden.

Cassidy also tidied his blond hair; it seemed he had finally succeeded this time.

You have to understand how difficult it was for them to find this place, and that Ranger was no ordinary person either; at least, it was not someone the two of them would dare to challenge.

They originally planned to hide and wait for an opportunity to strike, but they didn't expect to be discovered directly by the opponent's Alakazam. If they hadn't run fast and the opponent hadn't been focused on them, they would have ended up in the Police Station again.

Smack

Suddenly, the sound of fingers snapping rang out in the darkness.

"Not good!"

When Butch saw that Raticate had passed right through the other person's body, he immediately realized that the person they had been talking to for so long was just a phantom!

If it's an illusion, then Pokémon can create illusions?!

He immediately realized something was wrong and was about to take out a Healing Crystal to eat, but it was too late.

Butch suddenly felt a chill run through his body, and the Healing Crystal in his right hand rolled to the Ground-type. He opened his mouth, but could not make a sound.

Buzz!

His mind suddenly went blank, and then he lost all Perception of his surroundings and collapsed to the ground.

Before plunging into darkness, Butch saw a cold light appear behind Cassidy beside him. In the dim moonlight, it gleamed with a bloody light and exuded a chilling aura.

Bang, bang.

Two black figures immediately fell to the Ground-type.

Only then did the Misdreavus appear beside Butch. She glanced at the fallen Butch and Cassidy beside him, and chuckled. The bright red bead on her chest looked like it had just had another feast.

The Beedrill flicked its Poison Sting, which was still glistening with blood.

Dian slowly walked over and lifted the face of the woman in Black-Clothed Figure.

"Hey, she looks even prettier in Living Person. Does this mean the Team Rocket are picking players based on looks these days?"

The hall wasn't lying.

Cassidy's orange hair and pale purple eyes complement each other perfectly, and coupled with her naturally beautiful face, she could easily pass for a rich young lady.

Dian never intended to face off against these two Team Rocket talents head-on.

Are you kidding me? One of his Pokémon is exhausted, and the other he just caught doesn't even know what moves it has.

He was genuinely a little worried about relying solely on Beedrill and Misdreavus.

Since the other side is clearly on a mission this time, what if Team Rocket generously lends them a Charizard?

Actually, I've always had a question: when Team Rocket rewards outstanding newcomers with fully-developed Pokémon, should they also include an instruction manual?

Otherwise, if you just send over a Pokémon, who knows which moves it knows and which it doesn't?