Nosepass's counterattack

Snap!

Dian glanced calmly at the puddle at his feet, a shadow of gloom flashing in his eyes.

Something's not right. First, all the Pokémon in the cave have inexplicably disappeared, and then there's the puddle underfoot.

There was no heavy rain during this period, so logically there shouldn't have been so much water in the cave unless someone got there first!

"Call--"

Dian adjusted his breathing. This kind of thing happened often. After all, in Johto Chengdu region, the other party was an extremely rare Pokémon. If Trainer encountered it, they certainly wouldn't let it go.

But if you just give up every time, what's the point of Trainer? You might as well go back to retirement.

"Zubat! Speed!"

The palace eunuch commanded in a deep voice, "Misdreavus, take me there."

"Sizzle!"

The Zubat flapped its wings, preparing to protest, knowing that she wasn't someone who could be ordered around so easily; at the very least, she had to be gentle and polite.

However, after thinking about the food that had been served, it decided to let it go this time, considering the food it had eaten.

The Misdreavus rubbed its eyes, Yawn, and stretched.

Now, Misdreavus Fairy doesn't care about day or night anymore. She basically sleeps when she's tired, since there's always a bed. She plays when she wakes up and eats when she's hungry. She's living an incredibly carefree life.

The black shadows enveloped the palace and the Skiploom, then quickly followed behind the Zubat.

"Hah..."

Skiploom slowly opened its eyes, glanced around, and then closed them again to rest. During this time, it had been adapting to its evolved body, as if some mysterious energy was still continuously transforming it.

The most direct observation is of the frame in front of the right side of the palace.

"The Skiploom is constantly changing, making information collection impossible."

With a thought, the border in front of him vanished as if it had never existed.

Deep inside the cave, there is a tall stone platform with a circular dome above it, which draws down the sunlight from the outside.

The stone platform was covered with green moss, but strangely, the platform itself was spotless, as if it had been cleaned for a long time.

At this moment, clear water was flowing continuously down the edge of the stone platform, all because of the tadpole-shaped, blue Pokémon with clockwise black spiral patterns standing on the side of the platform —Poliwag!

On the other side was a red-nosed, Rock-type Pokémon, completely soaking wet and extremely Rage —Nosepass!

"Oops!"

Nosepass Roar Rage. No one would be happy to be hit by Water Gun while sunbathing, especially Rock-type Pokémon.

It suddenly opened its eyes wide, and a powerful Magnet Pull instantly lifted several peculiar Rock-type from the surrounding area and hurled them at it.

"Rock Throw, just as expected, wild Pokémon are wild."

Tomoya waved his hand, "Poliwag, quickly dodge away with the surrounding water flow."

So this was his real intention: to attack Nosepass on one hand, and to create a makeshift Water-type feature on the other.

"Yo!"

The Poliwag tadpole was covered in a layer of watery light, then quickly flicked its tail and slid to the side.

"The combination of the water Water Gun swim mechanic really does increase the movement speed of the Poliwag."

Tomoya nodded. "Poliwag! Use the Water Gun!"

He said he would carefully observe Nosepass across from him, monitoring its condition, while tightly gripping a Poké Ball in his hand, ready to throw it at any moment.

What incredible luck! I never expected to run into a Nosepass here.

This is a rare Pokémon, with Psychic type, Electric, Normal, and Rock-type. If properly trained, it can even learn the Egg Move Magnitude during evolution, along with the extremely powerful Zap Cannon and the move Lock-On.

Coupled with its extremely powerful defensive capabilities, it can be described as practically perfect.

It's a Pokémon that can be trained to its full potential.

Let alone a rookie Trainer like him, even Gym Leader would be tempted.

Tomoya nervously watched for an opportunity; he had to capture it, otherwise the Flying Badge of the Violet Gym would definitely be his.

And if he already had this Nosepass before, it wouldn't have happened...

He took a deep breath and continued to direct the battle.

"Poliwag, bubble!"

Upon hearing the Trainer's command, the Poliwag, which was moving around, immediately slapped its tail and jumped up using the reaction force, blowing a series of bubbles at the Nosepass, which was Rage throwing Rock Head everywhere.

"Oops!"

A hint of Bide flashed in the Nosepass's eyes. It deliberately pretended to be exhausted and did not dodge, but was directly hit by the bubble.

"Well done! Poliwag!"

Tomoya excitedly swung his hand, "Keep it up! Move around and attack with the Water Gun!"

It'll be soon! It'll be very soon!

He didn't notice that as the Poliwag used the Water Gun more and more, even his own feet were covered with a layer of water. It's easy to imagine the situation on the high platform.

This was originally a good thing, but he still lacked experience or didn't keep his composure and observe the Nosepass properly before the battle.

This is normal, after all, not everyone can control their desires like Dian.

Having seen far more rare Pokémon than Nosepass before, Dian was able to restrain himself despite his desire to capture this Nosepass, and instead turned back to prepare.

In the shadows beside the cave.

"Dream?"

The Misdreavus Demon whispered to the Prince whether he should intervene, while the Zubat beside him was ready to use its Mean Look and Confuse Ray to knock Tomoya to the ground.

The palace knew that there was at least one more Cyndaquil.

Although the other party was a generous and wealthy man, this Nosepass was something he was determined to have, so all he could do was apologize.

He shook his head; something was wrong.

There's something strange about this Nosepass. Although he doesn't know what the other party is up to, he was definitely deliberately hit by that bubble just now.

Judging from the way this Nosepass uses Magnet Pull, it should be able to block the bubbles with stones, or even intercept the oncoming Water Gun attack.

Something's strange!

"Magnet Pull..."

Dian's eyes flickered. It was true that Nosepass was good at using Magnet Pull to find food in caves, but why let the other party attack him? Even if the cave was flooded, it wouldn't matter.

Nosepass should be able to levitate using Magnet Pull, and it can also use Rock Throw to block the opponent's attack. It's not Pokémon that Tomoya could catch with just Poliwag.

Even he wasn't prepared to confront it head-on; instead, he planned to use Sleep and Stun Spore first, and then let the Misdreavus wear it down.

Smack

Suddenly, Dian realized that, without him noticing, even the ground beneath his feet had become Pond.

"Water? Nosepass..."

He was suddenly startled, "Electric-type skill!!"