"Stop! I surrender!"
Zapdos, who had taken the worst beating, was the first to give in.
He had a foul temper, but he was straightforward. If he lost, he lost. If he was beaten, he admitted it.
No posturing, no pretense. When it was time to yield, he yielded.
Xu Mu signaled Blaziken to stop, then threw a Poké Ball and caught Zapdos.
The Poké Ball rocked three times on the ground. Ding!
Capture successful!
This was the first Legendary Pokémon Xu Mu had caught in a fair fight with his own strength!
Arceus had hatched from an egg.
Lugia had been a gift.
Hoopa had simply been talked into joining him, without ever being caught in a Poké Ball.
As for Celebi, the people waiting for Celebi to hatch had reportedly formed a line hundreds of meters long.
After catching Galarian Zapdos, Xu Mu felt a sudden rush of satisfaction.
It made sense. Even back when he played the games, catching a Legendary Pokémon had felt momentous and thrilling.
Now that Xu Mu had crossed into this world, this was still the first Legendary Pokémon he had beaten and caught head-on.
How could he describe it? It felt as though he had fulfilled a mission.
"Damn it, I give up too! If that spiky bird's caved, I'm not going to keep toughing it out!"
Articuno saw Zapdos surrender and get caught by Xu Mu.
Looking at the few feathers he had left, he hurriedly cried, "I surrender!"
Dragonite was well read, after all. He knew abusing prisoners was no virtue.
Without another word, he released Articuno at once and signaled that Xu Mu could catch him.
Xu Mu gave Articuno a heads-up. Once Articuno nodded, Xu Mu threw a Poké Ball.
Ding!
Another crisp chime. Articuno was caught without