After leaving Fortree City, Liu Qing and Liu Yuan continued their journey toward Slateport City. That day, they reached Henghu Town, a small town known as the "Wind Crossroads," famous for its powerful whirlwinds that spun in opposite directions. Since they had recently rested in a small village, neither of them stopped in town, and they headed straight through.
Not far outside town, they came to an area thick with stone pillars. This wind-eroded stone forest had clearly been formed by the repeated scouring of powerful whirlwinds, a testament to nature's might. Amid the whirlwinds whipping through the pillars, however, a small blue figure kept beating its wings, struggling against the wind.
"Big brother, what luck! I never thought we'd find a Swablu here, let alone one so determined to improve!" Liu Yuan's face lit up with delight. Ever since seeing Winona's beautiful Altaria, he had hoped to catch one himself to enter Pokémon Contests. He had never expected to find one here.
"It really is an excellent Pokémon. Judging by how it flies through whirlwinds spinning in opposite directions, it must have lived and trained here for a long time. Its wings are as tough as steel, and its will is just as strong. If you want to catch it, you'll have to defeat it," Liu Qing said approvingly. If Liu Yuan had not wanted to catch it, he would not have passed up a Pokémon like this himself.
"Got it." Liu Yuan nodded, ran up to Swablu, and threw a Poké Ball, releasing Misdreavus.
"Misdreavus, huh? As a Ghost-type, it won't be affected by the whirlwinds here, and it also knows the Electric-type move Shock Wave. A good choice." Liu Qing smiled slightly and folded his arms across his chest to watch Liu Yuan's battle.
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