South of Laverre City, in the Alforn Mountains.
"Help! Rotom!"
The sustained barrage of Flash Cannon, Flamethrower, and Dragon Breath sent Zubat after Zubat crashing to the ground.
The battle was fierce but brief.
The Zubat came quickly and left just as quickly.
The remaining Zubat finally let out terrified screeches and vanished into the far end of the passage like an ebbing tide.
The Zubat left behind were temporarily unable to battle, their eyes swirling.
But it was nothing serious.
This was the protective mechanism Pokémon possessed. They would soon recover their strength.
As long as they rested properly for a while, it would be little different from visiting a Pokémon Center.
Metagross continued leading the way, with the High-Power Flashlight illuminating the path ahead.
Beneath Metagross's feet, the seemingly solid ground suddenly collapsed without warning!
Caught off guard, Metagross lost its balance.
Fortunately, Metagross could fly.
Three waist-wide holes appeared in the collapsed ground, and Drilbur with foreclaws like enormous drills emerged from beneath it.
"Metagross!"
The furious Metagross delivered a Hammer Arm to each Drilbur.
Bam, bam, bam-
The Drilbur were embedded in a neat row in the rock wall, then slowly slid down it.
Li Wei shook his head helplessly.
"Of all the Pokémon you could provoke, you had to pick Metagross."
Of Li Wei's Pokémon, Metagross was the most aggressive and had the worst temper.
Back when it was still a Metang, it had gone around challenging Trainers and attacking Pokémon.
Of course, there was a reason for that.
Competition in the wild was fierce. A Metang that wasn't aggressive would struggle to evolve and protect itself.
Metagross's temper had improved considerably since then.
In the past, it certainly wouldn't have stopped at Hammer Arm.
Following the direction indicated by the pink specks of light,