Her main business generally involved catching rare Pokémon at her clients' request, and these clients often paid her large sums of money in exchange.
Organizations such as Pokémon Hunters were criminal groups the Pokémon League had always made a priority of cracking down on, and every League-registered Trainer was expected to fight them!
Because you never knew when your own Pokémon might become their target!
Watching the Pokémon being seized by mechanical arms and locked in cages one after another, Ye Qing unconsciously tightened his grip on the branch in his hand.
"Damn Pokémon poachers!"
"Ralts."
Ralts was just as angry. Those were all fellow Pokémon. There would have been nothing wrong with humans catching them normally through battles, but forcibly capturing them by such means was intolerable!
"Don't rush."
Ye Qing understood how he felt, but if they acted rashly before knowing how strong their opponents were, they might end up being silenced too.
"Woof!"
Just then, a Houndoom barked furiously in Ye Qing's direction.
Have we been spotted?
Ye Qing's heart tightened, and his first instinct was to have Ralts use Teleport to take him somewhere else.
"Who's there?"
Houndoom's Trainer shouted, alerting his two companions at the same time.
"Come out now, or you're dead."
The three gathered together and slowly advanced with their Pokémon.
"Pokémon Hunters?"
Just as Ye Qing was about to relocate, a cold voice rang out.
A silver-haired boy emerged from the bushes with a Haunter.
The boy was young, about Ye Qing's age, with handsome features and an icy air about him.
"Since you've recognized us, prepare to die!"
The leader barked, and he and the other two released several more Mightyena, sending the Pokémon lunging at the silver-haired boy!
"Snorlax, use Earthquake!"
The silver-haired boy threw a Great Ball and called