I will have my revenge!
If all else fails, I'll call for backup!
With determination in his eyes, Ye Qing recalled his other Pokémon into their Poké Balls, leaving only Gardevoir and Garchomp out.
Although Milotic had yet to recover, Ye Qing was not troubled about finding a mount.
What was there the most of in the ocean?
Water-type Pokémon, of course. All he had to do was catch one in a moment, and his transportation problem would be solved.
Looking at a Mantine swimming around the Water Palace, Ye Qing tossed out one of Milotic's Pokéblocks and easily lured it over.
This Mantine had a wingspan of just over two meters, making it perfectly suitable as a mount.
"Garchomp."
Seeing that its trainer was about to dive into the sea, Garchomp hurriedly indicated that it could not travel by water. Its sense of smell would also fail in the ocean, leaving it unable to track their target at all.
"Then you can go back too."
Ye Qing gave Garchomp an intrigued look. Gardevoir had already left a psychic mark on their target, so they could track him even without relying on scent.
The only problem was that this psychic mark only gave Gardevoir feedback at intervals, unlike scent, which allowed them to pick up traces and follow the trail left wherever their target had passed.
Garchomp rubbed its head, feeling that there was something meaningful about its trainer's look. Had he set some kind of trap for it?
Ye Qing took out a Poké Ball and recalled Garchomp, thinking, When the time comes, I'll release you straight into the sea. That way, you won't need any mental preparation. Even if you don't want to fight, you'll have to!
Mantine glanced at Manaphy in Ye Qing's arms. She had been