A swarm of Pinsir was fighting another swarm of Heracross over territory. Hard shells slammed against hard shells, pincers clashed with horns, and over a hundred Pokémon collided in a brutal battle.
Above the lake, a large swarm of menacing Beedrill whizzed past, off to make trouble for who knew whom.
As they traveled deeper into the dense forest, it became clear that unknown dangers lurked everywhere.
With a careful sniff, even the air seemed different, thick with the murky smell of rotting wood mingled with all sorts of fungi.
Xia You and Sabrina remained silent and stepped lightly, doing their best to avoid attracting the attention of these fiercely territorial Bug-type Pokémon.
Winding this way and that, they followed their instincts through the dense forest, heading ever deeper.
Yet after walking for ages, hoping they might get lucky and encounter some rare species, their long search turned up nothing but commonplace creatures everywhere. They found no Pokémon worth catching.
"Let's go."
Sighing as he realized he had wasted his time, Xia You was about to call out Charizard when Sabrina suddenly turned her gaze deeper into the forest.
"What is it?"
Despite the layers of trees blocking the way, Sabrina had still sensed something.
"There's a battle going on ahead. Judging by the fighting, both sides are stronger than those small fry. Maybe the Pokémon you want to catch is there."
After saying this, Sabrina had expected Xia You to act immediately. Yet after waiting quite a while without seeing him move, she turned in puzzlement, only to find him staring intently at her neck.
She instinctively reached up and touched it, but felt nothing unusual.
"What is it? What are you looking at?"
"Ahem, nothing." Faced with Sabrina's question, Xia You guiltily averted his eyes.
Good grief! Only