Xiao Yan stood on the grass and let Charizard out. Charizard happily nuzzled his face. Ever since Charizard had been a Charmander, Charizard had loved acting spoiled around Xiao Yan, and evolution had done nothing to change that habit.
"Charizard, sorry for the trouble, but I need you to give me a ride." Charizard nodded, then lowered its whole body to the ground. With the still-sleeping Pikachu in his arms, Xiao Yan climbed onto Charizard's back.
"Let's go! Head southwest toward Snowwind Town." Charizard beat its wings hard and shot into the sky like a rocket, then flew toward the place Xiao Yan had named. Up in the sky, far from the tall grass, they were also far from the danger of attacks by wild Pokémon. Xiao Yan let out a small sigh of relief. At last, he no longer had to keep nervously watching his surroundings.
Pikachu, who had been sleeping in Xiao Yan's arms, slowly opened its eyes and stretched.
"Good morning, Pikachu." Xiao Yan smiled at the bleary-eyed Pikachu, who had only just woken up.
"Pika!" Pikachu answered him with a cry.
Just then, a tremendous roar suddenly came from the forest below.
"Roar! Roar!"
At the same time, many Pokémon burst out of the forest, fleeing for their lives.
"Was that a Pokémon's cry? Charizard, let's go down and take a look." Xiao Yan frowned. What kind of Pokémon could make such a powerful cry and scare away all the other Pokémon in the forest? He had to go down and see.
Inside the forest, Xiao Yan began spotting Slakoth lying lazily on branches. As the number of Slakoth in the surrounding trees increased, a sluggish atmosphere gradually settled over the woods.
Xiao Yan found the sight puzzling. So many Pokémon had just fled the forest,