A few days later, the nameless town.
The sun was just right and the breeze was gentle, and the two of them came to this small town full of Hustle.
They arrived at just the right time, because the town was holding a celebration, but many activities here required cooperation with Pokémon to complete.
Adhering to the principle of doing as the Romans do when in town, the two decided to join this joyful feast.
Xiaoyun is going to send out Gible, just take this opportunity to increase the relationship with the little shark.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
Boom!
Following an earth-shattering explosion, a huge iron net fell from the sky, trapping most of Pokémon tightly inside.
Immediately afterwards, a truck sped over, with several ferocious-looking poachers sitting in the truck.
They looked at the trapped Pokémons triumphantly, with greedy light shining in their eyes.
"Haha, what a bunch of idiots! They put Pokémon here so blatantly, then we won't be polite!"
The leading poacher laughed wildly, then stepped on the accelerator hard, and the truck quickly drove away from the scene and disappeared from people's sight.
"That's my Chimchar..."
"And my little duck-billed dinosaur..."
Most of the owners who lost Pokémon are children, and some are even students in school.
Faced with the sudden change, they panicked, and some children burst into tears on the spot.
"Damn it, Gible."
Xiaoyun was about to catch up when he suddenly felt his trouser legs being pulled continuously. He lowered his head and saw Gible with half of his head exposed in the hole.
"Shark~"
The little shark bared its big teeth proudly, which meant, praise it and see if it is one of the clever ones.
Just now, the little shark reacted very quickly. Its experience in surviving in the wild allowed it to use Dig to dodge when the explosion sounded, perfectly avoiding the iron net.
"It's great, you still know how to take good care of yourself."
After praising the little shark, I still have to chase him.
Hunter J ran away. These miscellaneous poachers are very rampant. We have encountered them all. We must give them a lesson today.
Xiaoyun immediately released Metagross, and Dawn released the large plane Togekiss that Salupia gave her. They each got on Pokémon and rushed there quickly.
Soon, the two caught up with the truck.
"Togekiss, Air Slash."
"Metagross, Flash Cannon."
The two men continued to bombard the truck with long-range attacks, and soon the truck became tattered.
"Damn, these two brats are so annoying."
The poacher leader cursed angrily, and the truck was forced to stop.
"I'll make you suffer."
Then, after the poacher leader exchanged glances with his accomplices, he released several Graveler.
Xiaoyun Frisk is not good. If you use a spirit like Graveler at this time, then the next move must be.
"Graveler, use Explosion."
As expected, several poachers shouted at the same time, and Xiaoyun quickly stopped them.
"Damn it, Metagross, use..."
At this moment, another off-road vehicle blocked the poacher, and at the same time, a Poké Ball was thrown out of the window.
"Go ahead, Quagsire."
A red light flashed, and Quagsire was dropped into the center of several Graveler. With the appearance of Quagsire, several Graveler that were ready to explode suddenly flamed out.
It is Ability, Damp that comes with Quagsire.
Immediately afterwards, a kind-faced old woman dressed as a researcher got off the off-road vehicle and threw another Poké Ball while walking.
A red light flashed, and a very powerful Rhyperior landed steadily. It looked very untouchable, just looking for trouble.
"That one is, Elite Four Bertha."
Xiaoyun recognized the identity of the old woman at a glance, not because she was familiar with her.
After all, the old lady who is engaged in research is combined with two powerful Ground-type Pokémon. This combination only has one in Sinnoh.
Ground-type king, Bertha mother-in-law.
"Old woman, when you are older, please stop meddling in other people's business. Leave here and be careful not to get yourself involved!"
The poacher leader didn't seem to recognize the veteran king. He just felt that Pokémon next to the old woman was a bit difficult to mess with, so he warned her.
"To conquer Pokémon, you have to be honest. Relying on Snatch and other people's Pokémon is a crooked way and you will definitely be punished by Punishment."
Regarding these poachers, Bertha's mother-in-law looked unkind and her tone was a little cold.
The leader of the poachers said disdainfully, "Hahaha, old lady, what are you talking about? What do you mean by subduing or not subduing? I am a poacher, and all these must be exchanged for money."
The other poachers also echoed, "Hahaha, that's right, what an ignorant old woman."
"In this case, it is even more unforgivable."
Bertha's mother-in-law closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was already giving orders. She would not be merciful to such hopeless poachers.
"Quagsire, Rhyperior!"
"Earth Power!"
Rumble!
Under the simultaneous release of two Pokémon, the earth began to crack, a crack quickly extended into the poachers, and the surrounding ground collapsed out of thin air.
Immediately afterwards, a strong stream of hot lava rose from the cracks in the ground, hitting Graveler and the poachers behind him heavily.
Boom!
With a huge explosion, Graveler and the poacher were directly blown away.
"This mother-in-law... is really cruel."
Xiaoyun took a deep breath. He was indeed a veteran king. He struck cleanly and neatly, and even Pokémon liked to fight with others.
With an explosion of this magnitude, those Graveler should be able to be saved, but as for those poachers.
They don't have the physique of Team Rocket.
It's probably just that cold.
After Bertha's mother-in-law asked Rhyperior to release the trapped Pokémon, she then walked towards them.
Dawn shouted in a weak tone, "Xiaoyun Look, that mother-in-law is coming towards us."
It seemed that Bertha was shocked by Bertha's fierce fighting power. Dawn was a little scared looking at this "kind-faced" mother-in-law.
However, when Bertha's mother-in-law faced the two of them, her face was not so cold. Instead, she said kindly, "Young man, you must be Xiaoyun. I have heard your name for a long time."
Half an hour later, Dawn looked at the surrounding environment and said, "Mr. Bertha, have you always been in this town?"
Half an hour ago, Bertha handed over the captured Pokémon to the local Officer Jenny, and then the two came to her research institute at the invitation of Bertha.
Facing the little girl's curiosity, Bertha replied with a smile, "That's right, I'm studying some ruins recently, so I need a quiet environment to concentrate on my research. This place is suitable."
Xiaoyun nodded after hearing this. "I see, this is indeed a very suitable place for research work."
After all, in a town like this that has neither a gym nor Pokémon Contest, generally speaking, trainers will only use it as a passing place for a short stop and will not stay here too much.
"But sometimes it is inevitable that you will feel a little bored." Bertha picked up the tea cup and took a few sips, and then continued, "Well, how about a battle?"
Xiaoyun heard this and asked doubtfully, "With you?"
Bertha put down the tea cup and said, "What, you still don't look down on me as an old woman? Even though I am older, even Flint they don't dare to easily assert that they can defeat me!"
Seeing that the old lady seemed a little anxious, Xiaoyun quickly waved his hand and explained, "No, no, no, I just thought you wanted me to have a fight with Dawn for you to watch and play."
Later, the two came to an open lawn in front of the institute.
Bertha Maybe her hands were really itchy and she wanted to find someone to relieve her stress. She took the lead and threw out Poké Ball.
"Come out and do some activities, Hippowdon."
A red light flashed, and a powerful and roaring Hippowdon appeared in the open space.
This Hippowdon should be one of Bertha's trump cards...Xiaoyun thought to himself, because the rule between the two was 1V1, he also sent out the equally strong Metagross.
"That's you, Metagross!"
The red light flashed, and looking at Shiny Metagross, which was all bright silver and floating in the air, Bertha was also a little surprised, and said, "Shiny Metagross? It's a very rare Pokémon."
"But I don't know how strong it is, so I'll let the old woman verify it."
"Stone Edge!"
As soon as Bertha finished speaking, Hippowdon roared, and suddenly slapped the ground with its front feet, and then hard rock pillars rose up from the ground, hitting Metagross like rock guns.
"Flash Cannon!"
Metagross reacted extremely quickly, the metal cross quickly condensed energy, and a silver-white light beam suddenly emitted!
Boom!
The two attacks came into contact, and the terrifying energy beam flew away, successfully penetrated the rock pillar, and then continued to shoot towards the rear.
However, Hippowdon disappeared at this moment, leaving only a large sunken hole on the ground.
"Did you use Dig to avoid it?" Xiaoyun understood in his heart, and then continued to command, "Metagross, use Hammer Arm to attack the ground!"
"Mellon!"
Metagross quickly gathered energy, the steel arm flashed with dazzling light, and struck the ground below with thunderous force.
Bertha calmly commanded, "Crunch!"
At the moment when Metagross's Hammer Arm was about to attack the ground, Hippowdon suddenly broke out of the ground.
That huge mouth was enough to bite off a truck, and the sharp teeth were wrapped with black light, and Bite Metagross's Hammer Arm was severely zapped.
Bang!
Hammer Arm and Crunch came into contact and made a deafening noise. For a while, neither party benefited.
Bertha smiled gently, "Use Yawn."
Hearing this, Hippowdon opened its big mouth and slapped Yawn. A transparent snot bubble slowly floated out of its mouth and slowly flew towards Metagross.
Looking at this seemingly harmless snot bubble, Xiaoyun felt extremely vigilant in his heart. He quickly shouted, "Use electromagnetic floating to quickly distance yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Metagross immediately used electromagnetic levitation, and Levitate stood up. The steel-like body quickly rose into the air due to the influence of Magnet Pull, and distanced itself from Hippowdon.
"What a risk..."
Xiaoyun looked at the snot bubble with lingering fear. His Metagross didn't learn from Sleep Talk. If he was defeated by Hypnosis, it would be such an injustice to lose.
"As expected of a veteran king, you really can't let your guard down at all."
Looking at Bertha, whose face was still smiling, Xiaoyun took a deep breath and continued to command.
"Metagross, Meteor Mash."
The series of fights just now also made Metagross know that this hippopotamus is not easy to mess with, and his expression became serious.
Then he put his arms together, and the silver-white light rose up, rushing towards Hippowdon like a stream of light.
"Hippowdon, Rock Tomb blocked."
Bertha responded unhurriedly.
I saw Hippowdon roaring, and a large number of rocks appeared out of thin air. Under the control of Hippowdon, these rocks blocked Meteor Mash's way in a regular manner.
Metagross's Meteor Mash is a straight-line attack that cannot be contained at all. It hits the rocks directly, smashing the rocks into pieces.
Similarly, Meteor Mash's attack power was also weakened by the rock, and Hippowdon had little power left.
Bertha wanted this effect, so she immediately ordered it.
"Hippowdon, Crunch!"
Hearing this, Hippowdon opened his big mouth again, then quickly pounced on Metagross, biting Metagross's arm.
"Mellon!"
Hippowdon's bite force was quite strong, and Metagross let out a cry of pain.
He immediately exploded with mental power and used Confusion to forcefully open Hippowdon's mouth, and then he regained his breath.
"Stone Edge!"
However, Bertha would not give Metagross a chance to breathe, and she continued to order.
Hippowdon gathered energy with its forefoot and struck the ground, and countless rock pillars rose again, quickly heading towards Metagross!
Faced with this sudden attack, Xiaoyun was not to be outdone and shouted, "Psychic!"
"Mellon!"
Metagross roared, and his whole body was instantly filled with spiritual power, and the powerful Psychic type power suddenly exploded.
Rumble!
The ground twisted and deformed under the action of Psychic, and countless rocks rose up, violently Tackle together with the rock pillars released by Hippowdon.
Rumble!
Only a loud noise was heard, and a strong explosion occurred between the two, causing a cloud of dust to fly.
"This mother-in-law is really amazing. I feel like Xiaoyun fought so hard this time."
"Mimi thinks it's great. Who makes that guy so Swagger? Someone needs to deal with him."
"You~"
Dawn and Shaymin, who were watching the battle, also said.
However, all the words that came out of the little hedgehog's mouth were treasonous and rebellious.
Dawn was also helpless about this. Xiaoyun usually liked to tease Shaymin, but the little hedgehog couldn't beat it. He could only keep mumbling that someone should teach this shameless trainer who bullied it a lesson.
Seeing that Metagross was able to use his mental power to create a rock attack that was as powerful as Hippowdon, Bertha couldn't help but admire. "This Metagross is very talented, and Psychic type is quite powerful."
The stalemate can no longer continue... He has been at a disadvantage so far in the battle. Looking at Bertha and Xiaoyun who are still stable, they are thinking about ways to break the situation.
He shouted again, "Metagross, use Meteor Mash."
Not finished yet, to be continued!