Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

"Haoyan, something's wrong!"

"Outside the cave, there were four people dressed in black uniforms, each squatting on one side of the cave, holding a Poké Ball in their hand, as if they were waiting for something!"

Lucario's aura sensed that someone was nearby.

"There's another person, also dressed in a black uniform, approaching the cave entrance, coming towards us."

"He's also holding two Poké Balls in his hands," Gardevoir added from the side.

Hao Yan's eyes narrowed, and he finally understood where the vague sense of worry in his heart came from.

"I knew I'd run into them!"

When entering Viridian Forest, Misty, Brock, Professor Oak, and even passersby in Viridian City warned Hao Yan to be careful of Team Rocket from the Kanto region.

Sure enough, we ran into each other.

Instinctively, Haoyan sensed a hint of danger.

My mind is racing.

"One person comes in, the rest stay outside and keep watch!"

"This is very likely an attempt to force me out!"

"They probably saw Xiaolu use teleportation when I entered the cave, which is why they left a lot of people lying in ambush outside!"

"If they all rush in, I can easily escape using teleportation." With this in mind, Hao Yan's thoughts began to become clearer.

"Xiao Ou, you stand at the very front of the team, ready to use Guard at any time!" Hao Yan began to give instructions.

"Xiao Lu, stand behind me."

"Once the person who comes in enters your attack range, immediately use the Illusion Ray attack."

"Note that you should not attack his Pokémon, but attack him!"

According to the League's rules, if a trainer instructs their Pokémon to attack humans, that trainer is prohibited from doing so.

That's a serious crime committed by the League!

However, Haoyan is facing Team Rocket right now. Even if he doesn't attack Team Rocket, the members of Team Rocket will send their Pokémon to attack him!

There's no need to follow the rules when dealing with scum like the Rockets!

"Hmm~" Gardevoir nodded heavily. In this world, she only listened to Hao Yan.

Haoyan is the most precious person to her!

Let alone attacking Team Rocket, she would do anything Haoyan asked her to do without hesitation!

Haoyan stood behind Lucario and snapped off the headlamp, getting used to the darkness of the cave in advance.

One person and two pets, quietly waiting for that person to arrive.

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Murata, moving forward in the dark, is slowly entering the cave.

Some of the caves were dark and silent, giving him a creepy feeling.

Suddenly, a bright light pierced his eyes from the darkness of the cave.

Furthermore, this is accompanied by intense dizziness and pain.

Murata immediately realized that he, who had originally intended to launch a sneak attack, had instead been the one to be attacked!

At this critical moment, Rockets' Murata forcefully threw the Prey Ball.

Two Thunderballs appeared in front of Lucario along with the Poké Ball.

Before being stunned by the Illusion Beam, Team Rocket's Murata shouted, "Self-Destruct!"

Instantly, the two lightning balls emitted a large amount of electricity.

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When Hao Yan saw the two lightning balls, he was immediately shocked.

Because at this moment, he had completely understood the Rockets' thinking.

Shout loudly at Lucario, "Lucario, use Protect!"

Then he immediately turned around, grabbed Gardevoir, and hugged her tightly in his arms.

Two loud explosions erupted from inside the cave.

Self-destruct is a powerful skill with a damage rating of up to 200 points in the League's damage calculation.

Even its power to destroy light is inferior.

It is a Pokémon that ignites the energy within its body to create immense destructive power.

Such a powerful skill comes at a considerable price.

After use, the Pokémon will be in a near-death state!

When a Pokémon is defeated in battle and collapses due to exhaustion, its trainer can simply recall it using a Poké Ball.

Take it to a machine that can help with recovery, and it will be restored to its original state in about ten minutes.

Even without a recovery machine, a defeated Pokémon can slowly recover its stamina, although the process will be relatively slow.

Pokémon that have been defeated and have regained their strength will not be harmed.

However, the near-death state is different; when a Pokémon enters a near-death state, it is very likely to die!

Even if they receive timely treatment, there is a possibility of irreversible damage to the Pokémon.

The more times a person is in a near-death state, the easier it is to trigger this irreversible damage.

Most trainers wouldn't easily let their Pokémon get into this state!

Therefore, not many trainers would let their Pokémon use the Self-Destruct move!

Although the league has no strict rules, using a skill like self-destruction in a fair match will be strongly condemned!

As the two lightning orbs self-destructed, a tremendous impact was generated.

It knocked Lucario, who was at the very front of the group, over in one fell swoop!

Fortunately, the damage from the self-destruction did not directly harm him.

Self-Destruct is a Normal-type move. Lucario is a Steel-type and is resistant to Normal-type moves.

In addition, he used Guard to protect himself, and only suffered some minor damage.

However, with Hao Yan standing behind Lucario, the immense impact caused Lucario to crash straight into Hao Yan with tremendous force!

The force of the explosion was transferred to Haoyan, who slammed solidly into the wall behind him!

The walls inside the cave are not smooth; they are uneven stones.

Although Hao Yan's physical strength is extraordinary, he is still just flesh and blood, and cannot be as hard as stone.

His back was covered in cuts and scratches from sharp stones.

Several pieces of pebbles were stuck in the flesh.

A sweet, fishy smell spread around.

"Little Ou, how are you!" Hao Yan's first thought after being hit was that Lucario was blocking the way.

"Lucario!" In the darkness, Lucario stood up and loudly replied to Haoyan that he was alright.

"Little Lu, what about you!" Hao Yan loosened his grip on Gardevoir slightly and asked her.

"Shanai~"

Gardevoir was completely held in Hao Yan's arms before the impact came.

Its broad chest completely enveloped Gardevoir.

Although Gardevoir felt the impact, it was not seriously injured thanks to Haoyan's cushioning effect.

"It's good that you're all alright." Hao Yan felt relieved after receiving a reply from the two Pokémon.

puff!

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Lucario!" Lucario immediately stood up.

Although it was dark, he knew from the wave-guiding power within him that what Hao Yan had just spat out was bright red blood.

"Shauna!"

The Gardevoir, held in Haoyan's arms, felt the effects most acutely!

Haoyan is injured!!!

"Shauna!!!"

Gardevoir's soft, smooth hand reached out and hugged the limp Haoyan.

Hao Yan's Poké Ball, which contained Charmander, shook violently. Sensing Hao Yan's unusual behavior, Charmander broke free from the Poké Ball and ran out on its own.

As soon as they came out, they smelled the sweet, fishy scent on Hao Yan's body. The flames on his tail illuminated the dark cave slightly, and they could see that there were still traces of blood around Hao Yan's mouth.

It immediately began to howl like a madman.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

He finally found companions and family!

He absolutely will not allow anyone to harm him!

"Luca!!!"

Lucario, who had spent the most time with Haoyan, suddenly turned red in the eyes. His aura surged, and every cell in his body was boiling and burning!

Haoyan's three Pokémon are enraged!

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Chapter 62 The Rockets' hesitation gave Hao Yan an opportunity.