Pokémon from Galar

Yuri blinked. If we're talking about spending money, the Pokémon that Mari has are probably spending even more...

"I can make my own energy cubes, which will save me a lot of money on nutritional supplements. And have you forgotten all the stuff in my backpack?"

"Gurgle..."

This is actually why Marie dared to bring Baloo along... Otherwise, if you were to spend money to train them, it would be equivalent to supplying three pseudo-gods at the same time, which would be too much for an average family.

Moreover, when she has free time, she can let Baloo go out into the wild to train the two little guys on his own, so Marie doesn't have to spend much effort on him.

"And if you really want to, both Xiao Zuo and Xiao You will evolve in the future. If you can persuade them to follow you, I wouldn't mind."

"No, no... I definitely can't afford to support the Dorgon family!"

Yuri's face stiffened. She didn't even dare to think about it. Mary had money, but she didn't. If she really brought one along, she wouldn't be able to support a family of dragons even if she sold herself.

"The easiest Pokémon to raise are some Grass-type Pokémon because they can photosynthesize and produce their own food, so they need much less extra nutrition."

"Speaking of which, I just remembered that there are often mimosa buds sunbathing in the yard in front of my house."

"Buddleja, isn't that a pretty powerful Pokémon? Didn't you bring one back?"

"Hehehe... When I first went out, I wanted to see more Pokémon, and the Budews were so lazy that they got used to sunbathing at my house, so I felt bad taking them away."

……

We chatted as we traveled, and after walking for who knows how long, we finally emerged from the cave and arrived near a hollow passage connected to a bridge.

"Waaaah—it's so deep down there..."

Yuri tugged at Mary's hand and glanced timidly down the cliff, then shrank back, trembling.

"It's alright, Balu can fly, he won't fall."

"I'm still scared! Balu can fly, but I can't."

Yuri wrinkled her nose and turned her head to refute Mary's statement, but unfortunately, she only received Mary's unchanged expression.

"But now that you mention it, I suddenly want to keep a baby tit."

"Huh? Why?"

"Corviknight, which evolves from Chinchilla, flies very fast, and its back can easily carry people, so there will be no need to take a taxi."

"...That's such a realistic reason. Why don't you just say you want to find a Charizard?"

"Well, I'd like to find one, but I can't find one."

Mary shrugged, indicating that she had dreamed before.

P.S.: I've been playing Prism Sapphire on an emulator these past few days, and I found Blaziken to be so cool, oh my god, I'm tempted.

Chapter 32 Encounter with the White-Haired Trainer

The area beneath the wooden bridge isn't particularly deep, about two or three stories high. It appears to be a mining area in use, unlike the semi-abandoned mines we passed earlier. There were quite a few Pokémon and workers passing by.

However, the wooden bridge was very sturdy, but there were no handrails on either side. Seeing how worried Yuri was, Marie had no choice but to take out a Poké Ball and release Baloo.

"Baru, Yuri seems to be afraid of heights. Thank you for your help."

"Hmph~ (It's nothing, it's nothing~)"

"I...I'm not afraid at all!"

Yuri clung tightly to Mary's sleeve, pretending to be calm and not at all cowardly, and then pulled Mary quickly over.

After crossing the wooden bridge, the exit wasn't far away. And the passageway after that was much wider; at least Balu didn't have to stay inside the ball anymore.

"Hey? Isn't there someone up ahead?"

Yuri squinted and looked around a few times, spotting a figure whose color scheme was different from that of the ordinary miners.

"It must be other challengers. The road to Grass Road Town has been quite lively lately."

Mary didn't pay much attention, but unfortunately, after the two walked over, the other person started talking to her.

"Are you also trainers who possess Wishing Stars?"

His tone was somewhat arrogant, but the clear, youthful voice he was still going through puberty made him seem less annoying.

Mary turned her head and saw a white-haired boy with a confident smile on his lips, one hand in his shirt pocket. To be honest, the white-haired boy was quite handsome.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether she was a boy or a girl.

As Mary sized up the other person, the other person was also sizing up Mary and the Pokémon following behind her.

"Oh, may I ask who you are...?"

Yuri nodded politely, seemingly a little nervous because of the other person's handsome face.

"Hmph... So you're the trainer recommended by the champion. But that's nothing special..."

The white-haired boy didn't answer Yuri's question. Instead, he raised his hand to smooth the hair at his temple and said with considerable pride:

"Don't forget, the league president's status is even higher than the champion's. That means I, who was chosen by the president, am naturally the most capable one."

"Varied……"

Marie stopped Yuri, who was about to speak, stepped forward, grabbed her Poké Ball, and asked:

"Let's have a match."

"Then come on, I'll be merciful and show you my strength."

"Balu, it's all yours now!"

"Hoo! (Okay!)"

The white-haired boy opposite seemed completely unconcerned. He reached out, caught his Poké Ball, and tossed it gently into the air. After spinning it a few times on his fingertips, he flicked his finger, and the Poké Ball bounced up into his other hand.

With one hand, he threw out a Great Ball, and a pink Pokémon with a witch-like appearance appeared in the center of the field.

"Then this one is it. I have three Pokémon, how about three against three?"

“Brimwyn... okay.”

Mary narrowed her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded in agreement. It seemed that the other party's Brimwyn was not yet at the level of a Gym Leader's main force.

In other words, if there were a panel, the data would be weaker than Balu's.

However, since it is the final evolution form, and Fairy type is the natural counter to Dragon type, Marie dared not be careless. Being hit by Magic Dazzle once would not be a good thing.

"A seductive voice!"

"Sneak Attack by a Hidden Spirit!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Mary knew that the person opposite her was definitely not a trainer who had just started out, like Yuri.

Commanders don't need many words; they should convey their plans in the simplest way possible, which is impossible without sufficient understanding and coordination.

Before Brim's voice, which contained energy fluctuations, could spread, Balu successfully infiltrated the alternate dimension, avoiding being affected by the powerful fairy-type energy wave.

Marie's prediction was correct; Brimwyn only has a few fairy-type attack moves that can be learned, and most of them are difficult to dodge.

The arena isn't very big right now, and Mary can't be sure where the limit of her opponent's attack range will be.

In this situation, there's no need to gamble that the opponent's skill release speed is slower than yours, so a move like Stealth Strike that allows you to temporarily hide outside the arena is the most suitable for probing.

"Tsk... a stealthy attack, huh? Watch your surroundings, the opponent will definitely get close!"

Since a Pokémon like Brimwyn can't learn Teleport, it means the opponent isn't very sensitive to space, which is an opportunity for Palm. Furthermore, Marnie believes Palm can judge the right moment to strike.

"Now!"

"Magic Flash!"

"Mmm—!"

"..."

"Hum~"

Unfortunately, the expected attack did not come. Instead, Mary's light laughter rang out under the dazzling light.

Balu, who was hiding in the alternate dimension, breathed a sigh of relief, feeling guilty. When Mary's voice rang out just now, Balu almost obediently rushed out. Fortunately, he had been tricked by Mary before and had learned his lesson.

Knowing that Mary would never deliberately warn her opponent in this situation, he held back.

Only after the light scattered and the opponent had just finished unleashing his attack did Balu finally seize the opportunity he wanted.

call out--!

Suddenly appearing beside Brimwyn, Baloo, carrying a large amount of Ghost-type energy, charged towards Brimwyn, who seemed completely caught off guard.

Although he knew that this was the time when the other party was most vigilant, if he didn't take advantage of this moment to make a move, and waited a little longer, Balu wasn't sure if his first attempt would be successful.

Bang-!

Snapped--

It worked!

But Mary couldn't be happy looking at the changes in the surrounding space; she had misjudged the situation.

The opponent's Brimwyn reacted rather dramatically, and her skill proficiency was frighteningly high. She managed to react in that split second, but unfortunately, she didn't use any other skill; instead, she used Trick Room...

The opponent's movement speed wasn't fast, but the speed at which this skill was cast was frighteningly fast. While enduring Balu's attack, the opponent managed to activate Trick Space.

"Ugh—!!!"

Brimwyn screamed as she was sent flying backward. Her defenses weren't particularly strong, and after taking a Ghost-type move, she was no longer able to continue fighting.

Unless the boy gave this Brimwyn some kind of item.

"hateful--"

The white-haired boy reached out and pressed the switch on the Poké Ball, recalling the slumped Brimwyn. He frowned, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then removed the second Poké Ball.

"After all, your Pokémon need to show its strength first. It won't be so easy from here on out."

"Chirp—!"

The second Pokémon appeared; it was a doll-like Pokémon enveloped in a strange green liquid.

"Artificial cell egg..."

Mary took a deep breath to calm herself down. The effect of the magic space had a limited duration. Her only option now was to stall for time, the longer the better.

"Then let's change people here too. Come back for now, Balu."