Pokémon from Galar

"Eek!!! Marie-chan!!!"

Amidst Yuri's embarrassing cries, and after a dizzying moment, Mari opened her eyes, shielding Yuri who was huddled in her arms.

The sky, which was not clearly visible, was filled with purplish-red clouds. It was unclear whether there was a dome above. The entire space was vast, with no obstructions, and there were no Pokémon here.

Marie glanced down at the Dynamax Grip, which showed it was fully charged, and then looked away.

The Pokémon around me were all fine. The Dynamax energy in this space was peaceful and abundant, so at least Pokémon and humans wouldn't suffer any adverse effects from staying here.

"Ichi-chan, how are you guys?"

After patting Yuri, who hadn't dared to open her eyes yet, Mari turned to look at I-chan, who was acting as a temporary babysitter and taking care of the other little ones.

"Eeh—(What could possibly be wrong? It's just entering a nest, isn't it?)"

"Ralu! (This is so much fun!)"

"Ugh... (I'm a little dizzy...)"

"Squeak (?)"

Seeing that everyone seemed quite energetic, Mary looked away and then at Yuri, who was clinging tightly to her arm but whose eyes kept darting around.

"Is it really that scary? Apart from the strange scenery, there's nothing special about this place, is there?"

"No no no no!! Why is Marie so calm?! This is inside a den! It's a Dynamax den that only super powerful trainers dare to enter!! It's an extremely rare experience that you can't even find videos of it online!"

"...So calm down. If you're curious, you can go and wander around, but remember not to pick up anything randomly. If there's anything you want, you can wait until the owner comes back and ask if they're willing to trade it."

"oh oh--!!"

Upon hearing this, Yuri couldn't sit still any longer and summoned her Pokémon, dashing off into the distance.

There's practically nothing to hide in here. It's big, but after seeing it a few times, it gets pretty boring. Even the Pokémon that have taken over the nests only use this place as a training ground and storage. No one would actually want to live here.

It was almost lunchtime. Cooking here was rather troublesome, so Mary had made sandwiches and rice balls in the morning and brought them with her.

I turned around, intending to call out to Ichigo, but when I turned back, I found that Ichigo had already led Ralts toward the corner.

Mary didn't mind. She found a spot, laid out a carpet, and sat down. Then she took out her lunch—rice balls and sandwiches—and placed them in front of her. She then ate them with relish.

Just then, a dark shadow suddenly flew over from the side and landed on Mary's arm with practiced ease. Its triangular head approached the sandwich, opened its mouth, and unceremoniously bit off half of it.

"nya~ (Long time no see, Sister Mary!)"

Mary calmly glanced at the green Pokémon that was clinging to her arm with its forelegs and floating around, picked up the remaining half of the sandwich, took a small bite, and nodded with a smile.

"Long time no see, where's your older brother? Why are you all alone?"

"Nya! (My older brother was right behind me, but I smelled Mary's scent and rushed back first!)"

As soon as the little guy finished speaking, a Pokémon nearly three meters tall suddenly appeared in mid-air right where Marie and the others had just entered.

Perhaps sensing the presence in the cave, the Pokémon appeared in front of Marie in an instant at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

"Hoo~ (Long time no see, Mary-chan! Why did you bring a friend this time?)"

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

This time, however, it was Mary who was surprised. She reached out and hugged the tip of the translucent tail that was floating in front of her, pinching it as if she couldn't believe it, savoring the sensation that was somewhere between illusion and reality...

"How come you've evolved after just a few days?!"

"Hoho~ (Hahahaha~ Mary-chan, you're still a bit too early to beat me~)"

The giant Pokémon Dragapult put the Dragapult back on its head, stretched out its short paws and patted Marie's head, laughing with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Marie-chan! I think I heard something—ee-ya-ya-ya—!! What is that?!"

Yuri, who had been jogging all the way, saw Doronbalt's tall figure and instinctively slammed on the brakes, stopping in her tracks and beginning to tremble.

Come to think of it, every Dragapult possesses incredibly powerful abilities, with Ghost and Dragon attributes, as well as outstanding speed, making it almost synonymous with elusiveness in Galar.

Although most of these Pokémon are good-natured, they might still be a bit too stressful for children.

"Yuri, come over here for lunch. Let me introduce you. This guy is my friend. He's very easy to get along with."

"..."

Yuri, with mechanical steps and a stiff posture, sat down next to Mary, holding the tearful lizard who was almost fainting from fright.

Two Doronmesias, perched on her head, curiously floated down and began to examine Yuri.

Mary looked at one of them and asked curiously:

"I've wanted to ask you this for a long time: how exactly does your clan manage to find these little fellows so accurately?"

"Hoo hoo~ (How would I know? I just go by instinct—where there are companions who can take care of me, and where there are juniors who need my care. That's how it is in most of our clans.)"

Image: "Doron Messia", Location: "Images/1579091042-100143709-104643105.jpg"

Image: "Doraki", Location: "Images/1579091075-100143709-104643105.jpg"

Image: "Dorambaruto", Location: "Images/1579091092-100143709-104643105.jpg"

P.S.: Dragapult: A dragon, Ghost type, with a triangular head and four spit-like holes extending to the sides. Dragapult's tail gradually becomes transparent at the tip, making it appear as if it is floating in the air like a ghost.

The Draco Balut family has a nanny-like tendency, taking special care of its unevolved offspring, such as Draco Messiah, which lives in a hole in its horn. Once the battle begins, it launches Draco Messiah at supersonic speed. The Draco Messiah inside its horn seems to eagerly anticipate being launched at supersonic speed.

It is a new pseudo-legendary in Sword and Shield, outstanding in speed and attack stats, with a very strong signature skill. Its main development direction is high speed and high attack, but its skill pool is a bit shallow. Overall, it is still strong.

P.S.: Speaking of which, what do you all think about adding Dragapult to the team? Or should we start from scratch and raise a different starter Pokémon?

Chapter 7 Umbreon vs. Draco Barto (Part 1)

After lunch, Mary took out several large cans of energy cubes from her backpack and placed them aside.

"This time... I didn't even know you brought another little one over. These probably won't be enough. I'll come earlier next time and bring you another batch."

"Hoo~ (It's nothing, in fact, I'm always grateful. Thanks to you, the little guy is much stronger than I was at that age.)"

Yuri watched the transaction of one person and one Pokémon with wide eyes. Those gold coins, pearls, comet fragments, and one-time use TMs could fetch nearly 100,000 yen at the Friendship Shop!

Can trainers really make this much money?! Yuri is starting to have doubts about her previous impressions of trainers.

Mary put away the payment, then turned around and saw Yuri, who was spacing out again for some reason. She waved her hand in front of Yuri's face.

"Hello—Yuri?"

"Huh? Oh...what?"

"What are you thinking? Did you find any of those skill machines you wanted?"

Mary took out the few somewhat old skill machines. Most of them could only be used once more before they were scrapped. They were dispensable to Mary, but quite precious to Yuri.

"No, no need!"

Yuri quickly waved her hand, saying she had only come along to broaden her horizons and couldn't possibly take other people's things. Mary didn't insist either, after all, the two had only just met.

After packing up, Mary said to the Doron family floating around beside her:

"Let's battle! Even if you evolve this time, Ichigo and I are sure we can win!"

"Hehe~ (That's impossible, Mary-chan, you haven't won yet.)"

Dorombaluto called out with a hint of pride, then floated to an open area with the two little creatures on its back.

"Huh? Why are we suddenly going to have a battle?!"

Before Yuri could react, she saw Mari wedge a Poké Ball into her waistband and then lead Ichigo towards the battleground.

Seeing Ichigo standing in front of her, ready to fight, Marie, holding Ralts who was cheering her on, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at her opponent again.

"So, I'm going to have to make the first move this time too?"

"Hmph~ (Wait until you defeat me before asking this~)"

"Alright... Ichi-chan, it's time to go!"

"Ee! (Come on!)"

Mary sighed. After all, she had never won, and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Splash sand!"

Almost at the same moment Mary spoke, Ichigo raised a large cloud of sand, condensed from ground-based energy, centered on herself. Unlike ordinary sandstorms, Ichigo's sandstorm almost covered the entire area.

It forcefully enveloped its opponent as well, attempting to influence Dorombalto's judgment.

Dorambaruto was completely caught off guard; Ichigo's sand attack came too fast. By the time he realized his opponent's intentions, he had already lost track of him.

Lowering accuracy has no effect on Draco, but vision cloaking is still useful.

Including the dust storm, now that we've lost the initiative, hitting the target immediately is difficult. So, we should force the opponent to reveal themselves.

"Roar--!!"

With a roar, Dralongaruto took to the air, and a massive surge of dragon energy began to boil around him, revealing his strange dance moves to everyone.

"Interrupt him!"

Mary didn't even have time to name the move; she trusted that Ichigo would make the most appropriate judgment.

Evil Wave!

The skill, belonging to its own type, was launched almost instantly, shooting straight into the air at Draco Balto.

Having achieved its goal, Draco skillfully interrupted its Dragon Dance, opened its mouth wide, aimed at Ichigo who had already exposed its position, and unleashed the Dragon Pulse it had prepared long ago.

Boom boom boom—!!

The two energies met in mid-air, creating a violent explosion and sending up gusts of wind. Marie didn't dare look away, her hands protectively holding the little darling in her arms. The instant Doronbalto disappeared from sight, Marie shouted without hesitation:

"Hold on!"

"babble--!!"

Bang-!

Almost the instant Ichigo raised the shield she had been protecting, another violent impact rang out, and the protective energy shield shattered instantly. In the next instant, Dronbalut's figure appeared in the distance.

Bug-type move, U-turn.

The two had fought many times, and Dronbalut knew that Ichigo held a trump card against him: Deception. If he were to take even one hit, he would definitely lose the battle.

I remember clearly a time when I was careless and fell for a scam, and almost ended up in serious trouble.

Mary understood this as well. Ichigo's defensive capabilities could probably withstand three to four powerful attacks, but if she couldn't seize the opportunity to get close, Mary wouldn't waste these few chances.