Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Various energies exploded, sending metal fragments and rock dust flying everywhere.

"Miss Goth, clear the obstacles!"

next second.

Under the influence of powerful mental energy, all the dense fog that was obscuring the view instantly dissipated.

A distorted and warped alloy tunnel came into view.

It was dark and deep, with a faint, reddish warning light emanating from it, and its destination was unknown.

"Chamo"

Blaziken takes a step forward, its wrists burst into flames, and a blazing pillar of fire erupts from its mouth, shooting straight into the tunnel entrance.

"Puff puff"

Potential effects such as poison spikes were triggered prematurely, and a series of muffled explosions echoed through the passage.

"Charge! Maintain formation!"

Cynthia's voice followed closely behind, and Garchomp charged in headfirst, braving the aftershocks of the intense heat of the flames.

The plasma team's reaction was also extremely fast.

Just seconds after Tetsuya and the others entered the passage, the walls on both sides suddenly cracked open, revealing dozens of holes.

"Sizzle—!"

A blinding burst of electric light erupted instantly, weaving together to form an electric grid covering the entire cross-section of the channel, rushing towards us.

Zhe was stunned for a moment; the scene seemed strangely familiar.

However...

"Electric Dragon, it's all yours now."

"Buwoo~"

The pink figure of the electric dragon leaped lightly from the side.

The blue beads on its forehead and the end of its tail shone with a warm glow, and an electric current containing the breath of life emanated from its body.

There were no earth-shattering explosions or roars.

The crackling electric grid seemed to be captured the moment it came into contact with the electric dragon's current, quickly dissolving, disintegrating, and then merging into it.

"Buwoo~"

Electric Dragon squinted and let out a somewhat pleasant sigh.

Several trainers in the Unova region were quite surprised to see this, especially Kiku.

As a trainer specializing in Electric-type Pokémon, she knew all too well the difficulty involved.

Not to mention a near-champion Pokémon of the same level.

Even a champion-level individual might not be able to achieve the same effortless ease as the electric dragon.

Of all forms of energy, electricity is definitely among the most difficult to control.

"go!"

Cynthia's movements did not pause at all.

Although Zhe hadn't fully explained to her the special features of his elf.

But she could also observe it herself.

While it may be an exaggeration to say that such a feat could be achieved, it is not impossible.

however.

The plasma team didn't want to let them penetrate so easily.

The power grid has just been breached.

From deep within the passage came the sound of hurried footsteps and the roars of elves.

Dozens of Pokémon surged out of the shadows—Magneto, Gearmon, Eelfish, Bisharp, Panther...

They were well-trained and visibly arranged in a tight formation.

In the not-so-wide passage, it would be quite difficult for Tetsuya and the others to rush through with their bare hands.

After all, there is still a considerable difference between the human body and that of an elf.

Even though the opposing team is a mixed bag of Pokémon, the highest-ranking ones are only a few Elite Four level Pokémon.

"Why don't you just let us in obediently?! Why do you have to resort to these useless tricks?!"

Cattleya's golden hair slowly rose, and an astonishing light shone in her eyes.

This superpowered young lady isn't exactly patient.

And that's exactly what happened.

When it comes to overwhelming weaker opponents on a large scale, Psychic-type Pokémon are undoubtedly the best.

"Miss Goth, use Psychic Shock!!"

A dazzling purple light burst forth from Miss Gothic's eyes, transforming into shockwaves visible to the naked eye that swept towards the elven formation ahead.

The relatively weaker Team Plasma Pokémon offered almost no resistance and immediately fell into chaos under the mental shock, their once tight formation collapsing in an instant.

Blaziken/Garuda!

Two afterimages, one red and one black, suddenly rushed into the remaining formation.

Claws, wreathed in blazing white flames, slashed several crisscrossing streaks of fire through the narrow passage.

The several Elite Four level Pokémon, which were already struggling to stay afloat, felt an astonishingly high fever in their bodies and then immediately lost consciousness.

Garchomp's claws followed closely behind.

A giant eel flew backward, knocking down more than a dozen Pokémon behind it, before finally coming to a stop by crashing into a metal wall.

In the blink of an eye, the group of elves that had been blocking the passage ahead had vanished, lying sprawled on the ground in disarray.

Behind them, the Team Plasma members who appeared in front of Tetsuya and the others were all dumbfounded.

"A useless bunch of bastards!"

Watching this scene through the monitor, Quixote was so angry he wanted to take the stage himself.

However, he quickly calmed down.

"In that case, you bunch of good-for-nothings might as well die along with us."

His eyes were cold as he pressed the black button in front of him.

Inside the passageway.

"Watch out above!"

Cattleya issued a warning.

Suddenly, the alloy plate at the top of the passage flipped open, and several spherical devices rolled down, splitting into several pieces in mid-air and spewing out thick purple smoke.

"It's poison gas!"

Tetsuya frowned deeply. Ghetsis's ruthlessness was among the highest, even by the standards of all the leaders of the dark organizations.

At least if it were Rocket Giovanni, he probably wouldn't have used this method.

The most important thing is...

"Miss Goth, telekinesis!"

Cattleya directed Miss Gothic to use her superpowers to carry the poison gas deeper into the passage.

Her expression was somewhat speechless: "People still use such a boring trick?"

Without the help of a Pokémon to control it, let alone her Gothic Pokémon, any Pokémon capable of using Psychic power would not allow such poison gas to harm its trainer.

Quixote simply doesn't understand the basic principles of elf combat.

There's nothing we can do; he's just not a good trainer.

As the leader of Team Plasma, Quigley's abilities in this area can only be described as mediocre.

"Electric Dragon—"

"Buwoo"

The electric dragon looked up in response, and a flash of electricity disappeared from its eyes.

The miniature monitoring device hidden behind the alloy plate was reduced to charred fragments in the exploding electric arc.

A pungent, burnt smell permeated the passageway.

"cough cough"

The Plasma Team members behind them clutched their throats in pain and collapsed to the ground.

"Oh dear, I forgot."

Gadriya gave Tetsuya and Cynthia an innocent smile.

When Miss Gothic controlled the poison gas to move away, she clearly didn't care about the lives of the Team Plasma members.

I hope they won't be killed by their boss in their next life.

Zhe also observed a moment of silence for them for half a second.

That's all.

"go!"

Led by Cynthia, the group quickly advanced deeper into the area.

The red alarm light kept blaring, flashing alternately with the original cold white light.

"Twenty meters ahead, there's a fork in the road, one on the left and one on the right."

Even as she moved at top speed, Cattleya's long golden hair remained impeccably styled: "The people on the left should be from Team Plasma, and the people on the right... are blocked."

Is this just a charade or something else?

"There's a smell of water on the left. Based on the direction we came in from, the right leads deeper in."

The half-naked, dark-skinned man, who had been maintaining a cheerful smile, suddenly spoke.

He is Xi Ziyi, the head of the Qinghaibo Dojo in Qinghaibo City, United States. He is an expert in water-based magic and is known as "the man who is bigger than the ocean!"

"Then go to the right!"

The group did not slow their pace at all.

There are many things to criticize about Xizi Yi, such as how he is a carefree and leisurely gym leader who knows nothing about Team Plasma.

But when it comes to matters related to the sea, he is an absolute authority.

The passage on the right was very quiet, and no Team Plasma guys were blocking their way.

But this situation did not make everyone relax; on the contrary, they became even more cautious.

At the end of the passage was a heavy metal door.

The gate was not closed, but rather wide open.

A huge, hemispherical space came into view of Tetsuya and the others.

The space's dome soared high, its inner walls inlaid with countless shimmering crystals, like an inverted starry sky.

"Although you are unwelcome guests, welcome to our celebration of the king's birth!"

Quixote, dressed in a long robe with shoulder ornaments and holding a scepter, stood on a high platform in the center of the space, a mysterious, almost imperceptible smile on his lips.

"call out--"

A circular gray shadow suddenly flew towards him.

"Snapped"

Fortunately, the cleaver behind Quixote quickly drew his sword and intercepted the attack.

It was a stone.