Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

He walked quickly to the unremarkable tree, then raised his arm and placed his hand on the trunk.

"Xiamo" "Beep" "Dangoro!"

The three elves beside him suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Under their and Tetsuya's gaze, Tetsuya's hand reached into the tree trunk as if there was no resistance whatsoever.

The blazing chicken raised its claw in disbelief and tried it.

The result was the same.

Its claws sank into the tree trunk.

This is completely different from the feeling of it sharpening its claws on tree trunks; its claws are not hindered in any way.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Tetsuya smiled and took the lead, bumping into him.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the slender tree trunk.

"Togekiss, and Serperior, you two stop fooling around and come in here."

His voice gradually faded away in the dark oak forest.

"Dangoro!"

Seeing Blaziken and Pidgeot follow their trainer into the tree trunk, Grimrock didn't forget to urge the two little guys behind it before leaving.

Togekiss strained to open its tiny, black bean-like eyes and glared at Serperior.

Then it flapped its little wings and glided over.

The monarch serpent elegantly licked its lips.

It feels so good to enjoy a snack all to yourself once in a while.

However, seeing that its trainer and several companions had disappeared from sight, it quickly slid its body and plunged into the tree trunk.

"Snapped"

As soon as it entered, the Serpent Lord's supple body bumped into a large rock.

"Cha cha cha"

Pokkis floated in the air and let out a mocking sound.

The Monarch Serpent looked up and saw the Giant Rock Monster.

Without a doubt, given the Rock Monster's personality, it would never have done such a prank on its own; it must have been Togekiss's doing.

The Monarch Serpent found the "culprit" immediately.

"Ta-da-ta-da" "Cha-cha-cha"

The two elves started bickering again.

The huge cave suddenly became noisy.

Tetsuya sighed helplessly and didn't try to stop him.

Anyway, according to the scouting by the Giant Rock Monster and Blaziken, there are no traces of enemies in this area.

There's no need to worry about alerting the enemy.

He looked up and glanced around at the environment, which was no different from any other rocky cave.

"As expected, it is a secret base built with secret power."

He clicked his tongue in amazement.

Secret Power, a Normal-type skill.

Its effects are roughly similar to the natural power wielded by Serpent Lord, meaning it can unleash different skills to damage enemies depending on the terrain or field conditions.

At the same time, skills released through the transformation of secret power have a full 30% chance of causing corresponding additional effects.

That's no small number.

Take the frozen state as an example.

Most skills with the additional effect of causing a frozen state have a success rate of less than 10% in freezing the attacked person.

The secret power has a three times higher success rate in creating a freezing effect.

The difference is exceptionally significant.

This is not even the greatest use of the Secret Power skill.

As Tetsuya sees it now, this secret base, "hidden" within the tree trunk like a rock cave, is the correct way to unlock the secret power.

Although it was described as hidden, in his view it was more like opening up another dimension.

This completely explains why the footprints from the outside world suddenly disappeared.

The base constructed by the secret power has more than one entrance and exit.

Rocks, trees, and bushes can all serve as secondary entrances to a secret base.

As long as the range is not exceeded, the sprites used can be set freely.

"Tsk, looks like I'll have to find a chance to let the little guys learn this skill."

Tetsuya sighed.

He knew about the power of secrets before, but it was far less shocking than seeing it for himself.

For someone who spends most of his time in the wild, this secret base constructed using his skills is extremely useful.

Of course, that's what they say, but it's still quite difficult.

Research shows that most Pokémon can learn the skill of Secret Power through training, but not every Pokémon can create a secret base using this skill.

Besides having specific requirements for the target of the skill, namely the tree trunk that Tetsuya just entered, the construction of the secret base also places high demands on the Pokémon that releases the skill.

In addition, it is quite difficult to find trainers with extensive experience in teaching secret powers in the Kanto and Johto regions.

Such people are more common in Hoenn.

This is why Tetsuya hadn't thought of this skill before.

It's very rare to see a Pokémon in Kanto and the city that has mastered the skill of Secret Power.

"However..." Tetsuya was somewhat surprised, "Has the Rockets' expansion already reached Hoenn?"

He was very surprised.

If it weren't for the fact that there wasn't a single dominant dark organization in Kanto and Johto for various reasons, Team Rocket wouldn't have been able to develop to its current state.

It's important to understand that Hoenn is not like Johto or Kanto.

There are two major dark organizations there, Team Lava and Team Ocean.

Moreover, these two organizations are mortal enemies in every sense of the word.

It would be incredibly difficult for dark forces from other regions to intervene.

While the Rockets are quite strong now, they are undoubtedly weaker compared to these two long-established dark organizations.

"Or is this place left behind by Team Lava?"

Tetsuya quickly thought of another possibility.

He also knew that the Lava Team liked to appear at various craters.

The back mountain of Hinoki Town does indeed have a certain probability of becoming a target for the other side.

"If it's Team Magma, then it's Team Rocket and Giovanni's turn to suffer next."

He seemed rather gloating.

Normal League trainers would welcome a conflict between two dark organizations.

As for living in peace?

How is that possible?

They've come to your "territory" to do business, are you suggesting the Rockets just stand by and watch?

Unless Giovanni decides to stop expanding in Johto, he will definitely clash with Team Magma.

"Let's go out and report to Miss Officer Jenny first."

After searching around without finding any markers, Tetsuya gave up on further confirmation.

The secret base does not exist indefinitely.

Without any user presence, the secret base will dissipate into the air after twelve hours.

Prior to this, all secondary entrances except the main entrance could be completely eliminated.

Zhe also wanted to try to find out where the people and things inside the secret base would go after it disappeared.

He's still very young and doesn't want to court disaster.

Ignoring the two little guys' protests, Tetsuya recalled all four of his Pokémon, except for Blaziken, back into their Poké Balls.

It's only because this place is big enough; otherwise, if several large elves squeezed in, this awful place would already be full.

Step out of the secret base.

Tetsuya looked back at the tree trunk, still somewhat incredulous.

This thing really looks just like a train station from a movie he watched in his previous life.

"Hello, is this Officer Jenny?"

Thinking this, he dialed a number.

"I have discovered what appears to be a base left behind by Team Lava."

... "

"Okay, I understand. I'll send people over to defend it right away."

Officer Jenny nodded repeatedly as she listened to the message Tetsuya relayed.

"What happened? Did you find Team Rocket?"

Captain A-Jie asked from the side.

“No,” Officer Jenny said sternly, “it’s a much more troublesome fellow.”

The Lava Team might be preparing to do something nearby.

As she spoke, she took out a walkie-talkie and began to issue instructions: "Mist, Bell, you two take your respective teams to the crater on the back mountain. The Lava Team is suspected of being there. Suspend the search mission in the forest."

Report any sightings of the other party immediately, and at the same time, do everything possible to delay their actions...

"Boom!"

The sudden earthquake interrupted Miss Officer Jenny's task assignment.

"It seems like there's no need to delay any longer."

A-Jie, who was using the tree trunk to steady himself, looked a little disheveled.

"Attention everyone, immediately cease all search and advance towards the crater."

Equally disheveled, Officer Jenny quickly released her Arcanine and mounted it.

With the help of the Growlithe, she quickly regained her balance and then issued new commands via walkie-talkie.

But she seemed to have forgotten something.

Amid the violent shaking, both Officer Jenny and the members of the action team struggled to maintain their balance.

Other Officer Jenny's Growlithe and Arcanine are not as strong as her partner's.

"I'll try to delay first."

Tetsuya's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

With his exceptional strength and physical attributes, he was completely unfazed by the situation.

"Be careful, we'll be there soon."

Officer Jenny hesitated for a moment, then decisively agreed to Tetsuya's plan.