Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Pidgeon, take me up there."

Tetsuya, who was being held by Blaziken, reached around his waist and summoned his Sky Pokémon again.

"Beep"

After a cry, the massive Pidgeot, carrying Blaziken and Tetsuya, soared into the sky and headed straight for the volcano crater where thick smoke was gradually rising.

the other side.

"Fatty...fatty...isn't this...something wrong?"

The trembling, thin team member managed to utter these words with difficulty.

He felt as if his body, lying on the ground, was about to break apart at any moment.

"No, don't worry," the chubby team member said, panting. "It's not a big problem."

Are you sure??

The thinner player's voice unconsciously rose considerably.

"Shut up, listen to...listen to me."

The chubby player was very determined.

"Let me tell you, if I die, I'll definitely come after you."

The skinny team member said fiercely, his voice trembling.

"Beep—"

A sharp bird call rang out overhead.

Tetsuya glanced down.

It seems this is the Rockets they were looking for from the beginning.

They're just small fry, we'll talk about them later. The most important thing right now is to stop Team Lava.

He looked at the figures that were faintly visible on the volcano not far away.

If the volcano erupts, at least two-thirds of the current oak forest will be affected.

Leaving aside how many elves will lose their lives, the series of consequences it will cause are quite serious.

"Lord Hokage..."

The lava team atop the volcano naturally discovered the Pidgeot and Tetsuya on its back.

They looked at their leader.

"Don't worry, you can continue."

The Hokage stood with his hands behind his back, appearing very calm.

"Yes."

The team members wiped the sweat from their foreheads, rallied their spirits, and continued operating the instruments.

Although they weren't very bright, they still had great faith in the Hokage's strength.

Unless it's Abi who takes action, no one around here can stand up to the Hokage head-on.

"This is not a good sign."

With Pidgeon's high-speed flight, Tetsuya quickly closed the distance with the enemy.

While observing all of them, he also felt that the situation was quite troublesome.

"One of the Three-Headed Fire... is he the Hokage?"

Tetsuya's expression was quite somber.

The Lava Team's uniforms and insignia are very easy to recognize, and the uniforms of their senior officers, such as Three-Headed Fire, are completely different from those of ordinary soldiers.

Simply put, those with only a cape and no hat are low-ranking soldiers, while those with both a cape and a hat are Three-Headed Fire.

The burly man wearing a hat opposite them was undoubtedly the latter.

And right now it's a field mission.

Tetsuya, who was familiar with Team Magma's structure, immediately recognized the other party's identity.

"Starting with two Elite Four level Pokémon, this is going to be tough."

Tetsuya suddenly felt that he could wait until Abi arrived before making a decision.

His six main Pokémon have only just reached the level of near-Elite Four, how are they supposed to compete?

Although most Hokage die very quickly, so there is not much information about the one in front of him, Tetsuya does not believe that the opponent does not even have a single Elite Four level Pokémon.

If one of Team Magma's three top executives is this incompetent, then Team Magma shouldn't call itself the biggest dark organization in Hoenn.

Chapter 347 On the Importance of Teamwork and Home-Field Advantage (Revised in half an hour)

Below, the Hokage quickly retrieved information about Tetsuya from his memories.

"A genius commoner trainer from Kanto, huh?"

He sneered dismissively, "Just a lackey of the alliance."

"Great King Yan, get him down here."

The Hokage suddenly flung a Poké Ball out from under his cloak.

"Hiss~"

A hoarse cry accompanied a blue shadow as it soared into the sky.

Pidgeot attacks with its wings; Blaziken breathes fire.

"Pokekiss, catch me!"

Tetsuya, who was still hesitating about whether to go up, saw this scene and jumped off Pidgeot's back with Blaziken without saying a word.

It seems there's no need to worry anymore; the other party didn't give me any other options.

Despite being in a state of weightlessness, Tetsuya's thoughts remained exceptionally clear.

At this point, the concern shouldn't be whether you can defeat the enemy, but rather how to survive in the air without affecting your teammates' combat performance.

A flash of red light, and Togekiss appeared beneath him, catching him steadily.

"boom"

The Pidgeot, its wings gleaming with white light, collided violently with the rapidly ascending blue afterimage.

A dull thud was heard.

The next moment, as Pidgeot flapped its wings and retreated, intense flames swept past.

It was the Blaziken that fell with Tetsuya.

It was precisely because of this attack that Blaziken, which was originally able to maintain its aerial posture, fell to the ground even faster due to the recoil of the attack.

"Come back, Blaziken; come out, Blaziken."

Tetsuya instantly pulled out a Poké Ball, recalled Blaziken, and then released it again.

Blaziken, which reappeared on Togekiss's back, crouched down to maintain its balance.

"Xia Mo"

Its call was filled with alertness and excitement at a powerful adversary.

"Beep"

"Tearing apart"

Above and to the side, two bird spirits also emitted a sharp, confrontational cry.

Only then did Tetsuya have a chance to see what the Pokémon on the other side looked like.

It closely resembles a swallow, with its feathers mainly dark blue, and red stripes on its neck, tail tip, and forehead, while its belly is white.

【King Swallow】

Category: Swallow Pokémon

Attribute: Normal + Flying

Height: 0.82m (average is 0.7m)

Weight: 23.3kg (average weight 19.8kg)

Strength: Heavenly King

Possible special move: Brave Bird

The blue light curtain of Zero floated and sank in his field of vision.

Since it wasn't its own Pokémon and there wasn't more detailed data, Zero could only roughly detect this information.

But that's enough.

"It's troublesome."

Tetsuya's expression darkened.

This is the situation he least wanted to see.

Team Magma – just by looking at the name of this organization, you can deduce what type of Pokémon its members are good at using.

Considering the power of Fire-type Pokémon, Team Magma's members are quite strong.

The awkward thing is that, perhaps because of Groudon, there aren't many Fire-type Pokémon that can fly, let alone those that are good at flying.

To compensate for their lack of aerial combat skills, Team Magma members typically choose to train Pokémon such as Taillow, Swellow, and Zubat.

The latter is, of course, because it's standard equipment for the Dark Organization, while the former is because of its habits.

From the time of the Great Swellow, Swellow-type spirits have been constantly moving in search of warm lands, which is somewhat related to fire.

Actually, the Pokémon most suitable to solve this predicament is Charizard, the final evolution of Charmander, one of the three starter Pokémon from Kanto.

However, if the dark organizations in the Hoenn region were to obtain Charizard as their main fighting force, wouldn't the Kanto League lose all face?

Whether it's out of consideration for avoiding recklessness or because Charmander is so rare, it's better to exchange it for resources rather than using it as the main force in battle.

Therefore, this solution is just a pipe dream for Team Lava.

No matter how powerful the dark organizations are, they are still far behind the alliance that rules the world.

As one of the three fire-type Pokémon, the Hokage's main force undoubtedly consists of those powerful fire-type Pokémon.

Under this premise, his flying Pokémon also possesses the strength of an Elite Four member.

"No wonder this generation of Hokage lived for so long. Could it be that he focused his energy on cultivating the Great Swellow so that he could escape?"

Despite facing a formidable enemy, Tetsuya couldn't help but let his mind wander.

"Great King Yan, use Shadow Clone."

The Hokage below had a sinister smile on his lips.

Judging from the battle between Pidgeot, Blaziken, and Swellow, neither of the opponent's two main Pokémon have yet reached the Elite Four level.

Doesn't that mean he can do whatever he wants with us?

"Swish"

Hearing the Hokage's command, the Great King Yan kept creating one after another afterimage.

In the blink of an eye, a huge flock of King Swallows appeared in front of Tetsuya and his three companions.

"Blizzard, use Heat Wave; Pidgeot and Togekiss, use Air Slash."

Calm words came from Tetsuya's mouth.

Although it was a battle between a near-heavenly king and a heavenly king, he didn't think he had no hope of winning at all.

After all, this isn't a formal one-on-one battle.

A tag-team battle and a group fight are two completely different concepts.

Under Blaziken's control, a fiery red aura enveloped the numerous Swellows like a giant net.