Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The allure of the rainbow-colored feathers is simply too great.

Thousand Faces had no interest in Ho-Oh's power; he only knew that with it, he could exchange it for a pseudo-legendary creature and the resources to nurture it to its final form.

that's enough.

Thousand Faces was well aware of the significant difference in strength between himself and his opponent, but in the wild, strength alone did not guarantee freedom of action.

Faced with this novice-level wilderness operation route, Qianmian felt he had a million ways to show the other party what the wickedness of human nature was.

As I was thinking this, a cloud of white mist appeared in front of the telescope.

"Damn it, what's wrong with this weather?" Thousand Faces cursed as he put away his binoculars and released his Pokémon. "Goblin, use Ultrasonic to locate the enemy."

Without him noticing, the weather suddenly changed from sunny to foggy.

However, Qianmian didn't feel anything was wrong. The weather in the northern part of the city has always been unpredictable. It's not uncommon for sunny days to turn into foggy days, or even sunny days to turn into hail.

The only problem was that it caused him a lot of trouble in tracking him.

Meanwhile, Tetsuya, who had entered the forest, was unaware that the guy he had previously spotted had followed him again.

His perception is strong, that's true, but it's not enough for him to be able to detect something's wrong from this distance.

However, he did discover an "acquaintance".

To be precise, it's "cooked beast".

"Yo, Suijun, long time no see."

Seeing the figure emerge from the white mist, Tetsuya raised his hand in greeting.

The ribbons on Suijun's body fluttered even without wind: "Long time no see, can you recognize me?"

Tetsuya shrugged: "How should I put it? It's a kind of intuition, I just felt that it was probably your appearance."

A slight smile unconsciously appeared on Shui Jun's gentle face: "Is that so? That's not bad."

"You guys talk too much nonsense."

At that moment, a slightly irritable voice rang out in Tetsuya's mind.

Tetsuya was taken aback, and then he saw two more elf figures appear in the white mist, one red and one yellow.

He recognized the two almost immediately; they were the other two of the Three Divine Beasts: Emperor Yan and Emperor Lei.

The one who just spoke through telepathy should be one of the two, most likely Lei Gong, because it looks more irritable than Yan Di.

Emperor Yan glanced at Lei Gong, then raised his front foot and delivered a flying kick to Lei Gong.

"Uh~"

Resembling a saber-toothed tiger, Lei Gong bared his teeth and howled at Yan Di.

"We apologize for startling you. We've only come to see what the humans chosen by Lord Ho-Oh look like."

Unlike the rage of the Thunder God and the gentleness of the Water God, the voice of the Yan Emperor, conveyed through telepathy, sounded particularly majestic.

Tetsuya thought that Entei's status was probably the highest among Ho-Oh's guards, probably because of the similarity in attributes to Ho-Oh.

This can be seen from Lei Gong's reaction.

But none of that was the main point. Tetsuya was a little confused: "Are you sure I was really chosen by Ho-Oh? And not because of some kind of natural aura?"

“Of course not.” Suicune answered Tetsuya’s question gently. “Lord Ho-Oh’s rainbow feathers are not so easily obtained.”

The other two divine beasts nodded in agreement.

"However, there is still a difference," Emperor Yan added. "You were simply chosen by the adults, but you did not become a Rainbow Warrior."

Tetsuya didn't quite understand the difference between the two.

Suicune kindly explained: "The Rainbow Warrior can represent Lord Ho-Oh in all his travels in the human world, and Lord Ho-Oh will always pay attention to what happens around him. This is something that only a very few selected humans can become after passing a test."

Tetsuya understood; it was like Ash, the kind who could die and then live an infinite number of times.

He didn't care at all that he wasn't a Rainbow Warrior.

The trial that Suikun mentioned is probably not the same as the trial he will face tomorrow, and Tetsuya doesn't want to experience the taste of death.

"Emperor Yan sensed the sacred flame, so the three of us came here. I never expected that it was you who activated the power left behind by Lord Phoenix."

When asked why the three of them had gathered together, Suicune gave its own answer.

Tetsuya patted his head: "By the way, could you three please check if there's anything wrong with my Pidgeot's body?"

As he spoke, he released the Pidgeot.

Emperor Yan and Lei Gong stared in disbelief at Tetsuya's actions, thinking, "You're being a little too familiar."

Shouldn't people today treat them with utmost respect?

"Hey human, we're not your fairies," Thunder God said, clearly annoyed.

Having already experienced their previous interaction, Suijun was no longer surprised.

This human was different from other humans; he had absolutely no sense of awe towards them.

A blue ripple swept by.

"It absorbed the adults' flames, right?"

"It's alright, as long as you're still his trainer, there won't be any problems. Otherwise, Holy Flame will go berserk because it can't sense Ho-Oh's presence."

So said the Water Lord.

Tetsuya nodded knowingly.

As for why he didn't feel any awe towards these mythical beasts, it was probably because in his previous life, he often liked to catch mythical beasts in games and put them into the computer.

In this situation, it would be quite difficult to instill a sense of awe in him.

If Tetsuya hadn't clearly recognized the opponent's strength, he would have wanted to experience what it felt like to ride a divine beast.

Sensing his general thoughts, the three sacred beasts fell silent.

Tetsuya quickly retrieved the bewildered Pidgeot into its Deluxe Ball, raised his hand to check the time, and said, "Do any of you three need anything else? If not, I'll be leaving now."

He seemed very anxious.

What's so interesting about the Three Holy Beasts? You can't catch them anyway. It's much more appealing to make your own Pokémon stronger.

Emperor Yan twitched his leg on the ground a few times: "As Lord Phoenix's guard, we have a small gift for you."

It hadn't originally thought about this, but the other party's attitude made it unacceptable.

Lei Gong nodded repeatedly, "That's right, now you should be able to feel our power."

Tetsuya's eyes lit up as he was about to leave. This was great! The Water Gem and Mystic Drop that Suicune gave him last time were incredibly valuable.

The equally famous Yan Emperor and Lei Gong couldn't be too bad, could they?

He decisively withdrew his legs.

A red bead slowly floated out from the body of the Flame Emperor: "This is the Flame Orb. I believe you should know its function. There is also a trace of my sacred fire inside. Fire-type spirits can carry it with them at all times to comprehend its power."

Its words were full of pride.

After all, besides Ho-Oh, it's the only other spirit with sacred fire.

Of course, we've now added a Pidgeot.

Lei Gong couldn't wait to show off his "gift," which was a few inconspicuous plant seeds, golden in color.

"This is an Electric Seed. You can give it to an Electric-type Pokémon. It will increase its power and defense."

Compared to the items given by Emperor Yan, the items given by Emperor Lei were rather meager.

However, Tetsuya didn't think too much about it and excitedly accepted it.

Regular electric seeds don't have this effect; at most, they can be used as carry items to provide an amplification effect in electric fields.

Mythical beasts are mythical beasts after all; their power far surpasses that of ordinary spirits.

"Then thank you both for your gifts," Tetsuya said with a smile.

Shuijun looked at its two old companions speechlessly. It always felt that they should have more contact with humans, otherwise it would be troublesome if they were kidnapped.

"Now he should be more respectful to us when we meet again, right?" Lei Gong excitedly discussed with Yan Di.

Emperor Yan nodded in agreement.

Sui-kun glanced at Tetsuya as he left, too embarrassed to shatter the two old friends' fantasy.

"I threw that spying guy outside into the water."

It said this casually as it manipulated the fog to dissipate.

"Alright, just give him a little education, but make sure nothing serious happens," Emperor Yan replied, raising his head.

Chapter 415 Ninja Academy

Even after leaving the grove, Tetsuya still felt a sense of unreality.

Are these three sacred beasts so easily fooled?

If every mythical beast were like those three, he could even collect a set of items from all the mythical beasts.

Putting everything else aside, it certainly exudes class.

Unfortunately, it's obviously impossible.

Putting aside the distant examples, just considering the intelligence and personality of the Hoenn three idiots, Tetsuya estimated that he would be killed by them if he got close.

Feeling the heat from the Flame Orb in his pocket and the tingling sensation from the Electric Seed, he began to think about how to use these two items.

Needless to say, the electric dragon is the only choice for the latter. For it, the increase in defense is secondary; the enhancement of electricity will allow it to develop further in the direction of a turret.

However, the former has many uses.

Besides allowing Blaziken and Pidgeot to learn the Sacred Fire, it seems like a good idea to give it to the bear that we just caught yesterday.

The normal effect of a Flame Orb is to put the held Pokémon into a burning state at the end of each turn, but it has no effect on Pokémon with the "Water Curtain" ability.

Throwing this item at your opponent can also cause them to be burned.

Although the Flame Orb given by Emperor Yan has an additional function, its basic effect remains the same.

This means that if Xiong Da, who possesses the perseverance trait, were to carry this item, it could significantly enhance his already formidable physical attack capabilities.

The Guts ability grants Pokémon nearly half the attack power when they are not in a near-death state and they are unaffected by the burn status effect. This makes it a perfect match for the Flame Orb.

It only consumes some stamina over a certain period of time, but in return, it grants an attack power even more terrifying than Slaking, and without the interference of the Sloth trait. No matter how you look at it, it's a huge win.

If all else fails, we can consider training a Milotic with the Mysterious Scale ability to carry it, since we're just missing a Water-type Pokémon.

Milotic's move list can fully compensate for the HP lost each turn due to the burn effect, and its Mysterious Scale ability will also increase its defense by nearly half when it is in a burn state.

This back-and-forth action further intensifies the situation.

Since Milotic doesn't rely on physical attacks to fight, the burning side effect isn't a problem for it at all.

Of course, if you really want to raise Milotic, Tetsuya thinks that leftover food items are a better match for it, as it is the king of endurance battles in water.

It can only be said that there are many factors that determine the strength of a Pokémon in battle, and what trainers need to do is to make them as strong as possible.

There are many combinations similar to the combination of Perseverance and Flame Orb, such as Poison Healing with Poison Orb, or Forced Combination with Life Orb, etc. Tetsuya felt that he could give it a try.

The reason I didn't try before was simply because I was poor.

These three orbs are extremely rare and their market price is among the highest of all spirit items.

Most people, let alone buy it, probably won't even see it.

Everyone knows that such an item can increase the strength of one or even several types of Pokémon by one or two levels, and once obtained, it is almost always used by oneself.

"Keio"

The ice-cold Vulpix in her arms shifted its body uncomfortably, feeling the temperature coming from below.

It's already hot in the middle of summer, why would a trainer keep this thing close to their body?

Thinking this, it increased the intensity of its release of cold air, trying to suppress the influence of the Flame Orb.

However, it's a bit of a stretch for the Ice Six-Tails, which currently only has ordinary-level strength, to think it can withstand the heat from the Flame Emperor's Flame Orb.

No matter how much Ice-type energy the Vulpix releases, the heat coming from below remains stable and efficient.