Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

He didn't want to experience the consequences of disobeying orders; compared to the lost rewards, the punishment within the team was far more terrifying.

Number Eight silently pulled out a sack and a large number of blank Poké Balls from his spatial backpack.

His fierce gaze fixed on the unconscious Ice-type Pokémon scattered on the ground: "Hopefully, some of you have decent strength or potential, so we can at least recoup some of our losses."

Even though he handed them over, no one else knew exactly how many Pokémon he had caught, so keeping a few good ones for personal use or to exchange for resources were both good options.

The people reviewing the game won't care too much about this; Number Eight knows very well that this is the Rockets' rule.

As long as you don't betray others and you're strong enough, you can obtain everything.

Amidst the wind and snow, red lights flashed one after another.

the other side.

Tetsuya, who had just reached the halfway point of the mountain, made a gesture to Gallade beside him.

Gallade, radiating a blue-purple light, nodded, and its psychic powers instantly spread out.

There is a cave twelve meters to the left front where you can rest temporarily.

It quickly found its target.

Tetsuya took a deep breath, feeling the cold in his mouth, and trudged through the snow toward the cave.

Upon entering the dimly lit cave, he casually tossed out two Poké Balls.

“Pang Yan, reinforce this cave and build some rocks to block the wind while you’re at it.”

Blaziken, can I borrow some fire to warm up?

The two elves began their work with practiced ease.

As the temperature gradually warmed up, Tetsuya let out a comfortable sigh.

The temperature on the snow-capped mountain is now ridiculously low, and the articulated birds probably sensed something was wrong, further exacerbating the harshness of the environment.

Even with his cold-resistant and warm adventure suit and Gallade's psychic protection, Tetsuya still felt the biting cold relentlessly assaulting him.

"How's the recovery going?" he asked, looking at Gallade beside him.

"No change from before, the progress is the same, it will probably take another five minutes or so," Gallade replied, meditating against the cold rock wall.

"How about I lead a section?"

The Blaziken, with flames burning in its claws, spoke through the waveguide.

Tetsuya shook his head: "You'll be the main force in the battle later. It would be troublesome if we encountered enemies along the way. Let Gallade handle it."

Gallade nodded silently in agreement.

Now is not the time to be reckless.

Given that his own elite-level combat power is comparable to Blaziken's Elite Four-level power, maintaining the latter is definitely more important.

Five minutes passed quickly.

Tetsuya led Gallade out of the rock crevice left by the giant rock monster.

He looked up at the snow-covered mountain peaks, but did not see any signs of Team Rocket.

"I wonder where those guys are now," Tetsuya thought to himself.

Judging from the battle traces along the way, the opposing team coordinated quite well and did not suffer much damage.

However, such a large group of people acting together would definitely provoke a frenzied attack from wild Pokémon.

With the other party clearing a path for him, he believed that his speed was definitely much faster.

Even with the suppression of the instruments, Articuno is not so easy to deal with.

"Hopefully it'll be in time..."

His voice faded away with the howling wind and snow, and he and the elf disappeared into a white expanse.

"**, I'm exhausted."

Team Rocket's number eight member, who was left behind to clean up the battlefield, irritably found a huge, sheltered rock to sit on: "Radamanthys, keep watch."

He released a giant rat spirit.

Its tan body paired with a creamy-colored belly makes it look strangely cute, but its sharp and huge incisors fully reveal its formidable nature.

Rattata and Rattata are arguably the most common and approachable Pokémon in the Kanto region.

Unlike Caterpie and Weedle, it is not too weak in the early stages—at least Rattata has some fighting ability.

Unlike Pidgey, which is difficult to evolve into Pidgeot's final form—even if it evolves into Pidgeotto around level 18, Rattata, which can evolve into Rattata at level 20, can quickly surpass Pidgeot in strength.

Most importantly, Rattata and Raticate are truly omnivorous Pokémon; they will eat anything, which means that ordinary trainers don't have to worry too much about their wallets.

Compared to Grass-type Pokémon, which are also easy to train, the biggest problem with the Rattata line is that it becomes too weak in the later stages.

While Radamanthys' speed is decent due to his size, his other abilities, whether attack, defense, or stamina, are rather lacking.

Fortunately, their single, general attribute means they have few weaknesses, otherwise their lives would be even more difficult.

At this moment, the three rows of whiskers on both sides of Lada's face, which had been released by Number Eight, were trembling.

Generally speaking, this beard is key to Lada's balance; if the beard breaks, their speed will be significantly reduced.

However, if combined with the race's primary trait of escape, Rada can also use this beard for small-scale detection.

This is something only a very few powerful Rada can do.

The opposing trainer is, after all, an elite member of Team Rocket, and has some ability.

In the distance, amidst the snowstorm, Tetsuya, relying on his excellent eyesight and Gallade's psychic abilities, hid in the shadows, spying on the human and Pokémon.

He frowned. "Is this the only one? Have the others already gone up? Are they left here to keep watch?"

When Gallade discovered Team Rocket, they were already sitting there with Rattata.

Therefore, Tetsuya couldn't immediately figure out why the other person was there.

Tetsuya thought for a moment and then released the electric dragon.

"Shh-"

Seeing that the electric dragon wanted to make a sound to announce its arrival, Tetsuya quickly covered its mouth and signaled it to be quiet.

The electric dragon nodded obediently; it knew it was too excited.

Tetsuya lowered his voice, which was almost inaudible from two or three meters away in the blizzard, but he still wanted to be on the safe side: "In a moment, use electromagnetic waves to destroy all the electronic devices on his body, so that he has no chance to contact his accomplices. Also, take out that elite peak Radamanthys while you're at it. Make it quick and easy."

"Buwoo"

The electric dragon responded softly, then pointed at Tetsuya with its finger.

Tetsuya's expression remained unchanged: "Yes, leave the people to me."

After saying that, he looked at Gallade.

Gallade, who understood his plan immediately, said: "The distance isn't long. Teleport can take you and Ampharos together. The recovery time will be extended to about thirteen minutes. I will be temporarily unable to use my psychic abilities for half a minute after teleporting."

"enough."

Zhe also made a decisive judgment.

He directly pulled the Ampharos's hand and placed it on Gallade's slender arm.

Gallade took a deep breath, and its blue-purple psychic power surged violently.

"despair!"

Rada, whose beard was trembling, instinctively let out a cry.

Number Eight's expression changed as he prepared to stand up.

"Sizzle—Bang!"

The communicator on his wrist suddenly exploded.

The sudden turn of events caused Number Eight, who was getting up, to involuntarily tilt his head back to avoid the flying parts.

"vomit--"

The next moment, he felt as if his stomach had been violently bumped by a Coco Dora.

Seeing the enemy appear in front of him without warning, Number Eight endured the pain and swung his fist.

Tetsuya crossed his feet, dodging the opponent's punch while closing the distance between them. He then grabbed the opponent's shoulder and delivered a knee strike.

Number Eight's eyes bulged out instantly, and the intense pain from below his body even caused him to lose the ability to make a sound for a moment.

Zhe showed no sign of stopping.

With a quick shift in his steps, he arrived diagonally behind Number Eight in the blink of an eye.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, contrary to his appearance, and Tetsuya raised his hand, aiming directly at the other's cervical spine and clenching his fist to smash it down.

"boom"

In just three or four seconds, Number Eight collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Tetsuya shook his aching hand.

The people in the elf world are all incredibly strong physically. I should have just slapped their temples or ears instead.

Since we can't kill him anyway, we might as well beat him to death.

Meanwhile, the electric dragon had just approached Rattata.

Its eyes were full of excitement, and its short little hands shone with a not-too-bright white light.

This is tile splitting.

It seems that the electric dragon has finally found someone he can physically bully, so he wants to try becoming a melee mage.

Seeing its trainer fall, Rattata's eyes immediately turned bloodshot. It pushed off the ground with its feet, its entire body radiating a fierce white light, and charged aggressively towards... Tetsuya.

In wild battles, the primary objective should always be to eliminate the trainer, not the Pokémon.

The experienced Rada knew exactly what he should do.

"Snapped"

Before it could rush a few meters, a gleaming silver iron tail lashed out at its body.

Electric Dragon was very unhappy. What did that mean? It was really underestimating itself.

It stared at Rada, who was flying backward, and intense electric light appeared on its body.

"Sizzle—"

The current surged.

The charred Rada was exhaling white smoke and had lost its ability to fight.

Zhe skillfully patted and patted the Team Rocket members, casually putting Rattata back into its Poké Ball and locking it in, while also tying them up.

"A bunch of poor bastards."

Half a minute later, Zhe stood up, looking annoyed.

These guys, don't they bring anything valuable with them when they go out?

"Gallade, you come back and rest first. Ampharos, let's go."

He quickly arranged the scene and then left in a hurry.

When Number 8 finally woke up with difficulty, he found that he couldn't move at all, and the Poké Ball was nowhere to be found.

Looking around at the yellow and purple powder, he wisely chose to remain still.

It's clear that the trainer from the League has extensive experience in the wild.

"cracking--"

Unfortunately, it was a bit late.

Hearing the faint chirping of birds in the wind and snow, a hint of smugness crept onto Number Eight's lips.

Chapter 420 The Confrontation at the Summit of the Snow Mountain

A dazzling aurora borealis enveloped the snow-capped mountain.