Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Many Pokémon and their trainers simultaneously let out a satisfied sigh.

Pang Yan Guai stood alone by the hot spring, hesitating for a long time before finally daring not to go down.

Most Rock or Ground-type Pokémon worry about getting splashed even when drinking water, let alone the challenging task of being completely submerged in water.

Although Pang Yan Guai's strength would most likely not have any impact, this deep-seated unease still made it stay away from the event.

It thought for a moment, then walked to a corner and transformed back into a resting rock.

Blaziken, on the other hand, was comfortably soaking in the hot spring, with only its small head sticking out of the water.

In its own words, if all else fails, it will simply dry up the entire hot spring.

It's fair to say that the saying "all fear stems from insufficient firepower" is quite true.

Since we can't solve the fear, let's solve the problem of what causes it.

Although Vulpix doesn't particularly like high temperatures, it is very interested in playing in the water, so it doesn't mind soaking in the hot spring.

"Snapped"

It floated on the water's surface and slammed one of its claws down hard.

Water splashed everywhere, and almost every one of the companions had water droplets on their face.

"Kaiokaio"

The Ice Vulpix seemed to have a particular fondness for this recreational activity, splashing water with each claw.

Pidgeot yawned, and with a casual flip, it created a wave that was a "giant wave" to the Ice Vulpix.

"puff"

The Vulpix, emerging from the water, exhaled a breath of frigid hot spring water, its blue-white gradient eyes seemingly radiating a unique light.

"Kaiokaio"

It approached the Pidgeot, hoping for another chance.

Pidgeot takes good care of its youngest companion and grants its request.

The next moment, the scorpion, which was enjoying a hard-won rest with its eyes closed, was also swept underwater by the current.

“gaygay”

It floated up looking completely bewildered. Was there a flood?

Gallade, on the other hand, doesn't have this experience.

On the one hand, it is much taller, and on the other hand, under its superpower control, the waves calm down just centimeters in front of it.

It didn't notice that, unnoticed, Serperior and Togekiss had already approached it.

With their eyes locked, the two "bad boys" who had grown up together knew what the other was thinking.

"Hey!"

As soon as Gallade closed its eyes, it felt a psychic power envelop it.

Before it could break free, several vines underwater immediately wrapped around it.

With a burst of power, Serperior dragged Gallade underwater.

"Chirp!" "Chocolate chirp~"

The two perfectly coordinated partners gave each other a high five, one using a vine whip and the other using wings.

"Swish"

Gallade burst out of the water, its eyes flashing with blue-purple light.

An even larger splash of water rushed straight towards Serpent and Togekiss.

The two elves let out a strange cry and quickly turned around and ran towards Pidgeot.

A fierce water fight ensued.

Tetsuya raised his eyelids slightly upon hearing the commotion from the other side, but ignored it.

"Ah, that feels good."

He sighed again.

If only all missions were as easy as this one, but unfortunately, that's just wishful thinking.

Yes, in Tetsuya's view, the entire process of this mission was almost exactly as he had anticipated.

The only thing he couldn't be sure about was the Rockets' uphill speed.

If the opponent manages to defeat Articuno before he arrives, even with the greatest confidence, he won't be able to handle it.

There's only a glimmer of hope if all his men break through to the Heavenly King level on the spot.

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not occur.

The native Pokémon of Mount White effectively delayed Team Rocket's ascent, and by the time Tetsuya caught up, they had only just encountered Articuno.

Under these circumstances, Tetsuya really couldn't think of any possibility that the mission would fail.

He also knew very well that this was all thanks to Articuno's formidable strength.

If it hadn't solved the problem of most of the Rockets' strength as soon as it appeared, Zheyou would have had a real headache.

"Ice type is really a great attribute for controlling the field."

Recalling Articuno's attack, he subconsciously looked at Vulpix, which was hiding behind Pidgeot and launching a water attack on the other Pokémon.

I wonder when this little guy will be able to become like Articuno.

"Oops!" Thinking of this, Tetsuya subconsciously raised his hand and slapped the water. "Why didn't I think of asking Articuno for some items suitable for Ice Vulpix?"

Is it reasonable not to give something to the person who saved your life?

He reflected on himself and realized that he was still too young and his thinking was not comprehensive enough.

“In future situations like this, we should definitely take advantage of the divine beasts first.” Tetsuya nodded thoughtfully, confirming his own idea.

However, it's not a big problem. Vulpix is ​​still a child and there's no rush for it to comprehend the power of a legendary Pokémon.

At worst, I can just come back to Snow Mountain when the little Articuno is born and grows up.

Rounding it off, Tetsuya felt that he had saved its life, so giving it something in return wasn't unreasonable.

There's nothing we can do about it; there aren't many legendary Pokémon of the Ice type, which is such an unfortunate attribute. We can't exactly go looking for Regirock or Kyurem, the legendary Ice Pokémon from the Three Dragons of the Way.

These two are not only hard to find, but they also have rather bad tempers, especially Kyurem.

In ancient legends, Kyurem harbors strong hostility towards humans and Pokémon, and it would take away and devour the humans and Pokémon in towns.

Its authenticity remains to be verified, but Zheke may not want to take the risk.

As the most powerful of the three dragons of the Way, Kyurem is even known as the strongest Dragon-type Pokémon. Rayquaza disagrees and wants to fight, while Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and Zygarde are all eager to join the fray.

From Tetsuya's perspective, there are two possibilities regarding the origin of the name Kyurem.

The first reason is that, according to legend, Kyurem's powerful freezing energy even froze him, and that power, far surpassing Reshiram and Zekrom, was sealed away.

Only when Reshiram and Zekrom simultaneously merge with Kyurem might it become the true Dragon of the Way.

The second type is similar to the previous problem involving Lugia and Kyogre.

Compared to other legendary dragon-type Pokémon that are rarely seen, Kyurem, which is said to destroy cities and countries at will, undoubtedly inspires more fear in humans, so it is not incomprehensible to give it a powerful title.

From this perspective, it seems to corroborate the legend that Kyurem has a bad temper.

"flutter"

A huge splash of water interrupted Tetsuya's thoughts.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock"

Water droplets dripped from his disheveled hair, and he clenched his fists: "Looks like you guys don't know who's in charge!"

Tetsuya grinned maliciously and pulled out a water gun: "Prepare to die!"

"Wait a minute, Electric Dragon, I wasn't talking about you!"

Suddenly, his voice became somewhat flustered.

"Buwoo!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

A short while later.

Having enjoyed both hydrotherapy and electrotherapy, Zhe lay listlessly on the bed.

"Buwoo"

Electric Dragon stood obediently by the bed with an expression that said, "I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, you'll get used to it after a while."

What else could Tetsuya do but force a forced, unconvincing smile?

Electric Dragon nodded, thinking that he could hold back a little next time.

"Ding Dong"

The watch beeped.

Zhe weakly raised his wrist and looked at it.

The next moment, he sat up straight in bed: "Hey, Senior Chen, yes, it's me. I'm in good health, the mission went smoothly..."

The electric dragon was dumbfounded.

Tetsuya was still smiling as he reported the details to Tatsumi, who was on the phone: "Oh, okay, I'll let Miss Joey know later."

Well, the results this time were pretty good, and Blaziken even broke through in the battle.

Yes, there was a device, and I took pictures, but Articuno took the core.

"Did they take it?" Chen's tone on the other end of the call was also helpless. "Well, there's nothing I can do about it then, but I was already mentally prepared for it."

"Oh right, those fire-type materials for activation..."

Tetsuya casually mentioned it.

"You little rascal," Chen laughed and scolded, "It's yours now. I'll just give them a heads-up later."

"okay!"

Tetsuya beamed with joy.

From this moment on, these things truly become his.

He expressed complete reassurance regarding Chen's words.

If even a champion-level trainer doesn't have this much face, then Chen might as well quit the league.

Now, Blaziken won't have to worry about the breeding materials it needs before it reaches Champion level; it only needs to replenish some berries, which is a small amount of money.

The two exchanged a brief conversation.

Chen said that Du lost contact again after noon, probably because he went to play the undercover game again.

Tetsuya didn't know why Watari liked playing stealth games.

He could have simply charged in head-on with his abilities.

After thinking about it, the only reasons I could come up with were to better gather evidence and obtain intelligence.

The former is a requirement of his ideals of justice.

In the latter case, Wataru, born into the Standard League, is far superior to Tetsuya in some aspects.

Anyway, although Tetsuya didn't like Team Rocket, he didn't intend to completely destroy them.

Chen checked the time and said to Tetsuya, "Okay, they're probably waiting for you over there. Go ahead."

"Okay." Tetsuya nodded eagerly.

hang up the phone.

Even with Tetsuya's composure, he couldn't help but panic when he saw the electric dragon staring intently at him.

"Isn't this a bit too exciting? Sometimes a person's potential can be unleashed."