Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Seeing that the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus had eaten enough and its strength had basically recovered, he began to ask the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus about the Moon Stone.

"Ow?"

Moonstone, what is that?

The armored tyrannosaurus's small eyes were full of questions.

Tetsuya patted his forehead, realizing that wild Pokémon didn't know how humans named their evolution stones; his brain wasn't working properly.

He quickly pulled up a picture of the Moonstone from his watch and showed it to the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus.

The armored tyrannosaurus looked at the jet-black stone, as dark as the night sky, and thought, "This thing looks...it looks familiar."

"Awooo, awooo!"

Yes, I've seen it. I even ate one, but it wasn't very tasty.

The armored Tyrannosaurus smacked its lips. For this thing, Nidoking and Nidoqueen had fought it to the death.

It was fortunate that it sensed the energy of the stone and tried to eat it, but it was of no use at all.

Tetsuya listened to the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus's account and nodded slightly. So it was stolen from that elf couple.

He glanced speechlessly at the armored tyrannosaurus. Of course it would fight you to the death. To you, it was just an ordinary rock, and the energy inside was useless to you.

For them, this is a guarantee that their offspring will become stronger.

"Do they still have these stones there?" Tetsuya asked, this was a big deal.

"Ow."

I think so. The Ironclad Tyrannosaurus isn't sure if it still has any, but last time it saw three pieces there, it only managed to snatch one.

Three pieces?

Tetsuya's breathing became slightly rapid. Subtracting the piece wasted by the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus, there should still be two pieces left.

Two moonstones, that's worth as much as he is now.

He set off immediately. It wasn't that he was greedy for the Moon Stone; it was mainly because the couple had chased him and Blaziken relentlessly last time, and he wanted revenge.

Fine, he just wants those two Moon Stones, okay? Tetsuya decided to stop pretending and lay his cards on the table. He let the local Tyrannosaurus Rex lead the way, while he followed behind with Blaziken and Mantle Rock.

The three pets and the person headed straight for Nidoran and his wife's lair.

The highly efficient Zhe also answered the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus's questions on the way.

"You asked why Blaziken can stay stable?" He paused. "It's actually not that difficult. First, the earthquake you create with your hammer isn't that powerful. Second, Blaziken is a bird to some extent, and with its fighting ability, it has a very stable grasp of its center of gravity."

Mainly because I've trained specifically for this aspect beforehand, and the situation is somewhat similar when you jump into the air and have nowhere to grab hold.

The armored tyrannosaurus nodded as if it understood, though it didn't know what training and center of gravity were, but they sounded pretty impressive.

"Xia Mo~" Uh, so-so~

Blaziken chirped beside him, "This is very simple. You can practice it and you'll be able to do it too."

The two elves started chatting, and for a while the cave was filled with echoes of "Xia Mo~" and "Ao".

"Snap! Thud!"

Tetsuya showed no mercy, and a spirit attacked him on the head.

Her hands trembled slightly behind her back. "You two, stop fooling around. We're almost at the nest on the other side. Be quiet."

Although the two elves didn't sense anything, they obediently stopped communicating and remained quiet.

As they got closer to Nidoking and Nidoqueen's lair, fewer and fewer Pokémon appeared in the vicinity.

"Dangoro!"

The steady voice of the mantle rock suddenly rang out. It had sensed the movement of several Pokémon on the ground ahead. They looked quite large and seemed to be the leader's target this time.

"About how many are there?" Tetsuya asked it.

In such caves, mantle rocks, which have an almost bodily sense of the rocks, are the best scouts, not to mention their exceptionally sensitive hearing.

"Dangoro!"

There were six. Two of them were very large and heavy, which should be Nidoking and Nidoqueen. One was flying and hanging on the top of the cave, which looked like a Zubat. The other three were on the ground, which looked like two Paras and one Paraster.

The mantle rock diligently reported that it could sense Pokémon it had seen, such as Zubat and Paras, because the vibrations and sounds caused by the movements of similar Pokémon were regular.

However, it wasn't so sure about Nidoking and Nidoqueen, whom it had never seen before.

The armored tyrannosaurus roared, indicating that it could provoke those guys, something it often did.

Tetsuya pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Boom boom." The armored tyrannosaurus deliberately walked towards its nest with heavy steps.

"Roar!"

Chapter 100 Confiscating Property (Bonus Chapter 3/10)

Hearing the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus's provocative roar, the elves in the cave seemed to have gotten used to it and responded a few times, their voices revealing anger and impatience.

Seeing the Armored Tyrannosaurus turn around and grin foolishly at him, Tetsuya rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. He wondered why this Armored Tyrannosaurus didn't seem to be working very well.

"Boom! Boom!"

The footsteps were still heavy, but much lighter than those of the armored tyrannosaurus.

"Ne-do~" "Ne-ga~"

Two distinctly different voices came through.

Tetsuya snapped his fingers, and Blaziken, understanding perfectly, unleashed a burst of flame.

"Roar!"

The cries of those who were hit were all the same, Tetsuya seemed to be deep in thought.

Nidoking and Nidoqueen were completely bewildered. Wasn't it just their old rival challenging them to a fight? Why did a fire-breathing Pokémon suddenly appear?

Tetsuya had no choice. It was a little better at the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus Rex's lair. There were many fluorescent plants and minerals near the lair, making the area relatively bright and easy to see.

Or rather, many places in the cave are like this, after all, elves cannot live freely in the dark and still need light.

However, for some reason, Nidoking and Nidoqueen's area was completely dark, even though it wasn't like this the last time he came.

If it weren't for the faint light from the flames on Blaziken's body, he could only barely make out part of its outline.

However, under the light of Blaziken's flames, he was able to observe the appearance of the two Pokémon in front of him again during the brief moment of light.

Neither of these Pokémon is particularly large, likely because they evolved directly without accumulating energy. Compared to other Pokémon, they are relatively small. Nidoking is estimated to be 1.3m (average 1.4m), and Nidoqueen is estimated to be 1.2m (average 1.3m).

Weight, on the other hand, cannot be immediately discerned.

The purple Nidoking has only white on its chest and abdomen. It has a large, sharp horn on its head, which is a powerful weapon with venom. Its triangular black eyes with white pupils make it look very fierce.

The corresponding Nidoqueen has hard blue scales, and its chin, chest, and abdomen are white.

Unlike Nidoking, Nidoqueen has a row of venomous horns running from its forehead to its tail along its spine, while Nidoking's spines from its neck to its tail are non-venomous.

In fact, wild Nidoking and Nidoqueen are very rare, mainly because Moonstones are scarce, and they are usually a gregarious species.

Unlike the Ironhide Rhyperior, which evolved from the Ironhide Rhydon and changed its social lifestyle to a solitary one, Nidoking and Nidoqueen are often accompanied by their offspring, such as Nidoran, Nidoran, Nidorana, or Nidorino.

However, so far, Tetsuya has not found any of their descendants here.

They are not good-tempered, especially when provoked.

With a calm expression, he bent down, and a swarm of flying rocks smashed into the armored tyrannosaurus and mantle rock in front of him.

The two Pokémon were slightly in pain, but fortunately, the Rock Slide move itself wasn't very powerful, and Nidoking and his wife weren't very skilled at it, so the rocks they threw were relatively small.

The Ironhide Rhyperior, which has a stronger resistance to Rock-type moves, absorbed most of the attacks with its massive body, while the two Pokémon known for their defense only felt slightly uncomfortable.

Tetsuya dusted himself off; he really does have a terrible temper.

Nidoking and Nidoqueen were naturally not in a good mood. Their sense of smell was exceptionally keen, and their memory was far better than that of Tyrannosaurus Rex.

They clearly remembered that it was this human who had interrupted their good time last time, as well as the bird-like elf next to them. Although it was different from last time, it had the same scent, so it had probably evolved.

This time, led by their mortal enemy, they dared to provoke them—it's simply unforgivable!

The two elves gripped the rock wall with their four powerful three-toed claws, sending stones flying and attacking the elves and humans opposite them.

At the same time, it kept howling, "Woo-hoo!"

This is someone calling someone "little brother".

"Rhyperior uses Drill Strike on Nidoking; Rock Slug uses Sand Hell to restrict both of them; Blaziken uses Flamethrower on Nidoking."

Tetsuya quickly commanded his three Pokémon to attack, ending the battle swiftly.

According to his estimation, Nidoking and Nidoqueen were around level 35 at most. When Tetsuya was chasing them two months ago, he estimated that they were around level 31/2.

Even with the nourishment of the Moonstone, their progress during this period wouldn't have been so great; otherwise, they wouldn't have needed two Pokémon to come out together to fight the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus.

The mantle rock is the fastest, and it has been practicing its control over sand for the past two months. Although it cannot be said to have perfected its skills, it has mastered the relevant techniques to an exceptionally high level.

One quicksand hell after another was unleashed, its range steadily controlled beneath Nidoking and Nidoqueen's feet, causing them to struggle to break free. However, quicksand is not so easy to escape.

Upon hearing Tetsuya's command, the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus Rex let out an excited roar. One of the reasons it hadn't won against its opponents before was that it only had one Pokémon, while its opponents either had two Pokémon attacking together or even brought along their minions, which was simply unsportsmanlike.

In a one-on-one battle, it's confident it can easily crush the purple or blue dwarf on the other side.

This is a perfect opportunity to let them keep bothering me at night and prevent me from getting a good night's sleep.

The horns on its head began to spin wildly, and the Armored Tyrannosaurus Rex assumed a starting stance before charging towards Nidoking.

A straight-through drill and a violent impact are similar in principle, except that the former does not produce a reaction force on itself.

Based on Tetsuya's observations and Zero's panel display, the Tyrannosaurus Rex he had just captured should have the single ability Lightning Rod, rather than the more useful Hardened Head, and it also lacked the Hidden Ability Self-Sacrifice.

Of course, with further observation, it still has the potential to become a near-elite, but even if its potential is higher than that of an elite, the lack of hidden characteristics means that it is not exceptionally outstanding among its kind.

Furthermore, most people wouldn't choose to use Electric-type moves against Rhyperior, which has both Rock and Ground attributes, so the Lightning Rod ability is also optional.

As for why this armored tyrannosaurus prefers to use a skill like ramming, which inflicts a thousand damage on the enemy but five or six hundred damage on itself, it's probably due to its personality.

Overall, Tetsuya felt that this Ironclad Tyrannosaurus had quite a few problems, and even if it were to be used as a second or third team, it would need to be properly trained.

Blaziken used its Flamethrower last, but it struck Nidoqueen, the blue dog, before Blaziken could react.

"Thump! Crack!" "Whoosh!"

The Ironhide Raptor almost crashed into Nidoking, leaving the two Pokémon, one blue and one purple, trapped in place, howling in agony.

Chapter 101 Clearing Out (Part 1)

Two highly effective Ground-type moves, plus Blaze, whose energy quality far surpasses that of Blaziken of the same level despite not being type-advantageous, severely damaged Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

At the same time, his body was unable to move.

However, both of their abilities are quite balanced, and they have not lost their combat capability despite this round of attacks.

"Iron Tail! Maintain Mantle Rock Control! Unleash Flamethrower in rapid succession!"

The previous attack had just ended, and taking advantage of the moment when his three Pokémon were in a stalemate after using up their skills, Tetsuya quickly uttered a series of commands.

The Ironhide Raptor's steel tail, radiating white light, swept across the bellies of Nidoking and Nidoqueen, followed closely by Blaziken's Flamethrower.

Under the constant erosion of the sand beneath their feet and the scorching heat of the flames, Nidoking and Nidoqueen were powerless to resist. They could only scream in agony as their charred, dust-covered bodies collapsed, losing their ability to fight.

I threw out two Poké Balls, and it was caught without much trouble.

Only a little over a minute had passed since the battle began. The few Pokémon that had heard their boss summoning had just run out of the cave when they saw their boss being put into a Poké Ball.

The Pokémon made drastically different choices. Zubat charged forward recklessly, only to be slammed into the stone wall by the leading Tyranitar with a single arm strike, rendering it unable to fight.

Paraster quickly fled the scene with his two underlings, and Zhe didn't care.

After all, although their materials are worth a lot of money, collecting them is still quite troublesome, and just one or two are not very useful. His current focus is not on them.

Pick up the two Poké Balls, shrink them, and activate the auto-lock function to prevent the two Pokémon from escaping.

Yes, Pokémon can freely enter and exit their Poké Balls if the trainer who captures them doesn't lock the Poké Ball.

The original Poké Balls are no longer sufficient; all Pokémon are locked in the same way. This is a new feature that has been added in recent years.

By default, captured Pokémon can freely enter and exit the area unless locked by the trainer. It can be said that this change in function has saved many people's lives in times of crisis. Of course, the price paid is also painful, and no one wants to face it.