Pokémon: Starting with a Bound Entry System

Chapter 488: Referees from Other Countries

[Pokémon: Zapdos]

[Ability: Pressure]

[Gender: Genderless]

[Talent: Minor Legendary]

[Level: 91]

[Moves: Peck, Thunder Wave, Thundershock, Light Screen, Agility, Ancient Power, Charge, Thunder, Zap Cannon, Aerial Ace, Brave Bird, Electro Ball, Fly, Substitute....]

Watching the now-full Zapdos let out a burp, Sakura, hidden by Latias's [Godly Stealth], remarked with some emotion,

"Even a Legendary Pokémon can't see us..."

Latias silently followed behind Zapdos, which remained completely unaware.

Sakura looked with amazement at the light screen enveloping Latias.

"Nyuun~" (Hikaru taught me this move~)

Latias said proudly.

"I know, I know."

Sakura had known about this skill for a long time. She was just now amazed that even a Legendary Pokémon couldn't detect this light screen that could hide them.

Zapdos's speed was not slow. Soon, Latias followed it to a valley.

The sky gradually darkened, and heavy black clouds filled the firmament.

The brown, grayish stones made the sky look pitch-black, and no light reached the ground.

Only the occasional flash of lightning would illuminate the entire land.

Crack!

A loud clap of thunder sounded, and the light from the lightning almost lit up the entire valley.

A pair of hands suddenly hugged Hikaru.

It was accompanied by a young girl's slightly trembling voice.

"Big brother... it's a bit dark..."

"Hold on."

Hikaru applied his Aura Force to Sakura, allowing her to clearly perceive her surroundings.

"Alright."

In this valley, there was hardly a single Pokémon, and even vegetation was sparse, with only two or three spots visible.

This discovery made Hikaru frown slightly. It indicated that this Zapdos might not be as easy to get along with as he had imagined.

Following Zapdos, Latias soon found a cave at the bottom of the valley. A few logs were piled together, forming a nest.

Zapdos's body crackled and sparked. It seemed to be tired, so it settled down, squinted its eyes, and fell asleep.

Under these circumstances, Hikaru didn't dare to release his Aura Force carelessly. However, just with his naked eye, he could see a pile of yellow, glowing crystals stacked together in the cave behind Zapdos.

Clearly, these were the so-called lightning crystals.

It was just that the number of these lightning crystals...

Hikaru was slightly taken aback.

He didn't dare use his Aura Force, but he used his [Eye of Investigation] without any restraint.

[Lightning Crystal — SS-rank Treasure. Crystallized solid lightning energy. Has a huge energy-boosting effect on Electric-type Pokémon and can also slightly enhance their physique.]

An SS-rank treasure, and now, behind this Zapdos, an entire cave was filled with them.

Logically speaking, with so many lightning crystals, Zapdos shouldn't be short of food at all, right?

Yet it still chose to go to the human world every few days to absorb electricity.

It seemed this Zapdos had the personality of a "hoarder" and a "miser."

"So many..."

Seeing this scene, Sakura's eyes lit up.

But the Zapdos guarding the entrance was like a tiger blocking the path, obstructing Latias's way.

To enter the cave, one would inevitably have to encounter Zapdos.

Moreover, it wasn't good to take other "people's" things without permission.

"Forget it, let's go look elsewhere."

Hikaru didn't suggest fighting this Zapdos for the lightning crystals behind it. When they were coming over, he had already noticed that there were also some of these lightning crystals on the various cliffs in the valley.

Although there were few, with a careful search, they could still find some.

After moving away from Zapdos, Hikaru didn't let his guard down and carefully searched around. Relying on his Aura Force, he was still able to find some lightning crystals.

...

Meanwhile.

At the Pokémon League Center in White City, the capital of the M Region.

This was the gathering point for all the team leaders of the site selection tournament.

All the referees were gathered here.

And here, dozens of Rotoms were scattered about. Once a competitor entered a battle, the Rotom would promptly broadcast the battle scene.

A burly man from the Bear Country walked up to Lance with a look of surprise on his face. "Oh, Mr. Lance, I didn't expect you to be a referee this time!"

This was a competitor from the last Pokémon Championship. He was ultimately swept 6-2 by Lance, but this also made him admire Lance greatly.

"Hanweisi, long time no see."

Lance responded faintly.

However, upon seeing Hikaru's location marked on the Rotom, the corner of his mouth twitched.

This kid, before the competition even started, had gone to the M Region's Nightmare Zone.

Now he had gone to Zapdos's territory, and his purpose was clear. He must have his eyes on the lightning crystals there...

Thinking of Hikaru's performance in the preliminaries of the Youth League, Lance felt a bit fortunate that this was the M Region.

Even if he angered Zapdos, they would be the ones to take the fall.

"I heard long ago that the Huaxia region produced a very outstanding and talented trainer. Looking at this battle scene, it seems this child named Hikaru is not as outstanding as imagined."

A middle-aged man with a Western-style mustache and a gentleman's hat looked at the scene playing on the Rotom and shook his head.

He was the only trainer from the Y Region to make it into the top thirty-two in the last Pokémon Championship, named Hannibal.

From this, it could be seen that most of the referees this time were competitors from the last Pokémon League Championship.

The old woman spoke up with a cheerful laugh, not at all minding the other party's contempt for Hikaru. "He's still just a child, after all. Everyone, don't think too highly of him."

Immediately, someone refuted the old woman.

It was a beautiful blonde woman. Her attire was very bold, a refreshing green crop top and hot pants that went almost all the way up her thighs.

With her well-defined figure, she was at least a D-cup.

"Nonono, this Gabite was clearly not born long ago. A pseudo-legendary Pokémon that was born not long ago has already reached its final form and even become a Master."

"This handsome little guy named Hikaru, his training level must be on the level of God...."

Lance glanced at her. She was also a competitor from the M Region in the last Pokémon Championship and had reached the top eight, with extraordinary strength.

Moreover, she was also very skilled in training.

As she said, Hikaru's Garchomp was indeed from the Gible egg from his high school league days.

Unexpectedly, in less than a year, this pseudo-legendary Pokémon had already become a Garchomp.

Such a growth rate left even him somewhat speechless.

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