Brain Storage, Character and Pokémon images at chapter end.
Sinnoh region, Rikai Town.
"The three-way intersection in the back mountain really looks like the future Metagross Mountain."
Li Wei stood before a three-way intersection, the fourth location he had sought based on his vague memories.
Approximately eighteen years ago, Li Wei was born into this world where humans and Pokémon coexisted.
To Li Wei, this place was both familiar and strange; familiar were Ash and Pikachu, but the environment was unfamiliar.
What were once just animations and games in his memory were now experienced firsthand.
His home was demolished, the Breeding House closed,
and his parents were temporarily off traveling.
Li Wei finally had time to search for the Silver Metagross.
After all, it was too cool; he couldn't refuse.
Strength is temporary, but coolness is forever.
A cool person must use cool Pokémon!
At the 'Jessie and James Ramen Shop' at the foot of the mountain, Li Wei overheard a couple discussing.
"I heard someone else went to challenge the Shinny Metang on the back mountain and got severely beaten."
"That Metang has a very bad temper; I hope no one else gets hurt."
A light bulb slowly rose between the two.
"Hello, would you mind telling me more details? I can pay for your ramen."
Given Li Wei's appearance, the two did not refuse.
Li Wei, who forcibly became a third wheel and paid for the noodles, successfully gathered information and arrived at the back mountain of Rikai Town.
Li Wei threw out two Luxury Balls.
"Lucario, Arcanine, I'm counting on you."
Arcanine, covered in fluffy flaxen fur, with black and orange stripes, and a long fluffy tail.
Lucario, standing on two feet, yellow on top and blue on the bottom, with white bone spikes on its forehands and chest, as majestic as a werewolf.
(Leave it to me.)
Lucario nodded solemnly.
Lucario can use Aura to transmit information through telepathy.
"Woof~" ┗|｀O′|┛ Woof~~
Leave it to me, your majesty!
Arcanine grinned like a Dragon King returning.
Lucario, kneeling on one knee, placed its palm on the ground, detecting the Aura emanating from its surroundings.
(Aura power, within my heart.)
Lucario's Aura could easily detect up to a kilometer away, and the surrounding scenery appeared in Lucario's mind.
Arcanine, meanwhile, ran out like an arrow from a bow, lowering its head and sniffing.
Less than fifteen minutes later,
(Found it!)
Lucario's voice was filled with excitement.
Following the path uphill, Li Wei arrived at the cliff edge extending from the mountaintop.
Standing at the cliff edge, Lucario pointed to the gully below, (It's down there.)
"Metang, come out!"
Li Wei's voice echoed through the valley.
Soon after, a Pokémon with a disc-shaped body, two arms, sharp golden spikes at its joints, and a bright silver body that shone with a dazzling metallic luster in the sunlight, flew out from the gully.
Normal Metang are bluish-green,
while Shinny Metang are bright silver.
A strange look flashed in Li Wei's eyes, how could there be such a cool Shinny Metang Pokémon!
The diameter of this Shinny Metang's disc-shaped body, Li Wei estimated, was close to 1m, about 30cm longer than the average individual.
Li Wei's eyes met the dark red pupils of the Silver Metang.
"Metang, let's battle. If I win, you'll be my Pokémon!"
"Buzz-ka!"
The Silver Metang nodded expressionlessly.
"Lucario, fall back for now."
"Arcanine, I choose you!"
"Woof~" Convex Convex
Arcanine let out a majestic howl.
Li Wei's Arcanine has the Intimidate ability, which lowers the opponent's Attack stat within its range.
The Silver Metang glowed with a metallic sheen, its Aura unchanged.
Σ(☉▽☉"a
Arcanine tilted its head, surprised.
Li Wei murmured, "It looks like its ability is Clear Body, then my Intimidate and Snarl won't work, will they?"
Clear Body prevents its own stats from being lowered by opposing moves and abilities.
The Silver Metang initiated the attack first.
Its right claw glowed, and a high-angle Metal Claw lunged towards Arcanine's large head.
"Endure it, close-range Will-O-Wisp!"
Metal Claw landed accurately on Arcanine's head, but at the same time, three dark purple flames roared out from Arcanine's body!
The three chilling dark purple flames swirled, converged, and compressed, then exploded with a "boom" on Metang's body, burning continuously like maggots clinging to bone!
Hit by Will-O-Wisp (Will-O-Wisp), Metang immediately fell into a burn state.
Although you have Clear Body, it doesn't matter,
I still have a quality Will-O-Wisp.
Metang's pupils flickered with pain.
"Flamethrower!"
Li Wei pressed his advantage.
Orange-red flames spewed from Arcanine's open mouth, splashing across Metang's body.
The force of the flames caused Metang to crash against the cliff face, its expression pained, and scorched marks appeared on its metallic body.
A layer of blue light appeared on Arcanine, causing its body to float uncontrollably, which also interrupted Arcanine's Flamethrower.
Arcanine, about 30cm off the ground, was a bit flustered, dog-paddling in the air.
!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
"Confusion, is it?"
Li Wei didn't expect Metang to still be able to use Confusion in this situation.
This further proved the talent of this Shinny Metang.
"Break free, Flare Blitz!"
"Woof!"
Accompanied by a majestic howl, Arcanine was covered in flames and charged towards Metang in mid-air.
Metang, intending to dodge, burst into flames, and the damage from the burn status made it unable to evade in time.
Bang—
Struck by Arcanine's Flare Blitz, Metang was sent flying backward, crashing heavily against the cliff face.
"Give it the final blow, Extreme Speed!"
This is not a turn-based game,
If you get a chance, you must pursue relentlessly.
Before Metang could fall,
The agile Arcanine pushed off the cliff face, its body glowing white, and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of the falling Metang!
Boom—
Accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, Metang's eyes spun in circles as it fainted on the ground.
"It wasn't as hard as they said, it was quite simple."
"Go, Luxury Ball!"
Li Wei threw a Luxury Ball, which was primarily black with a yellow stripe in the middle and red stripes at the top and bottom.
Luxury Balls have a higher capture rate and a comfortable interior space,
making Pokémon more content living inside and easily increasing the intimacy between the Pokémon and Trainer.
The only downside is that they are expensive.
The unconscious Metang instantly transformed into a red light and was drawn into the Luxury Ball.
No shaking, perfect capture!
Li Wei picked up the Poké Ball from the ground, exchanged glances with Lucario and Arcanine, and raised the Luxury Ball high.
"Silver Metagross, Get ☆ Daze!"
"Lucario!"
"Woof!"
At the same time, Li Wei's Pokémon Watch rang.