Chapter 131: A Never-Before-Seen Pokémon?
Raikou's low growls were translated one by one into Kenji's ear by Ninetales.
The trainer who attacked Raikou wasn't alone, but a group.
They were a group of trainers wearing uniform clothing, each bearing a distinctive "R" logo.
Upon hearing this, Kenji immediately knew who had attacked Raikou.
Who else could it be but Team R?
But before Kenji could dwell on it, Raikou's next words nearly made him cry out in shock.
"It says that although there were many trainers, their Pokémon were no match for it. They also used a lot of human technology to try and subdue Raikou, but nothing worked.
"Until they released a 'Pokémon' it had never seen before.
"That Pokémon wore armor, was humanoid, had silver-white skin where exposed, a purple tail, possessed extremely strong psychic powers, and was incredibly powerful. Raikou was no match for it.
"However, during the battle with Raikou, that Pokémon suddenly fainted for some unknown reason. Raikou seized the opportunity to break through the encirclement and fled all the way to Mount Blackthunder near Jinling City to heal."
Before Ninetales even finished translating, an image of the Pokémon Raikou described formed in Kenji's mind.
A Pokémon even the Legendary Raikou had never seen, strong enough to thrash a sub-legendary like Raikou.
Possessing extremely strong psychic powers, humanoid, purple tail, silver-white skin, wearing armor...
This... who else could it be but Mewtwo, created by Team Rocket from Mew's eyelash DNA fossil in my past life?
Kenji never expected that an artificial Pokémon like Mewtwo would also be created by Team R in this world, by some twist of fate.
Moreover, the description Raikou gave matched the armored Mewtwo from the anime perfectly.
The current Mewtwo was likely still under Team R's control.
Or perhaps, this Mewtwo was only a semi-finished product; otherwise, it wouldn't have suddenly shut down during the battle with Raikou, allowing Raikou to escape.
But whether Mewtwo was under Team R's control or would eventually break free...
It was a terrifying existence.
As an artificial Pokémon created from the genes of Mew, the ancestor of all Pokémon...
Mewtwo's birth was the perfect experiment resulting from combining the genes of a Mythical Pokémon with years of bloody genetic research.
Its creators had pushed Mewtwo's combat capabilities to the absolute limit.
Therefore, despite being an artificial Pokémon, its strength was enough to crush most sub-legendaries. As for major Legendaries...
The authority of gods was not something human technology could easily shake. Kenji didn't believe Mewtwo could match the power of a major Legendary Pokémon.
However... that being said.
If he could find a way to capture Mewtwo...
And then use a "Big Neeko" (Hero Replicator) to Star Up Mewtwo to 4-Stars...
Of course, thinking was one thing. Capturing Mewtwo was already a pipe dream, and the Hero Replicator needed to Star Up Mewtwo... just thinking about the cost gave Kenji a headache.
In Kenji's memory, only Red had successfully captured Mewtwo.
It wasn't just about Mewtwo's strength; as a clone of Mew, Mewtwo possessed incredibly high intelligence. Even if captured, it might not be willing to serve him.
While Kenji's thoughts drifted further and further into Mewtwo territory, he got so absorbed that he forgot about the veteran Elite Four member, Ye Jianguo, beside him.
After snapping back to reality, Kenji repeated the information he got from Raikou.
Ye Jianguo's expression grew more colorful as he listened, shifting from anger upon hearing Team R was responsible to shock and worry upon hearing about the unknown Pokémon.
"What kind of Pokémon is that! Even Raikou hasn't seen it." Ye Jianguo murmured.
Not only had Raikou never seen it, but even Ye Jianguo, an old Elite Four member, had never seen it.
Discovering new, undocumented Pokémon wasn't strange.
After all, even now, humans didn't dare claim the Pokédex contained data on every Pokémon.
The world was too big. There could be countless places harboring all sorts of undiscovered Pokémon.
But the problem now was that this undiscovered Pokémon was not only incredibly powerful—able to beat a Champion-level sub-legendary like Raikou—but also obeyed Team R.
This made Team R's threat level skyrocket.
"Senior Ye, I've always heard that those lunatics in Team R conduct many cruel Pokémon experiments.
"Do you think it's possible that this unknown Pokémon Raikou mentioned is related to those experiments?" Kenji asked tentatively.
Ye Jianguo frowned deeply, seemingly pondering the plausibility of Kenji's words.
It was true that Team R conducted many heartless Pokémon experiments.
But to say that human technology alone could create a Pokémon with strength rivaling a Legendary seemed too far-fetched.
If Team R really had that capability, they wouldn't be playing hide-and-seek with the regional Leagues; they would have conquered the world already.
"Unlikely. While Team R does conduct Pokémon experiments, I don't think they can create a Pokémon with strength comparable to a Legendary." Ye Jianguo thought for a moment and shook his head.
This old Elite Four member really underestimates Team R's scientific capabilities, Kenji secretly criticized in his heart. But since Ye Jianguo said so, he could only nod in agreement.
Raikou refused the National League's offer of help.
Confirming that Raikou posed no threat to Jinling City and would leave Mount Blackthunder once recovered, Kenji and Ye Jianguo's mission was considered perfectly accomplished.
Kenji's gains were undoubtedly huge.
Successfully mastering Mega Evolution with Beedrill also made Kenji realize many of his own shortcomings.
"Elekid~~~"
Just as Kenji and Ye Jianguo were about to watch Raikou return to the mine and leave, a small yellow creature with plug-like horns on its head ran out from inside the mine before Raikou could enter.
It wasn't an actual electrical plug come to life, but its appearance certainly resembled one.
Kenji glanced at it, and his gaze suddenly froze. His eyes widened as he looked at the status panel of the Pokémon running out of the mine.
Elekid
Level: LV.1
Type: Electric
Ability: Static
Potential: S-
Clearly, this Elekid was still an infant, likely born very recently, no more than two days ago.
But what caught Kenji's attention more was its potential.
It actually reached S-Rank.
Kenji looked at the Elekid leaving the mine, then at Raikou entering it.
Could this Elekid's high potential be due to being contaminated by the Legendary Pokémon's aura while Raikou stayed here to heal?
Of course, this was just Kenji's conjecture. Perhaps this Elekid was simply naturally gifted.
But whatever the reason, Kenji absolutely could not let this Elekid slip away.
Since it wasn't its own offspring, Raikou didn't pay much attention to the little guy, walking past Elekid and re-entering the mine.
As for Elekid, it looked around curiously at everything.
To an Elekid born not long ago, everything outside the mine was novel and exciting.
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