Chapter 170:Pokémon from Different Regions! New Form, Umbreon!

“Awooo~”

Arcanine looked at Mega Steelix.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite took a deep breath.

Boom~

Flamethrower!

The massive body of Mega Steelix floating in the sky was instantly engulfed by a torrent of flames.

“Steelix!”

Mega Steelix let out a painful roar.

It rolled in the flames.

Sandstorm condensed!

“Steelix!”

Mega Steelix spun its body and charged toward the wall of fire, colliding with Dragonite.

Gyro Ball!

Dragonite, with its rapid speed, easily dodged Mega Steelix's charge.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite flew above Mega Steelix's body.

In Dragonite’s hands, a water ball began to condense.

Whoosh~

Water Pulse!

Bam~

The water ball exploded on Mega Steelix's body.

Bang~ Bam~ Bang~

Water balls continuously formed in Dragonite's hands, all aimed at Mega Steelix.

Dragonite unleashed Water Pulse in rapid succession.

“Steelix~”

The impact of Water Pulse caused Mega Steelix to become disoriented.

With a muffled cry, it fell from the sky and crashed into the ground.

Bam~

The ground shook violently.

Smoke billowed around.

Mega Steelix was forced out of its Mega Evolution form.

“Dragonite~”

Water flowed around Dragonite.

As Steelix lifted itself, it still wanted to defend.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite suddenly accelerated, charging toward Steelix.

The streams of water surrounding its body crashed against Steelix like ocean waves.

Dragonite used Surf!

Bam~

This time, Steelix couldn’t withstand it at all. 

It was overwhelmed by the powerful water flow and couldn’t get back up, completely losing battle capability.

“How is this possible?”

Ryan looked at Natsume in disbelief.

“With your strength, why are you only a regional-level Gym Leader?”

“To defeat me so easily, you must have at least Champion-level battle strength, right?”

Natsume suddenly appeared beside Ryan.

“It seems your intelligence isn’t up to date.”

Natsume said casually, “But I can’t blame you.”

“After all, some of the things I’ve done are quite significant, so the Japan league must have taken proper precautions to keep it quiet.”

“Significant?”

Ryan thought quickly.

The only significant recent event in the Japan league should be the news of a Champion's death.

Remembering this, Ryan inexplicably broke into a cold sweat.

“The Champion from your Western Region is you?”

Natsume smiled and said, “This battle is about to end.”

“Look.”

Golurk was lifted into the air by Mega Gardevoir's Psychic.

“Serperior~”

A Leaf Storm began to condense in front of Serperior.

Bam~

Under the moonlight, the glow shimmered.

Razor Leaf fluttered down.

Ding dong~

Task Requirements: Defeat base guards 10/10 - Completed.

Notice: Challenge task complete.

Quest Reward: Treasure Draw1; Rare Candy1.

“Eevee~”

Arcevee came out from the entrance of the base.

While Dragonite and others were battling outside, Eevee had snuck into the base alone.

“Arcevee, how was it inside?”

“Eevee~”

Arcevee jumped up next to Natsume.

Eevee indicated that all the enemies inside had been dealt with by it alone.

“Impressive.”

Natsume patted Arcevee's fur in appreciation.

“Eevee~”

Ryan looked at the fallen Pokémon and the flames burning throughout the base, managing to force a smile.

“Gym Leader Natsume, you’ve won.”

“It seems putting Manaphy’s Pokémon egg in your care is the best outcome.”

Natsume looked at Ryan and asked, “Are you acknowledging me now?”

“Of course.”

Ryan replied sincerely, “Your strength is formidable; I’m no match for you at all.”

“My mission has failed, so I’ll be leaving for now.”

“I’ll officially visit you another day.”

“Leaving?”

Natsume raised his hand, and Ryan suddenly felt an invisible force gripping his neck.

“What... what are you going to do?”

The expression on Ryan's face turned slightly terrified.

Natsume's smile had vanished.

He calmly looked at Ryan and said, “I actually have a very good temper.”

“The Pokémon on the farm all know this.”

Ryan pleaded, “Let me go.”

“You haven’t suffered any losses, have you?”

Natsume replied, “Losses?”

“You mean to say that I should wait for you to actually harm my farm or my Pokémon before I can counterattack, right?”

Ryan felt like he was struggling to breathe.

“How boring.”

“If it’s like that, then what’s the point of getting stronger?”

“I really, really dislike people taking an interest in my farm.”

Boom~

Ryan's body was sent crashing into the sea by Psyshock.

Natsume clapped his hands, and a smile returned to his face.

“Arcevee, did you find anything good inside?”

“Eevee~”

Arcevee responded that the base was filled with various incomprehensible research machines.

“Eevee!”

Additionally, there were some imprisoned Pokémon inside.

“Let’s go check it out.”

Natsume followed Arcevee into the base.

The interior of the base looked chaotic.

The cracks appeared to be caused by the effects of the earlier battle outside.

In some areas, flames were still burning.

Water sprayed over the machines.

Ember and electricity crackled and sparked.

Inside the base, there were many people and Pokémon lying around.

These were clearly all defeated by Eevee.

“Eevee~”

Arcevee walked ahead, standing in front of a metal door marked with "Pokémon Ecosystem Zone."

“Eevee.”

Arcevee indicated that the imprisoned Pokémon were right here.

Natsume said directly, “Gardevoir, open the door.”

Gardevoir looked at the metal door in front of her.

Creak~

The metal door twisted instantly.

Bam~

The metal door was thrown into the hallway outside.

Natsume peered inside.

The space in this room was quite large; it had been transformed into a makeshift Pokémon ecological park.

Inside the park, there were rock formations, a pond of less than a hundred square meters, and some trees.

It’s worth mentioning that all the Pokémon inside were forms from different regions.

There were Ground-type Sandshrew and Ice/Steel-type Sandshrew.

There were Water/Ground-type Wooper and Poison/Ground-type Wooper.

There were also Ground-type Diglett and Ground/Steel-type Diglett.

The main research focus of this experimental base was the influence of different environments on Pokémon.

Just like Sandshrew.

Sandshrew living in snowy mountains and forests had completely transformed into two different Pokémon.

The researchers here wanted to observe whether the environment in the secret realm would also affect Pokémon.

What kind of changes would occur when they moved from the secret realm to the main world?

Therefore, all these Pokémon were actually captured from the secret realm.

Natsume didn’t care about these matters and had no interest in the research.

“Everyone, you’re free now.”

Natsume looked at them and said, “I can offer you two choices.”

“The first choice is to come back to the farm and live with me.”

“The second choice is to name a place, and I’ll take you there.”

The Pokémon in the room glanced at each other.

They didn’t seem to be in great spirits.

It might have been due to the depression of being imprisoned.

Or perhaps they were still shocked from the recent battle commotion.

“Of course, regardless of which choice you make, you’ll first need to return to the farm.”

“Because today has already been quite a lot.”

The Pokémon appeared to be quite shy, with none of them stepping forward to give an answer.

“Eevee~”

At that moment, Arcevee walked into their midst.

Arcevee understood what they were worried about.

Because Arcevee had once been just like them.

“Eevee~”

Arcevee began to share its experiences and the changes it had gone through since coming to the farm.

Arcevee assured them that the farm was very safe and free.

They didn’t need to worry at all.

Looking at Eevee, the nervous tension of the Sandshrew eased a bit.

“Sandslash.”

An Ice-type Sandshrew nodded at Natsume.

It wanted to see the farm.

The other Pokémon also turned their gaze toward Natsume.

“Well then, everyone, let’s head inside.”

Natsume took out his Poké Balls and recalled all the Pokémon into them.

“Alright, task complete.”

Natsume looked at Gardevoir and Dragonite beside him and said, “Let’s head back to the farm.”

“Dragonite~”

“Natsume, someone is coming outside.”

Gardevoir suddenly said.

Natsume glanced outside and replied, “Is that so? Let’s go see.”

“Quickly, quickly.”

Just as Natsume stepped out of the room, he saw a group of people rushing in.

“Gym Leader Natsume.”

Someone stepped forward to greet him.

“Who are you?”

Natsume asked, looking at them with curiosity.

“Gym Leader Natsume, we’re here to collect information about this place.”

Seeing the people rushing toward various scanners, Natsume said, “I see.”

“Well then, you all carry on.”

“I’ll be leaving now.”

“Yes, Gym Leader Natsume, thank you for your hard work.”

Natsume smiled and said, “You’re the ones who are working hard.”

After saying this, Natsume walked out of the base.

“Let’s go, Dragonite.”

Natsume patted Dragonite beneath him and said, “We’re heading back to the farm~”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite responded and then flapped its wings, flying into the sky.

Bam~

Dragonite’s speed was quick, like a shooting star, streaking across the night sky and disappearing on the horizon.

In the night sky.

Natsume pulled out his phone to retrieve a Rare Candy.

“Dragonite, this is for you.”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite turned its head and opened its mouth.

Natsume tossed the Rare Candy inside.

“Dragonite~”

Notice: Dragonite used the Rare Candy; Dragonite’s level has increased to level 84.

“Now for the treasure draw.”

Natsume clicked on treasure draw.

Notice: You have obtained a Silk Scarf.

Silk Scarf, a Normal-type treasure.

Natsume sat cross-legged on Dragonite's back and then took out Arceus's Poké Ball.

“Come on out, Arceus.”

“Eevee~”

Arcevee sat in Natsume's lap, looking down.

At that moment, Dragonite was flying high above the city.

The night city always looked beautiful from above.

The lights of the city flickered under the night sky, resembling countless stars that had fallen to the earth.

It was like a flowing canvas of the Milky Way.

Brilliant and dazzling.

“Eevee~”

Arcevee turned its gaze away and nestled back in Natsume's lap.

“Arceus, this is for you.”

Natsume tied the Silk Scarf around Arceus's neck.

It was a bit cold at high altitude, but after putting on the Silk Scarf, Arcevee felt much warmer.

At that moment, the Silk Scarf gradually began to glow under the moonlight.

These lights flowed into Arcevee little by little.

Notice: Eevee absorbed the Normal-type energy contained in the Silk Scarf; Eevee's level increased by 64->67.

“Eevee~”

But that wasn’t all.

A more dazzling light suddenly burst forth from Arcevee.

Natsume felt a change in Arcevee's form as it began to evolve in his arms.

Notice: Eevee evolved into Umbreon.

“Umbreon~”

Umbreon opened its eyes.

The fur on Umbreon turned completely black.

Its eyes became red.

Golden stripes appeared on its body.

In this moment, the golden stripes shimmered under the moonlight.

“This form looks much cooler.”

Natsume said happily while looking at Umbreon in his arms, “You’ve gained a new evolution form!”

“Umbreon~”

Natsume patted Dragonite beneath him, saying, “Let’s accelerate.”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite's speed increased once again.

Dragonite realized that it was now even faster.

The city was left far behind.

Morimachi was getting closer.

As they flew into Morimachi, Dragonite gradually slowed its speed.

It was now just past eleven at night.

At this time in the past, Morimachi would have been sound asleep.

But now, the city was still brightly lit.

There were many tourists on the streets.

Some construction sites were even operating on the night shift.

Natsume looked down at Morimachi and exclaimed, “It’s developing more and more!”

“Dragonite~”

Having passed through Morimachi, the farm was just ahead.

The gym below the mountain had turned off its lights, making it look a bit dim.

However, the cabin at the farm was quite bright.

The Morelull were active around the cabin.

Piloswine was chasing after the Morelull.

Piloswine seemed eager to take a bite of the mushrooms on their heads.

Noivern and Woobat were lying comfortably on the cabin’s roof, soaking up the moonlight.

“Noivern~”

Noivern suddenly sat up.

Under the moonlight, Dragonite was getting closer.

Noivern flapped its wings and went to meet it.

Woobat quickly followed.

“Noivern~”

“Woobat~”

“Looks like you came to pick me up.”

Natsume smiled at Noivern and Woobat, saying, “Thank you~”

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite landed.

“Sylveon~”

Sylveon happily rushed out of the cabin and pounced toward Natsume.

Natsume reached out and embraced Sylveon.

Natsume patted Sylveon's head and said, “Have you been waiting for me to come home?”

“Sylveon~”

Sylveon nuzzled against Natsume's cheek.

“This little one was apparently quite disappointed when you left.”

Onami, leaning at the doorway, smiled at Natsume and said, “As soon as I saw you return, it dashed right outside.”

“Is that so, Sylveon?”

“Sylveon~”

Natsume looked at Sylveon snuggling in his arms and nudged its nose, “Good child~”

Not just Sylveon.

Around the cabin, Sandslash and the others were also there.

Everyone was waiting for Natsume to come home.

Natsume set Sylveon down and looked at everyone, “Everyone, I brought back many new companions this time.”

“Come out, everyone.”

Bang~

A multitude of Poké Balls soared into the sky.

“Sandshrew~ Wooper~”

As the Poké Balls opened, Sandshrew and Wooper appeared on the empty plot of land.

As soon as they emerged from the Poké Balls, they found themselves surrounded by a group of Pokémon.

Sandshrew and Wooper immediately huddled together in fear.

“Sandslash.”

Sandslash looked at the Sandshrew, its eyes lighting up slightly.

Sandslash stepped forward to greet the Sandshrew.

Seeing Sandslash, the Sandshrew felt much safer.

In the wilderness, the Sandshrew lived under the leadership of Sandslash.

“Sandslash~”

Sandslash planned to take them to its own dug-out residence to rest.

“Sandslash, take care of these kids too.”

“Sandslash~”

Sandslash nodded and led them toward the fields below the mountain.

“Sandslash?”

Sandslash suddenly noticed that the few peculiar Sandshrew weren’t following.

“Sandslash, they have a more suitable place to rest.”

Natsume said as he called Glaceon.

“Glaceon, can you take them to the ice cellar?”

Glaceon looked at the Ice-type Sandshrew.

It could sense the Ice-type energy emanating from them.

This made Glaceon very happy.

Finally, the farm's ice cave would welcome new residents.