Chapter 154:The Mission of Flabébé! Infernape and Hawlucha
Added 2025-01-08 12:26:00 +0000 UTCGardevoir looked at Hawlucha's retreating figure and softly asked, “Should we let it go?”
Natsume shook his head slightly. “Not yet.”
Natsume turned to Shunsei and asked, “Does this place often get raided by wild Pokémon?”
“Not really,” Shunsei explained. “In fact, the wild Pokémon around here have left.”
“Only that Hawlucha seems to come here for some unknown reason.”
“I see.”
“Today, I’ll take my leave. I’ll handle that Hawlucha.”
“And if anything happens here, feel free to contact me.”
Shunsei quickly replied, “Yes, thank you, Natsume Gym Leader.”
Natsume and Gardevoir left the site.
Natsume's plan for the day was to complete the tasks related to Flabébé of all colors.
Visiting the fossil park construction site was just a side trip, and he hadn’t expected to encounter a high-potential Hawlucha.
Natsume was quite interested in it.
In the forest, Hawlucha was honing its flying skills between tree branches.
Hawlucha dashed forward, running along a tree branch.
Its body nimbly weaved among the branches, avoiding getting its feathers scratched.
“Hawlucha, wait a second.”
Hawlucha turned to look back.
“Hawlucha.”
It was startled when Natsume and Gardevoir suddenly appeared beside it, smiling.
The surprise caused Hawlucha to crash into a large tree ahead.
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha tumbled down the trunk and onto the ground.
Hawlucha quickly stood up, shook its head, and looked at Natsume with caution.
Natsume landed in front of Hawlucha and asked, “Hawlucha, why do you raid the Pokémon at the construction site?”
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha explained that the noise from the construction site was too much.
It hadn’t been able to rest properly in the area.
“I see.”
Living next to a construction site could definitely be troublesome.
Moreover, Hawlucha was a Pokémon that preferred quiet places.
Hawlucha was a bird-like Pokémon. Although it stood less than a meter tall, it had exceptional fighting skills.
Natsume had been wondering if there was a special reason for Hawlucha’s behavior.
If it was just that, then it would be much simpler.
“If you find the construction site disturbing, how about moving to another place with me?”
Hawlucha sized Natsume up.
It understood.
Natsume wanted to capture it.
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha assumed a battle stance.
Hawlucha stated that it was doing well here and didn’t want to leave.
However, if Natsume could prove his strength, it might consider following him.
Natsume smiled at Hawlucha and said, “Fighting me wouldn’t be that much fun.”
Natsume jokingly pointed at himself, saying, “I’m Psychic type.”
“So how about I find you some opponents who also enjoy battling?”
“They're all Fighting type Pokémon, and you’ll definitely like them.”
Hawlucha glared at Natsume.
It felt underestimated.
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha angrily lunged at Natsume.
Natsume shrugged slightly as Hawlucha charged him. “I guess Fighting type Pokémon are all quite competitive.”
Gardevoir, standing beside Natsume, waved her hand slightly.
Hawlucha was instantly immobilized in mid-air.
Psyshock.
Bang!
Hawlucha immediately lost the ability to battle.
Gardevoir was currently level 67.
Her powerful Inner Focus left Hawlucha with no chance to resist.
Natsume took out a Poké Ball.
Shake~ Ding~.
Hawlucha was successfully captured.
“You can rest in the Poké Ball for now.”
Natsume said while looking at the Poké Ball, “I’ll take you back to my farm soon.”
Natsume secured the Poké Ball, then opened the map and said, “Next, let’s search for Flabébé.”
Natsume glanced at the Pokémon distribution in Aoi District.
“Let’s go this way.”
Natsume and Gardevoir instantly vanished from their spot.
In a large tree.
“Flabébé.”
A Flabébé, holding a yellow petal, sat sadly on a tree branch.
Its flower had been blown away by the strong winds yesterday.
That was its favorite flower.
“I found you.”
A voice suddenly echoed near Flabébé’s ear.
Natsume and Gardevoir appeared in front of Flabébé.
“Flabébé, is your flower missing?”
Flabébé glanced at Natsume with sadness and indicated that it didn’t want to talk.
“Then let me take you to find some Fairy Flowers.”
Natsume knew precisely what Flabébé needed.
Upon hearing "Fairy Flowers," Flabébé raised the yellow petal in its hand.
Natsume smiled and said, “We have them. We have every color.”
Natsume took out a Poké Ball.
Flabébé offered no resistance.
Natsume looked at the Poké Ball containing Flabébé and muttered, “Now I just need one last blue Flabébé.”
Natsume glanced at the time.
“Let's go, Gardevoir.”
“We’ll head back to introduce Hawlucha to Infernape and then go mining with Meltan.”
After saying that, Natsume opened the teleportation portal back to the farm.
He planned to capture the last blue Flabébé while completing the Meltan tasks.
“Meltan~”
As soon as Natsume returned to the farm, he saw a group of metal buckets heading towards him from a distance.
To be precise, it was a group of Meltan carrying fresh milk in metal buckets.
“Great job, Meltan.”
Natsume smiled at the leading Meltan and said, “I can’t believe you managed not to eat the metal buckets.”
“Meltan~”
Meltan placed its hands on its hips.
That was indeed no easy feat.
Natsume picked up a bucket of fresh milk and walked to the edge of the river.
“Wishiwashi~”
The surface of the water began to bubble immediately.
The Wishiwashi gathered around.
As Natsume poured the milky liquid into the river, it looked as if the river had turned into a flowing river of milk.
“Wishiwashi~”
The Wishiwashi happily enjoyed the fresh milk.
They quickly finished all the fresh milk.
Natsume watched the scene and couldn't help but think of a legendary place: in the legends, the Garden of Eden was a land granted by the gods, where the river flowed with milk and honey.
Nowadays, his Takamagahara was not much different from that divine place.
The future looked promising!
“Meltan~”
A Meltan ran up to Natsume, looking at him with anticipation.
It couldn’t wait to go mining.
“Just hold on a moment.”
“I’ll let the two new friends get familiar with our farm first.”
After saying that, Natsume headed toward the garden.
“Floette.”
Natsume waved to Floette, who was tending to the flowers.
“Floette~”
Floette flew over with its flower umbrella, coming to Natsume’s side.
“Come out, Flabébé.”
Natsume released the Flabébé that was still holding the petal.
“Flabébé.”
As soon as Flabébé emerged from the Poké Ball, it was captivated by the sea of flowers before it.
Its eyes widened in awe.
“Flabébé~”
Flabébé excitedly flew into the garden.
“Floette, I’ll leave this one in your care.”
Floette looked at Flabébé.
“Floette~”
This Flabébé was just like when Floette first arrived at the farm, eagerly selecting its favorite yellow flowers.
Before long, it picked a particularly healthy yellow fairy flower.
“Yay~”
A smile returned to Flabébé's face.
Natsume looked at the happy Flabébé and said, “From now on, you’ll live here.”
“And help everyone build our garden.”
“Flabébé~”
Natsume turned to Floette beside him: “So, it’s up to you now.”
“Floette~”
At the farm gym's battle arena.
Although it was morning, there were already many tourists and passersby at the farm gym.
They were watching the internal battle at the farm gym.
“Infernape!”
On the battle arena, Infernape charged rapidly toward Sirfetch'd.
With a fist engulfed in flames, it struck at Sirfetch'd.
Infernape could feel the flames within it boiling.
It had a sense that it was about to break through its current level.
This feeling made Infernape's fighting spirit rise continuously.
Natsume stood at the sidelines and took out Hawlucha's Poké Ball.
“Come out, Hawlucha.”
“Hawlucha~”
As soon as Hawlucha emerged, it sensed a powerful wave of energy.
It instinctively assumed a defensive stance.
Bang!
Sirfetch'd unleashed Brutal Swing!
Infernape and Sirfetch'd were both very familiar with each other, understanding each other's attack patterns perfectly.
Infernape quickly swung its fists.
Its burning Iron Fist blocked Sirfetch'd's slashes perfectly every time.
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha's attention was immediately drawn to the battle between Infernape and Sirfetch'd.
They were strong!
That was Hawlucha's first impression.
Not just them.
“Heracross.”
“Annihilape~”
Heracross and Annihilape tilted their heads to look at the Hawlucha that Natsume had just released.
As Fighting type Pokémon, they were always drawn to each other.
Bam~
With a thunderous crash, Infernape and Sirfetch'd reeled back from each other in the battle arena.
“Infernape.”
Infernape and Sirfetch'd temporarily paused their battle, looking toward Natsume.
Natsume smiled and waved his hand slightly, saying, “Let me introduce you, this is Hawlucha, a very skilled Fighting master.”
“Infernape!”
“Sirfetch'd!”
A Fighting master?
As soon as Natsume finished speaking, Infernape and Sirfetch'd both launched simultaneous battle invitations toward Hawlucha.
Hawlucha looked at Natsume.
Natsume smiled and said, “See? I told you this place is interesting.”
“Sirfetch'd.”
Sirfetch'd looked at Infernape.
Sirfetch'd wanted to discuss with Infernape about battling Hawlucha first.
“Infernape.”
Infernape's response was to charge quickly at Hawlucha.
Fire Punch!
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha soared into the air, dodging Infernape's attack.
Hawlucha moved quickly, and as it circled behind Infernape, it unleashed Wing Attack.
The glowing white wings collided with the fist engulfed in flames.
Bang!
In a simple clash, the difference in power was immediately apparent.
Hawlucha was sent flying by a single punch.
Infernape barely slid back two steps.
“Sirfetch'd!”
Facing Infernape's sudden attack, Sirfetch'd stomped its feet in frustration.
Damn it, I should have gone in directly.
Fuming, Sirfetch'd walked over to the edge of the battle arena.
Natsume said to Sirfetch'd with a smile, “Next time, you need to act faster.”
“Sirfetch'd!”
Although Hawlucha had been knocked away, it quickly regained its composure in the air.
Hawlucha circled in the sky.
A flurry of feathers shot toward Infernape.
Hawlucha used Feather Dance.
“Infernape~!”
Infernape, without hesitation, unleashed Fire Spin at the falling white feathers.
As the flames ignited, all the drifting feathers burned away.
“Infernape!”
Infernape beckoned to Hawlucha with its hand.
“Hawlucha!”
Infernape was quite popular among the gym members.
“Using fire to negate the negative effects from Feather Dance, impressive, Infernape.”
“Go for it, Infernape! Show the newcomers your strength.”
Hawlucha glared at the audience who shouted.
“Hawlucha!”
“It seems this Hawlucha has quite a personality,” someone chuckled. “Let’s see your strength, Hawlucha!”
“Infernape.”
Infernape focused on Hawlucha.
“Hawlucha!”
Hawlucha redirected its attention to Infernape, then suddenly accelerated and dove down.
Infernape stood firm, flames raging on its fist.
Fire Punch!
Just as Infernape's fist was about to smash into Hawlucha, Hawlucha suddenly made a quick stop and changed direction, avoiding Infernape’s fist.
To Infernape's side, Hawlucha lifted its knee.
Fighting type move: High Jump Kick!
Bang!
Hawlucha's speed was incredibly fast; its battle style relied on its light frame to leap into the opponent’s blind spot for an attack.
This was the first time Infernape had encountered such a Fighting type opponent.
The power of High Jump Kick was tremendous, and the impact sent Infernape tumbling backward.
“Heracross!”
Seeing the strike, Heracross and the others exclaimed in surprise.
They were amazed that Hawlucha had sent Infernape flying.
After the initial shock came excitement.
Another powerful warrior had joined the farm’s gym!
Hawlucha looked down at the fallen Infernape but did not immediately go for the finishing blow.
It circled above the arena, proudly displaying its magnificent feathers to the gathered people and Pokémon.
“Is this guy showing off?”
“Of course! After all, Hawlucha has the title of being the most easily flipped Pokémon.”
“Haha, it looks like Natsume's gym has another interesting Fighting type Pokémon!”
Natsume smiled at Hawlucha and said, “This Hawlucha has a bit of a narcissistic personality.”
“Infernape, don’t underestimate it!”
“Infernape!”
Infernape pushed itself up with one hand and stood back up.
“Hawlucha!”
As Hawlucha watched Infernape prepare to rise, it finally readied its final strike.
What it thought would be its final blow.
Flying Press!
“Infernape!”
Infernape stood still and once again threw a fist.
Hawlucha intended to use the same tactic, but this time, before it could change direction, Infernape's fist seemed to extend and appeared before it in an instant.
Bang!
Hawlucha was sent flying by the punch.
“Infernape!”
Infernape quickly pursued.
Mach Punch rained down upon Hawlucha.
At that moment, Hawlucha understood that Infernape's fist wasn’t extended; it was just much faster.
“Infernape!”
The high-speed Mach Punch continued to strike Hawlucha.
At that moment, Infernape’s punch speed left Hawlucha unable to put up any effective defense.
Infernape possessed the Iron Fist ability, boosted by the support of a punching treasure.
Therefore, Infernape’s Mach Punch was not only fast but also powerful!
“Infernape!”
Infernape delivered one last punch.
Bam~
Hawlucha tumbled across the ground, rolling out of the arena.
Under Infernape's blow, Hawlucha fell into unconsciousness, losing the ability to battle.
Infernape gained 6,732 experience points, and its level rose to 50.
“Infernape!”
Infernape felt the surge of power from its level-up, and the increase in strength made it unleash a torrent of flames.
Natsume watched Infernape, who was excitedly releasing flames in the battle arena, and couldn’t help but remember when it was still a Chimchar.
“This guy has grown a lot.”
“Chansey.”
Chansey and Audino approached to check on Hawlucha's injuries.
Natsume smiled at Hawlucha and said, “No popping champagne or anything like that during the match.”
“Hawlucha, enjoy the thrill of battle on my farm.”
A Meltan ran up to Natsume, shaking the hem of his pants to urge him on.
The Meltan couldn’t wait to go mining.
