Chapter 108: The Plan to Capture Zapdos!

Upon being discovered, the person did not panic; instead, he nodded at him in a friendly manner before turning around and returning to the cabin.

Hu Yang was momentarily stunned.

That person seemed to be the Ghost-type Elite Four member from the Kanto region—Agatha...

Why was she looking at him like that?

Hu Yang’s mind raced rapidly, and he soon arrived at a possibility.

The Ghost Slate!

He called out Gengar and asked, “If other Ghost-type Pokémon outside can sense the power of that slate inside your body?”

Gengar looked somewhat perplexed. “I don’t know…”

Hu Yang: “…”

Well, never mind. Whether they sense it or not, he had an ancient Moltres; he wasn’t too worried about others trying to steal it.

The ship heading to the Kanto region was large, filled with many tourists traveling there. There were trainers journeying with their Pokémon and ladies in dresses out sightseeing.

Without exception, everyone had a few Pokémon by their side.

Unconsciously, Pokémon had completely integrated into human society, traveling and living alongside them.

Hu Yang stood there watching for a while, then found a place to sit down and recalled the stories from the Kanto region.

But Hu Yang wasn’t thinking about the Rocket Team’s plot; he was pondering the tales of rare wild Pokémon.

For example, the gigantic Dragonite near the Vermilion Lighthouse, the trio of ancient Pokémon on the hills behind Pallet Town, Articuno in the Twinleaf Island cave, and the wild Zapdos in the abandoned power plant.

In short, these places were definitely worth a visit.

After all, the ecological park he had just purchased was still quite empty.

As a traveler from another world, Hu Yang had a strong collector’s instinct in his heart.

Filling the empty ecological park with rare Pokémon would be a beautiful thing!

That very night, Hu Yang had an evil dream.

In it, he established a villainous organization dedicated to capturing legendary Pokémon, imprisoning Moltres, Lugia, and Rayquaza.

In the Shadow World, Marshadow, who guided Hu Yang through this dream, silently watched the scene of Moltres, Entei, and a group of unfamiliar Pokémon being exploited, at a loss for words.

It sensed the power of the feathers.

It found that not only had it not lost its radiance, but it had become even more dazzling.

Marshadow: ???

It then turned to see Hu Yang’s dream-self wearing a clearly ecstatic expression.

Marshadow was utterly confused and immediately withdrew its power, unwilling to let him indulge in such delights.

The next morning, just after waking, Hu Yang immediately sensed something was wrong.

He glanced at the shadow with a hint of helplessness.

Really, if he couldn’t catch them in reality, he couldn’t even think about it in his dreams.

However, this time in Kanto, he could indeed visit the abandoned power plant to see if Zapdos was there.

The secret of that abandoned power plant would be discovered sooner or later; rather than letting others reap the benefits, he might as well go and bring Zapdos home.

He was certain he could raise Zapdos to be plump and healthy!

If Zapdos settled in the ecological park, it would surely attract attention, possibly even bringing rare Pokémon hunters who specialized in seizing such creatures.

At times like this, having the trio of the Weather Trio back home to guard was invaluable.

He needed to collect badges and didn’t have much time to investigate the trio’s whereabouts.

If the three were present, they could help him locate major ruins and even serve undercover in teams like Magma or Aqua to gather information on the relics.

In return, he would provide them with ample funding, allowing them to pursue their interests while working outside.

But to be honest, at present, capturing the trio was far more difficult for Hu Yang than catching Zapdos.

If he couldn’t take the trio with him, then he would simply go to the abandoned power plant to look for Zapdos.

…

Four days remained before the ship reached Kanto.

When he set off, Steven Stone still hadn’t replied to his message.

As the champion, Steven often needed to perform duties for the Hoenn League, traveling to remote places for investigations.

With no signal at sea, Hu Yang had no way of knowing if Steven had responded.

Unlike the smaller ship that had taken him to Fall City before, this vessel for cross-region travel was much larger.

To allow passengers to expend their energy during the long journey, the ship had established a dedicated battle zone for trainers to compete.

Having nothing else to do, Hu Yang took a few Pokémon to battle other trainers.

The match format was a tournament.

The floor and walls of the arena were made of special materials capable of withstanding attacks from Elite Four-level Pokémon.

Thus, trainers could fully unleash their strength here.

At that moment, the trainer on the stage with a Beedrill had already achieved eight consecutive wins.

Seeing this, Hu Yang’s eyes gleamed with interest. “Gengar, shall we join them?”

Gengar emitted a sinister laugh: “Gahaha!”

Hu Yang jumped onto the battlefield and looked at the opposing trainer.

Their eyes met, marking the start of the battle.

Without exchanging names, they took their positions and simultaneously issued commands.

Hu Yang: “Disappear.”

The boy shouted, “Beedrill, use Agility, then finish with Poison Sting!”

Upon command, Beedrill’s form swiftly blurred into an afterimage, charging toward Gengar.

But the moment it heard Hu Yang’s voice, Gengar immediately entered invisibility.

Beedrill instantly lost its target, hovering midair while warily scanning its surroundings.

The boy shouted, “Don’t stop! Keep moving with Agility!”

Beedrill maintained high speed across the battlefield.

Gengar, however, floated above, never moving an inch, watching the busy Beedrill below with a mischievous grin.

This was precisely the conundrum when Ghost-type and Psychic-type Pokémon faced opponents without type advantage or overwhelming power.

Without wide-area moves or the ability Unnerve, it was impossible to hit the opponent.

To prevent this in official league matches, the rules stipulated:

If a Pokémon remained invisible for more than ten minutes, it would be considered an automatic forfeit.

Still, many trainers exploited the invisibility to stall time.

They’d remain invisible for nine minutes, exhausting their opponents’ resources as much as possible.

The league was helpless to intervene; after all, invisibility was a legitimate ability.

The battle continued.

Maintaining high-speed movement exhausted Beedrill’s stamina rapidly.

Soon, its speed slowed.

Hu Yang seized the opportunity and commanded, “Psychic!”

Upon command, Gengar reappeared from invisibility.

A powerful psychic energy radiated from its eyes, distorting Beedrill’s body and the space around it.

The intense shock immediately rendered Beedrill unable to battle.

The scoreboard shifted in Hu Yang’s favor, from 8 to 1.

Hu Yang also changed from challenger to defender.

He high-fived Gengar upon its return and prepared to send out Ralts to test its combat abilities.

But at that moment, the elderly lady Hu Yang had seen on the deck yesterday—suspected to be the Ghost-type Elite Four member Agatha—approached him.

Hu Yang: “?”

Below, some trainers recognized Agatha’s identity, sparking whispers.

“Oh my, isn’t that Agatha, the Ghost-type Elite Four member from Kanto?”

Hu Yang: “…”

Well, that confirmed it.

But... this didn’t seem quite appropriate, did it?