Latios nodded and flew in front of Feebas.
Then I saw it.
The Feebas opened its mouth, and blue-purple energy gathered in front of it, swirling and converging into a mass.
Dragon's Fluctuation!
To be honest, Natsuhiko was somewhat surprised to see this scene.
Dragon's Fluctuation?
You're a Feebas, for goodness' sake!
However, despite the surprise, it didn't prevent Natsuhiko from commanding Latios to fight.
"Latios, Dragon Dance to dodge."
Latios hasn't fought much or for long periods, so it can't make autonomous judgments and respond like Beedrill and others; it needs Natsuhiko's command for help.
"Oss~~"
Latios's body swayed, showcasing a unique frequency.
The use of "Dragon Dance" was not very proficient, but the opposing Feebas wasn't much better than Latios.
A tie.
Latios successfully avoided Feebas's "Dragon's Fluctuation."
"Scale Shot."
Latios shook its body, and specks of scales scattered from its body, shooting towards Feebas.
"Scale Shot" is a Dragon-type technique that can deal multiple hits to the enemy, with varying probability.
After performing "Scale Shot," the user's defense power decreases, but the response speed increases.
For Latios who has already received a boost from "Dragon Dance," the speed advantage is evident.
Bang bang bang!
A crisp collision sound echoed.
Feebas leaped out of the water again, its tail was completely covered by a metallic sheen.
It's the technique "Iron Tail"!
But Latios was lucky; this time, the number of hits from "Scale Shot" was quite substantial.
Feebas blocked part of the attacks but still took damage, falling into the water.
After falling into the water, Feebas disappeared from view.
Only the water surface waved gently.
"Pay attention to the water flow," Natsuhiko reminded.
Latios hovered above the water, looking around.
"It's behind you, Clean Radiance!"
Woosh—
Feebas's head emerged from behind Latios, and a stream of air mixed with snowflakes was expelled from its mouth.
Frozen Wind!
Seeing this, Natsuhiko truly grew a bit interested in this Feebas.
This Feebas's inherited techniques and taught techniques seemed pretty impressive.
This signifies the Pokémon's talent.
The battle continued.
Due to Natsuhiko's timely reminder, and with Latios having undergone two speed boosts, the reaction speed was very swift.
The pure white light emitted collided with the air current formed by "Frozen Wind."
"Dragon Breath."
Latios was gradually getting used to Natsuhiko's battle style and rhythm.
A scorching Dragon Breath was exhaled.
And the opposing Feebas didn't react as quickly.
The surging "Dragon Breath" hit Feebas, and luckily triggered an additional effect, putting Feebas into a state of paralysis.
"Telekinesis."
This is the final move.
Latios's eyes glowed with a psychic halo, enveloping and binding Feebas, directly lifting it from the water to the shore.
Feebas lost its combat ability.
"Oss!"
Feeling more successful in battle this time, Latios lunged into Natsuhiko's arms, knocking him to the ground.
Luckily, Alakazam cushioned them with psychic power just in time.
"Alright, you'll get more used to it in the future." Natsuhiko lay on the ground, stroking Latios's neck, speaking.
His eyes held a bit of emotion.
From its birth till now, Latios was finally starting to get into the groove.
As a Trainer, this made Natsuhiko quite pleased.
But about this opponent though...
The following tasks were simpler.
Natsuhiko captured the Feebas that had lost its combat ability, as well as the Feebas waiting for capture in the water.
After completing these.
He took a deeper look at the Kyogre faintly visible at the lake bottom and sensibly chose not to explore further.
Ultimately, he was somewhat cautious.
"Let's go, Alakazam."
"Hudi."
Psychic power enveloped them.
"Instant Movement" took Natsuhiko and several Pokémon directly away from the subterranean cave.
Overall.
The results of this lake exploration were just as Natsuhiko expected; he captured Dragalge, acquired Milotic, and rounded up the Feebas.
The process just went surprisingly smoothly.
In reality, it's just that Milotic missed a battle.
But Milotic, being a peace-loving Pokémon, whether it would fight Natsuhiko is indeed a question.
The unexpected gain was Alakazam's Mega Evolution Stone.
But theoretically, if he "convinced" Milotic, Natsuhiko would definitely explore the lake bottom unknowingly, finding it wouldn't be too difficult with Alakazam's connection to the Mega Evolution Stone.
Just missed a battle, it felt like something was missing.
Crack—
After they left.
A crack appeared on the Kyogre sculpture that had been quietly asleep at the bottom of the lake.
Immediately after.
A sleeping eye.
Slowly opened.
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Counting today, I've posted 350,000 words this month, today is also the thirtieth consecutive day of ten-thousand-word updates, asking for monthly votes, isn't it reasonable?