[Dragon Lake Park]
Axel walked alongside Gardevoir, while Pheromosa, unusually, had come out of its Poké Ball and silently followed behind him.
Each of the two Pokémon held a bottle of chocolate-flavored MooMoo Milk as they walked deeper into the park.
"Rattata, use Tackle on that Oddish!"
"Infernape, don't lose to that Munchlax!"
"Diglett, come on! Use Dig on that Arbok!"
Looking at the square filled with rookie trainers training their Pokémon, Axel subconsciously glanced at Rotom's time display.
Only then did he realize, it was already June again, the time when many rookie trainers received their Pokémon.
"In the blink of an eye, it's already been two years since I became a trainer," Axel sighed, casually finding a rock to sit on and watch their battles.
It had to be said, the trainers now were much better than his own batch.
For example, that Oddish, Axel could tell there was something different about it.
Even though it hadn't evolved yet, it could occasionally release a foul odor from its body, affecting Rattata's attacks.
Normally, that was an ability belonging to Oddish's evolved form, Gloom.
This was a sign of very good training. After two years as a trainer, Axel had gained a deeper understanding of Pokémon.
Aside from tactics and controlling the pace, raising Pokémon was also a fundamental aspect for trainers.
Just like Erika now, through continuous battles against Team Rocket, her Gloom had also taken this path, and gone even further.
Under the influence of special nectar, Erika's Gloom even showed signs of shedding its weakness to fire.
If that Oddish's trainer continued exploring Gloom's traits, they might end up discovering something new and quickly become strong.
Sure enough, after watching for a while, that Oddish suddenly used a Sweet Scent infused with a paralysis powder effect, instantly paralyzing Rattata and easily securing victory.
"Remember this, I'm Little Wood, the same Wood as Axel!", After winning, the Oddish trainer puffed out his chest and loudly declared his name to his opponent.
Axel: "..."
'That edgy, huh?'
But after being reminded, Axel suddenly remembered. This guy seemed to live in the same neighborhood as him.
Thinking of that, Axel quickly patted Gardevoir and Pheromosa, preparing to leave, afraid that being recognized would cause trouble.
"Garde~", Gardevoir looked at Axel with a smile, ["Didn't expect it... Master is actually socially anxious, just like Pheromosa..."]
"Hey!", Axel smacked Gardevoir on the backside, "Still talking back? Let's see how you handle me tonight!"
["Hmph! I've got Pheromosa... I'm not afraid of you!"]
Axel twitched his mouth. Gardevoir was really getting bold now, thinking Pheromosa was some kind of all-purpose solution?
'Isn't it just attack speed and crit rate.'
Once he finished dealing with Hoopa in that region, he could easily max out his "super true newcomer" strength. When that time came, suppressing Pheromosa would be no problem at all.
"By the way, how's Turtle's condition now?", After messing around with Gardevoir and Pheromosa for a bit, Axel returned to the main topic.
He was about to go deal with Team Rocket and Mewtwo. Axel still wanted to seize the time to increase his strength.
In the Pokémon Special manga, Giovanni had once used a space virus to replicate Deoxys. That was a Pokémon that could rival Rayquaza in some ways.
What if the Giovanni of this world had that kind of ability too?
Axel felt that things would be more stable if he had Turtle. With controllable Terastalization, no matter what Pokémon the opponent used, his team could always maintain a type advantage.
That was far more useful than a one-time Terastal Orb that couldn't change its type.
["Should be soon... Ho-Oh originally said it would take half a month, but since I helped for a few days, it should be done in about five or six days."]
["And with Little Shark constantly feeding him, his growth level is also quite good..."]
At the mention of Little Shark, Axel couldn't help but laugh. That guy really had the mindset of "since I've been through the rain, I want to hold an umbrella for everyone."
As long as he saw a baby Pokémon, no matter the species, as long as it had some connection to Axel, he would go up and feed it.
After walking around the park, the sky gradually grew dim.
Axel checked the time and grabbed Gardevoir and Pheromosa, "Let's go. It's getting late. We'll buy something to eat, head home, and after dinner, we'll watch a movie tonight."
"Garde~"
"Yo~"
The two Pokémon responded in unison, tightly holding Axel's arms, both feeling that everything was peaceful and just right.
When the three of them passed by Dragon God Square, the rookie trainers were still hard at work battling.
"Gastly, use Shadow Ball and win this battle."
"Gastly!", The black, smoky, ball-like Pokémon let out a strange cry. The dense fog on its body split apart, forming a smaller sphere that shot toward the Pokémon in the distance.
Axel didn't think much of it. He stepped slightly to the left to avoid interfering with the battle and continued walking forward.
But before he could go far, an extremely cold aura suddenly appeared.
In the direction of the Shadow Ball, space tore open like paper being ripped, making a tearing sound as an irregular crack formed.
That Shadow Ball was instantly swallowed into the riftm
"Damn, that Shadow Ball is that strong?", The onlookers were all stunned. Who had ever seen a rookie trainer tear space apart?
Even battles between the Eight Masters rarely showed something like this.
"Damn it...", Feeling the familiar aura from the other side of the spatial rift, Axel couldn't help but curse.
How was this Gastly's move?
It was clearly that Yveltal he had seen before.
"Ke ke ke~ finally found it, the place where Rayquaza appeared in this world, the very source of why this world deviated from our rule~"
"As long as we destroy this place, despair will quickly spread across this world!"
A chilling voice came from the rift. A massive black claw pierced through space, slamming toward the giant pillar in Dragon God Square.
Axel pulled out the Poké Balls of Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, and Eternatus, planning to keep that Yveltal here as well.
But before he could act, he saw a massive purple Arbok, with a ferocious pattern beneath its hood, suddenly burst out from the ground and charge straight toward the spatial rift without hesitation.
Axel saw it clearly, that Pokémon was the Ekans that had once smashed the Rayquaza statue together with him.
It had later stayed behind to guard Dragon God Square, and now its strength had increased tremendously.
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