Annihilation

When Nigra saw Yuga and the Lapras, he was greatly surprised. The Lapras next to Yuga looked very familiar to him.

This Lapras resembled the one in Dr. Jonathan's laboratory, but its strength was nowhere near as formidable. Besides, Dr. Jonathan's laboratory was inaccessible to ordinary people.

With these thoughts, Nigra dismissed his doubts.

He had no idea that the Lapras before him was the same one from Dr. Jonathan's laboratory. After fusing with Kyogre's genes, not only had its appearance changed, but its power had also undergone a tremendous transformation.

When Steven saw Yuga and the Lapras coming to their aid, he felt a mixture of relief and astonishment.

"This Lapras is incredibly strong!" This was something Steven hadn't expected at all; Yuga's strength was far greater than he had imagined.

After Yuga arrived, he willingly took Nigra's Swampert from him, allowing Steven and his Metagross to focus on dealing with Nigra's Pelipper.

Although the Lapras was only at the Intermediate of Elite, its purple potential and the influence of Kyogre's genes provided it with the ability to contend with peak Elite level Pokémon.

As the battle progressed, the Lapras continued to grow with each passing moment, launching Water-type attacks at Swampert.

Swampert was a Pokémon with well-rounded stats but no specific strengths, relying on its excellent type matchups. Faced with the relentless assault from the Lapras, Swampert felt overwhelmed.

Luckily, this particular Swampert had the Damp ability rather than Torrent; otherwise, it wouldn't be as easy for the Lapras to deal with it.

Due to the influence of Kyogre's genes, the Lapras had the highest affinity for Water-type moves and exceptional control over Water-type energy. If its Water-type moves were sealed, its power would be greatly diminished.

With Yuga and the Lapras sharing the pressure, Steven and his Metagross found it relatively easy to handle Nigra's Pelipper. Nigra was once again in a difficult situation.

At this point, Nigra's face had turned almost as dark as ink. He had gone all-in, sacrificing two of his own peak Elite level Pokémon for this outcome, which left him feeling extremely frustrated.

He couldn't afford to lose; losing would mean falling into the hands of the League.

As a peak Elite level villain Trainer, the League would undoubtedly take his capture seriously. Given the current situation with the Team Aqua, it was nearly impossible for him to escape from the League's grasp.

While Nigra was lost in thought, Steven's Metagross suddenly rushed into the air and struck Pelipper down with a Thunder Punch. The major weakness of Water- and Flying-type Pokémon was Electric-type moves, and Thunder Punch had stripped Pelipper of its ability to fly, leaving it grounded and struggling on the ground.

Due to the excruciating pain from taking the banned substance, combined with the damage from Metagross's attack, Pelipper was now struggling to endure.

Swampert noticed the dire situation of its companion. Though its wooden face displayed little emotion, a hint of sadness flickered in its eyes.

The current situation was unwinnable for them, and if they lost, Swampert's fate wouldn't be any better than Pelipper's.

With these thoughts in mind, Swampert's fighting spirit waned, and it slowed down its battle tempo, losing all will to fight.

Nigra, on the other hand, had not personally nurtured these two Pokémon; they were given to him when he joined the Team Aqua. He had no deep attachment to them, and he felt no remorse or reluctance in abandoning Pelipper and Swampert.

While Swampert became passive in battle, the Lapras continued to fight valiantly. As a result, Swampert was quickly defeated.

As Swampert fell, Pelipper also lost all ability to battle.

Seeing his two peak Elite level Pokémon defeated, Nigra knew the tide had turned. He released his remaining Pokémon in an attempt to create a distraction and escape.

However, Yuga's Gengar and Mismagius, along with their Mean Look, had been keeping an eye on him. When he attempted to flee, they used Hypnosis in unison, immobilizing him and his Pokémon in place.

Nigra's remaining Pokémon were not particularly strong, and it was easy for Gengar and Mismagius to immobilize them.

With Nigra captured, it meant that this Team Aqua Branch had essentially been completely eliminated. Yuga and Steven exchanged smiles.

Soon after, Steven's Pokémon defeated the remaining captain level Team Aqua members. With the assistance of Yuga and Steven, Liliana and the police officers managed to eliminate all of the Team Aqua grunts as well.

Of course, those Water-type Pokémon released by Yuga also played a significant role.

This Team Aqua Branch had a considerable force, numbering in the hundreds, far more than Yuga's group. These Water-type Pokémon helped bridge the numerical gap.

However, it was important to note that all these Water-type Pokémon had been injected with the banned substance and had little future ahead of them.

With all the Team Aqua members captured, the next step was to clean up the entire base.

This Branch had been established by the Team Aqua for Dr. Jonathan's research, so most of the things here were related to his experiments.

However, deep within the base, Yuga's team found several water prisons connected to the outside ocean. These prisons held many Water-type Pokémon, which had been captured by the Team Aqua to serve as materials for Dr. Jonathan's experiments.

Seeing these Pokémon, Yuga was delighted.

As the leader of this operation, Yuga had the authority to select his spoils from these Pokémon.

The first to catch Yuga's attention were more than ten Lapras, which had been kept separately in one prison.

These Lapras were all of the same species as Yuga's Lapras, and they were captured as a whole group by the Team Aqua.

At Yuga's request, these Lapras were all taken into his Poké Balls.

Their individual potentials weren't remarkable; they all had uniformly yellow potential. Still, being of the same species as Yuga's Lapras, Yuga didn't mind, as he could afford to care for them.

Apart from these Lapras, Yuga also chose two Slowpoke, two Corsola, one Cloyster, one Seel, and one Sharpedo, all of which were Pokémon with green potential.

No one was surprised that Yuga chose so many Pokémon because everyone present knew that Yuga ran a Pokémon Day Care.

Neither Steven nor Liliana was interested in these Water-type Pokémon. They were both from wealthy families and had no interest in Pokémon with uncertain potential. They weren't inclined to pick and choose like this.

However, a few police officers decided to select some of the stronger Pokémon from the group.

The remaining Pokémon, including those injected with the banned substance, would be handed over to the League. From there, they would be sent to nature reserves to live out their lives peacefully.

Besides these Pokémon, the most crucial assets within the base were Dr. Jonathan's research data. All of it would be organized and handed over to the League.

As Yuga and Steven were cleaning up the base, a police officer rushed over and informed them that Nigra's two Pokémon were in critical condition.

Yuga, Steven, and Liliana rushed to the scene, where the two Pokémon were barely clinging to life.

However, when Yuga saw these two Pokémon, he furrowed his brow. How come their condition was identical to that Chatot?

With his special ability continuously growing stronger, Yuga could now sense the life states of Pokémon even without physical contact.

Could Chatot' previous owner be connected to the Team Aqua? Yuga couldn't help but wonder.