Chapter 8- Encounter of Fate

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After receiving the commission from his grandfather, Professor Oak, Gary did not stay.

After spending a day in Squallville, he rushed towards Sandgem Town, where Dr. Rowan's research institute was located.

After a few days, Gary arrived at Jubilife City, a large city not far from Sandgem Town.

Although Jubilife City is very close to Sandgem Town, Gary was a little tired after a long journey, so he decided to rest in Jubilife City for a day.

Just after Gary stepped into the Pokémon Center in Jubilife City, a conversation in the lobby caught his attention.

"Hey, have you heard? There's an Elekid in the forest outside Jubilife City."

Gary saw a boy in shorts whispering something to a bug-catching boy. If it weren't for Gary's heightened senses, he might not have heard what they were saying.

When Gary heard them mention Elekid, he instantly became interested, so he found a place in the hall and began to listen to their conversation.

"Elekid? Is it true?"

The bug catcher was clearly surprised by the news.

"Of course it's true. This is from the grandson of the daughter of my father's mother's brother's eldest brother's family. He saw it with his own eyes in the XX forest."

The boy in shorts looked and spoke in a serious tone, making it seem like he saw it himself.

"Why didn't the grandson of the daughter of my father's mother's brother's eldest brother's family go and catch this Elekid himself?"

The bug catcher questioned.

"Do you think he didn't want to?"

Hearing this, the boy in shorts sighed and said, "The strength of that Elekid is too strong. Several waves of people went to catch it, but all were defeated and returned in disappointment."

"Really?"

After the bug catcher learned the authenticity of the news from the boy in shorts, he was also very excited: "It seems that this is a godsend! I will definitely catch this Elekid!"

"You're dreaming, your strength is still far from enough. I am the last trainer who can catch this Elekid."

The boy in shorts retorted immediately.

"Who do you think you are?"

The bug catcher obviously doubted the strength of the boy in shorts.

"I am Huang Huihong from Jubilife City!"

The boy in shorts bowed and said.

"This is not Qiao'er's mother opening the door for Qiao'er, Qiao is home, I am Ye Wen from Heijin City!"

The bug catcher also bowed and introduced himself.

After listening to each other's introductions, the two of them admired each other, so they agreed to go to the outskirts of Jubilife City together to catch the Elekid.

After the two walked out of the Pokémon Center, Gary raised his head, then touched his chin and began to think carefully.

"Jubilife City actually has traces of Elekid. I don't know if it's true or false."

If it was before, Gary would have heard this news as a joke, but today he didn't know why he was so concerned about this matter, and he subconsciously forced himself to go and see.

After thinking it over, Gary still couldn't figure out the reason.

"Forget it, let's go and take a look!"

Gary, who still didn't know why, decided to go and take a look. If the Elekid's qualifications were high, he could also catch it.

He did it right away, and Gary followed the direction the two people had just left, and walked towards a direction outside Jubilife City, hurriedly.

"It should be here."

Gary followed the map and came to the XX forest mentioned by the two people before.

"Oh no, the idea is a bit difficult, retreat quickly!"

Just when Gary was about to step in, he suddenly saw a golden lightning flash, and then the two people fled here in a hurry, so much so that they didn't see Gary at the entrance of the forest, but ran over directly.

Moreover, Gary could see from their hair that was a little burned by electricity that they should have been defeated by the Elekid, so they fled in panic.

"It seems that there is really an Elekid here!"

Looking at the backs of the two people going away, Gary confirmed that there was an Elekid with extraordinary strength here.

After confirming that there was really an Elekid here, Gary walked directly into the forest in front of him to look for the figure of the Elekid.

Gary was lucky. Not long after entering the forest, he saw a golden figure sitting on a stone. Unsurprisingly, it was the Elekid mentioned by the boy in shorts before.

The Elekid that had just repelled the two people was holding a berry in one hand and enjoying his lunch.

Gary did not avoid the Elekid when he came over, so he was soon discovered by the Elekid.

After seeing Gary's figure, the Elekid immediately put down the berry in his hand, then showed a hint of an evil smile, and finally walked towards Gary with electric currents flashing on his body.

For the Elekid, Gary was the same as other trainers who came to fight, so he was not worried about Gary's strength at all.

"It seems that I have become a soft target!"

Seeing the Elekid coming towards him, how could he not know what the Elekid was thinking?

However, Gary was also quite interested in this Elekid. After all, he just looked at its attributes and found that its qualifications were not low, so he became interested.

Pokémon: Elekid

Type: Electric

Ability: Static

Gender: Male

Level: 26

Qualification: King

Moves: Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt, Swift, Charge, Thunder Wave, Discharge, Brick Break, Shock Wave...

After the Elekid approached Gary, it showed a sinister smile, and then a current rushed towards Gary. This move was Thunder Shock.

"What a naughty guy!"

Faced with the incoming Thunder Shock, Gary was not panicked at all, but released his own Pokémon.

"Umbreon, use Dark Pulse!"

The Umbreon, who appeared from the white light, immediately obeyed Gary's order, used Dark Pulse, and met the incoming Thunder Shock.

After all, the strength of the Elekid was still too low, so the Thunder Shock only lasted for a few seconds before it was defeated by Dark Pulse, and the Dark Pulse also rushed towards the Elekid with the remaining momentum.

Fortunately, the reaction and speed of the Elekid were fast enough. At the critical moment, it jumped up and jumped to the side, thus avoiding being hit by Dark Pulse.

The Elekid, which luckily avoided the attack, no longer had the playful smile from before. Its eyes were fixed on Gary and Umbreon opposite. After all, it now knew that Gary was not like those passers-by trainers before, and was a guy who was not easy to mess with.

"Oh, you dodged it? Not bad!"

Gary saw the Elekid avoiding the attack, and his eyes showed appreciation.

"I am more and more interested in you!"