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Rocky zone.
Natsu and his Pokémon arrive here.
After receiving enlightenment from Natsu, Latios' condition was much better.
While it's a bit of a stumbling block when fighting some Wild Pokémon, it's a lot better than the first time around.
And when fighting according to Natsu's orders, the process is much smoother and smoother.
How to say Latios also has two restorative moves, "Recover" and "Heal Pulse". During adapting to the battle, in fact, some injuries can be eliminated and treated in time.
Chimchar is relatively easy.
With his fighting style maturing, Natsu even thought Chimchar was ready to evolve.
After seeing the jagged rocks, the fire was still rising into the sky, and Natsu had no intention of stopping.
In fact, it's not that easy when you step on these rocks.
Luckily, he had Psychic and was able to ignore this matter.
"Chim!"
Chimchar's "Power-Up Punch" beats Boldore, and his Fighting Type move is great for containment effects against Rock Type Pokemon.
Even though Chimchar didn't have a Fighting-Type Attribute, the "Power-Up Punch" gradually became one of his signature moves.
Power-Up Punch: Increases the user's attack power after using it.
Although it wasn't as big as the "Sword Dance" increase, the advantage was that it combined attacks and could be used frequently to gradually strengthen him.
Chimchar, who defeated Boldore, clenched his fists excitedly, satisfied with his progress.
What Natsu promised was fulfilled one by one.
And Chimchar's success made Latios' eyes full of envy.
Natsu smiled and cheered: "Chimchar also grew up with a bit of hard work. You only participated in the battle on the first day, and you have done very well."
"Oss!"
Latias nodded.
Dum dum dum-
The fall of Boldore, his massive body, pressed against the jagged rocks, and smashed them into a huge hole.
But it seems that under these rocks, there are still some Pokemon that live.
bang!
The rocks exploded, and a bright light, refracted, flashed across Natsu's eyes.
Immediately after, a Pokémon with an extremely clear body, covered in metal, stepped on the Stone and came out of the hole where Boldore had fallen.
The light that previously refracted Natsu's eyes came from the body of the Pokémon here.
"Roar-!!"
An angry roar, along with metallic friction, makes the Pokémon visible to Natsu.
Natsu's eyebrows rose slightly.
"Duraludon?"
Defeating Boldore would bring out Duraludon, something Natsu had not thought of.
In essence, this is a real Dragon-Type Pokémon!
Duraludon must be a Pokémon registered in the Galar Region. The Steel-Type and Dragon-Type Attributes could be said to be an extraordinary combination of attributes. There are only two weaknesses of Fighting Type and Ground Type, which are very different from the majority of Dragon Type Pokemon.
Most of the weaknesses of Dragon-Type Pokémon are Ice-Type, Fairy-Type, and Dragon-Type itself.
But Duraludon said, sorry, we didn't take the usual path.
Duraludon is a Dragon-Type Pokémon that isn't afraid of the Ice-Type, Fairy-Type.
Duraludon's diet is rock that is rich in minerals, so they usually live in rocky places that are rich in minerals.
And, despite the fact that Duraludon is made of high-density and hard metal, they are actually very light and can perform a lot of delicate movements, and their speed is not as heavy and slow as they seem.
But on the other hand, because Duraludon's metal body is not strong in corrosion resistance and easy to rust, they do not like rain, and will live in some caves and tunnels.
Boldore's fall happened to hit the nest.
So now Duraludon was furious.
Then Natsu saw, the Duraludon bent down, his arms supported on the ground, his metal mouth opened, a lot of silver white light gathered in his mouth, and then concentrated to one point, moving towards Natsu and the others shot from his location.
Steel Type Movement, Flash Cannon!
"Yonji!"
"Ouch!"
Alakazam and Doublade moved and appeared in front of Natsu.
The Psychic Energy dispersed by the crossed spoons completely blocked the Flash Cannon of Duraludon, Doublade's figure turned into a shadow, and the shadow moved towards Duraludon quickly escaping.
Gym Leader Level!
This was Natsu's first encounter with a Gym Leader-level Pokémon after being sent here by the Unowns, and it was also a Dragon-Type Pokémon.
But this also goes along with his wishes, and finds Dragon-Type Pokémon, which can be used to expand the Pokémon Gym's reserves.
Alakazam looked serious after enduring Duraludon's attack.
A Doublade appeared behind Duraludon, and the illusory shadow of a waving Sacred Sword moved towards Duraludon's back.
Bang !!
But Duraludon used "Dragon Tail" and blocked Doublade's attack.
It is indeed Duraludon which is known as the "most flexible metal", and its response speed is extremely fast.
Meanwhile.
Whoosh——
Another beam of bright white metal shot out of the cave where Duraludon had exited earlier, hitting Doublade head-on, sending him flying into the distance.
Other?
Natsu saw another Duraludon coming out of the cave with a serious expression.
"Roar!"
Seeing this Duraludon, the Duraludon that appeared at the beginning roared at her, as if telling her to return.
The power of Duraludon that appears later is slightly lower, only (elite) strength.
So even if "Flash Cannon" hits Doublade, it doesn't do much damage.
And after the second Duraludon appeared, a relatively smaller figure emerged from the cave with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"Roar!"
Almost at the same time, the two Duraludons moved towards him and roared, and the figure's head immediately shrank back.
Family?
Natsu was a little surprised.
Didn't expect to be able to meet one Duraludon, but instead found the Duraludon family.
The father who came out first and had the strongest power, the one who attacked Doublade was the mother, and the son who stuck his head out at the end.
This luck seems a little good.
Although the Galar Region Pokemon have not been announced, not even the Alola Region Pokemon Alliance has been announced, but Natsu doesn't think that the Galar Region Pokemon can't be used as Gym Pokemon.
Pokemon Pokédex listed, Which Regions are included?
This registration information, he may not be able to help the Sinnoh Alliance retrieve it.
If the three Duraludons can be captured, Natsu thinks that the basic configuration of the Gym is almost complete.
However.
Natsu had just clashed with Duraludon, and he didn't have time to communicate with each other too much.
The ground suddenly shook violently.
Huge cracks spread rapidly on the ground.
Coincidentally, this crack was actually at the location where Duraludon lived in the cave.
Both the male Duraludon and the female Duraludon barely stabilized their bodies and managed not to fall into the crack.
But the kid who had just been snapped back by them wasn't so lucky.
The sudden crack, accompanied by the falling rocks, the little Duraludon was scared and gripped the cracked stone wall, but still couldn't stop the fall.
The two Duraludons panicked and wanted to save, but it turned out that they had no such ability at all.
Whoosh-
The wind suddenly blew through them and rushed down the gap.
Natsu was riding Latios.
Psychic wrapped the little Duraludon in time to hold it in before it completely fell.
Duraludon is small, so light that even Psychic Natsu can easily catch it.
But Natsu, who was riding on Latios' back, saw the valley of the mountainside from the pile of rocks after entering the crack. At this moment, he really couldn't focus on little Duraludon's body.
The same goes for Latios.
They stared blankly at the "culprit" who brought the crack.
Big red silhouette.
As well as the dozens of Unowns surrounding his body, they all looked exhausted and sluggish.
"You guys. This is a big joke." Natsu gulped, muttering.
Self-control that is rarely lost.
Especially because what he saw was terrifying.
In fact, the Unowns are also very regretful at this time.
But who made them capture the most terrifying thing in Natsu's mind, and it was this figure that materialized?
Unown is very good at creating illusions by exploiting the point of fear or desire.
Unown also plays and creates the illusion of Entei in the original book.
But now, Unowns had lost control.
What did Natsu see?
A Pokémon covered in red, scaly, armored skin, with large spikes extending from the head, torso, and tail, the body is covered with black stripes, and these stripes seem to form a special symbol in some parts.
The only difference is probably the lifeless eyes.
"No you guys" Natsu took a deep breath "Did you guys create Groudon?!"
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(end of this chapter)