Chapter 594 Totem?

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The Gumshoos.

Normal-Type Pokemon.

Famous for looks, bah, for durability.

A very patient Pokemon.

They likes to crouch where prey must pass, waiting for prey to approach with super endurance, and shoots at critical moments and deals great damage to their prey.

Gumshoos have a strong attachment to their prey. If you become their target, if you don't defeat them, you will continue to be harassed and attacked again and again.

Clear.

This group of Gumshoos used the Forest Berry as bait to lure the nearby Wild Pokemon closer, and then launched an attack.

If they weren't waiting for prey, they would also pick the Berries behind them as food before nightfall.

So Gumshoos is an omnivorous Pokémon.

But now.

Latios had fallen prey to them.

It's no wonder that such a large Berry forest is full of Berries but not picked.

Turns out there's a group of Gumshoos waiting here.

"Shooss!"

The Gumshoos, who had just missed an attack and been knocked to the ground by Monferno, returned to the group, bared their teeth and let out a low cry.

With his voice, a dozen the Gumshooss also hummed.

"Oss—"

"Monf-"

Latios approached Monferno, and Eevee jumped down from Natsu's body, standing behind them.

"Shoos!"

With a low growl from the Gumshoos, the Gumshoos, who had long been ready to leave, sprang into action.

But they didn't attack right away.

The four Gumshoos turned around and lay on the ground, their hind legs slamming the ground, and with their movement, handfuls of sand were thrown at Latios and Monferno.

Sand attack!

It can reduce the opponent's hit rate.

The other side.

It was still the other four Gumshoos, standing on two legs, and somehow had lumps of brown and coffee mud in their hands. Along with Sand Attack, they also threw it at Latios.

Mud Slap!

This is also a move that can reduce the opponent's hit rate.

The difference is, "Mud Slap" has the potential to cause damage, while "Sand Attack" does not.

But "Sand Attack" can ignore Flying Type Pokémon and Pokémon with a "Levitate" Characteristic Trait, are immune to Ground Type moves.

Seeing this scene, Natsu looked surprised.

The Wild Pokémon's cooperation with each other was not something he could see before.

Rarely are people as disciplined as Gumshoos.

Natsu said to Monferno, "Counter Shield."

"Monf!"

Monferno shouted loudly, raised his hand, and then his mouth opened, flames burst out of his mouth, and his body began to rotate

Just like "Fire Spin" with his own center, it blocks all the sand and dirt from the fire.

This left the few remaining Gumshoos ready to rush out.

Some don't know what to do.

This has never happened before.

But they froze, not Natsu and his Pokemon.

Monferno took a step with his fists clenched, and dashed towards the Gumshoos who stopped abruptly in the middle of the attack.

It was also the Gumshoos that got hit by "Fire Punch" earlier.

But this time.

Monferno performs a "Power-Up Punch"!

A Fighting-Type move that can deal double damage to Normal-Type Gumshoos.

Bang !!

A hard punch to Gumshoos' head.

Gumshoos lost consciousness with just a "weng" in his head.

Falls to the ground and loses his combat capability.

And Monferno also increases his attack power due to the "Power-Up Punch" effect.

His entire body emitted a dark red glow, and the flames on his tail flashed.

Meanwhile.

Latios followed behind Monferno.

As the target was about to be sneakily attacked, Latios heaved a sigh of relief at this moment.

"Oss!!"

As his body flew rapidly, his body emitted a special frequency, and a blue-purple Dragon-Type energy was all around him.

With this power, Latios's flight started to become erratic.

Dragon Dance!

And.

As he flew, the scales on his body continued to shoot out like normal bullets, brushing against where Gumsho was.

The more scales it shoots, the faster it goes.

At the moment.

The Gumshoos finally reacted.

Their tactic didn't work.

Then only can fight!

Facing the rushing Latios, several Gumshoos opened their mouths and jumped towards Latios.

"Vee~~"

Eevee swayed continuously, sending out circles of pink ripples like powder-like sound waves.

The ripples continued to spread and covered an extremely wide area.

Synchronoise!

This is Natsu's Eevee, a move that Genetics got.

Eevee didn't have many chances to use it, but against Gumshoos, which is also a Normal-Type Pokémon, it has played a good role.

The move "Synchronoise" is a move that can only deal damage to Pokemon with the same Attributes.

It has great limitations, but also has relatively strong formidable strength.

Although Eevee's strength is not strong, her "Synchronoise" this time has just created space and opportunities for Latios and Monferno.

Latios flew over the Gumshoos like a jet.

With the completion of "Dragon Dance" and "Scale Shot", Latios' speed was now beyond what Gumshoos could catch.

There wasn't even a chance to get a breath of air.

After dodging the attacks from the three jumping Gumsho's "Crunch" moves, Latios' counterattack began.

"Oss!!"

Luster Purge!.

A soft milky white light leaked from Latios' mouth, like an airplane constantly attacking, passing by, giving Gumshoo no chance at all to fight back.

And what about Monferno?

Of course.

Monferno switches places with Latios when necessary, adding more mobility and flexibility.

As for the Eevee.

Her biggest credit is flying the flag next to her.

Use the occasional "Helping Hand" move to take advantage opportunities.

Even though it took a lot of time to finish this group of Gumshoos.

But Natsu, who wasn't in a hurry, was also willing to pay that much to train Pokemon.

Final.

When all the Gumshooss are laying on the ground, this Berry forest really opens up to them.

Natsu didn't say anything about being human and left the line, taking all of the Berries right away.

However, with the climate characteristic of the Alola Region, this Berry Tree would soon grow new Berries again.

It's no surprise that this group of Gumshoos got settled.

But when he first clashed with them, Natsu was very impressed with the tactical coordination that seemed very skilled.

If it goes according to the Gumshoos plan.

The first wave of "Sand Attack" and "Mud Slap" did their job, disrupting Latios and Monferno's line of sight, reducing their movement attack rate.

Then the group of the Gumshoos getting ready to throw a punch could actually deal good damage to Latios.

Even if the target is focused enough, it's not impossible to kill in seconds.

Look at this.

It seems that the Gumshoos have a strong ability to work together.

But.

When their tactical plans are ruined by Monferno's "Counter Shield".

The Gumshoos group suddenly panicked, and the battle was lost.

It's like they don't know what to do.

It's not that different from regular Wild Pokémon anymore.

They were easily overpowered by three small children.

"This Gumshoos Group Is Interesting."

Natsu shook his head with a smile and walked up the mountain with the three.

However.

He thought only the Gumshoos knew tactics

It turns out.

Not just Gumshoos.

Most of the Pokémon he had encountered since then were different from any Wild Pokémon he had encountered before.

Each group of Wild Pokémon.

Even individual Wild Pokémon seem to have tactics that suit their profile well.

Even though there was only one tactic, as long as he cracked it, they became like normal Wild Pokémon again.

But this phenomenon was enough to show that the Wild Pokémon on this mountain were not normal.

As if someone had trained them.

"Are the Pokemon in this mountain all abandoned?" thought Natsu.

No wonder he thought so.

As absurd as it sounds, this seems like the only explanation that makes sense.

After all, in the Pokémon world, there are still many cases where Trainers abandon Pokémon.

And the Pokémon world does have special places for Trainers to leave Pokémon.

The Niebel Plateau in the Kalos Region, for example, is a gathering place for abandoned Pokémon.

Is Mount Hokulani the same?

But there are advantages.

It was so Latios and the others could better practice tactics.

Like the opponent is also a Trainer.

This makes them grow rapidly.

There seems to be a trend towards becoming a training ground for Natsu and his Pokemon.

But the more he ascended, the more powerful Wild Pokémon he encountered.

To face this Wild Pokémon, Natsu also summons Beedrill, Alakazam and Togekiss one by one.

He didn't pull Latios and Monferno back.

Latios and Monferno's tactics were gradually mastered and mastered in repeated battles.

Even though their Senior level strength was far from Gym Leader level strength.

But it's time to train together.

In the future, when Latios and Monferno's power overtook Beedrill, it could seamlessly link up.

Of course.

Now they are more of a bystander, occasionally playing a role and taking responsibility.

For the most part, rely on Beedrill for them.

Keeping this pattern, Natsu walks halfway up the mountain with a few Pokemon.

"Bir."

Flying beside Natsu, Beedrill, who was aware of the situation around him, suddenly raised his head, as if sensing something.

"What's wrong, Beedrill?"

Beedrill's oddity catches Natsu's attention.

"Zaam."

At this time.

Alakazam spoke up too, Psychic in his eyes.

The two Pokémon looked in one direction almost simultaneously.

"There?"

Natsu silently nodded.

They had encountered staged ambushes more than once on this mountain, so they were more careful now.

But now that Beedrill and Alakazam had a taste of it, Natsu decided to check it out.

Not forgetting to remind: "Be careful."

Tzzzzzz.

The electric current in Beedrill's wings, becoming a living spark, exceeded the jump's usual level of activity.

And.

These fine streams of flocculants, after escaping from their feather wings, formed a faint arc of thin lines in the air.

Though they dissipated quickly, the thin lines of these currents indicated that there was a strange magnetic field where they were approaching, affecting the small Beedrill currents.

Natsu, who noticed this scene, slowly looked around the sparks.

"Bir!"

Suddenly.

A beam of pure gold, extremely destructive power, carried a large amount of radiant current, passing through the branches of several large trees, and moving towards their location.

Beedrill's wings fluttered, intercepting the beam's path.

Twineedle glows with blue fluorescence, and it's immediate.

bang!

The impact is strong.

Beedrill's red compound eyes were fierce, screaming loudly.

"Bir!"

With a burst of Twineedle's power, he blocked the attack.

But on his body, sparks also jumped with a smooth current, and the electric current melted into his fur.

Doesn't seem to have much effect.

Natsu's eyes lit up.

"Absorbing the current that should cause 'paralysis'?"

At the same time, Alakazam crossed his spoon.

Psychic threads coalesced into a ball, striking the attack direction.

Togekiss had a similar response, with an "Air Slash" slicing through the dense canopy, releasing dense branches.

"Chaa!"

Togekiss pointed off into the distance, narrowly avoiding the Pokémon Alakazam was attacking.

It's an insect-like Pokemon.

It had a pair of large jaws that were almost as long as its body, and looked very strong. Behind the massive jaw is the original orange mouth, with wings spread.

The wings are divided into upper wings and lower wings. In Flight, the upper wings remain motionless, and the lower wings are as thin as cicada wings, which are almost invisible in Flight.

"Vikavolt?"

Natsu said the Pokemon's name.

Vikavolt is a registered Pokémon from the Alola Region, with dual attributes, Bug-Type and Electric-Type

And the attack Beedrill just faced was Vikavolt's Electric Type "Zap Cannon" move.

An extremely powerful Electric-Type Movement with incredible power.

An added effect is that a Pokemon hit has a high chance of being "paralysed".

But Beedrill isn't.

The small electric current that should have paralyzed him was absorbed by Beedrill's electric wings.

However, Pokemon like Vikavolt are rare.

Due to the harsh conditions of its evolution, it must be in a special magnetic field or use a Thunder Stone to evolve.

Natsu then thought of the electric arcs that jumped into Beedrill's wings as they approached.

Clear.

There is a special magnetic field in this area.

buzz-

buzz-

The sound of vibration of Insect wings rang out, with the subtle movement of the electric current, was another Vikavolt, which appeared in a different place.

"A huge amount?"

Seven or eight Vikavolts appeared, and one by one, holding their pliers, electric currents gathered within them, as if they were about to give them the first shot.

However.

What really surprised Natsu.

was the last Vikavolt to appear.

"Chaa!"

Togekiss looked surprised.

'That's huge! '

Beedrill's wings slowed down.

On his body, there was a strange aura, an aura that had not appeared for a long time, and was being stimulated again.

Natsu said slowly "Is this a Totem?"

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(End of this chapter)