I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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J didn't hesitate to release a Poké Ball.

Baton!

A Salamence appeared and spewed flames toward Shigeru, while Ariados, standing nearby, shot two black beams from its eyes.

"…Mental fortitude, sharp stone attack!" Xiao Mao commanded.

"Saru!"

"Crack!"

Gardevoir's eyes emitted a blue light as it unleashed a beam of psychic energy.

Garchomp slammed its claws into the ground, unleashing a series of rock blades.

The two sides' skills clashed, and the powerful mental force instantly shattered the Night Demon Shadow, sending Ariados flying.

The stone attacks and the flamethrowers fought to a standstill, neither gaining the upper hand, but Ariadus could not rise again.

【LV42 Ariados♂/Gym】

"Accept!"

Just then, J turned the petrification gun on Gardevoir and fired a petrification beam.

Gardevoir had already noticed all of this. With a slight movement, Gardevoir easily dodged the petrification beam, which missed its target and struck the rock behind Gardevoir. Perhaps because the rock was rock itself, it did not change.

"You really are risking your life for money, aren't you?" Xiao Mao activated all the spirits on his body.

Great...!

Five Pokémon—Giant Iron Raptor, Electivire, Glaceon, Weavile, and Metagross—make their appearance, along with Gardevoir, making a total of eight Pokémon.

J's brow furrowed. She was puzzled as to why Gary had eight Pokémon. Normally, trainers could only carry six Pokémon. The key point was that each Pokémon had evolved to its final form and looked quite powerful.

The key point is that Xiao Mao seems to know that her secret weapon is the petrification gun, so he should be on guard. Staying any longer would be very disadvantageous.

"let's go."

J recalls Ariados and jumps directly onto Salamence's back to use it.

The Salamence was very skilled and immediately carried J away from here, flying more than twenty nectar sources in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Mao and his elf were both shocked, not expecting J to run away so decisively, even abandoning her subordinates.

527: The Elf Who Intercepted Hunter J

"Run!"

"Let's run...!"

When J's men saw him escape, they all fled as well. The driver inside the armored vehicle also opened the door and ran away, showing no intention of resisting.

J's subordinates all knew what kind of person she was. When faced with a powerful enemy, she would run away without hesitation, and she would not do anything without personal gain.

This is why J was able to remain at large for so long.

"You can stay here, Gardevoir. Use Psychic." Gary had no intention of letting J's subordinates go. This group had been acting as accomplices to evil for many years and were no good people either.

"Saru!"

Gardevoir used Psychic, and the fleeing hunters felt unable to move, their bodies automatically floating towards Gardevoir. Gardevoir then used Hypnosis to put the hunters into a deep sleep.

J didn't bring many people with him on this mission; including J, there were only four people in total.

If it weren't for the fact that arresting J might affect the later plot, Shigeru definitely wouldn't have let J escape.

J's strongest Pokémon is Salamence, at level 65. The other two Pokémon are not very strong. Ariados is only at the Gym Leader level. Although we haven't seen Drapion, it's certain that Drapion is much weaker than Salamence, at most level 270, which is only at the near-Elite Four level.

"Mavila, help this guy untie himself," Xiao Mao said.

The Weavile walked to the young man's side and gently slashed away the spider silk covering his body with its claws.

The young man who had escaped had no time to express his gratitude. He immediately ran to the armored vehicle and looked at Bosscodora, who was encased in a glass dome. His face was full of anxiety, and he didn't know how to restore Bosscodora.

"Aggron, how are you?" the young man asked worriedly, but the petrified Aggron did not respond.

Shigeru came over and comforted her, "Don't worry, Aggron is only temporarily petrified and is not in any danger."

Hearing Xiao Mao say that, the young man breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him, saying, "Thank you. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"You're welcome, it was nothing. Let's see what other Pokémon these people caught," said Gary.

The armored vehicle in front of us is quite large, about the size of a small truck. J brought his men out, so it's definitely not just to capture a single Pokémon. If it were a single target, J would usually act alone.

Xiao Mao and the young man opened the back door of the armored vehicle, where three petrified elves were placed, all encased in glass cases.

【LV26 Earth Dragon Brother♂/Elite】

【LV38 Ultrasonic Larva ♂/Gym】

【LV27 Soldier with Knife Blade♂/Near-King】

Gary was surprised. These three Pokémon were not from the Sinnoh region, but were unique to other regions. It seemed that J was on a mission to capture these Pokémon.

After all, things are valued for their rarity, and Pokémon from other regions would naturally be more valuable in the Sinnoh region.

Moreover, all three of these Pokémon are relatively rare.

Although the Earth Dragon is not strong, it is a very rare Pokémon in the Johto region because it lives underground and is very difficult to catch.

Ultrasonic Larva and Piketo are both relatively difficult Pokémon to catch, and both have a certain degree of rarity.

After unloading the three Pokémon from the armored vehicle, Gary called Officer Jenny and asked her to come and receive them, as these Pokémon were unique to other regions and were not commonly found in the Sinnoh region.

So it must have been J who captured the trainer's Pokémon.

Shigeru also examined the glass cover. There was a green button on the disc below. If you kept pressing it, the petrified Pokémon inside would be restored.

Knowing what to do, the young man released his Aggron. As for the other three Pokémon, he didn't remove the petrification, mainly because he was worried that they would cause trouble after the petrification was removed.

Jun Sha acted very quickly (bbcj), arriving with a group of people in less than half an hour. After briefly inquiring about the situation, he took Xiao Mao and the young man back to Huayuan Town.

"I never expected you could chase J away. You're truly remarkable for your age," Officer Jun said, praising him after learning what had happened.

Hunter J has always been a headache for the police because he possesses advanced technology that ordinary trainers simply cannot deal with. Crucially, Hunter J's gang also has aerial transport vehicles that can move at any time.

This means that Hunter J doesn't need a fixed warehouse; the Pokémon she catches are all kept in her spaceship and moved around frequently, making it very difficult for the police to catch her.

After all, the police don't usually mobilize most of their resources to search for Hunter J. They usually only concentrate their efforts on arresting him after identifying his fixed warehouse.

To capture J, it is necessary to know the transaction location between J and the buyer in advance, and then concentrate efforts to capture him. However, this is very difficult. The best way to obtain the transaction location is to send a spy to infiltrate J's gang, obtain the transaction location, and then capture J.

The method is simple, but difficult to implement. After all, J is a boss who doesn't care about the lives of her subordinates. Anyone who wants to infiltrate her hunter team will inevitably be subject to her strict interrogation.

"It's alright, but how are those three Pokémon doing?" Shigeru asked.

“The trainers of Ultrasonic Larva and Gryphon dwarf have been found, but Gryphon dwarf isn’t their Pokémon, and no one reported it missing,” Officer Jenny said.

"how come?"

Gary doesn't quite believe that Gryphon Rider wouldn't have a trainer.

“According to our interrogation, the hunters confessed that this Komaguchi soldier was a bargaining chip used by the seller in a transaction that took place a few days ago. J intended to use this Komaguchi soldier to get a good price, but he received a last-minute mission to come here and capture Shunichi's Bosscodora,” Officer Jenny said.

"Was this little soldier with the sword released?" Xiao Mao asked.

“Theoretically yes, but the Koma Blade Soldier isn’t exactly a protected Pokémon; it’s more like smuggling. But you rescued the Koma Blade Soldier. What do you plan to do with him?” Officer Jenny asked.

That Pike has decent potential, but it's a Pokémon unique to the Unova region and can't be used to participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

However, the final evolution of the Pike-Sword Soldier is the General Slash, which is a very powerful Pokémon.

With a base stat total of 550, which is higher than some legendary Pokémon, coupled with excellent resistances and three unique abilities, it's definitely worth training.

Even if it can't be used at the Suzuran Tournament, it can be used at the Hinoki Tournament in the Unova region later.

528: Different Colored Horse Sword Soldier

"Miss Officer Jenny, may I adopt that Komamoto Soldier?" Shigeru thought it would be nice to raise a Komamoto Soldier and planned to adopt it.

"Okay, then come with me."

Next, Officer Jenny took Gary to the police station where Pokémon were stored.

As soon as he entered, Xiao Mao saw a lot of elves, all of whom had unhappy expressions on their faces, because these elves were all wandering elves.

Because humans abandon Pokémon, these abandoned Pokémon have to fight to survive in the city. Some Pokémon with eccentric personalities will attack humans. Officer Jenny will capture and imprison these Pokémon and then hand them over to the Pokémon Conservation Association for processing.

The fact that these Pokémon were captured by Officer Jenny means that they must have disrupted the normal operation of the city. Although the root cause was humans, these Pokémon are weak, after all.

Soon, Xiao Mao spotted the little soldier with the dagger.

Upon seeing the Koma-no-Tsurugi soldier, Shigeru exclaimed in astonishment, "An oddly colored one...!"

“Yes, this little soldier with the sword is of a different color, which is why J took it,” Officer J said.

This is not surprising. Pike-chan is not a very rare Pokémon. However, they all follow Bisharp and are not very difficult to capture. Only a shiny Pokémon can explain why J would capture Pike-chan.

Komato the soldier also saw Officer Jenny and Shigeru, but only glanced at them before paying no further attention.

Officer Jenny brought Gary to the group of soldiers and introduced him, saying, "Koma-no-Kami, this is the soldier who saved you. He's willing to adopt you, so you'll be his spirit from now on."

Koma-to looked at Shigeru, then nodded, agreeing to be Shigeru's spirit.

"Little Shigeru, Komado Koshin agreed," Officer Jenny said with a smile.

Xiao Mao was quite surprised. He had thought that Komado Kobei would reject him, but Komado Kobei agreed right away. This was too easygoing.

"Ponytail, I'm a trainer, and my Pokémon will be used for battles in the future," Gary reminded him.

"Okay!" Koma-katana nodded frantically when it heard that it could fight, looking as if it was afraid that Shigeru would prevent it from fighting.

Shigeru was even more confused. He knew that Pike-Goblins were very combative Pokémon. From a young age, they aimed to defeat Commanders and hoped to one day lead their kind. They trained tirelessly every day and were not afraid of challenges, even when faced with intense training.

"Since you're willing, then come in." Xiao Mao took out a red and white ball.

Before Gary could throw it over, Gryphon jumped up on its own, slapping the blade on the Poké Ball's switch, and was immediately sucked into the Poké Ball.

The Poké Ball wobbled slightly in Gary's hand twice before stopping.

[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

By subduing the Koma-no-Kami grunt, Shigeru finally completed the task that had been pending for three years.