Chapter 185

The Team Rocket Trio came again to cause trouble; after many failures, they planned to use hot air balloons combined with machines to swoop up all the Pokémon in the hot spring area at once. At that moment, because Brock protected the Happiny, the Happiny, touched by emotion, evolved into Ferrothorn, and after evolving it also severed the Team Rocket Trio's device.

But the Team Rocket Trio's device was very strong; even all of Ash's Pokémon attacking together couldn't destroy it.

At that moment, Shangye's detector suddenly buzzed; a flame shot from the nearby mountain peak, blasting forth and directly destroying the Team Rocket's device, and additionally blasting the Team Rocket away.

Seeing the Flame Emperor, Shangye immediately released a Musharna.

The Flame Emperor before him was someone he had searched for painstakingly for a long time, so he was terrified that the Flame Emperor would suddenly leave; he immediately challenged the Flame Emperor and even had the Dream Sprite use Dark Gaze on it.

He feared the Flame Emperor would slip away silently.

Shangye's goal was to capture the Flame Emperor; he specially trained a Dream Sprite that knew Dark Gaze to prevent the Flame Emperor from escaping.

High-speed stars, illusionary light beams......

None of the moves the Dream Sprite used had any effect on the Flame Emperor.

Shangye found it very troublesome, and Ash and his companions were all surprised.

Finally, the Dream Sprite also used Iron Head on the Flame Emperor, but before it could make contact, the Flame Emperor's roar sent it back into its Poké Ball.

It caused no damage at all and was defeated by the Flame Emperor's light strike; most importantly, the Flame Emperor merely roared and instantly defeated the Dream Sprite, showing a huge gap in strength between the two.

Just like Hu Di sent by the Water Capital faction in Yuan Zhu City trying to capture the Water Monarch, they couldn't withstand a single move from the opponent and lacked the strength to capture it.

The Flame Emperor glanced at the trainer below, let out a roar, and immediately left.

Leaving Ash and his companions staring longingly.

Watching the Flame Emperor's retreating back, Shangye felt a bit bitter, but he still had the idea of capturing it, wanting to continue searching for the Flame Emperor in the future, and was determined to capture it.

【Water Capital: The Three Sacred Beasts are all strong, unable to withstand a single move, completely crushed; I saw Black Satoshi fight the Water Monarch and even win, but that was Black Satoshi, with the boost of Wave Power and Rainbow Feather, and the Water Cannon Turtle itself also has Wave Power and has trained for a long time.】

【Water Monarch wasn't using its full strength, but eighty percent of its power was exerted, so it appears the Water Cannon Turtle's strength is roughly comparable to the Water Monarch's.】

【Shangye: If I had a Water Cannon Turtle like Black Satoshi's, maybe there would actually be a glimmer of hope in capturing the Flame Emperor.】

【Mikuri: That naturally is...... Wave Power boost, Rainbow Feather, and it also counters the Flame Emperor; maybe if Black Satoshi sends out the Water Cannon Turtle, it could actually defeat the Flame Emperor!】

【Kenan: As long as there's type suppression, even against a legendary Poké Ball, I always feel Black Satoshi has a good chance; maybe it's because I've seen Black Satoshi grow, first encountering the Phoenix King, then Lugia, and he himself is a Wave Power Warrior, training daily, so that strength—if it didn't increase, that would be fake.】

Ash and his companions found a strange Electric Strike Monster in the forest, which from the start showed hostility toward Pikachu.

At that moment, the Team Rocket Trio suddenly appeared, causing trouble, and caught both the Young Basaras and the Electric Strike Monster together.

Ash and his companions pursued Team Rocket, and by chance encountered Nana, whom they had met a few times before, learning that she was searching for that Electric Strike Monster in the jungle.

After learning from Ash that the Electric Strike Monster had been captured by Team Rocket, she also followed Ash to track down Team Rocket, helping Ash retrieve the Young Basaras, and also for that Electric Strike Monster, she was determined to capture it.

When Team Rocket was also searching for Poké Ball, they also encountered an 'acquaintance', meeting the Carp King Uncle; Xiao Cilang was forced to take out the Big Eating Flower to exchange with the Carp King Uncle for a Mouth Braindead Flower that emits a sweet scent to lure Poké Ball.

The Mouth Braindead Flower attracted the Electric Strike Monster, the Young Basaras, and Ash and his companions.

The Big Eating Flower that was exchanged, like swallowing Xiao Cilang, swallowed Wuzang, and the angry Wuzang blasted it away. Meanwhile, the Carp King Uncle was also swallowed by Xiao Cilang's original Big Eating Flower; in anger he kicked the Big Eating Flower away, the two Big Eating Flowers collided, instantly producing affection, and they thus fell into the river of love!

This is definitely love at first sight!

Everyone saw the two Big Eating Flowers so bizarrely fall into the river of love, feeling it rather absurd, but their trainer is Team Rocket's Xiao Cilang, suddenly feeling it's not that absurd.

The Team Rocket Trio are all so bizarre, so it's normal for their Poké Ball to be bizarre as well.

【Brock: The Big Eating Flower swallows Xiao Cilang every time it appears, and it's quite fond of the Big Eating Flower; he just took the wrong path, if he were normal, he might become like Mr. Da Wu inheriting the family business, with his intelligence and talent, he should be able to create something astonishing.】

【Xiba: It's a pity his intelligence and talent are misused, and he's sunk deep, making it hard to extricate himself.】

【Xiangtai: What a pity, Xiao Cilang is quite handsome, but he fell in with the wrong crowd, forcibly turning himself into a comedian; however he's still good with Poké Ball, so the Big Eating Flower expresses its care and reliance on Xiao Cilang in its own way.】

【Xiaomao: Such a way of liking is only found in Team Rocket!】

And your grandfather, Professor Da Mu...... some people thought of Stinky Sludge, and Professor Da Mu had received its clingy caresses.

Only trainers who are good to Poké Ball will receive Poké Ball's extremely special affection.

It's obvious that Xiao Cilang is such a trainer; although they are bad people, they are still decent to their own Poké Ball.

Xiao Cilang saw the Big Eating Flower and recalled that time when he sent it out to battle, it was always biting his head,

but the Big Eating Flower never let the dissolving liquid in its mouth touch him, indicating it didn't really want to harm him, but rather it was a kind of affectionate expression.

Xiao Cilang still misses his Poké Ball quite a bit; although they stay by his side and aren't very strong, they've gone through many experiences together, and the Poké Ball hasn't despised him as a weak trainer.

"If I were to inherit the family business, wouldn't it be much better than now?"

Xiao Cilang thought, like the Da Wu at the Dewen Company, developing high technology, specializing in research on Poké Ball, such as making devices for communicating with Poké Ball, reviving fossil Poké Ball, etc.

The more he thought about it, the better it seemed; if he could actually achieve all that, he would indeed be very successful.

But suddenly, Xiao Cilang's mind recalled the oppressive education at home and the pressure from his fiancée, and he shuddered.

Xiao Cilang's face drastically changed.

Too scary, I dare not think about it!

The fantasy ended; it's still better to be with Team Rocket, although lacking a wealthy life, hanging out with Wuzang Meowth, often going hungry, getting beaten, enduring all hardships...... but at least it's very free, very happy, very meaningful.

The Electric Strike Monster and the Young Basaras spend most of their time together, developing a good bond; in the end, Nana naturally challenged the Electric Strike Monster, facing it.

Nana sent out the Big Bamboo, easily defeated the Electric Strike Monster, and also captured it.