Chapter 275

After arriving at the cliffside rest stop on the other side, Xiang Guangtai rested for a short while.

Because the previous day had been too fulfilling, he did not enter the Dream World; upon waking at dawn, Xiang Guangtai set out on his journey earlier than the others.

This was to deal with those few Rotom.

The Rotom, flickering with electric light, were released from the Strange Balls. At dawn, a thick fog filled the air; the tall buildings ahead blocked the moisture from the ocean, resembling a black mountain range, which caused the fog here to be exceptionally dense.

In the game, the gates on both sides of Black City and White Forest are also places where the fog is thick.

"Rotom-rotom! Hee hee hee hee~!"

Three Rotom were released by Xiang Guangtai. Having learned the power of the Strange Balls, two of them looked very unhappy, their mouths pouting, while the remaining one was very happy, still laughing "hee hee hee."

"Their natures are different. The two unhappy ones are... Sassy and Naughty, and the happy one is... Jolly, perhaps?"

Having been thwarted in their pranks, the Sassy one and the Naughty one were naturally unhappy, but the Jolly one would act as if it didn't matter, and would even become interested in the thing that thwarted it; this meant its nature didn't include "Curiosity," otherwise this one would definitely belong to that nature.

It wanted to poke and prod at everything, while Xiang Guangtai warned the three Rotom:

"Be careful you don't get caught by others! Is running out of the Spirit Realm that much fun? If you break the elevator, everyone will be very troubled!"

"Hee hee hee hee~" The Jolly Rotom laughed heartlessly, as if it didn't matter if it got caught as long as it could find something fun. It circled Xiang Guangtai's body several times, very curious.

The remaining two looked at each other, but soon they were also led into laughing "hee hee hee."

I don't know what they were happy about, but they were happy regardless.

"You must have been attracted by the fluctuations of the Spirit Realm and the young girl's ghost, right? Now that she has returned, the power of the Spirit Realm is also dissipating, and you should also return to—hey, don't drill into my backpack."

Xiang Guangtai brandished a Strange Ball at one of the Rotom as a show of force, and that Naughty Rotom suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

That cyan ball is too hateful!

How can it seal our power! The power brought from the Spirit Realm can no longer be used, Rotom!

Prank or death!

Ah, but we are ghosts to begin with, so we can't die!

You human are really not liked by ghosts!

These three Rotom had no intention of returning to the Spirit Realm at all. The Spirit Realm was too boring; the real world was more interesting. The elevators at the Wonderful Bridge were so fun, and they could go visit the ghost girl when they were bored, although she was very sad and just wouldn't play with them.

You, hurry up and let us go, let us go pull some pranks!

Hearing what these three guys said, Xiang Guangtai sighed helplessly.

The ghost girl was waiting for Cresselia; she wouldn't go pull pranks with you, and besides, her partner is an Abra with the Psychic type.

These electric ghosts were truly very naive, with the temperament of children. Without the restraint of the Strange Balls, even someone like Professor Oak would be driven to his wits' end.

It's no wonder Cyrus couldn't stop thinking about them.

After all, Cyrus was an autistic child when he was young; having a Jolly optimist like Rotom by his side, he would naturally feel that it was a happy time.

But being too lively is not a good thing. These three Rotom counted as Pokémon he had captured himself.

Xiang Guangtai intended to keep one to help, and as for the remaining two, since they were unwilling to go back, he couldn't just release them, otherwise they would definitely turn around and drill into the elevator again.

Better to send them to Professor Juniper.

However, I don't know if the Strange Balls can be identified and transferred. Although it's possible in the game, in reality...

"Hee hee hee hee~"

The Jolly Rotom suddenly floated onto Xiang Guangtai's head, seemingly performing a comical act. The other two unhappy Rotom discovered its behavior and were suddenly amused, so the three Rotom started twitching and circling on top of Xiang Guangtai's head.

Xiang Guangtai: "..."

In the game, the Rotom that caused the elevator malfunction should have been sent to Route 15.

That female researcher named Jieyi would use Rotom to trade for the Ditto captured by the protagonist. Although the Rotom she traded would have an independent name, judging from the communicator conversation with Miss Yangkui, she seemed to have been trading Rotom on Route 15 for a long time.

From the Black/White era to the two years within Black 2/White 2, she has been here!

And his current location is exactly Route 15!

And she would express that although she had traded Rotom and Ditto with people before, she actually liked Ditto more?

Heading toward Route 15, Xiang Guangtai rode Aegislash to fly. The three Rotom twitched and flew over in mid-air, seemingly thinking that flying this way was very interesting. Soon, he saw a camper van that had been modified beyond recognition, parked by the side of the road, seemingly conducting some research.

And not far from this camper van, on a highland, one could see the Poké Transfer Lab standing there from afar. Below the Poké Transfer Lab was a huge valley where some Pokémon were active; Xiang Guangtai also saw martial artists and Pokémon Rangers.

But isn't the number of Rangers a bit too high?! Xiang Guangtai saw at least a dozen people; this wasn't in the original work!

"Hee hee hee hee~"

The Rotom suddenly became excited. They pointed at the camper van, seemingly because there were electrical appliances inside that interested them. Through their voices, Xiang Guangtai learned that there was also a Rotom inside that camper van.

Sure enough, it had already been traded by this time. The female researcher Jieyi in the camper van had been keeping the Rotom in the van for research.

At this point in time, even Pluto of the Galactic Team in the Sinnoh region and Professor Rowan hadn't figured out the origin of this kind of Pokémon. The researchers in the Unova region were probably seeing it for the first time. It was out of curiosity that they conducted the research.

In that case, if his three Rotom were captured, they should also be sent to her.

"Hee hee hee~"

Although the Rotom intended to go over and play, they were stared at by Xiang Guangtai. Looking at that terrifying cyan round ball, two of these three guys were quite uncomfortable. Only the Jolly Rotom ran to Xiang Guangtai's front with a cheeky face, naturally indicating that it wanted to go over and say hello.

"Rotom~ hee hee hee (won't mess around anymore, hee hee hee!)!"

"Alright, but absolutely do not mess with the machines. Even if you run into the machines, I can still get you out!"

Xiang Guangtai made a baring-teeth-and-claws gesture as if scaring a child: "The skills of a Spirit Medium are something you little ghosts can't imagine!"

"Woo woo woo woo..."

The Sassy Rotom and the Naughty Rotom nodded continuously. They indeed felt that the spirit power radiating from Xiang Guangtai was very powerful. Using intense emotional fluctuations to cause a surge in spirit power—this was a power different from most Spirit Mediums, and even different from souls!

Oh my, why is this human so bad!

Don't want to play with him anymore!

These two started whispering to each other, radiating electricity.

And the Jolly Rotom had already taken action; it ran out in a flash!

Hey! Wait for us! The remaining two hurriedly followed!

Immediately after, they heard the researcher's scream from inside!

But that scream was not out of fear, but joy!

"Ah! Where did these electric ghosts run from! There are actually three! Catch, catch!"

"Eh? Can't catch them?"

I don't know what happened in the camper van, but in any case, Xiang Guangtai approached quickly, but soon saw the three Rotom running out with subtle expressions!

The Sassy Rotom was very unhappy! That woman actually threw balls at them the moment they met!

The Naughty Rotom was quite happy! It used an electric shock to zap a ball away; it was so fun!

The Jolly Rotom twitched on the spot; it used electricity to lock onto a ball and brought it to Xiang Guangtai.

"Eh? I don't need this thing. Why are you like a Murkrow picking up coins?"

"Hee hee hee hee~" The Jolly Rotom laughed "hee hee hee"!

And the female researcher Jieyi also walked out with her gentle Rotom. When she saw the three Rotom circling Xiang Guangtai, she was suddenly extremely surprised!

"Three! Are these three electric ghosts all yours!"

"Ah! Sorry! This kind of Pokémon was just discovered not long ago! It doesn't have a formal name yet! Where did you see them?"

Jieyi was very excited, and Xiang Guangtai told her:

"This kind of Pokémon already has a name; it's called Rotom, which is spelling the word 'motor' backward..."

In the naming of Rotom in the fourth generation, Cyrus's diary inevitably contained words from the real world, which is English. However, after the fifth generation, the Pokémon world switched to a completely original script, and this English setting no longer existed, but it was still retained as an Easter egg language.

So, converting the corresponding word can also get a similar result.

Jieyi: "Eh?! Has someone already figured it out! I thought I was the first one! I used my Ditto to trade for this electric ghost with him. I named it Xiao Jie. It is very gentle and has helped me with many things!"

"Electric ghosts can drill into machines and make them active; it's very miraculous!"

Jieyi talked endlessly about the research content regarding Rotom!

Although her research time was not long, being able to run into a trainer who also carried Rotom was truly a pie falling from the sky. Xiang Guangtai also obtained a lot of research content about Rotom from her—although he already knew most of it.

【Acquired: Rotom research knowledge.】

【Description: This is the research content that researcher Jieyi conducted on Rotom! The body is composed of plasma; a body like electricity can enter some machines and use them as a body to pull pranks!】

【Extra Acquisition: Electric Magic.】

Eh?

Xiang Guangtai didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest. After all, the research on Rotom was just starting, and the various applications of Rotom he knew, from games to manga to anime, could be said to be all-encompassing. Of course, the specific operation methods were not very clear, but Miss Jieyi in front of him couldn't provide them either.

It seems that the ones who truly applied cloned Rotom to life were the parents of Nemona, one of the Paldea Champions?

【Electric Magic: Can accumulate static electricity in the natural environment, transfer it to a designated location within a certain range, or exchange electric energy from a distance. Through psychic power, you can freely command the flow of a portion of the current.】

【Electric Magic can be changed into "Magnetic Magic" through special channels. Electromagnetic force has a strong connection with time and space.】

【Compatible Items: Everstone, Thunder Stone.】

Quack!

Xiang Guangtai almost let out a loud shout!

Speaking of which, there is indeed a move in Pokémon called "Magnet Rise"! And the master of magnetic fields in the Pokémon world is—Metagross!

A super Pokémon that uses magnetic force to replace blood flow!

Magnetic force rotation 990,000 horsepower, Meteor Mash!

Speaking of which, the World Communication knowledge obtained from Professor Fennel before allows me to make Link Cables!

A Link Cable is a prop that allows Pokémon that evolve through communication to evolve without communication. In fact, the essence of communication evolution is to use special magnetic fields or signals to affect the state of the Pokémon, stimulating it to evolve.

However, even so, there are Pokémon that cannot evolve with a Link Cable. Generally speaking, it can only evolve four types of Pokémon, and counting their subspecies, there are only five types.

And some Pokémon that evolve through communication do not need communication in Mt. Coronet in the Sinnoh region, because Mt. Coronet possesses a powerful special magnetic field that can radiate the entire huge mountain.

In that case, to evolve into a "Magnetic Field Master," I can go to Mt. Coronet in Sinnoh later... Hey, I was going to go there anyway!

"Eh! Are you from the Wonderful Bridge side! Is that bridge repaired?"

A female Ranger suddenly came over to talk to Xiang Guangtai, while looking at Jieyi:

"Miss Jieyi! Why do you look so disheveled! Ah? Electric ghost, why did you bring it out..."

"Eh, not just one?!"

Jieyi's movement here also attracted the attention of nearby Rangers. A female Ranger walked over, and when she saw several Rotom holding a big meeting here, her expression was very shocked.

Jieyi hurriedly explained: "Ah! Miss Sherry, actually these are not mine..."

Immediately after, she made an explanation.

The female Ranger named Sherry was very surprised. After hearing Xiang Guangtai say that the malfunction of the Wonderful Bridge was actually them messing around, she was suddenly torn between laughter and tears.

"No wonder there are problems every few days; it turns out it was electric ghosts pulling pranks!"

Xiang Guangtai was also a bit curious: "Aren't Rangers usually scattered nearby? Why are they gathered here?"

"Ah, this..." Sherry's expression was a bit subtle, and her gaze turned to the Poké Transfer Lab not far away: "Actually, it's because the Pokémon sent from the Poké Transfer Lab have escaped. Those Pokémon that don't belong to the Unova region might have an impact on the nearby ecology."

"The machines in the Poké Transfer Lab seem to have broken down again, but it shouldn't be the electric ghosts messing around there, because Miss Jieyi's electric ghost has already gone to help."

"Rotom~" The gentle Rotom laughed "hee hee".

Sherry: "The doctor at the lab is Dr. Andrew Parker. He is doing a century-long experiment, but because there are always problems and he cannot conduct safe and correct transfers, there are often some unexpected Pokémon. We are gathered here to soothe and re-capture those Pokémon that accidentally came here."

"It seems that it requires a powerful trainer to fully activate a certain device... But Dr. Parker and the others can't even conduct tests now without problems, falling into a troublesome predicament."

This made Xiang Guangtai quite curious.

The Poké Transfer Lab, in the game, is a facility used to transfer Pokémon from the fourth generation to the fifth generation in one direction. The doctor of the facility is Dr. Andrew Parker.

Well, it's a pity Dr. Parker isn't named Peter Parker, otherwise I'd really want to ask him if he can become Spider-Man.

"I don't know what the transfer of the Poké Transfer Lab actually is. As of now, is it an unlimited transfer across all regions? Or can it only have a distant connection with the Sinnoh region?"

"Speaking of which, the Pokémon Storage System and the Transfer System are really amazing, digitizing Pokémon and then transferring them remotely. Doesn't this become Digimon?"

It seems that regions that are too far away really can't perform Poké Transfers, so generally, when the storage system is used, Pokémon are stored with the doctor in the local region.

When Ash travels to other regions, in most cases, he also stores his Pokémon with the local doctor, and only transfers them back from further away when participating in tournament matches.

Xiang Guangtai: "Why would the transferred Pokémon escape? Shouldn't they have owners?"

"Ah..." Sherry spread her hands:

"Those are essentially Pokémon in the storage systems of doctors or trainers in other regions."

"Some were just captured not long ago, or captured for investigation and research."

"Those Pokémon, although not wild, will suffer from acclimatization when coming from distant regions, so they will run away."

"They are not used to the nearby environment, and the surrounding humans are also very strange... Pokémon are sensitive creatures after all, and Dr. Parker himself is prone to being startled and scaring the Pokémon."

"The problem with the device lies here; it often gets the Pokémon scheduled for transfer wrong."

Jieyi raised her finger, quite excited: "In Dr. Parker's vision, his device can allow Pokémon to cross distant time and space, allowing even extremely distant regions to perform real-time transfers, but it cannot transfer held items..."

Just at this moment, a strange radio wave came from the Poké Transfer Lab not far away.

That radio wave didn't do any harm to the Pokémon, but it had a huge attraction to the Rotom! All four Rotom here started twitching and dancing in circles on Xiang Guangtai's forehead, and even Jieyi's Rotom joined in!

Sherry: "Ya, they seem very happy... But why are they dancing such a comical dance on your head?"

Xiang Guangtai: "Um... it's all because one of them started dancing first..."

In any case, let's go to the Poké Transfer Lab to transfer the Pokémon first!

That's what Xiang Guangtai thought, but immediately after, a strange feeling surged in his heart, and the surrounding environment seemed to flicker suddenly!

【Encounter: Time Event!】

【Description: Rotom have the ability to control clocks and electronic time with electricity. Under specific circumstances, they occasionally possess the strange power to turn back time. This may be related to the Spirit Realm ability they carry!】

【Note: Many events only occur at specific times of the day. Not only did Pokémon that only appear at specific times appear, but also Pokémon that evolve differently at different times. This is the time system of the real world.】

【Effect: Specific events will be encountered at specific times, triggering a period of time chaos. You possess the special knowledge 'Shining Time' and will not be affected by time chaos!】

【Note: The research conducted by the Poké Transfer Lab is related to time and space. Visiting it might yield something... Since entering Route 15, the time here seems to be a bit abnormal.】

Hum—

The Miracle Diamond suddenly flickered.

A strange sound suddenly came from the lab, the gate opened, a burst of smoke came out from inside, and then a huge Hyper Beam blasted out from the gate!

"Ah! The transfer went wrong again! I have to hurry and help!"

Sherry slapped her forehead. There was no doubt Dr. Parker had started his "green-skin" operations again. What kind of Pokémon would come out this time?

The first Pokémon ran out from the Poké Transfer Lab, its huge green armor accompanied by a furious aura!

It's Tyranitar from the Johto region!

(End of chapter)