Chapter 802: Akala Island

Type: Null slid horizontally, rolling up a large amount of sand.

"Ru——"

"Silvally!"

Gladion shouted urgently, causing Type: Null to struggle desperately.

"Ru!"

It finally stood up.

As an artificial Pokémon that possessed a certain strength from the beginning of its birth, like Mewtwo, Type: Null was much more trusting of people, and also trusted the call from its Trainer more.

However, if it spent all day thinking "Who am I," "Where am I," "What am I going to do."

It was estimated that it would be very difficult to be obedient.

All Baimu raised an eyebrow seeing Type: Null get up, but actually wasn't too surprised by its toughness.

After all, known as the little Arceus, Type: Null and its evolution Silvally only differed by five points in base stats from the Mythical Pokémon whose six dimensions were generally one hundred.

Naturally, it had a certain degree of meatiness.

But if you say how meaty it is, it might not be. It's just a bucket waist.

Arceus, with 120 in each stat and a total of 720, is the one worthy of being called 【Omnipotent】.

And right now.

Although Type: Null took the full Stone Edge, its state was actually not that bad. If given a little breathing room, this guy might be able to fully exert its true strength and fight for several rounds.

It's a pity All Baimu didn't have this bad habit.

In his view, unless it evolves mid-battle, strength that requires the opponent to give an opportunity to exert is meaningless.

All Baimu: "Close in!"

Regirock rushed toward Type: Null with a "thud thud thud" sound very obediently.

"Hum hum hum!"

The humming sound shook the sky.

Curse reduced its speed, and its own speed wasn't fast, so it took some time to approach Type: Null.

Gladion saw Regirock's slightly sluggish movements and thought it was a good opportunity, shouting: "Crush Claw!"

He intended to use Type: Null's flexible movements to circle Regirock at close range.

But unexpectedly, when Type: Null showed those sharp claws covered in red light, capable of shattering giant rocks, Regirock didn't dodge or evade and actively greeted it.

"Thunder Wave."

The moment Type: Null's Crush Claw grabbed Regirock, a strong fluorescent blue current erupted from Regirock's body, winding around its body along its claws!

Zzz——!!

Boom!

The sound of electricity and the sound of claws tearing stones rang out simultaneously.

Gladion had no joy on his face, only full of caught-off-guard panic.

【Thunder Wave】!?

Regirock is a single Rock-type Pokémon!

How... biased move!

All Baimu: "Hammer Arm."

"Hum hum hum——Le! Gee! Lo!"

Regirock's voice was like praying loudly, the H-shaped dot pattern flickered simultaneously, and the two red-glowing arm stone pillars smashed toward Type: Null's waist like a big pendulum!

Thud!

The air exploded with a semi-transparent air wave!

The latter wanted to dodge, but the 【Paralysis】 state made it unable to dodge.

"Hee-ba——"

Type: Null wailed and was smashed into the sand by the hammer-like stone arms, countless white sand rushed into the sky, like a curtain covering the vision of both sides.

The sand and dust floating in the air made Gladion a bit unable to breathe.

He knew that the super-effective 【Hammer Arm】 had completely ended Type: Null's ability to battle.

The white sand fell to the ground.

Type: Null was indeed fainted in the center of a small sand pit.

"..."

Gladion opened his mouth.

He suddenly realized why All Baimu took the initiative to let Regirock approach.

Just as he considered himself

Just as he had considered himself, Type: Null's advantage lay in its relatively agile physique. If All Baimu were to use 【Stone Edge】 again, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to keep letting Type: Null block with moves; he would definitely make it find a way to dodge.

Therefore, All Baimu decisively closed the distance, actively taking hits to inflict a movement-restricting status condition on Type: Null, and took the opportunity to finish it off with Arm Hammer.

The battle logic was so simple that he could think of it just by reviewing it casually.

The helplessness was that it was in hindsight.

If he didn't think of it during the battle, then thinking about it more was meaningless.

Another thing that made Gladion feel horrified was that he discovered his habits and battle logic had already been thoroughly grasped by All Baimu.

Conversely, he had only grasped a superficial understanding of All Baimu's habits and battle logic.

The gap was too large...

The chuunibyou youth dejectedly recalled Type: Null, and even his breakfast tasted bland; before leaving, he even forgot his etiquette of thanks.

One must know that Gladion had always done very well in terms of etiquette.

What's wrong with this?

All Baimu was very curious about this young man's mental state; logically speaking, after five days of battling, he should have been used to it.

But he didn't pay too much attention to it; Gladion's self-regulation was quite good, and there was no need for outsiders to interfere.

——

Bewear's tree hole.

All Baimu was here to inquire about the production progress of the Z-Crystal detector.

He felt it was about time for him to head to the neighboring Akala Island to conduct the next Grand Trial.

However.

"They haven't been back for two days, and you haven't found them either?"

All Baimu met the gaze of the expressionless Bewear, with a Stufful—who for some reason always liked to occupy the high ground—perched on his head.

"Bewear!"

Bewear nodded slightly, worry and anger brewing in its dark, round eyes.

Team Rocket is missing?

What's the situation?

Hmm!

They must have been hired by Faba to do odd jobs at Aether Paradise!

All Baimu connected the plot events happening these days and understood Team Rocket's whereabouts—but he also felt a bit annoyed; he had paid a large sum of money for that detector!

James, you guy, you're not professional!

Angry as he was, All Baimu didn't intend to tattle on them to Bewear; there were still places where Team Rocket could be useful for now.

Besides, they would come back on their own in two days.

Unable to get along with Faba, who liked to hypnotize and tamper with people's memories, they angrily threw their hats and unilaterally fired this boss.

That could barely count as Team Rocket's highlight moment.

At noon, he had a primitive feast of tree berries and three kinds of honey with Bewear and her cub.

All Baimu said goodbye to Bewear and her cub, who were going to look for Team Rocket, and boarded the ferry to Akala Island at Hau'oli City, preparing to go over and check the situation first.

As for the detector... he could use it to check for leaks and fill gaps in the future.

"An active volcano..."

He stood on the deck of the ferry, gazing at the towering volcano in the far distance that was constantly smoking and even had magma flowing out of it, thinking that if this volcano were to erupt, would it be like the end of Pompeii?

Probably not.

A real volcano doesn't have an Island Guardian helping to suppress it.

A few minutes later.

The ferry docked at Heahea City.

The layout and pattern of the buildings were much the same as Hau'oli City, with a very tropical southern country atmosphere.

But in the short ten minutes since disembarking, All Baimu had already seen four or five Pokémon battles on the roadside... although they were basically all newbies pecking at each other.

The battle atmosphere is so intense!

Did Heahea City appear in the anime?

It seems not.

All Baimu remembered that the anime always used Melemele Island as the main stage, and the other islands were only given episodic roles.

Even Mallow and Lana, who originally lived on Akala Island, were forcibly changed to be from Melemele Island, as was Sophocles from the neighboring Ula'ula Island; only Kiawe remained unchanged.

He searched for Heahea City, skipped the pile of travel agency recommendations at the top, and saw its city introduction.

【Heahea City was built mainly by Trainers who had traveled to Kanto and Johto a long time ago; it belongs to the gateway of Akala Island and will enthusiastically welcome everyone's visit.】

So that's how it is.

All Baimu suddenly felt that Gladion should come here for special training—

The thought that had just risen was interrupted by an Aether Foundation promotional stand on the roadside, where the staff in white uniforms rescuing wild Pokémon had warm smiles.

"Sigh..."

He smiled helplessly; the rebellious chuunibyou youth was unwilling to be active in a city where his own family's company was present—a very standard psychology for a rich kid with a bad relationship with his family.

Young man, you are covered in stereotypes.

However.

After this plot segment passes, Gladion should no longer be repulsed by coming to Heahea City.

No wonder he disappeared when the plot reached the middle stage, and it wasn't until Necrozma chased Lunala and Solgaleo to Alola together that this young man reappeared.

All Baimu found a passerby uncle who was reading a newspaper to ask for the address of Island Queen Olivia's handicraft shop.

The passerby uncle looked him up and down and suddenly said: "You're looking for Island Queen Olivia? You're a Island Challenge challenger, right?"

"... Yes."

"I can tell you, but let's have a battle!"

The passerby uncle suddenly stepped back to open up some distance, thought he was being cool as he lifted his shirt hem to reveal the Poké Ball on his waist, "Let me see what you've got!"

All Baimu had an expression of "I knew you would do this" and silently took out a Poké Ball.

No choice.

This was something you brought upon yourself.

Two minutes later.

"Happy~!!"

Blissey let out a loud cry, using her left foot as support to spin three and a half times and fling away the passerby uncle's Sudowoodo!

"Woo-hoo—"

Sudowoodo flew high like a shot put, its cry sounding exactly like the homophone for the phrase "Really?"

The passerby uncle was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly chased after his Pokémon that had flown far away, shouting: "Wait for me! Wait for me, Sudowoodo!"

Fortunately, Blissey's strength was not enough to turn Sudowoodo into a shooting star.

Therefore, it just fell into a patch of grass in the distance, but it had completely lost its ability to battle.

The passerby uncle returned dejectedly.

He said: "Young man, you're really strong... alright, you wait for me."

All Baimu and Blissey looked at each other and nodded.

Not long after.

The passerby uncle drove over in a two-box truck that went *put-put-put*, honked the horn, and greeted: "Get in!"

"Are you going to take me there?"

All Baimu opened the back door.

The passerby uncle said with an "it's only natural" expression: "Nonsense! Olivia is not that easy to find; she occasionally goes to her handicraft shop, and occasionally she's on Wela Volcano. How long would it take you to walk there? I like you, so I'll give you a ride!"

Makes sense!

"Thanks, uncle!"

He pushed Blissey's butt, pushed this short-legged one inside, and then sat in himself.

The small truck went *put-put-put* toward the south.

During the chat.

The passerby uncle called himself A-Tong, lived in Konikoni City in the south of Akala Island, and opened a shop selling agricultural products.

Konikoni City?

Isn't this Lana and Mallow's original address?

I remember its design prototype was Chinatown, with quite a few buildings filled with Chinese elements, forming a sharp contrast with the Japanese-style Malie City on the neighboring Ula'ula Island.

"Look! That's Konikoni City over there!"

Uncle A-Tong pointed to the distance.

All Baimu and Blissey squeezed together, looking forward through the front windshield.

A large archway with golden tiles and red pillars, coiled by two Dragonairs, came into their view.

"..."

He looked at the building that was both familiar and strange, then looked at the carved beams and painted rafters of the halls and pavilions behind it, and the memories that had long since calmed down in his mind kept surging up.

Chinatown... China Town!

A special emotion welled up in his heart unconsciously, surging back and forth.

"Happy?"

Blissey, who was sensitive to emotions, was the first to notice the Trainer's abnormality, but what she tasted was not purely negative emotions.

Under the cloak of desolation, regret, and melancholy, lay hidden nostalgia and joy.

Too complicated.

It made Blissey not know what to do.

And Uncle A-Tong, seeing All Baimu stunned and not speaking, laughed loudly and said: "How about it? Very spectacular, right! This architectural style is hard to see anywhere else in the world! It was built by a group of outsiders a long, long time ago!"

"Outsiders? Uncle, do you know where they specifically came from?"

All Baimu suppressed the emotions in his heart.

This wasn't the first time Chinese elements had appeared in the Pokémon world; previously in Hoenn, he had patronized a Chinese restaurant called Lai Lai Ken.

But as far as he knew, there was no region in the world designed with China as a prototype.

At most, there were places designed with a certain location in mind.

Ancient civilization?

A transmigrator from Earth like him?

A bit of an emotion called "sense of belonging" rose in All Baimu's heart.

"I don't know about that; that was a long, long time ago." Uncle A-Tong's response was as expected.

But he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

The truck drove into the archway and stopped in front of a two-story building.

Uncle A-Tong said: "This is it; you go in and ask, I'll wait for you here."

"Alright!"

All Baimu got out of the car upon hearing this, and Blissey hurriedly followed, but her action of getting out of the car was slightly comical; she turned her whole body around and used her short feet to reach for the ground.

After not reaching it for a long time, she called out anxiously.

"Happy~"

All Baimu turned his head and saw her like this, and was immediately speechless, and the emotions that had been brewing were swept away.

"Wouldn't it be better if you jumped down?"

He hugged this big pink egg and placed it on the ground.

Blissey was a little shy, rubbing her small hands back and forth, "Happy..."

"Dummy."

All Baimu patted her head.

It's like this when you haven't ridden in a car much.

Uncle A-Tong lit a cigarette and smiled silently when he saw this scene; if it weren't for the fact that he had just lost to her not long ago, who would believe that this Blissey, who couldn't even get out of the car properly, was so powerful?

One person and one egg walked into the handicraft shop.

"Welcome!"

The shopping guide immediately came up, smiling and saying: "Please feel free to choose!"

All Baimu scanned the area and didn't find Olivia's figure, so he asked straightforwardly: "Hello, I am a Island Challenge challenger..."

"Challenger? Alright, please wait a moment." The shopping guide didn't change her face because he wasn't here to buy things, and still walked to the front desk very kindly to make a phone call.

All Baimu shifted his gaze and found that Blissey had been looking at a pendant.

"Want it?"

"Happy~"

Blissey shook her head, signaling the Trainer to look carefully.

Only then did he discover that the pendant was made from the shed horns of a Corsola.

Corsola's horns...

Hmm?

All Baimu revealed a malicious expression; he picked up the pendant and said to the returning shopping guide: "Please help me wrap this up."

"Ah, alright." The shopping guide nodded, took the pendant, and then said: "The Island Queen Olivia you are looking for is on Wela Volcano."

All Baimu nodded: "I know, thank you."