Chapter 203: Enhancing Kyogre! Cave Encounter!

"Alright!"

The waveguide sensed Kyogre's earnestness, and Ash, being a spectator, doesn't mind the chaos.

He directly helped Kyogre complete the enhancement.

【Trait enhancement in progress…】

【Trait】: Primordial Sea 3 (upon entry, continuously activates Primordial Sea, maintains rainy weather, only affected by Land of Termination 3 and Delta Airflow 3, water‑ and ice‑type damage bonuses increase to 3×; fire‑ and ground‑type attacks are nullified; unlocks Sea Water Magnetic Field Manipulation).

It's similar to the effect of Land of Termination.

It can also only be affected by talents of the same level.

Groudon enhances the power of fire and ground moves and is immune to water and ice.

Kyogre is exactly the opposite,

enhancing water and ice, and immune to fire and ground;

One could say that after both are enhanced, each has no way to deal with the other.

All maximum‑power same‑type damage is nullified, and Kyogre even adds a non‑same‑type ice component.

However,

unlike the simple‑minded Groudon, Kyogre is more thoughtful,

so after Ash explained the current ability changes,

Kyogre was not too discouraged; instead, out of curiosity, it attempted to manipulate the seawater.

With a flick of its mind,

a whirlpool of condensed seawater quickly formed, and innumerable aquatic Pokemon were sucked in, struggling desperately but unable to escape.

A powerful wild Gyarados with king‑level strength, boosted by Dragon Dance, painstakingly swam to the edge of the water vortex.

But as Kyogre's thought shifted slightly,

the next moment,

the water vortex suddenly dissipated, and all the countless Pokemon fell back onto the sea surface.

Only a clump of water enveloped the Gyarados,

no matter how it struggled, at the instant it seemed about to escape, the amplified gravity pulled it back.

It could never escape the gravitational field of that water mass.

During this process, because the nearby gravitational intensity already exceeded that of the core, it was as if a new earth‑/water‑sphere core had been forged above the sea surface.

Once near the water sphere, one would be drawn by its gravitational field and end up sharing Gyarados's fate.

As Gyarados struggled with all its might, Kyogre had to increase the gravity intensity.

The result was that the disparity between the water‑sphere core and the Earth's core in the Pokémon world widened further,

causing, in front of Ash, Kyogre, and Mewtwo, a scene that seemed achievable only with superpowers.

The water on the sea surface was continuously back‑flowing into the sky,

and the water sphere's area kept expanding during this process.

Deprived of oxygen, Gyarados eventually fainted, and Kyogre finally gained a deeper understanding of magnetic field manipulation.

Recalling the humiliating scene of being scorched by Groudon's flames, Kyogre was eager to see Groudon again,

Likes to fly?

Waiting for the "can't fly" one to return, this time it will surely make it truly feel what it's like to be wrapped in a current, flying in the air until it wants to vomit.

While imagining that scene, Kyogre also enthusiastically nudged Ash with its head and stuck out its tongue, licking Ash all over until he was drenched.

Quietly waiting for Groudon to walk into its own net!

During the process,

at Ash's request, Kyogre underwent Extreme Gigantification and entered the sea.

Its seventy‑meter‑long body drifted on the sea surface, truly giving the impression of a Small Island,

No wonder giant‑beast works,

any storyline involving the ocean loves to feature a giant beast that appears as a Small Island beneath its feet.

Because it fits perfectly.

However, perhaps to give Groudon a Surprise, during the process Kyogre, after obtaining Ash's consent, voluntarily withdrew its Extreme Gigantification,

leaving only a spot for someone to stand or sit. The rest of its body was entirely bathed in seawater,

observing covertly. ipg!

…

Meanwhile!

In the cave,

accompanied by the simultaneous emergence of flame and frost energies, and after walking for a long time they still hadn't seen the Pokemon causing this phenomenon.

Even though Serena and Tierno didn't initially think of a Legendary Pokemon,

they now have to think carefully.

Flame and frost—could they be Moltres and Articuno!?

Thinking of Articuno, Serena's eyes lit up; a body like sparkling ice crystals, Articuno is indeed beautiful.

If it could become a performance partner, it would be absolutely wonderful.

Tierno didn't think that far,

for her, merely having the chance to capture a Legendary beast was enough to excite her immensely.

Just as the two women realized the truth,

in the air before them, two purple‑white Master Balls materialized out of thin air.

It was indeed Ash and Mewtwo's handiwork.

Unless one can complete the capture, one need not fear being counter‑attacked by a legendary Pokemon.

Otherwise, catching a legendary Pokemon requires a Master Ball.

And as Ash helped Silph Co. resolve Team Rocket's invasion, Silph Co. proactively clung to his leg, offering shares in hopes of becoming a partner.

At present, the manufacturing technique of the Master Ball is respectively held by Ash and Team Rocket.

Ash, of course, is not lacking in that regard.

"Master Ball!"

Both women, being discerning, upon seeing the Master Ball, became even more certain that Ash intended for them to capture Moltres and Articuno.

Accompanied by Latias and Diancie,

the two finally arrived at a crossroads,

Serena and Diancie entered the bone‑chilling ice crystal tunnel.

Meanwhile, Tierno and Latias entered the blazing flame tunnel.

Fortunately, Latias's telekinesis can ignore distance and any medium surrounding a Dark Type Pokemon's body, using a telekinetic sphere to block temperature.

It does not freeze Serena into an ice beauty, nor does it make Tierno sweat profusely, causing countless lsp to widen their eyes, stick out their tongues, and drool.

As they delved deeper,

soon, the silhouette of a large blue bird Pokemon appeared before Serena.

It was the Ice God Articuno,

Articuno bears a crown of three deep‑blue angular feathers, red eyes, a short gray beak, and long thin legs of the same hue; its plumage is ice‑blue, and its flag‑like tail is longer than its body, matching the crown's color.

Serena can simply imagine the graceful posture of that flowing long tail in flight,

which must be truly beautiful.

On the other side, Tierno also saw Moltres.

But compared with the elegant, beautiful Articuno,

the Moltres, whose entire plumage seems scorched clean by flames, appearing bald everywhere, looks far less attractive.

Fortunately, Tierno, being a strength‑focused person, does not care about looks.

As long as they are strong, Pokémon like the Blazing Roaring Tiger are, in Tierno's eyes, all handsome.

Both Pokémon are at level 95!

Under the exclusive move, likened to a cannon blasting mosquitoes, from Mega Diancie and Dragon Girl, the two were soon forced into fainting, completing their capture.

The two returned the way they came,

preparing to rendezvous with Ash.

Meanwhile,

Groudon, after a stroll, finally stepped on a soaring sword and set off from the horizon.

This outing, a journey that took only a few minutes,

was farther than the distances he covered in several hours before; being able to fly truly allows one to go wherever one wishes!

What he failed to notice was that beneath the sea, a pair of scarlet eyes were staring straight at him.

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