Chapter 466

Upon returning to camp, Serena also told her companions, Ash and Clemont, about the Eevee.

"An Eevee? I didn't expect you to encounter such a rare Pokémon as an Eevee in the wild, Serena."

"But speaking of Eevee, I can't help but think of that Eevee I once met in Lumiose City."

"That was my and Pikachu's first battle in the Kalos region. If only I could meet him again."

Hearing Ash's words, both Serena and Clemont were quite surprised. They naturally knew about the mysterious Eevee of Lumiose City, and they had even seen the scene on television where the Super Sylveon saved Ash.

It was just that they hadn't expected Ash to have actually battled that Eevee.

"Do you think the Eevee Serena encountered could be the same one I met in Lumiose City?"

When they heard Ash's rhetorical question, Serena, Clemont, and the others immediately rolled their eyes at him.

Clemont even pushed up his glasses and struck him down: "Although Eevee can be considered a relatively rare Pokémon, the probability of encountering one in the wild still exists."

"As for your claim that it's the Eevee from Lumiose City, that possibility is infinitely close to zero."

"That Eevee in Lumiose City has become something like an urban legend there; it is even regarded throughout the Kalos region as being on par with Legendary Pokémon. How could it be so easily encountered by us?"

In fact, without Clemont's analysis, Ash and Serena also felt it was impossible.

Especially Serena, who could tell earlier that the Eevee she encountered was quite shy and timid; its temperament, whether in terms of aura or strength, was in a completely different dimension from the Eevee that appeared in Lumiose City.

However, it was precisely because of this that Serena felt she had a chance to capture it.

Every trainer knows how outstanding the Eevee from Lumiose City is, but in the entire Kalos region, the people who want to capture it could line up from the Kalos region all the way to the Johto region; it would never be her turn, a small fry like her.

Moreover, Serena also believed that being powerful didn't necessarily mean being the best. Thinking of the little Eevee's dance moves by the river earlier, Serena believed that it would definitely get along with her.

So, early the next morning, Serena made up her mind to find it and ask if it would like to travel with her.

In fact, it wasn't just Serena; that evening, the little Eevee had also been thinking about the scene where Serena directed Braixen and Pancham to perform, and imagining itself dancing gracefully as well.

Since birth, the little Eevee hadn't really left the flower field, and the only Pokémon it had ever interacted with was its older brother, Shengzai.

Now that its brother was busy and hadn't returned, the little Eevee was very bored staying at home alone.

It was for this reason that it became curious about Serena, who was directing Braixen and the others in their performance.

Early the next morning, the little Eevee still couldn't suppress its curiosity and snuck out to watch the human girl and her Pokémon perform.

Although this went against its brother's instructions, the little Eevee was at an age of intense curiosity, so it figured that as long as it didn't actively approach her and just observed from afar, it would definitely be fine.

Serena had originally planned to ask everyone to help her look for the Eevee after finishing the daily training performance.

But she didn't expect that while she was directing Braixen's performance, she would see the sneaky little Eevee behind a rock.

Serena was exceptionally happy about this discovery; her previous thought was correct—the Eevee she encountered was clearly full of interest in performing.

In order to make the little Eevee lower its guard and increase its favorability, Serena hurriedly took out the Pokémon food she had carefully prepared and asked if it would like to try joining their performance.

Seeing the human girl taking out food to lure it again and approaching with a smile, the little Eevee immediately remembered the "abduction" its brother had told it about before!

So, before Serena could get close, the little Eevee prepared to turn and run without a word.

But just as it was about to turn and run, a large net suddenly descended from the sky and caught it firmly.

"Bui, bui..."

With its body suddenly covered by the large net, the little Eevee naturally began to struggle and cry out incessantly.

And the person who suddenly struck to catch the little Eevee was naturally none other than the model Team Rocket, who delivered experience to the protagonist group and helped them build favorability with Pokémon on a daily basis.

"Team Rocket, it's you guys again! Hurry up and release the Eevee!"

Facing Serena's angry shout, Jessie didn't care at all and let out her unique high-pitched laugh: "This Eevee is the best Pokémon to pair with me to become a popular actress; how could I possibly hand it over obediently?"

It is well known that in the Pokémon world, when the protagonist group is about to capture a Pokémon, Ash and his companions instantly turn into human-shaped Pokémon.

Usually, when facing the weak Team Rocket, they instantly fall into various bitter battles, and eventually turn into human-shaped Pokémon, rushing forward while staring at Team Rocket's various ultimate moves.

And Serena was clearly like that now.

Facing the ultimate move "Seed Bomb" from the armed Pokémon Gourgeist, Serena just rushed forward against the opponent's move, while Braixen and Pancham on the side directly became spectators.

Why didn't Serena direct her Pokémon to attack Team Rocket?

High-EQ answer: Team Rocket is one thing, but what if the attack hits the captured Eevee?

Low-EQ answer: If the rescue is too simple, how can favorability be built? Team Rocket only appears once an episode; if they are blasted away so quickly, how can the best wingman be captured?

"Bui, bui..."

Watching Serena and her Pokémon persistently grabbing the net and not letting them take off, along with the Eevee's constant cries, Jessie was getting a bit impatient.

"Meowth, increase the hot air balloon's lift power! Meowth, Meowth, what are you doing? You've been spacing out there!"

"Jessie, James, we seem to have caused big trouble. That Eevee has been crying out since just now, saying it wants its brother to come and deal with us."

"Huh? Asking its brother to deal with us? Then why don't we just catch its brother too? We are Team Rocket!"

James: "Wait, Jessie, don't you think this Eevee's tone is a bit familiar?"

Jessie: "(*｀へ*) It is a bit familiar. Wait a minute, the brother it's talking about, couldn't it be that Eevee from Lumiose City before..."

Eevee: "Bui, bui..." (It's you bad guys again! I'm going to have my brother blast you all away!)

Looking at the Team Rocket trio in front of it, the little Eevee also recognized that these people were the bad guys who had bullied it before, so it was even angrier now.

(End of chapter)