Chapter 141: It's Decided! You're It! Groudon!

So that's it; this fish doesn't like my color.

The black Rayquaza flicked its long tail lightly, as if testing how to strike to make it hurt more.

"Looks like this Rayquaza will take good care of you, Groudon. You're welcome."

"Human! How could you do this!!"

Mamon ignored Groudon's inner 'roar', smiled, and threw Groudon's Poké Ball hard.

"Then it's decided! You're it! Groudon!"

The Poké Ball opened mid-air, and Groudon, with an extremely gloomy expression, slowly flapped its wings and appeared beside Dark Mewtwo and the others.

Faint blue fluorescence flickered over Groudon's body, beautiful and awe-inspiring.

And with Groudon's appearance, thick black rain clouds quickly piled up in the sky; a storm was coming.

Groudon's ability: Drizzle!

Yet before the heavy rain could fall, a chilling strong wind blew those black rain clouds completely away.

It was the black Rayquaza's ability: Delta Stream!

Delta Stream: Changes the weather to Strong Winds, and under Strong Winds, Mega Rayquaza's Flying-type weakness disappears.

It is precisely because of this top-tier weather ability that Mega Rayquaza's combat power is so overwhelming, for this Strong Winds condition completely eliminates Mega Rayquaza's Flying-type weakness.

It means Mega Rayquaza is no longer quadruply weak to Ice!

Otherwise, with a quadruple weakness present, Mega Rayquaza would not be so overwhelming.

The rain hadn't even started before it vanished; Groudon's figure instinctively retreated a bit, though on the surface it still looked awe-inspiring and inviolable.

But actually, feeling the black Rayquaza's cold, dangerous gaze, Groudon felt its entire fish skin go cold.

Damn it!! That naturally evil human is truly a beast!!

How can such a despicable and shameless human exist in this world? Oh, Arceus, won't you do something about it?

But Groudon had no choice now; should it run? Yet the black Rayquaza's gaze was locked firmly on it.

Groudon felt that the moment it turned around, the black Rayquaza's Dragon Ascent would strike.

Even if it had to bite the bullet, Groudon knew it could only face the black Rayquaza head-on.

Though it clearly knew it was no match for the black Rayquaza, just taking hits without fighting back? Groudon wasn't that low.

And at that moment, on the ground.

"This is..."

Nemona stared in shock at the sudden appearance of the giant blue whale.

"Groudon, the legendary Pokémon from the Hoenn region's ancient past."

Cynthia, with a profound expression, softly parted her red lips and spoke the name of this Pokémon.

Yes, this is Groudon, one of the 'Legendary Pokémon of the Ancient Past', just like Rayquaza!

The Pokémon representing 'the Ocean', the ocean overlord and king of the deep in Hoenn legends!

"But why is Groudon appearing here? And wasn't that Poké Ball thrown by Mamon just now?" Nemona exclaimed in alarm; from their angle, they couldn't see Mamon.

After all, Mamon was now on the rooftop, but who else could it be besides Mamon?

No, this is way too absurd!

"Hmm, it's Mamon, no mistake." Cynthia didn't know what she was feeling at the moment; in short, it was extremely complex.

"Team Rocket has already absorbed Team Magma and Team Aqua; perhaps that's how Mamon found Groudon and captured it."

Cynthia said softly.

Both the local Team Magma and Team Aqua in the Hoenn region have been absorbed by Team Rocket, and as everyone knows, Team Magma and Team Aqua have always been pursuing Groudon and Groudon.

"Hiss~" Nemona sucked in a sharp breath.

"Senior Cynthia, I'm increasingly convinced that the only one who can 'defeat' Mamon is you."

Nemona said seriously.

Good heavens, Dark Mewtwo and Groudon; who could possibly beat Mamon?

Unless they too could capture legendary Pokémon as powerful as Rayquaza, defeating Mamon is simply too difficult.

"..." Cynthia looked at Nemona speechlessly; this junior's train of thought was truly too erratic.

"Cynthia! Nemona!"

Just then, Metagross, Charizard, and a Beedrill flew over.

Steven, Wallace, and Diantha landed and ran over, stopping beside the two women, Cynthia and Nemona.

"What's the situation?" Steven asked in a deep voice.

"Oh~ Is that Groudon? It's so beautiful!"

Wallace gazed at Groudon in the sky, his eyes slightly brightening; as a Water-type specialist trainer, he naturally had feelings for the legendary Groudon.

"A battle between legends?" Diantha watched the legendary Pokémon facing off in the sky with keen interest yet caution.

Giovanni looked at those legendary Pokémon with imposing and majestic momentum, slightly narrowing his eyes in silence.

"The first Rayquaza has been defeated, but now an even stronger shiny Rayquaza has appeared."

Cynthia spoke concisely; she had already shared most of the information with Steven and the others midway through.

"Then who is facing off against this shiny Rayquaza?"

Steven's heart grew heavy; legendary battles are terrifying, but the innocent city is the one suffering.

"Hmm, it's Mamon."

"..."

Steven and the others all fell silent; they never expected that the one who could ultimately save this city would be Mamon.

"How could he be so kind?" But Wallace was very confused; the Mamon he knew was clearly not this kind of person!

And this was precisely the doubt shared by Da Wu and the others.

Zhu Lan fell silent; the "deal" with Mamen was, of course, something she felt too embarrassed to reveal.

Seeing that Zhu Lan did not intend to explain, Nemo naturally would not speak up either.

"In any case, let us simply wait and see. If we intervene now, there is little we can do."

Sakaki spoke in a low, magnetic voice, earning unanimous silent agreement from Da Wu and the others.

And in the sky.

The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive; the Black Rayquaza was already restless.

"Humans! Return the Orb to me! Otherwise, we stand no chance against it!"

Groudon retreated a bit further, urgently using telepathy to urge Mamen.

It could sense that its Orb was on Mamen's person.

It must undergo Primal Reversion immediately; otherwise, before the Black Rayquaza, it possessed no fighting power whatsoever.

"Here." Mamen wasted no time, raising the Indigo Orb.

The Indigo Orb seemed to sense Groudon's presence as well, its beautiful, clear azure energy shimmering.

"Woo~!!"

A low, mournful cry, as if from ancient times, echoed far across the heavens; massive amounts of blue energy covered Groudon's entire body.

Faintly, a huge 'α' rune flashed by; in the blink of an eye, an even larger colossal beast spread its wings and flew forth from within.

Its golden beastly eyes were chilling; a vast, oppressive aura spread outward, its entire body faintly radiating a golden brilliance, noble and majestic.

Primal Groudon!

Compared to its ordinary form, Groudon's size was obviously much larger after Primal Reversion, and the terrifying pressure it exerted had undergone a world-shaking change.

In short, the Primal Reversioned Fat Head Fish is strong!

"Comfortable~ Humans, once this matter is over, I will definitely settle this score with you properly!"

Power had finally returned; Primal Groudon's even deeper telepathic voice resonated in Mamen's mind.

"Of course, but for the immediate priority, the plan is to find a way to defeat this Rayquaza, right? Groudon."

"Do you really think we can win?"

After Primal Reversion, Primal Groudon's attitude seemed to have changed as well.

Hmm, no choice; it had been too long since its last Primal Reversion, and now with boundless power flooding its body, Primal Groudon was feeling a little bit "puffed up" right now.

In a one-on-one fight, Primal Groudon felt that against Mega Rayquaza, the odds were roughly seven to three in its favor.

After all, Mega Rayquaza was indeed somewhat strong; Primal Groudon had to admit that point.

"At least there is a chance of victory; another formidable combatant is still on the way."

Mamen made no guarantees; after all, the Black Rayquaza's strength was already evident from that terrifying "Finishing Touch" strike earlier.

"I don't know where you get your confidence, but indeed, there are no other options."

Primal Groudon's golden beastly eyes gradually turned cold, staring fixedly at the Black Rayquaza.

With matters having come to this, there was no retreat.

"Woo~"

Primal Groudon's low, mournful cry, like that of an ancient giant beast, once again spread across the sky.

Massive black rain clouds shrouded the sky; bolts of lightning tore through the heavens, and the wind howled without cease.

Primordial Sea! One of the top-tier Weather Abilities.

After Primal Reversion, Primal Groudon's Ability changes to Primordial Sea, turning the weather into heavy rain; under heavy rain, Fire-type attacks cannot be used.

However, the Black Rayquaza's dragon eyes were indifferent. "Stealing my weather? Who gave you the audacity?"

Powerful turbulent storms roared wildly once more, blowing away the massive rain clouds shrouding the sky yet again.

Clearly, even after Primal Reversion, in terms of weather control, Primal Groudon could not compete with the Black Rayquaza.

Primal Groudon was also quite annoyed; even when facing the Desolate Land of that fire-red lizard, Primal Groudon, though unable to win the weather, could at least achieve a stalemate.

Primordial Sea could not be fully deployed, but it could cover half the area; yet facing this Black Rayquaza, its Primordial Sea couldn't even drop a single raindrop!

"Stop thinking about it. Your strength is inferior to its; as long as it refuses, you cannot gain a weather advantage."

Mamen's voice resonated in Primal Groudon's mind.

In the games, Delta Stream, Desolate Land, and Primordial Sea can counter each other, and only these three can counter one another.

But in reality, weather factors clearly relate to a Pokémon's own strength; Primal Groudon's strength is inferior to the Black Rayquaza's.

As long as the Black Rayquaza refuses, before the Black Rayquaza, Primal Groudon's Primordial Sea will never be able to sustain itself.

Primal Groudon felt very displeased upon hearing this, but had no grounds to refute.

"Groudon, move up and hold the line."

"???"

Primal Groudon was stunned. "Wait, buddy, there are three combatants here; am I not the main DPS?"

"If you want to win against Rayquaza, listen to me." Mamen offered no explanation.

"Mewtwo, Deoxys, use Calm Mind!"

"Groudon, charge forward, Ice Beam!"

Dark Mewtwo and Deoxys swiftly retreated, their bodies glowing with the faint light of Calm Mind.

Fighting this Black Rayquaza, Dark Mewtwo and Deoxys clearly lacked sufficient raw strength at present.

In that case, the only option was to strengthen and reinforce; at the very least, they had to narrow the gap as much as possible.

And the one who could temporarily hold back the pressure could only be Primal Groudon, the strongest in raw strength on his side.

No choice, that guy hasn't arrived yet; otherwise, letting that guy go up and hold the line first while Primal Groudon gets buffed would be best.

Primal Groudon, facing the domineering black Rayquaza across from it, gritted its teeth and charged forward.

Isn't it just a flying Caterpie with black coal skin? It's going for it!

Black Rayquaza watched Primal Groudon launch an attack on its own initiative, its dragon eyes gradually lighting up with cold light.

Instead of fleeing, it's actually charging straight at me?

This fish has slept for so long; now it's truly getting a bit arrogant.

(End of this chapter)