In just one day, the entire city of Slateport was thrown into chaos.
The commotion was mainly concentrated in the northern district, where the iconic Contest Hall stood.
Under the planning and command of a large police force led by Officer Jenny, all citizens were evacuated to the south.
However, what exactly had happened was a secret that Officer Jenny and the Gym Leaders who had come to reinforce the city were unwilling to disclose.
Slateport Beach, located in the southern part of Slateport City, is the largest beach not only in Slateport but in the entire Hoenn region.
Although the scenery is not as good as Alola, its exaggerated size attracts a large number of tourists every day.
It was precisely because of the large crowds that Su Sheng and Itsuki chose to land here.
As they prepared to enter the city, they heard an officer with a loudspeaker shouting in the city passage:
"Attention all citizens and tourists, Slateport City is under attack by Team Rocket in the northern district. Please do not approach the northern part of the city. I repeat, the northern part of the city is under attack..."
Itsuki, mixed in with the crowd, complained, "What the heck is going on? All Roka did was snatch a weakling's Legendary? Why is it causing such a big commotion?"
Currently, Su Sheng and Itsuki have not received a reply from Roka.
Giovanni has not received a report from Archer either.
However, on the way from Galar, Giovanni contacted the two and said that Team Rocket had discovered a weak trainer in Sinnoh whose initial Pokémon was a Darkrai.
So Giovanni sent Archer as a guide to help Roka steal it.
But just as the two were about to make a move, Archer learned through a bug installed on the trainer's phone that the trainer had also obtained information about the Legendary Pokémon Latios and Latias.
So they followed the target to Hoenn, planning to make a big score.
The initial Pokémon is Darkrai?
And they also got information about Latios and Latias?
And they're from the Sinnoh region?
With this series of buffs stacked together, the figure who shattered Ash's ten-year championship dream in his previous life immediately appeared in Su Sheng's mind.
But even Su Sheng, the transmigrator, found it strange.
Could the theft of Darkrai's Pokémon really cause such a big commotion?
Speaking of which, that guy's specific identity is also a mystery.
But the most important thing now is Roka's safety.
After entering the city with Itsuki, Su Sheng quietly looked down at the Life Card in his hand.
There are no changes yet.
That's why Su Sheng can act gradually like this.
If this Life Card was burning like Ace's when he was imprisoned in Impel Down.
Su Sheng would have already charged in.
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At the same time, in the northern part of Slateport City, at the large plaza in front of the Contest Hall where the annual Hoenn Grand Festival is held.
Archer was under a lot of pressure facing Wallace and Steven Stone, the Hoenn Twins.
"Tsk~"
Because he was already a wanted criminal, Archer didn't bother wearing a mask.
He clicked his tongue and glanced at Darkrai, who was being protected by the two, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow:
"Team Rocket has stolen Pokémon from many trainers in Kanto, but I've never seen the League make such a big deal out of it. Can you tell me what that guy's background is?"
Wallace frowned slightly, but Steven spoke first, "Sorry, you don't need to know that. All you need to know is that your future is in a League prison."
"Huff... Huff... Huff..."
On the other side, Roka was panting.
Houndoom and Honchkrow guarded her from the front and back.
But the two Dark-type partners were clearly not in good condition either.
The middle of Honchkrow's left wing had a burn mark.
The damage was caused by Typhlosion, the Fire-type Elite Four member of Hoenn, who was directly opposite Roka.
And a huge gash was torn in the ankle of Houndoom's left foreleg.
This was caused by Mightyena, the Dark-type Elite Four member of Hoenn, Kagetora.
"Truly excellent."
Flint, with his gray hair, sincerely praised.
Facing the siege of two Elite Four members of the Hoenn region, she had remained undefeated for so long.
"Now is not the time to praise the opponent, Elite Four Flint!"
Winona, the Gym Leader of Hoenn, sitting on her Altaria, reminded:
"Take her down quickly to prevent the situation from escalating further."
The Grand Elder summoned so many experts from Hoenn overnight for this extermination operation, and the purpose was actually a bit shady.
The longer it dragged on, the greater the risk.
"Her two Pokémon are almost exhausted. It's not in line with my evil aesthetics to kill a woman."
Kagetora, flicking his mohawk, said, "Gym Leader Winona, how about I leave it to you?"
Flint didn't speak, but he didn't want to give the little girl, who was not much older than his granddaughter, a fatal blow.
"Really!"
Winona frowned slightly.
If it were a one-on-one fight, she would definitely not be a match for the masked woman.
But the opponent had been weakened so much by the two Elite Four members, if she couldn't take her down, she should really kill herself.
Unlike Kagetora and Flint, who had boring psychological burdens.
Winona didn't hesitate and launched an attack directly.
The reason why she was able to serve as the Gym Leader of the Hoenn League was not, or rather, not entirely due to her strength, but to her selfless personality and calm judgment.
Just like Erika, the Gym Leader of Kanto, the person sitting in this position is not necessarily the most powerful Gym Leader in that League, but must be the best at managing people.
"Altaria, Peck!"
But even so, Winona obviously didn't want to actually kill her.
If it were Lance, he would have used Dragon Rush long ago.
Honchkrow and Houndoom saw this.
They attacked the charging Altaria from the left and right.
"Attract!"
Winona calmly commanded.
"Lili~~~"
Altaria opened its beak and emitted a high-pitched cry like a female singer, and emitted light pink sonic shock waves from its mouth.
Houndoom and Honchkrow looked pained, lost their balance in mid-air, and fell to the ground in a mess.
After the Fairy type was officially announced, almost all trainers around the world had to study whether their Pokémon had Fairy type or the potential to learn Fairy type skills.
Because the Dragon type was too strong.
And Winona was one of them.
She discovered that although her Altaria was a Dragon type, it was very good at Fairy type moves.
Seeing Honchkrow and Houndoom defeated one after another, the other three Poké Balls on Roka's belt couldn't help but shake.
"Don't act rashly!"
Roka pressed down on the Poké Balls.
Altaria, carrying Winona, flew over quickly, trying to control Roka.
Roka took a step back subconsciously.
Altaria's sharp claws happened to hook on her mask.
With a "clang", the mask fell to the ground.
Revealing Roka's true face to all the Hoenn trainers present.
"I didn't expect it to be a beautiful girl, what a pity, a beauty, why be a thief."
Wallace glanced at the situation on the opposite side and shook his head and sighed.
"Don't let Winona hear you say that."
Steven thought to himself.
Before Roka could react further.
Altaria's fluffy feathers had already pressed against the back of her neck.
"Don't move, as long as you don't mess around, I won't do anything."
Winona on Altaria's back warned, looking down.
Although the tone was not threatening, it was full of warning.
"Okay, give me back my Darkrai, and Latios and Latias."
Darkrai walked up with a smile on his face.
Roka said coldly and disdainfully, "It's a waste for these Legends to follow you, it's like wiping your butt with gems."
"Shut up!"
Being said this in front of so many people, Darkrai couldn't help but get angry.
And on the other side, Cynthia, who had been watching the battle from beginning to end, thought to herself: "Although the words are a bit crude, there is some truth to it."
Darkrai is Darkrai's initial Pokémon.
However, so many years have passed, and it is still at this level, and it is a bit difficult to fight the Elite Four.
If it were her, she could beat the Champion to the ground.
Roka gritted her teeth secretly, Latios and Latias being taken back, and the true face, to be honest, was not the most important thing.
After all, the high-level officials, led by Damaranch and Lance, already knew her true identity.
The key is if the League people see the Kubfu on her body.
That would be a big trouble.
Seeing Darkrai gradually approaching her, Roka subconsciously wanted to struggle, but Altaria's white fluffy wings were pressing her down tightly.
And sensing Roka's actions, Winona's tone had a hint of threat from the warning, "I said don't move!"
"The words 'don't move' are what I want to say to you."
Suddenly, Winona was shocked.
But before she could turn her head.
She and her Altaria felt that their backs were covered by a huge shadow.
And the elite Hoenn trainers present, as well as the reinforcements who had come from other places, all changed their expressions.
Turning their heads to look.
They saw a large canine Pokémon standing behind Winona and her Altaria, roaring like a lion in its throat.
And on the back of this lion-like Pokémon, a black-clothed teenager, like Manjushri Bodhisattva, sat on its back, leisurely with his legs crossed:
"Do you know, Gym Leader Winona?"
"Joker!?"
Many people on the scene exclaimed this name.
"He really came!"
Cynthia's face changed drastically.
Sinnoh and Hoenn are relatively close, so it didn't take her much time to come over.
Originally, when she saw so many local Hoenn experts gathering in Slateport City in the group, Cynthia felt that she didn't need to come.
But after hearing that one of the suspects was the masked woman who was one of Joker's companions, and thinking about the battle in Lostlorn Forest in the Unova region half a year ago.
Cynthia was still worried and came over.
Originally, seeing only the masked woman and Archer stubbornly resisting.
She thought that Joker did not personally participate in this operation.
Unexpectedly, he still came!
"That is... Entei?!"
Flint's eyes widened, looking incredulously at the lion-like behemoth ridden by Joker.
The popularity of the Legendary beasts of Johto has always been high.
Raikou and Entei have always been well-known in the circles of trainers who use these two attributes because they often protect their Electric and Fire-type clansmen.
And Suicune not only helps Pokémon, but also sometimes helps humans in distress.
Its popularity is even higher than its two colleagues.
And after the Tokiwa tragedy, after confirming the title of Ho-Oh's guard.
Their popularity has further broken the circle.
But what really embarrassed Flint and the others was that Entei, Entei is not a Legend of justice?
It can be seen from its boss being Ho-Oh and often helping Fire-type Pokémon.
If, if that's the case, why would you follow Joker, who is a member of an evil organization!?
Winona turned her head, her fair face and Entei's gaping mouth were less than half a meter away.
She could even clearly smell the taste in the other party's mouth.
Her fair face became even paler.
Joker didn't say much, and reached out to Roka.
"Sorry."
Roka, who was pulled up by Joker and sat on Entei, lowered her head.
Joker tapped the other party's head lightly, "Idiot, what are you saying."
Noticing the leftmost Poké Ball on Roka's belt.
A hint of surprise flashed in Joker's eyes behind the mask, "Evolved?"
Inside, was a Zoroark constantly waving at him!
"Yeah, it evolved when I was practicing with Kubfu a few days ago."
Roka said softly.
"Why don't you use it?"
Joker blamed.
Putting aside everything else, as long as Zoroark's illusion is used, it is no problem to escape from here.
"This is one of your biggest trump cards. There are so many people here. Using illusions in front of so many people at once is very likely to expose you. If your trump card is revealed, wouldn't it be terrible?"
Roka said as a matter of course.
Joker didn't know what to say for a while.
Is this what the ancients called 'a scholar dies for his confidant'?
"Woo!"
At this time, Entei under Joker had let out a low roar, and slapped Winona and her Altaria aside like swatting a mosquito.
"Winona!?"
Seeing his girlfriend being knocked away, Wallace was immediately flustered.
"Instead of your girlfriend, you should care more about yourself."
Another figure walked out of the crowd, blocking Wallace.
"Chubby Psychic is here too!"
Steven's face changed drastically.
It just so happens that at this time... Damn it!
"Damn it! You're dead!"
Itsuki, who was originally looking playful, noticed Steven and immediately flew into a rage.
Because he had inquired, it was Steven Stone who first called him this nickname and was quoted and promoted by the media.
"Slowbro! Exeggutor!"
Enemies meet, especially jealous.
Itsuki directly released two main members of the "Chubby Psychic" camp.
Slowbro used Double Wave with the "Parental Bond" characteristic.
And Exeggutor used Psychic to change the shape of the rolled-up waves.
Let the waves be like Gaara's sand, which can be freely controlled.
"Did it finally turn into this? But I have already figured out your fighting style!"
Steven waved his right hand, "Metagross!"
Steven's trump card flew up from behind its owner.
Silver-white light converged on his right forearm, with faint starlight visible within.
Comet Punch!
This powerful Fighting-type move instantly created a hole in the Double Wave.
But the hole was immediately filled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's not over yet!"
Steven Stone said in a low voice.
Immediately afterward, Metagross began to spin wildly like a top.
The sharp claws on the front of its remaining three arms erupted with thunder, shadows, and ice!
That's... Thunder Punch! Shadow Claw and Ice Punch!
Although not launched simultaneously, the interval was extremely short.
With continuous bombardment, it actually broke the combination of Double Surf + Psychic!
"Metagross has four brains that can operate simultaneously. After the battle in the Mysterious Forest, I've been developing this ability."
Steven Stone raised a hand, displaying the demeanor of a strong individual.
"Although it's not as good as your Slowbro launching attacks simultaneously, it's enough to deal with you."
In the original story, Bruno's Hitmonchan could also multitask, using Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, and Fire Punch with different fists.
And Steven Stone's potential is even above Bruno's.
Although Wattson, with Su Sheng's help, was only twelve years old, his strength was already infinitely close to his adult self as the youngest member of the Elite Four in the original story.
But this world is never short of geniuses.
Wallace seized the opportunity created by his friend and shouted at the center of the wave: "Milotic! Ice Beam!"
In an instant, a cold laser beam cut through the hole, directly hitting the target.
Crack, crack, crack—
The surrounding land rapidly froze, causing the Hoenn police officers to retreat to avoid their feet being frozen.
"As expected of Master Steven Stone, he will surely ascend to the champion's seat of our Hoenn League at next month's Lilycove Conference!"
One police officer looked at Steven Stone with admiration.
"No, no, I support Gym Leader Wallace more."
A female police officer retorted.
"Now is not the time to chat. The enemy is a being that has given the League headquarters a headache in recent years!"
Officer Jenny, standing in front, sternly reminded them.
"Captain, don't be so serious. Milotic is Gym Leader Wallace's trump card. With just that one move, Wattson's Exeggutor, even if it doesn't lose its ability to battle on the spot, would just be a candle in the wind."
The female police officer said confidently.
She was a fan of Mr. Wallace.
"Wait! What is that!?"
When the ice mist gradually dissipated, other sharp-eyed police officers shouted, pointing.
In the gradually dissipating mist, a sharp purple spine was revealed.
When the mist completely dissipated, what everyone saw was a huge, spiked shell.
"Th-That is, Sh-Shellder!?"
As a Water-type expert, how could Wallace not recognize that Pokémon?
Cloyster automatically opened its hard shell, revealing Wattson, Exeggutor, and... a Slowpoke protected inside.
Immediately afterward, Cloyster closed its hard shell and bit Slowpoke's tail.
It actually turned into Slowbro again!
"How is it? The new power Joker gave me and my companions."
Wattson said with a wicked smile.
Your potential, Steven Stone, is higher than mine, but so what?
I also have backers!
"This is troublesome."
Steven Stone said in a low voice with a frown.
Chairman Damalanchi had previously told them that every time they fought Joker, he would always come up with new things, making it impossible to guard against.
The Psychic fatty was just Joker's sidekick, and he was already so difficult to deal with.
Then... what about him?
Steven Stone couldn't help but glance at the other side of the battlefield.
"Cynthia, what do you want to do?"
Looking at Cynthia walking up with Garchomp, Joker, sitting cross-legged on Entei's back, smiled with his hand on his cheek.
"Don't call me that!"
Cynthia's eyebrows under her bangs were tightly knitted together. "Your actions are truly despicable! Last time it was the Life Orb, this time it's other people's Pokémon. To prevent you from causing trouble again next time, I will stop you now!"
Being reminded by Cynthia, Joker also remembered that so many things had happened because Erica and the others had snatched the Mirage Man's Darkrai.
But he had just looked at the Poké Balls on Erica's belt and Darkrai wasn't there.
"Darkrai is with Saki."
Erica explained, guessing Joker's thoughts.
"Huh?"
Okay, he remembered that Saki had a Darkrai in the manga. So that's how it came about?
In other words, Latios is with Erica now, and Darkrai is with Saki.
Su Sheng suddenly felt that the Mirage Man was a real Bodhisattva. I will never slander you again.
Asa's grandfather, Moore, is set as the former Gym Leader in the anime, and the deceased former Elite Four member in the manga.
