The Hoenn captain had only just reacted…
Chatot unleashed Hyper Voice!
The high-frequency vibrating soundwaves shook directly beside his ears at such close range, instantly rupturing his eardrums.
"Arghh… ahhhh!"
Blood flowed from both of the ears as he rolled across the ground in pain.
Afterward, Chatot used Double Team, then Round…
Killing through sound was the most deadly!
Every part in captain's body violently trembled along with Chatot's soundwaves.
At this moment, the Hoenn captain was left with only twitching and convulsing.
The seven fighting ahead realized their captain was under attack and were all frightened badly, immediately preparing to go back and rescue him.
"Prepare for Mamoswine's Earthquake. We need to leave the ground."
After speaking, Tetsuya sent out Golurk and sat upon Golurk's shoulder. Rocket propulsion activated, lifting them away from the ground.
Catherine sent out Skarmory while she lay against Skarmory's back and flew into the air.
"Mamoswine! Earthquake!"
Tetsuya shouted.
Mamoswine, whose Attack had already reached its limit, gathered immense power and violently stomped both feet against the ground. The Earthquake waves surged outward, causing all the Pokémon and Trainers to feel the world spinning around them.
In that instant, the Hoenn captain had already been, eh, vibrated(?) to death by Chatot's Round, blood flowing from all orifices. His death appearance was exceptionally horrifying…
The powerful Earthquake waves came one after another, while Mamoswine seemed to possess endless power.
After four rounds of Earthquake, the ground was already covered with fallen bodies.
After returning to the ground, Tetsuya recalled Mamoswine. There were definitely still survivors on the ground right now.
Tetsuya sent out Koffing.
"Use Toxic on everything except the Mareep."
Koffing's toxicity had already become impossible to describe. Once Toxic was sprayed out, all the corpses on the ground completely rotted away.
The poisonous gas was also entirely absorbed by Koffing, while the rotting corpses were covered with dry firewood by Tetsuya. Along with Houndoom's Flamethrower, they all turned into ashes.
'More than twenty Mareep…' There was no way he and Catherine could finish eating them all, but they would make excellent bait.
Tetsuya and Catherine only needed five Mareep, so they first pulled out five Mareep and tied them up with vines.
The remaining Mareep were arranged one by one while Beedrill injected toxins into them. Then water was splashed over their bodies before Mamoswine froze them solid.
Now they needed to leave this place. The five non-poisonous Mareep, tied-up, were hung upon Mamoswine's body, which dragged them toward a lakeside.
Boiling water and cleaning the Mareep were tasks that Catherine could also help with quite a bit. 'Kyaaa…~ As expected of Sinnoh's number one!'
Now, the people from Hoenn and Johto had already been dealt with. It could be said that the two most troublesome teams had already been wiped out, so naturally the remaining matters would become much simpler.
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There was water and food here.
Tetsuya and Catherine simply established camp here, while the few Flying-types searched for people from other teams. This both, avoided blindly searching around, and freed up quite a bit of time for training.
And just like that, another year passed…
Tetsuya was already twelve years old now. In his previous life, he had also begun traveling at the age of twelve. Naturally, he had to thank Mr. Shellby for gifting him his first Pokémon, Spinarak.
He had met Catherine half a year later, and the time until this island's destruction was also not far away.
The weather gradually began warming up, but the famine would only worsen.
One week passed. On this day, Tetsuya brought Mamoswine and prepared to freeze those Mareep once again. He discovered that all the Mareep were gone, and there were obvious traces of battle. Judging from the marks on the ground, these Mareep should have gone in two different directions.
Following one of the directions.
Catherine headed toward the other direction.
What he saw were the ten people from Kanto, their faces covered with red rashes while every one of them scratched frantically across their bodies.
These were precisely the symptoms of being poisoned by "apitoxin".
"They won't live much longer."
Returning to the original spot, Catherine also described the symptoms of the ten from Unova in the other direction. They were the same as those from Kanto.
Right now, Beedrill's poison and toxins were already far stronger than that of ordinary Beedrill. The red rashes appearing on their bodies meant that within a few days, the poison would erupt and kill them.
Now, there were only six remaining members from Sinnoh.
Tetsuya's plan had moved one step closer to completion!
The island's destruction was right before their eyes. Although most people would die on such an island, anyone owning Flying-type Pokémon still had a possibility of escaping.
Letting others escape too?
That was something he absolutely would not allow to happen!
Although this island would be destroyed, the Shadow Team had not yet been destroyed. As long as somebody escaped, there would be people who recognized him. If that attracted the Shadow Team's pursuit, would that not become disastrous?
Right now, his combat power was still far from enough to contend against the Shadow Team. Even Yamamoto could easily capture him.
If he were not worried about being hunted by the Shadow Team and living every day in fear, he could already escape Shadow Island right now.
On this island, what he faced was only Raven and a little over twenty Shadows. The remaining people were basically completely lacking in combat ability. However, if he escaped now, then once Raven notified the Shadow Team Headquarters on the mainland, what Tetsuya would face would be the entire Shadow Team.
Therefore, he was still perfectly clear about what should be done. Any person with a brain would understand it clearly. Catherine also intended to kill these people before escaping. Otherwise, she would forever remain a fugitive and face endless pursuit from the Shadow Team.
Tetsuya and Catherine made adjustments by the small lake. By calculation, this year had already passed, and he was now twelve years old. Catherine was even one year older than him…
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In his previous life, Tetsuya had been bringing Ariados around everywhere while constantly hitting walls, losing battle after battle to the point of doubting life itself. Completely different from the Pokémon world he had imagined…
Weren't the Bug Catchers and Youngsters along the road supposed to be giving him exp!???
Was he simply too weak, or were they too strong…?
Those Pokémon Trainers who received starter Pokémon were practically Arceus's chosen's!
Instead, he had given them plenty of experience. Moreover, these people could enjoy special services at Pokémon Centers, while Miss♥Joy~ always greeted them with smiles~. As for himself, he had to pay money, otherwise he would merely be politely smiled at and shown the door…
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Right now, Tetsuya understood his own level more clearly than ever. Participating in the League tournaments and obtaining a ranking was beyond doubt. As long as he did not encounter a monstrous opponent like Tobias, purely in terms of six-on-six singles battle records… he absolutely had championship or runner-up level combat power!
However, he was restricted by the fact that he had too few Pokémon and no "substitute Pokémon" available. If he continued participating after his Pokémon were injured, then he would no longer perform at the same level.
This was because League matches were held continuously. Pokémon that had experienced a major battle could not fully recover in a single day. Therefore, if one wanted to achieve good results, having strong Pokémon was only one aspect. Replacements were also absolutely necessary.
Most champions and runner-ups would had two or three replacement teams of Pokémon. Otherwise, there would be no way to persist until the very end.
Therefore, after leaving the island, he still needed to complete a roster of twelve Pokémon as quickly as possible, having two interchangeable Pokémon lineups. Only then could it be considered the "capital" of a Pokémon Trainer.
Of course, one also needed the "capital" to afford raising them…