"Hmm?"
"That cry doesn't
sound like Acodora." Bai Yu had only gone a short distance deeper into the cave when he heard a sound like electricity.
That sound was definitely not something Acodora could make.
With doubt in his heart, Bai Yu walked deeper into the cave.
"Metagross, use Meteor Mash!"
A voice rang out.
The silver light was particularly dazzling in the dark cave, and the air was filled with the smell of metal clashing. That light illuminated the entire cave, and following the light from the Pokédex in Bai Yu's hand, Bai Yu saw the full appearance of this Pokémon.
Its silver-white body was filled with a powerful force. It had just used Meteor Mash, yet there wasn't a scratch on its body. The whole battle seemed to have gone very easily.
"Steven!"
In the real world, Bai Yu had only seen this Pokémon in the Pokédex.
Steven!
Steven, a well-known rich kid from the Hoenn Region and the current Hoenn Champion, is best known for his shiny Metagross. During his time in the Kalos Region, he also mastered Mega Evolution and even managed to gain the upper hand in battles against Alain's Charizard. His age is relatively young compared to other Champions.
Unfortunately, Steven has a peculiar hobby: collecting all sorts of stones.
He even passed his Champion title to his friend Wallace.
He travels the world searching for all kinds of strangely shaped stones, and his current foray into the Stone Caverns is also aimed at finding more colorful stones.
The Hoenn Region is quite unique, both in the anime and in special episodes. It's one of the few regions to have two villainous leaders and two Champions, and the number of Legendary Pokémon is among the highest of all generations.
Besides, the strength of the three Legendary Pokémon has continued to improve even after so many generations, reaching new heights in Generation VI, the XY series.
Team Magma and Team Aqua are no pushovers, and perhaps all the villains in any region are formidable. Trainers who can forcibly control Legendary Pokémon, regardless of the method, are no weaklings.
Among them, the strongest villain, with the widest reach, is Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket in the Kanto Region!
Just as Bai Yu guessed, Steven naturally came to find some interesting stones to collect.
After entering the Stone Cave, he discovered that it was not as simple as it seemed, containing a Pokémon he had never seen before.
Furthermore, deep within the Stone Cave were some special murals recording events that occurred in the ancient Hoenn Region, which caught Steven's attention.
Just as he was about to write them down, he was attacked by the surrounding Acodora tribe.
Steven had no choice but to send out Metagross for passive defense.
With so many Acodora in the cave, Metagross couldn't unleash its full power and could only constantly drive them away.
"There are just too many of these Acodora."
"Let's take care of that one first!"
Steven's gaze fell on the Aggron at the very back, which hadn't made a move.
That Aggron was clearly the leader of the Acodora pack; once the leader was dealt with, the rest of the Acodora would quickly disperse.
Bai Yu held the Pokédex, appraising each Acodora one by one.
After searching extensively, he found that most of the Acodora possessed the inherited move Iron Head, with the better ones only having Headbutt.
"Hmm?"
During the appraisal, Bai Yu unexpectedly appraised that Aggron.
He quickly saw the Aggron's stats, and following the stats, Bai Yu also saw the Aggron's move list.
Among them, Dragon Dive was clearly listed in the Pokédex.
"Does this Aggron have any offspring? If so, it will definitely inherit this move."
Bai Yu turned and started assessing the Aggron genus again.
Finally, he found an Aggron that had inherited Dragon Dive.
"That's it."
Bai Yu looked at Aggron's stats and nodded in satisfaction.
Ding~ Aggron, Steel/Rock type Pokémon. Found in Hoenn, Unova, Kalos, Galar, and other regions.
Ability: Heavy Metal
Moves: Tackle, Harden, Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Roar, Headbutt, Rock Slide, Dragon Dive
Description: A troublesome Pokémon. To forge a body of steel, it digs iron ore from mountains to eat, but occasionally it will also eat bridges or railway tracks.
"The Heavy Metal ability might not be as good as Sturdy in the games."
"But this is reality. After evolving into Aggron, the Sturdy ability provides perfect resistances, so whether it has that ability or not won't have a big impact."
In Bai Yu's mind, the best ability for Aggron is naturally Hard Head, allowing it to unleash counter-attack moves without taking damage.
However, the Heavy Metal ability is also quite good. Aggron's size is already outstanding, and after mastering Heavy Metal, its power doubles.
"Hmm?"
Steven sensed a light source and followed it to see a figure.
However, the other person's gaze wasn't on him.
Steven relaxed his guard.
"Is that person planning to catch an Aggron?"
The figure Steven saw was naturally Bai Yu.
Bai Yu walked step by step towards the Acodora group, and Steven became quite interested.
"Acodora's potential is indeed very high after evolving into Aggron."
"He's quite good at choosing Pokémon."
Steven smiled at this thought.
He had always liked Steel-type Pokémon, and seeing someone wanting to catch one,
he naturally wouldn't do anything to stop them.
"I don't know your name, but since you want to catch one, I'll help you out."
"Metagross, use Metal Claw!"
Steven waved his hand.
Metagross's body emitted a silvery-white light, and it swung its entire body forward with great force.
Instead of attacking the Acodora in front of it, it created a cloud of smoke,
making it impossible for the Acodora group to see what was happening.
"Is he helping me?"
This thought flashed through Bai Yu's mind.
Regardless of whether he was helping him or not, he had to take that Acodora away first.
Bai Yu threw the Poké Ball in his hand, and Houndoom appeared on the ground.
"Houndoom, bring me that bigger Acodora,"
Bai Yu said.
With its powerful sense of smell and exceptional eyesight, Houndoom could accurately locate the Pokémon Bai Yu had mentioned, even in the smoky environment.
"Roar~"
Houndoom roared and plunged into the thick smoke.
The next moment, Houndoom emerged from the smoke, carrying an Acodora in its mouth.
"Good job, let's go."
Bai Yu immediately recognized this Acodora as the one he wanted.
Without further ado, he took Houndoom and left.
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