Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 159 A Tentative Exchange: Ghostly Shadows and Lightning

"This is it."

The old man led Ash and the others to the place where the evil Pokémon had been sealed away.

This is a clearing in the woods, with stones scattered in the middle. Based on the information the old man had previously revealed, these stones should be the seal set up by the wave guide back then.

Now that the seal has been broken, that Pokémon has disappeared.

However, on the other hand...

"What if that Pokémon has already left?"

Xiao Zhi looked at the old man and expressed his doubts.

After all, he knew that the Pokémon was a Rockruff, and if it wanted to leave, no one would be able to find it again in about ten minutes. Under such circumstances, wouldn't it be a bit too much to just stay there and wait for it to come back...?

Is this an idealized view?

The old woman understood what Xiaozhi was worried about, so she waved her cane and said slowly:

"Don't worry, it won't leave here...at least not now."

"Not now? What do you mean?"

Xiao Guang noticed a loophole in the old man's words, so he asked this question.

The old man simply pointed his cane at the sky, and his gaze toward the group began to fill with affection.

"Otherwise, do you think the sky would look like this now if it left?"

"?!"

Upon hearing this, the group looked up sharply. They hadn't noticed the change in the sky because they were strolling through the dense forest, but with the old man's guidance, they realized that the sky, which should have been clear, was now covered with dark clouds.

Moreover, the dark clouds were very strange; they did not spread out but instead gathered in the sky above their location.

Or more accurately... the airspace above that pile of rubble.

"call--"

Suddenly, a strong wind blew up, bringing with it a chilling, eerie feeling.

The clouds in the sky began to change rapidly, no longer simply hovering monotonously on the horizon, but slowly moving at a strange pace. Although they were moving, all the clouds remained above them, but as the density and thickness of the clouds increased, everyone realized that they seemed to be rotating.

Lightning flashed through the dark clouds, accompanied by occasional low rumbles.

The air pressure began to increase sharply, and the air became heavy.

"coming!"

The old man's pupils contracted instantly, and Pikachu seemed to sense some danger as well. In the brief moment it looked up, the electric sacs on its cheeks began to crackle with electricity.

The wind is getting stronger.

The trees near the open space creaked and groaned incessantly in the howling wind, and the sky grew completely dark. Meanwhile, in the few remaining patches of light in the open space, distorted shadows began to writhe.

"Whoa?!"

After noticing this, Dawn let out a mournful cry and instinctively hid behind Ash, already holding Piplup's Poké Ball.

"Is this really a Pokémon?!"

Xiao Guang shouted this, completely puzzled.

This open area isn't small, yet the opponent could influence the weather over such a large area—that's truly baffling. Moreover, in such a gloomy environment, ignoring the writhing shadows at his feet to fight is something Xiao Guang feels he can't do, at least not.

After all, no one can guarantee that these shadows will stay obediently underground and won't suddenly emerge to attack people.

"It must be... a Pokémon, right?"

Xiao Gang moved to Xiao Zhi's side and whispered this in a low voice.

Although Brock has witnessed countless grand scenes during his travels with Ash, a grand scene created by a typical wild Pokémon like this is truly rare. The fact that they could pull this off at least indicates that the opponent is quite powerful.

"Of course it's a Pokémon, and it should be a Ghost-type Pokémon without a doubt. Otherwise, there would be no need to create such an environment, since Ghost-type Pokémon can move more easily in the shadows."

Ash's voice remained calm, showing no sign of backing down in this minor situation.

A light drizzle began to fall from the sky. Ash guessed that the Rockruff probably knew how to use a skill like Rain Dance.

Creating a gloomy environment while simultaneously instilling fear in the opponent is a common tactic used by Ghost-type Pokémon.

Reducing the intensity of the rain while expanding its effective range is a pretty good idea.

"call--"

Another gust of cold wind blew by, and a huge ghostly shadow began to form in front of Ash and his friends.

The ghostly figure was not fully formed, but its blood-red pupils were fixed on Ash and Pikachu, completely ignoring everyone else present.

"Bogarman! Use the Bubble Ray!"

Although Ash and Brock still believed their opponent was a Pokémon, Dawn couldn't force herself to stay calm in the face of such a ghostly figure.

With a flash of white light, Piplup emerged from the Poké Ball and unleashed its full power at the giant ghostly figure before it without a word.

However, after Bogarman's bubble beam hit the ghost, it was as if it had passed through a cloud of mist, leaving only a ripple on the ghost's body, and had no other effect.

"Pikachu, use Thunder on the sky!"

"I choose you! Night Patrol Spirit!"

"Pickup!"

Seeing that Piplup's Bubble Beam was ineffective, Ash realized that the ghostly figure was not where Rockruff was hiding either.

Since the Flower Rock Monster is unwilling to confront them head-on, the most urgent task is to restore the surrounding environment.

Pikachu, already poised and ready, leaped high into the air, a triumphant smile on its face. It channeled its pent-up electricity and shot it straight at the rolling, dark clouds in the sky—

Lightning bolts pierced the clouds and tore through the sky.

As if responding to Pikachu, the dark clouds sent a bolt of lightning and a thunderclap down from the sky, but instead of targeting Pikachu, the lightning struck the ghostly figure in front of Ash and his friends.

"boom--"

At first, I seemed to hear a huge roar, but the next second I couldn't hear anything at all.

What followed was a blinding beam of light that made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Everyone present experienced a brief period of blindness and hearing loss.

Fortunately, at the instant the lightning struck, the Night Patrol Spirit created a barrier of shadow in front of everyone, blocking all the sand and gravel stirred up by the lightning.

As the light and noise continued, Nightwatch seemed to sense something approaching Ash's location.

So Night Patrol conjured another shadow behind him, lurking beneath Ash, waiting for his opponent to walk right into its trap.

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