Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice-Chapter 165: Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice []

Rainbow Rocket Team — without a doubt, even considering all parallel worlds within the Pokémon universe —

is the strongest evil organization.

It was established by Rainbow Giovanni, who traveled through various parallel worlds, uniting the leaders of evil organizations from each world who had mastered Legendary Pokémon, forming the ultimate criminal syndicate.

If it has any weaknesses, it would probably be that, although these evil leaders appear to temporarily align under Rainbow Giovanni and belong to the same organization on the surface, in reality, they each have their own hidden agendas.

It could be considered the Rocks Pirates version of Pokemon. And like the Akatsuki, even though they have the power to dominate in team battles, they inexplicably decide to send members one by one to be defeated. Ultimately, they are defeated one by one by the Sun and Moon protagonists, who also possess top-tier Legendary Pokémon like Necrozma.

In Stephen's opinion, the current Shadow organization is like a weakened version of Team Rainbow Rocket. They have numerous Legendary Pokémon at their disposal, and their goal is the same — world domination.

Of course, there are differences. After all, whether it's the Infinity Pokémon siblings or the trio under the command of Caishen, they can't compare to the top-tier Legendaries wielded by Team Rainbow Rocket. However, Shadow does have one advantage over Team Rainbow Rocket: its leadership structure. The Shadow higher-ups are all members of the same family, the Caishen family, and they are skilled in team battles. They don't line up to be defeated like Team Rainbow Rocket.

Additionally, Stephen believes there is another important objective factor:

The Pokémon League is currently undergoing a period of transition and reform. In other words, the prodigies of the League haven't fully matured yet.

Lance, Cynthia, Steven, and even the slightly weaker Lorelei, Drake, and Caitlin — all of these future elite pillars of the League haven't yet reached the fully-formed levels they possess in Ash's era.

At present, Shadow possesses the Legendary Birds, the Regi Trio, and the Infinity Pokémon siblings, all empowered by dark forces. To be honest, they do have the ability to challenge the Pokémon League.

And don't forget —

The regions of the Pokémon League are scattered across the globe. Shadow could easily take down Kanto and Johto first, then Hoenn and Sinnoh, and eventually Unova and Kalos... one by one.

Currently, without any prior preparation, regions like Hoenn and Sinnoh — which are closer to Kanto — might be able to send reinforcements. As for Kalos, Galar, and Paldea? Well... by the time their reinforcements arrive, they'll probably only be able to bury the bodies of Lance, Giovanni, and the others.

"Latios and Latias!?"

In the Hoenn Region.

When the Hoenn elite trainers, led by Steven, saw the two dragons that Altair summoned, they immediately recalled the previous siege operation in Slateport City.

Whoosh—!

"Blizzard!"

A silver-white storm mixed with countless snowflakes howled towards the Infinity siblings who had just appeared.

A natural-colored protective barrier rapidly expanded from Latios as its center, growing to the size of a basketball court. It not only protected itself and its sister but also shielded over a dozen Shadow grunts and their Pokémon in the area.

"Thank you so much, Lord Altair!"

The Shadow grunts protected within the barrier cheered with excitement and adoration.

Altair glanced slightly to the side, quietly uttering a name: "Lorelei of the Indigo Elite Four."

"Latios and Latias — Pokémon of legend known for their kindness and justice, helping people and Pokémon in distress."

Lorelei's beautiful face was full of killing intent as she approached with her Lapras and Dewgong. "You've actually managed to control them!?"

Altair said nothing, silently locking eyes with Lorelei through his sunglasses for a few seconds before suddenly speaking:

"Although I doubt you'll listen, I'll still advise you not to come any closer. You are not my match."

Whoosh—!

Before Altair even finished his sentence, Lorelei's expression turned cold. She raised her right hand, pointing at the target in front of her.

A dual Blizzard attack instantly froze everything in its path in silver-white ice, racing towards Altair.

The darkened dragon siblings spread their wings, twisting through the air like two fighter jets in a spiral, intercepting the attack.

Latias's red! Latios's blue! And the black of the dark forces!

The three auras surged and merged into a roaring dragon, diving down from above and crushing the dual Blizzard attack into the ground.

Dragon Dive!

Boom!

The dual Blizzard shattered like a balloon, sending shards of stone and dust flying into the air. The debris froze upon scattering, only to be crushed into powder by the overwhelming dragon aura in the next moment.

Even when faced with the combined assault of Lorelei's starter and ace Pokémon, the dark dragon siblings, despite having a type disadvantage, handled the situation effortlessly.

Suddenly, Latios broke away from his sister and dove towards Altair's rear right.

Buzz—!

A dazzling blue-green holy light spread across the ground, covering a wide area behind Altair.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground shook with successive explosions as the holy light struck. This was Latios's signature move — Luster Purge!

"Gengar!"

Amid the explosions, a Gengar was sent flying backward with a pained expression. However, halfway through its flight, it managed to stabilize itself mid-air using its Levitate ability.

"Oh my~ I've been discovered."

Through the dissipating smoke, the current Indigo League Champion, Agatha, emerged, leaning on her cane. She had been planning to have Gengar sneak up on Altair from behind.

Unlike Champions like Alder or Leon, who pride themselves on honorable battles, Agatha's style is quite the opposite.

"Even if you disappear without a trace, Latios can sense your presence. His mental perception abilities are second to none among all Pokémon."

Altair turned around and remarked, "Champion Agatha, huh? This could be troublesome."

As he spoke, Altair raised his finger with a flick. Latias flew over, her eyes glowing a faint red.

In an instant, Latias's body gradually turned transparent, disappearing without a trace in less than two seconds.

Behind her, Lorelei and the other League trainers who had rushed to the scene looked visibly alarmed.

"A legendary Pokémon's ability?"

Agatha squinted her eyes and said, "Latias can refract light using her glass-like feathers to alter her appearance in others' eyes. Naturally, she can also make herself invisible."

One sibling can sense invisible enemies, while the other can make herself invisible to enemies.

It must be said — it's quite fascinating.

"Attack."

Altair uttered his simple command.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Lorelei, Agatha, and the others could only hear the sound of something rapidly cutting through the air.

There was no need to guess — Latias was attacking.

But where was she attacking from? Who was her target? And which move was she using?

No one could tell.

Most people assumed she would target the strongest present, Agatha. However...

"Lorelei! Watch out!"

It wasn't Pokémon abilities but instead Agatha's battle-hardened experience that alerted her.

In just an instant, Agatha could tell that the sound of the wind being sliced had grown softer.

This was enough to show that Latias's attack wasn't aimed at her.

Meanwhile, Lorelei's two veteran Pokémon, Lapras and Dewgong, instinctively sensed the incoming danger, almost as if by pure reflex. Even though they couldn't determine the direction of the attack, they subconsciously moved closer together to shield their trainer from harm.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of sonic booms and pressurized impacts exploded on Lapras and Dewgong.

Not only could they not see Latias's body—but even her moves were invisible.

...

"This is exactly like what happened to us in the Hoenn region," Cynthia muttered as she watched Lorelei, who was now completely on the defensive, on the television screen. Her teeth pressed tightly against her lower lip, her face pale.

...

"Lapras! Dewgong! Use Surf!"

Suppressing her inner worry, Lorelei, who was protected in the middle by her two most trusted partners, barked out her command sharply.

She wasn't good at sensing her opponent's presence. In that case, she would rely on a wide-range attack move!

The two Ice- and Water-type Pokémon, both enduring their pain, gathered the power of water beneath them and released it all at once in a single burst.

Whooosh—!

A massive tsunami, forming a circular ring, shot skyward, rising tens of meters high and crashing outward indiscriminately in all directions.

Gengar and Latios quickly lifted Agatha and Altair, respectively, carrying them to safety.

However, many of the nearby trainers from both the shadows and the League, along with their Pokémon, were swept up in the attack.

But neither Altair nor Agatha had time to worry about their allies.

In such a brutal battle, even a single second of distraction could result in a fatal counterattack from the opponent!

Splash!

Suddenly, Lorelei's sharp hearing picked up a sound in the air above and to her right—a faint noise indicating that the dual Surf attack had struck something.

She turned her head to look and saw faint traces of water floating in mid-air, defying the laws of physics.

"So you can't make the water on your body invisible, huh?" Lorelei's red lips curved slightly upward.

"Well done!"

For a moment, the many League elites watching the battle on their screens couldn't help but cheer and pump their fists.

Although Water-type moves were not particularly effective against Dragon-types like Latias, it was clear that Lorelei had never intended this move to take down the legendary Pokémon.

Her real purpose was to splash water on Latias and use it to pinpoint her location.

"Ice Beam!"

Following Lorelei's command, both Dewgong and Lapras opened their mouths simultaneously.

A curved beam of freezing energy shot toward the spot where the water droplets floated in mid-air.

Latias was there!

Boom—

In the next instant, the Ice Beam hit its target!

The entire world saw Latias's form reappear as her body was struck by the dual Ice Beam attacks, sending her plummeting downward.

"Yes!"

Even the League officers and police battling the shadow organization in the distance felt an internal surge of joy.

No matter how strong a legendary Pokémon was, at the end of the day, it was still a Dragon-type, right?

Under the dual Ice-type attacks from Lorelei's Lapras and Dewgong, this strike alone should at least leave her critically injured, if not outright defeated!

But, as the person directly involved, Lorelei's initial joy quickly turned to shock. Her expression changed dramatically.

Because she realized that the Latias struck by the Ice Beam was gradually fading away—disappearing into thin air.

An illusion?

No.

A Substitute!

Substitute was a move that most Pokémon could learn, sacrificing part of their own health to create a decoy that looked exactly like themselves.

Like Protect, it was considered a god-tier move in battle.

However, it wasn't commonly used in real battles.

While the decoy had the same appearance as the user, it lacked the ability to move.

Opponents weren't fools. It was easy to tell the difference between the real Pokémon and its Substitute.

This wasn't a game, where the player had no choice but to destroy the decoy before attacking the real body.

In reality, one could simply bypass the decoy and directly attack the real target.

Even Lorelei, a Champion-level trainer, hadn't anticipated that Altair would use Substitute in such a situation!

"Dragon Pulse."

From atop Latios's back, Altair suddenly issued a command.

Latias reappeared on the opposite side, her small mouth slightly open.

A fiery blue-green wave of energy, shaped like a dragon, shot toward Lapras and Dewgong.

"Shadow Ball!"

From Gengar's back, Agatha attempted to provide support.

But the Latios beneath Altair also unleashed a Dragon Pulse, intercepting Gengar.

Hearing the whistling sound behind them, Lapras and Dewgong instinctively turned to look.

Boom—!

However, before they could fully turn around, an intense burst of pain erupted from their backs.

Both were blasted away instantly.

If there was any silver lining, it was that their positioning directly behind Lorelei allowed them to shield their trainer from most of the impact.

Even so, the powerful force caused Lorelei to stagger and fall to the ground, helplessly watching her two earliest partners get flung into the air and crash heavily into one side of the stands.

["What... what just happened? Didn't Lorelei's attack hit?"]

["I... I don't know. I didn't see clearly..."]

["Lorelei lost? A traitor managed to defeat the Elite Four's Lorelei? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"]

The rapid changes in the battle left many television viewers stunned and confused.

Ten seconds ago, they were celebrating Lorelei's successful strike against a legendary Pokémon.

Now, it was her two partners who had fallen.

The blow was even heavier for the League trainers and police officers fighting the shadows on-site.

The Elite Four, the pinnacle of strength in the Indigo League, had already lost one of their key fighters so quickly.

The impact on the morale of the League forces was immeasurable.

"Everyone, calm down!"

Sensing the wavering morale on his side, Lance, riding his Aerodactyl and hovering high above the battlefield, roared loudly:

"We're just unable to see the enemy. I've already prepared a way to deal with them!"

Altair's attention was drawn to Lance by his shout.

This guy... was he serious?

From atop Aerodactyl, Lance reached for his belt and pulled out his seventh Pokémon, placing it on Aerodactyl's head.

To Alder and the others' surprise, it was an Unova region pseudo-legendary pre-evolution—Deino!

"Deino! Listen carefully and locate Latias's position!" Lance commanded in a low voice.

Deino lowered its head slightly, listening intently. Two seconds later, it suddenly raised its head and fired a Dragon Pulse toward the lower left.

Compared to the Dragon siblings' Dragon Pulse, this one was laughable in both visual effect and actual power.

But as long as it could reveal Latias's position, that was enough.

"Gyarados! Grab her!"

Lance pointed in the direction of Deino's attack.

His massive Gyarados leaped forward, using Bounce.

Its long, serpentine body twisted, and its iron-like tail swung powerfully, aiming right for Latias.

"Whe!"

Suddenly, a cry of pain echoed.

Latias appeared, tightly entangled by Gyarados.

...

Dragon Village, Unova Region.

Iris, who was one or two years younger than Ash, turned to the Dragon Village leader, an elderly woman who also served as the president of the Unova League, and asked, "Grandma, is this the Deino you gave to Champion Lance last time?"

The old woman nodded. "Deino is blind and completely relies on its sense of smell and hearing to target its prey. That's how it knows where Latias is."

That particular Deino from the Dragon Village had the strongest sense of smell and hearing among its kind.

Watching the battle unfold on television, the old woman muttered to herself, "Lance must have trained this Deino to deal with Joker, right? I didn't expect him to reveal it so soon."

...

"That traitor is mine! You deal with the other Shadow grunts! Don't let a single one escape!"

Lance roared authoritatively.

"As expected of our Indigo League's new Champion!"

"Don't be afraid! We still have Champion Lance with us!"

"Damn you Shadows, prepare to die!"

Lance's quick and decisive counter to Latias' abilities instantly boosted the morale of the Indigo League's forces. Some people even started calling him "Champion Lance" directly.

"Lance! Watch out!"

In the audience, Lorelei, who had just recalled her Lapras and Dewgong and was about to send out a new partner, shouted in alarm.

"Dark Lightning."

Suddenly, a massive golden-black lightning beam descended from the sky, striking Gyarados squarely—and, of course, also hitting the Latias trapped in its coils.

The quadruple-electric-weak Gyarados let out a pained and unwilling scream, but its cries were quickly drowned out by the thunderous rumble of the lightning as it struck the ground.

Latias, who was also hit, gritted her teeth in silent suffering, but she was clearly less affected than Gyarados.

The attacker was... Zapdos!

"How do you still have the energy to worry about others when facing the Shadow Trio of Legendary Birds?"

The voice of Caishen echoed across the battlefield via the airship's loudspeaker.

Gyarados was immediately knocked out.

Freed from its restraints, Latias took to the air again, tilting her head slightly upward and closing her eyes. A light green aura of vitality surrounded her body, and the scorched marks from the electric attack visibly began to heal at an astonishing speed.

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"You're going to waste that power healing? I don't mind—go ahead." Caishen sneered mockingly.

This was his first time seeing the power of the Viridian Forest, and Caishen was briefly surprised. But he quickly realized that the power had limitations.

"How much stamina do you have, Lance? Can you keep healing your defeated Pokémon endlessly? Do you think you're Xerneas or Ho-Oh?"

Lance's face darkened as he silently recalled Gyarados.

This action also confirmed Caishen's suspicion.

Given Gyarados' current state, if Lance were to use the power of the Viridian Forest to heal it, he himself would collapse.

"Chairman, the situation doesn't look good!"

The head Officer Jenny protecting Goodshow exclaimed anxiously.

In Lance's team, Gyarados' strength ranked in the upper-middle tier. And Lorelei's Lapras and Dewgong were her two strongest aces.

Now three Pokémon had already been taken out—could they even hold the line?

"Do your best to hold on! The Gym Leaders' reinforcements will arrive soon!"

Goodshow gritted his teeth.

The two gyms closest to Indigo Plateau were Pewter Gym and Viridian Gym.

Just as Goodshow finished speaking, he saw Pewter Gym Leader Flint arriving with his Onix.

"Swampert, Hydro Pump!"

In the next moment, Goodshow watched as Flint's Onix was instantly taken down by a Swampert belonging to an unknown Shadow grunt.

Goodshow: ...

It's fine, it's fine. Pewter Gym Leader is here, so Viridian Gym Leader should be arriving soon. And that one is the strongest Gym Leader, at Champion level!

Goodshow comforted himself with this thought.

...

Meanwhile, at the foot of Indigo Plateau, Giovanni stood with his hands in his pockets, calmly dialing a number.

"Stephen, what do you think? Should we destroy the League, or should we destroy the Shadows?"