Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice-Chapter 169: Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice []

"Serena! Don't look!"

In Vaniville Town of the Kalos region, the young mother, Grace, quickly covered her daughter's eyes with her hands.

But honestly, it was already unnecessary. The TV screen had turned into static snow; nothing could be seen anymore.

However, the final images before the screen went blank—the cries of countless people and Pokémon on the battlefield, the faint glimpses of severed limbs—were enough to become a nightmare that would haunt many for life.

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On the specialized planes flying toward the plateau, carrying elite representatives of the various regions, the tension was palpable.

They had no idea what was happening on the ground!

"No matter what, we have to end this in one decisive battle."

Cynthia, traveling alongside Volkner and Flint as part of Sinnoh's reinforcements, gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "If we let Shadow win this battle and give them time to recover, we won't have another chance."

Among the many Champion-level Trainers later hailed as the Masters Eight, Cynthia might not have been the one with the highest raw power, but she was undoubtedly the one with the sharpest judgment in the face of crisis.

Given the current fighting capability of the Indigo Plateau, she didn't believe they could defeat the Shadow Lugia.

But even so, they had to fight!

Her team was about to join the battlefield, combining forces with the elite of the Indigo League led by Lance. Even if they couldn't bring down Shadow Lugia, they could at least severely deplete its energy.

Moreover, reports indicated that reinforcements from other regions were already on their way.

If Lance and his team couldn't do it, her group would step up. If they failed, then Diantha, Leon, and others coming later would take over.

They would wear Shadow down, no matter the cost!

If Shadow managed to retreat with Shadow Lugia unscathed, only to return at full strength later, that would spell true disaster.

"Wait, the broadcast is back on?"

While Cynthia was analyzing the situation, Flint pointed at the communal TV on the plane.

Cynthia and Volkner turned to look.

The camera was now focused on the mastermind responsible for this calamity: Shadow's supreme leader, Caishen.

"Now, everyone should understand the power I possess, right?"

Facing the camera, Caishen flashed a golden-toothed grin, radiating arrogance.

But with the ominous Shadow Lugia looming above him, the entire world had no choice but to admit he had earned that level of confidence.

"However, this is still not Shadow Lugia's ultimate and invincible power..."

Moments earlier, under Caishen's orders, Shadow's scientists had retrieved one of the cameras the League had been using to live-stream the Indigo Tournament. After repairing it, they pointed the camera at their leader.

In an instant, television screens worldwide, previously filled with static, flickered back to life.

"Our ultimate creation..."

Caishen was still seated leisurely on his throne in the airship's hall, with the ghostly, god-like Shadow Lugia coiled above him. Behind him, the battlefield raged on, and the League Trainers were being utterly crushed.

This scene pushed Caishen's oppressive aura to its peak.

"Shadow Lugia. Codename: XD001. Full name: Extra Dark, which means 'Ultimate Darkness.'"

"Unlike the half-finished experiments, this is the strongest and most perfect Dark Pokémon..."

"Aerodactyl! Rock Slide!"

Just as Caishen's grin widened and he was about to continue, an enraged shout echoed across the battlefield.

An Aerodactyl surrounded by countless boulder-sized rocks unleashed a barrage of projectiles toward Shadow Lugia, like a machine gun firing.

Yet, in the face of Shadow Lugia, such an attack was laughably insignificant.

The Aerodactyl's Trainer was none other than Falkner, the son of Walkner, who had been both a participant in the Indigo Tournament and the current Gym Leader of Violet City.

At this moment, Falkner knelt on the ground, cradling his father, who was covered in blood and barely clinging to life.

Earlier, when Shadow Lugia unleashed a Dark Spiral, it was Walkner who shielded his son.

Though he hadn't perished on the spot like Clair's father, he was now on the brink of death.

"This kind of attack isn't even worth Shadow Lugia's time."

Caishen's face was filled with disdain.

At that moment, the Dark Zapdos, hovering slightly lower than Shadow Lugia, darted forward like a bodyguard, unleashing a web of lightning bolts from its body.

Each bolt struck the incoming rocks with precision.

Not only did they pierce through the stones, but the residual energy continued downward toward Falkner.

Thunderbolt!

"Ninetales! Charizard! Heat Wave!"

Two Fire-type Pokémon arrived beside Falkner, one on each side.

In an instant, the sky above Falkner turned a fiery orange.

The enhanced dark lightning clashed with the elder Trainer's flames, producing a collision of destructive power that even an ordinary Elite-level Trainer could only dream of witnessing.

"Please, I'm counting on you two!"

Encouraged by Blaine, Ninetales and Charizard intensified their attacks.

The flames on the ground began to overwhelm the lightning above!

The League Trainers, who had been terrified by Shadow Lugia moments earlier, finally saw a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

As expected from Kanto's second-ranked Trainer.

Even in the face of legendary Pokémon, he showed no fear!

"Kanto's second-ranked Gym Trainer, Blaine, is it? You're worthy of Shadow Lugia's attention."

Caishen let out a cold laugh.

At that moment, sharp-eyed viewers noticed a movement in Shadow Lugia's neck above Caishen.

"Blaine, watch out!"

Goodshow screamed at the top of his lungs.

In the next instant, Shadow Lugia opened its mouth again.

A pitch-black Aura Sphere descended as if aiming to shatter space itself.

Dark Pulse!

The Dark Zapdos underneath hurriedly dodged to the side.

Yet, even so, the edge of the attack grazed its wingtip.

"Shriek—!"

Even this slight contact caused the enhanced Thunder Bird to let out a gut-wrenching scream.

"Ugh!?"

Blaine's expression changed drastically behind his sunglasses.

The two Fire Pokémon, Ninetales and Charizard, each grabbed Falkner and Blaine, respectively, and fled in opposite directions.

The Dark Pulse descended upon them.

Blaine and Falkner didn't hear the deafening explosion. Being so close, the sheer shockwave numbed their hearing before any sound could reach them. Blood trickled from their ears.

Ninetales, carrying Falkner, and Charizard, holding Blaine, were flung in opposite directions.

"Go."

Caishen coldly gave the order.

The Dark Moltres and Zapdos took flight together, heading toward the two injured Trainers.

"Wallace!"

Standing on his Metagross, Steven shouted.

"I'm on it!"

Wallace sent out his ace, Milotic, to intercept.

Milotic unleashed a Hydro Pump at the Dark Moltres heading for Falkner and Ninetales.

Disliking water, the Dark Moltres frowned slightly and dodged to the side.

Meanwhile, Steven's Metagross, clearly of a higher level than Wallace's Milotic, had already positioned itself between the Dark Articuno and Blaine. Its right claw glowed brilliantly, striking the bird directly.

Meteor Mash!

Though the Dark Articuno didn't lose its combat ability from the hit, the blow to the head had it seeing stars for a moment.

"Finish Blaine off first."

The cold, ruthless voice of Caishen echoed once again, like a death knell.

Steven, who had just gained the upper hand moments ago, looked up. What he saw was Shadow Lugia, engulfed in a terrifying, black aura that radiated an overwhelming chill. Its already enormous body had grown to more than double its previous size, resembling a dark, undead phoenix.

"Dark Charge," Caishen uttered the name of the move.

Shadow Lugia, like a shadowy undead phoenix, dived down with incredible momentum! At this moment, Steven's plight resembled that of someone facing an unstoppable force.

"Son!!!"

Far away in Hoenn, Mr. Stone leaped out of his chair in panic, shouting in despair.

"Is this... the end for me?"

Steven's pupils contracted violently. In what seemed like the final moments of his life, only this thought crossed his mind.

But then—

"Ga-meh!"

Just as Steven himself thought all was lost, his Metagross suddenly surged upward. It flung its trainer off its back as if to protect him. The steel titan charged head-on toward the descending dark god, directly confronting it with a headbutt, like a warrior trying to stop a meteor.

Its courage was commendable, but... it was far too small in comparison.

"Metagross! No!" Steven screamed hoarsely.

But it was too late.

From the skies above, the dark phoenix-like Lugia descended, as if it were a hellish judge, crashing down with an apocalyptic force. Below it, the Hoenn pseudo-legendary Metagross looked pitifully small in comparison.

A devastating impact followed, unleashing an unparalleled shockwave. The sheer force sent Stephen, Charizard, Blaine, and even other trainers like Falkner and Ninetales flying backward. Both Shadow trainers and League trainers alike were blasted away indiscriminately.

"Steven!"

Wallace commanded his Milotic to catch Steven with its soft, flexible body. But in the next instant, Wallace himself was swept away by the violent storm.

The black aura surged again, tearing apart the battlefield. Earlier, the Dark Spiral had already eroded a quarter of the Indigo Plateau's surface area, but now, this Dark Charge carved away yet another quarter.

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"Ugh..."

No one knew how much time had passed, but Steven finally struggled to his feet. Ignoring the blood soaking his crimson hair, he looked around desperately.

"Metagross! Metagross! Where are you?"

Thud!

A heavy crash answered his call. It was his Metagross, falling to the ground.

"Metagross, thank go—"

Steven's relieved smile froze almost immediately.

Metagross's eyes were lifeless, its head tilted awkwardly as it stared blankly ahead. Its breathing was faint, almost nonexistent. It was still alive, but only barely.

"Metagross, quick, return..."

Steven, now feeling an intense dizziness, stumbled to his knees. Using the last of his strength, he retrieved his partner into its Poké Ball. The moment the red light enveloped Metagross, Steven also collapsed, unconscious.

The Hoenn Champion-in-waiting, Steven, was out of the battle.

"Are... you alright... Charizard...?"

Elsewhere, Blaine pushed himself up with one arm, leaning against a massive boulder. He turned to ask his Charizard, which was shielding him like a barrier.

"Urrgh..."

Charizard let out a low cry of pain in response. Then, with a heavy thud, it fell to its knees before collapsing completely.

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Seeing this, Blaine quickly reached for his Poké Ball to recall Charizard. But as he extended his hand, he realized something was wrong. He was grasping at thin air.

Blaine turned his head and froze. His right arm was gone. All that remained was a mangled stump of flesh, shattered bone faintly visible amidst the blood that gushed uncontrollably.

"AAARRRGHH!"

The adrenaline that had been suppressing the pain finally wore off. A searing agony engulfed Blaine's entire being.

Even as a veteran trainer, his body was still that of a mortal. Losing an arm—how could he not feel pain?

The Kanto number two Gym Leader, Blaine, had lost an arm. He could no longer fight.

Steven lay unconscious, bleeding on the ground. Blaine writhed in agony, clutching his severed limb.

With just a single move, the Shadow Lugia had rendered two of the League's top trainers completely incapacitated.

The entire battlefield fell silent.

This was... the power of an apex legendary Pokémon.

Giovanni approached Blaine, releasing a Crobat. Without hesitation, he reached into Blaine's pocket, retrieving a Poké Ball to recall Charizard.

"You need to leave. I'll handle things here," Giovanni said calmly, returning the shrunken Poké Ball to Blaine's pocket.

Blaine, drenched in sweat and barely holding back screams of pain, weakly asked, "What... are... you planning?"

Despite being a high-ranking criminal in Team Rocket, Blaine still had some conscience. The actions of the Shadow organization were so heinous that even someone accustomed to Team Rocket's atrocities found them unbearable.

"Don't worry. The League won't fall," Giovanni replied in a low voice. "Victory belongs to Team Rocket."

With that, Crobat grabbed Blaine by the shoulders and carried him away from the battlefield.

"Shame it wasn't Lance who lost an arm," Giovanni muttered to himself. "At the very least, Lorelei or Bruno would have been better..."

He glanced toward the battlefield. Lance was still locked in combat with Altair, while Lorelei and Bruno faced the Regis and the Legendary Birds respectively.

It was clear that the three Elite Four members had little intention of saving anyone. Unless the person in danger was someone they were particularly close to—like Lance's cousin Clair—they would always prioritize defeating the enemy over "rescuing allies.

What an irony. A Team Rocket executive saved someone, while the League's Elite Four turned a blind eye.

"No choice. I'll have to use Stephen's method..."

Boom!

In another corner of the battlefield, a Cloyster was sent flying like a baseball, crashing into a group of trainers from both sides, causing collateral damage.

It was Lorelei's Cloyster.

"Damn it!"

Lorelei gritted her teeth as she glared at the Registeel that had struck her Cloyster. Her frustration was clear, but there was nothing she could do.

Though she was one of the strongest members of the Elite Four, only her Lapras and Dewgong were capable of contending with such a powerful opponent. Her Cloyster, Jynx, and Slowbro were still a level below.

Facing legends like the Regis, her strength was simply not enough.

"Get out of my way! If you can't handle it, don't drag me down!"

Karen, sitting on the back of the Galarian Moltres, shouted unceremoniously.

A while ago, Giovanni was able to restrain the three Regi Titans, but Lorelei was not up to the task.

Naturally, Karen wouldn't miss the opportunity to mock this cowgirl.

"I've had enough of you!"

"Hmm?!"

At this moment, Karen noticed that the Shadow Lugia, which had just taken down two of the League's top-tier trainers, Steven and Blaine, once again locked its gaze onto the battlefield's strongest combatant from the League—Giovanni!

Recalling the miserable state of Steven and Blaine just moments ago, the entire world held its breath.

After the Hoenn Champion-in-training and Kanto's second Gym Leader, was the first Gym Leader now being targeted as well?

"Mr. Giovanni, be careful!"

Erika shouted anxiously.

"Don't worry, I'll at least leave some wounds on it to create an advantage for you all."

Giovanni turned slightly, smiling faintly.

For a moment, a wave of admiration swept through the League trainers, led by Erika.

What an outstanding Gym Leader!

Suddenly, Shadow Lugia moved!

Its gaping mouth once again unleashed a dark shockwave that shattered space.

Dark Pulse!

A terrifying spiral impact blasted the ground apart, surging straight toward Giovanni.

From his left and right, Nidoking and Nidoqueen charged out.

They unleashed Earth Power and Earthquake, respectively, to counter Shadow Lugia.

The two sides clashed for several seconds, but in the end, Dark Pulse overpowered them, swallowing Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and their trainer—Giovanni—whole.

"Mr. Giovanni!"

Erika's face turned pale as she screamed.

Everyone turned to look, only to see Giovanni, struck by the impact, being blasted into the air. His two Ground-type powerhouses were also sent flying uncontrollably toward the ground.

"Garchomp!"

A hatch opened on an aircraft bearing the Sinnoh League emblem, and the Valkyrie of Sinnoh threw out a Poké Ball against the strong winds.

Sinnoh's reinforcements had arrived!

"Dark Freeze!"

A darkened Articuno suddenly appeared, releasing a sinister, ice-laden laser from the side.

But its target wasn't the four-times Ice-weak Garchomp.

It was the small passenger plane belonging to the Sinnoh League.

Boom!

The front half of the plane was instantly shattered, its nose and fuselage splitting apart under a layer of ice, plummeting toward the ground.

Garchomp, who had just flown out, looked back in horror at the crashing plane.

After hesitating for less than half a second, it immediately turned back to rescue its trainer.

Meanwhile, Giovanni had already fallen into the abyss, disappearing from view.

"Mr. Giovanni!"

Many League trainers who admired Giovanni turned even paler.

Steven and Blaine were already out, and now they had lost another top-tier combatant?!

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However, no one saw what happened at the last moment before Giovanni's body was about to hit the ground and become pulp.

A Beedrill suddenly emerged from a Poké Ball, calmly catching Giovanni and landing him safely.

"How was my acting, Stephen?"

Giovanni adjusted his suit, which had been ruffled by the high-altitude winds and chuckled, seemingly talking to himself.

"At least better than someone I used to know."

At that moment, Stephen stepped forward.

Behind him, the Charizard, which had previously been injured, had now stopped bleeding, and it gently set down Blaine, who had received his prosthetic limb.

"Dr. Stephen, you...?"

Blaine, aware of Stephen's true identity, was dumbfounded.

Stephen patted his right shoulder. "Relax, Mr. Blaine or your newly attached Pokémon prosthetic might fall off."

"We need to get back up there and lend a hand—otherwise, the League is finished."

Stephen looked up at the Indigo Plateau, which had now transformed into a floating Sky Fortress.

"Are you going, Stephen? Or should Joker handle it?"

Giovanni asked with great interest.

This was an important decision—after all, it concerned the fate of Shadow Lugia.

"Hmm...."

Stephen stroked his chin, looking thoughtful like a washing machine, before finally coming to a decision.

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With Giovanni fallen, the Sinnoh trio joined the battle.

The fight continued, the battlefield echoing with the deafening explosions of Pokémon moves clashing.

However, the arrival of the Sinnoh trio did not bring much advantage to the League.

After all, these three had not evolved into their future complete forms—even together, they weren't as formidable as Giovanni alone.

More importantly, none of them could stop Shadow Lugia!

"Miss Cynthia! Get out of the way!"

Just as Cynthia defeated three Shadow Team members in quick succession...

A shout came from Wallace in the distance.

But even without the warning, Cynthia had already sensed it.

The Sinnoh Champion-in-training swiftly turned around, her gem-like eyes reflecting the sight of Shadow Lugia spreading its wings.

From its mouth, another Dark Spiral Beam was unleashed.

Boom!!

The earth cracked, and a raging dark tide roared forth once again.

Wherever it passed, trainers and Pokémon were thrown into chaos.

The air was filled with screams.

With champion-level strength, Garchomp managed to grab its trainer and evade the attack in time.

However, not everyone was so lucky...

Boom—Crash!

Lorelei, who had been nearby, also managed to dodge the devastating strike with the help of her Pokémon.

But in the next moment, the shockwave from Dark Pulse exploded, shattering the ground and sending debris flying everywhere.

Jynx and Cloyster did their best to shield their trainer.

But after already exerting themselves to help Lorelei dodge the main attack, they no longer had the strength to withstand the aftermath.

Rip!

A sharp rock slashed Lorelei's knee, and blood gushed out from beneath her torn stockings.

With Lapras and Dewgong—her two strongest Pokémon—already down, she had now lost two more key fighters.

As people across the world watched Shadow Lugia, which was toying with the League's top-tier warriors, they were utterly shaken.

Had the era of the League truly come to an end?

"Do you still want to fight, League members?"

Under his subordinates' control, the only active camera on the battlefield focused on Caishen.

"If anyone wishes to join Team Shadow, I will overlook your past actions."

The Shadow Commander wore a confident smirk, as if victory was already his.

However, just as Caishen was delivering his triumphant speech...

Some sharp-eyed viewers noticed something strange.

Behind Ciashen, on the battlefield...

Whether they were Shadow members with the upper hand or League trainers struggling to resist, they were all collapsing—one by one, their eyes rolling back, foam forming at their mouths.

An invisible force was gradually enveloping the entire Indigo Plateau.