Having been taught a lesson by Lucario, the Tyrogue's temper had calmed down somewhat, but its wariness and hostility toward humans remained unchanged.

Ash didn't make things difficult for it; after giving it a few Potions, he let it go.

"Mr. Kiyo, if you want to capture this Tyrogue, I'm afraid it's going to take some time," Ash said to Kiyo.

"Yes, I am well aware of that, so I have made ample preparations. I believe that as long as my attitude is sincere enough, one day it will choose to trust humans again." Kiyo's gaze was very pure.

"I look forward to that day. Mr. Kiyo, good luck with the P1 Grand Prix! We have to continue on our way now!"

Without the help of a support team, Ash didn't intend to waste time on the Tyrogue.

That Tyrogue's barrier against humans was too deep. Kiyo had been at it with it for over half a month without success, and Ash didn't think he could capture the Tyrogue in just two or three days.

Since the Delibird incident, the Team Rocket Trio hadn't shown themselves again. The last Aura reaction Ash sensed was the Team Rocket Trio boarding a Team Rockets private plane, after which they disappeared without a trace.

After bidding farewell to Mr. Kiyo, Ash's group continued to head toward Mahogany Town. After walking for another three days, Ash's group arrived in a forest.

During these three days, they witnessed the prophecies of a Xatu, but unfortunately, the Team Rocket Trio still hadn't returned.

This couldn't help but remind Ash that Team Rockets seemed to have an operation targeting a red Gyarados. Although the Team Rocket Trio failed their missions repeatedly, they were very resilient, and in certain situations, they were more troublesome than many other Team Rockets members.

Therefore, Ash suspected that these three idiots had been reassigned as bait to catch the red Gyarados.

Just as the group was about to arrive at a Lake, Pikachu, Eevee, and Misty's Cleffa simultaneously drooped.

"Cleffa, what's wrong?" Misty asked with some anxiety.

"It seems like it's not just Pikachu and the others. Ash, Misty, look, the other Pokémon in this forest seem to have the same symptoms." Brock looked at the listless wild Pokémon around them.

Ash frowned, "Someone is using a sonic weapon, and it's affecting Pikachu and the others."

As soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed his Aura to its full extent. He quickly detected the culprit, and at the same time, he also discovered the three Aura reactions that had been missing for many days.

After identifying the culprit, Ash coated Pikachu and the others with his Aura to block the influence of the sonic weapon. In less than three seconds, Pikachu and the others recovered their energy.

"Roar!" At this moment, an anxious and uneasy sound rang out from afar.

"What is that sound?" Misty asked, puzzled.

Brock listened carefully and said uncertainly, "It sounds like it's coming from some large Water-type Pokémon."

"We'll know once we go and take a look."

Before long, the group arrived at the side of a Lake.

"The sound from just now must have come from here," Brock said.

Ash's expression darkened as he warned, "It's beneath the Lake."

"The Lake?" The two looked toward the bottom of the Lake in confusion.

The next second, with a 'Splash~' sound, a red Gyarados burst out from under the Lake.

[ Pokémon: Gyarados (Shiny) ]

[ Type: Water + Flying ]

[ Gender: Male ]

[ Level: Elite Beginner ]

[ Ability: Intimidate (Intimidates the opponent upon entering battle, causing them to flinch and lowering the opponent's Attack.) ]

[ Potential: Quasi-Champion ]

[ Moves: Tackle, Water Gun, Whirlpool, Ice Fang, Brine, Scary Face, Rain Dance, Dragon Dance, Hydro Pump... ]

This Gyarados was different from an ordinary shiny Gyarados. Ash could clearly sense that the Gyarados before him was very agitated and also in a lot of pain.

Seeing the wild Gyarados, Brock felt an inexplicable fear, "Ah! Gyarados!"

"A red Gyarados, this is my first time seeing one, but its expression looks like it's in a lot of pain!"

Misty, who had already overcome her fear of Gyarados, was focusing on something completely different from Brock at this moment.

"It must be that sonic weapon making it feel very uneasy. Be careful, it's going to attack!" Ash warned.

The next second, Gyarados instinctively used a Water Gun attack on Ash and the others.

"Eevee, use Protect."

"Eevee!"

Eevee leapt high from Ash's shoulder, unfurling a transparent circular shield in mid-air to block Gyarados's attack.

Ash took the opportunity to activate his Aura to block the sonic waves for Gyarados, and used Natural Power to soothe it, "Gyarados, calm down!"

Without the interference of the sonic waves, Gyarados's temperament immediately became much calmer, and the ferocious look on its face eased up quite a bit.

"Quick, take advantage of this moment, capture that Gyarados, and capture them too." At this moment, a rough voice rang out from the side.

Ash and the others looked toward the source of the sound, only to see a team of guys wearing black Team Rockets uniforms.

"Team Rockets? So it's you guys doing bad things again!" Misty and Brock said in unison.

"Heh, so you know who we are! Since that's the case, we can't let you leave even more!"

The burly man leading them reached into his chest and pulled out a Poké Ball, "Go, Fearow!"

"Caw!" A plain-looking Fearow with no special effects appeared in front of Ash and the others.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt." Ash said, seizing the initiative.

"Pika~chu!"

Pikachu jumped up and unleashed a full-power bolt of lightning. He didn't know why, but whenever he saw Fearow, Spearow, or the like, he always wanted to teach them a lesson, so he didn't hold back at all with this move.

Zzzzt~ As the terrifying electric current landed on the Fearow, in less than three seconds, the Fearow's body was charred black.

"Damn it, how can that Pikachu be so powerful?" The burly man couldn't comprehend Pikachu's damage at all.

Meanwhile. Inside the Team Rocket HQ on the other side of the Lake.

The Team Rocket Trio were wolfing down their food.

After devouring a fish, Meowth rubbed his round belly and sighed, "The feeling of being valued is great, Meowth!"

"Yeah, yeah!" James also nodded very contentedly.

Hearing these spineless remarks, Jessie angrily gave the man and the cat a fist of fury, scolding, "Damn it, you two, don't be fooled by these petty gains. Once we're done eating, we need to work hard and strive to achieve more results for the Boss to see!"

Forced by Jessie's might, Meowth and James had no choice but to smile along and say, "Understood!"

The reason the three of them were able to be transferred to this base was entirely due to the old woman who owned a Delibird; that old woman was responsible for the Team Rockets entry examination. The three of them had performed a great service by uploading intelligence about Pidgey Island, and were eventually transferred by that old woman to this temporary Team Rocket HQ.

However, it was a pity that the three of them were parachute appointees, mistaken for people coming to steal the credit. As a result, Dr. Ziranu, who was in charge of this base, made things difficult for them, and they could only do odd jobs on the side.

"Speaking of which, Jessie, do you know what kind of plan Dr. Ziranu and the others are actually carrying out?" James asked, puzzled.

Speaking of this, Jessie was very angry, "How would I know? That weird doctor didn't say anything, and that stinky woman is the same; she just casually sent us to this dump of a place!"

"If we don't know anything, what can we do? If we ruin their plan, we'll be in big trouble, Meowth."

What Meowth was thinking about was how to perform a great service and then replace Persian, so he didn't want to cause any trouble.

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