Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 122 A Forced Decision, First Encounter in the Air

In the mountains, on a narrow cliff path near the summit, Ash and his friends were carefully making their way along the cliff face with Shieldon.

"Hey...are you sure there won't be any problems here? If there's no road ahead, we won't even have a chance to turn around..."

Xiao Guang clung tightly to the cliff face, not daring to look down, afraid that her legs would go weak if she saw the height of the cliff.

"Yes, the road is definitely open. Once you get past this road, the road behind it will become wider."

Although it was Xiao Mao's first time here, the map on the machine didn't lie. After passing the hundred-meter cliff, what awaited them was a wide mountain plain. Moreover, the dense trees there made it even less likely for them to be discovered.

"Skin?"

Just as everyone felt relieved, Pikachu, who was next to Ash, suddenly perked up its ears. It seemed to have heard something and slowly raised its head to look up at the sky.

"Did any Pokémon pass by...?" Ash murmured, then continued, "Was it a large Pokémon?"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu nodded emphatically. The heavy sound that came out when its wings flapped was something that a small Pokémon could never produce.

"..."

Ash and Gary exchanged a glance, both realizing that the enemy had come knocking.

"I didn't expect her to realize we were going to take this shortcut... What do we do now? If she really came in a Feral Dragon, we have no chance to fight back in our current situation."

Xiao Mao said this with a serious expression.

Shigeru's brain was racing, trying to figure out how to escape danger, while the more experienced Satoshi had already made a decision.

"Pikachu and I will take an Armored Dragon to distract her first."

Ash made this suggestion.

Ash wouldn't want to bring Shieldon along if he could, since Hunter J's primary target is Shieldon, and bringing it would definitely be risky. But then again, if he didn't bring a Shieldon, Hunter J probably wouldn't pay any attention to him, so this choice was a last resort.

"...Won't there be any problems?"

“No problem,” Ash said confidently. “But it would be a bit troublesome to face three Pokémon at the same time, so you guys need to hurry over after I get there.”

"understood."

Xiao Mao nodded and remained silent.

Then, under the worried gazes of Xiao Guang and the others, Xiao Zhi sent out Staraptor, had Pikachu sit on its back, and then had Staraptor grab a Shieldon.

"The Stark bird followed me, and then..."

"Wait, bring the Skarmory too!"

Before Ash could finish speaking, Gary tossed him a Poké Ball containing the only flying Pokémon he had on him.

It's too dangerous to let Staraptor carry everyone; having Skarmory share the risk would probably increase the success rate.

Thanks!

Ash gave a brief thank you and then summoned Skarmory. He then rode Skarmory and followed Staraptor toward the end of the cliff.

.......

At this moment, we are near the summit.

Hunter J has not yet spotted the target, but with the advantage of high altitude, he keenly noticed a path extending from the outside of the mountain into the forest.

If we want to escape from the forest, this path would probably be the best option.

"Salamander, go... wait."

Just as Hunter J was about to give the order, he caught a glimpse of two shadows out of the corner of his eye.

Upon closer inspection, it was a Staraptor carrying an Armored Dragon and a Pikachu; on the other side was an Armored Bird carrying a trainer.

“Pikachu, and... that guy.”

Hunter J's face darkened.

Just as she had guessed, the culprit who stunned her subordinate in the forest was not Electabuzz, but Pikachu.

"Splitting up? Or are they coming from behind?"

Hunter J was not blinded by the thought of revenge. She glanced around and did not see the other Shielded Dragons, nor were their companions nearby.

Either the other party is still on the path behind, or they have split up.

As a Pokémon hunter, the choice to make in this situation is quite obvious.

"Flame jet".

Once you've identified a target, you should take it down; that's the quality a hunter should possess.

"Roar!"

The blazing flames swooped down from the sky, heading straight for the location of the Munk Bird.

She didn't have much of an opinion on Ash Hunter J. Right now, her first and second targets were both Staraptor, which was her primary attack target.

"Blow it away."

Hunter J saw Ash and his friends, and Ash, of course, saw Hunter J as well.

He also guessed that Hunter J would definitely attack the Starbird the moment he discovered them. If he had followed his initial plan, he would have just left as soon as he encountered Hunter J.

However, with the addition of Skarmory, their margin for error is significantly higher.

The armored bird flapped its wings, and a fierce wind blew up from below. When the Stark saw this, it did not dodge or change its flight direction, but simply increased its flight speed and flew towards the forest area on the cliff.

Salamence's Flamethrower failed to penetrate the gale created by Skarmory; a small portion of the flame was blown away, while the remaining flame was blown upwards by Skarmory, altering the entire trajectory of the attack.

"hateful......"

The wind direction in the valley was originally headwind for her and Salamence, but unexpectedly Skarmory used the Blow Away move. With the help of the terrain, Salamence really didn't have a good way to deal with Skarmory.

Hunter J thought for a moment and finally decided to make the main battlefield the open ground in front of her, since most of her Pokémon could only unleash their full potential on land.

"call......"

Ash, sitting on the back of the Skarmory, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although he had anticipated Hunter J's movements, his instructions still carried some risk. If Skarmory's level was significantly lower than Salamence's, Staraptor would be forced to change course to dodge, putting them at a complete disadvantage.

To be fair, even though he's given up on the Pokémon League, it seems like Gary is still diligently training his Pokémon.

.......