Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 431 "The Lock"? The Unfinished Dragon Star Cluster

"Bam—!!"

A tremendous explosion, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, suddenly resounded in the silent forest, causing leaves to fall in a rustling sound, as if the entire earth was trembling violently.

A thick cloud of smoke rose instantly, like a giant mushroom cloud, spreading rapidly and obscuring everyone's vision, shrouding everything in a gray haze.

"Poga—!!"

Bogaman's wailing was shrill and sharp, like a string of a musical instrument being torn by a sharp blade, piercing the sky and echoing in the quiet forest for a long time.

The voice was filled with endless pain and resentment, like a desperate roar of life when it has suffered a devastating blow.

Looking at the chaotic scene before him, Xiao Zhi scratched his head apologetically, his fluffy black hair swaying slightly with his movement.

The Gible standing at Ash's feet had its mouth wide open, its round eyes filled with intelligence, seemingly not understanding what was happening.

"Bogarman!"

Xiao Guang quickly ran forward and picked up Bogaman.

Bogarman's once azure blue fur was now charred black, as if it had been scorched by fire, emitting a pungent burnt smell that was heartbreaking to witness.

She knelt down, hugged Bogarman tightly, and gently shook him: "Bogarman, are you alright? Wake up!"

Bogarman slowly opened his eyes, and when he looked at the culprit Gible again, he was filled with rage.

Its chest heaved violently, as if suppressing an impending outburst of rage, ready to pounce at any moment and fight the Gible to the death.

Amidst the tense atmosphere, Xiao Gang finally snapped out of his daze, quickly walked up to the Gible, squatted down, and carefully observed it.

His brows furrowed, his eyes filled with doubt, as if he were studying an unknown creature, trying to find something different about it: "This is the first time I've seen such a dragon star cluster. It actually went silent in mid-air?"

Xiao Guang stood up, holding Piplup, and walked to Ash's side, her tone slightly reproachful: "Ash, could you have been a little more careful when you had Gible practice Draco Meteor?"

Ash opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but didn't know what to say.

He could only say helplessly, "I will try my best..."

Although Ash knew that this Gible's Draco Star Formation was still unfinished, he was still willing to give it a try.

Because whether it's Swimmer Weasel, Gliscor, or Infernape, they all master skills much faster than before.

The skills that were learned in the past can now be used proficiently after Xiaozhi teaches them only two or three times.

On the other side, Gible seemed unaware of the trouble it had caused. It tilted its head, looking at Ash with eyes full of confusion and bewilderment, as if asking, "What did I do wrong?"

Before Ash could even give the command, Gible opened its mouth again, and another Draco Meteor gathered in its mouth. The energy fluctuations grew stronger and stronger than the previous one, like a bomb about to explode.

Ash suddenly woke up and immediately activated his Aura, carefully observing the swarm of dragon stars gathering in Gible's mouth.

This time, with the help of the Aura, he finally discovered that the Aura within the Draco Meteorite that Gible was condensing was completely different from the Aura manifested by ordinary Draco Meteorites, or rather, by Dragon-type moves.

Moreover, it is almost identical to the waveguide wave of Pogarman.

It's as if Bogarman's waveguide has been copied.

what--

That explains why the dormant Dragon Star Cluster was chasing after Piplup.

Isn't this the same principle as wave missiles?

By controlling the waveguide, the amplitude of the waveguide power in the skill can be made almost identical to that of the opponent. When control is relaxed, the two will be firmly attracted to each other like the poles of a magnet, achieving a "guaranteed hit" effect...

The problem that had troubled Ash for so many years was finally solved at this moment, but—

Eh?

So, if we could make some modifications, perhaps...

Ash had a bold plan in mind.

However, the most urgent task seems to be—

"?! Pigasman! Get out of the way!!"

Realizing that this would be another headshot attack, Ash suddenly shouted to warn Piplup.

Hikari and Brock were stunned; they didn't understand why Ash had suddenly become so nervous.

"I did say to be careful, but there's no need to be so nervous, is there?"

Xiao Guang asked in confusion, his tone tinged with bewilderment.

"Even if Gible's Dragon Star Cluster fails, it shouldn't fall into Piplup's hands again..."

Before she could finish speaking, the Dragon Star Swarm from the Gible's mouth was launched, moving at lightning speed and carrying an aura of destruction.

"call out--"

The dragon star streaked across the sky, emitting a piercing shriek, as if it could explode in mid-air this time, completely completing the move.

But halfway through its flight, the dragon star suddenly lost power, making only a "peng~" sound, and like a dud cannonball, it wobbled and fell toward the ground.

The location where it fell was completely different from where Pogarman fell.

Bogaman looked at the trajectory of the Dragon Star Cluster and a hint of relief appeared on its face. It thought it had escaped a disaster.

However, the next second, something unexpected happened.

When the Dragon Star Cluster was only a few dozen meters from the ground, it suddenly changed direction, as if it had eyes, and made an incredible ninety-degree turn, flying rapidly toward Bogarman.

"Poga?!"

Bogarman's pupils suddenly contracted, its eyes filled with terror and disbelief. It was completely caught off guard and could only watch helplessly as the Dragon Star Cluster flew towards it.

"Bam—!!"

The Dragon Star Cluster accurately hit Bogarman, and the explosion rang out again, deafeningly loud, even more violent than the previous one.

Smoke and dust filled the air, obscuring everything and completely engulfing Bogarman's figure.

Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang were completely stunned. Their mouths were agape and their eyes were wide open, as if they had seen something unbelievable.

They were completely unable to comprehend what was happening before their eyes; it was beyond their comprehension.

"This...how is this possible?"

Xiao Gang muttered to himself, his voice trembling with disbelief. He had never seen such a dragon star cluster before.

It was bad enough that they didn't score, but then...

It can even turn?

The knowledge he was so proud of seemed to have lost its purpose at this moment.

"Bogaman! Bogaman, wake up!"

The same scene, the same words, it's as if time has turned back.

Xiao Guang held the Pogaman in his arms, whose eyes were already swollen and seemed to have left its body, and kept shaking it, hoping that it would wake up soon.

But Bogarman just lay limply in Hikaru's arms, unresponsive, as if all his strength had been drained away.

"Ash, what's going on?"

In desperation, Hikari had no choice but to seek a reasonable explanation from Satoshi.

Ash scratched his cheek sheepishly, his eyes darting away, but he still explained simply, "It's just that... for some reason, Gible's Draco Meteorite has an aura that's almost identical to Piplup's, so its attacks are locked onto Piplup..."

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P.S.: Thank you to the Eighth Prince who loves stir-fried bamboo shoots and pork for the bubble tea! Thanks to Liang and Tipks for the update reminders!