Rayquaza Shiny's huge body crashed into the lake. Mewtwo followed right behind and dove into the water. The two Pokémon fought hard in the lake and turned everything upside down. They made a complete mess of the area and finally returned to the high sky.
A lot of lake water flowed into the forest from the battle. It flooded nearly half of the forest.
By this time, about seven or eight minutes had passed since they started fighting.
Even though the battle had been short, Natsui could already see who was stronger and who was weaker.
Sadly, it seemed his Rayquaza Shiny was not as strong as Mewtwo.
Rayquaza Shiny had a massive body, but that did not help in this fight. In fact, it was the opposite. Its size helped against Pokémon of similar size. However, it was a burden when fighting a Pokémon with a human shape like Mewtwo. It could not protect its head and its tail at the same time.
Rayquaza was already slower than Mewtwo. Its large body also had more weak points. This made Rayquaza fight more defensively.
Most importantly, Mewtwo did not just have great power. It could also freely use abilities like teleportation, weather manipulation, telekinesis, time reversal, memory modification, and mind control. It was also very smart. Because of this, it did not just trade attacks. It used creative ways to hurt Rayquaza.
This was why Mewtwo looked much more relaxed and was winning. Both were very powerful, but Mewtwo had the advantage.
The title of "Strongest Artificial Pokémon" was real.
Natsui shook his head when he saw this.
Sigh...
He felt that the Psychic type was too strong, as always.
Psychic powers were just too useful compared to other types.
It was different from the simple data in the Pokédex. In reality, Psychic power was the strongest!
He remembered when he caught Rayquaza Shiny. He also thought about the battle against the other Rayquaza in LaRousse City. His Deoxys was physically weaker than Rayquaza, but it could still beat Rayquaza. That showed how strong the Psychic type was.
Now, Mewtwo's physical strength was equal to Rayquaza's!
Mewtwo was using its full strength now. Its Pressure was overwhelming. It became even more relaxed as the fight went on.
Of course, this did not mean Mewtwo would win easily. It would not happen quickly. Right now, it just had the advantage. To truly defeat Rayquaza, Mewtwo would need to use even more power.
But Natsui did not come here for a one-on-one fight with Mewtwo.
He saw that Rayquaza Shiny could not win for now, so he threw a second Ultra Ball into the air.
This was one of the reasons he succeeded so often. He liked using several Pokémon at once against his opponents!
Deoxys appeared beside Natsui in a blue light. Mewtwo noticed it almost immediately.
However, Mewtwo did not complain about the two-on-one fight.
Mewtwo had noticed that this kid had two powerful Pokémon when he first entered the cave. He had just pulled out two Ultra Balls. It was clear that he never planned to fight with only one Pokémon.
Also, Mewtwo was very proud and confident in its own strength.
Come on, all of you together!
After Deoxys appeared, it did not wait. It went straight toward Mewtwo.
It had been watching the battle from inside the Ultra Ball with its psychic senses. It had wanted to fight for a long time. Now that Natsui gave permission, it joined the battle immediately.
The situation changed as soon as Deoxys joined the fight.
Mewtwo found it difficult to deal with another Psychic Pokémon. Also, Rayquaza was still watching for a chance to attack.
This put a lot of pressure on Mewtwo. It made more mistakes and got hit more often. It had to take the fight seriously now.
In a short moment, Mewtwo started losing.
But Mewtwo was still Mewtwo. It faced two Legendary Pokémon at the same time. Even though the situation was bad, it did not try to leave.
The three Pokémon fought in the sky. The battle became even more intense. The weather became extreme, and huge dark clouds spread everywhere.
Kyogre and Groudon caused strange weather when they fought. Pokémon on the same level, like Mewtwo, Rayquaza, and Deoxys, also caused major changes to the environment when they fought hard.
This was the main reason why Natsui chose this place for the battle.
Luckily, the three Pokémon knew this was not a fight to the death. Because of that, they held back a little. Even so, they could not fully control all the energy spreading outward!
At that moment, Gengar flew out from the shadows and stood next to Natsui.
It looked at the battle and said carefully, "With such a big disturbance, will it attract other people's attention?"
Gengar's fate was tied to Natsui's, so it was thinking from his perspective.
It was not a big problem if people saw Deoxys and Rayquaza Shiny, since Natsui had already caught them. But if outsiders found out about Mewtwo, it would cause a lot of trouble. If that happened, it would be much harder for Natsui to catch Mewtwo.
Natsui was also worried about this, but he said, "Don't worry. The battle will end soon."
Gengar asked again, "Do you really want to catch Mewtwo right now?"
Natsui shook his head gently.
"It's not the time yet. I need a special chance. But I believe it will come very soon."
Gengar really wanted to know what that chance was. But Natsui stopped talking, so it kept the question to itself.
The three Pokémon moved close to Natsui again in the sky. This put him in danger. However, Natsui did not move back. Instead, he shouted to Deoxys, "Increase the pressure! Use Attack Forme!"
A human voice was very small in a battle like this. But Deoxys heard it clearly. In the next second, its body changed into its Attack Forme!
At first, Mewtwo did not think much about this change.
But when they fought again, Mewtwo was surprised. It realized that this alien Pokémon was now much more dangerous and hard to handle.
Its situation seemed to be getting worse and worse.
Mewtwo gathered powerful energy balls in each hand. It had just pushed Rayquaza back, but then Deoxys attacked it.
It was clear that in a one-on-one fight, Mewtwo was not afraid. Neither Rayquaza nor Deoxys could beat it alone.
But fighting two at once was difficult for Mewtwo.
However, this was already very impressive.
No one else could do what Mewtwo was doing against Pokémon of this level.
Natsui looked at the time. Seeing that the timing was right, he suddenly took out his Ultra Balls and recalled his two Pokémon.
This move really surprised Mewtwo. It was in the middle of a hard battle, but suddenly its enemies were gone. It stood frozen in place.
Why?
It looked at the man in the distance with confusion. If he kept fighting, he really could have caught it this time. Why did he stop now?
What was he thinking?
In fact, if someone from Earth saw this, they would praise Natsui.
He was using a special strategy to make Mewtwo interested!
He was even using military strategy to catch a Pokémon!
Did Natsui want to catch Mewtwo?
Of course. It was one of his favorite Pokémon before he came to this world.
But he did not just want to catch Mewtwo in a ball. He wanted it to truly accept him as its Trainer.
For a Pokémon this smart, just catching it in a ball was useless. He had to earn its respect so it would truly follow him.
That was why Natsui did all this—visiting it many times and then stopping the fight suddenly.
Mewtwo did not know any of this. It only felt that this man was getting stronger and more mysterious.
Because of that, it started to see him as an equal.
"There is no special reason," Natsui smiled at its confusion.
"Didn't I say earlier? I only came to spar with you today. Now that I've achieved my goal, it's time to stop."
An interesting person.
A strange look flashed in Mewtwo's eyes. It thought even more highly of this man.
Then, Natsui said to Mewtwo, "Actually, I came here this time because I have something I need your help with."
Mewtwo's impression of him had changed a lot. When it heard Natsui asking for help, it did not want to refuse. Instead, it was curious.
Asking for my help? With the strength of those two Pokémon, is there anything you cannot do?
Mewtwo was right.
In this world, a strong Trainer was respected and powerful. Money and power came to them naturally.
With Natsui's strength, any government would respect him. What could be too hard for him?
But since it was very smart, it understood something in the next second.
You want me to help you deal with some difficult Pokémon?
"Yes, but also no," Natsui smiled mysteriously. "Don't worry. For you, it won't be a difficult task."
If that is the case, your own Pokémon, like those two just now, could solve it easily, couldn't they?
Natsui waved his hand.
"That involves private matters. Those two Pokémon are strong, but they are my trump cards. It is not suitable for them to appear in certain places. That's why I need your help."
After saying that, he did not wait to see if Mewtwo agreed. He patted Dragonite's shoulder, and it flew away with him. He only left Mewtwo watching his back.
At the same time, his final words reached Mewtwo's ears.
"Wait for my news. That day will come very soon!"
...
In the evening, Misty was waiting anxiously at the Pokémon Center. Dragonite carried Natsui back to where they were staying.
Misty felt much better when she saw Natsui return.
She was not afraid that Natsui was in danger. She knew very few Pokémon could hurt him. She was only worried that Natsui would be late for tomorrow's match!
"Natsui, where did you go?"
"Nowhere special, just walked around nearby." Natsui did not tell her everything about seeing Mewtwo. Instead, he changed the subject and looked at May. "How is your practice going?"
May smiled.
"The basic performance structure is finished. Only a few details are left. But since we are in Kanto, I want to catch some Pokémon from here too."
Speaking of Kanto Pokémon...
Natsui thought about the ones May caught in the anime. He thought they should visit Professor Oak's Lab.
Luckily, it was on the way and would not change their plan.
At that time, Misty asked, "By the way, Natsui, while you were out, did you hear about what happened near Cerulean City?"
"Cerulean City?" Natsui was surprised. "What happened there?"
"The news just said it! They said extreme weather appeared near Cerulean City. It looked like some Pokémon were fighting there!"
He had thought something happened to the city, but it was just the battle between him and Mewtwo.
He did not expect it to be on the news already.
But this showed he was smart to choose that spot. If they had fought near the city, many Trainers would have rushed there. Because they fought far away, no one disturbed them.
"Who knows? Maybe some Legendary Pokémon appeared."
Misty did not remember Mewtwo, so Natsui did not explain.
Misty and May started talking about Legendary Pokémon. They guessed which ones could be in Kanto besides the Legendary Birds. After a short while, Misty remembered something.
"Oh, Natsui, you probably don't know yet! Everyone in Kanto is talking about your battle with Tucker tomorrow!"