"So you're traveling trainers."
Inside the small wooden hut, Ash and his friends were invited to be guests by the beautiful woman. "Yes, ma'am, I am currently aiming to..." Before Brock could finish his sentence, his Toxicroak leaped out of its Poké Ball and silently jabbed him.
"Croagunk~" With a clean strike, Toxicroak glanced at the others and then dragged its lovesick trainer to the side. The trio, already accustomed to this, watched with a smile.
"Gardevoir~" As a proper maid, Gardevoir came out of the kitchen with tea and snacks, serving them to everyone.
"This is so thoughtful!" Dawn exclaimed as she enjoyed the delicious pastries and tea, admiring the beautiful Gardevoir.
"It really is." Ash nodded in agreement, staring at the elegant and beautiful "waifu-mon." As a veteran gamer and pervert, Gardevoir was an essential Pokémon for him to collect. In his Legends: Arceus game, he didn't even know how many Ralts he had caught from the Foggy Ruins. It was at least close to 50, which showed how much he loved Gardevoir. That was why he was so excited when he first saw her. But now he had calmed down, and his gaze wasn't as intense.
"Gardevoir~" In response to their praise, Gardevoir gracefully lifted her skirt and bowed to Ash and Dawn. But when she looked at Ash, a hint of curiosity was in her crimson eyes. Just a moment ago, this person had an overwhelming desire to possess her. Thinking of this, a flush of red crept onto her face. Something felt off. Feeling shy, Gardevoir took the tray and retreated, grabbing her watering can to finish her work.
"Gardevoir is so shy!" Dawn said with a hint of disappointment as the beautiful Pokémon left.
"Gardevoir isn't usually this shy. I wonder what's wrong with her today?" The beautiful woman was puzzled. Her Gardevoir had a very composed personality and shouldn't feel this shy, even with strangers.
Ash, upon hearing this, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and mutter to himself, "It probably wasn't because of me!"
"It... it must be my burning passion for you that made Gardevoir uncomfortable!" Brock, who should have been on the ground, stood up again and once more approached the woman.
"He's back so fast!" Dawn was shocked.
"Could it be that his body has developed a poison resistance?" Ash wondered in surprise, seeing Brock get up after only about 10 seconds. Since Brock also had a special constitution, it was possible that his body had developed a resistance to Toxicroak's repeated Venoshock jabs. "It looks like Toxicroak's poison attacks need to evolve too!" Ash said with a smile, looking at Toxicroak with an unethical idea in mind.
BOOM!
Just as they were chatting, an explosion suddenly came from outside.
"Gardevoir!" The beautiful woman immediately realized her Gardevoir was still outside and must have been attacked. Ash and his friends exchanged glances and followed her outside. When they got out, they saw a giant dragon with blood-red wings flying overhead—Salamence, a Pseudo-Legendary from the Hoenn region. On its back sat a silver-haired woman wearing sunglasses, her eyes coldly fixed on Gardevoir.
"Oh no, it's Pokémon Hunter J!" Ash said with a grave expression, identifying the newcomer.
"Who's that?" Dawn and Brock had never heard the name and were confused.
"She's a powerful Pokémon hunter! I'll go help first!" There was no time to explain. Ash quickly rushed forward to help Gardevoir. At this moment, the elegant Gardevoir was trapped in a tree by Ariados's silk, unable to use Teleport. The beautiful woman who had run to help Gardevoir was also lying on the ground.
"Such a fine specimen. Now I will make your beauty last forever in this moment!" Hunter J raised a device in her hand that could turn Pokémon to stone, ready to make Gardevoir eternal.
"No!" The beautiful woman watching on struggled and screamed in anguish.
"Thunderbolt!" A flash of golden light, and a thick bolt of electricity, like lightning, shot toward Hunter J. Noticing the attack, Hunter J frowned, quickly put away her device, and had her Salamence use Protect to block the attack. Under the green barrier, Hunter J was unharmed, but her eyes looked at Ash's Pikachu with satisfaction. That Thunderbolt was quite powerful, and with its cute appearance, it would surely be very popular on the market.
"In that case, let's make Pikachu my merchandise as well!" As she spoke, she aimed her device at Pikachu and fired an earthy yellow beam of light. But Pikachu had improved a lot from its intense training. It reacted quickly and used Quick Attack to dodge the petrifying beam.
"Interesting. A specimen no less valuable than Gardevoir!" Seeing Pikachu dodge the beam, Hunter J was not angry. On the contrary, she was even more pleased, and the value of Pikachu rose another notch in her eyes. On the other side, Dawn and Brock had reached Gardevoir and the woman, respectively. They sent out Piplup and Toxicroak to destroy Ariados's silk.
"You brats! How dare you ruin my work!" Having her hard-won merchandise stolen, Hunter J finally lost her temper. She threw another Poké Ball and dismounted from her Salamence. With a flash of red light, a large, two-toned purple scorpion, a Sinnoh Pokémon, Drapion, appeared. It let out a violent roar at Ash and his friends. It stood with Salamence and Ariados, staring at the group with ill intent.
"Pidgeot, Scizor, I'm counting on you!" Facing her three Pokémon, Ash calmly threw out two Poké Balls. The Flying-type Pidgeot would take on the Bug-type Ariados, while the Steel-type Scizor would face the Poison-type Drapion. As for the most powerful Pokémon, Salamence, he would leave that to Pikachu, who wasn't in "actor mode" right now. He figured as long as he took care of Ariados and Drapion first, he could then help Pikachu fight the powerful Salamence. Looked at this way, his chance of winning was almost 80%. It was three on three, but the advantage was his. And with the Psychic and Fairy-type Gardevoir right there, he didn't see how he could possibly lose. After all, when you have the dragon on your side, how can you possibly lose?