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Professor Rowan's Research Institute appeared in Lucas's line of sight.
At the same time, he also saw Officer Jenny pacing back and forth at the entrance.
Lucas gently squeezed his legs, and Ninetales leaped high, arriving beside Officer Jenny.
"Officer Jenny, what's the situation?"
Lucas climbed down from Ninetales' back and asked, looking at the anxious Officer Jenny.
"You're finally here."
Officer Jenny let out a sigh of relief. "Come inside with me, and I'll tell you exactly what happened."
Officer Jenny led Lucas into the Research Institute, explaining the ins and outs of the matter as they walked.
"Our Sandgem Town is north of Twinleaf Town, and there is a road that leads directly to Oreburgh City. Not long ago, a Trainer ran back to the Pokémon Center, shouting that they had seen a ghost."
"Really saw a ghost?"
Officer Jenny shook her head. "We didn't know. At first, we didn't pay much attention, thinking it was some Ghost-type Pokémon playing a prank, until people kept coming to report in the following days that they had lost contact on that road. Before we could send personnel, some Trainers passing by had already formed teams and gone over in advance."
"And then they lost contact too?"
Officer Jenny hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Later, I led a team over and discovered a Cave that had suddenly appeared. It was gloomy, and I led the team inside, but as soon as we entered, I passed out. In the end, it was Arcanine who desperately brought me out."
Lucas looked at Arcanine and reached out to massage its head. "Did you see anything?"
Arcanine let out a "Gengar gen" and closed its eyes, enjoying it.
"Gengar gen——"
"Fire, such scary fire, purple fire, and sand, a huge figure, so scary."
Purple fire?
Chandelure? Cofagrigus? Or some other Ghost-type Pokémon?
A huge figure?
"How big?"
"Mm——much taller than Dash."
Is there any Ghost-type Pokémon taller than the nearly two-meter-tall Dash?
Dusknoir?
It couldn't be a giant Gengar, could it?
In this world of Lucas's, there are also giant Pokémon.
For example, the giant Dragonite at the lighthouse, and the giant Gengar and giant Alakazam from ancient times. Are those the two?
Are there giant Pokémon here too?
Could it be Golurk?
"Do you have any leads?"
Professor Rowan's voice rang out.
Lucas came back to his senses and found Professor Rowan standing in front of the big screen, looking at him and asking.
Lucas shook his head.
"According to the energy analysis transmitted back, there is a high probability that it is a Pokémon."
Professor Rowan pointed to the results on the screen and said.
"I also suspect it's a Pokémon."
Lucas looked at the analysis above and replied.
"But from what I gathered from Arcanine, it's emitting flames and has a huge figure, but I can't find a corresponding Pokémon for the moment."
"You can understand Arcanine?"
Officer Jenny was a bit surprised.
"It's similar to Telepathy; I can understand a part of it."
"No wonder——"
Officer Jenny nodded.
"Emitting flames all over? A huge figure?"
Professor Rowan pondered Lucas's words.
"Yes, and the flames are blue-purple."
"Blue-purple flames——Chandelure?"
Hearing Professor Rowan's guess, Lucas shook his head. "I thought of that too, but Chandelure shouldn't have such a large body. According to what Arcanine said, it seems to have legs."
"Oh, right, there's also a sandstorm weather there. Did you know about that?"
"Sandstorm weather?"
Hearing Officer Jenny's addition, Lucas was stunned for a moment.
"If it's sandstorm weather——the master of sandstorms, Tyranitar?"
Professor Rowan nodded. "That makes some sense, but Tyranitar shouldn't have blue-purple flames, right?"
"That's true."
Lucas remembered what Officer Jenny had told him at the beginning. "I remember Officer Jenny said at the beginning that she passed out as soon as she entered the Cave. It's very likely Hypnosis, so there's a high probability that it's a Ghost-type or Psychic-type Pokémon."
"But with such a large body——"
"It could be Golurk."
"Golurk?"
Professor Rowan's eyes lit up. "Very likely."
Lucas nodded. "Whatever Pokémon it is, I'll know once I go over and take a look."
"Professor, please help me pinpoint the specific location on my phone. I'm planning to go over and check it out."
"Do you need a helper?"
Professor Rowan took the phone from Lucas, handed it to his assistant, and asked.
"No need, Gengar and the others are here."
As soon as Lucas finished speaking, Gengar jumped out of Lucas's shadow.
"Gengar gen—"
Ta-da, Gengar makes its entrance.
Professor Rowan looked at Gengar and laughed. "Is this the Gengar that defeated Garchomp?"
Before Lucas could speak, Gengar shyly wanted to scratch the back of its head, but finally gave up, reached out, scratched its big butt, and chuckled.
"Gengar gen——"
Used a little cleverness, hehe.
Oh? That's rare. The little fatty is actually shy?
"Alright, the location has been marked for you. Be careful."
Lucas took the phone and said with a smile: "Who do you think I am? The unrecorded Champion of the Sinnoh League!"
Looking at the confident Lucas, the man who had defeated Cynthia in less than two years since they met, Professor Rowan was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his serious face.
"Then, I wish you success."
"Wait for my good news."
Lucas waved his hand and walked out of the Research Institute with Officer Jenny.
"Officer Jenny, no one has gone over today, right?"
Officer Jenny shook her head. "No, it's estimated from above that it requires a Trainer with Elite strength to solve it, so we have strictly forbidden some Trainers from going there. You know, some Trainers are very enthusiastic and insist on going to help, but they have all been stopped by us."
"That's good."
Lucas got on Ninetales and found that Officer Jenny beside him had also gotten on Arcanine.
"Officer Jenny, you are——"
"I'm going with you."
Lucas said "Ah."
"Otherwise? As the Officer Jenny of Sandgem Town, this matter is my responsibility. I have a duty to go with you."
After Officer Jenny finished speaking, she comforted Lucas. "Don't worry, I'll listen to you."
No matter where the Officer Jenny is from, they are always the first to charge.
Under the guidance of Officer Jenny, Lucas arrived not far from the Cave.
"If I remember correctly, the entrance to the Cave is right ahead."
Officer Jenny said.
Lucas looked at the entrance; dust and sand were flying, covering the entire road, and visibility was extremely low.
"What a huge sandstorm."
Lucas said, "Was that Cave there from the beginning?"
"The strange thing is just that; this Cave only appeared not long ago, which is why many people said they encountered a ghost."
"A Cave that appeared a few days ago?"
Lucas frowned.
Can a Ghost-type Pokémon dig a Cave in such a short time?
It wouldn't really be haunted, would it?!
Lucas felt a chill down his spine.
"Gengar gen!"
"Boo!"
Gengar suddenly appeared in front of Lucas, its eyeballs dug out and held in its palms, then it made a funny face.
Lucas was startled by the sudden big fat face.
"F*ck—"
Lucas fell off Ninetales' back and landed on the ground on his butt, but unexpectedly, it didn't hurt.
Because it was already numb to the point of having no feeling.
Gengar: "Gengar gen!"
Finally scared you, hahaha!
Officer Jenny looked at Gengar, who was holding its two eyeballs in its palms and laughing with its hands on its hips, and the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily.
Your interaction is like——quite like meeting a ghost——
Lucas glared at Gengar. "You guy, this one doesn't count!"
"Gengar gen!"
Why doesn't it count!
"You took advantage of the situation!"
"Gengar gen!"
Then you were still scared!
"It doesn't count!"
It counts!
"I said it doesn't count!"
I don't care, it counts!
Lucas stood up and pulled its mouth hard. Fortunately, thanks to its prank, Lucas felt much more relaxed now.
"Everyone, I'll leave it to you."
The Poké Ball shook.
Gothitelle, Lilligant, Dash, Zoroark, plus Latias who was following invisibly, all nodded.
For some reason, seeing them, Lucas's sense of security increased inexplicably.
Gothitelle walked in front, hands raised, strange purple light surging in its eyes, and powerful psychic power wrapped around everyone and Pokémon present, protecting them from the influence of the sandstorm weather.
"It's here."
Lucas looked at the three-meter-high Cave entrance in front of him and couldn't help but swallow.
"What kind of Pokémon could dig such a standard Cave in such a short time?"
Gothitelle walked in first, paving the way for everyone.
Pitch black.
"It's so dark."
Lucas's voice rang out, and the next second, blue-purple flames lit up.
"It appeared so quickly?!"
Lucas looked around vigilantly, and Ninetales and the others were also startled.
Lilligant: What's going on? I didn't feel an aura of danger?
Ninetales: No aura of danger?!
Dash narrowed his eyes, his arms tied with Black Belts, his fists clenched and creaking.
Just when everyone was on high alert, a familiar voice reached everyone's ears.
"Gengar gen—"
You guys——why do you look so serious?
Lucas looked over and found that Gengar was floating a few clusters of blue-purple flames in its hands.
Will-O-Wisp.
Lucas: ——
Lilligant: ——
Ninetales: ——
"What are you doing here?"
Lucas asked with black lines all over his head.
"Gengar gen?"
Didn't you say it was dark? I'm providing illumination for you, what's wrong?
Lucas: ——
I——you——it——
"It's fine, but is it really good to use Will-O-Wisp for lighting now? Aren't we here to catch ghosts?"
After Lucas finished speaking, he felt as if something was wrong.
Catching ghosts——Fire——Gengar——
Before it even started, have we already caught a fat, short-legged, short-handed ghost?
"Put out the fire."
Oh.
Gengar blew a breath, and the Cave fell into darkness again.
Sigh——
Gothitelle sighed.
Then her eyes burst out with dazzling light.
Flash.
"Wow, so Gothitelle, you know Flash too."
Lucas remembered this move, a must-have move in many games like Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, Black/White, etc., usually learned to go find our esteemed Mr. Steven.
Although I played pirated games back then, Lucas quite liked this move.
Later, after Pokémon Legends: Arceus came out, Lucas had money to buy the genuine version, but found that this move seemed to have been deleted.
Unexpectedly, Gothitelle could actually learn this move.
"Speaking of which, Gothitelle, you know this move, why didn't you use it at the beginning?"
"Gothitelle——"
You didn't say you couldn't see——
Lucas: ——
Looking at the Cave that was as bright as day, the front was still bottomless. "How is it? Do you feel anything?"
Gothitelle shook her head.
"Then let's keep moving forward."
The group continued to move forward behind Gothitelle.
Dash stood beside Gothitelle so that if there was any special situation, he could also react in time.
"I say Latias, if there really is a ghost, you'll protect me, right?"
Lucas reached out to the side to touch, touched Latias, then pulled it over and asked in a low voice.
"Ghost? How many levels is the ghost? Can it take my Draco Meteor? A Draco Meteor strengthened by Mega Evolution and Soul Dew, can it smash them to death?"
Latias's voice rang in Lucas's mind. "Didn't you see what the TV said? All fear comes from insufficient firepower!"
"If one shot doesn't work, then two shots; if two shots don't work, then three; if three shots don't work, then ten!"
"Blast it to pieces!"
"You also learn less from Darkrai, surfing the internet all day, you've all learned bad things."
No need to look, I know Latias either learned it from Gengar or from Darkrai.
Two bad things, they've taught all the Pokémon at the Breeding House bad things.
"Is it this deep inside?"
Officer Jenny suddenly spoke. They had been in for a while and still hadn't reached the bottom.
"Lucas——this place wouldn't be——really——haunted, would it? Otherwise, how could a——such a deep Cave appear suddenly?"
Lucas looked at the somewhat frightened Officer Jenny and comforted her: "It shouldn't be."
He wanted to say something more, but suddenly heard Gothitelle speak.
"Gothitelle."
Wait a moment.
The light in Gothitelle's eyes grew brighter, staring ahead.
Lilligant was holding an Energy Ball in her hand, ready to go.
Zoroark also gathered Dark Pulse in his hand.
Dash's fists glowed with white light.
Sparks began to burst from Ninetales' fur.
Blue-purple energy began to gather around Lucas.
Just when everyone was serious.
"Gengar gen!"
Monster, show your true form quickly!
Gengar's voice broke the dull atmosphere.
Lucas looked back and found that Gengar was holding a peach wood sword that he didn't know where he took it from, dancing it in the air with great force.
"Little ancestor, where did you steal the peach wood sword from again!"
"Gengar gen?"
Isn't catching ghosts done with a peach wood sword?
"Aren't you a ghost yourself?!"
Lucas gritted his teeth.
Speaking of which, Lucas of the Breeding House, with Champion-level strength, went to catch ghosts. When encountering a situation, everyone was vigilant, only to see that Gengar, holding a peach wood sword, shouting "Monster, take this sword~" and rushed forward.
"Gengar gen?"
Gengar rushed halfway, stopped, and its eyes were full of doubt.
"Gengar gen?"
A familiar aura? Why are you here?
Gothitelle and the others felt it too.
A figure drifted out from the darkness.
"Misdreavus!"
Leave here!
Before it finished speaking, the figure saw Gengar standing in front of it, holding a peach wood sword, and fell into doubt.
"Misdreavus?"
Boss? Why are you here?
Lucas saw this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Forget it, it turns out that the ghost that has been making a fuss for a long time is an old acquaintance from the Breeding House."