The sensation caused by Ho-Oh's appearance did not end with its departure.
That very night, a presenter in Ecruteak City broadcast this astonishing news on the radio.
Call.
"Welcome to Ecruteak Radio! It's 7:15 PM now!"
"This afternoon, the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh appeared in Ecruteak City! It is suspected that it heard the monks' calls inside the Bell Tower."
"What's even more astonishing is that there's a human riding on Ho-Oh's back! Who is he? Is he Ho-Oh's trainer? If so, how powerful must this trainer be!"
"However, Ecruteak City, this quaint and ancient city, seems to have had a deep connection with Pokémon like Ho-Oh a long time ago. What does Ho-Oh's appearance today mean?"
Outside the broadcast booth, Asha, the assistant in charge of recording the program, opened her mouth and silently asked the host, Elsa, with a gesture, "Is it really okay for you to say that?"
Elsa switched the program to a piece of music as she spoke:
"Alright, at this hour, I'm sure everyone has just finished dinner. Let's listen to some music to relax!"
Elsa took off her headphones and looked outside.
Elsa couldn't help but ask, "Elsa, is it really okay for us to say this?"
"According to eyewitness reports, the person riding on the back of that legendary Pokémon was clearly a boy of about two years old..."
"Hmph, you don't understand, do you?" Elsa said confidently, "Only by doing this can we arouse the curiosity of the trainers listening to the program, and maybe even attract a lot of people to our Ecruteak City."
After all, whether for ordinary people like them or for trainers, anything related to legendary Pokémon is something they can't miss.
They are powerful, rare, and precious.
If one could capture a legendary Pokémon, it would definitely cause a huge sensation, and upon achieving fame, it might just be...
at this point!
"Alright then." Asha seemed to understand but not quite.
Elsa smiled slightly and then continued recording the program.
In an era when information flowed slowly and travel was always slow.
Most trainers and ordinary people habitually turn on their Pokémon devices or radios to listen to broadcasts while traveling or resting at night.
Meanwhile, in a desolate wilderness far from the city.
A handsome young man with a full head of red hair, wearing a cloak, and with an extremely resolute look between his brows, was sitting around a campfire with a dragonair, listening to the radio.
"Ho-Oh..."
Unlike ordinary trainers who are completely ignorant about legendary Pokémon, Lance, who grew up in the Dragon Masters family, was not ignorant about legendary Pokémon.
He knew that the legendary Pokémon were incredibly powerful and rare beings in the Pokémon world.
Some powerful Pokémon may even have only one in the entire world.
And Ho-Oh is one of them.
"Ho-Oh has appeared in Ecruteak City?" Lance muttered to himself.
The female voice on the radio continued.
"Even more astonishingly, a human was riding on Ho-Oh's back. Who was he? Was he Ho-Oh's trainer?"
"What?"
Lance's pupils contracted. A Pokémon of Ho-Oh's caliber had actually been captured by humans?
Based on his understanding of legendary Pokémon, Pokémon of this caliber are mostly arrogant by nature, and they would absolutely not...
To allow humans to so blatantly violate one's own dignity.
There are only two possibilities to achieve this level of capability.
First, it gained the approval of that legendary Pokémon and had an extremely good relationship with it.
Secondly, he conquered it through his strength and became its trainer.
"Someone actually tamed Ho-Oh...?"
Will that person participate in this year's Quartz League?
At this moment, Lance's heart suddenly filled with anticipation.
In the Kanto region, which borders the Johto region, there is a small rural town called Pallet Town.
Inside Professor Oak's lab, Professor Oak was sitting in a chair eating instant noodles.
Suddenly, announcements like "Ho-Oh has appeared" and "Ho-Oh has been captured" came over the loudspeaker.
Professor Oak nearly spat out the instant noodles he was eating.
As far as he knew, neither the Kanto nor the Johto region had a training force strong enough to achieve this level.
"What? Ho-Oh has been captured? That can't be right!"
Professor Oak was quite shocked.
"Who exactly is...
Could they be trainers who came from other regions?"
"Professor Oak! Pokémon! I want to see Pokémon!"
Suddenly, a child's innocent voice interrupted Professor Oak's thoughts.
Professor Oak turned his head and saw a toddler, about two years old, running excitedly toward him.
The child got so excited that he lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Woooooooo..."
"Ha, it's Ash? Be careful next time!" Professor Oak smiled and helped Ash up.
"I'm so sorry, Professor Oak, for bothering you so late... Ash kept crying and begging to come here to see Pokémon." Delia said apologetically.
"It's alright, it just means Ash really likes Pokémon." Professor Oak picked up Ash and said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you to the yard to see the Pokémon!"
"Yay!" Ash was very happy.
Looking at Ash like this, Professor Oak's face showed a rather nostalgic expression.
In a daze, he saw again the things that happened in the forest that summer.
At that time, he was a boy named Samuel Oak. Due to an accident, he traveled through time with a Mythical Pokémon, Celebi. At the end of time, he met a boy named Ash and they became friends.
The boy introduced himself to him, "I'm Ash from Pallet Town!"
Therefore, after graduating from Rainbow University, Samuel Oak rejected offers from other places and, amidst the puzzled gazes of many in the industry, came to Pallet Town, a remote rural town, where he founded the Oak Research Institute.
"Ash!" Professor Oak looked at Ash, his heart filled with emotion.
It's so good to see you again.
[Lance is very surprised that you have subdued the Ho-Oh. Shock Points from me: +200!]
[Professor Oak is incredibly shocked that you caught Ho-Oh! Shock points from Professor Oak +100!]
Just as Fuyuki returned home with Ho-Oh and was busily preparing to renovate their home, he suddenly received two notifications on the panel.
The sudden appearance of two familiar names left Fuyuki stunned.
Lance, Professor Oak... are they the two people he knows?
But how did even they know?
Fuyuki tried to scroll through the notification history on the panel.
In fact, the shock points didn't disappear after they left; they continued to slowly and steadily emerge.
Someone provided it for him.
The pace had already slowed down, but just now, a huge wave of shocking moments suddenly appeared, almost flooding the screen.
You won't believe it until you look into it; once you do, you'll be shocked.
Everyone behind him was shocked that he had subdued Ho-Oh.
A bead of sweat silently appeared on Fuyuki's forehead.
This rumor is getting more and more exaggerated!
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