"Then I'll be taking my leave first."
Just as everyone was discussing countermeasures, Cyrus suddenly said he wanted to leave.
No one said anything, and they all bid farewell to Cyrus as he left.
Gary watched Cyrus leave and knew he was going back to Team Galactic. Gary did not stop him. After all, only if things developed normally like this would Gary have the opportunity to subdue the three Lake Guardians.
Gary had no interest in Dialga and Palkia, but he did have some interest in the Lake Guardians.
Because Team Galactic had openly snatched the Lustrous Orb, the League and the police would definitely keep a close eye on Team Galactic's actions.
So next, Team Galactic would not act on their own anymore, but would instead ask Hunter J to help capture the three Lake Guardians. That would be when Gary could take action.
He had fought with J before. Her Pokémon were only average in terms of overall strength. Only that Salamence of hers was truly usable, and her other two Pokémon were only used for support.
The only thing Gary feared was J's petrification gun, because so far, Gary had not found a way to counter it. Although it could be dodged, who could guarantee that he wouldn't get hit by a sneak attack.
After making his decision, Gary planned to ask Professor Oak to see if there were any solutions.
"Miss Cynthia, let's put our battle on hold for now. I'll leave first," Gary said.
"Okay, then let's save our battle for next time," Cynthia agreed.
Cynthia would have to deal with Team Galactic next and had no time to battle.
After leaving the police station, Gary and Ash returned to the Pokémon Center to rest, and everyone went their separate ways for the time being.
The next day.
Gary left Celestic Town early in the morning riding Cyclizar, heading for Canalave City.
Racing along the way, Cyclizar soon arrived at Route 211.
"Cycli!"
Cyclizar was running very happily. It loved the feeling of galloping at full speed. However, as it ran, the ground beneath Cyclizar suddenly collapsed, and its entire body fell down.
"What?!"
Gary was also shocked. The first thing that came to his mind was Team Rocket.
Could it be that he had been targeted by Team Rocket?
"Cyclizar, use Dragon Claw!" Gary quickly ordered.
Cyclizar swung its claws and slammed them into the wall. The sharp Dragon Claws pierced into the inside of the wall. Using its wall-climbing ability, Cyclizar stuck itself directly to the wall.
"Let's go up."
Gary wanted to see who was bold enough to try and trick him.
Cyclizar ran up immediately, but there was no one around to be seen.
"Hmm?"
Cyclizar couldn't find anyone either and felt that something was strange.
Gary looked around and then examined the inside of the pit. The digging was not neat, and it didn't look like it was dug with tools. It should have been a pit dug by someone directing a Pokémon.
However, digging a hole on the main road was illegal. Only Team Rocket and bandits would do something like this.
But after Gary had fallen in, the other party did not appear. It seemed the other party was digging holes in other places and hadn't even noticed that Gary had fallen in.
"Toge!"
At that moment, a Togepi came out from the grass beside them, looking at Gary with an evil expression and a sarcastic smile on its face.
"Togepi?!"
Gary was stunned and very confused at the same time.
Because this Togepi had no information displayed above its head. That was unscientific. His Insight ability should work on anything. He could even see information about Legendary Pokémon, let alone a Togepi.
"Toge!"
Togepi shouted something.
Cyclizar: "(?~?)!!"
Gary didn't know what Togepi had said, but whatever it was, it instantly made Cyclizar furious.
"Cycli!"
Energy surged inside Cyclizar's mouth, and it fired a Dragon Pulse.
Boom!!
Togepi did not dodge and was hit directly.
But when the smoke cleared, Togepi's figure had disappeared.
"Hmm? Where did it go?"
Gary frowned. Togepi shouldn't have any displacement or teleportation moves, so how could it just vanish.
"Toge."
Just as Gary was puzzled, a voice came from behind him.
Gary and Cyclizar immediately turned around and saw a Togepi standing behind them.
But this Togepi's expression was completely different from before. It looked utterly pitiful, trying its best to appear as helpless as possible. The key was that this Togepi now had information displayed above its head.
[LV60 Togepi ♀ / Quasi-Legendary]
"What?!"
Gary was shocked. This Togepi was actually level 60. That was completely unscientific.
This was the Togepi that was born evil.
Gary suddenly realized. Ash had encountered a very evil Togepi while traveling in the Sinnoh region. It should be the Togepi in front of him. It loved using Substitute to fool people.
"Heatran, I'm leaving this to you." Without another word, Gary immediately threw out a Poké Ball.
A flash of light.
"Heatran!"
Heatran appeared.
"Toge?!"
Togepi was also shocked. It had clearly put on such a cute expression. Why wasn't the human in front of it fooled at all? Was this human boy heartless?
"Heatran, use Flamethrower!" Gary ordered.
Heatran did not hesitate and shot a ball of flame toward Togepi.
Togepi was surprised, but it reacted quickly and immediately used Substitute to take the Flamethrower. It flashed to the side as the Substitute was instantly burned to nothing by the flames.
"Toge!"
Togepi did not choose to run away. Facing Heatran head-on, it blew a kiss, and countless waves of pink affection rushed toward Heatran and entered its body.
"Tran?"
Heatran was a little confused. It didn't feel anything at all.
Togepi: "(╥_╥)!! Toge!!"
Togepi couldn't believe it. With its queen-like charm, it couldn't even attract the big hunk in front of it. That was too hurtful.
Gary sneered and ordered, "Use Metal Claw."
Togepi had just used Attract, but unfortunately, Heatran was genderless, and Attract had absolutely no effect on it.
Heatran swung its huge claws at Togepi. Togepi was not afraid and met it head-on, spitting out a ball of flame as a counterattack.
"What the?!"
Gary was shocked. This Togepi knew so many moves. Unfortunately, Fire-type moves had no effect on Heatran.
The flames touched Heatran and were directly absorbed as energy by Heatran's Flash Fire Ability. The red-hot Metal Claw slammed into Togepi.
Bang!!
The short Togepi was smacked away like a volleyball.
"Toge!"
Togepi was furious. Its evil eyes glowed blue and a powerful Confusion bound Heatran and easily lifted it into the air.
Gary was shocked. This Togepi didn't even have a Psychic typing. It could actually use such a powerful Confusion, and the power was far from normal.
"Fire Blast!"