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"Ho-Oh's Guard's Suicune? So Handsome caught Suicune."
Iono looked at Suicune with great curiosity, watching Walking Wake and Suicune facing off by the pond.
This was a battle between an ancient species and a modern species.
"But Walking Wake is Water/Dragon-type, which means it has a quadruple resistance to Water. A pure Water-type Suicune is at a big type disadvantage."
Arven analyzed.
Both Water-type and Dragon-type resist Water, so a pure Water-type Suicune fighting Walking Wake was actually at a big disadvantage.
"Type is just one factor in Pokémon battles. What truly determines victory or defeat is the Pokémon's performance and the trainer's command."
"And… if the power gap is too large, then the type factor becomes even less significant."
AI Sada said. As AIs, they focused most on data and strength, but even they knew that there were too many factors influencing the outcome of a Pokémon battle.
"Exactly. After all, it's just a wild Pokémon. Suicune is a Pokémon Mammon caught a long time ago."
Caitlin said with a faint smile. She had personally watched Mammon catch Suicune back then.
And as of now, although Suicune's strength still couldn't compare to Mammon's high-tier Legendaries, it was already one of Mammon's mainstays.
Well, Mammon was quite fond of Suicune.
"Roar~!"
Walking Wake let out a violent roar at Suicune, with no intention of communicating. Its powerful hind legs moved, and it charged directly at Suicune.
Pure Dragon-type energy condensed around Walking Wake, gradually forming a ferocious, roaring evil dragon.
Dragon Rush, a Dragon-type move!
"Dodge."
Suicune calmly stared at Walking Wake, its four limbs slightly bent before it suddenly leaped, avoiding the incoming Dragon Rush.
Walking Wake immediately stopped, looked up, and a surging Dragon-type light erupted from its mouth.
Dragon Pulse, a Dragon-type move!
"Extreme Speed."
Mammon smiled faintly.
Suicune instantly vanished from its spot, once again avoiding the Dragon Pulse, and shot like lightning towards the Walking Wake on the ground.
Bang!
Extreme Speed heavily struck Walking Wake's head. Walking Wake roared in pain and rage, its body staggering from the impact.
"Roar!!"
But the next moment, Walking Wake steadied itself, and Dragon-type light erupted again.
Dragon Pulse!
However, it was still useless. The moment Suicune landed lightly, it pushed off again, leaping away from its original spot.
Boom!
Dragon Pulse heavily struck Suicune's original position. The powerful Dragon-type light exploded, but it was to no avail.
Walking Wake roared furiously, constantly looking around, trying to find Suicune's position.
However, Suicune was actually behind Walking Wake, standing quietly in place, its tail, like a white ribbon, gently swaying. Its calm, clear eyes watched the frantic Walking Wake.
Aloof, elegant~!
"No suspense at all~ Suicune is so elegant."
Iono held up her Rotom Phone, filming the battle, and couldn't help but exclaim from the bottom of her heart.
Walking Wake was undoubtedly very strong, but it was like a brute with only muscles, being toyed with by the swift-moving Suicune.
"Wildness over rationality. It needs some good training."
Mammon stroked his chin, watching Walking Wake, which was like a mad beast, chasing and attacking Suicune.
Should he say it lived up to its name as a ferocious and violent ancient species?
But that was right, the Pokedex actually clearly described Walking Wake's temperament.
'A mysterious and brutal creature, its name comes from the water monster recorded in ancient exploration logs — Scarlet'
Brutal, monster—these two words described everything about Walking Wake.
But it didn't matter, Mammon believed he could train Walking Wake well.
Rumble!
With the final Hyper Beam, Walking Wake was violently knocked away and fell to the ground.
Walking Wake's low Growl was now extremely weak. It was still struggling to get up, but its battered body had reached its limit.
Finally, Walking Wake collapsed on the ground, losing its ability to battle.
"Poké Ball, go."
Mammon threw an Ultra Ball. The Ultra Ball hit Walking Wake, shook three times, and then settled.
"Not bad, Walking Wake, caught."
Mammon picked up the Ultra Ball with satisfaction and gently spun it, feeling quite pleased.
"Woo?"
Suicune walked over, looking at the Ultra Ball in Mammon's hand and letting out a questioning Growl.
It was still curious why this Pokémon was so similar to it.
"Suicune, I think you should reflect on why your ancient counterpart is Water/Dragon-type, while you are only Water-type."
Mammon teased Suicune with a smile.
"Woo??"
Suicune froze, then instinctively yawned.
Mammon found this amusing and rubbed the smooth purple mane on Suicune's back. It felt very good.
"Congratulations, Mammon~ How annoying, I really like Walking Wake too, but unfortunately, there's only one."
Selene walked over, quite envious.
Walking Wake's appearance also suited her aesthetic, but the only regret was that there was only one Walking Wake.
And now the time machine had been stopped, so no new Paradox Pokemon would appear.
"I'll try to find a mate for Walking Wake then. Maybe it can have a little Walking Wake."
Mammon shrugged. Actually, according to the game, Walking Wake has no gender.
Or rather, all Paradox Pokemon are genderless, but just like Ultra Beasts, if they are genderless, how do Great Tusk and the others have tribes?
In reality, even Lugia can have offspring.
Aether Paradise had already discovered that the two Nihilego kept in the ranch had laid eggs.
This also showed that in reality, Ultra Beasts have genders and can lay eggs.
So, Paradox Pokemon are naturally the same.
"Really?" Selene's eyes lit up.
"Of course it's true."
Mammon pinched Selene's little face, then looked at the Ultra Ball in his hand.
"With this, my Water-type team is almost complete."
Mammon put Walking Wake's Poké Ball into his pocket, quite satisfied.
Tapu Fini, Suicune, Shinny Gyarados, Walking Wake, Iron Bundle, Kyogre—this could already form a pure Water-type team.
Mega Evolution, Terastallization, Gigantamax could all be used, perfect.
However, Kyogre wouldn't normally be used, so he still needed to prepare one as a backup.
What should the last Water-type Pokémon be?
Actually, theoretically, a rain setter should be prepared, which means choosing one from Politoed and Pelipper.
But Mammon felt that his Water-type team… was all about stats, so a rain setter wasn't particularly important anymore.
"Hmm, I must consult Teacher Dami then and ask him to comment on my Water-type team."
Mammon's lips slowly curved upwards.
"Let's go, there are still five left."
Then, led by AI Sada, the group continued to the area of Gouging Fire and the others.
After defeating and catching all of Gouging Fire and the others, Mammon and the others left Area Zero.
Although there was still a Great Crater of Paldea beneath Area Zero, since Terapagos was now with Mammon, there was naturally no need to go there.
Outside Artazon.
"Sky, earth, sunlight…"
AI Sada reached out, feeling the sunlight, and looking at the boundless blue sky, she couldn't help but be lost in thought.
Although she had seen countless pictures online, experiencing it herself was indeed very different.
"Speaking of which, Handsome, are those Paradox Pokemon just going to stay in Area Zero?"
Iono looked at the harvest she had filmed in Area Zero with great satisfaction, then asked Mammon.
Although Mammon had caught many Paradox Pokemon during this trip to Area Zero, there were still many inside Area Zero.
"I will discuss with President Geeta and send people to continue slowly taking those Paradox Pokemon away."
Mammon replied. There was no choice; the number of Paradox Pokemon inside was indeed very large.
But it wasn't a big problem; they could take it little by little.
"The barrier of Area Zero will be fine for at least two years." AI Turo also said.
This meant that within two years, Paradox Pokemon could not escape to the outside world, except for Great Tusk and Iron Treads, two special Paradox Pokemon that could break through the barrier.
"Hmm, then there's no problem. Two years is enough time to empty out the Paradox Pokemon in Area Zero."
Actually, if it weren't unrealistic, Mammon really wanted to buy Area Zero and make it Team Rockets' third ranch.
The main reason was that Area Zero was simply too large and located in the very center of the Paldea Region, making it impossible to buy it.
"Let's go back to Mesagoza first."
Mammon stretched, released Reshiram and Yveltal, and carried everyone flying towards Mesagoza.
Although AI Sada and AI Turo were leaving Area Zero for the first time, they were not unfamiliar with Director Clavell and occasionally communicated with him.
And Director Clavell was truly surprised to see AI Sada and AI Turo actually emerge from Area Zero.
That's right, after communicating with Arven, the two AIs, Sada and Futo, decided not to announce the professors' deaths for the time being, but to live under their identities.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain their identities as AIs.
"A happy ending, I suppose~ It's not bad."
Mammon chuckled, looking at AI Sada and AI Turo talking with Director Clavell.
"It's getting late, let's go back too."
Mesagoza was the largest city in Paldea after all, and Mammon had chosen and bought a villa there these past few days.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be very convenient to always stay in Orange Academy.
"Hmm~ A little lower, yes, right there."
In the room, Mammon lay on the bed, eyes closed, enjoying himself.
Iono had changed her clothes and stood on Mammon's back, her two long legs gently stepping.
"Is the pressure okay?"
It was her first time stepping on someone's back. Iono didn't dare to use too much force and had to carefully maintain her balance.
Her fair forehead was even a little sweaty now.
"You can put a little more weight. Don't worry, my body is very sturdy. You don't need to worry about your strength."
Mammon grunted lazily.
"Oh…"
Iono pouted. Her feet were so sore… About half an hour later, Iono's breathing became heavy. She was so tired, so tired. She never expected that stepping on someone's back would be so exhausting.
Mammon sat up and twisted his neck, still feeling a bit uncomfortable. Iono was still a bit too light, and her strength was small.
The experience was quite average.
"Then next is this."
Mammon handed a bottle to Iono, then lay back down.
"What is this?"
Iono looked at the bottle in her hand with a bewildered expression.
"Essential oil. Hurry up, lift my clothes and give me a back rub." Mammon urged.
"???"
Iono's eyes widened in shock. What was that?