"Mega Charizard Y, Dragon Rush!"
Accompanied by Gu Yuan's roar, a huge dragon rushed out, directly blasting the opponent from the sky down to the ground and forming a massive deep crater.
The heatwave expanded, sweeping frantically in all directions.
Inside the deep crater, Infernape had already lost consciousness and lost its ability to battle.
Flying out from the smoke, Charizard had already exited its Mega Evolution state.
Despite this, Charizard's strength remained stable at the Middle-tier Champion rank!
Furthermore, this was only a fraction of the strength Gu Yuan had improved during his time in the Sinnoh region.
With the resources previously plundered from Team Galactic, combined with the frantic battles during this period and a large number of spent points, the strength of Charizard and the others was enhanced once again.
First was Charizard, successfully breaking through to the Middle-tier Champion rank.
Moltres, Roaring Moon, and Volcanion had all arrived at the bottleneck between Beginner Champion and Middle-tier Champion, and would soon be able to take a step further.
Secondly, Sylveon, Alakazam, Annihilape, and Ditto were all at the moment of taking their final step.
There was no need to continue battling or use points to upgrade. They only needed a suitable opportunity to advance further.
Next were Ceruledge and the others.
Following the previous battle against Weavile, supplemented by the assistance of points, Ceruledge and the team already possessed Peak Elite strength and had stabilized their power.
Finally, Haxorus, Dragapult, Coalossal, and Hatterene had broken through to the High-tier Elite rank one after another!
It could be said that with Gu Yuan's current strength, he was an outstanding powerhouse even among those at the Champion rank.
In addition to the eerie power of his Psychic-type and Ghost-type Pokémon, combined with the boost from Mega Evolution, it was enough for Gu Yuan to easily escape from High-tier Champion Trainers.
If the tactics were appropriate, there might even be a chance for a counter-kill.
"Sorry to trouble you, Hatterene."
As Gu Yuan spoke, Hatterene used Life Dew to envelope Charizard and Infernape.
The rain-like Life Dew fell upon Charizard and Infernape, quickly restoring their bodily injuries and the stamina consumed during the fierce battle.
By the time Infernape regained consciousness, Gu Yuan directly had Alakazam teleport his group away.
After this period of frantic battles, Gu Yuan had already challenged every single trial spot provided on the map by the Sinnoh League.
Now, it was time to leave.
Without alerting too many people, he simply informed Lucian, whom he had met once before, and boarded a ship bound for the Unova region.
Gazing out at the ocean, Gu Yuan did not plunge back into training. Instead, he let his tense nerves relax slightly.
Beside Gu Yuan, Sylveon quietly groomed her fur.
With Sylveon's current strength, as long as she concealed her aura, the people on this ship would find it difficult to perceive her true power. At most, they would only feel a faint sense of crisis radiating from her.
After a while, Gu Yuan pulled a fishing rod out from his backpack to enjoy a long-awaited session of sea fishing.
Soon, Gu Yuan fully immersed himself in the activity, beginning to enjoy the simple pleasure of sea fishing.
As for what kind of Pokémon he could catch, it became unimportant at this moment.
Unfortunately, this leisurely time did not last for very long.
After resting for three days, the restless Gu Yuan, along with Charizard and the others, plunged back into training once again.
As time ticked away, Gu Yuan drew closer and closer to the Unova region.
"Go! Go rescue those enslaved Pokémon, and let them return to a life of freedom under our protection!"
Standing on the deck, Barrow waved his large hand. The ships under his command began to accelerate, closing in on the ship Gu Yuan was on in the blink of an eye.
An organization with such a slogan that was also approaching the Unova League could only be Team Plasma.
Team Plasma was an organization whose goal was to separate Pokémon from humans, advocating that Pokémon are unfortunate in human hands and should be returned to nature.
To achieve its goals, Team Plasma had given quite a few deceptive speeches. However, the substance was that they wanted to use this philosophy to make other Trainers abandon their Pokémon, allowing Team Plasma to monopolize the power of Pokémon.
For those who opposed them, Team Plasma would resort to plundering their Pokémon through force.
If nothing else, by relying on this slogan, Team Plasma had actually deceived quite a few people into joining and had plundered many Pokémon.
However, Team Plasma was still keeping a relatively low profile at this stage, so it had not aroused the attention of the Unova League. Most of the Unova League's energy was still focused on the Hunter's Guild.
Despite this, the Unova League was continuing to investigate Team Plasma.
Once they discovered the evil deeds Team Plasma committed later on, they would begin to concentrate their forces to launch a crackdown.
To ensure they acted covertly, Barrow cut off all nearby communication signals before launching the attack.
At the same time, the ship Barrow commanded was equipped with Team Plasma's latest invention, ensuring it would not be detected by the ship Gu Yuan was riding.
The only thing Barrow failed to calculate was that Gu Yuan was also on this ship.
Long before Barrow's ship approached and while this ship had not yet noticed anything unusual, Gu Yuan had already realized something was wrong.
Because of Grimsley, Gu Yuan was in no hurry to sound the alarm. Instead, he wanted to see which faction the attackers belonged to, and make his subsequent choices based on that.
When the two sides closed to a certain distance, even without radar, the ship Gu Yuan was riding discovered the anomaly.
Coupled with the severed communication signals and the opponent's prolonged failure to respond to warnings, the captain of this ship understood exactly what was happening and immediately began to rally the sailors on board.
At the same time, he summoned the Trainers traveling on the ship.
Everyone knew very well that if they did not find a way to resist these enemies, death would await them once the ship's defensive line was breached.
Therefore, at this moment, all the Trainers gathered on the deck. Following the first mate's orders, they entered different teams based on their varying strengths, making preparations to welcome the battle.
"All out attack!"
Accompanied by Barrow's command, Pokémon immediately released moves to freeze the ocean, thereby constructing a battlefield.
Stepping onto the ice, both sides began the first round of probing, simultaneously ordering their Pokémon to launch attacks using long-range moves.
Whether in terms of the number of Trainers or their strength, Team Plasma held the absolute upper hand.
Shortly after the clash, Barrow led his subordinates to continuously compress the opponent's defensive line.
"Create an opportunity for me! Let me engage their leader alone!"
After noticing his side's disadvantage, the ship's captain made a decisive resolution. The remaining people also immediately began to cooperate, hoping the captain's tactics would prove successful.