Chapter 332: The Wishing Star of Seven Nights (Prologue)
Natchi reacted quickly, "Grovyle, use Leaf Blade! Slugma, use Flamethrower on Corphish!"
Unlike Ash's Grovyle, Natchi's could only use a single blade.
Therefore, when facing a Sableye of the same level using Shadow Claw, it appeared quite disheveled.
After Sableye broke through Grovyle's defense with one claw, it slashed hard at Grovyle's chest before retreating.
Meanwhile, Corphish had also dodged Slugma's attack through positioning.
"How annoying, Ash, you really have a trick up your sleeve!"
Facing a disadvantage, Natchi was not discouraged; instead, she cupped her face with both hands and became excited.
Apparently, she had spent too much time bullying weak opponents and was now having strange hallucinations from being bullied herself.
"Sableye, use Phantom Force on Slugma! Corphish, use Razor Shell on Grovyle!"
Sableye transformed into a shadow and vanished from the spot, while Corphish's claws glowed with white light as it lunged at Grovyle.
"Hidden, are you? Then let's deal with Corphish first."
After making up her mind, Natchi shouted, "Grovyle, use Bullet Seed on Corphish! Slugma, use Ancient Power for cover!"
Upon receiving the order, Grovyle and Slugma ignored the hidden Sableye and focused their aim on the approaching Corphish.
However, this was exactly the rhythm Ash had planned; Corphish was just a tank to draw fire, while Sableye was the assassin for a one-hit kill.
Corphish waved its claws, blocking all of Grovyle and Slugma's moves.
Just at that moment, the hidden Sableye suddenly emerged from Slugma's shadow, its two sharp claws slashing hard at Slugma's body.
This blow was like striking a major artery, and Slugma lost the ability to battle on the spot.
"Grovyle, create some distance and use Solar Beam!"
At this point, Natchi had no choice but to unleash her true trump card.
Grovyle gathered energy using the large leaf on its head while putting distance between itself and Sableye and Corphish.
Natchi had trained Grovyle well; the charge-up speed for the Grass-type ultimate move, Solar Beam, was extremely fast.
"Sableye, use Dark Pulse! Corphish, use Psybeam!"
After the three moves collided, they stalemated for a few seconds before Grovyle's Solar Beam was broken through.
Hit by the two moves, Grovyle collapsed.
Meanwhile.
The real watermelon thieves, Team Rocket Trio, returned to the melon field piloting a Cacnea robot.
The Electrode, as the guardian of the melon field, saw that things were going poorly and rushed to fetch help.
When Ash and his group arrived, the Team Rocket Trio had already picked watermelons from several acres of land.
Seeing the state of the melon field, Natchi asked in confusion, "Ah... this... what is going on here?"
"What is going on? Since you have asked with such sincerity..."
"We shall graciously... Hmm? Ash?!"
James hadn't finished speaking when he realized the people they had encountered were Ash and his group, and he was immediately terrified.
"Team Rockets, it's you three idiots again? Return the watermelons, and I guarantee you can leave safely," Ash said coldly.
"We went to great lengths to get these watermelons; how could we possibly return them to you just like that!"
Jessie said angrily.
"That's right, Ash, we can't beat you, but we can still run away, Meow!"
The trio controlled the robot and turned around, intending to flee.
Seeing this, Natchi hurriedly took out a Poké Ball, "Grovyle, stop them quickly!"
"Grovyle～"
Her Grovyle took a few quick steps and approached the Team Rocket Trio's robot.
"Pikachu, you go help too."
As soon as Ash finished speaking, Pikachu transformed into a yellow flash and blocked the path in front of the Team Rocket Trio.
Then, coordinating with Natchi's Grovyle, it used Iron Tail to sever the robot's leg.
Losing its legs, the trio's Cacnea robot instantly became paralyzed.
Grovyle used Leaf Blade to cut off the basket containing the watermelons on the back of the robot, and Pikachu followed up with Thunderbolt, blasting the trio away.
After dealing with the Team Rocket Trio, as Ash and his group were saying goodbye to Natchi, they learned from her that a Millennium Comet would be passing by in a few days, so a viewing festival would be held nearby.
Ash knew this was the plot of the Wishing Star of Seven Nights. Brock and May were also quite curious about this so-called comet, so the group decided to head to the viewing location to join in the fun.
While passing by a Pokémon Center, Ash specifically contacted his mother to have his Jirachi sent over.
As the sky grew dark, May looked up at the star-filled sky and asked in confusion, "Hey, Ash, which one is the Millennium Comet?"
"May, it's still early; the Millennium Comet won't be visible until after tomorrow," Ash said with a smile.
"Ah... what is this, we have to wait until tomorrow! But I'm already very tired now, how about we camp here?" May suggested.
"Brock, we should be almost at the place where the festival is held, right?" Ash asked, looking at Brock.
Brock compared the map and said uncertainly, "If we haven't gotten lost, it should be just ahead."
May immediately felt something was wrong, "Ah! What if we are lost? Wouldn't we miss it then?"
Brock said with some guilt, "Uh... I was just joking, we shouldn't be lost this time."
"Is that so?" May looked at Brock suspiciously.
"I am sure we definitely didn't go the wrong way this time!" Brock asserted.
However, the group hadn't walked far before they saw a vast plain.
On the plain, let alone people, there wasn't even a single wild Pokémon.
May glanced sideways at Brock and asked coldly, "Brock, I need an explanation."
"Strange, the information said it was this place; how could there be nothing here?"
Brock was also completely confused.
Ash glanced at the plain, tried hard to recall the plot he had seen in his previous life, and said, "The location should be correct. The reason there's nothing here is probably because the festival hasn't started yet. We came too early; let's find a place to camp and wait until tomorrow to see."
Hearing Ash's words, May could only say dejectedly, "Alright then!"
The group chose a relatively secluded spot, released their capsule house, and began preparing dinner.
After eating, they went to sleep hastily.
At dawn, the sound of car engines woke the three of them up.
They walked out of the house and saw many heavy trucks, carrying various facilities, driving from afar.
These trucks stopped in the center of the plain, and a large number of staff members began to set up the festival venue.
In less than half an hour, an amusement park had appeared on the quiet plain.
At this moment, two late-arriving cars also arrived.
From one of the trucks stepped down a young man wearing a white tailcoat, carrying a large wooden box in his hand.
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