Tetsuya was currently in the outer areas of Mt. Moon. The Pokemon living here were mainly Novice and Normal Level, with very few Elite. The deeper one went, the stronger the wild Pokemon became.
Pokemon like Rhyperior were extremely powerful, even among Elite Level Pokemon.
Normal Rhyhorn would only evolve into Rhyperior around Level 40, varying depending on the individual.
It seemed that Rhyperior didn't look like it had just evolved, which meant it was at least around Level 45.
Forget about not being able to release Pidgeot in this narrow space, even if he could, under the condition of type disadvantage, even if Pidgeot had better Potential, it wouldn't gain any advantage against Rhyperior.
Combusken's Fighting-type moves did counter it somewhat, but in close combat, it could only be thoroughly beaten.
After all, the difference in height and weight was too great, coupled with the Level suppression, which was something that the development brought by high Potential couldn't offset.
After running around in circles for about twenty minutes, making sure he couldn't hear the Rhyperior's movements anymore, Tetsuya finally relaxed a bit, muttering about his bad luck.
"Damn, I can't believe I ran into such a strong Rhyperior in the outer area."
"Good thing I habitually used a Drone to scout ahead, otherwise I would have been gone if I had just gone straight in."
Thinking of his Drone that was directly smashed by a Rock Slide from a large stone nearby after being discovered by the Rhyperior, Tetsuya felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Although the Drone wasn't expensive, even a small mosquito was still meat.
Although as long as the Navigator was still there, he could exchange it for a new one at Devon Corporation with the wreckage, he didn't dare to go back and collect the wreckage.
He could only say he had to spend money to buy a new one.
This Drone was essential for scouting, otherwise, if he had gone in himself just now, he would probably be just meat paste by now.
He rechecked his position after fleeing. Thankfully, he had paid a little attention while running and hadn't run deeper into Mt. Moon. His current position was just slightly further out.
Tetsuya found a fork in the road and restarted his mission journey.
"Ptui, ptui, ptui."
At the exit of a cave on Mt. Moon, a young man with somewhat tattered clothes ran out, panting heavily, his body covered in dust.
Following behind him was a slightly tired and injured Combusken.
Ignoring the need to clean himself up, the man threw out a Luxury Ball. "Pidgeot, take me away."
A red light flashed, and Pidgeot appeared on the ground. The man secured himself and recalled Combusken, and Pidgeot quickly flew towards Pewter City.
Only the few Pokemon that had just run out of the cave entrance watched him leave from afar.
"Not so high, lower it a bit, just a little lower."
Tetsuya was a little panicked.
Yes, the disheveled man from earlier was our protagonist.
After being carried back to the entrance of the road to Pewter City by Pidgeot, scared the whole way, and getting away from the previous location, Tetsuya finally let Pidgeot put him down.
As soon as he landed, his legs were still a little weak. After all, working at high altitudes was a bit terrifying. If it weren't for avoiding those Pokemon, he wouldn't have used this method to escape.
He removed the exploration suit's securing equipment from Pidgeot and recalled Pidgeot into its Poke Ball.
Patting the dust off himself, Tetsuya quickly ran towards the Pokemon Center.
He first handed Combusken over to Nurse Joy to recover and then went back to his room to take a shower.
The handsome young man then reappeared in the mirror in front of him.
Tetsuya let out a breath. Only now did he truly relax.
Recalling the situation he was in at Mt. Moon just now, he couldn't help but sigh that misfortunes never came alone.
"Speaking of which, I caught that Pichu, so my luck shouldn't be bad. Why did I start having such bad luck this afternoon?"
A puzzled Tetsuya lay on the bed, just wanting to get some good rest. After all, he had been on the run for over an hour just now and had almost run himself to death.
Going back to the time after he had escaped from the Rhyperior.
In the hour that followed, the person and the Pokemon smoothly encountered three Paras and a small tribe led by a Sandslash.
Combusken easily dealt with them, and the three missions were considered completed.
But looking at the time, it was still early, just past noon.
Tetsuya thought about continuing to explore for a while to see if his good luck would bring any unexpected gains.
After all, he had even avoided the Rhyperior. It should be the dominant force in this outer area, so he just needed to be careful in other places.
But unfortunately, something unexpected happened during this exploration.
Mt. Moon was vast, and there were quite a few types of Pokemon. Attracted by the Moon Stone, not only did rare Pokemon like Clefairy survive there, but other Pokemon were also attracted.
These were Pokemon like Nidoking and Nidoqueen, which needed Moon Stone to evolve into their final forms.
Originally, there wasn't much of a problem, as normal Nidoking and Nidoqueen would only exist in deeper areas.
Although Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ would evolve soon after passing the Novice Level, they needed Moon Stone to evolve into Nidoqueen and Nidoking, which only appeared in the deep parts of the Mt. Moon mountain range.
In outer areas like this, Moon Stone would not appear.
It is said that the place where the Meteorite fell was in the deep parts of the Mt. Moon mountain range, and Moon Stone was created by the power of the Meteorite, which is why it didn't appear in the outer areas.
Nidoqueen and Nidoking usually appeared in pairs, so basically no one had ever seen these two types of Pokemon in the outer areas.
Yet, Tetsuya ran into them. Talk about a coincidence.
When he saw the Nidoking and Nidoqueen being intimate inside the cave he walked into, he was completely distraught.
He immediately turned around and ran with Combusken.
The Nidoking and Nidoqueen reacted, instantly becoming furious and chasing after him like mad.
As for the idea of letting Combusken fight them both, it was a good thought, but purely suicidal.
Because the other side simply wouldn't fight you one-on-one.
At first, he didn't react, but later he realized that those two Pokemon were probably only a little over Level 30, and Combusken should have been able to win a two-on-one fight.
However, the other side called for reinforcements.
The Level 30-plus Nidoking and Nidoqueen had a bunch of subordinates on the periphery. Although none of them were Elite Level, ants can still kill an elephant.
You can imagine an army composed of Zubat, Geodude, Magnemite, and Sandshrew closing in on you, chasing you down.
In this situation, turning back to fight would just be giving yourself away for free, wouldn't it?
Tetsuya and Combusken decisively and cautiously began to run.
Fortunately, Mt. Moon has complex terrain, and these Pokemon generally aren't fast. The few fast ones were also slowed down by their companions, and Combusken occasionally fought to delay them.
Otherwise, Tetsuya strongly suspected he would have had to run for another hour, directly running until he vomited blood.
Putting distance between them and finding a cave he could exit from led to the situation afterward.
He didn't know if this counted as good luck or bad luck. After all, not to mention Rhyperior, even if Nidoking and Nidoqueen only had Elite Potential, they would be very valuable in the Black Market.
Thinking of this, Tetsuya took out his Navigator and made a mark.
A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years.
Tetsuya thought angrily, I remember the grudge of being chased today. When Combusken evolves, I'll directly catch you two and exchange you for money.
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