Not a trainer this time

"Squeak?"

The Tibetan Chinchilla looked at the strange Pokémon in front of him with some surprise.

After hearing what Naoki said, the Grave Dog couldn't help but look up and wag its tail at him, breathing happily.

"Grave Dog is also very cute!" Qishu said softly: "But then again, there are rumors that Grave Dog is a Pokémon that is the reincarnation of the soul of a dead Pokémon. Has a Pokémon died in this place before?"

Naoki hummed: "The forest fire two years ago caused many Pokémon here to lose their lives. This place is the cemetery I built for them. The remains of those Pokémon who died are buried here."

As he said, Naoki squatted down and waved to the Grave Dog.

Seeing this scene, the Grave Dog immediately trotted over with its tail wagging.

Qishu also squatted down beside him.

Grave Dog looked at Naoki, then looked at her, then wagged its tail and rubbed against Qishu, then leaned down, looking like he wanted to invite the two to play together.

The two played with the Grave Dog for a while. Seeing that the haunted matter was solved, Naoki prepared to go back first. He noticed that Qishu began to shiver because of the cold.

Qishu seemed to be afraid of the cold?

Realizing this, Naoki stood up and said to the Pokémon around him:

"Okay, Grave Dog has no ill intentions. It probably just wants to play games with you."

"Squeak..."

The Pokémon such as the Chinchilla reacted belatedly.

Because although Grave Dog has scared them during this period of time, it seems that it has never hurt them from beginning to end.

In this case, Grave Dog will stay here in the future!

The Chinchilla and the Giant Forge happily made a decision.

"Then everyone should go back quickly! It's so cold, it's very easy to get sick if you stay outside all the time." Naoki smiled.

The Pokémon around responded in unison, then said goodbye to the two and went back to their homes.

Naoki also took the Wings to the ranch.

However, halfway through, Flutterfa suddenly stopped and looked behind him as if he had discovered something.

"Huh? What's wrong, Flutterfa?"

Naoki turned his head and followed Flutterfa's gaze, and saw that the Tomb Dog was quietly following them.

Seeing that he was discovered, the Tomb Dog immediately buried his upper body in the snow, wagging his tail.

"It seems that it wants to play with us!" Qishu said.

Naoki also saw it, and he waved to the Tomb Dog and shouted: "Tomb Dog, come here!"

"Woof!"

The Tomb Dog heard the sound and immediately ran over, circling around the two of them.

Looking at this poor Tomb Dog, and thinking back to the forest fire that Naoki had mentioned before, Qishu made a decision in his heart.

"Naoki, let's adopt it!" she said.

Naoki also had this idea in his mind, and the ranch just happened to lack a dog Pokémon to guard the gate.

Especially Pokémon like Grave Dog, among the numerous dog Pokémon, they are the most loyal to the trainer.

It's just that the name of Grave Dog after evolution is weird... it changes from Grave Dog to Grave Dog.

But it's just right, so that it can help herd and protect the sheep in the pasture.

Thinking of this, Naoki nodded, then squatted down and asked Grave Dog:

"Grave Dog, do you want to live with us?"

"Woof?" Grave Dog stopped running and looked up.

"Just live where we live, there are many Pokémon who will be friends with you besides us, so you will never feel lonely again." Naoki said with a smile.

Grave Dog understood what he said, nodded his head quickly, and made an excited woof sound.

"Then please take care of it in the future!"

"Woof!"

The two adopted the Grave Dog and brought it back to the pasture.

Babu Tubo and the others were all very curious about this new companion who joined the ranch. They gathered around and looked at this Pokémon.

And the Grave Dog gave people a silly and not very smart feeling. It only ran around behind Naoki and Qishu like a little follower.

Naoki knew that the Grave Dog regarded him and Qishu as their masters.

This kind of Pokémon is very close to humans, not to mention that they also prepared food and drinks for the Grave Dog.

"How simple!"

Naoki couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The performance of the Grave Dog was particularly strong when Qishu was about to leave the ranch and return to Niangguang City.

It barked anxiously, as if it didn't want her to leave.

Seeing this, Qishu comforted him softly: "Don't worry, I'm just going to Niangguang City to deal with some human work, and I'll be back to see you soon."

Naoki also nodded: "Yes, don't worry!"

Although the Padiya Alliance gave the gym leaders a holiday, Qishu also had her own family in Niangguang City. Now that the New Year is coming, she also wants to go back to visit her parents.

Although the two are currently in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, they haven't reached the point of meeting their parents yet.

Before that, they still need to go through a period of running-in.

Because he and Qishu are two completely different people.

One is a rancher living in the countryside, and the other is a gym leader living in a big city.

If they want to live together, they must first get to know each other.

After hearing the two people's promise, the tomb dog stopped obediently.

"Go!" Naoki handed a cup of hot juice with cold-proof and warming effect to Qishu: "Drink it on the way, you won't be cold."

"Yeah!" Qishu responded happily, then ran up with a red face and gently hugged Naoki.

Naoki's body froze, paused, and then hugged back.

"Hehe!" Feeling Naoki's body froze, Qishu smiled, then let go of his hand, ran quickly to Dragonite, and waved: "I'm leaving!"

"Yeah." Naoki nodded.

Then Dragonite flapped its wings and carried Qishu away from the ranch.

Watching their figures go away, Naoki took the tomb dog home.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw his sister Ai Guanshi covering her mouth and laughing, looking very happy:

"Ai ah ~"

Naoki: "..."

He knew what his sister Ai Guanshi was thinking without asking.

Naoki deliberately made a serious expression to hide his inner embarrassment.

But at this moment, a phone call suddenly came in.

Naoki clicked in and found that it was Professor Oak who called.

He pressed the yes button, and the next second, Xiaozhi's face appeared on the screen.

"Long time no see! Mr. Naoki!" Xiaozhi's excited voice came from the other end: "Because I don't know your number, I asked Dr. Oak to help me contact you!"

As he said, the camera shifted, and Dr. Oak standing next to him also appeared on the screen.

Dr. Oak, wearing a white coat, waved to Naoki and greeted him with a smile: "Good afternoon, Naoki!"

"Good afternoon, Dr. Oak." Naoki also smiled and responded: "What does Xiaozhi want to talk to me about?"

"It's like this!" The camera returned to Xiaozhi again: "I'm here to report to Mr. Naoki about the current situation of the King of Leave."

"Huh? Has the hyperactive monkey evolved into the King of Leave?" Naoki was very surprised.

"That's right!" Xiaozhi nodded: "And thanks to the King of Leave, I won the runner-up of the Caiyou Conference! I was just a little bit away from winning the championship, what a pity..."

Runner-up?

Could it be that Xiaozhi's experience has been changed?

Naoki's mind moved slightly.

At this time, Xiaozhi had already pointed the camera at the King of Leave.

Naoki suddenly saw a different-colored King of Leave lying lazily on the floor of Professor Oak's laboratory.

The King of Leave was yawning, as if it had noticed something, it opened its eyelids and looked in the direction of Rotom's mobile phone.

"Long time no see, King of Leave!" Naoki greeted the King of Leave across the screen.

The King of Leave was still looking at this side lazily, it yawned, as if responding in this way.

Naoki: "..."

Very good, this is very King of Leave.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi was also quite embarrassed:

"A truly spirited Absentee King is not like this!"

Naoki: "...I know."

After all, Absentee King's physical attack racial value of 160 and speed racial value of 100 are no joke.

It is a true A-level Pokémon in both strength and speed.

It's a pity that it is dragged down by the [Laziness] characteristic. If it is replaced with [Strongman], Absentee King's status and winning rate in trainer battles will probably jump up and soar directly to the forefront.

Naoki nodded. He was very satisfied with Xiaozhi's training of Absentee King:

"I am relieved to see that Absentee King is living well with you. If I remember correctly, Xiaozhi, you are thirteen years old this year, right?"

Xiaozhi nodded repeatedly: "Yes! I have been traveling for three years!"

Naoki praised: "At the age of thirteen, you won the runner-up in the league competition. This result is very good!"

As a result, Xiaozhi was a little embarrassed.

He touched his head with his hand: "No way! This is all thanks to Pikachu and the others!"

Naoki smiled slightly: "Then the trip to the Hoenn region has ended. Where are you going to travel next year? Are you going to Padia?"

"No, Mr. Naoki is a very powerful champion. I am not strong enough to challenge you now, but I will keep traveling. When I become a Pokémon Master, I will go to Padia and officially challenge you!"

Xiaozhi's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"So next, Pikachu and I are going to travel to the Sinnoh region. I heard that the Lily of the Valley Conference is being held there!"

"Lily of the Valley Conference?" Naoki was full of thoughts.

In this case, Xiaozhi's rival in the Sinnoh region, Shinji, and the legendary male Darkto will also appear.

"Then you have to work hard!"

"Yes, I will!"

After hanging up the phone, out of curiosity about this year's Caiyou Conference, Naoki immediately used the Rotom phone to see if he could search for the recording of the Caiyou Conference on the Internet.

Don't say it, he really found it.

Naoki clicked on Pichu TV, then projected it on the TV and started watching one match after another.

If he remembered correctly, Xiaozhi's original record should be the quarterfinals.

At the beginning, Xiaozhi's games went smoothly. Although there were some small crises in the middle, they went smoothly overall.

And soon, the game came to the top 8.

Xiaozhi's opponent in this game was the popular trainer Tetsuya.

Naoki still remembers this Tetsuya, who was originally the champion of this year's Caiyou Conference, and Xiaozhi lost to him.

But this time, Xiaozhi won? !

Naoki continued to watch the game curiously.

Xiaozhi's lineup is: Ice Ghost Guard, Lobster Soldier, King Swallow, King of Leave, Forest Lizard, Pikachu.

And Tetsuya's lineup is: Lizard King, Cunning Tengu, Iron Palm Warrior, Donka, Meowth, Metagross.

The battle was very fierce. The two fought until the last moment. Xiaozhi was left with only the King of Leave and Pikachu with low health, and Tetsuya had a Meowth wearing boots.

The strength of that Meowth was very strong, and it defeated Pikachu with crazy scratches, so Xiaozhi could only send the King of Leave with low health to play.

Maybe Xiaozhi's fighting spirit and perseverance infected the King of Leave, or maybe he didn't want to lose this game.

The King of Leave in the battle actually stood up and showed all his strength. After a fierce battle, he finally defeated Meowth with the Taishan Pressure and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, Xiaozhi also won by a narrow margin, but in the finals, he lost to a trainer with Gengar.

Looking at the Pikachu lying on the screen, Naoki felt regretful:

"Tsk, what a pity, otherwise Xiaozhi could have won the championship this year."

However, the runner-up result is already very good. If Xiaozhi can participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference held in the Sinnoh region next year with the same lineup, he may achieve better results.

However, Xiaozhi still retains the habit of re-capturing Pokémon to level up every time he arrives in a new region...

In addition, there are many dark horses in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Xiaozhi's Pokémon, which has been specially trained for less than a year, has no chance of winning against the legendary male Darko.

If it were him, he would probably take out his strongest Pokémon to participate in the battle.

Pikachu, Charizard, Lizard King...

It's a pity that Greninja and Infernape haven't joined yet.

However, maybe this is what Xiaozhi should do?

*

200th year of the League Calendar, November 20th, winter.

In the cold winter, everything is silent.

Wild Pokémon hibernate, stay at home, and except for some ice-attribute Pokémon, other Pokémon will hardly be active outside.

Because it is difficult to find food in winter, they have to reduce their physical consumption as much as possible and rely on the energy stored in their bodies to survive this cold winter.

And it was on such a day.

Groudon and Kyogre, who were sleeping on the World Tree, woke up.

And because of a lot of natural energy, these two super ancient Pokémon returned to their original appearance and transformed into the original return form.

Feeling the power in their bodies that had reached its peak, Groudon and Kyogre were full of confidence. One of them walked out of the volcano, and the other floated out of the sea, looking up to the sky and howling, wanting to teach each other a lesson.

Therefore, Groudon left the volcano where he lived, and Kyogre, sensing Groudon's aura, quickly moved towards him.

However, when they arrived at the "reunion" location, they saw Naoki with Rayquaza, Mewtwo, Guldur, Ho-Oh, Giratina, and Cavalier.

Groudon: !!!

Kyogre: !!!

Looking at the two enemies below, Naoki felt himself hardened, his fists hardened!

"Want to fight, right?" Naoki grinned, with a cruel smile on his face.

Groudon and Kyogre looked at the terrifying auras behind him and instinctively took a step back.

The Dragonites on Dragonite Island were attracted by this scene, and they gathered around curiously, acting as the crowd.

"Remember what I said before? If you fight, you will be expelled. It seems that you didn't take my words to heart!" Naoki said with a fake smile.