Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice-Chapter 156: Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice []

In the eyes of Cynthia, Norman, Moore, and Sidney, they were currently fighting Joker one-on-one.

For some reason, the others were standing still, as if they had been paralyzed, merely watching from the sidelines.

One by one, they started heating up with frustration.

In reality, Juan, the only one fighting Joker, noticed the bizarre situation of the four flailing in thin air. His pupils shrank sharply, and he questioned Joker opposite him in a deep voice:

"What did you do!?"

"Thunderbolt."

Joker didn't answer his question. Instead, he raised his hand and called out the move's name.

Raikou suddenly lifted its head, and dazzling lightning surged from its sharp golden fur, striking Milotic, who had just used Recover twice in a row to barely catch its breath.

"Whiscash!"

Juan called out in a low voice.

A Whiscash splashed mud onto the ground, leaping in front of Milotic like a character from One Piece using the Swim-Swim Fruit. It took the full force of the lightning attack.

As a Ground-type Pokémon, it was the perfect shield against Electric-type moves in Juan's team.

Many rookie trainers think that if they assemble a team that counters an opponent's type, they can easily win against specialized trainers.

What they don't realize is that, aside from the massive level gap that can completely negate type advantages, experienced trainers have plenty of ways to compensate for their type disadvantages.

Juan used Whiscash as a tank, while Wallace relied on Swampert.

"Walrein, use Aurora Beam."

The moment Whiscash blocked Thunderbolt, a Walrein charged forward from behind.

A multicolored icy beam sliced through the air, striking Raikou, whose body was still crackling with electricity.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Raikou's body rapidly froze, turning into a small ice mountain.

Through the transparent ice, the frozen Legendary Beast could be seen inside.

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"Hmm?"

Even though he had landed a hit, Juan's face showed no joy.

Against a criminal like Joker—who even the League Headquarters found troublesome and who possessed Legendary Pokémon—this victory seemed far too easy.

Still, it was a rare opportunity. Even if something felt off, Juan decided to press the attack.

"Whiscash, use High Horsepower! Milotic, Hyper Beam!"

Whiscash's entire body became coated in mud, swelling up in size.

It charged with Ground-type energy, slamming into the frozen Raikou.

Cracks spread across the ice, and the impact inside further damaged Raikou.

Meanwhile, behind them, Milotic gathered dark purple destructive energy in its mouth.

Boom!

Whiscash moved aside, and the Hyper Beam narrowly grazed its belly as it shot forward.

The already crumbling ice mountain, along with Raikou trapped inside, was blasted open with a massive hole.

Yes, Milotic's Hyper Beam had blown a hole in Raikou's body.

Through that hole, Juan could even see Joker standing behind it.

Juan was stunned.

No, wait... was a Legendary Pokémon's defenses really this fragile?!

Crack! Crack!

Suddenly, Raikou's body cracked like glass.

The next second—shatter!—it fragmented into countless pieces.

"What the—!?"

Juan's heart lurched.

"Suicune can create ice that reflects its image."

Joker, standing behind the scene, calmly explained.

Zzzzt!

The familiar sound of crackling electricity echoed from behind. Juan's heart clenched.

He turned, but just as he did, he was met with a Raikou bursting with golden electricity lunging at him.

Wild Charge!

Milotic was sent flying again.

Walrein's expression shifted drastically. It opened its mouth, attempting to fire another Aurora Beam in retaliation.

Without even turning its head, Raikou unleashed multiple Thunderbolts.

Thunderbolt!

Walrein let out a pained cry before collapsing with a thud.

"Milotic! Walrein!"

Everything happened too fast—Juan had no time to react.

Then, suddenly, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck.

He staggered forward, his vision darkened, and he lost consciousness.

Behind him, Joker stood with his hand raised in a striking gesture.

"Juan has been defeated."

Watching Whiscash also fall to Raikou's Extrasensory attack, Winona clasped her hands tightly over her mouth.

Juan being defeated wasn't even the most despairing part.

What horrified Winona and the others the most was that, after taking down Juan, Joker proceeded toward Sidney, Moore, and Norman.

Yet, just like before, they seemed completely unaware of Joker's presence.

Raikou, walking beside Joker, first transformed into Suicune and took down Sidney's Mightyena with an Aura Sphere.

Then, still in Suicune form, it blasted Moore's Typhlosion with a Hydro Pump.

Finally, it transformed back into Raikou and bombarded Norman's Slaking with repeated Aura Spheres.

To be honest, the fact that Stephen's Raikou could transform was no longer the most shocking thing to Winona and the others.

What was even more terrifying was that, while Joker was systematically hunting down the Elite Four's ace Pokémon, these so-called top trainers acted as if they didn't even see it happening.

They continued fighting thin air while their strongest Pokémon were eliminated right in front of their eyes, one by one, by Joker's Legendary Beast!

Finally, Winona and the others saw Joker walking toward Cynthia.

"Miss Cynthia! He's coming! Wake up!!"

Winona shouted anxiously.

Meanwhile, Cynthia was completely focused on her illusion battle with Joker.

How could she possibly hear Winona's cries?

Buzz—!

The energy surrounding Joker's Raikou flared up again.

It transformed into Suicune, gathering icy energy in its mouth.

And just like before, with Sidney, Moore, and Norman...

Cynthia and her Garchomp were still standing with their backs to Joker, seemingly attacking thin air.

Suicune unleashed an Ice Beam, aiming directly at the back of Garchomp's neck.

At this critical moment, a Poké Ball on Cynthia's waist suddenly popped open on its own.

Lucario!

"Gawoo!"

Still mid-air upon release, Lucario let out a fierce roar. It brought its hands together in a Kamehameha-like stance, quickly gathering a large, light brown energy sphere in its palms.

Aura Sphere!

Boom!

The Aura Sphere flew forward and clashed with the incoming Ice Beam, causing a powerful shockwave. The force of the explosion made Cynthia and Garchomp, who were still facing away from Joker, stumble.

However, despite the Aura Sphere reducing the Ice Beam's power, the attack continued toward Lucario.

This was the difference in level!

Realizing the danger, Lucario had no choice but to cross its arms in front of its body for defense.

Even though the Ice Beam had been weakened, it still hit head-on, sending Lucario flying like a baseball and smashing into Garchomp's back.

Luckily, thanks to its Steel typing's excellent resistance, Lucario wasn't knocked out immediately.

"Gawoo..."

Lucario quickly propped itself up with one hand, shaking off the impact. Then, it placed both of its paws—one on Cynthia's back, the other on Garchomp's.

"Gawoo!"

Lucario let out a low cry.

At that moment, from Cynthia and Garchomp's perspective—Joker and Suicune suddenly vanished into thin air!

"W-What's going on?! What happened?!"

Cynthia shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. Sensing movement behind her, she turned around.

"Jo... Joker!? A-And Suicune?! W-Why are you behind me?!"

Looking around, she noticed something even more shocking—Juan, Moore, Sidney, and Norman were all unconscious.

They had all been spectating just moments ago. How had they all collapsed in the blink of an eye?!

Cynthia's mind was flooded with questions.

"Gawoo! Gawoo!"

Lucario flailed its arms and barked at its trainer, trying desperately to communicate.

Unfortunately, Cynthia didn't have a Meowth or a Mew—something capable of translating Pokémon speech—so she couldn't understand what Lucario was saying.

"I see now."

At that moment, Joker's expression turned intrigued.

"By channeling Aura into others, you can dispel illusions."

"But... when did you realize it was an illusion?"

Faced with the enemy's question, Lucario furrowed its brows, then simply let out a "Gawoo~" in response.

From Joker's mind, a voice emerged—this time more mature and refined, no longer the loli-like tone it once had.

It was Zoroark, now evolved, translating:

["Master, he said, 'I didn't sense any Aura from you or Suicune standing in front of my trainer just now.'"]

Joker's eyes lit up.

"I see. Not only can Aura dispel Genjutsu, but it can also function like Observation Haki to detect opponents."

"What a convenient ability."

Then, a thought struck him.

"Come to think of it, Zoroark, you and Lucario have quite a history together, huh?"

In a past life, both Lucario and Zoroark had been Pokémon movie protagonists.

They weren't even Legendary Pokémon—just rare ones—but they had earned protagonist status nonetheless.

What an honor.

And interestingly enough, their abilities almost made them feel like natural rivals.

If Zoroark was all about illusions, then Lucario had the power to see through them.

"That damn mutt is such a nuisance," a cold voice muttered behind Joker—it was Karen.

Back in Michina Town, when she had used an invisibility cloak to track that woman named Sheena, it was this damn Lucario that had detected her.

"What exactly did you do?" Cynthia was still confused.

"Nothing much, don't worry about it," Joker said with a grin.

"In any case, it's just you now. Let's settle this fair and square."

Joker had used Zoroark's illusions not only to witness how much stronger his illusion master had become after evolving but also to divide and conquer his opponents.

After all, he wasn't Madara Uchiha—taking on five Elite Four-level trainers at once was a bit too much, even for him.

But now that only Cynthia was left...

To quote Frieza:

"Even if I let you use both hands, you wouldn't be able to win."

"It doesn't matter what you've done!" Cynthia declared boldly.

"As long as I'm still standing, I won't back down!"

She raised her hand once more.

"Lucario, use Meteor Mash! Garchomp, Dragon Claw!"

Joker smirked.

"Suicune, use Liquidation! Zoroark, Shadow Claw!"

The Poké Ball at Joker's waist popped open, and Zoroark leaped out, standing side by side with Suicune, ready to face Cynthia's strongest duo.

Suicune bared its fangs, forming a blade of water between them.

At that moment, it almost looked like a Water-type Zacian, charging forward to clash against Garchomp, whose Dragon Claws glowed with a sharp blue light, looking like a warrior wielding dual-bladed greatswords.

Water met Dragon.

It was like a duel between two master swordsmen—the shockwaves from their attacks left countless deep slashes on the already battle-scarred ground.

For a few tense seconds, the two were evenly matched.

But then, Suicune overpowered Garchomp.

Liquidation broke through Dragon Claw, and like Mihawk cutting down Zoro, the water blade sliced directly into Garchomp's chest!

Meanwhile, Joker's Zoroark wasn't having as easy a time.

Her role in Joker's team was support, and she had just evolved. To be honest, her overall strength wasn't on par with Cynthia's Lucario.

And what puzzled Cynthia the most was—why was Joker using a Ghost-type move against her Fighting-type Lucario?!

"Lucario, be careful! It might be a trap!"

Cynthia shouted a reminder.

A flash of confidence appeared in Lucario's eyes.

No problem—he had been sensing with Aura the whole time. The opponent in front of him was a solid entity, no doubt about it!

Finally, Zoroark unleashed Shadow Claw, while Lucario struck with Meteor Mash.

These two rare Pokémon, both of whom had starred in movies, collided like Naruto and Sasuke clashing Rasengan and Chidori.

However, the outcome was completely different!

When Lucario swung Meteor Mash at Zoroark, although Zoroark took the hit head-on, its body remained suspended in mid-air, showing no signs of falling.

"Burn Up."

Joker said with a smile.

Hearing this, Cynthia and Lucario—who had just landed a punch on Zoroark—both had a drastic change in expression.

What? Burn Up!?

Could Zoroark even use Burn Up?!

The next second, Zoroark opened its mouth.

A deep crimson, magma-like, ultra-high-temperature flame spewed forth!

At this range, Lucario had no chance to dodge!

High in the sky, Lucario let out a miserable cry as its fur was scorched black, and it plummeted heavily to the ground.

Onlookers—Cynthia, Winona in the distance, Tobias, and the others—were stunned.

W-What just happened!?

Z-Zoroark used Burn Up!?

At that moment, Zoroark also landed in mid-air.

Then, it nuzzled against Joker's leg, asking for a head pat.

"Woof~"

Huh!?

Cynthia's expression changed.

That didn't sound like a Zoroark's cry...

Boom!

From Joker's belt, another Poké Ball popped open on its own.

Another Zoroark!?

Two of them!?

Just as Cynthia and Winona had this thought, the Zoroark that had just used Burn Up and defeated Lucario began to shimmer and transform—revealing its true form.

It was a Houndoom!?

"Hehe~"

The newly emerged Zoroark walked over to Lucario sprawled on the ground, smirking mischievously as it patted Lucario's face.

Its expression perfectly mimicked the meme:

"Are you even trying, little mutt?"

Lucario was furious—he could feel his rage building up to the point where he might turn into Super Saiyan Dog.

Damn, fox!

"I can't believe this..."

Cynthia felt as if her fourteen years of battle experience had just crumbled.

This fight had completely shattered her understanding of Pokémon battles.

"Better luck next time, Miss Shirona~"

Joker patted Cynthia's shoulder as he walked past her.

Then, he turned to a trainer locked in battle with Will and the Hoenn Twins and shouted:

"Hey, Pyshic Fatty! Time to go."

"Damn it! Stop calling me that name!"

Will snapped back angrily.

Damn it, I still haven't taken down this bastard who gave me that nickname!

Meanwhile, Steven Stone, who had been focusing on Will's battle, finally noticed the situation on the other side of the battlefield.

Seeing the Hoenn elites collapsed on the ground, their ace Pokémon unconscious, and a shaken Cynthia, Steven and Wallace felt their worldview crumbling.

Five against one... and they still lost!?

No—wait.

Even if Joker had the Three Legendary Beasts, this shouldn't have been so overwhelming...

And the battle didn't even last that long!

"How... how could this happen?"

As Steven was contemplating their next move, his best friend Wallace put a hand on his shoulder and whispered:

"Don't escalate this further. Hoenn has already done enough."

Steven exchanged glances with Wallace and immediately understood his meaning.

This whole conflict had originated from Kanto.

The Kanto League Chairman's grandson had come to Hoenn to capture a Legendary Pokémon—only to have it stolen from him.

At the end of the day, it was his incompetence that led to this outcome.

Hoenn had already helped track down the culprit and even fought on his behalf.

That was more than enough.

If they kept pushing this fight, Hoenn would just be throwing away more of its top trainers.

That would be idiotic.

Without hesitation, Steven recalled his Metagross, signaling his withdrawal from the battle.

"This isn't over!"

Will shouted at Steven angrily.

He would get revenge for that damn nickname someday!

"Clap, clap~"

Joker clapped his hands twice and smirked.

"As expected from the son of the richest man—your ability to read the situation is top-notch."

"But before you leave, I have one question."

Joker pointed toward Tobias, who stood next to Winona, his face as pale as Piccolo's.

"Who exactly is that guy?

A Sinnoh native who can make Hoenn pull out all the stops for him—his background must be even bigger than yours, right?"

Steven lowered his head in silence for a couple of seconds.

He figured that if he didn't answer, Joker might make things even worse.

Besides, they had already sacrificed too much for this battle.

Goodshow couldn't possibly blame Hoenn for backing out now.

After some thought, Steven decided to answer:

"He is the grandson of Chairman Goodshow."

The moment Steven said this, Joker, Will, and the others all looked shocked.

"I see... The grandson of the Pokémon League Chairman himself. No wonder he was able to stir up such a storm."

Sird, who had been eavesdropping on Tobias's calls, had only heard his subordinates call him "Young Master Tobias."

She had assumed he was just the heir of some wealthy Sinnoh family.

But this—this was on a whole different level.

"I never expected him to be the grandson of the League Chairman!"

"He's practically a rich kid."

Joker also gave the most fitting evaluation of Tobias.

No wonder this kid has so many legendary Pokémon in the anime.

If his grandfather is Goodshow, then everything makes sense.

And it's also understandable why Goodshow never revealed the boy's background.

It's the same reason why Giovanni never publicly acknowledged having a son—to prevent enemies from targeting their family.

But still, having two second-tier legendary Pokémon, yet in the Sinnoh League tournament in the anime, he couldn't even beat Aaron, a Bug-type Elite Four member?

Isn't that just too humiliating?

"Young Master Tobias, make sure to catch more legendary Pokémon in the future. We, Team Rocket, are looking forward to doing business with you."

Sird also smirked at Tobias.

Just like Joker, Sird also thought this kid was too loaded.

His strength wasn't great, but his team was full of legendary Pokémon.

Isn't that just like a beautiful woman walking alone at night in a dangerous area?

If people don't take advantage of that, then who would they target?