Chapter 417 - 418: Catching Trapinch

Chapter 417: Chapter 418: Catching Trapinch

Chapter 418: Catching Trapinch

"Is this person a friend of yours, Ms. Akiko?" May asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, his name is Hal, he’s my childhood friend..."

Before Akiko could finish, Ash seemed to hear the sound of Brock’s heart breaking.

"He’s also a Pokemon researcher at the Izabe Academy."

Akiko paused, looked at Hal, and asked, "By the way, why are you here?"

"Uh... it’s like this, I’m looking for something."

Hal turned his head and looked around.

Just then, a Trapinch wearing a special device walked past.

"Found it, I was just looking for this, which is why I accidentally provoked the Donphan."

After saying that, Hal scratched his head.

Hearing this, Akiko put her hands on her hips and asked seriously, "You were careless again? How many times has this been now?"

Meanwhile, not far from Ash and the others, the Team Rocket Trio was peeking from underground!

"Found the Ash and the others, and there’s a Trapinch too!" Meowth said excitedly.

"Trapinch? What’s that?" Jessie asked, confused.

"Let me see..." James took out his treasured Pokemon data card again. "Trapinch is a Ground-type Pokemon, but if it evolves into Vibrava, it gains the Dragon type. It’s a relatively rare Pokemon."

"A rare Pokemon? If we catch it and give it to the Boss..."

Before Jessie could finish her daydream, Meowth interrupted, "Promotion and a raise, becoming a branch manager, Meowth!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s do it!"

James couldn’t wait.

Ash and the others learned from Hal that those Trapinch have a habit of gathering in the underground Lake in the underground labyrinth to collectively evolve into Vibrava.

However, Akiko didn’t believe in the underground Lake Hal mentioned, and even thought he was confusing a dream from his childhood with reality.

After all, she had been working in this area for nearly three years and had never seen the underground Lake James talked about, nor had she even seen a single Vibrava.

Just as they were discussing, the Trapinch carrying the special device was crawling down towards the nearest pit.

Suddenly, the ground trembled, and a metal drill emerged from the ground not far from Ash and the others.

The next second, a Diglett-shaped robot drilled out from below, with a clear ’R’ mark on it.

The Team Rocket Trio’s goal was clear; they extended a mechanical arm to grab that Trapinch.

"What exactly is going on here?" James looked at the Team Rockets robot, full of confusion.

"Since you asked so sincerely."

"We will grant you mercy and tell you..."

Jessie and James recited their opening line unconsciously.

"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!" Ash said softly.

"Pika!"

Pikachu "whooshed" and appeared behind the robot, slashing its tail at the thin mechanical arm.

Snap!

The mechanical arm was cut off, and the Trapinch fell back to the ground.

As if sensing the malice of the Team Rocket Trio, the Trapinch bit the robot hard.

Boom!

With one Bite, the robot’s circuits were destroyed, causing a small explosion.

Then the whole robot slid into the large pit nearby.

That Trapinch seemed to have tasted a delicacy, quickly approaching the bottom of the pit to gnaw on the robot, while many other Trapinch also came to eat.

"Damn it, can’t you two restrain yourselves..."

Before Meowth could finish his complaint, they all sank into the ground at the same time.

"Danger!"

Akiko shouted a warning.

But it was a step too late; she didn’t even have time to help before the Team Rocket Trio disappeared completely at the bottom of the pit.

"Ms. Akiko, don’t worry, there’s no danger underground, and the underground Lake Hal described is real."

Ash said and took the lead to jump into the big pit.

Seeing Ash go down, May and the others naturally didn’t fall behind.

Just as they reached the bottom of the pit, Ash and the others felt a hollow sensation under the ground, and then, like Team Rockets, they sank completely into the soil.

Hal gathered his courage and jumped down too, and Akiko, seeing everyone else go down, had no choice but to follow.

Because they went down from the same pit, everyone didn’t get lost.

The underground labyrinth’s tunnels were wide, but there were many forks. On the way to the underground Lake, Ash kept scanning the Trapinch he encountered.

After encountering more than a dozen Trapinch, he finally saw one he liked and immediately sent out Eevee to start the capture battle.

[Pokemon: Trapinch]

[Type: Ground]

[Gender: Male]

[Level: Gym Beginner]

[Ability: Sheer Force (The additional effects of moves disappear, but the moves can be used with higher power)]

[Potential: Elite]

[Moves: Sand Attack, Bite, Fissure, Stomp, Dig, Earth Power, First Impression (Egg Move)...]

May and Brock didn’t intend to catch a Trapinch.

Having just caught one Trapinch, Ash and the others didn’t go far before being washed into a Lake by a sudden stream of water in the cave.

"Everyone, is everyone okay?" Akiko asked, looking at the others.

"We’re okay!"

Ash and the others looked at each other and replied in unison.

"By the way, where is this place?" May asked, puzzled.

Everyone scanned the surrounding environment, and when they saw the huge crack above their heads and the lush greenery by the Lake, Hal said uncertainly, "This... I think I’ve been here before..."

"Mr. Hal has been here? Doesn’t that mean this is the underground Lake?" Brock said.

After everyone swam ashore, Hal saw the familiar scene and confirmed, "That’s right, this is the underground Lake I visited when I was a Ash!"

"I’m sorry, Hal , I’m very sorry, I refused to believe what you said before." Akiko said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Actually, you really wanted to believe me, didn’t you? In your heart..."

Ash and the others weren’t interested in the couple’s whispers; they were already attracted by the Trapinch gathered on the opposite bank.

"Wow, so many Trapinch! Are they going to evolve collectively here?" May exclaimed.

"Should be."

Ash glanced at the levels of those Trapinch; they were all on the verge of evolution.

"You go too, Trapinch!"

After observing the situation, Ash released the Trapinch he had just caught and then took out his phone to record.

When no more wild Trapinch joined their team, it didn’t take long for the light of evolution to shine from all the Trapinch.

"So many Pokemon evolving at the same time, it’s so spectacular!" May said.

After the evolution was complete, Ash’s Vibrava flew back, while the other wild Vibrava flapped their wings, intending to migrate.

But before they could fly out of the canyon, the Team Rocket Trio flew in a hot air balloon and rounded them up with a net.

"Team Rockets, it’s you again!" Ash was speechless and immediately commanded, "Vibrava, use Crunch."

Vibrava flew up and bit the rope holding the net, the rope broke, and the net was released.

The group of Vibrava angrily attacked the Team Rockets by using Supersonic simultaneously.

"Vibrava, now, use Superpower!"

Ash commanded his Vibrava to harvest experience.

Boom!

With an explosion, the Team Rocket Trio turned into a shooting star and exited the scene.

"What an annoying feeling!"

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