Chapter 964: Smart Little Flame Monkey

After staying comfortably in Maria's house for a night, Xia You and the other two said goodbye the next morning after having breakfast here.

And just as he had expected, the Pokémon Hunter J still did not attack here that night, which made Maria feel relieved.

Standing at the door, Maria waved to the three people with her Gardevoir.

"Then I wish you a safe journey!"

"Take care of yourself too."

Xia You and the others thanked her, waved to her for the last time, then picked up their backpacks and left the flower field.

The three of them walked briskly down the slope. When they passed through the flower field and looked back, they could no longer see the shadow of the house.

They smiled at each other, then regrouped and officially stepped into the endless mountains.

In terms of the entire Sinnoh terrain, most of the mountains and rivers here are concentrated in the central area. The entire continent is divided into two by the broad Tianguan Mountain, and there are some small mountain ranges around it. Because of the sparse vegetation, it is like a huge scar.

And Black Gold City is surrounded by mountains.

As a resource-based city, most of the mountains near the entire Black Gold City are bare mines. There are many kinds of minerals here, not only various precious rare earths, but also coal and fossils. It can be said that it is the heavy industrial base of the entire Sinnoh region.

This also made the three people notice that the air became a little turbid as soon as they stepped into the mountains, as if there was invisible dust and smoke covering the area.

Even though there are many forests and trees around, this smell will never go away as long as Black Gold City and its hundreds of factories exist.

Although it may smell a bit uncomfortable at first, you will get used to it after smelling it for a long time.

Not only that, as they continued to move south, the terrain here was slowly rising, and walking was tiring and difficult. However, when they reached a certain height and looked back, they couldn't help but feel a slight sense of satisfaction at the plain that was about to disappear at the end of their sight.

Just at this moment, a noise suddenly came from behind the rocks in the distance, which instantly attracted the attention of several people.

They turned their heads and saw a small flame flashing between the rocks.

"That's..." Xiaoyao had sharp eyes and immediately recognized what it was, "It looks like a Pokémon!"

It was indeed a Pokémon. To be more precise, it was a monkey-like Pokémon about half a meter tall, and the small flame just now was its tail!

"Yeah, it's a little flame monkey."

As a native of Sinnoh, Yami naturally recognized the identity of this Pokémon at a glance. She smiled and said to Xiaoyao, "This is one of the starting Pokémon given to new trainers in our Sinnoh region. I didn't expect to see it here!"

Xiaoyao nodded and didn't care too much. However, just as she was about to move forward, she suddenly found that Xia You was standing there without moving. Instead, he was looking thoughtfully in the direction where the little fire monkey left.

After traveling for so long, just like Xia You knew her, she also noticed Xia You's thoughts at a glance.

"What's wrong with Brother Xia You? Do you want to subdue it?"

Hearing her words, Yami also turned around and looked over.

Xia You touched his chin and said, "Well, I don't lack fire-type Pokémon right now, but Flame is my favorite Pokémon, so I'm still considering it."

"What else is there to consider?" Xiaoyao laughed. "If you think about it too much, it will run away! And your Blaziken has grown up, right? Isn't it necessary to have a new fire Pokémon to take its place?"

Looking at Xiaoyao in surprise, Xia You really didn't expect that she would say such a thing!

This is really a lot of growth!

"That's exactly what I was thinking." With a sigh in his heart, Xia You smiled and shook his head, then released his own frog. "But you're right, there's really nothing to think about. If you like it, you should just go and capture it!"

As he spoke, at his signal, the Bubble Frog jumped in the direction where the Flame Monkey left, while Xia You and the other two also followed far behind the Bubble Frog, following it slowly.

Speaking of which, the situation in this mountainous area is still very complicated.

Under my feet was a mountain road trampled by travelers. On both sides of the road were hillsides of varying heights, covered with stones of different sizes. Some of these stones were connected to each other, while others required a large circle to walk around. This was why the little fire monkey that had just entered disappeared quickly after it had entered.

But the frog has its own tricks.

As a water-type Pokémon, it is very sensitive to moisture in the air. Because of the fire on Flame's tail, the air will be drier along its path as it leaves, which allows Frolicker to easily find its location by taking advantage of the difference in moisture.

However, if you want to catch up with the Flame Monkey, you still need to put in some effort.

There was nothing that could be done about it. This little fire monkey was obviously very familiar with this place, and it used its hands and feet together. Those rocks that were difficult for ordinary people to jump over were very easy for it. This also allowed it to move forward at a steady speed. It soon came to a hillside on one side, and slipped behind a large rock, never to be seen again.

When Xia You and his companions came here under the guidance of the Quaking Bubble Frog, they saw nothing but the empty ground.

Xiaoyao blinked: "Eh? Where's the little flame monkey? Did you lose it?"

Just as they were wondering, they suddenly felt a dark shadow flash above their heads. They looked up and saw the little fire monkey who had just done a front flip, turned twice in the air, and then stretched out his two monkey claws to grab the croaking bubble frog.

It turned out that it had always known that the Bubble Frog was following it, so it deliberately lured the Bubble Frog here and then jumped to a high place, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack!

After seeing this, Xia You couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

I didn’t expect this little flame monkey to be so smart!

Not only did he not run away, but he dared to fight actively. It seems that he is not a coward!

This discovery also made Xia You overjoyed. After all, no matter what kind of personality, he could display a unique style in his hands, but the warlike guys could often achieve better results!

only……

The little Flame Monkey wanted to launch a sneak attack, but it obviously underestimated Frog's ability to respond.

Just when its monkey paws were about to touch the Bubble Frog, the Bubble Frog suddenly jumped high and dodged it.

However, the little flame monkey's reaction was also amazing. Seeing that its attack failed, it kicked its legs on the ground, jumped upwards, and chased after it again!

The chase between the monkey and the frog...

Seeing this, Xia You became interested, so he didn't give any orders. Instead, he watched and watched to see how the two Pokémon would fight.

On the side, Xiaoyao took out the Pokémon illustrated book because it was the first time she saw Flame. After looking at Flame for a few times, she pointed the illustrated book at it.

Pokémon Encyclopedia: "Ding, Blaze, a small monkey Pokémon with fire attribute. This is a very agile Pokémon that lives on rocky mountains and can move freely between cliffs. It is full of energy and is often full of fighting spirit. The flame of its butt is fueled by gas produced in its abdomen and will not go out even if it is rained on. In order not to ignite the surrounding things when sleeping, it will extinguish the flame on its tail. Since ancient times, it has been called "butt lamp" and is regarded as a kind of fear of ghosts."

Hip light?

What an interesting name!

Xiaoyao smiled, then put away the illustration and focused her attention on the battle.

At this time, Frog realized that his trainer was intentionally training his ability to fight alone, so he stopped running away and instead used a fake move to trick Infernape and then began his counterattack.

It can only be said that whether in terms of combat experience or skills mastered, Frog is far superior to this wild little Flame Monkey.

Not to mention that it is under the premise of attribute restraint.

Therefore, even though it was Flame that initiated the attack, it quickly fell into a disadvantage when Froggy fought back.

You can't blame it for being so useless. It's just that it was facing Xia You's Pokémon this time!

Even though Frog has only been following Xia You for a short time, its growth is not comparable to that of ordinary trainers' Pokémon, let alone these wild Pokémon!

This was because they had only fought for two or three rounds, and with a bubble attack from Frog, they easily knocked down Flame Monkey.

Seeing that the Flame Monkey was no longer able to fight, Xiaoyao urged Xia You to capture it, but after taking out the Poké Ball, Xia You did not rush to act, but continued to watch the Flame Monkey.

This also made Xiaoyao feel a little confused.

"What's wrong? Didn't it fall down? Why hasn't it been subdued yet?"

"No hurry." Xia You shook his head. "I'm still observing. You know, some fire-type Pokémon have a flaming fighting spirit. They can often burst out with an unyielding fighting spirit in times of crisis. Even if they are knocked down, they will stand up with their flaming fighting spirit. Look, isn't it standing up now?"

Hearing this, Xiaoyao quickly turned around and saw that the little flame monkey, who had just fallen to the ground, actually stood up tremblingly at this moment!

"It's true!" Yami was also a little amazed, "I didn't expect that a fire-type Pokémon actually has such a hidden ability. Next, will it be even more powerful..."

Yami was just about to ask whether the little flame monkey would use some more powerful moves after it stood up. However, before she could finish her words, she saw the little flame monkey run away without hesitation after it stood up!

This also made her next words stuck in her throat!

Eh?

How come it is totally different from what I imagined! ?