-136- Evolution! Electabuzz! (Please Subscribe!)

As the white light gradually faded, Elekid’s body grew by an entire size.

It had evolved from Elekid into Electabuzz.

It stood roughly four feet tall, its body a brilliant golden yellow streaked with black, while a black, lightning-shaped pattern marked its belly.

“Electabuzz…”

With a mighty roar, Electabuzz raised both arms, as though filled with inexhaustible strength.

“It’s Electabuzz! Elekid actually evolved!”

Tong Si was overjoyed.

Through the data panel, he saw Electabuzz’s detailed information.

Electabuzz

Level: 30
Ability: Static
Potential: Gym Leader Class
…

Its ability had not changed, and its potential remained at Gym Leader Class. Its level, however, had risen to thirty.

“Well done, Electabuzz! Let me see the power you possess after evolving!”

Tong Si shouted.

“Electabuzz!”

Electabuzz roared ferociously, and a dazzling Thunderbolt tore across the entire battlefield.

Several Ghost-type Pokémon were instantly paralyzed by the attack.

Seeing this, the somewhat larger Honchkrow refused to be outdone.

First came Sucker Punch, followed by Dark Pulse.

It launched a furious assault against the Ghost-type Pokémon that appeared at random.

Nearby, Shuckle watched Elekid evolve into Electabuzz and felt an intense pang of envy.

Why didn’t it have an evolution?

It regretted being born as a Shuckle.

With Electabuzz and the giant Honchkrow joining the fight, Tong Si’s side completely overwhelmed the group of Ghost-type Pokémon.

On the other battlefield, five Pokémon had joined forces and were barely managing to hold their own against Spiritomb.

“Brother Chen, could the rumors be exaggerated? I feel that, apart from controlling Ghost-type Pokémon, Spiritomb isn’t all that powerful.”

Tong Si’s remark was based on the fact that five Pokémon were fighting Spiritomb together.

If they had faced it one on one, none of the five would have been its match.

“That isn’t quite right.”

Before Bai Chen could speak, the old man answered first.

“This Spiritomb has only just been released from its seal. It has yet to recover its peak strength! According to the rumors, that ‘demon’ had a diameter of roughly one hundred meters. But this Spiritomb is only two meters across! Clearly, its strength has not yet returned to what it once was.”

The old man’s words sent a chill through Tong Si.

It could fight five powerful Pokémon with ease even without having regained its full strength?

Just how terrifying must the giant Spiritomb have been?

Three hundred years ago, when the technology for breaking through the level cap was far less advanced than it was today, the Old Man of the Black Crow had actually defeated that enormous Spiritomb and sealed it away.

At the thought of this, Tong Si could not help but feel profound respect for the old man.

“Look! It seems someone has come to reinforce us from below!”

Tong Si pointed toward the base of the tower.

“They’re Pokémon Rangers. They’ve finally arrived! Spiritomb’s awakening must have alerted both the Pokémon Association and the Pokémon Police.”

Bai Chen recognized the people below. When he saw them arrive, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the five Pokémon could fight Spiritomb, they had no chance of defeating it.

Spiritomb’s power was truly formidable.

But with the Pokémon Police providing support, the outcome of the battle became much clearer.

“Not good! It’s trying to escape!”

The old man seemed to notice Spiritomb’s movement and hurriedly ordered Gengar to intercept it.

“Spiritomb…”

Spiritomb let out an annoyed growl.

Its condition had not yet recovered, and it had no desire to become entangled with the enemies before it.

In the darkness, another vast swarm of Ghost-type Pokémon appeared.

“Electabuzz, keep attacking!”

Seeing this, Tong Si quickly gave the order.

“Electabuzz!”

Strengthened by the Power Amplifier and Magnet, Electabuzz unleashed another devastating Thunderbolt.

The Ghost-type Pokémon trembled violently.

“They don’t seem to want to oppose us.”

After studying their expressions, Tong Si came to a conclusion.

“Spiritomb is controlling them. Finish this battle as quickly as possible,” the old man said.

Three hundred years ago, without the Old Man of the Black Crow and his Honchkrow, there truly would have been no way to deal with a giant Spiritomb.

But times had changed.

At present, there were already three Pokémon that had broken through the level seventy limit.

Under their fierce assault, Spiritomb could do nothing but defend itself. It could not even slip away into the darkness.

“Sorry we’re late…”

Just then, the Pokémon Police finally climbed up to the eighth floor.

The seventh floor had originally been guarded by the old man. After he left, the illusionary space vanished as well.

The Pokémon Police therefore reached the eighth floor without further difficulty.

“Go, Growlithe!”

“Get in there, Arcanine!”

“Houndoom, tear that Pokémon apart!”

“…”

The Pokémon Police sent out their respective Pokémon, most of them canine species.

Most possessed Gym Leader-class potential, with the occasional Champion-class specimen among them.

Their levels were generally in the sixties.

The Arcanine’s level, however, had reached seventy-five.

Once the canine Pokémon joined the battle, Spiritomb began to retreat step by step.

“Spiritomb…”

Spiritomb roared furiously and unleashed a powerful Night Shade, attempting to drag all the Pokémon completely into the darkness.

At that very moment, Bai Chen’s Blaziken and Lucario attacked simultaneously.

They struck Spiritomb from both sides.

The Odd Keystone beneath Spiritomb’s body shook violently, and its spirit briefly lost consciousness.

Seizing the opportunity, Bai Chen threw a Poké Ball.

From its appearance, Tong Si could tell that it was a Dark Ball.

The Dark Ball touched the Odd Keystone beneath Spiritomb.

Its entire body was drawn into the Dark Ball.

“Whoom…”

The Dark Ball began to tremble.

At night, the capture rate of a Dark Ball increased substantially.

It rocked several times on the ground. Then, with a crisp chime, it indicated that the capture had succeeded.

“It’s finally over!”

Bai Chen sighed and walked over to pick up the Dark Ball.

The Spiritomb that had been sealed for more than three hundred years was now inside it.

Bai Chen’s emotions were complicated.

He had never expected matters to proceed so smoothly.

At first, he had merely been sent by the Pokémon Association to investigate the Murkrow incident. After arriving at the Seven Crow Tower, he had only realized that the tower was far from ordinary.

Then he had met Tong Si, who had boldly suggested flying from outside the tower to its summit.

Bai Chen had simply followed his lead, even destroying part of the outer wall of the tower’s eighth floor.

There, a gigantic Honchkrow had been lying in wait, and he had witnessed its death with his own eyes.

Afterward, Spiritomb had awakened from its seal.

And in the end, it had been captured by the Poké Ball in his hand.

Bai Chen himself was almost dumbfounded.

Even a script would not dare to be written like this.

“Congratulations, Brother Chen! You’ve captured an incredibly powerful Pokémon!”

Tong Si was the first to approach and pat Bai Chen on the shoulder.

It would have been a lie to say he was not envious.

This was an eighty-level Spiritomb with Legendary-class potential!

Did Tong Si want it?

Of course he did!

It was only that, at his current level, he truly had no way to control such a Spiritomb.

As for how Bai Chen would tame it, that was something he would have to consider later.

…

To be continued.