novelhk Chapter 23: New Form, Rotom the Red and White Ball
Chapter 23: New Form, Rotom the Red and White Ball
"We must stop them!"
Ash and his friends were getting anxious and were about to throw out their Poké Balls when Shoko stopped them from behind.
"Wait a minute, everyone!"
Shoko called out to them and pointed to the sky above the cat-head balloon.
Above the balloon, a huge figure floated in mid-air, half of its body hidden in shadow.
Inside the cat-head balloon, the trio are dreaming about the future.
"We specifically chose a time when that elusive researcher wasn't around; we're sure to succeed, meow!"
"Yes, and for some reason, they happened to have a power outage, and they were even planning to sabotage the circuit."
"Hahaha, Musashi, my promotion and fortune are just around the corner!"
Suddenly, as if sensing something, the cat's fur stood on end.
"Meow, what's wrong?"
Musashi and Kojiro looked at Meow Meow with suspicion, while the other party trembled like a leaf.
"N-no... I don't know, I'm suddenly really scared, like there's a really scary Pokémon above my head..."
Above my head...
Before the two could react, a low-frequency vibration pierced through the engine's roar, and the hairs on the back of Musashi and Kojiro's necks suddenly stood on end—a mountain-like figure suddenly descended from the top of the hot air balloon, shrouded in darkness, its features obscured.
It could only be vaguely seen that it was a Pokémon, and a human was standing on its back.
As the other party flapped its wings, the hot air balloon began to become unstable, and the slowly burning flames became erratic, seemingly about to go out at any moment.
Kojiro trembled as he manipulated the searchlight on the gondola. As it swept across, the pair of vertical, scarlet pupils suddenly contracted, and a cold light flowed through their irises.
"This is!"
After seeing it clearly, Kojiro's eyes widened.
"Dragonite, use Hyper Beam!"
On the back of the Dragonite, a red-haired figure suddenly spoke.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, the hot air balloon exploded, and three figures shot into the sky, disappearing into the unknown.
Dragonite, the Dragon Pokémon, is the evolved form of Dragonair. Legend has it that it can circle the world in 16 hours.
Ash was quite excited when he saw the voice on the Pokédex:
"That's the Pokémon of the Elite Four trainer! It looks pretty powerful!"
"Yes, that's the Dragon-type Elite Four member sent by the Alliance to assist us: Mr. Lance."
Watching Ichiryu and Ichika leave into the distance, a hint of longing appeared in Shoko's eyes.
He once wanted to become a great Pokémon Trainer, but now... sigh, it's best not to think about things you don't have the talent for.
"Mr. Glass, I challenge Mr. Watari!"
Ash turned around and suddenly looked at Shoko, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"Huh?" Shoko paused for a moment, but still didn't refuse Satoshi:
"How about this, I'll mention it to Mr. Watari tomorrow, and whether he agrees or not is up to him."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Glass."
After thanking them, Ash looked at the two Pikachu beside him with great enthusiasm:
"Pikachu, middle-part hair, let's have some special training tonight!"
"Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!?"
......
The following day, inside the laboratory.
"Okay, that's it. Try to integrate it in."
Under Natsume's tense gaze, Rotom detached from the phone and merged into the red and white balls on the test table.
The surface of this red and white sphere is covered with blue patterns, and inside are circuits that Natsume had pre-installed. As Rotom enters, these blue patterns begin to gradually turn into a dazzling gold, as if they are being charged.
Soon, a pair of small, inverted triangular eyes appeared on the red and white sphere with its golden patterns spreading, and a pair of small, lightning-shaped wings grew from its back.
"Loto!"
With a loud shout from Rotom, the red and white balls shattered.
"We failed!" Natsume exclaimed in surprise, but he quickly regained his composure.
Although the red and white ball was broken, the fragments all broke along the golden lines.
As expected, the red and white spheres shattered, revealing the chip implanted by Natsume inside. Rotom, relying on the chip, released countless blue arcs of electricity, pulling the shattered chips back together.
"bass!"
After a flash of light, a Rotom Poké Ball, more than ten times larger than before, appeared in front of Natsume.
"Rotom, how are you feeling? Tell me if you feel uncomfortable anywhere."
Natsume looked at the Poké Ball in front of him with a delighted expression.
Rotom was attached to the central chip, and golden arcs of electricity connected the red and white fragments one by one, forming a giant "Baby Ball".
Rotom nodded to Natsume, indicating that he was alright.
Seeing this, Natsume was completely relieved and began to seriously examine the appearance of the Poké Ball Rotom.
"Hmm...similar in size and state to Gastly?"
After observing for a long time, Natsume finally activated the system in his mind.
This unknown form can only be accurately perceived through a system.
[Thorum (Pocket Ball Mode), LV.50]
[Attribute: Electric + Psychic]
【种族值：520(生命：160、物攻：20、特攻：40、物防：140、特防：140、速度：20)】
[Skills: ? ? ? , ? ? , ? ? , Protect]
[Characteristic: Poké Ball (has a strong suppressive effect on Pokémon).]
"Is this a super tank?"
The combination of electricity and superpowers will have four weaknesses: ground, ghost, insect, and dark.
However, judging from the base stat distribution of the Poké Ball Rotom, it seems to be a tank-oriented Pokémon.
"A regular Poké Ball can reach the 520 base stat total of those fusion forms... If you use a Great Ball or Master Ball, the base stats will be further increased."
But achieving what the system calls breaking through the world's limits is probably unlikely.
After all, in the movie, Eternatus reached a base stat total of 1125 after Dynamaxing, the highest in the history of the Pokémon universe.
To break through the world's limits, you must at least surpass the other side.
Natsume could only focus his attention on the Rotom, the mecha he was going to develop in the future.
Of course, current research is also paving the way for the future.
Thinking this, Natsume tapped on Rotom's Poké Ball, where there were three skills marked with question marks:
【？？？】: Absorbs one of the opponent's Pokémon, seals it, and spits it out after three turns. During this time, Trom can take action. During this time, the sealed Pokémon loses 20% of its maximum HP each turn, and after being spat out, it will randomly gain a negative status effect. PP: 2.
【？？？】: Absorbs one of your Pokémon, then spits it out after one turn. During this time, Rotom can take an action. The released Pokémon will have all negative effects removed, recover 50% of its maximum HP, and gain a random status buff. PP: 5.
【？？？】: Absorbs and seals one of the opponent's Pokémon until the end of the battle. During this time, Rotom cannot take any actions, and the sealed Pokémon cannot be recalled. When Rotom is attacked, the damage is transferred to the sealed Pokémon. PP: 1.
【Defend】: Completely blocks the opponent's attack for one turn. Continuous use will cause it to become ineffective.
[The above effects are a simulation test of the game rules and are for reference only.]
"???"
After reading it, Natsume was left with only question marks in his mind.
"??? The team's rising star!"
Just seeing the descriptions of these three skills made Natsume automatically think of those infamous figures from his past life's Pokémon games.
After reading the skill description, which was hundreds of words long, Natsume finally managed to discern two words between the lines: "disgusting".
He was certain that if Rotom-Ash had existed in the Pokémon games in his previous life, it would have easily topped the list of Pokémon game births.
However, if this is your own Pokémon, then it's not some infamous figure—it's the most reliable one!
"System, how does it compare to divine beasts?" Natsume was now somewhat arrogant.
I feel powerless.
Natsume was taken aback.
Long ago, during his research, he discovered that many mythical beasts in the real world have corresponding divine roles.
It is usually possessed by the strongest member of that mythical beast species.
Although in the games and anime of my previous life, the divine roles were relatively weak, and even had a very low presence.
However, after Natsume traveled through time, he still found quite a few clues in the many documents he read.
Individual divine beasts with divine authority are on a completely different level of strength from their fellow beasts; in fact, they could be considered to be of a different species altogether.
However, there is very little research on this topic, and Natsume has not yet encountered any divine beasts or divine creatures, so he is unclear about the specific concepts.
"Come back, Baby Ball Rotom." Natsume felt he still needed to work harder.
He took out a Poké Ball, but Rotom didn't go inside. Instead, he gradually shrank and slowly transformed into a red and white ball with small lightning wings and golden triangular eyes.
The golden ball that Rotom transformed into fell back into Natsume's hand.
"Whoosh!"
A golden current detached from the specially made red and white sphere and rushed into Natsume's phone.
Seeing this, Natsume patted Rotom's phone and laughed:
"Perfect timing. You can enter this special Poké Ball during battles, and stay in your phone when not in battle."
As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together and opened the door with great anticipation.
Natsume is not a battle maniac.
But now, he can't wait to see the reliable figure of Rotom, the red and white ball, through the match.