"It's a Misdreavus! Larvitar, use Bite!"

  Larvitar reacted instantly, snapping its jaws toward Misdreavus, who was still g pitifully, its frightened eyes watg as a gaping maw closed in on it.

  "Rai rai!"

  A sudden Thunder Shock struck the ground right in front of Larvitar, stopping its attack.

  The source quickly rushed forward—a Raichu, its cheeks sparking with electricity.

  "Larvitar, fall back for now!"

  "Larvitarr~"

  Larvitar obediently returhough it refused to admit that it had backed off because it got startled.

  A pseudo-legendary wouldn't be scared of a mere Raichu! Impossible!

  "Misdreavus~"

  Misdreavus hid pitifully behind Raichu, its big, tearful eyes looking at Sato and Larvitar like a bullied little sister.

  "Rai rai!"

  This wild Raichu, having been lucky enough to find a Thuone, was both strong and fident.

  Seeing its younger sister-like panion in distress, it crackled with frustration, clearly ready to teach Sato and his Pokémon a lesson.

  "Baana~ Baana~"

  Just then, a Bellossom suddenly appeared, pletely ign Sato and Larvitar, and headed straight toward the other two Pokémon.

  It examihem closely, and when its eyes nded on Misdreavus's reddened forehead, it gently patted the spot with .

  Then, Bellossom emitted a soft, soothing fragrance, and Misdreavus's injuries slowly began to heal.

  "Rai rai!"

  A moment ago, Raichu had been brimming with rage, but now it shrank back slightly, pointing toward Sato as if rep a grievance.

  "Baana? Baana?"

  Bellossom, however, pletely ignored Raichu and instead questioned Misdreavus directly.

  By this point, Sato fully uood the situation. Bellossom was clearly the leader of the trio.

  As expected, Misdreavus timidly began muttering a response.

  "Baana baana!"

  Bellossom sighed aly knocked on Misdreavus's forehead, then turo Raichu and scolded it as well. Finally, it faced Sato, who had been watg the se unfold with amusement.

  "Baana~ Baana~"

  With a graceful bow, Bellossom seemed to be an apology.

  "I see. So Misdreavus just wao py a harmless prank. Still, I've never seen three pletely different species getting along this well."

  "Larvi."

  Larvitar nodded seriously.

  As a future pseudo-legendary, it would never associate with anything but fellow pseudo-legendaries…

  Well, except for Sato's other Pokémon. They were an exception.

  "o apologize. Instead, let's have a battle. No matter the oute, I won't try to capture you."

  "Baana?"

  Bellossom's adorable expression turned uedly serious.

  "Rai rai! Rai rai!"

  The hot-blooded Raichu immediately grew excited, waving its stubby arms enthusiastically, eager to fight.

  "Baana~ Baana!"

  Bellossom and Misdreavus stepped back, while Raichu took position in the front, ready for battle.

  "Larvi!"

  "Sit this o, Larvitar. You just fought—just watch this time."

  Sato blocked the eager Larvitar from stepping forward and instead released Zorua, who was still full of energy.

  "Zor! Zorua!"

  "Rai rai!"

  The moment their eyes met, Zorua and Raichu locked onto each other, both ready to strike at a moment's notice.

  "Zorua, use Fake Tears!"

  "Zoruuu~"

  The battle began, and Zorua immediately crouched down, looking pitifully sad as it let out a heartbreaking cry.

  Raichu froze for a moment, its battle aura instantly weakening.

  As a Raichu who had spent its time looking after a mischievous little Misdreavus, it had absolutely ao su attack.

  Although Zorua was male, it didn't stop him from using Fake Tears effectively.

  "Baana! Baana!"

  Bellossom called out from behind, causing Raichu to hesitate for a brief moment—but that hesitation quickly turned into anger.

  It charged straight at Zorua!

  "Zorua, Scary Face!"

  Sato g Bellossom, slightly surprised.

  "It's smart… iing."

  Zorua, who had been g pitifully just a sed ago, immediately shifted gears, its face twisting into a terrifying expression, which suddenly enrged in Raichu's vision.

  Just how terrifying was it? Well, Raichu had already frozen in pce, a few cold sweat drops f on its head.

  "Baana~ Baana!"

  "Rai rai!"

  Raichu shook off the fear, avoiding a direct frontation with Zorua and instead began sprinting in circles, using Agility to build momentum!

  "Taunt! Then, Sucker Punch!"

  Sato watched Bellossom closely.

  It had just directed Raichu to ter Scary Face with Agility… That wasn't something a regur wild Pokémon could do.

  He suddenly regretted his earlier promise not to catch them.

  "Zorua!"

  Zorua smirked mischievously, muttering something mog us breath.

  Uhe influenysterious forces, Raichu suddenly stopped mid-motion, its cheeks sparking aggressively—it was furious.

  A visible vein popped on its forehead—it was absolutely livid!

  "Baana!"

  Bellossom seemed flustered—normally, Raichu listened well in battle, but now it was pletely ign orders.

  "Zorua~"

  Seizing the opportunity, Zorua closed the distand, before Raichu could react, smmed into it head-on!

  "Larvitaaar~"

  Why does everyone keep falling face-first like that?

  Larvitar, the future pseudo-legendary, sighed in disappoi.

  That wasn't a cool way to go down at all. A pseudo-legendary should stand their ground and fight head-on!

  "Baana! Baana!"

  Bellossom noticed something—or perhaps, realized that at this point, defense ointless.

  Its tiny arms gestured frantically, as if urging Raichu to go all-out with an attack!

  "Rai rai!"

  Raichu perked up instantly, and a powerful surge of electricity crackled around its body before it discharged in a violent bst—Thunderbolt!

  "Dodge it!"

  "Zor!"

  Zorua's speed wasn't bad, and it easily evaded the first Thunderbolt—but Raichu, as if cheating, fired another one immediately, then another, and another.

  Zorua was starting tle.

  "Use Dark Pulse to block it!"

  "Zorua!"

  Seeing that dodging was no longer an option, Zorua quickly gathered energy, ung a Dark Pulse just in time to intercept the hunderbolt.

  "Boom!"

  The collision caused an explosion—Zorua, being too close, was bsted backward, tumbling across the ground.

  Meanwhile, Raichu finally stopped attag, panting heavily from the exertion.

  "Zorua, you keep going?"

  Sato frowned.

  Raichu was strohan expected—it had superior speed, attack power, endurance, and level. Even after weakening it with Scary Fad Fake Tears, Zorua was still struggling.

  This wild battle had turned into a real challenge.

  "Zorua!"

  Zorua's once sleek fur was now ruffled and messy, but aside from superficial burns, it wasn't severely injured.

  "Rai rai!"

  Raichu charged fain, its lightning-shaped tail whipping behind it, as if determio finish things with the blow.

  "Zor…!"

  Suddenly, a strong, eerie bck light surrounded Zorua, and its eyes turned blood red.

  Sato's eyes lit up—it had learned a new move!

  "Zorua, use Foul Py!"

  Raichu's right fist crackled with electricity, clearly preparing Thunder Punch—likely wanting to avenge Misdreavus.

  However, due to Scary Face, Zorua had the slight speed advantage.

  Foul Py struck first, and the two Pokémon crossed paths like swhters, nding their final blows before standing still.

  "Zor…!"

  Suddenly, Zorua flinched, aric current running through its body—it had been paralyzed from Thunder Punch's static discharge.

  But in the moment, Raichu wobbled slightly… then colpsed onto the ground.

  Zorua, victory!