Chapter 451: Weather Bureau Civil War
Now it was Basalt's turn to be stunned.
He didn't expect to meet a colleague from the same system in the Himalayas. However, thinking of the Himalayan environment and the Delibird just now, Basalt could roughly guess. The man before him was definitely a trainer specializing in Hail teams.
"My name is Shao Hui, considered half an old-timer of the Weather Bureau. When did you join the Weather Bureau, kid?"
Shao Hui looked Basalt up and down, with surprise on his face. Because Basalt looked really too young, like a college student. And this was because Basalt had been weathered this month, looking slightly older than his original appearance by a year or two.
"Hello Senior, my name is Basalt. I joined the Weather Bureau two years ago." Basalt was respectful.
"Basalt, right? Have you graduated, kid? Daring to run to the Himalayas at such a young age, you're a real man!"
Shao Hui gave a thumbs up, with admiration on his face. Although Basalt was led by Wu Kong, the bitter cold of the Himalayas was unbearable for ordinary people.
"Senior, haven't you... heard of me?"
Basalt raised an eyebrow. Shao Hui's reaction was too plain, fitting the attitude of a senior looking at a junior. But the problem was, Basalt wasn't an ordinary junior of the Weather Bureau! His name was resounding not only in the Weather Bureau but also in other directly affiliated bureaus.
"Never heard of you!"
Shao Hui didn't catch Basalt's implication, just looked up at the sky and sighed, "After my strength reached a bottleneck, I've been training outside all year round seeking an opportunity to break through. Calculating carefully, I haven't reported back to the bureau for three years."
"Unfortunately, the path of a trainer gets harder the further you go. Perhaps in this life, I can only helplessly stop at the Pro-level."
In Shao Hui's eyes, Basalt saw a trace of helplessness. And this was actually the helplessness of all trainers. Without outstanding talent, abundant resources, and timely opportunities, breaking through to the Gym Leader level was absolutely difficult.
Basalt held his breath and dared not answer. Because as far as Basalt knew, the probability of a Pro-level trainer breaking through to Gym Leader level was the lowest among all rank advancements. Out of a hundred Pro-level trainers, only one or two could take this step. Even the probability of breaking through from Gym Leader to Master level was much higher than this. This was a chasm!
"Why am I telling you this, making you laugh!"
Suddenly putting away his sentimentality, Shao Hui smiled and grinned, "You came to spar with me, right? Alright, let me see the strength of you, junior!"
Shao Hui assumed a battle stance, his gaze turning stern, as if he had become a different person.
"Then please give me your guidance, Senior Shao Hui."
Basalt also threw a Pokéball.
"Donk~ Roar~"
Accompanied by a low roar, the honest-looking Camerupt appeared.
"Hm? Camerupt?"
Shao Hui was stunned and surprised, "Aren't you... a trainer specializing in Hail teams?"
Camerupt, this was a configuration for Sandstorm or Sun teams!
"That's right!"
Basalt chuckled honestly, "To be honest Senior, I am a trainer specializing in Sandstorm teams."
"Nonsense!"
Shao Hui was angry and scolded, "You, a Sandstorm team trainer, ran to the snowy Himalayas for what? If you wanted to go, you should have gone to the Taklamakan Desert!"
Basalt was young with great potential; the probability of breaking through to Gym Leader level in the future was much higher than himself. But Basalt's move was completely counterproductive. This was purely wasting time and energy! Shao Hui really couldn't bear to see Basalt waste his years and eventually stop at Gym Leader level like him.
"Senior Shao Hui, I've already been to Taklamakan. I came to the snowfield this time mainly because two Pokémon are following Senior Brother Wu Kong for training..."
Basalt quickly explained.
Shao Hui had heard of Wu Kong's name three years ago, and after learning the reason, he said no more. After all, that kid Wu Kong had already stepped into the realm he dreamed of.
"Although you are a junior, I will never hold back in battle."
Shao Hui's face remained stern as he threw a Pokéball with force.
This was a bipedal Pokémon covered in shaggy white fur, with thick eyebrows over pale purple eyes, several long strips of fur covering its mouth, and two longer tufts of fur growing from its chest and back. Its dark green hands, feet, and tail were stubby, and on its back were four green spike-like objects resembling pine cones.
When this Pokémon descended, the originally overcast sky suddenly began to snow, increasing in size visible to the naked eye until goosefeather-like snowflakes fell.
"Abomasnow with Snow Warning ability?" Basalt's gaze focused.
"You attack first!"
Shao Hui folded his arms, looking down from above. There was no referee here, and as a senior not planning to hold back, taking the first move would be unjustifiable. Although the Fire-type Camerupt quadruple countered the Grass/Ice dual-type Abomasnow, as a battle-hardened trainer, how could Shao Hui be defeated so easily by type advantage?
"Camerupt, Sunny Day!" Basalt shouted.
"Hm?"
Shao Hui raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled. Seeing Basalt send out Camerupt, he thought the opponent believed they couldn't snatch the weather from him, so didn't bother sending weather setters like Hippowdon or Gigalith. But now it seemed he was very wrong!
But the problem was, how could a Camerupt's "Sunny Day" move overcome Abomasnow's "Snow Warning" ability? Did he think Shao Hui was made of mud?
Shao Hui hadn't gotten angry yet, but the irritable Abomasnow was already furious. It decided to teach this big camel a lesson later. Freezing the opponent with "Blizzard" was a good idea.
"Eh? Wait! Isn't Basalt a Sandstorm weather trainer?"
Shao Hui was confused. You, a Sandstorm team trainer, using "Sunny Day" first against a Hail team, what do you mean?
But the next second, Abomasnow's expression changed.
Because as Camerupt began to exert force, countless lava erupted from its hump openings, accompanied by waves of heat. Wherever the heatwave passed, the snow on the ground evaporated directly, like willow catkins ignited by fire.
Immediately after, a huge fireball rose into the sky, exploding in mid-air and radiating heat. In an instant, the snowflakes in the sky all dissipated, replaced by warm sunlight. The world of ice and snow turned into a scorching summer just like that.
"This... how is this possible?"
Shao Hui and Abomasnow stared wide-eyed, faces full of disbelief. Their weather was broken so easily? And what was with this lava all over the ground? Mega Camerupt? But Camerupt's appearance didn't seem to change! And he didn't see a Mega Stone!
"I haven't contacted the outside world for three years; has the outside world completely changed?" Shao Hui sighed with emotion.
"Senior, I'm going to start exerting force!"
Seeing that he seemed to have scared Shao Hui, Basalt quickly reminded him.
Startled awake, Shao Hui quickly shouted, "Abomasnow, Solar Beam!"
Under normal weather, Solar Beam requires charging time, but under Sunny Day, it doesn't need charging and can be used for fast attacks.
"Eruption!"
Boom!
Lava rock projectiles burning with raging flames erupted from the humps, appearing even hotter under the boost of Sunny Day, directly engulfing Abomasnow's Solar Beam and continuing to rush towards Abomasnow without losing momentum.
"So strong?"
Shao Hui was shocked and forced to order, "Protect!"
A semi-transparent light shield appeared on Abomasnow, blocking the lava rock projectiles outside. However, the terrifying high temperature evaporated more and more snow, revealing the original appearance of the mountain.
Dill-li-li~
But just then, a melodious flute sound rang out, containing extremely strong hypnotic effects. Caught off guard, Camerupt fell directly into a sleep state.
"What a powerful Grass Whistle!"
Basalt was surprised. Truly an old timer of the Weather Bureau; indeed had some tricks, able to pull back immediately even in desperate situations.
"While now, Growth!"
Under Shao Hui's command, Abomasnow began to mobilize energy under the sunlight, its body growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Because under Sunny Day, the effect of Growth is doubled.
"Camerupt, Sleep Talk!" Basalt was still struggling.
"Donk~ Roar~"
Although still asleep, upon hearing Basalt's command, Camerupt stood up unsteadily and let out a low roar at Abomasnow.
Immediately after, Basalt saw Abomasnow pause, involuntarily turning into a red light and returning to Shao Hui's Pokéball.
"Actually used Roar? What luck!"
Shao Hui's mouth twitched slightly. His Abomasnow had just completed strengthening, with both Attack and Special Attack raised by two stages. Resulting in a return to the Pokéball meant the stat stages were reset directly, equivalent to all efforts wasted.
"Go, Lapras!"
Putting away Abomasnow's Pokéball, Shao Hui threw another one. This was a Pokémon with a gray and very hard shell on its back, with bumps protruding from the shell; it was the Ice/Water dual-type Lapras.
"Lapras, Hydro Pump!"
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