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Mammon sent a question mark back to Giovanni.
For the first time, he felt that his old man's impression of him was too rigid; he was clearly telling the truth.
What kind of image did Giovanni have of him?
The old man didn't believe him and even said he was playing wild?
"I'm telling the truth, one of these two is really your Granddaughter."
Mammon sent another message.
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This time, it was Giovanni's turn to send a question mark.
As they say, a father knows his son best. Giovanni understood Mammon very well. Although Mammon sometimes joked, he wouldn't do so repeatedly about something like this.
In other words, Mammon was telling the truth.
But the problem was…
Giovanni watched the video again, even zooming in on the faces of the two girls in the battle.
No matter how he looked at it, they seemed more like twins. Of course, that wasn't the point.
After all, genetics are mysterious, and it's normal for a daughter to resemble her mother.
Giovanni observed carefully and quickly identified the girl with black-blue hair and a bandana. After all, from her features and eyes, she bore some resemblance to Mammon.
But the problem was… her age didn't match!
Giovanni recognized the other girl; that was Platinum, whom Giovanni had met.
If this bandana girl was Mammon and Platinum's child, how could she be so old?
It wasn't possible even if she was taking hormones!
"You can't figure it out, Dad, Akari traveled from the future. She really is your Granddaughter, you know."
Mammon replied with a grin.
The next second, Giovanni's call came in.
"Where are you?"
Giovanni's usually mature and magnetic voice was now filled with intense surprise.
"In Kalos, Dad. Can't you sit still?"
Mammon teased.
"That's my Granddaughter, of course I have to see her," Giovanni replied without hesitation.
A Granddaughter!
Giovanni had never expected to hold a Grand… oh, to see his Granddaughter so soon!
"It's probably too late. Time travel has a time limit. Let's wait for next time, there will be other opportunities."
Mammon said with a light chuckle. Kanto and Kalos are quite far apart, and it would be too rushed for Giovanni to catch a flight now.
By the time he arrived, Akari might have already returned to Hisui.
Actually, it wasn't impossible; he could just have Hoopa bring Giovanni over.
However, Mammon didn't see the need. The main reason was that Platinum probably wasn't fully prepared yet. Akari definitely knew Giovanni.
But if Akari was close to Giovanni, Platinum, as the 'daughter-in-law,' would certainly be nervous and at a loss when facing Giovanni, so there was no real need.
"…" Giovanni frowned, a rare feeling of frustration and helplessness appearing in his heart.
He genuinely wanted to see Akari, his Granddaughter, with his own eyes and have a good chat with her.
"Alright, then I'll wait."
Giovanni replied. Regardless, this was truly a huge surprise for him.
It was simply the greatest news!
"Has Groudon arrived?" Mammon asked Giovanni casually, watching the battle between Garchomp and Sneasler on the field.
Mammon had replied to Giovanni yesterday, and Giovanni was relieved after learning the situation.
"Not yet. I don't know how long it will take for it to walk back."
Giovanni rubbed his temples, a bit of a headache. He now truly understood the disadvantage of a Pokémon that cannot fly.
If it could fly, Groudon would save a lot of time returning to Kanto.
But now it could only walk back step by step, and he didn't know where Groudon was.
"It should arrive by tomorrow at the latest," Mammon couldn't help but laugh.
"I hope so." Giovanni sighed lightly, only able to hope that Groudon wouldn't get lost or wander off.
However, it probably wouldn't, as his relationship with Groudon was very good, and it was also very familiar with his aura, so it should be able to sense it.
"By the way, you've probably finished dealing with the matters in Kalos, right?"
Giovanni seemed to remember something and asked Mammon.
"Basically, there's no problem. Why?"
Mammon nodded. Since Team Flare was eliminated, there had been virtually no resistance in the Kalos region.
After all, even the Kalos League's official website had published an announcement praising Team Rockets for their heroic act of helping to deal with the Evil Organization, Team Flare.
"My time for challenging the Elite Four is almost up."
"How could it be so fast?"
Mammon was a bit surprised. After all, there were still more than two months until the League Conference. Was Giovanni already going to start his Elite Four challenge?
"The Gym Leader's Elite Four assessment is still very different from the normal process, and Charles Goodshow specifically gave me special privileges, just to make things convenient."
Giovanni smiled, the curve of his lips meaningful.
This was actually a way for Charles Goodshow to show goodwill. After all, Giovanni, having obtained Groudon, would definitely be very strong.
Especially with the recognition of Champions like Leon and Cynthia.
If Giovanni used Groudon in this challenge, Charles Goodshow believed that Lance might not even be Giovanni's opponent.
In other words, Giovanni might become the new Kanto Elite Four Champion.
"I see. What do you mean, Dad?"
Mammon raised an eyebrow.
"The moment your dad ascends to the top of Kanto, aren't you coming to see it?"
Giovanni smiled, looking at Mammon with interest.
He didn't believe Mammon would miss such a good show.
"Haha~ Of course I'm going to watch it live. I'll bring your daughter-in-law with me."
Mammon grinned. How could he miss a scene like Giovanni ascending to the Kanto Champion throne?
"Oh, Dad, I recently went to Hisui and caught some Ursaluna that are almost extinct in modern times. Do you want to see them?"
Mammon suddenly remembered.
"One of them is even Champion-level. You can train it to be a main force. Ursaluna is Ground/Normal type, and its strength is quite good."
Mammon added one last sentence.
"Ursaluna?"
Giovanni raised an eyebrow. And what did his all-capable son just say? He went to Hisui?
Giovanni, of course, knew that Hisui was ancient Sinnoh. It seemed Mammon was starting to dabble in 'time.'
Truly his son.
"Alright, then send it over."
Giovanni smiled and nodded. Since Mammon said Ursaluna's strength was very good, Giovanni naturally trusted him.
If it truly had training value, he could also train it into a frontline main force.
"Okay, I'll talk to you later. I'm watching my wife and daughter fight here."
After saying that, Mammon hung up the phone, leaving Giovanni on the other end dumbfounded.
What the heck was "watching my wife and daughter fight"? Giovanni truly admired Mammon's expressive abilities.
Meanwhile, on the field, the battle had indeed entered a critical phase.
Platinum frowned, looking at the Garchomp lying on the ground, sound asleep, with surprise and uncertainty.
"How could this happen?"
That's right, Garchomp was actually asleep!
But the Sneasler on the opposite side hadn't used moves like Hypnosis, and the two Pokémon had clearly been in intense combat the entire time.
The only possibility was the move Sneasler used to hit Garchomp just now: Dire Claw!
"It seems you've noticed, Mom. That's right, it's Sneasler's Dire Claw."
Akari's impressive crescent-shaped eyes appeared again.
Sneasler stood in front of the sleeping Garchomp, its expression sinister, raising its long, sharp black and red claw, and licking it with its tongue.
"Sneasler's Dire Claw, if it lands a hit, has a certain probability of poisoning, paralyzing, or putting the opponent to sleep. It seems Garchomp is very unlucky."
Hearing Akari's explanation, not only Platinum, but also Caitlin and Serena, who were watching, frowned.
This move… was a bit too strong!
Sneasler's own strength was already very high. After all, Sneasler had been engaging Garchomp in close combat, but relying on its flexible and swift movements and strength not inferior to Garchomp's, the two had been exchanging blows.
And with Dire Claw having such powerful 'infection ability,' its power wasn't low either!
Now that Garchomp was asleep, it could only remain motionless until it woke up, unless it used the move Sleep Talk.
But Sleep Talk's randomness was too high, and Garchomp knew many moves. What if it randomly picked a non-attacking move like Sandstorm or help?
"These three negative statuses, no matter which one, are very troublesome. This Pokémon is a bit tricky."
Serena pondered how she would deal with this Sneasler if she were to face it.
"Actually, under normal circumstances, if Dire Claw hits, it's most likely to be poison. Xiao Guang was just a bit unlucky."
Mammon walked over and shook his head. He had moved slightly away from Caitlin and Serena while on the phone.
"This Sneasler of Akari's must have the Poison Touch Ability."
"Poison Touch Ability?"
Serena's expression changed slightly.
Poison Touch Ability: When using a contact move, there is a chance to poison the opponent.
And judging by Mammon's words just now, the trigger probability of Sneasler's Dire Claw and the Poison Touch Ability probably wouldn't overlap.
That would be a bit terrifying!
As long as Dire Claw hits the opponent, the Poison Touch Ability has a chance to trigger poison. Even if Poison Touch doesn't trigger, there's still another random probability of poison, paralysis, or sleep from Dire Claw waiting!
This Sneasler was practically a walking 'infectious disease source'!
"That's why I said Xiao Guang was a bit unlucky; instead of being poisoned, she was put to sleep," Mammon shrugged.
With Poison Touch plus a one-third chance of poison from Dire Claw, the probability of triggering poison was naturally higher.
And frankly, the sleep status was far more troublesome than poison or paralysis.
At least with poison, you could try your best to defeat the opponent before 'succumbing to the poison,' or fight to a draw, to create an opportunity for your subsequent main force.
Paralysis would make the Pokémon's movements much slower and occasionally cause body numbness, but it was still much better than the sleep status where you could only take hits.
To be honest, in some ways, Platinum was at a significant disadvantage in this battle, as she didn't really understand the Hisui Pokémon Akari was using.
Although Akari would tell Platinum the types of her Pokémon, just knowing the type was certainly not enough.
So, this battle seemed fair, but in the face of the information gap regarding the Pokémon, Platinum was still at a disadvantage.
"Xiao Guang probably won't be able to win against Akari today," Mammon confirmed this point.
Akari's strength was indeed amazing. Strangers would probably find it hard to believe that Akari had only been traveling for four months.
And the subsequent battle indeed unfolded as Mammon expected. Although Platinum was very strong, Akari's strength was not weak at all.
Coupled with the power of Hisui Pokémon, Akari ultimately defeated Platinum.
Looking at the Entei lying defeated by the Hisui Samurott's Shell Blade, Platinum's expression was somewhat dazed.
She had originally wanted to take the opportunity to guide Akari, after all, the opponent was her future daughter.
But now it seemed…
As the loser, as the mother, she was the one who needed guidance…
Had Akari already surpassed her? Could her strength really be achieved by only traveling for four months?
This was unscientific!