Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

I felt embarrassed in front of so many people.

"Meow~"

hahaha~

"What are you laughing at? We haven't even mentioned you yet, have we? What kind of person are you, always carrying around catnip lollipops all day long?"

A one-month-old baby should behave like a one-month-old baby. From now on, you can only have one lollipop a week.

Flame-Spotted Cat: (?_?)

As Lu Yuan walked, he muttered to the Litten in his arms and the Gastly in the air.

This street seems unusually deserted today. Did I arrive too early? There's hardly anyone around.

Looking around, there were very few pedestrians on the road. As far as the eye could see, there was only a huge truck parked alone on the side of the road, with two staff members standing next to it.

The truck had a huge Haoli logo printed on its body.

Haoli Moving Company.

It is a top-ranking company not only in Sinnoh, but also in the entire world.

It is on par with citizen enterprises such as Big Pea Fresh Supermarket and Messenger Bird Express.

It must be tough to work on the weekend.

"Thank you for your hard work, both of you." Lu Yuan greeted the two workers, one fat and one thin, as he passed by the truck.

"Ow~"

At that moment, a faint sound came from inside the truck, which was impossible to hear without concentrating.

However, thanks to Tokiwa's translation function, Lu Yuan was still able to clearly capture the information conveyed by the sound.

help me!

It's a cry for help!

At this moment, the two staff members greeted Lu Yuan with smiles, but Lu Yuan's gaze towards them changed.

"Master, what's inside?"

Faced with Lu Yuan's question, the slightly thin staff member paused for a moment, then chuckled twice and replied, "Hey, what else could it be? Just some furniture."

"Furniture?" Lu Yuan pressed on. "Just the two of you? Where's Haoli? Normally, Haoli Moving Company should have assigned Haoli to assist with the work, right?"

"I'm sick."

"I broke my leg."

Two staff members, one fat and one thin, answered quickly.

Upon hearing each other's answers, the two staff members, one fat and one thin, exchanged a glance, seemingly somewhat flustered. Finally, the thinner staff member explained:

"That Haoli, first he got sick... and then while he was sick... he broke his leg."

"Yes, it's still lying in the Pokémon Center," the fat man added.

The two of them thought the reason was flawless, but Lu Yuan clearly didn't believe it.

He's not stupid; if he's going to explain, he should explain. Why is he sweating so much?

He now suspects the two men may be poachers.

Recently, Officer Jenny has been frequently sending out notices in the group, warning everyone that poachers are becoming increasingly brazen and urging everyone to be vigilant.

If they really were poachers, then Lu Yuan had no reason to give them a friendly look.

"let me see!"

Lu Yuan's sudden shout made the two men tremble, instinctively putting them at a disadvantage.

After all, in an argument, whoever shouts the loudest is right.

"No, the furniture inside is quite valuable. It wouldn't be good if it got damaged," the fat man said weakly.

If someone is making excuses or delaying, they must have something to hide.

Lu Yuan didn't waste any more words with them.

"If it gets damaged, it's on me." With that, he opened the truck door.

Katz—

With a slightly jarring sound, the car door was slowly pushed open a crack, and a faint light squeezed into the car through the gap, barely illuminating the dim scene inside.

The small, cramped space was filled with pieces of wooden furniture: stools, chairs, beds... Contrary to Lu Yuan's earlier expectations, there were no cold iron cages or mysterious black cloths.

"Look, I already said it's furniture, and this furniture is all very valuable."

The fat man standing to the side said with a hint of smugness.

But Lu Yuan did not give up. He walked onto the truck on his own and saw something out of place among a pile of wooden furniture.

That was... a ball?

football?

But it also has a thick layer of downy fur, like a furry little animal curled up in a ball.

Curious, Lu Yuan reached out and gently picked it up. The moment his fingertips touched the sphere, a strange feeling welled up inside him.

The ball was surprisingly sticky, as if it were covered in super glue.

Sensing that someone had lifted it up, the previously quiet ball began to shake violently, struggling and twisting its body incessantly, clearly trying its best to break free from Lu Yuan's control.

"Ow~"

"Ow~"

They're elves!

As expected, the two were poachers.

It looks like they used glue to stick the elves together to prevent them from escaping, so they can get away with it if Officer Jenny comes to their surprise inspection.

Without the traditional iron cages and black cloths, this year's poachers are truly cunning.

Just as Lu Yuan turned around, he met the gaze of a poacher. The thin poacher raised a baseball bat he had picked up from somewhere and shouted at Lu Yuan's forehead.

"go to hell!"

Holy crap, here we go again!

Why did I say "again"?

Chapter 62 Poachers

My life is over!

Just as the skinny poacher's baseball bat was about to fall on Lu Yuan's head.

Gastly vanished from its spot in a flash.

At the same time, Lu Yuan also disappeared.

next second.

The baseball bat slammed down, splitting Gastly in two.

But it quickly reformed its body.

"Scrape hiss."

Before evolving into Gengar, the Gastly family consisted of gas-based creatures without physical form.

Upon seeing the purple imp suddenly appear in front of him, the poacher immediately turned around and looked behind him.

Lu Yuan, looking completely bewildered, was standing in Gastly's original spot.

Is this... a change of venue?!

Where did Haunter learn that?

Switching Grounds, a Psychic-type move that allows you to swap positions with your teammates.

A frequent feature in doubles, and also one of Lu Yuan's favorite moves.

"Damn it." The thin poacher clenched his fist and threw a Poké Ball. "Now that you've found me, I can't let you live."

"Go, big wolfhound."

"You go too, Zubat." The slightly overweight poacher threw out his Poké Ball as well.

A large wolfhound, a large-mouthed bat? An old villain.

"Prepare for battle, Gastly, Litten."

"Scrape hiss."

"Meow~"

The Litten jumped down from Lu Yuan's arms, growled, and its Intimidate ability was triggered.