How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

"Kokodora, we also use iron heads."

Shining Kokodora's cyan helmet also glowed white, and two different-colored comets collided. Although the impact had been slowed by the rock blockade, Qianye's Kokodora still fought the other side to a draw. After the symphony of metal clashing, the two Kokodoras each took a few steps back under the recoil.

"Heizi, let's charge forward."

It would likely be a while before Kokodora and his opponent could determine the winner. Furthermore, the Masked Man might not only have these two Pokémon, so he had to subdue them first before he could bring out his other Pokémon. However, Scythehelm was also quite fast. Could Kuroko really break through its defense? "Scythehelm, Sword Dance."

At the masked man's command, the sickle began to dance in the air with a wonderful rhythm. As the movement progressed, the blade seemed to become more and more shiny.

"Big wolfhound, prioritize the sickle helmet."

Don't be blinded by temporary interests. Sword Dance can greatly enhance the attack power of Pokémon. Kuroko may not be able to subdue the enemy trainer at this distance. The risk is too high. Once the Scythe Helmet is allowed to be strengthened and formed, I am afraid no one on his side can withstand its attack.

"Don't worry about it, just continue the sword dance."

It was still a concise and decisive command. The masked man seemed very confident in the defensive capabilities of the sickle helmet, believing that it could be fully strengthened while withstanding the attack of the big wolfhound.

But he didn't plan to attack directly...

"Heizi, throw sand!"

With its larger body now evolved, its large gray-black claws naturally stirred up even more dust. Scythe Helmet was completely unprepared for this move, and a large amount of sand immediately entered his eyes.

"Chaga chaga!"

The sand-throwing trick is always useful no matter when it is used to ambush people... Now that Scythe Helmet has been blinded by the sand and his hit rate has dropped, it is meaningless to attack with strong force if he can't hit the enemy.

Moreover, the effect achieved this time was far better than expected. According to records, Scythehelm was a Pokémon with a brutal nature. After being ambushed and causing pain in his eyes, he went crazy. A Pokémon that has lost its mind cannot exert its true strength.

"Scythehelm, calm down! Use Prayer for Rain."

The low voice sounded again. Surprisingly, Scythe Helmet, whose eyes were red and whose body was manic, actually calmed down after hearing the order. He pointed his double blades to the sky and began a certain ritual.

Can he possess such control over such a vicious Pokémon? This Masked Man is far more powerful than any Pokémon hunter he's ever encountered. However, using Pray for Rain basically means he has the ability to swim freely.

"Heizi, don't give it a chance! Just bite it to pieces!"

With its mouth wide open and its fangs like a forest of guillotines, Scythe Helmet paid no attention to the big wolfhound's actions and continued to prepare its moves.

The guillotine descended, and the sharp wolf fangs directly penetrated the shell, causing Scythe Helmet to scream in pain. The brown armor cracked at the place where Heizi bit it, and the cracks spread to the whole body at a rapid speed.

Did this trigger the crunching effect? ​​That's another piece of good news.

The joy in his heart did not last long. Qianye, who was carefully observing the condition of the sickle helmet, suddenly noticed something and his expression suddenly changed: "No! That's shattered armor, Heizi, quickly get away from it!"

His order came just in time. Just as Heizi took a step back, the outermost layer of the completely shattered shell fell off the sickle helmet.

In an instant, the scythe swept across with lightning speed. Even though Heizi dodged in time, a small cut was still made on his thigh, and blood immediately flowed out. Scythe Helmet did not pursue. It raised its head and looked at the sky where heavy rain began to fall. The raindrops fell into its eyes, washing away the mixed sand.

"This is bad." Qianye could only smile bitterly at this moment.

During this time, his Kokodora had already broken through Shiny Kokodora's defenses with its Bite, and then defeated it with a single blow with its Iron Head. But even with an extra Pokémon, Scythehelm, which had enhanced its attack, reduced its burden, increased its speed, and even removed its own debuffs with Rain Prayer, there was no Pokémon on his side that could stop it.

"In this case, let's just call it one to one."

In despair, the masked man suddenly made a refreshing sound that was different from the previous voice that he could lower. The heavy ball in his hand also emitted a red light and retrieved the unconscious Flashing Kokodora.

He reached out and lifted up the mask and black hood, revealing short silver-gray hair and a handsome face.

"You are..." His eyes suddenly became dull, and Heizi raised his head in some confusion, wondering why his little master suddenly froze.

"Champion Daigo?!"

I rubbed my eyes, confirming that what I saw wasn't an illusion. What the heck was going on?! Why would the champion of the Hoenn League suddenly appear here, dressed like that, playing a rather unfunny joke on me?

"It seems you still remember me. I'm honored. But there's one thing I need to correct: I'm no longer a champion."

With a friendly smile, Daigo slowly approached. Qianye touched the heads of the two Pokémon beside him, one white and one black, and stopped them from moving.

"Kan... Is there something that caused Mr. Daigo to appear here?"

Normally, when a league champion, who represents the highest honor for a trainer, appears in front of an ordinary trainer, and sees his idol so close, those ordinary trainers will be overwhelmed with emotion and excited to the point of being unable to control themselves.

But Qianye found that he was much calmer than he had expected. Perhaps it was because he had once followed the world-renowned Professor Oak, so he did not have too many filters in front of these big figures.

"I actually came here specifically to see you, but I felt a little itchy and couldn't resist testing it... If I scared you, let me apologize."

After performing an impeccable etiquette, Daigo took out a formally framed letter and a solemn and heavy badge with a Poké Ball icon printed on it from behind him.

"Qianye of Pallet Town, I would like to formally invite you on behalf of the Pokémon League. Would you be willing to join the League and become an Investigator of the League, punishing evil and promoting good?"

"Eh, me..."

"Don't be so quick to refuse. I know many trainers don't like careers like Investigators, which restrict their freedom. You can accept this non-staff Investigator badge. You won't be under the command of the Alliance, and of course you won't receive a salary from the Alliance. However, you can use this badge to exercise some of the Investigator's authority in various places."

Daigo explained patiently and placed the invitation letter and badge in Qianye's hand.

Glancing at the letter in his hand and then at Daigo's face, Qianye asked in confusion, "But why me? I've only been traveling for less than a month. Can I really take on such a big responsibility?"

"It was Miss Junsha of Cerulean City who recommended you. You have demonstrated bravery and wisdom in several encounters with Pokémon hunters, and the battle just now convinced me that you possess the strength to match this position... Ah, right."

As if remembering something, Daigo lowered his head and rummaged through the bag on his back, and took out a round bead-shaped stone with a gray appearance and black and white stripes inside.

"The one just now was something the Alliance asked me to give you, and the next one is a personal gift I intend to give you..."

This stone… feels strangely familiar. Looking at the gray bead lying quietly in Daigo's hand, Qianye suddenly noticed the wide eyes of Kokodora, who had been looking nonchalant.

What could have caused the arrogant Kokodora to lose her composure like this? Could it be that... No, it can't be?

"You should know that Kokodora can eventually evolve into Boskodora, but you may not know that there is another more powerful form above Boskodora, which we call Mega Evolution."

Daigo spread out his palms, and the dark clouds that had been summoned by the sickle helmet's rain prayer had dissipated. The light shone on the stone beads, reflecting a mysterious color.

"That's right, this is the super stone that can make Boskodora mega-evolve—the Boskodora Evolution Stone!"

Chapter 23: Mist and the Little Girl

Walking in the deep forest, Qianye held the Boskodora Evolution Stone tightly in his hand, and from time to time he would take out a cloth and carefully wipe the surface of the bead.

"cocoa……"

Kokodora on his shoulder couldn't bear to watch it anymore. The stone did have a strong attraction to her, but she was not like the boy, who seemed like it would melt away once it left his hand.

"This is different from ordinary evolution stones like the Moon Stone and the Sun Stone. You have no idea how much this stone will fetch on the market... No, it's completely priceless!"

Qianye, contrary to his usual behavior, earnestly explained to Kokodora the preciousness of the stone, saying that selling one could exchange for tens of thousands of himself.

Having said that, he is indeed the ultimate rich man with the support of Dewen Company. He gave away such a precious mega evolution stone without any change in his expression.

There was also the medicine that was given to him when he apologized. It worked immediately when sprayed on Heizi's injured thigh. It was obviously a high-end product that could not be bought on the market.

Qianye couldn't help but feel emotional when he recalled how Daigo rode off on his armored bird without saying a word after leaving his contact information.

He had truly experienced the strength of a champion-level trainer. Now thinking about the entire battle process, Daigo really let his guard down. He didn't try to seize the initiative in the battle the whole time. He just passively waited for his orders to counter his moves... What's more, those two Pokémon were not his main force at all.

"Cocodora, we still have a long way to go."

Cocodora just rolled her eyes at him: "Coco, Coco."

Don’t worry about how far it is, just get to know the road first.

"Even though you said that... I can't do anything about it. God knows where this strange fog came from." Qianye complained.

After meeting Daigo, they continued to move forward for another four or five hours. As a result, the fog rose unknowingly. At first, the vision was just a little blurred, but now the visibility is less than ten meters.

And as far as he could see, the thick fog showed no sign of dissipating. He'd even checked the weather forecast before setting off, but there hadn't been any reports of fog in the past few days. He wondered what those guys at the weather observatory were up to.

"In that case, let's camp here for the night. The fog is so thick now. If we get off track in a hurry, it will be even harder to find our way back."

Qianye was analyzing the situation when a silver bell-like chuckle suddenly reached his ears. He twitched his ears and looked around with a bewildered expression.

"Did you hear anything just now?"

However, Kuroko and Eevee both shook their heads, while Kokodora on their shoulders glanced sideways in disdain: "Ko, Koko."

I think you are hallucinating from rubbing the stone.

"Is that so? Did I really hear it wrong..."

"Hehehe~"

This time I definitely heard it right! I turned my head and looked in the direction of the sound. In the hazy light, a short figure wearing a white top hat was looming. Judging from her body shape alone, it seemed to be a little girl.

However, the figure only appeared in sight for a short time before stepping into the fog again.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Qianye’s shout received no response. Perhaps he didn’t hear it, or perhaps he heard it but, like him, mistook the sudden sound as an illusion because of the surrounding fog.

However, thick fog, getting lost, a girl who suddenly disappears... there are too many elements in this chapter! It's like the prelude to a horror movie!

Not to mention that ghost-type Pokémon really do exist in this world, and most of them are not very friendly. The mildest ones will enjoy playing pranks on people, and it is not uncommon for them to create illusions to lure innocent passers-by.

But...if that was really a little girl, it would be too dangerous to run around in such thick fog.

"Heizi, please keep an eye on the surroundings. We're going to catch up and take a look."

Anyway, Kuroko is a dark-type Pokémon and is not afraid of ghosts. Kokora also has a bite move against ghost-type Pokémon. That little risk is nothing compared to a living life.

With a single stride, Qianye climbed onto Heizi's back, leaning down to fit snugly against the furry creature's back. The large wolfhound turned back, making sure the boy had a firm grip on it, and with a howl, ran off in the direction the little girl had vanished.

The thick black fur rubbed against his legs, causing a slight itch. There was a colony of little fire horses and flame horses in the backyard of the Oak Research Institute. He had ridden horses many times when he was a child, and riding a wolf like this was a unique experience.

The howling wind blew across his cheeks, and Qianye felt like he was riding on a black feather arrow, flying back and forth and tearing a gap in the fog in front of him.

This was not an illusion. He could clearly feel that the originally thick fog around him was gradually becoming lighter. At the same time, the little girl's laughter once again reached his ears.

"It's right in front."

My sharp vision caught the back of the figure at the end. The petite figure stood in place, constantly patting a white ball with her hands.

As if she had finally heard the boy's voice, the little girl caught the ball that bounced off the ground again with both hands. She moved her shoulders slightly and was about to turn around. At this moment, the fog completely dissipated -

"Wait, Heizi, stop it!"

The sharp claws on all four legs stretched out to grab the ground. Upon hearing Qianye's command, the big wolfhound immediately braked suddenly, leaving several cracks on the ground with its claws and raising a large cloud of dust.

His expression was very serious. His gaze passed over Kuroko's head and stopped at the place where the little girl should have been standing. About ten meters in front of them, the ground seemed to be cut in half as if by a knife, leaving only an empty space.

After sliding off Heizi's body, Qianye cautiously approached the cliff and looked down. The cliff wasn't bottomless, but it was at least dozens of stories high. If he hadn't stopped in time, he would have become "Qianye-chan".

His gaze continued forward. Not far away stood a vast city, awash in vibrant lights and bustling with tall buildings, appearing quite prosperous. In the center of the city, a skyscraper stood out from the crowd. A large sign, illuminated by eye-catching colored lights, was affixed to the building. Even from such a distance, Qianye could clearly make out the five large characters:

Silver Company.

"Silver Company...isn't their headquarters in Golden City?"

Realizing something, a look of joy appeared on Qianye's face. Unexpectedly, by some strange coincidence, they still managed to successfully pass through the strange fog and arrived at their destination.

Was that "little girl" planning to harm them? Or was she simply trying to guide them onto the right path? There was no way to verify this now. After all, we probably wouldn't see each other again, so I guess...

……

In Jinhuang City, in front of the Jinhuang Gym, Qianye looked at the tall building with a layered wavy roof and an artistic design, but for some reason he felt a chill behind him.

"Kokodora, are you sure you want to challenge the Golden Gym right now? Or should we rest for a night before making any plans..."

Golden City was, after all, the largest and most developed city in the Kanto region. As they entered the city and walked along its wide streets, the constant flow of traffic, the cacophony of pedestrians' laughter and shouting, and the honking of horns all spoke volumes about its prosperity. However, the Golden Gym, one of Golden City's icons, held a completely different style.

There is no one in sight and no noise here, as if the residents of this city are deliberately staying away from here. The deserted atmosphere forms a strange contrast with the outside world, making people instinctively not want to go in.

Before Kokodora could answer him, he heard hurried footsteps behind him. Looking back, he saw a middle-aged man with a stubble on his face trotting up to him and starting to pace in place.

Keeping his eyes fixed forward without any deviation, the middle-aged man said, "Are you here to challenge the Golden Gym?"

Without waiting for Qianye to respond, the uncle continued, "Then I advise you to give up. Nancy, the Golden Gym's owner, is not someone a trainer can defeat. If you really want the badge, you should leave here and challenge another gym."