How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

"Come out! Charizard, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu!"

Three red lights were projected onto the ring. A giant dragon with an orange body that spewed high-temperature flames into the sky, a frog with broad green leaves and pink buds on its back, and an electric mouse with two red electric sacs on its cheeks that occasionally emitted electric sparks, all stood in front of the Rocket trio.

"Everyone, attack!" Kojiro shouted, waving his arm forward. While he was giving orders, he wasn't entirely sure what moves these three Pokémon could learn. The most he knew was the 100,000 Volts move the brat used most often, so he simply let them unleash their full potential.

Seeing this, Qianye's brows twitched slightly, and he felt quite speechless.

These idiots, don’t they know that the Pokémon they drew have all been trained uniformly by the Alliance... They will just listen to their commands during the assessment. If the examiner gives an order, these Pokémon will turn against them in an instant.

Sure enough, when he turned around, he saw a strange expression on the examiner's face, a kind of awkward feeling as if he wanted to laugh but was trying hard to hold it back.

But before the examiner could issue any instructions, someone else took action before him: "White Sea Lion, Freezing Beam."

A snow-white sea lion leaped out of the Poké Ball in the hand of Kona who had arrived. A cold light condensed on its sharp horns and shot towards the three Pokémon that were still posing. In an instant, three large ice blocks appeared on the field.

Before the three members of Team Rocket could react, another ice beam flew over, this time freezing Musashi and Kojiro's bodies below their heads, making them unable to even take out their Poké Balls.

Meow Meow was even more miserable. With a human's height, only the neck would be frozen, but the whole cat was sealed in the ice, and only the eyeballs could move.

"They actually attacked a venue close to the league headquarters. Have the Rockets really become so rampant?"

Kona's expression was very serious. She was not as clear about the personalities of those three guys as Ash and his friends. However, after seeing the red "R" logo of Team Rocket on their white uniforms, she immediately became alert.

Aside from the mysterious Rockets boss, the league had the identities of all the Rockets' senior executives, but not these three. Judging from their strength, they were likely just a bunch of low-level minions.

However, it is hard to imagine that Team Rocket, as the largest underground organization in the Kanto region, would make such a meaningless decision to attack the Pokémon League Appraisal Center with only these three rookies.

Then there was only one possible reason—this was Team Rocket's declaration of war! Sending these low-level members specifically to maximize the provocative effect.

Kona immediately entered the state of the Ice King. He walked slowly with a cold face, ready to interrogate Musashi and Kojiro, who were frozen in a block of ice with their teeth chattering and sneezing violently from time to time.

But before she even started interrogating them, the two men began crying and wailing, "We're sorry, we know we were wrong. Please don't kill us!"

"Yes, yes, even if you want to kill us, please do it in a quick and painful way. Don't turn us into human sticks!"

What the hell is going on here?! Even for those criminals who are guilty of unforgivable crimes, there is a trial process before the death penalty is carried out, not to mention that these two people have done nothing...

She had come in full force, but seeing how spineless Musashi and Kojiro were, Kona suddenly didn't know what to say. However, upon closer inspection, it seemed the two men weren't afraid of her, their gazes fixed nervously on someone behind her.

"Sister Kona, please remove the ice from them. With me and Naz here, they can't do anything wrong."

Qianye's voice rang out behind his ears. Kona hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and ordered the white sea lions, "Use your headbutts to break the ice on their bodies."

Upon hearing the order, the white sea lion happily bounced up from the ground. Its white sharp horns hit the thick ice, and cracks quickly spread outward. With a crisp sound, the ice shattered from the inside, causing the two people and the cat to fall heavily to the ground.

"I'm freezing... I'm freezing to death..." Even though the ice had been thawed, Meow Meow obviously still hadn't recovered from the cold. His arms were tightly wrapped around his chest, and his four whiskers stood stiffly.

"Hey everyone, long time no see." Qianye had a "warm" smile on his face and walked up to Musashi and Kojiro, who were unable to get up and run away immediately because their limbs were frozen.

"Hahaha, it is indeed fate. It's an honor to meet you again." Musashi and Kojiro responded to Qianye's words, but their eyes secretly glanced around, looking for an escape route.

"You're too polite to say you're honored. I heard that you've been helping me promote my work privately, like the evil spirits... In return, do you want me to actually practice what you've been promoting?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on Team Rocket's faces froze. They quickly got up from their seats and said, "Sorry! Please forgive us!"

Originally, he just wanted to scare them, but the effect was much better than expected, so much so that Qian Ye couldn't help but suspect that he was the villain.

He opened his mouth slightly, about to say something, but his words were cut off by a sharp ring. Puzzled, the young man pulled his communicator out of his pocket, wondering who was calling him at this time.

"Dr. Oak?" Seeing the name displayed on the communicator, Qianye suddenly had a bad feeling for some reason. He quickly pressed the dial button, and the old man's anxious face immediately appeared on the screen:

"Oh no, Qianye, Yuantai and Shiye suddenly disappeared from the research institute!"

Chapter 134: Grudges among the Elders

Viridian City is located in the western part of the Kanto region. Perhaps because it is close to the Viridian Forest, the climate here is suitable and the city is evergreen all year round.

Although the economy is not developed, harmony is the main theme of this city. It has always ranked last in the crime rate ranking of cities in the Kanto region and has been rated as the "Civilized City" in the Kanto region for three consecutive years.

However, people would not have thought that the Tokiwa Gym, one of the important symbols of the "civilized city" of Tokiwa City, is actually the headquarters of Team Rocket, the largest criminal organization in Kanto.

At this moment, in an office deep inside the Tokiwa Gym, the Gym Master of Tokiwa Gym, the behind-the-scenes boss of Team Rocket, the man known as "Sakaki of the Earth", was sitting comfortably on a red sofa chair, his hands with golden rings gently stroking the white fur of the cat boss lying on his knees.

Judging from the surface, one might simply mistake him for a middle-aged man with a successful career and the leisure to keep cats. However, the cat Boss, who rests on him, while known for its beauty and noble temperament, is also a Pokémon with a proud and ferocious temperament.

It would unleash its claws at anything it didn't like, and when it encountered prey, it would torment it until it was desperate before devouring it. This Pokémon, known for its harsh personality and difficult nature, was now docilely accepting the man's touch.

He had a simple buzz cut, a nose as straight as an eagle's, sharp eyebrows, and a piercing gaze. Beneath his calm pupils lay boundless ambition.

The cat boss suddenly opened his red eyes because his master stopped stroking his hand. He raised his head and fixed his gaze on the face half shrouded in shadow. The corners of the middle-aged man's mouth curled up slightly.

"It looks like we've had some uninvited guests."

As Sakaki finished speaking, the office door flung open, revealing a bearded man in the light. Following closely behind him appeared another young, beautiful woman with long purple hair and a mop of adobo hair.

As soon as he stepped in, the middle-aged uncle's eyes immediately locked on the red sofa chair with its back facing him, and he spoke with a nostalgic tone:

"I haven't set foot in this place in decades since I left. Nothing here has changed, not even you, Sakaki."

"But my old friend, you have changed a lot." A magnetic and deep voice sounded, as if some mechanism was activated. The red sofa chair began to rotate backwards, presenting Sakaki's front face in front of Genta.

With one hand supporting his chin, Sakaki's sharp eyes stared directly at the face of the middle-aged man, whose hair was already half gray and whose face was full of vicissitudes of life. He did not show any anger or hostility towards the other party's uninvited intrusion. On the contrary, Sakaki's tone was as if he was treating a close friend he had not seen for many years:

"I still remember the first time we met. Back then, you were ambitious and talented, and nothing could shake your pursuit of truth. But now..."

"Not only does your face look so old, but I can no longer see any sharpness in your eyes, Fengdao Xiang, what on earth has made you become like this?"

There was infinite regret in his tone, and there was not a trace of hypocrisy in this emotion, especially when he compared the face of the middle-aged man now with the lonely and cold young man in his memory, he felt even more sad.

"Thank you for your concern. I just found something more important to me than research, and I'm very satisfied with my life now. Also, don't mention that name anymore. Kazejima Sho died in the experiment with the Miracle Virus. The only one alive now is Genta, the shop owner in Pallet Town."

"A name is just a code name. Your talent won't disappear when you abandon a code name, and the same goes for your past..."

Sakaki lowered his head and patted the cat boss on his knees with both hands. After the other party jumped off his lap with understanding, the tall figure in a suit sat up from the sofa chair.

"If it were just a reminiscing, I'd be happy to spend the entire day chatting with you, but it doesn't look like you came here with that in mind. Before we get started, could you please answer a question for me?"

"Although it doesn't take too many people to maintain the basic operation of the gym, there are still a few subordinates. However, I didn't receive any notification from any of them even though you came in person. Can you tell me why, my dear old friend?"

Tick, tick... The sound of water drops falling to the ground echoed in the office. The purple ahoge swayed slightly. Shiye looked at the blood dripping from his jade hand with some trouble. He looked at Yuantai with an apologetic look and said:

"Sorry, honey, I should have washed my hands before following you in."

"It's okay..." After ruffling Touye's purple hair, Genta looked back at Sakaki and said, "I've been invited so many times by you to Pallet Town. Of course, I need to respond. But when I came here today, your men blocked my way and wouldn't let me in."

"Since they were so dedicated to their duties, I took the initiative to let them rest for a while. You won't blame me, right?"

Sakaki wasn't at all angry at Genta's words. Instead, he laughed and said, "Blame? On the contrary, I feel very relieved... After so many years, it seems that you still remember the principles of our Team Rocket."

"Strength is truth, and the strong dominate the weak. We once fought together to become the strongest who rule over everything. Although we strayed from this path for a while, I still look forward to your return."

"How about this? In order to reign supreme together, Team Rocket and I need your help."

"Unfortunately, I've lost interest in that kind of thing a long time ago." Genta bluntly rejected Sakaki's invitation and continued:

"But if you really still have feelings for our past relationship, can you promise not to do anything to that little bastard in my family?"

"You've really given me a difficult problem..." Sakaki held Mingliang's forehead with his hand, revealing a troubled expression. "Originally, this small request should have been granted for the sake of our old friend, but your son not only ruined several of my business deals, he also nearly brought down one of my key executives."

"If I really agree to this request, wouldn't it be a bit unfair to those children who have been so loyal to me?"

"Don't worry about it, Sakaki, I'm not making a request to you." Genta's face remained calm, but beside him, purple "X"-shaped wings appeared behind Touya, and scarlet color appeared in his pupils.

"So, you want to solve the problem 'our' way." The cat boss at Sakaki's feet had its fur standing on end, ready to attack. He also took out a high-end yellow and black ball from his pocket.

"Shiye." Yuantai whispered, and a dazzling white light suddenly burst out from Shiye beside him. Originally, only some of the beast's characteristics were revealed, but under the cover of the white light, he was completely transformed.

"Squeak~"

When the light faded, a purple bat with two pairs of wings, one large and one small, flapped its claws and flew in the air, its yellow eyes containing scarlet pupils.

"Huh, so it's a Crossbat... It evolved from that Golbat that followed you back when you were on Team Rocket. Interesting, it can actually transform into a human. Is this the result of your research since leaving Team Rocket?"

He pressed the button on the Advanced Ball in his hand, and a red light shot into the sky. The sound of high-frequency wings fluttered suddenly. Its slender arms were covered with thick spikes, and its yellow body ended in a poisonous stinger. It was none other than Beedrill, the iconic Bug-type Pokémon of Viridian Forest.

Few people know that Sakaki, the ground-type Pokémon expert, has a Beedrill with both insect and poison attributes in his main Pokémon team.

In fact, when this old friend who has been following him since his debut appears, it means that Sakaki is ready to give his all in the next battle.

"Then let me see the power your research has brought you!"

Chapter 135 Mega Beedrill

There is no need to move to the arena of the Tokiwa Gym. The sky above the office is the battlefield between Xbat and Beedrill. The two middle-aged men are looking up intently, and the battle is about to break out!

"Beedrill, use Shadow Clone!" Sakaki was the first to issue the order.

Upon hearing this, the Beedrill flew back and forth, flapping its wings at high speed, leaving behind several afterimages. These afterimages perfectly replicated the Beedrill's movements. While they couldn't cause damage, they also made it difficult for the enemy to locate the Beedrill's true form hidden within the shadows.

Sakaki's Beedrill had clearly mastered this move to such an extreme that the naked eye couldn't distinguish the true form from the afterimage. In this situation, successfully hitting the opponent was difficult, but Genta didn't intend to rely on his own ability to distinguish:

"Ten Nights, use Clear the Fog."

The Crossbat also flapped its two pairs of purple wings vigorously, and the strong wind it swept out blew towards the location of the Beedrill, instantly blowing the fragile afterimage into pieces, leaving only the Beedrill itself flying in the center.

"Toya, next, use high speed to move close to Beedrill and use your wings to attack!"

The dual attributes of flying and poison of the Crossbat have a considerable suppressive power against the insect-and-poison Beedrill. The insect-attribute and poison-attribute moves of the Crossbat system will be resisted by the Crossbat, while the flying-attribute moves of the Crossbat system can pose a great threat to the opponent.

Given Beedrill's fragile nature, even taking a single hit from a Flying-type attack that counters it would be equivalent to a serious injury. Sakaki was naturally well aware of this and immediately ordered:

"Beedrill, we'll also use high-speed movement to create distance, and fire poisonous needles in the middle to disrupt the opponent."

For a moment, the already swift flying speed of the Crossbat and the Beedrill increased further significantly, and they each turned into purple and yellow flashes, starting an ace air battle of chasing each other.

Although both possessed the power of high-speed movement, it was clear that the speed of the Crossbat was superior. Not only did it continuously close the distance between it and the Beedrill, but its body also flexibly twisted and turned in the air, perfectly dodging every poisonous sting shot at it.

"Squeak!" The black shadow of the bat's wings spread wide covered the body of the giant hornet underneath. White light flashed on the green wings, turning the edges of the bat's wings into sharp blades, chopping down with great force towards the bottom.

Instantly, the yellow insect's body was sliced ​​apart like fragile tofu by the crossbat's wings. However, despite achieving such a significant victory, Shiye was not happy. Judging from her many years of combat experience, the feeling of hitting the opponent just now was definitely not right!

As expected, the giant hornet that was cut in half in the middle turned into a broken blue doll the next moment, and its real body appeared on the other side in the distance, flapping its wings and making a buzzing sound.

"Standard? So that's how it is. After releasing the shadow clone, you secretly used it with the help of the afterimage to cover it. No wonder I didn't notice it. It's worthy of you, Sakaki..." Genta couldn't help but sigh after realizing what Sakaki and Beedrill had done in secret.

But then he changed the subject: "However, your Beedrill doesn't look unscathed."

Indeed, upon closer inspection, there was clearly a long cut on the front of the Beedrill's yellow body. Although the wound was not deep, it did have some impact on its condition - a pair of large red eyes flickered, and its chest rose and fell violently.

Even though the Stand had already activated to help Beedrill block the damage, why did Touya's attack still damage its original body? The answer lies in the racial trait "Piercing" possessed by Xbat.

Penetration, as the name suggests, allows one's attacks to penetrate walls and even Stand protection to directly strike the enemy's body. Normally, using a Stand against Touya would only result in her cutting off both the Stand and the puppet.

Just now, Beedrill did not rely on the damage-taking effect of its stand to avoid most of the damage, but instead actively threw out its stand to make Shiye misjudge the attack point, and then it dodged to the side and only suffered minor injuries.

"It seems I need to solemnly apologize to you for not giving you my all from the start, even though I clearly considered you an opponent..."

Seeing that the situation was not favorable to him, Sakaki still maintained the confidence and demeanor of the leader of Team Rocket. He took out his right hand from his pocket, which was covered with a black glove inlaid with colorful round beads.

That’s… a key stone? !! Recognizing what the stone on Sakaki’s gloves was, Genta’s expression turned serious.

Key Stones are items that trainers use to resonate with Pokémon carrying corresponding Mega Stones. The energy generated by the resonance between the two will propel Pokémon into a new realm that breaks through the inherent evolutionary chain, which is the so-called "mega evolution."

It was obvious what Sakaki was going to do when he took out the key stone at this time: "Beedrill, mega evolution!"

As soon as Sakaki finished speaking, the Beedrill Mega Stone hanging on Beedrill's neck and the Key Stone on his glove lit up synchronously, and the dazzling white light instantly enveloped Beedrill's yellow body.

In the silver light, the tail of the Beedrill took on a pyramidal shape. The original tail stinger became sharper and longer, the spikes on both hands had a structure similar to a lance guard, and double needles with black and yellow stripes grew at the ends of its legs.

The red eyes became sharper, and the two sickle-like tentacles hooked backwards. There was no part of the entire insect that did not show a dangerous edge. It was simply a machine born for killing.

"Mega Beedrill...but only yours, Sakaki, can give me this kind of suffocating feeling like death." Genta's eyes were particularly solemn. After completing the super evolution, the murderous aura of Beedrill became even more fierce, and even just looking at it would make the eyes sting.

"Don't you want to think about it again? If you return to Team Rocket, I can promise to write off everything that happened before and stop targeting that boy." Seeing that the other party seemed to have changed his mind, Sakaki tried to recruit him again.

However, Yuan Tai did not respond at all. He was silent for a moment before he gave the order: "Shi Ye, Cross Poison Blade."

Shiye's claws lifted two pairs of wings, poison energy gathering at the edges, making the already purple wings even more pus-filled. As the cross-bat swung its hands forward, slicing through the air, poison energy flew out, releasing a cross-shaped venomous blade.

The cross-shaped poison blades, so large that they could almost cover Mega Beedrill's entire body, struck at such a high speed that they reached the opponent in an instant. However, Mega Beedrill did not move at all, not because it could not react, but because it was confident that it could dodge even at such an extreme distance!

With a flap of its wings, Mega Beedrill's entire body seemed to suddenly disappear in the air. The cross poison blade passed through the original place without any hindrance and cut deeply into the wall of the Tokiwa Gym.

When Yuantai saw the other party's figure again, Mega Beedrill had already appeared on the other side, dozens of meters away. It was like the effect of teleportation, but it was achieved solely by its own speed.

"Beedrill! Gather your energy!" Sakaki's voice came again, and Mega Beedrill raised its two needles high, the golden light concentrated in its big red eyes, and its momentum suddenly rose.

Gathering energy is a technique that concentrates the mind on a single point, allowing one to more easily find the enemy's weak points and achieve a fatal strike. Combined with the speed of Mega Beedrill, the sharp stinger is enough to pierce the opponent before they can react.

"Shiye, turn on the tailwind." For high-speed and fragile Pokémon, even a small speed difference can be the key to winning the game.