Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Anjay recounted the story in great detail, almost verbatim, as he had heard it from the Bone-Marked Crocalor, to the Houta family.

After hearing Anjay's account, Houta's father stood up abruptly, shouting:

"That's impossible! My father would never be such a person!"

That's right, how could his father be that kind of person? Since he was born, everything he had heard about his father was positive.

He was a good husband in his mother's eyes, a good neighbor in the eyes of the neighbors, a philanthropist in the eyes of outsiders, and an excellent trainer in the eyes of Pokémon…

Everyone, every Pokémon, liked his father.

He also loved his father, just as Houta now admired his grandfather, he admired his father.

Fuecoco… Bone-Marked Crocalor, it's hard not to associate them.

Anjay continued, "I've investigated, Mr. Yuji is an orphan. After disappearing for a period, he suddenly had Fuecoco as his initial Pokémon.

As Fuecoco is one of the initial Pokémon designated by the League, there are certain conditions for receiving one. As far as I know, Mr. Yuji did not meet those conditions.

So, where did Mr. Yuji's Fuecoco come from?"

"I don't care about any of that, Mr. Anjay, it's getting late, please leave. I believe in my father, he is definitely not the person you describe!"

Although Anjay's words were logical and well-founded, Houta's father was still unwilling to believe it. Anjay's words almost overturned his perception of his father.

He couldn't, and didn't want to believe that his father had such a past, so at this moment, he just wanted Anjay to leave quickly.

Anjay looked at the time and realized it was indeed late, so he stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave for today, I'll visit again tomorrow."

With that, he stood up and left with Miss Gothitelle, Floette, Flabébé, and Bombirdier.

Watching Anjay's departing figure, the emotions in Houta's father's eyes fluctuated, his heart extremely unsettled.

After leaving Houta's house, Anjay took his Pokémon to the Pokémon Center.

However, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Pokémon Center, he saw Madam Poppy standing at the door with a pink umbrella.

Seeing Anjay, Madam Poppy turned around and smiled slightly at him.

Anjay quickly walked over and asked, "Madam Poppy, what are you doing here?"

Poppy asked with a smile, "Have you been to Yuji's house?"

Anjay nodded, "I have, I didn't expect Mr. Yuji to have already passed away."

A knowing look appeared on Madam Poppy's wrinkled face, "I guessed you wouldn't know he was already dead."

Anjay asked, "Madam Poppy, do you know Mr. Yuji well?"

Madam Poppy shook her head, "I know him, but not well. He was a good trainer and had a good reputation in town, but I didn't like him, so I didn't interact with him much."

To be precise, it was her Grimmsnarl who didn't like Yuji.

Grimmsnarl could sense the condition of living beings. It didn't like Yuji, so Madam Poppy naturally didn't like Yuji either.

Anjay thought, 'The older, the wiser!'

Perhaps Madam Poppy vaguely sensed Yuji's unknown side, one could never tell.

At this moment, Poppy asked, "Boy, how about a Pokémon battle?"

"Huh? Now?" Anjay was stunned, looking at Madam Poppy with some confusion. Why did she suddenly want to battle?

Madam Poppy said with a smile, "I'm free anyway. What, don't you have time?"

Anjay shook his head, "I have time."

"Then it's settled!" With that, Madam Poppy slowly walked towards a certain direction.

After walking for a while, a huge building appeared in front of Anjay. The building was surrounded by colorful, glowing mushrooms, looking very beautiful.

"This is… Ballonlea Stadium?" Anjay was surprised.

Madam Poppy nodded and said, "Yes, when there are Gym matches, I always post announcements in advance, and then the residents of the town come to watch, it's very lively…"

"The scene must be spectacular," Anjay nodded.

Madam Poppy smiled, "Then let's start, you have to use your full strength, I won't hold back."

Anjay said helplessly, "I'll try my best!"

Immediately, the two stood on opposite sides of the battlefield. At this moment, Madam Poppy suddenly asked, "Do you have any pink Pokémon? If possible, please use a pink Pokémon."

A smile appeared on Anjay's face. This old lady was indeed as rumored, inexplicably obsessed with pink.

"Alright!" Anjay agreed.

Madam Poppy nodded with satisfaction, then took out a Poké Ball and said, "Then I'll start first!"

With that, she threw the Poké Ball in her hand, and with a red flash, a pink, upright Pokémon appeared in the center of the field.

It wore a blue hat on its head, its body was pink in the middle, and white at the bottom, like a noble and elegant lady.

Hatterene, the Silent Pokémon, Psychic/Fairy type, only female, its corresponding male Pokémon is Grimmsnarl.

Don't be fooled by Hatterene's harmless appearance, in reality, it has a rather violent side to its personality. They usually live in forests, so they are also known as forest witches.

Glimwood Tangle has Hatterene living there, it's just that Anjay hasn't encountered them.

People often say that when you enter a forest that is eerily silent, you have to be careful, because you might be attacked by Hatterene for making some noise.

This is where Hatterene gets its title of "Forest Witch" from.

Anjay opened the Observer Eye and looked at the Hatterene in front of him, and Hatterene's data immediately appeared before his eyes.

Hatterene

[Type] Psychic, Fairy

[Ability] Healing Heart

[Gender] Female

[Level] 73

[Moves] Omitted

[Individual Values]

HP: 31

Attack: 30

Defense: 31

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 30

Speed: 9

Seeing this data, Anjay was stunned. No way, Madam Poppy, are you serious? This Hatterene is already at the level of a Champion-level trainer's main force.

Seeing Anjay standing still, Madam Poppy said, "Boy, it's your turn!"

Anjay thought for a moment and took out a Poké Ball. With a flash of red light, Diancie appeared on the field.

At Ms. Poppy's request, he sent out the pink Pokémon, Diancie, whom he had just temporarily teleported over.

Actually, he originally wanted to use Whiscash.

Looking at Diancie on the other side, Ms. Poppy's eyes sparkled. "Good, good, truly a beautiful Pokémon."

Anjay didn't notice that Ms. Poppy wasn't surprised at all when she saw Diancie, obviously having already recognized its identity.

"Then... let the battle begin! Grimmsnarl, Trick Room!"

As Ms. Poppy's words fell, a glimmer of light flashed in Grimmsnarl's eyes, and then a square space quickly unfolded with it as the center, covering the entire battlefield in the blink of an eye.

As expected, it's Trick Room! Anjay thought.

Grimmsnarl's speed is slow, and Ms. Poppy's Grimmsnarl's speed stat is also so low, it is obviously a Trick Room sweeper.

As the Trick Room unfolded, Diancie's body felt like it was bound by some unknown force, making it extremely heavy.

Anjay said to Diancie: "Diancie, Light Screen!"

As Anjay's words fell, Diancie erected a Light Screen in front of itself.

However, as soon as its Light Screen was completed, a purple beam shot over from the opposite side, hitting Diancie and causing it to retreat repeatedly.

It's Psychic!

Fortunately, Diancie's special defense is strong, and there is a Light Screen to weaken the damage, so even if it takes a hit, it's fine.

Anjay continued to command Diancie: "Diancie, Meteor Beam!"

In Trick Room, Diancie's speed is no longer comparable to the opponent's Grimmsnarl, so in that case, it's better to change the attack skill to a big move that requires charging but has extremely high damage.

As Anjay's words fell, Diancie began to charge, and its special attack was thus increased, with a large amount of rock-type energy gathering towards it.

The side effect of Meteor Beam is that it requires charging, but it also has an advantage, which is that the user's special attack will increase during the charging process.

While Diancie was charging, Grimmsnarl decisively launched an attack, and another Psychic attack came.

Boom!

Along with a loud noise, the purple beam hit Diancie, knocking Diancie to the ground, while the Light Screen flickered, weakening Grimmsnarl's attack.

Diancie's charging continued, but Grimmsnarl's third Psychic attack came again.

At this time, Diancie finally completed charging, and a thick yellow beam shot out under its control, colliding with the purple beam on the opposite side.

The two did not stalemate for too long, and soon Grimmsnarl's Psychic was defeated, and Meteor Beam continued to blast towards Grimmsnarl with lightning speed.

Boom!

Along with a loud noise, Grimmsnarl was knocked to the ground.

Anjay continued: "Diancie, another Meteor Beam!"

Hearing this, Diancie continued to charge, and its special attack increased again.

At this time, Grimmsnarl had quickly climbed up from the ground and launched Psychic again.

As the purple beam attacked, Diancie was knocked to the ground for the second time, and its charging continued.

When Grimmsnarl launched Psychic again, Diancie had already adapted to the battle rhythm. This time, it completed charging more quickly, launching Meteor Beam before Grimmsnarl's Psychic could be released.

Boom!

Along with a loud noise, Grimmsnarl was knocked to the ground, and the Psychic it had just brewed uncontrollably hit the sky, hitting the top of the Trick Room, causing the Trick Room to shake for a while.

Seeing this, Ms. Poppy said: "Amazing, it seems that if I don't use my full strength, I'm afraid I'll lose today!"

As she spoke, she revealed her wrist, where she was wearing a white band.

Dynamax Band! Anjay recognized that item at a glance!

The Dynamax Band is an item that allows Pokémon to Dynamax and Gigantamax, and Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing are phenomena unique to the Galar region.

Ms. Poppy used a Poké Ball to recall Grimmsnarl, and then a large amount of red energy poured out from the Dynamax Band and merged into the Poké Ball. The Poké Ball suddenly became larger than a human head.

As Ms. Poppy threw the Poké Ball, Grimmsnarl reappeared on the field, but the moment it appeared, its body began to grow rapidly.

Grimmsnarl Dynamaxed, no... it should be Gigantamaxed!

Gigantamax is a special phenomenon of Dynamax, and only a small number of Pokémon can do it.

After Gigantamaxing, Grimmsnarl not only became huge, but its appearance also underwent subtle changes.

However, the moment Gigantamaxing was completed, the Trick Room also disappeared because its time was up.

Seeing this, Diancie breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling relieved. The feeling of being suppressed by the Trick Room was really too suffocating.

Anjay said: "Since Ms. Poppy, you're using your full strength, then I won't be polite either."

After speaking, he looked at Diancie, and Diancie understood instantly, and then its whole body bloomed with colorful light.

As the light dissipated, Diancie changed its appearance, and Mega Diancie appeared.

Looking at the gorgeously dressed Diancie, Ms. Poppy said with great interest: "Mega Evolution, as expected, this phenomenon is wonderful no matter how many times I see it."

In the gym matches she had experienced in the past, Ms. Poppy had also encountered several trainers who used Mega Evolution.

Anjay said: "Grimmsnarl's Gigantamax is also very wonderful."

Ms. Poppy said: "Since that's the case, let the battle continue, Grimmsnarl, G-Max Psychic!"

As her words fell, a ball of light suddenly appeared above Grimmsnarl's head, and the ball of light turned into rings of purple-red energy that struck Diancie.

While Grimmsnarl was using G-Max Psychic, the Psychic Terrain spread throughout the field, which is the additional effect of G-Max Psychic.

Anjay naturally couldn't passively take a beating, so he commanded Diancie: "Diancie, Diamond Storm!"

As Anjay's words fell, countless pink diamonds gathered in Diancie's palm, turning into a huge storm that swept towards Grimmsnarl's G-Max Psychic.

At the same time, Diancie's defense was increased, which is the additional effect of Diamond Storm, sometimes increasing the user's defense.

Boom!

The two moves exploded in the air, and purple-red psychic energy and pink diamonds scattered.

Then, Ms. Poppy said again: "Grimmsnarl, G-Max Snooze!"

This is Gigantamax Grimmsnarl's exclusive G-Max move. Anjay didn't dare let Diancie take this hit, because the additional effect of this move is to confuse the opponent.

"Diancie, Stone Edge!!"

As Anjay's words fell, Diancie waved its hand, and a row of sharp rock spears neatly lined up in front of it.

At the same time, several huge yellow stars appeared above Grimmsnarl's head, and the stars turned into pillars of lightning that smashed towards Diancie.