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Chapter 131
Chapter 1019: Brandon and the Ice Titan
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
North of Dewford Town, on the Route 105 waterway.
This was the same water route Mr. Briney had used to take Ash and his friends to Dewford Town.
But today, a new person had appeared on a sand dune of a small island along this waterway.
He was a man dressed in a Hiker's outfit, with short, grayish-green hair and a somber, serious gaze.
It was none other than Brandon, who had previously infiltrated Team Aqua's seabed exploration team.
In his hands, Brandon currently held an ancient map.
“The Island Cave… the entrance has really opened!”
Brandon's eyes lit up as he looked at the small cave entrance before him.
He had been here before, but back then, it was just a huge mound of earth with no cave entrance at all.
According to legend, once the seal of the Three Legendary Titans is broken, corresponding entrances will appear in three locations across the Hoenn Region, and the Three Legendary Titans will fully reveal themselves to the world.
Without further hesitation, Brandon put away the map and walked straight inside.
Inside was a vast stone chamber, similar to the giant underwater stone chamber of Mossdeep City.
Directly ahead was an ancient mural engraved with countless dot-matrix patterns, confirming to Brandon that he was in the right place.
“The requirement is to stay here in this spot without moving for two minutes, is it…?”
Gazing at the dot-matrix pattern before him, which resembled Braille, Brandon, who had spent years researching the secrets of the Three Legendary Titans, had naturally mastered this ancient language.
And as the two minutes passed...
Rumble!
The ground suddenly began to tremble violently. By the time Brandon came to his senses, a crystal pillar, bluish-white and translucent all over, had appeared before him.
Its body was a prismatic ice crystal, with its arms and lower limbs being extended ice crystal pillars and cones. A dot-matrix pattern in the shape of a cross was carved onto its face.
*Creak!*
The moment it appeared, a layer of ice mist swirled through the entire stone chamber. The air froze, chilling to the bone.
“Regice, I’ve finally found you!”
Upon seeing it, Brandon revealed a fanatical expression. After years of searching, his goal was to see the legendary Three Legendary Titans and the final Titan King... Now, he had finally encountered the first one!
The Ice Titan, Regice!
“Regice, I’m going to capture you!”
Like a young Trainer, Brandon fiercely raised a Poké Ball, facing his target.
“Bzzzt.!?”
Regice emitted a telegraph-like sound, similar to the Electric Titan, its facial dot-matrix flashing.
Freed after being sealed for so many years, its mind hadn't been completely formatted like Regieleki's, but it still hadn't fully processed the situation.
Bang!
But on the other side, Brandon had already sent out his Pokémon.
It was a yellowish-brown cicada pupa Pokémon with lifeless eyes. It had small, hard-shell-like wings on its back, but instead of flapping, it simply levitated in mid-air. Above its head was something resembling an ‘angel’s halo,’ as if the Pokémon’s soul had already ascended.
“Shedinja, be careful of its Rock-type moves!”
Brandon called out as a warning.
This Pokémon is quite peculiar; it comes from the evolution of Nincada.
But when it evolves, Nincada's main body becomes Ninjask, which was once the fastest in the Pokémon world... of course, now it's number two.
However, the shell shed by Nincada also transforms into a Bug- and Ghost-type Pokémon—Shedinja.
This Pokémon is the ultimate glass cannon. No matter how it's trained, it will always have only 1 Hit Point. In other words, its entire existence is in a state as fragile as a candle in the wind.
But Shedinja’s ability—Wonder Guard—allows it to survive tenaciously even with only 1 HP.
Only moves that are super-effective can deal damage to it.
All other moves are completely nullified, as if it were a true ghost.
You could say it's the most extreme existence among all Pokémon.
And the only moves Regice had that could be effective were Rock-type and Dark-type.
Zzzzt!!
The bewildered Regice, seeing Brandon's deliberate provocation, immediately fired an Ice Beam.
However, the stream of icy energy simply passed straight through Shedinja's body.
Zzzzt!!
Next came Blizzard, Zap Cannon, Hyper Beam, and Hammer Arm—all of Regice's signature moves, but every one of them passed straight through.
Aside from blasting the stone chamber full of holes, they had no effect whatsoever on Shedinja.
“Bzzzt.?!”
The complete failure of its moves left Regice dumbfounded.
*Have I been asleep for too long? Has the world changed so much since I awoke?*
Unleashing one powerful move after another right after waking up left Regice, which had not yet returned to its peak state, starting to pant for breath.
“Now’s the chance! Use Confuse Ray!”
Brandon seized the opportunity and began a relentless assault.
The confusion from Confuse Ray made Regice spin in place, its steps faltering.
“Next, use Metal Claw!”
Shedinja’s two claws transformed into metal hooks as it lunged forward.
“Bzzzt..!”
Regice immediately threw an Ice Punch.
However, Shedinja simply met the attack head-on, its body passing straight through Regice’s icy fist.
Clang!
Metal Claw then struck Regice head-on, the powerful force driving it backward.
Super-effective!
Shedinja's physical attack power was by no means weak.
And its Wonder Guard ability drove opponents unfamiliar with it into a dead end of self-doubt.
Clang!
Clang!
A succession of Metal Claws landed, and the newly awakened Regice was starting to be overwhelmed.
Of course, during this, Regice also tried to use the one move that could work, Ancient Power, but Shedinja dodged it with an extremely clever maneuver.
This gave Regice the false impression that even Rock-type moves had no effect.
“BZZZT!”
Its mind in chaos, Regice finally went berserk.
Its facial dot-matrix began to flash at a high frequency, and its entire ice-blue crystal body erupted with a terrifying white light.
Finally, the energy built to its absolute peak and then completely detonated!
Regice used Explosion.
BOOM!
The terrifying explosion caused the entire stone chamber to tremble violently, as if the stone ceiling and walls would collapse at any moment.
“...”
However, Brandon’s gaze remained fixed on what was in front of him.
When the commotion from the Explosion finally subsided, Shedinja remained floating with its lifeless, ascended appearance, completely unchanged.
Immense power didn't guarantee effectiveness.
“Bzzzt...!”
On the other side, Regice had now collapsed to the ground, emitting a weak sound.
Seeing this, the ever-serious Brandon finally allowed the corner of his mouth to lift into a smirk. With a sharp flick of his wrist, he tossed a Poké Ball forward, effortlessly capturing Regice inside.
Rumble!
The entire Island Cave seemed on the verge of collapse. Brandon quickly recalled Shedinja and hurried outside.
“Come out, Tropius!”
Having succeeded, Brandon didn't rest. He immediately released the Flying-type Pokémon and, without stopping, rushed toward the hiding place of the next Titan.
It was as if he was afraid someone else would get to the Three Legendary Titans first.
“The next location... is it the desert north of Mauville City?”
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
North of Dewford Town, on the Route 105 waterway.
This was the same water route Mr. Briney had used to take Ash and his friends to Dewford Town.
But today, a new person had appeared on a sand dune of a small island along this waterway.
He was a man dressed in a Hiker's outfit, with short, grayish-green hair and a somber, serious gaze.
It was none other than Brandon, who had previously infiltrated Team Aqua's seabed exploration team.
In his hands, Brandon currently held an ancient map.
“The Island Cave… the entrance has really opened!”
Brandon's eyes lit up as he looked at the small cave entrance before him.
He had been here before, but back then, it was just a huge mound of earth with no cave entrance at all.
According to legend, once the seal of the Three Legendary Titans is broken, corresponding entrances will appear in three locations across the Hoenn Region, and the Three Legendary Titans will fully reveal themselves to the world.
Without further hesitation, Brandon put away the map and walked straight inside.
Inside was a vast stone chamber, similar to the giant underwater stone chamber of Mossdeep City.
Directly ahead was an ancient mural engraved with countless dot-matrix patterns, confirming to Brandon that he was in the right place.
“The requirement is to stay here in this spot without moving for two minutes, is it…?”
Gazing at the dot-matrix pattern before him, which resembled Braille, Brandon, who had spent years researching the secrets of the Three Legendary Titans, had naturally mastered this ancient language.
And as the two minutes passed...
Rumble!
The ground suddenly began to tremble violently. By the time Brandon came to his senses, a crystal pillar, bluish-white and translucent all over, had appeared before him.
Its body was a prismatic ice crystal, with its arms and lower limbs being extended ice crystal pillars and cones. A dot-matrix pattern in the shape of a cross was carved onto its face.
*Creak!*
The moment it appeared, a layer of ice mist swirled through the entire stone chamber. The air froze, chilling to the bone.
“Regice, I’ve finally found you!”
Upon seeing it, Brandon revealed a fanatical expression. After years of searching, his goal was to see the legendary Three Legendary Titans and the final Titan King... Now, he had finally encountered the first one!
The Ice Titan, Regice!
“Regice, I’m going to capture you!”
Like a young Trainer, Brandon fiercely raised a Poké Ball, facing his target.
“Bzzzt.!?”
Regice emitted a telegraph-like sound, similar to the Electric Titan, its facial dot-matrix flashing.
Freed after being sealed for so many years, its mind hadn't been completely formatted like Regieleki's, but it still hadn't fully processed the situation.
Bang!
But on the other side, Brandon had already sent out his Pokémon.
It was a yellowish-brown cicada pupa Pokémon with lifeless eyes. It had small, hard-shell-like wings on its back, but instead of flapping, it simply levitated in mid-air. Above its head was something resembling an ‘angel’s halo,’ as if the Pokémon’s soul had already ascended.
“Shedinja, be careful of its Rock-type moves!”
Brandon called out as a warning.
This Pokémon is quite peculiar; it comes from the evolution of Nincada.
But when it evolves, Nincada's main body becomes Ninjask, which was once the fastest in the Pokémon world... of course, now it's number two.
However, the shell shed by Nincada also transforms into a Bug- and Ghost-type Pokémon—Shedinja.
This Pokémon is the ultimate glass cannon. No matter how it's trained, it will always have only 1 Hit Point. In other words, its entire existence is in a state as fragile as a candle in the wind.
But Shedinja’s ability—Wonder Guard—allows it to survive tenaciously even with only 1 HP.
Only moves that are super-effective can deal damage to it.
All other moves are completely nullified, as if it were a true ghost.
You could say it's the most extreme existence among all Pokémon.
And the only moves Regice had that could be effective were Rock-type and Dark-type.
Zzzzt!!
The bewildered Regice, seeing Brandon's deliberate provocation, immediately fired an Ice Beam.
However, the stream of icy energy simply passed straight through Shedinja's body.
Zzzzt!!
Next came Blizzard, Zap Cannon, Hyper Beam, and Hammer Arm—all of Regice's signature moves, but every one of them passed straight through.
Aside from blasting the stone chamber full of holes, they had no effect whatsoever on Shedinja.
“Bzzzt.?!”
The complete failure of its moves left Regice dumbfounded.
*Have I been asleep for too long? Has the world changed so much since I awoke?*
Unleashing one powerful move after another right after waking up left Regice, which had not yet returned to its peak state, starting to pant for breath.
“Now’s the chance! Use Confuse Ray!”
Brandon seized the opportunity and began a relentless assault.
The confusion from Confuse Ray made Regice spin in place, its steps faltering.
“Next, use Metal Claw!”
Shedinja’s two claws transformed into metal hooks as it lunged forward.
“Bzzzt..!”
Regice immediately threw an Ice Punch.
However, Shedinja simply met the attack head-on, its body passing straight through Regice’s icy fist.
Clang!
Metal Claw then struck Regice head-on, the powerful force driving it backward.
Super-effective!
Shedinja's physical attack power was by no means weak.
And its Wonder Guard ability drove opponents unfamiliar with it into a dead end of self-doubt.
Clang!
Clang!
A succession of Metal Claws landed, and the newly awakened Regice was starting to be overwhelmed.
Of course, during this, Regice also tried to use the one move that could work, Ancient Power, but Shedinja dodged it with an extremely clever maneuver.
This gave Regice the false impression that even Rock-type moves had no effect.
“BZZZT!”
Its mind in chaos, Regice finally went berserk.
Its facial dot-matrix began to flash at a high frequency, and its entire ice-blue crystal body erupted with a terrifying white light.
Finally, the energy built to its absolute peak and then completely detonated!
Regice used Explosion.
BOOM!
The terrifying explosion caused the entire stone chamber to tremble violently, as if the stone ceiling and walls would collapse at any moment.
“...”
However, Brandon’s gaze remained fixed on what was in front of him.
When the commotion from the Explosion finally subsided, Shedinja remained floating with its lifeless, ascended appearance, completely unchanged.
Immense power didn't guarantee effectiveness.
“Bzzzt...!”
On the other side, Regice had now collapsed to the ground, emitting a weak sound.
Seeing this, the ever-serious Brandon finally allowed the corner of his mouth to lift into a smirk. With a sharp flick of his wrist, he tossed a Poké Ball forward, effortlessly capturing Regice inside.
Rumble!
The entire Island Cave seemed on the verge of collapse. Brandon quickly recalled Shedinja and hurried outside.
“Come out, Tropius!”
Having succeeded, Brandon didn't rest. He immediately released the Flying-type Pokémon and, without stopping, rushed toward the hiding place of the next Titan.
It was as if he was afraid someone else would get to the Three Legendary Titans first.
“The next location... is it the desert north of Mauville City?”
(end of chapter)
