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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_1049_en
Chapter 153
Chapter 1039: The Dog of Intimidation!
Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Tap!
Entei, in mid-air, extended a claw and steadily caught the frisbee.
After all, the saliva of dozens of dogs still remained on it; Entei didn't dare to hold it in its mouth.
But even after using Extreme Speed, Entei's body had still flown several dozen meters past the edge of the platform.
Ash's arm strength had pushed the chase distance for Extreme Speed to its absolute limit.
FWOOSH!!
Seeing this, Entei, unable to find a foothold in mid-air, immediately unleashed a thick stream of deep brown flame into the air before it.
Using the flame's reverse propulsion, Entei's body tumbled through the air and returned to the summit's platform.
Swoosh!
The moment it landed, it activated Extreme Speed a second time, returning to Ash's side in the blink of an eye.
Without a doubt, Entei's performance immediately took the top spot.
Not only did the frisbee fly a distance that far surpassed everyone else's, but its total time was even a tiny bit shorter than the Arcanine that had also used Extreme Speed.
"Tsk, damn it...!"
"This is just bullying!"
"How can you bring a Legendary Pokémon to a competition!"
Many contestants were secretly discouraged. This Entei's abilities were just too powerful.
However, the portly Team Magma executive, Huoyan, revealed a rather wary expression, his gaze drifting intentionally or otherwise toward another part of the summit.
"I hope nothing goes wrong with the plan..." he sighed softly.
On the summit of Mt. Chimney, about a hundred meters away from where the Canine Competition was being held.
Surrounded by countless reddish-brown rocks, there was a crater-like cave entrance in the ground here, about a dozen meters wide.
As for what was in the pit, it naturally connected all the way down to the magma at the base of Mt. Chimney.
However, since Mt. Chimney had been inactive for many years, looking down into it, one could only see solidified, grayish-brown magma rock, not roiling, fiery-red magma.
At this moment, two men clad in red uniforms were at the cave entrance, furtively looking back and forth.
"Hey, let's hurry up and go down. No one's coming over here for now."
"Good point."
The two Team Magma members tossed a rope into the cave entrance, preparing to descend into the volcano's center.
Because a layer of hard rock at the bottom sealed it off, the inside of the cave was like a giant steamer—hot, but not so extreme that a person couldn't enter.
Team Magma's faith was in the God of the Land, Groudon. They hoped that the landmass would one day completely cover the seawater, leaving only the earth in the world—a truly extremist ideology.
Thus, they had set their sights on Mt. Chimney.
This was a dormant volcano. Team Magma planned to use explosives to forcibly blast open the magma layer below, causing the magma even further down to boil and erupt, triggering a volcanic eruption.
But Team Aqua would naturally not sit idly by.
That team was equally extreme, hoping that a rolling tsunami would one day completely swallow the land, returning the world to the ocean.
Therefore, Team Aqua always had people stationed on the summit of Mt. Chimney, guarding against any move Team Magma might make against the only volcano on the Hoenn Region's mainland.
But today's Canine Competition had drawn members of both teams to watch the dogs, which in turn gave Team Magma a golden opportunity.
The two Team Magma Grunts already had several duct tape bombs strapped to their bodies. They intended to descend halfway into the opening and affix the explosives to the crater's rock wall.
Then, they would find an auspicious day to detonate them, creating an artificial volcanic eruption to display the appeal of the land to the world.
This was a group of outlaws.
"Huh? What's this? It's all sticky."
Just as he was about to go down, one of the Team Magma Grunts suddenly felt a strange sensation in his palm.
It was like touching a giant slug; his palm sank right into it with just a little pressure.
Taking a closer look, he saw it was a piece of yellowish-green clay. It looked like snot and deformed in his grasp.
"Ugh, so disgusting."
The Team Magma Grunt flicked his hand, casually tossing the clay into the volcano's crater.
What bad luck.
He and his teammate then slowly descended, one after the other.
Meanwhile, the crowd at the Canine Competition was naturally unaware of what was happening over here. The competition continued in full swing.
The first round of catching the frisbee had left only 12 dogs.
At this moment, the 12 dogs were divided into four groups of three. They stood tens of meters apart from each other in a standoff.
"The event for the second round will be a Roaring Display!" Referee Officer Jenny once again walked to the center of the crowd.
The three dogs in each group faced each other in a triangle formation. They could not attack their opponents; they could only use roaring to overwhelm their opponents' spirit.
The four dogs who could still hold their heads high at the end would advance to the semifinals.
"Intimidate is an ability that dog-like Pokémon are born with. Using their roar and presence to overwhelm a target is also an important factor in judging an outstanding dog," Officer Jenny explained.
Don't be fooled by the fact that dog-like Pokémon don't seem particularly powerful, nor do they look especially ferocious.
But here's a piece of trivia: most of the Pokémon that can master the "Intimidate" Ability are, in fact, dog-like Pokémon.
Growlithe, Arcanine, Snubbull, Granbull, Mightyena, Herdier, Stoutland, and so on.
Even the Hoenn Region's local Electric-type dog, Manectric, while its normal form doesn't have Intimidate, its Ability will change to Intimidate once it undergoes Mega Evolution.
You could say it is an innate talent for dog-like Pokémon.
Officer Jenny's partner Pokémon are generally police-dog types, used to subdue criminals with their Intimidate ability.
"Awooo!!"
"Awooo!!"
"Woof-Rooo!!"
Following Officer Jenny's signal, the vast plaza was instantly filled with the rising and falling sounds of furious barking.
Team Magma's and Team Aqua's Mightyena already possessed the "Intimidate" Ability. Their snarls were powerfully intimidating, further enhanced by their Dark-type.
"Woof-arf!!" "Woof-arf!!"
The fierce roars of the two Mightyena immediately caused the other dogs in their respective groups to gradually lower their heads, not daring to face them.
"AWOOO!!!"
In another group, Trainer C's Arcanine also let out a deep, rumbling roar.
The sound was like a thunderclap and seemed to contain incredibly scorching flames.
This display immediately made the Houndour and two Poochyena in its group lower their heads.
Soon, three contestants for the quarterfinals had emerged. As for the fourth...
Ash stood beside Entei. Before them were two Poochyena and a Manectric.
"Woof-arf!!" "Woof-arf!!" "Woof-arf!!"
The three dogs began to arch their backs, growling and baring their fangs, attempting to overwhelm their opponent with their presence.
But Entei just kept its eyes lightly closed, as unmoving as a mountain. From a distance, it looked just like a bottomless ocean.
Just then, Ash suddenly patted Entei's rear and blurted out:
"What do you say, Entei? Aren't you going to let out a big roar too?"
Entei: "..."
With a single sentence, the atmosphere was completely ruined by the Trainer.
(end of chapter)
Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Tap!
Entei, in mid-air, extended a claw and steadily caught the frisbee.
After all, the saliva of dozens of dogs still remained on it; Entei didn't dare to hold it in its mouth.
But even after using Extreme Speed, Entei's body had still flown several dozen meters past the edge of the platform.
Ash's arm strength had pushed the chase distance for Extreme Speed to its absolute limit.
FWOOSH!!
Seeing this, Entei, unable to find a foothold in mid-air, immediately unleashed a thick stream of deep brown flame into the air before it.
Using the flame's reverse propulsion, Entei's body tumbled through the air and returned to the summit's platform.
Swoosh!
The moment it landed, it activated Extreme Speed a second time, returning to Ash's side in the blink of an eye.
Without a doubt, Entei's performance immediately took the top spot.
Not only did the frisbee fly a distance that far surpassed everyone else's, but its total time was even a tiny bit shorter than the Arcanine that had also used Extreme Speed.
"Tsk, damn it...!"
"This is just bullying!"
"How can you bring a Legendary Pokémon to a competition!"
Many contestants were secretly discouraged. This Entei's abilities were just too powerful.
However, the portly Team Magma executive, Huoyan, revealed a rather wary expression, his gaze drifting intentionally or otherwise toward another part of the summit.
"I hope nothing goes wrong with the plan..." he sighed softly.
On the summit of Mt. Chimney, about a hundred meters away from where the Canine Competition was being held.
Surrounded by countless reddish-brown rocks, there was a crater-like cave entrance in the ground here, about a dozen meters wide.
As for what was in the pit, it naturally connected all the way down to the magma at the base of Mt. Chimney.
However, since Mt. Chimney had been inactive for many years, looking down into it, one could only see solidified, grayish-brown magma rock, not roiling, fiery-red magma.
At this moment, two men clad in red uniforms were at the cave entrance, furtively looking back and forth.
"Hey, let's hurry up and go down. No one's coming over here for now."
"Good point."
The two Team Magma members tossed a rope into the cave entrance, preparing to descend into the volcano's center.
Because a layer of hard rock at the bottom sealed it off, the inside of the cave was like a giant steamer—hot, but not so extreme that a person couldn't enter.
Team Magma's faith was in the God of the Land, Groudon. They hoped that the landmass would one day completely cover the seawater, leaving only the earth in the world—a truly extremist ideology.
Thus, they had set their sights on Mt. Chimney.
This was a dormant volcano. Team Magma planned to use explosives to forcibly blast open the magma layer below, causing the magma even further down to boil and erupt, triggering a volcanic eruption.
But Team Aqua would naturally not sit idly by.
That team was equally extreme, hoping that a rolling tsunami would one day completely swallow the land, returning the world to the ocean.
Therefore, Team Aqua always had people stationed on the summit of Mt. Chimney, guarding against any move Team Magma might make against the only volcano on the Hoenn Region's mainland.
But today's Canine Competition had drawn members of both teams to watch the dogs, which in turn gave Team Magma a golden opportunity.
The two Team Magma Grunts already had several duct tape bombs strapped to their bodies. They intended to descend halfway into the opening and affix the explosives to the crater's rock wall.
Then, they would find an auspicious day to detonate them, creating an artificial volcanic eruption to display the appeal of the land to the world.
This was a group of outlaws.
"Huh? What's this? It's all sticky."
Just as he was about to go down, one of the Team Magma Grunts suddenly felt a strange sensation in his palm.
It was like touching a giant slug; his palm sank right into it with just a little pressure.
Taking a closer look, he saw it was a piece of yellowish-green clay. It looked like snot and deformed in his grasp.
"Ugh, so disgusting."
The Team Magma Grunt flicked his hand, casually tossing the clay into the volcano's crater.
What bad luck.
He and his teammate then slowly descended, one after the other.
Meanwhile, the crowd at the Canine Competition was naturally unaware of what was happening over here. The competition continued in full swing.
The first round of catching the frisbee had left only 12 dogs.
At this moment, the 12 dogs were divided into four groups of three. They stood tens of meters apart from each other in a standoff.
"The event for the second round will be a Roaring Display!" Referee Officer Jenny once again walked to the center of the crowd.
The three dogs in each group faced each other in a triangle formation. They could not attack their opponents; they could only use roaring to overwhelm their opponents' spirit.
The four dogs who could still hold their heads high at the end would advance to the semifinals.
"Intimidate is an ability that dog-like Pokémon are born with. Using their roar and presence to overwhelm a target is also an important factor in judging an outstanding dog," Officer Jenny explained.
Don't be fooled by the fact that dog-like Pokémon don't seem particularly powerful, nor do they look especially ferocious.
But here's a piece of trivia: most of the Pokémon that can master the "Intimidate" Ability are, in fact, dog-like Pokémon.
Growlithe, Arcanine, Snubbull, Granbull, Mightyena, Herdier, Stoutland, and so on.
Even the Hoenn Region's local Electric-type dog, Manectric, while its normal form doesn't have Intimidate, its Ability will change to Intimidate once it undergoes Mega Evolution.
You could say it is an innate talent for dog-like Pokémon.
Officer Jenny's partner Pokémon are generally police-dog types, used to subdue criminals with their Intimidate ability.
"Awooo!!"
"Awooo!!"
"Woof-Rooo!!"
Following Officer Jenny's signal, the vast plaza was instantly filled with the rising and falling sounds of furious barking.
Team Magma's and Team Aqua's Mightyena already possessed the "Intimidate" Ability. Their snarls were powerfully intimidating, further enhanced by their Dark-type.
"Woof-arf!!" "Woof-arf!!"
The fierce roars of the two Mightyena immediately caused the other dogs in their respective groups to gradually lower their heads, not daring to face them.
"AWOOO!!!"
In another group, Trainer C's Arcanine also let out a deep, rumbling roar.
The sound was like a thunderclap and seemed to contain incredibly scorching flames.
This display immediately made the Houndour and two Poochyena in its group lower their heads.
Soon, three contestants for the quarterfinals had emerged. As for the fourth...
Ash stood beside Entei. Before them were two Poochyena and a Manectric.
"Woof-arf!!" "Woof-arf!!" "Woof-arf!!"
The three dogs began to arch their backs, growling and baring their fangs, attempting to overwhelm their opponent with their presence.
But Entei just kept its eyes lightly closed, as unmoving as a mountain. From a distance, it looked just like a bottomless ocean.
Just then, Ash suddenly patted Entei's rear and blurted out:
"What do you say, Entei? Aren't you going to let out a big roar too?"
Entei: "..."
With a single sentence, the atmosphere was completely ruined by the Trainer.
(end of chapter)
