Chapter 56 The Legendary Birds? Pah! They're clearly the Three Foolish Birds!
"What is that Pokémon? Such immense power!"
"I've never seen a Pokémon display such terrifying strength."
"Just the lightning it casually releases could incapacitate a Pokémon in battle."
The surrounding trainers were gripped by panic.
This scene was like the end of the world.
The Zapdos was hidden within the thunderclouds, creating an aura of mystery.
Its elusive presence, occasionally releasing lightning, further confirmed the trainers' suspicions.
Gary, having just treated his Pokémon, emerged from the Pokémon Center on the resort island.
Upon seeing this scene in the sky, he widened his eyes and murmured,
"That's Zapdos?!"
"Isn't that a legendary creature?"
Having grown up with his grandfather, Professor Oak, he naturally knew about the Legendary Birds.
They were legendary beings.
Even his grandfather had only heard of their majesty, never actually captured any of them.
"Zaporn, one of the three legendary birds of the Kanto region. I've heard my brother mention it."
Shinji stared at Zaporn. Compared to the three legendary Regis from Age of Gods, the Zaporn before him was a completely different story.
Able to manipulate the weather of an entire region at will—was this Zaporn's power?!
Even in the Sinnoh region, only mythical beings possessed such astonishing power.
"That Pokémon looks incredibly strong!"
Ash took out his Pokédex, trying to find information about Zaporn.
'Unable to find!'
Ash looked at his Pokédex, lost in thought.
This was the first time he'd encountered a Pokémon he couldn't find. He could find information on any Pokémon before. Was this Pokémon that special?
"Ash, that's a legendary Pokémon! A legendary being. It's normal that its information isn't in the Pokédex."
As the Gym Leader, Xiao Gang knew a bit about Zapdos.
However, he hadn't expected to encounter it here.
"A legendary Pokémon?"
Ash asked, puzzled, before hearing a voice behind him.
"Ash-kun~ Legendary Pokémon are those that surpass ordinary Pokémon, are rarer, and possess immense power."
Ash was startled at first, then turned to see a figure resembling himself, wearing a hat, with a cold gaze and an unusual aura.
"The Legendary Birds?"
"It really did appear!"
Agatha frowned, thinking the information from the League had been wrong.
Unexpectedly, the Pokémon had indeed appeared.
"The Three Stooges?"
"How did this Pokémon appear here?"
Bai Yu stared at the Pokémon emerging from the thunderclouds.
How could this Pokémon appear near Resort Island? What hidden spots were there near Resort Island?
Bai Yu took out his Pokédex, showing his location, and also noticed the location of Vermilion City. Not far from Vermilion City was the site of the unmanned power plant.
In Bai Yu's memory, Zapdos didn't appear very often. The most memorable instance was when the three idiot birds appeared together in the Orange Islands.
Then there was the Kalos region, where Ash's Hawlucha was defeated by Zapdos, and the usually timid Noboo unleashed astonishing power—power enough to change the entire battle—single-handedly blocking Zapdos in its berserk state.
But…
how did this Zapdos end up here?
Zapdos did appear at the power plant, but that was only in the games.
Wait, it seems it was mentioned in a special episode.
Lt. Surge caught a wild Zapdos at the power plant.
Perhaps that Zapdos… is the Pokémon we see before us!
"Baiyu, what did you just say?" Sabrina asked, stunned.
A legendary Pokémon, capable of altering the weather in the Kanto region, was being treated so poorly by Baiyu?
The Three Stupid Birds?
Sabrina was speechless. A legendary Pokémon, even Team Rocket had ordered their three top executives—those hidden within the League—to search for the Three Legendary Birds.
Such a powerful being, yet Baiyu called it the Three Stupid Birds.
This…
"Don't you think that Zapdos looks stupid?" Baiyu pointed at the Zapdos; its eyes were far too wise. A
regular Zapdos was alright, just a little wise in its eyes, but if it were that Galar Groundhog, there were far too many things to complain about.
Hearing this, Sabrina looked at the Zapdos again, speechless.
She remained silent. A Pokémon capable of causing such a stir was being called the Three Stupid Birds.
To be honest, this was beyond Sabrina's comprehension.
"But to create such a spectacle, this Zapdos must be at least a clan leader level," Bai Yu mused.
Such a display of power was something an ordinary Zapdos could never achieve.
Only a clan leader-level Zapdos could do it.
Ordinary Zapdos could only shock people; their strength was probably similar to the Articuno in the Battle Factory, only their reputation was more imposing.
"The unmanned power plant..."
"Zapdos..." "
The sheer number of Thunderballs in the unmanned power plant attracted Zapdos's arrival?" Bai Yu seemed to have guessed something, looking at Zapdos in the sky.
Zapdos's aura was indeed astonishing, but upon closer inspection, a shallow wound could be seen on its body, clearly indicating an attack from some Pokémon, and it was seeking a place to heal.
Coincidentally, only the unmanned power plant in the entire Kanto region possessed such astonishing electrical energy.
The super-strong electrical energy was enough to instantly restore a critically injured Zapdos to its full strength.
No Zapdos would refuse such a healing sanctuary.
At the unmanned power plant.
Boom!
Thunderbolt and Ice Beam collided, a powerful force exploding at the center of the impact, a jet of flame shooting out, only to be blocked by a naked Pokémon.
As the smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated,
a seemingly dazed Raichu and a ferocious-looking Houndoom appeared.
These two Pokémon with such different personalities had actually appeared on the same team,
and were unleashing unprecedentedly terrifying power.
Lorelei bit her lip; she hadn't expected Team Rocket to send two of their top executives.
"Apollo, and another Elite Four member who uses Electric-type Pokémon. If I'm not mistaken, you must be Lt. Surge!" Lorelei stared at the masked, somewhat muscular middle-aged man.
In the entire Kanto region, only one person could possess such a physique combined with Raichu.
Only Lt. Surge, the Vermilion City Gym Leader!
"Even if I knew, so what!" Lt. Surge's tone was somewhat indifferent. The fact
that he was here and using Raichu in battle showed he didn't care about his title in the League.
One of the Eight Gym Leaders?
With his strength, he had long surpassed the so-called eight gymnastics leaders.
"Do you think you can leave here with your current strength?"
"A Champion Trainer of the League!"
A young man looked at the two Champions with a half-smile, his tone slightly flippant.
The 'R' symbol was clearly displayed on his left chest.
Aside from the hidden members of Team Rocket, Apollo was highly regarded within the League.
Apollo, one of Team Rocket's four generals!
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