Pokemon: Rising From The Dark Chapter 263 - 516 - Quasi-elite Level Pokemon

Slowking's Water Pulse easily defeated the Carupt without any struggle.

The remaining Team Magma mber still wanted to resist, but seeing the toxic spikes surrounding him and his three Pokémon already unconscious, he gave up.

He crouched down with his hands on his head, signaling that he wouldn't resist.

To help Butler get what he wanted earlier, he had exhausted too much energy, and his Pokémon had already suffered multiple injuries.

Aoki motioned for Slowking to restrain him, then tied him up with a rope, removed his space equipnt and Pokéballs, and tossed them aside.

Now was not the ti to worry about him. The battle between Steven and Butler had been going on for a while.

Although Aoki had spent so ti dealing with the two Team Magma mbers, Steven and Butler—both highly skilled Trainers—had already clashed multiple tis in that short span.

Overall, Steven was at a disadvantage.

But it wasn't to the point where he was about to lose.

Even having two pseudo-legendary Pokémon with such high potential couldn't completely make up for the level gap.

Moreover, Butler's Carupt was still his trump card, and its natural advantage against Steel-types was evident.

If not for the combined psychic powers of Steven's two tagross shielding them from the Fire-type attacks and mitigating the damage, they might not have lasted this long.

Aoki scanned Carupt's data using his system.

Pokémon: Carupt (Light Cyan) (Abnormal)

Gender: Male

Level: 50

Type: Fire/Rock

Ability: Magma Armor

Held Item: None

Egg Moves: Heavy Slam, Rollout, Mud Bomb, Yawn

Basic Moves: Rock Slide, Fissure, Flathrower, Growl, Tackle, Ember, Focus Energy,

Magnitude, Lava Plu, Amnesia, Smokescreen, Earth Power, Curse, Body Slam, Earthquake

Learnt Moves: Earth Power, Stomp, Snore

TM Moves: Protect, Hidden Power (Flying), Flathrower, Rock Tomb, Stomp, Sleep Talk

This was the kind of move pool a normal Trainer's Pokémon would have.

But the way Steven used TM moves was on another level—it was almost unfair!

However, as Aoki looked at the data, his expression darkened.

No, not just darkened—it turned downright grim.

A Level 50 Carupt—a pseudo-Elite Pokémon!

In Aoki's past life, the strongest Pokémon he ever trained had only reached Level 52.

Only when soone reaches the pseudo-Elite level do they truly understand how terrifying Pokémon of this power class are.

Even though Carupt had just reached this stage, its strength was still overwhelming.

But why was it marked as abnormal?

Could it have sothing to do with the two berserk Pokémon he encountered earlier?

Butler wasn't just relying on his pseudo-Elite Carupt—he also had a Mightyena at his side.

Though the Mightyena hadn't made a move yet, Butler, as soone raised in the underworld, was always wary of being ambushed.

Even after Aoki defeated the two Team Magma mbers, Butler simply watched with a frown. He didn't step in, didn't stop them, and didn't say a word.

He silently observed as Aoki took down the two mbers, all while keeping Steven's tang in check with his Carupt.

Aoki walked up to Steven, who wore a serious expression while commanding his two tang with precision.

If not for his exceptional command skills, even two tang wouldn't have been able to withstand Carupt's relentless flas.

Neither side had fast Pokémon, but this allowed Carupt to perform at its best.

Steven's face relaxed slightly when he saw Aoki approaching.

Aoki's arrival ant the other two Team Magma mbers had been dealt with—he could now focus entirely on the battle.

But Carupt's strength was undeniable. If Fire didn't counter Steel, Steven was confident that even against a pseudo-Elite Pokémon, his tang could hold their own.

Carupt's Fire/Ground typing gave it excellent resistances.

Aside from a four-tis weakness to Water and a two-tis weakness to Ground, it was resistant to Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, and Fairy moves, while being completely immune to Electric attacks.

It wasn't surprising that Carupt was one of Team Magma's signature Pokémon.

"But could it be…? One of you is the young master of the Devon Corporation, and the other is that genius Breeder who made headlines recently. What was your na again?"

Butler didn't address them directly. He was simply trying to recall their identities.

Steven was easy to recognize—two shiny tang made it obvious. But Aoki had made his na in Kanto, and even though it was reported in the news, Butler had to think for a while before rembering.

At least it showed he kept up with League information.

Hearing Butler's words, Aoki and Steven were both slightly taken aback.

They hadn't expected to be recognized by Team Magma. Recognizing Steven was one thing, but recognizing Aoki was another.

Butler suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect to find two rising stars from the League here. How lucky am I? My Carupt just reached pseudo-Elite level, and now I get to test it against two promising Trainers! Is this fate? Is this a sign that I, Butler, will take over Team Magma in the future? Hahahaha!"

The normally composed Butler burst into maniacal laughter.

Aoki frowned.

He could tell a lot from Butler's arrogant words just now.

Carupt had only just reached the pseudo-Elite level!

And it likely wasn't through natural growth—sothing external had boosted its power. That would explain why the system flagged it as abnormal.

This Butler was clearly ambitious. If he had this strength, did he truly think he could take over Team Magma?

Did he believe Maxie was just going to sit back and let him do as he pleased?

A Trainer who gets drunk on power they can't control.

That was how Aoki described him in his mind.

A person who couldn't command their own strength was no threat—no matter how powerful they seed in the mont.

Another fool who lost himself chasing power that wasn't his.

Aoki had seen plenty of them before.

This kind of thing happened because of the warped hierarchy of the Pokémon world.

"Another Trainer who's let power go to his head. Let's end this, Steven." Aoki's tone was calm.

He had felt so pressure before. But now, after seeing through Butler, he realized there was nothing to worry about.

It was doubtful Butler could even command his Pokémon properly.

"Yeah. Let's do this together!" Steven nodded confidently.

With his intellect, he too had already seen through the kind of person standing before them.