Pokémon: Above the Top-Chapter 249: The Underground Cave That Cannot Be Flooded

As soon as Sato finished speaking, Weavile dashed toward the opponent, both hands glowing with orange energy as it struck Ursaring's belly with a fierce blow right on the ring!

Bang!

The nearly two-meter-tall Ursaring was sent flying by Weavile, who was only half its height. It crashed hard into the rock wall, with half its body embedded in it, unable to move.

"So brutal..." Joseph swallowed. No matter how many times he saw it, Weavile's savage attacks always gave him chills.

But to be fair, the difference in strength between the two sides was too big. Though Ursaring had a large frame, its early Low Elite level was clearly insufficient.

As they ventured deeper, Weavile took the lead, while Sato turned his attention to the surrounding cave walls.

He placed his right hand against the rocky surface, and a wave of cold air rushed into his palm.

Very cold...

Very dry-

'...Dry?'

That must mean Shoal Cave wasn't submerged in seawater during high tide, which explained the presence of land-based Pokémon like Jynx and Ursaring.

But why had no one ever brought up this issue before? It was something that should be easy to notice.

At that moment, Joseph also walked over and repeated the same motion. Being smart, he immediately understood what Sato was puzzled about.

"Joseph, what do you think?"

"...I'm not entirely sure either, but I suggest we stick to the locals' customs; lets leave before high tide, and ask someone next time we come."

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"Alright."

As they continued deeper, Weavile soon encountered the second elite-level Pokémon: a Gastly wrapped in a thick iron shell-

Cough, a Cloyster.

Cloyster had extremely high physical defense, making Weavile's fierce attacks appear somewhat ineffective.

However, Cloyster's speed was its major flaw. Without the move Shell Smash, it remained just a high-defense exp fodder.

Shell Smash was a move that cracked the shell, lowering defense and special defense while sharply increasing attack, special attack, and speed.

Of course, most Cloyster couldn't learn Shell Smash, because only Shellder that had not evolved and reached Peak Elite level had a chance of mastering it.

But relying on unevolved Shellder's weak power to reach Peak Elite? That was even harder than training a Cloyster to break through to Pseudo-Elite Four.

Sato knew that Lorelei, the Elite Four of the Kanto Region, had once raised such a Shell Smash-capable Cloyster.

One day in the future, when Lance attempted to challenge the Kanto Champion title, he was actually blocked by Lorelei's Cloyster, ultimately remaining an Elite Four member.

From that moment on, Cloyster made a name for itself across the world and earned a new title.

Dragon Slayer Cloyster!

Back to the present.

Continuing deeper, Sato took the lead handling threats, while Mark followed at the back, constantly looking left and right.

For him, this trip was all about treasure hunting, and he had indeed found quite a few items.

Shoal Salt, Pearls, Big Pearls, Star Pieces; there was a good amount of valuable stuff.

The title of mascot wasn't just for show.

Even Pichu didn't want to stay on Sato's shoulder anymore and ran straight over to Mark.

Every time Mark found something, Pichu would look at him with those pitiful eyes. Unable to resist, Mark ended up giving Pichu a bunch of items.

Along the way, they certainly saw more than just Ursaring and Cloyster. It was just that only those two were worthy of Weavile's attention.

Any Pokémon below elite level immediately backed off when they saw Weavile.

After a while, Weavile finally encountered a decent group of opponents.

A Walrein blocked their path alongside three Sealeo.

Walrein looked at the intruding strangers with prideful eyes. As a Peak Elite, it wasn't intimidated by Weavile at all.

"Vile!"

Weavile licked its lips in excitement, the seductive blood-red pupils brimming with anticipation.

"Wal!"

Walrein was clearly the boss in the area. With a commanding roar, the surrounding wild Pokémon who had come to watch scattered immediately, hiding out of sight.

The three Sealeo also slowly retreated, showing no intention of joining the fight. Clearly, Walrein's prideful nature wouldn't allow it to gang up on Weavile with numbers.

Sato naturally welcomed this with pleasure. Seeing that Walrein still hadn't made a move, he chuckled and ordered, "Weavile, Swords Dance!"

"Weavile!"

Weavile grinned, rubbing its white bone claws together. In an instant, the cold light from the claws was so intense that Walrein couldn't even keep its eyes open.

"Wal!"

Walrein roared, opened its mouth, and blasted out a terrifying Blizzard straight at Weavile.

"Ignore it. Charge in with Agility!" Sato commanded coldly.

Meanwhile, Joseph had already commanded Wigglytuff to use Protect to shield them from the residual Blizzard blast.

At that moment, a black-and-red blur was darting rapidly through the storm. Its speed and agility made it seem completely unaffected by the raging Blizzard.

Let's not forget. Sato had caught Weavile atop a mountain perpetually battered by true Blizzards.

The prideful Walrein, which had never stepped out of Shoal Cave in its life, couldn't possibly understand the true terror of a natural disaster.

"Vile!"

The Blizzard continued to rage, but Weavile had already appeared behind Walrein.

Weavile grabbed Walrein's tail, twisted its body, and raised both arms high to unleash the Fighting-type technique it had been practicing recently.

"Boom!"

Walrein could only feel its body spinning rapidly through the air before being slammed violently onto the ground.

The surface of Shoal Cave, frozen dry and solid, barely formed a shallow dent and a light puff of dust under the weight of the 300-plus-pound Walrein.

Weavile had already stopped attacking... because Walrein had been one-shotted.

With its mastery of it new Fighting move, Weavile had become the nemesis of all large-bodied Pokémon.

Seeing Walrein get knocked out instantly, not only did the watching wild Pokémon remain hidden in fear, even the three Sealeo didn't dare take a step forward, terrified of getting the same treatment.

"Sea~"

The Sealeo backed away on both sides, revealing a pitch-black tunnel entrance behind them.

It was the path to the second underground level, shockingly guarded by wild Pokémon.

Sato felt a rush of excitement at the sight. He had a strong hunch that if they continued going deeper, Weavile might gain something from it.

If he could obtain something like an energy crystal, Weavile could make a breakthrough in a short period of time.

Sato nodded to Joseph and Mark, then took the lead with Weavile and jumped down the tunnel without hesitation. Joseph and Mark quickly followed.

As the three of them slid down the chute-like passage, the bright and dazzling underground world of ice and snow nearly blinded them.