There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

As smoke rose in the distance, there were flashes of lightning. Xiaoxia murmured, "Is this Mr. Ma Zhishi fighting with Sha Ruiya?"

"We're going to put out the fire!"

Xiaoye rubbed his sore calf and asked, "How is Xiaoxia? Can she move?"

"Yeah, no problem." Xiaoxia also knew how harmful a forest fire could be. Although her legs were weak, she still tried to stand up and shook her legs. "If the fire really starts, many Pokémon in the forest will lose their lives!"

"Let's go!" Xiaozhi turned his head and said to Butterfree, "Butterfree, lead the way for us in the sky!"

Butterfree nodded and flew in the air to lead the three people.

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As Xiao Ye and the other two were on their way, the pungent smell of burning became more and more unbearable, and the clouds above their heads seemed to be dyed black by the thick smoke.

Suddenly there was a rustling sound coming from the front.

Xiaoxia stopped Xiaoye and Xiaozhi, slowed down her pace and listened carefully.

At the moment when they were stopped by Xiaoxia, Xiaoye and Xiaozhi also heard the strange sound.

And the sound was getting louder and louder! It seemed like something was rushing towards them!

Misty took a step back and looked at the group of Pokémon flying in front of her that was big enough to cover the sky, and shouted, "It's Pidgeot!"

Xiao Ye looked at the aggressive group of Pidgeots and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Butterfree, paralysis powder!" It was Satoshi who came to his senses first and immediately ordered Butterfree to attack.

"It's too late! Everyone get down!" Xiao Ye looked at the group of Pidgeots in front of him and reached out to press down the bodies of two of them.

As expected, Butterfree was knocked back to the ground by the group of Pidgeots before it could even flap its wings.

But fortunately, the group of Pidgeots had no desire to attack at all. They did not use their sharp claws to scratch the three people's heads, leaving bloody marks. Instead, they flew directly past them and returned the way they came.

"I'm saved..." Xiaoxia lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up. The feeling of surviving a disaster made her brain congested and unable to move. "I have never seen so many Pidgeots in my life..."

Xiao Ye lost his strength for a moment, but his brain was still working, thinking about why the group of Pidgeots gave up the opportunity to attack.

Especially when the Pidgeot group is still disturbed by noise, the already ferocious Pidgeot should not let them go.

Xiaozhi climbed up and wiped the mud off his hands on his clothes, then reached out and helped the two of them stand up.

"There's no time to rest, we have to put out the fire! If the fire gets bigger, all the Pokémon in the forest will be homeless!"

Xiao Ye understood the reason through Xiao Zhi's unintentional reminder. He stood up from the ground with Xiao Zhi's help and said anxiously

"Xiaozhi, go back the way you came right now! Go to the forest entrance!"

"What's wrong?" Xiaozhi just pulled Xiaoxia up and turned around to ask, "Are you not going to put out the fire?"

"Xia and I will go. You need to catch up with the group of Pidgeots and use the paralysis powder to calm them down. Don't let them rush into the city!"

Only then did Xiaoye understand why the group of Pidgeots were flying at such a high speed. They were not hunting, but running away!

The Pokémon in the forest have a deep-seated fear of fire. After a forest fire breaks out, these irrational Pokémon will simply flee from the fire based on their instincts. However, if they are allowed to rush into the city in their madness, it will be a disaster!

Misty immediately understood the seriousness of the situation. She pushed Xiaozhi away and said, "Let's go! It's useless for you to follow us without a water-type Pokémon. But among us, only Butterfree can control an agitated Pokémon!"

"Leave it to you, Xiaozhi!"

Xiaozhi was stunned for a moment after being pushed away. Looking at the two people who were urging him to leave, he gritted his teeth, turned around and ran away.

"Butterfield, let's go!"

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Xiaoye and Xiaoxia continued to travel through the forest. Along the way, they saw many Pokémon whose bodies were deformed due to forced evolution and were unable to escape the fire on their own.

Butterfree with several small holes on its wings, Pidgeot with underdeveloped wings, Toucan with a huge body but small wings...

Ditto and Starfish are working hard to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading further.

Xiaoxia and Xiaoye were throwing Poké Balls everywhere.

They want to transfer these immobile Pokémon by the method of "after carrying six Pokémon, the extra Pokémon will be teleported to the place where the initial Pokémon was obtained."

This is Xiaoye's idea. The Pokémon he captures will naturally be sent back to the Oak Research Institute.

He believed that after seeing the deformed Pokémon that were teleported over, the Pokémon expert would understand what was happening and would do his best to help them.

"But if I capture six Pokémon, I will be teleported back to the Cerulean Gym..."

Misty overcame her fear and threw a Poké Ball at Butterfree, a Pokémon with a big head and small wings lying on the ground. She watched it disappear before her eyes after being captured without any resistance. "Who knows what my three sisters are doing? They definitely won't notice these poor Pokémon."

"That's safer than leaving them here." Xiaoye threw out the last Poké Ball and put the Infernape, whose legs were not fully developed, into the Poké Ball. After watching the Poké Ball disappear in front of him, he wiped his sweat and said, "It's over. All the Pokémon in this area should have been transferred."

Misty also threw a Poké Ball at Parast, who was pinned down by a giant mushroom and couldn't move. "I'm almost there too."

"Okay." Xiao Ye nodded, "Ditto, use Surf!"

The water elf that Ditto transformed into stopped its endless water spraying action, took a few breaths, and then let out a loud shout, summoning huge waves to pounce on the burning trees.

"Gem Starfish, hold on a little longer! Keep using the water gun!"

The Gem Starfish stopped to rest for a moment, then shot a very thick stream of water towards a tree that was burning.

"Is that... a water cannon?"

Xiaoye could see that the "water gun" used by the Gem Star this time was different from the previous ones. The powerful water column quickly extinguished the flames entangled in the trees.

“Is this the water cannon?”

For a moment, Xiaoxia's eyes were filled with the jewel starfish struggling to put out the fire. It was the first time she experienced the feeling of being in tune with Pokémon.

The state of synchronization made the girl who aspired to become a water Pokémon expert lose her mind. She raised her hand to hold down her violently beating heart.

"Gem Starfish is amazing, she is worthy of being my sweetheart!"

The ruby ​​in the middle of the gem starfish's body flashed, responding to Xiaoxia.

Just when the two of them finally relaxed for a while, Xiao Ye seemed to hear some sound.

Weak, helpless, painful...

He raised a finger in front of his mouth. When Xiaoxia saw it, she immediately suppressed her excitement and looked around.

Is there anything else?

Xiaoye carefully identified the source of the sound and slowly approached.

He gently pushed aside the charred bushes. He didn't care that his arms and cheeks were covered with black ash. He bent down and continued to search forward.

He could sense that it wasn't anything dangerous, but rather a Pokémon asking for help.

Xiaoxia followed Xiaoye and helped him push aside the bushes so that he could free his hands.

After a while, Xiaoye's upper body, which had been stuck in the bushes, slowly retreated, holding a Pokémon covered in black and gray in his hands.

"This is..." Xiaoxia really couldn't identify what kind of Pokémon this was, but she could still see that it was a small Pokémon with four legs and a tail.

"It's Ibrahimovic." Xiaoye used his fingers to push aside its dark gray fur, thankfully saying, "Luckily, it wasn't burned. It was just too weak and passed out."

After briefly checking Eevee's condition, he wanted to do the same and teleport it to Oak Laboratory via the Poké Ball.

But when Xiaoye reached out to take out the Poké Ball, he found nothing! After confirming again and again, he looked up and asked Xiaoxia who was gently stroking Eevee, "Xiaoxia, do you have any Poké Balls? I have used up all the ones I carry with me."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia immediately withdrew her hand and searched in her trouser pocket, but she couldn't find the small spherical object after searching for a long time.

"Impossible! I remember there were a lot of them just now..." Xiaoxia didn't believe it and turned out her trouser pockets but still didn't see a single Poké Ball.

She turned around blankly, "What should I do? I think I've run out of it..."

Xiaoye was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do with this Eevee.

It is absolutely impossible to leave it where it is. In its current weak state, it cannot withstand any attack. No one can guarantee that the crazy Pokémon in the forest will not suddenly attack it.

Do I have to take it with me to put out the fire?

Xiaoye stood up helplessly and held it carefully in his arms.

Well, there really is no better way.

Ditto also jumped back to Xiaoye at this time, and looked up at the black ball in Xiaoye's arms curiously.

After the Pokémon nearby were transferred, Ditto could use surfing to put out the fire without restraint, so the fire was quickly brought under control under the influence of huge waves.

"Let's move forward with it." Xiaoye finally decided that it would be safer to let Eevee follow them. He noticed Ditto who came back to take credit after putting out the fire, and smiled apologetically, "Thank you, Ditto. It's just that I don't have arms to hug you now. When we return to Vermilion City, I'll take you out for a big meal, how about that?"

Ditto nodded without showing any dissatisfaction.

It's not a naughty Pokémon, and its trainer is just trying to save the injured Eevee. Does he have to climb up and drive the unconscious Eevee down?

After calming Ditto, Xiaoye looked towards the smoke rising from the west and said to Xiaoxia, who was holding the Gem Starfish, "Let's go. After we put out all the fires, we'll go help Mr. Ma Zhishi."

"Yeah!" Xiaoxia patted the jewel starfish to let it float freely, and then ran to another fire point.

Although she was very tired, when she saw the Pokémon escape from danger with her help, Xiaoxia felt that all the hard work was worth it.

Now she is full of motivation, and all she wants is to save more Pokémon!

Xiaoxia ran in the forest. The air in front of her was getting hotter and hotter, and even the sweat she was sweating on was evaporated instantly.

She felt the blood vessels beneath her skin getting hot, and she didn't know if it was because of the high temperature or her own surging heart.

Xiaoxia always believes that everything is destined. Maybe she aspires to become a water Pokémon master just so that she can protect the suffering Pokémon when such a situation happens, and she will use all her strength!

"Let's go, Gemstar! Use the water cannon!"