Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 536: Guruton vs. Tapu·Kuke! Tapu·Kuke's favorability +1!

Tapu Kokoro has also come to this forest Pokémon cafe?
Zhi Huixing behind the bar was already accustomed to this situation.

It fumbled with its hands among the debris under the bar.
Naoki observed the leader of the Tapu family. He recalled carefully and found that in the anime, Tapu Hikaru would indeed come here to patronize.

At this moment, Zhihuixing behind the bar seemed to have finally found what it was looking for.

Zhi Huixing stopped groping and took out a slightly old white bracelet.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Zhi Huixing handed over the white bracelet.

Seeing its movements, Naoki was slightly stunned, and then asked in surprise: "What is this...?"

"Yeah, yeah." (This is my thank you gift to you.)
After saying that, Zhihuixing turned his gaze to the goat and Gultun over there, and continued:
“Ah, ah, ah.” (From the looks of you, you are also a trainer, right? This bracelet can bring you some help, accept it.)
"Is it really possible?" Naoki couldn't help but ask, because he had already recognized that thing, one of the necessary conditions for officially using the Z move, the Z bracelet!

Zhihuixing nodded gently: "Yeah, yeah." (The help you have given us is much more valuable than this bracelet.)
Hearing this, Naoki did not continue to refuse, but solemnly took the Z bracelet from Zhihuixing and put it on his wrist.

Although it is old, it does not seem to affect its usability.

Next, all that's missing is the corresponding Z-pure crystal!
Arceus' current stone tablet is incomplete, and the five stone tablets that make up the Gem of Life are still lost in various parts of the world.

If Naoki remembered correctly, the five missing tablets of Arceus were: Electric, Grass, Water, Ground, and Dragon.

The dragon attribute cannot cause any damage to Arceus who possesses the Fairy Origin Tablet. In the movie, the three dragon Pokémon Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina have personally verified this.

Ground-attribute moves are also immune to Flying Slate.

This means that currently only moves with the three attributes of electricity, grass, and water can threaten Arceus.

In the ranch, the Pokémon with corresponding attributes are:

The Grass-type King Kong, the Electric-type Zapdos, and the Water-type Kyogre.

Let’s not talk about Zapdos for now... because its strength is much weaker than the other two.

Therefore, Naoki needs to find the purest crystal with corresponding properties.

But there was one more thing that concerned him.

According to Naoki's understanding, Z-moves are formed by the trainer unleashing the natural force "Z-power" to enhance the Pokémon's moves into powerful special moves.

This move is far more powerful than the Pokémon's original moves.

But correspondingly, using this move will place a huge burden on the trainer and Pokémon, so it cannot be used continuously in a short period of time.

This means that they only have one chance to use their ultimate move.

Thousands of people believe in Kyogre, who has returned to his original peak state.

Who should be the best person to perform the finishing move?

After pondering for a moment, Naoki decided to go back and talk about it later. After all, using Z-moves is not just his job, it also depends on the Pokémon itself.

Naoki brought Gulden back to the dining table.

Zhihuixing behind the bar began to prepare pear juice for Tapu Mingming.

However, Tapu Mingming was obviously absent-minded.

It turned its head and stared at Naoki, Gulton and its goat without blinking.

Tapu Kokoro was very surprised.

Because it felt a very strong natural force from that human being and the goat it rode!

Are they trainers from the Alola region?
Tapu Kokoro didn't think so, because it had never encountered such a trainer in the Alola region, at least not on Melomele Island.

At this time, a cup of sweet and delicious juice with the fragrance of phoenix fruit was pushed in front of Tapu Mingming.

"Ah, ah, ah." said Zhi Huixing.

However, as soon as it finished speaking, it saw Tapu Hihiko beside it turn into a yellow afterimage and disappear from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Naoki and his Pokémon, staring at them from a close distance.

"Huh?" Zhi Huixing looked confused.

Naoki was also stunned by Tapu Hikaru's sudden action, and he subconsciously tilted his head back.

"Ka?" A low sound came out of Tapu Mingming's mouth.

Naoki was stunned for a moment, and he greeted tentatively: "Hello?"

Tapu Kokoro took two steps back and continued to observe them from a distance.

Naoki: “…” What is Tapu Hikaru doing?

Soon, a possibility came to Naoki's mind.

Could it be that Tapu Kokoro wanted to give him a Z-Crystal, just like in the anime when it took the initiative to give Xiaozhi a Z-Bracelet inlaid with electric Z? !
"Click..."

Tapu Mingming narrowed his eyes, and then as if he had made a decision, he didn't even drink the pear juice that Zhihuixing had prepared for him. He turned around and walked towards the door.

It took two steps, and when it saw that the human and the Pokémon were not keeping up, it suddenly stopped, turned its head and called out, "Ka!"

Naoki now understood what Tapu Hihiko meant.

"Are you asking me to follow you?" Naoki asked in disbelief.

"Click!" Tapu Mingming nodded.

What is this for?
Naoki looked at this legendary Pokémon native to the Alola region with a surprised expression on his face.

After a brief thought, he stood up and prepared to go and check the situation.

Seeing that the human was following him, Tapu Kokoro turned around and continued moving forward.

Naoki put his mount goat back into the Poké Ball and followed with Gulden.

Several people left the Forest Pokémon Cafe directly, and the Tapu Chirp floating in front finally stopped in a relatively open space.

Then, its aura suddenly changed, and it looked over with its sharp eyes.

A flash of lightning flashed across Tapu Kokoro's body, and the outer shells on its hands suddenly opened, and a powerful electric power burst out from it.

Tapu Kokoro made an inviting gesture, as if he wanted to compete with the human in front of him!
And Naoki quickly understood what Tapu Hihiko meant.

Want to have a Pokémon battle with them?

Tapu Hihiko was indeed exactly the same as he remembered!

Although Tapu Kokoro is called a guardian deity, it does not mean that it will often help humans.

Tapu Kokoro has a very changeable temperament and sometimes plays pranks or punishes humans.

Of course, it will also very rarely give a mysterious gift to the human it likes, just like giving the Z bracelet to Xiaozhi in the anime.

At the same time, Tapu Pokémon is very curious and interested in people and other Pokémon. It will appear in front of people from time to time to play and compete with them.

Thinking of this, Naoki immediately decided to have a competition with Tapu Hikaru!
Because according to the process, as long as he can defeat Tapu Kokoro, he will be able to gain the other party's recognition and have a chance to get the Pure Z Crystal from it!

As the guardian of the island, Tapu Kokoro has a lot of Z-pure crystals!

Electric Z for Xiaozhi and Pikachu, Grass Z for Mao...

"Gulton!" Naoki suddenly stretched out his hand towards Tapu Kokoro.

Gulden beside him received the command and immediately took a step forward, stepped in front of Naoki, and let out an ancient roar towards Tapu Kokoro opposite him.

Tapu Mingming stared at Gulden, and the next second, electric light flashed from its body, and a yellow electric light spread rapidly in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, the grass turned into an electric field filled with electricity. "Have you activated your Electric Maker attribute?" Naoki commanded, "Gulden, don't use dragon-attribute moves!"

"Ah gah!"

As soon as they finished speaking, Tapu Kokoro on the opposite side turned into a residual image covered with electric current and disappeared from the spot, and appeared behind Gulden in the blink of an eye.

"What a fast speed!" Seeing this scene, Naoki couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement. It is worthy of being the guardian Pokémon in the anime who can come and go without a trace!
Tapu Kokoro raised his hand, and a strong electric current was released from it.

However, the next second, something unexpected happened. The Pokémon in front of it suddenly turned around and grabbed the wrist that was releasing the electric current at a faster speed.

Seeing this, Tapu Mingming's pupils shrank.

This Pokémon is even faster than it!
As expected!

Naoki curled the corners of his mouth, thinking that everything would be fine as long as Tapu Kokoro didn't use fairy-attribute moves.

"Gulden, close combat!" Naoki gave the order the moment Gulden moved.

Gultun grabbed Tapu Mingming's dragon claw and exerted force hard.

The next second, Tapu Kokoro, who was floating in the air, was thrown out by Gulden with an over-the-shoulder throw, and landed on the ground in a very embarrassing manner, creating a large hole.

For a moment, dust and smoke rose all around.

"Kakaka!"

Tapu Mingming let out a rapid cough, as if it had never expected this situation to happen.

However, at this moment, it suddenly heard the human voice again.

"Guluton, slam into it at full speed!"

The white light above his head was suddenly completely blocked by a black shadow. When Tapu Mingming looked closely, he saw a terrifying black shadow rushing towards him with a very ancient aura.

Tapu Mingming's eyes widened instantly, a current of electricity rushed out quickly, and it dodged and closed it at an extremely fast speed.

The next second after he stood up, Tapu Kokoro heard a huge "boom" sound, as if the earth was shaking.

The noise here startled a large number of bird Pokémon living in the forest. They flapped their wings in panic and flew away as if they were running for their lives.

Tapu Kokoro turned around and saw a deep hole where he had just been lying.

Tapu Kokoro: !!!
That Pokémon is so powerful!
Realizing that the other party was a strong rival, Tapu Kokoro put away his playful thoughts and a strong electric current burst out from his body.

Almost in the blink of an eye, dazzling electric light enveloped the entire open space.

Discharge!

Naoki was blinded by the lightning and could hardly open his eyes. He covered his eyes with his right hand and looked for any trace of Gulden in front of him.

However, to his surprise, he did not see Gulden on the field!
What the hell is going on? !
Tapu Kokoro on the field also noticed this scene. While releasing electric current, it quickly scanned the ground and the pit with its eyes.

However, he was shocked to find that the Pokémon was gone!

Where did it go? Tapu Mingming immediately became alert.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden movement on the ground below.

Tapu Mingming looked down subconsciously.

The next second, Gulden emerged from the ground and launched a surprise attack on Tapu Kokoro.

The sudden attack directly interrupted Tapu Koko's lightning. The huge impact force caused its body to fly backwards and fall heavily to the ground, unable to get up again.

The battle is over!

Naoki stared at the scene in a daze.

The move that Gulden used just now was... a ground-based digging move? !
What's going on?! When did Gulden learn this move? Why doesn't he know it?
Seeing that Tapu Kokoro had lost his ability to fight, Naoki stepped forward and looked at Gulerton: "Digging a hole?"

So Leton immediately showed a guilty expression on his face.

"Ah geez..."

"You already know this move?" Naoki narrowed his eyes.

Gu Leton immediately shook his head: "Ah gah!"

However, its guilty little expression betrayed it.

Naoki: "...Then why didn't you tell me when I counted the moves you knew?"

"Ah, gah..." Okay, Gulden compromised.

It only learned the skill of digging holes later.

When it first arrived in that time and space, it was not familiar with everything there. At the beginning, it was chased and injured by those ancient Pokémon.

In order to avoid and get enough rest, it was forced to learn the skill of digging holes.

Every night it would retreat into a cave underground to rest, until it gradually became familiar with that world...

As for why he didn't tell Naoki, it was because Gulden felt that it was embarrassing to hide from others at that time, and using this trick would make it feel embarrassed.

Of course, Gu Leton did not say these reasons. He just opened his eyes and acted innocently: "Ah, gah."

It's forgotten.

Naoki: "..."

Having lost his ability to fight, Tapu Kukui floated up in a dusty state.

Naoki did not continue asking, but turned his gaze to Tapu Kokoro.

The man and the Pokémon looked at each other in mid-air.

Then, Naoki took out a bottle of life-giving goat milk from his backpack and handed it to Tapu Hikaru.

"I'm so sorry, drink it, and your injury will be healed!"

Tapu Mingming stared at the bottle of milk.

It did not blame the human for going too far and beating it into this state, but instead reached out and took the bottle of milk with great curiosity.

After opening the lid, Tapu Mingming took a sniff, and then he smelled a rich milky aroma with a hint of grass. It was not unpleasant, but rather very unique.

Then, Tapu Mingming tilted his head back and drank the bottle of goat milk.

A magical scene happened.

After it drank the bottle of goat's milk, all its injuries were healed.

Tapu Mingming opened his eyes wide in surprise.

It looked at the human in front of it in disbelief.

Naoki grinned at it: "Okay, then it's okay!"

Tapu Mingming suddenly felt a little more favorable towards this human.

It blinked and looked at the Z bracelet on the other party's hand, only to see that it was empty, as if something was missing.

Seeing this, Tapu Tsubasa looked at the Pokémon next to it that had just defeated it.

Then, its hand took out a brown diamond-shaped crystal from somewhere and handed it over.

Naoki looked down, and through the shape and color of the crystal, he recognized it at a glance as the product unique to the Alola region, the Purest Crystal.

Looking at the color of this Z pure crystal, it seems to be fighting Z?

(End of this chapter)