"If you've decided, then the men stand on the left, the women on the right, and Meowth in the middle! This is a robbery!"
Yang Tao said with a smile, stroking the Caterpie in his hand, uttering a very comical line.
Jessie and the other two were startled by the sudden voice and agilely leaped backward: "Hey, you, how dare you speak so brazenly!"
"Hand over the Caterpie in your hand and the Slowpoke's tail obediently, or we can't guarantee your safety!"
I, Yang Tao, have been roaming various worlds for some time, usually robbing others. Today, being robbed myself is quite a different feeling.
"Caterpie, String Shot!"
Puff… puff… puff…
Team Rocket's three members were caught off guard and directly covered in String Shot by Caterpie. James angrily pointed at Yang Tao and roared: "Kid, you're sneak attacking without honor!"
He then pulled out a Poké Ball from his waist and threw it to the ground: "Come out, Koffing, use Poison Gas!"
"Koffing~"
A purple Koffing appeared in front of James. It had protrusions on its body, some of which emitted poisonous gas. Its mouth had two downward-pointing fangs, and there was a skull-shaped pattern on its abdomen.
Koffing looked like a large rock, but in reality, its body was more like a balloon filled with gas, with only a thin layer.
Seeing the spreading Poison Gas, Yang Tao's lips curled into a smile and he said: "Growlithe, use Ember to ignite the gas directly!"
Reality also has to follow physics.
The gas concentration inside Koffing was high; even without being attacked, it would explode in hot places.
"Arbok, use Poison Sting to attack Growlithe!"
Jessie also released her Pokémon, Arbok, and attacked Yang Tao together.
Looking at Arbok, Yang Tao was a bit puzzled. He felt that Arbok's size in the anime was not small, but looking at the Arbok in front of Jessie, which was at most two meters long when coiled and half a meter tall, he suddenly felt that catching an Arbok was not an unacceptable thing.
"Dodge, use Quick Attack and continue to use Ember!"
The Growlithe Yang Tao caught was not high-level and not as strong as the Growlithe defeated by the chosen one, Slowpoke. However, this was normal; if it were stronger than the defeated Growlithe, it wouldn't't be so eager to pursue power.
Boom~
The gas ignited and quickly spread towards Koffing's body. In an instant, Koffing was affected by its own gas, emitting black smoke, and fell to the ground.
"Return, Koffing!"
James immediately used a Poké Ball to recall the incapacitated Koffing.
"Arbok, Dig…"
The purple Arbok, upon receiving the command, immediately drilled into the hard ground.
Seeing this, Yang Tao smiled knowingly. Jessie's Arbok seemed to have been carefully trained, as Arbok cannot learn the Dig move by leveling up.
Growlithe was clearly at a loss against Arbok, which could Dig. Suddenly, the ground broke, and Arbok shot out from underground, biting beside Growlithe.
Bite, Poison Sting!
The poisoned Growlithe changed color.
"Woof!"
However, Growlithe did not flinch; instead, it fiercely bit back at Arbok.
Fire Fang.
Similarly, Arbok also suffered from a burn effect.
Neither of them showed any intention of letting go, but soon Growlithe lost all its stamina due to the poisoning effect, rolled its eyes, and was the first to lie on the ground.
Arbok's situation was not much better; the burn effect was still ongoing.
Seeing this, Jessie raised the Poké Ball in her hand, recalled Arbok, and said fiercely: "Hmph, don't get cocky, kid! Meowth, go deal with this kid and snatch the Caterpie!"
"Meow~ No problem, watch me."
Yang Tao looked at Meowth, who was walking towards him with a mischievous smile, and placed the Caterpie in his hand on the ground.
Meowth couldn't help but laugh when he saw Yang Tao's action: "Although this Caterpie's String Shot is strange, its power is too weak. It's no match for this Meowth."
"Caterpie, let him see your Infinite String Shot."
Puff puff puff…
Yang Tao found that although his Caterpie's String Shot skill was unusual, it produced an immense amount, and the more it ate, the more it could produce.
Caterpie distorted its body and continuously spat white threads at Meowth, but Meowth was too agile and easily dodged Caterpie's String Shot.
"It's useless, Meow!"
Bang…
A Water Gun hit Meowth, sending him flying backward and crashing into Jessie.
"That hateful Slowpoke!"
Although Slowpoke was slow to react, Yang Tao could communicate with it mentally, which was very magical.
Meowth wanted to rush over again, but he discovered a terrifying situation: "Huh, strange, why can't my body move??"
James looked at Slowpoke and said: "It must be Slowpoke's Disable! Damn it, is this Slowpoke really that strong?"
Yang Tao extended his hand, emitting green light to heal the dying Growlithe, and then took out a barrel of milk from his backpack, aimed it at Growlithe, and mentally willed its use.
Instantly, Growlithe was fully healed and stood up, affectionately licking Yang Tao's palm.
"Alright, you have to work hard now; your strength is a bit lacking."
He stroked the dog's head.
Woof woof!
Growlithe had made up its mind to train well and become a powerful Pokémon like Slowpoke as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, Yang Tao could understand its barks but not its thoughts; otherwise, he would have earnestly advised Growlithe not to go astray.
Slowpoke's attack was strong, but the command was given when he put down Caterpie to attract Meowth's attention, and it took five seconds for it to react.
Fortunately, Slowpoke's aim was decent.
Yang Tao walked in front of Jessie and James, who were preparing to sneak away.
"You… what do you want to do?"
Jessie and James, whose path was blocked, hugged each other tightly.
"Of course, it's a robbery!"
Upon hearing 'robbery,' James immediately said: "We're out of money."
"No money? Then I guess I'll have to rob you of your looks~"
Yang Tao revealed a mischievous smile. Jessie immediately covered her chest and short skirt, her voice trembling as she said: "You… don't come any closer. I'd rather die than let you succeed."
Yang Tao looked Jessie up and down with a disgusted expression, then turned without a word to James and said: "You're James, right? Looking at your fair skin, tsk tsk…"
James: "…"
Oh no, he's coming for me!!
His sphincter tightened, and he immediately pulled a wallet from his lower back, bowed ninety degrees, and presented it to Yang Tao, loudly saying: "Please, you must accept our compensation! We've really caused you trouble!"
Meowth: "!!!"
"James, didn't you say you were out of money? In Viridian City, you ate without paying, making us get chased by that restaurant owner for half a day."
James clearly felt his integrity was more important. Ignoring the resentful Meowth, he immediately shoved the wallet into Yang Tao's hand, grabbed Jessie and Meowth, and ran off.
Yang Tao looked at the wallet in his hand and didn't chase after the three clowns. As long as they were in the Pokémon World, he was sure to see them again.
"40,000? That's not a small amount; it's enough to buy several Poké Balls."