Chapter 671: Welcome
Chapter 671: Welcome
As Yuga had suspected, many of these Pokémon were Misdreavus.
Their fiery hair burned like Will-O-Wisps, and they wore red beads around their necks, subtly controlling the Will-O-Wisps still drifting in the air.
In addition to Misdreavus, there were a few Gastly, Haunter, and Shuppet among the ghost-type Pokémon.
Seeing this many ghost-type Pokémon puzzled Yuga.
When he had first come here, he had indeed seen some ghost-type Pokémon, but there weren't nearly as many.
These ghost-type Pokémon had been coerced into appearing. They snarled and shrieked at Yuga when they were first revealed, but with a single glance from Mismagius, they all shrank back, cowed into silence.
However, despite their numbers, these ghost-type Pokémon weren't particularly strong. Logically speaking, they don't had the ability claim to the territory inhabited by the Clauncher and Clawizter.
Yuga had Mismagius capture a Misdreavus to inquire about the situation here. The Misdreavus was trembling in front of the powerful Mismagius, and it quickly spilled the beans about what was happening.
Originally, there weren't this many ghost-type Pokémon here.
At some point, a few powerful Mismagius had arrived unexpectedly.
Upon their arrival, they had taken control of the few ghost-type Pokémon that were here.
They seemed to love the environment and had decided to make it their own.
However, this was the territory of the Clauncher and Clawizter, and conflicts naturally arose.
But the Clauncher and Clawizter had been living peacefully here for many years, and they weren't particularly strong in battles. Moreover, the powerful Mismagius were fiercer than the other, and they cannot defeat them at all.
As a result, the Clauncher and Clawizter were driven to the edge of the cave, while the Mismagius and their companions occupied the central area.
These Mismagius occasionally went outside to bring in more ghost-type Pokémon since they found the numbers here insufficient.
However, because they were Mismagius themselves, the ghost-type Pokémon they brought in were mostly Misdreavus, with only a few others.
Currently, the powerful Mismagius were not here because they had gone outside to capture more Pokémon.
After hearing the full story, Yuga decided to wait for the powerful Mismagius to return and deal with them.
However, he grew impatient after waiting for a long time without their return. So, he had one of the Misdreavus guide him to find the Clauncher and Clawizter.
Inside the cave, aside from the massive central area, there were numerous branching passages with a variety of different Pokémon species, such as the Corphish Yuga had encountered when he first entered.
In truth, Misdreavus wasn't entirely sure where the Clauncher and Clawizter had been driven to. It only had a rough idea of the direction because it didn't really care about those Clauncher and Clawizter.
Fortunately, the location of the Clauncher and Clawizter wasn't difficult to find.
Misdreavus led Yuga through a tunnel with no forks, reaching a small pond at the end. This was where the Clauncher family now lived.
Looking at the small pond and thinking about their original habitat, which connected to the ocean and had a large wrecked ship for shelter, the current situation for the Clauncher and Clawizter was undoubtedly miserable.
Most of the Clauncher and Clawizter still remembered Yuga, though not with fondness.
After all, Yuga had beaten them soundly and taken away a significant number of their kin.
Upon seeing Yuga accompanied by a Midreavus and a Mismagius, the Clauncher and Clawizter initially believed he had come to eliminate them. They were on the brink of confrontation, feeling cornered by these apparitions. They thought it was audacious for these ghostly entities to bother them when they were already pushed to the edge.
After their downfall, many of the Clauncher and Clawizter had chosen to seek a better life elsewhere, unable to tolerate their current situation. The pair of Clauncher Yuga had encountered outside were two of them.
When the Clauncher and Clawizter saw Yuga, they immediately adopted defensive stances, but Yuga quickly explained his intentions.
Initially, they didn't trust Yuga, but his repeated assurances, coupled with the testimony of the Mismagius and Misdreavus, reluctantly convinced them.
In this manner, the Clauncher and Clawizter, along with their families, followed Yuga, embarking on the journey to reclaim their homes.
At first, they lacked confidence in Yuga because they had witnessed the power of those Mismagius.
It wasn't until Yuga showcased the abilities of his Mismagius and Gengar that they dropped their doubts.
However, when Yuga, along with the Clauncher and Clawizter, returned to the central area of the cave, the previously disciplined ghost-type Pokémon suddenly surged forward, launching an attack on Yuga.
Yuga's Gengar and Mismagius combined their psychic powers to force these approaching spirits to retreat.
With the ghost-type Pokémon pushed back, Yuga saw the Mismagius clustered at the center, along with a Gengar and a Dusclops.
It turned out their backup had returned, which emboldened the ghost-type Pokémon to act arrogantly again, snarling and menacing Yuga, along with the Clauncher and Clawizter behind him.
The Clauncher and Clawizter were still traumatized by their previous encounters with these ghost-type Pokémon, and they quivered in fear.
Only the little Misdreavus that guiding Yuga couldn't decide what to do. It looked at its leaders, then at Yuga's Mismagius and Gengar, torn between betraying its former allies and joining the more powerful group. It wondered if aligning with the human would lead to suffering if he lost.
As Yuga's Gengar and Mismagius demonstrated their strength to the Clauncher and Clawizter, the small Mismagius observed with uncertainty. It had a vague sense that these two might be slightly more formidable than its own leaders.
So, what should it do? It was torn between the desire to switch sides and the fear of potential repercussions after the fact.
Not knowing how to make a decision, this little misdreavus danced around frantically by Yuga's side, leaving Yuga somewhat puzzled, unable to understand its erratic behavior.
Yuga counted them all. There were eight Mismagius, the same ones that had initially seized the Clauncher and Clawizter's territory. The Gengar and Dusclops accompanying them were brought in later.
Seeing the potential for a brighter future with the Mismagius, the Gengar and Dusclops had joined their ranks.