Mount Chimney is very high, and even though the two speed up their progress, they are still far away from the top of the mountain.
After all, sometimes it looks close, but it is actually very far away.
And when the two are advancing, some wild Pokémon will always appear to interfere with their advancing route.
In this regard, Aoki and Steven have no good solution.
You can't fly up directly with Skarmory and Tropius.
Regardless of this height, it is very difficult for Pokémon to fly, but at this height, wild flying Pokémon are relatively powerful.
Aoki and Steven were in mid-air, but they didn't have much means of resistance.
After all, there is only one flying Pokémon per person, and they are still being carried, so who will attack.
When the night was approaching, the two barely crossed the mountainside and reached a barren mountain top.
Because the temperature is too high here, things like flowers, plants, and trees cannot survive.
The two of Aoki also knew the environment here, so they prepared a breathing device before coming to Mount Chimney.
A mask-like item that covers the mouth and nose, can insulate the scorching air, and can also prevent hypoxia caused by high altitudes. It is a very good item.
Steven has been to Mount Chimney several times, and he has already prepared such items.
Although the sun has set and the night is gradually falling, the temperature here is still relatively high.
After arriving at the top of the mountain, the number of wild Pokémon suddenly decreased a lot.
There are some exposed rocks and volcanic rocks produced by high temperatures everywhere here, which is a favorite place for rock Pokémon and fire Pokémon.
It is also a favorite place for rock lovers like Steven.
But this time Steven didn't put too much thought into looking for the stones; those people who suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain made him and Aoki a little uneasy.
Under the last rays of the sun, the two continued to walk to the top of the mountain.
After a day of high-intensity fighting, the level of the Skorupi has increased by one level, reaching level 35.
The gap between them and Honchkrow has become smaller and smaller.
However, after Aoki and Steven advanced for a certain distance, they were once again stopped by a Pokémon with fairly good strength.
A Torkoal with red eyes was waiting straight for Aoki and Steven to appear in her territory.
Aoki subconsciously scanned the Torkoal's data with the system.
Pokémon: Torkoal (Green) (Rage State)
Gender: Female
Level: 39
Type: Fire
Ability: White Smoke
Held Items: None
Egg Moves: Hold, Earthquake, Flame Splash
Basic Skills: Spark, Smog, Withdraw, Rapid Spin, Flame Vortex, Smoke Screen, Flame Wheel, Curse, Smog, Hold, Flamethrower, Iron Defense
Learnt Moves: Heat Wave, Earth Power, Stomp
TM Moves: None
Seeing the data of this Torkoal, Aoki couldn't help frowning.
Rage state?
It reminded Aoki of the Breloom that Weavile defeated last time when it was evolving, and it was also in a berserk state.
It is almost exactly the same as the current Torkoal's state. Is there any connection between the two?
Or simply bad luck, encountering a berserk Pokémon.
"Steven, be careful, the state of this Torkoal is a bit abnormal," Aoki reminded aloud.
Steven nodded. When he saw this Torkoal, he also felt a little abnormal.
This Torkoal was the strongest Pokémon the two of them had encountered along the way.
A quasi-elite level Pokémon, the same level as Steven's Lairon.
"Let's subdue her first!" Steven said.
No matter why the Torkoal is like this, it is definitely not a problem to subdue her first.
Ten minutes later, with the cooperation of Skorupi and Lairon, the Torkoal fell down in front of them.
After a day of fighting, a tacit understanding has been developed between the Skorupi and Lairon.
When the two Pokémon are fighting, they can make some simple coordination according to each other's skills.
Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the combination of the two Pokémon is quite impressive.
Of course, the main reason is the tacit understanding between the two trainers, Aoki and Steven, which is the main reason why their skills can cooperate.
Looking at Skorupi and Lairon, they look like good brothers.
Aoki couldn't help shaking his head.
The state of the Torkoal was the same as that of the Breloom that day. After Aoki gave it a little treatment, he didn't care about it anymore.
With her current state of mind, even if Aoki uses telepathy, she can't get any useful information.
But Aoki had a preliminary guess about those people on the top of the mountain.
Hope it's not them.
Aoki secretly thought in his heart. If it is really that organization, with his and Steven's current strength, the only way to face them is to run away.
Putting the Torkoal in a relatively remote corner, Aoki and Steven didn't stop in their footsteps.
However, the faces of both of them were a little unsightly, obviously thinking of something.
As they moved forward again, there was a brief silence between the two.
In the end, it was Steven who spoke first, "Aoki, have you heard of Team Magma?"
Hearing Steven's words, Aoki paused for a while, and then said, "I probably understand a little bit."
This surprised Steven a little. There are not many people who know about Team Magma. After all, they are still hiding quite well. Only some high-level League officials barely know a little bit about the situation.
Aoki actually knew.
"Last time at sea, I was attacked by Team Aqua with my teacher. I didn't know about it at first, but after doing a little research, I found out about the existence of Team Aqua and Team Magma at the same time," Aoki explained a little.
Having said that, Steven understands a little bit.
"The original words are like this. You have met some members of Team Aqua. Team Magma and Team Aqua are relatively unknown organizations in the Hoenn region, but it does not mean that the two organizations have no strength.
These two forces have been established long ago, but more often they are still dormant, as if waiting for something, but the League has also sent people to investigate deeply. So far, no one has come back alive."
Speaking of this, Steven's expression is very ugly.
Because among those who went to investigate Team Magma, one of them was from their family.
Haven't come back yet.
"Although Team Aqua and Team Magma didn't make any major impacts, the strength of these two forces made the League a little worried, so I have been doing investigations about them. I guessed that these people on Mount Chimney this time are very likely members of Team Magma," Steven said seriously.
It was the first time for Aoki to see Steven have such an ugly expression.
"Although members of Team Magma don't appear many times, most of the time they appear at some active or dormant volcanoes, but because their whereabouts are not fixed, the League has nothing to do. Eighty percent, Team Magma did it."