Bangbang, it's broken!

Chapter 25 Bangbang, it's broken...

As he examined the Strange Ball, Mingyou felt more and more strongly that it might be true, that there really were Pokémon inside, though he didn't know where this strange feeling came from.

He tried to touch the switch to turn on the Poké Ball, but there was no response; it seemed to be broken.

"Could it be that the Strange Sphere is broken, preventing it from exiting? It's not impossible..."

Mingyou remembered seeing a news report before about a Pokémon being unable to come out because of a malfunction in its Poké Ball. In the end, they used a hammer to break it open, and the trapped Newleaf was finally rescued.

If that's the case, then the Pokémon inside the Wonder Ball is in great danger!

Thinking of this, he quickly called out, "Grandma, could I borrow the hammer from the shop?"

"Sure, but what do you want to do?"

"Smash this strange ball; there's a Pokémon trapped inside!"

Hearing this, Granny Momozawa paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud. She waved her hand and said, "I already told you it's fake, it's solid inside... But young man, you're kind. The hammer is over there, take it and use it, just remember not to hurt your hand."

Thank you.

As she spoke, Mingyou ran to the shelf not far away, picked up a hammer, placed the strange ball on the ground, held it firmly, and smashed it down with the hammer!

There was a loud bang!

Mingyou's hand was numb from the shock, but there was no mark left on the strange ball. Instead, the hammer left a mark after hitting it.

"This...is it fake?"

Staring at the smooth, strange sphere, he stood there, somewhat bewildered...

The world's earliest Poké Balls were made from a type of berry called a Berry. This required a very high level of craftsmanship and they were extremely fragile. They could even get infested with insects and be eaten through by them if left for too long.

Modern Poké Balls have been reformed from this design, using a capsule-like structure to increase sturdiness and durability, and no longer using Poké Berry.

All that's left is technology, no real hard work...

However, Poké Balls are still easily destroyed. All you need to do is find a Snorlax and it can be used as a firecracker to stomp on the Poké Ball.

This strange sphere couldn't even be marked with a hammer. Was the attack not powerful enough? Should I use a destructive ray to blast it?

Mingyou put the hammer back, stood up with the Strange Ball in his hand, then took out his phone and used Rotom to take a picture and scan the image, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find anything similar.

A direct search only yields results for "Strange Incense" and "Strange Wind" skill learning tools...

"We even found news about the successful development of the Master Ball, but there's no news about the Strange Ball. So where did this Strange Ball come from?"

Putting down her phone, Mingyou returned to the cashier with curiosity and asked, "Grandma, can I buy this strange ball?"

"It's just a toy I found. Even the Six-Tails doesn't want it, but if you want it, young man, I'll give it to you."

"It's not good to take it for free... I'll just buy it at the price of a regular Poké Ball."

"It's only 10 yuan, whatever you want."

"Thanks."

After buying the Strange Ball and paying the bill, Mingyou carried several large plastic bags and prepared to go home.

He still believed there really were Pokémon inside, so he wanted to take it back for Ponpo to see if she could miraculously open it...

A moment later, he returned to the manor in a flying taxi. The fare for each round trip was really expensive, making him consider getting a monthly pass.

"It would be great if I had a Pokémon that could get me around, like a Lizard, so it would be much easier to travel to town."

Mingyou began to consider whether he should catch a Lizard and bring it back to the Padia region when he returned at the end of summer. Lizards were the trainers' daily means of transportation there, and they were very easy to catch.

He walked through the orchard and soon arrived at the villa. It only took him half an hour to go out and come back, but he didn't see a single person inside, neither Ponpo nor Munchlax.

"Where did they all go?"

After putting the groceries he bought back in the kitchen, he ran out and circled the villa. Finally, he heard a noise in a grove of trees not far from the backyard.

When I went over to take a look, I found that the little boar and the little muffin were picking mushrooms with Ponpo, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun.

Seeing this, Mingyou couldn't help but smile. She then stepped forward and called out, "Everyone's playing here, can I join them?"

"Mmm~"

Seeing Mingyou return, Ponpo was overjoyed and ran over with the tree fruits and mushrooms she had just picked.

"Mmm~"

Are you playing with them?

"Mmm~"

"Haha, as long as you have fun."

Mingyou reached out and patted its head.

Just then, the little Snorlax came running over on its short legs and handed out a mushroom with a red umbrella and white stem, decorated with white sesame seeds, that it had just picked up. It had a blank expression on its face, as if to say that it could also find something delicious to bring back.

"What is that? A Warm Mushroom?"

Mingyou reached out and took the mushroom. He didn't recognize it, but information appeared in his mind...

[Amanita phalloides (B+): Red cap, white stem, highly poisonous. Ingestion can cause hallucinations or even death. It can allow Poison-type Pokémon to store toxins, but never let humans eat it.]

"You're just hoping I'll leave soon, aren't you...?"

Mingyou almost couldn't resist slapping it on the head, but it was all out of good intentions. How could the little Snorlax know if it was poisonous? It's all the same once it's digested.

He tossed the poison mushroom to Bellsprout, then looked at Snorlax and Ponpo, saying, "If you're not a Poison type, don't eat poison mushrooms. I'll prepare some non-poisonous mushrooms for you to eat in a while."

"Gambit~"

"Mmm~"

"Let me clean up these tree fruits and mushrooms you two picked later, and get rid of the ones that are bad for your health."

Then he remembered something else and said, "By the way, could you help me break this strange ball open? There might be a Pokémon trapped inside, and it would be very dangerous if it couldn't get out."

Seeing that everyone was there, Mingyou took out the Strange Ball and placed it on the ground. Seeing such a beautiful-looking thing, everyone immediately gathered around it out of curiosity.

"Gambit~"

Snorlax volunteered, and cracking open a ball was as easy as crushing a walnut!

Then it suddenly threw a punch, slamming it into the ground. The force of the punch, along with the airflow, struck the strange sphere directly, causing the ground below to dent slightly.

"Not bad strength, this time it should be..."

Before Mingyou could finish speaking, Snorlax clutched its hand and rolled on the ground in pain, while the Strange Ball was only half-buried in the mud, remaining completely unharmed despite the attack.

"this……"

"Cut it!"

The mouth-shaped flower indicated that it should give it a try, and then sprayed out a dissolving liquid from its mouth. However, the purple liquid covering the soil simply slid smoothly to the sides, dissolving the soil but having no effect.

Seeing that this still didn't work, Long-Nosed Leaf raised his hands, grabbed the green leaf on his head, and used the Flying Leaf Blade as if he were throwing Seven's Ice Axe.

But the sharp leaves shattered into pieces the moment they touched the strange sphere…

Everyone was stunned. Even when the fruit-eating worm opened its mouth to bite, it was still to no avail.

"Is it really that hard?"

Mingyou couldn't help but complain.

"Mmm!"

Since no one else could do it, it was Ponpo's turn to make a move. It stepped forward and suddenly pulled out a green spiked club wrapped with thorns from its ginkgo leaf-shaped cloak!

"Where did you pull this out from? I remember you hid your mask inside too, was it the four-dimensional cape?"

Mingyou squatted down curiously and tried to lift Ponpon's cloak to see what was inside.

But as soon as he reached out and grabbed it, Ponpo, like a little girl whose skirt had been lifted, immediately clutched the cloak tightly, her face flushing slightly.

"Feel sorry……"

"Mmm~"

Ponpo didn't care, and then grabbed the thorny vine and slammed it down on the strange ball. Due to the great force and speed, the thorny vine even made a whooshing sound as it swung down.

The thorny vine slammed down on the strange creature, its force far exceeding that of the small Snorlax from before.

But just as everyone was anticipating this, a snapping sound was heard, and the spikes on the thorny vine suddenly broke off, while the strange sphere remained intact...

"Mmm!"

The stick is broken...

(End of this chapter)