I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Moreover, at this point in time, the evolutionary path of the Abandoned Monkey has not been fully proven, and even many fighting-type masters have not figured it out.

According to the evolution method in the game, Abandoned Monkey needs to use Rage Punch 20 times in a row in a battle, and level up while defeating the target, in order to evolve.

Such an evolutionary process is troublesome even in games, let alone in reality.

Gary plans to wait until Primeape masters Rage Punch before slowly testing its evolution methods.

...!

in the afternoon.

Gary brought his Pokémon to Route 3 to find his target Pokémon and also to level up Squirtle.

Because of his ability to see clearly, Gary finds Pokémon very quickly, but unfortunately, all the Pokémon he encounters are of average or elite potential, and none of them are to his liking.

Along the way, they encountered some short-tempered wild Pokémon, but Gary dealt with them all.

"There aren't many strong Pokémon around here, so let's give up on catching Pokémon for now." Gary realized that in areas inhabited by humans, there are very few Pokémon with strong potential, and it's difficult to even encounter a Pokémon with the potential to become a Gym Leader.

As for the sparsely populated areas, Shigeru knew that his strength was not enough, so he decided to improve his strength first before trying to capture the target Pokémon.

After thinking it through, Xiao Mao decided to go back.

"Metapod, you've done a good job." Gary patted the Metapod he was holding, intending to put it back into its Poké Ball.

All afternoon, Shigeru left the Metapod outside, hoping to attract Pidgey, but he didn't encounter a single Pidgey, though he did encounter quite a few Finch.

"Buzz!"

However, just as Shigeru was about to recall Metapod, Metapod's body suddenly trembled.

Xiao Mao instantly understood what was going on, placed the Metapod on the ground, and silently watched it.

"Jenny!"

"twitter!!"

Squirtle and Scyther also came over to watch.

A few seconds later, Metapod's body shone with an incandescent light of evolution. In the light, Metapod's form did not change, but a pair of butterfly-shaped wings appeared on Metapod's back. As the wings unfolded, Butterfree's body detached from Metapod.

As the light of evolution faded, a shimmering Butterfree appeared.

The shimmering butterfly's hands and feet are light pink, including its black and white patterned wings, with the white parts also tinged with pink, and its eyes are bluish-green.

To be honest, the shiny Caterpie that evolves into Butterfree doesn't look as good as the standard Butterfree in terms of color.

I really don't know how that pink Butterfree was bred in the story. It seems that the colors of shiny Pokémon are not necessarily all the shiny types recorded in the Pokédex.

“Mee~!”

The evolved Butterfree immediately flew to Gary's side. It was able to evolve so smoothly thanks to Gary's help, and it was very grateful to him.

Chapter 17: Gym Battle, VS Brock!

【LV15 Butterfree♂/Gym.】

After evolving into Butterfree, its level also increased to 15, which is quite a significant improvement. This is probably a characteristic of Butterfree.

Whether it's Metapod or Kakuna, their level will increase slightly after evolution, roughly between 1 and 10 levels. The exact number of levels increased depends on the Pokémon's own potential.

Shigeru also used his Eye of Insight to check Butterfree's attributes.

[Pokémon: Butterfree (Shiny)]

[Attributes: Insect, Flying]

【Level: 15】

[Potential: Gym]

【Characteristic: Compound Eyes (Because of the compound eyes, the accuracy of moves is increased.)】

[Skills: Silk Shot, Insect Bite, Wind Spell, Ultrasonic Wave, Telekinesis, Poison Powder, Paralysis Powder, Sleep Spell.]

【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】

"Not bad, so many skills have been awakened. Basically, all the skills that Butterfree can awaken at this stage have been awakened," Xiao Shi said with great surprise.

After reaching a certain growth level, a spirit will awaken a racial skill, but not all spirits have the opportunity to awaken one.

Even a Pokémon with champion potential may not be able to awaken all of its racial skills.

Pokémon have high potential, but they can only awaken the more crucial skills among their own racial moves, not all of them. You can refer to Ash's Pikachu for this.

Whether an elf can awaken all its racial skills depends not primarily on its potential, but on its own comprehension. The higher the comprehension, the more racial skills it can awaken.

Gary remembers Ash's Caterpie, which, after evolving, awakened the three moves: Wind Surge, Sleep Powder, and Stun Powder.

Gary's Butterfree has awakened six moves, three times the number of Ash's Butterfree, which shows that this Butterfree has a very high level of understanding.

"I didn't expect you to be so quick to understand." Xiao Mao patted Butterfly's fluffy head, unsure of how to treat her.

According to Xiao Mao's original plan, Butterfree was only being bred temporarily and would definitely be replaced later. However, this Butterfree had such high comprehension that it would be a pity to give it up.

After thinking about it, Xiao Mao decided to try raising it for now. After all, he wouldn't be able to catch too many Pokémon in the future, so raising it would be fine. He would just have to see how far Butterfree could grow.

"Come in, everyone, we're going back." Except for Squirtle, Gary recalled all the other Pokémon into their Poké Balls.

Leaving a Pokémon outside is naturally intended to provide companionship on the journey, preventing boredom and also serving as a bodyguard.

...!

Spend the night at the Pokémon Center.

the next day.

Shigeru rode his mountain bike to the entrance of the Nibi Dojo.

"It's so old and worn out."

Shigeru looked at the Pewter Dojo, which was made by cutting stones in half, and felt that it was dilapidated.

The dojos at that time were quite dilapidated, and it wasn't until two years later that the league allocated funds to help local cities rebuild their dojos.

However, the Pewter Dojo has existed for a very long time, even older than Gary's grandfather. It is said to have been founded by Brock's grandfather.

[Ding! Mission issued: Obtain the Pewter City Gym Badge / Rewards: 10 Low-Grade Rare Candies, a permanent Stone Edge TM, and 1 Superior Hard Rock (increases the power of Rock-type moves by 50%)!]

"A mission has arrived: a permanent skill learner for Sharp Stone Attack," Xiao Mao said in surprise.

Skill learners are only available in games. When you give a Pokémon a skill, it teaches it the corresponding skill. However, once a skill learner is used up, it becomes one less available.

Skill learners are really great.

In reality, aside from elves awakening their own racial skills, if they want to learn new skills, they can only find a skill expert, pay money to learn, and there's no guarantee they'll be taught.

This can be seen from Ash's travels. Ash sought out experts to teach his Pokémon skills. It takes at least 3 to 7 days to learn a skill, and a lot of time is needed to train it into a habitual skill. It can be said that teaching skills is a time-consuming and laborious task.

Even the current champions and Elite Four of all regional leagues only have a handful of moves taught in their main Pokémon's move pool, which shows how difficult it is to teach moves.

Hard Rock is a type of type-boosting item. Its original effect is to increase the power of Rock-type moves by 20%, but this top-quality Hard Rock increases it by 50%, which is terrifying.

Xiao Mao quickly parked his mountain bike and arrived at the dojo entrance.

There was no bell at the entrance, so Xiao Mao simply pushed the door open. The dojo was dark inside, with several stone pillars in sight. At the far end of the dojo, on a high platform, a squinty-eyed boy was sitting on a stone futon.

The squinty-eyed boy was none other than Xiao Gang.

Xiao Mao didn't understand why Xiao Gang was sitting there. He was clearly sitting there on purpose, waiting, and without turning on the light. Who was he trying to scare?

Xiao Mao turned to Xiao Gang and shouted, "Are you Xiao Gang?"

Upon hearing this, a beam of light shone on Xiao Gang.

"Who are you?" Xiao Gang asked.

Xiao Mao thought Xiao Gang was just pretending to be aloof.

There are probably security cameras outside the dojo, so this guy must have known I was here and came here to wait beforehand.

Gary knew how busy Brock was. Besides handling the gym's affairs, he also had to take care of his nine younger siblings and the Pokémon in the gym.

It's broad daylight now, a busy time, how could anyone have time to come here and sit waiting for someone?

Gary didn't expose Brock's lie, and replied, "My name is Gary, I'm from Pallet Town, and I'm here to challenge the gym."

"Is this your first time challenging a gym?" Xiao Gang asked.

"Yes."

"Gym battles are different from casual street battles; they're official Pokémon League matches with rules," Brock reminded him.

As the Gym Leader of Pewter City, Brock will accept challenges from most of the new trainers in the area. Many of these new trainers are fearless and come to challenge the Gym, only to be brutally defeated in the end.

“Gym Leader Xiao Gang, I understand the rules of gym battles. I’m different from those newbies,” Xiao Shigeru said.

Xiao Gang paused for a moment, realizing that Xiao Mao was very confident. Knowing that it was pointless to say anything more, he stopped trying to persuade him and said, "You can only use two Pokémon at a time, understand?"

"Mm." Xiao Mao nodded.

Xiao Gang snapped his fingers, and the lights on the dojo ceiling turned on. At the same time, two rocky arenas appeared on either side of the arena, which were then joined together to form the battle arena.

Xiao Gang jumped down from the platform and took out a Poké Ball.

"Since you understand the rules of gym battles, let the match begin."

Xiao Gang threw the Poké Ball in his hand with all his might.

Baton!

A round stone with a face appeared on the field, with an arm on each side.

Chapter 18: Wartortle

【LV15 Geodude♂/Elite】

Seeing Geodude's level, Shigeru also understood Brock's current strength.

"Squirtle, it's yours now."

Gary threw out a Poké Ball and released Squirtle.

"Jenny!"