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

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[Pokémon: Pidgeot ♂]

[Attributes: General, flying]

【Level: 36】

[Potential: Quasi-king]

【Trait: Keen Eyesight (Thanks to Keen Eyesight, accuracy is not reduced.)】

[Skills: Impact, Sand Splash, Wind, Lightning Strike, Tornado, Feather Dance, Wing Attack, Hot Wind.]

【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】

【Item Required: Soothing Bell】

"Not bad, it actually awakened the hot air skill."

Pidgeot can awaken the Heat Wave move, but it's all about luck. The Heat Wave move is a great help to Mega Pidgeot.

"Let's unlock its potential."

Pidgeot has a Mega Evolution form, so Gary used one of his Bronze Crowns to raise its potential to Elite Four.

Currently, there is one of each of the following items for enhancing a Pokémon's potential: the Bronze Crown, the Silver Crown, and the Gold Crown.

The Golden Crown allows Pokémon with Champion potential to hear about near-Legendary Pokémon, and Gary is considering whether to give it to Blastoise directly.

The Golden Crown can also be used on low-potential Pokémon, but the cost-effectiveness is too low. Among Pokémon with Champion potential, Gary only has one Blastoise.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Mao walked up to Blastoise, placed his hand on its shoulder, and used the Golden Crown from his inventory to raise Blastoise's potential to near-legendary.

Shigeru kept the remaining bronze and silver crowns for future use.

"Gargoyle and Pidgeot, get used to your new bodies this afternoon. Tomorrow, I'll use the two of you to challenge the gym," Gary said.

"Compare!!"

"Woof!!"

Pidgeot and Arcanine nodded. They needed to adapt to their new bodies properly in the afternoon, since their size had increased and their abilities in all aspects had improved.

Chapter 86: Zhenhe Dojo, Young Samurai

The next day.

Xiao Mao and Na Zi arrived together at the entrance of the Zhenhe City Dojo.

[Ding! Mission issued: Obtained the Rivergate Gym Badge / Rewards: 10 Intermediate Rare Candies, a permanent TM/TM1 Signal Beam, and 1 Superior Silver Dust (increases Bug-type move power by 50%)]

The system has issued a task.

The River Town Gym Leader is a Bug-type, and judging from the rewards, this Gym Leader is quite strong.

The two pressed the insect-shaped doorbell at the door.

A short while later, someone came to open the door.

"Yes! It's you!!"

The person who opened the door was a boy about the same age as Xiao Mao, and a sturdy little fat boy.

"You are... a samurai!!" Shigeru exclaimed in surprise.

The chubby boy in front of him was none other than the insect-catching samurai that Shigeru had encountered when he first entered Viridian Forest.

“You are… Shigeru.” The samurai also called out Shigeru’s name.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Mao asked, puzzled.

Evergreen Forest is far from Zhenhe City, yet this guy actually came all the way here.

"I... because I was defeated by the four trainers from Pallet Town, I went out to train and ended up here, becoming an apprentice of the Gym Leader," the samurai said.

Having been defeated in succession by four rookie trainers from Pallet Town, the samurai, who also has pride, decides to emulate the Pallet Town trainers and embark on a journey after being defeated by Ash.

Along the way, Samurai deeply felt his own weakness. There were far more trainers stronger than him than the four in Pallet Town, which greatly discouraged him. Finally, when he arrived in River City and learned that the River City Gym Leader was a Bug-type Pokémon Trainer, Samurai made a special trip to become his apprentice.

"Okay, then please take me inside. I want to challenge the gym," said Shigeru.

As a dojo apprentice, Samurai knew his mission and led Gary and Sabrina into the dojo.

"My master is very strong, so you'd better be careful," the samurai warned.

"Really? That's something to look forward to," Xiao Mao replied casually.

Seeing how calm and collected Shigeru was, the samurai didn't say much. He knew Shigeru would regret it in the upcoming gym battle.

The samurai was unaware that Shigeru's strength was now far beyond what it used to be. The samurai knew that Shigeru had become stronger, but he never imagined how much stronger Shigeru could become.

Soon, the samurai led the two to the platform inside the dojo, where a middle-aged man sat on a chair at the far end.

"Master, someone has come to challenge the dojo," the samurai said respectfully.

"I understand, you may leave," the middle-aged man said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

The samurai immediately stepped aside to watch.

Naza also left, giving the space to Xiao Mao and the gym owner.

The academy owner stood up from his chair, walked to the command area, and introduced himself: "My name is Wu Xiong, and I am the academy owner of Zhenhe Dojo."

Takeo? ? ?

Xiao Mao glanced at the exhibition area. The samurai also had the surname Wu. The key point was that Wu Xiong and the samurai looked very similar, like father and son.

Are you two sure there's nothing between you?

“My name is Xiao Mao, and I’m from Pallet Town,” Xiao Mao said.

"The rules for the Zhenhe Dojo are 3-on-3. If there are no problems, we can begin," Wu Xiong said.

"No problem, we can start now."

Wu Xiong nodded, took out a Poké Ball, and threw it out.

"Go, Beedrill!"

Baton!

A giant bumblebee, 1 meter tall, makes its appearance. Its two stingers are terrifying to behold; if you get stung by those stingers, you're done for.

【LV30 Beedrill ♂/Gym】

Level 30 is only average, but Takeo sent out a relatively weak Pokémon because he thought Shigeru was young.

"Do your best in your first gym battle," Gary said to the Poké Ball in his hand, then threw it.

Baton!

"Ouch!!"

A majestic Growlithe makes its appearance.

"What! Arcanine!!" The samurai was shocked. As an apprentice at the River Town Gym, the samurai naturally knew that Fire-type Pokémon were very effective against his gym, and Arcanine was also a very rare Pokémon that was almost impossible to catch.

Takeo was also taken aback when he saw Arcanine. The fact that Gary owned Arcanine meant that Gary's identity was not simple.

"Flame Blast!" Shigeru launched an immediate attack.

Flames surged within Arcanine's body, and a torrent of fire erupted from its mouth, transforming into a fiery dragon that charged towards Beedrill.

"Rapid ascent!"

Beedrill quickly ascended to avoid the flames.

However, Arcanine wouldn't give Beedrill a chance to escape, unleashing a barrage of fireballs in quick succession. Beedrill, not being very fast, was hit by a fireball after only a few dodges.

"What a rip-off!"

The Beedrill howled and screamed, its entire body engulfed in flames, and it crashed to the ground like a meteorite.

"What! Beedrill was killed in one hit!" The samurai was shocked. He knew how powerful Takeo's Beedrill was, but he didn't expect it to be no match for him.

Due to its base stat limitations, Beedrill is not very strong and doesn't have any outstanding features. Not every Beedrill is like Giovanni's.

Moreover, Wu Xiong knew he was a Bug-type Gym Leader, yet he didn't consider teaching Beedrill Shadow Clone or Agility. This would put him at a significant disadvantage against Fire-type Pokémon, leaving him with no chance to get close to his opponent.

"This Arcanine is very strong; most Bug-type Pokémon are no match for it," Wu Xiong thought to himself.

After retrieving his defeated Beedrill, Takeo threw out a second Poké Ball.

Baton!

A green figure appeared on the field.

【LV35 Scyther (male) / Quasi-Elite Four】

Takeo's second Pokémon was Scyther, which looked quite strong, but unfortunately it hadn't evolved. If it had evolved, it would be even more vulnerable to Fire-type moves.

"Burst flames!" Shigeru commanded.

Arcanine breathed fire at Scyther.

"Get out of the way and use your shadow clones," Wu Xiong commanded.

Scyther spread its wings and flapped them, dodging the flames with a quick movement while simultaneously creating shadow clones as it rapidly approached Arcanine.

"Growlithe, use Extreme Speed!" Gary commanded.

"Ouch!!"

Arcanine took a deep breath through its nose and then quickly rushed in one direction, where a Scyther was positioned.

"No good, use a cross chop!" shouted the Martial Hero Alliance.

All the flying mantises made slashing motions.

boom! !

However, the next moment, with a sound of impact, all the surrounding clones disappeared, and Arcanine and Scyther collided, both being bounced away by the force of the collision.

But Arcanine, upon landing, unleashed a burst of flame, causing Scyther, which was about to hit the ground, to flap its wings and fly into the sky, dodging the deadly flame.

Although mantises are not good at flying, it doesn't mean they can't fly; they just can't fly for long periods of time.