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

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Although Magmamon's physical attack power has been reduced, its Rage Punch now boasts a power of 350, surpassing even Explosion. While it might not be able to split a mountain, it can certainly cleave the earth.

Just as Infernape was about to launch an attack, it realized that it could not move its body and discovered that Psyduck had used its psychic powers to bind it.

Xiao Mao was startled. He didn't want Infernape to lose, because if it did, everything would have to start all over again.

"Psyduck, you're amazing!" Misty was overjoyed to see Psyduck use its psychic powers to restrain Magmamon, and she was growing to like Psyduck more and more.

"Xiaoxia, don't let your Psyduck attack Primeape. If Primeape is defeated, all our previous efforts will be wasted," Xiaobai immediately reminded him.

"Psyduck, stop using psychic powers right now!" Misty immediately commanded upon seeing this.

Psyduck followed Misty's orders and released its psychic restraints. The freed Infernape, however, showed no mercy and threw a punch into the air, sending Psyduck flying.

Bang! !

Psyduck, struck by the Furious Punch, was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground, immediately falling into a deep sleep.

"Psyduck!" Misty went over worriedly to check on Psyduck's condition.

"I'm sorry, Primarina can't distinguish friend from foe. I'll make it up to you later." Gary apologized and then continued watching Primarina.

Including the Rage Punch it just used, Infernape has used Rage Punch 14 times, with 6 more to go.

"Pidgeotto, go lure Magikarp to attack you. You can use Sand Smash to confuse Magikarp," Gary commanded.

"Compare!"

Ash's Pidgeotto didn't hesitate and immediately flew towards Primeape, hovering above it.

The Infernape's body was constantly trembling because it wanted to attack with Stone Slash, but it was frozen in place and could not use it for the time being. It also wanted to jump up and attack Pidgeotto, but it couldn't jump high enough.

"Miro!"

Enraged, Infernape used Rage Punch once again.

"15 times."

Every time Infernape uses Rage Punch, Gary records it.

Although Ash and his friends didn't know what Gary was trying to do, they could tell from seeing Gary counting the number of times he used Rage Punch that he wanted Magma to keep using Rage Punch.

Pidgey will occasionally get hit by Magma's Cross Slash, but it's not a big deal. The point is to force Magma to use Rage Punch and keep at it.

"16 times!"

"17 times!"

"18 times!"

"19..!"

More than ten minutes later, Primeape finally managed to unleash 19 Rage Punches. However, on the way to the 20th punch, Pidgeotto couldn't hold on any longer and was caught by Primeape, who threw it to the ground with a Seismic Toss, resulting in its immediate defeat.

"Pidgeotto, come back quickly!" Ash reacted quickly and recalled Pidgeotto.

"Pipika, you go!"

Ash's Pidgeotto fell down, and Gary's Pidgeotto took its place.

"So that's why Gary lent me his Pidgeotto—it's immune to Angry Punch!" Ash finally understood why Gary wanted to borrow his Pidgeotto; it was quite a chore.

Pidgey knew what Gary was planning to do, so it immediately rushed towards Primarina, luring it to attack.

The Infernal Monkey was furious; all it could fight were birds, and it couldn't seem to kill them all.

"Miro!"

Instantly, the eerie ghostly aura surrounding Infernape contracted sharply, all the ghostly energy condensing on its body surface, and its eyes were completely replaced by red pupils.

Chapter 77: Raging Evolution, Abandoned Monkey

"What's wrong with Infernape?"

"very scary."

Ash and Misty were both frightened by the appearance of the Primeape.

At this moment, Infernape was enveloped in shadow power, its fur swaying with the shadow power, and its eyes turned completely crimson, making it look like a monster from hell.

"Miro!"

Infernape unleashed a punch, a massive black fist shadow piercing through Pidgeotto's body, soaring into the sky, and vanishing in mid-air.

The next moment, Primeape was enveloped in a dazzling light, its entire body covered in the light of evolution.

"Great, it worked!" Xiao Mao was overjoyed. He hadn't expected the test to be successful, and he hadn't anticipated that the close combat would go so smoothly.

Ash, his friends, and Sabrina were all surprised.

Clearly, Gary did all this to help Primalnade evolve, but they had no idea that Primalnade had an evolution.

As the light of evolution faded, a spherical body covered in light gray fur appeared. Its drooping fur resembled that of Brother Kun. The rings on its hands were now reduced to one on each side, and the rings were cracked. It had a pink nose, crimson eyes, and a cross-shaped vein bulging on its eyes and forehead, giving it an angry appearance.

"It has truly evolved."

Ash was surprised and took out his Pokédex.

The encyclopedia entry reads: "Unknown Pokémon; no information is recorded in the encyclopedia."

"What! An unknown spirit?"

"Could this be a completely new evolutionary form of Primeape?"

Ash didn't understand what it meant that the Pokédex didn't record it, but Brock and Misty knew very well.

The fact that even Professor Oak's Pokédex doesn't record this Pokémon indicates that the evolved forms of Primeape are extremely rare.

“Don’t misunderstand, this is Abandoned Monkey, the final evolutionary form of Primal Monkey. It’s just that the evolution method has been unknown until now. I was just testing whether my method could make Primal Monkey evolve into Abandoned Monkey,” Gary said.

"Is Abandoned Monkey very strong?" Ash asked curiously.

“It’s very strong. It now has both Fighting and Ghost attributes, high stamina, and well-balanced abilities in all aspects,” said Xiao Shi.

"Ghost type...!" Although Ash didn't know how to compare the strength of Pokémon, he had learned from his recent travels how difficult Ghost type Pokémon were to deal with.

Xiao Mao didn't explain much and walked up to the abandoned monkey.

Ash and his friends immediately tensed up. They still vividly remembered how furious Primeape had been. Even if it had evolved, it might still be angry.

"You've successfully evolved, congratulations!" Xiao Mao put his hand on his arm.

"Miggle."

Although the abandoned monkey looked fierce, it still nodded obediently and did not object to Xiao Mao touching it.

Seeing that the Abandoned Monkey did not suddenly attack, everyone felt relieved.

"Come in and rest. You've had a tough time too." Gary took out a Poké Ball and recalled his Exile. In order to use Rage Punch 20 times in a row, his Primeape had suffered quite a bit.

Xiao Mao also checked the attributes of the Abandoned Monkey.

【Sprite: Forsaken Monkey♂】

[Attributes: Fighting, Ghost]

【Level: 35】

[Potential: Quasi-king]

【Characteristic: Unyielding (When an opponent reduces a character's stats, Attack stat increases significantly.)】

[Skills: Grab, Random Grab, Focus Energy, Kick Down, Earth Throw, Cross Chop, Rampage, Fist of Fury, Shadow Fist.]

[Teacher's skills: Megaton Kick, Stone Attack.]

【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】

Evolving into the Forsaken Monkey only awakened the Shadow Fist skill.

Shadow Fist is not as good as Fist of Wrath, but Shadow Fist has the advantage of speed, so it is still somewhat useful.

"Thank you for your help. I'll treat you to a deluxe set meal at the hot spring resort tonight," Xiao Mao said.

The luxury packages at this hot spring resort are not free; you have to pay for them.

"Really? That's great!" Ash was very happy. Not only did he watch Gary's method of training Pokémon, but he also got a forced training device, and now he can even have a luxurious hot spring feast. It's really great.

Next, Gary had his Pokémon train in the afternoon, while he called Professor Oak to tell him about the evolution plan for Forsaken that he had developed.

"Brown, is what you said true? You really found a stable evolutionary path for Forsaken." Professor Oak's shocked voice came from the phone.

“Yes, my Primeape evolved into Forsaken using my evolution scheme, so I still need Grandpa to help me test it. With my method, it should be easy to evolve,” Gary said.

With the resources Professor Oak can mobilize, he could easily gather a dozen Pokémon that can use stun spells. He could then seal all offensive moves except for Rage Punch, which would be even more efficient.

“I remember Ash also caught a Primeape, so we could test it the way you did,” Professor Oak said.

"Professor Oak, my Primeape isn't on me," Ash chimed in.

Because Gary was on speakerphone, Ash could hear him too.

"Ash, what are you doing with Gary?" Professor Oak asked in surprise.

"We met on our journey, and I witnessed Primeape evolve into Forsaken. I even helped out!" Ash boasted.

"Then why didn't you bring your Primeape with you?" Professor Oak was more concerned about this question.

"It's a long story...!" Ash recounted his experiences in the P1 Fighting Tournament.

Professor Oak was stunned after hearing this. He had entrusted his Pokémon, which he had only known for a short time, to someone else to raise. Wasn't he afraid that he wouldn't be able to get it back later?

"Ash, could you bring your Primeape to me?" Professor Oak asked.

“That’s possible, but we’re not in the city right now, and there are no teleportation machines here,” Ash said.

"Then send me the teleport when you get to the city, Ash. I still need to study Gary's evolution plan carefully."

After saying that, Professor Oak hung up the phone.

For the next two days, Gary stayed in the hot spring town with Ash and his friends, where they conducted daily training for their Pokémon. Sabrina was also responsible for learning about Zubat's hypnosis technique and helping Misty with hypnosis training for Psyduck.

Xiao Gang's Zubat is quite good; he mastered how to use hypnosis to give commands to Pokémon in just three days. Although hypnosis takes a long time, it was enough to hypnotize Psyduck.

Psyduck has also proven its potential. When Psyduck enters a hypnotic state, it becomes the Duck God. However, the Duck God state is very unstable and can only be maintained for less than 1 minute. Within 1 minute, Psyduck is the Duck God; after 1 minute, it becomes a red-skinned duck.

After saying goodbye to Ash, Gary and Sabrina rode their bikes onward.