SWDnovel Chapter 116: The Infernape Under Development, Ash's Next Target, One of the Four Great Masters,
Chapter 116: The Infernape Under Development, Ash's Next Target, One of the Four Great Masters,
Chapter 116: The Primeape under development, Ash's next target, and one of the Big Four, Red!
When they battled in Lampurchi before, Gary's ace Pokémon Wartortle was at its advanced peak. Now, more than half a month has passed since then, so it's not impossible for his Wartortle to evolve into Blastoise.
In the early stages, Pokémon that can undergo multiple evolutions have a significant advantage. If they are well-trained, they can generally advance one level after evolution.
Some people even use this method to break through the bottleneck of Pokémon. For example, they use an Everstone to suppress the evolution of a Pokémon, and then remove the Everstone when the level is stuck, allowing it to evolve and break through.
Sabrina even actively suppressed her elven form in order to undergo rigorous training.
However, only someone like Sabrina, who has mastered the use of superpowers, could come up with a method like that.
If Xiao Mao were to evolve Wartortle into Blastoise, its level would be similar to that of his current Charizard and Gardevoir. However, his ace Pokémon, Clefairy, would still be one step ahead of the opponent!
Thinking of this, Ash felt somewhat relieved. After all, it would be a bit too much if even with cheat codes he couldn't compare to Gary.
He has countless expert guides and training strategies; if he weren't a bit poor, he could actually level up his elves even faster...
"By the way, Mr. Oak, how are the Primeapes doing?"
"That's great! I didn't expect that Gastly—oh, it should be called Gengar now—to be such a skilled Pokémon breeder! Butterfree and Primeape have improved quite quickly under your Gengar's care. If that guy were to start his own business, he might even become a Pokémon breeder. You really brought home a gem!"
Even Professor Oak's words were filled with amazement when it came to Gengar.
He'd seen plenty of powerful Pokémon, but this was the first time he'd ever seen a Pokémon that could help train its owner!
Since returning from the Goldenrod Gym, Gastly has been in its Gengar form. In its own words, it's too lazy to change forms. Gengar is fine as it is, with arms and legs.
Later he learned that Gengar was keen on teaching Ash's two Pokémon in the backyard, namely the Butterfree and the pink Butterfree. If they had hands and feet, it would be easier to teach them. Under Gengar's tutelage, the two Butterfree had already reached the advanced and beginner levels.
Bug-type Pokémon like Butterfree progress relatively slowly, as they are paying back the debt from their previous rapid growth. So even though Pidgeotto has already reached the advanced peak, Butterfree is still only at the intermediate level.
It wasn't until recently, when Gengar taught it, that Butterfree leveled up to Advanced in the last two days.
Although Primeape is still at its advanced stage, under Gengar's guidance, it seems to be gradually drawing out another power within it.
"Speaking of which, Ash, you might not believe it, but Primeape actually has another type, 'Ghost,' right?" Ash directly revealed Professor Oak's mystery.
Professor Oak looked at him as if he'd seen a ghost: "How did you know?!"
"Otherwise, why would I entrust Primeape to Gengar for training?" Ash rolled his eyes, giving a "doesn't need to be said" look, before adding with a sigh.
"But I didn't expect that Gengar could not only draw out the Ghost-type power of Magma Monkey, but also teach Butterfree—Master Oak. Gengar likes to eat noodles, so you can ask my mom to make some noodles for him."
Professor Oak's instant noodles are really too cold. Although Gengar has lived for thousands of years, it has been trapped in Maiden's Gorge for most of the time and has never gone out, so it has no idea what instant noodles are. It's just something to fill its stomach.
It wasn't exactly delicious, but it wasn't terrible either. However, compared to Hanako's cooking, it was definitely garbage.
"Hey, you're not interested in my instant noodles anymore, huh? --- Fine, I'll just have Hanako make me a batch too. I'm getting a bit tired of eating instant noodles lately," Professor Oak muttered to himself.
"If Mom agrees, that's fine. I'll hang up now if there's nothing else. Professor Oak, please take care of Gengar and the others."
"Don't worry about leaving it to me," Professor Oak said, giving an OK sign.
After hanging up the phone, Ash and the others sat in the Pokémon Center for a while longer. Firstly, their Pokémon hadn't fully recovered yet, and this time the recovery time was longer than usual. It seemed that Charizard and Gardevoir had been driven to depletion of their supplies in the last battle.
Another reason is that they need to plan their trip to the next gym.
Ash has three badges left, which will allow him to participate in the Indigo League. However, deciding which gym to challenge with those three badges is a challenge for Ash.
In a regular gym, Ash wouldn't need to exert much effort given his current strength. After all, he can now battle against professional-level opponents, and he's more than 50% confident in a three-on-three professional-level battle.
The highest level a dojo can reach is the professional level.
In addition, Ash's current travel time is only close to two months. Strictly speaking, as long as he doesn't ask to challenge himself to a higher level of difficulty, the challenge he is assigned will be either level one or level two.
In matches between players of the same level, to put it bluntly, he is invincible!
So Xiaozhi is now considering whether to increase the difficulty for himself.
"Are you really going to this gym next? It's one of the four major gyms in Kanto. Ash, are you going to use Gengar to battle it again?" Brock said, trying to dissuade Ash after hearing about the location he had chosen for the next gym.
"We're going here. We're not just going to the next gym; the next two gyms are here and here." Ash tapped his finger on the table, causing Misty and Brock's expressions to change drastically.
"Pale Red, Crimson Red, Ash Ketchum, are you getting too cocky lately? You want to beat all four Kanto Gym Leaders?"
That's right, the three gyms that Ash wants to challenge next are the remaining four gyms in Kanto!
Ash has already defeated the Goldenrod Gym, one of the four major gyms in Kanto. The difficulty of the battle is self-evident. Even with an Elite Four member and a Gengar that has lived for thousands of years, he almost lost.
While these gyms may not be as unpredictable as Sabrina from the Goldenrod Gym, their strength is definitely no less than Sabrina's.
Of course, they are different from Sabrina, who has difficulty options and goes easy on them. However, the level of the four gyms is a level higher than that of normal gyms, so even the lowest difficulty challenge for them is still elite level!
Slightly stronger are the professional level, then the third level is the dojo level, and the most challenging level is the Champion level, which represents their true strength!
Moreover, you can choose the difficulty level of the Pokémon, but the skill level of the trainer is real!
The other gym leaders don't have Sabrina's unpredictable superpowers, but their command abilities are definitely far superior to Sabrina's!
If Ash were to encounter them, he wouldn't even be able to challenge opponents of a higher level as before; he'd be lucky if he didn't get challenged by opponents of a higher level.
That's why Xiaogang said that Ash was getting cocky, actually taking the remaining four gyms as his challenge targets.
"Where does motivation come from without pressure? Isn't that how I've gotten here? It's precisely because I've challenged many seemingly insurmountable opponents that I've been able to improve so quickly. In that case, I'll carry this experience through to the end!"
Ash said it with absolute certainty, his words already deciding who would own the remaining three gyms.
Light red, deep red, and finally, the eternal flame!
If he can get the badges of these three gyms, then he will have a very high chance of winning the championship at the Indigo League!
Winning the championship on my first appearance in the league tournament—just thinking about it is exciting!
"So, are you sure your next gym is Fuchsia?"
"Mm." Ash nodded.
The next gym, Fuchsia Gym, is located in Fuchsia City. Its gym leader, Kikko, is a Poison-type specialist trainer and is a member of the Elite Four!
"I don't know much about Gym Leader Ajuga either. After all, Pewter City is quite far from Fuchsia City, and information transmission wasn't as convenient back then as it is now. So I only know some general information about Gym Leader Ajuga."
The one with the most experience in the team is naturally Xiao Gang, who has served as the dojo master for several years. The information he has is far beyond what Xiao Xia can compare to.
However, even Xiao Gang didn't know much about Aju. One reason was that Qianhong City was too far from Nibi City, and back then, there wasn't the advanced network we have now.
I've heard that portable phones will appear soon, making information transmission much more convenient than it was a few years ago.
Another aspect is that A-Ju is the prospective Heavenly King of the Johto region.
Although a prospective Elite Four member is not yet a true Elite Four member, at this stage, they must have at least six Elite Four-level Pokémon, as this is the minimum requirement to become an Elite Four member.
There are two ways for a candidate to become a full-fledged Heavenly King. One is to wait for the current Heavenly King to step down, in which case the candidate will naturally succeed him. The other is to directly challenge the current Heavenly King. If you succeed, you will naturally become the new Heavenly King.
However, the position of prospective Heavenly King is not something that can be obtained casually. After all, standing in this position means that you are only one step away from becoming a Heavenly King, and you can challenge the Heavenly King anytime, anywhere. Without a certain amount of contribution to the alliance, or outstanding strength and talent, it is naturally impossible to be in this position.
As a prospective Elite Four member, A-Ju is extremely secretive about the information of his main Pokémon because he wants to become an official Elite Four member through a second method!
That's right, Aju is going to challenge the Elite Four of the Johto League, so he has to keep his Pokémon information a secret. If his information is leaked before the battle, his chances of winning will be greatly reduced.
"—So, the outside world doesn't know much about either Aju's main Pokémon or some of her other reserve Pokémon."
The only thing we know is that A-Ju uses a Poison-type Pokémon, and even the lowest difficulty challenge is Elite level.
"Of all the people who come to Kanto to challenge the Indigo League, very few of them are out of their minds to challenge the professional level." After saying this, Brock looked at Ash with a strange expression.
Isn't there a idiot right here in front of us?
Challenging Rika's Pro-class Pokémon was indeed a passive move, but challenging Lt. Surge's Pro-class Pokémon should have been Ash's initiative, right?
Trainers participating in the Indigo League are all trainers with less than two years of experience. How many trainers can have more than three professional-level Pokémon in less than two years of travel?
"Hey! What do you mean 'out of your mind'? I'm challenging myself, okay?!" Ash shouted, slamming his fist on the table in dissatisfaction. Misty, who was standing next to him, quickly tugged at Ash's sleeve, telling him not to do such a thing in public.
Xiao Zhi then belatedly sat down.
"Go to the Fuchsia Gym if you want, I want to see how far you can go, Ash. But before you go to the Fuchsia Gym, come with me to the Beauty District first."
"Beauty Street? *2"
"Yes, this is a street in Rainbow City. In Beauty Street, there is a breeder I admire. It was because of her that I embarked on the path of a breeder."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi exchanged glances, both with curiosity in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Gang became a breeder for the sake of someone. What kind of magic does that person possess?
"Ash's Pokémon has recovered. Please come to the front desk to collect it." Just as the three of them finished chatting, the announcement came over the loudspeaker.
Ash and his friends arrived at the Pokémon Center reception desk and recalled their Pokémon.
Ash glanced at the time; it was already quite late. Although the Beauty Street Brock mentioned was in Celadon City, it wasn't close. It would take at least several hours to walk there, and he'd probably get there in the middle of the night. Plus, he didn't know if there was a Pokémon Center on that street.
So Xiaozhi suggested that they stay here for one night, wander around the area, and then head to Beauty Street early the next morning.
Xiao Gang agreed, since they were already in Rainbow City, there was no rush.
The group asked Miss Joey if they could stay there, and then Joey led them to an empty room. After putting their luggage away, the three of them went to stroll around the streets of Rainbow City.
Celadon City is filled with high-rise buildings. Compared to Pewter City and Pallet Town, there isn't a single mountain or river in sight. This made Ash and his friends, who were used to seeing mountains and rivers, feel a little uncomfortable for a while.
However, it only lasted for a short time; they left after a while.
While strolling around, they came to the largest perfume shop in Celadon City. Ash wasn't very interested, but Brock and Misty wanted to go inside and take a look.
The latter's intentions are self-evident; what girl doesn't like perfume? Even if there are, they are a very small minority.
As for the former, he simply thought that there might be many older women in the perfume shop.
So, under the pull of the two, Xiao Zhi had no choice but to follow them into the perfume shop, where he encountered a very familiar person.
"Rika?!" Ash exclaimed as he entered the perfume shop and saw the shopkeeper.
Who else could this be but Rika, the leader of the Rainbow Gym?
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