“Alright, since you’re so eager to taste defeat, then come with me to the backyard.” Xiao Mao said casually.
For the sake of the task reward, Xiao Mao naturally had to battle Xiao Cheng.
“I won’t lose.” Xiao Cheng disliked Xiao Mao’s arrogant attitude. It was as if he was certain she would lose. She immediately followed behind, determined to defeat Xiao Mao.
......!
Xiao Mao was familiar with the layout of the Oak Research Lab. He led Xiao Cheng to a temporary field behind the lab.
Professor Oak and Xiaohuang followed along, wanting to see the battle between these two new trainers.
Xiao Mao and Xiao Cheng went to their respective command areas on either side.
“Then I’ll be the temporary referee.” Professor Oak was also excited. Although the battle between the two was very low-level in Professor Oak’s eyes, he still had fond memories. He had also started off as a newbie trainer.
Seeing his grandson starting off as a new trainer just like him, he felt both nostalgic and deeply relieved.
“Next, we’ll have a 1-on-1 Pokémon battle between Xiao Mao and Xiao Cheng. Both sides, please release your Pokémon at the same time.” Professor Oak announced with a straight face.
“Come out, Charmander!”
“I’ll leave it to you.”
Both of them released their Poké Balls simultaneously, releasing Charmander and Squirtle.
“Neee!”
Charmander, as a Fire-type Pokémon, was quite aggressive. It had only been separated from Squirtle for a few minutes, but when it knew they were about to battle, it immediately abandoned its former roommate friendship and assumed a battle-ready stance.
“Squirtle!”
Squirtle saw how quickly its former companion changed its attitude, and was quite unhappy. It yelled even more rudely, as if scolding Charmander for being a bad turtle-son.
Seeing that both sides were in high spirits, Professor Oak declared, “Battle start.”
“Charmander, use Ember!” Xiao Cheng issued the command first.
As a new trainer, Xiao Cheng had done some basic research. She knew what moves Charmander could learn.
“Neee!” Charmander spread its arms, baring its teeth, and spewed a ball of scorching embers that showered towards Squirtle.
“Retract into your shell.” Xiao Mao commanded.
Squirtle retracted into its shell, easily deflecting the embers without any damage.
Reality isn’t a game. Not every attack can cause damage. The Ember used by Xiao Cheng’s Charmander was too weak. It couldn’t even break through Squirtle’s shell defense.
“What!” Xiao Cheng was confused. She didn’t expect Squirtle to be able to block the Ember.
“Your Charmander’s control of fire element is too weak. This kind of Ember wouldn’t even be enough to boil water.” Xiao Mao ridiculed.
“You…” Xiao Cheng was furious: “Since Ember is useless, then Charmander, get close to Squirtle, use Scratch.”
“Neee!”
Upon hearing this, Charmander immediately charged toward Squirtle. It didn’t use any maneuvering at all. It just ran straight towards Squirtle, not fast and not slow.
Xiao Mao was confident. When Charmander was two meters away from Squirtle, he immediately commanded, “Now, Water Gun!”
“Squirtle!”
Squirtle quickly stuck its head out and shot a Water Gun, directly hitting Charmander’s face. Charmander howled in pain, as if a piece of hot iron had been doused with cold water. Its condition immediately went downhill.
“It didn’t fall down.”
“Squirtle, use Tackle to give Charmander the final blow.”
Xiao Mao commanded.
“Squirtle.”
Squirtle charged towards Charmander. Taking advantage of Charmander’s inability to recover, it slammed into Charmander’s head, knocking it to the ground.
“Neee...”
Charmander fell to the ground, unable to move, its eyes rolling.
【Ding! Task complete. Reward has been sent to your Space Backpack. 】
“Charmander is unable to battle, Squirtle wins.” Professor Oak made his judgement at that moment.
“What! I… I actually lost.” Xiao Cheng couldn’t accept it. As a new trainer, she had lost her first Pokémon battle. It was indeed discouraging.
After all, this Xiao Cheng would eventually get two or three badges, and she was someone who would give up when faced with setbacks. In terms of the level of the two gyms in Viridian City and Cerulean City, they were still at the new trainer level.
That is, Xiao Cheng basically gave up on the path of a trainer at the newbie stage.
“Don’t feel too bad. After all, the person who defeated you is the future Pokémon Master.” Xiao Mao remained arrogant.
“You… wait for it, I will surpass you one day.” Hearing Xiao Mao’s words, Xiao Cheng was furious.
“Don’t say things that aren’t realistic. Quickly take Charmander back to the lab for treatment.” Xiao Mao urged.
Xiao Cheng didn’t say anything more. She returned Charmander to its Poké Ball and went back to the lab for treatment.
Xiaohuang didn’t stay long either. He set off on his journey.
......!
Xiao Mao didn’t leave in a hurry. Instead, he went to the rest room in the lab.
“System, what’s in the Deluxe Gift Package?” Ever since he got Squirtle, Xiao Mao had been thinking about the things inside the Deluxe Gift Package. Now he finally had time.
【Host, you only need to mentally say “Open Deluxe Gift Package.”】
“Open Deluxe Gift Package.”
...!
【Ding! You’ve obtained the Eye of Insight (can check Pokémon’s base data, can view your Pokémon’s detailed attributes).】
【Ding! You’ve obtained Bronze Crown (for Pokémon below Elite Four potential, Potential Level +1) X1.】
【Ding! You’ve obtained Silver Crown (for Pokémon below Champion potential, Potential Level +1) X1.】
【Ding! You’ve obtained Low-Grade Wonder Candy X10.】
Looking at the holographic image that suddenly appeared in front of him, Xiao Mao asked worriedly, “Can outsiders see this?”
【Host, please rest assured, the System is only visible to you.】
“That’s good…” Xiao Mao was almost scared. He didn’t want his possession of the system to be exposed.
“The reward is decent.”
The things inside the Deluxe Gift Package were pretty ordinary, but the Crowns were pretty good. They could improve Pokémon’s potential.
“Let’s see Squirtle’s data.” Xiao Mao was eager to see how his Squirtle was.
Xiao Mao took the Poké Ball containing Squirtle and checked its attributes.
【Pokémon: Squirtle】
【Type: Water】
【Level: LV8】
【Potential: Elite Four】
【Ability: Torrent (When HP is reduced, Water-type moves’ power is increased by 1.5 times.)】
【Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Withdraw.】
【Friendship: 156 (Max: 255)】
As Xiao Mao had guessed, the Squirtle he chose at the start had excellent potential, at Elite Four level.
The ability was also good. Luckily, it wasn’t the Drizzle ability. Drizzle ability is an ability used by Rain teams, and the only Pokémon that could use the Drizzle ability currently was the Pokémon, Keldeo.
However, Blastoise can mega evolve later. It doesn’t really matter whether it’s the Drizzle ability or not. But in the early stage, Squirtle should still have the Torrent ability. This would be more convenient for training and would have a greater advantage in battle.