“Xiao Mao, when are you planning on challenging the Gym?” Natz asked Xiao Mao about his plans for challenging the Gym, upon arriving at the Pokémon Center.
Currently, Xiao Mao has already collected 7 badges, and as long as he gets one more, he will be eligible to participate in the Indigo League.
“No rush, let's train for a while first,” Xiao Mao said.
It wasn't that Xiao Mao wanted to train, but he was particularly concerned about the commotion at the Big Valley.
According to the original plot, ancient Pokémon lived underground in the Big Valley. Xiao Mao was planning to catch an Aerodactyl, but he wasn't sure if he could find one now.
Because those ancient Pokémon were buried underground, the surface was very thick. It was generally difficult to find a place to detonate. However, the Team Rocket trio accidentally found the best place to detonate, directly blowing open a passage to the underground.
Therefore, Xiao Mao wanted to wait here, waiting for Xiao Zhi and the others to arrive at the Big Valley before he went there. There were several roads leading to the Big Valley, and you could reach the Big Valley from the Towner’s city.
“Good.”
Natz had no objection, she needed to train her Eevee as well, aiming to evolve it into a Flareon as soon as possible.
The training in the Towner’s city lasted for ten days.
The Pokémon under his care had all grown significantly.
Blastoise LV43-44!
Exeggutor LV38-39!
Growlithe LV30-31!
Pidgeotto LV33-35!
Eevee LV30-32!
Arcanine LV45-46!
All of them gained levels, which also showed the difference in their potential, reflected in their growth speed.
A champion-potential Blastoise was different; it could level up every seven days.
An Arcanine with potential for a Elite Four member, it only gained a level in half a month.
The Pokémon with Elite Four potential showed signs of fatigue in leveling up after level 30, and this became even more obvious after level 40.
“Growlithe, come here.” Xiao Mao beckoned to Growlithe, who was training.
“Woof!”
Growlithe immediately ran over, sticking out its tongue at Xiao Mao, looking silly and endearing.
“It’s time for you to evolve.” Xiao Mao said.
“Woof! \(^o^)/~Woof!!”
Growlithe jumped around happily. It had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and finally, it wouldn't be the smallest one in the team anymore.
“Here, this is an Evolution Stone.” Xiao Mao took out the premium Fire Stone he had prepared and handed it to Growlithe.
Growlithe took the Fire Stone in its mouth, and the next moment, a burst of fiery energy emanated from it, and the light from its evolution grew intense. Its body grew rapidly during the evolution, reaching the same height as Xiao Mao, and its head was even taller than him.
As the evolutionary light dissipated, a majestic Arcanine appeared in front of him. It had fluffy, flax-colored mane, body fur like a tiger's stripes, fur around its feet, and a long tail. Its body was like a fusion with the wind when it ran. Truly a most gorgeous land steed.
Although Arcanine's potential was a bit lower, Xiao Mao still liked it. After all, he liked Arcanine a lot in his previous life.
Xiao Mao also took a look at Arcanine's attributes after evolving.
【Pokémon: Arcanine♂】
【Type: Fire】
【Level: 31】
【Potential: Gym】
【Ability: Intimidate (When entering battle, intimidate the opponent to make them cower, lowering the opponent's attack.)】
【Moves: Leer, Ember, Scent, Flame Wheel, Quick Attack, Crunch, Flamethrower, Extreme Speed.】
【Friendship: 255 (Full Value 255)】
“Not bad, you've learned Extreme Speed.” Xiao Mao nodded with satisfaction.
Using the premium evolution stone, Arcanine's potential only reached the Gym level. This might be because of its lower potential, resulting in fewer moves learned while still a Growlithe.
Xiao Mao also took the opportunity to teach Arcanine the move Solarbeam, giving it a move to deal with Water, Ground, and Rock-type Pokémon.
“Pidgeotto, come here.”
Growlithe has evolved, and it's Pidgeotto's turn next.
“Pidgey!”
Pidgeotto immediately flew over.
Pidgeotto knew it could evolve, but not with an Evolution Stone. However, since Xiao Mao called it over, it thought maybe he was going to teach it a new move.
Xiao Mao placed his hand on Pidgeotto’s smooth feathers and used a Medium Rare Candy on it.
Pidgeotto LV35-36!
Level increased by one instantly.
“Pidgey!!”
Pidgeotto instantly felt a surge of powerful energy inside its cells, and evolutionary light shone around it. Its body began to grow, quickly reaching Xiao Mao’s height. Its body was twice as large as before, and the feathers on its head became longer, almost touching its tail feathers.
As the evolutionary light faded, a majestic Pidgeot appeared in front of Xiao Mao.
【Ding! Task Completed, Rewards have been sent to the spatial backpack.】
Except for Blastoise, all the other Pokémon were shocked, because most Pokémon evolution was by means of 道具 (items), and the fact that Pidgeotto evolved just by being touched by Xiao Mao was too frightening for the Pokémon.
Among the Pokémon present, only Blastoise had experienced it, so it remained calm.
Xiao Mao stroked Pidgeot's wings, checking its attributes after the evolution.
【Pokémon: Pidgeot♂】
【Type: Normal, Flying】
【Level: 36】
【Potential: Elite Four】
【Ability: Keen Eye (Thanks to Keen Eye, accuracy will not be lowered.)】
【Moves: Tackle, Sand-Attack, Gust, Quick Attack, Hurricane, Feather Dance, Wing Attack, Heat Wave.】
【Friendship: 255 (Full Value 255)】
【Held Item: Soothe Bell】
“Not bad, you've learned Heat Wave.”
Pidgeot could learn Heat Wave, but it was a matter of luck. Heat Wave would be of great help for a Mega Pidgeot.
“Let’s improve your potential.”
After all, Pidgeot has a Mega Evolution form, so Xiao Mao spent a Bronze Crown to raise its potential to Elite Four level.
He currently has one of each kind of potential-boosting items: Bronze Crown, Silver Crown, and Gold Crown.
A Gold Crown can make a champion potential Pokémon reach Quasi-Legendary status, and Xiao Mao was considering whether to use it directly on Blastoise.
A Gold Crown can also be used on low potential Pokémon, but the cost-effectiveness is too low. Out of all his Pokémon, only Blastoise has champion potential.
After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Mao went to Blastoise and placed his hand on its shoulder, using the Gold Crown from his Spatial Backpack to raise its potential to Quasi-Legendary status.
He kept the remaining Bronze Crown and Silver Crown, just in case.
“Arcanine, Pidgeot, get familiar with your new bodies this afternoon, and we’ll challenge the gym with the two of you tomorrow,” Xiao Mao said.
“Pidgey!!”
“Woof!!”
Pidgeot and Arcanine nodded. They had to get used to their new bodies this afternoon, after all, their size had increased, and their abilities had also been enhanced.