Xiao Mao opened the package handed to him by Miss Joy. Inside were rectangular orange blocks, each with edges connecting to the others. There were four blocks in total, and they were the protective gear needed for Aggron's evolution.
Confirming they were indeed the gear, Xiao Mao signed for the package.
He then carried the package to the public field behind the Pokemon Center and released Aggron.
“Roar... Roar?” Aggron thought training time had come, but saw that it was alone, with no other Pokemon around.
“Your evolution item has arrived,” said Xiao Mao.
“Roar!”
Aggron was taken aback, then overjoyed. It immediately looked at the cardboard box in Xiao Mao’s hand.
Xiao Mao took the gear out of the cardboard box. It was heavier than he expected.
“This is the item that will allow you to evolve. Hold onto the gear, and you can evolve,” said Xiao Mao.
“Roar.”
Aggron had been looking forward to evolution for a long time. It had agreed to the gamble with Xiao Mao because Xiao Mao had promised to help it evolve.
“Take it.”
Xiao Mao placed the gear on Aggron's body.
“Roar...!”
The moment the gear touched Aggron, it felt its cells being activated, and its whole body was enveloped in a white-hot evolutionary glow.
Aggron's height rapidly increased. In an instant, it was taller than two meters, its body broadened and flattened. When the light faded, a black and orange Mega Aggron appeared.
After its evolution, Mega Aggron was covered in black rocks, its skin also rock-like. Its arms grew arm guards resembling eastern staffs, with a hollow at the center of each palm. These could be filled with rocks. By forcefully contracting its muscles, it could launch the rocks inside.
【Pokemon: Mega Aggron♂】
【Type: Ground, Rock】
【Level: 47】
【Potential: Quasi-King】
【Ability: Lightning Rod (Attracts Electric-type moves to itself, taking no damage and instead raising its Special Attack stat.)】
【Moves: Tackle, Stomp, Take Down, Horn Attack, Iron Head, Rock Blast, Drill Run, Body Slam, Hammer Arm, Earthquake, Horn Drill.】
【Learned Moves: Thunder, Rock Tomb, Mega Kick.】
【Friendship: 255 (Max: 255)】
【Held Item: Soothe Bell.】
“It actually awakened the Horn Drill move.”
Xiao Mao was quite surprised. This move was a one-hit kill move. In reality, even if it didn't achieve a one-hit kill, it would definitely inflict massive damage.
Aggron's level also reached 47.
Xiao Mao placed his hand on Mega Aggron and used 3 Advanced Rare Candies, raising its level to 50.
“For the next two weeks, familiarize yourself with your Horn Drill move,” said Xiao Mao.
“Roar!”
Mega Aggron was startled. It had just awakened the move and hadn’t even mentioned it, yet Xiao Mao already knew. What a terrifying trainer, seeing right through it.
Then, Xiao Mao released Blastoise and Eevee, letting them train their physiques. Later, Nessa would come over after they finished.
Xiao Mao himself released Crobat and asked it to use Fly to take him to the driving school.
Currently, three of Xiao Mao's Pokemon had initially mastered Fly, but their air shields couldn't last very long when flying at full speed. Their Fly was still half-baked.
The standard for passing Fly was for the Pokemon to carry the trainer in a state of rapid flight for half an hour.
A speed of half an hour was already quite fast, after all, Pokemon have limited stamina. Sustaining full-speed flight for half an hour was already quite good.
Arriving at the driving school, Xiao Mao released Pidgeot and Aerodactyl and continued training them in Fly.
This skill instruction was quite tedious. Learning just one Fly would take a month, while Skill Manuals were much better. Using them would grant instant mastery.
However, Skill Manuals were incredibly rare, and they were consumables. Once used, they were gone. Heart Scales were produced in small quantities but in high demand, making them highly sought after.
Of course, if Xiao Mao was willing to spend money, he could still buy them, but he wasn't in a hurry. He wanted his Pokemon to grow for a while longer, to see if they could awaken other skills. He would at least wait until his Pokemon reached level 60 before considering teaching them skills.
For instance, both Mega Aggron and Aerodactyl could potentially awaken Rock Tomb, but Xiao Mao had already taught it to them. Using Skill Manuals for that would be a huge loss.
Fortunately, it was a permanent skill learning device given by the system. Using it came at no loss.
“Time to collect the Pokemon required by the system.”
Everything was unfolding according to Xiao Mao's plan, and he intended to continue completing the tasks issued by the system.
Of the 6 Pokemon required to be collected this time, one was a Magneton. Because Generation 1 Pokemon were rare, Green's Electric-type Pokemon had to be replaced with a Magneton to make up for the missing Electric-type.
Xiao Mao decided to train a Magneton first, as he lacked an Electric-type among the Pokemon he had captured, so it would be good to catch one.
Magnemite wasn't considered a rare Pokemon. They were abundant and usually congregated in places with electricity. Power plants were the natural choice, with a large group of Magnemite near almost every city's power plant.
Xiao Mao decided to go to the power plant in Cerulean City in the afternoon, though he didn't have high hopes of catching a high-potential Magnemite.
......!
“Nessa, I'm planning to go to the vicinity of the power plant in Cerulean City this afternoon. Do you want to come with me?” asked Xiao Mao.
“Are you going to catch an Electric-type Pokemon?”
“Yes, I'm planning to catch Magnemite.”
“Then go ahead. I still need to supervise Eevee.”
Nessa wasn't interested in Electric-type Pokemon, and Eevee had been trained for so long, its Friendship was already high enough. She didn't want to miss Eevee evolving into Sylveon.
“Alright, I'm off then.”
Xiao Mao waved goodbye.
He arrived at the entrance of the Pokemon Center and hopped onto Pidgeot, asking it to fly.
Even though Pidgeot hadn't fully mastered Fly, as long as it wasn't flying at full speed, carrying a person was still doable.
Power plants wouldn't be built in the city center, they would be constructed in the suburbs. They weren't exactly deserted, but besides power plant workers, hardly anyone went there.
After flying for a while, Xiao Mao could already see the power plant, but suddenly, the sky was covered by a layer of dark clouds.
“Hm? Is it going to rain?”
Seeing the sky suddenly covered by dark clouds, Xiao Mao was a bit puzzled.
The weather forecast said it was supposed to be sunny with intermittent clouds today, with no rain.