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"Let me see what items I got randomly this time." Xiao Mao looked at his inventory with anticipation.
【Proof of Supreme Glory (When using an attack that does not cause a cowardly state and deals damage while carrying this item, there is a 20% chance to inflict a cowardly state on the target.)】
"The King's Certificate, not bad."
Although the King's Token isn't very useful, the 20% chance of it being sneaky is quite high. Moreover, the King's Token is also an evolution item. When used on Poliwag and Slowpoke, it can evolve into Poliwag and Slowking.
Which water-type skill should I switch to?
There are still a lot of water-type skills. The skill items that the system rewarded before included quite a few water-type skills, but most of them were physical attack water-type skills. Xiao Mao wants a special attack water-type skill.
Let's skip Hydro Cannon. Not many Pokémon can learn Hydro Cannon, but Hydro Cannon is a racial move of most Water-type Pokémon, and they'll awaken it sooner or later.
"System, give me a cold shower for the skill," Xiao Mao said.
[Ding! Skill exchange successful.]
Splash Cold Water: A water-type special attack skill with a power of 50. It deals damage to the target and has a 100% chance to reduce the target's physical attack by 1 stage.
Gary went to the public area near the Pokémon Center, released Slaking and Swampert, and taught them the skill of Splash Water.
Although Slaking doesn't have the water attribute, he can master splashing cold water, and Latios can also master it. I'll teach Latios when we get back to the room.
"System, I've collected all the badges. Shouldn't you issue a mission related to the Rainbow Tournament?" Xiao Shi asked.
【叮！发布任务：1、获得彩悠大会冠军/奖励：中级神奇糖果X10、高级神奇糖果X10、铜色王冠X1、银色王冠X1、金色王冠X1、特性强化石X3！（所有比赛场次使用丰缘地区精灵，奖励翻倍。）】
"As expected, there are limitations; I can only buy candy."
Since we can only use Pokémon from the Hoenn region, just using Mid-level Rare Candies isn't enough; we also need to use some High-level Rare Candies.
Gary decided to train two Hoenn Pokémon to level 60, so that together with Latios, he would have three Elite Four-level Pokémon as his trump cards. He would then raise the rest of his Pokémon to level 50 for a more stable approach.
However, there is still more than a month until the Ayaka Yoko Tournament, so there's no need to indulge in fantasies for now. We should focus on special training first and then indulge in fantasies when the tournament is about to begin.
After a brief rest in Sootopolis, Gary took Latios to Sootopolis the next day.
Gary plans to give his Pokémon special training in Sootopolis City, so he won't have to travel any further.
...!
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Loose City is a huge island, home to the Hoenn League headquarters. Despite the presence of the Hoenn League headquarters, the other side of the island is a dangerous place inhabited by extremely powerful wild Pokémon; even locals don't easily venture there.
But in such a dangerous place, a boy is directing a group of elves in special training.
Is Gary looking at the Pokémon that was defeated by Tyranitar?
This is the 30th defeat this month. Despite the continuous losses, the Pokémon's levels have increased significantly.
目前丰缘地区精灵等级：斗笠菇LV45、请假王LV45、蜥蜴王LV51、波士可多拉LV53、沙奈朵LV50、甲壳龙LV43、火焰鸡LV46、巨沼怪LV44。
The current level of these Pokémon is similar to that of Gary when he first participated in the Indigo League, but with Ash present at this year's Rainbow League, Gary has to save some trump cards.
"Everyone, come in and rest."
Gary recalled everyone to their Poké Balls, then returned to the city and handed the Pokémon over to Nurse Joy for recovery.
"Wow, there are so many trainers who arrived early." Along the way, Shigeru saw many powerful Pokémon adjusting their status in the public area.
With the Saiyo Tournament about to be held, many trainers have arrived in Saiyo in advance to prepare.
Because the Hoenn region has a tropical climate, not all Pokémon can immediately adapt to the climate here. Therefore, it is necessary to raise and train Pokémon here for a period of time in advance. Otherwise, if they are directly transported here to battle, they may experience problems due to the change in environment.
After lunch, Gary rented an indoor space and released all the Pokémon from the Hoenn region.
Gary isn't in a rush to train a Champion-level Pokémon yet. He'll focus on leveling up all his Pokémon to level 50 first. If he encounters Ash, he'll consider leveling them up further.
After all, Darko from the Sinnoh League was putting a lot of pressure on Gary, so the Rare Candies should be saved to deal with that guy.
After the Pokémon emerged from their Poké Balls, seeing that they were indoors, they all looked at Gary, wondering what he was going to do.
"The month-long special training is over, and today is the day to reward you. We'll do it one by one. First up is the Shell Dragon; I plan to let you evolve," said Xiao Shi.
"Thump!!"
The Shellder Dragon excitedly ran to Gary's side. It had been waiting for this day for a long time, especially after seeing that Sylvanas's Shellder Dragon had evolved into Salamence, which made it extremely envious.
435: Collective Enhancement, EX Heavy Metal!
"Dongbei".
The armored dragon kept rubbing against Shigeru's leg. Although the scene looked heartwarming, Shigeru's leg was really hurting. The armored dragon's shell was very hard, and it would be strange if it felt better to be rubbed by something so hard.
"This will allow you to evolve." Shigeru held down the Shell Dragon and used 7 Medium Rare Candies to raise the Shell Dragon to level 50.
【LV50 Armored Dragon ♂/King】
Upon reaching level 50, the armored dragon immediately reacted, its cells began to change, and its body shone with a white light.
As the armored dragon's body continued to grow in the light of evolution, first, the shell on its back fell off, revealing a pair of huge wings, then a long tail grew from its rear, and its entire body gradually became larger.
Xiao Mao looked at the shell that had fallen to the ground. It was the original shell of the armored dragon. This shell was very hard and could be used to make some modern tools. It was also very rare.
Because Salamence has a rare attribute, and Shellder only sheds its shell when it evolves into Salamence, its quantity is limited, and these shells can sell for a lot of money on the market.
"Roar."
A deep roar resounded, the evolutionary light on the Shell Dragon dissipated, and the Shell Dragon's figure disappeared, replaced by a Salamence.
"Roar!"
After evolving, Salamence immediately examined its new body, and was especially excited when it saw its pair of blood-red wings.
"Let's fly indoors for a while first, then we'll let you fly outside later," Xiao Mao said.
"Roar."
The Salamence nodded and immediately flew into the air. It had been waiting for this day for a long time, and today it had finally come true.
Seeing Salamence flying so happily, Gary also took the opportunity to check if Salamence had awakened any new skills.
【Pokémon: Salamence♂】
[Attribute: Dragon, Flying]
【Level: 50】
[Potential: King]
【Ability: Intimidate (Upon entering the field, intimidate the opponent, lowering their Attack stat by 1 stage.)】
[Skills: Leer, Spark, Headbutt, Scary Face, Protect, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Psychic Dash, Fly, Flamethrower.]
[Teaching skills: Shadow Claw, Body Slam, Sleep, Rock Slide, Dragon Pulse, Flame Burst, Go All Out.]
【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】
The evolved Salamence has mastered Fly and Flamethrower, which is not bad.
Salamence still needs some special training, after all, the difference between before and after evolution is too great. Especially during the Shellder period, Gary basically did not let Shellder train or fight, but only let it accumulate power. It has not fought for a long time.
With two weeks to go before the Rainbow Tournament, Salamence needs an extra week of intensive training to familiarize itself with its evolved body.
Next, Gary used a medium-level Rare Candy to level up all of his Pokémon except Breloom to level 50.
As for why Breloom isn't being upgraded, it's because Breloom only has gym potential; its level can only grow to level 49 and then stop increasing.
After the Rainbow Tournament ends, place it in Professor Oak's lab. Breloom will level up the remaining 4 levels on its own, so there's no need to level it up further. Besides, a level 45 Breloom is enough to participate in the Rainbow Tournament.
The strength of Breloom lies not in its inherent power, but in its unique characteristics. I believe Breloom can perform exceptionally well in competitions.
With their levels increased, Xiao Shi decided to enhance the traits of his two Pokémon.
Slaking and Gardevoir's abilities have already been enhanced. Among the remaining Pokémon, only Salamence and Aggron have abilities worth enhancing.
Gary was actually very curious about what the Intimidate ability would do after being enhanced, but he still let Salamence fly for a while and first enhanced Aggron's ability.
Aggron's special ability is heavy metal, which doubles its weight. It's unknown what will happen after strengthening it. Xiao Shi thinks that after strengthening with heavy metal, its weight shouldn't increase any further; there should be other effects.
After all, if Aggron's size remains the same but its weight increases, it means its mass will increase, and its defensive capabilities will also increase.
Shigeru walked up to Aggron and used one of its ability enhancement stones.
[Ding! Trait enhancement successful.]
Xiao Mao immediately checked the data for Bosco Dora.
[Elf: Boscodora]
[Attributes: Steel, Rock]
【Level: 53】
[Potential: King]
【Special Ability: EX Heavy Metal (Increases weight by 4 times, reduces damage taken from any move by 1/4, and halves speed.)】
[Skills: Tackle, Dig, Harden, Metal Claw, Rock Siege, Protect, Iron Head, Rock Slide, Metallic Sound, Slam, Body Lightweight, Heavy Slam.]
[Teach the following moves: Rock Slide, Hyper Beam, Stone Edge, Rest, Shadow Claw, Body Slam, Iron Tail, Dragon Pulse, Thunderbolt, Explosion Punch, Mega Kick, Flamethrower, Power-Up Punch, Thunder Punch.]
【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】
"Yes! It has a filtering effect."
Xiao Mao was quite surprised; the enhanced version was incredibly powerful, even more so than the filtering ability.
The Filtering ability can only defend against highly effective moves, while EX Heavy Metal can reduce damage from any move, directly raising Aggron's defensive capabilities to another level.
Unfortunately, halving the speed is a bit of a letdown, but Aggron isn't very fast to begin with. Also, Aggron's Special Defense is too low. If 40 points of its Physical Defense stat were moved to Special Defense, it would be amazing. It would be a perfect shield. Its only weakness is that it is vulnerable to Fighting and Ground-type moves.
"Dora!" Bosscodora also felt that its body had increased by 160 pounds, and its movements gradually became slower.
"Do you feel too heavy?" Xiao Mao asked.
"Doraemon."
Bosscodora nodded. His movements had indeed become slower, and it would take more effort to move faster, which was very tiring.
It seems that the EX Heavy Metal ability has high resistance, but the price to pay is also quite high. In the future, if Aggron is to deal with agile and versatile Pokémon, it will basically be no match.
But none of that matters; Bosscodora can move quickly without much trouble.
“Let’s try making Bosscodora lighter,” said Shigeru.