I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"Roserede is unable to battle." Rongzi announced, "All three Pokémon of Gym Leader Naga are unable to battle, and the winner is challenger Gary."

"come in."

After the battle ended, Shigeru recalled his Ice Spirit.

This gym battle was completely pointless; at best, it served as a warm-up for Glaceon.

It wasn't that the seeds were too weak or unqualified; it was just that the Pokémon that Gary sent out were too strong. But there was nothing that could be done; all the Pokémon that Gary brought with him this time were too powerful.

Moreover, Shigeru felt he had been very polite. He knew there was a legendary Pokémon guy at the Lily of the Valley Conference who had also entered the conference by collecting 8 badges. He would definitely defeat the gym leaders in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations, this is proof of your successful challenge against the Eternal Gym. Here's the Forest Badge." Cai Zhong calmly took out his own Gym Badge.

Although the vegetable seedlings looked calm, Xiao Mao knew that she must be very unhappy inside.

"Thank you... goodbye."

Xiao Mao took the badge, turned around, and ran away.

Leave Hyakudai Dojo.

Xiao Mao immediately checked his inventory to see what the reward item was.

【Crescent Feather: Carrying it with you can prevent nightmares.】

"What! Crescent Feather!"

Xiao Mao was stunned; he never expected the system to reward him with such an item.

The Crescent Feather is essentially a feather from Cresselia's body, but this feather is infused with Cresselia's abilities, allowing it to dispel nightmares, making it particularly effective against Darkrai.

"Can this thing summon Cresselia?" Shigeru asked curiously.

In the game Black and White, you can summon Cresselia on the Fantasy Bridge by holding the Crescent Feather.

Shigeru doesn't have many Pokémon he wants to train right now, but he's still interested in catching legendary Pokémon. He just doesn't know how strong the legendary Pokémon he summons will be.

Based on what Gary has learned about the Legendary Pokémon, not every Legendary Pokémon is very strong. There are quite a few Legendary Pokémon like Cresselia, and their strength is not considered very high.

In addition, there are also quite a few Darkrai, the Pokémon that correspond to Cresselia. There are as many as four or five Darkrai that appear in the anime and theatrical versions.

"Should we go to Crescent Island to capture Darkrai?" Gary pondered.

Darkrai did appear in Ash's travel storyline, in Canal City. Its presence affected the sleep of the residents of Canal City, and Ash and his friends eventually had to summon Cresselia to drive Darkrai away.

"That Darkrai doesn't look very strong, so I can try to catch it." Gary decided to go to Canal City to catch Darkrai, but there's no rush now. He'll first defeat the Gym Leader in Black Gold City, and then he'll go to Gracie to catch Scythe.

Which Grass-type move should I exchange for?

The reward of a Grass-type move of your choice is something Gary plans to use.

However, the powerful Grass-type moves with additional effects are all exclusive moves and cannot be exchanged. As for high-power moves, there are only Leaf Storm and Solar Blade, but both of these moves have drawbacks.

Leaf Storm has a negative effect: it reduces the opponent's Special Attack by 2 levels and cannot guarantee an instant kill, so it should be used with caution.

Sunblade has no negative effects, but like Sunlight Spell, its activation speed depends entirely on whether the weather is sunny or not.

"Forget it, let's just exchange for Grassy Terrace." After thinking it over, Xiao Mao realized that Grassy Terrace was the only option to exchange for. At least the Terrace skill is still very important, so exchanging for it wouldn't be a loss.

[Ding! Skill exchange successful.]

Unfortunately, Grassy Terrain is a move that only Grass-type Pokémon can learn, and since Gary doesn't have a single Grass-type Pokémon, he can't teach it to Gary for the time being.

After exchanging the skills, Xiao Mao went to the Pokémon Center. After his Glaceon was healed, he took his Pokémon to lunch. In the afternoon, he trained his Pokémon.

While it's called training Pokémon, the main focus is on training Garchomp. Currently, Garchomp is the weakest member of the team, so naturally, we need to level it up as quickly as possible.

521: Black Gold City

Just as the Pokémon were training Garchomp, a boy arrived, accompanied by an Electabuzz.

Shigeru also noticed the boy, since his Pokémon had all evolved to their final forms, making it easy for passersby to notice him.

However, seeing this boy startled Xiao Mao.

Similarly, the boy felt the same way when he saw Xiao Shi.

"You...the Gym Leader of Viridian Dojo, what are you doing here?!" the boy asked in surprise.

"Hey, it's you. I didn't expect to see you here, Shinji," Shigeru greeted.

The boy was none other than Shinji.

After being defeated by Gary, Shinji returned to the Sinnoh region not long after and began preparing for the Lily of the Valley Conference. He is currently in the process of collecting badges, and this afternoon Shinji plans to challenge the Eternal Gym.

Halfway there, I saw a bunch of Pokémon in the common area, so I came over to take a look out of curiosity, and I ended up finding Gary.

"Shigeru, why are you here?" Shinji asked.

"Why are you traveling to the Sinnoh region?" Gary asked.

"Aren't you the owner? How can you come out like this?" Shinji asked, puzzled.

"I'm just acting as the manager for a while. Someone has already taken over my position," Xiao Mao said.

Shinji didn't reply, but looked at the Pokémon training in the arena and asked, "Are these all your Pokémon?"

"Yeah, what's up? Want to have a match with me?" Xiao Mao asked.

"No need. We can fight again next time. I'm leaving now." Shinji shook his head in refusal, and then left without looking back.

As Shigeru watched Shinji walk away, he wondered to himself, "He's not going to fight me?"

Although Shinji looks aloof, he is also a battle-loving trainer. Seeing Gary's many powerful Pokémon, Gary couldn't believe that Shinji didn't have the urge to battle.

Indeed, Shinji is a battle-loving trainer, but he is also very meticulous. He planned to challenge the gym in the afternoon, but he didn't have time to battle Gary.

Moreover, Shinji could tell that Gary's Pokémon were very strong. The Pokémon he had previously trained were all kept in the breeding house at home, and the Pokémon he had on him were all recently caught. They were definitely no match for him, so there was no need for him to make things difficult for himself.

"It seems that Ash is Shinji's destined rival, and I can't take him away from him..." Gary muttered.

...!

We rested for the night in Baidai City.

The next morning, Gary rode Magneton to Ogre City.

Black Gold City is located south of Baidai City. You can reach it by simply heading south. The journey isn't too far, but it took two days to get there.

The reason it takes so long is that Xiao Shi has to train the Pokémon while preparing food and water. He can only operate in the morning and train the Pokémon in the afternoon.

Gary tamed Metagross in the past two days. As for how he tamed it, he naturally taught it a bunch of skills, a total of 13 skills, and raised its friendship level to 215. Although it did not reach the maximum value, 215 friendship level was enough for Gary to command Metagross in battle.

"Your spirits have all been healed."

Joy placed a plate on the counter, on which were seven Poké Balls neatly arranged.

"Thank you."

Gary put away the Poké Ball, left the Pokémon Center, and headed to the Black Gold Gym.

"This is the Black Gold Gym...!"

Following the signs on the road, Shigeru found the Black Gold Gym.

The Black Gold Dojo is built in a rather peculiar way. Whether viewed from afar or up close, it appears as a small mountain. Only when viewed from the main entrance can one recognize it as a dojo, as there is a large door at the main entrance.

"The architectural style of this place is really unique," Xiao Mao remarked.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Black Gold Dojo, Shigeru pressed the doorbell, and a short while later, a middle-aged man with long hair came out.

Seeing the man's fashionable attire, Shigeru wasn't sure if he was from the dojo, so he introduced himself first: "Hello, my name is Shigeru, I'm from the Kanto region, and I'm here to challenge the dojo."

"Oh, so you're the challenger. Hyuta's here. Come in with me." Iwao led Shigeru to the dojo's arena, then told Shigeru to wait there while he went to call Hyuta over.

A short while later, Iwao, wearing a red safety helmet, arrived over.

Besides being the gym leader of the Black Gold Gym, Piao Tai is also the safety supervisor of the Black Gold Mine, and the son of Dong Gua, the gym leader of the Water Vein Gym—a true second-generation rich kid.

He went to work as a safety supervisor at the black gold mine purely to experience life there, since Piao Tai owns shares in the black gold mine, so he was essentially working for his own company.

"Hello, my name is Hyota, and I am the Gym Leader of the Black Gold Gym," Hyota introduced himself.

“Oh no, my name is Shigeru, and I’m from the Kanto region,” Shigeru replied.

"...The Kanto region, that's quite a remote place. Since you're guests who've come from afar, let's begin our match." Hyota didn't waste any words and directly announced the start of the match.

The two stood in the command area at opposite ends of the field. Iwao walked to the referee area and announced, "Next, we will have a gym battle between challenger Gary and Black Gold Gym Leader Piaotai. You can use three Pokémon. Only the challenger has the right to substitute Pokémon. Now... please release your Pokémon."

[Ding! Mission issued: 1. Obtain the Black Gold Gym Badge / Rewards: 5 Low-level Rare Candies, a permanent Rock Totem TM, and a Premium Silk Scarf!]

[2. Obtain the Black Gold Gym Badge using Sinnoh region Pokémon / Rewards: 5 Low-level Rare Candies, a Rock-type permanent TM of your choice, and 1 random Pokémon item.]

When Xiao Mao heard the task issued by the system, he almost vomited blood. Five low-level magical candies meant that the three Pokémon that Piao Tai was going to use in the gym battle were not strong, and he didn't have a single gym-level Pokémon.

"Go for it, Geodude." Piao Tai lived up to expectations and sent out the first Pokémon.

Baton!

【LV24 Geodude♂/Gym】

Looking at his Geodude, which was only level 24, Gary was starting to lose his temper. What was the point of this gym challenge? He didn't even get a mid-level Rare Candy.

"Magnemite, come out and stretch your legs." Gary threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV59 Magnemite/Champion】

"Magneto!!"

Piao Tai was immediately startled, as he still knew what level of Pokémon Magneton was.

Magneton usually needs to reach level 30 before it can evolve into Magneton, and then it needs to use a Thunder Stone to evolve into Magneton.

In Piao Tai's opinion, the Magneton that Xiao Shiu sent out was at least an elite-level Pokémon, much stronger than Geodude.

522: Shigeru vs. Hyota

Iwao didn't care about anything else. Seeing that both sides had sent out their Pokémon, he directly announced, "Battle... Begin!!"

"Magnetic bomb!" Xiao Mao didn't hold back and gave the order first.

"Kuoyi!"