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Instantly, the tree-like creature was covered in white light. Behind the sapling, the tree-like creature's size grew rapidly, quickly reaching a height of one meter. Its limbs also grew longer, especially three leaves growing on its wrists, and a very long leaf also grew on its head.
Don't be fooled by the fact that it's all leaves; the three leaves at its wrist are very sharp and can easily slice through rocks, while the long leaves on its head are also very tough and can be used for whipping attacks.
As the light faded, Treecko evolved into Forest Lizard.
Xiao Mao immediately checked the Forest Lizard's data to see what new skills it had awakened after evolving.
【Elf: Forest Lizard♂】
[Attribute: grass]
【Level: 17】
[Potential: King]
【Characteristic: Overgrow (When HP is down to 1/3, Grass-type moves are increased by 1.5 times)】
[Skills: Slap, Gaze, Leaves, Lightning Strike, Insight, Leaf Blade.]
[Skills taught: Sunbeam, Dig, Iron Tail, Rest, Explosive Punch.]
【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】
[Shoelace prop: Soothing Bell.]
"Oh, Leaf Blade has awakened, that's great." Shigeru was very satisfied with the Leaf Blade skill.
Leaf Blade is a Grass-type move and its power isn't very strong, but it's a great match for Grovyle. Grovyle uses its agile movement and Leaf Blade to unleash a barrage of slashes and defeat its opponent.
The more obstacles a terrain has, the more terrifying the Lizard King's fighting power becomes. In particular, when fighting in dense forests, the Lizard King is virtually invincible.
"good."
Xiao Shi was quite satisfied; this should be a gym in Kanazawa City, so there shouldn't be any problems.
The Gym Leader of the Rustboro City Gym is a girl named Cuckoo, who is a teacher at the Trainer Academy. She is proficient in Rock-type Pokémon, but her strength is only average.
With Grovyle and Mushroom around, defeating Cuckoo isn't too difficult. However, since the quest requires using Pokémon from the Hoenn region, you'll still need to level up Mushroom properly.
...!
A week later, Shigeru arrived in Kanaz City.
Despite spending so much time training Mushroom and Forest Lizard, the two Pokémon have still managed to level up considerably in just seven days.
Mushroom LV12-15!
Forest Lizard LV17-20!
"I wonder what great products Devon Corporation has developed so far, and whether Daigo has found any Super Stones yet," Shigeru asked curiously.
The Hoenn region has reserves of Mega Stones, which can be found in some ancient ruins. Gary brought Mega Tyranitar with him because he wanted to find them.
As far as Shigeru knows, there are many rare stones in the Stone Cave in Dewford Town. Daigo even went there to dig, but he doesn't know if there are any Mega Stones inside.
Regardless of whether it exists or not, Gary plans to go to Dewford Town to investigate. After all, Gary wants to go to all the places that Goku has explored.
Oh, right! The popular waterfall north of Kanaz City might contain a Super Stone.
Meteor Falls is a large cave formed by a meteorite. It is named Meteor Falls because there is a waterfall inside. It is said that there are many rare meteorites inside.
Xiao Mao believes that the meteorite that could create the Meteor Falls is very likely related to the Super Stone, and there might even be a Super Stone inside.
After completing the gym challenge, Gary plans to thoroughly explore Meteor Falls.
After resting for three days in Coralz City, Gary arrived at the Coralz Gym.
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[Ding! Mission issued: 1. Obtain the Kanaz Gym Badge / Rewards: 5 Medium Rare Candies, Rock Totem permanent TM, and 1 Premium Silk Scarf!]
[2. Obtain the Rustboro Gym Badge using Hoenn region Pokémon / Rewards: 5 Medium Rare Candies, a Rock-type permanent TM of your choice, and 1 random battle-affecting item.]
The task issued by the system, just like when going to Petalburg Gym, had two options.
"Rock-type moves..." Gary was a little troubled. Rock-type moves really weren't that great. The only useful moves were Stealth Rock and Sandstorm.
Xiao Mao pressed the doorbell.
Soon, a muscular man opened the door; he was clearly a staff member of the dojo.
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"Hello, I'm here to challenge the Rustboro Gym," Gary said, explaining his purpose.
"I understand. The dojo master is here. Come in with me." After saying that, the man led Xiao Shi into the dojo's grounds.
On the stands on both sides of the venue, a girl with two buns in her hair and pigtails sat there, holding a book in her hands and reading.
"Miss Cuckoo, a trainer has come to challenge the gym," the man warned.
Hearing the sound, Du Juan looked over, closed the book in her hand, stood up, and jumped down from the audience, landing safely on the ground.
"this...!"
Xiao Mao was a little confused because Du Juan was wearing a skirt, and with that skirt fluttering, it was a good thing she was wearing pink thermal underwear underneath, otherwise her "absolute territory" would have been completely exposed. This girl was too open-minded.
This is normal, though. The Hoenn region has a tropical monsoon climate, and it's mostly hot summer here, so the girls here are quite outgoing. Just look at Haruka; she's so young and already knows how to wear tight clothes, which shows how outgoing she is.
Dujuan, without batting an eye, walked up to Xiaomao and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Dujuan, and I am the Gym Leader of the Kanaz Gym."
“Hello, my name is Shigeru, I come from the Kanto region, and I’ve come to challenge your gym.” Shigeru replied.
"Kanto region!"
As a teacher at the Trainer Academy, Dujuan was naturally knowledgeable and knew about the Kanto region. She never expected that Gary was from such a distant area.
320: VS Azalea! Super Stone!
“Okay, I accept your challenge. The rules here are 2-on-2 duels. The gym rules are no different from those in the Kanto region, understand?” Dujuan readily agreed to Shigeru’s challenge.
"Ah."
Shigeru nodded to indicate that he understood, and the gym battle began. Both of them stood in the command area.
The man who had brought Xiao Shi into the arena stood in the referee area and announced, "The Gym Challenge will now begin. Each Gym Leader may send out two Pokémon. Gym Leaders, please send out your Pokémon first."
The words fell.
"Then, I'll make the first move."
"Come out, Geodude."
Dujuan gracefully tossed out a Poké Ball.
Baton!
A round stone spirit with two arms makes its appearance.
【LV15 Geodude♂/Gym】
The Pokémon sent by Cuckoo was not of a high level, which shows that the Gym in Rustboro City was specifically prepared for trainers from the new "Zero 37" generation.
"Mushroom, you go first." Gary quickly sent out his Pokémon.
Baton!
A mushroom with orange-red markings makes its appearance.
【LV16 Mushroom♂/Gym】
"A strangely shaped mushroom!" Du Juan was also surprised when she saw the mushroom.
Mushrooms are found everywhere in the forests of the Hoenn region, and you can tell the difference at a glance.
"Did you catch this mushroom in the Hoenn region?" Cuckoo asked.
“Yes, I plan to use the Pokémon I catch here to challenge the gyms,” Gary said.
"Interesting." Du Juan smiled slightly and said, "Then let me see your strength."
"Little Geodude, with a million-ton punch."
Geodude immediately charged at Mushroom, its right fist covered in a layer of incandescent energy.
"Use your headbutt!" Xiao Mao commanded.
Mushroom leaped up and charged at Geodude. Geodude unleashed its Megaton Punch, and BOOM!! Mushroom flew backward and crashed to the ground. In terms of strength, Mushroom was no match for Geodude.
However... Geodude wasn't much better off. When it hit the Mushroom, it triggered the Mushroom's spore ability, and Geodude inhaled a large amount of spores. Then, Geodude fell asleep immediately.
"What! Spores!!" Dujuan immediately realized that Little Geodude had been infected with spores.
This is so lucky.
Shigeru was also pleasantly surprised. The EX Spore ability was really useful. It was successfully triggered on the first hit and even put Geodude into a sleep state.
Geodude is a Rock/Ground type, and Grass-type moves deal 4x damage to it.
"End the battle. Use Sunbeam to finish off Geodude," Gary commanded.
"What!" Dujuan was shocked again. Solar Beam is a very powerful Grass-type move, and it's practically impossible for a baby Pokémon to learn it.
Especially since this mushroom was only recently captured by Gary, where would he find the time to learn the Sunlight Technique?
However, reality is cruel. The mushroom had already begun absorbing sunlight, and it seemed quite skilled at it. In just a few seconds, the mushroom had gathered enough sunlight and emitted a beam of incandescent light.
Boom! !
A small mushroom cloud rose up, and Geodude was instantly killed.
"Geosphere is unable to fight, Mushroom wins."
Du Juan frowned slightly, put the little punch stone away, and said, "I really underestimated you. I'm going to get serious now."
"Come out, face north!"
Baton!
A creature with short arms and legs and a big red nose makes its appearance.
【LV43 North-facing♂/Dojo】
Xiao Mao: (O_o)??
Xiao Mao rubbed his eyes, confirming that he hadn't misread the North-facing Nose's level; it was indeed level 43. This Azalea wasn't planning on hiding its strength.