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

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Once again, everyone was amazed by Gary's strength. Even without using Tyranitar and Zapdos, Gary's other Pokémon were still enough to easily overpower the other contestants at the Indigo League.

Of course, it's not that these players have become weaker, but rather that after so many consecutive days of battles, the players who have advanced to the All-Out Battle are exhausted and their condition has declined significantly.

The level of the players in this year's Indigo League was not very high, and they did not have many Pokémon to raise. Naturally, as the level of 3.8 progressed, they only had a few Pokémon available, and the Pokémon would naturally feel tired.

But Gary is different. In addition to having a higher level of Pokémon than the contestants in the tournament, he also has more Pokémon.

Gary has 20 Pokémon that can participate in the Indigo League, while Ash only has 9. Ash traveled all the way to the Hoenn region before reaching Gary's current level.

The semi-finals are over, and the finals are the next day.

Xiao Mao's opponent in the final was named A Wang, and his Pokémon included Onix, Blastoise, Lickitung, Electrode, Marowak, and Scyther.

The Pokémon lineup looked alright, except for Electrode which caused Gary a little trouble, but Gary still won completely.

[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

162: Target, the Three Holy Birds

The system-issued task was completed, and Shigeru easily won the Indigo League championship. However, it's not over yet. Shigeru is still far from being one of the Elite Four, let alone the champion.

After the competition, the awards ceremony was held.

"Congratulations, Gary! You performed exceptionally well at the Indigo League and deserve this trophy. I hope to see you at the World Championships in the future." Damaranchi handed the gold Poké Ball-shaped trophy to Gary.

"Thank you."

Xiao Mao took the trophy and immediately gave Dama Lanqi a careful look.

Damaranchi is almost 80 years old, but he looks quite healthy. As the president of the Elf League, he is still in charge of passing on the sacred flame.

However, after arriving in the Sinnoh region, Damaranchi retired due to his advanced age and never appeared again in subsequent League conferences.

After awarding the champion and runner-up trophies, Damaranchi then presented the remaining contestants with souvenirs made of crystal, featuring a gold-plated Poké Ball logo, making them collectible.

After the closing ceremony, the Quartz Conference came to a complete end. 28

Gary and Ash also returned to Pallet Town together.

Because Gary won the championship, Ash also advanced to the quarterfinals and returned to Pallet Town. The people in town are definitely going to throw a fun party for Gary and Ash.

While Ash's advancement to the top eight may not seem like much, it was already a remarkable achievement in the eyes of the people of Pallet Town.

Send a team.

Xiao Mao, carrying a plate of grilled meat, walked up to Na Zi and asked, "Na Zi, are you planning to go home and visit her?"

They took Nazja away from Goldenrod City. Nazja hadn't been back to Goldenrod City for six months. Nazja had been very aloof before, but that didn't mean she didn't miss her family.

"Not for now. I call back often. Everything is fine at home. But what are you planning to do next, Xiao Mao?" Nazi asked.

"I... plan to go to Twin Islands," Xiao Mao said.

"Twin Islands? Aren't those islands near Crimson Lotus Island? What are you going there for?" Sabrina asked, puzzled.

"I heard Articuno appears over there, I want to go see if I can run into it," said Shigeru.

"You're going to catch Articuno!!" Sabrina exclaimed in surprise.

Although Gary caught Zapdos, it was purely by luck. With Gary's current strength, it's questionable whether he can even defeat Articuno.

After all, legendary Pokémon come in different levels. For example, the sacred flame that Damalanqi guards was originally the flame of Moltres, the flame of the Moltres from the Orange Islands.

The Moltres in the Orange Islands is quite terrifying, with strength comparable to a top-tier god; only Lugia can suppress it.

"Yeah, we don't have much to do lately anyway, let's go try to catch one," said Xiao Mao.

“Okay, then I’ll go with you,” Naz said.

"Okay."

With Sabrina by his side, Gary felt a little more at ease. If they were to encounter an Articuno with Champion-level strength, Sabrina's presence would make it easier to escape.

After the party ended.

Professor Oak called both Gary and Ash to the lab.

"Professor Oak, what do you want us to do here?" Ash asked.

"Tell me, what are your plans for the future?" Professor Oak asked.

“I plan to visit the Twin Islands and the Seven Islands,” said Shigeru.

"Twin Islands and Seven Islands? What are those places?" Ash asked curiously.

"That's the island group south of the Kanto region. There are nine large islands and several smaller islands. The climate is warm, the natural scenery is beautiful, and it's a popular tourist destination," Xia explained.

Misty, who aspires to become a Water-type Pokémon Master, is familiar with various archipelagos because these regions are abundant in Water-type Pokémon, making them desirable destinations for trainers specializing in them.

"Oh, so you're just going to play..." Ash was a little disappointed. He thought Gary was going somewhere to train again, but it turned out he was just going to play. He immediately lost interest and didn't even ask what the Twin Islands were.

Gary was too lazy to explain to Ash. If he told Ash the truth, Ash would probably start clamoring to catch the three legendary birds. If Ash tried to catch the three legendary birds with his current strength, he would probably get beaten to death.

"And what about you, Ash?" Professor Oak asked.

"Me? I don't have any plans right now." Ash didn't know what to do either; after losing the match, he seemed to have lost his purpose.

“Since you don’t have any plans, why don’t you do me a favor?” Professor Oak said.

"What's the deal?"

"I need you to make a trip to Bitter Orange Island in the Orange Islands for me," Professor Oak said. "Professor Nemu, a Pokémon scholar on Bitter Orange Island, has obtained a Mysterious Poké Ball. Could you please bring it to me?"

"Why don't you just send the Poké Ball over directly?" Misty said.

"That's why I'm asking you to go there, since we can't teleport. Gary needs to go somewhere else, so I'm counting on you," Professor Oak said.

Gary knew that the Mystery Poké Ball was the GS Ball, also known as the Gold or Silver Ball, which was made from the feathers of Ho-Oh and Lugia and could be used to catch Celebi.

In the anime storyline, the GS Ball was eventually handed over to Mr. Steel, and then there was no further news about it.

In the game, placing a GS Ball in an oak forest will attract Celebi. In short, the GS Ball is a Celebi summoning item.

"The Island of Everlasting Summer, swimsuit-clad ladies...it's amazing! I want to go, I absolutely have to go!" Xiao Gang 470 raised his hand in approval.

"I want to go to the Orange Islands too!" Xia raised her hand in agreement.

"Then I'll go too." Seeing that both Xiaogang and Xiaoxia wanted to go, Xiaozhi had no objections.

"Then there's no time to lose, you should set off tomorrow," Professor Oak said.

And so, Professor Oak arranged a trip to the Orange Islands for Ash.

night.

Xiao Mao called the Scizor to his side.

Having won the Indigo League, all the system rewards have been distributed. Now that he has two Silver Crowns, Gary plans to use one to upgrade Scizor's potential to Champion level.

With an additional golden crown, Gary didn't hesitate to upgrade his Blastoise's potential from near-legendary to legendary.

As Blastoise is Gary's starter Pokémon, Gary was willing to invest heavily in it.

Next, Xiao Mao used 14 intermediate magic candies to raise the levels of Exeggutor, Ice Sprite, and Forsaken to 50.

Gary has one bronze crown left. Since there's only one, he plans to let the Pokémon with the potential to become Elite Four members compete among themselves. Whoever is the first to reach level 59 will get the bronze crown, which will raise their potential to level 50.

Now everyone is on the same starting line, it just depends on who works harder. However, the Super Iron Tyrannosaurus is a bit higher level, so it should be the first to reach level 59.

163: Twin Islands, Heteromorphic Thunbergella

the next morning.

Gary and his group and Ash and his group left Pallet Town in different directions.

Shigeru and Sabrina rode on the back of a fossil pterosaur and flew directly to Cinnabar Island.

Crimson Lotus Island and Twin Islands are relatively close, so all subsequent supplies will need to be replenished on Crimson Lotus Island.

Actually, Xiao Shi also knew of another place where Articuno lived, namely Mount Shirayuki in the Johto region, where legends about Articuno have been passed down for generations.

Legend has it that 1200 years ago, three travelers were stranded in the mountains. An articulated bird led them to safety. A year later, the three travelers returned and made a statue of the articulated bird to express their gratitude.

So Xiaomao knows two places to spawn Articuno, he can just go find them slowly.

Once it's confirmed that Articuno exists on Twin Islands, finding it will be a piece of cake for Gary.

Although the three sacred birds have different attributes, they all possess the same ability: to change the surrounding weather.

All three sacred birds have a migratory habit. When they get tired of flying, they will find a place to rest. These resting places are basically fixed. They may take a short rest along the way, but as long as there are no accidents, they will always land in the same fixed place.

After arriving at Crimson Island, Shigeru and Sabrina resupply in town before taking a boat to Twin Islands.

Although Twin Islands are not suitable for human habitation, trainers from Cinnabar Island sometimes come to Twin Islands to train Pokémon and also to capture Pokémon.

The caves inside Twin Islands have a cold climate and are home to many Ice-type Pokémon. Trainers who want to catch Ice-type Pokémon occasionally come to Twin Islands to search for them, but there are relatively few people there.

After all, Twin Islands are located in a temperate climate, with summer all year round. Ice-type Pokémon mostly hide in caves and only come out at night.

Gary and Sabrina found a suitable spot for camping and set up their tent. Sabrina also released her Pokémon to help. Psychic-type Pokémon are very helpful, especially Sabrina's Mr. Mime, which handled all the logistics along the way.

Sabrina's Pokémon is the laziest of them all. Although this Slowpoke used to be very unruly, it still likes to lie in one place and daydream most of the time.

Just as everyone was busy setting up tents, a Shellder suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Seeing the Slowpoke looking dazed, the Shellder hopped over and bit Slowpoke's tail.

"Stunned! ~ˇ!"

Slowpoke felt something bite its tail, turned its head and saw that its tail was being bitten by a Shellder. Then, its body burst out with a bright white light of evolution.

The sudden bright light attracted the attention of Gary and Sabrina, who were setting up their tents, and they both looked at Slowpoke.

"This...evolution?"

Since he didn't see any giant clams, Shigeru was completely bewildered and didn't know what was going on.

Naz looked equally puzzled.

Amidst the two's confusion, Slowpoke's body transformed in the light, slowly growing taller, and a spiral shell sprouted from its tail. When the light faded, Slowpoke evolved into Slowbro.

However... this Slowbro is a little different. The top-shaped shell on its tail is not gray, but a yellowish-brown, the color only found on shiny Slowbro tails. But the color of the Slowbro's body is still the pink of a regular Slowbro.

"It's evolved?" Sabrina asked in surprise.

Sabrina had no intention of evolving Slowpoke, nor did she know why.