"Axew! Axew! Axew!"
A cheerful cry rang out. In a short while, Axew had become acquainted with Charizard and the others and even started playing with the three youngsters. Taking advantage of this time, Gu Yuan used the system to check Axew's information.
Pokémon: Axew
Gender: Male
Ability: Rivalry
Rank: Newborn
Type: Dragon
Level-up Moves: Scratch, Leer, Bite
TM Moves: None
Egg Moves: Counter, Assurance
Gu Yuan was quite satisfied looking at Axew's data. Regardless of the Dragon-type Pokémon's many shortcomings, one still cannot deny its inherent power.
The only regret was that even though Axew was not a Pseudo-Legendary, it still had the drawback of slow growth, as is common with Dragon-type Pokémon.
Fortunately, with Gu Yuan's points, this flaw could be largely compensated for.
Regarding evolution, Axew needs to break through to Intermediate Rank before it can complete its first stage of evolution, and only upon reaching Senior Rank can it complete the second stage. Before evolving, Axew's battle capabilities would naturally be somewhat affected, but it was a potential stock with a bright future.
Considering Axew had just hatched, Gu Yuan decided to stay here for two more days to give it some time to adjust.
***
"Alright, the day we set off has finally arrived! Let's go!"
Gu Yuan said with a smile outside the town. In the next moment, Sylveon and the others all responded in unison. Thus, Gu Yuan, encircled by Sylveon, Ditto, Charcadet, Crocalor, and Axew, set off grandly once again.
Gu Yuan's goal was extremely clear, to reach Viridian City as quickly as possible. Shortly after leaving the town, he plunged straight into the forest.
Sensing the change in the surrounding environment, Charcadet grew expectant. Clearly, watching Charizard and the others in intense battles for so long had ignited its desire to fight.
"Since you are already impatient, I'll rely on you, Alakazam. Use Teleport toward the front left!"
Noticing Charcadet's fiery gaze, Gu Yuan immediately released Alakazam.
Upon receiving the command, Alakazam immediately released its psychic power, and Teleport was activated.
"Battle, Charcadet! Use Leer, then Fire Spin!"
Gu Yuan's command rang out, and Charcadet immediately took action, charging towards the target, a Raticate.
While charging, Charcadet sharply used Leer, slowing Raticate's counterattack by a beat. Hot flames rose and enveloped Raticate.
"Charcadet, use Will-O-Wisp!"
Eerie flames surged. The moment Raticate rushed out of the Fire Spin, it was met by a heavy punch from Charcadet that slammed into its body. The effect of Will-O-Wisp immediately burned Raticate.
The scorching flames caused Raticate to involuntarily show pain.
"Charcadet, use Flame Charge to knock it away!"
Before the power of Will-O-Wisp could completely dissipate, scorching flames enveloped Charcadet.
Charcadet used its hard head to ram the Raticate, reeling it backward continuously.
Just as Raticate steadied its footing, the Burned status began to take effect. The intense pain prevented Raticate from counterattacking immediately.
Seizing this opportunity, Charcadet once again followed Gu Yuan's command and launched Fire Spin, enveloping Raticate. Compared to the first time, it was now much harder for Raticate, which was already suffering from Burn, to rush out of the flames.
When the thoroughly burned Raticate gritted its teeth and rushed out, Charcadet, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately charged with Flame Charge.
Under this subsequent impact, Raticate completely lost the strength to fight back, falling unconscious.
One battle was not enough to extinguish Charcadet's desire to fight. Furthermore, Haunter and Crocalor were waiting, so Gu Yuan naturally wanted to be fair to everyone.
Activating the system's detection function, Gu Yuan instructed Alakazam to take him and the others to search for the next wild Pokémon. It seemed that due to holding back for too long, coupled with the boost from the points, Charcadet and its partners had all achieved astonishing improvements, all reaching the threshold of Intermediate Rank.
"Alright, you guys take a break for now. When we are about to leave the forest, I will look for suitable opponents for you again."
"At that time, you all should try to break through to Intermediate Rank."
Gu Yuan smiled as he stroked Charcadet's head and the others, simultaneously setting a goal for them. Hearing this, Charcadet and the others became expectant, preparing to train hard during their leisure time.
"Let's go, Ditto. Now it's your turn."
"I think the continuous major battles should have exposed you to quite a few Pokémon. Let's use battles to enrich your combat techniques once more."
"Ditto!"
Teleport was activated, and Gu Yuan began searching for Senior Rank Pokémon.
"Go, Ditto! Let me see your newly mastered transformation techniques."
Upon receiving the command, Ditto quickly rushed forward. Seeing this, Scyther immediately counterattacked, disappearing from the spot like a green phantom.
The moment Scyther's Slash was about to land, Ditto immediately transformed into Cloyster and used Iron Defense.
Cloyster's Defense was already astonishing, and with the boost from Iron Defense, it went up another level, so Scyther's Slash only left a white mark and could not cause any damage.
Seizing the moment when Scyther froze, Ditto immediately used Icy Wind to counterattack.
The Ice-type's super-effective damage made the effect of Icy Wind significant. The biting cold wind made Scyther feel as though its body had become stiff.
After forcing Scyther back with Icy Wind, Ditto immediately transformed into Slowbro.
Psychic was unleashed, and a powerful impact slammed into Scyther's chest. Intense pain spread, but Ditto's offense did not stop. Blizzard was released, and the sky-covering snow directly engulfed Scyther.
The moment the wind and snow disappeared, Ditto transformed into Gyarados and used Hyper Beam.
Having been hit repeatedly by Ice-type moves, Scyther's body was stiff and under a lot of pain, so it could not dodge Ditto's attack.
Waving its dual blades, Scyther had no choice but to use X-Scissor to forcibly resist.
In the next second, Scyther was submerged in the impact of Hyper Beam. The orange-yellow beam of light dissipated, and Ditto transformed back to its original form. By this point, Scyther had lost its battle capability and lay unconscious on the ground.
"It looks like Lorelei's power left quite an impression on Ditto."
Seeing the Pokémon Ditto had transformed into, Gu Yuan quickly figured out the reason. However, this was good, as Ice-type Pokémon could further enhance Ditto's coverage. Most importantly, having Lorelei's Pokémon as a reference point would be a significant help to Ditto.
"Well done. Now, let's continue."
As soon as he finished speaking, Alakazam used Teleport, and Gu Yuan and his party vanished from the spot.