Bai Yu was naturally unaware of these matters.
He had already headed towards his room.
This was the perfect time to enter the game.
He could also test out IronBall's new skills.
As for the Pokémon Center? There were Pokémon Centers in the game, but going back and forth was too much trouble.
It was better to heal it directly in the game and also see how much IronBall
's strength had increased in the outside world compared to its in-game counterpart. As
soon as Bai Yu entered the game, he immediately opened IronBall's panel.
Pokémon: IronBall
Ability: Iron Spikes
Level: 32
Moves: Iron Head, Harden, Iron Screen, Leech Seed, Stealth Rock, Thunder Wave, Root, Pin Missile, Cannon, Smash (Self-Destruct).
Bai Yu only focused on the so-called level.
Sure enough, in the battle with Gary, IronBall's strength increased by one level.
During the battle, Bai Yu had already felt that IronBall's speed and defense had slightly increased.
Those subtle changes, Bai Yu might not have noticed if he hadn't been observing closely.
The Seed Ball currently showed a critical condition.
Bai Yu didn't think much of it and headed towards the Pokémon Center in Rustboro City.
"The next gym, I think it's the gym leader in Dewford Town."
"Do I need to cross the sea?"
Bai Yu handed his Pokémon to Nurse Joy.
Dewford Town came to mind.
That gym was located on a small island, and Steven seemed to be near Dewford Town as well.
Perhaps he could meet Steven there first.
"Water-type Pokémon."
"If I had Mudkip."
Bai Yu's mind drifted to the Hoenn starter Pokémon.
Almost every region's starter Pokémon are quite strong, with excellent potential for future growth.
The Kanto Region's starter Pokémon, in particular, can all Mega Evolve, and their versatility is ridiculously high.
"Adventurer, your Pokémon have all recovered their battle abilities,"
Nurse Joy said softly with a smile, taking three Poké Balls from behind her back and placing them on the table.
"Okay,"
Bai Yu nodded, about to turn and leave, when Nurse Joy called him back.
"Adventurer, are you planning to challenge the next Gym?"
From her earlier observation, Nurse Joy had noticed a hint of hesitation in Bai Yu's eyes.
Combined with the strength of the Pokémon in Bai Yu's hands, she roughly guessed his intentions.
Seeing that Bai Yu didn't speak, Nurse Joy continued, "There's a room near Laszlo City where an old man named Hatch lives. If you don't have a Water-type Pokémon, you can look for him."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu quickly pictured the old man Hatch in his mind.
He had almost forgotten that there was a boat stop nearby.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy."
Bai Yu glanced at Nurse Joy, then headed towards where Old Man Hatch lived.
"You're welcome, adventurer!"
After Bai Yu left the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy finally came to her senses and spoke these words to the air.
Her eyes were also more lively than before.
Following the direction on the Pokédex, Bai Yu quickly arrived at a sea area next to Laszlo City.
On the shore, he could see a mansion and a small ship.
If he wasn't mistaken, the building in front of him was where Old Man Hatch lived.
Bang!!
Bai Yu stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon, an old man with white hair came out from behind the door.
His gaze fell on Bai Yu, and his eyes showed some confusion.
"What is it, adventurer?"
Grandpa Hatch looked at Bai Yu with a puzzled expression.
Through their conversation, Grandpa Hatch understood Bai Yu's intentions.
He looked at the small boat beside him, remained silent for a long time, and finally agreed.
"Adventurer, are you planning to participate in this Hoenn Tournament?"
Grandpa Hatch asked on the boat.
After all, few trainers would go to the southern island to challenge that gym.
Only those who wanted to participate in the League Tournament would go there.
"Yes."
In the game, it seems that the League Tournament is simply called the League Tournament. Could it be that the name of the League Tournament is different in each region?
When playing the game before, Bai Yu hadn't paid attention to so many details.
After all, the location of the League in the Hoenn Region is in Hoenn City.
"The League Tournament?"
"That's a dream from quite a long time ago."
Along the way, Grandpa Hatch recounted the various things that happened to him back then.
It was clear that he was a very good trainer back then.
It's just a pity that at his age, he is no longer able to command his Pokémon.
He earns a little extra money by sailing people to Dewford Town. "
Just enjoying the last days of my life~"
"Adventurer, the town of Martial Arts is just ahead."
"I saw a wild Acodra near Martial Arts Town earlier."
"I hope that Pokémon can be of some help to you."
Old Man Hatch casually remarked.
In that short time, Old Man Hatch had also noticed that Bai Yu's combat skills were quite excellent.
If that Acodra could follow Bai Yu, it would become one of Bai Yu's main Pokémon.
"Acodra?"
The Pokémon that only ate Energy Cubes flashed through Bai Yu's mind.
Acodra was also one of the Pokémon with outstanding base stats and amazing defense in the Hoenn Region.
There was a cave in Martial Arts Town, and he had previously found Acodra in that cave in the game.
He hadn't paid much attention to it before.
"I wonder if Beldum will also appear in the cave."
Another Pokémon that interested Bai Yu was naturally Metagross, the pseudo-legendary Pokémon of the Hoenn Region.
A Steel-type trainer would never refuse a powerful Metagross.
Of course, Sandstorm teams could also utilize Metagross's strength.
However, Metagross's characteristics don't quite fit the Sandstorm team.
"If this continues, my team will become a Steel-type team."
Bai Yu looked at the Pokémon in his hand; Magneton and IronBall were both Steel-type.
Only Houndoom was Fire-type.
Bai Yu didn't want to become a specific-type trainer.
If there was a better choice, Bai Yu would definitely not choose to become a specific-type trainer.
"If I encounter one, I'll catch it."
"Anyway, the speed of increasing strength in the game isn't slow."
Bai Yu thought to himself and didn't take it too seriously.
He had just arrived in Dewford Town and hadn't even found the exact location of the gym.
Bai Yu had already seen a large group of boys and girls with swimming rings.
Petalburg Woods was quite large, and the NPCs were scattered in various places.
Dewford Town was just a small island, and the places where the NPCs appeared were obvious.
Along the way, Bai Yu used Houndoom' anti-type ability to sweep away a large group of passing trainers.
Houndoom's strength was also increasing at a visible speed.
Until he encountered a fishing uncle.
(End of this chapter)