Chapter 101 Gravestone
This guy goes crazy all the time, and today he's even crazier than before.
The thing Daigo said he was considering was, of course, Bai Yu.
Daigo still wanted Bai Yu!
He wanted Bai Yu to become one of the Elite Four in the Hoenn League. For
an Elite Four member of this age to be a mere Gym Leader was a waste of his talent. If such a talent appeared in the Hoenn region, Daigo wouldn't be worried about the vacant Elite Four position.
To get Bai Yu, he needed Lance's approval. As long as Lance approved, he would have a way to take Bai Yu away from Kanto. He might as well just find the new Hoenn Elite Four member in the Hoenn Pokédex.
"Daigo, don't even think about it." Lance recovered, his tone revealing an unyielding determination.
Lance himself wanted to recruit Bai Yu to become an Elite Four member in the Johto League.
How could he possibly hand Bai Yu over? Lance had witnessed Bai Yu's talent firsthand.
With such strength, becoming a champion is only a matter of time.
And then, who knows, that guy might even inherit his position and his title of Dragon Master.
After all, Bai Yu also has a dragon! Lance still hasn't recovered from the disdainful look of Dratini. He, a dignified Dragon Master, was actually being looked down upon by a Dragon-type Pokémon—this was the most humiliating chapter of his life.
It was ten times, even a hundred times, more shameful than losing to that Beedrill! "I'll get you a Pokémon."
Daigo suddenly thought of something, a confident glint in his eyes, mentioning Dragon-type Pokémon.
"I don't lack Dragon-type Pokémon."
Lance scoffed. It's just a Pokémon; he'll get one from the Hoenn region.
To build a perfect Dragon-type team, it can't just have "Dragon" in its name; it has to be Dragon-type in its attributes. A mere Pokémon...
"Gible, I can get you one too, and Deino from the Unova region, and if that's not enough, Goomy from the Kalos region..."
Daigo has no shortage of money; the young master of Devon Corporation was joking.
Acquiring one or two pseudo-legendary Pokémon wouldn't take much time. Lance likes Dragon-type Pokémon, right?
With so many pseudo-legendary Pokémon, especially those with the Dragon type, Daigo didn't believe Lance wouldn't be tempted.
"A Dragon Legion!"
Lance's bloodshot eyes gleamed with desire. If he could get three of them, he could build a perfect team composed entirely of Dragon-type Pokémon, perfectly fitting his identity as a Dragon Tamer.
But…
"No way~ Dragon-type Pokémon can be obtained anytime. I absolutely can't give you White Feather."
Lance finally made his decision, personally pushing his Dragon Legion forward.
He also wanted those pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but compared to White Feather, he chose White Feather. Trainers like White Feather were rare; giving him away might mean never seeing him again. As for the pseudo-legendary Pokémon… Lance could wait.
As long as the old man, the League Association President, sent them over, the Dragon Legion could be assembled in no time. As for training them to Champion level, that would take time.
Possessing the power of Viridian, he had his own insights into Pokémon training.
"Even Dragon-type Pokémon can't sway you, it seems there's no room for negotiation."
Daigo was somewhat disappointed. If even Dragon-type Pokémon couldn't move Lance, Daigo couldn't imagine any other Pokémon succeeding. After all, Lance's preference for Dragon-type Pokémon exceeded everyone else's.
Even Daigo sometimes had to admire Lance's madness.
"Since there's nothing else, I'll head back."
"As for the suggestions you just made, I need to go back and discuss them."
Steven rose to leave. As the League Champion, being able to leave the League at this time and stay in other regions was already the maximum time agreed upon by the League.
The Hoenn region was also in turmoil. Compared to Kanto, which only had Team Rocket, Hoenn was home to two evil organizations: Team Magma and Team Aqua.
During Steven's absence, these two evil organizations must have been up to something, and he needed to go back and deal with them. With Steven in Hoenn, those evil organizations would be less active.
At least they wouldn't be as reckless as Team Rocket in Kanto.
The bombing of Saffron City.
Not only in Hoenn, but even in the more distant Unova and Galar regions, the news had reached them.
After all, the bombing of Saffron City had affected the headquarters of Silph Corporation, which covered the entire Pokémon world.
"Please go ahead," Lance said, rising to leave the Indigo League.
He planned to visit Bai Yu; Bai Yu was quite strong and could have been very useful in dealing with the rats in Celadon City, making him much more reliable than the other Elite Four members.
Lance also wanted to infiltrate Team Rocket's base in Celadon City with the other Elite Four members. Currently, Lorelei is guarding Saffron City, Shiba needs to handle Johto League affairs, and Agatha is too old to be interested in destroying Team Rocket. The only one with Elite Four strength and spare time is Bai Yu.
Besides Bai Yu, Sabrina, who is also an Elite Four member, can be brought along. With two Elite Four members and a Champion, as long as they don't encounter that Beedrill, destroying a Team Rocket base should be a sure thing, right? ...
The gym
has fewer people today. However, some fearless individuals still challenged Toxapex.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu gave Toxapex to Kukui, and it hasn't been returned yet.
Bai Yu had no choice but to send out Ferrothorn.
Ferrothorn brought just as much pressure as Toxapex, perhaps even more so.
Halfway through the battle, it slammed a Flying-type Pokémon to the ground, feeding it Spikes? Is this the kind of strategy a normal trainer would come up with? "That's too strong! I thought the Gym Leader was only strong with Spiked Tent, but this Metal Golem is even stronger than yesterday's Spiked Tent."
"What Spiked Tent? What Metal Golem? Yesterday's was called Toxapex, today's is called Ferrothorn. Don't give other people's Pokémon nicknames, especially such weird ones."
"That's right, that's right. Yesterday's was clearly called Sunny Number One, today's is called Sunny Number Two. Didn't you see how happy the Gym Leader is? A trainer this happy must have a very sunny battle."
"Indeed…sunny. I thought that Ferrothorn could only use Spikes, Thunder Wave, Leech Seed, and then finish you off with Toxic. It's really sunny."
"Isn't it sunny? Look at that trainer going up there, how happy he is."
A cacophony of voices rose from the stands.
On the field,
Ferrothorn swung its Vine Whip, sending the Rhyhorn flying.
The Rhyhorn trainer had a strange smile on his lips, his face slightly flushed. His expression hadn't been like this at the start of the gym battle.
"You wicked iron lump!"
"You treacherous gym leader!" "
And you're ranked among the top ten sunny gym leaders in the Kanto League in the Pokédex, yet you won with such...such tactics! I'm truly ashamed to battle you."
After saying this, the trainer felt much better.
He took out his Poké Ball, recalled the Rhyhorn that was unable to battle, and turned to leave.
This battle had cured his years-long stroke; no matter what kind of battle he faced in the future, he wouldn't be as flushed as he was today.
The gym, rated as a miracle cure in the Pokédex, was truly effective.
Even better than Nurse Joy's treatment; just one battle was enough to cure the ailment completely, ensuring it would never recur. "Hey... Gym battles should be fun with a smile," Bai Yu said with a grin.
Why should a gym leader have to be so serious during a match? That's so boring.
With him fighting like this, new challengers come every day, and Bai Yu can gain a lot of spectators.
In the long run, he can even make a considerable amount of money selling snacks like sunflower seeds and drinks.
Isn't this more profitable than when he opened his own gym? "Any new challengers?"
Bai Yu looked towards the stands, wanting to see who the next warrior would be.
He'd basically defeated all the trainers in the stands; they were just there for the excitement.
Sitting in the stands was the best option for this type of match.
The stands provided so much fun; you could see all sorts of grumpy guys, and trainers with stubborn tongues, etc. Every day was different, it was very enjoyable to watch.
Today, several trainers even brought Magneton, wanting to give Toxapex a good challenge.
Taking advantage of Steel-type's immunity to poison and Electric-type's type advantage over Water-type, it seemed like a sure thing for Bai Yu. Who would have thought he'd be using Ferrothorn today?
Ordinary Steel-type Pokémon were no match for him, and with those trainers' lack of skill, Ferrothorn easily overwhelmed the Magneton with just a couple of Mirror Reflections.
"Looks like there aren't any new challengers,"
Bai Yu thought, noticing no one had come down yet. He took out his Poké Ball and recalled Ferrothorn.
But just as Bai Yu recalled Ferrothorn, a person stepped down from the stands.
Fiery red hair shot straight up, giving him a cool and confident look. He was clearly an expert in Fire-type Pokémon, even his hairstyle was so vibrant and red.
"I'm Ash, a trainer from Blackcloud City. I've come to challenge the Macha City Gym Leader,"
the red-haired boy named Ash said, a hint of fear in his eyes. He was clearly afraid of facing Bai Yu's Ferrothorn.
"In that case..."
Bai Yu glanced at the referee, about to call him forward, when Ash interrupted him.
"I've heard the Gym Leader is very strong, like with Toxapex before and Ferrothorn today. However, I also heard that the Gym Leader didn't use those two Pokémon back then."
"I wonder if you could bring out other Pokémon to fight?"
Shi didn't want to face those two Pokémon, so he tried to entice Bai Yu to use other Pokémon.
He refused to believe that Bai Yu's other Pokémon could be as disgusting as those two.
It has to be said that Shi's little scheme was quite clever, and it was also the thought in the minds of many viewers.
It's better to have a fair and square match than to fight those strange Pokémon.
Could it be that Champion Daigo was disgusted by those two Pokémon and gave up the match?
Once such a thought appeared in his mind, it was unstoppable.
"Are you sure?" Bai Yu's voice carried a hint of uncertainty.
"Of course!" Seeing this, Shi became even more certain that his inner thoughts were correct, and nodded as if it were a matter of course.
"Could it be that the Gym Leader is too afraid?" Ash countered. "If he's afraid, then I'll leave. It's just a Gym Battle anyway; I don't think the Gym Leader will refuse."
Bai Yu fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Shi was certain that Bai Yu was using those two Pokémon to annoy Daigo,
to force him to give up the match. Otherwise, with Daigo's shiny Metagross, how could he possibly lose to this small Gym? "Alright. Let's begin the Gym Battle then."
Bai Yu nodded, looking at the referee not far away.
The referee slowly shook his head. He had personally witnessed the match between Bai Yu and Daigo.
Using Toxapex and Ferrothorn was already considered holding back; targeting those two Pokémon was much easier than expected. If it were other Pokémon, it wouldn't have been as easy as it seemed.
"The Gym battle with the Macha Badge as the stakes will now begin. The challenger is Trainer Xiao Shi from Black Cloud City."
"The battle rules are 2vs2. Gym Leader Bai Yu goes first. As the Gym Leader, you cannot change your Pokémon during the battle. The battle ends when one side's Pokémon is completely unable to battle."
After announcing the rules, the referee glanced at Xiao Shi.
Of all people to mess with, you had to mess with Bai Yu, and even make him use his main Pokémon.
You just hope Bai Yu doesn't bring out those two Pokémon to fight.
"Haven't been out in a while, Electivire."
Bai Yu threw the Poké Ball forward.
"Roar~"
A muffled roar echoed throughout the gym. Everyone in the stands focused their attention on the white light. A robust body, a yellow exterior highlighting its domineering presence, eyes filled with fighting spirit, and the explosives on its back impatiently pounding the ground.
"Gulp~"
Σ(☉▽☉"a Xiao Shi subconsciously swallowed.
Are you kidding me? This powerful aura is completely different from the Toxapex and Ferrothorn from before.
It's like a Pokémon from another world… What did I just do to make the Gym Leader go all out? I…
Xiao Shi's heart underwent a huge change.
He had seen Electivire once, but compared to this one, it was in a completely different league. Those thick arms—one punch would probably kill his Pokémon, even if it didn't lose its ability to battle. If he had known it was this Pokémon, he would have been better off challenging Ferrothorn.
Using a Fire-type Pokémon against Ferrothorn would have given him
a sliver of hope. Against this Electivire, there was absolutely no hope.
At least in Shi's heart, there was no hope of victory whatsoever.
"Your turn, Graveler! Unleash your arrogant and powerful strength!"
Ash threw his Pokémon forward.
A flash of white light, followed by a crisp roar, and Graveler stood proudly on the field, raising its head to look ahead, its arrogant expression instantly vanishing.
Graveler took a step back; as a Rock-type Pokémon, it could already sense the strength of its opponent.
The next second, without hesitation, Graveler took off running backward.
Before Ash could react, Graveler leaped up, reaching out to touch the Poké Ball in Ash's hand. White light enveloped Graveler's body, and it disappeared from Ash's sight. Are you
kidding me... You want me to fight an Electivire?
"You want my Graveler to eliminate Electivire? Trainer, are you out of your mind?"
If Graveler could speak, it would have said this immediately, pointing at itself and looking at Hajime with a puzzled expression.
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