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The Mismagius immediately condensed a Shadow Ball to counterattack. Clearly, the Shadow Ball was no less powerful than the Dark Wave. After the collision, it exploded, and the shockwave sent the Mismagius flying several meters away.
Tyranitar, like a monster, relentlessly pursued Mismagius with Dark Pulse. Mismagius could only dodge, but this did not result in a clear winner. Even Gengar's curse no longer affected Tyranitar; the pain and weakness only made Tyranitar angrier.
Tyranitar does not feel pain or weakness when it enters a state of rage; it only loses consciousness when it is exhausted.
The berserk Tyranitar truly lived up to its name as a tyrant, unleashing a barrage of Dark Pulse that left Mismagius defenseless. In the end, exhausted, Mismagius was defeated by Tyranitar's Stone Edge.
"Misdreavus is unable to battle, Tyranitar wins!" Mizukage announced. "Gym Leader Matsuba's Pokémon have all been defeated, and the winner is challenger Gary."
Even after the battle ended, Tyranitar was not completely worn down by the curse and still had the strength to fight.
"Good job, come back and rest." Xiao Mao quickly returned Tyranitar to its Poké Ball. As long as it enters the Poké Ball, the curse caused by the spell will disappear.
"Shigeru, your strength is truly beyond my expectations. This is the Mirage Badge, proof of defeating the Enchantress Gym." After the battle, Matsuba handed her own badge to Shigeru.
"Thank you."
Xiao Mao immediately took the badge.
[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]
"What a rip-off! What a rip-off!!"
At that moment, Gastly suddenly appeared next to Gary. It had been there the whole time, but had gone invisible.
Gastly was very happy to see Gary win. It seemed that the trainer he admired not only had amazing abilities but was also very strong.
Seeing Gastly's happy expression, Pine Leaf realized that Gastly had accepted Gary, and felt a little disappointed.
After all, this Gastly was born in the gym and was raised by Pine Leaf from its egg stage. Yet, it was defeated by someone else in just one night. That's too fast.
"Um...can you tell me about Suijun?" Suikyō asked as she walked over.
Suikyou came here because she heard from Matsuba that there was a picture of Suicune, so she rushed over overnight. After learning that Gary was the witness, she had a lot of questions to ask him.
“Okay, but you need to get your Pokémon treated at the Pokémon Center first,” Gary said.
"no problem."
After leaving the Enchantress Gym, the three arrived at the Pokémon Center. After handing over the Pokémon injured in battle to Nurse Joy, the three chatted about Suicune in a room.
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Gary knows Suicune very well, even better than Kyo, but he will definitely reveal too much information about Suicune.
Mizukyo didn't interrogate him, but only asked Shigeru about Mizuki's physical characteristics. Even so, Mizukyo questioned him for nearly two hours.
"By the way, Gary, your grandfather is Professor Oak. Does he have any research on the Ho-Oh Guard?" After asking the questions she wanted to ask, Mizuki then inquired about Professor Oak's research from Gary.
"I don't know about that. My grandfather has always kept the research on legendary Pokémon a secret," Shigeru replied.
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That Mizukyo is really wicked; he actually wants to get Professor Oak's research data. How could he possibly tell you something like that?
“Is that so? It seems I’ll have to visit Professor Oak in person when I have time,” Mizukyo said.
“If it’s about discussing Pokémon research, my grandfather would probably be very happy to agree,” said Shigeru.
Although Mizukyo wants to capture legendary Pokémon, he's not a bad person at heart; he just wants to learn more about them.
"Oh right, I also ran into Emperor Yan outside of Manjin City, but unfortunately I forgot to take a picture," Xiao Mao suddenly said.
"What! The Flame Emperor!"
"You actually saw Emperor Yan."
Both Mizukyo and Matsuba were shocked.
"Are you all so surprised?" Xiao Mao asked.
Shigeru didn't know much about the whereabouts of the Ho-Oh Guard, but Mizuki and Matsuba did.
The three legendary beasts rarely appear in places frequented by humans. The most frequently sighted of the three legendary beasts is Suicune, followed by Raikou, while Entei is the most elusive in terms of whereabouts.
Moreover, in the Ho-Oh Guard, Entei is the main leader, and his status is one level higher than that of Suicune and Raikou.
“Xiao Mao, the Flame Emperor holds a transcendent position in the Phoenix King's Guard, and his whereabouts are the most elusive. You can say you’re incredibly lucky to have met him,” Shui Jing said.
Suicune has been searching for Ho-Oh's guards for many years, and so far she has only seen Suicune and Raikou, but has yet to see Entei.
This little guy, Gary, came to the Johto region for a trip and, while passing by, challenged a Gym, encountering two Yagura at once.
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"Is that so? That's a real shame," Xiao Mao joked. "If I'd known, I should have bought a lottery ticket back then."
When Matsuha and Mizukage heard Shigeru say this, they were quite surprised. They could understand wanting to win the lottery, but Shigeru was Professor Oak's grandson and certainly didn't lack money.
The Pokémon gadgets that Professor Oak developed in his youth could have been enough to sustain his family for a century, even just in terms of royalties.
"Thank you for your reply, Xiao Mao. I won't bother you any longer. I'll be going now. I'm also planning to visit Manjin City." Shui Jing checked the time and realized it was almost dinnertime, so she should leave.
Moreover, knowing that Emperor Yan had appeared in Manjin City, even though half a month had passed, Shui Jing still planned to go and see him.
"Alright, then we'll take our leave. Please take good care of Gastly, Gary," said Matsuba.
"Don't worry, Mr. Songye, I'll take good care of it. I'll use it at the Silver Conference," Xiao Mao said.
Pine Leaf smiled; he really wanted to see Gastly make it to the Silver Conference.
"By the way, Mr. Matsuba, Gastly is carrying the Everstone. Aren't you going back?" Gary suddenly asked.
The Everstone belonged to Pine, and now that Gastly owns it, the Everstone should be returned to Pine.
“Shigeru, the Everstone can prevent Pokémon from evolving, so that they can continue to level up and awaken their racial skills earlier. Are you sure you want to give the Everstone back to me?” Matsuba asked.
It's just an immutable stone, nothing to Pine Leaf, and it's fine to give it away. The key is that it can awaken Gastly's racial move ahead of time. After all, when you're out in the world, it's always good to have more skills.
“No need.” Xiao Mao shook his head and explained, “After Gastly evolves into Haunter, it will grow hands and its attack pattern will change. When it evolves into Gengar, it will grow legs and its size will change even more. The difference in size before and after this evolution is too great, so it’s best to evolve earlier.”
"What a rip-off!!"
Before Matsuba could respond, Gastly took out the Everstone from its storage space and tossed it to Matsuba.
"Hey!"
Pine Leaf hurriedly took the Everstone, feeling a pang of sadness. This Gastly really forgot its father once it had a trainer.
As soon as Gary mentioned the benefits of evolution, Gastly promptly threw out the Everstone, completely forgetting what its former trainer, Leafeon, had said.
"What a rip-off!!"
Gastly agreed with Gary's words, because it had wanted to evolve for a long time, but Pine Leaf explained many benefits of not evolving, so it agreed to carry the Everstone.
Now, when I hear Shigeru explain the reasons for evolution, I wholeheartedly agree.
Seeing how readily Gastly took out the Everstone, Gary could confirm that Gastly didn't reject evolution and was carrying the Everstone entirely because of Leaf's request.
The next moment, Gastly's entire body shone with white light—the light of evolution. Gastly's body rapidly grew and changed within the light. When the light dissipated, Gastly appeared with two dark purple ghost arms.
【LV30 Haunter♂/Elite Four】
Pine Leaf wasn't surprised. After all, Gastly should have evolved long ago given its level. Now that the Everstone wasn't suppressing it, and Gastly wasn't trying to suppress it either, it naturally evolved.
"Then we'll go."
Goodbye, see you next time.
After watching Gastly evolve into Haunter, Matsuha and Mizukage left the Pokémon Center together.
"What a rip-off!"
After evolving, Gastly was very happy and was looking at itself in the mirror, adapting to its new body.
"Stop observing, I'll let you evolve into Gengar later," said Gary, who planned to evolve Gastly into Gengar in one go.
"What a mess?" Gastly looked puzzled. It didn't feel any signs of evolution and was clearly far from evolving into Gengar.
“Mr. Pine Leaf didn’t tell you that Gastly can’t evolve into Gengar on its own. You need to use the power of communication to stimulate your cells to evolve into Gengar,” Gary said.
"Wow!" Gastly exclaimed in surprise. It was the first time it had ever known that there were such conditions for evolving into Gengar.
Gengar is rarely found in the wild, as its communication ability requires the aid of electronic devices. Of course, it does exist in nature and can generate communication ability under specific conditions. If a Gastly happens to appear in a place with communication ability, it can evolve into a Gengar, but the probability of that is extremely low.
Of all the Gengar appearing in the anime so far, aside from the ancient Gengar, all the others have owners. The reason they become wild Pokémon is because their owners have passed away...
For example, the Gengar in Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower has an owner, the original owner of the Pokémon Tower. However, the owner passed away, and the Gengar has remained in the Pokémon Tower ever since.
"Let's go, let's wait in the lobby," Xiao Mao said.
Gastly followed Gary into the Pokémon Center lobby, where Gary was looking for a trainer. He found a pretty-looking girl who, judging by her attire, seemed like a trainer.
"Excuse me, beautiful, are you free?" Xiao Mao asked as he approached her.
The girl was surprised to see Xiao Mao and asked shyly, "Um... is something the matter?"
"Here's the thing, I want my Gastly to evolve into Gengar, but I need to trade with it to evolve. Could you please trade with me and then trade back? I can pay you a fee," said Gary.
"How much do I need to pay?" The girl, who had been a little shy, immediately became serious.
Seeing the girl suddenly become serious, Xiao Mao was quite surprised, but he didn't mind and replied, "How about a reward of 5 yuan?"
"alright."
5 yuan is not a small amount; just by exchanging them, it would be enough for her to buy several high-end balls.
After discussing it, the two went to the switchboard to make the exchange. After the exchange, the girl opened the Poké Ball.
1.3 "What a rip-off!"
Gastly emerged from its Poké Ball, its cells stimulated by the power of communication, bursting forth with a dazzling light of evolution. As the light faded, a dark purple Gengar with spikes on its back appeared.
"Geng Ga!"
Gengar looked at its new body, seeing its short arms and legs, and was immediately overjoyed, realizing that it had finally evolved to its final stage.
"Hehe, um... let's quickly put Gengar back in, then we can switch back." The girl was a little scared when she saw Gengar and wanted to switch back quickly and leave.
Gary noticed that the girl was a little afraid of Gengar. Although Gengar looked cool, it had a ferocious appearance and could be described as Gyarados. Although it was cool, many people were afraid of Gyarados, and Gengar was no exception.
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"Okay, let's switch back quickly." Seeing that the girl was scared, Xiao Mao didn't want to see what kind of Pokémon she had exchanged with him, so he quickly switched Gengar back.