"Luke, how are you? You weren't hurt in Mt. Moon, were you?" Lorelei asked anxiously as soon as the video connected.
"I'm fine! I have psychic powers you know, so it's not easy for me to get hurt!" Seeing Lorelei's worried expression, Luke felt a warmth flow through his chest.
"That's good! Oh, by the way, the two Eevee you chose to care for have been sent to the Ice Rock and Moss Rock in Sinnoh as you requested and have successfully evolved!" Lorelei gave Luke some good news.
"Really? That's great! I was just in need of a Grass-type Pokémon!" Luke said happily.
As someone who had transmigrated, how could he not know the evolution methods for these two Pokémon.
"Alright then, I'll transfer Leafeon to you later! I'll keep Glaceon to train myself!" Lorelei smiled.
"Good, Glaceon has very high Special Attack and decent Special Defense, it's definitely worth training!" Luke nodded.
"Hehe! I really don't know how you know all this? Also, the League has already published these two evolution methods in your name!" Lorelei said.
"It's fine if they publish it, people would find out sooner or later anyway!" Luke said nonchalantly.
After chatting with Lorelei for a while longer, Luke eagerly walked towards the transfer machine.
Holding the Poké Ball that had been transferred, Luke headed to the practice field behind the Pokémon Center.
There were many trainers battling on the field, but Luke paid them no attention.
"Come out, Leafeon!" Luke immediately released his new partner.
A cat-like Pokémon appeared on the field.
Its body was mainly beige and green in color, with leaf-like ears and tail.
Leafeon had features of both a cat and a fox.
Its body was brownish, with dark brown paws and a long leaf on the center of its forehead.
Leafeon
Height: 1.2 meters
Weight: 30 kg
Type: Grass
Ability: Leaf Guard: Prevents status conditions in sunny weather.
Hidden Ability: Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed in sunny weather.
Strength: Regular
Potential: Elite Four
Skills: Sand Attack, Bite, Shadow Ball, Swift, Tackle, Take Down, Hyper Voice, Quick Attack, Charm, Grass Whistle, Magical Leaf, Seed Bomb, Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade, Giga Drain, Refresh, Heal Bell, Synthesis, Iron Tail, Sunny Day.
Its strength had reached the Regular level and both abilities were quite good, though they required sunny weather.
"It's been a while, I should call you Leafeon now" Luke said to Leafeon.
"Vee!" Seeing Luke, Leafeon also looked very happy, running over to nuzzle against Luke.
The surrounding crowd suddenly erupted!
"What Pokémon is that?"
"A new species?"
"I've never seen that Pokémon before!"
"It's so cute!"
"I know! It's the newly released latest evolution of Eevee! It's called Leafeon and it's a Grass-type!"
"Oh, I see!"
"I want one so badly!"
...
Ignoring the various envious and jealous gazes, Luke played with Leafeon for a while before recalling it, intending to leave.
At this moment, an arrogant young man blocked Luke's path and said haughtily.
"I've taken a liking to your Pokémon. How much? Name your price!"
Luke laughed in anger and said impatiently, "Not for sale! Get lost!"
The arrogant youth sneered, "One million! Eevee only costs about a hundred thousand on the market. Even though it has evolved, ten times the price should be enough to buy your Leafeon, right?"
This guy just won't quit.
And how can the Eevee on the market compare to mine?
Mine has Elite Four potential.
I carefully selected only these two out of thousands!
Luke mocked, "I've taken a liking to your mom too. How much for one night? Name your price!"
The arrogant youth's face turned red with anger.
He pointed at Luke and said, "You dare insult me? I challenge you to a duel. If you lose, you'll give me your Eevee!"
Not too stupid after all, he knows how to use provocation.
But was Luke someone who could be easily provoked?
"Idiot!" Luke looked at the arrogant youth with disdain, his gaze as if looking at a fool!
The surrounding crowd burst into laughter.
One person said, "You haven't even said what you'll give if you lose. Your mom perhaps? Do you really think everyone is as stupid as you? Hahaha..."
Trying to show off but getting slapped in the face instead, the arrogant youth now just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Mom, someone is bullying me, Hiks~~
The arrogant youth though embarrassed and angry still shouted.
"I have money, if I lose I'll give him money!"
Luke scoffed, "How much? Ten million? A hundred million? I never lacked money to spend, can you afford it?"
"I... I... I..." The arrogant youth didn't know what to say!
Besides money, he really didn't have anything else.
Leaving now was impossible, it was no longer about buying the Pokémon, but had escalated to a matter of losing face.
The arrogant youth gritted his teeth, took out a scale from his pocket and said loudly.
"This is a precious Dragon Scale, worth at least a million. More importantly, it's rare - you can't necessarily buy one even if you have the money! I'll use this as my stake. Is that good enough?"
System: Ding! Treasure discovered: Ancient Dragon Scale!
Ancient Dragon Scale: The reverse scale of an ancient Dragon-type Pokémon, containing the DNA of ancient Dragon-type Pokémon. It has miraculous effects when worn by Dragon-type Pokémon!
Luke's eyes flashed with a gleam of light upon hearing the system's introduction.
He said to the arrogant youth, "Fine! I accept your challenge!"
The two stood on opposite sides of the field.
An enthusiastic trainer came out to be the referee, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.
"This will be a one-on-one battle. The stakes are Leafeon and the Dragon Scale. Please send out your Pokémon!"
"Come out, Altaria!"
Altaria
Type: Dragon, Flying
Ability: Natural Cure: Status conditions heal when switched out.
Strength: Peak Quasi-Ace
"How about that? My Altaria is a precious Dragon-type Pokémon!" the arrogant youth said proudly.
The spectators exclaimed in various ways.
"It's Altaria!"
"That is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon!"
"Dragon-type is generally synonymous with power!"
"I'm so envious!"
...
Not bad!
Although a bit mindlessly arrogant, but he got decent strength.
But Luke didn't want to waste time, he wanted to get that dragon scale quickly, and to avoid any unexpected issues.....
"Let me show you what a real dragon is!" Luke shouted to the sky, "Salamence!"
"ROOAARR!" A majestic dragon's roar came, and soon the sun was blocked by an enormous creature!
Looking at the descending Salamence, the crowds collectively lost their voice!
Everyone was staring at Salamence in a daze!
"Can we start now?" Luke said to the stunned referee.
The referee, who had come to his senses, swallowed and hurriedly said.
"Let... let the match begin!"
"Damn it! It's actually Salamence, the pseudo-legendary from the Hoenn region!" The arrogant youth was no longer arrogant, only full of nervousness and unease.
Looking at the opponent in front of it, Salamence glared and Altaria trembled like a chicken.
"Damn it!" Seeing his Pokémon's suddenly become a coward, the arrogant youth was both angry and helpless.
He said to Altaria, "Don't be afraid! That's just its ability, its strength may not necessarily be stronger than ours!"
"Use Dragon Pulse!"
Altaria mustered up courage and spat out a dragon pulse towards Salamence.
"Salamence, finish the opponent in one hit! Hyper beam!" Luke really showed no mercy at all, wasn't he afraid of crushing the other person's spirit?
Salamence opened its mouth wide, shooting out a beam of light towards Altaria, overwhelmingly annihilating the Dragon Pulse, then blasting Altaria into the distant wall!
If Luke hadn't spoken up to stop it, Altaria would have been either dead or crippled.
Just one hit!
One hit was enough to knock out Altaria who's also a Dragon-type.
The spectators were all shocked as they looked at Salamence with fear in their eyes.
The arrogant youth was completely dazed, looking like he had been hit hard by a brick.
Who knows if he'll have nightmares tonight?
Luke was really too cruel!
"The dragon scale! And you should take your Pokémon for treatment quickly!" Luke walked up to the arrogant youth and held out his hand.
Although reluctant, the arrogant youth didn't do anything stupid.
He handed over the dragon scale unwillingly, then gave Luke a complicated look before turning to run towards the unconscious Altaria.
Looking at the dragon scale in his hand, Luke sighed at his luck, he had really found a treasure.
He attached the ancient dragon scale to Salamence, who was already drooling, then returned it to its Poké Ball.
Because Salamence had just told Luke that it wanted to understand what was left in the ancient dragon scale, so it told Luke not to disturb it unless there was something important.
****
Cerulean Gym is known as the weakest gym in Kanto, because the three gym leaders only focus on performing water ballet and don't properly manage the gym at all.
It's really unclear why the League doesn't do anything about it.
Could there be some under-the-table deal?
Luke, who had left the Pokémon Center, arrived at Cerulean Gym.
And sure enough... Luke could only wait helplessly for the performance to end.
****
The performance ended and Luke walked towards the Cerulean sisters.
"Wait a moment!" Luke called out to the three sisters who were walking inside.
"Wow! So handsome!" The three sisters turned and said in unison.
"Handsome guy, what can we do for you?" The eldest sister, Daisy, asked gracefully.
System: Ding! Come out and show your handsomeness! So choose, young man!
A: I heard this is the weakest gym in Kanto, so I came to challenge it!
B: I heard there are three beautiful girls here, so I came to conquer them!
C: Choose neither, kneel down and sing "Rickroll" to the Cerulean sisters!
Luke immediately had an expression of someone holding the urge to poop.
System, you're being mischievous again!
"I heard there are three beautiful girls here, so I came to flirt!"
"Haha.. Just kidding, my name is Luke, I'm here to challenge the gym!" Luke quickly laughed it off.
System: Ding! Task completed! Reward: 200 points and a Dusk Stone.
"Hehe.... The handsome guy is so funny, Please come with us!" Daisy laughed.
Following the three sisters back to the poolside, Daisy pressed a button and the performance stage immediately turned into a battle arena.
System: Ding! If the host can't even beat the weakest Cerulean Gym, then you might as well not be a trainer anymore, go be a drag queen instead!
Task: Obtain the Cascade Badge from Cerulean Gym.
Reward: Pokémon Egg Fragment x10