Luke and Daisy stood on opposite sides, while the shy Violet walked to the middle to be the referee.
"The battle rules are three-on-three! The contestants are challenger Luke and gym leader Daisy. The gym leader cannot switch Pokémon during the battle. The challenger attacks first! Please send out your Pokémon!"
"Go, Goldeen!" As the gym trainer, Daisy sent out her Pokémon first.
Goldeen
Type: Water
Ability: Swift Swim: Speed doubles in rain.
Strength: Novice
"Go, Gyarados!" Luke also sent out his pokemon.
"ROAR!" Gyarados let out a huge roar as soon as it appeared!
Its enormous body terrified the three sisters and Goldeen.
It seems Gyarados's Intimidate ability is equally effective on girls!
"The battle begins!"
"Gyarados, Dragon Rage!" Luke commanded.
"Goldeen, quickly dive underwater!" Daisy hurriedly said.
"Gyarados, use Twister to whirl Goldeen up!"
With Gyarados's angry roar, the water in the pool instantly turned into a water tornado, with Goldeen spinning inside.
"Goldeen!" Daisy cried out anxiously.
"Gyarados, finish it with Dragon Tail!" Luke continued to order!
Gyarados raised its thick tail and swung at the falling Goldeen, sending it flying and rendering it unable to battle.
"Goldeen is unable to battle, Gyarados wins!" Violet announced from the side.
"Oh my! We were no match at all!" Daisy said helplessly.
"I'll go!" Lily, who had been watching, ran over to replace Daisy.
"How dare you use such a ferocious Gyarados to bully us girls! Hmph!" Lily said to Luke like a Tsundere.
Gyarados: Is it my fault for looking so fierce?
"Alright! Come back, Gyarados!" To avoid being labeled as someone who bullies weak girls, Luke decided to send out a Grass-type that counters Water.
Hahaha
"Come out, Leafeon!"
"Wow! So cute!" The adorable appearance of leafeon instantly captivated the three sisters!
"What Pokémon is this? We've never seen it before," the three sisters asked, surrounding Leafeon.
"This is Eevee's latest evolution, Leafeon, The League has already released related information, you can check it out when you have time. Now, let's continue the battle!" Luke could only explain helplessly.
"The battle continues!" Violet said with a blush.
"Go, Starmie!" Lily sent out her Pokémon.
Starmie
Type: Water, Psychic
Ability: Natural Cure: Pokémon with this ability automatically recover from status conditions when withdrawn.
Strength: Ace
Damn! Cerulean Gym actually has an Ace-level Pokémon.
"Leafeon, Magical Leaf!"
Leafeon gathered some leaves imbued with magical power around its body and sent them flying towards Starmie.
"Starmie, use Swift!"
Both Magical Leaf and Swift are auto-tracking moves, they collided in mid-air, canceling each other out!
"Leafeon, use Sunny Day!"
Sunny weather is best for bringing out Leafeon's strength and it also reduces the power of Water-type moves.
"Not so fast! Starmie, use Swift again!" Lily quickly tried to stop it.
"Ignore it, continue with Sunny Day!" The low-powered Swift was nothing to the highly defensive Leafeon.
Leafeon shot a large ball of light into the sky, which burst open when it reached the top, instantly raising the temperature of the entire field.
At the same time, Leafeon took a hit from Swift.
"Good! Use Quick Attack to get close, then use Leaf Blade!" Luke was ready to end the battle.
"Starmie, don't let it get close, use Psybeam!" Lily said urgently.
Useless!
In Sunny Day, Leafeon is not only immune to various status attacks but also has increased speed.
Leafeon's body quickly bounced on the floating platforms, arriving next to Starmie.
The leaf on its forehead glowed white as it slashed down hard on Starmie.
Starmie cried out in pain and fainted.
"Starmie is unable to battle, Leafeon wins!" Violet announced.
"Really? Now you used a Grass-type Pokémon to bully us! Hmph!" Lily said.
Luke's mouth twitched.
Tsundere women are really hard to deal with!
The last round was Violet Seel, with Novice-level strength, which was also quickly defeated by Leafeon in a few moves.
System: Ding! Task completed! Rewards have been distributed!
"Here, this is our Gym Badge you insensitive man!" Lily handed it to Luke.
System: Ding! As a hero, how can you be called insensitive? Now choose, young man!
A: I only show tenderness at night!
B: Why don't you try me tonight and find out!
C: Don't choose either, punish the host by making him lick the three sisters' toes!
System, you're cruel.
"I only show tenderness at night!" Luke said shamelessly.
System: Ding! Task completed! Reward of 200 points and TM Attract.
The three sisters instantly turned bright red.
"Pervert!" Lily scolded in embarrassment.
"Hahaha! Just kidding, I'll be going now!" Luke said and disappeared like the wind.
Only the three sisters' calls remained.
"Handsome guy! Remember to come visit often when you have time!"
*****
After resting at the hotel for a night, Luke set out towards Cerulean Cave the next day.
Cerulean Cave is located on the outskirts of Cerulean City and is also known as the Unknown Dungeon.
It's said to be home to powerful Pokémon, so Luke decided to go see if there were any with good potential.
In the games, Cerulean Cave is where Mewtwo lives, but of course that's not possible in this world.
The current Mewtwo probably hasn't even been created by Team Rocket yet.
The Pokémon in Cerulean Cave are not only powerful, but also aggressive.
Because many reckless trainers have gone inside to catch Pokémon and had accidents, the League has already sealed off this place.
They've even posted guards at the entrance!
With Luke's status, he of course encountered no obstacles and entered the cave, making his way towards the depths.
The Pokémon he encountered along the way were all common Kanto species, mostly at the Regular level, with a few reaching Gym leader level!
But none had the potential to reach Elite Four level.
Although he hadn't encountered the Pokémon he wanted, this place was good as a training ground, quite suitable for Charmeleon and the other Pokémon to gain experience and grow.
So Luke wasn't in a hurry at all and plan to train here properly for a few days before leaving.
Walking and stopping, Charmeleon, Gyarados, and Leafeon took turns battling.
When they encountered something they couldn't handle, Arbok would step in to resolve it.
*****
A few days later, Luke finally encountered a Pokémon that met his requirements in one of the passages.
Sandslash
Height: 1.2 meters
Weight: 36 kg
Type: Ground
Ability: Sand Veil: Raises evasiveness by 20% in a sandstorm and prevents HP loss from sandstorm.
Strength: Peak Gym Leader
Potential: Elite Four
Moves: Poison Sting, Rollout, Fury Cutter, Magnitude, Swift, Sand Tomb, Slash, Dig, Sandstorm, Earthquake, Earth Power, Focus Punch, Iron Tail, Stomp, Crush Claw.
Description: It's rare for a wild Pokémon to grow to this level of strength.
It has great potential and is worth raising!
Sandslash is a fairly common Pokémon, but one with Elite Four level potential is probably one in ten thousand.
Luke had Arbok step in, and successfully captured this Sandslash.
Following the passage out, he came upon a spacious cavern with a lake in the middle.
By the lake lay a Pokémon with a slender blue body, white diamond-shaped spots on its torso, thick purple whiskers, a ribbon-like tail floating forward, and a large six-pointed sky blue crest on its forehead - it was the Legendary Beast Suicune.
However, this Suicune was clearly not in good condition, covered in wounds with a pool of blood on the ground.
Luke quickly ran over, taking out various healing items to treat Suicune.
At this moment, Suicune opened its eyes and suddenly a voice sounded in Luke's mind.
'Don't bother with me, human!'
(In this book, Legendary Pokémon can use telepathy!)
Luke didn't reply, focusing only on treating the wounds.
But Suicune's injuries were too severe.
Luke could only stop the bleeding, he had no medical means to heal the rest of its wounds.
'I know my own body, you're just wasting your effort!'
"No, as long as you have a breath left, you can be saved, but we must go to the Pokémon Center to get you treated"
"They have equipment there that can heal you!"
Luke took out an empty Poké Ball and said to Suicune.
"So I'll have to let you go in here for now!"
The Poké Ball touched Suicune and captured it.
Suicune had no strength to struggle now, so it was easily caught.
Then Luke took off the Poké Ball hanging around his neck, "Come out, Salamence!"
Before Salamence could complain, Luke said to it.
"There's an urgent matter I need your help with, I'll explain later! After Mega Evolution, use your full-power Draco Meteor at the ceiling to make an exit!"
Salamence nodded.
Luke pressed the Mega Stone on his bracelet and said.
"Mega Evolve!"
After a flash of light, Salamence had evolved into Mega Salamence.
Not only was there a change in form, but its strength had also increased significantly.
Mega Salamence (Shiny)
Height: 3.6 meters
Weight: 225 kg
Type: Dragon, Flying
Ability: Aerilate: Normal-type moves become Flying-type moves and their power is increased by 20%.
Strength: Legendary
"Good! Draco Meteor!" Luke pointed upwards.
Mega Salamence opened its mouth and fired a powerful dragon breath at the cavern ceiling.
The cave shook violently, startling the Pokémon inside to run about in panic.
Under Mega Salamence's sustained Draco Meteor, an opening was soon blasted in the ceiling.
Cancelling the Mega Evolution, Luke jumped onto Salamence's back and said.
"Fly at full speed to the Pokémon Center in Cerulean City!"
Salamence flapped its wings and flew towards the newly created opening.
At this moment, the system's voice suddenly sounded.
System: Ding! Treasure discovered: Destruction Gene!
Destruction Gene: Has miraculous effects when consumed by Psychic-type Pokémon!
However, Luke didn't let Salamence stop.
Treating Suicune's injuries was more urgent now, he could come back for the treasure later.
At this time, Cerulean City was already in chaos.
The hole Salamence had made could be seen from Cerulean City!
Officer Jenny was already organizing personnel, about to rush over to see what had happened.