Chapter 246: Blackthorn Gym
Clair happily hugged Dragonair's neck, "Dragonair, so that's it, you were accumulating power all this time to prepare for evolution!"
Dragonair affectionately rubbed against Clair.
Kaburagi checked the time and reminded, "Miss, it is time to hold the ceremony!"
"Yeah!"
Clair changed into the special attire for the Purification Ceremony and, carrying the wooden box containing the Dragon Fang, walked into the small Lake.
She first held the Dragon Fang in her hands to pray, then placed the Dragon Fang on a stone and said devoutly, "Dragon of the sky, Dragon of the earth, Dragon of the water, grant peace to all dragons..."
After speaking, she scooped up Lake water with her hands and poured it over the Dragon Fang.
After receiving the baptism of the Lake water, the Dragon Fang emitted a white light, and then an inexplicable power radiated from within the Dragon Fang.
Finally, the white light formed a ball of light that flew into the sky, turning into a dragon-shaped beam of light that shot towards the moon until it disappeared.
"How beautiful!" Misty exclaimed.
Ash said, "That is the Dragon of Light; it flies into the sky and turns into stars, which will protect all Dragon-type Pokémon."
"Yes, Ash is right; this is the legend of our place." Kaburagi nodded.
"The Purification Ceremony is complete. I, Clair, Trainer of the Blackthorn Gym, betting on the reputation of a Dragon-type Pokémon Trainer, Ash, I want to have a full-power battle with you!"
Clair had not forgotten that Ash also had Dragon-type Pokémon.
"Just what I wanted. I only need one more Gym badge to participate in the Silver Conference," Ash said.
Clair was a little surprised, "Oh, since you are here to challenge the Gym, then tomorrow at ten in the morning, we shall decide the winner at the Blackthorn Gym!"
"No problem!"
After agreeing on the challenge time, it was getting late, so Ash's group had to camp and rest on the spot. As for Clair and Kaburagi, they rushed back to the Gym to prepare.
Early the next morning.
Ash's group first went to the Pokémon Center, and then headed towards the Blackthorn Gym.
"Ash, we've arrived; that's the Blackthorn Gym ahead!" Brock pointed to the castle-like building at the end of the road.
Ash's gaze sharpened, "Yeah!"
"This is the last Gym, Ash, you have to do your best!" Misty said.
"Don't worry, unless something unexpected happens, I'll definitely win this Gym Challenge today."
The unexpected event Ash was referring to was the three idiots from Team Rockets not causing trouble.
If he remembered correctly, in the original work, if it weren't for the Team Rocket Trio stepping in, idiot would have failed the first battle against Clair, and in the second challenge, it was only thanks to Charizard and Snorlax that he barely won.
"Now, the Gym Challenge between Ash from Pallet Town and Gym Leader Clair will begin. A total of three Pokémon can be used in the match, adopting a knockout format. In this match, only the challenger can switch Pokémon!"
"So, the match officially begins!"
Clair said, "Ash, show me your strength! Kingdra, go!"
Clair placed Kingdra into the pool in the middle of the field.
[Pokémon: Kingdra] [Type: Water + Dragon] [Gender: Male] [Level: Gym Advanced] [Ability: Sniper (When a critical hit lands, the power becomes stronger.)] [Potential: Elite] [Moves: Water Gun, Twister, Dragon Breath...]
"Kingdra right from the start?" Misty said, surprised.
"That Kingdra is very well-trained; its skin is very shiny, and its body size is larger than normal. It looks like a formidable opponent!" Brock said.
"Kingdra, huh? Then I choose you, Milotic!"
Ash took out the Pokémon he had just exchanged for.
He had just gone to the Pokémon Center to send Chikorita, Totodile, Quilava, Noctowl, and other Pokémon back to grind in the Viridian Forest dungeon to level up, and swapped them for Milotic, Rhydon, Murkrow, and the Scyther caught in the Bug-Catching Contest, which had already evolved into Scizor using a Metal Coat.
This Milotic was not keen on fighting, and after grinding in the wild for so long, it was only barely at the beginner Elite level, but Ash felt it was more than enough to deal with Kingdra.
"Milotic? You want to use Ice-type moves to suppress my Kingdra? Then I'll see what kind of magic you can perform!"
"Then, Clair, just wait and see. Milotic, use Water Pulse."
"Na~"
Milotic slapped the water surface with its tail, creating strong vibrations. The water in the pool, which was originally calm, suddenly became turbulent, and waves crashed onto Kingdra, causing it to show signs of pain.
"Kingdra, use Twister!"
Kingdra wrapped the move around its body, creating a huge water tornado to offset the damage while also closing in on Milotic.
"Milotic, use Blizzard."
The Blizzard raised by Milotic was very powerful, and in an instant, it froze Kingdra's water tornado into ice.
Kingdra, hiding inside the water tornado, was stuck and couldn't move a bit.
"Kingdra, use Dragon Pulse to break free!"
"Milotic, don't give it a chance, use Disarming Voice!"
Just as Kingdra broke the ice, Milotic's enchanting voice reached its mind, making it feel very uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, by the Lake next to the Blackthorn Gym, Jessie lay by the Lake in a spread-eagle shape, sighing, "Oh~ my Dratini!"
"Why? Why did it have to evolve into that ugly Dragonair!"
Yesterday, when she saw Clair's Dratini, she was captivated by its appearance. After being blasted off, she wanted to regroup and go back to steal it, but seeing Ash and the others appear, she gave up the idea.
But later, when the Dratini evolved on its own, she felt very regretful.
"Jessie, so you were here!" Just then, Meowth ran over.
"You're so annoying, mind your own business!"
"Alright, alright, Jessie. Eat some buns and cheer up. Yesterday, I saw an incredible item; if we get our hands on it, we can sell it for a lot of money!" James said.
Seeing food, Jessie reached out and took one, then asked, "What item?"
"Dragon Fang! In the hands of that little girl who had the Dratini yesterday, there is a priceless Dragon Fang. If this thing is placed on a Dragon-type Pokémon, it can increase the power of Dragon-type moves.
Most importantly, that Dragon Fang is an antique. According to the information, the one in that little girl's hands is an heirloom of the Blackthorn Gym," James explained.
"That little girl's heirloom? Good, then let's steal this Dragon Fang and teach that little girl a lesson!"
"That's exactly how it should be, Meowth! I've already found the location of the item!"
While the Team Rocket Trio was discussing stealing the Dragon Fang, a pair of small blue hands reached out from the nearby bushes and took their lunch buns.
Wobbuffet looked down at the empty plate and turned to look at the bushes.
"Wobbuffet~"
At this time, the Team Rocket Trio had also finished planning. Just as they wanted to have a full meal, they also saw the empty plate.
Immediately after, they looked at Wobbuffet, scaring Wobbuffet so much that it couldn't say a word.
After blaming Wobbuffet, the Team Rocket Trio put on machines that could shield their own Aura and quietly arrived outside the Blackthorn Gym.
"Meowth, where is the item?" Jessie asked.
Meowth pointed to a small locked house and said, "There, it's in that small house ahead."
"But how are we going to deal with this lock?"
"It's time to show off my lock-picking skills, Meowth!"
Meowth extended its claws and poked its nails into the keyhole, fiddling with it for a while.
Click~
In less than three seconds, the lock was pried open by Meowth's nails.
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