Took eight playthroughs, resulting in eight deaths and party wipes. Link finally found the right simulation strategy.
Forget about tactics; just trust your partner, evolve, and fight!
This method can be used to effortlessly defeat enemies up to Ultimate level.
[Success! You successfully rescued Aoi-senpai, reuniting her with Labramon.]
[Although there's still much to say, the night is deep, and everyone is exhausted.]
[Therefore, you left the gymnasium and spent your first night in this world together in the student activity room.]
[Simulation complete. 500 coins, 500 bits obtained.]
[Gained the Tamer skill: "Determination"]
["Determination": Your determination enhances your and your Digimon's abilities; face yourself, face the world...]
[Due to progress, you can randomly gain one skill from one of your Digimon.]
[The additional skill can be used by the Tamer or equipped to an allied Digimon.]
[Acquired Skill: "Healing Wine"]
["Healing Wine": Can repair weakened Digimon's data to its optimal state; when used with water, it can also form a sweet juice, so delicious it feels like a healing experience.]
After the simulation, Link received an unexpected reward: information about Labramon's signature move, "Healing Wine," appeared in his mind.
This move can repair Digimon's data; simply put, it's healing.
Depending on the method of use, the liquid's information can also be altered to make it any beverage with healing effects, even for humans. The strength of the effect depends on the amount of energy consumed.
There are definitely no Digimon in this world, but since humans can drink it, most Pokémon can probably drink it too.
This means Link has gained the ability to create "healing potions" by consuming his own stamina. The only thing to be careful about is preventing Pokémon from becoming addicted to alcohol... right?
It didn't necessarily have to be made into an alcoholic beverage.
After careful consideration, he decided not to let the Pokémon taste it immediately, but instead to have it appraised by Mew after going to the Pokémon Dream World tonight.
If even Mew said it was usable, it would prove it was safe, and he wouldn't have to worry about being stranded in the wild and unable to get treatment at the Pokémon Center.
In the next two simulations, Link chose to start from the interrupted memories and conducted two free exploration operations, acquiring some items.
With a chance to catch their breath, the group decided to develop their base first and slowly explore outwards to be rescued.
It seemed that a long period of time would be spent simply managing their base...
Having finished the three simulations early today, Link took stock of his gains and found that Pidgey had reached 10,000. He decisively focused on expanding his advantage in perception.
His perception of the outside world hadn't changed much, but the tactical arrangements that had previously puzzled him were much clearer, and he even had new inspirations.
So he immediately summarized and shared these ideas with Fennekin and Finneon.
From then until the Wind Rider arrived at the port of Rustboro, Link diligently trained his mental strength...
Rustboro, a city that pursues the integration of nature and science.
Located in western Hoenn, Rustboro is a city centered around Devon Corporation, which controls Hoenn's industries.
Until a few years ago, Devon Corporation was just a small company that mined iron ore and refined steel.
However, with the efforts of Hibiscus and Steven becoming Champion, Devon Corporation has transformed in recent years into an industry giant that rivals Silph Corporation of the Kanto region, relying on energy and items for trainers and Pokémon.
Trainer items, new Poké Balls, Pokémon dreams, fossil regeneration... It's said that they recently invented a Pokémon navigator specifically for the PokéDevice manufactured by Silph Corporation.
Yes, mobile phones weren't widespread at that time; only landlines and pagers existed.
The Pokémon gadgets and navigators invented by the two companies could indeed make brief communications, but their quality and ease of use were questionable, destined to be quickly phased out…
The business opportunities here were greater than imagined, but unfortunately, Link didn't have the funds to participate.
In any case, the industry so closely related to trainers made the entire Hoenn region's trainers quite fond of Devon Corporation.
Coupled with the celebrity effect of Champion Steven, using this company's items subtly became a new fashion, surpassing Silver Corporation.
With his own goals and plans, Link wasn't interested in the city's culture for the time being, and went straight to the Rustboro City Pokémon Center with his Pokémon after disembarking.
"So different cities' Pokémon Centers have their own style."
"Fen...~"
Fennekin nodded; at least this Pokémon Center didn't smell of the sea, and the humidity wasn't as heavy as in Twilight Town.
The biggest difference was that this center was much more lively, with trainers and all sorts of Pokémon everywhere.
"Fenn?"
"You don't recognize them? Let me introduce them to you one by one: Torchic, Mudkip, Treecko, Sableye, Shedinja, Salamence..."
While introducing the Pokémon he was encountering for the first time and their characteristics to Fennekin, Link went to the lobby to register with Nurse Joy.
The Rainbow Tournament was to be held in six months, which was more than enough time for him—after all, not every Pokémon is raised from birth.
After registering, seeing that it wasn't completely dark yet, he went straight to the Rustboro Gym to apply for a challenge.
The Gym Leader on duty looked like a student, and felt a sense of helplessness upon seeing Link's arrival.
Good heavens, doesn't he know what time it is? 7:40!
They're going to close in 20 minutes!
"Hello, Link, I'm Mikie, the Gym Leader. It's getting late, so let me register you first and you can challenge me again tomorrow, okay?"
Link smiled politely and kindly. "It's alright, twenty minutes is enough. I'll finish the battle as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Mikie sighed inwardly, but didn't have much of an objection. It was a Gym Leader's duty to accept challenges.
Besides, she could earn credits from the Trainer School…
"I'm Link from Dewford Town, currently holding 8 badges. I want to challenge Gym Leader Cuckoo in a 4-on-4 double battle of the highest difficulty."
"Is that so?" Mikie glanced at the other person's Trainer Card with suspicion. "But it clearly says…"
Link interrupted, "Just write it like that."
As a Gym Leader, Mikie certainly couldn't accept that.
Link's Trainer Card showed that he was a rookie Trainer who had only registered and received his starter Pokémon two days ago!
"This...this is simply...I'm sorry, but since you don't have any tournament records from other regions or any badges, you must defeat me in a battle before you can choose a higher-level challenge."
"No problem, there should still be enough time." In
the Ruby/Sapphire version, the second playthrough's Gym rematch is a forced double battle mode, and the Gym Leader's Pokémon and levels are optimized.
In her first battle in the second playthrough, Azalea's Pokémon were Golem (32), Kabuto (35), Onix (35), and Nosepass (37).
The strength range of the main characters in this book will generally be based on the game.
Here, we assume Azalea's level in her first rematch in the second playthrough is her full strength one year after the main storyline, and the lower limit of a regular League Gym Leader's level.
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