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Chapter 152: Easily Taking Down the Gym, Climbing Mount Oogami, What's Hidden? (6k)

After a brief moment of thought, Cynthia's mind flashed through the images of many Water-type Pokémon.

These Pokémon don't usually attract her attention, and she rarely sees trainers using them. But based on her recent experience and conclusions, Cynthia decided that she would probably have to pay more attention to these less common Pokémon in the future.

Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly.

After watching the entire walkthrough of this streamer named "Passerby," the biggest impact on her was not just these insights, but also that she directly understood the key to the challenge of the Flying-type gym.

Fortunately, she had watched the video of "A Passerby" challenging the Flying-type Gym before the challenge. Otherwise, she would have been completely overwhelmed. Whether it was the Swellow with the Guts ability and Fire Orb at the start, the Gliscor with its incredible durability and endless cycles of Substitute, Toxic Orb, and Protect, or the Altaria that Mega Evolved into a Fairy-type Pokémon immune to Dragon-type moves…

If she hadn't done her research beforehand, she probably would have failed immediately, or at least needed to try several times to succeed. However, now that she had no information gap and knew about the Flying-type gym in advance, Cynthia quickly formulated a plan to challenge it after a brief moment of consideration.

After arriving in Lilycove City, she didn't even go straight to the Flying-type Gym. Instead, she did what she had just seen in the video: she first went to the bridge nearby to get the instrument to detect invisible Pokémon, then chased away the Kecleon at the entrance of the Flying-type Gym, and finally challenged it.

She easily navigated the traps within the Flying-type Gym by following the video, defeating many NPCs before arriving at Gym Leader Naki and beginning her Flying-type Gym battle.

The battles that followed, while still challenging, went surprisingly smoothly.

Against Swellow, which has the Guts ability, Cynthia immediately sent Rotom to the starting lineup, and then switched to Pelipper to block Swellow's Brave Bird attack while activating Rain.

The purpose of this switch is naturally to bait out the Great Swallow's Brave Bird Attack skill, causing it to lose some stamina while in a rebound state, thus preparing for a final blow.

Then, as the new round began, Naki indeed chose a skill of a different attribute this time and used the "endure" technique.

This is a Normal-type move with a power of only 60, but it doubles when the user is under a status condition. Combined with the damage boost from the Flame Orb, even a Pelipper known for its durability will have its HP instantly reduced to zero.

However, Cynthia had indeed achieved her goal. She immediately switched to Ludicolo and, with the Rain ability, used Surf to precisely take away all of Swellow's remaining HP. This would have been impossible without the counter-damage from Brave Bird, which would have left Swellow with some HP, allowing it to use Brave Bird, which is super effective against Grass-type moves, to take down Ludicolo.

Next up is Gliscor. To be honest, I know a bit about this Pokémon, Cynthia. Many Poison and Ground-type trainers choose to raise this Pokémon as a defensive unit in their team to resist type-advantageous moves. However, their moveset is obviously not as overpowered as Cynthia's in the game; generally, they will have some offensive capabilities as well.

The way Nakia, the Scorpion King, used her Substitute and Poison Orb to trigger the Poison Healing ability, and then used Protect to infinitely wear down her opponent, was honestly amazing to Cynthia.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a logical, yet utterly bizarre, tactic...

However, having prior knowledge of the situation, the countermeasures were quite simple. Scorpion King wasn't particularly fast, so Ludicolo used Shaking Dance to inflict Confusion, then triggered its Confusion ability to attack itself.

Next came two consecutive Surfing attacks, which, with their exceptional effectiveness, successfully took down Scorpion King.

At this point, the situation in this battle is quite clear.

Sceptile didn't even hold back its power; instead, it Mega Evolved ahead of time after Ludicolo fell. With its superior offensive capabilities, it successfully defeated the other two Pokémon using Leaf Storm and Dragon Pulse. In the end, it was defeated by a single Dragon Pulse when it encountered Mega Altaria.

Before it collapsed, it still managed to reduce Altaria's HP by a quarter with its Leaf Blade – after all, Altaria has good durability, and Grass-type moves have little effect on it.

However, this 1/4 of her stamina was no longer important to the outcome of the battle, because Cynthia had already figured out how to deal with Altaria, and she directly sent out Dracovish.

After evolving, Altaria did successfully circumvent the weakness of Dragon by using its Fairy type. However, the other fatal flaw of Dragon type, Ice type, was still not solved!

After the Dracovish withstood Altaria's Dragon Pulse thanks to its excellent durability, its highly effective Ice Fang successfully took away one-third of the opponent's remaining health.

To be honest, if Dragon-type Pokémon weren't resistant to Water-type moves, a single Gill Bite attack would probably have caused even more damage.

With the fall of Mega Altaria, Cynthia's final victory in this battle was declared.

At this moment, listening to the victory music and seeing the pop-up dialog box in front of her, Cynthia couldn't help but feel a strange sensation.

Since becoming a champion, she has only ever guided others and helped some confused juniors. She hasn't learned anything from anyone in a long time.

Watching this series of videos today, especially the Flying-type gym battle, made her feel much more relaxed.

This feeling... is really something I miss.

In addition, she also felt that she was becoming more and more adept at controlling the current team.

When building a rain team, my decision to add more Pokémon to broaden the team's effectiveness was definitely the right one...

At the same time, as the battle ended, Naki on the other side also moved.

"A thrilling duel." Naki stepped forward, her voice clear and crisp, and handed the White Feather Badge and the skill machine containing the Swallow Return to Cynthia.

"Your art of command has given your Pokémon wings that can reach the sky... How beautiful."

In front of the computer screen, Cynthia couldn't help but smile slightly.

The feeling of strategizing, building tactics, and winning within the rules of the game... is a completely different experience from her actual matches as a champion, but it is equally fascinating to her.

However, the peace that this victory brought her did not last long.

As she left Yinyu City and continued on her way, a sudden commotion ahead caught her attention.

After a brief pause on the screen, an elderly woman stumbled over, appearing quite anxious.
"Please, Trainer! The Team Aqua... they stole our important package and headed towards Mt. Pyromaniac!"

Mount Songshin?

Cynthia immediately caught the keyword. It seemed to be an extinct volcano in the Hoenn region, but she didn't have a strong impression of it. So this volcano was right next to Lilycove City?

And why is the Aqua Team out here stealing things again?

When they last met, the Aqua Team stole submarine data from the museum. This time, they've come to steal from an old woman.

Am I overthinking things, or is this just a routine daily task? But whatever the case, since the plot has already unfolded before my eyes, there's no reason not to go.

"give it to me."

She clicked the "confirm" option, said goodbye to the old woman, opened the map, locked the direction of Mount Songshin, and began to head there.

There were quite a few trainers who challenged her along the way, but for Cynthia now, with the strength of her team, these trainers would not pose any difficulty to her. Instead, they would only become experience points for her to become stronger.

As Cynthia approached the location of Mount Okami, a dense drizzle began to fall from the sky. For some reason, she suddenly sensed that something was amiss, as if a great battle was brewing...

This feeling only made her feel a little inexplicably uncomfortable.

……

Mount Okami is located in the mist below and to the left of Petalburg City. After using Surf, Cynthia easily reached it.

However, after entering this map, she discovered that Mt. Sacred was divided into two different areas. The mountainside seemed to be a place specifically for burying Pokémon, while outside the mountainside, at the top, was the volcano that had been dormant for an unknown period of time and would never erupt again.

Instead of venturing deeper into the Pokémon's resting place, Cynthia left directly from the left and entered the mountainside of Mount Oogiri.

As soon as she came out, she noticed that dense raindrops were still falling from the sky.

This immediately caught her attention, prompting her to ponder a new question.

The game's weather system seems quite realistic. So, in such a situation, could fighting be considered as being under continuous rain?
Experience told her that there would definitely be battles ahead to confirm this, so she switched to Ludicolo as her starting Pokémon.

Sure enough, before Cynthia had gone far, when the steps leading up the mountain appeared before her, an NPC dressed in Team Aqua attire immediately noticed her and ran up to her, triggering a battle!

Who are you? We have important business to attend to here, and I suggest you get lost!

Amidst the rousing music, the battle interface instantly refreshed.

As soon as Lucky Kappa appeared, the pixel-style screen suddenly turned from a gloomy sky to a deeper blue, and huge pixel raindrops fell with a "patter" sound, instantly covering the entire battlefield view - the rainy weather was indeed ready!

Moreover, it seems to be more noticeable and intense than the rain weather triggered by Pelipper's previous ability.

And in this state, the first to benefit are naturally the Rakuten Kappa!

It seemed to be infused with countless powers in the rain, and a faint blue light emanated from its body—the Free and Easy ability was triggered!
Its speed doubled instantly with the help of the rain!
……

With the entire journey shrouded in rain, the rest of the trip became a showcase for Ludicolo. The Zubats, Squirtle, and other Water-type Pokémon released by Team Aqua members often annihilated them before Ludicolo's Energy Ball could even react.

The battle ended with a series of notification sounds, the entire process so smooth it was almost astonishing. Cynthia found herself not even needing to think much; with just a simple action—using Energy Ball on Water-type Pokémon and Surf on other types—Ludicolo could wipe out the enemy at an overwhelming speed.

She doesn't even need to consider sending out any other Pokémon.

For some reason, she actually felt a sense of pleasure during this experience, but she couldn't quite describe what it was.

If she had experience playing other games, she would probably understand what the thrill of "mowing the lawn" is.

After crushing everything in her path, Cynthia finally arrived at the halfway point of Mount Okami.

The volcano, covered in gray rocks, exudes a solemn and sorrowful atmosphere, with gray tombstones standing in rows, and the background music becoming low and slow.

The mountain steps were straight, but they were filled with more members of Team Aqua, but none of them could stop Lucky Kappa, who was almost invincible in the rain.

Five minutes later, after clearing out the last batch of Aqua Team NPCs, Cynthia finally reached the top of the mountain.

Here, the plot seems to finally reach its climax.

A man with a large belly, wearing a Navy uniform, stood with his back to her, facing two heartbroken old men—the guardians of Mount Oshin.

"Hehehe... The secret treasure that can expand the ocean, the indigo pearl, is finally in my hands! The age of the ocean is about to begin!"

The man smiled smugly.

"Stop!" Cynthia's cold voice interrupted his ecstasy.

The man turned around, his face bearing the arrogance typical of villains: "Oh? Another trainer getting in the way? I'll show you the power of Team Aqua! Go, Sharpedo!"

[Izumi, a member of the Aqua Team, has come to challenge us!]

The battle has begun again! The environment remains rainy, dominated by Cynthia, and the opponent is a level 55 Megalodon, whose strength is completely different from the minions of the other Team Aqua.

"Lucky Kappa, I'm counting on you again, use the energy ball!"

Cynthia gave the order without hesitation.

At its effortless, extreme speed, Lucky Duck's figure almost became a green-blue afterimage. As A-Quan's Megalodon opened its blood-red maw, and the ferocious pixel effects had just appeared when Lucky Duck's green energy ball, gathered in its hands, was already accurately launched!

The energy ball hit perfectly! The effect was phenomenal! Megalodon's health bar evaporated instantly!
"What?!" A-Quan seemed greatly shocked and immediately sent out another Pokémon—

Flying and Poison types perfectly counter Ludicolo's Crobat!
"No chance, Lucky Kappa, Surf Technique!"

Under the absolute advantage of the rain, before Crobat's wings could even glow purple, its highly effective psychic headbutt, shimmering with dazzling light, had already struck Megalodon. Crobat let out a wail and lost its ability to fight.

A-Quan was forced to send out another Pokémon, Zubat, but the outcome was predictable. In the face of the fast-moving Ludicolo, any Pokémon with insufficient durability was simply crushed.

With the added advantage of the rain, the battle was almost over the moment it began.

Of course, if it doesn't rain, Cynthia can send out Pelipper first, and the effect will be the same.

Just as Cynthia defeated A-Quan and was about to reclaim the orb, another gruff voice rang out.

"Hmph, the Aquarion team is still so pathetic! They can't even beat a kid!"

An officer dressed in the Lava Clan uniform emerged from the shadows on the other side, leading a group of his men.

"The crimson orb that can expand the land... will surely belong to our Magma Team!"

In a cutscene, NPCs from two organizations swarm around Cynthia. The two villainous organizations begin arguing and confronting each other, but ultimately, each carrying a precious orb and harboring resentment and scheming, they retreat from the mountaintop.

As for Cynthia, the protagonist, she was unable to stop either side because there were too many of her subordinates blocking her way.

After a fierce battle, only Cynthia and the elderly couple remained on the deserted mountaintop.

“No… thank you so much, young trainer.” The old man walked forward shakily, his eyes still filled with gratitude despite the orb being taken from him. “Although we couldn’t stop them, your courage is admirable. Please come here for a moment, we have something we would like to give you.”

The old man handed Cynthia a seemingly insignificant stone. "Please keep this safe; it may guide you in the future."

Cynthia took the stone, and an enlarged icon immediately appeared before her eyes, allowing her to examine it closely.

The surface of the stone was pitted and uneven, but for some reason it always gave her a sense of déjà vu.

The game notification popped up at that moment—[Congratulations, player! You have obtained the special item "Cosmic Meteorite"!]

[Description: A mysterious meteorite that fell from an unknown location; no one knows its purpose, and it seems to contain an incredible power.]

So this is a meteorite from outer space?
Cynthia was already used to this kind of riddle-like effect introduction, but since it had been categorized as an important item by the system, this thing might play a crucial role in the upcoming plot.

But for a moment, she couldn't quite place where that feeling of déjà vu came from.

I also obtained a somewhat similar meteorite from the Lava Clan before.

Is there some kind of connection between these two?
After finishing her thought, she put it directly into her backpack.

That said, in the previous storyline, Team Magma and Team Aqua each stole a gem.

According to the old man, the two precious stones possessed some incredible power that could change everything.

However, the specific effects are unknown.

Amidst the dense raindrops, Cynthia realized that something big was about to happen, and the intentions and plans brewing by Team Aqua and Team Magma... were about to be revealed.

Just as she was about to leave and continue her journey, her gaze was drawn to an ancient tombstone in the center of the mountaintop.

—On the pixelated screen, there seemed to be a blurry, distorted purple mist-like soul trembling slightly.

“That’s… a Flower Rock Monster?” Cynthia recognized the creature.

As a trainer who bred Rockruff, she was naturally very familiar with the various forms of this Pokémon.

She maneuvered her character forward to try and press the interaction button, only to find that the purple soul was impossible to interact with and instead disappeared as she got closer.

Judging from the nature of this game, this shouldn't just be a meaningless decoration, but must be hiding something behind it, which I just haven't been able to trigger yet.

At this moment, she stood atop Mount Songshen, where the rain had gradually stopped as the battle ended.

Another CG sequence began to play, showing a vast ocean unfolding before her eyes, with countless lava flows churning in the distance.

The theft of the two precious jewels signifies that an even greater crisis is brewing.

“...Meteorite...Flower Rock Monster...Gem” Cynthia murmured to herself as she opened the game map.

"Our next destination is Green Ridge City."

As soon as she finished speaking, the rain stopped and the sun shone through the clouds, illuminating her path.

Cynthia continued her journey.

At the same time, a message suddenly popped up in the upper right corner of her screen.

[Electrical Engineering is the best: Sister Zhulan, you're finally back!!]

[Electric type is the best: Cynthia, you've only been logged in for ten minutes?! How come you've already passed the Flying Gym?! Wait for me!! QAQ]

Cynthia paused for a moment, then opened the progress leaderboard and found herself back in first place. Her "Electric Type is the Best" progress was still stuck on the Flying-type gym challenge, and her expression immediately became complicated.

This kid...

I've been stuck on this level for quite a while now...

(End of this chapter)