Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

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Cypher has already used two tricks, and judging from the strength of its previous attacks, the fossil pterosaur definitely cannot withstand its second thunderbolt.

Most importantly, after switching to Aerodactyl, I suddenly remembered that Saifuhao might have evolved from Xiachen Steel and Ghost-type Spellweaver.

This type combination perfectly counters Aerodactyl's two STAB moves, Rock and Flying.

It's too late to switch to Growlithe now. Seize this opportunity to use another trick and crush them all.

"My head hurts," Qinglu frowned.

However, the battlefield situation changed rapidly, leaving him no time to think further.

Qinglu's face darkened slightly. He decided to go all in and leave the outcome of the entire match to the battle between the fossil pterosaur and Saifuhao.

"Fossil Pteranodon, charge! Crush it!"

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The raptors soaring in the sky cease their patient circling before hunting, and suddenly swoop down.

The fossil pterosaur's body was tightly pressed against the airflow, its muscles taut, like a sharp throwing knife, as it pounced on Sai Fuhao with incredible speed.

The air rushed past it, making a sharp whistling sound, like a high-pitched melody played on a string instrument.

At the same time, deep black malevolent energy swirled around its dagger-like, deadly teeth.

The moment it approached Saifuhao, it opened its blood-red maw and used its sharp teeth, imbued with evil energy, to bite into Saifuhao's body.

"The gold rush is on!"

Just before the two were about to make contact, Xia Chen's command reached the field.

Subsequently, a strange change occurred in Sai Fuhao's body.

Countless golden coins detached from its body, and then, these coins, gleaming with metallic luster, converged like a river to form a sharp sword, which plunged fiercely into the fossil pterosaur right before its eyes.

"Crack!"

Under the fierce impact of the Steel-type move Gold Rush, which doubles its own strength, Aerodactyl's sharp and mournful roar echoed through the sky.

Its wings flapped weakly a few times, and then it could no longer support its stiff body, and was dragged down by gravity.

thump--

The raptor crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. The once arrogant and domineering king of the sky lay slumped on the ground, its wings trembling slightly before falling silent again.

With a single blow, Sai Fuhao instantly killed the fossil pterosaur that Qinglv had placed high hopes on!

The whole place was silent.

Chapter 286 Does Gu Leton Want to Make an Appearance? (6k)

"Is Pokémon Evolution really this accommodating?"

Xia Chen flipped through the latest issue of the magazine in his hand, which still smelled of ink and paper, and muttered to himself.

Since its inception eighty years ago, Pokémon Evolution has consistently maintained its publication date of the 15th of every month, without fail.

This time, it's unprecedented that it was released a week early?

Could it be that the sensation caused by the evolution of Sai Fuhao is just too huge?

Xia Chen stroked his chin, guessing to himself.

Before the internet, major news like this was mostly reported and disseminated through traditional media such as television and newspapers.

Aside from passively receiving information and discussing it privately, the public didn't feel much participation.

Things are different now.

Community forums, videos, and images—the reach of these media is far greater than it was twenty years ago.

With a keyboard, everyone can command the world in front of the screen.

With the added buzz of the World Youth Championship, the discovery of this new Pokémon has attracted particular attention.

In short, whether to satisfy the curiosity of the general public or to boost long-sluggish sales, the latest issue of "Pokémon Evolution" magazine, which includes the paper on the evolution of Cypher, was published ahead of schedule.

Unsurprisingly, the online version of the magazine's comment section has exploded.

"Holy crap! Are the evolution conditions this demanding? A whole thousand mutated gold coins from the Money-Gathering Spirit?"

"No wonder the evolved form of Sai Fuhao hasn't been discovered for so long, Master Pigeon is so meticulous!"

"I've finished reading the paper. Judging from the various data from the tests before and after the two Pokémon's evolution, the improvement of evolution for the Pokémon is enormous! The evolved Pokémon is definitely superior to most of the starter Pokémon overall, plus its invincible type and ability. It's simply terrifying!"

"I'm so drooling! But this is so hard to evolve! Even Xia Chen searched through two cities for the Money-Gathering Spirits before he finally evolved. And if he hadn't encountered that old Money-Gathering Spirit in the forest, it would probably have taken even longer. This is even harder to get than a pseudo-legendary!"

"Indeed, this must be the most difficult Pokémon to evolve. Raising one requires not only money but also time, and most importantly, luck!"

"Hey! In the end, it all comes down to who has the most money. Believe me, a single mutated gold coin can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. Trust me, from now on, a new profession will emerge: the [Money-Grabbing Spirit Hunter]!"

"The analysis makes a lot of sense. It's foreseeable that Parthia is about to experience a gold rush."

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Undoubtedly, what makes the strength of the Pokémon "Rich Man" even more debatable is its evolution requirements.

With a full thousand mutated coins, if a single Moneyhound were to slowly mutate on its own, the trainer would more likely die from exhaustion first.

However, if one were to travel around collecting gold coins like Xia Chen, it would be inefficient, highly uncertain, and, moreover, catching the cunning money-gathering spirit would be a major problem.

Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that after a trainer painstakingly catches a Money Spirit and opens its treasure chest, they might find that all the mutated coins inside have already been taken by someone else.

In short, the total amount of wealth-seeking spirits and mutated coins is limited in the natural environment, which also means that the number of super-rich individuals that can evolve is also limited.

The only way to change this situation is to carry out large-scale artificial breeding.

With favorable timing, location, and people, all these factors were met. Looking at the comments online, Xia Chen felt it was time to announce the plan.

Xia Chen opened his Pixiv account, which he hadn't logged into in a long time, carefully considered his words, typed on the keyboard, and posted a status update titled "[The Money-Seeking Spirit Cultivation Base Project Begins]".

Riding the wave of the past two days, this development will likely be like adding fuel to the already heated atmosphere.

Ignoring the newly released post, Xia Chen decided to let things play out for a while longer.

He still has one more thing to do, which is to determine the Pokémon that will be used in tomorrow's match against Daigo.

Daigo, whose full name is Zevuch Daigo, is a 22-year-old son of the Devon Corporation.

In the games and anime, he is the League Champion of the Hoenn region and a top-tier trainer proficient in Steel-type moves.

And in this world, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will also achieve these accomplishments in the not-too-distant future.

However, that's a matter for the future. Tomorrow, Xia Chen will face Daigo, who currently only has the strength of a gymnastics gym leader.

Although he is a Steel-type specialist trainer, Steven's team also includes quite a few non-Steel-type Pokémon.

Psychic Clay Doll, Cradle Lily, Ancient Armor

However, none of these three are his top-tier Pokémon. His three strongest Pokémon are undoubtedly Skarmory, Aggron, and Shiny Metagross, which has almost become his signature Pokémon!

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There's a reason why pre-match public opinion generally considered Daigo to be a more championship contender than Aomine.

His Xenomorph grew up eating the finest metal ore.

Not only that, the four top-tier Odd-colored Iron Dumbbells evolved into two Odd-colored Metallic Monsters, and then evolved into the Metagross Monster it is now.

It's safe to say that the Zuvuch family spent hundreds of millions just to raise this one Pokémon!

Of course, for Daigo, who is truly from a wealthy family, these expenses are affordable.

Metagross monsters raised under these conditions are well worth the expensive upbringing.

One word suffices to describe it: strong and formidable.

In a recent public battle with available video footage, this Metagross utterly crushed a Gym Leader-level opponent, achieving a dominant 1v3 victory.

This match took place six months ago.

Pressing the pause button, the image that remains on the TV screen is the platinum Metagross with its resolute, steel-like gaze.

On the sofa, Xia Chen looked at his pet elves with a serious expression.

"Gentlemen, who dares to fight him?"

Senbu was the first to raise her little hand in response, "Bu-ee! (Me, me!)"

She didn't play in the first match, leaving her silks yearning for more.

Xia Chen squinted at her, "Are you really confident you can defeat it?"

Xianbu's momentum faltered for a moment; frankly, she didn't.

Not only is Steel-type a natural enemy of Fairy-type, but this Metagross is probably close to a two-star Gym Leader level, and it only reached that level two months ago.

If we're really talking about raw power, Milotic is the only one who can rival Metagross.

Milotic hesitated for a moment, about to volunteer, when it heard a Pokémon beside it speak up.

"It doesn't matter, I will take action."

Milotic looked on in surprise. "I wouldn't dare say that. Who's so arrogant?"

Turning around, I saw it was Gu Leton. Oh well, that's alright.

Wait, Gurren Layton? How could it say something like that?

Does this mean it wants to play?

Xia Chen and all the elves suddenly realized what was happening and turned their gazes toward Gu Leton, who seemed a little awkward.

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"You mean you want to go on stage?"

Xia Chen confirmed this with some disbelief.

"It's not impossible if you need it."