Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 23 strongly recommends using Grass-type characters for the challenge.

Eileen was clearly a little confused, but Guxin didn't explain further.

The reason Arbok was able to evolve into Arbok so quickly is because of the leveling-up cheat in the growth simulator, which of course cannot be told to Irene.

Guxin felt that his talent as a trainer was not bad, but he didn't know exactly how.

But at least I'm a man who possesses the power of Tokiwa.

Who are the people who possess the power of Tokiwa?

The two big bosses in the special episode are Giovanni and Wataru, and then there's Little Yellow.

Rumor has it that every ten or several decades, a person with special abilities is born in Viridian Forest, and each person chosen by Viridian Forest is extremely special.

Giovanni and Lance are a given. In the later part of the special episode, they were even able to restrain one of the Sinnoh Trinity in the Ruins of the Holy City, and successfully confront the Sinnoh Trinity and buy time. This achievement is definitely at the pinnacle of the Champion level.

Huang is even more special. She not only possesses the basic abilities of Viridian Power—healing and sensing Pokémon's thoughts—but also, as Huang's fighting spirit increases, her Viridian Power can temporarily boost the strength level of her own Pokémon!

He's giving his Pokémon a cheat code on the spot, are you impressed?

This special power of Tokiwa belongs exclusively to Gyo; neither Giovanni nor Wataru possesses this ability.

Therefore, it is proven by examples that no weak person is chosen by Viridian Forest.

However, as far as Guxin is concerned, he has not found anything special about his Viridian Power. It seems that he only has the ability to heal Pokémon, sense Pokémon emotions, and have an affinity with Pokémon.

Yes, Guxin mostly uses this "affinity," and he rarely uses even his healing abilities.

……

A few more days passed.

"Ah!! Macho Power!"

Inside the Lota Gym, amidst the challenger's desperate cries, Machoke, covered in poison wounds, collapsed.

Arbok loosened its fangs, which still gleamed with a faint, deep purple venomous light, and slowly swam back to Guxin, its tongue flicking in and out.

"Machamp is unable to battle, Arbok wins, as both of challenger Hiroichi's Pokémon are unable to battle."

"Therefore, Gym Leader Gushin has won this battle."

The referee raised his small flag and announced the result of the match.

"Damn it! So close!"

Hao, a muscular man in a karate uniform, gritted his teeth, clearly unwilling to accept defeat.

"..."

Guxin, who was walking over to say a few words, twitched his eyelids, glanced at Arbok, who was almost completely clean, and fell into deep thought.

If I remember correctly, your Machamp didn't seem to encounter Arbok at all during the battle.

"I'm sorry you didn't defeat me, so I can't give you the Rota Badge for now."

"During the battle, you were too emotional and made many wrong decisions, which put your Pokémon at greater risk."

"Perhaps you should work on developing your patience."

Gu Xin smiled and walked up to Karate Koichi, speaking slowly as Koichi glared at him angrily.

Karate master Koichi was taken aback upon hearing this, and then recalled that he had indeed made several overly aggressive and wrong decisions during the battle, which caused his Infernape and Machamp to fall into a disadvantageous position.

but……

Hao Yi, whose expression was uncertain, couldn't bring himself to admit his mistake; he was naturally straightforward and proud.

Not to mention the guy in front of me!

As someone who admires Fighting-type Pokémon and head-on confrontations, what he hates most are Ghost-type Pokémon trainers who resort to tricks and schemes!

That's heresy!

As a trainer, instead of thinking about how to overwhelm the opponent with a strong offensive, they just resort to some fancy tricks.

When he encounters those heretics who specialize in Ghost-type trainers, he usually just spits on them and walks away after avoiding them.

As for teaching them a lesson? Ha~ Why would a noble Fighting-type trainer like him need to fight with those Ghost-type trainers?

You'll just gather dust on my blacklist!

But now, Hao Yi feels that there is another attribute to be added to his blacklist.

"A gym with absolutely no spirit of trainers! I'd rather not have that badge!"

Karate master Koichi withdrew his powerful strike, gave a dismissive reply with an air of utter disdain, and then turned to leave.

What a bunch of trash dojo! A grown man using such low-down stuff as poison!

Just thinking about the frustration he felt when Infernape and Machamp were poisoned during his battle made Koichi Karate feel like he was about to collapse.

He really wanted to test his karate skills, honed over many years, against the skinny dojo master, but reason told him that Officer Jenny's silver bracelet was very secure, and prison food was not tasty.

Yes, he tried.

Therefore, he only had one sentence to say to Gu Xin.

"Heretical Dojo!!! I'm never coming here again!"

"..."

Gu Xin tilted his head as he looked at Hao Yi's burly back in his martial arts uniform. How could this guy have such a bad attitude? And he actually called himself a heretic?

"Mr. Koichi."

Guxin seemed to remember something.

"?"

Hao Yi turned his head away, his expression not looking good.

"We made a promise before the challenge: if you don't succeed, remember to give my gym a good review."

Gu Xin's smile was clean and harmless.

"you!"

Hao's face instantly turned red. This heretic! He tortured him and still wanted him to give a good review?

"Mr. Koichi?"

Seeing that Hao Yi was staring at her without saying a word, Gu Xin asked again, puzzled.

Hao's face turned green again!

"……good!"

Koichi, dressed in martial arts attire, squeezed out this single word through gritted teeth, then strode out of the dojo without looking back.

Gan!

He felt he must have lost his mind; seeing that notice board, he actually acted impulsively and came to challenge it.

Before I came, he scoffed, "Who is this guy who's so ostentatious?" It's the first time I've seen someone put down a Gym Leader at the town's crossroads, and even make it into a notice board. That's kind of interesting.

then……

But it's okay! At least it served as a trial run for my brothers and sisters!

After leaving the dojo, Koichi took out his phone and entered a group chat comprised of many martial arts trainers, including those specializing in martial arts, karate, and other fighting styles.

Hao Yi's face darkened when he discovered that many people had tagged him and asked about his results.

This is because he boasted before entering the Rota Gym, wanting to show the gym leader the true spirit of a Fighting-type trainer!

But now... it's a bit awkward.

Inside the Rota Dojo.

"Pfft~ That was hilarious! That big guy's face was changing color from red to green just now!"

The receptionist burst out laughing; the expression on the man in the martial arts uniform was just too hilarious.

"The challengers these past two days seem rather inexperienced."

Gushin shrugged. The GG card was still effective; at least the number of gym challengers had increased significantly in the past few days.

Yes, this is the third one in the martial arts uniform today.

Furthermore, Guxin also discovered that even after defeating these challengers, some of them would not give him a good review.

For example, the day before yesterday, a guy who claimed to be an elite trainer came to challenge the gym. After losing, he actually gave the gym a bad review. He really can't accept defeat.

"Seriously bad review! As a gym leader, he has absolutely no spirit of a trainer. He throws a poison shard at the start and then deliberately avoids battle, stalling for time. How can someone like that be a gym leader? Disgusting! Disgusting!!"

Guxin just smiled at the comments that clearly showed he was on the defensive.

After this incident, Guxin understood that positive reviews should be agreed upon before the battle. Unless they encounter extremely rude players, they would keep their promise and give positive reviews even if the battle left them mentally and physically exhausted.

When a dojo has a good reputation, more people will naturally come to challenge it, creating a virtuous cycle.

Although some of the recent positive reviews seem rather strange.

"How should I put it... Gym Leader Guxin is a warm and cheerful person, and he points out my shortcomings, which is a big plus. I can only say that the gym is definitely worth a try!"

"Great! I'll definitely bring a Steel-type Pokémon next time! Could you guys tell me where to catch Steel-type Pokémon?"

"Waaah... Gym Leader Gushin is so cool, but the difficulty is just too high! After just one gym battle, I'm completely dizzy."

"Although I didn't succeed in the challenge, and I acknowledge that becoming a gym leader is very challenging, I still refuse to accept it! Heretical Gym!"

"A trip to Kanto is incomplete without challenging the Lota City Gym! Everyone should definitely give it a try! Oh, by the way, Gym Leader Gushin uses a Water-type team, so I recommend using Grass-type Pokémon to challenge him."

"Master Guxin is very strong... Also, can the person upstairs give me their address? How's your mother? (smiling.jpg)"

"Hehe~ I told you long ago, this dojo is pretty good."

Gu Xin looked at the positive reviews from the past few days with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)