Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

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[Ding! Beedrill (51) defeated Blastoise (68). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is significantly higher than yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 68 points. Beedrill's growth level has received a moderate boost!]

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[Ding! Target detected as the objective of Permanent Mission 16 - Badge Collector. Bonus points: 680!]

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Songjiang Dojo, the main battleground.

"They're even recruiting for two programs simultaneously..."

Seeing Blastoise still being blasted away by Beedrill even after using Protect, Yan Hu couldn't help but marvel.

Just now, after he put away Swampert, he released his second Pokémon—Blastoise.

Also a Water-type starter Pokémon, it boasts impressive defenses and special defenses, and possesses a large number of defensive moves.

Among them is the "Guardian" style, which is said to be "unstoppable".

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[Protect: A normal-type status move that summons a special shield that can block a high-power burst attack or a low-power attack with a longer duration. The duration of the shield depends on the power of the specific attack.]

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He had planned to have Blastoise use Protect to withstand Beedrill's first wave of attacks, and then take advantage of the close-range advantage to use Hydro Pump.

Who would have thought that the opponent's seemingly ordinary cross-shaped scissors was actually a high-level combat technique of using two moves simultaneously.

The first needle will break through the defense, and the second needle will knock it away.

Then, one move and he's dead!

You should know that Blastoise has been his old partner for over ten years, and it's only one step away from awakening its power and becoming a near-Champion level Pokémon.

"Ugh!"

Yan Hu sighed, and then the referee's voice rang out.

"Blastoise is unable to battle; the winner of the second round is Beedrill, the challenger from the blue team!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Hu put the Blastoise away.

If the dojo master hadn't forbade him to admit defeat, and if admitting defeat hadn't been so shameful, he really wouldn't have wanted to continue fighting.

After all, it's quite embarrassing to be outmaneuvered by a young guy who can take on three opponents at once.

"Go, Gyarados!"

After a moment of reflection, Yan Hu forcefully threw the Poké Ball out of his hand.

Awesome!

"roar!!"

The person arrived before the voice did!

Before the massive figure could unfold, a roar resounded throughout the stadium.

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[Pokémon: Gyarados]

[Gender: Female]

[Attribute: Water + Flying]

[Level: 69 (Gym Level)]

【Trait: Overconfidence (Defeating an opponent greatly increases confidence and boosts attack by 50%)】

[Movements: Impact, ..., Destructive Beam/Destructive Death Beam]

【Items to bring: None】

[Potential: Dojo Level]

[Racial stats: 540]

[Special Bonus: 1. Bone Strengthening Powder: Increases bone strength and maximizes physical potential]

[Special Power: 1. Awakening Power - Water (Beginner): Increases the quality of water-type energy by 50%, meaning the power of all water-type moves increases by 50%.]

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"The last one is Gyarados..."

Mu Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the huge, pale blue figure that was floating freely in mid-air in the stadium.

It is about eleven meters long, slightly larger than the evolved head fish in Songjiang, and slightly smaller than Yu Bo's.

But in terms of sheer presence, it is in no way inferior.

Furthermore, compared to Swampert and Blastoise's "bare" stats, this Gyarados at least has something to offer.

Unfortunately, there aren't many.

"Hiss!!"

Looking at the Gyarados that was over ten meters long, with its head alone being bigger than its own body, the little one's eyes showed no sign of retreat.

Compared to the previous two Pokémon, he was much more familiar with Gyarados.

I don't know how many I killed when I was a kid.

He was also very familiar with its attributes and characteristics.

then......

Double Charge + Sword Dance + Double Frenzy Strike!

The two needles, gleaming with a jet-black luster, were like merciless iron rods, lashing at Gyarados's body again and again.

She intended to use her massive size and immense strength to crush the little thing.

But after being hit countless times, he found that he couldn't keep up with his opponent at all.

She's like a heavy, cumbersome cart, always looking at the front but not the back. She gets slapped here, tries to retaliate, and gets slapped there again.

She wanted to gather energy to unleash a wide-range attack, but found that even her best technique, waterfall climbing, was useless when she tried to cover it up.

The opponent broke through the water curtain with ease, as if taking a bath, and continued their attack.

Then.......

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[Ding! Beedrill (51) defeated Gyarados (69). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is significantly higher than yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 69 points. Beedrill's growth level has received a moderate boost!]

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[Ding! Target detected as the objective of Permanent Mission 16 - Badge Collector. Bonus points: 690!]

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"Gyarados is unable to battle; the winner is the challenger—Mu Yun!"

After the referee announced the result, Yan Hu sighed, put away the Gyarados, and walked over to Mu Yun with a smile.

"Congratulations, you have obtained the third-level badge of the Matsue Dojo."

He took out a metal badge, slightly larger than a one-yuan coin, from a small box at his waist and handed it to Mu Yun.

Its overall shape is very rounded, and the edges and corners feel smooth to the touch. The front and back of the badge are engraved with the geographical features of Matsue City as a feature.

This is the Matsue Badge, a Tier 3 city-level badge symbolizing the defeat of Matsue Dojo!

Something that looks a bit like a commemorative coin.

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[Ding! Detected that the host defeated the city-level dojo master, Yan Wu, and obtained the Matsue Dojo's Level 3 Badge. Reward has been issued!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have obtained a Storage Space Expansion Card (5m³)*1, a Medium Energy Cube Recipe (any attribute)*1, and a Skill Learning/Memory (any attribute)*1!]

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"Thank you very much, Master Yan!"

Mu Yun took the badge from Yan Hu and stored it in a special badge collection box.

The box wasn't big, only slightly longer and wider than an adult male's palm, and inside were empty, circular indentations.

Apart from the national-level dojos having a unique badge design, all other dojos, even those at the provincial level, use a uniform circular badge.

The only difference is the logo engraved on it.

After putting away the badge and saying goodbye, Mu Yun got up and left.

Watching Mu Yun's departing figure, Yan Hu murmured to himself, "If only this boy had the surname Yan..."

"Master, what did you say?"

Yan Shiming, who hadn't heard clearly, asked curiously.

Yan Hu glanced at his apprentice, who he had initially thought was quite talented, but now the more he looked at him, the more something seemed off.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and train your Pokémon! Look at him, he's only eighteen and he's already got a gym badge. And look at you, you're almost twenty-eight and you don't even have a gym-level Pokémon. Can't you improve a bit? If you don't have some strength, you won't be able to inherit this gym in the future!"

Yan Shiming: Huh? Didn't you say yesterday that I was the most likely to inherit the dojo...?

Yan Shiming muttered to himself, but seeing his master getting more and more excited as he spoke, even raising his large palm-leaf fan as if to wave it, he didn't dare to say a word.

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After leaving the Songjiang Dojo, Mu Yun used the newly acquired reward.

He chose the Grass type for the intermediate energy cube recipe and the Dragon type for move learning, which resulted in a move with a power of 60 – Dragon Tail.

"It's a pity that Xiao Jin and Er Li are not capable of fighting right now. Otherwise, with their base stats, they could easily level up quickly in any Baby Cup or wild Pokémon group."

Fortunately, the Pokémon Space has an accelerated growth effect. In at most two weeks, Little Gold and Little Carp will be able to evolve ahead of the other Magikarp.

"Speaking of which, if we use Little Gold to participate in the Baby Cup, given his size, the other Pokémon will probably really become 'babies'."

The thought that Xiao Jin's opponents were elves whose teeth were not even as big as his mouth made Mu Yun's lips curl into a smile.

Although my little Jin is indeed quite big, his level is not high, so it's reasonable for him to participate in the Baby Cup.