The strongest gym leader starts by beating up Gary.

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's speech, everyone present was stunned and cast strange glances at him.

Even Cynthia looked at Fang Yuan with some curiosity.

Because most trainers prefer healthy Pokémon.

People like Fang Yuan are extremely rare.

Only Xiao Shi could roughly understand his master's mentality. Compared to ordinary Pokémon, Fang Yuan clearly preferred unique Pokémon!

This can be seen from Fang Yuan's method of raising Pokémon; none of the Pokémon Fang Yuan has raised look ordinary.

Although Ji Ke found Fang Yuan's words very strange, she still dutifully continued...

"That little dragon is not a descendant of two Charizard dragons."

"It is the offspring of a Charizard and a Dragonite."

"I see."

Fang Yuan watched as the little fire dragon struggled to swim in the lava, even though it was drenched in sweat from the heat. The high density of the lava made it extremely difficult for the dragon to swim.

Even so, the shiny Charmander persisted in training, making Fang Yuan even more satisfied with the little Charmander.

"No need to say anything more, it's him!"

Seeing that Fang Yuan was about to finish speaking, Ji Ke quickly continued.

"No, Master Fang, please let me finish. This little Charmander's mother is a Dragonite, and its father is a Charizard."

Upon hearing Ji Ke's words, Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks.

"How can this be?"

"Children born from the union of different Pokémon are determined by the mother. How could a female Dragonite give birth to a Charmander?"

"But he was born."

Ji Ke gave a wry smile and said

"After discovering that her child was a Charmander instead of a Dratini, the Dragonite mother only glanced at the Charmander before leaving in a hurry and never returned."

"Moreover, that little fire dragon not only couldn't use fire attacks, it didn't even have any flames on its tail!"

"Even among Charmanders, he is an anomaly."

Hearing Ji Ke's description, Fang Yuan was somewhat moved, while Cynthia clenched her fists slightly and silently made a decision in her heart: if Fang Yuan didn't want this little fire dragon, then she would tame it herself.

As the champion, she is wealthy and powerful; she could afford to raise not just one little dragon, but a hundred more.

Shigeru sighed repeatedly, feeling sorry for Charmander's fate.

Ji Ke looked at Fang Yuan and said very sincerely.

"So, Master Fang, I hope you will reconsider whether or not you should tame this little fire dragon."

"How about this, you give me your answer tomorrow and give me a good night to think about it?"

Fang Yuan nodded.

Although Ji Ke told Fang Yuan to tell her the answer the next day, Fang Yuan did not plan to leave for the time being. He intended to observe the shiny little fire dragon more closely.

Exhausted, the shiny Charmander emerged from the lava and lay on the ground, panting heavily.

Clearly, swimming in lava is not an easy task for him.

Moreover, Fang Yuan also saw what Ji Ke said at this moment.

Unlike other little dragons, its tail wasn't ablaze with flames; instead, it was a bare, black tail.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but open the Little Fire Dragon's system panel.

【Pokémon: Charmander (Shiny)♂】

【Level: 15】

[Attribute: Dragon + Fire]

[Talent: Top grade]

【Characteristic: Solar Power (Special Attack is increased by 1.5 times in sunny weather, but HP consumption rate will also increase)】

【Item to carry: Dragon Scale】

[Skills: Roar, Tackle, Claw, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rage, Swiftness (Inherited)]

[Special Talent: Due to the overwhelming concentration of dragon blood within him, the little fire dragon is unable to use fire.]

[Comment: Abandoned by his tribe and parents, he could only fill his dull and sensitive heart with training. The rich dragon blood within him made him more like a miniature dragon than a small fire dragon.]

"This little fire dragon is quite special indeed."

Fang Yuan was genuinely surprised after looking at the stats of this shiny Charmander.

Fang Yuan had always felt that the existence of the six-tailed creature in two forms was strange enough.

But as the saying goes, the world is full of wonders, and this little fire dragon is even stranger.

Fang Yuan boldly guessed that Charmander must have devoured its brother while it was inside Dragonite, and they had become one when they were still embryos.

Although the probability is very low, it is indeed possible.

This is generally called embryo phagocytosis in medicine, and the resulting embryo will have the DNA of both people, which is a very rare exception.

However, in his previous life, Fang Yuan had seen many such cases among people.

I never expected to witness such a scene here today, on a little fire dragon.

The little dragon was clearly not fully recovered, yet it was about to continue training.

He did not wait for Fang Yuan to dissuade him.

A Poké Ball automatically opened at Fang Yuan's waist.

The Swamp Monster came out on its own.

Beside the scorching lava, Swampert grabbed Charmander, who still wanted to train, and shook its head at him.

Charmander was startled by the sudden appearance of Swampert.

Charmander immediately bared its teeth and opened its mouth wide, trying to scare away Swampert.

Swampert remained expressionless, merely stopping Charmander from continuing his training.

Fang Yuan smiled slightly upon seeing this and said...

"Has the Swampert remembered its former self?"

Fang Yuan's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the past.

Back then, Swampert was Mudkip, and it was the Pokémon with the lowest talent in the team.

Back then, Mudkip would increase his training time intensively every day in order to catch up with the training effects of Larvitar and Bubble.

Just when Mudkip wanted to increase the intensity of his training...

Fang Yuan appeared.

Fang Yuan stopped the stubborn Mudkip and sternly warned it not to force it to train, otherwise the probability of injury would increase significantly.

After giving the warning, Fang Yuan felt both sorry for and helpless as he massaged Mudkip to relieve the physical stress from training.

Fang Yuan didn't keep the leaping fish waiting any longer.

Before long, Mudkip's talent was improved to perfection!

Make Mudkip and Tyranitar float bubbles to the same horizontal level.

Then Mudkip's hard training paid off. After evolving into Swampert and gaining Mega Evolution, Swampert became the undisputed ace Pokémon in Fangyuan.

Today, Swampert also cannot stand by and watch a junior get injured because of forced training.

At this moment, Fang Yuan also made a decision. He couldn't wait a minute longer than a day to think about it. He was going to subdue the little fire dragon right now!

"Charmander, become my Pokémon!"

Chapter 207 Poisonous Substitute! The Desperate Little Fire Dragon

"Charmander! Become my Pokémon!"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, the shiny Charmander looked at him with a puzzled expression, then slowly walked away with a "Who are you?" look on its face.

Seeing this, Xiao Mao frantically covered his mouth in the corner, trying hard to suppress his laughter.

Even Cynthia couldn't help but smile.

Fang Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Ugh! It's all because of this sweltering heat that I'm feeling a bit dizzy."

Fang Yuan looked at the little fire dragon again.

"Let's have a match. If I win, you'll be my follower from now on. If I lose, this thing is yours."

As he spoke, Fang Yuan took out a top-tier energy cube prepared for the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Although it's a pure fire-type energy cube, it's not perfectly compatible with Charmander, but at this level, energy cubes are incredibly attractive to any fire-type Pokémon.

Even Charmander, whose main attribute is Dragon, is no exception.

Looking at the drooling little fire dragon, Fang Yuan felt he had it in the bag, but what Fang Yuan didn't expect was...

Even now, the little fire dragon was already drooling with desire at the sight of the top-tier energy cube in Fang Yuan's hand.

Even so, Charmander was still able to turn his head to the side and not look at the energy cube, relying on his willpower.

Because Charmander isn't stupid.

He knew perfectly well that the big blue thing had appeared from Fang Yuan's waist.

If I were to fight that big guy, I would have absolutely no chance of winning!

With this in mind, the little dragon suppressed its appetite and resolutely shook its head.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan was not surprised but delighted!

"That willpower and judgment! Charmander, I'm finding you more and more to my liking!"

Fang Yuan waved to Swampert, and Swampert leaped back to Fang Yuan's side, grabbing Charmander by the scruff of its neck.

Fang Yuan looked at the little guy in front of him, whose body was much more robust than that of an average fire dragon, and said...

"I wouldn't stoop so low as to use him to bully you."

"Your opponent is her."

Fang Yuan opened the Poké Ball, and Bulbasaur stood in front of Charmander.

Although Bulbasaur was stunned for a moment in the face of this situation, as the daughter of a dominant Pokémon and the head of the Venusaur clan, Bulbasaur quickly reacted and prepared for battle.

The little dragon's eyes lit up when it saw the garlic-shaped turtle in front of it!

'I can't beat that big blue guy, but I can certainly beat you!'

As the little dragon looked at the top-tier energy cube in Fang Yuan's hand, tears involuntarily streamed down its face.

Charmander immediately assumed a battle stance and waved its claws at Bulbasaur and Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan looked at the little fire dragon and said calmly.

"You can go first."

Without a second thought, the little dragon opened its mouth and unleashed its strongest skill from its baby form!

A Dragon-type skill that deals fixed damage: Dragon's Fury!

"Not bad, you actually knew to use ranged attacks to wear down your opponent first."

Fang Yuan remained remarkably calm, though he seemed somewhat flustered about his first official battle against Bulbasaur.

"Don't worry, Bulbasaur, I'm right behind you. Remember the two moves I taught you, and you'll be invincible!"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, Bulbasaur immediately felt reassured, and its panicked heart instantly calmed down.

Under Fang Yuan's command, Bulbasaur immediately used the strongest defensive move in the Pokémon world.

Charmander's Dragon Rage is useless against Bulbasaur's Protect.