Pokémon, Inkaros, my starter Pokémon

After turning off the computer, a strong sense of fatigue washed over me.

Shi Dou glanced at the system shop; he had a little over 10,000 points left. The summoning interface showed that the next summon would require 50,000 points, and the one after that, a whopping 100,000 points.

"Fifty thousand, one hundred thousand... the points required are increasing way too fast." I wonder when I'll be able to accumulate enough points to summon a second or third Pokémon... It's a long and arduous journey." Tokito said helplessly, rubbing his temples.

We still need to accumulate points gradually.

Shi Dou, burdened by plans for the future and the pressure of accumulating points, fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the dojo's windows. Tokito was still asleep when he was woken up by Bumina's urgent knocking on the door. "Tokito-senpai, get up quickly! A challenger has arrived and is already waiting at the dojo!"

Shi Dou got up groggily, washed up quickly, and went downstairs.

As soon as I stepped into the dojo, I heard a voice, tinged with arrogance and a sense of superiority, giving its critique:

"Tsk, this fighting gym... the decor is a bit too shabby, isn't it? But it doesn't matter~ no matter how it's decorated, it will eventually be defeated by this young master!"

Shi Dou looked up and saw a boy wearing a red vest with a signature spiky hairstyle, his hands in his pockets, looking around the somewhat dilapidated dojo. Behind him was a group of beautiful, youthful cheerleaders dressed in matching outfits.

The girls shouted in unison:

"Young Master Xiao Mao is the most handsome~ Go, Young Master Xiao Mao~"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mao turned around triumphantly and blew them a kiss: "Don't worry, my darlings~ Once I easily win this badge, I'll take you for a ride!"

Shi Dou watched this scene, his lips twitching slightly, feeling a little speechless.

During this period, Xiao Mao was truly a complete egomaniac, and incredibly flamboyant...

However, Tokito also knew that it was precisely this personality that made Gary's transformation into a calm and focused "engineering guy" in the Sinnoh region all the more valuable.

There's one downside: you won't have a girlfriend by then...

Shigeru noticed Shidou, gave him a slightly scrutinizing look, raised his chin, and said in a somewhat relaxed manner, "Hey, you're the trainer of this gym?"

Tokito nodded, stepped forward, and introduced himself: "That's right, I'm Tokito, the gym leader. Are you here to challenge me?"

"Of course!" Xiao Shigeru said confidently, head held high. "In that case, enough talk, Master, let's begin our battle!"

Shi Dou didn't rush to start. Instead, he asked, "No rush. According to the rules, I need to know about the challenger's situation. How many badges have you collected so far?"

Xiao Mao raised his chin, held up four fingers, and said, "Four! After I beat you here, that'll be the fifth. The Indigo League requires eight badges to participate. With my strength, I can easily get at least ten badges before I go."

Tokito chuckled and said, "You've got quite the nerve. None of the dojo owners in the Kanto region are pushovers."

The current Pewter and Cerulean Gyms, with Brock and Misty, might still be at the beginner level, but a few seasons later, when a newbie with a Squirtle walks by, they might hear—

"Steelcore, answer my heart, Mega Evolution!"

"Gyarados, leap over the dragon gate, my sweetheart... Mega Evolution!"

The newcomers were probably stunned to see two powerful Mega Pokémon that were over ten meters tall.

In addition, Lt. Surge of Vermilion City Gym and Sabrina of Saffron City Psychic Gym are both executives of Team Rocket in the special manga, and their strength is equally impressive in the anime.

Kaori of the Crimson Gym will become the Poison-type Elite Four member of the Johto region. Blaine of the Crimson Gym was once the Fire-type Elite Four member of Kanto, and the Viridian Gym... is even headed by Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket.

Hearing Shigeru's dismissive attitude, the little cat next to Tokito couldn't help but chime in, "Challenger, our gym leader is very strong, don't be so confident!"

Gary chuckled and waved his hand casually, saying, "Strong? How strong can it be? I haven't lost since I debuted! I even took down Lt. Surge's Raichu in Vermilion City. I guess this place is about the same difficulty as the Cerulean City Gym, right? I heard you're a new Gym Leader."

Xiao Mao had an expression that said, "I'm sure I'll win," clearly not taking Shi To seriously.

Faced with Xiao Mao's arrogance, Shi Dou simply smiled calmly. He knew it was time to teach this future researcher a lesson and let him understand what it meant to be "there are always people better than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding."

Badges from fighting dojos aren't so easy to get!

Shi Dou said no more.

Bumino stepped forward and, acting as the referee, raised his hand to read out the rules of the match: "The rules are 3 vs 3 singles. Only the challenger can freely switch Pokémon. The match ends when all three Pokémon are unable to battle. Now, please send out your first Pokémon!"

Gary confidently took out a Poké Ball, kissed it affectionately, and then threw it, shouting, "Go, my sweetheart!"

A flash of white light appeared, and Nidoking, a massive, pale purple creature with a huge poisonous horn on its head and fierce eyes, appeared in the arena, letting out a deep roar with overwhelming power.

Nidoking, the Drillhead Pokémon, is a Poison/Ground type. It prides itself on its strength, boasting massive limbs and a tail that allow it to charge forward relentlessly. It excels in close combat. Be careful of the poisonous horn on its head.

"It's Nidoking, indeed a powerful Pokémon." Tokito glanced at the muscular Nidoking, made a brief assessment, and then shifted his gaze to Gary, reminding him, "According to the rules of gym battles, shouldn't I, as the gym leader, send out my Pokémon first?"

Shigeru waved his hand dismissively and said calmly, "It's all the same. Anyway, the Pokémon here... all look pretty ordinary."

As he spoke, Shigeru glanced around at Machop, Fearless Boy, and Mankey, who were training in the dojo, and said dismissively, "Only that Machop looks a bit strong, but why is it wrapped in bandages? Is it injured?"

He was referring to Machoke, who had been "specially trained" by Hilda to evolve.

"Young Master Xiao Mao will surely win!"

The cheerleaders cheered and encouraged the team at just the right time.

Tokito shook his head helplessly, respecting the individual's choice, then took out the unique spirit capsule and tossed it lightly: "Hilda, prepare for battle!"

The Pokémon Capsule opened, a flash of green light, and Hilda, now evolved and even more imposing, its body glowing green, landing gracefully on the field with four legs and a pair of huge white arm blades. It rubbed its arm blades, its yellow compound eyes calmly locking onto Nidoking, its fighting spirit soaring.

When Gary saw Hilda, the smugness on his face instantly froze, turning into astonishment: "What... what kind of Pokémon is this?"

Shigeru instinctively pulled out his Pokédex and aimed it at Hilda.

The encyclopedia emitted a cold, electronic voice:

"[Beep—!]"

"【Unidentified Pokémon, no relevant information!】"

"What?! There's no information about it even in the encyclopedia?!"

Gary was stunned. He was Professor Oak's grandson, so his Pokédex information should be the most complete. How could he not have any information?

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Chapter 22 Xiao Mao: I guarantee I'll win!

Seeing Xiao Mao's bewildered look, the cheerleaders behind him began to whisper among themselves with curiosity:

"Wow, that green scyther is so cool! What Pokémon is it? Is it Scyther?"

"How could it be Scyther? We've seen plenty of Scythers on our way here. If it really is, how come the Pokédex doesn't recognize it?"

"This is a Pokémon I've never seen before!"

"You can't even recognize Young Master Shigeru's illustrations? That's unbelievable."

Seeing Shigeru's shocked expression, Shidou calmly said, "There are still many unknown and amazing Pokémon in the world waiting for us to discover. There's a lot you don't know yet. Alright, as the Gym Leader, I'll let you go first. Today, if you can defeat my Hilda with three Pokémon, I'll give you the badge of the Goldenrod City Fighting Gym."

Hearing this almost insulting provocation, Xiao Mao snapped out of his shock, a surge of anger rising within him. His face flushed red, and he said:

"Gym Leader, aren't you underestimating us a bit? Three of them against one of you isn't enough? How powerful do you think your monstrous scythe is? Nidoking, teach it a lesson!"

BuMiao: "Battle begins."

Although Xiao Shi was arrogant, he was quite tactically astute. Seeing that Hilda had a unique form and was a Pokémon he had never seen before, he decided to adopt a safe attrition tactic first and commanded, "Nidoking, use Poison combined with Venom Impact first."

Nidoking, upon receiving its trainer's command, swiftly spews out a thick stream of purple venom that rushes towards Hilda. If it hits, Hilda will be severely poisoned, losing more HP each turn.

Venom Impact doubles the damage dealt to poisoned targets, making it a good combo skill.

However, Tokito simply gave the order calmly:

"Hilda, use your aura to protect yourself."

"hope!!"

Hilda let out a low shout, and in an instant, his body was enveloped in a layer of solid white battle aura energy, as if he were wearing an invisible armor. When the poisonous mist came into contact with this battle aura, it was like water droplets falling on a lotus leaf, directly sliding away and dissipating, without being able to penetrate even a little.

[Battle Aura Protection] Effect: Immune to all abnormal statuses for 4 rounds!

However, Nidoking, unaware of what had happened, continued to gather poison energy, transforming it into a raging torrent of venom that rushed towards Hilda. Although the target wasn't poisoned and the attack's power was greatly reduced, it still dealt considerable base damage.

Tokito calmly commanded, "Hilda, cut it open with the blade!"

Facing the oncoming eerie purple venom, Hilda neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, she crossed her white, bladed claws in front of her and swung them forward with a sudden motion!

"Shh!"

A sharp blade flashed, and the venom released by Nidoking was precisely split in two, grazing Hilda's body and flying to both sides, splashing onto the ground with a sizzling sound, without causing any harm!

"What?!!"

Seeing the Venom Impact being slashed, and realizing that his opponent seemed to have released some strange move that made him immune to the poison, and that both attacks were so easily neutralized, Xiao Mao stood there dumbfounded, somewhat incredulous.

"Young Master Mao... seems to be in danger?"

"Young Master Mao... hang in there!"

The cheerleaders also voiced their concerns.

Shigeru abandoned his last bit of contempt, his expression turning serious as he solemnly declared, "Looks like you've got some skill. Since ranged attacks haven't worked, let's go for close combat. Nidoking, charge in and use Fire Punch!"

Based on Hilda's appearance, Gary deduced that she was likely a Fighting/Bug type, so Nidoking's Fire-type moves might be extremely effective!

Nidoran roared, extremely unwilling that his standard combination attack had been broken so easily. So, his fist was wrapped in blazing flames, and he strode towards Hilda.

Tokito's eyes narrowed, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He said, "Want to fight at close range? I couldn't be happier. Hilda, go at him and use Double Strike Moon!"

Hilda nodded and then pushed off with all fours, transforming into a green afterimage as she faced Nidoking head-on. Her arms and claws were instantly enveloped in a layer of cool, moonlight-like energy!

boom!

Nidoran's fiery fist collided with Hilda's first Moon Slash.

The scorching flames and brown fighting energy exploded, the two sides were evenly matched!

however……

【Soaring Moon Double Flash】is a skill that attacks twice in a row!

Just as the old power was exhausted and the new power had not yet been generated, Hilda's second slash was silently unleashed before Nidoking could even react!

Swish!

In an instant, the moon-white blade of light struck Nidoking's chest, which was wide open from throwing a punch.

"Nido!!"

King Nido roared in pain, staggered back by the sudden second slash, a clear gash appeared on his chest, and his expression was one of utter agony.

"Damn it! What kind of weird little sprite is this?!"

Xiao Mao roared, completely clueless about his opponent's moves. "How am I supposed to fight this?!"

Is this reasonable?

Tokito gave his opponent no chance to breathe and immediately issued the finishing command, "Hilda, it's time to end this, use Ice World!"

Upon hearing this, Hilda plunged her bladed claws into the ground, and instantly unleashed an extreme, icy energy that was completely opposite to her Fighting-type nature.

A terrifying cold wave swept across the entire area from its center, with Nidoking, who had just regained his footing, bearing the brunt of it.

Crackling sound—!

The biting cold instantly engulfed Nidoking, frost rapidly creeping up, the sound of it freezing so fast it made your teeth ache. Nidoking remained frozen in a stunned, backward-leaning posture, instantly becoming a giant ice sculpture, his face frozen in pain and disbelief forever...

The entire hall fell silent!

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Bulbasaur looked at the now motionless Nidoking and announced loudly, "Nidoking... Nidoking is unable to battle. Gym Leader Tokito wins the first round. Challenger, please send out your second Pokémon."

The temple was completely silent.

The cheerleaders behind Shigeru all covered their mouths, staring incredulously at the Nidoking ice sculpture in the center of the arena, and the proud green mantis standing in front of it.

"how come……"

"That Nidoking, which was so powerful, couldn't even last two rounds..."

"Young Master Mao..."

The cheerleaders were very worried.

Gary was dumbfounded, watching as his powerful Nidoking was defeated so easily, without even breaking through its defenses!

His prized tactics and type advantage seemed to become a joke in the face of the unknown Pokémon of the opponent.

Hilda's power gave Gary a profound first lesson.