I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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【LV28 Nidona♀/Elite】

Judging from their hierarchy, they should be Nidoran's parents.

"Lang!"

Upon seeing his parents, Nidoran immediately stepped forward to explain that Shigeru was not a bad person, and also told them that he was leaving with Shigeru.

Nidoran was very reluctant to leave with Gary, but she understood that Nidoran would eventually leave the house after evolving, and that leaving with Gary was actually a good ending for him.

"Neon!"

Nidorino, on the other hand, provoked Shigeru, clearly wanting to assess Shigeru's strength and see if he was qualified to protect Nidorino.

Nidorino is a very responsible Pokémon, so we need to make sure that Gary has the ability to protect Nidorino.

"Then let me show you my Pokémon first, and then you can decide whether you want to battle." Gary casually tossed out a Poké Ball.

Charizard makes its appearance.

Nidorino was startled when it saw the tall Charizard; this was the first time it had ever seen one.

Without even fighting, I knew that the Charizard in front of me was definitely a very powerful Pokémon.

"Neon!"

Even though Nidorino knew Charizard was very strong, it still adopted a fighting stance. After all, it had its own cubs behind it, and it couldn't afford to lose face in front of them.

"Let's forget about fighting. It wouldn't be good if you got hurt. You still have to protect your wife and children," Xiao Shigeru reminded him, giving Nidorino a way out.

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"Neon!"

Nidorino nodded, agreeing with Shigeru's proposal and acknowledging Shigeru's abilities.

"Nanidoron, say goodbye to your parents," said Shigeru.

"Lang!"

Nidoran said goodbye to his parents and then ran happily to Shigeru's side.

"Here, this is a Poké Ball, come in." Gary took out a Poké Ball, squatted down, and gently touched Nidoran with the Poké Ball.

Baton!

The Poké Ball opens, taking Nidoran inside.

After the Poké Ball wobbled slightly in Gary's hand a few times, it stopped shaking, and he successfully caught it.

And so, Shigeru caught his 8th shiny Pokémon. He only needs two more to complete the system's mission.

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Xiao Mao also took the opportunity to check Nidoran's data.

【Sprite: Nidoran♂ (Shiny)】

[Attribute: Poison]

【Level: 12】

[Potential: Gym]

[Trait: Fighting Spirit (Attack power increases by 25% when the opponent is of the same gender; power decreases by 25% when the opponent is of a different gender.)]

[Skills: Glare, Poison Needle, Peck, Focus]

【Intimacy Level: 120 (Maximum 255)】

"Fighting Spirit ability, not bad. It's a pity Nidoran is a Sinnoh Pokémon, otherwise it would be quite suitable for expanding its abilities," Gary thought to himself.

Nidoking has three abilities: Fighting Spirit, Poison Sting, and the Hidden ability, Force.

The Poison Sting ability has a 30% chance of poisoning an opponent upon contact. Considering Breloom's EX Spore ability, a slight upgrade could definitely increase that probability to 60%.

The forced characteristic causes the skill's additional effects to disappear, and the skill's power is increased by 30%. It is conceivable that after the enhancement, the power should increase further, possibly to 50% or even 60%.

From this perspective, apart from the Fighting ability, Nidoking's other two abilities are effective, while the Fighting ability depends entirely on the gender of the Pokémon the opponent will send out.

For male elves, fighting spirit is a positive effect.

Genderless sprites do not have their combative traits triggered.

For female elves, fighting is a negative effect.

Trainers generally raise male Pokémon for battle, so the Fighting ability is more likely to trigger positive effects for the Earth element.

494: Battle Palace

"Gentlemen, I will take good care of Nidoran and help him settle down and start a family. Goodbye."

After saying goodbye to Nidorino and Nidorina, Gary rode Charizard out of the forest and arrived at the Pokémon Center.

"Nidoran, come out."

Gary releases Nidoran at the Pokémon Center and introduces the center to Nidoran.

After all, Nidoran is a wild Pokémon and doesn't know how Pokémon survive in human society, so a brief introduction to the Pokémon Center is necessary.

In short, the Pokémon Center is a rescue center for trainers' Pokémon. If they get lost in the city or encounter any problems, they can take refuge at the Pokémon Center.

Trainers who lose their Pokémon in the city usually try to find out information at the police station and Pokémon Center. If a Pokémon is lost and the trainer knows that a Pokémon Center exists, the trainer will take the initiative to go to the Pokémon Center for help.

"Lang!"

Nidoran nodded, indicating that he would obediently accept Joey's treatment and would not resist.

"Come on, let's go eat."

After explaining the purpose of the Pokémon Center, Gary took Nidoran to the cafeteria for lunch.

"Xiao Mao!"

"Mr. Ashida!"

Upon entering the cafeteria, Shigeru saw Ashida wearing sunglasses, and the two called out each other's names at the same time.

So, after getting the food, Shigeru shared a table with Ashida and also gave Nidoran a portion of Pokémon food so that Nidoran could get used to the food that humans provide for Pokémon.

"Wow!! A heterochromatic Nidoran!!"

Ashida didn't notice at first, but when she saw Shigeru feeding Nidoran, she realized that Nidoran's color was different.

“Yes, I subdued it on the island,” said Xiao Shi.

“You’re really lucky to have caught one on the island. I remember your Magneton was also a Shiny, right?” Ashida said.

"Yes."

Ashida exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Mao is incredibly lucky to have obtained two Shiny Pokémon. The probability of a Shiny Pokémon being born is only one in a thousand.

Two mere Shiny Pokémon have already surprised Ashida so much; if Ashida knew that Gary had six more Shiny Pokémon, who knows how astonished she would be.

"Shigeru, when are you planning to challenge the Battle Palace tomorrow?" Ashida finally asked, getting down to business.

"Is morning okay?" Xiao Mao asked.

The leader of the battle palace, Tulip, is an old man.

Old people... need less sleep.

You can definitely go and take on the challenge early in the morning.

"How about 9 a.m. tomorrow?"

"no problem."

...!

The next day.

Shigeru got up and went to the Battle Palace, but he didn't go with Ashida, because Ashida had gone to the Battle Palace earlier that morning.

According to Ashida, she wanted to see just how strong Shigeru really was, so she informed Utena in advance so that Utena could put some pressure on Shigeru during the competition.

Shigeru rode his local bike to the steps below the Battle Palace, climbed the steps one by one, and arrived at the platform, where he saw Ashida and Tulip outside.

Tulip was hunched over, with a long tuft of white beard hanging from his chin, and he held a cane with ancient alpha patterns.

Shigeru was always curious whether Tulip had any special identity. The α mark represents Kyogre, and he wondered if the pattern was just a coincidence or if it was related to Kyogre.

"Oh! Is this the Ash who Mr. Ashida mentioned?" Ugin asked Ashida as soon as she saw Ash.

“Yes, this is Gary, a very strong young trainer. Tulip-senpai, you'd better be careful,” Ashida said.

Xiao Mao was too far away to hear their conversation, so he quickly walked over and greeted them, "Hello, Senior Yu Jin. My name is Xiao Mao, and I've come here specifically to challenge the Battle Palace."

“I understand. Ashida told me specifically. But the weather is nice today, so let’s fight outside. What do you think?” Tulip said.

Gary knew that Tulip liked to stay in the wild, so when battling Ash, Tulip stayed outside, running and fighting at the same time. If the trainer's stamina wasn't up to par and they couldn't keep up, they wouldn't be able to give the correct commands.

"What do you mean? Are you playing a running battle?" Shigeru asked.

“Let’s skip the running battles, I’m too old for that. Let’s go to the beach and have a battle there, the arena is the sand and the ocean,” Yu Jin said.

Xiao Mao was a little surprised. He was all prepared to run, but Yu Jin chose the location directly.

It seems that old man Tulip has realized he's getting too old to run anymore.

"OK, no problem."

Shigeru also doesn't really like running around in combat.

Fighting in the forest is more troublesome, especially since Ume has a cunning tengu on her side.

Like the Lizard King, the Cunning Tengu is based in the forest, where it is virtually invincible in battle.

If fighting in the forest, Shigeru can only try to destroy the terrain, otherwise it will be difficult to hit the cunning tengu hiding in the forest.

Although Gary had Sceptile, he didn't bring it with him. Gary's original tactical plan was to have Charizard use wide-range attacks to defeat Tengu.

“Okay.” Tulip nodded and took out a Poké Ball and opened it.

Baton!