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

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Tyranitar unleashed a sandstorm, which formed a sand shield that blocked the water gun.

Dragonite: Σ(⊙▽⊙“a...!

Dragonite was taken aback, never expecting that its water gun would be blocked in such a way.

Tyranitar activated its ability, and instantly, the entire field was covered by a sandstorm.

"Dragonite, use Dragon Pulse!" Yuji commanded.

Dragonite immediately unleashed a colorful dragon-shaped attack, while Tyranitar countered with a Dark Pulse.

boom! !

The two skills collided and exploded, bursting into a cloud of smoke. Before the sandstorm could disperse the smoke, rocks shot out from the smoke and fell indiscriminately towards the direction where Dragonite was located.

Dragonite used Thunder Punch to shatter all the rocks falling on it. Taking advantage of the moment when Dragonite shattered Rock Slide, Tyranitar charged towards Dragonite, its fist glowing white as it prepared to unleash a Burst Punch attack.

"Take off immediately!" Yuji ordered.

Upon hearing the sound, Dragonite quickly flew into the air, preventing Tyranitar from getting close.

Yuji's Dragonite is a bit special; it prefers ranged combat and is weak in close combat, which completely wastes Dragonite's physical attack advantage.

Dragonite has a Special Attack base stat of 100, which is not low, but its Attack base stat is 134, making it clearly a physical attacker.

It's a real waste of time for Yuji to teach his Dragonite so many special attack moves. After all, Yuji doesn't have a system, so learning moves takes a lot of time. Also, if Dragonite learns special attack moves for a long time, it will be very difficult to adapt when it needs to switch to physical attack moves later.

Of course, there is another possibility: that Yuji's Dragonite simply prefers to use special attack moves. In that case, there's not much that can be done, since good trainers usually respect their Pokémon's wishes.

"Spirit attack!" Shigeru commanded.

Tyranitar conjured stone blades and shot them into the sky. Dragonite also used Thunderbolt to shatter the stone blades, but Thunderbolt's attack trajectory was too singular and the attack was concentrated, unlike Stone Edge, which was scattered. Several stone blades broke through Thunderbolt's blockade and hit Dragonite.

Dragonite, which has the Flying attribute, is weak to Rock-type moves. However, Yuji's Dragonite was very patient and withstood all the damage without being knocked down.

“Very good, continue to use sharp stones to attack and pursue,” Xiao Mao said.

Tyranitar kept condensing stone blades and shooting them into the sky, chasing after Dragonite. Dragonite also used High Speed ​​to increase its speed to dodge the stone blades. Although Dragonite managed to pull away from the stone blades with its speed, it was Dragonite that was losing the most stamina in this way.

"Dragonite is in a bad situation, constantly being chased and attacked by Tyranitar. How will Yuuji deal with this?" the commentator said.

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Gary, on the other hand, was completely unconcerned. After all, there was no shortage of Rock Energy on the ground, so he could use Rock-type moves however he wanted and slowly wear down Dragonite, as long as he didn't give it a chance to use moves that boosted its stats.

Moreover, it's a sandstorm now, so even if the damage is minimal, there will still be some injury. A prolonged battle is disadvantageous for Dragonite.

Dragonite did try to retaliate, but it only used special attack moves. These moves were easily suppressed by Tyranitar's Stone Edge, and even though the explosive impact of the move was protected by Sand Shield, it couldn't reach Tyranitar at all.

"It seems that ranged attacks are useless," Yuji thought to himself. He also realized that Dragonite's special attack moves were ineffective against Tyranitar, and continuing to wear it down would not make any progress.

..... .. ...

"Dragonite, use Dragon Dive!" Yuji commanded. Dragonite's body erupted with dragon energy, enveloping its entire body and forming an energy dragon in the shape of a Western dragon. It swooped down and charged downwards. All the flying stone blades that came into contact with the energy dragon instantly turned into stone dust.

"Tyranitar, use Iron Screen to catch Dragonite," Gary commanded.

"Roar!!"

Tyranitar's hard armor flashed with a metallic gleam as it opened its arms to embrace Dragonite. Dragonite realized that Tyranitar wanted to take its attack head-on, so it charged even harder, determined to annihilate Tyranitar.

boom! !

Tyranitar caught Dragonite and retreated rapidly, leaving a ten-meter-long money pit in the grass. Tyranitar's hands gripped Dragonite's arms tightly, and the two Pokémon began to compete in strength.

"Roar...!"

"Boo...!"

The two Pokémon were competing in strength, but it was clear that Tyranitar was stronger than Dragonite, gradually forcing Dragonite back.

"Dragonite, use the water gun!" Yuuji commanded.

Dragonite sprayed Water Gun at Tyranitar's face, but the Water Gun did not cause any damage to Tyranitar. In the sandstorm weather, Rock-type's Special Defense is increased by 1.5 times, and Water Gun, a Water-type move with only 40 power, could not do any damage to Tyranitar.

"Frozen Teeth!" Shigeru suddenly commanded.

As soon as he finished speaking, the water jets fired by Dragonite were instantly frozen.

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"Boo!!"

Dragonite was startled and immediately stopped using Water Gun. Tyranitar's sharp fangs, covered with layers of ice energy, lunged at Dragonite.

"Ugh...!" Dragonite had nowhere to dodge. Tyranitar bit into Dragonite's shoulder, its sharp fangs piercing through Dragonite's skin. Deadly cold air invaded Dragonite's body, instantly freezing the shoulder area.

"Oh no! Dragonite has been hit by Tyranitar's Ice Fang! Ice-type moves are very effective against Dragon-type Pokémon!" the commentator announced.

As the host explained, Dragonite suddenly exerted its power, widening the gap with Tyranitar, but half of Dragonite's body was frozen, and this Ice Fang attack almost killed Dragonite.

"Dragonite is about to die, use Earthquake," Gary commanded.

"Roar!!"

Tyranitar stomped the ground, causing a 287-magnitude earthquake. Dragonite tried to fly into the sky, but half of its body was frozen, making it unable to fly for a while.

The seismic waves spread throughout the entire area.

"Boo...!"

Dragonite let out a mournful cry, its body tilted forward, and finally collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

"Dragonite is unable to battle." The referee announced, "All six of Yuji's Pokémon have been defeated. The winner is Gary."

"The match is over! Shigeru has successfully completed his challenge. Let's congratulate him and thank both trainers for bringing us such a wonderful match."

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

"Tyranitar, come back and rest." Gary was also very satisfied with his Pokémon's performance. Although it didn't completely defeat Yuji, it was almost a complete victory.

The Orange League Challenge came to a close, and then Yuuji personally presented the trophy to Shigeru.

Afterwards, once the Pokémon had recovered at the Pokémon Center, they went to the Winner's Palace and released the five Pokémon that had participated in the competition for a photo shoot. Articuno was not released, since it hadn't been used in the competition, and Gary didn't want to be too high-profile.

After leaving a group photo and footprints in the victor's palace, the system also notified that the mission was completed.

"Ability Enhancement Stone, which Pokémon should I use it on?" Gary looked at the Ability Enhancement Stone in his inventory. It was a triangular black stone with a strange pattern on it. Gary didn't know what the pattern represented; he had never seen it before.

Xiao Mao is now considering who should receive this attribute enhancement stone.

Currently, the only Pokémon that are best suited to use Ability Enhancement Stones are Blastoise and Scizor.

Blastoise's ability is Torrent, which is the same as Blaze. The effect after leveling up can be seen in Infernape, which Ash will catch later. Once activated, this ability is very powerful.

Scizor's ability is Technician. If this ability is enhanced, Scizor's special moves will be upgraded to an even stronger level.

Furthermore, can the ability be continuously improved? For example, the Solar Ability. When Groudon's Solar Ability is activated, it can affect the climate of one or even two regions. However, when a normal Pokémon's Solar Ability is activated, it can only affect an area the size of a stadium, and at most, the size of two or three football fields.

If you use Ability Enhancement Stones on a Pokémon with the Solar Ability repeatedly, can you make its Solar Ability comparable to Groudon's Solar Ability?

"Let's try Blastoise first." Gary decided to try Blastoise first. Although the Torrent ability is not the strongest among all abilities, Blastoise is Gary's starter Pokémon, and its potential has reached the legendary level. Since the path has already gone astray, it can only continue to go astray.

"Xiao Mao!"

Just as Gary was about to use an ability-boosting stone on Blastoise, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"It's you."

When Shigeru turned around, he saw Ash and the other two.

"Xiao Mao, congratulations on successfully completing the challenge."

"The match was very exciting."

Xiaoxia and Xiaojian offered their congratulations.

"Shirley, where did you learn to use Hydro Cannon in the battle with your Blastoise?" Ash asked.

"What? You want to learn?" Xiao Mao asked.

“Yes, my Charizard can learn Blast Flare. You should know someone who can teach you that move,” Ash said.

"I know, but what's the use of telling you? You definitely won't learn it," Xiao Mao said, waving his hand.

"What makes you say that?" Xiao Zhi asked doubtfully. "Tell me, and I'll definitely learn it."

"Are you sure it costs money?" Xiao Mao asked.

"Ah...you need money?" Xiao Zhi froze.

"That's obvious. Of course, teaching skills costs money. Dojos in various places also teach skills, but they all charge a fee. The more valuable the skill, the higher the price. Don't you even know that?" Xiao Mao said, his head aching...

"Really?!" This was the first time Ash had ever heard of such a thing.

“Of course, my father used to teach water-based skills, and the fees weren’t cheap,” Xia said.

Ash recalled the match just now, especially the moment when Blastoise used Hydro Cannon, and he was still very excited. So he gritted his teeth and asked, "How much does it cost to learn Blast Flare?"

“The price is fixed, one million,” Xiao Mao said.

"What! One million!!"

Xiao Zhi was shocked; he had never seen how much a million was in his entire life.

"And we can't guarantee 100% teaching quality. We'll only teach you for a month. If you can't learn it within a month, we'll ask you to leave and we won't refund your money," Xiao Mao said.

"What...!"

Ash really did intend to spend the money, but the cost of one million was too high, and more importantly, there was no guarantee that he would be able to learn it. For Ash, who was inexperienced in the ways of the world, this was practically robbery.

“The rules for teaching skills have always been like this. It’s just like going to school. You’re given the opportunity to go to school, so if you don’t learn well, who can you blame?” Xiao Mao said.

“That’s right, that’s how skill instruction works. If a Pokémon just doesn’t have the aptitude, even a skill instruction master can’t help it.” Misty agreed with Gary, because she had seen many trainers ask their fathers for a refund when they were young because their Pokémon couldn’t learn skills.

　2.1 "Can you tell me where it is?" Ash asked.

"The location is near the cape on the edge of the second island of the Seven Islands, where three witches are responsible for teaching the ultimate skills," said Shigeru.

"The second island of the Seven Islands...the edge cape...!?" Ash thought for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Gary, you said you were going to the Seven Islands before, was it just to learn some secret moves?!"

"Pretty much. I learned it on the way. Anyway, I know there are master craftsmen who can teach skills right there. If you want to go, just prepare the money..." Xiao Mao said, "Good luck in the competition a week from now. I'm leaving now."

Gary didn't linger. He needed to figure out the Ability Enhancement Stones and didn't have time to guide Ash. Besides, Ash was about to challenge Yuuji and didn't have time to go to the Seven Islands.