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Leave the victor's palace.
Shigeru rented an enclosed space, and because he used Moltres in his match against Yuuji, many tourists and locals wanted to take photos with Shigeru's Moltres.
Since Shigeru couldn't bring out his Moltres to take photos with people, he had to rent a space to avoid being disturbed by passersby.
"Blastoise, come out." Gary released Blastoise.
"Katsu!" Blastoise emerged from its Poké Ball, saw that there wasn't a single Pokémon around, not even a sign of its companions, and instantly understood what was happening, revealing a mischievous grin.
"Stop laughing. It does help you become stronger, but how much stronger is unclear. We might have to test it later to see," Xiao Mao said.
"Kwame!" Blastoise nodded frantically, "Hurry up, I can't wait!"
Xiao Mao shook his head slightly, walked to Blastoise's side, placed his hand on Blastoise's shell, and used an Ability Enhancement Stone.
[Ding! Trait enhancement successful.]
Upon hearing the system notification, Xiao Mao immediately checked Blastoise's attributes.
【Pokémon: Blastoise♂】
[Attribute: Water]
[Level: LV59]
[Potential: Legendary]
[Ability: EX Torrent (When HP is reduced to 28/2, the power of Water-type moves is doubled, and Attack, Special Attack, Defense, Special Defense, and Speed are all increased by 2 stages.)]
[Skills: Tackle, Tail Wag, Water Gun, Coil, Rapid Spin, Water Pulse, Protect, Rain Dance, Shell Smash, Cannon Cannon, Hydro Pump, Headbutt, Wave Surge.]
[Professor Levels: Water Burst, Megaton Kick, Signal Beam, Explosive Punch, Dig, Water Cannon, Waterfall Climb, Sleep, Hyper Beam.]
【Intimacy Level: 255 (Maximum 255)】
【Item Carried: Top-Grade Mysterious Water Drop】
"Holy crap... all abilities have increased by 2 levels...!" Xiao Mao exclaimed in surprise; this increase was truly terrifying.
If Blastoise triggers its ability in battle, and then uses Shell Smash, its Attack, Special Attack, and Speed will all be boosted by 4 stages. Wouldn't that move completely crush its opponent?
"Kami?" Blastoise scratched its head in confusion. It hadn't sensed anything, so why was Gary laughing at it, and in such an evil way?
“I enhanced your abilities, which is why you didn’t feel anything. Now I’m going to test your abilities, so you’d better bear with it,” said Xiao Mao.
"Kami..." Blastoise was stunned. It knew that its ability was Torrent. In previous training, Gary had tested its ability by deliberately injuring Blastoise to trigger Torrent.
"Trust me, you'll be pleasantly surprised when this ability is triggered," said Gary, throwing out a Poké Ball and releasing Electivire.
Blastoise: (〃＞皿＜)...!
Blastoise gets a headache just seeing Electivire, but since Gary has spoken, it has no choice but to endure the electric shock training that's coming up.
"Huh?" Electabuzz was puzzled, wondering why Gary had let it out. Although it had been treated, the electricity in its body had not yet recovered. It thought that Gary had let it out so that it could absorb electricity.
"I'll have you use Electivire to attack Blastoise later, so we can test Blastoise's abilities," said Gary.
"Wow!" The Electrifying Beast nodded happily; it was more than willing to do this kind of work.
Blastoise felt that Electivire was rebellious, always acting arrogantly in front of it because of its type advantage.
"Okay, Blastoise, you can use your hatching ability once," said Gary.
Blastoise: "Katsumi! (ΩДΩ)!!"
If it gets attacked after hatching, the injury can be even more serious.
"I believe in you. With your defensive capabilities, even if you use Shell Smash, you'll have no problem with withstanding the electric shock from the Electrify Beast," said Xiao Mao.
After all, triggering the Torrent ability requires Blastoise to be pushed to the brink of exhaustion.
"Kami!" Blastoise yelled at Electivire, telling it to go easy on him later, and then used Shell Smash, lowering both of its defenses by 1 stage.
"Electromagnetic Beast, you can use Thunder now," said Shigeru.
Blastoise was sweating profusely. It came right up with Thunder, it really doesn't treat me like a Water-type Pokémon.
"Wow!" Electivire was overjoyed. Electric current shot out from the small horn on its head, unleashing a thick bolt of lightning that instantly reached Blastoise.
"Katsu...!" Blastoise endured the intense pain caused by the thunder. When the lightning disappeared, Blastoise was covered in white smoke from the shock, but its ability was still not triggered. This shows that Blastoise's defensive capabilities are still very strong. Even with Electric-type moves that it is super effective against, it can withstand a few hits.
"Blastoise, can it withstand another thunderbolt?" Gary asked.
"Kami!"
Blastoise nodded emphatically, indicating that it could still hold on.
"Electrocution Monster, continue."
As soon as he finished speaking, Electivire unleashed another thunderbolt, hitting Blastoise once more. This time, Blastoise's stamina plummeted. After withstanding the thunderbolt, even more white smoke billowed from its body, but it still didn't collapse.
"Blastoise, did its ability trigger?" Gary asked.
"Kami." Blastoise shook its head, indicating that it was still a little short.
Seeing that Blastoise's stamina hadn't been pushed to its limit, Electivire was starting to lose face.
"How about we switch to a different move?" Xiao Mao felt that if Blastoise could withstand another Thunder, it might lose its ability to battle. His Electivire was no weakling; it was at least a Champion potential.
"Kami!" Blastoise shook its head in refusal. It felt a surge of power, about to burst forth from its body, but it was just a little short.
"Okay, Electivire, keep using Thunder, but be a little gentler," said Shigeru.
Wow!
Electivire unleashed Thunderbolt again, and a thick bolt of lightning struck Blastoise.
"Kami!!"
Blastoise cried out in pain and was immediately knocked to its knees by the electric shock.
Xiaomao "...!"
Electivire "...!"
"Didn't I tell you to be gentle?" Xiao Mao said.
"Whoa." The Electabuzz shook its head frantically. It had already reduced its power, so the Rain Maiden had nothing to do with it.
Shigeru stopped blaming Electivire and prepared to check on Blastoise's condition. However, in the next second, Blastoise suddenly opened its eyes and a burst of rapid water energy erupted from its entire body, swirling around it.
"Whoa!!"
Electivire was shocked. It hadn't been able to defeat Blastoise even with its own Thunderstorm. Moreover, Blastoise's transformation left Electivire completely bewildered, as it seemed to have fully recovered.
"Kami." Blastoise felt a surge of power it had never experienced before, all thanks to Gary.
"Electric Beast, prepare your defenses," said Xiao Mao.
"Wow?"
The Electrified Beast looked completely bewildered.
Blastoise: 乛?乛! .
198: EX Intense and EX Dust Storm
Wow!
Electivire didn't struggle much, crossing its arms in front of itself. Since it wasn't weak to Water-type moves, it was no big deal to block Blastoise's attack.
"Blastoise, use Water Cannon!" Gary commanded.
"Kami!!"
Blastoise was enveloped in water energy, and its cannon rapidly spewed out water cannons. But these water cannons were no longer just water cannons; they were actually two beams of water energy condensed together.
Bang! !
The Electivire was hit and its body quickly retreated. With a bang, the Electivire crashed into the wall and came to a stop.
Wow!
Electivire gasped for breath. It wasn't that it hadn't tasted Blastoise's water cannon before, but this time the water cannon was too terrifying in power, directly injuring Electivire severely. This was even with Electivire on guard. If it were hit again, Electivire felt that it might not be able to withstand it.
"Use Hyper Beam on Electivire, and Hydro Cannon on Blastoise. Let's see how they fight," Gary commanded.
"Kami!!"
"Whoa!!"
The two Pokémon began to gather energy. Electivire unleashed Hyper Beam, while Blastoise fired two thick blue beams from its cannon. The two moves collided in mid-air, and Hydro Cannon instantly shattered Hyper Beam and hit Electivire.
boom! ! !
A white mushroom cloud, unique to water-based skill explosions, rose into the air.
When the smoke cleared, the Electrified Beast's entire body was embedded in a large crater in the wall, its eyes darting around.
"Wow, that's terrifying." Xiao Mao was also shocked.
After Blastoise's Torrent ability was activated, it appeared even more powerful than Ash's Infernape, confirming that the Infernape Ash will catch in the future will have its ability enhanced.
Xiao Mao was very curious about why the Infernape's characteristics had been enhanced. Was it innate, or did it change after eating some rare and precious food?
"Thank you for your hard work."
After testing Blastoise's EX Torrent ability, Gary recalled both Pokémon, left the arena, and hurried to the Pokémon Center to treat them.
...!
After handing the two Pokémon over to Nurse Joy, Gary returned to the indoor training area.
"I have two ability enhancement stones left. Who should I give them to?" Shigeru was having a headache about which two Pokémon to use them on.
To be honest, Shigeru was very curious about what kind of improvement would occur after other ability enhancements, but unfortunately he only had two ability enhancement stones left, and he was hesitant about who to give them to.
Since it's a rare resource, it can only be used on the strongest and most cost-effective Pokémon that Gary has.
Considering both strength and cost-effectiveness, the most suitable Pokémon for those with high natural ability applicability and the potential for Mega Evolution are Tyranitar and Scizor.
Both of these Pokémon possess Mega Evolution forms, and their Technician and Sand Stream abilities are quite good. Gary is also very curious about what kind of changes will occur when the ability to influence climate change is strengthened.
"Tyranitar, come out." After thinking it through, Gary threw out a Poké Ball and released Tyranitar.