Chapter 449: Kanto Shock

Having successfully defeated Milo, the Psychic gained a certain level of fame.

【When you walked out, you were surrounded by many battle enthusiasts. Hearing their praises, you felt a bit at a loss.】

At the entrance of the Turffield Stadium.

The Psychic was surrounded by many people, looking a bit flustered, and various sweating expressions kept popping up above his head.

And without a doubt.

This was the result of everyone in the Galar region loving Pokémon battles, as well as the Macro Cosmos group exerting influence behind the scenes.

Chairman Rose, who used the Pokémon battle league as a foundation, Dynamaxing as a selling point to vigorously stimulate the local economy, and turned Gym Leaders from local leaders into "club" players, was particularly skilled at creating star Trainers.

But how could the Psychic handle this?

He saw the pixelated figure flash abruptly and disappear from the spot, leaving behind only a group of confused, then panicked and noisy spectators.

A disappearing act!

As the simulator's footage moved, the narration explained what happened in the scene.

【You were forced to use Teleport to escape the scene, but what you didn't expect was that the psychic powers you possessed would therefore spread far and wide.】

Inside the light screen, the Psychic carefully crawled out of the grass and took his injured Pokémon to the Pokémon Center.

Hmm!

Even Teleport?

All Baimu was a bit surprised. He remembered that the only humans in the anime who used Teleport besides Sabrina were Sabrina's father. He didn't expect the Psychic to have mastered such profound techniques now.

Is the foundation given by 【Change Region and Start Over】 too deep?

Thinking carefully about the battle just now, even if Milo didn't bring out his strongest Pokémon, Flapple was at least one of his main Pokémon. It seems the Psychic's strength might be even more formidable than he imagined.

One must know that the Gym Leaders in the Galar region are also very competitive; if their strength is insufficient, they will be dismissed from their Gym Leader status immediately.

Therefore, don't look at Milo as a Grass-type Gym Leader who looks like a "trash" character; in reality, he is already one of the nine strongest in the Galar region.

Hmm...

Thinking about it this way, the results of this simulation are very much worth looking forward to.

All Baimu dispersed the distracting thoughts in his mind and continued to watch the simulation content in the light screen.

However, after the Psychic "escaped" Turffield, he didn't rush to Hulbury, where the second Gym was located, but took a car to Motostoke and found the Pokémon Research Lab there.

【You learned from others that there is a Professor Magnolia here who studies Dynamaxing, and you hope to collect detailed information about Dynamaxing from her.】

The battle at Turffield Stadium made the Psychic understand that Dynamaxing wasn't just about the body getting bigger. He originally wanted to ask Milo, the Gym Leader, but unfortunately, the latter couldn't be found—everyone said he went to the suburbs to graze and was busy with farm work.

The Psychic had no choice but to come to Motostoke to find Professor Magnolia under the guidance of others.

He was lucky; Professor Magnolia happened to be home. But when he knocked on the door to enter, the Psychic hesitated and didn't take action, which left All Baimu quite puzzled.

【You look at the door of the research lab, carefully thinking about how to clarify your purpose and how to communicate with Professor Magnolia. Half an hour later, you knock on the door and enter.】

What the hell?

Struggling at the door for half an hour?

All Baimu couldn't help but sweat, thinking that he was so decisive (reckless) when asking for the recommendation letter earlier, which made him think that the personality of the skinny child who would envy his peers playing together had grown over the past three years.

He didn't expect him to still be the type who wasn't good at face-to-face communication.

He remembered that in the previous simulation, the Psychic spent a long time just thinking about how to communicate with the staff at the testing center. Three years later, it seemed there was no difference?

Where is your previous courage? Bring out your previous courage!

But fortunately, Professor Magnolia inherited the tradition of all professors, very kindly teaching the Psychic the basic knowledge about Dynamaxing, and she was even more forthcoming about the knowledge he wanted to understand.

【Through your consultation with Professor Magnolia, you have mastered the basic knowledge of Dynamaxing.】

The Psychic returned to Turffield by train, satisfied, and followed the map along Route 5, attempting to head to Hulbury in the east to challenge the second Gym.

Arriving in the wild.

【You encountered a passerby Trainer xxx, who requested a Pokémon battle with you.】

Just like the Galar public's love for Pokémon battles, there are particularly many wild Trainers here, which leads to much more frequent roadside battles than in other regions.

The Psychic naturally wouldn't fear these, decisively showing the style of his Pokémon.

For example, Hypno's "Hypnosis Punch," which it is best at, pinning others to the ground to hypnotize them; Starmie using its tentacles to lock the opponent's joints so it can't escape, using "Lock-on Water Pulse" at zero distance to avoid the continuous misses like some embarrassing Lapras; and Slowking calmly using Psychic to deflect the opponent's attacks, then once close, taking off the screw-nut on its head and using Psycho Cut to fiercely knock the opponent—"Psychic Screw-nut."

Letting the Trainers in the Galar region properly savor the characteristic style from the Kanto region.

Giving them a little Kanto shock.

Presumably, Orbeetle, as a new member, must also have been deeply shocked by its companions. It's just unclear whether it can learn these excellent techniques.

The footage flows.

Finally.

The Psychic, who had "cleared the path" all the way, arrived at his destination.

【You arrived at Hulbury, a port city with lively shops, markets, and famous restaurants. You hesitated for a moment and decided to head to the famous Seafood Restaurant first to satisfy your appetite.】

The camera pulls back, as usual letting All Baimu enjoy the pixelated version of Hulbury, surrounded by water on three sides, from an overhead view.

The largest building among them is naturally the Hulbury Stadium built on an energy point. The Gym Leader inside, Nessa, has the title of "Raging Waves." Besides her Gym Leader status, she is also a highly popular model with many fans.

The character art is particularly adorable.

The camera moves down, arriving at the Seafood Restaurant.

The Psychic came here mainly to satisfy his appetite, but he didn't expect to see an acquaintance here.

【You met Chairman Rose. The other party smiled and waved at you after seeing you. You thought for two seconds, shook your head in resistance, and prepared to turn and leave.】

Good guy.

All Baimu didn't know how to complain for a moment, and suspected that Rose appeared here just to wait for the Psychic.

In the footage, Rose saw the Psychic preparing to leave and sent his secretary, Oleana, to stop him, forcibly bringing him to his side to chat.

【You heard Chairman Rose express much appreciation for your performance at Turffield Stadium, and you reservedly stated that you just showed the strength you should have.】

Ellipses kept popping up above the Psychic's pixelated head.

【Although your body has gradually become healthier due to training, you still belong to the type who is not good at interpersonal communication. Facing the enthusiastic Chairman Rose, you don't know how to respond.】

Woo...

Mild social anxiety.

All Baimu subconsciously turned his head to look at Dragapult. The latter's gaze also looked over inadvertently. When they collided again, it seemed startled and suddenly turned invisible, only reappearing after All Baimu turned back a few seconds later, its small eyes full of sheepishness.

In the footage.

Rose didn't talk to the Psychic for long, only asking a question before leaving.

【You heard Chairman Rose ask if you like the Galar region now. You shook your head again, telling him that the scenery you have seen is not enough. The other party smiled and left, expressing anticipation for your performance at Hulbury Stadium.】

It is clear that Rose appreciates the Psychic very much; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked again if the latter likes the Galar region.

The former also seems very skilled at talking to people who are not good with words, presumably gaining experience from Allister, one of the Gym Leaders of Stow-on-Side, who is even more socially anxious.

All Baimu couldn't help but sigh at how much courage the Psychic had mustered to expose his psychic powers in public earlier.

Speaking of which.

The Psychic is honest enough.

After all, logically, Rose first asked him sideways, "Why should I give you a recommendation letter?" and the Psychic responded with psychic powers, "Just because of this."

In short, an obedient, honest person.

The footage shifts.

The Psychic arrived at Hulbury Stadium and booked a challenge. When he walked out and back in, the timeline smoothly reached several days later, officially kicking off the second Gym battle.

【You challenge the Hulbury Gym Leader, Nessa.】

As soon as Nessa appeared, the cheers like ocean waves in the spectator stands proved just how high her popularity was.

Interestingly, when the Psychic appeared in his challenge uniform, he also received cheers from the spectator stands.

Both sides released their Pokémon, and the background music started instantly.

All Baimu couldn't help but shake his body, causing the surrounding Pokémon to cast curious gazes, but seeing that the Trainer just changed his posture, they silently looked away.

In the light screen.

The Psychic chose Hypno as his lead as usual, while Nessa chose Golisopod.

The footage was appropriately zoomed in, matching the subtitles of the narration so All Baimu could see the "details."

As the two Pokémon landed, Golisopod chose First Impression to attack Hypno first. Influenced by the priority move, its speed was very fast, reaching Hypno's front in the blink of an eye, its thick front chelicerae striking out rapidly—

And then it was indifferently slapped away by Hypno using 【Slap】.

With a slap.

Golisopod was stunned, instantly brainstorming.

Wait a minute! Where did you, a Psychic-type Pokémon, get such strength? This is First Impression, right? What are you using? Eh? Wait!? Why are you so muscular? Why are there such obvious muscles!?

Hypno wouldn't be polite to it, grabbing Golisopod and smashing it into the ground, then using Thunder Punch to beat it up three or four times, hammering it until it doubted its insect life and exhausted itself, before pulling out the coin hidden in the fluff on its neck to prepare for Hypnosis.

Who would have thought that just as it was about to act, Golisopod's ability 【Emergency Exit】 triggered, flying back into Nessa's Poké Ball.

【You look at the opponent you failed to take down smoothly and feel a bit regretful.】

The Psychic and Hypno both had sighing expressions above their heads, leaving Nessa with a long string of ellipses above her head.

Fortunately, the latter wasn't a pushover either. Seeing the situation was wrong, she immediately released Pelipper.

The entry ability triggered, Rain Dance started. Under Nessa's command, Pelipper didn't dare to get too close to Hypno, fearing it would be grabbed and smashed into the ground.

Their strategy was clearly to use long-range attacks to take down Hypno.

The Psychic also decisively chose to switch, sending Starmie up. As a Psychic-type Pokémon, even without the move Magnet Rise, it also mastered the ability to fly.

And its tentacles were particularly powerful. After bending and exerting force at will, it could fly to a very high place with a "swoosh," and spread out like a spider web to maximize its body coverage.

Pelipper tried to use Hurricane to block Starmie's lunge, but who would have expected the latter to be unusually tenacious, stubbornly stuck in the air by mental power, letting Hurricane attack it, stubbornly enduring until Hurricane ended before continuing to lunge over.

Now, how could the former dodge? It was tightly hugged by the latter like an octopus, and a close-range Thunderbolt gave it an electric-roasted seagull.

Through the screen, All Baimu could almost smell the stench of burnt feathers.

Nessa clearly didn't expect her Pokémon to be defeated so quickly. Of course, she also discovered that Starmie, which had been attacked by Hurricane, was in bad shape, and immediately sent out Drednaw to use 【Jaw Lock】 to grab the former and not let it run away.

【You want Starmie to use Recover, but unfortunately, it is too late.】

As the last Pokémon Nessa chose, Drednaw was extremely fierce. Starmie couldn't resist and was bitten until its core gem cracked, causing it to faint.

Nessa, who had achieved the result, didn't stay idle and unhesitatingly activated Gigantamax.

The background music also became passionate with her movements, as if the cheers were constantly shouting, and finally, with the birth of Gigantamax Drednaw, it transformed into a chorus of thousands.

【A novel app that has been running stably for many years, a source-changing app comparable to the old version of ZhuiChong, huanyuanapp.】

"La~ La la la~"

The energetic rhythm almost made All Baimu twist along.

And the match indeed entered its climax. The Psychic also didn't want to be outdone and Dynamaxed Orbeetle.

All Baimu was stunned for a moment. Why Orbeetle? That's not right! It's a Bug type! Is it not taking Drednaw's output seriously?

Through the end of the narration, he understood that the Psychic wanted Orbeetle to officially take the field to cultivate its combat awareness in large-scale matches, and on the other hand, he wanted to know if Orbeetle could Gigantamax.

Earlier, the Psychic had obtained a list of Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing from Professor Magnolia, and Orbeetle was among them.

Unfortunately, Orbeetle couldn't Gigantamax, only ordinary Dynamax, which left the Psychic quite disappointed.

But the battle still had to be fought.

Drednaw used Max Rockfall first, fiercely stretching its neck to bite Orbeetle's head, summoning a giant rock from the ground to smash into Orbeetle, and turning the rainy weather into a sandstorm.

But Orbeetle relied on its excellent physical durability to stubbornly take the damage, and backhanded a Max Overgrowth!

The spectacular scene of giant plants rising from the ground and blowing up the Gigantamax Drednaw made the audience shout with satisfaction. Fortunately, Orbeetle's level wasn't very high, and Drednaw held on.

Who would have expected the subsequent two rounds of mutual attacks: first, Orbeetle used Max Guard to block Drednaw's 【G-Max Stonesurge】, and then Drednaw used Max Guard to tank Orbeetle's Max Overgrowth.

Both sides exchanged two rounds, neither hurting the other, living through the Dynamax time.

The Psychic probed for three rounds, knowing that Orbeetle was definitely no match for Drednaw, and decisively switched to Hypno.

The "Machamp" wearing a Hypno's skin lunged, fiercely knocking on Drednaw's head with Drain Punch. The latter shrank into its shell, and once the former was exhausted, it stretched out to use Jaw Lock. Who knew Hypno was secretly holding a Focus Punch, waiting for it to poke its head out.

Seeing it poke out to bite, it didn't dodge, stuffing its left fist into Drednaw's mouth and smashing down with its right fist with a "thud."

Drednaw was already in bad shape from Orbeetle's Max Overgrowth, and this Focus Punch took it out directly, leaving Nessa and the audience scalp-numb.

Where is this a Psychic-type Pokémon!

As for the last Golisopod, it went without saying; it still came up to use First Impression, then was slapped away by a slap, grabbed by the head and smashed into the ground twice, then followed up with Thunder Punch.

Hypno has always been a recognized master of Hypnosis, taking pleasure in tricking children into swallowing their innocent dreams.

This Hypno of the Psychic completely overturned their perception—

Did this guy grow to this point by eating the dreams of fighting experts!?

【You defeated the Hulbury Gym Leader, Nessa, and obtained the Water Badge.】 ===== CHAPTER 450 =====