Chapter 924

Levincia Gym.

The young Gym Leader is a construction engineer who specializes in Water-type Pokémon.

It is said that the urban construction of Levincia is related to his ancestors, but it's a pity that the Dragon Tamer has no interest in the story behind the Gym.

【You have challenged the Levincia Gym.】

All Baimu, who is interested, was very regretful.

Because he hadn't played Scarlet/Violet, he felt curious about all the unknown information in Paldea.

For example, the Area Zero mentioned just now.

Looking down from the satellite map, the area located in the center of Paldea accounts for at least one-eighth.

Such a large piece of land, yet the information about it in the world is actually vague!

How did the Paldea League hide it?

All Baimu, who desperately wanted to figure out what was in the giant crater, just felt ants crawling all over his body.

He hoped the Dragon Tamer could solve his confusion.

All Baimu stared intently at the flickering screen.

There is no need to elaborate on the battle.

The Dragon Tamer only sent out Dipplin and easily completed the feat of sweeping three.

Among them, the 【Grassy Terrain】 taught to him by the Cortondo Gym Leader played a big role.

When the last Wiglett was solved by Cyclizar's Grass move, the Dragon Tamer's fifth Gym challenge was completely brought to an end.

【You defeated the Levincia Gym Leader and obtained the Electric Badge.】

"Wiglett, huh..."

All Baimu narrowed his eyes.

Same as the Tentacool that moves like a ghost.

Wiglett looks like Diglett, but it is not its regional form, at least that's what the current academic world thinks.

As for why this is...

You have to ask the Pokémon Professors who symbolize authority.

This group of academic masters decided the official names, types, and abilities of various Pokémon, and then spread them widely through the various Leagues.

All Baimu anyway had no opinion.

You guys are cultured, whatever you say is what it is.

Inside the scene.

The Dragon Tamer sought out the scholar again.

【You find that you left too hurriedly; besides the source of the Herba Mystica, you also want to know more.】

Wanting to know why Herba Mystica can make Pokémon grow bigger, wanting to know its specific effects after it matures, and even more wanting to know why its planting conditions are so harsh.

But the scholar put forward conditions.

He needs a certain amount of Herba Mystica samples, and they must have roots.

Without a doubt.

Although the Dragon Tamer casually kneaded the Titans, not everyone could do it.

Not to mention snatching food from the tiger's mouth, forcibly grabbing the Herba Mystica from the Titan's mouth, which All Baimu thought was very exaggerated.

The Dragon Tamer had no reason to refuse.

【You agreed.】

The scholar was very happy.

As a deposit, he told the Dragon Tamer the specific effects of various Herba Mystica after they mature, and told him the whereabouts of nearby Titans—

There is a Casseroya Lake north of Levincia, where a mysterious Titan resides.

Its iconic appearance is an incomparably huge mouth, and some people call it a dragon.

Huge! Dragon!

The Dragon Tamer's eyes lit up.

That mysterious Titan successfully poked at the two major elements of his favorite Pokémon!

But then he thought that the opponent's hugeness might be caused by Herba Mystica, and his enthusiasm dropped rapidly.

【You feel a bit regretful, but also retain a glimmer of hope.】

"Hmm? Did I miss anyone?"

All Baimu vaguely remembered that in the Asado Desert, there was a Titan that looked very much like Donphan.

The scholar doesn't know?

Inside the scene.

The Dragon Tamer set off again.

He prepared to cross the vast Asado Desert and arrive at the seaside city of Porto Marinada, where the sixth Gym is located.

【In a trance, you seem to see the big guys waving at you.】

The Dragon Tamer suddenly yelled: "Woohoo!!"

Cyclizar, which was running intently, was startled and almost flipped over.

One person and one lizard had a chaotic time.

All Baimu: "..."

Although he also likes large Pokémon, he is far from being as obsessed as the Dragon Tamer.

The scene changed.

Cyclizar ran in the Asado Desert, the whole scene was like a cutscene, flowing smoothly.

And the ancient Donphan that All Baimu was thinking about didn't appear.

Triggering his thinking about whether all Paradox Pokémon exist in Area Zero.

If so.

Many things could be explained.

At the same time, his curiosity about Area Zero also increased significantly.

Otherwise, why is the news about Paradox Pokémon the same as Area Zero, unable to be searched?

【You arrived in Porto Marinada, the lively and rich market is famous throughout Paldea.】

Porto Marinada is adjacent to the West Paldean Sea, and above it is Casseroya Lake.

The rich products make the market here very lively.

He strolled around everywhere, lingered in front of the bustling auction stalls for a long time, and then rushed to the Porto Marinada Gym.

【You find that the Gym Leader of the Porto Marinada Gym is the lady who was in charge of the auction just now.】

The Porto Marinada Gym Leader has a graceful posture and specializes in the Flying type.

The Dragon Tamer had previously seen her use rhetoric to raise the value of an item worth 10,000 to 100,000.

This power to incite people's hearts made him dare not underestimate the opponent.

【You challenge the Porto Marinada Gym.】

Compared to the previous five, the difficulty of the sixth Gym has clearly increased.

The Staraptor in charge of the lead, and the Kilowattrel that followed, proved this point very well.

For the sake of caution, the Dragon Tamer sent Cyclizar and Zweilous to cooperate to fight against the Porto Marinada Gym Leader's Flying-type Pokémon.

No longer hoping to be able to sweep alone.

After a fierce battle.

The third Altaria was also successfully taken down, and the Dragon Tamer couldn't help but laugh.

You use Dragon-type Pokémon in front of a Dragon Tamer expert!?

How bold!

But when the fourth Pokémon, Quaquaval, appeared, the situation changed slightly.

This Pokémon, which looks like a flamingo with a knot on its neck, is exceptionally brave and skilled in battle; even though its legs are as thin as chopsticks, its kicks are exceptionally fierce!

The two dragons, both weak to the Fighting type, were unable to resist its fierce attack for a time.

Fortunately, the Dragon Tamer expert had a trump card—

【Shed Tail】!

Seeing Cyclizar sacrifice its own HP at a critical moment, blocking the storm-like close-quarters battle.

Winning a key opportunity for Zweilous to attack.

Thunder Fang bit down fiercely from two directions, and Quaquaval instantly lost its ability to fight like a deflated balloon.

【You defeated the Porto Marinada Gym Leader and obtained the Flying Badge.】

The sixth badge was obtained.

Only two steps away from the Elite Four—

Due to the existence of Naranja Academy, Paldea did not hold a League Conference, but instead allowed Gym challengers to directly obtain the opportunity to challenge the Elite Four.

All Baimu already knew this when he was with the dancer.

The happy Dragon Tamer headed north overnight.

【You rode Cyclizar, crossing mountains and ridges to reach the shore of Casseroya Lake.】

Casseroya Lake.

The largest inland lake in Paldea.

The rich natural resources nurture powerful Pokémon like stars, so many students participating in the treasure hunt project are active nearby.

The Dragon Tamer hadn't battled anyone for a long time, and without hesitation, he turned on the runaway mode.

【You intend to inquire about the whereabouts of the mysterious Titan.】

Let the Pokémon grow through battles, and then obtain information.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Win-win!

The Dragon Tamer wins twice!

New members like Dipplin also grew rapidly because of this; after all, the quality of students near Casseroya Lake is much higher than those in the school.

Not long after.

【You obtained a piece of definite news.】

The mysterious Titan is active near the island in the center of the lake every full moon night.

It just so happens that it will be a full moon soon.

The Dragon Tamer prepared to go to the island to wait for the rabbit.

Interestingly, he discovered a strange Pokémon.

It looks like a fish but can move on land; when it sees him, it will puff up its snow-white throat sac and play dead.

The Dragon Tamer's dragon-seeking radar responded at the right time.

【You suddenly remembered that this Pokémon is called Tatsugiri.】

Tatsugiri.

Another Dragon-type Pokémon discovered by Paldea Dragon Tamers, quite rare.

But so small...

Not even as big as Dipplin, the Dragon Tamer instantly lost interest.

【What you like are big and strong Dragon Pokémon.】

The Dragon Tamer waited on the island in the center of the lake.

For some reason, more and more Tatsugiri gathered, in three colors: orange, red, and yellow.

The posture of each one puffing up its throat sac was different.

【You remembered the hometown delicacy—sushi.】

On a whim.

The Dragon Tamer inexplicably gave birth to the urge to capture it, but after looking at Dipplin twice, the urge dissipated rapidly.

【You heard the dull sound of water surging.】

It's here!

The Dragon Tamer's attention shifted instantly.

I saw in the crude pixel lake surface, a pitch-black fish-shaped giant shadow churning the lake water, slowly swimming toward the lake island.

【You widened your eyes; the opponent was so huge that you thought you saw a Wailord.】

This size!

Even if the Herba Mystica was cut off, it wouldn't be small, right?

The Dragon Tamer started to get excited.

Suddenly.

He saw an orange Tatsugiri greeting the direction of the Titan; just as he was confused, the giant shadow accelerated and rushed out of the water!

Bang!

Water columns surged in the scene!

Instead, it presented a scene of a giant fish splashing in the moonlight; the Dragon Tamer finally caught a glimpse of the mysterious Titan's appearance—

His expression collapsed.

【You find that this so-called mysterious Titan is actually Dondozo.】

In the Dragon Pokémon picture book shared by his distant cousin to the Dragon Tamer, it explained that Dondozo and Tatsugiri have a symbiotic relationship.

Similar to Remoraid and Mantine.

The Dragon Tamer's mentality exploded.

All Baimu had a sense of clarity, "So that's how it is!"

Inside the light screen.

Tatsugiri flew into Dondozo's mouth, and both sides looked at the Dragon Tamer on the island, taking the initiative to attack!

The Dragon Tamer looked like Ge Qiang, dejectedly summoning Dragonite.

【You shouted to kill them, yes, kill both of them.】

Dragonite rushed over to "eat" the fish.

To be reasonable.

The Dragon Tamer's Dragonite really has the demeanor of a Champion's Pokémon, that kind of invincible dominance.

All Baimu couldn't help but start thinking about whether changing regions to start over... changed more than one region?

Perhaps before winning the Silver Conference, there were also results from the Indigo Conference?

It's not that he is forcibly finding reasons for the Dragon Tamer's strength.

It's just that his Dragonite really has a sense of being a veteran king.

【You find that Dondozo wants to escape.】

The Titan Dondozo was undoubtedly no match, and before it was beaten to the point of fainting, it fled somewhere.

The Dragon Tamer, who was thinking about the Herba Mystica, naturally couldn't let it go.

He actually jumped directly onto Dondozo's back, grabbing the white fin on its head, and rode the wind and waves together!

All Baimu was already used to it.

【Physically strong】 is just amazing.

Dragonite didn't stop its Trainer either, seeming to have a lot of confidence in him.

This pair of partners is simply something else.

In an instant.

Dondozo stopped in front of a shallow beach, Dragonite flew up with a swoosh, and gave a punch with a bang.

The Tatsugiri in its mouth was spat out.

Then Dragonite followed suit, and both Pokémon floated on the water surface with their faces toward the sky, turning into two dead fish.

【You defeated the False Dragon Titan and obtained Herba Mystica: Spicy.】

The herb was obtained.

The Dragon Tamer didn't linger at all and left Casseroya Lake.

【You will never like small-sized Dragon Pokémon in this life!】

The popping up narrator seemed to be explaining his determination.

All Baimu, however, thought this was a flag; after the simulation ended, he was prepared to take a good look at the Dragon Tamer's team members.

——

【You returned to Levincia with the samples.】

The scholar enthusiastically received the Dragon Tamer.

Hand over the herbs, hand over the research results.

The Dragon Tamer discovered that the reason Herba Mystica needs to be planted in the wild is related to a special phenomenon in Paldea.

'Terastallization'.

This energy contained in the earth will seep out to form crystals, causing wild Pokémon to undergo uncontrolled Terastallization.

The scholar believed that Herba Mystica also absorbed the power of Tera, which is why it grew vigorously.

【You asked the scholar if collecting crystals directly can make Herba Mystica grow.】

The answer was negative.

The herbs cannot absorb formed crystals.

The Dragon Tamer felt like he was going crazy.

【You decide to challenge the Gym first, and talk about it after getting the remaining two badges.】

Before leaving.

The Dragon Tamer fed a portion of the herbs to his Pokémon.

Because mature herbs are extremely beneficial to the Pokémon's body, and he also discovered in battle that Dipplin and Cyclizar, who had taken the herbs, were very healthy.

【You learned from the scholar that Spicy herb can explosively increase the Pokémon's metabolism and effectively accelerate growth.】

Metabolism?

All Baimu heard such a scientific term after a long time, who knew it was on such an unscientific ingredient.

The scene shifted.

The Dragon Tamer arrived at the location of the seventh badge—

Montenevera.

The houses here are towering, dense, and intricate.

【You smelled the aroma of food and learned from passersby that the food culture of Montenevera can be called the best in Paldea.】

How could he resist the temptation? He rushed into the restaurant with his Pokémon.

The benefit of Pokémon not being generally large in size was reflected instead; at least there was no situation where the shopkeeper wouldn't let them in.

【You had a full meal with your Pokémon, and under the pretext of digesting, you started the Gym challenge.】

Montenevera Gym.

The Gym Leader is a bookish young man wearing glasses, claiming that he hasn't been a Gym Leader for long.

All Baimu looked carefully twice.

Hmm.

It's not Larry, that's correct.

The subversive nature of the Paldea region is reflected in all aspects, such as no League Conference, such as eight-year-old children being Elite Four, and such as Gym Leaders and Elite Four holding concurrent posts.

The current Montenevera Gym Leader, Larry, is such a great person.

I heard he also serves as a League employee.

One person, three jobs!

How much must one love the League to work three jobs alone, All Baimu couldn't imagine.

Compared to him, he hadn't even become the Orre Champion yet, and he started thinking about how to go on strike.

Comparing people to people is infuriating.

He shook his head and focused on watching the simulation process.

Comprehensively speaking, the strength of the Montenevera Gym is above Porto Marinada, but the Dragon Tamer, who had undergone special training at Casseroya Lake, saw his team's overall strength soar.

Except for the evolution of Dunsparce—

The lack of understanding of Dudunsparce made him suffer a little, but he cleared the level without spending much effort.

【You defeated the Montenevera Gym Leader and obtained the Ghost Badge.】

The moment of victory.

Zweilous was shrouded in blue light all over.

【Your Zweilous evolved into Hydreigon.】

Good fellow!

It evolved just like that!

All Baimu, who is cheating, felt that the Dragon Tamer also cheated, otherwise there is no reason for the Pokémon to progress so fast.

But thinking that Ash clearly spent the first seven seasons spinning around at the Conference level.

By the eighth season, his journey was like opening up his Ren and Du meridians, cultivating five Pokémon in one year that could fight in the World Coronation Series and compete against Champions, he was relieved.

If you don't cheat, did you cheat?