radicalducati Chapter 126 Capturing Muk, Arriving in Fuchsia City, Fuchsia Gym is packed with people!
Chapter 126 Capturing Muk, Arriving in Fuchsia City, Fuchsia Gym is packed with people!
Chapter 126 Capturing Muk, Arriving in Fuchsia City, Fuchsia Gym is packed with people!
The area of Black Cloud City is not very large. After Ash used Aura to find the location of the power plant, Gardevoir used Teleport to take him to the scene.
After arriving at the power plant, Xiao Zhi spoke with the staff and learned that a clump of stinky mud had blocked the drain, preventing the generator from working.
Moreover, the sludge has even begun to invade the power plant.
Since the problem was caused by a Pokémon, it's still within Ash's ability to solve.
Ash told the staff to open the gate, and he would handle all the Grimer. However, when actually facing Grimer, Gardevoir shrank behind Ash for the first time.
Because that stinky mud was just too smelly!
They were so smelly and filthy that Gardevoir didn't even have the thought of using her psychic powers to kill them. If she were to accidentally get touched by them, she would probably have a psychological trauma for the rest of the month!
Even though girls are elves, they are very clean, so it's understandable that they wouldn't want to battle a Grimer.
Gardevoir even felt that even just fighting Grimer would leave her smelling bad!
So for the first time, Gardevoir chose to hide behind Ash when facing a battle.
Ash was stunned by what happened, but he later learned the whole story from Gardevoir's telepathic communication.
Although he found it somewhat amusing, Ash respected Gardevoir's choice and released Wartortle and Bulbasaur.
Although this group of Grimer was numerous, their strength was generally average; none of them had advanced stages. For Wartortle and Bulbasaur, this was a significant disadvantage.
It's relatively easy to deal with.
With the combined efforts of the two Pokémon, all the Grimer was blasted out of the power plant. However, no matter how many Grimer Bulbasaur and Wartortle defeated, the power plant could not resume operation, meaning that there was still a bunch of Grimer blocking the drain.
Ash frowned slightly and activated his Aura to probe the amount of slime in the area. The result shocked him greatly; there were already over a hundred slimes in the power plant alone.
Including the stinking sludge clogging the drain, there are probably over two hundred!
With so many of them, even if his Pokémon have a level advantage, it's hard to say when he'll be able to defeat them.
However, among the many Grimer, Ash discovered one with particularly strong Aura, which might be the leader of the Grimer. If he could defeat it and make it order the other Grimer to leave, then the problem should be solved.
So Ash left Bulbasaur and Wartortle to hold off Grimer, while he followed Gardevoir and teleported to the Grimer leader. Upon seeing the Grimer with its exceptionally powerful Aura, Ash instantly understood why this Grimer was different from the others. The reason was that this Grimer had evolved; it wasn't Grimer anymore, it was Grimer!
Once this Grimer problem is solved, the other Grimer problems should also be easily solved.
Ash glanced at Gardevoir, whose little head left an afterimage; she still didn't want to fight!
"Hey, you and Charizard used to always fight each other, it's rare to see you not wanting to fight at all."
Fighting against an opponent like "Sana" would cause psychological trauma.
"Alright, I choose you, Charizard!" Since Gardevoir didn't want to battle, Ash didn't hesitate and released Charizard.
This Muk is at the early advanced level, which is actually good for Riolu to practice with, but the power plant and Pokémon Center are currently in a tight spot, so there's no time to do that.
It's better to finish this quickly.
Facing an elite, high-level Charizard, the battle was not in any suspense; a single Flamethrower ended the fight.
Ash thought for a moment and then threw out the Poké Ball. This Muk was extremely smelly, which would be unacceptable to Gardevoir, but it was alright to him.
One reason for capturing Muk was to have it command the other Muk to leave the power plant and return to their original habitats. After all, the power plant had been operating normally, which meant that the Muk had a place to live.
Another one is that this Grimer has decent stats and can be used to take down some tough opponents in battle. Its stench is its biggest weapon.
The stronger the stench of a Pokémon like Muk, the more extraordinary it is. If you can tolerate Muk's stench, then this Pokémon is quite good.
Coincidentally, Ash is quite accepting of this kind of Pokémon, as long as they are not inherently bad.
After capturing Muk, Ash released it, used the power of Viridian to restore it, and locked Muk in his Pokédex to prevent it from being teleported back for the time being.
They then took him back to the power plant under Gardevoir's slightly disdainful gaze.
Ash took out a Grimer that had recovered somewhat and had it direct the Grimer to leave.
The process went relatively smoothly, and the power plant soon returned to normal. Ash also unlocked Muk and teleported it back to Professor Oak's lab.
Overwhelmed with gratitude from the staff, Ash had Gardevoir use Teleport to take him back to the Pokémon Center.
Unsurprisingly, the Pokémon Center has returned to normal, and those who made sarcastic remarks before are no longer in the center's lobby.
I don't know if it was because Ash felt ashamed for restoring the Pokémon Center, or because he felt heartbroken seeing Pikachu, a tiny electric mouse, directly supporting the entire Pokémon Center.
They felt too ashamed to stay there, so they slipped away before Ash returned.
When Nurse Joy saw Ash return, she thanked him profusely. In addition to expressing her gratitude verbally, Nurse Joy also presented him with some tangible gifts.
She learned that Ash was going to challenge Kaori, the leader of the Fuchsia City Gym, so she gave Ash some information about Kaori.
This is much more reliable than the superficial information available elsewhere.
After Ash completely resolved the situation, it was nearly 3 a.m. Xiaoxia and Xiaogang would probably have been asleep long ago if they hadn't been waiting for Ash.
But now that Ash has obtained A-Ju's information, he won't go to sleep for the time being. The two of them really couldn't stay awake any longer, so after telling Ash, they went straight to bed.
Ash was sitting cross-legged on his bed, flipping through the information about Kikyo in his hands. With his eyesight, he could read the text in the information even without light.
About ten minutes later, Ash closed the documents in his hand, his expression complicated. Kikyo's strength was much greater than he had imagined.
First, regarding the main force, the opponent is a genuine Celestial/Earth-level trainer with six Celestial/Earth-level Pokémon!
The most powerful Elite Four-level Pokémon reached the Elite Four level, making them above average even among Elite Four trainers.
To put it bluntly, even if he used all his Pokémon, he couldn't possibly defeat a single one of the opponent's Pokémon, except for himself.
The gap in levels is too large; it's a gap that's difficult to bridge by any means.
Currently, his most powerful Pokémon is a beginner-level Pikachu. Using Aura Fusion, in its partner form, and with the Electric Ball inside its body, Pikachu is estimated to be able to hold its own against Gym Leader level Pokémon.
But at the Elite Four level—he simply doesn't know how to win. In reality, he probably won't encounter A-Ju's main Pokémon. What a joke! How could an Elite Four trainer use their main Pokémon to battle against a trainer who has been traveling for two months?
As long as he doesn't make that kind of foolish suggestion, Ah Ju wouldn't do such a thing.
Therefore, the information he needs to pay attention to is actually A-Ju's non-main Pokémon. Below the Elite Four level Pokémon, A-Ju also has three levels of Pokémon: Gym Leader, Professional, and Elite. Unlike other Gym Leaders, the lowest difficulty level A-Ju has is the Elite level.
Therefore, challenging the Fuchsia Gym has a certain threshold; most novice trainers would be overwhelmed just by looking at the Fuchsia Gym.
After careful consideration, Ash finally decided on the level of difficulty he wanted to challenge: Pro level!
In a one-on-one match, I can handle professional-level opponents without any problem. In a three-on-three match, I can also handle professional-level opponents without any problem.
His three strongest Pokémon are all capable of fighting against professional-level Pokémon. As long as Aju sends out a beginner-level professional Pokémon, he won't even need to use Aura Fusion.
Unless Aju's professional-grade Pokémon also reaches S-rank in stats.
After confirming the Pokémon that A-Ju had, Xiao-Zhi put the information aside and lay down on the bed.
Pikachu, who was sleeping soundly beside him, smacked its lips, rolled over, and continued to sleep peacefully. Ash smiled, rubbed Pikachu's little head, then closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, after getting up and washing up, Ash first called Professor Oak to explain the origin of Muk and the reasons for capturing it.
As for how to raise Muk, you'll have to ask Professor Oak. Muk's raising method is different from that of ordinary Pokémon. In addition to ensuring its nutrition, Muk also needs to be fed some garbage and waste to maintain its toxicity and growth.
But the most important thing in raising Muk is to tolerate its stench. Little Smart can do that, and Professor Oak should be able to too, right?
Anyway, Professor Oak seemed quite happy being pinned down by Muk on the video call, Ash thought to himself, then ignored Professor Oak's pleading tone on the phone and hung up.
Xiaoxia's lips twitched, and she said with some worry, "Professor Oak, won't you really be crushed to death by Mud?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, he's a professor, he's seen it all, Muk is a piece of cake for him." Ash waved his hand and said leisurely.
"Let's go, let's head to Fuchsia City." Ash said, taking the lead as he stepped out of the Pokémon Center and continued his journey towards Fuchsia City.
Five days later, Ash and his friends finally arrived at the entrance to Fuchsia City.
During this time, the group encountered Team Rocket again. To Ash's surprise, the two Pokémon that had gained experience points evolved from Ekans and Koffing into Arbok and Weezing.
Its strength has also improved, reaching the peak of its advanced form, but it's still no match for Pikachu.
Full of confidence, the two came looking for trouble without any equipment, and were then happily sent to the sky.
Facing a mid-level professional Pikachu, two advanced peak-level Pikachu couldn't even withstand a single blow.
Aside from the Team Rocket incident, Ash also met Gary on the way. After chatting for a while, Ash learned that Gary already had six badges and that his next gym was in Blue Smoke City.
Blue Smoke City's gym isn't very famous; it's just an average gym, and its difficulty is probably similar to Pewter City's gym.
When Gary saw Ash again, his feelings were very complicated, after all, Ash's reputation had gradually spread throughout Kanto.
In terms of the number of gym badges, he is actually no less than Ash, and may even have more, but the quality of his gym badges is far inferior.
Although he also defeated the Goldenrod Gym, the Goldenrod Gym he defeated was not even in the same league as the Goldenrod Gym that Ash defeated.
Then he went to the Rainbow Gym for the fifth gym, but he only chose a mix of Elite and Advanced difficulty levels and barely managed to win.
After learning that he was from Pallet Town, Rika also told him about Ash's challenge.
When Gary learned that Ash had actually defeated Rika's professional-level Pokémon, he was completely devastated.
When he defeated the Goldenrod Gym Leader, he knew that Ash had used a Champion-level Gengar, which was not a Pokémon he had trained. Even so, Gary could barely say that he hadn't lost to Ash by much.
However, Ash didn't use Gastly when battling the Rainbow City Gym. Instead, he used a Gardevoir and a Charizard, both of which Ash had raised from the very beginning. Now, he can even use these two Pokémon to defeat professional-level opponents.
On the other hand, he was still struggling at the elite level and was being slowly pulled away by his formidable rival, which was a very unpleasant thing for Xiao Shi.
Moreover, this time, Gary also learned from Ash that he was going to challenge the Fuchsia Gym!
The lowest level of challenges at the Fuchsia Gym are all Elite level, with no advanced Pokémon, and the Elite level is not as simple as the beginner level.
That's why Xiao Mao didn't choose the Scarlet Gym.
However, after learning that Ash had challenged Fuchsia, Gary secretly made up his mind that once he got his seventh Gym Badge, he would also try his luck at Fuchsia. He couldn't let Ash fall further and further behind!
After chatting for a while, the two went their separate ways. Now that Ash has arrived in Fuchsia City, Gary has probably arrived in Blue Smoke City by now.
Asahi City, though called a city, is more like a small town.
There are no towering buildings here, but rather small houses.
In this modern city, these houses seem more like products of ancient times or rural areas, but that's the unique feature of Asaburo City.
The Fuchsia City Gym Leader, Akagi, is a potential Elite Four member of the Johto region. Such a title would likely scare away countless trainers.
Therefore, Ash and his friends expected that not many people would challenge the Fuchsia Gym.
But when they entered Shallow Red City, they were greeted by a dazzling array of people. It wasn't that no one was coming to challenge them; it was a veritable sea of people!