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

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“Very good, defeat Pidgeot with Air Blade,” Gary commanded.

"clatter!!"

Zubat flapped its wings, creating sharp wind-cutting blades that all landed on Pidgeotto's body.

"Compare!"

Pidgey let out a mournful cry and crashed to the ground with a thud!

The Zubat continued its air-sharp attacks, taking advantage of the bird's illness to kill it. Pidgey didn't last long before losing consciousness.

"Honestly, can't you just behave?" Gary looked at the fallen Pidgey, shook his head slightly, and put both Pidgey and Zubat back into their Poké Balls.

Next, Gary and Sabrina returned to the Pokémon Center and handed the injured Pokémon over to Nurse Joy for treatment.

After half an hour.

Gary retrieved his Pokémon from Joy.

I also took a look at how Pidgey is treating me now.

【Pokémon: Pidgeotto♂】

[Attributes: General, flying]

【Level: 28】

[Potential: Quasi-king]

【Trait: Keen Eyesight (Thanks to Keen Eyesight, accuracy is not reduced.)】

[Skills: Impact, Sand Splash, Wind, Lightning Strike, Tornado, Feather Dance.]

【Intimacy Level: 90 (Maximum 255)】

"He really needs to be taught a lesson...!"

Xiao Shi was speechless. Before beating up Pidgey, its friendship level was 70. After beating it up, the friendship level rose to 90.

Unfortunately, I didn't give Pidgey a Soothing Bell before leaving, otherwise our friendship level could have been raised to 110.

Shigeru also found a secluded place and released Pidgey.

"Compare!"

This time, Pidgey didn't run away; it just turned its head to the side and ignored Shigeru.

Pidgeot is only submitting to Gary's strength; it doesn't truly accept Gary as its master.

"Here, take this with you." Xiao Mao took a soothing bell out of his backpack.

When Gary bought the Soothing Bell for Eevee last time, he bought six at once and gave them to all the Pokémon whose friendship level wasn't full. This one was naturally for Pidgeotto.

"Compare...!"

Although somewhat reluctant, Pidgey allowed Gary to put the comfort bell on him.

Next, Shigeru used a comb to groom Pidgey. During the process, he used two low-level magic candies to raise Pidgey's level to 30.

"Compare!"

Pidgey was bewildered. Looking at the smiling Gary, it immediately realized that the change it had just experienced was Gary's doing.

Pidgey felt that its strength had increased a little bit, and it also found Gary much more pleasing to the eye than before.

"Be a good boy, and I'll help you become stronger," Xiao Mao said.

"Compare!"

Pidgey nodded slightly. It felt that it could become stronger on its own, but the human in front of it seemed very strange. It would listen to him for a while and if it found that Shigeru was not good enough, it would find a chance to escape.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet your partner." Shigeru let Pidgey stand on his arm, found that the weight was manageable, and took him to the common training area.

"Everyone, come out."

Shigeru released all the Pokémon he had.

"Compare!"

Pidgey was startled when it saw Gary release five Pokémon at once. It had seen many trainers before, but it was rare to see a trainer release so many Pokémon at once; two or three was usually the limit.

"Pip!" The Pidgey's eyes sharpened immediately upon seeing the Zubat.

"Tap..." The big-mouthed bat was in a headache. Although it was a bat and loved to drink blood, it had a relatively gentle personality. In order not to harm its companions, it had even left the group.

"Don't get angry with Zubat. It has a very gentle nature. When it fights you, it's only following my commands," said Shigeru.

"Compare!"

Pidgey didn't say anything, but looked at Gary's other Pokémon and felt that apart from Blastoise, none of the other Pokémon seemed to be a match for him.

As for Zubat, Pidgeotto believes it will surpass it sooner or later, and the other Pokémon are completely insignificant.

Xiao Mao could tell that this Pidgey had a very proud personality.

Gary replaced all his Pokémon, and sent the Pokémon that had evolved to their final forms to Professor Wood.

Of the remaining Pokémon, only Blastoise seems to have a lot of spirit; the other five Pokémon are not very good, and Primeape is even weak to Pidgeotto in terms of type.

With Pidgeotto's current strength, it can rank third in Gary's current team.

"Let me introduce you all. This is Pidgey, our newest member. You all need to get along well," said Gary.

"Kami!"

Blastoise and the others nodded and gave Pidgey friendly smiles.

"Pip...?" Pidgey looked at Blastoise and the others with their kind and gentle appearance, and something felt off.

"Alright, everyone, let's start training." Shigeru took out all the training equipment for the Pokémon.

Since Pidgey had just joined the team, Shigeru didn't train it yet. He just let it watch everyone else train. After all, Pidgey would also have to train in the future, so he wanted to set an example for it and prepare it mentally in advance.

Chapter 64: Roll Up

The Blastoises all conscientiously put on the forced exercise equipment on the ground and began their skills training.

"Compare...!"

Pidgey was completely bewildered; it was the first time it had ever seen a trainer train a Pokémon in this way.

Pidgey also has its own flight training, but the amount of training is far less than that of Blastoise and others.

Pidgey originally thought its strength was among the top in Gary's Pokémon team, but now, seeing the amount of training these Pokémon received, it suddenly realized the gap between itself and Gary's Pokémon.

Especially when he thought about the battle with the Zubat, he realized that his speed was completely outmatched by the Zubat.

For bird-like creatures like Pidgey, speed is their greatest asset, and being surpassed in speed can be very frustrating for them.

"Phi!" Pidgey couldn't stand it anymore and pointed with its wing at the Zubat training in the air, wanting to wear the forced training device that Zubat was wearing as well.

“You’ve only just joined the team, I suggest you take a look first,” Xiao Mao said.

“Pip!” Pidgey shook its head in refusal. “I am the king of birds, how can I easily admit defeat?”

"Alright, then try it on and see." Xiao Mao sighed, took out a forced exercise device, and adjusted it to fit the size of the Pidgey.

"You'd better be prepared. Once you press the button, the forced exercise device will restrain you and make it difficult for you to move," Xiao Mao warned.

Forced training devices are specifically designed to train the physical bodies of Pokémon. Ordinary Pokémon will find it very difficult to adapt when they first carry one.

"Compare!"

Pidgey urged Shigeru to hurry up and get started, as it had already prepared everything.

Seeing this, Xiao Mao also pressed the switch on the forced exercise machine.

In an instant, Pidgey's outstretched wings were folded together, and its body was bound and curled up into a ball.

"Compare...!"

Pidgey didn't expect the restraints to be so strong. It immediately exerted its strength to stretch its body out again, panting heavily. This was only Pidgey's first attempt, and with its physical strength, it could still resist the restraints of the forced exerciser.

Moreover, Shigeru didn't set the restraint to the highest level, so Pidgey was still able to handle it.

"Compare!"

Pidgey flapped its wings and slowly took flight, deliberately flying over to Zubat to show that it could do the same training as Pidgey.

"clatter..."

The big-mouthed bat was quite helpless. How did it end up having an opponent for no reason? It was really giving the bat a headache.

Xiao Mao stopped worrying about it and started thinking about how to get his hands on the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus.

The evolution requirements for Rhyperior are very high. It can only evolve when Rhyperior reaches level 42. Only Rhyperior with gym potential can reach level 40 or above.

Rhydon does exist in the hunting areas of the Kanto region, but... Rhydons with gym potential are quite rare, and wild Tyrannosaurus Rex are also hard to find.

Gary knew that Ash and his friends had encountered a Rhyperior that could use Surf near Ophir City while traveling in the Johto region, so he figured that Rhyperior must have great potential.

But Shigeru wasn't sure exactly where it was hiding, and it seemed a bit unnecessary to go all the way to the Johto region to catch a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Xiao Mao plans to go to the hunting grounds first to see what the potential of the armored rhinoceroses there is.

If that doesn't work, then we'll have to rely on money...!

Today is their last day in Celadon City. Tomorrow, Shigeru and Sabrina will embark on their journey again, heading towards Fuchsia City.

The distance between Celadon City and Asakusa City is quite far. It would take Shigeru and Sabrina about ten days to cycle there, and that's with all the time spent traveling.

Xiao Shiu still needs to train his Pokémon along the way. If he encounters any unexpected events, it will take up a lot of time. The ten days are supposed to be up, but it may take about half a month.

...!

Ten days later.

Xiao Mao and Na Zi were taking a nap in an open space.

Shigeru then oversees the training of his Pokémon.

Although they couldn't undergo any special training in ten days, the Pokémon all improved slightly.

Blastoise LV39-40!

Zubat LV32-33!