Chapter 416: Eight Badges, Collected
Rumble.
The earth shook again, and this time it was continuous violent shaking.
The entire Gym was shaking!
"Darumaka."
Darmanitan held little N tightly in his arms.
He was really afraid this Gym would collapse.
"This place must be repaired often, right?"
Keldeo couldn't help complaining, but his attention was still on the battlefield.
The three masters asked him to learn by Will's side.
He has to watch carefully.
Although.
From the current state.
It seems Lord Will has fallen into quite a crisis.
On the battlefield.
After the Earthquake, Drayden and Cynthia fell silent at the same time.
They didn't know the situation underground, so didn't know how Riolu's state was now.
Did he faint?
Or...
"Riolu, use Ice Punch!"
At this moment, Cynthia suddenly realized something and shouted immediately.
Thump!
The earth shattered.
Will appeared under Flygon, a punch hitting Flygon's abdomen, knocking him away heavily.
"What?!"
Drayden's eyes widened; the composure and calmness in his eyes were broken at this moment.
"Focus Blast!"
Thump!
The golden rotating projectile ejected from Will's palm instantly, hitting the Flygon still flying backwards in mid-air, taking him rotating and impacting towards the ceiling.
Rumble!
A big pit was smashed into the ceiling by Flygon.
Saw Flygon turned into swirling eyes in the air, losing combat capability, falling towards the ground with countless crushed stones.
"Come back, Flygon."
Drayden extended the Poké Ball.
Recalled him into the ball before Flygon landed.
He looked at the Poké Ball in his hand, still having some puzzlement in his eyes.
"Cynthia, how did you realize just now that Riolu hadn't lost combat capability?"
Drayden wasn't in a hurry to summon the second Pokémon.
This is actually unfavorable to him.
Because that is equivalent to giving Will some rest time.
But this is not a battle needing to be taken too seriously. Just this battle, Drayden thinks Cynthia has the strength to obtain the badge.
Even if this battle terminates here, there is no problem.
He is more interested in Cynthia's command just now.
"I'm also curious about this."
Will turned to look at Cynthia,
"I originally wanted to use Aura Power to transmit voice to you, telling you my situation, but you spoke first."
"Hehe, because I understand Riolu."
Cynthia reached out to gently pat off the dust on Will's fur.
Even if her beautiful fingers were covered with mud, she didn't care.
"How to say?"
Drayden asked.
"Three points!"
Cynthia held out three fingers,
"First, Riolu's perception is very strong; he can even hear Mr. Drayden's command before Flygon. But he didn't drill out from underground immediately, which shows he has something to rely on (fearless)."
"Second, Riolu has an Aura barrier. Even if hit by Earthquake, he won't lose combat capability just like that. But three seconds after the Earthquake passed, he still didn't come out from underground, which shows Riolu was waiting for my command."
"Third, I believe in him."
Three sentences not only stunned Drayden, even Will was stunned listening.
He originally thought Cynthia's reaction was already fast enough.
But didn't expect Will still underestimated her.
Cynthia's little head could actually think of so many things in a short time!
"Really shocking battle sense."
Drayden couldn't help clapping, then couldn't help looking at the dog beside her.
Will's strength exceeded his imagination.
Especially speed and move pool, these two points made Drayden feel unimaginable.
Mastering Ice Punch is fine.
Anyway, it belongs to moves Riolu can master.
Moreover.
Ice-type Pokémon are not easy to use, but Ice-type moves are easy to use; this point is recognized in many trainers' hearts.
Every powerful trainer basically inevitably lets the Pokémon in the team master one or two Ice-type moves.
However.
What the hell are Extreme Speed and Hydro Pump?
Huh?
The former can be said to be naturally gifted.
After all, Lucario can also learn the move Extreme Speed.
But what is that latter Hydro Pump?
Plus Aura Power.
Too outrageous.
If a Lucario stood here.
Drayden could accept it in his heart.
If Cynthia knew the thoughts in Drayden's heart, she would only cover her mouth and snicker.
Because Riolu's powerful places are far more than these.
Sacred Fire and the power of the Sea Crown, Cynthia also knows.
Similarly.
This is also the reason why Cynthia breathed a sigh of relief seeing no bystanders before the battle started.
Sacred Fire is to be saved for the Unova League.
And the power of the Sea Crown...
Unless necessary, Cynthia doesn't plan to let Will use it.
This Unova trip made Cynthia mature a lot.
Especially after dealing with evil forces like Team Plasma, she understood more what is called "harboring a treasure is a crime (guilt of possessing jade)" and "ivory attracts fire (disaster follows wealth)."
"Mm, not bad; let the battle continue. Although you already have the qualification to obtain the Legend Badge, I want to see the strength of your other Pokémon, how about it?"
Drayden nodded, looking at Cynthia with interest.
Rare to see a junior with such terrifying talent.
He couldn't help wanting to communicate more.
"Of course no problem! In that case, Riolu, let Garchomp go on stage for the next round?"
"You decide."
Will waved his hand casually, heading towards the audience.
His purpose of testing the [Earth Plate] has been achieved.
Neither Sandstorm nor Earthquake can cause any damage to him.
But not without any impact.
The sand and strong wind in the sandstorm hitting his body did cause some impact.
And during the Earthquake, the violent shaking of the earth made him dizzy.
However.
Overall.
Earth Plate, super powerful.
The destructive power of Ground-type moves is too strong, appearance rate also too high.
Undoubtedly.
Earth Plate will play a role frequently in the future.
Because Ground type counters Steel type.
After Will evolves into Lucario, he will inevitably encounter other trainers letting Pokémon use Ground-type moves on him.
Secondly is the [Splash Plate].
Fighting plus Steel has a wide resistance range, but Water type happens not to be among them.
Although the effect is not comparable to Fighting, Ground, Fire.
But also considered one of the types that can cause significant damage.
Those Pokémon who haven't mastered moves of the above three types might use Water-type moves to attack him.
As for the [Dread Plate].
Places where it can play a role are too few; might even not have a time to play a role in the future.
Because Dark type only counters Psychic type and Ghost type.
Coverage is too narrow.
And he is a Fighting-type Pokémon with resistance to Dark type itself, so basically no one will use Dark-type moves to attack him.
"Hm? Leveled up? Really tearful."
Will arriving at the audience glanced at the panel.
Saw his level is Lv. 54.
Almost moved to tears.
This damn level.
After fifteen years, finally changed again.
"Will, so cool! Sister, also cool!"
At this time little N ran to his side, reaching out to shake his arm gently.
"Hehe, just okay."
Will reached out to touch his head, asked a sentence,
"Does N want to become a trainer like Cynthia in the future?"
"Mm! With Darmanitan, Zorua, Woobat and Swoobat (Little Roll and Little Heart?), everyone together!"
N nodded vigorously; little head already started imagining the future.
"Hoho, then you have to study knowledge hard. Cynthia looks so cool because she understands Pokémon well enough."
"Understand? Darmanitan and others?"
Doubts appeared in N's eyes.
Keldeo beside also listened seriously.
"Understanding your own Pokémon's ability is the most basic; important is understanding other Pokémon's abilities and moves, mastering intelligence, thus making responses."
Will shook his head.
Not everyone.
Can become a reverse-type master like Ash.
Most trainers want to go far, still have to follow the routine of type restraint.
This thing in this Pokémon world is equivalent to "Law" existence.
Thinking of this.
Will turned his head to look at the four Pokémon beside N.
Looking at it this way, really amazing.
Four Pokémon.
Three are Psychic types; the remaining Zorua is also good at playing with mind and psychic power tricks.
"Hiss!"
Will gasped.
He suddenly found N's psychic power seems not to need him to worry.
Look more specifically.
Darmanitan, this Pokémon is amazing!
Standard Mode is a warrior.
Zen Mode is a mage.
As a starter Pokémon, Darmanitan can be said to be quite good.
Moreover.
According to Will's perception, Darmanitan's level should be around Lv. 40.
This is not low.
Wait until N is 10 years old, that is six years later.
Maybe once coming out of the mountain, he will be the Ten-Mile Slope Sword God (Grinded to OP level in starter area), relying on a Darmanitan to go straight to the finals of the regional tournament.
"I understand! I will study hard! Can Will teach me?"
N pulled Will's hand.
"No, you have to study in the Pokémon Academy (School) first; things taught there are broader, more than Cynthia and I know."
Will shook his head.
He wants to send N to Blueberry Academy; after all, this place is simply a small region.
Cultivating to Champion inside before coming out is no problem.
But now Blueberry Academy should haven't been established yet.
And the Paldea region where Naranja/Uva Academy is located is too far from Sinnoh.
So.
Finally N might still have to go to the Pokémon School in Celestic Town.
But that's not bad either.
Inside Celestic Town.
That is, Celestic Town where Cynthia's family is located, that place is abundant in scholars, the cradle of knowledge.
Look at the current Cynthia.
There.
Knowledge N can learn won't be little.
Cynthia's Gym battle ended very quickly.
Haxorus and Druddigon sent out by Drayden subsequently were not opponents of Garchomp and Spiritomb.
"Legend Badge, Get! Next, visit the Village of Dragons first, then head to the Unova League."
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