Chapter All Level 100? Mewtwo: Can I Get Stronger Too?
After making his decision, Xia Mu began to think deeply again.
He was considering whether to level up his main Pokémon to level 100.
After all, he now had enough money to buy anything in the system shop without hesitation, even a Master Ball worth 100 million League Coins could be easily acquired with the money.
[If I were playing the game, in about twenty days, even without completing a second playthrough, I'd have at least a dozen or twenty level 100 Pokémon.] Xia Mu thought to himself.
It had to be said, that was indeed the case.
Leaving aside the early Pokémon games, even in the Sword and Shield generations, raising Pokémon had become increasingly easier. If you found the right method, you could easily raise many level 100 Pokémon in your first playthrough; it just took more time to grind experience.
The key was the existence of special items like Experience Candies in the game. Although they couldn't compare to Rare Candies, they were indeed very effective in the early game.
The lower the level, the less experience points are needed. Rare Candies are only effective in the later stages, increasing a
Pokémon's level by one. In the early game, a single XL Experience Candy would cause a rapid, explosive increase in level, making it incomparable to Rare Candies.
An XS Experience Candy can increase a Pokémon's experience by 100 points.
An S Experience Candy can increase a Pokémon's experience by 800 points.
An M Experience Candy can increase a Pokémon's experience by 3000 points.
An L Experience Candy can increase a Pokémon's experience by 10000 points.
Finally, an XL Experience Candy can increase a Pokémon's experience by 30000 points.
[System Shop, System Shop, you don't even have items like this? I don't know whether to call you professional or unprofessional.] This wasn't the first time Xia Mu had complained.
After all, early-game training requires too much effort and resources, unlike the later stages where you only need to maintain one or two methods. Since
the system doesn't have a Pokémon Assistant, no matter what he said, he wouldn't get a response, and in the end, he could only sigh and let it go.
Stopping thinking about experience candies, Xia Mu started calculating the money needed to level up his main Pokémon.
Arcanine: 30 Rare Candies; Lucario: 28; Red Gyarados: 30; Beedrill: 18.
That's only 106 candies in total, costing a mere 106 million League Coins.
Not much, considering he had reserved 240 million for training his Pokémon, with the remaining 200 million as reserves.
However, if he only carried Arcanine, Xia Mu felt it would be wasteful to have everyone at level 100; he'd rather level them up when he changed Pokémon.
"You seem to have a headache. Everything's already arranged, so what's on your mind?" Mewtwo suddenly transmitted its voice, interrupting Xia Mu's focused thoughts.
"Next time you're about to speak, could you please remind me first?" Xia Mu said, somewhat amused.
Mewtwo didn't seem to mind; it was used to this method.
"Should I leave?"
"Never mind, you've already shown up, so don't leave. Keep me company and chat a bit to calm down."
With that, Xia Mu took the Master Ball from his belt buckle and summoned Mewtwo.
Anyway, they were in their own room, so no one would see them.
After Mewtwo appeared, it simply strolled to the window and looked around at the world outside.
He glanced at the draft paper on Xia Mu's desk. Although he didn't understand the meaning of the scribbles Xia Mu had written on it, he knew that Xia Mu was struggling with this.
"Tell me, if I had the power to make Pokémon stronger at will, should I help them all become stronger at once, or should I do it one by one slowly?" Xia Mu asked Mewtwo.
He didn't explain clearly, but he got the gist of it.
Mewtwo wasn't surprised by his question.
It had witnessed Xia Mu training Pokémon firsthand, and it knew Xia Mu's extraordinary abilities—he could always pull out amazing things from his all-powerful backpack.
It had scanned with its psychic powers but always found nothing; those things seemed to appear out of thin air.
"Can I become stronger too?" Mewtwo's question made Xia Mu pause.
He had really overlooked Mewtwo. Now that it had asked, Xia Mu shouldn't be so concerned about whether all Pokémon should reach level 100, but should instead consider what to do with Mewtwo.
As their time together increased, both Pokémon grew to know each other quite well, and their intimacy level unknowingly surpassed 150 points, reaching 158.
While seemingly low, it was actually quite impressive. Xia Mu hadn't done anything special; he simply chatted with Mewtwo and subtly influenced it through his daily activities.
"I can't be entirely sure, because I haven't tried it yet. After all, you're very special. I've said before that you were created using Mew's genes, making you comparable to any legendary Pokémon in a sense," Xia Mu said without hiding anything. Upon
hearing this, Mewtwo looked at him seriously: "Then let me try! I want to become stronger too..."
"This... are you really sure? You know, using my method might actually limit your growth, since your original potential is comparable to a legendary Pokémon," Xia Mu said awkwardly, then asked after a moment's thought.
Trying it wouldn't hurt, since Mewtwo was completely devoted, and it wasn't about directly helping it reach level 100.
Feeding it a few Rare Candies to level it up to 90 would be a small reward, letting it know that following him at least offered some hope.
Xia Mu had previously considered telling Mewtwo about Mega Evolution, but Mewtwo had never considered leaving, and they had always lived peacefully together, so he kept it to himself as a last resort.
Seeing Mewtwo nod, Xia Mu didn't hesitate any longer and directly bought 5 Rare Candies from the system shop.
"This is!" Something that appeared out of thin air! Mewtwo looked at Xia Mu with even greater shock.
Its master was truly extraordinary.
How could a human possess such abilities?
Unless… a god?!
A god!
Mewtwo didn't know why it had this thought… perhaps it was etched into its genes by humans during creation.
"There are some things I can't say yet... at least not now!
I'll tell you slowly later. Anyway, you can rest assured, these things are all helpful to Pokémon. Eating one will raise your strength by one level... uh~ you might not understand if I put it that way...
"To put it another way, you can think of it this way: every Pokémon has a level system, from level 1 at birth to the highest level 100. Of course, level 100 is my opinion, it might be higher. Based on the level system, your current level is 85. After eating these five Rare Candies, you can reach level 90, and it's a level increase with absolutely no side effects..."
At this point, Xia Mu looked at Mewtwo more seriously.
"So, this is what you meant by the ability to help Pokémon increase their strength?" Mewtwo looked at Xia Mu, then at the five Rare Candies, and asked.
Xia Mu nodded and said, "Yes, but not entirely. This is only one aspect! However, it is indeed an area I want to improve for Arcanine and the others right now."
Mewtwo understood, moved closer to Xia Mu, and took the Rare Candies from his hand.
"Can I just eat it?"
"You have to remove the outer wrapper and eat the candy inside."
"Okay." Mewtwo used its psychic powers to peel off the wrapper, revealing the candy inside.
After the wrapper came off, it vanished without a trace, leaving Mewtwo completely shocked.
Its superpower vanished without a trace, disappearing into thin air.
After a moment of shock, Mewtwo focused its senses again, finally swallowing all five Rare Candies in one bite, making Xia Mu's mouth water.
He hadn't dared to try them before because he was poor, but now that he was rich, a million was nothing to him, and he was tempted to see if the Rare Candies would work on him.
Of course, Xia Mu restrained himself.
Even if he wanted to try them, now wasn't the time.
"This is...my power!! I've gotten stronger so quickly!!" Mewtwo gasped, incredulous.
"Congratulations on getting stronger again! I can see it too, your level has increased from 85 to 90!" Xia Mu said with a smile.
In Xia Mu's eyes, all the information was displayed on the data panel, the level column showing [LV: 90 - LV: ? ? ?].
Mewtwo was even more incredulous upon hearing this.
So, this master could see so deeply.
"After the power boost, there were indeed no discomforts or side effects... Wait! I suddenly remembered that Beedrill must have temporarily eaten these candies to boost its power as well." Mewtwo's memory was remarkable, and it realized this at this moment.
Xia Mu didn't evade the question, nodding in acknowledgment, and said, "At the time, I didn't expect your level to reach 80, while Beedrill's level was only 70! In order to completely suppress you, I had to temporarily boost it another 10 levels to match your level!
"Of course, just matching your level wasn't enough, because your potential is comparable to a legendary Pokémon, while Beedrill is just an ordinary Bug-type Pokémon! So, on top of being at the same level, we also had to rely on the power of Mega Evolution.
"To be honest, it was still very dangerous at the time, because your power increased during the battle, jumping from level 80 to level 85 in one go, fortunately without climbing any higher."
After saying that, Xia Mu even made a gesture of relief.
"Mega Evolution? So that kind of evolution was specifically designed to counter me?" Mewtwo was even more puzzled. Given Xia Mu's meticulous planning, he clearly knew about it all along; otherwise, how could he have been so targeted?
Xia Mu hesitated for a moment when this was mentioned.
Because psychic abilities and aura power could sense each other, Xia Mu couldn't lie, but he could use another method to avoid the question, saying, "Mega Evolution isn't for you. It's a kind of super evolution that many Pokémon can undergo, not just Beedrill, Lucario, and Gyarados. Even you can Mega Evolve, you just need some medium, a Mega Stone, and an Evolution Key..."
Mewtwo fell silent.
Because of this in-depth exchange, Mewtwo truly saw a wider world.
Xia Mu was also a little numb at this moment. He never imagined that a simple conversation would lead to so many things.
He should have known better than to ask Mewtwo's opinion.
But since he was already doing it, he might as well go all the way. Since leveling up required adaptation anyway, he might as well complete the modification and strengthening of IVs and Effort Values all at once.
Without hesitation, Xia Mu spent another 1 million League Coins to buy the Golden Crown and handed it over.
Mewtwo, seeing this, was suspicious again…
…
In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes later, Xia Mu finished modifying Mewtwo's Individual Values (IVs) and Effort Values (EVs).
Looking at the drastically changed data panel, he finally felt much better, especially the friendship level, which had jumped directly from over 150 to 200, skipping a level.
This meant that his confrontation with Mewtwo had been worthwhile.
The only thing unclear was whether there would be an unknown level indicator with three question marks after reaching level 100.
[Mewtwo]
[LV: 90 — LV: ???]
[Gender: Genderless]
[Attribute: Psychic]
[Personality: Timid]
[Ability: Intimidate]
[Moves: Immobilize, Psychic, Swift, Life Drop, Ancient Power, Psychic Blade, Safeguard, Amnesia, Aura Sphere, Psychic, Power Swap, Defense Swap, Mirage, Psychic Smash, Regenerate…]
[Friendship: 200]
[Mood: Happy]
[Mewtwo IVs] [HP: 31 (Trained)]
[Special Attack: 31 (Best)]
[Special Defense: 31 (Best)]
[Attack: 31 (Trained)]
[Defense: 31 (Trained)]
[Speed: 31 (Best)]
[Overall Assessment: Ability after training!]
[Effort Values: HP (0), Attack (0), Defense (0), Special Attack (252), Special Defense (4), Speed (252).]
…
"How do you feel? How much difference is there between your current strength and before?" Xia Mu asked.
Now is the perfect time to inquire about the difference in strength.
If asked later, once they've adapted, they'll forget how weak they were in the past.
"I can feel it. With my current strength, I could easily defeat my previous self. Even if I faced Mega Beedrill again, I could still defeat it," Mewtwo answered directly, even using Mega Beedrill as a comparison.
"If Beedrill heard you say that, it would be furious and would definitely want to fight you," Xia Mu laughed.
"I don't mind fighting it again; I'll definitely win," Mewtwo said confidently. Even if you fight again, you'll still lose.
Xia Mu didn't say this aloud, because with his command abilities, he could easily make Mega Beedrill win against a stronger opponent, unless Mewtwo could unleash an outrageous power.
Moreover, Xia Mu would also level up Beedrill, directly raising it to level 100.
Having considered the matter of boosting Mewtwo, Xia Mu clarified his thoughts: if he was going to boost it, he might as well go all out. He was never one to be stingy, especially since he might need them to compete in the Elite Four Challenge soon.
He was going to crush everyone!
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