"Gyarados, get ready to interrupt. Charge your 'Hydro pump.' Tauros, use 'Double team' and dodge it. Try to attack it with 'Wild charge.'"
Tauros was successful in using Double Team and escaping from it. Darmanitan was hit by 'Hydro pump,' and Tauros added its 'Wild charge' to the mix.
The effect of 'Power swap' and 'Guard swap' was over, and Tauros already got its stats back.
If Tauros was fighting it alone, then it would have been killed by this Darmanitan. This showed that it was still inexperienced. It had trained a lot, but this Darmanitan was 10 years old while Tauros was not even a year old.
By this time, Tauros was already out of confusion. It directly used 'Earthquake' with its full power. It was pissed, very much so, and it wanted to regain its dignity.
Since Darmanitan was hit by 'Hydro pump' and 'Wild charge' before, it was in no condition to dodge the attack. It was hit by it, and Tauros finished it up with 'Raging bull.' The horns of Tauros pierced its body, and it didn't move.
The battle was over, but Tauros was not happy with it. While Absol took care of its opponent with only a few scratches, it had to be helped by Gyarados to even survive. It knew that it had lost the contest with its friend.
"Don't feel down. Experiences like this would help you grow. You still have a lot of time to grow," said Axel, patting its head. Even with Axel's comforting, it knew that it had to improve a lot. It was way behind its peers.
After giving it some potions, he looked at the pseudo-king rank battle. The battle was basically over.
Only 1 pseudo-king rank Pokemon was left, and it was also seriously injured. Charizard was sleeping in the corner, and Nidorino and Mamoswine were fighting against it.
Axel clicked his tongue, seeing Charizard's attitude. It had become extremely powerful, but its arrogance was still there. Axel let it go for this time as it had gone over a huge battle before.
Nidorino and Mamoswine quickly finished the remaining battle.
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Ding!
Special Quest: Kill the leader Darmanitan and 90% of the Darmanitan. Also, help in reviving the Charizard tribe.
Difficulty level: B
Reward: Depends on performance
Failure punishment: Depends on performance.
Status: Completed.
Rewards calculating….
Ding!
Go to Charizard tribe and receive the rewards there.
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"Ohh, the system is still mysterious about the reward. Since the status shows as completed, they must have found other Charizard and returned to the tribe," said Axel.
"Guys, we will sleep here tonight. We will go to the tribe tomorrow," declared Axel.
All of them had fought a huge battle. Naturally, they needed their rest. Traveling at night was not a wise choice too, so he decided to rest here.
He thought about what Morgan and Koga had said. Kent was a strong gym leader. He was the strongest gym in the Kanto region.
After coming here, it was not only Charizard who had powered up. Others like Shedinja, Alakazam, and Nidorino had also gained more experience. They had also leveled up their moves and their stats.
He felt he was ready for Kent now. This would be his last battle, and after winning it, he would go on a massive training program. He would train his Pokemons to the limit and make them ready for the league.
After so much time, he was finally going to get all his gym badges and participate in the league. He knew that if somehow he defeated all the elite 4, which was simply not possible, he could not win against Charles, the current champion.
However, he had to try. Maybe he would gain something or experience something that would make him even stronger.
Thinking about all these coming-up futures, he fell asleep.
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Next day,
They started their journey early in the morning. He wanted to reach there fast and get his rewards. They reached the tribe area at 9 a.m.
"Axel, you are finally here. Thank the gods. The leader has been calling me. He wants us to get there fast," said Rome, giving him a big bear hug.
"So, did you guys find all the Charizard?" asked Axel.
"Yes, we have around 35 of them, including Charmeleon and Charmander," replied Rome.
"Ohh, that is nice," said Axel and came forward to meet the Charizard in the tribe.
The mood in the tribe was very sad right now. They had lost more than 25 members of the tribe, including their leader. Some of them were crying, and some of them looked very depressed.
'Axel, this Charizard is the current leader of the tribe,' said Alakazam, pointing out to one of them.
The leader looked a bit intimidating. It was a head taller than a normal Charizard, and it was a pseudo-king rank Pokemon.
It came near Axel's Charizard and gave a low bow, saying something in its language.
'The leader thanks Charizard for its contribution and wants to appoint it as the leader of the tribe,' translated Alakazam.
Obviously, Charizard refused the offer. It knew that it would grow stronger with Axel, and Axel was its family. It would never leave its family.
Normally, when a Charizard met another stranger Charizard, they would fight without asking any questions. Charizards were the type of Pokemons that liked to show their dominance.
However, Axel's Charizard had clearly defeated the leader Darmanitan and also saved them. So, it was clearly stronger. That was why they didn't fight.
They talked for some time, and finally, Alakazam translated it, 'Even though Charizard refused, it still wants it to be leader. It doesn't have to be here to be the leader.
The competition would come after 4 years. Fire-type Pokemons from all over the world would come here to compete. It wants Charizard to participate in it in 4 years and win for its tribe.'
Axel was okay with it. If it was a fight in the competition, then he had no problems with it. The fight in this competition would boost Charizard's experience and its power.
He would also be able to see all kinds of fire-type Pokemons and their abilities. Maybe he would get lucky and catch one of them.
Axel told Charizard about his thinking, and then it agreed.
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Ding!
The reward for the special quest has been decided.
Reward 1: Charizard would be the leader of the tribe, and the host could ask them for their help when needed.
Reward 2: Sub- quest has been generated. After 4 years, the red flame orb in the cave for Darmanitan would be completed. If the host could maintain the quantity of the Darmanitan tribe to 5 (excluding babies) till the end of 4 years, Charizard could take that orb and grow stronger.
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Both of the rewards were lucrative. A tribe of untrained Charizards may not be very powerful. But if Axel could give them resources and training manuals, then they would grow stronger.
He can then ask for their help when he needed them.
The second reward was the most enticing. A single flame orb had made it so powerful. What would happen if it could get the other orb? As of right now, Charizard could not take that orb as it told Axel that it would not get any benefits from it.
However, as per the system, if Axel could maintain the quantity of Darmanitan, then it could get those orbs. He was excited by it.
They decided to move to the base after 1 hour.
While they were prepping to go, Gogoat came near and started to say something.
'It says that it is ready to fight Hypno now,' translated Alakazam.
"No, you are not ready yet," said Axel.
Gogoat started to give loud moos to Axel.
'It is asking why? It is already a pseudo-king rank Pokemon.'
"If you want to fight it right now, you have to follow my condition. Others would help you in the fight."
It denied the condition. It wanted to kill the Hypno with its toes and horns.
"Gogoat, you said that I am a good trainer, so believe me when I say that you are not ready. You had just become a pseudo-king rank Pokemon recently. That Hypno must have been a pseudo-king rank for some time now.
If you go there to fight, you may win. But do you really want to win like that, to have a close fight? I thought that you wanted to crush its spirits.
So, wait for some time. I will say this. Before going to the league, we will go there for Hypno. If you can improve well, we could also go there faster," said Axel.
After thinking for some time, Gogoat nodded its head and went back. It promised itself that it would train harder and become stronger. It wanted to complete this mission as fast as it could.
It took 2 days for them to reach the base. The group welcomed them, and Rome was hugged by his teammates.
"I can't believe that you guys were alive," said Adam with a happy face.
Axel and Rome also told them what they had discovered. The caves, the tribes, and the ancient language.
"Hmm. We will decipher it later. But first, we will go out of this island. It has been a long time. Everything has been packed. Let's move out."
Finally, they were going to get out of here.