The normal-type Pokemons in the Johto region were really disappointing. They didn't have strong Pokemons like Slaking but this was not the game but the real world. Even a weak Pokemon could be very strong here.
Regarding the unusual evolutions, he could only think of 2 Pokemons. Ursaring and Girafarig. Both of them had different ways of evolution and yes none of them had been discovered till now. Axel was not interested in both of the Pokemons.
Ursaluna, the further evolution of Ursaring was very strong but he was not very interested in that Pokemon. He had to find a new evolution of Mr. Mime to satisfy Lumos, the wandering sage, so he was already busy.
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"Axel, Primeape is going to be very crucial in this gym battle. You should not underestimate this gym battle. It is going to be very tough on you.", said Red.
"Sigh, I know. I think I would have to seriously train Gary from now on.", said Axel.
Primeape had just mastered its ability and it had not concentrated a lot on the move mastery or even its stats mastery. So, it was still a bit far from reaching elemental rank.
Axel sighed. A lot of work has to be done and he was feeling tired by just thinking about it.
It was when Axel heard about the notification and this surprised him a lot.
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Ding!
Pidgeot has created a new electric type move. Name the move.
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Axel just could not believe that Pidgeot would be so fast to even create a move. If it was motivated, it might even kill Arceus.
Axel knew the nature of the move as he had been directing Pidgeot on how to create it.
"Name it, 'Electric wings'", said Axel.
Axel then looked at the description of the move.
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Electric wings: All the power of electricity would be concentrated in wings. This would let Pidgeot fly at a high speed and also attack with electric wings.
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This was a simple move but it was very hard to learn. 'Parabolic charge' would cover all of Pidgeot's body as it would charge towards the enemy. There were a lot of disadvantages to it. First of all, it becomes difficult for Pidgeot to change direction as the speed was high and also due to electric current passing on its body. The power of the attack was high but it was not so high that it would end the battle in one shot.
Now, 'Electric wings' were a bit different. The power of electricity was concentrated on wings which would improve the destructive power. If Pidgeot would someday be able to
combine 'Electric wings' with moves like 'Wing attack' then its
power would be more than double.
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Axel looked at the stats of Pidgeot and realized that all of its stats had reached SS rank. It now only needed to create a pre- domain move. Pidgeot was happy that it created a new move. So, it was flying at a high speed to enjoy the breath of fresh air.
When it saw Axel, it came down and put its head on Axel's
chest to show affection.
"Flappy, you did a good job. Rest for some time and then show me the power of your new move. Now, you only have to create a pre-domain move and then you will reach king rank.", said Axel.
Flappy was happy that it would be a king-rank Pokemon very soon. Honestly, Axel was surprised that it could grow so quickly. He had never expected it to reach king rank in a month but it looked like it was really going to be possible.
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Axel wanted Lucario to participate in this battle instead of Aerodactyl as it as a fighting type Pokemon too but it was just starting its training and it had not even reached rare rank. rare rank was the minimum.
Meanwhile, Aerodactyl was close to reaching elemental rank.
Just after a day, Lucario was finally able to learn its new move. Axel called it 'Sword aura' and it was a pretty powerful move. If it focused enough, it would be able to extend the blue
sword that was coming out of its hands and its destructive power was also very impressive. It looked like a lightsaber.
Everything was going at a good pace when Axel received a call after a few days.
Tring.. Tring... Tring. .Tring..
Tring.. Tring... Tring. .Tring.. Katchak.
"Hello."
"Hello sir, it is me Hector.", said Hector over the phone. "Yes, I was expecting you. Did you go to the league and tell
them and did we fulfill the first requirement?", asked Axel.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, we did. Some of the league members came to verify our claim and they returned satisfied. Sir, after verifying that we were able to fulfill the first requirement, I was able to meet Gerad."
"What did he say?"
"He said that right now there were no announcements of tides, so we may have to wait for a bit of time but he will inform us as soon as possible when a tide comes.", said Hector.
"Oh really?"
"Yes, Gerad is telling a lie. I saw on the news that there are actually 2 tide battles going to happen after a few days.", said Hector.
"Let him play his game. He just wants just to give us a difficult tide mission but we will be ready. How are the new members holding up?"
"They are doing a good job and it looks like they would fit
the team perfectly. However, Krishna is a bit different."
"Yes, he is a bit different. If he has any good ideas, tell him to contact me directly and I will sort it out."
After talking with Hector for some time, Axel hung off the phone. He then immediately told Red about Gerad and his behavior.
"Gerad is slipping out of hands. He thinks that he is a god now.", remarked Red.
"Yes, I think he is making us wait so that we will have to fight a difficult tide battle.", said Axel.
"That is exactly what he is doing. Bear it for some time, you
will find a way.", said Red patting his back.
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Squirtle, the new Pokemon had learned all the moves that Axel had told it to learn. Axel had to admit that its talent in learning new moves was extraordinary. It didn't learn them from TMs but on its own.
All 3 Magnemites were also on the verge of learning all the moves that Axel had told them to.
It was now time for Squirtle to have its first battle experience. It had been training on its body stats too. For some reason, it was very hyped about getting stronger.
Axel didn't know that Squirtle was only doing this so that it could rest in the future. If it became a lot stronger at a faster rate, it could rest for some days and sleep for a long time. This was its plan.
Before Squirtle could have its first battle experience, Axel had a lot of things to do. Like training Primeape and the other 2 Pokemons that were going to participate in the battle.
Axel was very confident with his lineup but since he had heard a lot about Whitney's gym, he just wanted to make sure. Now, since Primeape had mastered its sleep, it could train for a long time and that was a bonus.
Of course, Axel didn't want Primeape to overdo it but since he didn't have much time, Primeape had to train harder.
So, the training started. Axel wanted Primeape to modify some of its existing moves to level 40, so that it would have a surprise effect in the battle. It first targeted some of the moves that it wanted to modify for a long time.
Like 'Beat up', 'Counter', and 'Karate chop'. 'Beat up' could
be very dangerous if it was used successfully.
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A few days passed by and now only 10 days were left. Axel had already booked his gym battle and he was ready for it. His training had also taken a sharp turn.
Now, he could fight with Xatu when it gives him multiple wounds and the wounds would not even affect him but he could still not bear the pain of his hands and legs being broken. How did he know?
Of course, he tried it but the pain was just too much to ignore. At that time, Axel was immediately called out from the illusion but he still needed a lot of time to forgo the psychological pain.
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"Togetic, just think about it. This is your natural instinct. It should not be learned or created. This is something that you already possess. You just have to unlock it.", said Axel.
Togetic nodded its head and then started to feel the surroundings. It could already feel the mysterious energy that was all around it. It calmed down and then tried with a new vigor and this time,
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Ding!
Togetic has learned a new passive move. Name the move.
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"Let's call it 'Feelings'", said Axel.
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Ding!
Togetic has fulfilled all the requirements for the rank-up. Ding!
Togetic is now ranking up elemental rank.
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Finally, it had learned the passive move that Axel wanted it to learn. It had been trying to learn this move for a long time now and it had already been more than a month since it tried.
Axel didn't need to give it any sort of type enhancing items and it had already consumed 'Fairy Dew' and the effects of it had still not been fully utilized.
Giving it any type of enhancing item might be bad for its health too as the energy that it had stored was already too much.
This was not the first time that Axel had seen a Pokemon rank up to elemental rank but this was the first of the youngest Pokemon that was able to achieve it. Axel was a bit emotional about it.
The rustling of the winds and grasses on the ground had not stopped but the pink glow that was surrounding Togetic had started to diminish. After a couple of minutes, it had already completely gone and now everything stood in its proper place as if nothing unusual had happened here.
"Toge.. Togetic!!!!", it shouted with happiness. The feeling of ranking up was one of the best feelings in the entire world. Axel also knew this feeling as he was also an elemental rank human.
It started to fly around and started to use some of its moves to attack the sky. The power of its moves had increased to a new height and it had become very powerful compared to before.
Axel let it enjoy for some time as he concentrated on its status page. He wanted to see how good it had become.