"I almost forgot the main task. System, give the rare candy to the Shiny Magikarp, and then check the Magikarp's stats."
Kosaburo's(Butch's) appearance made Gary almost forget to give the Magikarp the rare candy and check its stats. Fortunately, he remembered it now.
Rare candy can increase a Pokémon's experience points by 3000, which can still help Magikarp level up. As for Deino, it can earn experience by itself. After all, it is much easier for it to level up compared to Magikarp. It can evolve at level 50, unlike Magikarp, which must reach level 30 to evolve into Gyarados, which is still very challenging!
After giving the rare candy, the system opened Magikarp's stats panel.
''Pokémon:'' Magikarp [Shiny]
''Classification:'' Fish Pokémon
''Type:'' Water
''Level:'' 9 [150/800]
''Next stage:'' Gyarados [Evolves at Level 30]
''HP:'' 320
''Physical Attack:'' 125
''Special Attack:'' 105
''Special Defense:'' 120
''Defense:'' 120
''Speed:'' 135
''Ability:'' Swift Swim [Speed doubles in rain]
''Moves:'' Splash, Water Gun
After reading Magikarp's stats, Gary was not disappointed but smiled and said, "Shiny Magikarp is really different. Its stats are much higher than those of ordinary Magikarp. Moreover, after leveling up, it has learned Water Gun. This adds to its combat abilities. However, compared to Deino, its abilities are still lacking. The level 5 Deino has similar stats to this Magikarp, but considering the average stats of Magikarp, this is great, and it's worth my effort to catch it. But the Splash move is really too useless."
Regarding the shiny Magikarp's stats, Gary was not disappointed. In fact, some aspects made Gary's eyes light up, but the Splash move was too useless.
If this move had some effect, Gary could accept it, but the problem is that this move has no other effect except making Magikarp jump.
Too weak!
"Forget it, since I caught it, I should have expected it to have such a move. It's fate. Fortunately, it has also learned Water Gun, which can be seen as some consolation." When Gary saw the Splash move, he was extremely disappointed. If it weren't for its high overall stats and the fact that it had learned Water Gun, it might have become a knot in his heart that he could never untie. Because this kind of weak Pokémon is not worthy of being a rare shiny Pokémon. It's better to catch it and keep it at home as an ornamental fish!
After fully understanding the current situation of the Shiny Magikarp, Gary continued toward Viridian City.
Along the way, Gary was in a very good mood. After all, his Shiny Magikarp's strength was good. If it were someone else, they would probably be woken up by laughter in their sleep.
After walking for more than an hour, Gary felt a little tired, so he found a big tree to rest under, thinking of taking a break before continuing. But at that moment, a man suddenly jumped out from behind the tree where he was resting, pointed at him, and said, "Are you a trainer from Pallet Town?"
Gary was startled by the sudden appearance of this person and subconsciously jumped up from the ground.
"Hey, you almost scared me to death jumping out like that," Gary said with some dissatisfaction, thinking the man was acting strangely.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think much about it. If I scared you, please forgive me," the man said after a moment of thought, walking in front of Gary, bowing deeply, and sincerely apologizing.
"Okay, fine. You're really a weirdo. See you later," Gary said, seeing the man apologize so sincerely. He wanted to say more, but after the apology, he couldn't find the words. He decided to let it go.
"Wait a minute, can you battle me?" the man quickly asked as Gary was about to leave.
"Battle you? Why?" Gary asked in confusion.
"To be honest, two trainers from Pallet Town came before, and I battled them, but I lost both times. So I decided to challenge every trainer from Pallet Town I meet," the man explained.
At this point, Gary recognized who he was. This guy was the first trainer Ash battled in the anime, known as the Samurai Boy. He had a large armor and a Metapod. His strength wasn't very impressive, as he had been practicing in the forest, trying to train his own Pokémon.
"I see, I accept your challenge. But since it's a challenge, I don't even know your name. That's probably not very polite," Gary said, agreeing to the challenge while asking the man's name. After all, it's a challenge, and not knowing the opponent's name would be inappropriate, Gary thought.
"The name is just a label, but since you're asking, you can call me Samurai Boy. It's one of my code names, and you can treat it as my name," the man replied.
"In that case, Samurai Boy, let's start. I'm in a hurry now," Gary said.
"Okay, great. Come out, Metapod, use Harden!" the Samurai Boy said excitedly, sending out Metapod.
"It seems you want to rely on Harden to wear me down, but do you think that's possible? Deino, use Tackle," Gary commanded.
The battle began. Gary turned to the Samurai Boy, already understanding his strategy to deal with Deino, and he would not let him succeed. Deino's attack successfully hit Metapod, sending it flying backward. However, Metapod's defense was outstanding, and it withstood Deino's attack, which had greatly improved abilities. It did not fall immediately, which was impressive.
"I think it's better to give up. Your Metapod's defense is indeed outstanding, but it clearly lacks combat abilities. Are you sure you still want to compete with me in its current state?" Gary asked.
At this point, the Samurai Boy was a bit helpless. His Metapod was weak. Besides Harden, it also had String Shot, but facing Deino, its chances of winning were slim.
"The outcome is still uncertain! Don't be too happy too soon! Metapod, use String Shot!" the Samurai Boy said.
As the opponent launched an attack, Gary commanded Deino to use Dragon Rage. This attack hit Metapod directly, causing it to lose its combat ability on the spot.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for defeating level 20 Metapod. Deino gained 400 experience points."
"Congratulations to the host for Deino leveling up to level 6."