"It's not necessary. If you want to travel, go ahead. You are very strong. Normal gym trainers are not your rivals." Gary suggested.
If it weren't for his appearance, A.J would be able to travel in about a month. Now it would take at least one or two more months to start over.
Gary's Pokémon training growth is fixed. If he continues to train, he won't grow much. He will have to fight against various powerful trainers to grow.
Staying here is just a waste of time.
"Really?"
A.J has indeed been working behind closed doors. He has learned training methods from TV and has never fought against gym trainers, so he set the goal of 100 consecutive wins.
"Of course."
Gary took out two badges and continued, "This is the badge I won. One of them is in Cerulean City. The gym is not as difficult as you think. I suggest you go traveling directly. Even if you pursue 100 consecutive wins, there is no Trainer around here who can match you."
"Thank you for your advice, but I don't plan to travel for the time being. I need to prepare." A.J said.
Seeing that A.J was still so persistent, Gary stopped persuading him, left A.J's base, rode away on a mountain bike, and continued his own performance.
...!
Two days later, Gary arrived at Saffron City.
Silver Pokémon Department Store.
Gary was going to evolve Scyther and was going to buy Metal Coat here.
"Guest, is there anything you need?" Arriving at Silver Department Store, the waiter took the initiative to serve.
"I need Metal Coat, is there any here?" Gary asked.
"Guest, do you need Metal Coat as a prop or for Pokémon evolution?" the waiter asked, showing that he was very professional and knew what Metal Coat could do.
"For evolution." Gary said.
"If it is for evolution, our company has specially developed a Metal Coat for evolution, which has a chance to improve the potential of Pokémon." The waiter said.
"Really?"
Gary was very surprised. He originally just wanted to use an ordinary Metal Coat for evolution, but he didn't expect that Silph would develop a Metal Coat for evolution. It's amazing.
"Of course it's true. Our department store is an industry under Silph Co., and we will definitely not tell lies." The waiter assured.
Silph Co. is a world-class company that specializes in the development of Pokémon-related props, and Poké Ball was developed by the company.
"Take me to see it." Gary said.
"Please follow me."
The waiter took Gary to a counter, where evolution props were sold, but there was no Metal Coat on the display cabinet.
"Sir, please wait a moment."
The waiter came to the door of a warehouse, took out a Poké Ball from his pocket and opened it. A humanoid Pokémon appeared. The Pokémon was shaped like a child, with scattered tile-like Decorate objects on its head.
[LV20 Machop♂/Normal]
"Machop!"
Gary was stunned, not understanding why the waiter let Machop out.
Then, the waiter opened the door of the warehouse and took Machop in. After a while, the waiter came out with Machop, who was holding a half-meter-high iron bucket.
Gary looked at the iron bucket in his hand in the bowl. The three words "Metal Coat" were graffitied on the iron sheet. Obviously, the iron bucket was filled with Metal Coat.
"Guest, this Iron Flow is a Metal Coat specifically used for evolution. Just apply it on Pokémon and it will evolve." The waiter introduced.
"Can the potential really be increased?" Gary was more concerned about whether the potential could be improved.
"It can be, but it cannot be guaranteed 100%. Just like the Evolution Stone, we will not guarantee that the potential of Pokémon will be improved after evolution. I hope you can understand." The waiter smiled.
It's like going to the hospital for treatment. No matter what disease you have, the doctor will not guarantee a 100% cure, even for a cold.
"I understand, how much is this Metal Coat?" Gary asked.
"Four million."
"Why is it more expensive than the best Evolution Stone?" Gary was puzzled.
The effect of this Metal Coat for exclusive evolution is similar to that of the best Evolution Stone, so why is the price one million more.
"Because the production of Metal Coat for exclusive evolution is relatively small, the price is relatively more expensive." The waiter explained.
There are only two Pokémon that can be evolved using Metal Coat, namely Onix and Scyther.
Scyther is a rare Pokémon, with a small number, and there are not many Trainers who can capture it.
Onix is too big, and Normal Trainers can't afford to raise it.
Although Onix can eat Rock, the soil in the city will not allow you, Solaceon, to use it.
If you want to feed Onix, you can only go to the wild area to find Rock to eat, which is troublesome to raise.
There are not many Trainers who breed it.
Silph Co. is a big capital, and they also want to make money. The market demand is not high, so the price is naturally expensive.
"Buy it."
Gary took out the attached black card given by Professor Oak.
Seeing the black card, the waiter was shocked. There was the name of the cardholder on it. When he saw Oak in Gary's name, the waiter knew that the boy in front of him was related to the famous Professor Oak.
After paying, the waiter asked enthusiastically: "Sir, this Metal Coat is very heavy. If you use it now, you can evolve it in our store."
"Then use it here." Gary also saw that the Metal Coat was very heavy, otherwise he would not let Machop carry it.
Even if this Machop is just an ordinary potential, its power is very great. The Pokédex says that Machop's power can be comparable to 100 adults, which is definitely an exaggeration, but it has the power of 10 adults.
"Scyther, come out." Gary threw the Poké Ball directly.
The waiter was shocked. The only Pokémon that can be evolved with Metal Coat are Onix and Scyther. This floor can't accommodate Onix. He was relieved to hear that it was Scyther.
"Chirp!"
Scyther came out of the Poké Ball, looked at the surrounding environment, and made sure that he didn't have to fight by himself, so he settled down.
"Scyther, this is Metal Coat. As long as you apply it on your body, you can evolve into Scizor. Remember, you must apply it before you start evolving." Gary reminded.
"Scy!"
Scyther nodded to show that he understood.
Gary had shown Scyther a photo of Scizor before, and Scyther also longed to evolve into Scizor.
"Machop, you can open the lid." Gary said.
"Macho.!"
Machop put the bucket on the ground and opened the lid with force. Inside was a silver liquid object, like some kind of liquid metal.
Gary and the waiter dipped the brush and then broke through Scizor.