"When I set off again to continue my journey after that big event, I was no longer the newcomer who was well known in the research community and unknown in the trainer community. Everyone was in awe of me in a different way, which led to me and my Pokémon having a 'hard time' in the beginning."
————Sinnoh Regional League Champion and Director of the Legends Institute, Rope.
Rope took a deep breath as he looked at the gray, austere looking building, but with the heavy feeling of an ancient rock.
This was Pewter Gym, the first gym Rope intended to challenge. As for why he didn't challenge Viridian Gym...
That gym really wasn't for the faint of heart...
Blue had left a few Pokémon of his own from each echelon somewhere, and you're dealing with Pokémon that fight intensely without a trainer's command based on their own fighting instincts and experience, so the difficulty has been reduced a lot, right?
But why does Viridian Gym still have the lowest number of badges issued in all of Kanto League?
Have you ever seen a gym with a minimum standard of resident Pokémon that's only slightly less than the other Gym Leader's ace?
This Blue guy is the one who's really inappropriate. And Rope was certain that Blue would dare to personally command a team against him if he dared to challenge Viridian Gym.
Don't ask, it's love...
Rope will never admit that the reason for being targeted like this is because...
Stripping Blue naked while swimming in the river with him and then hiding his clothes...
Swapping Blue's toothpaste for mustard...
Tying Blue's shoelaces together in a dead knot while he was making plans...
...
Suddenly this guy doesn't feel like he deserves pity...
Rope believes that his and Green's friendship (****) is not something that can be hurt by a little joke like this! Even if Green let Blastoise hit him with a high-pressure water cannon, let Rhyperior hit him with a Rock Tomb, let Lapras hit him with an Ice Beam... these must all be normal avenues for good friends to use to communicate in a friendly manner!
But Rope is still very self-conscious about his current level, even if he can hang, but Red and Blue are not hangers-on?
And these two guys open hanging time than Rope earlier than two or three years... these two guys a year to reach the level of the championship level, not to mention now are two or three years past, hard power gap can not be easily made up for, otherwise Rope open is not hanging, he is playing private services...
So Rope is going to take it one step at a time, play the Gym, get his badges, go to the Indigo Plateau Conference, and then...turn around and challenge Lily of the Valley Conference, and then fuck the Elite Four champions over, and get Cynthia laid off to bring up the kids! The baby!
Heh heh heh 乛乛乛.
Brock looks at the guy smiling happily in front of his Gym, with a big question in his small eyes.
Why? Why did Brock see himself in this guy's expression?
It's an illusion, it must be an illusion. Speaking of which... should I go to the Poké Center to express my condolences to Miss Joy? The recent "big event" has made Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny very busy. As the gym leader of Pewter Gym, I "really" and "should" go to express my condolences to these hard-working people!
Heh heh heh heh.
God forbid... how did we let these two guys get together?
Half the time ...
"Hello Gym Leader Brock! I'm a new trainer here to challenge Gym, Rope from Pallet Town!"
Rope extends his hand to Brock in a serious manner.
"Hello Mr. Rope, I've heard great things about you for a long time! Your feats in 'The Big Event' are there for all to see. It's rumored that you've fought off the Ultra Demon God Hoopa, subdued Entei, and thwarted the plans of the masterminds behind the scenes! You must be a legendary trainer."
Brock shook Rope's hand with the same seriousness and then said.
Rope listened to Brock's words, a humble smile appeared on his face, "No no, just a little merit that is not worth mentioning, I heard that Brock Gym Leader you also contributed a great deal in this evacuation operation. The citizens of Pewter City have a Gym Leader who thinks that being upright and strong like you is really a blessing for them! It's a blessing for them!"
"No no no, just doing what I should have done." Brock said with a blushing face.
But in reality, in the bottom of these two guys' hearts...
[Good boy, if you can talk, talk more!] × 2
"Alright! No more chatting so much! I'll call you Rope. Let's start the sparring match with the gray badge as a bet!"
"Okay, Brock! Let's begin!"
Both of them had an expression like they were on the verge of a fight. After exchanging glances, each walked to their own half of the field.
"The match will be 3v3, and I'll do my duty as a dojo trainer, so I won't admit defeat so easily! Rope!" shouted Brock with great vigor.
"Good! I'll do my best as well! And please Gym Leader Brock, please teach me more!"
Rope had a billion questions about Brock's "I won't admit defeat so easily", but the trainer's eyes met and that was the beginning of the fight!
Though he couldn't see Brock's eyes at all, his little voice pressed.
The referee on the sidelines, seeing that both men had gathered enough momentum, waved his flag and shouted, "Match, begin!"
"Come out, Charmander!"
"Come out, Golem!"
Very well the other team sent out Golem (Charmander)!
...
What the hell is Golem (Charmander)?
Rope and Brock both had a "What are you doing!" looks.
Neither of them could get their heads around the situation, so they were caught in a weird situation.
This was not the case for the two Pokémon on the field. Charmander looked at the Golem, which was much stronger than the Nidoking in the forest, with a grave expression on his face.
Achieving victory with a trainer was the pursuit of a Pokémon, and Charmander was equally undaunted in the face of a powerful opponent. Although he didn't hear Rope's instructions, he thought that Rope would want to let himself have a test run first, after all, this is one of the ways they usually train to play.
The opponent was strong! But you can't lose without a fight! That would be a shame for a warrior!
So Charmander condensed flaming arm armor on his arm and attacked towards Golem with a single grab.
Golem, on the other hand, thought that his trainer had sent him to deal with this Charmander, which meant that this Charmander must not be easy, and he had to be careful!
So Golem Dig plans to dodge the blow.
When Charmander's flaming "Scratch" was about to hit Golem's body, Golem quickly ducked underground and waited for an opportunity to move.
Charmander's blow was unsuccessful and his target disappeared, so he could only look around cautiously and vigilantly, thinking about his next move.
And at this point, the two trainers were still in a state of confusion.