Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 15: Nibi City Gym

Natsume stroked his chin, lost in deep thought.

In reality, the Master Ball's function is not as amazing as it is in the game.

If you capture a Pokémon without going through a battle and gaining its recognition, there is a high possibility that any Pokémon with even a little bit of strength, let alone a Legendary Pokémon, will "abandon" its trainer in the future.

But despite this, the Master Ball in reality is expensive to make, is controlled by the League and is in short supply, and its price has been driven up to a sky-high price due to the gimmick of being able to "capture" Pokémon 100%.

After all, if you are lucky enough to catch a mythical beast and seal it up using special means, even if you cannot command it or use it, it will still be something the rich can brag about to their friends and it has extremely high collection value.

Therefore, the market price of each Master Ball is generally hyped up to around 50 million.

Originally, Natsume planned to tighten his belt and work hard for a few months to buy a Master Ball from the League.

After all, if he wanted to develop the Poké Ball Rotom, the best solution would naturally be to use the Poké Ball with the best performance, that is, the Master Ball, as the final carrier.

"Natsume, what are you thinking about?"

Xiaoxia sat opposite Natsume, holding her chin and looking at him curiously.

She only now realized that an unreliable adult like Natsume was actually a Pokémon researcher.

He is also a researcher at the Oak Research Institute.

Professor Oak has a very high status in the scientific research community in Kanto. Anyone who has a little connection with the Alliance has basically heard of his name.

"I was thinking about Ash."

Natsume turned and looked at Xiaoxia.

Hearing this, Xiaoxia was stunned.

"Well, as a companion, I actually hope that Smart wins."

Xiaoxia seemed a little embarrassed about her previous lack of confidence in Xiaozhi.

"No, I hope he loses quickly."

"???"

Xiaoxia looked at Natsume with a strange expression. Natsume had already stood up and walked straight towards Wu Neng. He patted his shoulder and said:
"Come on, uncle, let's go pick up Xiaozhi."

"Huh? He just set off?"

Behind, Xiaoxia caught up with confusion.

"3"

Natsume glanced at her and said a number as before.

"What do you mean? Xiaozhi loses in three minutes?"

"Well, you finally guessed it right."

Xiaoxia: "."

"System, turn on the random skill machine."

Natsume muttered in his heart, and the next moment, a crisp mechanical sound rang in his mind:
[Skill Machine Randomly, Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Skill Machine - Grass Knot. The following is an introduction to the Grass Knot under the influence of the game venue rules. It is for reference only:]

【Grass knot: grass, special.】

[Power: Varies, Accuracy: 100, PP: 20 (30), Priority: 0]

[It is a contact move, affected by Hold, not affected by Magic Reflection, cannot be snatched, affected by Parrot, and affected by items such as King's Certificate.]

[Effect: Wraps and trips the opponent with grass. The heavier the opponent, the greater the power. Ineffective against Gigantamax Pokémon.]

Tying a grass knot?
Natsume paused, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

This is a very interesting skill that can increase the power of the move based on the opponent's weight, with the highest power being six times the lowest power.

If Natsume remembers correctly, Grass Knot can exert its maximum power against Pokémon weighing more than 200KG, which is almost as powerful as the Grass-attribute ultimate move Sunlight (Sun Flame).

"System, teach Pikachu how to tie a Grass Knot."

Natsume threw the skill machine to his middle-parted hair without any hesitation.

"Pickup?"

Inside the Pokéball, a Pikachu, who was dozing off, suddenly sat up in shock.

[Due to the rules of the game venue, it is recommended that the host forget one of Pikachu's skills and replace it with Grass Knot.] "Forgotten Impact."

Natsume waved his hand without hesitation.

In fact, he personally feels that some battle venues, apart from allowing him to achieve unexpected victory, are not as fun as real battles.

Just like Pokémon moves.

Due to the rules of the battle field, Pokémon can only carry four skills.

But in reality, most Pokémon have more than four skills - things like hitting and wagging the tail are impossible to forget.

However, judging from the literature Natsume has read so far, Pokémon do have a learning limit for some complex skills.

This is related to the Pokémon's talent and effort. The poor ones can't even achieve the four standard skills of the game, while the top-talented ones can even learn seven or eight complex skills.

Among them, the learning ability of Pokémon varies according to their attributes, with the psychic attribute having the strongest learning ability.
Natsume briefly recalled some of the literature he had read in his early years.

The Pikachu with a middle part that he chose was the one he carefully bred, and its attributes were the best among all Pikachus.

The final combination of skills was also planned by Natsume early on: thunder, defense, grass knot, rain prayer, draft, electric ball, high-five surprise attack, etc.

Among these, except for the high-five surprise attack inherited from the middle-parted hair and the grass knot that it just acquired, it doesn't know any other moves.

There is no way. The middle-parted hairstyle is only level 21 now. Many moves can only be learned after reaching a certain level, not to mention the other skills. I can only wait for the system to output them.

As they walked, Natsume pulled out the red and white ball containing the middle-parted hairstyle.

Through the system function, Natsume easily saw what his Pikachu was doing - the middle-parted Pikachu suddenly sat up as if it had been electrocuted.

But within two seconds, he yawned again and lay down, still covered with the small blanket he had taken from Natsume's tent.

"I was wondering why I took the wrong one that day. It turns out you took it away."

Looking at the lazy middle-parted hair, Natsume was furious.

How can you sleep soundly with a Pikachu this age, with such great talent and such a perfect master? The Pikachu next door at Xiaozhi's house is now more than ten levels higher than yours!
"We're here. Hey, Natsume, what are you doing walking in there?"

Outside the Nibe City Gym, Misty stopped and was about to call out to Natsume who was walking into the gym.

"Ah? Natsume-san, why are you here too?"

When Natsume walked in, he happened to see the dejected Xiaozhi coming out.

"Of course, challenging the gym."

Looking at the weak Pikachu in Xiaozhi's arms, Natsume casually threw two bottles of medicine to him.

"Oh! I want to see!"

Xiaozhi took the medicine and sprayed it on Pikachu while following Natsume into the Nibe City Gym.

"What? These two people."

Outside, Xiaoxia covered her head, took two steps forward, and looked back at Wu Neng:
"Uncle, don't you want to come in and take a look?"

"Well, uh, I'll just wait outside."

Wu Neng scratched his head, seeming a little panicked.

Xiaoxia narrowed her eyes. She felt that the uncle in front of her was even more suspicious, but she didn't say much. She turned around and caught up with Natsume and the others.

"Natsume-san, Natsume-san, do you also want to participate in the league competition? I have a new strong opponent!"

Seeing Natsume showing an attitude of challenging the gym, Xiaozhi was very excited, as if he had found a kindred spirit.

"Of course, the prize money for the league competition is very generous."

"Huh? Natsume-san, are you going there for the prize money?"

Xiaozhi scratched his head, seemingly confused.

The group walked quickly and arrived at the Nibi City Gym in just a few minutes.

The arena where Xiaozhi had previously fought had not yet been cleared, and a squinty-eyed young man in a green vest was standing in the middle of the arena.

Noticing the group of people approaching, Xiaogang looked at Xiaozhi in surprise, and then turned his gaze to Natsume who was walking in front.

"Are you a new challenger? Perfect, you've already warmed up!"

(End of this chapter)