Pokémon: My Bonds has a big problem

"And then, there's one last thing."

Ange stood up, looked at Jiro and said, "Show me your full strength. Don't use your brother's Pokémon. Use your own. Let me see if you are confident you can pass the test if something goes wrong."

After all, it is still a world where strength is king. If the gym owner is strong enough, no matter how irresponsible he is, the alliance will at most fine him. After all, for the gym owner, protecting the local security is also a very important responsibility.

Strength is the most important part of the gym assessment.

Jiro straightened his expression, then nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Ange!"

Chapter 174 Evolution Mission

Ange really had no idea about Jiro's strength.

But he was very clear about one thing.

There is no way that the gym owner's family can do anything honest.

Although Pokémon are not given to children until they are ten years old, the Pokémon given to them are not at the same level as the initial Pokémon other children receive, or the Pokémon they catch themselves.

High-quality initial Pokémon that are carefully cultivated, lovingly cared for, and patiently taught will progress much faster than ordinary Pokémon and will be more loyal.

Ange himself is actually the same.

Vivian not only left him the hunting cursor, but also the Land Shark.

That’s right, Angge’s original partner Pokémon should have been Garchomp.

Although Ange didn't often take Gargoyle out, it was indeed the case when he registered as a forest ranger. As for why he didn't often take Gargoyle out, it was of course because of Han Qiansui's prohibition. But Gargoyle also knew that this was inappropriate. So unless it was a very dangerous mission, Gargoyle would not be Ange's follower. After all, Ange didn't have the ability to only use Gargoyle at that time. If Gargoyle always followed him, Ange's command ability would definitely be greatly reduced.

But now Ange's command ability certainly doesn't need Lie Bite Lu Shark and Han Qiansui to worry about. But now Ange doesn't need Lie Bite Lu Shark anymore.

In addition to Ange having his own team, Garchomp's owner is still Vivian. Ange will not steal his mother's Pokémon, even if his mother wants to give it to him, he may not take it.

However, taking himself and those people he had met before as examples, Ange could actually have a certain understanding of Jiro's strength.

Especially since Jiro didn't go out to travel when he should have. They were used to sacrificing for each other. Jiro would probably wait until his brother could accept the Deep Gray Gym before he could go on a trip.

But Jiro has experienced a lot of battles over the years. If he has a little talent, he can become a pretty good trainer by relying on the amount of battles and resources.

However, Jiro, standing in front of the battle stage, scratched his head as he looked at Ange across from him, and said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Ange, because I am now the acting gym leader, I am not traveling, so the only Pokémon that belongs to me now is my initial partner. So let's play one-on-one, okay?"

Ange smiled and shrugged, "You are the gym leader, you make the decision."

The rules of the challenge are determined by the gym owner, as long as they meet the alliance's combat requirements. If the gym owner requires a two-on-two, or a six-four doubles, or a six-three singles, the challenger can only abide by the rules.

Of course, wild fighting is not allowed. This thing violates the league rules. It cannot be used to test new trainers.

Otherwise, the casualty rate may not be able to be controlled.

After hearing what Ange said, Jiro couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then his expression became much more resolute, and his eyes... well, Ange couldn't see his eyes clearly. This family all had squinty eyes, and even if they opened their eyes as wide as possible, Ange still couldn't see clearly.

It transformed into a chatterbox and stood on Ange's shoulder. It was definitely not the one that would fight today. If nothing unexpected happened, it would not be Gengar. This little guy's strength probably hadn't reached the level of a true gym leader yet. Even if it did, it would still be far behind the combination of Ange and Gengar.

and so……

"Come out! Squirtle!"

Ange released his Squirtle.

Jiro looked at the Squirtle, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

He felt that Mr. Ange underestimated him. Wasn't his previous performance too disappointing?

But Ange is a very smart man, so he said to Jiro: "Don't underestimate Squirtle, it is very powerful."

"Jenny!"

Squirtle showed off his muscles to Jiro. In fact, Squirtle's current energy level is enough to evolve into Squirtle or even Blastoise.

But it just kept suppressing itself from evolving. Ange asked Squirtle what he thought, and Squirtle wanted to continue to lay a solid foundation. Although its foundation was already solid enough, it always felt it was not enough.

Ange did not force it. As long as it does not affect the health of Pokémon, it is also what a trainer should do to meet the Pokémon's request as much as possible.

Jiro took a deep breath and threw out the only Poké Ball that belonged to him in the entire gym.

"Come out! Super Armored Rhino!"

Soon, a sturdy Pokémon with orange and black stripes on its body, and its abdomen and vital parts covered with a material similar to "protective gear", appeared on the field.

The protective gear on its body can even withstand volcanic eruptions. It can also use the protective gear to deflect enemy attacks, and use its proud drill to pierce the opponent when the opponent shrinks back.

The Rhino will fill the holes in its palms with rocks, then forcefully contract its muscles and stretch them out in an instant, launching the rocks in its hands. Occasionally, it will launch small fist rocks and stone balls, and can load 3 in each hand.

Ange couldn't help but widen his eyes. He really didn't expect that Jiro's Pokémon would actually be a Rhyno.

This thing’s combat effectiveness is not low.

"As a gym leader, I will take action later."

Jiro was obviously in the right state. Even though it was Ange standing opposite him, he still showed the aura of a gym leader.

Ange nodded as she watched. She had to admit that Jiro could indeed become a qualified gym leader. Even if Xiaogang stopped being a gym leader, the Deep Gray Gym wouldn't have to worry about having no successors.

Maybe there is no need to worry, after all, there are too many brothers and sisters. With a large base, the probability of producing talents is naturally high.

Ange didn't bother to be polite with Jiro.

"Squirtle, water gun!"

Of course, the current Squirtle is a strengthened Squirtle.

"Super Armored Rhino! Drill straight ahead!"

Jiro responded directly. After he gave the order, the Rhino roared and rushed towards Squirtle.

Ange looked at the two men in front of him who had already started fighting, and Ange already had a basic estimate of Jiro's strength in his mind.

Barely meeting the requirements of a gym trainer. After a period of training, one can indeed be considered a gym trainer. However, there are many trainers of this level, and the reason why they cannot all be called gym trainers is that most people of this level cannot afford to open a gym.

Ange didn't care too much about the first wave of confrontation.

Everyone is just testing.

He glanced at his task panel.

"Bond Upgrade Mission: Turtle and Snake

Content: Win three gym battles with Squirtle (0/3), Win three gym battles with Onix (0/3)

Reward: The bond of 'Turtle and Snake Generals' is upgraded to the bond of '???'"

Ange is now something to look forward to.

Chapter 175 Gray Badge

Jiro experienced what it felt like to be sweating profusely.

He knew before that Ange's strength must be amazing. But he really didn't expect that a Squirtle sent by Ange could be so powerful.

It's not surprising that Angge's Pokémon is powerful. But when Angge's Pokémon is a Squirtle, and this Squirtle can beat his own Mega Rhydon, the whole story becomes very surprising.

That's right, Squirtle is beating up Rhyno right now.

"Jenny!"

The water gun came out from behind the Super Armored Rhino and hit its less protected shoulder. While causing some damage, the Super Armored Rhino's original action of punching to the left was also interrupted, and the overall balance had a slight problem, so the Super Armored Rhino staggered.

Squirtle didn't miss this opportunity, and immediately fired his water cannon. And...

"Water cannon...three bursts?"

Now, Jiro was really scratching his head.

The fighting power of this Squirtle was a little too strong, and even made Jiro feel a little dreamy.

It's not like he hasn't seen those strong ones who have been cultivating their initial Pokémon. That is, they keep the Pokémon at the initial stage and then develop their potential. This is indeed one of the paths that Pokémon trainers can choose.

Is this the same path that Ange took?

Jiro was a little confused for a moment.

But no matter what, he is now doomed to fail. So if we really want to talk about it, there is not much room for persistence.

Ange was watching the current battle situation with great interest.

Under Jiro's command, the Rhino rushed towards Squirtle. Squirtle quickly dodged and then dodged the move with its small size and fast speed, and then attacked the Rhino with a quick water gun in a blind spot.

From this point of view, Jiro's main problem is that the Super Armored Rhino is not able to cope with such a flexible opponent.

But generally speaking, Pokémon at this stage like Squirtle usually don't have such flexible combat abilities.

In fact, the biggest problem of Squirtle is that it can't withstand too much damage now. The output that should be insufficient at this stage has become sufficient with the help of Angge's ability. In addition, it is flexible enough.

So now, when dealing with this kind of bulky Pokémon, it can always gain a certain advantage and even toy with its opponent.

This kind of agility was honed in front of Angge's terrible opponents. When Angge was fighting Hunter J, he needed sufficient mobility just to avoid the aftermath of the battle. In addition to the subsequent battles, Squirtle increasingly understood the benefits of agile agility and the advantages of his output ability that exceeded the normal level.

Ange nodded silently. He now understood why Squirtle was so reluctant to evolve. Evolving into Squirtle would be fine. If it evolved into Blastoise, then the existing advantage would not be utilized.

Whether it is humans or Pokémon, they all have inertia. It is a relatively difficult task to let them abandon the existing advantageous paths and then explore new ones.

but……

Angge is not optimistic about Squirtle's choice.

Because Squirtle's agility and agility have limits. A strong enough AOE skill will make Squirtle suffer a great loss. And if it encounters a defensive Pokémon whose current level of enhancement cannot break through the defense, then Squirtle will be at a loss.

In other words, what Squirtle can reach now is not the upper limit of his existing path, but it is not far from this upper limit.

The effect of agility has a certain limit. Once the weak defense and insufficient attack characteristics are revealed, Squirtle will directly become a toy for others.

However, Ange looked at the Squirtle with a confident smile on the battlefield, touched his chin, and other ideas came to his mind.

As for whether or not to let Squirtle change its path, Angge thinks it would be better to wait until the bond evolves.

If the Squirtle form is able to adapt to the Golden Bond, then it shouldn't matter. The enhancement brought by the Golden Bond is far better than that racial value. If the Squirtle's output ability can continue to be strengthened, then there is still meaning in going down this path.

Otherwise, Angge would not be very optimistic about this approach and would still correct Squirtle.

After all, it is what a trainer should do if his own Pokémon goes down the wrong path.

Rangers often see a lot of strange Pokémon during the battle. So they don't care so much about whether the Pokémon chooses the right path or the wrong path. They can only feel the strength of a wild Pokémon.

However, Ange now, and some future rangers, probably need to know more about the cultivation of Pokémon, and even the cultivation path of Pokémon. This is really important.