Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

The frog, suspended in mid-air, could only condense a kunai that shimmered with light in its hand to defend itself.

But this resistance was obviously ineffective. The next second, it was blasted straight into the side wall by Steelix's Iron Tail.

“Rockfall, Rock Blockade, Dragon Breath, and Iron Tail—this giant Onix has already built a system,” Nanfeng muttered to himself.

"Can we still fight?" Nanfeng looked at the frog that had slid down the wall.

"Karoo! (╬￣皿￣)" Frog immediately stood up.

"Not bad perseverance, but I suggest you don't push yourself too hard," Dujuan kindly reminded him. With Onix's enormous size, even if it's not strong, the power of its Iron Tail attack is terrifying just from its weight alone.

If the frog continues to fight recklessly, it won't just be injured.

Nanfeng ignored Dujuan's good intentions and directly raised his hand to give instructions.

"Froakie, use Water Pulse!"

"Crunch!!!" The frog tilted its head back and shot out a jet of water.

The jet of water swirled in the air, carrying a powerful impact.

The "Rock Blockade" rhododendron is using the same trick again.

Three giant rocks fell from the sky, landing in front of the giant rock snake to protect it from the water's ripples.

The next second, a loud explosion occurred.

The water ripples forcefully pierced through the giant rock and struck the giant onyx serpent behind it.

"So powerful?!" Du Juan exclaimed in astonishment.

Of course it's stronger. In terms of base stats, both Froakie and Greninja have a higher Special Attack stat than Physical Attack.

Nanfeng chose to train Frog to be a dual-wielder simply because its special attack and physical attack are both strong.

The giant rock snake collapsed violently, causing a great earthquake.

[Defeat Onix LV20, gain 800 experience]

As a Rock/Ground type Pokémon, Onix can withstand four times the damage of Water-type Pokémon. Even the aftershock of Water Pulse after it passes through Rock Totem can still KO it!

This move was originally a "surprise" that Southwind planned to use against the last of Cuckoo's spirits.

17. A Different Kind of Reward

"Amazing speed, terrifying move power, your Froakie is very well trained, but that's enough!" Cuckoo sent out her third Pokémon, which was also her last.

The Poké Ball opened, and a blue stone statue fell out.

Its name is "North-Facing Nose," and its level is marked on its head: LV23.

The North-facing nose is the cuckoo's ace spirit, and also her signature spirit.

"Face north, use electromagnetic waves!"

"Frog, use Water Pulse again!" South Wind and Cuckoo launched their attack.

The frog wiggled its bright red nose, and sparks of electricity coalesced into a fine, swift bolt of lightning that arrived in the blink of an eye and entered the frog's body.

The frog was immediately enveloped by tiny electric currents and fell into a state of "paralysis".

However, the frog did not attack immediately, but instead took out a cherry fruit from its body and ate it.

The paralysis in his body immediately dissipated, and he then opened his mouth and unleashed a wave of water.

"Rock Blockade!" Dujuan immediately initiated a defensive maneuver.

She was surprised that the frog was carrying "cherry fruit".

Did this guy research me before challenging me?

Three giant rocks landed in front of North Nose, blocking the waves of water, but just like before, the rock blockade was broken and the rocks struck North Nose directly.

Unlike Onix, Nosepass only has the Rock type, so it takes double damage from Water-type attacks. However, it managed to withstand the aftershocks of Water Pulse thanks to its strong Special Defense.

"Electric shock!" The cuckoo will no longer give the frog any chance to turn the tables.

"Use Flash to dodge!" Nanfeng shouted back.

Unfortunately, this time the frog failed to dodge. The continuous water ripples had exhausted its stamina, and the electric shocks were so fast that it was impossible to dodge them.

The frog was immediately electrocuted and lost its ability to fight.

Nanfeng took out a Poké Ball and recalled it, then switched to another Poké Ball and released it.

The Mighty Chicken makes its appearance.

"Chirp chirp~(～￣▽￣)～"

"Strong Chicken, use Quick Attack!" South Wind immediately launched an attack.

Unlike Froakie's fighting style, Combusken's Fire-type is weak to Rock-type, and its only winning move is the Fighting-type "Chain Kick". If you don't get close, the outcome of the battle is almost certain.

"Electromagnetic waves!" Du Juan whispered.

You'd think he was the Gym Leader of the Electric-type Gym, even though he's a Rock-type Nosebridge and he's been using Electric-type moves non-stop.

Electricity immediately flashed from the big red nose of the North-facing chicken and shot towards it.

The powerful chicken, which was running at high speed, did not dodge at all. It simply took out a cherry fruit from its body and swallowed it immediately while its body was being paralyzed by the electromagnetic waves.

The paralysis has been relieved.

The strong chicken delivered a double kick to the north-facing nose.

This scene made Du Juan want to swear. She was now completely certain that Nanfeng had studied her fighting style before the challenge.

Otherwise, who would equip both of their Pokémon with Sakura Berry?

In fact, it was exactly as Du Juan had thought.

As a player who has completed Emerald multiple times and is a Gym Leader, how could Nanfeng not remember what Pokémon Azalea has?

No matter how it's redesigned, one of the three Pokémon will always be her signature Pokémon, "Nosebridge." Despite being a Rock-type Pokémon, it is proficient in Electric-type moves.

Bringing a contact paralysis cherry fruit along is a way of being prepared.

Anyway, I don't have any suitable items for my two Pokémon to carry.

"Rock blockade!" Du Juan promptly issued the order.

The three giant rocks crashed down, serving as both an attack and a defense!

With a single kick, the strong chicken shattered the boulder's barrier, turned in mid-air, and kicked the North-facing nose on the ground.

He kicked the baby flying.

"Strike while the iron is hot! Lightning Flash followed by a double kick!" Nanfeng shouted, determined to settle the score immediately.

Combusken was his second and last Pokémon. Ralts was too low a level and would die as soon as he entered the game, so Nanfeng didn't bring it. He only brought four Zigzags to pick up some trash.

"Discharge!" Du Juan immediately switched tactics.

A dazzling flash of electricity suddenly appeared on the landed North-facing nose, and in the blink of an eye, a violent current spread wildly from it to a radius of more than ten meters.

Instead of dodging, the strong chicken chose to plunge headlong into it.

He gritted his teeth and withstood the electric shock, leaping into the air.

One kick!

Two feet!

It blasted Nose North into the wall of the Kanazon Gym.

The scenery before Nanfeng's eyes suddenly changed; he was back in his small apartment, the battle was over.

[Defeat North Nose LV23, gain 690 experience]

[Defeat Rosaline, the Gym Leader of Lassgrain City, and win a prize of 1600.]

[Du Juan: I lost, but I learned a lot from the match. You are indeed stronger than me!]

[Cuckoo: This is the "Rock Badge," proof of defeating the Rustboro Gym. With it, your Cut will be upgraded to the true Secret Cut.]

[Cuckoo: I'm also sending you this Rock Tomb move cooldown guide and my tips on raising Rock-type Pokémon. I hope to meet you at a future Pokémon tournament.]

Looking at the words displayed on the screen, Nanfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

This match was really tough, but thankfully we won in the end.

However, I also learned a lot from this dojo battle.

Gym Leaders' Pokémon are far stronger than those of ordinary Trainers.

It's just about the level.

路上的训练家精灵等久只有LV7,LV9。道馆里的训练家精灵LV12。结果道馆训练家的精灵最低的LV17,最高LV23！

This is like doing first-grade math in class, only to find out that the exam paper is the actual college entrance exam.

That's outrageous!

The person who modified this game, you have no heart!

He looked down to check his harvest.

[Rock Badge: Increases the power of all Rock-type moves for the entire team by 10%, and upgrades Cut to "Hidden Cut"]

Looking at these attributes, Nanfeng was completely confused.

When did badges start having attributes?

This wasn't available in previous games.

Furthermore, regarding this attribute, the first half of the sentence is understandable, but the second half...

Nanfeng silently opened her backpack.

The name of the Iaijutsu has been expanded by two characters; it is now called "Secret Technique Iaijutsu," and its power has been increased from 50 to 90!

"Hiss!" Nanfeng gasped. Such a thing was actually happening?

Switching to the Pokémon attribute interface, Froakie's Iai Slash skill has changed to "Hidden Technique: Iai Slash".

He quickly finished recording and asked the frog to demonstrate to him the difference between the ordinary Iaijutsu and the secret Iaijutsu.

The frog tried it once.

The generated kunai remained unchanged.

It seems that its true power will only be revealed in battle.

In addition, there was a notebook in front of Nanfeng.

Opening the notebook, I found Dujuan's insights on raising Geodude, Onix, and Nose Raiser written in delicate handwriting.

This was something that didn't appear in the original game version.

Unfortunately, none of these three Pokémon have any intention of being trained.

18. Next stop, Qiantang West

"Arrived at Moshan Station, next stop: Qiantang West Station"

Nanfeng sat by the window, playing his handheld game console while enjoying the scenery outside the train window. He was currently on a high-speed train heading to Qiantang University.

Three days have passed since the defeat of the Kanaz Gym Leader, Cuckoo.

After defeating Du Juan, Nanfeng logged off and went to sleep.

The next day, as soon as I stepped out of the Rustboro Gym, I ran into the old man from the Petalburg Gym. He couldn't escape the fate of having his briefcase stolen by Team Aqua.

Moreover, the robbery occurred right in front of his own company, "Device Manufacturing Co., Ltd."

However, Nanfeng quickly helped him retrieve his briefcase from the Kalu Tunnel on the right side of Kanaz City.

This lowly Marine, who had been brutally defeated by Nanfeng before, did not learn from his mistake. His Pokémon did not level up at all, and as a result, he was beaten up by Nanfeng again.

Incidentally, they also helped an old man named "Hatch" retrieve the "Longwing Gull" that had been stolen by the Navy's men.

Back in Kanazawa City, the uncle introduced Nanfeng to "President Zuvoki," the chairman of Devon Manufacturing Co., Ltd., who is also the father of "Godson," the champion of the Hoenn region.

He asked Nanfeng to help deliver a message to Daigo, who was mining in the Stone Cave on Muto Island.