Chapter 49 Two Days Later, Arcanine Evolves!
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, two days have passed.
During these two days, through Ali's introduction, Xia Mu got to know many elite Pokémon trainers in Cinnabar City.
Although none of them were as strong as Xiao Tian, and most of their Pokémon were around level 40, these Pokémon trainers were still formidable in the wild.
After a series of battles, Xia Mu's reputation gradually spread, and he became a household name in the trainer community.
On one hand, Xia Mu was incredibly strong, constantly winning without a single defeat.
On the other hand, Xia Mu became a generous benefactor; anyone with a certain level of strength could receive a reward ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 League Coins for battling him through Ali's introduction.
Of course, the price was set by Ali. Initially, Xia Mu offered 10,000 League Coins per person.
However, as the strength of the later trainers was generally average, Ali discussed with them and decided to offer different battle rewards based on their strength level.
After careful consideration, Xia Mu agreed. After all, even if he had a lot of money, he couldn't afford to spend 10,000 League Coins on a Trainer.
Through continuous battles, the four little ones steadily increased their levels, all breaking through to level 50 or higher.
Lucario reached level 55, learning not only Comet Punch and Dragon Pulse, but also Extreme Speed ahead of schedule.
Now, all that's left is Close Combat!
Once it reaches level 60, it can learn it through leveling up.
Of course, based on recent experience, it might learn this move even earlier.
As for using a TM, Xia Mu didn't plan to buy one.
He'd rather waste the money on other moves.
The red Gyarados reached level 51, learning not only the only Flying-type move it could learn, Hurricane, but also Haunt and Hyper Beam!
Hyper Beam?!
That's right! It's the ultimate move that was initially translated as "Hyper Beam," with a power of 150.
Xia Mu's Red Gyarados is now fully developed. Using it in gym challenges from now on, even if it doesn't one-shot everyone, taking on two opponents at once will be a breeze.
Beedrill's level has increased to 53.
This is because Xia Mu intentionally created battle opportunities for it to gain more experience.
However, even with the level increase, Beedrill's strength hasn't improved significantly. Most importantly, it no longer has any moves that can be learned simply by leveling up. Xia Mu can only teach it moves that address its weaknesses to improve its strength.
Even so, there are still too many Pokémon that counter Beedrill, so even though it has the most battles, the level it can fight is the lowest, resulting in its level only being slightly higher than Red Gyarados's by 2 levels.
It's worth mentioning that its friendship with Beedrill has reached 188 points.
Although it's not yet ready for Mega Evolution, Xia Mu is very confident that it will be achieved in the remaining few days.
The affinity between Red Gyarados and Xia Mu had increased to 215 points, but Xia Mu hadn't bought him a Mega
Evolution Stone. There were no plans to Mega Evolve it for the time being.
Lucario, needless to say, had already reached 228 points two days ago, and now it was at 236.
It was only 19 points away from 255.
That was the situation for the three smaller Pokémon. Finally, there was Growlithe.
After more than ten battles this morning, Growlithe had not only reached level 56 and learned Flare Blitz, but also reached level 57 after the last battle.
With the level met and all moves learned, Xia Mu finished the morning's battles and returned home.
Evolve Growlithe!
He had trained so hard, giving it his all to level up, and although it had only been a little over ten days, each day felt like an eternity, with daily planning.
It could be said that raising Growlithe to this level was far more difficult than raising any other Pokémon to this level.
...
In his backyard, Xia Mu bought a Fire Stone from the system shop.
Lucario, the red Gyarados, and Beedrill were all watching from the sidelines.
Growlithe was just as excited as Xia Mu.
It had been waiting for this moment for a very, very long time.
Growlithe eagerly swallowed the Fire Stone, causing Xia Mu to worry that she might choke.
However, Xia Mu's concerns proved unfounded.
As Growlithe swallowed the Fire Stone, its body suddenly erupted with intense flames, enveloping it.
The evolution process was completely different from the games and entirely different from typical evolutions.
It was unclear whether all Pokémon requiring a Fire Stone for evolution were like this.
The intense flames rapidly materialized, transforming Growlithe into a fiery behemoth, roaring.
When the flames subsided, Growlithe's body had completely transformed into Arcanine.
[Arcanine]
[LV: 57]
[Gender: Female]
[Type: Fire]
[Nature: Jolly]
[Ability: Intimidate (Intimidates the opponent upon entry, causing them to back down and lowering their Attack)]
[Moves: Leer, Ember, Howl, Bite, Flame Wheel, Helping Hand, Agility, Fire Fang, Revenge, Hurricane, Protect, Thunder Fang, Flamethrower, Roar, Play Rough, Resurrection, Flare Blitz, Extreme Speed...]
[Friendship: 225 (Inseparable, bound by fate)]
[Mood: Very happy (Finally evolved!!)]
[Arcanine IVs]
[HP: 26 (Excellent)]
[Special Attack: 10 (Average)]
[Special Defense: 18 (Very Good)]
[Attack: 30 (Outstanding)]
[Defense: 12 (Average)]
[Speed: 31 (Best)]
[Overall Assessment: Excellent stats!] [
Effort Values: HP (6), Attack (252), Defense (0), Special Attack (0), Special Defense (0), Speed (252).]
…
'Woof!' (Master, I've finally evolved!)
Arcanine excitedly ran back and forth in the backyard, its more majestic and powerful bark carrying a joyful tone.
Seeing this, Xia Mu couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
Her didn't stop Arcanine's actions, but let it release its abundant energy, taking this opportunity to carefully observe the changes.
In terms of data alone, it had gained a new move, Extreme Speed, which was a move that Growlithe would definitely learn after evolving into Arcanine. As
for the others, Xia Mu would have to experiment with them himself to find out.
A battle was inevitable; only in this way could he more clearly understand Arcanine's strength.
Aside from Beedrill being unsuitable as Arcanine's opponent, Gyarados and Lucario are both viable options. However, considering Gyarados's type characteristics, Arcanine wouldn't be able to unleash its full potential. Therefore, Xia Mu opted for Lucario to battle.
This was disadvantageous for Lucario, as its Steel-type is weak to Fire.
However, Xia Mu believed that Lucario's strength wouldn't necessarily allow it to lose.
Xia Mu didn't need to give commands; he let them fight on their own.
This also allowed Arcanine to develop self-judgment skills, to see if its evolution would cause drastic changes and make it unable to control its power.
In the original anime, many Pokémon underwent significant changes due to evolution.
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