People in the Elf: God rewards hard work and I become stronger at the speed of light Chapter 039

【Species: Onix】

【Attribute: Rock/Ground】

【Ability: Sturdy】

【Level: Elite Trainer Mid-Tier (Lv. 56, 20/100)】

【Potential: Champion】

【HP: 35, Attack: 34, Defense: 160, Special Attack: 30, Special Defense: 45, Speed: 70】

【Skills: Rock Throw, Tackle, Harden, Bind, Smack Down, Rock Polish, Dragon Breath, Curse, Rock Slide, Screech, Sand Tomb, Stealth Rock, Slam, Sandstorm, Dig, Iron Tail, Stone Edge】

【Inherited Skills: Wide Guard】

【Status: Perfect】

【Introduction: An Onix with excellent potential, Brock’s absolute ace. It has been trained quite well but lacks experience in evenly matched deathmatches. It is a qualified Gym Pokémon.】

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It was an Onix that had been trained quite well.

Speaking of which.

Bai Ze had also considered catching an Onix to serve as a tank in his team.

Because Bai Ze knew very well that the Onix, which was still widely believed to be unable to evolve in the Kanto region, could evolve into a super physical tank, Steelix, with a defense of 200 and 10 attribute resistances, as long as it held a ‘Metal Coat’ and was traded.

Furthermore, being familiar with the original work and having the advantage of foresight, Bai Ze also knew about three unique and high-quality Onix and their locations.

They were the giant Onix located in the Mt. Moon mountain range behind Pallet Town in the Kanto region, whose body size far exceeded that of its peers;

The Crystal Onix located in the Crystal Cave on Mandarin Island in the southwestern part of the Orange Islands;

And finally, the leader of the different-colored Onix near Rippling Town in the Unova region!

But that was before.

Now he already had a Shiny Beldum’s Pokémon Egg.

This meant that in the future, he would have a Steel-type pseudo-legendary with excellent dual defenses and strong physical attack, excellent in both coverage and resistance, and its potential reaching that of a Legendary Pokémon, capable of briefly contending with legends—a Shiny Metagross…

With such a perfect tank, a ‘King of Land Warfare’, why would he need a bicycle (Steelix)?

What truly puzzled Bai Ze was.

How did such an Elite Trainer Mid-Tier Onix.

In the original anime.

Get defeated by Ash’s Pikachu…

“Hello, are you here to challenge the Gym? I’m sorry, I was just taking care of Onix, it was my oversight, I apologize!”

As he was deep in thought, a slightly calm yet apologetic voice came.

Bai Ze looked in the direction of the voice.

What met his eyes.

Was none other than Jiro, who had finished his work with Onix.

“It’s alright. As a Trainer, taking good care of your Pokémon is only natural.”

Bai Ze chuckled and shook his head.

Then.

He refocused his gaze on the young man opposite him, who was about his age, and said, “I am Bai Ze from Pallet Town. I am here to challenge the Gym. Can we start now?”

“Of course, no problem!”

Jiro nodded without hesitation, his expression excited yet tinged with a hint of nervousness.

In fact.

Bai Ze was the first challenge he faced as the acting Gym Leader for his older brother, Brock!

“…My name is Jiro, and I am temporarily serving as the Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym! The Pewter Gym battle uses a Rock-type field, and the battle rules are 2v 2, with only the challenger having the right to switch Pokémon.”

Taking a deep breath, Jiro seriously introduced himself and stated the battle rules, while simultaneously slapping the grid-patterned wall behind him.

Click—

Instantly, accompanied by the sound of machinery, two sections of the rock field slid out from beneath the walls on the left and right, joining and merging into a single rock field.

Separating Bai Ze and Jiro.

At the same time, a small compartment also extended out beside Jiro.

On it.

Three Poké Balls were displayed.

Jiro picked up one of them and recalled Onix, hesitating slightly, but then took a well-maintained red-and-white ball from his waist and threw it towards the center of the field: “For the first battle, I’m counting on you, Rhydon!”

“Roar~!”

Amidst an impassioned roar, a dinosaur-like, gray-bodied, armored Pokémon with a sharp drill horn on its forehead appeared from the red light.

【Species: Rhydon (Rhyperior)】

【Attribute: Ground/Rock】

【Ability: Reckless (Hidden Ability)】

【Level: Elite High-Tier (Lv. 30, 30/100)】

【Potential: Elite Trainer】

【……】

This Rhydon’s potential was slightly inferior, not reaching the Champion level.

But this did not mean it would stop at Elite Trainer!

It needs to be reiterated.

For Pokémon.

Potential does not equal limit!

However, when a Pokémon’s potential cannot keep up with its strength, each breakthrough for the Pokémon will become incredibly difficult, or even completely stop at the limit of its potential!

At this time, besides relying on naturally occurring rare treasures to break through the bottleneck of potential.

Some specific Pokémon.

Can also break through this boundary by using special evolution methods!

For example, Magikarp, which undergoes a complete transformation in both strength and potential before and after evolution.

Or, for example, Rhydon, which needs to use specific natural substances and artificial power to synthesize evolution items to stimulate its internal gene sequence, allowing it to evolve again…

Although this will not change the Pokémon’s potential.

However.

This power of evolution.

It is very likely to enable the Pokémon to break through its shackles and advance to a higher domain level!

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