Chapter 95 .
He didn't give him a full recovery potion or a full-healing potion because a complete cure would be too overpowered.
The potions in this real world are far less potent than those in the game world, and Xia Mu had been deliberately concealing this fact ever since he learned this, not easily revealing his best potions.
"Thank you, Brother Xia Mu." Seeing Pidgeot recover from its severe injuries, Corey was overjoyed and thanked Xia Mu profusely.
Even with powerful healing potions, the effect was beyond his expectations.
"Letting Charizard go all out was a sign of respect for you and Pidgeot; otherwise, it would have been too perfunctory! With your strength, you are fully qualified to hold the Volcano Badge, but since you participated in the Indigo League, I wonder if you still want this badge?"
Xia Mu took out a Volcano Badge from his pocket and asked.
"I lost, and you still give me a badge?" Corey hesitated, looking at the Volcano Badge in Xia Mu's hand.
He really wanted this badge.
In fact, this particular badge was missing from his collection.
He had been to Cinnabar Island before, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, he hadn't been able to challenge Blaine.
"The establishment of the League Gyms is merely to assess a Trainer's strength and determine their eligibility to hold a badge.
While defeating a Gym Leader is the most direct way to obtain a badge, gaining the Gym Leader's approval is what truly constitutes achieving the hidden achievement of being eligible to hold a badge." Xia Mu presented the Volcano Badge in his own way.
These words left all the onlookers speechless.
Undoubtedly, they had never experienced anything like this before.
"Thank you for your approval. I'll accept this badge, Brother Xia Mu. Next time, when I'm stronger, I'll challenge you again." Corey clutched the Volcano Badge in his hand.
Without Xia Mu's words, he definitely wouldn't have accepted the badge.
But achieving the hidden achievement and gaining approval was more meaningful than defeating a Gym Leader.
Xia Mu had no idea that his actions would lead other gyms to follow suit, no longer using Pokémon of the same level as their opponents.
Later, Xia Mu learned that this phenomenon was entirely his doing, and he repeatedly thought to himself: "I was just saying it casually, but you all took it seriously.
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"I'll be waiting for you to challenge me again, but next time I might not be the acting gym leader," Xia Mu said with a light smile, glossing over the matter.
Returning to his position, Xia Mu looked at the next challenger, Fergus, also known as Fergus.
Undoubtedly, among the many challengers, besides Corey, Xia Mu valued Fergus more.
Firstly, his strength wasn't too far behind Corey's, and secondly, the Pokémon he possessed were all quite outstanding and of a high level.
"Come on, I'll use Charizard again. Let me see how your strength compares to Corey's," Xia Mu smiled at him, then added, "You'd better be prepared, because I won't hold back."
"Don't worry, I'll go all out, and I don't need you to hold back, Brother Xia Mu!" Fergus said, then took out a Poké Ball and released Gyarados.
The moment Gyarados appeared, the situation changed dramatically.
Firstly, Gyarados was much larger, and secondly, it had a fierce appearance and the Intimidate ability.
Fortunately, Xia Mu's Charizard was a Special Attack build; otherwise, the attack reduction would have weakened it considerably.
A Water/Flying Gyarados definitely had a type advantage over Charizard.
However, that wasn't the point. Without comparison, there was no real difference.
If Xia Mu had sent out his red Gyarados, it would have caused a huge uproar.
And Fergus's Gyarados would definitely have been outclassed.
After all, the level difference between a level 48 Gyarados and a level 70 Gyarados is enormous.
There's also the difference in size, color, and so on; a regular Gyarados simply can't compare to the red one.
It's worth mentioning that Fergus's Gyarados shares the same nature as Xia Mu's Gyarados, following a special attack build.
"Go, Gyarados, use Hydro Pump!" Fergus shouted.
He immediately unleashed a devastating Water-type move.
Unfortunately, at this distance, such a powerful attack could be easily dodged by any Pokémon with sufficient speed.
Charizard didn't even need Xia Mu's command; it simply darted away in mid-air.
At the same time, it looked down at the ground with an arrogant gaze, taunting Gyarados.
This clearly enraged Gyarados, leaving Xia Mu somewhat amused and exasperated.
Actually, this Charizard was good in every way, except for its excessive arrogance.
It was definitely on par with Ash's.
Its overwhelming strength led it to believe it could defeat any opponent, so it didn't even consider Gyarados a threat.
Confidence was a good thing, so Xia Mu didn't want to discourage it.
After all, with this drive and arrogant aura, Charizard wouldn't be suppressed by any opponent.
"Charizard, Air Slash !" Xia Mu thought for a moment and gave the command.
The Charizard in the air immediately stopped, found the best angle to attack, and launched several Air Slash's.
Facing this attack, Fergus's lips twitched slightly: "Let's fly up too, Gyarados."
At the critical moment, Gyarados barely dodged the sweeping Air Slash s and took to the air.
Many elite trainers knew that Gyarados could fly.
However, some trainers were unaware of this, so this was a newfound knowledge for them.
And in the next second, to Xia Mu's surprise, Fergus didn't waste any words and immediately had Gyarados unleash Hurricane!
A storm erupted indoors, engulfing almost the entire space. Its terrifying power swirled everything in its path, even blowing hats and small accessories off trainers.
Gyarados was at the eye of the storm, its body thrashing, its tail wagging wildly, seemingly the key to controlling the tempest.
Charizard, caught in the storm's grip, struggled to maintain its balance but couldn't completely withstand it. The countless wind blades ripped through it, causing it to scream in agony before it finally lost control, completely dominated by the storm.
Even though Flying-type moves don't have double the power against Charizard, the sheer force of such a powerful attack, even as a normal attack, was incredibly terrifying.
"Give him the final blow! Gyarados, control the storm and crush him to the ground!" With a roar from the Fergus, Gyarados, controlling the storm in the sky, raised its head and roared, as if saying: "You dare provoke me!"
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