I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"Big Milk Tank, come back and rest." Xiaoxi looked a little depressed. After all, being defeated by three opponents at once was a very embarrassing thing.

If a gym is consistently defeated by one player in three rounds, it will eventually be subject to review by the league. If it fails the review, it will lose its league gym status.

So, the dojo being defeated by one opponent and losing three times is a significant event for the dojo, but it's not really a big deal.

Because people from other regions often come to the Johto region to participate in the League Tournament, and their strength is not weak, if they use the Pokémon they raised at the beginning to fight, they often achieve a one-versus-three victory.

As a gym leader, the main task is to test the trainer's skill level and whether they are qualified to participate in the league tournament, so they will not send out too strong Pokémon to fight.

"You won, this is the regular badge." After the battle, Akane handed her gym badge to Gary.

"Thank you."

Xiao Shigeru accepted the badge.

[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

After receiving the regular badge, Gary said goodbye and left the Goldenrod Gym. He returned to the Pokémon Center, packed his bags, and prepared to head to Eden City the next day.

Enju City is a historic city that has existed since ancient times. The traditional bell tower 537 has been in existence for 700 years.

It is said that Bell Tower is related to Ho-Oh. Ho-Oh's guard was originally Incinerate, but was revived by Ho-Oh and became the Ho-Oh guard. According to the timeline, this happened 150 years ago.

After resting overnight in Goldenrod City, Shigeru left the city on his mountain bike the next morning.

...!

Ten days later, in Eonju City.

"We've finally arrived. The journey was truly arduous." It took Xiao Mao a full week to cycle to the border of Enju City.

Looking at the map, the distance from Manjin City to Enju City is not far, much closer than from Hinoki Town to Manjin City, but the entire route is mountainous, and this journey over mountains and valleys wasted ten days of Xiao Shi's time.

Along the way, they encountered many trainers who challenged Gary. Since Weavile and Heracross lacked battle experience, Gary naturally accepted all challenges, mainly to let the two Pokémon learn more about the attack methods of other Pokémon, which would be helpful for future battles.

"Let's visit the Burnt Tower and the Bell Tower this afternoon," Xiao Mao said.

There are two towers in Enju City: the famous Bell Tower and the Burnt Tower.

The Burnt Tower is located in the northwest corner of the city. The Ho-Oh Guard was burned to death inside the Burnt Tower, which is related to Lugia.

The Bell Tower is located on the east side of the city. This tower has been preserved for 700 years and is related to Ho-Oh.

However, since that great fire 150 years ago, Lugia and Ho-Oh have never been seen again.

"The three legendary beasts weren't Lugia's guards before, were they? They only became Ho-Oh's guards after being revived by Ho-Oh," Gary pondered.

Although the three legendary birds are linked to Lugia, they are not actually subordinate to each other. Lugia is merely able to keep the three legendary birds in check.

Just like Rayquaza can suppress Kyogre and Groudon.

After arriving at the Pokémon Center and handing over the Pokémon that had been fought to Nurse Joy for treatment, Gary took Eevee and headed to the Burnt Tower.

The Bell Tower isn't particularly interesting. Since it's so well-preserved, any damage would naturally be repaired. Although it's called an ancient building, its exterior has long been replaced by modern technology.

The charred tower, however, has been preserved to this day since it was burned down 150 years ago, without any repairs, and the charred wooden planks from that time are still there.

When Shigeru arrived at the streets near the Burnt Tower, he found that there were hardly any people around, and not even many houses. He couldn't understand why no one came here, as if there were hardly any people living in the northwest corner of Enshu City.

When Xiao Shi arrived at the entrance of the Burnt Tower, he saw a sign that introduced the Burnt Tower and said that wild Pokémon existed inside, and that if you were not a trainer, you should not go in.

Shigeru observed Eevee's reaction and, seeing that Eevee seemed fine, assumed there was no danger inside the tower. So he led Eevee into the scorched tower.

"There really wasn't a single repair done."

Inside the charred tower, the walls and pillars were all black; if it weren't for the light shining in through the openings, it would have been completely dark.

Upon entering the char-burning tower, one feels a sudden drop in temperature, as if stepping into an air-conditioned room.

"Bah!"

Ibrahimovic immediately became alert and carefully observed the surrounding situation.

"Don't worry, it's just Gastly and Haunter," Gary reassured him.

Because no one has been to the Burnt Tower for a long time, Ghost-type creatures have moved in. It is precisely because of Gastly and Haunter inside the tower that not many people live nearby.

"It seems we've arrived at the place where Gastly lives," said Gary.

【LV20 Gastly♂/Elite】

【LV18 Gastly♂/Gym】

【LV24 Haunter♂/Gym】

【LV25 Haunter♀/Elite】

...!

Although Gastly and Haunter can become invisible, Gary, with his Eye of Insight, can easily see their names, levels, and potential information.

"Sigh~! Their aptitude isn't quite there." Xiao Mao thought to himself with regret.

Gary really wanted to raise a Gengar, but the Gastly and Haunter he had encountered so far had too little potential, so he didn't think much of them.

After all, Gengar has a Mega Evolution form, and if it weren't for Elite Four potential, Gary wouldn't have bothered raising it.

After all, the system provides too few items to enhance a Pokémon's potential. Gary still has quite a few Pokémon with near-Elite Four potential waiting in line for the Bronze Crown. Gary doesn't have the extra resources to train Pokémon with potential only below Elite Four.

“Ghost, Haunter, we just came in to take a look around. We didn’t mean to attack you. We hope you can understand,” Gary said.

Before long, all the Gastly and Haunter that had been hiding left, revealing the original appearance of the black walls, including the broken windows and floors.

The Gastly and Haunter here are quite friendly to humans. As long as there is no malice, they won't bother with them. This is mainly because the Eden Vermilion City Gym Leader, Matsubara, comes here often.

Seeing that Gastly and Haunter had dispersed, Gary continued to lead Eevee on a tour inside the Burnt Tower.

Shigeru really wanted to see where the three legendary beasts had fallen, which was the central location of the Burnt Tower, where Ho-Oh had also revived them.

Without Gastly and Haunter's interference, Gary and Eevee quickly arrived at the center of the Burnt Tower. There was a huge hole in the floor, and a beam of azure light shone up from the hole.

"Huh? Why is there light?" Xiao Mao wondered to himself.

230: Suicune! A chance encounter with Pine Needle

"Come on, let's go over and take a look."

Shigeru still wanted to see if there were any high-potential Gastly or Haunter inside the burnt tower, so he approached the opening. When he got close, Shigeru froze on the spot, his pupils widening slightly.

[LV80 Suijun/Near Legendary]

"Bua... Waaah!"

Just as Ibu was about to shout, Gary covered his mouth.

"Shh! Quiet," Xiao Mao whispered a reminder.

The Suicune below didn't spot Gary and Eevee; its eyes were closed, so it was probably sleeping there.

Gary was surprised to run into Suicune here. He immediately took out his Polaroid camera and secretly snapped a few photos of Suicune, which he could then send to Professor Oak, who would surely be very envious.

No one knows who disturbed Suicune, but Suicune, who was resting, suddenly opened its eyes and looked up to see Gary taking pictures of it.

When Shigeru noticed that Suicune was looking at him, he moved his Polaroid camera away and stared back at Suicune.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, and then Suicune suddenly moved, jumping directly onto the breach and passing by Shigeru. In a few leaps, Suicune disappeared from Shigeru's sight.

"What speed!" Xiao Shi exclaimed. He had just been thinking about whether to chase after Suicune, but he couldn't keep up with her speed at all.

"Oh~!"

Shigeru looked in the direction Suikun had left and couldn't help but sigh.

Of the three legendary beasts, Gary's favorite was Suicune, but ever since Suicune was caught by Goku, Suicune's status among Pokémon fans has greatly declined.

Xiao Shigeru decided that once he had trained a team of level 80 Pokémon, he would come to the Johto region to find Suicune and capture it first, so as not to let Gou Gou tarnish his reputation.

"Looks like we didn't get anything today. Let's go, Ibu," said Shigeru.

He had hoped to encounter a Gastly with good potential inside the Burnt Tower, but unfortunately, he only encountered Gastly and Haunter with gym potential, neither of which met his expectations.

Xiao Mao returned the way he came, and just as he reached the entrance of the Burnt Tower, he saw a blond man standing at the door.

The blond man was quite surprised to see Shigeru, because the Burnt Tower had been taken over by Ghost-type Pokémon, and people in Enchantress City wouldn't come here for no reason.

Shigeru was just as surprised to see the blond man at the door, because the man was none other than Matsuha, the leader of the Enju Gym.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Songye asked.

"My name is Gary, and I'm from the Kanto region. I heard there are Ghost-type Pokémon around Burnt Tower, so I came to check it out," Gary said.

"Oh, you like Ghost-type Pokémon?" Pine Leaf asked in surprise.

Although Ghost-type Pokémon are very strong, people in this world are not willing to come into contact with them because ghosts are still scary. Therefore, most people in this world don't like to get close to Ghost-type Pokémon.

Trainers who specialize in breeding Ghost-type Pokémon are few and far between, and Matsuha is one of them.

As a trainer specializing in Ghost-type Pokémon, Matsuba naturally hopes that Ghost-type Pokémon will be popular, so he was pleasantly surprised to see that Gary had come to the Burnt Tower looking for Ghost-type Pokémon.

"It's alright, I wouldn't say I really like it, but I mainly want to breed a Gengar," said Gary.

"Did you find any Ghost-type Pokémon inside?" Matsuba asked.

"I found some, but none of them are satisfactory," Xiao Mao said, waving his hand.

"Looks like you've made a wasted trip." Pine Leaf could tell that Gary had very high standards for Pokémon.

As a Ghost-type trainer, Pine Leaf was well aware of the situation of Ghost-type Pokémon inside the Burnt Tower. There were some Ghost-type Pokémon with considerable potential inside, but... even Gary didn't approve of them, so his standards were obviously extremely high.

"It wasn't a wasted trip, I did see Suicune inside," Gary said casually.

"What did you say!!"

Pine Leaf was shocked and immediately moved closer to Ash, asking hurriedly, "Did you really see Suicune?"

"Of course, I also took a few pictures, but unfortunately Suicune suddenly woke up and ran away," said Gary.

"Can I see the photos you took?" Matsuba asked.

"Take it."

Shigeru was very generous and showed her the photos he had just taken, all of which were of Suikun resting with his eyes closed.

"Wow! It really is Suicune! Suicune has actually returned to Enshu City." Matsuba smiled with relief after seeing the photo.

Because of Ho-Oh's departure, the people of Eden City deliberately left the charred tower as a warning to future generations not to act recklessly. At the same time, they also hoped to gain Ho-Oh's forgiveness.