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

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Makushita Rikishi, who looks like a fish roe lucky bag, makes his appearance.

Fujiki's subordinate has great potential, but unfortunately his level is too low. The main reason is that Fujiki was acquired too late.

"Forest Lizard, come back and rest." Xiao Mao immediately recalled the Forest Lizard.

Although the two are evenly matched, and the forest lizard looks more agile, Shigeru doesn't think so.

Vine has always had his own style in raising Pokémon. He developed the Rolling Movement technique himself because Machop and Mash are both very slow Pokémon. In order to deal with fast and agile Pokémon, Vine specifically developed the Rolling Movement technique.

The wrist strength from earlier was not used to perform a rolling movement, so it was naturally paralyzed and unable to be used.

But Maku wasn't complacent. The Forest Lizard had never seen Rolling Move before, and it was bound to be unprepared for its first encounter. To ensure victory in the gym battle, Gary decided to play it safe.

"Mushroom, it's your turn again. Do your best." Gary threw out a Poké Ball and sent out Mushroom once more.

"Mushroom!" Mushroom had been resting in the Poké Ball for a while, and the confusion had subsided, with some of its stamina restored.

Anyway, the goal of sending out the mushrooms is to paralyze Makushita. Although this Makushita from the Vine Tree is also very likely to have the Guts ability, as long as it is paralyzed and its movements are restricted, it won't be able to cause any trouble.

"High five surprise attack!" Fujiki immediately commanded.

Whoosh!

Makushita clapped his hands together, firing a beam of energy that struck the unsuspecting mushroom directly.

Shigeru hadn't expected Tsubaki to pull this stunt, turning the high-five into a ranged attack that conveniently prevented the Spore ability from being triggered.

"Mushroom, use Leech Seed." Seeing that Fujiki didn't intend to let Makushita Rikishi get close to Mushroom, Shigeru had no choice but to change tactics.

“Mushroom.”

From the small opening on the mushroom's head, a seed shot out and fell towards the Mushroom Warrior.

Makushita Rikishi is slow, making it very difficult for him to dodge, but this is nothing to Fujiki Makushita Rikishishi.

Makushita Rikishi rolled forward rapidly, causing the parasitic seed to miss its target. However, the parasitic seed landed on the ground, absorbed nutrients from the earth, and grew into vines as thick as fingers, spreading outwards and trying to cling to Makushita Rikishishi. But Makushita Rikishishi rolled too fast, and these vines withered instantly after a short time.

"Headbutt!"

Mushroom rushed towards Makushita Rikishi. Because Makushita Rikishi rolled to dodge, the distance between them closed, and Mushroom quickly approached Makushita Rikishi and crashed into him.

"Don't let the mushrooms get close to you, use your strength!" the vine commanded.

"Iron!"

Makushita Rikishi charged up his right fist and unleashed a powerful punch. The shockwave from the impact sent the mushroom flying, but the mushroom burst forth with spores. The spores fell to the ground, and Makushita Rikishishi inhaled them before collapsing into a deep sleep.

"She's asleep!" Teng Shu felt a headache coming on. Poisoning and paralysis were both possible, but it was sleep that was the problem.

Bang! !

Mushroom fell to the ground and struggled to its feet. The injuries it had sustained in the arm wrestling match were severe, and the force it had just taken had left it at its limit.

"Mushroom, hang in there, use parasitic seeds!" Shigeru shouted.

"Momo!"

Mushroom stood up, aimed its head at the sleeping Makushita Rikishi, and spat out a seed. The seed landed on Makushita Rikishi, absorbed his energy, took root, sprouted, and grew into vines that spread all over his body.

The mushroom's lethargy was immediately relieved by the energy feedback from the parasitic seed.

“Very good, super absorption,” Xiao Mao then commanded.

Since Makushita Rikishi is asleep, there's no need for the Forest Lizard to appear; the Mushrooms will suffice.

Mushroom manipulates the energy of plants, and vines formed from this energy extend outwards, wrapping around Makushita's body. Combined with the parasitic seeds, they doubly drain Makushita's stamina.

"Makushiro Rikishi, wake up!" Fujiki shouted, his head covered in sweat. He hadn't expected the battle to develop to this point. If they lost, it would be too frustrating.

Unfortunately, Makushita Rikishi did not react at all. His stamina was drained by the mushrooms, and he lost consciousness.

"Makura is unable to battle, Agar.io wins!" The referee also announced, "Gym Leader Agar.io's two Pokémon have both been defeated, the winner is the challenger, Gary!"

"Seriously...!" Fujiki was speechless, and helplessly recalled the defeated Makushita Rikishi.

342: Back to Devon Corporation, Fossil Recovery

"Junior brother, your mushroom cultivation is quite good." After the battle, Teng Shu also praised the mushroom.

Although Mushroom is a Grass-type Pokémon, it evolves into Breloom, which gains Fighting-type attributes. Breloom, in its evolved form, is a favorite among many Fighters.

Breloom is a very aggressive Pokémon with a fast punching speed, making it very suitable for fighting.

"It was alright. I just didn't fight at the same pace as my senior brother, otherwise the outcome would have been hard to say," Xiao Mao said.

Fujiki is a Fighting-type trainer, so his fighting style is naturally close combat. Only by fighting in close combat can he showcase his unique fighting style.

Shigeru changed his tactics precisely because he knew this, because once he got caught up in Fujiki's fighting rhythm, Shigeru would undoubtedly lose.

"Don't be modest, this is a boxing badge, take it." Fujiki took out his dojo badge and handed it to Shigeru.

"Thanks.".

Xiao Shigeru accepted the badge.

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

"You'd better do your best at the Rainbow Dance Competition and try to win the championship," Fujiki said.

"Okay, I'll try my best."

It can be confirmed that Fujiki has not watched any other regional league tournaments in the past two years and is unaware that Shigeru has already won two league tournaments.

Leave the martial arts dojo.

"Xiao Mao, can we go now?" Xi Jiana murmured.

"Let's leave this afternoon," Xiao Mao said.

"Why can't it be now?" Higana asked, looking aggrieved.

"Because there are no boats right now, and it's almost noon, there's no food on the boats. Are you sure you don't want to eat lunch?" Xiao Mao asked rhetorically.

“Alright, let’s go this afternoon.” Higana was also a foodie. After all, there wasn’t much entertainment in Meteor Village, so having a good meal was like a big holiday for the village kids.

Higana stopped making a fuss, and Shigeru started checking his inventory.

[Premium Power Headband (Increases the power of physical moves of the Pokémon holding this item by 20%)]

"good‖ ."

The Power Headband is pretty good; it boosts physical attack moves and can be used by physical attack-oriented Pokémon.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a Super Stone this time; my luck wasn't great.

Next, Shigeru used his Natural Fighting-type move permanent learner to exchange for the Power Punch move.

...!

After lunch, in the afternoon, Xiao Mao and Xi Jiana took a speedboat and returned the way they came.

Originally, Shigeru planned to follow the route in the game, defeat the Fighting Gym Leader, go directly to Slateport City, and then travel from Slateport City to Mauville City.

However, since Higana needs to revive the fossils she dug up, she can only return to Kanaz City. So, she has to change her itinerary and go east from Kanaz City, through the Green Tunnel to Green Town, and then from Green Town to Violet City.

A week later, Shigeru and Higanbana returned to Kanaz City.

This week has been a journey with stops and starts, and along the way, he's also been training his Pokémon, which has all improved somewhat.

Mushroom LV22!

Forest Lizard LV25!

Baby Dragon LV17!

Kodora LV36!

Shimmering is one level away from evolving, which makes Gary a little anxious. This is because once Shimmering evolves into Bressilized Mushroom, it will gain more hands, allowing it to learn more skills and become more suitable for battle.

"Shigeru, let's go quickly." After putting the luggage at the Pokémon Center, Higana pulled Shigeru to Devon Corporation.

Shigeru was also helpless. Ever since digging up the fossil, Higana had been thinking about reviving it.

Honestly, Primal Winged Bug isn't a particularly powerful Pokémon. Even when it evolves into Primal Armor, its strength is only so-so. Third-generation Pokémon are generally very strong, but it's quite weak in the fossil Pokémon category, far inferior to the first-generation fossil Pokémon.

Dragged along by Higana, the two arrived at the Devon Building.

"Is this Mr. Daigo's company? It's huge!!" Higana exclaimed in astonishment. She had seen the Devon Building in Kanaz City before, but she never expected that the Devon Building was Daigo's home.

“Yes, Devon Corporation is one of the world’s top 10 companies. It has a huge industrial chain and is incredibly wealthy,” Xiao Mao said.

Higana swallowed hard, never expecting that Daigo, such a simple person, would possess such a vast power.

"Come on, let's go in."

Xiao Mao led Xijiana to the gate and explained their purpose to the security guard.

Having learned that Shigeru and Higanbana were invited by Daigo, they dared not slack off and immediately called their superiors. Soon, a female assistant came downstairs and personally brought Shigeru and Higanbana in.

"Mr. Shigeru, I didn't expect we'd meet so soon." The female assistant was the same person who had introduced Shigeru to Daigo last time.

"Yes, is Mr. Daigo here?" Shigeru asked.

We haven't seen each other since we met in the Stone Cave. It's been half a month, so Daigo should have finished exploring and returned by now.

"Young Master should still be in Wudou Town. He's spent most of his time digging for stones these past few years," the female assistant said.

Gary was also sweating profusely. According to the original storyline, Ash seemed to have failed in his first challenge against the Vine Tree, and then met Steven in the Stone Cave.

In other words, Daigo is still digging in the Stone Cave, which shows that Daigo really loves digging. No wonder he can find so many Super Stones.

Look at Shigeru, he only spent half a day digging in the Stone Cave and then gave up. He's still dreaming of finding a Super Stone.

"Did Mr. Daigo tell you about reviving the fossil?" Shigeru asked.

"I've already called and inquired, and they'll help Mr. Xiao Mao restore the fossils free of charge," the female assistant said.

Seeing this, Xiao Mao didn't ask any more questions.

The female assistant led Xiao Mao and Xi Jiana to a research room on the third floor of the Devon Building.

In the research lab, there was a researcher wearing a white lab coat and round-framed glasses, who looked to be in his thirties. He was the only one in the entire lab.

"Dr. Doi, at the young master's request, we are here to help Mr. Shigeru restore a fossil," the female assistant said.

“It wasn’t him, it was me,” Higana immediately stepped forward to correct.