Leveling in the Diamond Forest
The scorching heat of November has passed, and the autumn wind continues to blow, bringing a touch of chill.
Bruce stood in the open space and threw a Luxury Ball.
When a beam of red light landed, Gardevoir gracefully stood in the open space, attracting the curious gazes of the three.
Shiny Gardevoir, no matter where it is, always draws attention.
Now that Blaziken has reached Ace level, the key targets for leveling up are naturally Gardevoir and Metang.
By coincidence, Gardevoir obtained the evolution stone. Compared to Metang, which has not yet evolved, its path to leveling is obviously more critical.
Let Gardevoir reach Ace level first, and then Metang will follow closely behind, striving for an early evolution.
Otherwise, even if Metagrossite is obtained, Metang can only look on with hope.
After some thought, the four began to walk toward the dense forest ahead.
On the way, Bruce learned that the patrol would last for two days: east to north on the first day, then resting at a temporary camp overnight.
The next day, they would return to the Vortex base from the north.
Although two days may seem relatively short, as long as the efficiency is sufficient, it's enough for Gardevoir to gain a lot of experience points.
Moreover, this is only the first patrol, and Bruce has already decided to stay here for a while, so there will be plenty of time later.
In summary, Gardevoir and Metang advancing to Ace level is just the goal of the first stage. The second stage is striving for Metang's evolution into Metagross and simultaneously finding the evolution stones for Metagross and Blaziken.
In this way, the university student league is basically secured.
With these thoughts passing through his mind, Bruce closely followed Lucas and the other three, walking into the forest.
"The eastern side is basically a forest connected to another forest. When you get to the north, you can see snow-covered mountains, which are quite spectacular," Benjamin sighed on the side.
Snow-covered mountains...
Galar's Articuno should live there, right?
If the elder's Alakazam undergoes Mega Evolution, I wonder if it could defeat this Galar Articuno.
Before witnessing it with his own eyes, Bruce wasn't 100% sure that after Alakazam's Mega Evolution, the peak Elite level, it could defeat the beginner Champion Galar Articuno.
There's a big gap between an Elite and a Champion.
But judging from its performance in the animation, there is that possibility. Mega Evolution was born to break the limit.
Hearing what Benjamin said, Lucas followed up and said, "The environment in the north is much worse than here. I've climbed a snow mountain before, and the temperature is extremely cold. Without fire-type Pokemon, you can't walk."
"And if you encounter wind and snow covering the traces of wild Pokemon, it's very deadly."
The snow mountain has been an inaccessible place since ancient times, generating countless dangerous spots and secrets, leading many adventurous trainers to challenge it repeatedly.
Despite the help of Pokemon, trainers still have to face a series of problems, such as lack of oxygen in the mountains, extreme cold, difficulty walking, etc.
In this world, those who can successfully climb snow-covered mountains are fierce people with excellent physical and psychological qualities.
And it's even more challenging to successfully climb the world's highest peak, dozens of times more difficult than in the previous life.
So far, fewer than a hundred people have successfully ascended the highest peak, including famous trainers worldwide, and these trainers are at least Masters...
Among them, there are also some martial artists who have successfully reached the summit solely with their strong bodies and willpower, which is astonishing.
Therefore, one snow-covered mountain after another has become the best place for countless trainers and martial artists to challenge their limits.
With numerous thoughts passing through his mind, everyone stepped on the dead wood, passed through the dense forest, startled birds, and the young Rayquaza (Caterpie) hiding in the grass trembled.
After about ten minutes, Lucas suddenly raised his right hand and stopped in place.
The three also stopped.
After a while, a green figure jumped out from the branches and landed softly in front of everyone.
After Benjamin communicated with Sceptile, he said, "Fifty meters ahead to the left."
"Let's go." Lucas nodded slightly and walked toward the left.
The three followed him and soon saw an Unfezant searching for food.
Its head has a pink crown like a masquerade mask, and two thin tails extend from the back of its head. It has saffron-colored pupils and grayish-brown eyelids that occasionally close, giving off a sense of dominance.
Additionally, this Unfezant has gorgeous wings. The wings are grayish-white fusiform feathers with wavy black stripes in the middle, and the tails of the wings are bent outward at hook angles.
It seems to be a male Unfezant looking for food.
[Pokemon: Unfezant (Flying/Normal)
Ability: Big Pecks
Qualification: Gym
Level: LV 38 (Professional)]
A level 38 Unfezant is considered a qualified opponent.
Sensing the movement of the crowd, Unfezant raised its head, glanced at them, and then buried its head back down.
Unfezant is smart, has a strong sense of self-esteem, and will never approach anyone except its trainer.
"Hey, this little guy is quite proud," Lucas raised his eyebrows and joked upon seeing this.
Bruce raised his hand and said, "Gardevoir."
"Magical Leaf."
Although grass-type moves are weak against Unfezant, Bruce's goal is to attract its attention and make Unfezant seriously fight Gardevoir.
Well, if it's just for gaining experience points, then letting Gardevoir launch a surprise attack would end it.
But this has no effect on real combat experience. A Pokemon's combat ability is composed of all aspects, not just levels.
I want all the real combat experience and points!
"Fair!"
Upon hearing this, Gardevoir's eyes narrowed, and it danced lightly, gathering shards of Magical Leaf and hurling them toward Unfezant.
"Cluck!"
Unfezant noticed the movement, spread its wings, and unleashed a gust of wind. It was very flexible and directly dodged the Magical Leaf before looking at Gardevoir with fierce eyes.
"Squawk!"
Immediately afterward, it let out a cry and violently flapped its wings. In an instant, Air Cutters erupted in the air with amazing momentum!
"Psychic." Bruce snapped his fingers, and his crisp voice echoed through the forest.
As soon as the words fell, Gardevoir's scarlet eyes glowed with a faint purple light, and then the purple light surged, turning into rays that headed straight for Air Cutter.
Boom!
After a moment, there was a deafening explosion in the air...
Unfezant slightly flapped its wings, its eyes fixed on the front shrouded in black smoke.
Suddenly, a bright purple light rushed toward Unfezant with precision.
"Cluck!"
In the next second, Unfezant let out a sad groan as mental thoughts invaded its mind, shaking its consciousness.
Suffering intense pain, Unfezant staggered and almost fell.
Seeing this scene, Bruce seized the victory and said, "Mystical Fire."
Mystical Fire, one of Gardevoir's training achievements some time ago.
Upon receiving the command, Gardevoir's gaze froze. It opened its mouth, and in an instant, a blazing column of fire gathered as the heatwave rolled toward Unfezant.
Unfezant, already in poor fighting condition, couldn't dodge Mystical Fire and took the attack directly.
Suddenly, it cried out again and fell straight to the ground, its eyes spinning in circles.
"That simple?"
Looking at Unfezant on the ground, Lucas raised his eyebrows and let out a sound of surprise.
The strength of this Unfezant was already close to Ace level, but it was so easily defeated by Gardevoir.
"The young master Bayne's Shiny Gardevoir has terrifying strength," he secretly sighed.
Benjamin, who had watched the entire freshman exchange competition this year, looked at Gardevoir and said, "The progress is too fast..."
During the freshman exchange competition, it was estimated that this Gardevoir had just entered the Professional class, but its strength couldn't be underestimated.
And how much time has passed since then?
Gardevoir's strength is already close to Ace level, and this Unfezant was taken down so easily. Is this normal progress speed?
But both suppressed their surprise and remained calm on the surface.
"Let's continue," Lucas clapped his hands and said.
"Sure."
After finishing, Bruce quickly walked over to Unfezant, squatted down, and used a healing spray to treat its wounds.
Male Unfezant usually live with female Unfezant, and the former goes out to find food for their chicks. For the sake of the possible chicks, Bruce decided to heal its wounds.
This damn late kindness!
Not long after, they bid farewell to this Unfezant and continued forward.
Along the way, the three occasionally imparted some outdoor survival knowledge to Bruce.
Although Bruce's wilderness survival experience is now very rich, it still doesn't match these seasoned veterans, so he learned many useful skills.
Then, every ten minutes or so, you'll encounter a Professional level Pokemon, Gardevoir: solve it and the experience value will skyrocket.
"As expected, the Pokemon strength is much higher than elsewhere," Bruce sighed.
Not only did they encounter Professional level Pokemon, but they even encountered several rank level Pokemon.
Lucas chuckled and said, "This is just a fringe area. If you enter the depths of the Diamond Forest, Ace level Pokemon are very common. Gym level Pokemon appear from time to time."
Bruce nodded thoughtfully, which is in line with the important position of the Diamond Forest.
With the Pokemons Diancie and Galarian Articuno acting as patrons, the importance of the Diamond Forest is obvious.