Gu Shuangyue stared intently at Articuno, her eyes somewhat infatuated.
"So beautiful."
For Gu Shuangyue, who liked Ice-type Pokémon, Articuno's figure was more beautiful than any other Pokémon.
"Among the Legendary Birds, Articuno is indeed the best looking."
Jiang Chen said.
Zapdos was the ugliest among the Legendary Birds, and Moltres was just average; only Articuno had higher aesthetic appeal.
Articuno also heard Jiang Chen's words and proudly raised its head, clearly quite pleased with Jiang Chen's praise.
When the pleased Articuno spread its wings, ice crystals scattered, sparkling under the sunlight, making its figure even more graceful.
Looking at Articuno, even Gu Shuangyue was very envious that Jiang Chen could capture Articuno, but unfortunately, even if she had the chance, she didn't have the ability to capture Articuno.
It was basically impossible to move a Legendary Pokémon with just words. If Jiang Chen didn't have the strength, he wouldn't even have the chance to talk to Articuno.
"Want to touch it?" Jiang Chen asked Gu Shuangyue.
Hearing this, Gu Shuangyue's expression flickered. Of course, she wanted to touch Articuno, but Articuno's gaze seemed unwilling for her to approach.
"Can I?"
"Of course, Articuno won't object."
Jiang Chen glanced at Articuno. Even if Articuno wanted to object, it couldn't. It still relied on Jiang Chen to improve its strength, so it naturally had to listen to Jiang Chen.
Although it didn't like being touched by humans, it would give Jiang Chen face this time.
Gu Shuangyue reached out and touched Articuno's feathers, a cool sensation spreading into her palm.
Articuno squinted at Gu Shuangyue, coldly shaking its feathers, causing ice crystals to continuously scatter onto the ground.
Gu Shuangyue, who loved Ice-type Pokémon, really liked Articuno. However, if she wanted to capture Articuno, she probably wouldn't have any chance in this lifetime.
But being able to touch Articuno was already enough for Gu Shuangyue.
"Thank you."
Gu Shuangyue thanked Jiang Chen again. If not for Jiang Chen, let alone touching it, she wouldn't even have had the chance to see Articuno up close.
"Saying thank you is too polite. Besides, when you thank me, I feel a bit awkward."
Jiang Chen waved his hand.
"This Articuno has injuries? Are they from a battle?"
Gu Shuangyue's eyes were sharp, and she noticed Articuno's injuries.
"No, it was already injured during the battle. It's too weak; it was severely wounded by a Zapdos."
"Someone saw Articuno severely injured and tried to take advantage, which angered it, and that's why it led me there."
Jiang Chen explained Articuno's situation to Gu Shuangyue.
As a Legendary Pokémon, its intelligence was no less than that of humans. So, upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, Articuno showed its displeasure.
What did he mean, it was too weak and was severely wounded by a Zapdos?
Although it hadn't defeated Zapdos, Articuno was unwilling to admit it was weak.
This was also because Jiang Chen had Articuno's approval. If it were anyone else who dared to speak ill of it in its presence, Articuno would definitely blast them with an Ice Beam.
If its temper were more volatile, it would directly serve them a Blizzard.
Gu Shuangyue looked at Jiang Chen with a strange expression. Saying Articuno was weak right in front of it, wasn't he afraid Articuno would leave in a fit of pique?
Jiang Chen genuinely wasn't afraid of that. After experiencing the power of the Icicle Plate, even if Jiang Chen wanted to drive Articuno away, would Articuno be willing to leave?
"Did you just come to see Articuno?" Jiang Chen asked Gu Shuangyue.
Gu Shuangyue nodded.
"And to give you this."
She mainly came to see Articuno. Articuno's allure to her was far greater than that of a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon. With her status, obtaining a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon was not difficult, but she didn't have a single Pseudo-legendary Pokémon among hers.
This showed that Gu Shuangyue wasn't interested in Pseudo-legendary Pokémon; she was only interested in Ice-type Pokémon. Who knew why there were no Ice-type Pokémon among the Pseudo-legendary ones?
Besides this main purpose, she also wanted to give Jiang Chen the Mega Stone she had.
She had originally obtained it from a Secret Realm and didn't know what it was. Now she knew it was a Mega Stone, Garchomp's Mega Evolution Stone.
She had stayed at Jiang Chen's house before, and Jiang Chen had taken good care of her, so Gu Shuangyue gave this item to Jiang Chen as a gift.
"You're really willing. If the effect of a Mega Stone were exposed, one would be worth at least several hundred million."
This was still Jiang Chen underestimating it. A Garchomp's Mega Evolution Stone, worth a billion, would probably still find buyers.
"It's useless for me to keep it. This is my thanks to you."
"Alright, then I won't be polite. I'll accept this Mega Stone."
Jiang Chen didn't refuse to accept it. He also understood Gu Shuangyue's personality; if he refused, Gu Shuangyue definitely wouldn't agree.
Jiang Chen already had a Garchomp's Mega Stone, but that was fine; he could never have too many Mega Stones. This item was definitely something that would appreciate in value.
Now, many people might consider Mega Stones pretty stones, but in the future, these things would be priceless.
"Hmm? Elite Four-level aura, Blastoise, your strength has broken through."
Looking towards where his Pokémon were training, Jiang Chen keenly sensed the Elite Four-level aura emanating from Blastoise and immediately walked over.
Seeing Jiang Chen approach, Blastoise waved its thick arm and patted itself.
Reaching Elite Four-level, Blastoise itself was very excited.
"Another Elite Four-level Pokémon?" Gu Shuangyue looked at Blastoise.
Jiang Chen already had six Elite Four-level Pokémon. She was two years older than Jiang Chen, but only had three Elite Four-level Pokémon.
"Congratulations."
Gu Shuangyue congratulated Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen had a smile on his face. Blastoise breaking through to Elite Four-level made him genuinely happy. Not only did he gain a powerful fighting force, but that mission was finally completed.
The mission of having six Elite Four-level Pokémon awarded ten million points, which Jiang Chen immediately claimed.
"...Over forty million points, getting close to half of a hundred million points. Once I gather a hundred million points, perhaps I can first exchange for a Legendary Pokémon."
With another Legendary Pokémon, he could complete the mission for three Legendary Pokémon, and Jiang Chen was also eyeing the rewards for that mission.
"Want to have a battle to test my Blastoise's strength?" Jiang Chen suggested to Gu Shuangyue.
"Okay."
Gu Shuangyue's expression froze for a moment, then she agreed.
Gu Shuangyue was still very interested in battling Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen was indeed a very strong opponent.
"You use Lapras. My Blastoise probably really wants revenge."
Last time, it was Gu Shuangyue's Lapras that defeated Jiang Chen's Blastoise, but at that time, Blastoise was only Quasi-Elite Four Ninth Stage. It was normal that it couldn't defeat Gu Shuangyue's Elite Four Stage 3 Lapras.
"Are you sure?"
Her Lapras was now Elite Four Stage 4. During the time she trained at Jiang Chen's house, Lapras's strength had broken through.
Lapras was a Water/Ice-type Pokémon, and the Blue Orb also had an effect on it. Lapras's improvement was very significant after Gu Shuangyue stayed at Jiang Chen's house for a week.
"Confirmed." Jiang Chen nodded.
Of course, he knew Lapras's strength. It would be difficult for Blastoise to beat Lapras, but Jiang Chen wasn't afraid of losing.
Since Jiang Chen said he was sure, Gu Shuangyue, in her usual character, didn't say anything more and directly released Lapras.
"Ice Beam."
This wasn't an Aqua Field, just an ordinary one, so Gu Shuangyue first had Lapras use Ice Beam to turn the entire field into an ice-covered one.
On land, while Lapras could move, its speed was incredibly slow.
On ice, it could slide, and while not as fast as in water, its speed was clearly much better than on land.
"Blastoise, use Hyper Beam directly."
Hearing Jiang Chen tell Blastoise to use Hyper Beam, Gu Shuangyue's expression froze. Use Hyper Beam right from the start?
However, now was actually the perfect time to use Hyper Beam, because Lapras couldn't dodge it for the moment.
"Endure it."
She didn't have Lapras use Protect; that divine move couldn't be used casually.
With Lapras's strength, enduring one Hyper Beam from Blastoise shouldn't be a problem.
After being pushed back a few meters, Lapras held on tightly.
At the critical moment, it turned its back to Blastoise, using its hard shell to block the terrifying power of the Hyper Beam.
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