"Whew~"
"We're finally almost at Viridian City."
"But before that, it's time for me to fulfill my promise to you, Charcadet." Gu Yuan said to Charcadet with a smile after arriving at a relatively secluded place.
Hearing this, Charcadet couldn't help but feel anticipation.
From the beginning, Gu Yuan had already decided to let Charcadet use the Malicious Armor to evolve into Ceruledge, so he had already asked Elite Four Agatha to prepare it for him early on.
Now, it was time for the Malicious Armor to come in handy.
Gu Yuan opened his space backpack and took out the Malicious Armor, feeling a chilling sensation emanate from his hand.
Looking at the armor, Charcadet felt eager to put it on. In order to fully maximize Charcadet's potential, the quality of this Malicious Armor was top-notch!
Without teasing Charcadet, Gu Yuan handed the armor directly to it. In the next moment, wisps of Ghost-type energy surged out, continuously permeating Charcadet's body, forming a cocoon that wrapped Charcadet inside.
Immediately afterward, white light emerged, yet it still couldn't dispel the chilling sensation. As the white light grew stronger, Charcadet's appearance began to change.
As Gu Yuan's mood gradually became tense, the evolution neared its end, and the white light began to fade, until it completely vanished!
"This is Ceruledge!"
Seeing Charcadet's evolved form, Gu Yuan was involuntarily surprised by Ceruledge's striking appearance.
After evolution, Ceruledge was clad in old armor steeped in resentment, wielding swords formed from Fire and Ghost energy. The flame swords on its arms burn with the resentment of a fallen swordsman. Once battle begins, the firepower will increase, turning them into great swords that ruthlessly sever opponents. Once struck by this great sword, the opponent will suffer wounds that cause life energy to drain.
In terms of appearance, Charcadet's armor color changed to dark blue, and the flame energy on its head also turned blue, as if it had been corroded by Ghost-type energy. Its slender limbs were also firmly covered by armor, exposing only the joint areas to ensure Ceruledge's flexibility. The most eye-catching feature was the furiously burning great swords!
"That's wonderful, Charcadet! Congratulations on your successful evolution!"
Having witnessed the evolution of Crocalor and Haunter, Ceruledge was naturally not unfamiliar with its own evolution, but it still couldn't suppress its inner excitement.
Seeing Gu Yuan's excitement, Ceruledge embraced him, sharing its excitement.
Once Ceruledge had calmed down a little, Charizard and the others also came over to express their congratulations.
Taking this time, Gu Yuan used the system to scan Ceruledge's current information.
Pokémon: Ceruledge
Gender: Male
Ability: Flash Fire
Rank: Intermediate
Level-up Moves: Leer, Ember, Astonish, Clear Smog, Fire Spin, Will-O-Wisp, Night Shade, Flame Charge, Incinerate, Smog, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, Quick Guard, Solar Blade, Shadow Claw
TM Moves: Flamethrower, Brick Break, Sunny Day, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball, Hex, Taunt
Egg Moves: Disable, Grudge, Destiny Bond
After evolving, Ceruledge learned many new Moves at once, but unfortunately, it was not yet sufficient to learn its exclusive Move, Bitter Blade!
But Gu Yuan was not worried. Once Ceruledge reached Senior Rank strength, it would naturally learn it, along with Swords Dance and Phantom Force, which it could learn on its own.
At that time, although Ceruledge would not possess the world-shattering power of Annihilape's Rage Fist, it could continuously launch surprise attacks. Coupled with Ceruledge's excellent physical attack, it would definitely be a nightmare for many people!
"Let's go, Ceruledge. Now you need to get a good handle on your newly learned Moves."
After the excitement, Gu Yuan got down to business. The most important thing now was to let Ceruledge quickly adapt to its evolved strength and its newly learned Moves.
Gu Yuan activated the system's scan function, and with the help of Alakazam's Teleport, he quickly found an Intermediate Rank Raticate.
"Go, Ceruledge, use Flame Charge!" After finding a suitable opponent, Gu Yuan immediately told Ceruledge to attack.
Blue flames rose, and Ceruledge's speed began to increase as it pounced toward Raticate.
Raticate's vigilance was also extremely high, and it immediately reacted upon noticing Ceruledge's offensive. It launched use of Quick Attack, transforming into a white flash and charging out without showing any weakness.
Raticate's plan was simple: the moment they collided, it would use Crunch to deal more damage to this unfamiliar Pokémon.
The instant they collided, before Raticate could use Crunch, it found that it had passed right through Ceruledge.
A look of shock appeared on Raticate's face. Before it could react, Ceruledge immediately wrapped Will-O-Wisp around its sword and slashed Raticate's back. The effect of Will-O-Wisp caused Raticate to immediately be burned.
Crucially, after being wounded by Ceruledge's burning great sword, it would continuously drain life energy, essentially like bleeding. Over time, Raticate would become weakened.
With intense pain coming from its back, Raticate was also stimulated into ferocity, turning around and using Crunch, but Ceruledge preemptively used Flame Charge to dodge.
Blue flames rose again, and Fire Spin enveloped Raticate.
After evolution, Ceruledge's role was already clear. Ceruledge didn't need to defeat its opponent in a single blow; it only needed to use its unique ability, along with the slash of Will-O-Wisp, to make the opponent bleed and fall into a Burned status. Finally, relying on Phantom Force and Bitter Blade, it would slowly consume the opponent's strength.
Although it was still missing the crucial Phantom Force and Bitter Blade, Raticate was already sensing Ceruledge's annoying nature. When it rushed out of the Fire Spin, Ceruledge charged with Flame Charge, both colliding with Raticate and slashing its abdomen with a sword.
The rest was simple. Relying on the speed it gained from Flame Charge, Ceruledge easily dodged Raticate's attacks and continuously countered with Fire Spin. The Burn status and bleeding caused Raticate's stamina to be consumed extremely rapidly.
In a moment, Raticate felt weakened, making it impossible to keep up with Ceruledge. Finally, it launched use of Smog, and a large amount of blue flames surged out. Raticate could barely manage to dodge at this point, and the next second it was engulfed by Smog.
"That was beautiful, Ceruledge! Remember this feeling; this is your battle style from now on!"
After the battle, Gu Yuan patted Ceruledge's shoulder, smiling. Although it was the first time using this tactic, Ceruledge felt exceptionally comfortable with it, nodding repeatedly in agreement, and was eager to practice on the next opponent.