Chapter 134: 4-Star Elekid! Arriving at Lanling City!
Kenji didn't dwell on it. His goal was clear: to raise Elekid to 4-Stars.
Elekid's base stats were awkwardly high.
In its first stage, its base stats already reached 360, exactly ten points above the 350 limit for the Secondary Hero Replicator.
This meant Kenji had zero margin for error with Elekid. He only had one chance to get a good second ability.
Kenji wasn't asking for a god-tier ability; he just hoped the second ability wouldn't be a debuff.
Elekid was a relatively rare Pokémon. Kenji hadn't found any trace of them on the outskirts of Mount Blackthunder.
So, he continued his search deeper into the mountain.
Fortunately, Ninetales's psychic power could sense the surrounding environment, acting like a Pokémon GPS.
It didn't take much effort to find the Elekid Kenji was looking for.
"Come out, Elekid." Kenji took a Pokéball from his belt. A red light flashed, and a yellow plug-head landed on the ground.
Elekid was currently lying on its back, spread-eagled, fast asleep.
Kenji muttered prayers to Ho-Oh and made wishes to Jirachi as he released two newly captured Elekid from their Pokéballs.
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"Congratulations, Host, on synthesizing a 2-Star Elekid!!"
"Congratulations! Elekid's level has increased from LV.4 to LV.9!!"
"Elekid has awakened its second ability: Galvanize!!!"
"Elekid's potential has increased!!! Reaching S+ Rank!!"
Kenji paused.
Elekid (2-Star)
Sex: Male
Level: LV.9
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Abilities: Static (Contact with the Pokémon may paralyze the attacker), Galvanize (Normal-type moves become Electric-type and have their power boosted).
...
Elekid had awakened the Galvanize ability, which was a pleasant surprise for Kenji.
It seemed praying to Ho-Oh had some effect.
Additionally, Kenji noticed that just by going from 1-Star to 2-Stars, Elekid's level had jumped by five.
Could it be... that the Star Up process accelerated Elekid's absorption of the electrical energy?
If that were true, it was an unexpected bonus.
Helping Elekid absorb the energy in its body sooner was definitely a good thing.
With his guess formed and the luck-dependent hurdle of 1-Star to 2-Stars cleared, the rest was just pure Star Up enjoyment.
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Elekid (4-Star)
Sex: Male
Level: LV.27
Type: Electric
Base Stats: 540 (HP: 70, Attack: 95, Defense: 55, Sp. Atk: 100, Sp. Def: 80, Speed: 140)
Abilities: Static, Galvanize
Moves: Dynamic Punch, Focus Punch, Feint, Hammer Arm, Charge, Thunder Punch, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Shock Wave...
Potential: [ULTIMATE]
From level 4, in less than ten minutes, it had leaped straight to level 27, only 3 levels away from the evolution requirement of level 30.
Kenji trusted the system's capabilities, so he wasn't worried about any negative side effects from leveling up too fast.
However, Elekid would likely need some time to adapt to its suddenly enhanced body and the new moves it had learned.
He wondered if this Star Up process had completely consumed the electrical energy stored in Elekid's body.
To better observe Elekid's condition, Kenji didn't recall it to its Pokéball but carried the still-sleeping Elekid as they traveled.
Because of the time spent on Star Up, they hadn't covered much distance before Kenji chose a spot by a river to set up camp.
To Kenji's surprise, while he was still pitching the tent, the Elekid sleeping soundly on the ground suddenly got up.
"Biii~~~~"
Elekid stretched lazily.
"You're awake?" Kenji wiped the dirt off his hands and walked over to Elekid.
Elekid scratched its head, blinking its clear eyes at Kenji.
Kenji momentarily wondered if Elekid had slept so much it had become a bit dull-witted; it looked slightly dazed and not very bright.
But while Kenji was silently critiquing it, Elekid lowered its hand and rubbed its belly.
"Grrr~~~"
A rumbling sound came from Elekid's stomach.
Kenji paused. Hungry?
He opened his backpack and took out an Electric-type Pokéblock he had prepared, handing it to Elekid.
Elekid sniffed it. The scent of the High-grade Pokéblock was irresistible. Elekid's eyes lit up, looking at Kenji eagerly as it took the Pokéblock and stuffed it into its mouth.
"Chew, chew, chew..."
Elekid devoured the Pokéblock in a few bites, swallowing it down, then looked at Kenji expectantly again.
Kenji took a small plate, poured some Electric-type Pokéblocks onto it, and placed it in front of Elekid.
The fact that Elekid was hungry and eating was indirect proof that the stored electrical energy had been fully digested during the Star Up process.
This was definitely good news.
While Elekid ate, Kenji observed it. Outwardly, there was nothing special about it.
But since Elekid's potential could reach [ULTIMATE], it must possess something special.
It just remained to be discovered.
For the next few days, Kenji traveled leisurely with his Pokémon. With Beedrill as a super bodyguard, the wild posed no threat to him.
Because they weren't rushing, it took them a week to leave Sujiang Province and arrive at Lanling City.
Lanling City used to have a famous dish called "Spicy Farfetch'd." As the name suggests, the ingredient was the Pokémon Farfetch'd.
Initially, Farfetch'd, like Magikarp, was a Pokémon recognized by the National League as edible.
However, as the stalk plants required for Farfetch'd's habitat became scarce, their numbers dwindled sharply.
The League then issued a ban on hunting and eating Farfetch'd.
And so, Lanling City's famous dish was lost to history.
Although "Spicy Farfetch'd" was gone, Lanling City still had plenty of other delicacies.
After a simple rest, Kenji took Ninetales and headed to the nearest food street.
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