"Moltres, you lost this battle. I wonder if you are willing to honor the bet between us," Gu Yuan asked directly through Telepathy once Moltres woke up.
"I understand. From now on, I will become your Pokémon and follow your commands in battle and training."
"However, there is one thing. If you cannot make me stronger once I go out with you, then I will not stay with you under any circumstances."
Without hesitation, Moltres gave an affirmative answer, but it also put forward its own condition.
"No problem. Once we are out, you will realize just how lucky it is for you to become my Pokémon."
"I hope so," Moltres replied dismissively, allowing Gu Yuan to pull it into the Poké Ball.
The moment it was captured, its information fully materialized before Gu Yuan's eyes.
Pokémon
Moltres
Gender
Genderless
Ability
Flame Body
Rank
Leader Rank
Type
Fire, Flying
Level-up Moves
Gust, Leer, Ember, Safeguard, Wing Attack, Agility, Ancient Power, Incinerate, Air Slash, Roost, Heat Wave, Sunny Day, Hurricane, Endure
TM Moves
Take Down, Agility, Daytime Tiger (Note: Likely custom or non-standard move), Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Blast Burn, Aerial Ace, Flame Charge, Air Cutter, Swift, Heat Wave, Overheat, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz
Egg Moves
None
Looking at the moves, even though it had never been captured by a Trainer, Moltres had still learned many moves through its powerful learning ability. What Gu Yuan needed to do next was supplement some moves for Moltres, while formulating related tactics based on those moves and helping it master them.
Secondly, he would use points to improve Moltres's strength and move mastery, while using his sincerity to make Moltres completely devoted to him.
When he released Moltres again, Gu Yuan patiently began to treat its wounds while inquiring about information regarding that mysterious Pokémon. Moltres did not hide anything; it told him everything it knew and described the opponent's strength in detail.
Just like the battle with Charizard, Moltres was initially on equal footing with the opponent, but the other party gained a slight advantage through combat experience. However, everything changed when Moltres used Sunny Day for a final stand. The opponent suddenly became much stronger, causing Moltres to collapse quickly.
If Moltres hadn't fled quickly at the end, it wouldn't have been as simple as just being injured; it likely would have died at the hands of that Pokémon.
Based on Moltres's description of the Pokémon's appearance, a bold guess gradually formed in Gu Yuan's heart, though he remained uncertain.
"Let's rest first. Tomorrow, we will go meet that Pokémon."
Gu Yuan was in no hurry to act. Instead, he prepared to rest and build up his energy, waiting until the final day to make his attempt. Hearing this, Charizard had no choice but to restrain its desire for battle.
Charizard knew very well that as long as that Pokémon didn't have an extreme type advantage over it, Gu Yuan would definitely choose to let it fight. This time, even Annihilape and the others didn't have much of an objection. Once they left the alternate space, they could spar with Moltres, so there was no need to rush.
The next morning, after a quick wash, Gu Yuan headed straight for the territory where that Pokémon was active. He was undoubtedly much more cautious now than when he was looking for Moltres.
Soon, the System's detection function locked onto the mysterious Pokémon. Even though Gu Yuan was mentally prepared, he still found it unbelievable when he truly saw it. Following the direction indicated by the System, Alakazam's psychic power also locked onto the Pokémon's location shortly after.
After a few blinks, Gu Yuan finally saw the true face of this mysterious Pokémon—a Roaring Moon nearly three meters tall, not even counting its wingspan!
Roaring Moon
Roaring Moon is a Dragon and Dark type Pokémon.
It is said that Roaring Moon's appearance is very similar to the result of a certain phenomenon that occurs in Salamence in other regions, but the connection between the two is unknown.
Roaring Moon will fly at high speeds while scattering feathers to attack prey everywhere. It is estimated that its ferocious nature is even greater than that of Salamence; even if encountered by accident, contact should be absolutely avoided.
In terms of appearance, the majority of the feathers on Roaring Moon's wings were red, with only the outermost ring being blue. Its belly and the underside of its tail were the same red as its wings, while the rest of its skin was blue—except for the top of its head, which was white with menacing horn-like protrusions on both sides.
Compared to its legs, Roaring Moon's claws were much thicker, proving the strength in its arms. Finally, around its tail was a ring of black feathers, resembling the tail wings of a bat.
Compared to a real Salamence, Roaring Moon might be slightly inferior in base stats at 590, but its extremely rare Protosynthesis Ability was more than enough to make up for it.
Protosynthesis
When holding Booster Energy or when the weather is Sunny Day, the stat with the highest value (excluding HP) will be increased by 30%. If that stat is Speed, it increases by 50%.
In other words, without even considering stat stages, once the weather turned to Sunny Day, Roaring Moon's already amazing Attack would reach an inconceivable level, and its effective power would break the 600 threshold! This was exactly why Moltres collapsed immediately after it used Sunny Day.
If Moltres had continued fighting, Roaring Moon wouldn't have escaped unscathed either. But what shocked Gu Yuan the most was not the Ability, but the very existence of Roaring Moon.
One must know that Roaring Moon is a Paradox Pokémon. In other words, this type of Pokémon shouldn't exist; there were only some pictures and data, much like Walking Wake. Yet, this Roaring Moon appeared right here. According to Moltres, Roaring Moon was already there when it accidentally entered this alternate space.
However, this doubt didn't trouble Gu Yuan for long. After all, he was a Trainer, not a Researcher; it was better to leave such headaches to others. What he needed to do was battle this Roaring Moon and then add it to his team.
"Come, Roaring Moon! Let's battle!"
"If I win, you will become my Pokémon, and I will help you become stronger than you are now!"
"If I lose, I will take you away from here and no longer restrict your future life!"
Activating Telepathy, Gu Yuan directly restated the conditions he had agreed upon with Moltres.