Chapter 206: 4-Star Mankey!! Challenge! Imperial Gym!
Fortunately, Kenji wasn't short on money. While Mankey was somewhat uncommon, it was mostly just expensive. Any decent Breeding Center would have Mankeys for sale.
Before beginning the Star-Up process, Kenji waved Beedrill over to stand guard, just in case something went wrong mid-process—like Mankey suddenly going berserk.
Since he didn't have a Champion Duplicator to use, Mankey only had one shot at rolling a second Ability.
Kenji silently prayed for a good one.
Once everything was ready, Kenji gave Ninetales a signal. A single Hypnosis later, the energetic Mankey fell backward and began snoring loudly on the floor.
Looking at the sleeping monkey, Kenji took out two Poké Balls containing the other Mankeys he had bought.
As the two Mankeys turned into streams of white light and merged into the sleeping one, Kenji waited anxiously for the System notification.
Ding!
Congratulations Host on synthesizing a 2-Star Mankey!!!
Mankey Level raised from LV.8 to LV.9!!!
Mankey has awakened a Second Ability: Moxie!!!
Mankey's Base Stats have increased!!
Mankey's Potential has increased!! It has reached S+ Rank!!!
[Mankey] (2-Star)
Gender: Male
Level: 9
Type: Fighting
Abilities: Defiant, Moxie (Boosts Attack by one stage after knocking out an opponent)
...
"Holy sh*t!"
Kenji couldn't help but curse out loud.
Moxie???
Moxie was undisputedly a top-tier Ability.
In his past life, when playing Pokémon games as a kid, his favorite thing to do was fish for a Magikarp with the Rattled ability. Once evolved into Gyarados, it would gain Moxie, turning into a ferocious sweeping machine.
Drawing such a god-tier Ability put Kenji in an incredibly good mood. His movements sped up.
In no time, he upgraded Mankey all the way to 4-Stars.
Unfortunately, Mankey didn't receive an extra base stat boost like Beedrill.
However, when a Pokémon reached the "Limit" potential, they usually awakened some special capability.
For example, Electivire gained the ability to manipulate natural lightning.
Bellossom gained abilities to absorb sunlight for healing, status immunity, and injury recovery.
Arbok was even more exaggerated; after reaching its limit, it almost changed species, now looking half-dragon, half-snake.
As for Beedrill, it followed the path of simplicity. No fancy tricks, just Attack and Speed raised to the absolute extreme, along with terrifyingly monstrous combat intuition.
Now that Mankey had been raised from S-Rank to its Limit, Kenji wondered what special power it had awakened.
[Mankey] (4-Star)
Gender: Male
Level: 21
Type: Fighting
Abilities: Defiant, Moxie
Base Stats Total: 485
(HP: 65, Atk: 130, Def: 55, SpA: 55, SpD: 70, Spe: 110)
Moves: Close Combat, Focus Punch, Reversal, Meditate, Night Slash, Payback, Counter, Foresight, Low Kick...
Potential: Limit
At 4-Stars, Mankey's base stat total jumped to 485. Its Attack and Speed reached 130 and 110 respectively, already surpassing the majority of fully evolved Pokémon.
Mankey was still sound asleep, showing no signs of waking up.
Kenji signaled Ninetales, who sent a pulse of psychic energy. Mankey slowly opened its eyes.
"Mankey...???"
It blinked. It had only taken a nap, yet for some reason, it felt significantly stronger.
Once fully awake, Mankey realized it wasn't an illusion.
While the other Pokémon warmed up, Mankey excitedly tested its new strength, which had multiplied several times over.
Kenji took the opportunity to observe Mankey, trying to spot its special quirk.
But sadly, after watching for a long time, he couldn't figure it out.
They didn't train for long. Kenji had important business today; the training was mostly just a warm-up.
"Let's go, Beedrill." Kenji recalled the other Pokémon, then patted Beedrill on the carapace, smiling.
Beedrill nodded slightly before being recalled into its ball.
The contestants in the National League had been too weak. Beedrill hadn't had a single chance to take the field.
This had left the battle-hungry bee itching for a fight.
Drago, the Leader of the Imperial Gym, was the opponent Kenji had carefully selected for it.
He hoped that Drago, known as the strongest Gym Leader in the Huaxia League, wouldn't disappoint him and Beedrill.
With Beedrill secure in its ball, Kenji walked out of the Phoenix Nest Battle Arena.
...
Imperial Gym.
"Junior Kenji greets Leader Drago." Kenji bowed slightly.
Drago laughed heartily, looking at Kenji with eyes full of appreciation and anticipation.
Drago was extremely curious about this young man who had dominated the National League and earned high praise from Champion Zhurong Yun.
He wanted to know just how strong Kenji really was.
According to the data, Kenji's Ace was a Beedrill.
But from start to finish, that Beedrill had never shown its face in the tournament.
"No need for formalities, Kenji. I've been waiting for your challenge for a long time."
Drago knew that even before the National League, Kenji had been traveling to collect badges for the upcoming Huaxia League Conference.
So, after seeing Kenji's performance, Drago had been eagerly waiting for him to come knocking.
Sure enough, just a few days after the tournament ended, Kenji was here.
To welcome Kenji properly, Drago had even closed the gym for the day.
Today, Kenji was the only challenger!
"Leader Drago, I have a presumptuous request," Kenji said suddenly before the battle began.
Drago paused, looking at him quizzically. "What is it?"
"I ask that you fight me with your full strength," Kenji said seriously, ensuring Drago knew he wasn't joking.
Normally, without Zhurong Yun's endorsement, Drago might have thought Kenji was arrogant. But after hearing the Champion's praise, Drago surprisingly didn't find the request inappropriate.
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