Chapter 230: Reappearance! Traces of Team Rocket!
At 4-Stars, Snivy's base stat total reached a auspicious 488.
Among its stats, Speed was the standout, breaking the triple digits to reach 100.
In addition to stats, Snivy's level jumped straight to 24, far surpassing the Level 17 requirement for its first evolution.
Once Snivy woke up, it would likely evolve into Servine naturally.
Honestly, Kenji was a little reluctant to let it evolve so soon.
Although Servine wasn't ugly, Kenji preferred the cute Snivy form.
When Snivy woke up from the Hypnosis, it was initially startled by the sudden surge of power in its body. But after Kenji comforted it, it calmed down and began to adapt to its new strength.
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Over the next few days, Kenji took his team to train at the Southern Cloud Gym daily. During the training, Snivy evolved into Servine.
Kenji also discovered a second surprise from Servine's Fast Start Ability.
Ideally, Fast Start (inverted Slow Start) should only boost Attack and Speed.
But perhaps because Servine's potential had reached the "Limit," Kenji discovered during training that Fast Start boosted all stats—Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense included.
This meant that for the first five minutes after entering battle, Servine's stats were all boosted by two stages.
Furthermore, just as Slow Start's timer reset if the Pokémon was switched out, Fast Start worked the same way.
Broken. The effect of Fast Start wasn't just "strong"; it was absurdly overpowered.
At the Southern Cloud Gym's private training ground, the training session had just ended. Suddenly, a swarm of Bug-type Pokémon rushed toward Beedrill, surrounding him with intense enthusiasm.
There were Beautifly, Vivillon, Pinsir, and Galvantula.
Without exception, they were all female.
And right now, this group of female Bug-types was staring at Beedrill with sparkling eyes.
Kenji was used to this by now. He smirked and looked over at Hua Mingyan nearby.
She was clenching her fists, silently cheering for her squad of Bug-type bachelorettes.
But Beedrill didn't even spare them a glance. With a flicker, he vanished from his spot, hiding somewhere quiet to avoid the harassment.
Hua Mingyan sighed, looking dejected.
"Leader Hua, just give up," Kenji advised, walking over to her.
For the past week, Hua Mingyan had been waiting with her harem of Bug-types whenever she got the chance. She kept her promise not to interrupt training, but the moment it ended, she would unleash them to use Attract or charm tactics on Beedrill.
But against Beedrill, these tactics were utterly ineffective.
Hua Mingyan looked defeated, but since Beedrill wasn't interested, she had no other options.
Beep beep beep beep...
Suddenly, the electronic watch on Hua Mingyan's wrist emitted an urgent alarm.
Her expression changed instantly. Her face turned serious as she raised her wrist to check the display.
Tyson Tang had a similar watch. In fact, every Gym Leader had one.
When it rang, it meant an emergency mission required their attention.
"Is something wrong, Leader Hua?"
Hua Mingyan looked up, taking a deep breath. "A Team Rocket base has been discovered on the Southern Cloud border. They need my assistance to clear it out."
Team Rocket again!!
Kenji was all too familiar with them. He had encountered them multiple times and even survived an assassination attempt when leaving Metropolis.
"Leader Hua, take me with you. I want to help," Kenji said.
Hua Mingyan looked at him. Thinking of the terrifying strength of his Pokémon—some even stronger than her own—she nodded. "Alright. But you must prioritize your safety. Don't let Beedrill leave your side."
In wild battles against criminals, there was no rule against attacking the trainer.
Kenji nodded. "Understood."
With no time to waste, Hua Mingyan mounted her Volcarona. Kenji followed. Expecting Ninetales to keep up with Volcarona was unrealistic, so he had Beedrill carry him again.
A Champion-level Volcarona traveled fast.
Three hours later, they arrived at a border outpost in Southern Cloud Province.
After Hua Mingyan showed her credentials at the gate, she led Kenji inside.
The outpost was filled with border patrol officers in uniform.
"Leader Hua, thank you for coming all this way."
A man in a League Prosecutor's uniform and sunglasses walked out of the station to greet her.
Hua Mingyan shook his hand and got straight to the point. "Let's go. We need to discuss the raid on the Team Rocket base."
The prosecutor nodded, then turned to look at Kenji, who was also wearing sunglasses, standing behind her.
"And this is...?"
Kenji slowly took off his sunglasses. Hua Mingyan introduced him. "This is Kenji, the Champion of the National League."
The prosecutor recognized Kenji's face immediately and greeted him warmly. "Hello, I'm Cao Fu."
But after the greeting, a worried look crossed Cao Fu's face. "However... raiding a Team Rocket base is extremely dangerous. This isn't a tournament match..."
Kenji knew what he was worried about. "Don't worry, Prosecutor Cao. I can protect myself."
Cao Fu looked at Hua Mingyan for confirmation. She nodded calmly. "He definitely has the strength."
With Hua Mingyan's guarantee, Cao Fu relaxed. Even if something happened to Kenji, it wouldn't be on him. He led them inside to brief them on the mission.
The target base wasn't within Huaxia's borders but just across the line in Myanmar. Southern Cloud Province bordered Myanmar to the south.
Unlike the peace and stability of Huaxia, Myanmar was chaotic, with various criminal syndicates entrenched there. Team Rocket was one of them.
However, while many criminal groups operated in Myanmar, few dared to extend their reach into Huaxia. Only Team Rocket had the audacity and capability.
"Team Rocket has been repeatedly crossing the border to commit crimes in Huaxia. They're not only severely damaging the local Pokémon ecosystem but also flooding the market with counterfeit energy blocks, items, and potions. We've been tracking them under orders from the Huaxia League, and we've finally pinpointed their base on the Myanmar border."
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