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[Gible]
Gender: Male
Strength: Ordinary Rank 5
Talent Potential: Champion
Attributes: Dragon, Ground
Ability: Rough Skin
Moves: Dragon Breath, Sand Tomb, Sand Attack, Dragon Claw
As expected of a reward from the Pokémon Alliance, its talent reached Champion-level. This was also partly due to the Jiang family's extraordinary status. If it were an ordinary person, even if they were rewarded with a pseudo-legendary, it would be a perfunctory one, not a carefully selected pseudo-legendary with high talent potential.
Gible's appearance was still quite cute, not as fierce as its final evolution. It looked like a young shark, small in stature, with short but strong limbs, and a large mouth full of sharp teeth. Its skin was somewhat rough, which had nothing to do with its ability; even a Sand Veil Gible had very rough skin.
"This Gible is a bit rebellious. You'd best prove you can defeat it, otherwise, it might not be very obedient," Xie Yulan said to Jiang Chen.
"I can tell." The released Gible didn't even acknowledge him, seemingly disdainful. To capture a Pokémon, you must make it concede and acknowledge you for it to be obedient.
"Gible, how about we have a battle? If you win, I won't force you to become my Pokémon. If you lose, how about you listen to me from now on?" Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Gible tilted its head, its round eyes looking at Jiang Chen, then nodded. Although its personality was rather arrogant, if this person could defeat it, choosing him as its trainer wouldn't be impossible.
Trainers choose Pokémon, and Pokémon also choose trainers. Once chosen, Pokémon often remain loyal for life.
They came to the courtyard. Because the courtyard was large enough, there was a battle arena within it. "Ralts, it's up to you," Jiang Chen said to Ralts.
"Ralts." Ralts raised its short right hand towards Jiang Chen, indicating that it had it covered.
"This Ralts seems to be getting stronger very quickly," Xie Yulan observed Ralts carefully. She was also a trainer herself and had her own judgment. Sometimes, just by looking at a Pokémon's appearance, she could roughly gauge its strength.
"Mm, Ralts is great." With the mysterious stone tablet, it was hard for Ralts not to get stronger quickly. Of course, this Ralts itself was very talented.
He didn't command Ralts. The Gible on the other side also had no one commanding it. Gible charged towards Ralts with its short legs. From its appearance, it seemed to be using Dragon Claw. Don't let Gible's plump body fool you; its speed was actually not slow.
However, Gible's running body quickly stopped, pulled into the sky by a surge of psychic power. It was then slammed to the ground from mid-air, immediately losing its ability to battle. An Elite Rank 1 Ralts fighting an Ordinary Rank 5 Gible was indeed bullying it.
"Ralts, use Heal Pulse on Gible." Using Heal Pulse, it healed the injured Gible.
"Little fellow, are you convinced now?" Jiang Chen walked over, not caring that Gible's rough skin scratched his hand, and stroked the fin on its head.
Gible looked dejected. Among its own kind, it was undefeated, almost always winning with a single Dragon Claw.
"Don't be disheartened. You'll become one of the strongest Champions in the future. I'll help you get stronger."
"Sha~!" Gible looked at Jiang Chen's outstretched hand, and put its short little hand forward. It had already accepted Jiang Chen as its trainer.
Xie Yulan and Ning Ya smiled as they watched this scene.
"Oh, right, Mom, here's a good thing for you. It'll make you even younger and more beautiful." Jiang Chen took out a bottle of Life Potion and handed it to Xie Yulan.
"Is it to open and drink?" Xie Yulan looked at the green potion bottle.
"Yes, just open it and drink it."
"Madam, I drank it too. The effect is very good," Ning Ya said.
Opening the cap and drinking it, Xie Yulan felt all her fatigue disappear, and her body seemed to have grown younger. This was not an illusion; after all, the Life Potion could extend one's lifespan by ten years. Because of this effect, Jiang Chen was reluctant to use it on his Pokémon. After all, Pokémon lived much longer than humans. The only effect it had on Pokémon was to restore their injuries and hidden injuries. Jiang Chen's Pokémon weren't injured, so using it would indeed be a waste.
"Where did you buy this thing?" "You can't buy it. It's definitely not for sale."
Xie Yulan didn't ask Jiang Chen where he got it. Having secrets was normal, and she wouldn't probe, just as she hadn't asked where Ralts's Pokémon Egg came from before. Jiang Chen wouldn't spread information about the Life Potion; he would only use it on his own people. After all, this item could increase one's lifespan, and that alone was enough to stir greed in 99.9% of people. And most terrifyingly, the Life Potion could be used repeatedly without losing its efficacy from overuse. For example, if Jiang Chen took another bottle, he could still gain ten years of lifespan. So if the Life Potion's effects were exposed, even a Champion would probably come knocking on Jiang Chen's door. The ability to increase one's lifespan absolutely could not be revealed; only he himself should know, otherwise his father Jiang Yuan wouldn't be able to protect him.
"I've been a bit busy lately. I won't be able to watch your campus ranking match," Xie Yulan said to Jiang Chen.
"It's fine. It's not a major competition. If you were to watch such a match, wouldn't that be overestimating it?" Campus internal competitions generally wouldn't attract much attention. Tianhai Pokémon Academy was an exception; as one of the top Pokémon academies, it would still receive some attention. Other lesser-known ordinary Pokémon academies didn't even have anyone paying attention. The only competitions held by Pokémon academies that attracted significant attention were the National New Trainer Competitions, jointly held by Pokémon academies nationwide. The Tianhai Pokémon Academy and Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy's friendship exchange matches also attracted attention, as it was a contest between first and second place. Whoever won would be this year's top-ranked Pokémon Academy in the nation.