Jason was intimidated by Logan and let out a silent laugh.
What the hell?
Wasn’t it just that he wanted to test the strength of his new Pokémon?
And on top of that, he had to say it in such a roundabout way.
“Come out, Growlithe.” “Grrroar!” Jason also sent out Growlithe.
Since he had been watching the previous battle, he knew that Growlithe, being Fire type, had an advantage against Beedrill, which was Bug + Poison type.
“Two Growlithe with the Flash Fire ability?” Logan reflected silently.
A tactic was already forming in his mind.
“Growlithe, use Bite!” Jason rejoiced inwardly.
He had not expected at all that Logan would give up the long-range move Ember and choose to get close.
Jason had only sent out Growlithe to wear down the opponent.
In reality, he did not expect it to accomplish anything important.
“Growlithe, use Ember!” “Endure it!” Logan showed a victorious smile.
In fact, from that moment, the battle had already ended.
Growlithe charged directly forward, completely ignoring Ember.
After being bathed in flames, Logan’s Growlithe’s fur became even brighter, and its aura also grew stronger.
“How is that possible!” Jason exclaimed.
“The Flash Fire ability ignores flames and also increases damage by fifty percent…
How are you supposed to fight against that?!” Only after foreseeing this point did Jason understand what kind of mistake he had made.
And at that moment, the slightly larger Growlithe bit the smaller one, causing Jason’s Growlithe to lose the ability to fight in an instant.
“Come back, Growlithe.” Jason looked at Logan and said, “I surrender.” “Good.” Logan nodded and stroked his Growlithe’s head.
After the battle just now, Growlithe had already preliminarily acknowledged him.
“Grrroar!” The most outstanding trait of a Pokémon like Growlithe was its loyalty.
Since Logan was Growlithe’s trainer, it was very difficult for Growlithe to disobey his orders.
This type of Pokémon had even become Officer Jenny’s signature Pokémon, which proved how special and powerful it was.
It could be said that Growlithe’s affinity was the easiest to cultivate and also the hardest to lose.
Jason had complicated feelings.
After losing twice to Logan, that little pride of his immediately shattered into pieces.
He was also extremely surprised by Logan.
Although he paid attention to the ability column, it would never have occurred to him during a battle.
Logan’s mastery over details and his knowledge of information made him feel ashamed.
How could someone like that be willing to become his subordinate?
That was nothing more than his own fantasy.
After saying goodbye to Jason, Logan drove the motorcycle west, heading toward the place where Heracross was located.
Although he coveted that herd of Growlithe on the ranch, that was Jason’s hidden wealth, and Logan would not go so far as to snatch it away.
…
West Mountain.
Arcaia City had many mountains, but West Mountain was quite famous and very far from the city center.
Most of the wild Pokémon there were above Level 10.
It was not a place where current players could mess around.
It was there that Jason’s subordinates encountered Heracross.
Logan sent out Hawlucha.
Upon arriving there, the motorcycle was no longer very useful.
Logan parked it and advanced on foot together with Hawlucha.
“Hawlucha, help me look for any nearby spot where Pokémon gather,” Logan said.
“Haawlluucchh!” Hawlucha cried out and immediately took flight.
Not much time passed before Hawlucha flew back and led Logan to the right.
Finally, Hawlucha stopped in front of a tree.
“Haawlluucchh!” Logan looked at the Pineco hanging from the tree and turned around to leave.
What a joke.
Pokémon like Pineco, although they had low base stats, if someone provoked them, they would fall to the ground and explode, damaging both the enemy and themselves.
They were simply ferocious!
One had to know that Self-Destruct was a super move with 200 power.
“Wait!” Logan suddenly stopped.
“With Hawlucha’s speed, if it’s prepared, it can completely dodge Pineco’s Self-Destruct.
A dirty move like Self-Destruct can also be useful from time to time against enemies.” “Besides, Pineco’s evolution, Forretress, has 465 points in base stats, is Bug + Steel type, has very few weaknesses, and several spectacular moves like Self-Destruct and Explosion.” “It can simply change the course of a battle.
If there is a high-quality Pineco, training it wouldn’t be bad.
And if it’s put on the forum, it can also sell for a good price.” Logan checked Pineco’s data.
[Pineco: Level 12] “Hawlucha, you’re barely Level 8, and you still dare to look for this kind of opponent.” Logan shook his head.
“Hawlucha, are you ready?” “Haawlluucchh!” There were more than ten Pineco on the tree.
Fortunately, only that large tree in the surroundings had Pineco.
Otherwise, Logan truly would not dare to face them directly.
“Hawlucha, use Wing Attack against one of the Pineco in the center.
Be careful not to touch the other Pineco.” Logan’s order sounded extremely careful.
In the anime, Ash and his companions had suffered terribly because of Pineco.
“Haawlluucchh!” Hawlucha spread both wings, accumulated enough strength, and attacked one of the Pineco with its wings shining with white light.
Shua!
One Pineco fell.
Generally, the instant Pineco fell to the ground, it would activate Self-Destruct.
That move, with no less than 200 power, would make Hawlucha lose the ability to fight.
But Pineco did not do it.
Pineco’s eyes were clearly spinning.
It had already lost the ability to fight.
Flying-type moves were super effective against Pineco, which was Bug type.
Added to the advantage in base stats, that one-hit KO was no surprise.
“Ding!” [Hawlucha has risen 1 level.] [Current Level: Level 9] [Combat Power increased by +50 points.] After capturing Pineco, Logan felt slightly disappointed.
This Pineco was only low quality.
For an ordinary player, perhaps it would be enough, but Logan planned to follow an elite route.
Low quality, and even intermediate quality, were not enough for him.
He silently put Pineco away.
“If it were intermediate quality, it probably wouldn’t have fallen in a single blow,” Logan thought.
This test made his plan even more complete.
Logan silently retreated a great distance, calculating the range of the damage if all the Pineco used Self-Destruct, and finally stopped.
“Hawlucha, use Wing Attack against the big tree, then fly into the sky!” “Haawlluucchh!” Its wings shone with white light, and Hawlucha crashed into that tree.
The large tree, which would take one person to wrap their arms around it, instantly snapped under Hawlucha’s attack.
“Luckily, the Pineco aren’t parasitizing real trees.
Otherwise, with the current technology, I really wouldn’t be able to attack reality.” Bang!
The virtual large tree slowly fell, and Hawlucha hurried to fly into the sky.
At that moment, the Pineco had just touched the ground.
Immediately, as if competing with one another, they began to shine with white light one after another.
Self-Destruct!
A move that most Pokémon would never use, but which was the first choice of the Pineco.
Booom, boom, boom!
A series of enormous explosions overlapped with one another.
So many Pineco using Self-Destruct at the same time was simply devastating!
Even Hawlucha, who was flying in circles in the sky, showed an expression of lingering fear.
That power was truly too terrifying.
Even Hawlucha would not be able to endure even half a second inside an explosion like that.
“Ding!” [Hawlucha has risen 3 consecutive levels.] [Current Level: Level 12] [Move unlocked: Roost.] [Combat Power increased by +150 points.] [Roost: descends to the ground and recovers half of its vitality.
Flying-type Pokémon will lose the Flying type during battle.] Logan: “…” Logan never would have imagined that in Pokémon Go, even this kind of confrontation without direct contact would count as a battle.
Those 3 levels were practically given away!
For an ordinary player to rise 3 levels, which one of them would not have to go crazy and fight day and night?
In contrast, Logan’s Hawlucha had only used one move and taken all the experience.
That speed was practically like riding a rocket!
“Haawlluucchh!” Hawlucha landed, showing off its strength.
“Hawlucha, you did well.” Logan did not hold back on praise.
Then he threw Poké Balls one after another and captured all those Pineco that had self-destructed and fallen into critical condition.
Including the previous one, he had a total of 12 Pineco.
A harvest like this was simply unimaginable.
Each Pineco of Level 12 or above was worth more than a Beedrill.
Logan felt increasingly fortunate that he had chosen Hawlucha.
Its 118 points of base speed allowed Hawlucha to escape quickly and easily face all kinds of situations.
Logan was convinced that the speed stat was the most important attribute in the early stages.
(End of Chapter) PKGO-En