Regarding the learning of these moves, after Jasper discussed it with his master, he directly had the Crystal Onix seek guidance from his master’s Onix.
Under Flint’s signal, Onix carefully taught this unique junior of the same species.
As Pokémon of the same kind, the Crystal Onix would undoubtedly be able to learn and master these moves more effectively.
At the same time, it could also learn more battle skills and experience from Master Flint’s Onix.
It had already been a month since he arrived at Pewter Gym.
It had to be said that the Crystal Onix’s talent was truly excellent.
At present, only Iron Tail had yet to be learned.
These Rock-type and Ground-type moves were not very difficult for the Crystal Onix to grasp, and it could already use them quite well.
Iron Tail: attack the opponent with a hardened tail.
There was a thirty-percent chance of lowering the opponent’s Defense by one stage.
Its officially rated power was seventy-five.
The first requirement for using this move was that the Pokémon had to possess a strong tail.
Then, by using Steel-type energy to temporarily harden the tail, it could launch an attack.
For the Crystal Onix, tail strength was not a problem at all.
Snake-like Pokémon had always possessed powerful tails.
The main difficulty in learning this move was sensing and controlling Steel-type energy.
For non-Steel-type Pokémon, this was a difficult hurdle.
Because of this, Jasper had the Crystal Onix strike sandbags filled with iron sand using its tail every day.
The goal was to train its tail strength while allowing it to sense the Steel-type energy within.
Unfortunately, up until now, the Crystal Onix had still not succeeded in sensing Steel-type energy.
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Next, Jasper decided to go to the Pokémon Center and find some missions to complete.
On one hand, he could earn some income.
Although his master could help him solve the issue of raising the Crystal Onix, if he captured Pokémon of other types in the future, he would need to find a way on his own.
On the other hand, the most important thing was to skillfully apply the moves it had mastered in battle.
Going out to look for some real combat opportunities would undoubtedly be a good method for the Crystal Onix.
Perhaps it could even successfully master Iron Tail during battle.
The Pokémon Center.
This place was basically where large numbers of Trainers gathered in every city.
Trainers could be seen everywhere in the hall.
Rookie Trainers nervously looked around, as if filled with curiosity toward everything here, while some experienced Trainers exchanged knowledge with each other.
Others lingered in front of the mission board, searching for missions suitable for themselves.
Among them, there were even quite a few powerful elite Trainers with imposing auras.
Jasper simply swept his gaze around, then walked straight to the mission board and carefully searched for missions suitable for his current stage.
Because Jasper had only recently become a Trainer, he was currently still just a Junior Trainer.
Most of the missions he could accept were relatively low-level, and the rewards were also fairly small.
However, they were very suitable for a rookie like him to accumulate experience.
The missions released by Pokémon Centers were divided into ranks: E, D, C, B, A, S, and SS.
These happened to correspond with Trainer ranks: Rookie Trainer, Junior Trainer, Intermediate Trainer, Advanced Trainer, Elite Trainer, Elite Four candidate, and Elite Four Trainer.
Jasper planned to start with the lowest E-rank missions and accumulate some experience first.
By then, he would also be richer and more seasoned in terms of experience.
Even if he wanted to accept those higher-ranked missions now, he was not qualified.
Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center would not hand those missions over to him.
This was a profession where danger and reward existed side by side.
The reason he chose to come here to accept missions was to temper himself while also earning some income.
As the number of Pokémon he had increased in the future, his expenses would definitely become even higher.
Either he would not capture one at all, or once he captured it, he would give it the best possible environment to grow.
This was also one of the principles Jasper upheld.
That was why, up until now, he still only had the Crystal Onix as his sole Pokémon.
It was also because he did not have the financial ability to raise a second Pokémon.
His current strength should be around that of an Intermediate Trainer.
As a transmigrator, although he understood various Pokémon and tactics relatively well, he lacked actual battle experience and the ability to adapt on the spot.
Once he gained a large amount of real combat experience, becoming an Elite Trainer should not be a problem.
Of course, the strength of the Pokémon in his hands also had to keep up.
As for the Gym Leaders of the Kanto region, aside from Blaine, the strongest Gym Leader of Cinnabar Gym, who had once been an Elite Four-level Trainer, Koga of Fuchsia Gym was currently a Elite Four candidate, and Sabrina of Saffron Gym also possessed quasi-Elite Four-level strength.
The remaining Gym Leaders were generally Elite Trainers.
Of course, the few pretty faces at Cerulean Gym did not count.
Fortunately, Cerulean Gym still had its youngest sister, Misty.
At present, she was traveling together with Ash and Brock with the goal of becoming a Water-type Pokémon Master.
By the time she returned from her journey, she would presumably be able to restore Cerulean Gym’s reputation.