582 A New Pokemon
"Marcus, tell me there is a good reason for it."
"Yes, there is. Agnus said that I have some restrictions to reach champion rank and it would take me a lot of time to reach there unlike normal Pokemons. However, when I fulfill those restrictions and breach them, I will become very powerful.
He also told me that it would not be very difficult for me to create a new move. I could still do it due to the system but those moves would not be so powerful. He told me to train on these moves and other new moves that I could come up with so that when I reach champion rank, I will be able to learn all of them entirely."
"Marcus, you are still hiding my things. What is the reason for all this?"
"Agnus told me that it is a very big secret. He told me that others are listening and I should not tell you about it until you meet him."
"So, he told you the reason and all the story?"
"Yes, he did.'
"Is the reason good enough?"
"Yes, it is good enough. If I reveal it to you then we are in a lot of trouble."
"Ok, I trust you but still tell me what you are training on."
"Yes, Agnus wants me to master darkness energy, shadow energy, and soul energy. I have been able to grasp darkness and shadow energy to some extent."
"Yes, I saw some moves relating to it."
"Yes, but soul energy is very hard to grasp. So, I am mastering my darkness and shadow energy while also training on soul energy."
"Good, if you need some help, do tell me."
"I will."
"And, how ready are you for this tide."
"This tide would be a breeze but remember Axel, I am the knight of this team and my first responsibility is to protect them."
"I know."
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Axel didn't know what Shedinja was hiding but he trusted Shedinja a lot. There must be something going on with Agnus and Shedinja. Agnus was the god rank Gengar that trained Shedinja.
Axel had made a lot of plans after this tide. He wanted to visit Latias. He had to get the egg from Morgan. Venusaur had reached king rank, so they could now meet with Celebi. There were a lot of things to do.
Axel also talked with Charizard and it was also ready for battle. He told Charizard to not use 'Transform' until it was a life or death situation or if it were to fight with tier 3 king-rank Pokemon.
Finally, it was time for Beedrill. Beedrill was getting ready to have a second core. Also, it had learned a new move called 'Bug knight' and the move was very special.
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Bug knight: Create a knight who has the same appearance as Beedrill. The knight would have all the defense stats and health of Beedrill and also the passive move 'Resolve'.
However, it can not use any other moves and it was only meant to tank attacks.
The knight would disappear after its health is turned zero and the cool-down period of this move is 24 hours.
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Now, the move had many restrictions and it was not as powerful as Bruno's Scizor's 'Bug knight' but it could be improved by a lot. If one were to see the Pokemons in Axel's team, Beedrill and Venusaur were the best Pokemon for it.
They had strong defense capabilities and they could last longer in the battle.
"Beedrill, I want you to concentrate on this new move of yours and level it to 40 till the tide comes. I think this move would make a huge difference in the battle.", said Axel to Beedrill.
Beedrill was also learning poison-type moves and mastering them from Nidoking. It would now have another core and it needed to have good mastery against it.
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Mamoswine was far from reaching towards tier 2 king rank as it had recently ranked up to king rank. But it was still a powerful Pokemon. It had great defense and it was also an ideal Pokemon for the tide.
Axel was still feeling bad that he left Gyarados and Steelix in the Aeus island. If those 2 were here, then his team would have been even more powerful.
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Days went and it turned to week. 2 weeks were left now and the intelligence team had new information. It was the information relating to the names of other king-rank Pokemons.
"We have gathered some information about the tier 2 and tier 1 king-rank Pokemons. This is not the complete information but we can assure you that the number of these Pokemons will not increase from before.
Among the 10 tier 2 king-rank Pokemons, we have notified 7 of them.
Pidgeot, Gyarados, Arcanine, Charizard, Poliwrath, Golem, Nine tales
However, among the 30 tier 1 king-rank Pokemons, we could only identify 10 of them.
Golbat, Fearow, Golduck, Butterfree, Alakazam, Machamp, Victreebel, Gengar, Kingler, Starmie."
"All of these Pokemons that we have identified are attacking from the south side."
All of them started to think of a plan to fight with them.
"These information are enough. We don't need to know all the detail of all the Pokemons. If we can find out about it, then it would be great but don't delegate more soldiers on it.", said Axel.
They had identified almost all of the tier 2 king-rank Pokemons. Tier 1 king-rank Pokemons were not a problem for Axel right now. Axel knew that all of these Pokemon had their own arrogance and they would not attack at the same time.
The thing that worried Axel the most was the night raid. He had prepared a lot and there was also Alon who specialized in ghost-type Pokemons but ghost type Pokemons were always a pain in the ass to deal with.
The meeting ended after some time, and all of them started to make proper preparations again. Axel was not worried about this tide now. He knew that he could win against them.
At first, he was a bit worried. But after they started to get details of the tide and then started to prepare, Axel was ready to fight the tide with full force.
Now, it was time to get a Pokemon for Agnes.
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Agnes had been pestering Axel to get a new Pokemon for him for a long time. Axel had thought to get one after the competition but this whole tide thing happened and he became very busy. After a week of preparation, he was now a bit free that before.
So, he decided to talk to Agnes about what Pokemon she wanted.
He went to his home and then asked his mother for tea. Since it was the time of tide, all the business had started to close very early and it was already evening now. So, his mother was also free.
Hakone city gathered a lot of tourists because of Axel and now since Axel had sealed the border and also the airport, the number of customers had also decreased. At first, the people of Hakone city started to panic about the tide but after seeing that the soldiers and Axel were not so worried about it, they also started to calm down.
As Axel was drinking his tea, Agnes came near Axel.
"Brother, do you have some time now?", asked Agnes as she was clearly angry with her brother.
"Yes, I am free now. Now tell me, have you chosen your Pokemons?"
Agnes nodded her head. After Axel had put some conditions on her, she had started to train and now she was also helping her mother manage the business. She would now get a salary from her mother too.
Axel had told her to think about the money cause he was not going to support her every time after she reached 13 years old. He also told her to train her body if she was serious about being a trainer.
"So, what Pokemon have you decided to get?", asked Axel.
Axel had also told her to get a Pokemon from the Kanto region. If the Pokemon was from the Kanto region, it would be easier to get food recipes and training resources for the Pokemon.
"I have decided to get a Squirtle."
"Ohh, that is nice. What made you think about that Pokemon?"
"Squirtle is one of the starters of Kanto region and I always wanted to have a starter. It also has great defense and even though Dragonite has a good defense, it is an attacking Pokemon."
"Anything else?"
"It is also a water-type Pokemon. I believe that water-type Pokemon could be very strong if they are trained well and its typing is also different from Dragonite."
"Ok, you have thought enough. It would take me some time to get one as Squirtle is quite rare to find in the wild."
"How much time? I want to get it now."
"Haha, you are very impatient. I will try to get it now. Just give me a day.", said Axel, and then went to the garden.
It was now time to call Kent.
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Kent was the water-type gym leader of the Kanto region and also the strongest gym leader of the Kanto region. He was also a part of the Toise family. Now, Axel never had a proper relationship with the Toise family. He knew Lyra but since Lyra abandoned Axel, he didn't want to associate with her. So, he called Kent.
Tring.. Tring.. Tring.. Tring…
"Hello."
"Hello, is this Kent?"
"Yes, who am I speaking to?"
"I am Axel Blaze. Did you forget to save my number?"
"Hahah, Axel. It is great to hear from you. Yes, sorry about that. I have started to become old. I heard that you are facing the tide. How is that treating you?"
Axel didn't know from where Kent got that information. Gym leader did have a good information network.
"It is going well. I am confident about it."
"That is good to hear. So, why are you calling me this time? Is it to get help for the tide?"
"No, I got that covered. I called you cause I have a favor to ask. I want to get a baby Squirtle from you."
"Oh, so you finally decided to complete Kanto starter huh?"
"No, it is from my sister."
"Oh, but Blastoise is also a good Pokemon. It has an excellent defense. Why don't you want it?"
"Well, I already have a water-type Pokemon for Johto and you know the rules of Johto. I plan to get one when I reach Hoenn region."
"That is also a good thing. Mudkip is also a good Pokemon but I believe that Blastoise is better than Mudip. But you can also train Squirtle now and then use it in the Hoenn region. Blastoise takes a lot of time to train. It takes more time than Venusaur and Charizard as training in defense always takes time but it would be a good partner for you in the future."
That was a good proposal. He had Slowemperor and Croconaw as water type Pokemon but Slowemperor was an ice-type Pokemon now. Get a Squirtle would be a good choice but he also had Gyarados that he could use in Hoenn region.
He didn't want to have too many Pokemons in his rooster as it was already enough to have 20 Pokemons. However, he knew that he would get a Squirtle in the future. There was doubt about it. So, why don't he get one right now?
If he could come up with a good strategy to train it just like Venusaur it would really be good. Squirtle could be the second Tobirama Senju. He had seen Hymer's Blastoise and it was a powerful Pokemon.
If a trainer like Hymer could train Blastoise to such a level, he was confident that he could do it even better.
