Golurk's High Horsepower was completely rocket-powered. It required no acceleration. The energy shot out with overwhelming momentum!
This time, even though Breloom's Bullet Seed had been unleashed with full power, it still completely failed to affect Golurk in the slightest.
Golurk advanced with unstoppable force!
Baaaang!
With a terrific explosion-like sound, Breloom was sent flying over a hundred meters away, already far beyond the battlefield…
Under such violent collision, no matter how tenacious Breloom was, it had already exceeded its limit and fainted.
At this moment, Golurk stretched out both legs and stood imposingly, giving off an invisible sense of majesty.
Tetsuya recalled Golurk. There was no need for further words right now. His position was not something these nine could shake.
Raven also had nothing to say. Whether this was beneficial or harmful to him, he truly could not weigh it in his heart right now…
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Tetsuya spent the final two days on the island making adjustments.
What Tetsuya mainly did was continue observing Golurk after Evolution. Golurk manifested the energy within its body, still having five layers of energy covering it entirely. It had not decreased because its body had suddenly tripled in size after Evolution. This was likely thanks to the great eruption of energy during Evolution.
It was just that the Bright Powder originally smeared onto Golett's body had now become dispersed and could no longer produce the same effect as before. If he wanted to obtain the previous effect of interfering with the opponent's accuracy, he would need to apply Bright Powder over the remaining two-thirds of its body, which was another considerable expense of money and time.
The current Golurk was capable of going anywhere!
Aside from Piloswine being able to mobilize powerful Ice-type energy to contend against it, the other Pokémon were already far from being opponents for these two.
With the same training, differences in innate talent and raising procedures would naturally cause differences in strength to appear.
Currently, the "first tier" in strength was Piloswine and Golurk.
One was a Pokémon meticulously raised by "Elite Four" Pryce, additionally nourished by the cold aura of the Eternal Ice, while the other was the crystallization of an ancient tribe's wisdom, a fusion of special materials and powerful energy.
Gengar's strength, hidden within Tetsuya's shadow, was also on the same level as Piloswine and Golurk. Its toxicity, only slightly inferior to Koffing's, along with its powerful psychic power, unpredictable speed, and tremendous Special Attack, meant that the combat power it displayed when emerging from Tetsuya's shadow in darkness was absolutely the strongest, no doubt.
The "second tier" consisted of Ditto, Houndoom, and Beedrill. The differences between the three Pokémon were not big, but in terms of ranking, Ditto was still the strongest, Houndoom came second, and Beedrill was last.
Ditto, which had fused with Quick Powder along with accumulated training over time, could ensure that regardless of which Pokémon it Transformed into, its physical condition and speed would exceed the opponent's.
Although Ditto's move proficiency could not compare to the original's body, as long as Ditto was given time to adapt to the body, it would generally secure the win. Therefore, when facing Houndoom and Beedrill, Ditto was completely fearless. Of course, when it came to Pokémon like Piloswine and Golurk that were practically cheat-level, there was still nothing it could do.
Tetsuya was also still advancing through exploration regarding Houndoom's training directions. In any case, he was currently still satisfied. Training Houndoom's biting force also trained its Poison Gland, allowing Houndoom to have a high probability of poisoning opponents when using Fire-type moves.
The probability of poisoning opponents when using biting moves became even greater. After training Houndoom's physique, it was also capable of using both [Blazing Howl] and Nasty Plot twice. These two moves, as long as Tetsuya used them properly, he would become unstoppable against opponents below the level of Gym Leaders.
Beedrill's ranking here was somewhat low, because Beedrill's "battle capability" completely did not lose to any of Tetsuya's other Pokémon. Beedrill's Speed and Attacks had already been trained to perfection.
The training of "Focus Energy" not only allowed Beedrill to quickly identify the opponent's vital points and weaknesses, but also greatly increased its attack speed and instantaneous explosive power. The training of Agility had likewise allowed its speed to reach the utmost limit.
Beedrill was a terrifying assassin. Many opponents were completely caught off guard by this kind of high-speed assault and were quickly defeated, losing without even understanding how.
However, in internal battles, the other Pokémon thoroughly understood Beedrill's strengths and weaknesses and all possessed effective countermeasures. Therefore, it was normal for Beedrill to be unable to gain the slightest advantage and lose.
Koffing's combat power was currently the weakest. After all, it had trained for the shortest amount of time, and the poison and toxins within its body had not yet been fully brought out. However, relying solely on its unparalleled toxicity, its future combat power was also unbounded. Not to mention surpassing Piloswine and Golurk, but surpassing Houndoom and Ditto would still be very easy.
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After two days of rest and adjustment, the Shadow Team members and the ten people all boarded the ship. This time, the ten were not restrained, because it was already unnecessary. Since they knew they would not die, why would they jump into the sea seeking death?
The huge ship advanced across the ocean, and the sea conditions were still considered fairly stable. They traveled for more than a month.
The entire huge ship encountered huge whirlpools one after another.
At this moment, Raven said, "We're almost there, right?"
"Hai, almost there!"
Kurusaki Sō nodded, then said to the ten people behind him, "Ahead is Team's Shadow Isle! The area of this island is dozens of times larger than the island where you previously stayed. That place is Shadow Team's talent formation base and also the base for many of Shadow Team's research projects.
Being able to land on this island, as long as you survive the trials of my Shadow Team, you will become a Shadow.
You… All of you! Will become part of the great organization that will conquer this world in the future!
Be proud!
Be honored!
In the future, all of you can become meritorious contributors who divide territories and… rule entire regions!"
'Kyaaa~ How cheeky!'
Tetsuya inwardly cursed.
A second-rate organization that had never truly amounted to anything… not even on the same level as Team Rocket, actually dared say such shameless words. "Tehah…" It was truly laughable.
However, after looking at the surrounding environment, Tetsuya always felt it looked very familiar, as though he had seen it somewhere in his previous life, yet he could not remember it at all…
Tetsuya definitely had never personally experienced it before. Perhaps Catherine had described it too vividly, causing him to imagine it in his mind as well.
At this moment, Raven continued, "You all saw the sea conditions surrounding this island as well. These whirlpools extend for two thousand nautical miles. Even Pokémon like Wailord could not swim across, and even huge ships must had the best configurations. Therefore, don't fantasize about escaping.
In this vast ocean… there is only a dead end!"
Shadow Team truly was "impressive". They had actually managed to discover such a naturally advantaged island. Fulfilling shameful activities here, no matter who it was, nobody would ever find them.
If he did not know this island would eventually be destroyed, Tetsuya actually would not mind claiming this island for himself.