Read Novel Full Chapter 1088: Chapter 1305: Champions
Chapter 1088: Chapter 1305: Champions
Feeling that Julian was looking down on it, Zeraora was a bit upset, but when it came to being convinced, it really was convinced.
After all, Julian was telling the truth.
Thinking about its identity as a Mythical Pokémon, only to end up at the very bottom of Julian's team—it felt somewhat unworthy of its status.
But then again, being a Mythical Pokémon didn't carry much prestige in Julian's team.
Pseudo-legendaries, shiny Pokémon, Totem Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, Legendary Pokémon, and even First-class Legendaries—all of them were present in Julian's lineup.
In terms of rarity, Zeraora was only slightly rarer than pseudo-legendaries and shiny Pokémon, and was still below Totem Pokémon.
After all, a Totem-class Pokémon was extremely rare.
About three or four hours later, Melmetal and Steelix felt that they were about to level-up and immediately signalled that they wanted to go out, to show off their strength in front of others.
After recalling both Pokémon into their Poké Balls, with Metagross's Teleport, Julian quickly arrived at the exit of the Primal Secret Realm.
"Champion Walker!"
The guards at the entrance were slightly surprised to see Julian emerge after only a few hours inside, but they immediately saluted.
"Mm."
Julian nodded lightly.
Then he stood there, not leaving, and not saying a word either.
"What's going on? Didn't you two say you were about to level-up?"
Seeing that Melmetal and Steelix still hadn't come out, Julian was a bit puzzled.
The nearby guards were also looking at him, seemingly wondering why he was just standing there.
Julian's expression began to stiffen.
Melmetal: "Just now, I held it in a bit inside the secret realm... and the feeling of level-up faded a little."
Steelix: "Mm-hmm."
Julian: "Mm-hmm my foot! Do you think this is like taking a dump, that it all depends on the feeling? If you can't level-up, I'll have Metagross beat both of you up right now."
"Champion Walker, is there something wrong?"
Seeing Julian remain standing at the entrance without leaving, the person in charge couldn't help but ask.
Julian: 'Am I supposed to tell you that my Pokémon want an audience for their level-up, so I can't leave yet?'
Just as Julian was wondering how to answer, the Poké Balls at his waist finally opened on their own.
Pop! Pop!
Melmetal and Steelix emerged from their Poké Balls.
The moment the surrounding guards and the person in charge saw the two Pokémon appear on their own, they froze. And a bad feeling suddenly rose in their hearts.
'No way... not again!'
The next second, two powerful auras erupted from both of them, sweeping out in all directions like a raging storm.
The guards: 'Knew it.'
Then Julian watched as the guards skillfully threw themselves flat onto the ground.
After all, if they were going to be forced to the ground by a Champion's aura anyway, they might as well do it voluntarily—after all, this wasn't the first or second time, so it wasn't exactly that embarrassing anymore.
After releasing their Champion-level aura to their hearts' content, the expressions on the two became extremely contented.
Melmetal, Steelix: 'Ahh, that felt good.'
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Pokémon: Melmetal (Steel)
Level: 91
Potential: Purple
Ability: Iron Fist
Held Item: Black Belt
Gender: Genderless
Moves: Harden, Thunder Shock, Headbutt, Tail whip, Charge Beam, Thunder Punch, Acid Armor, Flash Cannon, Thunder Wave, Dynamic Punch, Mega Punch, Double Iron Bash, Protect, Discharge, Superpower
TMs: Ice Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunderbolt, Brick Break, Electric Terrain, Hammer Arm, Brutal Swing, Thrash, Body Slam, Ice Beam, Darkest Lariat, Heavy Slam, Earthquake, Mega Kick, Steel Beam, High Horsepower, Focus Punch
Egg Moves: None
Note: After consuming metal containing Ortanium, its foundation has improved.
Note: Used the Boxing Glove, increasing the power of punching moves by 30%.
Note: Consumed Impact Fist Berry, increasing the power of punching moves by 80% and vibration damage by 50% (the boost can stack).
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Nearly half of its originally Purple-grade Potential had already turned Gold.
Melmetal had been one of Julian's earliest Pokémon—first was Metagross, second was Lucario, and third was it. Yet in the end, it was one of the later ones to reach the Champion tier.
That alone showed just how much time this guy had spent lying around.
Zeraora thought it was disgracing the status of a Mythical Pokémon, but the one who had truly disgraced that status was Melmetal.
It had practically ruined itself through laziness.
Fortunately, it eventually came to its senses.
Even so, Julian felt that a leopard couldn't change its spots. Once Melmetal and Steelix became Champions, they would probably go right back to taking it easy.
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Pokémon: Steelix (Steel/Ground)
Level: 91
Potential: Purple
Ability: Rock Head
Held Item: Metal Coat
Gender: Male
Moves: Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Fire Fang, Rock Polish, Tackle, Bind, Rock Throw, Autotomize, Iron Tail, Tail Whip, Dragon Breath, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Crunch, Harden, Smack Down, Sand Tomb, Stealth Rock, Screech, Slam, Sandstorm, Dig, Stone Edge, Curse
TMs: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Protect, Wide Guard, Heavy Slam, Breaking Swipe, High Horsepower, Body Slam, Dragon Pulse, Rollout, Drill Run, Rock Blast, Bulldoze
Egg Moves: Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Head Smash, Dragon Tail
Note: After absorbing the Blacklight Core, the Pokémon continuously absorbs sunlight to restore its stamina (limited to Steel- and Rock-types)
Note: Used Diamond Core, increasing the power of Rock- and Ground-type moves by 20%.
Note: Used Earth Soil, increasing the power of Ground-type moves by 25% and increasing recovery speed by 10% while standing on the ground.
Note: Used Steel Fangs, increasing tooth hardness and boosting the power of biting moves by 50%.
Note: Used Iron Armor, increasing Defense by 25%, rebound damage by 10%, and increasing the power of Iron Defense and Harden by 60%.
Note: Used Longtail Berry, doubling the power of tail-based attacks and increasing tail hardness by 200%.
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Compared to Melmetal, only a tiny portion of Steelix's Purple-grade Potential had turned Gold. If one didn't look carefully, the golden color was almost impossible to notice.
Julian's Steelix was nearly fourteen meters long and stood seven to eight meters tall. Its growth could only be described as exceptional.
Steelix lowered its massive body and gently nuzzled Julian with its huge head, expressing its gratitude and affection.
If not for Julian, it would still be an ordinary Pokémon living in some secret realm. Perhaps one day it would have died at the hands of a stronger Pokémon.
Or perhaps it would have been captured by some trainer entering the secret realm.
How could it compare to now?
Now, it had food and drinks, powerful teammates beside it, could grow stronger just by lazing around, and had a trainer who treated it extremely well.
More than once, Steelix had congratulated itself for shamelessly following Julian around back then until he finally accepted it.
Without that brilliant decision, where would today's Steelix be?
"Alright. Just try not to spend all your time lying around in the future, okay?"
Sensing Steelix's thoughts, Julian patted its big head.
At that time, Steelix truly hadn't been on Julian's list of Pokémon to catch. Even if it had been, it wouldn't have been this particular one.
After all, back then, Steelix only had Green-grade Potential. And with the Walker family's resources, getting an Onix with Cyan-grade Potential would have been extremely easy.
But this Steelix had one specialty: It had absolutely no shame.
And Julian had to admit that Steelix's judgment had been outstanding.
It had immediately invested in him, a future stock with limitless potential, and in doing so, it had ridden his success all the way to the top.
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