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[Dragonite]
Gender: Male
Strength: Champion, fifth rank
Talent Potential: Champion
Type: Dragon, Flying
Ability: Multiscale
Moves: Draco Meteor, Outrage, Dragon Dive, Dragon Dance, Hyper Beam, Hurricane...
Using the Eye of Detection, he probed his old man's Dragonite. As expected of his father's strongest Pokémon, it was already Champion, fifth rank. Unbeatably strong.
To become a Champion, one needed at least three Champion-level Pokémon. Currently, his father Jiang Yuan had two: Dragonite and Charizard.
As long as one more reached Champion level, he could challenge for the Champion title. His other pseudo-legendary, Salamence, was not far from breaking through to Champion level.
Not long after his father returned, his mother also came back.
"Son, tomorrow you'll officially register as a trainer. Tell me if there are any Pokémon you want; I'll get them for you."
Xie Yulan looked at Jiang Chen lovingly. Although Xie Yulan was very assertive when facing his father and outsiders, towards Jiang Chen, she was a doting mother.
He was an orphan in his previous life; in this life, he finally experienced the warmth of a home.
"Can you help me get a Riolu?"
He possessed Aura Power. If he didn't have a Riolu by his side, what was the difference between him and a salted fish?
"You brat, you really don't hold back," Jiang Yuan glared at Jiang Chen.
Riolu wasn't a pseudo-legendary, but it was too rare. The difficulty of obtaining one was even higher than that of a pseudo-legendary.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xie Yulan berated Jiang Yuan, and Jiang Yuan instantly cowered. If this scene got out, his reputation as a Dragon-type Elite Four member would be ruined.
Who could have imagined that the renowned Dragon-type Elite Four member was actually henpecked?
"Although Riolu isn't easy to obtain, your mom will definitely get one for you. Even if I can't get it, there's still your dad."
Xie Yulan glanced at Jiang Yuan.
"It might not be difficult to get an ordinary Riolu; I still have that much ability. But a Riolu with good talent is very hard to come by," Jiang Yuan said to Jiang Chen.
The talent of a Pokémon determined its upper limit.
And to distinguish a Pokémon's talent potential, even the top professors wouldn't dare to be one hundred percent certain. They didn't have Jiang Chen's Eye of Detection.
They could only roughly estimate based on the Pokémon's physique and its parents.
If the Pokémon's parents had strong talent, then their offspring would definitely not be bad.
"Dad, when is your Charizard going to find a partner and lay an egg?"
The offspring of a Charizard with Champion potential, even if it was bad, would at least have Elite Four potential.
"You think I don't want to find it a partner? The key is, it doesn't want to find one itself. As a trainer, you also have to respect the Pokémon's wishes."
"Also, you have to learn to capture Pokémon yourself, to stand at the peak with your own strength."
"Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. If you have family resources and don't use them, wouldn't that be foolish?"
Xie Yulan directly slapped Jiang Yuan on the shoulder.
Jiang Yuan was beaten into submission; who else could it be but his wife? When facing their son, she was incredibly gentle, giving him whatever he wanted. When facing him, she was like a tigress.
Jiang Chen strongly agreed with his mother's words. If you have resources and don't use them, insisting on struggling, isn't there something wrong with your brain?
"Son, are there any other Pokémon you want?" Xie Yulan asked Jiang Chen again.
"Beldum, then."
Because of the Mysterious Plate, Jiang Chen now prioritized obtaining a Psychic-type.
Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes. Do you think pseudo-legendaries are cabbages? Beldum's final evolution is Metagross, a rare pseudo-legendary.
"You want to go with Steel-type?"
Riolu was Fighting-type. After evolving into Lucario, it became Fighting/Steel-type. Metagross was Steel/Psychic-type. So Jiang Yuan thought Jiang Chen wanted to train Steel-type Pokémon.
"No, I don't want to specialize in a single type, like you, being completely countered by Ice-type."
Jiang Yuan's six main Pokémon were: Dragonite, Charizard, Salamence, Gyarados, Pidgeot, and Flygon.
Ice-type was super effective against Dragon-type and Flying-type. Dragonite was Dragon/Flying, so Ice-type moves dealt four times the damage. Salamence had the same typing as Dragonite, Dragon/Flying.
Pidgeot was Normal/Flying, also weak to Ice-type. Flygon was Ground/Dragon, also taking four times damage because Ground-type was also weak to Ice.
Fortunately, Charizard and Gyarados, because of their Fire and Water types respectively, took half damage from Ice-type moves, so these two with Flying-type attributes weren't weak to Ice, but Ice-type moves still dealt normal damage to them.
"So what if I'm completely countered by Ice-type? The Ice-type Elite Four member can't beat me."
Jiang Yuan proudly raised his head.
"That's because their Pokémon aren't strong enough. If they were at the same strength, they could thrash you."
Battling against type disadvantages was tough. Even if Dragonite was tanky and could deal damage, it couldn't withstand Ice-type moves that dealt four times damage.
Before the Fairy-type was discovered, Ice-type was the designated nemesis of Dragon-types.
Especially for formidable pseudo-legendaries like Dragonite, Salamence, and Garchomp, Ice-type moves dealt four times damage to them.
However, this didn't change the Dragon-type's dominant position. Even if the Fairy-type was discovered, the Dragon-type's status would be hard to shake.
Dragon-type moves dealt no damage to Fairy-types, but they could use moves of other types.
The key was that Fairy-types were mostly cute. Apart from Legendary Pokémon, there weren't many Fairy-types that could really fight.
Only Togekiss, Sylveon, Gardevoir, Florges, and Alolan Ninetales were relatively good. Among them, Alolan Ninetales was what Jiang Chen wanted most; that was the true nemesis of Dragon-types.
Ice/Fairy-type, completely countering Dragon-type in terms of typing.
Jiang Chen's rebuttal left Jiang Yuan speechless. When he sparred with the Ice-type Elite Four member, it was indeed because his Pokémon were stronger overall that he won, and it was a very tough win.
"Beldum, right? Since it's what my son wants, I'll definitely get it for you."
"Mom, don't push yourself too hard. If you can't get it, I have other ways."
Jiang Chen said to Xie Yulan.
He still had the system. At worst, he could buy a Pokémon egg from the system. Compared to an already evolved Metagross, a Pokémon egg was still cheaper.
"How could I not get it? You underestimate your mom's abilities too much."
Her son had been so sensible since he was little and hadn't asked for much. How could she not get him two Pokémon if he wanted them?
Even if she couldn't get it, Jiang Yuan could. Don't underestimate the influence of an Elite Four member.
Moreover, Jiang Yuan was one of the top among all Elite Four members.
"What Pokémon are you planning to choose tomorrow?"
Jiang Yuan inquired.
As an Elite Four member, he was usually very busy. The reason he came back was to ask about Jiang Chen's plans.
"Hard to say."
Originally, Jiang Chen planned to choose Charmander. His father had a Champion-level Charizard, so he could also pass on his experience in training Charmander to him.
But now that he had the Eye of Detection, Jiang Chen would, of course, choose the one with high talent. Whoever had high talent, he would choose them.
"After becoming a Pokémon trainer, you must learn to be decisive. It's hard to accomplish things if you're hesitant."
Jiang Yuan thought Jiang Chen was being indecisive, so he reminded him.
As a trainer, one absolutely could not be indecisive, especially in battle. Otherwise, even with the most talented Pokémon, it would be very difficult to reach the peak.