Type Advantage? Gyarados Can Use Flame Breath

Chapter 45 Type Advantage? Gyarados Can Use Flame Breath

"This is the red Gyarados. It's truly awe-inspiring to see it in person."

While everyone was exclaiming in surprise, Xiaotian also spoke to Xia Mu.

"Actually, it's nothing, just a shiny Pokémon."

"Every Pokémon has its own unique shiny color, but the probability of it appearing is very, very low," Natsuki replied.

In the game, without any item bonuses, the probability of catching a shiny Pokémon in the wild is 1 in 4096.

There are clear ways to increase the probability, such as carrying a Flash Amulet, which can increase the flash probability to 1 in 2048.

Then there's hatching eggs in foreign lands, which can increase the probability to 1 in 683. If you also carry a Shiny Charm while hatching eggs in foreign lands, the probability can be increased to the highest level of 1 in 512.

This is the highest probability of getting a rare item in the game.

In real-world terms, that's one in a million.

In addition to these fixed methods, starting from the Crimson Generation, you can also eat food that increases the Shining Power level to increase the probability of getting Shiny items.

I wonder how the shiny-farming mechanism of the GameShark simulator has changed in this Pokémon world?

This hidden special function requires Xia Mu to discover it himself.

One thing is certain: it's absolutely impossible to use mechanics to farm rare items like in the game.

After all, real-world creatures have always existed, rather than appearing randomly.

Xia Mu had considered this issue recently, so his guess was that even if you carry a Shiny Charm, it would only increase the probability of encountering Shiny Pokémon, or in a sense, attract Shiny Pokémon within a certain range.

After listening to Xia Mu's words, Xiao Tian's understanding of Shiny Pokémon was obviously not comprehensive, so she just nodded and planned to have a proper discussion with Xia Mu later.

Her thirst for knowledge is evident, showing that Xiaotian's current achievements are not solely due to luck, but rather to her own hard work and eagerness to learn.

"So, are you going to switch to a different Pokémon to face my red Gyarados?" Xia Mu asked politely, just like Xiao Tian had before.

"I'm not really confident using a Fire-type to deal with a Water-type Gyarados, so come back, Ninetales." Sweetie didn't think much of it and took the opportunity to switch out Ninetales.

Seeing this, Xia Mu felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't expect Xiaotian to replace Nine-Tails so directly. He thought that Xiaotian's personality would be the same as his own before, and that she would use Nine-Tails to fight Gyarados head-on.

In hindsight, he was overthinking it.

If it were him, he would have switched too, since he knows his Pokémon has no chance of winning, so why throw it away?

"Go, Queen of the Night!" With Xiaotian's shout, a huge Queen of the Night appeared on the field.

The level 45 Vileplume is not as high as Blastoise or Ninetales.

However, this level is indeed quite high among the trainer Pokémon that Natsuki has encountered.

"Using a Vileplume to deal with a Gyarados would indeed likely leave the Gyarados with no chance but to take the hits," Xia Mu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xiaotian smiled sweetly and asked, "Is your Gyarados a regular Gyarados?"

Xia Mu did not answer, but continued to smile.

"Roar~!" The red Gyarados let out a roar.

The intimidation effect took effect; Vileplume was frightened by the red Gyarados, and its Attack stat dropped by 1 stage.

Of course, a 1-level drop in attack power is useless for Vileplume, since its main attack is definitely Special Attack.

"Don't be afraid, Queen Flower, cover the entire field with green grass!" With a command, Little Sweet quickly gave the order.

『Flower~』

The Queen of the Night flower let out a gentle call.

The next second, its body emitted a dazzling green light.

As energy spread, the entire area was covered in green grass, brimming with vitality.

Xia Mu was also seeing the Grass Field's performance for the first time, and he was extremely shocked.

The scene was truly spectacular. If you put a bunch of Pokémon that know this move into the desert, wow, the desert would turn into a grassland.

I just don't know how long this grassy field can last.

In the game, you can only maintain this for five rounds. Within those five rounds, you continuously restore the HP of the Pokémon on the field and heal their injuries.

What Xiaotian really wants is not healing, but an increase in the power of her Grass-type moves.

It can be said to be a double boost.

"Although I'm very interested to see how many tricks your Vileplume has up its sleeve, my Gyarados is rather impatient, so..." Xia Mu paused for a moment, then his eyes changed drastically, "Gyarados, Flamethrower!"

"What?" Xiaotian was startled, and even her domineering flower showed a look of horror.

Outside the battle arena, Ali and some trainers were dumbfounded, and most of them looked at Gyarados as if it were a monster.

Can the water-type Gyarados learn Flamethrower?

"Roar~~~!"

The red Gyarados clearly enjoyed being watched. Its massive body soared into the sky, then spun around and spewed out a thick stream of flames from its enormous mouth.

This attack was not only terrifyingly powerful, but also exceptionally effective.

At the same time, it had a profound impact on everyone's spirit.

Little Sweet even forgot to give instructions and just watched as the Queen of the Flower was hit by the flames.

The Queen of the Night let out a pitiful cry as its body was blasted away by the impact of the flames.

He was seriously injured with just one blow.

If it weren't for its decent Special Defense stat, if it weren't 4 levels higher than the red Gyarados, and if it hadn't been healed by Grassy Terrain, it probably would have already lost its ability to battle.

"Finish it off, Gyarados, Ice Fang."

Flamethrower wasn't used again, but Ice Fang is also a move that counters Grass-type moves.

Xia Mu used the power of Aura to give the red Gyarados a command in his mind, so that it wouldn't need to use much strength.

After all, this isn't a life-or-death battle.

……

"Vileplume is unable to battle, Gyarados wins."

After announcing the verdict, Ali's eyes widened, and he said, "I thought I knew your Gyarados pretty well last night, but I didn't expect you to have a hidden trump card. Gyarados can breathe fire, how did you learn that?"

Xia Mu smiled and said, "So my Gyarados is not an ordinary Gyarados."

Xia Mu was saying this to Ali and the audience, and also to Xiao Tian.

The "Overlord Flower" made her appearance, lasting no more than a minute, and Xiaotian was quite shocked.

This happened before she even put in any effort.

However, she was no ordinary trainer after all, and she quickly regained her composure, recalling Vileplume for emotional support.

She knew perfectly well that her Vileplume would likely have a psychological trauma when facing Gyarados... no! When facing Water-type Pokémon in the future.

Most people wouldn't even dare to imagine, let alone attempt, Gyarados using Flamethrower.

In fact, in the original anime, it was when the plot progressed to the Hoenn region that Misty's Gyarados used Flamethrower, which started the wave of Gyarados learning Flamethrower.

Of course, it will be replaced by other skills later on due to high-level battles.

After all, there are only four skill slots in the game.

(End of this chapter)