Pokémon: Global Invasion

Chapter 59: Spoils of Victory

Aloha Pokémon Academy, Pokémon Center.

After the end of the match, Yuto brought Charizard here for treatment.

"Don't worry, Charizard will be fine," Ryoma said as he handed Yuto a cup of coffee, his gaze toward the treatment room somewhat complex.

It was clear that during its evolution, Charizard had mastered the move Outrage, which explained the scene that unfolded in the arena.

However, while Outrage was powerful, it also inflicted significant damage on the Pokémon. Not to mention, Charizard had just evolved and couldn't fully handle the side effects of Outrage.

"Sigh, Charmeleon is just too proud. It hasn't been long since it evolved from Charmander, and now it's forcing itself to evolve into Charizard while unleashing Outrage. I'm afraid it won't be able to handle it," Yuto said with a pained expression, running his fingers through his hair. "I actually noticed something was off with Charmeleon a long time ago. Throughout these battles, it's been holding onto a fiery spirit, and I should have paid more attention!"

"Don't worry. Since Charizard can learn Outrage, it means it possesses dragon blood, making its body stronger than we imagine. It will be fine," Ryoma said, sitting down beside Yuto to offer comfort.

At the same time, his eyes flickered as he remembered the scene of Charmeleon forcefully evolving into Charizard, reminiscent of Ash Ketchum's Charizard in the anime.

Ding ding ding!

Just then, the treatment completion bell rang. When they saw the indicator light change from red to green, Yuto and Ryoma both let out sighs of relief and hurried over.

"Doctor, how is my Charizard?"

Upon seeing the doctor come out, Yuto anxiously stepped forward to inquire.

"Charizard is basically alright, but it is not ready for evolution yet. Forcing evolution has caused significant harm to its body."

"Therefore, for the time being, Charizard should focus on recovery and avoid any high-intensity training or battles," the doctor said seriously as he took off his mask and addressed the two.

Hearing the doctor's words, both responded affirmatively, and the heavy weight in their hearts finally lifted.

......

"So, does that mean we are the final champions?!"

Yuto exclaimed dramatically in the dormitory.

"That's right! Thanks to Charizard, I consider myself lucky to have won!"

Ryoma shrugged and recounted what had happened after Yuto had left the stage.

"It's such a shame that I missed out on all the spotlight."

Yuto clicked his tongue and then opened School 2channel, noticing that all the discussions were about Charizard. He nodded in satisfaction.

This time, he and Charizard had truly made a name for themselves, although the cost was somewhat high.

"Now let's divide the spoils," Ryoma said, rolling his eyes as he carefully took out a decorative box and opened it, revealing two stones inside, which were the prizes for winning the Sun and Moon Cup.

"I feel like the Sun Stone suits you, so I'll take the Moon Stone," Ryoma said, his eyes glimmering.

"Moon Stone?"

"Although information about evolution stones for Pokémon is scarce online, I do know a bit about it."

"The Moon Stone is a precious item for evolving Pokémon like Nidoking and Nidoqueen, while the Sun Stone is primarily for Grass-type Pokémon."

Yuto shot Ryoma a look that clearly said, "Don't underestimate my knowledge just because I might not have read as much."

"Wait, is that how it is? I'm just a commoner; I really don't know much about the uses of Moon Stone and Sun Stone, ahaha," Ryoma laughed nervously.

Seeing this, Yuto gave Ryoma a long look before shrugging. "Fine, you can have the Moon Stone. Your Sandshrew can use Sandstorm, so Nidoking and Nidoqueen will really shine in your hands."

"And I'll give you the Sun Stone, as a favor for that paper you helped me with before."

Ryoma was taken aback for a moment and quickly waved his hand. "Just give me the Moon Stone. You should keep the Sun Stone; you know, a Pokémon evolution stone is quite valuable."

"Do I look like someone who's short on money? Just take it," Yuto waved his hand dismissively.

Ryoma's expression changed briefly, then suddenly thought of something. "Alright, I'll accept the Sun Stone, but I have something I need to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Yuto asked, puzzled.

Ryoma hesitated for a moment, organized his thoughts, and then began to share his findings about the power determination method for Gyro Ball with Yuto.

"So that's the reason why Sandshrew's Gyro Ball is so powerful?"

After listening to Ryoma's explanation, Yuto's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"I believe so. Logically speaking, Sandshrew's Gyro Ball shouldn't be this strong."

Ryoma nodded and recounted his previous observations during the battle, attributing the strong power of Sandshrew's Gyro Ball to Scyther's speed and the principle of recoil associated with Gyro Ball.

"Boss, I really admire you! It seems you were born to be a scholar. To think you could come up with such principles!" Yuto exclaimed, his face filled with excitement. The title that he had previously discarded was now picked up again, like something resembling integrity.

"Hahaha, it's just luck! It's because Sandshrew's Gyro Ball was so powerful that I thought of this, but whether that's the real reason or not, I don't know," Ryoma quickly deflected the praise, attributing everything to luck.

"Come on, let's go verify this!"

Yuto didn't care that it was the middle of the night; he grabbed Ryoma and insisted they conduct an experiment.

"Okay, okay, let's save this for tomorrow."

"Your Charizard can't do any vigorous exercise right now, and I don't have any other Pokémon on hand. We really can't conduct an experiment!" Ryoma rolled his eyes; a serious expert scholar was truly overwhelming.

"Oh, fair point."

"Then let's just go to the library. I want to delve deeper into Gyro Ball before experimenting."

At that moment, Yuto was like a restless monkey, scratching his ears and feigning impatience.

Unable to refuse, Ryoma agreed to accompany Yuto to the library to research and prepare for the Gyro Ball experiments.

Fortunately, the Halloween Sun and Moon Cup had granted many credits, allowing Yuto to replenish his dwindling credit count, which enabled him to access the library.

As for Ryoma, being Sato Professor's assistant, he had free access to all the materials on the first three floors of the library.

This single benefit was enough to make every student eager to gain a position like his!

Therefore, many seniors cast jealous glances at Ryoma when they heard he was Sato Professor's assistant!