Chapter 166: Chapter 166: Croagunk King
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Pastoria City’s scenery was indeed a little better than Veilstone City’s.
The Croagunk Festival was not held in the city itself.
Instead, it took place in the suburbs, at a special arena used for the festival.
It was not far from the Great Marsh.
Because of that, Octavius had Julian drive straight to the Great Marsh.
He would stay there for one night, then go directly to the Croagunk Festival.
Julian remembered that the competition to select the Croagunk King had three events.
He believed Croagunk’s appearance and physique were both excellent.
Passing the first round, the beauty contest, should not be a problem.
As for the second round, breaking tiles, that would be even less difficult for Croagunk.
It all depended on the final round, and whether there was a Croagunk skilled in battle who could fight his Croagunk.
If there was, that would be best.
After a bloody battle, Croagunk would seize victory and be crowned Croagunk King.
It will surely move Croagunk enough to evolve
Julian had only just parked the car when Octavius warmly spread his arms.
He shook his head and walked towards Julian.
"Oh, my friend! You truly wound me. You only arrive now?"
Julian smiled.
"Oh, my friend, if you keep talking like that, I’ll have my boot give your backside a very passionate greeting."
Octavius heavily patted Julian’s shoulder and asked, "How’s Bagon doing? Has he been obedient with you?"
Obedient was one way to describe him.
But Bagon’s deep desire to fly had led him to do some ridiculous things.
For example, climbing the ladder in the backyard that was used to clean the roof.
Then jumping down from the roof to feel what flying was like.
That ladder was more than a metre off the ground. Julian had been very curious about how Bagon had climbed up.
As it turned out, despite Bagon’s little short legs, he could jump a full six feet.
He could jump straight onto the ladder, then hop step by step and easily climb onto the roof.
The backyard had already been smashed into a small crater by Bagon’s head.
Although Bagon loved playing, he really had not caused Julian any trouble.
"He’s doing very well. Very obedient."
Octavius was even more excited than Julian himself.
"Do you want to try again and see whether you can catch Milotic today?"
Julian hurriedly waved his hand.
"No, next time. This time, I came to help Croagunk take the King’s title at the festival."
Octavius nodded.
"With my many years of watching the Croagunk Festival, your Croagunk definitely has the bearing of a king."
"No need to worry. He’ll definitely pass the first two rounds smoothly."
Julian raised an eyebrow.
"So that means there’s an expert in the third round?"
Octavius nodded.
"That’s what I heard. Apparently, there’s a breeder who travelled for many years and recently returned to Pastoria City to open a Day Care."
"To prove his breeding skills, he specially raised a Croagunk from scratch to participate in the Croagunk Festival. He wants to win the championship and make his name known in one go."
Julian’s interest rose.
"Having an opponent is perfect. If Croagunk wins the championship against someone strong, it’ll carry more weight."
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The Croagunk Festival was at night, so Julian wandered around the Great Marsh for almost two days.
He discovered that the Great Marsh actually contained almost every Pokémon listed in the Sinnoh Pokédex.
Octavius was very proud.
"A lot of Pokémon rescued by Officer Jenny who have nowhere else to go are sent to the Great Marsh."
"The environment here is excellent, so after they arrive, they usually agree to stay immediately."
Julian nodded in agreement, then suddenly thought of that abandoned Salandit.
"What about abandoned Pokémon from other regions? How does Officer Jenny usually handle them?"
Octavius thought for a moment.
"Usually, they’re handed over to Rangers to be returned to their original habitat. Alternatively, Nurse Joy gives them to Trainers willing to adopt them."
"Come on. I’ll take you to the Croagunk Festival venue."
The Croagunk Festival venue was simple and old-fashioned, not especially luxurious.
However, the enormous Croagunk statue looked very impressive.
When Julian and Octavius arrived, many Pastoria residents had already come.
As an annual festival, plenty of people had set up stalls nearby.
Octavius handed Julian a packet of food.
"Try this. Croagunk cakes. They’re a festival speciality."
Julian tried one.
"The taste is very good. This is the kind of snack only someone with years of experience can make."
Julian went to register, while Octavius squeezed into the crowd to watch the competition.
Julian’s Croagunk was number eighteen.
It seemed that although this was Pastoria City’s major annual festival, there were not that many Croagunk participating.
The competition quickly began.
Croagunk #1 went onto the stage, and the audience let out a slight cheer.
Croagunk #2 went on stage, but the audience did not cheer.
Julian frowned slightly. Even with his eye, he could not tell what made #1 better than #2.
It was not until #5 appeared that the audience finally gave a burst of cheers.
When it was Julian’s Croagunk’s turn to go on stage, Julian clenched his fist.
"Go, Croagunk. I believe you’re the best!"
Croagunk came to the centre of the platform, crouched down, and puffed out his poison sacs.
Croa!
The entire venue showed unprecedented excitement.
As the commentator, Nurse Joy gave an excited evaluation.
"What sharp eyes! What perfect muscle definition! He’s practically the bodybuilding champion of Croagunk!"
Judging from physical condition, Julian could tell that his Croagunk was indeed stronger than the other Croagunk.
Crasher Wake nodded in agreement.
"To train a Croagunk to this level really takes hard work. This Croagunk could even achieve decent results if he entered Pokémon wrestling with me."
The breeder’s Croagunk was actually the final contestant, #23.
The cheers from the crowd were no weaker than when Julian’s Croagunk appeared.
"If the Croagunk just now was a bodybuilding champion, then this one is a beauty contest champion."
"This year, two such outstanding Croagunk breeders have actually appeared."
#5, #8, #11, #18, and #23 successfully passed the first round and entered the second round, the tile-breaking contest.
Breaking all ten large red tiles was not easy.
#5 leapt up and broke three tiles with one strike.
The strongest Croagunk only broke six tiles.
Julian’s Croagunk let out a disdainful snort.
Is this the level of the Great Marsh’s Croagunk?
Soon, it was his turn to go on stage. Croagunk jumped into the air above the red tiles and brought his palm down heavily.
Like a hot knife through butter!
Croagunk not only split the tiles, but perfectly divided each tile into two.
Not a single small fragment broke off!
Croagunk looked provocatively towards #23.
Crasher Wake was somewhat shocked.
"To be able to reach this level. What astonishing control over his strength!"
#23 puffed out his poison sacs, also preparing for the challenge.
He struck down heavily. The first six tiles were split smoothly into two, but the later tiles produced larger and larger fragments.
Julian’s Croagunk smoothly advanced to face the previous Croagunk King in the arena battle for the crown.
On the arena, even though Croagunk tried hard to keep his expression unchanged, he still could not hide the excitement in his heart.
The battle began!
Croagunk drew out all of his power and stabbed one palm into the old king’s chest.
He directly knocked the old king out of the arena.
The whole venue burst into uproar.
Such great strength.
Such a refined Poison Jab!
"The battle is over!"
"Let us congratulate Julian Veyne’s Croagunk on becoming the new Croagunk King!"
Looking at the entire crowd cheering for him, Croagunk felt an unprecedented excitement in his heart.
So I’ve already become this strong...?
In that instant, dazzling evolutionary light enveloped Croagunk’s body.
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