Pokémon: When the World Changed

"Right now, this is nothing more than the beginning. Although we can obtain profits by renting out the training fields, that can only be considered additional income. Our true source of benefits will have to depend on Pokémon breeding."

"As long as you can become a Gym Leader, then we will also be able to obtain the qualification to hand out starter Pokémon."

"With that advantage, and by also establishing a Pokémon nursery through this Solar Farm, the profits will be extraordinary. They will undoubtedly be able to cover the laboratory's daily expenses!"

Alex chuckled, speaking with anticipation. For now, everything was still under his control.

"I'm not an expert in that, so I'll leave it to Uncle Baxter. As long as we can make the Life Transition Research Institute operate smoothly, that will be enough."

Ethan shrugged. He would only be responsible for doing his own part well; as for those capital operations, it would be better to leave them in the hands of professionals.

After chatting for a while with Alex, Ethan released Vibrava and flew directly toward the top of the rocky mountain.

At that moment, besides maintaining the sunny weather over the Solar Farm, the most important thing for Charizard was to comprehend the power of sunny weather in order to perfect its Solar Fire technique.

At the same time, besides Charizard, Magmortar was also training in the valley.

After this period of constant training, Magmortar, which was already very powerful in itself, had finally managed to learn the move Sunny Day.

Under normal circumstances, Magmortar also used the move Sunny Day to help maintain the sunny weather in the sky.

"It seems I'll have to go to Solaris City once."

Ethan stroked his chin while thinking.

Right now, Charizard's training had somewhat reached a bottleneck; it was already time to go ask Champion Leo Cross for advice.

In addition, in the Solar Farm, for the moment only Charizard, Magmortar, and Litwick were maintaining the sunny weather. That was too heavy for the three of them.

Although maintaining sunny weather was also a form of training, apart from Charizard, the other two Pokémon were not really suited to follow that route, so finding more Pokémon capable of using the move Sunny Day became very necessary.

On that point, Ethan had already contacted the Sunny Weather Research Institute, and now it was also time to receive those Pokémon that had learned the move Sunny Day.

...

And so, another three days passed.

During those three days, challengers arrived one after another.

However, for those who challenged the Solaria Town Gym for the first time, the Gym's evaluation criteria were something completely unknown.

Because of that, in three whole days, Ethan did not hand out even a single Badge.

Regarding this, examiner Damian had also given Ethan a veiled warning.

Handing out too many Badges or handing out too few were both practices that the League did not approve of.

Because of that, knowing how to properly control that degree was truly very important. If in the Solaria Town Gym no challenger ever managed to pass the test, that would also affect the final score of the evaluation.

Fortunately, on the fourth day, the situation changed.

Sophia, one of the first three challengers who had challenged the Solaria Town Gym, applied for a battle again.

"Four days have passed. It seems you have obtained quite a lot."

Ethan looked at Sophia with a smile. At that moment, he could see confidence on her face.

"Then, my Pokémon will still be this."

When the battle began, Ethan sent out Litwick.

On the other side, Sophia took a deep breath and directly released Bellossom.

"Grass-type Bellossom!"

An expectant expression appeared on Ethan's face.

"The first move is mine. Bellossom, use Growth!"

Under Sophia's order, energy began to flow through Bellossom's body.

"Growth!"

"She really discovered it."

Seeing that, Ethan smiled slightly and nodded inwardly.

The move Growth could make the body grow suddenly, thereby increasing Attack and Special Attack.

It was precisely thanks to a secondary development of the move Growth that Cacturne had acquired the ability to gigantify.

In addition, the move Growth had another very important characteristic: under sunny weather, the effect of the move increased enormously.

Even Cacturne, under sunny weather, could obtain even greater benefits and make its body become even larger.

It was evident that the move Growth was an extremely suitable move to combine with sunny weather, fitting completely with Ethan's evaluation criteria.

While Ethan continued thinking, Litwick had already managed to complete the deployment of sunny weather.

And on the other side, Bellossom effectively took advantage of sunny weather to use the move Growth, making its Attack and Special Attack become even more terrifying.

"Litwick, Flamethrower!"

Ethan ordered. Although Bellossom had already passed the evaluation regarding the use of the move Growth, the test of actual strength still had to be carried out.

Possessing a certain level of strength was the minimum standard for passing the evaluation; only after that came the specific content of the Gym's test.

"Bellossom, use Synthesis!"

Facing Litwick's move Flamethrower, Bellossom chose nothing less than to resist it head-on.

Immediately afterward, a dazzling green radiance began to emanate from its body. Bellossom seized the energy of the sunny weather and transformed it into its own vitality.

The move Synthesis allowed a Pokémon to recover its own strength and, under sunny weather, the amount recovered was even greater.

Just like the move Growth, the move Synthesis was also used in combination with sunny weather.

"Growth and Synthesis... if it only reaches this level..."

Ethan frowned. Up to that moment, Bellossom still had not fully demonstrated its true strength.

Although Bellossom's use of the moves Growth and Synthesis within sunny weather was very good, if its real strength was not up to standard, then it still would not be able to pass the Gym evaluation.

Just as Ethan was thinking about how to force Bellossom to show its true capability, Sophia suddenly gave a new order: "Solar Beam!"

Upon hearing that order, Ethan's eyes shone, and he made Litwick use the move Flamethrower again.

Then Bellossom was seen absorbing the sunlight at great speed, transforming it into a luminous beam that shot out and collided head-on with the move Flamethrower.

"What a fast execution speed of the move Solar Beam. Although under sunny weather the move Solar Beam can charge faster, reaching a firing speed like this is still very difficult. It seems that the previous use of the move Synthesis was not only to recover vitality, but also to accumulate sunlight."

"The combination of the moves Growth, Synthesis, and Solar Beam... you really have done very well."

Seeing that, Ethan finally let out a sigh of relief. He calmly watched as the move Solar Beam devoured the move Flamethrower and struck Litwick fully in the air, causing a violent explosion.

When the smoke of the explosion slowly dispersed, Litwick could be seen already lying on the ground, apparently without the ability to battle.

And with Litwick's fall, that meant that someone had finally managed to successfully pass the Gym evaluation, and Ethan had handed out his first Gym Badge!

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