Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

The morning of the second day.

On a country road south of Cerulean City.

"La~ la la la~"

Shizuka hummed a song and walked briskly in front of Wang Yao.

"Hey~"

Behind Shizuka, Charmander also imitated the other, wagging its tail and jumping around as it walked.

But its legs are short, so it has to run a few steps faster after walking a few steps to keep up with the team.

"Hehe~"

From time to time, Shizuka would hold up a teardrop-shaped badge to admire the sunlight, while giving a perverted grin, and it was obvious that she was in a very good mood.

"Isn't it just winning a gym battle? Why are you so happy?"

Wang Yao asked curiously.

Shizuka has been in high spirits ever since she won the gym tournament yesterday afternoon.

"Humph, this is my first gym match, and I won with just one Swamplord!"

After saying that, Shizuka carefully put the badge back into the badge box.

Although her opponent Sakura did not use her full strength, Shizuka had captured quite a few Pokémon during the time she traveled with Wang Yao, and her current strength is actually not bad.

If I could travel back to last year's Quartz Conference, I might be able to get into the top 16.

"Hmm... first victory?"

Wang Yaoshun recalled his first gym match, which seemed to be in Deep Gray City...

Although it was also a battle that must be won, the gym tournament was temporarily put on hold due to the discovery of a fossilized pterosaur.

Afterwards, Xiaogang gave himself the dark gray badge to thank him for his help.

Come to think of it, my first badge was a 'Friendship Badge'.

No wonder he had no impression...

"Don't go any further. The intersection Yusuke mentioned on the phone should be here."

Wang Yao stopped Shizuka and said after taking a look at the surrounding environment.

The other party's dojo is built in the mountains between Hualan City and Jinhuang City.

"Is that the 'Champion Dojo'?"

Shizuka wondered.

She had never heard of the name of this dojo... maybe it was just a small dojo with two or three people.

"Well, I'll contact him and see..."

Wang Yao raised his watch and was about to call the dojo phone number that Yusuke left behind.

"Hey! I'm here!"

A voice suddenly came from the distant hillside.

The two looked up and saw Yusuke's figure in white training clothes waving at them in the distance.

……

Soon, the two of them reunited with each other.

"You came at the right time. My master just came back from the breeding house run by his master's wife this morning."

Yusuke was much stronger than when they met at the Quartz Conference last year. The change was so great that Wang Yao could hardly recognize him.

"Are there any breeding houses around here?"

Wang Yao was a little tired of taking care of the baby team around him.

During the few days I visit the dojo, it’s nice to have a place to place my thoughts and cultivate myself.

"Well, it's not far from the dojo. If you want to go, I can take you there after lunch."

Yusuke nodded, and then led the two of them deep into the forest.

Because of the special requirements for practicing the secret techniques, his master set up the temple in a wilderness area far away from human habitation.

After walking for a while on the mountain road, the three of them finally arrived at the entrance of the temple.

"It seems quite deserted..."

Wang Yao looked around the dojo in front of him.

This is a somewhat old wooden building complex with a dojo sign hanging at the door.

The wooden carved word "Champion" is hung at the top, and there are two wooden signs with large characters on the left and right.

The sign on the left says 'Limit' and the sign on the right says 'Summit'.

Although it looks a bit simple, the tone of the sign at the door is quite impressive.

"Because my junior brothers have been doing special training in the wild recently, there are not many people in the dojo."

Yusuke explained.

"Master should be resting in the front hall. I'll take you there."

Several people changed into indoor shoes, and the soft soles made a squeaking sound on the wooden floor.

……

"If you ask me, this kid was able to break through by chance, it was all thanks to your help, Ayao!"

Yusuke's master is a white-haired old man wearing glasses and has a thin build.

He doesn't look like a martial arts master and gives people a very kind and friendly feeling.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My real name is Jotaro Sakamoto, but now everyone calls me Grandpa Extreme."

In the game, only Pokémon that have reached level 100 can undergo extreme training.

Old man Sakamoto smiled and explained, "The origin of this nickname is probably because when I was young, I pursued the limits of my practice too much and was too harsh on my disciples."

"No way, Master, you are just too concerned about our practice!" Yusuke hurriedly comforted.

"It's okay. In fact, I'm quite satisfied with this nickname. You can call me that too." Grandpa Extreme waved his hand and said to Wang Yao and Shizuka.

He didn't dare to say how strong he was when he was young, but he was invincible in all major regions.

However, because he was too absorbed in spiritual practice, he never held an official position in the alliance. After he got married and retired, he and his wife opened a breeding house and a martial arts arena in the mountains.

"Okay, Grandpa Extreme." Shizuka replied politely.

"I also think this is a good nickname!" Wang Yao nodded in agreement.

"My master is the best at extreme training for Pokémon and trainers, but it's too difficult. I and several other brothers can't stick with it. Yao, do you want to give it a try?"

Yusuke asked impatiently.

In his opinion, a strong trainer like A Yao will definitely be able to complete his master's extreme training which is almost abnormally difficult!

He had originally wanted to invite Wang Yao to join the gym half a year ago, but his master happened to be traveling in Alola at that time, so the matter was put on hold.

"Master, what do you think?" Yusuke looked at his master for help.

"Well, I've seen your game videos. That giant crab, the armored warrior, and the Steelix... you are all really rare talents!" Extreme Grandpa recalled.

Somehow... he overlooked the most popular Zapdos in Wang Yao's hand.

Maybe Aji looked too fat and didn't seem like a qualified candidate for special training.

"Extreme Characteristics...Is there anything special about it compared to other special training?"

Wang Yao asked, stroking his chin.

I seem to have some impression of this word. Is it the fixed-point teaching of Pokémon skills?

After all, it was a game he played when he was a child, and he couldn't remember some of the details...

Grandpa Extreme was not surprised by Wang Yao's doubts. After thinking about it, he began to explain.

"Whether it's Pokémon or humans... their talents are determined from the moment they are born."

"I have conducted research for decades and have summarized some experience. Here, I will generally refer to these talents as 'individual values'."

"Extreme training is to make up for the inherent weaknesses of individual talents through acquired efforts, or even go a step further and reach the limit of the race!"

Halfway through Grandpa Extreme's introduction, Wang Yao already remembered what this thing was.

"Complete individual values? This seems to be a function that can only be used after completing the first round of the game, right?"

"It seems like I need some more props..." Wang Yao muttered to himself.

However, he couldn't remember it for a moment, but he was still very interested in this special training.

He immediately agreed.

"So that's how it is... Is this the ultimate characteristic? I really want to try it out!"

Wang Yao made a standard NPC speech.