A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

Zhang Heng's voice trembled slightly, revealing undisguised shock, as he said:

"Dad...is this...is this for me?"

Seeing his son's rare loss of composure, Zhang Leiyuan's resolute face revealed a smile of relief and deep affection befitting an elder.

He nodded, his tone steady and certain: "Of course. You're an adult now, and you'll have to forge your own path in the future."

"For a long time to come, I won't be able to protect you every moment. Giving you the strength to protect yourself and even face the storms is the thing I should do for you right now."

To be honest, given Zhang Heng's current team composition and future plans, his interest in Garchomp is not fanatical.

The fatal weakness of being 4x weak to Ice has become almost the norm in his current core lineup—Alterac Valley, Ripple, Swampert, and Kingdra are all either 4x weak to Ice or 4x weak to Freeze-dry.

It is possible that the opponent's "freeze-drying" technique could penetrate most of the defense.

Moreover, he does possess pseudo-legendary Pokémon with unlimited potential, such as the Shiny Dragapult, which could be trained to its final evolution, Dragapult.

Its speed and unpredictable tactical value may not be inferior to Garchomp, which loses speed after Mega Evolution.

Moreover, once Aluminosi Dragon successfully evolves into Aluminosi Bridge Dragon, it will be a more unique and potentially more powerful being than a pseudo-legendary.

Therefore, Zhang Heng's shock at this moment stemmed more from the uniqueness of his father's gift.

He had originally thought it would be a pseudo-god egg that would require a long incubation and nurturing process, or at least an unevolved Gible.

To his utter surprise, what his father handed him was a fully-formed Garchomp that had been trained to its final form and whose strength was firmly at the champion level.

It even comes with a corresponding Mega Evolution Stone!

This means that as long as he can establish a preliminary rapport with this Garchomp, he can immediately gain a powerful combatant and complete Mega Evolution, whose combat power can even rival his trump card - the Master-level Kingdra!

After the initial excitement came a swift return to calm.

Zhang Heng frowned slightly and voiced his doubts: "Dad, I understand what you mean. But... a quasi-god nurtured to this level should also play an important strategic role within the alliance, right?"

"After all, the resources required to train a pseudo-legendary Pokémon are astronomical, so how could... there just happen to be an 'empty' pseudo-legendary Pokémon that I could hand over to?"

Hearing that his son wasn't overwhelmed by this windfall, but instead immediately considered its origin and rationale, Zhang Leiyuan's eyes showed even greater approval.

He nodded in satisfaction and explained, "You've thought this through very thoroughly. To be precise, it can be considered a Pokémon of China, but in a sense, it wasn't before."

His voice carried a hint of historical weight: "In the early days of the People's Republic of China, when the country was not yet stable, some of the original habitats of pseudo-gods within our territory were severely damaged. In addition, due to inadequate supervision at the time, many precious Pokémon eggs were stolen and smuggled out of the country by foreign forces or spies."

This wasn't the first time Zhang Heng had heard this statement; after all, the scarcity of quasi-god resources had always been a sore point for the Chinese Alliance.

There are only three types of wild pseudo-legendary races that are clearly documented and still exist: the Dragonite race that dwells in the clouds of the Kunlun Mountains; and the Garchomp and Tyranitar races that are active in the vast deserts of the northwest.

Zhang Heng instantly understood and interjected, "In other words, this Garchomp has its roots in China; it was one of the Pokémon eggs that were smuggled out of the country back then."

"It was incubated and nurtured abroad, evolved to its final form, and finally... came to you..."

Zhang Leiyuan remained noncommittal, lightly tapping the table with his fingers, making a soft tapping sound. His tone was calm yet carried an undeniable power: "That's right, I took it back."

Uncle Luo, who was quietly brewing Kung Fu tea, just smiled and shook his head when he heard this. He was already used to Zhang Leiyuan's decisive and even somewhat "bandit-like" style of doing things.

Zhang Heng didn't care at all, after all, his aluminum steel dragon was originally a trophy that his father "plundered" from the Sakura cargo ship.

Qi Shu's eyes sparkled with admiration, thinking that his master's method of "taking what he wants" was simply too powerful and domineering!

Zhang Leiyuan ignored everyone's reactions and continued, "It's quite a coincidence. The previous trainer of this Garchomp was none other than Park Chang, the South Korean champion who was killed by Master Guo along with Kameda in the last Huahai battle."

"Now, Kameda's Venusaur evolution stone is in your hands, and even Park Chang, the pseudo-legendary he painstakingly raised, has fallen into your hands by some twist of fate."

He paused, seemingly recalling the scene, a cold smile curving his lips: "Back then on the front lines, my Charizard had a lot of trouble to take it down."

"This guy is tough and durable, and its resilience truly lives up to its pseudo-legendary status. Charizard almost lost control and knocked it up on the spot."

(For details of the battle, please refer to Chapter 437)

Upon hearing this explanation, Zhang Heng's gaze returned to the Poké Ball and Evolution Stone, and he understood completely.

It turns out that this Garchomp was a target that the father had been "keeping an eye on" for a long time.

If you don't want your son to start from scratch and spend a lot of time and resources to train him, but you also want him to have top-level combat power as soon as possible, then the most direct way is to "steal" a ready-made, well-trained one from the enemy!

These captured Pokémon can be recaptured, just like stray Pokémon, by breaking their Poké Balls or forcibly severing the bond between them.

“However…” Zhang Leiyuan’s tone suddenly changed, becoming serious.

"Pseudo-legendary Pokémon are still pseudo-legendary after all. They possess an arrogance and dignity far exceeding that of ordinary Pokémon. It has indeed submitted to me now because of the difference in strength. But that doesn't mean it will easily acknowledge you or obey your commands."

"Therefore, entrusting it to you is itself an important test of your abilities. Whether you can truly subdue it and make it willingly fight for you depends on your skill."

As he spoke, Zhang Leiyuan picked up the special Poké Ball, gently pressed the button in the center with his thumb, and then tossed it into the air!

"Oh!"

With a crisp sound, a beam of white light shot out from the sphere, landed on the ground, and quickly condensed into a shape.

What appeared before everyone was a Pokémon with an extremely imposing appearance.

It resembles a hammerhead shark, with a dark blue base color, red from the jaw to the upper half of the abdomen, and yellow on the lower half of the abdomen.

It has two protrusions on its head, an inverted five-pointed star-shaped yellow spot on the tip of its nose, sharp teeth in its mouth, and three gill slits on both sides of its neck.

Its claws are white with a single toe, its feet have three toes, and it has two white bone spurs on its upper arms and thighs.

A pair of wings grow on each forearm, similar to the pectoral fins of a shark.

If it folds its body and spreads its wings, it's practically a jet plane.

It is none other than Garchomp, a pseudo-legendary Dragon/Ground type!

"Roar--!!!"

As soon as it appeared, Garchomp raised its head and let out a deafening roar!

A unique aura belonging to the dragon-type quasi-god, mixed with a majestic momentum, swept across the entire flat floor like a tangible shockwave!

Compared to other Dragon-type Pokémon, the pseudo-legendary Pokémon exudes a more refined and majestic aura, carrying an almost primal and surging power that stirs the soul.

With Garchomp's triumphant roar, all the Pokémon present instantly turned their attention to it.