"I've got Machoke, and only Heracross and Gyarados are left," Gary said as he put the Poké Ball in his pocket.
Machoke only needs to be traded to evolve into Machamp, and then Heracross is left to be captured.
As for Gyarados, it has not been born yet. The Shiny Gyarados was originally an ordinary Magikarp, and it evolved into a Shiny Gyarados because of Team Rocket's experiment.
But for now, let's evolve Machoke into Machamp first.
Gary did not return to Pallet Town but took Aerodactyl directly to Indigo Plateau and handed Machoke to Nurse Joy for treatment.
Gary found a quiet place and released Machoke.
"Machoke," Machoke said as it emerged from the Poké Ball, knowing it had been captured. It did not complain, as the rules had been agreed upon beforehand.
Gary was able to defeat Machoke, and it had already earned its recognition. As long as Gary did not treat it badly, it would be obedient.
"Machoke, I'm going to let you evolve into Machamp tomorrow. Are you willing?" Gary asked.
"Machoke," Machoke nodded immediately. It had wanted to evolve for a long time.
It had also been to towns where humans lived and saw Machamp on construction sites.
It had always wanted to evolve, but no matter how much it trained, it always remained in the form of Machoke and would not evolve.
"If you want to evolve into Machamp, you need to use the power of trading to stimulate the cells in your body. Otherwise, you will not be able to evolve just by training," Gary reminded.
"Machoke," Machoke nodded, showing an expression of understanding.
"Here, put this in your carrying space. I want to teach you a few skills," Gary said, relieved that Machoke did not reject evolution, and took out a Soothe Bell.
"Machoke?"
Machoke took the Soothe Bell handed to it by Gary, shook it, and it made a pleasant "ding-dong" sound.
"Stop playing, put it in your carrying space quickly, and I will teach you skills," Gary said.
Machoke was confused. It was just a small bell how could it teach it skills? Although confused, Machoke still put the Soothe Bell into its carrying space.
Gary put his hand on Machoke's shoulder and taught Machoke the five skills of Mega Kick, Dig, Rest, Hyper Beam, and Fire Blast.
Machoke: "Machoke!! (QAQ)!!"
Machoke was stunned for a moment. It was the first time it experienced such a way of learning skills it was amazing.
"Calm down, I can teach you other skills in the future. As long as you listen to me, I will help you surpass the Machamp of the Elite Four sooner or later," Gary said.
"Machoke," Machoke nodded, although it didn't know who the Elite Four Bruno was, it sounded like a very powerful person.
Then, Gary used 8 intermediate Rare Candies to raise Machoke's level to 50, which immediately confused Machoke. Its strength suddenly rose like a rocket.
"Don't be surprised, come in, I'll let you evolve tomorrow," Gary said, taking Machoke back and then walking around the city.
After staying in Indigo Plateau for one night, Gary went to the Pokémon Center early the next morning and found a random Trainer.
After explaining the matter and paying a certain amount of money, the other party agreed to trade Pokémon with Gary.
"Machoke, come out," Gary said after the trade, releasing Machoke.
"Machoke... champ!!"
Machoke had just come out of the Poké Ball and was stimulated by the power of the trade, and the cells in its body began to react.
Machoke's whole body was shining with white light, and its body quickly grew, becoming half a head taller than Gary.
A pair of additional arms grew on its back, and the light dissipated, revealing Machamp wearing champion shorts.
"Machamp!!" Machamp looked at its new body and felt that its strength had become stronger.
The new arms were no different from before, and each arm was full of explosive power.
Machamp felt that it could easily carry two Rocks used for training.
"You should do horse stance training frequently in the future. Your lower body should be stable so that your punches will be more powerful," Gary suggested.
"Machamp?"
Machamp was confused. It didn't know what horse stance was. It used to be a wild Pokémon.
The training method was to train according to its own wild methods. If it saw other wild Pokémon with good training methods, it would also learn them.
"It's horse stance... You do it the way I do," Gary said, immediately standing in a horse stance.
When he was practicing martial arts with Chuck, this basic skill was practiced every day.
Machamp looked at Gary, who was standing in a horse stance. It was just a simple action.
What training effect could it have? Stretch or squat horse stance according to Gary's method.
"See how long you can last like this. If it exceeds 30 minutes, I will buy you a Macho Brace," Gary said.
"Machamp."
When Machamp heard that it was going to get a Macho Brace, it immediately became more determined and maintained the standard squatting horse stance.
However, because Machamp had never trained like this before, after about 10 minutes, Machamp felt its legs begin to numb.
After 20 minutes, Machamp could not hold on any longer, but it continued to persevere.
"Okay, 30 minutes are up," Gary said.
Bang!!
When it heard that the time was up, Machamp sat down on the ground. It was the first time it felt so tired in such a short time.
This horse stance training method was really magical.
"Don't feel magical. There are many training methods. It's not that the movements are simple, so the training is simple. There are many simple movements that are very difficult when combined," Gary said.
"Machamp," Machamp seemed to have opened up a new world. It usually trained in a wild way, but now it seemed to have found the direction.
"Come in, I'll take you to buy a Macho Brace," Gary said, taking out the Poké Ball, taking back Machamp, and checking Machamp's current attributes.
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[Pokémon: Machamp]
[Type: Fighting]
[Level: 50]
[Potential: Elite]
[Ability: Guts (If it becomes a Status Condition, its attack will increase by 50%.)]
[Skills: Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy, Revenge, Foresight, Low Sweep, Knock Off, Brick Break, Scary Face, Vital Throw, Submission, Dual Chop, Cross Chop, Bulk Up, Seismic Toss, Dynamic Punch.]
[Taught Skills: Mega Kick, Dig, Rest, Hyper Beam, Fire Blast.]
[Intimacy: 255 (maximum value 255)]
[Held Item: Soothe Bell]
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The Pokémon Department Store on the Indigo Plateau has a complete range of goods, including items like Macho Brace.
Especially with Machamp's body shape being versatile, the Macho Brace sold in the Pokémon Department Store can be used directly, with no need for special customization.