"Roar!"
Raikou seemed very dissatisfied with Gary's exposure of his shortcomings.
He roared in dissatisfaction, jumped a few times, entered the woods, and disappeared.
Jimmy and Marina both had relieved smiles on their faces as they watched Raikou leave. "Jimmy, Marina, you continue to enjoy your honeymoon here.
I'm going to Blackthorn City first."
Gary didn't plan to stay here any longer.
He took out his mountain bike and prepared to leave. "What are you talking about...?"
Marina said shyly.
Jimmy also blushed and remained silent.
These two obviously liked each other, but they just didn't want to point out their relationship.
Young people are used to this kind of back-and-forth. "Bye!"
Gary waved and rode away on his mountain bike.
Jimmy and Marina stood side by side, both turning their heads to the side, not daring to look at each other's faces.
After a long time, the two finally calmed down and went back to the Pokémon Center to rest.
Both of their Pokémon had experienced battles and were seriously injured, needing to rest.
A week later, at 7:00 AM, Gary finally arrived at Blackthorn City, a small town nestled in the mountains.
Blackthorn City is called a city, but it is actually a small town, a very quiet place. Because of the Dragon's Den, most of the trainers here are Dragon-type trainers.
There is also a master of skills in Blackthorn City. Gary plans to let Charizard learn Blast Burn, so it's a good opportunity to learn here.
But before learning the fire skills, he needed to get the last badge first.
After settling down at the Pokémon Center, Gary called Professor Oak to report his safety and teleported Magnezone and Charizard in.
Anyway, there are still two months before the start of the Silver Conference.
Gary plans to stay in Blackthorn City and wait for Charizard to master Blast Burn before setting off for Silver Town, which is just right for him to wait for Ash and the others.
According to the time calculation, Ash and the others should have arrived in Mahogany Town, and Ash also needs to speed up.
"Alas, it's a pity that Raikou still doesn't want to follow me." Gary looked at the mountain behind him and felt very sorry that Raikou didn't follow him.
Originally, he thought that the intimacy of 190 would be enough for Raikou to follow him, but in these seven days, Gary didn't even see Raikou's hair, which shows that Raikou prefers freedom more.
But it doesn't matter at least the task issued by the system was triggered, and he obtained a Gold Bottle Cap.
For this, Gary's Gold Bottle Cap reached 5, and he used one on Zapdos to increase its potential to the Legendary level.
After resting for a night in the Pokémon Center.
The next day.
Gary came to the entrance of the Blackthorn Gym.
Blackthorn Gym is a little different from other gyms. The gym building is not like a gym, but a huge castle.
Gary came to the door, and the system also issued a task.
[Ding! Issued task: Get the Blackthorn Gym Badge/Reward: High-level Rare Candy x6, Dragon Pulse permanent skill learning device, top-quality Dragon Fang (Dragon-type skill power increased by 50%) x1!]
"Dragon-type...!"
Seeing the task reward Dragon Fang, Gary realized that he had been a Trainer for almost two years, and he had not even captured a single Dragon-type Pokémon.
He heard that there are many Dragon-type Pokémon in Dragon's Den, but unfortunately, these Pokémon are prepared for the Trainers of Blackthorn City, and Gary, an outsider, is not qualified to capture them.
"Young man? What are you doing standing at the door?" At this time, an old man approached the iron gate and asked.
The old man is the gym manager and the housekeeper of Clair's family. His name is Kabu.
He was cleaning the door of the gym when he saw Gary standing there in a daze, not ringing the doorbell, and didn't know what the other party was going to do.
"Hello, my name is Gary, and I'm here to challenge the Blackthorn Gym." Gary responded.
"Is that so? Then come with me the lady is in the gym." Kabu saw that Gary was a Trainer and took him into the gym.
Entering the battlefield in the gym, a blue-haired woman was on the field.
"Miss, a Trainer is here to challenge the gym." Kabu said.
Clair turned around and saw Gary, asking, "Since you are here to challenge the gym, tell me about your background."
"My name is Gary, from the Kanto Region. I am here to challenge your gym. Can you have a gym match with me?" Gary responded.
"From the Kanto Region, it's quite close, but you came at the right time. If you had come a few days later, I wouldn't have been in the gym." Clair said.
"What do you mean?" Gary asked, puzzled.
"The lady is a member of the Dragon Tamer clan. The family has to perform a Purify ceremony every three years. If you had come two days later, you would have to wait a little longer." Kabu explained.
Gary thought of a ritual that the Dragon Tamer clan had. He remembered that it was a baptism of a Dragon Fang. That Dragon Fang was very special. It was a tooth of a Dragon-type Pokémon.
It didn't look like the teeth of an ordinary Dragon-type Pokémon, but it looked a bit like the teeth of Rayquaza.
"Then I'm really lucky. Can we start the gym battle?" Gary asked.
"You can start, but before you start, I need to see how many badges you have collected. To challenge the Blackthorn Gym, you need to have the other 7 gym badges in the Johto Region to be eligible for the challenge." Clair reminded.
Gary silently took out the badge box and opened it.
There were 7 gym badges from the Johto Region inside, and the only one missing was the Blackthorn Gym badge.
"You actually collected 7 badges. Not bad. I agree to fight with you." Clair nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing Clair's confident demeanor, Gary was very curious about her strength. Although Clair's strength was not as good as her grandfather's, in the original plot, Gary defeated Clair with Snorlax, Pikachu, and Charizard.
You know, when traveling in the Johto Region, the three strongest Pokémon in Ash's hand were Pikachu, Charizard, and Snorlax, which shows that Clair's strength is very formidable.
Just from the task rewards released by the system this time, it can be judged that Clair must have the strength of the quasi-elite level.
"Then let me be the referee." Kabu walked to the command area and announced: "Gary will conduct the Blackthorn Gym Challenge. There are three Pokémon that can be used in this competition. The challenger has the qualification to replace Pokémon, but the gym owner does not. Now please send your Pokémon."
"Let you see my Pokémon first, Kingdra, go!" Clair sent out the Poké Ball first with grace.
Great!
The Poké Ball opened, and a ball of white light fell into the water, revealing the seahorse-like Kingdra.
[LV52 Kingdra/Elite]