Ash, May, and Terrance had made an agreement that the Fallarbor Gym battle would be personally hosted by Terrance. By comparison, other challengers did not have such good luck. Terrance had already informed Kotoko of this, so before Terrance returned, Ash and the others stayed at Fallarbor Gym to tour it, be guests there, and wait for Terrance to come back.
“Wow, so many Bug Type Pokémon.”
Ash and his group, who were touring the rear garden of Fallarbor Gym, admired the layout of Fallarbor Gym along the way and were quite surprised.
“It’s very different from Petalburg Gym…” May said.
Butterfree, Beautifly, Dustox, Beedrill, Masquerain, Ariados, Forretress, Vivillon… The little bugs hatched from the Pokémon Eggs Terrance had exchanged for at Crown Academy had already occupied a habitat of their own in Fallarbor Gym’s rear garden. They were quite impressive, forming a beautiful sight here. Among the more than twenty Pokémon Fallarbor Gym used to face challengers, they were the strongest, and were the first choice for dealing with Trainers like Ash who had achieved good results in a League Conference.
Among the eight Pokémon, Little Beautifly was not here at the moment, but was training in Fallarbor Woods. Sometimes, the thirty-six Ribombee Terrance had raised would also take part in Gym Battles, but they spent even less time at the Gym than Little Beautifly did, and almost never appeared here.
These few Pokémon raised by Terrance had an aura very different from the other Pokémon. As Brock, a Breeder, toured the place, he also noticed the gap in strength between these Pokémon. Compared to Pewter Gym, Fallarbor Gym had really done quite well in this regard.
“Besides those seven Pokémon, which have developed the best, the other Bug Type Pokémon aren’t simple either. Looks like Ash and May are in for a tough battle this time.” Brock looked around. Pinsir, Scyther, and Drapion were also among the stronger Pokémon here, not inferior to the ones Terrance had raised. These three were the main Pokemon personally raised by Kotoko. Aside from them, most of the remaining Pokémon were repeated species, with Beautifly and Dustox being the most numerous among them. They were all native Pokémon of Fallarbor Woods.
“I want to battle that Scyther. It looks like it should be the strongest!” After Ash saw the Scyther in the corner slashing at a boulder as it trained, his eyes immediately lit up as he said this.
“That Scyther… If there’s a chance, of course you can.” Kotoko, the second Gym Leader of Fallarbor Gym who was leading Ash and the others on their tour, smiled faintly. She looked at these four boys and girls, somewhat curious as to why Terrance valued them so much.
Perhaps in the upcoming Gym Battle, she would be able to see proof of it…
“Miss Kotoko, Fallarbor Gym has two challenge modes, right? Could you explain them to us?” Brock, holding the participation handbook for the Ever Grande Conference, began worrying on Ash’s behalf. This was the kind of thing Ash would never pay attention to at all, so Brock often handled it for him.
As he asked, Brock moved a few steps closer to Kotoko, but did not dare get too close. Even though an older-sister type like Kotoko was extremely attractive to him, Brock no longer dared to gamble with his life. The first time he met Kotoko, Brock’s bold actions had directly caused Kotoko, who came from Nightmare Island, to instinctively counterattack, nearly beating Brock to death…
“I know this!!” Before Kotoko could answer, May spoke first.
“In your case, Ash, you can just do the first type, which is a direct Gym Battle. After winning, you can obtain the ‘Coordination Badge.’ It isn’t very different from the challenge modes of other Gyms.”
“What about the second mode?” Ash asked in surprise.
“The second one… requires registration. Then, at a specific time, the challenger can choose either a Caterpie or Wurmple’s egg from Fallarbor Gym as their challenge Pokémon. At the same time, the challenger will also receive a ‘Basic Coordination-Oriented Training Method.’ After that, if the challenger uses this Pokémon to collect one Ribbon within half a year, they can use this Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader. After receiving recognition, the challenger can obtain the ‘Advanced Coordination-Oriented Training Method’ and the ‘Honorary Coordination Badge’…” May thought for a moment and said, “Oh right, the Honorary Coordination Badge can be used as a Ribbon in Pokémon Contests in any region, so I plan to challenge the second mode.”
“But then, Sister, wouldn’t you have to wait half a year before you can come challenge him…” Max asked in confusion.
“That’s true, hehe, but I’ve already made an agreement with Brother Terrance. I can use my own Beautifly for the challenge. But still… I do plan to apply for a Pokémon Egg. I want to raise a Butterfree and use this chance to learn Fallarbor Gym’s training methods, then summarize some Coordinator experience from them.”
“So that’s how it is. In that case, I’ll challenge both!!” Ash clenched his fist. “I’ll take a Wurmple’s Egg!”
May and Ash’s decisions left Kotoko torn between laughter and tears, but since both of them knew Terrance, she would just let them do as they pleased.
“Speaking of which, are Caterpie and Wurmple the only two kinds of Pokémon Eggs available for the second challenge mode?” Max asked.
“Of course not.”
Just after Max voiced his question, the one who answered him was not Kotoko, but a voice from afar.
Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Terrance slowly walking toward them.
“Besides Caterpie and Wurmple, there are several other Pokémon and Pokémon Eggs to choose from. However, at present, they are only open to Trainers with Fallarbor Town household registration, and they require paying a certain price. But if you have any needs, it’s not impossible to make an exception and give you one chance to choose,” Terrance said with a smile.
In order to support the local Trainers of Fallarbor Town, Terrance had also prepared other Bug Type Pokémon with fairly good potential for the Trainers here. He had reached cooperative relationships with multiple forestry protection and breeding institutions, so suitable Bug Type Pokémon could be found. However, the number of these Pokémon certainly could not be as large as Caterpie and Wurmple, so the target audience was currently limited to Fallarbor Town.
There were not many Trainers in Fallarbor Town. With Terrance intentionally supporting them, the conditions for obtaining these Pokémon were naturally not very high.
“Terrance…” After seeing Terrance return, Kotoko was startled, then shook her head. He had finally come back. She really was not good at receiving lively Trainers like Ash and his group.
“How is it? Fallarbor Gym is pretty good, right?” After chatting for a few moments, Terrance asked.
“It’s amazing. It’s just a pity Misty left, haha. Otherwise, this place definitely would have left a very deep impression on her.” Ash laughed regretfully, imagining Misty’s face turning dark with fright after seeing all kinds of Bug Type Pokémon.
In the end, Ash and May took the charts of all the Bug Type Pokémon Fallarbor Gym could currently provide and began choosing. Terrance also invited Brock, but Brock said his energy was currently limited and gave up this chance.
As for Max, the child was still not a Trainer. Although Terrance saw the longing in his eyes, he could only shake his head rather helplessly. Since even Mr. Norman had no intention of letting him come into contact with Pokémon right now, Terrance could not casually interfere either. It was better to let everything take its natural course.
“Then I’ll choose this one.”
“I’ll choose this one.”
After gaining an in-depth understanding of all the Pokémon they could choose from, Ash and May immediately made their decisions. Ash chose Skorupi, while May chose Cutiefly.
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