"Teacher, where are we going?"
This is a question Roy has been asking repeatedly ever since he left the Ring Arena, because after Agatha took him away from Saffron City, she immediately led him into a deep mountain south of Saffron City without saying a word.
Agatha's Gengar, looking at the road ahead, seemed to know where Agatha was going. Just as it was about to secretly tell Roy their destination, a dark shadow descended from the sky.
Sensing the aura emanating from the shadowy figure, Agatha's Gengar emerged directly from the shadows, blocking Roy and Agatha's path.
Only when the shadow landed did Roy realize it was a Lucario.
System Scan
Pokémon: Lucario
Level: 78
Sex: Male
Ability: Justified (When attacked by Dark type move, Attack increases due to a sense of justice.)
Skills: Aura Sphere, Foresight, Detect, Focus Energy, Metal Claw, Hone Claws, Counter, Feint, Headbutt, Power-Up Punch, Swords Dance, Metal Sound, Bone Rush, Quick Guard, Work Up, Calm Mind, Close Combat, Extreme Speed
Carried Item: Life Orb
Egg Move: Bullet Punch, Blaze Kick, Cross Chop
Individual Values: 27
Technical Machine /Skill Instruction: Bulk Up, Dark Pulse, Low Sweep, Flash Cannon, Bulldoze, Shadow Claw, Earthquake
This is clearly not a wild Lucario. He had never seen a wild Pokémon reach the Intermediate King level, especially considering the Life Orb and Technical Machine it was carrying.
So this Lucario must have Pokémon Trainer. To have an Intermediate King level Lucario guarding the area outside the mountains... Roy was puzzled as to where Agatha had brought him.
"Ghost!"
"Luca!"
When Lucario saw that the person who came was Agatha, the aura that was originally emanating from his body contracted, clearly recognizing Agatha. He also recognized Agatha's Gengar.
Agatha's Gengar wanted to make a face at Lucario, but after being glared at by Agatha, it looked aggrieved and disappeared back into Agatha's shadow.
Lucario turned and led the way. Agatha followed behind Lucario without a second thought, and Roy quickly followed as well.
After Lucario led them through a bumpy mountain road, a huge complex of buildings appeared deep in the mountains, like a small city surrounded by mountains.
This magnificent complex is the headquarters of the Joy family in the Kanto Region, the place where the Joy family rose to prominence, and it has a history of several hundred years.
The headquarters of the Joy family?
Why did Agatha bring me here?!
Having finally arrived at their destination, Agatha said to Roy:
"Didn't you keep asking me why I wouldn't let you take the breeder test? Today I'll take you to test your current breeder level."
"Real?"
Roy was surprised to hear that Agatha had finally allowed him to take the Breeder Level assessment, mainly because Agatha had previously told him to focus on making Pokéblock and not to worry about the Breeder Level.
This has led him to genuinely lack understanding of his current skill level.
However, the Pokéblock he created had already reached the standard of Advanced Pokéblock recorded in the cultivation notes that Agatha had given him.
However, the testing standards for higher-level Pokéblock are not recorded in the cultivation notes.
According to Agatha, higher-level Pokéblock require more specialized testing, and at the very least, she wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Seeing Roy's excited expression, Agatha nodded slightly. Although she didn't want to admit it, Roy's skill in making Pokéblock had surpassed hers more than a year ago.
She was no longer able to teach Roy about breeding, so she decided to hire a tutor for Roy.
Lucario led the two to a very grand gate in the complex, glanced back at them, and then transformed into a black shadow, leaping over the gate and entering the complex.
Agatha wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently at the door.
Roy figured that the only family that could make Agatha wait at the door was probably the Joy family.
Roy, who was waiting nearby, carefully observed his surroundings and found that there were no signs of Pokémon or people around, which meant that there really was no guard at the entrance of the Joy family.
That makes sense. After all, who would bother messing with the Joy family for no reason? If you end up on their blacklist, you can forget about getting into any Joy family Pokémon Center in any of the eight regions.