Roy plopped down on the bed in the room. The Ancient Gengar in the shadows, the Lampent on his shoulder, and the Misdreavus in its Poké Ball squeezed in to admire the view outside the window.
The scenery is beautiful, but it gets a bit tiresome after a while.
It was only evening, and with nothing else to do, Roy thought that since he was in Vermilion City, he might as well challenge the Vermilion City Gym and get a Kanto Region Badge so he wouldn't have to come back to Vermilion City again.
Without further ado, seeing Roy get up to leave, Snorunt ran into Roy's arms, the Ancient Gengar entered Roy's shadow, and Misdreavus returned to its Poké Ball.
At this moment, Nurse Joy and Chansey were still guessing Roy's identity and why Roy had that pink Chansey card.
Could Roy have been sent by headquarters to test her?
Nurse Joy's mind was already elsewhere, and she didn't notice the sound coming from the nearby stairs.
"Miss Joy, could you tell me where the Vermilion City Gym is?"
The sudden noise startled Nurse Joy from her reverie, and she was startled to see Roy coming down from upstairs.
Recalling the identity Roy had just imagined, Nurse Joy stood up and pointed out the direction to Roy, indicating that as long as Roy left the Pokémon Center, turned right and kept walking, he would see the Vermilion Gym, which was not far away.
Looking at Nurse Joy's serious expression, Roy was a little confused. What was wrong with her? Was she captivated by his own handsomeness?
Unable to understand, Roy followed Nurse Joy's advice and turned right. After walking for about 500 meters, he saw a Gym that looked somewhat old.
This is the Electric type Gym of Vermilion City.
The Gym Leader of Vermilion City is Lt. Surge. Last time, he only stopped in Vermilion City briefly before being taken to Pallet Town by Agatha, so he never met Lt. Surge in person.
Two apprentices wearing outfits with lightning symbols were standing outside the Gym. After learning that Roy was going to challenge the Gym, they asked him if he had made an appointment in advance.
Do I need to make a reservation to challenge Gym?
Seeing that Roy genuinely didn't understand, the Gym apprentice explained to Roy that he could reserve Gym Challenge difficulty through IQ, so the gym leader could arrange an apprentice of the appropriate level to battle him.
Otherwise, with so many challengers every day, wouldn't the gym owner be exhausted?
Furthermore, Roy's ID Card is from Hoenn, not the Kanto Region, so advance reservations are even more necessary.
"Then I'll challenge the gym leader, Lt. Surge, directly."
"You want to challenge our gym leader?"
The apprentice was also taken aback. If it was a challenge against the gym leader, which would be the highest level of difficulty, then there was no need to make a reservation.
But... the apprentice never imagined that the boy in front of him was actually an Elite Four- level Pokémon Trainer?
The apprentice dared not be arrogant; he couldn't afford to offend any Elite Four Pokémon Trainer, so he said with utmost respect:
"Sir, please show me your Elite Four level Pokémon Trainer certification."
Similar to the rules of the Arena's Advanced Division, you need Elite Four level Pokémon Trainer's certificate to challenge the highest difficulty Gym Leader.
Because Agatha vouched for him during his time in the Arena, and because he genuinely possessed the skill, the tournament organizers never approached him about it.
Now that Agatha isn't there to vouch for him, the apprentice in front of him probably can't even discern the power of the Ancient Gengar.
It seems I'll have to get my Elite Four level Trainer Qualification Certificate when I get back to the Hoenn, otherwise I won't be able to challenge any Gym.
"Uh, no."
The apprentice didn't mock Roy's answer; he simply told Roy that he could challenge him again after he obtained the item.
"What's going on? All this noise! It's almost time to leave work, don't you want to go home?!"
Just as Roy was about to leave and come back to challenge again, a rough voice came from inside the Gym.
A man about the same height as Roy, with blond hair, bronze skin, a square face, and wearing an earthy yellow jacket, appeared at the entrance of the Gym.
Roy immediately recognized the person he was going to challenge: Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City.
In the manga, the other party is also one of Team Rocket's executives, who captured Zapdos from the Power Plant, served as the captain of the S.S. Anne, used the S.S. Anne to smuggle Pokémon, and even kidnapped Professor Oak.
Roy thought that tying up Professor Oak was probably the hardest part.
"Raichu!"
Beside Lt. Surge. Surge was a large, orange-yellow rat named Raichu.
Raichu is the evolved form of Pikachu after using Thunder Stone, and Roy remembers that Lt. Surge's Raichu had beaten up Ash's Pichu God.
At that time, Nurse Joy from Vermilion City even gave Pikachu a Thunder Stone to help it evolve and defeat Raichu, but Pikachu refused.
In ZA, Raichu has both X and Y forms that can Mega Evolution, making it a big winner.
System Scan
Pokémon: Raichu
Level: 74
Gender: Male
Ability: Lightning Rod (Attracts Electric-type moves to itself, preventing damage and raising its Special Attack).
Skills: Thunder Shock, Nasty Plot, Electric Terrain, Iron Tail, Electro Ball, Gyro Ball, Agility, Spark, Baby-Doll Eyes, Discharge, Sweet Kiss, Thunder, Quick Attack, Quick Attack Nuzzle, Thunderbolt, Growl, Tail Whip
Items to carry: Magnet
Egg Move: Fake Out, Charge
Individual Values: 23
Technical Machine /Skill Tutorial: Heavy Slam, Iron Defense, Thunderbolt, Giga Impact, Protect, Surf
It turned out to be an Intermediate King level Raichu.
As expected, one must have some skills to become the head of a museum.
"Gym Leader, a challenger has arrived at the entrance, wanting to challenge you directly, but he doesn't have Elite Four level Pokémon Trainer certification."
Upon seeing Lt. Surge, the apprentice immediately reported to him.
"Challenger? Do you have an appointment?"
Lt. Surge glanced at Roy and suddenly felt that the other man looked somewhat familiar.
"No, he wants to challenge you, Gym Leader, but he doesn't seem to have the qualification certificate for an Elite Four level Pokémon Trainer."
Lt. Surge remembered that the last person to challenge him was a purple-haired boy, and a few months have passed in the blink of an eye, and now another one has come along.
He took a good look at Roy. Judging from his physique, he was clearly a trained fighter, not some kid who had just come on a trip and was challenging him without even bothering to show off his Elite Four level Pokémon Trainer certification.
"If you don't have Elite Four -level Pokémon Trainer certificate... then release your Pokémon, and I'll see how strong you are."
The Ancient Gengar appeared from Roy's shadow, and the pressure of an Intermediate King level Pokémon instantly spread. The apprentice next to him didn't even dare to look into the eyes of the Ancient Gengar.
Lt. Surge instantly realized that the boy in front of him indeed possessed at least Elite Four level Pokémon Trainer strength, so whether or not he had Trainer Qualification Certificate was meaningless.
"Your Pokémon is indeed stronger than a mid-level Elite Four. Challenger, huh? Although it's not the time for challenges now, I've had some free time for a while, so I'll accept your challenge."