The way the Gimmighoul evolves is related to the Gimmighoul coins in its hand.
It takes collecting 999 of the Gimmighoul Coin to evolve into the prestigious 1000th Pokémon in the Pokédex, Gholdengo.
Gholdengo has a base stat total of 550, but only 60 of those points are in Attack, which means its effective base stat total is 490.
In addition, the SS-rank Ability of Good as Gold makes Gholdengo immune to all change-type skills, and Gholdengo can also defend against fog removal and nail sweeping.
After evolving, Gholdengo's attributes become Ghost type and Steel, a very good combination.
Ghost-type are inherently immune to two types of attacks, and Steel type are immune to Poison type attacks.
This grants immunity to three types of attacks, resists nine types, and is only weak to Fire, Dark, Ground, and Ghost type.
While boasting excellent resistances, it also offers decent coverage and a rich move pool. Its signature move, Gold Make It Rain, delivers a powerful 120-damage attack with perfect accuracy. Other moves include Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Power Gem, Thunderbolt, Regenerator, Nasty Plot, Trick / Thunder Wave...
Gholdengo can be considered one of the most versatile Pokémon.
All Roy could say was that he truly lived up to the reputation of the noble and wealthy Lord Gholdengo.
The only drawback is that Gholdengo only has a speed of 84 points, which puts him in an awkward position.
Despite its flaws, its merits outweigh its shortcomings, and Roy is still willing to give it a "great" rating.
Despite all that has been said, Roy doesn't even have a single Gimmighoul right now, let alone the possibility of evolving Gimmighoul into Gholdengo.
Seeing that Roy was still thinking, Mimikyu stretched out its purple Ghost-type energy tail and patted Roy's arm, indicating that there were still quite a few coins emitting Ghost-type energy in the box.
Besides?
Roy, Mimikyu, and Misdreavus searched through the gold coins in the box and, sure enough, found another 44 Gimmighoul Coin.
Including the one we just had, there are now 45 Gimmighoul Coin.
Although he doesn't have Gimmighoul now, who knows, he might be able to tame one in the future?
Roy placed the 45 Gimmighoul Coin in a small box.
After having lunch by the sea.
Roy retrieved his Pokémon and headed to Cianwood City.
Cianwood City isn't very large, but it's the kind of small city that has everything you need. It has the League Police Bureau, Pokémon Center, League Shop, and all sorts of other buildings.
Roy didn't go far before arriving at the Cianwood Gym.
Cianwood Gym was just an ordinary martial arts school, with a few Gym students in white training uniforms guarding the Gym.
Upon seeing Roy walking towards them, one of the Gym apprentices stepped forward and blocked Roy's path.
Hello, do you have an appointment?
This time, Roy didn't take out his ID Card. He instantly changed his expression, looking disdainful, and said that he was here to challenge them and that their leader Chuck, should come and see him.
Chuck?
Seeing Roy address the gym leader by his first name, coupled with his Power Trip demeanor, one of the Gym apprentices couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to kick Roy out.
However, the dangerous aura emanating from Roy made him hesitant to attack, and Roy's physique clearly indicated that he was a trained fighter, almost looking down on them.
The first impression from the Fighting type Pokémon Trainer was that Roy was stronger than them.
Today I really ran into a tough nut to crack.
Could the other person be an enemy the sect leader made outside?
The two Gym apprentices exchanged a glance, and then one of them went into the Gym.
Roy didn't urge them, maintaining an arrogant demeanor as he waited for the people inside the Gym to come out.
A short while later, a series of chaotic footsteps could be heard at the entrance of the Gym.
Under Roy's disdainful gaze, a middle-aged man with a beer belly, wearing a white training uniform, appeared with a group of students from the Gym.
The other person didn't look like a Fighting type Pokémon Trainer at all.
However, Roy knew that this was the Gym Leader of Cianwood City, Chuck.
Roy knew that Chuck's physique was the type with fat covering his muscles; if this were in ancient times, he would definitely have the physique of a great general.
"Who! Who dares to challenge us!"
I heard someone's coming to challenge us, and he's quite young, just a greenhorn.
Today he's going to teach that brat a lesson about the consequences of challenging the dojo.
But the moment Chuck saw Roy, he froze on the spot.
The Gym apprentice who had been guarding the entrance immediately pointed at Roy said to Chuck, "Master, that's the guy who said he was coming to challenge the dojo, and he even specifically named you as the one he wanted to see."
Roy, his arrogant expression gone, smiled and came to Chuck's side.
"What? Don't you recognize me? Chuck Gym Leader?"
"Roy!!!"
Roy knew Chuck, and the two had even sparred a few times at the Bruno Dojo.
Back then, Chuck also challenged Bruno's dojo, just like Roy is now. Afterwards, he was thoroughly taught a lesson by Bruno and was beaten without any chance to fight back.
Thinking of Roy's arrogant demeanor just now, Chuck realized that Roy was Mimic how he had challenged Bruno's dojo back then.
Thinking about that incident, Chuck blushed instantly; it was too embarrassing, and he didn't want to recall it at all.
He quickly dismissed the Gym apprentices behind him, telling them to go about their business, as he still had something to discuss with Roy.
Seeing that the two people who were originally aggressive had suddenly become happy and cheerful, I was surprised.
The apprentices at the Gym were all a bit confused, but out of respect for Chuck's status as the dojo owner, they still went Gym.
"You brat, you didn't even tell me you were coming."
"Wouldn't it be pointless if we greeted them first?"
More than a year ago, after the Pokémon League of the Kanto and Johto merged, Bruno became the Fighting type Elite Four of both regions.
As the Fighting type Gym Leader of the Johto, Chuck was the first to express his dissatisfaction.
It is said that in literature there is no first place, but in martial arts there is no second.
Chuck traveled from Cianwood City to Goldenrod City, taking the maglev train connecting the two regions to the Kanto Region, where he found Bruno's dojo in northern Saffron City.
And then... and then he got beaten up by Bruno.
Bruno was truly terrifying; he beat him so badly that he was practically defenseless.
Recalling the scene where he was knocked down by Bruno with just two punches, Chuck still couldn't help but tremble.
Roy, who was watching from the sidelines at the time, had a suppressed laugh on his face, which he remembers very clearly.
Upon seeing that Bruno's Ultimate Fighting type skills were superior to his own, Chuck shamelessly stayed at Bruno's dojo to learn Extreme Fighting Technique.
Although Bruno did not accept him as a disciple, he tacitly allowed him to train at the dojo and even devised a training plan for him.
He finally understood that Bruno truly deserved the title of Fighting type Elite Four, and he wanted to pass on his Extreme Fighting Technique to anyone who wanted to learn.
That's when he met Roy.
Chuck recalled that when he was at the dojo, he had to diet to control his weight because of Bruno's training plan.
One night, he was so hungry he was dizzy. It was Roy, seeing how hungry he was, secretly took him to a barbecue stall at the night market in Saffron City for some skewers.
The two men, arms around each other's shoulders, ate with great relish, practically ready to swear brotherhood with Guan Yu.
Fortunately, he remained rational at the time, otherwise he would have regretted it terribly.
Finally, the two were discovered by Bruno on their way back to the dojo.
Roy rode away on his Dragapult, turning around and flying off, completely forgetting that the two had almost become sworn brothers.
He was caught red-handed by Bruno.
Roy was still caught by Machamp, and then the two of them were punished by Bruno to hop back from the dojo to Saffron City with weights on, and then hop back from Saffron City to the Fighting Dojo.
After Roy finished his Punishment that day, he acted as if nothing had happened. That night, he was still lively and asked the exhausted and half-dead Roy if he wanted to go to the night market for some skewers.
Eating skewers? That's more like trying to kill him.
From that moment on, he vowed to cherish his life... and stay away from Roy!!!!
Roy is not human!!!
It was from that time that he learned Roy was the only Pokémon Trainer in the Fighting Dojo who specialized in Ghost type.
He also admitted that he might not be able to beat Roy.
Roy, this Ghost type Pokémon Trainer, has a very deep understanding of Extreme Fighting Technique. If Roy weren't a Ghost type specialist, Bruno would probably have passed the dojo on to him.
Add to that Roy's exaggerated strength and astonishing appetite, Chuck can only say that Bruno and his disciples are all more freakish than the last.
After reminiscing about the past, Chuck Headbutt Roy's arm, then looked at Roy was a head taller than him, and asked:
"Speak, what brings you here? Don't tell me you've come specifically to visit me; I don't believe you're that kind."