A Battle Worth a Million Poké Dollars (Part Two)

"Misdreavus, Shadow Ball!"

Like the one who interrupted the Camerupt in the afternoon, the Misdreavus interrupted the Metang, and dozens of Shadow Ball condensed on the orb in front of it and shot towards the Metang.

The Shadow Ball kept hitting the Metang, but despite the pain from Misdreavus relentless Shadow Ball attacks, the Metang still managed to use Gravity.

The moment the Metang unleashed its Gravity.

The Misdreavus, who had originally intended to continue casting Shadow Ball, felt a sudden increase in pressure around her, and her body was uncontrollably pressed down to the ground by this Gravity.

"Dream!"

Gravity not only prevented her from Levitate, but it also seemed to slow her down, which made her very uncomfortable.

"Metang, it's our turn! Use Bullet Punch!"

Metang was like a bullet that had been fired. Misdreavus tried to dodge, but Metang's fist was too fast, and Misdreavus took a solid punch Sturdy Metang.

Fortunately, Roy had already swapped the Eviolite onto Misdreavus, greatly increasing Misdreavus's defenses, so the Misdreavus didn't cause much damage.

The Misdreavus Demon unleashed a Confuse Ray, but the Metang dodged it.

It's fair to say that Steven's Metang is the strongest opponent Roy has encountered so far.

"Metang, Ice Punch!"

The Metang's fist was covered in frost, and it threw Ice Punch at the Misdreavus, but just as the fist was about to hit the Misdreavus...

Misdreavus Sucker Punch appeared beside Metang, its head covered in black Dark type energy, and slammed into Metang's body.

Dark type are also super effective against Metang, dealing considerable damage. Metang retaliated with a Metal Claw attack, grabbing Misdreavus.

With a single swipe of its claw, it slammed the Misdreavus to the ground, and the combined force of Gravity made the Misdreavus, pinned to the ground, extremely uncomfortable.

The Metang was also unable to continue its attack due to the surprise Sucker Punch it had just received.

One was in mid-air, and the other was resting on the ground.

Steven glanced at Roy understood that his opponent wanted to decide the outcome in one move, which suited his own thinking perfectly.

"Metang, Flash Cannon!"

"Misdreavus, maximum power Shadow Ball!"

A silver energy wave condensed from the Metang's mouth.

A Shadow Ball about 1 meter in diameter appeared in front of the Misdreavus's Red Orb.

Both unleash their skills on each other.

The energy beam collided with the giant Energy Ball, unleashing a dazzling light that blinded Roy and Steven.

After the light faded, Roy and Steven opened their eyes to find Misdreavus and Metang lying on the ground, their eyes ringed with circles.

This left even the butler, who was acting as the referee, unsure of how to make a judgment.

Steven was truly surprised by Misdreavus's final burst of power; it was the first time he had ever seen Pokémon of this level unleash such a powerful Shadow Ball.

"This is a draw, so I'll give you a 20% discount."

Steven his Metang into its Poké Ball and handed it to the butler, indicating that Roy should also give it to the butler, as Devon Corporation had specialized equipment for treating Pokémon.

Roy wasn't worried at all that Steven would take the opportunity to probe the data; after all, it was Steven standing in front of him.

"Roy, you're great. You can come train here sometime. It's a bit of a waste for me to use this Training Ground all by myself. You can come and be my sparring partner."

After saying that, Steven, worried that Roy might think he was just being polite, added, "I'm serious."

Roy smiled and nodded, saying:

"Then I'll come tomorrow afternoon."

It's just a training partner. If your Pokémon with Metang, then isn't Metang also your training partner?

Incidentally, he can also keep an eye on Tabitha and Shelly every day.

Seeing that Roy showed no sign of politeness, Steven actually thought Roy was quite straightforward, and said to the butler who was about to leave with the Poké Ball:

"Register him for an elevator card that goes up to the 10th floor as well."

"Yes, young master."

As Steven's butler, this was the first time he had ever seen his young master interested in someone his own age.

But why is she interested in a man?

While the butler took the two Pokémon to get treatment, Steven chatted with Roy for a while. During their conversation, he discovered that Roy had unique insights into Pokémon training.

Roy talked more about the role of Pokémon Trainer in relation to Pokémon, including the bond formed between them through training and nurturing each other.

Speaking of bonds, Steven recalled the first time he saw Beldum; he fell in love with the Pokémon at first sight.

The two chatted happily, and after the butler returned the Poké Ball, Steven handed Roy a blue card and a small black card from the butler's hand.

When Roy pays, he can get a discount by showing the blue card, while the black card is an elevator card. Roy can bring his Pokémon to the Training Ground for training at any time.

After saying that, Steven added Roy's contact information and then said goodbye to Roy, as he still had some reports to finish.

The butler escorted Roy back to the mall, while Steven took another elevator inside the Training Ground.

Back in the mall, Roy clutched the blue card in his hand.

If it's 20% off...

Roy put the basic Pokéblock Maker and Berry Blender back and picked up the latest two-in-one advanced Pokéblock Maker.

I also bought the portable Technical Machine; these two items alone cost 1 million Poké Dollars after the 20% discount.

The Lightweight Bracelet that Roy had previously added to his shopping cart was also discounted to 20,000 Poké Dollars. Although he could come and use Steven's training room later, he couldn't very well ride his bike over early in the morning.

With the 60,000+ Poké Dollars he still had, Roy went to the Berry area to start selecting Berry.

Following what he had discussed with Steven in the elevator, Roy bought some more low-level Fire Stone Shard. It wasn't that Roy was unwilling to spend money on high-level Fire Stone Shard.

At its current level, Litwick is perfectly capable of absorbing these low-level Fire Stone Shard; if it were higher-level ones, they would be harder to absorb.

Upon arriving at the Berry section, Roy bought two Haban Berry. These Berry, which can be held in the game, increase Special Attack when in danger after being held.

I also added a little of each of the following Oran Berry, Persim Berry, Wenyi Fruit, Figy Berry, and other materials for making Pokéblock —to my shopping cart.

Okay, that's about all for now.

When it was time to pay, Roy's eyes were drawn to the large-screen tablet Communicator on the counter, priced at 8,000 Poké Dollars.

The thought of Primeape learning skills through videos was appealing, but the screen of the secondhand Communicator that Wallace gave him was a bit small, so Primeape almost had to hold his hand to the screen to see it.

Without hesitation, Roy bought the large-screen Communicator for 1600 Poké Dollars at a 20% discount.

I'll just make do with the Communicator Wallace gave me.

When Roy was paying, the cashier's previously relaxed expression immediately turned serious upon seeing the blue card in Roy hand.

The total cost for all the items was 1.08 million Poké Dollars for Roy, even with a 20% discount.

After paying, the cashier gave Roy a case of Moomoo Milk.

Seeing the black card given by Agatha and the Poké Dollars in his ID Card instantly disappear, Roy went from being rich overnight to a penniless pauper with only 400 Poké Dollars left in just one day.

Shocking! Millionaire goes bankrupt in three hours.

Sigh...

Pokémon Trainer is really an expensive profession.

Roy felt that he might not be suited to be a rich person.

After attaching the Lightweight Bracelet to Primeape's arm, Roy rode away on his Roadster Bicycle from the place that had cost him all his possessions in just a few hours.

Of course, he will come here again tomorrow.