After his burst of excitement, Lu Ze scratched his head.
No, he still had to go find Steven Stone.
But...
After thinking it over, Lu Ze ultimately decided to wait until Beldum evolved into Metang and gained some combat ability before seeking Steven Stone's advice.
Beldum currently had virtually no combat ability. Even if he found Steven Stone, Steven Stone would probably tell him to do exactly what he was doing now.
Build up its strength first, then begin training after it made a breakthrough.
Beldum was currently at the stage of building up its strength.
Thinking that through, Lu Ze let out a breath of relief.
In that case, he should go challenge a Gym.
But as for which Gym to challenge first...
Lu Ze recalled the games he had played before.
The first Gym—or rather, the route for challenging Gyms—had always been fixed.
But this was the real world. There was no fixed route for challenging Gyms, so Lu Ze could freely choose whichever Gym he wanted to challenge.
"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!"
After considering it for a moment, Lu Ze ultimately decided to use the most primitive method of choosing.
"Coumarine City?"
Looking at Coumarine City on the Kalos map, a smile appeared on Lu Ze's face.
Charcadet might not be very strong yet, but it could level up outside Coumarine City.
There were quite a few Grass-type Pokémon around the outskirts of Coumarine City.
Under those circumstances, Charcadet would have an easy time leveling up.
Lu Ze felt as though he had rediscovered the joy of playing games. Once he had settled on his destination, he prepared to leave.
He would keep the matter of the little Articuno buried in his heart for now.
As long as he did not think about it, it would not