Star upgrade and evolution! Combined Strike Style Urshifu arrives! (4k, bonus update 3440

After seeing off their visitors, Geeta and Rika, Iono shut the Gym doors again and went back into secluded training.

Xia Chi's battle with Rika seemed to have given her some inspiration. She eagerly ran off to the training room alone to work on something.

With nothing else to do, Xia Chi took his usual look at the system's fear tally.

The number gave him a pleasant surprise.

"1813.5"

Another hundred already! As expected of an Elite Four member's Pokémon!

Come to think of it, Double Battles seemed a little more efficient for farming fear than Single Battles.

That was fear from four Pokémon in one go.

Anyway, whatever the case...

Time to open a chest!

After his customary dose of good luck from the Latias beside him, Xia Chi opened the Fear Chest.

[Large Fear Chest opened. Congratulations, host! You received: Large Lucky Lantern ×1, Pokémon Shard: Kubfu ×1!]

Xia Chi was delighted.

He had finally pulled the last shard needed to upgrade Kubfu to two stars!

Compared to a month ago, Kubfu had gained two levels and reached level 37.

That left three levels before the level 40 requirement for the Water-Dark Hybrid Scroll.

Although there were still almost two months before the World Dark-type Expert Tournament began, the sooner Kubfu evolved, the sooner he could enjoy it.

Xia Chi could hardly wait to get his hands on a mighty, imposing Urshifu and give it a good rub!

"System Bro, Star-Up Kubfu!"

[Successfully used. Please select Kubfu's enhanced type!]

The type enhancement from Star-Up granted a Pokémon a 30% boost when using moves of that type, or a 30% damage reduction against them. It practically counted as a "third type."

After some thought, Xia Chi decided to choose between Fighting and Fairy.

The former