Mewtwo shards were the sed priority. After all, Julian o collect 100 of them, and even with this mission, he only had 13 shards in total—a little more than ten pert of the way there.
What really excited him wasn't the Mewtwo shards though—it was the Golden legend shard. He remembered spending 25,000 points to buy his first golden shard, thinking that once he gathered 10 of them, his purple-tier Metagross could be upgraded to golden-tier.
But wheried to buy the sed shard, the price had quadrupled.
At that moment, Julian knew he'd been tricked by the system. It felt like a tele fraud.
Now, this quest offered 2 Golden legend shards as a reward. Along with the one he had already bought, he'd have 3 shards—nearly a third of the way to the 10 he needed.
But the reward would only e if he pleted the mission. Otherwise, the Mewtwo shards, the Golden legend shards, and even the points would be out of his reach.
"Gather around, let me arrahe battle order"
Head teacher Frank called out. Ten students from the special recruit css of 30 stepped forward. Besides Julian, the others were Tyler (Fire), Ian (Dragon), Luis (Ice), Walter (Water), Hugo (Ghost), Yanis (Ice), Gucci (Fighting), Zane (Grass), and Jim (Electric).
These were the stro udents in the special css, excluding Julian. Shen wasn't included—although she had begun to awaken her abilities, she was still in a semi-awakeate, and her Pokémon were not at a high enough level.
"Teacher, let me go first. I ha least two oppos"
Luis said fidently. His Aon had retly reached the peak of the Advaier.
"I should go. Better than you, I take on three," Tyler replied, stepping forward.
Luis scoffed. "Let's see you do that without relying on type advantage!"
When Trainers' Pokémon were evenly matched, type advaen pyed a crucial role.
"How about I go first?"
Jim suggested, raising his hand and looking expetly at Frank.
Going first was stressful, but they preferred to bear the pressure themselves rather than leaving it for someone else.
"I'll go."
Julian's calm voice suddenly broke through their discussion, sileng the group. Luis blinked in surprise.
"Brother Walker, yoing first?"
"Yeah. Is there a problem?, I want to take on all ten," Julian said.
As the leader of the special css and the stro among them, Julian was typically pced in the middle or as the final pyer.
It was rare for the ace to lead the charge—like throwing down your trump card at the very beginning of a card game.
As for the idea that Julian would take on all ten oppos? They didn't take that too seriously.
"Teacher, I'll go first"
Juliaed, turning to Frank.
"Alright, but you o defeat at least three"
Frank said, noting the determination in Julian's eyes.
At 9:00 AM, the exge match between Imperial Uy and Shu Uy officially began. After both sides submitted their battle orders, the first pyer from Shu Uy was Non, who fidently walked to the battlefield.
He had faced Julian before during the high school league, and after that defeat, he had chosen to attend Shu Uy—specifically because he had learhat Julian had goo Imperial College.
Sihen, Non had worked hard and rebuilt his fidence.
"No matter who Imperial Uy sends, I'll beat them," he told himself.
'As long as it wasn't him.'
But as Non gnced across the field, he froze. He saw the Trainer from Imperial College—a familiar face with a familiar Pokémon.
Non rubbed his eyes.
An illusion, It had to be an illusion.
But when he opehem again, the same person and Pokémon stood before him.
Non nearly choked. How could Julian, the leader of the special recruit css, be the first to py?
The Shu Uy side was equally stunned.
They couldn't believe Imperial Uy was leading with their stro pyer. What kind of strategy was this?
The Elite-level Trainer leading Shu Uy couldn't help but mutter, "That bast**d Frank, he's pying mind games with me."
She then turo the girl beside her. "Acacia, keep a close eye on that Metagross. I don't think Non beat Julian, and you might not be able to either. But watch closely."
The battle order had already been submitted, so it was too te to switch things around. Otherwise, she would have sent Acacia in sed to test Julian's strength against Shu's best.
Non took a deep breath. Even though he didn't want to face Julian, he had no choice. He gripped the Poké Ball tightly in his hand.
'I've gotten a lot stronger sihen.'
"Go, Tyranitar!" Non shouted.
In a fsh of white light, a massive Tyranitar appeared on the field. Its body was covered in thick green armor, with a long tail and an imposing presence.
Pokémon: Tyranitar (Rock/Dark)
Level: 56
Qualification: Blue
Ability: Sand Stream
Held Item: Hard Stone
Gender: Male
Moves: Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Rock Throw, Payback, Bite, Scary Face, Rock Slide, Stomping Tantrum, Screech, Dark Pulse, Earthquake, Giga Impact
Disc Moves: Hyper Beam, Dig, Protect, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Mega Punch
Geic Moves: Earth Power, Sandstorm, A Power, e
Julian's Metagross stood across from it.
Pokémoagross (Steel/Psychic)
Level: 59
Qualification: Purple
Ability: Light Metal
Held Item: Metal Coat
Gender: No gender
Moves: Tackle, Agility, Steel Beam, fusioal Cw, Hammer Arm, Bullet Punch, Fsh ag Rise, Psychic, Scary Face, Meteor Mash, Hyper Beam, Take Down
Disc Moves: Iron Head, Zen Headbutt, Iron Defense, Protect, Light S, Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball, Gyro Ball, Psyshock, Icy Wind, Giga Impact, Bulldoze, Brick Break, Psychigs, Hard Press, Future Sight, Trailbze
Geic Moves: None
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Non's Pupitar had evolved into Tyranitar over the summer, earning the title of the "Desert Tyrant."
As soon as Tyranitar saw Metagross, its fury ignited.
This was the Pokémon that had k out with a single punch st time. Now that it had evolved, it was eager for revenge.
"Swish~"
Tyranitar stepped forward, its powerful preseirring up the sand around it.
Seeing how fired up his Tyranitar was, even though No a flicker of doubt, but he quickly pushed it aside.
'Wheagross beat my Pupitar, it was fully evolved.'
'But now, my Tyranitar won't be any weaker thaagross. Things will be different this time.'
