I, Gary, Want to Become a Pokemon Master

"Starmie has lost the ability to fight, Blastoise wins!" the referee announced.

"Best of three, I won." Gary secured two consecutive victories cleanly and ended the match early.

"Yes... I lost," Rudy said unwillingly.

Rudy finally understood why Ash had defeated him before.

When battling Ash, Rudy felt that Ash was completely lucky. If Squirtle had not realized Hydro Pump at the critical moment, Ash would have had no chance to win.

Facing Gary, Rudy's Pokémon were completely outmatched. The gap between the two sides was significant. 

Although Eevee's Thunderbolt was unexpected in the first duel, Starmie was completely overwhelmed in the second duel with Blastoise.

"This is the Spike-Shell Badge, it's yours now," Rudy handed the gym badge to Gary.

"Thank you."

[Ding! Mission completed, rewards have been issued to the space backpack.]

Seeing the frustrated Rudy, Gary didn't mock him. He took the badge and left.

After leaving the Trovita Gym gate, Gary hurriedly checked the space backpack.

- [Hyper Beam Permanent Skill Learning Device!]

- [Top Razor Claw (hit rate increased by 2 levels) x1]

"Hyper Beam... OK."

Gary was not very satisfied with the random skill of Hyper Beam. Although Hyper Beam is a Normal-type move, it is not particularly powerful.

When I watched the animation before, I thought Hyper Beam was very powerful, and the name sounded very domineering.

It was not until I came into contact with the Pokémon series of games that I realized that Hyper Beam had a lot of shortcomings.

The only advantage was the power of 150, but it was basically useless.

"Razor Claw is not bad. If this thing is used to evolve Sneasel, how much potential can be improved?" Gary suddenly thought of Sneasel.

Razor Claw is also an evolution item. If Sneasel carries it at night, it can evolve into Weavile.

Weavile is a pretty good Pokémon, with both Ice and Dark types, a base stat total of 510, high physical attack, and high speed. In PVP, Weavile with the Pressure Ability is quite formidable.

In reality, the Pressure Ability can also exert psychological pressure on opponents.

The key is that Weavile itself is not weak.

It has the nickname of Dragon Slayer, and it can take down a dragon with one punch.

If it weren't for the fact that it only has one 75-power Ice Punch for its Ice-type physical attack move and one 70-power Night Slash for its Dark-type move, Weavile's value would still be rising.

Now that he has the top-quality Razor Claw, Gary really wants to train a Weavile. Anyway, there are very few Ice-type Pokémon, and it's not bad to capture one.

Just when Gary was wondering where Sneasel was, a beautiful figure approached him.

Gary looked over immediately and found it was Marina. He was a little surprised and asked, "Aren't you Rudy's girlfriend?"

When Gary saw Marina at Trovita Gym before, he thought Rudy was pursuing Marina and had been successful.

Although Rudy is not as handsome as Gary, he is still a good-looking guy. In addition, he is the Southern Star of the Southern Cross, so he is very popular with women.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I am not Rudy's girlfriend. I just passed by Trovita Island and was invited to visit the gym," Marina explained, dissatisfied.

"I'm really sorry, I misunderstood," Gary apologized decisively.

"It doesn't matter," Marina didn't care about this, and then asked, "What is your relationship with Ash and the others?"

In Trovita Gym before, Marina also heard Ash's name and was very curious about the relationship between Gary and Ash.

"Why? Do you know Ash?" Gary asked knowingly.

"I met Ash, Misty, and Brock on Kumquat Island. When I met..." Marina briefly recounted what happened when she met Ash and his group.

It must be said that Golduck is very strong and has great potential, but it's a pity that Golduck's whereabouts are erratic, and there is basically no chance to meet it.

"I see, Ash and I are friends. We grew up together in Pallet Town. We are also strong rivals," Gary said.

"I see..." Marina had seen Ash but had never battled him, so she didn't know how strong Ash was.

Since Ash could beat Rudy, he should be strong and could be evenly matched with Gary.

"By the way, you said that you went to Trovita Island to capture powerful Pokémon. Why don't you capture Golduck?" Gary asked.

In the original plot, Misty commanded the Golduck to defeat Marina, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Golduck was quite strong.

"I already have a Psyduck, and I have trained it for a long time. I don't plan to give up my Psyduck," Marina said.

"Then do you know where that Golduck is?"

Gary was very interested in this Golduck. Currently, he only has one Water-type Pokémon, Blastoise. He has to send Blastoise to battle every time, which is not a good sign.

He originally planned to use a Gyarados, but the Shiny Gyarados in Mahogany Town has been reserved, so he can only send Blastoise to battle each time with a Water-type Pokémon.

Blastoise is Gary's trump card Pokémon, so he still needs to have some backup.

He must capture a few Water-type Pokémon as his subordinates. Gary likes this Golduck very much.

"I don't know. After that meeting, I don't know where that Golduck went, but that Golduck likes beautiful women. You can go look for it nearby," Marina suggested.

"Forget it then." The Orange Islands are very large, and Golduck is a relatively common Pokémon.

Finding a Golduck here is like looking for a needle in a haystack. "Bye, see you again."

Without knowing the exact location of Golduck, Gary didn't plan to make close friends with Marina.

If Sabrina knew, she would be jealous. "Are you leaving Trovita Island now?"

Marina asked. "Yes, there is only the North Star left, and the four badges are complete," Gary said.

"Then I suggest you stay on Trovita Island," Marina said.

"Why?"

"Based on my many years of experience, a hurricane is coming, so you should stay on Trovita Island in the near future and go to Kumquat Island after the hurricane is over," Marina said.

Hurricane...?

Gary looked up at the sky. The sky was clear, and there was no sign of rain. But considering the changeable climate at sea, Marina's judgment was still credible.

However, in Gary's opinion, there was another possibility, that is, Lugia's birth may have begun.

Before in the Sevii Islands, Gary had been paying attention to the news of the Orange Islands. 

Lugia's fight had not started yet, and according to the time, Gary also got three badges from the Orange League, and the plot of Lugia began. 

Calculating the time, it seems that it is now.