That's absolutely right.
Iono realized that whether it was the chat comnts from her livestream viewers or what Norman had said, none of them were wrong.
In the real world, her love for Pokémon was naturally beyond question. As an Electric-type Gym Leader, her team had a solid eight or nine Electric-type Pokémon.
She'd always taken great care of her Pokémon. Even during this recent period when she'd been completely absorbed in this ga called "Pokémon Erald," Iono never forgot to arrange battle training for these Pokémon during the day, prepare their daily als, or chat with them about recent events.
But when it ca to her few Pokémon in the ga, just as the chat comnts said, Iono hadn't been nearly as attentive.
Of course, part of the reason was that Pokémon called Zeraora had such a strong pull on her attention...
But now that she'd been reminded like this, she suddenly realized that since every Pokémon in this ga had its own intelligent AI model, in a way, they could actually be considered independent individuals with their own thoughts.
If that was the case, then she absolutely had to treat these Pokémon seriously, too.
After all, her identity in the ga wasn't just that of a player, but also a trainer.
And as a trainer, there were certain things and responsibilities that had to be fulfilled and accomplished.
According to the chat comnts, Cynthia was doing great in this regard while playing the sa ga.
No wonder she could beco a Champion. She really needed to reflect on this and learn from her!
With this thought, Iono couldn't help but silently apologize in her heart to those few Pokémon she had in the ga.
At the sa ti, she seriously pressed the interaction key and spoke to Norman in front of her.
"Sorry, I understand now. Starting today, I'll definitely take good care of their feelings and treat them as my true partners."
As soon as Iono said this, a smile appeared on Norman's face, and he clapped his hands.
"Good kid, I knew you'd figure it out. As a trainer, this is sothing you absolutely must do."
"Since that's the case, I won't say much more about this. Although your performance in caring for Pokémon wasn't good enough, that battle just now undoubtedly proved your training skills. I'll count this gym battle as passed."
Iono's eyes imdiately lit up when she heard this.
If that was the case, then it couldn't be better. Otherwise, the powerful combat ability that Kangaskhan had shown after its ga Evolution really gave her a headache, and she didn't know how she'd be able to get past this hurdle.
Originally, when she caught Magneton, her plan and idea was to use Magneton's Sturdy ability and the survival effect it provided. Even when facing the most dangerous opponents, it could take one full-power attack, giving her a chance to counterattack in dire situations.
However, before she could put this idea into practice, that Pokémon called ga Kangaskhan used actual combat to show Iono that the Sturdy ability wasn't 100% safe either.
Since Norman was now directly stating that she'd passed the gym battle, it ant she temporarily didn't have to face that guy again.
But at the sa ti, Iono couldn't help but start getting curious.
Since, according to the chat comnts, players could also perform this kind of ga Evolution, and she had the corresponding evolution item for Ampharos...
What would her Ampharos look like after completing ga Evolution? What kind of special abilities would it gain?
Unfortunately, it seed that to perform this so-called ga Evolution, you didn't just need the bond between trainer and Pokémon, but also a special item called a Key Stone. She probably wouldn't be able to see it anyti soon.
Thinking about this, Iono couldn't help but feel a bit regretful.
Why hadn't she discovered this problem earlier? If the relationship between her and Ampharos had been good enough, maybe she could've seen what Ampharos looked like after ga Evolution ahead of ti, just like Cynthia.
Speaking of which, which Pokémon was it that completed that evolution on Cynthia's side?
Maybe she should ask about it later.
While Iono was internally curious about ga Evolution, Norman stepped forward and took out a badge from his chest, handing it to Iono.
"This is the Petalburg Gym's badge. With this badge, the level cap for Pokémon you can command increases to level 60."
"Besides this badge, to congratulate you for finally understanding the importance of the bond between Pokémon and trainers, I'll give you a little encouragent."
Norman said this while taking out a small box and waving it in front of Iono.
A notification also popped up on her screen.
[Ding! Congratulations, player, you've discovered the special item "Soothe Bell"!]
Norman's explanation continued:
"This is a Soothe Bell. When you give this bell to a Pokémon you like, whether battling with it or living together, it will increase the friendship between you two, making you more in sync with each other. Use it well to make up for your previous mistakes."
Iono stared at the notification in front of her for a mont, suddenly realizing a problem.
This thing was definitely good, no doubt about it, but it could only be carried by one Pokémon to take effect...
Her team had a full six Pokémon, so who should she give this thing to?
Ugh, no matter who she gave it to, it sohow didn't seem quite right.
While Iono was dealing with this headache, the chat comnts in her livestream also noticed the problem.
[Huh, I rember Cynthia didn't trigger this kind of reward. How co the strear gets an extra bell here?]
[That's such a dumb question. Cynthia didn't even need a Key Stone and directly completed ga Evolution with Sceptile through their bond, then beat the crap out of Kangaskhan. If you were Norman, would you still think she needed this bell?]
[That actually makes so sense. If I were Norman, after getting beaten up, I'd be too lazy to give it to.]
[LOL, so it looks like Norman originally wanted to teach his daughter a lesson, but ended up getting schooled by Cynthia instead. Don't underestimate her bond with her Pokémon!]
In the ga, after Norman finished speaking, he took out another disc.
"Finally, according to tradition, this is the standard reward for winning a gym challenge: the Technical Machine for Facade."
"This move normally has average power, but once a Pokémon is in an abnormal status condition, it'll unleash an unprecedentedly powerful force. It's pretty great in certain situations. Child, I hope you can make good use of it."
Just as Norman was about to hand over the disc, along with the badge and bell, to Iono, sothing unexpected happened!
A chanical claw ca down from nowhere, directly snatching away the badge, the box with the items, and the Technical Machine.
Norman reacted extrely quickly, stepping forward to try to grab that chanical arm, but it had already retracted.
He imdiately frowned and shouted angrily:
"Who's there?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a massive explosion suddenly rang out from the gym's roof. Through the smoke and dust, sothing descended from above on steel cables, and along with thick smoke, three silhouettes appeared in Iono and Norman's field of vision.
Looking at those sowhat familiar silhouettes and hearing the music that suddenly started playing in her ears, Iono suddenly had an ominous feeling.
Sure enough, the next mont, accompanied by a spotlight shining from who knows where, familiar voices rang out beside her ears once again.
"Did I just hear soone asking why?"
"Fine! Since you're asking so sincerely!"
"We'll be generous enough to tell you!"
The sa familiar music, the sa familiar opening lines. It really was Team Rocket's trio!
The last ti Iono had encountered these three was when she was still in Mauville City.
Back then, she'd just finished challenging the gym and walked out the door only to be blocked by these three people, who then beat her down hard with a Pelipper that had the Drizzle ability...
That would've been bad enough, but the key thing was that after she lost that battle, these three had said so dismissive words and just ran off, not even giving her a chance to win it back.
Iono had been hoping she'd run into them again soday to get her revenge, and she never expected them to show up again right after she'd finished challenging a gym!
These three really knew how to pick their timing...
While Iono was thinking, the chat comnts in her livestream had a completely different attitude toward Team Rocket's trio appearing.
[It's these three guys again! Here we go, here we go, my favorite episode.]
[Aren't these three supposed to be Team Rocket villains? How co they look so much like codians that you can't really hate them at all?]
[I don't know about that, but I'm more curious about how their owth learned to talk?]
Many of the people watching the livestream were Iono's longti fans, so they'd naturally witnessed her previous encounter with Team Rocket firsthand.
anwhile, in the ga, Team Rocket's trio had already finished reciting that classic set of lines.
As they struck their ending pose, the red-haired woman (Jessie) stepped forward, clearly holding the badge and boxes containing the items and TM that Norman had just given to Iono.
"Old man, pretty generous with your gifts to this little brat. We'll take these as a greeting present!"
"We et again, ow!"
owth's gaze also fell on Iono as he waved his claws and spoke up.
"Team Rocket? This is an official gym. You dare steal things here?"
Norman stepped forward at this mont, positioning himself in front of Iono with his brow furrowed as he questioned them.
His entire deanor had completely changed. Gone was his earlier easygoing manner, replaced by a powerful and intimidating aura radiating from his whole body.
"So what if it's an official gym? We're Team Rocket!"
Jas stepped forward upon hearing this, a smug expression on his face as he stretched out his arm and pointed directly at the Kangaskhan beside Norman.
"You, as a Gym Leader, have quite the impressive Pokémon there... It can even ga Evolve. If you know what's good for you, hand it over!"
owth also jumped forward to chi in.
"That's right, that's right! The boss will definitely love it, ow!"
"Why waste ti talking to them? Let's do this!"
Jessie directly threw out two Poké Balls, and as two flashes of red light appeared, an Arbok and a Seviper materialized in front of her.
Jas seed to snap back to attention and threw out his own Poké Ball. The Weezing that had appeared before, along with that Pelipper with the Drizzle ability, appeared beside him as well!
At that mont, Iono's gaze fell on those four Pokémon, and her eyes imdiately narrowed.
She'd already discovered that in this ga, even through the screen, you could vaguely sense the aura emanating from those Pokémon's bodies, allowing you to judge each Pokémon's level and strength.
The aura from the four Pokémon that Team Rocket had sent out was practically on par with the Pokémon in her own team, and even seed to slightly outclass hers!
But when they'd last t, their Pokémon had only been a little stronger than hers...
She was a player, so she could level up extrely quickly.
But they were clearly just NPCs in the ga. Why could their levels increase so fast, too?
And she'd only reached her current level after eating Rare Candy!
Who was really the player here??
As Iono's composure started to crack internally, she suddenly realized how serious the current situation was.
She'd just finished her gym battle, and all the Pokémon in her team had lost their fighting ability under that Kangaskhan's attacks. There was no way to deal with Team Rocket in front of her.
And Norman's Pokémon were in the sa state after that battle just now...
So the only thing they could rely on now was that ga Kangaskhan!
You had to understand that these two Team Rocket mbers definitely didn't look like they'd follow the rules and have 1-on-1 battles. On their side, those four Pokémon were already clearly eager to use their moves simultaneously.
Could Kangaskhan in its ga state really take on these four high-level Pokémon at the sa ti?
Just as Iono was feeling uncertain, a brilliant seven-colored light suddenly burst from ga Kangaskhan's body, then quickly dissipated into the air.
It directly reverted to its normal appearance before ga Evolution, and the aura around its body suddenly dropped, even seeming sowhat weakened.
At the sa ti, the chat comnts in the livestream all started speaking up.
[It's over! The evolution wore off!!]
[Oh no, these three are going to take advantage of this! Is Norman's Kangaskhan going to get captured?!]
[Strear, go find other trainers in the gym to help!]
[Ugh, if it was still in that ga form, it probably could've held its own, but what now?]
"Oh crap!"
Seeing this scene, Iono's heart imdiately jumped in alarm.
It seed this evolutionary state couldn't be maintained for long periods, and now... Kangaskhan had reached its limit and exited that state.
Didn't that an no one could stop Team Rocket now?!
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