Chapter 439: Overcoat Jangmo-o
Following the sound, Basalt soon saw three Jangmo-o training at the junction of the dense forest and the rocky mountain.
Jangmo-o looks like a baby dragon. It moves on all fours, with scales of varying sizes on its body. The largest scale is located on top of its head, separating its two eyes. This scale is heart-shaped. There are also scales on its back and the tip of its tail, but these scales are teardrop-shaped; only the scale on top of the head is heart-shaped.
Of these three Jangmo-o, two were currently slamming into each other to train their attack power. Don't be fooled by their small size; as Dragon-type Pokémon, their strength is not small at all. When they jumped up and attacked with the scales on their heads, the scales would turn metallic, making a dull thudding sound upon impact.
Steel-type move: Iron Head!
Just by looking at the momentum and the sound of the impact, one could tell that these two Jangmo-o were not weak. If they hit a rock, they could easily crack or shatter it. The hard scales not only gave Jangmo-o powerful attack power but also granted it strong defense. Although the recoil force was huge, protected by their scales, they acted as if nothing happened, continuing to collide and train tirelessly.
As for the third Jangmo-o, its strength was obviously stronger. Basalt saw it leap high in the rocky jungle, then spread its body to glide, actually maneuvering left and right in the air for a short flight.
Flying-type move: Aerial Ace!
Immediately after, this Jangmo-o flashed with light, its body instantly splitting into five, making it hard to distinguish the real from the fake.
Double Team!
Suddenly, the original body among the five Jangmo-o opened its mouth wide, spewing a pale cyan breath onto a rock, sending it flying.
Dragon-type move: Dragon Breath!
Finally, the Jangmo-o rapidly approached the airborne rock in mid-air, curled its body slightly, covered its tail with cyan light, and whipped the rock fiercely.
Dragon-type move: Dragon Tail!
Crack!
Under the immense force, the rock instantly shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.
"Jang-mo~"
After completing the combo, that Jangmo-o landed steadily, its movements coherent and appearing very experienced. Aerial Ace to ascend, Double Team to confuse the enemy's vision, Dragon Breath for long-range attack to create opportunities, and finally ending with Dragon Tail—the movements flowed smoothly. Relying on this combo, it wouldn't fear even an Ursaring.
The only pity was that it clearly felt it had reached the critical point, but it hadn't evolved yet.
"Jang-mo~ Jang-mo~"
After the Jangmo-o, which was obviously larger and had sharper eyes, landed, the other two Jangmo-o immediately stopped their collision training and ran over quickly.
Ding ding ding ding ding ding~
The three Jangmo-o began to bump the scales on their foreheads against each other, but compared to the training just now, the impact force was very light.
"Are they communicating with each other?"
In mid-air, riding on Bronzong and watching everything from afar, Basalt stroked his chin.
According to the Pokédex, Jangmo-o communicate by bumping the scales on their heads with their partners, conveying their feelings and learning fighting methods, because doing so can train their techniques and will. Besides, Jangmo-o also bang their head scales against rocks and the ground to intimidate opponents. In battle, Jangmo-o uses the scale on its head for both offense and defense, never showing its back to the enemy.
So, Jangmo-o's scales are very important to it, capable of offense, defense, intimidation, and communication—multifunctional indeed.
"I hope there's a Jangmo-o with the Overcoat Ability!"
Basalt's eyes were full of anticipation.
He was about to descend, but the larger Jangmo-o among the three suddenly sensed something and focused its gaze on Basalt's location.
"Jang-mo~"
That Jangmo-o called out, and the other two Jangmo-o immediately became alert, assuming combat stances as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Eh? Discovered?"
Basalt raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. Bronzong's telekinesis had high concealment, and there was a hundred meters distance between them. Moreover, Basalt hadn't made any noise. Who would have thought... he was still discovered!
"But since we're discovered, we're discovered. We have to meet sooner or later anyway!" Basalt communicated telepathically, "Bronzong, let's go up!"
"Broonz~"
Psychic power surged, and Bronzong flew over with Basalt. The Jangmo-o faced them as if confronting a great enemy. Especially when they saw the unconscious Metagross, the Jangmo-o instantly became unsettled.
Obviously, they couldn't win this!
Taking out the token to show it, Basalt ignored whether the Jangmo-o could understand it and said loudly, "Don't be afraid, I am a human trainer from the outside world. I came here to find a partner who can fight alongside me in the future."
After speaking, Basalt's gaze scanned the three Jangmo-o continuously. I'm not pretending anymore; I want to capture you, I'm showing my hand!
"Jang-mo~"
Hearing this, the leading Jangmo-o looked at the two little partners behind it. The three little guys were all bewildered. Clearly, Kommo-o knew the situation outside, but Jangmo-o didn't.
"Follow me, and I can make you stronger! Very... very strong!"
Basalt changed his approach. With Bronzong present, there was no language barrier.
Now, all three Jangmo-o reacted instantly, their eyes shining. Becoming stronger was the biggest obsession of the Jangmo-o clan and the source of motivation for their diligent daily cultivation. As warriors, they were born for battle. It felt like "give me strength or give me death"!
And the Jangmo-o didn't doubt Basalt's words. Because even the overlord Metagross was defeated; wasn't it lying right there in front of them?
"Boss was right; Jangmo-o are indeed the easiest to fool." Basalt laughed secretly. Just a few sentences, and the three Jangmo-o were moved! Basalt hadn't expected it to go so smoothly.
"But I must remind you first, not everyone can join my team. You need to pass a test." Basalt looked down from above, appearing composed.
"Jang-mo~ Jang-mo~"
Hearing this, the three Jangmo-o immediately called out while banging their scales against the ground, creating an incessant dinging sound. This was expressing determination! A test? Bring it on!
"Very good!"
Basalt nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Bronzong and shouted, "Sandstorm!"
"Broonz~"
Energy circulated within its body, and the sand on the ground quickly floated into mid-air, then whistled frantically without wind. In the blink of an eye, a powerful sandstorm formed, enveloping the three Jangmo-o.
"Jang-mo~ Jang-mo~"
As the sandstorm descended, one of the three Jangmo-o immediately frowned. The sound of sand hitting its body was particularly crisp. Conversely, the other two Jangmo-o acted as if nothing was happening in the sandstorm, as if the sandstorm didn't exist at all.
"There are actually two Jangmo-o with the Overcoat Ability!"
Basalt was pleasantly surprised and slightly astonished. Because as far as Basalt knew, the mainstream abilities for Jangmo-o were Bulletproof and Soundproof, with Overcoat having the lowest ratio.
"Perhaps this is related to the environment where Jangmo-o live."
Basalt thought of a possibility. Pokémon are usually influenced by their environment. In a place like Saudi Arabia, with many deserts and lack of water, obviously, the Overcoat Ability made survival easier. Therefore, under the natural law of survival of the fittest, the ratio of Overcoat Ability among local Jangmo-o would increase accordingly.
"Alright, stop the sandstorm!"
After the sandstorm stopped, Basalt pointed at the non-Overcoat Jangmo-o and shook his head, "Sorry, you didn't pass the test!"
"Jang-mo..."
Hearing this, that Jangmo-o was instantly disappointed, retreating to the side dejectedly.
Only two Jangmo-o were left on the field, one big and one small.
However, with more choices, Basalt was also troubled. How to choose one out of two?
The best way, naturally, was like Paul (Shinji), to capture both first, then choose based on individual differences and skills.
Or, directly choose to capture the one with better physical development. Because obviously, its strength should be much stronger than the other one.
However, Basalt felt this wasn't appropriate. Because besides strength, potential was also important. And a Pokémon's potential could often be seen from the perspective of skills. For the same Pokémon, if one possessed an outstanding highlight skill, that was a huge plus.
So Basalt looked serious and said loudly, "Show me the skills you have mastered individually! I will make a comprehensive consideration based on the number and power of your skills."
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