Chapter 440: Capturing Jangmo-o
"Show me the skills you have mastered individually! I will make a comprehensive consideration based on the number and power of your skills."
Hearing this, both Jangmo-o involuntarily puffed out their chests.
"Who wants to go first?" Basalt looked at them.
"Jang-mo~"
The slightly larger Jangmo-o stepped forward first, its momentum indomitable.
"Alright, you go first!"
Basalt nodded, signaling it to start performing, while also giving Carbink a wink, meaning for it to carefully sense the intensity of the two Pokémon's life energy.
"Carb~ink~"
Carbink understood.
Soon, the Jangmo-o began its performance.
First, as before, were the Dragon-type moves Dragon Tail and Dragon Breath, then the Fighting-type move Brick Break, followed by the Steel-type Iron Head and Aerial Ace. This Jangmo-o had mastered these five attack moves very proficiently, especially the Dragon-type Dragon Tail, which had astonishing power.
Finally, the Jangmo-o began to demonstrate status moves. Scary Face, Protect, and Double Team were relatively easy to distinguish, and the action of Taunt could also be recognized.
Only at the end, the Jangmo-o suddenly let out a roar at Basalt, leaving Basalt a bit confused.
"Is this... Roar?"
Basalt wasn't sure.
"It shouldn't be Roar!"
Bronzong sensed something and quickly communicated telepathically, "I felt a strange energy from this move trying to weaken my abilities. It's just that the gap between Jangmo-o and me is too big, so it didn't have a noticeable effect in the end!"
"Weaking move? Could it be... Noble Roar?"
Basalt's heart stirred, overjoyed. Noble Roar, a Normal-type move, intimidates the opponent by roaring, thereby lowering the opponent's Attack and Special Attack. This is an excellent weakening move, capable of lowering both attack stats simultaneously; the effect is extremely powerful.
"This Jangmo-o is very good!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Basalt's face. The final Noble Roar was definitely the finishing touch, instantly elevating this Jangmo-o's status in Basalt's heart significantly.
"However, I still have to finish watching before making a decision!"
Basalt looked at the other Jangmo-o. Understanding, it also began to demonstrate the moves it had mastered.
As expected of partners who trained hard together, the moves mastered by the two Jangmo-o were largely the same. Attack moves like Dragon Breath, Dragon Tail, Brick Break, and Iron Head were all present. Only Aerial Ace was unknown to the second Jangmo-o.
Moreover, Basalt could clearly feel that the first Jangmo-o was superior in both strength and proficiency.
Next were status moves. The second Jangmo-o also knew Taunt, Protect, Scary Face, and Double Team. But as for Noble Roar, the second Jangmo-o didn't know it.
However, the second Jangmo-o wasn't without its own characteristics.
"Jang-mo~ Jang-mo~"
The second Jangmo-o suddenly jumped left and right, appearing quite excited, and continuously banged the scales on its head and tail against the ground, making crisp dinging sounds. Before long, the aura on the Jangmo-o began to rise, and its body swelled slightly.
"This is... Work Up!"
Basalt raised an eyebrow, recognizing the move before him. Work Up is a move that boosts the user's Attack and Special Attack. It's not inferior to Noble Roar at all, perhaps even slightly better. Because self-strengthening can lead to sweeping a team, but weakening cannot! This is the difference!
After the two Jangmo-o finished demonstrating, they looked at Basalt eagerly, quietly waiting for the result.
"Carb~ink~"
At this time, Carbink called out softly and pointed its chin at the Jangmo-o that knew Noble Roar.
Basalt nodded in understanding, walked towards the stronger Jangmo-o, squatted down, and said, "Are you willing to become my partner? If you are willing, tap this ball."
Saying this, Basalt took out a brand-new Ultra Ball from his pocket.
Hearing this, the rejected Jangmo-o was extremely disappointed. Conversely, the chosen Jangmo-o didn't hesitate at all, raising its claw and tapping the switch of the Pokéball.
The Pokéball opened, and the Jangmo-o instantly turned into red light and was sucked in. Since it was a voluntary capture, the Pokéball didn't shake and the capture was successful directly!
"Second pseudo-legendary, obtained!"
Looking at the Pokéball in his hand, Basalt was quite excited. He took out his Pokédex and scanned the Pokéball.
After a beep, Jangmo-o's information appeared on the screen.
Jangmo-o
Type: Dragon
Ability: Overcoat (Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder)
Moves: Dragon Tail, Dragon Breath, Brick Break, Counter, Noble Roar, Taunt, Protect, Scary Face, Double Team, Iron Head, Aerial Ace.
A total of eleven moves were neatly listed. Basalt had seen ten of them; only "Counter" had not been demonstrated by this Jangmo-o just now. In reality, it couldn't demonstrate it independently because it's a move that counters the opponent's physical attack.
"Consider it a pleasant surprise!"
Basalt smiled, becoming increasingly satisfied with this Jangmo-o.
As for the rejected Jangmo-o, it looked resentful. But Basalt had no choice; this was the result of his careful consideration, mainly for three reasons.
First, naturally, the captured Jangmo-o had a clearly more robust physique.
Second, the captured Jangmo-o demonstrated moves with clearly greater proficiency and power. These two points correspond to the Pokémon's physical quality and control over elemental energy, the two foundations of a Pokémon's strength.
As for the third point, Basalt felt that the strengthening move "Work Up" wasn't the most suitable for Jangmo-o.
Why? Because Jangmo-o is a Dragon-type Pokémon and possesses its own exclusive strengthening move: Clangorous Soul!
Clangorous Soul is Kommo-o's exclusive move. At the cost of some HP, it boosts Kommo-o's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed—an all-around enhancement. Compared to Clangorous Soul, what is Work Up?
At this stage, Jangmo-o naturally couldn't master Clangorous Soul, but that didn't stop Basalt from preparing early for the future. Jangmo-o couldn't master Clangorous Soul, but it could master the Dragon-type move "Dragon Dance." Since both are Dragon-type strengthening moves, laying the foundation with Dragon Dance could be completely transferred to Clangorous Soul in the future.
Unlike Work Up, which is a Normal-type move, belonging to a completely different system. Not to mention Basalt already had the secret technique for "Work Up"; if Jangmo-o really wanted to learn it someday, he could teach it anytime.
Releasing Jangmo-o, Basalt took out a pale purple gem from his backpack and placed it in its hand, smiling, "Jangmo-o, this is a Dragon Gem, containing pure Dragon-type energy. Presumably, it will be of great benefit to your cultivation."
"Jang-mo~"
Taking the gem, Jangmo-o's eyes lit up. It had already felt the pure elemental energy inside.
As for the other two Jangmo-o, they could only feel sour secretly. But unexpectedly, Basalt didn't ignore them. Instead, he took out two more gems and gave one to each of them.
However, judging by the quality, it was obvious that the gem Basalt took out first was of higher quality, a mid-grade gem. The latter two gems were low-grade gems. Even so, it was enough to make the other two Jangmo-o happy. Their favorability towards Basalt rose significantly in an instant.
With a meeting gift in hand for everyone, the three Jangmo-o happily bumped their heads against each other, the "ding ding ding" sound echoing in the valley.
"Meta~"
Just then, a weak moan came from Metagross's mouth.
Basalt's heart tightened; he immediately released Excadrill and gave Metagross another Drill Run.
Seeing this, the three Jangmo-o instantly fell silent out of fear! Can't provoke, can't provoke!
Ding ding ding ding ding ding~
The three Jangmo-o continued bumping against each other; this was their farewell. Although the captured Jangmo-o showed reluctance on its face, as a warrior, it clearly desired to become stronger more. So it tearfully bid farewell to its former partners and left with Basalt.
"Jang-mo~ Jang-mo~"
The remaining two Jangmo-o called out continuously on the ground, watching them leave, wishing their partner would become stronger and stronger.
On a distant peak, the majestic Kommo-o overlord watched all this silently. This was the destiny of their clan! And it would continue to silently guard the remaining Jangmo-o.
Using the magnetic field to open the spatial gate, Basalt left the Mecca Secret Realm. Outside the secret realm, Abdullah had been waiting for a long time.
"Basalt, which Pokémon did you capture?"
Seeing Basalt, Abdullah came up to ask, obviously extremely curious.
"It's Jangmo-o!"
"Jangmo-o? That can be considered the most suitable Pokémon for you!"
Abdullah nodded. Although it was a choice of one out of three, in reality, Garchomp's positioning and role overlapped somewhat with Excadrill, and Metagross overlapped with Bronzong. On the contrary, Jangmo-o fit well, as currently, there were no Dragon or Fighting-type Pokémon in Basalt's team, significantly enriching the team's type configuration.
"Let's go! To celebrate your acquisition of another pseudo-legendary, I specifically organized a party for you."
Abdullah put his arm around Basalt's shoulder. Since the Koga Hayato incident, Abdullah valued Basalt more and more, and also became closer to him.
Hearing this, Basalt's heart skipped a beat. He blinked and lied, "Boss, to be honest, tomorrow is my mom's birthday. I have to rush home early. You know, filial piety is a traditional virtue of our China!"
"Ah? Such a coincidence? I've already arranged the party!" Abdullah exclaimed with regret.
However, having studied in China for so long, he knew that Chinese people regarded filial piety as a virtue, so he didn't try to detain Basalt too much. But to let Basalt return to China earlier, he thoughtfully arranged a private jet for transfer.
Basalt finally heaved a huge sigh of relief. As long as he reached China, no one could snatch the Registeel fragment away!
However, before sending Basalt off, Abdullah presented a gift.
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