Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 153: What is the Strongest Evolution?

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[Quests]

[Main Quests]

Darkness's First Arrival: Completed.

Darkness's Cataclysm: Insufficient information, cannot be fully displayed. (Status: Incomplete) (Progress: 1/10) (Reward: 10 Free Attribute Points)

[Side Quests - In Progress]

The Strongest Evolution: Please evolve into a new form. (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: 5 Free Attribute Points)

Recharge Necklace: Recharge the energy-depleted necklace. (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: 5 Free Attribute Points)

Repair Armor: Repair the damaged armor. (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: 5 Free Attribute Points)

Pursue the Past: Investigate your own past, and the truth about being the only Riolu/Lucario left in the world. (Status: Incomplete) (Progress: 1/20) (Reward: 50 Free Attribute Points)

Make a Name in a Competition: Achieve a top-three finish in any Pokémon battle competition. (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: Nugget)

Aura Improvement: Please raise the level of your Aura ability. (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: Special Attack +5)

Pokédex Completion 1: Please reach 100 in the "Encounter Progress". (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: 1 Free Attribute Point)

Pokédex Completion 2: Please reach 100 in the "Battle Progress". (Status: Incomplete) (Reward: 2 Free Attribute Points)

[Side Quests - Completed]

Obtain a Badge: Obtain any first Gym Badge with your trainer.

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Several new quests had been added to the [Quest] panel, but Rio wasn't concerned with the others right now. He was focused solely on one particular quest.

"The Strongest Evolution"!

The words "strongest" seemed difficult to define accurately in this Pokémon world.

In many legends and myths, the strongest Pokémon was undoubtedly the legendary Creator God, "Arceus." This being, which could split into thousands of avatars, observing countless endless worlds (so don't go calling a certain Zeus a llama, be careful It doesn't turn into a Ghost-type to visit you at night), could freely change between all types, and possessed the great power to create the world, was revered by humans as a god—not a divine beast, but a true deity.

Is the Creator God strong? At least in the games, it is very strong, with a base stat total as high as 720, and also possessing the exclusive item "Plates," allowing it to transform into 18 different forms.

But if we put aside Arceus's world-creating power and judge solely based on base stats, Arceus might not be called the strongest.

It is said that Necrozma, from another world, after transforming into "Ultra Necrozma"—also commonly known as "The Blinding One"—can have its base stat total surpass Arceus and reach 754.

Mewtwo, which has mastered dual Mega Evolution, can have a base stat total of 780 in each form.

Even the guardian of the atmosphere, Rayquaza, can also have its base stat total raised to 780 after Mega Evolving.

And if that's not considered high, then that Pokémon that descended with a meteorite from outer space 20,000 years ago—Eternatus—after absorbing the meteorite's energy and undergoing Eternamaxing, has a ridiculous base stat total as high as 1125, which is the highest known among Pokémon!

And if we further discard the requirement of being all-around powerful, then under certain conditions, even some ordinary Pokémon could be called the strongest!

For example, the commonly seen ordinary Pokémon Blissey possesses the strongest vitality.

And the strongest physical attack, strongest special attack, strongest physical defense, strongest special defense, and even the highest speed—before some legendary Pokémon undergo special evolution, some ordinary Pokémon even outshine them.

Or some extremely strange abilities, like Shedinja, which evolves from Nincada. Its base stat total of 236 is at the bottom tier of the Pokémon world. It seems that any Pokémon could crush it. However, its unique ability, derived from its soul-husk body—"Wonder Guard"—can make it immune to any damage from moves that are not super-effective against it. Note, not damage reduction, but zero damage at all. This makes this Pokémon, at certain times, an invincible existence.

Therefore, how can one be called the strongest?

Rio was extremely troubled.

The unique "Power" attribute of legendary Pokémon was something Rio couldn't hope for at present. And those ordinary Pokémon with certain ultimate abilities, although Rio could catch up to them by adding free attribute points, he now faced a problem: if he couldn't complete quests, he wouldn't have free attribute points. Without free attribute points, it seemed he couldn't add points to enhance his own stats to complete quests.

This reminded Rio of a joke.

"Bro, when you're playing a game, what do you do if you can't beat the boss?"

"If you can't beat the boss, then go level up!"

"Then how do I level up?"

"Go fight the boss!"

"Then if I can't beat the boss, how... hmm???"

An infinite loop of nesting dolls.

After thinking it over and over, in the end, Rio actually relaxed.

"Forget it. If I can't complete the quest, I won't force it. I'll just evolve first."

At present, Rio's longing for evolution could be said to be a deep obsession.

Not to obtain greater strength, not to better pursue certain clues, and certainly not to win matches for Míng Rìzhào.

...Alright, the above are all part of the reasons.

But more importantly.

Now even Ruru is taller than him! QAQ Rio cried a storm of tears.

Before evolving, Ralts was only about 0.4 meters tall. But after evolving into Kirlia, like a slender young girl, she was as tall as 0.9 meters, a full 0.1 meter taller than the 0.8-meter Rio!

If it weren't for Snivy, Rio would probably be the shortest member of this team—the egg doesn't count.

Rio looked at Snivy with a gratified expression.

Young lady, very good. Please keep it up.

Snivy inexplicably shivered.

However, a certain Riolu had forgotten that Snivy could evolve into Servine at lv17. The latter, when standing up, was by no means shorter than Riolu.

And Fengling's Snivy was already lv14, not far from evolution.

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To get from Yuanqi City to Fuquan Town, one could take the intercity rail.

However, Míng Rìzhào and Fengling both agreed that if they relied on transportation for every trip, they would seem to miss out on a lot of the fun of traveling—mainly, Míng Rìzhào felt that the train tickets were too expensive, and the fare was also charged according to the number of Pokémon carried, which was a heavy burden on her just-recovering wallet.

So, after some discussion, the two girls decided to drive Míng Rìzhào's maglev motorcycle and take another road to Fuquan Town.

That road was also the shortest route summarized by many travelers. It was just that the areas it passed through would be a little more troublesome. Midway, one had to pass through a mountain cave and rocky areas before and after to reach the destination.

"Passing through those places... will it be alright?"

Fengling was a little apprehensive. After all, this was also her first time traveling like this. Hearing that they had to pass through places like mountain caves and caverns, she was a little bit scared.

After all, as she had read in books, caves were pitch black, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and from time to time, some scary-looking Golbat or Sableye would jump out to scare people.

Míng Rìzhào patted her chest and promised that it was no problem and that she could handle everything.

However, she had also forgotten that she was just a rookie trainer who had debuted only a month or two ago.

But, Rio felt there was no need to worry so much.

In this Pokémon world, due to the existence of Pokémon trainer as a mainstream profession, trainers would also frequently travel between various cities, either to challenge gyms or to participate in competitions. Some would even choose suitable wild areas to train their Pokémon. Therefore, to protect the safety of trainers, the Pokémon League had set up Pokémon Centers in many places along the necessary routes, providing medical assistance and material support, allowing trainers to travel and train with peace of mind.

And the path Míng Rìzhào and Fengling were going to take, although it wasn't a major road, was still passed by many trainers or tourists on a daily basis, so it wasn't as dangerous as imagined.

But when you're away from home, you still have to be vigilant.

Rio reminded Míng Rìzhào, and the latter, although sometimes very headstrong, was still relatively cautious on such matters.

After all, she was now traveling with a new companion. Safety was still something to pay attention to.

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