Pokémon: I have a game menu

After the Gumu Town Gorgeous Competition ended, Yeruno and Doroba left in a hurry. They had an additional task assigned by Dr. Bratano and needed to rush to the Fossil Research Institute in Guxiang Town. Kalumu went to Yaoxiang City in the west with them. The three of them said hello and left that night.

Shana and Serena are preparing to return to Miare City to complete the trainer promotional video they have been longing for.

Korni is going back to Sala City with Cocobul, and before leaving, she asks Naoki to go to Sala City to find her. Sala City is one of the destinations for Naoki's gym badge collection journey, and Naoki agrees immediately.

On the morning of the second day after the Grand Contest, after saying goodbye to everyone, Naoki returned to being alone again. As he was also heading west to Haruka City, Naoki helped his grandfather take care of the orchard, fed energy cubes to the little arrow sparrow that helped in the orchard, and then picked enough fruit to go to the nearby breeding house to deliver the goods to the old lady and grandfather there.

After finishing the things his grandfather asked him to do, Naoki finally felt at ease to embark on his own journey.

"Speaking of which, the Battle Castle isn't far from here, why don't we go take a look?" Naoki hasn't been to the Battle Castle for a long time. If he goes there now, he might be able to find some suitable opponents and get a free lunch. Naoki would not admit that the latter was his main purpose.

"Naoki, have a Pokémon battle with me!"

Before Naoki reached the destination, a person suddenly jumped out from the bushes on the roadside. The messy appearance scared Naoki, who thought he had encountered a new type of Pokémon. It was not until the person brushed the grass off his face that Naoki recognized that this person was the grandson of a painter who lived nearby. He would occasionally stay here for a while, and Naoki knew him.

"Xiao Da, how did you become like this?" Naoki asked.

"I just saw a Ditto in the bushes! When I wanted to catch it, it ran away somewhere!" Xiaoda was very excited.

"Is there a Pokémon called Ditto near this road?"

"I'm definitely not seeing things. Pink slime, if it's not Ditto, then it's a different-colored Slime, right?"

"That should be Ditto, maybe it escaped from the breeding house?"

"Oh, never mind, that's too much! Let's have a Pokémon battle! I got a super powerful starter Pokémon!"

Xiaoda took out a Poké Ball from behind and released the Pokémon first.

"Go, Vine Snake!" Xiaoda released the grass snake that Naoki was quite familiar with.

"Snake? Sorry, Xiaoda, I got a fire-type Pokémon. Come on, Charmeleon!"

"Naoki, you are too insidious. Didn't you say you were going to take the frog? I won't fight with you!"

"......" It seems that you calculated that I would use the Bubble Frog, so you used a Vine Snake to restrain me?

"It's okay, I'll leave now. You can continue looking for your Ditto." Naoki shrugged, not caring about it.

There was a small incident on the way, but its impact on Naoki's schedule was negligible. Naoki just happened to be in a hurry to reach the battle castle.

"Next is the challenge between Baron Owen and Viscount Brown. The rules are one-on-one. When one party's Pokémon loses the ability to fight, the game ends."

"Then I've decided that it's you, come on!"

"Then I'll use Haunter."

Naoki came to the battle site. The challenger, Baron Owen, used a Hobbit, while Viscount Brown used a Haunter. The two were about the same level, 26 and 25 respectively, and the latter had the advantage in attributes. But to be honest, Haunter didn't have any skills to beat Hobbit at this level.

"Koudaihua, use dissolving liquid!"

"Haunter, get out of the way and use your tongue!"

It can be seen that neither side has any skills to restrict the other. The grass attribute skills of Hobbiton are resisted by the poison attribute of Haunter, and the level 25 Haunter has not been able to learn the poison attribute skills to deal with Hobbiton, and has not even learned the core skill of Shadow Ball.

Naoki didn't want to watch any further, so he walked to a corner, got some snacks and drinks, and sat there eating.

"Boom! New mission! Win a battle in the battle castle and you will be rewarded with a skill charging Flame Attack skill machine."

After being silent for several days, the task bar in the menu released a simple task. If it hadn't made a sound, Naoki would have almost forgotten that he had this useless cheat. Until now, Naoki has not figured out the rules of the task bar's release of tasks. It seems that everything depends on its mood. Compared with a battle in the battle castle, shouldn't the challenge of going to the White Sandalwood Gym be turned into a task?

However, it would be a waste if you don't take something like a skill machine that can be used infinitely. Although you may not need it, you can't live without it. It's better to be safe than sorry. Anyway, find a suitable opponent first. Naoki stuffed the snack into his mouth, chewed it quickly, and swallowed it. He drank the whole glass of juice in one gulp, and stood up to look for suitable prey.

Naoki's eyes met with a girl, and it seemed that the other party was also looking for a suitable opponent. Perhaps because Naoki, a novice trainer, looked easy to bully, the opponent walked straight towards him.

"My name is Lily, and my title is Baron. Do you want to have a battle with me?" This girl, who was slightly older than Naoki, was a straightforward person. After a brief introduction, she went straight to the point.

"My name is Naoki, and my title is Baron. I accept your invitation to fight." Naoki nodded.

There aren't too many complicated rules in the battle castle. Just like with other trainers outside, you can fight if you like each other. Titles and the like are just rough symbols of strength. As long as you are not more than two levels higher, you can fight anyone.

"Next is the battle between Baroness Lily and Baron Naoki. The rules are one-on-one. When one party's Pokémon loses the ability to fight, the game ends."

"Then I'll be the first to start. Come on, stinky mud!"

Lily sent out a Pokémon that looked quite unsuitable for girls. It was a gray-green slime, and it was actually an Alola region slime. This guy's attributes were poison and evil, and the Psychic attribute that restrained the poison attribute was ineffective against it.

"Is the strange-colored stinky mud this color?" Someone who didn't know the answer asked his companions.

"The heterochromatic stinky mud is indeed green, but the part on the mouth should not have yellow. The color is not quite the same as this." Someone answered his question.