Faced with the combined assault of Dragon Breath and Swift, the foolishly charging Geodude could only accept its fate of being defeated.
After beating those three Geodude, Gu Yuan continued searching through the rock piles for more of them.
Thinking about it, although he was mainly doing this to earn points, he was also indirectly helping future trainers by clearing out the well-hidden Geodude, so they wouldn't get ambushed.
For a moment, Gu Yuan even felt a sense of great accomplishment.
Soon, under Gu Yuan's sweep, every Geodude hidden in the rocks was found and defeated.
As for the caves filled with Zubat and Golbat, Gu Yuan chose not to enter.
There was no way. The number of Zubat and Golbat gathered inside was far too high.
If he brought Charmeleon and the others in, it would just be like delivering food straight to them. They'd wake up with a full meal, while he would be drained dry.
"Alright, let's rest here for now."
Finding an open clearing, Gu Yuan decided to stop and take a break, enjoying some lunch at the same time.
He opened his space backpack and took out the sandwiches he had already prepared.
Looking at the scenery around him, Gu Yuan felt like he was having a picnic.
With that thought, he pulled out even more ready-to-eat meals.
"Come on, let's have a picnic to reward you for all your hard training and battles lately."
As he spoke, Gu Yuan woke up the sleeping Abra.
The moment Abra saw all the delicious food, it perked right up and quickly sat beside Eevee, waiting patiently for the meal to start.
"You little glutton."
Gu Yuan tapped Abra on its small head. What else could he do? It was his own Pokémon, so of course, he'd spoil it.
"Alright, everyone, dig in."
At his words, Charmeleon and the others started enjoying the meal.
Of course, the main course was still Pokémon food, to help them grow better, with flavors that Charmeleon and the others liked.
"Burp~!" x4
The synchronized burps rang out. Gu Yuan and his Pokémon lay on the grass, patting their round bellies in satisfaction.
Lying there under the warm sunlight, Abra felt cozy all over, and before long, it had fallen asleep again.
This time, Abra quickly began to dream.
In its dream, Abra seemed to see itself evolving. First into Kadabra, then into Alakazam.
For a moment, it even felt like it really had the power of an Alakazam.
Suddenly, Abra woke up.
"What's wrong, Abra? Did you have a nightmare?"
Seeing Abra wake up on its own for the first time, Gu Yuan couldn't help but wonder what kind of dream it had.
Before Abra could respond, a glow of evolution burst from its body.
"Charmeleon, Eevee, wake up and keep watch around us!"
Seeing the change in Abra, Gu Yuan immediately roused the others.
They woke from their sleep, and hearing the seriousness in his voice, Charmeleon and Eevee instantly went on alert.
They saw Abra's glowing form, and with their past experience, they already knew what to do. They stood guard at the perimeter.
Inside the white light, Abra's body began to change.
Even though he had seen it once before, Gu Yuan still couldn't help feeling nervous.
The process didn't last long. The glow faded, and Kadabra appeared before Gu Yuan.
Its body was still yellow, but now its ears were long and pointed, with a red star shape on its forehead. Its foxlike face had a narrow snout, and two whisker-like tufts of fur had grown.
Kadabra now had brown shoulder guards, a brown chest plate like leather armor, and a triangular belly with three red markings.
A thick, long tail stretched out behind it, marked with a brown ring.
Its limbs were longer, and in its hand it held a spoon.
More than the physical changes, what struck Gu Yuan most was its spirit.
Gone was the sleepy aura of Abra. Kadabra now looked sharp, calm, and reliable.
"Congratulations, Kadabra."
Gu Yuan reached out his hand, feeling proud, like a parent seeing a child grow up.
Kadabra extended its free hand and shook his.
Feeling the power surging through its body, Kadabra realized it now had a strong urge to battle, to test its new strength against wild Pokémon.
At the same time, Gu Yuan opened the system to check Kadabra's data panel.
Pokémon: Kadabra
Gender: Male
Ability: Inner Focus
Rank: Rookie
Level-up Moves: Confusion, Kinesis, Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Reflect
TM Moves: None
Egg Moves: Ally Switch
"Don't worry, Kadabra. In the battles ahead, I'll let you take the lead. That way, you can quickly adapt to your evolved strength."
Holding back from ruffling Kadabra's head, Gu Yuan instead patted its shoulder plate.
Kadabra nodded, already looking forward to it.
Eevee noticed this too and got excited.
Before, with only Charmeleon, there were always wild Pokémon left that it had to deal with, no matter how much it wanted to slack off.
But now, with Kadabra joining, Eevee could let the others do more of the fighting while it just gave them support.
Just thinking about it made Eevee feel like the future would be wonderful.
"Don't even think about it. Your battles will never be optional."
Gu Yuan tapped Eevee's head, cutting off its daydreams.
Caught up in the joy of Kadabra's evolution, none of them felt like resting anymore.
To help Kadabra adapt as quickly as possible, Gu Yuan set off again, searching Mount Moon for suitable opponents.
Luckily, the League's development of Mount Moon had been thorough. Most of the wild Pokémon were at Rookie or Junior Rank, with only a few at Intermediate and Senior Rank.
Before long, Gu Yuan found three Geodudes, two at Junior Rank and one at Rookie Rank.
"Get ready, everyone. Charmeleon and Eevee, keep the two Junior Rank Geodude busy. Kadabra, the Rookie Rank Geodude is all yours."
"Go!"
With their past experience against Geodudes, Charmeleon and Eevee didn't even need instructions. They immediately launched Dragon Breath and Swift, giving Kadabra the chance for a one-on-one battle.