"Start now, Primeape! Keep using Rage Fist until you have completely mastered the move!"
Gu Yuan's voice rang out, and Primeape, somewhat impatient, immediately began to act.
It clenched its fists, summoned its angry emotions, and Ghost-type energy condensed. As Primeape swung its fist, Rage Fist was unleashed. Compared to before, Primeape's execution speed was getting faster and faster.
It is important to remember that Primeape is currently only a Fighting-type. Once it evolves and gains the secondary Ghost-type, the move execution speed will be even faster. Furthermore, in terms of power, Primeape could now release Rage Fist with much greater base power than before. Just considering that a maximized Rage Fist has a power of 350 is enough to show how terrifying these improvements are!
Gu Yuan used telepathy to instruct Charizard and the others to guard the surroundings. The moment Primeape thoroughly masters Rage Fist will be the moment it completes its final evolution!
Under Gu Yuan's eager gaze, Primeape's fist-swinging speed increased, and its understanding of Rage Fist deepened. Unbeknownst to itself, Primeape had lost track of time, yet it keenly sensed a momentary hesitation during its punches. At this moment, Primeape only wanted to completely eliminate this subtle impediment.
Primeape continued to swing its right fist. Suddenly, a sharp gleam flashed in its eyes. Rage Fist was used once more. This time, the feeling of hesitation vanished, and the light of evolution immediately covered Primeape!
Seeing this, half of the weight was lifted from Gu Yuan's mind. The remaining half required waiting for Primeape's evolution to fully conclude.
He didn't need to wait for long; Primeape's evolution finished quickly.
Looking at the newly evolved Annihilape, its most striking feature was its pair of scarlet eyes, which gave off a chill to anyone who dared to look directly into them.
Compared to its previous form, Annihilape's fur grew longer, looking somewhat free-flowing. However, the fur's color had changed to a grayish-black, with white tips, and the color of its limbs was slightly darker. The black ring on Annihilape's right wrist was gone, seemingly unable to restrain Annihilape's newfound power. Even the black ring on its left wrist was starting to shatter. Perhaps the only thing that remained the same was its pig-like nose.
Annihilape quickly walked over to Gu Yuan and held out its right fist.
"Congratulations, Annihilape. From today on, you have truly been reborn."
Gu Yuan extended his fist and bumped Annihilape's. Gu Yuan could barely restrain his internal excitement.
Exchanging a glance, Gu Yuan and Annihilape shared a big hug.
Seeing Annihilape's evolution finish, Charizard and the others also came over to congratulate it. Charcadet and the two other younger Pokémon were especially excited, as this was the first time they had witnessed a Pokémon evolve. Their curiosity about evolution now overcame any fear of the evolved Annihilape, and they all clustered around it.
Gu Yuan took this time to check Annihilape's current information.
Pokémon: Annihilape
Gender: Male
Ability: Defiant
Rank: Intermediate
Type: Fighting/Ghost
Level-up Moves: Shadow Ball, Scratch, Leer, Counter, Fling, Focus Energy, Rage, Low Kick, Seismic Toss, Swagger, Covet, Cross Chop, Assurance, Thrash, Rage Fist
TM Moves: Brick Break, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch
Egg Moves: Curse, Beat Up
Compared to before, Annihilape had only learned one additional move, Shadow Ball, but this symbolized Annihilape's transformation. Notably, the move Phantom Force could also be scheduled for Annihilape to learn.
Unlike in the games, in reality, Phantom Force is one of the crucial techniques for Ghost-types to carry out assassinations. After entering a different dimension, even opponents who also know Phantom Force cannot detect each other, and the user can emerge from any point within its controllable range. Combined with Annihilape's Rage Fist, it is unlikely that any Pokémon could withstand Annihilape's assault.
After Charizard and the others offered their congratulations, Gu Yuan began having Annihilape familiarize itself with its newly evolved power and start learning the moves Gu Yuan had already scheduled for it.
"Let's go, Alakazam. We need to find a suitable opponent for Annihilape."
Alakazam nodded, also curious to see how strong the former little guy had become.
Use Teleport to travel. With the system's scanning, Gu Yuan quickly found an Intermediate Rank opponent: a Poliwrath.
"Go, Annihilape, use Rage Fist!"
The command was given, and Annihilape charged forward quickly, only to vanish from Poliwrath's sight the next moment.
Poliwrath was already on high alert, facing a Pokémon it had never seen before, but the sudden change still caused it to be momentarily stunned. Invisibility is one of the abilities of Ghost-type Pokémon. With Gastly's guidance and Gu Yuan's accumulated knowledge from days of studying, Annihilape quickly mastered this aspect.
Just as Poliwrath was in shock, Annihilape suddenly appeared behind it and used Rage Fist, directly striking Poliwrath's back.
Enduring the pain, Poliwrath immediately countered with a Dynamic Punch, but it failed to have any effect. Rage Fist was used again, its power now boosted to 100. This time, Poliwrath could not resist and was forced back.
Charging quickly, Annihilape rushed forward again with Rage Fist. As if in disbelief, Poliwrath countered again with Dynamic Punch, but Annihilape had no intention of defending and let the Dynamic Punch hit it. Annihilape, completely unharmed, then use Rage Fist on Poliwrath.
The power, now at 150, sent Poliwrath flying. Poliwrath crashed to the ground, the intense pain making it want to just lie there, but Annihilape charged at it again.
This time, Poliwrath, having learned its lesson, stopped using Dynamic Punch to counterattack and instead used Bubble Beam.
"Charge straight through, Annihilape, use Rage Fist!"
Taking the Bubble Beam attack head-on, Annihilape's Rage Fist power was boosted to 200, comparable to Self-Destruct. Annihilape gathered this powerful energy into its fist.
With a simple punch, Poliwrath felt a wave of air pressure crushing down on it. Before it could dodge, Poliwrath was struck by Rage Fist and sent flying again. This time, it flew farther, and before it landed, it had already fainted, its breathing faint. Seeing this, Gu Yuan immediately retrieved it with a Poké Ball and sent it to Shadow.
Gu Yuan turned his attention to Annihilape. At this moment, Gu Yuan had a rough understanding of just how strong the evolved Annihilape was.
Not stopping, Gu Yuan continued to search for new opponents with Annihilape, preparing to use this momentum to push Annihilape all the way to Senior Rank!