Milotic vs Magmar

Blaine, one of the strongest gym leaders in Kanto. The Fire-type Pokemon Master was also known as "The Hotheaded Quiz Master" due to his penchant for giving out a quiz to many trainers and defeating them soon after. However, many people didn't know he was also an accomplished Pokemon researcher.

"Hello, Mr. Blaine. It's nice to meet you," Hisoka held his hand out toward him.

"I'm Hisoka. The gym leader of Dark City."

Blaine accepted his handshake, scrutinizing him up and down.

"Dark Gym? That new gym the League opened two months ago?" he asked.

Hisoka simply nodded to the man's question.

"Then why did you come here? This is my old gym. The new one is right next to the Pokemon Lab."

"My bad. I didn't know that. I'm just trying to find something here," Hisoka replied.

"Oh? What is it?"

Hisoka's answer suddenly aroused his interest. He was quite familiar with every nook and cranny of this place. Yet, he never saw anything interesting except the usual hot magma.

Roar!

Suddenly, Rhydon's roar came from below. Hisoka quickly rushed to the edge of the arena and looked down. Rhydon was holding an orange rock in his hand. Unfortunately, it was not the one he was looking for.

"Hey. Can I ask something? What kind of item are you looking for?" Blaine poked his shoulder from behind.

"I'm looking for an item called Protector."

Hisoka didn't bother to hide it. Sooner or later, the old man would know.

"Tsk!" Blaine clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"What? Come on. Tell me more about it," he said impatiently.

Hisoka wasn't surprised the old man didn't know anything about it. The research labs in Sinnoh had yet to announce their discovery to the world. The last time he checked, they were doing the final assessment of Electabuzz and Magmar's evolution.

Even if it was already known in Sinnoh, it would take some time for the news to reach Kanto, considering the long distance between the two regions. He was pretty sure the research labs would release their research results later in the future. The large number of evolution items they had collected over the years were enough for them to earn a lot of money.

"Mr. Blaine, do you believe that Rhydon can still evolve?"

Instead of answering his question, Hisoka asked another question to the old man.

"Hmmm. Rhydon? I'm not sure about that. I haven't heard any other professors talking about this before," he stroked his mustache thoughtfully.

Hisoka just smiled and continued to focus on his task. Clearly, the man didn't believe it all.

Proposing a new evolution theory required a lot of individual data, tests, and observations. You can't just simply say this Pokemon will evolve to that. No Pokemon researchers would believe you.

While Rhydon was busy swimming in the magma, he took out his laptop and opened the virtual training system. Then, he called up Rhyperior's information and put it on the screen.

"Nice program. You can try to sell it to the League for a sum of money," Blaine praised, looking at the screen curiously. He wasn't sure what Hisoka wanted to show him.

A Rhydon appeared on the screen with its head held high. When Hisoka moved the simulated Protector near it, it suddenly glowed.

A few seconds later, a new Pokemon emerged from the white light. It looked fairly the same as the previous Rhydon, only much bigger. It had two horns, a larger one on its nose and a smaller one above it.

Its hide was partially covered by orange, rocky plates on its body, similar to the Protector. It had blade-like protrusions on its elbows with holes in its palms.

"Woah!"

Blaine exclaimed in amazement.

"This is unbelievable. Maybe, maybe, my Rhydon could also," he murmured to himself.

Then, he grabbed Hisoka's shoulders excitedly, saying, "You mean as long as we can find a Protector, any Rhydon can evolve to that?"

He pointed at the Rhyperior on the screen.

"In theory, it can," Hisoka replied calmly.

"But don't get your hope up too much. We still don't know if we can find a Protector here," he poured cold water on him.

Blaine fell silent at that. Yes. They still had to find a Protector first before they could verify Hisoka's conjecture.

Roar!

Rhydon's cry came again. It seemed it had found another orange rock.

Gardevoir then used her power to bring it to Hisoka. And yet again, it was not the one he was looking for.

"Don't give up," Blaine patted him on the shoulder.

"I'll ask my Magmar to help you find it together. He is more familiar with this place than me."

Hisoka looked at him gratefully.

"Thanks," he nodded.

"It's no big deal," Blaine laughed it off.

Then, he walked toward the edge of the arena and called out, "Hey, old buddy! I'm here to see you!"

"Mar!"

The previous Magmar came out of the magma lazily, looking at him with a "what are you doing here, you old coot" look.

"Don't look at me like that!" he grumbled good-naturedly.

"Listen, can you help us find something?" Ask that Rhydon," he pointed to Rhydon not far from him.

"Mar!"

Magmar let out a cry as he beckoned Rhydon to him. He needed that big guy to explain what they were looking for.

With Magmar's help, they should be able to find it soon.

Magmar had been living here since he was born until Blaine captured him one day. Luckily, Blaine was a good trainer. Under his guidance, he slowly became the guardian of the Cinnabar Volcano.

Whenever Rhydon or Magmar found an orange rock, she would quickly bring it to Hisoka and Blaine for them to check.

Two hours later, about one-fifth of the arena was filled with orange rocks.

"Nope, not that one, close, but it's still not the one."

Hisoka threw the rocks behind him one by one. He was slowly getting irritated as time passed.

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"Fuck!"

Finally, he could no longer hold it.

o(｀ω'*)o

The searing heat inside the cavern was too much for him. His mental and physical strength was reaching his limit. And failing to find the Protector was not helping either.

'This guy is a madman,' he secretly cursed, looking at Blaine sitting leisurely beside him.

The old man looked as if this place was his home.

Hisoka rubbed his head gently and turned toward Gardevoir.

"Gardevoir, are there any rocks we missed?" he asked tiredly.

She shook her head in reply.

"I think you need to take a break," Blaine looked at him worriedly.

He was fine because he was used to this heat. And this place was where he trained with his old Magmar.

"Yeah," Hisoka said while taking a Pokeball from his belt.

"Come out, Milotic."

"Mee!"

Milotic came out of her Pokeball while letting out a serene cry, which soothed his anger slightly.

"Mee?"

She looked at her surroundings in displeasure. As a Water-type Pokemon, she really didn't like this kind of place. The temperature was too high for her.

"Milotic!" Hisoka called her.

Hearing that, she happily flew to him, wrapping her around his body.

"Mee!"

She cried softly as she rubbed his cheek.

"Can you use Water Sport? It's too hot here," he said.

"Mee!"

She waved her tail, forming a water veil in front of her, which spread toward the surrounding cavern. Soon, the surrounding temperature cooled off slightly, bringing him a sense of relief.

"Milotic? Is this the real Milotic?" Blaine circled her several times.

He looked at Hisoka in surprise and said, "How did you get her? This Pokemon is so rare even in Hoenn. By the way, who is that new champion from Hoenn? Was it Wally? Warren?"

"Wallace," Hisoka corrected.

"Wallace! Yeah, that's right. I heard he also has a Milotic. Even Cynthia also has one."

Both of them were champions of their respective region. While Wallace was a genius, Cynthia was even more so. She was only 18 years when he defeated Sinnoh's previous champion, becoming the youngest champion in the world.

"Hisoka, do you want to have a Pokemon battle?" Blaine looked at him with fire blazing in his eyes.

"I have fought many kinds of Water-type Pokemon but haven't fought a Milotic ye," he said his reason.

Initially, he wanted to refuse. But after thinking about it a few more times, he agreed. Milotic hadn't fought in actual combat yet. This would allow him to see where she was at right now in terms of combat experience.

"Sure, Let's ha-"

Before he could finish his words, he heard Rhydon's shout. They quickly looked down and saw Rhydon and Magmar pulling something up from the magma.

Gradually, a large piece of orange rock appeared in front of their eyes.

...

"Milotic! Use Scald!" Hisoka shouted.

"Dodge it!" Blaine ordered.

Magmar avoided the stream of boiling water and rushed toward Milotic.

"Fire Punch!" he said quickly.

But before Magmar could land his punch, Milotic controlled the water stream to turn around and hit him from his blind spot.

Sensing the attack, he did a front flip, grabbed Milotic's head, and threw her away.

Blaine and Magmar had fought through thick and thin together. Their combat experience was much better than Hisoka and Milotic. However, both of them were already old. Their strength wasn't what it used to be.

"Use Water Sprout!"

Hisoka ordered after seeing Milotic standing up from the ground. He decided to weaken Magmar's Fire-type attack first.

Also, the fire energy in this place was too strong for Milotic. Water Sprout should weaken Magmar, allowing them some breathing space to think.

She opened her mouth and released a mist toward the arena. Soon, the temperature cooled down slightly.

Phew!

He sighed in relief, wiping the sweat off his head. The high temperature made it hard for him to concentrate on this fight.

Suddenly, Magmar's figure appeared above Milotic. He brought his hands together and slammed them down on her.

Since it was already too late, she could only release a Water Gun to block the attack. However, it was useless. Magmar's strength was much higher than her as he slapped the Water Gun away and went on toward her.

"Milotic! Use Water Pulse!"

Hisoka's shout came into her ears.

Several water rings suddenly appeared around her. Then, she pushed them away from her, expanding outward.

'Come on, Milotic. You can do this,' he said secretly.

Before this match, he never thought he could win against Blaine and Magmar. Even though the old man's strength had declined a little, his combat experience was still there.

The water rings spread out instantly, making it impossible for Magmar to dodge all of them.

"Do you know what a fire means?"

Blaine suddenly asked him a question as if he didn't care about the match.

"Fire means anger and arrogance."

Roar!

Magmar let out a deep roar. When the water ring hit his body, a blazing flame suddenly emerged from within its body.

At this time, he was covered in crimson flames. The water ring that hit him just now instantly evaporated, turning into steam.

"Let's go, Magmar!" Blaine raised his fist.

Magmar, who was covered in flames, forcibly resisted the Water Pulse and landed a fiery fist on Milotic's face.

Boom!

A huge explosion occurred.

Milotic let out a pained scream as she rolled on the ground a few times before finally coming to a stop.

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