Chapter 159: Gengar: The Old Man is Now Unstoppable!
Chapter 159: Gengar: The Old Man is Now Unstoppable!
A deep purple sphere with short claws and legs, spiky protrusions on its back, and a tiny tail.
Gengar!
Gengar grinned, revealing a row of neat, white teeth that contrasted sharply with its dark body.
"Gen-gar!"
The King of Fear has returned!
Zheng Hui rubbed his arms and shivered suddenly.
"This... this is Gengar? It's so cold."
Gengar looked down at its left hand, then its right, and gave a light squeeze.
Hmm! Stronger than ever!
The clenched fist slowly opened, and a pitch-black "Shadow Ball" appeared in its hand.
Gengar let out a sinister laugh.
The old man is now unstoppable!
With a wide mouth, it swallowed the "Shadow Ball."
Zheng Hui: "..."
Then Gengar lifted its short legs, looking at them curiously, clearly fascinated by the fact that it now had legs.
"Gen-gar?"
Suddenly, it sensed something and turned around, straining to look behind itself.
The short tail wagged back and forth.
"Gen-gar..."
Can't see it.
Crack—
Jing He took out his phone, capturing this adorable moment and quickly posting it online with the caption: "The fearsome Gengar wagging its tail!"
To be fair, even Ducklett can learn "Iron Tail," but Gengar can't, which seems a bit unfair.
However...
After Gastly evolved into Gengar, Jing He's phone storage will be full of Gengar memes.
Gengar leaned in, using the photo to finally see its back.
"Gen... Gen-gar?"
Tail, tail?
"How about it? Pretty cute, right?" Jing He waved his phone, smiling.
Cute?
Zheng Hui took a step back and wiped his forehead.
"Gen-gar!"
Gengar let out a terrifying laugh. If Jing He says it's cute, then it's cute. Having a tail is nice; it can play "Tail Taps" with Six Tail and Minidragon.
Its eyes gleamed mischievously as it extended its crimson tongue and gave Jing He a firm lick on the face.
"Gen-gar~~"
Jing He's smile froze.
It wasn't that numb before...
"Paralyzed? Cherry Berry, Cherry Berry..."
Just as Zheng Hui was about to search, Jing He shakily pulled out a "Cherry Berry" from his pocket. Despite being paralyzed, he managed to accurately place the trembling "Cherry Berry" in his mouth.
Crack!
Juice trickled down the corner of his mouth.
"Pretty... pretty skilled..." Zheng Hui muttered.
Gengar proudly stuck out its tongue at Jing He.
"Gen-gar?"
Am I cool now?
Jing He, now recovered, gave Gengar a thumbs up.
The paralysis effect is much stronger, as tested personally.
At the same time, while Gengar was using "Lick," Jing He saw its new Pokedex entry.
Gengar
Type: Ghost, Poison
Ability: Cursed Body
Held Items: Toxic Orb, Curse Tablet
Known Moves: Will-O-Wisp, Smog, Toxic, Curse, Substitute, Protect, Shadow Punch, Feint, Shadow Ball, Dream Eater, Shadow Sneak, Ice Punch, Pursuit
Mood: Excited, Confused (I have a tail now)
Status: Excellent (Absorbed unknown power, feeling amazing)
Friendship: 100 (It loves you openly)
Sure enough.
After evolving, Gengar's ability changed to "Cursed Body."
Cursed Body: When a Pokemon with this ability is attacked, there's a chance the attacker will be paralyzed.
The "paralyzed" status means the attacker's moves are restricted.
Give me back Gengar's "Levitate" ability!
The "Levitate" ability makes Pokemon immune to Ground-type moves, but without it, Gengar, being a Poison-type, is now weak to Ground-type moves.
This adds a significant weakness.
After evolving, Gengar also learned a Dark-type move, "Pursuit."
Although this is a physical move and not the best fit for Gengar, Jing He's Gengar regularly practices physical attacks, so using physical moves isn't a problem.
It somewhat broadens Gengar's attack options.
What Jing He noticed most in Gengar's Pokedex entry was the "Status" line.
Gengar absorbed unknown power?
What unknown power?
Feeling amazing doesn't mean it learned "Explosion."
Fortunately, Gengar's status is still "Excellent."
"Gen-gar?"
At this moment, Gengar realized it couldn't fly anymore?
"Don't worry. It's just because your ability changed from 'Levitate' to 'Cursed Body.' It doesn't mean you can't fly in the future," Jing He reassured.
Theoretically, Gengar can still fly.
Like in the anime, there's a Gengar in Alola called "Greedy Gengar" that can fly and even carry people.
"It's just that instead of floating, you now need to use energy to—"
Before he could finish, Gengar bent its short legs and leaped.
Its arms flailed up and down, mimicking Tom from "Tom and Jerry," trying to stay airborne.
Jing He chuckled at the sight.
As Gengar was about to fall, it gritted its teeth and flailed its arms even faster.
With each swing, wisps of black Ghost-type energy started to emerge from its body, and then...
It hovered in mid-air.
"Strong learning ability," Zheng Hui remarked.
Gengar, slowly regaining its ability to stay airborne, placed its hands on its hips and let out a sinister laugh.
"Gen-gar~~"
But the glory only lasted three seconds.
Gengar "smack" fell to the ground.
It didn't get discouraged, scratching its head in confusion.
Jing He rubbed his chin lightly. "If we had some Psychic powers to assist, it would probably be a lot easier, right?"
"Gengar?"
Gengar's crimson eyes sparkled with interest.
Psychic powers!
At this point, the Glaceons had also recovered from their shock at Gengar's evolution and gathered around.
The Glaceon poked Gengar's body curiously with its paw, only to find it could poke right through.
The Beldum circled Gengar with its hammer, seemingly searching for a magnetic field.
"Raa."
The Dratini puffed out its cheeks, trying to mimic Gengar's chubby appearance, but found it impossible.
Jing He, seeing this, thought to himself—
Don't worry, when you evolve into a Dragonite, you'll be similar to Gengar.
Later on, Zheng Hui used various instruments that Jing He couldn't understand to gather dozens of data points from Gengar.
He said it was to determine Gengar's condition.
As Zheng Hui input the data into the computer and began analyzing it, Jing He took the little ones out of the lighthouse to the "White Strait."
The sunset was touching the sea, its red face casting a rosy glow over the sky, the sea, and the beach.
Jing He took off his shoes and rolled up his pants, feeling the cool water wash over his feet again and again.
Gengar dove into the water, flailing its arms and legs, splashing up white waves, and occasionally surfacing to exhale.
It had already gotten used to its legs and was even using its tail.
"Raa~"
The Dratini poked its head out of the water, its tail curled around a cluster of unknown coral, showing it off to Jing He.
Unbeknownst to it, a mysterious shell was perched on its head.
"Shall we have a seafood buffet tonight?" Jing He suggested suddenly.
At this, the four little ones all showed signs of interest.
Suddenly, a wave crashed over.
It swept the Dratini back into the water.
"Bubble bubble."
Two bubbles surfaced.
Jing He: "..."
Fortunately, the Dratini was used to this and resurfaced with a shell in its mouth.
Seeing this, the little ones immediately sprang into action.
"Gengar!"
Gengar took a deep breath and dove under the water with a splash.
"Chu!"
The Beldum, holding its hammer and pinching its nose, jumped into the water with a "splash," creating a huge bubble.
Jing He's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Taking your hammer into the water, are you trying to sink yourself?"
In the chaos, the Dratini and Gengar both dived in to rescue the Beldum.
Fortunately, once underwater, the Beldum realized the problem and grabbed onto the Dratini's tail to float back up.
As for the hammer...
"Gengar—"
On the shore, Gengar opened its mouth, spitting out a mouthful of seawater, seaweed, coral, shells, and... the Beldum's hammer.
Gengar was smart.
It couldn't pick up the hammer, so it used its Dimensional Pocket to bring it out.
Speaking of which...
Could Gengar become a Dimensional Pocket in the future?
If it can swallow the Beldum's hammer, it should be reasonable for it to swallow a Sword Shield, right?
After a series of "accidents," things gradually returned to normal.
Of course, with the condition that Jing He emphasized to Gengar not to go after the Crabominable's claws.
Otherwise, their dinner might include a few pairs of Crabominable claws.
Jing He clapped his hands and called out, "Get moving! Get moving!"
"Sixtail, help me build a sand ice."
"Ooo~~"
The Glaceons weren't good at diving for shells, but they were excellent at creating ice.
As night fell, Zheng Hui's Glaceon lit a campfire, illuminating the small "ice mountain" created by the Glaceon in a bright red light.
It was covered with various kinds of seafood.
There were shells, shrimp, and various types of fish.
It was clear that when it came to food, Gengar and the others were especially attentive.
A small iron pot was placed on the campfire, filled with a bubbling broth mixed with various spices.
As for where the pot came from...
Well, Zheng Hui had lost a few already broken instruments, and the Beldum's hammer had been replenished.
Zheng Hui, invited to join, couldn't help but swallow as he looked at the scene.
He sat cross-legged on the ground like Jing He and the others.
"To be honest, I've been in the 'White Strait' for a while, but this is the first time I've had seafood and sashimi."
He handed over a report.
"Gengar's condition is outstanding, almost the best I've seen in a Pokemon after evolution."
He picked up a piece of cool sashimi and placed it in his mouth, closing his eyes in satisfaction as he mumbled, "However, Gengar did remind me that the device can still be optimized. If we encounter another Pokemon like Gengar, with such abundant energy..."
Jing He glanced at him.
So, is the device reliable or not?
"Gengar~!"
Suddenly, Gengar's head appeared from the shadows, its hands pulling its mouth wide, tongue lolling out.
Zheng Hui's face turned pale with shock.
Jing He, however, was already used to it.
He picked up a piece of sashimi and tossed it into Gengar's mouth.
Gengar closed its eyes in happiness, grabbing Jing He's clothes.
"Gengar?"
Do you want to come play? It's really fun inside.
Jing He's forehead developed a vein.
If you go in, can you come back out?
At that moment,
"Aooow—"
A long, drawn-out sound came from the misty horizon.
The Dratini immediately lifted its head, ears perking up.
Zheng Hui also jumped to his feet, his face full of excitement.
"It's here!"
A massive silhouette slowly emerged from the mist.
Jing He looked in the direction of the sound, his eyes widening in surprise.
A giant Dragonite?
(End of Chapter)
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