I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"Gary, Blaine closed the gym, so even if we beat him, we don't get badges. What should we do?" Ash immediately asked Gary for help.

"I don't care. I've already collected all the badges to participate in the Indigo League. I just want to spar with Blaine. Whether I get the badges or not doesn't matter," said Shigeru.

"what the hell!"

Ash felt a wave of despair. There were less than three months left until the Indigo League, and he was still two badges short of getting them.

Xia Bo also looked at Xiao Mao, not expecting that these two teenagers wanted to challenge him. The key point was that the hotel was not cheap. Were these two really not just here to have fun?

"Also, Dr. Chapman, you don't need to hide your identity, do you?" Shigeru pointed out Chapman's true identity.

"What! He's Bob!"

"real or fake!"

Ash and his friends couldn't believe that the old man in front of them was actually Crimson Lotus Gym Leader, Blaine.

"Young man, how did you recognize me?" Uncle Xia didn't deny it, but was surprised that Xiao Mao knew him.

“I am Professor Oak’s grandson. You had an academic exchange with my grandfather before, so I remember you,” Gary said.

"Oh, you're Professor Oak's grandson!" Blaine was surprised. He had indeed communicated with Professor Oak a few years ago, but he didn't expect that Gary would still remember him.

"Yes, Dr. Blaine, I checked online. The Cinnabar Gym is still operating. If you want to close the gym, you need the Pokémon League's approval. If you close the gym, you will be punished by the Kanto League, which will affect the funding of the Cinnabar Research Institute..."

“I understand.” Blaine interrupted Gary, then said, “I haven’t closed the gym. Only trainers I approve of are qualified to challenge me.”

"You two rescued the elves in the research institute, and I acknowledge you. However, you must answer one question correctly first, and then I will accept your challenge."

Xia Bo was trying to save face for himself, and Xiao Mao didn't expose him.

"What's the problem?" Ash asked.

"What type of elf do you like best?" Blaine asked.

Xiaozhi: ? ? ?

How would I know what type of elf you like?

“Professor Blaine probably likes Fire-type Pokémon the most,” Gary replied.

“You’re right! My Pokémon are all fire-type Pokémon that burn with raging flames,” Blaine said.

"Great! When should we battle tomorrow?" Ash asked.

"You really are an impatient person." Blaine noticed that Gary and Ash had completely different personalities; one was calm and collected, while the other was impatient.

“You will visit the Crimson Lotus Research Institute tomorrow morning, and then the battle will begin,” Xia Bo said.

"Both Gary and I battled you, Mr. Blaine. Don't your Pokémon need a rest?" Ash asked.

“There are many Pokémon in the research institute, but a 3-on-3 match is enough to handle you. Besides, I am very strong, unlike the Gym Leaders you encountered before,” Blaine said.

Despite being a researcher, Blaine was a trainer in his youth, and he never wasted his talent as a trainer, even after becoming a researcher.

Blaine opened the Crimson Gym to satisfy his battle addiction and, incidentally, to test the strength of the Pokémon in the research lab.

The Crimson Lotus Research Institute has always been committed to researching powerful Pokémon, so they conduct research on Pokémon genes, and the Pokémon they research need to be tested in battle to determine their strength.

Normally, Blaine would use the Pokémon from the research institute for gym battles, but everything changed after the hot springs appeared in Cinnabar Town. The weaker trainers couldn't detect the strength of the Pokémon from the research institute at all.

Over time, the Red Lotus Research Institute also declined, because practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

"We are very strong too, and we will definitely not let Mr. Blaine down," Ash said with high spirits.

"Alright, let's wait and see. I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now."

After agreeing on a battle time, Blaine left with the Pokémon from the research institute.

After this incident, everyone stopped soaking in the hot spring and went back to their rooms to rest.

...!

the next day.

Shigeru and Satoshi arrived at the Crimson Lotus Research Institute early in the morning.

"Welcome! Welcome, come in with me." Uncle Xia was waiting for Xiao Mao and the others at the door early in the morning.

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"Mr. Blaine, when can we start the battle?" Ash asked hurriedly.

“No rush, let’s visit the elves in the research institute first,” Blaine said.

Ash was a little reluctant, but Misty pulled him over and scolded him, "Ash, what's the rush? If it's a challenge, Gary should challenge first."

"Oh right, I forgot." Ash then remembered his promise to Gary on the cruise ship: Gary would go first in the challenge of the Cinnabar Gym.

Xiao Mao shook his head helplessly.

Ash forgets most things after a good night's sleep, except for the agreed-upon battles. Gary has gotten used to it.

“Dr. Blaine, you don’t need to worry about this guy. Let’s tour the Pokémon in the research institute,” said Gary.

Shigeru is now more interested in seeing the Pokémon inside the Crimson Labs, because in the anime, Blaine and Professor Fuji know each other, and they both initially wanted to develop powerful Pokémon.

However, Dr. Fuji wanted to create artificial Pokémon through cloning, which caused a conflict with Blaine. Coupled with the death of his daughter, Dr. Fuji left the Crimson Labs and joined Team Rocket to conduct experiments on artificial Pokémon.

The Crimson Lotus Research Institute is where Mewtwo was originally born, and its theories were all proposed there.

Chapter 113: Crimson Lotus Research Institute

The Crimson Lotus Research Institute is not large, with three floors. The first and second floors are laboratories used for research and academic discussions.

The third floor is where the Pokémon live in the research institute, and there is also a room specifically for monitoring Pokémon data.

The backyard is an open space, which is also used for Pokémon to move around or battle.

Shigeru and his friends wanted to see the Pokémon inside the research institute, so Blaine naturally took them directly to the third floor for a tour.

"Dr. Shaber, does the Red Lotus Research Institute have any access to fossil restoration technology?" Xiao Mao asked.

“I didn’t expect you to know this. Fossil resurrection technology has been under development for a long time. It has been developed, but it has not been announced yet. Other research institutes have also developed it.” Xia Bo said.

"What is fossil restoration technology?" Xiao Zhi asked in surprise.

"It's about using modern technology to reconstruct fossils into Pokémon," Shigeru explained simply.

"Is this even possible?" Xiaoxia asked in shock.

“Of course, rocks can also be reconstructed. Ancient fossils can definitely be restored. The research institute at my family museum has been studying this.” Xiao Gang said.

"Can fossils really be brought back to life?" Xiao Zhi was also a little skeptical. Bringing fossils back to life seemed too much like science fiction.

“Of course, if you have any ancient elf fossils in the future, you can come to me, and I can revive them for free,” Blaine said.

"Really?" Xiao Gang was immediately surprised.

“Yes, why? Do you have fossils?” Blair asked, puzzled.

"To be honest, I was once the gym leader of Pewter City, and I have a lot of fossils in my collection," Brock said.

Although Brock is a womanizer in the anime, he is also a stone collector. Before his parents left home, Brock would often help out at the Pewter Museum. After getting a Pokémon, he often went to the vicinity of Mt. Moon to look for stones. Moreover, his father and grandfather were also fossil collectors, and the gym had a lot of fossils stored in it.

“The Dark Grey Gym? That's a gym that's been around for decades. If you have any fossils, you can come find me,” Blaine said.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's free help; what Xia Bo really wants is experimental data. After all, fossil revival technology is still not perfect, and even if it has been developed, it hasn't been made public.

Currently, there are quite a few companies that have mastered fossil restoration technology. Among those that Gary knows are the Crimson Lotus Research Institute, Silver Corporation, Devon Corporation, and even villainous organizations like Team Rocket and Team Plasma possess this technology.

"Thank you so much!" Xiao Gang was very happy and planned to bring the fossil back to be revived after the trip.

Ash and Misty were very envious; those were ancient Pokémon, extremely rare Pokémon.

"Let me show you the latest research from our institute."

Blaine led everyone to a room filled with Eevee, there were three Eevee in total.

"Eevee!"

"Is there something wrong with these Ibrahimovic pigs?"

"They all look perfectly normal."

Ash and his friends couldn't detect anything wrong with Eevee; it was a perfectly healthy Eevee.

Meanwhile, Shigeru used his Eye of Insight to see the extraordinary nature of these Eevee Pokémon.

【LV30 Ibrahimovic♂/Champion】

【LV30 Ibrahimovic♂/Champion】

【LV33 Eevee♂/Near Legendary】

Xiao Mao was shocked. He hadn't expected these three Eevee Pokémon to have such high potential. One of them was even a near-legendary potential Eevee, which was terrifying.

“Dr. Blaine, these three Eevee should all have high potential, right?” Gary said.

"As expected of Professor Oak's grandson, he saw the key point at a glance." Blaine praised, "These three Eevee not only have high potential, but their base stats are also stronger than other Eevee species."

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang both made an "O" shape with their mouths.

Only Gary and Ash remained calm; Gary was genuinely calm, while Ash's calmness was incomprehensible.

"What are base stats?" Ash asked.

Bob "...?"

Xiao Zhi's words immediately silenced Xia Bogan.

"I'm sorry, Ash doesn't know much about the basics of Pokémon." Gary quickly explained, "Base stats represent a Pokémon's basic abilities, such as HP, Attack, Defense, and Speed. Base stats are basically innate."

"In most cases, the base stats of Pokémon of the same type are not much different, but some individual Pokémon have higher base stats than their counterparts. This is an individual difference, and such Pokémon with high base stats are rarely born."

"I see, I understand now." Ash nodded and said, "So these Eevee's base stats are higher than normal."

"Yes."

Shigeru wasn't surprised. According to the game's classification, Pokémon's base stats are fixed, but it's different in the anime. Some Pokémon undergo mutations, resulting in higher base stats than their counterparts.

“Ash, your Pikachu’s base stats should be higher than a regular Pikachu,” Gary said.

"Really!"

"Pickup!"