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"Axel, it's been some time. How are you doing? I heard that you got appointed as the first knight of the Kanto region. That must be overwhelming.", came a voice from the phone.
"Yes, I am under a lot of pressure. How is it going in the Hoenn region?"
"Since the Kanto region took such a big and drastic step, the leaders of the Hoenn are also not sleeping well. We are also thinking if what you guys did was a good thing."
"So, you also want to rebel against the league?"
"That is the plan but unlike your region, we are not so strong. So, I don't know what is going to happen. What I can tell you is that Wallace and I are going to go in a lot of tide battles in the coming months and it is all because of you and Kanto region."
"Oh come on. If you cannot do it, then you can always give up."
"You think that I am someone who gives up? By the way, why are you calling me? Is it just to make fun of me?"
"Of course not, Steven. I actually called you today 'cause I need your help.", said Axel.
"Oh, what is this help do you want? I must tell you. It will not be for free."
"Of course, I am ready to pay any price if it is reasonable. I have talked to you about this before. I need a shiny stone for my Togetic."
"So, you have finally decided to evolve that Pokemon, huh? If you are looking for a shiny stone, then you have come to the right place. What is the quality of shiny stone that you want?"
"At least a peak-grade shiny stone."
"Huh? Axel, are you crazy? Do you really think that your Pokemon could handle the energy of peak-grade shiny stone?"
Evolution stones also had grades. It went from low, medium, high, peak and finally legendary. The energy inside a peak evolution stones were many times higher than high level evolution stones.
"Yes, I believe that it would be able to do it."
"Axel, we might not be the best of friends but let me give you some simple advice. If your Pokemon could not handle that sort of energy, then it would literally die. There will be no other way to save it."
"Steven, my Togetic is now a pseudo-king rank Pokemon. I believe that it could handle a peak quality stone."
"WHAT??? Are you sure about this? The last time I saw it, it was not even an elemental rank Pokemon. Man, how do you rank up your Pokemon so fast.", sighed Steven.
Steven like Axel also had a lot of resources, training guides, and teachers to train and guide him. But he could not even train his Pokemon like Axel was doing right now.
'Is this why he was able to beat Cynthia? This guy is a monster.', thought Steven.
"Steven, I am pretty sure about the ranks of my own Pokemon. So, can you help me or not?"
"If your Togetic has reached the pseudo-king rank stage then it might be able to hold it. But if its foundation is not solid, anything could happen. So, be prepared."
"Dude, you have still not told me if you can help me or not."
"I cannot not. I am sorry about that.", sighed Steven.
"So, all the lecture was for nothing?"
"Hey, I didn't expect you to want a peak-grade evolution stone. I only had 1 high-grade evolution and multiple low and medium-grade shiny stones."
"So, do you know any place where I can get peak grade shiny stone?", asked Axel.
"Axel, you do not understand the rarity of shiny stone. I am very fond of collecting these types of stones and even with the resources of my entire company, I don't have a peak grade shiny stone.
So, I am confident that no one in the entire world has a peak-grade shiny stone right now. There might be some exceptional people, who might have them but you will never get to meet them 'cause they love to keep themselves hidden."
"There is a 'but', right?"
"Yes, there is a 'but'. But I don't know to think that you might be able to do it."
"Just tell me."
"There is an island in the Johto region called Yam-Yam Bay. It is believed that there is a deep cave inside this island and at the end of this cave, there is a very high-quality shiny stone. But it is just a rumor. Not one has been able to get it till now."
"Why has no one been able to get it?", asked Axel.
"That is still a mystery. The island is a mysterious place where a lot of accidents happen. There are some people that had been able to go inside the cave and come back alive.
Some of them were even able to get some peak-grade shiny stones. But none of them had been able to go till the end of the cave.
The island faces a lot of tsunamis and it happens mostly when someone tries to enter it. The reason why there are some peak-grade shiny stones in the world right now is due to this cave. But most of them had already been used and those that are not have been hidden properly."
"So, what is at the end of this cave? Are there any speculations?"
"Yes, it is speculated that there is a legendary-grade shiny stone at the end of the cave."
"Legendary grade? Are you sure?", asked Axel clearly not believing Steven.
Legendary-grade stones were so rare that only a handful of stones were available in the entire world. Nobody knew the exact affect of these stones cause it had not been used till now.
Pokemons use evolution stones mostly when they are in common rank. There were some exceptions like Togetic, who used evolution stones at pseudo-king rank. Even for Togetic, peak-grade stones were already the upper limit.
So, there have been no Pokemon that have used legendary grade evolution stones till now. But that doesn't mean that it was not valuable.
"Axel, I will send you the details of the cave and that island. Don't be overconfident and try to go to the end of the cave. You might lose your life.", warned Steven.
"Don't worry. I am not so stupid."
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Evolving Togetic right now was essential. After the final evolution, a lot of things would change for Togetic. It would be able to create another core. The mastery of cores would increase and this was crucial for the coming tide battle.
Yet, Axel was very busy with training right now. 2 weeks had passed and he had yet to achieve all the things that he had planned. He could not spare any time to go there right now.
"Sir, why don't we think of this as a mission for our team members? We will just tell them to get a peak-grade stone from the cave and they will also experience the outside world.", suggested Krishna.
"That might be a good idea but the place is filled with danger. It is not safe to send those rookies to such a dangerous place.", sighed Axel.
"Sir, I believe that you should start to trust us more than that. If you think that we are weak, try to protect all of us, then we will not be able to grow. Yes, there is a chance of death, but that is a risk that we have to take.
We are training for tide battles. If we cannot even take that risk, then we will not be able to grow.", said Krishna.
"Sigh, maybe you are right. We might train all of them to the limit, but until they experience the tide of battle and war, they will not be able to grow. Let's do one thing. Get 7 newcomers and 3 experienced team members. I will personally lead this team.", said Axel.
Krishna wanted to send one of the commanders for this mission instead of Axel but the commanders were very busy monitoring and training their team members. So, they could not be used.
"When are we going, sir?"
"Tomorrow. We will set up a plan today and leave tomorrow. The place will take a day to reach as per Steven's words. We will try to complete this mission in a week."
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After getting some time, Axel was finally free enough to see the new status page of Togetic.
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Pokemon's name: Togetic
Pokemon Nickname: NA
Pokemon Rank: Pseudo-king rank
Pokemon Type: Fairy/Flying
Ability: Serene Grace (100%)
Hidden ability: Super luck (100%)
Potential: Black (Monstrous)
Health: 6500/6500 Attack: E
Agility: D Defense: E
Sp. Atk: D+ Sp. Def: D
Moves:
Active move: Stored power (E) (Lvl 46), Future sight (E) (Lvl 47), Wish (E) (Lvl 51), Metronome (G) (Lvl 39), Extrasensory (E) (Lvl 50), Head butt (E) (Lvl 44), Charm (G) (Lvl 32), Dazzling gleam (E) (Lvl 50), Nasty Plot (E) (Lvl 40), Sunny day (E) (Lvl 41), Flamethrower (E) (Lvl 46), Tackle (G) (lvl 39), Egg defense (E) (Lvl 50), Crafty Shield (E) (Lvl 44), Moonlight (E) (Lvl 45), Aerial ace (E) (Lvl 50), Fairy wind (E) (Lvl 51), Thunder wave (E) (Lvl 44), Play rough (G) (Lvl 38), Moon blast (E) (Lvl 50), Solar beam (E) (Lvl 45), Mud bomb (G) (Lvl 39), Twin beam (G) (Lvl 39), Fairy Clone (U) (Lvl 19)
Passive move: Feelings (Stage I), 100 Healing seals (Stage I)
Ancient power: 10%
Hidden power: Fairy (60%)
Fairy Dew: 70% consumed
Core: Fairy (mastered)
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Nasty Plot (Togetic) (Level 40): Can use it 4 times. While using this move, the defense of the user increases by 300% for 10 seconds.
Solar beam (Togetic) (Level 40): Can fire 3 beams back to back with each successive beam stronger than the last.
(Level 45): Each of the beam would rotate clock wise at high speed. This increases the speed and the power of the attack.
Moon blast (Togetic) (Level 40): Can also use it in day time. But the effect will be reduced.
(Level 45): Has a 60% chance to lower the special attack stats of the enemy.
(Level 50): The move is faster than before. Has a chance to totally freeze the target. If the move hits, the speed of the enemy will also decrease.
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It was not a totally new upgrade in the move section but Togetic had gotten more powerful.
"Togetic, just focus on upgrading your passive move and then also on 'Sunny day' for now. We will be going to a new island tomorrow to get you a shiny stone for your evolution."
Togetic jumped in surprise and happiness. Finally, it was going to evolve into Togekiss. It had dreamed about this day and now it was going to happen.
Unlike Togetic, Axel was not feeling so good. Because he received the data about Yam-Yam Bay.
"Krishna, did you gather those 10 individuals?", asked Axel.
"No sir. This might take an hour. Most of the commanders want their captain to participate for more experience.", said Krishna.
"Do it fast. I want to set up a meeting in an hour. We need to discuss this new island."
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Krishna was very efficient with his job. Within an hour, a team had been selected. All of them with all the commanders were now sitting in the meeting hall looking at Axel for further instructions.
"Since we are all here. Let's start with an introduction."