Chapter 21: Cerulean City Police Station

Pokémon Center.

"Mr. Gary, your Pokémon have all recovered." Nurse Joy handed the tray to Gary. There were 6 grooves on the tray, 5 of which were filled with Poké Balls, and only one was empty.

But I believe that this groove will be filled soon.

"Thank you."

Gary took his Pokémon back and went to the police station.

In the lobby of the police station.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?" A policeman in the lobby saw Gary, a teenager, coming in and took the initiative to ask.

"Hello, my name is Gary, and I came to the Cerulean City Police Station to adopt Growlithe." Gary introduced.

"Do you have anything to prove your identity?" The policeman in charge of reception knew that someone named Gary would come to adopt Growlithe, but he was not sure of the identity of the person in front of him.

"This should be able to prove my identity." Gary took out the Pokémon Pokédex and handed it to the policeman.

The policeman knew Pokémon Pokédex, took it, opened it, and pressed the button on it.

Professor Oak's voice came from the Pokémon Pokédex.

"This Pokédex is from Pallet Town Trainer Gary."

While the announcement was being made, a photo of Gary appeared on the screen of the Pokémon Pokédex to prove his identity.

"No problem, please follow me." After confirming Gary's identity, the police no longer had any doubts and took Gary to the breeding house in the police's backyard.

Every police station in a big city has a breeding house that specializes in raising canine Pokémon. The police station in Kanto naturally raises Growlithe and Arcanine.

There is a female Arcanine in the police station in Cerulean City, so Growlithe was born.

"Colby, the Trainer who came to pick up Growlithe is here, you bring all the Growlithe out." When they arrived at the breeding house, the police called out the colleague who was responsible for raising Growlithe.

Colby is also a police officer who is responsible for taking care of the Pokémon in the police station. Normally, he does not go on missions.

Colby looked at Gary, his face was calm. He was usually responsible for taking care of the Pokémon in the police station, and he had a lot of feelings for the Pokémon here.

He also knew that the Trainers who could come to the police station to adopt Growlithe were not normal, so he was worried that some second-generation rich people would rely on their family connections to get Growlithe.

"You are Gary, right?" Colby asked.

"Yes."

Gary could see that Colby in front of him was not in a good mood for him, and he didn't know why he was like this. It seemed that he had never dealt with people in the police station.

"Although you are qualified to adopt Growlithe, as a breeder of Growlithe, I need to see how strong you are." Colby said.

Gary was stunned.

This Colby wanted to have a Pokémon battle with him.

"Colby, what are you doing?" The police colleague next to him was also confused and stopped him immediately.

The policeman saw the Pokémon Pokédex and knew that Gary had a close relationship with Professor Oak. If Gary was offended, no one could save Colby.

"Gary, Colby just cares too much about Growlithe and thinks that the Trainer who wants to adopt Growlithe must have sufficient skills. He is not targeting you." The policeman explained quickly.

"I understand." Gary nodded and said indifferently: "Since Mr. Colby wants to test my strength, let's have a duel."

"That's just what I want. If you win, I will let you choose a Growlithe to take away." Colby is also a reasonable person. He originally planned to give Gary a Growlithe to send him away. Since the other party is so brave, he doesn't mind opening a back door for Gary.

Gary also immediately understood the meaning of Colby's words.

It seems that Professor Oak's face is not so easy to use. The other party promised to give Growlithe, but he didn't think of giving it to a Growlithe with good potential.

No wonder Gary's Arcanine was killed by Snorlax's destruction ray, it seems that this is the reason.

In this case, Gary's Arcanine was also obtained through Professor Oak's relationship.

After all, the number of wild Growlithe is too rare, and the Growlithe that can survive in the wild will not be too bad.

"Okay, then where do we fight?" Gary asked.

"There is a fighting field in the police station, nearby." Colby pointed behind him, and there was an open field not far away.

The police comrades were sweating. Although things did not develop in a bad direction, no one knew what Gary's character was like. What if they lost the game and Gary got angry?

...!

Gary and Colby came to the back field. The police colleagues had nothing to do, so they acted as referees.

"You look young, you have just become a Trainer not long ago." Colby said.

"Yes."

Gary did not deny it, after all, his age and appearance were there.

"Then let's have a 1-on-1 battle, no problem." Colby said.

It can be seen that Colby is a very upright person. Knowing that Gary is a Rookie Trainer, he did not suggest a battle with multiple Pokémon.

"Then can we start?" Gary asked.

Although Colby looks very old, Gary does not think that Colby is that strong. The level of Pokémon grows according to potential. If the potential is not good, even if it is given time to grow, the level will not be raised.

If Colby is really strong, it is impossible to only raise Growlithe in the police station.

"The battle begins, my Pokémon is this!" Colby throws a Poké Ball.

Great!

A dog Pokémon that looks like a Xia Shih Tzu appears.

"Herdier!"

Gary was a little surprised. Herdier is a dog Pokémon unique to the Unova Region and is also a Pokémon used exclusively by the police there.

[LV26 Herdier♂/Normal]

As Gary guessed, Colby's Pokémon is very ordinary. This Herdier has only ordinary potential and can only be upgraded to level 30 at most.

Moreover, Herdier has another stage of evolution. It can evolve into Stoutland at level 32. Unfortunately, this Herdier has only ordinary qualifications and can only grow to level 30 at most. It may not even grow to level 30.

"Golbat, leave it to you." Gary threw out the Poké Ball casually.

Great!

"Da!"

Golbat appeared and followed Gary. He had experienced several battles with Trainer. After seeing Herdier, he knew that he was going to fight and immediately became alert.

Seeing that the Pokémon sent by Gary was Golbat, Colby was immediately embarrassed because his Herdier did not have long-range skills and could not launch an effective attack on air units.

"Herdier, use Work Up!" Colby ordered, choosing to increase Herdier's attack power first and wait for an opportunity to attack.

"Woof woof!"

Herdier barked wildly, and a red glow appeared around his body, and his attack ability was increased by 1 level.

It can be seen that Colby has some skills, but the Pokémon is not very clear. Gary snapped his fingers and ordered: "Golbat, use Supersonic."

"Bat!"

Golbat emitted a harsh sound wave and hit Herdier.