[Main Quest: National Gym Badges]
[Quest Requirements: Obtain National Gym Badges]
- Obtain 3 National Gym Badges. Reward: 30,000 points, Mewtwo Fragments x3
- Obtain 6 National Gym Badges. Reward: 60,000 points, Mewtwo Fragments x6, Early Pseudo-Champion Experience Card (10 minutes)
- Obtain 12 National Gym Badges. Reward: 120,000 points, Mewtwo Fragments x15, Mid Pseudo-Champion Experience Card (10 minutes), Golden Legend Fragments x4
- Obtain 18 National Gym Badges. Reward: 180,000 points, Mewtwo Fragments x30, Peak Champion Experience Card (10 minutes), Golden Legend Fragments x5, Special Ability Upgrade Card x1
[Note: This quest offers phased rewards. Each completed phase will grant the corresponding reward.]
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When the system first issued this quest, Julian had just recently become an Elite-level Trainer. At that time, he lacked the strength to challenge National-level Gyms.
Thus, it was only now that he finally completed this quest.
After finishing the main quest, Julian received a total of:
- 390,000 points
- 54 Mewtwo Fragments
- 9 Golden Legend Fragments
- 1 Special Ability Upgrade Card
- Several experience cards
Among these, the points were arguably the least significant but also the most practical, as with enough points, Julian could purchase many valuable items.
With the additional 390,000 points, Julian’s total points now finally exceeded one million—currently standing at 1,010,000 points.
As for Mewtwo Fragments, Julian originally had 30. These fragments were exceptionally hard to obtain. He had used 10 during the Haitian City incident, and through daily system quests—which rarely rewarded Mewtwo Fragments—he managed to accumulate more.
Now, with the 54 fragments from the main quest, he possesses a total of 84 Mewtwo Fragments. It seemed he was not far from reaching 100.
If he truly collected all 100 Mewtwo Fragments and summoned Mewtwo, wouldn’t that make him virtually invincible?
And with the 9 Golden Legend Fragments from the quest plus the 6 he already had, Julian now has 15 Golden Legend Fragments.
10 Golden Legend Fragments could be synthesized into one complete Golden Legend.
[Golden Legend: Instantly upgrades the potential of a Purple-grade Pokémon to Gold-grade. (Note: Can be used to further enhance already Gold-grade Pokémon)]
Originally, Julian had planned to use this to upgrade Metagross’s potential to Gold-grade. Unexpectedly, even before completing the main quest, Metagross’s potential had already reached Gold—which was a pleasant surprise.
Then he considered using it on Aggron, but after reading the note, Julian's eyes narrowed slightly.
If Gold-grade potential could still be improved by using this thing, did that mean Gold-grade was not the highest potential?
All the Pokémon Julian had seen with Gold-grade potential were First-class Legendaries—like Mew, Kyogre, and Mewtwo.
So far, Julian had only encountered these three First-class Legendaries, and all of them had Gold-grade potential—with the only difference being slight variations in their levels.
If there existed a potential higher than the Gold-grade, what kind of Pokémon could possess it?
Arceus!!
A Pokémon’s image suddenly flashed through Julian’s mind.
Regarding Arceus, no country in the world had ever seen it, but its existence was beyond doubt.
Many nations had found ancient stone tablets in Ruins, and after deciphering them, some contained content related to Arceus. Those records even stated that the entire Pokémon world was created by Arceus—including the Pokémon themselves.
Although no one had ever seen Arceus, its existence was widely acknowledged among Pokémon scholars.
In fact, the highest academic honor in the field of Pokémon studies was called the Arceus Award—symbolizing its supreme and unparalleled status. It also indirectly showed that Arceus’ status among Pokémon was above all others—above even First-class Legendaries.
If there was any Pokémon with a potential higher than Gold-grade, Julian believed it could only be Arceus—the one with eighteen plates.
Since Gold-grade potential could still be enhanced, then—
Without hesitation, Julian used it on Metagross.
His philosophy for his team had always been "one supreme, multiple powerhouses," with Metagross as the "one supreme."
Julian had consistently prioritized its development, investing more resources into it than any other Pokémon.
And when he gave Metagross the Golden Legend, the effect was immediate.
"Just as I thought."
Through the Probing Eyes, Julian saw that one-third of Metagross’s originally Gold potential had now transformed into a rainbow color.
This meant there was indeed a potential higher than Gold-grade: the Rainbow-grade.
However, to fully elevate the Gold-grade potential, at least three Golden Legends or multiple Ultimate Treasures would be required.
Not just any treasure, but Ultimate Treasures—anything less would have no effect on enhancing Metagross’s potential.
"How do you feel?" Julian asked.
"Meta~"
Metagross: "Pretty good."
Though it didn’t know what its Trainer had just given it, after consuming the item, it felt a soothing electric current course through its body, leaving it extremely comfortable.
Watching Metagross’ body tremble slightly, Julian’s expression turned a bit strange.
Metagross: "What are you thinking?"
Julian: "Nothing, just that you seem even cooler now."
Metagross fell silent, though its eyes clearly showed satisfaction at Julian’s words.
Ten Golden Legend Fragments had been merged into one. Julian still had five fragments left—halfway to synthesizing another one.
As for the other rewards:
[Special Ability Upgrade Card: Upgrades a special ability by one level. (Note: Cannot upgrade abilities already at the highest tier).]
Julian possessed both Aura and Psychic abilities, and both were already at the highest tier. Thus, this card was useless to him now. It would have been quite valuable if he had obtained it earlier.
'What a pity…'
Similarly, the several Pseudo-Champion Experience Cards were also regrettable. Now that Julian was a Champion, these cards were essentially obsolete.
However, the Peak Champion Experience Card could still be quite useful.
At full power, Metagross could go toe-to-toe with a Peak Champion, but such intense bursts couldn’t be sustained for more than a few minutes at most.
With the Peak Champion Experience Card, however, Metagross could temporarily wield true Peak Champion-level strength—a significant advantage in critical moments.
As for the other Pseudo-Champion Experience Cards, Julian figured he could use them on Dragonite, Lucario, and other Pokémon still at the Elite tier—they could definitely make good use of them.
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