Pokémon Court-Chapter 580: Ghost-type Event : Thriller Paradise

Gallade’s current state made Terrance even more frustrated than not being able to win.

Terrance wanted to know what exactly Gallade was thinking.

Why would a battle meant for entertainment bring about such negative emotions...

"You’ve already done well enough."

Terrance’s consolation only made Gallade nod slightly. This kind of reaction left Terrance confused in the end.

He didn’t want to see Gallade like this. If Gallade kept acting this way, Terrance feared he wouldn’t even have the heart to participate in the upcoming festival events.

Looking at Gallade, Terrance fell silent for a while.

"I really don’t understand what you’re so disappointed about..." Terrance covered his forehead, helpless.

"If you’re upset about losing to Lucario, I can understand that. But your current attitude, I really don’t get it."

Terrance placed his hand on Gallade’s shoulder and asked, "Or do you believe that just because you worked hard, you should be able to get what you want?"

Gallade raised its head slightly, its gaze somewhat evasive.

Terrance’s words hit the mark. The earliest unfair treatment, and the process of finally gaining power through effort, had caused Gallade to become somewhat addicted to the feeling of having strength.

It still wanted to become stronger. Those early unfair experiences made Gallade want to grow even more powerful.

But after four months of effort, it was still easily defeated by Lucario. This left Gallade in low spirits.

"As I thought..." Seeing Gallade’s expression, Terrance knew he had guessed right.

"Gallade, listen. If others are also working hard, then we have no reason to believe our results are unfair. If you only focus on yourself, giving yourself too much credit while denying others theirs, someone like that will never be the one who wins in the end. Do you understand?"

"Instead of being upset that your training didn’t bring the results you wanted, why not think about what you’ve gained along the way? Haven’t you thought about those Pokémon you easily defeated, and how their Trainers must have felt? Who can guarantee that they didn’t also train hard?"

"Rather than feeling frustrated about how little you’ve achieved, think about how much you’ve actually gained...."

Sigh...

Terrance wasn’t a psychologist. Even though he knew a bit about medical treatment, it didn’t include mental disorders. Gallade’s psychological shift genuinely worried Terrance.

"Your efforts will not be in vain. The process might take a bit longer, but think about it, you’ve already made rapid progress. Keep a good mindset. I’ll be waiting for you."

Gently placing the Poké Ball beside Gallade, Terrance quietly watched it.

After a long while...

"Gall...ade..." Gallade spoke softly, nodded, and touched the Poké Ball, returning into it.

"Gallade..." Terrance picked up Gallade’s Poké Ball and gazed at it intently.

Recalling the time he had nervously taken Ralts into the Saffron Gym, it really had been a long time ago.

Time... passes so quickly.

As a Pokémon’s strength changes, so too does their mindsets constantly change...

"Believe in yourself." Terrance softly said to Gallade’s Poké Ball, then put it down.

This time... perhaps it’s a transformation for Gallade, a transformation of its mentality.

Even though it had already moved past its early unfair experiences, namely the strange illness, and had become stronger, it seemed Gallade still hadn’t truly let go of that past.

"When Gallade fully lets go and finds a new goal, it will become even more remarkable."

Terrance could sense it, this was a hurdle that he and Gallade were facing together. If Gallade could overcome it, the bond between them would become even stronger.

"Let’s work hard together."

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In the end, the winner of the Fighting-type event was Albus, who achieved an overwhelming victory, dominating Gym Leaders, their disciples, and even several well-known Trainers and Coordinators—utterly imposing.

With that, Albus claimed his second victory. As a Trainer, he now had one more win than Unova’s former Elite Four Leo, with a total comparable to Wallace.

"This guy..." Terrance shook his head.

Up next were the Ghost-type, Grass-type, and Bug-type events.

Terrance had already reviewed the event details, and he planned to have Mismagius participate in the Ghost-type event. This time, there were no bizarre rules to deal with; Terrance was determined to win.

As for the Bug-type event, Terrance didn’t intend for Beautifly to participate.

Judging by the event rules, the level of ridiculousness was comparable to the Fire-type event... And as for the number of participants in the Bug-type event, Terrance believes it might not be any fewer than the participants of the Flying-type event. freewēbnoveℓ.com

However, based on the description in the event manual, this event likely wouldn’t wrap up as quickly as the Flying-type event.

Beautifly had already demonstrated its strength thoroughly and didn’t need to prove itself again. Terrance planned to use this time to complete the final step in granting Altaria its totem aura.

"Who could possibly stop me in the Ghost-type event?!"

Terrance was brimming with confidence. Unlike Arcanine and Gallade, who had been limited by rules and couldn’t unleash their full power, this Ghost-type event was very favorable to Terrance...and to Mismagius.

The name of the event: Thriller Paradise!

That’s right. In other words—it was all about scaring each other.

It was a test of Ghost-type Pokémon’s willpower and courage, as well as their ability to frighten others.

Here, the act of scaring examines the Ghost-type Pokémon’s abilities such as elusiveness, Hypnosis, illusion skills, disruption, and more. The twist, however, was that other Ghost-type Pokémon were quite familiar with these tactics and had a certain resistance to them. So the event was both awkward and difficult.

There were already few Ghost-type Pokémon to begin with, and even fewer who could perform well in such challenges. Although the entry threshold was high, the content of the event was quite different from earlier ones, making it seem very interesting.

"Is this a test to see whose Ghost-type Pokémon gets scared out of its mind first?" Terrance smiled.

Afterward, Terrance contacted the Mossdeep City Laboratory. There weren’t any research facilities in Sootopolis City that met his needs, but Mossdeep City had what he required.

The arrangements had already been discussed beforehand, and this time, Terrance finalized the schedule with them. Right after the Ghost-type event, he would be heading there.

Terrance couldn’t say exactly how long he would be away. However, if things moved quickly on this end and he needed to register for something, his assistant Sharan could handle it on his behalf. Additionally, if he needed to return urgently, Terrance could temporarily head back and pause the work over there.

As long as Altaria could successfully obtain the totem aura before the final battle ndround, everything would be fine.

Arcanine, who had participated in the shooting event earlier, had not revealed its totem aura, so it was still one of Terrance’s hidden trump cards.

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