Chapter 164 - 164: Purchase of a Flying Pokémon
According to Cain's prior plan, he might have stayed a bit longer in Ecruteak City to see if he could have the chance to interact with some of the city's minor families and learn techniques for training Ghost-type Pokémon, such as specialized combat tactics for Gastly.
Although in his previous life, Cain had his own knowledge to train Gastly up to Gengar, he was still interested in the unique techniques of certain families.
However, due to the incidents at the Lake of Rage base and the battle in the Misty Forest, he had already been delayed quite a bit.
Deciding not to stay any longer, Cain headed straight to the Ecruteak City bus station.
Although buses to Mahogany Town ran only once or twice a day, those to Goldenrod City were more frequent, almost every three hours.
With his League ID card, Cain had no trouble buying a ticket, and after waiting a short while, he boarded a bus to Goldenrod City.
To reach Saffron City quickly, taking the magnetic train from Goldenrod City was the fastest option.
The four-day journey that Cain and Murkrow had made on foot now took only four hours by bus.
Leaving the luxurious Goldenrod City station, Cain headed directly to the city's black market.
Previously, on his way to Ice Mountain, Cain had defeated two Team Rocket recruits and obtained a Golbat and an Arbok from them, both of good quality.
Since he was wary of selling them in Mahogany Town due to potential issues, he had held onto them until now and decided to sell them in Goldenrod City.