Knowledge is Power

"Boss, four wife cakes, wife cakes, listen up!" A loud voice came from beside her. Mary turned her head and saw a handsome young man who raised his hand, pointed to the three words on the signboard, and shouted loudly.

"It's wife cake, four wife cakes, understand? Wife!"

"Got it, buddy. I'm not some old grandma who can't hear anymore." The shopkeeper wrapped up the pastry and handed it to Wei Xin.

What if my girlfriend hears this and misunderstands?

How rude of me, our love is purely platonic.

After accepting the lunch, Wei Xin turned his head and met Mary's gaze. He raised his left eyebrow slightly, placed his left hand on the side of his face, smiled brightly, and gave her a thumbs up.

The Morupai on her head is so cute.

Like a startled rabbit, Mary turned her head and unconsciously rubbed the hair by her ear, her face slightly flushed.

Why is he repeating himself? Is he... trying to help me?

Perhaps telepathy transcends national boundaries; although Wei Xin couldn't understand Galilee, he could understand Mary's inner thoughts.

Hmph, I was just passing by, I didn't come here specifically to help you, baka baka!

Wait a minute, why is my face suddenly burning?

[It's just because I'm ashamed of not being able to read, no, it must be because the moon is too bright! That's right! It's just because the climates of Donghuang and Galar are different, and I'm having some trouble adjusting.]

Hey, Mary, you need to stay calm and cool. Remember your basic manners as an idol. Also, since someone helped you, you should express your gratitude according to the traditions of the Donghuang people. It's just politeness.

How do you say thank you in Donghuang language?

After convincing herself, Mary raised her right hand, clenched her fist, coughed, turned to the person beside her, and said, "Thanks..."

Before Mary could even say thank you, she realized she was all alone.

"Are you looking for that guy from earlier?" The stall owner, chin in hand, watched Mary, who had missed her chance, with a knowing smile. "He left five minutes ago. You can still catch up with him now."

……

"How does the shortbread taste?" After buying some other food, they left the food street and ate as they walked. Before they knew it, Wei Xin had led Ralts to the school's battle zone.

It's called a combat zone, but it's actually a huge training ground with a total of sixteen rectangular combat areas, all of which are currently in use.

"Ralts!" Ralts munched on a biscuit, sitting on its trainer's neck, its legs swinging gently with delight.

"Since you like it, I'll make it for you myself next time." With that, Wei Xin led Ralts to a battlefield and watched the seniors' matches with great interest.

This was also to cultivate Ralts' interest in Pokémon battles.

The Pokémon on the field are Gengar and Marowak (Alolan Form).

"Ralts, how about we guess who will be standing on the field in the end?" With that, Wei Xin cut the last piece of shortbread in two.

"Ralts!" Ralts became interested. She pointed at Gengar. In most Pokémon's understanding, bigger is better and bigger is stronger, so in terms of size, Gengar has an advantage.

"Okay, I'll choose Gala Gala." Wei Xin smiled.

The battle began, and under the trainer's command, Gengar used its unpredictable movements to wear down Marowak's HP from a distance. Marowak's Flame Charge attack failed to hit Gengar. The only effective move was when it used Bone Club to break Gengar's move and then used Swords Dance.

"Ralts!" Ralts proudly put his hands on his hips, feeling confident of victory.

"No rush, let's keep watching." Wei Xin patted Ralts' head, his gaze falling on the bone in Marowak's hand.

That bone club was unusually thick.

"Give up! Marowak's stamina is like a candle flickering in the wind. It probably can't even withstand one of my Gengar's moves. Even with a Swords Dance buff, it still can't defeat my Gengar!"

"Don't speak too soon! Gara-gara, use Flame Charge."

"Gara!" The ghostly blue flames completely enveloped Gara Gara.

Flame Charge is a powerful move, but it can also cause significant damage to the user.

"He's courting death. Since that's the case, Gengar will stop him and use Will-O-Wisp."

"Goblin!" Gengar stuck out its tongue, raised its two short arms, and nine will-o'-the-wisps floated around Gengar before shooting them at Marowak.

"Crackling sound! Use the bone club to scatter all the will-o'-the-wisps!"

"Gara!" Gara roared angrily, wielding his bone club to form an impenetrable barrier that scattered all the will-o'-the-wisps.

Not only that, the dissipated will-o'-the-wisp was absorbed by the rapidly advancing Marowak, which was engulfed in flames, enhancing the power of Flare Charge. Marowak's small body transformed into a burning meteor, leaving a dazzling trail, charging towards Gengar with unparalleled courage.

Logically speaking, even if the sword dance was performed once, the crackling Flame Charge shouldn't have such power.

Gengar's trainer sensed something was wrong and quickly shouted, "Gengar, get out of the way!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. Marowak crashed directly into Gengar's belly, causing a violent explosion with a bang, and the resulting smoke and dust enveloped the entire battlefield.

After the smoke cleared, Marowak was seen sitting on the ground with a thud, wiping the sweat from his forehead with lingering fear, while Gengar lay on the ground, his eyes filled with only two circles.

"Gengar is unable to battle, Marowak wins." Wei Xin announced the result with a chopped arm.

"This is impossible. How could Marowak's Flare Blitz have such incredible power? And why didn't Marowak suffer any damage from the recoil?" Gengar's trainer asked after recalling Gengar.

"Ha, you think I'd tell you?" said the Marowak trainer.

Pokémon battles are a highly competitive game, and trainers usually keep their own strategies secret unless someone else figures them out.

"Ralts~" Ralts tilted its head, also looking a little confused.

"Because of the bone club in Galagal's hand," Wei Xin explained.

"The item that Marowak is holding is called Thick Bone, which doubles his physical attack and adds a 1.5x boost to his STAB damage. Combined with his Hard Head ability, he can avoid reflected damage, but of course, he can't avoid the damage from Self-Destruct," Wei Xin said.

"There was also the previous Sword Dance upgrade. Assuming the original Flame Charge power was 120, after stacking these buffs, the power exceeded 700."

"I see!" Gengar's trainer exclaimed in realization.

What are you doing? Ouch.

The trainer of the Marowak turned his head, tilted his head, and pointed at Wei Xin.

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[I finally figured out a tactic, and you're just going to reveal it to me like this?]

"You little brat, are you deliberately picking a fight?"

"In fact, this is not even the maximum power of Flame Charge," Wei Xin added with a light laugh.

"It can still be improved!" Upon hearing this, the Marowak trainer exclaimed in surprise.

This tactic was something he and Galahad figured out after a long time of experimentation, and they thought they had reached their limit.

"Yeah, if there's a weather setter in the team who can keep the field sunny, the power of fire-attribute skills will increase by 1.5 times. Even if it's a reverse attribute, it probably won't be able to withstand a Crackling attack," Wei Xin added.

"Furthermore, sunny weather can reduce the damage from Water-type Pokémon, ensuring that Marowak can safely unleash this combo."

"That being said, Marowak also has to be wary of some special Pokémon moves, such as Knock Off. If I were Gengar's trainer, I would definitely try to take Marowak's Bone Club away."

"Ralts~" Ralts suddenly realized, but losing the bet with the trainer left her feeling a little disappointed.

"That's the power of knowledge. The more you know, the more solutions you can find when facing problems," Wei Xin said, handing half a shortbread to Ralts in encouragement.

"Ralts!" Ralts, holding a shortbread, stood up, raised his hand, and punched the air twice, his hands itching to throw a straight punch.

"You're still young now. Once you're a little older, I'll create a training plan for you, along with a bunch of tactics. By then, we'll definitely be able to defeat all the Pokémon." Wei Xin smiled to himself.

Although most Pokémon are born with some combat abilities for survival, as the saying goes, if you want to build a tall building, you need a solid foundation. Even though Ralts was born with a talent for psychic abilities, Wei Xin still planned to let her get her body back in shape before she started training.

After all, Ralts is only two days old, and it's not advisable to force it to grow too fast, especially since Ralts isn't a Grass Pokémon.

Just as he was about to leave with Ralts, he turned around and saw two people with painted faces and wearing punk clothes walking aggressively toward him.

"You were the one who was talking to Miss Mary just now, weren't you?"