Chapter 46
Realistic Pokémon Training
In addition to reaction speed, Wei Xin also tested Ralts' jumping ability, single-strength limit, instantaneous burst speed, and psychic limit lifting power, and compared it with real-world objects.
With this data, Wei Xin can judge what actions Ralts can take in actual battles, and can also effectively prevent command errors caused by his own misjudgment.
Wei Xin's training approach inspired Mary, so she also took the equipment and tested her Pokémon.
"Bastard, use Thunder Punch!" As Bastard unleashed his electrified fist, Marie pressed the stopwatch, and the numbers on it surprised her.
"12ms? Is the reaction speed of the Bad Frog really that fast?"
The reaction speeds of the long-haired troll and Morpeko are both around 120ms, but the reaction speed of the bad frog is actually ten times that of them?
Wei Xin leaned over and glanced at the numbers on the pocket watch. It was indeed not that Mary had missed a zero. After a moment of contemplation, he concluded: "12ms is the speed at which Bad Frog attacks, not her reaction speed. Bad Frog just predicted your command."
"Is that so?" Mary looked at the naughty frog.
Mischievous Frog: "Tsk!"
Marie: "..."
Knowing the tactics of training in advance...
The tricks of the rascal gave Wei Xin a bit of inspiration. As the number of battles increased, the cooperation between the Pokémon and the trainer gradually became more and more tacit. Through their understanding of each other, they were able to perform many extreme maneuvers.
So, if Ralts could use telepathy to read my thoughts directly, could I launch a surprise attack during a battle?
The elephant kicks, but I'm actually throwing a punch.
They can also use telepathy to read the opponent's tactics and predict their moves.
You can look into it when you have time.
"There's only one endurance test left." Wei Xin put the equipment in his bag, did some stretching, and planned to train with Ralts.
After all, trainers are also athletes, and the physical exertion of commanding a 6v6 match is no less than that of a free-fighting match.
Furthermore, when traveling in the future, if you encounter special circumstances, danger, or attacks, even if you can't rush up and punch the other party, you must ensure that you have the ability to escape.
Let's set a small goal first: let's run 5,000 meters with Ralts.
"Want to go for a run? Count me in, I haven't exercised in ages."
Standing on the track with Marie and Lauras, Wei Xin confidently said, "When you start running, don't expect me to wait for you."
After running two laps, he was pale and out of breath on the grass in the center of the track.
Look at Wei Xin, he's just lousy.
Are you alright?
"Laru?"
Mary and Laluras stood beside Wei Xin, pacing back and forth, asking with puzzled concern.
At this moment, Mary and Laluras had already wrapped two loops around Wei Xin.
"Ugh, I can't take it anymore, let me rest for a bit. I feel like Gengar is beckoning me." Taking the drink from the Frog, Wei Xin took a big gulp and pleaded, panting heavily, "Aren't you guys tired at all?"
"It's alright," Mary said innocently.
Ralts was sweating a little, while Marie had just finished warming up.
"Could it be that Wei Xin, your stamina isn't very good?"
[Unexpectedly, even Wei Xin has things he's not good at.]
As if she had finally found a long-awaited weakness, Mary's inner thoughts carried a hint of schadenfreude.
Mary turned her head and glanced at the other students on the playground. Almost all of the Donghuang students had collapsed on the playground and were unable to get up.
"It seems like none of the students from Donghuang are very good at sports," Mary said, somewhat puzzled.
"There's no way around it. The physical education teachers at Donghuang School are always sick with colds. The most physical activity Donghuang students get during the school year is completing four exams on the last day of the semester."
"You guys go ahead, I'll catch up with them in a bit."
Marie continued training with Morpeko, Troll, and Ralts. Croagunk squatted next to Wei Xin, took out a metal ball from behind his back, and handed it to Wei Xin. It was a Machamp, a prize Croagunk had won in a strength test competition.
Made of a special alloy, it is incredibly hard. It is said that when this Machop is turned to its limit, even a Machamp using all four hands at the same time cannot suppress it. When thrown, it can even directly damage Pokémon, with power equivalent to moves like Shadow Ball and Energy Ball.
It is also a training tool for many Fighting-type Pokémon.
The scoundrel stared intently at Wei Xin.
"Do you want me to teach you how to use it?" Wei Xin asked. He didn't think the Bad Frog would want him, a weakling with a physique of only four, to try using the wrist ball.
The bad frog nodded.
Wei Xin activated the wrist ball, handed it to the Bad Frog, and taught the Bad Frog how to increase the power of the wrist ball.
Before long, the wrist ball emitted a loud roar due to its high-speed rotation, and even wisps of white steam rose from it.
"It's like a Rasengan." Wei Xin couldn't help but exclaim, then turned to observe how the other students trained their Pokémon.
A trainer took a sip of water and spat it on the Caterpie's face, trying to teach the Caterpie how to shoot its silk far and accurately.
A trainer, holding a long whip, demonstrated a whip technique to Snivy, attempting to improve Snivy's Vine Whip skill to make it more powerful and unpredictable.
A tearful lizard was frightened by the figure of the long whip, tears streaming down its face, and its figure disappeared on the playground.
Another student operated a drone, demonstrating many difficult flight maneuvers to the little finches in mid-air.
The most eye-catching sight was a senior student who, with a Kadabra, used his psychic powers on hard objects like iron pipes and steel bars. The originally hard building materials were molded into various shapes like clay, and finally assembled into life-size sculptures of himself and his trainer, attracting onlookers to stop and admire.
Real-world Pokémon training is much more difficult than in the games, but it's also more interesting.
"Should we prepare some trump cards for Ralts as well?" Wei Xin began to think during the break.
His first thought was the Counter Shield, also known as the Counter Punch Shield.
It is one of Ash Ketchum's most famous original tactics in the anime, which combines both offense and defense.
However, this tactic has two problems. First, it consumes a lot of the Pokémon's stamina. If used at the wrong time, it will only waste stamina. Second, it is too easy to be imitated.
As long as a Pokémon has a ranged move, with a little training and once the tricks are mastered, almost all Pokémon can use it.
It can only be used for initial kills, and it will also increase the difficulty of subsequent games.
Therefore, Wei Xin set two requirements for himself: "First, this skill must be extensible and can evolve into many variations in battle, making it impossible for the opponent to defend against it. Second, it must be something that only Ralts can do, and other Pokémon cannot imitate it."
Wei Xin plans to conduct research on skills, strengths, characteristics, and tactics after returning home.
After Marie and Ralts finished running three more laps, Croagunk quietly walked to the sandpit and slammed the Machop, which was about to slip out of its control, into the sandpit. The force generated by the rotation stirred up the sand in the sandpit, blasting out Sobble, which was hiding in the sandpit.
The splashing sand flew towards Yundira. Yundira sensed the threat, manipulated its psychic powers, and precisely caught each grain of sand, gathering them in its palm to form a small sand sculpture.
The startled teardrop used its water gun to hit the little finches in the sky. The falling finches dodged the Snivy's whip and hit the Snivy in the face. The Snivy, now out of sight, swung its whip and slapped the caterpillar against the wall.
Having done all this, the mischievous frog grinned wickedly, sneaked over to Marie's side, and disappeared back into its Poké Ball.