Chapter 9: Floette's Training
The morning departure was uneventful. Apart from his older sister Yuan Zihua coming to see Chen Xi off, the rest of the Yuan Family merely cast a distant glance.
As for a farewell party, Yuan Jin felt annoyed by Chen Xi, so it was decided not to hold one.
Chen Xi had originally been pondering how to bring his personal maid, Xiao Lian, with him, as she could handle many of his miscellaneous tasks.
Unfortunately, the spatial backpack couldn't fit people, and Xiao Lian herself couldn't ride a bicycle, so Chen Xi had to reluctantly give up on that idea.
He then set off alone on his bicycle towards Oreburgh City, his destination naturally being the Oreburgh Gym in Oreburgh City.
The Yuan Family's sphere of influence was primarily the Eternal Forest. Before Sinnoh was controlled by the Alliance, the Yuan Family's core was Eterna City.
It wasn't until the local Sinnoh faction was suppressed by the Alliance faction, and the Yuan Family was targeted, that the Yuan Family moved out of Eterna City and established Floaroma Town.
Before that, the Yuan Family had essentially been the masters of Eterna City.
So, at this moment, Chen Xi was also starting from Eterna City, traveling along Route 206, and heading towards Oreburgh City.
However, the current Route 206 didn't have long, dedicated cycling paths; it was merely a public road with overgrown weeds on both sides.
Chen Xi even occasionally saw a few Geodude, proudly blocking the middle of the road, disguised as rocks.
They ended up becoming Turtwig's experience points.
One by one, they lay unconscious by the roadside with huge lumps, and it was unknown who would pick up the easy gain.
Although Chen Xi was cycling towards Oreburgh City, he wasn't rushing there immediately. After all, Chen Xi wasn't like a certain protagonist, and there was no Ho-Oh waiting for him ahead.
He just needed to proceed step by step; he still had half a year, so there was no rush.
Therefore, after cycling about twenty li a day, Chen Xi found a downwind location near a water source. Most importantly, there was a campfire facility that Trainers often set up in the wild, and Chen Xi prepared to camp on the spot.
These facilities basically existed along this main road, with one or two every five kilometers or so.
They were mainly to provide a place for wild Trainers to stay. For many new Trainers, camping in these places was relatively safer.
Upon seeing this campfire facility, Chen Xi stopped advancing, mainly because Turtwig was tired.
For these twenty li, Chen Xi was responsible for cycling, while Turtwig was responsible for running.
Chen Xi consciously controlled his cycling speed, accompanying Turtwig all the way.
Although Turtwig occasionally rested along the way, after running twenty li, the tender sprout on its head looked a bit wilted.
"Twenty li is the limit?"
Chen Xi looked at the odometer on his bicycle. As soon as he stopped, he immediately took out water and dried berries from his spatial backpack, soaked the dried berries in the water, and offered them to Turtwig.
Chen Xi stroked it and said, "Drink! You've done very well. Today, I just wanted to see your limit. Tomorrow, you only need to run fifteen kilometers."
"Le'er? Pfft pfft pfft..." Turtwig lowered its head and drank large gulps of water.
Chen Xi smiled slightly at this scene but didn't disturb Turtwig's rest.
Chen Xi then took his Floette and began to collect firewood in the wild, preparing to make a fire and cook.
It must be said that finding firewood was probably the most dangerous thing, as he might encounter wild Small Elves.
However, with Floette by his side, dealing with these almost common-level Small Elves was not difficult at all.
He originally wanted to catch a Starly for a meal, but it seemed this area wasn't their territory; he didn't even see a single feather.
Chen Xi could only reluctantly eat the canned food he had prepared beforehand. It must be said that it tasted quite good occasionally.
Soon, it got dark. Chen Xi sprinkled Gloom's pollen powder around the tent, set up bell traps, and after completing a series of alert measures, he reluctantly went to sleep.
Although the world wasn't so bad that every person he met would try to rob him,
leaving a comfortable bed and only being able to sleep in a taut sleeping bag meant that this sleep was far from peaceful.
The next day, as soon as dawn broke, Chen Xi got up.
Upon waking, he also woke up Turtwig and Floette.
"Hua~ Hua!" (-` )
After being woken up, Floette still yawned reluctantly, clearly looking like she hadn't had enough sleep.
"Let's go fishing!" Chen Xi smiled at Floette.
Then Chen Xi said to Turtwig, "Your breakfast is ready.
Finish eating first. When we leave, you'll have to start running again. This is the best way to train your stamina.
So, it's best to recover your condition as much as possible now, before the sun comes out, otherwise, you'll suffer later."
"Le'er..." _(:3"∠)_
Turtwig was originally energetic, but upon hearing Chen Xi's words, it immediately slumped down listlessly.
It even looked at the Pokémon food Chen Xi had prepared, licked it once, and felt like chewing wax.
Regarding Turtwig's upbringing, to be honest, Chen Xi didn't demand much; he only hoped to lay a good foundation for Turtwig.
Because Chen Xi never expected Turtwig to become incredibly strong at the Turtwig stage; that was unrealistic.
In the initial stages, more battles are not necessarily better for Pokémon.
The most important thing at this stage is to build a foundation. As for tactical concepts and system planning, they should not be forced upon the Pokémon.
Because no matter how talented a Pokémon is, it is weak at this stage, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
And at this stage, the most important thing is to lay a foundation, to build a foundation for its future planning.
For example, Turtwig is a Grass Type Pokémon, so it needs to master Growth and Charge. For example, if its future development is towards defense, then offensive skills can be put aside for now, but its stamina must be abundant. At the very least, if it can't win against others, it should be able to exhaust them to death.
This way, when it enters the next stage, it will be suitable for the next training plan.
Therefore, Chen Xi didn't have too many other plans for Turtwig. As long as these two points were done well, for Chen Xi, his Turtwig's training at the Turtwig stage would be sufficient.
As for the rest, he could slowly arrange it after it evolved.
Of course, compared to Turtwig, Floette's development direction was different.
Chen Xi was fishing, and Floette was also fishing. Chen Xi used bait.
Floette, on the other hand, directly used Vine Whip in conjunction with Aromatherapy.
It must be said that the effect of this skill was much stronger than fishing techniques.
Soon, a Small Elf was caught. It was a yellow, yellow-haired duck.
Psyduck: "Quack quack?"
Chen Xi glanced at this little duck. Red, hmm, not a high potential.
Chen Xi said to Floette, "Can you talk to this Small Elf and have it use Water Gun?"
"Hua hua~" "Quack quack?" "Hua hua." "Quack quack?" "Hua hua!" "Quack quack?" ...
"Throw it in the water, next one!"
Chen Xi looked at the two little guys, who seemed to be endlessly bickering, and decisively said to Floette.
Floette didn't hesitate at all and directly flung the Psyduck into the river with a Vine Whip.
She continued to fish using the same method.
At this moment, Chen Xi's fishing rod remained motionless, while Floette's Vine Whip once again had a small creature hooked.
This time, a blue figure was reeled in.
"Golduck!"
This Small Elf was a Golduck, and as soon as it reached the shore, it displayed a very fierce demeanor.
"A Golduck, it should be easier to communicate with than a Psyduck. Talk to it and have it use Water Gun."
Chen Xi glanced at this orange-quality, Level 35 Golduck. Such a Small Elf was considered a Tyrant in this river.
In an instant, Floette used Vine Whip to tie up the Golduck, who hadn't even reacted yet.
And the next second, Floette approached the Golduck, holding an Energy Ball as big as its head, and said kindly,
"Hua hua." ψ(｀∇´)ψ
"Golduck!" Golduck indicated its deference to the powerful Floette.
The next second, the red gem on Golduck's head flashed, and under Golduck's control, a whirlpool formed in the river.
Although it was only the size of a sandbag-sized fist, Chen Xi searched for a long time before finding it.
"Mimic!"
Chen Xi commanded Floette, and Floette immediately mastered Water Gun for a short period through the Mimic skill.
Then Floette released the Golduck. The Golduck, freed from the Vine Whip, decisively jumped into the water, indicating it would no longer cause trouble.
Floette, on the other hand, walked step by step onto the water surface, and a fluid-like movement began to appear on Floette's body.
This was Protect, which allows a Pokémon's type to become consistent with the surrounding environment's type.
At this moment, a row of energy spheres floated around Floette's body, which was Awakening Power, and this was also Floette's cultivation.
Chen Xi knew about the existence of the Eternal Flower Floette, but at first, Chen Xi never harbored any hopes for something like the eternaflower.
The reason Chen Xi didn't let Floette evolve into Florges wasn't because Chen Xi didn't have something like a Shiny Ston.
It was because before letting Floette evolve, Chen Xi took a picture of Florges and showed it to Floette.
But Chen Xi didn't expect that Floette found it very displeasing after seeing it, so she refused to evolve.
For others, they would certainly hope their Pokémon would evolve into their complete form, but Chen Xi didn't insist on anything.
After all, Ash's Pikachu didn't evolve, didn't he still become a Pikachu God?
At worst, he could go to the Kalos region later, and if there was a chance, he would let Floette become an Eternal Flower mode existence.
Letting Floette evolve into the Eternal Flower mode might not necessarily require an eternaflower.
Perhaps with the help of the mythical Pokémon Xerneas, it could be done.
After all, it has the ability to turn Carbink into Diancie, so the difficulty of turning Floette into an Eternal Flower Floette should be lower, right?
And because Floette was unwilling to evolve into Florges, Chen Xi couldn't follow the normal Pokémon path, first letting it become a complete form, and then receiving the baptism of elemental infusion to become a Quasi-Heavenly King Pokémon.
Because Floette's physique could not withstand the ravages of elemental infusion; she would very likely be overwhelmed by this violent element.
Letting Floette go through the normal channel to break through to Elite Four level would almost be sending her to her death.
Therefore, Chen Xi could only choose another path, a path called a detour: Awakening Power.
Awakening Power is a very miraculous skill among Small Elves.
It allows a Small Elf to awaken special attacks that do not belong to its own type, and the awakening is almost random; no one knows what will be awakened.
Before elemental infusion was discovered to allow Small Elves to become Elite Four level, Awakening Power was a core skill for the strong.
Because at that time, people developed elemental transformation through Awakening Power and also developed Awakening Power of various types.
Whoever could awaken more powers and possess more types that countered the opponent, that Small Elf would be stronger.
Even if it awakened fifteen types, that Small Elf could break through its limitations without elemental infusion and have the possibility of continuing to advance to a Tianwang-level Small Elf.
This method was the only way for Trainers at that time to become Champion Trainers.
However, with the emergence of energy infusion and the concept of Elite Four level Trainers,
the method of Awakening Power was quickly discarded.
Because energy infusion only requires enough resources of the corresponding type and a fully evolved Small Elf that has reached Level 69.
As long as this Small Elf has the potential to grow into an Elite Four level, or even a Tianwang level, then this Small Elf can become an Elite Four level Small Elf through the method of energy infusion.
In contrast, those who took the path of Awakening Power would be stuck at the peak Level 69 of a Master Trainer until they comprehended fifteen types through Awakening Power.
This path requires far fewer resources than elemental infusion, but it relies more on the Pokémon's own comprehension.
Perhaps the Small Elf is extraordinarily gifted and comprehends seventeen types casually from birth, like a certain alpaca.
But it's also possible to be stuck for a lifetime, let alone comprehending fifteen types; even five might not be fully comprehended.
Therefore, the path of Awakening Power has been abandoned by Trainers of this era.
It's not that the path of Awakening Power is wrong, but rather that the path of energy infusion, although it brings some burden to the Small Elf, allows the Small Elf to genuinely become stronger.
However, with Awakening Power, before the Small Elf comprehends fifteen different types through it, people don't see any signs of Growth in its strength.
It's like a bottleneck, firmly trapping the Small Elf.
Not everyone can stubbornly grope forward in the dark when there is clearly a bright path ahead.
Even though everyone knows that after this darkness, the most brilliant light will be seen,
more people hesitate, get lost, and regret in this darkness, then obediently turn back.
After all, even if a Trainer can be ruthless, can a Small Elf remain unwavering forever?!
With another bright path as a contrast, this temptation becomes even stronger.
