As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Rou looked at Lin Fan and said, “If I remember correctly, Lin Fan fought against a Flaaffy with the Static ability in the Zero Moon Cup. The reason why it was instantly killed by Beedrill, besides the huge power gap between them, was precisely because the opponent chose a disruptive tactic of Cotton Spore + Thunder Wave, allowing Beedrill to get close to Flaaffy.”
“You all saw the final result. Beedrill did fall into a paralyzed state and was covered by Cotton Spore, with a significant reduction in speed, but Flaaffy was directly hit by Beedrill head-on and immediately lost its ability to battle. This is the best negative example.”
So that’s how it is!
The crowd on the sidelines showed expressions of sudden understanding and applauded enthusiastically, impressed by the new teacher’s teaching ability.
Zhao Liang in the crowd raised his hand to ask, “Then, Teacher, what if that Flaaffy couldn’t use a wide-range move like Discharge? Can Thunder Shock be used instead?”
Lin Fan rubbed his forehead speechlessly, and Zhang Rou was also a little amused, opening her mouth with a smile: “Do I even need to say it? If it can’t, of course, it needs to learn! Although Thunder Shock can be a suitable substitute, if it’s not used skillfully enough or the opponent is too fast, they can completely bypass Thunder Shock and continue their attack.”
“Every Pokémon’s move is very important. As Trainers, our task is to build a skill system for our Pokémon that allows them to cope with most situations. However, this is advanced content for later, and we won’t cover it for now. After all, from what I understand, many of you at this stage probably haven’t even mastered basic moves yet.”
Many people in the crowd lowered their heads shyly, apparently having been hit by Zhang Rou’s words.
With the teaching concluded, there was no need for this battle to continue. After all, anyone with eyes could see the power gap between Ampharos and Beedrill; a single wide-range Discharge was enough to leave Beedrill somewhat helpless.
In reality, Lin Fan could have used Counter Shield as a defensive move to counter Discharge, but that could only be used between two Pokémon of equal strength. In the face of an absolute power gap, everything lost its effect.
“I need to find a way to learn Drill Run soon. With Ground-type energy enveloping its entire body, it should be enough to break through Discharge’s attack.” Lin Fan returned Beedrill to its Poké Ball, deep in thought.
Although so-called type immunity also loses its effect when the power gap is too large, the gap between Beedrill and Ampharos was clearly not that significant. Learning Drill Run would at least weaken Discharge’s power by half.
Zhang Rou was very right. As a Trainer, he needed to build a reasonable set of moves for Beedrill that could cope with most situations. Beedrill was still far from reaching that level; battles were often won by simply relying on its raw power to suppress opponents.
Lin Fan returned to the line from the battle arena. Zhang Rou clapped her hands and smiled, “For our first class, we won’t do physical training. Since everyone is interested in being a Trainer, let’s have a training class in advance.”
After speaking, Zhang Rou led everyone to the training ground. Although the school’s training facilities were not outstanding, they were sufficient for student training.
At Zhang Rou’s signal, everyone released their Pokémon: Shroomish, Magnemite, Sandshrew, Ponyta...
Overall, the Pokémon were of good quality, all promising little ones.
Just as Lin Fan thought he was about to start the training class, another teacher from the school suddenly found Zhang Rou. After a brief conversation, Zhang Rou waved to Lin Fan and Su Ling: “You two follow Teacher Li.”
Lin Fan was startled and exchanged glances with Su Ling, feeling a bit confused, but still followed Teacher Li out of the training ground and walked towards the school’s conference room.
The campus was empty; everyone was clearly in class. However, the conference room, which should have also been empty, had a few figures sitting in the first row, casually chatting.
Aside from the man in the very center whom Lin Fan didn’t recognize, the rest were school leaders. At this moment, they wore hearty smiles, consciously or unconsciously catering to the man in the center.
Behind them, two other students sat obediently. Upon seeing Lin Fan and Su Ling enter with Teacher Li, their eyes lit up, and smiles appeared on their faces.
Seeing this setup, Lin Fan and Su Ling exchanged glances, guessing something.
Sure enough, the man in the center of the first row stood up, looked at Lin Fan and Su Ling, and introduced himself: “My name is Jiang Zhe, a Professional Trainer from the Twilight City Trainer Association. Congratulations on being selected as trainees for the Twilight City Seed Program, and I will be guiding you. Su Wu should have explained it to you, so I won’t go into too much detail.”
The other school leaders also stood up. After exchanging a few polite words with Jiang Zhe, they walked out of the conference room. The principal in the middle also patted Lin Fan’s shoulder, a kind smile on his face: “Lin Fan, you’re truly talented at such a young age. Train well with Mr. Jiang. Also, there will be a flag-raising ceremony tomorrow. Remember to discuss preparing a speech with your homeroom teacher. You’ll be speaking tomorrow to set an example for your classmates.”
After speaking, the other party led the group of leaders away, beaming, clearly benefiting quite a bit from this so-called Seed Program.
Lin Fan gave a wry smile. He had only won the Zero Moon Cup Champion, how did he become a role model and have to give a speech?
Once the school leaders left, the two people behind Jiang Zhe clearly became much more active, eagerly leaving their seats and walking over to Lin Fan and Su Ling, introducing themselves: “My name is Li Hongbo, and his name is Li Hongzhe. We are brothers and also participants in this Seed Program.”
Lin Fan looked at the two of them. The tall, thin one on the left was Li Hongbo, and the short, stout one on the right was Li Hongzhe.
Fat and Thin Immortals? Interesting.
“My name is Lin Fan, and her name is Su Ling.”
Lin Fan also gave a simple introduction. The taller Li Hongbo chuckled, his eyes bright as he spoke: “We know, we know. We watched the Zero Moon Cup matches. You two are really amazing. Ah, if only our old man at home hadn’t insisted on us studying at the club for two months, we would have participated in the Zero Moon Cup too.”
Old man at home? Sounds like a wealthy family.
After they introduced themselves, Jiang Zhe, who had been silent, finally spoke, drawing everyone’s attention to him.
“Alright, I’ll start by briefly explaining how we’ll conduct training from now on, and what subsidies the Seed Program offers you.”
When he mentioned the subsidies at the end, Jiang Zhe shifted his gaze to Lin Fan, slightly emphasizing his tone, which made Lin Fan feel a bit helpless.
Sure enough, judging by this, it was clear that among the four people present, only he truly needed these so-called subsidies.