After activating Torrent, the agile Piplup completely took control of the battle.
Nosepass’s electric current was indeed powerful, but his bulky body made it difficult for his attacks to hit Piplup.
Thanks to Fearow’s special training, Piplup’s evasion and reaction speed were excellent.
They say to learn to take a hit before you can hit someone else; having taken enough hits before, it was Piplup’s turn to hit today!
In the Electricity Cup, Piplup had not encountered an opponent of Nosepass’s caliber.
The dodging techniques that Fearow painstakingly trained were used for the first time today.
Nosepass no longer limited himself to electric moves and began to use Rock Throw to change the surrounding environment, restricting Piplup’s movements.
But it was too late.
Piplup seized the opportunity to unleash Hydro Pump, pulling Nosepass’s legs out of the ground.
He tumbled several times on the ground with a rumble and was accurately hit by a Poké Ball thrown by Kebi.
Looking at the shaking Poké Ball glowing red, Kebi realized this was his first time using such a traditional capture method.
Seedot didn't count; he was found.
Because Fearow and Tyranitar use Great Balls produced by the system, the number of Pokémon Kebi’s Pokédex detected him possessing was 5.
But Kebi did not plan to carry too many Pokémon with him; Nosepass would likely be placed in the backyard of Yamabuki Research Institute later.
Dr. Shanli’s backyard was also not small; it also had a mountain inside, where Nosepass could go into the mountain to absorb Magnet Pull for training.
If Nosepass preferred Steel Valley, letting him stay in Steel Valley was also an option.
He just needed a friend in Mauville City who could transfer Nosepass to Kebi when Kebi needed him.
It wasn’t appropriate to ask Tie Xuan, but Tie Xuan had a disciple and assistant.
Kebi planned to make friends with Watt after returning to Mauville City.
【Ability Value: 454】
【HP: 41】 (Has some talent, recommended for training)
【Attack: 52】 (Has some talent, not recommended for training)
【Defense: 155】 (Has excellent talent, highly recommended for training)
【Special Attack: 62】 (Has relatively high talent, recommended for training)
【Special Defense: 102】 (Has relatively high talent, recommended for training)
【Speed: 42】 (Has some talent, recommended for training)
Both had excellent talent, but Chimchar was recommended for full training, while Nosepass was for focused training.
Kebi believed that because Nosepass’s physical defense was already very high, full training would be too cost-ineffective, and focus should be placed on training Nosepass in other areas.
Overall, the detector’s advice was to train Nosepass’s Magnet Pull ability.
Waiting for Nosepass to break out of his cocoon?
The smug Piplup was showing off his achievements to Chimchar when Kebi tapped his forehead.
“Your electrical resistance is too poor; you need to strengthen your training. I hope your reaction will be faster next time. Real Electric-type Pokémon won’t be as slow as Nosepass.”
What Kebi planned to train was not Piplup’s resistance to electric attacks, but his tolerance and adaptability to them.
Just like Brock, after being hit by Croagunk’s poison jab, he could revive on the spot, shocking Croagunk—that’s the effect Kebi wanted to achieve.
Electric attacks could cause damage, but they wouldn't prevent Piplup from continuing to attack you.
He released Nosepass, applied medicine to all three of them, fed them nutrients, and returned them to their Poké Balls to rest.
Kebi continued along the path.
After only a few steps, a Skarmory spotted Kebi.
It swooped down, attacking Kebi with Swift.
Kebi was quick-witted, taking a big leap to hide behind a rock, defending against Swift.
【Skarmory】
【lv70 lv40】
【Ability: Keen Eye】
【Aptitude: Blue (64/100)】
(Not much training value, not recommended for capture.)
Blue aptitude, in Kebi’s opinion, was just ordinary, but for most Trainers, capturing a Pokémon with blue aptitude was already a dream come true.
Not only is blue aptitude rare, but when a large group of Pokémon appears before you, you can pick out the ones with outstanding abilities.
However, among those outstanding ones, it’s truly difficult to distinguish the most excellent one by pure eyesight.
You can’t even judge by battling; high aptitude doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily win battles.
Anyway, Kebi had seen a blue-aptitude Bellossom being bullied by a green-aptitude Vileplossom.
Either rely on high-tech or rely on intuition.
Intuition represents the adaptability between a Pokémon and its Trainer; there’s no need to overly worry about aptitude.
Seedot and Treecko came out together.
“Seedot, Whirlwind Knife! Treecko, Seed Machine Gun!”
Just as Seedot kept using Seed Machine Gun, Treecko also particularly liked to use Dragon Breath.
Kebi had to change this bad habit of theirs.
Perhaps because Seedot was hit by Fearow’s Whirlwind Knife many times, he suddenly comprehended Whirlwind Knife.
Fearow was hit by Shiftry, Seedot was hit by Fearow, and both learned Whirlwind Knife.
Perhaps this is the inheritance.
Starting from a young age, if Seedot practices Whirlwind Knife well, he will have a powerful Storm technique when he evolves into Shiftry.
Avoiding Whirlwind Knife and Seed Machine Gun, Skarmory’s wings glowed, and it began to dive.
“Dodge! Watch out for his Steel Wing.”
Skarmory’s Steel Wing isn't a blunt impact, but a high-speed cut.
In ancient times, swordsmiths collected Skarmory’s feathers to forge swords.
Because Skarmory lives among sharp thorns, its feathers are extremely sharp.
It sheds its feathers once a year, and the new feathers grow back even harder and sharper.
Being cut by Skarmory’s Steel Wing would not feel good.
Although Seedot and Treecko couldn’t hit the airborne Skarmory, when Skarmory swooped down, he also couldn’t hit the two small Pokémon who skillfully used the surrounding rocky terrain.
Steel Wing and Swift couldn’t hit.
Skarmory furiously flapped its wings, generating dense, tiny wind blades.
“Pay attention to defense, it’s Air Blade.”
Air Blade is more likely to hit vital points. The principle is that if a Pokémon doesn’t realize it needs to defend, it gets cut by invisible wind blades.
It’s like being punched when your body is relaxed versus when your muscles are tensed; the damage is completely different.
Seedot and Treecko instinctively used their most proficient moves to counterattack.
They successfully disrupted Skarmory’s offense, but their bodies inevitably sustained several small cuts from Air Blade.
At this moment, a scorching pillar of flame shot out from the cliff above Kebi, striking Skarmory.
Kebi turned his head and only saw a red turtle head with squinted eyes.
【Torkoal】
【lv70 lv32】
【Ability: Drought (Development: 0)】
【Aptitude: Blue (33/100)】
An ordinary Torkoal, but its Flamethrower was quite powerful.
And it was very kind-hearted; seeing Kebi and his Pokémon being attacked by Skarmory, it voluntarily stepped forward to help.
Hit by Flamethrower, Skarmory angrily let out a piercing shriek towards the sky.
Kebi felt something was wrong and immediately took out a Poké Ball to release Fearow, planning to finish the battle quickly.
“Fearow, Drill Peck.”
Beak against beak, wing against wing, Fearow realized that clashing with the rock-hard Skarmory like this was a disadvantage for him.
Moreover, his hard-earned beautiful feathers would be cut to pieces by Skarmory after one battle.
His gaze swept around and landed on the Torkoal on the cliff.
An idea immediately formed, and as he fought, he moved closer to Torkoal.
“Caw!”
At Fearow’s command, Torkoal instinctively spewed out the flames he had been accumulating in his boiler.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~
Along with this buzzing sound, streams of silvery-white electricity fell.
One, two, three… eight!
Skarmory’s cry just now had actually summoned eight Magnemite to help.
Weren’t there only three in the anime?
Why were there so many here now?