In the next two days, Zhou Yuan, besides milking and shearing, took the two Growlithe out to graze, and every day when feeding them, he would casually give them a Wepear Berry.
After these two days, the cumulative views of the previous two videos also exceeded three million.
Finally, the Growlithe's three-day newborn period passed, and it could appropriately be given other types of food and begin some training.
"System, scan Growlithe."
【Growlithe】
【Level: Novice】
【Current Health Status: Healthy】
【Ability: Intimidate】
【Skills: Glare, Ember, Howl, Thrash, Flare Blitz, Morning Sun, Double Kick, Close Combat, Crunch】
Zhou Yuan picked up the Growlithe, and man and Pokémon looked at each other.
"Little Ka, we can't have so much fun anymore; we need to start training, okay? Are you ready?"
"Woof woof! (⑉°з°)-♡"
"Then please guide me in the days to come."
"Woof woof woof!"
Although he said he was going to start training, Zhou Yuan wasn't sure how to train the Growlithe, so he could only start with basic exercises like shuttle runs, Tackle, and using Ember.
After training like this for a day, Growlithe was exhausted, and Zhou Yuan was also exhausted.
That evening, Zhou Yuan held the Growlithe and spoke:
"Little Ka, why do I feel like we haven't made much progress after a day of training?"
"Woof woof (๑˙ー˙๑)"
"Are you trying to say you're just a Growlithe and don't know anything?"
"Woof woof woof (* / ∇ ＼ *)"
"Alright, I think I understand what you mean. I'll think about whether there's a better way."
Just as Zhou Yuan was deep in thought, Big Red walked in with Little Ka.
When Zhou Yuan saw Big Red, his eyes lit up, scaring Big Red back two steps.
"Isn't there a systematically trained Pokémon right here? Why do I need to think of something myself?"
Saying that, Zhou Yuan rushed to Big Red in a few steps, grabbed one of Big Red's paws, and shook it.
"Big Red, we've known each other for a few days now, and you should have seen what kind of person I am.
Now I've encountered a problem; I don't know how to train Little Ka.
Can you help me?"
"Woof woof (⊙x⊙;)"
Big Red hesitated.
This kid not only took her son away but also wanted her to help train him.
She had never seen such a shameless person.
Just as Big Red was hesitating, Liu Yongming also squeezed through the door frame.
He had heard Zhou Yuan's request outside the door and also seemed hesitant as he walked in.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Yongming said to Big Red:
"Big Red, Xiao Yuan really doesn't know how to train.
We all saw him messing around today, and that's not going to work.
How about this: starting tomorrow, you take Growlithe and Little Ka to train.
Of course, I won't let Xiao Yuan be idle; I'll make him regret asking for our help with the training."
Big Red nodded after hearing her Trainer say so.
At this moment, Liu Yongming also turned to Zhou Yuan and said:
"Xiao Yuan, while Big Red is training Growlithe, you can't be idle either.
Starting tomorrow, you'll follow me and learn various Trainer Skills.
I'll teach you everything I know in the coming time."
Zhou Yuan looked at Uncle Liu.
At this moment, he felt that the person standing in front of him was no longer the kind Uncle Liu but a brutal instructor.
"Okay, Uncle Liu, I'll start learning from you tomorrow."
The next morning.
"Bang bang bang."
Liu Yongming started knocking on the door even earlier than before.
"Xiao Yuan, wake up, Xiao Yuan, time for morning run."
Zhou Yuan turned over in bed, picked up his phone, and checked the time: 5:30 AM.
"This is too early..."
Though he said that, Zhou Yuan still got out of bed and responded to the door:
"Coming, Uncle Liu, I'm already up, I'll be right out."
When Zhou Yuan came out, he saw Liu Yongming waiting for him, wearing sports shorts and a tight tank top, revealing his muscular physique.
"You're finally out.
Come on, let's do some stretching first, then we'll run, Uncle and nephew."
After Zhou Yuan finished his stretching exercises, he followed Liu Yongming and started running.
Zhou Yuan sadly discovered that Uncle Liu wasn't jogging at all but running at a steady pace of about four minutes per kilometer.
Twenty minutes later, Zhou Yuan started to pant; thirty minutes later, Zhou Yuan started to gasp for breath; another fifteen minutes later, Zhou Yuan almost stopped breathing.
"Uncle... Uncle Liu... I... can't go on... can't run anymore... I'm dying..."
Liu Yongming stopped, but even when he stopped, he didn't completely halt; he continued to run in place, and while running, he mocked Zhou Yuan, who was bent over:
"You're already done after such a short time?
We haven't even finished one lap of the ranch yet.
Just hold on a little longer, we'll be back soon."
After catching his breath for a moment, Zhou Yuan caught up with Liu Yongming's pace again.
Half an hour later, with Zhou Yuan gasping every three steps, the two finally returned to the living area at the entrance of the ranch.
"Huff huff..."
After stopping, Zhou Yuan was panting like a bellows.
"You rest for a bit, take a shower, and then we'll start class after breakfast."
After breakfast, Liu Yongming set up a small blackboard on the lawn.
Growlithe and Little Ka, who had been running with their mother all morning, sat in front of the small blackboard with their heads tilted, not knowing what their grandfather was up to.
"Big Red, come take these two little ones away."
Big Red came at the sound, picked up Little Ka by the scruff of his neck, and kicked Growlithe away with her paw.
Over there, Big Red started training the two Growlithe in the Ember Skill, while here, Liu Yongming began teaching Zhou Yuan.
"I won't teach you basic things like type advantages; your school should have taught you that already.
You shouldn't foolishly fight against type, unlike a video I saw yesterday where the blogger used a team of Bug-type Pokémon to fight a Sunny Day team and even won.
A large part of that victory was because the blogger's prediction was excellent enough.
Today, what I'm going to teach you is prediction."
Zhou Yuan wanted to speak but didn't quite dare.
Once he revealed his true knowledge, it would be difficult to explain how he learned so many tactics and awareness.
Attributing it to "innate knowledge" was clearly not an option, so he simply started to play dumb.
Liu Yongming didn't pay attention to Zhou Yuan's expression and continued the lesson:
"So-called prediction is a strategic adjective, meaning to anticipate the opponent's next move and make corresponding countermeasures."
"In actual combat, it means guessing the opponent Trainer's next command in advance and preparing a countermeasure beforehand, because in actual combat, it's very difficult to react in time once the opponent Trainer gives a command."
"This Skill cannot be learned by simply explaining it; you need to participate in more actual combat.
But practical experience alone is not enough; you also need to have knowledge of most Pokémon, knowing what tactics and playstyles revolve around that Pokémon.
This way, when you encounter the corresponding Pokémon, you can infer the opponent's possible actions."
"Now, let's have a pop quiz.
I'll list a few situations, and you guess what might happen next."
"First, the opponent leads with Torkoal, activating Sunny Day with its Drought ability.
What will the opponent command next?"
Zhou Yuan felt that this Torkoal was a bit familiar; he had just battled one.
"The opponent will use Stealth Rock, forming sharp rocks on the field, causing damage to our subsequent Pokémon entering the field, and also breaking our Focus Sash."
"Oh, you kid, you actually have some ideas, huh?
Not bad, you passed this question."
"Second question, the opponent leads with Ninetales, activating Sunny Day with its Drought ability.
What will the opponent command next?"
This question increased in difficulty, but it still didn't stump Zhou Yuan.
"The opponent has many choices for the next move; Ninetales can learn many Skills and has many potential uses."
"First, Ninetales is also a damage dealer for Sunny Day teams, capable of learning Skills like Overheat, Solar Beam, and Hidden Power, giving it a wide range of attacks."
"Secondly, Ninetales can also learn support Skills like Will-O-Wisp and Hypnosis, causing burns to our Pokémon through Will-O-Wisp, or putting our Pokémon to sleep through Hypnosis."
"Furthermore, Ninetales can also learn Roar, which can forcibly switch out our Pokémon.
Ninetales can even learn Nasty Plot to boost its own stats."
"So, when I face a Ninetales lead, I would choose to use Protect to shield myself first, and then analyze the opponent's possible moves based on their attack to make my next decision."
"Hey, you kid, where did you learn all this?
You even clearly listed it as one, two, three, four for me.
I didn't expect you to have some substance.
I don't need to teach you anything about prediction; just remember more Pokémon tactics, so you'll be prepared when you encounter them in the future."
"Besides prediction, switching is also very important.
The two complement each other.
Generally speaking, if prediction is strong, switching won't be far behind.
I won't elaborate on this; just keep it in mind."
"And besides battling, nurturing is also very important for a Trainer.
Understanding the types and effects of Berries, and understanding a Pokémon's abilities and Skills, are all very important.
These things cannot be rushed; you can only rely on your own memorization."
"This is the Berry Compendium; take it and memorize it.
I'll quiz you on it every day from now on."
Zhou Yuan took the thick book from Liu Yongming's hand, his mouth twitching slightly.
Fortunately, he had memories from his previous life; otherwise, this book would make him miserable.
"The morning class is over.
I had prepared two hours of lessons, but you, kid, just rattled off everything I was going to say in a couple of minutes.
It has to be you, Xiao Yuan."
After the class ended, Liu Yongming went to meet with other hot pot restaurant buyers, leaving Zhou Yuan alone on the lawn.
Looking at Growlithe and Little Ka in the distance, still practicing their Ember Skill under their mother's supervision, and realizing he was temporarily free, Zhou Yuan felt extremely happy at that moment, as comparison truly is the fastest way to gain happiness.