In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
On the open ground in front of Wang Luo's orchard.
"Slowpoke, use Water Gun to wet the ground."
"Yadon~"
Slowpoke heard Wang Luo's command, and a powerful stream of water spurted from its mouth. Its power was incomparable to when Slowpoke first learned the move.
In a flash, small puddles appeared on the ground around Slowpoke, while Wang Luo's mother's Lotad stood opposite Slowpoke, ready for battle.
After more than half a month of training, Slowpoke had grown rapidly. With the help of specially customized intermediate energy cubes and energy crystal shards, both the casting speed and power of its Confusion and Water Gun moves had improved significantly.
So, Wang Luo asked his mother to have Lotad and Slowpoke engage in actual combat training.
At first, his Slowpoke was naturally no match for Lotad, but after a period of practical combat, the two were already evenly matched.
"Totodile~"
Lotad, seeing that Slowpoke's Water Gun hadn't hit him, also shot a thick stream of Water Gun from his mouth directly at Slowpoke.
"Slowpoke, dodge!"
Slowpoke's eyes flashed with blue light, and his chubby body was covered with a layer of blue Psychic energy. Then, he narrowly dodged the Water Gun.
"Well done!"
Wang Luo shouted excitedly.
This was Wang Luo's idea to compensate for Slowpoke's slow speed: using Confusion to move his body, allowing for quick short-range movements. So far, it seemed very successful.
Moreover, although Wang Luo gave commands, the key was the mental communication between Wang Luo and Slowpoke, which made Slowpoke react so quickly.
That's right, after a summer vacation, not only did Slowpoke's strength greatly increase, but with Slowpoke's help, his own Psychic ability also improved, allowing him to communicate with Slowpoke without hindrance during battle.
Seeing that the long-range Water Gun was ineffective, Lotad began to run, and green energy glowed in his hands. Green light particles began to fly from Slowpoke and gather in Lotad's hands.
"Oh no, it's Mega Drain."
Wang Luo's heart skipped a beat. Mega Drain could drain the opponent's life energy to restore his own HP, and this was a Grass-type move, which was highly effective against Slowpoke.
"Can't wait any longer, Slowpoke, Water Flow Entanglement."
Wang Luo seized the opportunity and said to Slowpoke.
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke activated Confusion, and Lotad stepped into a small puddle. A stream of water silently wrapped around Lotad's foot, causing his body to pause.
"Good chance, Slowpoke, full power Confusion."
The blue in Slowpoke's eyes gradually deepened, slowly turning dark blue, and Lotad was lifted into the air by an invisible force.
Once locked on by Slowpoke's Confusion, the outcome was decided.
"Alright, Slowpoke, put Lotad down."
"Yadon~"
Before Wang Luo could finish speaking, Lotad safely returned to the ground.
This was Slowpoke's senior, and Slowpoke would never hurt his senior.
Lotad often taught Slowpoke Water Gun techniques before, so Slowpoke felt a bit embarrassed after winning this time.
"Toto~ Toto."
Lotad, however, was very pleased. He came over and stroked Slowpoke's little head, like an elder seeing a promising junior.
"Slowpoke, you did great, huh."
Children's progress must be rewarded. After saying that, he fed Slowpoke an energy crystal shard.
"Yadon~"
The little guy was very pleased, feeling that his efforts during this period had not been in vain.
"But......."
Changing his tone, Wang Luo said again, "We can't be complacent. Lotad is not good at fighting after all. Have you forgotten when you were beaten by Graveler?"
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke shivered, recalling the fear of being dominated by Graveler.
Slowpoke had also exchanged in actual combat with his father's Graveler before, and the result was a crushing defeat; they were simply not on the same level.
It should be known that his father's Graveler often fought against Rattata and Beedrill that invaded the orchard, and had rich combat experience. Even with a type advantage, Slowpoke was defeated by Graveler's Rollout.
Slowpoke's Confusion couldn't shake Graveler at all. According to Wang Luo's judgment, Graveler was probably infinitely close to ordinary-level.
Reality is not a game; the growth and evolution of Pokémon's strength are not that easy.
"So, we can't relax. We need to train even harder."
Seeing Slowpoke a bit down, Wang Luo quickly encouraged him.
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke became excited again upon hearing this and turned to continue training.
He knew his Confusion couldn't control Water Gun yet, so why be idle? Keep practicing!
Looking at the sensible Slowpoke, Wang Luo nodded in satisfaction, putting away the large amount of 'toxic chicken soup' he had prepared.
...
At night, Wang Luo lay on his bed playing with Green Bubble, looking at the messages in the class group, being a happy lurker.
Beep beep!
The homeroom teacher, Liu Hongbin, changed 'Sophomore Class 3 Group' to 'Subject Division Exam Group 3'.
Homeroom teacher Liu Hongbin: "Dear students, the summer vacation is about to end. A week later, there will be a class division test. Those who meet the standards will enter the Pokémon major. I believe I don't need to say much about the importance of this test. Everyone should prepare well in this last week."
He Xiang: "Everyone, look at my Chikorita. My dad spent a lot of money to buy it. It's a genuine Starter Pokemon."
Then a photo was sent to the group. It was a light green Pokémon with a dark green leaf on its head and a ring of buds around its neck. Its head was quite large compared to other parts of its body, and it had large red eyes.
Liu Shicai: "Wow, as expected of the young master of our city's leading enterprise, he's really capable."
Guo Yong: "Exactly, not everyone can get a Starter Pokemon."
Next was the mutual flattery session between He Xiang and his two sycophants. He Xiang's family was indeed wealthy, so he was usually a bit arrogant, but many people flattered him. Liu Shicai and Guo Yong were typical examples.
However, He Xiang was still somewhat inferior to Zhang Yao, after all, Zhang Yao's family was connected to the Elf Research Institute, while He Xiang's family was just a simple upstart.
Based on his understanding of Zhang Yao, he would definitely make a statement.
Beep beep!
Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Yao sent a photo of his Charmander, without saying anything.
He Xiang and his sycophants, however, wisely shut up, and the group started to become lively.
Everyone continued to send photos of their initial Pokémon to the group. Girls generally chose cute Pokémon like Eevee, Azurill, Pichu, Cleffa, etc. Even the class monitor, Tian Hui, chose a rare Vulpix.
As for the boys, they generally chose more practical ones. Besides the two Starter Pokemon, the rest were relatively common, such as Nidoran♂, Spearow, Machop, Zubat, and so on, a wide variety.
Wang Luo glanced at his classmates' Pokémon and could only say that, apart from Chikorita and Charmander, the others couldn't withstand a single Confusion from Slowpoke.
After a while, Wang Luo noticed that Zhang Yao had sent him a private message. After opening the chat box, it was an address link with "Haohan Elf Club" written on it.
Then came a voice message: "Bro, didn't you miss me during the holiday? The class division test is coming soon. Come and train with me tomorrow. My Charmander has already learned four moves. I can't wait to eat the barbecue you're treating me to."
After listening, Zhang Yao sent another 'see you there' emoji.
Wang Luo chuckled; his best friend was still so lively, but he had to admit he was tempted.
If he went to the Elf Club, Slowpoke could definitely make another improvement before the class division test, as the club had specialized Pokémon coaches, which was much better than figuring things out himself.
Wang Luo replied with an OK and agreed to meet at the club at 9 AM tomorrow.
After sending the message, Wang Luo quickly went to a certain app to see what good barbecue places were around the club. Free barbecue was too good to pass up.
As for him treating...
(ˉ▽￣～) Cut~~
Not to brag, but Slowpoke could make Charmander doubt his life.