Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed; tomorrow was the day of the class placement test.
Thanks to a week of diligent practice by myself and Slowpoke, our Psychic abilities improved rapidly.
First, regarding myself, I have now mastered the method of Psychic communication, and I can communicate with a Pokémon even without relying on Slowpoke. However, since my Psychic level is still relatively low, I can only establish a connection with one Pokémon at a time.
Slowpoke has also made significant progress. The Psychic magnetic field holds such a strong attraction for Slowpoke that it stopped eating snacks every day, consuming only energy cubes and energy crystal fragments. All its other free time was used for Calm Mind to digest the results of those ten minutes.
Oh, right, due to Slowpoke's recent efforts, cultivation resources were once again running low. Wang Luo had no choice but to replenish them, and his wallet shrunk again.
This also led to Slowpoke losing weight!!!
Heaven help us, the food-loving Slowpoke had slimmed down to a normal level. Slowpoke declared that after the special training, it would definitely eat its way back to its perfect figure.
In terms of skills, Slowpoke actually comprehended the skill Amnesia while performing Calm Mind within the Psychic magnetic field.
I still remember Slowpoke was meditating at the time, and suddenly it woke up.
"Yadon?"
After waking up, Slowpoke touched its head, looking utterly bewildered.
"Slowpoke?"
Wang Luo looked at Slowpoke in surprise; normally, Slowpoke needed Kadabra's wake-up service.
"Slowpoke, why aren't you continuing your Calm Mind?" Wang Luo asked.
"Yadon?"
What was I just doing?
Calm Mind?
Slowpoke frowned its small face, feeling like some things just wouldn't come to mind. Just when it felt like it was about to remember...
Slowpoke zoned out.
Who am I?
Where am I?
"This..."
Wang Luo was a little uncertain and surprised.
"Is this Amnesia?"
Wang Luo cast a questioning look at Coach Zhao beside him; he really couldn't confirm it himself.
Zhao Wenli looked at Slowpoke's dazed expression and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "It is indeed Amnesia, but this is the first time I've seen Slowpoke learn Amnesia like this. It's quite cute."
Hearing Coach Zhao's words, Slowpoke shyly hid behind Wang Luo.
"Yadon~"
How embarrassing!
...
Besides Amnesia, Slowpoke's biggest improvement was in Teleport.
Teleport truly lived up to its reputation as a high-level Psychic-type skill. Even with training in a professional venue and under a professional Trainer, Slowpoke hasn't fully mastered it; it's still hit or miss, only succeeding once out of three attempts.
Even this shocked Zhao Wenli; he had tried his best to overestimate Slowpoke's Psychic talent, but he still underestimated it.
He originally thought that a week would at most allow Slowpoke to just touch the threshold of Teleport, but he didn't expect it to already have a one-third success rate.
Next, as long as Slowpoke practices diligently, thoroughly mastering Teleport is a certainty.
Besides these, Slowpoke also didn't relax its development of Water Gun.
Now, Slowpoke can evolve Water Gun into Water Spears and Water Swords, which are sprayed out with increased speed and significantly greater power.
As for things like Water Shield and Water Stream Cage, progress is still slow.
According to Wang Luo's guess, it might be due to Slowpoke's insufficient mastery of Water-type energy.
However, Wang Luo is already very satisfied now. Slowpoke now has Water Gun and Confusion for offense, Amnesia for defense, Yawn and Disable for control, and Teleport for movement, forming a complete system.
A Slowpoke like this, when facing classmates who only rush forward to use Scratch after school starts, can only be described as a dimensionality reduction strike.
According to Coach Zhao's suggestion, Slowpoke's next training plan is to strengthen the application of its skills, making their execution more proficient.
After all, the same skill with different levels of proficiency can have vastly different effects.
For the same Confusion, some Pokémon can only lift a stone, while others can lift a small mountain.
One can only say that he is indeed a Senior Level Trainer; his advice is indeed very suitable for the current Slowpoke. He understands the principle of not biting off more than one can chew.
Zhang Yao also didn't fall behind these past few days; his Charmander has already learned Double Team, and its Smoke Screen skill has also become much more proficient.
So this guy excitedly came to challenge me again, saying he wanted to wipe away his past shame.
"Come on, Wang Luo, my Charmander is not what it used to be. Let's battle again."
Wang Luo, who had just finished training, was pulled aside by Zhang Yao.
Wang Luo rolled his eyes, thinking, 'When you need something from me, you call me Lo Ge, but when it's over, you call me Wang Luo, right?'
However, Wang Luo still agreed, feeling eager to try.
After a week of special training, he just wanted to see the results of Slowpoke's special training.
"Come out, Charmander, the time has come to wipe away the shame."
"Haya!"
Charmander just came out and spewed a flame, looking full of confidence.
It was clear that Charmander had also trained well during this period; its height had increased by 0.2 meters, and its two claws were sharper.
However, my Slowpoke had made even greater progress.
"Go, Slowpoke."
Wang Luo threw out a Poké Ball.
"Yadon~"
Slowpoke was as dazed as ever, but this time, Zhang Yao dared not underestimate it anymore.
"Charmander, charge!"
"Haya!"
Charmander jogged forward, its eyes fixed on Slowpoke.
Wang Luo didn't believe Zhang Yao would make the same mistake twice.
Indeed, the running Charmander's figure split into two, and another Charmander appeared on the field.
"Double Team, as expected, learned and applied immediately."
However, this was useless against Slowpoke. Wang Luo immediately gave the command.
"Slowpoke, continuous Water Spears."
Slowpoke opened its mouth wide, and two Water Spears shot out one after another, appearing almost simultaneously due to their speed.
The Water Spears accurately hit both Charmander's figures; one figure dissipated, and the other was sent flying by the Water Spear.
"It's not over yet, Charmander, Smoke Screen."
The injured Charmander paused for a moment, then spewed a large amount of black smoke from its mouth, covering the field in an instant.
Slowpoke vigilantly surveyed its surroundings with its Psychic power. Suddenly, a Charmander rushed out. Slowpoke turned its head and immediately fired a Water Gun. Slowpoke, with its greatly enhanced Psychic ability, still had this level of reaction.
"Hmm? Something's not right!"
The Charmander's figure dissipated as soon as it touched the Water Gun.
"It's a clone!"
"Haha, Wang Luo, you fell for it! Charmander, full power Fire Flower!"
The real Charmander appeared from behind Slowpoke and immediately launched a Fire Flower.
"Slowpoke, Amnesia."
Slowpoke's face was blank, like a little fool who had lost its memory, and Fire Flower had already struck Slowpoke's body.
After the firelight dissipated, the Fire Flower, which was already not very effective, combined with Amnesia's special defense boost, meant Slowpoke suffered almost no damage.
And now it was Charmander's turn to taste Confusion.
"Slowpoke, full power Confusion."
"Yadon!"
Goodbye, little brother!
The blue light in Slowpoke's eyes gradually deepened, and a powerful Psychic burst forth.
At this moment, Charmander looked as if it had been hit head-on by a heavy truck, its face distorted as it flew out and crashed heavily to the ground, its eyes starting to spin.
"Charmander is unable to battle. Slowpoke wins."
After the battle ended, the two quickly handed their two Pokémon to Chansey, the Pokémon doctor, for treatment, while they themselves went to the nearby lounge area to review the battle.