Wang Luo's home was at the foot of a mountain in the suburbs. A section of the back mountain was an orchard his parents had contracted. The small mountains here were continuous, and not only was there his family's orchard, but also some Beedrill breeders and the like.
A river also flowed by the foot of the mountain, so although his home was secluded, the environment was quite good, with green mountains and clear waters, full of natural charm.
Wang Luo found an empty spot by the river, took out a Poké Ball, and released Slowpoke.
"Yadon~"
Why did you call me out? Don't disturb my Calm Mind if there's nothing important.
Wang Luo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His Slowpoke was good in every way, except that he liked to Calm Mind too much. Although it wasn't a bad thing, it made daily training and communication inconvenient.
However, if Slowpoke could learn to multitask, then Slowpoke could just keep Calm Minding, and a Slowpoke that Calm Minded without interruption would be terrifying.
Thinking of this, he quickly jotted it down in his notebook. This would be Slowpoke's training direction for a long time in the future, and he still needed to refine it well.
"Slowpoke, doesn't it feel good to have been eating and drinking well this past week?"
Wang Luo looked at the simple-minded Slowpoke with a smile.
The naive Slowpoke didn't sense anything amiss, thinking about how he had been drinking moomoo milk and eating energy cubes every day this past week, and occasionally getting special meals from Mama Wang...
As Slowpoke thought about it, happy drool flowed out.
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke nodded. He was very satisfied these past few days.
"But!"
Wang Luo's tone suddenly changed, revealing his true purpose.
"Just eating and drinking won't make you stronger. Do you still want to keep eating delicious food? Do you still want to find a perfect Shellder to evolve? Do we still want our dream?"
"Yadon?"
Huh? Are we getting philosophical now?
Slowpoke admitted that these three consecutive questions had stumped him, but he wasn't one of those ordinary, lazy Slowpokes, and he definitely wouldn't be a useless Slowpoke.
Then Wang Luo saw Slowpoke's expression gradually change from Confusion to determination, and he secretly chuckled, "Got him!"
It seemed his Slowpoke's personality was definitely diligent. He had originally planned to use the food temptation method, so he wouldn't have to worry about Slowpoke's training in the future.
"Since that's the case, let's start by practicing the use of Confusion."
After Wang Luo finished speaking, he found a stone that weighed about the same as Slowpoke, and then had Slowpoke use Confusion to lift the stone.
The Confusion move could be said to be the key for Slowpoke to dominate Pokémon of the same level. Most of the moves Pokémon at this stage knew were close-range skills, so they couldn't get close to a Slowpoke that could use Confusion.
And although Slowpoke's Psychic power improved rapidly due to his frequent Calm Mind, how to use this powerful Psychic ability still required Slowpoke to constantly hone himself.
Currently, Wang Luo had not yet come into contact with the proper Pokémon breeding methods of this world, and he didn't dare to train Slowpoke recklessly. He could only train Slowpoke by developing his skills.
"Yadon~"
Slowpoke indicated it was a piece of cake. A blue light flashed in his eyes, and the large stone wobbled and floated up.
It had to be said that Slowpoke's Psychic ability was really strong. He could lift a stone close to his own weight with Confusion when he was less than a month old. Wang Luo felt that this was stronger than Psychic-type Pokémon at the same stage. One had to know that Slowpoke's main type was still Water-type.
Ten minutes later...
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke frowned, finally unable to hold on, and the stone fell, losing its Psychic support.
"Ten minutes, huh..."
Wang Luo recorded the time.
"Slowpoke, you did great, holding on for so long."
Wang Luo smiled. Children still needed encouragement in their education.
"Yadon~"
Slowpoke heard Wang Luo's praise, and the moment before he was panting, he instantly perked up.
Of course, he had the potential of a great emperor!
Wang Luo chuckled. "Alright, alright, the potential of a great emperor, is it?"
"Then Slowpoke, start Calm Mind. After your Psychic power recovers, do another set. We need to do ten sets today."
"Yadon?!"
...
It was already afternoon after completing today's Confusion training. Wang Luo simply ate a bread for lunch, while Slowpoke had put in a lot of effort today, so moomoo milk and energy cubes were essential.
"Slowpoke, the plan for the afternoon is Water Gun training. This is your native skill, so it shouldn't be difficult to grasp."
After speaking, Wang Luo began to ponder.
Water Gun and Bubble, as basic skills for Water-type Pokémon, could generally be learned over time, it was just a matter of how long it took.
His Slowpoke had just been born not long ago. Due to his super strong Psychic talent, he had already grasped Confusion early, but he still hadn't grasped Water Gun.
Unlike the game, in the real world, each Pokémon can learn more than 4 skills, which gives Pokémon more tactics and coverage. So, Psychic-type moves and Water-type moves both need to be learned.
"Slowpoke, try to mobilize the Water-type energy within your body and see if you can create some water."
"Yadon?"
Slowpoke was a little troubled. It wasn't that he didn't understand Wang Luo's meaning, but all he felt from within his body was Psychic-type energy.
Water-type energy?
What's that?
Can I eat it?
Suddenly, Slowpoke had a flash of inspiration and grinned mischievously. This wouldn't stump him.
Slowpoke waved his small hand, and a stream of water flew out of the river, finally gathering in Slowpoke's hand to form a water ball.
Slowpoke extended the water ball in front of Wang Luo.
Here! Water for you.
Wang Luo's mouth dropped open. You can do that?
Slowpoke once again proved how high his Psychic talent was, being able to manipulate water flow using Confusion, but... you still can't use Water Gun, you rascal!
"Sigh!"
Wang Luo sighed.
"Let me think..."
"Hmm?"
Wang Luo suddenly noticed Slowpoke's gaze turn to the several Goldeen and Magikarp swimming freely in the river, and two Psyduck playing in the distance.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that Slowpoke, as a Pokémon whose main type was Water, should be able to grasp Water-type moves better in a place rich in Water-type energy.
Looking at Slowpoke's envious eyes, Wang Luo felt a little self-reproach. He had overlooked Slowpoke.
"Slowpoke, no training this afternoon. Go play with them."
"Yadon?"
Really? Lying to Slowpoke isn't nice.
Slowpoke was first disbelieving, then happily crawled towards the river.
Splash~
As a pink, chubby figure entered the water, this area seemed to have had a depth charge dropped, scaring the surrounding Pokémon away quickly.
After the water surface calmed, the surrounding Pokémon were again attracted by this pink fatty. They had never seen such a Pokémon nearby.
"Yadon~"
Soon, Slowpoke blended in with this group of wild Pokémon.
But after two Psyduck swam over from afar, the whole scene changed.
Psyduck were also Water-type Pokémon, with yellow bodies and extremely small pupils in their eyes, just like Slowpoke. Their mouths were flat, and they had three black cowlicks on their heads, with short, sturdy limbs.
Speaking of Psyduck, the most famous one was Misty's in the anime, who was notoriously slow-witted, but occasionally capable of bursting forth with super strong Psychic power.
And now, the two most slow-witted types of Pokémon had met.
Two Psyduck, one Slowpoke, three pairs of 'wise' eyes, made Wang Luo exclaim that he couldn't take it.
After Slowpoke and the Psyduck exchanged a classic question mark gaze, they seemed to communicate something, and Slowpoke followed the Psyduck away.
This kind of communication even left Wang Luo, who could use Psychic abilities on the shore, utterly bewildered.
"This might be the unique communication between the slow-witted and the slow-witted."
Thinking of this, Wang Luo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Quack!"
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke felt a different kind of joy than when he was with Wang Luo, the natural joy of a Pokémon!
Wang Luo suddenly felt that providing Slowpoke with a natural environment where he could learn Water Gun on his own was also a good idea.
After all, Water Gun was something Slowpoke could learn by himself; it was an instinct for Water-type Pokémon.
At this point, Psyduck and Slowpoke began to play water games. Psyduck initially splashed water with his two small paws, and later, not satisfied, began to spray each other with Water Gun.
"Yadon!"
Slowpoke was anxious at first because he couldn't do it.
But soon, Slowpoke sensed the water in the river, and the Water-type energy permeating the air.
He seemed to suddenly feel the presence of Water-type energy in his body.
"Yadon!"
A glow of Water-type power began to condense in Slowpoke's mouth, and then a stream of water shot out from Slowpoke's mouth.
Then Slowpoke joined the Psyduck's water-spraying battle, and later a few Goldeen also joined in. For a moment, water splashed everywhere, and the sunlight reflected a rainbow through the water mist.
...
"Quack!"
"Yadon!"
As the sun set, Slowpoke said goodbye to his new friends and came to Wang Luo's side.
Wang Luo was very satisfied with today. Not only did Slowpoke learn Water Gun, but this also allowed him to discover another way of training Pokémon. Reality and games were, after all, different.
"Alright, Slowpoke, today's training is successfully concluded. How about we go home and have Mom make braised fish?"
"Yadon~"
And Oran Berry sparkling water~
...
That evening, Slowpoke, in high spirits, ate two extra large bowls of rice.
Wang Luo's parents looked at their son, puzzled. "Did you shortchange Slowpoke's food?"
Back in the room, Slowpoke, tired from the day, fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, blowing snot bubbles.
Youth is truly wonderful, just fall asleep.
Meanwhile, Wang Luo continued to organize his breeding notes under the desk lamp.
Now that Slowpoke had learned Water Gun, his idea could also be tested.