Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 25 Sinnoh, Sirona
"Not bad, the speed has improved, and the stamina has also exceeded the average level."

In the training hall, Jinghe looked at the data on the instruments on the wall showing the Gastly's training results and nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems there's a reason why Pokémon growth requires the use of Power Cubes. With a sufficient supply of Power Cubes, Gastly's growth rate also increases accordingly."

In Jinghe's view, Gastly's original condition was "good," but he couldn't find any problems. However, with the continuous supply of training and energy cubes, its condition, although not "excellent," has recovered to the level of "superior."

This indicates that Gastly is indeed fine; it's just that it has been asleep for too long, which is why it can't recover its condition immediately.

Jing He secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon reaching this conclusion.

"Kou Jie?"

After finishing a round of basic training, Gastly floated to Jing He's side and asked curiously.

how about it?
"good."

Jinghe didn't hide anything; the training results were indeed much better than expected. Moreover, perhaps due to the stimulation of food, Gastly's training seriousness had increased significantly compared to before.

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly chuckled twice after receiving affirmation, seemingly satisfied with its own condition.

"Next is the training of techniques. We will continue our intensive training in 'hypnosis'."

Jinghe took off his coat and walked to the center of the training field with Gastly.

As a Pokémon psychologist, he might not be able to speak for other areas, but when it comes to "hypnosis," he definitely has more authority than Gastly.

They had actually been doing this training for a few days, and the results were quite good.

The person Daigo saw foaming at the mouth, trembling and unconscious during last night's street battle was the result of Gastly's "hypnosis".

usually.

The move "Hypnosis" used by Pokémon puts the opponent to sleep, giving the player more time to act, such as launching a fierce attack, continuing to apply debuffs to the opponent, or applying buffs to themselves, or switching Pokémon, etc.

But in Jinghe's view, such "hypnosis" is still too "monotonous".

Who says "hypnosis" has to be a restrictive skill that can't harm the opponent?

Psychological harm is also a form of harm.

Other Pokémon use "Hypnosis" simply to make their opponents fall asleep quickly, but Gastly's "Hypnosis" aims to keep the opponent in a hypnotic state for as long as possible. This duration is much longer for the mind than one might imagine, and the psychological trauma it can cause is also much greater.

This can also lead to psychological trauma, fear, or even stress reactions.

Moreover, this perfectly matches Gastly's personality trait of liking to scare people.

So Gastly studied very hard.

Although it couldn't quite understand some of the technical terms Jinghe used.

But it's okay.

Jinghe can teach the technique of "hypnosis" step by step.

“Come on, cast 'hypnosis' on me,” Jing He said to Gastly, relaxing her entire body.

"Kou Jie~~"

Gastly did not hesitate. After many attempts, it was determined that its "hypnosis" could not cause any harm to Jinghe. In fact, Jinghe could even realize that he was in a dream immediately.

Actually, when trying to hypnotize Jinghe, the one who needs to be careful is not Jinghe, but Gastly itself.

After a few seconds.

Jing He opened her eyes, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"There's progress, but not enough. Try my method again. Remember, the fear of the unknown is true fear. Once fear becomes reality, there's always someone who can adapt to it."

To engage in a "hypnosis" battle with one's own Pokémon is probably a unique occurrence in the entire Pokémon world.

Masago Town, Sinnoh Region.

Dr. Yamanashi's Research Institute.

An elderly man with a mustache, a serious face, gray hair styled with gel, wearing a neat shirt, a blue vest, and a tie, was observing several bees in the yard, seemingly trying to find out how the bees were evolving into a queen bee.

Just then, a beautiful figure hurriedly ran past him from behind.

Her dazzling golden hair, like cascading sunlight, and a black trench coat that accentuated her curves, along with her bright eyes and white teeth, adorned her exquisite face.

Beside her followed a Pokémon that looked like a shark but walked upright on two legs, keeping close by.

"Cynthia?" The old man called out, seemingly noticing the newcomer.

He rarely saw any eagerness on Cynthia's face. Usually, Cynthia was always leisurely, with an air of complete control, the kind of girl who could spend an hour choosing an ice cream.

"Dr. Yamanashi".

The girl, who had been called to a halt, paused and quickly bowed. "Excuse me, Doctor, I didn't notice you were there."

Dr. Yamanashi waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned, and asked curiously, "I remember you had a match today, didn't you?"

“It’s over,” Cynthia explained. Hmm?
Dr. Yamanashi glanced down at his watch.

11:33.

The match started promptly at 11:00. Including the half hour for travel and some miscellaneous time such as leaving and entering the stadium, the entire match lasted at most two minutes? One minute?

3V3?

Professor Yamanashi then looked at Garchomp next to Cynthia and shook his head secretly.

No, it's probably 1 vs 3.

"What are you doing?"

It was only then that Professor Yamanashi noticed that Garchomp was also carrying a basket.

Inside were all crystal-clear "leftover fruits".

"Is such that."

Cynthia then briefly explained to Professor Yamanashi how she had consulted a Pokémon psychologist named "Jingzhongzhihe" online that morning, seeking help to treat Feebas's low self-esteem.

"Oh?"

Dr. Yamanashi looked surprised.

He's a Pokémon professor in the Sinnoh region, yet he's never heard of Feebas having its inferiority complex cured.

If an ugly fish isn't self-conscious, is it still an ugly fish?
Out of curiosity, Dr. Yamanashi followed Cynthia to a small pond in the backyard.

The crystal-clear pool teems with Pokémon, including Piplup, Bisharp, Gastrodon, Poliwag, and Marill.
But in the corner of the pond, an ugly fish sat there all alone, looking rather dull.

Seemingly noticing Cynthia's arrival, a glimmer of light finally appeared in Feebas's eyes.

However, upon seeing Professor Yamanashi accompanying Cynthia, it quickly lowered its head again.

Cynthia caught this Feebas when she was a child on her first trip and then caught it as her Pokémon. At that time, Garchomp was just a Gible.

During this time, many people advised Cynthia to give up raising Feebas, but Cynthia insisted on doing so.

Therefore, she has repeatedly sought ways to "cure" Ugly Fish's inferiority complex.

Unfortunately, Ugly Fish's inferiority complex is almost incurable, and no one can offer her any help.

So after getting the method from "Jingzhongzhihe", she couldn't wait to try it out.

It was her opponent in this competition who suffered a serious injury.

"Don't be afraid."

With a gentle look in her eyes, Cynthia slowly crouched down and took out a "Zero Fruit".

"Try this."

"Bop-boo——"

With Cynthia's reassurance, the pufferfish finally surfaced, blew two bubbles, and took a small bite of the "Zero Fruit".

A bitter taste instantly filled its mouth, and its body couldn't help but tremble.

"It might be a little bitter, but you'll persevere."

Seeing this, Cynthia quickly tried to comfort her gently, but before she could finish speaking, her eyes lit up.

Because the ugly fish actually showed a satisfied expression, and even though it was usually timid, it couldn't help but take another bite of the astringent "zero fruit".

effective?
Cynthia turned to look at Dr. Yamanashi questioningly.

Dr. Yamanashi, on the other hand, looked thoughtful.

Noticing Cynthia's gaze, he said:
"It's not certain yet whether it can 'cure' Feebas's inferiority complex. However, it is certain that Feebas doesn't reject 'zero fruit', and even likes it, and it seems to have become more active?"

As an authority on Pokémon evolution, Professor Yamanashi's words are quite rigorous.

But he was also quite surprised.

Could it be that "zero-fruit" has the effect of curing Pokémon's inferiority complex?
Or.
He was a little unsure.

But once the ugly fish eats the entire "zero fruit", its activity level is visibly increased.

This change is already very good for Cynthia.

This also dispelled any lingering concerns and doubts she might have had.

"Oh, right," Dr. Yamanashi suddenly said, "Cynthia, what was that person's name again?"

“‘Jingzhongzhihe’ published a paper a few days ago and received comments from Dr. Oak,” Cynthia said.

Um, please don't dwell on any timeline discrepancies; let's give each other a little leeway.
Keep reading Modo Modo!

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