I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

From initially hitting every shot, to later being able to barely make a dodging motion, and then occasionally dodging halfway and only getting grazed by the sandbag.

Now, Ralts can easily dodge the sandbag's attacks.

Ye Feng added a few more sandbags, and after a period of adjustment, simply throwing sandbags no longer posed a threat to Ralts.

"Let's increase the intensity." Ye Feng watched Ralts leisurely dodging among the sandbags, a wicked smile appearing on his face.

···

"Ding dong!"

"Hello, your tennis launcher has arrived. Please sign for it."

"?!"

(-@Д@) Ralts stared blankly at the tennis ball launcher in front of him, then looked at Ye Feng. Behind his favorite trainer, it seemed there was a black tail swaying...swaying...

Chapter 18 Little Phoenix Newcomer Cup

After that, Ye Feng spent most of his time at home experimenting with Energy Cube recipes and training Ralts' "Round" ability—a name he gave to this method of using psychic powers as a tribute to the original. Occasionally, he would go to the indoor battle arena to fight against others and improve his practical experience, so his days were quite fulfilling.

He has currently made several types of energy cubes. The ones Ralts is currently eating are mainly made of Sand Scale Berry, which can improve a Pokémon's Speed ​​stat, and Dragonfire Berry, which can improve its Special Attack stat. There is also an energy cube made of Flowerberry and Orangeberry, which can effectively restore a Pokémon's HP and also provide some Spirit.

There's another type that includes pomelo berries, which allows a Pokémon to replenish its daily energy needs with just one piece. Ye Feng made this by chance. Currently, there's no known application for it.

With the help of the Power Cube, Ralts' training effectiveness has greatly improved, and his mental strength has reached a bottleneck that is difficult to improve.

The application of "Circle" has also greatly improved, allowing the psychic power to spread to a radius of 10 meters around the user. Within this range, no movement can escape Ralts's senses. Moreover, as the sensitivity of the senses decreases, this range can continue to expand, reaching a maximum of 30 meters. However, at this distance, only a dynamic Ralts can sense it, while a static Ralts cannot.

Of course, this is only the case now due to Ralts's limited mental capacity. As it evolves, this range will continue to expand, and its sensing ability will further improve.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Ralts's mental strength is sufficient, this range can be expanded indefinitely...

However, for the sake of training effectiveness, Ye Feng only allowed his mental power to spread half a meter.

Ye Feng guessed that Ralts might have already reached the edge of evolution, and was probably just missing a trigger.

That day, Ning Xian arrived at Ye Feng's new home.

"You're so extravagant, living in such a big villa all by yourself." Ning Xian looked up at the two-story villa in front of her and pouted.

"Well, the old house was a bit too small, and it wasn't convenient to do many things." Ye Feng said a little embarrassedly, scratching his head.

"Oh? Not convenient? Are you keeping a mistress? Let me see." Ning Xian said, walking into the house.

"Wait..." Ye Feng was about to stop her when Ning Xian quickly opened the door.

"Whoosh!"

An unidentified object flew past Ning Xian's cheek, lifting a strand of her black hair.

"Wha, what?"

Ning Xian was startled and quickly hid behind Ye Feng.

"It's alright. Ralts, let's pause for a moment." Ye Feng shouted loudly into the room, and after receiving a response from Ralts, he led Ning Xian into the room.

In the spacious living room, Ye Feng had cleared away all the unnecessary furniture, leaving only a sofa. What remained were all of Ralts' training equipment and the tennis ball launcher.

"What is this doing?"

Ning Xian peeked out and curiously looked around the empty living room. There were tennis balls all over the floor, and Ralts was standing in the middle.

"They're training."

Ye Feng replied casually.

Ning Xian asked with a puzzled look, "Training? Training with tennis balls?"

Ye Feng nodded, pulled Ning Xian aside and said, "Let me demonstrate for you. Ralts?"

Ralts nodded, raised his little hand, and the tennis launcher made a power-on sound. Then, tennis balls were launched at different angles and flew towards Ralts.

"Ah! Danger!" Ning Xian was startled and instinctively wanted to rush out.

Ye Feng was also startled and grabbed Ning Xian. This girl was reckless. Wouldn't rushing out like this result in her getting hurt? Human bodies are not as strong as Pokémon. A tennis ball of this speed might only hurt Ralts, which is protected by psychic powers, but it would be much more than just a little pain when it hit Ning Xian.

"Don't worry, just watch carefully."

Ning Xian suppressed her anxiety and looked at Ralts.

Ralts had a black band tied around its head, covering its eyes. It should have been blind, but the black band seemed to have no effect on the incoming tennis ball. Ralts moved as if walking in the rain, easily dodging the attack when the ball was half a meter away.

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Ning Xian stared in disbelief, one hand unconsciously gripping Ye Feng's arm, speechless for a long time.

"Alright, stop now and take a break." Seeing that the demonstration had achieved its intended effect and that Ning Xian had transformed into a Psyduck, she told Ralts to stop.

"You, no, how did Ralts do that?" Ning Xian pinched Ye Feng's arm hard, her face full of disbelief.

With such a dense array of tennis balls, La Rourke dodged them as easily as drinking water. If it weren't for Ye Feng's pained expression, Ning Xian would have thought she was dreaming.

"No, don't pinch me! Shouldn't you be pinching yourself at a time like this?" Ye Feng pried Ning Xian's hand away, rubbed the spot that had been pinched and was already turning red.

"Hey, tell me quickly!" Ning Xian threatened, holding up two fingers and twisting them.

"Actually, it's not a big deal." Ye Feng briefly explained the principle of "circle" to Ning Xian.

"Wow, that's amazing! How did you come up with that?" Ning Xian exclaimed with admiration. Ye Feng had actually come up with this way of using superpowers.

Ye Feng chuckled and gave a perfunctory answer. He couldn't very well tell Ning Xian that he got the inspiration from an anime in his previous life, could he?

"Are you training like this because you're planning to participate in the Little Phoenix Cup?" Ning Xian suddenly asked.

"What Little Phoenix King Cup?" Ye Feng asked, puzzled.

"The Little Phoenix King Cup Rookie Trainer Showdown? I thought you got the news beforehand, but it turns out you didn't know," Ning Xian said in surprise.

Ye Feng shook his head and quickly asked Ning Xian to explain what had happened.

The so-called Little Phoenix King Cup New Trainer Showdown, or Little Phoenix King Cup for short, is an official competition that only new trainers can participate in.

In the 21st century, with the explosive growth of the Trainer profession, China has also placed greater emphasis on the training of Trainers.

The Xiaofengwang Cup is a high school student competition league held by the Jiangsu Provincial Trainers Association in response to the national call to "cultivate outstanding trainers and emphasize the basic quality education of newcomers." It is organized by various cities within the province.

Originally, inter-school competitions were usually held after college, and high schools were generally not involved.

The main reason is that high school trainers are all in the novice trainer stage. After receiving a Pokémon, they basically only have one year to train it, which is too short a time. Moreover, they need to spend more energy on academic subjects.

If you later find that you are not suitable or do not want to be a trainer, having the knowledge to back you up will make it much easier to switch careers.

The Jiangsu Provincial Trainers Association discussed this matter for a long time before issuing this notice.

To encourage outstanding newcomers to participate, the rewards for this competition are exceptionally generous. First place winners will not only receive a substantial cash prize, but the Suzhou Association will also gift them a Pokémon egg. Furthermore, according to rumors, those who rank in the top three will receive bonus points on their college entrance exams.

"so good···"

To be honest, Ye Feng was very tempted. He was extremely envious of both the extra points for the college entrance exam and the elf egg.

Since it's a prize offered by the provincial association, it must be a rare Pokémon egg, and the Pokémon's aptitude must be quite good. Compared to relying on luck, the Pokémon egg offered by the Jiangsu Provincial Association is definitely better.

It seems Su Xie has really gone all out this time.

"But Xiaoxian, how do you know so much about this?" Ye Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

“My mom is the vice president of the city association, so of course she would receive the news in advance,” Ning Xian said proudly, puffing out her flat chest.

Ye Feng glanced around, then looked to one side with a hint of regret. "I see."

"What's with that look you're giving me? Do you want to die?"

Ning Xian keenly noticed Ye Feng's gaze, and her chest heaved with anger. She bared her teeth and claws and pounced on Ye Feng.

Ye Feng dodged the attack, made a face, and ran away.

"Stop!"

Ning Xian screamed and chased after him.

Ralts watched the two chasing and playing around, and a look of satisfaction seemed to appear on his face.

Chapter 19: On Flirting and Seductive Voice

After learning about the Rookie Cup from Ning Xian, Ye Feng decided to improve Ralts' training.

Combat is different from training; Ye Feng can never predict what moves his opponent will make.

More importantly, you'll definitely encounter all sorts of opponents in the rookie cup. If you run into a Pokémon whose type is weak to yours, that would be terrible. Ralts, with its limited attack methods, is likely to get completely crushed.

For example, when Ralts encounters a Dark-type Pokémon, its Psychic abilities will become completely ineffective. At that point, my attacks will be useless against you, and you won't be able to hit me either, leaving me completely helpless.

Therefore, Ye Feng decided to increase Ralts's coverage. Otherwise, if they really encountered a Dark-type Pokémon, they couldn't just rely on outlasting the opponent, could they? That's unrealistic, as Ralts isn't good at stamina.

When facing the most troublesome Dark-type Pokémon, the most effective moves are naturally Bug, Fighting, and Fairy types.

Unfortunately, Ralts cannot learn Bug-type and Fighting-type moves, so Fairy-type moves are the only option left.

According to Ye Feng's memory, Ralts can learn four Fairy-type moves: Charm, Drain Kiss, Charm, and Magic Dazzling. It already knows Charm, but it is not offensive.

Unfortunately, the Fairy type hasn't been released yet in this world, and there aren't any related moves, so Ye Feng will have to figure out the rest on his own.

First, let's rule out Magic Dazzle, which is a very powerful skill among fairy-type moves, and Ye Feng doesn't think he can develop it on his own.