Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

"Randomly select two of the six base stats, and select one of the highest base stats from each of the two forms..."

Looking at the solutions provided by the system, Mu Yun quickly made a decision.

Six random factors are obviously not a good idea, as they could very well lead to a situation where the strengths are overshadowed by the weaknesses.

The battle between spirits is not like the barrel theory, where you don't need to be all-around, but only need to be good enough in one aspect.

Therefore, Mu Yun decisively chose option two.

If he remembers correctly, the highest base stats for both forms are Attack and Special Attack.

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[Ding! Host has made selection. Evolution essence is being used. Based on the base stat distribution of its two final forms, the highest two stats are Attack and Special Attack. Base stat enhancement is in progress...]

[Ding! Evolution essence fusion complete. Tanjiro, Attack +125, Special Attack +125!]

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【Elf: Charcoal Servant】

[Race stats:]

HP: 40

Physical Attack: 50 + 125 = 175

Physical defense: 40

Special attack: 50+125=175

Special Defense: 40

Speed: 35

Total: 255 → 505

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"As expected, it has both physical and special attack abilities. Not bad, from now on, Gao Di can be considered a dual-wielder!"

Although Azure Flame Blade Ghost leans towards physical attack, its special attack stat isn't too low either.

Now, with the blessing of the Evolution Essence, once Tanjiro evolves into the Azure Blade Demon form, its minimum Special Attack will be a whopping 185.

Its physical attack is as high as 250 points.

This doesn't even include the extra base stat bonuses after evolving while carrying the Azure Flame Divine Armor.

If we include that, it would probably be even higher.

"I truly look forward to your bright future, Azure Flame."

Cangyan is the name Mu Yun gave to Tan Xiaoshi.

Now that the final evolved form has been determined, Mu Yun took the first two characters as his name.

His full name is Cangyan, and his nickname is Xiaoyan.

After Xiao Yan hatched, Mu Yun only had Gastly and Mibrim eggs left to remain unhatched.

Oh right, and there's also the iron dumbbell egg that I haven't received yet.

According to Ma Yue, it is estimated that it will not be received until early July.

Coincidentally, the Iron Dumbbell's Pokémon egg is also in North River Province.

That's just right.

After playing with Xiao Yan for a while, Mu Yun handed him over to Xiao Du.

On the one hand, Xiao Du is the eldest brother in the team, mature and steady, with a lot of experience in taking care of children.

On the other hand, Xiao Yan also really enjoys spending time with Xiao Du.

As for training?

Although Xiao Yan's level has already passed the novice stage, Mu Yun still plans to let him train again in a week to be on the safe side.

Anyway, given his situation, a week earlier or later won't make a difference.

"Shin-chan, come here for a second."

After arranging things for Xiao Yan, Mu Yun waved to Xiao Xin who was standing to the side.

"Meow?"

Shin-chan hopped over and slowly lowered his head.

In broad daylight, when a trainer shouts that she doesn't want to sleep, it's definitely because she's in her favorite head-patting reward!

Yay! It's harvest season again when you can reap without sowing!

Thinking of this, Shin-chan couldn't help but smile, and the little flower on his neck swayed happily like a cat's tail.

Seeing Xiaoxin's happy expression, full of anticipation for a reward, Mu Yun shook his head helplessly.

The Magic Masked Cat is supposed to be a mysterious, cool, and aloof elf, so why is mine so silly and goofy?

Thank goodness she's an elf; if she were human, she'd probably bend over and think she'd eaten too much spicy food the day before.

After a sigh, Mu Yun placed his hand on Xiao Xin's fluffy head and silently recited something to himself.

"Commander, use [Move: Dark Nether Strike]!"

That's right, Mu Yun is currently using the Dark Nether Strike technique he just learned and memorized from the Wang family.

On the way back, Mu Yun took a moment to look at the usage conditions of this move.

He initially thought it could only be used by a martial arts master or a disciple of a bear, but after a closer look, he discovered that this move could be learned and memorized by any Pokémon with the Dark type and humanoid limbs.

There aren't many in Mu Yun's team who meet this requirement.

So far, only Shin-chan.

Therefore, Mu Yun naturally chose her.

Shin-chan happens to like and excel at close combat, so Dark Strike is a perfect fit.

As Mu Yun silently recited the mantra, in an instant, a phantom sphere visible only to Mu Yun flew out of his storage space and appeared along his arm.

Surprisingly, this time what emerged from the sphere was not the magical masked cat, but rather bear apprentices diligently training, and the figures of martial arts bear masters.

However, among these figures, the figures of New Leaf Cat, Tire Cat, and Magic Mask Cat suddenly appeared.

It's quite amazing.

As the phantom flickered, the ball of light quickly shattered, turning into countless shimmering lights that drifted into Shin-chan's body.

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[Ding! Move learning and memorization complete. Magic Masked Cat (Shin-chan) has successfully mastered a new move—Dark Strike (Not yet mastered, 0/10)!]

[Ding! With the help of learning and memory enhancement, Magic Masked Cat (Shin-chan) has improved his proficiency with the move - Dark Strike. Current proficiency level: Beginner!]

[Ding! With the help of learning and memory enhancement, Magic Masked Cat (Shin-chan) has improved his proficiency with the move - Dark Strike. Current proficiency level: Mastered!]

[Ding! With the boost of learning and memory, Magic Masked Cat (Shin-chan).........]

[Ding! With the help of learning and memory enhancement, Magic Masked Cat (Shin-chan) has improved its proficiency with the move - Dark Strike. Current proficiency level: Perfect!]

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[Dark Strike: A Dark-type physical attack move, inherited from the Dark lineage of the Martial Arts Bear Master, who has mastered the Dark style. It is a powerful strike he comprehended after perfecting the Dark style. The attack is guaranteed to hit a vital point and inflicts a piercing effect on the hit area. During the piercing effect, all melee attacks can ignore the body's surface defenses and strike directly into the body's interior.]

【Dark Strike (Perfect, 0/1000): During the use of this move, own Strength +200%, own Speed ​​+150%, Penetration effect coverage +100%, and the power of all own Dark-type moves +10%.】

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"Through-through effect..."

Looking at the description of Dark Nether Strike, Mu Yun was slightly surprised.

This effect does seem somewhat similar to true damage that ignores defense.

But there are some differences.

The former simply ignores defense; the attack will still land on the body.

The latter acts directly on the body.

Even for creatures like elves, except for certain unique races, the strength of their internal organs is far less than that of their external bodies.

Even something as hard as a piece of iron is the same.

However, when he uses defensive moves like Iron Wall, his internal organs and bones are also strengthened.

But outsiders can't enter the small ironworks.

In future battles, Shin-chan could easily start with a Dark Strike, followed by a Spiral—no, an Energy Ball—to directly attack the opponent's internal organs.

Even those with a higher level than Xiaoxin might not be able to withstand this.

Currently, apart from Xiao Du and Xiao Yan, who have damage reduction mechanisms, and Xiao Tie, who can increase internal defense, the rest of the team's Pokémon will likely be defeated if Xiao Xin gets close to them.

Of course, this is on the premise that you can get close enough to get in.

Neither Bofeng nor Bingbing are easy to get close to.

It's probably easier to be bold then.

The premise is to prevent him from stacking Berserk and entering a state of non-stop combat.

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[Never Cease: The fighting spirit never wanes, the battle never ends. In this state, one gains immunity to negative status effects such as confusion, paralysis, and cowardice, and is unaffected by traits and moves that have control effects, such as intimidation, oppression, and provocation...]

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Unending can grant immunity to negative effects, and while Penetration is powerful, it is ultimately just a normal negative status effect.

Once it becomes immune, Shin-chan will still have to rely on his hard skills.

Of course, with her current strength, as long as she doesn't give Dadan time to build up armor, winning is still quite easy.