Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 122 Squirtle Wants to Go to the Dojo to Learn Boxing

The day after seeing off Rosamund's family.

When Su Yu got up early in the morning, he saw Squirtle practicing its punches in the open space in front of the cabin after watering it.

Perhaps feeling that he only possessed great strength but lacked a way to utilize it, Squirtle suddenly had a whim to create his own fighting style, just like Farfetch'd created his own swordsmanship.

However, the punches that Squirtle was throwing at this moment looked completely haphazard, more like he was just punching randomly.

"What is this, some kind of wild punch?"

Su Yu chuckled.

Squirtle then noticed Su Yu standing to the side. Seeing this, it ran over and said to Su Yu:

"Jenny, Jenny~!"

"You want to go learn boxing at that dojo we used to go to?"

"Squirrel, Squirrel." Squirrel nodded.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu pondered for a moment. It seemed that the Pokémon the Gym Leader had were mainly Fighting-type, which might actually be a good idea.

"Alright then, I'll talk to the gym leader later, and if possible, I'll have Tropius take you there."

As he spoke, Su Yu took out his phone and sent a message to Luo Sheng.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Upon receiving the message, Luo Sheng glanced at his phone. As soon as he saw his contact name, he remembered the rancher who had defeated his ace master, Weasel, with just a little sheep as a mount.

Thinking of Su Yu, Luo Sheng felt a headache coming on. Why did I agree to Yang Wen's request to look after her cousin?

Her cousin is such a pervert, he doesn't need any care at all.

After glancing at the message, Luo Sheng recalled that Su Yu did indeed bring a Squirtle with him on the day he arrived.

That Squirtle looks to be quite well-bred. However, its combat strength isn't as monstrous as the Mob Goat; it seems to be at the level of a regular Squirtle.

With that in mind, Luo Sheng agreed. If he wanted to learn the moves, then come on over; his dojo certainly didn't need another student.

"Alright, I'll have Tropical Dragon deliver Squirtle over in a bit." Su Yu replied immediately after receiving Luo Sheng's response.

Seeing this, Luo Sheng was taken aback. "You only sent Squirtle, why aren't you, the trainer, coming?"

On second thought, it makes sense; this situation is quite common.

After all, Su Yu already has gym-level combat power. Compared to him, Squirtle is probably just a newly bred Pokémon, equivalent to a second team.

Su Yu naturally couldn't care less about such a Squirtle.

……

When Tropical Dragon brought Squirtle over.

At the dojo, it was time for class.

A large number of gym apprentices were entering the gym one after another from the entrance, and Squirtle followed them.

Following the crowd, we arrived at a large hall, which should be where today's lesson would be held.

Squirtle waited for a while, and soon after, Rashomon arrived at the hall.

He first called out names, and then Luo Sheng asked:

"Um...did Su Yu's Squirtle come today?"

"Squirtle, Squirtle~!" Upon hearing this, Squirtle immediately stood up and raised one hand.

The gym apprentices looked at the Squirtle with curiosity. Was this the new apprentice's Pokémon? Its trainer didn't seem to be here.

Seeing this, Law nodded, gesturing for Squirtle to step forward:

"This is your first time here, so I don't know your strength or skill level yet. How about this, you battle my Pokémon first."

"Don't worry, I'm not using my main force, I'm just testing your strength, so you don't need to be too nervous."

As he spoke, Luo Sheng released a demon that could strike.

This is a Pokémon with a blue body that looks like it's wearing a fighting outfit. In the games, it was first discovered in the Unova region.

"Squirtle, Squirtle." Upon hearing this, Squirtle nodded. Then, it stared intently at the Strike Demon, revealing a cautious expression.

As a Pokémon of Su Yu Ranch, Squirtle naturally represents Su Yu's reputation when it goes out. Therefore, Squirtle believes that it's best not to lose this battle if possible.

However, given the opponent's unknown strength, a conservative strategy is best. Therefore, the first step in the battle should be...

"Jenny, Jenny—!" He retreated into his shell!

At the start of the battle, Squirtle shouted and used this move, shrinking its entire body into its shell.

Meanwhile, Luo Sheng was still wondering whether he should add more water. Seeing Squirtle's action, Luo Sheng was taken aback.

The demon looked at Luo Sheng with a questioning gaze. Seeing this, Luo Sheng said:

"Try using the [Brick Break] move first, but be careful not to use your full strength."

Luo Sheng also knew that the shell was extremely important for a Pokémon like Squirtle. If he cracked Squirtle's shell during a test, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Su Yu.

Upon hearing this, the demon unleashed its tile-splitting technique. However, the tile-splitting attack had no effect on the turtle's shell.

"The tortoise shell has pretty good defensive capabilities."

Luo Sheng commented that he could tell that this Squirtle must have been taking special care of maintaining and strengthening its shell.

Seeing that the Brick Break move was ineffective, and not wanting Squirtle to just stay in its shell, he said:

"Use the Thunder Fist to force it out of its shell."

The Thunder Punch, carrying electric energy, can penetrate Squirtle's shell and injure it. Moreover, this move is particularly effective against Squirtle.

Upon hearing this, Squirtle couldn't stay inside its shell any longer. It popped its head out and immediately unleashed a Bubble Fighter attack at the monster.

The bubbles sprayed from this attack make the ground slippery. As a result, the ability of the Strike Demon to move across the surrounding ground is suddenly and significantly weakened.

Following closely behind, Squirtle used its water gun and started flying a kite from a great distance.

Seeing this, Luo Sheng helplessly rubbed his forehead and said:

"As expected, a Pokémon's personality does indeed follow its trainer's."

"This Squirtle is just as sneaky as Su Yu."

One uses a sheep mount disguised as a weakling to fight against him, while the other, having just started the fight, is already thinking about kiting the opponent.

However, as a truly skilled Gym Leader, Luo Sheng naturally couldn't have overlooked this situation when training Pokémon. In response, he instructed:

"Use your mind to quickly approach it, then use a low kick."

Upon hearing this, Strike Ghost nodded and used Psychic Hammer to quickly cross the foam-covered section of the road, arriving beside Squirtle.

Squirtle was still using its water gun to kite the opponent from a distance. It hadn't expected that there was such a way to fight the ghost, allowing it to quickly break through to its opponent's side.

Seeing this, it quickly stretched out its hands to block the demon's mental hammer.

However, while he managed to defend against the Zenmaku, he couldn't defend against the subsequent low kick. Caught off guard, Squirtle was immediately knocked down by this attack.

After being knocked down, Squirtle quickly got back up, ready to continue fighting the Strike Demon.

At this moment, Luo Sheng said:

"Alright, that's enough for now. I've roughly figured out your strength."

Being able to withstand the demon's mental hammer strike using pure brute force, this Squirtle's strength should have reached the top tier below the professional level, but it's still some distance from the professional level.

As for other aspects, such as proficiency with Water-type moves, Squirtle has also mastered them quite well. This is a solid foundation it built during its time in the fire department, and it has achieved a similarly high level of skill.

Such strength is already quite impressive for Squirtle. After all, it hasn't evolved yet, and to have this level of strength before evolving shows great promise for the future.

"With this level of skill, it's a waste for you to be a student. How about you become my teaching assistant?"

"Jenny, Jenny?" Teaching assistant? Wasn't I supposed to be here to learn something?

If I become a teaching assistant, won't I have nothing to learn?

Rashomon couldn't understand a word Squirtle was saying. But through the way the demon spoke, he could roughly understand what Squirtle meant.

He said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:

"No, the teaching assistant's job is simply to serve as a teaching demonstration subject during class and to provide practice partners for the students."

"I will still teach you what I need to teach, and I will directly pay you for being a teaching assistant in the form of a set of techniques and secret manuals."

"Jenny, Jenny?" Are there any special moves or techniques available to choose from?

"As for you, I have the manuals for Brick Break, Enhancement Fist, and Freeze Fist. I can give you the first two right now. As for the last one, you'll have to wait a while."

Luo Sheng replied.

The most valuable item here is undoubtedly the Ice Punch move. This move possesses the power of the Ice type and can counter some special Pokémon. It is also Rashomon's prized possession.

At least among the other level-one dojos of the same fighting style, Rashomon has never seen anyone with the secret manual for this move.

(End of this chapter)