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Chapter 107 Little Eevee's Training

"After the first batch of mottled colored fish are released, it will take at least eight hours before they can be re-caught for stomach sac testing. My reward will be limited to eight hours, how about that?"

At this moment, Xiaoxia, standing by the pool, had regained all her confidence and displayed the proud demeanor of the strongest water-attribute expert in the Kanto region.

Chen Mu naturally wouldn't refuse.

The doctor had previously mentioned that Eevee needs to strengthen its Water-type form.

These past few days, Chen Mu has brought Eevee along every time he goes into the sea, partly for this reason, to let Eevee become more familiar with its new water-type form.

Now that Xiaoxia, the queen of water, has offered to provide guidance, he certainly has no reason to refuse.

"Little Eevee, study hard, this is a reward we earned with great effort."

Chen Mu deliberately emphasized the word "reward" in order to retaliate against Xiaoxia's teasing.

However, Eevee was unaware of all this; she simply swam energetically towards the starfish in the center of the pool.

For this guidance session, Xiaoxia immediately brought out her most signature Pokémon.

After swimming near the starfish, the little Eevee looked around curiously, and even playfully stirred up waves with its tail.

Splash it onto the motionless starfish in the water.

Watching the starfish bob and sink with the waves, drifting along with the current, Eevee tilted its head curiously and made a confused sound.

"Bu-i?"

She seemed to be asking: Is this big starfish really that amazing?

Judging from its size alone, Xiaoxia's Starmie is only about one meter tall, a very common size, and not even as big as Jubei's Starmie that Chen Mu and Eevee saw in Viridian Forest.

Not to mention compared to the enormous Kingdra that Eevee saw a couple of days ago.

That wild boss, Kingdra, was at least dozens or even hundreds of times larger than Xiaoxia's starfish.

Upon approaching, Little Eevee felt no intense pressure from Misty's Starmie.

The other person looked like a drifting starfish that could be found anywhere in the sea.

But the next moment, as Xiaoxia's lips curled up slightly, she softly commanded, "Starfish, demonstrate Water Pulse."

Then, a "Yu" was heard!

The moment the command was given, the water in the entire giant pool began to vibrate.

The moment the first shockwave swept across the water, Eevee was instantly knocked unconscious.

After a one-second delay, the towering water column finally erupted in a ring around the starfish!

The surging water column lifted the unconscious Eevee, gently tossing it out of the water, and then it landed steadily on a floating board on the surface.

The jolt from landing on the float woke up the unconscious Eevee.

She flipped herself up with a "whoosh," lowered her body, pressed her belly against the float, and adorably lay her little front paws in front of her. Her tail was held high behind her, and as she lifted her rear, her head was also looking around alertly, as if searching for a non-existent enemy in the pool.

It looked both funny and cute, like a clueless little kitten.

After searching around and finding nothing, Little Eevee realized that the attack had already passed.

"Bu-i?"

She cried out in confusion, as if asking: What knocked me unconscious?

The difference was too great. She couldn't catch any of the premonitions of the starfish's attack, and was stunned very quickly after being hit.

Chen Mu quickly reminded Little Eevee, "Stop looking, you silly goose. It was Starmie's move. Quickly recall the fluctuations you felt from that move."

If it were another Pokémon, its will might be severely shaken if it suddenly suffered such a huge blow.

But Ibrahimovic won't.

She was always such an optimistic and positive little angel.

After receiving the hint, Eevee was startled and showed a shocked cat-like expression. Then it lowered its tail and immediately entered a state of deep thought.

He showed no signs of being discouraged and quickly began to think, following Chen Mu's advice.

This scene made Xia on the other side smile.

"Don't get angry, your attitude is excellent. Your little Eevee is really rare. With proper training, it might grow to a very outstanding level." Hearing Xiaoxia's praise, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel proud.

He felt very lucky to have formed a bond with the little guy.

After some thought, Little Eevee felt as if he had grasped something.

At the same time, when she looked at the seemingly harmless starfish still floating in the center of the pool, a sense of awe and reverence finally appeared in her eyes.

The young Eevee learned a valuable lesson from this: for Pokémon in the hands of human trainers, size never represents strength!

After a brief moment of enlightenment, Eevee, under Chen Mu's command, also responded with a "Water Pulse".

This skill is something Vaporeon naturally learns after evolving; even Baby Eevee already knew it.

A few days ago, she used this move to defeat a wild Kingdra's "Tide Whirl," and at the time, Eevee thought her move was pretty powerful.

Only now, after making a comparison, has she been able to directly perceive the difference.

The "water wave" she released did not travel as fast as the jewel starfish, and the localized oscillations could not create a towering column of water.

Xiaoxia then spoke, explaining in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"The initial damage of water-type moves is not as obvious as that of fire, electric, or fighting-type moves."

Don't be fooled by the official move data that lists the power of "Water Gun" on par with "Spark"; that's an average value after averaging all stages.

In reality, at the amateur level, and even in the early stages of a career, the direct power of a "water gun" cannot be compared to that of a "spark" or an "electric shock".

Water is gentle; a simple flow of water cannot cause harm. In this respect, water-type attacks are inherently inferior to offensive types like fire and electric.

Therefore, if you truly want to achieve something in the field of water-based attacks, you must master some advanced offensive techniques.

Since Xiaoxia had the starfish demonstrate "Water Wave" right from the start, Chen Mu quickly grasped Xiaoxia's thinking.

"Is the technique simply a series of vibrations?"

Xiaoxia nodded and said, "That's right. Shock, erosion, high speed, and cutting are all advanced offensive techniques of the water attribute. Only after mastering these techniques can the intuitive power of water-type moves be broken through, thus truly catching up with those offensive attributes that people are familiar with."

I also know a bit about Vaporeon. They are not good at moves like Shell Slash, Hydra Slash, and U-turn, so your little guy can temporarily leave out moves like Slash and High Speed.

But volatility is undoubtedly the offensive tactic she most needs to master right now.