Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

It is very difficult to master a move.

It is even more difficult to master a move that you have already learned.

But the most difficult part is pushing existing techniques to their limits.

In a limited time, the goal is not to master a certain number of moves. The key is to master the moves, not to have a large number of moves. A well-executed move that suits your fighting style and your own abilities can often achieve the same effect as two, three, or even more unfamiliar moves.

Weedle doesn't have this problem with the number of moves it has, so it focuses more on mastering the moves it has already learned.

This is a gradual process that cannot be accomplished overnight.

Training thus becomes a necessary process for accumulation.

The second stage is the development of techniques that can be learned. Xia Yan set his first target on "Bug Bite," which the Unicorn Beetle can learn.

As a Bug-type and Poison-type Pokémon, Bug is still its primary type. Without a Bug-type move, it would be difficult for Weedle to unleash its full potential and effectiveness.

Now that I've eaten an Energy Cube, theoretically I should be able to sense Bug-type energy more quickly and learn it.

The first round of training has ended.

Panting heavily, Xia Yan and Jian Er leaned against the wall of the training room, watching the still energetic Weedle and Bulbasaur frolicking in the arena.

"Xia Yan, why do you want to train with Pokémon? Aren't trainers supposed to just command battles?" Kenji asked, expressing his doubts.

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Xia Yan let out a long sigh, wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the lively unicorn beetle, and nodded to himself.

The effects of the Energy Cubes are already showing; the Weedle's Pokémon are now more energetic and can adapt to more intensive training.

He then replied, "Trainers are called trainers because they are a group of people who own and can command Pokémon. The title 'trainer' does not refer to a single person, but rather to the person who owns Pokémon. Pokémon and people are one entity. If you separate Pokémon and people, then the title 'trainer' becomes somewhat inappropriate."

Training with Pokémon is not only about gaining their trust and recognition, but also about helping trainers understand their Pokémon's condition, habits, and personality more deeply. Only by taking all aspects of the Pokémon's situation into account can trainers make the right judgments and decisions from the Pokémon's perspective when commanding battles.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Jian Er nodded thoughtfully, "Is it what the teachers often say, that if you put yourself in the Pokémon's shoes to think about and solve problems, the Pokémon and the trainer will have a higher compatibility?"

"Great summary," Xia Yan agreed.

See, this is the benefit of knowledge.

People like Jian Er have actually acquired a great deal of knowledge.

However, acquiring knowledge and being able to utilize knowledge are two completely different concepts.

It's like learning subjects like Chinese, math, and English in a past life; you acquire the knowledge but don't know how to apply it.

Jian Er looked like he'd learned something, his eyes darting around again. He was about to say something more when he suddenly heard…

"Da na!!"

A sound of pain came from Bulbasaur.

Chapter Eleven: The Techniques Learned

Bulbasaur!

Jian rushed forward in two or three steps and ran to Bulbasaur's side.

Xia Yan immediately jumped up from the ground and ran to the place where Weedle and Bulbasaur were playing.

Bulbasaur lay on the ground with its eyes closed, while Weedle looked bewildered, staring blankly at the Bulbasaur on the ground, somewhat at a loss.

"What's wrong?" Xia Yan asked in a deep voice.

"Woo...woo..." The unicorn bug seemed to have found its backbone when it saw Xia Yan. It swayed its body, trying to explain something, but it couldn't express itself clearly.

“Da... Na..."

Bulbasaur opened its eyes. After the initial pain subsided, it recovered. After all, it is a Pokémon and is not so easily injured; its physique is quite strong.

Seeing that Bulbasaur recovered quickly, Kenji and Xia Yan both breathed a sigh of relief.

What just happened?

Weedle and Bulbasaur exchanged a glance, but the incident did not create any rift between the two Pokémon.

"Da na!"

"Waaah!"

Then the two elves performed for Xia Yan and Jian Er what had just happened.

Just now.

While Weedle and Bulbasaur were playing together, Bulbasaur, wanting to demonstrate the resilience of its vine whip to Weedle, pulled out the whip and bit it.

Not moving.

The weevil was also very curious about Bulbasaur's vines that could grow from its body.

So it said it wanted to try it too, to bite it.

Bulbasaur, of course, didn't care, as it was very confident in the resilience of its vine whip.

But who knew that when the weevil was gnawing on Bulbasaur's vine whip, it suddenly thought of the scene and plot of Natsuhiko training it to gnaw on tree trunks, and a magical energy in its body was suddenly stirred up.

It might be because the accumulated training finally paid off, or it might be because eating the energy cube today just happened to unleash its potential.

Suddenly, he mastered the Bug-type move, Bug Bite.

The result can be imagined.

Bulbasaur's vines were severely damaged inside Weedle's mouth.

After watching the two elves' performance, and the glowing green halo that appeared on the Weedle's burst mouth, Xia Yan and Jian Er were both stunned.

Bug Bite is a move that Weedle can learn at level 9 in the game, but Weedle usually evolves into Kakuna at level 7, so you can only learn it by preventing Weedle from evolving. Alternatively, in the game, it can be learned only through a TM (Move Maker).

But that's a game. In the real world, there is obviously no concept of leveling up and automatically learning skills, nor is there such a thing as a move trainer. To learn a move, a Pokémon can only learn it when it meets certain specific conditions, or through targeted and continuous training until it becomes proficient and learns it.

Weedle had been trained for some time under Xia Yan's arrangement, but according to his estimate, even with the help of Power Cubes, it would take at least a week or even longer to learn. However, he did not expect that it would suddenly understand during a game with Bulbasaur.

It is evident that although Xia Yan's unicorn beetle appears ordinary in many ways, its comprehension is quite outstanding.

Of course, the early training and Xia Yan's repeated guidance also played a crucial role.

However, it cannot be denied that unicorns may indeed possess this talent.

"Ugh..." Weedle looked at Xia Yan with a blank expression, not yet understanding what was going on, and even felt a little guilty for hurting Bulbasaur.

It wasn't until Xia Yan picked it up that it finally came to its senses.

"Is this... what the book says about Pokémon learning moves?" Kenji murmured.

He wasn't angry. It's normal for Pokémon to accidentally rub against each other while playing and make minor scrapes. Besides, Bulbasaur only felt a little pain and wasn't injured.

But seeing that the unicorn could learn moves while playing was beyond his comprehension.

He had just seen Xia Yan training Unicorn Beetle in insect bite techniques.

How did I suddenly realize that?

"Don't be nervous. You've learned a new move, which means our training has been effective and your efforts have paid off," Xia Yan said, patting the unicorn's back to comfort it.

This is not only a reward for Unicorn's efforts, but also an affirmation of his training methods.

This gave him more confidence that he could train and develop the unicorn according to his own methods.

"Waaah!"

The unicorn's little eyes blinked.

So this is what it feels like to understand a technique. It's amazing and wonderful.

Overall, it was a very good experience.

"Alright, go apologize to Bulbasaur. We'll do some special training on the Bug Bite move later so you can use it flexibly in battle as soon as possible." Xia Yan put Weedle back on the ground.

This realization further strengthened his confidence.

There are no useless Pokémon, only useless trainers. If Weedle can maintain this state of understanding, it may not be very obvious in the Weedle stage, but once it evolves into Beedrill, he is confident that he can train it into a powerful finishing weapon to reap the rewards of battle.

"Woo-woo!!" Weedle nodded obediently, crawled up to Bulbasaur, and apologized in a crisp voice.

Bulbasaur is clearly not a petty Pokémon, and it expressed its understanding.

Seeing the two elves playing happily again, Xia Yan smiled.

This realization was of great significance to him.

It was only then that Jian Er finally came to his senses. He looked at Weedle playing with Bulbasaur, and then at Xia Yan, who was now even more confident.

"So this is what a trainer is like...?"

This time, he was truly convinced by Xia Yan.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone comprehend a Pokémon's moves, and it was a very different experience from the simple, cursory descriptions in books.

Being able to confidently use Weedle, a Pokémon that trainers rarely see, as his starter Pokémon, and to raise and train it successfully, gives him a completely different feeling compared to trainers who start with powerful Pokémon and abundant resources.

"Did you have something to say just now?" Xia Yan asked.

The two were talking when they were interrupted by Bulbasaur's painful cries.

Upon hearing his question, Kenji suddenly realized what was happening, his expression slightly complicated, and said, "Next week our school is organizing an adventure to the Forest of Saffron outside Goldenrod City. For safety reasons, the school allows us to invite one trainer to go with us, so I..."

"You want to invite me?" Xia Yan's eyes flickered slightly.

The club does offer this service, but the price for training partners to travel outside is higher.

"Mm." Jian Er nodded.

He had some hesitation before, but after seeing the unicorn beetle understand the insect bite, that hesitation disappeared.

"Why not invite a stronger trainer? Wouldn't that be safer?" Xia Yan was well aware of his own limitations.

"School rules state that in order to allow us to have more exposure to the wild and to battle with wild Pokémon, we cannot invite trainers who are too strong or have more than two Pokémon to accompany us," Kenji explained.

He then added, "Don't worry, the wild Pokémon in the Woodland aren't strong, and the school will also do a final cleaning before our activities begin. The purpose is simply to help us second-year students who have just come into contact with Pokémon to better understand them. There might not even be any battles."

Is this equivalent to giving away money for free?

And there's still a week left.