Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The Spiny Shell just shot out four ice spikes; if it had the "Continuous Attack" trait, it should have shot five.

Continuous attacks: If you use a series of moves, you can definitely use the maximum number of attacks.

Combo attacks, such as Ice Spike, Rock Blast, and Needle Missile, can consist of 2 to 5 hits.

Upon hearing this, Kona winked at Xia Yan and nodded, saying, "Yes."

"Have you learned the hatching technique?" Xia Yan asked again.

He remembered that before Generation VI, Cloyster could not learn the "Shell Hatch" move after evolving into Cloyster. Only by keeping Cloyster in its original form and raising it to level 56 could it learn the "Shell Hatch" move.

He has not cultivated giant tongue shellfish or spiny shellfish, and is not clear about the specifics.

After evolving, will the spiky shells in this world still be able to learn how to "hatch"? Will they be completely unable to learn it, or will they be able to learn it, but with an extremely high learning difficulty?

That's why this question was raised.

"Hatched?" Kona was clearly taken aback.

Seeing her expression, Xia Yan pretty much understood.

He twitched the corner of his mouth.

No wonder there are so few "legends" about the "Dragon Slayer Shell" in this world.

If dragon-slaying shells run rampant, what role will dragons and elves play?

Either Shellder can no longer learn to "hatch" after evolving into Cloyster, or the learning difficulty has become higher and is not as simple as it was in the Shellder stage. Perhaps... it's also because very few people realize the compatibility between "hatching" and Cloyster.

"Can Cloyster learn the 'Break' move?" Kona asked when Xia Yan didn't answer.

More new knowledge!

As a top student, Kona was quite excited.

Can spiny oysters learn to "hatch"?

She seemed to have grasped something very crucial.

“I’m not entirely sure if spiky shell clams can learn to hatch, but I know that giant tongue shell clams definitely can,” Xia Yan said.

Xia Yan's Little Classroom, let's begin!

"Can a giant tongue clam learn to 'hatch'?" Kona blinked her bright eyes, full of curiosity.

Learning the "Shell Hatch" move requires Shellder to have a high level of basic strength and ability. In addition, most people are eager for Pokémon to evolve, because that inevitably comes with an increase in strength.

Shellder needs a Water Stone to evolve into Cloyster, so most people use a Water Stone to evolve their Shellder as soon as it reaches a certain level, since Shellder's basic abilities are not very strong.

Not everyone can be like Uncle Liu, using the most basic little wild boar to unleash their strongest power.

“Yes, Shellder can learn the ‘Break’ move, but it requires a high level of basic strength. With targeted training, there is a very small chance that Shellder can learn it. If it is trained to the Elite level, the probability will increase significantly. But if it reaches the Gym Leader level, it will definitely be able to learn it!” Xia Yan said confidently.

Senior, elite, or even owner-level giant tongue clam?

Let alone Lorelei, no one would train a Pokémon like Shellder to Gym Leader level.

Only those who have personally trained them can understand the difficulties involved.

How to train a Pokémon to Gym Leader level while maintaining its initial form?

The resources, effort, and time consumed in this process are probably enough to train three or four fully evolved Pokémon to Gym Leader level.

"It's too difficult." Kona shook her head.

"It's very difficult," Xia Yan admitted, not denying its challenge. "But it's precisely because it's difficult that it's so impressive..."

Raising a Shellder to Gym Leader level and then evolving it yields more than just the "Break" move; it also provides a foundation so solid it's terrifying. The accumulated knowledge and skills unleash their full potential at the moment of evolution, making the phrase "great things come from small beginnings" somewhat inadequate.

"Think about it, what if it were a Cloyster with the 'Continuous Attack' ability, paired with the moves 'Shell Smash' and 'Ice Spike'?" Xia Yan's words seemed to carry a certain seductive charm.

“Continuous attack...shell break...ice spike..." Kona repeated these words with her head down.

She slowly raised her head, her eyes shining with an unprecedented brightness; she understood what Xia Yan meant.

Her eyes grew brighter, but then she seemed to realize something and said hesitantly, "That would be too fragile."

Xia Yan glanced at her and casually uttered a single word, "imposing aura."

Upon hearing this, Kona was visibly shaken.

The final piece of the puzzle was completely completed by Xia Yan's words.

She stared at him in disbelief for a long time, then, after a long period of stunned silence, slowly said, "Then such a spiny shell..."

Xia Yan grinned. "Please call it... Dragon Slayer Shell."

“Dragon Slayer Shell…” Kona was mesmerized by Xia Yan’s word and kept muttering it to herself.

Xia Yan looked at her absent-minded expression and let out a long sigh.

Good, it's straight now.

Now it all depends on Kona's determination and her attitude.

In the eyes of Lorelei and others, "Dragon Slayer Shell" is the ultimate perfect combination. If it could be trained, it would be extremely powerful against other Pokémon, even if not against Dragon-type Pokémon.

But in Xia Yan's eyes, it was actually an "outdated" tactic.

He wasn't even worried that Kona would pose any threat to him.

Believe it or not, once his Togekiss evolves into Togekiss and he puts on the "Scarf" (a symbol of respect for the togekiss), the so-called "Dragon Slayer" won't even have a chance to call him "Dad".

After a long while, when they finally arrived at the territory of the Breloom and the Mushroom, Kona finally came to her senses.

"These...were all taught to you by your teacher?"

Kona knew that Xia Yan had a very knowledgeable "teacher".

Xia Yan smiled mysteriously and didn't reply.

He had already said everything he needed to say, and whether or not Kona could train "Dragon Slayer" wouldn't affect him at all; he had simply given some constructive advice.

In any case, she will be able to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region in the future.

The Four Elite Four of the Kanto region are different from those of other regions; they are capable of being champions in weaker regions.

Furthermore, Kona is also a major representative of the academic school in the future, so building a good relationship with her is equivalent to building a good relationship with the academic school.

Xia Yan is ultimately going to pursue a career in "scientific research," and cultivating good relationships with academics will make his journey on this path much smoother.

At least, in the future, when people talk about "Dragon Slayer," they will not only think of Lorelei, but also of Xia Yan as the "founder."

That's enough.

Without saying anything more to Lorelei or paying attention to the Brelooms' attempts to apologize, he walked to where the Brelooms' Pokémon eggs were kept.

Dozens of Pokémon eggs lay quietly in the soft hay, with several obvious dents where the lost eggs had originally been placed.

It is quite obvious that the person who stole the Pokémon eggs did not carefully select them, but rather followed the principle of proximity, starting from the very edge, and left as soon as they were taken.

“Not choosing higher-quality Pokémon eggs, it seems this person’s purpose isn’t the value of the Pokémon inside these eggs…” Xia Yan muttered to himself.

Kona stood to the side, looking at Xia Yan with a slightly complicated expression.

Including the previous lesson on Laplace's tactics, this was the second time Xia Yan had taught her about Pokémon.

Although Kona is a very proud person, she has to admit that Xia Yan knows far more than her, and is even qualified to be her teacher...

Shake your head and suppress these thoughts.

Walking up to Xia Yan, he asked softly, "Did you find anything?"

Xia Yan slowly stood up, twirling a small tuft of white fur in his hand. He glanced at the barely visible footprints in the haystack and said, "Perhaps, the one who stole the elf egg wasn't necessarily human."

"Not human?" Kona was clearly taken aback.

"I'm going to take a walk around this area."

With that, Xia Yan led the heavy mud horse and walked into the forest without looking back.

Watching his departing figure, Kona pursed her lips.

They were very "sensible" and didn't ask to follow.

It seems that... her obvious lack of wilderness experience makes her a bit of a burden to Xia Yan.

After leaving the Breloom's habitat, Xia Yan mounted the Mudhorse and led several Pokémon through the forest once more.

"For humans, the value of a Pokémon egg lies in the Pokémon that hatches from it, but for Pokémon, the greater value of a Pokémon egg may be... the nutrients inside." Xia Yan, riding on his horse, squinted and muttered to himself.

Phantom eggs are actually a very nutritious food. Even among humans, some wealthy people like to eat Phantom eggs, but these people are a minority and their behavior is relatively secretive.

However, for wild, carnivorous Pokémon, the nutritional value of eating a Pokémon egg even exceeds that of hunting and eating a Pokémon.

For example, Ekans is a Pokémon that really likes to eat Pokémon eggs.

"There were indeed two footprints in the haystack, but because the time spent there was not long, the footprints were already very blurry."

"And apart from the haystack where the Pokémon eggs were stored, there were no traces of its footprints on the surrounding ground."

"A human? It's more like a Pokémon that desperately needs the nutrients from a Pokémon egg to replenish itself."

As he walked, Xia Yan sorted through the information he had gathered and analyzed.

Aside from wild Pokémon that particularly enjoy eating Pokémon eggs, what other Pokémon would need the nutrients from Pokémon eggs?

The most likely possibility is...

"An elf who just gave birth!"

"And they are carnivorous spirits."

"It should be able to fly."

With all these factors combined, the scope suddenly became much smaller.

While he was thinking, based on his subjective judgment, he approached a mountain stream in the forest.

The dense foliage blocked the view, while the sound of flowing water reached the ears.

“An excellent habitat,” Xia Yan concluded.

They drove the heavy mud-drawn horses into the mountain stream and followed the water flow until they soon arrived at a cave with lush vegetation.

Gently remove a small tuft of white hair that was clinging to a nearby branch and rub it lightly between your fingers.

The texture is similar.