Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

the other side.

Xia Yan hurriedly ran out of the villa and plunged into the forest outside the villa area, a place rarely visited by people.

He hadn't expected such an unexpected change in Pokkigu.

in fact.

Since Togekiss's last battle against Elsword, Natsuhiko has noticed some of Togekiss's weaknesses and has been trying to figure out how to make up for them.

But willpower is an elusive thing; it can't be cultivated overnight, so you can't rush it.

I'm just trying to find a way to improve Pokjiku's willpower.

But forget about it in this competition.

Unexpectedly, during a conversation to comfort Nanami, Xia Yan's heartfelt words touched a chord in Pokkiku's heart.

It resonated with people and elicited a response.

Xia Yan also felt the strong atmosphere of happiness, and he felt it even more clearly than Cynthia's Togepi, since he was the closest person to Togepi.

Xia Yan had guessed the reason for Pokkiku's current state.

It was simply that his words had resonated with the deepest part of Pokkigu's heart.

"What a sentimental little guy."

Xia Yan walked briskly, smiling indulgently.

Pokkiku's lack of willpower is not without reason; Xia Yan's "indulgence" to a certain extent is one of the reasons for this phenomenon.

However, each Pokémon has its own unique characteristics and personality.

For example, Beedrill is resilient, Alakazam is strong-willed, and Diablex is cautious; each of them has its own unique characteristics.

Xia Yan didn't necessarily want the dual swords to become bolder and more flamboyant, nor did he necessarily want the strong-willed Alakazam to reduce his training too much, nor did he want Beedrill to change its own state.

Elves are living beings with their own thoughts and feelings.

They experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Trainers don't necessarily have to train a Pokémon to be exactly what they want it to be.

Instead, we should nurture them according to their condition and personality, and according to their different characteristics.

Otherwise, with complete sets of Pokémon training textbooks everywhere, why don't we see any Pokémon with outstanding strength appearing?

Why are the Pokémon sold in Pokémon shops so unpopular with professional trainers?

Therefore, Xia Yan's consistent principle is that training is necessary, but he opposes forcibly changing a Pokémon's personality or even distorting their personality to turn them into machine-like tools for his own purposes.

Even when facing those "tool" spirits, Xia Yan largely maintained their original personalities.

This resulted in Togekiss, who is lively but not particularly competitive, lacking in willpower. It is far inferior to Beedrill and Alakazam, and even to the Twin Blades.

But this time.

He seemed to sense the change in Pokkigu's state of mind.

The intensely blissful aura was gradually absorbed into the body, which is why the body gradually warmed up.

At the same time, Tokiku's strength also changed.

Compared to Alakazam, who has already reached the Gym Leader level, Beedrill, who is about to reach the Gym Leader level, and Togekiss, whose dual sword sheaths have just been coated and are quickly adapted to, Togekiss is slightly lacking in strength.

Elite level, intermediate level.

This was only achieved after it completed Xia Yan's daily training tasks and plans and participated in a sufficient number of battles.

But now, under the protection of the "aura of happiness," the Happiness Elf's strength is slowly increasing.

Along with it, its state of mind also improved.

This phenomenon is somewhat similar to what Hudi experienced before, a feeling akin to "sudden enlightenment" or "a sudden awakening."

It is a change in mindset that brings about a change in strength.

Or rather, it's the change in resonance that occurs after Xia Yan and Pokkigu's intimacy reaches a certain threshold.

Although this situation is rare, it does happen.

The Pokémon of an "emotionally driven" trainer are a typical example.

The likelihood of this happening is greater once the trainer and their trainer have reached a certain level of compatibility.

For example, Ash Ketchum will be an emotional trainer in the future, as will Big Leaf, whom we met before.

However, this situation is relatively rare, or even extremely rare, among trainers like Xia Yan who are calm and rational.

The benefits are obvious.

Togekiss's strength has increased, and its willpower has undergone a "transformation" in this change of mindset.

As Xia Yan slowed down, the temperature of Pokkigu's body gradually decreased, and the "aura of happiness" that lingered around its body like white mist was absorbed into its body.

"Is that alright?"

Pokkigu opened his eyes blankly, looked around at the dense forest, and for a moment did not know what was going on or what had happened.

Xia Yan let out a soft breath, and finally stopped walking.

With a mix of indulgence, relief, and emotion, she chuckled and scolded, "You don't seem to feel anything."

Pokkigu stuck out his little tongue.

It seems that Xia Yan came here because of it, but he really doesn't know what happened in the process.

"You should really take a good look at yourself," Xia Yan said irritably.

You don't realize it until you feel it, and once you do, Pokkigu is startled.

"Chocolate?!"

Her little face was blank as she pointed at herself.

Its strength has been greatly improved.

“Yeah, it’s almost catching up with Beedrill.” Xia Yan rubbed its little head again.

A look of surprise appeared on Pokkigu's face.

But when she thought about the reason for this change, the joy on Pokkigu's face faded considerably. She gently lowered her head and lay on Xia Yan's chest, patting his chest twice with her small hands.

“Chocolate…”

'Don't cry, don't cry...'

Hearing Pokkiku's words, Xia Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Who's crying?

"Chocolate!"

'it!'

Pokkigu pointed to Xia Yan's chest.

Xia Yan was silent.

"Alright, it's all in the past."

“Chakoi!” Pokkigu nodded his little head repeatedly.

“However, Togekiku, you’re almost at the stage where you can evolve,” Xia Yan suddenly said.

With this final upgrade, Togekigu has almost exhausted its potential in this form.

Further improvement is possible, but it would slow down the process considerably, making it a thankless task.

The evolution of a Pokémon brings not only changes in form and strength, but also changes in its untapped talents and potential.

Keeping a Pokémon in one form without evolving doesn't mean its strength can't continue to improve; Liu Bo's little boar is a typical example of this.

However, the difficulty will undoubtedly be dozens or even hundreds of times higher than that of the final evolved Pokémon, and the resources and effort required will be the same.

"Chocolate?!"

Pokkiku was utterly shocked.

evolution?

It certainly knew that it could evolve further, something Xia Yan had already told it when he collected the Light Stones early on.

I just didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

“You can take it slow. Your strength has increased suddenly, and you need some time to adapt. However, this improvement is natural, and the adaptation time will not be long, at most only a few days,” Xia Yan said.

A few days.

That's alright.

Pokkigu patted its little chest and breathed a sigh of relief; there was still time to accept it.

Do all Pokémon like to evolve?

Not at all.

Ash's Bulbasaur dislikes evolving, so even when it reaches the evolution stage, it stubbornly holds back.

Togekiss doesn't dislike evolution, but it does have some different feelings about changes to a body it knows well.

After hearing that there would be a few days to buffer, a lot of the content was immediately released.

Xia Yan also made a decision.

If his opponents in the next few rounds aren't very strong, he might save Togekiss's evolution for last, as a powerful trump card.

However, if the opponent is too strong, Togekiss may evolve earlier.

after all.

Judging from the current situation in the League, not many people know that Togekiss can evolve into Togekiss again.

If done properly, it can even be used to write a paper and earn some pocket money.

"However, we need to prepare that item in advance. It will be very effective when used with the evolved Togekiss," Xia Yan muttered to himself.

Of the items Togekiku currently carries, the Sharp Fang is the most effective; the others, like the Soothing Bell, are no longer very useful. We'll have to find a chance to get them from this "stingy" little guy.