Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

"Thank you, Teacher Lu!" Xia Shen said, then called out to Lu Sha and told him not to fool around.

The little shark looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings, nodded, and fell asleep again.

## Chapter Six: The Pure and Wild Gible

“Each Pokémon can learn countless moves, but only a handful can be mastered. Of course, I have also seen many trainers blindly teach their Pokémon moves without paying attention to subsequent training.”

"This behavior is very foolish and will only make your Pokémon's moves weak and powerless."

"Please remember, even Elite Four level trainers can only master a handful of moves on two hands. Therefore, as a trainer, learning how to choose moves for your Pokémon is a crucial lesson."

"Currently, the mainstream setups for top-tier players consist of the following types."

"First, there are necessary variation moves, such as enhancement methods like Dragon Dance, Sword Dance, and Meditation, or weather moves like Sandstorm, Sunny Day, and Rain Dance."

"Secondly, there are the Pokémon's STAB moves. We all know that Pokémon are more powerful when using STAB moves. The Trainer Association's experiments with tens of thousands of Pokémon have yielded specific values ​​that are roughly between 1.3 and 1.5 times stronger."

"Thirdly, there are skills used to cover weaknesses. For example, if a Ground-type Pokémon has no way to deal with a Flying-type Pokémon, it might be able to turn the tide if it has a move like Flamethrower."

……

The first class in the morning was Teacher Ye's lecture on Pokémon battle theory, which Xia Shen listened to with great attention.

He currently has memories of two worlds mixed in his mind, and his understanding of elves is often brought into the perspective of the game. This is a concept that Xia Shen urgently needs to change.

Reality is not a game; the most direct change is in the underlying mechanics of Pokémon battles.

Because Pokémon games are turn-based battles, even a small difference in stats can make a world of difference.

Everyone maxes out their Effort Values ​​(EVs). My Garchomp's base Speed ​​stat of 102 is faster than yours of 101.

To put it simply, the gameplay is nothing more than team building, Pokémon move combinations, and move prediction, all of which are based on numerical values.

However, in reality, not only are there differences between different Pokémon, but even two Garchomps can have individual variations in terms of move power, accuracy, and casting speed...

These are areas where trainers and their Pokémon can improve through hard work, and that's part of the charm of Pokémon battles.

…………

After class, Xia Shen took out his Arceus phone, looked at the information about Gible on the screen, and pondered future breeding strategies.

This is a feature he just unlocked this morning, which records information about the Pokémon he has caught; currently, it only contains Gible.

Gible

[Energy Level: 13]

[Type: Ground/Dragon]

Gender: Male

Personality: Cheerful

【Characteristic: Rough Skin (When fighting opponents in close combat, it will use its rough skin to injure them)】

[Moves: Sand Splash, Dragon Breath, Quicksand Hell, Impact, Stomp, Tornado, Scale Shot, Dragon Claw, Meteor Shower]

There is no concept of energy levels in the real world. Xia Shen guessed that this might be similar to the levels in the game. He would be able to confirm this once Gible reached level 24 and evolved.

In addition, just like in games, personality differences also lead to changes in attributes in real life.

The Jolly nature, which increases Speed ​​and decreases Special Attack, is quite good for Gible.

As for the characteristics... Xia Shen never intended to form a sandstorm team; rough skin suited him perfectly.

If you master the moves, it's a pleasant surprise, neither too big nor too small.

Dragon Breath and Sand Hell are likely inherited moves, suggesting that this Gible's parents were a pair of Garchomps.

Scale Shot is a very useful skill in the early, mid and late game. Although it will reduce your defense, it will increase speed, which is very important for Gible.

Xia Shen speculated that the two powerful offensive skills, Dragon Claw and Meteor Shower, might be moves that Gible learned from its pod.

There is no such thing as a learning machine in the real world.

Apart from some skills that are like biological instincts and can be learned automatically at a certain level, all other moves must be learned.

Based on this information about the Gible, Xia Shen's current idea is to have the Gible follow a more traditional high-mobility predator attack route.

As a high-damage physical attack move of its type, Dragon Claw is the most worthwhile move to train among the learned moves.

Secondly, there's the heavy stomping, which is mainly to prepare for learning about earthquakes later.

These two skills are similar in how they are generated. In this world, earthquake is considered an advanced move of stomp.

The importance of earthquake skills is self-evident.

In Arceus, Game Freak completely removed this skill, and since then, all Ground-type Pokémon have suffered a decline.

As for learning subsequent moves, Xia Shen has currently focused on Sword Dance, Sharp Stone Attack, and Flame Fang, which are several enhancement and coverage skills.

Unfortunately, Garchomp cannot learn Dragon Dance, which made Xia Shen feel regretful and somewhat indignant.

He can learn Dragon Dance with Flying-type Pokémon like Gyarados, but my pure Dragon-type Pokémon can't.

............

The morning passed quickly amidst fulfilling study and reflection.

After quickly filling his stomach in the cafeteria, Xia Shen rushed to the infirmary.

"Teacher Lu, how's Gible... Uh, Teacher, what happened to your head?"

Xia Shen looked at Teacher Lu, who had been fine that morning, but now had a bandage wrapped around her head, and was somewhat puzzled.

Xia Shen glanced at the somewhat guilty Gible beside him and vaguely guessed the reason. "You did it?"

Faced with Xia Shen's questioning, the little shark nodded weakly and roared as if trying to explain something.

"Haha, it's not his fault." Teacher Lu laughed awkwardly. "It was my own fault. After he woke up, I made a joke to him, and he bit me."

"A joke? What did you say?" Xia Shen was genuinely curious.

Teacher Lu coughed twice and said quietly, "You're awake. The surgery was very successful. You're a girl now... that's about it."

Xia Shen suddenly understood how Gible felt back then... after all, it came from an uncivilized region like Xicui.

The innocent and wild giblet must have taken this joke seriously.

In a fit of rage, he bit the unsuspecting teacher Lu, but fortunately, it didn't cause any major disaster.

Xia Shen pulled Gible over and apologized to Teacher Lu: "Teacher Lu, I'm sorry, Gible and I have caused you trouble!"

He tapped the Gible on the head again, "He just helped you heal your wounds and you bit him. How can you repay kindness with enmity?"

Gible let out two aggrieved cries and, like its trainer, bowed its head and obediently admitted its mistake.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Teacher Lu laughed heartily, "It's good that I can take a few days of paid sick leave, so it's a blessing in disguise. Gible is fine now, you can take him home."

"Oh, by the way, here's this for you too." Teacher Lu stopped Xia Shen, who was about to leave, and handed him a piece of paper.

"I also gave him a full physical examination. Your Gible is of excellent quality. A typical Gible is about 0.7 meters long, but it's already close to 1 meter. It's estimated that it can grow to about 1.2 meters before it evolves."

"The Dragon-type energy contained within it is much higher than the official average for Gible. It needs to be nurtured properly."

Is it almost twice as tall? Am I some kind of giant gible? Xia pondered.

Hearing Mr. Lu's praise, Gible was very happy and jumped up and down, trying to bite his head.

Unfortunately, Teacher Lu was prepared this time and dodged it with a quick movement.

Xia Shen quickly took out a Poké Ball and put the little shark inside, thinking that he would have to train it properly when he got back.

I don't know where he learned that bad habit of biting other people's heads.

After thanking Teacher Lu again, Xia Shen left the infirmary.

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## Chapter Seven: The First Battle! Who is the Real Earth Dragon?

There was still plenty of time for lunch break. Considering that Gible hadn't eaten anything all morning, Xia Shen decided to show him some modern Pokémon food.

......

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you." Xia Shen smiled like a loving father as he watched the little shark wolf down its food.

Speaking of which, this child has a hard life. For some reason, he was separated from his tribe and lived alone in the resource-scarce, frozen land. Xia Shen even wondered if he had ever eaten snow when he was extremely hungry.

So he specially ordered a lot of different kinds of food today, partly to celebrate Gible joining the team, and partly to see which kind of food he would prefer.

The little shark wasn't picky about food, devouring all sorts of meat, fruit, and energy cubes like a starving refugee.

In less than half an hour, the food on the table was completely devoured. The gible lay back in the chair, patting its belly and purring contentedly.

Xia Shen was a little worried about his wallet, not expecting that the giblets, which looked so small, could eat so much.

While we've saved money on starter Pokémon eggs, if Gible eats like this every meal, it won't be able to keep up with all that... Looks like we need to put getting rich through the Secret Realm on the agenda soon.

............

Worried that Gible might eat too much, Xia Shen didn't immediately put it back into its Poké Ball. Instead, she took the little shark for a walk around the campus to digest its food.

The Gible, newly arrived in this world, was curious about everything it saw: trees, flowers, and many unfamiliar Pokémon.

Compared to the barren, desolate, pure white permafrost, everything here is so attractive.

At that moment, Gible was attracted by the sound in the distance again, and it hopped and ran towards the playground, looking back at Xia Shen from time to time, afraid that he would not be able to keep up.

On the playground, a few trainers were battling Pokémon in twos and threes. What attracted Gible to watch was a battle between Diglett and Totodile.

The school strongly encourages students to exchange skills and compete with each other, and the lunch break is designated as a time for matches.

Of course, students need to obtain the consent and accompaniment of their instructors before the match to avoid any unexpected situations.

As luck would have it, the two people facing off were Xia Shen's classmates, and they seemed to know each other quite well.

While directing the battle, he was also trash-talking to disrupt the opponent's mentality.

"Brother Yu, your accuracy with that little crocodile water gun is truly appalling. If you learn how to use a water cannon later, won't you be missing three times in a row?"

One of the boys joked, shouting to the Screw Mole, "Keep using Mud Throw!"

So the little alligator's face was covered in mud again.