Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Xia Shen even tested Garchomp and the others' speed, strength, stamina, how long it took to charge up their specific moves, and how much power they could generate, at the Dragon Dance Training Center once a week.

When Xia Shen responded to the principal with these answers, he shook his head slightly.

"That's not enough."

"For example, how long does it take for your Garchomp's Special Attack stat to return to normal after it uses Meteor Shower?"

Xia Shen was stunned. He realized he hadn't really paid attention to this before, and could only shake his head.

"So, do you know how many times Garchomp's Dragon-type energy is enough for him to unleash Dragon Claw before he runs out of energy?"

Xia Shen didn't know either.

But he knew that these small details could sometimes determine the outcome of a battle.

The principal smiled slightly as he watched Xia Shen deep in thought once again.

"You see, you still have a lot to learn, don't you?"

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While the principal was giving Xia Shen a lesson, the two pairs of teachers and students on the other side were not idle either.

The principal's first training task was to teach Garchomp how to perform earthquakes and to teach Cub Bear one of her most important skills—endurance.

The sheer amount of damage output a Ursa with the Guts ability and Flame Orb can achieve by simply using it.

After evolving into Umbreon, its power will become even more terrifying.

Although Arceus doesn't have a player battle system, it's not hard to imagine what will happen when Ursaring gets the visa for the next mainline Pokémon game.

It will make all the elves feel the terror of the Emerald Overlord.

Learning moves is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Even someone as talented as Garchomp previously only managed to learn Dig and Protect in a week.

Fortunately, Earthquake is an advanced move of Stomp, which gives Garchomp, who is highly proficient in Stomp, a good foundation to learn it.

The explanation given by the desert dragonfly regarding the circulation and exertion of ground-based energy within its body during earthquakes can be understood more quickly.

The group consisting of the mischievous panda and the baby bear did not progress as smoothly.

The game's description of the effect of enduring this move is very simple—

[The attack deals damage; its power is doubled if the target is burning, poisoned, or paralyzed.]

In other words, the key to using a defensive strategy is not how to make an attacking move.

Rather, it's about how to unleash the energy within the body under abnormal conditions, relying on one's own strong willpower.

Therefore, the first step in training the rogue panda is to strengthen the bear cubs' willpower.

……

Rogue Panda: "Roar—What are you most afraid of?"

Without hesitation, the little bear cried out, "Meow—I won't be able to eat sweets anymore!"

As soon as I said it, I felt it wasn't a good idea. Is Sweetie more important than the trainer?

After hesitating for a moment, she added, "Miya—and leaving Xia Shen."

The rogue panda nodded. "Roar—I understand. Since the most important thing to you is sweetness, our first training exercise is to give up sweetness."

"Miya?" The little bear was shocked. Giving up sweets? How could that be possible?

She hurriedly waved her hand, saying, "If this is the price of forcing myself to study, then I'd rather not study at all!"

Seeing the cub's intense reaction, the mischievous panda not only wasn't angry, but nodded in satisfaction.

Great. The greater the difficulties encountered in overcoming them, the stronger the willpower will be.

The rogue panda recalled the bittersweet memories of when he was learning to persevere, pursed the bamboo leaf in his mouth, and suddenly sighed.

"Roar—Little Bear, you should know that a bear that can't give up anything can't change anything!"

The little bear asked curiously, "Meow—what did you give up back then?"

The rogue panda sighed deeply, "Roar—before my father left me, he passed down to me bamboo leaves that he carried around for twenty years..."

Baby Bear: "......"

What's there to be nostalgic about? This thing already has a patina from the wear and tear!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The former principal is both a professional 9th-dan trainer and the principal of a key high school, so he naturally has a lot to do.

So, before afternoon classes, Xia Shen and his friends, including Fang Lu Sha, finished their first special training session.

Overall, it was a very beneficial training session for Xia Shen, Garchomp, and Bear Cub.

The old headmaster has been a professional trainer for many years. It's no exaggeration to say that he has fought more battles than Xia Shen has eaten meals.

Xia Shen's profound understanding of Pokémon, training, and battles allowed him to experience the difference between professional and amateur for the first time.

Although Xia Shen had trained with Yan Yu before, Yan Yu wouldn't share her combat experience in detail with you.

For Garchomp, having a senior with the same attribute and similar attack methods to guide him and teach him skills makes his growth rate even faster.

Of course, this growth does not refer to energy level, but rather to the understanding of energy utilization and combat skills.

This is something Garchomp could never grasp, no matter how long it battled wild Pokémon in the Washing Ridge.

As for the little bear... all I can say is that she's already trying very hard to give up sweets.

……

Special training session one noon.

"Miya—" Taking advantage of the rogue panda's inattention, the little bear jumped into Xia Shen's arms.

She faked crying to him, hoping to get a little sweetness from Xia Shen.

Xia Shen looked at the tearful bear cub and felt a pang of pity.

Just as she was wondering if it was too cruel to treat her like this, the rogue panda ruthlessly came over and dragged her away.

Xia Shen breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, someone was playing the bad cop, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to bear it.

Fortunately, the little bear only developed a sweet tooth after meeting Xia Shen, which was only a little over a month ago.

So, after two weeks, the little bear completely gave up the sweet treat that he used to be inseparable from every day, and finally learned to persevere.

The willpower cultivated through such arduous effort, and the ability to persevere learned through it, is far more powerful than ordinary perseverance.

Xia Shen tested it, and the bear cub used its own type move, [Grab], which has a power of 40 in the game, and it was able to deal 121 damage on the move power test machine.

The bear cub, while in a burning state, used the "Hard-Bearing" skill, which theoretically has a power of 140 in the game, but dealt a high amount of damage of 483!

According to Xia Shen's simple calculations, theoretically, the force of the bear cub's stamina is 160!

It's even more terrifying than a skill with a power of 150 like the Destruction Ray.

More importantly, after evolving into Ursaring and changing its ability to Guts, its power doubles!

Looking at the bear cub's energy level of 26, Xia Shen was increasingly looking forward to seeing the Moon Bear dominate the battlefield soon.

……

In the past two weeks, Garchomp has also made great progress.

Although, like the bear cub, he only learned the skill of earthquakes during this period, it was extremely worthwhile.

Having mastered Earthquake, the strongest Ground-type move, Garchomp not only gained a deeper understanding of Sand Hell and Dig, but also became more adept at using Ground-type energy.

In addition to improvements in moves and energy management, the three Pokémon's energy levels have also increased significantly.

Garchomp has leveled up from level 26 during the midterm field assessment to level 29, while Teddiursa and Zoroark have reached levels 26 and 21 respectively.

Although the higher the energy level, the slower the progress, Xia Shen estimated that it wouldn't be a big problem for Bear Cub to reach level 30 and evolve into Circle Bear before the school team selection competition at the end of December.

Then prepare a Flame Orb. Even a Pokémon that's almost at the professional level will be badly damaged if it tries to withstand a single hit from Ursaring.

As for when the Moon Bear will make its debut...

Xia Shen felt that the Jiangnan Division of the National Elf Competition would be a perfect stage!

I really look forward to seeing the expressions on people's faces then...

## Chapter 74 Reunion with Zoroark

One day in late November, in the Xicui Secret Realm.

Xia Shen was riding a Pidgeot back to the pure white permafrost.

I've had Yan Yan's jade eagle for over a month now.

During this time, he continued to focus on collecting illustrations and increasing the time available in the secret realm, tirelessly traveling to every corner of the continent.

It's fair to say that I've caught almost every Pokémon I could, and my daily exploration time has been extended to six hours.

The remaining Pokémon in the Pokédex, aside from those that are currently unbeatable, are either legendary or rare Pokémon.

For example, Xia Shen's beloved Sticky Treasure, which is his ideal fourth Pokémon.

The appearance of the Green Goober is no different from its normal form; it only grows its snail shell after evolving into Goober.

After evolving, Goodra possesses the invincible Steelix/Dragon type combination.

An exceptionally well-balanced tank-type racial composition, coupled with an overpowered exclusive skill, allows for seclusion—

[Seclusion: Makes your skin as hard as an iron shield, increasing defense and evasion levels by one.]

The Shadow Clone technique only increases evasion by one level, while seclusion can give you a free defense boost.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is the [Dragon Dance] for defensive Pokémon, and even better.

Xia Shen simply couldn't imagine how such spirits could have become extinct...

……

Xia Shen was eager to search, but after all, the secret realm was not like a game with fixed respawn points.

He searched for a long time in the Red Lotus Wetland and at the foot of Tianguan Mountain, but couldn't find a single Sticky Treasure.

I've seen a few fully evolved Goodra, but I don't have the ability to tame them.