Chapter 430: Special Training

Chapter 430: Special Training After the incident with Marshadow, Yuga and his companions spent the night peacefully, and Marshadow remained hidden within Yuga's shadow, not making another appearance.

In the morning, after breakfast, they packed their belongings and set off towards Mt. Moon.

Upon reaching Mt. Moon, Yuga didn't rush Gon and Abra into Pokémon battles. Instead, he focused on teaching them how to meditate and train together, harnessing their psychic abilities.

Gon possessed psychic powers, and the best way to train both him and Abra was through meditation together.

However, Gon clearly didn't know how to consciously release his psychic power or coordinate with Abra during meditation.

Abra, while eager, couldn't make much progress on its own.

At this point, Yuga remembered that Gon had unconsciously released his psychic power while sleeping, which had attracted Abra and allowed them to communicate psychically.

Sleep was when a person was most relaxed and defenseless, and Gon could release his psychic power during such moments. To regain that ability consciously, he needed to relax his body and let go of his defenses.

Yuga shared this insight with Gon, encouraging him to trust Abra completely and clear his mind when meditating together.

Gon was naturally simple-minded, making it easy for him to achieve the relaxed state Yuga described.

Yuga was the person Gon trusted the most, and with Yuga by his side, Gon could easily let down all his defenses and focus his energy on communicating with Abra.

As it turned out, Yuga's speculation was correct.

When Gon cast aside all his thoughts and concentrated solely on communicating with Abra, a light purple aura gradually appeared around his body, blending with Abra's light blue aura.

Abra's power was still relatively weak, and its psychic abilities were not as developed as Gon's. However, this unique training method allowed Abra's strength to grow rapidly.

Gon also began to understand how to use his psychic abilities.

After some basic training, he could already move small objects using psychic power and briefly enhance Abra's abilities.

Gon's natural talent for psychic abilities reminded Yuga of the Psychic-type Gym Leader, Sabrina, from Saffron City in Kanto. She was also an exceptionally powerful psychic.

Sabrina had displayed extraordinary psychic talents from a very young age, and her abilities had greatly boosted her Pokémon's growth. She had eventually replaced her father as Saffron City's Gym Leader.

This talented young girl was famous throughout the Kanto region, and Saffron City's Gym was considered one of the most challenging in the Indigo League.

Yuga wondered how Gon's psychic talents compared to Sabrina's.

Besides teaching Gon how to train his psychic abilities alongside Abra, Yuga also had his other Pokémon take turns teaching Abra new moves.

If Abra didn't evolve, it could only learn moves through leveling up, and its naturally learned moves were limited to Teleport. Although Abra had surprisingly learned Calm Mind and Psychic through inheritance, its battle repertoire was still limited.

Moreover, Abra's Psychic attack was rather unskilled.

Therefore, Yuga assigned Chimecho to teach Abra Light Screen and Reflect, which were two of Chimecho's specialties alongside Gravity and healing moves.

Gengar was tasked with teaching Abra Shadow Ball, Mismagius with Psybeam, and Bellossom with Energy Ball.

Shadow Ball and Energy Ball would expand Abra's offensive options, while Psybeam would complement its Psychic attack. Light Screen and Reflect would enhance Abra's defensive capabilities.

While Psychic and Psybeam both fall under special attack skills, they target different aspects of the opponent's defense, namely physical defense and special defense, respectively.

Despite Abra's impressive potential, learning and mastering five different skills in a short span of time placed significant pressure on it.

Fortunately, Abra was diligent and found great joy in daily training with Gon. With Gon's assistance, its progress was visibly rapid.

Apart from teaching Gon, Yuga took advantage of his free time to rigorously train the new Pokémon in his team.

Bellossom, having learned the crucial move Quiver Dance from Vivillon, practiced diligently each morning to achieve the same ease of using the technique at any moment, just like Vivillon.

Every morning, dancing gracefully in front of the rising sun is a must-do activity for Bellossom.

For Roserade, with its remarkable Poison-type abilities, Yuga prepared poisonous plants and venoms daily for it to try to absorb. Some of these plants were purchased, while others were collected in the wild. Thanks to the guidebook "Comprehensive Guide to Medicinal Herbs Cultivation" gifted by his mentor, Yuga had learned to identify numerous toxic plants.

He even attempted to use toxins from Pokémon like Beedrill, Arbok, and Ariados, but it became clear that Roserade, being a Grass-type Pokémon, had a strong aversion to toxins from animal-type Pokémon. However, it adapted well to toxins found in plant-type Pokémon like Vileplume and Victreebel. Searᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Yet, the toxins within Pokémon were complex, so Yuga decided to have Roserade experience common poisonous flowers and plants before delving into Pokémon toxins.

Charmander's training still revolved around guidance, and its whiny nature had not changed much even now. However, it had become more assertive during battles.

Yuga entrusted its training to Absol, a Pokémon with a "cold and unfeeling" demeanor, which was well-suited to dealing with Charmander's temperament.

However Charmander possessed outstanding talent, it was already showing signs of evolution. Yuga couldn't help but wonder if Charmander's personality would mature once it evolved into Charmaleon.

Shroomish's ability, Poison Heal, combined with the Toxic Orb it held, made its recovery capabilities excellent. Therefore, Yuga had it learn three skills: Absorb, Mega Drain, and Giga Drain.

Once Shroomish evolved into Breloom, it would become a close-combat Pokémon, a type that demanded high stamina. Yuga's idea was to have Shroomish benefit from the recovery provided by Poison Heal + the Toxic Orb and Absorbing skills, making it an unstoppable force during battles.

However, the challenge lay in multitasking, as Breloom would need to utilize its Drain moves while engaged in combat. Yet, since Breloom hadn't evolved yet, this discussion was still premature. Its current body wasn't suitable for direct combat, so Yuga focused on having it master Absorb, Mega Drain, and Giga Drain for now.