Chapter 8 Our Xicui Trainer Is Like This
Dark gray is the gray-black color that is as solid as a rock.
On the afternoon of the third day after departure, Zhou You finally arrived at Nibi City (Dark Gray City), a city as tough and resolute as a rock.
Built on the mountain, Nibi City has been mining the Moon Viewing Mountain since ancient times. Thousands of evolution stones have been discovered here, and there are extremely rare and rare elf legends. It is one of the tourist attractions in the Kanto region.
The long-standing Dark Gray Gym is naturally built here.
"Although this is my first time in this city, I feel nostalgic for some reason."
Twenty years ago, he gave his first blood here.
First, after registering his information at the Pokémon Center, Zhou You came to the park in Nibi City alone. The area here is open and the vegetation is sparse, which is the best place to train Pokémon.
According to the regulations of the Quartz Alliance, when facing a trainer without a badge, the gym owner will only take out 2 Pokémon to fight, and the challenger can use all 6 Pokémon he holds for a round-robin battle.
Unfortunately, up to now, Zhou You still only has the original two Pokémons.
Eden and Arthur are both Pokémons with outstanding potential, but unfortunately they are not at an advantage when facing rock-types.
"So, as I said before, start training seriously." Zhou You released Arthur from the Poké Ball.
Looking around, he could not see the figure of the translator Eden, so Arthur stretched out his claws and scratched his head: "Wow?"
"Are you asking about Eden? It's okay in the forest and wilderness, but it's not suitable for it to show up near the city, so he practiced transformation alone in the Poké Ball today."
Although it is only generally rare in the origin, Zoroark is an extremely rare Pokémon in Kanto.
Viridian City and Deep Gray City cannot compare with the Pure White Town where people are simple and in tune with the Pokémons. It is rumored that Team Rocket is operating nearby, so it is not appropriate to release Eden from the Poké Ball at will.
What's more, Eden was killed on first sight, and repeated appearances would make it easier for his tactics to be exposed.
"Wow~"
"Well, let's start training."
After that, Zhou You put down his backpack and took out a fireproof heat-insulated suit from the Oak Laboratory and put it on.
"Next, let me tell you about our training content today.
"Arthur, Charmander is a Pokémon that is good at using claws and flames to fight. You have already fully practiced the use of 'grab' and 'spark' in the institute, so today I will teach you how to use them more appropriately."
"Wow!" Arthur nodded to show his understanding.
"No matter how powerful the trick is, it is meaningless if you can't hit it.
"You have shot a lot of fixed targets, and if you want to hit a moving opponent in battle, you need to practice accuracy."
Unfortunately, after leaving Professor Oak's institute, Zhou You really can't afford the moving targets and dummies used to train Pokémon, let alone the projection system.
Fortunately, he has some unique insights about trainers.
"So today we will do 20 sets of shooting exercises, each set lasting 3 minutes."
Zhou You picked up a stone and drew a circle with a radius of about one meter around Arthur.
"You must use "Sparks" in this circle and attack me with all your strength."
Attack me with all your strength...
Attack me with all your strength...
Attack me...
"(Shocked) Wow! ?"
Seeing Arthur's incredible look, Zhou You smiled and pointed to his heat-insulating suit: "Don't worry, I have protective equipment from the research institute. You just need to not spit out too strong flames and you'll be fine."
"(Shocked) Wow! ?"
"It's okay, but don't underestimate the Horror Ape. In ancient times... Anyway, you should attack me with very small sparks first, and then slowly increase the intensity of training, and there will be no danger. "
After Zhou You finished speaking, he slowly retreated until he stopped about 15 meters away from Arthur. This was the safe distance he had determined after several trainings with Eden.
For a Pokémon of Charmander's level, it is difficult to hit an enemy at this distance.
"Wow..."
Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, Arthur had to nod his head and stared at Zhou You intently waiting for orders.
"I'm ready, let's get started."
Realizing that the training had begun, Arthur gently opened his mouth and sprayed a peanut-sized spark to the opposite side.
Zhou You took a step sideways and easily avoided the attack: "Very good, let's slowly increase the power and speed of the shooting."
Seeing that the other party could indeed avoid his attack, Arthur nodded with relief, slowly increased the intensity of the attack and began training.
5 minutes later.
"Too slow, too slow to attack, even the caterpillar can avoid your spark! ”
5 minutes later.
“The flames are too dispersed. Don’t think you can hit me by expanding the attack range. The power disappears before it reaches me!”
5 minutes later.
"I'm just taking a walk and you can't hit me? You have to predict my movement!"
5 minutes later.
"Your expression is too obvious when you attack. Even Psyduck can see through your attack intention!"
5 minutes later.
"Can't you use a small-power attack to block my movement first?"
5 minutes later.
"Charmander's fire-breathing organ is not only a mouth, but also a tail!"
5 minutes later.
"The back swing during continuous attacks is too big. Who do you want to hit when you spit fire backwards?"
5 minutes later.
"Don't stand still after attacking. Now I'm throwing the Poké Ball at you, and in the battle, others will use water cannons to bombard you!"
5 minutes later.
"Amazing! This is the first time I've seen a Pokémon that can blind its own eyes with the smoke it sprays!"
...
In the end, Arthur was so anxious that he almost used all his strength, but he still couldn't hit Zhou You, who was 15 meters away, and he was accidentally hit by the Poké Ball and got a bump.
"You've made rapid progress, Arthur. If you train like this a few more times, you'll be able to hit me. Then we'll have to keep a distance to ensure safety."
After the training, Zhou You sat next to Arthur and wiped off the sweat from both of them because they had been concentrating all the time: "Have some apples to replenish your physical energy. After all, we have other training items later."
"Wow!" Arthur, holding the apples, was satisfied.
Looking at the pure-minded elf, Zhou You's mind was full of thoughts.
After repeated tests, he found that the talent of this little fire dragon was indeed above special attacks. While it made rapid progress in the proficiency of the "spark" move, even the "flame vortex" was vaguely taking shape in training just a few days after leaving the laboratory.
The problem lies in the attributes of the dark gray gym and the Hualan gym. Both the rock/ground and water attributes are very restrained by it.
Although the "metal claws" of the steel type can restrain the rock type, the rock type has generally higher physical defense.
The non-type "Metal Claw" attack shield may not cause much more damage than the type "Spark".
Moreover, the huge Onix is not inferior in speed.
It will be killed in seconds!
Fortunately, Zhou You has another choice.
"It's almost time to rest, Arthur, let's continue practicing."