Training (Part 1) (Please bookmark, Please vote)

In his previous life, Eichi always loosened up his joints before training.

Eichi had asked Amelie what kind of joint warm-ups Beedrill did before training.

But the answer he got was: none.

There were actually no joint warm-ups. Eichi was quite surprised.

Amelie told Eichi that they all massaged their Pokémon after training.

While that would prevent any lasting injuries, it still had a major impact on training efficiency. Did they really not know that?

Since there were no warm-up exercises, he would design a set himself.

Eichi then designed a set of joint exercises based on Beedrill's body structure and massage techniques.

First came arm stretches, with its Twin Needles held level and repeatedly extended forward, followed by stretches to the left and right.

After that came rotations of its ankles, circling them around.

Finally, there were left and right neck turns and waist rotations.

After completing the set, it felt as though its entire body had been loosened up.

Every movement felt easier and smoother.

Naturally, the results were obvious. Its rate of improvement increased, and it was also beneficial to Beedrill's growth.

After warming up, Eichi had Beedrill begin its skill training. The first item was Twin Needles training.

Eichi first had Beedrill continuously swing its Twin Needles.

Stabbing out, pulling back, stabbing out, pulling back.

This could train its arm muscles, allowing it to use Twin Needles faster and with greater force.

Eichi tied a small iron ring to a tree branch with thin string, suspending it from the branch.

He had Beedrill strike at the little iron ring, making sure its Twin Needles passed through the ring every time they shot out.

Beedrill flew before the ring, its eyes fixed tightly upon it as its Twin Needles rapidly stabbed out in alternation.

Gradually, Beedrill's speed grew faster and faster, until only afterimages could be seen constantly flickering from its arms.

Because Beedrill was striking so quickly, faint sounds of air being torn could be heard.

Training its accuracy like this was becoming somewhat inefficient. Once the Weight Training Device arrived tomorrow, it would be able to increase its speed more quickly.

Besides the Weight Training Device, Eichi had also custom-made a pair of needle sleeves.

They could be fitted over Beedrill's Twin Needles, and their weight could be adjusted to help train its control over Twin Needles.

After practicing for more than ten minutes, Eichi felt that was enough and had Beedrill rest for a while.

After resting, it repeatedly used Twin Needles against a tree, allowing Beedrill to get a feel for striking a solid object.

Beedrill swung its Twin Needles and drove them into the trunk.

The tree was covered in dense little holes, all of them Beedrill's handiwork.

From the depth and size of those holes, it was clear that the power of Beedrill's Twin Needles was steadily increasing.

The sound of "crack" continuously rang out beside them as its needles pierced the trunk.

Eichi felt they could not keep doing this. He would buy a target tomorrow.

Otherwise, the trees in this Small Woods might all end up destroyed by Beedrill.

Once the allotted time was up, Eichi had Beedrill take a rest and fed it a Pokéblock.

Beedrill quietly rested to one side. Next came the second item.

For Toxic Spikes training, Beedrill needed to draw upon the Poison-type energy within its body and condense Toxic Spikes around itself.

Purple, triangular spikes scattered across the surrounding ground.

At present, Beedrill's Toxic Spikes had an effective range of roughly ten meters around it.

Within that range, the ground was densely covered in Toxic Spikes. They looked fairly powerful as well.

There were three things to improve now. First, expand the range. Second, shorten the skill's casting time. Third, increase the power of Toxic Spikes.

Speaking of Poison-type energy, that brought him to Eichi's Bug Force.

Bug Force was a special energy produced when Eichi's body absorbed Bug-type energy particles from heaven and earth.

This energy had all kinds of uses. One of them was improving the aptitude of Bug-type Pokémon.

Beedrill had originally been nothing more than an ordinary Weedle with average talent, but under the nourishment of Eichi's Bug Force, its aptitude had already reached excellent.

The green flame within Beedrill's body was still growing at a visible rate.

Bug Force could not only enhance a Bug-type Pokémon's Bug-type abilities, but also improve the abilities of the other types within its body.

Beedrill continuously drew upon the Poison-type energy in its body, releasing Toxic Spikes.

Countless Toxic Spikes scattered down one after another. Naturally, the Toxic Spikes it condensed also had a time limit.

Once the time was up, the Toxic Spikes would disappear. However, after Toxic Spikes was used, they could last for an hour, which was enough for a 6v6 battle.

The third skill was Fury Attack training. Fury Attack gathered poison at Beedrill's tail stinger and jabbed at the enemy.

This skill required extremely high accuracy, so accuracy was the main focus of the training.

Eichi first had Beedrill repeatedly use Fury Attack at a single point.

He had Beedrill's body remember that point, then blindfolded Beedrill with a strip of black cloth.

Then he had Beedrill use Fury Attack on that point again. If it missed once, it tried a second time.

The exercise only ended once Beedrill could hit it. At first, Beedrill could not hit the point at all.

Eichi could not possibly have it practice endlessly. A certain degree of improvement was enough.

At present, Beedrill could more or less hit that point already.

This training not only developed accuracy, but also its hearing and its instincts in battle.

By then, Beedrill was already extremely tired. Eichi had calculated the training volume; one more skill would be about enough.

The fourth item was Pin Missile training. An ordinary Pin Missile could only condense two to five sharp needles.

And how many it condensed depended on luck. In truth, with enough effort, Pin Missile could be trained to consistently condense five sharp needles every time.

Eichi's Beedrill could now control it so that it condensed five sharp needles each time.

It was said that once Pin Missile reached proficiency, it could consistently condense five sharp needles. Upon reaching the ultimate level, it could condense as many as it was capable of.

However, no one had yet heard of any Beedrill breaking past the limit of five needles.

The sharp needles condensed by Pin Missile did not have equal power. Some were strong, while others were weak.

Therefore, Eichi's training for Beedrill was to improve its accuracy and control the power of every needle, achieving equal power as quickly as possible.

Eichi had Beedrill use Pin Missile on a tree. Five sharp needles condensed around Beedrill and shot toward the tree at high speed.

The five sharp needles pierced the trunk simultaneously in an instant. Eichi stepped forward to take a look.

The five needles had penetrated to roughly the same depth, but it was clear that some had gone deeper while others were slightly shallower.

He then had Beedrill continue. Eichi took a look, and this time it worked.

Then he had Beedrill do it once more, but it failed again.