"The Pokémon he caught were all Bug-type Pokémon. Although Jiang Ben had exceptional talent as a Trainer in battles,
"he always lost to others. Everyone mocked him, saying that Bug-type Pokémon had far too little potential.
"They said Bug-type Pokémon were fine in the early stages, but completely failed to keep up with their Trainers later on, making them the weakest kind of Pokémon.
"Although I didn't like what they said at the time, I still agreed with them in my heart.
"Only Jiang Ben stubbornly believed that Bug-type Pokémon were not weak. He even set a goal of increasing the potential of Bug-type Pokémon.
"And so, more than ten years passed. He became a professor at Silver Academy, and his research achieved some results.
"But those results were all in the civilian applications of Bug-type Pokémon.
"His progress in improving their battle potential was slow, with practically no results at all.
"Then he met you. He saw that the Bug-type Pokémon you had raised were exceptionally powerful, so he conducted comprehensive examinations on several of your Pokémon.
"He gained tremendous inspiration from them. Then, after going to the Unova Region and seeing more Bug-type Pokémon and data,
"his research finally made huge progress. When I heard the news, I asked Jiang Ben for a copy of the data.
"I benefited greatly from that data as well, and it gave me more inspiration for researching other Pokémon."
Eichi nodded. At last, he understood Teacher Jiang Ben's past.
He understood Teacher Jiang Ben's feelings. It was a genuine love for Bug-type Pokémon.
He said, "Thank you, Professor, for letting me know all this."
Professor Oak stood and walked over to a computer behind him. After operating it for a moment, he said, "Since you helped me, I can't give you nothing