"Come out, Gastly." Qing Wu released the precious white Gastly.
Gastly had its mouth open, its swollen tongue hanging out, which made Qing Wu find it somewhat amusing.
Gastly was originally a gaseous Pokémon and could not be harmed by physical attacks. However, because Deino had used Bite, Dark-type energy had been injected into Gastly's body. Blocked by that Dark-type energy, Gastly's tongue had naturally swollen.
"Deino, absorb all the Dark-type energy from Gastly." Qing Wu shouted at Deino. Deino nodded reluctantly, opened its mouth, and a plume of black smoke emerged from Gastly's mouth before disappearing into Deino's. Deino smacked its lips as if savoring the taste.
Gastly looked as though it were about to die. Qing Wu flicked a finger at it, and an Energy Poffin shot into Gastly's mouth.
Gastly cackled as it swallowed the Energy Poffin, then began absorbing it to replenish its stamina.
Including Gastly, Qing Wu now had ten Pokémon. With Mudkip and Torchic about to hatch within the next two days, the number of Pokémon he possessed would soon reach twelve—twice the six-Pokémon limit set by the League.
Qing Wu felt somewhat strained, mostly because of his limited resources.
The resources he had were a mere drop in the bucket for his Pokémon, and Qing Wu knew that very well.
Qing Wu was not yet an Elite Four-level Trainer, so some resources were difficult to obtain.
He could only provide his Pokémon with the best resources possible without affecting their potential.
Qing Wu also had to find a way to infiltrate the League and Team Rocket's databases. Their databases contained a tremendous amount of Pokémon research.
In his previous life, Qing Wu had only plundered part of that information before becoming an Elite Four-level Trainer. If he copied all the data from the