The Spirit Dimension: Fooling Groudon at the Start - Chapter 44

"Chamo..."

"Cha!"

"..."

The food bill for six Pokémon, just for three meals a day, started at ten thousand Gold Coins!

Su Yi always fed his Pokémon the foods most suitable for their current stages.

He also mixed a little Spirit Foundation Potion into the Energy Cubes for Frogadier and the others.

Once all six Pokémon had eaten their fill, Larvitar and Beldum quickly fell asleep again.

They couldn't help it—they'd hatched less than a day ago and were sleepy all the time.

Su Yi went straight home that afternoon.

It was the second of the month, with more than twenty days left until the end of the month.

The two Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon hatchlings should have gained the ability to battle by then.

And so, Su Yi spent each morning writing his Pokémon Research Summary, training with his Pokémon in the afternoons, and working out himself at night.

Overcome Power and Spirit Language Mastery were also becoming easier and easier for Su Yi to use.

During that time, he ran into some Trainers he found interesting and who were reasonably strong.

He'd completed six matches for Side Quest 2.

Of course, when Su Yi initiated a challenge, he didn't need to pay Gold Coins. He wasn't that shameless. The fee was mainly meant to teach a lesson to the people who wanted to challenge him just to pick a fight.

Su Yi: →_→

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. During that time, Su Yi's main focus was teaching and training Larvitar and Beldum, seeing if he could get them to learn new moves ahead of schedule.

Especially Beldum. With its Silver Qualification, Su Yi didn't believe it could really learn only Headbutt.

Frogadier and Combusken were both just one level away from evolving.

That was normal. Su Yi's Pokémon had nearly reached Lv. 30 in the month before the college entrance exams, but the higher a Pokémon's level got, the slower it became to raise it.

That was because Su Yi's Pokémon had such high qualifications. Other Pokémon—including those who'd started training at the same time as his—had long since begun to level up more slowly.

For more than ten days, Larvitar and Beldum had trained nonstop. The Spirit Foundation Potion had helped build a perfect foundation for the two Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon hatchlings.

They were also growing at an astonishing rate.

They were already the size of ordinary Pokémon. You'd never guess that they'd hatched just half a month ago.

That afternoon, Su Yi trained with Larvitar.

"Larvitar, gather the Rock-type energy inside you, just like when you use Rock Throw to attack."

Su Yi was training Larvitar, hoping to see if it could successfully use Rock Slide, a Rock-type move.

Rock Slide was a powerful move, and its mechanics were similar to those of Rock Throw.

"Yoo-woo..."

Larvitar nodded and started circulating the Rock-type energy in its body.

"Ah-yoo..."

Soon, the Rock-type energy gathered in front of its mouth.

"Crack!"

The energy coalesced, quickly forming a rock that grew larger and larger!

"Throw it as soon as you feel you can't control it anymore!"

Su Yi called out quickly. This time, they might succeed!

"Larvitar!"

Larvitar aimed at a rockery and flung the huge boulder, which was on the verge of slipping out of its control.

BOOM!!!

The moment the boulder hit the rockery, it shattered in an explosion, blasting the rockery apart!

"Yoo, Larvitar!"

Larvitar was thrilled. It had actually done it!

"Frogadier!"

"Chamo!"

Frogadier, Combusken, and Ampharos cheered Larvitar on from the sidelines.

"It's Su Yi! Yueyue, go on! You're the best in our dorm. Go say hi to him and challenge him! This is a great chance to get a close look at a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon hatchling!"

"Exactly, Yueyue. You might not be in the same class as the great Su Yi, but we all think you're just as good as Yan Yuzhu. What are you afraid of?"

"Your Snivy just evolved into Servine, right? Give it a try!"

In the distance, several girls watched Su Yi training with Larvitar and tried to egg on the sweetest-looking one.

Qiao Yueyue had already planned to bring Servine over to try out its moves. After hearing her roommates urge her on, she took a deep breath. Her cheeks were a little flushed, but she still walked toward Su Yi.

Su Yi was praising Larvitar just then.

"Good job, Larvitar. You're growing fast."

At Su Yi's praise, Larvitar was as happy as a child being praised by a parent.

It rubbed its little head vigorously against Su Yi's palm, which rested on top of it.

"Um, hello, Su Yi. I wanted to..."

A soft voice rang out. Su Yi was surprised to hear it. Were there really students like this at Jingtian Academy?

She sounded so frail, as if a breeze could knock her over.

Qiao Yueyue's appearance instantly brought Lin Daiyu to mind.

She was very fair and a little thin, but she looked healthy enough, and her face was sweet.

Qiao Yueyue was terribly nervous. She'd brought Servine along at her side.

She'd barely managed to greet him when Su Yi looked over. Her nerves made the rest of her sentence vanish.

"Did you want Servine to challenge Larvitar?"

Su Yi raised an eyebrow. He'd been planning to find a Trainer to test Larvitar against anyway.

His only other Pokémon at a similar level was Beldum. But Beldum was a Shiny Beldum, an extremely rare Pokémon—even rarer than Tyranitar—so Su Yi didn't intend to reveal it so soon.

Having a Trainer to battle against would be nice.

"Yeah! But I don't have that many Gold Coins..."

Qiao Yueyue had heard that challenging a great talent like Su Yi cost five hundred thousand Gold Coins.

Su Yi couldn't help laughing. The girl didn't just look a little frail—she was pretty adorable and clueless, too.

"I'm in a good mood today. Is this the Pokémon you want to battle with?"

"Yes! This child just evolved, so I wanted to find an opponent and give it a try. Oh... right, my name is Qiao Yueyue."

Su Yi nodded and looked at Qiao Yueyue's Servine.

Blue Qualification—not bad!

"It seems to have good qualifications. Come on, let's head to the battle arena over there. Larvitar, today you'll get to try your first Spirit Battle."

Su Yi started toward the battle arena nearby.

The battle arena was close to the training area.

"Yay!"

Qiao Yueyue was excited. She hadn't expected Su Yi to agree.

It was really just a matter of timing. Larvitar had just successfully used Rock Slide, and Su Yi wanted to make the most of the moment by having it battle a Pokémon around its level. That would help Larvitar truly master Rock Slide.

Servine was Lv. 17 and had just evolved.

Its Ability was Overgrow, a common Grass Type Ability.

Overgrow boosted the power of Grass Type moves when a Pokémon's stamina was low.

After more than ten days of growth, Larvitar had naturally reached Lv. 11.

That was all thanks to the Spirit Foundation Potion. To raise its level further, it would need to gain Battle Experience through Spirit Battles.

"Let's make it a one-on-one battle. Is that okay?"

Larvitar was the only one of Su Yi's Pokémon who needed a Spirit Battle. The same was true for Qiao Yueyue, who nodded gently.

Larvitar and Servine looked at each other.

Larvitar wasn't timid just because this was its first Spirit Battle.

On the contrary, it was a little excited!

Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon in the Tyranitar line were naturally combative.

"Servine!"

Servine could sense Larvitar's age. After all, the world of Pokémon was different from the human world.

Humans couldn't tell, but Servine could. Still, it had clearly been raised to have a good temperament and didn't look down on Larvitar.

Qiao Yueyue got into battle mode.

She didn't hold back against Su Yi and gave the first command.

"Servine, use Growth!"

Growth used the energy inside the body to make it grow in an instant, boosting its Attack and Special Attack.

"Larvitar, use Screech!"

"Larvitar!!!"

Larvitar took a deep breath and opened its mouth wide, letting out a piercing shriek!

Its body was small, but its voice was loud!

Fortunately, both the training area and battle arena were soundproofed indoors.

"Serv..."

Servine had just finished using Growth when it heard the piercing noise of Screech.

"Charge in, Larvitar! Use Tackle!"

With its armor-like body, Larvitar was clearly well suited for close combat.

"Servine, jump to dodge, then use Vine Whip to stop it!"

"Whoosh!"

Servine leaped into the air. Larvitar wasn't fast enough, and its Tackle missed.

It was its first battle, after all.

Servine's Vine Whip lashed hard across Larvitar's back.

"Larvitar!"

Larvitar cried out in pain. Vine Whip was a Grass Type move, and it was four times as effective against it.

Su Yi had thought the little one might burst into tears, but the hit from Vine Whip had instead brought out Larvitar's fierce side!

"Frogadier!"

"Chamo!"

Frogadier and Combusken watched the battle from the sidelines.