Mythical Pokémon Era: Global Ascension: Section 8

Roy rubbed his aching shoulders and said weakly, "Riolu, let's pause the physical training for now. Next, it's time to practice your moves..."

"Cha! (Understood.)"

Riolu was very obedient, suppressing its naturally energetic and restless instincts.

Roy smiled in satisfaction.

After just one day together, he had begun to understand Riolu a little... When Riolu did not recognize you, it was incredibly aloof and impervious to persuasion. But once it acknowledged its Trainer, it became an exceptionally loyal and obedient child who gave people peace of mind.

"Show me all the moves you know first."

"Cha!"

Riolu answered and began demonstrating its moves.

For the first time, Roy witnessed firsthand just how outrageous Pokémon in this world were.

"Quick Attack!"

Riolu transformed into a blue-black bolt of lightning, streaking past the speedometer like an arrow loosed from a bow.

--48 m/s.

"This..." Roy froze. It had used a move, so this was not its normal speed, but Riolu could run one hundred meters in just over two seconds?

Even Usain Bolt would be crying...

No wonder this world had no Olympic Games. There was simply no comparison.

Since there was no opponent, Riolu could not demonstrate Endure or Counter for the moment. It instead used its remaining three moves.

"Metal Claw!"

"312 kg."

"Rock Smash!"

"428 kg."

"Thunder Punch!"

"320 kg."

Roy let out a breath of relief. Good, good, it was only about as strong as Mike Tyson... My ass!

Roy was confident that if he fought Riolu, it would only take one second before Riolu had to kneel and beg him not to die.

It was still just a child~~

Roy could imagine just how miserably humanity had lost that war a hundred years ago.

Fortunately, he was not without hope of improving. The shop had quite a few items that could strengthen Trainers as well.

"Cha?"

Seeing Roy spacing out, Riolu looked at him with concern.

Roy smiled and patted Riolu's ear, then took out paper and pen to record its various attributes.

Metal Claw and Thunder Punch seemed weaker than Rock Smash in terms of raw force, but one could not forget that Metal Claw was a Steel-type move and Thunder Punch was Electric-type. It would not be objective to compare their power directly with the Fighting-type move Rock Smash...

The advantage of Metal Claw and Thunder Punch was the Steel-type and Electric-type energy they carried.

For example, no matter how powerful Rock Smash was, it dealt zero damage against Ghost-types. The other two were different, dealing double damage to countered Attributes.

Steel and electricity...

Roy tapped his chin with the tip of his pen.

"Riolu has never received training from anyone since it was born. I can understand it learning Metal Claw and Rock Smash; those are inherited genetic memories, moves every Riolu will naturally learn once it reaches a certain level..."

"But what about Thunder Punch?"

"Without a Trainer's guidance, an ordinary Riolu could not possibly learn this move."

"An Egg Move?"

Roy speculated.

An Egg Move, as the name implied, was a move inherited from both parents.

Of course, that did not mean a Pokémon would necessarily inherit every move its parents knew.

Unlike the game settings, scholars in reality specifically studied the subject of "genetics" and had put forth a highly renowned argument.

Egg Moves were related to a Pokémon's talent.

For example, Pokémon with a natural affinity for Steel-type energy were more likely to inherit Steel-type moves.

For a Riolu like this, whose own Attribute was not Electric, to inherit an Electric-type move, the most likely reason was that Riolu's Hidden Power was "Electric attribute."

"Riolu has a strong affinity for Electric attribute energy..."

Roy vaguely felt that he had grasped something, recalling a classic concept.

Rather than rashly making a decision, he took out his phone and skillfully searched for keywords.

"On the feasibility of Pokémon Lightning Body Tempering."

He quickly found the answer.

Using lightning of a certain frequency and intensity to stimulate cells, accelerating and promoting cellular development, was a scientifically proven method.

However, this method could not be popularized at all and was even extremely difficult to implement.

Even the nine sons of a dragon differed from one another, much less the countless varieties of Pokémon.

Even among Pokémon of the same species, each individual's cells had different tolerances, their bodily structures had subtle differences, and their control over Electric-type energy could not be quantified.

What frequency should the lightning use? What voltage and current should stimulate the cells? After the cells developed, by how many volts should the current be increased...

Stimulating cells with lightning was no joke. One mistake could result in serious injuries. If the cells were repeatedly damaged, it would affect their development and ruin their future...

All these reasons made the idea of "Lightning Body Tempering" impossible to implement.

Roy also saw several news articles on the search page. Some Trainers had gotten carried away and tried Lightning Body Tempering on their own, only to leave hidden injuries in their Pokémon. They regretted it bitterly and were condemned and criticized by the Pokémon League...

"Truly dangerous."

Though he said that, Roy did not abandon the idea.

He had searched online only to verify the feasibility of the method.

As for the danger...

"Exchange it."

Roy gritted his teeth and spent all his remaining points.

Lightning Rod (Can absorb electrical currents with an intensity not exceeding one hundred thousand volts.) Points deducted: 25000

Clearly, this was not a combat item.

One Electric-type's Thunderbolt would destroy it.

However, the level of current needed to stimulate cells definitely would not reach one hundred thousand volts--anything above that was no longer stimulation, but suicide.

"Riolu, listen carefully..." Roy earnestly explained the concept of Lightning Body Tempering to Riolu.

Naturally, he also explained the risks.

Yet Riolu showed no fear at all. It trusted Roy completely. After taking the Lightning Rod, it began using Thunder Punch, trying its best to guide lightning into stimulating its cells...

Watching Riolu train so diligently, Roy felt for the first time what it was like to be trusted completely by someone else.

He smiled faintly, his resolve growing firmer.

We'll definitely grow stronger and make yesterday's wild boast come true.

Looking at the little more than one thousand points he had left, Roy gritted his teeth, picked up his phone, and logged into the forum.

For points, let the storm rage even harder!

"Regarding the recent discussions about me on the forum, I have a few things to clarify."

"First, saying that Riolu has Champion potential is merely my personal opinion. But I believe in my partner's potential, and everyone has the right to express their own views. There is nothing objectionable about that."

"Second, please do not maliciously stir up conflict. I never meant to look down on recommended students. The existence of a system is reasonable in itself. In fact, as far as I know, the recommended students of every year have performed exceptionally well, with very few poor performers. Everyone is outstanding."

"Third, I will win the Newcomer Representative Battle in one week."

Roy posted the above directly on the forum. To prove that it was really him, he even photographed his student ID and uploaded it.

The forum had already been ablaze with arguments, but the moment the person involved stepped in, it instantly exploded.

This statement was only a few dozen words. At first glance, Roy seemed to be backing down and acting modest, but the final sentence completely overturned its meaning.

Everyone was outstanding, and the recommended students were outstanding too, but you were even more outstanding?

In other words, throughout the entire post, Roy had expressed only one thing.

--I'm not targeting anyone. I'm just saying everyone here is trash!

"Arrogant, arrogant, arrogant! He really is arrogance itself!"

"Damn, even Mr. Lin wasn't this arrogant in his student days, right?"

"That smug act of his makes even me, a third-year senior, want to teach him a lesson."

"Don't worry, Senior. This kid won't survive until next week. Not even the Heavenly Kings themselves can save him, mark my words!"

"@Number One in Superpowers, what does the Chief Recommended Student have to say? Aren't you going to punish him?"

The moment that troublemaker's @ appeared, a whole crowd immediately followed suit.

Ordinary people's usernames were generally unknown unless they revealed themselves personally.

But the ID "Number One in Superpowers" had been quickly identified the moment its owner enrolled, and it had even made the local Shenghai newspapers.

The reason was simple.

The owner of that account was the genuine Child of the Heavenly Kings.

Xiao Bin, son of Xiao Rong, the Superpower Heavenly King and one of Dragon Country's Elite Four.

As the Superpower Heavenly King's only son, he had undoubtedly inherited his father's legacy from a young age. His foundation was far beyond what ordinary second-generation Trainers could match, and countless people regarded him as the future star of Sheng Hai University's generation.