Alchemy was delicate work. With Charmander's restless personality, he simply was not suited for it.
More importantly, to learn alchemy in the Pokémon world, one had to possess two attributes: Fire-type and Psychic Attribute.
Charmander clearly did not meet those conditions. Besides, this Unlucky Kid probably just wanted to burn things for fun, not genuinely learn alchemy.
Someone who truly loved it should be like Tropius—not only having the right attributes, but also the right specialization.
"Fire?"
(Why? Was I not good enough at playing with fire?)
Lu Li tried to persuade him. "Alchemy requires Psychic Ability. You don't have that attribute."
"Fire!"
(I think it looks pretty easy!)
Seeing that Charmander was still unwilling to give up, Lu Li wordlessly pushed him aside.
"Watch carefully now!"
After saying that, Lu Li used his Psychic Power to retrieve six Elixirs from the Alchemy Furnace.
With the experience of making Grass Spirit Pills and Beauty Spirit Pills, refining the Fire Spirit Pills this time went unexpectedly smoothly.
At the sight of those six Fire Spirit Pills, Charmander began drooling out of instinct.
Unlike the Cultivation World, the Elixirs in this world had no issue with pill toxins. The price of that was that they were nowhere near as absurd as Elixirs in the Cultivation World, where one could "swallow a Golden Core and seize one's fate from heaven."
So beautiful. I want to eat one so badly.
"See? These were made by burning Berries. Can you do that?" Lu Li mocked.
Charmander honestly shook his head, indicating that he could not.
Tropius beside him curled his lips in utter disdain.
You little runt! That wasn't what you thought a minute ago.
With his eyes and heart fixed entirely on the Fire Spirit Pills, Charmander looked at Lu Li impatiently.
"Hot?"
(*Can