While Kuniko was telling her story, Bellsprout was still wondering if she wouldn't have to be afraid of those thugs if she evolved.
As it was thinking, the Bellsprout suddenly felt a chill behind it, and the arm-like leaves on both sides of its body trembled uncontrollably.
Bellsprout turned around and saw a pair of scarlet eyes staring at her.
"Bana!"
Bellsprout was startled by the sudden appearance of the Annihilape.
But when Bellsprout remembered that the Pokémon that blocked the group of thugs' retreat was also Annihilape, she recalled that Annihilape was Roy's Pokémon.
"Abandoned!"
Hearing that Bellsprout also enjoys watching Fighting type tournaments, Annihilape approached Bellsprout and asked which fighter she liked, adding that he also enjoyed watching Fighting type tournaments.
"Bana?"
Bellsprout was surprised that the Annihilape also enjoyed watching Fighting type tournaments, and quickly nodded to the Annihilape, as she liked the feeling of punches landing with flesh.
She admires a Machamp in the Fighting type tournament the most, and she wants to be like that Machamp and knock out her opponent with one punch.
The Annihilape turned to look at Roy.
"Abandoned!"
You want to teach Bellsprout?
Roy doesn't care; it mainly depends on whether Kuniko agrees, since Bellsprout is her Pokémon.
Kuniko was thrilled when Roy said that the Annihilape could teach Bellsprout some melee techniques.
Although she didn't know the specific level of the Annihilape, it looked very powerful just by standing there.
Is it really possible?
"The Annihilape said yes."
The Annihilape wanted to teach Bellsprout the Extreme Fighting Technique created by Bruno himself.
As for whether or not Bruno had permission, Roy could only say that Bruno would naturally want to see his martial arts flourish.
The two approached the front desk, and Roy looked at Nurse Joy.
"Nurse Joy, where is the training room at the Pokémon Center?"
"The second floor is the training area, but Bellsprout can't play today."
"We're not going to fight; we're just doing some simple Fighting type training."
Upon hearing Roy's words, Nurse Joy handed a card to Kuniko, indicating that she could enter the Training Ground by swiping the card.
Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center's Training Ground, Annihilape transformed into a coach and gave Bellsprout a quick test of its strength and Fighting type skills.
Under the Coaching of the Annihilape, Bellsprout did not use any skills, relying entirely on her own Fighting type techniques to attack the sandbags in the Training Ground.
Bellsprout demonstrated all the Fighting type moves she had seen in videos to the Annihilape.
Because of its body structure, Bellsprout can easily perform all sorts of difficult poses, which makes the Annihilape very envious; he dreams of having that kind of flexibility.
In addition, the Bellsprout has a good comprehension ability; it can Mimic the general shape after seeing it twice.
"Abandoned!"
The Annihilape nodded in satisfaction; he could give Bellsprout's Fighting type skills and movements a passing grade.
However, their strength is rather average.
In addition, due to its small size, Pokémon that are inherently tough, such as Rock type or Steel type.
However, the Annihilape still has high hopes for this agile Bellsprout.
Roy even had the Annihilape teach him all the Fighting type techniques he had learned at the Bruno Dojo, without holding anything back.
However, how much it can learn depends on the Bellsprout's aptitude.
Watching the Bellsprout swing its roots and smash the sandbags in the Training Ground, Roy specifically instructed the Annihilape to teach the Bellsprout the technique of Chop Down, as this Chop Down would be very useful in the future.
Although the Annihilape didn't know why, he still taught Bellsprout more than ten Chop Down techniques from the Extreme Fighting Technique.
While Bellsprout was training its Fighting type skills with the Annihilape, the bored Scyther saw Roy's Little Absol walking towards it.
"Roar!"
Little Absol approached Scyther, its eyes filled with fighting spirit.
The battles at Sprout Tower were rather dull, but this Scyther looks really strong.
Scyther accepted Little Absol's challenge, and the two arrived at the Arena next to the Training Ground.
This time, neither Roy nor Kuniko gave any command, letting the two Pokémon battle on their own.
At the start of the match, Little Absol used Flamethrower and various ranged abilities to attack Scyther.
I thought Kuniko's Scyther would be caught off guard, just like the other Pokémon in the previous Arena.
However, Kuniko's Scyther was very agile, dodging left and right and avoiding all of his attacks.
And taking advantage of the opportunity, he approached Little Absol and with a single Cross Chop, knocked Little Absol to the ground.
Little Absol seemed somewhat helpless when facing Scyther that was higher level, faster, and could fly.
Only then did Little Absol realize what Roy's Pokémon felt when it was in a tough battle, constantly dodging sneak Feint from the Scyther in the air.
Little Absol was repeatedly defeated by Scyther.
In the final moments, although he also used Fire Blast to hit Scyther's second Fury Cutter also struck Little Absol.
The giant scythe sent Little Absol flying, and ultimately, there was no dramatic comeback; Little Absol still lost to Scyther.
Fortunately, there was Pokémon Center downstairs that could treat Pokémon. Roy brought Little Absol and Scyther downstairs and handed them over to Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy was originally slacking off, was naturally annoyed when she saw Roy's Little Absol and Scyther. However, she still put the two Poké Ball into the healing device.
After the treatment was completed, Roy did not comfort the defeated Little Absol.
This defeat isn't necessarily a bad thing for Little Absol. Little Absol, so losing once is normal.
After all, no one can win forever...
After losing to Scyther, Little Absol became much calmer and began to face its shortcomings.
For example, his dodging and skill accuracy still need training, and his damage resistance is also quite average.
Failure is a great teacher. It successfully taught Little Absol to take every battle seriously and never underestimate any opponent.
When Roy returned to the Training Ground upstairs, the Annihilape was still Coaching Bellsprout on how to exert maximum force while conserving energy.
Seeing how seriously Bellsprout was training, Kuniko didn't urge her, but quietly watched Bellsprout train from the side.
About an hour later, Kuniko glanced at the time on her Communicator, quickly stood up, and shouted to Bellsprout, who was learning how to conserve energy with the Annihilape:
"Oh no, Bellsprout, we need to hurry, or we'll miss tonight's maglev train!"
"Bana!"
Seeing Kuniko's hurried appearance, the Annihilape stopped teaching, Bellsprout also stopped training. They came to Kuniko's side and waved their leaves to say goodbye to the Annihilape and Roy.
Kuniko said goodbye to Bellsprout and Roy; they were heading to Goldenrod City to catch the maglev train that evening.
Before leaving, Roy asked Kuniko to wait a moment, then borrowed paper and a pen from the Pokémon Center and started writing on the paper.
Although Kuniko didn't know what Roy was going to do, she still waited quietly for Roy at the Pokémon Center.
After writing the last word, Roy folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and handed it to Kuniko, who was waiting.
"This letter of recommendation is for you."
"This is...?"
Kuniko took the envelope, wondering why Roy wanted it.
Roy said it was a letter of recommendation, and if Kuniko returned to the Kanto Region, she could take Bellsprout to the Bruno Fighting Dojo north of Saffron City to train in Fighting type skills.
He wasn't exactly revered by everyone in the dojo, but he was certainly disliked by everyone. His fellow disciples both loved and hated him, mainly because his Ghost type Pokémon were impossible to hit and constantly annoyed them.
But if Kuniko takes the letter of recommendation to Bruno, they will definitely accept her Kuniko at the dojo.