Combination Move Ideas for the Pokémon Contest

After chatting with the viewers for a while, Lin Mo checked the time.

"That's it for today's stream. Next, I'm taking Feebas, Tyrantrum, and the others to the waterfall deep in the forest to train.

Don't worry, before the Pokémon Contest, I'll challenge Roxanne Gym first. I'll let everyone know in advance when I start the stream so you can see the results of our training."

With that, Lin Mo waved goodbye, refused the viewers' pleas for him to stay, and ended the stream. Looking at the screen that had suddenly gone quiet, Lin Mo let out a long breath.

[Today's stream duration: 32 minutes]

[Peak viewers: 185644]

[Total Popularity Points: 112122]

By now, Lin Mo regarded his streaming cheat more as a tool to assist in raising Pokémon rather than something to rely on completely. What he valued most was still the Pokémon's daily training.

Over the past few days, Lin Mo had earned quite a bit from the videos he posted and the donations from his viewers. He had also bought the Energy Cubes used for raising Pokémon in this world so he could compare them with the Energy Orbs in his system.

Although the common low- and mid-grade Energy Cubes on the market were not as pure as the Energy Orbs drawn from the system, could not raise a Pokémon's energy strength as efficiently or quickly, and required time to absorb, they were still enough for Lin Mo to raise his current Pokémon.

The Energy Orbs and Technical Machines from the system rewards were pleasant bonuses that helped Lin Mo quickly improve his Pokémon's strength, efficiently learn a variety of moves, and rapidly raise their move proficiency.

It would naturally be great if he drew something suitable for Feebas or Tyrantrum, but even if he did not, Lin Mo would not slack off or stop their daily training because of it.

The two things Lin Mo focused on most were how Pokémon used their moves and their move proficiency.

On one hand, improving move proficiency could strengthen a Pokémon's physical condition and the energy within its body.

On the other hand, the higher a Pokémon's move proficiency, the stronger its control over the move, the faster it could activate it, and the more precisely it could manipulate it.

But for practical applications of moves, such as Ash's Pikachu using Counter Shield in the anime, those specific techniques still had to be mastered bit by bit through daily move training.

Move proficiency only gave Pokémon stronger control over their moves. It did not mean they no longer needed training. Pokémon and Trainers had to train and grow together—that was the true meaning of being a Pokémon Trainer.

As for the use of his cheat now, Lin Mo cared more about high-level draws. Items like Attack Enhancers, which could improve a Pokémon's basic attributes, were what truly created a gap between his Pokémon and those of other Trainers.

After ending the stream, Lin Mo turned to the two Pokémon. "All right, there's no audience now. We should keep heading deeper into the forest, find a training ground, and start training."

Tyrantrum rolled around on the ground, then excitedly ran deeper into the forest, occasionally looking back and calling out as if urging them to hurry.

Feebas swam happily in its inflatable fish tank as well, clearly full of anticipation for the new environment.

Lin Mo hoisted the inflatable fish tank onto his back and followed, heading deeper into the forest along the woodland trail.

The farther they went, the denser the trees became. Sunlight could only filter through gaps in the branches and leaves, scattering patches of light across the ground.

They saw quite a few wild Pokémon along the way—several Wurmple crawled over leaves, Shroomish peeked out from behind tree roots, and the cries of bird Pokémon echoed from the distance.

Tyrantrum was curious about everything. When it spotted an Oddish, it immediately moved closer and sniffed it with its nose, frightening the Oddish into burrowing into the soil. When it saw a Shroomish, it wanted to reach out and touch it with its claws, but Lin Mo stopped it in time. "Don't disturb them. Let's get to our destination first. Once we're there, you can play as much as you want."

Tyrantrum nodded obediently and stayed by Lin Mo's side, concentrating on the journey.

After walking for a little over half an hour, they heard the sound of rushing water ahead.

After passing through a patch of shrubs, their view suddenly opened up—a silvery-white waterfall poured down from a cliff dozens of meters high, crashing into the pool below and sending layers of mist into the air.

Smooth rocks surrounded the pool. Sunlight shone through the mist, refracting into a faint rainbow.

"This place has a pretty good environment. We'll do our special training here today."

Lin Mo set down the fish tank. Seeing such a large pool, Feebas excitedly flicked its tail in the tank and leaped into the water.

The instant Feebas entered the pool, its whole body seemed to merge with a world that belonged to it. It happily swam two laps through the clear water, its tail splashing up fine droplets.

Lin Mo sat on a rock beside the pool, watching the little Pokémon dart nimbly through the water as he said loudly:

"Feebas, start with Whirlpool. Your goal is to extend the vortex's duration to five minutes while keeping its rotation stable."

Hearing this, Feebas immediately stopped playing in the middle of the pool. It took a deep breath, gently moved the fins at its sides, and began guiding the surrounding current.

At first, there was only a faint ring of ripples. But as it gradually brought its familiarity with Water Pulse into play, the ripples slowly transformed into rotating water currents—this was the Whirlpool move.

Feebas's Water Pulse proficiency was already close to perfection. Its precise sense of the water's force and direction now transferred perfectly to Whirlpool.

For other ordinary Pokémon practicing Whirlpool, they often had to repeatedly train the rotational inertia of the current. But thanks to its perception of water flow from Water Pulse, Feebas knew exactly how much force to use when controlling Whirlpool so the vortex would neither collapse nor lose stability.

"That's right, just like that." Lin Mo encouraged it softly. "Keep it up. Watch the water flow around the edge of the vortex and keep it stable."

Feebas's body gently rotated along with the vortex's rhythm. Every movement of its fins was perfectly timed, pulling any water trying to spill outward back into the center of the vortex.

The vortex, which had initially been only the size of a washbasin, gradually expanded until it covered half the pool. It spun faster and faster, forming a small waterspout as splashing droplets glittered brightly beneath the sunlight.

Tyrantrum had originally been told by Lin Mo to familiarize itself with its own moves nearby, but it stopped at that moment. Tilting its head, it lay by the pool's edge and stared curiously at the waterspout.

It stretched out a claw to touch it, but Lin Mo held it back. "Don't disturb it. Go train your moves properly, or I'll cut your food in half tonight."

The moment Tyrantrum heard that its food would be cut in half, it jerked in fright and let out a wronged roar. It obediently ran to the side and began using its moves, familiarizing itself with the body that had only recently been revived from a fossil.

Although Tyrantrum was obediently training its moves, its eyes never left the spinning waterspout Feebas had created.

After half an hour of intermittent training, Feebas could maintain Whirlpool steadily for three minutes, and the vortex's shape remained stable throughout without changing in size.

This meant Feebas's proficiency with Whirlpool had improved considerably. When it finally ran out of strength and the waterspout slowly dispersed, the little Pokémon floated to the surface and blew a bubble at Lin Mo, as if asking for praise.

"Excellent." Lin Mo smiled and clapped. "Rest for a while, then we'll continue training Whirlpool. But next, try dividing your attention. Release Whirlpool while using Icy Wind at the same time, and we'll see whether you can manage it."