Developing Abilities (Please Bookmark and Vote)

Weedle used Bug Bite to gnaw at a branch, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

For now, Shu Tong's plan was still to have Weedle focus on String Shot and Poison Sting. String Shot's control effects and its ability to provide energy for Weedle's future evolution into Kakuna were both irreplaceable.

As for Poison Sting, its primary combat move, its proficiency was also the highest.

The Superior Poison Barb had not only transformed Weedle's body, potential, and talent, but had also endowed it with powerful Poison-type energy. This made Poison Sting Weedle's strongest move, perhaps even one that had surpassed its level.

To be honest, the Bug Bite move it had learned today had come as quite a surprise.

Shu Tong guessed that perhaps Pidgeotto had stimulated Weedle's Bug-type instincts, causing its Bug-type energy to erupt.

Of course, this was not a bad thing. For the time being, Weedle could slowly focus on deeply tapping into its Bug-type energy, sensing and using it more often. After all, once it became Beedrill, there would be quite a few highly practical Bug-type moves.

The Nine-Flavor Rehmannia Pill he had ordered online had arrived today as well. Thankfully, the seller knew what he was doing and had used very thick outer packaging, so no one could tell what was inside. If his grandparents found out, he would have no way to explain it.

Looking at his gradually bulging biceps and increasingly defined physique, Shu Tong became even more convinced that the more he used Viridian Force, the more the recovery process strengthened his constitution.

Moreover, he had become much more adept at using and controlling Viridian Force. Even when he exhausted it completely, the backlash was no longer as severe as before.

As Weedle licked and absorbed it, the energy contained within the Superior Poison Barb naturally grew weaker and weaker, while Shu Tong's Viridian Force grew stronger and stronger. It was gradually becoming an easier process.

It was another unforgettable night.

After lunch, Shu Tong and Weedle headed to the Ranger Outpost.

By the time Shu Tong arrived at the outpost, Yin Shu and Yuan Tian were already waiting for him.

Money really was a wonderful thing. Shu Tong could not help sighing.

"Come on, let's continue yesterday's special training." Yin Shu's Poliwhirl was eager to get going.

Poliwhirl instantly unleashed a sky full of Bubble attacks. This time, Weedle did not hesitate at all. Poison Sting shot forth, bursting the bubbles in waves.

Weedle did not stop. It used the same head-whipping method it used for String Shot to fling out Poison Stings, and in an instant, they formed a purple storm.

"That had to be over a hundred Poison Stings." Yuan Tian stared in shock. What happened overnight?

"Try this move. Poliwhirl, use Mud Shot." Yin Shu gave the order.

"Chirp!"

Facing clumps of yellow Ground-type energy flying toward it, Weedle was confronting a Ground-type move for the first time and could not help feeling somewhat at a loss.

Dodge first. When you encounter an unknown move in the future, instinctively dodging first will never be wrong. Shu Tong conveyed his intent to Weedle.

Weedle quickly leaped and flipped around the field, evading Poliwhirl's attacks.

Seeing Weedle like this, the most shocked person was actually Yin Shu himself. He looked as steady as a rock on the surface, but inwardly, he was panicking.

Poliwhirl is already using at least sixty percent of its strength, yet this Weedle is handling it so easily. Its reaction speed and evasion ability are no worse than even a Pikachu known for its speed.

Shu Tong also felt that Weedle's Run Away ability was being developed step by step.

"Yin Shu, take a break. Let me try. Pidgeotto, use Gust. Shu Tong, have your Weedle try to break free from the wind. Flying-type moves counter it, so it has to get through this hurdle." Yuan Tian commanded Pidgeotto to begin the battle.

Shu Tong had no time to argue with Yuan Tian and said directly, "Weedle, face this gale head-on."

Pidgeotto flapped its wings, and sand and stones immediately flew through the air as a violent wind rose. In an instant, the powerful suction swallowed Weedle whole.

"Chirp!"

"Use String Shot to wrap yourself up." It was the only method Shu Tong could think of. He could have let Weedle withstand the Twister alone, but Weedle's stamina and willpower no longer needed proving. What needed testing instead was the toughness of its String Shot—to see whether all that Moomoo Milk it had drunk these past few days had made any difference.

Within the violent wind ravaged by Flying-type energy, Weedle kept using String Shot to wrap its body, yet the threads were still torn apart again and again.

"As expected." Yuan Tian shook his head.

"What is it?" Shu Tong asked.

"Before you came, the two of us agreed that Poliwhirl and Pidgeotto would each use around sixty percent of their power, just to see whether you could handle it. We never expected you to face it with no pressure at all." Yin Shu walked over as he spoke.

"Weedle has reached its limit too," Shu Tong said.

Yuan Tian sighed. "The two of us studied at a proper Pokémon University for four years. Even though we're only intern rangers now, we're still experienced Professional Trainers with more than four years under our belts. Yet even at sixty percent strength, it's been this difficult to deal with a Trainer who has only just started out."

"It's only special training. There's no need to take it so seriously, right? In a real battle, even if Poliwhirl and Pidgeotto only used sixty percent of their strength, Weedle would be no match for them at all," Shu Tong said.

Yin Shu said, "Shu Tong, you really suck at comforting people. If we actually battled and still got beaten by you, what the hell would we even be doing? We might as well smash our heads into a wall. We'd have let down all these years of special training."

"All these years of special training? True enough. Your rank in Pokémon King has reached Starshine Rank, at least." Yuan Tian mercilessly exposed him.

"Ahem. Anyway, I've already signed up for the Trainer assessment organized by the team at the Trainers Association in Auspicious City. This time, I'll definitely earn my First-Grade Trainer qualification," Yin Shu declared confidently.

"Good luck. As for me, I plan to take the assessment after Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot. I'm not going to struggle pointlessly," Yuan Tian said.

"I want to wait until Poliwhirl evolves into Poliwrath too, but Water Stones are just too expensive. Even low-grade ones cost one hundred fifty or sixty thousand, not to mention higher-quality ones." Yin Shu voiced the helplessness of most Trainers.

By then, Weedle had successfully broken free from the Twister. Shu Tong asked, "First-Grade Trainer assessment? When is it?"

"In a month."

"Could you take me along so I can see it?" Shu Tong asked.

"Sure." Yin Shu agreed readily. He felt that if Shu Tong came along, he would not have to pay for food or lodging. After four years of idling around, eating, drinking, and having fun in university, he now deeply regretted it. He had finally learned that even a single Water Stone could stump a hero.

The main reason Shu Tong had this idea was that he wanted to see different Pokémon. If he happened to find a Pokémon Script he could intercept, that would be even better.