Weedle's Talent Improvement (Please Bookmark and Vote)

If Weedle's individual talent was enough to make Shu Tong envious, then its Pokémon Script was enough to shock him.

[Recent Turning Point]: Two months later, a Mystery Realm invasion occurred. Having evolved into Beedrill, it sensed the fluctuations within the Mystery Realm and used its incredible speed to obtain a Beedrillite. After the Mystery Realm ended, it was captured by a Professional Trainer who had come to deal with the invasion.

Shu Tong mulled it over repeatedly. The most basic information he could gather was this: there would be a Beedrillite in the Mystery Realm two months from now.

How could such information not shock him? This world had only merged with Pokémon for a little over a century. The evolution methods of many Pokémon had yet to be discovered, let alone Mega Evolution. At present, only a handful of Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution had been publicly announced in this world, and Beedrill definitely was not among them.

A nearly max-level Mega-Evolved Pokémon held strategic importance on a national scale.

If he could obtain that Beedrillite, then helping Beedrill successfully Mega Evolve would only be a matter of time. His path toward becoming a ranked Professional Trainer would become much smoother.

However, the problem before Shu Tong was also exceptionally severe.

Two months? How could he make Weedle strong enough to venture into a Mystery Realm alone?

As a transmigrator, his golden finger had already pointed him in the right direction. If he still failed to seize this opportunity, then his transmigration would have been for nothing.

Chirp.

At that moment, the Weedle had already awakened and let out a provocative Growl. For no apparent reason, it had taken a tumble, and that had made it furious.

"Then let's fight. Weedle, go," Shu Tong ordered.

In truth, against a Weedle like this, his own Weedle held no advantage in any aspect. But since Weedle had little combat experience to begin with, even defeat would allow it to gain something from battle.

Weedle spat out three Poison Stings toward the other Weedle.

The other Weedle let out a disdainful Growl and fired more than a dozen Poison Stings from its mouth. They came with fierce momentum and were on an entirely different level from his Weedle's attack.

The outcome was no surprise. The other Weedle's dozen-plus Poison Stings directly scattered his Weedle's pitiful three Poison Stings. All of them pierced Weedle's body, their venom seeping in.

Chirp.

Weedle cried out in pain, but it had not fallen yet. It fired another round of Poison Stings.

The other Weedle was only briefly startled that its opponent had not fallen, then it fired another dozen or so Poison Stings.

After being struck by more than ten Poison Stings three times in a row, Weedle's entire body swelled up and turned purple. Its body was nearly bursting from the Poison-type energy. The fact that it had endured until now was already a miracle.

Shu Tong could have stopped Weedle earlier, but for the Mystery Realm two months from now, both he and Weedle had to make inhuman efforts. Otherwise, entering the Mystery Realm would not be about obtaining a Mega Evolution Stone—it would be about dying an unfortunate death.

If he did not want to run away, then he had to become stronger.

He remembered clearly that Giovanni's Beedrill had gradually grown stronger only after repeatedly undergoing extreme training and receiving the nourishment of Viridian Force.

Successful experience could be copied and pasted directly onto his Weedle.

Shu Tong recalled Weedle into its Poké Ball and said, "We'll fight again in a while. Eat this."

As he spoke, Shu Tong tossed all the food he had brought today to the other Weedle.

The other Weedle looked at Shu Tong with great interest and did not care in the slightest. It was far stronger than this human's Weedle, and besides, food was what mattered most.

After walking some distance away, Shu Tong released Weedle. The energy of Viridian Force slowly seeped into Weedle's body. Its swollen body gradually returned to normal, and its color also recovered.

Through Viridian Force, Shu Tong could vaguely sense that the Poison-type energy had been completely digested and absorbed by Weedle under the force's guidance.

Chirp.

Weedle instantly regained its vitality, and Shu Tong's eyes lit up as Weedle's information appeared before him once more.

[Name]: Weedle

[Attribute]: Bug, Poison type

[Ability]: Run Away

[Skills]: String Shot, Poison Sting

[Individual Talent]: Mid-grade

[Recent Turning Point]: Two months later, while undergoing special training with its Trainer in the woods north of Creek Town, it was the first to bear the brunt of a Mystery Realm invasion and died an unfortunate death.

"Good!" Shu Tong cried out excitedly when he saw Weedle's new attributes.

Mid-grade individual talent. That meant all six of Weedle's basic individual values had reached mid-grade. This also confirmed my guess: Viridian Force plus extreme training really can make Pokémon stronger.

After that, Weedle once again fought the swing-riding Weedle.

One, two, three... seven.

Shu Tong counted the Poison Stings fired by Weedle. It could now shoot seven Poison Stings at once, and they were no longer so utterly crushed as before. It had blocked half of the Poison Stings fired by the other Weedle.

The Weedle opposite it revealed a look of shock, unable to believe it.

The one who felt the change most clearly was Weedle itself. It was as though it had been reborn, its entire body elevated.

Although Weedle still could not match the other Weedle in a Poison Sting clash, after blocking half of the Poison Stings, it could completely rely on String Shot to evade the rest.

"Block them," Shu Tong ordered.

Weedle did not hesitate at all and allowed the Poison Stings to pierce its body.

However, the effects of the Poison Stings were no longer as obvious as before. Weedle's increased strength was one reason, while its improved resistance was another.

Weedle fainted again, but the battle had lasted more than five times as long as the previous one.

The other Weedle had already begun panting as it looked at the fallen Weedle.

Chirp. This should be over now, right?

Shu Tong repeated the same process, again and again.

Chirp. Again.

When the opposing Weedle saw Weedle revive at full health once more, its expression turned terrified.

Chirp chirp! ヽ(.>Д<)o゜*

That Weedle cursed as it ran away.

Shu Tong and Weedle exchanged smiles. In truth, that Weedle no longer had much training value. Even if they kept fighting, Weedle would no longer have much reaction to its poison. It could be said to have basically become immune.

"Next target: Oddish," Shu Tong said.

Other than Weedle, the Poison-type Pokémon in this patch of woods were probably Oddish. To encounter stronger Poison-type Pokémon, he would have to enter Mang Mountain farther north in the forest. Though it was not much of a mountain, it was guarded by forest rangers from the Trainers Association. Unless one had a special mission, ranked Professional Trainers were forbidden from entering.

Therefore, a place like Mang Mountain was not somewhere a rookie like him could go.

After wandering around casually, an utterly ordinary Oddish appeared in his sight.

"String Shot," Shu Tong had just spoken.

That Oddish immediately reacted and took off running.

"Worthy of the Run Away ability. Its reaction speed is pretty impressive," Shu Tong said.

Weedle used String Shot and flung it out. Although Oddish had its back to Weedle, it still easily dodged the String Shot through its footwork, as though it had eyes on the back of its head.

"Oh! This is interesting." Shu Tong watched the chase with great interest.