The Mysterious Psychic-Type Pokémon

At those words, Xinhai's hands froze mid-motion. He asked anxiously, "Dad, did something go wrong?"

Dad Yantai put down the rag in his hand and sighed softly. "Ralts is a Psychic type Pokémon. You know how difficult it is for ordinary people to obtain Psychic type Pokémon. That means people know far too little about them, and even the teachers at school are completely at a loss when it comes to raising them!"

Xinhai was a little stunned. He had not expected this to be the problem. Psychic type, Ghost-type, and Dragon-type Pokémon had always been the most mysterious, and ordinary people hardly ever had the chance to come into contact with them.

He had looked up information on those three types before, but all he found were broad overviews. There were almost no truly useful breeding or training techniques.

Xinhai furrowed his brow, rubbing his chin as he fell into thought. Ralts had great potential. If raised properly, it would definitely become a powerful aid in the future. But now, its breeding methods had become a problem.

"Is there really no way?" Xinhai asked unwillingly.

Dad Yantai looked at his son with a serious expression. "Son, don't worry. We may have limited knowledge of Psychic type Pokémon, but I'm sure the Trainer School library still has quite a few breeding methods for them. When the time comes, we can combine those materials with my training experience, the other teachers' experience, and our battle experience against Psychic type Pokémon to create a breeding guide for Ralts. It's just that this guide definitely won't compare to Torchic's breeding guide."

Xinhai looked at his father and nodded heavily. "Dad, I believe in you."

After getting everything ready, Xinhai brought Torchic with him and carefully carried the incubator containing the Pokémon Egg toward the Trainer School. Yantai Bai Mu, meanwhile, returned to his study to continue writing breeding guides for the two Pokémon.

Xinhai and Torchic were walking along the road to the Trainer School. Xinhai had planned to take out his navigator and message Hatake Changlin to let him know they were about to arrive, but he discovered that Hatake had already sent him a message.

Hatake: Xinhai, when you get here, come straight to the training grounds and find me. I'm already training in the training room.

Reply to Hatake: Hatake, why are you so motivated today?

Hatake: Nonsense, I've always been motivated, okay? You just haven't seen enough of it.

Xinhai could not help but smile when he saw the reply. He responded: Alright, then. See you at the training grounds in a bit.

After sending the message, Xinhai quickened his pace. Once he arrived at the Trainer School, he headed straight for the training grounds.

The moment he entered the speed training room, he saw Hatake Changlin running on treadmills with his Pokémon.

Hatake Changlin's Sceptile and Mightyena were agile and vigorous, their powerful strides on the treadmills kicking up gusts of wind.

When he saw Xinhai enter, Hatake Changlin raised a hand in greeting without slowing his pace. He shouted as he ran, "Xinhai, you're here! Wait until I finish this set!"

Xinhai found a corner and gently placed the incubator containing the Pokémon Egg on a table. Torchic immediately hopped onto a treadmill and chirped happily at Xinhai, "Torchic~" Its meaning could not have been clearer—it wanted to start training right away.

Xinhai smiled and shook his head. "Torchic, don't rush. You haven't eaten today's Sand Scale Fruit yet! Eat first, then train."

Torchic's eyes instantly lit up. It immediately ran to Xinhai's side, affectionately rubbing against his pant leg as it chirped, "Torchic~"

Seeing Torchic's adorable appearance, Xinhai smiled and lifted it onto the table. He took out a Sand Scale Fruit from his backpack, placed it in Torchic's little bowl, and said, "Torchic, hurry and eat!"

At the sight of the Sand Scale Fruit in its bowl, Torchic immediately buried its head in it and devoured it. Before long, it had cleaned the bowl completely.

After seeing Torchic finish the Sand Scale Fruit, Xinhai looked over at Hatake Changlin's training. Seeing that he was gradually slowing down, he waited patiently for a while longer.

A minute later, Hatake Changlin's treadmill slowly came to a stop, and Sceptile and Mightyena stopped as well. Hatake Changlin walked over with a towel draped over his shoulder. Looking at Xinhai, he smiled and said, "You're here. Torchic looks like it's in pretty good shape." His gaze fell on Torchic's round, stuffed belly, and he could not help teasing it with a grin.

Xinhai smiled as well. "Yeah, this little guy is bursting with energy. It was already dying to get on the treadmill just now."

Hatake Changlin smiled at that, then looked at the incubator beside Xinhai and asked, "Xinhai, did you buy a Pokémon Egg? What kind of Pokémon is it?"

Xinhai smiled. "Hatake, this is a Ralts Pokémon Egg my dad exchanged for me."

Hatake Changlin's eyes widened slightly in surprise before envy appeared in them. "It's actually Ralts! Psychic type Pokémon are incredibly rare. Looks like Yantai has high expectations for you. But... it probably won't be easy to raise, right?"

Xinhai sighed helplessly and repeated what his father had said. "Yeah, there's too little breeding information related to Psychic type Pokémon. Even the school teachers don't know much. My dad is trying to combine the library materials with the teachers' experience to write a breeding guide."

Hatake Changlin frowned. "That really is troublesome. Breeding guides for Psychic type Pokémon are too rare. The League Hall has some, but they're all fairly ordinary, and they cost a lot of League Points to exchange for. It's not worth it."

Xinhai scratched his head in frustration. Dad Yantai had told him about these issues as well, which was why he had not directly exchanged for a Ralts breeding guide at the League Hall.

Hatake Changlin looked at Xinhai and said, "Xinhai, don't think about that for now. Let's train first!"

Xinhai nodded. "Alright. We can only take things one step at a time now."

So, Xinhai and Hatake Changlin led their Pokémon into another day of training.

That evening, Xinhai and Torchic returned home exhausted.

After feeding Torchic some more Pokémon food, Xinhai looked at it and said, "Torchic, go back into your Poké Ball and rest for a while."

Torchic obediently chirped, "Torchic," then turned into a streak of red light and entered its Poké Ball.

Only then did Xinhai drag his tired body into his father's study. The moment he entered, he saw Dad Yantai sitting at his desk, using the computer to look up information.

"Dad, don't work yourself too hard. It's okay to take a break," Xinhai said.

Yantai looked up. His eyes were filled with fatigue, but he still forced out a smile. "It's fine. Son, how was training today?"

Xinhai sat on the edge of the bed and said, "It went very well. After taking the Aptitude Potion, Torchic's condition has clearly improved a lot."

Dad Yantai nodded. "That's good. I've made some progress on Ralts's breeding guide, so let me tell you about it."

Xinhai's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Dad, tell me!"

Dad Yantai pointed at the information on the computer. "I found some methods for Calm Mind training in the library. They're only very basic training methods, but combined with my experience and the school teachers' experience battling Psychic type Pokémon, we can still derive some useful things from them. Also, I found some breeding knowledge about Psychic type Pokémon. Unfortunately, the school library only has material on three kinds of Pokémon, and none of it includes breeding knowledge for Gardevoir."

Although Xinhai felt a little disappointed, he was still satisfied. He quickly asked, "Dad, which three Pokémon do they cover?"

Dad Yantai pulled up the information on the three Pokémon and said, "They are Hypno, Starmie, and Medicham. Medicham has the most breeding information, and it is also particularly skilled at Calm Mind. So, I plan to select the knowledge related to Psychic type breeding from Medicham's breeding methods, then combine it with the breeding knowledge of the other two Pokémon to create a breeding guide. With this breeding knowledge as the core, along with the experience of the other school teachers, I think making a basic Elite-level Pokémon breeding guide should not be a problem."

Xinhai listened attentively and nodded repeatedly. Dad Yantai continued, "But this is only the foundation. The complete breeding guide will have to wait until Ralts hatches so we can observe its specific condition and make adjustments."

Xinhai said excitedly, "Dad, you're amazing! I believe that once Ralts hatches, if we raise it in this direction, it will definitely become very strong."

Dad Yantai smiled. "Of course. Who do you think your dad is? Alright, you should get some rest too. You still have training tomorrow."

Xinhai answered, "Okay, Dad. You should rest early too." With that, he left the study, his heart filled with anticipation for Ralts's hatching.