Story

After finishing Combusken's analysis, Xinhai went on to write an analysis of Kirlia's strengths and weaknesses.

Strengths: Teleport, Double Team, and Substitute worked well together, granting extremely high tactical flexibility; Hidden Power was astonishingly powerful as a trump card.

Needs improvement: 1. New skill proficiency: Shadow Ball's charging speed and stability were insufficient, making it somewhat rushed when facing rapid counterattacks. It needed extensive practice to shorten the windup time and ensure energy concentration.

2. Energy consumption control: After using skills consecutively in battle, Inner Focus was heavily depleted. Further practice was needed to control energy output more precisely while maintaining power, improving endurance in prolonged battles.

After writing the battle summary, Xinhai's thoughts returned to Brawly's explanation of "Meridians" and the "Dantian."

He took out his Pokédex and entered three keywords into the Joy family's knowledge resource database: "Meridians," "Dantian," and energy circulation.

Very quickly, only a handful of relevant entries appeared on the Pokédex screen.

Xinhai opened them one by one and found that the contents were not particularly detailed, more like explanations of basic concepts:

Overview of Meridian Theory: It mentioned that the human body contained a complex network of energy channels—namely, the Meridians—which served as pathways for Life Energy and Type energy to flow.

When different Types of energy flowed through the Meridians, they produced different nourishing and strengthening effects on the body...

Overview of Dantian Theory: It described the Dantian as one of the core hubs of the human energy system, located in the lower abdomen. It was a crucial area where Life Energy and Type energy absorbed after birth gathered, were stored, and transformed.

When the energy in the Dantian became sufficiently full, it would naturally impact certain key nodes connecting the Meridians. The documents vaguely mentioned the concept of the "Three Gates"; only