Xinhai placed his palm on its little belly and gently massaged it in circles, causing Eevee to purr. Its little paws would occasionally kick, just like a kitten kneading.
Xinhai massaged the baby for a while longer until the little one stopped moving and his breathing became steady.
He carefully withdrew his hand and gently covered Eevee's slightly undulating belly with the thin blanket to make sure it wouldn't get cold.
Watching the three Pokémon sleeping soundly in their respective beds, Combusken, still the most restless one, was unconsciously kicking its legs even in its sleep, most likely practicing its kicking techniques in its dreams.
Ralts' red horns glowed faintly blue with each breath, and he wore a happy smile, seemingly having a sweet dream.
Eevee was curled up in a Fluffy ball, its little mouth opening and closing, occasionally sticking out its tongue to lick itself, seemingly dreaming that it was eating something delicious.
Looking at the three adorable Pokémon, Xinhai couldn't help but smile, and the fatigue in his body seemed to be soothed by this tranquility.
He tiptoed back to his desk, turned on the small desk lamp he had brought, and turned the volume of the Pokédex down to the lowest setting.
He checked Eevee and Combusken's move list again, swiping his finger across the screen to carefully examine the learning requirements, power, Type, and battle effects of each move, making short-term plans for them for the next period.
"The key is the Combusken's Mirror Move..." Xinhai muttered to himself, his fingertip hovering over the skill icon.
Once Combusken masters the skill of Mimic its opponent's moves, Combusken skill learning speed will experience a qualitative leap.
What needs to be done now is to lay a solid foundation for it, while planning the skills that the Combusken needs most, which can make up for its weaknesses or enhance its strengths, in preparation for the future.
Xinhai thought for a moment and decided to add the [ Protect ] move first, since this move is quite useful and can block attacks from Pokémon strength is not much greater than his own, although it consumes a lot of resources.
Next is the [ Baton Pass ] skill, which is a natural tactical core skill. Moreover, the Combusken itself has Speed Boost and can learn quite a few amplification skills, making it quite suitable for it.
Of course, the most important thing is that Eevee knows both of these skills, so you don't need to spend money to find a tutorial; you can directly have Eevee teach Combusken.
Next is the [ Vacuum Wave ] skill. This skill isn't very powerful, but it's extremely fast and doesn't require Stockpile!
It makes up for the lack of fast long-range attacks by the Combusken, and can be used to gain the initiative or interrupt the rhythm and skills of opponents at a distance.
Finally, there are four skills: [ Thunder Punch ], [ Aerial Ace ], [ Shadow Claw ], and [ Knock Off ]. These four skills are all designed to increase the range of attacks that the Combusken land.
[ Thunder Punch ] is effective against Water type, [ Aerial Ace ] is effective against Fighting type, and [ Shadow Claw ] and [ Knock Off ] are effective against Ghost type and Psychic-type.
With these four skills, Combusken can fight back in different situations and avoid being suppressed by its opponents.
After noting all of this down in his notes, Xinhai pulled up Eevee's skill list and selected the skills that Eevee urgently needed.
Eevee is a Normal type Pokémon a wide variety of moves it can learn. It took Xinhai more than half an hour to finish reading Eevee's move list.
First is the [ Calm Mind ] skill, which Eevee is already learning and should be able to master in the next couple of days.
This move can raise a Pokémon's Special Attack and Special Defense, but its true purpose is to tap into the Pokémon's inner Inner Focus and thereby enhance its Pokémon strength.
Furthermore, Xinhai has been considering whether to evolve Eevee into Espeon. Regardless of whether it evolves or not, this move can lay a solid foundation for Eevee.
Next is the [ Agility ] move, which greatly increases Pokémon's speed; in the game, it increases speed by two stages.
In reality, although you also advance two levels, you need to maintain high-speed movement constantly to advance; once you stop, the advancement will stop.
However, the speed boost doesn't disappear, which is quite similar to the Speed Boost. Perhaps this move is more suitable for Combusken, and Combusken can also learn this move.
Since Eevee has the Baton Pass move, both Calm Mind and Agility are very suitable for it. In addition, it already has the Helping Hand move, so it can definitely act as a semi-support.
Next up are the three skills: [ Shadow Ball ], [ Double Kick ], and [ Weather Ball ].
Similarly, these three moves are also designed to increase Eevee's coverage: Shadow Ball is effective against Ghost type and Psychic-type, and Double Kick is effective against Rock type.
The [ Weather Ball ] is even more special; its Type and power change with the weather.
This is a skill with enormous potential but also highly complementary, allowing Eevee to launch different attacks depending on the battlefield environment, greatly expanding tactical possibilities.
These were selected by Xinhai from skills that are relatively easy to learn and in high demand.
He wrote down the skill categories, priority markers, Analytic difficulties, and expected results in his notebook.
" Protect, Thunder Punch, and Vacuum Wave are the three moves that Combusken needs to master as soon as possible." He heavily underlined these moves in Combusken's skill list.
" Baton Pass is not an easy skill to learn; it's a long-term goal. However, having Mirror Move should make it much faster."
" The Aerial Ace move isn't difficult to master, and since Combusken is also a bird, it has a considerable amount of Flying type energy within it, so it can be prioritized higher."
Xinhai looked at the three skills [ Aerial Ace ], [ Shadow Claw ], and [ Knock Off ] and muttered to himself.
" Shadow Claw and Knock Off depend on the specific situation. If all else fails, we can find some training centers that teach those skills to learn them."
'As for Ralts, it's still too young. Let it play for a few more days!' Xinhai thought to himself.
As the plans in his notes became more and more detailed, Xinhai's furrowed brows gradually relaxed. He glanced at the time and realized it was already past nine o'clock.
He looked at the densely written words in the notebook, then looked up at the little ones on the bed, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Xinhai leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and began to simulate training scenarios for various skills and future tactical combinations in his mind.
Thinking about all this, Xinhai muttered to himself, "Should I go out for a match tomorrow? It would be a good opportunity to see the practical effect of the Double Rock Smash Kick."
After thinking it over, I decided to try it out in real combat, since only real combat can test whether this skill has been successful.
Afterwards, Xinhai briefly considered Ralts's recent development direction, preparing for Ralts's future development.
Thinking about these things, his tired body gradually relaxed, but his mind became more active because of the clear plan. Xinhai thought for a moment and then looked at Eevee's skill list.
Xinhai had only glanced at it once and made a simple note of the skills he needed; there were still many skills he hadn't looked at in detail.
Xinhai watched until 10:30 before he finished looking at Eevee's skill list.
Looking at these skills, Xinhai smiled and Pokémon his head, thinking, " Eevee is really special! It has the most evolutionary forms and the largest skill list. No wonder so many professors are Pokémon Eevee."
He glanced at the time displayed on the Pokédex, smiled, and said, "Time to rest!"
Xinhai put away his laptop, plugged in the Charge cable for his Pokédex, turned off the desk lamp, and walked towards the bed.
The faint moonlight outside the window outlined the sleeping Pokémon. Xinhai smiled as he looked at them, and couldn't help but gently touch Eevee's Fluffy ears.
Eevee's ears twitched, Xinhai smiled as he touched Ralts's little face again before quietly going to Rest, satisfied.
The morning sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, casting dappled patterns of light on the floor.
Xinhai, whose biological clock is very punctual, had already woken up. He glanced at the time, found that there was still half an hour left, and then went back to sleep.
I woke up again and found that only two minutes had passed. I turned over and went back to sleep. Then I pulled myself back and forth three or four more times. The time came to 6:58.
Xinhai tossed the alarm clock from the bedside table, then quietly got out of bed and began washing up.
After quickly washing up, I woke up Eevee and the others one by one.
However, the drowsy Ralts, rubbing its sleepy eyes, had just floated up when it lay back down.
Eevee rolled over and continued to curl up in bed, Rest soundly with soft snoring.