When Namikaze's Tackle Could Accelerate!

After checking the changes to the mission panel, Mu Yun took Xiao Du and Namikaze out.

With yesterday's hospital experience in mind, Mu Yun immediately took Pidgey to the Trainer Association for registration.

Perhaps because Mu Yun was still a high school student, the kind young lady at the registration desk reminded him that when starting out, having more Pokémon was not necessarily better.

Mu Yun naturally smiled and thanked her.

Thanks to compulsory education, he naturally knew that non-professional Trainers were only allowed to register three Pokémon, and every slot was crucial.

Only registered Pokémon were permitted to participate in professional rank assessments, official competitions, or use public transportation when traveling.

But catching Namikaze had not been an impulsive decision. Mu Yun had considered Namikaze's outstanding battle talent, unyielding willpower, and the potential boost granted by the System.

He just did not know how many Limit-Breaking Points each level of potential enhancement would cost.

After completing the registration, Mu Yun checked the time. Once he confirmed that Asia-Europe Hypermarket was open, he headed over and bought a bottle of Antidote and a soft impact-resistant pad.

The Antidote was naturally for Xiao Du. Now that Xiao Du's String Shot was about to break through Perfected, it was time to begin training Poison Sting!

As for the soft impact-resistant pad, it was for Namikaze's Tackle training.

With a Pokémon's recovery ability, a pad was not strictly necessary. But it could reduce injuries and increase the number of moves used each day, helping them grind experience.

Once everything was purchased, Mu Yun brought the two little ones to the familiar old pavilion.

Just like before, Namikaze first accompanied Xiao Du in practicing String Shot. It gave Xiao Du quadruple experience while also serving as a warm-up for Namikaze.

[Ding! Weedle used String Shot in a simulated battle. Proficiency +2!]*40

[Ding! Weedle ignited with fighting spirit and gained a deeper understanding of the move String Shot. Additional proficiency +2!]*40

[String Shot (Perfected, 640/1000) → (Perfected, 800/1000)]

One session gave 160 experience. Two more sessions and it would break through Perfected.

"Xiao Du, go eat an Energy Cube first. Restore your energy and Stamina."

Mu Yun handed the Energy Cube to Xiao Du, then beckoned to Namikaze.

[Pokémon: Pidgey (Namikaze)]

[Gender: Male]

[Attributes: Normal Type + Flying]

[Level: 8 (Normal Level)]

[Ability: Keen Eye (its accuracy cannot be lowered)]

[Moves: Tackle (Mastered, 88/100), Sand Attack (Beginner, 6/30)]

[Held Item: None]

[Potential: Normal Level]

[Base Stats: 251]

[Limit-Breaking Points: 0]

Like Xiao Du, Namikaze only had two moves. Mu Yun did not deliberate for long before deciding to have him start training Tackle directly.

Holding the soft impact-resistant pad, he walked to a thick tree outside the pavilion that would take one person to wrap their arms around, then layered the pad around its trunk.

"Xiao Feng, come on. Use Tackle against this. Remember, don't charge straight at it. Focus on brushing past the pad sideways."

Considering Tackle's power and limitations, Mu Yun did not want Pidgey to waste too much effort on this move, so the training focused on grazing past the target.

For one thing, it put less Overload on the body and allowed for more training attempts. For another, Mu Yun wanted to see whether this method could still earn experience.

"Chirp!!"

Upon hearing Mu Yun's instructions, Namikaze immediately focused his gaze. His sharp eyes locked onto the padded trunk as though it were not a motionless tree, but an enemy that could move at any moment.

"That's the spirit, Xiao Feng! Use Tackle!"

With the mindset of trying whatever might work, Mu Yun immediately used Yanhuang Language, attempting to give Namikaze a double boost.

The result satisfied Mu Yun as well. Namikaze's momentum grew even stronger, and it almost looked as if flames had risen in his eyes.

"Chirp!!"

Namikaze's small body glowed with a faint white light. This was the color of Normal Type energy, and also the sign of Tackle being used.

[Ding! Pidgey used Tackle. Proficiency +1!]

[Ding! Pidgey felt the host's expectations and enthusiasm, gaining a deeper understanding of the move Tackle. Additional proficiency +1!]

[Tackle (Mastered, 88/100) → (Mastered, 90/100)]

It worked!

As Namikaze's wings brushed across the soft pad, the System notification sounded.

It was the result Mu Yun had been hoping for most: double experience!

"Great job, Xiao Feng! Encore!"

Mu Yun's heartfelt joy filled Namikaze with even more motivation. With a slight flap of his wings, his body traced a graceful arc through the air before he struck the tree trunk again from a different direction.

After five attempts, Tackle's proficiency successfully reached the Expertise level.

[Ding! Through persistent effort, Pidgey's move—Tackle—has broken through to the Expertise level!]

[Tackle (Expertise, 0/300): Move activation speed +150%, move energy consumption -40%, flying speed +50% while in use.]

"Three Traits at once? No, it should be because the move's proficiency leveled up, so the previous Trait effects were activated along with it..."

Hearing the System notification, Mu Yun was pleasantly surprised.

He had thought Namikaze's Tackle would be missing two Traits because its proficiency had already reached Mastered. He had not expected them to appear all at once upon breaking through to Expertise.

That counted as a pleasant little surprise.

And the newly appeared move effects were actually quite good, especially the last one: flying speed increased by 50% while in use.

Combined with increased activation speed and reduced energy consumption, it could practically be used as a nearly cost-free acceleration burst technique.

In battle, it could greatly increase Namikaze's speed, making him, already agile as he was, even harder to lock onto.

Now, even if Xiao Du could freely use String Shot Net, hitting Namikaze would not be so easy.

"All right, you've done great. Take a break, Xiao Feng."

After another dozen or so Tackles, Mu Yun stopped Namikaze, who still wanted to continue.

He felt that his two Pokémon were truly alike in a way. Once they started training, they acted as though their lives depended on it. Both were stubborn as bulls and would not stop unless told to.

As usual, Mu Yun took out an Energy Cube and handed it to Namikaze, letting him replenish his energy and Stamina in time.

While Namikaze and Xiao Du rested, Mu Yun began practicing Calisthenics in the pavilion.

[Ding! The host completed one session of Ninth National Fitness Exercise training. Skill experience +1!]*2

[Ninth National Fitness Exercise (LV2, 83/1000) → (LV2, 85/1000)]

About fifty minutes later, Mu Yun heavily exhaled a breath of stale air.

With the high-intensity training every day, Mu Yun was getting faster and faster at the exercises. At first, one session took thirty minutes, but now twenty-seven or twenty-eight minutes was enough.

Once his physical fitness improved further, he would probably be even faster.

"Xiao Du, come here."

After wiping away his sweat with a towel, Mu Yun beckoned to Xiao Du, who had long been poised and ready for training nearby.

At once, Xiao Du wriggled over. As he crawled, he even signaled for Namikaze to hurry over and get ready too, lest they waste time.

Mu Yun raised a hand to indicate that Namikaze did not need to come over. "Xiao Feng, rest first. We aren't practicing String Shot this time."

"This time, let's practice your other move: Poison Sting!"

Poison Sting was the most basic and weakest Poison Type move.

In the games from his previous life, it only had a power of 15 and merely a 30% chance of Poisoning the target.

Of course, in the real world, Poison was no longer a matter of probability. As long as a Poison Type move pierced the skin or came into contact with a Pokémon's wound, the target would enter the Poisoned state.

Depending on the potency of the Poison, mild cases continuously drained Stamina and damaged muscles and even nerves, while severe cases could directly overwhelm the body's protective mechanisms and kill the victim.

Because of this, Trainers specializing in Poison Type Pokémon were among the groups most Trainers disliked dealing with or facing. Especially in lawless places like the wilderness and Secret Realms, the damage a Poison Type Trainer could inflict might far exceed his own level.