Twin-Headed Meteors

"Let's stop here."

Baimu called a halt to Zweilous's explosive sprint.

"Zwei!" "Zwei!"

Zweilous cried out that he could keep going, then lowered both heads slightly and panted for breath.

"Too much can be as bad as too little. Daily training has to work hand in hand with real battles if you want to grow faster and more effectively." Baimu patted both of Zweilous's heads. Even without knowing exactly what he was thinking, Baimu could see how badly he wanted to grow stronger.

But although Baimu understood what Zweilous wanted, his special advantage couldn't meet that need overnight.

They still had to progress step by step, at their own pace.

A Pokémon could afford to be impatient.

A Trainer absolutely had to stay calm during training and think about his Pokémon's future.

"Zwei..." "Zwei..."

When Zweilous saw that his Trainer wouldn't let him keep running, he finally relaxed his four trembling legs and lay down to catch his breath.

Repeated short-distance sprints at full speed had clearly left him exhausted.

"You really were pushing yourself."

Baimu stroked Zweilous's fluffy neck.

As his Pokémon grew stronger and he learned more about other Trainers' experiences online, Baimu had developed a new understanding of Pokémon in this world.

That applied to their personalities and habits as much as it did to their growth.

One obvious example was speed training. Short sprints were undoubtedly among the best methods, and combining them with long-distance running should help make Zweilous's speed less awkward.

Inevitably, real-world training couldn't target Effort Values with the precision of a game.

When you ran to improve speed, for instance, your endurance would increase without your noticing. There was no way to raise one without affecting the other.

In practice, though, every Pokémon had different strengths. Reaching the limit in one ability