Mt. Coronet

Mt. Coronet lay in the middle of the Sinnoh Region. Its vast range stretched across the entire region, dividing Sinnoh into eastern and western halves.

It reminded Bai Shi a little of the Qinling Mountains from his previous life.

After a short rest in town, Bai Shi set off again and arrived at the foot of Mt. Coronet.

The terrain here was rugged and crisscrossed with ravines. Rare Pokémon often appeared, and it was an excellent place to train.

Bai Shi planned to train here while looking for a new Pokémon.

"In that battle with Barry, I clearly had his Staraptor on the ropes, yet Staravia still nearly lost."

"Besides not having evolved, its moves just weren't powerful enough."

"If they'd been stronger, that first Fast Aerial Ace could have knocked Staraptor out in one hit. None of what followed would have happened."

"Fast Aerial Ace isn't much of a substitute for Brave Bird after all."

"Staravia still needs a powerful move that can settle a fight."

Bai Shi had gone over that recent match in detail.

He traced Staravia's problems in the battle to a lack of firepower.

That was why he had decided to train here.

"After all this time training, Staravia's physical condition has improved noticeably."

"It should be strong enough to use Brave Bird now."

"Let's see if this training can help it master the move."

To Bai Shi, training for Brave Bird was similar to training for Aerial Ace.

First, Staravia would fold its wings and dive from above. Then, partway through the descent, it would spread them to accelerate a second time.

Brave Bird, however, demanded more strength and speed than Aerial Ace.

Staravia hadn't been strong enough to use Brave Bird before, so Fast Aerial Ace had served as a substitute.

Now that