"I have to admit, he has some connections. The Alliance wouldn't hand out two Starter Pokémon to a newcomer so easily."
"But that means you'll be facing an Entry Class Servine and a Normal Class Treecko."
"Your Staryu should have evolved into Starmie by now, right?" Xiao Ran asked.
"Yes, it has! After we got back from Military Training, I used a Water Stone to evolve it into Starmie." Lan Yanxi nodded.
"Then that makes things easier. Starmie is a Water- and Psychic-type Pokémon, and the gem in the center of its body holds all sorts of mysterious powers."
"So you can absolutely use Psychic- and Ice-type powers against Servine and Treecko. That's much easier than taking on Ning Xiao's Electric types, isn't it?"
"And the gem in Starmie's center is amazing. Like the gem on Persian's forehead, it allows Starmie to learn moves of many different types."
"As you keep training it, you should focus more on exploring the gem's power."
After hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, Lan Yanxi felt everything fall into place. She had been fixated on the Water type, but Starmie was different from other Water-type Pokémon.
Water was merely its own typing. The source of its power was the gem at its core, and that gem's power wasn't limited to the Water type.
Psychic, Electric, Water, Ice, Rock, Fairy... Starmie had extremely broad offensive coverage, while its high mobility and excellent Ability were enough to handle the vast majority of battle situations.
"As for your second Pokémon, Psyduck, it can also learn Psychic-type moves. But the specifics depend on its own talent. Only a small number of Psyduck can use psychic powers proficiently!" Xiao Ran continued.
Lan Yanxi's second Pokémon was Psyduck, another very good Water-type Pokémon. It could also wield Psychic-type power, and with proper