Midterm exams

First, he went to the Cafeteria for breakfast, then took his Pokémon to the training grounds to practice their moves.

Near noon, Ye Tian also arrived at the Training Ground. As soon as he learned that Zhang Cheng was back, he had come to find him.

"How was your training trip? Were the wild Pokémon strong?" Ye Tian asked eagerly when he saw Zhang Cheng.

Seeing the anticipation on Ye Tian's face, Zhang Cheng satisfied his curiosity right away:

"Wild Pokémon are relatively aggressive, and most will attack Trainers. But they don't have as much battle experience as Trainers' Pokémon, and most have fairly low potential."

"Now you've got me wanting to go on a training trip too," Ye Tian said enviously.

"You can go on your own once winter break starts. Training in the wild really does help Pokémon improve."

Zhang Cheng continued, "My Poliwag is level 14 now, and Pidgey has reached level 13."

"Impressive. My Butterfree has only just reached level 14. With you away lately, I haven't been able to find anyone suitable to spar with," Ye Tian said, scratching his head.

"I'll be at school for a while, so we can keep sparring together," Zhang Cheng told Ye Tian.

"Sounds good! Let's practice together this afternoon. Jiangcheng City's Intercollegiate League starts next week, so we need to prepare properly," Ye Tian said, full of fighting spirit at Zhang Cheng's offer.

"By the way, what level is your Heracross now?" Zhang Cheng asked, curious about Ye Tian's new Pokémon.

"My Heracross is level 11 now. I've been putting most of my energy into raising Heracross lately," Ye Tian said after a moment's thought.

Ye Tian's Heracross had been level 5 when he caught it. Reaching level 11 after this period of training was already impressive.

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