Training continued, and over the next few days, everyone made tremendous gains.
First was Steelix. Although it hadn't mastered Giga Impact or Heavy Slam, it actually learned High Horsepower under the immense pressure of the seawater!
For Steelix, whose physical strength was already formidable, this move could temporarily fill the gap left by Giga Impact and Heavy Slam.
After some consideration, Yong spent 10,000 Training Points to raise the move's proficiency straight to Expert!
Likewise,
Trapinch kept using Dragon Claw in a constant cycle of depletion, recovery, depletion, and recovery.
Its own Dragon-type energy rose another level, solidifying its foundation and clearing the path to its next evolution.
Even more fortunately, spending all day in the sunlight allowed Trapinch to learn a new move: Solar Beam (Beginner)!
This was a powerful Grass-type move that required charging before use, making up for Trapinch's lack of ranged attacks.
Trapinch was currently at level 33, but after unexpectedly learning Solar Beam, it no longer needed to learn any more moves before evolving.
Ever since Mew had mischievously enraged Aerodactyl a few days earlier, Yong had kept Aerodactyl with him at all times.
Whenever he had free time, he let it out-not to train, but simply to keep it company, massage it, and tell it about the present era!
After its long slumber, Aerodactyl had long since lost touch with the times. Yong had originally thought that patiently training it and restoring its body and strength would be enough.
He could use time to smooth out its temper and build a deeper bond. But after that incident with Mew, Yong realized just how lonely the suddenly revived Aerodactyl was, and how utterly out of place it felt in this era!
The long blank stretch in its memories, the unfamiliar surroundings and buildings!
Even the