Steelix no longer needed basic or functional training. At this stage, its strength had firmly settled at Gym Class, and ordinary training could do little for it.
Beyond the necessary move training, it needed to devote more time and energy to understanding its own energy, especially the steel origin!
Its understanding was still only at the beginner stage, and it had some way to go before mastering this powerful force. So Steelix would focus on three areas next: understanding origin energy, applying its "force domain" on a deeper level, and developing the next stage of its Fusion Technique Skills.
Exploring these three powers in depth would be Steelix's main task as it advanced from Gym Class to Elite Four level!
Of course, in its spare time, it also needed to guide Rhyperior and Excadrill in mastering their new moves...
Swampert was in much the same position as Steelix!
During its very first Bond Phenomenon, it had already experienced the power of moves at the level of origin energy.
That would undoubtedly help Swampert familiarize itself with this power faster, giving it a far greater advantage than Steelix.
These two were almost identical in strength, both at Gym Class! In fact, Swampert's understanding of energy, especially Water-type energy, had already reached a remarkably profound level.
But that had also left Swampert somewhat lopsided. Its understanding and development of its other attribute, Ground-type energy, lagged to an entirely unreasonable degree!
For a Pokémon as gifted and perceptive as Swampert, that was not its fault, but Yong's.
After all, Swampert had progressed far too smoothly in its understanding of Water Energy! It had lost its balance as a result, bringing the development of its Fusion Technique Skills to a standstill.
After all, Fusion Technique Skills depended on the balance and compatibility of energies.