"Luka?"
Hearing Riolu's words, Lucario paused, somewhat baffled by what this young junior wanted.
[Do you want to learn "Bone Rush"? Or the more advanced "Aura Condensation"?]
Lucario thought Riolu had expressed himself poorly, causing a misunderstanding.
Aura was certainly convenient, and Lucario was not the only Pokémon capable of using it. But only Lucario could condense the power of Aura into weapons.
Meownei and Squirtle could only make their Aura larger or coat certain objects with it. Anything beyond that was a little outside their scope.
As Lucario understood it, Riolu ought to be asking to learn Bone Rush.
"Riolu. (No, I mean Hand-Waving Takeoff. I want to fly too.)"
"Luka..."
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[How about I teach you fine control over Aura, so you can get the basics down as soon as possible?]
[No, I just want to learn that one. Other people can teach me the rest.]
Meownei had another reason for stepping into the ring: she needed to salvage her reputation and prove that she was not incompetent. She had merely forgotten a few things and taught material that was a little too advanced.
"Luka..."
[Suit yourself. But that's an advanced application. You'll need to master Aura Condensation first.]
Seeing how determined Riolu was-uninterested in hand-to-hand combat, force-dissipation techniques, or Aura control, yet fixated on the flashiest move of all-Lucario said no more.
After his fight with Meownei, he had realized that she did know how to teach; she had simply taught the wrong things. She had imposed her own perfect-score template on a beginner like Riolu, which had led to everything that followed.
Besides, those things took time to work through. Unless Riolu stayed here and kept studying, in the time they had,
he could only teach the basics.
"Luka..."
[Your physical fitness is up to standard.