Come to think of it, Floragato and Misdreavus had grown remarkably over this period, too.
Battling the university team's powerful Pokémon almost every day, their strength had grown nearly as fast as his skyrocketing Fear.
Looking at the most straightforward system data alone...
Floragato and Misdreavus had gone from levels 18 and 22 during Cynthia's visit at the beginning of the year to levels 22 and 25!
In less than a month, they had gained three or four levels outright.
That terrifying rate of growth rivaled even Bug-type Pokémon, known for their rapid early development.
But everyone knew the drawbacks of Bug-type Pokémon: a low ceiling and a short lifespan.
Floragato and Misdreavus, on the other hand, had made solid, steady progress.
One major reason was, of course, the [Training Aid], which let both Pokémon gain "double experience" during training and battles.
Xia Chi felt another reason was the strength of their opponents, who provided more "base experience" than ordinary Pokémon.
If he had to explain it, it probably worked like this-
Stronger opponents tended to push Pokémon to their physical limits in battle, squeezing out every last drop of energy they had.
As a result, once they were healed and rested, their energy reserves and physical abilities improved more.
It wasn't scientific, but it was very Pokémon.
Beyond those straightforward level figures, Floragato and Misdreavus had also made great strides in energy control and move execution.
That wasn't something System Bro could provide.
It was purely down to the quality of the "online lessons" Xia Chi had signed his kids up for-
One-on-one tutoring from Cynthia's Champion-level Pokémon, including Roserade and Spiritomb? That wasn't just quality instruction. It was off the charts!
Of course, all of this was built on the foundation of copious amounts of high-quality training resources,