Inside Shu Le's villa, Zhuo Xing and Bai Yuan beamed as they looked at the clothes bearing Shu Le's handwritten autograph.
Meanwhile, Shu Le looked at Zhuo Xing and Bai Yuan in bewilderment, then asked Chu Xin beside him, "Are all your classmates like this? They don't seem very reliable."
Chu Xin scratched his head awkwardly. He had never expected the usually composed Zhuo Xing and Bai Yuan to get so excited upon meeting Elite Four member Shu Le.
Still, none of that mattered. His main reason for visiting Shu Le was to ask for advice on raising Electrike.
Chu Xin pulled Shu Le aside and explained his request.
Once Shu Le learned that Chu Xin had come to ask him how to raise Electrike, he frowned and said, "Honestly, I don't know much about raising Electrike. After all, I don't have a Pokémon like Electrike on my team. I don't even have any Electric-type Pokémon."
So this was a dead end? Chu Xin lowered his head in disappointment. It seemed he would have to go back and figure something out himself.
Seeing Chu Xin's dejection, Shu Le took out a book.
"If you want to raise Electrike, I'll give you this book."
Puzzled, Chu Xin accepted the book from Shu Le and examined it carefully. Once he got a basic grasp of its contents, his mouth fell open in shock.
"This is actually a Thunder Manual!"
Indeed, what Shu Le had handed Chu Xin was a Thunder Manual. By following the training methods described in the book, a Pokémon could use Thunder to strengthen its Electric-type moves.
Looking at the Thunder Manual in his hands, Chu Xin gripped it tightly in excitement, reluctant to let go. This would truly give Electrike an incredible boost.
Despite his excitement, Chu Xin