Aside from oddities like [O-Power] and the highly difficult [Nene Ninja Technique], proficiency in game skills should increase a little faster in the early stages.
Bang-
Jets of air burst from beneath Shen Qi's feet as he first used [Jet Infinity Energy] to close the distance.
He selected the [Dark Rush] icon. A crosshair flashed repeatedly within the skill's targeting range. When he tapped again to confirm, wisps of black smoke erupted from his body, and a short wave of condensed energy appeared in front of his fist, striking the target.
Meowstic knew that humans were far inferior to Pokémon at using types. He dared not counterattack with the Psychic-type attacks he excelled at, instead meeting Shen Qi head-on with the physical Normal-type move, Fake Out.
Meowstic held back somewhat, but still felt a powerful impact of type energy.
Shen Qi's proficiency was low, so [Dark Rush] had not reached its theoretical power of 70. It only produced such a decent result because Dark-type skills were super effective against every other type.
Protected by Reflect, Meowstic's defenses had not been breached at all, but he still sensed what was extraordinary about this Pokémon Trainer's Style Technique.
Meow!
A way of using type energy he had never felt before!
How had he done it?!
"Ascetic training."
Shen Qi gave a plain, unadorned answer. "Believe in yourself. Even if you're practicing the most ordinary skill, keep working hard, and keep at it. Eventually, you'll break through what the skill was supposed to be and turn it into the form you hoped for."
As for [Dark Rush], Shen Qi simply described it as an unremarkable charging move used by Pokémon Trainers. It had merely undergone a change that matched what he envisioned after he trained it to its limits.
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