Have You Ever Heard of the Ability Technician? Treat a 60-Power Move Like a 90-Power One! (Please Follow)

Have You Ever Heard of the Ability "Technician"? Treat a 60-Power Move Like a 90-Power One! (Please Follow)

"Kid, you're not wrong, but you can't just ignore everything else. Everyone has their own needs. Say I want to give my niece a Pokémon—if I have choices, why wouldn't I pick one that looks good and has a good Ability?"

Although the Innkeeper agreed with Ye Yinchuan, he could not help voicing his own thoughts.

"Yes, you're absolutely right. That's why I said this is only my personal view. What kind of Pokémon people like to raise, what they need, and how they raise them are none of my business. But I'm a Pokémon Streamer. Even if I don't have many fans right now, I'm still half a public figure. I have to speak loudly about what I believe is right."

"After saying all that, I just want to call on everyone to be a little more tolerant of Pokémon, a little more responsible, and to treat and care for them sincerely. Especially not to abandon them over some minor dissatisfaction, or think that any Pokémon that doesn't meet your expectations is worthless."

The Innkeeper nodded. "Streamer, I really admire people like you. I hope you keep your original heart and don't let society wear down your edges like it did mine."

"You don't have to say that. I can tell you love Pokémon too. Otherwise, you would've thrown this Meowth away long ago, wouldn't you?"

The Innkeeper gave a bitter smile and said nothing more.

The viewers in the livestream had also heard the conversation between Ye Yinchuan and the Innkeeper, and it sparked a heated discussion.

Still, for the most part, even when their views differed, they were able to communicate amicably.

You said exactly what was in my heart. This is what a Pokémon stream with proper values looks like! Big like!

I can't treat every Pokémon equally like the Streamer does, but I support him!

The Innkeeper has his own difficulties too. If he took in every Pokémon, his Post Station would turn into a Pokémon shelter!

My little sister's Growlithe has no Ability, and its Individual Value isn't good either, but it's my sister's second pair of eyes.

Wuwuwu, I clicked into Little Sister's profile and cried. So her sister is blind. That Growlithe is really wonderful. If anyone called it trash, I'd genuinely be heartbroken!

Aside from a few overly aggressive comments, such as one barrage message that said:

Idiot Streamer, I don't get why anyone can stand watching you. Trash is trash, no matter how much you talk! Raise your own trash if you want, but don't encourage others to raise trash! You're ruining people!

Messages like that were clearly meant to start a fight, and they immediately drew a wave of condemnation, even turning into a verbal brawl:

Do you not understand Chinese, or did Pinduoduo chop off half your brain?

You came in spraying shit right away? Was that really necessary?

This guy's hostility is way too heavy. Streamer, hurry up and permanently ban him!

Ye Yinchuan glanced at it and immediately gave him the permanent ban and blacklist package. There was no reasoning with people who came in cursing.

"Alright, I believe the vast majority of people love Pokémon and are reasonable. Let's continue talking about this Meowth."

Ye Yinchuan's gaze returned to Meowth's panel.

Monster Cat Pokémon: Meowth

Level: 2

Type: Normal

Gender: Male

Base Stats: C-Rank (290)

Individual Value: B-Rank (91)

Ability: Technician

Nature: Careful

Moves: Growl, Feint, Scratch

Status: Slightly nervous (gradually calming down)

Evolution Line: Meowth - Persian

"This Meowth's Ability is Technician."

Ye Yinchuan's tone was certain, regardless of whether anyone else had heard of this Ability.

Technician? What kind of Ability is that? I've never heard of it.

Spread the word: the Streamer invented a new Ability!

Spread the word: Meowth invented the Streamer!

Streamer, are you serious? I just searched it, and there's no such Ability at all!

Seeing the barrage reactions further confirmed Ye Yinchuan's suspicions.

Since he was livestreaming on his phone and had no other device on hand, he had been unable to search beforehand.

Now it seemed that Pokémon World's awareness of the Ability "Technician" was practically nonexistent!

No wonder this Meowth had been judged to have no Ability.

There were probably quite a few Pokémon in the same situation.

Some of their Abilities were too hidden for anyone to discover, causing their talents to be buried.

Ye Yinchuan felt that the meaning of his livestream had gained another purpose.

That was to clear the names of these Pokémon that had somehow been burdened with the label of "trash"!

He wanted people to understand their true value and improve their circumstances.

"I know you're all anxious, but don't be anxious just yet."

Ye Yinchuan was thinking about how to phrase the value and effects of the Ability Technician for these viewers.

"This Ability was actually only discovered recently by a Research Friend of mine who works in Pokémon research. It hasn't been released yet, so it's normal that you can't find it online."

The Streamer's connections are no joke. First he had a rich friend, now he has a Research Friend, and he even knows people at the Dream Treasure Bureau...

This friend you keep talking about, is it actually you?

Please, Streamer, explain it in detail! What exactly does this Ability do? My Meowth is so anxious it's about to start talking!

"The most straightforward way to understand this Ability is that it can increase the power of low-power moves."

After saying it, Ye Yinchuan felt that the sentence itself was a little tongue-twisting.

What? The power of low-power moves?

Does it increase a move's attack power?

Streamer, do you even hear what you're saying?

"Cough, cough... The Pokémon Skill Research Association's latest published International Standard Value for the move Scratch is 40 power. You all should know that, right? If you don't, just look it up online."

The Pokémon Skill Research Association Ye Yinchuan mentioned was a branch of the Pokémon Research Association and an international academic organization.

This association specialized in researching all kinds of Pokémon moves, especially common ones.

Determining move effects and providing International Standard Values that could be used to judge their power, for Professional Trainers to consult, was a relatively specialized field.

Non-Professional Trainers might have heard of the association, but they rarely paid attention to the exact power of a particular move.

Wow, the Streamer is so professional. It really exists! There are so many papers that my head is spinning!

Yeah, Scratch has a power value of 40, but it still depends on the Pokémon's own strength and move proficiency!

So the Ability Technician can increase Scratch's power?

"Someone in the barrage already got it right. The Ability Technician can increase Scratch's power from 40 to 60 at most. Just think about how powerful this Meowth could become if it were properly raised."

Holy shit? Wouldn't that make it invincible in the early stages?

666, does the Streamer really have a Research Friend? How could anyone reach that conclusion without doing a huge number of experiments?

Are you sure the Streamer isn't just making this up?

So exactly how low does a move's power have to be to count as low-power?

"I don't know that either. I only heard my friend mention it briefly. But according to the standards given by the Skill Research Association, the range for low-power moves seems to be 60 or below."

Damn! Doesn't that mean that as long as this Meowth learns a 60-power move, it can use it like a 90-power move?

For real? That's this ridiculous?

A 90-power move is already a high-power move. High-power moves usually consume more or come with some kind of cost... but this Meowth can directly use low-power moves like high-power ones?

No, is that even reasonable?

"Everyone, don't get too excited. Pay attention to the words 'at most.' The enhancement Technician provides is also very unstable, or rather, it requires practice and growth. According to my friend's research, without any training, Technician can only increase power by around ten percent. It's not as exaggerated as you think."

Seeing the barrage nearly go wild, Ye Yinchuan hurriedly explained.

Oh, so a 40-power move can only hit with 44 power? That's really nothing special...

That's still amazing, okay? It's absolutely a top-tier Ability!

I'm willing to pay 500 to buy this Meowth. I wonder if the Innkeeper would sell it?

"Illegal Pokémon transactions are prohibited in this livestream. Let me state in advance that any private transactions have nothing to do with the Streamer. Post it again and you'll be banned!"

Seeing someone openly name a price, Ye Yinchuan issued a reminder.

Meanwhile, he looked thoughtfully at Technician's description on the panel.

Ability: Technician

Pokémon with this Ability are natural technicians, capable of making low-power (≤60) moves produce stronger effects. Depending on the Pokémon's degree of development of this Ability, move power can be increased by 10% to 50%.

Ye Yinchuan was sure that his understanding was correct. He just did not know whether he had explained it clearly enough.

In the Pokémon games, Technician's description was very simple: "Powers up the Pokémon's weaker moves."

But in Pokémon World, there seemed to be an added restriction: "The power increase depends on the Pokémon's degree of development of its own Ability."

Ye Yinchuan believed this was the realism brought by the real world.

Otherwise, a Meowth that had barely been trained could make a 60-power move hit with the effect of a 90-power move. That really would have been too outrageous.

Of course, a move's final destructive power was affected by many factors.

"Then by that logic, Streamer, this Meowth is pretty good!"

The Innkeeper was overjoyed. If everything Ye Yinchuan said was true, then he had essentially gotten an exceptional Meowth for free, one that could be trained into a battle Pokémon.

"What about its other aspects? Like its Individual Value?"

What the Innkeeper asked was also what many barrage messages were asking. After learning that Meowth's Ability was so powerful, many viewers had become intensely interested.

The livestream's popularity was also steadily rising.

"Come here, I'll tell you..."

Ye Yinchuan leaned close to the Innkeeper's ear and spoke softly.

After hearing him out, the Innkeeper nodded. His expression was impossible to read—he seemed somewhat happy, but also somewhat disappointed.

Streamer! Why are you whispering? What could possibly be something we're not allowed to know? Even if it's erectile dysfunction, we can think of a solution together!

He's probably afraid someone will set their sights on the Innkeeper's Meowth.

Don't let the person who abandoned it find out! That kind of person would definitely come back to snatch it!

Damn! This is no fun. You made the Ability sound so awesome, so how good is its Individual Value exactly?

"That's all for this Meowth for now. The Streamer is heading home first. Is there anyone else who wants to connect?"

Of course, Ye Yinchuan knew everything about this Meowth, but he did not intend to reveal it all.

After all, the Innkeeper had shown his face directly, and it would be easy to figure out which Post Station this was. Ye Yinchuan was worried that someone with ill intentions might target the Meowth and bring trouble to the Innkeeper.

As for how the Innkeeper intended to handle the Meowth, that was a private matter.

Being able to "pick up" a Meowth like this, along with Ye Yinchuan's appraisal, was all the Innkeeper's own lucky opportunity.

To put it bluntly.

If the Innkeeper had been cruel enough to throw Meowth away, there would not have been any of this afterward.

Or if he had not actively asked Ye Yinchuan for an appraisal, Ye Yinchuan would not have seen this Meowth either.

This Meowth with the Ability Technician would probably have been treated as Ability-less and buried away like that.

"Even the finest wine fears a deep alley, and while thousand-mile horses are common, Bole is rare!"

With a smile on his face and a relaxed mood, Ye Yinchuan walked out of Doduo Post Station and headed home.

Snorlax followed behind him. Even beneath the dim streetlights, he did not feel empty or uneasy.