Training superpowers is a long process, with little immediate reward.
Perhaps future talent will improve with stat allocation in the later three dimensions, but for now, the focus is on the infant's growth.
Link continued studying reference books, learning about training methods for many common superpowers and Normal-type moves, preparing to begin teaching Charizard once she adapted to the training.
He then began studying "The Mysteries of Fire" at the same pace, determined not to abandon Charizard's innate talent.
Unfortunately, this book wasn't as reliable as Professor Oak's textbook; its descriptions of fire-type moves were incredibly simplistic and mindless—
"Spark" was releasing fire energy, "Flamethrower" was heating and pressurizing, and "Flame Burst" was further condensing and heating.
"Flame Cart/Punch/Kick" was wrapping fire energy around something and attacking it, while "Flame Charge" was simply a direct, deadly attack.
Techniques?
There were only three variation fire-type moves: "Sunny Day," "Will-o'-the-Wisp," and "Flame Guard"; the rest were just variations on how to burn people.
There aren't many techniques involved; even if there are, they're mostly just things like "how to burn more intensely" or "how to burn with a higher burst of power."
Just keep burning and you'll be the cure for any challenge.
After reading *The Mystery of Fire*, Link felt like he'd wasted an hour, as if he'd just finished reading *The Mystery of Fire*.
No wonder these books aren't popular; finding professional textbooks when Pokémon research is still in its infancy and lacks a systematic approach is like finding gold in dung.
His eyes, smeared by academic garbage, decided to clear his head and watch the *Coordination of Hoenn* channel with his awakened Charizard.
He quickly discovered Charizard's talent in coordination…
"You mean you can see the flow of energy and think the way Pokémon use moves on TV is wrong?"
"Fou!"
Link scratched his head. Actually, not everything needs to be as efficient as possible; visual effects, for example, require no expense in terms of materials.
The highlight of the Contest is "spectacular," after all.
But of course, he wouldn't discourage his own Pokémon: "So, how do you think we should use the move?"
"Fennekin..."
The Fennekin's mind went blank. It only felt that the Pokémon on TV were wrong, but it really didn't know what was "correct."
In any case, it couldn't waste energy like those Coordinators' Pokémon, making many moves that were only for show and had no other meaning.
If it were to do it...
The Fennekin pondered for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and spat "Spark" at Link.
Link: "?"
However, this "Spark" did not cause direct damage. Instead, after leaving Link's body, it was immediately controlled by the Fennekin with its psychic powers to form a wave-like ring of fire around Link's body.
"I have to say, it looks pretty good. Little Fox, you really are a genius." As a trainer, Link clapped his hands, then added, "But it's not much different from what those Pokémon on TV do. I think they can do something similar."
Controlling energy and the form of moves is a basic skill for every Coordinator.
The Fennekin shook its head. Its moves were not as simple as they looked.
"Fou~ Fouou!"
It's known that Pokémon moves are powered by energy converted from physical strength, and special attack moves, once released from the body, are difficult to change form without mental control.
Given this, what if we used psychic powers to easily control released moves, stealing the energy of an opponent's special attack move and converting it into our own flames for attack?
Link scratched his head. What a green-skinned Fennekin, starting to ponder things on its own.
But according to its logic, Link did recall a move that the Fennekin family could use (once exclusive)—"Magic Flame."
"Magic Flame": Attacks by spewing extremely hot flames from its mouth, lowering the opponent's Special Attack.
But in the anime, this move is more like drawing a magic circle and releasing a fire-type beam.
Even if everyone has their own way of using moves, the difference between the two is simply too great.
Link wasn't sure if the move the Fennekin had come up with was "Magic Flame," but it felt like its concept was difficult to implement.
"Instead of converting the opponent's move energy, how about converting the energy in nature?"
After pondering for a long time, he suggested, "First, use your own energy as a catalyst to draw upon the energy of nature to release flames that can entangle the opponent, thereby reducing the power of their subsequent special moves?"
"Foo..."
the Fennekin seemed thoughtful, feeling it wasn't impossible.
Naturally, elemental energy exists in nature.
For example, there's a move that all Pokémon can learn called "Nature's Grace," which activates the power of the berries it carries to attack, with its power and type changing depending on the type of berry.
It's this move that has made people aware of the types of energy within different berries, allowing them to differentiate them as feed for Pokémon of different types. The
natural energy within Sakura Berry, Blackberry Berry, Guashi Berry, and Chocolate Berry is Fire-type. The
natural energy within Pomelo Berry, Eggplant Berry, Fukuro Berry, and Star Peach Berry is Psychic-type.
Non-breeders don't need to cook; they can just buy food of the corresponding type.
However, Link thought that buying ready-made food would be difficult to guarantee the taste, and since finishing "Introduction to Pokémon Breeding" yesterday, he'd been wanting to find an opportunity to cook for himself.
This just so happened to provide some ideas and inspiration for Fennekin's innovation.
"Fennekin~"
Fennekin fell into deep thought, seemingly enlightened. Despite being only a baby less than a day old, it acted like a learned fox.
Link didn't want to disturb it, so he opened the window and let it practice its moves towards the sea.
After relaxing, he continued studying, pulling out "Professor Oak's Comedy Collection"—oh wait, he'd picked up the wrong one, so he started over.
After relaxing, he continued studying, pulling out "Trainer Character Profiles."
As a transmigrator with an intelligence advantage, Link naturally needed to confirm the era he was in.
Known:
1. The events of FireLeaf and Ruby/Sapphire take place around the same time. 2.
The FireLeaf/Sapphire storyline takes place 3 years after Gold/Silver.
3. The Diamond/Pearl storyline is slightly later than Gold/Silver.
4. Black and White takes place 10 years after Diamond and Pearl, while Black and White 2 takes place 2 years after Black and White, coinciding with XY.
5. Sun and Moon takes place approximately 2 years after Black and White 2.
"It's quite poignant to think about it. Cynthia was 28 years old during the Platinum era. Having gone through Black and White, Black and White 2, XY, Sun and Moon, and then Sword and Shield, it's been about 15 or 16 years. By the time of The Journey, she was already over 40. No wonder she wanted to retire after the tournament.
" "At this very moment, Alice, who was 10 years old during the Black and White era, Uri, who was only 14 years old during the Zero Treasure era, and Yui, who was 15 years old, hadn't even been born yet. Kalos Champion Karuno was still a little girl." "
Some things you don't realize until you think about them. Upon closer reflection, I realize I'm no longer young, and there's a sense of things having changed.
How long can my love for Pokémon and battles last?
To avoid future regrets, Link is determined to do everything perfectly from the very beginning.
Back to the present—according to the introduction of Giovanni, the Kanto region's Gym Leader, in the *Trainer Profiles*, Link realizes that his current timeline should be before the 'Fire and Leaf' era.
There are still so many things he can change.
Next, all he needs to do is confirm the ages of Steven (25), Wallace (34), Professor Birch (35), or May and May (12), and he'll know his exact era.
But what if it's a timeline where Ash and everyone are frozen in time for 20 years…
(End of Chapter)"