"Carbink, the Jewel Pokémon. Rock and Fairy type. Its Ability is Clear Body…"
"Moves it knows are…"
After spending a few days together and training, Terrance had already come to understand this new partner of his quite well.
Clear Body Ability: prevents its stats from being lowered by an opponent's moves or Abilities. In other words, unless the gap in strength is especially large, Carbink can ignore things like Arcanine's Intimidate Ability or Growl move.
And because of its special experiences, most of the moves that this Carbink had mastered are defensive or escape-type.
Reflect, Light Screen, Stealth Rock, Safeguard, Rock Tomb, Rock Polish…
Of course, these are just the more outstanding moves it has mastered; it also knows some of the basic moves that most Carbink can use.
Terrance didn't waste this natural talent. While continuing its training, he also set a few tasks for it, namely to learn some new moves.
These were all moves that Carbink is capable of learning. Although the difficulty varies, under the guidance of Terrance and the Rotom Pokédex, learning them is only a matter of time.
The relatively easy ones include Gyro Ball, Skill Swap, Guard Split, Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam.
The harder ones include Earth Power, Magic Coat, Gravity, Ally Switch…
Furthermore, there is no doubt that Carbink's outstanding defense will become even more formidable with specialized training.
This is a racial advantage of Carbink, but in comparison, its offensive power is much weaker. However, Terrance never intended to raise it into a Pokémon specializing in attack. Just like with Beautifly, training offensive and defensive abilities is not a wise choice. The correct path is to use Beautifly's advantages to train its agility, and the same goes for Carbink.
Right now Carbink is still in the foundation-building stage. Terrance will have to further optimize and adjust its training methods according to its growth. Of course, the general positioning and training direction of Carbink had long been clear in Terrance's mind.
Rotom Pokédex and Mismagius, these two Pokémon are Terrance's best helpers in training and raising Pokémon.
They provide Terrance with great convenience, both in terms of data and in terms of morale. The role these two Pokémon play in Terrance's Pokémon training is irreplaceable.
Thus, as they continued training along the way, Terrance passed through city after city. About twenty days later, he returned to the ruins where the statue of the maiden stood.
Climbing the mountain range, Terrance felt a surge of excitement.
Three months! Altaria had been training under the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas for a full three months.
How much had its strength increased in these three months?
How much of the essence of Fairy Aura could it have learned from Xerneas?
Terrance was full of anticipation. Even if he were the one training it, Altaria would have made some progress in three months. But being trained by Xerneas, Altaria's improvement must be far greater than what he could have achieved himself. So what kind of level Altaria had reached by now. Terrance was almost impatient to find out.
Of course, what delighted Terrance the most was that he would soon be reunited with Altaria.
"Rumble rumble rumble~~~~~~~"
Just as he stepped into the ruins, the surroundings suddenly began to shake violently. Terrance's mouth twitched slightly. The last time he came here, there had also been quite a commotion. What could be the reason this time?
At this moment, Terrance looked into the cave and saw Altaria flying out. Seeing Altaria flying toward him, Terrance laughed heartily and went forward to meet it.
Compared to two months ago, Altaria's body had grown by about ten percent. Although not as dramatic as Arcanine's growth, Terrance could tell that the power contained within its body had become much stronger.
This growth in size hadn't caused Altaria's muscles to slacken like Arcanine's, which has needed further high-intensity training to adapt to its new body. On the contrary, Altaria's frame now looked as though it held even greater explosive power.
"Long time no see, Altaria."
As he said this once again, Terrance looked at Altaria with a strange feeling.
He sensed that Altaria's aura had become even more extraordinary, as if it had transcended ordinary Pokémon, becoming ethereal and elusive like nothingness.
He didn't bother about the tremors just now. At this moment, all Terrance felt was the joy of being reunited with Altaria.
"Altaria~~~~~"
With Altaria's delighted cry, Terrance gently stroked its head, just like he had when Altaria had first hatched.
"Human, I am leaving this place."
At that moment, a blue figure appeared from within the cave. Xerneas slowly walked toward Terrance while sending its words via telepathy.
"I have two things to entrust to you."
"Please say." Terrance was taken aback. For Xerneas to make a request of him, he was astonished. With Xerneas's strength, did it really need to ask him for help?
"With my help, the external power on it has been perfectly absorbed and has now completely become a part of its strength, integrated into its Fairy Aura," Xerneas said.
"The totem aura is gone?"
Terrance was stunned, then understood. This meant the totem aura had been completely digested by Altaria, rather than being used like a temporary transformation move as Arcanine and the others did.
"External power is certainly strong, but in the end it is not one's own power," said Xerneas. "I have already examined the essence of that power. Behind it should be an existence whose strength far surpasses mine. I will continue to investigate its situation, and you humans must also be prepared."
"This planet belongs to both humans and Pokémon. Whether the arrival of beings from another world will upset the balance of this world is still unknown. We must take preventive measures against all potential risks."
"I understand." Terrance nodded firmly.
Investigating the situation of The Blinding One, Necrozma, and other Ultra Beasts, the International Police had never stopped their efforts.
"And in the not-so-distant future, a disaster may occur in the Kalos region. I have already heard the cries of Zygarde Cells. Kalos's ecosystem… is sending an alarm."
"Behind this there is a high possibility it is the doing of you humans. When the disaster in Kalos comes, I hope you will step forward to quell it and prevent it from affecting the Kalos region's ecosystem."
Terrance deeply engraved Xerneas's two requests in his heart.
What the other party spoke of sounded far more serious than recovering an airship or capturing a poacher gang. Terrance didn't dare be careless.
But what Terrance was even more curious about was: just how far had Altaria grown by now? What had it inherited from Xerneas that allowed Xerneas to place such trust in them?
Finally, looking at Altaria and Terrance, Xerneas nodded. As it softly hummed, a beam of fairy light turned into a mark that fused into Terrance's palm before gradually dissipating.
"Farewell, human. I look forward to your growth."
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