Back home, Satoru went to his family's training room to train with his Pokémon.
His family must be quite rich, because his house was actually quite large. He just didn't know how much money his family had. At least, it couldn't be as much as James's family.
After all, the dog house for their Growlithe was absurdly large.
Compared to that Growlithe's dog house, his place was nothing.
Not paying too much mind to it, Satoru focused his attention on training.
To be precise, it was testing. Testing Raichu's new move 'Electroweb' and Thwackey's strength.
Electroweb: Catches the opponent in an electric net to attack. Lowers the opponent's Speed.
It was the signature move of the Paldean Gym Leader, Miss Iono.
From what Satoru had learned, Miss Iono had gained countless fans with her Electroweb move.
Iono:"Whosawhatsit? Iono! Your eyeballs are MINE—caught in my Electroweb! Whazzup! Your streamer-slash-Gym-Leader Iono's here! 'Ello, 'allo, hola! Ciao and bonjour! It's Iono Zone time!"
Through this cute routine, she had become a popular video streamer.
Satoru had watched the video himself.
Conclusion...
It was average.
The only attractive part was probably that when Iono battled, she would bounce around like the electric golem Regieleki, which was quite cute and had a beauty in its strength.
Unfortunately, battling wasn't very popular in the Paldea region. Even the champion, Miss Geeta, often used her support Pokémon Glimmora last. And even if you defeated Geeta, you only became a Champion-ranked trainer.
A Champion-ranked trainer, not the Champion!
Satoru found it hard not to suspect that Pokémon battling in the Paldea region was all about connections.
My current strength is still too weak. I have to improve.
As for how to do that...
Satoru focused his attention on Raichu and then shouted out his request.
"Raichu, use Electroweb on me!"
If he was going to become a Pokémon Master, he naturally had to understand the power of every move.
Hearing this, Raichu didn't hesitate.
"Rai~ Rai!"
Instantly, a golden electric net came at him like a torrential storm, with the force of a thunderbolt.
"Pachi?!" "Kerokero"
Thwackey's eyes widened. The Froakie beside it patted its shoulder, signaling that there was no need to worry.
You'll get used to it!
He's our trainer, after all. The strength of a Super-Masaran. Greatness, nothing more needs to be said!
"Ah... I'm going numb." Satoru felt a powerful electric current surge through him. His body trembled involuntarily, a numbing sensation spreading from the soles of his feet throughout his entire body.
However, in this seemingly indestructible electric net attack, Satoru was not severely injured. He forcefully pulled the net apart and broke free from its golden restraints.
"Looks like it doesn't do much damage."
After this routine, Satoru roughly understood the use of Electroweb.
In the games, Electroweb has a 100% chance to lower the target's speed by one stage. In this world, it probably didn't have that effect.
After leaving the net, the speed-lowering effect disappeared. But its trapping effect was excellent. You could press the advantage while the opponent was caught.
Electroweb is pretty good... I'll probably use it a lot in future battles.
Next up was Thwackey.
[Satoru-baby, let me tell you Thwackey's moves. (●′ω`●)]
[ThwackeyAbility: Grassy Surge | Moves: Acrobatics, Grassy Glide, Facade, Screech.]
As for the Grassy Surge ability, Satoru had just changed it with the Ability Patch.
After all, how could a pathetic ability like Overgrow compare to the god-tier ability Grassy Surge?
Grassy Surge: Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
This boosts the power of Grass-type moves for Pokémon on the ground and gradually restores their HP each turn. It also halves the damage from Earthquake, Magnitude, and Bulldoze.
Not counting Megas, Rillaboom was already the strongest starter in Singles.
"You're finally useful for something, Furiko~"
[Ehehe Aren't I amazing? If you give me a kiss, I'd even steal the plates from Arceus for you(￣ω￣)]
Stop being weird! If you stole the plates from Arceus, would I even survive?!
"Next is to test Thwackey's moves. Thwackey, can I ask you to use your moves on me? Don't hold back!"
"Pachi!"
Satoru focused his gaze on Thwackey, and it nervously nodded its head vigorously.
As the training began, Satoru immediately had a Pokémon battle with Thwackey, and also took countless hits from its moves.
"It's not over yet!... Again, Thwackey! Froakie, use Water Pulse on me too! Raichu, practice your Electroweb, find the best angle to throw it!"
"Pachichi!" "Kerokero!" "Rai-Rai~!"
About two hours later, the training finally started to slow down.
Looking at the three Pokémon sitting weakly on the ground, Satoru, still standing, had a strange thought.
Yay, another day I've won a Pokémon battle without using Pokémon!
Super-Hisuian, Super-Masaran, combine!
But just as he had this thought, the doorbell suddenly interrupted his training.
Ding-dong~~
"Huh? What's going on? Who would come to my house at this hour?"
Helpless, Satoru had to temporarily abandon his training and go open the door.
When he opened it, the "very concerned" normal girl, Nagasaki Soyo, appeared before him.
For some reason, Soyo had sent a lot of messages last night. Normally she didn't send that many, but last night was exceptionally chatty, which made it troublesome for Satoru to reply.
[Satoru-baby, isn't this woman stalking you all day? Otherwise, how could she send so many messages when you were at Mt. Niji-no-Hane? She must have been panicking because she couldn't find you Uhuhuhu I really want to see this woman crying as the loser in love.]
Impossible, absolutely impossible. Soyo probably had something to talk to me about last night.
It's not like anything happened between us...
Satoru subconsciously refuted Furiko.
According to his memory, though it was hazy, he had only met Soyo in recent years. They had never done anything special.
[Hmph~ Why do you never trust Miss Furiko's EQ!]
It's not as good as mine...
"Good morning, Satoru~" Soyo said in her usual sweet, high-pitched voice, a gentle smile on her face.
"Yeah, morning, Soyo. Come on in."
Although he didn't know why she wasn't at school and had come to his house instead, Satoru didn't pay it much mind. But at that moment, Nagasaki Soyo's azure pupils widened, and she suddenly grabbed Satoru's arm.
"Who hurt you?!"
Her tone was chilling, completely different from before.
Huh?... Why does this feel so heavy?
Her words fell like a powerful weight. Satoru's gaze darkened, feeling that something was not right, before he thought to explain.
"A member of Team Rocket, but they've already been arrested."
"Is that so... Already arrested. Then I'm relieved." Hearing this, Nagasaki Soyo returned to her gentle demeanor.
It was hard not to suspect that she had two faces.
Nagasaki Soyo fiddled with her fingertips, her brows furrowed in displeasure.
Team Rocket... they have a base in this city too, right? Ah so annoying I should go destroy them next time.
How should I count the sins of harming my property?
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