Quiver Dance

After Genos left, Yuga took three Zubat and headed to the Ecopark.

Upon reaching the Ecopark, he directly handed the Zubat over to the Crobat, asking them to assist the three Zubat.

These three Zubat had just been born not long ago and were in a new living environment, surrounded by unfamiliar people and Pokémon, making their emotions seem quite unstable.

Among the three Crobat in the Ecopark, there was a pair that were a couple, but they hadn't been together for long and didn't have their own children yet, so they treated the three young Zubat very friendly.

After taking care of the Zubat, Yuga thought he would also visit the Volcano Sub-Ecopark to see the Vivillon and Volcarona.

Arriving at the volcano, Yuga indeed saw Vivillon and Volcarona together.

However, they weren't just together for romantic purposes; Yuga knew they had been practicing a combination move recently.

At this moment, Volcarona was gracefully dancing above the magma lake, with three pairs of orange-red wings fluttering lightly behind it, displaying exceptionally agile movements.

Unlike the slender figure of Vivillon, Volcarona had a somewhat bulky body, so its dance wasn't as elegant and beautiful as Vivillon's.

However, its dazzling wings and the sparks of flame that lingered on them made its dance look incredibly spectacular.

As Volcarona gracefully flapped its wings, threads of crimson flame energy were drawn from the magma lake by it, forming dazzling flame patterns that constantly spiraled along its wings.

Volcarona, with its Flame Body ability, had extremely strong resistance to flame burns. The flames on its body and wings not only didn't harm it but also continually enhanced its aura.

The Fire-type Pokémon living here were all sitting on the platforms in the magma lake, looking at Volcarona's performance with reverence.

This performance by Volcarona involved not just one move but a combination of Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance.

For a Pokémon to execute such a combination move, it needed to multitask effectively.

However, for Pokémon with lower potential, achieving this kind of multitasking was extremely difficult. Volcarona had only reached this level of skill after putting in effort since arriving at the Ecopark.

Both Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance were unique moves; one was a stat-boosting move, and the other was an attacking move. Combining them wasn't an easy feat.

However, Fiery Dance could also be considered a partial stat-boosting move, as when it was used in battle, there was a chance it would boost the user's Special Attack, with the probability being around fifty percent.

The principle behind this boost was that, when Volcarona used Fiery Dance, its body absorbed a large amount of flame energy generated by the dance, which temporarily enhanced its energy reserves and, subsequently, its Special Attack.

Yuga had observed this when Volcarona used Fiery Dance before, noticing that the way it gained a boost in Special Attack during Fiery Dance was quite similar to how it enhanced its stats during Quiver Dance.

So, Yuga had tried to encourage Volcarona to combine Fiery Dance and Quiver Dance. As expected, this combination significantly accelerated the power-up of Volcarona's Fiery Dance during the dance routine.

The flames gathered by Fiery Dance seemed to be recharging Volcarona for its Quiver Dance.

The maximum limit for Quiver Dance's enhancement is six layers, which means that beyond six layers, continuing to use Quiver Dance would be ineffective.

However, achieving the maximum six layers of Quiver Dance in a short period is challenging and time-consuming, which can be fatal in fast-paced battles.

Yuga's Vivillon typically struggles to complete three rounds of enhancement when using the Quiver Dance move in battles; going beyond that can disrupt the battle flow.

However, when Volcarona combines Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance, it can quickly stack Quiver Dance to its maximum of six layers within a very short time.

Yuga observed this carefully and noticed that when Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance were used together, it took only the time it would normally take to stack three layers of Quiver Dance to reach the maximum six layers. This discovery greatly excited Yuga.

This effect holds significant importance in battles.

Furthermore, when Volcarona simultaneously uses Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance, it no longer remains defenseless against incoming attacks as it did when using Quiver Dance alone.

It can strengthen itself while simultaneously projecting the flames swirling around its body, achieving both offensive and defensive purposes.

It's important to note that when using Quiver Dance alone, Volcarona had limited options when faced with attacks from opponents; it could either dodge or interrupt the Quiver Dance.

However, Yuga, having observed Quiver Dance from both Volcarona and Vivillon, realized that although the enhancement principle of their Quiver Dance was the same, the means of enhancement were different.

When Volcarona performs Quiver Dance, the flame energy around its body quickly gathers and is then absorbed by Volcarona, enhancing its various abilities.

The reason why Fiery Dance can shorten the time required for Quiver Dance enhancement is because of this.

In contrast, when Vivillon uses Quiver Dance, it gathers and absorbs Flying-type energy. By absorbing Flying-type energy, Vivillon achieves its enhancement.

In other words, while Quiver Dance is a Bug-type move, the method of enhancing the target varies depending on the user.

For instance, Fire-type Volcarona enhances itself using Fire-type energy, while Flying-type Vivillon uses Flying-type energy for its enhancement.

To validate this hypothesis, Yuga specifically observed other Pokémon using Quiver Dance in the Ecopark.

In addition to Yuga's Bellossom, there were other Pokémon in the Ecopark that had learned Quiver Dance, including Masquerain, Lilligant, and Ribombee.

As Yuga suspected:

- Bellossom and Lilligant absorb Grass-type energy when using Quiver Dance.

- Masquerain, just like Vivillon, absorbs Flying-type energy.

- Ribombee, on the other hand, absorbs Fairy-type energy.

This discovery deepened Yuga's understanding of the Quiver Dance move.

Quiver Dance had always been a core move for Vivillon and Bellossom, two of Yuga's main Pokémon. The combination move of Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance by Volcarona had significant implications for Bellossom and Vivillon.

However, neither Vivillon nor Bellossom had similar moves to Fiery Dance, making it very challenging for them to perform a combination move like Volcarona.

Yet, Yuga wasn't the type to back down when faced with difficulties.

After numerous experiments, he finally found that Bellossom, when using Grassy Terrain before Quiver Dance, exhibited similarities to Volcarona's Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance combination technique.

Although Bellossom couldn't counterattack opponents within Grassy Terrain while using Quiver Dance, it could achieve the maximum six layers of enhancement extremely quickly, even faster than Volcarona's Fiery Dance and Quiver Dance combination.

This was a case of gaining something while losing something.

Solving Bellossom's issue was relatively straightforward, but the problem with Vivillon was more challenging.

Vivillon didn't possess an attack move similar to Fiery Dance or a terrain move like Grassy Terrain.

Vivillon's combination move for Quiver Dance seemed to be stuck, but Yuga believed that completing this combination move was crucial because Quiver Dance was a core move for Pokémon like Vivillon.