Training Content

After finishing his morning routine, Yuga headed to the Ecopark.

The first thing he did every morning after freshening up was to train with his Pokémon. This was an essential task that couldn't be skipped.

For the 31 young Pokémon, simple physical training was in order. Since they had recently hatched, apart from moderate physical training, other activities were not very suitable for them.

As for the other Pokémon, the morning was reserved for skill training.

Since learning Psychic, Chimecho had reduced its meditation time. Yuga replaced that with more time dedicated to training its psychic abilities.

To aid in this, Yuga had custom-made many fist-sized solid iron balls. During training, Chimecho used its psychic powers to move these iron balls, performing various challenging movements with them.

Each day, Yuga adjusted the number of iron balls Chimecho controlled based on its psychic growth.

The task of teaching Heal Bell to the Miltanks had been handed over to Audino.

Yuga's six Miltanks had daily training tasks as well. Apart from learning the skill Heal Bell, physical training was a necessity to ensure the production of high-quality MooMoo Milk.

Initially, Yuga had considered having the Great Flygon teach Absol the skill Flamethrower. However, he decided against it.

Although Absol had limited skills and coverage, new skills could always be learned later. Besides, the Great Flygon wasn't going anywhere. What mattered was that it hadn't fully mastered the skill of Future Sight.

Future Sight wasn't just an attack skill for Absol; it enhanced its perception and predictive abilities all-around.

Yuga's Absol was direct in battles, preferring to charge ahead for an all-out assault.

Yuga had no intention of changing this behavior. After all, each Pokémon had its own personality and unique fighting style. It made more sense for the trainer to adapt to them, as they were the main force in battles.

For a Pokémon that fought head-on, excellent perception and predictive abilities were crucial.

Originally, Yuga had planned to teach Absol the skill of Calm Mind, as a means to enhance its psychic power and fully grasp Future Sight.

But since none of Yuga's Pokémon knew the skill, and Yuga himself wasn't proficient, this idea was abandoned.

Ultimately, Yuga came up with a rather simple approach.

Future Sight required charging before use. Yuga instructed Absol to repeatedly use the skill, aiming to make it use the skill as quickly as possible each time.

Furthermore, Yuga asked Absol to sense the fluctuations of Psychic energy around it while using the skill, attempting to discern patterns in these fluctuations.

As a Dark-type Pokémon, Absol was sensitive to Psychic energy, which prompted Yuga to believe this method could help it better understand the application of Psychic skills.

Practice makes perfect, and although Yuga felt this method was rather crude, he believed it would yield results.

Yuga's Vivillon had inherited the skill Quiver Dance, so he tailored all its skill training around that.

Although Vivillon's aptitude was superior to other Pokémon, it had obvious shortcomings in its species characteristics. The skill Quiver Dance happened to address these deficiencies.

Yuga prepared an enormous fan, allowing Vivillon to fly within the immense gusts it generated while using the Quiver Dance skill.

At the outset, Vivillon found flying within the powerful winds quite strenuous. It struggled not only to use Quiver Dance but even to maintain regular flight.

However, being a Indigo-quality Pokémon, Vivillon's intelligence was exceptional. It didn't take long for it to master the technique of flying in strong winds.

While it still couldn't smoothly execute Quiver Dance in the powerful gusts, its flying skills improved rapidly. Yuga believed that soon enough, it would be capable of using Quiver Dance while flying in fierce winds.

Vivillon was an incredibly diligent Pokémon. Its level of effort was no less than that of Absol. Yuga frequently witnessed it training alone while the other Pokémon rested.

Possibly due to its past experiences of abandonment, Vivillon attached great importance to its strength. Its training was strenuous every day. If Yuga didn't keep an eye on it, providing massages and regular check-ups, its health would likely suffer.

Even with Yuga's supervision, its training load was much higher than the other Pokémon, surpassing even Absol.

This was likely a psychological issue for Vivillon, and Yuga often tried to console it. However, the effects didn't seem to be very apparent.

Recently, Floette practiced two skills: the Fairy-type transformation skill Misty Terrain and the Fairy-type attack skill Moonblast. Both of these skills were taught by Audino.

As a pure Fairy-type Pokémon, Floette had always known only one basic Fairy-type skill, Fairy Wind. Its offensive capabilities were lacking, which is why Yuga intended to teach it the Moonblast skill.

Actually, Audino was more proficient in the Fairy-type attack skill Dazzling Gleam. However, Dazzling Gleam was a special attack skill with shorter range and less explosive power compared to Moonblast.

Nonetheless, Dazzling Gleam was better suited for group battles, whereas Moonblast was more appropriate as a single-target attack skill. Both had their own strengths.

For now, Yuga didn't plan to teach Floette both skills. Quantity doesn't equate to quality in terms of skills, a principle that anyone understood, especially considering Floette's current low level and limited strength.

As for the reason behind learning Misty Terrain, Yuga had conceived it when Audino faced Flygon in the desert battle.

Misty Terrain was a somewhat unique field-type skill. The field skills Grassy Terrain, Electric Terrain, and Psychic Terrain all provided a boost to the user's STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) moves. Misty Terrain did not.

Its primary function was preventing the user from falling into various status conditions. Yuga believed that weakening Dragon-type Pokémon was merely a secondary effect.

In the context of the game, this skill might work well against Dragon-type moves, given that Dragon-type Pokémon were common. However, in reality, encountering Dragon-type Pokémon wasn't that frequent.

On the other hand, there were many Pokémon capable of using various interference-type skills.

However, these effects weren't Yuga's primary focus for choosing this skill.