Chapter 24

It was early morning, and under the Mt. Chimney, the Swablu perched on Darren's head, curious about everything around it. For newborn creatures, everything outside was novel and fascinating.

As the first companion of the Swablu, Darren, even without being bound by a Pokeball at the moment, was considered by the Swablu as its only family member. When Darren gently placed the newly hatched Swablu on its head, they were destined to be connected.

If a trainer were to capture a new Pokemon, the initial expression of the Pokemon would be mostly bewildered and docile. But the look in Swablu's eyes as it looked at Darren was affectionate and dependent.

Watching his theoretically first caught Pokemon, Swablu, Darren smiled. This extraordinary little creature would be closely connected to Darren's future.

"Chirp~~~~~"

As the new sun rose, Darren lightly touched the Swablu. The Swablu seemed to enjoy the touch, lying comfortably on Darren's hair and showing a bit of laziness.

"This won't do," Darren said lightly. The assessment period of one month was still ahead of them, and there was no leisure or vacation for him and the Swablu during this month. In this month, they would be constantly fighting, training, and honing themselves.

Only in this way could they maximize Swablu's potential and talent.

Just over ten days after leaving the town of Fallarbor, Darren met Master Shozo and became a junior breeder himself. He also got a very satisfactory and even surprising second Pokemon. This made Darren full of hope for the future.

In order not to let down Master Shozo's expectations and to become Swablu's legitimate trainer, he must make full use of the remaining one month, even if it is hard and tiring. For the sake of obtaining Swablu and entering the Crown Academy, the effort during this month would be worthwhile. Moreover, if he could not bear this bit of hardship, how could he build a reputation and bring a better life for the kids of the old orphanage?

When Darren came, he had already marked the safe places, so the places where he and Swablu walked through were not too dangerous.

"Squawk ~ Squawk ~"

As Darren and Swablu moved forward, a rustling sound from the grass entered their ears. Quickly looking over, Darren was delighted, "Found it!" A small brown colored bug with a horn on top of it's head, crawled out of the grass, looking straight at them.

Darren certainly couldn't wander around aimlessly. To understand Swablu's condition as soon as possible, he needed to find an opponent, but this opponent could not be too strong. Swablu had just been born, and even though its potential was great, its current strength was very weak.

In this area, small Pokemon like Weedle, which were at the bottom of the food chain, naturally became the best choice.

However, there weren't many Weedle around Mt. Chimney, and it took a lot of time for Darren and Swablu to find one. This unlucky guy in front of them did not yet know that it had become the Swablu's "sparring partner."

Having raised a Wurmple, Darren naturally knew the characteristics of this common Pokemon. Overall, Weedle's strength was not that strong, but if they were in a life-threatening situation, they would release poison from their tails and fight to the death.

Therefore, if they did not anger them too much, Weedle would be a good target to bully. After all, Weedle could only use a few moves, such as Tackle, String Shot, and Poison Sting. If they were careful, Swablu should be able to handle them. Although not a natural enemy, Swablu was still a bird and had a natural restraint against Weedle.

And Darren was prepared. He had brought the basic amount of healing and antidote medicines.

"Okay, this is the first battle on our road to becoming strong!" Darren encouraged Swablu. As a trainer, although sometimes they could suppress some small Pokemon with their own strength, the most important thing was to command their own Pokemon to fight. As the controller of the battle, they were a participant but not a direct combatant.

After a night of adjustment and growth, Swablu was already able to fly in the air by itself. Although it didn't look very smooth, Darren was already very satisfied with this level of progress. After a few more days of getting used to it and developing its wings more fully, Swablu should be able to fly more leisurely.

Although Swablu had just been born and was somewhat nonchalant, it still had some aggressive genes in its blood, so the novel term "battle" was very curious concept to it. It could also feel the energy contained in its body. Some basic moves seemed to be etched in its memory.

Under Darren's command, Swablu flew towards Weedle, as if to show off its power. Weedle now understood that the visitor was not friendly, but this little creature did not turn and run. This made Darren breathe a sigh of relief.

"Swoosh..."

From the mouth of the Weedle, a silk thread was spewed out, which startled Swablu. In addition, without the guidance of the trainer, Swablu was hit directly from the beginning.

"Find a way to solve it." On the side, Darren watched calmly. Although Pokémon depended on the trainer's guidance, some basic things, such as avoiding moves, finding opportunities to attack, and seizing the opponent's mistakes, also required the Pokemon to have a certain "intelligence."

It can also be called "combat awareness."

These things need to be experienced by the Pokemon from the beginning. If the Pokemon develops its own style, it may be too late to try to change it later.

Swablu, who was tangled up by the white silk thread and fell to the ground, cried out in pain. However, after hearing Darren's words, it immediately adjusted its posture and pecked at the silk thread on its body with its sharp beak.

"first move, Peck attack."

Darren silently murmured to himself. Peck attack was Swablu's most basic move, and it was not surprising to use it. But at this moment, a faint white halo was clearly shining on Swablu's sharp beak, indicating that the mastery of the Peck attack had slightly improved.

When using the Peck attack in the future, most of the energy could be contained in the beak, which would be a perfect execution. Swablu still had a long way to go in this regard.

"Peck attack, it seems that we need to develop a training plan for this move."

Having learned about the knowledge related to nurturing Pokemon through textbooks, Darren knew that most trainers had fallen into a misconception, which was to ignore moves that were relatively "weak" or "not practical" for their Pokemon. However, these moves, although they may not have much tactical value in battle, were an important point that influenced the overall development of Pokemon from minor aspects.