Greatest Pokémon Trainer

What's it like to watch a little kid catch a Phantom Pokemon?

How would you assess a 21-year-old Trainer catching a Phantom Pokemon?

At this moment, Fang Yuan must have officially caught Darkrai, right?

Watching Fang Yuan surrounded by a bunch of Pokemon while holding a Poké Ball, the expressions of the two people kept changing.

"Bwoo!!"

"Boowoo!!"

"Koje!!"

"Yes, that's right, Darkrai will also participate in the next tournament," Fang Yuan said.

"Complaints are invalid."

Seeing Fang Yuan chatting with the Pokemon, the two of them felt quite sour.

It wasn't just sourness, Kong Hai and Fu Hei felt a mix of flavors in their mouths as if they had eaten Orange Fruit, leading to complex and somewhat sentimental feelings.

Tree Fruit Orange Fruit: One of nature's gifts, holding various flavors in a Pokemon's mouth, delicious beyond imagination; however, for Kong Hai and Fu Hei, this complex taste brought some sentimentality.

"Then will I still battle him after a while?" Fu Hei asked.

"What do you think?" Kong Hai said.

"Haha, battles are still necessary, it's no fun to always win," Fu Hei said.

The combination of Darkrai + Victini + Z-Move, both were curious what it would eventually become in Fang Yuan's hands.

Comparable to top Guardian Gods?

Forget it, stop thinking about it, having no expectations means no disappointments.

The two chose to ignore the fact that Fang Yuan had caught Darkrai.

Meanwhile.

Holding Darkrai's Poké Ball, data about Darkrai slowly emerged in Fang Yuan's mind.

Darkrai.

Type: Dark.

Characteristic: Nightmare (the ability to inflict severe psychic damage on sleeping enemies through the power of nightmares).

Skills: Strange Wind, Anchoring Method, Shadow Ball, Evil Fluctuation, Dark Hole, Quick Attack, Hypnotism, Nightmare, Dream Eating, Black Mist, Shadow Clone, Meditation, Trickery, Psyshock, Rest

There are not many moves, but they are comprehensive, covering various aspects.

Presently, what Darkrai is most proud of is the nightmare realm technique formed by its Dark Hole and Nightmare Characteristic.

This is also the species ability of most Darkrai, and combined with the moves Nightmare and Dream Eating, these three words describe it: Unparalleled Strength!

Besides that, Darkrai's other moves have also been trained to a highly proficient and even perfect level.

Simple variations of move forms, like dispersing Dark Hole into countless tiny Dark Holes to be thrown, can be done effortlessly.

Using its species ability, it can also transform into shadows or move at high speed through Black Mist.

Although Due to its greater strength, the effects it produces are more impressive than those of Glutton, yet when it comes to sheer skill, Glutton, with its mastered Super Evolution Stepping Shadow and developed Spatial Talent, is still a notch higher.

Therefore, the power of Nightmare is currently the only standout ability of Darkrai.

Nevertheless, just this power alone is enough to give Darkrai a chance to step into the Legendary Realm in the future.

Of course, that's what an ordinary Trainer would think.

Fang Yuan would certainly not be satisfied.

Once Eevee, Monferno and the others have their foundational qualities increased and reach the Guardian God Level, their comprehensive strength, possessing Legendary Power, will definitely not be inferior to Darkrai, which has the power of Nightmare.

Even Darkrai believes that Dragonite's Dark Power, a variation based on a portion of the Nightmare Power, has potential that doesn't lose to its own Nightmare Power.

So, if Fang Yuan could cultivate ordinary Pokemon to this extent, why couldn't he train a better-founded Darkrai to be even stronger?

Having caught Darkrai, he now had the duty to nurture and train Darkrai; Fang Yuan wanted to make its potential even more fearsome than it currently was!

By now, Fang Yuan probably already had some ideas.

A long time ago, Fang Yuan already had some ideas.

Fang Yuan had long set his sights on Darkrai, with no small amount of ill intentions.

In the realm of shadows.

Darkrai's talents couldn't possibly surpass those of Mega Gengar, so there was no need to put in too much effort.

Mega Gengar can already combine shadows with spatial abilities, while the extent of Darkrai's talent in the spatial domain remains unknown.

However, it wasn't an absolute impossibility.

As one of the ultra-popular mythical Pokémon, both Darkrai and Victini receive "golden child" level treatment from the officials, akin to the children of the world, which means their hidden talents are very strong.

In the game, under certain special circumstances, just like some Dragonite could learn Extreme Speed which normal Dragonite can't, some Victini could learn Intersecting Lightning, Intersecting Flames, Blue Flame, Lightning Strike, Frozen World...

That's right, the skillset of the entire Black and White Dragon family, Lil Victini under specific conditions could learn them all, which made it incredibly prestigious.

Unfortunately, when Fang Yuan had Victini learn the power of intersection from the Monferno, the clumsy guy just couldn't grasp it, no matter what. Fang Yuan really wanted to see Victini successfully learn the full Intersecting Power in front of the Monferno.

Darkrai was special in at way too.

In certain specific situations, Darkrai could learn the spatial class move Hidden Spirit Assault, as well as the great moves of the Temporal and Spatial dragons like Aerial Ace, Roar of Time, so it was perfectly reasonable to say that Darkrai had spatial and temporal talents.

The only thing was, the method to unlock its potential was unknown.

But without a doubt, this was a correct cultivation path officially designated by the authorities.

So, for the time being, Fang Yuan's initial plan was to take some time to test Darkrai's talents.

You may not master Aerial Ace or Roar of Time, but surely you can start by learning some minimal application of space and time in your moves, right?

Let's begin by having it learn Hidden Spirit Assault, trying to integrate its spatial abilities with shadow techniques to achieve a spatial movement effect similar to that of Glutton.

After that, let Darkrai try to introduce the concept of absolute control over time into the Nightmare Realm.

Although the passage of time in certain illusions and "Dreamlands" is different from reality, the actual difference isn't particularly large.

Neither Luo Kuo in the Dreamland nor Darkrai in the dreamscape could achieve absolute control over time.

The passage of time in the outside world would still interfere with the Pokémon affected by the move.

For example, if Darkrai wanted the affected individual to experience a year in the dream while the corresponding time in the real world was very short, it simply couldn't be done. Attempting to force it, Darkrai could only blur certain experiences and accelerate the development of the dream world, which would end up making the dream effect worse and less realistic.

It's like when ordinary people dream; although it feels like a long time and a lot happens, they can hardly remember much upon waking up.

However, if Darkrai were capable of integrating the concept of absolute time control into the Nightmare Realm, then it would truly be unbeatable.

If Darkrai had such an ability earlier on, there's no way Fang Yuan and the Armed Magnemite would have been able to wake up from the nightmare unscathed solely by the Power of the Heart.

Currently, 2 or 3 seconds of sleep in the outside world only allowed Darkrai to inflict mild mental and soul damage to the Armed Magnemite in the dream through the Power of Nightmare.

But if Darkrai could manage it, 1 second in the real world would equate to a clear day, a week, or even a month, a year in the dreamscape.

The tremendous mental and soul damage accrued from such a clear concept of time in the Dream World would be enough to instantly finish off an opponent.

In that case, even if some Pokémon could break free from the dream in a few seconds through sheer willpower, it would be futile.

Because, just after 1 second passes in the outside world, you would have been tortured for several months by the Power of Nightmare in your dreams.

"Let's start with these two training plans. The former conveniently has a Glutton for reference, while the latter has the Time Flower of the World Tree to assist Darkrai in tapping into the Force of Time," Fang Yuan thought to himself as he looked at Darkrai's Poké Ball.

The former wasn't that important; it's the latter, the "Infinite Nightmare Training Plan" of integrating the concept of time into the Nightmare Realm that Fang Yuan valued the most. He hoped it would be successful.

Not reaching the effects of Infinite Tsukuyomi is fine... Tsukuyomi would be enough!

...

"Master Kong Hai, Uncle Fu Hei, aren't you staying for dinner?"

It wasn't yet evening, but Kong Hai and Fu Hei were ready to leave. Although Fang Yuan wanted to keep them for dinner, their attitudes were firm.

"We won't stay."

"Goodbye."

All afternoon, you, holding the Poké Ball of the Nightmare God, had a longing expression on your face, wanting to release it, which creeped us out.

"Such a pity."

As the two experts left, Fang Yuan felt it was a shame.

At noon, Rotom had prepared a full spread of dishes from "Cooking Master Boy," while in the evening, the menu was set to feature specialties from "Shokugeki no Soma."

The two could no longer enjoy it, and now Fang Yuan was left to eat alone.