NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: ch5
Summer in Jiangnan.
It was stuffy and hot.
The heat and humidity were truly unbearable.
What's more, there was an extra fire Pokémon in the dormitory.
To prevent his roommates from suffering in the heat, Alex always kept Charmander in the high-grade Pyro Ball, which could only be released when brought to the special training hall at the school.
Gangnam Pokémon University.
As one of the top five universities in the Dragon Kingdom Pokémon league, it boasts excellent strength, background, and facilities.
The large training hall has seventeen seats, providing plenty of space for trainers of all levels to train.
Alex was here this time for a specific reason.
Sixteen, the name "Pomegranate" was a homophone for the Pomegranate House.
"You guys, senior sister, I've reserved an elementary training hall."
Alex took out his student card and handed it to the management senior.
Ding--
"Student card!"
After confirming the details, the senior operated the computer for a moment, then returned the student card to Alex. She pointed to the right and said, "Student, go straight, then turn left into Training Room 1032. I wish you success."
"Thank you."
"..."
Soon, Alex arrived at Training Room 1032.
There were already many freshmen nearby, training and preparing for the military training next month.
The training room was spacious—about a hundred square meters—surrounded by special materials designed to withstand attacks from lower-level Pokémon. There were also a variety of training tools, like wooden man piles, inside.
"Come out, Charmander!"
Alex was very satisfied with the environment and immediately released Charmander.
"Roar!"
Charmander, full of energy, eagerly looked around.
After confirming there was no danger, he eagerly walked over to Alex's feet.
"Woof."
Charmander's eyes grew wide, as if trying to say something.
"Charmander, I brought you here today to see what moves you've mastered."
Alex knelt down and petted Charmander's head.
The smooth feeling made him smile affectionately.
With military training approaching, Alex still didn't know which skills Charmander had mastered, which was not ideal for future field explorations.
Before departure, Alex needed to be fully prepared.
"Roar!"
Charmander tilted his head, as if he understood Alex's intention.
Without delay, Charmander's claws gleamed brightly, and he swung them at the wooden dummy.
Boom--
A strike that seemed like it belonged to a Frillish Pokémon.
In fact, it was immensely powerful.
The wooden dummy, which had already been slightly damaged in battle, was completely destroyed by Charmander's claws.
"..."
Alex was stunned for a moment.
This power?
So strong!
It's no wonder Charmander was a god-level talent Pokémon.
"Even a simple [Grab] move can have such destructive power."
Alex smiled with satisfaction and gave Charmander a thumbs-up.
"Good job, Charmander!"
Noticing that he had broken the dummy, Charmander appeared apologetic.
But when he heard Alex's praise, he relaxed and grinned.
"Roar!"
I'm strong!
Charmander felt very confident.
Next, Alex observed Charmander using other moves he had mastered.
"[Grasp]."
"[Growl]."
"[Ember]."
"…"
Alex carefully recorded the moves displayed by Charmander.
"Not only [Grab], but every move Charmander uses is far more powerful than the moves of an ordinary Charmander."
It's not just a 20% increase here.
But rather, it's doubled, even tripled.
For instance, with [Grasp].
"If we base it on the move power in the games, an ordinary Charmander's [Grasp] would fluctuate around 40 power. With talent, maybe 50 or 30."
"But this god-level talent Charmander? Just one move of [Grasp] might reach a power of 100!"
While Alex was astounded, he was even more excited.
The stronger Charmander is, the brighter his future would be.
After all, the strength of a Trainer's Pokémon determines how far they can go.
Big data proves that the rarer and more powerful a Trainer's Pokémon is, the higher the chances of becoming a Professional Trainer and reaching high-level ranks.
Additionally…
"[Growl]'s decibel level for Charmander has surpassed 120!"
Inside the training room, devices monitored the volume in real time.
Alex noticed this as well.
Charmander's Growl had surpassed 120 decibels.
"In the human world, anything over 120 decibels can damage eardrums. At 150, it could cause deafness, and anything above 240 decibels could even kill."
Alex felt both pleasantly surprised and worried about Charmander's performance.
"I'm not like the Pallet Town rookies, with their Mega Physiques. The aftermath of this Pokémon battle might be too much to bear."
Alex thought gloomily.
In future battles, he'd need to avoid using too many AoE moves or sound-based attacks.
A single roar…
Alex shuddered.
Finally, Charmander's [Ember] was just as impressive.
"Others might think you're using [Flamethrower]."
Alex smiled, praising Charmander.
Charmander was delighted by the praise.
"I still have three learning machines here, Charmander. Let's see if you can learn some new moves."
After Alex figured out which moves Charmander had already mastered, he took out three learning machines obtained from the flash kills and gave them to Charmander to learn from.
The learning machines from the system were incredibly convenient. With just a touch on the Pokémon's head, they could learn automatically.
Ding! "Congratulations to the host. Charmander learned Fire Punch, Blaze Kick, and Bulldoze!"
With all three moves successfully learned, Charmander eagerly accepted them.
Alex was overjoyed and tested the strength of the three moves again.
As expected, the power of each move was doubled.
"Bulldoze feels almost like Earthquake…"
Alex said, not daring to stay any longer in the training hall.
Fearing it might be dismantled.
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Soon, a group of people rushed in.
Seeing the wrecked training room, with broken wooden dummy piles scattered on the ground, and red test data flashing on the monitors, the person in charge of the venue couldn't help but be shocked.
"Who applied for this training hall just now?!"