Sure enough, as Swinub kept running, the range of the Hail gradually began to shrink.
There was no doubt that Swinub had shifted its attention to running and had neglected maintaining the Hail weather.
Tetsuya reminded Swinub once, and the Hail weather began to spread again.
Throughout the entire morning, Tetsuya reminded Swinub three times before it could barely manage multitasking, but this was only simple running, still far from the offense and defense in battle.
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The afternoon training was still beneath the glacier falls.
At around five o'clock, Sheila arrived at the glacier falls.
"Tetsuya, I've restocked all the food in the cabin! Come back with me for dinner now. You've been training for a week, it's time to add some nutrition. Your Pokémon as well!"
Tetsuya nodded and followed Sheila back to her home. Although Pokéfood was nutritionally balanced, it was still far inferior to something as nourishing as Farfetch'd stew.
Although with the development of the times various kinds of Pokéfood had begun to rise in popularity, not all Pokémon were suitable for Pokéfood.
There was no need to even mention his Haunter, which had no interest in such food at all.
Pokémon suitable for consuming Pokéfood were generally those that were primarily herbivorous and not very wild in nature. Ditto mainly consumed liquids; in the wilderness, Ditto fed on Berry pulp and occasionally drank milk, while Swinub fed on mushrooms. For Pokémon like these, consuming Pokéfood would naturally provide more balanced nutrition and was also suitable for their development.
However, some Pokémon were hard to say, for example carnivorous Pokémon like Houndoom and Mightyena. Long-term consumption of Pokéfood would erode their wildness, truly turning a, in Earth words, Tibetan Mastiff into a pet dog.
In his previous life, the Ariados and Drapion he had raised rarely ate Pokéfood. Instead, they fed on prey Pokémon such as Weedle and Caterpie, so their "wildness" had never faded, and they were exceptionally fierce in battle.
Many Pokémon that had grown up long-term in sheltered environments would be intimidated by such an aura as soon as they entered the field.
At the dining table, Tetsuya drank soup, while Ditto and Swinub each had a basin.
"These past few days I've been busy submitting documents to the League and haven't had time to look after you. So pleas, don't resent me~" Sheila said.
"Oh, not at all."
"Sigh… now applying to lead a Gym is not as simple as just participating in the League's assessment anymore. It also has to be based on results in League Tournaments from various regions, and there must also be outstanding contributions to the League.
Fortunately, when I was young I followed Pryce to participate in several League Tournaments. When the Mt. Silver protected area was attacked by the Hunters Guild, Pryce and I took the lead and wiped out their vanguard! Hopefully these will help me pass the review."
Sheila let out a sigh, feeling uncertain in her heart.
Tetsuya simply focused on drinking his soup. If Pryce had understood how to be tactful and maintained harmonious relationships within the League, with Sheila's strength and achievements she could have easily become a Gym Leader.
But with Pryce's current situation and that kind of personality… it was hard to say.
After dinner, Tetsuya returned to the cabin alone.
Sure enough, the food storage cabin was piled full again. From Pryce's guide, it could be learned that Swinub still had one month left in its developmental period, which meant that within the next month Swinub would maintain this level of appetite. He did not dare to imagine it, that would be four cabins worth of Pokéfood…
'Wahh~ Can't afford it, can't afford it!'
If it were in his previous life, he would not have had the ability to raise such a glutton at all!
This was also the reason why, when deciding which specialization to focus on in his previous life, he chose Poison-type, because Pokémon like Ariados and Drapion could hunt their own food in the wilderness, saving him a considerable amount of expenses.
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After another day of training, Swinub was already able to maintain the Hail weather and run within it for half a day without Tetsuya's reminders.
Not a single day could be wasted. Two more days later, Swinub would be able to use moves while maintaining the Hail weather at the same time, which would be considered a big step forward.
It was now possible to find some Pokémon in the wilderness to practice against.
Without disturbing Haunter's training, Tetsuya simply took Swinub and Ditto transformed into Rapidash for a stroll in the forest.
Mahogany Town was located at the northernmost part of the Johto region, and the glacier falls was at the northernmost part of Mahogany Town. The entire mountain hollow did not have much forest, and some wild Pokémon that preferred warm climates would almost never appear in such a place.
The Pokémon that appeared most in the forest were Delibird, Swinub, Sneasel, Jynx and the like. Of course, there were also some Pokémon with thick fur that were resistant to the cold.
Sure enough, ahead appeared a Teddiursa, acting cute and coquettish toward him~
"Swinub, prepare for battle. First create Hail weather."
Swinub showed a trace of hesitation. After all, Teddiursa's cute appearance was the easiest to mislead people, but this was its first battle. Encountering such an "easy" opponent could also be considered its good luck.
Swinub shook its body, and Hail had already begun to fall from the sky, pattering against the surrounding trees.
The Hail scraped against Teddiursa's body. Although the power was not great, the continuous impact was uncomfortable.
At this moment, Teddiursa already knew that Tetsuya was not buying its act at all, and instantly changed to a ferocious expression!
The suddenly changing Teddiursa left Swinub somewhat unable to accept it.
"Icicle Spear."
Tetsuya would not hesitate no matter who the opponent was. With a single command, sharp Icicle Spear had already pierced forward.
Teddiursa revealed its sharp claws and swiped toward the Icicle Spear, trying to destroy the move Swinub had launched.
"Hn. Naive."
Tetsuya shook his head. The Ice-type moves released by the Swinub raised by Pryce were not something a wild Pokémon could "destroy".
Teddiursa's sharp claws only slightly slowed the force of the Icicle Spear, and then it sent Teddiursa flying.
"Swinub, within Hail, after using a move you must immediately change position, then use Icicle Spear again."
This was also Pryce's battle experience. Of course, he would choose to do the same. Swinub with the Snow Cloak Ability was not easy to detect within Hail.
At this time, the opponent would judge Swinub's position based on the direction from which the move was launched. Such a method was unfailing.
Therefore, only by changing position in time would it avoid being schemed against. Each time the opponent failed to locate Swinub's figure, it would make the opponent anxious. Once it lost its rationality, the battle situation would develop in a direction favorable to itself.
Swinub fired once and changed to another position.
At this moment, three Icicle Spear were already thrusting toward Teddiursa from three different directions.
When had Teddiursa ever encountered such a situation? It was so frightened that its legs went weak, and a large patch beneath it was already wet.
Bang! Bang! Bang…
Three Icicle Spear were enough to pierce through Teddiursa's body.