The main focus of the special training was still on Beedrill.
Beedrill focused its attention on the ten fist marks Golett had made on the stone wall. Under Tetsuya's command, Beedrill needed to rapidly lock onto the fist mark that needed to be attacked, then launch a swift strike and complete the entire sequence of attacks.
This entire sequence of attacks was the complete process of "Focus Energy", rapidly discerning the opponent's weak point, locking onto that weak point, then launching a rapid attack.
Now, Beedrill's speed could already compare to the speed under Agility. Although its was still increasing, it would not increase by too much anymore. This was also the base for using "Focus Energy".
This type of training appeared simple, but its execution was extremely difficult. Moreover, striking the opponent's weak point could never reach one hundred percent accuracy…
Many Pokémon adept in defense simply could not have their weak points struck, while high-level and experienced Pokémon protected their weak points even more carefully. Therefore, this training mainly improved the probability of striking weak points, along with the ability to instantly launch attacks.
Even so, the training progress was extremely slow. Using "Focus Energy" consumed too much mental energy, so it could only train for half a day at most, while the remaining time still needed to be devoted to flight speed training.
All the Pokémon's training was proceeding in an orderly manner.
As mentioned before, after completing its Evolution, Gengar not only experienced improvement in all its capabilities, but also learned Toxic.
The increase in Sludge Bomb's power was even more terrifying. A single Sludge Bomb could corrode rocks and soil within a two-meter radius, forming a small poisonous puddle.
Every day, Gengar used seawater for training its psychic power. Tons of seawater could easily be lifted up, forming a massive water pillar. Even when competing against Piloswine's Blizzard, it was not inferior in the slightest.
However, Gengar also possessed the enhancement of its Poison type, so when battling Piloswine, Gengar's win rate exceeded seventy percent, firmly suppressing Piloswine.
This also greatly stimulated Piloswine, causing it to train even harder than before.
Houndoom's strength was slightly inferior, but a Houndoom capable of completing two boosts of [Blazing Howl] and Nasty Plot was extremely terrifying. It could completely surpass both Piloswine and Gengar.
However, everyone knew each other too well. Piloswine and Gengar simply would not give Houndoom opportunities to boost its stats. Let alone two [Blazing Howl] boosts, being able to use even one in ten battles could already be considered Houndoom having good luck…
It was also because of dealing with Houndoom that Gengar learned the new move Taunt. Taunt could be said to be the nemesis of all boost-type moves. After being Taunted by an opponent, one could only use attack moves for a short period of time, meaning all boost-type moves became completely sealed off.
After learning Taunt, Gengar could basically stand undefeated when battling Houndoom.
Therefore, these boost-type moves were not commonly used during true battles between elites, because every Elite Four Level figure possessed their own tactics for dealing with these moves.
No one would foolishly stand there allowing you to buff yourself. Furthermore, the tactics used to counter these moves were endlessly varied. Taunt, Torment, and Disable could all effectively limit your ability enhancements.
Therefore, using boosting moves was a tactic, but one could not become dependent on it. Even in Elite Four level battles, being able to use it successfully once during a match was already very fortunate. Being able to use it twice could be said to mean the opponent had made a major mistake.
However, these moves also could not be ignored. Perhaps they would never be used throughout an entire match, but if you did not know them, you would feel uncertain, and naturally you would lack confidence during battle. In Tetsuya's previous life, even his Ariados had learned Swords Dance, let alone some Pokémon specialized in offense.
Of course, at lower levels, this boosting moves were extremely common.
The most common situations were still wilderness group battles. With teammates providing cover, Pokémon attacking from the rear could smoothly complete their own boosts before launching attacks.
League Investigators, Rangers, and International Police all had specialized divisions in this aspect. Members mainly responsible for offense were naturally highly proficient in this field. The overall strength of a region could not only be seen from the Champions and Elite Four on the surface, but many hidden aces were even more crucial.
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After steadily training at the mountain's shaded side for an entire month, it was already the end of June in the blink of an eye, and the third elimination round was about to begin. Tetsuya also began heading back.
At the same time, he still needed to prepare food expenses for the next period. Passing through the mountain region, he could conveniently catch a few Pokémon and bring them back.
Nowadays, the Pokémon that dared stroll around openly within the mountain region were all extremely powerful. If it were not for the need to eat, Tetsuya would never freely hand these Pokémon over to the Shadow Team. His five Pokémon slots were already full, and catching more would only leave him unable to take them away. It truly left him helpless.
He still had thirteen Poké Balls left, so he might as well use them all before returning…
At noon, one Golem was leading ten Graveler while sunbathing. For a group like this to survive within the mountain region for so long, they must undoubtedly be strong. Moreover, they even dared relax here sunbathing so openly.
Judging from the rocks on that Golem, it had experienced at least more than ten molts. One could easily imagine how hard its body had become. This Golem alone was not something just anyone could afford to provoke.
Facing such durable Pokémon, Beedrill's attacks inevitably became somewhat ineffective, while Houndoom was also heavily restrained by Golem. Tetsuya did not decide to send out those two first.
'Mmm… Golett'.
Golett had improved rapidly recently and could fight this battle.
"Golett, you go first. Use the terrain and attack with High Horsepower."
Golett waved its arms, leaped from the mountain ridge, then rolled downward toward Golem!
Golem detected the danger very quickly. A Golett using High Horsepower while taking advantage of downhill terrain possessed astonishing power.
Golem let out a loud roar.
The ten Graveler stood in three rows while Golem calmly directed its subordinates.
The first row of four Graveler smashed their fists into the ground. A forest of rocks suddenly rose around Golett.
Rock Tomb, simultaneously used by four Graveler, trapped Golett inside. Four layers of rock forest tightly closed together. No matter how powerful Golett's High Horsepower was, it still failed to break through. Instead, its curled-up posture affected its ability to exert force, leaving its entire spherical body trapped motionlessly within the rocks…
"Cough…"
This move was indeed effective. It seemed he had still underestimated them.
Tetsuya was just preparing to rescue Golett when he saw the rocks beginning to tremble, while Golett's body had already started rotating slightly.
Baaang!
With a loud sound, Golett burst out through the rocks!
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I've edited these info‑heavy sections in the last chapters as best I could, but they're necessary since they lay the groundwork for what's to come, as well as set the pace of the story. Once everything is in place, all that's left is to take off!🚀