[bonus Chapter for powerstones]
The moment Magnemite emerged from its Poké Ball, its single eye locked onto Owen.
"Let's begin," Owen said simply.
He placed a small stone he had picked up earlier on the ground next to the Pokémon. "Now, your only task is to practice continuously.
Try to use Hidden Power to control this stone and make it hover. Once you can move it at will, it means you've achieved basic mastery—at the very least, you'll have reached the level of a standard 'Confusion' move."
The Experiment
On the training field, Eevee practiced Return on one side, while Magnemite wrestled with Hidden Power on the other.
Magnemite was the first to show results. After sustained, conscious effort, its control over the stone improved visibly. From merely making the pebble wobble to lifting it completely off the ground, the progress was rapid.
"Kuo-yi...!" Magnemite let out a tense, excited cry.
Clatter. The stone fell.
"You celebrated too early," Owen remarked. Magnemite looked down at the stone, feeling incredibly embarrassed. "Take a break for a second."
Seeing some progress, Owen decided it was time to investigate the true cause of the phone explosion. He called Eevee over and produced three new items. This time, they weren't simple objects like paper or toothpicks.
He laid out: a calculator, a battery-powered toy car, and an electric razor.
The calculator was one Owen used for school data; the toy car was an old "Mini 4WD" he'd dug out of a box at home; and the razor was a discarded one from his father. All three shared one trait: they ran on electricity.
"Vee!" Eevee understood the plan. She glared at Magnemite, wanting to see exactly how her "precious" had met its end.
"Magnemite, get ready."
Owen turned on the calculator and placed it in front of Magnemite. "Concentrate your Hidden Power on this."
Three seconds later, when Owen tried to press the buttons, the screen remained blank. It was dead. Owen's expression shifted slightly.
He flipped the switch on the toy car and set it in a sandpit. After Magnemite applied the same focus, the wheels slowed to a crawl before stopping entirely. Then, a thin wisp of smoke drifted from the chassis.
Fried.
Finally, Owen turned on the electric razor and set it on the ground. He and Eevee backed away a few steps. Under Magnemite's focused gaze...
BANG!
Just like the phone, the razor exploded. Even Magnemite jumped back in shock.
"VEE!!" The third experiment brought back the trauma of yesterday for Eevee, making her puff out her cheeks in anger.
The Destroyer's Secret
"Just as I thought," Owen muttered, his mind racing.
Magnemite's Hidden Power wasn't just a simple psychic wave. It possessed the characteristics of an electromagnetic wave as well.
The two waves interfered with one another, creating a unique phenomenon that turned Magnemite into a natural Destroyer of Electronics.
The trigger was simply Magnemite "concentrating its mind."
"Kuo-yi..." Magnemite looked at Owen, terrified of its own destructive power.
"Don't worry, this kind of power isn't unheard of. Your evolved forms can destroy precision machinery with powerful magnetism," Owen said calmly.
"You're just a bit special. The essence of the ability hasn't changed. It's neither strictly good nor strictly bad."
"In fact, this ability is very similar to a specific Pokémon: Kadabra."
Kadabra's special ability involves emitting "Alpha Waves" from its body, which can cause pain to enemies and scramble precision electronics.
Near a Kadabra, clocks often run backward, and televisions display terrifying images. These Alpha Waves are essentially brain waves. By staring at a spoon, Kadabra intensifies these waves to manipulate electronics.
Owen's Magnemite, having awakened a Psychic-type Hidden Power while naturally possessing electromagnetic traits, was doing exactly what Kadabra does—fusing mental waves with electric waves.
The difference was the dominance: Kadabra is Psychic-dominant, with secondary electric effects. This Magnemite was Electric-dominant, with secondary psychic effects.
A bold thought crossed Owen's mind. Could Magnemite's Hidden Power affect living organisms too? He remembered doing homework in his room; before he had even seen Magnemite, the Pokémon had popped into his head.
Was that its intent reaching out? And Eevee's dreams... were they influenced too? He shook his head; the chances were slim, but not zero.
The Proposal
After Owen explained the Kadabra connection, the two Pokémon reacted differently. Magnemite wondered if it was going to evolve into a Kadabra... while Eevee decided she must never, ever let this "Home-Wrecker" near her phone again.
"So... Magnemite, listen carefully," Owen said. "Don't concentrate your mind on electronics anymore. If you cause a big enough stir, you won't just be sent back to the power plant. You might be treated as a hazardous object and tossed into an incinerator!"
Under Owen's "threat," Magnemite shivered and nodded obediently.
"Vee~" Eevee glanced at Owen. She was smart enough to see the look in his eyes—there was no way he'd let anything happen to Magnemite. She realized with a sigh: Is this guy really going to become my teammate?
In the shows, trainers always had several Pokémon. From now on, she didn't just have to watch out for Owen's "evil massages"—she had to watch her back for Magnemite too. Life is so hard, Eevee thought.
Actually, that was exactly what Owen was thinking. Magnemite's talent far exceeded its peers. Since it was already living with them, it would be a waste not to develop its potential. No trainer can resist a gifted Pokémon.
As for the cost of raising it, he could set that aside for now. He'd stick to basic care and wait until he had more resources to begin formal training. His journey was long; there was no rush.
"Magnemite," Owen said suddenly. "Do you want me to be your trainer?"
"Kuo-yi?" Magnemite froze.
"Become my Pokémon. Within a year, I'll do everything in my power to make you fly. And more than that—I'll make those who looked down on you at the plant look up to you instead."
As Owen spoke, a strange, determined light flickered in Magnemite's single eye.
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