Two days later...
In the forest north of Littleroot Town.
After two days of continuous travel, Cain finally managed to traverse this massive combination of forest and mountains.
Inside, he encountered a large number of Pokémon.
So of these Pokémon could be easily defeated by Cain’s team, but there were also so that Cain preferred to avoid.
There are still many boss-level Pokémon in the forest, so Cain dared not provoke them. These powerful wild Pokémon will be dealt with later, when his strength increases; who knows, he might even find valuable items in their nests.
However, there were also many Pokémon at a similar level to Cain’s team, and all of them ended up as his training targets, allowing his Pokémon to grow stronger.
Additionally, Cain found many interesting and useful items in the nests of these Pokémon and captured several wild Pokémon with good attributes, which he could exchange for points at the Hunter’s Guild.
In fact, if Cain’s team had remained at the sa strength as when they started, it would have taken him several more days to get through.
But as they got closer to Littleroot Town, the level and strength of the wild Pokémon significantly decreased, causing fewer of them to dare challenge Honchkrow and the others.
In the last half of the day, Cain practically only focused on advancing.
Fortunately, this ti the primary objective was achieved.
Slowking successfully broke through, reaching level 40. Honchkrow, while not yet at the advanced level, reached level 39, just one step away.
This training can be considered a success, though improving further will beco increasingly difficult since the higher the Pokémon’s level, the harder it is to advance.
With Slowking as the first Pokémon in Cain’s main team to reach the advanced level, his training has been very effective.
Pokémon: Shiny Slowking (Dark Blue)
Gender: Male
Level: 40
Type: Water Psychic
Ability: Own Tempo
Held Item: Leadership
Egg Moves: Rest, Rain Dance, Teleport
Basic Moves: Curse, Yawn, Tackle, Growl, Water Gun, Confusion, Disable, Headbutt, Water Pulse, Zen Headbutt, Slack Off, Heal Pulse, Power Gem, Nasty Plot
Learned Moves: Calm Mind, Psyshock, Miracle Eye (Shiny), Psychic (Shiny), Ice Punch (taught by Sneasel)
Combined Moves: Psychic Water Gun (Psychic Power Water Gun)
TM Moves: Protect, Hidden Power (Fire), Bulldoze, Flathrower, Earthquake, Surf
During this ti, Slowking also sought to learn Ice Punch from Sneasel to better deal with close-combat Pokémon.
In addition, Sneasel reached level 38, Skorupi level 34, and Haunter level 36.
The next step for Cain will be preparing the evolutions of Sneasel and Haunter.
Once these two Pokémon evolve, their strength will increase significantly.
Although they currently have acceptable levels and quality, they still don’t perform at the sa level as Honchkrow and Slowking, who have already fully evolved.
They have sufficient combat capability but lack the ability to deliver a decisive blow.
While their original purpose isn’t necessarily to end battles in one strike, they still need enough strength for critical situations.
The biggest improvent during this training was made by Skorupi, who went from level 26 to level 34.
Additionally, Skorupi’s poison sac successfully developed, making its venom the most potent among Cain’s Pokémon.
As Skorupi leveled up, its strength also increased significantly. It can now confidently take the vanguard role in Cain’s team, excelling in physical combat with its pincers. Its Sniper ability further enhances its power.
Skorupi’s rapid growth was largely due to the poison-type energy Cain provided.
Initially, Skorupi absorbed a special item that stimulated its venom, increasing its quantity while the poison-type energy in the item helped reshape its body and level up.
Later, Cain obtained a broken Toxic Orb from Keiji, which accelerated Skorupi’s growth even further.
Absorbing the remaining poison energy in the Toxic Orb caused Skorupi’s level to skyrocket.
However, this growth rate will slow down over ti, as the energy in the Toxic Orb is nearly depleted due to Skorupi’s absorption.
This is because the Toxic Orb had been broken for a long ti, losing much of its energy. Otherwise, an intact Toxic Orb would have contained too much energy for Skorupi to handle at this stage.
In conclusion, the main objective of this training has been achieved: Cain can now confidently say he has reached the basic level of an advanced trainer, aning he has crossed the threshold for being a standard Officer in Team Rocket.
His strength now roughly matches his status.
However, there are still areas where his Pokémon’s training can be improved.
Although Slowking has leveled up, it still has so gaps in its moveset.
After receiving supplies from Team Rocket, Cain plans to purchase so additional moves for his Pokémon. Choosing practical, suitable moves will allow his Pokémon to better showcase their potential.
As Pokémon levels increase, supplentary moves are needed to complent their abilities and unleash their true power.
Cain didn’t leave the forest directly; according to what was agreed with Umbra, a mber of the Shadow Unit should be waiting for him here.
This person will deliver the supplies from Team Rocket.
Although Cain doesn’t know who this individual is, given that Umbra entrusted them with so many supplies, he’s certain their strength isn’t insignificant.
However, the internal situation of the Shadow Unit is quite complicated at the mont, so Cain hasn’t delved into the details.
But considering that Umbra—a subleader with real power in the Shadow Unit—when gravely injured and needing to recover, entrusted Cain, who was relatively weak at the ti, to retrieve sothing so important instead of relying on stronger team mbers...
This alone speaks volus.
The Shadow Unit...
Or rather, Team Rocket itself, likely has infiltrators from the League. Not everyone in the League is an idiot who only knows how to fight among themselves; otherwise, they wouldn’t be the largest organization.
But the person Umbra sent this ti—do they have a confird, vetted background?
Or are they a newly loyal subordinate of Umbra?
(End of Chapter)
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