Pokémon: Chronicles of Freedom-Chapter 506 - 505: Healthy Competition

Starting directly with a high level of difficulty prevented Cain from achieving his goal of training his four small Pokémon.

Perhaps, when he returns, there will be a good opportunity.

After reaching the mountainside, the wild Pokémon were almost always above level 30.

In this situation, Cain called out Skorupi.

In this kind of forest, Skorupi, being a Bug and Poison type, could perform very well and also be trained.

Steven, seeing Cain's Skorupi, lit up.

"Has Skorupi grown this much already? That size is a little intimidating," Steven said, looking at the energetic Skorupi.

Cain smiled and replied, "Yeah, this little one has grown ridiculously fast."

Steven also released a Poké Ball.

A silver Pokémon, fully covered in armor, appeared before Cain.

Lairon!

The evolution of Aron.

Cain's system activated and scanned the data of this Lairon.

Pokémon: Lairon (Dark Blue)

Gender: Male

Level: 39

Type: Steel + Rock

Ability: Sturdy

Held Item: Hard Stone

Egg Moves: Body Slam, Smelling Salts, Head Smash, Stealth Rock

Basic Moves: Tackle, Harden, Mud-Slap, Headbutt, Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Roar, Iron Head, Rock Slide, Take Down, Metal Sound, Iron Defense

Learned Moves: Earth Power, Magnet Rise, Stomping Tantrum, Iron Tail

TM Moves: Protect, Hidden Power (Water), Earthquake, Shadow Claw, Stone Edge, Bulldoze, Swagger, Substitute

The dark blue quality was within Cain's expectations.

Before, when Cain observed the quality of Steven's Pokémon, he couldn't help but be amazed. But now, seeing them again, he felt he could accept it.

Steven's family definitely has methods for improving the quality of Steel-type Pokémon. This Lairon, already at level 39, would likely reach light purple quality soon after evolving.

Other than Professor Oak's Dragonite, Cain had yet to see a Pokémon with light purple quality.

Steven likely already had two fully formed Metang, but it was unknown how far the Metang he kept hidden had progressed.

The appearance of this Lairon demonstrated that the Pokémon Steven most needed to train now was this Lairon.

Its average strength was above the advanced level.

Although this Lairon was only level 39, an average advanced-level Pokémon might not necessarily be its match.

"It's very well trained," Cain couldn't help but remark.

Hearing Cain's words, Steven smiled.

Praise from Cain, a prodigious breeder, was more gratifying than recognition from an average advanced breeder.

Thus, the two began ascending the mountainside.

They were both considered among the best in this area, and the wild Pokémon that appeared rarely posed a challenge to Skorupi and Lairon.

There even seemed to be a healthy competition emerging between the two Pokémon.

They began competing to see who could defeat their opponents first, take the least time, or defeat the most enemies.

Steven, being a prominent member of the Alliance, wouldn't use lethal force against the wild Pokémon that attacked them.

The most he would allow was for Lairon to defeat or incapacitate them.

In response, Cain also refrained from allowing Skorupi to use lethal force.

However, Skorupi, born to fight and eliminate its opponents, found itself somewhat restricted under these circumstances and couldn't perform at its best.

Even so, Skorupi had its advantages. Against lower-level Pokémon, its Sniper ability allowed for greater explosive power than Lairon's.

Although Lairon's Stone Edge move had been exceptionally trained by Steven, Skorupi excelled at exploiting its opponents' weak points.

Therefore, even though Lairon's strength far surpassed Skorupi's, Skorupi's speed in defeating enemies wasn't much slower than Lairon's.

In these battles against lower-level Pokémon, Steven and Cain generally allowed their Pokémon to fight independently.

This helped improve the innate combat awareness of their Pokémon.

As trainers, they only needed to control their Pokémon's battle rhythm; as long as it aligned with their plans, the rhythm of the commands fit, and Pokémon fighting freely under a trainer's orders would show even greater reaction capabilities.

In this regard, Cain and Steven showed surprising harmony.

Perhaps Skorupi's strength earned Lairon's recognition, and Lairon's abilities were acknowledged by Skorupi.

After battling continuously for nearly an hour, the two Pokémon grew closer and began communicating with each other, clearly recognizing one another.

Cain and Steven were delighted by this.

They followed behind their Pokémon, mostly pointing out weaknesses and ways to improve after each battle.

During breaks, their conversation didn't stop.

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They mainly focused on sharing knowledge about Pokémon.

Steven often sought Cain's advice on aspects of Pokémon training since Cain had already demonstrated his talent, and Steven valued his unique perspectives on Pokémon training.

For his part, Cain gained valuable information from Steven about Steel, Ground, and Rock-type Pokémon.

This included how to train Steel-type Pokémon for optimal development and methods to exploit the characteristics of Rock and Ground-type Pokémon.

Both were considered prodigies in the Pokémon world, and their mutual exchange of knowledge not only enhanced their understanding but also increased their strength.

Though Cain had a system, the data in the system came from various databases, and his knowledge of Steel-type Pokémon wasn't as extensive as Steven's.

However, this calm atmosphere ended two hours later.

As they ascended, the strength of the wild Pokémon also increased.

Eventually, two Pokémon appeared that required their direct intervention to battle.

Two level 35 Magmar!

Although their quality was only light green, this level was quite formidable in this area.

After all, Fire-type Pokémon were evidently more dominant against Grass and Bug-types.

For Bug-type Skorupi and Steel-type Lairon, they also posed a considerable threat.

Cain and Steven's expressions were somewhat serious—not so much because of the Magmar's strength, but because of the reason these two Pokémon appeared here.

Magmar is a pure Fire-type Pokémon, and its main habitat is volcanoes.

However, this was still just the mountainside; they hadn't yet reached the volcano's peak. Magmar shouldn't leave its habitat so easily.

(End of Chapter)