The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

Without love, one cannot become stronger; and if one becomes the strongest, how can one only possess a few Pokémon?

"Then why do they always use the same few units with fixed attributes in battle?" Kyosuke had more and more questions as he thought about it, so he simply asked directly.

"It's 'you,' not 'they.'" Chimchar corrected Kyosuke's statement first, and then explained, "Most trainers choose to travel, while others choose to learn at Pokémon School. Although traveling is tiring and dangerous, the improvement is indeed far greater than learning at Pokémon School."

Kyosuke knows that school.

Many affluent families choose to send their children to school rather than let them travel. Although the tuition is extremely expensive and the school is completely closed, it offers the same opportunity to participate in competitions and avoids the dangers of travel. Therefore, despite the prevalence of school violence and student stratification, the majority of students and parents support the school.

After amassing wealth through rampant corruption, the school's board members established branch schools in various regions, leading to widespread corruption across the country.

However, Kyosuke was unaware of the purpose behind Fire Monkey's mention of this.

Infernape continued, "Although Pokémon Schools are utterly useless," Kyosuke nodded in agreement, noting that they always brought in students from Pokémon Schools to make up the numbers for the League Tournament, "they do have some great scholars among them, and some famous theories were proposed by them."

But most of the summaries were compiled by popular scholars like Professor Oki, who combine practice and theory and also have some talents (such as senryu). Kyosuke thought to himself.

"Among them is the theory I'm about to discuss, 'The Relationship Between Trainer Talent and Pokémon Types,' which was proposed by a group of academics who only researched and didn't experiment, and it's also their most famous theory."

"Since it's so famous, why haven't I heard of it?" Kyosuke couldn't help but ask.

"Because knowing too early wouldn't be good for you."

Kyosuke disagrees: If many people could know their strengths in advance, they could avoid many detours.

The Infernape saw through Kyosuke's mindset, shook its head, and began to slowly explain: "If everyone knew they might only excel at one type, they would unconsciously start collecting Pokémon of their favorite type during their travels. But if their true strength isn't what they like, they'd be taking a detour. Even if it happens to be the same type, their lack of understanding of other types could become a weakness. It's better to let yourself grow freely, deepen your understanding of Pokémon during your travels, and gradually discover that you have unique insights into improving a particular type of Pokémon and a faster improvement speed compared to other types. Then you can specialize in one type."

"What if they're unwilling to give up the other departments?"

"Perhaps I'll just blend into the crowd."

"But they should be happy too. There might even be people who stick with a certain type of Pokémon even if they don't have the talent for it."

Upon hearing Kyosuke's opinion, Fire Monkey was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "I underestimated you, Kyosuke!"

Kyosuke still had doubts and asked, "Are there any geniuses who are suitable for all departments?"

"Of course there are, but it's really too difficult to master all types. Among the four Elite Four and champions of each region, there hasn't been a single person like that. Even dual-type is rare. The most famous one is your Kanto champion, Ryubi, who mastered dual types. You can imagine how difficult it is to master all types."

But I won't give up. The path to becoming a Pokémon Master is already fraught with difficulties, so what if it gets even harder? As long as you truly love it, you'll carry it forward with you. Kyosuke silently encouraged himself, thinking, maybe he really does have all-type talent?

"Back to the original question. As one of the Elite Four (Kyosuke was still somewhat skeptical), my strength lies in Fire. During training, other types gradually couldn't keep up with the growth of Fire-type Pokémon, and my main team gradually became all Fire-type Pokémon. I love each of my Pokémon equally, but the Elite Four's main position is very precious; it's all about strength. Even if you finally become a main Pokémon, it might be taken away by a more hardworking Pokémon if you're not careful. Naturally, I'll always maintain a training state and won't let my guard down. As for how to strengthen the emotional bond with your Pokémon (gesturing to the lonely Nidoran beside him), that's a problem for each trainer. I can't help you with that. Every person and every Pokémon is unique in the world, and only you can solve it yourselves. Also, don't be fooled by my usual use of Infernape, Houndoom, Magmortar, etc. My second team isn't weak either; after all, they're eyeing the top positions very closely."

Upon hearing this, Charmeleon couldn't help but glance at the two people talking, which happened to be seen by Chimchar.

"Kyosuke, tomorrow, let's have a battle between your Charizard and my Infernape. It'll be a clash between the three Fire-type starters from the Kanto and Sinnoh regions, and you'll see the difference between them and the Elite Four."

"I couldn't ask for more!" Kyosuke waved his hand forcefully.

Infernape glanced at Charmeleon, who then spat a flame at it without hesitation.

Infernape didn't say anything more. It was a key member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, not some ordinary novice trainer's Pokémon. Right now, all it could think about was how to hold back tomorrow.

After finishing dinner, Kyosuke quickly tidied up the props and trash. He retrieved the Charizard that Nidoran had left behind, handed Eevee to Charizard, and Kyosuke instructed, "Medium Flare, you know what I mean."

With plenty of experience taking care of children, Charmeleon immediately nodded, carefully hugged Eevee, and curled its tail in front of it.

Of the four Pokémon, two Fire-types didn't feel the cold, and Nidoran was also tough and resilient. Only Eevee had to endure the torment of wind and frost while enduring the pain.

Since Kyosuke himself didn't have any heating methods, he had to leave it to Charmeleon.

The Infernape secretly admired Kyosuke's actions. It could tell that Kyosuke genuinely loved Pokémon and was a very talented boy. If possible, perhaps he could…

But now is not the time to talk about these things. Recalling Infernape, Charizard beckoned Kyosuke to follow, and they entered a small path.

The two walked for about three minutes and then arrived at the entrance to the cave, which was marked with signs indicating that the scenic area was nearby.

Kyosuke finally understood why Fire Monkey had that hesitant expression when he heard him suggest eating first, but his smile was almost bursting out.

Since it's so close, why didn't you just tell me we'd be done evolving and could go back for a big meal?

Do you really want to see me make a fool of myself?

Kyosuke suddenly wanted to arm wrestle with Fire Monkey.