Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

If it weren't for the discovery of the Steel type, he wouldn't have known that the reason his Skarmory was so powerful was largely due to the advantages of its type combination.

As a Steel/Flying type Pokémon, Skarmory is only weak to Fire/Electric types, while it has good resistance to the other seven types (eight if you include the undiscovered Fairy type), with its resistance to the Grass and Cordyceps types being particularly outstanding.

This gives it a natural advantage in combat.

Having been beaten for so long, Sutian has developed a good understanding of how to raise Ice-type Pokémon.

Although it can't compare to its own specialty Flying-type Pokémon, it's still stronger than most people in the world.

As the old saying goes, the person who knows you best is often your enemy, and this applies to trainers as well.

"It's an Ice Vulpix."

Tetsuya told Suten this quite directly.

For some trainers, deciding which Pokémon to raise next is somewhat of a personal matter, as there may be enemies or other people who might try to take advantage of them.

This is why Suten specifically asked Tetsuya if he could tell her.

Tetsuya said he wasn't worried about that; he was a nice guy and wouldn't have any enemies.

Furthermore, Tetsuya was skeptical of Suten's claim that he was badly beaten by an Ice-type Pokémon.

Even with the attribute advantage, there are probably not many Ice-type trainers in the world who can defeat Speedy; you could count them on one or two hands.

The person the other party was talking about who beat him up badly was either the senior Gym Leader of Kaji City, who lived not far from Cialis City.

Despite their incompatible elemental types, Tetsuya remembers that the Kikyo Gym and Kaji Gym interacted quite frequently.

"Ice Vulpix, a Pokémon from the Alola region?" Su Tian was familiar with this name.

He thought about it.

"I've never actually met a trainer in this area who raises Ice Vulpix or Ice Nine-Tails."

Su Tian felt a little embarrassed.

"puff"

A strange sound came from one corner of the dining table.

As if forgotten by the two, Asu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Su Tian glanced at him.

"If you have indigestion, exercise more. Don't just eat all the time."

"Okay—"

Asu replied to his father with a drawn-out tone, like a child who was not even ten years old.

"However, I did meet a trainer who was very skilled at using Nine-Tails. The trainer developed the ability to have at least two tails on Nine-Tails."

Ignoring the annoying Asu, Suten said to Tetsuya.

"Oh?"

Tetsuya's eyes lit up: "Do the tails of the Six-Tails and the Nine-Tails really have special abilities?"

"To be precise, it is the Nine-Tails. The Six-Tails' tail seems to lack special abilities because it was not fully developed."

Su Tian was uncertain again.

He was ultimately neither a specialist trainer of Fire-type Pokémon nor a Pokémon scholar with an incredibly broad range of knowledge.

No matter how strong one's abilities are, it doesn't mean that one's knowledge base is exaggeratedly broad.

"In short, that trainer's Ninetales developed the 'hard' ability by using Iron Tail to its fullest extent, and developed the 'soft' ability by using Wagging Tail to its fullest extent."

He quickly steered the conversation toward what he had confirmed.

If things continue like this, Su Tian feels he's about to lose all face.

"Wag its tail."

Tetsuya hesitated for a moment.

He could understand Iron Tail; Steel-type is inherently an extremely tough type.

But how does the skill of wagging the tail develop the so-called "soft" ability?

Although it is said in the Pokémon world that there are no useless Pokémon or useless skills, it all depends on how the trainer raises and commands them.

However, skills like wagging your tail are definitely at the bottom of the skill chain.

Aside from occasionally being effective, it's mostly a skill kept to the bottom of the list and rarely used.

"You don't need to rush."

According to him, each of the nine tails should have different special abilities.

Or rather, each has its own focus; 'hardness' and 'softness' are simply the abilities that his Nine-Tails is more adept at.

The specific abilities of your nine tails will require you to gradually cultivate and understand them.

Seeing Tetsuya deep in thought with his brows furrowed, Suten, feeling that he had finally regained some of his pride, offered some words of advice.

“That’s true.” Tetsuya readily agreed, nodding with a smile.

The Six-Tails hasn't even been born yet, so how can we start thinking about developing its special abilities?

"By the way, Senior Sutian, there are still a few things I don't quite understand about what you told me this afternoon about Pidgeot's Air Slash."

First, during the condensation process, it is compressed to…

Soon, Tetsuya and Suten started chatting enthusiastically again.

However, this time it's not just any Pokémon, but the Flying-type Pokémon that Sutian is most skilled at and adept at.

Su Tian finally began to talk at length about his experience, instead of sounding somewhat clueless as before.

Asu pricked up his ears.

Although he felt his father was unreliable, he thought that Tetsuya's later explanation made some sense: his father's ability to train Flying-type Pokémon was undeniable.

"It's definitely not because we lost the game," Asu thought to himself.

He simply wants to become stronger.

Su Tian glanced at his son almost imperceptibly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. His conversation gradually shifted from focusing solely on Pokémon training to discussing broader categories.

Tetsuya seemed to have some idea, but these things were also very helpful to him, so he listened attentively.

.......

"So in the end, a casual meal turned into a class?"

That night, a girl's voice came from Tetsuya's room.

“Yes, but the results were quite good.” Tetsuya casually replied to Cynthia. “Alright, the analysis of Togekiku’s body data for this week is also complete. I’ll send it to you. The material ratio has been slightly changed.”

As he spoke, he began to operate the computer.

Within seconds, Cynthia responded: "Okay, I received the email. Let me know if you need more money for materials."

"Of course, I won't stand on ceremony with a rich woman like you."

Tetsuya closed his laptop, stretched, and joked.

Thanks to Togepi, who is now being bred by Togekiss, he and Cynthia have gradually become familiar with each other.

The initially awkward conversation gradually became more casual.

"Oh, by the way, didn't you save a middle-aged man named Kin-on in Kikyo City?"

Suddenly, Cynthia seemed to remember something and asked.

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow: "Oh, so concerned about me? How did you know?"

In a luxurious villa, Cynthia, who was lying on the bed in a silk nightgown and having a voice chat with Tetsuya, rolled her eyes.

She felt that Tetsuya's terrible personality was gradually revealed as the two became more familiar with each other.

This guy is nothing like the Kanto Alliance's propaganda portrays him as entirely positive.

This is good, it makes it more realistic, otherwise she would still be a little uneasy.

"No, that guy is my neighbor in Tianmu Town. He's been asking about you, saying he wants to repay you."

"I'm saying this rather lazily," Cynthia said.

She checked the time.

"Don't bother repaying me, it's too much trouble."

Although it sounded good, Tetsuya rejected the idea immediately.

He always found this kind of thing very strange.

"What's the use of telling me this? Do you expect someone to ask for your permission before they can repay you?"

Cynthia yawned again.

"Alright, it's getting late, time for bed."

Being very responsible for her beauty, Cynthia decisively hung up the call with Tetsuya.

"Nana, who are you chatting with?"

Of course, another reason was this guy who suddenly appeared in her room.

"Lia, I've told you so many times, don't use your superpowers to enter my room."

You need to knock before coming in, okay?

Cynthia clutched her head in exasperation.

My best friend is really something else. She insists on going on a mission with me, claiming that "best friends are inseparable."

Most importantly, he's a grown man, yet he insists on sleeping with her.

“~oho~”

Cattleya covered her mouth and laughed happily; she loved seeing Cynthia like this.

"You're a young lady, you should pay attention to your image, okay?"

Cynthia offered a helpless word of advice.

"What's the big deal? It's none of my business to say what I'm saying."

Cattleya, dressed as a princess and a hot girl, is exactly the same in personality and everything else as her outfit.

This may also be the reason why her superpowers are too strong.

Tetsuya, on the other side, shrugged as he listened to the busy signal from his wristwatch.

He's gotten used to Cynthia's style; no wonder she's a champion, her biological clock is incredibly punctual.

"Poor thing, I still have plans to make."

Tetsuya, who had been writing and drawing, let out a wail and continued with his work and schedule.

I'll go there tomorrow.

Chapter 333 Why do some people always think they're hiding things so well?

Early the next morning.

"Sizzle—Sizzle—"

The sound of the machine's transmission echoed in Tetsuya's ears.

He unconsciously adjusted the position of his earbuds.

Looking up into the distance, a steel track, half-suspended in the air and yet to be built, comes into view.

This is the maglev train track connecting Goldenrod City and Goldenrod City.

Tetsuya's eyes glazed over for a moment.

Thinking back, it seemed like only seven or eight months ago when he last saw the track of this maglev train under construction in Golden City.

However, in his perception, this period of time felt extremely long, probably because he had experienced a lot.

Looking at the construction notices erected nearby, it seemed that this section of the project would take about six months to complete.