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Looking around, he found the space was spacious enough, and then took out three miniature luxury balls from his waist.

Snivy stared curiously at its trainer's actions, wondering what it was up to.

Tetsuya enlarged the luxury balls one by one and threw them out, saying, "Guys, meet your new family."

"Beep~" "Oh my!" "Dangoro!"

When the three elves appeared, each struck what they considered to be the coolest pose.

Even the most stable mantle rock unconsciously adjusted the rock on its body.

Even inside the luxury sphere, they aren't completely blind and deaf; they can see and perceive what's happening outside.

So, having already known that the new addition was a cute female, he naturally wanted to show off his coolness.

Tetsuya watched the three Pokémon's actions with amusement and sighed helplessly.

Sigh, what can you do when they're your own Pokémon? A bunch of immature brats. He pointed them out one by one to Snivy.

"Snivy, this big bird is Pidgeot, this red one is Blaziken, and this big blue thing is Mantle Rock."

Each time Tetsuya introduced a snake, the Snivy would extend its vine whip and shake hands with each of them, touching their wings, claws, and stones.

To be fair, if Tetsuya hadn't already gotten used to life in this world, the scene before him would indeed have seemed rather bizarre.

"This little guy is actually quite cute."

As Tetsuya was thinking, he subconsciously scratched Tennis Snake's chin with his finger.

He felt that Snivy was not at all like the rumors suggested; it was not a very proud elf.

She is clearly a smart and well-behaved person.

After the introduction, Snivy slid off Tetsuya and darted around on the other three Pokémon.

Especially the enormous size of the Pidgeot and the mantle rock, which is more than enough for it to play with.

Of course, Snivy is still somewhat afraid of Blaziken, which has a natural type advantage over it.

However, as they played, the four sprites quickly became familiar with each other.

Snivy is playing hide-and-seek with Blaziken, coiled around Pidgeot's body.

The afternoon sun is just right this time of year—not too strong, but warm enough.

Tetsuya leaned against the mantle rock and stretched lazily, patting its body. "You're probably going to evolve soon, aren't you?"

"Dangoro!"

The cries of mantle rocks are completely devoid of emotion and fluctuation to the average person.

Tetsuya sensed its urgency, "It'll be soon, it'll be soon. In about ten days, or half a month, I estimate you'll be able to evolve."

As he spoke, he mentally called out Zero to check on the condition of the mantle rock, which was exactly as expected.

It has only been about half a month since the Stone Golem evolved into the Mantle Rock.

Thanks to Tetsuya's excellent training program and his unreserved investment, the growth and energy accumulation of the mantle rock are progressing rapidly, constantly becoming stronger.

We can begin the evolution process soon.

He then focused his attention on the Snivy playing nearby, and the blue panel refreshed, displaying updated information.

Snivy

Category: Snake Pokémon

property: grass

Height: 0.65m (average is 0.6m)

Weight: 8.5kg (average weight 8.1kg)

Ability: Overgrow (When HP is low and in a critical situation, the power of Grass-type moves is increased.)

Skills: Tackle, Gaze, Vine Whip, Bind, Grassy Terrain (inherited), Magic Leaf (inherited), Sweet Scent (inherited), Nature's Grace (inherited)

Level: 7 (Beginner)

Potential: King

Cultivation plan: It is recommended to allow at least two hours of photosynthesis daily to accumulate sufficient energy and improve vitality (supplementary materials: *Rhizophora stricta*, large-jar milk, *Ficus pumila* powder, etc.)

It is recommended to use the energy of Leaf Stone as a supplement to sense Grass-type energy and improve your mastery of Grassy Terrain and Nature's Grace (supplementary materials: Flower Incense...).

Training will focus on body gliding and whip control (the training area is set up as follows:..............)

Although this was the second time Tetsuya had summoned the Snivy panel, he was still increasingly satisfied with what he saw.

Firstly, in terms of height and weight, the Snivy bred by the League's special breeding base is naturally superior, far exceeding its counterparts in normal conditions.

After all, the league has a long-standing and systematic plan for developing the starter three champions.

Of course, Zhe was also very confident that if he were to nurture his child from a young age, he could do even better, since he would be more targeted in his approach.

But it's already very good as it is.

Secondly, there are the characteristics.

The Snivy family only has the primary ability Overgrow and the hidden ability Contrary. This Snivy is different from the previous three Pokémon; it only has the Overgrow ability and no Contrary.

This also fits the personality that this sniper has shown so far.

This actually relieved Tetsuya.

In his previous life, even though he didn't play many Pokémon battle games, he had still heard of the infamous Serperior, the Contrarian.

The contrarian trait can reverse changes in ability; what was originally an increase will decrease, and what was originally a decrease will increase.

By utilizing this feature, Serperior, who is known for its contrarian nature in battle, can use Leaf Storm (which greatly reduces its own energy attack power due to the reaction force after use), a Grass-type move, to deal massive damage while simultaneously increasing its own energy attack power, thus charging up for an even more powerful attack next time.

Just by imagining it, one can guess how high the energy attack of the Serpent Lord would be after stacking multiple layers of states.

However, in today's real world, the contrarian trait is not as wonderful as imagined, for many reasons.

Firstly, there is the special category of the contrarian characteristic. According to research, the characteristics of elves can actually be subdivided into many types.

Contrary to popular opinion is a very special category, which researchers in this world call a personality trait, similar to traits such as being self-willed.

As the name suggests, this characteristic is related to the personality of elves to some extent.

Pokémon with a free-spirited nature, such as Slowpoke, Smeargle, Ludicolo, Meowth, and Meowth, all exhibit many strange and perplexing behaviors.

Leaving aside the famous Slowpoke, its self-centeredness and dullness might be so obvious that you wouldn't even notice it. Many people think that its extreme dullness is a direct reflection of its self-centered personality.

Others, like the Lucky Kappa, spend all day dancing and don't care about anything in the world. If the Lucky Kappa hears loud and cheerful music, it will run over and dance along. Even if it makes a mistake, it is still happy. This is the origin of the "lucky" in its name.

For example, the Dong Shi cat is very vain and will wrap its tail around its body to make itself look bigger and occupy other people's nests to sleep in; the Miao cat is free-spirited and self-centered, and usually acts alone. It is often troubled by its inability to control its strong mental power.

They've even discovered the Spinning Spotted Dog, which has both contrarian and maverick traits, and the Teddy Dog, which has both mood swings and maverick traits. Their personalities, as depicted in the documentary, can be summed up in one word: amazing.

Returning to Snivy, also known as the Contrarian, research has found that Pokémon with this trait tend to be eccentric, withdrawn, and unable to get along with others.

If a Pokémon has this kind of personality, it is not only a huge test for the trainer, but also a great torment for the other Pokémon in the same team.

Trainers still need to consider the harmony of the team. After all, Pokémon are individual creatures with their own independent thoughts. Forcing in partners with incompatible personalities will only destroy the existing level of understanding.

Although Tetsuya was confident he could train a spiky snake with a rebellious and eccentric personality, it would inevitably take a lot of effort, and he naturally preferred one that was more obedient and docile.

This is the first reason.

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The second reason is that the practicality of the Contrarian Leaf Storm is not as exaggerated as it is in the game.

In the game, as long as you have PP (movement points), your Pokémon can use moves without limit, but this is not possible in reality.

Ultimately, elves are still just living beings, albeit with special energy; they too can get tired.

Leaf Storm, a Grass-type move with a power of 130, requires a huge amount of energy to fully unleash.

Take Blaziken as an example. A similar move is Burnout (also known as Overheat). For Blaziken at its current state, unleashing a full Burnout move is enough to drain it dry.

After use, the spirit is basically at the mercy of others, and it takes a long time to recover before it can be used a second time.

Otherwise, the so-called attribute-based ultimate moves wouldn't be called ultimate moves. These moves are used in the most extreme situations to seek a turning point, and they are basically unusable in normal battles.

Even if the Rap of the Imitation ability allows a Pokémon to change the side effects of its ultimate move and increase its attack power, it would be meaningless if it didn't have enough energy to unleash the move.

It's unrealistic to expect to achieve a six-hit combo of Leaf Storm like in the game; it's a trump card move designed to turn the tide of battle and can't be used as a regular skill.

If Serpent Lord really had that ability, Tetsuya felt that a normal attack could achieve the same effect, so there was no need to waste so much damage output.

Thirdly, there is the issue of skill combinations.

Snivy-type Pokémon can learn the following moves: Growth (strengthens itself, increasing physical and energy attack power), Coil (focuses the mind to enhance attack, defense, and accuracy), Self-Motivation (motivates itself to increase physical and energy attack power), Meditation (focuses the mind to enhance energy attack and defense power), and Swords Dance (a dynamic battle dance that enhances attack power).

If it's a Snivy with the Contrarian ability, then these moves will basically be permanently locked away.

Tetsuya can train the future Serpent Lord to have a high level of proficiency in these skills, thus enhancing himself in battle.

Its effect is no less than that of the dissenting leaf storm, and it is more practical tactically.

Leaf Storm can still be used as a comeback skill and a trump card.

Of course, this doesn't mean that rap's contrarian nature is useless, but rather that it's not as powerful as one might imagine.

After all, from another perspective, the ability to contradict can effectively suppress the opponent's desire to apply debuffs (negative status effects) to you, otherwise it would become aiding the enemy.

This can also limit the opponent's moves.

However, Tetsuya believes more in strengthening himself. Even if he strengthens himself three times with Doragon's Death, he still can't kill you instantly?

You can't expect the other side to mindlessly buff you; nobody's stupid.

Serperior without the Contrarian ability should just fight normally, since the status effects that are supposed to increase or decrease are unavoidable anyway. Blaziken uses the same strategy.

Therefore, considering the above reasons, Tetsuya is quite satisfied that his adorable Snivy didn't contradict him.

Following that, Zhe was even more satisfied with the skills.

It has to be said that League-bred Pokémon are League-bred Pokémon; in terms of the comprehensiveness of their inherited skills, they are far superior to wild Pokémon.

They even outnumber the champion-caliber Blaziken.

Of course, it's not that simple to compare them; we still need to consider the differences in inherited skills. Blaziken's inherited skills are much more troublesome than Snivy's.

Moreover, he was also a little confused. Based on his study of genetics, he could understand Grassy Field, Magic Leaf, and Sweet Scent; it was simply that Snivy's father should be Roseradore.

But it seems that Roseredo can't pass on the last Nature's Grace to Snivy, right?

Did he remember wrong? No way.

Let's put it aside for now and ask the PhD later. Maybe my studies aren't thorough enough, and genetics isn't my main area of ​​expertise.

The Snivy's genetic inheritance of grassy terrain has largely compensated for Tetsuya's lack of stamina. At least now he has some recovery ability in the wild, which is commendable.

Although it's not a traditional healing unit like Chansey, it's still quite good.

Of course, this was expected, otherwise he wouldn't have wanted the Grass-type starter Pokémon.

Although terrain-based moves are rare, this move is practically standard for the three Grass-type starter Pokémon from the League.

The Magic Leaf skill effectively compensates for Snivy's weak attack power in the early game. With a power of 60, it is more than enough for early battles when paired with Grass Mixer.

Moreover, the Magic Leaf, with its built-in energy lock, is one of the few skills that is guaranteed to hit its target every time, making it highly strategic.

As for the sweet aroma and the bounty of nature, these are additional delights.

Tetsuya pondered. The sweet aroma was fine; releasing a sweet scent could be used as a support skill. He had a plan and ideas for combat based on this, and he could experiment with it later.

But the bounty of nature was truly beyond his expectations.

After all, this thing wasn't on the usual Snivy skill list, and he really hadn't thought about it properly.

"Could it play a role in cultivation?" Tetsuya recalled the effects of Nature's Grace, which could produce different attacks depending on the type of tree fruit consumed.

"What is the essence of this skill? If we analyze it literally, it seems that it can be used to purify tree fruits?"

No, the premise is that it needs to be consumed, not carried. Giving Snivy berries of other attributes will only harm it.

Would it be possible to transform part of the process of this skill into something that can be performed outside the body?

The "Nature's Grace" should be calculated by multiplying a coefficient of 0.628 by a base of 30. Substituting this into the formula for Grass-type moves, if we calculate using the simplest Grass-type Roe Berry energy fluctuation value, then...

Tetsuya frowned, frantically calculating in his mind, his fingers pointing in the air.