Chapter 357: Father

Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Father

Julian felt somewhat helpless too.

This felt like a research topic no less complicated than Primeape evolving into Annihilape.

But when Annihilape evolved, Veilstone Gym had not yet formed its tradition around the secret technique, Aerial Ace. Otherwise, Julian definitely would have trained Primeape to master Aerial Ace first.

Compared to Rage Fist, how difficult could learning Aerial Ace be?

But now, if Annihilape wanted to learn it again, he would have to do everything he could to break through his limits.

There was no helping it. Mastering Aerial Ace had become a tradition of Veilstone Gym.

The most awkward part for Annihilape was that among Julian’s Fighting-type Pokémon, Annihilape was the only one who did not know Aerial Ace!

Bewear did not know it right now either, but Bewear could learn it.

Annihilape, on the other hand, could not learn it anymore!

This instantly gave him the illusion that he had been isolated from everyone else.

Professor Rowan looked at Annihilape and comforted him.

"Pokémon are beings with infinite possibilities. A small move like Aerial Ace cannot become an obstacle for you."

Although Professor Rowan did not quite understand why a Fighting-type Pokémon would be so obsessed with learning Aerial Ace.

He did not understand, but he respected it.

Once Annihilape had mostly recovered, Yuzo arranged for the Primeape ranked second to step onto the field.

Compared to Darius’s Primeape, this Primeape’s strength dropped sharply.

Annihilape’s anger was not even pushed to its red limit, let alone red so dark it turned black.

Because the goal was to help Primeape stimulate Ghost-type energy, Annihilape mainly attacked with Rage Fist.

He did not use Acrobatics even once. Otherwise, Primeape would have lost even faster.

After four Primeape finished battling, Professor Rowan looked at the changes in their Ghost-type energy data and frowned slightly.

Compared with the previous experiments, using Rage Fist directly to stimulate them had a very obvious effect.

But compared to Darius’s Primeape, the improvement seemed very small.

Although Darius’s Primeape had only improved so much because it triggered the golden touch, Professor Rowan believed that the growth triggered by the golden touch must also have a principle behind it.

And if they found that principle, they could promote it to all Primeape.

Professor Rowan stroked the beard on his chin.

"Julian, what do you think?"

Julian had commanded five battles, so his understanding was relatively deeper.

"I don’t know whether it’s because these Primeape have been battling too many times, but their spirits feel somewhat dull. They lack that burning heat and liveliness, like flames in motion."

"Professor, in my opinion, we should pause the Primeape’s training and let them go play with their Trainers for a day."

Professor Rowan nodded.

"During this period, they really have been training Primeape day and night. The relaxation methods we arranged only relaxed Primeape’s bodies."

"They didn’t relax the most important part — the soul!"

Julian smiled slightly.

"Professor, leave the task of relaxing their souls to me. Tonight, we’ll hold a party directly in the laboratory’s back garden!"

Professor Rowan nodded in agreement.

"I’ll have Yuzo take people to arrange the venue. The laboratory chefs will cooperate with you to prepare dinner."

The focus of this party was to relax the Primeape’s spirits and souls, but in truth, these Trainers also needed to relax.

After learning that there would be a party tonight, the Trainers were indeed very happy.

While preparing dinner, Julian asked Yuzo to prepare movie screenings, and at least three movies.

Yuzo asked in confusion, "If we prepare three movies, won’t they be watching until after midnight? Didn’t you say this was to relax the soul?"

Julian smiled and said, "When it comes to relaxing the soul, aside from sleeping early and waking early, staying up late can also be a form of relaxation."

"The key is to make them feel free."

Darius, who had run into the kitchen to steal food, asked excitedly, "Then does that mean Primeape and I can go play games?"

Julian glared at him.

"You can’t. You relaxed far too hard in the past, so now you need to squeeze more potential."

"And your Primeape has already learned Rage Fist. This is exactly when he needs to practise diligently. I’ll only be staying for a few days."

"Afterwards, you and Primeape will need to help everyone using Rage Fist. By sparring with Rage Fist, Primeape will be able to evolve sooner."

"Also, you haven’t neglected Machamp and the others’ training, have you?"

Darius immediately stood straight.

"No. I train them seriously every day, including the newly caught Honchkrow, Sudowoodo, and Magnezone!"

Julian was somewhat surprised.

"You haven’t even been away for that long. How did you catch so many Pokémon already?"

Darius laughed sheepishly.

"I went to some of the deep mountains and old forests I used to visit before. Sure enough, I found a few Pokémon with excellent strength."

"If I raise them seriously for a year or so, they’ll provide good support for my push towards the Elite Four."

Julian blinked.

It seemed even the heavens were helping Darius.

"In a few days, Cynthia should defeat the remaining three Elite Four members in the Elite Four ranking battles and advance to Champion. At that time, one seat in the Elite Four will open up."

Darius nodded.

"Once there’s a vacancy in the Elite Four, advancing to the Elite Four will become relatively easier."

"But if I get pushed down before sitting there for a full year, I’ll lose quite a lot of face too."

Darius did not necessarily need to stay in the Elite Four position forever.

But no matter what, he had to last for at least a year.

Darius planned to challenge Victory Road and directly push for the Elite Four.

Victory Road had no time limit, while the Masters Tournament was held at a fixed time.

In truth, they were more or less the same. You had to defeat the Elite Four to become one of them.

As for an Elite Four member filling a vacancy, they would only be acknowledged as a true Elite Four member after holding the position for a full year.

"Once Primeape evolves, I’ll go challenge Victory Road."

Julian raised an eyebrow.

"The Masters Tournament may still be a few months away, but you’d have enough time to train your Pokémon."

"If you go to Victory Road and battle those Trainers, each with their own special skills, according to their rules, the chance of clearing it will be much lower."

Darius smiled and said, "The benefit of challenging Victory Road is that I can learn the special techniques they’ve trained over ten years, or even decades and get used to challenging strong trainers again."

"By the time I stand before the Elite Four, I’ll have the strength to challenge them!"

Victory Road was a little like climbing a tower. Every Trainer was both a challenger and a defender.

Julian asked, "Then are you still going to watch the Elite Four ranking battles?"

Darius thought for a moment.

"Primeape has successfully learned Rage Fist. I really can leave him at the laboratory to train."

"I’ll go ahead and understand the current Elite Four’s abilities. Maybe I can learn something new. After ten years of not working hard, I’ve fallen a little out of touch with modern Trainers."

Darius said he was out of touch, but Julian could feel his surging spirit. He knew Darius had once again become that energetic martial artist from the past.

This time, Darius might really succeed in challenging Victory Road...

He suddenly reached out and placed a hand on Julian’s shoulder.

"Julian, you’ve worked hard all these years. As a father, I really haven’t been very qualified. From now on, I’ll support this family."

"This time, I’ll push for the Elite Four first and test the waters for you. If I succeed, you’ll have more resources to raise your Pokémon too."

"I’ll also summarise a secret manual for raising Fighting-type Pokémon, so your Pokémon can grow more smoothly."

At this moment, Darius truly looked like a father.

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