Chapter 358: The Master Is Still The Master

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: The Master Is Still The Master

Julian did not really need resources for raising Pokémon.

All these years, without resources, had he and Jangmo-o not still endured and made it through?

He had worked hard taking care of his sister.

Julian shook his head and stopped thinking about those troublesome things.

"As long as you can become a Fighting-type Elite Four member, achieve your life goal, and become an example for Maylene, that’s enough."

Darius suddenly asked with a cheeky smile, "So can I play games today?"

The small bit of emotion that had just risen in Julian’s heart instantly vanished.

He waved his hand and punched Darius out of the kitchen.

"Then you can try and see which is stronger— your love for gaming, or my fist!"

Darius climbed up from the floor and poked his head through the doorway.

"I was only joking. How could I really go play games?"

Julian said coldly, "So I was also only joking and didn’t use my full strength. You know how strong my fist is."

Darius shrank his head back, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Having personally seen Julian punch Mewtwo, Darius naturally knew how strong his son was now.

Since his dad was going to push for the Elite Four, Julian naturally had to provide help.

This trip to the Rowan Laboratory was only secondarily about helping these Trainers.

The main goal was to perform physical maintenance on Darius’s Pokémon and update their meal plans.

The high-energy supplements in particular would be very practical for his Pokémon training.

The father and son ate a simple meal, then found a quiet corner of the back garden to train Pokémon.

Julian’s Pokémon served as sparring partners for Darius’s.

Although the time had not been very long, Darius’s Pokémon now had a completely different spirit.

Before, they had been strong, but lacked that fire.

Now, their strength was physical and mental.

Only Pokémon like this had a chance of successfully pushing for the Elite Four.

Especially Machamp.

From that calm, mountain-like presence, Julian knew that Machamp had finally broken through the shackles that had held him back all this time.

Blaziken excitedly ran over to Poliwrath to show off his evolved strength.

Poliwrath only smiled slightly and invited Blaziken to battle.

Before, the child had still been young.

Now it was time to let the child understand Poliwrath’s true strength.

Machamp was undoubtedly Darius’s strongest Pokémon.

But as for who ranked second, there had never been a clear answer back then.

Instead, after Darius lost his motivation, Poliwrath had not been affected by him and had always maintained his enthusiasm for training.

That mindset made Poliwrath the second strongest in everyone’s eyes.

After Pokémon gained a Trainer, they could grow faster.

But when a Trainer became dispirited, Pokémon would also be affected.

Just like Brock and Gary after changing careers, their Pokémon seemed to suddenly become less battle-capable than before.

This was the influence of the Trainer’s spirit.

Now that Darius had recovered, Poliwrath could naturally benefit as well.

Only enjoying the buffs and not suffering the debuffs — that was Poliwrath’s personal talent.

Because Blaziken had defeated Poliwrath in the Great Marsh, he was now full of confidence in front of his former teacher. He felt that he could regain the dignity he had lost from being beaten six times a day during this period.

For this kind of teaching match, Julian did not command Blaziken. He let Blaziken fully express his confidence.

Blaziken opened directly with Flare Blitz.

With his speed, could Poliwrath react?

Poliwrath calmly raised his hands and released a dense barrage of Bubble Beam.

The bubbles continuously weakened the power of Flare Blitz.

Only when Blaziken was close enough did Poliwrath suddenly switch to Liquidation.

He directly smashed Blaziken’s Flare Blitz apart, and Blaziken crashed to the ground, his head buzzing.

Impossible...

Absolutely impossible!

How could my Flare Blitz be so fragile?

Julian said, "Still lying there? Poliwrath’s attack is already coming."

Poliwrath rolled up a huge wave and surged towards Blaziken.

Blaziken hurriedly stood and tried to regain the advantage with Aerial Ace.

Poliwrath raised a wave, then lifted his hand and froze it with Ice Beam.

Blaziken directly crashed into the ice wall, and his head buzzed again.

The ice suddenly shattered. Fine shards of ice cut across Blaziken’s body, while Poliwrath’s fist shone with bright yellow light.

Dynamic Punch!

One punch sent Blaziken flying.

It was too miserable to watch.

Every step Blaziken took had been predicted by Poliwrath.

Poliwrath did not even need to know what moves Blaziken had.

By understanding Blaziken’s personality, he could predict what kind of offensive approach Blaziken would take.

Your master is still your master

Blaziken swayed as he stood up.

Dynamic Punch had left Blaziken confused.

He raised his hands and slapped himself twice across the face.

Poliwrath raised both hands and fired Water Pulse. Then a harsh Blizzard enveloped Blaziken, giving him a nice wake-up call.

When the Blizzard dispersed, Blaziken had been frozen solid.

Machoke spat flames to help melt the ice around Blaziken.

Blaziken fell to the ground and fainted outright.

Julian stepped forward to treat Blaziken as he woke up and asked calmly, "Now, what do you think of Poliwrath’s strength? Can he beat you?"

Blaziken lowered his head in shame.

Poliwrath walked over and patted Blaziken’s shoulder.

He told him to cheer up. If he lost a battle, he should train properly and strive to win next time.

Blaziken nodded, and fire burned in his eyes once more.

Compared to this teaching match, the battles between Machamp and Kommo-o, Primeape and Annihilape, Hitmonchan and Sirfetch’d, Hitmonlee and Toxicroak, and Hitmontop and Gallade were even more intense.

Each explosion was louder than the last.

One of the Trainers watching a movie asked in surprise, "The battle already ended, so why are there still explosions? Is the sound out of sync?"

A Trainer who had a good relationship with Darius realised that both father and son were missing.

"They’re secretly training without calling us? That’s too much. I’m going to take a look!"

Many people wanted to go too, but when they remembered the reason they had been given the day off, they sat back down.

Then, after thinking that relaxing the soul meant following their heart, several Trainers chose to go and watch.

Following the sound of explosions, these people found the place where Julian and the others were training.

The dazzling group battle shocked them speechless.

This was the first time they had seen so many powerful Pokémon.

After one round of battles, both sides gained quite a lot.

Darius sighed with emotion.

"If I don’t work a little harder, once you start pushing for the Elite Four, I won’t have a chance at all."

After staying at the Rowan Laboratory for three days, Julian helped Darius adjust training details and optimise his raising plans.

He was also adjusting Primeape’s Pokémon food when Yuzo came over excitedly.

"Come on, Julian. The first-generation electrical support device has been successfully made. Quickly let your Electabuzz try it!"

Julian put down the materials in his hands, went to the back garden to call Electabuzz, who was training, and came to the laboratory with him.

Professor Rowan took out two devices that looked like arm rings and placed them on Electabuzz’s arms.

"At first, I wanted to use only one device for support, but the effect wasn’t good. So the first-generation support device is set on both arms to provide symmetrical assistance."

"Now, let’s connect the current and test the effect."

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