Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

Those who went up the mountain did not go in the same class, but in groups of one.

Everyone was walking along the mountain road that had been paved out long ago and led directly to the top of the mountain.

Instead, they were taken away in batches and randomly dropped off by several off-road vehicles that appeared next to the B&B at some unknown time.

After configuring the micro camera and other things, Yang Xiao sat calmly on the steps nearby, quickly counting some of the things currently in his backpack.

Three days of food rations are equivalent to six face-sized pancakes, half for the trainer and half for the Pokémon.

In addition, a small jar of hot sauce was also provided as a condiment.

Looking at the jar of hot sauce, Yang Xiao's expression was a little complicated.

Pretty thoughtful, huh?

The fresh water was stored in a 3000ml water bottle with some patterns specially carved on the outside of the bottle, among which Huo Jun's Q version avatar was the most eye-catching.

Yang Xiao forced himself to look away and sighed.

The three flares have also been checked and there are no problems with them. There are also no problems with my equipment.

That being the case, he just needs to prepare to go.

Gently patting the two Pokémon sitting on the ground in front of him, Yang Xiao looked at the crowd from afar, watching groups of students being taken away by off-road vehicles.

Some people chose to give up, crying loudly.

Even though his teacher tried to comfort him several times, he just kept shaking his head, as if he would die the next second if he went up the mountain.

Some people choose to give up with regret.

There are relatively few people like this. Yang Xiao has only seen two of them so far. Both of them have injured legs and are wearing plaster casts. They are probably like most students, thinking that the training camp is equivalent to military training, and that they can let their Pokémon practice with them.

But I didn't expect that it was not a long-distance training in the wild, but a great adventure in the mountains.

Zhang Da and the others had been taken away by the car. Now Yang Xiao was the only one left in the group. He had a rare moment of leisure, so he gently turned the ornament hidden under his long sleeves on his hand.

A bracelet inlaid with fighting Z pure crystal.

When he was training Jiang Youyi a while ago, he deliberately picked an open space and tried to let the Pokémon release Z moves, and the result was as expected.

The bear apprentice, who possesses a large amount of fighting energy, can use Fighting Z almost like an arm after meeting the intimacy requirements with Yang Xiao.

After just a few times, Apprentice Bear was happily immersed in the powerful feeling brought by the fighting Z moves. The only flaw was that the energy consumed was too serious when it was released.

In reality, Z-pure crystal is not a "disposable" item. It has a certain ability similar to "photosynthesis" and can slowly restore energy over time.

After about 12 hours, the Z-pure crystal will be fully refilled again.

Apprentice Bear's fighting energy reserves allow it to actively provide energy for rapid replenishment, thus slightly shortening the time required to fill up.

At the fine iron level, this is already somewhat incredible.

Sudden footsteps sounded nearby.

Yang Xiao turned his head and looked, his eyebrows slightly raised.

He was silent for a moment, then hesitantly asked, "Red-faced Guan Gong?"

bass--

The young man with a crew cut stopped and closed his eyes with an indignant look on his face.

In just four words, he recalled the feeling he had when he fought against Hong Wen.

"just kidding."

Yang Xiao smiled slightly and said, "I only know that you are Director Wang's son, but I don't know your real name. Is there anything wrong?"

"My name is Wang Bingbing."

The guy with the short hair sighed and sat down next to Yang Xiao: "Can't I come over to see you if I have nothing to do? There's no point for me to stay there anyway."

"of course can."

Yang Xiao glanced at his school uniform, then glanced towards Heng Private High School in the distance - several students there were pointing at this side with a sneer.

Yang Xiao understood.

It seems that Guan Gong is not very popular among classmates.

"We can be said to have known each other through fighting."

Yang Xiao smiled slightly: "I have a good relationship with your father. It was not my intention to mock you during the competition."

Director Wang, I believe you will forgive my betrayal?

"I know."

Wang Bingbing scratched his head and sighed: "My father always felt that I had taken the wrong path, so he asked you to wake me up... He told me that night."

Seeing that it would take some time for his turn to get on the bus, Yang Xiao chose not to waste this time and chatted with Wang Bingbing for a while: "Have you discovered your problem now?"

"..."

Even though he acknowledged Yang Xiao's strength in his heart, the other party was after all a peer. Perhaps for the sake of face, his expression now looked a little unnatural.

Yang Xiao smiled and looked away.

It seems that you have realized it, and your father's efforts are not in vain.

The chat was temporarily interrupted.

Count your breaths.

"I……"

Wang Bingbing hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

It's obvious that he has something to say.

Yang Xiao could see it, so he quickly composed his words in his mind and spoke first: "In fact, your original choice can't be said to be completely wrong."

Wang Bingbing looked at Yang Xiao in some surprise.

That's not what you said during the fight.

"I didn't comfort you."

Yang Xiao touched his apprentice Xiong's head and said with a smile:

"There was some deliberateness in my words at that time. After all, your father doesn't want you to be 'persistent', and I have the task of 'waking you up', so I need to do that first."

next second.

Wang Bingbing looked relieved.

After the battle with Yang Xiao, he locked himself in the house for a long time, often eating only a little throughout the day.

I lay on the pillow with my head down, not knowing how many tears I shed.

Even if he later returned to his "normal" state, including sleeping in or going out to play, it was mostly because he didn't want to make his parents worry too much.

"Is the defensive flow really not working?"

"But [Taiyue Heavenly King] Guan Zaishan clearly did it!"

"Or... it's not him who can't do it, but me?"

Many trivial worries, coupled with the unsatisfactory performance at school, had long entangled him in a knot that was difficult to free himself from.

A moment of silence.

Yang Xiao suddenly said, "What is the core feature of Guanzaishan Mountain that makes it famous all over the country?"

Wang Bingbing responded almost subconsciously: "City Guard Dragon."

Yang Xiao raised his head slightly: "Anything else?"

"besides……"

Wang Bingbing frowned and murmured, "Defense... Defense?"

Yang Xiao's eyes were calm: "What else?"

"This……"

Wang Bingbing's eyes wandered around, he racked his brains, and finally shook his head.

Looking at him, Yang Xiao said slowly: "There are many more."

"For example, his Sun Rock that can use 'Trick Space', his Pokémon move 'Pounce' that perfectly matches his race value, and his Pot that is famous for being disgusting."

"For example, his battle strategy and awareness, his training plan, and the large number of Pokémon combinations he can replace and mobilize at any time."

"He is famous for his Guardian Dragon, but that doesn't mean he only has this Pokémon, nor does it mean he can create miracles by relying on his Guardian Dragon."

"Before the shocking reversal, he lost consciousness of five Rock-type Pokémon. He reasonably sacrificed Pokémon to create opportunities, which made him famous all over the world."

"In fact, even if your current Squirtle evolves into Blastoise and learns 'Pounce', the inherent difference in its racial stats will only make its future path more and more difficult."

"But it's not that you can't succeed...it's just that you can only catch up with others' one step in three steps in specialized defense."

"There is an old saying in China: Those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die."

Yang Xiao looked at him and continued to speak earnestly:

"Learn the strengths and make up for the weaknesses. You can go for defense, but you can't just go for defense. The natural gap between Pokémon prevents you from taking the route of defensive counterattack without restraint."

"So, you have to pick up the dual attack. When you attacked the bear apprentice with Squirtle, only the strength of the water wave could barely be considered passing."

Wang Bingbing lowered his head and said nothing.

Glancing at the sheriff who was waving at him and signaling him to get in the car, Yang Xiao picked up the two Pokémon and finally said a few words to Wang Bingbing:

"Your early focus has been set. In the Kame turtle stage, since it cannot learn 'Pounce', it will have a difficult road before evolving into Blastoise."

"You can let it practice dual attack or highlight one of its skills, or you can let it focus on defense until the next day."

"But if that's the case, you have to put together a suitable Pokémon lineup now and work hard for it."

"This is my advice to you because of Director Wang's care for me... I'll also give you a word of advice."

Wang Bingbing raised his head, his eyes moist.

Yang Xiao stopped, turned around and looked at him calmly: "Don't take your experience in school too seriously, because we are trainers, and the battlefield of trainers is never in school."

“And in the vast future.”