My Pokémon Training Method is Definitely Not Normal!

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Hearing the words 'Flamethrower', Marcus's heart skipped a beat. Before he could order her to dodge, Smoliv was completely engulfed in flames!

"Smoliv!!"

The flames dissipated, and the little guy, originally tender green, was now almost burned to charcoal.

"Smoliv...Smo..." Smoliv coughed out two puffs of black smoke, swayed weakly, and stood up with difficulty.

In the end, she still withstood this attack.

Too late to feel heartache, Marcus quickly used the System to check the opponent's move pool.

And upon seeing it, the opponent actually had no less than 20 moves!

This level of move pool itself represents many things...

"Could it be...?" Marcus looked at the black shadow behind Cranidos. He now understood that the System actually used the Dream Space to lure the opponent into this space to battle him.

Paul was a typical example.

So the person in front of him was most likely the Oreburgh Gym Leader he was going to battle tomorrow, Roark!

Fortunately, a few Leech Seeds still hit the opponent, forming entangling vines that drew a wisp of green light from within Cranidos's body and flew towards Smoliv, restoring some stamina.

"Hoo..." Exhaling a breath, Marcus calmly ordered: "Use Strength Sap!"

"Continue, Flamethrower!"

Marcus clenched his fists: "Come on, Smoliv!"

"Smoliv!!" The image of releasing the Spirit Bomb kept appearing in Smoliv's mind, and the release of Strength Sap also became much faster.

Dense green light flew out from within Cranidos's body, floating towards Smoliv.

However, compared to life energy, Flamethrower was even faster!

"Boom—"

The flames mercilessly struck Smoliv's scarred body, completely engulfing her.

After a long time, the flames dissipated, and Smoliv lay on the ground, covered in scorch marks.

On the other side, Cranidos and the black shadow slowly disappeared, and Marcus heard the System sound:

[Ding, failed to challenge across two ranks, gained 1 free allocation talent point!]

However, at this moment, Marcus no longer cared about these things. He took out a Burn Heal and gently applied it to Smoliv's body.

He glanced at the panel and felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, the final Strength Sap still gained some stamina, otherwise, under Flamethrower, Smoliv would probably be seriously injured, even affecting tomorrow's challenge.

"Sorry, Smoliv..." Marcus gently stroked the seed on the little guy's head.

He should have ended this battle earlier, so she wouldn't have been injured.

"Smoliv~... (It's okay, didn't Master say that you only grow when you're injured?)" The little guy twitched her mouth. Although it hurt, she still showed a smiling face.

"..." Marcus stared at her in a daze, feeling as if something had sharply pricked his heart.

He had thought that Smoliv would shrink back, be afraid, or even cry, but he had never thought that she would comfort him in return...

Clearly, she was still just a child...

"There won't be a next time..." Marcus secretly warned himself in his heart. The small body in his arms felt as heavy as a thousand pounds at this moment.

Carrying the little guy back to the gaming room, Marcus found a weather forecast for her to watch.

This can effectively improve the proficiency of Weather Ball...

Then he called out Buneary.

"Buneary~" The little rabbit habitually stretched out her small paw.

Marcus rubbed her head and placed a Pokeblock on it: "Buneary, I want to ask you for a favor... I need you for tomorrow's battle...."

Marcus had already thought of a solution for Cranidos's Flamethrower, and this required Buneary to make a focused effort.

"So, you need to master it in the shortest possible time... Can you do it?" Marcus finished giving instructions and looked at Buneary.

The little rabbit looked at her master's hopeful eyes, her expression became serious, she swallowed the Pokeblock in one gulp, and patted her chest: "Buneary! (Leave it to me~)"

A moment later, Marcus came back with Buneary, put headphones on her, and could vaguely hear a few moving melodies: "The rain falls all night, my love overflows like rain..."

Buneary listened attentively, more seriously than ever before.

Marcus left them both in the Dream Space and withdrew to the Pokemon Center.

"Hello, Nurse Joy, I'd like to have a suitable incubator made for this Pokemon Egg."

"Oh, it's Marcus. Let me see..."

The pink-haired young lady took the Pokemon Egg, measured its size, and found a precise incubator from the back.

"Looks like this is just right~" Joy placed the Pokemon Egg inside.

"Huh? This incubator..." Marcus could clearly feel that this was different from ordinary incubators.

"This was used when Chansey hatched before. It's an old item, so I'll just give it to you since you need it~"

Seeing this, Marcus wanted to decline, but the Chansey next to her already smiled sweetly and stuffed the incubator into his arms.

"Chansey~!"

Joy also smiled and said: "This was Chansey's idea. She said that the little kid in the egg will bring you happiness~" (T/N: It is a hint)

"Is that so... Then thank you, Chansey~"

Marcus smiled and nodded, took out two sweet Pokeblocks and gave them to Chansey, thanked Joy again, and left.

His two Pokemon had not finished yet. Marcus thought for a moment, and while feeding Miltank, he found his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, who is this?" Caroline's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's me, Aunt Caroline, Marcus."

"Marcus, you haven't called in so long. Norman keeps mentioning you. Are you looking for him? I'll go call him, wait a moment~"

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Caroline."

Every time Marcus heard Caroline's voice, his heart felt warm.

In this world, besides Whitney, the Norman couple were probably the closest people to him.

A moment later, Norman's voice came: "You brat, you finally remembered to call me! It's been half a month since you set off, how are your gains?"

"Thank you for your concern, Teacher. Everything is going well..." Marcus's mouth curved into a warm arc, and he continued: "I plan to challenge the first Gym tomorrow, so I wanted to report to you."

"Oh? Looks like you're doing quite well. As for the Gym, don't feel any pressure. Anyway, the big competition isn't for another half a year. You're just accumulating experience now..." Norman began to speak at length.

"Yes, I understand, Teacher." Marcus listened quietly until he finished nagging before responding.

"Right, if you have time, you can try battling in the Battle Facility. If you can win, the income is quite good. At least you won't have to work part-time while traveling. Otherwise, the expenses might be quite high when you have more Pokemon later..."

Hearing this, Marcus smiled slightly: "Teacher, I've already won eight consecutive battles in the Battle Facility, and I'm about to reach Bronze rank."

"Oh, eight consecutive wins, well, you still need to work harder, after all, it's not smooth sailing at the beginning... What? Eight consecutive wins??" Norman was about to take the opportunity to encourage Marcus again when he finally reacted, his voice distorted...

"Ah, yes... It's actually been too easy..." Marcus grinned. He could already imagine the astonishment on Norman's face.

"Alright, you are a freak. When you have time, send me the battle recordings, and I'll see if there are any problems."

Norman gave countless instructions, not at all like someone about to challenge the Elite Four, but rather like an old father whose child is traveling far away...

"Okay, Teacher..." Marcus smiled and agreed, then continued: "Actually, there's something else I'd like to trouble you with..."