My Pokémon Training Method is Definitely Not Normal!

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[Morphing Device: A one-time item that can be used on a Pokemon to transform it into a designated regional form.]

The item's description is very brief, but this doesn't hinder its powerful effect!

Because with this, Marcus can possess a dream Pokemon—Hisuian Zoroark!

This is a dream Pokemon that combines both beauty and strength, with tactical possibilities!

Its exclusive ability, Illusion, allows it to transform into a familiar target at will, but it will revert to its original form if attacked.

This move is different from Ditto and Mew's transform; it's merely an illusionary appearance, and the actual attributes and abilities don't change.

But this is already enough for Marcus to utilize, after all, deceiving the opponent out of one or two moves in battle is enough to establish a sufficient advantage!

Imagine a Normal/Ghost-type Hisuian Zoroark transforming into a Buneary. The opponent would most likely choose a Fighting-type move... but it would have no effect on it after hitting...

If this can be utilized well, arranging tactics with a mix of reality and illusion will cause great trouble for Marcus's opponents.

Furthermore, the type combination of Hisuian Zoroark is also perfect, being immune to Ghost, Normal, and Fighting types, while only having one weakness to Dark-type!

Most importantly, it's also very good-looking!

Beauty is justice! No arguments accepted!

Marcus grinned foolishly for a while before slowly calming his excited mood.

He just needs to find an opportunity in the future to catch a Zorua with excellent Talent Value.

Besides the morphing device, several TMs are also very practical.

[TM: Use to teach a Pokemon a new move.]

[Substitute: Consumes one-fourth of its own HP to create a virtual Substitute that can block damage and effects from non-sound, non-penetrating moves from the opponent.]

[Dig: Ground-type physical move, 80 power. Dives underground on the first turn, attacks on the second turn by emerging. Can avoid most moves while underground.]

[Encore: Status move, claps and encourages the opponent, forcing the opponent to continuously use the last move they used three times.]

[Cosmic Power: Draws mysterious power from the cosmos. Increases the user's Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage after use.]

Marcus assigned Substitute to Dolliv to further enhance its tankiness. Coupled with multiple recovery abilities, as long as the opponent cannot knock it out instantly in battle, it can theoretically achieve a nearly unsolvable effect by utilizing infinite Substitutes...

Moreover, it can also use Substitute to cover its teammates, and if necessary, it can block powerful finishing moves. It is an important tactical reserve.

Dig, Encore, and Cosmic Power were assigned to Buneary.

Before achieving Mega Evolution, Buneary is more suited to play a supporting speed-based physical attacker. Therefore, whether it's using Dig with Speed Boost to stall turns, the control effect of Encore, or the Baton Pass strategy of using Cosmic Power to increase defenses, all can achieve excellent results in different battles.

Finally, there are two held items.

[Grassy Seed: A special seed containing Grassy energy. It activates when in Grassy Terrain during battle, increasing the holder's Defense by 1 stage. Only activates once per battle.]

[Aggronite: A Mega Stone containing Mega energy. When held by an Aggron, it can use an evolution keystone to achieve Mega Evolution through the bond between the Trainer and the Pokemon, pulling Mega energy.]

There's not much to say about the Grassy Seed. Giving it to Dolliv in battle will essentially halve the effectiveness of the opponent's physical attackers.

However, this Mega Stone is not very useful for Marcus.

After all, he has already decided to follow the path of specializing in Normal-type. Aggron is a Steel-type Pokemon from Hoenn. Its physical defense is very high, and it would be a good choice if he were pursuing a Steel-type path.

"According to the current timeline... Mega Evolution hasn't been released yet, right?" Marcus muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

He once imagined, like most transmigrators, easily becoming a Professor's assistant, then publishing a few papers through chance, and then, the Professor would even become his subordinate...

A typical wish-fulfillment story route.

But unfortunately, the reality was that he couldn't even leave Goldenrod City at first... let alone become some kind of researcher.

Moreover, even if he met a Professor, he would likely be rejected...

Research labs are full of various research materials. A penniless, unknown kid with no background could not gain trust at all.

Of course, all of the above were just Marcus's predicaments when he first arrived in this world.

Now, he only needs to obtain three Gym badges to receive a Pokedex and gain the status of a formal Trainer.

By then, it wouldn't be too much to casually discover some clues about Mega Evolution, right...

And it would be perfectly reasonable to apply for a patent or something and earn some pocket money, right?

"Worst case scenario, giving it to some rich and handsome rock-digging guy wouldn't be bad either..." Marcus thought of the Hoenn Champion, Steven, who specializes in rocks, and grinned.

After all, this person is capable of being in love with rocks. All year round, he's either digging for rocks or on his way to dig for rocks...

And he also happens to have a main Aggron.

It's a perfect match.

Happily tossing the Mega Stone into his backpack, Marcus walked towards the Oreburgh Gym.

According to the timeline, Paul and Ash should meet at the Gym today.

And in the original story, Ash also developed a spinning dodge tactic at the Oreburgh Gym.

The principle is very simple: use high-speed body rotation to avoid direct collisions.

This move was also a small prototype for the divine move 'Counter Shield' that Ash would develop in the future.

Marcus didn't plan to follow Ash's path, but this didn't prevent him from learning more about similar cool moves...

After all, real battles are somewhat different from the purely turn-based games he played, and he always maintained the heart of an apprentice.

Holding the Pokemon egg, strolling through the streets of Oreburgh City, Marcus casually glanced at his two Pokemon's stats:

[Buneary ♀ lv25 (Intermediate)]

Ability: Speed Boost (Slightly Awakened)

Talent Value: 350 (Species maximum 350)

Pre-allocated Talent Value: Attack: 37, Speed: 39

Affection: 186

Held Item: Iron Ball

Moves:

Learned: High Jump Kick, Agility, Work Up, Dig, Cosmic Power, Encore

Proficient: Power-Up Punch, Teeter Dance, Mimic, Seismic Toss, Baby-Doll Eyes, Double Kick, Baton Pass, Rain Dance, etc.

Mastered: Charm, Quick Attack, Splash

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During training in Dream Space, Buneary learned the move Work Up, making the Baton Pass strategy system even more complete.

Furthermore, most of the Talent Value Marcus recently obtained was allocated to it.

Based on Dolliv's evolution experience, Buneary's Speed and physical Attack will also inevitably become more prominent based on their original values after evolution.

So Marcus doesn't plan to keep Buneary in its current form anymore. He directly removed the Everstone and replaced it with an Iron Ball.

This way, as long as the Affection is met, Buneary should quickly evolve into a bunny girl, ah no... Lopunny.

Mainly because Buneary's evolution increases its base stats by more than a hundred. If all of it were pre-allocated, it would be exhausting and not cost-effective.

However, by wearing an Iron Ball, on one hand, it can focus on training the Speed Boost ability, and on the other hand, it might be able to further awaken through the increase in ability after evolution.