Pokémon: Starting with a Bound Entry System

Chapter 189: Practicing Sunny Day

Atop the World Tree.

August 16th.

This was Hikaru's third day staying atop the World Tree.

In just three days—

He had truly witnessed the peak energy density of the World Tree!

It was at least twenty times greater than the outside world!

At this rate—

Bulbasaur, whose level was still low, was improving the fastest.

With Hikaru's carefully crafted Energy Cubes, it quickly reached Level 19.

Then, after eating a Growth Fruit—

It jumped to Level 21, successfully entering the Elite tier.

However—

Because it couldn't evolve, it was still just a Bulbasaur…

Hikaru had already wished for a perk that could allow Bulbasaur to evolve.

But whether it would come or not…

To be honest—

Hikaru wasn't too confident.

Because he discovered something alarming.

The Everstone's energy had completely fused into Bulbasaur's body.

Removing it…

Would be incredibly difficult.

Unless he got a [Purification] perk…

But a gold-tier [Purification] perk wouldn't be so easy to come by…

The last one had already been permanently bound to Charizard.

Not because Hikaru didn't want to swap it out—

But because—

The perk had specifically cured Charizard's congenital defect.

That didn't mean the defect was gone forever.

If he removed it, there was no telling if Charizard would suffer some irreversible consequence.

And then—

Charizard would have every reason to cry…

Over the past three days—

Lucario had finally broken past the Gym Leader barrier, reaching Level 40.

It seemed that atop the World Tree, its Aura powers were growing at an alarming rate.

As for the others, they weren't slacking off either—

But their levels wouldn't suddenly skyrocket in just a few days.

Still—

Hikaru adjusted their training regimens accordingly.

For example—

Regarding Charizard's training.

Whether it was Flamethrower, Fire Blast, or Flare Blitz—

The power of its moves had already reached their peak.

If he wanted to go even further—

Either another [Bone-Chilling Blue Flames] perk would be needed to refine its flames again…

Or—

Some other special fire ability.

Another option was—

Utilizing weather effects.

If Charizard wanted to boost its firepower, leveraging weather-based moves was a solid choice!

After all—

Charizard's ability was [Solar Power].

Paired with the [Purification] perk—

Its fire moves could become a nightmare for any Grass-type Pokémon!

However—

Mastering weather-based moves was much harder than Hikaru had expected.

To figure out the best approach—

He had Latias fly back to Aura Town and gather information about how to train weather techniques.

And the answer was…

Moves like Rain Dance or Hail were relatively easier to learn.

Because both could harness existing water vapor in the air, allowing Pokémon to use their own energy to trigger the effect.

But Sunny Day…

It was much more difficult.

Because it was heavily influenced by natural sunlight.

The best time to train it was during midday, when the sun was at its strongest.

So now—

Hikaru had Charizard practice Sunny Day during high noon,

Harnessing solar energy to activate the move!

However…

His training sessions over the past few days…

Had attracted some "unwanted attention."

Some Grass-type Pokémon didn't mind—

Pokémon like Serperior and Shiftry actually loved the sunny weather.

But not everyone was happy about it.

For example—

The Nido couple.

A Nidoking and Nidoqueen, a pair of old lovers, were resting peacefully inside their cave—

Until…

A sudden burst of intense sunlight shone directly into their den.

At that moment—

The Nido couple went berserk.

Roaring in rage, they rushed out of their cave, ready to tear Charizard apart.

In the end—

It was only thanks to Mew's intervention that they calmed down.

This…

Left Charizard extremely embarrassed.

He had accidentally interrupted their private time…

To make amends—

Hikaru gave them some Energy Cubes.

After all—

If he was going to stay atop the World Tree for a while—

It was best to maintain good relationships with the strong Pokémon nearby.

Since Salamence had been taken away—

The strongest Pokémon near the World Tree was now an Aerodactyl.

A terrifying Level 73 predator.

Thankfully—

Aerodactyl had a "live and let live" personality.

So for now, there were no conflicts.

Meanwhile—

Greninja continued practicing Rasengan.

Its progress had already reached 95.8% out of 100%.

Hikaru had a feeling that—

Once Rasengan reached red-tier—

Its true power would be insane.

As for Latias—

There wasn't much to say.

She just needed to keep absorbing energy.

An A-tier Psychic-type treasure crafted into Energy Cubes?

She could consume it in a single day.

Even the S-tier Psychic treasures from Mew?

Hikaru estimated she'd absorb those in ten days, tops.

She was simply recovering her strength—

She had no bottlenecks, so eating more was the best way to power up.

At this rate—

Latias would soon reach Master-tier.

As for Pupitar—

After his experience with the Dragon Pool—

Hikaru came up with a new idea.

If it couldn't eat energy…

Then why not apply external solutions?

If he created a topical potion that boosted energy absorption efficiency—

Wouldn't that solve the problem?

This idea excited him greatly.

After all—

With his Aura powers inside a place like the Qinling Mountains…

He was essentially standing in a massive natural treasure trove!

Sure—

A-tier or S-tier treasures were still rare—

But C-tier and B-tier materials?

They were everywhere!

Thus—

Hikaru began experimenting with his own potion formulas!

There was no rush.

He had plenty of resources to test and refine.

Though…

So far, he hadn't made much progress.

And then there was Gardevoir…

Other than her mischievous personality, she was still training properly.

She even leveled up once during these three days, reaching Level 45.

But Lucario was facing a strange issue.

Its Aura powers had grown too rapidly.

Lately—

It had been struggling to control its sensory range.

Sometimes, it would accidentally activate its Aura Vision, scanning everything nearby without meaning to.

Hikaru wasn't sure if this was good or bad.

If the issue persisted—

He planned to ask Riley's Lucario for guidance.

Back at the World Tree's base—

Mew floated beside Hikaru.

Meanwhile—

Hikaru stared at a strange, half-melted potion and sighed.

"Another failure…"

This was his 112th attempt to create an absorption-enhancing potion for Pupitar.

But…

The difficulty was much higher than expected.

Luckily—

The local herbs and berries were abundant.

Otherwise—

He wouldn't have dared to waste so much.

Mew giggled.

"Mew~!" (Hehehe, Hikaru failed again!)

Hikaru rolled his eyes and stood up.

"Forget it. Let's go check on Charizard's Sunny Day training…"

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