Chapter 278: The Local Hakamo-o Are Far Too Rude

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: The Local Hakamo-o Are Far Too Rude

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Miraidon flew over to Decidueye with a wicked smile and fired off an electric shock.

Decidueye sprang up with a cry.

Miraidon followed with another shock, and Decidueye shot straight into the sky.

Decidueye turned his head to look at the feathers on his tail.

He let out a breath of relief.

Good. His most beautiful tail feathers had not been damaged.

Otherwise, it would be hard for him to find a wife.

Although his tail feathers had not been scorched, Decidueye strongly condemned Miraidon for sneak-attacking him with electricity while he was asleep.

But if Decidueye had to go over and slap Miraidon twice in return...

Decidueye did not have that courage.

The blue dragon flying in front of him looked dangerous at a glance.

When Decidueye went out into the world, his principle was safety first!

Besides, he still planned to follow Julian and freeload food and drink.

How could he possibly fight his Pokémon?

Decidueye directly flew down beside Julian and passionately complained about Miraidon’s actions, hoping Julian would uphold justice for him.

Julian smiled and said, "Sorry. Everyone is working hard to train. If someone is slacking off nearby, it will affect everyone’s training."

"If you’re willing to stay, Decidueye, I’d like to ask you to help train Hakamo-o."

Decidueye’s eyes widened.

Ah! Me?

He had seen Hakamo-o’s battle against Shiinotic.

How could he be a match for such a fierce dragon?

But if Decidueye wanted to keep eating delicious food, he had to contribute.

Julian released a wave of Aura, bathing Decidueye’s body.

He immediately felt warm all over. The numbness left from being shocked earlier quickly faded, and his body recovered.

"Don’t worry. I’ll be responsible for your safety and health."

Trumbeak also spoke up to persuade him.

With food, drink, safety, and even a chance to become stronger, what else was Decidueye dissatisfied with?

He gritted his beak and agreed.

Wasn’t it just acting as a sparring partner?

It was not as if he had never acted as a free sparring partner for Hakamo-o before.

Specifically, Decidueye had once been beaten badly by Hakamo-o that came running out from the depths of Poni Canyon.

He had even been surrounded and toyed with by several Hakamo-o.

Trumbeak was right.

He could not beat Julian’s Hakamo-o.

But if he helped Julian’s Hakamo-o train and became stronger himself...

Could he still not defeat the local Hakamo-o?

He could absolutely take revenge for the past!

Decidueye nodded in agreement, and Hakamo-o excitedly abandoned Annihilape.

He planned to properly experience Decidueye’s Spirit Shackle arrows.

Decidueye glared at Miraidon, secretly planning to fire a couple of arrows into Miraidon’s tail when he got the chance!

Miraidon did not want to spar with Goodra, so he simply went over to pair up with Annihilape, who had just lost his partner.

Annihilape was very strong, but his fists were not especially effective against Miraidon.

They were completely different from Goodra’s Dragon Claw, Dragon Tail, and Dragon Pulse, which genuinely hurt.

Taking a beating from Annihilape was still not bad for training the body.

Miraidon could also conveniently learn some Fighting techniques.

When facing Goodra, he would be able to better defend against Goodra’s attacks.

As for Decidueye, under Hakamo-o’s request, he used Spirit Shackle at full power against Hakamo-o.

With Decidueye’s mindset remaining stable, the power of Spirit Shackle actually rose by thirty percent.

An idea flashed through Julian’s mind.

"Hakamo-o, try using Victory Dance while restricted by Spirit Shackle."

Cynthia widened her eyes in surprise.

"Hakamo-o has already learned to use Victory Dance?"

Julian shook his head.

"No. But the restraint from Spirit Shackle will help Hakamo-o learn Victory Dance."

Cynthia asked excitedly, "Then can we use Spirit Shackle to restrict Garchomp and help Garchomp learn Headlong Rush?"

Julian thought for a moment, then shook his head and explained, "No. The strength gap between Decidueye and Garchomp is too large."

Cynthia froze in place.

Was being too strong somehow her fault?

Julian rubbed his chin.

"I do have one method. Since Garchomp’s strength is too great, then we can think of a way to lower Garchomp’s strength."

"That way, Garchomp can speed up her progress in learning Headlong Rush by training under self-imposed restrictions."

Cynthia’s mind worked quickly.

"You mean letting Shiinotic drain Garchomp’s strength, then having Decidueye use Spirit Shackle?"

Julian shook his head.

"That is one method, but we can also borrow the power of scientific training equipment."

Cynthia’s eyes lit up.

"You mean using power-limiting equipment!"

Then Cynthia suddenly looked somewhat discouraged.

"With current technology, equipment like that already struggles to meet Garchomp’s training needs."

Compared to equipment, the best way to train Pokémon was still with another Pokémon as a sparring partner.

Garchomp’s strength had basically reached the peak of ordinary Pokémon.

Forget Garchomp. Even for Goodra and Miraidon, the effects of many weighted training tools had already dropped significantly.

And besides, equipment was expensive and broke easily.

It really was not as useful as Pokémon.

For example, when Hakamo-o and Annihilape battled while wearing weighted equipment...

After one battle, Hakamo-o and Annihilape were completely fine.

But a weighted ring worth tens of thousands shattered into several pieces.

Looking at the black arrows Decidueye shot out, Julian calculated for a moment before speaking.

"At Decidueye’s current rate of improvement, if Shiinotic helps too, he should be able to assist Garchomp’s training in a year."

The corner of Cynthia’s mouth twitched.

"Is Garchomp not going to grow stronger this year?"

Julian shrugged.

Then who knew how long that would take?

Cynthia was right. Decidueye could still break through Hakamo-o’s scales now.

Once Hakamo-o evolved, it would become difficult for Kommo-o to improve his defence by having his dragon scales broken and regenerated.

When the time came, if Hakamo-o still needed to strengthen his defence, they could simply find a new method.

...

When they woke up the next morning, Decidueye tentatively used Spirit Shackle.

Under Hakamo-o’s pressure yesterday, Decidueye had already mastered the technique of condensing shadow arrows without using his feathers.

Decidueye’s Spirit Shackle had become almost fifty percent stronger overnight!

Decidueye had talent.

He simply had not worked hard at all before.

After breakfast, the group continued deeper into Poni Canyon.

After passing through a valley, they saw two Cacturne lying amid a scene of chaos.

Three Cacnea pushed against the Cacturne’s bodies with their hands, tears glistening in the corners of their eyes.

Julian frowned.

"What happened here?"

Trumbeak cried out angrily, and Julian used Aura to communicate.

As he listened to Trumbeak’s explanation, he kept nodding with a frown.

"It was Hakamo-o."

Although Totem Pokémon assisted the island guardians in keeping peace over an area, among the descendants of a Totem, there would inevitably be some rotten ones.

Normally, Hakamo-o fought to become stronger.

But these Hakamo-o fought purely for amusement.

"I’ll go treat the Cacturne."

Julian smiled gently at the Cacnea.

"Don’t worry. I’ll heal them."

Just as Julian was about to apply medicine, two Dragon Pulse blasts shot over.

Hakamo-o, Sirfetch’d, and Goodra jumped out of their Poké Balls.

They used Iron Defense and blocked the Dragon Pulse.

Julian’s expression changed.

The local Hakamo-o really were far too rude.

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