Capítulo 33: Chapter 33: The Plan to Train Swift
"That's a bit of a shame, but the door to the club will always be open for you. If you come to a decision, feel free to find me anytime."
The person in charge nodded and, after a few more words, said goodbye to Ryoma.
"A year of free services and 100,000 yen; it seems like that will support me for a while."
Ryoma smiled slightly and then headed straight to the Pokémon Training Room. Since it was free, he wouldn't pass up the opportunity.
Upon arriving at the training room, Ryoma took out Sandshrew.
After the match, Ryoma had sent Sandshrew to the Pokémon Center for treatment, so Sandshrew looked full of energy now.
"Sha sha Sha!"
Once Sandshrew was out, it looked excitedly at Ryoma, raising its hands in a personified gesture asking for money.
"I know, I know, there's 10,000 yen in this card for you. I'll keep it safe for you. Just tell me what you want to eat or buy."
Ryoma smiled slightly and gave Sandshrew a gentle pat on the head.
However, Sandshrew didn't appreciate it and shook its small head vigorously, as if to say no.
"Hmm?"
After a brief and lively exchange, Ryoma's expression darkened.
It turned out that Sandshrew felt that 10,000 yen was too little and was eyeing his 100,000 yen prize!
"Sandshrew, we had an agreement before the match."
"You just needed to defeat the Champion, and that 10,000 yen prize would all belong to you, but all subsequent prizes would be mine," Ryoma began to reason with it.
"Sha?"
Sandshrew tilted its head and recalled the agreement; it seemed to remember that was the case, but it still felt something was off!
"Alright, alright, don't be upset. How about I take you for some late-night snacks?"
"I'll cover the cost, and consider it a reward for you!"
Seeing Sandshrew's confused expression, Ryoma quickly added.
"Sha!"
Sure enough, Sandshrew was easily appeased. Upon hearing about the late-night snacks, it stopped dwelling on the earlier issue and excitedly nodded at Ryoma.
...
After enjoying some late-night snacks, Ryoma brought Sandshrew back to the Pokémon Training Room and began planning that night's training agenda.
Now, Sandshrew had mastered the moves Rollout, Rapid Spin, and Sand Attack very well, but it seemed to have hit a bottleneck. Therefore, Ryoma decided to shift the focus of the training to Steel-type moves.
Perhaps it was because Sandshrew had concentrated its talent points on Rollout, Rapid Spin, and Sand Attack, or maybe there was a problem with his training plan.
Throughout the past month, Sandshrew had yet to successfully use Gyro Ball, which left Ryoma feeling quite frustrated.
"It looks like I'll have to visit the steel smelting facility tomorrow, no matter what. I've heard there's a special metal room there where the Steel-type energy is very strong, allowing Pokémon to quickly sense Steel-type energy."
"However, it costs over 1,000 yen per hour, which is quite a rip-off!"
Ryoma silently cursed the greedy businessman in his mind but had no other options.
The main reason Sandshrew couldn't learn Gyro Ball was due to its inability to sense Steel-type energy, so he had to spend the money.
Fortunately, he had received a substantial sum today, which would cover this expense!
…
It was another lovely evening.
The next morning, Ryoma took Sandshrew for a hearty breakfast before heading toward the steel smelting facility.
The special metal room at the steel smelting facility was located underground, where there were rich iron ore resources. Combined with the special devices that concentrated Steel-type energy, the levels of steel elements in the room were incredibly high.
After paying a fee of 1,000 yen at the entrance, Ryoma and Sandshrew entered an elevator. As the elevator descended slowly, they successfully reached a cave, which was the so-called metal room.
"Sandshrew, carefully sense the Steel-type energy here. If we don't learn Gyro Ball today, we won't leave!" Ryoma declared fiercely, clenching his fists.
"Sha?"
Hearing Ryoma's declaration, Sandshrew trembled slightly and let out a weak sound, implying, what about our lunch?
"Lunch? If you can't learn Gyro Ball, we won't eat at all today!" Ryoma replied with a cold smile.
"Sha!"
Sandshrew looked at Ryoma in fear, and without waiting for further instructions, it hurried to a corner to sense the Steel-type energy, determined to master it before lunchtime!
Seeing Sandshrew take the initiative, Ryoma nodded in satisfaction. This little guy, who had gone hungry during his childhood, had a fierce obsession with food!
For Sandshrew, there was nothing that couldn't be solved by one meal!
Once Sandshrew entered training mode, Ryoma didn't stay idle either. He began planning the next phase of training.
Ryoma had already explained the training method for Gyro Ball to Sandshrew countless times, so he decided to focus next on how to learn Swift.
As a move that Sandshrew could learn by leveling up, Swift should not be too difficult to master.
Moreover, since Swift is a Normal-type move, and having mastered other Normal-type moves like Scratch, Defense Curl, and Rapid Spin, the challenge of sensing Normal-type energy should not be an issue.
Currently, Sandshrew had only mastered melee moves; although the swirling sandstorm could hit flying opponents, it was ultimately not a normal ranged attack. Therefore, it was very necessary for Sandshrew to learn Swift.
However, how to learn Swift was causing Ryoma some concern.
Swift was different from moves like Rollout and Rapid Spin, which had clear pathways for learning. Instead, it required condensing Normal-type energy and launching it outward!
"Maybe I can approach it from the angle of rotation. I recall a term called centrifugal force?"
"First, gather Normal-type energy throughout the body, then use centrifugal force to fling the Normal-type energy outward…"
Ryoma began to sketch his ideas on paper. Theoretically, his method for training Swift seemed somewhat feasible.
Before long, time passed slowly as the two focused on their respective training.
It wasn't until lunchtime approached that Sandshrew began to sense some Steel-type energy, but it still had quite a distance to go before mastering it.
"Sha~"
Sandshrew felt very disappointed. It seemed this lunch would be missed, which was quite disheartening!
"Sandshrew, come over and have something to eat and take a break."
Just then, Ryoma's voice suddenly rang out, sounding like heavenly music to Sandshrew.
"Here are some cookies and Miltank milk; this will be our lunch for today."
Ryoma took out compressed cookies and Miltank milk from his backpack, which he had prepared in advance.
Sandshrew needed to train moves, and its physical energy consumption was significant. He naturally wouldn't let Sandshrew go hungry, but he could only ensure that Sandshrew wouldn't starve; if it wanted to go out and eat something better, it would have to work hard for it!
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