Chapter 12 – Gastly: I Can Train Myself
The "Piplup Rookie Trainers' Tournament", held every summer, is aimed towards rookie trainers.
Most of the contestants are seniors or freshmen from the Pokémon Academies.
As an official event recognized by the league, good rankings can be helpful in obtaining the [Beginner Trainer Certificate].
But Rikuno did not intend to be a trainer and naturally had no intentions of competing.
Outside was the glaring sun of summer, while inside the apartment, is the whirling sound of several fans.
Rikuno was sitting in front of his computer, editing the next video he plans to release.
Gastly opened his mouth wide at the fan as his mist drifted behind him, and his sound echoed with the fan.
"ahhhww~~"
Regarding "The training methods of Gastly", the Gastly has reached the actual combat section - "How to command Gastly in an official battle".
"Gastly's temperament is quite active, and often performs unpredictably in battles..."
Gastly studied the document and nodded frequently.
"Gas!" (There seems to be some logic in that!)
"Therefore, instead of following a strict training regime, it is better to train Gastly's sense of autonomous combat..."
"Gas?" (How do I do that?)
"Different types of Gastly have different personalities and different ways of fighting, and finding the most suitable is the key."
"Gas Gas!" (Got it!)
Gastly floated in mid-air, grinning triumphantly, with a look of "I completely understand".
In the course of two days, Gastly not only learned Confuse Ray, and even Night Shade was skilfully learnt.
And the source of this knowledge —
'The Training Methods of Gastly' by Blue.
It had been licked to pieces by Gastly, and even the text was blurred.
This was literally stomaching information thoroughly!
Glancing at Rikuno, he found that his trainer was still staring intently at the computer.
Gastly couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
He spread out the book and covered it over his face.
Gastly boredly submerged and emerged in and out of the shadows.
The Moomoo milk in the fridge had been finished and the suspicious blue drink had also been downed.
The canned drink labelled "Speed Enhancer," visibly increased the speed which Gastly could move at.
Because of the innate ability of ghosts to blend into shadows, this also improved the concealment abilities of Gastly to a certain extent.
As he was daydreaming, Gastly glanced at a line on the training manual that immediately raised his spirits.
"What should a Pokémon do if they are depressed?"
"Gas Gas!" (What to do!)
"First, use items and Pokémon food to increase the intimacy of Pokémon."
"Gasss!" (But everything in the house has been eaten Σ (°△°|||)
"Second, go camping, picnicking, and other activities with your Pokémon."
"Gas!" (But he's ignoring me (╬▔皿▔)
"Three, inspire the Pokémon with a victory in a battle."
"Gas!" (That's it (≧ω≦*)
Gastly shook his head and thought for a while.
Suddenly, he remembered seeing a message about a tournament on the phone yesterday.
Slowly floating to Rikuno's side, Gastly licked the side of Rikuno's face with his tongue and blinked his eyes.
Ghost: (⊙﹏⊙)
"Oh." Rikuno understood immediately.
"Are you hungry? Here, take the phone and order some takeout!"
Succeeding with his plan of getting the phone, Gastly accidentally laughed out loud.
"Kah Kah Kah!"
"... What's wrong with you, why are you laughing in such a creepy way?"
Gastly smiled, grabbed the phone and went to the side, swiping up and down with his tongue.
Nessa photoshoot? Not this...
Elesa's catwalk? Nor is this one...
What the heck does this guy even watch!
Gastly's look turned strange and suddenly his eyes lit up.
['Piplup Rookie Trainers' Tournament', we sincerely invite all aspiring young individuals who aim to become trainers to participate!]
However, filling in the registration information also required Rikuno's ID card.
Gastly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets for a few moments, and finally found the ID card.
Filling out the registration form with some effort after half an hour, Gastly breathed a long sigh of relief.
[Mr. Rikuno, your registration has been approved, your ID for the tournament is: 3534]
[The preliminary rounds will start next Wednesday, please arrive on time.]
Nodding contently, Gastly pulled his thoughts back together, and there were flames of determination burning in his eyes.
I must win this tournament for master!
After finally finishing the editing of the video, Rikuno stretched his back.
Turning his head, he saw that Gastly was holding the training manual and studying hard.
This caused a subtle change in Rikuno's thoughts.
"I can train myself?"
There was no need for Rikuno to intervene at all, Gastly had clearly already arranged a diet plan, tactics training and moves training.
This made Rikuno's expression turn slightly complicated, he couldn't help but have the thought that he was useless.
"System, can you check the moves that Gastly has now mastered?"
[Would you like to spend 500BP points to unlock the VIP1 privileges of 'Pokédex']
[Yes/No]
"Yes." Rikuno's eye's subtly twitched, "Are there also VIP8 privileges?"
[Remaining BP Points: 570]
[Target search... Target has been confirmed!]
[Gastly]
[Type: Ghost + Poison
Ability: Float
Moves: Confuse Ray, Lick, Mean Look , Will-o-Wisp, Curse, Night Shade]
After reading the list of moves, Rikuno's first reaction was surprise.
In reality, Pokémon aren't limited to four moves, so the number of moves learned can also reflect the strength of the Pokémon to a certain extent.
Of course, many of these moves may have been learned with the help from the Blue's training manual.
But that was enough to shock Rikuno!
"It that strong?"
"But I captured it with a single Pokéball without even batting it!"
Rikuno glanced at the list of moves again and was immediately amazed.
"Dirty, so dirty!"
"Of the six moves, five moves cause abnormal states, as expected as my Pokémon!"
Confuse Ray can cause confusion, Lick can cause paralysis, and Will-o-Wisp can cause burns.
Mean Look makes it that the opponents' on field Pokémon cannot be returned, and curse can continuously weaken the opponent's stamina.
If you add Toxic and Hypnosis to the list ...
Then this would be overkill!
In the real world abnormal states can be stacked.
This is also the reason why Rikuno's "Substitute Protect Toxic" is such a disgusting strategy.
At present, Rikuno seems to have found a new way to carry forward the tactics of disgusting people.
"Confusion, paralysis, burns, poisoning... These abnormal states can be used together!"
Gastly, god of dirty strategies!
Although the direction of Gastly's training was determined, Rikuno was too lazy to train.
Being a trainer is not worth it!
Isn't it better to be a streamer and earn more money?
The number of subscribers to the stream has reached 80 thousand, and with some more efforts audiences can complete the small goal of his face reveal.
At this critical moment, the system released a new task.
[Mission"I'm really not a million fan streamer"]
[Mission explanation: Release a video with a million view]
[Quest Reward: 1000 BP points, random skill (LV3)*1, random purple item*1]
Rikuno had already experienced the benefits of system items.
Just the enhanced version of the speed enhancer has greatly increased the speed of Gastly.
If you can roll hundreds and thousands of item, sell them, you'll be rich in days!
The video that Rikuno edited just now is exactly the new video he intends to release.
"Rikuno-Sensei's Strategies for Battle 04: Minimize Team ".
If there is anything more disgusting than "Substitute Protect Toxic".
It was undoubtedly the minimize strategy represented by the Pink Devil!
Chansey carrying the item "Eviolite", has extremely high special defence and can continuously improve its exasiveness with the help of the move Minimize.
Opponents can't hit it and can't chip it away either.
It's not only tanky but also has high damage at the same time—
How can there be a Pokémon as cool as Chansey!
The corners of Rikuno's mouth revealed a slightly sinister smile.
He moves his cursor and clicked the "Upload" button.
[Video uploading... Your new video has been uploaded]
[Click to view "Rikuno-Sensei's Strategies for Battle 04: Minimize Team "! 】
AN: I probably won't be posting any new chapters next week due to some sudden matters but, I'll try my best to get back to you guys.