Chapter 277: The Meditate Pokémon, Medidite
Chapter 277: The Meditate Pokémon, Medidite
Water-type Pokémon always instinctively feared such powerful thunder and lightning.
On the other hand, Greninja had disappeared and wasn't in the Shallow Seashore.
Dragonair, now exhausted from its rampage, slowly descended from the sky and flew to Yuga, letting out a gentle cry. It nudged Yuga's palm with its head.
Yuga smiled and said, "Congratulations, Dragonair! One day, you'll become as powerful as your mother."
Hearing Yuga's words, Dragonair nodded happily, feeling the fatigue in its body dissipate.
Yuga fed Dragonair an Pokéblock before allowing it to rest at the bottom of the lake.
When Yuga left the Shallow Seashore, he returned Gyarados to Heart Lake Island, relieved that it had successfully evolved.
For the next three days at the YoYo Day Care, Yuga was immersed in researching how to breed a Gligar with a blue potential. He consulted a vast amount of breeding knowledge but had limited success.
During these three days of training, Yuga gradually understood some characteristics of the green and yellow Gems.
Firstly, these Gems had their own attributes. Clearly, green represented the Grass type, and yellow represented the Electric type. If everything went as expected, the red Gem should be Fire type, and the blue Gem should be Water type.
Secondly, after the fusion of the green and yellow Gems, both Florges and Dragonair's control over Grass and Electric-type moves had increased significantly, and the power of their abilities had greatly improved. They even outperformed true Grass and Electric-type Pokémon.
For these two attributes, Florges and Dragonair seemed to have reached an entirely different level of understanding compared to other Pokémon's mastery of their own types.
Lastly, Florges and Dragonair seemed to have inexplicably gained two extra attributes because of these two Gems, without being vulnerable to weaknesses associated with those attributes. This was quite astonishing.
As for any other functions of the Gems, Yuga had yet to discover them, so further research was needed.
One unexpected surprise during this time was that a Medidite in the Ecopark had successfully learned the Calm Mind move.
Calm Mind was a rare and difficult-to-learn move that allowed Psychic-type Pokémon or those skilled in using Psychic moves to rapidly enhance their mental power.
While Medidite and Chimecho had been meditating regularly, the effects of this ordinary meditation and the Calm Mind move were entirely different.
If the effects of regular meditation could reach half the effectiveness of using the Calm Mind move, it would already be considered highly efficient.
Yuga had always wanted his Absol and Chimecho to learn this move, but he hadn't found any Pokémon capable of teaching it. Therefore, this idea had been shelved until Medidite pleasantly surprised him.
Medidite and its evolution, Medicham, were classified as Meditate Pokémon. In other words, both of these Pokémon were skilled in meditation, especially Medidite, which spent most of its day in a meditative state.
Therefore, Yuga was not surprised that Medidite had learned the Calm Mind move, but rather pleasantly so.
This Medidite's meditation using the Calm Mind move had a significant difference compared to the ordinary meditation performed by other Medidite.
While other Medidite's surface would only exhibit a shallow, faint blue aura during their meditation, this Medidite displayed a stark contrast.
They covered their bodies with the psychic energy generated during meditation to coordinate and strengthen their physical abilities, achieving the effects of training typical Fighting-type Pokémon.
Medidite, having learned the Calm Mind move, displayed a different phenomenon during meditation. The psychic energy surrounding its body was no longer light blue but instead a pale purple.
Moreover, its psychic energy resonated slightly with the psychic energy in the air, affecting the other Medidite meditating nearby, drawing them into a deeper state of meditation.
In Yuga's Ecopark, there were a total of seven Medidite. When they Calm Mindd together, it created a noticeable aura. Passing by them, one could distinctly feel the psychic energy permeating their surroundings, even though it was invisible and intangible.
Upon discovering that one of the Medidite had learned the Calm Mind move, Yuga promptly arranged for Chimecho and Absol to come and learn it. This move was essential for enhancing their strength.
For Chimecho, as a Psychic-type Pokémon, learning Calm Mind was the most direct and effective method to increase its power.
As for Absol, learning Calm Mind aimed to further develop its Future Sight abilities. The effectiveness of Future Sight relied on the user's psychic power, and the stronger the psychic power, the better the results. Absol's perception training and ability development also involved the use of psychic energy, making learning Calm Mind a necessity.
Therefore, for a considerable amount of time, the Pokémon in the Ecopark could witness six Medidite, Absol, and Chimecho meditating in the main grass area, surrounding a single Medidite for meditation lessons.
Aside from training, during these three days, Yuga provided Misaki with the formula for the Dark-type Pokéblock obtained from the Umbreon. She successfully produced it.
This Dark-type Pokéblock was named "Stern" by Yuga and became the fourth type of Pokéblock officially available at the YoYo Day Care (excluding the improved version of the Extender Pokéblock).
However, since this Pokéblock had just been introduced, customer feedback wasn't very clear yet. Based on previous Pokéblocks, though, it was expected to be well-received.
Due to his busy schedule with Gligar, Yuga didn't personally get involved in the production of Stern. He left it entirely in Misaki's capable hands and only checked the quality of the finished product when it was ready.
But Yuga knew that Misaki's skills were unquestionable, and he was just following the usual process.