"The punishment for failing to block the stones is this—keep training. Use your tail to knock them down."

  Paul threw aone, just as he had dohe first time. The speed and force were still within Vulpix's capability. With focus, knog them down with its tail wasn't impossible.

  The pain from the earlier storikes left Vulpix no choice but to obey. It quickly adjusted its tail to intercept the ining stones.

  After a few throws, Paul increased the difficulty. He started throwing two stohen three, gradually increasing the challenge.

  Thud!

  “Ah~!”

  Thud!

  "Ow~!"

  Thud!

  “Missed!”

  Despite its best efforts, Vulpix couldn't avoid getting hit at times. Its body bore several bruises from the training.

  As the sessiressed, Paul escated the difficulty further, tossing six stones simultaneously around Vulpix, f it to use all six of its tails to deflect them.

  This time, Vulpix truly uood Paul's relentless iy and strength.

  "Good. Take a break, but maintain Sunny Day and Gravity."

  When the pile of stones Vulpix had gathered was finally depleted, Paul called a halt.

  "Vul~"

  Exhausted and covered in bruises, Vulpix colpsed onto the ground. The training had been grueling, demanding not only physical stamina but also mental focus. Every mistake was met with punishment, and maintaining both Sunny Day and Gravity throughout the session added to the strain.

  “Eat this a up quickly.”

  Paul took out a few Oran Berries ahem to Vulpix. He then begaing its injuries with a potion.

  "Vul~"

  Feeling the rejuvenating power of the Oran Berries and seeing Paul's serious demeanor as he applied the medie, Vulpix felt a small spark of gratitude.

  Perhaps, it thought, my trainer isirely indifferent. He's just... strict. Maybe, it's not so bad.

  But just as Vulpix began to rex, Paul's chilling voiterrupted its thoughts.

  "Once you've rested, gather more storaining will resume, and you'll o collect extra this time."

  What?! Again?!So cruel!

  Vulpix's internal monologue became a whirlwind of emotions.

  Once Paul fireating Vulpix's injuries, he moved over to che Turtwig and Elekid's progress.

  Ier, their training rogressing effitly, thanks to Paul's tailored methods.

  Elekid's Ice Punch created a yer of ice that sted 0.3 seds before being washed away by the water—a signifit improvement in its trol and strength.

  Turtwig, though less visibly ged, had roots coiled around rocks, tinuously drawing energy from the ground. The nutrients it absorbed were several times greater than before. A faint green glow radiated from its roots.

  "This isn't normal." Paul muttered, narrowing his eyes.

  Ingrain allowed Turtwig to absorb nutrients from the earth, but the speed and iy it dispyed were extraordinary. The glowing roots were particurly unusual.

  Without disturbing Turtwig, Paul pulled out his Pokédex and sed it.

  “Absorb: A Grass-type move that drains energy from the oppo.”

  "It learned Absorb through Ingrain? Iing."

  A smirk spread across Paul's face.

  While Absorb wasn't particurly useful in battles, iing it int's growth training could signifitly accelerate its development.

  Moreover, Absorb was just the beginning. It could evolve into Mega Drain aually Giga Drain, both of which had siderable potential in battles.

  If Turtwig tinued developing this method, it could reach a point where simply basking in sunlight and using Ingrain would rival the bes orous physical training. It would only o focus on perfeg its moves and improving its enduran battles.

  "All right, stop for a moment."

  "Twig~!"

  "Bzzt!"

  The two Pokémon halted their training and turo Paul.

  “Your training is progressing well.” Paul said with rare praise, then addressing Turtwig, he added, “Show me your new move on Elekid.”

  Elekid: ???“Bzzt?!”

  Elekid protested loudly, but before it could react further, Turtwig unleashed a glowing whip of energy from the leaf on its head, binding Elekid and rapidly draining its stamina.

  "Bzzt~!"

  Take it easy! This is just training, just for your sake.

  Already fatigued from its earlier efforts, Elekid grew even more exhausted.

  “Stop."

  "Twig~"

  Turtwig dispersed the light whip somewhat embarrassedly, and a fathered from its mouth like an energy ball spurted out and nded on Elekid.

  Then, fluorest dots floated out from Elekid aur, rest its strength.

  "Bzzt~!"

  That’s enough, you want to kill me?

  After being sucked once more, a hint of anger appeared on Elekid's face.

  "Bzzt!~"

  Turtwig smiled ily. He was too absorbed iraining just now and couldn't trol his emotions. He always wao give Elekid some fierce blows.

  " you use Absorb in other ways?" Paul asked again.

  "Twig~"

  Turtwig thought for a moment, notig Paul's gaze shifting toward the nearby stones. Realizing what he meant, it extes glowing roots, coiling them around Elekid.

  "Bzzt~"

  Well, go on. Absorb me if you dare! Why aren't you doing it?!

  Turtwig hesitated, sensing Elekid's growing irritation. Instead of draining its partner pletely, it decided to let Elekid go, patting it gently with a root before retrag.

  "Good. Your roots aren't just part of your body; they're tools and ons. You use them to drain energy, attack oppos, or trol the battlefield."

  "When you're strong enough, your roots will be able to cover the entire field, striking down your e will."

  Paul shared his insights with Turtwig, outlining the potential of its newfound abilities.

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