Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 493: Waterfall training, the way to cut off the waterfall!

Padiya Region, North District 2, Luanji Waterfall.

In the bamboo forest surrounded by streams, a large group of Pokémon were listening to Naoki's speech very seriously.

Gastly, Jigglypuff, Frog, Throwing Monkey, Blue Bird, Four Seasons Deer, Shuttlecock Grass, Colorful Butterfly, Morulu Moth...

"Everyone, listen up! If anyone can help me find this thing in the picture, I can give it a big box of energy cubes and Bofen!"

Naoki looked at the group of wild Pokémon in front of him that were attracted by the fragrance, and immediately decided to use the same trick again, using his own power of Tokiwa to hire these Pokémon living near the Falls to help find the Fire Shrine.

Viridian's Power can greatly increase his affinity for wild Pokémon.

In addition, modern Pokémon are mostly docile in temperament, so when Naoki took out the Pokémon and energy cubes from his bag, he quickly attracted a group of curious Pokémon.

As soon as these words were spoken, just as Naoki had expected, these greedy Pokémon showed joy in their eyes.

One of the throwing monkeys even made a series of monkey calls, excitedly expressing that no one was more familiar with this place than it!
Just find something and give it to it!
However, upon hearing this, Bailuqiugu clenched his fists in dissatisfaction.

That expression seemed to be saying: Such a good thing can’t be enjoyed by only one Pokémon, Toss!
The throwing monkey jumped twice, unwilling to be outdone, looking as if he was unwilling to give in to anyone else.

Seeing that the two Pokémon were about to fight over this matter, Naoki quickly said:

"You can search together. As long as you find it together, anyone can get the reward."

"Kou Jie~"

The Gastly in the team made a happy noise, as if to say that it liked the idea.

Gastly floated away happily. It liked this treasure hunt game.

The other Pokémon also turned around and ran away.

The Throwing Monkey and the Defeated Ball Mushroom looked at each other, as if neither of them would give in to the other, then turned around and ran in the opposite direction.

It seems like these two guys don't get along with each other!
But speaking of it, Pokémon in the wild are really interesting. Even without humans, the way they get along with each other can be so interesting.

This time there are more Pokémon helping out than yesterday.

In order to receive their messages in time, Naoki did not move around casually, but stayed under the Luanji Waterfall.

However, looking at the spectacular waterfall in front of him, Naoki couldn't help but think of Farfetch's plan to cut off the waterfall.

After thinking for a moment, he said to the Dragonite next to him: "Dragonite."

"Ouch?" Dragonite turned and looked over.

"Can you go to the ranch and bring Farfetch'd here for me? I want to see the results of its previous special training." Naoki said, smiling and touching Dragonite's head.

"Aww~" Kuailong agreed happily.

Then, it flapped its dragon wings and flew away.

Time passed by minute by minute, and while waiting, Naoki spread a picnic blanket in the bamboo forest.

Then they put some food on the bamboo leaves and sat in the woods with Gultun and the others, waiting and watching the wind blowing the bamboo leaves down.

At this time, the first Pokémon sent by Naoki to find the Fire Shrine and the stake returned.

That was the Gastly from before.

It said excitedly: "Koujie~!"

"Found it?" Naoki asked hurriedly.

Gastly nodded repeatedly: “Hehehe!”

Then it turned around and floated ahead, leading the way.

Naoki followed it and, as expected, saw a glowing stake halfway up the mountain.

Although the exact location of the Fire Shrine has not yet been found, it doesn't matter if we pull out these piles in advance.

"Well done! Gastly!" Naoki praised.

This wild Gastly looked very happy. It floated up and down, with purple smoke swirling around its body.

"Kou Jie!" This game is fun!
Gastly likes to play games. It used to be a Pokémon living in this forest. No one played with it, so Gastly felt very lonely.

Gastly is very happy that someone is playing treasure hunting game with him.

It couldn't wait to express to this human: "Kouhee!"

Naoki was very surprised: "You mean let me wait there for a while, and you go and help find some glowing stakes?"

"Haha!" The purple mist on Gastly's body kept surging, indicating that it was correct!
After saying that, it turned around and floated away quietly.

Looking at this scene, Naoki suddenly found that Pokémon like Gastly were quite cute.

He has a simple and silly temperament and is a bit playful.

Did it treat the commission to find the stakes and the Fire Shrine as a game?
Gengar, the evolved form of Gastly, is even more popular. Naoki remembers that in his previous life, many people liked this big fat purple guy.

There are also many episodes in the anime that feature "haunted houses", "ghost ships" and other "haunted" plots.

Among the "haunted" Pokémon, Gengar is usually one of them - the ghost-attribute Pokémon.

What's interesting is that most Gengar play tricks on people just for fun, and some deliberately scare people for some purpose, but very few actively attack humans like wild Candlelight Spirits and Crystal Lamp Spirits do.

"Forget it. I'll give this Gastly some more energy cubes and gifts later!"

Naoki made a decision in his heart.

When we returned to the bamboo forest, Dragonite had already arrived with Farfetch'd.

The Onion Duck holds an onion in its hand and looks at the bamboo forest and the huge waterfall in high spirits.

"Fish Onion Duck, do you want to test the results of your training over the past year here?" Naoki asked, "Use your onion to cut off this waterfall!"

"Gah!"

Hearing this, Onion Duck carried the onion and walked under the waterfall.

Naoki's words aroused its interest, and it also wanted to try out its current sword skills to see to what extent it had practiced.

"Then let's give it a try!" Naoki encouraged.

"Gah!"

Farfetch'd walked under the waterfall.

It concentrated and held its breath, feeling the flow of the waterfall in front of it with its heart.

The next second, it clenched the onion in its hand.

There was a flash of white light, and then a thick green onion cut across the cascading waterfall.

The water falling from above stagnated for a moment, but soon resumed its flow.

"Well, although the power of this move looks good, it is obviously still a long way from cutting off the waterfall." Naoki thought.

After a brief thought, he remembered that Farfetch'd had learned the Spirit Sword from eating the fruit platter.

That was a move that used telekinesis to wrap the sword blade and use powerful mental power to launch a swift attack on the opponent.

If I use my super powers, I might be able to cut off the waterfall...

Naoki said, "Flaty Duck, use that move, the Spirit Sword, and use your spiritual power to split the waterfall in front of you in two!"

"Gah!"

Farfetch'd also thought of that move.

A blue light immediately emerged in its eyes.

An invisible superpower enveloped the scallion.

The Onion Duck held his breath and swung his sword fiercely. A strong super power spread out instantly, blocking the water from above and successfully splitting the waterfall into two.

Cut off the waterfall, success!

The Onion Duck opened his eyes wide in disbelief: "Huh?!"

"Crash!"

The energy of the spiritual sword gradually dissipated, and the waterfall returned to its original appearance.

"Congratulations, it seems you succeeded." Naoki nodded with satisfaction.

This was the dream of Farfetch'd when he first came to the ranch, and now, he has finally helped it fulfill it!
"Gah!"

A happy cry came from the Farfetch'd duck's mouth.

When the surrounding Pokémon saw its appearance, they all felt itchy.

Farfetch'd's performance triggered a wave of special training, and Pokémon such as Motosha and Babothu told Naoki that they also wanted to give it a try!
"Huh? You also want to cut off the waterfall?" Naoki asked in a daze.

The two Pokémon nodded vigorously.

"Bamo!"

"Gah!"

"But your strengths are different from Farfetch'd's?" Naoki couldn't help but remind them.

Babu Tubo is good at using his speed and powerful electric current to attack enemies.

And the speed of the Motor Lizard when running at full speed is even faster than that of the Babu Groundhog...

But seeing that the two Pokémon looked eager to try, Naoki didn't know what to say and could only let them go under the waterfall and give it a try.

As a result, after trying for a long time, Babu and Motor Lizard were unable to cut off the waterfall like Farfetch'd.

Naoki: "..."

Looking at the two lost Pokémon, Naoki couldn't help but say:
"Don't be discouraged. Each Pokémon is good at something different! And I have good news for you. Although you can't cut off the waterfall, you can use it to practice!"

"Gaao?" Hearing this, the Motorcycle Lizard looked over quickly.

Naoki nodded: "That's the waterfall training method. In the human world, some warriors and fighters will use waterfalls to exercise with Pokémon."

"They would sit under the waterfall and let the rushing water wash over their bodies to achieve the purpose of spiritual practice."

"If combined with a reasonable exercise method, this will make the body stronger and also temper one's spirit and perseverance. It is a very good special training method."

"Do you want to try it?" Naoki asked with a smile.

"Gah!"

Three minutes later, Motorlizard, Babu Turd, Dragonite, Eruption, and Flutterhair all lined up and sat on the big rock under the waterfall. They closed their eyes and felt the impact of the waterfall with their heart.

So Lewton didn't go because it no longer had any effect on him.

Gudinglu stood aside, watching the scene with a smile, and said, "Moo!" (Wow! What a group of hardworking little guys!)
However, as soon as it finished speaking, Naoki saw Eruption start to hold up his coat with his hands to block the water flow above, and began to be lazy.

Naoki: "..."

Seeing that it was discovered, Erguiyan was not panicked. It quickly stood up and ran out, jumping twice happily on the spot: "Boni~"

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to exercise, just go over there and eat some Boffins!"

Naoki doesn't have any requirements for Pokémon. If they want to become stronger, he will help them with special training.

If they just want to live happily, he will make delicious bofen and energy cubes for them so that they can replenish their energy when they are tired of playing.

"Bonnie~"

Eruption happily ran around Naoki and Gulton.

At this moment, a bluebird chirped and flew over. It landed on Naoki's shoulder and said to him, "Chirp!"

"Huh? You also found a glowing stake?" Naoki asked hurriedly.

The bluebird nodded its little head gently.

"Take me to see it!" Naoki called over a few Pokémon that were training under the waterfall.

"Haw!"

The bluebird flapped its wings and began to lead the way.

After they left, an off-white figure suddenly jumped down from the cliff above.

Not long after, Naoki found a glowing stake in the grass.

He stepped forward and pulled out the stake.

In this way, there are only six of the eight stakes left that sealed the ancient jade fish!
Now all they had to do was go back to the Luanji Waterfall and continue waiting.

However, when Naoki just arrived at the Luanji Waterfall, he noticed a small figure under the waterfall out of the corner of his eye.

It was an off-white bear Pokémon.

At this moment, the Pokémon was sitting under the Falls, sitting cross-legged in meditation, as if practicing in that way.

"Ah, gash!" Gulden also noticed the Pokémon's actions.

Naoki:! ! !
He immediately opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

Isn't that the first stage of the legendary Pokémon of the Galar region, the Bear Apprentice? !

No, that's not right! How could a bear disciple live near Luanji Waterfall?
Naoki looked at his bear disciple in shock.

Is it a wild bear apprentice? Or is it trained here by a trainer?

At this moment, the bear disciple who was sitting and practicing under the waterfall seemed to have noticed something. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the human not far away.

It was discovered!

Naoki saw that the bear apprentice seemed to be frightened by their arrival.

But the bear disciple did not run away. He still sat under the waterfall and practiced.

After a brief surprise, Naoki became interested in this legendary Pokémon from the Galar region.

He was worried that his bear disciple would be frightened by them and turn around and run away, so he did not approach them immediately. Instead, he kept a distance and observed the other party.

At this time, Apprentice Bear also opened his eyes and looked at the humans over there.

It noticed them as soon as they entered the bamboo forest.

The bear apprentice who originally lived here began to observe the actions of this human in secret.

At first, it was fine. Apprentice Bear didn't think this human was any different from the previous humans who came to Luanji Waterfall.

But later, it heard the training method described by the human, and commanded its Pokémon to train and exercise under the waterfall.

Disciple Xiong was very interested in this method of practice.

Therefore, after seeing the human leave, it immediately couldn't wait to come under the waterfall and try it out.

You won’t know the result until you try it. Once you try it, you will find that this special training method is very effective for it!
It used the organ in its lower abdomen that could generate "fighting energy" and the unique breathing method it had learned before to carefully feel the invisible force of the water flow. It actually produced a mysterious feeling in its body...

At this moment, its eyes met that human in mid-air.

Apprentice Xiong felt a little flustered.

Yet the human just stood there and looked at it.

Naoki looked at his bear apprentice whose fur was wet by the water, opened his mouth, and asked:
"Are you practicing as well?"

(End of this chapter)