These past few days, a new door had opened for Terrance.
The team battle system—a battle theory built around a core Pokémon.
This team battle system was practically a required course for all the Elite Four. In fact, there were also Trainers among the general public who studied this kind of team coordination. However, lacking the foundation of Top Trainers, many found it difficult to truly bring out the full potential of such a team.
Rookie Trainers struggle just to command their Pokémon. Ordinary Trainers, even after giving orders, might not see their Pokémon fully understand or execute them. Even some seasoned Conference Trainers could usually only handle one or two Pokémon at the same time…
Without a doubt, this was a path that put a Trainer’s true skill to the test, especially in constructing team tactics and raising Pokémon.
But although this path looked difficult, Terrance was confident he could walk it well.
After all, he had successfully raised Beautifly, Gallade, Mismagius, Castform, and Arcanine, which is proof that his breeding skills were not weak. And at present, Altaria already counted as the core of the team. From here on, he only needed to build a team around this core, weaving together multiple tactical systems. In fact, this condition alone had already reduced many obstacles for him.
Fallarbor Gym.
Terrance released Ralts, and sure enough, it was just as Master Victor had described. This Ralts was somewhat different.
“Nice to meet you, Ralts…”“My name is Terrance.”
After Terrance greeted it, Ralts lifted its head and looked at him with a blank expression.
After a moment, Terrance received a telepathic message, and his face froze in surprise.
Ralts’s response was extremely brief—so brief that Terrance couldn’t quite grasp what it wanted to express. But he could guess that it was replying to his greeting.
“Is its Ability Telepathy?” Terrance thought to himself.
He very much wanted to communicate with Ralts, but this Ralts was reticent. Even when it responded, it gave only the simplest, most concise answers, leaving Terrance rather helpless.
At the same time, it was true that Ralts had lost the ability to express emotions. Terrance gave it food, and though Ralts telepathically conveyed that it liked it, there was no joy at all in its expression or the telepathy it sent.
Faced with this reticent, expressionless Ralts, Terrance found himself completely unable to perceive the emotions in its heart.
Fortunately, Ralts understood that Terrance was its Trainer, and it could comprehend what Terrance said. Because of that, Terrance was at least spared from falling into outright despair.
“Ralts, from today onward, I’ll be your Trainer. Please take care of me from now on.” Terrance looked at Ralts for a long while, and then Ralts nodded, reaching out to touch Terrance’s outstretched finger.
Terrance had seen many unusual Pokémon before, and many of his main Pokémon were unique in some way. But this Ralts, entrusted to him by Master Victor, left Terrance unsure of how to interact with it.
Being unable to understand the other’s feelings and emotions made Terrance, as a Trainer, feel very awkward.
“Let me try to help you find your emotions again…” Terrance stared at Ralts in silence for a while, then finally made up his mind.
At Terrance’s call, the Rotom Pokédex flew over, recording all the details of Ralts’s condition.
At present, the set of moves this Ralts had mastered left Terrance deeply astonished. No wonder Master Victor said this Ralts possessed a talent surpassing even Swablu’s top-level talent.
Confusion, Teleport, Lucky Chant, Double Team, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Calm Mind, Psychic, Future Sight… basically, every move a Ralts could normally learn through growth, this one already knew.
What shocked Terrance the most, however, was that this Ralts possessed two moves that Ralts should not be able to learn at all—Skill Swap and Ally Switch.
“Could these be Inherited Moves? No… in Master Victor’s records of inherited moves, there’s no mention of how Ralts could inherit these two. Could this be a new discovery of his?” Terrance scratched his head. But in the next moment, his eyes locked onto the description of Ally Switch.
It could use psychic power to lock onto the opponent, then swap coordinates with it through Teleport.
This move seemed like an extension of Teleport, allowing the user to instantly exchange positions with another creature.
Touching his chin, Terrance suddenly revealed a look of great interest.
“Teleport?” A nice strategy suddenly came to him.
This tactic could be perfectly integrated into the team battle system with Altaria as the core, serving as a method of coordinate disruption.
For the rest of the day, Terrance spent time with Ralts. To better understand Ralts’s situation, Terrance stayed by its side, talking to it, introducing himself, and telling it stories.
This Ralts, aside from lacking emotions, displayed extraordinary talent in its immense mental power and calculating ability. Using the Rotom Pokédex, Terrance played some mini-games with Ralts—games testing calculation and reaction speed. The more they played, the more shocked Terrance became. This Ralts’s calculating ability was terrifying. Or rather, without the interference of emotions, it could enter a state of “absolute rationality.” In this state, nothing could disrupt the flow of its thoughts.
At the same time, Terrance tested Ralts’s level of mental power.
Even without training, it had already reached the average strength of its evolved form… such innate strength could not help but astonish Terrance.
Having gained a rough understanding of Ralts’s situation, Terrance now had a direction for its training: to perfectly integrate into the team battle system he was building, serving as a secondary tactical core.
“Starting today, after Little Vulpix and Larvitar, there’s yet another new Pokémon I must raise.” Terrance looked at the silent Ralts beside him and let out a sigh. A word surfaced in his mind: “Three No,” meaning no words (silent), no expression (expressionless), and no emotional fluctuation (emotionless). It is a kind of personality. But in Ralts’s case, it seemed to truly embody the meaning of the term. [“Three-no girl” is a term used in the Anime, Comics, and Game’ worlds, mostly by Chinese fandom, to refer to those young women who are taciturn, lack facial expressions, and whose minds are closed off and difficult to understand.]
“Is this considered a defect?” Terrance fell into deep thought. “Due to the near absence of emotional fluctuations, it has gained an absolutely rational mind. How should I understand this trade-off? What will Ralts become in the future…?”
Shaking his head slightly, Terrance took out a Poké Ball and released Gallade.
Given Ralts’s situation, it was best to let Gallade, who had experienced something similar, be the one to accompany it.
At the same time, Terrance had another intention: to let Ralts learn Teleport by following Gallade.
As the master of courtesy and swordsmanship locked eyes with the expressionless, girl-like Ralts, Terrance began introducing them to each other…
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