Sandshrew are Pokémon that stand on two legs and resemble mice, only using four legs when running.
These Pokémon have yellowish-brown skin that is hard and dry, with brick-like patterns, making their skin look like a brick wall; their lower jaw to abdomen is cream-colored, and they have a conical, thick tail at the back; their forelimbs have three small, sharp claws, and their hind limbs have two toes; their ears are small and triangular, giving them a simple and honest appearance.
In the distance, the Sandshrew's blue-black eyes kept looking over here, obviously, it had also noticed Fang Yuan, who had been looking at it.
The Sandshrew's movements naturally did not escape the notice of its Trainer, a short-haired girl with brown hair, not much different in age from Fang Yuan.
After the other party looked over, Fang Yuan politely responded with a smile, and then refocused his attention on Eevee.
Sandshrew, a Ground-type, rodent Pokémon, is naturally timid, so it digs holes in the sand to avoid enemies. This is the Sandshrew's nature. These Pokémon are specialized digging experts. When it comes to playing with sand, it was just as Fang Yuan thought, no matter how hard Eevee tried to build sandcastles, it couldn't surpass the palace built by this Sandshrew.
Until mealtime, Eevee was still tirelessly modifying its work. At Fang Yuan's call, Eevee came back to its senses, its stomach making a rumbling sound, revealing a pitiful expression.
At this time, the Sandshrew and its Trainer had already left, but they left behind a palace made of sand. Eevee's eyes had looked over there countless times. Although its work could surpass most of the preserved works on the beach, this sand palace still made little Eevee very dissatisfied.
"We'll come back after we eat."
Picking up Eevee, Fang Yuan patted its head. Although it was just a small matter, it showed Eevee's unwillingness to admit defeat. This rare and valuable spirit cannot be lost, even if these few days of great time are spent accompanying Eevee to build sandcastles, it is worth it.
"Eevee, Eevee~"
After receiving Fang Yuan's permission, Eevee was stunned for a moment, and then cried out happily.
Time, this afternoon, Fang Yuan and Eevee did not encounter that Sandshrew and the girl again. The sand palace also disappeared. Although Eevee had no comparison object, it could still compare the merits based on its impression, constantly modifying.
However, due to the problem of size, Eevee could not achieve the same perfection as Sandshrew in the carving of some details...
In terms of seriousness and effort, it was already not inferior to that Sandshrew.
Just as Eevee wanted to push it down and redo it again, Fang Yuan stopped it and pointed to the side. Eevee immediately understood and found a new area to pile it up again.
Looking at Eevee's best and most time-consuming masterpiece so far, Fang Yuan really couldn't bear to see it being pushed down. First, he took out his mobile phone to take pictures and record it, and then Fang Yuan himself began to use small tools to carve the details and textures of this work for Eevee.
In fact, he also took pictures of Eevee's previous works. Fang Yuan wanted to keep them as souvenirs and show them to Eevee in the future.
"Eevee..."
Eevee, who came to the next area, turned back when it heard the movement. Looking at Fang Yuan, who was lying there seriously carving the sandcastle, Eevee felt a little complicated. It recalled Fang Yuan's company throughout the day, and suddenly felt a wonderful feeling in its heart, different from any previous emotion, which also caused it to stop the action of wanting to pile up sand again.
Instead, it carefully observed Fang Yuan's movements.
At this moment, Eevee felt like it could stand in Fang Yuan's perspective, feeling every move of the sand. The next moment, Eevee suddenly felt that the sand under it was a little hot, as if it was transmitting a strange wave, and it resonated with its body.
This feeling made Eevee very flustered, and it made a cry of confusion. This cry immediately attracted Fang Yuan. When Fang Yuan looked over, he saw Eevee's short and thin forelimbs sliding across the beach. The sand at its three toes seemed to be manipulated, and was suddenly pushed to the other side.
After experiencing the incredible thing, Eevee felt that its body had returned to its original state, but it clearly remembered that strange feeling, as if its body had a memory, and if it wanted to, it could do the same thing as just now.
"This is... Sand Attack?"
Discovering Eevee's abnormality, Fang Yuan opened his mouth in surprise. Sand Attack, he thought Eevee would have to start training before it could comprehend this move, but who knew, it actually learned it in this situation.
You know, it is very difficult to learn a new move in reality. Even the moves that can be learned by leveling up in the game, Pokémon are not 100% able to comprehend.
Sand Attack is a Ground-type move that can control sand and reduce the opponent's hit rate. In the game, it is the earliest move that Eevee can learn by leveling up, but in reality, there is no such concept as leveling up. If you want to learn a move, Pokémon need some specific timing to comprehend it on their own, or they can learn moves through the Trainer's training, but it is absolutely impossible to learn it for no reason. Eevee was able to learn Sand Attack while playing with sand. It has to be said that Eevee has a good understanding, but this may also be related to its energy injection. Being obsessed with building sandcastles gave Eevee the opportunity to comprehend Sand Attack!
"Eevee..." After comprehending Sand Attack, Eevee was both dazed and confused. When Fang Yuan picked it up, it felt relieved.
"Isn't this great? Let's pile it up again next time!"
Fang Yuan looked expectantly at the sand all over the ground. Assuming Eevee's mastery of Sand Attack was related to this little game, was it possible that the Sand Attack move could help Eevee build an even more perfect sandcastle? "Moves can actually be mastered in this way, it's really amazing."
Slowly putting Eevee down, Fang Yuan began a new round of effort with it.
Based on previous experience, they knew that the core detail of building sandcastles lay in the mixing ratio between sand and water. Too little water could not bind the sand, and too much could not fix the shape. The best ratio was 99% sand and 1% water, which could maintain the best stability of the sandcastle, especially those tall and thin ones. If they wanted to sculpt it to the level of detail, this ratio was essential. If they were just messing around before, but since Eevee mastered Sand Attack, it had a more obvious perception of the humidity of the sand and soil, and easily found the best ratio.
Eevee's claws were very flexible and sharp, much better than a tool knife. Before long, they really rebuilt a building comparable to Sandshrew's sand palace.
"Great, but there's still a little flaw."
Because the loss of moisture in the project was not taken into account, the sandcastle at this moment was not the most perfect. After Fang Yuan and Eevee looked at each other, they immediately smiled knowingly, knocked it down directly, and started again, using the Sand Attack move, having a great time building it.
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