Due to it being the first day of training, and perhaps because Eevee needed an adaptation period, Fang Yuan didn't push too hard, and the special training for various basic qualities eventually turned into physical training.
One hour in the morning, one hour in the afternoon, and one hour in the evening, Eevee and Fang Yuan ran back and forth 100 times in a day.
Fang Yuan himself was on the verge of collapse, almost unable to persevere. His legs were aching terribly, but to set an example for Eevee, he couldn't be the first to fall. So, Fang Yuan gritted his teeth and accompanied Eevee through the day.
Back home...
Eevee was exhausted.
Since it wasn't injured, and there were rest periods during the special training, it wasn't necessary to send it to the Pokémon Center for recovery.
Fang Yuan fed it the Oran Berry he had bought in advance to restore its stamina, and then Eevee drank a lot of Milk to replenish its nutrition. After they took a hot bath, Eevee quickly fell asleep wrapped in its Silk Scarf.
After a day of training, Eevee slept soundly. Although Fang Yuan was also very sleepy and tired, he still had to summarize the results of today's special training and plan tomorrow's training.
"The progress is too slow at this rate..."
Looking at the messy notes in his notebook, Fang Yuan had a headache.
After 100 laps, Eevee's round-trip time finally entered the 2-minute range, but that was far from enough.
Still too slow.
"I have to increase the intensity tomorrow."
With that, Fang Yuan put down his notebook, collapsed on the bed, and fell asleep.
The next day, the sun rose, and the alarm clock woke up Fang Yuan and Eevee, who were sleeping soundly.
As soon as he woke up, Fang Yuan felt sore all over. He glanced at Eevee, who was fine and full of energy. It seemed that the Oran Berry had worked.
The Oran Berry is a type of Berry that comes from the Secret Realm. The Secret Realm has many plants with magical effects, and Berries are a typical example. The function of the Oran Berry is to restore the Pokémon's stamina. Although the recovery range is not large, it is enough for Eevee's low-consumption special training.
However, although the Oran Berry is the most artificially cultivated Berry, the consumption is also large, so the price is not cheap, more expensive than most ordinary fruits. For Fang Yuan and Eevee, this kind of special training is already burning money.
And when they need to use the Pokémon Center later, the expenses will further increase...
It can be said that they have bet most of their wealth on the Little Phoenix King Cup.
This is also the reason for Fang Yuan's concern.
On the new day, according to the training schedule, Fang Yuan wanted to take Eevee to the old place to start training, but Eevee suddenly dozed off.
The intention to retreat was very obvious. Yesterday exhausted it, and now it doesn't want to repeat yesterday's boring training at all.
"I said, Eevee!"
Fang Yuan looked at Eevee, who had shrunk into the Silk Scarf and curled itself up, and pretended to be angry, "You didn't agree to this with me in the first place."
"You yourself said you wanted to participate in the Little Phoenix King Cup."
"Eevee..."
As Fang Yuan's words fell, Eevee slowly poked its head out, revealing an "I'm also desperate" expression.
Enthusiasm can only be maintained for one day, okay, Eevee!
However, thinking of the agreement with Fang Yuan, and those handsome members of its species in the movies, Eevee's expression changed, as if it had made a major decision, and then reluctantly jumped onto Fang Yuan's shoulder.
"That's more like it... Let's work hard today too! Together!"
On this day, Fang Yuan and Eevee began their second round of special training. Because he hadn't emphasized it yesterday, Eevee was still subconsciously slowing down to avoid obstacles. Fang Yuan watched for a while, then sighed.
Well, it seems I have to use my trump card.
"Eevee, come here."
"Listen to me, to prevent you from subconsciously slowing down, let's change the starting method today."
"Eevee?" Eevee was confused.
Fang Yuan drew a white line: "Start from here, use the 'Tackle' move to accelerate out, use the explosive force of 'Tackle' to gain acceleration, and then, don't slow down from beginning to end until you hit an obstacle. Of course, if you can avoid it, that's the best."
"Eevee!!!!!"
Fang Yuan made it very clear, and Eevee's wishful thinking instantly shattered.
"Come on, come on, look." With that, Fang Yuan took out a white spray bottle from his backpack.
"I've already prepared wound medicine for you."
Eevee: (*￣︿￣), even more uneasy.
The special training had to continue. Eevee carefully prepared and began to use the Tackle move as Fang Yuan requested. As Eevee sped out, it only accelerated for a few seconds in the dense forest before it crashed into a tree with a "bang". The strange trees in this forest were very hard. With Eevee's small body, even if it used the "Tackle" move, it could only leave shallow white marks on the tree. It was impossible to knock it down, and its Tackle was not very lethal now.
At this time, Eevee was like a meat pie stuck to the tree trunk. As it slowly slid to the ground, Eevee almost cried out in pain, and immediately looked back with tears in its eyes.
Fang Yuan slapped his forehead. Although he had prepared to train Eevee's physical strength, he immediately ran over with the wound medicine when he saw an accident on Eevee's side.
He was now a little worried about letting Eevee battle. It was already like this when it hit a tree trunk. If it was hit by something like Flamethrower or Thunderbolt, it would cost little Eevee its life.
No wonder everyone said Eevee was not suitable for battle. The experts did not deceive him.
The problem Fang Yuan was facing now was that although he had used movies to make Eevee not so resistant to special training, it was still difficult to overcome its fear of pain and fatigue. If he had captured some Pokémon with stubborn, irritable, warlike, and wild personalities as beginner partners, it would be fine, but for a new Trainer like Fang Yuan who had chosen a gentle Eevee, it was undoubtedly a hell-level start.
"There's no way around it." Fang Yuan had actually done a lot of research and asked the Seniors. The training intensity between him and Eevee was not very high. Pokémon, as creatures, were more adaptable than humans imagined, but Eevee's mentality had not yet changed. He had to be ruthless.
Speaking of which... the actual situation was not just as simple as mentality.
Fang Yuan's start was more difficult than 99.9% of new Trainers, and there was a reason for this.
Because earlier, he vaguely discovered that Eevee's Ability... was Anticipation.
Abilities are special abilities that every Pokémon possesses. For example, the Overgrow Ability increases the power of the Pokémon's Grass-type moves when its HP is low, and the Guts Ability increases the Pokémon's Attack when it is Burned or Poisoned.
Most Abilities are beneficial to the Pokémon's performance in battle, but there are also Abilities that are not conducive to battle, such as Truant and Slow Start. Using Pokémon's Abilities flexibly can achieve unexpected results in battle, but now Eevee's Anticipation Ability is like a double-edged sword.
Currently, Pokémon's Abilities have not been fully explored, at least Anticipation is an unannounced Ability on Eevee.
This Anticipation Ability has great tactical value in battle. It can detect and sense the opponent's dangerous moves in advance, and use the body's subconscious perception to turn danger into safety.
However, the premise is that the Pokémon has mastered this Ability proficiently.
Like little Eevee, it obviously has not mastered the Anticipation Ability. On the contrary, the Anticipation Ability is like a burden, constantly affecting it.
Every time it encounters danger... such as when it is about to hit a tree trunk, Eevee will retreat with a strong sense of consciousness, and there is obviously an incompletely mastered Anticipation Ability at play.
The Ability can also be seen as part of the Pokémon itself, and Fang Yuan doesn't find it strange that personality is influenced by the Ability.
So, if Fang Yuan wants Eevee to overcome some psychological factors, he is also indirectly helping it overcome the drawbacks that the Ability brings to its personality.
This Tree Stump Training Method can be said to kill many birds with one stone, because in Fang Yuan's special training plan, in addition to basic qualities and moves, he also intends to use this training method to help Eevee train its Ability.
However, that will be a matter for later, and it will only be carried out after Eevee adapts to the current special training. The general content is to let it repeat the current special training with its eyes covered.
What it relies on... is no longer the eyes, but the instinct brought by Anticipation, so that it can train its Ability very well.
"Eevee..." While spraying healing potion on Eevee, Fang Yuan looked at the abrasions that disappeared almost instantly and said helplessly, "The task is heavy and the road is long..."
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