Chapter 124: Hakamo-o’s Astonishing Comprehension

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Hakamo-o’s Astonishing Comprehension

Although Julian and Cynthia might become opponents in the future, right now, they were friends.

It was normal for friends to help each other.

Had Cynthia not also told him the method and location to catch Riolu?

Although Julian did not have the same powerful Aura talent as Ash...

Intermediate Aura talent definitely could not compare to Ash, who was basically Sir Aaron’s reincarnation.

Even Ash’s Lucario had been the reincarnation of the movie Lucario, specially waiting for him.

Once those two combined, they only took one year to raise their strength to the champion level.

But Julian had confidence that within a year, he could raise Riolu’s Aura to the current level of Cynthia’s Lucario.

As for all the different typed moves Lucario was proficient in...

Those were not things that could be achieved in a single year.

To learn Extreme Speed, one needed not only enough effort, but also a little flash of inspiration.

Cynthia rubbed Lucario’s head.

"Lucario, follow Julian and properly learn how to use Aura."

Lucario nodded, and Julian smiled as he praised him.

"Lucario’s talent and foundation are both very good. At most, within a month, he should be able to grasp my little bit of knowledge about Aura."

"I’ll return to Celestic Town first and bring the information back to Grandmother. A month from now, I’ll come pick you up."

Julian nodded.

"I’ll send you."

Cynthia waved her hand and released Garchomp.

"Without transporting red lotus fruit, Garchomp is much faster than the jeep."

Sitting on Garchomp’s back, Cynthia shot into the sky and quickly vanished into the distance.

Honestly, having a Pokémon that could fly, and fly both quickly and steadily, really was convenient.

After Cynthia left, Julian curiously asked, "Lucario, how did you learn Extreme Speed back then?"

Lucario recalled the past.

"Lucario~ Lucario~"

Julian nodded. Lucario was proficient in Quick Attack and Agility.

That day, while using Quick Attack, Lucario felt his Aura flowing unusually smoothly, and the speed of Quick Attack suddenly multiplied several times.

He almost rushed headfirst into a pond, but fortunately, he braked in time.

Julian saw through it but did not expose him. With such a sudden burst of speed, Lucario had definitely plunged into the pond before stopping.

Julian used Ripple Sprint, carrying a pale blue glow as he ran a lap around the battlefield.

"Did your Aura circulate like this that day?"

Lucario nodded, then shook his head.

It could only be said to be very similar, but not completely the same.

"Lucario~"

Julian smiled.

"You want to learn it? I’ll teach you."

Ripple Sprint was not difficult. By mobilising Aura to flow throughout the entire body, one could increase speed.

With Lucario’s strength, as soon as Julian explained the method, Lucario immediately grasped how to use it.

After running two laps around the battlefield, Lucario stopped in surprise.

"Lucario?"

Julian nodded.

"That’s right. Ripple Sprint can stimulate the strengthening of your physical condition. Compared to using it in battle, it’s more suitable for you to use in training."

"Try condensing Aura Sphere while maintaining Ripple Sprint."

Lucario nodded and condensed an Aura Sphere while running.

He was somewhat surprised. Despite running this fast, condensing Aura Sphere had actually become a little easier.

Lucario fired the sphere, but because he was distracted, he did not notice its direction.

The mischievous Bagon was currently chasing a Beautifly.

By the time Lucario noticed, the Aura Sphere had already been fired.

Fortunately, Hakamo-o appeared in time and swung his arm, knocking the sphere away.

"Lucario, focus!"

Lucario’s heart tightened, and he nodded seriously.

"Once you grasp the technique of using Aura Sphere during Ripple Sprint, you’ll gain a huge advantage in battle."

In truth, Lucario wanted to learn the technique Julian had used to lock onto him with Aura even more.

But Lucario also understood that such an advanced technique was currently beyond him.

He ran across the battlefield, firing one blue Aura Sphere after another into the sky.

Although they did not explode into fireworks, they still reminded Julian of those days.

He wondered how Sir Aaron and Lucario had lived after that.

Suddenly, Julian turned back in surprise.

He discovered that Hakamo-o was seriously observing Lucario use Aura Sphere and trying to imitate him.

A blue energy sphere also appeared in Hakamo-o’s hands.

That was not Focus Blast.

It was Aura Sphere!

Hakamo-o pushed the Aura Sphere out with both hands, but it scattered less than half a metre after flying out.

Even so, Hakamo-o had truly grasped the embryonic form of Aura Sphere.

Julian sucked in a breath.

Was it because ever since he obtained Aura, he had often used Aura to massage and treat Hakamo-o?

Had that allowed Hakamo-o’s body to adapt to Aura and improve his talent in this area?

Julian remembered that Kommo-o could indeed learn Aura Sphere.

But that was Kommo-o, not Hakamo-o.

Lucario also sensed the fluctuation of Aura Sphere.

He stopped running and watched as Hakamo-o tried to condense Aura Sphere again.

Julian used Aura to resonate with Hakamo-o.

He assisted Hakamo-o in smoothing out his energy, successfully condensing the Aura Sphere and firing it.

Hakamo-o had learned Dragon Breath while eating, and learned Outrage while battling Garchomp.

Now, after observing Lucario use Aura Sphere, he had learned Aura Sphere too.

Was Hakamo-o’s comprehension really this high?

With Julian’s first bit of assistance, when Hakamo-o tried Aura Sphere again, he used it smoothly.

Lucario’s eyes widened.

No, hold on

When I learned Aura Sphere as a Lucario, it didn’t go this smoothly, did it?

"Lucario?"

Bro, how did you do that?

Hakamo-o blinked.

He had just watched, felt that he could learn it, tried to imitate it, and then succeeded.

Julian waved his hand.

"All right. Let’s continue learning Ripple Sprint."

"Besides using it to accelerate, Ripple Sprint can also manage your energy and stamina, allowing you to run long distances."

Lucario looked at Julian curiously.

What was the point of that ability?

Julian smiled faintly.

"It will let you run from the Great Marsh to Veilstone City."

Lucario blinked, not quite understanding what that sentence meant.

Julian went to say goodbye to Octavius.

Octavius blinked.

"What about Milotic? You don’t plan to catch her?"

Julian shook his head.

"Next time. I’ll first get Goodra’s training on the right track."

The warden sighed.

"All right. One month from now, Pastoria City will hold the Croagunk Festival. Remember to bring your Croagunk to participate."

The Croagunk Festival!

Julian stroked his chin. This might be a good opportunity to untie the knot in Croagunk’s heart.

Last time at Professor Rowan’s lab, he had already consulted Professor Rowan.

Emotional knots could indeed have a fairly serious influence on a Pokémon’s evolution.

But for a Croagunk this close to evolving, even if the remaining knot could not be untied, as long as he trained and grew stronger step by step, once he couldn’t grow further, Croagunk would still evolve naturally.

Judging from the data scanned by the instruments, Professor Rowan had analysed that this day was already not far away.

Regarding Croagunk’s training, Professor Rowan had also provided Julian with some information.

Combined with the Toxic training manual Silas had given him, Julian planned to focus on Croagunk for the next month.

He would help him win the Croagunk Festival in one move and be crowned king.

Reggie was only the trigger. Croagunk cared too much about other people’s opinions.

Through the festival, Croagunk would win the cheers of the crowd.

Croagunk would believe in himself and complete his evolution!

Plan successful!

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