Pokémon Court

Chapter 448 - Meditation Method

"Psychic power?" Albus was first taken aback, then he relaxed.

"I've heard of this ability. Back when I wanted to better understand my own awakened ability, I searched for information about these supernatural abilities."

Albus looked at Terrance. "Are you saying that you can obtain a method to train psychic power?"

"There shouldn't be a problem. You can stay at Fallarbor Gym for the time being." As he spoke, Terrance took off the Mega Ring. "I'll return this to you for now."

"No need." Albus smiled. "I'd rather we trust each other. Besides, as the Gym Leader of Fallarbor Gym, you can't exactly run away."

Terrance smiled slightly. Indeed, he wasn't alone—he had the entire Old Green House behind him.

"Since you don't want to battle, let's head back. This place is too remote." Albus said as he stretched.

"Alright then." Terrance nodded. He also needed to talk with Master Victor.

With the brief Mega Evolution of Altaria just now, the entire Fallarbor Woods had fallen into silence. There wasn't a single wild Pokémon in sight. After Terrance and the others returned to Fallarbor Gym, Terrance settled the two in and immediately went to contact Master Victor.

"Can you still hold on?" After returning, Fujiki looked at Albus.

"I don't feel anything in particular, but according to the doctor's estimate, I have at most about six months left." Albus said calmly.

Fujiki fell silent.

On Nightmare Island, with the strength of Albus and Lucario alone, they were far from capable of assisting Darkrai in defeating Team Nightmare. The powerful strength of Albus' Lucario came at the cost of Albus' own life.

Albus had developed many ways to use Aura—sensing others' Aura, surveying the environment, seeing through objects, and projecting his own Aura, such as creating barriers or launching attacks. These were only the most basic applications.

To quickly grow stronger alongside Lucario, Albus continuously transferred his own Aura to Lucario. As a result, Lucario's strength underwent an earth-shattering transformation in a short time, but for its master, this method was fatal.

After successfully destroying Team Nightmare, they had consulted doctors. Although the doctors couldn't diagnose what strange illness Albus had, his life force was already quite weak, and he might not live for more than a year.

"Don't be sad. Rather than dying in a wretched place like Nightmare Island, I'd rather go all out and have one last wild adventure."

Albus laughed. "Come to think of it, I should actually thank the power of Aura. If not for it, I wouldn't have been able to become such a powerful Trainer."

"You're still as much of an idiot as you were when you were a kid." Fujiki said quietly.

"Right now, I only hope that Terrance can successfully help us rescue Darkrai from that state. If that happens, then all my wishes will be fulfilled." Albus laughed carefreely.

Then, after placing his three Poké Balls in order, he flopped directly onto the bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

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"It really was a success."

"When I saw that light, I knew that Mega Evolution had been completed." Master Victor laughed heartily. Although he wasn't by Terrance's side, he was still aware of everything that had happened there.

"How does it feel?"

"It definitely consumes a lot of energy, but at the same time, I also felt... Altaria became incredibly powerful!"

"So, it's similar to using a Z-Move. Both require the Trainer to consume their energy..." Master Victor furrowed his brows. "But a Z-Move can only be used once, whereas Mega Evolution can last throughout the battle."

"If there is a side effect like this... and you can't sustain it for long, then wouldn't Mega Evolution be rather impractical?"

"How long do you think you can maintain it at most?"

"In that state, three minutes is already the absolute limit. I might not even last three minutes before I lose consciousness." Terrance sighed.

"It looks like you've already made your decision." Master Victor smiled. "During our conversation yesterday, we actually found a way to mitigate this side effect."

Psychic power—every psychic user has their own meditation method to refine their psychic energy.

Setting aside those naturally gifted individuals who awaken strong psychic power from birth, mastering psychic power requires not only some innate talent but also step-by-step training.

For those who have reached a certain level, the training methods for psychic power are not exactly secrets. In fact, these meditation techniques are even less valuable than the secret techniques top Trainers use to train Pokémon moves...

Theoretically, anyone can train psychic power. However, due to differences in innate talent, the achievements they can reach vary significantly.

"If it's just the most basic meditation method, I can get that for you. Practicing it for a year or so can be beneficial for your psychic energy. It can help enhance your memory, keep your mind clear, and maintain a high level of mental alertness. However, if you're aiming to develop telekinesis, the chances are quite low." Master Victor said.

"Even if you do manage to learn it, just using telekinesis to move a small stone might consume a tremendous amount of energy."

"A year or so?" Terrance furrowed his brows. He felt that this was a bit too long.

He didn't care whether he could learn abilities like telekinesis or not. As long as he could quickly enhance his psychic energy to sustain Mega Evolution, that would be enough.

"Are you thinking that's too long?" Master Victor laughed, immediately seeing through Terrance's thoughts. "Don't think psychic power is so easy to train. If it really were that simple, the world would already be in chaos."

"There are even some talented individuals who train their whole lives, yet their psychic power is still weaker than that of a newly hatched Psychic-type Pokémon."

"However, Trainers who specialize in Psychic-type usually seek out meditation methods that suit them. This also helps in their coordination with their Pokémon."

"Master Victor, are you saying that meditation methods are also ranked in different levels?" Terrance asked, slightly surprised.

"Of course. However, the top-level psychic power training methods are exceedingly rare. Once you reach a certain level, it ultimately depends on the individual psychic user's own talent." Master Victor himself hasn't fully grasped the intricacies of these abilities.

"You've been to Kanto's Saffron Gym, haven't you? It's a psychic family. Their signature ability is Teleport."

"And in the Kalos region, Anistar Gym's Gym Leader, Olympia—she can even use psychic power for astrology and predicting the future. Thanks to her, Kalos region has avoided quite a few natural disasters over the years."

"Psychic power is merely the foundation of some special abilities."

Master Victor fell silent for a moment before continuing, "There was also a little girl—whenever she lost a battle, she would become so furious that her psychic power spiraled out of control, causing massive destruction. She was a natural-born psychic user. For someone like her... even the entire psychic community had no suitable guidance to offer. This just goes to show that the top-level psychic power training methods are mainly aimed at some peculiar abilities rather than strength."

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