Pokémon Court

Chapter 457 - Practicing the Meditation Method

Terrance fell silent for a moment before asking whether Master Victor had paid a great price to obtain this meditation method.

"A price? Not really. I once did the other party a small favor."

Master Victor shook his head.

A small favor?

Even without thinking too hard, Terrance knew it couldn't have been just a small favor. What kind of favor would be worth a method for training psychic power?

Although, in Terrance's opinion, this method was rather mediocre...

If he had transmigrated to a psychic power world, he might have spent decades studying it. But in the Pokémon world, he would rather train a Psychic-type Pokémon instead.

Right now, for Terrance, even a month seemed like too long.

He still didn't know the exact steps of training mental strength. If it required long-term training, it would undoubtedly delay and waste a great deal of his time, which is not worth it.

"I'll give it a try as soon as I finish my Gym Battles," Terrance said.

"That works. I'll give you the person's contact information. If you encounter any difficulties, you can reach out to him. I've already informed him."

"Alright." Terrance nodded.

"By the way, have you finalized your plan for the Gym yet?"

Compared to Mega Evolution, Master Victor was actually more eager for Terrance to obtain the title of Senior Breeder as soon as possible.

If he wanted Terrance to dedicate his energy to research, then the Gym—whether it was modifying its format, shutting it down, or handing it over to someone else—needed to be properly dealt with.

"It's done," Terrance said. "I have it with me. Would you like to take a look?"

"Sure."

Master Victor pondered for a moment. Since the plan was already drafted, there was no harm in him reviewing the changes.

Though he had never paid much attention to the Gym, Victor was quite curious about what kind of changes Terrance had decided on.

As he carefully read through the changes in the Gym format drafted by Terrance, his expression remained neutral at first. But as he continued, he suddenly chuckled.

"Oh? Is this leaning toward the Pokémon Contest style?"

"Yeah..." Terrance replied.

"This clause here, the prerequisite for challenging the Gym—having participated in a Pokémon Contest—I imagine quite a few Trainers will be filing complaints about your Gym."

"I'm prepared for that. To make the approval process easier, I won't mention this condition in my initial application to the League... but I'll gradually spread word about it afterward. If the backlash is too severe, I can always make adjustments later."

"Besides, plenty of Gyms impose rather strict conditions to filter challengers in advance. This prerequisite shouldn't be a big deal." Terrance had thought it through. After all, participating in a Pokémon Contest isn't particularly difficult, and Fallarbor Town conveniently has a Pokémon Contest Hall, so it wouldn't cause any delays. The core evaluation of Fallarbor Gym was coordination, and if a Trainer didn't even understand that, it can be quite difficult for the Gym Leader. As long as the challenger isn't too clueless, having participated in a Pokémon Contest once should suffice to meet Fallarbor Gym's standards.

As for anyone relying on brute-force to crush the Gym, Terrance would just have to accept it as bad luck.

After all, the Bug-Type Gym was more of a façade, and only the Beautifly he had trained for four years had any real strength to speak of.

"But this part... about providing Bug-Type Pokémon Eggs..."

"Forget it. I'm sure you already have a plan in mind, so I won't comment further." Master Victor had intended to offer some advice but decided to hold back.

"There's nothing majorly wrong with your format, but getting it approved will still be somewhat tricky. I'll ask someone I know to give you a hand, so don't worry too much about it," Master Victor said.

Terrance had nothing but gratitude at this point. He didn't say much in the way of formalities, but whether it was the meditation method or all the times Master Victor had helped him, he remembered it all. He planned to repay the favor when he had the ability to do so in the future.

With that, it was time for Terrance's Gym Battle.

Since Kotoko was watching, Terrance decided to send out his Little Beautifly and Vivillon.

Little Beautifly was the most skilled successor of Beautifly's airflow technique. It had already more or less mastered it and was now even more adept at manipulating air currents than Beautifly had been back when Terrance first started traveling.

However, Terrance noticed that it seemed to have hit a limit.

Looking at other Pokémon's experiences for reference, while the Little Beautifly had quickly grasped the technique, it was ultimately something it had learned from another Pokémon. Once it reached a certain point, it seemed to be stuck in a bottleneck, unable to advance any further like Beautifly had.

Terrance speculated that unless the Little Beautifly could develop techniques suited to itself on top of its current foundation, merely mimicking Beautifly's style would result in something neither here nor there. It would be unable to reach Beautifly's level, let alone surpass it.

As for Vivillon, its greatest strength wasn't using air currents to enhance itself but rather using air currents to control different kinds of powder.

Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore...

With possessing three types of powder, Vivillon could execute a variety of tactical combinations.

"I didn't notice it in previous battles, but this time, it's very clear..." Kotoko watched as Terrance commanded his two little bugs in battle and came to a realization—she seemed to have gained an initial understanding of the Coordinator's battle style.

However, this understanding was still in its infancy.

Even though their displayed strength wasn't necessarily superior to their opponents, they could leverage their understanding of moves and their own bodies to showcase a distinctive combat style...

If she could incorporate this concept into her own battles, it would be of great help!

Kotoko thought to herself, though she was unaware that this idea had already been proposed long ago. The principles of a Coordinator should have always been part of a Trainer's skill set, but most Trainers just weren't capable of mastering every aspect.

In terms of coordination, theoretically speaking, it was considered a fundamental skill for all Trainers!

Terrance's plan for the day was to use the Gym Battle to provide Kotoko with some insights before guiding her.

However, he decided to delay that for a bit. Since Master Victor had suddenly brought the meditation method, Terrance felt it was necessary to take some time to try it out first.

So, after finishing the Gym Battle, Terrance let Kotoko head home first.

Left alone, he returned to his room and took out the basic meditation method that Master Victor had brought back.

The psychic power meditation method involved focusing the heart, mind, and spirit entirely on a primordial origin, with the ultimate goal of guiding one into a state of singular focus, thereby strengthening and refining their psychic energy.

"And through simple meditation practice, one can also eliminate negative emotions and relax the mind..." Reading through the introduction, Terrance began to learn it step by step.

The first step to entering a meditative state was to concentrate the mind, observe oneself, calm the emotions, and stabilize your mood... Next, by coordinating with a special breathing technique, one could generate a warm current within the body, allowing thoughts to flow naturally with the breath, synchronizing the heart and breath, aligning intent with energy...

As for what comes next... Terrance couldn't quite grasp it. Fortunately, there was a simplified explanation provided later.

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