After evolving, it could continue training with Lin Feng!
Floragato listened to Lin Feng's explanation for a long time, but most of it went over its head. In the end, only one sentence remained clearly in its mind.
Even after evolving, Lin Feng would still train with it.
The confusion that had clouded its thoughts for the past few days finally faded away at that moment.
If its trainer was still willing to train with it after it evolved, then what was there left to worry about?
Lin Feng continued, "So, do you want to keep training?"
"Meow!"
This time, Floragato nodded without the slightest hesitation.
A moment later, it suddenly wondered if it had nodded too quickly. Doubt crept back into its heart again.
Luckily, Lin Feng quickly waved it off.
"Come on, don't overthink it."
Then he took out two Poké Balls that belonged to his Pidgeot.
Since the Sky Challenge tournament had ended, the Pidgeot no longer liked resting on the pine trees. They preferred staying inside their Poké Balls instead.
They only came out occasionally when they were helping deliver packages.
Just as Lin Feng released the two Pidgeot and prepared to start the enhanced Strong Wind version of the Sky Challenge training, a surprised voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Lin Feng? You're training Floragato here?"
Lin Feng turned around.
Normally, at this time during winter, most people were still asleep in their beds. To avoid disturbing anyone, Lin Feng had purposely chosen a training spot close to the forest.
The one who had arrived was Qin Shu. Her partner Pokémon stood beside her, while a Noibat fluttered above her head.
Lin Feng looked a little surprised.
"You're up this early too?"
She laughed lightly. "Morning is the best time for training, right? Are you preparing Pidgeot and Floragato for the Sky Challenge?"
She glanced at the Pidgeot circling in the sky, then at the energetic Floragato beside Lin Feng.
"Uh…"
Before Lin Feng could even respond, Qin Shu excitedly ran over while pulling along her own Floragato. She looked at her Pokémon, then at Lin Feng's Floragato.
The two Floragato were almost the same size.
Their appearances were also very similar.
The two Pokémon looked at each other.
Qin Shu's Floragato examined the other with a slightly critical gaze.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng's Floragato looked back with curiosity.
The last time they had met, Lin Feng's Sprigatito had only been a few days old, so the two Pokémon were practically strangers.
"Lin Feng!" Qin Shu said excitedly. "Look, you have a Floragato and I have a Floragato too. Mine is female. Is yours male or…"
"Female," Lin Feng quickly interrupted, cutting off the direction her imagination was heading.
"Oh? That's such a shame."
Qin Shu sighed with obvious disappointment.
She had been wondering whether two Floragato could lay eggs after evolving into Meowscarada.
Of course, it was only a passing thought.
Fortunately, the two Floragato were still quite young and clearly had no awareness of such things. They did not understand what Qin Shu meant.
Otherwise, who knew what kind of trouble might have followed.
But Qin Shu had no intention of ending the conversation. She looked at Lin Feng's Floragato, her eyes suddenly lighting up as a new idea popped into her mind.
"How about a battle? Floragato versus Floragato!"
"Huh?"
Lin Feng could not quite follow her thinking.
One moment she was asking about Pokémon genders, and the next she wanted to battle?
"What do you think? I think it sounds great!" Qin Shu said excitedly.
Lin Feng glanced at her Floragato.
Pokémon: Floragato
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Potential: Blue
Individual Values:
HP (21) | Attack (24) | Sp. Atk (24) | Defense (25) | Sp. Def (19) | Speed (31)
Strength: Level 25–28
Moves: Leafage, Hone Claws, Quick Attack, Seed Bomb, Magical Leaf, Grass Knot…
"Wouldn't that be a little unfair?" Lin Feng declined politely.
He honestly did not want to crush the girl's confidence.
"Oh, what's the problem with that? Please, please! Just treat it as a chance for me to show my recent progress."
When Lin Feng refused, Qin Shu immediately grabbed his arm and shook it with exaggerated frustration.
She felt that she had improved a lot recently.
And that progress made her eager to prove herself.
In fact, she had another thought in mind.
Her Floragato had been born earlier than Lin Feng's.
Besides, Lin Feng spent most of his time in the nursery.
His Floragato probably had not experienced many real battles.
But her Floragato had fought quite a bit lately.
Maybe… she could even beat Lin Feng.
Beat Lin Feng!
Hehehe.
Just imagining the possibility made Qin Shu giggle foolishly.
From childhood until now, whether it was school exams or Pokémon battles, she had never once beaten him.
"This doesn't look good," Lin Feng muttered as the corner of his mouth twitched.
Although he had no idea what she was thinking, he tried to stop her again.
"Perfect!" Qin Shu placed her hands on her hips and looked at the two Floragato again. "So, Floragato, do you two want to battle?"
"Meow?"
"Meow?"
The two Floragato looked at their trainers, then at each other.
When their gazes met, a spark slowly ignited in their eyes.
Lin Feng's Floragato thought that after so many days of Sky Challenge training, it was no longer afraid of evolving. Naturally, it wanted to test the results of its training.
Qin Shu's Floragato, on the other hand, thought that since it was older and had traveled outside before, it should guide this younger Floragato like a proper big sister.
Lin Feng rubbed his forehead.
Alright.
Now all three of them had agreed.
Anything he said would be pointless.
Since they all wanted to battle, he had no choice.
"Fine. Let's make it quick."
Lin Feng patted his Floragato gently, signaling it to take its position.
Qin Shu cheered and led her Floragato to the opposite side.
Finally, she waved her hand dramatically and shouted, "Alright, you can start!"
Lin Feng made an OK gesture.
Qin Shu's expression immediately became serious.
Even though she believed she had the advantage against Lin Feng's Floragato, she knew she still had to stay fully focused.
So she issued her command right away.
"Floragato, use Leafage!"
Qin Shu's Floragato also looked serious. It waved its paw, and a storm of swirling green leaves instantly gathered in front of it before rushing toward Lin Feng's Floragato like a raging gale.
However, the attack left Lin Feng's Floragato slightly puzzled.
This level of power felt even weaker than the enhanced Strong Wind training.
"So… should we use Leafage too?" Lin Feng asked tentatively.
"Meow!"
Floragato nodded energetically.
As the incoming leaves flew halfway across the field, it began gathering its own energy.
And at that very moment…
A white light suddenly flashed across its body.
Accompanied by the roar of the wind, the leaves summoned by Lin Feng's Floragato surged forward with overwhelming force, instantly crushing the incoming Leafage from Qin Shu's Floragato.