Houndoom charged toward Takuya.
At this moment, Takuya was already frightened out of his wits. "D-Don't! Don't, don't come over!"
'Help… help… help… help…!'
At this moment, Takuya saw Tetsuya standing at a higher place, only looking at him coldly. Suddenly, he remembered that this Houndoom had already been caught by Tetsuya.
Why…?
'N-No… Tetsuya is not that kind of person.'
Although Takuya had already thought of something, he still could not believe it. Tetsuya, a person who had always helped him, how could it be possible?
With this doubt in mind.
Houndoom had already pounced.
"Arhhhg!"
With a scream, Takuya had already fallen into a pool of blood, his face twisted with terror!
Until his death, Takuya did not believe that Tetsuya wanted to kill him, nor did he know why Tetsuya wanted to kill him.
If there was anyone to blame, it could only be himself for being too incompetent. Even if he lived, he no longer had a single Pokémon. What use was he!
"Houn… Doooooom~!"
Houndoom raised its head and let out a howl that pierced the sky. The pleasure of "great revenge achieved" and the solace for its fallen pack were all concentrated in this howl.
Tetsuya slowly walked down from the high ground.
"Use Flamethrower to deal with these bodies." Tetsuya was still very worried that the Shadow Team would discover his act of killing.
The gun shoots the one that stands out. He was very clear about such reasoning.
With Houndoom's Flamethrower, the raging flames gradually devoured the bodies of Takuya and Haruto, and their ashes were scattered toward the direction of the ocean by the wind…
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After completing its "revenge," Houndoom returned to Tetsuya's side.
Now the Pokémon he had on the island were Ditto, Piloswine, Golett, Beedrill, and Houndoom.
Although Ditto was strong, it normally remained in a hidden lurking state, and Golett did not yet possess Tetsuya's standars to battle.
So the main combat power was still Piloswine, Beedrill, and now Houndoom.
Houndoom had just been caught, and Tetsuya was not yet very familiar with its specific condition, but its might was beyond doubt.
"Houndoom, first let me test your moves…"
[.lılı. Sound-based moves: Howl, Roar, Snarl .lılı.]
[🔥 Fire-type Special moves: Inferno, Flamethrower, Fire Blast 🔥]
[𓂏 Biting-type moves: Crunch, Thunder Fang, Fire Fang 𓂏]
[🌑 Dark-type moves: Beat Up, Feint Attack, Snatch 🌑]
[🟣 Poison-type move: Smog 🟣]
[🛠 Other moves: Odor Sleuth, Sunny Day, Double Team 🛠]
Tetsuya took out his notebook and made a simple and reasonable classification. Although they were not of the same type, the classification he gave was almost based on similar usage principles.
From Houndoom's battle just now, the mixing of toxins into Fire-type moves and some biting-type moves was Houndoom's innate ability. Now it could also combine Howl and Sunny Day, indicating that Houndoom had a basic capacity to use move combinations.
In his previous life, Tetsuya had just begun to research Houndoom before being reborn, so his understanding of this Pokémon could only be considered superficial. Now he could only continue his research based on his previous knowledge.
To improve the Poison Gland, it was necessary to train biting-type moves.
This also required long-term practice to produce results. In this way, on the basis of physical and daily Gravity training, the training items that would not change in the short term were:
Ditto training in water by challenging Water-type Pokémon.
Piloswine training move power and control over Ice-type energy.
Beedrill training flight ability under Agility and the attack power of its stinger.
Golett's long-term "project" being the release of sealed energy.
And Houndoom, with its many learned moves, mainly focusing on training biting-type moves and reinforcing its moves.
Tetsuya also wanted to return to the Shadow Team's camp because of the food issue.
However, he had a "guilty" conscience and didn't return. There were Poké Balls of Houndoom and Houndour over there. If his Houndoom discovered them, the consequences would be unimaginable!
To be safe, he could only eat a Berries at that time. There was still food left for Piloswine and Golett, so there was no need to worry. As for Houndoom, many Pokémon in the forest could serve as its food.
For the other Pokémon, Tetsuya had raised them all himself, so he understood them well, and their training was implemented in the most appropriate way.
Only Houndoom was different. Its current capabilities had nothing to do with him. They were all shaped through its own survival in the forest, so during this period, he had to shift his focus onto Houndoom.
Among the sound-based moves, Roar was a move that forced the opponent's Pokémon to return to the Poké Ball through a powerful intimidating sound. In the wilderness, it would directly scare away wild Pokémon.
Roar had no direct connection with the other three sound-based moves because its main function was to drive away the opponent.
Tetsuya had never expected that Houndoom could combine Howl with Sunny Day. This showed that while using Howl, it could subconsciously manipulate the weather.
However, in his previous life, Tetsuya had effectively combined Howl and Snarl. These two sound-based moves shared many common traits, just like Beedrill's twin stingers and [Twin Fury], so combining them was simple, and it maximized the effect of the move.
Howl could effectively increase its Attack, while Snarl could deal damage to the opponent and also reduce the opponent's Special Attack, achieving three effects at once.
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The combination of the three moves, "[Blazing Howl]", was given a simple name by Tetsuya. It was easy to call out and could also confuse the opponent.
This Houndoom had extremely high potential. It learned this new version of Howl in three days and could use it proficiently within a week.
From Houndoom's battle, some problems were still exposed. Double Team, just like Beedrill at the beginning, after using the move, due to distraction, would cause the clones to disappear. Of course, this was also related to Houndoom's Speed.
Some long-range Special moves required full concentration when used, so it was difficult to maintain Double Team at the same time. Therefore, while increasing Houndoom's Speed, the current focus was to maintain Double Team while using physical Attacks.
At the beginning, Tetsuya started training from biting-type moves, so the special -EV's- training for maintaining Double Team also began with biting-type moves.
Crunch, Fire Fang, and Thunder Fang were moves that every Houndoom could learn, so the relative difficulty was lower.
After half a month of training, Houndoom's Speed had improved significantly, so this training also became easier. Of course, maintaining all Double Team clones while using moves like Flamethrower and Inferno was almost impossible.
As for the move Smog and Houndoom's toxic flames, and the fact that Houndoom could learn Toxic, Tetsuya had already formed an idea. It was also the result of his painstaking efforts in his previous life to perfect his Poison-type team. When those Pokémon were obtained in the future, he could give it a try.
As for some other moves, such as Beat Up and Snatch, these Dark-type moves had not been studied much by him. He would only be able to discover more through future battles.