"Zorua?"
The little fox tilted her head, lightly hopping onto Peter's shoulder with nimble ease.
"Five-stack? What's that?"
"You'll find out soon," Peter chuckled. "I think you're really going to like it."
As he spoke, Peter took out everyone's individual rations.
For Zorua, he prepared Pokéblocks focused on dual offenses plus Speed.
Although Hisuian Zorua leaned more toward Special Attack, its Physical Attack wasn't weak either. Running a true mixed attacker build would give it far more tactical flexibility.
While the five Pokémon happily dug into their meals, Peter opened the system shop and exchanged for several TM discs, teaching Substitute to everyone.
Zorua received an extra move—Dig.
After all, each TM only cost 20 Master Points.
A total of 100 points spent—basically pocket change to him now.
Once that was done, Peter began reviewing their full stat panels one by one.
(Note: This is a one-time comprehensive lineup display. Only battle-relevant moves are listed, and panels won't appear frequently—no padding, no filler.)
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Lopunny ♀ – Lv. 32 (Advanced)
Ability: Speed Boost (Awakening enhanced; can trigger up to 4 times)
Talent: 500 (Exceeded racial cap of 480)
HP: 60Attack: 110Defense: 70Sp. Atk: 40Sp. Def: 70Speed: 150
Friendship: 231
Held Item: Iron Ball
Moves
Proficient: Charm, Quick Attack, Splash, Agility, Bounce, Power-Up PunchMastered: High Jump Kick, Dig, Circle Throw, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Baton Pass, Baby-Doll Eyes, Copycat, Work Up, Cosmic Power, Encore, Fake Out, Teeter Dance, Sweet KissLearned: Focus Punch, Mirror Coat, Magic Coat, Thunder Wave, Substitute
…
Lopunny and Dolliv were clearly ahead in level.
Inside the Dreamscape Training Space, Lopunny had even gone so far as to study Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction, barely managing to grasp Thunder Wave.
Paralysis halved Speed and carried a chance of full immobilization—
combined with Speed Boost hit-and-run tactics and Circle Throw's forced switching, the theoretical result was terrifying.
In theory, she could inflict status on an entire opposing team.
Utterly disgusting.
Dolliv, meanwhile, hadn't changed much—steady level growth, patiently waiting to evolve into Arboliva and awaken the terrifying ability Seed Sower.
Once that happened, her build would be complete.
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Dolliv ♀ – Lv. 31 (Advanced)
Ability: Early Bird (Sleep duration ×50%)
Talent: 354 (Reached racial maximum)
HP: 60Attack: 30Defense: 80Sp. Atk: 74Sp. Def: 80Speed: 30
Pre-allocated Talent:
Sp. Atk +28Defense +36Sp. Def +37
Friendship: 198
Held Item: Leftovers
Moves
Proficient: Grassy Terrain, Synthesis, Growth, Leech Seed, Sunny Day, Strength SapMastered: Giga Drain, Sweet Scent, Memento, Weather Ball, Leaf Blade, Grass Knot, Protect, SubstituteLearned: Solar Beam
...…
Indeedee ♀ – Lv. 21 (Intermediate)
Ability: Psychic Surge
(Creates Psychic Terrain on entry; Psychic moves +30% power, blocks priority moves)
Talent: 495 (Exceeded racial cap of 475)
HP: 60Attack: 30Defense: 60Sp. Atk: 160Sp. Def: 80Speed: 105
Friendship: 187
Held Item: Power Lens
Moves
Proficient: Calm Mind, Stored PowerMastered: Fake Out, Extrasensory, Psyshock, Psychic Terrain, Disarming Voice, Encore, Hyper Voice, Trick Room, Psych UpLearned: Substitute
Peter sighed every time he looked at Indeedee's panel.
Damn honor-students.
If not for learning Substitute just now, she would've mastered every single move she knew.
The sheer efficiency was horrifying.
...….
Slakoth ♂ – Lv. 15 (Beginner)
Ability: Defiant Will (Gradually suppressing)
Talent: 277 (Racial cap: 280)
HP: 40Attack: 100Defense: 40Sp. Atk: 55Sp. Def: 40Speed: 2
Friendship: 120
Held Item: None
Moves
Mastered: Scratch, Hammer Arm, Slack Off, SlashLearned: Curse, Night Slash, Encore, Aerial Ace, Substitute
Slakoth was still adjusting to the team's training pace.
But surrounded by such an energetic group, the resentment in its heart was slowly fading, and Defiant Will continued to weaken.
Once Powerleaf Spinach finished growing, Peter could begin cultivating Huge Power.
For now, he invested some Talent into bulk—
Slakoth needed to survive hits before striking back.
Interestingly enough, after countless five-stack battles, Slakoth had "mained" a certain swordsman archetype and somehow mastered Aerial Ace, giving it a reliable answer to Fighting-types.
….
Finally, Peter turned to the last Pokémon—
the one still completely absorbed in her food.
Zorua ♀ – Lv. 19 (Hisuian Form, Beginner)
Ability: Illusion
(Can disguise as an ally during battle; reverts when hit. With special training, can affect humans and Pokémon outside battle via illusions.)
Talent: 310 (Racial cap: 330)
HP: 35Attack: 50Defense: 40Sp. Atk: 80Sp. Def: 40Speed: 65
Friendship: 150
Held Item: None
Moves
Proficient: TormentMastered: Scratch, Hone ClawsLearned: Shadow Sneak, Curse, Substitute, Dig
Inherited Moves:
Detect, Memento, Extrasensory, Revenge, Counter, Copycat, Sucker Punch
Unmastered: Night Daze
Description:
A special Zorua that reversed its Dark typing into Ghost through supernatural power.
Retains fragments of Dark-type abilities.
Excels at illusion tactics and adores its Trainer above all else.
…
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
Peter rubbed his eyes and read it again.
"…Is this Zorua even legal?!"
The inherited moves alone were outrageous.
Sure—Detect, Memento, Extrasensory made sense.
Those came with Hisuian lineage.
But Counter, Copycat, Sucker Punch—
those were exclusive to standard Zorua inheritance!
And the most ridiculous part?
Night Daze.
A signature move.
Even if it wasn't mastered yet…
that basically meant "work harder and you can learn it."
"…Tch," Peter clicked his tongue.
"Let's be honest—having a quasi-Elite-Four mom really changes things."
Near-maxed Talent.
An absolutely insane move pool.
A battlefield-warping Illusion ability.
"Coming here really saved me half a lifetime of grinding, didn't it?"
Peter's grin stretched ear to ear.
In some cosmic sense…
Whitney really was his good-luck charm.
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