Mr. Kebi's Heal Pulse left Xiao Shun dumbfounded.
"If I'm not mistaken, that's Heal Pulse, isn't it?"
How do you know that too?
Mr. Kebi nodded proudly, "That's right, it's Heal Pulse. Do you want me to heal your Roselia too?"
Xiao Shun shook his head, "No, Joy will do just fine."
Seeing Mr. Kebi's skilled movements during the treatment, Xiao Shun knew that Mr. Kebi was not eligible for the Pokémon Center's free medical care.
That's why he developed such excellent healing techniques.
Modern high-tech treatment machines indeed heal faster than Mr. Kebi's herbal remedies plus Psychic abilities.
Although it's not as fast as the 'ding' in the game, a regular treatment only takes half an hour.
"Ingesting high-quality nutrients during healing helps to improve a Pokémon's lv70 and ability values. Free medical care only heals, but paid treatment has this additional effect."
"My healing method, although slower than the Pokémon Center, also has the extra effect of enhancing strength. Do you want to try it?"
Xiao Shun was somewhat tempted. He lost his previous ribbon badge because, although Roselia's techniques were more coordinated and beautiful than her opponent's, her absolute strength was inferior, and she was knocked out, directly eliminated.
"Okay."
Xiao Shun took out a Poké Ball and released the weakened Roselia.
Mr. Kebi took out a bottle of nutrient solution and gave it to Roselia to drink, then used Shimizu to remove the residual foam from Roselia's body, sprayed Potion, and released Heal Pulse.
"Take out a portion of the Pokémon food you usually feed Roselia."
After Xiao Shun took it out, Mr. Kebi first tasted a piece, then took out various sizes of bottles and jars from his bag, scattering various green and brown powders into the Pokémon food and mixing them evenly.
"All right, eat."
Unlike Piplup, Roselia's eating style was much more elegant.
"Grass-type Pokémon have a much stronger tolerance for plant-based materials than other Pokémon. Those herbs that are too bitter to swallow are like drinking water for Grass-type Pokémon."
By comparing Piplup, Seedot, and Treecko's attitudes towards herbs, Mr. Kebi discovered a major advantage of Grass-type Pokémon.
Herbal Affinity!
"Roselia, try to use Synthesis while eating."
Roselia frowned, indicating she couldn't do it.
Xiao Shun said, "Roselia, you concentrate on using Synthesis, and I'll feed you. Can that work?"
Roselia nodded. If the interference was reduced to this extent, she should be able to stably use Synthesis.
Roselia held up the flowers in her hands and began to absorb the sun's energy.
Xiao Shun also fed the Pokémon food into Roselia's mouth at a fixed frequency.
He was a bit curious, "Synthesis is a skill used to restore stamina. Will using it now really make Roselia stronger?"
"Of course."
That being said, Mr. Kebi was also trying a very new training method.
It combined parts of the wild training method he gained from system check-ins and the extreme training method he learned from Fighting forums, summarizing them into a small trick for enhancing strength after battles.
The previous battle involved wild clashes and extreme breakthroughs, making it very suitable for applying this small trick.
After Roselia applied it, it improved her ability to condense solar energy.
At least Solar Beam would condense faster and become more powerful.
To maintain the use of Synthesis, Roselia's eating speed became very slow.
The entire process extended to half an hour, and the results were significant.
Roselia's stamina and Special Attack ability values both increased by 1 point, proving that Mr. Kebi's small trick was indeed effective.
After finishing Synthesis, Roselia moved her body.
"Roselia, how do you feel?"
Roselia nodded, raised her hands to condense Solar Beam, and fired it into the sky.
She felt better than ever!
"You can increase your practice of Synthesis and Solar Beam. An instant Solar Beam might become your ultimate move at the Gorgeous Competition Grand Festival."
Xiao Shun felt the same way. With an instant Solar Beam, he wouldn't have to worry about Roselia's insufficient attack power.
Xiao Shun suddenly realized that Mr. Kebi had already helped him train Roselia, but he hadn't introduced himself yet.
"I'm Xiao Shun from Larus City."
"I'm Mr. Kebi from Sandgem Town."
Although mastering an instant Solar Beam would greatly increase Xiao Shun's strength, Xiao Shun wanted to defeat the winner of this year's Gorgeous Competition, the one who used Milotic, Rob, not Rob.
The chance was almost zero.
Rob just glanced at it and could point out the problem Ash's Snorunt encountered when training Psybeam, which fully proved his profound knowledge of Pokémon.
Xiao Shun was still too young, having debuted this year.
"Mr. Kebi has given me such great guidance, so let me treat you to dinner. The head chef of the Pili Pala Grand Hotel in Mauville City is one of the top five chefs in Hoenn.
"I was lucky to book a table, so I'll invite Mr. Kebi to eat with me."
Pili Pala Grand Hotel, as a chef, Mr. Kebi had naturally heard of this famous Hoenn restaurant.
Not only was the chef's skill excellent, but the prices were also top-notch.
The price of one meal was probably more expensive than Mr. Kebi's savings.
"Then I won't be polite."
Xiao Shun not only had the demeanor of a noble young master, he truly was a noble young master.
He swiped his card directly when checking out, spending 128,000 alliance coins, without batting an eye.
All in all, the Pili Pala Grand Hotel's cuisine lived up to its price; it was excellent in color, aroma, and taste, and the service attitude and decor were all pleasing to the eye.
But if Mr. Kebi were to come for a second time, he definitely wouldn't.
"Thanks, Xiao Shun. Want to train Pokémon together?"
Xiao Shun shook his head, "I plan to adjust Vibrava's condition and prepare for tomorrow's Gorgeous Competition."
"Alright then, see you tomorrow at the Pokémon Center entrance."
It was already dark, so Jenny would have a hard time noticing him secretly riding Fearow at this time.
There were no more rooms at the Pokémon Center, so Mr. Kebi decided to find a suitable training spot outside the city to camp.
Thinking of Mt. Chimney, which Shinji mentioned, Mr. Kebi had Fearow fly towards Mt. Chimney.
After leaving the urban area, Fearow quickly found an open space by the river and landed on the ground.
Mr. Kebi first released Tyranitar and the others to eat, then took out his tent and began to set it up.
No sooner had he set up the tent than he saw a bright bolt of lightning shoot up into the sky in the distance.
Mr. Kebi immediately recalled his other Pokémon and waved to Fearow, "Fearow, quickly carry me over to see."
Mid-flight, he saw a Zapdos, glowing with lightning, burst out of the forest, emitting a piercing Growl.
"Tyranitar, Stone Edge!"
Tyranitar landed, and a series of sharp stones flew towards the Zapdos in the air.
Unfortunately, Zapdos was too fast, and most of the Stone Edge attacks missed; only one stone hit Zapdos.
Suddenly, the lightning emanating from Zapdos became even more dazzling.
It was within the lightning that Mr. Kebi seemed to see a wisp of black smoke?
Looking at Zapdos's erratic flight path, Mr. Kebi felt that something was off.
"Wait, don't attack!"
A strong, powerful voice rang out, and Mr. Kebi frowned and said:
"Tyranitar, stop attacking."