When Aoki and Steven reappeared, they were already in the forest at the foot of Mount Chimney.
Aoki deliberately found a place with fewer people and went down the mountain, just not wanting to attract unnecessary attention.
Aoki released Torchic and Aron.
Because the wild Pokémon at the foot of the mountain are often patronized, their level has never been very high, which is just in line with the battle for the Torchic.
The Pokémon around level ten are just right for the Torchic to fight.
Although Torchic and Mudkip are only level 5, Poliwag is level 12, and Aron is level 16, with their excellent aptitude and Aoki's good training, Torchic and the others have no trouble with ordinary Pokémon.
Moreover, the Fire typing of Torchic has obvious advantages in this kind of place.
A large number of Bug-type and Grass-type Pokémon make the Torchic play like a fish in water.
However, there is not much time left for them. They just walk down the road and battle as many Pokémon as they encounter.
Anyway, with Slowking watching over them, there will be no danger.
Moreover, this kind of leapfrog battle is quite good for Torchic and Mudkip.
As the first real battle for the Torchic, it had a taste of what fighting was like.
Usually, when the body hurts, aches, or feels uncomfortable anywhere, Aoki would give the best care and comfort as soon as possible.
But from the moment the battle started, they were fighting Pokémon, and they were no longer those young Pokémon who could cry at any time and wait for their trainers to comfort them.
When Torchic was attacked for the first time, it looked at Aoki with tears in its eyes, waiting for Aoki's comfort, but got Aoki's unchanged face.
The trainer who loved it the most was gone, only the trainer who commanded it to fight and grow was left.
The Torchic, who couldn't react for a while, was almost attacked again.
It was Aron who repelled its opponent first.
After the battle, Torchic didn't even react, just looked at Aoki in a daze.
The other Pokémon are not like the Torchic.
Aron used to fight with other Pokémon often, knowing that injuries are inevitable. Under Aoki's command, it was able to defeat those Pokémon who were stronger than the ones it had fought before. For Aoki's command and training ability, Aron was quite convinced and was glad to have finally followed Aoki out of the mine.
Poliwag used to be a wild Pokémon, so of course it knew the cruelty of the wild. Aoki had already protected it well enough, and it had lived the most carefree life, and it was time for it to repay Aoki.
Mudkip is also pretty good. Although it is only level five like Torchic, as a militant Pokémon like Aron, being injured is like a warrior's medal to it, and it is not a big deal. It is not repulsed by it, and as long as the battle is carried out according to Aoki's command, the injury will only be a sudden situation.
Only Torchic, whose mind has always been immature, was stimulated when it was young, so its aptitude has been in a state of fluctuation.
Under Aoki's careful care, the Torchic grew up healthily.
But it had never fought, its understanding of battle was only from Aron's words, full of curiosity. Driven by Aron, it also yearned for battle.
But when it was really fighting today, when it was hurt, it was a little at a loss.
The pain in its body made it afraid, made it scared.
Fierce opponents made its attacks somewhat hesitant.
This is what Torchic showed when it first came into contact with combat.
At the end of the battle, Aron and the others wanted to comfort Torchic, but they didn't know where to start, because they were at different angles.
At this time, it was still the Skorupi who stood up.
As a Pokémon hatched by Aoki himself, it also suffered from pain and confusion when it first fought, and didn't know why it had to fight.
For the first time, as a big brother, Skorupi told the Torchic about its experience, what it learned during the battle, and the joy it enjoyed after the battle.
These are the personal feelings of Skorupi, which it passed on to Torchic and Mudkip little by little.
Gradually, Torchic got used to the pain in its body when it defeated its opponent head-on for the first time.
A big warm hand covered its head.
Immediately, Torchic's eyes were filled with tears, which contained grievances, pain, but more joy.
Feeling the warmth of Aoki's palm again, for some reason, Torchic understood the joy Skorupi had been talking about.
Letting its training, praising its fighting, fighting for its trainer, it felt like it was willing to give everything.
Aoki saw Torchic's whole process in his eyes, but he didn't say a word of comfort.
This is what one must learn as a Pokémon, and the trainer's blind comfort and pampering will only cause counterproductive results.
Aron, Poliwag, and Mudkip had all survived in the wild environment. They had all come into contact with and understood this kind of environment where the jungle is prey to the jungle.
But Torchic did not.
So this time Aoki made Torchic understand what it needs to learn, and also made it understand what fighting is.
Fortunately, Torchic was much stronger than Aoki imagined, after falling down and failing a few times, although it kept crying, it gritted its teeth and persevered.
When it defeated its first opponent, Aoki gave the most appropriate consolation with satisfaction.
So, Torchic turned around and rushed directly into Aoki's arms.
However, it was also from this moment that it had a clearer definition of fighting.
This is what Aoki wants to see.
Steven, who was watching Aoki educate the Pokémon, gave Aoki a thumbs up again!
Steven really admires Aoki's cultivation and training of Pokémon.
The subsequent battle went much smoother. When Aoki and Steven walked out of the forest at the foot of Mount Chimney, Torchic and the others had all gained promotions.
Torchic and Mudkip had been upgraded to level 8, and Poliwag had been upgraded to level 13.
Although Aron has not been upgraded, it has a preliminary understanding of Aoki's command rhythm and fighting style.
This is the first step in building a tacit understanding between the trainer and the Pokémon in battle.
Because Aron's level is relatively high, it took the lead in entering Aoki's battle rhythm.
In this battle, more was to make the Pokémon familiar with and understand what battle is, and the cultivation and training were secondary.
Generally speaking, Aoki is quite satisfied, especially Torchic, who completed the transformation from a good baby to a fighting Pokémon at an extremely fast speed.