The next morning.
Clear sunlight streamed into the simple wooden house, making it look golden.
Adrain and Pikachu were already awake, but they were both craning their necks to observe the still-sleeping red Slowpoke baby, their faces full of maternal love. A blanket was still covering Slowpoke's back.
Rumble!
Slowpoke's stomach growled, and the little guy slowly woke up.
"Slowpoke, you're awake?"
Adrain quickly stepped forward and offered some of the food that the Move Tutor's Slowpoke had given him, saying, "Are you hungry? Come and eat something!"
Perhaps because it was newly born, this guy was particularly sleepy, sleeping for more than ten hours straight.
"Yay~"
After rubbing against Adrain, Slowpoke immediately crawled a few steps and began to devour the food.
"Delicious!"
A surprised voice rang in Adrain's mind again; this was Slowpoke's telepathic voice.
Adrain smiled, "Eat more if you like it."
Meanwhile, the Move Tutor was drinking tea, and his Slowpoke was also eating.
However, compared to the Move Tutor's Slowpoke's dawdling movements and slow pace, Adrain's Slowpoke ate much faster, seemingly perfectly normal.
But everyone knew that for Slowpoke, this "normality" was the greatest abnormality.
The Move Tutor put down his teacup, thinking to himself, "Truly an anomaly!"
After breakfast, Adrain took Slowpoke outside for a walk, gradually moving away from the cabin and reaching the end of the cape.
"Ya-no~"
Being newly born, the little Slowpoke was full of curiosity about everything.
The beauty of the sea made its eyes sparkle.
It loved it here!
However, perhaps because most of its life energy was converted into attribute energy, Slowpoke's physical condition was somewhat weak. After walking only a few hundred meters, it became tired and began to pant heavily.
Seeing this, Adrain's heart stirred. He quickly squatted down and stroked the little guy's smooth head, smiling, "Slowpoke, let me teach you a few moves!"
"Moves?"
Slowpoke responded telepathically, a big question mark appearing above its head.
Although intelligent, it was still newborn and couldn't fully understand some terms.
Adrain didn't know how to explain for a moment, so he could only say helplessly, "Moves are skills! Different moves have all sorts of incredible functions. You'll understand when you carefully experience them."
After saying that, Adrain activated the "Slacking Off" TM and poured the light orb formed by the TM into Slowpoke's body.
"Ugh~"
Slowpoke shuddered, feeling an itch in its head.
A strange method of energy utilization appeared in its mind and was deeply imprinted, every step crystal clear, impossible to forget even if it wanted to.
"Ugh~"
Without realizing it, Slowpoke began circulating the energy according to the steps, stretching and stimulating its muscles to completely relax.
Slowpoke squinted, sprawling on the ground like a rag doll.
But it could feel its stamina rapidly recovering.
What used to take several thousand minutes to recover now only took a short while—a completely different story.
"Is this a move?"
After resting, Slowpoke got up again, looking at Adrain with bright eyes, excitedly asking, "Any more? I want more!"
"Yes!"
Adrain smiled generously, "If you want, I'll teach you a few more."
His fishing space might not have much else, but it had a huge collection of TMs, especially Water Gun and Water Pulse, which he had accumulated in abundance.
These two moves were basic moves that almost all Water-type Pokémon could master, so they were used the most often and were practically inexhaustible.
As numerous TMs were activated, Slowpoke's "Water Gun" move was instantly upgraded to "Perfect."
It then learned "Water Pulse," and its proficiency was similarly upgraded to "Perfect."
A wealth of knowledge about Water Gun and Water Pulse flooded its mind, and Slowpoke became increasingly excited: "I think I've gotten stronger!"
"I have another move here, see if you can learn it."
Adrain smiled and patted Slowpoke's bald head, then activated the "Heart Swap" TM and tried to pass it on to Slowpoke.
This time, the cheat didn't display a failure message.
At the same time, Slowpoke on the ground suddenly took a deep breath, its body beginning to shimmer with a hazy white light, faintly radiating a holy glow.
Then, Slowpoke's aura began to rise steadily.
Its Special Attack and Special Defense increased!
"Success!"
Adrain was overjoyed.
Just as he had expected, Slowpoke, with its Water-type affinity and Psychic-type moves, could indeed learn the "Heart Swap" move.
"I think I've gotten stronger again!"
Slowpoke shook its head, feeling its mental energy becoming more active.
But soon, it also discovered the side effects of the "Heart Swap" move, communicating telepathically, "But my energy consumption has also increased significantly, I'm afraid I can't hold on for long."
As soon as it finished speaking, Slowpoke started panting heavily again, forced to interrupt the "Heart Swap" boost.
Immediately afterward, without Adrain giving any command, Slowpoke proactively used the "Slack Off" move to recover its stamina.
Soon, its stamina was restored, but its stomach began to rumble again.
"So hungry!"
Slowpoke clutched its stomach, looking pitiful, and gazed expectantly at Adrain.
Seeing this, Adrain quickly took out some Pokémon food and fed it to Slowpoke, instructing, "Although you have powerful bursts of energy, you're still relatively new, and your energy reserves are extremely limited. From now on, besides the 'Slack Off' move, don't use other moves recklessly."
"Okay!"
Slowpoke nodded obediently, completely unlike a newborn baby, more like a seven or eight-year-old child.
It was so obedient and sensible!
Seeing Slowpoke wagging its tail, Adrain's heart skipped a beat.
Remembering that the energy core in his fishing space was depleted, he quickly said, "Let's go fishing!"
Led by Adrain, they soon arrived at the headland.
"Come out, Gyarados!"
Adrain first released Gyarados, letting it guard underwater to prevent any Shellder from biting Slowpoke's tail.
Since Slowpoke was only newly born, even more immature than an adult, its potential hadn't been fully realized. If it evolved hastily, Adrain would be devastated.
Right now, all Shellders looked like blondies to Adrain, and he had to be vigilant for his Slowpoke.
Then, Adrain gently said to Slowpoke, "Slowpoke, please dip your tail into the water and release a little sweetness to help me bait the area. Just a little bit is enough, and then quickly remove the scent—"
Thinking of yesterday's Shellder swarm, Adrain got goosebumps.
Now, to use it for baiting, he had to control the dosage carefully.
"Understood!"
Slowpoke nodded and did as instructed.
*Plop!*
Its tail only lightly dipped before retracting, a mere taste.
Even so, Adrain quickly spotted the swirling eddies beneath the surface, indicating a Pokémon was stirring.
"Slowpoke, come back!"
Thinking of the large horde of yellow-haired Pokémon approaching, Adrain quickly took out a Poké Ball and recalled Slowpoke.
Then, he took out his fishing gear and bait, preparing to bait his hook and start fishing.
But just then, several Shellders with large pink tongues floated to the surface.
They frantically searched for Slowpoke, some even hopping and jumping ashore in search.
Unfortunately, there was no Slowpoke on the shore.
Soon, the Shellders returned disappointed to the sea.
But most of them lingered near the shore, reluctant to leave.
Seeing this, Adrain quickly cast his line, exclaiming, "The shellfish are so volatile!"