After a series of analyses, Terrance sorted out his thoughts. Now, he was actually somewhat grateful for Togepi's request.
As for how much practical value this tactic truly had, it was worth trying.
"Alright then. But I'm warning you, if you try to instill any more negative thoughts into Froakie, don't blame me for being rude," Terrance said to the evil Togepi.
"Tog~epi (?????)" In front of Terrance, Togepi naturally didn't dare act presumptuous. It put on an obedient expression, looking incomparably cute.
"In that case, I'll take this Froakie with me and see how things go." Terrance finally made his decision. First, because of Togepi's proposal. Second, because of the tactical concept he had just formulated. And third, because this Froakie's personality and past experiences were problematic, it needed someone to guide it positively.
As a Top Trainer, Terrance believed he could handle it.
While the police officers were busy arresting one poacher after another, Terrance called over Mismagius to treat Froakie.
Mismagius used the Hypnosis illusion skill, placing Froakie into a state of "deep sleep."
This state of sleep differed from ordinary sleep, it was a special technique that allowed recovery of injuries and stamina through sleep, an application of psychic power.
After Mismagius guided Froakie into deep sleep, Terrance directly captured the sleeping Froakie in an ordinary Poké Ball.
Froakie had not yet awakened, and Terrance did not consider its opinion regarding the capture. The urgent matter at hand was to continue searching for healing materials.
Although Froakie's injuries had been alleviated, they were not completely healed. Terrance still needed to find some Berries or visit a pharmacy on the island.
"Captain, where are you going?"
Lan Jenny yelled in surprise to stop Terrance as he prepared to leave.
"I'm in a hurry. I'll leave things here to you. Stay on standby, I'll notify you of the next location," Terrance waved his hand and left immediately, leaving Lan Jenny and Jade Joy standing there in a daze.
…
In a forest somewhere on the island.
Froakie was released from the Poké Ball once more. By this time, Terrance had already purchased Potions from a pharmacy.
In addition, he bought some special herbs to use alongside the Potions for treatment.
While walking through the forest, Terrance also picked several Oran Berries as food for Froakie.
After releasing Froakie again, Terrance simply prepared the Potions and herbs, then sprayed and applied them to Froakie's wounds.
For the final step, Terrance called out Gardevoir and had it use Heal Pulse to assist Froakie in absorbing the medicinal effects.
In fact, Terrance's treatment method was not inferior to the instruments at a Pokémon Center, though the process was somewhat complicated. Since there was no Pokémon Center on this island, this was his only option.
If Altaria had been here, it could have healed Froakie more efficiently with the Flame of Life. Unfortunately, Altaria was not by Terrance's side.
After a while, Froakie woke up. As it slowly opened its eyes, the first thing it saw was Terrance. Immediately, it jumped up in panic and assumed an attacking stance.
"Don't move around. I just finished treating you, you need to rest properly," Terrance said helplessly.
After he spoke, Froakie sensed the changes in its body. Feeling its injuries fading, it revealed an expression of disbelief.
However, this did not change Froakie's hostility toward humans. But when it looked at Terrance again, it froze.
This time, it saw the "expert" who had saved it—the Gallade whose Cut was a hundred times cooler than its own. Seeing Gallade standing beside Terrance, Froakie completely calmed down, its gaze seeming to question Terrance's intentions.
"I suppose you should recognize it," Terrance said, noticing Froakie's hostile glare toward him. Knowing the misunderstanding had deepened, he released Togepi, the root of all trouble, with a sigh.
"It was just joking with you before. We're investigators here to take down a poacher gang. Those bad guys have already been brought to justice, and the Pokémon have been rescued. If you don't believe me, ask it." Terrance pointed at Togepi.
Froakie still trusted Togepi, who had saved it. When Togepi nodded in affirmation of Terrance's words, Froakie finally lowered its attacking stance.
In truth, Togepi hadn't wanted Terrance to succeed. But under Terrance's subtle threats, it had no choice but to speak in his favor against its conscience.
Of course, Togepi also knew that if Froakie didn't relax its guard against Terrance, its plan of recruiting a little follower would fall apart. So its current actions were entirely out of helplessness.
"Fro~akie…" Froakie fell into thought. It looked at Gallade, then at Togepi, and finally at Terrance.
"Alright, stop looking at me like that. Froakie, your hometown is in the Kalos region, right? I've been there, it's a very beautiful place," Terrance said with a smile.
"Actually, your hostility isn't necessary. You should know that there aren't many bad people in this world. On the contrary, there are far more people with kindness in their hearts. Even if we hadn't taken down that poacher gang, they wouldn't have been able to act arrogantly for much longer."
When Terrance finished speaking, Froakie remained expressionless, unmoved.
"Well, you also know your situation is a bit different from other Pokémon. Sending you back to the Kalos region would take some effort…"
"If you don't mind, I can find an opportunity to send you home. But before that, I hope you'll come to acknowledge me," Terrance said seriously.
At this, Froakie showed a puzzled expression.
"I want to change your view of humans. Next, I'll be working with some humans to take down more poaching organizations like this and rescue more captured Pokémon. If you don't believe me, how about coming to see it with your own eyes?"
Terrance crouched down with a smile and extended his hand. "At the same time, you can personally punish more bad guys. Togepi and I will help you. At this point, I have absolutely no intention of deceiving you, there would be no meaning in it."
"Of course, if you want to return to your hometown, I can help you with that too."
Terrance's words slightly moved Froakie. As a Pokémon, its thoughts were not overly complicated. Terrance's demeanor was indeed different from the other humans it had met, so his words carried tremendous impact.
After a brief moment of consideration, Froakie's eyes grew firm.
It wanted to rescue more Pokémon who had suffered the same fate. It wanted to return home. Although it still did not fully trust Terrance, Froakie hoped his words were true.
For the sake of the last bit of goodness in its heart, it wanted to see Terrance's actions for itself.
"Togepi, Togepi!" At that moment, Togepi also chimed in, saying that it would go and do more of the same things.
Sure enough, compared to Terrance's persuasion, Togepi's words were far more convincing to Froakie. The moment it heard that Togepi would keep doing good deeds, Froakie was instantly moved. At the same time, Togepi's figure began shining brightly in its mind.
Seeing Froakie's reaction, Terrance's lips twitched, but he made no effort to correct its impression of Togepi. If Froakie ever learned the sheer number of wicked thoughts Togepi harbored, its entire worldview as a frog would probably collapse.
"At times like this, it's better for Froakie to experience more truth, goodness, and beauty…" Terrance thought helplessly.
Thus, Togepi gained a rather unique little follower: Froakie. And Togepi began frequently experimenting with the move Metronome, hoping to accurately find the frequency of the Skill Swap move.
With Froakie joining them, Terrance immediately set his sights on the next illegal stronghold, another poacher gang.
This time, Togepi and Froakie acted as the vanguard, and with Terrance stepping in at the end, the poacher gang was effortlessly wiped out once again.
Having personally experienced the rescue of other Pokémon, Froakie began to change its view of Terrance…
And as Terrance and his team continued dismantling illegal strongholds, time gradually approached the eve of the third match of the Champion League…
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