However, rather than frustration, Fang Yuan was more curious about its second attack move.
The second move Lopunny used to protect Buneary was no weaker than Frustration, but the two attacks gave people completely different feelings. Fang Yuan believed that this emotion-filled strike might be Payback.
Contrary to Frustration, Payback's power increases with the Trainer's intimacy, and it is the use of another kind of emotional energy.
Perhaps only the Buneary family can so freely control these two completely opposite emotional energies.
After all, in the entire Pokédex, only Buneary and Lopunny can learn Frustration and Payback through normal growth. This is their special talent.
"Payback, huh..."
Fang Yuan's interest was piqued.
This move is related to intimacy, and intimacy is one of the requirements for Eevee to evolve into Espeon and Umbreon. This ethereal concept of intimacy is difficult to see and quantify directly. Is it also a kind of energy? No one on Earth has studied it, but Fang Yuan is sure that intimacy is also a kind of energy.
To put it more simply, intimacy is the bond between the Trainer and the Pokémon, and the concept of bonds is very broad! It can be friendship, or other emotions.
Although this bond is not obvious in most versions of the game, in "Let's Go! Pikachu / Let's Go! Eevee", intimacy can directly affect the Pokémon's ability, and can even increase the Pokémon's overall strength by up to 10%, which is an incredible boost to strength.
Secondly, it is also reflected in another aspect, which is Mega Evolution...
Mega Evolution is an evolution that surpasses the current limits of Pokémon evolution and belongs to a higher level of evolution.
Pokémon that have undergone Mega Evolution will temporarily release hidden power and exert abilities that cannot be obtained through ordinary evolution.
Whether in games or animations, Mega Evolution is the Trainer's ultimate method! And if ordinary Trainers want to successfully grasp Mega Evolution, they need to have two conditions.
The first condition is that the Trainer must carry a special item called a Keystone, which resonates with the corresponding Mega Stone carried by the Pokémon; the second condition is that there must be a deep bond between the Pokémon and the Trainer. The power of the bond is an important prerequisite for the two stones to resonate.
It can be seen that the bond between the Trainer and the Pokémon can affect the Pokémon's ability.
The reason why Fang Yuan was interested in this move was because he suddenly had the idea of studying the power of bonds.
"So far, I haven't heard of any Trainer who has mastered Mega Evolution, not only in China, but also abroad."
"This also shows that Mega Evolution has not yet entered the sight of the Trainers in this world."
"So, have the Mega Stone and Keystone been discovered?"
Fang Yuan didn't know this, but what he did know was that humans' research on the emotional power between Trainers and Pokémon was not in-depth.
And in the entire PM series, the bond between Trainers and Pokémon has been emphasized the most, and there must be a reason for this.
However, many Trainers have ignored these.
"If Eevee has the opportunity to learn the Payback move, I must study it carefully, and conceive my own Move Manual around 'Payback', the move that is most closely related to the Trainer and the Pokémon! This idea seems good."
Fang Yuan thought about it carefully, this move was simply explosively strong. Using the power of the bond between the Trainer and the Pokémon to enhance the Pokémon's ability, it sounded high-end just by listening to it.
...
"Let's rest here next."
Before it got completely dark, Fang Yuan found a place that was relatively less harsh and set up his sleeping bag. To be honest, he didn't really like this kind of sleeping bag, because it was difficult to get out of it in the event of an emergency.
After walking for half a day, Fang Yuan and Eevee had plenty of physical strength, but they were a little lacking in mental strength.
Moreover, in half a day, Fang Yuan and Eevee only ate some biscuits, and their stomachs were very uncomfortable at this time, so they urgently needed rest.
Accustomed to drinking hot milk and eating hot meals every day, Fang Yuan and Eevee suddenly felt like they had fallen from heaven to hell with only mineral water and dry biscuits to eat.
"Eevee?"
"What are you looking for?"
After Fang Yuan set up the sleeping bag, Eevee was rummaging through Fang Yuan's survival backpack. Soon, it found the fire starter and began to signal Fang Yuan to light a fire.
"Start a fire in the mountains, and you'll end up in jail?"
"Eevee!!" Eevee shook its head.
"A fire on the mountain, and the police station below?"
Eevee got angry.
"You mean... to make a campfire next to us?"
Eevee nodded. That's what the TV program taught, a campfire can effectively drive away pests.
"That's right, I almost forgot. Although the mountains have been occupied by Pokémon, the annoying little bugs have not been completely wiped out yet..." Fang Yuan realized.
"You're quite thoughtful." Fang Yuan praised Eevee. As expected of the Pokémon he raised, it was indeed reliable.
Afterward, Fang Yuan discovered that making a campfire could also keep them warm.
As the sky grew darker, the weather was no longer as hot as it was during the day. Instead, it was surprisingly cold. The temperature difference between day and night made Fang Yuan and Eevee feel what it meant to be unpredictable.
"Actually... Flareon is also pretty good." Fang Yuan said, looking at Eevee.
Sleeping with a Flareon must be very comforting, right? "Eevee?!"
Eevee was stunned. This was too much. It had only been an afternoon, and Glaceon had turned into Flareon again? This night... was destined to be difficult.
...
The next morning.
Eevee listlessly lay on Fang Yuan's shoulder.
Without a soft bed, neither Fang Yuan nor Eevee slept well.
Simply put, they both suffered from insomnia.
However, they were relatively lucky that night. They didn't encounter any nocturnal Pokémon, and the surroundings were quite peaceful.
"Let's get up the mountain as soon as possible." Fang Yuan sighed. This place was not as interesting as he had imagined. He would never go looking for trouble again.
Eevee felt the same way. It had been disconnected from the internet for a day, and it was particularly unhappy.
Fang Yuan and Eevee continued to move forward.
Sha... sha... sha... sha... sha... sha... But a sound made Fang Yuan and Eevee vigilant. After a day, another Pokémon finally couldn't think straight? Wait! After seeing the face of this Pokémon, they hesitated.
Wasn't this the Lopunny from yesterday? Was it back for payback?
Soon, Fang Yuan realized that he had overthought it. At this moment, the Lopunny was holding four or five blue Oran Berries and stood opposite Fang Yuan and Eevee with an apologetic expression.
It could be seen that the Lopunny no longer had any aggressive intentions. It seemed to be here to bring Fang Yuan and Eevee food.
"Lopunny, yesterday's matter was just a misunderstanding. Buneary should have explained it clearly to you, right?" Fang Yuan tentatively asked.
Across from him, Lopunny nodded, gently placing a few Oran Berries on the ground, intending to use these berries to repay Fang Yuan and Eevee for saving Buneary.
Seeing a pile of Oran Berries, Eevee was naturally delighted, feeling that its efforts had been rewarded.
However, Fang Yuan didn't care about the Oran Berries. Instead, he urgently called out to Lopunny, who was about to leave.
"Lopunny, wait a moment!"
He thought of an important matter.
"That, um, that move you used yesterday to protect Buneary, could you teach it to us? Even just a simple explanation is fine. You just need to tell Eevee the feeling and technique you used," Fang Yuan said nervously, afraid that Lopunny would refuse.
This was an opportunity. The only Pokémon that could naturally learn Payback through Growth was Lopunny. If he wanted to learn Payback, the best way was to learn from Lopunny. Fang Yuan hadn't expected to see this Lopunny again, and it seemed to be here with the intention of apologizing. Without much thought, he knew this was his chance!
A gentleman wouldn't take advantage of a favor to seek repayment, but Fang Yuan wasn't a gentleman. He could do without the Oran Berries, but if Eevee could learn Payback from Lopunny, then this trip would definitely be worth it.
Faced with Fang Yuan's request, Lopunny was first bewildered, but immediately understood what Fang Yuan's request meant.
To learn a move?
Considering that Fang Yuan and Eevee had saved Buneary, this Lopunny didn't hesitate at all and nodded, agreeing to Fang Yuan's request.
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