With Doublade and a few Pokémon, they moved away from the place where Kona and Du Juan slept.
They arrived at a secluded corner deep within the forest.
The psychic power held that special "metallic membrane", left behind when Regigigas created the Steel Divine Pillar, Registeel.
Ordinary metal films, when applied to Pokémon, can enhance the power of their Steel-type Techniques to a certain extent.
But the effect of this piece of metal film is clearly not limited to that.
"Doublade, the coating might have some impact on you. To overcome this impact quickly, the upcoming time will involve intensified training and combat intensity. You need to prepare yourself mentally."
"Jya!"
Doublade nodded firmly.
Through these battles, it had clearly felt its own shortcomings.
In fact, compared to other Doublades, Natsuhiko's Doublade is not considered weak, even quite strong, after living a long time in the Ghost-type energy-filled space of Divine Departure Mountain. Plus, with Natsuhiko's continuous supply of Energy Blocks, those Ghost and Steel-type Energy Blocks perfectly match its needs.
Training and combat have not been neglected.
The feeling of inadequacy was only due to the strong opponents, some of which far exceeded Doublade, like the Slaking it just faced, or due to type advantage.
But who wouldn't want to become better?
Especially Doublade.
When it heard that after coating, it wouldn't only become more sturdy and robust, but also could master Steel-type techniques more skillfully, and more freely use the energy of Steel-type Techniques.
Forgetting everything else, Doublade only knew that after the coating, it would be tougher and harder, thicker and stronger!
This undoubtedly would make its self-defense ability stronger, able to withstand more Technique attacks.
That is what Doublade likes.
Weight symbolizes stability, and stability means stable, the logic is flawless.
Confirming Doublade's condition, Natsuhiko began preparing for the coating.
Actually, the coating doesn't require any special techniques or abilities, unlike creating Registeel, where it needs rearranging this special metal, just exert its proper function.
Therefore.
The so-called coating is...
Clang!
Natsuhiko's hands covered in psychic power, tightly grasped Doublade's hilt, and vertically pierced it into the heavy special metal block.
Strangely enough.
Clearly, it was hard metal; no matter how much Natsuhiko tried, he couldn't leave any marks on its surface, yet Doublade's blade tip, upon contact, directly penetrated into it without seeming to meet any resistance.
"Jya?!"
At this moment, Doublade's other tightly closed eye abruptly opened, instantly feeling a peculiar, inexplicable change happening within its body.
Beams of bright silver-white light emanated from the metal block, transmitting onto Doublade.
Then...
"Jya~~"
Doublade moaned gently, the sound very soft, tender like a kitten.
Unexpectedly, coating was such a pleasant experience.
Wisps of silver-white threads began to extract from the metal block, weaving, converging, attaching bit by bit to Doublade's blade and scabbard, quickly merging into it.
And Doublade's aura began to fluctuate.
Actually, Natsuhiko underestimated this special metal; it's the principal material for creating Registeel, something capable of divine beast creation, far from what any ordinary "metal film" could compare.
Its metallic material could bear Regigigas' power, sustaining a divine beast's body, with energy that could endow Registeel with divine beast might.
Even just a residual small fragment is what Regigigas painstakingly sought out.
Primarily due to some influence from Dragapult.
Back then, Dragapult infused pure Dragon Crystal energy into that Dragon-type Pokémon Egg, its light appearance leading him to a wrong evaluation.
Fortunately, this wrong evaluation didn't lead to bad outcomes; at best, it's...
After this coating, Doublade not only needs to adapt to bodily changes but also to changes in strength.
Indeed.
Doublade's strength improved again.
Though not exaggeratedly reaching Gym Leader Level, given time to settle, approaching that critical point near Gym Leader Level is quite feasible.
As the bright white special metal block slowly melted away, Doublade's shiny silver hue grew denser, and its aura fluctuations subsided to calm.
Once the special metal block completely dissipated, Doublade, like it was coated with a layer of brilliant silver metallic outfit, under the bright moonlight, emitted "holy" radiance.
"Chako-eek!"
Togetic looked on shocked, its tiny eyes drawn entirely to Doublade's current handsome appearance.
'So cool!'
It lasted less than three seconds.
Doublade's metallic sheen vanished within its body, appearance almost unchanged, if anything, its blade became sharper, brighter.
But Doublade alone knew how significant its transformation was.
Its body weight increased, density rose, material became tougher, an entire rebirth sensation.
In Natsuhiko's words....
After pondering briefly, Doublade recalled the word.
Rebirth!
And these advantages aren't one-time, but long-term, sustained.
In simpler terms, its potential greatly elevated!
Compared to this, current strength improvement seemed less crucial.
"Doublade, how do you feel?" Natsuhiko realized, during Doublade's "coating", that his judgment was indeed somewhat one-sided, luckily didn't shift to a negative direction.
Thud——
As Doublade's body touched the ground, it immediately issued a muffled sound uncomparable to its prior body weight.
Furthermore, Doublade's metallic luster reappeared, distinct from the previous coating phase, now the metallic texture heavier, tiny structures faintly visible within.
Natsuhiko's eyes brightened, "Iron Wall."
A huge boost to a Pokémon's defense, for something like Doublade, with remarkable physical defensive ability, this defense-enhancing Technique offers high value and practicality.
Clang clang clang clang——
Next, Doublade's body began rapidly spinning, resembling a powerful, heavy top.
"Gyro Ball."
Similarly a Steel-type Technique, though its power judged by speed gap between Pokémon, suited for Doublade whose speed is relatively slow, and post-coating slower.
Both are quite good Techniques.
An unexpected gain.
Of course, besides learning new Techniques, Doublade's aura fluctuations during Technique release also let Natsuhiko determine its strength.
Still Elite Level, but surpassing mid-Elite threshold, advancing toward the juncture between Elite and Gym Leader Levels.
That's partly the effect this special metal yielded.
Natsuhiko's mind inevitably flashed to his Pokémon Egg infused with Dragon Crystal's pure Dragon-Type energy.
Doublade's enhancement is so huge, how many benefits did that Dragon-type Pokémon Egg acquire?
But before he could delve deeper.
Interrupted by nearby Vigoroth calls, restless and unable to sleep.
Doublade's transformation attracted these hyperactive Vigoroths.
Natsuhiko bowed his head, Doublade looked upward, both seeing the humor in each other's eyes.
Worried about finding suitable test subjects, then Pokémon came willingly.
Squeezing his fist, Natsuhiko walked a few steps forward, whispering: "We'll be disrupting things here for a while. As neighbors, Vigoroths' problem of sleeplessness, I think we could..."
"Jya!"
'Help fix it!'
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Fifth update! Requesting a monthly ticket~~
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