"Red is there? Really?"
"Yes, he arrived a week ago and had been spending time with his family. Now he wants to come and meet you. So, he will be telling you these things. He is better than me in these teaching things.", said Oak.
Axel was naturally happy that Red was back. Red was the best teacher that he ever had. When his Pokemon reached king rank, he realized that there was still a lot more to learn from Red.
So, after talking with Oak for a few minutes, Axel hung off the phone.
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Lance and Cody were prepared to go to their own place but when they heard that Red was coming, both of them told that they could stay here for a few days.
Red was very popular. Of course, Oak was the Pokemon master and was more powerful than Red. But Oak was old and it had been decades since he showed his power to the world. So, today's kids didn't even know what Oak was like. But not Red.
Lance had seen how powerful Red really was. Even though he didn't pursue the dream of becoming the Pokemon master, he was the only one who had this dream for a long time. He had shown the young generation the power of hard work and talent. So all of them were excited to meet him including Frank.
"We call this the Red fever.", said Morgan while looking at his kid being so excited to meet Red.
"So, there is a term for that?"
"Yes, there is. Red is very famous. You know, I might stay here for some time till Red comes. Haven't met him for a long time."
"You are welcome to stay."
Morgan and his wife were still here. He wanted to go back before but after seeing the training grounds of Axel, he became excited and wanted to train his Pokemons too.
Axel had no problem with it.
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Axel was now training Pidgeot. Pidgeot had learned a new move called 'Air pressure' and it was now at level 39. Axel wanted it to level it up to level 40. Normally, a move would put the opponent in air pressure which makes them very hard to move. However, someone with strong physical power could break this pressure.
However, Axel wanted Pidgeot to affect 'Air pressure' on itself but in a positive way. When he saw the Pidgeot on that island, he realized that the speed of his Pidgeot was still slow. There were multiple moves that Pidgeot now knew that increased its speed. 'Air aura', 'Tail wind' and many more. Axel wanted Pidgeot to it up and then combine all 3 of them to make an even powerful move which would increase the speed of Pidgeot to a new level.
The use of Pidgeot armor had good results but that was not enough. Pidgeot needed something more, something more powerful than before. Axel also remembered the tier 2 king rank Pidgeot that Charizard had fought. It had used a unique move and that move was very powerful.
Axel could tell that it was an advanced version of 'Air slash' but Pidgeot would need a lot of time to learn that sort of move.
He had been training Pidgeot in that concept but it looked like he was wrong. The concept of the move was totally different and there were no good results. Axel knew when to give up but Pidgeot didn't. It took some time for Axel to convince Pidgeot and after he did, it started to train in other ways.
He believed that with the help of 'Air pressure', Pidgeot would be able to redirect attacks. That was more believable.
"Flappy, the first thing you will be doing would be to combine 'Tail wind' and 'Air aura'. Then you will also concentrate on improving your passive move. Then you will try to learn a new electric move too. Finally, you will be leveling up 'Air pressure'. So, these are the 4 things that you need to do right now.", said Axel.
Pidgeot was serious about doing this. Axel could see the determination in its eyes.
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A couple of days passed and it was finally time for Red to come. Axel was waiting for Red at the airport. Frank and Lance had also joined Axel to pick up Red.
Axel was using this 'Aura sense' and finally he could sense Red coming from the left side. Red was wearing a hat that covered his hair and black goggles. Being ultra famous also had its disadvantages. Red didn't want people to surround him for an interview.
Meanwhile, Axel was also doing the same. Even though Axel was not so famous, this was his city and he was very famous here. Lance and Frank didn't do any hiding as they were not as famous as Red and Axel.
Red went near Axel and gave him a hug.
"It is nice to meet you again. I heard that you are doing a lot of interesting things.", said Red.
Lance and Frank also introduced themselves and asked for an autograph.
"Not here boys. Let's go home first.", said Red with a smile.
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"Haha, Red. How you are boy?", asked Morgan as he shook Red's hand.
"I am doing okay, Morgan. Why are you here by the way?", asked Red.
"Well, I am just delivering Pokemon eggs to Axel. Heard that you were coming here, so stayed a bit longer. Did you complete the quest?", asked Morgan.
"Yes, I did it. It was very difficult but we have some promising results."
"Didn't doubt you for a second there."
"What was that quest that took you so long to complete?", asked Axel.
"Not something you should worry about right now. Right now, you just have to get stronger. After you reach my level, I will be dumping all these works to you and then I will retire.", said Red with a smile.
Axel was curious about the quest that Red had completed but he knew that he was not going to get anything from Red. So, he didn't pursue it further.
Red was warmly welcomed by his mother and father and also his uncle. So much had changed since Red last came here.
After talking with all of them and then having some breakfast, Red started to look into the progress of Axel's Pokemons.
He was satisfied with most of them but there were also problems with some of them.
"Axel, there is a problem with Tauros and Absol. You need to let them go.", said Red.
"What do you mean?"
"Did you notice that their progress is extremely slow?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did. I did try to concentrate on them but no matter what their progress has been slow. They should have ranked up to king rank by now. It is not that they are not training hard. They are.
I just thought that they might need some time."
"That is where you are wrong. Tauros live in herds and Absol tends to live alone in the mountains. You have taken them out of their natural habitat. So, of course, there would be a problem."
"But that is the same case for Beedrill. Beedrill also tends to live in herds but it is doing fine.", said Axel.
"Yes, that is because your Beedrill could adapt to this environment. Some of the Pokemons could not do it, so they might face some problems. Tauros and Absol are one of them.", said Red.
"So, what do you suggest that I do?", asked Axel as he was actually worried about both of them. He thought that they didn't want to train so they were not improving but now he figured out that he was the one who was wrong.
"I suggest that you let them go to their natural habitat for some months. After they experience their primal self, they will be more tuned to their bodies."
"But will they be safe?"
"Of course, they will be. Axel, they are pseudo-king rank Pokemons. They are very powerful. We will select a place where they would be relatively safer. So, don't worry about it.", said Red as if this was a natural thing to do.
Axel had no problem if Shedinja or Charizard went to the forest to train cause they were king-rank Pokemons but Tauros and Absol were still very young. They were not as mature as Shedinja.
He knew that he had to do it. So, it talked to Mark to get them a GPS tracker and emergency button where they could call Axel if they were in trouble and Axel could know where they were at all times.
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Tauros POV Start
Axel came to us and told us that he wanted to talk. I feel that me and Absol are the least liked Pokemon in the team. I don't know why I feel that way. Axel treats all of us equally but I and Absol still feel that.
So, since he called us to talk to us, I and Absol were very excited.
"Guys, I can see that you are not improving as I expect you to. I also realized that since I have so many Pokemons with me, I have not concentrated on both of you. I know that this is not an excuse. I normally feel that you guys are still not mature enough. Now, I feel that both of you are mature. You are 2 years old now and that is a good time to take responsibility.
So, let's go somewhere and talk.", said Axel.
"Yes, let's do it!!", shouted Absol as it was delighted that its trainer was giving it some attention.
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Axel rode on Tauros and then 3 of them went to the east side of the forest. He wanted to spend some time with them. He had decided to spend a whole day with them. Axel knew that he was neglecting them. There was no such reason for it.
He never had plans for them. He got Absol through an Egg and then he realized how difficult it was to raise a dark-type Pokemon. Dark-type Pokemons were very mysterious. There was not a lot of information on dark types except for general things.
As for Tauros, he got it when he was on an unknown island. Now Axel believed that normal types were very powerful and divergent if trained well. However, he never focused on it. His was his mistake.
They had a good foundation but both of them didn't have a good set of moves that complimented each other.
So, he decided to spend some time with them. They talked of how they met and how life turned out to be. He then asked both of them what they wanted to do in the future.
Both of them had interesting ambitions. Tauros wanted to be the most powerful Tauros in the entire world. It also said that there was a Tauros competition that it found and it was held once in 2 years. However, it was nowhere powerful to the most powerful Tauros.
Absol had a vague answer. It said that it wanted to bring a disaster or at least it wanted to have the power to do it. It said that even though it is a dark type and had many moves that could affect user stat conditions, it didn't want that. It wanted to be fast, precise, and powerful.
That may be the reason, why it was not developing very well. Axel could understand its situation.
"There is another reason, why I wanted to spend some time with you. I talked with Red and asked why you guys are not improving so much. He said that since you guys have not spent any time in your natural habitat, you are regressing. He suggested that both of you must spend some time in your natural habitat.
Taruos would spend some time with other Tauros in the forest and you will spend some time alone.
So, do you want to do it?"