The communication between Pokemon and trainers is crucial. Although Pokemon have intelligence and emotions far beyond ordinary animals, you cannot treat them as a human.
There are also many Pokemon species with low intelligence that can barely understand the trainer's simple instructions. What's more, human beings don't have the capability to comprehend the Pokemon language.
They can only slowly deepen their understanding of each other through a long period of interaction.
A great trainer must understand his Pokemon thoroughly.
The telepathy link mastered by Kirlia is a helpful tool for Hisoka. He can communicate with his Pokemon directly on the spiritual level. It allows him to shorten the time to establish a strong bond between him and his Pokemon, which might take years or even decades.
Hisoka tried his best to keep his expression friendly as he stared at the Feebas swimming in the fish tank and said, "Yes, you can. Do you want to become like her?"
Feebas has low self-esteem, so Hisoka must encourage her to be more confident in herself.
"Yes! I want to be just like my mother!" Feebas nodded vigorously. Its eyes stare at the image of Milotic on the screen.
"Yes, I want to be just like my mother."
"Mother?"
This word made Hisoka stunned for a moment. There is no doubt that Milotic is the evolution of the Feebas, but that does not mean that a Feebas must be born by a Milotic.
According to the information he stole from the Sootopolis Gym, it is very difficult for Milotic to give birth to an Egg. It appears that the more powerful a Pokemon is, the more difficult it is for them to produce their offspring.
This is why the number of powerful Pokemon with the title Pseudo-legendary in many regions is extremely low. And some Legendary Pokemon that have existed since ancient times didn't even have offspring. On the contrary, weak Pokemon such as Caterpie and Weedle has a higher birth rate, proven by their many presences in every part of a region.
Milotic and Feebas are completely two distinct levels of life forms. It can be said that 99% of Feebas in this world are born from Feebas. Only a few Feebas was born directly from Milotic.
"Do you remember things from your childhood?" Hisoka asked curiously.
After Feebas heard his question, it turned its head to the side as if it was recalling something from its past. Then, after a while, it replied, "I remember a little bit. But mom doesn't seem to like me."
Hisoka pointed his finger at the Milotic in the video, "Does your mother look exactly like her!"
"Yes!"
'Oh my God!'
A burst of excitement appeared on Hisoka's face. This Feebas was actually an offspring of Milotic, not Feebas.
What does this mean?
It means that it has far surpassed those of its kind from birth. As long as Feebas becomes more confident in itself and realizes its inner beauty, it will be able to evolve into Milotic without many problems.
This is the top-secret information in the Sootopolis Gym, which they had obtained after countless amounts of research and observation since its inception.
Hisoka took Feebas out of the fish tank into his arm. Then, he stared at its eyes and said through their link, "As long as you believe in yourself and work hard, I can guarantee that you will be more beautiful than your mother."
Feebas wagged its tail, feeling uncomfortable, and asked dumbly, "Is it true?"
"Yes, I promise. On top of that, you will be the best Milotic in the world!"
In order to build up the Feebas's self-confidence as soon as possible, Hisoka starts bragging about her appearance in the future. Meanwhile, Feebas was listening to Hisoka bragging with stars shining in its eyes, dreaming about its beautiful appearance in the future.
Knowing that Feebas was born from a Milotic, Hisoka becomes more confident that his plan will succeed. The most important thing now is to make money, a lot of money. Because Hisoka is quite sure that once any Prism Scale appears on any auction websites, the Sootopolis Gym will quickly snatch them up as soon as they can.
Hisoka's current financial situation is not enough to compete with the rich and wealthy Sootopolis Gym. And, he might have to take some underhanded means to make sure that they won't be able to get the Prism Scale if it's on auction. He had no way other choice left. He can only hope that the other party won't be going to notice it.
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Without even waiting for the one-week vacation to end, Hisoka had already packed his luggage and was ready to leave. He had to go to Vermilion City first to get the elite trainer's qualification certificate. Then he could apply for the Silver-rank Hunter's license.
A-level tasks gave more rewards than B-level tasks. If he wants to earn enough money in a short period of time, he must improve his hunter ranking.
The more lucrative the tasks are, the more dangerous they are. But this is the only way he can think of to get a large amount of money in a short time.
As they say, fortune favors the bold.
Risk and return are two sides of the same coin. You can't have one without the other.
Furthermore, he has the confidence to protect the safety of himself and his Pokemon. And he's not a reckless person. And if something goes south, he could just run away with his Pokemon, no big deal. Although it might affect his mission-completion rate, no amount of money is enough to redeem his life.
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