A day had passed since Fang Yuan arrived at the First Police School.
Students of the First Police School, if they encountered Fang Yuan on the road, would subconsciously ignore him.
Fang Yuan? Who's that... I don't know him!
Anyway, it was impossible to make eye contact with Fang Yuan. What if he challenged you? That would be embarrassing.
"It was better before..."
In a training field within the First Police School, Fang Yuan had been directing Sun Eevee, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and Glutton to practice team coordination for quite some time.
However, through the practice, Fang Yuan realized that sticking to one particular move like "Swap Field" made them passive.
Compared to that, playing to the Pokemon's unique characteristics could achieve far better effects.
For example, when combating the Sleepwalking Dragonite, the combined attack tactics that Fang Yuan instructed Eevee and others to use... were simply perfect.
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster controlled the enemy's movement with Gravity, and even if the enemy could overcome Gravity, Glutton's Shadow Fixing Method would continue to impose control.
With double control, even more powerful Pokemon would struggle to break free quickly... At that point, having Eevee deliver the output, they could also fight above their level!
One could imagine how desperate the scene would be for an opponent controlled by both Gravity and the Shadow Fixing Method, and then faced with an oncoming Railgun, Spiral Shadow Ball, and Ghost Fire.
"The core of this tactic is 'control.' Among the three Pokemon, Eevee has the most powerful moves, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster has the fastest moves, and Glutton's moves are the most unpredictable. But even with Railgun, if the opponent finds a corresponding method, it can still be countered. The purpose of control is to prevent the opponent from evading the three Pokemon's strongest attacks..."
Fang Yuan and his team experienced that Gravity and Shadow Fixing Method could be perfectly compatible.
But when Fang Yuan tried to add a layer of control with Eevee's Confusion Field on top of the double control, turning it into triple control, the strategy fell apart.
The Gravity field from the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Eevee's Confusion Field were not compatible, coexisting in the same area would cause the fields to collapse.
This made Fang Yuan regretful. If the double control could be changed into triple control, that would have been the perfect core tactic. After all, Eevee could fight using Substitute, and adding another layer of control would hardly affect the rhythm of its attacks.
However, by only slightly shifting his approach, Fang Yuan found a solution. Since Gravity and Confusion Fields couldn't coexist, they had to switch to another form of control.
Illusion Technique.
By directly affecting the opponent's mental level with the Illusion Technique to control their movement, three control techniques could now be perfectly integrated!
To test the efficacy of the triple control tactic, Fang Yuan called out Monferno to battle against Sun Eevee, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and Glutton.
Without any surprises, Monferno, with its Thunder Armor Completion, speed, and strength reaching Master Level, was instantly taken down by Gravity + Illusion Technique + Shadow Fixing Method, without even needing the three Pokemon to attack.
"Let's call this combination tactic 'Death Trio,'" Fang Yuan said as he looked at the fallen Monferno and confirmed finality.
"Wah~~" Monferno got up tearfully, looked at Eevee, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and Glutton, and then turned to question Fang Yuan.
It had just made a breakthrough in strength, and it seemed like it was about to catch up to the main forces. Now the trend had shifted from single to team battles? And whether it be Rainy Day Tactics or this Death Trio, they didn't include it?
You can't bully a monkey like this!
Monferno demanded forcefully that Fang Yuan also find it two teammates, preferably those who could highlight its strength and willingly play the supporting roles!
"Perhaps... you, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and Milotic could form a team?" Fang Yuan looked at Monferno and suggested tentatively.
Monferno's face lit up with excitement.
"You enter Thunder Armor, concentrate your Iron Fist move, and let the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster use Electromagnetic acceleration to launch you. The impact of Super Electromagnetic Monkey will definitely be stronger than the Magnet Bomb move. After landing, you can carry out a massacre right beside the enemy!"
"The tactical core revolves around the 'recycle and reuse' move. This move can regenerate and reuse items that have already been consumed during the battle. Although you aren't an item, if the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster coordinates with Teleport, Swap Field, and Volt Switch, maybe we can further develop this move to prevent you from falling into an enemy encirclement, bringing you back in the moment of injury!"
"After your return, Milotic can heal you with Life Droplet, followed by repeating the aforementioned steps... A relentless offensive will surely deal a fatal blow to the enemy!"
"Gurulu Gurulu Gurulu Magnemite!!!"
Hearing this, the nearby Self-detonating Magnetic Monster felt that Magnemite, it had long wanted to switch its projectile.
Eevee, Glutton: (◒v◒)
Monferno: ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅
...
After spending a morning, Fang Yuan and the others slightly perfected the Death Trio.
Fang Yuan's team currently has two sets of tactics in play.
The Rainy Day Tactics, which primarily involve the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Milotic, and Dragonite, are characterized by the enhancement of each Pokémon's strength under rainy conditions, with a wide range of moves and powerful destructive capabilities, making them particularly effective in certain environments, almost like a natural disaster.
The Control Tactics Death Trio, which mainly consists of Sun Eevee, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and Glutton, result in a qualitative change when the triple control effects stack, with 1+1+1 being greater than 3. They are most suitable for dealing with a small number of enemies with greater overall strength. If there's only one opponent, the tactics are most effective, allowing them to put up a fight even against top-level combat power.
As for Monferno... it solemnly refused to adopt the Super Electromagnetic Monkey's tactics.
"Then Monferno can only stick with Rotom for the time being..." The mobile Rotom floated beside Fang Yuan, expressing its regret.
"There's nothing that can be done about that, although a Sunny Day system could be built around Eevee's Sunny Day Move, the benefits are just too low," Fang Yuan said, shaking his head.
At the moment, Fang Yuan was contemplating whether to take on the examiner with the Rainy Day Tactics or with the Control Tactics.
The latter would probably be more stable.
As Fang Yuan walked and pondered, he suddenly looked up, drawn by the outside world. He saw a line of police trucks parked in an empty space.
Surrounding them was a group of instructors and police academy students helping to move things from within the vehicles, and Fang Yuan even saw a large number of Poké Balls.
"What's going on..." Fang Yuan stood still and observed for a minute.
"At four o'clock this morning, colleagues on duty in BaiLong County cracked down on a smuggling and poaching case. A considerable number of special Pokémon were smuggled from abroad. This is just a portion of the haul," Dean Miao from the police academy, who appeared behind Fang Yuan accompanied by two guards at some point, said.
"You are..." Fang Yuan turned around, looking at the pot-bellied middle-aged police officer with a puzzled expression.
"You can call me Dean Miao. Come on, let's go have a look," Dean Miao invited Fang Yuan.
The dean? A leader from the police school?
Fang Yuan nodded and followed.
Walking alongside Dean Miao, listening to his conversations with the other instructors and his orders, Fang Yuan roughly understood the situation.
A smuggling and poaching gang had subdued some rare Pokémon with illicit Poké Balls and smuggled them into the country, aiming to launder them through illegal means and release them into the domestic market for substantial profit.
A total of 100 rare Pokémon, only a portion intercepted by the police, had all been transported to the First Police School as a midway point, with plans for further inspection before any actions were taken.
"Pidgey... Scatterbug... Magikarp..." Fang Yuan identified Pokémon by Pokémon and understood what rarity meant.
These were all Pokémon rarely seen in Hua Nation, let alone the Asia region. Although their potential and talents aren't necessarily impressive, scarcity made them valuable.
Just as Pikachu, which is quite common in Hua Nation but considered rare in European and American countries, it's the same principle.
"Every year, we crack down on many such poaching cases. The massive potential profits lure countless people into this business..." Dean Miao gave further orders and then turned to address Fang Yuan.
"These Pokémon should all be released back into the wild, right?" Fang Yuan asked.
But they probably wouldn't be released directly within Hua Nation, as that could easily affect the local ecosystem.
"Yes, after inspection and registration, they will be released by special agencies within the Pokémon Alliance," Dean Miao said.
In addition to the institutions within the Pokémon Alliance, there are many foundations and conservation associations domestically and internationally working on protecting wild Pokémon...
"Dean Miao!"
"There are two special Pokémon over there that require your attention," said Instructor Xu Manjie as she approached Fang Yuan and Dean Miao.
"Lead the way," Dean Miao said to Instructor Xu, nodded, and followed her.
Fang Yuan stroked his chin and followed suit.
Instructor Xu Manjie, in charge of the Pokémon Ball inspection in the area, was quite at a loss. If the Pokémon were aggressive, she could easily subdue them, but the two Pokémon in question might be more problematic to deal with.
"Nannan..."
"Nannan..."
In no time, Fang Yuan followed Dean Miao over and discovered the special Pokémon that Instructor Xu mentioned. As it turned out, they were two lethargic Gear children.
As its name suggested, the Gear child consists of 2 gears, each with 6 teeth. The gear discs feature patterns that resemble eyes and mouths. The left gear rotates clockwise, and the right one counterclockwise. By meshing their bodies to rotate, they generate energy necessary for survival and are able to float through electromagnetic levitation, similar to Magnemite.[image]
"Dean Miao, these are the two Gear children... Not only are they smaller than normal Gear children, but ever since they came out of their Poké Balls, they've been listless, and it seems there's also a problem with the meshing of their gears. They can't efficiently generate energy to fly. If this continues, there are bound to be serious problems," Instructor Xu Manjie reported.
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan's gaze was fixed on the two Gear children, his expression turning grave, and yet again, Pokémon that can't fly...?