Afterward, Chimchar grew and evolved through a series of victories and even helped their Trainer make it onto the Magic University Team.
Three years later, Monferno, as the Trainer's trump card Pokemon, helped the Trainer become a key member of the National University Team with its excellent record in battles.
Loved by the Trainer and respected by other Pokemon on the team, Monferno began to feel unsatisfied with the status quo. It felt like the Trainer and teammates couldn't keep up with it. Despite achieving an impressive top 64 finish in the national competition individually, Monferno started to yearn for a larger stage, something the current Trainer couldn't offer.
Until, Monferno saw a Trainer named Fang Yuan on TV, commanding a MEGA Blazing Chicken to defeat the unbeatable Fire Type Champion from America, it's desire to become stronger grew even more intense.
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At Pingcheng Power Plant, Magnemite, unable to use Electric Moves and unwanted, was released into the wilderness. Unable to fly and encountering obstacles everywhere, it survived by consuming soil rich in metallic elements.
During every thunderstorm season, Magnemite would watch the skies with yearning, hoping one day to control that power, to fly up into the heavens, bathe in the thunder and lightning, and even break through the clouds to see the vast expanse of the universe.
But for Magnemite, with its defect, these dreams were wishful thinking. It quickly weakened without the ability to control electricity, until it finally collapsed beside a rock.
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Every New Trainer's Day at Pingcheng Nursery, numerous New Trainers come to collect Pokemon eggs. Eevee missed the chance to be with Fang Yuan, and was bought by a well-off young man who prepared a Thunder Stone as well.
Not long after it left its infancy, the Trainer used the Thunder Stone, and Eevee evolved into the powerful Lei Yibu.
Eevee, which could be pampered and held by the Trainer when it was born, now had a body covered with white and yellow spikes after evolving, sharp like lightning, making it impossible to enjoy the Trainer's embrace anymore.
Although the Trainer treated Eevee well, taking Lei Yibu for charging massages weekly, it spent most of its time inside a Poke Ball.
Without a phone, anime, or games, like most Pokemon, it simply followed the most common growth trajectory, and a year later, the Trainer made it into Demon Capital University thanks to Lei Yibu's racial advantage.
However, it soon faced a crushing defeat in the Battle Society's recruitment event, outmatched by the genius Trainers from all over the nation.
Without the invincible Cloth God, only the arduous growth of Lei Yibu remained.
As for Fang Yuan, there were many Eevee eggs, and missing out on one Eevee may just mean catching another "Cloth God".
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Rotom, Luo Kuo, Klink, and Ditto all underwent dreams of various intensities.
After dragging Fang Yuan and his party into the Nightmare World, Darkrai appeared above where they had fallen, silently watching over them.
The darkly enshrouded Nightmare Island suddenly quieted down.
Darkrai flew towards Dragonite, feeling the homologous power growing stronger within it, and a look of confusion crossed its face.
But before it had the chance to observe closer, Fang Yuan, who had been the first to fall asleep, was actually the first to stir, showing signs of waking up.
In the Dream World, driven by Fang Yuan's strong emotions, his "Power of the Heart" gradually grew stronger and more complete, and the faint lights in his mind began to brighten up.
Fang Yuan knew these orbs of light represented the souls of the Eevees, and what he needed to do was connect with them through the "Power of the Heart".
A Trainer without Pokémon is nothing.
Spiritual power seeped into the orb of light, and Fang Yuan's expression gradually changed, this was...
The dreams of the Pokémon also appeared one by one in Fang Yuan's mind, letting him understand that he was not the only one trapped in this predicament.
Even though Eevee and the others had forgotten themselves and were experiencing different fates in the realm of dreams, Fang Yuan still found them so familiar, so adorable.
"Eevee... Self-detonating Magnetic Monster... Monferno... Glutton... Milotic... Dragonite..."
With the "Power of the Heart," Fang Yuan strained to communicate telepathically with several Pokémon, who, though in different dreams, seemed to faintly hear Fang Yuan's voice in their hazy consciousness.
Fang Yuan's voice, conveying the "Power of the Heart," immediately awakened the memories of Eevee and the others.
Within the Poké Ball, Lei Yibu felt a sharp pain in its heart. Although the dream was only for a moment, blurry and unclear, it was also very long. After receiving Fang Yuan's "Power of the Heart," in order to respond to him, Lei Yibu quickly broke free from the dream, its psychic power growing rapidly. Under the influence of this psychic force, its spiritual power burst through the limits, becoming a deep, compressed blue, suddenly unleashing a terrifying wave of energy.
Magnemite, who was on the brink of life's last moments behind a rock, had eyes losing vitality but slowly regained their spark.
The Monferno, training alone, abruptly stopped in its punching routine and blankly stood still.
Glutton's hunger had gradually brought it back to its wild nature, eyeing the life energy of other Pokémon in the darkness. But the next second, Glutton's expression subtly shifted, no longer feeling as famished, and revealing a complex look. Although both Glutton and Fang Yuan were in the dream, the Super Stone and the Key Stone naturally connected, and the Light of Mega Evolution spread instantly over the fast-asleep Glutton—Mega Evolution!
The Ugly Fish gazing up at the sky from the polluted water, the Dragonite living a gradually aging and lonely life on the deserted island, both felt Fang Yuan's "Power of the Heart." Memories slowly surfaced, and their eyes gradually filled with tears. Even though the dream was brief, for them, it was the most terrifying nightmare, directly crushing their spirits. Without Fang Yuan...
Compared to the encounters in the dream world, although the current Trainer was quite scheming, encountering Fang Yuan was indeed wonderful.
Darkrai did not wish to interact with outsiders, nor did it want others to know of its existence. However, it was attracted by Dragonite's power and chose to drag Fang Yuan and the others into the Dream World to observe Dragonite closely.
In Darkrai's eyes, Fang Yuan and his companions were pitifully weak, incapable of resisting its power. Darkrai's ability had indeed succeeded in immersing them in scenes they most feared.
But this time, Darkrai found it had misjudged the power of human Trainers. The snoozing Fang Yuan unexpectedly opened his eyes quickly, stepped out of the dream, and nearly materialized the "Power of the Heart," forming light blue ripples around him, resonating with the same aura emitted by each Pokémon. This scene moved Darkrai.
In an instant, Eevee, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Super Gengar, Milotic, and Dragonite all woke up at the same time. They glared at Darkrai while drawing closer to the Trainer, not wanting Fang Yuan to get hurt.
Perhaps in Darkrai's eyes, Fang Yuan and every single Pokémon were extremely weak. But the bond between Trainer and Pokémon is the Trainer's greatest strength. The "Power of the Heart," erupting like a deep blue aura, could no longer be defined as Superpower, Aura, or any other ability. At this moment, it was the testimony of the bond between Fang Yuan and his Pokémon.
"Dark...rai!"
Seeing Darkrai, an epiphany struck Fang Yuan—it was indeed Darkrai that had dragged them into the Nightmare World.
However, he should also thank Darkrai.
Because of Darkrai's actions, Fang Yuan had completed Mind Induction. After achieving emotional resonance with his Pokémon in the Dream World, he briefly touched the second stage of the "Power of the Heart," using his own psychic power to strengthen the psychic power of the Pokémon, similar to the Amplification Superpower of Su Shu.
Looking at the six Pokémon once again gathered by his side, ready to face Darkrai together, Fang Yuan was moved... Indeed, if he hadn't encountered these Pokémon, each with their distinct personalities...
Encountering you all was truly wonderful.