Although Julian didn't dare to test his defenses against attacks, he could still assess other aspects, such as his body's reaction speed and resilience.
"Lucario!"
With that in mind, Julian sent out Lucario.
"Meta~!"
Metagross: You won't believe this, I've been lifted up by our trainer just now.
Lucario: What the hell, You didn't wake up properly!
Seeing the two interacting Pokémon, especially Metagross, who rarely showed emotion, Julian cleared his throat and said, "Lucario, punch me with a hundred pounds of strength."
Lucario, as a Fighting-type, excelled in controlling his power. If he aimed for 100 pounds, he wouldn't exceed it by even a gram. Metagross, on the other hand, might hit 200 pounds.
For an ordinary person, a punch with that force will definitely hurt a lot, but it will not be fatal.
"Meta~!"
Metagross: The trainer is telling you to hit, just do it but don't be surprised later.
Lucario looked at Julian and Metagross, they were not acting normal, but then he delivered a quick punch.
Julian instinctively stepped to the left.
Lucario: [?_??]
"Cough, let's start with my reflexes. Gradually increase the speed of your punches."
Lucario's initial speed was impossible for Julian to dodge before; now, however, he managed it easily.
At this time, Lucario also found that his trainer was a little abnormal.
At one-fifth of the speed: dodge.
At one-quarter of the speed: dodge.
At one-third of the speed: hit.
It wasn't until Lucario used one-third of his speed that he hit Julian, with a hundred pounds of force hitting him. The latter didn't seem to feel much pain.
Looking at Julian, if it wasn't for the familiar Aura exuding from his body, Lucario would have thought that the other party was changed by a Ditto.
How did Julian suddenly become so strong?
After a series of tests, Julian grasped the extent of his Mega Pallet Town physique.
His speed, strength, reaction time, and combat abilities had all significantly improved, although the exact metrics were still unknown.
At least now, Mom wouldn't have to worry about him dying in a Pokémon battle's aftermath.
He took out some Rare Candy and let Metagross consume it, raising its level from 51 to 54.
Lucario had no opinion on this, Metagross is the strongest among them; the stronger Metagross became, the stronger Julian would be.
Just 7 more levels and Metagross could reach pseudo-Elite status— which is a brand new field. Before heading to Imperial University, Julian aimed to push Metagross to Advanced-level peak.
Julian also got three Mewtwo fragments from the rewards, plus seven he'd gathered before, leaving him just ninety fragments short of the one hundred.
'Hmmmm - ninety fragments more and I'll be able to summon Mewtwo.'
"Extract Psychic!"
With the extraction of the intermediate Psychic, Julian felt that his spiritual power had been greatly improved in an instant.
Since it was freshly awakened, his Psychic energy radiated uncontrollably, causing objects around his room to float.
"Meta~!"
Metagross quickly used its own Psychic to suppress Julian's uncontrolled outburst and looked at him with doubts.
"It's okay; I just awakened my Psychic," Julian comforted when he saw the worried eyes of the two Pokémon.
With Intermediate Psychic, he could now communicate telepathically with Pokémon and humans—one-way, unless the other had telepathy too.
With Metagross possessing both Steel and Psychic types, now Julian having awakened his intermediate Psychic. Once his power is combined with Metagross' Psychic, both their strength will be further increased.
Psychic served another critical function: as a radar. By radiating Psychic energy, Julian could visualize everything within 500 meters, though the larger the area, the more mental energy it consumed so it won't last for much time.
Psychic also has another important role, which is to increase the time of Pokémon's Mega Evolution.
A Pokémon's Mega Evolution length depended on the trainer's physical and mental stamina. Any exhaustion would prematurely end the transformation.
Julian's Psychic was closely tied to mental power. Stronger mental power meant more potent Psychic energy.
With his Mega Pallet Town physique and enhanced Psychic, Julian could make his Pokémon Mega Evolve longer— it will definitely make his Rivals despair.
'In the future, I will not use my feet to walk, but float.'
Then Julian looked at the last reward.
Soul of Totem: Converts a Pokémon into a Totem Pokémon (only for Pokémon below level 10).
(T/N: kind of like royal gene/ king's gene or alpha pokemon type stuff)
Totem Pokémon is another kind of existence that is different from ordinary Pokémon besides Shiny Pokémon.
Shiny Pokémon is a difference in color, and Totem Pokémon is a difference in size.
Totem Pokémon are more than twice the size of their peers.
The leader of a clan is not necessarily a Totem Pokémon, but a Totem Pokémon must be the leader of the clan.
Like Shiny Pokémon, Totem Pokémon are rare, usually found in the wild, secret realms, or ruins, nearly impossible for humans to cultivate.
And Shiny Pokémon involves a probability problem; as long as there are enough of the same species, a Shiny Pokémon will eventually appear.
For example, the most available shiny Pokémon is a Magikarp.
Gold Magikarp, Black Magikarp, Purple Magikarp, Blue Magikarp, etc., every year in some auctions there will appear a different colored Magikarp.
Lucky fishermen might catch one and sell it for a fortune.
As long as the heterochromatic Magikarp can not be evolved into a Gyarados, its biggest role is just a decoration.
There is a golden Magikarp in the Lake City Aquarium. It has been more than ten years and there is no sign of evolution at all.
Given the level restrictions for using the Soul of Totem, none of Julian's current Pokémon were suitable, so he'd have to wait for the right one.
No rush there.
Overall, the main quest rewards were impressive, and Julian felt secure knowing he could protect himself. He no longer had to fear being caught off-guard by a wild Pokémon.
Now, he especially hoped for the system to release the next main quest, but such quests typically arise from his usual encounters.
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