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"Level 6 wind, held for 5 minutes and 21 seconds," Sato noted the time displayed on the timer in his notebook before immediately turning off the powerful electric fan. He then quickly rushed into the glass corridor to scoop up Zubat, which was lying on the fluffy sponge mat like a salted fish, steaming all over.
Next, Sato placed a high-quality PokeBlock in Zubat's mouth. He then filled one basin with clean cold water from the water dispenser on the training ground and another basin with steaming hot water. The cold water was for Zubat to drink, while the hot water was intended for giving Zubat a massage later.
After consuming the PokeBlock, enjoying a delightful hot water massage, and drinking half a liter of fresh blood, Zubat quickly regained its energy and revived completely.
It's hard to believe, but small Pokémon like Zubat have incredibly strong physical resilience and recovery abilities. After just a day and a half of training, the Zubat in front of Sato displayed a completely different spirit. Its biological aura had expanded and was significantly stronger than when they first met. Its wings, having undergone high-intensity training and flapped countless times, began to develop more solid muscles, which had previously been a bit slack.
In summary, Sato genuinely felt Zubat's strength was increasing. Zubat, the one experiencing this change, was fully aware of its growing power. It wholeheartedly agreed with Sato's training methods and worked diligently without any sign of laziness.
Once adequately rested, Zubat immediately returned to the glass corridor and continued its battle against the wind.
During the three hours of endurance training, Zubat took a total of 18 intermittent breaks. Throughout these 18 sessions of level 6 wind training, Sato collected data and observed various bad habits Zubat had while flying against the wind, correcting them one by one.
As Zubat faced the strong winds, it gradually discovered techniques to counter them. It first began to use its body to feel the flow of the wind, identifying weak points in the air currents to aid its flight. This approach significantly conserved energy and prolonged its ability to withstand the level 6 winds.
As a Flying-type Pokémon, Zubat's sensitivity to the flying energy in the environment was unmatched by other types. The entire glass corridor was filled with strong winds, thus abundant with Flying-type energy.
In its battle against the strong winds, Zubat fully experienced the rich Flying-type energy around it. Consequently, to further counter the strong winds, it began to try manipulating the surrounding Flying-type energy, forming counteracting air currents to weaken the oncoming level 6 wind.
When Zubat thought about using counteracting air currents to contend with the strong wind, it inadvertently employed the Gust technique it had used over 200 times on the first day, realizing its potential during a critical moment today. However, using this technique while flying proved imprudent; Zubat wasn't yet capable of multitasking effectively.
Initially, Zubat attempted to do so, but ultimately ended up unable to concentrate fully, causing the technique's duration to be short and disrupting its flying rhythm, resulting in significant energy waste.
Learning from this experience, Zubat opted to ensure it could focus on maintaining its flying rhythm while only dedicating a small portion of its attention to manipulating the flying energy.
Since Zubat could only spare a little focus for controlling the flying energy, the Gust technique it used was much weaker than when it first employed it. A 5-centimeter-sized white whirlwind appeared in front of it, but this small whirlwind dissipated after just 2 seconds.
However, despite its small size and short duration, the tiny Gust did succeed in slightly weakening the oncoming strong wind, providing Zubat with a brief respite.
Flying in the strong wind earlier was like a hundred-meter sprinter constantly charging ahead without being able to catch a breath. The discomfort was unbearable. Now, thanks to the assistance of the small Gust, Zubat could finally take a breath, giving it the strength to continue pushing forward.
Sato had been carefully observing Zubat's actions of manipulating the winds to resist the strong winds during the training session. Rather than stopping it, he was greatly impressed by Zubat's initiative.
While Sato couldn't sense the elemental energies in the environment like the Pokémon could, he understood the general distribution of these energies. For instance, an active volcano would be filled with fire energy, a water body with water energy, and barren land with ground energy. Therefore, it was clear that the strong wind was rich in Flying-type energy.
Sato aimed for Zubat to engage in stamina training in the strong winds for several reasons: first, to enhance Zubat's endurance; second, to help Zubat adapt to flying in windy conditions; and third, to improve Zubat's sensitivity to Flying-type energy and its ability to manipulate it during training in the wind.
Zubat's behavior of using Flying-type energy to create counteracting air currents to reduce the incoming wind was undoubtedly a way of sensing and manipulating the abundant Flying-type energy in the strong winds.
After three hours of stamina training in the strong winds, the data Sato collected revealed that Zubat managed to endure in level 6 winds for a maximum of 7 minutes and 41 seconds—an improvement of 2 minutes and 20 seconds over its worst initial attempt. This progress was significant.
The substantial improvement was largely attributed to Zubat's ability to manipulate Flying-type energy to create counteracting air currents. As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect." Through continuous attempts, Zubat had started to grasp the basics of multitasking.
According to the data Sato collected, even with only a slight division of focus to control the Flying-type energy, Zubat's small Gust whirlwind, while unchanged in size and power, had increased its duration from 2 seconds to an impressive 13 seconds.
Clearly, Zubat had made progress in sensing and manipulating Flying-type energy during this round of stamina training. Sato made sure to encourage Zubat about every little improvement during their breaks, gradually increasing its commitment to training.
While assisting Zubat during the training, Sato had placed the Pokemon Egg nearby. Interestingly, whenever Sato guided Zubat, especially during the light-hearted breaks filled with laughter, the egg occasionally emitted a faint white light. The incubator's display showed some fluctuations in its heartbeat as well.
Noticing the lively state of the Poke Egg, Sato felt a surge of joy.
"Come out soon! I'll make sure to train you well," he said after completing the three hours of stamina training. After recalling Zubat into its PokeBall for a rest, he picked up the Pokemon Egg and left the training ground. On his way back to the dormitory, he smiled at the incubator, speaking to the egg in a gentle manner.
It seemed the little Pokemon inside the egg sensed Sato's kindness, as it wobbled slightly in response.