"Hello, your Mareep's examination is complete. Its hatching time falls within the normal range and has no negative effects.
It's perfectly healthy, and a very cute child."
Nurse Joy smiled as she took the Luxury Ball from Chansey and handed it back to Silas.
"Alright, thank you very much." Silas let out a sigh of relief.
Although Zero's analysis had already confirmed that Mareep was perfectly healthy, he still needed to be absolutely sure.
Back in his room, he figured today's afternoon training couldn't continue. Better to take half a day off.
Consider it a little birthday celebration for the newly born Mareep.
When this news was shared with his other Pokémon, Silas could clearly see the "finally free" look on their faces.
"Looks like the past two weeks I've kept the tension a little too high. I should let them relax from time to time."
Silas began reflecting on whether his training had been too harsh.
"But what are you sighing about, little one? You haven't been training hard like the others."
He tapped Togepi on the head.
Togepi grinned sheepishly, then justified itself by claiming eating every day was hard work too.
It quickly wriggled out of Silas's arms and began playing around with Servine.
Servine lay off to the side, listlessly flicking its Vine Whip. Please… stop running around. I'm too tired to move anymore.
Now it finally understood why Pidgeot always collapsed onto the ground the moment it had free time.
If it had to keep up this kind of training for another year or two, it would probably be the same.
"Ser~Servine?" "Toge~" "Ser~" "Togepi."
Servine sighed, unable to resist Togepi's constant pleading, and eventually joined in its games.
Silas smiled as he prepared food for the newly hatched Mareep.
Mareep sniffed it and happily began eating. After being sent off for its health check right after hatching, it really was a little hungry.
"Zero, open the panel."
As Silas focused his gaze and thought the command, the familiar blue status screen appeared.
[Mareep] (Shiny)
Category: Wool Pokémon
Type: Electric
Height: 0.3 m (average: 0.6 m)
Weight: 4 kg (average: 7.8 kg)
Ability: Static (Contact with the Pokémon may cause paralysis.)
Hidden Ability: Plus (When battling with a Pokémon that has Plus or Minus, the power of its special attacks increases.)
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Charge (Egg Move), Electric Terrain (Egg Move), Odor Sleuth (Egg Move), Take Down (Egg Move)
Level: 1 (Newborn, unable to battle)
Potential: Elite Four tier
Training Plan: Focus on growth during infancy. Materials: nutritional supplements, Miltank Milk, vitamin tablets.
Evaluation: Physical qualities are average, but its individual Electric-type aptitude is extremely high. Special focus on Electric-type training is recommended.
Note: The Power Amplifier stores vast amounts of electricity and can be used during Mareep and Flaaffy stages to increase Electric-type energy reserves.
Standard Poffin Recipe: Electric-type Berry mixed with Micle Berry, ratio 15:2 (estimated spinning speed, shaping rhythm, and flashing intervals as follows…)
"Hmm."
Silas stared at the panel in thought.
Its ability and distribution were nothing unusual — Elite Four potential and a Hidden Ability weren't shocking.
As for Plus, well… for its future Ampharos, it wasn't particularly useful, at least not in standard battles.
Since he likely wouldn't train another Pokémon with Plus or Minus, the ability would rarely come into play.
Still, having a Hidden Ability was good. At the very least, it confirmed Zero's evaluation that this Mareep had excellent Electric-type talent.
Come to think of it, this was the first time he had seen Zero give such an assessment.
It seemed this Mareep's physical qualities were only average compared to others of its species.
Fortunately, Silas never intended to send it into close combat anyway.
Even though Ampharos could learn moves like Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Brick Break, or even Focus Blast, it was never renowned for its melee prowess.
Luckily, the essence of Focus Blast is still a special energy-based attack. While Ampharos doesn't gain the same-type attack bonus from Fighting-type moves, it can still unleash a considerable amount of power with it.
What surprised Silas a little, however, were the four inherited moves.
It seemed that Mareep's parents were likely an Ampharos and a Manectric—quite an impressive pairing.
No wonder, since it came from the Ampharos Lighthouse breeding program, and it was even Shiny.
Even compared to the excellent starter Pokémon raised at the League's official facilities, this Mareep was no weaker—possibly even better.
As for Charge and Electric Terrain, there was no need to say much—those were must-have support moves for Ampharos in the future.
Take Down, on the other hand, wasn't very meaningful. The only use it might have was giving Mareep a powerful offensive option early on.
But once it evolved into Ampharos, Silas found it hard to imagine any situation where he would need Ampharos to rely on Take Down.
After all, you don't ask a wizard to brawl with their fists—unless they're an embodiment of light, right?
The move that truly satisfied Silas was Odor Sleuth.
Put simply, it improved the accuracy of Ampharos's moves, and it also allowed Normal- and Fighting-type moves to hit Ghost-type Pokémon.
This was important—especially the former.
Otherwise, when Ampharos went up against particularly evasive and agile Pokémon, its accuracy would be a major weakness.
After all, enemies are never just standing targets.
If you only rely on punishing the openings created when an opponent finishes using a move, that's not only passive but also leaves little margin for error.
Silas nodded in satisfaction. No matter how he looked at it, this Mareep was an excellent partner.
With this, his full team of six "main Pokémon" for his first major tournament was finally complete—though two of them still didn't yet have real battling power.
"Miir~"
After finishing its very first meal, Mareep pressed the button on its Luxury Ball with its head and obediently returned inside to rest.
Silas froze for a moment with his hand half-raised. He had thought Mareep might not be used to the inside of a Poké Ball yet.
Sure enough, it was already proving to be another worry-free partner, just like its seniors. Silas sighed with relief.
He sat down on the sofa in his room, unsure of what to do next.
For the past two weeks, his daily schedule had been very strict: "wake up early to make breakfast, morning workout, training or tasks, prepare lunch, training or tasks, prepare dinner, more training, study videos, then sleep."
To be honest, he felt like a bit of a robot.
He opened his computer and watched some videos, but no matter what, something felt off.
Still, he had promised to give his Pokémon a break today. He couldn't go back on his word now.
His expression grew unusually conflicted.
Knock, knock, knock~
The sudden knocking at the door interrupted Silas's thoughts.
Who could it be? he wondered curiously as he got up and opened the door.
"Uh…"
Silas froze when he saw who was standing outside.
"Surprised to see me?" she asked.
"A little," Silas admitted honestly. "So, what brings you here, Sabrina?"
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