I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Judging from its idiotic attitude, this Psyduck is exceptionally dull. If it's this dull, it must have great potential.

“Saria, you’re a psychic, you should be able to sense this Psyduck’s psychic power, right?” Gary said.

Xia immediately looked at Naz. She knew that Na Jun was a superhuman, so his daughter must also be a superhuman. Naz had previously used her superpowers to figure out why the rats were sabotaging the reservoir construction.

"Miss Nazi, is it true?" Xiaoxia asked.

"Let me take a look for you."

Sabrina approached Psyduck, placed her hand on Psyduck's head, and sensed Psyduck's mental energy.

She didn't realize it until she sensed it, and when she did, Naza's pupils widened in surprise.

"Miss Naz, what's wrong?" Xia asked curiously when she saw Naz's changed expression.

“This Psyduck has strong mental strength and high potential. It will definitely grow to the Champion level,” Sabrina said.

Sabrina sensed that Psyduck's mental strength was no less than her Abra's.

Regarding the potential differentiation of Pokémon, before a Pokémon grows up, only three levels can be detected: Normal, Elite, and Gym. The potential above Gym level cannot be detected for the time being. We can only determine its potential by seeing if the Pokémon can grow up and to what extent.

However, Psychic-type Pokémon are different. Their talents can be tested through mental strength. Sabrina's Alakazam has the potential to become an Elite Four member. This Psyduck's mental strength is no less than that of Alakazam and Abra during their time. It is at least an Elite Four member, or even a Champion member.

"Really!"

Xiaoxia was pleasantly surprised. She had been struggling with how to deal with Psyduck, but she never expected that Psyduck would have such high potential.

Ash and Brock were also very surprised, never expecting that the usually dull Psyduck would have such high potential.

"Even if it has great potential, how do you train Psyduck?"

"Yes, it's good that Pokémon have high potential, but they won't be able to grow if they don't train."

Xiao Zhi and Xiao Gang engaged in a question-and-answer session.

"this...!"

Xiaoxia immediately snapped out of her joy, her brows furrowing as she racked her brains trying to figure out how to train Psyduck.

Because Misty's Psyduck has such high potential, it can only release its psychic power when it has a splitting headache. However, during the release, Psyduck will be in a state of conscious sleep.

In this state, Psyduck will only regain consciousness after releasing all its mental energy, but it will not remember the process of releasing its mental energy.

"There are two ways to train Psyduck. One way is to evolve Psyduck into Golduck, which will allow you to completely control the mental power in your brain."

"The second method is to hypnotize Psyduck to help it become familiar with the way to control mental power. Over time, it can master it."

Xiao Mao offered two solutions.

These two plans were not just something Shigeru came up with casually, but rather conclusions he reached after discussing them with Professor Oak.

"What else can Psyduck evolve into?" Ash asked, taking out his Pokédex from his yukata pocket to check.

Golduck, a duck-like Pokémon, is the evolved form of Psyduck. Its webbed hands and feet can be used for propulsion, making it the fastest water-type Pokémon.

The encyclopedia provides a brief introduction to Golduck and also displays photos of Golducks.

"Golduck is so cool!" Ash exclaimed.

It's hard to imagine that Psyduck could evolve into such a cool form; you really can't judge a duck by its appearance.

"That's so cool!" Xiaoxia also came over and was immediately attracted by Golduck's handsome appearance, becoming a fan instantly.

"Xiaoxia, your Psyduck's level isn't high enough. There's still a big gap between you and Golduck," Brock reminded her.

"Um... what is hypnosis training?" Xia asked.

"Hypnosis training involves using hypnosis to put Golduck into a hypnotic state, and then giving Psyduck training instructions during this time. This way, Psyduck can use psychic powers while hypnotized, and long-term training like this can relieve Golduck's headaches," Gary explained.

"Hypnosis training? There's such a method?" Xiao Zhi exclaimed in amazement.

Not only Xiaozhi, but also Xiaogang and Xiaoxia were hearing about this training method for the first time; it was completely unheard of.

“Of course there are. There’s even a type of Pokémon that’s naturally trained this way. If Psyduck could learn to talk in its sleep, it would be much easier to train,” Gary said.

"Xiao Mao, how exactly do we do it?" Xiao Xia asked humbly.

Knowing that Psyduck has extraordinary potential, Misty, as a trainer, naturally wants to raise Psyduck well.

“Saria, your hypnosis should be able to give Psyduck subconscious commands, right?” Gary said.

"Let me give it a try."

Sabrina didn't refuse, pinching Psyduck's beak and pointing Psyduck's head towards herself.

"Guba?"

Psyduck looked completely bewildered. It hadn't taken everyone's words to heart at all and didn't know what to do with it.

Naza's eyes flashed with blue light.

“Gu…!”

Golduck's eyelids immediately drooped halfway, its eyes became dazed, and then its body floated on the water, which seemed like flat ground to it.

Chapter 71: Advice for Xiaoxia

Seeing Psyduck standing on the water, Misty asked in confusion, "Miss Sabrina, did you make this?"

"No, I only gave Psyduck the command to consume its psychic energy. Psyduck used its psychic powers to float on the water itself," Sabrina said.

"Really! Psyduck's eyes are glowing!" Ash exclaimed in shock, now convinced that Psyduck truly had great potential.

"So, should we leave Psyduck like this?" Misty asked.

“It only carried out the instructions I gave it before hypnosis. I tried to communicate with it just now, but it didn’t do what I asked,” Naz said.

"What should we do?"

Xiaoxia was anxious. This was one of the few ways to train Psyduck. If this method didn't work, there would be no other way to train Psyduck.

“Xiaoxia, you are Psyduck’s trainer, why don’t you command Psyduck?” Sabrina said.

"I'll do it...!" Xiaoxia exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Naz asked.

"Um... I don't know what skills Psyduck has, so I don't know how to command it," Misty explained awkwardly.

In all the time Xiaoxia has had Psyduck, the only time she has ever commanded it was to use its claw attack, which resulted in Xiaoxia injuring its claws. As for other moves, Xiaoxia has never used any of them.

Ash and Brock also felt a little embarrassed, after all, the three of them were teammates, and it would be embarrassing for their teammates to be too weak.

"Psychic power," Sabrina said calmly, offering guidance.

"I understand." Xiaoxia nodded, pointed to a rock not far away, and immediately commanded, "Psyduck, use Psychic on that rock over there."

"Gulp!"

Psyduck suddenly roared, unleashing its Nen ability. The water in the hot spring spread outwards, and a massive wave of Nen energy levitated a rock as tall as a person in the distance.

The rock swung back and forth in mid-air before being thrown away by Psyduck.

"My goodness, that's amazing." Ash was stunned. He never expected that Psyduck could swing such a large rock so easily with its psychic powers, making it even more powerful than Nash's Psychic-type Pokémon at the Goldenrod City Gym.

"Gurgle!" Suddenly, Psyduck sank into the hot spring. Luckily, Misty reacted quickly and caught Psyduck.

"Psyduck, are you alright?" Misty asked worriedly.

"Guba?"

Psyduck looked puzzled, tilting its head as it tried to figure out what had just happened. It was enjoying its soak, so why was so much water gone from the hot spring?

"Psyduck, you were really amazing just now!" Seeing that Psyduck was alright, Misty immediately praised it.

"Goo-ba?" Psyduck was confused.

I was just soaking in a hot spring, how did that make me so amazing? Is soaking in a hot spring some kind of incredible feat?

"What's wrong with you? You just threw such a big rock." Xiaoxia reminded her.

"Guba?"

Psyduck tilted its head, completely unable to recall what Misty had said.

"Psyduck, you don't remember what you just did, do you?" Misty asked, puzzled.

"Guba?"

Psyduck was even more confused. What did I do?

"No need to ask anymore. Psyduck just released its psychic power while hypnotized. It doesn't remember what it did while hypnotized," Gary explained.

"Will this kind of training be effective?" Xiaoxia asked doubtfully. "The skill can only be used under hypnosis, and I won't remember anything when I wake up. How can this be effective for training?"

“There definitely is, but it requires long-term training. Also, your Psyduck has a lot of mental energy. The reason it's usually so dull is because it has too much mental energy in its head. If you command Psyduck now, it should be able to do what you say,” Gary said.

"Psyduck, try using your telekinesis again," Misty said.

"Guba?"

Psyduck tilted its head, its brows furrowed, completely unable to recall how to use its psychic powers.

“Xiaoxia, Psyduck doesn’t remember anything from being hypnotized, so it doesn’t know Psychic. You can give it some simple skill training, like catching it,” Gary said.

"Alright, Psyduck, use Scratch on that tree," Misty commanded.

"Gulp!"

Psyduck immediately followed Misty's command, ran onto land, and used its grab attack on the tree in front of it.

boom! ! !

Psyduck slapped the tree trunk with its claw, leaving three shallow scratches. However... Psyduck immediately started yelling, and the claw that attacked the tree trunk was already swollen.

"This is such a headache." Xiaoxia was also helpless. She quickly brought Psyduck back and put it in the hot spring to soak in the hot spring for a heat compress.

Although Psyduck is weak, at least it actually follows Misty's orders. Before, when Misty gave Psyduck orders, Psyduck always looked like it didn't know anything.

“That’s just how Psyduck is. You should be glad it is, otherwise its potential wouldn’t be so high. You already know the training method. Train it into Golduck as soon as possible, and then you can control the mental power in its head,” Gary said.

"Yes, I will raise Psyduck well." Xiaoxia nodded.

Now that we know Psyduck's talent and have the training method, the rest is up to Misty. If she can't raise Psyduck, that's her own problem.

"But Misty, do you have a Pokémon that can hypnotize?" Ash asked.