Chapter 102: The Effect of Grassy Terrain, The Advancing Growlithe

As the ground transformed into Grassy Terrain, the area covered by it was plated with a shimmering green light, giving one the strange sensation of being in the Wizard of Oz.

Luo Mu could clearly observe that, under the intentional favoritism of the four Pokémon releasing Grassy Terrain, the fruit tree saplings received the majority of the energy and nutrients.

Almost visible to the naked eye, the saplings shot up a small notch, and numerous tender green new leaves sprouted from the branching twigs surrounding them.

After the four Pokémon stopped supplying continuous energy to Grassy Terrain, looking slightly fatigued, Luo Mu had them rest nearby before stepping forward to take measurements again.

This measurement gave him quite a start.

Nearly every small fruit tree had grown almost one-tenth taller out of thin air!

The numbers might not seem impressive at first glance, but considering the stamina of Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others, as well as Comfey, along with the frequency of Grassy Terrain usage.

Luo Mu estimated that if Grassy Terrain was used once daily to cultivate these berry trees, they might fully mature, bloom, and bear fruit in about a month!

Luo Mu had borrowed quite a few books related to planting from the Orange Academy; among them, a book titled "A Brief Discussion on the Relationship Between Pokémon Moves and Plants" contained a chapter specifically on the effects of Grassy Terrain on crops.

There is no need to elaborate further on the argumentation process; let us look only at the conclusion.

"After rigorous data comparison, the impact of Grassy Terrain on crops will fluctuate based on the Pokémon's strength and their proficiency with the Grassy Terrain move. Generally speaking, the Grassy Terrain move used by ordinary Pokémon can at most provide nutrients for crop growth, merely helping to accelerate their growth speed."

"If one wants crops to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, then high-level Pokémon must be the ones using the Grassy Terrain move."

Yet Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others were only at the level of having recently evolved, and while Comfey, as a former wild Pokémon, might be slightly stronger than them, there was still a limit.

However, the Grassy Terrain, which in the book was deemed capable of providing only some nutrients when used by ordinary Pokémon, under the guidance of Tapu Tapu Moumou, integrated what should have been mutually canceling and overlapping Grassy Terrain fields into a vast domain, additionally possessing special effects only high-level Pokémon should have.

Truly worthy of the title 'Immortal of the Grassy Terrain Domain,' Tapu Tapu Moumou.

After a brief moment of thought, Luo Mu turned his head to look at Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others lying on the ground resting, with Comfey lying atop them; it seemed that using this composite Grassy Terrain was considerably more strenuous than using ordinary Grassy Terrain, as their fatigue was visible to the naked eye.

In that case, considering the endurance limits of Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others, a frequency of roughly twice a day—releasing Grassy Terrain for the fruit trees in the morning and for the crops in the afternoon—would be just right.

This would serve as training while not placing too great a burden on them.

Luo Mu thought for a moment, first distributing the food he carried to Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others so they could rest on the spot, then he found Dragonite and brought it over as well.

He had already fertilized the soil, watered it in the morning, and Grassy Terrain had placed the fruit trees in their optimal state, so now there was only one thing left to do—

Provide a sunny day with ample sunlight to allow the fruit trees to undergo appropriate photosynthesis.

Normally, when the weather was clear, Luo Mu would not frequently interfere to change the weather; after all, while Pokémon capable of learning weather-changing moves were not rare in this world, they were far from common.

Just as Serperior stubbornly could not learn Grassy Terrain but could quickly pick up Grass Glide and Seed Bomb, many Pokémon were not skilled at weather-type moves, while others were highly proficient in them.

In the future, as long as Wen Xiang Jun could evolve into Politoed, he would surely achieve great mastery in rain-based moves.

The Swampert in Luo Mu's family was better suited for close-quarters combat; regarding the Rain Dance move, one could only say he could execute it but was not proficient, making Dragonite the team's true weather handler.

The same logic applied to Serperior's Sunny Day.

Even though Dragonite had lost the more detailed and terrifying control over weather he possessed as a Dragonair, he could still learn the four major weather moves: Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Sandstorm, and Snowscape.

Among Luo Mu's Dragonite's studies, his research into Rain Dance was the deepest, followed by Sunny Day, whereas he had not bothered to learn Sandstorm or Snowscape.

Under Luo Mu's explanation, Dragonite obediently nodded, flapped his wings to fly into the sky, and from his mouth bloomed a reddish orb of light that swiftly pierced through the clouds to illuminate the area above the farm.

The next moment, warm sunlight poured down from the firmament, and the crops throughout the entire farm seemed to stretch their bodies, eagerly accepting the sun's rays.

The reaction of Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others was even more interesting; bringing Minccino and Comfey along, they directly found an open spot without any obstructions, took root on the spot, and began performing photosynthesis.

Judging by the comfortable expressions on their faces, it must feel very pleasant, so much so that Luo Mu even wanted to try experiencing the legendary sensation of photosynthesis himself.

Pity he had no way to turn into a plant person.

However, Serperior's reaction was somewhat thought-provoking; seeing its eager tail tip, its writhing serpentine body, and combining that with Serperior's expression, one could easily guess what Serperior was thinking right now.

It was most likely thinking that under Dragonite's Sunny Day, its Solar Beam could be released much faster.

However, as one of Serperior's strongest offensive methods, Solar Beam, combined with its constitution that enhances solar energy, resulted in explosive attack power under the shine of Sunny Day, so during normal training, Luo Mu would not let it use the move.

The test results of Grassy Terrain delighted Luo Mu greatly, yet after finishing up here, he immediately rushed without stopping to the side of Thunder Lake.

Under the care of Swampert, Wen Xiang Jun, and the others, the water quality of Thunder Lake had no issues, so later they could consider introducing some fish fry.

But these were not the main point.

Today, Luo Mu, along with Swampert, Moltres, and the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, were about to witness a revenge battle initiated by Growlithe.

After undergoing special training with Kukui's Lycanroc, Growlithe had mastered quite a few new moves, and upon returning, he could not wait to challenge Wen Xiang Jun to a revenge battle right in front of Luo Mu.

Although he was a doggy who cared little for worldly affairs, he still possessed the necessary competitive spirit!

Naturally, Wen Xiang Jun accepted Growlithe's challenge invitation; he felt that since he had defeated Growlithe the first time, he would naturally do so a second and third time.

He had been able to defeat Growlithe even during his Poliwag stage, let alone now that he had completed an evolution and was fighting in his Poliworm form with significantly improved strength.

Now, both sides were full of fighting spirit, neither willing to yield to the other.

"I still will not issue commands; you two conduct the battle and make judgments freely between yourselves."

As a Trainer, one must learn to keep the scales balanced, not favoring either side, or at least not making it so obvious.

(End of Chapter)