Training Begins

Laila POV: -

After Marshadow told me the real reason for the so-called banishment of Giratina, it has taken me quite a while to adjust around it. I felt so stuffed in my chest that it has taken me a while to breathe normally. That evening I told my Pokémon to rest early, because I couldn't start their training due to my distracted mind set, so we all had some light dinner i.e. forest berries we found and slept. I left my Pokémon outside and not in poke balls so that they can experience wildlife and adjust to it. I released Bisharp and Malamar to secure the surrounding during the night, then I and the young Pokémon all went to sleep.

Marshadow said he is always awake during the night, so I let him, Bisharp and Malamar be on night duty.

[Next morning]

We all wake up early and have eaten breakfast. Now the real training starts. First things first I call

out all my Pokémon's on to the open field to assign their tasks.

"Okay everyone today our official training starts. First, I want all of you to start stretching your body then I will assign each and every one of you your own schedule on how to build up your strengths and cover your weaknesses. Are you all ready?"

All my Pokémon shout excitedly and with determination.

"Good let us start." I smile at them looking at their cuteness.

"Now Pawniard, Pancham and Scraggy you three will start your basic work out first and Marshadow will be teaching you a few fighting techniques and how to improve your speed. As all of you have more physical attack stats but lack speed and versatility Marshadow will guide you three, now go and get started." I tell my three most physical attack Pokémon how to improve their power and cover their weakness.

*Alright I'll train them.* Marshadow replies to me telepathically while on outside I can see it now at me .

"Paaaawniaaard" "Paaaaanchaaaaam" "Scraaaaaaaaaagyyyyyyyy" Those three all shout, showing their fighting spirit,

"Next Houndour, Poochyena, Purrloin, Sandile, you four have the most biting strength in the group and have most agility, not you Sandile but other three. I want you three start running around the field 10 laps then I'll start with increasing your defense and attack. Sandile you got more defense and attack you lack speed so you will focus on that then slowly improve your other areas such as a few specials attacks and a few ground types attacks. And also, wear these. Okay now all of you start running." I attach weights on their bodies before they start running.

"Houndoooooooooour" "Poooooooochyenaaaaaaaaa" "Purrrrrrrrloin" "Saaaaaaaandile"

I command them and they all start sprinting across the field. The whole field around the lake has a radius is 1Km so basically, they will be running 10 Km, to improve their stamina for prolonged duration fights and exercises.

"Sneasel you are one of the most versatile Pokémon there is , you have speed , you have strong attack and a wide range of moves and you can slow your enemies with your Ice Type attacks , but you need to increase your Special attacks and physical defense so that you can take a few hit otherwise it will be fatal to you when you fight high strength Pokémon . So, I want you also to start running around the field to increase your stamina for future training and also carry this around with you." With that I give Sneasel weights for its hands and legs to wear, and then it follows the other Pokémon in running around the field.

"Sneaaasel"

"Nuzleaf and Seedot, now you both are always together so help each other out, okay! Nuzleaf you have good attack and speed but not enough defense, so you are going to take Seedots attacks head on while not dodging to improve your defense, while Seedot you have good defense but lack speed. But still in your first evolution, so I won't bother to increase it I will also have you increase your attack and defense like Nuzleaf. Seedot continue to use ingrain and take attacks of Nuzleaf throws at you and you do the same to him. This will increase your Attack speed and slowly increase your defense. So, get started. And also Shiftry will come and guide you time to time got it!!!."

"Nuz-Nuzleaf" "Seeee-Seedot" They both nod at me and start their training.

"Murkrow, Vullaby, Inkay you three will fly in the sky while dodging the attacks you three throw at each other. This will improve your flight speed, reaction time, attack speed and stamina in a match which has high defense Pokémon, even while flying Pokémon fight you three will be faster then so the opponent won't be able to counter. Although defense in not high for you all you can cover that will Feather dance and Reflect to reduce the damage you receive, that's why stamina is your main objective here. In a worst come situation we can use protect then an Aerial ace or Brave bird to do serious damage. " I suggest the best solution I come up with so that they can become damage dealers in long fights as their speed in most impressive , while Murkrow and Vullaby have Roost , Inkay doesn't have a move to improve its health in battle.

"Okay, now start training all of you and be careful as you all are high above in the sky, don't use lethal moves and injure each other, got it !!!!" I tell them seriously.

"Murkroooooooooow" "Vul-Vullabyyy" " Inkaaaaaaaay" All three of them agree with me and fly into the sky to start training.

"Alright Skorupi and Larvitar you both will be our teams heavy damage dealing tanks. You both have very high defense and attack. You both have variety of moves to slow down you enemy from afar and even if in close range you have high defense and Aoe moves to counter. So , you both are going to improve you your reaction speed as you both are slow , because even if you have defense you need to react fast and land hits on opponents to deal damage , so I'll get Drapion to train you both in defense and reaction speed while it attacks and you counter them with either your moves or taking them head on while keep using Iron Defense or Iron Head continuously . Got it!" I command them.

"Skooooooorupi " "Larrrrvitaaaaaaaaaaar" They both shout in agreement.

"Okay come on out Drapion!!!!! Drapion you have to train them in order for them to react quickly if not defend attacks with their bodies , like I trained you and Tyranitar back in the day got it , and also its your kid you are training so be nice , and not attack them recklessly . Got it!!!" I tell my Drapion, as it landed Heavily on the ground from my poke ball.

"Draaaaaapioon" It roared in agreement.

"Zoroa you mainly use your illusions to confuse your enemies and sneak attack them while going into hiding again , you are one of the few pure Dark type Pokémon like Absol and your mom that don't have a typing of other types . Your style is what you create on your own I can only guide you in training your move set on how you like and correct your short comings in areas you neglect so I'll call your mom and you can talk to her on how you want to fight , Like do you want to be a heavy hitter while being fast or doing a sneaky illusion attack pattern focusing on dodging and wearing out your enemy over time . It's your choice!!!" I ask Zoroa seriously since Zoroas are special, they can use illusions in any form of attack and defense. They are very dexterous and adapt to in any terrain, so its opinion on how its attack strategy is very crucial in its future development, so I released my Zoroark, also it's mother. This can improve its strength fast as its parent can guide it personally.

"Zoooooroaaaa" "Zoroark Shi Shi Shi" My Zoroark laughs happily as it sees its kid again.

"Good, everyone trains well, because I'll arrange a mock battle every two days in training to assess your improvement. So, all of you train hard. The future gym battles are going to be tough and many strong trainers from around the world are going to challenge us to win your gym badge. So, do your best and we can be undefeated, also let's show them the power of Dark type Pokémon Yeaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!" I shout in encouraging them so that they can strive hard and improve with hard work than just evolving them using stones and external sources.