CHAPTER - 15 { Strength Training }

"Listen carefully, you need to manage your anger issues okay. Also about that giant Tentacruel, can you lend him to me for research purpose?, " Asked Professor Oak, he joined his palms and requested with full heart.

At first Kota didn't want to lend Tentacruel to Professor Oak yet, but then he agreed.

"Hurry! I need to do lots of research about its size and power!, " Professor Oak was very eager to learn new things.

"Okay okay, " Putting the pokeball on the right where there was a spot to teleport.

Kota turned the switch on, with sparks the pokeball vanished from the spot.

Then Professor Oak showed the same pokeball on the screen.

"I got it! Bye, Kota. Hurry or Ash and Gary will collect more badges than you, " The screen turned black and the call was cut.

"I should also start Charmeleon's training, " Muttered Kota, standing up from the chair and leaving the room.

The weather outside was cold as ever, there formed a thick layer of snow on the ground.

Kota faced many difficulties to reach the forest area of the Ice Age island.

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In the forest___

Kota threw a pokeball from which white light flashed and a red color pokemon came out.

"Charrr!"

With a cry, Charmeleon held its arms around the body while looking at the surroundings.

All he saw was white snow, whether it be the trees or ground. Everything was covered in a layer of snow.

Kota looked at Charmeleon, his fire at the end of the tail had already reduced by half.

"I want you to concentrate on training your physical strength instead of your fire power, " Said Kota while squatting down and lifting up some snow.

"But before that, let's play snowfight, " Making a ball out of the snow, Kota threw it at Charmeleon.

"Charr!"

Charmeleon dodged the snowball with a quick side step. Another one came flying on his face.

"How many do you think you can dodge?, " Kota smiled and shot multiple snowballs at Charmeleon.

"Charrmeleonn!"

Some were dodged but most of the snowballs hit Charmeleon and instantly vaporized.

Charmeleon' body started to heat up again, the fire on his tail had returned back to usual.

"Come on! Move your body faster! Is that all you got?, " Shouted Kota while throwing more of the snowballs at Charmeleon.

"Char!!"

Charmeleon was getting more and more used to the environment here.

"Good! Now your real training starts! Come with me, " Walking inside the forest, they stopped on an open plain.

There were many fallen tree trunks covered in snow, it was a perfect place to train.

"Without vaporizing the snow, lift that tree truck. Continue it until you feel no more pressure on your muscles, " Ordered Kota, he took a corner and swiped the snow off the ground.

"Hurry, I can't stay here always to look at you, " Said Kota, he sat down and curled up his knees on his chest.

"Char!"

Charmeleon stepped forward, his footsteps had vaporized the snow in the path.

Taking a cold breath, Charmeleon tried to hold the truck tree without letting the snow off.

"Charr!"

Charmeleon lifted up the trunk which was about two times his own size.

"Come on, one!, " Shouted Kota, Charmeleon then went to do squats with the tree trunk as extra weight.

Veins popped out of Charmeleon's forehead, he grinded his teeth in each squat.

The weight of the trunk should be double the weight of Charmeleon.

"Let's go, thirty more!, " From the side, Kota encouraged Charmeleon.

"Charmeleon!"

As the time passed, Charmeleon continued to do squats with that tree trunk.

The temperature around Charmeleon was increasing at a slow rate but still.

Kota already felt warm when he neared Charmeleon and sat down.

The snow around was no more, green grass could now be seen by Kota.

"Char!"

Completing one fifty squats, Charmeleon took a small rest beside Kota.

"Increase the fire on your tail, " Said Kota while bringing his palms towards Charmeleon's tail.

"Char!"

Nodding his head, Charmeleon held his tail and brought it between him and Kota.

"Nice, " The fire on his tail became bigger in size and also provided more heat to Kota.

"Buddy, I am really enjoying this life! All these adventures and training, " Said Kota looking at Charmeleon, there was a smile on his face.

"Charr"

Charmeleon looked at Kota and also smiled, they were partners.

"Okay enough talking, let's get back to training, " Clapping his hands, Kota stood up and selected another tree trunk.

It was a little bigger than before, but not that Charmeleon rejected it.

Hours went by and Kota watched Charmeleon train with seriousness.

Suddenly, Kota heard a movement behind one of the bushes.

"Sneasel!"

As it felt the heat here, a pokemon with a big red feather like thing on the left early came walking out of the bush.

Sneasel, a dark/ice type pokemon.

It stared straight at Charmeleon with its sharp eyes. With its hand, Sneasel signaled towards Charmeleon.

It was challenging him for a pokemon battle.

"Charmeleon, you can rest for today if you defeat this guy without using your fire moves, " Said Kota smiling towards Charmeleon while pointing towards Sneasel.

"Char!"

Charmeleon threw the tree trunk behind him and came forward.

He stood in front of Sneasel who was about half the height of Charmeleon.

"Charmeleon, Metal Claw!, " Commaded Kota standing back and watching the match.

"Charr!"

Charmeleon's claws enlarged, as they also shone in silver light.

He clawed at Sneasel, but all his attacks were either dodged or avoided.

"Charr!"

Charmeleon got a little frustrated, he clawed move towards Sneasel yet no results.

"Sneasel!"

Sneasel retreated a few steps back and lowered his upper body and launched itself at Charmeleon.

One of its claws radiated with super cold, which was then clenched mid air.

Ice Punch!

"Dodge that!, " Immediately identifying the move, Kota shouted from behind Charmeleon.

If that were to hit Charmeleon, it will deal lots of damage and there is a chance that Charmeleon will be knocked out.

The place where they are fighting is not a warm location but instead is a snow area.

The temperature is below minus degrees, and Charmeleon is a fire type pokemon on top of that.