Pokémon: Wings Of Shadow

"Rookidee! Fly up! Go higher!"

Shiro shouted across the grassy field.

This was a grassy area on Route 9, where Shiro spent another day outdoors, relying on a constantly burning campfire to get through the night.

The pale green grass was a bit dry and tough, with several winding paths running through it.

The grass was filled with Blipbugs and sometimes a small Nicket would dart by.

Rookidee's wings had mostly healed, and the injured right wing now looked just like the left one. It had no problem flapping or folding.

Shiro held it with both hands, letting it try flying.

Rookidee huddled in Shiro's palm like a small ball of blue feathers, but with a gentle toss upward, it flapped its wings and took off, revealing its nearly grown yellow belly.

Shiro chased it through the grass below, calling out loudly.

"Rookidee! Fly higher!"

"Rook-Ki-Dee!"

Rookidee spread its wings and tried to climb higher into the sky. Its small, round body soared gracefully and nimbly through the air.

Shiro's Rookidee didn't know many moves, and its talent was fairly average. But its chest muscles were incredibly strong, giving it excellent flight ability. Shiro guessed its ability might be Big Pecks.

The effect of Big Pecks was that it prevented the Pokémon from having its Defense lowered. This was Rookidee's hidden ability, different from the typical Keen Eye or Unnerve.

Upon evolving into Corviknight, its ability would change to Mirror Armor, which reflected stat-reducing moves or abilities back to the Pokémon using them.

With Mirror Armor, Corviknight could completely ignore the opponent's debuffing moves and focus entirely on attacking.

"Come back, Rookidee!"

Shiro stood still in the grass, raising his arm and calling out as Rookidee flew farther away.

Before long, Rookidee returned, landing lightly on his arm.

Shiro could only use his right arm now. His left arm, still sore from the hit, hurt whenever he moved it. It hung limply inside his brown coat.

"Here, Rookidee, have something to eat..."

Shiro took out a rare candy, and Rookidee hopped over to peck at it.

Rookidee was close to reaching the Beginner level, probably around level 10 now.

Shiro was ready to start training Rookidee.

He crossed the grassy field and reached the edge of the forest, stopping by a tree.

After measuring the distance roughly, he pointed at a nearby tree and said to Rookidee.

"Rookidee, start from this tree and fly to that one within one second."

"Rook?"

Rookidee looked around, not quite understanding what Shiro meant.

"Just keep flying. You can fly and jump, however you want. We're training your short-term burst power. I'll train with you." Shiro said, walking toward the tree he had pointed to. The distance between the two trees was about six or seven meters.

Since his arm was injured, Shiro couldn't use it, so he crouched down and jumped toward the tree.

The frog jump was a very tiring movement. At first, it was manageable, but after just one round, his legs began to ache.

Seeing this, Rookidee flew to a branch and tried to fly quickly over.

But after several tries, Rookidee still needed more than a second to take off, flap its wings, and start flying. By the time it reached the other tree, almost three seconds had passed.

Every time, it was the same. Rookidee grew more and more impatient, unable to find a way to improve. But when it saw Shiro below, panting with tired arms, still pushing through, it kept trying.

"Next, try using energy, use your moves." Shiro took a deep breath and reminded Rookidee.

He wanted Rookidee to learn new moves while strengthening its own abilities.

Pokémon can learn many types of moves, including moves outside their own types.

For Rookidee, there are several moves that can enhance its speed.

Flying-type moves like Tailwind and Psychic-type moves like Agility directly boost its speed. Normal-type moves like Quick Attack and even Bug-type moves like U-turn don't directly enhance speed, but they are still very useful in specific situations.

Shiro sensed Rookidee's eagerness and said to calm its nerves.

"Don't worry, Rookidee. This is our first training session. It's normal not to see results right away, no need to rush."

Hearing Shiro's voice, Rookidee gradually calmed down. It was most worried about not being able to show progress and disappointing Shiro, especially since Shiro, despite being injured, was working much harder than it.

Now more focused, Rookidee began to concentrate its energy, flying back and forth between the two trees.

"Ha..." Soon, Shiro was out of breath, his legs sore, and he collapsed by the tree.

He quietly watched Rookidee continue to improve. In the time that had passed, Rookidee had gotten much faster. Its takeoff was almost invisible, as it soared straight from one tree to the other.

Its blue feathers glowed faintly white, the sign of a move taking shape.

Still in its developmental stage, Rookidee easily learned new moves on its own. Even if it lacked natural talent or didn't inherit abilities from its parents, it could still learn and grow through hard work and training.

'What move is this?' Shiro wondered.

Logically, Rookidee, being a Flying-type Pokémon, would most likely learn Tailwind, a move that creates a strong whirlwind to boost the speed of all allies for four turns.

But Tailwind requires the Pokémon to flap its wings and use the wind to speed up its body, making it easy to identify. This wasn't the move Rookidee had learned.

Shiro thought it looked more like Quick Attack.

This Normal-type move was highly useful and could be learned by nearly all Pokémon.

Quick Attack covers the body with energy, allowing the Pokémon to move and strike at lightning speed, just like what Rookidee was doing.

"Rooki-dii!"

Rookidee chirped joyfully. Without even realizing it, it had greatly increased its speed, and the time it took was now very close to the one second Shiro had set.

"Alright, you've done really well. Rookidee, come down now." Shiro called out.

They had been training for hours and it was now afternoon. Shiro's legs had almost fully recovered.

He noticed that Rookidee hadn't stopped at all, and he was worried it might overexert itself.

"Roo-kiii!"

Rookidee chirped and landed softly in Shiro's palm.

Now, Rookidee's body was sore, but its spirits were high, eager to continue training.

The noticeable increase in speed was immediate feedback, making it realize it had become stronger. With the results of the training, it was even more eager to keep going.

A little soreness didn't matter at all.

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