Pokémon: Chronicles of Freedom

After the battle, Cain realized Drake’s mastery in training Dragon-type Pokémon.

Not only had Drake trained his Shelgon to jump incredibly high, but he had also managed to control the use of the move Outrage, a feat far beyond what most Dragon-type Pokémon trainers could achieve.

After the battle concluded, Drake took Cain directly to the ship’s deck, where they sat down to chat.

Although Shelgon wasn’t Drake’s strongest Pokémon, it was one he had trained with great dedication.

Had the battle continued, Drake wasn’t certain he could defeat Cain, even with some tricks up his sleeve that he hadn’t revealed. However, it wasn’t necessary to resort to unconventional tactics, as there was no animosity between them.

Drake began to explain to Cain some unique traits of Dragon-type Pokémon, along with details that were unknown to most.

For instance, after Bagon evolves into Shelgon, it’s commonly believed that it no longer needs to eat and simply accumulates energy for its evolution into Salamence.

However, if Shelgon doesn’t participate in many battles or training, this method may work but takes an exceedingly long time.

Cain recalled that in his previous life, to speed up Shelgon’s evolution, he had even resorted to injecting nutritional supplements. Although these supplements had no side effects, their results were limited and extremely expensive.

After listening to Drake’s teachings, Cain realized that Shelgon could indeed eat during this phase and that the more energy it accumulated at this stage, the stronger Salamence would be upon evolution.

This is similar to the evolutionary process of Beedrill, where the amount of energy stored during Kakuna’s stage determines the resulting Beedrill’s strength.