Chapter 313: Pseudo-Alpha
Will followed Wolf Mom and the others back to Mt. Silver.
Traveling all the way from Celestic Town to Mt. Silver took quite a long time. It was tedious and boring, often making Will feel irritable.
But.
Thinking that Wolf Mom and the others traveled thousands of miles, braving dangers and enduring such boredom just to find him.
Will felt quite moved.
Only family would seek him so regardless of the cost.
Will felt he couldn't do much.
The only thing he could think of was leading the Mightyena to become stronger, occupy more territory and resources around, and let everyone live a free and comfortable life.
Returning to Mt. Silver.
Seeing the remaining clan members safe and sound, Wolf Mom sighed in relief.
Days returned to the usual routine.
Will took his two little brothers, Buizel and Croagunk, to train in the waterfall area every day.
Training focused on refining energy of other types.
Supplemented by broadening his move pool.
Since being reborn in this life.
Will found the biggest problem he faced was "having cheats but unable to activate them."
For example, Sacred Fire brought by the "Sea Crown" (or rather, the Sacred Ash attached to it, or Phoenix Feather mentioned before) and the inherited moves Extreme Speed and Hydro Pump.
All because of insufficient energy in his body.
Or simply lacking the corresponding energy, making them unusable.
Not to mention.
Many moves Will could originally "recall."
Were unusable because his body lacked the corresponding energy, so even though he remembered knowing the moves, they wouldn't appear on the panel, nor could he use them.
"Bui!"
"Don't disturb me. Go practice Liquidation; I taught you."
"Bui bui."
Buizel dove into the lake.
It didn't take Will's words to heart.
Firstly because it wasn't a very diligent child.
Belonging to the same type as Meowscarada.
Needed others to urge it to become stronger.
Secondly, Will couldn't use this move in this life.
Just talking about it verbally wasn't very convincing, and Buizel might not understand.
"This unlucky kid."
Will rolled his eyes at Buizel speechlessly.
This kid didn't know who was guiding it.
He was the famous God of the Ocean!
Oh.
This world had no God of the Ocean.
Not even a Leaf God.
Never mind then.
Time passed day by day.
Following past practice, Will dueled with other Mightyena in the clan every week.
The recognition he received grew more and more.
Actually, since the operation to exterminate the Meowth, Will already had a high say in the clan.
It was just that his own strength was too weak.
For a strength-supremacist clan like Mightyena, obeying a weaker kin was already showing Will considerable respect.
However.
It was still a bit lacking.
Until today.
Eight weeks after leaving Celestic Town, almost exactly two months.
Will, at Lv. 32, defeated the core strength of the clan, including One-Eye, who were Lv. 40+.
Two months.
Only leveled up 9 times.
This might not be related to slowness, but compared to Will's past speed, it was much worse.
But that was because Will didn't focus on leveling up at all.
The focus was on the move pool.
Now Will had a total of 12 types of energy in his body!
This meant Will mastered moves of 12 types!
Including Hydro Pump, Sacred Fire, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Aerial Ace... other type moves Will mastered in the past, he had now recalled and could use them all.
Although the variety of energy in his body was large, the amount was basically limited.
So he might not be able to use these moves many times in battle.
But even one or two times were completely enough.
Sometimes two moves were enough to defeat an opponent.
It was relying on this exaggerated move pool that Will could defeat a group of Lv. 40+ Mightyena despite the level gap.
The Poochyena of the past had also evolved one after another.
Now among the eighty Mightyena in the clan, only a dozen were stronger than Will.
But due to Will's special identity, cunning combat style, rich moves...
Most importantly, being very young!
So those dozen stronger Mightyena also recognized Will.
At this point.
Will firmly secured the position of second-in-command of the clan.
And amidst one of Wolf Mom's incomprehensible calls.
Will suddenly found himself growing taller!
Opening the panel.
A [Pseudo-Alpha] label appeared next to his name.
Regarding the appearance of this label.
Will thought for a long time.
Also observed for a long time.
It took about three or four days for him to roughly understand what was going on.
Simply put...
This [Pseudo-Alpha] was somewhat similar to [Regent].
The leader of the Mightyena clan was still Wolf Mom.
The leader most recognized by the Mightyena in the clan was only Wolf Mom.
But.
Wolf Mom stopped managing things!
She delegated power to Will.
Coincidentally, Will was deeply recognized by the clan now, and the clan members were willing to listen to his orders.
Now, all matters big and small in the clan were handled by Will.
If the Mightyena below had any issues, they came to ask Will's opinion.
Wolf Mom just stood behind Will from beginning to end, using her absolute strength to back her puppy, cultivating his ability and mind to be a leader.
And this was the origin of the [Pseudo-Alpha] label.
As for the specific effect of this label.
Comparing his past experience with the present.
An Alpha label would basically multiply a Pokémon's original physique by 1.5 to 2 times.
Occasionally, gifted ones might triple it.
Like the Dragonite leader in his second life.
At the same time.
An Alpha label would also strengthen the Pokémon's physical fitness and energy limit by 10%-30%.
There was no specific range; it could be higher or lower.
While Pseudo-Alpha's enhancement in this aspect was very low.
Maybe only 1%-10%.
The enhancement to body size wasn't very exaggerated either, probably multiplying by about 1.1-1.5 times, a level achievable through one's own strength.
Will's height was a good example.
Originally, his height was only 0.75 meters, slightly higher than the Pokédex average.
Because Will's leveling speed in this life wasn't too fast, it didn't affect physical development much.
Now his height was 1.2 meters.
Enlarged to 1.6 times the original.
1.2 meters sounded short.
But note.
Lucario's Pokédex height was 1.2 meters.
Will already had the height of the second stage while still in the first stage.
Even Carmela's Champion-level young Lucario was only 1.5 meters tall.
That was already a very exaggerated increase.
But after Will evolved, he would definitely surpass that Lucario.
By then.
Standing in a Lucario group, he would definitely be a standout, the most handsome guy in the crowd.
Overall.
The [Pseudo-Alpha] label.
For Will, was better than nothing.
Equivalent to the effect of a rare item weaker than the Crown Plate (Sea Crown?) but stronger than Mystic Water/Dragon Fang.
One day.
Will carried a bamboo basket he wove himself and took his two little brothers down the mountain.
Mt. Silver stretched endlessly, connecting to the Mt. Coronet range in the north and Tohjo Falls in the south, traversing between Sinnoh and Kanto/Johto, separating Kanto and Johto.
The mountain where the Mightyena clan lived.
Was just one of hundreds of peaks in Mt. Silver, geographically quite close to the Sinnoh mainland.
Will only needed to bypass four or five mountains to step onto Sinnoh land.
It didn't take much time.
Coincidentally.
Walking out from the northwest area of Mt. Silver.
Just a few kilometers away, there was a "Pal Park," which would become "Ramanas Park" in the future.
This was the closest human settlement to Mt. Silver.
Many trainers came here to catch wild Pokémon or engage in Pokémon battles.
At the same time.
There was also a small-to-medium-sized market here for trading.
That was Will's main goal for going down the mountain.
As a clan leader, Will had the obligation to bring some fun and delicious things from human society for the clan, improving the clan's happiness.
He would have the Mightyena in the clan collect some valuable things in the forest.
After collection.
He would select some and take them down the mountain to sell.
Then use the earned money to buy some things he found useful or fun to bring back to the clan.
Admittedly.
Staying on the mountain all the time, Will himself felt a bit bored.
Going down the mountain was also to get some fresh air and take a walk.
And he could broaden the horizons of the two little ones.
Moreover.
Occasionally, there was plenty of fun on the way.
For example...
"Hey! That Riolu over there! Battle with me!"
Not long after walking out of Mt. Silver, a wild Youngster jumped out from the roadside.
As a 1.2-meter-tall Riolu.
Will was definitely a hot cake in the eyes of trainers, his status possibly no worse than a shiny Feebas; he was the focus of attention as soon as he appeared.
Especially since.
The Pokémon League vigorously promoted the development of fields like battling and contests.
More and more trainers were born among humans.
Naturally, they began to chase rare and powerful Pokémon.
Like Riolu.
A Pokémon with few numbers in Sinnoh itself and completely unseen elsewhere, would definitely be chased by a large group of trainers.
Will took about a minute to deal with the Youngster and his partner.
For rookie trainers who just started traveling like this.
Just catch some regional birds.
They dared to covet King Riolu's body.
Truly overestimating themselves.
"I'm next!"
"No, it should be me!"
Trainers came up one after another, all wanting to challenge Will.
But Will looked down on them.
And didn't want to be caught by these people.
So he ignored them completely, leading Buizel and Croagunk straight away.
If someone tried to intercept forcefully, Croagunk would ruthlessly give them a Poison Jab, teaching them a good lesson.
Being attacked by wild Pokémon due to active provocation.
Others wouldn't sympathize with you.
They might even laugh at you.
Even Officer Jenny wouldn't help you; after understanding the situation, she might even take the impolite trainer back for education.
Different punishments depending on the severity.
Seriously.
Being banned from challenging the League for two or three years was normal.
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