Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice

In less than a week, Umbreon, who had been with Stephen the longest, and Maria, Rose, and Sina, who were mastering sensory sharing and gradually becoming the main offensive forces of the team, were shocked by the terrifying talent displayed by Stufful.

This teddy bear not only possessed innate super strength but also had an astonishing learning ability!

In just a week, Stufful's ball-juggling skills had evolved from the level of the national soccer team to that of a world champion.

Well, if Stufful joined the national soccer team, it might only be able to make it as a substitute.

And today, Stephen replaced the soccer ball with a water ball.

No, to be precise, it was a bubble ball created by Will's Slowpoke using Bubble Beam.

The bubble ball was softer and easier to break than a soccer ball.

This was to allow Stufful to better control its strength.

Stephen took inspiration for this training method from Jiraiya, who had used a similar technique to teach Naruto the Rasengan.

And the talent displayed by Stufful was in no way inferior to Naruto's.

How long did it take Naruto to master the Rasengan again? Stephen couldn't quite remember.

Anyway, Stufful only took ten days to skillfully control its terrifying innate super strength.

"Isn't this progress a little too fast?"

During the training session, Will noticed Stufful playing alone in the corner, treating the water ball like a basketball and almost performing tricks with it. He couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

"There's always someone better out there…"

Karen was just as amazed as Will.

She had always been confident in her Pokémon, but even if she ignored Stufful's innate super strength, its sheer learning ability was something neither she nor her Pokémon could even dream of matching.

"By the way, its way of playing with the ball is a bit odd," Will added.

He noticed that Stufful preferred using its shoulder to hit the ball rather than its feet.

Was it… Iron Shoulder Smash?

"Training's over for today. Great work, everyone!"

Stephen clapped his hands and called out, but he couldn't help glancing at Stufful out of the corner of his eye.

That Iron Shoulder Smash move reminded him of someone from his past.

"Don-oh! Don-oh!"

Stufful was the first to rush over, showing Stephen the intact water ball in its palms.

Its expectant expression resembled that of a child holding a perfect test paper, eagerly awaiting praise.

Seeing this, Stephen smiled. "Alright, you can hold the Swablu egg today."

"Don-oh!"

Stufful jumped up and down in excitement.

To be honest, Stephen wanted Stufful to train a little longer, but seeing how eager it was, he couldn't bear to refuse.

"Keep an eye on her," Stephen said to WIll's team of Psychic Pokémon.

Xatu, Exeggutor, and Slowpoke all nodded.

Soon, in the base.

Surrounded by Will's Psychic Pokémon, Stephen handed the Swablu egg to Stufful.

The surface of the egg was enveloped in a faint light purple glow.

This glow came from Xatu and the others' psychic energy. Through this psychic shield, if Stufful used too much strength, they would sense it immediately and transfer the force away.

"Don-oh~"

Finally holding the egg, Stufful showed a blissful, satisfied smile, even drooling a little.

"Is it necessary to be this happy?" Will asked, clearly unable to understand.

It was like how women couldn't understand why men didn't cry when watching Titanic.

"She just loves babies—it's maternal instinct," Karen responded with a pout.

"As if you'd know anything about being maternal…" Will muttered under his breath.

He couldn't imagine Karen as a mother at all.

Karen's temper flared again.

If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to ruin the warm atmosphere, she might have slapped Will then and there.

"Alright, don't hold it for too long. The egg still needs to stay in the nutrient solution for now."

Under the reluctant gaze of Stufful, Stephen took the egg back and placed it into the nutrient tank again.

During this time, Stufful clung to Stephen's pants, climbing up to perch on his shoulder.

Fortunately, Stufful only weighed about ten kilograms, which Stephen could barely manage.

After all, he wasn't some kind of superhuman who could carry a 150-kilogram Larvitar without breaking a sweat.

"Doh-oh~ Doh-oh~"

Stufful, perched on Stephen's shoulder, kept calling out as it stared at the egg being returned to the nutrient tank. Its thoughts resonated in Stephen's mind.

After spending half a month together, Stufful understood that Stephen could only read its thoughts through physical contact.

So now, it didn't even wait for Stephen to reach out—it took the initiative itself.

"You're asking how long until it hatches? Hard to say. This little one's situation is just too unique."

Mentioning this subject, Stephen's mood grew heavy.

After all, when this egg was extracted from the Altaria's body, the situation wasn't optimistic.

At that time, the Altaria's condition was already critical.

If described in human terms, this egg was like a preemie among preemies.

Although the nutrient tank Stephen invented was constantly providing nutrition for the egg…

Could the underlying issues be resolved?

He couldn't guarantee it.

"Ying~"

Stufful let out another soft whimper, worriedly calling out.

Understanding its thoughts, Stephen chuckled and reassured it:

"Don't worry, I'll make sure it gets to see the world on behalf of its mother."

"Oh-oh!"

Stufful cheered, waving its little paws excitedly.

In its excitement, it forgot to control its strength.

Quick as lightning, Umbreon dashed in with a Quick Attack and sent Stufful flying.

Stufful landed with a thud, slamming its paw onto the ground.

Boom!

The base's floor now had a dent the size of a Poké Ball.

The others were all stunned.

If that slap had landed on Stephen's shoulder…

"Well done, Umbreon."

Stephen patted Umbreon's head.

"Umbree~"

Umbreon raised her head and nuzzled against Stephen's palm.

Meanwhile, Stufful on the ground scratched the back of its head in embarrassment.

"Don't worry about it. But it seems like you still need more training."

Stephen offered a bit of comfort to Stufful as well.

…

"Umbree…"

Later that night, as Stephen was preparing to sleep, Umbreon suddenly crawled into his bed and nudged his cheek with her head.

Umbreon's thoughts resonated in Stephen's mind through the power of Viridian Forest—

"Master, when are we going back to that island?"

Umbreon didn't spell it out, but her meaning was clear.

It was asking, "When are you going to help me level up?"

It wasn't that Umbreon couldn't wait or wanted to pressure Stephen.

But with Maria, Rose, and Sina all mastering shared-senses abilities and growing stronger by the day…

And now, there was also Stufful, who was naturally gifted with monstrous strength and unbelievable learning capabilities.

Umbreon was feeling increasingly pressured.

She had to admit—she was starting to panic.

I don't want to be left behind. I want to grow stronger too!

Seeing the eagerness in Umbreon's eyes, Stephen didn't hesitate for long and decided on the spot:

"If we still don't find an opportunity tomorrow, we'll just… uh… borrow it."

Hmm, we're not bandits, after all. How could we rob someone?

Stephen silently apologized to Madam Lusamine in his heart. If I still don't see you tomorrow, I'm sorry, but for the sake of my dear Umbreon, I'll have to resort to some underhanded methods.