Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Wait a minute, why does it have to be a human? Don't forget this is the world of elves, elves would be fine too!

Eevee and Feebas are clearly not a good match.

Even if these two little ones evolve, they'll still be hard to handle a camera. Maybe we should raise a humanoid Pokémon with long arms as our third Pokémon?

All the elements of a long-armed humanoid seem to point to an elf, the Pokémon everyone joked about as their wife in their past life—

Shiny Mother Monster Strength!

Just kidding, of course it's a shiny Gardevoir.

However, Psychic-type Pokémon are generally quite rare, let alone Gardevoir, which is the most popular among them.

Conservatively speaking, the price of a Ralts baby would not be less than twenty steps. Well, that is, twenty Eevee babies.

It belongs to the first tier of the price range for late-blooming elves.

Xia Chen couldn't afford it at all, so he could only dream about it.

Moreover, since the evolution of Eevee and Feebas is still uncertain, Xia Chen is not in a hurry to find the next one.

Firstly, it's not certain that we can afford to raise them.

Secondly, capturing Pokémon sometimes depends on fate.

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Monday, a day that leaves most students and office workers feeling hopeless, but Xia Chen is not among them.

He hardly experiences Monday blues, because weekends seem to be more tiring than school days.

In the senior year of Gucheng Middle School, the typical schedule is academic classes in the morning and practical classes in the afternoon.

The drowsy morning passed quickly, and before afternoon classes began, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became lively.

This afternoon will be the first inter-class competition.

"Who are you water-based classes going to fight today?"

"It seems to be a Ground type? Wow, that's quite restrained. If you're feeling good, why do you look so pale?"

"We, the Insect type, are going to beat their Flying type class. I feel like I'm going to go to jail."

"It's okay, my friend's Poison-type team is going to play against the Steel-type team, does that make things easier?"

"This pair is even more heavyweight."

"Who says it isn't? What a terrible thing!"

"Class monitor, how are your Grass-type class grouped up?"

"I didn't pay attention. Let me see. It's their class with fire attribute."

"Wow, what a bad start! This is too difficult."

"Difficult to fight? If it were easy, I wouldn't even want to fight my Snivy! Watch how I, the master of type reversal, teach those heretics who believe in type advantage a lesson this afternoon!"

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The sounds of discussion kept ringing in Xia Chen's ears.

It seems that all the students in all classes have a relationship of mutual restraint or advantage?

To confirm this conjecture, Xia Chen struck up a conversation with Yu Longtao, who was sitting not far away, "Who is your class fighting, the fairy type? Or the ice type?"

These two attributes are formidable forces in the Dragon race. The former needs no introduction; this newly emerged attribute not only counters Dragon-type Pokémon but also grants complete immunity to Dragon-type moves.

As for the latter, many Flying and Dragon type combinations are completely bewildered by Ice-type moves.

Yu Longtao gave a helpless wry smile, "Fairy type, what about you? Fighting type?"

Xia Chen shrugged. Apart from being immune to Ghost-type, he had no type advantage over Normal-type, but he was only weak to Fighting-type. It was no wonder that Yu Longtao guessed it right away.

However, as Mingyi just mentioned to others, attribute advantages do have an effect, but they shouldn't be completely relied upon.

After all, real-world battles are not like Pokémon games where it's all about stats; there are far too many influencing factors.

You agree, right? Greninja lost to Charizard using the Golden Healing Water Shuriken?

That said, the school's move was likely intended to hone students' abilities in adversity situations.

It is estimated that in the next round, the school will again arrange classes with elemental advantages together, and those who had the advantage in this round will likely be ranked as disadvantaged.

Those who are laughing and joking today will probably not be laughing then.

However, the problem is that Normal-type characters don't have any type advantages or disadvantages. How should we arrange our strategy for the next round?

In short, amidst a mix of joy and sorrow, the Pokémon battle practice class officially began.

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The classes for both the Normal and Fighting classes are held on the playground, which is convenient for these two types, as they can start fighting anywhere.

Unlike water-based ones, you don't need to find a place where aquatic spirits can fight.

The number of students in the combat department's small class is much smaller than that of other departments, with just over twenty students.

Similar to the logic that there are more students of the general type, Fighting-type Pokémon are usually robust, have a big appetite, and are slightly more expensive to raise.

Naturally, there are fewer students.

But numbers don't necessarily equate to justice; might makes right.

There aren't many people in the fighting department, but their strength ranks among the top in the eighteen classes.

In the rookie trainer stage, those guys who can control lightning, spray water, and breathe fire haven't grown up yet.

It's just a small water gun that spits out small flames; the electricity it releases is probably not even as powerful as a 220V household appliance, let alone 100,000 volts.

In this environment, it's not surprising that Fighting-type Pokémon, which are physically strong and rely on physical skills to win, are more powerful in battle.

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Currently, the teachers in charge of the two classes are discussing the rules of the match due to the large number of students on both sides.

After a moment's thought, Teacher Tang suggested, "Teacher Wang, we have almost twice as many people, so it's not appropriate for us to fight no matter what. How about each side selects ten people to fight, while the others observe and learn?"

Teacher Wang was a bald, burly man with a rather fierce appearance, but his tone of voice was rather gentle, a stark contrast.

He hesitated and said, "But this would deprive many students of the opportunity to practice. How about a competition, so that every student can have a full chance to show their skills?"

(I'll add an extra chapter, everyone please follow along, it's a fair trade~)

Chapter 43 Am I really going to lose face? (Please read on!)

To be fair, Teacher Wang's proposal not only did not favor his own combat class, but also took into account the classes from other departments.

In a tournament, the side with more Pokémon definitely has an advantage.

The difference in numbers between the two sides is nearly double, which is a huge advantage.

Although the opponent's entire team has a clear advantage over ours, and a simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division might make the battle seem evenly matched, Pokémon battles are definitely not calculated that way.

Overall, Teacher Wang's suggestion had a somewhat condescending tone.

Teacher Tang hesitated for a long time, wanting to reject the proposal, but couldn't find a better competition format, so she agreed in the end.

Both sides then entered a strategy phase, discussing their respective order of deployment.

The atmosphere in the small class was a bit somber, as they all knew that their side had a significant advantage in terms of the competition format.

That's fine, but more importantly, even so, they lacked confidence in their ability to win.

Young people are easily embarrassed; if they really don't win, everyone present will lose face.

Not to mention that there were quite a few of his classmates on the other side.

For a time, no one dared to volunteer to be the first to go.

Xia Chen didn't think it was a big deal. With his thick skin, like a shield-shaped monster, he wouldn't care even if he got blown up.

We were already at a significant disadvantage in terms of training time compared to our opponents, so what's there to say about being outmatched in skill?

The path of becoming a trainer has just begun. Xia Chen has an extremely clear plan for his future life. Being beaten up a few times in the beginner village does not affect his mentality at all.

After waiting for someone to step forward, he raised his hand. "Teacher Tang, should I go first?"

But Teacher Tang flatly refused, saying, "No, you have to save it for later."

Realizing his tone had been a bit harsh, he added, "Your Ibrahimovic's strength lies in agility, not power or stamina. Let the others go first."

This reason is really far-fetched. With nearly twenty Pokémon on the other side, how much more energy could they possibly expend?

In reality, Teacher Tang simply wanted to save her "trump card" for later, in case things really went wrong, and she could try to salvage some face with Xia Chen's help.

"Gao Muyang, why don't you and Dudu go first?"

Gao Muyang's Dudu was considered the second best student in the general class, and he said nonchalantly, "Not bad."

With the starting lineup finalized, arranging the rest became much easier, and in no time, the order of appearance for the more than thirty players was decided.

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"Come out, Dudu!"

"Arm wrestling, prepare for battle!"

With over fifty people from both classes ready to battle, there was no time for idle chatter. The first match began immediately after both sides took their positions.

"Beep beep, Flash!"

Gao Muyang started with his signature lightning bolt move, and Dudu was also very familiar with this tactic. With a push of his long legs, he launched himself out like an arrow.

Xia Chen shook his head as he watched from below. Although it's true that "one trick can get you anywhere," you can't use the same old trick against every opponent.

Machop, that elf, is all muscle; it's waiting for you to get close. Gao Muyang's command...

Let me raise a question first.

Sure enough, the opponent smiled slightly. "I haven't even challenged you to a hand-to-hand fight, and you've already delivered yourself to my doorstep."

Is there such a good thing?

Without hesitation, he said, "Wrist strength, kick him down when he gets close!"

Xia Chen's worries deepened. His opponent had no chance to waste and had chosen the optimal strategy.