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

"age?"

"Sixteen years old, a student."

……

The next day.

At the Trainers Association office in Gucheng District, Zhijiang City, Xia Chen was holding Ibu and registering him.

In order to regulate management and prevent crime, every citizen's Pokémon needs to be registered with the association before it can be considered a legal Pokémon.

Considering that taking care of Pokémon is a very demanding and time-consuming task, the League has also set age restrictions for new trainers.

After all, it's not a truly children's anime world, and having a ten-year-old child running around the world with a spirit doesn't seem like a reliable idea at all.

"Hmm, sixteen years old is just the right age. So, here's your ID card, this Eevee's birth certificate, and health certificate."

The staff at the registration desk were typing away at their computers, not even looking up as they spoke.

"As for a birth certificate, my Eevee is a stray wild Pokémon that I found in the city, so I don't have one. This is my ID card and Eevee's health certificate."

Xia Chen handed over the health certificate he had obtained at Mingyi Clinic yesterday. Although small, it was fully equipped. As a legitimate elf clinic, the procedures were easy to complete.

"Is that so? The League doesn't really recommend that new trainers choose a Pokémon that wasn't bred at a breeding facility as their starter Pokémon. What about your parents?"

Xia Chen replied calmly, "They disappeared in an accident, and now I live alone."

"Ah, sorry, you must be Xia Chen." The older sister finally looked up from the screen, looking at Xia Chen apologetically.

In this small old town, Xia Chen, whose parents both went missing, is considered a "celebrity" by some, and his kind neighbors always take care of him.

The older sister in front of me is the same.

"Normally, wild Pokémon need parental consent to be used as starter Pokémon, but in your case, especially since it's an Eevee, I'll make an exception for you."

The older sister took the documents and typed something into the computer.

Xia Chen and Eevee exchanged a smile. From this moment on, they could be considered to have a formal and legal relationship as trainer and Pokémon.

…………

Although it's summer vacation now, Xia Chen is no less busy than when he was in school.

Starting in their senior year of high school, Pokémon science students aspiring to become professional Pokémon trainers will gradually begin practical training in Pokémon battles.

If you want to pursue further studies at a top university, these two months before the start of the semester are the last chance to get started.

In fact, many families prepare a starter Pokémon as a birthday gift when their child turns sixteen.

Of course, the more important goal is to give your child a head start in life.

If children start nurturing their spirits earlier, they will stand out from all their peers during the college entrance examination.

However, that's what everyone thinks.

Roll, you can roll it.

If it weren't for the League's strict age requirements for new trainers' starter Pokémon, many wealthy families could easily afford to get their children the final form of a Pokémon.

Xia Chen has been sixteen years old for almost half a year. If he doesn't make the most of the remaining month of summer vacation, he'll probably be at the bottom of his class when school starts.

So, as soon as he finished getting his documents, Xia Chen took Little Eevee to the Silver Fairy Department Store.

This technology company, which originated in the Kanto region, is a leader in the Pokémon item manufacturing industry.

Pokémon breeding, Pokémon training, medical supplies, battle items

It can be said that Pokémon battles have everything a trainer needs, from beginner to advanced levels.

But the downside is that it's expensive.

The tens of thousands of dollars in Xia Chen's account are expected to be enough for Ibrahimovic until he graduates.

…………

As one of the few large cities in the Donghuang region with dojos, Zhijiang City has a large number of chain stores belonging to the Silver Company.

It took Xia Chen an entire morning to finish purchasing all the things Ibu would need for this summer.

His original intention was simply to buy some fun training items to get Ibrahimovic interested in battles.

As a result, Ibrahimovic showed an unusually high interest in the more advanced specialized training equipment.

Strength training, impact resistance training, balance and evasion training, speed training, endurance training

After a brief period of adjustment, Ibrahimovic became adept at using various training tools.

His talent was so exceptional that it amazed the instructors standing next to the various training equipment.

With Ibrahimovic performing so well, Xia Chen's side naturally couldn't fall behind.

Gritting his teeth, it was impossible for Xia Chen to acquire all of these latest advanced small-sized Pokémon training tools developed by Silver Company.

It's impossible to spend all of a savings of over 100,000 yuan at once. I kept some for daily necessities and emergencies, and the remaining 100,000 yuan was only enough to buy two of the items.

This is even with the student ID offering a discount.

After careful consideration and repeated deliberation, Xia Chen finally chose the two models that balanced evasion and speed.

In his vision, Eevee's future evolutionary path is towards Sylveon, a form that has yet to be discovered.

Sylveon is a Pokémon with excellent Special Attack and Special Defense, and its durability and HP are also quite good.

However, the other three attributes of the ability hexagram—physical attack, physical defense, and speed—are not very good.

Physical attack is not a problem, but the deficiencies in physical defense and speed need to be made up for through training.

There is no such thing as racial stats in this world, and even if such a thing existed, it could only represent the average level of a race.

Trainers' nurturing and Pokémon's training can greatly alter various ability levels.

Otherwise, what's the point of the trainers and Pokémon putting in the effort?

……

Therefore, Xia Chen planned to make up for Xianbu's shortcomings in speed and physical defense through training.

In terms of physical defense, Xia Chen did not choose the rigid and simplistic training method of resisting blows.

Firstly, Xia Chen couldn't bear to part with Eevee, who was only a few days old; this kind of training would definitely do more harm than good for her.

Secondly, Eevee's physical structure is what it is; no matter how much you train it, you can't make its physical defense as high as Aggron's.

Striving in the wrong direction will only lead to more mistakes, no matter how hard you try.

For the petite Eevee, training to balance its dodging direction is the right way to compensate for its low physical defense.

Real-world battles are not like turn-based Pokémon games; accuracy is not as rigid.

Aside from moves with tracking capabilities like high-speed stars and wave missiles, even moves with perfect accuracy can still miss.

This mechanism allows for a high degree of flexibility in positioning and dodging during actual combat.

Furthermore, this training can complement speed training, making it perfect for Ibrahimovic.

After making his decision, Xia Chen readily filled in the delivery address. Looking at the balance in his card, which was now only a fraction of its original value, he felt no emotion whatsoever.

For trainers, there's a trade-off: you have to give up something to gain something.

…………

Xia Chen's house was old, but not small.

The three-story building with a courtyard in the center of the old city covers an area of ​​several hundred square meters.

If it weren't for the certainty that the area wouldn't be demolished, Xia Chen would be a potential billionaire, given the location.

After lunch, Xia Chen and Yi Bu braved the scorching sun to clean up the abandoned yard.

Since he couldn't afford a professional Pokémon training gym, this became the training base he prepared for Eevee.

Actually, this is enough for daily practice. When I have more money in the future, I can add some other training equipment. This place is no worse than a professional training hall.

After a busy afternoon, and setting up the training equipment in the yard with the delivery personnel from Silver Company, the day finally came to an end.

(I've signed a contract! From now on, the update time will still be fixed at 8 am to 6 pm. Because I have plenty of drafts, I'm setting up a small reward: I'll immediately add two chapters for each round I advance. Everyone, hurry up and squeeze me dry!)

P.S. I recommend simply reading along; that is, just click to the last page after you finish reading. If you want to "keep" the book running, please try to click to the last page as well!

Chapter 8 Little Ibu's Silly Moment

The next morning.

While having breakfast with Ibu, Xia Chen opened his Pixiv homepage as usual.

Although he knew that checking the video every day wouldn't change the number of views, people sometimes do things that aren't so rational.

However, when Xia Chen saw the words "[Hot]" prominently displayed under the video he posted yesterday, he was still taken aback.

Is it trending?

Although this label doesn't carry much weight, it's a first for Xia Chen, who previously had a maximum of 200,000 or so views on his videos.

Upon closer inspection of the view count, Xia Chen couldn't help but gasp – 50!

In just over ten hours, the number of views has more than doubled compared to my previous highest!

This speed must be something only a highly influential content creator with millions of followers could achieve, right?

But I only have a little over 80,000. Oh no, thanks to this video I've already surpassed 90,000.

However, there's not much difference between 80,000 and 90,000; this speed is still a bit exaggerated.

Could it be that I've been chosen by someone?

Xia Chen pondered.

The term "flipping the card" refers to a high-profile content creator with a large and loyal fanbase commenting on and reposting your video, attracting their fans to join in a group chat under your own video.

Could that be the reason?

Xia Chen curiously clicked on his own video titled "Gugu Pigeon Cuisine: A God-Level Dish So Delicious It Made Eevee Cry?"

His Pixiv nickname is [I'm Not a Cuckoo Pigeon], which he originally wanted to motivate himself to keep making videos.

Then, in the real world, we are often preoccupied with trivial matters, and sometimes, unexpected things inevitably happen.