Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

Chapter 106 The Competition Begins!

“You should all take a good look at these documents. I stayed up very late last night to study them.”

"Old Liu is awesome!" Ye Chen was the first to speak up.

"Old Liu is awesome!"

"Old Liu is awesome!"

As the saying goes, the essence of humanity is to repeat, and so a series of copy-pastes followed.

Despite his words, Ye Chen was still very serious about the competition. He opened the document that Lao Liu had sent in the group and read it from beginning to end.

Roughly speaking, there are only three teams that can be considered relatively strong: Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, Miancheng No. 1 Middle School, and Philadelphia High School.

All three schools have trained players with advanced Pokémon. In fact, there was also a player from Pengcheng High School, but Pengcheng High School's captain, Tian Yu, provoked Ye Chen, resulting in Pidgeot being defeated in one move, thus losing the ability to compete for the wooden plaque.

Among them, Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School needs to pay attention to their captain, Meng Ming, who possesses the advanced Pokémon Blaziken.

Miancheng No. 1 Middle School's captain is Gao Zhen, who possesses the high-level Pokémon Greninja.

Qian Jin, the captain of Philadelphia High School, owns the advanced Pokémon Arcanine.

The other twelve teams did not demonstrate the strength of high-level Pokémon, although it is possible that some teams deliberately concealed their strength.

The organizers thoughtfully divided the four teams—Rongcheng No.1 Middle School, Rongcheng No.2 Middle School, Miancheng No.1 Middle School, and Philadelphia High School—into four groups to ensure that strong teams would not face each other early on.

Since the latest draw results show that Ye Chen's opponents in the group stage are not very strong, they plan to let Ye Chen play last.

Otherwise, if Ye Chen went first, the match would be over immediately, and they wouldn't feel like they were participating at all.

The next day arrived quickly, the day of the competition, but Mu Xue still hadn't returned.

Ye Chen and Jiang Shuyun arrived at the Rongcheng Gymnasium together. The atmosphere there was even more grand and crowded than at the opening ceremony.

Because in some people's minds, the start of the group stage is actually the real beginning of the college tournament.

The backstage area was noticeably more spacious today, and sixteen separate rooms were set up as rest areas for the sixteen teams.

Ye Chen and his group of five arrived at the lounge of Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School, where Old Liu was already waiting.

"You should already know that our opponent today is Wancheng No.1 Middle School. We can proceed with the tactics you discussed yesterday."

The captain of Wancheng No. 1 Middle School possesses a mid-to-high-level Wobbuffet, whose Double Payback and Mirror Reflection are extremely powerful.

Moreover, his other teammates are not to be underestimated either, as the rest also possess intermediate to mid-level strength.

Sure enough, the sound came over the loudspeaker very soon.

"Please welcome the contestants from Rongcheng No.1 Middle School and Wancheng No.1 Middle School to the stage!"

The five exchanged glances, nodded, and walked toward the passage leading to the arena.

As the players from both teams gradually took the stage, the host began to briefly introduce the players from both teams.

"The players from Wancheng No. 1 Middle School are Captain XX, Player XXX, Player XXX..."

"And Rongcheng No.1 Middle School is the favorite to win this competition. Their players are captain Ye Chen. Wait, this name sounds so familiar!" The host suddenly realized something halfway through reading the name.

"Could it be that he is the Ye Chen I imagined?"

As the host spoke, the atmosphere in the room became lively again.

In an instant, all the audience members, the host, and even the players from the opposing team turned their attention to Ye Chen.

In fact, when news broke yesterday that a mysterious person from Rongcheng No. 1 High School had overwhelmingly defeated all the contestants, some people online said that it was Ye Chen, a researcher of elves.

However, because the voice was too soft, the fermentation time was too short, and no one believed it, this statement was not widely publicized.

Facing everyone's gaze, Ye Chen slowly took off his sunglasses and smiled at those around him.

"My God! It really is the genius researcher Ye Chen!" the host exclaimed, almost screaming. "It's unbelievable! Researcher Ye Chen, who has already achieved remarkable results in the field of research, has actually chosen to participate in the Pokémon Battle Tournament!"

The students in the Wancheng No. 1 Middle School team were whispering among themselves.

"Captain, it's actually Ye Chen on the other side!"

"Ye Chen, my idol!" One of the infatuated players in the team had eyes that practically turned into hearts.

At this moment, their captain was also under immense pressure, a pressure unlike that of facing powerful opponents.

If the opponent is too strong, you can only say that you are not strong enough. But when facing such a famous person who has made great contributions to mankind, the pressure is completely different!

"It's alright, we just need to do our best in the fight, and remember not to have any regrets!" the captain said, wiping the sweat from his brow.

"Yes, I want to show my best side!"

In the players' lounge, each team stared in shock at the television screen on the wall.

The television here broadcasts live in sync with the cameras outside, allowing contestants to observe their future opponents and formulate strategies accordingly.

"That mysterious person is Ye Chen? Am I dreaming?"

"Snapped!"

"it hurts!"

"They're definitely not here!"

"So we're going to fight Ye Chen next? I'm suddenly so nervous!"

There are people who like Ye Chen, and there are people who don't like him.

"He's just a researcher. Why doesn't he just focus on his research? Why does he have to come and participate in Pokémon battles?" one contestant said dismissively, curling his lip.

However, a fellow player immediately retorted, "But have you forgotten his Garchomp?"

The contestant was immediately rendered speechless by those words.

Yeah, not only are their research skills amazing, but they can also crush you in your proudest area of ​​Pokémon battles. What else is there to say!

"So, you are Ye Chen!" Meng Ming stared intently at Ye Chen's face on the screen.

"Just wait, my Blaziken is no longer the Blaziken from two days ago. I'll definitely show you our strength!"

After a while, the host realized that the competition was still in progress, and his professionalism led him to continue introducing the remaining players from the Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School team.

The others also greeted those around them.

Although the camera had moved away from Ye Chen, it was clear that all the viewers, and everyone who saw the live stream, were stunned into silence by the news.

In just ten minutes, the name "Ye Chen" was trending again!

As the host announced, "The match begins!", both teams simultaneously sent one player onto the field.

Chapter 107: Advancing from the Group Stage!

Jiang Shuyun, whom Ye Chenfang sent, was just as planned.

Meanwhile, the opposing team, Wancheng No. 1 Middle School, sent out a seemingly ordinary boy who raised his hand and released a laurel leaf.

They had both seen each other's information before, so when the other side saw that Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School had actually sent Jiang Shuyun directly, they were stunned.

Jiang Shuyun's Pokémon is a high-level beginner Charizard, something they already knew from the information before the competition.

Sure enough, as soon as Charizard appeared on the field, it roared to the sky and then spewed a fierce flame into the air. Bayleek showed a hint of fear on its face as it faced the ferocious Charizard.

After both sides stood in their positions, the referee gave the whistle.

"Game start!"

Charizard took the lead and was not afraid of a mid-level Bayleek at all.

It burst into flames, unleashing its signature Flame Charge!

The opponent still wanted to put up a fight, at least to give their teammates a chance.

"Basil leaf, use poison powder!"

The laurel leaf shook the leaves on its neck, releasing a dense cloud of pale purple powder that drifted towards the Charizard, covering a wide area that almost completely blocked its path.

However, Charizard was fearless and charged into the mist of poison powder, then rushed through the range of the poison powder and crashed into Bay Leaf.

Already overwhelmingly superior in strength, and further hampered by elemental advantage, Laurel Leaf was utterly powerless and was sent flying off the field, landing on the ground unconscious.

However, the opposing player looked expectantly at Charizard, and seeing that Charizard was still full of fighting spirit, he asked in confusion, "How can this be? Why isn't your Charizard poisoned?"

Jiang Shuyun calmly said, "The flames covering the fire-breathing dragon can incinerate any poison powder that gets close, so your poison powder has no effect on it."

Upon hearing Jiang Shuyun's words, the opposing player finally lowered his head in disappointment.

The strength gap is too big!

Faced with absolute power, the effectiveness of any strategy or tactic will be greatly reduced!

According to the competition rules, Jiang Shuyun will continue to defend her title, while Wancheng No.1 Middle School will send someone to challenge her.

However, Wancheng No.1 Middle School sent two people to the battle, both of whom were defeated by Charizard. Then, for the fourth time, they sent their captain. Using Wobbuffet's double damage return, and with Charizard running out of stamina after three battles, they finally defeated Jiang Shuyun.

Jiang Shuyun was extremely frustrated after stepping down from the stage, clearly disgusted by the opponent's patience and counterattacks.

Even so, Wobbuffet, having taken the hit from Charizard, was already exhausted and was barely holding on by sheer willpower.

So Rongcheng No.1 Middle School immediately sent out Guo Shengfu, a chubby boy, who easily defeated Wobbuffet, which was a level higher, using the Fighting-type Macho Power.

"Wancheng No.1 Middle School only has one last contestant left! Let's hope he can bring us a miracle!"