Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

As the host spoke, the last contestant stepped onto the competition field.

Moreover, the opponent's Pokémon happened to be a mid-level Staraptor. Although Guo Shengfu tried his best to fight back, he was ultimately defeated by the Flying type's agility and air superiority.

Since the opponent was a Flying-type and Normal-type, Liu Lixuan's Sandslash was perfectly countered. After discussion, Rongcheng No.1 Middle School sent Qi Jun instead.

Qi Jun's Pokémon is Pidgeotto, which is also the second evolution of the native bird Pokémon. This is a rare and extremely exciting aerial battle!

The two elves tumbled and somersaulted in the air. Although in Ye Chen's eyes they were far inferior to the battle between the Sniper Tree Owl and the Night Hawk that he had seen in the secret realm, it was still clear that both elves had a good foundation and their flying skills were very proficient!

Pidgeotto's stats are fairly average, while the opponent's Pokémon has an advantage in speed, but this advantage is almost negated by the difference in level.

In the end, the Pidgey, which had reached the intermediate to high level, was the better choice.

At this point, all the players from Wancheng No.1 Middle School had been defeated.

"The final result is in: Rongcheng No.1 Middle School won the match with an overwhelming advantage, and two of their players didn't even get to play! Congratulations to Rongcheng No.1 Middle School for winning their first group stage match!"

Amidst the host's enthusiastic voice, Ye Chen and his group of five walked to the center of the arena to receive applause and cheers from all the spectators!

Meanwhile, the Wancheng No. 1 Middle School team members walked dejectedly into the dark passage leading to the rest room. Pokémon battles are never about friendship first and competition second!

Flowers and applause never belong to the loser; the battle of elves has been this cruel since its inception!

Even if the people in their team liked Ye Chen a lot, they were still saddened by their own defeat.

Fortunately, each team will play against the other three teams once in the group stage, which means they are not out of the competition yet and can still give it their all in the remaining two matches!

"Don't be sad, everyone. We were just unlucky to run into these monsters this time. Like I always say, as long as we don't have any regrets, that's fine!"

Faced with the captain's words of comfort, the team members raised their heads, their fighting spirit rekindled in their eyes.

There are still two more battles to go, and they must prove that they are not too weak. The main problem is that the opponents they have encountered this time are just too abnormal!

The schedule for the tournament is not tight, so each team has enough time to rest and analyze their opponents.

However, the other teams that were grouped with Ye Chen and his group were truly on the verge of tears. The more they analyzed the situation, the more powerless they felt.

It's worth noting that half of the sixteen teams in the group stage advanced by snatching the wooden plaques given to them by Ye Chen!

Ye Chen's strength in the secret realm was simply too outrageous, but the team also had Jiang Shuyun, who possessed a high-level Pokémon, and the other team members were also quite strong.

No matter how we arrange our tactics, we can't possibly defeat them!

As expected, Ye Chen and his team won the next two arena matches without any suspense, advancing to the next round with undisputed strength.

The other three teams left the stage in disappointment, but years later, when they recalled the match, they were all proud to have competed against Ye Chen.

While the competition was in full swing, the incident of Ye Chen participating in a Pokémon battle off the field was also rapidly gaining momentum!

P.S.: I went to watch the game today, I'll update tomorrow.

Chapter 108 Ye Chen Makes His Debut, Easily Defeating the Enemy!

Although the Southwest University Tournament has a great influence, it has always been limited to the Southwest region.

Other regions also have their own college competitions, so people from other regions don't usually pay attention to this one.

However, as news of Ye Chen's participation spread, more and more people began to pay attention to the Southwest University Tournament, and some even traveled from other cities just to see this legendary figure in person.

The group stage has ended, and the top-ranked team from each group has advanced to the semifinals.

As Lao Liu had predicted, the opponents in the semifinals were all teams from the other three groups that possessed high-level Pokémon.

These are the three teams that Lao Liu had previously asked us to pay special attention to.

According to the draw results, Miancheng No.1 Middle School will play against Rongcheng No.1 Middle School first, and the other group will be Philadelphia High School against Rongcheng No.2 Middle School.

After the two teams battled each other, the winners faced off in the final to compete for the championship, while the losers competed for third place.

The captain of Miancheng No. 1 Middle School wields a Greninja with high-level Pokémon abilities, which is type-advantageous against Jiang Shuyun's Charizard.

Even so, all the viewers still had full confidence in Ye Chen and his team.

In fact, during the group stage, Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School, where Ye Chen played, was considered by everyone to be the team with the greatest chance of winning the championship. Moreover, Ye Chen did not make a single move throughout the group stage, which shows how strong the team was.

Like Rongcheng No.1 Middle School, Miancheng No.1 Middle School is also a long-established strong team. In previous years, their worst record was reaching the group stage.

Therefore, on paper, this competition can be described as a clash of titans!

Soon it was time for the two sides to face off.

The two teams stood at opposite ends of the field, waiting for the host and referee to announce the start of the match.

"Welcome everyone to the semifinals of our Southwest University Tournament. The match now features Rongcheng No. 1 High School against Miancheng No. 1 High School. As we all know, both teams are strong contenders from previous years, with championship records to their name. However, this year, Rongcheng No. 1 High School is incredibly powerful with the addition of player Ye Chen. We wonder if Miancheng No. 1 High School can surpass themselves and defeat this formidable opponent..."

While the host was speaking, Jiang Shuyun quietly asked Ye Chen, "Old Ye, you've never been on stage before, why don't you go up and give it a try today?"

The trio immediately chimed in, "Yeah, Captain. We've always been the ones stealing the show, you must be itching to go first, why don't you go first today?"

"Are you sure? If I go on, none of you will be able to play," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"It's alright. Didn't Lao Liu say that we can't rely on your strength? What does this match have to do with us then? But if you don't play, you won't feel involved in the match either."

Hearing Jiang Shuyun's words, Ye Chen smiled and rubbed her head, just like he did when she was a child before she learned martial arts.

"Ugh, you've messed up my hair," Jiang Shuyun said, swatting Ye Chen's hand away.

Seeing the two flirting, the trio standing nearby turned their heads away as if they hadn't seen anything.

"Alright, this is a good opportunity to let everyone know that I'm not a boring bookworm who only knows how to do research."

The host has finally finished his opening remarks to get the atmosphere going.

"Now, both teams, please get ready, and the match...begins!"

A girl with a bun hairstyle walked out from Miancheng No.1 Middle School. Her Pokémon was a mid-to-high-level Excadrill. Because of its strong strength and cute appearance, it had gained a lot of fans in the previous battles.

Sure enough, as soon as she appeared, the audience around her erupted in extremely enthusiastic cheers. If it weren't for the fact that this stadium had no roof in the middle, they would have even blown the roof off.

"Looks like everyone still likes me after all!"

The girl with the bun hairstyle thought to herself, then happily waved to the surroundings.

However, she soon realized that no one was responding to her, and it seemed that no one was looking in her direction, so she followed their gaze and looked across the street.

A tall, handsome young man walked out from the opposite side. This young man had never appeared in the previous competitions, but he was the most eye-catching presence in the entire competition!

"Ah! Ye Chen!" The girl with the bun hairstyle exclaimed, covering her mouth. "He actually made an appearance, and he's the first one!"

That's right, she's also a fan of Ye Chen!

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The host exclaimed in surprise, "The Rongcheng No. 1 Squadron has actually sent out Ye Chen first! This has never happened before. At the same time, we can finally see just how strong Ye Chen really is!"

The match was broadcast live not only on television, but also on various online platforms.

As a result, the live stream chat rooms were instantly flooded with comments, so many of them caused the live stream to freeze, and some viewers even had to turn off the comments to watch the stream normally.

A flash of red light and the appearance of Garchomp ignited the atmosphere once again.

This was the first time Garchomp had fought in front of a crowd. Hearing the enthusiastic cheers around it, Garchomp felt its fighting spirit being gradually awakened. It longed to fight its enemies in such an environment!

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"Roar!"

In a fit of rage, Garchomp roared to the sky.

"Dig a hole!"

Under its trainer's command, Excadrill quickly dug a hole and burrowed inside, hoping to use it as a means of both offense and defense to distract Garchomp.

However, Garchomp's greatest skill before its evolution was digging holes. It could even deduce Excadrill's current location by feeling the vibrations of the ground beneath its feet.

The girl with the bun hairstyle instructed, "Look for an opportunity to use the metal claws."

The opponent was already unleashing skills in succession, searching for an opening, but Garchomp and Ye Chen remained motionless, as if they didn't know how to deal with the opponent's moves.

Suddenly, Garchomp's tail shot up and then slammed down hard onto the ground.

No one knew what had happened, not even the girl with the bun hairstyle. She thought Garchomp was just venting his frustration because he didn't know how to cope.

However, Garchomp then turned around, plunged a claw into the ground where its tail had just slammed, and pulled Excadrill out.

Meanwhile, the Excadrill in Garchomp's hand was already unconscious, its head tilted to the side.

The host reacted quickly: "My God! Garchomp could actually detect Excadrill's activity underground and then instantly kill its opponent through the ground! That's unbelievable!"

Chapter 109 Instant Kill! Instant Kill! Instant Kill!

One of the main reasons why the digging skill is so powerful is that it allows for a sudden attack after obscuring the view, making it difficult to defend against.

However, the sight of Garchomp finding Excadrill's location directly based on the ground ripples and then instantly killing its opponent across an unknown thickness of ground shocked everyone.

The girl with the bun hairstyle was momentarily stunned, then quickly put away the dragon-headed gopher and let the medical staff take her away for treatment.

Ye Chen's appearance and the crushing defeat in the first match put immense pressure on the remaining players of Miancheng No.1 Middle School!

"August 20th"

"Captain, what do we do? Who will play in the next game?"

Miancheng No. 1 Squadron Leader Gao Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "There's no other way, you guys have to go first and try to exhaust his Garchomp's stamina. Maybe I can take him down."