Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

Yi Nuo shouted, "Galaptor has lost its battle consciousness! Lu Ming wins this challenge!"

Ye Chen put Garchomp into his Poké Ball. "It seems my strength is still far from enough. I'll come back to challenge you again next time!"

Lu Ming stepped forward, his eyes filled with seriousness and admiration: "I apologize for my arrogance before. You are indeed a formidable opponent. If you challenge me again next time, you must come to me. I can decide not to charge you a challenge fee!"

In his view, Ye Chen's strength had already earned his respect, and the other party was still so young. He was indeed inferior to the other party at that age. Moreover, his Pidgeot only won by a narrow margin. If it weren't for the techniques taught by the Gym Leader, the final result would have been very different.

Moreover, the amount of meat on this Garchomp is simply outrageous; such a tanky opponent is perfect as a sparring partner!

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was astonished that someone was actually willing to provide energy to Garchomp for free; what a kind person!

As the saying goes, you have to seize every opportunity to fleece someone, so he naturally wouldn't miss this chance.

So he quickly agreed, "Okay! I'll challenge you again next time!"

Chapter 157 Dragon God Dives

At the entrance of the Rongcheng Martial Arts Hall, Lu Ming and Yi Nuo watched Ye Chen leave.

Lu Ming sighed, "I've never heard of this kind of person before. To be so young and to have bred such a strange Garchomp. But there aren't many people in Rongcheng who can own a Garchomp. If we investigate, we should be able to find out who it is."

Yi Nuo had a strange expression. She hadn't expected that in just over a month, that Garchomp would grow to the point where it could rival Lu Ming's ace Pidgeot, and... it was ridiculously fat!

She remained silent for a while before finally prompting, "It's the Southwest University Tournament. Who told you not to pay attention to these things?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming clapped his hands and said, "That's right! It's the Southwest University Tournament. It seems that the best individual player this time used a Garchomp. But is it possible for a beginner-level tournament to have a Pokémon with such strength?"

"If I remember correctly, that person's name is Ye Chen... Ye Chen!" Lu Ming suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Is it that genius researcher? You know him?"

Yinuo had indeed spoken up for Ye Chen before, so it wasn't surprising that he came to this conclusion.

Yinuo nodded and said, "He's been to the dojo a few times before. Don't reveal his identity, or he won't come again!"

She wasn't intentionally revealing Ye Chen's identity at this moment. Rather, she knew that Lu Ming would definitely investigate through the Jaw Shark afterward, so it was better for her to tell him now and also tell him Ye Chen's instructions. This way, he wouldn't reveal Ye Chen's identity.

This was the best solution she could think of; otherwise, if Lu Ming had found out on his own, given his flamboyant personality, he would have definitely gone around bragging about it.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Lu Ming quickly covered his mouth and assured him, "Don't worry, I definitely won't leak it. I'm even hoping he'll come and challenge me more often in the future!"

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When Ye Chen returned home, he first released Garchomp and used the power of the Viridian to heal it. Only after confirming that there were no hidden injuries did he withdraw the power of the Viridian.

Having used Aura Power and Viridian Power for so long, Ye Chen discovered that the more he used these two powers, the stronger he would become after recovery. When he first went to the Strange Forest Secret Realm, he almost exhausted Viridian Power after healing a veteran-level Venusaur and a veteran-level Torterra.

Now, the power of the Everlasting within Ye Chen's body has increased at least fivefold, and he can easily heal Milotic when it is injured!

His Aura power has become many times stronger, but he has yet to develop any new functions for it. Currently, it only has two functions: communicating telepathically with Pokémon and detecting objects.

"Roar!" After Ye Chen withdrew the power of the Everlasting, Garchomp let out a low growl and lowered its head to affectionately nudge Ye Chen's palm.

"Your internal condition has improved quite a bit. It seems I'll have to go to the dojo more often to challenge people," Ye Chen said in a low voice.

The power boost Garchomp gains from absorbing Flying-type energy is actually very small, far less than the large amounts it can absorb from Electric-type energy. However, in order to maintain the balance of energy within its body, Garchomp has no choice but to make do with absorbing Flying-type energy for now.

Garchomp then went to the side and began training on its own. Beside it, its bear apprentice was repeatedly practicing the fighting techniques passed down through generations of its kind. Now, it could perform these techniques smoothly even in a double gravity environment.

Ye Chen took out the move learning machine he had been rewarded with from the system space. It contained the Dragon God Dive, a powerful Dragon-type move.

The move learning machine looked like a CD, just like the one in the game. Ye Chen studied it for a long time but couldn't find anything strange about it. Even with professional instruments, he couldn't find any trace of energy. It seemed to be just a simple human industrial product.

In the end, Ye Chen could only attribute this to the power of the system. After all, the ability to directly teach a Pokémon a move was too heaven-defying, and only the system had such a magical ability.

Seeing that he couldn't get any results from the research, Ye Chen used the TM: Dragon Dive on Garchomp in the system.

Not far away, Garchomp, who was training hard, suddenly froze, its eyes glazed over as if it were lost in thought, but it quickly returned to normal.

Garchomp wasn't afraid of the information that suddenly appeared in its mind. Instead, it was eager to try out the new move it had just learned and see how it worked.

· ········Requesting flowers··· ···

Ye Chen quickly stopped it. The power of the Dragon God's Dive was no joke. If it were to use it, their yard might be destroyed.

In the pond beside it, Milotic, with only half its head above water, opened its eyes and gazed at it with a chilling look, its eyes conveying a strong sense of warning.

Garchomp chuckled awkwardly, forcing himself to retract half of the energy he had gathered.

The next day after school, Ye Chen went to the Rongcheng Martial Arts Academy again.

Lu Ming had made preparations beforehand. As soon as Ye Chen arrived, he quickly led Ye Chen to the combat training room, where it was just the two of them, unlike the crowded and noisy place outside.

"You must be Ye Chen," Lu Ming said bluntly.

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“That’s right, but you mustn’t tell anyone.” Ye Chen didn’t try to hide it.

There are very few trainers in Rongcheng who can own Garchomp, and given his age, the pool of eligible trainers is even smaller. So it's not surprising that the other party guessed it, and I believe they wouldn't reveal it casually.

If word gets out that I frequently visit the Rongcheng Dojo, I can simply stop coming. After all, I'm not a criminal; I'm only hiding my identity to avoid being harassed by strangers.

"Of course, but I really don't understand why a research genius like you would be interested in Pokémon battles."

Ye Chen smiled and didn't say anything. In other people's eyes, his main job was of course Pokémon research, and Pokémon battles were just something he played around with in his spare time. But only he knew that the ultimate goal of his research and publication of papers was to train Pokémon!

"Never mind all that, let's start the battle. I feel like I learned a lot from yesterday's battle."

The match began quickly. Garchomp firmly adhered to the core principle of only taking hits without fighting back, occasionally throwing a few rocks to show that it was not that it did not want to fight back but that it really had no other choice. Finally, after noticing that Pidgeot was exhausted, it pretended to collapse due to exhaustion.

His acting skills are top-notch; his expressions, movements, and even his screams almost completely surpass those so-called "traffic stars."

Chapter 158 The Changes of the Elves

Time flies, and it's already the end of June.

In the heart of the Green Forest Secret Realm, by a lake filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, no one knows that a legendary elf named Celebi lives.

Meanwhile, a Milotic was quietly circling on the open ground by the lake, its eyes closed and its head rising and falling slowly with its breath. Its breathing seemed to conform to some kind of natural law, which made people feel comfortable.

Next to Milotic was a Gardevoir with its eyes closed in deep thought. Suddenly, its body emitted a white light and it Mega Evolved. Surprisingly, Gardevoir "867" did not have a trainer with it and completed the Mega Evolution on its own.

On the other side, in an open area far from the other Pokémon, Garchomp's pale blue Dragon-type energy condensed into a phantom of a dragon, which then roared and charged towards the ground, the huge impact causing tremors that could be felt within a hundred meters.

On the grass nearby, there was a bear apprentice wearing strange armor, performing some kind of unknown fighting move. His fists and feet flew, stirring up gusts of wind. Finally, he punched a boulder as tall as a person, and several cracks immediately spread across the surface of the boulder.

The college entrance examination was approaching, and even the most playful students should feel some pressure at this time. However, since Ye Chen had already been admitted to Beijing University, it didn't matter if he didn't take the exam, so his life was almost unchanged.

The elves, however, have changed quite a bit.

Pokémon: Milotic

Rank: Intermediate Dojo Level

Qualification: Champion level

Characteristics: Adaptability, Miracle Scales, Primal Water (70%)

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Pokémon: Gardevoir

Level: Beginner Dojo

Qualification: Champion level

Ability: Telepathy

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Pokémon: Garchomp

Level: Senior Intermediate

Qualification: Champion level

Features: Hidden in the Sand

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Elf: Bear Apprentice

Level: Advanced Beginner

Qualification: Champion

Ability: Spiritual Power

Milotic has become adept at sensing and absorbing natural energy, and through the stimulation of natural energy, it has developed the Primordial Water to 70% capacity, although the absorption rate is very limited.

Gardevoir has made the most progress. Perhaps influenced by Garchomp, it has completed the absorption of the Silver Feather's original energy, breaking through to the Gym level and its potential has also been raised to the Champion level. At the same time, its research on Mega Evolution has become more in-depth, and it can now Mega Evolve on its own.

The silver feather had been completely reduced to an ordinary object, but Gardevoir kept it as a memento.

The bear apprentice hadn't changed much; it still honed its physical skills and cultivated its aura every day, but its progress was clearly visible, steady and methodical.

As for Garchomp, it was more focused on consolidating the hidden dangers brought about by its continuous advancements in the previous period. Its strength did not break through, but it did accumulate a lot of Flying-type energy. Ye Chen even felt that it had far exceeded the Electric-type energy it had absorbed and converted before.

Interestingly, because Garchomp went to the Rongcheng Dojo so many times, and each trip took a lot of time, it was almost always Garchomp who went to the dojo alone from home to find Lu Ming.

For so long, Garchomp has been on the defensive and taking hits. Lu Ming isn't stupid; he vaguely knows that this Pokémon has some secret. However, he is a battle maniac, and with a tank willing to cooperate with his Pokémon's training, he doesn't care too much.

In the end, Garchomp even stopped pretending. Every time it went, it would just stand still and let Pidgeot attack it, then call it a day and go home. At the end, its mental state was even better than when it arrived! 3.3

Ye Chen looked at the Pokémon training in the distance and the two Celebi shouting and talking on their phones beside him, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. This kind of life gave him a sense of satisfaction.