Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

Walking through the Forest of Beginners with fallen leaves feels as relaxing as strolling through a backyard garden.

For a novice trainer just starting out, entering a natural forest for the first time might feel frightening, nervous, and exciting, like leaving home.

But for experienced trainers, all of that is in the past.

Besides, they already have partners capable of protecting themselves, so they don't have to worry about a wild Rattata suddenly jumping out of the bushes and forcibly entering the battle.

There was a commotion in the bushes, and an Arbok suddenly jumped out.

"scare--!"

With its forked tongue and menacing patterns, it intimidates enemies upon first sight, causing them to retreat and lose their desire to attack.

Arbok is considered a relatively dangerous wild Pokémon in forest environments. Its diet includes other weaker Pokémon, and it will also attack humans, making it very dangerous.

Arbok stood upright, spitting out apricots, making it appear tall and imposing, its 2-meter-long shadow looming over Ye Luo.

It bared its two rows of razor-sharp fangs, the patterns on its chest began to glow, and its eyes gleamed with a menacing light.

First, use "Giant Serpent's Gaze" to paralyze the prey, then seize the opportunity to use "Tight Bind" to entangle the opponent and render them unable to move, and finally use "Poison Needle" to deliver a fatal blow.

If you encounter Arbok in the wild and you are a newbie without a Pokémon to protect you, you must run away.

"scare--!?"

Arbok originally intended to hunt based on instinct, but stopped halfway through approaching the human, only to see something in the shadows where the human was hidden by his large size.

Multiple golden rings shone brightly, and a silent pressure spread over Arbok.

Relying on its wild instincts, Arbok felt fear and abandoned all thoughts of attacking. It turned around and frantically twisted its body to hide in the bushes, trying to escape as far away as possible.

Sunlight streamed into the forest, and perched on a fallen leaf was an Eevee.

Thanks.

"Aww~!"

Umbreon stuck out its tongue and licked Leaf's cheek, its favorite way of interacting with its trainer.

Simple and not overly affectionate, this Eevee from Leaffall has a rather independent personality.

She has a proud sense of self-esteem, rarely acts spoiled, and is always considerate of the situation of the other Pokémon in her party.

Although it doesn't like being affectionate with people, it still evolved into Umbreon one night.

Umbreon glided lightly across the leaf's shoulder, then hopped to the ground. It was no longer old enough to perch on its trainer's shoulder all the time.

Now we're walking together.

Umbreon walked in front, and Leafy followed behind.

When wild, hostile Pokémon see Umbreon, they will be frightened by its flashing halo and run away.

Especially in the dark, Umbreon can completely conceal its form, and the ever-approaching circle of light makes it impossible for wild Pokémon to recognize what it is.

Ye Luo opened the Arceus phone from her backpack, which contained its built-in app.

According to a friend's description, this Arceus phone can communicate directly with the creator god Arceus, and there are only two in the world.

Open the app.

"You haven't obtained your starter Pokémon yet. Please go to the professor's lab."

Ye Luo was speechless every time he opened a message, wondering if Arceus was using a 2G network.

Even though he's already a champion, he still gives him tips that only rookie trainers would give.

For example, be careful of wild Pokémon; Rattata and Spearow are both dangerous.

Wild Arbok should not be touched at all.

Ye Luo suspected that there might be a delay in the Alpaca God's communication network.

Pretending not to know anything, I typed on my phone.

"So what should I do next?"

"The first step on the path of a trainer is to head south to Pallet Town, where Professor Oak's lab is located. That's where new trainers begin."

Objective: Reach Pallet Town!

Rewards: 2 Poké Balls, 2 Medications, 500G.

Speechless. Are you telling Ye Luo to follow the path of a rookie trainer? Are you suggesting he fry fish?

However, he did not refuse and continued to move forward in the beginner's forest.

Ye Luo didn't find the seemingly ridiculous task he was suddenly given meaningless.

Ye Luo didn't start his journey from Viridian City after his transmigration; he hasn't been to Pallet Town yet.

He could pretend he was back on this path and that wouldn't be a problem.

Having finally made it to the championship, he really couldn't think of what to do next.

Ye Luo wondered if she should do something that she should do after retiring.

"For example, buy another ranch, and then settle down to retire comfortably or something."

But that would be too bland.

It's like in a grind game where you level everything up to the maximum level. At that point, enemies you couldn't beat before are no longer a problem and can be easily defeated.

But at the same time, he also lost the fun of continuing to play, and to be honest, Ye Luo was a little confused.

I suddenly received this task notification, which is good for giving him something to do.

The wind blew through the forest, and the falling leaves brought new sounds.

A short and melodious song.

The burden on my shoulders has become lighter, yet I also feel a slight weight on them now.

This is the responsibility I've taken along the way.

Ye Luo's right shoulder did feel a bit heavy, as a light little creature landed on it.

Meloetta.

[Hmph~.]

Meloeta appeared quietly, accompanied by a lighthearted song.

The best seventh member, Meloetta and Leafy have traveled for a long time. Because they are legendary Pokémon, they cannot participate in the League competition, so they are an exceptionally good assistant.

Meloeta was holding a cookie in her hand, broken in half.

[Want some?]

Ye Luo picked up a cookie with her fingers and chewed it. There was no reason not to want it, since he had bought it anyway.

I don't know why Meloetta sticks to me. Maybe it's because Ye Luo often buys it snacks.

After traveling together for so long, perhaps the reason is no longer so important.

In short, just remember that it's a bit greedy, and it will indeed help you in crucial situations.

Meloeta sat on Ye Luo's shoulder, humming a song softly.

As a legendary Pokémon, one of its unique powers is, of course, the ability to communicate with humans without any barriers.

Telepathy is a magical power that a few Pokémon with strong mental abilities can use to transform words into thoughts and transmit them into the other person's mind.

Where should we go today?

"Let me think about it, let's start from here."

Go to Pallet Town and explore the beginner forest.

Meloeta didn't care about any of that. She happily kicked her legs, hummed a song, and sat on Ye Luo's shoulder.

Part of the reason for this pride is that it holds this position exclusively.

Pokémon evolve to some extent. At first, they are very attached to their trainers, but as they grow larger, they can no longer cling to their hats or rely on their trainers.

Meloeta takes advantage of her small size, using her shoulders and hat as fixed seats, where she can sit down and hum softly when resting or singing.

Although you can sit on a hat, the shoulders are more suitable.

The moon elf, which was walking ahead, turned around and saw this scene, and sighed.

Meloetta has looked like this ever since it was Eevee, and now that it has evolved into Umbreon, it still sticks to its trainer like this.

This frustrates Umbreon, as Meloetta is the one who doesn't contribute most of the time.

However, if something truly earth-shattering were to happen, Meloetta would be indispensable, as the power of a divine beast is not as weak as it appears.

Meloeta only makes his move at crucial moments.