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

Pallet Town is no longer the impoverished town it once was.

Since it produced a league champion, this town has become a popular tourist destination in the Kanto region.

Trainers from nearby towns earned 8 badges in the Kanto region.

Before heading back to Viridian City and onto the slopes of the Quartz Plateau, I'll visit this once little-known town to see the hometown of the champion and hopefully accumulate some good luck.

"After all, the Indigo League is held only once every four years, and trainers who participate in the competition are just as nervous as Olympic athletes."

If you fail, you either have to give up and find the next chapter of your life, or you have to reflect and start over.

Even a metaphysical boost is still a boost.

Ye Luo thought that if there were a hometown in Kanto, it might become a pilgrimage site for trainers.

Walking through the bustling town of Zhenxin, the wide roads made him feel somewhat out of place.

It's more like a small city than a small town.

Judging from the rows of commercial streets and the orderly layout of the streets, it's probably no worse than Tokiwa City.

There's even a fountain sculpture of a champion in the center of the town.

The boy wearing a hat has Pikachu perched on his shoulder, and his Pokémon, who won the championship with him, are beside him.

The fan effect is truly terrifying; the trainers who come to see the champion statue and take photos with it have boosted the local economy.

Of course, there is more than one sculpture in this town; there is also a sculpture of the trainer who failed to win the championship.

It was placed on another fountain directly opposite the champion.

The scene was just like a reenactment of that championship match.

"What a magnificent sculpture."

Ye Luo wondered if she should also take a photo and try to earn some travel points.

I think I'll pass on that idea; at least he was once the Quartz League champion.

Since they are both champions, neither of them is inferior to the other.

Meloeta immediately spotted the cotton candy being sold on the vehicle next to her and tugged at Ye Luo's scarf.

[Fallen Leaves, I want to eat that~.]

"Give me a cotton candy."

"Okay, strawberry or plain?"

Old Cha skillfully stirred the cotton candy machine with a wooden stick, while his assistant, Fat Sweetie, added sugar and tree nuts.

Seeing the trainer in front of him glance slightly to the right, he nodded.

"Strawberry flavor with orange, large portion."

"Okay, 350 Alliance Coins."

Things sold in front of tourist attractions are expensive. A large portion of strawberry marshmallows, sprinkled with some chopped oranges, would only cost 200g at most, even on the street.

However, there's no worry about sales here. Trainers who have taken photos by the Champion Fountain will naturally make food their next stop.

After Ye Luo finished buying her things, she noticed a long queue had formed behind her, so she quickly covered her hat and left.

"Hey, did you notice that person just now?"

"Handsome guy? What's wrong?"

"That's not what I was talking about. The Quartz League champions from the day before yesterday..."

I can't hear you.

Ye Luo, clutching the cotton candy that was about to fall, needed to quickly find a quiet place to savor the treat.

Meloeta took a bite of the marshmallow, and the sweetness combined with the refreshing taste of the fruit brought a happy expression to her face.

[Delicious!]

Ye Luo thought that if Meloetta found something unpalatable, it was probably just a medicinal powder used to restore abnormal states.

He personally doesn't like high-calorie sweets much, Ye Luo adjusted his hat.

"However, it seems we were almost recognized just now. Was this disguise not enough?"

Making it into the Quartz League and becoming the champion, going from an unknown to the center of attention all at once, is something that's really hard to get used to.

Ye Luo was wearing a scarf and a hat, and her clothes were completely different from those she wore during the competition. She considered herself to be very well disguised.

If you wear a mask to completely cover your face, and add sunglasses, it's indeed difficult to see your face clearly.

Instead, it doesn't look ordinary, as if it's being deliberately concealed.

"As expected, the champion's aura is hard to hide... Just kidding."

Ye Luo smiled casually, not having such an arrogant idea. Perhaps the other party just thought he looked familiar, and it was just a lucky coincidence.

Most of the time, the disguise of falling leaves is still perfect.

He took out a Poké Ball from his pocket. Its deep blue surface was decorated with white flowers. It was a gorgeous custom-made ocean ball, and Pokémon would be comfortable living inside it.

"Come out, West Lion Seaman."

"La~♪".

The western sea lion appeared amidst a splash of water, and upon waking, it cleared its throat with its usual bark.

Shh, don't be too conspicuous.

West Lion Seaman nodded, leaned down on the bench, put his arm around Ye Luo's shoulder, and ate cotton candy.

Ye Luo looked at the small hill outside the town, where an institution resembling a research institute was located.

That should be Professor Pokémon's research institute.

Professor Oak of Pallet Town is a household name in academic circles, and it is said that he was a very skilled trainer in his youth.

Now that I'm too old to go on adventures, I'll entrust the task of collecting Pokémon information and recording newly discovered Pokémon to new trainers.

When you go to Professor Oak to claim a Pokémon, in addition to your starter Pokémon, you'll also receive a Pokédex to record data about the Pokémon you discover.

In theory, basic data for each Pokémon should have already been collected, but what if...?

There will always be a few individuals with extraordinary potential or who are nurtured to be different from others; there will always be a few among the huge number of new trainers.

Ye Luo closed his eyes and pondered.

"Now that the Indigo League tournament has just ended, it's about time for new trainers to embark on their journeys."

The League Tournament is held every four years, giving trainers four years to hone their skills and nurture their Pokémon to the level required to compete.

Now is the perfect time to set off.

The falling leaves were merely unintentional self-talk.

"I wonder if I can get one, my first starter Pokémon."

"La~!"

west Shi Hai Ren was shocked to hear this, and hugged Ye Luo's shoulders, his eyes looking like he was squeezing out tears.

"No, I didn't mean to sell you."

"La~".

West Lion Sea Man, unusually flustered, still showed signs of unease, half-believing and half-doubting.

Pokémon are very intelligent and can understand most of what humans say, especially those Pokémon that can communicate with each other.

Primarin was the first starter Pokémon to accompany Leaf on his journey, and they knew each other inside and out.

However, the way the West Lion Seaman kept shaking Ye Luo's shoulders, looking like he was worried about being sold, was both funny and exasperating.

"Okay, believe me, I won't replace you. I was just saying."

Ye Luo felt that the task was actually irrelevant; he would try to complete it using his own methods.

If he really couldn't complete it, he wouldn't care about the rewards of those red and white Poké Balls and low-level healing potions.

The effects of the lower-grade healing potion are not very good; it can barely heal some of the Pokémon's superficial injuries. It is the lowest-diluted and degraded version of the fully-enhanced healing potion.

The leaf fell long ago.

"But compared to liquid medicine which works faster, I still prefer to use a gentler treatment powder."

Although Pokémon don't like to eat, and after feeding them for a while they will ignore you.

After calming down the anxious Serowina, Meloetta finished her strawberry-flavored orange marshmallow.

Ye Luo decided to try her luck at the research institute.