Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Of the nearly 30,000 students in the school, more than 26,000 participated in this ranking competition.

In this era where everyone is into Pokémon, even if their goal isn't to become a professional trainer, most of them still love Pokémon battles.

To be precise, in this world, Pokémon battles are not just a simple sport. Humans and Pokémon have lived together for so many years, and it has long been given much more meaning, making it something that people are passionate about.

Therefore, being ranked in the top 100 at Peking University, a place that can be called the gathering place of talents in the entire East, is an achievement that many people can never reach in their lifetime.

Moreover, this is not even Xia Chen's limit.

Just five days into the semester, he broke into the top 100 of the rankings, which is jokingly referred to as the "Heavenly Ranking" by university students, with such a high win rate. This is unprecedented in the history of this school.

Well... although the ranking system has only existed for five years.

However, this does not affect the influence of Xia Chen's record. The "Shanhaihupan" forum on the intranet of Beijing University is now flooded with posts about Xia Chen, the "newcomer king".

After all, aside from being a freshman at Shanghai University, he is also a highly renowned researcher.

But most people didn't expect that Xia Chen would have such outstanding talent on the path of a trainer.

In fact, Xia Chen had already won the championship in the "Bogaman Cup Zhijiang Station" and the Shanghai University Admissions Competition before this.

However, compared to the world-renowned achievements of Milotic's evolution path and Eevee's Fairy-type evolution form, it seems somewhat lackluster.

As time passed and the impact of those two research findings gradually faded, they discovered that Xia Chen's achievements in Pokémon battles were also superior to all his peers.

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"Yesterday I was matched with that so-called 'Rookie King' you guys were talking about, but he's not as good as you guys said! He couldn't even take me down three at once, trash!"

"What's so special about the Pokémon of this prodigy who broke into the top rankings with a win rate of 84.5%?"

"I can only give Xia Chen 99 points for his skills, but for his looks, I'd give him a perfect 50!"

"Looking back at the four people who have defeated Xia Chen in ranked matches so far, it's actually them!"

As he swiped his finger across the screen, the popular posts in the [Mountains, Seas, and Lakes] section flashed by in Xia Chen's eyes, prompting him to chuckle foolishly.

Xia Chen originally intended to sleep a little longer, but on a whim, she opened this seemingly magical app, and then she couldn't get out of it.

The people inside are so nice to talk to, I love being there!

As a hot topic of discussion with unparalleled popularity, Xia Chen has been appearing on forums with unusually high frequency recently.

The vast majority of these posts are positive, praising and flattering.

After all, they are all highly qualified college students, and they understand one thing: belittling others will not bring them any improvement.

Seeing the forum quickly becoming a "Xia Chen praise group," Xia Chen felt exceptionally relaxed and his sleepiness vanished.

Xianbu, who was browsing the forum with Xia Chen, silently counted whether there were more comments praising Xia Chen or praising himself.

87:189

Hmm, it's not even a fraction of what I have. That feels good.

Xianbu also revealed a faint smile.

As I was carefully reading the popular forum posts, a message from Pogaman suddenly appeared at the top of the screen.

Xia Chen opened the message and found it was from Yin Li.

"Didn't you attend your ghost-themed class? The teacher took attendance."

Xia Chen: "......"

He then remembered that he had class in the afternoon!

No wonder I had this feeling that I hadn't done something...

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As classmates in the same grade, fellow students in the Ghost-type small class, and having even fought against each other twice, Xia Chen and Yin Li had a fairly good relationship, which is why they sent this well-intentioned message.

Skipping class right after the start of the semester... I'm afraid the teacher will think I'm arrogant and conceited.

Thinking of this, Xia Chen poked Xianbu and started to shift the blame, "Why didn't you remind me that I had class this afternoon?"

Xianbu: "?"

She held up the ribbon and waved it in front of Xia Chen, saying, "Bu Yi? (Didn't I just remind you? I thought you were just trying to skip class!)"

Xia Chen then realized that when she pointed outside, she meant for him to go to class...

Now there's no way to shift the blame.

Xia Chen was at a loss for words and quickly got out of bed.

Although skipping classes is a common practice for college students, he didn't want to do it.

It had nothing to do with the fact that the teacher of this course was a beautiful woman; he just felt that this course was very helpful to him.

After quickly packing up, Xia Chen prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Xia Chen turned around and asked, "Does anyone want to go to class with me?"

"Ugh..."

Milotic was the first to shake his head and refuse. Given his size, he was clearly not suited to appearing in the classroom. Even if he went, he would just stay in his Poké Ball, which was pointless.

Xia Chen was not surprised by Milotic's rejection. He looked at the other Pokémon that liked to stick to him.

Unexpectedly, they all shook their heads one after another.

Even Doromecia, who likes to burrow into his hair, and the clingy Zoroya refused, which was a bit strange.

Xia Chen scratched his head, not thinking much of it.

The key is that I can't think too much, since I'm already late for class, and if I don't leave now, class might be over.

"Alright, you guys can play by yourselves then."

After saying that, Xia Chen hurriedly left the room.

Just after he closed the door, the elves, who had been listless, suddenly brightened up, exchanged a knowing glance, and then sat on the floor in a circle.

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Fairy Cloth's pink and tender ears twitched a few times, and after confirming that Xia Chen had hurriedly run far away, she nodded.

She looked around and announced, "Bu Yi! (I hereby declare the Second Xia Chen Conference officially open!)"

The other elves looked solemn, seemingly accepting the Xia Chen Tournament without Xia Chen's participation.

That's not entirely true; at least, his name appeared in the conference title...

Ignoring these minor details, Xianbu continued, "Buyi—(Now, let's begin the first item on the agenda: sharing our findings!)"

The suggestion to share the results was made by Sylvanas after he discovered Kirlia's "Power Candy" and Zoroah's "Meditation Fruit".

Since it was no secret that everyone possessed unique skills, Xianbu thought that as the eldest sister, she should guide everyone to share their knowledge and achievements.

Although this was the second Xia Chen Conference, it was the first time they had done this, so Xianbu was a little nervous.

Incidentally, the first Xia Chen Conference was the very meeting filled with intrigue and backstabbing that took place when Dorgon Mesia had just joined the team.

Xianbu said, "Buyi—(Although I said this before the meeting, I want to say it again now: this meeting is not mandatory for everyone to bring anything, because I don't have anything to bring.)"

Sylvanas's "special skill" is still far inferior to that of her companions; it is merely rebirth.

However, she does not believe that she is useless in the team. The previous incidents, such as the Sacred Tree in Aroma City and the awakening of Yveltal, were all due to the future information she possessed.

Kirlia, who was still Ralts at the time, also benefited from this.

Moreover, as more and more major events occur in the future, the importance of the information she possesses will only increase, and it will be of greater help to Xia Chen and the team.

She didn't tell her companions any of this, but she believed that they would trust her, just as she had always trusted them.

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"Buyi—(Well then, let's start with Milotic.)"

Following the order of joining the team, Xenbu personally selected Milotic, the second oldest member of the team.

"Ugh..."

Milotic shook his head somewhat embarrassedly. This dragon nurturing system was specially customized for him, and getting him to take out something was not an easy task.

Sylvanas reassured him, "Sylvanas—(As I just said, it's okay even if you don't have one, after all, everyone's secrets are different. So, come on, Kirlia.)"

"Chiru~"

Kirullian nodded, and with a flick of her little hand, colorful candies tumbled to the ground, looking like a magic trick.

Once she could shake out nothing more from her little hands, she began to explain the effects of the different kinds of candies: "The blue ones are Guardian Candies, which can increase our physical defense after eating them; the yellow ones are Vitality Candies, which can increase our health and stamina after eating them; and the green ones are Mind Candies, which can increase our special defense after eating them."

This is Kirlia's achievement over the past three months. Of these three types, Guardian Candy is the most abundant, while Special Defense Candy is the least abundant.

Because the Special Defense Candy only started appearing in today's level, while the Guardian Candy had been appearing for a full month and a half.

After explaining the effects, Kirlia naturally turned her gaze to Sylvanas, indicating that she would be in charge of distributing it.

This shows Kirlia's trust in Sylvanas.

Sylveon didn't refuse. Looking at the small pile of candies of various colors, she thought for a moment and said, "Sylveon—(We need both Guardian Candies and Energy Candies, let's divide them equally. As for Mind Candies, Kirlia and I have high Special Defense, so you can take them.)"

Milotic added, "Fuwoo—(I don't need the Heart Candy either, give it to Zoroah and Doron.)"

Since they also had things to share, Zoroya and Doromecia did not refuse and agreed to the distribution plan that was favorable to them after discussion.

Kirlian's "secret spoils" have now been distributed.

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Next up was Zoroia. Following Kirlia's example, she also brought out some things of various colors, but hers were fruits.

These fruits are quite special.

As Zoroia pointed at the fruits with its little paws, it explained, "Oh—these fruits are similar to candy in that they can increase attack, physical defense, and speed respectively, while this fruit...)"

Her paw rested on a yellowish-brown fruit, and she solemnly introduced it: "Yo—(This is a Technique Fruit, containing the power of the earth.)"

Earth Power Fruit?

The others were all drawn to Zorua's introduction.

They all knew the wonders of the Technique Fruit. Even Xia Chen, a human without superpowers, could learn meditation, so its power was undeniable.

Earth Power is a high-power Ground-type special attack that can turn the tide of battle in many situations.