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

Recalling his dojo challenge match with him, Xia Chen finally realized that Long Ye had gone all out in the dojo challenge match.

Xia Chen felt that the difference between these two matches was as great as the gap between himself and Cynthia.

"With this ability, why not become a champion and make a name for yourself at the Eight Masters Tournament, instead of becoming the head of a small dojo?"

After the match, Xia Chen asked Long Yue, puzzled.

In his opinion, after spending his days in the dojo "wasting" his time with the challengers and getting back into shape, Long Ye was fully capable of competing with Gu Kunshan for the championship.

Why doesn't he do that?

Long Yue's expression was somewhat complicated, and she said sadly, "I never asked, but it must be to keep me and my sister company."

Well, it's probably related to their mother who's never appeared before.

Xia Chen nodded and did not press the matter further about the other person's family affairs.

Everyone has their own choices. Perhaps in Longye's eyes, the so-called higher honor is worthless compared to the company of his daughter.

…………

After treating the spirit, Lance left.

At Longye's suggestion, Xia Chen and Long Yue also had an exchange match, which they readily agreed to.

For Yu Xiachen, Long Yue has always been the figure he needs to follow on his path as a trainer.

Since they first met in the winter before last, Long Yue has been the strongest opponent Xia Chen has ever faced, and that remains true even now.

For Long Yue, playing against the champion of this year's Donghuang Youth Competition can be seen as making up for her regret of not being able to participate last year.

The battle format remains 3v3.

Although Xia Chen now has six Pokémon, the strength of Little Dragon and Gooboo is not even on the same level as the other Pokémon. 6v6 is about the same as 6v4, so it's not really necessary.

Both sides fielded their strongest lineups.

Sylveon, Gardevoir, Milotic vs. Dragonite, Altaria, Dracovish.

One side has an absolute advantage in attributes, while the other side is stronger. It's really hard to say who will win.

Long Yue's strength was even greater than Xia Chen had imagined. He had thought that Dragonite was at most at the level of Elite 2-star, but in reality, her strength had already reached Elite 3-star, approaching the level of Gym Leader.

Perhaps this is the true value of being a princess of Dragon Island...

Facing its former lover Milotic, Dragonite showed no mercy, relying on its multi-scales that could reduce damage to directly use Dragon Dance. Although Milotic could use Quiver Dance, it could not stop Dragonite's incredibly powerful Dragon Claw and Thunder Punch.

With the added speed of the enhanced Quick Attack, Milotic was suffering greatly.

Xia Chen did not substitute Milotic because of this. The main force in this game was undoubtedly Sylveon and Gardevoir. Milotic's biggest role was to wear down Dragonite's condition and stamina as much as possible.

Perhaps because of fighting her ex-husband, Dragonite fought with extra force. Many times, even when there were better ways to handle the situation, Dragonite chose to charge straight in.

While fighting is exhilarating, it undoubtedly consumes more energy and physical strength.

Finally, when Milotic was beaten to a pulp and returned to its Poké Ball, Dragonite was also panting heavily on the battlefield.

Milotic's self-inflicted injury didn't go to waste; afterwards, Sylveon found it much easier to deal with Dragonite.

The prolonged battle slowed down Dragonite's Extreme Speed, and the depleted stats made it difficult for Dragonite to withstand Sylveon's ranged attacks.

Dragonite doesn't have many effective ways to deal with Sylveon.

After a fierce battle, Long Yue had no choice but to switch to the Gilling Fish Dragon to deal with Fairy Cloth.

Dracovish is a very cool Pokémon, not because of its appearance, but because of its strength.

The ability [Strong Jaw] increases the power of bite-type moves by 50%, while the signature move [Gill Bite] allows Dracovish to hit before the opponent can attack it, unleashing double the power.

Basically, one bite and an ordinary elf is half dead.

If it's a double super-effective move, or even a quadruple super-effective move like Onix...

Oh wow, that intense, tingling sensation could probably send the victim flying straight to heaven.

However, the succulent is not as bulky as the Onix. Its gill bite is powerful, but you have to be able to land the bite.

Xianbu firmly grasped the weakness of the gill harpy dragon's lack of long arms, using its four flexible ribbons to constantly pull and tug at the gill harpy dragon.

The Gillfish Dragon High-Speed ​​Star ate several dishes, but only managed to bite into the Fairy Cloth once.

Water Dragon type has good resistance, but it still has the weakness of Fairy type.

Soon, under the continuous drain of the Fairy Cloth, the Gillfish Dragon gradually became exhausted.

Although the Dracovish managed to severely injure Sylveon with two earthquakes, it paid the price of losing its ability to fight.

The Fairy type was too dominant over the Dragon type, and in the end, Long Yue lost to Xia Chen 2:3, failing to end her regret.

…………

After finishing what might be his last match before the trip, Xia Chen didn't immediately return to school but instead stayed at the Qianlong Dojo for a few days.

The purpose, of course, was to ask for advice on raising Little Dragon and Sticky Treasure.

Xia Chen had previously thought that Long Ye's Goody Dragon was at most at the Elite Four level, but Goody Dragon's unparalleled performance in the battle against Wataru convinced Xia Chen that it was definitely Champion level.

If that's the case, why bother going to great lengths to ask Karuni for advice?

Longye was pleased with Xia Chen's decision to gradually develop into a Dragon-type trainer, and he was naturally very willing to share his knowledge with him.

Not only did he share his breeding plan for sticky dragons without reservation, but he also offered many suggestions based on the unique characteristics of Xia Chen's sticky dragon.

The Dragon-type Gym, with its thousand-year-old heritage, naturally has its own unique approach to the study of Dragon-type Pokémon, and Xia Chen has benefited greatly from the instruction he has received over the past few days.

Of course, Ryūno also discovered that the Steel-type energy accounted for a large proportion of the Goo Goo Po's recipe.

Faced with Long Ye's doubts, Xia Chen responded with a mysterious smile, only revealing that "this is my next research direction."

Long Ye was incredibly clever; he immediately guessed what Xia Chen was researching.

And if that conjecture is true...

Thinking of that exciting conjecture, Long Ye's gaze towards Xia Chen became increasingly intense.

If only this guy were his own son...

Longye silently thought to himself, "A son should be like Xia Xiaochen."

Unfortunately not.

Let alone sons, even sons-in-law don't have much of a chance.

Who is Xia Chen's rumored girlfriend?

From the distant past, there's Mashu, one of the founders of the Grand Prix; from the more recent world champion Cynthia; and then there's her childhood sweetheart with whom she has a deep bond.

It seems like there's no chance for either of my two little girls. The three of us have known each other for so long; if there were any signs of anything going on, they should have appeared by now...

Stopping his thoughts, Longye didn't dwell on it any further.

Besides Xia Chen benefiting greatly from Long Ye, Nian Nian Bao also learned a lot from Nian Mei Long.

[Peerless]'s talent is no joke. In just a few days, Noodle Treasure learned most of the moves that Noodle Dragon could learn at her current level.

It even includes Meteor Shower, the most powerful and most difficult Dragon-type move to learn!

Thus, another champion-level Pokémon's praise was added to Goohoo's honor book.

…………

February 22nd was the start of the new semester at Kyoto University.

Because there were no hassles like leadership transitions or welcoming new students, the start of the new semester after the winter break was much quieter than during the summer break.

After giving a brief report, Xia Chen immediately went to the principal's office to complete the procedures for requesting a long leave.

Yu Chaohua rubbed his temples helplessly, "You just finished reporting for duty and you're already asking for leave? What kind of student are you? And an indefinite leave at that!"

Xia Chen glanced at the "71st Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition Champion" trophy displayed in the most conspicuous position in the honor cabinet behind the principal, and his confidence grew.

He stated confidently, "I feel that I gain more from traveling than from school."

Yu Chaohua said irritably, "Then you might as well just drop out of school. You don't need to ask me for leave to travel wherever you want."

Xia Chen said with a forced smile, "Isn't this to win honor for our alma mater?"

Xia Chen chuckled to himself. If he didn't take credit now, when would he?

Yu Chaohua was slightly taken aback, his expression suddenly becoming a little strange. He hadn't even spoken yet, but Xia Chen had already barged in on him.

Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite.

Clearing his throat, Yu Chaohua tapped the table and said, "Since you're so kind, I can't very well refuse. There is indeed a competition here that would be suitable for you to participate in."

Xia Chen: "......"

I just mentioned it casually, wanting to remind myself of the great contributions I've made to the school. Is there really a competition?

Didn't we already win the highest-level Donghuang Youth Tournament? What other competitions could we possibly have?

Yu Chaohua paused slightly and then introduced, "You should have heard of this competition, the World Youth Championship. As the champion of this Donghuang Youth Championship, you have the priority to represent the Donghuang region in the competition."

Xia Chen suddenly realized.

That's right, beyond the regional level, there's the global level, where competitions pit different regions against each other.

If I remember correctly, this competition also appeared in the Best Wish anime, and Ash naturally participated.

Then, unsurprisingly, he won second place again, becoming the runner-up once more...

The champion of that tournament seems to be Ash's formidable rival in the Unova region, Shuu.

However, the competition in the anime was not very prestigious, at least Shinji didn't participate. In terms of strength, Shinji was definitely the best in his age group.

The World Youth Championships in the real world are so prestigious that only the current age group champions from each region can participate.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Is the competition format the same as the Eight Masters Tournament, with each region sending one champion player to participate?"

Yu Chaohua nodded. "That's right. Just like the Eight Masters Tournament, the Kanto region and the Johto region are considered as one region and will participate together."

Due to historical reasons, many regional competitions in these two regions are held together, and sometimes the champion is the same person.

……

Compete against the best peers from all regions...

That's not bad.