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

The doctor handed Xia Chen the examination report from a week after the bear cub woke up and gave him these instructions.

"Thank you, I understand."

Xia Chen took the examination report, glanced through it briefly, and found that the bear cub's physical functions were indeed much stronger than those of other amateur-level Pokémon.

This is not hard to understand. Although the congenital serious illness did bring it the danger of almost losing its life, every cloud has a silver lining. The energy from Groudon circulated and cleansed its body for several years, and the benefits were self-evident.

Now that the injuries have healed, these previously hidden things have naturally come to light.

With the added reinforcement from the Azure Flame Blade Demon's final pill, it's no surprise that Bear Cub's physical abilities are so powerful.

"Miya! (I want to see it too!)"

The little bear loved to imitate some of Xia Chen's actions, burrowing into his arms and trying to see what was there. What it saw was a dense array of complex human characters.

It looked at it pretentiously, as if it could read it.

Xia Chen chuckled and patted it, then asked Sai Fuhao to take the mischievous child out to play, while he continued to examine the object in his hand.

"Bu Yi? (Xia Chen, are you going to tame the bear cub?)"

Seeing how much his trainer cared for the bear cub, Sylveon asked curiously.

Xia Chen thought for a moment and replied, "Hmm... let's not do it for now. It's fine for it to live on Yuanling Island with the Circle Bear. Anyway, they don't live far apart, so there's no difference whether we tame it or not."

It's not that Xia Chen looks down on the bear cub, but the next Pokémon has already been decided to be a volcano, and Xia Chen wants to focus more of his energy on volcano.

Speaking of which, Adek's Volcarona was born more than half a month later than expected, and the egg was only laid a few days ago.

Now we're just waiting for the situation with the Pokémon eggs to stabilize before sending them over, which should be in the next few days.

The hatching time for a Pokémon egg is about a month, so the Burning Fly will be born around the end of November. The more than one month until the end of the year is just enough time to accompany it through the most vulnerable period of infancy when it is most likely to develop a dependency.

After the New Year, if Milotic can return, we can take Rayquaza to the Padia region to cause trouble for Milton, and then revive Dragapult and evolve it into Dragapult.

The plan is as it stands for now, but whether it can be realized is unknown. After all, since coming to this world, unexpected things have happened one after another, and it seems that nothing has ever gone as expected.

…………

Speak of the devil, and he appears; Xia Chen was just talking about the Burning Bug's sprite egg when it arrived at Yuanling Island that afternoon.

Unlike the imagined "Dragonite Delivery" method, the Pokémon egg was delivered by Alder himself.

Faced with the unexpected visit of this bigwig, Xia Chen naturally greeted him with courtesy and warm hospitality.

"Welcome, but our humble abode is not yet completed, so we'll have to make do with you in our temporary container house for now."

Xia Chen said apologetically.

As the former champion of Unova, Aldek has probably spent more time in the wild than in the city. He is used to eating and sleeping outdoors, so he naturally laughed and said, "It's nothing. But I've heard that Brother Xia Chen is a great cook, so I'll have to look forward to the food."

Xia Chen smiled slightly, "Of course."

The two met at the World Junior Trainers Championship. Despite their significant differences in status and age, they hit it off immediately.

On the one hand, Adek admired Xia Chen's fighting skills, and on the other hand, he was not a very arrogant person. In the time it took to eat a meal, the distance between them had already been shortened considerably.

After dinner, Adek handed the incubator containing the Pokémon eggs directly to Xia Chen, his face unusually solemn.

"This is the only child of the Volcano Moth, I hope you will treat it well."

He didn't say "cultivate" but "treat," indicating that Adek didn't have any requirements for the future Burning Bug in terms of strength. His only hope was that it could grow up well under Xia Chen's care.

The Volcarona, standing to the side, also looked at the Pokémon egg in the box with some reluctance, then turned to Xia Chen, waiting for his answer.

Xia Chen naturally dared not be careless, and nodded solemnly, promising, "Please rest assured, I will raise it well."

Although it was just a verbal promise with no legal effect, the words conveyed a certain reassuring power, and Volcano nodded silently.

Adek chuckled and said, "Alright, don't be so serious. I can tell just by looking at how you interact with your elves."

The egg exchange has ended, and from today onwards, Xia Chen will be the future trainer of this unborn Burning Bug.

After placing the Pokémon egg and its incubator in the temporary Pokémon center and entrusting it to Nurse Joy's care, Xia Chen took the opportunity to invite Alder to stay there for a few days, which Alder readily agreed to.

After being upset by Gadriya and losing the championship, this guy has basically settled into a retirement life that Xia Chen envies. Making videos and doing commentary online are just hobbies, and he doesn't make money from them.

If a champion can't achieve financial freedom after retirement... let's not even speculate, that's just not going to happen.

Although he has retired, he still cares about the major events happening in the Pokémon world, and the two naturally started talking about the Mega Evolution that was just announced last month.

…………

"Brother Xia Chen has quietly accomplished another great feat... Did you see the battle a few days ago? The power displayed by Mega Gardevoir was truly astonishing."

Adecker was referring to the championship challenge that took place in the Carlos region, where challenger Karune faced off against Fire-type Elite Four member Pachira.

In this match, Karune's Gardevoir underwent Mega Evolution and decisively defeated Pachira's three Pokémon, helping her secure the qualification to challenge for the championship!

This competition, which can be considered the world's first to feature super-evolution in the strictest sense, has sparked widespread discussion around the world.

After all, the power of Mega Rayquaza can be attributed to the inherent power of a legendary Pokémon, and the power of Mega Sylveon can be explained by its unique and special form.

But while it's possible once or twice, it's not possible a third time. The power displayed by this Mega Gardevoir has completely solidified the important significance of Mega Evolution.

"That match was so exciting, it got my blood pumping... Speaking of which, do I have any Pokémon that can Mega Evolve?"

Adek asked with great interest.

Although he's no longer in the game, how could he miss out on something so interesting?

However, Alder was not among those invited to the experiment, so he naturally did not know which Pokémon were on that list.

Xia Chen thought about it carefully, and it seemed... there really wasn't one.

Not only his Pokémon, but among all the native Pokémon in the Unova region, it seems that only one Pokémon, Cointodo, can Mega Evolve, which is quite strange.

He told Adek the less-than-good news, but the latter wasn't too disappointed, simply saying that they would raise another elf.

This firm attitude suggests that he is determined to try Mega Evolution. Xia Chen didn't hide anything and gave him a list of Pokémon that can Mega Evolve, since this thing isn't exactly a treasure.

Alder was never one to think things through. After looking at the list of Pokémon, he immediately decided to raise a Charizard.

This guy is quite capricious, going wherever his mind takes him. As soon as he made this decision, he set off overnight to find a Charizard he liked.

Raising a Charmander from a baby form takes too much time, since not every Pokémon grows as fast as Goodra.

Xia Chen reminded him to make sure he had a strong enough bond with Charizard, and Alder turned around and smiled confidently, looking very confident about it.

He then left Yuanling Island on his warrior eagle.

…………

Several groups of guests came and went, and the construction of the Yuanling Island residences entered the final decoration stage during this period.

Since this is where Xia Chen will spend most of his time in the future, he and the elves are very concerned about it. Basically, the style of each room is designed by the elves living here, and each elf is naturally different.

For example, Gardevoir has an elegant and girly style, Sylveon's princess bed is pink and tender, Zoroark's overall color scheme is dark, and Cypher... well, it's all about the gaudy gold style.

It even funded the making of all the furniture in the room out of gold, which completely stunned the decorator in charge.

Incidentally, Saifuhao's resource resale business has expanded very rapidly and has accumulated a very high level of popularity in the industry. Xia Chen directly invested in it to establish a company called "Saifuhao Luxury Elf Props Co., Ltd."

Since the legal representative can only be a human being, Xia Chen acted as the acting boss, but behind the scenes, Sai Fuhao was in charge.

Sai Fuhao has a great talent for capital and business. In less than half a year, the company's monthly revenue has reached a stable level of over one billion.

Based on its exaggerated profit margin, Xia Chen even guessed that this thing could make more money than he could earn by doing his hard research.

Simultaneously, Sai Fuhao's strength has grown at a terrifying rate.

Logically speaking, once you reach the Gym level or higher, the rate at which Pokémon progresses will slow down considerably; this was the case with Milotic and Sylveon before.

But Sai Fuhao is an exception. He shows no sign of slowing down and continues to speed along the highway. He even seems to be showing signs of overtaking on the curves and joining the ranks of the top tier in the team.

This further confirmed Xia Chen's suspicion that he possessed some kind of [pay-to-win system].

The other Pokémon did not slack off in their training after moving to the island, especially with Saifuyu closely following behind and Milotic finding a powerful backer in the distance.

The competitive elves didn't want Milotic to leave them far behind by the time it returned, so they all doubled their efforts in their own unique "way".

The end result was that, even though Xia Chen had come to Yuanling Island for a relaxing vacation and some construction work, the elves quietly spun around again, becoming so self-disciplined that Xia Chen felt a little ashamed and devoted a little more of his time each day to meditation.

However, hard work pays off. The Pokémon's efforts have brought about a considerable increase in strength. In mid-November, after Sai Fuhao defeated Gardevoir for the first time in an intra-team training match, Xia Chen decided to challenge a special competition - the Gym Assessment Match.

It's special because this is a competition specifically used by the league to assess trainers who want to become gym leaders.

Many dojos may not change their leaders for twenty years, so it is quite rare. In the Donghuang region, because there are many dojos, it is better, with a dojo challenge tournament held on average every two years.

It's already November, and there hasn't been a single one yet, so when this application was submitted to the alliance headquarters in Beijing, Lian Shuxiang, the former fighting style king of Donghuang who was in charge of managing the dojo, was quite surprised.

When he saw that the person who applied to start the dojo's qualifying tournament was Xia Chen, his surprise increased even further—

In less than half a year, this little guy already has the strength of a gym leader?

According to his estimate at the time, it would take until at least the middle of the following year to be close to completion.

However, Xia Chen has always given the impression of being reliable, and the fact that he dared to take on the challenge so early suggests that he must have a considerable degree of confidence.

After thinking it over, he decided to approve Xia Chen's application.

However, when it came to choosing Xia Chen's opponent, Lian Shuxiang faced another dilemma.

Should I give him easy mode... or hard mode... or... hell mode?

Chapter 347 Gym Battle: Mega Gardevoir vs. Dragonite!

The rules for the Dojo Challenge are simple: a 6v6 all-out battle common to all leagues.

The apprentice gym leader's opponent, or examiner, is a gym leader sent by the league.

As is well known, there are differences between gym leaders, especially in the Donghuang region, which boasts seventeen gyms.

The strong ones need no further explanation. At their peak, there are gym leaders like Ryuno of the Dragon Gym who don't even want to be champions. At their lowest, there are gyms like the Bug-type Tennan Gym, which are so weak that they're just a must-visit spot for trainers to check off their daily routines.

Therefore, the opponent in the assessment match will determine the difficulty of the match – it could be the most ordinary dojo match, or it could be a top-level match between a champion or even someone close to the championship.

Lian Shuxiang thought for a long time, considering that Xia Chen was only an eighteen-year-old boy, so he put a checkmark after Qianlong Martial Arts Hall·Longye.

He's still just a child, so he needs to experience more trials and challenges!

Lian Shuxiang smiled kindly.

It wasn't that he was intentionally making things difficult for Xia Chen. In fact, Lian Shuxiang greatly admired Xia Chen, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would be the face of the Donghuang region's trainers for the next twenty or even thirty years.

But that's precisely why he intentionally set up some small obstacles for him on his path to adulthood.