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

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"In just a few years, you've become an excellent trainer and researcher, and even realized your dream of opening a gym. If Uncle Xia and the others were still here, they would be so happy..."

Mingyi suddenly brought up Xia Chen's parents, who had been missing in the Alola region for several years.

This was the first time since the two had started dating. In the past, she would always carefully avoid this sensitive topic that might upset Xia Chen.

Now, perhaps seeing that Xia Chen has grown up, or perhaps for some other reason, she brings up the old story again.

In fact, Xia Chen himself didn't mind. The main reason was that, as a time traveler, he didn't have a deep emotional connection with his parents, who only existed in his memories.

However, it was still something he cared about in this world. He nodded and replied, "Next year or the year after, I want to go to Alora. I think they are still alive."

Although the search team concluded that the disappearance was even more thorough than evaporating from the face of the earth, Xia Chen possessed some prophetic knowledge that did not belong to this world—the Ultimate Hole.

That is a mysterious passage connecting this world with the Ultimate Space. In the game, a large number of Pokémon called [Ultra Beasts] live there.

Even in the ultimate metropolis, there are still humans; perhaps our parents are still alive in that world.

Mingyi was unaware of these things. She assumed that Xia Chen hadn't given up on the idea yet, and comforted him by saying, "Yes, that must be it."

Walking back to the lakeside villa along the stream, we saw Michael and Daigo, the two best buddies, arriving on the island under Christa's guidance.

Since the Hoenn region is relatively close, they naturally arrived a little earlier.

After exchanging greetings and hugs, Mikey said, "Teacher Adam said he wouldn't participate in your young people's gathering anymore. Actually, he has an appointment with Jiaren, and Qianli has some things to take care of, so he won't be coming over until tomorrow."

Xia Chen smiled and nodded, "I understand... By the way, how are things between you and Naqi?"

Ruby and May, Michael and Naki, after arriving in Hoenn, Xia Chen found himself becoming increasingly gossipy, showing signs of becoming a matchmaker.

Mikoli smiled slightly, not disappointing Xia Chen, "The wedding will be held next spring. Please be sure to attend. It would be even better if you could be the best man."

Xia Chen pouted, "I'm happy just eating dog food. As for being a best man, let Dai Wu be the best man."

Daigo, who was admiring the beautiful Yunze Lake stones in the courtyard, was cued when he heard himself mentioned. He looked up in confusion with an "Ah".

Xia Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Won't Da Wu-sang spend the rest of his life with stones, will he?"

Of course not!

Daigo's resolute voice made Xia Chen raise an eyebrow in surprise. Had this stone-obsessed guy finally come to his senses?

But the handsome blue-haired boy said firmly, "And the beautiful Steel-type Pokémon!"

Xia Chen: "......"

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This is obviously a joke. Although Steven likes Rock and Steel-type Pokémon, he is still a normal human with a penchant for fun.

When not digging for stones, the young master of the Devon Group is dashing and debonair, so President Zvoich has no need to worry about the future successor.

After settling the two into the guest room, Xia Chen didn't take them wandering around the house this time.

These guys all came alone or in pairs. If a pair comes, they'll go around once, so he doesn't have to do anything today.

In fact, Xia Chen still has a lot to prepare for tomorrow's gathering.

As expected, in the afternoon, Professor Oak, Brock, and Blue from Kanto, Marshall, Karen, and Cucumber Korrina from Carlos, Alder and Dale from Unova, and the three members of the Ryūno family from Utopia all arrived on the island in groups.

The woman who made her grand finale appearance was that woman.

By this time, the party hadn't officially started yet, but everyone had already arrived.

Thus, a grand gathering with a combined number of attendees and sprites that could reach three digits began ahead of schedule.

Although these guests are connected by Xia Chen, they are all basically from the elite class of the elven world, and although they don't know each other, they have heard of each other before.

The older ones are either gym leaders, champions, or even just gym owners; the younger ones come from prominent families: Korrina, the third-generation gym leader; Daigo, the son of the Devon Group; Nemo, the second daughter of the Rotom mobile phone company...

Most importantly, they have one major thing in common—they are all outstanding trainers, or trainers with exceptional potential.

Thus, this gathering was quite like a gathering of learned scholars, where no uncultured person was present.

Because they all had connections with Xia Chen, even strangers could start a conversation by sharing dirt on Xia Chen.

The atmosphere was harmonious during the dinner, which resembled a buffet.

If someone tells a funny joke about Xia Chen, it will elicit a burst of laughter from everyone, filling the living room with a joyful atmosphere.

Xia Chen, who was at the center of the conversation, was slicing up a Peking duck in the kitchen with a dark expression on his face. Hearing these excessive remarks, he suddenly had the urge to poison the chicken soup he was about to have.

After a hearty meal, these guys' post-meal digestive activity, unsurprisingly, was a battle with spirits.

Although Xia Chen's family only had one arena, they didn't mind at all and immediately started the simplest and most direct arena competition.

To make it more interesting, the competition will be a doubles match with two teams of two.

Of course, to be fair, the bugged combination of Cynthia and Gadria was banned.

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Xia Chen was originally prepared to serve melon seeds and drinks, and watch the show with Gardevoir in his arms, but Cynthia pulled him into the game as well.

He then found himself in a dilemma about who to choose as his doubles partner.

To her left was Mingyi, who made no attempt to hide her anticipation; to her right was Cynthia, whose face remained expressionless; and in the shadows, someone else was occasionally casting a knowing glance.

Xia Chen ultimately chose Cattleya, who had put him in a difficult situation.

That guy was originally keeping a straight face and secretly watching the show, but Xia Chen dragged him into it with the high-sounding reason of "master and apprentice joining forces," so he had no choice but to agree to team up.

However, his combination with Cattleya is not the strongest on paper. There are still very competitive combinations such as Cynthia and Karune, Aderc and Leigh, and Tatsuno and Mikkuri.

Due to the limited time and large number of participants, each team is only allowed to bring four Pokémon.

Xia Chen and Jia Deliya stared at each other with cold expressions, not appearing to be a harmonious pair.

For fun games, there's no need to worry about team compositions, defensive strategies, or anything like that; having fun is the most important thing.

Seeing that Duolongqi and Nianmeilong were the most willing to fight in the team, Xia Chen decided to bring them onto the field.

Gadria then casually picked out Gallade, the cool and aloof guy from the group of Pokémon, and Misty Eclipse, who was huddled in a corner, seemingly unsure whether it was awake or asleep.

The night was too short, and everyone quickly chose their respective spirits.

As for the position of the first champion... the host Xia Chen and Jia Deliya were pushed up by everyone.

Xia Chen immediately changed the rules with righteous indignation, "To be fair, the final winner will be the pair that defends their title the most times!"

In this way, the disadvantage of the initial appearance is turned into an advantage - after all, no matter how strong you are, there are not many people left in the later stages, so the number of times you defend your title is naturally not as many as in the beginning.

As soon as the rules were changed, Da Ye immediately retorted sarcastically, "If the final winning team isn't the one to take the championship, is this still a tournament?"

That made perfect sense, so Xia Chen chose to ignore it.

With no other option, everyone had to choose to overthrow these two evil dragons, and Da Ye and Adeke, who had spoken up, took the lead and fired the first shot.

With old grudges between Adek and Gadriya, and new grudges between Xia Chen and Da Ye, this battle is truly full of highlights.

Bigleaf and Alder were serious, coming out with their double ace combination of Volcarona and Infernape.

In comparison, Xia Chen's team, consisting of Gallade and Goodra, appears significantly weaker.

Although Xia Chen's Xi Cui Nian Mei Long had the feat of defeating Long Ye's ace by defeating his opponent, it was only possible because of the solid foundation laid by Duo Long Qi and the limitations imposed by numerous information gaps.

Now that Goodra has been thoroughly studied and no longer has any restrictions like double walls, a Gym Leader-level Pokémon has squeezed into the group of three... It's somewhat like a younger version of Earth Dragon accidentally wandering into a group of Garchomp.

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"I mean, you should at least use a Gardevoir or a Sylveon."

Before even officially facing off against her opponent, Gadriya used telepathy to criticize Xia Chen's choice.

Xia Chen retorted, not to be outdone: "Where are your Metagross and Alakazam?"

Gadria gave a rather arrogant snort, "Aren't my Gallade and Mewtwo Champion-level Pokémon?"

Since he was no match for the other, Xia Chen had no words to refute him. He could only prove with his actions that he, Nian Meilong, was no weaker than a dragon!

Half a minute later...

"Help! Help me use Wide Area Defense to defend against them. Once I finish my seclusion, I'll wipe them all out!"

"Let's switch places! Please!"

"[Look at me] Can I use this? Oh no... please!"

Cattleya chuckled, "I still prefer your rebellious self from just now."

Mega Gallade finally stepped up, enduring the onslaught of a somewhat hindrance Goodra and the two Fire-type Pokémon from its opponent, and managed to defeat Infernape, before being quickly taken down by Volcarona.

The subsequent matches became a showcase for the Volcano Moth.

Although Aldrich has been retired for almost a year, his skills have not diminished at all.

The firefly, lying on the ground watching the battle from the sidelines, looked at the powerful Volcano Moth mother with eyes full of longing and admiration.

When will I be as strong as her...?

[Soon, if all goes well, within three years.]

The voice of light appeared and disappeared mysteriously; this was the first time it had appeared in this world.

The burning insect was startled, but she concealed her expression well, showing no sign of anything amiss; her anticipation for the future only intensified.

On the battlefield, Xia Chen and Gadriya had already been defeated and withdrawn from the arena.

Xia Chen was inevitably met with a good-natured taunt from the cheeky Da Ye and Adek on the other side, but he wasn't angry at all.

He thought Cattleya would be furious, but this seemingly emotionless blonde beauty had a smile on her lips, and he wondered what was wrong with her again.

Early elimination isn't without its advantages. After sending Goodra and Dragapult to the nearby Pokémon Center, Xia Chen could watch the upcoming matches in the arena with peace of mind.

Sorry, sorry

My boss caught me today. He praised my work-related learning ability and attitude, saying they were very problematic.

I've been working overtime until now, so I can't update anymore.

Chapter 357 Is the Great Wood Old and Still Capable of Fighting?

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