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

But the days will eventually come, and today is the last day of my due date.

Since Miss Joey said the little guy inside is healthy, shouldn't he come out by now?

To be honest, besides Xia Chen, Chou Chou Yu was also looking forward to the little guy hatching, since it was rare to have a member smaller than herself to take care of.

As for Eevee, she was even more looking forward to Xia Chen's expression when he saw the elf emerge from inside.

That's... well, it must be going to be really exciting, right?

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"Click..."

A soft, crisp sound brought Xia Chen, whose attention had been somewhat scattered, back to focus.

This voice he had been waiting for had appeared in Xia Chen's mind countless times in the past two days.

But without a doubt, it was all auditory hallucination.

Xia Chen looked at the elf egg on the table again with anticipation, but the elf egg seemed not to move at all.

Is it another auditory hallucination?

Xia Chen sighed in disappointment, but before he could regain his composure, the elf egg suddenly began to shake violently.

Is it coming?

Xia Chen cheered himself up, his heart pounding in his chest.

It offers both the thrill of opening a blind box and the anticipation of a new member.

With her heightened hearing, Eevee slipped to Xia Chen's feet, but she didn't run onto the table.

Newborn elves are closest to the first person they see, and this is an important moment that belongs only to Xia Chen and that little guy, so of course she wouldn't steal the spotlight.

"Click...click..."

As the egg continued to shake, the shell finally cracked open for the first time.

Like the first clap of thunder before a spring rain, the eggshell cracked continuously, and a dazzling and wondrous white light burst forth, isolating everything inside the fairy egg from the outside world.

From within the white light came a delicate voice that made Xia Chen's breath catch in his throat.

"La...ru..."

That voice... is Ralts!

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If Tifa is the Jerusalem of the 3D world, then the Jerusalem in the hearts of Pokémon fans is definitely Gardevoir, the elegant and aloof short-haired queen in a white dress.

Even in this world, Ralts and Gardevoir remain extremely popular Pokémon.

The eggs of Ralts at the breeding base are basically all pre-ordered at high prices before they even hatch.

As for qualifications? They don't matter at all.

Getting a Ralts is already a blessing, what more could you ask for?

The reason for Ralts's immense popularity is not hard to analyze.

A rare and powerful psychic attribute, an attractive appearance that stands out at any stage, an elegant and beautiful appearance, and a kind and approachable personality towards trainers...

Putting aside battles, this is a Pokémon that is suitable for almost everyone.

As for battles... both Gardevoir and Gallade have extremely high potential and can be considered powerful.

No matter how you look at it, this fairy egg blind box obtained from the baby cup can practically be called an SR!

As for the treatment of SSRs, Xia Chen objectively reserved it for those few late-blooming pseudo-god spirits.

However, when the white light dissipated, Ralts's true form appeared before Xia Chen.

He silently rewrote his previous assessment in his mind...

At the top of its small, pure white body, Ralts's hair color... is surprisingly blue!

This is hardly an SSR!

Add all the 's' to it!

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In his previous life, Xia Chen had posted a rating thread on the [Pokémon forum]—

"I'll send out a Shiny Pokémon, and you guys rate it!"

This post is quite popular, with thousands of likes and tens of thousands of replies.

Only two of the different colored sprites had "full marks" ratings.

Shiny Gardevoir and Shiny Metagross.

It's easy to imagine how popular these two contrasting colors are.

And today, I have a different colored Ralts?

Xia Chen suddenly felt a little worried.

Could this be... something I traded my lifespan for?

No, this is outrageous!

A champion's prize in the Baby Cup is worth 300,000, and hatching it yields a Ralts worth... well, I don't even know how much it's worth?

Is this the legendary magical realism?

Fine, so be it. I'll just have to sacrifice my lifespan. Shiny Ralts, I accept it!

Wait, I'll only recognize a shiny Ralts if it doesn't have [Large Root], okay?

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"La...ru...?"

Ralts's voice snapped Xia Chen out of his excited, wild thoughts.

He shook his head before realizing that he hadn't greeted Ralts yet.

He gave a most natural and sincere smile. "Ralts, I'm so glad to be the first person you see when you open your eyes in this world. From now on, we're family!"

"La...ru..."

Ralts tilted her head in confusion, seemingly not understanding the meaning of "family" that Xia Chen was referring to.

But that doesn't matter. As the Pokémon most capable of discerning people's feelings, Ralts keenly sensed Xia Chen's excitement, joy, and other positive emotions that were almost overflowing.

Was he happy because he met me?

"La...ru..."

Ralts, who naturally enjoys radiating positive emotions, couldn't help but move closer to Xia Chen.

"What 'family' means... it means we'll be living together from now on, Ralts~"

Xia Chen explained with a smile.

He extended his index finger and slowly approached Ralts, his movements extremely gentle and slow for fear of startling her.

Perhaps it was because Xia Chen was the first person Ralts saw when she opened her eyes, or perhaps it was because Xia Chen's continuous positive emotional energy infected her.

Or perhaps it's a combination of both.

Ralts did not resist Xia Chen's approach; on the contrary, after a slight pause, she took the initiative to move closer.

The index finger and Ralts's fair and slender arm moved in opposite directions, getting closer and closer.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, yet it also seemed to accelerate rapidly.

Finally, Xia Chen met Ralts.

"Raru~"

A faint smile graced Ralts's short, jewel-like blue hair.

Xia Chen smiled too.

"Ralts, nice to meet you from now on~"

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On that day, Xia Chen updated a video on pilipili.

[How did you know I had a Shiny Ralts?]

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(Here's the second update I owe to the generous donor, "Homebound Bird"! Many thanks again for the generous donation!)

(Also, the character cards are finally back! Please give them a thumbs up! ~ Eevee heart emoji)

(Finally...congratulations to Ash Ketchum on winning the championship!!)

Chapter 72 Let's kowtow ten times to Master Yi

"Ugh! So boring, why hasn't Master Pigeon updated his videos yet!"

In a Pogaman group called "[Pigeon Cage]", a person nicknamed "[My Wife is Sister My Lips]" sighed.

He was one of the most active members of the group, so much so that he was almost always the first to share Xia Chen's new videos in the group.

Therefore, the group owner gave him the group title of [Messenger Bird].

It's impossible to know when this group first appeared.

However, the person with the nickname "[I will always love Master Yi]" is really ruthless. Every time Xia Chen releases a new video, she sends out red envelopes in the group chat, and the amounts are not small.

When Ibrahimovic won the Bogaman Cup a while ago, she even gave him a five-figure red envelope.

Even if it's spread out across this large group of a thousand people, each person can still grab a few dozen on average.

Although most people in the group are trainers, they just grab these red envelopes for fun.

However, it must be said that the existence of red envelopes made this non-existent Xia Chen fan group extremely active.

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