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

"Buyi?"

"Lalu?"

Eevee and Ralts looked up at the same time, their eyes filled with confusion as they gazed at Xia Chen.

My own room? Do such things even exist?

Xia Chen sighed and rubbed his forehead, "You guys are already so grown up..."

"Lalu?"

Ralts looked down at her short, slender body, puzzled.

Xia Chen coughed twice. "Alright, even if you're not big now, you'll grow up eventually."

"Ralts, think about it, if you evolve into Gardevoir and still sleep with me, is that... appropriate?"

"Lalu?"

Ralts tilted its head in confusion. "So what if it evolves into Gardevoir?"

Xia Chen scratched his head in frustration, "Fine, fine, I'm not talking to you anymore. Once you evolve into Kirlia, you'll have to sleep by yourself!"

"Raru~"

Ralts nodded obediently, a faint smile playing on her lips.

After evolving, I am Kirlia. What does Ralts's promise have to do with me, Kirlia?

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late at night.

As usual, a barely perceptible muffled sound came from the bottom of the aquarium.

However, if Xia Chen squatted down next to it every night and listened carefully, he would find that the noise coming from the aquarium was getting louder day by day.

Just like the ugly fish's body, which becomes more beautiful every day.

The noise lasted for about fifteen minutes before gradually subsiding.

Ugly Fish, as if in a state of sagehood, lay sprawled on the bluestone, diligently absorbing the seemingly inexhaustible energy within its body.

However, in reality, the source of this energy, the mysterious water droplets and the white jade pearl, has shrunk by nearly one-third of its original size.

"System, if I only do this one kind of exercise every day, will I really become stronger?" Ugly Fish asked suddenly, feeling the energy surging within him.

[Once upon a time, in a world teeming with eccentric characters, there appeared a bald man. No matter how powerful the enemy, he could defeat them with a single punch; if not, he would simply use another punch.]

Instead of directly answering Ugly Fish's question, the system told him a story.

Ugly Fish understood, "Oh~ so you mean that in the future, when I encounter enemies, I only need one water cannon attack?"

[While your reasoning skills are outstanding among Feebas, your trainer might not like you too much if you only use Hydro Pump in battles.]

[What I want to say is that even such a powerful superman has a very simple training method: 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit-ups, and a 10-kilometer run every day, nothing more.]

"Oh......"

After being subtly mocked by the system again, Ugly Fish spat out a string of frustrated bubbles.

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Perhaps not wanting to discourage Ugly Fish too much, the system proactively announced: [Dear host, your beauty score has reached 500. Please keep up the good work.]

"Wow, 500? That's fast! It was only 200 half a month ago!" Ugly Fish exclaimed with delight.

To maintain her composure, Ugly Fish had never asked about her beauty score before, but she never expected to receive such a big surprise today.

Back then, it took almost a month for the beauty stat to go from 0 to 200. Feebas thought it would take at least half a year to evolve.

Now that we've calculated it this way...

"So, we can evolve in just one more month? Wait, you said this isn't a simple math problem..."

Ugly Fish immediately contradicted himself after asking the question; he didn't want to be subjected to any more sarcastic remarks from the system.

[You overconfident host, your calculations are spot on. If you continue absorbing energy cubes of the same quality at this pace, you'll have enough beauty to complete your evolution in less than a month, or even less.]

Ugly Fish blew a string of bubbles with mixed feelings.

Although the system predicted its own prediction and mocked it, the good news is that it will be able to evolve in at most another month!

This news greatly excited Ugly Fish, instantly eliminating his fatigue. The large blue stone, which he used to find tiresome, suddenly seemed cute.

He flipped over with a limp, ugly fish-like motion, and exclaimed, "I can keep going all night!"

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The following morning, Xia Chen, who had just finished her maternity leave, had to return to school.

This time, his team has gained another Pokémon, Ralts.

Speaking of which, it's quite a strange thing that while most of my classmates are only raising their starter Pokémon, I, who am the poorest, have already raised three Pokémon.

Ralts doesn't like staying in its Poké Ball either.

The reason for using "also" is to talk about a little Ibrahimovic who has almost never been in the luxury ball that Xia Chen bought for her.

Thus, the bicycle carrying Eevee and a shiny Ralts in the basket instantly became a head-turner that could rival even the most luxurious sports cars.

Riding his bike to school in a cool and stylish manner, Xia Chen returned to this familiar yet unfamiliar campus.

It feels unfamiliar because... since the start of this semester, my attendance rate seems to be less than half?

More than half a month between the Bogaman Cup qualifiers and the main tournament, and a week after Ralts hatched...

All things considered, I don't actually spend much time in class.

However, the profession of trainer cannot be learned from books, and a large part of the school curriculum involves spending time in the wild.

Xia Chen had just returned when he heard Teacher Yang announce that the students in the Pokémon Battle Class would be going on an autumn outing.

Late October brings clear skies and crisp air, marking the tail end of autumn and the last period of the year suitable for travel.

Of course, for students aspiring to become trainers, what is called an "autumn outing" is actually more like an outdoor training exercise.

As we all know, the Pokémon in urban clusters are only a small part of this world. All great trainers have honed their skills in the wild, where powerful Pokémon abound.

Trainers' battlegrounds are not only in fair and regulated arenas, but also in forests, mountains, and anywhere else a battle might occur.

The location for this training exercise is a place that Xia Chen is quite familiar with: Lingmiao Mountain.

Come to think of it, this place is truly my lucky spot. Not only did I catch the Feebas here, but I also earned my first pot of gold...

I wonder if there will be any surprises this time I go.

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"In previous years, the autumn outing activities were always criticized for lacking originality. This year, the school decided to do something more interesting. Has anyone played PUBG?"

On the podium, Teacher Yang had a smile on her face.

The students below are around sixteen or seventeen years old, good for nothing but games.

Upon hearing this rather familiar term, the audience erupted in cheers.

"I've played it, the skydiving simulator!"

"What era are we living in? Still playing traditional battle royale games? Teacher Yang, let me show you how to play Naraka: Bladepoint! I'm a Canaanite legend!"

"Why did Teacher Yang bring this up? Could it be related to this autumn outing...?"

"Holy crap, if it really happened like this, I'd go lick the principal's bald head!"

"There's really no need for that, buddy..."

Seeing the students' increasingly heated discussion, Teacher Yang patted the desk.

"Quiet, do you want to know what the autumn outing will be like?"

This tactic worked perfectly. As soon as he said this, the room fell silent, and pairs of expectant eyes stared at Old Yang.

Teacher Yang nodded and said, "You guessed right. This autumn outing will be a battle royale game. The specific rules haven't been finalized by the school yet, but I'll let you know later. That's all for now. Go home and prepare well!"

"Wuhu~"

As soon as Teacher Yang finished speaking, the classroom instantly transformed into an airport, filled with the sounds of takeoffs.

A battle royale game with Pokémon battles? That sounds so exciting!

Chapter 77: Never Before Has There Been Such a Wonderful Start (Please Read On!!)

By the end of October, the weather was gradually turning cooler. The lake breeze blew through the bus traveling along the lakeside road, but it couldn't cool down the excited hearts of the young men and women inside.

The bus was bustling with the excited chatter of the students.

"Why doesn't the school rent a plane so we can experience real skydiving?"

"You're still going parachuting? Should I help you escape the poison gas? We're lucky to have a flying-type Pokémon to take us there."

"Wuhu, we're definitely having chicken today!"

"Save your breath. There are nearly two hundred people participating in this event. The odds of winning are much lower than in the game. But the rewards for winning seem pretty generous. It's the latest fifth-generation forced training device from Silver Company, and the winning team gets one Pokémon. That must be worth hundreds of thousands, right?"

"Forget about winning the championship. The prize for the top ten is already pretty good. The principal is really generous this time!"

"Not only that, but the top-ranked trainers on the [kill leaderboard] also receive generous rewards. This autumn outing was really interesting."

"By the way, who are you on the same team as?"

"Xiao Wenxu, Mi Yi, and Qu Xialing, what happened?"

"Aren't you all Ground-type Pokémon...? What if we encounter a Flying-type? And didn't you say we could team up in groups of five?"

"Oh no, I forgot... The four of us are in the same small class in the Earth Department, and we're pretty close. What do we do now? We can't change it..."

"Idiot, why don't you just find a team with lots of Electric-type Pokémon and form a League? The school can't control that."

"Wow, yeah, Electric-type Pokémon probably don't want to see us either, but isn't this a bit of a problem..."

"Tsk, so stubborn. The martial world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and social interactions! Besides, you guys found an electric-type move boosting item, and they found a ground-type move boosting item. Isn't that a way to recycle resources?"

"6"

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