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

"The only Milotic in the world that did not evolve using Beautiful Scales has yet to test its strength in battle, and it is likely to be a showy but empty shell."

These tactics often involve using events that haven't happened yet to incite trainers' anxieties and then attacking energy cubes that haven't been mass-produced yet.

The originators of the widely circulated misleading statements are quite conspicuous: those merchants who are the only ones with a "motive" and who hold the beautiful scales in their hands.

Their purpose in spreading these rumors is simple: to suppress their competitors and sell more of their beautiful scales.

This Milotic's debut match, which was broadcast live online in its entirety, debunked some of the rumors.

Based on the combat power displayed by Xia Chen's Milotic, can you say it's inferior to one that evolves using a Beautiful Scale?

In some respects, it is clear that Milas, who mastered the weather technique of rainmaking at the amateur level, is superior.

Milos's first win on the field has sparked another debate online.

Meanwhile, the recruitment competition is still ongoing.

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In the second game of the afternoon, Xia Chen did not let Minas play.

It wasn't because Milotic was too tired after the first game; there was a long interval between the two games, and Milotic's stamina was not weak.

The main reason for changing the Pokémon was that Xia Chen's opponent was a Forest Lizard with considerable overall strength, and type advantage should be respected.

After all, this is a crucial match where winning would directly secure an admission letter to Peking University, so playing it safe wouldn't hurt.

When it comes to stability, there is no one in Xia Chen's team more stable than Ibrahimovic.

The opponent's Grovyle has a fighting style somewhat similar to Eevee, both relying on agile movement and engaging in a drawn-out, back-and-forth battle.

But the forest lizard is faster, like a nimble assassin in a game.

However, no matter how fancy the tactics are, they are all in vain in the face of the golden duo of Xia Chen and Ibrahimovic.

Less than five minutes later, the Forest Lizard collapsed in front of Eevee, its eyes filled with resentment.

Xia Chen thus achieved the most important goal of his trip to Beijing: to enter the top six in the recruitment competition.

But since we're already here, how can we not fight for the championship?

To be honest, although it was just a competition held by Beijing University for student recruitment, the significance of this championship is by no means small.

Firstly, this competition brings together almost all of the best newly debuted academy-trained trainers in the entire East, making it far more prestigious than the Piplup Cup.

In terms of tangible benefits, it's very appealing to all participants: scholarships worth millions annually after enrollment, preferential treatment in educational resources, and the allure of independent dormitory rooms...

If this weren't just a recruitment competition for high school seniors, many elite trainers might have joined in.

In short, a generous reward will surely attract brave men.

The more generous the rewards, the fiercer the competition.

After a day of rest, the final day of the highly anticipated Kyoto University entrance exam competition finally arrived.

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December 17th, the Pokémon Arena at Kyoto University.

Perhaps because the contestants participating in the finals were all my future juniors, all the empty seats in the audience were finally filled today.

Among the guests was a heavyweight figure, Yu Zhaohua, the president of Peking University.

For outsiders, what's more important is his other identity: the former champion of the Donghuang region!

Yu Chaohua, who is now nearly fifty years old, served as the Donghuang Champion for eight years more than ten years ago.

He represented the Donghuang region in two Masters Tournaments, winning second place once and third place once.

Although it never reached that most dazzling glory, it was the last glories of the Donghuang region.

In the two editions that followed, the champion of the Donghuang region failed to even get past the first round.

Therefore, even in today's internet age, many people still lament, "I thought that was just the beginning, but I never imagined it would be the peak."

Yu Chaohua's playing style was extremely aggressive when he was the champion, but after retiring, he seems to have become more self-disciplined.

At this moment, he looked at the information of the last six contestants who had made it to the final day and waited for the competition to begin.

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"I didn't expect Lin Yuan, whom I favored before the competition, to not make it into the top six. The competition this year is really fierce..."

"You didn't expect Chen Mo to be in the loser's bracket? I originally thought the only ones who could be his opponents were Song Qian's Incineroar and Yin Li's Gengar."

"Yeah, it's really unexpected that Xia Chen from Zhijiang has gotten this far. Do you guys think he can stay in the dark forever?"

"The first match against Incineroar is easy, Milotic has a natural advantage in terms of type and ability. But the second match against Gengar will be difficult... Some of our students might not even be able to beat that Gengar, right?"

Although the professors at Kyoto University are mostly senior elites, they still have a heated discussion about amateur-level matches.

There are also differences between amateurs.

What some trainers take three to five years to barely reach, these prodigies can easily achieve in just one year after their debut.

Undoubtedly, their future holds much more than this.

Senior, Elite, Dojo, even Champion, and so on...

Who can guarantee that they won't become the trendsetters standing at the forefront of the times in the future?

As Yu Chaohua listened to the teachers' discussion, he tapped his fingertips lightly on the table and gazed intently at the battlefield.

The first match has begun.

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Xia Chen's luck with the fortune sticks was a bit bad, but not particularly bad.

The reason he was considered unlucky is that his opponent in this match was the undisputed favorite to win the championship, and his Pokémon was a starter Pokémon that had undergone a third-stage evolution.

It's important to know that while the starter Pokémon aren't exactly rare, their strength is comparable to many rarer Pokémon.

This can be seen from the fact that many of the champions' starting lineups include the top three teams from various regions.

Not to mention that this starter Pokémon is the legendary Incineroar, the cutest hatching Pokémon in the universe!

Although Tiger God can only fully demonstrate his abilities in doubles, to be fair, he is not weak in singles either.

Both the average ability level of the population and the coverage of the skill pool are excellent.

Coupled with the [Intimidate] ability that lowers the opponent's physical attack upon entering the battlefield, a well-trained Incineroar is extremely troublesome to deal with.

Xia Chen's only slightly better luck lies in... his Menasor trait happens to be competitiveness...

When one's own abilities are reduced, special attack ability will be greatly increased!

Unlike skills, special abilities cannot be controlled at will. Therefore, when Tiger God releases a Poké Ball, his innate domineering aura is naturally revealed.

Then... he saw a Milotic staring at him with furrowed brows and an imposing aura.

Fiery Roaring Tiger: "..."

Chapter 114 The phenomenon of drama queens has already appeared in the case of the Elf Heirs.

Since his debut, Xia Chen has rarely had such a satisfying game as today.

Incineroar not only gave Milotic two special attacks at the start, but also had no counter moves against Milotic.

In contrast, Milotic could easily wipe out Incineroar with a single Hydro Pump.

So, after successfully anticipating his opponent's high-five surprise attack, Xia Chen still had Milotic calmly use Rain Dance to start his own home game.

Next came some simple shooting practice.

The drizzling rain already put the fire-type tiger god in a bad mood, not to mention the limitations of wet fur and slippery feet caused by the rain, which made it even more irritating.

When your mind is in turmoil, you're more likely to make mistakes.

Tiger God, who had been carefully dodging the water cannons since the start of the game, was still caught out in the third minute.

A powerful jet of water gushed out, leaving the Blazing Roaring Tiger with no choice but to take a cold shower.

When the water flow stopped, what appeared before the audience was a strong body lying down.

The entire audience remained silent.

Reason tells them that this result is perfectly reasonable.

A STAB Hydro Pump with a significant Special Attack boost in the rain—how can an Incineroar withstand it?

But when they actually saw the pre-match favorites get knocked out in one hit, they couldn't help but be a little astonished.

Xia Chen didn't think much about the victory; he was considering something else.

That is the winners' bracket final, whether Milos or Ibrahimovic will play.

If nothing unexpected happens, his opponent will be the trainer of that Gengar.

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Gengar is a very distinctive Pokémon. Its Special Attack and Speed ​​stats are outstanding, but its Defense and Defense are practically paper-thin.

But elves aren't afraid of having flaws; they're afraid of having no unique characteristics.

Compared to those Pokémon that have everything but are mediocre at everything, Gengar, with its outstanding strengths and weaknesses, is an excellent Pokémon in Pokémon battles.

Its outstanding Special Attack and Speed ​​stats, vast move pool, and the ghostly, elusive movements of Ghost-type Pokémon...

These characteristics make Gengar like an invisible phantom assassin in battle.

According to the pre-competition information provided by the principal, the Gengar was the most threatening of all the competitors, and its overall strength was almost at the peak of the amateur level.

In the real world, there is no such thing as a level. Even if there were, a level cannot represent everything. The overall strength of a spirit still needs to be judged from different dimensions.

Energy intensity, physical fitness, skill level, combat experience... all these factors influence a Pokémon's overall strength.

Currently, the most authoritative way to determine a Pokémon's strength is still through the Trainers Association's assessment.

Xia Chen hasn't accurately assessed the overall strength of Eevee and Milotic at the Trainer Association, but based on his own assessment, they should be somewhat weaker than that Gengar.

However, this doesn't mean that the two Pokémon have no chance of winning against Gengar.

The excitement of Pokémon battles lies in their unpredictable and ever-changing nature.

Victory or defeat often hinges on a single decision made by the Pokémon or its trainer.