Pokémon: The Dark Second Generation, Stepping on Daddy to Take the Top

"Thank you!" Bai Ke thanked him gratefully, then spread out the toilet paper on the ground before sitting down.

Ma Zhong sat on the ground and continued as if chatting with a friend.

"From now on, your combat classes will be taught by the principal and I. However, the principal has something to do these past few days, so I will be teaching you these days."

A look of joy appeared on the faces of the seven people except Chen Luo. The vice-principal and the principal were both gym-level trainers.

Personal guidance from them is a hundred times better than taking practical classes in the classroom.

"And if you join the school team, you'll receive a monthly subsidy of 300,000 yuan in resources before the 100 Schools Competition begins."

Upon hearing this, no one else's expression showed any emotion except Zhao Mengrui.

After all, three hundred thousand per month is just icing on the cake for them.

"Of course, don't be too happy. Our school has a rule that if anyone defeats any of you, he or she will have to give up his or her spot on the school team. After all, it's the capable who gets it."

"Don't think that if you win once, you can win countless times. Everyone should understand the principle that latecomers are better than those who win." Ma Zhong continued.

Everyone nodded. If they were defeated, they would be unworthy of the school team's resources and the personal guidance of the two principals.

"Now, let me tell you about the most important event at our Alliance Elf University!"

"The Donghuang Alliance Hundred Schools Elf League, also known as the Hundred Schools Competition!"

"This is the highest honor hall for all the top Pokémon University freshmen in the Donghuang League, and it is also the golden starting point on the road to becoming the top trainer."

Ma Zhong's voice took on a hint of heaviness. "The results of the Hundred Schools Competition directly determine the additional allocation of core elf resources to each city by the alliance for the following year."

"The higher the school's ranking, the more secret exploration rights, rare elf habitat quotas, and cutting-edge elf technology support its city will receive..."

"So, every university is doing everything they can to attract talented students from all over the world, all in order to stand out in the 100-school competition and win more for their hometown!"

He paused, his tone slowing down. "Of course, this resource allocation is an additional tilt on top of basic guarantees. It doesn't mean that cities ranked low won't receive any basic resources. But..."

Ma Zhong's gaze grew sharp. "Who wouldn't want to secure more development blood for their hometown? Who wouldn't want their city to have better conditions and cultivate a stronger next generation?"

"The Hundred Schools Competition consists of five regular players and three substitutes, and the entire competition is a single-elimination system."

"There is no room for luck. Failure means the end of this year."

Ma Zhong's voice rose a little.

"The competition system is divided into three core parts. The individual competition tests one's absolute strength!"

"A doubles match that tests both players' tactical understanding, skill coordination, and on-the-spot coordination!

"And the all-member relay race, which is the ultimate test of a team's overall strength!"

"Every win is a point, and the final ranking is determined by the points."

Having said that, Ma Zhong let out a long sigh, and the sigh was particularly clear in the silent training ground.

"And our Jiangcheng Elf University...hasn't achieved a commendable ranking in the Hundred Schools Competition in over a decade."

A glimmer of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, but was then covered by deeper regret.

"The highest ranking was achieved fifteen years ago... by the current Jiangcheng Gym Master, Zhao Tianya, known as the 'Rock Barrier,' and his team."

"But that's only 36th in the country."

“After this…” Ma Zhong’s gaze slowly swept over the eight people in front of him.

"Our school, along with Jiangcheng, seemed to be stuck in an inescapable quagmire on the stage of the 100 Schools Competition. Our best result was barely making it into the top 50 out of 100 strong teams, and last year..."

Ma Zhong's voice deepened. "You should have heard that we've dropped to 69th place."

Ma Zhong smiled and continued, "This year, the eight of you are shouldering not only the honor of the school, but also the future resources of the entire Jiangcheng."

"Of course, don't feel overly burdened. As long as you train diligently and give your all, even if you don't ultimately achieve a high ranking, it's still worth it to stand out in the 100 Schools Competition."

"This will be very helpful for your future journey as a trainer."

Just then, Li Hui raised his hand with obvious confusion on his face.

"Vice Principal, I have a question."

After receiving Ma Zhong's signal, he asked directly, "Why are we freshmen participating in the Hundred Schools Competition? And not sophomores, juniors, or even seniors? They've trained for an extra year or two, accumulated more experience, and have stronger spirits. Why aren't they participating, but freshmen like us who have only trained for a semester?"

This question obviously troubled others as well, and everyone looked at Ma Zhong.

Ma Zhong nodded, a hint of "good question" on his face, and explained.

"This question is crucial. First, seniors, strictly speaking, have already graduated. Their focus is on post-graduation careers, such as challenging gyms, joining the league system, or pursuing a career in Pokémon-related fields. It's difficult for them to fully commit to such a high-intensity competition that requires long-term teamwork."

He paused and then said, "Have you heard of the World Championship?"

"World Championship!"

Of course they had heard of it, this was the highest competition on Blue Planet!

"That's right!"

Ma Zhong's voice carried the solemnity of introducing the Supreme Hall.

"The World Championship is the highest level competition for all normal-level trainers on a global scale."

"Its threshold doesn't seem high; anyone with an ordinary-level elf can sign up, but its scope covers the entire world."

"Over the past four years, hundreds of millions of trainers from all over the world have battled against each other based on the official ranking system of the World Pokémon League."

"Ultimately, the thirty-two people with the highest points ranking will qualify to participate in the World Championship Masters."

"And as long as the ranking in the World Championship is higher, it means that you can get better resources and play a higher position in our league."

"Of course, this is subject to passing the political review and character test."

"And sophomores, juniors and even seniors will do their best to prepare for the world championships in order to have a better future."

"Moreover, a training session lasting just over half a semester can better reflect the educational level of a school. Education is the foundation of a country. If a place can't even provide good education, then it will never be able to make it big."

Everyone nodded. It was indeed true. Among the 100-school competition, the freshman competition was the most suitable.

Ma Zhong felt a little thirsty, so he took out the thermos he carried with him, drank a sip of water and continued speaking.

"Okay, enough of our small talk. Everyone, release your Pokémon. Today's training officially begins!"

Everyone released their own Pokémon. Except for Zhao Mengrui and Zhang Changqing, the other six people already had two Pokémon.

When Li Hui's forest lizard saw Chen Luo's torrent cat, it couldn't help but shrink its neck.

"What are you doing, forest lizard? Just because you lost last time doesn't mean you will lose next time." Li Hui was a little speechless towards his own forest lizard.

I'm still in the shadow of the big word inflammation I ate last time.

Vice Principal Ma Zhong took a look and kept shaking his head.

There was no need to say much about Chen Luo, as he had already known about the Hooligan Crocodile and the Hot Cat.

In addition to the Forest Lizard, Li Hui also captured a Bulbasaur. It can be seen that his family is rich and can train two of the Starter Pokémons.

Lu Zezhong and Qi Jintian are a wrestling eagle man and Heracross respectively.

Although they are all powerful elves.

But both of them are Fighting-type Pokémon, and they collided again.

If Lu Zezhong had trained a wrestling eagleman from the beginning, Chen Luo’s black-eyed crocodile might not have been able to defeat it.

Bai Ke's elf turned out to be a Hua Beibei. The purpose of choosing this elf was self-evident, to restrain the immortal Chen Luo.

Ma Zhong nodded. This attribute is not bad. Bai Ke did not blindly cultivate fire elves.

Wang Lang's other Pokémon, Sloth, was lying motionless at this time.

For choosing this Pokémon, Ma Zhong just wants to say that you are brave and you are amazing.

Although the King of Leave has a high racial stat, comparable to a first-level god, his lazy trait is simply not something that an ordinary trainer can control.

Even the average superstar who trained a leave-taking king ended in failure.

The only successful person in the entire Donghuang Alliance is a recent rising star.

The King of Taking Leave, who has a Life Orb, stands out among the gym-level trainers.

He didn't know how he had temporarily overcome the King of Leave's laziness, allowing it to shine brightly on the field!

Basically, ordinary gym-level players, like him, can be killed with one punch.

Although he didn't want to admit it...

"Have you noticed a problem?"

Ma Zhong raised a question.

Before anyone else could answer, Ma Zhong asked and answered himself.

"Don't you think the attributes of the Pokémon in our team are a bit too conflicting?"

Chapter 47 Explanation of Life Barrier

"The Pokémon present include nine types: Fire, Grass, Bug, Dark, Fighting, Psychic, Normal, Flying, Ground, and Fairy."

"It only accounts for half of the eighteen attributes."

"Of course, I don't mean to ask you to capture Pokémon that you are not suitable for training."

"The first step to capturing a Pokémon is to truly love it."

"Abandoning Pokémon is illegal in our league. If you do this, you will lose your qualifications as a trainer, and in serious cases, you may even face imprisonment."

"What I'm saying is that we need to make up for our own blind spots."

"For example, if Li Hui's Forest Lizard encounters Chen Luo's Scorchcat again, if it learns skills like Rock Blockade, Digging, and Absorbing Punch, wouldn't it be defeated so easily? Or, could it use these skills with different attributes to counterattack and defeat the opponent?"

Li Hui's forest lizard heard Ma Zhong pointing at him and hid behind Li Hui.

I didn’t dare to look at Chen Luo’s hot cat at all.

Li Hui said angrily, "Forest Lizard, can you show some promise? Wait and I'll buy you some more dragon skill discs. We'll definitely win the next battle."

Ma Zhong continued, "As I believe everyone knows, there are generally four ways to master skills: skills that Pokémon can learn when they reach a certain level, skills inherited from eggs, skills learned through skill discs, and skills learned through Pokémon teaching."

"And what I want to talk about is the last type, teaching learned skills, or learning moves."

"Come out, electric monster!"

"electricity!"

Accompanied by a roar full of power, as if an electric current exploded, a tall and mighty figure slammed to the ground!

It has a sturdy humanoid body covered with yellow and black fur, like a natural insulating suit.

At the end of its thick arms is a huge, flexible and powerful tail like a black cable, and the tip of the tail is a red conductor flashing with dangerous arcs.

The two black stripes on the back like lightning rods extend to the back of the head, making it look full of surging electricity and power.

Chen Luo's eyes moved slightly to check the information of the electric shock beast.

Elf: Electric Shock Monster

Rating: 61

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"For example, my electric shock monster can use the lightning fist, which is perfect for teaching the forest lizard."

"Although this type of instruction isn't as fast or as profound as learning from skill discs, it's more steady and doesn't waste a lot of resources."

"If you want to learn any skills, you can come to me, the principal, your counselor, or even your Pokémon can teach each other."

"Of course, I also don't recommend learning skills that are not suitable for you. After all, Pokémon and trainers have limited energy, and it is impossible to master every skill to perfection."

"The best one is the one that suits you. After class, you can watch some battles between gym-level trainers and elite-level trainers who use the same Pokémon as you, and learn how they combine their skills."

Chen Luo didn't worry about the skills at all. He still had a box of skill CDs that he hadn't learned in his cabinet.

A skill disc costs at least 100,000. Although Li Hui and his friends can afford it, they cannot afford it if they use it all the time.

After all, skill discs will disappear completely after being used once.

"Does anyone have any questions?" Ma Zhong said to them.

At this moment, everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.

Chen Luo asked, "Vice Principal, I'd like to ask why my Rogue Crocodile and Tornado can evolve and learn some high-level moves before reaching a certain level."