Pokémon development strategy

"Ha ha ha, young man, be thick-skinned and courageous. If you spread the word like this, it will not only bring honor to the Elf High School, but you may even be able to attract sponsorship."

"Um?!"

There is no prize money in the preliminary stage. Only the first place in each group in the first round and the top three in the second round will receive points. You have to pay for the other costs yourself.

For the team, sponsorship is of course the biggest source of income;

For individual riders, sponsorship may not bring much money but at least it can cover travel expenses and basic expenses.

However, Shen Qi's first reaction was not happiness, but rejection.

"No, no, I just think I have a chance of advancing. How can I take sponsorship from my neighbors?"

It's obvious that no one would sponsor a little-known T3 Pokémon racer. After Principal Gui's publicity, there is a high probability that some islanders on the 6th island will sponsor Shen Qi out of emotional considerations.

Everyone's financial situation is not very good, so Shen Qi really feels embarrassed to accept this money.

I have received a lot of care from everyone on a daily basis, and I can't just take the money for nothing at this time.

The way to respond to the sponsorship is simply to wear clothing with the corresponding brand or put an advertisement on the car.

Putting an advertisement of a vegetable stall on the 6th island on the flower crown...how can it attract any customers?

Shen Qi described taking sponsorship fees from local islanders as "taking money for free", which is very appropriate.

"Okay, okay, I'll help you pick one."

Principal Gui smiled happily.

He had lived on the 6th Island for so many years that he could certainly tell which people were providing friendly sponsorship without expecting anything in return, and he could also tell which ones were economically stronger and which were weaker.

"If it's sponsored by a relatively wealthy organization and the amount is not too high, then take it, and reject the rest."

The only capable merchants and organizations on the island that Shen Qi could think of were the managers of the 6th Island Pier and the like. As for the rest... the Elf High School was actually considered poor.

"If there is an organization that can meet the requirements of the principal, with spare money and mental preparation, I will certainly be happy to accept the sponsorship and participate in the competition with all my strength."

"Okay, then I will publicize this matter appropriately."

"Don't make too much noise." Shen Qi couldn't help but lower his voice, "I'm doing this just to get Miss Junsha to allow me to take Porygon away temporarily."

After all, it's still Principal Gui's face that is being borrowed.

Principal Gui helped the Security Bureau and the Pokémon Center in the Seven Islands a lot. After promoting their students to participate in the T3 competition, it was somewhat unreasonable for the Security Bureau to not allow Shen Qi to bring Porygon, with whom he had already reached a contract, to participate in the competition.

"Don't say anything about making a big fuss. This is a good thing."

As the plan to publicize the school's honor has been finalized, Principal Gui has to arrange a detailed publicity plan and communicate with the Security Bureau.

After chatting for an hour or so, Shen Qi noticed that Principal Gui rubbed his nose and temples from time to time, indicating that he was feeling tired.

The students of Elf High School knew that Principal Gui's health condition was not optimistic. When Principal Gui allowed Shen Qi to take Porygon out of Elf High School last time, he also whispered that he might not see Shen Qi's class graduate...

Thinking of all the above, Shen Qi felt a little sad.

However, we cannot disturb Principal Gui any further for now; we need to let him rest for a while.

"Thank you for your hard work, Principal Gui. I will leave now and visit you another day."

"It doesn't matter whether it's hard or not. It's the principal's duty to work hard for the students and the Pokémon in the school. Besides, the direction of your efforts is to bring glory to the Pokémon High School."

After Shen Qi's repeated persuasion, Principal Gui did not stand up to see him off.

After leaving the principal's office, Shen Qi took out the Poké Ball and called Duoduo, and summoned Miss Qun'er and Jigglypuff in a corner of the campus.

The three Pokémon and their trainer gathered together to talk about serious matters.

"We have to work hard, Principal Gui..."

So and so.

Shen Qi told Pokémon about Principal Gui's words and deeds. Everyone was silent for a moment, and everyone thought that they must give it a try.

"Don't have too much psychological burden, just do your best."

Jigglypuff has the most stable mentality, and his mental concentration and stability are maintained at almost full levels in any game.

After all, she had no interest in the game, nor did she care about the situation outside. She only needed to communicate with Shen Qi and respond with her skills.

This is Porygon's first time participating in a competition. In fact, he's not sure if he can go. He's so nervous that he's walking around on the ground, making gibberish sounds all the time.

Just let everyone know Principal Gui’s good intentions and perform normally. However, Shen Qi noticed that Miss Qun’er’s condition was a little strange.

Seems to be worried...

Mental health index…85%.

Normally it should be above 90%.

Shen Qi's attention was soon noticed by Miss Qun'er. She raised her head and was about to say something but stopped herself.

From her hesitant attitude and sad state of mind, Shen Qi realized that Miss Qun'er might have also discovered something was wrong.

During several regular season games and training sessions, Miss Qun'er was clearly overly dependent on Shen Qi, not only mentally, but also in terms of technique and racing thinking.

In fact, Miss Qun'er is not that mature and is thinking about another aspect.

After hearing the conversation between Shan Sheng and Shen Qi, she felt upset about the content.

Yes, Shen Qi is fully capable of becoming an excellent driver on his own, but now he is pouring most of his energy and money into me.

On the campus in the autumn wind, Miss Qun'er and Shen Qi looked at each other in silence. Their thoughts were different, but they all pointed in the same direction:

We can't continue to work together like this.

Chapter 195: Mutual Consensus

Click.

The corolla stopped beside the gentle slope near the sea, and today's practice ended here.

Jilly Egg stayed in the ball, while Miss Qun'er and Shen Qi sat in the car, quietly watching the sunset over the sea through the front windshield.

Yesterday, Shen Qi discovered that Miss Qun'er had realized the same problem, but because other Pokémon were present, they couldn't discuss it further.

After a day of sorting out his thoughts, Shen Qi decided to talk things out and reach a preliminary consensus.

"Miss Skirt."

'Um…'

"We need to talk a little bit about what we are worried about."

We can only talk briefly, there is no point in a deep discussion, because we have to maintain the status quo before the end of the T3 event, and we have to maintain it well enough to get points first and then enter the main competition as much as possible.

It was an explanation to myself, to Principal Katsura, to the Spirit High School, and to so many supporters on the island.

"We can't always be together for every game in the future."

Miss Skirt nodded silently.

She knew that this was the way it should be. Pokémon should be good helpers to trainers and should not restrict the personal development of trainers.

If Shen Qi has no interest in racing or other fields in his life, then there is no problem for him to serve as Miss Qun'er's deputy and compete for higher glory together.

After all, in the battle field, Pokémon is the main fighting force, and the trainer serves as the commander and assistant.

But Shen Qi has the talent to become an excellent independent driver and cannot be restricted by Pokémon.

"Miss Qun'er, we still have to explore the future path step by step, but at this stage we have to make the best use of this tacit understanding."

Even if this overly fixed partnership is a mistake and is not good for both parties in the long run, it is impossible to break up the most basic cooperation during the autumn season, and there is no condition to build a new partnership.

"So, we understand this in our hearts, and we will let it go for now, and participate in the autumn season without any regrets."

Miss Skirt nodded quietly, and then responded after two seconds.

"I will not separate from Shen Qi. We will work hard in our respective fields and then have the opportunity to participate in the competition together. We will definitely be the strongest!"

"Of course, we are just going to practice in the areas where we are good at, so that we can move forward together better."

After talking about the topic, Shen Qi felt much more relaxed.

The same goes for Miss Qun'er. Compared to her former innocence and sensitivity, she now has a more peaceful and tranquil beauty.

"Go home, the group results will be announced tonight."

'Um! ’

The first round of T3 preliminaries will usually be announced about 1 days in advance, which will determine which venue Shen Qi will go to next.

Driving the Corolla back home, Shen Qi and Miss Qun'er prepared to go upstairs to watch the live broadcast of the group draw.

auspicious…

After bringing the drinks, Jilidan said she didn't want to watch it anymore because she didn't understand the game anyway, and the draw was even more confusing.

"Are you going out again?"

auspicious!

These days, Jigglypuff seems to be training harder and always runs out at night.

Shen Qi didn't ask much, just reminded Jilidan to come back soon.

The opening song and dance show ended and the lottery draw began.

It can be seen that the number of simultaneous viewers in the main live broadcast room of the Vermilion Leaf City Autumn Tournament is only 30, which is less than expected.

There are four T3 events a year, and they are the outermost preliminary draws, so it is normal that there are fewer people paying attention.

And this is just the racing competition. The T3 level Pokémon Duel preliminaries started a while ago, and the number of viewers during the draw was easily in the millions.

In regular competitions, Pokémon can participate in trainer-level competitions, and even though they suffer a disadvantage, they are still allowed to register.

In T3 and official online competitions, Pokémon standards and Trainer standards are clearly distinguished, and Pokémon drivers are not allowed to participate in Trainer-standard events.

Of course, what Miss Skirt was checking at this time was the Pokémon-specific lottery grouping.

On the screen, two Pokémon act as hosts.

"Hello everyone, I'm Jigglypuff."

The pink spherical Pokémon was holding a microphone, its big eyes sparkling.

Jigglypuff has a great voice and can learn human language with some effort.

Although this is a Pokémon-standard live broadcast room for driver draws, the majority of viewers are definitely humans, and the judge is responsible for the live broadcast in human language.

Partnering with Jigglypuff is a Pokémon that looks like a pile of cones of sand.

Dune baby

A ground + ghost Pokémon formed by the gathering of the remaining souls that died in the sand.

"Eh? That's not right."

Shen Qi looked at the dune doll on the screen...

This Pokémon has a signature accessory, whether before or after evolution: a red shovel stuck on its head.

The style is similar to a children's toy for digging on the beach, with a short white handle and a red shovel head, and it looks like a plastic shovel.

Logically, every Sand Dune Kid has a shovel, but for some reason, the Sand Dune Kid host on the screen has a bald head.

Miss Qun'er didn't recognize this Pokémon. After listening to Shen Qi's introduction, she thought it might be inconvenient to broadcast live with a shovel on her head, so she took it off during the filming of the show.

By the end of the registration period, a total of 296 drivers participated in the autumn race in Vermilion City.

Depending on the size of the race track, about 20 drivers are divided into a group, and the number of qualifying spots is determined based on the difficulty of the race track and the number of drivers in the corresponding group. It may be that the top five advance, or there may be one extra spot.

In short, there were 296 drivers left out of the 80 in the second round, and they were divided into four groups, with the top five advancing.

The final race is the stage for these 20 drivers.

Miss Qun'er, codenamed "Sweet and Cold Beauty Queen 00".

The code name can be anything you want, as the organizer knows the driver's real information anyway. If there is "01" or "02" at the end, it is because there is a duplicate code name.

"There are fewer Pokémon participating than I thought."

Less than three hundred Pokémon participated in the Vermilion City Autumn Tournament, and the competition of the next standard had nearly twice as many racers.

The numerical gap is normal. There are relatively few Pokémon that have the ability to operate racing cars, and the family has to have spare money to let them play.

It’s different for trainers; unless they have severe physical disabilities, they at least have the physical fitness to drive.