Pokémon development strategy

Mao, one of the captains of Akala Island in the Alola region.

Their family owns a restaurant, and they have restaurants in Melemele Island and in Koniko City on Akala Island.

The restaurants in Konik City are relatively large, and are of the restaurant style commonly seen in modern cities.

And on Melemele Island, there is this "Aina Restaurant", a log cabin-style country restaurant. One of Mao's trainer types is also a "chef", and he has the honorary title of "Gorgeous Battle Cook".

Since Mao could interrupt like this, it was obvious that he knew Xiao Ming.

"Xiao Ming... who is this?" Shen Qi asked knowingly.

"Mao, the captain of Akara Island." Xiao Ming sighed, "I lost to her during the pilgrimage of the islands."

"what?!"

There aren't that many big cities in the Alola region to set up 8 gyms, so the player's trainer upgrade route starts with a pilgrimage to the islands.

Pass the battle assessments in 8 locations on four islands, defeat the dominant Pokémon, defeat the captain, and obtain the certificate for the pilgrimage of the islands.

Then challenge all the island kings/island queens → Four Heavenly Kings → Champions → Champion defense battle.

This is the game route. In real life, if a trainer wants to obtain an island badge similar to a gym badge, he or she only needs to pass the assessment conducted by the dominant Pokémon of a single island, a captain of the same island, or the king/queen.

Similar to the badge exams in other regions, it is mainly used as a qualification certificate to prepare for job hunting and schooling.

Only if you want to become a "captain" do you need to complete the entire island tour.

And according to Xiao Ming, he...had started the trial of the island tour!

"Yes..." Xiao Ming gave a bitter smile, "The island tour is held every four months. I signed up in August, but I only played two rounds. I was defeated by Mao on the second island."

Xiao Ming is a ranger on Akala Island. The registration location and the starting point for the island tour are both local.

Among the three captains on Akala Island, the first captain Xiao Ming randomly drew was Kachi, a trainer who was good at fire.

Xiao Ming has the Fire-type Kentaro and the Megalodon, which give him huge attribute advantages, so he passed the test of Kachi.

"Awesome."

Shen Qi praised.

The attribute advantage is true, but if Xiao Ming doesn’t have the strength of a mid-level T3, he has no chance of winning.

Next up, we drew Mao, and naturally, the third game was against the last captain of Akara Island, Suiren.

Of course, Xiao Ming failed to defeat Shui Lian and was directly defeated by Mao who was good at grass-type.

"Hee hee hee."

Maou took off his apron and said, "I am a very powerful beautiful girl trainer."

Maou does have a healthy and vibrant beauty, and a warm and cheerful personality.

However, Shen Qi had some doubts in his heart.

"I thought Mao was still a little girl who didn't know much."

After hearing this, Xiao Ming was shocked.

Shen Qi also suddenly realized that something was wrong. He covered his head and crouched down to avoid Mao's long-handled rice spoon, and then was chased and beaten.

Xiao Ming murmured through his dry throat, "Do you think Mao is ignorant?! Stop talking nonsense... You won't be able to find a girlfriend like this."

Chapter 753 Restrictions on Abdication

Lili Town, Ena Restaurant.

Shen Qi was very depressed as he rubbed the big bump on his head.

Speaking of Mao unexpectedly, Shen Qi's first reaction was that Mao was ten to twenty years younger than Red, Green and the protagonists of the first generation. If calculated by this, he might not even have been born.

Because there is more than ten years between the timeline of XY and the Ruby version, it will take another two years to reach Sun and Moon, which is the story of the Alola region.

In the first version, Porygon's illustrated book reads: "Using the most advanced scientific technology, we have finally succeeded in creating an artificial Pokémon."

In the Alola Sun and Moon versions, Porygon's Pokémon is described as "an artificial Pokémon created about 20 years ago by combining the scientific power of the time."

Therefore, Shen Qi naturally believed that these children in the Alola region were born a dozen years later than those in Kanto.

I really thought too much.

In the animation, Ash has been traveling for 25 years and is still 10 years old. No matter where he goes, his companions are around 10 years old.

Especially since the XY in the game actually connects to the super evolution world line, players have no idea what the Alola region of the regular world line is like.

"Xiao Ming..."

"what?"

"How old is Mao now?"

"Just..." Xiao Ming glanced towards the kitchen.

The rotten wood demon was helping Mao cook in the open kitchen.

"Mao is 16 years old, only three years younger than me."

"Um?!"

Shen Qi suddenly felt a little resentful for being hit by the rice spoon twice, "16 years old can still be a little girl, is it necessary to chase me and chop?!"

"After all, the boys and girls here are very sensitive about their age. There is a big difference between me at 19 and 20."

In the Alola region, island captains can only be under 20 years old, and those over 20 must abdicate.

The main reason why Xiao Ming is so eager to challenge the island pilgrimage is that he is almost 20 years old.

After the age of 20, even if you complete the Pilgrimage and obtain the Pilgrimage Certificate, it is only a proof of advantage. You can join the Island Guard, which is equivalent to the Alola Advanced Badge, but you cannot become the captain.

Mao is also facing a dilemma. After more than a year, she will step down from her position as captain of the Shady Jungle area on Akala Island. The height she really wants to achieve is the King/Queen of the Island, which is equivalent to the level of a gym leader.

Her best result in the Mega Evolution world line, which is the animation, was 16th place in the Manalo Tournament, commonly known as the top 2 in the T16 tournament.

However, at this moment, she is still far from being a gym leader in terms of strength, and the remaining three or four years that Mao has... may not be enough.

Therefore, when he was suddenly accused of being immature, he got furious.

"I mean, she's young... you're focusing on the wrong thing."

Goo...

Lampshade Yegu came over with a tray containing two servings of fried noodles with tree fruits and tomato sauce.

It's a bit like seafood + pasta. The sweet and sour fruit pulp is appetizing and the seafood is crispy and sweet.

"Thank you."

Shen Qi expressed her gratitude to Lampshade Night Mushroom, and she went to the Pokémon table to serve the food again.

"Actually." Shen Qi returned to the previous topic, "Even if Mao failed to become the island queen, her achievements are pretty good. She can be the acting gym leader first... Uh, what is the acting gym leader called in the Alola region?"

"Acting island owner."

"Well, you can serve as the acting island owner for a few years and then strive to become the island queen. There is no age limit for this."

There are not many people who want to become a gym leader seamlessly at the age of 20 in Kanto where there are many scroll kings.

“Everyone pursues different things.”

After Xiao Ming finished talking about his own affairs, he asked about Shen Qi.

"What are you doing in the Alola region?"

"Practice. Do some special training, in terms of combat."

"Oh."

Xiao Ming was not too surprised. Many drivers would play battles, just like many professional trainers use racing cars to practice auxiliary and control Pokémon, as well as to improve their dynamic vision and reaction ability.

"How long will you stay in Alola?"

"It's hard to say...it's possible that he could stay until next year."

Shen Qi really couldn't say how long it would take to deal with the matter of Meilemeile Garden.

Once the proficiency in the coordination of life energy and the form of the eternal flower is higher, I may be able to complete the evolution seal of a hundred or so Hua Beibeis in a day, and complete it in two months.

But this is the theoretical time of non-stop work, which does not include the time for rest and charging the [Love Savings Bank].

Not even the time required to find a charging channel was taken into account.

It's November now, and I will definitely stay in the Alola region until next year.

"Since we are here to practice fighting," Xiao Ming suggested, "why don't we try to participate in the Winter Tournament or the Island Tour?"

The T3 event is held four times a year, and the island tour is held three times a year.

The winter season starts at the end of December, and the island tour starts at the end of November. You can register in the first half of November.

"That's interesting...

In order to break the evolution seal of Hua Beibei, she needs to rest every once in a while and also find opportunities to recharge the [Love Piggy Bank]. Proper time management will not delay the main business of Meilemeile Garden.

Madam Hua Jie needs to rest, so she won't play in the battle. Shen Qi will play with other Pokémon.

"right!"

When Xiao Ming first came to the Alola region, he watched the T-level competition. It was indeed not as exciting as the one in Guandu, which made Xiao Ming eager to try it.

However, at that time he only had Kentaro, Sharptooth, and the injured Owl that he had just adopted, so he only played the relatively simple regular season in the first half of the year.

In the second half of the year, I passed the professional trainer certification, which is equivalent to a racing driver getting a racing license, but I still did not participate in T3. Instead, I chose to tour the islands due to age considerations.

"If I were you, I would also choose the island tour."

Shen Qi’s idea was very clear.

For the T3 level battle competition, you can go anywhere to experience it if you want, the competition system is not much different, and the Pilgrimage of Islands is only available in the Alola region.

With the idea of ​​fighting seriously and experiencing life in the Pokémon world in mind, of course I would choose the island tour.

"Where can I sign up for the island tour?"

"It's all right."

Xiao Ming introduced that there is no age limit for participants in the island tour, and they can choose any of the four major islands to challenge.

The island you sign up for will be the starting island for your island tour.

"Like me." Xiao Ming pointed at himself. "I work on Akala Island. It's only natural for me to sign up for the island tour. Shen Qi, please do as you please."

"Then I'll sign up for Melemele Island."

When signing up for the island tour, participants do not have a racing license or professional trainer card like in racing and battles, and their identity information is confirmed offline.

There are many registration points for Melemele Island, including the Island Owner's Hall, the Elf Center, and the Elf Alliance Office in Haole City.

"Oh? Your fellow countryman is going to participate in the last island tour of this year?"

After finishing the work in the kitchen, Mao wiped his hands and walked out, looking at Shen Qi provocatively, "Don't fail even the first round of the test of Melemele Island."

Melemele Island has only one captain, Ilima, who once trained Taichi.

When you arrive at Akara Island where Mao is, there are three captains to challenge. The difficulty settings are the same, the difference lies in their different fighting styles and attributes.

"Give it a try." Shen Qi was not upset by Mao's teasing. "I'm here to experience all kinds of life with Pokémon. I will take the test seriously. If I fail... then I fail. I'll come to the Alola region again if I have the chance in the future."

Chapter 754 I...I give money

After finishing their meal, Shen Qi and Xiao Ming strolled around Lili Town for a few more laps.

Hara, the lord of Melemele Island and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Alola, lives in Lili Town, but usually works in the Island Master's Mansion in Haoale City during the day.

Xiao Ming also mentioned Hara's grandson, Haru, who is older than Mao and, according to his family's wishes, will go to Haole University after graduating from high school.

"Hawoo, he's a T2-level professional trainer."

"incredible."

In the animation, Haou did make it to the top 8 of the Manalo Tournament in the Alola region. If the trainer has enough points, he can be directly certified as T2.

Now 17 years old, Ha Wu is already the deputy captain and is working hard to become the island lord of Melemele Island and take over from his grandfather Hala.

In this way, Grandpa can focus on being one of the Four Heavenly Kings without having to work too hard.