Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The next morning, on the main road of the athletes' village, an extremely rare Togepi floated in the air, having a recurring, passionate conversation with its trainer.

The trainers around them, who had also gotten up early to prepare for the draw, cast envious glances at Togekiss, which was rarely seen even at tournaments, as a sign of respect. Then they felt their blood boiling because of this conversation.

"So, the draw is all up to you. You'd better unleash your incredible luck, Pokémon!"

Tetsuya said with anticipation.

The initial excitement seemed to cool down instantly, as if the surrounding trainers had been doused with a bucket of ice water.

So your confidence comes from a smooth draw, not from winning the battle? They thought to themselves, mocking the well-known young torchbearer.

Young people are really something else; their thought processes are quite strange.

Tetsuya remained expressionless and led Pokémon to the players' hall.

The room was already packed with people queuing up.

He quickly found a relatively short queue and started queuing.

Not only Tetsuya brought Togekiss, but many trainers also had their own Pokémon with them, and their strengths varied.

The idea of ​​lucky sprites is widespread. Among sprites, there are also those who are unlucky and those who are lucky. Trusting sprites is not superstition.

However, Tetsuya's Togekiss clearly stood out from the crowd, drawing incredulous glances from the surrounding trainers. No matter where it was, Togekiss was an extremely eye-catching presence.

Floating beside Tetsuya, Togekiss crossed its two short arms in front of its chest, raised its head slightly, and glanced at the many Pokémon below. "A bunch of weaklings dare to compare their luck with mine?"

Don't you know that my snack income comes entirely from picking up money for trainers?

In this respect, it is a racial luck-enhanced phenomenon. Even the Murkrow, Absol, and Beandove series, which also have the super luck trait, do not exhibit such exaggerated luck as the Togepi series.

The team advanced slowly.

Tetsuya got up relatively early, and arrived at the counter as he wished a little over forty minutes later.

"Please swipe your ID card or identification card."

Miss Joey repeated her words.

Togeki stretched out its hand, and being as clever as it was, it naturally knew how to operate it. The Pokédex that Tetsuya had put into its hand earlier quickly emitted a confirmation beep.

"Trainer Tetsuya Tamaki, Arena B, number 34, start time is 10:00 AM, please arrive half an hour in advance to prepare."

Miss Joey skillfully relayed the information.

Tetsuya's face lit up with joy. As expected of Pokkiku, his arena number was the same as his room number. He was definitely a lucky star.

"Thank you, Miss Joey."

He told Togekiku to take the Pokédex and leave with him. Tetsuya didn't linger for long; there were still many people queuing behind him, and he didn't want to get scolded.

Togekiss flew around carrying the red Pokédex in both hands, its head held high. It wasn't just bragging; when it came to luck, it had never been afraid of anyone.

It's 8:20 AM now, and Tetsuya's first qualifying match is still a while away.

However, as it was his first time participating in the tournament, he arrived at the venue early to observe the matches between the various players.

The more I look at it, the more relaxed I feel.

Sure enough, even in a major tournament, there were still many noobs, and Tetsuya visibly relaxed.

He was fully qualified to say that. Didn't you see that in many nearby areas, ordinary-level Pokémon were still fighting each other? Even his Pidgeot could easily defeat them before they set off, let alone now.

Time flew by, and he soon faced his first major battle.

"Tetsuya Tamaki from Tokiwa City, Kanto vs. Passerby A from Aosato City, Kanto. Match begins."

At the referee's signal, both sides released their Pokémon simultaneously.

"Go, Bellstalker." "Go, Blaziken."

......

Half a minute later, the charred Pokémon was retrieved from its Poké Ball, and the referee declared Tetsuya the winner.

A battle between a regular player and a near-elite is truly a "closely matched" fight.

Tetsuya's lips twitched slightly as he walked out of the arena. He had been so nervous, but this was all?

It was as if a background music was playing automatically behind him; as expected, he still couldn't hide his strength.

He thought narcissistically, "Then let's keep the goal for the qualifiers simple: ten consecutive wins!"

Chapter 251 Victory, Victory, Victory, Evolution, Evolution, Evolution (11.8/22)

"You little guy, you're really lucky."

Tetsuya, having once again stepped out of the preliminary round battlefield, patted the little head of the floating Pokémon beside him.

Just now, he finished his fifth qualifying match in the past two weeks. The Pokémon he was playing was the little guy next to him, and the result was a well-deserved victory.

Overall, everything went smoothly, and we're still halfway to successfully qualifying for the main competition.

He was in a very peaceful state of mind, and his initial worries had long since disappeared.

Nothing major has happened in the past two weeks.

Besides maintaining his training, organizing information on a few players, and participating in the preliminary rounds according to the schedule, the only interesting thing for Tetsuya every day is chatting with friends, playing cards, and engaging in various activities.

It's not even as free and easy as when you're traveling.

In all five matches, the Pokémon that Tetsuya faced were of average level. He almost thought he was battling a trainer on the street instead of an opponent in the tournament qualifiers.

The trainers who come to participate in the tournament must be quite skilled, otherwise they wouldn't be able to obtain eight official gym badges. And those trainers who graduate from the research school wouldn't be able to graduate if they weren't strong.

It can be said that the probability of encountering five ordinary-level opponents in a row is only slightly higher than the probability of encountering five near-elite-level opponents in a row.

This is probably because Togekiss's luck is maxed out. Tetsuya expressed full confidence in his Pokémon, and Togekiss did all five draws.

"Who should go on next? How about a contest between the eagles?"

On his way back, Tetsuya happily decided on the next spirit to appear.

It might be slightly unfriendly to the opponent. If a near-Champion is fighting against a normal-level opponent, it's really like Pikachu fighting against the starter Pokémon that have just started their campaign – "easy kill".

Thanks to the draw for Togekiss, after using Blaziken in the first match, he used Leafeon, Serperior, Ampharos, and Togekiss in the next four matches.

Yes, even before the third qualifier, Fluffy Sheep had broken through to the elite level, reaching level 30, and its form naturally evolved into an electric dragon.

It's currently at level 34, and Tetsuya estimates that once it enters the main arena, its level will start with 4, which is already quite powerful.

The only slight pity is that after using a high-quality Thunder Stone during evolution, Ampharos's talent did not advance further and remained at the Elite Four level.

However, there are differences between the Heavenly Kings. After using the electric dragon, his weak physical attributes were partially strengthened, and his originally outstanding energy talent was further improved.

Based on the data of the same period of the Green Vine Serpent, Tetsuya felt that the gap between it and the Electric Dragon was not very large. This means that it was only one step away from becoming a near champion. The high-quality Thunder Stone did play its role to some extent and was not wasted.

The shiny electric dragon's skin color changed from yellow to a light pink that it had maintained since it was small. The spheres on its tail and forehead also changed from red to blue, unlike its other members.

Apart from that, its white belly, neck, ears, and part of its tail with yellow and black stripes are no different from those of a normal electric dragon.

On the very day that Ampharos evolved, Tetsuya was once again struck by the love from Togekiss.

He subconsciously touched his eight-pack abs.

Fortunately, he was physically fit, and Pokkiku was just playing around with him.

Even so, he suffered for quite some time.

There's no way around it; after all, while the evolved Ampharos inherited all the genes from its previous forms, it lacked one thing—the abundant fur of the Mareep stage and the meager amount of fur remaining from the Fluffy Sheep stage.

To use a metaphor, it's like a young person from a past life transforming into a middle-aged person.

“Mari sheep doesn’t shed any wool,” Pokkiku said, finding Tetsuya’s statement quite amusing.

However, Togekigu quickly forgot about it, as long as it wasn't bald, it was fine, and it even mocked the Electric Dragon quite a bit for it.

The electric dragon didn't take it seriously at all. What does a powerless flying Pokémon know about the might of electric types? Once I catch up with your level, I'll beat you senseless with a single thunderbolt.

"Chakoi chakoi~ cha~" Togekiss floated forward leisurely, using the power of the air and wind, feeling quite happy after its victory.

"Hey little guy, why don't you evolve when we get back today?"

Tetsuya suddenly spoke to Pokjiko, who was humming an unknown tune beside him.

It's about time.

Nearly two months had passed since Togekiss's last evolution. It had also demonstrated its exceptional talent in mastering flight skills, performing various maneuvers with ease. The only difference between it and its teacher, Pidgeot, was experience.

Not to mention that its current level is 42, which exceeds the level of many normal Pokémon's final evolution by six or seven levels, so there is absolutely no problem of forcing its growth.

"Is that appropriate?"

Pokkiku, who was humming a little tune, tilted his head and nodded.

It doesn't really care about evolving or not, but since the trainer said to evolve, then let it evolve, since he's not going to harm it anyway.

Thinking about the uncles and aunts in his former tribe, Pokkigu felt that he would definitely be quite impressive in the future.

“Cha-ke-du-yi~”

Floating in the air, Tokigu called out skillfully and rushed into Tetsuya's arms, who was walking below.

"Slow down, slow down."

In a flustered state, Tetsuya slightly stepped back with his left leg, reacting with exceptional speed by making a movement that helped to dissipate the force.

Togekiss doesn't look heavy at all, only a little over 4 kilograms, but considering the impact and the Pokémon's strange physical attributes, he can only say that you'll know once you try it.

A Pokémon of that size can be deadly when it charges, and even a humanoid Pokémon like Shiba wouldn't want to face the impact of such a large Pokémon head-on.

Tetsuya, holding Togekiku in his arms, walked back to his room at a leisurely pace.

What's the rush? We've prepared the Light Stone and everything. All we're doing is putting it on Togekiss to make it evolve. It's not like it's the first time.

"Hey, I'll skip today's event, something's come up."

He used his free left hand to make a phone call to Ye Zang.

"Good heavens, you and the others planned to be the Bean Pigeons together?" Ye Zang said speechlessly.

Dove, an Unova Pokémon, is known for its forgetfulness. It looks very intelligent, but it cannot understand complex trainer commands and may forget commands given to it very quickly, making it only slightly better than Rhyperior.

In the trainer community, it is often used to describe members who cannot attend group activities due to unforeseen circumstances, without any malice.

Judging from what he said, Yamashiro Kimiya, Hara Kaidou Shikahei, and several other close friends, like Tetsuya, were planning not to attend today's event.

"Looks like you're not very popular, no one wants to go," Tetsuya joked.

Their daily entertainment was arranged in turns; one day you suggested what to do, the next day I'd suggest what to do, and they ended up experiencing quite a few interesting things.

Yozo rolled his eyes, indicating that he didn't want to talk to Tetsuya, and hung up the phone.

Tetsuya listened to the busy tone of the phone without caring. Although he couldn't see it, he could easily imagine what Yozo looked like.

It's no big deal. That's how trainers are. In the past two weeks, they say it's a group of people playing together, but in reality, the whole group has only been present two or three times at most. Basically, there are always one or two people missing each time.

It's quite unexpected that everyone had something happen this time; probably no one anticipated it.

Given Yozo's personality, he'd be depressed for a couple of minutes and then recover and go about his own business.

"Come on, let's evolve, evolve, evolve!"

Back in his room, Tetsuya excitedly released his other five Pokémon to watch, and took out a high-quality Light Stone from his backpack.

"Pfft~" Ampharos sighed involuntarily, wondering when it would be able to realize its wish to shock Togekiss.

After evolving, its level will increase, and the electric dragon feels that it will be quite a while before it can catch up with its opponent.

"Taka~"

The Serpent Lord sneaked up to the Electric Dragon and whispered something to it.

The electric dragon looked as if it had just realized something, and began to communicate with the Serpent Lord with a slightly excited expression.

Blaziken curiously touched the Light Stone in front of it with its paw. It had rarely seen evolution stones and had never used one before.

It was a bit chilly, and after experiencing it for a while, the Blaziken gave its assessment.

Despite its near-transparent white color and dazzling brilliance, the Light Stone is still just a stone. Apart from a few fire-attribute rocks like the Fire Stone, not many stones are inherently hot.

Togekiss waited until Blaziken, its senior, had finished experiencing the experience before lazily touching its two short paws to the Blaziken.

In an instant, white light of evolution enveloped its entire body.

"This Pokémon evolved with an evolution stone is really something else," Tetsuya exclaimed.