Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The Snivy, panting heavily in Tetsuya's hand, had just laughed too hard and hadn't recovered yet.

Tetsuya patted the little guy's head and snapped his fingers. "Let's go, guys, let's go check out another gym."

Since Master Yang Jie just said that, and he had the same idea, he might as well take advantage of his free time to go to the fighting dojo to learn.

Tetsuya placed Snivy on his shoulder, recalled the other three large Pokémon into their Poké Balls, and then left the room.

Arriving at the location of the fighting dojo, Tetsuya looked thoughtfully at the somewhat dilapidated exterior of the dojo.

Pushing open the door and entering the dojo, the hall was completely dark.

"Hello, is anyone there?" Tetsuya shouted at the top of his lungs.

The sound echoed for a long time, but no one answered.

Could it be that no one is here? But the doors are all open.

The fighting arena was small; even the main hall was only about a hundred square meters. Tetsuya looked towards a door that was faintly visible in the distance, with a dim light shining through it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Tetsuya slowly approached and heard the sound of a violent collision.

As if hearing Tetsuya's arrival, the people inside stopped what they were doing and opened the door.

"I'm sorry, the Fighting Dojo is temporarily suspending dojo challenges and cannot issue badges. We apologize."

In front of Tetsuya, a muscular man in a fighting uniform wiped his sweat and casually explained to him.

"Um, hello, Master Nobuhiko. Master Yosuke introduced me here. My name is Tamaki Tetsuya, and I'm from Tokiwa."

He quickly explained, then realized something was wrong. Given the relationship between the two families, wouldn't saying that be asking for a beating?

But Nobuhiko on the other side raised an eyebrow. "Oh? You were introduced by Yosuke. Then come in."

Then he turned around and went back inside.

Ah, Tetsuya was a little confused. He had almost thought he was going to be kicked out. How come it seemed that Master Yosuke and Master Nobuhiko had a pretty good relationship?

But now was not the time to think about that, so he quickly followed Nobuhiko into the room.

Inside the room, three elves were resting nearby.

A Pokémon with a pink head and body, golden pupils, brown hips and shoes, and white tape wrapped around its hands and belly, but no hair, is none other than the Fighting-type Pokémon Fearless.

The other two Pokémon are its two evolved forms, Hitmonchan and Slammer.

Quick-Punchman wore a skirt-like samurai armor that was incredibly hard and served as a protective shield. He had a hair-like substance on his head, his entire body was brown, and he wore boxing gloves for boxing matches.

The Flying Leg Beast's appearance is more like Xing Tian from mythology, but its hands and feet each have a part shaped like a spring, which is its weapon of attack and can extend and retract freely.

When the three Pokémon saw their trainer bring in a stranger, they greeted him in a friendly manner.

Tetsuya smiled at them in return.

Nobuhiko, who had changed into a vest in the lounge, came out and said, "Wuwei, take them to the backyard to continue training."

Fearless Boy stood up, nodded silently, and led the way out, with Quick Fist Boy and Flying Kick Boy obediently following behind.

Despite appearing to be a degenerated form, Fearless Boy seems more like the leader of the three Pokémon.

"Fearless wants to evolve into a War Dancer, but the conditions are not yet clear, so he has restrained his desire to evolve."

Nobuhiko watched Tetsuya see the three Pokémon off, a thoughtful look in his eyes. He knew what Tetsuya was thinking and gave a simple explanation. People often had questions about this, and he was used to it.

Fearless Boy had been with him the longest, but out of respect for its own ideas, Nobuhiko did not force it to evolve.

Because of the longer time, despite not having the advantage in physique or other aspects, Fearless Boy's strength is still the strongest.

Tetsuya nodded knowingly. Senburou was the third evolutionary form that Fearless Boy had recently discovered, but its probability of appearing was extremely small. Currently, researchers are still studying the corresponding conditions for its evolution into the three different forms.

Fearless Boy will have to wait for the research results to come out before he can evolve into War Dancer with a 100% probability.

This was, in fact, the first time he had ever seen a Pokémon that didn't want to evolve.

After all, evolution often means greater power for Pokémon, and few Pokémon would resist evolving to become stronger.

However, choosing whether or not to evolve is also an expression of the individual Pokémon's beliefs. If a Pokémon really doesn't want to evolve, almost all trainers will respect their wishes.

This is the tacit understanding between humans and elves.

Nobuhiko knelt at the table beside him, leisurely brewing tea.

Tetsuya, on the other hand, sat cross-legged in a very casual manner. Although kneeling was a common posture in this world, he was not used to it.

His ancestors from ancient China clearly told him that kneeling is bad for his health!

Fortunately, the elven world doesn't have strict requirements for sitting posture, otherwise he would probably have been criticized for being impolite since childhood.

"I've heard of you," Nobuhiko's voice rang out as he rinsed his teacup with hot water.

"Hmm?" Tetsuya asked, puzzled.

"Teacher A-Si said he heard about you from Professor Oak and Professor Yamanashi, and they said you are quite outstanding."

Nobuhiko poured the brewed tea into a teacup and handed it to Tetsuya, gesturing for him to taste it.

"Thank you, Master Nobuhiko."

Tetsuya quickly took the teacup and took a sip. It was alright; not as bitter as he had imagined.

"Teacher A-Si asked me to help Senior Wu De watch over the orifice, but I personally am not willing." Xin Yan's huge body moved with unusual delicacy. "My cultivation is still far from perfect."

Tetsuya suddenly felt a bit indignant. What was wrong with everyone today? So ordinary, Yosuke like this, Nobuhiko like this too.

Nobuhiko's skills are lacking? You're kidding! Nobuhiko is known as the King of Karate, how could his skills be lacking?

Although he has always followed his master Ah Si in his spiritual practice, he also frequently travels to train himself and is quite famous in various regions.

Rumor has it that his superhuman strength was even guided by Shiba.

Others might not know, but how could Tetsuya not know that Shiba's Mega Strength was constantly restraining its own power to train it, making it Shiba's true ace Pokémon.

If his strength was average, how could he have received guidance from Shiba?

Giving advice to someone whose skill level is too far apart is like talking to a brick wall.

He could only console himself that the other party was not an ordinary person, but simply had high standards and high requirements for his own strength.

"Let's not talk about that for now. You're just lucky. I was planning to leave here and go to Leibo Mountain in the capital for training soon."

Nobuhiko said nonchalantly.

Zhe was also helpless. Was it really okay for you to say it out loud?

"Then what are the requirements of the Martial Arts Hall Master..." he weakly reminded the other party.

“It’s alright, I’ll find an apprentice to help me keep watch here. Anyway, not many people come. You’re the first one to arrive here this month.”

Nobuhiko said that this was no big deal, and that Wude wouldn't kill him.

Although Wu De and A Si are good friends, in terms of seniority, Xin Yan, as A Si's disciple, is slightly higher than Wu De.

"By the way, why did Yosuke ask you to come over?" Nobuhiko poured himself another cup of tea, sipping it as he asked Tetsuya.

"Senior Yosuke said you're very capable and told me to come and learn more from you." Tetsuya honestly repeated Yosuke's words.

"laugh."

Nobuhiko scoffed, "These superpowered people just love to talk nonsense and make things up."

Tetsuya forced a smile, not understanding; he was still just a child.

Nobuhiko scrutinized Tetsuya from head to toe. His sharp gaze made Tetsuya feel itchy and uncomfortable all over.

Then he drank the tea in his cup in one gulp and said, "Come with me."

Tetsuya followed him into the changing room. Nobuhiko casually took out a black and white gi and tossed it to Tetsuya before leaving the changing room, leaving behind only a very brief sentence.

"Put it on and come out."

Tetsuya changed into his taekwondo uniform, which surprisingly fit him perfectly.

Despite his seemingly burly appearance, Nobuhiko was exceptionally meticulous, even making sure his clothes looked freshly washed and clean.

He walked out of the locker room, and Nobuhiko was standing on the fighting platform in the middle of the room.

The room is designed like a dojo, with wooden stakes, sandbags, and other objects scattered around the fighting ring.

Nobuhiko waved to Tetsuya, who immediately stepped onto the fighting ring.

"Although I don't know why that charlatan sent you here, since you're here, I'll teach you something."

Nobuhiko stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a hermit sage, if he weren't a muscular man.

"First of all, you should know that after the Elite Four level, trainer command is roughly divided into two schools of thought."

Tetsuya nodded. Of course he knew, but he hadn't known it from the beginning.

This wasn't part of what the League School taught; he was told about it after joining the Pewter Gym.

If it weren't for his exceptional talent, he might not have known this until he became a direct descendant trainer.

This is why the League stipulates that ordinary players can only apply for the Pokédex after reaching the level of a near-Elite Four member.

In fact, he had long had doubts. Although most of the humans in this world were incredibly strong, with endurance, strength, agility, and even dynamic vision that would have made them superhuman in their previous lives, the magic of elves far surpassed that of humans.

Humans are inferior to elves in every way except for their near-perfect resistance to elemental attacks.

If it weren't for the invention of the Poké Ball, humans would still be afraid of Pokémon, which used to be called "monsters".

If it weren't for the fact that elves generally have little interest in humans who don't have much energy in their bodies, and only occasionally attack humans due to their ferocious hunting habits from ancient times, humanity in this world would probably have been wiped out long ago.

Ordinary humans, after years of training, can at best only achieve a physical body comparable to a newly hatched Fighting-type Pokémon, and they don't even know how to use moves yet.

Those with a little talent can barely reach a strength level of around level five.

Even someone with exceptional talent like Nobuhiko, with the guidance of a master, would only reach a level of about 15 in strength after more than thirty years.

Not everyone can defeat a powerful elf with their bare hands like Shiba.

Tetsuya is indeed exceptionally talented. At only 16 years old, his physique is already comparable to Nobuhiko's.

For trainers, when their Pokémon's strength isn't ridiculously high, their reaction speed and other abilities can still keep up with the pace of the battle.

However, as the elves' strength increased, most people's physical condition could no longer support them to continue commanding.

With his intelligence, Tetsuya noticed something was amiss, so he persisted in exercising his body.

Otherwise, even if he had great talent, his body wouldn't be this strong right now.

But most people aren't like him, so what should they do when they can't give orders?

Typically, Uranus serves as a dividing line in this situation.

Most Elite Four level Pokémon, whether in terms of movement speed or the speed at which they unleash skills, have already surpassed the reaction speed of normal humans in this world.

The majority of people in this world are people with average talent. They rack their brains and eventually find solutions that are not really solutions.

Prediction.

It sounds incredible, doesn't it? Isn't this just like gambling?

Every trainer who owns a Champion-level Pokémon has extremely rich experience in battle command, and the bond between them and their Pokémon is exceptionally strong.

In this context, some have proposed the hypothesis that even if they cannot clearly see the state of the field, they can still make predictive commands based on their command experience and understanding of their own Pokémon.

At the same time, with the help of the Pokémon's own judgment of the battle situation, they can fight together in perfect harmony.

Trainers who use this method are generally referred to as the intuitive school.

That is, relying on experience and intuition, occasionally giving instructions at crucial moments, and if successful, it can seal the victory.

Don't think that this school of thought is weak; if it weren't strong, it would have been abandoned long ago.

The bond between trainers and Pokémon is magical. Truly powerful intuitive trainers are just as good at commanding their Pokémon as the second type of trainers—psychic trainers.

The term "superpower" here does not specifically refer to the superpowers of the psychic type, but rather to a general term for those extraordinary abilities, such as superpowers, auras, the power of the Viridian, the power of the super-counter, and so on.

However, most of these special abilities are similar to superpowers, and since superpowered individuals are relatively common, they are named as such.

The command methods of these trainers are self-evident; the most common basic function, telepathy, is sufficient to support their command.

In actual combat, although the latter are fewer in number, it does not mean that those with special abilities have a higher win rate than the former.

"Actually, the classification of the league is meaningless."

Tetsuya was quite surprised by what Nobuhiko said; where did this come from?