ã€ŠPokemon: Master of tacticsã€‹


 Chapter 1 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 1

    Kanto Region, Pewter City. A teen about 16 years old is sitting on a public bench diagonally opposite to the shop.

    The boy was wearing a set of cheap, ill-fitting clothes. His slightly handsome face has a pair of bruises. ??

    The boy''s name is Alex Stark. He is a viger living in the countryside, which is outside of Pewter City. He is currently working in Pewter City to make money. Unfortunately, the money he earned from working hard in a Steel factory was snatched away by a group of team rocket ruffians.

    Alex is rebellious by nature. But when he saw that everyone from the group of rouges was holding a Pok¨¦Ball in their hands, he decisively chose to give up. Because he knew that if he decided to rebel, it might be thest decision of his life.

    "The motherfukers robbed me again, and the police didn''t do anything about it. No matter which world you live in, your future will always be in the hands of others if you are so weak. If you want to control your destiny, you must have the power in your hand first."

    In fact, in addition to being a viger in the countryside outside Pewter City, the boy also has another identity, that is, he is a person from the 21st century Earth. When he was on Earth, his name was Alex Stark too.

    Alex was a 22-year-old man who spent his time ying games, and one of his favorite games was Pokemon (1-4 GEN).

    His life was pretty dull, and he had a part-time job that was hardly fun.

    Alex would describe himself as an average person, but he is very good at thinking about things and always tries to find the easiest and best way to achieve his goals. But in his world, he has never found a goal that interested him.

    He always thought that if he ever gets to be Reincarnated into a world, then he would prefer the Pok¨¦mon world. It is rtively safe, easy to earn money, and an intriguing world to explore. But the reality is often disappointing. On his first day in the pokemon world, he became an orphan. And he was thrown out of the orphanage on his birthday. In order not to starve to death, he looked for a job in a steel factory.

    The foreman took pity on him and gave him a job, but as soon as he had some money, it was robbed from these team rocked ruffians and the police said that they can''t do anything to help him since he is not registered in the Alliance.

    And you can only register in the Alliance if your father or mother is registered in it or if you know a powerful person in the Alliance.

    What a shitty system.

    Although 80% of all citizens are registered, it is terrible for those who are not registered. They can hardly protect themselves from criminals.

    "The only way to deal with a Pok¨¦mon is a Pok¨¦mon." This is the most frequently heard remark since Alex came to this World. Alex also agrees with this sentence.

    Because of the invention of Pok¨¦ Ball or Pokemon Items with simr functions, Humankind finally gained the power to fight against Pok¨¦mon. A profession called Trainer also began to emerge from the Pokemon world and became vital for humankind to gradually dominate this World.

    Once upon a time, Alex was very excited when he knew he had traversed into the Pokemon world. He was also looking forward to bing a Trainer like Red in the game.

    Unfortunately, the profession of Trainer, which has been dealing with Pok¨¦mon for a long time, is a high-risk profession in itself. The number of people who want to be Trainers every year is very high, but there are very few people who can be a Trainer.

    Think about it. Even with the Pok¨¦mon, Trainer himself is still a human being. If you don''t know how to use the subdued Pok¨¦mon to protect yourself, Trainer will soon be a target. Although the strength is pleasing, the danger is also notably great.

    If you want to be a real Trainer, 1st Step is that you must be ready to die at any time. If you risk your life for fun and try to be a Trainer, you are bound to regret it sooner orter.

    Moreover, not everyone can be a Trainer. In addition to being a high-risk profession, Trainer is also a high-risk investment profession.

    The 2nd Step of bing a trainer is to find a way to get a talented Pok¨¦mon. Pok¨¦mon is a creature that everyone knows very well. But you have to be careful while dealing with them. Once you anger it, it can kill you at any time. Most of those people who want to catch Pok¨¦mon with their bare hands have already died or are badly injured.

    The fastest and safest way to get Pok¨¦mon is to buy it with money.

    Because many people want to be trainers, a profession called Pokemon hunters came into being. Of course, the Pok¨¦mon that you spend money to buy are ssified into grades ording to their potential. The more money you spend, the better Pok¨¦mon you can get. But you should know that even a very ordinary Rattata needs a price of 1000 Alliance coins. For those with lower family conditions, this is not good news.

    You have to know Alex earns 1400 Alliance coins after a month of hard work. From that, he has to pay rent and buy food to eat.

    That leaves him with only 500 Alliance coins.

    So he has to work 2 months to buy only a weak pokemon and not to forget he has to purchase pokemon food too. Taking care of a pokemon is not cheap.

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT-------------------------------------

    the story has a simr start as Legendary Pokemon Trainer so some people are probably confused. I wanted to say that only the beginning of the story is simr and this story is not a copy.

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    Starter Pokemon is also very important. After all, one''s Starter Pokemon is a Rattata caught by the roadside, and the other''s Starter Pokemon is a Charmander.

    Which Pok¨¦mon will achieve higher achievements in the future? ??

    Of course, the answer is obvious.

    After an ordinary person acquires a Pok¨¦mon and bes a Trainer, they must train their Pok¨¦mon. As for how to train them, it depends on the abilities of each trainer. Generally speaking, civilian trainers can only explore on their own. But in this case, it''s very likely to train your Pok¨¦mon into a waste.

    At the same time, training Pok¨¦mon also requires resources.

    The two most necessary resources for a Trainer are remedies like potions and pokemon food.

    Therefore, in addition to proper training methods, Trainers who have not yet been able to grow must also have enough financial support.

    "Ok, if I want to be a pokemon trainer, I need help. But the alliance is not very helpful. Team Rocket is a good option too. As far as I know, they are running a Team Rocket Rookie test. And I know you''ll get a pokemon as soon as you go to the Team Rocket Rookie test. But the problem is that if you want to leave, team rocket will see you as a traitor and try to kill you. Besides, Team Rocket is still a dangerous criminal organization. Am I ready to join such an organization? But as far as I know, Team Rocket rewards rookies with good potential. Ok, I have thought about this for a long time(months), and there is no other better option than me joining Team Rocket. I have no money, no background, and no system to be stronger. I need help, and if only Team Rocket is going to give me a chance, then I have to take it."

    "Apart from that, the alliance is not such a great organization too."

    My apartment is in the slum, where I happened to see where I have to go to register for the Team Rocket Rookie Test.

    With a trace of nervousness, Alex went towards the front of the run-down shop and looked at the man sitting on a chair behind the counter.

    The dpidated shop is located at the edge of the southern suburbs of Pewter City, which is the least economically prosperous area of the Southern Region

    The apartment that Alex currently rents is nearby this shop.

    However, Alex found that every time a particr dayes, a group of people wille here one after another. And it is not like they havee to this store to buy things. Because through their clothes, it is not difficult to see that most of these people are poor like him.

    After a bit of asking and passing, Alex realized that this shop is looking for recruits for the team Rocket test. All the people who havee today to this shabby shop havee to take the Team Rocket Rookie test.

    Perceiving Alex''s arrival, the man slightly opened his eyes and looked at him, then said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Have you thought clearly? You know, after entering, it will be difficult to get out of it."

    "Please tell me the directions, Mister. I have nothing to lose. So I am not afraid of anything." Facing the old man''s question, Alex replied in a very calm tone.

    Alex knows that he has nothing in this world. He doesn''t even have a normal way to be a Trainer. The alliance is impossible to ept an unregistered trainer. He may get even arrested immediately.

    Therefore, if he wants to be a Trainer and also wants to obtain resources to go further on his Trainer''s journey, he must carefully choose a powerful organization.

    From the current point of view, the best choice for Alex is undoubtedly Kanto''s Team Rocket. From games, animations, and manga, it is not difficult to see that Team Rocket is the strongest dark organization. Especially Team Rocket in Kanto Region.

    Its strength and enormous resources are impossible topare with the dark forces in other regions.

    If Alex wants to be a powerful Trainer, joining Team Rocket is undoubtedly a great choice.

    In his impression, Giovanni is undoubtedly a very qualified Boss. He has Charisma and intelligence. It is notparable to the Boss of dark organizations in other regions. And he spares no effort in the raising new talents.

    The manughed, "Haha, it looks like you''re determined. Do you see the marks on the stone? Follow these marks, and you will reach the end." the man stopped smiling immediately, then threw a small object towards Alex.

    Alex looked at what the man had handed over and found that it was just a in ck stone. This stone is something simr to a token. Without it, probably nothing will happen even if you find the destination.

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    Afterward, Alex followed the direction pointed by the man and found the Stone.

    If you look closely, you could see an arrow pointing right into a forest. ??

    Alex followed the direction for 10 minutes until he met a Spearow.

    The Spearow sat outside a cabin in the woods.

    However, as soon as Alex appeared, an ugly man opened the door and stopped. He immediately turned his head to look at the Kid, who hade out of the woods.

    The ugly man looked threateningly at Alex, "Hey, what are you doing here, brat?"

    Alex was an adult in his previous life, so he was not at all afraid. He faced the ugly man and the Spearow staring at him. Except for the tinge of tension on his face, he was not panicked at all.

    Alex showed the ck Token to the ugly man.

    The eyesight of the ugly man seems to be very good. As soon as Alex raised the ck Token in his hand, he had already noticed it.

    "Get in, brat." The ugly man said coldly to Alex and opened the door.

    The door opened, but Alex couldn''t see anything there as it was very dark inside.

    After Alex handed the token to the ugly man in front of the door, he walked into the darkness. And as soon as he entered, the man immediately closed the door. And Alex suddenly lost consciousness.

    When Alex opened his eyes again, he was in a bright ce that has the size of a football stadium. He was lying on the floor, surrounded by approx 80 standing or sitting people.

    Here is the ce where the Team Rocket will perform the Rookie''s Test.

    Alex thought, "How did I suddenly be unconscious without feeling any pain? The thought alone of it scares me. No, keep calm. You are now too deep into this to change anything. I should rather think about how I can work out an advantage in the test."

    Time passed very quietly, and during this period, people would appear suddenly. For Alex, it looked like the Teleport from the Pok¨¦mon games.

    Alex thought, " Team Rocket is trying hard for this rookies test. Is this how it gets done every time or, is it due to the current supervisor of the test?"

    Alex also tried to get in touch with others for information but found that the people here were very guarded.

    About 10 minutester, the people from Team Rocket finally arrived.

    Team Rocket members wearing Team Rocket uniforms swiftly walked out of the gate. They rudely expelled people on the edge of the room and then arranged them and the rest of the Rookies in a very orderly manner. A few secondster, a good-looking woman came out of the entrance. She looked about 25 years old. She wore a Team Rocket Elite uniform and had blonde hair and a good figure. But none of the 100 rookies looked at her pervertedly. Well, probably because she had a thick, deadly aura around her.

    "Wee, everyone. My name is Lisa. I am the instructor of your group of recruits. Okay, I hope you can all listen to me. I will never say it a second time. Bring me the Pok¨¦mon." a good-looking woman named Lisa said in a loud voice.

    As soon as she finished speaking, several Team Rocket members quickly brought out a fewrge suitcases and then ced them on the open space in front of the podium. Arge number of red and white Pok¨¦balls are neatly arranged (150).

    Alex thought: "There is a maximum of 100 people here. So why are there so many more Pok¨¦mon than people? Probably so that everyone can choose their optimal Pok¨¦mon without pressure. The test is pretty fair so far."

    "I won''t talk any more nonsense. As you have seen it, this is the initial benefit that our Team Rocket gives you Rookies. Go, choose one Pok¨¦ball out of them. But remember, you cannot release the Pok¨¦mon inside. And once you choose, you can''t rece it." Lisa spoke again

    When it was Alex''s turn to choose, there were only around 60 Pok¨¦mon left. He was one of thest ones to select the Pok¨¦ball. Not that it matters much.

    Alex stepped forward and saw the Pok¨¦mon, which were avable to choose from:

    Rattata, Spearow, Zubat, Koffing, and Ekans.

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    Alex thought, "In terms of battle strength, among these five Pok¨¦mons, Ekans is undoubtedly the strongest, followed by Koffing. But if you can evolve Zubat into Crobat, then Zubat is by far the strongest Pok¨¦mon to select. His stats can beparable to the original starter Pok¨¦mon. The problem is that there is no 100% guarantee that the Zubat will get evolved into Crobat."

    As a fan of Pok¨¦mon, Alex is naturally familiar with these 5 kinds of Pok¨¦monmon in Kanto. Among them, Ekans and Koffing are the Pok¨¦mon that are standard in Team Rocket. These two kinds of Pok¨¦mon are Poison Type Pok¨¦mon. Poison Type Pok¨¦mon are powerful in this world. ??

    You have to know that in this world, if a Pok¨¦mon is poisoned and you do not have an antidote avable, then yourPok¨¦mon may lose strength permanently, or in the worst case, it dies without any medical care.

    That is why poison Pok¨¦mon are quite dangerous in the Pok¨¦mon world.

    If a person is bitten by a weak poison Pok¨¦mon and does not take the antidote within 1 hour, he will probably die.

    Of course, it depends on the Pok¨¦mon that poisoned the person.

    In the wild Pok¨¦mon habitat, the Poison Type Pok¨¦mon is an unhindered existence. Generally, when a weaker or equally strong Pok¨¦mon sees a Poison Type Pok¨¦mon, it will turn around and escape.

    Koffing, especially, can be resourceful. Whether it is releasing ck smoke to confuse the enemy or a suicidal attack at a critical moment, Koffing is a very useful Pok¨¦mon to have. Plus its good habit of not being picky eaters belongs to Pok¨¦mon, who are easy to raise and are quite resourceful.

    However, these two Poison Type Pok¨¦mon, like the Starter Pok¨¦mon of Rookie Trainer, are very unqualified.

    You must know, Just like a Trainer chooses the Pok¨¦mon, the Pok¨¦mon also chooses the Trainer. If the Trainer''s ability is not enough to make Pok¨¦mon recognized him, he is likely to be attacked by the Pok¨¦mon, and to be attacked by a poison type Pok¨¦mon is a dangerous thing.

    Especially, this kind of Pok¨¦mon, who has no emotional intellect like Ekans.

    Among the remaining three Pok¨¦mon, Rattata was immediately eliminated by Alex. The reason is simple. Although Rattata is very good to feed, its upside potential is extremely low. If it is Alora Rattata, then he may consider it.

    Alex is also not so arrogant to think that he can bring a Rattata to elite strength. It''s not as if he knows any special training methods for Rattata or Pok¨¦mon food that increases the potential of Rattata. There is no reason to make it difficult for yourself. And he doesn''t have cheats like other main characters in fanfics.

    Subsequently, in thest two choices of Spearow and Zubat, Alexunched intense thinking andparison.

    Compared to Zubat, Spearow''s battle strength is undoubtedly better early.

    But do I want to be an average trainer?

    Even if it''s arrogant, I think that with my modern knowledge and strong willpower, I have a solid chance to be an elite Trainer even without a system.

    So if my goal is to be an elite Trainer, then I should be willing to bet a bit.

    Although I don''t know how exactly Zubat evolves in this world, I roughly know that it will evolve with enough friendship. Power of Nakama for the win.

    If I treat Zubat like a family member, I think that he can evolve into Crobatter without any problems.

    That''s an advantage. I''m pretty sure that I love Pok¨¦mon and also understand that it is best to treat Pok¨¦mon like family members.

    Zubat is a nocturnal creature. Although the battle strength will decrease during the day, his outstanding detection ability is much greater than the other Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex also has a good idea of how to conquer Zubat. ording to his understanding of bats, Zubat is very afraid of the light. As long as I grasp the weakness of Zubat, the difficulty of conquering Zubat is not very difficult.

    Another point is that Alex is very confident in training Zubat. From its name of Zubat, it is not difficult to understand what the Innate Ability of this Pok¨¦mon is. That''s right, the sound wave is Zubat''s Innate Ability. And Alex, as a modern person, has a better understanding of how sound waves work than the normal people in this world.

    He knows how mighty the power of sound can be.

    After deciding on his starter Pok¨¦mon, Alex took a random Zubat Pok¨¦ball. At the same time, his eyes lit up a little blue glow.

    The information of this Zubat appears in front of his eyes.

    Pok¨¦mon: Zubat

    LV: 11

    Type: Poison Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball

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    Alex thought, "What the fuk! Why do I get a system sote? I have been in this world for several months. Also, why is the system so bad? It only gives me information about Pok¨¦mon. Although knowing what potential a Pok¨¦mon has can be very useful for a trainer. But it doesn''t give me any other advantages. No, the fact that I even have a system is an advantage over other trainers. I can buy or catch Pok¨¦mon who have good potential and build a powerful team."

    Team Rocket member yelled, "Hey, Brat! What are you standing around here? You already got a Pok¨¦mon, so make room for the others rookies." ??

    Alex said: "Yes, sir."

    Alex thought, "Bastard! I wanted to take the Pok¨¦mon with the best potential. Now I can only work with this Pok¨¦mon. Though I have to say that my luck is pretty good to get a Silver potential Pok¨¦mon."

    Potential is very important in this world.

    Although potential only says how strong the Pok¨¦mon can usually get, it doesn''t say how strong the Pok¨¦mon is now. Basically, it defines the usual upper limit of the level that a Pok¨¦mon can reach.

    Apart from that, you can improve the potential of Pok¨¦mon with rare or legendary items.

    The problem obviously is that it is difficult to get hold of these items.

    Other trainers also know how significant the potential is for a Pok¨¦mon. But in this world, there is no simple way to determine the potential of a Pok¨¦mon except to see how fast it levels up.

    "I hope we can be good friends, maybe even family members. I''ll try my best to make you as strong as possible, Zubat." Alex thought in his mind, holding the Pok¨¦ball.

    Then, under the impatient eyes of others, Alex went back to where he woke up in the starting.

    "Interesting." Watching Alex walking back calmly under the gaze of everyone, Lisa standing on the podium and looked abnormally at the sight of Alex.

    "Well, since you all have selected Pok¨¦mon, you can release them now and try to conquer them. You have 7 days for this, and the first 10 people to do this will get generous rewards. The faster you are, the better the rewards you will get." said Lisa with a yful expression.

    When Lisa was talking, Alex, who was in the crowd, noticed the members of Team Rocket who surrounded them. The faces of these people were humorous, watching the rookies with interest.

    Alex thought, "This b*tch knows that trying to conquer wild Pok¨¦mon without a n or other Pok¨¦mon is as good as impossible. Particrly if you haven''t caught them yourself. And she still stimted the crowd with the talk about rewards."

    "Rattata, use Tackle."

    "Ekans, listen to me. I''m your trainers now."

    "Spearow, we''ll be friends from now on. Ok?"

    "Koffing, use Tackle."

    After hearing the words of the Instructor Lisa and the rewards, most of the Team Rocket rookies'' face showed ecstasy.

    These people thought that they are smart enough or charismatic enough to impress the Pok¨¦mon.

    Lisa''s words had poured oil in the fire.

    Alex immediately ran towards the sight of the Team Rocket members who released their Pok¨¦mon and circled the rookies.

    Many rookies also understood what was wrong and ran in the direction of the Team Rocket members.

    These Pok¨¦mons that came out of rookie''s Pok¨¦ball, they first looked around, especially in the direction of Lisa''s Pok¨¦mon. They looked at Lisa''s Fearow with fearful looks. The orders from the rookies were ignored by them.

    For a time, the scene was pretty embarrassing. Facing this situation, the faces of those rookies who were formerly full of confidence couldn''t help but show an expression of embarrassment or surprise.

    These people have hardly had any education about Pok¨¦mon and know Pok¨¦mon mainly from the elite fights on the TV. Without money and a family, it is difficult to collect relevant knowledge to be a Pok¨¦mon trainer.

    They thought that as long as they release the Pok¨¦mon from their Pok¨¦ball, they will follow their orders.

    Later, a couple of stupid trainers yelled at their Pok¨¦mon for ignoring their orders. Of course, the Pok¨¦mon reacted aggressively and attacked their trainers.

    Alex thought. "Sure enough, most people here have been raised by Alliance as followers and have lived their whole life in the fairy tale."

    In general, Alliance seldom lets people in the areas under their rule know about the terrifying world of Wild Pok¨¦mon. Almost everyone promotes Pok¨¦mon as a good friend and partner of mankind. Due to that, the overwhelming majority has no experience regarding Pok¨¦mon.

    Immediately, chaos broke out. An Ekans bit his trainer, a Koffing spit gas out of his mouth, and a Spearow pecked at his trainer''s head fiercely.

    Fortunately, this kind of chaos went by quickly. Under the instructions of the Instructor Lisa, a group of Team Rocket soldiers who were watching the y started fighting. And they were very skilled inmanding their Pok¨¦mon.

    Quickly all rookies'' Pok¨¦mon were defeated and put back into their Pok¨¦balls.

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    Immediately afterward, these Team Rocket soldiers carried those who were dying or were injured after being attacked by Pok¨¦mon and sent them to the emergency room for treatment.

    Alex thought, "I''m lucky that I knew that wild Pok¨¦mon are very dangerous, or that would have happened to me too." ??

    Soon, the entire ground fell into a dead silence again. The overwhelming majority of rookies looked at the Pok¨¦balls in their hands with fear.

    Lisa said sadistically, "Oh~ it looks like none of you losers will get the rewards today. What a pity. By the way, I forgot to tell you. The Pok¨¦mon in your hands were harvested in the wild not long ago. You should hurry up. If you can''t conquer your Pok¨¦mon in a week, then you have to start as Team Rocketckey. By the way, 80% of all Team Rocketckeys do not manage to rise to Team Rocket members. Well, I don''t want to talk any more nonsense. I will give you a week. No matter what method you use, only those who sessfully tame Pok¨¦mon in their hands can be the real members of our Team Rocket. Those who can''t do it will all be starting from the Rankckey. Our Team Rocket will never raise trash.

    The rookies heard the words of Lisa and looked anxiously at the floor. Only about 20 people still looked at Lisa. Alex belongs to this group too.

    At this time, Lisa was also watching the performance of the rookies. After discovering that there were still a few good seedlings in this batch of the rookies, she was a little relieved in her heart.

    She is currently a recruit instructor, and it is her job to train rookies for the organization. If she fails to meet the minimum training targets, her promotion path will be considerably affected.

    Lisa is a dangerous person in the Team Rocket organization.

    Almost all-female Team Rocket members are cold or sadistic, but Lisa is particrly bad. She likes to r*pe and torture good-looking boys. Of course, she can''t just r*pe Team Rocket members. There are rules. As long as a subordinate doesn''t provoke her, she can''t attack him. But as soon as the subordinate steps out of this line, she can do whatever she wants with him.

    The organization allows these elites to train rookies, and the intention is also very obvious. One is to Assist them to train more outstanding Team Rocket members, and 2 to allow them to grow their influence within the organization.

    Team Rocket Elite Captain, who wants to be a Team Rocket Executive, needs a strong influence in the organization.

    Of course, if you are very powerful, you can be promoted directly by Giovanni.

    Lisa pped her hands and said, "Follow the Team Rocket members."

    Subsequently, the Team Rocket soldiers who received the order also acted, like escorting the prisoners, and took Alex and other Team Rocket rookie out of the room.

    After being taken out of the Room, Alex and the others entered therge secret base built by Team Rocket underground in Pewter City and were finally brought to the public dining hall.

    Alex and the rookies ate there for 10 minutes before they left the public dining hall.

    Then the soldiers brought the rookies to the recruit dormitory where every rookie gets a room to live.

    As soon as Alex entered his room, he saw that the room was simple. There was a bed, table, kitchen, bathroom, and even aputer on the table. Although the room was small and simple, it was better than the apartment Alex had rented.

    In the closet, Alex saw 2 Team Rocket uniforms that are worn by recruits.

    It is worth mentioning that these 2 uniforms are not simple. They are made of excellent materials by Team Rocket. They are not only light and strong. But also have functions like fire prevention and electricity prevention.

    Alex also spotted a device on the table which looked like a cell phone.

    Though it seems to have more functions. The more Alex discovered, the more shocked he was by this cell phone.

    This device is called TRH, and every Team Rocket member has one.

    In addition to the identification function, it has many more functions, such as space backpack,munication, and simr bank cards.

    Inside Team Rocket, the universal currency is a virtual currency called TR Points. This virtual currency is essential in Team Rocket. As long as the integral points are sufficient, you can exchange them in the Exchange System inside Team Rocket for different items.

    "Team Rocket is more powerful than I thought."

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    The strength of Team Rocket is so great because of its big business. In many cities, they have many of their industries, and most of the staff in these industries are naturally Team Rocket''s people.

    The actual number of powerful trainers in Team Rocket is not veryrge. Most Team Rocket members are responsible for logistics work. Besides, raising powerful trainers costs arge number of resources. If there is not enough logistical power to support, the people of Team Rocket can only go broke. ??

    Many people think that the way the dark organization obtains resources is by plundering, but that can not be more wrong. Plundering is the lowest and slowest resource collection method.

    They are very good at creating and cultivating resources. For example, Silph Co. is controlled by Team Rocket behind the scenes. Not to forget that Team Rocket owns thergest casino in Kanto.

    These are all huge cash cows created and cultivated by Team Rocket.

    That''s why the strength of Team Rocket is so powerful that even Alliance does not dare to move against them simply. After all, Team Rocket has sessfully integrated into the Alliance''s body. If Alliance wants to pull out the Team Rocket by the roots, it will suffer the damage itself too.

    Alex opened his TRH device and found that there were 500 TR points on his ount. He found 5 departments in the Exchange system

    1: Pok¨¦mon 2: TM 3: Pok¨¦mon items 4: Pok¨¦mon training method 5: Pok¨¦mon food

    Alex first looked at the Pok¨¦mon items, where he found many useful things. Like Low-Quality Fire Stones, Potions, Antidote, Pok¨¦balls, Great balls, Freshwater, Soda Pop, Lemonade.

    In this world, healing objects like lemonade or potions don''t only heal injuries but also give back the original physical strength to the tired Pok¨¦mon.

    Of course, cheap healing items like lemonade are several times worse than the top healing items like Max Potions.

    This is why rich trainers have a strong advantage over regr trainers. For example, a rich trainer can train his Pok¨¦mon 2 times effectively in the same training time. That''s because a Pok¨¦mon only takes a certain number of healing items per day. And the better the healing items are, the more efficient the training is.

    "Ok. I''ve now ordered everything I need to conquer Zubat. I hope it arrives soon."

    About 1 hourter, someone knocked on Alex''s door. He opened the room and saw a middle-aged man in a Lackey uniform standing outside the door carrying a package.

    As mentioned before, in Team Rocket, the people who are lower than the recruits are the Lackeys. These people are the people who have not passed the recruit test. They are at the bottom of Team Rocket. Their role is simr to the handyman. Yes, they do all the dirty work.

    Of course, these misceneous personnel has not totally lost the opportunity to continue to be promoted, but their promotion path is several times more difficult than when they were recruits.

    After all, they have been in the most severely exploited position without any source of TR Points. The Lackey work can only guarantee their 3 meals a day and amodation.

    Without anymunication, Alex took the package from the Lackey and closed the door again.

    Alex thought, "You can''t me anyone but yourself. After all, Team Rocket is a dark organization. Those who fail to pass the trial of recruits are destined to receive serious exploitation by Team Rocket."

    In the package were an iron cage, earplugs, a strong shlight, and 10-liter blood sma.

    All of this cost Alex 290 TR points.

    He now only had 210 TR points left.

    Alex thought, "Fuk! I hardly have any money left. How can I train my Pok¨¦mon effectively without enough money? The most efficient way to get money is to collect Mega Stones and Keystones and then sell them. The problem the world doesn''t know yet about Mega Stones. and if I try to sell this information with my strength, I die in 99 out of 100 cases."

    "No, I have to keep the information about Mega Stones secret for now. Later I can take advantage of it."

    "There is also the possibility of catching Pok¨¦mons with good potential and then selling them for a high price."

    "Although in this world, no device can determine the potential exactly. But as soon as the Pok¨¦mon is caught, we can roughly estimate how good the potential of the Pok¨¦mon is."

    "The problem I have is that I don''t want to harm Pok¨¦mon. Although I am ready to kill Pok¨¦mon and people if necessary but killing innocent Pok¨¦mon and people is too much."

    "Ok, I''ll do it like this. If a Pok¨¦mon attacks me without provocation, then I''ll see it as an enemy who tried to kill me. After all, Pok¨¦mon attacks are no joke."

    "I think I can live with this rule. I am no batman after all."

    "But first, I need a strong Pok¨¦mon to catch and sell Pok¨¦mon.

    Ok, let''s start with conquering Zubat."

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    "Everything is ready. Come out, Zubat." After taking a deep breath, Alex put on the earplugs .Then pressed the button in the center of the Pok¨¦ball and threw it in the iron cage.

    Then he quickly closed the iron cage and picked up the shlight. ??

    In the next second, a white light shot into the air from the opened Pok¨¦ball. After the white light disappeared, a Zubat of regr size appeared in front of Alex.

    Alex said kindly, "Hey, Zubat. My name is Alex, and I''ll be your trainer in the future. I know you don''t want a trainer, but I promise you that I will treat you respectfully and try to make you the strongest Zubat (Crobat) in the world."

    However, this Zubat seemed to have been kept in the Pok¨¦ball for a very long time. The sounding out of the small belly is the best proof. Now that the stomach was rumbling with hunger, he looked at Alex like food and quickly attacked him with Ultrasonic.

    Fortunately, Alex had worn the earplugs, so this attack didn''t harm him.

    "Sure enough, you want to do it the hard way. Remember, this is what you asked for." Seeing Zubat looking at him as prey, Alex''s eyes became cold and immediately turned on the button of the shlight. The shlight was aimed at Zubat, who was fearfully looking at him.

    The next moment, Zubat was hit hard by the intensely bright light and screamed out in pain

    Zubat does not have eyes, but he is still remarkably afraid of bright light. If exposed to bright light for a long time, it can even die. Zubat has to evolve into Golbat to lose his weakness to light.

    "Zubat, I know you can understand me. Now that you have been caught by me, I don''t want to continue to hurt you with light. How about you follow my orders and be my Pok¨¦mon?" At some distance, Alex said to Zubat after turning off the shlight.

    But Zubat just looked at Alex without emotion. This wild and unruly Zubat didn''t want to be obedient to him.

    Alex thought, "Fuk, with normal Zubat, this method shouldn''t have been a problem. But this talented Zubat is harder to conquer than the normal ones."

    As soon as Zubat saw that Alex was not paying attention to it, he got pissed off. And out of anger, he attacked Alex''s direction with a shadow ball.

    The small shadow ball hit the iron cage and left a visible dent.

    Alex was now angry like a Gyarados.He quickly switched on the shlight.

    Under the continuation of the intense light, Zubat soon began to make a crying sound to Alex begging for mercy, but Alex ignored him.

    Alex has understood it now. If he wants to conquer this Zubat who just tried to kill him twice, he must take it head-on.

    About one minuteter, Zubat was already weak and dropped on the ground resignedly. At this time, Alex turned off the bright light.

    When Alex approached Zubat, Zubat trembled with fear. Alex smiled when he saw Zubat''s scared appearance.

    "Don''t worry, Zubat. You are my Pok¨¦mon now, I won''t hurt you anymore. Drink it, this is your food."

    Alex tore the sma bag on the table and poured the fresh blood into a Pok¨¦mon te and then he opened the iron cage.

    When Alex tore the sma bag, a strong smell of blood emanated from it. And Zubat, who was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, immediately smelled it. Zubat wanted to drink it but because he was still afraid of Alex and there was a shlight in his hand, he just stared at the blood in the Pok¨¦mon te from a distance.

    After several gentle persuasion by Alex, Zubat was unable to endure the hunger. Under the gaze of Alex who continued to hold the shlight, he approached the Pok¨¦mon te carefully.

    As soon as he saw that Zubat had finished drinking, he put the shlight on the table and walked towards Zubat.

    Alex thought, "You have to show confidence to be able to impress it. And it''s not like I can carry around a shlight for a lifetime."

    "Be my partner, Zubat." Alex stretched out a hand and said to Zubat.

    Zubat who was flying in midair hesitated for a while. And finally, hended on the arm Alex had extended and quietly looked at Alex.

    Alex said happily: "Nice."

    From this moment on, one person and one bat finally established a good friendship.

    Pok¨¦mon: Zubat

    LV: 11

    Attribute: Poison Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball

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    Alex said happily, "Ok, now that I''ve conquered my Pok¨¦mon, I should go to instructor Lisa quickly to get my reward. I hope I was the quickest of the rookies. Right, Zubat?"

    Zubat only gave him a look of "Not my problem." ??

    Alex said, "Of course, that''s your problem too. Who do you think I will spend the money on."

    Zubat looked a bit confused and then excited. His opinion of Alex rose sharply. Now, whenever he looks at Alex, he has an expression of "What a good trainer."

    Most of Pok¨¦mon''s minds are still very simple. As long as you treat them well, they will be close to you and treat you well.

    As Alex moved towards Instructor Lisa''s room, he thought, "Wait. Now I have a Pok¨¦mon to protect me and an efficient way of conquering Zubat. There will probably be a lot of rookies who are willing to pay TR Points to get help. I mean, which rookie wants to start as a Team Rocket Lackey who can hardly get a promotion.

    I''m sure many would pay me 200 or even 500 TR points. And I can even rent the items for the Zubat conquering to these rookies (Iron cage, earplugs, shlight)."

    When Alex walked towards Lisa''s room, the Rookies looked at Alex and his Zubat on his shoulder with jealousy. One of them even looked at Alex with anger. His name was Lars.

    Lars was very tall for his age, about 180cm. Because of his size, he was feared by the under-developed teens. That gave this Lars a big ego. He thought he would be the first one to control his Pok¨¦mon. But a weak-looking guy prevented that from happening. That hurt his big ego a great deal.

    He walked towards Alex and asked with a loud voice with visible anger, "Hey, how did you capture your Pok¨¦mon?"

    Alex thought, "Huh... This idiot wants to threaten a person with a Pok¨¦mon without even owning one. Quite a blockhead."

    Alex looked coldly at Lars and said, "Shut up, you idiot. If you want to know how I did it, give me 300TP points, and I may tell you."

    Lars got even angrier and said, "You little bastard! Do you think that just because there are cameras in the hallway, you are protected? Once you are out of sight of Team Rocket, nobody can save you from me."

    Alex gave Lars a menacing look, "I''ll give you onest chance. Getaway and give me 100 TR Points aspensation. Or you''ve just made yourself a powerful enemy."

    As soon as Lars heard what Alex had said and seen the cold eyes of Alex, he suddenly became stiff.

    "Fuk! I''m such a hothead. What do I do now?" thought Lars.

    Suddenly Lars said in a friendly manner, "Sorry, friend. Please, let''s forget about what just happened. How about I give you 300 TR Points, and you help me to conquer my Zubat.

    Alex said coldly, "400."

    "350"

    Alex said coldly, "400" again.

    Lars looked at the floor and said quietly, "Ok."

    Alex suddenly said peacefully, "Ok. I''lle to your room when I have time." Then they both exchanged contacts, and Alex went ahead.

    The personnel ranks in Team Rocket are generally divided into 7 levels: Team Rocket Lackey, Team Rocket Member, Team Rocket Elite Member, Team Rocket Captain, Team Rocket Elite Captain, Team Rocket Executive, Boss (Giovanni)

    Of course, direct subordinates of Giovanni like Koga, Lt. Surge, and Sabrina, besides the Three Beasts Carr, Orm, and Sird, have at least the same status as Team Rocket Executive. That means that if you manage to be a direct subordinate of Giovanni, nobody in the Team Rocket can order you, except Giovanni.

    There are only 3 ces that Alex can freely enter and exit. The first is the public dining hall, the second is the recruit dormitory, the third is the public training ground.

    That means Alex has to wait in front of the captain dormitory or contact Instructor Lisa with the TRH device. Alex thought that the best option was to stand in front of the captain''s dormitory to reach her.

    As soon as Alex wanted to leave the Recruit Dormitory, Instructor Lisa and an kazam appeared before him.

    Alex looked at the information from kazam and was shocked at how strong it was.

    Pok¨¦mon: kazam

    LV: 49

    Attribute: Psychic

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Disable, Kinesis, Teleport, Psybeam, Reflect, Ally Cut, Switch, Psycho, Recover, Psyshock, Psychic, Role y, Future Sight, (TM) Fire Punch, (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Protect, (Innate Talent) Substitute

    Lisa says seductively, "Hey, sweety~ Where are you going?"

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    Alex was briefly stunned, but he recovered quickly and said calmly, "Hello, Instructor Lisa. My name is Alex Stark, and I just conquered my Pok¨¦mon. I wanted to report it to you."

    Lisa said seductive, "Sweety~ Am I not a beautiful elder sister? Why are you not reacting at all? This is a bit rude." Seeing Alex was still calm, Lisa frowned. ??

    Alex''s indifferent expression made Lisa doubt her charm, though not that much.

    Although Alex thought that Lisa looked very good, he knows that there is no nice person in Team Rocket. Especially the female members who have to show strength or madness to scare away the Male members.

    Lisa saw that the fish didn''t take the bait and said boringly, "Ok. You''re the first rookie to conquer your Pok¨¦mon. That''s why you get 1000 TR Points and 3 Ultra Ball as a reward. The items and 3 Team Rocket member suits will be delivered to you within an hour. But you don''t have time to rest, be ready to fight with your Pok¨¦mon. When this week is over, the rookies will fight against each other to determine who among 100 rookies is the strongest one. If you are the strongest rookie of the bunch, not only will you get rewards, but you can also take part in a much better tournament."

    Lisa said sternly, "The strongest rookies in each city have the opportunity to participate in the rookie tournament organized by the boss. Btw if you win the tournament, you will get a Larvitar Pok¨¦mon Egg from the boss. And have the chance to be a direct subordinate of the boss in the future. Not to mention, you will also help me to get a promotion indirectly if you win. So make full efforts, honey~" When she has finished speaking, she and kazam teleported away.

    Alex went back to his room. He took the items he used to conquer Zubat and headed towards Lars''s room. Alex let Lars transfer the 400 TP points and gave the items to Lars. Then he exined how he conquered Zubat and asked him if he should wait in front of the door in case of an emergency.

    Lars was grateful for this suggestion and epted it.

    5 minter, Lars came out with a Zubat on his shoulder. Alex thought that he would be arrogant again with a Pok¨¦mon by himself. But to his surprise, he was very grateful for the help and asked to be his friend. Alex didn''t think about it for long. After all, one more friend is better than one more enemy.

    As Alex went to his room. He thought about where to spend his 1600 TR Points. he thought of TMs first. TMs like Protect, Taunt, Roost, Sludge Bomb, and Mega Drain are useful for Zubat. The problem is that they cost too much.

    Protect 1000 TR Points

    Taunt 5000 TR Points

    Roost at least 100 000 TR Points (Rare, not always avable)

    Sludge Bomb 20000 TR Points

    Mega Drain 10000 TR Points

    As a second option, Alex thought of healing items. Healing items are divided under focused on injuries and focused on recovery. Focused on injuries items, do as the name says, take care of the injuries of the Pok¨¦mon. It also restores stamina, but the effect of restoring is worse than the items from Focus on recovery.

    Focus on recovery items restores stamina and weakly heals the Pok¨¦mon. The problem is that the healing items with the best effects naturally cost more.

    injuries items:

    Potion 100 TR Points

    Super Potion 200 TR Points

    Hyper Potion 1000 TR Points

    Max Potion 5000 TR Points

    recovery items:

    Fresh Water 2 TR Points

    Soda Pop 5 TR Points

    Lemonade 10 TR Points

    Moomoo Milk 50 TR Points

    Energy Powder 25 TR Points

    Energy Root 500 TR Points

    recovery items like Moomoo Milk are ideal for newborn Pok¨¦mon babies, and Fresh Water, Soda Pop, Lemonade are recovery items for trainers who have little money.

    Energy Powder is mostly used by Elite trainers.

    Energy Root is only used by wealthy trainers.

    You have to remember that you can only use 1 potion on a Pok¨¦mon per day.

    Injuries items, in general, are unpopr. Trainers rarely buy Injuries items. They prefer to go to Pok¨¦mon-Center (if you are registered as a trainer in the alliance) or to Team Rocket Pok¨¦mon-Center (if you are a member of Team Rocket). It is cheaper and more effective than a potion. Injuries items are considered emergency items to be used when your Pok¨¦mon is about to die.

    Alex thought about what to buy for 1 hour and came up with the most critical items he needs now.

    Alex decided to buy Protect for 1000 TR. Even though it costs a lot of money at the moment, Protect is a life-saving move in this world. Every good trainer wants his Pok¨¦mon to have Protect to be safe in an emergency. Besides, Pok¨¦mon can move in front of the trainer and then use Protect. So it is also a trainer''s life-saving move.

    Alex also bought 10 Energy Powder for 250 TR points and 10 bottles of Tauros''s blood for 320 TR points. The energy powders are there to ensure that training with Zubat is efficient. The Tauros blood is one of the most expensive blood that Team Rocket sells, but it''s worth every point if it makes Zubat stronger and healthier.

    "Ok. Goal number 1 is to look for rookies who also need help and get the necessary money from them. Goal number 2, be the strongest rookie of the 100 rookies and collect the rewards for winning. Then use the rewards to get even stronger." thought Alex with enthusiasm.

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    Alex closed his door to his room and thought over how he should train Zubat.

    The improvement of Pok¨¦mon''s strength depends on two factors. The first one being the physical fitness of the Pok¨¦mon, and the second one being the Moves mastery. ??

    Pok¨¦mon''s physical fitness can be divided into six factors: HP, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense, and Speed.

    Pok¨¦mon''s Moves mastery can be divided into three levels: Beginner, Expert, and Master.

    Both the physical fitness and moves mastery can be improved with special training.

    Let''s say, for physical fitness training, you can ask your Pok¨¦mon to run at full speed for an hour. If you do it often enough, then your Pok¨¦mon will be faster than Pok¨¦mon of the same race that did not do such training.

    Moves mastery can be improved if you use a move often in training or inbat. For example, Zubat''s Shadow Ball was so slow, small, and weak because his move mastery of Shadow Ball was only at the Beginner rank. But if Zubat does this move 50 or even 100 times every day, it won''t take long until his Shadow Ball is normal in strength, speed, and size.

    Of course, every Pok¨¦mon is different. For move mastery, it is important to have good potential.

    The better the potential the Pok¨¦mon has, the faster the Pok¨¦mon masters the move.

    How to improve Pok¨¦mon''sbat strength? There are two ways. The first is to fight against other Pok¨¦mon, and the second is to train (Moves mastery & physical fitness).

    If a Pok¨¦mon increases itsbat strength, its level rises. If a Pok¨¦mon is over LV 40, the Pok¨¦mon is considered an Elite Pok¨¦mon, and the trainer who owns such a Pok¨¦mon is called an Elite trainer.

    But not every Pok¨¦mon can be an Elite Pok¨¦mon. Pok¨¦mon with a potential of Normal can only reach LV 39 max. And don''t forget, the lower the potential, the lower ones leveling up speed.

    Bronze Pok¨¦mon max. LV is 49.

    Silver Pok¨¦mon max LV is 60.

    Gold Pok¨¦mon max LV is 75.

    Potential: Normal, Bronze, Silver, Gold, ???

    Alex thought, "Zubat and his evolved-form Crobat are assassin-type melee Pok¨¦mon, especially Crobat. It is logical to train Zubat this way early. Let Zubat master a few more long-range moves too. Getting into hand-to-handbat isn''t always the best option for Pok¨¦mon like Zubat.

    "Ok, I will train Zubat special for speed tomorrow. Speed is one of the most important stats for Zubat now. If he is fast enough, he can execute a hit & run tactic. Of course, even if he is much faster than other Pok¨¦mon, some moves can hit Zubat."

    While Alex was lost in thought, he heard a knock on the door.

    When he opened the door, Alex saw the same Team Rocket Lackey again, with a package with him. Alex received the package and closed the door.

    The package included 3 Ultra Ball, 3 Team Rocket member suits, TM (Protect), 10 Energy Powder, and 10 bottles of Tauros''s blood.

    Zubat, who was bored sitting on Alex''s shoulder, saw the Tauros''s blood and started flying around excitedly in the room. After a few seconds, he calmed down andnded in front of Alex with a begging expression ? ¤Ä ?_? ?¤Ä.

    "Pok¨¦mon are so cute," thought Alex in his heart.

    Alex: "HAHA! Ok, Zubat. I''ll give you one of Tauros''s blood bottles. But before that, I want you to do Shadow Ball 50 times. Also, be careful that you don''t hit anything with it. I also want you to try to make the Shadow Ball as fast as you can without losing strength or stability."

    Zubat nodded and looked at Alex seriously, then he flew straight to a spot in the room with the most open space and started practicing Shadow Ball.

    Alex watched as Zubat made a slightly faster Shadow Balls. His Shadow balls are getting a little faster every time Zubat uses them. Although the progress got slower after 50 shadow balls, his Shadow Balls were 1 second faster than before (3s total). Now Zubat can make a shadow ball in 2s.

    Suddenly, a thick smell of blood pours through the room when Alex opened the Tauros Blood. He ced the bowl of Tauros''s Blood in front of the exhausted Zubat, and he also praised Zubat for his hard work.

    "What a crazy day," thought Alex.

    He put his exhausted body on the bed and fell asleep immediately.

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    In the early morning, Alex suddenly heard an explosion from the recruit dormitory. He woke up immediately, put on his Team Rocket member uniform, took Zubat Pok¨¦ball, and left his room.

    Thick smoke began to emerge from the recruits'' dormitory where the explosion urred, and the mes spread quickly to the surrounding dormitories. The dormitory where Alex is located was also affected. ??

    After hearing the explosion in the dormitory building, Alex also stopped in his ce immediately, lifted the head, and looked at the floor where the smoke was rising. He discovered that the dormitory where the explosion had urred was his dormitory building. Alex immediately thought of the Pok¨¦mon Koffing and felt a bit sad and sympathetic for such an unnecessary death.

    Alex couldn''t help but pray, "Rest in peace."

    When a Pok¨¦mon uses the move Explosion, it bes unconscious and suffers serious injuries. If not treated in time, it can never wake up again.

    That''s why Pok¨¦mon rarely use Explosion, but Koffing has a bad personality. Don''t look at his stupid expression, Koffing can easily be provoked. Of course, even when Koffing is provoked, Koffing rarely uses a move like Explosion.

    From the explosion, the mes and smoke spread quickly to the surrounding dormitories.

    In a short time, many rookies still in the dormitory rushed down from the dormitory, trying to run faster than ever. Each and everyone had an expression of anxiety on their faces. At the same time, some Team Rocket soldiers also rushed to the fire scene to put out the fire with Water-type Pok¨¦mon.

    The fire was quickly brought under control with the help of many Water-type Pok¨¦mon and then quickly extinguished. The fire was easily suppressed, and then these Team Rocket soldiers left the fire scene one after another.

    Team Rocket soldiers went into the room with the explosion and came out with several ck stic bags. The rookies who saw them all had a shocked expression on their faces.

    Lisa shouted furiously, "Hey, you idiots! Why do you want to conquer Pok¨¦mon in your room? It is much safer to do it on public training grounds. When an emergency urs, others can help save your life."

    Lisa was frustrated. She thought, "Great! My group ''had'' such an idiot. This is gonna look bad in my report. And the lucky idiot didn''t survive, so I have nowhere to use my frustration. Now I can only hope that one of these rookies wins the boss tournament, although the odds are minimal."

    At the same time, behind this sadness and sympathy, Alex''s desire for strength had strengthened even more. The fact that life is so fragile was right in front of him. If you want to live, you can only make yourself stronger.

    When the fire ended, the recruit dormitory was not affected at all. Except, one-room was unusable now.

    Alex shook off this experience and headed for the public dining hall.

    A public dining hall is where all Team Rocket members can get free meals 3 times a day.

    But if you want better food you have to spend TR Points. Of course, no rookie was willing to spend his TR points on such luxury. You have to consider that the rookies have to conquer their Pok¨¦mon in 7 days and then even train it for the tournament. Who has money to waste?

    Alex went to the counter where food costs money and got himself a delicious menu for 5 TR points. Although Alex needs money too, he has already captured his Pok¨¦mon and bought all the training items. That''s why Alex has no problem spending a little money on a luxury.

    When Alex wanted to find a free table, Lars called Alex over to his table. He went to Lars''s table and talked to Lars about various things. Lars told him that he was the 3rd fastest rookie to conquer Pok¨¦mon. He received 500 TR points as a reward and bought good training items with it. Alex asked him if he knows trainers who have a Zubat and enough money. He also says that for every customer he introduces, he will give Lars 100 TR points. Lars had thought about doing business without Alex but decided against it. Although Lars is arrogant, he knows what gratitude is.

    Also, how would Alex react if he knew that he had stolen his idea?

    After dinner, Lars and Alex went to the rookies'' rooms with their Zubat. Although most rookies had not yet conquered their Pok¨¦mon, many had run out of money. These rookies begged Alex to help them anyway. Alex always replied, "I sympathize with what happened to you, but I am very sorry. I am just a recruit that was just promoted to a member. If you want to get help, you must pay a price. Don''t you already know it very well, why did you beg me to help you?"

    Alex and Lars only found 3 rookies who had enough money and had a Zubat. One of them wanted to try it alone, the other two paid 300 TR points for the help. In the end, Alex had earned 400 TR points within an hour. Lars was also happy to get 200 TR points for little work. Alex said goodbye to Lars and headed for the public training grounds.

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    Every Team Rocket staff has free ess to the public training ground. It is 4 times the size of a football field, and you can always find people training here. In Team Rocket, the weak are exploited by the strong, so who would like to stay weak? Being weak is not a sin; staying weak is.

    There are also training items that can be borrowed for TR Points. You can also rent a private room, but that costs TR Points per hour. Regr Team Rocket members or even some Team Rocket Elite members cannot afford this luxury. ??

    Alex borrowed a stopwatch and weight vest using some TR Points. Then, he looked for a free ce. After finding it, he called brought out the Pok¨¦balls from his Pok¨¦belt.

    "Come out, Zubat." Alex pressed the Pok¨¦balls switch to release Zubat inside. Zubat flew very obediently onto Alex''s right shoulder as soon as he appeared.

    "Zubat, do you want to get stronger?" Zubat looked expectantly at Alex and nodded.

    Alex saw this as he slightly smiled. Then he took out a small weight vest from the TRH device and gave it to Zubat to put on.

    "Well, put on this weight vest. This thing will make you stronger."

    Before the content of the training, Alex already told Zubat in detail the aim of this training. Zubat looked down on the "Flying sprint training".

    Zubat thought that there was no challenge at all. Easy-peasy!

    After Alex drew a line in the sand, the little brat came to the position with high spirits. Alex drew another 3 lines so that Zubat knows where to fly. Thest line led to the beginning so that the Zubat flies in arge circle. The whole journey is about 500 meters.

    Alex kept the stopwatch in his hand and started the count down.

    "3, 2, 1, GO!"

    In this world, there is no shortcut to making Pok¨¦mon stronger. The only way is to learn Pok¨¦mon''s current data. And then through appropriate exercises, improve these data values little by little.

    Of course, if you have legendary resources, a Pok¨¦mon can be stronger very quickly. But these resources are so rare that hardly anyone owns them.

    While Zubat was training, Alex got 1/4 portion of Tauros Blood and 1/4 portion of Energy Powder out from his TRH device and prepared it for Zubat when hees back.

    After 2 minutes and 34 seconds, Zubat was finished his flying round.

    Zubat''s speed is about 12 Km/h. That doesn''t seem to be quick, but you don''t forget that Zubat has not yet received training, and he had to fly with weights.

    After Zubat drank the Tauros Blood Potion and ate the Energy Powder, his exhausted body started quickly recovering. He also found out that the wings that felt a little sore just now became more powerful, although only a little bit. This feeling of improvement in his strength made him very excited.

    Alex told Zubat that he can''t take more time than this already set up record. Otherwise, the attempt would not count, and he would have to start over.

    With these words, Zubat didn''t dare toze around. He just looked at Alex with fear and got ready to go on. Although Zubat does not like this intensive training, he also noticed that it was very effective and efficient. And his trainer bought expensive extra items for this training. Zubat didn''t want to waste these recourses just because he''szy.

    Alex let Zubat rest for 30 minutes and then repeated the process.

    After Zubat crossed the finish line four times, he was much faster than before. His time for 500m was 2:20, and he was about 13 Km/h faster.

    That is a total of 14 seconds faster than before. Alex did not save on praise and also told Zubat how much progress he has made.

    As soon as Zubat finished the flight training.

    Alex made Zubat use Shadow Balls 55 times and also do as fast as yesterday. But now, he should try to fill it with more Ghost-type energy. When Zubat used thest Shadow Ball, this Shadow Ball was no longerparable to the first Shadow Ball. This Shadow ball was faster, stronger, and bigger. Alex praised Zubat for hismitment.

    While Alex praising Zubat, a voice interrupted him.

    "Hey, I know you. Aren''t you one of the rookies, too? Can I ask you a few questions?" The beautiful girl who spoke looked about 16 years old, had dark red hair, blue eyes, and a voluminous figure that will make every man go crazy. As soon as Alex saw her, it felt so much harder to breathe. The voices of the people around him started to be inaudible to him. The change came quickly. Alex couldn''t even think anymore.

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    Alex had a girlfriend in his previous life. But this rtionship was based on physical needs. Inevitably, such a rtionship did notst long. His girlfriend didn''t feel loved and broke up. Alex wasn''t concerned about losing his girlfriend. He often found her annoying because she wanted to do lots of ''pointless'' things with him. Alex always thought that he isn''t the type to fall in love. And he never believed in love at first sight. Alex saw lots of beautiful girls, but none could generate a strong feeling out of him. It was like looking at a beautiful picture, beautiful but nothing more. No girl attracted him. Meaning that no girl made him gave a strong feeling that he has to chase her. He gotta give it his best to be in a rtionship with her. He believed that no girl can make him feel that.

    But this time, his believes were challenged to the core. ??

    Alex looked in the direction of Maria with a (¡Ñ_¡Ñ) expression.

    Maria thought, "Great, a pervert! Why are there so many people who can''t control their lust? Even though I look good, I don''t look any better than Instructor Lisa. Why do men look at me like this and not at Instructor Lisa? Hmm, probably because the Instructor Lisa has a dangerous aura around her."

    Maira sighed and spoke, "Hey, what are you looking at? Don''t you know how to speak?"

    As soon as Alex heard this, he got out of his stupor.

    Alex "Amm, sorry. What did you just say? By the way, my name is Alex Stark. Nice to meet you."

    Alex thought, "What just happened? Why am I behaving like a caveman? It can''t be that I just fell in love, right? I thought something like love at first sight would never happen to me. No. It is too quick to say that this is love. Though I''m indeed feeling a strong attraction towards her. This is the first time. And I don''t wanna mess this up. But, what am I doing now? Her first impression of me is not good."

    Maria said furiously, "As if I care about your name."

    Maria took a long breath and calmed down. Then she said calmly, "But I don''t want to be rude, so I''ll tell you my name. My name is Maria. I asked you whether you could answer a few questions of mine."

    Maria thought, "What the fuk is wrong with this person. Although I often get perverted looks, nobody was as open as this guy. It doesn''t matter anyway. Get the information you need and get away from him."

    Alex calmed down a bit and said, "Of course. But if you want the information, you have to pay TR points ordingly. I would also like to apologize for the stare. I have never seen such a beautiful person in my life, and I was fascinated. It is the first time this has happened to me. I swear."

    Alex thought, "I don''t know if I fell in love with her. I have no experience regarding love. Maybe it''s just hormones working. Or maybe it is my first love. Whatever! At least I know that I am attracted to her. But that doesn''t mean that I give her everything I own, especially if it doesn''t improve her impression of me. It might even make the impression that I want to impress her with objects. Although I would have no problem giving valuable items to the person I love, the feelings should be mutual."

    Maria says coldly, "Ohh!! A tterer! You can save the ttery for someone who believes it. I wanted to know if you know which of our rookies was the first to conquer his Pok¨¦mon. I can give you 5 TR points if you know the answer."

    Alex said seriously with an honest expression, "That was no ttery. That was my honest opinion. By the way, why do you want such useless information?"

    Maria, still with a cold expression on her face, "That''s none of your business, but it''s not a secret. I managed to conquer my Pok¨¦mon Ekans yesterday. But when I wanted to get my reward, I found out that I was only the second-fastest rookie. I want to take a closer look at this first ce rookie to assess whether he will be a trouble in the tournament."

    Maria finished speaking and threw a Pokeball on the floor. A healthy-looking Ekans appeared. Ekans crawl Maria up like a tree until it found afortable position on her shoulder. Then Ekans looked menacingly at Alex and his Zubat.

    Alex looked at the information from Ekans.

    Pok¨¦mon: Ekans

    LV: 13

    Attribute: Poison

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Move: Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, (Innate Talent) Headbutt, (Innate Talent) Iron Tail, (Innate Talent) Rock Slide

    Alex was impressed with how talented this Ekans was.

    Alex had seen the Pok¨¦mon from many rookies or even Team Rocket members. Almost all of them were either Bronze or Normal. Only Lisa''s Pok¨¦mon had the same talent as his Zubat. This was the first Pok¨¦mon he saw that has Gold potential, and it didn''t disappoint. It has 3 strong Innate Talent moves. And you have to consider that, even though you can learn the movester with TM, the talent in learning and using the move is notparable. For example, if a Zubat learns the TM Shadow Ball, it will take a week to get the same Shadow Ball as Alex''s Zubat.

    Also, Alex was impressed that Maria conquered such a cold-blooded Pok¨¦mon as Ekans in one day. Especially the Pok¨¦mon with Gold potential. Alex knows from experience how difficult it is to conquer a talented Pok¨¦mon. Alex had the feeling that Maria was even more talented than him. This is the first time in this world that Alex has felt a sense of inferiority. He didn''t like the feeling at all.

    Alex thought, "No, even if she''s talented, I don''t think I''m worse."

    Alex looked at Maria with a challenging expression and said, "*cough* Well, that''s embarrassing now. Because you are talking to that guy."

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    "This is how Maria looks like" (check out jojo''sment)

    That was the chapter where it took me the longest. It''s really not easy to have a conversation like that and then brainstorm with both people to show you. If you have any opinions or suggestions, write in thements.

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    Maria was shocked. "Really?? YOU were the first rookie! You don''t look like much."

    But Maria was thinking something else. "Oh, he''s talented and has a good face. But he looks like a yboy. Though one thing I can say for sure is that he''s a pervert in the end." ??

    Alex said seriously, "Oho! I am being underestimated here. Let''s do it like this. We bet who will win the rookie tournament. We can talk about what the stakes are. If I win, I want to have a date with you."

    Maria angrily said, "DATE? Why should I go on a date with a pervert? What do you take me for?"

    Alex answered seriously, "No, no. Don''t get me wrong. I am suggesting a date to get to know you better. Nothing more. Even if I win, I''ll just ask you to spend a day with me. Of course, I won''t touch you without permission. I just want a chance to improve your impression of me. By the way, I''m not a pervert. I''ve never even had a girlfriend."

    Maria said coldly, "Oh, you want a date with me? Ok, if you win, we''ll go on a date. But if you lose, you owe me a favor. Besides, do you think I am stupid? You think that I can''t recognize whether a man has experience in flirting or not?"

    "Eh, was it that obvious?" thought Alex.

    Maria thought, "Although I don''t want to go on a date with him, the stake in this bet for me is minimal. I waste a day, nothing more. Besides, I don''t think that I am gonna lose. Although his Zubat looks strong, it has no chance against my Ekans who knows Rock Slide. Apart from that, my Ekans is a monster. The improvement speed of Ekans is just top-tier. I have to be careful not to show too much. Otherwise, there is a possibility that the strong Team Rocket members will discover my Ekans. When that happens, I can hardly stand my ground. I have to get stronger faster."

    Alex said happy, "Ok, the bet is on."

    Maria said back calmly, "Good, see you in the tournament."

    Maria and her Ekans looked for a free training ce and as soon as they found a ce they started to train.

    Alex couldn''t take his eyes off Maria. He didn''t even notice how long he was staring. Unknowingly, he had fallen for her. This was the first time for him, so it will take him some time to get a hold of his feelings. You can say she was his first crush. Although he has seen many good-looking celebrities, he had never felt anything for them. Maybe it is because he has never met them in person. That could be the reason, or it may not. But one thing is for certain; Maria is his first love.

    Maria saw his stare but ignored him.

    Alex calmed down after a few minutes and went to the public dining hall to eat something.

    Alex entered the public dining hall and was immediately greeted by Lars, who was currently surrounded by 3 rookies on the floor. The rookies had cuts all over their bodies, and blood wasing out of their ears.

    Lars is a Team Rocket member because he conquered his Pok¨¦mon. ordingly, he is a rank higher than the rookies who do not have a Pok¨¦mon yet. So he has the right to attack the rookies as long as he has a justifiable reason. Of course, if Instructor Lisa finds the reason to be insufficient, she can carry out a directed punishment. That is why Team Rocket members with a high rank do not usually do this unless it is worth the risk.

    The public dining hall has CCTV cameras everywhere so that you can easily find out who made the first move. Only idiots or people who do not know the rules would cause trouble here.

    Alex asked, "Hey, what happened here?"

    Lars replied angrily, "These fukers dared to threaten me with my mother. Fortunately, these idiots did that in this room. Otherwise, I can hardly justify killing them."

    Alex, who saw a corpse for the first time, had a hard time not throwing up. But he managed to suppress it. Alex thought about different things, like if it was such a smart idea to join Team Rocket. But he quickly dismissed this thought. Sooner orter, he must be able to kill, too. If he is not able to kill, it will not be long before he is dead. Especially in an organization like Team Rocket. Although he thought that after his first murder, he would be emotionally wounded, he has to do it. But he didn''t want to think about these things anymore at this moment.

    Then instructor Lisa came along with Team Rocket soldiers. She had the Team Rocket soldiers dispose of the bodies and called a couple of Team Rocket Lackey to clean up the ce.

    After that, she grabbedrs and brought him out of the public dining hall like a prisoner. Probably investigating whether Lars was the active party in this incident.

    Alex looked confused in the direction where Lars was being pulled and thought, "Within a few minutes, I fell for someone first time in my life and saw a corpse. After I signed up for Team Rocket, only crazy things are happening."

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    After Lars and the instructor, Lisa left the public dining hall. Alex sent Lars a message via his TRH device to know whether he was okay. Although Lars isn''t friends with Alex, he''s at least an ally. That''s why Alex still wants to know how he''s doing. But he wasn''t ready to help Lars if there weren''t any advantages for him.

    Alex quickly ate his 5 TR points menu and went back to his room. ??

    In the room, he took out his TM Protect and let Zubat touch the TM. A magical thing happened, that TM dissolved like a pill in water. Alex didn''t even think it was weird. In a world with Pokeballs, Alex doesn''t believe that another invention will ever impress him again.

    After Zubat learned the TM Protect, Alex ran several tests. The result was that Zubat can use Protect once every 15 minutes and 42 seconds. In addition, the stability and size are inadequate. The size is only as big as Zubat and he cannot do a 360-degree Protect. the stability also seems to be inadequate. Alex tested it with his fist even though the process blocked the blow, it had several cracks on the surface. The stability was really bad that even a weak person can cause harm.

    Alex has already drawn up a training n for Zubat. 2 hours of body training in the morning and evening.

    At noon and after the body training, moves like Protect and Shadow Ball are trained. So that Zubat has maximum strength in the rookie tournament. Alex has more than one reason to win the rookies tournament.

    After Zubat used Protect 20 times and Shadow Ball 54 times, the results were outstanding.

    Protect was no longer so small and unstable. although it was not yet the size and stability that Alex wanted, it was impressive progress.

    Shadow Ball also showed great progress, bing faster and stronger. Although the Shadow Ball didn''t get any bigger, Alex didn''t care about size, especially if it was hard to improve. Alex thinks the speed and strength of a move are most important. Although flexibility and stability are important, Alex finds that it can wait until the strength and speed are brought to a high level,

    Alex always watched Zubat training and praised him for hismitment. He also told Zubat all the benefits of being strong. Alex wants to motivate Zubat to be stronger and to show that they can achieve the goal together. Like humans, Pokemon have personalities. A good trainer knows how to use the personality of a Pokemon. Alex tries to exin to Zubat why strength is so important and why he should give 100% in training. Alex also told Zubat that he could buy him lots of delicious blood if he were stronger. That made Zubat very motivated.

    After 5 hours of intensive training, Alex Zubat let rest in his Pokeball and went to the public dining hall to buy something to eat. He also saw that Lars had sent him a message telling him what happened to him.

    After Lars was taken from the public dining hall, he was moved to a small room with only 2 chairs and a table. instructor Lisa pelted him with questions for hours and watched the video monitoring with him. She came to the conclusion that Lars'' reaction is justified, so she mustn''t punish him. But instructor Lisa still threatened Lars with fines if he didn''t do her a favor. Lars didn''t think about it for long and agreed. He just wanted to get out of this room. But Alex, who read this text, noticed that he was describing instructor Lisa in a positive light. Especially after he was bribed by her, he doesn''t seem to feel angry for her. Alex found this very strange.

    Alex thought "maybe Lars has fallen in love with instructor Lisa. No, it can also be that he is very afraid of instructor Lisa that he doesn''t even dare to say a bad word about her. Whichever of these possibilities applies is irrelevant for me."

    If Lars is in love Alex would find it difficult to convince him to stay away from Lisa and if he is afraid of Lisa, Alex thinks that is justified.

    "I should think about how I can make Zubat stronger than to getting involved in Lars'' affairs." thought Alex

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    5 dayster in Alex''s room

    In the room, Alex gave Tauer''s blood to an exhausted Zubat and looked at Zubat''s information ??

    Pok¨¦mon: Zubat

    LV: 18

    Attribute: Poison Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, (innate talent)Shadow Ball, (TM)Protect

    A Pokemon LV faster when it is on a low LV like in games. Butpared to fighting, normal training is only as a basis. If a Pokemon wants to be strong, it has to experience real fighting. Apart from that, you can LV much faster inbat.

    Of course, Alex slowly realized that Zubat needed a real fighting experience. He often fought withrs'' Zubat but it wasn''t really a challenge. Alex''s Zubat defeats Lars''s Zubat every time with minimal injuries. But Alex couldn''t find a better sparring partner. Lars was already the third strongest rookie. he asked Maria but was turned down with a despised look.

    This made Alex a little sad all day.

    he could only keep doing sparring matches with Lars.

    Alex wants Zubat to be a Pokemon that has a strong fighting feeling and is not only strong on paper. So he tried to use minimalmands inbat. He wants the Zubat to think for himself and get a fighting feeling. Alex just roughly directs how Zubat should fight. He usually only says how Zubat should react in difficult situations.

    That made Zubat''s understanding ofbat excellent.

    In addition, Alex already has a n on how he can win it. He only had Zubat improve his speed and the two moves, Shadow Ball and Protect, for a hit and run tactic. Zubat has terrific stats (total: 245) in the game, as well as in this world. So Alex has to try to hide this weakness as well as possible and to use his strengths. Zubat''s best stat is Speed at 55. Even that is insufficient. Rattata, Spearow is faster and Ekans is just as fast as Zubat but has a strong attack stat at 60. If Alex wants to defeat Maria, Zubat must not let Maria''s Ekans hit him. The only advantage Zubat has is that he can fly. Spearow can also fly but Alex doesn''t think that he can be defeated by any other rookie than Maria. So the best strategy Alex came up with was a hit and run tactic with a Protcet in an emergency.

    But even with all this preparation, Alex thinks he has a maximum of 20% chance of winning. You have to keep in mind that Zubat is fighting an Ekans with gold potential and the move rock slide. But Alex couldn''t think of a better option. He thought Zubat might be able to evolve within this week but reality hits Alex in the face. Apart from that, this is the real world and not a game. even if Zubat is LV 22 it doesn''t necessarily evolve to Golbat.

    "fuck, can''t I do anything more? tomorrow is the rookie tournament and I really want to win, but I didn''t think I had a big chance against Maria''s Ekans. Fuck why am I so unlucky and have to fight an Ekans with gold potential. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I''m going insane. No, there has to be a way to increase my chances, but I haven''t found it yet. Ok stay calm and think about the options you have." thought Alex

    Alex says desperately to Zubat "Hey Zubat, do you have a good idea?"

    Zubat just looked at Alex with a confused face.

    Alex said "I''m really going insane, why do I ask a pokemon who can''t speak?

    (¨s¡ã¡õ¡ã£©¨s¦à ©ß©¥©ß Zubat felt that he was underestimated and tried to convey his ideas with signnguage.

    Alex could understand Zubat with gestures and signnguage, but only because Zubat always nodded when he understood something correctly. Of Zubat''s 8 suggestions, 7 were really bad, but one was a great idea that Alex overlooked.

    "Zubat what a brilliant idea. you are probably the smartest Zubat in the world. Thank you Zubat, for helping me" said Alex excitedly

    Zubat''s reaction was "of course my 8 ideas are excellent"

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    tomorrow you will get 2 chapters instead of 1 chapter

    Aspensation for the fact that the chapter was so short

 Chapter 18 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 18

    Alex and around 70 rookies gather in the same room where they all met for the first time. But now a few rookies have eyes of determination. There were only around 70 rookies because many rookies died or were so badly injured that they are automatically disqualified.

    Lisa looked at all of the rookies and says seriously "Good, now that we are all here we can start. First, the rookies who have conquered your Pokemone before me." ??

    18 rookies heard this and moved in the direction of Lisa. Of course, one of these rookies was Alex.

    Lisa then said to the team rocket soldiers "take out the garbage and let them register as Team rocket Lackey.

    Team Rocket is not a charity organization. In order to create a strong trainer, team rocket had to use a lot of resources. Why use this resource for an unskilled person?

    The rookies who didn''t manage to conquer their Pokemon look enviously in the direction of the 18 rookies. These rookies have to do many tasks before they get another chance to be a trainer.

    Lisa looked at the remaining 18 rookies and said "good, now I''ll tell you the rules of the tournament, it''s very simple. I''ve made a list where I estimate how strong you arepared to other rookies. I think so It''s pretty fair, but because there are definitely a few people who believe they should be higher. So every rookie can challenge one person to a fight once. If the challenge is sessful, he will swap rank with the person he has defeated. But should If the challenger loses, he will automatically deduct 100 TR points. Of course, a person who has already been challenged has the right to go to the Team Rocket Pokemon-center to heal his Pokemon. It is forbidden to attack a trainer in any way, it is also forbidden to attack a Pokemon that''s already passed out. Ok, that''s all the rules.

    here is the rank of all rookies"

    1. Maria

    2. Alex

    3. Bruno

    4. Lars.

    5. Peter

    ...

    Alex was not surprised that he is only in the 2nd ce. Maria''s Ekans is a monster, it is normal to rate Maria as the strongest rookie. What surprised Alex was that Lars was not in 3rd ce but a rookie by the name of Bruno. But he was sure that Bruno would not be a problem for him. he only recognized Maria as a worthy opponent.

    Lisa said with an interested look, "Ok, does anyone want to improve their ce?

    For a short time nobody spoke, it looked as if nobody wanted to challenge anyone. Until Bruno suddenly challenged Maria to a fight. Alex thought that Bruno had just lost 100 TR points unnecessarily. But he was still happy because he can take a closer look at Maria''s Ekans.

    Both Maria and Bruno took out their Pokemon.

    Bruno''s Pokemon was a strong looking Rattata

    Pok¨¦mon: Rattata

    LV: 16

    Attributes: normal

    Abilities: Run Away

    Gender: Male

    Potential: bronze

    Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite, Super Fang, (TM) Dig

    As soon as Alex saw the information from Rattata, he understood why Bruno Maria was challenged. With the TM move Dig he can do serious damage to Maria''s Ekans because Dig is a ground type move and therefore very effective against poison Pokemon.

    But he thought that Burno still had no chance when he saw Maria''s Ekans

    Pok¨¦mon: Ekans

    LV: 18

    Attributes: poison

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: gold

    Move: Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, (innate talent) Headbutt, (innate talent) Iron Tail, (innate talent) Rock Slide, (TM) Protect

    both called their Pok¨¦mon and waited for Lisa''s sign. Lisa starts the fight and looks with interest in the direction of the fight.

    Bruno hears the signal and immediately lets his Rattata use dig. Maria heard the order from Bruno and was briefly surprised this Rattata use dig, but she stayed calm and ordered her Ekans to pay attention to the sound waves on the ground.

    Ekans is a pokemon that can perceive sound waves on the ground. Although this skill is often overlooked by the trainer because Ekans can see very well, it does not mean that this skill is useless. Maria knows this and tries to bring Ekan''s strengths to light.

    Suddenly Rattata jumped out of the ground, Rattata almost hit Ekans who dodged just in time

    Maria immediately shouted "Ekans use Acid, aim for the legs"

    Ekans use Acid and hit Rattata who was only a meter from Ekans.

    Bruno said nervously "Rattata run away from the Ekans"

    Rattata''s hind leg was hit by the acid. He tries to run away from Ekans, but it wasn''t very quick because his leg was injured.

    Maria said calmly "Ekans turn after Rattata and catch it with a wrap"

    Bruno said excitedly "dodge Rattata"

    Rattata barely managed to avoid Ekan''s warp. Then Ekans use Bite, and hit Rattata with it.

    Rattata screamed in pain.

    After feeling this pain, Rattata just wanted to run away from this Ekans.

    After Ekans hits Rattata with Bite, Ekans use Wrap immediately.

    Rattata failed to dodge and was hit by Wrap. then Ekans wrapped around Rattata.

    Rattata now had several wounds and his mobility was restricted.

    Bruno saw no chance to win and said sadly "I''m giving up"

    "This Ekans is stronger than I thought, it dodges a dig from a faster Pokemon." thought Alex

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Thanks for reading

    So how did you find the first fight in the book?

    Do you have any suggestions to improve it?

    Write it in thements

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    Alex saw how easily Maria won and was impressed by Ekans'' strength. This Ekans cannot be defeated in closebat. At least not from the rookies here.

    Lisa says calmly "the winner is Maria. If someone else wants to try his luck" ??

    Bruno brought Rattata back into the Pokeball and rushed towards Team Rocket Pokemon Center. Maria didn''t go to the Pokemon Center. Ekans took no harm and only used three attacks, there is no need to go to the Pokemon Center.

    The next person to challenge someone to fight was Lars. He challenged Bruno to a fight.

    The fight was very boring. Rattata has no attack that can hit pokemon in the air. Only when he jumps does he have a chance to meet Zubat. but that also makes Rattata very predictable, whenever he jumped in the air he was greeted with Swift. Although Rattata is predictable, he hits Zubat a few times with Bite. That showed that this Rarrata was very strong. Unfortunately, Rattata''s weakness was exploited by a Pokemon that wasn''t much weaker.

    At the end of the fight, the winner was Lars who secured the 3rd ce.

    Then a rookie tried to challenge Bruno to a fight with a Spearow. The rookie tried to use the same strategy as Lars. But his Spearow was much weaker than Bruno''s Rattata and after being hit two times it passed out.

    Alex who has seen enough said with confidence. "I challenge Maria to a fight"

    Maria looked in Alex''s direction and said "one mistake, you will lose 100 TR unnecessarily.

    Alex said in a confident tone "we''ll see"

    both called their Pok¨¦mon and waited for Lisa''s sign.

    Lisa said excitedly "finally an interesting fight. OK, I''m counting down from three. 3 2 1 go"

    Alex immediately shouted "Zubat use Swift on the ground"

    Maria called at the same time "Ekans use Rock Slide"

    When Zubat''s Swift hit the ground, dust was spread all over the arena. Then stones of various sizes appeared over Zubat''s head and fell down with great speed.

    Alex knew that Zubat could only dodge this fast rock slide with luck. so he decided not to take any chances.

    Alex shouted "Zubat use Protect and fly into the dust"

    Zubat acted quickly. Alex roughly told Zubat how the fight was going to start, so he knew what to do. Zubat blocked the attack with Protect and flew into the dust.

    Maria recognized what Alex wanted to do and quickly called out "Ekans quickly use again Rock Slide"

    But Maria''smand was too slow. Zubat was already in the dust and couldn''t be seen.

    This situation was a great advantage for Zubat, who sees with the help of sound waves. Zubat could see just as well in the dust as without it, and Ekan''s vision was very limited. Although Ekans can see Pokemon with the help of vibrations. He can only if the Pokemon is on the ground.

    Zubat who was in the dust used swift the whole time like Alex had told Zubat. This made the dust ce bigger.

    Maria quickly recognized that Alex wanted to cover the whole battlefield with dust. She has to do something quickly or she will lose.

    "Ekans use Rock slide, where the dust is" Maria has no way to remove the dust and can not go to another battlefield. Maria has no choice but to hope that Ekans''s Rock slide hit Zubat with luck.

    the entire battlefield was quickly covered with dust. but Alex heard that his Zubat was hit by rock slide when Zubat used swifts on the ground. But he doesn''t know how much damage Zubat suffered. But Alex has no choice but to continue with the n. he can only hope that Zubat is not seriously injured.

    Alex said seriously "Zubat n 1"

    n 1, as Alex calls it, is the hit and run tactic that he and Zubat practiced for a week. Simply put, Zubat uses Shadow Ball, then he flies to another position and uses Shadow Ball again.

    This makes it difficult for his opponent to assess where Zubat is.

    Maria was confused when she heard themand from Alex. She didn''t know what Alex was up to, but it sure wasn''t a good one.

    Maria said out loud "Ekans try to roughly estimate where Zubat is and then use Rock Slide on that ce"

    Maria knew she was hoping for luck but she has no other options. What is positive is that she heard Zubat get hit by the Rocks. Maria knew how strong Ekans'' rock slides are. Zubat must be pretty hurt now. She doesn''t think that Zubat can take a rock slide a second time.

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    The fight between Zubat and Ekans was pretty boring for 5 minutes. Zubat tries to dodge Rock Slide and hit Ekans with Shadow Ball. Ekans tries to dodge a shadow ball and hit Zubat with Rock Slide.

    The fight would be decided sooner if Zubat didn''t have such a bad Sp. Atk of 30 points. Although Zubat was very good at the move shadow ball, he couldn''t do much harm to Ekans. Only after Ekans was hit 10 times was Ekans seriously injured. The problem is that Zubat was hit by a rock slide after 5 minutes. ??

    Alex knew that his Zubat was in a very bad condition. He thought about giving up. he doesn''t want Zubat to suffer permanent harm. Alex wanted to decide when he saw Zubat. Although this dust is an advantage, Alex must know Zubat''s conditions.

    Alex shouted "Zubat use your wings to sweep the dust off the battlefield"

    Maria and the other rookies were perplexed about why Alex was giving up his advantage. But for Alex, this victory was worth less than the safety of Zubat. He thinks that Zubat is his family why should he risk his family member for a stupid victory.

    Zubat seems to have heard his order and started sweeping the arena with dust.

    Alex looked at Zubat''s condition and realized that Zubat was badly injured. although it is not yet in a critical condition, the next time Zubat is hit, Zubat will pass out. Ekans looked no better than Zubat, he was bleeding all over and badly injured.

    Alex thought "Fuck, I probably overreacted. NO, that was the right decision, I don''t want to bet with Zubat''s body. Now I should think quickly about how I can win. although Zubat has no dangerous wounds, he probably can''t take another hit. The fight has to end quickly or I''ll lose. Although Ekans can probably only take one hit, Ekans can use Protect to save himself and then defeat my Zubat with Rock Slide. Fuck what do I do now? can only hope for luck. "

    Alex quickly shouted "Zubat use Confuse Ray"

    Maria reacted quickly and said "Ekans use Protect and then use Rock Slide"

    Zubat shoots a yellow ball in the direction of Ekans. Ekans managed to create a shield in time and blocked Zubat''s yellow ball. After the Yellow Ball was blocked, Ekans started using Rock Slide.

    Alex reacted quickly and shouted "dodge and then use Confuse Ray"

    Although Zubat tried to evade, Rock Slide hit him. Zubat fell on the ground and was bleeding all over his body. But he managed to stay awake with his willpower.

    Alex who saw this knew he had lost and said with a sad voice "I''m giving up"

    Although, in theory, Zubat can still fight. Alex thought the risk that Zubat gets permanent damage is not worth a win.

    Maria who has just won a close fight shouted happily "Ekans we won, you are the strongest"

    Alex called Zubat back to the Pokemon Ball and quickly ran into Team Rocket Pokemon Center.

    On the way to the Pokemon Center Alex thought "I lost. After a week of nning and an almost perfect strategy, I still lost. Fuck. I can live with it if I lose because I was too weak, but I feel like in this fight is the Winner the person with more luck. No, it''s stupid to cry about luck. If I was stronger luck doesn''t matter. But I can understand why I lost it. Zubat attack strength was really bad, after 10 hits Ekans was still awake. But I can''t me Zubat for that. Zubat itself is a weak Pokemon with a Total of 245 Base stats. If Zubat evolved into Golbat he would have a Total of 455 Base stats. Even if Ekans evolves into Arbok, I believe the Golbat with the same strategy will win. Also, Zubat has another evolution, namely Crobat. Fuck even though I know all this, I''m really mad that I lost."

    Alex had Zubat heal for free at Team Rocket Pokemon Center and went back to the tournament room.

    Rookies can use Team Rocket Pokemon Center for free. Butter you have to pay 10 TR Points per Pokemon that you want to heal.

    Alex walked into the room and saw that all the rookies were waiting for him.

    Lisa said "Ok, now that everyone is there and nobody wants to fight anymore, I''ll finish the tournament. The winner is Maria. Maria will take part in the boss tournament in a month and will get 5000 TR Points as a reward for winning. Alex gets 2500 TR Points. Lars gets 1500 TR Points. Bruno gets 1000 TR Points. ...

    The Rookie tournament was officially over.

    AUTHOR THOUGHT----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    What''s the main character lose?

    Yes in this story it is possible for Alex to lose fights.

    I want my fights to be tense. That you never know if Alex will make it or fail. Although Alex can lose, he is still a very strong trainer, with his system and tactics. He would probably have won if he had bet with zubat''s well-being. Alex lost that fight mostly because Zubat is a very weak Pokemon if it doesn''t evolve. He is only a human and not a god, he cannot invalidate this fact.

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    Lisa said seriously, "Now that the tournament is over, I can tell you about your duties. Every team rocket member must have collected at least 100 TRM Points (Team rocket missions) every 3 months. As a Team Rocket member, you now have ess to the Team Rocket Missions center. In the Team Rocket Missions center, you can ept missions that give you TR points and TRM points. You can decide for yourself which assignments you take, but after 3 months you have to collect 100 TRM points. Believe me, the penalty for failure is cruel. Should If you have collected more than 100 TRM Points, you can use them for the next payment or exchange them for TR points. OK, now that I havepleted my task, I am leaving "

    Lisa called her kazam and teleported away. ??

    The rookies were surprised by Lisa''s indifference. Few rookies walked out of the room and a few waited to chat with other rookies.

    Alex went to Maria and said "Congrattions for the victory, I owe you a favor. Tell me about the TRH device if you need help."

    Maria said surprised "wow, you are a surprising good loser. I thought you would get angry for the defeat"

    Alex answered seriously "no you''re wrong, I''m very angry that I lost. The date and the tournament were very important to me, but a loss is a loss."

    Maria said "oh, was the date so important to you. I don''t mind giving you a chance but I don''t have time right now."

    Maria thought "wait what did I just say? I was so happy to have won that I didn''t even think about what I was saying. But still, normally that shouldn''t happen to me. I think he''s a bit cute, but nothing more. But he could be a rapist or a crazy one, in Team Rocket you never know. I find it strange why he seems so friendly. but maybe he is really in love with me? I am so confused."

    Alex happily said "good, I''ll tie you to these words after a month."

    Maria said "hmm, do that. I''m going away now."

    Alex happily waved "see you"

    Alex thought "am I imagining it or is she a bit a tsundere? I think I''ve watched too much Anime, but I have the feeling that she is hiding her true feelings. Good, but who doesn''t in Team Rocket?"

    After Maria left, Lars came to Alex to talk a bit. Both exchanged their experiences and promised to stay in contact.

    Alex headed for the recruit dormitory to pack all of his things and go to his new room. Because Alex is now a team rocket member, he gets a new room. After he packed everything up and registered for his new room, he left the recruit dormitory.

    Almost all Team Rocket members are amodated in the Team Rocket Dormitory. From Team rocket member to Team rocket elite captain, everyone sleeps in The Team Rocket Dormitory. Private houses only have high ranks.

    Alex stood in front of his new room and opened the door. His new apartment had 5 rooms: kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, training room, living room. Alex was impressed with how much better his room is now, but it didn''t matter to him. he wants to get stronger and more luxury doesn''t help.

    he took out Zubat''s Pokemon Ball and threw it on the floor.

    Zubat who is healed appeared in front of Alex. Zubat looked very sad that he lost this fight.

    Alex said, "Don''t be sad about Zubat, there isn''t a Pokemon that has never lost. It''s my fault we lost. I should have tried to find a better attack move for you. I thought we would win easily with this tactic. I was way too arrogant and self-confident in these tactics"

    Zubat looked at Alex and said with signnguage and gestures "No, I was too weak"

    Alex said seriously "let''s work hard that we win next time."

    Zubat looked at Alex with a (?_?) expression

    Alex was stunned and said confusedly, "Zubat what about that expression?

    Zubat looked serious at Alex and said with signnguage and gestures "You are predictable. Besides, I train hard, you just watch how I train."

    Alex was briefly stunned. But after a few seconds, heughed out loud. He forgot the pain of losing whileughing.

    Zubat saw that Alex felt better and watches it with a (???) expression

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    I hope that this chapter can show zubat''s character better. I personally like these little exchanges between trainers and pokemon. Please tell me your opinion about it

    in addition, how do you find the story so far? i need many options to better assess how the stroy is developing. please write a review orment

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    Team Rocket Missions center is a fairlyrge facility where Team Rocket members can ept missions. These missions could be anything like being a Guard for 1 month or catching a certain Pokemon. Of course, some missions can only be epted with a special rank.

    The ranks for the missions are ??

    D: Team rocket member

    C: Team rocket elite member

    B: Team rocket captain

    A: Team rocket elite captain

    S: Team Rocket Executive

    So Alex can only ept D-missions. If he wants to do a higher mission, he must improve his rank. If you have collected enough TRM points you will automatically be upgraded to a higher rank. Of course, if you want to be a Team Rocket Executive you need more than just TRM Points. You must be recognized by Giovanni and fulfill a special mission from Giovanni.

    Alex stood in front of the task board which you have to catch Pokemon. He doesn''t necessarily have to catch these Pokemon to get TRM points. You can exchange any Pokemon for TRM Points but you get a lot less than if you catch the Pokemon on the quest board. The advantage of these Pokemon catch tasks is that you have more free time and can earn TRM Points more easily than anywhere else. The downside is that it is very dangerous you never know when you might encounter a strong Pokemon.

    Alex looked at the task that a Beedrill with at least b talent wants. Reward 60 TRM Points. That seems too good for a Beedrill, but Alex knows the b-talent means that it is bronze. You need to know that most Pokemon are normal rank and 10% of all Pokemon are bronze. So it is not easy to get a bronze Beedrill for a normal team rocket member, but for Alex, it is rtively easy.

    B-talent up to S talent can be determined with a certain machine. But the machine is difficult to make and uses a lot of resources every day. That''s why you have to pay 500 TR Points if you want to check the talent of a Pokemon. There is also a 10% error rate. if this happens the potential cannot be measured.

    That''s why Alex thinks his system isn''t that bad, it doesn''t cost anything, and it doesn''t have an error rate.

    Alex epted the missions and bought provisions for a month. He also bought camping equipment so that he doesn''t have to sleep on the ground. it all costs him 100 TR Points.

    He also bought:

    1X Hyper Potion 1000 TR Points

    3X Super Potion 600 TR Points

    10X Pokeball 100 TR Points

    30X Energy Powder 750 TR Points

    4X Antidote 200 TR Points

    So of his 2800 TR Points he only had 50 TR Points left.

    Alex didn''t buy Taures blood because it was too expensive and because Zubat can drink the blood from wild Pokemon. Although the quality is worse, it is fresher. The 3 Super Potions are to heal Zubat when he is injured. The Hyper Potion is for when Zubat''s life is in danger. The Pokeballs are of course for the Pokemon Alex wants to catch. Energy Powder is for Zubat too gets faster stronger when fighting and it recovers energy faster too.

    Alex goes to the exit of the Team Rocket base. You can only leave the base with the help of teleport as far as Alex knows.

    At the exit is a bored man with a Kadabra. He was wearing a captain''s uniform and was sitting on a chair bored.

    Alex goes to the Man and said "Sir, I have a mission and have to leave the base. Can you help me please?"

    After Alex finished talking, he secretly gave the man 1 Energy Powder. The man epted it immediately.

    In Team Rocket you have to pay respect to those of higher rank. Even if this man is responsible for sending Team Rocket members out, it is part of the good tone to give him a tip. Unless you want to teleport to a dangerous ce.

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    Viridian Forest is a forest that lies between Viridian City and Pewter City. The trees in the forest are so thick that little light gets in, and because of this, the forest is full of Bug- and Grass-type Pok¨¦mon that attract Pokemon Hunter and other Trainers.

    Because of its dark and shady environment, Viridian Forest hosts arge array of different Bug-type Pok¨¦mon. They are not particrly powerful, but they will cause status conditions such as paralysis and poison. It is advised from signposts that Trainers should buy status condition healing items such as Antidote and Parlyz Heal before entering the forest. ??

    Alex is standing in front of the entrance to Viridian Forest. The forest has different entrances and exits. In the norm, rookies trainers oftene to Viridian Forest to train their Pokemon or to catch new Pokemon. But hardly any trainers dare to go deeper into the forest. Viridian Forest also has many elite Pokemon deep in the forest.

    "Zubate out" Alex called Zubat from his Pokeball

    Alex said seriously "Zubat we are about to enter a dangerous zone, please be careful that no Pokemon sneak attacks us."

    Zubat made an expression like "leave it to me"

    Alex and Zubat didn''t have to wait long after 15 minutes, Zubat was attacked by a Pidgey.

    ---------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgey

    LV: 12

    Attributes: Flying Normal

    Abilities: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: normal

    Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move, Quick Attack

    ----------------------------

    "Hmm only lv 12 and with normal potential" Alex saw the information and was disappointed

    Alex said "Zubat use Swift"

    Pidgey is a normal-type Pokemon, so Shadow Ball cannot harm Pidgey.

    Pidgey tried to avoid Swift but couldn''t. It has suffered a lot of damage. Although it can still fight, it looked like it didn''t want to fight anymore. Pokemon aren''t stupid, they can tell when they don''t stand a chance. Of course, mostly only weak pokemon run away.

    Pidgey didn''t want to fight anymore and run away.

    Alex didn''t chase Pidgey. He didn''t want to catch it. It wouldn''t get a lot of TR points anyway and he only has 10 Pokeballs.

    Alex said sarcastically, "Hmm, Zubat was that a tough fight?

    Zubat looked at Alex as if he was mentally retarded.

    Alexughed and said, "why do I think a Pokemon can understand sarcasm too?"

    Zubat looked at Alex with one (?_? ) expression at.

    Alex hugged Zubat and said, "Zubat don''t be so cold."

    Zubat escaped the hug and fly into the air.

    Alex gave Zubat a yful look and said "So, you like to hug?"

    Zubat ignored Alex as they moved on.

    After a few hours, Alex was deeper in the forest. he met many Pokemon who wanted to fight or who ran immediately, but none of them had good potential. These Pokemon were low lv and had hardly any fight experience, so no Pokemon managed to hurt Zubat.

    Suddenly Alex saw 5 Beedrill which are lv 13-15. Also, a Beedrill has bronze potential.

    ----------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Beedrill

    LV: 15

    Attributes: Bug Poison

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: Male

    Potential: bronze

    Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Peck, Twineedle, Rage

    -----------------------------

    Alex thought "hmm, 5 vs 1. my advantage is that my Zubat is stronger than the other Pokemon and that I discovered them before with Zubat''s sound waves. I think with hit and run tactics Zubat should easily win without injuries"

    Alex said quietly "Zubat use tactics 1. I''ll stay here."

    Zubat looks at Alex and says with signnguage "why are you hiding?"

    Alex looked at Zubat and said "Zubat, do you think the fight will be easier if you have to protect me?"

    Zubat looks at Alex and immediately understood what he meant. He flew in the direction of the 5 Beedrill.

    Alex saw how quickly Zubat agreed and thought "Zubat, although, indeed, you shouldn''t agree so quickly. I feel a bit like a weakling. Should I train like Bruno from the elite 4 so that I also have a good strength?. But I''ll never get as strong as a strong Pokemon anyway. I''d better focus on how to make my Pokemon stronger. "

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    Zubat flew in the direction of the 5 Beedrill and use Shadow Ball on the weakest Beedrill.

    Alex has often exined to him why in a hit and run tactic with several opponents he should attack the weakest first. He said, usually that this is the best option. if he doesn''t say it in particr, Zubat should attack in this sequence. ??

    Shadow Ball hit an unexpected Beedrill on the head. A critical hit.

    As in the game, you can do more damage if you hit a special part of the Pokemon body. Of course, it depends on the Pokemon on which part of the body has a weakness. but for most Pokemon, the head is a weak spot.

    Beedrill who was hit was seriously injured and fell to the ground.

    Alex saw this from a distance and thought "Nice, Zubat can do good damage to Beedrill. But Zubat is 6 lv higher than this Beedrill and hit him with a critical hit. If you look at it that way, the damage is still not high. The advantage is Zubat is faster than these 5 Beedrill that has not been trained. "

    The 4 Beedrill saw that theirrade was suddenly injured by a Zubat and all 4 Beedrill flew angrily in the direction of Zubat.

    Zubat, who expected this, used the run and hit tactic. If there are more opponents, Zubat should use Ultrasonic instead of Shadow Ball as Alex told him. Ultrasonic does not do much damage but has arge attack surface and can hardly be avoided.

    The 4 Beedrill angrily pursued Zubat.

    The fight was under the control of Zubat for the first 3 minutes, who was faster than the Beedrill. In these 3 minutes, he manages to defeat another 3 Beedrill but was hit by one of the Beedrill with a String Shot. At the end of the fight, Zubat fought against the bronze Beedrill 1 vs 1. Zubat, who was now slower, could no longer perform a hit and run tactic and was forced into closebat by the Beedrill. Fortunately, this Beedrill was already badly injured by Ultrasonic and couldn''t take another hit from Shadow Ball. So the 1 vs 1 passed quickly when Zubat used Protect and Shadow Ball.

    Alex saw that Zubat won without injury and happily ran towards Zubat. He allowed Zubat to drink some blood from the bronze Beedrill and gave Zubat an Energy Powder to recover his energy more quickly. then he caught the unconscious Bronze Beedrill and quickly walked away with Zubat.

    Beedrill is a vengeful Pokemon, if a Beedrill is injured by a Pokemon, a swarm of Beedrill will often chase that Pokemon. Pokemon therefore rarely attack a Beedrill. Naturally, strong Pokemon need not be afraid of a Beedrill swarm because a strong attack with arge range defeats the whole swarm.

    Alex knows this and quickly runs away with Zubat. Zubat is strong but not strong enough to survive a swarm of Beedrill.

    While running, he looks at Zubat''s information

    Pok¨¦mon: Zubat

    LV: 20

    Attributes: Poison Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, (innate talent) Shadow Ball, (TM) Protect

    Zubat was lv 19 before epting these missions. After this fight levels up directly, which shows how effective real fights are. If it wasn''t so dangerous, many trainers would probably train here.

    Alex thought "Haze is a pretty useful move. If Zubat was able to use Haze before this fight he wouldn''t have to go into closebat with Beedrill. The problem is when you use haze you are an easy target for attacks. Especially if you are unskilled on that move. But this move should be practiced because if you can use Haze quickly and effectively it is a great advantage inbat.

    Ultrasonic is also an interstate move, although weak attack power it has a range and hit rate. The problem is that this attack gets weaker the stronger the Pokemon it is used against. Hmmm, maybe it''s not worth spending a lot of time to make this move effective. I''ll think about itter."

 Chapter 25 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 25

    Alex and Zubat went on but were careful not to go deep into Viridian Forest. As soon as you meet an elite Pokemon there is a chance to die and the deeper you go into Viridian Forest, the more likely you will meet an elite Pokemon. That''s why Alex thought it was stupid to go deeper into Viridian Forest with his strength.

    Alex thought "I should stay in this area, there are a lot of Beedrill in this area. I can also level my Zubat well here. Although it''s a bit dangerous, the risk is small." ??

    Zubat spotted two Pokemon fightings each other. It was two Scyther who had a dual. Alex looked at the info from both of them and one was normal. But the other Scyther impressed Alex very much.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 17

    Attributes: Bug Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint,

    Wing Attack, (innate talent) Roost

    -------------------------

    Alex saw this Scyther and thought "I have to catch this Scyther. It''s way too strong not to catch, it has Technician, Silver Potential, and Innate talent move Roost. The problem is that Scyther is very likely too strong for Zubat. It''s faster, stronger and it has better recovery abilities. Dust can''t be used either because Scyther can sweep away dust at any time. FUCK, I find a treasure that I can''t take. "

    While Alex was thinking, the duales to an end.

    The Silver Scyther defeated the normal Scyther and was only slightly injured.

    Scyther is a Pokemon that values ??honor and strength. when a trainer wants to catch a scyther, the easiest way to catch it is to challenge it to a dual and defeat it. Scyther respects strength very much.

    Alex saw this Scyther and knew that he had no chance with Zubat as long as Zubat did not evolve. But he doesn''t want to give up this chance. He canter fight the Scyther but it is difficult to find a special Pokemon in this forest.

    Alex had a good idea and went to the Scyther.

    Scyther spotted Alex and Zubat and got ready to fight.

    Alex saw this and said, "Hey Scyther, I saw your strength and wanted to challenge you to a duel but now that you''re injured, I don''t think it''s fair. How about you fight tomorrow morning at sunrise, Zubat, and you. If I win you will be mine Pokemon and if you win I''ll give you this item "He picked up an Energy Powder and showed it to Scyther.

    Scyther is a Pokemon that values ??strength. As soon as he saw Energy Powder, he knew it could help him get stronger. It looked in the direction of Zubat and thought that it could win without any problems.

    Scyther nodded and sat down. it seems to be resting here, waiting for the dual here.

    Alex saw this and thought, "Nice went better than I thought. Probably because Scyther values ??stronger the most, it was so easily convinced to dual. Well, now I have time to evolve Zubat. I''m going to the area where I found this Beedrill and train there. "

    Alex and Zubat go to the ce with the Beedrill''s and discovered the 5 Beedrill patrolling this area.

    All were normal potential and between 13-15 LV.

    Zubat receives orders from Alex and uses Shadow Ball against the weakest Beedrill. This Beedrill was overlooked and was hit in the head, he immediately passed out, the 4 Beedrill saw this and flew in the direction of Zubat angry.

    Zubat uses Ultrasonic and then he flies away quickly. He used again hit and run tactics. This time he was careful not to get hit by String Shot.

    After 2 minutes all 5 defeated Beedrill. Alex went on with Zubat until Zubat discovered 10 Beedrill.

    Alex saw the info on this 10 Beedrill. 9 Beedrill were normal and 13-16 lv. But a Beedrill was bronze and lv 19.

    Alex thought "hmm, bronze Beedrill lv 19 is probably not much slower than my Zubat. This is a very dangerous fight but probably one that gives Zubat a lot of experience. No, I can''t risk Zubat life for short-term benefits without knowing the dangers. I prefer to count the advantages and disadvantages before Ie to this fight. Poison sting is a problem. If 10 Beedrill were using poison sting at the same time, Zubat probably can''t dodge them all. Avoiding 5 Poison Sting is Zubat''s limit. While it doesn''t do a lot of harm, Zubat isn''t a Pok¨¦mon that can take a lot of harm. Sting shot is also a big problem. as soon as Zubat is slower than this 10 Beedrill he is dead. Haze and Protect can be used one after the other when Zubat is hit by String Shot. Using Haze on its own is too dangerous because it can easily be hit by 10 poison stings.

    So that means if Zubat wants to win that he has to quickly defeat 10 Pokemon or he has to have a good chance to avoid Poison Sting and String Shot.

    No matter how I think about it, it''s too dangerous and unpredictable to go into this fight.

    While Zubat has a good chance of winning, Zubat''s life is not worth betting. It is better to look for a weaker opponent."

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    Alex decided not to fight these 10 Beedrill in the end. It wasn''t worth the risk.

    Alex and Zubat kept walking until Zubat suddenly cried out. Zubat discovered that a Pidgeotto was quickly flying towards Zubat. ??

    Alex saw a Pidgeotto just about to dive. He quickly hides behind a tree and screams

    "Zubat use Protect and Confuse Ray"

    Zubat quickly used Protect and a rapidly falling Pidgeotto hit Zubat''s shield. Then Zubat quickly uses Confuse Ray.

    Pidgeotto tried to dodge but was too close to Zubat and was hit. Pidgeotto who was hit saw 2 different Zubats at once.

    Alex looked at Pidgeotto''s info.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeotto

    LV: 19

    Attributes: Flying Normal

    Abilities: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: bronze

    Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move, Quick Attack, Mirror Move, Wing Attack, Roost

    ---------------------------

    Alex thought "hmm lv 19 und bronze. Dust is useless against Keen Eye and Shadow Ball is useless against normal-type Pokemon. Fuck, what a bad matchup. I''d like to run away, but this Pidgeotto probably won''t give up that easily. I have the advantage To fight in this deep forest because Zubat is more agile and smaller. If this fight doesn''t go well I let Zubat use Confuse Ray. Then we have a good chance of getting away. But I want to know first if this fight can be won. "

    Alex said "Zubat use Swift and use the trees to dodge his attacks"

    Zubat understood Alex''s idea and immediately used Swift.

    Pidgeotto, who saw 2 different attacks, dodged one and was hit by the other. Pidgeotto did not dodge the real attack and was hit.

    After the hit, Pidgeotto understood that one of these Zubat was an illusion. He flies towards Zubat and uses Wing Attack.

    Zubat hid behind a tree, avoiding the attack. The tree that was hit by Wing Attack and had left deep cuts in the wood. This shows the strength of Pokemon, if a person were hit by this attack, he would be badly injured.

    Alex saw damage to the tree and thought "I really should train a bit. At least my agility. I also need another Pokemon that can protect me. I''m a target without a Pokemon next to me."

    Zubat who saw the Pidgeotto did not hit and fly around the tree. Then he uses Bite on Pidgeotto.

    Pidgeotto who just attacked could not avoid this attack and was hit in the neck. a critical hit.

    Pidgeotto, although bleeding from his neck, can still fight without a problem.

    Pokemon don''t die as easily as humans.

    Pidgeotto''s bleeding from his neck waspletely pissed off. He saw Zubat want to run away again and quickly used Gust.

    Zubat who is too close to the Pidgeotto couldn''t avoid it and was hit by a strong gust of wind. He was bumped into a tree and suffered some damage.

    Alex said "Zubat uses ultrasonic and always tries to stay near trees"

    Zubat who trusted Alex immediately used ultrasonic and stayed near a tree.

    Pidgeotto was hit by ultrasonic and suffered a bit of damage.

    Pidgeotto used Gust again, but this time Zubat dodged behind a tree. Then Zubat came out of the tree and used ultrasonic again.

    Pidgeotto tried a few more times but almost all of his attacks failed. Only one gust hit Zubat and caused a little damage. It can''t take much more harm before Pidgeotto passing out. Pidgeotto knew he would lose like this if this fight this way continued.

    He immediately thought of the person who controls this Zubat. That''s a better goal.

    Pidgeotto ignores Zubat and fly towards Alex.

    Alex who saw this immediately said "Zubat use Confuse Ray and then Bite his wings"

    Zubat flew in the direction of Pidgeotto, but couldn''t reach Pidgeotto before he got to Alex.

    Alex saw the Pidgeotto wings light up and became frightened. He quickly hid behind the tree.

    Pidgeotto who fly in high speed wasn''t flexible and couldn''t hit Alex. It hit the tree with a shocking force. Alex felt this power behind the tree and was relieved that he could avoid it.

    Zubat who was behind Pidgeotto quickly used Confuse Ray.

    Pidgeotto could not avoid it and saw the world twice again.

    Zubat gave Pidgeotto no time and quickly bite Pidgeotto''s wing.

    Pidgeotto used Wing Attack at the same time as Zubat and hit Zubat.

    Zubat and Pidgeotto both suffered harm and were injured. Pidgeotto was more seriously injured than Zubat. It probably can''t take much more damage.

    Both Zubat and Pidgeotto fought in closebat and exchanged injuries.

    After 30 seconds the battle was over. A badly injured Zubat and an unconscious Pidgeotto were on the battlefield.

    Alex said "Thank you Zubat you saved me. But, this fight was too close for my taste. ... Come to me Zubat, I will heal you with a super potion."

    Zubat came to Alex and received treatment. After the injured area was traded with Super Potion, Zubat was in top shape again after a few minutes. Alex also used the rest to heal Pidgeotto a bit. Alex didn''t want the Pidgeotto to suffer permanent damage. Then he catches Pidgeotto with a Pokeball

    Alex said "Zubat I will train with you every morning from now on so that I am at least not that easy target anymore. I also want to say that you fought outstandingly. Normally a Zubat with simr lv has no chance against a Pidgeotto."

    Zubat said with signnguage "tell me something new. I know that I am especially strong and will be your trump card."

    Alex thought, "Hmmm a trump card. Even though Zubat is strong, there is no way he will be my trump card. He must have at least gold potential for this to happen. As long as I don''t raise Zubat''s potential, he doesn''t have a chance to be my trump card."

    Alex smiles and says "Ok Zubat, I didn''t know you had such an unreachable goal."

    Zubat looks at Alex and uses signnguage to say "unreachable goal? Which of your Pokemon is your Trump card ?."

    Alex looked at Zubat in shock and said "Fuck, I was outsmarted by a Zubat. Wait, No, let me give you an answer in a week. Scyther has the same potential as you. We''ll see how long you can defend your position."

    Zubat looks at Alex disapproved and said with signnguage "You think that this overgrown insect has a chance against me? As soon as I evolve, this overgrown insect won''t have a chance against me."

    Alexughed and said, "I guess someone is jealous. but, I don''t care which of you is stronger. As long as everyone gives their best, I won''t give up any Pokemon. Don''t worry, every Pokemon I pick will have good potential. So every Pokemon will get very strong."

 Chapter 27 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 27

    After Zubat was healed, Alex and Zubat went deeper into the Beedrill area. On the way, they met many Kakuna and Weedle hiding on trees. Alex ignored these Pokemon after seeing their info. Most of them were normal. although a few were bronze, Alex thought it wasn''t worth catching low lv bronze Pokemon. especially if he only has 8 Pokeball.

    Kakuna and Weedle are Pokemon that never attack other Pokemon for no reason. As long as you don''t attack them yourself, these Pokemon ignore you. ??

    Alex went on and after 20 minutes Zubat spotted 5 Beedrill.

    4 beedrill was normal and 13-16 lv and one beedrill were 16 and bronze.

    Zubat saw Alex signs and understood that he should carry out tactic 1. He hit the weakest Beedrill with a shadow ball on the head. a critical hit. the weak beedrill passed out immediately.

    4 Beedrill were pissed off by the sudden attack and flew in the direction of Zubat.

    The fight doesn''tst long. The Beedrill could only use String Shot and Poison Sting against this fast Zubat. Zubat dodged all attacks or used Protect and Haze to defend against these attacks. Although he can only use Protect once, he doesn''t have to use it more often in this fight. Zubat was able to skillfully evade almost all attacks.

    Alex saw how Zubat defeated all Beedrill with little harm and was proud that his training paid off. He went to the bronze beedrill and caught it.

    He saw how Zubat suddenly glowed and thought "Nice, Zubat is going to evolve to Golbat. Wait, I have a good idea"

    Alex took out the two daily potions of Tauros blood and said "Zubat drink this"

    When a Pokemon evolves, it will take all the energy from the Pokemon to evolve. This is the best time to give valuable items. It can make the Pokemon permanently stronger and rare items can increase a Pokemon''s potential. Although Tauros'' blood is not very rare, it is an expensive item. It can''t improve Zubat''s potential, but it can give him a little more permanent strength.

    Zubat drinks the Tauros blood and the light grew stronger. Zubat grew with the light and slowly grewrger. When the light stopped shining, there was a 1.7 m Golbat in Zubat''s ce.

    Golbat is arge, blue, bat-like Pok¨¦mon with purple wing membranes. It has small eyes with slit-like pupils, along with tiny triangr ears with purple insides, and a massive mouth with two fangs in each jaw.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 22

    Attribute: Poison Flying

    Abilities : Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, (innate talent)Shadow Ball, (TM)Protect

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    Alex saw Zubat be a Golbat and was very happy. Golbat has a Total of 455 Base stats, an Attack of 80, and a speed of 90. Although these stats are not impressive, they are good for a not yet fully evolving Pokemon.

    Golbat is now much faster than before and his attacks are also much stronger than before. Alex thinks he can easily defeat Maria''s Ekans now. Even when it evolves to Arbok, Alex doesn''t think Arbok has a good chance against Golbat.

    Alex said "Golbat, how do you like your new body?"

    Golbat looked at Alex and said in signnguage "I love it. I''m so much stronger than this overgrown insect now. He thought he could easily defeat me. Hmmm, I''ll show him who the boss is."

    Alex smiles and says yfully "Golbat, who''s the boss? Think before you answer. By the way, should I buy more of this Tauros blood?

    Golbat looks at Alex for a few seconds and said "you are the boss. Boss, this Tauros blood was delicious, please buy more of it."

    Alex smiled and didn''t answer.

    When Pok¨¦mon get stronger quickly, they can get arrogant. When that happens a trainer has to find a way to suppress the Pokemon and show that the trainer is the boss.

    It can even happen if an arrogant Pokemon has a bad rtionship with the trainer that it rebels.

    Alex knows this and tries to keep Zubat''s arrogance at bay. It''s hard when a trainer doesn''t have any other Pokemon to suppress an Arrogant Pokemon. Fortunately, Alex''s rtionship with Golbat is very good so he doesn''t have to struggle to suppress Golbat.

    the forest was slowly getting dark.

    Alex knew that he had to find a good resting ce. Fortunately, he bought camping equipment so that he doesn''t have to sleep on the ground. So he has provisions for a month so that he doesn''t have to look for food. This also shows how useful the TRH device is because the TRH device can store arge number of items.

    After 20 minutes they found a good ce to sleep near an uninhabited tree. Alex ate the daily ration and went to sleep in a tent.

    Golbat is a Pokemon that emits sound waves while sleeping and therefore knows when a Pokemon is approaching it even while sleeping. That makes Golbat the perfect Pokemon to protect his trainer at night.

    Golbat slept in the tree just a few meters from Alex''s tent. It is close enough to spot any danger beforehand.

    Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the sun rises from the east horizon again, and Alex wakes up from his dream at a fixed time by the rm clock set on the TRH device.

    It was only 6 in the morning, but at this point, most of the residents in the forest had already woken up. Alex had just pushed open the door of the tent and walked out.

    Alex has carved various markings on trees to find ways back. So Alex can go to the Scyther area at any time or leave the forest without getting lost.

    Alex saw a group of Butterfree gathering nectar around some flowers that were illuminated by the sun and also saw some Rattata digging into some small holes with these nut-like fruits in their mouths.

    The entire forest quickly came to life, and now in front of Alex, it presents a peaceful scene without contention.

    Unfortunately, what Alex now sees is only the scene that''s all disyed by the creatures at the bottom of the entire forest food chain. but if a violent Pok¨¦mon, such as Beedrill, Spearow, and Arbok would appear, this The tranquil and peaceful scene would instantly be broken, and the hunting games of chase and escape that appeared daily in the forest would begin again.

    Alex saw this and thought "Sad but true if you have no strength you can only be food in this world. Fortunately, I am strong enough to defend myself against most of the Pok¨¦mon in this forest. But I have to get a lot stronger. Only with strength, you can have safety and freedom. "

    Alex smiled and said, "Golbat, let''s pick up our new partner."

    Golbat nodded and followed Alex who was walking towards the Scyther domain.

    AUTHOR THOUGHT--------------

    I actually only wanted to upload once every three days, but personally hate it when novel takes too long to upload a chapter.

    So even though the chapters are longer, I''ll upload them every second day.

    you have to know that I need two hours per chapter. Of course, most of the time is spent thinking and rewriting.

    I''ll see if I can do it in time. if not I change it again every 3 days.

 Chapter 28 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 28

    Alex and Golbat walk for 20 minutes until they see a scyther.

    This Scyther had blood on his mouth and scythes. There was also a corpse of a Rattata next to him. It looked like Scyther was having breakfast. ??

    Alex who saw this was a bit nauseous, but he suppressed the feeling quickly. He knows that many Pokemon survive because they eat other Pokemon.

    Scyther saw Alex and Golbat and was briefly confused. But he quickly understood that Zubat has evolved.

    Alex said, "Scyther are you ready ?."

    Scyther got ready to fight and nodded. Golbat saw this and also got ready to fight.

    Golbat has great advantages in this fight because Scyther takes twice the damage from Flying and because Golbat only takes 1/4 the damage from Scyther Bug-moves. He is also 5 LV higher than Scyther.

    Alex said, "Golbat use Confuse Ray and then use Wing Attack."

    Golbat created a yellow bullet and fired it in the direction of Scyther. Scyther just managed to dodge. Scyther then used Double Team and 3 Scyther were suddenly on the battlefield.

    Alex said "a mistake, Golbat use Wing Attack."

    Golbat has bad eyes so that he can identify his enemies mainly through the use of sound waves. So the move double team ispletely useless against Golbat.

    Golbat flies straight to the real Scyther and hits him with a Wing Attack. It did a lot of damage to Scyther. Although he can fight, he is not allowed to receive many of these attacks.

    Scyther wanted to use Roost but knew that this Golbat wouldn''t allow that. Roost is a strong move, but only if you are protected from the attacks of the attacking Pokemon.

    Scyther knew he was likely to lose, but his pride didn''t allow him to give up just like that. his sharp scythes light up as he flies towards Golbat.

    Alex saw this and said "Golbat use Wing Attack. We have no problem fighting in closebat."

    Scyther is a Pokemon that is usually very strong in closebat. The reason is that it has a high attack of 110 and can use the move Fury Cutter. Fury Cutter is a very powerful move in closebat.

    The problem is that the Golbat only takes 1/4 damage from bug moves. So the Scyther''s strongest attack cannot be used. He can only try to defeat Golbat with the move wing attack.

    After just 30 seconds of intense hand-to-handbat, Scyther passed out.

    Golbat was only slightly injured. So Alex doesn''t have to use a super potion to heal it.

    Scyther was very injured and Alex had to use almost a whole super potion to heal him. then he used the rest of the super potion for Golbat. Although Golbat doesn''t need a super potion, it can make him heal faster.

    Alex also gave Golbat an Energy Powder to recover his energy faster.

    After 2 minutes, Scyther woke up after being healed by the Super Potion. He looked at his surroundings and was very sad that he was so weak. He thought that he would defeat Zubat without any problems, but after a day, Zubat, who had evolved, was too strong for him.

    Alex said "Scyther, ording to our bet, you are my Pokemon now. Wee to the family. I know that you are very sad that you lost, but don''t worry, I''ll make you so strong that you will realize that it is good for you to lose here. If you don''t believe me, look at Golbat. After a day I made him a lot stronger.

    Scyther looked at Alex and said in signnguage "You won. I will keep my promise but I expect you to make me a strong Pokemon."

    Alex nodded seriously and took out a Pokeball. Then he lightly touched Scyther''s head with the Pokeball. Scyther was now Alex''s second Pokemon. He immediately took Scyther out of his Pokeball and looked at Scyther info again.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 17

    Attribute: Bug Flying

    Abilities : Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter

    Wing Attack, (innate talent) Roost

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    Alex thought "how should I train Scyther? All of the moves from Scyther are very useful. I don''t know which move to focus on."

    Leer can reduce a Pokemon''s defense power.

    Quick Attack can be used to evade or attack. Plus its 50% stronger because of Technician.

    Focus Energy can make sure that Scyther can hit the weak spots of Pokemon more easily.

    Double Team can be very useful for confusing opponents.

    Feint can even hit a Pokemon that uses Protect or Detect. Plus its 50% stronger because of Technician.

    Fury Cutter can defeat any Pokemon in closebat because it gets stronger with each hit. It is also 50% stronger because of Technician and is a bug move (50% STAB).

    Wing Attack is Scyther''s most powerful attack in short battles. It is also 50% stronger because of Technician and is a flying move (50% STAB).

    Roost can heal Scyther and can even be used while moving (expert). Also, if you train this move to master rank, you can attack and roost at the same time. That means if Scyther doesn''t take damage too quickly or gets too tired, he will be invincible.

    (Pokemon''s Moves mastery can be divided into three levels: beginner, expert, and master.)

    Beginner: performs the move normally.

    Expert: Stronger, faster, and more flexible than beginners. the Pokemon can move while it is doing the move.

    Master: Stronger, faster, and more flexible than Expert. the Pokemon can use another move while using that move. He can also modify the move as he likes.

    Alex thought "Besides, how should I physically train Scyther? A warrior who specializes in closebat? An assassin who quickly defeats his enemies? a mix of both? Roost and Fury Cutters are very useful for warriors. Quick Attack and Double Team are better for assassins. Fuck, should I train Scyther for both? jack of all trades is usually average. I like the specialists more. Even Pokemon have only so much energy and talent. Why be good at everything when you can be a monster in one area. OK, so assassins and warriors are the best options. Both have advantages and disadvantages. I think warriors are better because Scyther can evolve to Scizor. Although both Scizor and Scyther have the same base stats (500), Scizor has a better Pokemon-Typebination. Also, Scizor can make better use of the move roost and Scizor has a Mega Evolution. I should also ask Scyther how he likes to fight. Scyther''s opinion is also very important. If he wants to fight like an assassin, I don''t want to forbid it."

    Alex talks to Scyther for an hour. Alex told him the best options and tells him the pros and cons of each fighting style. He exins his reasoning and asks Scyther how he would like to fight. Scyther was very happy to hear these exact options and that his trainer asked him what he thought was the best of them. Scyther exined to Alex that he would like to fight like a warrior. Scyther also said that he trusts Alex very much and that he will do his best to meet his expectations.

    why asked Alex for Scyther''s opinion? there are two reasons.

    1 reason: this increases Scyther''s trust and affection for Alex.

    2nd reason: Both options have many advantages and disadvantages. Which of them was 100% better is difficult to say. It is better to let Scyther decide how he would like to fight. If you end up choosing a fighting style that Scyther doesn''t like, it can cause unnecessary trouble.

 Chapter 29 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 29

    After Scyther''s fighting style was chosen, Alex thought about the move that Scyther should train. Fury Cutter and Roost are best for Scyther''s fighting style. The problem is that Roost has to be trained for the expert rank to make it useful. Being able to use Roost while moving is a great advantage inbat and if you manage to train Roost to master rank, you can use Roost when attacking.

    But there is a problem. Training a move from beginner to expert takes 4 months for a Pokemon with normal potential. You have to train intensively during these 4 months to be able to do it in 4 months. That''s why potential is so important for trainers. Nobody wants to waste their time training a Pokemon that has no potential. ??

    For example, Golbat''s Shadow Ball is almost an expert rank after just 8 days. There are two reasons. one is that the Shadow Ball is an innate talent move and the other is that Golbat has silver potential.

    Alex decided to mainly train Roost and Fury Cutter. It is important for these moves that Scyther can move if he used them. Fury Cutter can more easily be used to pursue an enemy and Roost can be used if Scyther dodges. Besides, Roost is an innate talent move so that the move can be mastered faster than other moves.

    The problem is that Alex can''t train this move effectively right now. In the forest, you never know when you will be attacked. if you are tired of training and are attacked by a strong Pokemon, you will likely lose a fight that you would normally win. Scyther also needs nutritious food. Zubat can drink blood from powerful Pok¨¦mon, but Scyther needs flying-type or bug-type food to improve his body effectively.

    Alex thought, "Ok, I''ll catch a lot of valuable Pokemon quickly and exchange them for TR Points. Then I can buy good food for Scyther. I should also buy Tauros blood for Golbat when I''m out of this forest."

    After Scyther was healed, they all went on again.

    After only 10 minutes, Golbat discovered another Pokemon that was hiding in a bush and probably wants to ambush other Pokemon.

    Alex said "Golbat use ultrasonic against the bush and see which Pokemon is hiding there. If it''s way too strong, fly away in the direction of our sleeping ce. But don''t worry too much, strong Pokemon usually don''t use such a trap. Scyther and I stay here for now. "

    Scyther looked at Alex and said with signnguage "why am I staying here? You know I can fly too, right?"

    Alex smiled and said shamelessly "So that you can protect me."

    Scyther was surprised and gave Alex an odd look. For him, it''s abnormal that Alex can say this with a smile. But he has to agree with Alex, human beings are really weak. Even a weak Pokemon can kill a grown man.

    Golbat flies in the direction of the bush and use ultrasonic against it.

    A Raticate immediately ran out of the bush and looked angrily in the direction of Golbat.

    Alex looked at Raticate info.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Raticate

    LV: 23

    Attributes: normal

    Abilities: Guts

    Gender: Male

    Potential: bronze

    Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite, Super Fang, Crunch

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    Alex thought "LV 23 and bronze, not bad. Also, this is a good matchup for Golbat because Raticate has no attack the Golbat can hit in the air. I let Golbat fight this fight himself. He should be able to win easily without me."

    The fight ended after just 3 minutes. Raticate could reach Golbat with his bounce, but Golbat was too flexible in the air that Raticate couldn''t even hit Golbat. Raticate noticed this and tried to run away, but was followed and stopped by Golbat. Raticate waspletely pissed off and tried to hit Golbat at least once. Only after 3 minutes, Raticate could no longer take the damage and passed out.

    Alex caught Raticate with a Pokeball and praised Golbat for his good fight.

    After 30 minutes, Golbat spotted 5 Beedrill. These Beedrill were between lv 13 and 15 and one of these Beedrill was bronze potential.

    Alex said "Scyther you are fighting these 5 Beedrill. Use Focus Energy as often as you can before the fight and then immediately try to defeat a Beedrill with Wing Attack."

    Scyther was happy that he could finally fight and nodded to Alex. He then used Focus Energy 4 times and then he attacked a Beedrill with Wing Attack. He hit this Beedrill on the head, a critical hit. Scyther immediately defeated a Beedrill with one hit. The Beedrill saw that one of them was put down and was angry. The 4 Beedrill tried to circle Scyther, but Scyther did not allow that and immediately attacked a Beedrill with a Wing Attack. He hurts this Beedrill badly.

    After just a minute, Scyther defeated all Beedrill in closebat. Although he was slightly injured, he used Roost to heal himself after the fight.

    Alex was very impressed with Scyther''s closebat strength. Zubat on the same LV could only win with a hit and run tactic. But Scyther could win with rough strength.

    Then Alex took out a Pokeball and caught the bronze Beedrill. Then he allowed Golbat to drink the blood of the other Beedrill and Scyther to eat the other Beedrill. Although this is cruel, Scyther has to eat and Alex has no other food for Scyther. In the wild, the strong eat the weak.

    Alex thinks after joining Team Rocket he''s be more immoral. He used to think he would strongly avoid killing a human or a Pokemon. but now he''s ready to kill a human or a Pokemon if the Pokemon or human is not innocent. To him, a Pokemon life is worth just as much as human life is.

    So why is Alex indirectly killing a Pokemon?. The reason is that Beedrill is a Pokemon that likes to hunt and kill weak Pokemon for fun. Alex has no problem using such Pokemon as food.

 Chapter 30 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 30

    After everyone has eaten and rested, they move on

    After only 5 minutes, Golbat noticed that 15 Beedrill were flying in their direction. Alex and his Pokemon hid in a bush. He wanted to know the strength of the enemy before he wanted to fight. Especially when there are so many Pokemon. ??

    Then Alex saw the Info from the little swarm of Beedrill''s. 14 Beedrill were between lv 13-18 and the two Beedrill the lv. 18 are also has bronze potential. in addition, the leader of this little swarm was much stronger.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Beedrill

    LV: 23

    Attributes: Bug Poison

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Peck, Twineedle, Rage, Fury Attack, Focus Energy, Poison Jab, (innate talent) Hyper Beam

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    Alex thought about whether he should try to conquer this Pokemon. Catching is one thing, but whether the Pokemon obeys your orders is another matter. Especially after Alex and his Pokemon have Beedrill blood on their hands.

    Beedrill is Pokemon they can easily tell if another Pokemon recently killed a Beedrill. That depends on his sense of smell. Beedrill''s blood can be recognized by other Beedrill by its smell. Therefore a Beedrill knows immediately if another Pokemon has recently killed a Beedrill. Of course, this smell gets weaker over time.

    He chose not to try. the chance of conquering a Pokemon that hates you is slim. Especially Pokemon that have a high potential. Alex also needs money and he would get a lot of money for a silver Beedrill with Hyper Beam.

    Alex thought "The question is how I am supposed to defeat this little swarm of Beedrill''s with only two Pokemon?. Without the Beedrill leader, I have the feeling that Golbat and Scyther can defeat the other 14 Beedrill. Wait, I have a good idea."

    When Alex was just thinking, the leader of the Beedrill smell in the bush of Alex, Beedrill blood. He and his 14 Beedrill flew in the direction of the bush.

    Alex recognized that he was spotted and said "Golbat fly out of the bush and lure the swarm from the bush. Use ultrasonic to do damage while running away. Scyther uses Focus Energy and wait for the leader to fly over the bush to chase Golbat then use Wing Attack to attack him. After the attack, lock the fight away from this bush. "

    Golbat flies straight from the bush and used ultrasonic.

    The 15 Beedrill discovered that a Golbat smelled of blood from Beedrill and pursued him. Scyther uses Focus Energy and wait until the leader flies in range.

    As soon as the silver Beedrill was only 2 meters from Scyther, it was ambushed by Scyther.

    Scyther jumped out of the bush and used Wing Attack on the Silver Beedrill. The silver Beedrill was surprised and was hit in the head by Scyther. a critically hit. He was badly injured. although he can still fight, he cannot take much more damage.

    The silver Beedrill was nowpletely angry and was flying in the direction of Scyther. The other 14 Beedrill saw this and followed their leader.

    Golbat saw that these Beedrill''s no longer chase him and fly in the direction of Scyther to help him.

    Scyther was slowly being surrounded by the Beedrill''s. But Scyther was not afraid and fights in closebat against these Beedrill''s.

    After a few seconds, Golbat joins this closebat. Scyther and Golbat remembered Alex''s words and both used Wing Attack on the silver Beedrill.

    The silver Beedrill was surprised that these two Pok¨¦mon tanks the attacks of the other Beedrill to attack him. He managed to avoid Golbat Wing Attack but was hit by the other Wing Attack. The silver Beedrill passed out.

    But in order to defeat this silver Beedrill quickly, Scyther suffered many minor injuries from the other 14 Beedrill and was poisoned. Golbat had far fewer injuries than Scyther because Golbat does not take any real damage from bug or poison-type attacks. while Scyther doesn''t take much damage against bug moves either, he''s normally susceptible to poison moves.

    Then the two Pokemon that were faster than the rest of the 14 Beedrill performed a hit and run tactic. After only 1 minute, 10 Beedrill were defeated and the other 4 ran away. Among the 10 defeated Beedrill were the two bronze Beedrill.

    Alex took out the antidote and cured Scyther poisoning. He also asks Scyther if Roost is enough or if he should use a Super Potion to heal him. Roost is still at the beginner level and is not as effective as a Super Potion.

    Scyther looks at Alex and said in signnguage "don''t worry, these are just a few scratches."

    Alex saw the Scyther was bleeding profusely and said "a few scratches? Scyther, I understand that you are brave, but please take better care of your body. Besides, use Roost quickly to stop the bleeding."

    Scyther used Roost and said to Golbat, "Is he always like this when a Pokemon is injured ?."

    Golbat looked at Alex and said to Scyther "Yes, he acts like my mother when I am injured, and sometimes he acts like my father when I ignore his orders. But he only acts like that for us. For other Pokemon he often is indifferent. I don''t know what you''re thinking but I like our trainer. "

    Scyther said to Golbat, "Like a mother or father? I never saw my mother or father. I always had to survive alone."

    Golbat looks at Scyther and says "You will get used to it. I don''t know how other trainers treat their Pokemon, but I think we''re lucky. But I have to say that I''m the trump card Ok?

    Scyther looked arrogantly in the direction of Golbat and said "Trump card? Strongest Pokemon? Haha, You only have a small advantage, after a week I''m twice as strong as you."

    Golbat also looks arrogantly in the direction of Golbat and said "2 times as strong? Haha, you overgrown insect thinks that you can be stronger than I can?. stop dreaming.

    Scyther said "Yeah really? Come on let''s sort this out now. You overgrown bat."

    Alex didn''t understand what they were saying in Pokemonnguage but noticed that they were both getting louder and louder. At the beginning, they talked normally to each other and he thought how nice it was that both Pokemon get along so well. But he noticed that they quickly started arguing.

    Alex said "Golbat, Scyther stop quarrel. Everyone here is a family member. We should be supportive of each other and not fight unnecessarily."

    Golbat and Scyther looked at Alex disapprovingly.

    Alex says coldly "Ohh, you want to learn it the hard way?.

    Scyther was surprised how quickly Alex got cold and Scyther quickly stopped arguing.

    Golbat remembers the first day he met Alex and also stopped arguing.

    Alex smiled and said "I''m d you''re so sensible"

    Both Scyther and Golbat thought "hypocrite" at the same time.

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    After the fight, he used hisst Super Potion to heal the Silver Beedrill and the 2 Bronze Beedrill. Of course, he can''tpletely heal three Pokemon with one super potion. But he can heal the 3 Beedrill at least so that they do not lose permanent strength or even die.

    Then he catches the three Beedrill with 3 Pokeballs. ??

    Alex looked at his items and caught Pokemon.

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    Items:

    1X Hyper Potion

    1X Pokeball

    20X Energy Powder

    3X Antidote

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    Points/Money:

    50 TR Points

    100 TRM points 0/100

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    caught Pokemon :

    1 Beedrill Silver

    5 Beedrill bronze

    1 Pidgeotto bronze

    1 Raticate bronze

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    Alex knew that it would be best to go back to the Team Rocket base and exchange his captured Pokemon for TR Points or TRM Points. He only had one hyper potion and one more Pokeball left. It is far too dangerous to stay in this forest without further healing items. Besides, he can only catch one more Pokemon.

    Alex checked the information from Golbat and Scyther.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 23

    Attributes: Poison Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, (innate talent) Shadow Ball, (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 19

    Attributes: Bug Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, (innate talent) Roost

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    After a day of fighting, Scyther and Golbat leveled up twice. This is a show of how fast you level while fighting in the wild. Of course, there are other reasons too, such as that Alex Pokemon both have high potential and that both are below the elite rank (40).

    Once a Pokemon reaches lv 40 it levels up a lot slower. But that doesn''t matter to most Pokemon trainers, because most Pokemon trainers don''t manage to train a Pokemon to lv 40. every trainer who has an elite Pokemon is a powerhouse. Even though they are much weaker than the gym leaders, they are still respected by most people.

    Alex and his Pokemon started to leave the forest.

    After only 10 minutes, Golbat discovered another Pokemon that was surrounded by many other Pokemon.

    Alex wanted to look at the situation and went towards this Pokemon.

    Then he saw a badly injured Gardevoir with a damaged Pokemon Egg surrounded by a group of Pinsir. Probably these Pinsir attacked this Gardevoir while it wasying this Pokemon Egg.

    Alex saw the information from "Gardevoir" and was shocked.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 39

    Attributes: Psychic Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Move: Charm, Confusion, Dazzling Gleam, Disarming Voice, Double Team, Growl, Healing Wish, Psychic, Hypnosis, Draining Kiss, Teleport, Psybeam, Life Dew, Wish, Calm Mind, Dazzling Gleam, (innate talent) Disable,

    --------------------------

    The info from this 8 Pinsir is much weaker. The 8 Pinsir are between 16lv-22lv. Besides, only one Pinsir is bronze. Alex thought in a normal fight these 8 Pinsir have no chance against this Gardevoir. But because this Gardevoir was in a very weak condition, they could overthrow and injure the Gardevoir.

    when Alex just wanted to help the Gardevoir, he felt an abnormal hatred from the Gardevoir to the Pinsir.

    Gardevoir overloads her body and uses a huge Psychic move to kill the 8 Pinsir. The 8 Pinsir were immediately defeated. Some unfortunate Pinsir has been torn to pieces by the force of this move.

    Alex saw the power of this attack and knew if he and his Pokemon were hit by such an attack, he and his Pokemon would die instantly. But he was now not afraid because this Gardevoirpletely overloaded his body.

    Then Gardevoir used all of her life energy to use a strong Healing Wish on her Pokemon Egg.

    Alex actually wanted to save this Gardevoir with a Hyper Potion, but he realized that this Gardevoir would rather sacrifice his life for his child. When he saw Gardevoir immediately ready to sacrifice her life for the chance to save her child, Alex became very sad. He thought of his mother, whom he will never see again.

    Gardevoir fell lifeless to the ground when the Pokemon Egg began to heal.

    Alex watched a good mother fall lifeless to the ground and was sad and confused. He couldn''t do anything but watch. This Gardevoir didn''t want to survive if their child couldn''t survive. He is sure that this Gardevoir with their psychic skills has discovered him and his Pokemon. But it still used all of its life energy to heal its child.

    He looks at Gardevoir''s Pokemon Egg and thought, "Don''t worry, Gardevoir, I''ll make your child happy and strong."

    Gardevoir was not a Kanto Pokemon but lived in Kanto anyway. There are several reasons for this. In kanto, there is not only Kanto Pokemon. Although Pokemon from other regions are rarer, you can often meet them if you know where to look. It''s not umon to find a Pokemon from another region.

    But Pokemon Psychic, Fairy, Ghost, and Dragon Pokemon are the most rarely found. Especially dragons are very difficult to find.

    Alex is very lucky to find a Psychic Pokemon. Especially if it doesn''t live in Kanto. Usually, even if such a Pokemon lives here, it will not be found by ordinary trainers because Gardevoir has a strong perception and with the move, teleport is difficult to find.

    He is sure that Gardevoir indirectly entrusted her child to him. Alex doesn''t think that such a strong Psychic Pokemon couldn''t spot him.

    Gardevoir is a Pokemon that can sense emotion. It must have felt Alex and his Pokemon emotion and thought that Alex would be a good trainer for her child. If Gardevoir thought Alex was dangerous to her child, she can simply use Teleport to protect her child from Alex.

    Alex had Scyther and Golbat dig a grave for Gardevoir. then he ced Gardevoir in the grave. He found a nice big stone and had Scyther carved out the following words. (A good mother rests here).

    He doesn''t know why he''s doing it himself, but it feels right. He could make Golbat drink the Gardavoir blood to make him a little stronger, but hepletely refuses to do such a thing. it feels very wrong to use the mother of your future Pokemon as food.

    As soon as he has epted the child from Gardavoir as his Pokemon, this Pokemon is a family member for Alex.

    Alex is alone in this world. That''s why he treats his Pok¨¦mon who fight for him with their lives as his family. He trusts people much less than his Pokemon.

    He even trusts Maria much less than Golbat.

    Alex takes the Pokemon Egg and looks thoughtfully in the direction of the grave.

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    The strongest organization in the Pokemon world today is with no doubt the Pok¨¦mon Alliance, a huge monster that has spanned across several continents. Today, the order of the Pokemon world is written and maintained by the Pokemon Alliance.

    the Pok¨¦mon Alliance in today''s Pokemon world is actually a huge collection formed by the union of many small organizations and many strong trainers. The purpose of this force was to end the long-term war in the Pok¨¦mon world and to maintain peace. Not a simple task. ??

    As for the time when the Pok¨¦mon Alliance was really founded and who the true founder is, these questions are no longer important.

    But one thing is clear. With the emergence and growth of the Pok¨¦mon Alliance, the wars in the Pokemon world have gradually disappeared. The chaotic era of the Pokemon world that was divided by various regions and the various organization has begun to end.

    The Pokemon world has finally ushered a peaceful world. A peaceful era of rapid development.

    At present, the Pok¨¦mon Alliance has included Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and even the remote Al in its sphere of influence. In the face of the powerful force of the Pok¨¦mon Alliance, the domestic forces in these areas had to bow their heads to the Pok¨¦mon Alliance, and in order to survive. they had to merge into the Pok¨¦mon Alliance as vassals.

    However, the Pok¨¦mon Alliance is a huge organization after all, and its control over various regions is quite limited. At present, the two regions with the strongest strength control are undoubtedly Kanto and Johto.

    As for other regions, the strong control of the Pok¨¦mon Alliance appears to be somewhat weak. Of course, these so-called "weaknesses" do not mean that the Pok¨¦mon Alliance has lost control of these regions. It is just that the degree ofpromise in the face of local forces is rtivelyrge. The region still has strong local characteristics.

    Pokemon world ushered in the long-lost peacetime, and now Pokemon world has also entered the era of Pok¨¦mon Alliance rule. In any period, in order to strengthen their rule, the Pok¨¦mon Alliance made rules that are beneficial to themselves

    a powerful force can ignore the Pok¨¦mon Alliance authority and question its authority.

    What is the most powerful force in the Pokemon world? There is no doubt that it is naturally Pok¨¦mon and Trainer.

    How to manage this power well is the most important question for the Pokemon Alliance. In the end, the Pok¨¦mon Alliance made a very wise decision.

    The Pokemon Alliance allows the normal poption to be trainers. Furthermore, if a trainer is strong enough, he can get important positions in the Pokemon Alliance. This decision stabilizes the rule of the Pokemon Alliance.

    The Pok¨¦mon Alliance has arge number of members. Generally speaking, the members of the Pok¨¦mon Alliance are generally divided into 3 types: unofficial members, official members and elite members.

    unofficial members refer to those Trainers who are not registered in the Pok¨¦mon Alliance but still owns Pokemon. It is not allowed, but there are no severe penalties. A gray zone. The reason why the Pok¨¦mon Alliance tolerates these unofficial trainers is to give non-background trainers a chance to be a strong trainer. As soon as an unofficial trainer shows talent, the organization can still turn him into an official member.

    Alliance members are truly members of the Pok¨¦mon Alliance and enjoying various rich benefits provided by the Pok¨¦mon Alliance. For example, discounted treatment at the Pok¨¦mon Center is one of the benefits.

    Generally speaking, the Alliance members are all elites selected from unofficial members. These elites have made good contributions to the Pok¨¦mon Alliance before bing Alliance members, and their strength is also top-notch among the unofficial members. Loyalty and strength allowed them to stand out from the majority of unofficial members

    In addition, a rule states that if one of a child''s parents is an official member of the Alliance, the child is also regarded as direct members of the Alliance.

    These kids have the opportunity to get a starter Pokemon from the Alliance as soon as they start their trainer career. Of course, only the children of real elites get strong starters Pokemon.

    Of course, you don''t have to be a trainer to be an Alliance member. As soon as you take an office job from the Alliance, you and your family will immediately be an Alliance member officially. There are many ways to be an Alliance member, so that 80% of the poption are Alliance members.

    But to get a job at the Allianz you usually need luck, money or a connection.

    most people in the lower ss do not have such advantages. Especially children without a family have few options for advancement. Bing a strong trainer is the best option for unofficial Alliance members. How many unofficial Alliance members be strong trainers? Less than 3%. To be a strong trainer you need money, a lot of money and most of the unofficial Alliance members are very poor.

    There are many different ranks in the Alliance. An Alliance member does not necessarily have the same advantages as another Alliance member. For example, an elite Alliance member naturally has many more advantages than a normal Alliance member.

    Alex is an unofficial Alliance member and doesn''t get any help if he wants to be a trainer. In addition, Alex who is an unofficial Alliance member is despised by the general poption. Normal people see unofficial Alliance members as people who live in the lower ss and who oftenmit criminal acts.

    Even the police regard the unofficial Alliance members as second ss people.

    Alex enters Pewter City and ignores the scornful looks from the residents. unofficial Alliance trainers are not very popr with the poption.

    One can easily distinguish the unofficial Alliance trainer from the official Alliance trainer. An official Alliance trainer gets an Alliance trainer suit, which is made of excellent materials and gets a Pokedex that is often visible on the Pokemon belt.

    Alex entered a dirty shop and looked around. The store was in his TRH device as the entrance to the Team Rocket base marked.

    He went to the olddy and showed his TRH device to the olddy. His TRH device had its profile open to make inspection easier for the olddy.

    The olddy looked at Alex''s profile and silently opened a back door in the room. Alex gave an Energy Powder to the olddy and went into the darkroom.

    Alex waits a few minutes until suddenly a light shines. A man with an LV 20 bronze Kadabra suddenly appeared in front of Alex.

    Large team rocket bases can only be entered and exited with the help of Psychic-type Pokemon.

    Alex gave this man an energy powder and waited quietly.

    The man just said softly "Kadabra use Teleport"

    Alex quickly disappeared into a light beam and the room went dark again.

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    Team rocket underground base in Pewter City

    Alex looked around his room and thought about his next action: "Ok, first of all, I''ll sell the captured Pokemon for TR Points. Then I''ll think about what I can do with the money." ??

    After 10 minutes, Alex enters the Team Rocket Missions Center. He went to a worker in charge of captured Pok¨¦mon and said, "I have caught a lot of Pok¨¦mon with good potential. I would like to dip them in here for TR Points.

    The worker who is a team rocket Lackey says "if there are more than 10 Pokemon with b-talent or 1 Pokemon with a-talent you have to negotiate with my boss."

    Alex said coldly, "I meet this requirement. Get your boss."

    Team Rocket Lackey was shocked that a team rocket member could catch so many valuable Pokemon. Mostly only team rocket elite members catch so many valuable Pokemon after a trip.

    It is difficult to find the talent of a Pokemon in the wild, so the Pokemon hunter often only catches many Pokemon with high potential with luck. Of course, you can also catch a lot of Pokemon and then have them rated by the potential machine, but such a method has a big disadvantage. the costs for the potential machine. This machine consumes a lot of resources peruse, so the trainers who want to use this machine have to pay 500 TR Points to cover the costs. There is also a 10% error rate. if this happens the potential cannot be measured.

    So it is not worth catching many Pokemon. A Pokemon hunter needs to assess whether the Pokemon may have a good potential or is just garbage.

    Of course, there is another method used by strong Pokemon hunters.

    Pokemon with a normal potential cannot get higher than lv 39. That means as long as you catch a Pokemon higher than lv 40 it is automatically at least a b talent. Of course, only a few Pokemon trainers can use such a method. You have to be a strong trainer for this method.

    Normal Pokemon max lv is 39

    Bronze Pokemon max. lv is 49.

    Silver Pokemon max lv is 60.

    Gold Pokemon max lv is 75.

    A man with a dangerous auraes together with Team Rocket Lackey in front of Alex.

    The man said coldly "oh, did you catch 10 b-talent Pokemon? You know if you lie with the talent of a Pokemon you will be executed"

    The man didn''t think Alex could catch an A-talent Pokemon. The mostly A-talented Pokemon are elite Pokemon and are hard to find. Catching a talented Pokemon with the strength of a non-elite trainer is very rare. You have to meet a Talent Pokemon that is young and realize that it is a Talent Pokemon.

    Alex said calmly, "I met the requirement."

    The man said, "ok follow me."

    Alex and the man walked into the empty room with a table and 4 chairs.

    The man sat down and said, "Ok, tell me what kind of goods you have."

    Alex said calmly "I have 7 B-Talent Pokemon that are between lv 15-22. 5 Beedrill 1 Pidgeotto 1 Raticate. I also have A-Talent Beedrill that is lv 23."

    The one was surprised "A-Talent really? How can a Team Rocket member catch such a Pokemon? Almost all Team Rocket members would lose against an lv 23 A-Talent Pokemon. How did you catch it?

    Alex said "I defeated it and its little swarm in battle. My Golbat has many advantages over a Pokemon with the poison and bug-type like Beedrill."

    The Man said seriously, "Ok, I can offer you 13000 TR Points for your 7 B-Talent Pokemon. Beedrill only sells for 2000 TR Points and I still have to find a buyer. 13000 TR Points is a very fair price. I will also give you 40000 TR Points for your A-Talent Beedrill. Unfortunately, it''s only a Beedrill, otherwise, I could offer you more. "

    Alex and the Man negotiated for 15 minutes. In the end, Alex gets 70,000 TR Points for his 8 Pokemon. He told the Man that the Beedrill has the move Hyper Beam as its innate talent move. This enabled him to increase the price.

    The man said seriously, "My name is Brand. If you catch another Pokemon like that, let me know. I love doing business with talented trainers.

    Alex said seriously "Yes Brand was a pleasure to do business with you. I''lle back to you when I find a Pokemon like this."

    After the deal is over, Alex leaves the Team Rocket Missions Center.

    Although 70,000 TR Points is a lot of money, it is not that much the team rocket members would risk their lives to steal it.

    As soon as you are caught killing a Team Rocket member, you will be considered a representative. What does team Rocket do with traitors? If you are lucky you die quickly.

    It doesn''t make sense for Brand to risk his life for a little money. But if Alex had ten times as much this risk might be worth it for Brand.

    A beggar with a gold watch is a crime.

    Alex walks into his room and does what he should do with 70050 TR Points.

    He looked at Golbat''s info

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 23

    Attributes: Poison Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, (innate talent) Shadow Ball, (TM) Protect

    ----------------------

    Alex thought, "Golbat needs better poison-type moves. It also needs better physical moves besides Wing Attack and Bite. Toxic and Sludge Bomb would be good Poison-type moves for Golbat. these two moves are the very good poison-type moves. Physical moves, Facade, Fly and Giga Impact are good options. The problem is that these moves cost too much, especially Giga Impact and Fly with 50,000 TR Points "

    Taunt 5000 TR Points

    Toxic 5000 TR Points

    Sludge Bomb 10 000 TR Points

    Facade 7500 TR Points

    Giga Impact 50 000 TR Points

    Fly 50 000 TR Points

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    Alex thought "Toxic, Sludge Bomb, and Facade are important moves that Golbat has to learn. Giga Impact would be good too, but it''s a lot too expensive. It''s stupid to spend almost all of my money on Fly or Giga Impact. I can do better with this money like buying blood and good bug-type food. I also have to buy a PokemonEgg incubate for Ralts "

    Pokemon Eggs are always will be the same Pokemon as their Mother. Because Gardevoir is the mother of The Pokemon Egg, the child automatically bes a Ralts. ??

    After slow consider, Alex bought:

    Protect 1000 TR Points

    Toxic 5000 TR Points

    Taunt 5000 TR Points

    Sludge Bomb 10,000 TR Points

    Facade 7500 TR Points

    PokemonEgg incubate 1000 TR Points

    30 excellent bug-type food 9000 TR Points

    30 Tauros blood 9600 TR Points

    15 Moomoo Milk 750 TR Points

    20 Super Potion 4000 TR Points

    20 Energy Root 10000 TR Points

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    Alex had to pay 62,850 TR Points for all these items and only had 7,200 TR Points left.

    But for him, increasing his strength faster is more important than his wealth. He does not want to conserve the training items, so he bought the expensive Energy Root to make his training more effective for 10 days.

    The 15 Moomoo Milk was for Ralts as soon as it was born. A Pokemon that has just been born usually cannot fight for 10 to 15 days and must be treated like a baby.

    For the nutrition of Golbat and Scyther, Alex bought high-quality food to make the body of Golbat and Scyther stronger.

    The 20 Super Potion is for when Golbat and Scyther make spare matches and get injured.

    After 30 minutes, Alex hears a knock on his door. He opens the door and sees a team of rocket Lackey holding a package in his hand. Alex said the package and closed the door.

    The first thing I took was the PokemonEgg incubate and put in the Pokemon Egg. Alex doesn''t know when Ralts will hatch, but with the PokemonEgg incubate it is easier for a Pokemon to hatch. Also, the incubate ensures that the egg is healthier.

    Alex calls Golbat and Scyther from their Pokeballs and said to them "Golbat, Scyther I bought better food and better training items for the two of you. you will improve your moves here for at least 10 days. Besides, Ralts will probably be born soon so that we will soon be one wee new member. "

    Golbat looks at Alex and said in signnguage "Don''t worry, I''ll instruct our neer. As your strongest Pokemon, this is one of my obligations."

    Scyther looked at Golbat disapproved and said "Bat. Why are you so proud that you have a short lead. After 10 days I''ll beat you with two moves."

    Golbat said in signnguage "two moves?. Don''t joke none of your moves can do me so much harm. But my Wing Attack can probably defeat you with two good hits. It looks like I''m not only stronger, I''m also smarter than you. Haha "

    Scyther waspletely pissed off and was about to attack Golbat.

    Alex saw this and quickly said "Stop Scyther. Don''t let Golbat provoke you. You can fight Golbat but not without my permission.

    Scyther looked at Alex with a sh of hope.

    Alex saw this and said with a smile "Ok Ok. I will officially announce the Alex Pokemon Tournament. After 10 days, all of Alex''s Pokemon willpete against each other and determine who is Alex''s strongest Pokemon.

    The winner receives a secret prize from the organizer.

    Scyther said excitedly "did you hear that you Arogante Bat? After 10 days I willpletely destroy you. (???)"

    Golbat said seriously "haha good joke. Did you forget how ourst fight ended? Be d that you still have 10 days before I send you, overgrown insect to the ground. (???)"

    Alex saw both of them have the same expression on their faces and had tough out loud.

    After this exchange, Alex used the Tms Toxic, Taunt, Sludge Bomb, and Facade at Golbat.

    Alex thought "Which move should I train? Golbat Shadow Ball is almost on the expert rank. So I should definitely train Shadow Ball until he is on the expert rank. After Shadow Ball has reached the expert rank, it will be a lot difficult Its to train this move to the master rank. This time can be enough to train more moves to the expert rank. Which moves would help Golbat fighting style the most? Protect, Taunt, Toxic, Sludge Bomb, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, and Facade are likely the best move the Golbat currently has. "

    Ultrasonic is also strong against many opponents, but the damage this attack inflicts is very weak. Although it may be very strong on the master rank because it can bebined with other attacks. But which attack would not be strong on the master rank?

    For Alex, Golbat is a Pokemon that should fight like an assassin. Fast, agile, and deadly. In addition, Golbat should also have good rangedbat moves to defeat his opponent with a hit and run tactic.

    Alex thinks the Facade and Protect are not moves that need to be trained to be an Expert rank for now. These moves will probably rarely y a major role inbat. Protect even at the Expert Rank cannot be used more than once every 5 minutes.

    Facade is a move that is very strong situationally. But this move is a two-edged sword. Golbat has to be poisoned, paralyzed, or burned for Facade to be useful and that is very dangerous for a Pokemon. This is the real world and not a video game where the Pokemon only takes a little damage per round. In this world, for example, if a Pokemon is poisoned for a long time, it can quickly happen that the Pokemon bes sick and even takes permanent damage.

    Alex also thinks Wing Attack is a move where Golbat shouldn''t waste his training time. This move bes immediately useless when Golbat learns the FLY move. Plus, eventer, Crobat Brave Bird can learn which is twice as strong as Wing Attack. He doesn''t want the Golbat to waste his training time with a move that quickly bes useless.

    After thinking slowly, Alex decided that these moves are the most important training goals.

    Sludge Bomb, Toxic, Confuse Ray, Taunt, and Shadow Ball are the moves where Alex thinks they are most important to Golbat to get stronger quickly. FLY and Giga Impact are Alex''s next buying goals.

    Although it''s a shame that none of these attacks do physical damage, it''s not that bad. Golbat has a better Attack than Sp. Atk, but the Sp. Atk is not that much worse than the attack. Attack 90. ??Sp. Atk 70. Alex prefers to wait for FLY and Giga Impact, than to lets Golbat train a weak physical move.

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    Scyther looked at Alex and said in signnguage "why is only this bat getting TMs? What about me ?"

    Alex looked at Scyther and said "Scyther, I couldn''t find a good and cheap move for you. That''s why I only bought Protect. Don''t worry, next time I make money I''ll buy for you several TMs" ??

    Alex looked at all the TMs Scyther can learn, but most of the moves deal between 70-80 damage (Headbutt, Facade, Brick Break, U-turn, X-Scissor). To let a Scyther with ''Technician'' ability train with such moves is a waste.

    Although Facade, Brick Break, and U-turn are useful moves for Scyther, they are way too expensive. Brick Break and U-turn in particr cost 25,000 TR points each.

    There were many other useful moves for Scyther, but most of the moves were not worth the price for Alex.

    Alex thought "I need money, a LOT more money. Scyther and Golbat still need a lot of important TMs. Scyther in particr should be able to do the moves like Giga Impact, Brick Break, Facade and U-turn.

    Fortunately, Scyther doesn''t necessarily need those TMs. As soon as Scyther has trained the moves Agility, Roost, Fury Cutter and Swords Dance on the master rank, he will be a monster.

    If you have trained a move on the master rank, you can use another move at the same time as long as the other move is also on the master rank. That means as long as Scyther has reached the master rank with these 4 moves he can use all 4 moves at the same time. So Scyther gets faster, stronger and his attacks will deal more damage the longer the fightsts. He is also permanently being healed at the same time.

    Of course, using 4 moves at the same time for a long time is impossible. But with enough training, it canst for several minutes. And these several minutes are enough for Alex.

    Which Pokemon could endure such a ridiculously strong Scyther for several minutes?

    Alex thought "Good. Scyther''s futures n is roughly finished. The problem is that a move is not so easily trained to the master rank. The n will not be feasible for several years. It seems to make sense that First I train Scyther''s moves Roost and Fury Cutter to be an expert rank."

    Alex and his Pokemon had breakfast together. They exchanged different opinions about exercise and how their food tastes. Golbat and Scyther were very pleased with their high-quality food.

    Everyone had a good time together. Of course, Golbat and Scyther would never admit that.

    After 20 minutes, everyone has finished eating.

    After breakfast, Alex and his Pokemon headed for the public training grounds.

    Alex took the Pok¨¦mon Egg with him in the incubator. He can''t just leave the Pokemon Egg alone in his room. Pokemon babies are like human babies for the first few days. They can''t do anything by themselves without any help.

    Public training grounds is a ce where every team rocket staff has free ess. It is 4 times the size of a football field and always has people training here. You can also rent a private room, but that costs TR Points per hour. Normal Team Rocket Members not to mention even some of the Team Rocket Elite Members cannot afford this luxury.

    Alex rented a private room for 10 TR points per hour. This room had various training items that are useful for training the Flying-type Pokemon.

    This room also had an enormous fan on one wall. You can also change the fan speed. There were a total of 10 levels you could select to control the wind strength.

    Alex said seriously, "Golbat, Scyther, I''ll turn the wind machine on and set it to Level 3. You two try to stay in the air as long as possible."

    He takes the stopwatch out of his TRH device and begins the countdown.

    "3,2,1, Go!" Alex activates the wind machine and starts his stopwatch.

    Although the strong wind made normal flying difficult, Golbat and Scyther managed to fly against the wind anyway. Level 3 is rtively easy for Golbat and Scyther.

    Alex wasn''tzy when he was training Golbat and Scyther. He also trained himself. He ran, lifted weights and shadowboxed in the room. Alex had trained in boxing for 3 years in his previous life. Although Alex was not very strong, he was much stronger than a normal person in unarmedbat.

    His goal is not to be as strong as the elite 4 Bruno but to be able to win against other people in an emergency. Or at least not to lose against them and put his pokemon in a difficult situation.

    After 30 minutes and 22 seconds, Scyther couldn''t continue and fell to the floor.

    Scyther wanted to get up immediately and continue but Alex wouldn''t let him. He should rest first. Scyther was ashamed that he was worse in this training than Golbat and wanted to continue.

    Alex exins that it is normal that he got tired first. He was 4 lv lower than Golbat and his HP stat is slightly worse than Golbat.

    After about 5 minutes Golbat also fell on the floor. Golbat managed to stay in the air for 34 minutes 55 seconds.

    Alex gave both Pokemon an Energy Powder and let them rest for 10 minutes.

    After 10 minutes of break, he activated the wind machine again and let his Pokemon repeat the exercise. With the help of Energy Powder and some rest, Golbat and Scyther are reenergized to train again.

    After 30 minutes and 41 seconds, Scyther fell back to the ground. He could fly 19 seconds longer this time.

    Alex was very happy to see such a big increase. Although 19 seconds doesn''t sound like much, it is a big increase. You have to keep in mind that Scyther only trained for an hour.

    This shows that Pokemon can get stronger quickly with the right training and (expensive) items.

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    After about two more hours of the same training, the results were impressive.

    After training, Scyther was able to stay in the air for 31 minutes and 44 seconds. An increase of total 82 seconds. ??

    Golbat was able to stay in the air for 36 minutes and 05 seconds after the training. A total of 70 seconds increase.

    Scyther realized that he was getting strong faster than Golbat and said arrogantly, "Bat, did you see that? I have a lot more talent than you. After 10 days I will be able to defeat you easily."

    Golbat was angry and said, "Shut up you overgrown bug. You only have 12 seconds more. Why are you so proud? That just means that you have better endurance talent, nothing more."

    Scyther was very happy that he had more talent than Golbat and continued to speak with an arrogant tone, "You think I only have more talent than you in perseverance? Haha, I have more talent than you in everything"

    Golbat said, "more talent in everything? Haha, a good joke you bug. I''ll show you in the next training exercise which of us has more talent. You were just lucky that we started with endurance training."

    Alex didn''t understand what Golbat and Scyther were saying, but he thought that it wasn''t important. A little rivalry can''t hurt, as long as it doesn''t cross the line.

    He looked at his Pokemon and said, "Ok, the next exercise is called survival training. Golbat will use Shadow Ball and try to hit Scyther with it. Scyther will try to hold out as long as possible. He can use the moves Quick Attack, Double Team, Roost and Protect tost longer. Understood? Good. 3, 2, 1, Go!"

    Golbat was happy that he could show this arrogant bug who is the real Boss. Scyther didn''t want to just dodge Golbat''s attacks. He wanted to attack too. But Scyther knows that his trainer only makes such a training n for his good.

    Scyther used Quick Attack and Double Team to dodge Shadow Ball. When he was hit the first time, he used roost to recover. But was hit right again by Shadow Ball. As long as the move roost is not on the expert rank, Scyther can only use it when he is not moving. That makes the Move Roost very useless inbat. But he still used it a few more times so he can train roost. Although it is very ineffective in thebat right now, if he keeps on training it, it will be his greatest strength in the fight.

    In the exercise, Scyther used the move protect to block a shadow ball when he couldn''t avoid it. Scyther can probably use Protect only one time in this training session. That''s why he used Protect when he thought a shadow ball would hit his head.

    After 10 hits, Alex saw that Scyther was greatly injured and ended the exercise. Scyther withstood the attacks of Golbat for 5.22 minutes.

    Although 5.22 minutes doesn''t sound long, you have to keep in mind that Scyther only dodged and didn''t use any move to attack. In a real fight, you won''t be just dodging without attacking.

    Alex looked at Scyther''s info and noticed that Scyther''s level has risen.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 20

    Type: Bug/Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, Roost (Innate talent), Protect (TM)

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    Scyther can finally use the move Agility. Alex knows how ridiculously strong Agility is. In this world Agility is a ridiculously good move. What is the power of speed? If your opponent can not even hit you then he can''t deal any damage and also can''t win.

    (Pokemon''s Moves mastery can be divided into three levels: beginner, expert, and master.

    Beginner: performs the move normally.

    Expert: Stronger, faster, and more flexible than beginners. After reaching expert rank pokemon can also move while using the move

    Master: Stronger, faster, and more flexible than Expert. the Pokemon can use another move while using that move. He can also modify the move as he likes.)

    The problem of this move is that it truly bes useful only when it is brought to the Expert rank. In a fight, you will be quickly defeated by your opponent if you are using agility while standing. Although if you use it in moments like when your opponent is dealt with a strong move and may take a bit time before hees to attack. But you can''t bet on these chances every time and if it is not possible against a group of pokemon.

    Even at the Expert rank, agility isn''t very good. Think about it, you can''t use any other moves and you have to avoid the opponent''s move. How high is your evasive chance without using a move against a Pokemon with the same LV?.

    Only on the Master rank does this move unlocks its true potential. How strong would a Pokemon be that gets faster and faster in battle without a disadvantage? Monstrously strong.

    Of course, the number of trainers who have such a Pokemon is very small. First, you need at least one Pokemon with silver potential. Then this Pokemon must also be able to learn this move. Besides, the trainer must know that this move has so much potential and must train his Pokemon with the correct training method.

    After 10 minutes Alex stopped thinking about this move and said "Ok, in the next exercise, Scyther is the attacker and Golbat has to defend. Scyther will use Fury Cutter to attack. Golbat can use Confuse Ray and Protect."

    Scyther had healed himself with Roost in those 10 minutes and was ready to fight again. Scyther was very happy to be allowed to attack this bat. He headed for Golbat at once and attacked him with Fury Cutter.

    Golbat tried to fly away but he quickly realized that Scyther is faster than him. He could only try to dodge in closebat. It was really difficult.

    Scyther''s melee talent is much better than Golbat`s. Golbat focuses on both melee and ranged attacks while Scyther is a pure melee attack Pokemon.

    Golbat was hit very often and the attacks grew stronger. He used Confuse Ray to confuse Scyther.

    Scyther was confused and saw that everything in his vision looked like it had a twin. He saw two different Golbat''s and attacked a random one.

    Golbat saw Scyther hit in the air and had tough.

    Scyther heard theugh and knew he had picked the wrong target. He flew furiously towards Golbat.

    After 3.56 minutes, Alex saw Golbat got hit by a critical attack and suffered a serious injury.

    Alex said seriously "Ok, that''s enough Scyther. Take both a 10-minute break"

    He took a Super Potion and two Energy Powder out of his TRH device. Then he healed Golbat with the Super Potion. He also gave both Pokemon an Energy Powder.

    Even though Golbat only gets 1/4 of the damage from bug type moves, he can''t take too many Fury Cutters. There are several reasons for this:

    1: Fury Cutter gets stronger after every sessful attack. sometimes Golbat is hit several times in a row. That deals a very serious damage.

    2: Technician always reinforces the first attack from abo. 50% increase in damage is not to be underestimated.

    3: Damage due to Stab are even more ridiculous.

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    After an hour of the same exercise, both pokemon have improved.

    Both Pokemon have be better at attacking and defending. But that cost Alex a lot of items. In this exercise, the Pokemon consumed 2 Energy Powder and 4 Super Potion. ??

    Fortunately, he didn''t have to use Super Potion for Scyther. Alex could of course go to Team Rocket Pokemon Center, but that has major disadvantages. It consumes too much time. Many Team Rocket memberse to the TR Pokemon Center every day, thus you have to wait a long time to be able to treat your Pokemon. If Alex has to wait 1 hour to heal his Pokemon once then he would waste a lot of training time. He thinks that time is more important than spending a little more money.

    Alex said seriously "OK. Now we are going to train moves. Golbat you will train the moves Sludge Bomb, Toxic, Confuse Ray and Shadow Ball. And Scyther, you will train the moves Fury Cutter, Agility and Roost. Try to train all moves for an equal duration. I will give you 3 hours."

    Taunt was also a move that Alex wanted to train but 4 moves are enough for now. Alex estimated that Golbat would have to train these 4 moves for about two months to get it to the Expert rank.

    A Pokemon with normal potential usually needs 4 months of training to get a move on the Expert rank.

    A Bronze Pokemon takes 1.5 to 2 months.

    A Silver Pokemon takes less than a month.

    A Gold Pokemon takes less than 20 days.

    Why does Alex think that he only needs two months of training time for the 4 moves? There are two reasons for this.

    1: Golbat''s Shadow Ball will probably reach Expert rank very soon. So after that, Golbat will have to train only 3 moves.

    2: Alex buys a lot of expensive food and good recovery items like Energy Powder. Most trainers cannot afford such expensive items.

    Both Pokemon started practicing. Alex looked at how they trained and also started doing his training too.

    Golbat practiced Shadow Ball at the beginning. After 40 minutes, Alex noticed that Golbat''s Shadow Ball suddenly became much bigger, stronger and faster. Inparison, before this exercise, Golbat needed 1.2 seconds before he can create a shadow ball. Now suddenly, he can do that in 0.8 seconds. Not only the speed has changed but the size and strength have also been greatly improved.

    Alex knew that Golbat had achieved expert rank on Shadow Ball. Only that can exin why Golbat''s Shadow Ball suddenly got so much stronger. But Alex wanted to test it.

    Alex said, "Golbat, try using Shadow Ball while you''re moving."

    Golbat was confused but tried what Alex had said. After a bit of trouble, Golbat was able to move normally during the move. Golbat was very happy that he had improved his move so much. He went to Scyther to show off.

    Alex ignored Golbat''s show off and considered the best way to utilize this advantage. He immediately thought of his hit and run tactics. Now Golbat is even more difficult to be pursued by other Pokemon. Not to mention, Golbat can now dodge while attacking. That''s a big advantage.

    But against Pokemon that are the same Lv as Golbat, it is difficult to evade moves. Still, even though Golbat cannot avoid many attacks, the chance of evasion is better than before.

    Alex stopped thinking and said out loud, "Golbat, stop annoying Scyther and continue with the exercise. Also, don''t train the Move Shadow Ball for now."

    After a move reaches the expert rank, the move can only be improved very, very slowly. Almost all elite trainers (40lv) have only one Pokemon that has a move on the master rank. This shows how difficult it is to get a move on the master rank. It can take elite trainer years to get an attack to master rank.

    Of course, normal Elite Trainers only have Pokemon with bronze potential. Bronze potential and Silver potential are very far apart. Bronze Pokemon don''t have innate talent moves that are faster to train. Also, Bronze Pokemon are much slower on learning other moves too.

    That''s why Silver Pokemon are so valuable. Even an average trainer could be an elite trainer with a Silver Pokemon.

    After three hours of training, both Pokemon werepletely spent. Alex gave both of them an Energy Powder and finished training for today.

    After a hard day of training, Alex and his Pokemon went to Alex''s room and ate together. After eating everyone rested a little bit.

    It was alreadyte evening and Alex and his Pokemon went to sleep. Alexy down in his bed and fell asleep.

    Suddenly in the middle of the night, Alex heard a loud noise.

    Alex woke up and immediately got his two Pokemon out of their Pokeballs. He keeps his Pokeballs close to his body even while sleeping just in case of an emergency.

    As soon as Alex looked around in the room he saw that the Pokemon Egg had broken. And he saw a little Ralts next to the Egg.

    It was only half the size of a normal Ralt and couldn''t stand up straight. It moved like a baby.

    Ralts looked around for a moment and started crying.

    Alex quickly went to Ralts and picked her up like a baby. He said in a friendly voice, "Ralts, don''t cry. I''ll take care of you from now on."

    Ralts looked at Alex and kept crying.

    Alex thought, "Wow! I suck at parenting. What do I do now? Ah, right. It must be hungry and crying about it."

    He took arge bottle of Moomoo Milk from his TRH device and fed it to Ralts like a baby.

    Ralts suddenly became very happy and emptied a third of the bottle. This Moomoo Milk bottle is enough for three meals in a day.

    After Ralts was full, it immediately fell asleep in Alex''s arms.

    Alex just stood in the middle of him and thought, "How cute!".

    Scyther and Golbat saw everything that had happened and thought, "Why isn''t he half as nice to us as this Ralts? Though I have to admit that she''s a little cute."

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    Alex looked at the info of the sleeping Ralts.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 1

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Move: Growl (unusable), (innate talent) Disable (unusable)

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    Alex goes to bed with Ralts. Golbat and Scyther watched Alex go to sleep without a word and they also went into Pokeball to sleep.

    Early in the morning, Alex heard a loud screeching.

    He woke up and saw Ralts crying loudly. He took yesterday''s Moomoo Milk and fed it to Ralts.

    Alex thought, "Ahhh...Is this how my parents felt when I was a baby? I''m d that Pokemon don''t have to go to the bathroom. I feel so happy that I feel like I am a Ludicolo. Somehow a Pokemon can convert all of the food into energy. But why would I care about how do they do that? I am not a scientist.

    Hmmm...Ralts is very cute when she''s quiet. Feels a bit like I''m her father."

    Ralts quietly drank the Moomoo Milk and looked curiously at Alex. A Ralts has the power to sense the emotions of other people and Pokemon with the help of horns on its head.

    Ralts felt a warm feeling from Alex and was very happy. She stopped drinking and yelled, "Ralts, Ralts."

    Alex had no idea what Ralts was saying. Ralts did not use facial expressions or gestures so that Alex can roughly understand Ralt''s words.

    He called Golbat and Scyther out of their Pokeballs and asked what Ralts was saying.

    Golbatughed and said with signnguage, "She is saying: Father, Father."

    Alex was shocked and thought, "Father? Did I just be a father? Hmm... although it is weird to be a father of a Pokemon, it is not that weird, to be honest. Besides, I treat Golbat and Scyther like my family so it''s still within the framework. But being a father to a Pokemon is still a little crazy. Hmmm...Whatever. I don''t care what other people think. If it makes Ralts happy, why not?"

    Alex hugged Ralts and said, "Wee to the family, Ralts. My name is Alex and that''s Golbat and Scyther."

    Golbat said, "Hello, Ralts. I''m Golbat, Alex''s strongest Pokemon. If you need any help you can always ask me. Especially when ites to the insect."

    Scyther heard Golbat said and told Rallts seriously, "Ralts, Ignore this arrogant bat. He has some serious problems. Anyway, wee to our team."

    Golbat said screaming, "Number 2! Be quiet when Number 1 is talking."

    Scyther also said, screaming, "Number 2? Shut up you fool. You are only a little ahead of me in levels. Why are you so proud of it?"

    Alex saw Ralts go from happy to sad and spoke loudly, "Shut up both of you. You two idiots are making Ralts sad."

    Ralts had that (©Ð©Ð©n©Ð©Ð) expression on her face.

    Golbat and Scyther looked at Ralt''s expressions and stopped arguing.

    Ralts saw that everyone had stopped arguing and was happy again. (¡ñ ''?'' ¡ñ).

    Alex, Scyther and Golbat all had the same thought, "How can you be so cute~"

    After these noisy mornings, everyone had breakfast together. Ralts stayed close to Alex the whole time.

    After breakfast, everyone went to training. Alex took Ralts with him of course. He can''t just leave Ralts alone.

    After Alex rented a training room, he started training Golbat and Scyther again.

    Scyther and Golbat would be training their speed today.

    Alex had marked a 1000 meter track. This track has many built-in curves so that agility is also trained. In addition to that, after every 100 meters, you would have to attack a mark. And only after you hit this mark with a move, you can continue. Optimally, you can do this while flying.

    This route trains speed, agility and the multitasking of moves. Moves are also practiced a bit.

    Golbat took 3.25 minutes for this route. That is 17.56 Km/h. Although that doesn''t sound very fast, you have to consider that this route is not a straight line. And it has lots of curves. You also have to use 10 moves, which also takes time. Alex did not allow Golbat to use the move shadow ball on that track thus Golbat had to stop every time to use a move.

    It took Scyther 3.27 minutes toplete this route. That is 17.39 Km/h. A Scyther is usually faster than a Golbat, but not in this case.

    There are two reasons for this :

    1.Golbat already had a lot of speed training from Alex as a Zubat. Inparison, Scyther had never received training. While training, Zubat also had used the recovery items to increase the training effect.

    2. Golbat is 3 Lv higher than Scyther. Without this Lv advantage, Golbat would be slower than Scyther.

    Ralts looked curiously at how Golbat and Scyther are training. It wondered why they were doing such stressful things.

    After two hours of hard speed training, Alex looked at the results.

    Golbat: 3.14 minutes.

    Scyther: 3.18 minutes.

    Alex noticed that Golbat was more talented in speed training than Scyther. Although these four seconds could also be a coincidence. Four seconds of difference can also be the result of things other than talent.

    Golbat saidughing, "Hahaha. Did you see the time, Number 2? I''m faster than you and have more talent than you. Of course, I knew this beforehand."

    Scyther said annoyed, "Can''t you shut up for one day? I don''t want to listen such nonsense every day. Can''t wait to destroy you in 9 days."

    Alex noticed that they were starting to argue again and said loudly, "Are you guys kids or what? Stop insulting each other. You are a bad role model for Ralts."

    Both Pokemon looked at Ralts and began to exercise quietly again.

    Alex thought, "Haha! Found a way to keep both of them quiet."

    He gave both Pokemon an Energy Powder and let them train their moves.

    Alex and Ralts quietly watched Golbat and Scyther doing the training.

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT----------------

    Next chapter: 9 days time skip.

    I don''t want to bore you with all 9 days.

    the next chapter has the battle of Golbat against Scyther.

    Who do you think will win?

 Chapter 39 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 39

    9 dayster.

    In a rented training room, there was a young man with three Pokemon. Golbat, Scyther and Ralts. ??

    After 9 days a lot has changed. Alex''s pokemon have be visibly stronger.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 25

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, (innate talent) Shadow Ball [E] , (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM ) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 23

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, (innate talent) Roost, (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 4

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, (innate talent) Disable

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    Golbat has leveled up 2 and Scyther has leveled up 3 LVs. Golbat levels slower than Scyther because the higher your level is more difficult it is to level up. Althoughpared to most trainers, Alex''s Pokemon level up ridiculously fast. Normal team rocket members need at least 1 year to train a Pokemon from LV 11 to LV 25.

    Alex managed to do that within a month. Of course, the normal team Rocket trainer doesn''t have silver Pokemon and doesn''t have as much money as Alex.

    He also noticed that Pokemon levels up faster in real battles than in training battles. If he had trained for 10 days in the wild, both Pokemon would have leveled up twice as fast. But these training methods have one major drawback. It''s very dangerous. If you are unlucky and meet an elite Pokemon, you are pretty much dead. Alex thinks a good mix of both types of training is best.

    Ralts has changed the most. She is now twice as big as before and can use moves now. In addition to that, she can now speak the Pokemonnguage. Alex has no idea how she learned that. After 5 days she was suddenly able to master thisnguage perfectly. Alex thinks it might have something to do with the pokemon god Arceus. There is no other way he can exin why Ralts can suddenly speak perfectly.

    Alex can now roughly understand her when shemunicates with him through gestures and facial expressions.

    Ralts can now fight, too. Though she would probably lose to a fully grown pokemon. After all, she is still a young child. Alex wants to train her slowly so that she doesn''t fear fighting. Too fastbat training can cause fear of fighting.

    But this intense training had one major disadvantage. It costs money. Way too much money.

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    Before the training:

    1 Hyper Potion

    1 Pokeball

    16 Energy Powder

    3 Antidotes

    30 Excellent Bug-type Food

    30 Tauros Blood

    15 Moomoo Milk

    20 Super Potion

    20 Energy Root

    After the training:

    1 Hyper Potion

    1 Pokeball

    3 Antidotes

    20 Excellent Bug-type Food

    20 Tauros blood

    5 Moomoo Milk

    3 Super Potion

    2 Energy Root

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    Alex doesn''t want to focus on how much he has spent in these 10 days. He has the feeling that it was as much as a normal trainer would earn in a month. Probably even more.

    But he felt that this was worth it. Money isn''t that important to him. Strength is what matters the most in this world. As long as you have strength, you own the world.

    Alex saw Scyther and Golbat getting ready for the fight. Today is the Alex tournament # 1. Both Pok¨¦mon have been looking forward to this fight.

    Both Pokemon looked arrogantly at each other.

    Alex excitedly said, "Wee everyone, to the Alex Tournament # 1. Today we have two incredibly strong Pokemon fighting for the first trophy. On the right we have Scyther. A melee monster that is fast and deadly. On the left we have Golbat. One skillful all-rounder who hosts many different types of attacks."

    Scyther and Golbat both ignored Alex''s speech and thought, "Stop the bullshit and start the fight already." (?_? )

    Ralts who watched this thought differently. She thought Alex''s speech was great and apuds Alex.¨t(*¡ã¨Œ¡ã*)¨s

    Alex saw this and said miserably, "Golbat, Scyther, why can''t you be like Ralts."

    Scyther and Golbat looked at Alex with contempt and ignored him again. Both knew that Alex was just kidding and didn''t take him seriously.

    Alex saw that neither wanted to y and said seriously, "Ok, ok. Start the fight in 3,2,1, GO!"

    Golbat and Scyther move towards one another at the same time. Both wanted to defeat each other in closebat. Scyther has better melee moves and a higher attack stat than Golbat. While Golbat''s moves are very effective on Scyther and he takes little damage from Scyther''s bug type moves.

    Scyther used Wing Attack, not Fury Cutter, to attack Golbat. He must have understood that Fury Cutter isn''t very useful against Golbat.

    Golbat also used Wing Attack as an attack. Golbat knows that Scyther gets more damage from Wing Attack than he does. He is ready to trade some damage.

    Alex saw how both wanted to fight and thought, "Melee? Those two blockheads. Do these two idiots have no other strategy? Maybe my expectations were too high."

    Both Golbat and Scyther dealt some damages to each other. Scyther had sustained more injuries than Golbat. It looked like he couldn''t hold out much longer. But Alex noticed something. Scyther only injured Golbat''s wing. Nothing else.

    Suddenly Scyther was flying away from Golbat at a quick pace. Golbat wanted to pursue him but he cannot fly with his injured wings.

    He saw Scyther using Roost in a safe distance and shouted angrily, "Hey, you insect, why are you running away?"

    Scyther who used Roost said seriously, "Running away? I don''t know what you''re talking about, you stupid bat. Just because I''m smarter than you, you don''t have to get mad."

    Golbat waspletely pissed off and used Shadow Ball. Scyther healed almost all of his injury during this time and dodged Shadow Ball. Even though Golbat''s Shadow Ball is an Expert rank move, Golbat was too far from Scyther to hit him. Scyther was more than forty yards from Golbat. It is very difficult to hit Scyther from this distance.

    Scyther saw that Golbat could not do anything and used Focus Energy and Agility.

    Golbat knew that it couldn''t go on like this. He used ultrasonic. Scyther cannot avoid this move. Unfortunately, this move does less damage than the amount Scyther heals with Roost.

    Golbat suddenly remembered the Move Taunt. He quickly used the move taunt.

    Scyther was using Focus Energy when he suddenly couldn''t use the move anymore. He waspletely confused.

    Golbatughed, "Haha, now you stupid insect have to fight without your healing and reinforcement."

    Scyther realized what Golbat had done and got mad. He almost had victory in his pocket but was stopped at thest moment.

    He knew that he now had to defeat Golbat in hand-to-handbat (although they both don''t have ''hands''). Fortunately, he has no more injuries and has buffed himself a bit.

    Golbat and Scyther fought intensively for 3 more minutes in closebat. Both had a lot of injuries. Scyther was even poisoned due to the Sludge Bomb. So the advantage he had due to the roost was getting diminished little by little and was putting pressure on him. Alex thought about canceling the fight if the injury got worse.

    Suddenly seeing that Scyther wanted to hit him on the head, Golbat used Protect in a hurry. But Scyther had used Faint which makes the Protect useless and it hit his head. This move turned out to be a critical hit.

    With this finishing blow, Golbat was passed out and lost the battle.

    Scyther, who saw that he had won, lifted his scythes into the air and made a victory cry. Then passed out after two seconds.

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    Alex quickly went to the two unconscious Pokemon and healed them with 2 Super Potions and an Antidote.

    He is very impressed by Scyther. Alex thought that Scyther didn''t stand a chance because Golbat took little harm from his strongest attacks. But Scyther outyed Golbat and defeated him in a close match. This proves once again that level doesn''t mean everything. If you y your cards right, you can win a fight even if you are weaker than your opponent and have the type disadvantage. ??

    The main reason Golbat lost was that he was too arrogant and underestimated Scyther''s intelligence. He realized it toote that Scyther was targeting his wings and was made unable to chase him. And that gave Scyther the chance to heal and buff himself up. That was the main reason Golbat lost.

    Scyther and Golbat woke up.

    Golbat looked around and realized that he had lost. He got sad and angry. He said, "Scyther, you coward. Why didn''t you fight fair?"

    Scyther had a happy expression on his face and said arrogantly, "Fair? Hahaha. Number 2, are you stupid or what? In a fight, there are only winners and losers. How someone wins does not matter. As long as he has won, he is the stronger one."

    Golbat wanted to speak again but he had to admit that Scyther was right. He was too arrogant to think about tactics and was defeated. He had so many advantages in this fight that he thought he just couldn''t lose.

    Alex saw that Golbat wondering why he lost and was very happy about it. Golbat was too arrogant and underestimated his opponent. It''s good that he received a lesson.

    Alex was also very happy that Scyther had learned from his first defeat. In his first fight, Scyther fought like an honorable knight. Though strong but without tactics. Due to that, he was very predictable.

    Scyther realized that he didn''t have to go directly into closebat to win.

    Alex said, "What an impressive fight from our two participants. I am now dering Scyther the winner of the Alex Tournament # 1. Congrattions to Scyther for this impressive victory. As a winner, he will get 1 week of top bug-type food as the reward."

    Top bug-type food is much more expensive and better than the excellent bug-type food that Scyther is now eating. Alex cannot buy it for scyther permanently. It''s way too expensive for that. But he can buy it as a reward.

    Ralts sped her hands and said, "Brother Scyther and Golbat, you are so strong."

    Scyther said, "Thank you Ralts. I''m sure you''ll soon get as strong as me."

    Golbat said, "Shut up, you insect. You were just lucky to have won this fight. Why are you getting so arrogant?"

    Alex saw that they both started arguing again and said, "Golbat and Scyther, can you stop arguing for a minute? I hope Ralts doesn''t learn this from the two of you."

    After the fight, Alex and his Pokemon went to Alex''s room.

    Alex said seriously, "Ok Ralts, you''re old enough now to live in a Pokeball. Don''t worry, if you don''t like it then I won''t make you stay in there."

    He took out a Pokeball and ced it in front of Ralts.

    Ralts looked nervously at the Pokeball and touched it slowly.She went into the pokeball. The pokeball blinked for a seconds and Ralts was caught.

    Alex picked up the Pokeball and got Ralts out of it. Ralts reappeared in front of Alex and his Pokemon.

    Ralts looked nervously at Alex and said in signnguage, "It feels like I''m half asleep in there. I don''t like the Pokeball."

    Alex said gently, "It''s ok Ralts. You don''t have to go into the Pokeball if you don''t like it."

    Golbat looked at Alex and said in signnguage, "Am I imagining it, or are you much nicer to Ralts than to us."

    Alex lied, "No, I like all of my Pokemon the same."

    Golbat and Scyther looked suspiciously at Alex.

    Alex said seriously, "No, really. I only treat her better because she''s still a kid."

    Golbat and Scyther looked at Alex and thought he was telling the truth.

    Alex thought, "Ok, so what do I do now? I need money. A lot more money. I should go back to the Viridian Forest to catch more valuable Pokemon. I can also level up my Pokemon at the same time. I should also buy more Pokeballs and Super Potions this time. "

    Alex ordered:

    Pokeball: 50 = 500 TP points

    Super Potion: 15 = 3000 TP Points

    Excellent Psychic-type food: 5 = 2000 TP Points

    Antidotes: 8 = 400 TR Points

    Energy Powder: 50 = 1,250 TR Points

    7,150 TR Points were used and only 50 TR Points were left from his 7200 TR Points.

    He got ready for a long stay in this forest. He bought all the items he needed for it. He had bought the camping equipment and provisions thest time so no need to but it again.

    Ralts is almost fully grown now and can now eat Pokemon Food too. The problem is that Alex has no money to buy arge supply. He had the idea to feed the 5 Moomoo Milk and the Excellent Psychic-Type Food to Ralts for 10 days. Half a portion of Moomoo Milks and psychic-type food a day. This allows Ralts to slowly get used to solid food.

    After about an hour, Alex opened the door and saw that his order had arrived. He took the package and closed the door.

    Alex saw that all the items had arrived. So hey down on his bed. It was already evening. he didn''t want to go into a dangerous forest at night. When he was on his bed he looked at what his Pokemon were doing.

    Scyther and Golbat were discussing something. Alex couldn''t understand what they were talking about, but he noticed that both of them had unfriendly expressions when they were discussing.

    Ralts is sitting in a chair reading a book. Alex taught Ralts how to read and she learned it in a day. He was very impressed with Ralts''s learning aptitude. He doesn''t know how high Ralts''s IQ is, but it has to be extremely high. Alex wondered why Pokemon that are so much smarter than humans and can still be caught by humans. Then he thought that high IQ doesn''t mean high intelligence. Even if Ralts learns faster than a human, it doesn''t mean that she is smarter than a professors.

    Alex slowly fell asleep while watching his pokemon.

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    Pewter City

    Alex left Team Rocket Base early in the morning and made his way to the Viridian Forest. ??

    In a dark alley, Alex suddenly heard a scream. He took Golbat and Scyther out of their Pokeballs and said, "Hey, I just heard a scream. We''d better take a detour."

    Alex is not a hero. He doesn''t want to get tangled into unnecessary problems.

    As he walking by he saw two youngsters with two Rattata beating up a man. Alex recognized one of the youngsters. He was robbed by that asshole many times.

    Alex looked at the two Pokemon and saw that these Rattata are only LV 16. They also had normal potential.

    He was so mad that he was robbed by such weak trainers. These criminals were weaker than new Team rocket members.

    But he had to admit that it made sense. Only weak trainers would steal from normal people. Since the risk is too high and the reward is ridiculously small. If you are caught by the police then your life is over. Although it was a different case for Alex since he is unofficial member police won''t do any investigation. But if you are still caught red-handed then police would still catch you. So the risk is still there.

    Alex said coldly, "Golbat, Scyther, surround these two trainers and quickly defeat their Rattata."

    Golbat and Scyther saw that Alex was very angry and quickly flew in the direction of the two Rattata.

    The two teenagers saw a Golbat and a Scyther flying in their direction and started running away.

    Of course, they are much slower than Alex''s Pokemon and were quickly surrounded. Both trainers wanted to ask what was going on when they saw both their Pok¨¦mon being attacked by Golbat and Scyther.

    Both Rattata didn''t evenst for 30 seconds.

    Alex walked slowly in the direction of the encircled people and said coldly, "Do you remember me?"

    A boy named Peter said, "You, it''s you!. Aren''t you bank ount #13? Why are you suddenly so strong?"

    Alex said coldly, "Bank ount # 13? So that''s what you call me."

    Alexughed coldly and said, "I didn''t want to kill you, but I''ve changed my mind now."

    Peter saw that he had said something very stupid and said, crying, "Please, please don''t kill me. I''ll do whatever you say please."

    Alex looked at the beaten man who was lying on the floor. There was a lot of blood on the floor. Alex checked whether the man still had a pulse and noticed that this man is very likely dead.

    Alex said seriously, "That makes it easier for me. Golbat, Scyther knock these two people out."

    The two people continued to plead for mercy but were quickly knocked unconscious by Alex''s Pokemon.

    Alex thought, "Ok Alex. You have two murderers in front of you. You have to kill them. It''s now or never. But can I kill these two people? Fuk...This is so sick. Ok ok, stay calm. I have to do it now anyway. I don''t want to deal with the revenge by the boss of these two idiots. Fuk, I don''t want to do this anymore. I need to clear my mind first. Ok stay calm and stop thinking about it."

    Alex took a knife out of his pocket. He had bought it for self-defense.

    He took this sharp knife in his trembling hands and held it tightly. Then he knelt from the man lying down and positioned himself so that he could easily hit the man. Alex didn''t know the best spot for a quicker death and he thought the neck was a good option. He was afraid if he hit the head that he might not be able to do it properly with these trembling hands since the head is the strongest part of the human body.

    Alex took a deep breath and swung his knife the man''s neck with full force. He thought of nothing while stabbing him.

    The knife hit the neck and stuck in the middle of the neck. Alex couldn''t cut through the spine.

    Alex quickly pulled out the knife and a lot of blood spurted out of the wound. Blood sprayed on his clothes and his head.

    The man suddenly woke up. Alex was immediately shocked and frightened. He ran back a few steps.

    Alex thought that man would scream in pain, but the man couldn''t say anything. He tried to put his hands on his throat and tried to stop the blood but it was useless. Peter made a soft noise. It sounded like he was screaming in deep water.

    Alex stopped and didn''t dare to go a step further. He hoped the man would bleed to death soon.

    He didn''t know how much time was spent but the man became quieter and quieter. Alex suddenly heard nothing more and was relieved. To Alex, it felt like he was waiting here for hours.

    Alex looked at the body and immediately vomited. He waspletely messed up.

    Scyther and Golbat noticed that Alex couldn''t do it alone and went to him.

    Golbat looked at the Other Man and quickly used Wing Attack on his head. Golbat parted the man''s head cleanly.

    Scyther went to Alex and gave Alex a strange look. He didn''t know why Alex is so sad. Besides, he doesn''t know how to cheer Alex up.

    Golbat took the three corpses and threw them into the garbage. He uses Haze to get all the blood off the floor. Haze can also be used for cleaning. Many rich people have a Pokemon in their vi that keeps the vi clean with Haze.

    Alex looked trembling at what Golbat was doing and vomited again. He didn''t think his first murder would shake him that much.

    Golbat and Scyther both looked at Alex and didn''t know how to cheer Alex up.

    Scyther suddenly had an idea. He went to Alex''s pokemon belt and took out the Pokeball of Ralts.

    Alex didn''t get Ralts out because Alex knows that Ralts is a Pokemon that doesn''t want to kill Pokemon or people. He doesn''t want to let Ralts do something she''d hate.

    Scyther took Ralts out of her Pokeball and said to Ralts in Pokemonnguage, "Alex is very sad. Can you cheer him up?"

    Ralts looked at her Father and felt his mixed-up emotions. Ralts immediately ran to Alex and hugged him while crying.

    Alex looked at the crying little Ralts and gave her a light hug.

    After 3 minutes, Alex calmed down a bit. He had Golbat remove the blood from his clothes and he cleaned his face with a towel in his bad. Then he walked slowly towards Viridian Forest.

    Ralts stayed on Alex''s shoulder and looked restlessly at Alex. She was very sad that her father was so sad and conflicted.

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    Viridian Forest.

    A young man with a Ralts on his shoulder and two Pokemon next to him, walked slowly deeper into the forest. ??

    Alex had suppressed his thoughts about his first murder. He didn''t think about it anymore and focused on something else. He didn''t know that Ralts had supported him with her psychic powers. Ralts can slightly affect the emotions of Pokemon and humans. While it can''t make Alex happy, it can suppress Alex''s conflicted feelings a little.

    After 10 minutes, Alex had only met weak Pokemon that ran away immediately. Alex looked at the info from these Pokemon and found that they all had normal potential.

    Suddenly Alex heard Golbat yell. Golbat must have discovered a Pokemon. Alex and his Pokemon slowly walked towards the Pokemon.

    Alex then saw an Arbok eating a Rattata.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 25

    Type: Poison

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: bronze

    Move: Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab

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    Alex said seriously, "Golbat, this fight is yours. Fight as you want. Scyther you stay here and protect me and Ralts."

    Golbat was happy that he was allowed to fight first. He flew quietly behind Arbok and used Shadow Ball. Golbat''s Shadow Ball is already on the expert rank. It is much stronger than normal Shadow Balls.

    Arbok suddenly felt that she was in danger and tried to evade it. This wild Arbok had very good instincts but Arbok was still hit by the Shadow Ball.

    Arbok saw a Golbat attack her and immediately got mad. She saw that this Golbat was roughly the same LV as she was and still attacked her.

    In the wild, Pok¨¦mon of simr strength don''t usually fight each other. There were several reasons. But the most important reason is that after the fight, even the winner is usually seriously injured and a very injured Pokemon in the wild very rarely survives.

    Arbok thought that this Golbat was thinking that it could defeat her without injuries and got very angry. Arbok used re.

    Golbat flinched and suddenly felt that he could not move towards Arbok. It feels like an invisible force is pushing him to Arbok. He felt weak.It was the effect of Intimidate and re. His attack power was lowered a bit and speed was reduced. He was paralyzed. Although he could still move, there is 25% chance in battle that he won''t be able to perform his move. He felt that he was weaker than originally. And that his attack won''t be at his peak power, but all of this didn''t matter.

    He flew towards Arbok and used Wing Attack. Arbok was ready to go into closebat too. She used poison jab.

    Alex was looking at the fight and was angry that Golbat is fighting so arrogantly. He could have used Taunt and then use the hit and run tactics to easily defeat Arbok, but he preferred to fight like that. Due to his negligence and arrogance, he was paralyzed.

    After 3 minutes of clumsy closebat, Arbok was defeated. Golbat stood there arrogantly with a moderately bad injury.

    Arbok had never received any training and was weaker than Golbat in closebat. Also, her strongest attack is ineffective against Golbat.

    Golbat was also not very strong in closebat and suffered a lot of damage from Arbok.

    Alex took out a super potion and healed Arbok who was badly injured. Then he took a Pokeball and caught Arbok with it.

    He said coldly to Golbat, "Golbat, did you learned nothing with your fight against Scyther? Why are you fighting so foolishly?"

    Alex exined to Golbat for 5 minutes how badly he had fought. He also said that if he fought stupidly again, he would be punished.

    Golbat was a bit confused. He thought he would be praised by his trainer for winning, but he was scolded instead. Although he was a bit angry, he understood what Alex meant. He was a bit stupid in the fight right now.

    Alex quietly took a super potion and healed Golbat. Even though he was mad at Golbat, Alex still healed him. A family is a family after all.

    Golbat was confused and happy that Alex was still healing him. He understood Alex a little better now. Although he yelled at him, it was for his betterment.

    Scyther watched with glee as Golbat was being yelled at and said, "Haha! How can you get hurt by such a weak Pokemon?"

    Golbat said coldly, "Shut up. I just wanted to try out how you fight and I have to say that only fools fight like that."

    Alex noticed that both Scyther and Golbat were trash-talking again and ignored it. He won''t do anything as long as they don''t cross the line.

    After Golbat is fit again, they went further into the forest.

    Alex and his pokemon went on for 30 minutes until Golbat discovered another Pokemon.

    Many Caterpies and Weedles were spread out on a tree. Almost all of them had normal potential.

    But 3 Caterpie and 2 Weedle were bronze. There was also a Silver Caterpie.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Caterpie

    LV: 5

    Type: Bug

    Abilities: Shield Dust

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: String Shot, Tackle

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    Alex thought, "Caterpie? Hmm...Do I want a Caterpie as a Pokemon? Not really. Although it''s not weak, it''s not very strong either. I don''t have that much money to catch a Pokemon that I don''t need. I should rather sell it."

    If a normal trainer heard Alex''s thoughts, he would be senseless. For a normal strong trainer, a Silver Pokemon is almost always a trump card. Even elite trainers usually only have one or two silver Pokemon on their team.

    Alex said, "Ralts, are you ready for your first fight ?"

    Ralts gave Alex a serious look and nodded.

    Alex went to the Caterpie and said, "Caterpie, can you fight my Ralts? If you win, I will give you this Excellent Bug-Type Food. But if I win, I can catch you."

    Caterpie is usually a peaceful Pokemon. Alex doesn''t want to force it into a fight and then catch it without permission. Although this bet is unfair for Caterpie, Caterpie can still choose her fate.

    Caterpie saw the Excellent Bug-Type Food and nodded to Alex.

    She thought that she would easily win against that Ralts that seemed like it had never fought before.

    Alex said, "Ok Ralts, get ready. It starts in 3,2,1, Go!"

    Ralts was lightly trained by Alex for 10 days and knew how to fight properly. It immediately used Confusion to hurt the Caterpie.

    Caterpie couldn''t evade and was hit. It then used tackle as counter attack.

    Ralts tried to evade it but was still hit by it. Ralts, who felt pain for the first time, wanted to cry. But as soon as she felt the feelings of her father, she pulled herself together again. Ralts sensed pride, fear, excitement and affection from Alex.

    Alex saw that Ralts wanted to fight the pain and was very proud of Ralts.

    He said, "Ralts use Disable and then use Confusion as often as you can."

    Ralts used Disable. Thus Caterpie couldn''t use tackle for the next few turns. Caterpie could only use String Shot now. But Since it is only at Beginner Rank, it can only hold her in one ce. Caterpie didn''t have enough strength to do anything else to Ralts. So Ralts kept on using confusion on Caterpie, which resulted in an easy win.

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    Caterpie, who was defeated, was healed and captured by Alex.

    Alex said happily, "Ralts that was perfect. You fought wonderfully. I''m so proud of you." ??

    Scyther and Golbatplimented Ralts too.

    Ralts blushed from all thepliments she got from Alex and other Pokemon.

    After 15 minutes, Ralts had fought 2 other Caterpie (Bronze) and was exhausted.

    Ralts defeated these 2 caterpies without being hurt. Since after the first battle she started using Double Team to deal with string shot, the battle became easier. Also, after these three battles, Ralts''s level increased very quickly.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 7

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, (innate talent) Disable

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    Ralts leveled a whopping 3 LV after these three battles. This shows how quickly a Pokemon levels up at the beginning.

    Alex and his Pokemon went ahead.

    After 30 minutes, Golbat spotted 4 Pokemon nearby. Alex and his Pokemon went in the direction of these 4 Pokemon. They saw that there were four Pinsir. Three of them had only normal potential and were only between LV 18-LV 20. But their leader was different.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pinsir

    LV: 26

    Type: Bug

    Abilities: Hyper Cutter

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Bronze

    Moves: Focus Energy, Vise Grip, Bind, Seismic Toss, Harden, Brick Break, X-Scissor, Submission

    ------------------------------

    Alex saw that these Pinsir hadn''t spotted him and his Pokemon and said quietly, "Scyther, you fight against the leader. Golbat you take over the three other Pinsir. Scyther, use Focus Energy and Agility before the fight."

    Golbat was dissatisfied but said nothing.

    Alex saw this and said, "Who fought thest strong Pokemon?"

    Golbat looked at Alex and said, "Ok, ok. You''re right. Stop looking at me like I''m stupid."

    Scyther said, "Haha, the look is not unfounded, NUMBER 2!"

    Golbat got mad and said, "Junior, you dare! you are courting death."

    Scyther said, "That still doesn''t change the fact that you lost and became the number 2, NUMBER 2!"

    Before Golbat goes into his cultivator mode again Alex said coldly, "Shut up both of you. We''re not at home right now."

    Both noticed that Alex was pissed off and stopped bickering.

    Golbat and Scyther flew towards the 4 Pinsir. Scyther having used Agility was much faster than Golbat. Scyther was flying at a tremendous speed in the direction of the leader.

    The Bronze Pinsir was shocked by this fast Scyther and was hit in the head by Scyther''s Wing Attack. It was a critical hit.

    The Bronze Pinsir flew 5 meters after this attack. He was badly injured due to that heavy hit. Pinsir had lost around 30% to 40% HP in that one hit.

    Golbat arrived after a second and attacked the 3 Pinsir with Sludge Bomb and Wing Attack.

    The three Pinsir tried to surround Golbat, but were not quick enough to do so and were kait by Golbat.

    Scyther and the Bronze Pinsir fought in closebat. The Bronze Pinsir had no chance in closebat.

    Scyther was a monster with Focus Energy and Agility. He was ridiculously quick and could effortlessly attack Pinsir''s weak spots.

    After only 40 seconds, an unconscious Pinsir was on the floor. Scyther only had a few scratches on his body.

    Golbat had almost ended his fight too. He had already defeated two Pinsir and had seriously injured another Pinsir.

    Scyther saw that Golbat had no problems and said, "Haha! You have an easier fight and still, need a longer time. Aren''t you ashamed?"

    Golbat was just defeating injured Pinsir with a wing attack when he heard this.

    He said coldly, "I have 3 opponents while you had only 1. Why are you so proud that I need longer? Shouldn''t you be the one ashamed?"

    Alex saw that both of his Pok¨¦mon were no longer taking this fight seriously and said loudly, "You both shut up. Finish this fight before you say any shit. Stop underestimating your opponents."

    Alex knew they''d already won this fight, but he doesn''t want his Pokemon bad habits to develop. He still remembers his defeat against Maria well. Alex never wants to lose again. He hates to lose.

    Scyther and Golbat stopped talking and finished the fight. They noticed that they were bing arrogant and corrected themselves.

    After 30 seconds, the fight was over. Golbat and Scyther had taken little harm. Alex healed the Bronze Pinsir and caught it.

    Alex and his Pokemon rested 30 minutes after this fight. Then they went ahead.

    After 12 hours of fighting and resting, Alex caught a lot of valuable Pokemon. Alex and his Pokemon fought many Pokemon along the way. Many were defeated without being injured.

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    7 Normal Pinsir (15LV-20LV)

    2 Bronze Pinsir (23LV & 25LV)

    10 Normal Kakuna (7LV-11LV)

    1 Bronze Kakuna (8LV)

    4 Normal Metapod (7LV-9LV)

    1 Bronze Metapod (9LV)

    18 Normal Beedrill (13LV-19LV)

    3 Bronze Beedrill (17LV-25LV)

    1 Normal Raticate (22LV)

    1 Bronze Fearow (25LV)

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    Alex had caught a total of 8 Bronze Pokemon. 2 Bronze Pinsir, 1 Bronze Kakuna, 1 Bronze Metapod, 3 Bronze Beedrill, and 1 Bronze Fearow.

    The main reason he didn''t want to catch anymore because he doesn''t want to waste super potion.

    After all this fighting, Alex''s Pokemon have quickly grown stronger.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 28

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM ) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 26

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Roost (innate talent), Protect (TM)

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 12

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, (innate talent) Disable

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    AUTHOR''s THOUGHT-------------------------------

    In addition, I have now tagged moves that have reached expert rank with an [E] so that it is easier to see which moves have reached which rank.

    Pokemon''s Moves mastery can be divided into three levels: beginner, expert, and master

    beginner: no marking

    expert: [E]

    master: [M]

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    Ralts gets strong faster than the other Pokemon because her level is low. It''s easy to get Pokemon up to LV 20 quickly. After lv 20, leveling up bes slower and slower.

    Alex looked at Ralts''s moves and thought, "Nice. Ralts can now use Teleport. With this move, I can escape any strong, non-psychic type Pokemon. As long as Ralts trains this move, she can use it within a few seconds. After reaching Expert Rank, it will be instantaneous. As long as no strong psychic type Pokemon prevents this move, I can always run away when I want. " ??

    Alex suddenly found that a strange force tried to prate his head.

    He looked at Ralts and asked, "Are you the one doing it?"

    Ralts thought Alex was getting mad and bowed her head.

    Alex saw this andughed. He said, "No, it''s not a problem. I just wanted to know if you are the one doing this or, it was another Psychic Pokemon. I have no problem with it as long as you do it. I trust you."

    Ralts got happy and started using Telepathy again.

    Hidden ability Telepathy is a strange Ability. As long as the user has enough psychic power, it canmunicate with other Pokemon or people via Telepathy. Ralts noticed that he now has enough psychic powers to talk to Alex and tried it immediately. But as long as Alex doesn''t allow it, Ralts has no chance tomunicate with Alex.

    Alex suddenly heard, "Hello father" and thought, "Can you hear me?"

    Ralts said over Telepathy, "Yes, father."

    Alex spoke in his mind, "Ralts, is it difficult to maintain this Ability?"

    Ralts said over Telepathy, "No, dad. It is quite easy. Especially if you don''t try to obstruct it."

    Alex thought, "This is great, Ralts. I''m d that we can talk to each other so directly now."

    Ralts looked happily at Alex and said, "Yes, I am also happy that I can talk to my father."

    After Ralts said that, she suddenly became sad.

    Alex noticed that Ralts suddenly got sad and asked, "What''s wrong, Ralts?"

    Ralts looked nervously at Alex and asked, "Father...where is Mother?"

    Alex was hit by lightning and didn''t say anything for a few seconds.

    Ralts saw that Alex said nothing and started to cry. Alex saw this and quickly walked over to Ralt and hugged her.

    He said thoughtfully, "Ralts, your mother is in a faraway ce. She entrusted you to me and went to this distant ce. Ralts, I will always be your father and take care of you. So please don''t cry."

    Ralts noticed that her father was getting very sad and suppressed her wish of asking further questions.

    After 5 minutes, Ralts calmed down. After that, Alex and his Pokemon went ahead on their path.

    It was already evening, and Alex had to find suitable amodation.

    After 10 minutes, Alex heard Golbat''s warning. Golbat had discovered a human being.

    Alex met another person for the first time in this forest. He is rtively deep in the woods, so it is hard to meet other people. But Alex knew that a person who can survive so deep in the woods is at least as strong as him. Maybe a bit weaker.

    As soon as Alex wanted to go in a different direction to avoid this person, Golbat warned that this person would quicklye here.

    Alex said, "Scyther, Golbat, get ready to fight. Ralts, get ready to use Teleport in case of an emergency."

    After 20 seconds, Alex saw a young girl around 17 years old flying in his direction on a Pidgeot.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 37

    Type: Normal / Flying

    Abilities: Keen Eye

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Roost, Whirlwind, Agility, (innate talent) Fly, (TM) Protect, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Facade

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    This girl had expensive jewelry and clothes on her body. She had brown hair, green eyes, and was in good shape for her age. She looked arrogantly at Alex.

    Alex thought, "Are there only good looking people in this world? Although I have seen ugly people, there are many more good-looking people than ugly ones. Why am I thinking about something unnecessary right now? I should first concentrate on this situation. It looks like this girl is rich and arrogant. "

    The rich girl said arrogantly, "Hmm...An unofficial member? Hey, what are you doing here?"

    Alex thought, "Fuking b*tch, just because you''re lucky to be born with a golden spoon doesn''t mean you can look down on me. Wait until I''m stronger. Then we''ll see if your arrogance is justified. But I should stay calm now. I can''t provoke such a person yet. "

    Alex said calmly, "I train here. If you have nothing to say, I''ll go now."

    The rich girl got angrily, "Hey, you can''t disrespect me. I''m Nina Braum, and Ie from the Braum family. You should show me some respect."

    Alex knows the Braum Family. It operates the Museum of Marmoria City. A reasonably wealthy and respected family in Marmoria City. This family has many influential friends in the alliance and a rich daily ie. Alex knew that he couldn''t insult Nina Braum without fearing for his life every day.

    Alex is an unofficial member. When he disappears into this forest, people won''t ask questions. As long as Nina Braum is not stupid enough to kill him in front of a police station, no one will investigate his murder.

    He said calmly without getting angry, "Ahh, Miss Braum. Of course, I heard the name of your family. I merely didn''t know that you came from Braum Falimy. I''m sorry if I offended you."

    Alex thought somethingpletely different. "Fuking b*tch. Wait. Wait until I get stronger. I''ll show you how useful your Braum family is against the absolute strength."

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    Nina Braum said, "Hmm... you finally recognize your ce. I don''t want to waste my time with you anymore. Get out of here."

    Alex thought, "Ahhhhhh. Fuking B*tch. This stupid, narcissistic, arrogant b*tch makes me so mad. How can such a person survive in this world for more than 5 minutes? As soon as she offends the wrong person, she''s finished. Alex, calm down. Ignore her. You can pay her back ten times more next time." ??

    Alex calmly said, "Yes, Miss Braum."

    Nina Braum looked at how Alex was leaving and saw a Ralt sitting on Alex''s shoulder. Psychic Type Pokemon are rtively rare. Especially Psychic / Fairy Type Pokemon like Ralts. Nina wanted to have a Ralts as a Pokemon for a long time but had to find out that Ralts is a Pokemon, which is selectively rare. Nina''s father had been looking for a suitable Ralt for a whole month. He only found Ralts with B talent. That was uneptable as a gift for the spoiled Nina Braum. She wanted to have an A talent Ralts as her new Pokemon.

    She saw the Ralts on Alex''s shoulder and immediately fell in love with this cute Pokemon. Right now, she didn''t care if this Ralts had a bad talent. She just had to have it.

    Nina said out loud, "Wait, wait. I want that Ralts on your shoulder. Sell it to me."

    Alex and his Pokemon got exceedingly pissed off. For Alex, Golbat, Scyther, ist Ralts are like a family members. Do you sell your family member like a ve to a stranger?

    That crossed the line of control for Alex. Alex has no problem getting insulted by a stupid person, but treating his family member like a thing to be sold like a toy is going too far.

    He said coldly, "No, I''m not selling my family member. And for you to even ask such a thing is so disgusting. Do you see Pokemon as toys? Are you that stupid? Fuking B*tch."

    Nina was shocked that this third ss trainer would say something like that to her. She thought that he would at least politely decline like all other trainers. But he outright insulted her and showed her a cold face.

    Nina realizes that she was offended by a worm and said angrily, "How dare you to talk to me like that. Apologize to me immediately, or I will show you the power of the Braum family."

    Alex thought, "Ralts, get ready to teleport us away. Wait for my signal."

    Alex said coldly, "What are you going to do if I don''t apologize? Attack me with your Pokemon? Let me tell you right now. If you try to attack me, only one of us will get out of this forest alive."

    Nina''s back turned cold. For the first time in her life, she felt fear for her life. She didn''t know what to answer. She doesn''t wanna bet her life for such nonsense, but she doesn''t want to lose her pride either.

    She was entirely confused and didn''t know what to say.

    Alex saw this and thought, "A coward but not an idiot at least."

    He slowly went on with his Pokemon. Alex knew that Nina was too scared to attack him so that he can go leisurely. Not to mention, he knew that she was more powerful than him due to his powers, but she didn''t. And there was no need to tell her. And if he teleports right now, she will know that he can''t deal with her. So he must walk confidently right now. Otherwise, the situation will get more troublesome.

    Nina saw Alex walking away and got angry. But she didn''t dare attack Alex.

    She thought, "Son of a b*tch. Wait till I tell my father about it. Then we''ll see if you''re still arrogant."

    Alex thought, "Fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Why did I insult a powerful person before I''m strong enough? How can I do something so stupid? I''m fuked. But it had to say that. How dare she asked me to sell Ralts. *Sigh* I should calm down first.

    Ok, let''s think properly. She is probably scared enough not to tell anyone. No, such an arrogant person will surely try to get back at me. Fuk, I don''t want to kill her, not to mention I can''t even I wanted to. That wouldplicate the whole thing unnecessarily. Even if I can somehow manage to kill her, it doesn''t mean that I''m safe from the vengeance of the Braum family. It''s better to keep things small and not increase hate.

    So what am I going to do now? Hide? I can buy Ditto and pull it over my head. Ditto is a Pokemon that can turn you into almost anything it has seen. Although it is not very strong, it can still be useful for a trainer.

    I can have different faces and don''t have to be afraid of the Braum family. I also have a few good training ideas to make Ditto stronger. Ok, I''ll get a Ditto as the next Pokemon. But Ditto is a pokemon that is hard to find. It''s not super rare but still quite rare. It often costs a considerable amount to buy a Ditto.

    I will need money for that. Again, I need more money. I should leave this ce quickly, just in case if Nina sends people to this area. The forest is enormous. I can walk in one direction for half a day and still not leave the forest. As long as I do not stay in this area, Nina cannot find me even If she is looking for me. And now that Ralts has learned Teleport, it will be easier to run away."

    Ralts saw her father having problems with her and said sadly. "Father, is that my fault?"

    Alex stopped thinking and said with a smile, "Of course not. You''re just such a cute pokemon that every trainer wants to have you as their Pokemon."

    Golbat saw this and said quietly, "Hmm... Ralts, you didn''t do anything wrong. That stupid b*tch was really mean, Ralts."

    Scyther said earnestly, "Yeah, Ralts. He''s right for the first time in his life. That b*tch was truly mean."

    Ralts looked at Golbat and Scyther and said to Alex, "Father, what''s a b*tch?"

    Alex suddenly got angry and said, "Golbat, Scyther, shut up. What do you two idiots are teaching Ralts? Shut up, you idiots. Ralts, forget this word. You are not allowed to use that word. Ok? "

    Ralts said sadly, "Why can''t I use the word but everyone else can use it?"

    Alex got confused and said, "Everyone else? You mean Golbat and Scyther?"

    Ralts said, "No, Father. Didn''t you say B*tch first? Why can''t I say it?"

    Alex remembered what he had said to Nina and fell silent.

    Golbat and Scytherughed softly in the background.

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    After meeting Nina, Alex had walked in the same direction for 1 hour and on a different path for 2 more hours. After 3 hours, it got dark. So Alex had to find a safe ce to sleep. He chose one big tree for that. He put his tent under the tree and let Golbat sleep on the tree, in case a Pokemon wants to attack Alex in the middle of the night.

    The next day early morning, Alex was sitting with his three Pokemon and having breakfast with them under the shade of this tree. ??

    Ralts was happily chatting with Golbat and Scyther over breakfast. She is the only member of Alex Family that is friendly and nice. That is why she is so popr. Golbat, Scyther, and Alex are very fond of Ralts.

    Alex thought about leaving the forest to escape the chase of Nina, but he decided against it. He doesn''t want to run away from something unlikely to happen. Nina is arrogant but not stupid. Why hire several elite trainers for several days to hunt down a trainer just because he slightly offended you. That would be shameful for her too. The fact itself that she needed the help of elite trainers for one unofficial member would show how ipetent she is.

    Apart from that, Alex doesn''t believe that Nina dares to chase him herself. He made it clear that he would seek revenge if she tries to attack him. That shows Alex''s madness. Like a crazy dog, he would bite anyone who tries to harm him. So most likely, she will go to her family toin. And let them handle him. So, for now, he has lots of time to hide.

    Golbat suddenly shouted at breakfast. He warned Alex that arge Pokemon is about toe in this direction. Alex took Ralts and walked behind Scyther and Golbat so that he and Ralts are not easy targets.

    After only 5 seconds, Alex saw arge Ursaring walking in his direction.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ursaring

    LV: 36

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Guts

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Bronze

    Moves: Leer, Scratch, Lick, Fury Swipes, Fake Tears, Feint Attack, Rest, sh [E]

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    Alex was shocked by a pokemon that is lv 36 only had Bronze potential. That shows how old this Pokemon is. It must have taken a long time to reach that level.

    This Ursaring must be the ruler of this area. He moved slowly with an arrogant expression on his face.

    He looked at Alex and his Pokemon. He has probably not met any opponents for a long time that could harm him. He was looking at Alex and his Pokemon like food.

    Golbat, Scyther, and Alex got mad that this Ursaring is so arrogant. Although this Ursaring is powerful, he is not so strong that he can defeat Alex and his Pokemon alone.

    Alex looked coldly at Ursaring and said, "Get away from here. You can''t defeat us alone."

    He wasn''t 100% sure that he could defeat this Ursaring with Scyther and Golbat. He would rate the chance at 85%. He thinks that winning this fight isn''t worth the risk. A Bronze Pokemon doesn''t make a big difference. Although Ursaring is lv 36, the price does not increase significantly.

    Only Pokemon from lv 40 are worth much more. As soon as a Pokemon reaches the Elite Rank, it bes significantly more powerful than before. For example, one Ursaring that reaches lv 40 can defeat two Ursarings that are lv39. That shows the LV 40 is a very significant level for the strength of Pokemon.

    As far as Alex knows, lv 40, 60, and lv 80 are important LV benchmark that makes a Pokemon strong. Although he doesn''t know how strong a Pokemon is at LV60pared to a Pokemon at LV59, he thinks it is a simr increase as at LV 40.

    Ursaring ignored Alex''s warning and ran in the direction of Alex and his Pokemon.

    Alex said aloud, "Golbat use Confuse Ray and then use Sludge Bomb. Scyther uses Agility and Focus Energy before you help Golbat."

    After saying that, he got away from the fight with Ralts. Alex wants to keep his distance from the battle to be able to use Ralts''s Teleport in case of an emergency. And if he is safe, Golbat and Scyther don''t have to worry about him or protect him. And can fight without any hindrance.

    Alex told Ralts via Telepathy, "Ralts, use Growl."

    Ralts heard Alex''s thoughts and used Growl to reduce Ursaring''s attack strength.

    Growl is a strange move. It can lower the attack power of another Pokemon with shouting. Of course, it depends on the LV of the Pokemon that uses this move to be really useful. For example, if a Ralts that is Lv 12 uses Growl against an Ursaring that is Lv 36, it will hardly reduce the attack power of Ursaring. But if Ralts were also LV 36 or maybe even more, it would be a different matter. It would reduce Ursaring''s attack force even more. But Of course, you can not use it infinite times. And it reduces the attack power, but there is also a limit to how much you can do it. It will depend on the mastery Rank of Growl. The upper limit of the amount the total attack power that can get reduced will depend on the LV difference and the rank of the move.

    Ursaring noticed that his attacks were a bit weaker. But he ignored it. It barely weakened his attack power.

    He saw a yellow ball of light fly in his direction and dodged Golbat''s Confuse Ray. Then he jumped in the air and used sh on Golbat.

    Golbat realized that he could not avoid this attack and used Protect to protect himself.

    Ursaring Strong sh move hit Golbat''s shield and crush it in just a second. Ursaring''s sh Moves mastery was on expert rank and had ridiculous strength.

    After his Protect shield got destroyed, Golbat was hit by a weakened sh and suffered some damage.

    Alex was surprised that Golbat''s Protect couldn''tpletely block the attack. He had really underestimated this Ursaring attack power.

    Alex said out loud, "Golbat, quickly use Confuse Ray again."

    Golbat, who trusted Alex, immediately used Confuse Ray on Ursaring.

    Ursaring, who had just fallen to the ground, couldn''t avoid Golbat''s attack and was hit by Golbat''s Confuse Ray.

    Suddenly he saw the world moving around and was confused about what is going on. He could see two Golbat in front of him.

    Scyther, who thought he had used Agility and Focus Energy for long enough, flew in the direction of Ursaring.

    He flew with fast speed and used Wing Attack against the confused Ursaring.

    Ursaring was distracted by Golbat and saw the Scyther ramming into him a little bit toote.

    Scyther''s Wing Attack hit Ursaring with all his might and fling Ursaring 5 meters away.

    Ursaring got up quickly and shouted angrily. There was only a slight wound on his stomach.

    Alex thought, "Well, It looks like this will take longer than I initially expected."

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    Alex saw Ursaring take hardly any harm and said sternly, "Ok. Scyther, Golbat, In this fight, we would have to give everything to win. So listen to me carefully. Scyther, you use Fury Cutter and go into closebat with Ursaring. Aim at his head. Golbat, you use Wing Attack on his right knee. Attack simultaneously with Scyther."

    After saying that, he whispered to Ralts and said, "Ralts, use Disable as soon as Ursaring uses sh." ??

    Alex developed this tactic for such a difficult opponent. Scyther fights Ursaring in closebat. So the Ursaring can hardly avoid attacks from both sides, and because Scyther aims at his head, Ursaring will automatically protect his head. With this, Ursaring''s right knee will suffer serious damage.

    Of course, Alex doesn''t think that with only this, they can defeat Ursaring. It is for limiting Ursaring''s mobility. In order to defeat him, restricting his mobility is phase 1 of his n.

    Scyther and Golbat understood Alex urately and attacked Ursaring at the same time. Scyther attacked from the front and Golbat from the side.

    Ursaring, who had suffered damage after a long time, got mad and used sh on the iing Scyther.

    Scyther was using Fury Cutter and collided with Ursaring''s sh. Ursaring''s sh was a good deal stronger than Scyther''s attack, and it sent Scyther flying. Scyther flew back 3 meters and had a minor injury on his right arm(scythe).

    Shortly after Ursaring''s attack, Ursaring''s right knee was hit by Golbat''s wing attack. Golbat did not miss this opportunity to attack.

    Even though Golbat had hit it unprotected, Ursaring''s right knee was only slightly injured. That shows what a high amount of Defence this Ursaring has.

    Ralts immediately used Disable, and Ursaring suddenly felt like a weak force was preventing him from using his strongest move.

    Ursaring suppressed this feeling in a second and again used sh against Golbat, who wanted to fly away.

    Alex was surprised that Ursaring can suppress Ralts''s Disable. Disable has 100% uracy. But after thinking about it, he had to say that it made sense.

    This is the real world and not a game. Ursaring is more than three times the level as Ralts, and his move is on the expert rank. Of course, Ralts cannot suppress Ursaring.

    Golbat tried to dodge Ursaring''s attack but wasn''t fast enough to outrun his attack range.

    One second before Golbat was about to be hit, Scyther came in front of Golbat and used Fury Cutter to protect Golbat.

    Alex saw this and became happy. When they are serious, they''re a great team.

    Scyther''s attack got stronger than before but it still wasn''t enough to withstand the whole attack and was sent back flighting. After that hit, Scyther''s two arms were bleeding profusely.

    Golbat used the time when Ursaring could not defend himself and attacked Ursaring''s right knee again. Ursaring''s right knee had another minor injury after this attack.

    Ursaring realized what the two Pokemon were trying to do and tried to protect his knee in this fight. But Golbat and Scyther wouldn''t let that happen. As soon as Ursaring wants to protect his knee, he was attacked by Scyther, who would aim his head.

    After 3 minutes of intense fighting, Golbat and Scyther, who are badly injured and a Ursaring that can no longer move his right knee, were on the field. Golbat and Scyther have sustained a great deal of harm to damage Ursaring''s mobility. Alex was sure that Golbat and Scyther only have around 20-30 Hp% left. He is certain that after two more hits, they would be defeated by Ursaring.

    Alex said sincerely, "Good job, Scyther, Golbat. Now step two. Golbat, use Toxic on this Ursaring quickly. Scyther, you use Focus Energy and Agility, but you keep your distance from Ursaring and Do not attack him under any circumstances."

    Alex''s next step is very dangerous. Ursaring''s Abilities is Guts. As soon as he is poisoned by Golbat, his attack bes stronger. That was the main reason why Alex wanted to restrict Ursaring''s mobility. And why he told Golbat to use Wing attack and not Sludge Bomb, even though it is his strongest move. Sludge Bomb has the probability of poisoning the opponent. But as long as Ursaring can''t hit him and his Pokemon, he doesn''t have to worry about Ursaring reinforcing attacks.

    Golbat used Toxic on the Ursaring, which can barely move and of course, Golbat hit Ursaring with Toxic.

    Ursaring noticed what these two Pokemon were up to and shouted angrily "You two cowards! Why don''t you fight me fair and clean?"

    Golbat looked arrogantly at Ursaring and said "Why should I fight an idiot fairly? Just because you can''t fight any other way doesn''t mean that we must fight you in the same way. We don''t need to lower our IQ for you."

    Scyther said coldly, "The fight wasn''t fair? As long as I was on the same level as you, I would have easily beaten you. Don''t tell me about fairness."

    Alex didn''t know what this Ursaring was saying, but he doesn''t really care what a loser said.

    Ursaring became desperate that he could no longer harm Golbat and Scyther and used the rest.

    Alex knew that Ursaring would use this move and that''s why he told Scyther to use Agility and Focus Energy when Ursaring was poisoned.

    It was not smart of Ursaring to use the rest because he cannot defend himself for 2 to 3 minutes.

    As long as the Move Rest Expert rank reaches it, it can be done within 1.5-2 minutes. But Alex thinks that even 1 minute is enough for Scyther and Golbat to defeat Ursaring.

    Especially Scyther with Focus Energy and Fury Cutter will do serious harm to Ursaring.

    After Ursaring had used rest, all of his injuries healed him in a second. And even his poisoned state was healed. After his injuries healed, Ursaring fell asleep.

    Now, although he is no more poisoned, that doesn''t mean he can''t get poisoned again. And now Golbat can use Sludge Bomb without any fear. So not only Ursaring was poisoned, again, But the attacks on him became even more intense. Fury Cutter''s power keeps on increasing. it can get 4 times the original attack power.

    Scyther and Golbat cleared the asleep Ursaring in 92 seconds. An unconscious Ursaringy on the floor. It had many injuries and was bleeding profusely.

    Alex was surprised that Ursaring had survived so many attacks. Especially since the Attack Power (DPS) of Scyther is ridiculously strong.

    He healed Golbat and Ursaring with two Super Potions and used an antidote for Ursaring. Then he caught Ursaring with a Pokeball. Scyther had roost and didn''t need Alex to heal him.

    Alex knew that Pokeballs can only restrict Pokemon before the elite rank(lv40). Of course, you can also catch an elite Pokemon in a Pokeball, but then this Pokemon can always get out of the Pokeball if it wants.

    Elite trainers often used pokeballs for their trusty pokemon.

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    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon rested under a tree after this fierce battle. Alex suddenly heard how he had received a message from Maria on his TRH (Team Rocket Handy) device. He had only given his details to two people. Lars and Maria.

    Maria: Hey Alex, I have to prepare for the rookie tournament, and I need a strong training partner for sparring matches. I wanted to ask if you have the time. ??

    Alex: I''m currently in the wild and won''te back to the base within 5 days. If you still have time we can train together after 5 days.

    Maria: I can wait, the tournament doesn''t start for 20 days. See you in 5 days.

    Alex: bye-bye.

    After being separated from Maria a bit, Alex was calmer with her than before. He still had feelings for her, but he can keep his emotions more in control and talk with a rational mind. Alex wanted to let the rtionship develop naturally and note across as too aggressive.

    Alex also wrote a message to Lars and asked him about in general matters. For Alex, Lars is not a real friend, at most an ally. He only wrote to Lars to get some information and to have one more ''friend'' in Team Rocket in the future. Although friendship in Team Rocket is not worth much, it is not a bad thing to have many ''friends'' in Team Rocket.

    Lars shared three big pieces of information with Alex.

    1: The boss (Giovanni) promoted Instructor Lisa and, now she is a Team Rocket Executive. She is also in charge of the Pewter City Team Rocket base.

    2: The reason Instructor Lisa got promoted is that she caught a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon. Lars doesn''t know which Legendary Pok¨¦mon Instructor Lisa captured.

    3. Lars has heard that Pok¨¦mon Gym leader Brock will fight an Elite Four within a week. The alliance sends an elite four once a year to check whether a gym leader is strong enough to keep his position. And the test of Brock is in a week.

    Alex was shocked at how much had happened. Especially the news that Instructor Lisa caught a Half-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon surprised him very much.

    In this world, Legendary Pok¨¦mon split into two groups. Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon and Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    The difference between these two legendary Pok¨¦mon groups is enormous.

    Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon are much weaker than the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon, and you can find them at several ces in this world. For example, you can find several Half-Blood Zapdos Pok¨¦mon in this world. Furthermore, although they are rare, it is possible to catch a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon. As proof, Pyramid King Brandon has captured 3 Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon (Regirock, Registeel, Regice). Of course, even Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon are ridiculously rare and are still persecuted and feared by most trainers.

    Of the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon, there is only one Pok¨¦mon per species in this world (there is only one Full-Blood Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres, etc. in this world). But these Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon are ridiculously powerful. Even a weak, Full-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon (e.g., Zapdos) can destroy an entire small ind with one attack, and it would be at least as strong as a Pok¨¦mon team(6 Main Pok¨¦mon) from the Elite 4. In addition, Full-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon do not age and stay young forever.

    In this world, no trainer has ever managed to catch a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon. They are the reason why the word ''Legendary'' is in their name. There have been many strong trainers in history who have been killed by Full-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon for trying to catch them. Full-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon are gods in this world, and nobody should provoke them in any circumstances.

    Alex was hardly surprised that Instructor Lisa got promoted. She had enough strength to be a Team Rocket Executive, and now that she''s made such a distinguished contribution to Team Rocket, it was only a matter of time before she got promoted.

    Alex rough assessment of the ranks in Team Rocket:

    Team Rocket Lackey ???

    Team Rocket Member LV 15-25

    Team Rocket Elite Member LV 25-35

    Team Rocket Captain LV 30-39

    Team Rocket Elite Captain LV 40-49

    Team Rocket Executive LV 45-??

    Of course, these level numbers are only average for Team Rocket members and are not always urate. Some members want to get stronger first and don''t care much about their promotion. (such as Alex)

    Instructor Lisa had an LV 49 kazam and was already more than strong enough to be promoted. All she had to do was make an exceptional contribution to Team Rocket to get promoted.

    Alex also knew that gym leader Koga, Lt. Surge, Sabrina, ine, and three beasts Remus, Ernest, and Carmil had at least the same status in Team Rocket as a Team Rocket Executive. While Alex isn''t sure, it might probably be even higher than a Team Rocket Executive.

    After thinking about the many powerful trainers in Team Rocket, Alex''s hunger for strength continues to grow.

    After 30 minutes, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon went further into the forest. Although Alex is not deep in this woods, he is no longer on the edge of the jungle.

    Alex wants to train his Pok¨¦mon in this area to get stronger faster. Although it''s rtively dangerous, Alex wasn''t scared with Ralts on his shoulder. Ralts can teleport Alex and his Pok¨¦mon away in an emergency.

    After only 15 minutes, Golbat spotted 5 Pok¨¦mon that were approaching Alex. 4 Meowth that are between levels 16-22 and have Normal potential and one Persian who is the leader of this group.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Persian

    LV: 33

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Bronze

    Moves: Fake Out, Growl, Scratch, Bite, Taunt, Pay Day, Feint, Fury Swipes, Screech, sh

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    Alex said, "Golbat, use Sludge Bomb to defeat these four Meowth. Scyther, you are going to use Fury Cutter on this Persian."

    After saying that, he whispered to Ralts, "Get ready to use Teleport in case something unexpected happens."

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    The Persian leader saw that Alex''s Pok¨¦mon was attacking him and got angry. In this area, nobody dares to attack him except for that monster Ursaring, who hardly takes any damage from his attacks.

    Although Persian cannot defeat this monster from an Ursaring, he can always run away as soon as he sees him and does not have to fight for his life. That was one of the reasons why he was never afraid of another Pok¨¦mon in this area. ??

    Persian used Fake Out and hit Scyther before Scyther could do anything.

    Scyther was hit and took some damage. The Fake Out made Scyther flinched, due to which he suddenly couldn''t move for a second.

    Persian took this chance and used Fury Swipes to inflict serious harm on Scyther.

    In the meantime, the 4 Meowths fought against Golbat. Though, you can hardly call it a fight. Golbat dodged almost all attacks in the air and used Sludge Bomb to defeat one Meowth after another.

    The 4 Meowth tried to dodge Golbat''s attacks, but they could only try. One Meowth was even poisoned due to Golbat''s Sludge Bomb.

    Persian wanted to save his subordinates but was stopped by Scyther using the Fury Cutter. Persian tried to avoid Scyther attacks but couldn''t dodge it.

    Persian was injured and suddenly said in Pok¨¦monnguage, "Withdraw."

    After Persian had said this, he and his 4 Meowth ran away.

    Alex saw how fast this Persian ran and knew that his Pok¨¦mon could not catch this Persian. Although Alex can catch the 4 Meowth, it is not worth it to catch 4 weak Pok¨¦mon with Normal potential.

    Scyther and Golbat saw that Alex didn''t say anything and knew that Alex didn''t want to pursue this Persian. Scyther used Roost to heal his minor injuries, and Golbat calmly stood watching everything around him.

    After 10 minutes, all Pok¨¦mon had enough rest. Alex and his Pok¨¦mon went ahead.

    Alex suddenly smelled a strong aroma of Honey in the air and thought, "Pok¨¦mon Honey? Nice. If I''m lucky and find a lot of Pok¨¦mon Honey, then I''ll get rich. I should still be careful not to be attacked by a strong Pok¨¦mon protecting this Honey."

    Alex said, "Scyther, you move in the front of the group, and Golbat will fly over the group to detect aerial attacks earlier. Ralts, get ready to use Teleport in case something unexpected happens."

    Scyther and Golbat listened to Alex and moved into their positions.

    After Alex distributed the tasks, he and his Pok¨¦mon moved in the direction of the rich aroma of the Pok¨¦mon Honey.

    After just 3 minutes, Golbat warned Alex that there were 5 Pok¨¦mon near the concentrated aroma of the Honey.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon slowly approached the ce where the 5 Pok¨¦mon are and saw that all 5 Pok¨¦mon were Beedrill.

    These 5 Beedrill were unexpectedly strong. 4 Beedrill were between levels 23-28, and all had Bronze potential. Besides, the leader was particrly strong.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Beedrill

    LV: 31

    Type: Bug / Poison

    Abilities: Sniper

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Peck, Twineedle, Rage, Fury Attack, Focus Energy, Poison Jab, Agility, Pin Missile, Outrage, (Innate Talent) Drill Run [E]

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    Alex saw these 5 Beedrill approaches a bush that smells like Honey and thought, "This Beedrill is ridiculously strong. I should catch it. But where is the Honey tree? I thought that in this world, only Honey trees produce the Pok¨¦mon Honey. And still, I see that this bush has Honey. But how did this bush produce Pok¨¦mon Honey? That should be impossible."

    As soon as the 5 Beedrill were only half a meter away from the bush, the bush suddenly moved and spread a green powder around the 5 Beedrill.

    Alex saw this and thought, "Sleep Powder? Wait, is the bush a Pok¨¦mon?"

    The 5 Beedrill were also surprised and inhaled too much of the powder and fell asleep. The leader managed to hold out for a few seconds, but he fell asleep anyway.

    Arge Victreebel slowly rose from the ground. It grabbed a Bronze Beedrill and put it in his mouth. After just 10 seconds of digestion, he ate the next Beedrill.

    Alex saw a Big Victreebel emerge from this floor and thought, "Fu*k! That was way too close. If this Beedrill hadn''t spotted this Victreebel before me, it would have been my Pok¨¦mon and me in their ce."

    "Why didn''t I think about the fact that Golbat can''t find Pok¨¦mon that are underneath the earth? I''ve almost lost my life for this thoughtlessness."

    Alex took a good look at the Victreebel.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Victreebel

    LV: 41

    Type: Grass / Poison

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves: Vine Whip, Growth, Wrap, Acid, Sleep Powder [E], Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Razor Leaf, Poison Jab, (Innate Talent) Sr Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Mega Drain [E]

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    Alex saw how strong this Victreebel was and thought,

    "Gold? Mega Drain, Sleep Powder, and Sr Beam on the expert rank? Level 41? What the f*uk. Why is this ridiculous strong Pok¨¦mon not deeper in the forest? Hmm... I should calm down first and think about whether I have a chance to catch this Victreebel? No, I don''t think so. This Victreebel is just too strong for me to catch. Even with good tactics, I would lose the battle 95% of the time and would be eaten by this Pok¨¦mon afterward."

    "But, I want this gold Pok¨¦mon. It has its three strongest moves on the Expert Rank (Sleep Powder, Mega Drain, Sr Beam) and has ridiculously good potential (Gold). But I''m too weak right now to be able to catch this Pok¨¦mon. I shoulde back to this ceter (as soon as I am strong enough to defeat & catch it) and hope that this Victreebel stays in this ce."

    "Ok, what about the Silver Beedrill? It''s not bad either. It has Sniper Ability, (Innate Talent) Drill Run on the expert rank, and it has Silver potential. Also, his level is rtively high. It''s strong enough to be my Pok¨¦mon. I can probably save it with Protect and Teleport, but it''s not 100% safe to do that. I would only do it if I wanted to catch this Beedrill as my Pok¨¦mon."

    "So should I take the risk to catch this Beedrill as my Pok¨¦mon?"

    AUTHOR''s THOUGHT--------------------------------------------------------------------

    many thanks for all thements and powerstones.

 Chapter 50 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 50

    Victreebel ate the third Beedrill and digested it within a few seconds. Victreebel grabbed thest Bronze Beedrill and put it in his big mouth.

    Alex saw that he doesn''t have much time to think about it and thought, "I don''t have any more time. This is now or never. It is best to catch it now." ??

    Alex said quietly, "Golbat, use Confuse Ray when Victreebel is not careful. Then block Victreebel''s first attack with Protect. Scyther, you fly and collect the Pok¨¦ball as soon as I catch Beedrill ande back using Quick Attack. Ralts, use Teleport as soon as I give you the signal you."

    All three Pok¨¦mon nodded and waited for Golbat''s attack.

    After just a second, Golbat used Confuse Ray and hit the remote Victreebel with it. After Golbat hit Victreebel, Alex threw the Pok¨¦ball on top of the sleeping Beedrill and barely hit Beedrill with the Pok¨¦ball. Alex saw that he had almost thrown wrong and thought that he should practice throwing moreter.

    Scyther and Golbat flew quickly toward the confused Victreebel.

    Victreebel stopped being confused only after a few seconds and saw these attackers flying in her direction. She looked at these weak Pok¨¦mon with contempt and charged Sr Beam.

    It was the middle of the day and very sunny. In this weather, it doesn''t take long to charge a sr beam. Especially not a Sr Beam on the Expert rank.

    Scyther flew in front of the Pok¨¦ball and used his teeth to pick up the Pok¨¦ball. Alex saw this and thought, "Wao! I only now notice that my two strongest Pok¨¦mon have no hands. Sometimes I really forget the smallest things."

    Victreebel finished charging and was using Sr Beam on Scyther, who was near him.

    Golbat saw this and quickly flew in front of Scyther and used Protect to block this attack.

    Arge yellow beam hit Golbat''s shield and shattered it in less than a second.

    Golbat was hit by Victreebel''s Sr Beam and suffered severe injuries. Half of his body was covered with blood and opening wounds. Alex would estimate that Golbat only had around 30% Hp.

    Alex was shocked at how much damage Golbat had taken. You have to consider that this attack was weakened by Golbat''s Protect and Golbat takes only 1/4 damage from Grass-type moves. And still, Golbat was almost defeated.

    Alex thought, "Fck! This Victreebel is a monster. If Golbat was hit by a different type of move, he would have been torn to pieces by now. Why is she so much stronger than the Ursaring? Hmm, the main reason is probably that she has gold potential and that she''s on the elite rank. I heard that a Pok¨¦mon on LV 39 is much weaker than an identical Pok¨¦mon on LV 40."

    Golbat and Scyther saw how strong this Victreebel is and quickly flew in the direction of Alex.

    Victreebel was angry that these two weak Pok¨¦mon tried to steal his food and charged Sr Beam again.

    After a few seconds, Golbat and Scyther were in front of Alex and waited for the next order.

    Alex saw everyone was ready and said, "Ralts, use Teleport."

    After Alex had said that, he and his Pok¨¦mon disappeared amid a shining light.

    Victreebel saw his prey suddenly disappear and scream angrily into the air.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon suddenly appear on the tree where Alex and his Pok¨¦mon stayedst night. Teleport can only be used if Ralts remembers this ce and has already been to this ce.

    Golbat sat down on the floor and said bitterly, "I''m really so weak that every elite Pok¨¦mon can easily kill me? Fucking Tauros-shit."

    Ralts looked at Golbat and said cheerfully, "Brother Golbat, don''t be angry. You''ve only been training for a few weeks. This Victreebel has been in the wild for years and had enough time to get stronger. I''m sure that after a few months, you will be much stronger than this Victreebel. "

    Golbat looked at Ralts''s beaming face and had to suppress his face to not smile. Alex saw Golbat repressing a smile andughed softly in the background.

    Scyther recognized that too and made fun of Golbat, "Ohh! is number 2 too cool to smile? Although I have to admit it was really cool how you were just beaten up by Victreebel"

    Golbat looked coldly at Scyther and said, "Shut up, you bug. Have you forgotten Which idiot I had to save because he got too close to Victreebel? Better be thankful that I saved your life, you clown."

    Golbat and Scyther started insulting each other again.

    Ralts saw that her brothers were arguing again and said sadly, "Why can''t you be nice to each other for one time?"

    Golbat and Scyther both immediately stopped arguing as soon as they heard it.

    Ralts was happy and said excitedly, "I''m so d you listen to me and stop arguing. Btw I read in a book that families hug each other after a big fight to feel better. I think we can try that out too. "

    Scyther and Golbat look at each other and both said, "No way."

    Alexughed out loud. He hugged Ralts, and said with a smile, "Ralts, we''re not a conventional family. We don''t have to hug after every argument to get along. Golbat and Scyther, in particr, are too "cool" to do that. So if you want to hug someone, you always let me know."

    Ralts looked at Alex happily and said, "Thank you, dad. You are the best."

    Scyther and Golbat had the same annoyed expression on their faces.

    Alex put a Super Potion out of his TRH device and healed Golbat''s injuries. Then he thought about training Beedrill as his Pok¨¦mon.

    After 5 minutes of intense thinking, Alex decided against it. Although Beedrill had good potential and has a good mega evolution, it is not the type of Pok¨¦mon that Alex wants to train. It can only be trained as an assassin and needs many valuable items to increase their potential.

    Scyther Golbat and Ralts can all still evolve. That makes it easier to increase their potential. Although Alex did not have enough money to buy these valuable items for his Pok¨¦mon, he will soon have enough money.

    The main reason why Alex went to the forest to catch Pok¨¦mon is to earn enough money to buy these valuable items for his Pok¨¦mon.

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    5 dayster.

    In a forest, a young man and his Pok¨¦mon are sitting by a fire. That young man was Alex, of course. After 5 intense days of battling in the forest, Alex''s Pok¨¦mon have be much stronger and more skillful. ??

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 31

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 30

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 20

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, (Innate Talent) Disable

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    After these 5 days, a lot has happened due to which Alex''s Pok¨¦mon has gotten stronger very quickly. Especially Ralts got a lot stronger this time.

    Ralts has gone up by 8 levels and has learned three new attacks. In particr, the move Heal Pulse was very useful for Alex. Usually, when Alex wants to catch a Pok¨¦mon, he has to defeat it and then heal it. So it doesn''t die or take permanent damage. But because Ralts can now heal other Pok¨¦mon too, he was able to save a lot of super potion and thus save a lot of money. Although Ralts''s healing was much worse than a Super Potion, it was good enough so that the captured Pok¨¦mon didn''t die or take permanent damage.

    That saved Alex a lot of future expenses.

    Scyther and Golbat have leveled up, and each learned a new attack. Although they weren''t able to level up as quickly as Ralts, you have to keep in mind that they were on a much higher level than Ralts.

    After level 30, your leveling up speed gets a lot slower. Alex noticed that after every 10 Levels, the leveling pace drops notably.

    Alex also noticed that although Ralts had reached lv 20, it did not evolve in Kirlia. He wasn''t sad or worried, but he was rather happy about it.

    Now he can buy valuable psychic type items and wait for Ralts to evolve, and try to increase her potential. Of course, the probability of sess is very low.

    To increase the potential of a Pok¨¦mon, you have to consider a lot of things.

    1: The higher the potential of a Pok¨¦mon you want to raise, the harder it is to do it sessfully. For example, it is much easier to raise a Normal Pok¨¦mon''s potential than a Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    2: Shortly before a Pok¨¦mon evolves, the chance of raising a Pok¨¦mon potential increases significantly.

    3: Valuable items from strong Pok¨¦mon can also considerably increase the chances. But the items must match the Pok¨¦mon. For example, if Psychic-type or Fairy-type items are given to Ralts, her chances of sess would increase significantly.

    Even if you pay attention to all of these points, the chance of raising a Pok¨¦mon''s potential is not very high.

    After five days, not only Alex''s Pok¨¦mon had gotten stronger, but Alex was also able to catch many valuable Pok¨¦mon.

    (Editor: Levels are mentioned for only those Pok¨¦mon who have above-average levels, and are worth more. So even if Caterpie is Silver Potential, its level is too low to mention in the list)

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    1 Bronze Ursaring (36 LV)

    4 Bronze Arbok

    1 Silver Caterpie

    6 Bronze Caterpie

    7 Bronze Pinsir

    3 Bronze Kakuna,

    5 Bronze Metapod,

    10 Bronze Beedrill,

    5 Bronze Fearow.

    1 Silver Beedrill (31 LV) {Sniper}

    2 Silver Beedrill (24 & 27 LV) {Swarm}

    (Editor: Sniper and Swarm are Abilities of Beedrill)

    (41 Bronze Pok¨¦mon & 4 Silver Pok¨¦mon)

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    Alex noticed how rare Silver Pok¨¦mon are. Although he has a system where he can easily see the potential of each Pok¨¦mon, he has only encountered 4 Silver Pok¨¦mon after 5 days. And of these 4 Silver Pok¨¦mon, 3 Silver Pok¨¦mon are from the Pok¨¦mon species that have a high birth rate.

    In the market, such Silver Pok¨¦mon are worth much less than other Silver Pok¨¦mon. Of course, the price of a rare Silver Pok¨¦mon to a Silver Beedrill that has a high birth rate wouldn''t beparable.

    Alex looked at his remaining items after three days and was happy that he still had so many items left.

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    Now:

    1 Hyper Potion

    5 Pok¨¦ball

    3 Antidotes

    14 Excellent Bug-Type Food

    14 Tauros Blood

    2 Moomoo Milk

    5 Super Potion

    2 Energy Root

    20 Energy Powder

    2 Excellent Psychic-Type Food

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    Five days ago:

    1 Hyper Potion

    50 Pok¨¦ball

    10 Antidotes

    20 Excellent Bug-Type Food

    20 Tauros blood

    5 Moomoo Milk

    25 Super Potion

    2 Energy Root

    50 Energy Powder

    5 Excellent Psychic-Type Food

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    After Alex and his Pok¨¦mon had enough rest, he asked Ralts, "Ralts, do you remember where the entrance to this forest is?"

    Alex has left various markings on trees and can also leave the forest on foot. But because Alex has Ralts, he wanted to save some time.

    Ralts looked at her father and said, "Yes, papa. I know where the entrance to this forest is."

    Alex got happy and said, "Good job, Ralts. Please take us there."

    Scyther looked at Golbat and said, "Is it just me, or you also think that he is more polite to her than he has ever been to us."

    Golbat looked at Scyther and said sternly, "I noticed that too. He doesn''t treat me with enough respect."

    Scyther got angry, "Can you egotistical bat stop talking about yourself for a minute?"

    Golbat got angry too, "Shut up, you bug! I''m 100 times more important than you, so it''s normal that I only think about myself."

    Alex''s happy moment was interrupted again by these two idiots. He wondered if these really two were really someone who kill Pok¨¦mon on a usual basis and not two kids pretending to be Pok¨¦mon.

    He said out loud, "Fu*k. Can''t you two behave like adult Pok¨¦mon for two seconds, or am I asking for too much from you?"

    Golbat looked at Alex with an unhappy face and said, "Thest time we argued was 3 days ago. Do you always have to exaggerate so unnecessarily?"

    Scyther also said out loud, "Yeah, that stupid bat is right. You pretend we''re doing this all day."

    Alex thought of something and said sternly, "How old are you?"

    Scyther and Golbat have an average age of 45 & 60 years if they don''t die in battle. Of course, it depends on the Pok¨¦mon species. Some Pok¨¦mon species live for 100 years, and some Pok¨¦mon species only live for a few years.

    Golbat looked confused at Alex and said, "Why are you asking that? I am about 1 year old."

    Scyther looked at Alex and said, "I think I''m about 1 year old too."

    Alex knows that Pok¨¦mon are considered adults after a few months of their birth and treated like that by other Pok¨¦mon. But even if it is like that, Golbat and Scyther are more of teenagers than adults in Alex''s mind.

    Alex thought with a solemn expression, "It all makes sense now!!!"

    AUTHOR''s THOUGHT--------------------------------------------------------

    why did I upload chapter 62?

    I wanted to upload it to 14.12 but identally set it to 14.11.

    ..... yes i''m an idiot

 Chapter 52 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 52

    Team Rocket Base, Pewter City.

    In one room, there was a good-lookingdy about 25 years old. She had blonde hair and a devilish figure that every man would enjoy. ??

    In front of this young woman sat Lars, Brand, and another man named Nils.

    The youngdy says with a seductive smile, "Ohh~ the boy sold you an A-Talent Pok¨¦mon? Beedrill is not an easy Pok¨¦mon to catch. They always move in groups. And if you''re unlucky, you can get a big swarm of Beedrill to chase after you."

    Brand smiled neutrally and said, "Yes, Executive Lisa. This young man also said that he had defeated the little swarm on his own. Although I can''t guaranty whether he was telling the truth or not, my experience tells me that it was the truth. If you are still looking for a subordinate with good potential, he is a good choice."

    Lars gave Lisa a fascinated smile and said, "Executive Lisa, I''ve known Alex for a long time. If you want to know more about him, I can tell you everything I know."

    Lisa looked at Lars, who was tied up by her charm, and said with a smile, "Ohh Lars, my darling~ You shouldn''t speak if I don''t allow you to do so. Got it? Or do I have to punish you again?"

    It was a trick question. Lars will be going against her words if he speaks again without her permission. And if he doesn''t say anything in response, she can punish him for not answering her. Although, everything is fine if he nods to her question. But you have to think with your mind to give a proper response. You can know how much other guy thinks with his brains and understands the situations with these little tricks.

    Lars was fascinated by Lisa''s Smile and did not even think for a second. He said instantly, "Ohh! I''m sorry, Executive Lisa."

    Lisa''s smile grew wider when she realized that he didn''t even notice that she was ying with him.

    She said with a friendly smile, "Brand, Nils, leave me alone with Lars."

    Brand, who was already very nervous, was happy to escape this sadistic woman. He walked out of the room with an impassive face.

    Inparison, Nils was not very happy. He looked with eyes full of jealousy in the direction of Lars and left the room with a sad and a bit frustrated face.

    After Brand and Nils left the room, Nils said with a sad expression, "Why is it always the weak little boy who is allowed to stay?"

    Brand looked at Nils as if he is an idiot and said, "Are you serious? Or are you a masochist? Otherwise, why do you want to get into a rtionship with Executive Lisa? Even if you''re a masochist, you know what she did to herst boyfriend, right? "

    Nils looked at Brand and said with a sour expression, "That son of a bitch deserved it. How dare he cheat on Lisa when he had such a great person like her as a girlfriend?"

    Brand looked at Nils with contempt and thought, "Do these two idiots even think with their brains for a second? How can you love a crazy, sadistic woman? What is wrong with a normal woman? Do you wanna die that early? Or you have nothing left to do in your life?"

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    Pewter City

    A young man with dirty and ragged clothes was walking down a street. This young man had a Ralts on his shoulder and a Scyther next to him.

    As this young man walked by, he was watched by passers-by with disdainful looks. He looked like a poor unofficial trainer who didn''t even have enough money to buy good clothes for himself.

    Alex ignored these distant looks and continue walking on the street. For him, it is not important what other people think about him.

    He followed his TRH (which looks like a regr cell phone), which shows the avable entrance. The entrance is not always the same. So he has to look at his TRH device whenever he wants to enter the Team Rocket base.

    Alex suddenly saw someone he knew. He had never met this person personally, but he had seen him too many times in the anime and games.

    A young ck man who has spiky hair and small eyes. This man had expensive clothes on and two beautiful youngdies in each of his hands. A mighty looking Kabutops following him and was acting as a bodyguard.

    Alex immediately realized that this man was the gym leader of Pewter City, Brock.

    Brock in this Pok¨¦mon world seems to have more sess with women than his counterpart from the anime.

    Alex thought, "Fuk! Is that Brock? Why does he have two beautiful girlfriends at once? This Brock seems to be much more popr than the Brock from the anime. But it also makes sense that a gym leader would have no problem with finding beautiful women who want to get into a rtionship with him. I wonder how strong his Pok¨¦mon are in this world."

    Pok¨¦mon: Kabutops

    LV: 52

    Type: Rock / Water

    Abilities: Swift Swim

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves: Scratch, Harden, Leer, Absorb, Rock Throw [E], Sand Attack, Rock Slide, Leech Life, Rock Slide, Leech Life, (Innate Talent) Seismic Toss[E], (Innate Talent) Aqua Jet[E], (Innate Talent) Giga Drain[E], Protect (TM), Substitute (TM), Reflect (TM), Dig (TM), Facade (TM), Rain Dance (TM), Psycho Cut (TM)

    Alex was shocked at how strong Brock''s Pok¨¦mon was. Especially when you consider that Brock was of a simr age as him. (Alex is 16 years old, and Brock looks like he is around 16-20) But, he had to admit that it made sense for a gym leader to be so strong. Gym leaders are one of the highest trainer positions one can have. Apart from the Champion and the Elite Four, no trainer has a higher status than gym leaders.

    There are high positions other than a trainer in the alliance that is just as important as gym leaders. But of course, most of the high positions are assigned to the older generation''s trainers. And they don''t need to be active trainers.

    Brock looked briefly at Alex, who was walking past him. After he passed Alex, he continued talking to the two beautiful women at his side.

    Alex immediately noticed that Brock had observed him to see if he could pose a threat to him. He noticed that this Brock, even though he was young, had gained a lot of valuable experience.

    After 10 minutes, he was standing in front of a small shop with a "closed" sign. He went in without knocking and saw a young man sitting on a chair in an almost empty room.

    Alex looked at the young man in silence and showed the young man his TRH device with his profile. He also gave the young man an energy powder.

    The young man turned and said softly, "Xatu."

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon disappeared from this room.

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    Alex entered the Team Rocket Missions Center.

    He went to a worker who was in charge of the captured Pok¨¦mon and said, "I have caught a lot of Pok¨¦mon with good potential. Get me Brand." ??

    The worker saw that Alex had amanding aura and immediately went to Mr. Brand. He doesn''t dare to confront such an important person.

    Brand saw Alex and said with a smile, "Ah Alex, how are you? Have you caught rare Pok¨¦mon again?"

    Alex noticed that Brand was treating him a lot nicer than before and was a bit confused.

    "Why is he suddenly so friendly? Does he know that I have caught so many valuable Pok¨¦mon and want to build a long-term rtionship? Has Brand shadowed me? No, Brand alone is not strong enough to track me. I already know that the Brand''s strongest Pok¨¦mon is only at LV 36. He is not strong enough to avoid Golbat''s perception. He needs at least one elite Pok¨¦mon that can perceive sound waves to be able to follow me undetected."

    Alex said with a fake smile, "Hey Brand, I''m great. I was lucky this time around and caught a lot of valuable Pok¨¦mon. Btw, is it true that Executive Lisa caught a half-blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon? I heard that it was a Lugia."

    Brand heard Alex and understood that he wanted to receive information from him. He said with a smile, "Yes, it''s true. Executive Lisa managed to catch a young Lugia. But let''s talk about the Pok¨¦mon you have caught."

    Ordinarily, Brand would never give any free information to an outsider, but because they''ll soon have the same boss, it''s beneficial to build a good rtionship with Alex. Plus, the info isn''t hard to get if Alex really wants to know.

    Brand and Alex walked into the Brand''s office and sat down opposite each other at a chair.

    Brand looked at Alex expectantly and said, "And, what did you catch this time?"

    Alex said without any emotions, "41 Bronze Pok¨¦mon and 4 Silver Pok¨¦mon."

    1 Bronze Ursaring (36 LV)

    4 Bronze Arbok

    1 Silver Caterpie

    6 Bronze Caterpie

    7 Bronze Pinsir

    3 Bronze Kakuna,

    5 Bronze Metapod,

    10 Bronze Beedrill,

    5 Bronze Fearow.

    1 Silver Beedrill (31 LV) {Sniper}

    2 Silver Beedrill (24 & 27 LV) {Swarm}

    Brand waspletely shocked. It is not possible to determine the talent (potential) of a Pok¨¦mon in the wild, so it is hard to catch so many rare Pok¨¦mon in such a short time. Alex''sst visit was no more than 13 days ago. He knew that Alex had caught these Pok¨¦mon within that time. This discovery shocked himpletely.

    He thought, "What a monster. Executive Lisa will be happy to have such a talented person as subordinate and reward me for this good rmendation."

    Both men negotiated the prices of all Pok¨¦mon for 1 hour.

    Alex was satisfied with the result.

    120,000 TR Points for 2 Silver Beedrill (24 & 27 LV) {Swarm} and 1 Silver Caterpie

    150,000 TR Points for 1 Silver Beedrill (31 LV) {Sniper}

    123,000 TR Points for 41 Bronze Pok¨¦mon

    Alex now has 393,050 TR Points in his ount. He suddenly got ridiculously rich in a short time. But Alex knew that this wealth was nothingpared to what a strong elite trainer like Lisa can earn.

    Brand looked at Alex with respect and said, "Alex, I''m a subordinate of Executive Lisa, and I was ordered to bring you to her immediately when I meet you. Can you please follow me?"

    Alex was momentarily confused and thought, "Executive Lisa? What does this crazy bitch want from me? I really don''t want to meet her. Fuk! I can''t refuse an order from the person who is responsible for this base.

    What do I do now? Can I do anything else other than meet this person? Running away and hiding seems like a bad option. Not to mention she hasn''t done anything to me yet. It would be foolish to run away. Ok, let''s go there first and see what she wants."

    Alex agreed with Brand and waited for Brand''s next action.

    Brand took out his TRH device and wrote something with it for several seconds.

    Then Alex and Brand went to Lisa''s office, which is located in the Team Rocket Missions Center.

    It didn''t take long until Alex and Brand were standing in front of Lisa''s office and knocked lightly on the door.

    Alex heard "Come in" and saw the door being opened by his friend Lars.

    Lars was wearing a Team rocket elite member uniform and had scratches on his face. It looked like a cat scratched his face.

    Alex was a bit surprised that Lars had such a "close" rtionship with Lisa. He thought that Lars''s chance with Lisa would be almost 0%.

    Brand and Alex went into therge and decorated room.

    This room was very nice, but not what Alex thought Lisa''s office would look like. He was thinking more in the direction of S&M. But after he remembered that this was only her office and not her private room. He realized that it was logical that her office would look normal.

    Alex suddenly notices that Lisa''s shadow was a Pok¨¦mon. He could see the info about the Pok¨¦mon as soon as he saw Lisa''s shadow.

    Pok¨¦mon: Mismagius

    LV: 48

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Levitate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Growl, Psywave, Spite, Astonish, Confuse Ray [E], Mean Look, Psybeam, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E],(TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Taunt, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Calm Mind [E]

    Lisa looked at Alex with a smile and said, "Brand, Lars, can you be good guys and leave the two of us alone."

    Alex suddenly felt a panic that he had never thought was possible.

    He was a bit afraid to be locked in a room with this beautiful woman alone.

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    Lisa said with a flirtatious expression, "Ahh~ Alex, my darling. I heard that you caught a lot of valuable Pok¨¦mon in very little time. I''m really impressed with your talent."

    Alex thought, "Why is she praising me? She knows that I have no interest in her and is still flirting with me. Fck, I hate this sadistic b*tch." ??

    He said with an impassive face, "Thank you very much for your praise, Executive Lisa. Can I do something for you?"

    Lisa was expecting this kind of answer. She said with a smile, "As you must have heard, I only recently became an Executive, and now I need a lot of talented people who can help me. I think that you have outstanding talent and are an optimal subordinate for me."

    Alex said, "Executive Lisa, do you mean that I should be your direct subordinate?"

    Lisa smiled and said, "Yes, that''s exactly what I mean, my darling. But don''t worry, I won''t treat you poorly. As my direct subordinate, there are many advantages to be enjoyed."

    Alex got goosebumps and thought, "Direct subordinate of a sadistic woman? Fckkkk. Why me? Why am I so unlucky to exchange Pok¨¦mon with a direct subordinate of her? No wonder that Brand was acting so friendly. The worst thing is that I''m too weak to refuse this request. As soon as I have her pissed off, I''m dead. She has 100 ways to kill me. Fck why I am so weak?"

    Alex tried to put a fake smile on his face and said, "Of course I will take this position. I am happy to be a direct subordinate of such a talented person."

    Lisa said, "Ohh~ I know that you don''t want to be my subordinate. You don''t have to lie just because you''re too scared of me. You can speak your real opinion. I can promise you that I won''t get angry no matter what you say. But before you answer, don''t you want to know the benefits you can get as my direct subordinate? "

    Alex looked at her and thought for several seconds.

    He then said, "What advantages are you talking about, Executive Lisa? And which position do you want to give me?"

    Lisa smiled and said, "Ohh~ I like direct boys. The position is very high. As my direct subordinate, you just have to listen to me. Of course, the Boss (Giovanni) can alsomand you if necessary. You also get to have my precious one''s items easily. Such as the blood of a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex knew how hard it is to get good Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon blood in the ck market.

    Although Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon have good potential, they are not necessarily stronger than other Pok¨¦mon. There are many young Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon that are weaker than Alex''s Golbat and cannot produce very useful objects (scales, blood, etc.) The stronger the Pok¨¦mon is and the better the potential is, the better the items of this Pok¨¦mon are.

    You can buy valuable items from Half-Blood Legendaries in the Team Rocket Shop, but that has two primary disadvantages.

    1: You don''t know how strong the LV of the Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon is when you buy the items. Most of the time, the items are sold by weak Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    2: It''s pretty expensive. Especially if you want to know how strong the Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon is from whom you buy the items.

    Alex thought for a moment and asked, "So you are saying that I can buy the blood and a scale of your Lugia. That sounds great, Executive Lisa. But I don''t know if I can afford it. Besides, I don''t know how helpful it would be for me."

    Lisa knew that Alex had enough money and just wanted to know how strong her Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon is.

    She didn''t say anything and called Lugia out from her Pokeball.

    Alex suddenly saw a 3 meter tall white Lugia appear in front of him in this big office. This Lugia was veryposed. It was giving Alex pressure by just standing in front of him. Alex knew that this Lugia is very young and will be muchrger (Legendary Pok¨¦mon grow much slower than normal Pok¨¦mon).

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    Pok¨¦mon: Lugia (Half-Blood)

    LV: 41

    Type: Psychic / Flying

    Abilities: Pressure

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves: Weather Ball, Whirlwind, Gust, Dragon Rush, Extrasensory, Rain Dance, Hydro Pump, Aerost, (Perfect Talent) Ice Beam[E], (Perfect Talent) Roost[E]

    (E/N: Perfect talent is just a better version of Innate Talent)

    Alex suddenly heard a voice in his head.

    System: Hidden Quest "Meet a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon" sessful.

    Reward: slight improvement in potential

    (Then potential is disyed more precisely like:

    Shallow Bronze, Bronze, Deep Bronze

    Shallow Silver, Silver, Deep Silver

    Shallow Gold, Gold, Deep Gold

    Shallow Diamond , Diamond , Deep Diamond)

    Alex thought, "Fck, I can upgrade the system too? Why does nobody tell me about this system? And why is this upgrade not very helpful? Is this even an upgrade at all? I should calm down first. After all, it is not entirely useless. I can now determine the potential of Pok¨¦mon more precisely. "

    Lisa thinks Alex is shocked by her Lugia and smiled satisfyingly. Then she took Lugia''s Pokeball and called Lugia back.

    Alex noticed that he hadn''t said anything and suddenly smiled, "Executive Lisa, what a strong Lugia. It would be an honor to be able to buy Lugia items from this one, but I have onest question. What exactly would be my orders that I have toplete for you if I agree?"

    Lisa understood Alex''s concern and said, "Don''t worry, I''m a nice boss. You should just be my right hand and do things I can''t do myself."

    Alex was stunned by the fact that she offered him such a high position. Although Alex had good strength (weak Team Rocket Captain), he was not strong enough for such a position. To be the right hand of an Executive you should have at least have elite strength.

    He asked, "Why me?" With an astonished expression.

    Lisa smiled and said, "Due to your potential. You are getting strong insanely fast. I am sure that you can be an elite trainer within 6 months, and I don''t have to worry that you are a spy from another executive. Think of this as an investment."

    Alex thought, "6 months? She underestimates me quite a lot. My luck is pretty good for being underrated by my boss. So at least I don''t have to worry that she thinks I will get stronger faster than her.

    Hmm, I probably won''t get stronger than her as long as I can''t get any valuable items from her.

    She has a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon that has shallow diamond potential. That is a ridiculous trump card.

    No matter how I see it, the pros are higher than the cons."

    Alex looked at Lisa and said, "Should I call you Boss now?"

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    Lisa saw that Alex agreed and said with a smile,

    "Good, you can call me Boss from now on. I only have one job for you now. That is to be an Elite Trainer in 6 months. If you do not manage to be an Elite Trainer within 6 months, I am looking for another, more talented person for me to be the right-hand man. I don''t need a second ss trainer as the right-hand man." ??

    Alex suppressed the smile and said, "Yes, Boss."

    6 months was an absurd amount of time for Alex to be an Elite Trainer. He wasn''t worried that he couldn''t do this job. Normal or even talented trainers would say that this task is difficult. But for Alex, who is very rich and has talented Pok¨¦mon, this task is very easy.

    Lisa looked at Alex''s confidence and said, "I''m d I have such apetent subordinate. Ok. Here, take this."

    She took out a card and a belt and ced them on the table in front of Alex.

    Alex immediately recognized that these items were for official Alliance members.

    The Alliance ID card and the Alliance Pok¨¦mon belt are only worn by official Alliance trainers and are a status symbol.

    Alex wasn''t surprised that a Team Rocket Executive can easily register new trainers. For example, an Arena Leader can easily make a trainer an official member of the Alliance.

    He would be surprised if he could be an Elite Alliance member.

    There are three broad categories for trainers at the Alliance.

    Unofficial Alliance Members.

    Official Alliance Members.

    Elite Alliance Members.

    Elite Alliance members are the heart of the Alliance.

    E.g., Gym Trainer, Elite Four, Chairman of the Alliance, etc.

    Of course, some elite members have more rights than others. For instance, the person with the most political power in the region is the Champion of the Region.

    Alex took the belt and the Alliance ID card. Alliance ID card had his name "Alex Stark" written on it and also had his photo, which he doesn''t know from where did they find it.

    He said, "Thank you, Boss. Also, I wanted to ask if you could sell me 3 liters of Lugia blood and arge Lugia scale filled with Lugia''s psychic power."

    Lisa smiled and said, "No problem. Only 150,000, and I''ll sell you both items."

    Alex knew that it was 3 times the price and said, "Boss, even though your Lugia is better than the Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon in the ck market, it doesn''t mean that he''s worth three times as much."

    Lisa stopped smiling and said, "Then why don''t you go to the ck market and buy the items there? You know that Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon only regenerate their valuable parts very slowly and when they regenerate, they are in a weakened state for a while.

    The fact that I am even selling you some of my Lugia''s valuable items shows what a generous Boss I am."

    Alex knew what she said made sense. More than money, it is the opportunity to buy items that is more valuable. Not to mention, he is not low on money and can always earn more. Money was never the priority. So he agreed.

    He didn''t want to bother with his new Boss for a bit of money. He knows that greed is not a good trait to show to his new Boss, who has his life in her hands.

    Lisa saw this and said, "By the way, I''m going to promote you to the Team

    Rocket Captain. And if you can be an Elite Trainer within 6 months, I''ll promote you to a Team Rocket Elite Captain, and my right-hand man."

    Alex was surprised that she is already making him a Team Rocket Captain and said, "Thank you so much, Boss. I will give it my best to meet your expectations."

    He knew that he was a little too weak to be a Team Rocket Captain already.

    In Team Rocket, the rank usually tells you how strong a Team Rocket Member is. Of course, there are Team Rocket Members who are more powerful than Team Rocket Captains, but such a case is very rare and only right for a short time (like Alex, who is a Team Rocket Member but has the same strength as a weak Team Rocket captain ).

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    Alex rough assessment of the ranks in Team Rocket:

    Team Rocket Lackey -

    Team Rocket Member LV 15-25

    Team Rocket Elite Member LV 25-35

    Team Rocket Captain LV 30-45

    Team Rocket Elite Captain LV 40-50

    Team Rocket Executive LV 45- ??

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    Lisa smiled and said, "Good. You are a smart person.` Well, I would be able to send you the items to your room in 1 hour. I think we have nothing more to talk about now. Btw, tell Lars, who is waiting for the door, that he shoulde inside. "

    Alex bowed to her and left the room.

    He walked out of the room and let out a relieved breath. It went a lot better than he thought.

    Alex saw Lars waiting in front of the door and looking at him with a jealous look. After seeing that look, he knew that Lars was 100% a masochist.

    Lars asked, "What did you do in this room for so long?"

    Alex thought that time he invested in their ''friendship'' was wasted. All because Lars is a masochistic idiot.

    Alex looked at Lars like an idiot and said, "Not what you think. Btw The Boss said that she wants to see you."

    Lars wanted to ask Alex what he meant by "Boss". But as soon as he heard that Lisa wanted to see him, he ignored Alex and went towards Lisa''s room.

    As he left, he gave Alex another arrogant look and entered the room.

    Although Alex doesn''t want to do anything with Lisa, it doesn''t mean that he has to be insulted by a third-rate trainer like Lars (even if it''s out of jealousy).

    He''d like to show Lars where his ce is when he''s not his new Boss'' favorite toy. Alex isn''t sure how Lisa would react if he damaged her favorite toy right now, and he doesn''t want to test it. Although, it would be a different case if he isn''t her favorite toy anymore. Not to mention it won''t take too long to be an Elite Trainer and her right-hand man.

    Alex suddenly saw Brand standing nearby and watching the whole scene.

    He looked at Brand and said, "Are you also a person like Lars?"

    Brand, who wanted to ask Alex the same question, suddenly smiled and said, "No. And I suppose you''re not that kind of person either if you are asking such a question."

    Alex smiled too and said, "I think we''ll be good friends. Btw I''m Executive Lisa''s new subordinate. Though I think you expected that, looking at how friendly you were behaving with me earlier."

    Brand and Alex talked to each other for 10 minutes and exchanged their TRH device number.

    After this talk, he walks in the direction of his room.

    AUTHOR''s THOUGHT--------------------------------------------------------------------

    many thanks for all thements and powerstones.

    Would be nice if you can write a review if you like the story.

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    After 1 hour, in Alex''s room.

    Alex opened the box he just got from Lisa''s subordinate. ??

    This box contained 3 liters of Lugia blood and arge Lugia scale filled with Lugia''s psychic power. In addition to that, 5 Team Rocket Captain uniforms.

    Alex was very pleased with the purchase of these valuable items. He looked forward to Golbat and Ralts''s evolution so that he can improve their potential.

    Scyther needs Steel from a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon to improve his potential.

    Alex''s first choice would be Steel from Registeel. Although there are many legendary Pok¨¦mon that have a Steel type, it is better to get Steel from a pure Steel-type Pok¨¦mon than Steel from other Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    Of course, he''s not really picky about from which Half-Blood Legendary Steel-type Pok¨¦mon he can get Steel. Alex would be happy to get Steel from any strong (at least has LV 40 and good potential) Steel-type Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex took out all of his Pok¨¦mon and looked at their info for the first time after the system upgrade.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 31

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves: Absorb, Ultrasonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 30

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 20

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, (Innate Talent) Disable

    --------------------------------------------------

    Alex saw that all of his Pok¨¦mon have Deep Silver potential and suppressed his wish to scream out of joy. He was worried that some of his Pok¨¦mon only had Shallow Silver potential, and it would be difficult for him to get them to gold potential.

    He was particrly impressed with Ralts''s potential. One has to consider that Ralts has one more evolution form than Golbat and Scyther and can improve her potential 1 time more.

    Alex suddenly heard how he got a message on his TRH device and took his TRH device out of the pocket.

    Maria: Are you here at the base? You said you woulde back today.

    Alex: Yes, I just got back. We can start training now if you want.

    Maria: Ok, I just rented a private training room for us. The room number is TR16,e asap.

    Alex: I''ll get there in a minute.

    Maria: Ok.

    Alex was looking forward to showing Maria that herst victory was only due to luck and had nothing to do with skill.

    Although he has feelings for Maria, he also has his pride as a trainer. He felt that his first defeat was quite unfortunate and would not happen again.

    Alex left his room and went to the public training grounds (private rooms are there at the public training ground).

    After 5 minutes, Alex stood in front of the private training room no. 16 and rang the doorbell.

    Alex saw the camera in front of the door activate and thought,

    "Is the camera there to protect the trainers while they are training their Pok¨¦mon? hmm, Team Rocket is quite a well established criminal organization."

    After half a minute, Maria opened the door whom Alex hadn''t seen for 2 weeks. As soon as he saw her, he realized how much he had missed her.

    Maria looked at Alex, who was wearing a Team Rocket Captain uniform, and was shocked. She did not expect that a trainer, whom she had defeated just two weeks ago, would stand in front of her in a Team Rocket Captain uniform.

    Alex saw her shock and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Maria."

    Maria recovered from her surprise and said, "Unbelievable. After only two weeks, you are already a Captain. How did you manage that?

    Alex smiled and said, "I impressed a Team Rocket Executive and got promoted straight away. Before that, can Ie in?"

    Maria noticed that she was blocking the entrance and moved away for Alex to enter.

    Inside there, Alex saw therge Arbok and a small Sandshrew with an intense look.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 28

    Type: Poison

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, (innate talent) Headbutt, (Innate Talent) Iron Tail, (Innate Talent) Rock Slide [E], (TM) Protect, (TM ) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Mega Drain, (TM) Facade,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Sandshrew

    LV: 20

    Type: Ground

    Abilities: Sand Veil

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Silver

    Moves: Defense Curl, Scratch, Poison Sting, Sand Attack, Swift,

    Fury Swipes, Dig, (Innate Talent) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Headbutt

    --------------------------------------------------

    Alex had to say that Maria''s Arbok exceeded his expectations slightly. Arbok, who has not been trained in the wild, is only 3 levels lower than Golbat. It shows what an abnormal talent Arbok has. Alex noticed that the difference between Deep Silver and Shallow Gold is higher than he expected.

    For example, the difference in talent is smaller between a Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon and a Gold Pok¨¦mon than the difference between a Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon and a Deep Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex pulled out all of his Pok¨¦mon and said with a smile, "How about Arbok v/s Golbat rematch?"

    Golbat, who came out of his Pok¨¦ball, saw Arbok and immediately recognized who it was. He remembered his first and the only defeat in his life (He is deliberately ignoring his loss against Scyther) and looked at Arbok furiously.

    He wanted to wash away his only shame in life.

    Author''s Thought------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon''s Potential :

    Shallow Normal, Normal, Deep Normal

    Shallow Bronze, Bronze, Deep Bronze

    Shallow Silver, Silver, Deep Silver

    Shallow Gold, Gold, Deep Gold

    Shallow Diamond , Diamond , Deep Diamond

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    Golbat and Arbok stood across each other with a distance of 10 meters in a rtively big Pok¨¦mon battlefield.

    Alex and Maria got ready for the rematch. Alex counted down, "3,2,1, Let''s Start!" ??

    Maria had learned from herst fight and said, "Arbok, use re."

    Alex knew that Maria would try that and said at the same time, "Golbat, use Taunt."

    Both Pok¨¦mon tried to use their moves as quickly as possible.

    Golbat was a bit faster and used Taunt before Arbok could use re. (Golbat won because he practiced this move a bit, in contrast to Arbok, who used this move only a few times)

    Arbok noticed that she suddenly couldn''t use that move and looked angrily in the direction of Golbat.

    Alex saw that Golbat was faster and said, "Golbat, fly above Arbok and use Confuse Ray."

    The private training room was over 10 meters high and could also be used to train flying-type Pok¨¦mon. Golbat had no problem flying several meters over Arbok.

    Maria responded and said winningly, "Arbok, let''s end this fight with Rock Slide."

    For her, it doesn''t matter what Alex tries to do. Her Arbok has the Rock Slide on Expert rank and does not need to be afraid of Golbat. With this mighty move, she doesn''t think she will lose.

    Arbok tried to avoid Golbat''s Confuse Ray but was still hit by the yellow ball and saw the world twice.

    Even though Arbok was muddled, she used Rock Slide on Gobat, who was just flying over him.

    Alex said, "Golbat, you know the n."

    Golbat heard Alex and quickly dodged the stones falling down on him from above and flew to the ceiling of the room.

    Rock Slide is a move that is difficult for flying Pok¨¦mon to dodge, but this move is not without any ws.

    As long as you are at the height from where the stones are generating, you cannot be hit by Rock Slide. Because if there is no space for the rocks to form above him, how will it contact him and deal any damage?

    After hisst defeat, Alex thought for a long time whether there was really nothing else he could do. After much thought, he came up with this strategy.

    As long as there is no free space above Golbat, the move rock slide is totally useless against flying-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex doesn''t know whether he is the first trainer toe up with this strategy or not(he doubts that), but that doesn''t really matter to him.

    Golbat, who had no free space above him, could not be hit by Rock Slide and dodged the attack effortlessly.

    Arbok, who was under Golbat, suddenly noticed that the stones were raining on her. And because she was still confused, she saw twice as many rocks and was unable to avoid the attack.

    She was even hit in the head many times and suffered critical damage from her own attack.

    Maria was shocked by how Arbok was gravely injured by her own move and questioned her talent as a trainer.

    Golbat and Arbok were roughly equal in strength now. And under normal circumstances, it will be a close match. (Golbat has the higher LV, and Arbok has a super effective move against Golbat)

    But Alex, with the help of his tactics, made Arbok''s strongest attack useless and turned it against the Arbok herself.

    Maria thought about what she can do and realized that all other ranged moves the Arbok can use are almost useless against Golbat.

    Arbok has to force Golbat into closebat in order to have a chance of victory, but that was impossible because Golbat prevented her from doing that from his first move.

    Although Arbok can jump 10 meters in the air without a problem, she would be a target for Golbat''s attacks. And Golbat can easily dodge her attacks in advance. Golbat, who is now faster than Arbok, can easily evade such attacks.

    Maria acknowledged that she can''t think of anything. And the way the fight was going on, Arbok would lose.

    That gave her self-confidence as a trainer a big blow.

    Her Arbok, who has better talent and a super effective move against Golbat, had lost without even injuring Golbat even once.

    Maria noticed that only to train in power and not to develop any tactics for her Pok¨¦mon was a big mistake. She gotzy after the win against Alex and was overtaken after only two weeks.

    She thought because her Arbok has S-talent (Gold), Golbat would never be stronger than Arbok in his life. Maria realized that talent is not everything. You also have to work, or else Arbok''s talent is a waste.

    While Maria was thinking about it, she watched Arbok try to defeat Golbat herself. But no matter what Arbok did, she could hardly harm Golbat (she used Sludge Bomb, Poison Sting, and Acid to do a little harm).

    In contrast to Arbok, Golbat had a good ranged move to harm Arbok: Shadow ball.

    Shadow Ball, on the Expert rank, has a devastating power that can knock Arbok out of action after just a few hits.

    Arbok, who was bleeding all over her body, knew that she couldn''t win this fight. But she still kept on fighting.

    As long as her trainer didn''t tell her that she lost, she believed she could still win (just likest time).

    Maria saw how Arbok was suffering more and more damage and said with an unwilling face, "We give up."

    Hearing that her trainer had given up the fight, the expression of unwillingness and anger appeared upon Arbok''s face. Maria saw Arbok''s face and didn''t know what to say.

    Golbat heard Maria give up and flew in the direction of Alex with a happy expression.

    Alex hugged Golbat and said, "What did I tell you? We are the strongest!"

    Normally, Golbat would flee from Alex''s embrace and look at him with a disdainful look. But this time, he celebrated his victory with Alex.

    This victory was very important for Golbat. This victory showed that with hard work, he and his trainer can achieve anything.

    Golbat, who was happy about his victory, was filled with strange energy inside his body.

    Suddenly Golbat''s whole body started glowing.

    Alex immediately knew what was happening. Golbat was evolving.

    AUTHOR''S THOUGHT------------------------------------------

    how did you find this fight?

 Chapter 58 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 58

    Alex saw that Golbat was starting to evolve and took out the 3 liters of Lugia blood that he had bought from Lisa.

    He put the Lugia blood in front of Golbat and told Golbat that he should drink it immediately. ??

    Golbat smelled the seductive smell of blood, and without hesitation, began to drink it. Golbat drank all the blood within a few seconds.

    Alex noticed that Golbat''s glowing got brighter when he drank the blood and thought that the high cost of buying Lugia''s blood from Lisa was worth it.

    Golbat was shining brighter and brighter and slowly began to change his shape.

    After 20 seconds, Golbat stopped shining and showed the world his new body as Crobat.

    Crobat was now a little bigger than Alex and could be used as a flying mount.

    Alex immediately looked at Crobat''s info.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 32

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly, (Innate Talent) Cross Poison, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

    ------------------------------------------------

    Alex noticed that Crobat sessfully improved his potential and that he even got two new Innate Talent moves.

    Fly is a move that Alex wanted to buy anyway and train it on the Expert rank. Getting this strong move as an Innate Talent move is like winning the lottery for Alex.

    Getting Cross Poison as an Innate Talent move isn''t optimal for Alex. He was not sure whether to be happy or not.

    Crobat already has a good poison move (Sludge Bomb), which is actually a better move than Cross Poison. It does more damage, can poison enemies more efficiently, and is a ranged attack.

    But Cross Poison has two main advantages over Sludge Bomb.

    1: It''s an Innate Talent move and can be mastered quicker than Sludge Bomb.

    2: Cross Poison is a physical move and works better with Crobat''s strengths. (Crobat: Sp. Atk 70 / Attack 90)

    Alex thought about it for a long time and came to the decision to train Cross Poison instead of Sludge Bomb. Although Alex can have Crobat train in both moves, it is very inefficient and rtively unnecessary.

    Crobat has many moves that should be given more priority to train instead of a second Poison-type move.

    Alex saw Crobat showing off in front of Scyther and Ralts. He went in the direction of Maria, who was talking to her Arbok.

    Maria saw Alex walking in her direction and stopped talking to Arbok.

    Alex said with an arrogant expression, "What do you think of my tactics? Sometimes I wonder if am I a genius or what?"

    She said, "Alex... Sorry, I''m not in a good mood right now. I''m still can''t believe how easily Arbok and I lost. Even though it was actually my fault that Arbok lost so easily."

    Alex stopped the nonsense when he saw Maria question her talent as a trainer. He could understand this feeling of Maria. After his defeat against Maria, his self-confidence as a trainer also suffered a severe blow, and his mood was irritating for several days.

    He knows that Maria is actually a good trainer and that she only looks mediocre in front of Alex. She got Arbok to level 28 within 2 weeks with only indoor training and has caught another Pok¨¦mon with good potential. Although her Arbok has Gold potential, it doesn''t mean that every trainer can level up her Arbok as quickly as her.

    Alex said with a smile, "Everyone loses. As long as you understand why you have lost, you can easily improve. It''s often been said that you learn more from losing than you do from winning. A well-known wise man once said: "Opportunity oftenes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat."

    Maria looked at Alex and said, "Just because you''ve won once, you don''t get to teach me now. which wise man said that? Although it sounds good, I''ve never heard this quote before."

    Alex lied with an arrogant expression, "Of course, I am the wise man. Who but I can convey such wisdom?"

    Maria suppressed herugh and said, "Hmm... And here I thought he was really a wise man. But I have to say, this quote is pretty good. I have a feeling you can be a good writer."

    Alex smiled and said, "Did you finally recognize my talent?"

    Maria and Alex started chuckling. They talked to each other for a while and started training their Pok¨¦mon together. Maria was still a little pissed off that she lost the fight, but she now feels better than before.

    After Alex and Maria had trained together for 3 hours, Alex went back to his room.

    In these 3 hours, Alex and Maria''s other Pok¨¦mon also fought against each other.

    Scyther v/s Arbok

    Ralts v/s Sandshrew

    the Scyther v/s Arbok match was rtively an easy win for Maria''s Arbok.

    Scyther, who takes 4 times damage from Rock-type moves, couldn''t go into closebat against Arbok and had to fly at the ceiling like Golbat to avoid Rock Slide.

    The problem is that Scyther has a terrible Sp. Atk of 55 and can only use the move Razor Wind as a ranged attack. Being forced into rangedbat as a melee fighter shows how heavily Arbok had countered Scyther.

    In contrast, with the Sludge Bomb, Arbok had a clean opportunity to poison and harm Scyther.

    Scyther, who had Roost on the Expert rank, could dy the fight a bit and inflicted a little more damage on Arbok. But it wasn''t enough for victory. The poison damages him more and more, and he couldn''t do enough damage to Arbok per attack to win.

    Now Alex has to think of tactics for the scenario in which Scyther can''t get into meleebat and has to win a ranged battle. And for how to shorten the distance in such cases.

    The Ralts v/s Sandshrew match was more exciting than the other fights since both Pok¨¦mon had an equal chance to win.

    Sandshrew only had to hit Ralts a couple of times with Dig to win and had a lot better base stats than Ralts, who is still a baby Pok¨¦mon.

    Ralts was able to dodge Sandshrew attacks with Double Team and Teleport and reduce Sandshrew attack power with Growl.

    Also, Ralts''s Disarming Voice was able to damage Sandshrew when she used Dig. And used Magical Leaf when Sandshrew wanted to go into closebat.

    (E/N: Disarming Voice does not work against Dig in Pok¨¦mon game. But realistically, that shouldn''t be the case since sound travels faster in the ground than air. So going underground doesn''t mean Shandshrew can''t hear the Disarming Voice. So we have changed that fact.)

    If both Pok¨¦mon had the same base stats, this fight would have been very easy for Ralts. But because Ralts''s base stats are so bad, the battle became exciting again.

    Fortunately, Sandshrew had a bad Sp. Def and couldn''t take many attacks from Ralts.

    After an exciting fight, Ralts won this fight with a Magical Leaf attack that hit Sandshrew on the head and defeated her with a critical hit.

    Ralts herself was bleeding badly and would have been defeated after another attack by Sandshrew if she had not defeated Sandshrew with herst move.

    Alex even wanted to stop the fight in between because he was afraid that this fight would be too bloody for a Pok¨¦mon that was born not too long ago. But Ralts, who had a determined expression, made Alex change his decision.

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    After training with Maria, Alex went to the Team Rocket shop center.

    At the Team Rocket shop center, you can not only buy Pok¨¦mon but also exchange Team Rocket Points for Pok¨¦dors. ??

    Earning money is the prerequisite for Alex''s next n, which is already a sess since now he has a lot of TR points. So he went into the direction of the Team Rocket Shop.

    After 15 minutes, Alex left the Team Rocket Shop with 200,000 Pok¨¦dors. 1 Team Rocket point is worth 1 Pok¨¦dor.

    Normally you have to pay a 5%mission on the money you are exchanging. But because Alex is a Team Rocket Captain he doesn''t have to pay this 5%.

    Alex wasn''t afraid of withdrawing so much money at once because nobody would be so stupid to attack a Team Rocket captain for so little money.

    Team Rocket Captain are prominent members of Team Rocket. If such a member does not respond, an elite team of Team Rocket member is usually called in to investigate why this Team Rocket Captain is missing.

    Alex then leaves the Team Rocket base and makes his way to the ck market of Pewter City.

    Every big city has a ck market that is ignored by the Alliance with a half-opened eye. Alex doesn''t know why the Alliance ignores the existence of the ck market, but he doesn''t want to know either. If strength is not enough, then knowing too much can be deadly.

    The Pewter City ck Market is controlled by two criminal organizations. Team Rocket and the Hunter Guild. Of course, there are also smaller organizations that have little influence in Pewter City. But Team Rocket and the Hunter Guild are the big yers in Pewter City.

    The Hunter Guild is an organization that buys and sells Pok¨¦mon. This organization has many members who catch Pok¨¦mon for the Hunter Guild and have a partnership with Team Rocket and other small criminal organizations.

    Team Rocket is the most powerful criminal organization in this world and has a share of control in almost every ck market in Kanto and Johto.

    Compared to Team Rocket, the Hunter Guild is less influential in the whole world, but is very strong in Kanto and has a share of control in many ck markets in Kanto with Team Rocket. Also, with a good rtionship with Team Rocket, the Hunter Guild is the secondrgest criminal organization in Kanto and should not be underestimated.

    Of course, there are also many stalls with Pok¨¦mon trainers who sell cheaper Pok¨¦mon here in the ck market than Team Rocket or the Hunter Guild. But although these Pok¨¦mon are often sold at a lower price in the stalls, most people still buy Pok¨¦mon from Team Rocket or the Hunter Guild.

    The reason why people prefer to buy the expensive Pok¨¦mon from Team Rocket or the Hunter Guild is that the Pok¨¦mon sold from the Pok¨¦mon trainer is often the Pok¨¦mon whose potential you cannot determine.

    In this world, only the potential machine can determine the potential of a Pok¨¦mon (with Silver or higher potential, you can also find it out by seeing if a Pok¨¦mon can use a move that it normally cannot learn). But unfortunately, this machine has a 10 % error rate, where it cannot determine the potential of Pok¨¦mon. You can also repeat the test with the same Pok¨¦mon, but you would have to use 10 times the resources for the potential machine to be able to repeat the test. So that repeating the test costs 10 times as much (and the original price of 500 Pok¨¦dors is already ridiculously high for ordinary trainers). Almost no trainer wants to pay more than a Bronze Pok¨¦mon for a repeated improved talent test. These Pok¨¦mon are often sold at the stands and therefore are very unpopr.

    Most trainers do not want to y the lottery with their Pok¨¦mon choices and prefer to buy Pok¨¦mon, so they already know what talent they have.

    The reason why Alex was going to the ck market is that he has found a sure way to earn money here and to see if a suitable Pok¨¦mon can be found here. Alex has the feeling that his teamcks a tank that can absorb the damage for the team. That''s why he wanted to go to the ck market and see if he could buy a suitable Pok¨¦mon for his team. He also has to buy a Ditto to change his identity at will and to work for his n to make safe money. Of course, the main reason he found a good way to make money safely is because of Ditto.

    Alex thought about how he can make money and came up with a brilliant idea.

    The n has 5 steps:

    1: You buy Ditto and make sure it listens to you.

    2: You prepare 3 different suits. Team Rocket member uniform, Team Rocket elite member uniform and Team Rocket captain uniform.

    3: swap your face and clothes while you Pok¨¦mon buy all the Silver Pok¨¦mon that are sold too low by their trainers. For example, a Silver Pok¨¦mon is sold for the price of a Bronze Pok¨¦mon.

    4: go to the Hunter Guild and Team Rocket (in the ck market) and sell 3 Silver Pok¨¦mon in a Team Rocket captain uniform, 2 Silver Pok¨¦mon with an elite member uniform, and 1 Silver Pok¨¦mon with a uniform. Also, wait 1 day and change your face between the uniforms. If everything goes ording to n, you can sell 12 Silver Pok¨¦mon rtively safely within three days.

    5: With Silver Pok¨¦mon, this organization almost always wants to have its potential tested, unless it is sold by a member of their organization like Alex in Team Rocket. If the Hunter Guild or Team Rocket wants to test the talent of the Pok¨¦mon and the normal test has failed, buy the repeated improved test that costs 10 times as much from the potential machine and then sell the Silver Pok¨¦mon. Also, say "you''ve seen these Pok¨¦mon in the wild how it used a move that it usually couldn''t learn" so you can exin why you were willing to pay such a high price for a Pok¨¦mon where you don''t know the talent.

    Alex came up with this n after thinking about it for a long time to earn money easily and safely. He uses the system advantages to get rich with rtive safety.

    He''s not stupid enough to sell Pok¨¦mon where nobody knows the talent in Team Rocket without changing his identity.

    If he just sells Pok¨¦mon in a Team Rocket, Lisa will quickly find out about it and ask questions that he cannot answer.

    Where did Alex Suddenly get 12 Silver Pok¨¦mon that were all Silver after a repeated improved test?

    Lisa would probably get very curious how Alex knows that these Pok¨¦mon are Silver Pok¨¦mon and if she finds out with a little thought that Alex has the ability to identify Pok¨¦mon talent, Alex will be allowed to spend his life in a luxury prison. Probably she would overwhelm Alex with beautiful women and delicious food (make Alex happy so that he does notmit suicide) so that he can continue to find out the talent of Pok¨¦mon for her, but Alex does not want to have such a life. He doesn''t want to lose his freedom for luxury.

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    Pewter City, ck Market.

    At the entrance of the Pewter City ck market, a young man wearing a Team Rocket Captain uniform was standing with a Crobat in front of two guards. ??

    One of the guards wore the Team Rocket Elite member uniform, and the other guard wore the Hunter Guild uniform. Looking at these guards, you can know which criminal organization controls this ck market.

    The young man was quickly let in by two guards. Ordinarily, the guards force weak Pok¨¦mon trainers to pay money to enter, but these guards did not dare to ask a person of a higher rank than theirs for payment. That would be suicidal.

    The young man who was just allowed into the ck market was obviously Alex.

    Alex and Crobat were confidently walking in the ck market and checking out the stalls of other Pok¨¦mon trainers.

    After 10 minutes, he found a trainer who was selling 3 Ditto. Ditto is one of the Pok¨¦mon that is very useful even if they have lower potential and are therefore also more expensive than normal Pok¨¦mon who have the same potential. And the fact that they are rtively difficult to find in the wilderness only increases their price.

    Alex was not surprised that this trainer was selling his Ditto here and not at Team Rocket or the Hunter guide.

    Ditto can be worth a lot even without knowing the potential and can be sold here for more money than at Team Rocket or the Hunter Guide.

    A man around 40 years with a baby face and arge scar on his right cheek was sitting on a folding chair next to 3 ss cages where you can see 3 Ditto.

    When Alex got closer to the man, he noticed a LV 45 Silver Gengar hiding in the man''s shadow.

    Alex was not very surprised that a person who was selling 3 rtively rare Pok¨¦mon openly here was an Elite trainer.

    When he went, he also looked at the info of the 3 Ditto. 2 Ditto only had Normal potential and were not up to Alex''s standard. But 3rd Ditto surprised Alex very much.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 23

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform

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    This Ditto not only has Shallow Silver potential but also has a strong Imposter ability. This Ditto has enough talent to be trained to fight.

    Imposter allows Ditto to immediately be a Pok¨¦mon that it can see and give the opponent no chance to attack before it can transform during the battle.

    The problem with training a Ditto is that when copying a Pok¨¦mon, the level, potential, and Pok¨¦mon''s Moves mastery cannot be replicated.

    For example, if Ditto transforms into Crobat and uses Shadow Ball, it cannot use Shadow Ball with the power or speed of the expert level that Crobat can.

    Although when it transforms into a Pok¨¦mon, it will copy their stats and ability too. But its HP will depend on its own LV. If the opponent is a Mega Evolved form, then it will transform into the Mega Evolved form too. Even without the Mega stone.

    Using Ditto in a battle of Pok¨¦mon would be considered a joke in this world because no Arena Leader or Elite 4 has ever used a Ditto to fight.

    But Alex doesn''t believe that Ditto is really as useless in battle as the whole world thinks. Alex thinks that Ditto has high potential, which can be unlocked with the right training.

    He went to the man and said, "Hello, how much for this Ditto?"

    The guy looked at Alex''s young face and said, "50,000 Pok¨¦dors, and you can take one with you."

    Alex knew that the price was ridiculously high and said coldly, "Don''t confuse me with a rookie and say a fair price, or else there is no more need of this conversation."

    The man looked at Alex and knew that Alex won''t be fooled, and said, "I''m the only one here who sells Ditto, so you can save yourself some time looking elsewhere. 25,000 Pok¨¦dors is myst offer, take it or go."

    Alex paid the 25,000 Pok¨¦dors and then took the ss cage with Ditto. Then he went wordlessly with Crobat in the direction of a quiet ce to be able to talk to Ditto alone.

    After 3 minutes, Alex found a rtively quiet ce and put a ss cage with Ditto on the floor.

    Alex looked at Ditto, who was sitting quietly in its cage the whole time.

    He said, "Hello Ditto, I''m Alex, the trainer who bought you. I can imagine that you are not very happy with being sold without having a say in it, but I hope that you will give me and my family a chance to be your friends."

    Ditto looked thoughtfully at Alex and shook its head after a few seconds. Ditto does not trust the words of any human being since it was captured.

    Alex saw that Ditto was open to the idea. Only that it didn''t trust Alex and therefore refused.

    He took Ralts out of her Pok¨¦ball and asked, "Ralts, can you tell our new friend how I treat you and the other Pok¨¦mon."

    Ralts heard Alex''s request and nodded to Alex. She walked towards Ditto with a cute smile.

    Ralts is a Pok¨¦mon that can capture the emotions of humans and Pok¨¦mon. And that''s why her words are very credible.

    Alex looked calmly at how Ralts was talking to Ditto and said to Crobat, "It''s unbelievable how easy it is to conquer Pok¨¦mon now."

    After a few seconds of reflection, he said with a stern expression, "Wait, only you gave me so many problems when conquering. I sometimes ask myself whether another rookie trainer would be able to conquer you within 7 days. Well, there is a higher probability of you killing your trainer before he can conquer you."

    Crobat looked confused at Alex and said, "Yes, and what''s the problem with that? Only the best trainer is allowed to use a perfect Pok¨¦mon like me. And all other trainers who have dared to overestimate their skills lose their lives."

    Alex smiled and said, "Am I imagining it, or are you bing more and more arrogant? Btw what do you mean by other trainers? That sounds like you have experience regarding it."

    Crobat looked at Alex and said with a smile, "I was given 4 times to Team Rocket Rookie trainers as their trial Pok¨¦mon. And the first 3 times, I killed the incapable people who tried to be my trainer."

    Alex looked at Crobat and said with a helpless face, "I wonder why doesn''t this surprise me?"

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    After 3 minutes, Ralts came to Alex and Crobat with a smile.

    "Father, Ditto said that he wants to join our family. Isn''t that great?" ??

    Alex saw Ralts''s innocent smile and said, "Yeah, Ralts. It''s really great that Ditto wants to join us. I''m d that I asked you to help me convince Ditto."

    Crobat gave Alex a look which said, "Are you sure it wasn''t lying?"

    Alex understood Crobat and said, "Don''t worry. I''ve considered that possibility."

    Though Pok¨¦mon seldom lies, they are not inept in lying. Of course, there are also Pok¨¦mon species that never lie and Pok¨¦mon species that lie rtively oftenpared to other Pok¨¦mon. But even these Pok¨¦mon lie much less than a normal human being.

    Alex went in front of the ss cage and said, "Ditto, as you''ve probably just heard from Ralts, I''m a very nice trainer who doesn''t treat his Pok¨¦mon poorly. So what do you think? Do you want to join my family?"

    Ditto, who had spent most of its life alone, was very lonely and would like to have a family. After talking with Ralts, it felt that this trainer will take good care of it. It had the feeling that as soon as it agrees, it''ll never get lonely again.

    Ditto looked at Alex and nodded with a neutral face.

    Alex looked briefly at Crobat and opened Ditto''s ss cage.

    Ditto, who was free, did not run away and just looked at Alex with an indifferent expression.

    Alex took a Pok¨¦ball out of his pocket and ced it in front of Ditto. Ditto saw this and touched the Pok¨¦ball with an emotionless expression.

    Ralts, who can understand the emotions of a Pok¨¦mon very well, knew how nervous Ditto was in reality and cheered it on all the time.

    Alex was a bit confused about why Ralts was cheering for Ditto all the time. But after thinking for a bit, he had a guess.

    He took Ditto out of his Pok¨¦ball immediately and said with a smile, "Ditto, wee to the family. You don''t have to worry about how you will be treated because everyone here is a family member."

    Without waiting for an answer, Alex lifted Ditto off the floor and put it on his shoulder.

    Ditto felt like Alex trusted him and kept him as a family member and became very happy even if it still has its indifferent face on the outside.

    Ralts, who saw Alex is not quite sure whether Ditto likes this closeness, said to Alex via telepathy, "Father, don''t worry. Ditto is very happy and trusts you now. This is just its nervous face."

    Alex heard this and knew that his initial guess was right. He said with a smile, "Ditto, no need to be nervous. You can take your time to adjust around us."

    As he said that, Ditto''s face eased up a little bit. Alex and Ralts talked to Ditto for a while. Even Crobat joined in the conversation from time to time. Alex could feel that Ditto trusts him and will follow hismands.

    After making sure that their bond was a little stronger than before, he said to Ditto, "Ditto, I have a task for you. Can you do it for me?"

    Ditto, who was sitting on Alex''s shoulder, nodded and waited for his first task.

    Alex, who saw that Ditto was ready to follow him, asked, "Ditto, do you remember the faces of the people who walk past you every day? Can you show me a few faces that youst saw several days ago?"

    Ditto quickly turned into different faces that it hadn''t seen for a long time.

    Alex saw that and said, "Ok, Ditto. Now make yourself as thin as paper and turn yourself into one of these faces while clinging to my face. It should feel like that face is mine. And make sure that you are not covering my mouth, ears, eyes, and nostrils. "

    Ditto understood Alex''s idea and carried out Alex''s orders.

    After 30 minutes of testing, Ditto managed to wlessly change Alex''s face. No one would be able to detect that the face is fake. In addition, Ditto is now only allowed to use faces that have the same skin color as Alex. So that Alex''s hands don''t have apletely different skin color than his new face.

    Alex, who had fulfilled phase 1 of the n, went towards the stands that were selling Pok¨¦mon with his new face.

    After 2 hours, Alex had seen 60% of all Pok¨¦mon in the ck market that were being sold by trainers and had to say that he was a bit disappointed with the quantity and quality of the Silver Pok¨¦mon he could buy.

    He found 10 silver Pok¨¦mon and was able to buy them for 15,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    The Pok¨¦mon that Alex had bought were:

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    2 Butterfree (Shallow Silver & Silver)

    Raticate (Silver)

    Fearow (Shallow Silver)

    Beedrill (Silver)

    Parasect (Shallow Silver)

    Persian (Shallow Silver)

    Venonat (Shallow Silver)

    Farfetch''d (Deep Silver)

    Koffing (Shallow Silver)

    None of these Pok¨¦mon met Alex''s expectations.

    Alex''s minimum requirement of potential for his new Pok¨¦mon is Deep Silver, and that is the absolute minimum he expects. He won''t add a Deep Silver Pok¨¦mon to his team if it doesn''t have something else that makes it exceptional from others.

    After 5 minutes, Alex suddenly saw a Pok¨¦mon that surprised him.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 3

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: Protect, Tackle, (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [Not Usable] (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [Not Usable], (Innate Talent) methrower [Not Usable]

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    Alex thought with a smile, "Shieldon can be a great tank for my team, and this Shieldon even has Shallow Gold potential. It also has Rock Polish as an Innate Talent move, which means it loses one of its big weakness (that it is too slow). The best fact is that it has yet to evolve, which makes it easier for me to bring it up to Gold potential. Maybe I can increase its potential to even Deep Gold. No matter how I see it, I must have this Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex walked in the direction of the young woman who was selling several Pok¨¦mon in her stall and said, "Hello, miss. I would like to buy this Shieldon."

    The young woman looked at Alex and said, "Well, you''re not the first to say that. Although I don''t know the talent (potential) of this Shieldon, it''s not cheap. You can hardly find this Pok¨¦mon here in Kanto, so it is worth more than average Pok¨¦mon. Though I won''t ask as much money as a Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon''s worth, I want at least 10,000 Pok¨¦dors for it."

    Alex and the young woman negotiated a bit, and the price was lowered to 8,500 poke dors.

    He could still try to lower the price, but he didn''t want to risk the woman getting angry, saying that he was too greedy and refusing to sell him the Pok¨¦mon. Although this was very, very unlikely to happen, Alex did not want to risk it.

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    After the young woman counted the money that Alex had given her, she got the Pok¨¦ball of Shieldon and called it back into his Pok¨¦ball.

    Then she gave Alex the Pok¨¦ball and said, "You can keep that Pok¨¦ball. Hope to see you again." ??

    Alex took the Pok¨¦ball and continued walking his way.

    After 5 minutes, Alex was standing in front of the Hunter Guild building.

    After entering, he walked in the direction of the Pok¨¦mon exchange station.

    He went in front of the young man at the station and said, "Hello, I have 3 Pok¨¦mon that probably have A-talent and wanted to sell them here."

    The young man heard this and looked at Alex Team Rocket Captain uniform. He said with a polite smile, "Sir, I have to get my boss for such a big job. Please wait for a moment."

    Alex nodded to the young man and waited patiently.

    After 5 minutes, the young man came back with a tall fat man. The fat man was wearing expensive clothes and had a friendly smile on his face.

    The fat man looked at Alex with a weing smile and said, "Hello, my name is Andrey, and I will be responsible for the negotiations. Let''s go to my office. It''s nice and quiet there."

    Alex said, without changing his face, "Ok, let''s go."

    He wasn''t afraid that Andrey would lure him into a trap because it''s not worth killing a Team Rocket captain for a little money.

    After 2 minutes, Alex was resting in afortable chair in front of Andrey.

    Andrey said with a smile, "I heard you have 3 Pok¨¦mon that have A-talent. I wanted to ask, have you already checked the talent of these Pok¨¦mon?"

    Alex said calmly, "No, I didn''t. But I saw how these Pok¨¦mon used a move in the wild that they can''t usually learn by themselves. I think you should understand my reason for thinking that these 3 Pok¨¦mon have A-talent."

    Andrey''s eyes lit up as he said, "Hmm... If that''s the case, the probability is really high. But I still have to have to get it checked. It costs 1,500 Pok¨¦dors to check the three Pok¨¦mon''s talents. Do you want to have it checked or sell them without it?"

    Alex said, "No, I have no problem paying 1,500 Pok¨¦dor for these Pok¨¦mon. I would even pay 10 times that if necessary."

    Andrey knew that Alex would say that and said with a weary smile, "Ten times? Haha, you would have to be very unlucky to have to repeat the test for all three Pok¨¦mon. The good thing is that we don''t have to leave because I have recently installed a talent machine here in my office. Shall we do it now?"

    Alex picked up the Pok¨¦balls of Butterfree, Raticate, and Fearow and gave them to Andrey.

    Andrey pressed a button, and the bookshelf below him turned and revealed a veryplex machine.

    He put in 1 Pok¨¦ball and activated the machine.

    The machine made a strange noise and then disyed an ''X'' on the big screen.

    Andrey smiled and said, "Wow! The guest is really unlucky. Does the guest want to do an improved test for 5000 Pok¨¦dors or sell the Pok¨¦mon just like that?"

    Alex smiled and said, "Repeat the test for 5000 Pok¨¦dors. I''m very sure that this Pok¨¦mon has at least A-talent."

    Andrey, who had expected that pressed the top button of the machine that makes the improved test.

    After 3 seconds, A-Talent was disyed on the screen.

    Andrey and Alex, who had expected this result, were not surprised and went on.

    At the second test, Andrey was surprised that it failed again and looked at Alex with sympathy.

    Alex tried to look upset as much as possible. Although Alex knew that this would happen beforehand, he didn''t want Andrey to notice that he was acting weird.

    At the third test, Andrey was surprised again.

    Andrey said with a sympathetic smile, "Sir, your luck is surprisingly bad today but take it on the positive side. All Pok¨¦mon are, as you thought before, A-Talent Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex, who was pretending to be annoyed, said, "If I didn''t know that the penalty for cheating the test is very high, I would have thought that you are trying to pull money out of my pocket. Arghh. Anyway, we''d rather negotiate the prices of the Pok¨¦mon."

    Of course, Alex knew that Andrey had not manipted the test. But he wanted to behave as believable as possible and had to say it.

    These were the Pok¨¦mon that had already failed the talent test. That''s why they were being sold by trainers in the market at such a low price. Since trainers refused to go through the improved test, it had to be done by Alex.

    Alex and Andrey negotiated for 10 minutes before reaching an agreement.

    The three Pok¨¦mon were going to be sold for 305,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    Butterfree (nothing special) 45,000 poke dors

    Raticate (Good Innate Talent move) 70,000 Pok¨¦dors

    Fearow (Sniper & Good Innate Talent move) 190,000 Pok¨¦dors

    After the cost of the test being subtracted, Alex had earned 288,500 Pok¨¦dors.

    Fearow especially gave a lot of money to Alex.

    The reason why Alex got so much more money for it was that Fearow had a better Ability, and he is generally worth more as a Pok¨¦mon species (flight mount) than Butterfree and Raticate. Also, the fact that it has a good innate talent move only increases its price even further.

    Alex and Andrey talked for a while before Alex left the Hunter Guild.

    He wasn''t afraid that Andrey would attack him for the little money. He quickly found a ce where no one would see him so he can change his face and clothes.

    After another 15 minutes, Alex walked out of the Team Rocket building (ck market) with a different face and clothes.

    He was able to sell two more silver Pok¨¦mon without a problem and managed to sell half of his Silver Pok¨¦mon today.

    Butterfree (Good Innate Talent move) 65,000 Pok¨¦dors

    Beedrill (nothing special) 40,000 poke dors

    In just one day, Alex earned 382,500 Pok¨¦dors and now had 542,500 Pok¨¦dors and 43,050 TR Points in total.

    Alex, who saw this number, could hardly suppress his inner joy and thought, "I''m fcking rich (or at least on the way of being it)."

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    Alex''s room.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon sat together and waited for Alex to show them the new member (Shieldon). ??

    He took the Pok¨¦ball of Shieldon and called Shieldon out of it.

    Shieldon, who suddenly appeared, saw 4 strong Pok¨¦mon and a human in front of him and looked a bit scared. But the fear could only be seen for a fraction of a second.

    After oveing his fear, he looked at Alex and his Pok¨¦mon with a fearless(cute) look.

    Alex was impressed that a Pok¨¦mon that was only a few days old (you can see it on the level) is so brave. Although he is facing 4 Pok¨¦mon that were stronger than him, he had managed to ovee his fear and bravely faced these Pok¨¦mon. This ''Brave'' character is optimal for a Shieldon to have.

    He walked over to Shieldon with a friendly smile and said, "Hello, Shieldon. I''m Alex, your new trainer. And you are a new member of our family. I know you''re probably very confused about why you''re here, but don''t be afraid. You are a part of our family now. And no need to worry that you will be treated badly here. We are all very friendly with our new family members and will take good care of you."

    After Alex said that, he took out a bottle of Moomoo Milk and called Shieldon over.

    Shieldon, who was only a few days old, was very innocent. He immediately believed what Alex told him. He walked in front of Alex with a curious look and looked at the bottle in Alex''s hand.

    Alex poured half of the Moomoo Milk into a bowl and gave it to Shieldon.

    Shieldon smelled the bowl full of Moomoo Milk and slowly started to drink it.

    Alex watched with a smile on how fast Shieldon was drinking the Moomoo Milk. Apparently, he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.

    Shieldon drank very quickly and emptied the whole bowl. After he finished drinking, he looked at Alex and showed an expression like "More, more."

    Alex was a bit surprised for a moment, but he quickly refilled the bowl.

    Normally, one bottle of Moomoo Milk for a baby Pok¨¦mon should be enough for the whole day. But Shieldon seems to have a big appetite and apparently needs 2 Moomoo Milk bottles a day.

    Alex looked at Shieldon, seeming happy with his dinner, and thought, "I''m d I have found a good way to make money."

    After Shieldon finished eating, he walked towards Alex, who was sitting on the floor and sat down next to him. Then he leaned against Alex and went to sleep.

    Alex suddenly felt a massive weight as Shieldon leaned against him. And for a while, he didn''t know what to do.

    Shieldon, who is only a few days old, is smaller and weighs less than a full-fledged Shieldon. But even so, Shieldon weighs at least 40 kg.

    Alex, who couldn''t sit there all day, had no choice but to let Shieldon sleep on his own bed and hope that Shieldon doesn''t notice that his trainer has left him alone.

    After a few seconds, Alex grabbed the Shieldon and carried him to his bed. Alex felt like he was lifting weights and not a baby Pok¨¦mon, but he managed to move Shieldon anyway. Although Shieldon is very heavy, Alex could still pick him up.

    Afterying Shieldon on his bed, Alex thought about what to buy with all his money.

    He looked at the list of items and saw three new items that can only be bought if the buyer is at least a Team Rocket Captain.

    There were three items from Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mons.

    Regirock (Elite) stone piece 3/5 left (300,000 Team Rocket Points)

    Regice (Elite) ice piece 0/2 left (450,000 Team Rocket points)

    Registeel (Elite) metal piece 2/4 left (350,000 Team Rocket points)

    The seller of these items had sessfully injured these three Pok¨¦mon and removed parts of them. Although he was almost defeated by these 3 Pok¨¦mon, he managed to run away and take away the parts he broke off. He said that these 3 half blood legendary Pok¨¦mon have been trained by a very strong trainer and are therefore worth 10 times the usual price.

    Alex immediately thought of a trainer who could have caught exactly the three Pok¨¦mon, Pyramid King Brandon.

    Brandon owns exactly the three Pok¨¦mon and is a strong trainer. Although Alex didn''t know how strong he is in this world, he should be at least a strong Elite trainer.

    The Pok¨¦mon items from such a trainer are really worth 10 times as much as from other Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon, where you don''t know how strong the Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon is.

    Although Alex knew that these items are quite expensive, he had to buy one of these items.

    Scyther can evolve with the help of Registeel Steel and is likely to improve his potential with it.

    In the games, Scyther needs the item Metal Coat to evolve sessfully. But in this world, that is not that the case. Once Scyther has a piece of metal on his body for a day, it will be able to evolve.

    The problem is when you use an ordinary metal piece to evolve Scyther to Scizor, the potential of Scyther is very likely to drop. Because of this, the Metal of strong Pok¨¦mon is often used instead of an ordinary metal piece.

    Alex knew that he had to buy that item. So he purchased it along with a few other items.

    Registeel metal piece = 350,000

    5 Moomoo Milk (in total 6) = 250

    10 excellent Scizor Food (in total 10) = 9,000

    10 excellent Crobat food (in total 10) = 9,000

    10 excellent Ralts Food (in total 10) = 12,000

    10 excellent Ditto Food (in total 10) = 10,000

    20 excellent Shieldon Food (in total 20) = 20,000

    50 Pok¨¦balls (in total 54) = 500

    10 Greatballs (in total 10) = 1,000

    80 Energy Powder (in total 100) = 2,000

    He also sold 13 Excellent Bug-Type Foods and 13 Tauros blood for a little less than he had bought it. (7,000)

    The reason Alex hadn''t bought any TMs yet is that he wants to evolve Scyther before buying TMs.

    He exchanged 500,000 out of 542,500 Pok¨¦dors for Team Rocket Points to pay for his purchase.

    Alex had to pay 406,750 TR Points for all items. After just one day, Alex had managed to use up three fourth of his money.

    His ount now had "only" 136,300 TR Points and 42,500 Pok¨¦dors.

    Alex felt that he spends more than most of the rich trainers.

    AUTHOR''S THOUHT------------------------------------------

    All items of Alex

    PokemonEgg incubate

    1 Hyper Potion

    5 Super Potion

    54 Pokeball

    10 Greatballs

    3 Antidote

    6 Moomoo Milk

    2 Energy Root

    100 Energy Powder

    10 excellent Scizor Food

    10 excellent Crobat food

    10 excellent Ralts Food

    10 excellent Ditto Food

    20 excellent Shieldon Food

    ------------------------------------------------

    136,300 TR Points

    42,500 Pok¨¦dors.

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    Parasect (Shallow Silver)

    Persian (Shallow Silver)

    Venonat (Shallow Silver)

    Farfetch''d (Deep Silver)

    Koffing (Shallow Silver)

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    1 hourter, in Alex''s room.

    Alex was unpacking the package he just received from Team Rocket Lackey. ??

    The most important order was, of course, the Registeel metal piece. Alex wants to use it for evolving Scyther and increase his potential.

    He took the Registeel metal piece out of the packet and put it in front of Scyther, who looked at this metal piece with enthusiasm.

    Since Golbat evolved to Crobat, Scyther''s confidence in defeating Crobat had declined. He knew that this metal piece could make him a lot stronger, and that''s why he was looking so much forward to this package.

    Alex said, "Scyther, you have to keep the metal piece on your body to be able to evolve."

    Scyther touched the metal piece waited for the evolution, which didn''t happen.

    Alex, who saw this, said with a smile, "As far as I can know, you have to keep the metal piece close to your body for at least 1 hour to be able to evolve. Though it may even take as long as an entire day to evolve. So be patient."

    Scyther picked up the piece of metal with his teeth and went to the armchair to sleep there. Although he prefers to sleep in the Pok¨¦ball, he wasn''t able to wait until morning to start evolving.

    Alex saw that Scyther would rather sleep ufortably than evolve a dayter and shook his head.

    After a few minutes, Alex and all of his Pok¨¦mon went to sleep together. Almost all of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon prefer to sleep in their Pok¨¦ball than on Alex''s bed. Only Ralts and the baby Pok¨¦mon Shieldon sleep next to Alex.

    Although Alex feels weird that his Pok¨¦mon see him as her father (He is still not sure whether Shieldon sees him as his father or not), he can''t say that it doesn''t make him a little happy. Though he would never admit it.

    In the middle of the night, Alex heard Scyther screeching loudly and woke up. Not only him, but Ralts and Shieldon also woke up due to the cry of Scyther.

    Alex saw how Scyther, or rather Scizor, gave out a loud victory cry and said loudly, "Scy... Scizor, Shut up!! It''s the middle of the night, and you''re screaming around here like a madman. We can celebrate your evolution tomorrow. Now, go to sleep. "

    Scizor noticed that he woke up Alex, Ralts, and Shieldon and said with the help of signnguage, "Ohh... Ok, see you tomorrow."

    Alex suppressed the feeling of getting up and screaming at Scizor and went back to sleep. But as soon as he wanted to go to sleep, he couldn''t suppress his curiosity and looked at Scizor''s info.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 30

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w, (Innate Talent) Brick Break, (TM) Protect

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    He saw the info from Scizor and was able to go to sleepfortably. Now he has 3 Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon, all of which are still young and can probably be further enhanced.

    Early in the morning, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon woke up and had breakfast together.

    Scizor and Crobat "discussed" who was now the strongest Pok¨¦mon while eating. And Ditto, Ralts, and Shieldon talked about misceneous things.

    At breakfast, Alex thought about his next goal.

    He heard that the Kanto rookie tournament would start within 25 days and that he had to register 3 days in advance to take part.

    This Kanto rookie tournament takes ce once a year and is organized by the Alliance to give rookie trainers a chance to show their talent to the whole world. Alex is sure that the reason Giovanni has his own rookie tournament is that the Alliance was able to find a lot of talented rookies with the help of this tournament, and he wants to copy this sess too.

    Alex lost to Maria and can''t take part in the Boss tournament. But he can still take part in the Kanto rookie tournament since he has a new Alliance ID. Alex decided to take part in this tournament and to prepare for it here 10 days before he goes to Cdon City to register for this tournament.

    Although Alex is not sure that he will be able to win this tournament, he thinks that he can make it into the top 10 rtively easily. And with that, he will win many valuable prizes.

    The reason Alex thinks this is simple. Only trainers who are 17 years or younger are allowed to take part in this tournament. The reason why Alex doesn''t presume that he can win is that some trainers start training their first Pok¨¦mon at the age of 13-14. Some start even earlier.

    Although Alex is sure that he can defeat most of the trainers of these "experienced" trainers, there are some genius trainers who have managed to train their starter Pok¨¦mon to the elite rank within these 2 to 3 years of training time. For example, Brock (16) trained his Onix to the Elite Rank 3 years ago and was able to secure second ce in this tournament.

    When Alex has to fight such Trainers, he doesn''t think he has a high chance of victory.

    Although Alex thinks that even Brock levels his Pok¨¦mon rtively slowly, he has to admit that withoutbat training in the wild, it is difficult to level his Pok¨¦mon quickly. Especially if you don''t burn money as swiftly as Alex.

    After he decided to take part in this tournament, he thought about which TMs he should buy for Ralts and Scizor. The reason he''s only buying TMs for the two Pok¨¦mon is quite simple.

    Shieldon is still a baby Pok¨¦mon, and Alex wants to wait for him to grow.

    Crobat got TMsst time, and Alex doesn''t have enough money to buy TMs for all of his Pok¨¦mon.

    And Ditto is Ditto.

    Alex considered which TMs to buy. He picked out the TMs he found most important.

    Ralts:

    Protect (1,000 TR Points)

    Shadow Ball (65,000 TR points)

    Psych Up (1,000,000 TR Points)

    Reflect (550,000 TR Points)

    Will-O-Wisp (15,000 TR Points)

    Thunderbolt (50,000 TR points)

    Thunder Wave (10,000 TR Points)

    Helping Hand (1,000 TR Points)

    Scizor:

    Toxic (5,000 TR Points)

    Light Screen, (500,000 TR Points)

    Sandstorm, (1,500,000 TR Points)

    Thief (70,000 TR points)

    Facade (7,500 TR Points)

    Giga Impact (50,000 TR Points)

    U-turn (25,000 TR points)

    Alex would love to buy all these TMs, but he doesn''t have enough money for that. Especially those valuable TMs are way too expensive for him.

    He has to make a decision about which of these TMs he considers more important than others. He also has to factor in the price.

    Alex estimates he can sell the other 5 Silver Pok¨¦mon for 400,000. Together with the money he already has, Alex is ready to spend 500,000 TR Points on TMs.

    He pondered on which of these TMs he should buy with the money.

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    In three days, Alex had managed to sell all 5 silver Pok¨¦mon for 440,000 TR Points and bought new TMs for his Pok¨¦mon. He also had a training session with Maria to prepare for the tournament.

    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat ??

    LV: 32

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly, (Innate Talent) Cross Poison, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 31

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w, (Innate Talent) Brick Break, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 22

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, (Innate Talent) Disable, (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 24

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 5

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: Protect, Tackle, (Innate Talent) Rock Polish, (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower

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    (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM ) Thunderbolt, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Thunder Wave

    (Bought for 299,500 TR Points)

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    Alex had enough money to buy all the TMs which were not overpriced and still have enough money to buy something else if he is interested in it. (276,800 TR Points, 42,500 Pok¨¦dors left.)

    The problem was that Alex noticed how his Pok¨¦mon were leveling up much slower than before after reaching LV 30. For example, even after three days of intense training, Crobat was unable to move up even one level.

    Another problem was that Ralts could not evolve for whatever reason. Alex knows from the games that Ralts should have evolved at LV 20. But even after reaching level 22, she is still a Ralts and not a Kirlia.

    Alex thought that it was because Ralts was still very young and hence cannot evolve yet. Ralts, who was not even a month old, may have to be a bit older before she can evolve. Though Alex is not entirely sure that this is the right reason.

    Alex''s training schedule for Ralts was rtively simple. Practice Teleport and Disable. He wanted Ralts to train these two significant moves to an Expert rank before she can start her training for other moves.

    In the three days, Shieldon had also gotten mature enough to be trained. Alex had already decided about which move Shieldon will train to Expert rank first, Rock Polish.

    Rock Polish, if trained well, can help Shieldon lose his greatest weakness (that he is too slow.)

    As soon as Shieldon''s Rock Polish reaches the Expert rank, one can say that Schieldon has no weaknesses except his rtively weak attack power.

    Alex has alsoe up with a training n for Ditto. Ditto is a Pok¨¦mon that is highly underestimated in this world and is not trained correctly.

    The best way for Ditto to fight is in group battles where it can make the most out of its talent. Ditto is the perfect helper for group fights if used cleverly.

    For example, Ditto can transform itself into Ralts and use the moves of Ralts to heal (Heal Pulse), boost (Helping Hand), or to disturb its opponents (Disable, Will-O-Wisp, etc.)

    Or Ditto can transform itself into Scizor, who is already strengthened to the maximum stats with Focus Energy and Agility and suddenly has two monsters on the battlefield. Alex had noticed that as soon as a Ditto got its Transform on the Expert rank, the Transform not only got faster, but it could also copy reinforcements from the Pok¨¦mon in which Ditto is transforming.

    Alex saw how much better Transform became after it reached the expert rank and got excited about what would change when it reached the Master rank. He thought about the possibility that Ditto, as soon as he reached the Master rank, could also copy the Pok¨¦mon''s moves mastery and got excited. If that''s really the case, Ditto is one of the best Pok¨¦mon in this world.

    The problem was that Alex noticed how Ditto''s Transform took a lot longer than other moves to get to Expert rank. He got to know from Ditto that Ditto had already trained this move for 12 months (without a trainer) and had only now made it reach the Expert rank. That shows how much more difficult it is to bring this move to expert rank than other moves. Even though Ditto has Normal potential, it shouldn''t have taken this long.

    As far as Alex knows, there are no known trainers who have managed to bring their Ditto''s Transform to Master Rank. Though indeed, most of them aren''t Elite trainers, and even if they are, they don''t put much effort into Ditto.

    But even with this disadvantage, Ditto has so many opportunities to be used effectively that Alex naturally wanted to train him too.

    For Crobat, Alex chose the Fly, Cross Poison, and Toxic moves as the moves he should train first for the tournament.

    Although there are other moves that Alex wanted to train his Crobat in, like Confuse Ray and Taunt, he cannot let Crobat train in too many moves at once. Three moves are already a bit too much for him because it takes so long to get a move to the Expert rank that it is rtively ineffective.

    For Scizor, Alex opted the moves Agility, Metal w, and Brick Break. Although he also wanted to train Fury Cutter and Focus Energy, the Innate Talent moves get the priority because you can train them to the Expert rank faster than normal moves.

    Of course, Alex not only trained moves but also the physical fitness of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Especially Crobat, Scizor, and Shieldon are Pok¨¦mon who also have to train their bodies a lot in order to be stronger quickly.

    Crobat trained his speed and agility in the air.

    Scizor trained his strength and closebat skills.

    Shieldon was currently only training his endurance. (Alex thought that Shieldon was still a little too young for difficult training)

    Ditto and Ralts also trained their bodies, but most of their training time was spent on moves'' mastery than on physical exercises.

    Ditto trained his closebat skills when he transforms into a Scizor.

    Ralts trained in evading attacks with or without Teleport.

    Different Pok¨¦mon need different training ns.

    But it was not like Alex didn''t do anything. He had learned his lessons. Other than the physical exercises, he also practiced throwing Pok¨¦balls at the different targets. After all, he doesn''t wanna repeat the mistake he almost made in the Victreebel situation.

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    7 dayster.

    In the past days that Alex trained in Team Rocket Base, a lot had happened. He didn''t not only train his Pok¨¦mon but had also bought and sold 6 more Silver Pok¨¦mon from the ck market. ??

    Alex had considered whether to buy and sell more Silver Pok¨¦mon, but after long thinking, he decided against it. If someone suddenly noticed that the number of Pok¨¦mon with improved tests had increased significantly, the Hunter Guild and the Rocket Team would probably want to investigate this matter.

    The more often he does it, the higher the chance of him being discovered. Alex didn''t want to sell any more Pok¨¦mon in the ck market of this town because it was getting too risky.

    Alex sold 8 Silver Pok¨¦mon that had to repeat the test in thest 13 days to the Hunter Guild. Although Alex wasn''t sure how many Silver Pok¨¦mon were sold in 13 days, it couldn''t be more than 100 (estimation by Alex). If you consider the 10% error rate from the talent machine, an average of 10 Silver Pok¨¦mon (repeated test) were sold there in these 13 days.

    That means that Alex probably doubled the number of Silver Pok¨¦mon (repeated test) that were sold there for thest 13 days. Regr numbers 10 turned into 18 (10+8) because of Alex.

    If Alex had continued to sell Silver Pok¨¦mon here, these statistics would have soon be extremely abnormal. And if that was the case, it wouldn''t have been long before questions arise that why so many Silver Pok¨¦mon that have to repeat the test were suddenly being sold. Alex didn''t want to take such a risk.

    After Alex sold these 5 Silver Pok¨¦mon for 302,000 Pok¨¦dors in the ck market, he bought the Pok¨¦mon Food and training items he needed.

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    Consumed in the 10 days:

    22 Energy Root

    100 Energy Powder

    10 Excellent Scizor Food

    10 Excellent Crobat Foods

    10 Excellent Ralts Food

    10 Excellent Ditto Food

    20 Excellent Shieldon Food

    6 Moomoo Milk

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    Bought:

    100 Energy Root (50,000)

    30 Excellent Scizor Food (27,000)

    30 Excellent Crobat Food (27,000)

    30 Excellent Ralts Food (36,000)

    30 Excellent Ditto Food (30,000)

    60 Excellent Shieldon Food (30,000)

    Private Training Room for 10 days & Training utilities (20,000)

    for a total of 220,000 TR Points

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    Alex''s items:

    Pok¨¦mon Egg Incubator

    1 Hyper Potion

    5 Super Potion

    54 Pok¨¦ball

    10 Great balls

    3 Antidotes

    80 Energy Root

    30 Excellent Scizor Food

    30 Excellent Crobat Food

    30 Excellent Ralts Food

    30 Excellent Ditto Food

    60 Excellent Shieldon Food

    359,800 TR Points

    42,500 Pok¨¦dors.

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    Alex, who now trains 5 Pok¨¦mon every day, has no problem spending money on Pok¨¦mon Food, training items (Energy Root), and training utilities to improve the training efficiency.

    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 34

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly, (Innate Talent) Cross Poison, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 33

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w, (Innate Talent) Brick Break, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ralts

    LV: 24

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Calm Mind, (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 28

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 12

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, (Innate Talent) Rock Polish, (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower

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    In these 10 days, Ralts still couldn''t evolve herself. But she was still able to learn Calm Mind, which lifted up Alex''s mood.

    Anyone who has yed the Pok¨¦mon games knows how powerful and useful the move Calm Mind is for Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon. In this world, this move is at least as powerful and helpful as it is in the games or maybe even more.

    Ralts also managed to get Innate Talent move Disable to the Expert Rank.

    Alex and Ralts tested how much better the move on the Expert Rank had be, and Alex had to admit that he was impressed.

    Not only Ralts can now move while using it. It can now, under certain conditions, also be used against Pok¨¦mon that are of a higher level than Ralts.

    After a bit of testing, Alex knew the conditions under which the move will work.

    1: The Pok¨¦mon must not be more than 10 levels higher than Ralts, and the move that the Pok¨¦mon is using must not be on the Expert Rank (or at Master).

    2: Ralts can use the Disable against Expert Rank move if Ralts is at the same or higher level than the opponent.

    These two prerequisites must be met to be able to use the Disable sessfully.

    However, after 10 days, not only Ralts but, Crobat and Shieldon had also learned new moves.

    Crobat, who can now use Mean Look, can help Alex catch Pok¨¦mon more easily.

    Shieldon, who has risen 7 levels, and learned two new moves, can now also fight against weak Pok¨¦mon to train.

    Alex gave his team a satisfying look after the result of these 10 days. Although Alex wasn''t able to get his two strongest Pok¨¦mon to the Elite level before the Kanto Rookie Tournament, the improvement was good enough for him to be sure that he and his team can get a good ce.

    .....

    30 minutester, Alex teleported out of Team Rocket Base.

    Alex, who was now an Official Alliance Trainer, walked in the streets of Pewter City with his Alliance Pok¨¦belt.

    He noticed that most people no longer looked at him with contempt and once again felt how rotten the system of this world is.

    In this world, those who are not Official Alliance Trainers or Official Alliance Members are treated as two-tier human beings and are despised by most people. That 10% of people are treated as no better than garbage. The weak and poor minority is oppressed and despised by the majority. What a broken system!

    Alex understood why so many people join Team Rocket and other crime organizations.

    He stepped leisurely in the direction of Mt. Moon as he thought about these kinds of things.

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    Mt. Moon is a mountain chain in northern Kanto, between Pewter City in the west and Cerulean City in the east. Mt. Moon is known for being one of the few ces where wild Clefairy can be found. Not to mention the famous frequent meteor falls. The shards of meteorites that fall here be Moon Stones, which is why it''s named Mt. Moon. The mountain is also known for being home to Pok¨¦mon Fossils.

    This is apparent by looking at the trainers whoe here to seek valuable and rare items. But you will find many Elite Pok¨¦mon in this mountain chain or the forest in front of it. That''s why only the brave and powerful trainers dare to enter this mountain chain. ??

    Regr people and weak trainers have to take a detour to get to Cerulean City.

    For Alex, this ce was like a treasure trove where you can find many valuable objects. He was not afraid to enter this rtively dangerous zone because he had prepared for most of the dangers.

    Food & Water: He has enough food for himself and his Pokemon tost for a month.

    Getting lost: He had bought an expensive card that tells him exactly where he is and where the danger zones are.

    To be suddenly attacked by a Pok¨¦mon: No longer possible. He has Crobat, who can track down all Pok¨¦mon above thend. And Shieldon, who can track down all Pok¨¦mon below the ground.

    Encounter a too strong Pok¨¦mon or a trainer: As long as the trainer does not have Pok¨¦mon or the wild Pok¨¦mon itself is not a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon that can stop Ralts''s Telepotion, he doesn''t have to be afraid of them.

    A strong Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon attacks Alex: Fly away with the help of Crobat.

    Those were all risks for which Alex had an emergency n.

    Of course, there are many other dangers, but Alex does not want to and cannot have a n for all risks. He can only take into ount the dangers that he can probably face. If he encounters new trouble, he can only adapt and prepare for it the next time.

    Alex, Crobat, Ralts, and Shieldon walked the path that leads deeper to this mountain range. Alex knows that he first has to cross this mountain chain and then go through a particr cave to get to Cerulean City.

    Crobat suddenly approached Alex and said, "1 Pok¨¦mon is ahead of us."

    Alex was a bit confused that a Pok¨¦mon dared to walk on this path alone. Usually, trainers who are walking around here are too dangerous for normal Pok¨¦mon.

    He thought one of these two possibilities were most likely to ur.

    1) The Pok¨¦mon was strong enough to be not afraid of regr trainers.

    2) The Pok¨¦mon was still young and didn''t know that this zone was dangerous.

    Alex, who was not afraid of a strong Pok¨¦mon, slowly walked ahead. Even if this Pok¨¦mon was too strong, Alex had plenty of opportunities to run away.

    As he walked in the direction of this Pok¨¦mon, he suddenly smelled a disgusting stench. This smell reminded him of Pok¨¦mon''s corpses slowly rotting away.

    As Alex followed this smell closer, he found a Deep Bronze Grimer surrounded by 1 human and many Pok¨¦mon corpses.

    This Grimer was slowly pulling these corpses into his body to digest them. After Grimer digested these corpses, Alex suddenly realized that the potential of this Pok¨¦mon had increased.

    Pok¨¦mon: Grimer

    LV: 34

    Type: Poison

    Abilities: Stench

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves: Poison Gas, Pound, Harden, Minimize, Disable, Sludge, Screech, Toxic, (Innate Talent) Poison Jab

    Alex, who saw this Grimer''s potential rise as he ate those dead-bodies was a bit shocked.

    This is the first time he''s seen a wild Pok¨¦mon increase its potential.

    Although it is possible to increase your potential by eating Pok¨¦mon with good potential, the amount of Pok¨¦mon you have to eat for this method is far too high to be used effectively. The items from a corpse are much more ineffective than eating Pok¨¦mon. Therefore this method is not only questionable but also rtively ineffective.

    Especially when you consider that Pok¨¦mon food can also increase the potential of a Pok¨¦mon. Of course, only if you eat high-quality Pok¨¦mon food (what Alex boughtst time) for long enough. And the higher the potential, the longer it takes to be able to increase it only with Pok¨¦mon food.

    For example, Ditto will be able to increase his potential to Silver rank in 3 or 4 months with the help of these Pok¨¦mon foods. But Crobat has to eat these expensive Pok¨¦mon foods for many years to increase his potential on the Gold rank.

    But this method is not avable for Wild Pok¨¦mon. So if these Pok¨¦mon want to get stronger, they''ll have to eat Pok¨¦mon or find some other option.

    Alex called out Scizor from his Pok¨¦ball and said, "You can try this fight on your own. If you take too much damage or time, I''ll send Crobat to help you."

    Scizor, who heard this, nodded lightly and flew in the direction of Grimer.

    Grimer, who mostly uses Poison-type moves, shouldn''t be a problem for Scizor. So Alex let him fight without any instructions.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon watched Grimer get punched like a sandbag by Scizor and felt a bit sorry for Grimer, who couldn''t defend himself against a Pok¨¦mon that had a lower level than him.

    For normal trainers, this Grimer was a powerful and dangerous Pok¨¦mon. But for Alex, who was almost on the Elite rank and owned a Steel-type Pok¨¦mon, Grimer was a weak opponent.

    Crobat, who watched as this Grimer was being beaten up, went to Alex and told him in signnguage, "1 trainer with 2 Pok¨¦mon will quickly arrive here from that direction."

    Alex, who heard this, dered, "We''d better end this fight quickly. Scizor, hurry up and finish it quickly. Ralts use Confusion. And Ditto, you Transform into Ralts and use Confusion too. Crobat and Shieldon try to protect us from any surprise attacks."

    After he said that, he looked in the direction from where Crobat had said these uninvited guests wereing from.

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    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon quickly defeated Grimer. Alex caught Grimer and waited for the visitor to arrive. After only a few seconds, Alex saw the fellow.

    A young man with red hair and a friendly face slowly walked towards Alex and his Pok¨¦mon. There were two Pok¨¦mon next to the man. A LV 16 Bronze Geodude and a LV 24 Bronze Graveler. ??

    Alex, who saw how weak this trainer''s Pok¨¦mon were, was a bit relieved. But still, stayed alert in case this man suddenly tried attacking him.

    The young man called Jerry looked at Alex and his Pok¨¦mon.

    After a short pause, Jerry said, "Hello friend, why are you waiting here?"

    Alex looked at Jerry and said coldly, "I''m taking a break."

    He had no interest in making friends with someone who had no talent or connections.

    Jerry heard Alex''s tone but said with a smile, "Oh, I see. It is probably a bit rude, but I wanted to ask if you would like to have a 2 v/s 2 match with me. I am sure that it will be advantageous for both of us to gain experiences. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jerry. "

    Alex was a bit confused about why this man was so friendly even though he was so cold to him.

    Is it because he saw that Alex was much stronger than him?

    Alex nodded anyway and said, "Ok, we''ll send out the weak Pok¨¦mon first, then the strong ones. Shieldon, are you ready for your first fight?"

    Shieldon, who has not yet had a real fight, needsbat experience. And what better way to fight his first fight against a Pok¨¦mon who has a trainer than against a wild Pok¨¦mon against whom he is bound to win.

    Shieldon walked in front of Alex with an excited expression on his face and got ready to fight.

    Jerry sent out Geodude to fight.

    "3,2,1, Go!"

    Jerry said, "Geodude, use Defense Curl."

    Alex said at the same time, "Shieldon use Taunt and then Rock Polish."

    Geodude, who wanted to use the Defense Curl, suddenly felt hatred for this Shieldon. He stopped using Defense Curl and got pissed off at Shieldon. He ached to beat up that Shieldon.

    "Geodude, use Rock Throw!"

    Jerry was surprised that Alex could anticipate his n. A normal trainer under the Elite rank is usually not as experienced in Pok¨¦mon fighting that he is. Because they are not able to predict what their opponent is gonna do.

    Alex, who yed the Pok¨¦mon games, knows that if Geodude wants to have a chance for winning this fight, he has to use Defense Curl and Sand Attack often enough. As long as Alex prevents these two moves, Geodude cannot do anything.

    "Shieldon, use methrowers until the enemy is defeated."

    Alex used methrower because Geodude has a terrible Sp. Def and this move can do enormous damage to Geodude even though it has the type-disadvantage.

    This fight was over after only 1 minute. Geodude, who only had a move that could do little harm to Shieldon, made Shieldon look like a bully.

    Alex was a little confused about why Jerry wasn''t giving up the fight. Geodude had no chance of winning, and yet Jerry let Geodude keep on fighting.

    He even saw Geodude giving Jerry a disdainful look.

    Alex, who saw this thought, "Jerry seems to be hated by his Geodude. Hmm... But Jerry behaves like a very friendly person. Why does he pretend to be a friendly trainer? Is he afraid that I will y a hero when they show his true nature?"

    Jerry''s Graveler and Alex''s Ralts both got ready for the second fight.

    Ralts used Magical Leaf, Protect and Teleport to do a lot of damage to Graveler without getting hit herself.

    Graveler tried using Rock Slide to quickly defeat Ralts.

    Both Ralts and Graveler (Sp. Def & HP) have a poor defense, so it depends on who can hit the other faster.

    Ralts that can use Teleport and Protect in an emergency has an obvious advantage.

    Although Ralts can only use Teleport 3 times before taking a break, that number is enough to cause severe damage to Graveler.

    Alex, who saw that Graveler was badly injured and said, "What are you doing? Your Graveler can no longer fight."

    Before Jerry could answer, Crobat suddenly cried out, "5 people and 11 Pok¨¦mon are quicklying our way!"

    Alex, who heard this, had a dark expression on his face.

    Jerry, who saw Crobat and Alex talking, said with a cold expression, "Graveler, use Self-Destruct!"

    Crobat and Scizor both did not wait for Alex''s orders and flew towards Ralts, and both used Protect to shield Ralts from this attack.

    A big explosion took ce with Ralts, Crobat, and Scizor right in the center of it.

    Alex, who saw this, knew that an LV 25 bronze Pok¨¦mon Self-Destruct couldn''t break through the shield of Crobat and Scizor.

    He was a bit confused about why this man was doing this. This was not a game. As soon as Self-Destruct is used, the Pok¨¦mon will be seriously injured. Sometimes the Pok¨¦mon that uses this move will die if it is not given medical attention quickly enough. No sensible trainer would use this move even if it is powerful.

    When the explosion stopped, Alex saw Jerry fly away on a LV 22 Fearow.

    Alex got mad and said, "Crobat, use Mean Look and then use Fly."

    Alex knows that the move Mean Look has many requirements before it can be used.

    During the training, Alex made 2 spections that are most likely to be true.

    1: The move does not work if the target Pok¨¦mon has a higher level than the Pok¨¦mon who is using the Mean Look. That is because this move is not on Expert rank.

    2: The further the Pok¨¦mon is from where you are using Mean Look, the more difficult it is to use Mean Look sessfully.

    Fearow, who had already flown a few meters, suddenly felt that a strange force was preventing him from flying further in this direction. It froze in the air.

    Crobat, who was more than 10 LV higher than Fearow, was able to stop Fearow from flying away with Mean Look with ease.

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    Crobat flew to Fearow and used Fly against it.

    Fearow, who had its trainer on its back, couldn''t avoid the attack and was hit in the head. Fearow''s head was severely wounded when hit by the sharp wings. It used Fury Attack to damage Crobat as well. ??

    Crobat, who was upset that someone tried to hurt Ralts, didn''t dodge but used Fly again.

    Fearow, who was surprised that Crobat did not dodge its attack, was hit again in the head when it hit Crobat with Fury Attack.

    Fearow, who was hit twice in a row at the same ces, became unconscious. Fearow started falling on the floor together with its trainer.

    Crobat didn''t wait for Fearow to fall and used Shadow Ball against Jerry, who was still on Fearow''s back.

    Jerry, who was in mid-air, couldn''t dodge Crobat''s attack and was hit perfectly. Jerry now had a ser ball looking wound on his stomach. His organs folded out of his stomach as he fell to the ground.

    Alex, who saw this, said, "Crobat,e here. We have to get out of here quickly."

    Even though Jerry survived that, Alex didn''t want to waste any more time.

    Alex knows that people in this world have a much better body than his world. So even such an injury can not necessarily kill Jerry immediately. Only if you hit the head or the neck you can kill people quickly in this world. For example, a person in this world can fall from 15 meters to the ground and would only suffer minor injuries. So Jerry won''t die... probably. Well, it doesn''t really matter to him right now.

    Alex knew that Ralts can no longer use Teleport because she was exhausted due to the battle and said, "Ditto, Transform yourself to Ralts and use Teleport."

    Alex was genuinely d that he had Ditto in such cases. Although he can escape into the air with the help of Crobat, it is not the safest method.

    When Alex said this, he could see 5 men and 11 different Pok¨¦mon running in their direction. Although they were still more than 100 meters away, all of these men were using Flying-type Pok¨¦mon as mounts and were therefore rtively fast.

    Alex looked at the information about the 11 Pok¨¦mon from the group. 9 Pok¨¦mon were between levels 20-29, and a Zubat was at level 14.

    The strongest Pok¨¦mon was a Nidoking at level 34.

    ----------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Nidoking

    LV: 34

    Type: Poison / Ground

    Abilities: Poison Point

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves: Leer, Peck, Focus Energy, Poison Sting, Double Kick, Horn Attack, Helping Hand, Toxic, Thrash, (Innate Talent) Megahorn [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Surf, (TM) methrower, (TM) Thunderbolt

    ----------------------------------------------------

    After Ditto had transformed into Ralts, it used Teleport immediately.

    While teleporting, Alex thought, "Hmm... The Zubat is probably used to track down trainers and dodge surprise attacks. This group is really not weak. I should avoid fighting this group directly."

    ...

    After only 10 seconds, 5 men with 11 different Pok¨¦mon came to the ce where Jerry had fallen to the ground.

    The leader of this group was a thin man with arge scar on his face. His face changed to an annoyed expression when he saw Alex flee with Teleport.

    He shouted angrily, "Jon, why didn''t your Kadabra canceled out the Teleport of the prey?"

    Jon looked nervously at the thin man and said, "Sir, the Psychic Pok¨¦mon was of a higher level than my Kadabra, so it can''t Disable the Teleport."

    The leader gave him an angry look and said, "Can you at least find out where he''s teleported to?"

    Jon said while looking down at the ground, "I''m sorry. We were too far away for Kadabra to find out. Now it''s toote."

    The thin man ignored Jon and looked in the direction of Jerry, who had seen better days before.

    When this skinny man saw Jerry''s bleeding body, he said, "Paul, use your Pok¨¦mon to cure this useless idiot before he dies. Didn''t I tell him to only target trainers under the Elite rank? Why is this idiot looking for prey that can defeat him quickly? Hmm... Let''s wait until he wakes up and exins the matter in more detail."

    Paul''s Pok¨¦mon tried to heal Jerry but stopped in a few seconds. It shook its head and indicated that he was already dead.

    The skinny man saw that Jerry could not be saved and said, "Hmm... Then we''d better go. The person who can defeat Jerry so quickly is not something we should provoke for no reason. We should instead look for prey that isn''t that hard to catch."

    ...

    Alex, sitting under a tree 1 km away from the ce, thought about his next steps.

    He knows that most of the raids end with the killing of the assaulted person. This is to prevent the chance of revenge, and so the police don''t know that a group of criminals attacked Pok¨¦mon trainers.

    When a pair of regr trainers disappear into the mountain chain of Mt. Moon, the police won''t think much. Everyday trainers disappear somewhere, so that''s not surprising. As long as the number is not very high, the police will not investigate. Of course, when a trainer with a high position goes missing, it''s a different matter.

    Alex, who knew that this group must have kidnapped people and probably killed them, seethed with rage. Alex, who has always been a person who believes in revenge, didn''t want this attempted attack to go unpunished.

    The problem was that this group was too strong in a fair fight. Though, it was not fair from the start since it was one person fighting against a group. When thinking about how to kill this group in the best manner, he noticed that it was slowly getting dark.

    Alex smiled coldly at the idea that had just urred to him.

    Crobat and Scizor saw Alex smile wickedly and began to smile like that too.

    Of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon, Ralts is by far the most popr Pok¨¦mon. Crobat and Scizor saw how Ralts got almost killed (probably badly injured) in this explosion and felt an indescribable hatred for this group.

    Ralts felt the feelings of her father and the two big brothers. She saw their expression and felt sympathy for this group of 5 people.

    She tried to persuade these three vengeance demons but was just ignored. She looked at Ditto for help, but Ditto disappointed her by agreeing to Alex, Crobat, and Scizor''s revenge n.

    Ralts felt helpless as only she and Shieldon, who was still a child, did not express themselves positively for this revenge n.

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    During the night, Alex sat with Crobat and discussed his n of attack.

    After 10 minutes, Crobat flew in the direction of the camp. This group was staying in this forest, which was perfect for the n. Alex and his team were located 1000 meters away from this group. ??

    The only Pok¨¦mon from this group that could discover this surprise attack at night was Zubat.

    Zubat can detect living beings with sound waves, which makes this Pok¨¦mon very useful to keep watch at night.

    Another advantage is that the stronger Zubat/Golbat/Crobat is, the greater the range of its detection is. That is also the reason why Zubat cannot see Alex and his Pok¨¦mon, but Crobat can see their group.

    The reason why Alex sent Crobat alone is that Crobat can change the sound waves of Zubat so that Zubat only discovers Crobat when it is very close. The reason Crobat can do this is that this Zubat is much weaker than him. So its control with sound waves is much worse than Crobat.

    Crobat flew in the direction of the group without making a sound.

    After a few minutes, Crobat was only 20 meters away from the Zubat that was supposed to protect the group from raids during the night.

    Crobat knows that if he gets any closer than this, he will be discovered by Zubat, and it will warn everyone.

    After 5 seconds, Crobat suddenly took off at its fastest speed in the direction of Zubat.

    Within 1 second, Crobat flew in front of Zubat, who had just discovered him, and use Fly against Zubat.

    Zubat, who was 20 levels lower than Crobat, could not dodge this surprise attack and gets beheaded by Crobat''s wing. Zubat did not manage to leave a warning shout and died rtively quietly.

    Crobat, who had fulfilled his mission, flew to Alex without making a noise.

    After a minute, Crobat reached Alex and told him what happened.

    After knowing that that Crobat had sessfully carried out the first step, Alex got ready for the next step.

    He got on Crobat''s back and flew quietly in the direction of the group.

    When he and Crobat were 20 meters away from the 5 tents, he took Scizor, Ditto, and Ralts out of their Pok¨¦balls and told them about their next task.

    Alex said quietly, "Scizor, use Focus Energy and Agility for as long as you can. Ditto use Transform and change yourself into Crobat. Then Ditto, Crobat, and Scizor will attack these 5 tents on mymand. Try to kill the people in the tents as soon as possible. Ralts, you stay with me and get ready to use Teleport if necessary."

    All three Pok¨¦mon nodded and got ready to attack these people on Alex''s signal.

    Alex knows that there is a person and a Pok¨¦mon in every tent, so he still needs a retreat n in case something goes wrong. After seeing that these three Pok¨¦mon were ready, he gave them the signal with his hand.

    Ditto, Scizor, and Crobat all picked a tent and attacked it at the same time. After just a few seconds, Alex heard loud fighting sounds that woke other people up.

    Alex saw from a distance that Ditto and Crobat had managed to kill the person in the tent. Scizor failed to kill this person unnoticed and was attacked by the Pok¨¦mon in the tent. Although the Pok¨¦mon that fought Scizor was weaker than Scizor, it was strong enough tost a few minutes.

    The Pok¨¦mon of the killed trainers did not attack Crobat or Ditto but ran away into the forest. It looked like they don''t have any positive feelings for their trainer.

    The two other people heard the sound and ran out of the tent with their Pok¨¦mon.

    The thin man learned that they were being attacked and took his Nidoking out of the Pok¨¦ball. Together with the Pok¨¦mon in his tent (a 36 Bronze Fearow), he looked at the strength of the attacker.

    The other man also grabbed his Pok¨¦mon (24 Bronze Fearow) and looked around.

    When these two men saw that tworades had already died and the third one was desperately fighting for his life, their first thought was to run away.

    The thin man looked at the two Crobat flying out of the tents and knew that these two Pok¨¦mon were about as strong as his two Pok¨¦mon. Together with his two subordinates, he was sure that he can win this fight.

    He said aloud, "Peter, follow me. We''ll go and save Steven."

    Peter followed themand and walked in the direction of the tent Scizor was attacking.

    Alex saw that his Pok¨¦mon were in danger as they would have to fight against so many Pok¨¦mon. He shouted, "Retreat! Come back to me."

    All Pok¨¦mon of Alex flew/ran towards Alex without thinking anything else.

    The thin man saw that the attacker wanted to flee but did nothing. The Pok¨¦mon from this attacker was about as powerful as his Nidoking. He doubted that he could stop these Pok¨¦mon from running. Especially when these 3 Pok¨¦mon were so fast.

    He went to Steven''s damaged tent and saw how he was doing.

    Steven was sitting on the floor with a wound on his upper body. Although the wound wasn''t very deep, Steven was still bleeding a lot. Steven''s 2 Pok¨¦mon also had injuries on the body that were not easy to heal. These 2 Pok¨¦mon would not havested long if they hadn''te so soon.

    The thin man saw how much damage Steven had suffered in a short time and said, "That bastard got us. We only have 6 Pok¨¦mon left to fight, and we have no Pok¨¦mon that can teleport us away or warns us in the dark. We have no chance against two Crobat in the darkness. Our light sources are notrge enough to be able to fight sensibly. We have to get out of here as soon as possible."

    Steven said timidly, "S-sir, but if we go into the forest at night, we will definitely be attacked by that bastard. Only in this camp, we have enough light sources to keep us safe. How about we stay here?"

    The thin man looked at Steven as if he is an idiot and said, "Are you stupid? The attacker also knows that the light sources are our only protection against him. Do you think we can defend these light sources all night? We have to get out of here as soon as possible. Don''t worry, I have a n. We will ride our flight Pok¨¦mon and fly over the forest in the direction of the city."

    Steven, seeing the hope to survive, happily said, "Sir, you are a genius. If we do that, we can all survive."

    The thin man said with a sarcastic smile, "Ohh, really? How great! But this n has one major disadvantage. The problem is that the 2 Crobat''s can easily defeat our 3 flight Pok¨¦mon in the dark!. That means that we have to split up to survive. Everyone will fly on different paths and hope that they are not the one to be selected as a target by the attacker. If we do that, they can only kill one person, and the other two can flee."

    ...

    After a few seconds, the three men all stepped on their flight Pok¨¦mon without a word and began to pray that they would not be selected.

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    Alex watched the three men get on their flight mounts and fly away in different directions. He called back all Pok¨¦mon except Crobat and Ditto and thought, "Hmm... The idea is not bad. Ditto is not strong enough to defeat a Pok¨¦mon on its own, so I can only chase one person. The skinny man who is the boss of this group is not a bad target. But he is a little too strong is for my taste. I''d rather choose a simple target."

    Alex, who had decided on a target, got on Crobat''s back and said, "Chase the man on the right side." ??

    Crobat nodded and flew at a fast pace in the direction of the man.

    After only 20 seconds, Crobat and Ditto caught up with the man. Crobat that can fly without a sound was not spotted by the trainer or Pok¨¦mon in the dark even when they were only 5 meters away.

    Crobat and Ditto suddenly attacked the Fearow with the Sludge Bomb.

    Fearow and Steven were surprised by these two attacks and could not dodge them. Steven and Fearow were both injured and poisoned.

    Steven screamed loudly, "Fck! Why am I so unlucky? Fearow, fly quickly into the forest."

    Alex said coldly, "Crobat use Mean Look, and Ditto use Sludge Bomb again."

    Steven, who saw that he could no longer escape, shouted, "Mister, can you please stop attacking me? I give up!"

    Alex said coldly, "Ok then. Come with me if you want to live."

    After saying that, he couldn''t help but smile.

    Steven, who didn''t understand why Alex suddenly smiled, had a bad feeling but couldn''t do anything but nod. He followed Crobat to an open space tond.

    After Alex and Stevennded, Alex said, "Call your Fearow back."

    Steven didn''t want to lose the small chance of survival and did what Alex said. Although he was sure that his probability of dying today was 99%, he didn''t want to lose the 1% chance of surviving because he didn''t try.

    Alex called Scizor out of his Pok¨¦ball and held Steven down. Alex wanted to make sure he would not try anything stupid.

    After doing that, he asked coldly, "Why did you attack me?"

    Steven got nervous and said, "Promise not to kill me, and I''ll tell you."

    Alex said coldly, "Ok, I will not kill you. But if you lie, You''ll die a painful death."

    Steven didn''t really believe Alex, but he didn''t have a lot of options.

    He said, "Coincidentally, we are looking for trainers under Elite ranks here to steal their money, items, and Pok¨¦mon. You were chosen as a target."

    Alex, who had already thought of that, said tly, "Which organization are you from?"

    Steven said, "We''re from the Cerulean City Arbok gang."

    Alex had never heard of this gang. He wasn''t sure if Steven was lying or if it was a small gang in Kanto. He believed it was probably thetter.

    He said, "Hmm, Arbok gang? Who is your leader, and what is his strength?"

    Steven said, "I don''t know the boss''s real name. He calls himself Arbok. For his strength, it should be at least Elite. I don''t know more. I swear!"

    Alex was 70% sure that Steven hadn''t lied to him. He just wanted to know if he was specifically targeted or if it was just his bad luck. After he found this out, he had no interest in chasing this Arbok gang any further.

    He looked coldly at Steven and said, "Scizor, kill him."

    An angry yell of, "Fck, you liar!" was thest thing Steven said when Scizor beheaded him.

    Alex, who saw that, still felt disgusted by the murder. Although this feeling was getting weaker, he couldn''tpletely suppress it. Although he doesn''t like that feeling, he knew it would be stupid to send this man back alive so that the boss could chase him. Alex is not afraid because of Team rocket''s backing, but he shouldn''t make enemies unnecessarily.

    Scizor looked at Alex and said sternly, "I thought you were an honest trainer. If you wanted to kill him, you could have just told him. Why do you have to lie to him?"

    Alex, who heard the logic from a Pok¨¦mon''s perspective, couldn''t help butugh.

    He said with a smile, "I wasn''t lying, Scizor. You killed him, not me."

    Scizor thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Hmm, you''re right. Sorry that I thought you were a liar."

    Alex knows that lying is a sign of weakness for Pok¨¦mon and said nothing further. He collected Steven''s Pok¨¦balls and the items he had.

    10 Pok¨¦balls

    5 Super Potion

    3 Antidotes

    Moonstone (lower quality)

    10,500 Pok¨¦dors

    Fearow (LV 24 Bronze)

    Raticate (LV 28 Deep Bronze)

    These were the most valuable items that Steven owned.

    After he had collected all items, he looked for a ce where he and his Pok¨¦mon can rest. After this exciting day, he and his Pok¨¦mon were exhausted.

    Just as Alex wanted to leave, he received the news from Crobat that several Pok¨¦mon were quicklying in their direction. They were probably attracted by the smell of blood from the corpse.

    He got on Crobat and flew 50 meters above the corpse to see which Pok¨¦mons were running to this corpse.

    After 20 seconds, more Pok¨¦mon could be seen near the corpse.

    Alex saw a group of Pinsir, and he couldn''t suppress his surprise when he saw their leader.

    ---------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Pinsir

    LV: 42

    Type: Bug

    Abilities: Hyper Cutter

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves: Focus Energy, Vise Grip, Bind, Seismic Toss, Harden, Brick Break, X-Scissor, Submission, Swords Dance, Thrash, (Innate Talent) Toxic, (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Substitutes

    --------------------------------------------------------

    Alex was surprised to see an Elite Pok¨¦mon here. Usually, strong Pok¨¦mon live in the deeper parts of the forest where there is more food.

    He flew for a while in the night on Crobat. With the help of Crobat, he looked for a safe ce to sleep for him and his Pok¨¦mon.

    After 10 minutes, Crobat found a safe ce. There was no Pok¨¦mon nearby, and the trees protect Alex from wind and rain.

    ...

    Early in the morning, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon sat down to have breakfast.

    After 30 minutes, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon continued into the forest in front of the mountain chain. Alex doesn''t have to walk long until hees out of the woods.

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    Alex noticed that the trees were getting fewer and fewer as he walked through the forest.

    He knew that he would soon be out of the forest of the mountain chain. ??

    After a few minutes, Alex suddenly saw a stony path that led through many small hills. He also saw from a distance that many Rock-type Pok¨¦mon lived on this mountain. As far as Alex knows, Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon can only feed on rocks and metals. For example, Shieldon food consists of 80% valuable metal (steel, gold, etc.)

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon looked at the beautifulndscape as they walked along the traveling path. This path was rtively safe for trainers to cross because it was rare for Pok¨¦mon to appear here. Although it is not umon, it is one of the safest ces on Mt. Moon.

    On the way to Mt. Moon cave, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon met many Rock-type Pok¨¦mon. Most of the Rock-type Pok¨¦mon were not very strong, so they could never be a threat to Alex and his Pok¨¦mon. He used this time to train Ralts and Shieldon. Shieldon fought the weak Pok¨¦mon (10-19 LV), and Ralts fought the rtively stronger Pok¨¦mon (20-25 LV).

    Sometimes there were strong Rock-type Pok¨¦mon that were defeated by Ditto. Ditto, who can transform into Scizor, is not to be underestimated.

    Alex looked at the info of all attackers and caught all the Silver Pok¨¦mon that attacked him. Although he could only capture 2 Pok¨¦mon, it was not a bad deal. He thought about catching the Bronze Pok¨¦mon, but after a bit of thought, decided against it. 30 Bronze Pok¨¦mon are worth as much as 1 Silver Pok¨¦mon. Alex doesn''t want to waste his space and time catching Bronze Pok¨¦mon. Don''t forget that you also have to heal these Pok¨¦mon even after you''ve defeated them.

    Although Ralts can heal other Pok¨¦mon, she can''t do that very often, so he has to use Super Potion to heal those Pok¨¦mon. For Alex, who has another way of easily making money, he doesn''t want to lose so much time to save a little money.

    Alex saw other trainers in the mountain area too. Of course, he ignored these trainers. As long as these trainers don''t have any Gold Pok¨¦mon to steal, these trainers are worthless to Alex. For Alex, only strong and talented trainers are worth making friends with.

    ...

    After three hours, Alex arrived in front of Mt. Moon cave.

    Mt. Moon''s Cave has many different tunnels that are roughly divided into two groups. Main tunnel and branch tunnels. The main tunnel is rtively safe and well-illuminated. This tunnel leads directly towards Cerulean City. On the other hand, the branch tunnels are unexplored areas. You have to go on an unknown path that is entirely dark. But these branch tunnels also have a lot of treasure and valuable Pok¨¦mon, so there are always trainers who want to try their luck.

    Some people find valuable items ande out without a word, and some people go in but nevere out.

    With countless branch tunnels, it''s easy to get lost or run into a powerful Pok¨¦mon.

    One of the most unfortunate/infamous incidents is when a person went into the branch tunnel of Mt. Moon''s Cave and got lost for two months. When he ran out of food, he and his Pok¨¦mon had no choice but to eat the Zubat that attacked them. The problem was that Zubat hardly has any meat on its body to feed on. It is said that when they came out of the tunnel, the person looked like a living skeleton. And his Pok¨¦mon were on the verge of death like him too.

    After this happened, the Alliance began to urge the trainers not to rush into the unknown tunnel, and the steady stream of explorers going into branch tunnels gradually stopped. Of course, there were still some people who can''t keep their greed under control. For these people, the Alliance said nothing. After all, can you suppress the freedom of these people?

    When Alex and his Pok¨¦mon entered the cave, they saw a halfway illuminated tunnel that had many branches that were embedded in the dark.

    Alex thought, "These branch tunnels are pretty tempting. All the valuable items and Pok¨¦mon you can find are really seductive. Hmm... but is it really worth the risk? I don''t think so. I''m not that desperate in my life for some valuable items and Pok¨¦mon. The reward for the risk is just not worth it. Although with the help of Crobat, I don''t have to worry about getting lost, I may meet a Pok¨¦mon that is far too strong for me and my Pok¨¦mon. It''s pretty dangerous without Ralts''s Teleport. And if Ralts is not able to use Teleport at that time somehow, then it would be troublesome. No matter how I see it, it''s not worth it."

    Crobat led Alex and his Pok¨¦mon ahead as they walked down the main tunnel. Along the way, he and his Pok¨¦mon were sometimes attacked by weak Zubat, which Ralts defeated swiftly.

    After a few minutes, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon met an Onix.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Onix

    LV: 25

    Type: Rock / Ground

    Abilities: Rock Head

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move: Bind, Harden, Rock Throw, Tackle, Stealth Rock, Rage, Screech, Dig, m, (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E]

    ----------------------------------------------

    Alex said, "Ralts use Will-O-Wisp and then Growl."

    Onix was crawling fast like a snake towards Ralts as she charged her move. When Onix was only a few meters from Ralts, he was hit by Ralts''s move. Onix suddenly felt that his whole body was hot and that he was slowly and consistently getting weaker.

    Onix shouted loudly and used Headbutt against Ralts, who had just used Growl against him.

    Alex said, "Protect and then Magical Leaf."

    ...

    Ralts and Onix fought each other for a bit before Onix could no longer withstand Ralts attacks who has tremendous terrible Sp. Def.

    Alex went to Ralts, who was bleeding a lot and healed her with Super Potion. He praised her and stroked her head as he healed her injuries. Although Ralts was not gravely injured, it was still the worst injury Ralts had ever suffered. Ralts, who could not use Teleport in the cave due tock of space, had no choice but to endure some attacks of the Onix.

    Ralts felt that Alex was very proud of her and found herself smiling like a little child.

    Suddenly she saw her whole body starting to glow.

    Ralts began to evolve.

    Alex, who saw this, immediately took out the Lugia scale that he had bought from Lisa and gave it to Ralts.

    He said with a smile, "Ralts, absorb the psychic power from this scale."

    Ralts nodded and began to absorb the psychic power from this scale

    After 30 seconds, Ralt''s body stopped glowing.

    Alex looked at Kirlia''s info and said with a smile, "Bullseye!"

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kirlia

    LV: 27 ??

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind, (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

    --------------------------------------------------

    Kirlia''s evolution was a great sess. Not only was Kirlia able to increase her potential, but she also got two optimal Innate Talent moves.

    Having Calm Mind as an Innate Talent is like winning the jackpot. It''s like Scizor gets Sword Dance as an Innate Talent move. As soon as this move reaches the Expert rank, Ralts''s Sp. Stats will increase considerably.

    Dazzling Gleam is also a great move to have as an Innate Talent move. Not only does the move have a good attack power, but it also has a wide attack range. This move is much better in this world than in the game. With this wide attack range, Kirlia can not only hit several enemies at once but also make it difficult for an individual enemy to evade the attack.

    Alex''s original n was to use Ditto as his third Pok¨¦mon at the Kanto Rookie tournament. But after Kirlia got so strong, he decided to make her the third member of the team.

    From the 16th onwards, there will be 3 v/s 3 Pok¨¦mon format battles at the Kanto Rookie tournament. Ditto was Alex''s third choice before Ralts''s evolution. Ditto is not very strong in 1 v/s 1, but Alex didn''t have many other options.

    Alex, who now has 3 Shallow Gold at a rtively high level, felt the confidence to perform well in this tournament. He also had 17 days to train his Pok¨¦mon. He estimated that his team would have two Pok¨¦mon of at least LV 35 and one Pok¨¦mon of LV 30.

    While walking up the cave, Alex thought about which moves Kirlia should train.

    After Alex and his Pok¨¦mon walked down the main tunnel for 1 hour, Crobat suddenly yelled, "Two people areing our way from this branch."

    Alex looked curiously towards the branch tunnel to see which trainer dared to walk from there.

    Usually, only very strong trainers or very courageous trainers dare to enter the branch tunnels.

    After 20 seconds, a man in his 30s and a young man (the same age as Alex) came out from the branch tunnel.

    The man had a cold expression as he walked next to the young man like a bodyguard. Next to this one was a Machamp who protected him and the young man.

    The young man next to the man had light blue hair and a friendly expression on his face. Next to this young man was a Silver Metang.

    When Alex saw this young man, he immediately thought of a person from the games. Steven Stone, the son of the president of the Devon Corporation and the future Champ of Hoenn.

    Alex looked at the info of two Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Machamp

    LV: 51

    Type: Fighting

    Abilities: Guts

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Low Kick, Focus Energy, Bide, Seismic Toss, Karate Chop, Brick Break, Submission, Bulk Up [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Light Screen [E], (Innate Talent) Rock Slide [E], (Innate Talent) Dig [E]

    - (TM) Superpower [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Poison Jab, (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Thunder Punch

    --------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Metang (Shiny)

    LV: 43

    Type: Psychic / Steel

    Abilities: Light Metal (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Take Down [E], Confusion, Ma Rise, Metal w, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Miracle Eye, Zen Headbutt, Scary Face, Psychic, Agility, Meteor Mash

    - (Perfect Talent) Earthquake [E], (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [E]

    - (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Protect, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Facade, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Psycho Cut, (TM) Rest

    --------------------------------------------------

    Alex, who saw the potential of Metang, couldn''t help but be jealous. It was already a Shallow Diamond and still had one evolution left. With the money that Steven has, he can definitely find items that can improve his potential to evolve. So this Metang was bound to be a Diamond Pok¨¦mon in the future.

    He thought, "Is this the strength of the strongest Pok¨¦mon from the future champ?"

    But Alex wasn''t the only one who admired the Pok¨¦mon in front of him. Steven, who entered the Main Tunnel, saw a Shieldon that aroused his interest.

    Steven, who is very interested in Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon, couldn''t help but look in the direction of this Shieldon. He''s seen a lot of Shieldon, but none of them were this impressive.

    He had a lot of experience with Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon and was always rtively good at assessing the potential of such Pok¨¦mon (roughly). ording to his assessment, this Shieldon had outstanding potential. And with the right training, it can even join his main team (top 6).

    Steven looked at Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon and saw another Pok¨¦mon who he thought had high potential, Scizor. Although it had worse potential than Shieldon, it was still a Pok¨¦mon that most trainers would never own.

    He looked at Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon but couldn''t tell if these Pok¨¦mon had good potential, but he didn''t think that these Pok¨¦mon had a much worse potential than the other two.

    Steven looked at Alex and realized that he was the same age as him. He was a bit surprised that a trainer his age had so many good Pok¨¦mon. Especially when Alex does note from a prosperous family. Steven knows all trainers in the same generation, and Alex was not from an upper-ss family in Kanto. So Alex was probably a civilian trainer.

    Steven was very impressed by this. As a good businessman, he likes to make friends with other talented trainers. He calls it a potential investment.

    Steven walked towards Alex and said with a smile, "Hello, friend. I just happened to see your Pok¨¦mon, and I have to say that I''m very impressed. I have a Pok¨¦mon that has a simr LV to your Shieldon, and I wanted to ask if you are interested in a 1 v/s 1 match."

    Alex looked at Steven''s radiant face with a bit of a surprise.

    "Why is Steven talking to me? Has he seen Shieldon''s potential? Is this Steven as nice a person as he is in the games? Hmm... He probably saw Shieldon''s potential and sees me as a trainer with good potential, so that he wants to have a match with me to have a connection. He is indeed a businessman''s son."

    After thinking about it a bit, Alex agreed to Steven''s request. Shieldon can benefit hugely from fighting a Pok¨¦mon owned by Steven. And Alex can also use this chance to try to make friends with Steven. Apart from the fact that Steven has a good character and would probably not betray Alex, having Steven as a friend will bring Alex many advantages.

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    Steven took a Pok¨¦ball out of his Pok¨¦belt and threw it on the floor.

    A little Aron appears in front of the Pok¨¦ball. ??

    Steven smiled and said, "This cute Pok¨¦mon is just two weeks old. It should be a good match for your Shieldon."

    Alex looked at the info from the Aron.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aron

    LV: 13

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Rock Head

    Gender: Male

    Potential: gold

    Move: Harden, Tackle, Mud-p, Headbutt, Metal w, Rock Tomb,

    (Innate Talent) Rock Polish, (Innate Talent) Sandstorm, (Innate Talent) Protect

    -------------------------------------------------

    Alex, who saw Aron''s potential, couldn''t help but be jealous. Gold potential with two further evolves that make it rtiv easy to bring this Pok¨¦mon to the Shallow Diamond.

    He had the feeling that Steven would have 5 Shallow Diamond(maybe) and 1 Diamond Pok¨¦mon as a team in the future. Alex, who realized this, wasn''t surprised that Steven would be the champion of Hoenn with this team full of monsters.

    Shieldon and Aron got ready for the match.

    "3.2,1, go"

    Alex and Steven give their first order at the same time.

    "Shieldon use Taunt"

    "Aron use Rock Polish"

    Both Pok¨¦mon tried to use their move as quickly as possible. Aron managed to use Rock Polish before Shieldon managed to use Taunt, so that had managed to use Rock Polish once.

    Alex who had already expected it said "Shieldon use Rock Polish twice"

    Steven saw that he had no choice but to attack Shieldon and said "Aron use Metal w 2 times"

    Shieldon, who uses Rock Polish now, had no choice but to refuel these attacks. Fortunately, Shieldon''s defense is good enough that he was hardly harmed from this attack.

    Alex saw that Shieldon was done with the move Rock Polish and said with a smile "Shieldon keep your distance from Aron and use methrower"

    Shieldon who was now much faster than Aron could now always keep a distance between the two.

    Steven, who saw that Aron could no longer fight in hand-to-handbat, said "Aron use mud p"

    Shieldon and Aron traded attacks, both sustaining damage. Aron suffered more damage than Shieldon in the exchange because of his Sp. Def was much worse than Shieldon''s.

    The problem was that Shieldon had a lot of dust on his face which made it a bit difficult for him to hit Aron.

    Alex knew that it was not optimal but had no other attack possibilities so that he only let Shieldon continue to use methrowers. He hoped that he wasn''t so unlucky that Shieldon often missed his attack,

    After 3 minutes of intense fighting, the fight was over. Shieldon could hit and defeat Aron with his most attacks. Shieldon won, but he suffered a lot of damage and probably couldn''t hold out much longer.

    Steven brought out a Max Potion and healed his Aron.

    Aron woke up immediately with the help of this excellent healing. He looked at Steven with a sad expression as he thought of his defeat.

    Steven who saw this said with a smile "Aron don''t be sad that you lost, everyone loses. As long as you are stronger next time than now, I don''t think you will lose again. I''m proud of you for how brave you fought. "

    Alex looked at this and thought "hmm he looks like a friendly person. At least his Pok¨¦mon. Though he''s really ridiculously rich. He uses a Max Potion directly to heal his Pok¨¦mon if a Super Potion would have been enough for those injuries. Waste 5000 Pok¨¦dors just like that. Even I feel pain for such wasting. "

    Steven, who has perked up his Pok¨¦mon, goes with his hand out towards Alex. He said, "Congrattions on winning. Your Shieldon is really strong. Ohh I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Steven Stone, nice to meet you."

    Alex shook Steven''s hand and said with a smile, "Thank you Steven, but the victory had more to do with luck than with ability. My name is Alex, I''m happy to meet you."

    Steven smiled at Alex and said "Alex, you don''t have to be humble, your Shieldon deserved victory. Hmm, do you happen to be going in the direction of Cerulean City? Maybe we can go there together and talk about Pok¨¦mon training."

    Alex who was waiting for such a chance nodded with a smile.

    The two trainers and Steven Bodyguard went through the main tunnel.

    Alex and Steven talked about all the possible training methods they can use to train their Pok¨¦mon. Alex learned a lot from sharing with Steven.

    Steven also showed Alex which stones he found in this cave.

    Alex looked especially at the two stones that look very familiar to him. For Alex, these two stones look simr to the Dome fossil and Helix fossil of the games. he is 90% sure that these two stones are these fossils.

    He said to Steven with a smile "Steven, I know a bit about stones to be able to tell you that these two stone fossils of two extinct Pok¨¦mon. To be precise, they are the Pok¨¦mon, Omanyte, and Kabuto"

    There are two types of fossil Pokemon in this world.

    1. the normal fossil pokemon that is born in this world.

    2. the fossil pokemon that has been revived from a fossil

    The second type of Fossil Pokemon has the highest potential and strength but is hard toe by.

    The trainers who own such a fossil Pokemon can be counted on one hand.

    While the reason why the second type of Fossil Pokemon is much stronger is not clear, it is undeniable that they are better versions of Fossil Pokemon. Alex heard that none of the resurrected fossil Pokemon has any less talent than S talent(gold). Although this is just a rumor, it is a temptation for Pokemon trainers.

    The problem is that not only do you have aplete fossil of this Pokemon but you also have to build a specially machine to revive it.

    Alex had no problem giving Steven this valuable information because he can judge Steven''s character well. He thinks Steven would make up for this information well. than buying it for the fossils from steven and then using it himself was not a good option for Alex. He can''t really do much with these fossils, unlike Steven who had enough money to develop a machine to revive these Pok¨¦mon. Alex thinks it''s better for him that steven owes him what. Such a favor can be very useful to him.

    Steven had a surprised expression on his face when he heard this, he said with a smile "Really, the Pok¨¦mon Omanyte and Kabuto?. If that''s really the case, these stones are priceless. i heard that a man once developed a machine with which one can bring these fossils to life. I''ve been looking for such fossils for a long time."

    The bodyguard who overheard this conversation said coldly "young master, are you sure this trainer is telling you the truth".

    Steven stopped smiling for a moment and said "Alex, how sure are you about yourself."

    Alex looked at Steven briefly and said "99% sure. but I can understand why you don''t believe me, but that''s the truth. If you don''t believe me, you can ignore what I said"

    Steven heard Alex''s words and started smiling again. He said, "Alex, of course, I believe you. I just wanted to make sure you''re sure."

    Alex didn''t think so, but he still smiled softly.

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    After Alex and Steven left Mt. Moon cave, they went their separate ways. Alex and Steven got along well and exchanged their contact details before their path parted away.

    Alex, who hade from Mt. Moon cave, saw a big city in the distance. ??

    Cerulean City was a big and vibrant city with strange gym leaders. The gym leaders of Cerulean City is not Misty, but The Sensational Sisters, Daisy, Violet, and Lily. Alex heard that the mother of Misty and her sisters died a couple of months ago, so it is not yet decided who will be the new gym leader of Cerulean City. The Alliance recognized the talent of the 4 sisters and did not deprive them of their rights as the new gym leader of Cerulean City as long as they made excellent progress within 1 year.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were slowly walking down Mt. Moon Mountain as they were walking down the path to Cerulean City.

    This path was rtively safe for trainers because hardly any strong Pok¨¦mon appears on this path.

    Alex had Shieldon fight these weak Pok¨¦mon to train him a little bit.

    After 1 hour, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon arrived. Alex noticed that it wasn''t getting dark yet and immediately went to the ck market of Cerulean City to buy all the Silver Pok¨¦mon he could find there. He doesn''t want to miss such a natural opportunity to earn money.

    As Team Rocket Captain, Alex can easily see on his TRH device where the entrance to the ck market is.

    Every ck market has different ways of getting in and out, which are not easy to find if you are not from a criminal organization.

    Alex followed his TRH device that leads to a cave outside the city. This cave was hidden in the middle of the forest and was not easy to find if you don''t know where exactly it is and how to reach there.

    He saw 20 Zubat and 10 Golbat hanging on the ceiling in the cave and watching him with a cold expression. Alex, who looked at the info of these Pok¨¦mon, noticed that the horde of Pok¨¦mon was not weak. The Zubat were between LV 13-25, and the Golbat were between LV 22-36.

    If Alex were to enter this cave by force, he would probably be defeated with the collected power of these Pok¨¦mon. 30 v/s 5 Pok¨¦mon is no joke.

    Alex took out the Team Rocket Captain uniform and put it on. The Zubat and Golbat in the cave saw Alex in uniform and began to ignore Alex.

    This cave is a special entrance for Team Rocket members who want to enter the ck market.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon entered the cave and walked for a few minutes. Fortunately, the cave was lightly lit so that Alex didn''t have to move in the dark.

    After a few minutes, Alex saw this cave end with a door and a guard. The guard at the door had a bored expression on his face and was wearing a Team Rocket Elite member uniform.

    The guard saw that Alex was a Team Rocket captain and woke up immediately. He saluted Alex and immediately opened the door for Alex.

    Alex, who felt respect and fear from this man, realized how it feels being a Team Rocket Captainpared to a Team Rocket member.

    He entered the ck market of Cerulean City and looked for valuable Pok¨¦mon in the ck market.

    Alex walked around for a rtivelyrge ck market for 1 hour and bought every Silver Pok¨¦mon he could find. He didn''t forget to change his clothes and face in between shopping to not attract any attention. He had already looked at 70% of the Pok¨¦mon on this ck market and found 14 Silver Pok¨¦mon among them.

    When he was just looking at another Pok¨¦mon, he waspletely surprised by what he saw.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree

    LV: 23

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder,Stun Spore, Psybeam, Supersonic, Quiver Dance,

    - (Innate Talent) Rest, (Innate Talent) Toxic, (Innate Talent) Dream Eater

    -------------------------------------------------- ---

    Alex, who saw the Innate Talent moves, couldn''t help but be disappointed. The fact that the Pok¨¦mon with Shallow Gold Potential had such inadequate Innate Talent moves was just in sad.

    He thought, "Hmm... Even though it has poor Innate talent moves, it''s still a Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon. But the Pok¨¦mon species is a little too weak for my taste. It just has too many disadvantages to train. I prefer to sell it. I already have an idea of how I can make the most out of these Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex went to the stand and bought this Pok¨¦mon for 10,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    The trainer who saw that Alex was ready to spend so much for a Butterfree couldn''t help butugh inwardly. When he took the money from Alex, he couldn''t help but think, "I''m lucky that I got such an idiot as a customer. He was willing to pay five times as much for a Pok¨¦mon. What an idiot."

    If Alex knew what this man was thinking, he would probably look at him with a disdainful look. That idiot just lost his chance to make 8,000,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    S-Talent (Gold) Pok¨¦mon are rtively difficult to buy and always cost at least 5,000,000 Pok¨¦dors. Often times they are only found and sold at auction by Big Criminal Organizations. Even the weakest Pok¨¦mon species are sold for at least 5,000,000 Pok¨¦dors. And if a strong Pok¨¦mon species like Dragon Pok¨¦mon are being sold, the price can go up 100 times. Of course, S-Talent Dragon Pok¨¦mon are rarely sold by other trainers, so it appears in an auction at most every 3 years.

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    Alex sat in an expensive hotel in Cerulean City to rest.

    He took out his TRH device and called Lisa with it. After a few seconds, Lisa answered the call. ??

    Lisa: "Alex, what is it? Why are you calling me today?"

    Alex heard Lisa''s annoyed tone and said, "Executive Lisa, I''m sorry if I bothered you, but I wanted to suggest a deal to you."

    Lisa: "Hmm... a deal? Ok, you have my interest. What is it that you want to make a trade with me?"

    Alex: "One of the S-Talent Pok¨¦mon."

    Lisa: "What, really? Which Pok¨¦mon? And what do you want for this Pok¨¦mon?"

    Alex: "I have an S-Talent Butterfree, which is at level 22. As for the exchange, I want 150 liters of Lugia blood and 50 Lugia scales with Psychic power."

    Lisa: "What, so much? You have to know that Lugia can''t just make Lugia scales with psychic power. If Lugia makes a scale with psychic powers, she can''t train any more psychic moves for the rest of the day. It''s simr to that of the blood. Her body is weakened when I take 3 liters of blood so that she cannot do any physical training for the whole day. If I sell you that, Lugia will hardly be able to train for 50 days."

    Alex: "Yes, but you will have one more S-Talent Pok¨¦mon. The only reason why I ampletely ready to ept this exchange is that it is a win-win situation. With this amount, there is a good chance that I can improve Kirlia and Crobat''s potential. If it works, I will have exchanged 1 S-talent Pok¨¦mon for 2 S-Talent Pok¨¦mon. What do you think of this deal?"

    Lisa thought for a few seconds and couldn''t suppress the attraction of an S-Talent Pok¨¦mon. As the weakest Team Rocket Executive, she needed more talented and powerful Pok¨¦mon. She only has Lugia as an SS talent Pok¨¦mon. The rest are A-Talent Pok¨¦mon. She knows that if she only has one good Pok¨¦mon, even if it''s quite strong, she won''t get very far. 6 S-talent Pok¨¦mon against 1 SS-Talent is ordinarily not a close battle.

    She recognized that this deal was already very beneficial and said, "Ok. I will send you 3 liters of blood and a scale over the TRH device for the next 50 days."

    Alex, who heard this, couldn''t help but grin. He said, "Thank you very much, Executive Lisa. Can I send you the Pok¨¦mon over the TRH device?"

    Lisa: "Yes, but it needs to be approved by a Team Rocket Executive in order to do it. And I have already unlocked your device."

    Alex saw how his TRH device had a new option on the screen. He used it quickly and sent the Butterfree to Lisa.

    A few secondster, Alex got a message from the TRH device that Lisa had sent items and that it had to be confirmed.

    Alex confirmed the message, and a few secondster, arge blood bag and a scale with a purple tinge appeared in front of Alex.

    Crobat saw the blood bag in Alex''s hand and couldn''t help but show an excited expression.

    Alex hoped the Crobat and Kirlia could increase their potential by absorbing these items for the next 50 days. Of course, Alex knows how difficult it is to increase the potential of a Pok¨¦mon. Thus he was not sure that it will work for 100%.

    Alex wasn''t thinking about raising the potential of only Kirlia and Crobat. He had already thought about how he could get valuable items for Shieldon and Scizor. With the help of Steven Stone, Alex would have no problem getting valuable items for Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon. Steven Stone would soon ascertain that Alex hadn''t lied and probably will thank Alex for his help. He will use that chance to buy valuable items from Steven Stone.

    The only Pok¨¦mon where Alex still had no way to improve his potential was Ditto. But he was sure that it won''t be long before he can find or buy valuable items for Ditto. Alex wanted to bring Ditto''s potential to Shallow Gold, at least.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon had breakfast together again. Alex''s all Pok¨¦mon eat high quality and delicious Pok¨¦mon food, so the atmosphere at breakfast is always good.

    Of course, Crobat and Scizor are very proud Pok¨¦mon who have an indifferent expression during breakfast. Only Kirlia knows that Crobat and Scizor secretly enjoy this time with the ''family''.

    Alex had nned to stay in Cerulean City for 2 days to sell the 14 Silver Pok¨¦mon here. He didn''t want to miss the chance to make so much money.

    Later that day, when Alex was training his Pok¨¦mon, he got a call from Steven Stone.

    Steven: "Hey, am I talking to Alex?"

    Alex: "Hey, Steven. Why are you calling me sote?"

    Steven couldn''t suppress his excited voice when he said, "Alex, you were right. The two stones were really fossils of Omanyte and Kabuto. If you hadn''t told me that they were fossils, I would probably not have the two stones in aboratory. They also found out that these fossils are intact, and there is a chance to bring these Pok¨¦mon back to life."

    Alex thought, ''You may would have discovered it yourself at some point.''

    Steven kept talking about the fossils until he spoke something that Alex had been waiting for.

    He said, "Alex, I can''t thank you enough. If you need any help with Pok¨¦mon, I will do my best to help you."

    Alex smiled and said, "Really? Thank you, Steven. I really need your help with this one thing. I have raised enough money to buy valuable items that can increase the potential for Shieldon and Scizor. But I couldn''t find any valuable items for Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon that meet my requirements. So I was hoping that you can sell me some high-quality items."

    Steven, "Ah, no problem Alex. I have exactly the right items you need. I will send them over to you today. Are you still in Cerulean City?"

    Alex "Yes, I''m at the Sapphire Hotel."

    Steven, "Ok, I''ll have the things brought to you in 1 hour. Besides, you don''t have to pay for them. See it as a thank you for the tip with the fossil."

    Alex, "Thanks, Steven, for the help. But I really have enough money to pay for these items."

    Stevenughed and said, "Haha, Alex. You want to give me your money? Don''t worry, I''m not short on money. Besides, these fossils are worth a lot more than the items that I am sending you. Don''t worry, I am not losing anything."

    Alex smiled and said, "Ok, thanks for the help, Steven. You are a good friend."

    Steven smiled too and said, "No problem Alex."

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    An hour after the conversation between Alex and Steven ended, Alex heard a knock on his door.

    He opened the door and saw Steven''s Bodyguard standing in front of him. ? ?

    He looked at Alex and said, "Hello, I''m Steven Stone''s Bodyguard. I''m supposed to deliver these items to you."

    Alex saw him taking out a Pok¨¦dex and knew what the man wanted to do. The Pok¨¦dex and the TRH device have almost the same functions. This means that the Pok¨¦dex can also store items.

    The man entered Alex''s room, and 2 big boxes appeared in Alex''s room.

    The boxes were quiterge and had a height simr to that of Alex. Also, when Alex tried to lift the box, he noticed that these boxes were quite hefty.

    The man said, "Ok, I''m done with my job. I wish you a nice day. Also, I wanted to apologize for what I said about youst time."

    Alex knew that he now had a different position as Steve''s friend. He said, "It''s ok. I can understand why you would be skeptical of trainers whom you just came across."

    The man smiled with a nod and said goodbye.

    Alex, who said goodbye to the Bodyguard, opened one of the two boxes. Thisrge box contained 30 individual pieces of Steel and twonces. There was also a piece of paper attached to thences.

    He took a closer look at the 2nces and realized that thesences came from the Pok¨¦mon Escavalier.

    Alex took the piece of paper and read it.

    "Lances from an S-Talent Escavalier at the Champion rank. Also, Steel from the same Escavalier."

    Alex could not help but hold his breath. The Champion rank Pok¨¦mon is no joke. Only the Pok¨¦mon who are at level 60 or higher is considered as Champion rank Pok¨¦mon.

    Although Champion Rank Pok¨¦mon is an unattainable rank for Normal trainers, it is a minimum for the Elite Four and the Champion of the region.

    Even the weakest Elite Four trainers have at least 3 Champion rank Pok¨¦mon. In addition, every Champion of the region have at least 6 Champion rank Pok¨¦mon.

    Every trainer who has 3 Champion rank Pok¨¦mon is called a Champion trainer. There aren''t many Champion trainers in the Pok¨¦mon world, but each of those trainers is considered a one-man army.

    Getting the corpse of such a Pok¨¦mon is extremely difficult. Alex couldn''t help but get excited about these items.

    Scizor saw Escavalier''snces and couldn''t help but look greedily at them. He suppressed his instinct to eat thesences. Scizor, who is now a Steel-type Pok¨¦mon, can eat Steel without any difficulty.

    Alex, who saw this, was curious to see if Scizor will increase his potential when he eats thesences. He said, "Scizor, you can eat thesences."

    Scizor had a joyful expression when he found that he can consume thesences.

    Alex was shocked at how sharp Scizor''s teeth are as he chewed on the Steel of thences like chewing gum. "Hmm, maybe thesences would be harder to eat if they were still attached to an alive Pok¨¦mon. I read that the body of a Pok¨¦mon bes a good deal ''softer'' after it dies."

    Scizor was enjoying this delicious meal when he felt his body getting stronger and stronger.

    When Scizor finished eating and digested bothnces, Alex looked at Scizor''s information again.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 34

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w, (Innate Talent) Brick Break

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn

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    Alex saw that Scizor could not sessfully improve his potential and couldn''t help but scream out loud, "FCK! Are you kidding with me? A corpse of an S-Talent Escavalier on the Champion rank is not enough? It is really more arduous to improve the potential of a Gold Pok¨¦mon than of a Silver Pok¨¦mon. Hmm, maybe when Scizor eats 30 pieces of Steel, he can improve his potential. Of course, it is more effective if he eats only 1 piece of Steel per day so that he can absorb the ''energy'' of the piece of Steel entirely. I hope that at least these 30 pieces of Steel would be enough to improve his potential. "

    Alex suppressed his disappointed expression and opened the other box.

    The box was a little different from the other box. This box contained 30 Steel and 30 Rock pieces. Also, it had a big gray Steel te with a piece of paper.

    Alex read the piece of paper.

    "Steel te from an S-Talent Aggron on the Champion rank. Also, Steel and Rock from this Aggron."

    Looking the Items that couldn''t imagine to have so easily and so soon in suchrge quantity, Alex thought that he made the right decision to give Steven a favour. Steven, who can get such valuable items so effortlessly, is a really precious friend to have.

    Without Steven, Alex may have to search for these items for months before he has a chance to find them. And that doesn''t mean he would be able to get them so easily in such high quantity. Not to mention, this was free for him.

    He looked in the direction of Shieldon when he thought, "Hmm... Maybe if Shieldon eats the big gray Steel te shortly before he evolves, he can reach Deep Gold. Though probably not. The difficulty of getting a Pok¨¦mon from Shallow Gold to Deep Gold is not that easy to ovee. Hahaha... I''m getting so greedy. I''m no longer satisfied with a Gold rank Pok¨¦mon now."

    Alex stored the items in his TRH device as he continued to train his Pok¨¦mon. He had now more and more self-confidence to get a high rank in this tournament.

    "With a little luck, I might even win it."

    Though Alex soon startedughing at his own thought.

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    I''m sure many of you don''t understand why Scizor is still not on the gold even though he ate such a rare item. (try to avoid the throwing tomatoes)

    It has several reasons.

    In this world it is really not easy to increase the potential of a Pokemon so that of course Alex also has problems. I don''t want it to seem too easy to increase the potential of a Pokemon because it destroys the world a bit. If it''s so easy to increase the potential of your Pokemon, why don''t most trainers have a Gold Pokemon?

    Although Alex received a corpse of a Chamption rank Pokemon (which is very, very rare in this world), it does not mean that his Pokemon can automatically advance to a rank. If it is an item from a full blood legendary Pokemon, it would be somethingpletely different. (I think some don''t know the big difference between full blood and half blood, although I exined it very precisely.it''s like a half godpared to a real god.)

    I really don''t want to make Alex weaker unnecessarily, but I am sure that after a few more chapters most people will have understood why I did it that way. (hehe)

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    A young man with a Kirlia next to him was slowly walking down the streets of Cdon City.

    This young man suddenly saw a red cap that looked familiar to him. He looked at this red cap for a few seconds before buying it for 10 Pok¨¦dors. ??

    When he wore the red cap, the young man felt like he suddenly became a lot cooler.

    Kirlia looked at her trainer, who was so happy to wear a boring red cap, and was confused. The cap doesn''t look particrly good or cool to her. It''s just a red cap.

    Of course, the young man who bought this red cap was Alex, who came to Cdon City 14 days ago. He used Crobat as a flying mount to get from Cerulean City to Cdon Cityfortably.

    Alex flew over a forest that could not be entered in the games and was only seen from the map.

    In this world, there are no limits so that Alex can theoretically enter this forest if he wants to.

    Alex was curious about this forest at the beginning and wanted to cross this forest on foot, but when he found out more and more about this forest, he decided against it.

    This forest is called the Royal Forest and has a lot of valuable items/Pok¨¦mon that are sought out by all trainers. As the name of the forest suggests, you can find and catch the 3 Royal Pok¨¦mon of Kanto from here. The three Royal Pok¨¦mon of Kanto are, of course, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.

    Each region has three Royal Pok¨¦mon who have this name because of their roots to noble trainers who often owned one of the three Royal Pok¨¦mon. But this is not the main reason these Pok¨¦mon are called that.

    The main reason is that every Royal Pok¨¦mon has a minimum of A-Talent, and no Royal Pok¨¦mon has ever been found with a lower potential than that. That makes each of these Pok¨¦mon particrly valuable and popr among trainers.

    So why did Alex fly over this forest that has so many valuable items and Pok¨¦mon?

    The reason was simple. The Royal Forest has another name. The Trainer Grave. All those trainers who enter this forest don''te out of it alive or unscathed. Even Elite trainers are not safe in this forest.

    Alex, who knows this, is not arrogant enough to think that he can safely get through this forest because he has a Pok¨¦mon with Teleport. He knows that he''s not the only trainer who has a Pok¨¦mon that can use Teleport. If such trainers can frequently die in this forest, it shows that Alex''s escape n may not work well in this forest.

    He looked for information on why and how these trainers died but couldn''t find anything in particr. Most of the trainers appeared to have been killed by surprise attacks. Even Elite trainers had the same fate.

    Alex, who did not have enough information about this forest, would of course not try to enter this forest out of greed. Maybe when he is more powerful and knows more about this forest, he wille to this forest.

    Alex was having dinner with his Pok¨¦mon in an expensive hotel for trainers in Cdon City.

    The next day would be the registration day for trainers who want to take part in the Kanto rookie tournament, which was going to start in three days.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon have trained hard to get a little stronger before this tournament. Alex was quite contented with the results.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 35

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 35

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kirlia

    LV: 30

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 32

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 21

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower

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    A lot had happened in these 14 days. Alex, who was now closer to bing rich (still a long way to go), didn''t skip on training equipment and training items like Energy Root and thus managed to make training more effective.

    Alex spent 70,000 Pok¨¦dors in 14 days on training equipment and training items alone. Although it doesn''t look like much because Alex has so much money, it is a ridiculous amount for normal and even rich trainers for just 14 days. Maybe, only the true rich trainers like Steven Stone would have higher expenses in 14 days than Alex.

    But Alex didn''t regret spending so much money to make his Pok¨¦mon faster. Alex would even pay 10,000 Pok¨¦dors per day for a few percent faster growth.

    Alex, who is now on thend of this new world, knows how strength is much more important than money. If you are strong enough, you can get money easily; but if you are rich, it doesn''t necessarily mean that you are strong.

    In these 12 days, Alex trained the body of the Pok¨¦mon and a move for each Pok¨¦mon.

    Because Alex knew that he only had time to get one move per Pok¨¦mon to the Expert rank, he decided to train each of his Pok¨¦mon''s most important move for 14 days.

    In this world, most of the trainers usually train the body of the Pok¨¦mon much more than the moves'' mastery.

    Although this is not necessarily wrong, Alex thinks that it is rtively ineffective to train his Pok¨¦mon like this.

    For Alex, the Pok¨¦mon body training is the base for all other types of Pok¨¦mon training. For example, if you''re training punches from a battle Pok¨¦mon, each move of punches will do a little more damage.

    The move that Alex chose for his Pok¨¦mon are:

    Crobat: Fly

    Kirlia: Calm mind

    Scizor: Metal w

    Shieldon: Rock Polish

    Ditto: LOL

    Not only had the moves'' mastery improved thesest days, but also the potential of a Pok¨¦mon.

    Scizor, who now eats the steel from the Escavalier every day, was able to sessfully increase his potential in 11 days.

    This showed that the Escavalier''snces were notpletely useless and made it easier for Scizor to increase his potential.

    Compared to him, Crobat, who drinks the blood of Lugia every day, showed no signs of increasing his potential.

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    Alex noticed how much easier it was to increase the potential of a Pok¨¦mon during their evolution. He could not help but wistfully think of Zubat''s first evolution. If Alex had better items back then, Crobat might also have reached Gold potential by now.

    He felt a little guilty about ''wasting'' Crobat''s potential. Although he didn''t have any good Pok¨¦mon items at that point, he couldn''t hold back this feeling. ??

    Alex knows that poor trainers often dispose of their first Pok¨¦mon when they find a better Pok¨¦mon.

    For example, a poor trainer''s first Pok¨¦mon is usually a Normal potential Pok¨¦mon that he trains for months. After this poor trainer has trained his Normal potential Pok¨¦mon to sufficient strength, this trainer will find many ways to buy and catch Pok¨¦mon with Bronze or even Silver potential(with luck). After this poor trainer has more and more Pok¨¦mon that have much better potential than his starter Pok¨¦mon, he''ll often throw away his Starter Pok¨¦mon like trash.

    Although cruel, it is often the case with most Pok¨¦mon trainers. These trainers see Pok¨¦mon only as tools that can be reced at any time.

    Alex, who sees his Pok¨¦mon as a family, despises such trainers very much. He doubts that the really strong trainers would treat their Pok¨¦mon that way. Even Giovanni from Team Rocket treats his Pok¨¦mon very well. As you can easily see that he will mega evolve his starter Pok¨¦mon Beedrill in the future. This shows that he and his Pok¨¦mon have a special connection.

    ...

    Cdon City Arena.

    Alex walked to the registration office for contestants from the hotel where he stayed over.

    He only had to walk a few minutes before he saw a line in front of the registration office. More than 30 trainers lined up in a row and waited for their turn. Alex noticed that even if the line was a bit long, it only took 50 to 70 seconds before the next person''s turn came. So Alex didn''t have to wait long before his turn came.

    After 40 minutes, it was Alex''s turn to move in front of the registration office. A beautiful woman around 30 years old looked at Alex and said with a smile, "Hello, please give me your ID card."

    Alex, who knew that only Alliance trainers can take part in this tournament, gave this woman his ID card.

    The woman put the card on the scanner for a second before handing it back to Alex.

    She said with a smile, "Do you want a normal registration or the seed spot registration?

    Trainers who register for this tournament have two different types of registration.

    With normal registration, you can take part in the tournament free of charge.

    To register as Seed Spot, the trainer has to meet two requirements.

    1: His/her 3 Pok¨¦mon must have an average level of 30.

    2: He/she has to pay a fee of 1,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    But the trainer who registers this way has a great advantage.

    Seed participants will not fight against other seed participants in the preliminary round. And because almost all the strong participants are seed participants, you won''t have to worry about strong opponent in the preliminary round.

    Although it is not suitable for normal trainers, this rule makes sense for Alex. If there wasn''t such an option, the two strongest trainers in the tournament could end up against each other in the preliminary round due to bad luck.

    With this option, the strongest trainers will only meet inter rounds of the tournament.

    Alex said, "I want to register for the seed ce."

    The woman looked at Alex and said, "Ok. Please put your three Pok¨¦mon that are going to participate in the tournament on this machine."

    Alex put the Pok¨¦balls of Crobat, Scizor, and Kirlia on the machine. This machine looked simr to the one from the Pok¨¦center.

    The beautiful woman looked on the screen with Alex''s Pok¨¦mon''s data and said with a smile, "Good, your Pok¨¦mon''s average level is LV 33.33. You are entitled to get a seed ce. Here is your participant number. If you have any questions about the rules or the schedule of the tournament, you can visit our website for the Kanto rookie tournament. I wish you a nice day."

    Alex took the participant number that showed the number 68 and made way for the next person.

    He looked thoughtfully at this machine as he left. He had read on the inte that this machine can not only discover the level of a Pok¨¦mon but also whether the Pok¨¦mon is from this trainer not.

    "How exactly does this machine know who is the trainer of a certain Pok¨¦mon? How exactly is it determined that a Pok¨¦mon is of the trainer''s and not of someone else? No matter how I think about it, there is no logical answer to it. Hmm... Well, at least the participants cannot cheat due to this machine bypeting with a strong Pok¨¦mon of another trainer."

    Alex sat down at a quiet restaurant and ordered something to eat. While waiting for his meal, he took out his TRH device and opened the page of the Kanto rookie tournament.

    Alex looked at the website and looked at the rules.

    1: The participants and the participants'' Pok¨¦mon are forbidden to attack other participants.

    2: Pok¨¦mon are forbidden to kill or mutte other Pok¨¦mon.

    3: Participants are prohibited from using other Pok¨¦mon than they have registered.

    4: If a Pok¨¦mon passes out or if the trainer of the Pok¨¦mon gives up, that Pok¨¦mon will be considered lost.

    Alex skipped the obvious rules. (No need to list all the logical rules)

    15: In the preliminary round, the participants will fight 1 v/s 1. When there are only 64 participants left, 2 v/s 2 fights will be used as the format. The format 3 v/s 3 will be used for the round of top 16.

    16: Items or held items are prohibited for use.

    17: The participant may change his Pok¨¦mon only once per battle.

    18: The Pok¨¦mon of both participants may not go deeper than 5 meters under the ground or fly over 15 meters permanently. Also, the participants or the Pok¨¦mon are not allowed to leave the battle arena during battle.

    After Alex had gone through the rules and eaten his food, he went to the hotel to prepare his Pok¨¦mon for the tournament that will start in 2 days.

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    2 dayster.

    Alex opened the website of the Kanto rookie tournament on the TRH device. He clicked on the tournament tree to see if the details of his battle today. ??

    Registration ended yesterday, so the tournament tree was now visible to all participants.

    Alex was surprised to find that there were more than 500 participants in this tournament. But he had to admit that this tournament was really tempting for rookie trainers of Kanto. You can register for free, and if you manage to get into the top 64, you can win valuable items.

    He went to the tournament tree to see who he has to fight today.

    Contestant No. 487

    Pok¨¦mon: Doduo LV 20, Doduo LV 22, Pidgeotto LV 20.

    Alex saw that even Shieldon can defeat the strongest Pok¨¦mon and was a bit disappointed. Although it is good to have a weak opponent, it will hardly help Kirlia gain strength if she defeats such a weak opponent.

    ...

    Cdon City Arena

    Alex sat in the waiting room for the participants for the F block and waited for his turn.

    After half an hour, Alex saw his number on the screen. He went in the direction of the F block arena with his participant number and ID card.

    As he entered the arena, he saw several trainers fighting in different blocks.

    The Cdon City Arena was humongous and was surrounded by numerous spectator seats. (imagine a football stadium)

    Alex looked around curiously when he entered this arena. Although the spectator seats are empty because the tournament has not yet started, this arena was really spectacr.

    He knew that the tournament will officially begin only in two days with 64 participants.

    When he went to the F block, he immediately saw the F-block referee standing by the battlefield. The referee was a young man with blond hair.

    Alex greeted him and showed him his participant number and ID card.

    The referee checked Alex''s identity and confirmed his presence. If the participant does not manage to get into this arena within 15 minutes, the participant will lose the fight.

    After just a few minutes, Alex saw a youthful child who looked like a 13-year-old kid.

    The expression of this child was very nervous when he showed the referee his ID and participant number. This child also seemed to know the strength of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon. Thus he hardly had any hope of winning this fight.

    He just hoped this fight could give his Pok¨¦mon a good experience.

    The blonde referee made a hand gesture to indicate that both participants should call out their Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex took the Pok¨¦ball and called out Kirlia on the battlefield. The child did the same.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Doduo

    LV: 22

    Type: Normal / Flying

    Abilities: Early Bird

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Bronze

    Move:

    - Growl, Peck, Quick Attack, Rage, Fury Attack, Agility

    - (TM) Protect

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    The referee said, "Both trainers ready? Ok. 3,2,1, Go!"

    Alex looked at the child when he said emotionlessly, "Calm Mind and Teleport as soon as he tries to attack you."

    The child said at the same time with a nervous voice, "Doduo, use Agility."

    After only a few seconds, Kirlia had used Calm Mind, while Doduo was still trying to use Agility quickly.

    Alex saw how long this Doduo took and said, "Kirlia use Psychic and end this fight."

    The kid screamed loudly, "Doduo! Use Quick Attack to evade."

    Alex, who heard this, couldn''t help but look at this child with an appreciative look. Although this kid wasn''t strong, he was not really weak for a rookie trainer. You can even say that he was very talented for a trainer his age. He also understands how to make decisions instantly and make most of his situation in order to have a chance to win this fight.

    "Unfortunately, you are too weak to have a chance." thought Alex when he saw how Doduo couldn''t dodge Kirlia''s attack with Quick Attack.

    Doduo, who had a terrible HP and Sp. Def stat of 35 passed out immediately.

    The referee shouted, "Participant 487 Pok¨¦mon passed out. Participant 68 won this round."

    The child saw how easily his Pok¨¦mon was defeated and suppressed his grief as he healed his Pok¨¦mon with a potion.

    Alex, who saw, knew that this child does not have a lot of money, so he can only use Potion even though it is not ideal for such an injury.

    "The kid has really good potential. It''s a shame that he hardly has any money to utilize his potential. Hmm... Later, I would need talented subordinates whom I can trust. This child can be a useful subordinate in the future. But I have to be friends with him first before I can decide whether he is a ''good option'' or not."

    Alex quickly put on his friendly face as he walked in the direction of the child.

    The child looked at Alex with a confused expression as he was walking in his direction.

    Alex said with a friendly smile, "Hey, kid. Nice fight. My name is Alex, and I was really impressed with your talent in this fight."

    The kid looked at Alex to determine if Alex was serious about what he just said. It sounded very ridiculous to him when his Pok¨¦mon couldn''t even take on a single attack. Even though he knew that his Pok¨¦mon was stronger than that and that his Pok¨¦mon had good talent, he wasn''t entirely sure if Alex was being earnest with thepliment.

    When he saw that Alex''s tone wasn''t that of mocking, he said, "Oh, thank you! My name is Fran, and this is my first time in a tournament."

    Alex and Fran talked to each other as they left the arena to make room for the next participants.

    By talking to Fran, Alex was able to roughly understand Fran''s circumstances.

    Fran''s mother and father were regr Alliance members and not trainers. So Fran became the first Alliance trainer of his family.

    Even though Fran''s family wasn''t rich, they could just about afford to finance Fran''s dream.

    After the conversation, Alex and Fran exchanged contacts and went their separate ways. For Alex, Fran was not an ideal subordinate because he was still too friendly and had too many goodwills for the Alliance. He also had a family that could influence him.

    Fran wasn''t talented enough for Alex to ignore the drawbacks.

    Alex went to a restaurant near the Cdon City Arena for something to eat.

    After two hours, Alex had his next fight. As far as he knows, he must win 2 more rounds in order to enter the top 64.

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    When Alex was waiting for his second round, he opened his TRH device to see his next opponent.

    Contestant No. 177 ??

    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree LV 20, Beedrill LV 23, Beedrill LV 21

    Alex, who saw how weak his opponent was, couldn''t help but wonder how this ''trainer'' survived the first round.

    After two hours, it was finally Alex''s turn. When Alex entered the F block arena again, he saw the blonde referee and a young man around the same age as him.

    He greeted referees and the opponent as he got ready.

    Both Alex and his opponent took out their Pok¨¦mon.

    Kirlia and a Beedrill were standing on the battlefield.

    Alex looked at the info of Beedrill and quickly became disinterested when he saw that it was an LV 23 bronze Beedrill.

    The referee said, "Both trainers ready?... Ok. 3,2,1, Go!"

    Alex didn''t want to waste his time anymore, so he said, "Finish it with Psychic."

    The trainer said at the same time, "Beedrill, dodge and use Poison Sting!"

    Alex startedughing in his mind when he saw that this trainer thought he could avoid Kirlia''s Psychic without another move. Kirlia not only had a much higher potential but also a much higher level than this Beedrill. So it simply had no chance to avoid Kirlia''s attacks.

    Kirlia used Psychic and met Beedrill with this Psychic power. Beedrill, who had no chance to evade, suffered a great amount of damage. Its whole body started bleeding when it was hit by this attack.

    Beedrill''s trainer had a worried expression on his face when he saw the damage Beedrill had suffered.

    The trainer saw that he couldn''t win this fight and said, "I give up."

    The referee said loudly, "Participant 487 gave up. Participant 68 wins this round."

    The trainer went to the sad Beedrill and encouraged him with a smile again.

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t agree more. "Only trainers who have treats their Pok¨¦mon well have a future in the Pok¨¦mon world. Hmm, it''s a real surprise to see a trainer who loves his Pok¨¦mon so much with such a weak strength. He is a bit simr to Ash. Although he is not a talented trainer, his love for his Pok¨¦mon is a huge advantage for him. That is probably the reason why Professor Oak sees Ash as a better trainer than Gary, even though Gary has more talent as a trainer."

    Most trainers only see their Pok¨¦mon as tools, some trainers see Pok¨¦mon as their friends, and very few trainers view their Pok¨¦mon as family members.

    Alex knows that the strongest trainers see their Pok¨¦mon at least as friends, and the trainers who treat their Pok¨¦mon like family members have a higher chance of being strong trainers.

    He can count dozens of powerful Pok¨¦mon trainers who love their Pok¨¦mon very much. It is much lessmon to find a strong Pok¨¦mon trainer who doesn''t treat his Pok¨¦mon well.

    When Alex saw the trainer wanting to leave the battlefield, he followed him. He talked to him a bit and exchanged Pok¨¦mon training tips.

    The Beedrill''s trainer is called Daniel. In the beginning, he had a very cold attitude towards Alex when Alex tried to talk to him. But after Alex had talked about the possibility of exchanging training methods, he couldn''t help but chat with Alex longer.

    Alex knew that this weak trainer could not offer him any good training method, but he used it as an excuse to talk to Daniel. The more he talked to Daniel, the more he realized how cold Daniel was to him. And the more he felt that Daniel would be an excellent subordinate for him.

    Daniel lost his parents in a Pok¨¦mon riot a few years ago. He lived a tough life with thepensation money received from the Alliance. Alex also noticed that Daniel was talking about the Alliance with an unfriendly expression. Although he did not say negative things about the Alliance, Alex did notice his dislike of the Alliance.

    Alex couldn''t help but think, "Something is definitely wrong here. His parents were killed by the Pok¨¦mon riot, and he is a Pok¨¦mon trainer who likes his Pok¨¦mon very much. The Alliance gave him enough money to support himself, and he still has that look on his face when he talks about the Alliance."

    "He''s hiding something from me."

    But Alex had to admit that it made sense that he wasn''t going to tell him his life story. Which fool would tell a person they hardly know everything about themselves. The fact that he talked a little bit about his past already shows that he had a rtively good impression of Alex.

    Alex and Daniel talked to each other while Alex was waiting for his next opponent.

    After an hour, Daniel left, but not before giving Alex his contact details.

    Alex had a good impression of Daniel after this talk.

    -rtively cold to people.

    -at least a neutral attitude towards the Alliance.

    -good potential as a trainer (Well yes, but actually no)

    -doesn''t have any rtive

    After Alex finds out more about him, he may choose him as his direct subordinate.

    As a Team Rocket captain, Alex has the right to take up to 2 other Team Rocket trainers as his subordinates.

    Alex knows that having a talented subordinate who can be trusted can be very beneficial. And he thought that Daniel was a very good option.

    While waiting, he looked at hisst preliminary round opponent.

    Contestant No. 297

    Pok¨¦mon: Shroomish LV 17, Roselia LV 20, Vileplume LV 30

    "Should I let Kirlia fight or y it safe? Hmm, I''d rather not take unnecessary risks."

    After about 1 hour, Alex stood in front of the blonde referee again.

    The trainer of the Vileplume was a girl around 17 years old.

    Alex pulled out Crobat, and the girl pulled out her Vileplume without any surprise.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Vileplume

    LV: 30

    Type: Grass / Poison

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    -Absorb, Growth, Acid, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Razor Leaf, Mega Drain

    - (Innate Talent) Sr Beam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Toxic

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    When Alex saw this Vileplume, he couldn''t help but be relieved that he didn''t send Kirlia to fight. Although Alex thought that Kirlia would still win anyway, this fight would be unnecessarily long and tense.

    When the girl saw that Alex didn''t pull out his weakest Pok¨¦mon, she couldn''t help but look annoyed. She knew her only chance to win this fight is when Alex sends his Kirlia to the fight.

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    "Both trainers ready? Ok. 3,2,1, Go!"

    Alex said coldly, "Crobat, use Taunt and then Confuse Ray." ??

    The female trainer said at the same time, "Vileplume, use Sleep Powder."

    Crobat was faster than Vileplume in using the move and was safe from the Vileplume using the Sleep powder.

    After Crobat sessfully used Taunt, he started using Confuse Ray.

    The female trainer saw the Vileplume could only attack and said, "Use Sr Beam."

    Sr Beam is a move that gets stronger during the day. Especially in the summer, this move is devastating. Now in an open arena, under the strong sunlight, this move was not only powerful but very quick too.

    Alex knew that but was still surprised by the speed Vileplume''s Sr beam charged up. Even though Crobat started using his move a little earlier, Vileplume sted off the Sr Beam at nearly the same time Crobat used Confuse Ray.

    Both could not dodge the attacks as they were in the still position and were hit by the enemy''s move. Crobat couldn''t move because his Confuse Ray was not on Expert rank, and Vileplume didn''t have any time to move as it started using the moveter than Crobat. So it sted the Sr Beam as soon as it was charged up.

    Crobat, who was hit by Vileplume''s strongest move, took a little damage.

    Alex wasn''t surprised by the fact that Crobat took only a little damage from this attack. Crobat that has a 4-fold resistance to Grass-type attack can easily handle a Sr Beam. Especially when you consider that Crobat is 5 levels higher than Vileplume.

    The female trainer saw that Vileplume was confused but said, "Use Sr Beam again."

    Alex, who heard this, couldn''t help butugh, "Crobat, dodge with Fly."

    Crobat flew high in the air and sessfully dodged Vileplume''s attack. After sessfully evading the attack, he dived in the direction of Vileplume.

    The female trainer knew that this attack would cause great damage to Vileplume if hit, so she said, "Vileplume, Protect yourself."

    Crobat flew at breakneck speed towards Vileplume, who was using Protect.

    Vileplume''s shield couldn''t withstand Crobat''s attack even for half a second before it broke.

    Although Protect was able to reduce the damage caused by Crobat, Vileplume still suffered a lot of damage. Vileplume only had around 70% HP after this attack by Crobat.

    The female trainer didn''t know what to do when she saw that. She said after a bit of hesitation, "Try Sludge Bomb."

    Alex, who saw this, said with disappointment, "Finish it by using Fly again."

    Although Crobat was hit by a Sludge Bomb while flying upstairs, the damage inflicted on him was minimal.

    Crobat sessfully knocked Vileplume unconscious with Fly and easily won the fight.

    "Participant 297 Pok¨¦mon passed out. Participant 68 won this round."

    Alex saw how easily Crobat won and couldn''t help but let a smile appear on his face.

    The blonde referee went towards Alex with a smile and said, "Participant 68, congrattions on your victory. With this, you have finished all preliminary rounds and sessfully enter the top 64. Please go to the infobox after this match to get your new participant number."

    "Thank you. I''ll go there now."

    "Good luck."

    Alex went to the infobox of the arena and gave his participant number there.

    After Alex''s identity had been checked, he got a new number.

    The woman at the info box said in a professional tone, "This is your new number. The number is sorted ording to the level of the participants. It is done to prevent the strongest participants from fighting each other early in the tournament."

    Alex looked at his number and had to suppress his surprised expression.

    He walked out of the arena, and then he whispered, "6". That meant that the avg level of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon was 6th highest.

    Alex, who saw the number, couldn''t help but think about how his chances of winning the tournament were almost non-existent. In the history of this Kanto rookie tournament, no participant with a number higher than 3 has ever managed to win this tournament. Although the level of a Pok¨¦mon does not necessarily represent the strength of a Pok¨¦mon, Alex does not underestimate the advantages of having a higher level. In this world, differences in level are particrly noticeable. Especially when you reach benchmark levels like level 40 and 60 (also known as Elite and Champion rank Pok¨¦mon).

    That reminded him of the time when he had to defeat Maria''s Ekans and her Rock Slide with his Zubat. Alex''s Zubat could only withstand two strikes of Rock Slide and hardly cause any harm to the Ekans. Probably almost all trainers in the world would lose that fight in his situation. But Alex almost managed to win. Although he lost at the end, it was a very close fight where he had a 50:50 chance of winning and losing. Maybe with a bit of luck, he could have also won that match. But he isn''t the type of guy who makes excuses. He doesn''t want to rely on luck to win the battles.

    As he thought about this past, Alex screamed in his mind, "6!!! 6 !!!! FCK 6! I will win this tournament. Even if a person with a number higher than 3 has never won this tournament, I will be the first person to do so. I am sure that with the right tactics, I can defeat even an Elite Pok¨¦mon. I only lost thest time because my tactics weren''t perfect. It''s not impossible for me to win this tournament, and I will prove it."

    When Alex walked out of the arena with a cold expression, Alex saw a beautiful blonde woman with a microphone and a camera team following her.

    The beautiful blonde woman looked at Alex''s participant number (in his hand) and walked along with the camera team in his direction.

    Alex knew that this woman probably wanted to do an interview with interesting participants before the tournament starts. Although he had no interest in bing famous, he couldn''t help but think about an advantage that this interview could bring him.

    The beautiful woman looked at Alex and said with an enchanting (fake) smile, "Hey, trainer! We are from Pok¨¦world TV and wanted to ask if you have some free time for an interview."

    Alex looked emotionlessly at the reporter''s fake smile and said, "Ok."

    The beautiful woman couldn''t help but show a surprised expression. She had met many young male trainers but never someone who was not even a little bit fascinated by her. She guessed that he must have learned to keep his urges in check.

    While Alex had an expressionless face when interacting with the blonde reporter, inside he couldn''t help but feel attracted to her body but, he can practically always keep his emotions in control. Aside from Maria, Alex had never met a woman/person who could affect him emotionally (except his family members). That''s why Maria is very special for him.

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    jo

    I wanted to say something about the first fight from Alex and Maria.

    Many people have different points of argument why Alex lost inappropriately and his defeat is cheap and so on.

    I looked at all the most important arguments again and couldn''t find a point where I agree. I will show the arguments and give my answers. Although it may be unnecessary I want to do it anyway. Though it''s a littlete now.

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    "dude he should have won rockslide = terrible uracy ---) plus the dust shield really no way he would hit that much so I think zubat should have won but lets call it pokemon rng sigh sigh looking forward to a TTAR but OK ash ketchum "

    A: 2 of at least 10 Rock slide is not high.

    In addition, Rock Slide has arge attack range and it is good to hit enemies that you cannot see. I exined everything in the chapter. no idea why you bring such arguments

    This is not a game. For example, Poison Sting has a higher uracy than Rock Slide so that it should, ording to your logic, hit Zubat more often than Rock Slide in this dust stream. I hope I don''t have to exin why this is questionable

    Rockslide has a rtively bad hit rate but also has arge attack surface, which I mentioned in the chapter.

    If you can''t see your opponent, you should use a move that has arge attack surface and not a move that normally has a good hit rate.

    No idea why people like thismetar so much. I think it was pretty stupid.

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    "the first step of mc is a lost how sad a lvl 16 zubst already have a supersonic attack and supersonic is more versatile than confuse ray this battle have a high chance of winning if zubat use a supersonic."

    A: Supersonic causes the target to be confused. uracy 55%

    Confuse Ray causes the target to be confused uracy 100%

    wow just wow.

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    "Rockslide can''t hit anything man .... besides why not use supersonic ????? super usefull .... also you shouldn''t think of stats as numbers so specifics! In your novel pokemon are real and control is necesary! "

    A: what do you mean? that zubat survived Rockslide twice shows pretty well that I don''t just look at stats. I use stats as the baseline, nothing more.

    and why do people think that Zubat who is a slow Pokemon can easily dodge all attacks from Rock Slide. Can you stop wanting to give the Mc cheats. I want to keep it realistic if possible.

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    "i saw love at first sight (* cringing face *) romance? too early in the story ... i want to say that in pokemon verse like this story, love is auxury for a weak bat.If u so insist in doing romance than better have it after the MC reach pinnacle.Yeah, most pokemon fans are into NOromance thingy So ... haha.but still i endure that (* no problem face *) and continue reading and so i arive at this Ash page. ..how do i say it, its totally fine if protagonist lose battles sometime.I mean SOMETIME.and its the kind of battles that when lose its hurt so much but its for growth type.Not the type of battle that can win but for the sake of making the protagonist difficult (mainly to let reader know MC can also lose) just to fail to get the first position ... Who want to read that (ash) in novel? Who want to read MC who just won''t win for the sake of it? Surely Not me ... its important to let MC win at some major points in story, like when it is the 1st ce for the beginning plot etc .., MC can sometimes fail after that.And Where is this story going? Why is this story going to ash and clinch styles? Feel disapointed ... So yeah this time i am out. (* Not looking back face *) "

    A: Honestly, I''m d you''re gone. that was so much wrong that I hope I don''t have to say anything about it. hopefully

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    "Week of nning boiled down to spamming one attack? Why did he not use confusion to his advantage earlier, or anything really. Just felt; meh."

    A: yes, don''t use the 1 move that is more damaging, faster and easier to hit than other moves because it''s pretty stupid to use your best move. Why use a best move you have when you can also use weaker moves. (Even though he used more moves like Protect and Confuse Ray.)

    It''s like 1 guy been boxing for 1 month and you''re wondering why he only uses boxing against a stronger opponent.

    Confuse Ray doesn''t work in this world like it does in games if you had read the chapter you would know that. I find it rather questionable if in this world the pokemon beat themselves if they are confused.

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    Yeah, I wasted 20 minutes of my time saying all of this. 4 monthster ....

    No idea but it feels good to write this now so that I do it now.

    I really thought a lot about this fight and can justify all decisions but apparently these people are not interested in the logic, but rather whether the Mc loses. That was the only ce in the fanfic where I thought to stop writing.

    Fortunately, I continued and didn''t regret this decision.

    No idea why I am writing this now, but it feels good to write this now so that I am doing it now.

    I want to say thank you to all the people who follow this fanfic so far and thank you for your support.

    speak to you soon.

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    The beautiful woman looked at Alex and said with a friendly smile, "Try to stay rxed. If you don''t like a question, you can always deny it. It''s not live, so you don''t have to worry about saying something wrong. It would also be good if you had one of your Pok¨¦mon standing next to you so that it is interesting for the audience."

    Alex gave his usual fake smile and agreed to the interviewer''s words. He got Kirlia out of her Pok¨¦ball and told her to stay next to him. ??

    The blonde woman showed Alex an "ok" sign as she counted down with her finger.

    "Hello, dear viewers! We are in front of the Cdon City arena, and almost all preliminary round battles are finished. This trainer here is Alex, who showed a lot of potential in the preliminary rounds. He is one of the strongest rookies taking part in this tournament with a participant number of 6."

    Alex showed a fake smile when he said, "Hello there."

    Kirlia also smiled as she waved her hands to the camera. Unlike Alex, her smile looked much more sincere.

    The blonde woman asked, "Alex, the tournament will start tomorrow. What rank do you think you will achieve in this tournament?"

    Alex thought a bit when he said, "I will probably surprise a lot of people with the rank I get. I have too many expectations from the great me. To be honest, getting only 6th rank would be a failure for me. I am here to win this tournament. Only the top rank is suited for me."

    The blonde woman was surprised that Alex said it so confidently. Normally, almost all trainers are humble and try to avoid telling what position they could possibly reach.

    She asked, "Alex, you seem to be pretty sure that you will reach a higher rank than 6th. Why are you so sure that you can surpass all the expectations?"

    Alex showed an arrogant expression when he said, "Because the level is not the perfect way to measure the strength of the Pok¨¦mon. The most important thing about a Pok¨¦mon is not levels but the willpower."

    The blonde woman looked at Alex in surprise when she heard such a reply from Alex. Willpower is important, but not as much as move mastery, body mastery, LV, and tactics. She thought that Alex was an arrogant kid who hadn''t trained his Pok¨¦mon properly. She found a perfect target to make fun of.

    She said to Alex with a fake smile, "Alex, willpower is surely important. But what is move mastery, body mastery, LV, and tactics to you?"

    Although Alex was actually quite delighted that she asked this question, but he showed a different expression on his face.

    He said with an arrogant expression, "Hmph! Useless against the power of willpower. Only levels are a training reason, everything else can be ignored. Especially tactics. Hahaha, who is so stupid to waste his time like a coward thinking about tactics. With the burning willpower, my Pok¨¦mon and I will destroy everyone in our path."

    The blonde woman suppressed her grin when she heard Alex answer. Then she saw Kirlia''s confused look. She took the chance to ask directly, "Alex, your Kirlia seems a bit confused by your answer. Can you exin that?"

    Alex looked at Kirlia with a false angry expression when he said, "She got that from Scizor. Although she still listens to me, she is not as obedient as Crobat."

    Kirlia, who can feel Alex''s emotions, knew that Alex was very content with hers, even though he was showing such an expression. She thought about it and understood what Alex wanted to do.

    After a few seconds, she looked at Alex and gave him a smile.

    Alex nodded and said, "Hmm, good, you finally understand this truth."

    The blonde reporter asked, "Alex, could it be that Pok¨¦mon do not listen to yourmands."

    Alex showed a surprised expression when he said, "What? Impossible. You know that only Pok¨¦mon that listen to your trainer are allowed here."

    The blonde reporter smiled as she said, "Yes, but as long as the Pok¨¦mon listens to the trainer''smand every so often, it is counted as the Trainer''s Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex showed an emotionless expression when he said, "Ms. reporter, can you delete this part, please?"

    The reports ignored Alex''s question when she said, "Alex, thank you very much for this interview and good luck at the tournament."

    Alex watched emotionlessly as the woman said goodbye and quickly left him alone. When he saw her disappearing back, he couldn''t help but smirk a little.

    He adjusted his red cap a little bit and went to his hotel.

    ...

    In the evening, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were sitting together at arge table for dinner.

    Alex looked at his Pok¨¦mon as he said, "Ok. I want to tell you all something. We are going to win this tournament that will start tomorrow, and I have a n where I need the help of all three of you."

    Almost all Pok¨¦mon looked at Alex with a curious look. Except for Kirlia, as she had already figured out what Alex''s n was going to be.

    "First of all, you are forbidden to use Expert Move with the strength and speed of Expert Rank unless I let you know beforehand. In addition, I will ''hardly'' give you directmands during the fight. So before the battle, I will tell you all the tactics for almost all the possible situations that may ur. You have to follow them in the fight without me saying anything."

    "Don''t worry, we will do this only against opponents I am 99% assured to win. In addition, if the situation gets a little tight, I will throw away these deceptions. I hope to be able to surprise the one of the top 3 participant with this deception. This will provide us an astonishing advantage. Even if it is only a small advantage, it is worth the preparation. Maybe with a little bit of luck, this camouge will only be revealedter."

    After Alex roughly exined his n, he said with confidence, "Let''s surprise this world together!!!"

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    During breakfast, Alex turned on the TV to see if his interview woulde out today.

    Yesterday Alex exined the exact n and the little details that his Pok¨¦mon had to pay attention to so that there is no mistake during the tournament. While this n is rtively important, it doesn''t guaranty Alex''s victory, as there are many strong participants in this tournament. ??

    This n is useful for only one time. As all it can do is confuse Alex''s first strong opponent and make his path towards his victory easier.

    Some would think that this method is not worth the effort. But Alex, who wants to increase his absurdly small chance of victory, was ready to use every little trick to win this tournament.

    Alex is not trying to win the tournament because he wants the prizes but because he wants to prove to himself that he is an excellent trainer and has the potential to be one of the strongest in the world.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon watched the preshow of the Kanto rookie tournament on the TV.

    In this program, there were 2 different Pok¨¦mon experts and a moderator who were talking about the Kanto rookie tournament.

    Alex recognized one of the Pok¨¦mon experts. It was Erika, who is the gym leader for Cdon City. Erika recently turned 18 and has been the gym leader of Cdon City for only 3 months.

    Because the Kanto rookie tournament took ce here in Cdon City, she was selected as one of the executives. Her arena had also been taken as the venue for this tournament.

    There was a Pok¨¦mon professor whom Alex didn''t know. His name was Professor W?lhder, and he was an expert in the field of Bug Pok¨¦mon.

    The male moderator asked questions regarding different aspects of the tournament to both of them from time to time.

    Alex suddenly heard the moderator talking about an interesting topic for which he was watching tv in the first ce.

    "As most spectators already know, the participant numbers are distributed to the trainers ording to their Pok¨¦mon''s average level. So that the strongest people don''t meet early in the tournament. In particr, the top 8 can only meet in the quarter-finals."

    "Gym leader Erika as the winner of this tournament of two years ago and as the person who got participant number 1, can you tell us what does this number tell us about the strength of the participants?"

    Erika gave a slight smile as she slowly said, "Oh, that''s a tough question to answer. Although the participant with the highest average level is probably the strongest, it is not always true."

    The moderator asked, "Professor W?lhder, what do you think?"

    Professor W?lhder said with a smile, "Hmm, interesting question. Although the level of a Pok¨¦mon is very important, there are also other factors that decide the strength of Pok¨¦mon. Especially, the move mastery, body mastery, and tactics can make a big difference if they are trained properly."

    The moderator nodded with a smile when he heard this answer.

    Moderator said with a smile, "Yesterday, after the preliminary round, we interviewed a lot of interested participants, and one of these participants had an interesting answer to our question. Let''s see what participant Alex has to say about it."

    With that said, the video of Alex''s interview with the beautiful blonde woman started ying.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon watched this video and startedughing lightly at thements that Alex made.

    Crobat couldn''t control hisughter when he heard Alex say, "Hahaha, who is so stupid to waste his time like a coward thinking about tactics. With the burning willpower, my Pok¨¦mon and I will destroy everyone in our path."

    Alex looked at hisughing Pok¨¦mon with happy eyes. It didn''t annoy him in the least that theyughed at "his" words. He was instead very joyful looking at his Pok¨¦mon''s happy faces. The loneliness he felt when he first came to this world seemed like an old forgotten dream.

    After the clip was yed, the moderator asked Erika and Professor W?lhder about their opinion.

    Erika softly smiled as she said, "The participant Alex is really an interesting trainer. While I can''t agree with his opinion on Pok¨¦mon training, I can''t say that willpower is not important to the strength of a Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex, who heard these friendly words from Erika, was a bit surprised. "How can a person be so nice?"

    Though Professor W?lhder reacted quite differently.

    You could see a tick mark on his face when he said, "What kind of trainer is that? What an idiot of a trainer. It''s been a long time since I''ve heard such a stupid answer to a question. Most of all, his aversion to tactics is iprehensible for me. I don''t understand why this show is wasting time on such a clown."

    The moderator said with a smile, "Mr. Alex has participant number 6, so he is not an unimportant person."

    Professor W?lhder said sternly, "Humph! Only the top 3 numbers really have a chance to win the tournament, so his opinion is not really important. This clown, in particr, won''t even be able to make it into the quarter-finals."

    The moderator asked with an intrigued expression, "Professor W?lhder, are you saying that he will lose against participants with a participant number 9 or higher? This is the only way he can''t get to the quarter-finals."

    Professor W?lhder said with a convincing tone, "Yes. There is a very high chance that he will lose to a participant before he can even enter the quarter-final, maybe even in the first round. Although he has a higher average level than these participants, he is simply too ipetent to really take advantage of this."

    ...

    Alex, who was watching the tv, couldn''t help but smirk.

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    Alex went to the Kanto rookie tournament website to see if the tournament tree was ready.

    He looked at the tournament tree and saw that he was unsurprisingly in the block F. ??

    Participant 1 was in block A, participant 2 was in block E, participant 3 was in block D, etc.

    The top 8 participants were into different groups so that they can only meet in the quarterfinal.

    Alex looked at his first opponent.

    Contestant No. 42

    Pok¨¦mon: Nales LV 27, Jumpluff LV 29, reon LV 26

    Now that every round was a 2 v/s 2 fight, Alex had no worries about training Kirlia this time.

    When he saw how all of his Pok¨¦mon had finished eating, he said with a smile, "Let''s go."

    ...

    Alex showed his ID card and his participant number before going into the waiting room of the participants.

    When Alex entered the room, he felt a lot of stares at himself. Some of the participants who had watched the preshow recognized Alex and looked at him disdainfully.

    Alex, who saw these participants'' looks, showed an indifferent expression as he sat down on a chair.

    After half an hour, all 64 participants were there.

    A staff member came into the room and said, "The opening ceremony is about to begin. Everyone, please follow me."

    Alex and the other participants followed the staff member who led them to the arena.

    When Alex and the other participants entered the arena, they saw spectator seats filled with people. The arena was packed, and no ce was left out.

    Alex, who saw this sea of people, couldn''t help but think of a ser stadium. When he watched the thousands of people, he suddenly felt excitement in his heart. This feeling made his mind go nk for a while.

    The staff made Alex and the participants stand in a row in the middle of the arena.

    Suddenly Alex saw several Pok¨¦mon flying in the air and showing a path made of fire and other elements created from their moves.

    Alex saw the many flight Pok¨¦mon with different moves over the arena and couldn''t help but be impressed with these ''fireworks''.

    After only a few minutes, the fireworks were over when Erika appeared on therge podium in the arena with a microphone.

    Before Erika could say anything, many viewers started yelling.

    "PRINCESS, I LOVE YOU!"

    "ERIKA! ERIKA! ERIKA!"

    "NATURE-LOVING PRINCESS!"

    Alex, who saw people infatuated with Erika, showed a surprised expression. Erika was even more poprpared to the other gym leaders.

    Erika showed a warm smile when she felt the audience''s excitement.

    She waited until the audience calmed down a bit before she said.

    "Wee to the Kanto rookie tournament, dear spectators. We will fight here for 3 days to find out who is the most talented rookie from Kanto. These 64 participants in front of you are the ones who made it so far after the preliminary rounds. Each of These participants is the Elite of Kanto and will definitely be a great Pok¨¦mon trainer in the future. Please give them a big round of apuse."

    When she said that, the audience roared with apuse and cheering, and created an exciting mood for Alex and the other participants.

    Erika waited until the crowd quieted down, and then she said, "On the first day, the participants will fight 2 v/s 2 Pok¨¦mon battle against each other until only 8 participants are left. Each participant may change his Pok¨¦mon once per fight as long as he/she does not use more than 2 different Pok¨¦mon in the fight. And tomorrow, these top 8 participants will fight until we get our 2 finalists for the third day. And on the third and the final day of the tournament, we will know who is the most talented and the strongest rookie trainer of the Kanto."

    "Well, after everything has been said, let''s start the tournament!"

    Alex and the other participants went back to the waiting room after the opening ceremony.

    When Alex was walking by, he unexpectedly noticed a familiar face.

    This girl had short, orange hair tied into a side ponytail with blue hair stic. She had green eyes and fair skin. She wore a yellow tank top that showed her midriff, red suspenders, blue denim shorts that stop at her thighs, and red sneakers with yellow lining and whiteces. Her whole midriff was showing a t and beautiful stomach.

    "Misty," whispered Alex when he saw the girl.

    When Alex looked at her body, he was convinced that misty was much older than only 10 years. He would estimate her age around 15 years.

    He only looked for a few seconds before averting his gaze.

    Alex felt that Misty was probably the strongest opponent in this tournament.

    Alex and the other participants went back to therge participant waiting room. There the big TV was switched on so that the participants could watch the ongoing fights.

    When he saw this, he went to the staff member to ask if he could observe the fights live.

    However, the staff member said that it was a rule that the participants were not allowed to leave the waiting room as long as they still have a fight left.

    Hearing this, Alex got annoyed.

    The system only works when he sees a Pok¨¦mon in person. Thus he cannot see the exact information of the strong participants.

    Though he heard that on the second day, the participants get their separate ce to observe the fights live. That means that on the first day, he cannot get the information of his quarterfinal opponents.

    Fortunately, his opponents are weaker than him in this round, so he didn''t have to worry too much.

    When he was thinking about this stuff, he saw Misty and another participant leaving the waiting room with a staff member.

    He continued watching TV, and he didn''t have to wait for long before Misty came on the TV.

    Thementator introduced the two participants to the spectators.

    Alexpletely ignored the introduction of participant no. 55 and waited for the introduction of Misty.

    "Now, I''m going to introduce the participant Misty, who has participant number 1. She is a well-known Water-type Pokemon trainer from Cerulean City. She is one of the sisters of The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, and she is the hot favorite to win this tournament."

    "Let''s wee Misty from Cerulean City."

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    Pisk - Horny (Electro Swing) from Mr. Fargan

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    Alex silently watched the whole fight with full attention but couldn''t get enough useful information from it.

    Misty used only her Golduck to quickly defeat the two Pok¨¦mon from participant 55. ??

    Although Alex wasn''t sure, he believed that Golduck might not be at Elite level yet.

    After the fight was over, Alex waited for the other participants to fight.

    He mainly looked at the top 8 participants.

    The trainer with participant number 4 was called Roberta, and she won her battle easily with her Victreebel. When Alex saw this blonde girl, he felt that he had seen her before in the Pok¨¦mon games. Though he couldn''t pinpoint exactly where he had seen her.

    This Victreebel from Roberta looked strong, but not so strong that Crobat or Scizor would lose against it. Although Alex knew that it was most likely not the strongest Pok¨¦mon of Roberta, it still helped him increase his self-confidence.

    As long as the strength difference is not that big, Alex thought he had a good chance to win this tournament.

    Alex started focusing again when it was participant number 2''s turn.

    The trainer''s name was Junichi, and he was wearing a karate tracksuit with a ck belt.

    Alex couldn''t think of anything other than the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. Although he wasn''t sure whether he would be the main boss of that Fighting Dojo, he was confident that this trainer had at least one high position in this Fighting Dojo.

    He didn''t remember the name of the Fighting Dojo''s head, so he wasn''t exactly sure whether he would be the future head of the Fighting Dojo.

    Junichi quickly defeated his opponent with his Hitmonlee, so Alex could not find much from this fight.

    As Alex was looking thoughtfully at the TV, a staff member walked in his direction.

    "Participant 6, right? Your fight is about to start. Please follow me."

    Alex and a young girl walked out of the participant room as they followed this staff member.

    When Alex entered the arena, he heard apuse and mockery from the audience.

    "Haha, is that the willpower guy?"

    "Willpower guy, give up before you embarrass yourself."

    "Idiot! Fcking idiot!"

    It seemed that some people in the audience had seen the preshow, and they were making fun of Alex.

    Alex wasn''t surprised by this and didn''t show an expression on his face.

    Inparison, Contestant No. 42, the female trainer, was much more popr with the audience. She was treated by the audience like a hero who was supposed to defeat this idiot.

    The referee looked at both participants as he exined the rules again.

    Alex and the female trainer looked towards the referee, and they called their first Pok¨¦mon at the same time.

    Kirlia and a Jumpluff appear at the same time in the arena.

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

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    Pok¨¦mon: Jumpluff

    LV: 29

    Type: Grass / Flying

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Bronze

    Moves:

    - Ssh, Synthesis, Tail Whip, Tackle, Fairy Wind, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Bullet Seed, Leech Seed, Mega Drain

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Energy Ball, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Facade

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    Alex acted arrogantly, "Kirlia, show this Jumpluff your strength."

    The female trainermanded "Stun Spore" at that time.

    Kirlia, who had discussed the tactics with Alex before the round, didn''t show a surprised expression after hearing Alex''s retardedmand.

    She used Teleport to get out of range of Stun Spore and then used Calm Mind.

    Jumpluff''s Stun Spore move had not reached the Expert rank, so he could not move while using it. So he had no choice but to cancel the move.

    The female trainer saw this and said, "Jumpluff, go back within the range and use Stun Spore again."

    When Jumpluff started to prepare Stun Spore again, Kirlia was done using the Calm Mind.

    Immediately after that, Kirlia used Thunder Wave.

    Both Kirlia and Jumpluff used their move simultaneously and hit each other Pok¨¦mon with their paralyzing moves.

    Alex, who saw this, suppressed his smile. He had told Kirlia beforehand that as long as she can paralyze this Jumpluff, she didn''t need to worry about getting paralyzed herself. The reason is simple.

    Jumpluff needs its speed and agility to avoid attacks.

    Kirlia isn''t fast enough to dodge attacks in the first ce, so the paralyzed state makes a little difference to her. Especially when her primary evasive means is Teleport.

    "Jumpluff, now use Leech Seed."

    Kirlia, who heard this, used Disable with a slower speed.

    Although Kirlia didn''t use Expert rank speed, she was still able to sessfully Disable Jumpluff''s Leech Seed before he can use it.

    Although Kirlia was faster, she was only a bit faster. So the other participants would think that Kirlia''s Disable is not at the Expert rank. Alex wanted to show as little information as possible to the strong participant.

    "Jumpluff, use Energy Ball."

    Kirlia started preparing Psychic before the trainer gave her order.

    Psychic met the Jumpluff that was just preparing Energy Ball.

    Although Jumpluff received good damage, it still had enough HP to withstand a few more attacks. Jumpluff Sp. Def was good enough to handle the attacks of Kirlia without losing his focus on his own moves.

    After tanking this attack, he used Energy Ball.

    Unfortunately, the Energy Ball was avoided by Kirlia via Teleport. Though Kirlia wasted a lot of energy using Teleport, it was worth it.

    After 3 more simr exchanges, Kirlia could no longer use Teleport and had no choice but to use Protect.

    Jumpluff, who had to endure 4 Psychic from Kirlia, also knew that it won''t be able to take on any more attacks unless he uses Protect.

    Although Kirlia had not taken any harm and Jumpluff had only around 20% HP, Kirlia had no more evasive options left.

    Kirlia used Psychic 2 times more and sessfully defeated the Jumpluff.

    The female trainer who saw how easily her strongest Pok¨¦mon was defeated had a dark expression on her face. She didn''t mind losing to a stronger trainer, but she didn''t want to lose to a retard trainer like Alex, who didn''t even give a propermand to his Pok¨¦mon.

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    The female trainer called her second Pok¨¦mon.

    "Go, Nales! Show him what you can do." ??

    Alex looked at the Nales''s info and saw that it was an LV 27 Deep Bronze.

    He knew that Kirlia was very likely to lose without any evasive possibilities, so he changed his Pok¨¦mon.

    "Come on, Crobat. Bring me to victory!"

    When the referee gave the signal, Nales and Crobat started fighting each other.

    The fight was not tense and rtively short as Crobat easily won. Not only was he 8 levels higher, but he also had been trained much better than the Nales.

    Crobat took care that his Expert rank moves didn''t show too much strength and speed as Alex had told him before the fight. But even with this disadvantage, he won this fight with rtive ease.

    "Nales is unconscious. Participant 6 won this fight."

    When the referee said the result out loud, Alex''s victory was not bathed with apuse from the audience, but with a quiet atmosphere. Although individual viewers apuded for Alex''s victory, it was not possible to suppress this strange atmosphere.

    Thementator said with a wry smile, "Wow! Participant Alex seems to be very unpopr."

    Professor W?lhder, who saw this, said with a stern expression, "Although he is strong, his attitude towards Pok¨¦mon training is facious. He also decides to be very arrogant, so it doesn''t surprise me that he is so unpopr with the audience."

    Erika considerately said, "Although you are right, it is a bit mean not to give him the apuse he deserves."

    Alex, who saw the reaction from the crowd, was happy instead of being sad. With this reaction from the audience, his camouge can be a lot more believable.

    Of course, he didn''t show a happy expression but an expression of suppressed anger when he left the arena.

    He went to Nurse Joy, who was responsible for healing the Pok¨¦mon of the participants. As he watched Nurse Joy put Kirlia''s Pok¨¦ball into a machine, he thought about the Joy n.

    The Joy n is very influential in the Alliance and has a monopoly over the medical sector of the Alliance. This n allows only female n members to get high positions. Men from the Joy n are mostly responsible for raising children and have no real power in the n.

    Of course, the female n members have different looks from each other. Although they all look rtively simr, if you look closely, you can see differences.

    ...

    Alex took his seat and opened the Kanto Rookie website to see the information about his next opponent. Although you can look up this information elsewhere, this website is the most convenient option.

    Contestant No. 22

    Pok¨¦mon: Raticate LV 28, Raticate LV 31, Raticate LV 32

    Alex, who saw the participant''s Pok¨¦mon, couldn''t help butugh.

    "Wow, he is training the same Pok¨¦mon. I wonder if he has even more Raticate. Although it would be stupid in the games, it is not a bad option to specialize in a Pok¨¦mon-type or even a Pok¨¦mon species in this world. Being such a type of trainer has great advantages as well."

    When he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw an interesting participant entering the arena.

    It was a Poison-Type Pok¨¦mon trainer participant who had participant number 3.

    His name was Mason, and he was a 17-year-old trainer with an indifferent expression on his face. He wore a ninja-like suit with a big red scarf that he wore like a face mask.

    When Alex saw this trainer, he couldn''t think of anyone other than Gym leader Koga. Although this trainer is not Koga, he certainly has some rtionship with Koga whom Alex prefers not to provoke unnecessarily.

    Koga and Sabrina are trainers who Alex doesn''t want to provoke, even if heter bes much stronger than them because these two trainers have dangerous skills.

    Koga is a quasi assassin with superhuman skills and a trainer who is very familiar with poisons. Having such a person as an enemy is a nightmare for any trainer, no matter how strong they are.

    Sabrina is just a monster. Alex can think of many ways Sabrina can kill him, even if he bes much stronger than her. The only n Alex coulde up with to effectively defeat Sabrina was to possess a ridiculously strong Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon that can suppress Sabrina''s psychic powers.

    When he thought of these two monsters, he couldn''t help but think of the boss who has them as subordinates. Giovanni''s strength is difficult to assess because it differs depending on the tform. In addition, this world is a real-world and not the world from the manga, anime, or game. So Alex can''t get a lot of information.

    ...

    The second round started immediately after the end of the first round.

    After a few matches, it was Alex''s turn again.

    He entered the arena with a mocking atmosphere all over again. Although it wasn''t as bad as the first time, his poprity didn''t seem to have increased.

    Alex and the male trainer simultaneously called their Pok¨¦mon on the field. Kirlia and Raticate came out of their Pok¨¦ball and faced each other.

    "Hmm, not bad. It''s a shame that Super Fang doesn''t work as well as it did in games, and it has a lot of restrictions. Well, without these restrictions, this move would be very lethal." thought Alex when he saw the Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Raticate

    LV: 32

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Guts

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move:

    -Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite, Super Fang, Crunch, Hyper Fang

    - (Innate Talent) Thunderbolt [E]

    - (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Dig, (TM) Toxic

    --------------------------------------------------

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

    The fight between Raticate and Kirlia was rtively tense and close. Kirlia used Calm Mind at the beginning for the reinforcement and dodged Raticate''s attacks with Teleport. Although Kirlia was using Teleport, Raticate managed to hit Kirlia a few times with Quick Attack.

    Alex, who saw this, wanted to tell Kirlia to use Disable on Quick Attack but managed to suppress that thought.

    He tried to talk to Kirlia via telepathy before the match to test whether it could be used in a fight. But after a bit of testing, Alex found out that Kirlia consumes too much energy to maintain the telepathic connection if there is no eye contact that it doesn''t make sense to use in matches. It is better if Kirlia can use Teleport a few times more often than to talk to Alex via telepathy.

    Even though Quick Attack isn''t a strong move, Kirlia took a lot of damage after a couple of hits. Kirlia is really not a Pok¨¦mon that can easily take on attacks. But after using Calm Mind 4 times, her Sp. Atk states became ridiculously high.

    She managed to defeat Raticate after 3 Psychic. Actually, two psychics would have been enough, but thanks to Raticate''s Protect, Raticate could hold out one more move.

    Although she was able to defeat this Raticate, she used up all of her Teleports. In addition, she only had around 50% HP left. But because Kirlia is still strengthened by Calm Mind, Alex did not exchange her.

    He wanted to see what she would do in such a situation.

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    The male trainer called his second Pok¨¦mon and waited for the signal from the referee.

    The fight was over pretty quickly with the victory of Raticate. After Raticate hit Kirlia twice, one of which was a critical hit, Kirlia quickly passed out and lost the fight. Even though she hit Raticate twice with Psychic, Raticate used Protect to block one attack. Thus Raticate didn''t lose very much HP. ??

    Alex called out Crobat and quickly ended this fight.

    When the referee announced the victory of Alex, he heard the lukewarm apuse from the spectators again.

    Alex ignored it when he went to Nurse joy again to cure his Pok¨¦mon. As he understood, the first day of this tournament is to separate the strong trainers from the weak trainers.

    In this world, Alex is one of the few trainers who does nothing else but train his Pok¨¦mon. Although many trainers train their Pok¨¦mon daily, no one is a training monster like Alex, who uses all of his time for training. Alex, who enjoys training his Pok¨¦mon, can be described as weird. Even if Alex had no talent and items, he would certainly have be a strong trainer with enough time. Alex, who now had money, is like a reinforced monster that gets stronger every day faster than other trainers.

    ...

    Alex was sitting quietly in his seat as he looked at the information from today''sst opponent. After this round, there will be only 8 strong trainers left in this tournament.

    Contestant No. 13

    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree LV 29, Beedrill LV 30, Scyther LV 35

    Alex noticed that the level difference wasn''t as big as before. If he were to underestimate his opponent, there is a possibility of him losing this fight. Of course, he believed that even Crobat alone can defeat this opponent. Crobat versus Butterfree or Beedrill should be a quick win for Crobat.

    Crobat v/s Scyther was likely to be a close match because both Pok¨¦mon have the same level and simr base stats (Crobat is slightly better than Scyther in terms of states).

    Fortunately, Crobat''s type advantage is so big that he should win easily in a normal case. He takes almost no damage from a Bug-type move and can do twice the damage with Flying-type moves to Scyther. In a ''fair'' match, Crobat should win easily.

    Fortunately, this opponent is not strong enough for Alex to give up his camouge. But the fight would be tough enough for Alex to start with Crobat to see if there is any need to send Scizor if necessary. He wanted to prevent unnecessary risks if possible.

    While thinking, he saw the same staff member walking in his direction again. He followed the staff member from the waiting room to the arena.

    Participant 13 or Tim, looked at Alex with a disdainful look.

    Alex, who saw Tim, couldn''t help but be surprised. Tim''s clothes were cheap and worn out.

    Usually, trainers with Tim''s strength could easily afford better clothes. Only trainers who have little money and prefer to use it for their Pok¨¦mon wouldn''t buy better clothes.

    Alex was the same before he got rich. It made more sense for him to buy his Pok¨¦mon a bit better food than to buy good clothes. Although Alex did not show it on his face, his appreciation for Tim grew a lot. Not many trainers understand how to use their money wisely.

    Alex and Tim brought out their Pok¨¦mon at the same time on the sign of the referee. Crobat and Scyther appeared on the battlefield simultaneously.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scyther

    LV: 35

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind

    - (Innate Talent) Giga Impact [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade

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    "Giga Impact as an Expert move is really lucky. This Scyther can be sold for a lot of money if he wants to." thought Alex when he saw this information.

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

    Alex said with an arrogant tone, "Use Fly."

    Tim said at the same time, "Scyther, use Agility as long as it is wasting time up in the sky."

    Alex knew he would do that but wanted to make his camouge more believable with this stupid move. While allowing Scyther to use Agility is a bit dangerous, it isn''t that bad. Alex knows from testing that Agility doesn''t double the speed of a Pok¨¦mon. It is simr to games when the speed state is increased by 2 points. But not exactly. In this world, the increase is much lower and depends on the move mastery.

    Crobat flew high in the air, and Scyther slowly increased his speed.

    Before Scyther was done with Agility, Crobat dived quickly in Sycther''s direction.

    "Scyther, after you''ve finished using Agility, use Protect."

    Crobat crashed into Sycther''s shield and failed to break through the shield.

    Alex showed an annoyed expression when he shouted, "Coward."

    "Even my Crobats has guts to fight head-on, so why are you being a sissy."

    When the audience heard Alex, many of them startedughing. Alex didn''t use the advantages of Crobat at all and preferred to fight in closebat against a Sychter. Although Crobat would likely win even in hand-to-handbat, thismand was quite risky.

    Only Alex knows that Crobat has a lot of closebat training, so he won''t be at a major disadvantage in closebat. With the type advantage, Alex was certain that his chances of winning were rtively good. Even if Crobat lost somehow, Alex still had Scizor in the emergency. He had enough ns not to be afraid of this risk.

    "Ok, Scyther. Fight him in closebat with Giga Impact."

    Giga Impact on the Expert Rank is a devastating move and can do a lot of damage.

    Crobat used Protect directly without Alex''s order to block this attack. Although he blocked most of the attack, Scyther still managed to destroy Crobat''s shield and inflict a little damage on him. Crobat, of course, took the chance to use Wing Attack.

    With luck, Crobat struck Scyther in the head and dealt a critical hit. This hit made Sycther''s head covered with blood.

    Tim, who saw his bad luck, couldn''t help but curse out loud, "FCK!".

    Scyther ignored his head injury and used Giga Impact again. Crobat also used Wing Attack.

    Both Pok¨¦mon quickly exchanged injuries in this fight.

    After only a few more trades, Scyther couldn''t take the damage anymore and passed out. This blow on the head did too much damage to him to endure any further attack.

    Even though Crobat won this fight, his condition was really bad. Alex would estimate that he had around 20% HP, and he can''t take much more damage.

    Tim looked at unconscious Scyther with a wild expression on the floor.

    Alex took the chance to say loftily, "Give up. Even if you beat my Crobat, you have no chance against my Scizor."

    Although Tim didn''t want to admit it, he had to ept that this idiot was right. His Scyther was his strongest Pok¨¦mon that had the chance of defeating his other two Pok¨¦mon. He didn''t even believe that any of his other two Pok¨¦mon can defeat this injured Crobat. He should heal his Scyther quickly instead of wasting his time here.

    He went to the referee and quietly told him that he was giving up. Then he looked at Alex with contempt as he walked out of the arena.

    When the referee announced the end of the fight, Alex showed an arrogant smile. Alex gave an unsympathetic look to everyone as if he was looking down on them.

    The spectators did not apud for Alex after his victory, so the atmosphere of the arena was weird.

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t help but think that he would be a good actor. Though Alex is not the kind of guy who would say, "I wanna be the very best (at acting) like no one ever was".

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    After Alex won hisst match of the first day, he didn''t have to go back to the waiting room to watch the other matches.

    Although it makes no difference to other participants, it is essential for Alex to see the Pok¨¦mon of his opponent live. ??

    When he found a good ce to sit, the next and thest fight of the day had already started.

    Misty against participant no. 13.

    Alex checked out Misty Pok¨¦mon during the fight.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golduck

    LV: 39

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Damp

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Disable, Psybeam, Screech, Surf

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Rain Dance, (TM) Whirlpool, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic

    --------------------------------------------

    "Fck, is this some kind of a sick joke? So many good and expensive TMs and 3 moves on the Expert rank. In addition, it''s almost on the Elite rank."

    Alex thought about different tactics on how to defeat this monster of a Pok¨¦mon. While thinking, he saw how this Golduck easily beat the two Pok¨¦mon of participant no. 13.

    After Misty''s match, all three rounds of the first day came to an end, and Erika started her goodbye speech for all the spectators. Seeing that, Alex left instantly.

    Alex knew that he still had to face 3 more strong participants against whom he can lose if he is not careful. And Misty is bound to be one of those 3.

    He went to the official page to know the Pok¨¦mon of all the participants.

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    Participant 1: Misty

    Pok¨¦mon: Golduck LV 39, Dewgong LV 34, Starmie LV 42

    Participant 2: Junichi

    Pok¨¦mon: Primeape LV 33, Hitmonlee LV 40, Hitmonchan LV 38

    Participant 3: Mason

    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok LV 33, Weezing LV 38, Golbat LV 39

    Participant 4: Roberta

    Pok¨¦mon: Bellossom LV 36, Vileplume LV 33, Victreebel LV 38

    Participant 5: Jack

    Pok¨¦mon: Rapidash LV 31, Nales LV 33, Magcargo LV 38

    Participant 6: Alex

    Pok¨¦mon: Kirlia LV 30, Crobat LV 35, Scizor LV 35

    Participant 7: Harry

    Pok¨¦mon: Sandsh LV 29, Nidoking LV 33, Pidgeot LV 36

    Participant 8: Sarah

    Pok¨¦mon: Pelipper LV 30, Shiftry LV 32, Staraptor LV 34

    ---------------------------------

    He also looked at the tournament tree.

    Misty v/s Harry -

    -------------------------------- ??? v/s ??? ---

    Roberta v/s Sarah -

    -------------------------------------------------Final: ??? v/s ???

    Junichi v/s Jack -

    -------------------------------- ??? v/s ??? ---

    Mason v/s Alex -

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    "Fck, why am I never lucky? It would have been ideal if I were to fight Misty in the first round. That way, I could have made the most out of my camouge n. It looks like I can only meet Misty in the final, where she will already know what kind of trainer I am. That is IF I can get to the final."

    Alex silently walked out of the arena in the direction of his hotel.

    ...

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon sat together at a table and ate their food while Alex started on the TV.

    Thementator said, "Erika, which of the 8 participants do you think you will win this tournament?"

    Erika softly smiled when she said, "Although I think Misty will win, there is always a possibility that another participant surprises us and win."

    "Ohh, which participants are you thinking of?"

    "The greatest chance of a surprise victory is probably Junichi, who owns an Elite Pok¨¦mon."

    Thementator looked at Professor W?lhder, "Professor, what do you think?"

    Professor W?lhder showed a serious expression and said after the thinking of a second, "Yes, Misty and Junichi are by far the favorites of this tournament. Although we can''t say that another participant can''t win this tournament, I think it is very unlikely. Probably Mason has a small chance."

    Thementator suddenly said an amusing expression, "If we''re talking about surprises, let''s talk about participant Alex who made it to the quarter-finals. Professor W?lhder, didn''t you say that it would be difficult for participant Alex to get this far?"

    "Humph, although you''re right that Alex made it to the quarter-finals rtively easily, you have to admit that he fought really poorly and only won because his Pok¨¦mon had much higher levels than his opponents. Especially his fight against Bug trainer was unbearable to watch. His Crobat had so many advantages, and he decided not to use any of it. He fights as if he had just be a trainer yesterday. It''s been a long time since I''ve seen such an incoherent trainer of this level."

    "Professor W?lhder doesn''t seem to like participant Alex. Erika, what about you? What do you think of participant Alex?"

    Erika, who heard this question, showed a surprised expression.

    "Alex seems to be quite popr on this show since we are talking about him a lot. Hehe, but I have to admit that his character is really unusual. It is rare to see such a talented trainer with such a personality. It only makes sense that so many viewers are interested in Alex, though not in a positive manner."

    The moderator started talking about other participants in the tournament. Alex listened carefully when they started talking about Mason, who was his opponent for the next round.

    Mason seems to be one of the direct disciplines of gym leader Koga and has gathered a lot of knowledge from Koga. Although it was not said what exactly Koga taught him, Alex was sure that this Mason was trained not only for Pok¨¦mon training by Koga.

    Alex thought for a few minutes if it would be possible to defeat Mason without giving up his cover. While it was not totally impossible, Alex thought, that he can''t take this risk. The fact that he cannot fight Misty directly without his camouge lowers his chances of winning the tournament.

    He looked at his TRH device and saw several messages from different people.

    Maria: Hey, Alex! I happened to see the Kanto rookie tournament and saw your interview. It was really funny!

    p.s. Don''t worry, I won''t tell anyone about your n.

    Steven: Alex, are you taking part in the Kanto rookie tournament? I saw your fight today, and I have to admit that I''m a little confused. Is this some kind of a n of yours?

    Etc.

    Alex, who saw several messages, showed a smile and replied to them all.

    After the week that Maria and Alex trained together, they talked a lot and were able to assess the character of each other rtively well. So Alex was not surprised that Maria recognized that Alex had lied in the interview.

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    Mason, who was wearing his ninja uniform, stood against Alex with a scornful face.

    Alex, who was wearing his red cap and his usual training uniform, showed an arrogant look. ??

    Both trainers just look at each other and ignored the referee, who slowly repeated all the rules. (3 v/s 3 rules)

    Alex, who came up with a n for this fight, thought that this fight should be easy as long as everything goes ording to n.

    Mason, who saw Alex''s interview and fight, had no worries about his victory. For him, this fight was just a waste of time.

    Both trainers simultaneously called their first Pok¨¦mon at the sign of the referee. Scizor and Arbok appeared on the battlefield.

    Mason seeing a Scizor, couldn''t help but be a little worried. Scizor has many buff moves, so you shouldn''t put your weak Pok¨¦mon against it. Mason knows this and would ordinarily use his strongest Pok¨¦mon to pressure Scizor right away. But when he remembered that he was facing apletely ipetent trainer, he ignored these thoughts. Mason doubted that Alex would use this chance. And even if he did, Mason didn''t think he would lose. Because the damage this Scizor would get won''t be so small that Mason had no worries. He preferred to use the chance to train his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex, who saw the opponent''s Pok¨¦mon, couldn''t help but be inwardly happy. The interview and the previous fights were worth it for this fight.

    He was especially happy when he saw that his Arbok was a LV 33 Bronze Pok¨¦mon that didn''t have a single move on the Expert rank.

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

    Alex showed an arrogant expression and said, "Use Hyper Beam."

    Mason, who was also giving his order, quickly changed his order in the middle, "Use Lee- NO, use Protect quickly."

    Arbok quickly conjured a shield using Protect, but Scizor used Focus Energy instead of Hyper Beam.

    Mason was totally lost for a second and couldn''t give any further order. Only after a second, he realized that he set up. He showed a muddled expression when he saw Alex''s sneer.

    Scizor used the time when Mason was distracted to sessfully use Focus Energy twice.

    Mason realized that he can''t waste more time and said with a sour expression, "Arbok, use Leer quickly."

    Arbok didn''t have a strong move that could deal significant damage to Scizor. Thus, he had used Leer first.

    Alex, who saw that Mason did not charge, became happier internally. Arbok was way too weak to prevent Scizor from buffing up. Although he could do a lot of damage to Scizor in time, Alex already had a n to safely recover HP.

    After sessfully using Leer to lower Scizor''s defense, Arbok used Iron Tail to attack Scizor.

    Scizor ignored the pain and used Focus Energy until it reached the maximum effect. Then without attacking, he used Agility.

    Arbok used Iron Tail again and hit Scizor in the head. It did a lot of damage to Scizor.

    Scizor endured the pain and kept on using Agility.

    Mason thought, "Is this idiot trying to buff Scizor to the max limit? If he does that, his Scizor won''t have much HP to take advantage of that. With 20 or 30% HP, these reinforcements are not really useful."

    After Scizor had finally sessfully buffed up to the max, his whole body was covered in blood. Alex knew that Scizor can only take only a move or two.

    Alex saw that his n had worked and said with a smug face, "Scizor, use Roost and dodge all his attacks."

    Roost on the Expert rank, not only has a more efficient in healing but also allows Scizor to move when using it. Do not underestimate this advantage. Alex had increased the speed of Scizor to an abusive level. Thus Scizor can rely on his speed alone to dodge most attacks. Although his speed was not as good as in the games, Scizor was now a good deal faster than Crobat.

    Only the moves that have arge attack area can hit Scizor now.

    Mason, who saw Scizor Roost was on the Expert rank, showed a confused expression. Roost is one of the most expensive and rarely avable TM, so Mason didn''t expect that Scizor would be able to move while using it. When he saw his Arbok couldn''t catch up to Scizor, who was healing, he had a terrible feeling.

    He fellpletely into the trap of his opponent.

    Mason got angry and shouted, "I''m switching."

    In this tournament, trainer/s are allowed to change once per round.

    Alex smiled when he saw that. "Toote." He thought.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golbat

    LV: 39

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look

    - (Innate Talent) Sludge Bomb [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Fly

    -----------------------------------------------------------

    "Golbat, use Taunt."

    Alex couldn''t help but smile hearing him.

    "Mistake. You gotta know the condition to use it sessfully. As long as your level is not ridiculously higher than your opponent, you cannot prevent an Expert rank-move, unless your Taunt itself is on the Expert rank." thought Alex.

    Golbat used Taunt but failed to prevent Scizor from using Roost.

    Mason looked a bit confused. Still, he said hurriedly, "Golbat, use Mean Look."

    Alex, who saw this, knew that he couldn''t escape this move. This arena is big but not big enough for the Scizor to escape from the range of this move.

    "Scizor, use Metal w and end the fight."

    Scizor, who heard this, ran at a ridiculous speed in the direction of Golbat as his ws emitted a silver light.

    Mason knew the Golbat would be gravely injured if he was hit by this attack, but he didn''t want to stop using Mean Look.

    Golbat managed to use Mean Look before Scizor hit him.

    Scizor hit Golbat''s head with his buffed up speed and sent Golbat flying several meters.

    Golbat''s head was profusely bleeding when he got up. Mason saw that the Golbat could not take another hit and was worried. This Scizor shouldn''t stay in that buffed-up state, or he won''t have a chance of victory.

    "Golbat, use Haze."

    Now that Scizor can''t run out of range of Haze, Golbat can sessfully use Haze to weaken Scizor''s buffs. ( In this world, Haze that is not of the Expert rank can notpletely remove all reinforcements)

    Alex saw that Scizor would lose most of his reinforcements after a few seconds and said, "Use Metal w."

    Golbat and Scizor both use their moves at the same time.

    Golbat sessfully removed most of Scizor''s reinforcements but was hit again in the head by Scizor.

    Golbat, who was hit twice in the same ce with fast force, couldn''t endure anymore and became unconscious.

    Mason, who saw his strongest Pok¨¦mon go unconscious, couldn''t help but show an annoyed expression. He knew that he probably can''t win this fight now. But Mason doesn''t want to give up as long as he had even a small chance to turn this fight around.

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    The spectators who saw this interesting but unexpected fight recognized that Alex was a lot smarter andpetent trainer than he showed and couldn''t help cheer for him loudly. Alex''s n impressed the audience and the organizers very much.

    The moderator saw the match and couldn''t hold back his excitement, "Unbelievable. It looks like participant Alex was deceiving us all along. What a brilliant move! He has deceived all participants and spectators beforehand and made a surprise turn around in this difficult match." ??

    Erika also spoke excitedly, "What a great trainer! Even though his Pok¨¦mon are weaker, he managed to get himself into such a great position in this match."

    Professor W?lhder also couldn''t hide his surprise and excitement, "Yes, the tactics the participants showed in this round are perfect. In many top fights, trainers are not able to execute the tactics as well as participant Alex. The fact that he used even an interview as a tactic to fool others impressed me deeply."

    While the three continued to praise Alex, Alex thought about the possibilities of how he should fight now.

    Although Alex had a great advantage, he would not be arrogant about it. Instead, he will try to expand this advantage with all of his strength.

    The referee signaled Mason to summon his next Pok¨¦mon. Mason took out his next Pok¨¦ball without a word.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Weezing

    LV: 38

    Type: Poison

    Abilities: Levitate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move:

    - Poison Gas, Tackle, Smog, Clear Smog, Sludge, Self-Destruct

    - (Innate Talent) Will-O-Wisp [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) methrower, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Dark Pulse, (TM) Facade

    ------------------------------------------------

    Alex, who saw the strength of this Pok¨¦mon, showed a serious expression. He thought, "Why did this idiot go with Golbat when he has such a Pok¨¦mon? Maybe, he thought that Golbat with Haze was enough to handle Scizor. Hmm, even though Haze can remove the buffs, he first has to hit Scizor with this move. Although Golbat has 1 level higher than Weezing, Weezing has more advantageous moves."

    Now that Scizor had lost almost all of his reinforcements, Alex didn''t believe that Scizor could just dodge Weezing''s attacks, so Alex knew that this fight would be tough. Especially when he saw that this Weezing can use Will-O-Wisp and methrower.

    Will-O-Wisp in this world works simrly to the games. When used, it decreases the strength (physical strength) and HP of a Pok¨¦mon. But in this world, the effectiveness of it depends on how high the move mastery is. Also, type-advantage is a big factor too. Since it is a Fire-type move, Pok¨¦mon''s type may increase or reduce the effect.

    For example, it is not very effective against Water-type Pok¨¦mon. But if it is used against Grass-type Pok¨¦mon, then it is super effective.

    That''s why it is a hard counter for the Scizor, who is not only a Bug and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon but also is lower in level than Weezing.

    When the referee gave the signal to continue fighting, both trainers said at the same time.

    "Scizor, use Quick Attack to dodge and then use that speed to quickly hit him with Metal w."

    "Weezing, let''s start with the Will-O-Wisp."

    Alex, who knew that Mason was gonna use that move first, gave themand in advance to evade it and harm Weezing.

    Weezing, whose Will-O-Wisp was on the Expert rank, was faster than Scizor and conjured fire that flew in the direction of Scizor with a rtively fast speed.

    When the mes were only a few yards from Scizor, Scizor used Quick Attack to dodge the mes and ran towards Weezing.

    While running, his pincer-like hands shone in the silver light.

    "Weezing, tank this attack and use Will-O-Wisp again."

    Alex, who heard Mason, couldn''t help but agree with hismand.

    A bit of harm for Scizor''s sessful weaknesses was a justifiable trade-off for Mason.

    "Next, use Protect."

    Before Scizor met Weezing, Alex said what Scizor''s next task would be.

    Scizor sessfully hit Weezing, who was preparing Will-O-Wisp. When Weezing used Will-O-Wisp, Scizor blocked it with Protect by a whisker.

    Mason was getting more and more annoyed with seeing how Alex had the whole fight under his control.

    Usually, it is notably challenging to know the best move for a Pok¨¦mon to use within a second. You need lots of experience in order to predict which move the opponent will use and how to counter it. And it takes time to umte this experience. But Alex had lots of experience in his previous life by ying Pok¨¦mon games. So to others, Alex seemed like a monster who can easily predict the whole fight.

    "Anyway, he can use Protect only once," thought Mason as he gave his nextmand. The fact the none of his decision was sessful wasn''t helping in decreasing his irritation and anger.

    "Scizor, use U-turn."

    "Weezing, use methrower." (Alex said it a little earlier)

    U-turn is a move that is very helpful in this tournament. Usually, it is not allowed to switch a Pok¨¦mon while it is under attack by a move. The trainer is allowed to change his Pok¨¦mon only when the opponent is preparing a move. U-turn, which automatically calls back his Pok¨¦mon to the Pok¨¦ball when used, is an exception to this rule.

    Scizor managed to use his move faster and avoided Weezing''s attack by the skin of his teeth.

    Mason wordlessly watched as Scizor went back into the Pok¨¦ball safely.

    Alex won this round of this fight entirely because his Weezing only took damage without inflicting even a scratch on Scizor.

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    The spectators who saw this exciting and interesting fight apuded Alex who outyed his opponent who was stronger so easily.

    The weak defeats the strong is a favorite of the masses in this world too. ??

    The moderator said with a smile, "Alex seems to have the fightpletely in his pocket. I think this is the first time I''ve seen such a young trainer with suchbat control."

    Professor W?lhder, who liked Alex more and more, said "yes, the control and stability that Alex shows in this fight is on the highest level. Even many elite trainers can learn something from Alex in this aspect. I think the word genius is a good description of Alex''s talent, maybe even better. "

    Erika, who felt the excitement, said with a smile, "You both really like this fight. But I have to admit that this has been my favorite fight so far. The tension and tactics in this fight are really great."

    Erika wait a bit and said, "He''s also one of the few trainers who ownpletely different pokemon and trains at such a level. Usually, it''s easier to focus on one type to get the best out of your pokemon, but for Alex, this doesn''t seem to be a problem. "

    Professor W?lhder heard Erika''s statement and showed a thoughtful expression on his face when he said," yes, Miss Erika Alex has trained many different Pokemon to this level, which is usually rtively difficult for beginners. While having different types of Pokemon can bring many benefits, it has just as many disadvantages. Personally, I think specialists have more advantages. Especiallyter. "

    Erika said with a thoughtful expression "Yes Professor W?lhder, it is probably better for most trainers to concentrate on one type than to try to learn several types. Different Pokemon Type needs different training, although this training is not very important at the beginning, it ister a requirement to train his Pokemon optimally. Later, often trainers who can train a type of Pokemon stand out because they have specialized in a type. Probably only monsters would manage to train their Pokemon optimally."

    The moderator broke their discussion with a smile "Regardless of whether Alex''s type of training is optimal, you can not admire anything other than his sesses. Above all, his tactics stand out from me than his talent."

    Erika says with a soft smile "Yes, Alex''s tactics in this fight were perfectly nned and executed. I have never seen such an interesting type of tactic where the interview is used as a tactical opportunity. I personally have to admit that I am not very talented with Tatiks am like a participant Alex. "

    The moderator said slightly "Miss Erika please don''t underestimate yourself so much. The tactics that you showed in this tournament two years ago were at the highest level"

    Erika just showed a gentle smile at this statement. She knew herself that she was worse than Alex when it came to tactics. Erika knows her strengths and knows that tactics are not necessarily her strengths.

    ...

    Alex, who knew Kirlia was his best option, called Kirlia on the battlefield.

    Kirlia who was only at level 31 (leveled up) didn''t have much chance of defeating weezing, but she could certainly do some harm to Weezing

    When the referee gave the victory, both coaches said at the same time.

    "kirlia use Teleport and then Disable if he uses Dark Pulse, if not use Psychic"

    "Weezing use Dark Pul .. shit, hmm use Thunderbolt"

    Kirlia the more quickly got her order use teleport to get out of the range of Weezing attacks. Then use it Psychic to harm Weezing.

    Although Weezing Spe def is bad and Kirlia is using a very effective move, the level difference is too big to cause serious damage to Weezing. If Kirlia had the same level as Weezing, this attack would do a lot more damage.

    Weezing who saw Kirlia out of his attack range had no choice but to break off his attack and float in the direction of Kirlia.

    Mason who made more and more mistakes became nervous. He felt as if Alex could read his mind, which baffled him very much. His whole head was empty of the feeling.

    Weezing who has not received amand from his trainer uses Thunderbolt as soon as he is back in range.

    "Kirlia n 3"

    Kirlia nodded and started using teleport again. n 3 as Alex calls it is pretty simple. Use Teleport to dodge Weezing''s attacks and then use Psychic to inflict damage on the enemy.

    Alex didn''t think he would get a chance to use this n because there are many counters for this n and any experienced trainer can prevent this n. But Mason, who apparently had little experience with fights at the highest level, did not know how to prevent this n.

    Mason saw how his Pokemon always took more damage and tried to think about different ns than he thought nervously. He has never felt so confused in a fight. Even in his training match against Koga, he didn''t have this feeling.

    After several rounds of intensive attacks, Alex noticed that his Kirlia can no longer teleport and can no longer avoid the attack by Weezing.

    Weezing, who refueled all attacks from Kirlia at this point in time, was bleeding heavily and only had around 20% Hp.

    "Weezing use methrower"

    Kirlia, who uses Psychic herself to do more damage to Weezing, could not avoid the attack by weezing and suffered severe disgrace.

    With this one attack, she lost more than 60% Hp. The difference between levels in this world is not easy to suppress.

    Kirlia and Weezing use the same move again.

    "Kirlia use Protect"

    "Weezing use Protect"

    Both pokemon managed to block attacks from the enemy.

    Kirlia and Weezing use the same move again and hit the enemy again. Both Pokemon passed out at the same time.

    Mason saw how Alex only lost his weakest Pokemon and he lose his two strongest Pokemon that this fight could not be won anymore. If he got another chance for this fight he thinks this fight wouldn''t end like that, but now was toote to think about it. he lost to a weaker trainer.

    He walked slowly to the referee to tell him that he was giving up. Mason who lost a lot of self-confidence in this fight just wanted to go home.

    The referee announces the winner of the match aloud.

    Alex, who won this fight impressed, was loudly apuded by the spectators. His poprity increased to a ridiculous level from this one fight.

    ---

    Saffron City in a skyscraper.

    A middle-aged man with mafia-like clothes and a neutral expression looked at the big television screen in his office. He had a Persian next to him that he stroked.

    The man looked interested in the screen when he took his phone from his table.

    "Gives me the information from Alex Stark."

    "what? a member really? who is responsible for him? great, give me his file"

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    Saffron City.

    In an underground base, a young girl and a young man were fighting each other with an Ariados and a Nidoking, respectively. ??

    The young man had short ck hair and a fit body. Together with his eagle-like eyes, he looked dangerous and handsome.

    The young girl had purple hair and a ninja uniform simr to that of Koga. Even though she was young, you could feel a dangerous aura from her. Especially the indifferent eyes she had were abnormal for her age.

    "Come on, Nidoking, finish this fight with Earthquake."

    Nidoking, who heard the young man''s orders, began to use Earthquake. After just a few seconds, the entire floor was vibrating.

    Ariados used String Shot to dodge the attack. The silk she shot to the roof allowed Ariados to stay in the air and be safe from the Earthquake.

    "Perfect. Nidoking, use methrowers while it''s in the air."

    Ariados, who was in the middle of the air, had no way of effectively evading this attack. Ariados tried to dodge the attack but didn''t quite make it and was hit. It already was seriously injured due to the fight, so it passed out immediately after being hit by this attack.

    The girl looked sadly in the direction of her Pok¨¦mon when she called it back.

    During this fight, 3 different Team Rocket Executives were talking on a balcony over the battlefield.

    "Hmm, this year, the rookies are particrly strong."

    "Yes, in other years, the third-ranked could have been the winner."

    "Maria, right? She is good but nothingpared to these 2. The two have Pok¨¦mon on the Elite rank at such age. The talent of these two trainers is ridiculous."

    "It''s a shame that all three participants have already been taken away by other Executives. Aren''t I right, Lisa?"

    Lisa quietly listened to the talk of two Team Rocket executives and said with a smile, "No reason to be jealous. I was just lucky that Maria was in the rookie group that I was entrusted with. Besides, Maria is good, butpared to the other two, she is a good deal worse."

    "Well, although you are right, these two participants have a strong background, so that it is expected from them."

    While the Team Rocket Executive was speaking, the Team Rocket Captain, who was selected as the referee for this match, announced the oue of the match.

    "Participant Marco defeats participant Janine and wins this tournament."

    The referee threw out a Pok¨¦ball and summoned his Slowbro.

    Then he said out loud, "The first, second, and third-ranked contestant will be personally rewarded by the boss. These participants, pleasee here."

    Marco, Janine, and Maria went to the referee when he said that.

    Marco, who already knows who the secret boss of Team Rocket is, didn''t show an excited expression when he heard this. Well, he is Giovanni''s nephew, so he obviously knows who is the said boss is.

    Janine, the daughter of Koga, also knew who the boss of Team Rocket is.

    Although most Team Rocket members don''t know who is the boss of Team Rocket, it is an open secret among the senior members. Even the top members of the Alliance know that Giovanni is the boss of Team Rocket. The reason they passively ignore Giovanni is not known. But it is believed that the Alliance would suffer too much damage if they tried to remove Giovanni.

    Compared to Giovanni, 3 other Team Rocket members are much less known. Only Giovanni and a few Team Rocket members are aware that Koga, Sabrina, and Lt. Surge are also part of Team Rocket. The Alliance is not fully aware of Giovanni''s actual strength.

    Marco, Janine, and Maria teleported into arge, luxury room with a short man inside. Together with this short man, a bored Forretress was lying around.

    The young man looked at the three when he got up and said, "Ahh, hello! I''m Carr and the person who will lead you to the boss."

    Marco saw Carr and immediately showed a respectful pose and said, "Hello, sir. My name is Marco, and I''m happy to finally see you in person."

    "Haha, I''ve heard a lot from you too, Marco. Your father was really a strong person."

    Inparison to Marco''s friendly greetings, Maria and Janine gave respectful greetings but didn''t talk much.

    All followed the who left the room. Marco kept on continuing their conversation. Maria and Janine wordlessly follow Carr as he led them to arge hallway.

    After not even 1 minute, the four were in front of arge double door that was beautifully decorated.

    "We are there. I havepleted my task, so I will be going away." Then he left without waiting for the three of them to answer.

    Marco looked at the door for a few seconds before he started opening that door.

    When the door opened, the three saw arge and luxurious office with a man and a Persian inside.

    Giovanni looked briefly at the three when he said with a strong and indifferent tone, "Hm, you are here. Come in and don''t stand there."

    The Persian gave the three of them a cold look as they walked in.

    Maria had the feeling of being watched by an absurdly strong monster as they entered. She thought that if this monster ever wants to kill her, even with the help of her Pok¨¦mon, she won''t survive even a second.

    When she saw the man in the chair, she couldn''t help but show a surprised expression. Maria did not expect that the strongest Gym leader of Kanto would be the boss of Team Rocket.

    Giovanni looked at the three of them with an appraising gaze and said, "I congratte you all for the performance you have shown in this tournament. Not only will three of you be promoted, but each of you will receive special rewards."

    After saying that, he directed their eyes towards 3 Pok¨¦mon Egg that were inside incubators. All three eggs were of different colors and sizes.

    Giovannie saw the curious gazes of theirs when he said, "One of these Egg is of Larvitar that was previously promised for the winner. But because the quality of the rookies has risen sharply this year, I have chosen two other rewards. The other two Pok¨¦mon Egg are probably not as rare as a Larvitar Egg, but should not be underestimated. you''ll know whyter."

    Maria took the Pok¨¦mon Egg incubator of hers and looked at the Egg with a curious look.

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    Alex sat in a seat on the edge of the arena battlefield and watched the fight with an examining look.

    The fight that Alex was watching was the fight of participant no.1 Misty v/s participant no.4 Roberta. Grass-type trainer v/s Water-type trainer. ??

    Althoughpetitor Roberta had a type advantage, Alex didn''t think she could win. As long as she didn''t show any particr strategy, she was likely to be easily defeated by Misty''s high-level Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex just hoped that she was strong enough Misty to use all 3 of her Pok¨¦mon so he could observe them.

    The fight finished faster than Alex predicted. Participants Roberta''s Pok¨¦mon were not only several levels under Misty''s Pok¨¦mon but also poorly trained. None of their Pok¨¦mon showed a move on the Expert rank. And no Pok¨¦mon showed physical superiority, such as participant no.2 Junichi''s Pok¨¦mon, who have an above-average physical performance.

    Misty only used her two weakest Pok¨¦mon to defeat all three of Roberta''s Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex showed a funny expression when he saw how Misty had to defeat such easy opponents to get into the final. Well, the match is decided in such a way that it is easy for the top yers. While Alex''s benefit ended after entering the top 8, Misty will have that benefit until the final. The stronger you are, the more benefits you get.

    ...

    1 hourter, Alex and Junichi were standing on the battlefield with a referee. The winner of this round will officially fight against Misty in the final tomorrow.

    The referee repeated the rules for both participants again, even though he noticed that none of them was listening.

    After the refereepleted the protocol of speaking the rules, he showed a signal indicating that both participants had to summon their first Pok¨¦mon.

    A Scizor and a Hitmonlee were called onto the battlefield simultaneously. Junichi had, of course, watched Alex''sst fight and didn''t want to make the mistake that Mason made.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Hitmonlee

    LV: 40

    Type: Fighting

    Abilities: Limber

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Rolling Kick, Meditate, Double Kick, Feint, Brick Break, Facade, Jump Kick, Focus Energy, Mega Kick

    - (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E], (Innate Talent) Poison Jab [E], (Innate Talent) Helping Hand

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Rock Slide

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    Alex, who saw his opponent choosing his strongest Pok¨¦mon first, as expected, showed a slight smile. His assessment of Junichi was that he probably won''t try to put too much thought into choosing the first Pok¨¦mon. So Alex could easily predict which Pok¨¦mon Junichi would choose first. Although this is not a great advantage, one cannot underestimate this advantage.

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

    Alex gave a smile when he said, "Scizor, Hyper Beam."

    Junichi said at the same time, "Hitmonlee, use Medita... Meditate. You can save your tricks. I won''t fall for it."

    Alex smiled when he heard this. Junichi didn''t understand the smile at first. But when he saw Scizor not using Focus Energy but Toxic, his face went dark.

    Hitmonlee, who was using Meditate, couldn''t avoid Scizor''s move and was poisoned.

    Although his Pok¨¦mon was poisoned, Junichi didn''t panic because he knows that the Toxic from a non-Poison-type Pok¨¦mon would be less effective. Especially if the targeted Pok¨¦mon has a higher level. Although Hitmonlee was slowly starting to take damage, Junichi didn''t see it as a significant disadvantage.

    "Hitmonlee, use Meditate once more."

    Junichi wanted to repeat Alex''s tactics in thest round and strengthen his Pok¨¦mon a lot before defeating all three of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon. Although his Pok¨¦mon are stronger, Junichi didn''t want to take the chance.

    "Scizor, use Sandstorm."

    When the moderator heard the move that Alex said to use, he made a startled expression on his face. "Participant Alex appears to be very rich to be able to buy the TM Sandstorm. Although most trainers rate the TM Sandstorm as not very strong, one should not underestimate the damage that a Pok¨¦mon suffers if it stays in this sandstorm for a long time."

    Alex used almost all of his money yesterday to buy TMs for Scizor. Even though he spent a lot of money on this one move, Alex had no reason to hesitate. Save money or make his Pok¨¦mon stronger? It''s a no brainer for Alex.

    Scizor who heard this created a small area where a strong sandstorm was raging. This sandstorm stretched across the whole battlefield and made it very difficult to get in the middle of the arena. Although the visibility was reduced, it wasn''t so bad that the Pok¨¦mon and trainers can''t see each other.

    As Junichi was about to give his nextmand, Alex said with a pressing voice, "Scizor, use n 5."

    Junichi, who heard this, looked briefly at Scizor to find out what Scizor wanted to do. Although he wanted to attack, he didn''t risk attack Alex just like that.

    Scizor who heard this was using Razor Wind on the solid ground of the arena. The surface was damaged by the move and formed a small dust cloud that was kept in the air by the sandstorm.

    Alex let Scizor practice the move Sandstorm for a whole day to keep dust in the sandstorm in the air. Although Alex doesn''t know how exactly Scizor does it, he was happy that his request was easier for Scizor to implement than he had initially thought. This very small change in this move allows Alex to implement his n wlessly.

    Junichi, who saw Scizor showing more and more gaudiness in the arena, made a grave face.

    For other trainers, Alex''s strategy would bepletely useless because they only have to use a Flying-type move to destroy this sandstorm. The second possibility is to have a Pok¨¦mon that can perceive the opponent''s Pok¨¦mon even without his eyes. Only Junichi, who was the Fighting-Type trainer, had neither of these two options.

    There is also another way. Like Maria, you can attack the arena with a high attack surface move. This option are avable to most trainers.

    "Hitmonlee, use Rock Slide." Alex knew that Junichi would use this move.

    Junichi had no choice but to hope that luck was on his side and that Rock Slide will hit Scizor.

    He thought that Alex had executed his npleted, which was not the case.

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    When Alex said, "n 5," it meant this:

    1. Use Razor Wind to create more dust, which will enhance the Sandstorm. ??

    2. After most of the arena is invisible, use Substitute to permanently prevent idental hits.

    3. While you are protected from Substitute, use Focus Energy and Agility to strengthen yourself. Also, use Roost to heal the damage from Substitute. (Sandstrom wasn''t the only TM Alex bought)

    4. Make sure to keep on using the move Sandstorm.

    Alex suddenly showed a nonchnt expression when he said to Junichi, "Don''t hold it against me. I only have one chance of victory. If I am lucky, that is."

    Junichi showed an annoyed expression when he heard Alex admit his circumstances. "You are a fool if you think that luck can save you from me. Hitmonlee only needs to hit your Pok¨¦mon once or a maximum twice before it makes Scizor unconscious. And as soon as your Pok¨¦mon is unconscious, your Sandstorm will disappear. I don''t have to exin what happens then, do I?"

    Alex showed a neutral expression when he said, "Better than a 0% chance of winning. Although in your case, I would rather be looking at your Pok¨¦ball to check if your Pok¨¦mon has passed out or not."

    Pok¨¦ball vibrates slightly when the Pok¨¦mon is unconscious from the Pok¨¦ball. It also has a button that allows the trainer to call his Pok¨¦mon directly back to the Pok¨¦ball when his Pok¨¦mon is not far away.

    Junichi looked at Alex onest time and began to ignore him. He thought Alex was using this general knowledge to make him nervous.

    Alex, who saw this, showed a smile when he said, "I just noticed that you haven''t changed your Pok¨¦mon even though it''s poisoned. Does that happen to have a reason? Could it be that you only have one Pok¨¦mon that has a move that has arge attack area? Or is it because your buffed up Pok¨¦mon will only need one lucky hit to defeat my Pok¨¦mon? Hmm, I wonder~."

    Junichi''s eyes twitched when he heard the words of Alex. Although he didn''t want to admit it, Alex was right. He has fought a lot of smart trainers, but none was as difficult to beat as Alex. He knew that if his Pok¨¦mon had the same level as Alex''s Pok¨¦mon, he would have been easily defeated by Alex by now. This thought hurt his self-confidence badly.

    Within 5 minutes, Junichi became more nervous and more confused because the Sandstorm did not stop. He had already seen 50 times how stones were identally rained over the battlefield, and the Sandstrom was still active.

    Junichi couldn''t deny anything when the Pok¨¦ball from Hitmonlee vibrated slightly. He could only me his luck. He pushed a button from the Pok¨¦ball, and a red beam from the Sandstorm flew in the direction of Hitmonlee''s Pok¨¦ball. Junichi thought for a few seconds when he called his next Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Hitmonchan

    LV: 38

    Type: Fighting

    Abilities: Iron Fist

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Comet Punch, Leer, Agility, Feint, Swift, Dizzy Punch, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Focus Energy

    - (Innate Talent) Facade [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Bulk Up [E], (TM) Seismic Toss

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    When Alex saw his next Pok¨¦mon, he knew why Junichi didn''t want to change his Hitmonlee.

    This Hitmonchan has only one move that can inflict damage to Scizor in this Sandstorm. That is, of course, Swift that always hits the target as long as the target is not out of the range. The problem was that Swift is a ''special move'' and Hitmonchan has a terrible Sp. Atk value of 35. Also, the fact that Scizor has resistance towards Swift as a Steel-type Pok¨¦mon doesn''t help.

    Although in Alex''s case, Swift will do more damage to Scizor than Hitmonchan will take from the Sandstorm.

    Although Scizor can use Roost, it is not a move that Scizor can use indefinitely. Alex estimated Scizor probably won''t be able to use Roost during the rest of the fight much anymore.

    When the referee gave the signal, Alex said aloud, "Scizor, use Wing Attack to blow the dust away."

    Junichi was giving the order at the same time, "Hitmonchan use Swift... Wait, What?"

    Scizor used his flying energy and transported most of the dust out of the battlefield, which quickly became visible. Although Scizor was hit by the Swift move, he appeared to have taken little damage.

    Junichi became happy when he saw Alex was suddenly ready to fight head-on. His Pok¨¦mon have been trained in closebat. So they can easily defeat other Pok¨¦mon at the same level in a ''fair'' match.

    "Scizor, use Metal w."

    "Hitmonchan, use Fire Punch."

    Scizor flew in the direction of Hitmonchan at a ridiculous speed as his ws shone with silver light.

    Hitmonchan then noticed that Scizor was buffed to the maximum and was very dangerous. Though Hitmonchan was taken by surprise, he showed an unusual fighting instinct and used Fire Punch to hit Scizor simultaneously. Both Pok¨¦mon flew a few meters after being hit by the other''s move. Particrly Hitmonchan flew more than 10 meters away.

    Scizor hit by Fire Punch took extreme damage from this one move only. Not only the spot that was hit was coal-ck, but it was also extensively bleeding. That one hit took more than half of Scizor''s HP.

    Hitmonchan hit in the head by Scizor''s move didn''t look any better and was gravely damaged.

    "Scizor, again."

    Alex, who had used only one Pok¨¦mon till now, was ready to ''exchange'' Scizor with one of the enemy Pok¨¦mon. As in chess, if you have an advantage and both parties have two pieces of the same value, it is worth taking out the opponent''s chess piece by sacrificing your own to increase your advantage.

    Junichi, who saw this, knew that Hitmonchan could not dodge this attack with his speed. "Use Protect and then Fire Punch."

    Alex, who heard that, said quickly, "You, too."

    Hitmonchan used Protect to block most of Scizor''s attacks, and Scizor, after his attack, used Protect to block Hitmonchan''s attack.

    "Scizor, again."

    "Damn! You too, Hitmonchan."

    Both Pok¨¦mon exchanged attacks again. After the two moves were used, the viewers could see an unforeseen oue.

    Both Pok¨¦mon passed out at the same time.

    Junichi saw how he only had his weakest Pok¨¦mon left. But he didn''t want to give up yet.

    Although the chance is small, he wanted to try his luck.

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    Alex brought Crobat back to the Pok¨¦ball who just defeated Junichi''sst Pok¨¦mon. You could see a small smile stered on Alex''s face.

    The feeling of victory over a much stronger opponent is really indescribable. The spectators were screaming excitedly for Alex''s win. Alex had never felt so strong and confident. ??

    The audience saw that for the first time in the history of this tournament, the contestant with participant number 6 has reached the final and apuded and cheered a lot for Alex''s achievements. His achievements made him by far the most popr participant. Although most of the audience didn''t think Alex had a chance to really win the tournament, they couldn''t help but p for him. What he has achieved wasn''t something anyone could do. As a matter of fact, he was the first one to achieve it.

    Alex, who was about to leave the arena, saw a blonde woman approaching him along with a camera team. She was none other than the one who interviewed him thest time. Or you could say the first time since Alex has only given 1 interview.

    The blonde woman gave a seductive smile when she asked, "Participant Alex, do you have time for a short interview?"

    Alex, who saw the (fake) smile from the woman, thought, "Wow, this woman has thick skin. First, ridicule me. And when she saw my strength and sess, she is being seductive now. Hmm... Well, I''m not exactly a noble person myself."

    "Can an interview help me get a little advantage? I think that the chances of Misty believing the words from my interview are close to 0%. So the old trick probably won''t work anymore. But that doesn''t mean the interview will bepletely useless to create an advantage for me."

    Alex agreed and went to a quiet ce with the blonde woman and the camera team.

    The blonde woman asked if Alex was ready before asking her first question.

    "Alex, after you surprised all participants and spectators and reached the final, do you think that you will be the winner of this tournament?"

    Alex gave a small smile as he said ''honestly'', "No. I made all of these ns to get into the finals. To be honest, I still can''t believe that my ns have worked so well so far."

    "How sure are you that you can win the final?"

    Alex made a helpless expression. "Win? *sigh* Unfortunately, the only tactic thates to mind that would allow me to win against Misty is very risky. Although this n is risky for me, I couldn''t think of a better n against Misty."

    "Can I ask why you can''t use the tactics from the other rounds?"

    "The reason is rtively simple. It is not possible. Water Pok¨¦mon have many moves with arge attack range. Thus my Sandstorm n would not work. The Scizor tactic ispletely useless since the opponent already knows it. To get a chance to have the victory, I have to use my risky tactics. Basically, my luck will decide my sess."

    Although Alex said this with a serious face, he thought something else. "Although the Sandstorm tactic is really not that good against Water-type Pok¨¦mon, it doesn''t mean that it is useless against this type. The real reason is that Misty has a Pok¨¦mon that can use Rain Dance that makes this n almost impossible to seed."

    "Alex, can you tell me what the n is exactly? I promise I won''t tell anyone."

    Alex showed a sarcastic face when he said, "Oh, really? How great! I met a rare journalist in the world who can keep a secret. What a miracle!"

    The blonde woman showed an annoyed expression when she said, "Come on~ No reason to be so sarcastic."

    Alex didn''t say anything about this statement, and the atmosphere soon turned ufortable.

    After a few more minutes of general questions, the blonde woman and the camera team said goodbye to Alex.

    As they left, the blond woman gave Alex a slip of paper with a phone number.

    Alex, who saw this note, briefly showed a confused expression when he looked at the woman who was slowly walking away. Alex had the feeling that she swung her hips a little more unnecessarily as she walked away.

    Although he knew that this approach probably had nothing to do with his face, he still felt a bit more handsome.

    He took the paper and threw it into the nearest garbage can before he and Kirlia went towards his hotel.

    While walking, many people recognized Alex in town. They showed an expression of interest and admiration as he walked around town. Many children also ask for an autograph from Alex when they saw him.

    ...

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were sitting in the hotel.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon have trained for today, so they all have free time to pursue their hobby.

    Kirlia was calmly reading a book on a small chair. Her speed of reading was also very impressive as she quickly finished a small book and started reading another one. She also likes to y chess against Ditto.

    Crobat has no real hobby. Though he flys to the top of these hotels at night and keep watch. Although he denied that he does it to take care of Alex and his Pok¨¦mon at night and said that he likes the air at night, Alex knows that it isn''t the whole reason Crobat does this.

    Scizor is one of the few Pok¨¦mon from Alex who continued to train independently even after the long training hours. Although he also likes to watch the TV aside from training when a Pok¨¦mon fight is going on.

    Ditto likes ying with Shieldon. This type of fighting games is good for the development of Shieldon, who is still just a kid. Ditto also likes to y chess against Kirlia, although it has not won yet. You gotta praise its fighting spirit.

    Shieldon likes to y with Ditto. He also likes to watch TV when he sees something interesting in it. He also goes to Alex''s direction and ys with him when he sees that Alex is free.

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    Alex was sitting on a chair with a piece of paper on the table that had various ideas to defeat Misty written on it. Although he had thought about a good n after several hours, Alex couldn''t think of a really 100%win n.

    "Fck, why can''t I think of anything! Do I really have to use ''that'' idea? But it is highly unreliable and has a lot to do with luck." ??

    Kirlia, who was reading a book, felt Alex''s emotions were getting worse and worse. She closed her book and walked towards Alex. When she was behind Alex, who was lost in thought and hugged him.

    Alex suddenly felt a touch around his body and turned to see who it was. After he saw Kirlia hugging him cutely, his mood got better without him even noticing it.

    He looked at Kirlia with a confused look when he said, "Kirlia, what''s going on? Are you lonely? Or sick? Shall we go to a Pok¨¦center? Or..."

    Kirlia just smiled at the many questions that Alex was asking her.

    ...

    Alex woke up early in the morning at his bedside, feeling nervous. That feeling of not having a solid n for how the fight and not knowing how it will go wasn''t a great feeling for him. Alex likes to have a certain amount of control over the fight and not give the opponent any chance of victory. Unfortunately, Misty''s Pok¨¦mon were too strong and had no fatal weaknesses like hisst opponent had.

    What annoyed Alex the most was that he couldn''t get the info of her strongest Pok¨¦mon, Starmie. The problem lies in Starmie being an Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    Misty is got into the finals with her two weakest Pok¨¦mon while Alex had shown all of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon ate breakfast silently that day, which just shows that they were also quite nervous.

    During breakfast, the TV was on showing a preshow for the tournament. As usual, Erika and Professor W?lhder were invited to this preshow as guests.

    "Wee to the preshow of the Kanto Rookie tournament. Today is thest and the most important day of the tournament, where we will find out the winner of this thrilling tournament. Though before that fight, we will have the fight for the 3rd ce. Naturally, I am not alone today. Gym leader Erika and Professor W?lhder are with me, to share with us their valuable insight."

    Erika showed a gentle smile as she greeted the audience. Professor W?lhder also tried to smile in a friendly way but couldn''t, thanks to his rtively grumpy face.

    "Let''s talk about the fight for the third ce first. The participants are..."

    Alex heard them first talking about this unimportant match. He just ignored it and continued eating his meal.

    Alex didn''t care who wins the third ce. He knows that third-ce gets a Pok¨¦mon Egg from a Royal Pok¨¦mon. That is why this fight is so important to the contestants.

    The first three will all get a Royal Pok¨¦mon Egg, as far as Alex knows. The first ce will also get a rare item for his Pok¨¦mon Egg, which can increase the potential of this Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex has not yet considered which Royal Pok¨¦mon to choose because his total focus was on winning this tournament. Although he hates to bet on his bad luck, he had no choice because Misty''s Pok¨¦mon have no apparent weakness and were much stronger than his Pok¨¦mon. Maybe if he had 6 months or even 3 months more to train, this would not be the case. When he thought of the first few months he was wasted in this world, he got annoyed again.

    "Ok. Let''s talk about the finale and the two participants who made it this far."

    He presented the participants for the final to the audience before he asked with a smile, "Erika, which of these outstanding participants do you think will win this final?"

    Erika, who was already expecting this question, showed a conflicted face. "I''ve thought about this question a lot myself, and I have to say that I have absolutely no idea. Although Misty is much stronger, participant Alex is not an opponent that you can easily defeat just because you are stronger than him. So this fight can go in any direction."

    Professor W?lhder nodded with an approving smile. "Yes, I can''t agree with you more. This finale can go in any direction despite the great level of difference. Although most viewers are thinking right now that Alex is too weak to win. I think that that''s not the case. Although the level difference is big, it''s not so big that Alex''s tactics are useless against this strength."

    Erika said seriously, "Hmm, I think this tournament will be one of the most enthralling and exhrating tournaments in a long time."

    The moderator said with a smile, "As the audience have just heard, we can look forward to an exciting finale."

    Alex, who heard this, had ticked mark on his face when he thought, "I hate this excitement. Damn it! Why can''t I get an easy opponent and win the reward?"

    While Alex was thinking about it, Scizor and Crobat were bickering again.

    "Hey, bat! I thought about the tournament a bit and realized that you have been pretty useless in this tournament so far. So I ask you to pull yourself together in the final, so we don''t lose. I don''t want to lose the finale just because of your poor performance. Whatever you do, don''t drag us down."

    Crobat couldn''t hold his anger anymore. "Shut up, you second ss can opener!. Alex has clearly saved me for the final as a Trump card, so don''t lower the IQ around you with your dumb words."

    "What did you call me, you arrogant bat?"

    "You heard me."

    As always, Kirlia sighed and went to her two brothers to end their argument quickly. Kirlia, who is much younger than Scizor and Crobat, just couldn''t understand why they argue if they didn''t actually hate each other.

    Alex, who looked at the time, looked up and said to his Pok¨¦mon,

    "Let''s go."

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 Chapter 98 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 98

    Alex and Misty were standing on the opposite side of the battlefield. You could find the referee on the side of the battlefield exining the rules for this round again.

    Shortly before this round, Roberta and Junichi fought for third ce. Not surprisingly, Junichi won this fight rtively easily with the help of his Elite Pok¨¦mon. ??

    The referee gave the signal, and Scizor and Starmie were called to the field simultaneously.

    Alex wasn''t surprised by Misty''s choice. He had expected that Misty''s first Pok¨¦mon would either be Golduck (who can use rain dance) or Starmie, her strongest Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Starmie

    LV: 42

    Type: Water / Psychic

    Abilities: Natural Cure

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Harden, Tackle, Psywave, Water Gun, Swift, Minimize, Confuse Ray, Bubble Beam, Light Screen, Psychic, Recover

    - (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [E], (Innate Talent) Psyshock [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Surf, (TM) Thunder, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade

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    "Hmm, that''s really not really favorable. Surf, Swift, and Blizzard make my Sandstorm npletely useless. Natural Cure makes even poisoning rtively ineffective. And the strong attack moves on the Expert rank makes it almost invincible against me. The only good thing is that those Expert rank moves are not that effective against Scizor."

    "I can only hope that my Bet works."

    Misty gave a smile in contrast to Alex''s serious expression when she saw Scizor. Although Scizor has the type advantage, the strength Starmie has is more than enough to make up for that advantage.

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

    Alex immediately showed an arrogant expression when he said aloud to Misty.

    "Misty has no bust. Completely t. t, t, like ake."

    "Misty is a pirate''s dream. A sunken chest."

    "Those aren''t even boobs. They are mosquito bites."

    Misty, who was just giving her order, heard this and gotpletely pissed off. "Starmie use H- AAH!! What are you talking about, you bastard?"

    "Haha! Sorry, sorry. I shouldn''t have said such things about Stunfisk-I mean your chest."

    Misty fliped out, hearing Alex shouting about a topic for which she is very insecure. She wanted to go to this bastard and punch him in the face.

    "SHUT UP, YOU BASTARD!!"

    The referee, who saw Misty was going to walk in the direction of Alex at any moment, said aloud, "Please! Both participants calm down and continue with this fight."

    After saying that, he looked at the grinning Alex and said, "Participant Alex, please don''t offend your opponent. If you do that again, I''ll disqualify you."

    Alex smiled and slowly said, "Mister referee, my words don''t have an offensive word in them, so I didn''t break the rules."

    During this exchange, Misty suddenly noticed that Alex''s Pok¨¦mon had been using Focus Energy the whole time. Then she looked at her confused Starmie, who was still waiting for the order. She realized that she fell into his trick.

    The referee saw it too but didn''t say it when he realized it. In his opinion, Alex has not broken the rules. And after the first warning, Alex said nothing. So he was safe.

    Misty saw that referee said nothing and suppressed her anger. "Starmie, use Surf."

    When Alex saw Misty start attacking, his face grew serious. Although this was a cheap trick, he had no choice but to hope that Misty and her Pok¨¦mon would be distracted and Scizor would have enough time to use the buffs.

    Without the reinforcements, Scizor won''t be able to deal enough damage to defeat Starmie quick enough without taking too much damage. Because Alex knows that Starmie can also hit the speedy Pok¨¦mon, he had Scizor only use Focus Energy. But even with the luck that this risky n worked, Scizor was still weaker than Starmie.

    At that moment, Alex was d that all of Starmie''s Expert moves are ineffective against Scizor. Due to that, Scizor still had a chance to win this unfair fight.

    "Ok, Scizor. It''s time. Tank the damage and then use Fury Cutter."

    Although Scizor can use Protect, Alex wanted to wait for a better time.

    Starmie suddenly conjured a rtivelyrge wave of water that was moving in the direction of Scizor.

    Fortunately, the trainers are protected by a strong Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon. So they are not threatened by such moves.

    Scizor, who saw this gigantic wave of watering towards him, showed no fear as he ran against it.

    The water wave suddenly crashedpletely onto Scizor as he approached the wave. Despite the mighty blow, Scizor was thrown back only a few meters. Then he continued running in the direction of Starmie without showing any weakness. Inexplicably, all of the built-up water disappeared instantly.

    Alex, who saw that Scizor suffered a lot of damage after this one attack, made a serious expression. In his estimation, Scizor only had around 75% HP left after that one hit. The strength of an Elite Pok¨¦mon is really not easy to ovee.

    "Starmie, use Thunder Wave."

    Scizor managed to get close enough to Starmie to start attacking Fury Cutter.

    "Scizor, use Protect."

    Scizor quickly used Protect to block Misty''s move. After blocking this move, he couldfortably start hit Starmie and hopefully deal a critical hit. After a sessful blow, he didn''t stop and kept on using this move continuously.

    "Now that Scizor is so close, Starmie will probably use Blizzard. Scizor is in closebat with Starmie, so Misty can''t waste much time. Since Psychic has lower attack power. And after using Hyper Beam, Starmie has to wait until she is recharged. And they don''t have arge attack area, so there is always a possibility of Scizor dodging it. And the reason she won''t use other moves is that they are not quite ineffective against Scizor, they have a lower attack power, and they will take more time to use."

    As predicted, though Starmie was taking more and more damage, it started using the move Blizzard under the order of Misty.

    Scizor had no chance to dodge thisrge-scale attack and was hitpletely. The dents on the side of his body looked terrible after this attack. Although this attack is not effective against Steel-type Pok¨¦mon, the damage it caused was not small.

    Even though he was just seriously hit, Scizor didn''t stop attacking Starmie.

    Alex, who felt the willpower of Scizor, showed a proud expression as if he wanted to tell the whole world that "This.Is.My.Pok¨¦mon."

    Scizor attacks got stronger and stronger, and so did damage caused to the Starmie. Fury Cutter is a fearsome move. After a sessive hit, it gets 2 times more powerful. Though there is a limit to how strong it can be. Not to mention, Scizor''s ability ''Technician'' boosts this attack even more. So together with all the buffs, he was able to deal consistent high damage to Starmie.

    This kept going on for a while. Misty was hoping for Starmie to gain the upper hand in this fight by herself. But seeing how the situation was not getting better, she decided to intervene.

    When Misty wanted to give her the next order, Scizor luckily met the weakest arms of Starmie and made Starmie bleed heavily. This critical hit came at a perfect time.

    Misty said gravely, "Starmie, use Protect to disrupt his move."

    When Alex saw Starmie sessfully blocked Scizor''s attack, his face became annoyed.

    "Scizor, use Fury Cutter again."

    "Starmie, use Blizzard again."

    Both trainers tried to damage the opponent as much as possible in order to defeat his opponent faster than the other. Both chose the aggressive route, and their Pok¨¦mon kept on spamming the same most damage moves.

    After a further exchange of blows, both Pok¨¦mon looked very hurt, so that both trainers knew that both Pok¨¦mon could not take any more hits.

    "Scizor, use Giga Impact, quick!"

    "Starmie, use Hyper Beam, fast!"

    Both Pok¨¦mon used their moves as quickly as possible.

    ...

    Three secondster, Alex and Misty; both looked at their badly injured and unconscious Pok¨¦mons on the ground.

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 Chapter 99 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 99

    Alex saw Scizor passed out on the floor together with Starmie and didn''t know how to feel. Although this situation seemed beneficial for Alex, it was really not the case when you consider that only Scizor had type advantage and could be reinforced 4 times. Although his chance of winning was rtively good before, that couldn''t be said now.

    Misty, who saw her starter Pok¨¦mon lying on the floor unconscious, felt a wave of inexplicable anger at herself. If she wasn''t fooled by Alex at the beginning, Starmie wouldn''t have lost. Yes, it is a draw. And technically, Starmie didn''t lose; she just didn''t win. But when seeing how its opponent was a Scizor, who she could have easily defeated if not for her foolishness, she considers it as Starmie and her loss. ??

    The referee looked at the two unconscious Pok¨¦mon and spoke, "Participants Misty and Alex''s Pok¨¦mon have passed out and are unable to battle anymore. It''s a draw. Please bring out the next Pok¨¦mon when I give the signal."

    Alex had a guess which Pok¨¦mon Misty will bring out and started thinking of a good n. The start of this round went ording to n until the moment Scizor could not gain the advantage, which made Alex''s n difficult. Of course, he had more than one n to beat Misty. But other ns weren''t as good as the one he was using until now. Now he has toe up with another n or modify an old n to win this match.

    At the referee''s signal, Alex and Misty called out their next Pok¨¦mon at the same time.

    "Go, Crobat!"

    "Golduck, I choose you!"

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golduck

    LV: 39

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Damp

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Disable, Psybeam, Screech, Surf

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Rain Dance, (TM) Whirlpool, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic

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    Alex, who knew that Golduck could use the move Calm Mind, didn''t want to risk choosing Kirlia as his next Pok¨¦mon. Although Kirlia can also use this move, she is too weak to win against a buffed up Golduck. Although Crobat had to fight a Pok¨¦mon that was a Psychic expert, Alex had no better options. That was also one of the reasons why he didn''t want to lose Scizor so early.

    "Are both participants ready? Ok. 3,2,1, GO!"

    Misty immediately said, "Golduck, start with Rain Dance."

    Crobat immediately used Taunt without Alex having to say anything.

    The reason Crobat did this was quite simple. Alex had told him before the fight that if he were to fight Golduck, he should immediately use Taunt after the referee gives the signal. With this tactic, Alex can ensure that the Crobat would be a bit faster in exchange for not being flexible. High risk, high gain.

    Misty, who looked at how Crobat used a move without Alex saying anything, was a bit confused. It is seldom the case that Pok¨¦mon uses a move without themands from their trainer. Her face went dark when she noticed that Crobat seeded in using Taunt before Golduck could use Rain Dance. She realized that Alex had anticipated what she was doing without knowing all of Golduck''s moves. And the fact that he was sessful was mind-boggling to her. She became nervous, and there was only one word for Alex in her mind.

    "Monster."

    After this, Crobat started preparing a move again without further instructions. Before the round, Alex had told him that if the tactic works, then he should use Toxic immediately.

    Misty, who saw this, realized that she couldn''t lose any more time. "Golduck, use Psychic."

    Golduck was still confused why his Rain Dance didn''t work and why he was suddenly feeling anger towards this Crobat. Then he heard the orders from his trainer and immediately began to prepare the move.

    Crobat, who started earlier, was able to use his move first. He created a poisonous liquid that he threw in the direction of Golduck.

    Golduck tried to avoid it but was still hit. And through devil''s luck, he was even hit in the head, which made the poison''s effect stronger. (Can move because of the Expert rank)

    This world is not a game where every poison does the same amount of damage, so this good hit was very important for Alex. By hitting Golduck''s weak point, Crobat''s poison will be highly effective and cause more damage.

    "Crobat, tank the attack and use Confuse Ray."

    Psychic is unfortunately not an attack that you can evade with speed, so Alex did not waste his time trying to avoid it. Time is a very crucial factor in this fight, and Alex can''t waste any of it.

    Golduck finished using Psychic on Crobat and inflicted great damage.

    Crobat suffered severe injuries by this move. His whole body looked as if he had been hit by a hammer. One part of his body was also bleeding heavily.

    "Golduck, use Psychic again."

    Crobat managed to use Confuse Ray despite the damage he suffered.

    Golduck, whose speed is not of very high value, could not avoid Crobat''s move and was hit. After being hit by Crobat move, he saw the world twice.

    "Crobat, use n 15."

    n 15, as Alex calls it, is a simple n where Crobar first uses Fly. Then hopes that the confused Golduck will attack the wrong Crobat flying up in the sky. Then Crobat will take a fall from the high altitude and cause Golduck high damage. After Golduck has tanked the attack and wants to attack Crobat again, Crobat will use Protect and immediately use Fly to get out of range of his next attack. Though the prerequisite for using this n is that opponent should be in a confused state.

    Crobat immediately used Fly when he heard Alex''s words. As he soared high in the air, Golduck, who was still in range, used Psychic to harm Crobat. And because he saw two Crobat, Golduck didn''t know which of these Pok¨¦mon was the right Crobat, so he could only hope for luck.

    Unfortunately for Alex, Golduck sessfully struck Crobat. Crobat, who was hit again, looked terrible. His whole body was bleeding, and Alex estimated that Crobat only had around 20% Hp, which was not good news.

    Alex showed an annoyed expression at his tough luck.

    Crobat used Fly and flew towards Golduck at a very high speed.

    "Golduck, use Protect and then Blizzard."

    Golduck, who created a shield, sessfully blocked the attack by Crobat. after blocking this attack, he quickly started using Blizzard.

    Crobat was at the side of Alex when he blocked Golduck''s attack with his own Protect. Then Fly was used again without themand.

    Misty, seeing Crobat using Protect without amand, looked surprised when Crobat dodged his defeat.

    When Misty wanted to use Psychic again, she realized the Crobat was too far away to use Psychic sessfully. She tried toe up with a strategy quickly but came up empty.

    Golduck, who was poisoned at the beginning of this fight, showed a Violet color on his skin, which indicated that Golduck''s condition was grave. Misty, seeing how quickly Crobat''s poison was inflicting damage on Golduck, looked annoyed. If Golduck wasn''t hit in the head, poison''s effect wouldn''t be this fast.

    Crobat fell at a faster pace towards Golduck that this attack could not be avoided.

    Golduck, hit by this Strong Fly attack, was sent flying several meters behind. Together with the poison, his condition looked as bad as Crobat''s. Fortunately, the effects of Confuse Ray wore off, and he was able to see the world normally again.

    "Crobat, finish it with Shadow Ball."

    "Golduck, use Psychic, fast!"

    Both trainers knew that their Pok¨¦mon can only take one hit, so they quickly gave their orders.

    Crobat and Golduck used their moves simultaneously. And because of that, neither of them managed to avoid the attack.

    Both Pok¨¦mon fell to the ground after being hit by the move of the opponent.

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 Chapter 100 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 100 (Bonus )

    Alex, who wanted to take out Crobat''s Pok¨¦ball from his Pok¨¦belt, suddenly noticed that Crobat was not yet unconscious.

    Crobat whole body was red due to all the blood. And together with the Frostbites that Crobat had, he looked terrible. Normally, such a Pok¨¦mon shouldn''t be able to stand. But Crobat, who desperately wanted to win this fight, showed his tremendous willpower. ??

    Alex, who saw this, wondered if he should let Crobat fight with these injuries.

    As he was thinking about calling Crobat back, Crobat gave a look that was clearly stating, "Don''t you dare to call me back!"

    Alex, who felt the determination of Crobat, showed an indescribable smile. The expression he made looked as if Alex wanted to tell the whole world that this is his Pok¨¦mon / his family.

    Misty saw that the Crobat was still standing despite the damage he suffered, showed an irritated expression.

    "Golduck is unable to battle. It''s Crobat''s Win! Participant Misty, Please call your next Pok¨¦mon when I give the signal."

    The referee looked at Misty to show her to call her next andst Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Dewgong

    LV: 34

    Type: Water/Ice

    Abilities: Hydration

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Headbutt, Growl, Encore, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard, Rest, Aurora Beam, Waterfall

    - (Innate Talent) Ice Beam[E], (Innate Talent) Helping Hand, (Innate Talent) Drill Run

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf

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    Dewgong is one of the water Pok¨¦mon that can fight rtively immobile onnd. In this world, not all water-type Pok¨¦mon can fight on the ground, as well as they can on the water.

    Many water Pok¨¦mon have many different skills that allow them to fight just as well onnd as they do in the water.

    For example, Golduck, Starmie, and Gyarados can fight very well in thend.

    Golduck, who has two legs, can obviously fight well on thend with a bit of training.

    Starmie, who can use his psychic power to move its body, can also fight rtively well on the ground.

    Gyarados is one of the few Pok¨¦mon that can fight well in thend, sea, or the air. (EN: did anyone got this reference ;)

    "3,2,1, GO!" The referee gave the signal when he saw that both trainers were ready.

    "Crobat, Use Toxic."

    "Dewgong, finish him with Ice Beam."

    Ice beam that was on the Expert rank obviously charged up faster than Crobat''s move.

    Shortly before Crobat was hit with this attack, he used Toxic to poison the opponent. Dewgong tried to avoid the poisonous liquid but was unfortunately hit.

    Crobat was already very injured, and he used a move that was not on the Expert rank. Due to that, he couldn''t move and avoid Dewgong''s move.

    Crobat, hit by this move, immediately copsed to the ground. His whole body was covered with blood and injuries. Alex looked uneasily at the condition of Crobat before pulling out his Hyper Potion.

    Alex didn''t want to wait to heal Crobat, so he immediately used the Hyper Potion on him. When Alex saw that he had taken care of the worst injuries, and the bleeding had stopped, he called Crobat back to the Pok¨¦ball.

    "You did good, my friend. Now take a rest."

    Alex knows how important it was for his victory that Dewgong is already poisoned when he has to fight Kirlia. Without this poisoning, the oue of this fight would be difficult to predict.

    The referee said to Alex, "Participant Alex has 20 seconds to call his next Pok¨¦mon, or he will be disqualified."

    Alex, who knows the rules, wasn''t surprised that the referee realized that he was dying the time to do a little more damage to Dewgong.

    Misty blew a fuse seeing Alex wasting time. "Hey, don''t you have any shame? Fight like a man!"

    Although this was a cheap trick, Alex didn''t care at all.

    For Alex, the victory is more important than the honor, which can apparently be determined by other people.

    As long as his family supports him, Alex doesn''t care about other people''s opinions at all.

    Only when 5 seconds were left, Alex called Kirlia on the battlefield.

    "Kirlia,e out. Let''s win this tournament!"

    The referee didn''t want to waste any more time and quickly gave the signal to start.

    "Dewgong, continue using Ice Beam."

    "Kirlia, use Teleport to get out of range of Ice Beam and then use Calm Mind while avoiding Ice Beam."

    Teleport is one of the few moves that can be used immediately with enough practice. Which makes it ideal for dodging.

    Kirlia, who was at the edge of the battlefield, was now far enough from Ice Beam to dodge the attack without using a move.

    Misty, who knows that Dewgong can only move slowly on thend, wasn''t so stupid as to order Dewgong to chase Kirlia. Although she would like to use Encore, the requirements are unfortunately not met to use this move now.(Range)

    "Hmm, Dewgong use Surf."

    Alex, who saw Misty use her only move with arge attack area, showed a smile.

    "Kirlia, use Disable."

    Disable works a little differently in this world than in games. For example, it can also be used when the Pok¨¦mon is preparing a move and does not have to wait until the move has been used. But this move also has many disadvantages in this world.

    It is hard to use it sessfully in this world because it has many requirements that need to be met in order to use it. When you have this move on to the Expert rank, the requirements get a bit easier.

    Alex knows from testing these moves that the move works against Pok¨¦mon of a higher level only when the move is not on the Expert rank. In addition, the level difference and distance are also a factor deciding the result. The level difference must not be too big. And the same goes for the distance.

    Kirlia managed to use her Expert ranked Disable faster than Dewgong andpletely prevented her from using Surf.

    It looked like Misty was utterly defenseless against Alex. She has never been this frustrated in her life. Misty took part in this tournament to show her sister and the whole world what a talented trainer she is. But in this fight, she realized how much worse she is as a trainer than Alex. She felt defenseless, and she hated that feeling.

    "Dewgong, use Ice Beam and try to guess Kirlia''s movements when you aim."

    Alex, who heard thismand, couldn''t help but praise Misty Talent. She has many good qualities as a trainer that makes her stand out from other trainers.

    "Unfortunately not good enough." Thought Alex when he gave Kirlia her next order.

    "Use Teleport only when this Dewgong tries to use Ice Beam."

    Misty, who heard themand from Alex, knew that she had no chance now. She couldn''t think of anything that she can do now to win this match. Her Dewgong was now like a tank that can only move slowly and had a hard time hitting its target out of range. Normally, that wouldn''t be a problem because Misty can just wait until Kirlia simply can''t use the Teleport anymore. But because her Dewgong was poisoned by Crobat, the fight is no longer on her side. She thought that if Crobat hadn''t poisoned her Pok¨¦mon, she would have won this fight. Crobat was able to use only 1 move before he copsed, but it decided the oue of this fight.

    As she thought about these things, she saw her Pok¨¦mon being able to hit Kirlia with all its power. But due to the range and use of Teleport, she missed Kirlia by a whisker.

    "Why do you have to fight like that. Can''t you fight fair? Don''t you feel any shame from winning a match like this?"

    Alex, who heard this, looked at Misty with a disappointed look. "Is that what you really think? I hope that this is just a tactic to provoke me."

    After hearing this, Misty knew it was over.

    After several minutes, Dewgong passed out.

    The audience who saw the weak trainer defeat the strong trainer apuded loudly for Alex''s victory. The arena was filled with cheers for Alex. Alex made history with this victory and showed that even the weak trainers have a chance to win this tournament.

    Alex cried out loud as he ran with a broad smile in the direction of Kirlia. He lifted Kirlia like a father would his child and hugged her. Then he lifted her up in the air so that the whole world can see Kirlia.

    Kirlia, who could feel the emotions of her father, showed a shy smile the whole time.

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 Chapter 101 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 101

    As Alex and Kirlia were celebrating their victory, Misty slowly walked towards Alex with a bitter expression.

    When Misty put out her hand, Alex epted the handshake. When Alex said, "Good fight," Misty simply gave a hollow smile. ??

    She said with a cold expression, "You are really shameless." Alex didn''t answer her. Although she was right, Alex thought of her as a loser who can''t ept the fact that she lost.

    When Alex saw two staff members putting a podium with three seats in the middle of the arena, he smiled. Junichi followed the staff with a neutral expression.

    Erika came into the arena with a microphone and a small closed wooden box. After a short speech to calm down the spectators, she asked all three participants Junichi, Misty, and Alex; to go on the podium.

    She took out a bronze medal from the wooden box and hung it around on Junichi''s neck. Together with the friendly words from Erika and the apuse from the audience, a good atmosphere was created.

    Then she took a silver medal out of the wooden box for Misty. She also kindlyforted Misty, who had just lost. The audience also apuded loudly for Misty. In fact, it was a good deal louder than Junichi''s apuse.

    When Erika put the gold medal around Alex''s neck, the whole stage was full of loud apuse. All stood up in the spectator seats and cheered loudly for Alex. The achievements that Alex showed in this tournament were unprecedented. Most people don''t even imagine to be able to do what Alex has aplished. Alex, who was weaker than 5 other participants, managed to win this tournament, which impressed all spectators. You could hear the shouts for Alex''s name in the arena.

    "ALEX! ALEX! ALEX!"

    The fireworks filled the sky, celebrating the winner of the tournament.

    This tournament will go down in history and will be remembered for a very long time. And the person responsible for that was none other than Alex.

    ...

    "...And with these words, I officially conclude the Kanto Rookie tournament. Thank you, everyone, for all the support you have shown to all of us."

    After Erika''s long farewell speech, the camera team stopped filming Erika. Most of the spectators also slowly began to leave the stage.

    When Erika noticed that most of the audience had left, she said with a smile to the three, "Haha, that was tough, wasn''t it? Ah, I have to give you the reward. I almost forgot about it."

    Alex just smiled at her statement. He could now understand a little better why Erika is so popr with the audience. The kind aura she was emanating was indeed soothing.

    Erika led Alex, Misty, and Junichi to arge room where Professor W?lhder and 3 Pok¨¦Eggs are in the incubator.

    Professor W?lhder looked at the 3 participants and smiled. "Congrattions on reaching the top three in all of Kanto. These achievements are greater than you might think because the Alliance is very important for talented trainers like you all. Hmm, but let''s talk about your reward right now. We got three Royal Pok¨¦mon Eggs from strong Pok¨¦mon from the 3 different famous professors."

    "The three Pok¨¦mon are Torchic, Totodile, and Bulbasaur. You will get to choose the Pok¨¦mon in the order of your rank. First, Alex. Then Misty. Andstly, Junichi. And if you don''t want the Pok¨¦mon, you can instead choose another reward. Alex, if you please."

    Alex, who heard the three options, began to think intensively about which of these Pok¨¦mon he would like to train most. Each of these Pok¨¦mon has pros and cons, so there is no obvious choice.

    After several minutes of intense thought, Alex picked up the Torchic''s Pok¨¦mon Egg.

    Alex thinks that Torchic is probably the best option for him. As he doesn''t have a Fighting or Fire-type Pok¨¦mon yet, and he just likes ziken as a Pok¨¦mon.

    ziken is just a monster in Damage-dealing. It also has a very high Atk and Sp. Atk, which makes it very difficult to defend against his attacks well.

    When Alex chose his Pok¨¦mon, Professor W?lhder brought out a small box with a red fire symbol. Although only the first ce gets this extra item, the professor had prepared three different items for each Pok¨¦mon just in case Alex chose a another Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex took the small box with a curious look. He wondered what kind of reward the first ce in this tournament would get.

    When Misty''s chance came, she immediately chose Totodile as her Pok¨¦mon without any surprise. And Junichi, who knows that he can''t train Grass-type Pok¨¦mon, chose another reward.

    He got the very rare and expensive Expert Belt from Professor W?lhder. This reward is not necessarily worse than a normal Royal Pok¨¦mon, but Alex, who saw it, couldn''t help but shake his head. The Royal Pok¨¦mon of this tournament are definitely the Elite of the Royal Pok¨¦mons. So Alex found it stupid not to pick a Pok¨¦mon.

    Before Alex could go, Professor W?lhder invited him to talk about Pok¨¦mon. Of course, Alex didn''t miss the chance to make friends with an influential person from the Alliance. Alex chatted with Professor W?lhder about various things rted to Pok¨¦mon.

    Both realized veryte that they had been talking to each other for several hours. Both exchanged their contact details before parting.

    ...

    Alex, who came out of his shower, looked happily at his Pok¨¦mon. They were curiously looking at the Pok¨¦mon Egg in the incubator on the table.

    Although Alex already knows which Pok¨¦mon is in this Egg, he didn''t want to take away the surprise from his Pok¨¦mon.

    As he sat down on his chair, Alex got the small box he received today and opened it.

    In the small box, there were threerge red scales that radiated warm energy. There was also a message.

    "3 scales from a famous professor''s Charizard. Each of the 3 scales was inflicted with the fire energy of the Charizard for a week."

    "Famous professor''s Charizard? Professor Oak maybe? doesn''t matter anyway."

    At dinner, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon sit in their respective seats with happy expressions. Even proud Pok¨¦mon like Scizor and Crobat had a little grin on their face. Everyone was very joyful that they managed to win this tournament, and there was a festive mood around the table.

    Alex believed that it was probably most important to Crobat even if he didn''t show it. He knows that the defeat in the Team Rocket rookie tournament had hurt Crobat deeply. Alex was happier for Crobat than he was for his own victory.

    While eating, Alex also looked at all the messages he had received from other people. He received congrattions from Lisa, Brand, Steven, and Maria.

    He smiled a bit when he saw the message from Maria. "So, are you famous now?"

    Alex dialed Maria''s number and hit the call button.

    After hearing that Maria took the call, he said with a smile, "Hey, are you free tomorrow?" (EN: Finally! The Date :D)

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    Ok how do I best say that?

    Many people have very different opinions of romance in this story. (I did a poll before about 50 chapters and your opinions were very different. If I remember correctly 33% don''t like the romance, 33% don''t care and 33% like the romance. not exactly but very close to these numbers)

    I''ll do another poll after the 2 chapters to see what people think. I am a little interested in what people think

    btw i want to throw my editor in front of the bus.

    he was one of the 33% who doesn''t like Romace and look what kind ofment he wrote. (EN: Finally! The Date: D)

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    Alex was waiting at a bank in Cdon City. Before the date, he had bought new clothes to look a little better. He also wore a soft scarf to protect himself against the cold wind. He also had his hair cut and styled. After looking at his more refined look, Alex suddenly felt a lot more handsome.

    Although he asked her out on a date yesterday, Alex wasn''t very sure if she would agree. He was the one who was actively trying to build the rtionship, and Maria has shown an indifferent attitude until now. Alex wasn''t sure what Maria really thought of him. Alex sometimes wished he could read Maria''s mind to make it easier for him to understand her. ??

    Upon the exact agreed time, a 16-year-old girl with dark red hair, blue eyes, and a voluminous figure came. She wore a light blue top, which goes very well with her eyes. Although this girl was gorgeous, no men showed interest in speaking to her because of the scary cold aura oozing out of her. It looked like she was going to kill anyone who dared to speak to her.

    Alex walked towards Maria with a smile.

    "Hey beauty, are you here alone?"

    Maria turned to see Alex looking at her with a smile. She said with a cold expression, "Alex, can you stop with your bad jokes?"

    "Hmm, you''re quite harsh to your date partner."

    "Date partner? This is not a date."

    "C''mon, you know why I invited you here today. Can''t you be a little more honest?"

    Maria, who heard this, had an unresponsive expression when she said, "Let''s go to the restaurant that''s as great as you say."

    Alex shook his head with a smile when he heard her reply.

    "Let''s go. We''ll bete."

    Alex led her gently around town. The way he was so smooth that it made Maria look at Alex with a suspicious expression.

    "The way you are so natural in this that it makes me think you have done it many times."

    Alex immediately understood what she was trying to say. He gave her his ssic cheeky smile and said, "Hm, but you are the only person for whom I am want to do it."

    Maria, who heard his blunt answer, couldn''t help but blush for a moment as her cheeks puffed up like a little frog. But she quickly came back to her senses.

    "As if I will believe that."

    Alex, who saw her natural reaction, showed a bright smile.

    "You will soon find out if I''m telling the truth or not."

    "What does that mean?" Maria showed a confused expression.

    "You''ll see."

    Maria suddenly noticed that Alex was holding her hand the entire time.

    "Hold on, why are you holding my hand like it''s the most natural thing to do?" She looked at Alex with a cold expression.

    "I can''t?"

    "Humph, can''t you read the atmosphere?"

    Alex gave a confused expression when he heard this. He couldn''t really understand what she meant by that.

    Then he noticed something and said with a little grin on his face, "Even though you are saying that you didn''t tell me to release your hand."

    Maria gave a short smile when she heard Alex''s answer before going back to her cold expression.

    "Let''s talk about something else. I heard you got third ce in this tournament."

    Alex, who is now in the public eye, is not so stupid to speak the name of the tournament here.

    "Yes, I only came third. Why do you ask?"

    Alex saw her annoyed expression and said in a sincere tone, "You don''t need to be annoyed for losing against those two monsters who were groomed by their strong parents for their entire life."

    "I would feel better if I didn''t hear this from you."

    After she said that, it suddenly got colder as a cold wind flew in their direction.

    "It''s cold..."

    Alex, who saw that she was feeling cold in her attire, immediately took his soft scarf to wrap it around her neck.

    Then he said with a smile, "Can I score bonus points for that?"

    Maria showed a small yful smile. "Definitely not with that bad joke."

    Alex noticed that Maria was opening up a bit more to him and smiled as they slowly walked to the restaurant.

    ...

    Alex and Maria stood by one of the most expensive and best restaurants in town.

    Maria saw how expensive this restaurant looked like. "Isn''t it too expensive?"

    "It''s not a lot of money for us trainers. And I am the one paying."

    "You can forget that. I''ll pay for my own food."

    "Can''t you give a man his dignity?"

    "Paying for a woman''s food is your honor?"

    "No, not for every woman. Only for you."

    Maria, who heard this, became quiet and walked into the restaurant with a red face.

    Alex, who saw how he can persuade Maria, showed a smile.

    At the reception, a young woman around 20+ age, with a professional suit and a friendly business smile, was standing there. She had brown hair and arge bust where Alex had to suppress his instincts to look at it longer.

    "Hello, my name is Alex Stark. There should be a private dining room reserved by my name."

    "Yes, you are exactly on time, sir. Please follow me, I will guide you to your room."

    When Maria and Alex followed the woman, Maria asked, "Why did you reserve an entire room? Doesn''t it cost too much?"

    "Hehe, to impress yourself this much is worth it."

    "Do you think I''m a woman that you can buy?"

    Alex suppressed his instinct to agree in a funny tone.

    "What, of course not. I''m just trying to upgrade the date. After all, this is my first date with you."

    "...You''re not going to get anything out of that praise, you know?"

    "Do you think I''m such a perverse person?"

    Maria just looked at Alex with a look full of doubt when she heard this question.

    Alex remembered his first meeting with Maria and stopped talking about this topic.

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    Maria and Alex sat in a beautifully decorated dining room and waited for the food they had ordered. Alex learned from Maria''s choice that Maria likes sweet things. She also seems to like pistachio ice cream very much as she was d to know that this restaurant offers this type of ice cream.

    Alex just ordered a steak for himself with the same ice cream as Maria. ??

    "So what are you going to do after this tournament?" Alex asked.

    "Yesterday, sister Lisa gave me my one and only order to be an Elite trainer within 1 year. Ohh, I just remembered that you don''t even know that I am working for Lisa now."

    "You now also work for Executive Lisa? And why are you calling her Sister Lisa? As far as I know, you are not sisters."

    "We just have a good rtionship. Besides, she likes it when I call her like that."

    ...

    They both ate and talked for an hour in a quiet room with soft music ying in the background. Alex and Maria talked about a lot of different things like Pok¨¦mon training, family, hobbies.

    Through these conversations and the conversations Alex had with Maria when they trained together, he now knew a little more about Maria.

    Maria, who was given to an orphanage by her parents, grew up without a family. She was already interested in Pok¨¦mon, so she read as many books as possible about Pok¨¦mon. When she reached the age of 16, like Alex, she was kicked out of her orphanage.

    The Alliance only pays for children up to 15 years of age, so the orphanages usually throw out children when they be 16 years old immediately.

    She didn''t want to tell Alex what happened after that, which confused Alex a bit. But he didn''t force her to speak regarding it.

    When the waiter came into the room with the bill, Alex quickly paid for the meal, so Maria couldn''t say anything.

    Maria looked at the bill in Alex''s hand. She quickly grabbed the bill from Alex when he wasn''t careful.

    "50,000 Pok¨¦dors for a meal?"

    Alex just smiled and said, "It''s not very expensive if you factor in this room."

    Maria gave Alex a quick look when she said, "Didn''t you tell me that you were an orphan too? Did you lie to me?"

    Alex showed a puzzled expression on his face. "Can''t orphans get rich? As a Pok¨¦mon trainer, it''s easy to get that amount of money."

    Maria irked after listening to Alex. "Although I have more money than regr trainers, the amount is not much more than you spent on a meal. You don''t look like a stupid person who would give almost all of your money for a meal. So you must be quite rich."

    "Handsome, Talented, Funny, and Rich. Wow, you really hit the jackpot, Maria." Alex said it in a witty tone.

    Maria just looked at Alex with her sharp eyes when he said that in a witty tone. Alex would have thought that she didn''t like this statement if he hadn''t seen how she smiled a bit when he said that.

    Alex and Maria walked out of the restaurant and slowly walked in a particr direction. Maria didn''t ask where Alex was taking her.

    After a short silence, Alex said, "Although I don''t know much about you, I really enjoy the time we spend together, like this date."

    Maria slightly smiled before she said, "Yeah, this was quite fun. You really are not as bad as I thought the first time I met."

    Sheughed after remembering the first time she met Alex.

    Alex, who also remembered his first meeting, said with an embarrassed tone, "Can you please not mention that?"

    Maria, who found something to tease Alex, just smiled maliciously.

    "Maybe, maybe not."

    After a while, Alex and Maria reached a beautiful ce where you can watch the sunset together. Alex held Maria''s hand and watched the sun go down together. This created a romantic environment around them.

    Maria and Alex suddenly looked at each other at the same time. Both said nothing as their faces slowly approached.

    When Alex was just about to kiss Maria''s lips, Maria kissed Alex''s cheek and pulled her head back.

    Then she said with a smirk, "Do you really think that I''m such an easy girl?"

    Alex, who heard this, briefly showed a frustrated expression. Then after calming his mind and thinking about it a bit, he said with a smile, "Well, at least it shows me that someone is also interested."

    Maria blushed for a moment after hearing this. After that, she made a stoic face as she took out a Pok¨¦ball.

    A Pidgeot nearly two meters tall appeared in front of Alex. Shortly before Alex could ask where she got this Pok¨¦mon, Maria climbed on her Pok¨¦mon and flew away.

    Alex saw how Maria made a nice exit couldn''t help but give a wry smile.

    As maria flew away, Alex looked at the information about her Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 33

    Type: Normal / Flying

    Abilities: Keen Eye

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Roost, Whirlwind, Agility

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Roost, (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade

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    "Is that one of her new Pok¨¦mon? I have to ask her next time how she got such a Pok¨¦mon. Usually, it is not easy to get a Gold Pok¨¦mon. Maybe it was Deep Silver before upgrading to Gold. Anyway, I''ll ask her next time."

    As Alex slowly walked towards his hotel, he heard the ring tone from the TRH device.

    When he saw that it was his Executive Lisa, he immediately picked up the call.

    "Hey, Alex~ I have good news for you."

    "Ohh, and what could be that?

    "The Boss wants to see you."

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    Pewter City, Team Rocket Underground Base.

    Alex went to Lisa''s office, apanied by Brand. ??

    Brand talked to Alex about various things while they were walking. For example, Lars seldom leaves Lisa''s office, and that Lars apparently got a rtively valuable Pokemon from Lisa.

    When they were only a few meters from Lisa''s office, Brand turned around and said to Alex, "Ok, it was nice to talk to you. I''ll be going then." After that, he walked away quickly.

    Alex saw how afraid Brand was of Lisa and smiled a little. Even though Lisa is a crazy, sadistic woman, she''s not that bad if you know her a little bit. At least for Alex, Lisa is not as bad as the rumors say about her. Although that is probably still rtively bad.

    Brand stopped after walking a few meters. He turned around and said to Alex.

    "Ah, Alex. I have one important tip for you. Don''t forget to knock before you enter Boss Lisa''s office."

    After saying that, he immediately continued walking further away. Though Alex noticed that his walking speed was faster than before.

    Alex, who saw this reaction from Brand, knew that Lisa must have done something to Brand to cause such deep fear.

    He swallowed hard as he looked again at the door of Lisa''s office, which was started to look very demonic in his head.

    "Ha, I''m starting to react like Brand. There''s no logical reason for me to be so scared, right?"

    "... Did I sell my soul for a few valuable items?"

    Alex went and knocked on the door.

    After a few seconds, he heard the words, "Come in."

    Alex, who opened the door, saw Lisa sitting on her office chair at her table and watching him with a bright smile.

    "Ahh~ here is my little lucky charm."

    Alex, who heard this name, showed a confused expression.

    "Is it because of my performance in the Kanto tournament?"

    Lisa replied smilingly, "No. I didn''t give you this name just because of this Kanto tournament. Do you remember when you got the reward for being the first rookie who conquered his Pokemon?"

    Alex felt confused but still nodded.

    "Do you know that I was in a rtively bad mood because you weren''t as cute as I was hoping?"

    Without waiting for Alex to answer, she continued with a smile.

    "Because my pre(y)-you were so tough, I was in a bad mood. So I went outside to rx a bit, and when I flew with my Fearow over Viridian Forest I found something special. Can you guess what did I find?"

    "Lugia?"

    "Ohh~ I like smart kids. Yes, you''re right. That and this tournament is the reason why I''m sure that you are my little lucky charm."

    Then she started praising Alex.

    "Alex~ this time, you really outdid yourself. The talent you showed in the Kanto Rookie tournament really impressed the Boss. You are really..."

    Lisa, who praised Alex for several minutes, seemed like a big sister, praising her little brother.

    Alex, who saw how friendly Lisa was to him, couldn''t help but think about his stupid thoughts a few seconds ago.

    "Ok~ let''s talk moreter. I don''t want to keep the Boss waiting."

    Then she took out a Pokeball and called her kazam.

    "Are you ready?"

    Alex nodded and looked at the information about Lisa''s kazam. He wanted to see if something had changed in thest two months.

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    Pok¨¦mon: kazam

    LV: 50

    Attributes: Psychic

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Disable, Kinesis, Teleport [E], Psybeam, Ally Switch, Psycho Cut, Recover, Psyshock, Role y, Future Sight

    - (Innate Talent) Substitute [E], (Innate Talent) Reflect, (Innate Talent) Psychic [E]

    - (TM) Fire Punch, (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Light Screen [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind

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    Alex, who saw that Lisa''s kazam is now on the Shallow Gold rank, wasn''t surprised at all.

    Lisa, who can produce Psychic-Type Items (poor Lugia) and is promoted, will now have many ways to improve her kazam. Although it is considerably challenging to improve a Pokemon after Gold, Lisa should have no problem bringing her main Pokemon to the Shallow Gold rank with her resources.

    What really surprised Alex is that her level has gone up so slowly. After almost 2 months the level only increased by one.

    Alex, who saw this, could now understand why some famous trainers say, "Elite rank is the beginning."

    Alex, who was lost in his thoughts, Teleported out of Lisa''s office.

    After Alex was teleported from Lisa''s office, Lisa looked down and said softly, "Carry on... Ahhh~ good boy."

    ...

    Alex suddenly appeared in arge and beautifully decorated hallway.

    This hallway looked very ssy and of high quality as many beautiful pictures hang on the wall. There were only one elevator and one door at the opposite ends of the hallway leading to the outside.

    Alex, who was teleported just a few meters in front of the high-quality door, could imagine that the Boss was waiting for him behind this door.

    Without thinking further, Alex knocked on the door.

    "Come in." An imposing voice came from inside.

    Alex gulped and opened the door in front of him.

    A middle-aged man with a short haircut was sitting at his chair behind arge bureau table. Next to the man was arge Persian who was passively being stroked by the man.

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    I say that before anyone asks.

    No, I won''t make a lemon with Lisa and Lars

    Thank you for all Powerstones.

    Especially thanks to the top 15(17) Powerstones.

    1. Unown

    2. RenjiAbarai

    3. DarkzJapa

    4. Draig5555

    5. AnonymousX

    6. Forthememes

    7. Kyrus

    8. Oboro21

    9. ThornDevil

    10. Rock_the_vajra

    11. N0b0dy

    12. SouthHaven

    13. Thest_Guardin

    14. Kiirii

    15. Maxcool

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    Pok¨¦mon: Persian

    LV: 59 ??

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Bite, Fake Out [E], Growl, Scratch, Bite, Taunt [E], Pay Day, Feint, Fury Swipes, Screech, Swift [E], Power Gem, sh, Nasty Plot [E], Assurance, Captivate

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Thunderbolt [E], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Hidden Power [E], (TM) Double Team, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Thief, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Sleep Talk

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    Alex thought after seeing this, "Is this really a pet and not a Pok¨¦mon of an Elite 4 member? The fact that he has 7 Expert moves and 1 Master move is just monstrous. No wonder Giovanni doesn''t have a bodyguard around him. Who needs them when you have a monster sitting around you?"

    Giovanni saw Alex making a shocked expression when he saw his Persian and showed a satisfied smirk.

    This smile quickly went away and was reced by a dignified expression. "Alex Stark, right? Sit."

    Alex, who heard this, sat down immediately without thinking much. He didn''t want to identally offend Giovanni and make a poor impression.

    Giovanni took the report that was on his table and looked at Alex like he was analyzing him.

    "Alex Stark. Age 16. No living rtives. Lived at the Van Orphanage in Pewter City for 15 years."

    He paused briefly before continuing with a neutral expression on his face.

    "Talent value: 88 before, but now uncertain

    Intelligence: Very high, but difficult to assess

    Loyalty: unknown

    Mental state: stable but difficult to assess."

    He stopped talking for a second before continuing.

    "Pok¨¦mon:

    Crobat, estimated level 35-38, estimated potential S

    Scizor, estimated level 35-38, estimated potential S

    Kirlia, estimated level 30-33, estimated potential S

    Ditto, estimated level ???, estimated potential ???

    Shieldon, estimated level ???, estimated potential ???"

    After he had said that, he looked at Alex, who was getting more and more nervous.

    Giovanni said with a little smile, "Impressive. Along with this, the way you won against Mason, Junichi, and Misty, who were stronger than you, really impressed me."

    Alex tried to keep a calm expression when he said sincerely, "Thank you, Boss."

    Giovanni gave a friendly smile when he said, "Why so serious? I just want to find out a little more about you by reading this list. Do you know that I am particrly good at reading other people when they lie? This skill is one of the reasons why I reached the position where I am today."

    Alex didn''t know whether Giovanni was speaking the truth or not. But he didn''t really want to find that out.

    "By the way, you shouldn''t think that I can''t handle the truth. As long as you''re not an Alliance spy, I can promise you that I won''t harm you as long as you really tell me what you''re thinking."

    "Are you ready for my questions?"

    Alex, who has an indifference for Team Rocket and the Alliance, knew that Giovanni wouldn''t have any particr problem with that fact.

    Knowing the personalities of his direct subordinates, Giovanni should be a very friendly Boss as long as you are useful and don''t exceed his line. There is a reason why he is so popr among his subordinates.

    When Alex nodded, Giovanni asked, "What is your attitude towards Team Rocket?"

    Alex wanted to say positively but didn''t risk lying to Giovanni.

    "Neutral."

    Giovanni only nodded to this answer.

    Giovanni knows that no one would be instantly loyal to him. Loyalty takes time to build. He can take his time to make sure that Alex is faithful and useful to Team Rocket.

    "What is your attitude towards the Alliance?"

    "Neutral, but with a slight contempt."

    Giovanni, who heard this answer, showed a friendly smile as if he knew that Alex was telling the truth.

    "Good, very good. Do you know how rare it is that I get such a talented newbie?"

    Alex, who suddenly felt a friendly aura from Giovanni, let out a deep breath. This pressure really wasn''t easy to bear.

    "Thank you, Boss. But I know that I''m still quite weak."

    "Hm, no need to be humble around me. I know that you got your first Pok¨¦mon only about 2 months ago. In my estimation, you will probably be an Elite trainer in a month or two."

    "If you manage to be an Elite trainer within 4 months, you will be even faster than me."

    Alex smiled slightly and thanked him for his praise.

    Giovanni suddenly got serious again and said with a neutral expression, "Unfortunately, you made a small mistake by winning this tournament."

    Alex thought for a few seconds before saying, "Are you talking about the Alliance, Boss?"

    Giovanni was nodded with a stern expression. "Yes, now that you have won, the Alliance will check whether you are really a normal citizen trainer or not."

    Alex, who overheard this, made a serious expression when he said, "But how is the Alliance going to find out?"

    Giovanni, who heard this question, showed a little smile. "Of course, they have no way to find out immediately with 100% certainty. Also, the Alliance takes its time to check several things. But if you are actively trying to find a high position in the Alliance, they''ll ask you questions in an interview."

    "For example, they will ask you where do you get your money for your Pok¨¦mon Food, Training Items, and Valuable Items in general. Normally, they will not ask where you got your Pok¨¦mon from because many catch their Pok¨¦mon from the wild, which is not surprising. Not to mention, you don''t have a super rare Pok¨¦mon species."

    Alex replied in a confident manner, "Boss, I''ve already thought about an excuse."

    Giovanni raised an eyebrow hearing this. "Ohh, tell me about it."

    Alex knew that Giovanni probably wanted to test him with this. "I made a very influential friend, to whom I did a favor. This friend rewarded me with many valuable Items. I will say that I got the money from these Items."

    "The statement that I have an influential friend and that he gave me valuable Items for my help is true. Only that I sold the Items for money is not true. But this statement is almost impossible to check."

    Giovanni showed a slight expression of disappointment when listening. Although it sounded rtively good, it has one major w.

    "Is that your n?"

    Alex understood why Giovanni was disappointed when he said with a smile, "Almost, Boss. If the Alliance tries to verify my statement, they will find out what is wrong with it. They will likely ask how I got money before this."

    "And I will only answer that questions with the words ''Like every other trainer'' and refuse to answer any further. After all, I am not a criminal, so I am not obliged to answer."

    Most trainers get money from missions in the Alliance or from selling Pok¨¦mon on the ck market. Although the Alliance prohibits the sale of Pok¨¦mon without permission, it''s more of a gray area than an actualw.

    "Ohh, I see. Trap within a trap. Pretty good n."

    "Thank you, Boss. Unfortunately, I have a problem. Some Team Rocket members have seen my face that makes it unlikely that the Alliance will trust me. Although the testimony of low Team Rocket members is not worth much, it is still very suspicious if more than a few members say it."

    Giovanni smiled when he said, "Well, I can do something about that."

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    Giovanni paused for a second before continuing, "I''ll just send some members who have broken my rules to a mission. And tell them that I''ll give them a new chance if they sessfullyplete this mission. At the mission, some Team Rocket members will happen to see one subordinate wearing a Ditto mask of Misty. After they try to aplish the impossible mission and fail, they will be arrested by the Alliance. When the Alliance realizes that Misty is very likely not a Rocket Team member, they will think that Team Rocket was trying to use the future talented trainers of the Alliance."

    Giovanni said with an indifferent face, "After that, they will greatly reduce the credibility of low-level Team Rocket members. Although this method cannot be used with high-level Team Rocket members, it doesn''t matter because you only met three high-level Team Rocket members." ??

    "Lisa, Brand, and Maria, who recently became a captain. The likelihood that one of these three would be so stupid to sell you out to the Alliance is almost 0. And even if either of them does, the Alliance is unlikely to believe it 100%."

    Alex, who heard this, got little goosebumps. Giovanni apparently has no problem sacrificing his useless ''pieces'' for useful ones. And these ''pieces'' are not game figures. Although it''s not surprising that Giovanni would do something like that, the thought itself was very unsettling.

    Besides, Alex knows that Giovanni didn''t tell him everything. The Alliance actually has two options to respond to the usation of the low Team Rocket members. First, they will lower the credibility of these kinds of statements from that moment and allow Alex to infiltrate them more easily. Or second, they will have a slight distrust of Misty and thus lose one of their future geniuses.

    No matter what the Alliance does, Giovanni benefits from it.

    Giovanni didn''t wait for an answer and continued speaking with an indifferent tone, "Although that can solve this problem rtively well, you always have to enter the Team Rocket base with a new face. Fortunately, you already have Ditto, so I think that is not a problem."

    Giovanni took out a new ID card with a new face and name. He gave it to Alex and said, "I will also speak to the three high-ranking members regarding this, so they will know about your situation."

    When he saw Alex taking the ID card, he said, "As of today, Alex Stark''s data in Team Rocket has beenpletely deleted. Although only a few people have ess to it, it is better to y it safe, right?"

    Alex agreed with this statement and thanked Giovanni for the effort he put in.

    "Ok, enough about that. I still have a reward for you."

    Giovanni took out a piece of paper and a map from the drawer and wordlessly handed it to Alex.

    Alex saw that the map is of an ind that harbors a lot of strong and rare Pok¨¦mon.

    Giovanni looked at Alex and said with a faint smile, "I have no job for you as you are not strong enough yet. Thus you are free for now. But you still have a lot to do."

    Giovanni nced at the map while speaking thest sentence. Then he ignored Alex as he continued to look at his papers.

    Alex, who saw this, understood that this chat was over and he should go. In addition, it was an indirect tip that he can get stronger faster on this ind. Giovanni knows that Alex wants to get stronger quickly, so he doesn''t even have to tell anything about this to Alex specifically. This indirect type of maniption is quite impressive.

    He politely said goodbye to Giovanni, who continued to ignore him when Alex walked out the door.

    Alex, who came out of the door, saw Lisa''s kazam in the hallway. He appeared to be waiting for Alex.

    kazam quickly went to Alex and, without waiting, teleported both of them from the hallway.

    ...

    Alex and kazam suddenly appeared outside of Lisa''s office.

    Alex, who saw this, had a confused expression, and he looked in the direction of kazam. He thought that he would appear again in Lisa''s room, which made him a little bemused.

    kazam showed a helpless face when she saw Alex''s questioning gaze.

    She showed a gesture saying that Alex can go now.

    Alex, who didn''t receive a reply from kazam, showed a curious expression on his face as he slowly left.

    Although Alex knew that he would probably see something extreme if he went to Lisa''s office, he thought about what Lisa would do to him if he really did that. And he started walking away faster. After all, Alex could already predict what Lisa might be doing in her office after thinking about it a little bit now. And he would rather avoid seeing that.

    ...

    Alex entered the room and saw that Scizor, who was supposed to take care of the Pok¨¦mon Egg, was standing in front of the TV and watching it while exercising.

    When he saw that, he knew that it was better to let Kirlia take care of the Pok¨¦mon Egg. Even Ditto would be better than Scizor as a babysitter.

    Unfortunately, he needs the teleporting ability and the ability to change his face to save himself in an emergency. So he had chosen Scizor as the babysitter.

    He doesn''t expect much from Scizor. Just that when the Egg hatches, Torchic doesn''t find itself alone.

    Alex looked rather annoyed at the Scizor that was training. When he saw that the Egg had not yet hatched, he felt a little better. Alex wasn''t mad at Scizor but at himself for the fact that he couldn''t take care of the Egg. He made up his mind not to go and train here until the Egg hatch. In this expensive hotel, there is also a Pok¨¦mon training room that you can rent to train.

    ...

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon just finished their hard training session, and it was time to rx. But Alex suddenly heard the sound of something cracking.

    He turned his face and found the Pok¨¦mon Egg 1 meter away from him had started hatching.

    Torchic, who came out of its Egg, looked at its surroundings with a curious look. This newborn Torchic was only 20cm long, half the size of a fully grown Torchic.

    Alex took Torchic in his hand and said with a bright smile, "Wee to this world, Torchic."

    Torchic just curiously looked at Alex. When it felt the warmth from Alex''s hands, itid down on Alex''s hands and looked at him.

    Alex put it on hisp and took the Moomoo Milk bottle out of his TRH device. Then he started feeding Torchic like a little baby.

    After Torchic drank half the bottle, it slowly closed its eyes and slept on Alex''sp.

    Alex saw that he couldn''t get up now, showed no annoyed expression. He looked at the info of his new family member.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Torchic

    LV: 1

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: Speed Boost (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Growl (unusable), Scratch (unusable), Ember (unusable)

    - (Innate Talent) Attract (unusable), (Innate Talent) Sunny Day (unusable), (Innate Talent) Overheat (unusable)

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    Alex saw the info of Torchic and made a surprised face. "Shallow Gold? Speed Boost? Female? Attract?."

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    When Alex lifted his head, he saw all of his Pok¨¦mon staring curiously at the sleeping Torchic.

    Scizor and Crobat showed no emotion on their face, but their curious eyes betrayed them. ??

    In contrast to Scizor and Crobat, Kirlia, Ditto, and Shieldon openly showed their joy about the new member.

    Kirlia was especially happy that she is finally not the only female in this group. Though she didn''t say anything, she was looking forward to talking to Torchic.

    Alex said quietly, "I can understand your joy, but we will wait until Torchic wakes up before we say hello."

    Scizor said, "Humph! Says the guy who has already said his hello." Kirlia heard what Scizor was saying, and Alex could hear a voice over Telepathy.

    Alex showed a surprised expression when he heard Scizor''s reply. He didn''t think Scizor would be so jealous just because he had talked to her first. Could it be that he wanted to build a good rtionship with the other Fighting-type Pok¨¦mon?

    "Could it be that you are looking for a sparring partner?"

    Scizor made a surprised face. "What are you talking about. Why should I fight a baby?"

    "No, I mean that you want to fight another Fighting-type Pok¨¦mon in the long run."

    He just ignored Alex and started his training again.

    Alex just smiled seeing this, and thought, "Why do I feel very respected and not respected at the same time?"

    Crobat went to Scizor to indicate that he had assured the win in this tournament. In contrast, Scizor told Crobat that he did not fight the strongest Pok¨¦mon and should keep his mouth shut. Then they started arguing rtively quietly with each other.

    Alex, who saw that they were showing consideration for Torchic by bickering quietly, didn''t say anything and just smiled slightly. He forgot for a moment that these two Pok¨¦mon have probably killed more creatures than a serial killer.

    Shieldon, who is the youngest and is still a child in human years, showed a great curiosity when he looked at Torchic.

    Alex saw this and said with a smile, "Shieldon, you are a big brother now. So you should always take care of your little sister from now on."

    Shieldon showed a surprised expression when he heard these words, but after a few seconds showed a serious expression. But because of his small size and age, this serious expression looked incredibly cute.

    Kirlia, who saw this expression, couldn''t help but stroke Shieldon''s head. Shieldon did nothing and let Kirlia stroke him with a happy face.

    Alex, who saw this, could only shake his head. He just hoped that Shieldon took his words seriously.

    He saw how it was quiet again and took out his TRH device to check if there was anything interesting to buy.

    Even though he had spent a lot of money in the past few weeks, especially after buying the TM Sandstorm, he still had a lot of money left.

    During the 12 days in this city, he sold a lot of Silver Pok¨¦mon and made a quick buck. Although his money was slowly bing scarce, he can always get more money by going to a new city''s ck market to buy/sell Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex''s money:

    359,800 TR Points

    233,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    While looking through the items from the Team Rocket shop, he checked the limited items section.

    Among all the rtively useless things, one item piqued Alex''s interest.

    Heart of an Elite Raticate: 10/20

    Price: 25,000 TR Points

    Even though it''s just an item from Raticate, it was valuable to him. Every heart from a strong Pok¨¦mon is quite helpful, especially from Elite Pok¨¦mon and higher.

    Alex looked at Ditto, who was ying chess against Kirlia, and knew that he can probably increase Ditto''s potential with this.

    Although it was expensive and buying another Silver Pok¨¦mon would be more efficient, Alex was willing to pay that money.

    He paid 250,000 TR Points and waited to receive a transfer request. Now that his TRH device could teleport small items, he no longer has to go to the Team Rocket base to receive the items.

    After 20 minutes, Alex received a request to transfer an item. Alex put his TRH device on the table and epted the request.

    After just a second, a small box could be seen on the table. Alex moved the box and epted the next request. After repeating this 9 times, there were 10 boxes on Alex''s table.

    He opened one of these boxes and saw a bloody heart lying inside. It had a cold aura like it was just taken out from the refrigerator.

    Alex didn''t lose any time and put 9 of these hearts in his TRH device. He knows that the temperature of the items stored in the TRH device doesn''t change. Though he never cared about how and why.

    He went to Ditto and said with a smile, "Hey, Ditto! I found a way to increase your potential a bit."

    Ditto showed a surprised and happy expression as he quickly ran(crawl?) like a puppy in the direction of Alex.

    Alex opened the box and put a heart in front of Ditto, who absorbed it in his body without hesitation. It looked like slime was slowly dissolving its prey.

    Although this process was very sluggish, Ditto managed to absorb the heart.

    Alex knew that he probably had not increased Ditto''s potential, but he still checked the info.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 32

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Although he expected that, he couldn''t help but be disappointed. Alex could only hope that he can increase Ditto''s potential with the other 9 hearts. Although only one heart can be eaten per day in order to make the most out of it, 9 days are not really long for Alex.

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    8 dayster.

    It was breakfast time for Alex and his Pok¨¦mon. The atmosphere around the Pok¨¦mon was rtively good. They were looking forward to finally leaving this hotel and going to this ind. ??

    The map and papers that Giovanni gave to Alex lead to a remote ind in the middle of the ocean.

    The ind is rtively easy to reach if you went to Fuchsia City and followed the papers with the help of a Water-type or Flying-type Pok¨¦mon. Although Crobat cannot carry Alex for very long, a few hours should not be a problem.

    The map is, of course, a map of the whole ind. It also has marked the dangerous areas and rare Pok¨¦mon that can be found there. Even though it is only a map, this information can be very valuable for trainers who want to catch good Pok¨¦mon and be stronger rtively faster.

    There are 23 different areas on the map. All of which are divided into green, orange, and red ording to the danger level. Each of these areas has a strong Pok¨¦mon or a Pok¨¦mon group that controls it.

    If an area is green, it doesn''t mean that there are no hazards in this area. It just means that there is no particrly powerful Pok¨¦mon or unknown dangers. As long as you have 3 Pok¨¦mon with an average level of 30, you should be able to pass this area safely, even without a Pok¨¦mon that can determine the danger earlier. Of course, you won''t be able to find any valuable items or rare Pok¨¦mon.

    Orange area means that there are more Elite rank Pok¨¦mon in this area and other dangerous. While it''s rtively safe if you know what you''re doing, it''s not impossible to die there if you''re not careful enough. The rmended strength for trainers is at least 1 Elite Pok¨¦mon, a faster Flying-type Pok¨¦mon, and a Pok¨¦mon that is skillful in detecting other Pok¨¦mon.

    The red area is rtively unexplored and has unknown danger. It doesn''t mean that this area is necessarily more dangerous than an orange area. But it has the risk of running into a level 60 Pok¨¦mon there with bad luck.

    The areas arebeled this way.

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    Area 1#

    Danger level: Green

    Pok¨¦mon leader: Mid-Elite Butterfree (Strong, but does not attack trainers unprovoked)

    Rare Pok¨¦mon: None

    Rare items: None

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    Area 13#

    Danger level: Orange

    Pok¨¦mon leader: Low-Elite Houndoom (Very fast and aggressive)

    Rare Pok¨¦mon: Houndoom, Natu, ???

    Rare items: White Apricorn

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    Area 17#

    Danger level: Red

    Pok¨¦mon leader: ???

    Rare Pok¨¦mon: Aron, ???

    Rare items: ???

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    (Low-Elite = Level 40-49

    Mid-Elite = level 50-54

    High-Elite = Level 55-59)

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    Alex, who was going to go to Fuchsia City today, was already looking forward to what valuable Pok¨¦mon he will find on this ind.

    In these 8 days in this hotel, Torchic had grown enough to start training. Although Alex didn''t want to send her into a direct fight yet, he could now use at least light training for Torchic.

    Of course, not only Torchic had gotten stronger but his other Pok¨¦mon too. Though Crobat and Scizor were still at level 35.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 35

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 35

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kirlia

    LV: 31

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 32

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 26

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower

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    Pok¨¦mon: Torchic

    LV: 5

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember

    - (Innate Talent) Attract, (Innate Talent) Sunny Day, (Innate Talent) Overheat

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    Alex started receiving 3 liters of Lugia blood and 1 Lugia scales with Psychic power per day from Lisa, 30 days ago.

    He gave Kirlia and Crobat the items every day so that they could hopefully improve their potential. After 27 days, Crobat managed to reach the Gold rank. And Kirlia managed to get to the Gold rank after 29 days with the help of the scales.

    Although Crobat had already increased its potential, Alex continued to give the blood from Lugia to Crobat to make it even easier to increase Crobat''s potentialter on.

    Kirlia was a different case. Alex no longer gave the Lugia scales to Kirlia to absorb the Psychic powers.

    He wanted to save it for when Kirlia evolves so that he can increase her potential more effortlessly. Although he knows that Kirlia will only absorb a small number of scales during the evolution process, it is still much more effective. Besides, he can use the remaining scalester anyway when Kilia has evolved into Gardevoir.

    Ditto also managed to improve his potential after absorbing 8 Heart, which made Alex very happy.

    Unfortunately, not all Pok¨¦mon were able to rank up as Alex had hoped.

    Although Shieldon ate the 30 pieces of Steel and Rock from S-Talent Aggron every day, he couldn''t improve his potential.

    Although Alex still has the Steel te from an S-Talent Aggron on the Champion rank, Alex didn''t want to use it. He decided to use it when Shieldon evolves.

    Alex guessed that Shieldon probably has 99/100 points on the Shallow Gold rank and doesn''t need much to get on the Gold rank. You could say he is half-step Gold rank, being just 1 step away from reaching the Gold rank. Though that''s just a theory of Alex, and it''s hard to prove. Although Scizor evolved faster, keep in mind that he ate the Lance and 30 pieces of Steel. Which makes it difficult to determine if Scizor could have improved his potential without eating the Lance.

    If he had known that Shieldon just needs a little more, he would have given the rest of the Steel pieces from Scizor after he has evolved and not fed them to Scizor every day.

    But Alex shook his head after having this thought.

    "I can''t foresee something like that, and it would also be very unfair to Scizor because of the possibility of making his next potential improvement more difficult."

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    Alex, Kirlia, and Crobat walk the streets of Cdon City with happy expressions. The victory had specifically improved the mood of Crobat and Alex, thus making Kirlia even more joyful. Which led to this situation.

    While leaving, all passers-by looked in the direction of Alex with a curious gaze, and a few children went to Alex asking for an autograph. ? ?

    As the winner of the Kanto rookie tournament, Alex is now a minor celebrity. Especially in the city where this tournament took ce.

    Alex felt a bit annoyed that he was wasting his time but fulfilled the children''s wish and gave each of these children an autograph. Alex, who also wanted to have a good position in the Alliance, wouldn''t want to be appeared unfriendly. He has to maintain his image from now on.

    Although Alex is a team rocket member, he has not ruled out the option of switching to the Alliance''s side if it''s worthwhile.

    Team Rocket and the Alliance are only tools for Alex to be stronger and can be reced at any time if necessary. Of course, he has to consider the consequences of that before doing it.

    It would be ideal for Alex if he can have a high position in both organizations. So that he can draw the double amount of advantages.

    After giving the autographs, he looked at Crobat.

    Crobat, who understood what Alex wanted to do, pped his wings suddenly that created a little gust of wind, and people made some space for them. After that, Alex and Kirlia sat on top of Crobat, and Crobat took off.

    Alex, who looked at the ground and saw that he is around 50 meters high, showed no fear. Although it was very high, he knew that it is not dangerous. Alex knows that Crobat can fly faster than the speed he can fall. Which allows Alex not to be afraid of identally falling down.

    Crobat preventing the strong headwind made it a smooth andfortable flight.

    When Alex was flying with Crobat towards Fuchsia City, he noticed many Flying-type Pok¨¦mon like Pidgey and Spearow flying in groups. And each of these groups had a strong leader who led their group, like Fearow and Pidgeot.

    Alex, who was rtively far away, looked at the information about each of these Pok¨¦mon and found any Pok¨¦mon special. Although there were a few Silver Pok¨¦mon in the groups, it was not worth it for Alex to provoke these groups for them. Especially when you consider the fact that the leader of each of these groups was at a higher level than Crobat. Along with that, Alex could only use Crobat, who knew Fly. And Crobat was carrying him, so it was almost impossible to win.

    Although he could attack and lure this group to the ground, it was rtively risky and not worth it. Especially when you consider that he has to defend against arge group of Pok¨¦mon too.

    Fighting against a group that is not much weaker than is incredibly dangerous. As long as you are not 10 or 15 levels higher than all of them, you should avoid such fights.

    They were now flying over the water, and Alex noticed Crobat looking at the water like inspecting something.

    The calm surface of the water hides a lot of powerful and valuable Pok¨¦mon that are just waiting to be found. Unfortunately for Alex, who does not have a Water Pok¨¦mon and an underwater suit, it was dangerous to go close to the water.

    Although it''s a shame because Alex has the ability to quickly discover the valuable Water-type Pok¨¦mon in this ocean, it was not possible for him currently.

    "Hmmm, I''ll probablyeter when I have a strong Water-type Pok¨¦mon that can protect me underwater."

    After two hours, Alex, who was sitting on Crobat and flying over the ocean, saw a rtivelyrge ind in the middle of the sea.

    Alex took out his map andpared the ind to the one drawn on the map.

    "Hmm, this must be the ind on the map. Crobatnd on the coast."

    The coast was a green area, which is a good ce tond.

    Alex felt a little better after finally getting on the solid ground. Flying in the air for 2 straight hours is really not easy, even if you know that it is rtively safe.

    He immediately took out all of his Pok¨¦mon and warned them of the dangers on this ind.

    Alex bought two months of food for himself and his Pok¨¦mon. So that they can train here for 2 months without having to fly back.

    He looked directly at the map to find out more information in front of this area.

    Area 3#

    Danger level: Green

    Pok¨¦mon leader: Low Elite Kingler (Strong, but rtively slow onnd)

    Rare Pok¨¦mon: None

    Rare items: None

    He looked around the coast to see if he could notice any Pok¨¦mon from here. After a bit, he looked like arge group of Krabby and Kingler sunbathing at the seashore.

    Although Alex was very far away. But fortunately, Alex could see all Pok¨¦mon''s information within sight and didn''t have to get any closer.

    There''s 14 Krabby and 5 Kingler. The Krabby are generally around levels 5-29 and have decent potential; that being Deep Normal through Silver.

    4 Kinglers are between Shallow Bronze and Silver and are between levels 26-35.

    The leader of this group was quite formidable.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kingler

    LV: 39

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Hyper Cutter

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move:

    - Bubble, Mud Sport, Vise Grip, Leer, Harden, Bubble Beam, Mud Shot, Metal w, Stomp

    - (Innate Talent) X-Scissor [E]

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    "Hmm... Level 39 shows that this Kingler is not the leader of this area. But, she is of the same species as the leader of this area. So it is safe to assume that she is somehow rted to the leader."

    Alex thought of an idea. He slowly walked with his Pok¨¦mon in the direction of the group of this Pok¨¦mon bathing in the sun. ??

    Kingler, the leader, showed a wary expression as she saw Alex and his Pok¨¦mon getting closer. Kingler is a rtively hostile Pok¨¦mon species. It''s not a Pok¨¦mon that doesn''t respond to provocations.

    She immediately showed a ready to fight expression when she saw that Alex was only 15 meters away.

    Alex just smiled and said, "Hello there! I am not looking for any trouble. I havee here just to suggest something if you are willing to listen."

    Kingler answered in the Pok¨¦monnguage, and Alex understood it immediately via Telepathy of Kirlia.

    "What do you want?"

    Alex was happy to see that this Kingler was willing to listen to him.

    "I want to trade some of the items of your collection."

    Kingler is known to collect glittering things, so Alex thought this group must have found many treasures in the sea which can be useful. Although most things are probably worthless, he doesn''t think all of these items are useless.

    Kingler gave a sour expression as she yelled, "You want my treasure!!! You can forget about that right away. This won''t happen."

    Alex, who was expecting this, brought out arge bag of excellent Pok¨¦mon food.

    Excellent Pok¨¦mon food is one of the few edible items for almost all Pok¨¦mon in this world. Even Ghost Pok¨¦mon can rtively enjoy this food. While it''s not as effective and tasty as the food for a specific Pok¨¦mon species, it''s not much worse either. Like the food from the Excellent Food line, after long periods of eating, it can also improve the potential of a Pok¨¦mon that eats it.

    He had bought Excellent Pok¨¦mon food enough tost for 6 months. So that he can give the best food immediately to the Pok¨¦mon he caught. But now that he saw a Kingler, he thought of this good idea.

    Alex continued exining his proposition. "But I probably have something you would be interested in. Here, try it."

    He took out a small pouch and threw it in the direction of Kingler.

    Kingler recognized that this was not an attack and immediately caught it. She opened the bag with her ws and peeked curiously to see what''s inside.

    When she saw food, she looked disappointed in the direction of Alex.

    "Just food! You want to swap my treasures for food?" She started getting angry at the end of the sentence.

    "Even though it''s food, it''s a high-quality food that you''ve never eaten. Plus, after a long period of eating, it can improve the potential of a Pok¨¦mon. I think you should understand how valuable this food is."

    Kingler was amazed for a moment after hearing this.

    "Really? How can I know that you are not lying to steal my treasures with your food? You, humans, are known for your lies. I can''t put my trust in you."

    Alex, who heard this, showed a solemn expression. "You can easily find this out by eating the food. Although it may not improve your potential immediately, you should notice that this food improves your body slightly. Although I rmend giving it to a member of your group with poor potential. So that it is easier to distinguish whether it can improve the potential or not."

    Kingler showed a thoughtful expression when she heard these words from Alex''s mouth.

    She took the food that Alex gave her and gave it to one of her nephew, whose potential was bad.

    Alex saw the Kingler giving the food to a Deep Normal Krabby and smiled. The worse the potential is, the more apparent the effect of the food will be. And with a little bit of luck, Krabby might turn into Shallow Bronze Krabby this moment.

    The level 5 Krabby ate the food and suddenly felt his whole body getting stronger. He was thrilled with his newfound strength.

    Kingler was very good at assessing the potential of her species. She recognized that her nephew had really improved his potential right away.

    She showed a serious expression and looked in the direction of Alex Pok¨¦mon. When she realized that Alex was a bit too strong to rob safely, she said, "Ok, I''m ready to trade. What do you want for the food?"

    "Ahh, I''m not sure. Please show me what you''ve got."

    Kingler nodded and asked the second strongest Kingler to fetch her treasure. The Kingler immediately went into the water.

    "Hmm... It will take a while before he brings my treasures here."

    Alex nodded and said, "No problem. While we wait, we can have our younger family members fight each other forbat experience. What do you say?"

    Kingler looked at the Torchic and nodded.

    Then she said something to the Krabby, who had just be a Shallow Bronze Pok¨¦mon.

    Krabby nodded and stood in front of the group in a ready-to-fight stance.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Krabby

    LV: 5

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Hyper Cutter

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Bronze

    Move:

    - Bubble, Mud Sport, Vise Grip

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    Alex looked at Torchic with a kind smile and said, "Do you want to fight this Pok¨¦mon?"

    Torchic, who has been very active since her birth, would annoy Alex several times a day. Thus he thought that he should look for a fight for her. So when she finally heard that Alex allowed her to fight, she showed an excited expression and ran around excitedly. ??

    Alex had expected this kind of behavior from her and could only give a wry smile. If Alex could describe Torchic''s personality in one word, it would be ''yful''.

    Torchic walked in front of Alex''s group and got ready for the fight. Although Alex hadn''t allowed her to fight, he had exined a lot about fighting, so she knows at least basic knowledge.

    Kirlia walked between both Pok¨¦mon and gave the signal to start the fight.

    "Torchic, let''s start with Attract."

    Alex, who doesn''t know exactly how the move Attract works in this world, wanted to test it immediately against this Pok¨¦mon. Alex cannot imagine that Torchic being able to use this move effectively against Elite Pok¨¦mon. Like Disable, Growl, and Confuse Ray in this world, this move definitely has some requirements to work.

    Krabby, who seems to be fighting for the first time, looked curiously at Torchic and didn''t immediately use a move. Kingler got furious after seeing this and started shouting at Krabby, who just wasted crucial time.

    Krabby got a little nervous after getting yelled at and started preparing Bubble.

    Torchic quickly managed to use Attract, and Krabby stopped doing anything and just looked at Torchic with a mesmerized expression.

    Alex saw that Krabby was doing nothing except looking in the direction of Torchic and was amazed. The power of Attract is better than he thought. Although this move has specific requirements to work correctly, it can be very helpful in a battle if the opponent is hit by it.

    While the fight was on, Torchic noticed that her feet were getting lighter and lighter; and looked perplexedly at her feet. This is the first time she felt that she was suddenly bing faster for no reason.

    Speed Boost in this world only works when a Pok¨¦mon is in a fight and is immediately reset when the fight is over, which didn''t make it as strong as Alex had hoped. But even with this disadvantage, Speed Boost is probably one of the best skills in the world.

    "Torchic, use Sunny Day!"

    Torchic heard Alex and started using Sunny Day.

    After a few seconds, Alex felt that it was getting a bit warm, but he noticed that the sun was still covered by the clouds, which meant that this move does not affect the real sun.

    Krabby, who was still looking in the direction of Torchic, showed no signs of ''waking up''.

    Alex thought that it might be hard to wake up from Attract if the Pok¨¦mon is not harmed. He decided to do many tests with the move Attractter in order to find out exactly. The knowledge of how and when a move works are one of the most fundamental requirements of a trainer.

    "Torchic, use Overheat."

    Krabby, who had a terrible Sp. Def of 25, probably couldn''t take this strong attack even if he is a Water-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Torchic gathered all the fire energy in her body and sent a big ball of me, simr to the ser ball, towards Krabby, who just snapped out of Torchic''s Attract.

    Krabby could not evade this attack and was hit by this attack, which led him to pass out the next moment.

    Fortunately, Pok¨¦mon heal rtively quickly, so the leader showed no concern for Krabby''s injury. Normally, Pok¨¦mon can only take permanent damage if they are unconscious or overwork their bodies and keep fighting like Crobat in the finale.

    Kingler took Krabby and gave him to another Kingler who was protecting him while he was unconscious. Although Kingler is a Pok¨¦mon that can value strength, they don''t mistreat losers.

    Alex walked towards the tired Torchic and started praising her for her great fight.

    Torchic, who had heard so manypliments from Alex for the first time, brightly smiled as she listened. She jumped on Alex''s red cape when she noticed that she was getting tired and made herselffortable on Alex''s head.

    Alex waspletely surprised by Torchic''s action and didn''t know for a moment what to do. Torchic being on his head doesn''t bother him much, and it doesn''t make it difficult for him to move around. But it felt like his respect as a trainer was being vited. Although he can bring her down and yell for her actions, Alex thought that it was unnecessary. Kirlia also really enjoyed sitting on his shoulder when she was a kid (Ralts). So Torchic probably wants to do that, too.

    "Is this how it feels to have kids? I may have a weak spot for young Pok¨¦mon."

    Crobat, who saw this scene,ughed out loud. But shortly after a few seconds, he suddenly stopped and thought, "Hey, am I imagining it, or is our trainer nicer to Torchic than to me?"

    Scizor, who didn''t want to miss the chance to make fun of Crobat, said, "Of course he is. No idea why you''re making such a stupidment. Unless you want to be treated like a child. Well, that will suit your mental age. Hahaha!"

    Ditto, who is usually shy, said, "Umm, I think that''s because she''s a female. Although I don''t quite get it, our trainers seem to treat female Pok¨¦mon better."

    Shieldon had a curious expression when he asked, "Ohh, is that really so? Brother Scizor, do you know why he''s doing this?"

    "Hey, why are you asking those barbecue tongs when the smart Pok¨¦mon is in front of you."

    Scizor was instantly annoyed. "You''re just the most arrogant Pok¨¦mon, so shut up. Ahh to answer your question ..."

    As Scizor talked, Crobat cut him off, and they both started insulting each other.

    Kirlia, who had been listening to this conversation in silence until now, could only shake her head with helplessness.

    She looked in the direction of Shieldon and said, "I hope you don''t take after these two elder brothers of ours and behave responsibly."

    Shieldon nodded to his big sister but still looked interestingly at the two quarreling Pok¨¦mon.

    Kirlia and Ditto could only breathe a helpless sigh.

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    10 minutester, the Kingler, whom the leader had sent away, came from the sea with the treasure chest on his back.

    Alex, who saw this treasure chest, suppressed his greed to steal the whole treasure chest. ??

    He thought about the pros and cons. And in the end, decided not to try to rob this group.

    This group is much stronger than the collective power of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon. So that even with careful tactics, it is tough to win safely. Besides, Alex was gonna stay on this ind for a long time. So he can even trade items with this group several times.

    Why should he bear all these disadvantages for the benefit of saving a little money?

    Kingler took the chest and ced it in front of Alex. Then the female leader said, "Ok. Here it is. See if you can find something that interests you."

    For Kingler, these items are useless. They collect it as a hobby. Kinda like James''s hobby of collecting bottle caps. When you can swap these muda- I mean, useless items for food that can increase the potential, there is not much to think about. (EN: I couldn''t help myself from inserting a Jojo meme. Yare yare.)

    Alex, who looked inside the chest, found a lot of useless stuff. Scales, shells, and pearls make up the majority of the contents of this chest.

    Although the pearls can be sold for a rtively good price, there were no big pearls that could earn arge amount of money.

    What made Alex''s day was finding 3 Water Stones and a King''s Rock in this chest.

    There are a total of 4 types of Evolution stones, each having different values. And one Evolution stone can be 100 times more valuable than another Evolution stone.

    Low-Water Stone, Mid-Water Stone, High-Water Stone, and Top-Water Stone.

    Low-Water Stone, don''t change the potential of Pok¨¦mon using it.

    Mid-Water Stone has a very small chance of increasing the potential of Pok¨¦mon under Gold Potential.

    High-Water Stone has a good chance of improving the potential the Pok¨¦mon under Gold Potential.

    Top-Water Stone Enhances the potential of every Pok¨¦mon that uses it. It can also improve the potential exponentially if the Pok¨¦mon''s potential is very low. (For example, Normal to Shallow Silver)

    2 Water Stones were Low-Water Stones. But fortunately, Alex found 1 High-Water Stones.

    Looking through the chest, Alex saw a scale that had a unique color. This scale reminded Alex a lot of an item called the Deep Sea Scale, so he also chose it.

    Alex chose these items at the end:

    1 High-Water Stones

    2 Low-Water Stone

    King''s Rock

    Deep Sea Scale (possibly)

    153 Pearls

    Although he doesn''t need any of these items, they are very valuable and can bring him a lot of money. Also, who knows when he might need one of these items.

    Especially the King''s Rock is a very expensive and rare item. Besides, most trainers are not aware of the importance of this King''s Rock. Thus making it even more valuable. Although Alex thinks that the Alliance must have already discovered what these items do, it seems to be confidential information in this world.

    Alex and Kingler negotiated for a few minutes for the amount of food Alex had to give as payment. Fortunately, Kingler only knew that these items were useful to Alex but not how much. So she was at a disadvantage in this negotiation.

    In the end, Alex only had to pay for 1 month of food for all of these items. Alex wanted to bring the amount down a bit more, but he also didn''t want to lose Kingler''s goodwill for a few Pok¨¦dors.

    Just the chance to negotiate with Kingler again after two months is worth losing a little money. Losing the opportunity of earning 1,000,000 Pok¨¦dors for the momentary gain of 1,000 Pok¨¦dors didn''t make sense to Alex.

    Alex said goodbye to the Kingler group and set off to explore this area more closely.

    Because it''s a green area, Alex wasn''t afraid to explore it.

    He walked along the coast and asionally saw various Water-type Pok¨¦mon swimming near the shoreline. But because most of the Pok¨¦mon didn''t have good potential, Alex ignored them.

    After a few minutes, Alex suddenly received a warning from Crobat that 2 Pok¨¦mon were fighting against each other. That piqued Alex''s interest, and he asked Crobat to lead them to these two Pok¨¦mon.

    Crobat wordlessly led the group along the coast. After 3 minutes, Alex could see two Pok¨¦mon fighting at the coast.

    Arge Gyarados and a Kingler with a dangerous aura fought on the edge of the beach. Even without the system, experienced trainers would be able to assess that Kingler was an Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    Gyarados, several times taller than Kingler, waspletely covered in wounds. The blood on his body may lead someone to believe that he was a shiny Gyarados.

    Inparison, Kingler only had a few minor injuries.

    Alex, who saw the information of both Pok¨¦mon, immediately knew the reason.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kingler

    LV: 48

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Hyper Cutter

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Bubble, Mud Sport, Vise Grip, Leer, Harden, Bubble Beam, Mud Shot, Metal w, Stomp, Protect, m, Crabhammer [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Giga Impact [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gyarados

    LV: 38

    Type: Water / Flying

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Ssh, Tackle, Leer, Twister, Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Scary Face, Dragon Rage, Crunch

    - (Innate Talent) Dragon Tail [E]

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    Defeating an Elite Pok¨¦mon without a particrly effective tactic is almost impossible. So it was not surprising that Gyarados was at the losing end in this fight.

    Alex was also a little surprised that Gyarados even tried to fight this Kingler, who is much stronger than him. If Alex was Gyarados, he would have flown away immediately and tried to escape this almost impossible fight. Fighting a losing war that only leads to your destruction for no reason is a fool''s job. Although Kingler is stronger than Gyarados, it cannot fly or swim as fast as Gyarados. So there is no reason for Gyarados to fight to the end.

    While thinking, Alex suddenly noticed that the Gyarados''s eyes lost their aggressive expression and looked normal again. After Gyarados could now think like normal Pok¨¦mon, he immediately flew away from Kingler, who kept chasing him with a crazy look.

    Alex, who saw how Gyarados was apparently easily controlled by his emotions, understood why it is so difficult to train a Gyarados for a trainer.

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    Kingler was very annoyed when he saw that Gyarados ran away.

    Then he looked in Alex''s direction and suddenly started running at a rtively fast pace towards him. ??

    Alex saw Kingler running aggressively in his direction and shouted, "Hey Kingler, we are not your enemies."

    Kingler ignored Alex''s deration and ran in his direction without saying anything.

    Alex showed a cold expression as he looked at this Kingler. Although his Pok¨¦mon are weaker, they are not so weak that they have to cower against him.

    Although Alex doesn''t like fights where he doesn''t have a 100% win-rate, he''s not a person who can be easily provoked.

    "Kirlia, Will-O-Wisp."

    "Scizor, Focus Energy."

    "Ditto, transform into Crobat and use Confuse Ray."

    "Crobat, Toxic."

    "Shieldon, Metal Sound."

    Alex, who knows that a Pok¨¦mon can be poisoned and burned simultaneously, of course, uses both of these moves.

    Although these moves would have quite a weak effect due to the vast level gap between them and Kingler, they can still do a bit of damage over time.

    After a few seconds, Alex''s Pok¨¦mon used all of their moves against the Kingler, who was running like a tank towards them.

    Alex realized the Metal Sound was totally useless even though it hit Kingler. He understood that the likely difference in strength between Shieldon and Kingler was toorge for the move to work on him.

    Confuse Ray and Will-O-Wisp seemed to have worked on him, but the effect was much weaker than ordinary. Only Toxic seemed to have been a little effective.

    Kingler suddenly stopped running and started preparing a move.

    Alex, who saw this, knew that there was no time to waste.

    "Kirlia and Shieldon, use Protect together."

    Just when he said that Kingler used Bubble Beam, which quickly flew towards Alex''s group.

    Kirlia and Shieldon used Protect at the same time to block the move. Although both shields were almost destroyed by this 1 move, together, they managed to stop this attack.

    Alex was slightly shocked that a non-Expert move could almost destroy the shield of two Protects. But it''s not surprising since it is a Low-Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    He could understand the arrogance of these Kingler a little better now.

    Seeing that his attack was blocked, Kingler used Bubble Beam again.

    Alex, who saw this, looked annoyed and said, "Kirlia, use Thunderbolt. Ditto and Crobat use Fly. Shieldon, use Iron Defense."

    After saying that, he ran out of reach of Kingler with Torchic. Although he was more than 25 meters away, he wanted to be at least 40 meters away to feel a little safe. With this distance, it would be easier for Kirlia to rescue him if necessary.

    Torchic looked at Alex to show that she can fight too.

    Alex looked at Torchic and said with a stern voice, "No. It''s very dangerous for you to go into a fight like this."

    Torchic showed a sad expression with tears in her eyes.

    Alex''s face slightly twitched when he saw her sobbing. He took Torchic in his hand to prevent her from running away without telling and continued to watch the fight. He couldn''t waste time exining to Torchic exactly why she can''t participate in this fight.

    Although she could easily break out of Alex''s hand, she can''t do it without getting Alex''s attention, which was important for Alex to watching the fight without to fear the Torchic runs away if he don''t pay attention to her.

    Kingler used the Bubble Beam to hit Shieldon, who couldn''t evade.

    Shieldon, who was thrown back several meters from the hit,id unconscious on the floor with severe wounds.

    "This Kingler is really smart. Attacking the weaker Pok¨¦mon first to put more pressure on others."

    Alex took Shildon''s Pok¨¦ball and quickly called Shildon back before he gets hit again. Unconscious Pok¨¦mon can be critically injured and even killed, so Alex naturally called Shildon back immediately.

    Although Kingler was hit by Thunderbolt and Fly twice after using this move, the damage Kingler took appeared to be very small.

    Alex saw how little harm Kingler was taking. "Fortunately, that wasn''t my main n."

    He saw that Scizor had already used Focus Energy to the maximum and was ready for his nextmand.

    "Kirlia, use Helping Hand on Scizor."

    "Ditto transform into Scizor after Kirlia uses Helping Hand on him."

    "Crobat, use Protect to stop Kingler''s attack."

    Kingler, who was only a few yards away from Crobat, used Crabhammer after jumping high in the air.

    Crobat wanted to avoid the attack but quickly realized that he wouldn''t be able to do it in time and used Protect instantly.

    Kingler swung his ws like a baseball bat against Crobat''s shield. In a second, the Protect shield was broken, and Crobat was thrown to the ground.

    Although the shield absorbed most of the damage, Crobat had suffered a great deal of damage.

    While Crobat was gaining time for others, Kirlia used Helping Hand on Scizor to reinforce Scizor''s next move. Then Ditto used Transform to transform into Scizor. And because Ditto''s Transform is on the Expert rank, the reinforcement of Scizor was also copied.

    "Kirlia, Thunderbolt."

    "Crobat, Shadow Ball."

    "Scizor, Ditto, Giga Impact."

    Kingler, who saw two Scizors running at him with high speed, also used Giga Impact. He was hit again by Crobat and Kirlia before he traded moves with Ditto and Scizor.

    Scizor, Ditto, and Kingler collided hard against each other. Although Kingler''s strength was higher, he was hit in the head, which also caused critical damage.

    Scizor and Ditto were badly injured and had only about 30-40% HP left.

    Kingler, on the other hand, looked better. Alex would estimate that he had around 50% HP left.

    When Alex wanted to prepare for his next move, he saw a group of Kingler and Krabby running in their direction from a distance.

    "Come to me quickly."

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon immediately stopped fighting and quickly ran towards Alex.

    Kingler did not follow Alex''s Pok¨¦mon but instead looked towards Kingler and Krabby''s group.

    Alex said via Telepathy to Kirlia that she should get ready to teleport them all away on his signal. Then he looked with curiosity what this group wanted to do.

    Kingler and the Female Kingler were talking (more like bickering) to each other. But Kirlia and Alex were too far away to understand. But from the expressions of the two, Alex could sense that they were arguing about something.

    He could well imagine what these two Kingler were arguing about.

    After 3 minutes of quiet waiting, the female Kingler looked in Alex''s direction as she made a ''go'' motion with her ws.

    Alex briefly showed an annoyed expression and thought about attacking this group. But the opportunity of exchanging items with this group again made him suppress this feeling. Though the main reason was that they weren''t in a good position to fight. His Pok¨¦mon were not in the best situation to fight, and fighting this Low-Elite Kingler along with this group was too much.

    "Come on, let''s get out of this safe green area," said Alex with a sarcastic tone.

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    Saffron City, Silph Co.

    Giovanni was sitting in his chair and looked at Lisa softly when Lisa came in. ??

    Lisa, who usually has a yful smile, showed a serious expression as she entered the room. Although she didn''t smile, there was respect in her eyes when she looked at the Boss, Giovanni.

    Giovanni, who was quietly watching her, said with a slightly friendly tone, "Oh! Lisa, thanks foring. Sit down so that we can talk further."

    Lisa, hearing the kindness of Giovanni''s words, smiled. Of course, she thanked Giovanni politely and sat down.

    She always saw Giovanni as the father figure she never had. So she was very gratified after hearing the friendly tone of Giovanni. When she was young, Giovanni personally sacrificed a lot of time to train her, which she has never forgotten.

    "Lisa, you did a really great job this time. You not only discovered and trained Maria but Alex too."

    "Boss, although I''m happy to be so useful, I was just lucky this time. Especially, I didn''t give any help to Alex to be so strong. Though he did buy items of my Lugia."

    Giovanni looked surprised. He thought that Lisa at least gave help to Alex, who got strong ridiculously fast. His assessment of Alex improved again.

    Although some bosses would have feared that their subordinates would be too strong, Giovanni wasn''t worried about that. He has confidence that he can control Alex or at least make him useful for Team Rocket.

    Giovanni had already made a good assessment of Alex''s character, so there was no reason to be worried.

    The fact that Alex has a neutral attitude towards Team Rocket shows Giovanni a lot about his character. The difference between slightly positive and neutral might not seem that great, but it is for Giovanni.

    Alex, who got a good Pokemon and support from Team Rocket, thinks about Team Rocket in only neutral terms. This shows that he is not very grateful for this help or believes that he can pay it back several times moreter.

    If Alex had a slight disdain for Team Rocket, that would show that his morality does not align with Team Rocket. And even though Team Rocket helped him, he disagrees with the work they do. Still, Alex would be willing to continue to work for Team Rocket if it brings him advantages. And therefore, he would have slight contempt and notplete contempt. But this is not the case.

    Even after the help he received and him not having any problem with the work ethics of Team Rocket, he is neutral towards them. Then what about his slight contempt towards Alliance? The difference between neutral and slight contempt is greater than what it looks like. This is beneficial for Giovanni.

    "It doesn''t matter if that was luck or not. You did something that brought Team Rocket benefits. For that, you will be surely rewarded."

    He took out a briefcase and gave it to Lisa without a word.

    Lisa thanked him and asked afterward,

    "Boss, now that I''m an Executive, can you tell me more about your n with Alex and the other Talented Rookies?"

    "Hmm, no problem. But I don''t have a special n yet because I want to see who is the strongest rookie after 3 months."

    Lisa, who didn''t understand why Giovanni wanted to wait three months, assumed that he probably wanted to observe their improvement rate. Though she is not sure about her assumption.

    "Boss, I have one more question about the Alliance if that''s ok."

    Giovanni showed a friendly smile "Of course, Lisa. As an Executive, you should know important secrets like that. Like the fact that we have 3 Team Rocket members as Gym leaders. And this number may soon be 4. I am sure that I can answer your question."

    Lisa, who heard this, recognized how much higher the position from Executive to Elite captain is. The difference is really big.

    "I always wanted to ask why Team Rocket never tries to control an Elite 4 member and puts more energy on the Gym Leaders? Don''t the Elite 4 have the highest power in the Alliance? Why not try to make a Team Rocket member like Koga an Elite 4 member."

    "Haha, this question shows that you really don''t understand how the Alliance works."

    He made a pause before he continued with a smile.

    "Although the positions with the most power are the Champions and the Elite 4 of each region, they can''t really control the region."

    "First of all, you have to know that the Alliance is divided into 7 parts, and each part controls its own region."

    "Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Al, and Kalos."

    "After that, you have to know that the power of the Kanto Alliance is very divided. Although it''s hard to exin, I''ll try to make it as easy as possible."

    "To exin it more simply, we''ll talk about the influence in numerical terms. If I were to give points showing the amount of power/influence, it would be like this."

    1 = hardly any influence

    3 = minor influence

    5 = rtively influential

    7 = great influence

    10 = 1 of the most influential people in the Alliance

    15 = The most influential individual in the Alliance

    (EN: I giving this point a term called ''Influence points'')

    "Each of the Elite 4 has 10 Influence points, and the Champion has 15 Influence points. Which sounds like a lot but isn''t really if you know about the other influencer."

    "First, the 8 official Gym leaders have 7 Influence points each. Then the mayors of each major city have 3 Influence points. The mayors of a small city have only 1 Influence points."

    "Thenes the industry. These sectors also have a lot of power because they have an integral role in our society. For example, thergest foodpany in Kanto has 5 Influence points. The clothingpany, constructionpany, salespany, USW have Influence points varying from 3 to 5."

    "All rtivelyrgepanies in Kanto have a say in the Kanto-Alliance. Because arge portion of the funding is contributed by them."

    "In addition, there are also therge ns of Kanto. The most well-known should be the Joy and Jenny n, which are very influential. Only the n President of the two has a value of 10, which shows the amount of influence that these two great ns have."

    "Moreover, there are other parties like the professormunity, which also has a lot of influence. The representative of the professormunity, Professor Samuel Oak, alone, has 10 Influence points."

    "As you can see, there are a lot of parties in the Kanto Alliance that control this region. Although the Champion and the Elite 4 are indeed one of the most influential people, their influence doesn''t even add up to 20%."

    "The Elite 4 is just one of the influential people. Nothing more."

    Lisa, who heard this, showed an astounded expression. The information Giovanni had given her about the Alliance was very precise. Which is really not easy to find out for a regr person.

    "Boss, if the Alliance is as divided as you say, then how do they control Kanto?"

    "The Champion and the Elite 4 have enough power to change small things in Kanto and make small decisions for the Alliance. When big decisions have to be made, they will vote with the most influential people to decide. Although they do discuss before the election, normally, each party chooses what is most advantageous for them."

    Lisa saw how difficult it is to control the Alliance and realized why Giovanni was unwilling to sacrifice many resources to get an Elite 4 member. Although it''s nice to have one, it''s not very important to Team Rocket. She could understand Giovanni''s step in choosing Gym leaders and other medium-sized parties.

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    Alex took some Super Potions out of his TRH device and started healing his Pok¨¦mon.

    Although Kirlia has a healing move, it is not on Expert rank. And therefore, it is worse than a Super Potion. Only Scizor''s Roost has a better effect than Super Potion, so he doesn''t need any healing items. ??

    Then he looked at the area he wanted to explore next. Although other areas have many enticing things, Area 10 has one particr item that piqued Alex''s interest.

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    Area 10#

    Danger level: Orange

    Pok¨¦mon leader: Mid-Elite Onix (Very Aggressive)

    Rare Pok¨¦mon: Phanpy, ???

    Rare Items: Moon Stone, ???

    -------------------------

    ''Rare Items'' only shows items that can be often found in this area. This means that there are probably a lot of Moonstone in this rocky area.

    Although Alex doesn''t own a Pok¨¦mon for whom Moon Stone is useful, Moon Stones are generally valuable and a great way to make quick money. Especially if you can find the Mid and High Moon Stones.

    Finding Top-Moon Stones is very unlikely but not impossible. Especially in this area, which was very appealing to Alex. Top-Moon Stones cannot be bought just like that. Such valuable items are often sold in big auctions for a lot of money. Although Alex doesn''t know the value a Top-Moon Stone can be auctioned, he guessed that it has to be at least 1 million Pok¨¦dors. Probably even more. A lot more.

    Although he has a way to make money, it is not very safe to do it frequently. He can''t sell too many Silver Pok¨¦mon at once, or else someone will find out that something is wrong. Although he can probably earn several million Pok¨¦dors after a few months, it is unfortunately not enough for Alex now.

    He now has 6 Pok¨¦mon who eat expensive food every day, which costs him an average of 6000 Pok¨¦dors daily. In addition, training items and healing items cost around 2000 daily (he trains daily).

    That means that he spends at least 8000 Pok¨¦dors per day. Probably even more if you factor in other things.

    This way, he loses at least 240,000 Pok¨¦dors per month. However, it is most likely more than 300,000 Pok¨¦dors (because of Pok¨¦mon that eat more like Shieldon). This is without taking into ount the purchase of TMs or valuable Pok¨¦mon items.

    Although he can probably make 1,000,000 Pok¨¦dors a month if he stays in a city, Alex thinks he can make even more money on this ind. While a bit more dangerous, the rewards are really very good.

    If the map doesn''t have any wrong information, there are various valuable items on this ind that are just waiting to be found. Alex was very pleased with Giovanni''s reward. For him, it''s even better than a Gold Pok¨¦mon. As long as he uses the information given to him wisely and is careful enough, this ind is not really dangerous for him. He can also train his Pok¨¦mon faster on this ind, which is also a great advantage.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon slowly left Area 3 and started to enter neighboring Area 10. This area is connected to the sand coast and turns into a rocky and uneven area.

    Many different Rock, Ground, and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon were visible when Alex entered this area. Nosepass, Geodude, and Sandshrew weremonly found Pok¨¦mon here.

    He also saw a few Silver Pok¨¦mon among those Pok¨¦mon.

    Although Alex would like to capture all these Pok¨¦mon, he doesn''t have enough food to give them.

    Pok¨¦mon can survive for a long time without food (it''s bad for training if Pok¨¦mon don''t eat every day), but 2 months is asking for too much.

    Pok¨¦mon in the Pok¨¦balls consume their food much more slowly and therefore can stay in these Pok¨¦balls for a long time. It is ok to leave a caught Pok¨¦mon for at least 3 weeks without food in the Pok¨¦ball, as long as it has not entered the Pok¨¦ball with an empty stomach.

    Alex, who wanted to save food, will only start catching Pok¨¦mon in thest 3 weeks. Of course, if he finds a Gold Pok¨¦mon or a valuable Silver Pok¨¦mon, he won''t miss the opportunity.

    As he moved around the Big Area, almost all of the Pok¨¦mon in the wild avoided them. These Pok¨¦mon were able to assess Alex''s Pok¨¦mon well and didn''t want to provoke Alex. Although a few very aggressive Pok¨¦mon, who couldn''t use their mind properly, still attacked Alex. And they were quickly defeated by Alex''s Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex suddenly saw a strong Pok¨¦mon arrogantly walking in his direction.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golem

    LV: 40

    Type: Rock / Ground

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move:

    - Defense Curl, Tackle, Sand Attack, Bide, Rock Throw, Stealth Rock, Take Down, Self-Destruct, Rock Slide, Double-Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Earthquake [E]

    ------------------------------------

    "Earthquake on the Expert rank is really good. Deep Silver isn''t bad either. It''s a shame that I don''t like his talent, nor is he any goodpared to my Pok¨¦mon. The only advantage he has is that he is an Elite Pok¨¦mon."

    "But convincing these arrogant Pok¨¦mon is really not worth the effort. I''d rather catch it and sell it for good money." (hush! hush! don''t say it)

    Even if Alex has to sacrifice a bit of his excellent Pok¨¦mon food to catch this Golem, it is well worth the effort. Golem is a popr Pok¨¦mon species that can be sold for a good amount of money. The Earthquake had ranked on the Expert, and it is at the Elite level, so it should fetch a lot of money. Especially when you consider that Silver Pok¨¦mon are still rtively rare.

    Alex saw that his Pok¨¦mon were in an alert position and tried to warn Golem to note near. And yet, this arrogant Pok¨¦mon was still slowly moving towards them without any care.

    Alex could understand these arrogant Pok¨¦mon a bit. Usually, Elite Pok¨¦mon are not afraid of other non-Elite Pok¨¦mon even if they are in a group. As long as this group does not have many Pok¨¦mon higher than LV 35, it will not be afraid of group battles. Maybe if Alex had 3 LV 39 Pok¨¦mon, Golem wouldn''t dare to be so arrogant. But because Alex''s Pok¨¦mon have rtively low levels, Golem was not afraid.

    Fortunately, Alex Pok¨¦mon are very well trained, making them a lot stronger than regr Wild Pok¨¦mon.

    "Even though he''s weaker than Kingler, he has a really annoying move." Alex thought as he noticed that they are just about in Golem''s range of attack.

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    Self-Destruct move is very deadly in this world. Especially if the Pok¨¦mon using it is on Elite rank.

    The user of the Self-Destruct move not only bes unconscious but also suffers grave injuries that can be fatal if not healed immediately. ??

    While the possibility of a Pok¨¦mon using this move in the wild is very unlikely, it is not impossible. Some Pok¨¦mon are so vengeful that they would prefer to lose their lives to kill or injure their enemy.

    Alex saw Goleming closer and closer with an arrogant expression and took his Pok¨¦balls out of his belt.

    After retrieving all of the Pok¨¦mon except Crobat, he gave Crobat amand. "Crobat, take me 150 meters away from here."

    Crobat, who thought that they would fight here, looked confusingly at Alex but immediately did as Alex said.

    Alex flew away with Crobat, and Golem had a victorious look on his face seeing that.

    After only a few seconds of flying, Crobatnded again.

    Although Golem and Alex could still see each other, they were way too far to attack each other.

    Alex looked coldly towards Golem and took all his Pok¨¦mon out of their Pok¨¦balls again.

    "Kirlia, Calm Mind."

    "Scizor, use Focus Energy and Agility."

    "Shieldon, Rock Polish."

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon looked confused at first, but after they saw Alex looking sharply in the direction of Golem, they showed an understanding look.

    Their trainer was really vengeful.

    Golem saw Alex and figured out that Alex did not run away but simply created a distance between them and became a little confused. But when he saw Alex''s Pok¨¦mon using reinforcement moves, he showed a thoughtful expression.

    After several seconds of intense thinking, he finally understood that Alex wasn''t actually scared but wanted to reinforce his Pok¨¦mon before starting the fight.

    Golem looked angry and started running at his fastest speed towards Alex. Golem is slow, but that ispared to normal Pok¨¦mon. His speed can not bepared to a human''s running speed.

    Alex saw this Golem running like a juggernaut and watched calmly.

    Golem''s smartest options would have been to run away or reinforce himself with Defense Curl. He could have also filled the battle area with Stealth Rock so that Alex''s Crobat would have a problem in flying freely. But he is too arrogant with his Elite rank strength. And this arrogance will lead to his demise in this battle.

    "Do Golem have their brain made of stones too, or is this Golem particrly gifted?"

    ...

    Kirlia and Shieldon, who had already been reinforced to maximum, got ready to fight.

    Scizor seemed to need a little longer to reinforce himself to the max.

    "Ditto, transforms yourself into Kirlia. After that, both of you use Helping Hand on each other."

    Alex, who could understand the strength and usefulness of Ditto from thest two team fights, wondered why no Pok¨¦mon trainer trains a Ditto. Although it is not particrly strong in 1 v/s 1 battle, its usefulness in team battle is abnormally high.

    As the Golem came in thebat range, Alex had 2 Kirlia who had been buffed up to the maximum with the Calm Mind and Helping Hand, Scizor with max Agility and Focus Energy buff, and Shieldon with max Rock Polish buff.

    As soon as the Golem was in range to attack Alex and his Pok¨¦mon, it began to prepare a move.

    Alex immediately ran out of Golem''s attack range together with Torchic. He didn''t want to be identally hit by an Expert rank Earthquake from an Elite Pok¨¦mon. Earthquake works differently in this world than in Alex''s world but is not necessarily more harmless.

    When the move Earthquake is used, the ground will produce a strong vibration with the user as the center point. This will cause severe internal damage to any Pok¨¦mon thates into contact with this vibration. This move does a lot more damage here than in the game, making it very popr among the trainers.

    Although this move is very strong in this respect, it has several weak points.

    1: The further a Pok¨¦mon is from the central point of the move, the lesser damage it takes.

    2: The move can only be kept up for 1 or 2 seconds if it is not on the Expert rank. Pok¨¦mon can just jump up to avoid this move.

    3: Flying-type Pok¨¦mon or Pok¨¦mon who can levitate cannot be damaged by this move as long as they remain in the air.

    Unfortunately, Golem has made that move on the Expert rank, which is really bad for Alex.

    Although Alex''s Pok¨¦mon are around 30 meters away, the range of an Elite Pok¨¦mon with an Expert rank Earthquake is rtivelyrge. So Alex''s Pok¨¦mon would still take a plentiful amount of damage.

    If Alex were this Golem''s trainer, he wouldn''t be using Earthquake from this rtively long distance. It''s just very ineffective.

    For example, he could defeat Kirlia with 1 Earthquake if Kirlia was right in front of him and would not have to use the move several times to defeat Kirlia.

    "Kirlia, Ditto, use Magical Leaf."

    "Scizor, use Metal w after Ditto and Kirlia''s attack."

    Although the 2 times Magical Leaf with Calm Mind and Helping Hand buff would have defeat Golem immediately, Alex had felt that the Golem would probably withstand it.

    Elite ranked Pok¨¦mon is really no joke. Especially if Alex Pok¨¦mon have a 6-7 level difference.

    Kirlia and Ditto used Magical Leaf, and arge storm of Magical Leaf leaves quickly flew towards Golem.

    At the same time, Golem used Earthquake and made the whole earth shake strongly in its surroundings.

    Scizor, who was running straight towards Golem, took most of the damage and spat out blood from his mouth. He also briefly stopped running in the direction of Golem. Golem, who did not stop using Earthquake, did even more damage to Scizor, who also did not stop spitting blood. Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon also suffered a bit of damage, but not as much as Scizor, who was rtively close.

    Fortunately, Golem was then hit by thebined Magical Leaf storm and could no longer seem to keep up as he was crying out loud in pain.

    Golem''s whole body had deep cuts and spouts of gray liquid. His entire body looked like he had just been hit by 100 sharp swords.

    Even though the Golem was so badly damaged, it was not unconscious yet.

    Scizor took the chance and ran swiftly in front of Golem with silver-glowing ws. He used his full speed that he had built up and used Metal w.

    Golem was hit in the head by Scizor and flew like a ser ball several meters before he fell unconscious to the ground.

    Without a word, Alex brought out a Super Potion and a Great Ball as he looked in the direction of Scizor to check whether Golem was really unconscious.

    Scizor nodded, and Alex went in front of Golem and began to heal him. Immediately afterward, he used his Great Ball to catch Golem.

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    3 weekster in area #10

    Alex opens his tent and looks at the sun that is just rising. Then he looked up and saw Crobat looking at him on a tree with a passive face. Crobat, who can also perceive creatures while sleeping, is really a very good Pokemon for monitoring the night. ??

    After 3 weeks, Alex has seen most of this area rtively well. Although he has not seen all of thisrge area yet, he saw most of it.

    He also meets the Onix who controls this area more than 3 times.

    The map didn''t lie when it said that this Onix is ??very aggressive. although Alex hadn''t provoked it, it attacked Alex immediately when it saw him.

    Alex saw how strong this Onix was and ran away with his Pokemon. a level 54 gold pokemon is not a pokemon Alex wants and can fight.

    Although Alex''s Pokemon have easily won against Golem, this Onix is ??notparable.

    Alex, who knows how important levels are in this world, knows that Onix can probably defeat any of his Pokemon with one move. If Onix uses a move like rockslide that has high attack surfaces, Alex''s entire team is defeated. When all of Alex''s Pokemon are unconscious, he and his Pokemon are very likely dead.

    He also learned from his 3 encounters that this Onix was ridiculously fast and that it can reach simr speeds as Crobat. Although Crobat several levels lower is as Onix is this performance of speed really impressive.

    After 3 weeks, Alex found many moonstones which of course he immediately collected.

    He found:

    1 top moon stone

    2 high moon stones

    7 mid moon stones

    22 low moon stone

    especially that he found a top moonstone made him particrly pleased. Although he did not need this stone, valuable items like top moon stone can never be too few.

    Alex can swap it with his "friend" Steven for other items if he really has no other use. Although he can also exchange it for money, it is rtively unnecessary for Alex who doesn''t necessarily need money.

    But Alex not only found valuable moon stones but also greatly increased the strength of his Pokemon. All of his Pok¨¦mon have be stronger from fighting every day. It''s really true that the fastest way to train is in the wild. Although it is dangerous, the benefits are really good

    Alex pokemon :

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 38

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look,

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 37

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitutes

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kirlia

    LV: 34

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 35

    Type: normal

    Abilities: Imposter (hidden ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 30

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower[E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Torchic

    LV: 15

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: Speed ??Boost (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck

    - (Innate Talent) Attract, (Innate Talent) Sunny Day, (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

    ---------------------------------------------

    Many things have changed in these 3 weeks.

    First, Scizor, Shieldon, and Torchic each learned at least 1 new move. Scizor learned iron defense. Shieldon learned ancient power. Torchic learned Sand Attack and Peck.

    Alex was especially happy when Scizor suddenly told him after a fight that he now knows how to use Iron Defense.

    Although it is strange for Alex, who is still familiar with the logic of his old world, the Pokemon suddenly learn moves, it seems to bepletely normal in this world''s awareness. he thinks it''s simr to the instincts of animals in Alex''s old world. Before he came into this world, Alex didn''t wonder why animals have instincts. it was just a normalw of nature for him.

    Now that Scizor can use the move Iron Defense, Alex is overloaded with the move he wants to train Scizor.

    Scizor who has not yet trained Focus Energy and Agility on the Expert has now received a further reinforcement move with Iron Defense.

    After long deliberation, Alex has decided to let Scizor only train these three moves. If he has these three moves on the expert and Scizor can strengthen himself when running fast. In addition, his reinforcements will be even more effective if he trains these moves on the expert rank.

    Although training these moves is not really useful now, the advantages in the future are very great. Alex prefers to invest time in these moves now rather thanter.

    In addition, Alex''s 3 strongest Pokemon have managed to train all their Innate Talent moves to the expert rank.

    Shieldon and Torchic also managed to train one move more to the expert rank. (methrower & Overheat)

    Another thing Alex noticed in these 3 weeks that two of his Pokemon technically have to evolve or at least in the games.

    Kirlia and Shieldon showed no signs of evolving even though they finally reached the evolving level. Alex didn''t worry though. He thinks it has to do with the fact that Kirlia and Shieldon are very young. Although he can''t prove it, he thinks it is very likely.

    Although Alex was happy about a lot of things in these two weeks, the thing that happened on the 13th day was really special for him.

    on the 13th day in area 10 at breakfast, Alex noticed something. When he looked at the status of his Pokemon from time to time, he suddenly saw something very surprised. Shieldon eating his breakfast was suddenly a Gold Pokemon when Alex checked his status again.

    Alex saw the scream loudly and startedughing. The fact that Shieldon has increased his potential through the help of his expensive food has resulted in unexpected feelings of happiness.

    Although Alex''s Pokemon looked at him strangely when her trainer screams out loud andughed for no reason, Alex ignored Kirlia''s worried looks.

    Though he looked annoyed when Scizor and Crobat looked at him with sympathetic eyes. Alex knows these two Pok¨¦mon too well not to know that they are making fun of him.

    as a revenge to these two Pokemon, he slightly increased their training n for this day without saying a word.

    Although Scizor and Crobatter noticed what Alex was about to do and want to start toin to Alex, but only saw Alex who showed a sympathetic expression to theirints.

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    Alex who has been in this area for 3 weeks has already chosen his next destination.

    --------------------- ??

    Area 14 #

    Danger level: Orange

    Pokemon leader: Mid Elite Pidgeot (Very Fast)

    Rare Pokemon: Eevee, ???

    Rare items: Pecha Berry. ???

    -----------------------

    Area 14 has a Pokemon that Alex would like to add to his team.

    Eevee the Pokemon with the most different evolution is a very popr Pokemon with trainers. Of course, the cuteness of Eevee also helps to make it so popr.

    Although Alex would like to catch an Eevee, he only wants to catch it if it has good potential.

    He doesn''t want to catch a bronze Eevee and then sacrifice a lot of money to improve its potential. Although he is rich, Alex is not rich enough to throw away his money.

    When Alex walked from the stony area of ??10 # to the wooded area of ??area 14, he saw no Pokemon in this dense forest.

    He looked at Crobat and told him to lead the group. Crobat, who can perceive other Pokemon well, is a good Pokemon to guide Alex through this forest.

    Crobat was leading wordless Alex and his Pokemon through the forest when he suddenly looked at Alex. Then he said something to Alex who didn''t understand, although he thinks it is probably a warning that he discovered a Pokemon. Kirlia quickly tranted Crobat''s words to Alex so that he could understand quickly and not have to guess Crobat''s expression.

    "There is a group of 25 Pokemon on a tree. What do you want to do?"

    Alex who heard this information showed a thoughtful expression. he knew that Eevee is probably not a Pokemon that would stay on the tree, which makes it very likely that it is another Pokemon. Probably a bug or a flying-type Pokemon.

    "There might be a Gold Pokemon in this Group."

    Although Alex thinks this is very unlikely, he couldn''t suppress the thought when he followed Crobat to lead him to this group.

    After 5 minutes, Crobat stopped behind a tree and looked at a tree 20 meters away.

    Alex saw that immediately looking at the tree and saw a real creeping scene on the tree.

    25 spider-like Pokemon were all spread out on the head of a tree. These Pokemon were Spinarak and Ariados who sat on the spiders they built.

    Even if Alex wasn''t scared of spiders, he had to admit that he was a bit scared of these big spiders. A spider that is longer than his legs is really not an easy sight to look at. Especially when there are so many big spiders.

    He then looks at the information of this group.

    in this group, there were 17 Spinarak and 8 Ariados.

    The 17 Spinarak were split between levels 3-23 and had a potential between Shallow Bronze and Deep Silver.

    The 7 Ariados were split between levels 22-34 and had a potential between Deep Bronze and Silver.

    Alex who saw the high average talent of this group thought that this leader also had a very good potential was disappointed when he saw the information.

    -----------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Ariados

    LV: 37

    Type: Bug / Poison

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: female

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Constrict, Poison Sting, String Shot, Absorb, Infestation, Scary Face, Night Shade, Shadow Sneak, Fury Swipes, Sucker Punch, Spider Web, Agility

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E]

    ----------------------------------

    Not only was the potential not the highest of his group but alsopletely average in his group. This again shows that the leader of a group does not necessarily have to have the best potential.

    Alex who saw this group looked at his Pokemon and started walking away.

    Although this group has several Silver Pok¨¦mon, Alex is not worth fighting with this group.

    Not only do they have almost 5 times as many Pokemon, but they are very skilled in fighting in the forest. Together with that, this group didn''t have a Pokemon which had particrly good potential made it an easy choice for Alex.

    As he slowly walked away he suddenly saw a small group of 4 Rattata and 1 Raticate running quickly in the direction of this tree. Behind this small group, arge group of Pidgeotto and Pidgey was the chase after that group.

    The small group of Rattata and Raticate that were followed did not have time to pay attention to their surroundings and ran to the tree of Spinarak and Ariados.

    Alex, who could imagine what would happen next, looked interested at the scene. He wanted to know how the Spinarak and Ariados would react. Although he had a suspicion he wanted to know if the Spinarak and Ariados really do what he imagines.

    After a few seconds, Alex saw a very bloody scene.

    25 spider-like Pokemon attacked the group of 5 at the same time. They quickly use their moves to knock the weak prey unconscious and immediately began to cut the prey into pieces. Pok¨¦mon that pass out can be killed much more easily which this group takes advantage of.

    The "fight" didn''tst a few seconds before the group of Spinarak and Ariados killed their prey.

    Alex who saw this efficiency of killing understood why assassins like these Pokemon so much. It really is a good and quick killer if it is not detected.

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    Alex, who was expecting a fight between the Ariados group and Pidgeotto, was disappointed when he saw the two groups seemingly ignoring each other and didn''t start attacking each other.

    He understood why the Ariados group ignores the Pidgeotto group. In this area, there is an elite Pokemon that is of the same species as this group of Pidgeotto, so it makes sense that this group of Ariados does not want to identally provoke a strong elite Pokemon, but he doesn''t understand why the Pidgeotto group doesn''t want to fight. ??

    "Hmm, maybe because Ariados is a Poison-Type Pokemon is a reason why this group of Pidgeotto doesn''t want to fight?"

    Alex watched wordlessly as the group of Ariados wrapped their dead prey in cocoons. This scene reminds him of normal spiders who even wrap their prey alive in cocoons. After seeing the team fighting ability of this group of Ariados, there is no way he wants to fight this group. he showed Crobat a signal.

    5 hourster

    Alex who walked through this forest saw a lot of Pokemon. Most of the Pokemon were weak and Bug or Grass Pokemon that you can find elsewhere. Although he sometimes encountered rtively strong Pokemon, they were quickly defeated by his Pokemon.

    Fortunately, Alex also finds a small group of 3 Eevee. But when he saw the potential of this group he was very disappointed. 1 Bronze Eevee and 2 Deep Bronze Eevee, was really not good.

    Although the potential was bad, one other thing was very troubling about these Pok¨¦mon. Each of these 3 Eevee was very cowardly and ran away immediately if there was another pokemon insight. It was even more visible when Alex surrounded the 3 Eevee and blocked their escape route.

    The 3 Eevee showed no will to fight when they were surrounded by Alex. They only showed very anxious expressions and no signs of wanting to fight to defend themselves. One of these Eevee even started crying as Alex and his Pokemon got closer.

    Alex who had seen this cowardice had enough. He walked away wordlessly with his Pokemon and made these cowards run away. As soon as Alex and his Pokemon went away, the three Eevee ran like their lives were at stake.

    "Is that a joke? Is it just these three Eevee or does the whole species have such a personality?"

    Alex suddenly looked at his TRH device and saw that he had received a message from Professor Waelhder.

    The message said "Alex, call me back"

    Alex looked a bit confused when he received such a message from the professor. Although Alex and the professor had a good chat after the tournament, He didn''t hear from the professor after the tournament.

    After a few seconds, Alex called the professor.

    "Hello, this is Professor W?lhder speaking"

    "Hey Professor W?lhder, this is Alex."

    "Ahh, Alex good that you call back. I have one thing I want to talk to you about. Do you have a few minutes?"

    "sure, Professor W?lhder. what''s wrong?"

    "Ohh no there is nothing wrong. I just wanted to invite you to an auction."

    "An auction? You don''t mean the big auction that the Alliance holds for its members?"

    "Yes, exactly this event. Are you interested in participating?"

    Alex heard about the big Alliance auctions. These auctions not only auction rare Pokemon but also very rare Pokemon items that you normally cannot buy. Unfortunately, you have to be a high member of the Alliance to receive an invitation, so most trainers cannot attend such auctions.

    "Professor, that sounds great, but am I allowed to take part in it?"

    "haha, Alex you may not know that but normally we always invite the top 3 of the Kanto Rookie tournament."

    Alex who heard this heard a word that sounds a bit abnormal in this sentence. "normally" This word sounds normal as long as you don''t think about why sometimes the top 3 is not invited.

    "That sounds great Professor W?lhder. When does the auction start?"

    "Cdon City in 30 days at 4:00 pm. I will show you the exact location when you are in town"

    "Ok Professor. I''ll be there in 30 days. Goodbye"

    "Goodbye Alex"

    Alex, who thought about the course of the conversation, was wondering if this might be a trap from the Alliance to catch him. Although he wasn''t particrly suspicious of this conversation, he thought there was a possibility that it really was a trap for him.

    "If it''s really a trap, the Alliance should know that I''m a team rocket member, which is really unlikely. Can it really be a trap?"

    "hmm maybe I''m just too suspicious"

    "But I should still inform me "

    Alex called Lisa after a few seconds.

    Although he thinks it is unlikely that it is really a trap, he wants to hear the opinion of a high person in Team Rocket to y it safe.

    3 minutester.

    Alex, who just finished talking to Lisa, was convinced that it is very likely not a trap. Lisa, who was able to confirm that the Alliance really invited the top 3 rookies from the tournament every year and had never used this event as a trap, could bring Alex a calm conscience about this auction.

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    Alex, who sessfully soothed his troubled thoughts, continued looking for a good Eevee. Although this meeting with the group of 3 Eevee was not optimal, Alex doesn''t think that every Eevve is like that.

    After a few minutes, Alex suddenly smelled a familiar odor. It''s a bit like honey if you don''t know this smell, but Alex, who recognized this smell immediately, knew that this smell came from a pokemon and not from honey. ??

    "Victreebel? No, it can also be another Grass Pokemon. Though probably only Victreebel eats the meat of other pokemon. hmm Carnivine is possible, too"

    Alex who knew how this trap worked, slowly follow the smell with his Pokemon

    After 2 minutes Alex and his Pokemon came in front of a bush that gave off a strong honey smell.

    Alex had to look at the small part at the bottom of the bush to see the information about the Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Victreebel

    LV: 37

    Type: Grass / Poison

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    -Vine Whip, Growth, Wrap, Acid, Sleep Powder, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Razor Leaf, Poison Jab[E],

    - (innate talent) Mega Drain [E]

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    Alex smiled as he said, "Which of you wanna do this fight?"

    Scizor immediately showed an interesting expression when they heard Alex''s question.

    Crobat who saw this said with a disdainful expression "that you want to fight doesn''t surprise me in the least. This is the only chance you have to win a fight."

    Scizor who heard this showed an annoyed expression when he said "you can''t even hold your big mouth for 1 minute. Nobody thinks you''re dead if you don''t speak."

    "What did you say you grill tong?"

    "Stop calling me grill tong or I''ll send you flying."

    "Ohh you want to fight?."

    Alex, who heard the exact words from Kirlia via Telepathy, showed an angry expression when he heard the talk from his two Pokemon.

    "Shut up both of you. If you say one word again I will double your training for a week"

    Crobat, who knows that Alex would really do this, stopped speaking and just looked at Scizor with contempt.

    Scizor, who usually doesn''t mind training a little more, didn''t really want to train that much. He knew that double training is really a hell of a lot of training and that his whole body would probably be full of pain at the end of the day

    When Alex saw that both of them finally shut up he said with a slight voice "Kirlia will do this fight"

    Although Ditto is 1 level higher than Kirlia, ditto is not really strong in 1 v / s 1 battles. Alex didn''t test it, but he thinks Ditto would probably lose 1vs 1 against Kirlia.

    Kirlia gave a slight smile when she heard that she was allowed to fight. After the fight with Misty''s Dewgong, she hadn''t fought a strong Pokemon anymore and even the fight with Dewgong wasn''t a real 1 vs1 because Dewgong was poisoned.

    "Kirlia use Calm Mind as often as you can before you fight"

    Kirlia nodded and started using Calm Mind.

    Alex knew that Kirlia probably didn''t have a good chance against Victreebel without the reinforcements from Calm Mind so that he decided to let Kirlia fight reinforced against Victreebel.

    after Kirlia used Calm Mind to the max, Alex said "Use Psychic"

    Kirlia, who used Psychic about 20 meters away from Victreebel who was hiding as a bush, easily hit Victreebel with this move.

    To Alex, this attack looked like an invisible,rge hammer had been mmed into the bush.

    Victreebel who has suffered severe damagees out of the earth and looks at the attacker who attacked him. After seeing Kirlia he looked angry when his eyes showed a dangerous light.

    Kirlia showed no expression of fear when she saw this threatening expression and began to prepare another move.

    Victreebel, who saw that Kirlia was not afraid of him and wanted to keep fighting, began to prepare a move.

    Kirlia used Psychic again and did more harm to Victreebel''s body. Victreebel''s body now had a number of spots that emitted green blood and didn''t look so healthy anymore.

    Victreebel who finished shortly after Kirlia used Razor Leaf.

    Kirlia, who immediately used teleport, barely managed to avoid the attack by Victreebel.

    "Kirlia use Will-O-Wisp"

    Kirlia heard Alex''s words then began to prepare for this move.

    Victreebel who saw that Kirlia dodged his attack showed an angry expression as he prepared another move.

    To Alex''s slight surprise, Victreebel finished first and used the move, Mega Drain before Kirlia used her move. Although it is not really surprising that an expert move is finished faster than a normal move even if it starts to prepare slightlyter.

    Victreebel created small green projects that fly quickly in the direction of Kirlia, which is still preparing its move.

    Kirlia was hit by the attack and suffered severe damage. After that 1 hit, she lost more than 30% of her Hp.

    Alex who saw this did not show a surprised expression. Kirlia Hp is really bad so it''s not surprising that she takes so much damage from this one move.

    Victreebel, who sessfully hit his move, healed his wounds and caused his body to stop bleeding.

    "hmm, this is really an annoying move. If a Pokemon can''t do enough damage, it''s very hard to defeat this Victreebel."

    When Alex thought about it, Kirlia was sessfully using Will-O-Wisp and hit the slow Victreebel with this move.

    Victreebel who was on fire now showed a painful expression as he prepared his next move.

    Alex who knows that Will-O-Wisp made more harm to Grass Pokemon in this world showed a smile. "Kirlia use Psychic and Teleport as long as this Victreebel can still fight"

    now that Victreebel is hit by Will-O-Wisp the damage he and Psychic suffered will be way too much to be able to heal with Mega Drain. Although Kirlia can harm him enough with Psychic even without Will-O-Wisp, this method is much faster.

    After 2 minutes Alex looked at an unconscious Victreebel and an exhausted Kirlia. Kirlia, who used teleport a lot, wasted a lot of energy in this one fight.

    Alex just wanted to pull out a Pokeball to catch Victreebel when he suddenly saw Kirlia start to glow.

    Kirlia, who slowly began to be glow all over her body, showed an excited expression.

    Alex quickly pulled out the 20 Lugia Scales that he had saved for that moment and gave them to Kirlia.

    Kirlia began to absorb as much psychic energy as possible from these scales. After absorbing 3 Lugia Scales, she stopped and started changing her shape.

    Alex who saw how a little girl grew up into an adult couldn''t help but think that children grow up quickly.

    "She grows up a little too fast" thought Alex with a sad expression.

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    Kirlia, surrounded by light, is slowly changing its shape. Kirlia, who was the size of a little girl, was slowly bing as big as an adult human.

    After a few seconds, Kirlia stopped glowing and showed her new shape to the world. ??

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 35

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic, Imprison

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Gardevoir who started to open her eyes looked at Alex who felt indescribable. She could feel the messed up feelings of Alex and she became a little worried about that. She felt joy, worry, sadness, pride at the same time from her father which would best describe his mixed feelings.

    She walked in the direction of her father and hugged him like she has done so many times.

    Alex saw how Gardevoir hugged him like when she was little and could hardly suppress his emotions. It reminds him of when he told Ralts that she can always hug him. Although he wants to start crying, he managed to suppress his feelings.

    He started to suppress the sad thoughts and stroked Gardevoir''s hair like he has done many times. Although she was now almost as tall as Alex, Alex could still stroke her head rtively easily.

    Gardevoir felt Alex''s hand on her head and gave a slight smile as she said "Father, I''m grown up already."

    Alex who heard this shakes her head and said "No, you will always be my little daughter, no matter how old you are"

    Gardevoir showed a pout expression but was internally happy about Alex''s statement. The little worry that her father no longer likes her after her evolution waspletely gone as if it was never possible.

    After the exchange with Alex, the other Pokemon alsoe to Gardevoir to congratte her sessful evolution.

    Even Scizor and Crobat say a few warm words to her. Although the two seem rtively cold, the feelings the Gardevoir can feel from these two Pokemon are not insignificant or small.

    Alex who saw this was not surprised that the Gardevoir was so popr with each of his Pokemon. She has so many good qualities that it is normal for her to be so popr with other Pok¨¦mon.

    As his Pok¨¦mon talked to each other, Alex thought about the new strength of Gardevoir.

    Kirlia, who had sessfully evolved to Gardevoir, is now many times stronger as previously. Kirlia with a Total Base stats of 278 is really not a strong Pok¨¦mon species.

    Compared to Gardevoir''s 518 Total Base stats, Kirlia is really a good deal weaker. Especially if you include the increase in Sp. Atk from 65 to 125, this evolution is especially important for Gardevoir''s strength.

    In addition, Gardevoir''s potential has improved sessfully what makes her the Pokemon with the best potential in Alex''s team.

    He also noticed that Gardevoir can now do the move Imprison, which may be useful for himter. Although this move is likely to have simr restrictions as the Disable or Taunt, it is probably still useful at times.

    Alex took a Pokeball and caught the Victreebel that Gardevoir had defeated. Of course, he still healed Victreebel''s wounds before he caught him.

    Now that he can stay on this ind for only 25 days because of the auction, it is now worthwhile to catch every Silver Pokemon he can. He no longer has to worry about having not enough food to feed every caught Pokemon because he won''t stay on this ind that long.

    Alex who was just thinking suddenly noticed that it was slowly getting darker.

    He looked at the sun that slowly went down and said "Gardevoir teleport us to our camp."

    Gardevoir nodded and teleport Alex and his Pokemon to the camp where they sleptst night.

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    Area 1 #

    Danger level: Green

    Pokemon leader: Mid Elite Butterfree (strong, but does not attack trainers unprovoked)

    Rare Pokemon: None

    Rare items: None

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    When Alex and his Pokemon were teleported in Area 1, Alex immediately opened his TRH device and started setting up his camp.

    Alex and his Pokemon always sleep in Area 1 and teleport back when it''s morning. The reason Alex sleeps here is pretty simple. It''s very safe here.

    Although the Pokemon are very strong in this area, they never attack trainers unprovoked, which makes it very safe. In addition, almost only berry eaters live in this area, which makes it particrly safe again.

    Besides, after sleeping here he can teleport back to the area where he wasst time so that he doesn''t even lose time to sleep here.

    Alex, who finished building his camp, looked at his Pokemon and started calling everyone except Crobat back to the Pokeball.

    Crobat nodded to Alex and flew to the tree above Alex''s tent to get a better range with his perception ability.

    Alex, who knows that he is protected by Crobat, started to fall asleep.

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    In the early morning, Alex starts to get up slowly.

    As always, he starts to get his pokemon out of their Pokeballs before he does something else. After that, he starts to prepare breakfast for him and his pokemon. ??

    Alex''s Pokemon thate out of their Pokeballs greet each other and start talking to each other a bit as Alex prepares breakfast for them.

    Torchic is the first to run to Gardevoir and speak loudly to Gardevoir. "Big sister, I had such a great dream yesterday. I was a strong and beautiful ziken who defeated the strongest Pokemon there is in the world."

    Gardevoir who heard the excited words of Torchic said with a smile "oh really, that sounds pretty impressive. Although it''s just a dream, I think that you will definitely be a strong and beautiful ziken like in this dream."

    Torchic expressed an excited expression at Gardevoir''s statement and said "Really, big sister? That sounds great. I can''t wait to be a strong and beautiful ziken"

    Gardevoir just smiled softly when she said "yes, I really believe that. By the way, which Pokemon did you defeat in your dream?"

    Torchic smiled as she innocently said, "Of course the future strongest Pokemon will be a Pokemon from our family which is probably Scizor before I defeat him."

    After saying that she gave a nervous smile as she quickly said "ahh of course Big sister is very strong too."

    Gardevoir just smiled softly and began to stroke Torchic''s head when she heard these words.

    Scizor and Crobat who also heard the conversation showed different expressions of Torchic''s statement. Scizor showed a proud expression and Crobat showed an annoyed one.

    Crobat who saw Scizor''s proud expression said, "What are you so proud of you grill tongs? Do you really think that a dream will make you the strongest Pokemon in this group?"

    Scizor just smiled when he said, "No, but maybe that I beat you upst time makes me the strongest Pokemon?"

    Crobat who heard this said out loud "What are you talking about? You only won because you were a little lucky and not because you were stronger."

    Scizor gave a disdainful expression when he said "It was clear that you loser would use excuses for your defeat. That doesn''t surprise me a bit"

    "Shut up you pile of scrap or I''ll send you flying."

    "try it you fat bat"

    Alex, who was following the conversation through the telepathy of Gardevoir, showed a small smile when he got an idea of this topic.

    "Hey Scizor and Crobat just shut up, I want to say something."

    Scizor, Crobat, and the other Pokemon stopped talking and waited for Alex to something to say.

    "Since many of you have be much stronger now, I thought about doing something else in today''s training exercise."

    When Alex saw the confused expressions of his Pok¨¦mon, he said out loud, "Wee everyone, to the Alex Tournament # 2. After the massive sess of the first tournament, decided the organizer to hosting another tournament."

    "Today we have four incredibly strong Pokemon fightings for the second trophy in this important tournament."

    "in participant box 1, we have the defending champion Scizor. A melee monster that is fast, skilled, and deadly.

    in participant box 2 we have Crobat. A skilled assassin and one skillful all-rounder who hosts many different types of attacks.

    in participant box 3 we have Ditto. A master of transformation and a skilled fighter.

    in participant box 4 we have Gardevoir. A beautiful and strong fighter. she has supernatural skills and superior intelligence which makes her the favorite of the audience. "

    Scizor, Crobat, and Ditto look at Alex with different emotions. They felt as if Alex wasn''tpletely fair with the introduction.

    Torchic looked excited and started to cheer loudly.

    Shieldon was also looking excited, even if he wasn''t cheering as loudly as Torchic.

    Alex also thought about letting Shieldon take part in this tournament, but after a bit of thought, decided against it. He doesn''t think Shieldon can really win against one of the 4 Pokemon in a fight. Maybe in the next tournament where he is already in his final form Is it possible and makes sense for him to participate.

    Scizor looked at Crobat and Gardevoir and said "am I imagining this or was the speech much longer than thest time?"

    Crobat said thoughtfully "yes, you are right. He made this joke a lot longer this time"

    Gardevoir said with a gentle smile "big brother, why do you mind such a harmless little joke so much? Don''t you see how happy Torchic is?"

    Scizor and Crobat look at the cute Torchic jumping excitedly and couldn''t refute the words of Gardevoir.

    After a few seconds of thought, Alex told the tournament tree to the contestants.

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    Scizor v / s Ditto

    ----Final : ??? v / s ???

    Crobat v / s Gardevoir

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    Alex who saw this tournament tree could not say for sure which of these Pokemon will win this tournament. Although he has a guess who has the best chance it is only a guess and can deviate.

    Like thest tournament where Alex thought the Crobat should win easily but unexpectedly lost the tournament.

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    I would like toment on that,

    although I won''t say who wins, I can tell you that while writing the fight I wouldn''t decide at the beginning of the fight which Pokemon wins this fight. For each Pokemon I thought up 1 or 2 strategies that fit the Pokemon (personality) and then tested them against each other and looked at who wins.

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    Alex, who is the referee in this tournament, looked at Scizor and Ditto.

    He waited until both pokemon were ready and gave the signal to start. ??

    Ditto immediately used Transform and surprisingly transformed into Gardevoir and not Scizor. Ditto, who can only transform into Pokemon that he sees at this point in time, was able to see Gardevoir rtively well who was watching the battle and therefore transform himself into a Gardevoir

    Although Alex isn''t sure whether it is allowed is to use Transform in a real tournament and if you can use it like that, he said nothing when Ditto was using the move like that. He Doesn''t think that it would be fair to ban this type of transform for Ditto just because it is probably not allowed in official tournaments.

    Scizor was slightly surprised that Ditto turned into Gardevoir but he said nothing and started using agility. Although he had to admit that Ditto is not an easy opponent, Scizor wasn''t really afraid to fight Ditto. He thinks the ditto of the 4 participants is probably the weakest in 1v / s1 fights.

    Ditto wasted no time and at the same time immediately started preparing Will-O-Wisp.

    Scizor, who had practiced the move agility a bit, was a bit faster and managed to use his move shortly before Ditto''s move was done.

    After not even a second, Ditto used Will-O-Wisp, and Scizor, who wasn''t sure he could avoid this move, used Protect.

    Ditto, who saw that Scizor had blocked his attack, showed no expression and began to prepare Will-O-Wisp again. Ditto knows how much interference and harm Will-O-Wisp can inflict on a Pokemon that is weak against fire through Alex who exined to him that even status moves do more damage if they are used against Pokemon that are weak against this type.

    Scizor, who knows that too, knew that he had to quickly find a way around this move before he was crippled by this move. He quickly prepares his next move.

    Ditto who was done prepare his next Will-O-Wisp immediately used it against Scizor who was using the move substitutes at the same time.

    Substitutes in this world function like a second skin that can absorb small amounts of damage. Although this move is not very popr in this world, Alex who yed the Pokemon Games knows how useful the move can be. Alex exined a lot of his tactics to his Pokemon and of course, also exined the peculiarities of the move that the Pokemon can use in great detail.

    Will-O-Wisp who hit the second skin of Scizor did not start to burn directly as it usually did immediately but began to slowly go out when he made contact with this surface.

    Ditto who saw that Scizor found a good way to avoid his best move(in this fight) knew that he had to find another way to win.

    Unfortunately, Ditto''s moves aren''t on the expert rank like Gardevoir''s moves are with making it impossible to use a move like Disable now. Although Disable can also be used when it is not on the expert rank, the restrictions are too great to be able to use it now. Alex thought it was a shame that Ditto was two levels lower than Scizor and therefore couldn''t use the move.

    Ditto immediately started preparing the move Calm Mind. at the same time, Scizor began preparing Sandstorm.

    Ditto, who has now sessfully strengthened himself, was surrounded by a small sandstorm that lightly disturbs his eyesight. He ignored the sandstorm and started using Calm Mind again.

    Scizor uses the time to use Razor Wind against the ground and slowly uses the dust to make the sandstormpletely opaque for Ditto to see through.

    Ditto, who used Calm Mind twice, was not afraid that he might not see Scizor and started preparing Thunderbolt.

    Alex who saw this knew why Ditto didn''t care that he couldn''t see Scizor. Ditto who transforms into Gardevoir not only has ess to the moves but also to the sense of the Pokemon.

    Gardevoir that is a Psychic-Type Pokemon is very good at discovering other Pokemon as long as they are not much stronger than them and it''s close enough.

    Psychic-Type Pokemon can even detect Ghost-Type Pokemon that can hide in shadows as long as the Ghost Pokemon is not much stronger than the Psychic-Type Pokemon is, can it detect Ghost pokemon.

    Inparison, Scizor Sandstrom isn''t much better than a Ghost Pokemon for Gardevoir''s sense.

    Scizor, who thinks he''s safe in this Sandstrom, started using agility.

    Ditto, who knows the positions of Scizor, uses Thunderbolt and hit Scizor on the head who was not expecting this attack.

    Scizor''s Substitutes was broken instantly and Scizor was vulnerable again. Scizor, who was confused about why Ditto could hit him, knew that he didn''t have time to think, and immediately started running in the direction of Gardevoir. With the reinforcement of the move agility, Scizor''s racing speed is very fast. While running, he also started using the move metal w.

    Ditto, who felt that Scizor was running quickly in his direction, began to use teleport and teleport to the edge of the arena. Then he immediately starts using Thunderbolt again.

    Scizor, who understood Ditto''s strategy, started chasing after Ditto. Every time Ditto teleports away, he runs again after Ditto. Scizor, who often saw Gardevoir''s fights, knows that Ditto can''t use this move very often, and because of the high speed he can sometimes dodge Ditto''s attacks.

    Although he is sometimes hit by Ditto''s attacks, the damage is not very high. He also uses Roost when running to heal himself a bit.

    Ditto felt that he was slowly running into a wall and, knew that he had to change his strategy, but after thinking about it for a long time, he just couldn''t think of a good option.

    After not being chased for not even 1 minute, Ditto couldn''t use the move teleport and had to try to fight Scizor.

    Scizor, who was very fast than other Pokemon, was able to force Ditto''s teleport much faster and was able to consume Ditto''s teleport much faster.

    Although Scizor was hit several times by Thunderbolt and had lost around 35 hp%, he still had more than 40 hp% left (substitutes used)

    But Ditto, who still had 90 Hp% (Sandstorm), was not happy about this fact. He knew that move teleport is more important as Hp points for most Psychic Pokemon.

    Ditto, who knew that he now had to hope for a crit, began to prepare for his next attack.

    Scizor, who had finally used up all of Ditto''s teleports, quickly ran towards ditto and started using Metal w.

    Ditto use Thunderbolt again and hit Scizor.

    Scizor ignored the pain and used Metal w along with the speed he had built up while running.

    Ditto who is a Gahrdevoir was thrown 5 meters away and suffered a lot of damage. A move on the expert rank together with the umted speed is no joke when it hits.

    Gardevoir (Ditto) who is not a Pokemon with good defense values ??and gets double damage from Steel moves suffers a big wound. Ditto who was hit began to bleed heavily and had hardly any Hp (25%) left.

    Scizor quickly tried to end the fight and used Metal w again. Scizor knew that Metal w is faster than any move Ditto can use so that he has no concern about what Ditto can do.

    Ditto who knew he would unconscious when hit by this move quickly use Protect.

    To Alex''s surprise, Scizor broke through Ditto''s Protect and met Ditto who had barely any Hp left.

    Although the attack was severely weakened it was enough to defeat Ditto.

    Alex, who saw that Ditto is unconscious, quickly ran to Ditto to heal him.

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    Ditto who has now transformed back after he passed out had many small wounds on his body.

    Alex wasted no time and started to heal Ditto with a super portion that he pulled out of his TRH device. ??

    Ditto, who was back in his senses after a short time, showed a slightly sad expression that he had lost the fight against Scizor. That was one of the rare moments when Alex didn''t see Ditto''s standard''s emotionless face and can really read emotions off his face.

    Alex knew how important this fight was to Ditto after seeing that Ditto was showing emotions and not hiding them like he usually does.

    He tries his best topliment Ditto and cheer him up a bit. For 3 minutes, he only praised Ditto''s performance and made it sound as if Scizor only won because of luck and Ditto deserved the victory more.

    Scizor showed a slightly annoyed expression when he heard Alex say sentences like "If Scizor couldn''t substitute you would have easily won this fight" and sentences like "Also Scizor is several levels higher than you which is very unfair" but he didn''t say to Alex clear biased statements. Although Alex exaggerates with his statements, they are notpletely illogical and rather there to cheer up Ditto and not to reflet in a fair way.

    Alex who saw a cute little smile from Ditto when he was finished knew that his work wasn''t in vain. Although he really had to work hard for 3 minutes to quicklye up withpliments, this hard work was worth it if Ditto is feeling a little better now.

    Although Alex doesn''t agree 100% with the statements he told Ditto, the statements that he told Ditto to have a good piece of truth in them. For example, the fact that Ditto would have won if Scizor couldn''t substitute is not unrealistic. Although Alex thinks that the fight would be more like 50/50 if it really was that Scizor couldn''t do substitutes and not a 100% win for Ditto as he said.

    After 5 minutes, Alex went back into the "area" and waited until Gardevoir and Crobat were ready.

    Gardevoir and Crobat nodded and Alex gave the signal to start.

    Crobat wasted no time and quickly began to fly in the direction of Gardevoir while he prepared Cross Poison.

    Gardevoir prepares Thunder Wave while Crobat flies towards Gardevoir. After just a few seconds, she was using the move Thunder Wave.

    Surprisingly, Gardevoir used her move first even though Crobats''s move was prepared much faster.

    Although Crobat has prepared Cross Poison first, he cannot use it because Gardevoir is still too far away and therefore not within the range of attack.

    Crobat, who was just flying in the direction of Gardevoir, found it difficult to avoid the move and was hit by Thunder Wave.

    Although Crobat was hit by the move and thereby he was a good deal slow while flying, he did not show any nervous expression.

    After less than 1 second, Crobat was in attack range, which hemitted to use immediately. He''s using Cross Poison and Gardevoir who doesn''t want to be hit by it, use fast Protect.

    Alex thought that Gardevoir might have used Protect a bit too early, even if she is weak against poison moves.

    Afterward, Gardevoir use Teleport to teleport out of range of Crobat.

    Although the use of teleport is easy for Gardevoir, it also takes more than 1 second to use so that you cannot avoid the attack of Crobat who was so close if you do not prepare it beforehand.

    Crobat who was expecting this quickly began to prepare for his next move.

    Alex, who saw the Crobat stop chasing Gardevoir after being hit by Thunder Wave, looked pleased. He is very satisfied that the Crobat understood how he can best use his advantages and no longer underestimated his opponents like him in thest tournament.

    Gardevoir immediately started preparing a move a littleter. Although preparing a move thiste when Crobat is in the middle of preparing it is a bit risky, she still started using Calm Mind. She was sure that her expert rang move would finish quickly enough to give her enough time to use Teleport to avoid Crobat''s move.

    Crobat was done with his move after Gardevoir was just half done with her move and started sending arge ball full of shadows towards Gardevoir with a very quick pace.

    Alex who saw the speed of Crobat''s Shadow Ball showed a satisfied expression. He knows that of all moves all his Pokemon can do, Crobat''s Shadow Ball is the move with the best Move mastery.

    Although the move is only expert rank like many other moves of his Pokemon, this move is still a bit better trained than the other moves of his Pokemon. Maybe only Scizor''s Roost has simr move mastery.

    Although Gardevoir was more than 50 meters away, the Shadow Ball flew very quickly in the direction of Gardevoir who is currently using Calm Mind.

    Fortunately, she can still move so it is still possible to avoid this move.

    Gardevoir quickly began to take an evasive step, but failed topletely avoid the attack and was hit.

    She took great damage and lost more than 35% Hp from that 1 move.

    Gardevoir did not show an annoyed expression that she was hit by this move. She knew that she could avoid this move next time when she is prepared for it.

    Crobat didn''t show a happy expression when he barely hit Gardevoir, but a thoughtful expression.

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    Gardevoir knew that she could probably dodge any attack at this distance if she was ready for such an attack and began to use Calm Mind.

    Crobat showed no happy expression after that sessful hit. He knew that only hit hits because he had sessfully surprised Gardevoir and nothing more. ??

    He started preparing for Swift when he saw Gardevoir start reinforcing with Calm Mind.

    Gardevoir''s Calm Mind on the expert rank finished first and She started using Calm mind again. Her n was pretty simple "Reinforce yourself with Calm mind while Crobat can''t do anything and then defeat him with Psychic".

    Although this n is simple, it is very effective and well thought out.

    Crobat uses Swift and begins to prepare Swift again while the attack flies rtively slowly towards Gardevoir.

    Swift is a very strange move in this world because it works like a guided missile and chases a target even when the target is moving, making it almost impossible to avoid that move. Another special feature of this move is that it gets faster and faster the longer it flies, which makes it impossible for even very fast Pokemon to run out of this move with only speed.

    The only way to avoid this move that Alex knows is either to go out of range (depends on the Move Mastery) of the move or to block the move with, for example, a tree or another Pokemon.

    Unfortunately, Alex has used a straight surface with no hindrance as a fighting surface, which makes it impossible for Gardevoir to avoid this move in this way.

    Gardevoir, who knew that she could not avoid this move, does not move and began to use Calm Mind.

    She was hit by Swift, but it looked to Alex that she not have taken much harm from that hit. Alex thinks that she probably hasn''t lost 10% of her Hp from this hit.

    Gardevoir, who saw the Crobat preparing another move, knew that the Crobat would very likely want to use Swift again.

    She gave a small smile as she prepared her next move.

    Gardevoir who started preparing her move a littleter than Crobat managed to finish her move first.

    She doesn''t wait and uses Disable on Crobat who was about to finish preparing his next Swift.

    Gardevoir didn''t waste any time and began to prepare Calm Mind again.

    Crobat, who suddenly felt that his preparation was interrupted and that he could no longer use this move, knew immediately what had happened. As a big brother of Gardevoir, he knows of course that Gardevoir has the move Disable on the expert rank.

    He didn''t show an annoyed expression but a malicious smile as if he had foreseen it. Crobat''s smile reminded Alex of a superviin who sessfully tricked the hero.

    Crobat flew in the direction of Gardevoir which is at the edge of thebat area.

    The fighting area was marked by Alex before the fight so that the Pokemon can easily see where they are allowed to fight. The area is about 80 meters long and wide which makes it as big as the area of ??the Kanto rookie tournament.

    Crobat, who was only about 25 meters away, suddenly stopped flying in the direction of Gardevoir and started preparing his next move.

    Gardevoir who saw what Crobat was doing did not understand why he only flew up to 25 meters. Although it makes it much easier to chase after she teleports away, 25 meters is a bit too short to be able to safely hit Gardevoir when it is prepared to evade

    She was using Calm Mind and felt that she is amplified to the maximum.

    Gardevoir, who knows that 25 meters are not a very safe range, began to prepare Teleport in order to expand arge distance from Crobat. (better safe than sorry)

    Although she can only increase the distance to ca. 55 meters, it is better than 25 meters for her fighting style that prefers medium andrge distances.

    Crobat who was done with the preparation of his move, to the surprise of Gardevoir, did not use Shadow Ball or another attacking move but the move Mean Look.

    The move Mean Look that was used could not be avoided by Gardevoir and prevented Gardevoir from moving away from Crobat.

    Alex who has already tested this move sufficiently knew that teleport cannot be used in the Pokemon concerned is hit by this move.

    Although Mean Look looks strong, in reality, it is not a particrly good move because the requirements for sessful use are very difficult to meet.

    If Mean Look is not on the expert level, it can only be used on pokemon that are lower in level than the user and not too far away from the user.

    In addition, the range depends on the level difference between the target and the user so it is also rtively useless against Pokemon with only 1 level difference.

    This move ispletely useless against pokemon who have the same level as Crobat or are too far away from Crobat.

    Crobat gave a happy smile that looks very creepy to Alex as he started flying rtively quickly towards Gardevoir. Though Thunder Wave hit Crobat, it is still much faster than Gardevoir.

    While flying in the direction of Gardevoir, he prepares the move Cross Poison.

    Gardevoir, who saw that she was fooled by Crobat, showed a surprised expression. She didn''t think she could be outsmarted by Crobat because she is the Pokemon with the highest IQ in Alex''s pok¨¦mon group. Although she doesn''t think that she is better than the other Pokemon just because she has a higher IQ, she always thought that at least she couldn''t be outsmarted by other Pokemon.

    She suddenly felt very naive about these thoughts.

    Alex saw how Gardevoir showed a surprised and confused expression and understood why Gardevoir was confused.

    He gave a sad smile when he thought, "Child it''s time to wake up."

    Although IQ is a good quality in pokemon fighting, it is not as important as many trainers believe.

    Alex thinks that experience, the anticipation of the opponent, and creativity (etc) are much more important traits for a Pokemon than just IQ is.

    Gardevoir, who saw Crobat only 5 meters away from her, suddenly woke up from her thoughts and began to prepare for her next move. She knew that she should concentrate on the fight now and not stand around thinking about it.

    Crobat used Cross Poison and Gardevoir who was is not quite focused was hit in the head. A critical hit.

    Gardevoir''s head was bleeding profusely and had a nasty wound on it when she fell unconscious to the floor

    Alex quickly ran towards Gardevoir with a worried expression and a Hyper Potion in his hand. He furiously yelled at Crobat when he treated Gardevoir even though he knew Crobat had done nothing wrong.

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    For those who are interested in why Cross Poison did so much more damage than Shadow Ball, here is the exnation.

    Shadow Ball and Cross Poison are expert rank moves and therefore do a good deal more damage. Although it doesn''t matter for theparison, I want to mention it.

    Gardevoir gets 2x damage from Ghost-type moves and Poison-type moves, which are also rtively unimportant in this case.

    the Damage differencees from 2 reasons.

    1: stab increased cross poison damage by 50%

    2: Gardevoir has a bad Defense value of 65 and a good Sp. Def value of 115, which means that she gets more damage from physical-type moves like Cross Poison.

    These are the 2 reasons why Gardevoir got a lot more damage from cross poison.

    Together with the crit, she couldn''t withstand this move.

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    Gardevoir wakes up shortly after Alex healed her injury.

    She showed a small smile but for Alex, it looked as if she wanted to hide her sadness and disappointment from Alex and the other Pokemon. ??

    Alex looked serious when he said, "We''re taking a 10-minute break."

    "Gardevoire here please, I have to talk to you."

    Gardevoir and Alex went together to a sunny ce with beautiful surroundings. Area1 # is really very peaceful and safepared to other areas on this ind.

    Alex sat on the grass and looked with a mild expression at the beautiful surroundings.

    Gardevoir said nothing and sat down next to Alex with a slightly confused expression. Though she can guess what Alex wants to talk to her about, she didn''t think the conversation would start that way.

    After a few seconds of silence, Alex said quietly, "Kid, what''s wrong?"

    Gardevoir, hearing this and feeling the feelings of concern in Alex''s words, suppressed her sad thoughts and put on a happy expression as she said, "Father, I''m fine. You don''t have to worry about me."

    Alex who heard these words showed a disappointed expression.

    Although Alex didn''t say anything, Gardevoir felt Alex''s disappointment. The thought that her father is disappointed with her almost breaks her heart.

    She wished at this moment that she couldn''t feel her father''s feelings so that she wouldn''t feel those painful feelings.

    Gardevoir couldn''t hold back her emotions anymore when she said with almost tears "Father, please don''t give up on me."

    Alex showed an angry expression when he said out loud, "You stupid child, who told you that I was going to give you up. That you can even imagine these things makes me very angry."

    Gardevoir started to cry as she said, "But father, I can feel that you are disappointed with how bad I have fought. Please don''t lie to me. I can feel these feelings."

    Alex gave a confused expression when he said "disappointed with how you fought?"

    Then he gave a small smile as he said, "Gardevoir, I don''t care how you fought in thest fight. As long as you recognize your mistakes and you try to learn from them what you did wrong, I will remember this fight in a positive light."

    Alex showed a serious expression when he said, "Gardevoir, I''m not disappointed with you, I''m disappointed with myself. The fact that you''ve tried to hide your emotions from me shows that I''m not a good father."

    Gardevoir had a confused, happy, and sour expression when Alex said that.

    She showed a slightly angry expression when she said "Father, you are a very good father. Please don''t insult yourself"

    Alex, who felt the angry expression of Gardevoir for the first time, started tough as he stroked Gardevoir''s head.

    Gardevoir pout at her father for showing a happy expression on her anger.

    Alex stop tough after a few seconds and said seriously "Gardevoir, I can understand that you want to be an adult now, but you have to know that you will always be my child to me."

    "You can talk to me about anything. Please don''t start hiding your emotions."

    Then he said in a joke-like tone "I don''t want to guess the emotions as I do with Ditto"

    Gardevoir gave a small smile as she said, "Father that''s not very friendly. Ditto is much more open now than at the beginning."

    "Yeah, I know. That was just a little joke."

    Gardevoir got up from the grass and said with a smile "Thank you, father."

    Alex also got up and said, "Gardevoir, we''re a family. Try to worry less about things like that."

    "Ok father"

    After that, she showed a nervous expression.

    Alex who saw this said, "Gardevoir what''s going on?"

    Gardevoir suppressed her nervous expression and said seriously "Father, can you tell me where mother is?"

    Alex, who remembers thest time he answered this question, had a treacherous expression when he said "I''ll exin it to you when we leave this ind. I have to show you a ce to exin it better"

    Gardevoir nodded only and did not ask why her father suddenly became so sad. She didn''t want to think about it right now.

    ...

    When Alex and Gardevoir came back to the group, everyone in the group gave Gardevoir a concerned expression.

    Even proud Pokemon like Crobat and Scizor showed slight concern.

    Gardevoir, feeling the concern of her family, felt an indescribable feeling of happiness.

    She felt that she had a wonderful family.

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    Scizor and Crobat, who are waiting on the battlefield for Alex''s signal, look at each other deeply.

    Although neither would admit it, they see each other as rivals and as a benchmark topare their progress. ??

    Alex took the chance to have a little fun.

    "Wee back, dear audience. Today the final takes ce where we can find out who will win this tournament"

    Scizor and Crobat had very simr thoughts after hearing this. "What are you talking about, you stupid f*ck. Thest fight was 15 minutes ago."

    Alex ignored Scizor and Crobat''s expressions as he continued.

    "On my right, I have the fighter Crobat who sessfully prevailed against the participant Gardevoir with his very good luck."

    Gardevoir and the other Pokemon startedughing when they heard these words from Alex. Even Ditto, who often showed no emotion, smiled when he heard it.

    Crobat just had one thought "don''t hit your trainer, don''t hit your trainer, don''t hit your trainer. Suppressed those thoughts."

    "On my left, we have the defending champion Scizor who has sessfully prevailed against Ditto with his bought move."

    Although Scizor didn''t show anything on his face, he is slightly annoyed that Alex uses the word "bought move" to describe his victory.

    Alex not only sessfully cheered up Ditto and Gardevoir but also annoyed his two favorite troublemakers. He felt very happy with the result.

    ...

    He pulled away and signaled Scizor and Crobat to begin the fight.

    Crobat and Scizor immediately started preparing their moves without a word.

    Both Pokemon have already had good fighting experience and can develop a strategy that can bring them victory even without Alex. Although they don''t have as good tactics as Alex, they are better than most trainers when they just have toe up with tactics for themselves.

    Alex who spends a lot of time exining his Pokemon exactly how his tactics work and what advantages they bring is a strange trainer for most trainers who do not exin their Pokemon tactics. He thinks that a Pokemon needs to understand his tactics and why he uses them to get the most out of his tactics.

    It reminds him of the saying, "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for his life."

    Crobat who finished first was using Taunt and interrupted Scizor who was about to use Focus Energy.

    Although Taunt cannot prevent the move Roost because Roost is on the expert rank and the level difference is not big enough, it can prevent any other non-attack moves of Scizor

    Scizor, who realized that he was hit by this move, showed an annoyed expression as he ran towards Crobat while preparing a move. Crobat is also preparing a move at the same time.

    For the fairness of this tournament, Alex uses the same rules from the Kanto Rookie tournament so that the Crobat cannot fly very high.

    Scizor sessfully prepared his move Metal w, but had to get within range of Crobat to use the move.

    Crobat did not have this problem but took a good bit longer so that he only uses his move when Scizor is only 10 meters away and just jumping into the air to hit him.

    A yellow ball was thrown in the direction of Scizor when Crobat used his move Confuse Ray

    Scizor, who is in the air, was hit by the move but showed a calm expression as he used his own move. He closed his eyes and attacked the ce where Crobat was before he was hit by Confuse Ray.

    This trick seemed to work when Crobat was knocked to the ground when he was hit by Scizor''s Metal w.

    To Alex, who saw Crobat being thrown from 10 meters to the ground, it looked like Crobat had taken more damage from the move than he normally would. Although he saw that, he didn''t show any surprising expression.

    Crobat, who took a lot of damage, started flying again and quickly began to fly away from Scizor. At the same time, he started preparing his next move.

    Scizor, seeing the Crobat about to fly away, began to give in to chase Crobat while preparing his next move.

    Unfortunately, Crobat is way too fast for Scizor, who can''t improve his speed, so he was unsessful in his chase.

    Crobat uses Shadow Bal while Scizor chases after him.

    Scizor tried to evade but failed and suffered some damage. Although it took much less damage than Crobat from his hit, it is still rtively good damage.

    Alex saw how Crobat outsmarted his opponent in this fight, too, knew immediately who of all 4 Pokemon was the best at creating good tactics.

    Compared to the other 3 pokemon, Crobat was by far the best, which surprised Alex a bit. Alex didn''t think Crobat had such a good tactical talent or at least not one that he was that much better than his other Pokemon.

    Scizor, who saw that he couldn''t fight like this, thought about what to do next.

    he had an idea and started running away from Crobat.

    Crobat only showed a disdain smile as he chased Scizor and kept the distance from the two permanently at 25 meters. He knew that he couldn''t keep too great a distance, otherwise, it would be too easy for Scizor to dodge his attacks.

    Scizor, realizing that he had no choice but to fight at this distance, started using his only rangedbat move. (Razor Wind)

    Alex, who saw that Scizor was forced to fight in rangedbat, knew that the fight was over.

    ...

    After almost 2 minutes, the fight was over with Crobat looking arrogantly at the unconscious Scizor.

    Alex who saw this does not think that Scizor was weaker but that the Crobat was better than Scizor in fights without a trainer. Although it is probably arrogant, he thinks that if he controlled Scizor in this fight, Scizor would win this fight. Not that that''s important.

    He stopped thinking about these unnecessary things and started healing Scizor.

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    The main reason Scizor lost is because Crobat had all the answers to all of Scizor''s strengths and Scizor had no way of doing much harm to Crobat from a mid-range distance. (Razor Wind is ok but really not worth talking aboutpared to Crobat''s expert moves.)

    Also, Scizor''s important move agility was prevented by crobat.

    The only thing that Scizor was able to use was the sandstorm hiding strategy that he used at the tournament.

    but this tactic ispletely useless against Crobat who is a flying-type Pokemon and can easily sweep dust off the battlefield.

    Scizor''s two best stragies arepletely countered by Crobat

    Thank you for all Powerstones.

    Especially thanks to the top 15(17) Powerstones.

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    Area # 14.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon continued to explore the area together, looking for an Eevee. ??

    Although Alex wanted an Eevee, he would add it to his team only if it meets his minimum requirements. Unfortunately, he rarely met an Eevee in this area, and each of those Eevee was too talentless for Alex.

    Alex hadn''t even seen a Shallow Silver Eevee.

    While walking, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were often attacked by other Pok¨¦mon that Alex and co. easily defeated. He tried to train Torchic or Shieldon whenever he came across a weak Pok¨¦mon. He didn''t want to miss these little opportunities.

    Crobat notified Alex that a Pok¨¦mon was hanging on a tree 50 meters from here.

    Alex, who was walking in this direction, saw without any surprise that it was a young Ariados waiting for prey on this tree.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ariados

    LV: 22

    Type: Bug / Poison

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Bronze

    Moves:

    - Constrict, Poison Sting, String Shot, Absorb, Infestation, Scary Face, Night Shade, Shadow Sneak

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    Alex thought, "Although he is a bit too strong, I can probably try Torchic for this fight. Torchic who has not yet experienced a difficult fight can use the valuable experience well."

    When the group was only 20 meters away, Alex said, "Torchic, you will be the one fighting this time."

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon looked at him with surprise that he let Torchic fight such a tough opponent. This group knows that Torchic would very likely not be able to win against this opponent.

    Although Torchic has very good base values for a Pok¨¦mon with two evolution, it cannot bepared to an Ariados who is already fully evolved. Together with the rtivelyrge level advantage, Torchic''s chances are not particrly good.

    The only 2 advantages of Torchic are type advantage and Overheat being on the Expert rank. Together with her okayish Sp. Atk of 70 and the move Sunny Day, Torchic should be able to inflict a ridiculous amount of damage on Ariados in a short time.

    Although it sounds like Torchic should easily win with these advantages, Alex thought differently.

    Torchic''s best move, Overheat, can be used effectively only once or twice at max. So the Torchic has to damage enough with these hits to defeat Ariados or at least deal as much damage that Torchic can and then defeat him with Peck.

    That means if Torchic doesn''t hit Ariados twice with her move Overheat, she will automatically lose. Together with the fact that She can''t take much damage herself, the Torchic''s win rate shouldn''t be very high. At least without the help of Alex.

    Alex, who knew this, would of course not let Torchic fight Ariados alone.

    After he decided that Torchic should fight, he went to Gardevoir. He told her via Telepathy, "Gardevoir, prepare the move Psychic to use in an emergency if it bes dangerous!"

    Gardevoir looked at Alex with a gentle smile after hearing his voice in her mind.

    Pok¨¦mon are usually so robust that they would hardly take any permanent damage unless they are unconscious. So the Gardevoir thought that Alex was very, very careful.

    Even without this, she and Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon can easily save Torchic if something happens.

    Alex went to Torchic and exined what to watch out for when she fights and that she should listen to his guidelines.

    Torchic showed a lively expression and no fear for fighting against a much stronger and more experienced Pok¨¦mon.

    "Ok, Torchic. Start with Sunny Day."

    Torchic started to use Sunny Day without thinking, and the surroundings suddenly became warmer.

    At that moment, Alex thought that Torchic would be a good heater.

    Ariados, who had been watching Alex''s group on the tree the whole time, saw Torchic suddenly make a move that made the air warmer.

    Although it didn''t want to fight this strong group, it realized that it no more had a choice.

    Without hesitation, it started preparing a move while sitting in the tree.

    "Torchic, now use Overheat."

    Alex saw that Ariados was preparing a move and knew that the best chance to use Overheat was now. For Ariados, who had no move on the Expert rank, it was impossible to make any movement while preparing that move. So Torchic could easily get a free hit.

    Overheat, which is on the Expert rank, was done before Ariados could finish preparing its move.

    A big ball of fire flew straight towards Ariados with quick departure.

    Ariados was hit and was thrown off the tree. At the same time, the whole tree started to burn on which Ariados was sitting.

    To Alex''s surprise, the tree stopped burning after a few seconds. Alex, who didn''t quite understand why this happened, didn''t think about it but concentrated on the fight.

    Ariados lost a ridiculous amount of HP from that 1 hit. It looked like he lost more than 70% HP.

    Although it is in pain, it still used the move that it had prepared.

    Tworge pink-tipped needles were thrown towards Torchic when Ariados was using Poison Sting.

    Torchic tried to evade but was still hit, and the spot the needles hit show pink color.

    Alex, who knows that Torchic was badly poisoned, showed no nervous expression. he knew that the fight was as good as won if he didn''t make a mistake.

    As Ariados was preparing his next move, Alex said with to smile, "Torchic, repeat the move."

    Torchic, who was a bit faster now, used the move Overheat and sessfully defeated a stronger opponent.

    "Easier than expected."

    Alex saw how quickly Torchic can inflict damage on a Pok¨¦mon and was really impressed.

    As he thought about these things, Torchic suddenly started to glow.

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    Alex didn''t waste any time and immediately took out the 3 scales of the Charizard filled with fire energy which he had received after winning the Kanto rookie tournament along with Torchic''s egg.

    "Torchic, absorb as much energy as you can." ??

    Torchic nodded and began to absorb as much fire energy as possible from these scales. She stopped after sessfully absorbing the energy of one scale and tried to focus on the evolution process.

    Alex wasn''t surprised when he saw that Torchic could only absorb one scale.

    Pok¨¦mon with 2 evolution can often not absorbs a lesser amount of energy during the first evolution. As was the case with Kirlia, for example.

    Torchic began to shine even more intensely and slowly began to change her body''s shape.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were eagerly watching Torchic, who was slowly transforming.

    After a few seconds, Torchic stopped glowing and showed her new form. (EN: This isn''t even my final form)

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    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 16

    Type: Fire / Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick

    - (Innate Talent) Attract, (Innate Talent) Sunny Day, (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

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    Combusken, which is now 0.8 meters tall, is of the same size as a small child. Together with her cute look, she looked like a young kid to Alex.

    Alex saw the Torchic evolved correctly at the intended level and showed a slightly confused look.

    "Hmm, that''s weird. I thought the reason Shieldon and Kirlia took so long was that they''re too young, but after seeing this, I''m not so sure anymore."

    "I should ask Professor W?lhder about this topic. Though he may also not know about it."

    Alex, who had spent the first few months in this world reading Pok¨¦mon books, knows more than enough basic knowledge a trainer needs to have.

    In these books, it was often said that it is not known under which conditions a Pok¨¦mon evolution urs (when no item is used, like evolution stones).

    Many Pok¨¦mon species have different requirements to evolve early, so it is not easy to test. In addition, there seems to be no general rule that is always 100% true.

    There are few tips, such as, "Young Pok¨¦mon are more likely to evolveter if they reach that specific level too early." But these tips do not always apply.

    Scizor looked wistfully at Combusken and thought, "She''s growing up so fast."

    Gardevoir, who can feel the emotions of others, could feel this strong emotion of Scizor. She remembered that Scizor also showed such emotion when she evolved. Although she also felt this emotion from Alex and other Pok¨¦mon, the emotion of Scizor was unusually intense.

    She gave a small kind smile as she looked in the direction of Scizor.

    Scizor noticed the Gardevoir looking at him strangely but said nothing.

    Combusken ran to Alex and the group of Pok¨¦mon and started talking loudly about Her Evolution. She started talking to everyone about it for a bit.

    Although everyone is a member of the family, and Combusken does get along very well with everyone, she has the best of rtionships with Alex, Gardevoir, Shieldon, and Scizor.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon started walking through Area #14 again when Combusken had calmed down a bit.

    After a few hours of pointless search for a talented Eevee, Alex suddenly heard from Crobat via Telepathy.

    "There is a group of 4 Pok¨¦mon 100 meters further down the road."

    Alex, who often heard this word from Crobat, showed no surprised expression when he went to this group.

    After Alex had walked around 80 meters, he saw 3 Pok¨¦mon surrounding a single Pok¨¦mon.

    The group of 3 Pok¨¦mon consisted of 3 Fearow.

    2 Fearow were Bronze and level 22 & 21. And the leader of this group wasn''t much better either.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Fearow

    LV: 23

    Type: Normal / Flying

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Bronze

    Move:

    -Growl, Peck, Leer, Pursuit, Fury Attack, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move

    ---------------------------------

    To Alex''s surprise, the Pok¨¦mon, who was surrounded by this group of Fearow, was an Eevee.

    As soon as Alex saw the info of Eevee, he knew he had found the Eevee he was looking for.

    ---------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 22

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift

    - (Innate Talent) Rest, (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) Work Up

    ---------------------------------

    When Alex briefly looked at the information, Eevee was fighting like a wild beast against the 3 Fearow.

    Although she was severely injured; in every attack, she tried to deal as much damage as possible to this group of Fearow.

    Alex, who saw this aggressive and brave way of fighting, knew that this Pok¨¦mon was perfect for his team.

    "Ditto, Crobat, Gardevoir; end the fight quickly."

    The 3 Pok¨¦mon nodded and started to prepare 3 moves.

    After less than 2 seconds, Gardevoir used Dazzling Gleam; Crobat used Sludge Bomb; and Ditto, who had transformed into Gardevoir, used Psychic.

    The three Fearow''s attention was suddenly drawn to the attacks, and they tried to evade them. Unfortunately, they were too slow and were hit.

    Each Fearow was severely injured and instantly passed out when hit by the move.

    Alex saw how easily this fight was won and understood why the number of enemies did not matter with a certain level difference.

    Eevee, who was helped by Alex''s group, didn''t show a thankful expression but an aggressive one instead.

    This expression reminded Alex of Crobat, who was very mad at someone and not of a cute Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex mumbled to himself with a smile on his face, "Interesting."

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    Eevee looked aggressively in the direction of Alex''s group when they started to speak. Gardevoir transmitted the words of Eevee for Alex via Telepathy.

    "Human, what do you want?" ??

    Alex wasn''t annoyed at all when he heard these rude words. He just said with a smile, "What do I want? It''s simple; I want to ask you a question. It''s more like an offer. Are you interested in joining my group and leaving this little ind?"

    Eevee, who heard that she had a chance to leave this ind, grew interested in the offer. She had heard from the Pok¨¦mon around her that this ind is very small and the world is so much bigger than one can imagine.

    Although she grew up on this ind, she wanted to leave this ind one day to see more of the world.

    Although she was interested, she continued to show an aggressive face when she said, "And... What would you do if I disagree?"

    Alex, who heard this question, didn''t know how to answer for a moment.

    After a few seconds, he said with an honest expression, "Then I''ll defeat you and slowly try to convince you of the advantages you will get."

    Eevee showed a surprised expression when she heard Alex''s answer. Although humans rarelye to this ind, many Pok¨¦mon have already met humans and know that humans like to lie. She was surprised that Alex didn''t lie that he will go away but spoke honestly.

    Although she now had a better opinion of Alex after he told the truth, she didn''t let it change her face and said out loud, "You bastard think you can just beat me? Ok, bring it up. Let''s see who''s scared of who."

    Alex, who heard this, looked at his 6 Pok¨¦mon from which at least 4 are clearly much stronger than Eevee, and then gave a questioning look back to the Eevee.

    Eevee was not oblivious of the strength of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon and knew that she had no chance, but she didn''t want to lose without a fight. Though she was a bit annoyed when she saw Alex''s questioning gaze.

    Alex made a helpless expression on his face as he said, "Can''t we talk this out? I think it would be better if we talk about it ande to a decision peacefully."

    "Hey, bastard! Can it be you looking down at me? How dare you? You piece of trash!"

    Alex instantly stopped smiling and gave a cold look to Eevee. "Oh, so that''s how you wanna y? You won''t calm down until we fight this out. Fine. Crobat, I''ll give you 1 minute."

    Crobat having more than 15 levels higher usually doesn''t need more than 1 or 2 moves, so 1 minute is a lot of time.

    Eevee, who knew that she would have to fight the toughest fight of her life, showed no fear but excitement instead.

    Although Eevee had a slight fear of death, she knew that she will only be caught if she loses and won''t lose her life. So that she could fight without any worry.

    Alex gave a satisfied smile when he saw how Eevee showed no fear and epted this unfair fight without running away.

    Although Alex thinks he would never do that, it''s a trait that Alex respects.

    Crobat started preparing a move without waiting for Eevee. At the same time, it was flying in the direction of Eevee at a fast speed.

    Eevee, who saw how fast Crobat was, immediately knew that there was no way she could overrun these Pok¨¦mon. So she also started to prepare a move.

    Eevee was still preparing her move, but Crobat wasn''t gonna wait for her. He had prepared his move Cross Poison, and he quickly flew in front of her to use it.

    Eevee, who had already suffered damage from fighting the 3 Fearow, was not in good shape. So that if she was hit by Crobat, she should have be outright unconscious.

    But to Alex''s surprise, Eevee still had her eyes open even though she had already taken a lot more damage than her body can endure.

    When he saw Eevee struggling not to pass out, he said, "Eevee, even though you fought well, you don''t stand a chance. It''s better if you give up. I don''t want to cause you more pain."

    Eevee gave a mocking look as she used the move Rest to regain health.

    Alex''s eye twitched, and he suppressed the feeling of mocking Eevee. Although he calmed down, he still thought, "Humph! Do you think this can help you win the battle? That''s cute!"

    Crobat also shook his head having simr thoughts as Alex and, started using Cross Poison again.

    Eevee also started preparing for a move while being asleep.

    "Hmm, Sleep Talk is indeed a very practical move."

    Crobat finished his preparing and used Cross Poison which almost defeated Eevee again. After that, he saw that it wasn''t enough, so he started to prepare a weaker move to avoid causing too much damage to Eevee''s body. He knows that Eevee is likely to be a family member soon, so he didn''t want to cause unnecessary harm.

    Eevee was able to finish preparing the move a little earlier than Crobat and used Swift. But that did only a little bit of damage to Crobat, who ignored her attack.

    Crobat was hardly hurt from this move and showed no expression as he continued to prepare for his next move.

    Using Wing Attack, he did more than enough damage to Eevee to defeat her.

    Eevee, whopletely overloaded her body, became Unconscious and started bleeding a lot from the wounds.

    Alex, who saw that Eevee had her body covered with an unnecessary amount of injuries, showed a smile as he started to heal Eevee and trap her in a Pok¨¦ball.

    He was very pleased with Eevee''s fighting style, even though he thinks she''s a bit over the top.

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    Alex looked for a quiet ce after he healed and caught Eevee.

    After Alex finding a ce, he started preparing lunch for his Pok¨¦mon. ??

    Afterwards giving each of his Pok¨¦mon food to eat, Alex began to think about the best way to convince Eevee to join his family.

    Even though he defeated and captured Eevee, it doesn''t necessarily mean that she would now listen to Alex''s orders.

    After a few seconds, Alex took the Pok¨¦ball of Eevee and opened it with one click.

    Eevee, who came out of the Pok¨¦ball, looked confusingly at Alex. Although her eyes gave off a dangerous light when she calmly looked at Alex.

    If a Pok¨¦mon is in a Pok¨¦ball, it is not that it ispletely excluded from the outside world and cannot see what is happening outside.

    In fact, the reality is quite the opposite.

    A Pok¨¦mon inside a Pok¨¦ball can look outside like looking through a mirror and therefore see the outside world. This is also a reason why Pok¨¦mon trainers wear their Pok¨¦balls on the Pok¨¦belt and not put them in their backs.

    Eevee, who knew that Alex was not well protected now, did not understand why he had pulled her out of Pok¨¦ball. Wasn''t he afraid that she would suddenly attack him?

    Alex, who saw this questioning look from Eevee, could imagine what she was so confused about. Although his Pok¨¦mon were not directly in front of him, they were close enough to protect Alex if Eevee suddenly tried to attack him. Particrly Gardevoir and Crobat can save Alex very swiftly in such emergencies.

    Eevee showed a emotionless face as she said, "I admit that you''re brave. But not that it matters. Why did you get me out of the Pok¨¦ball?"

    Alex, who was a bit confused with the emotionless face of Eevee, showed a thoughtful expression. He expected retaliation from Eevee, but not that she would be so lifeless.

    "Eevee, I know that you imagined it differently, but why don''t you give it a try. I''m sure you will like it here in my family."

    Eevee, who heard this, quickly changed her expression from emotionless topletely angry. "Family!? You bastard are telling me about family! Do you think I''m so stupid to believe in this kind of lie?"

    Alex, who heard this aggressive response, felt that he had touched a sore spot.

    He had a sincere expression as he said "Why do you think I''m lying? All the 6 Pok¨¦mon you can see are my family members."

    Eevee, who felt that Alex was probably telling the truth, made a hysterical expression and said out loud, "NO! No! That can''t be true. How can it be that you can build a family with a group of different Pok¨¦mon? It''s impossible!"

    Gardevoir, feeling the extremes of anger, sadness, and unwilling emotions of Eevee, showed a gentle expression as she slowly walked towards Eevee.

    Eevee, who had never seen her parents and had to survive as a child in this merciless wilderness, not only built up a strong will but also a longing to build a family.

    2 weeks ago, she built up enough strength where she started chasing her dream of a family.

    She found a group of 3 young Eevee who were attacked by a strong Pok¨¦mon.

    Eevee, who saw this as a chance to develop a family, stood in front of the group of Eevee to protect them and began to fight against the strong Pok¨¦mon.

    In this fight, she suffered a lot of damage and needed a little help from the 3 Eevee, who she saved to win this fight. But when she asked for help from the 3 Eevee, she met with disappointment, with 3 Eevee showing a fearful expression and running away to leave her alone in this deadly fight.

    Eevee, who was given up at this moment by their own species, was furious and defeated the strong Pok¨¦mon with her aggressive fighting style which she developed through this situation.

    Although Eevee survived, she didn''t feel happy about it. She felt alone and a wave of irresistible anger at the world.

    Now that she heard from Alex how easily Alex had achieved her dream, her heart started to break. The emotions she tried to forget all came back.

    Eevee, with an enraged expression and tears running out of her eyes, shouted loudly, "This is not fair!!!"

    Gardevoir, who felt the emotion of Eevee, also started to cry. She quickly walked over to Eevee and began to hug her like a big sister would hug her little sister.

    Eevee started to struggle a little to break free from the embrace but stopped when she felt the warmth of Gardevoir. Although she still had an aggressive expression, she started to calm down a bit.

    She felt for the first time that another Pok¨¦mon was worried about her. This feeling was indescribable for her.

    Once she calmed down a bit, she couldn''t help but think, "Is this how it feels like that to have a family who cares about you?"

    "It feels really good." Eevee thought as she suppressed her tears.

    Alex saw how Eevee slowly lost her aggressive expression and showed a faint smile couldn''t help but smile himself too.

    Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon, who saw Eevee''s little smile, were also d looking at the situation. Even Crobat and Scizor were nodding their head with a small smile on their face looking at Eevee. But when they coincidently looked at each other, they simply grunted and moved their eyes away and focused on Eevee once again.

    It looked like Eevee was warmly weed by Alex''s Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex went to Eevee and said with a small smile, "Eevee, Wee to our family. We are d to have you."

    Eevee, who is still in the embrace of Gardevoir, could only nod and let out a faint murmur, "Yes."

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    28 dayster.

    Alex sat quietly on a tree stump while Eevee was resting on hisp, looking bored at the surroundings. ??

    Eevee, who was in Alex''s group for almost 1 month now, has a much gentler personality as long as you don''t provoke her. In terms of the Pok¨¦mon that are nicest to the other Pok¨¦mon, she is ranked third after Gardevoir and Shieldon. And she is exceptionally gentle with Alex and Gardevoir.

    But you shouldn''t be fooled by Eevee''s gentle personality. Because when ites to fighting, she bes a totally different Pokemon.

    Although she is very gentle with Alex''s Pok¨¦mon, she has be much more aggressive towards other Pok¨¦mon. Especially the Pok¨¦mon that attacks Alex and his group. She fights them with a wild expression.

    In the beginning, she attacked these Pok¨¦mon without Alex''s permission and almost killed them if Alex hadn''t stopped her.

    When Alex talked to her, Eevee told him that she doesn''t want to lose her family and is ready to protect her with her life. Alex had a long talk with her that day so that she could dissipate her fear of losing her family a bit. He also exined that if she doesn''t listen to him, she can put her family in danger of falling into traps.

    Eevee is no longerpletely uncontroble after Alex''s exnation. When she sees another Pok¨¦mon, she always waits for Alex to instruct her how to handle such a situation.

    Although she still fights very aggressively against the stranger Pok¨¦mon when Alex lets her.

    In these 28 days, Alex started to catch every Silver Pok¨¦mon he could find on this ind. He stayed in Area 10# to find more valuable stones, too. And this was the result of thest month.

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    List of Pok¨¦mon Alex caught on this ind:

    1 Golem: Deep Silver lv 40 (Earthquake [E])

    1 Phanpy: Shallow Silver

    2 Phanpy: Silver

    2 Donphan: Shallow Silver

    1 Donphan: Silver

    1 Donphan: Deep Silver

    3 Onix: Shallow Silver

    1 Onix: Deep Silver

    2 Geodude: Shallow Silver

    4 Graveler: Shallow Silver

    1 Graveler: Silver

    1 Golem: Silver

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    Shallow Silver Pok¨¦mon: 12

    Silver Pok¨¦mon: 5

    Deep Silver Pok¨¦mon: 3

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    List of valuable items Alex found on this ind:

    2 Top-Moon Stone

    5 High-Moon Stones

    15 Mid-Moon Stones

    42 Low-Moon Stone

    1 High-Water Stones

    2 Low-Water Stone

    1 King''s Rock

    1 Deep Sea Scale (maybe)

    153 Pearls

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    Alex, who found many valuable Pok¨¦mon and stones, was satisfied with his exploration.

    Together with the increase in the strength of his Pok¨¦mon, the trip to the ind was aplete sess.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 40

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison[E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 40

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitutes

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 39

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic, Imprison

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 37

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 34

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower[E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 25

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack

    - (Innate Talent) Attract, (Innate Talent) Sunny Day[E] , (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 31

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge, Helping Hand

    - (Innate Talent) Rest, (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) Work Up [E]

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    Alex, who finally got a Pok¨¦mon on the Elite, has finally be an Elite trainer. He even has 2 Pok¨¦mon on the Elite rank, which is impressive for his age.

    Crobat and Scizor, who are now on the Elite rank, are many times stronger than before. Alex saw what an improvement being Elite Pok¨¦mon brings and couldn''t help but be joyous about the new strength that his Pok¨¦mon now upied.

    Although Crobat and Scizor are leveling much more slowly now, it''s not unusual in this world. As higher the level of a Pok¨¦mon is, the more difficult it is to level up.

    What Alex especially noticed in these 28 days is the leveling speed of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Ditto levels up a lot slower than Gardevoir. Even though they both were at level 35 at one point, Ditto has only leveled up 2 times while Gardevoid has leveled up 4 times.

    It seems that Ditto''s potential is starting to slow down the speed of its leveling up, which was quite annoying for Alex. He hoped that he would find some good items for Ditto in the auction so that he can keep up with the rest of the Pok¨¦mon.

    Although it is probably ineffective, Alex does not want to give up on Ditto just because he wants to save a bit of money.

    And every day, he started to look at his TRH device to see if he had a new message from someone.

    Alex usually writes with 3 people. Steven Stones, Professor W?lhder, and, of course, Maria.

    Professor W?lhder told Alex many things that he had never heard of, which made him grow more interested in chatting with Professor W?lhder a lot more than he had expected. The knowledge he has collected from Professor W?lhder in these almost 2 months can be usefulter on.

    For example, he learned more about the Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    There are Legendary Pok¨¦mon that reproduce with another Pok¨¦mon and thereby give birth to a Half-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    With Legendary Pok¨¦mon, the DNA appears to be so strong that the Pok¨¦mon always takes over the species from the Legendary Pok¨¦mon, even if the Legendary Pok¨¦mon is a male. This is only the case with Legendary Pok¨¦mon, which is really unique in this world. (EN: they are in a true sense alpha Pok¨¦mon)

    It also seems to be the case that some Pok¨¦mon species don''t have a Half-Blood, or at least never have been found out yet. This shows that these species of legendary Pok¨¦mon have no interest in reproduction.

    Alex also talked a lot with Steven and exchanged a lot of interesting stories. Alex was even beginning to see Steven as almost a friend and not just a person he could use. Although he still doesn''t really trust Steven, Steven is probably the closest thing Alex will have as a friend. At least for now

    Maria was the person with whom Alex wrote the most and learned a lot. Like, for example, Pidgeot got the Shallow Gold after using the Lugia scale that Lisa gave her so that she could join the Lisa group.

    Alex, who saw the address of Professor W?lhder where the auction is located, knew that he had to leave the ind today to make it there on time.

    The ce where the Alliance auction will start was in Cdon City where Alex wasst 2 months ago.

    "Crobat, let''s go." Said Alex as he slowly started to fly away from the ind.

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    Cdon City

    Alex slowly got down from Crobat and looked at the people who were watching him with curious eyes. ??

    Crobat ignored the people and just looked at Alex with a questioning look.

    Alex, who is now an Alliance trainer and, more importantly, the trainer who won the Kanto Rookie tournament, was a small celebrity in Kanto.

    Especially in Cdon City, where thest Kanto Rookie tournament was held, he is very well known.

    Although the Kanto Rookie Tournament only shows rookie trainers, it is still a very popr tournament. The top contestants of this tournament are considered potential future Gym leaders or even Elite Four members.

    When a rookie wins the tournament, it often shows that he has the talent to be as strong as Gym leaders in the future. Erika and Brock are good examples to show that.

    Fortunately, there were no ''fans'' of Alex here, and Alex didn''t have to answer any dumb questions or give autographs. He was d that after two months, he can walk through the city again without being stopped every 2 seconds.

    Alex shook his head and slowly started walking to the hotel with Crobat. Although it wasn''t dark yet, Alex wanted to book a room to stay in this city for the next few days.

    After 15 minutes of walking, Alex was standing in front of the hotel he stayedst time during the tournament.

    Although it was rtively expensive, Alex was very content with the hotel''s services, so he decided to stay here again.

    ...

    Alex, who entered the hotel room, looked around and quickly went to the shower.

    When Alex entered the shower, he heard 6 Pok¨¦balls open up by themselves. Alex heard and immediately ignored it.

    The Pok¨¦balls of Alex''s family members are never locked so that his Pok¨¦mon cane out independently at any time. Although there is a practical reason for doing this (easy to protect Alex), Alex does it not because of that reason, but to give his Pok¨¦mon as much freedom as possible. The only reason why Alex uses Pok¨¦balls is that they are very convenient and can save the life of 1 of his Pok¨¦mon in an emergency. Alex sees and treats his Pok¨¦mon as his family. Although he is the head of the family, he tries to show each of his Pok¨¦mon enough respect, which is sometimes not that easy.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon walked out of their Pok¨¦ball when they saw that Alex went to shower without a word.

    Crobat, who hade out, said with an annoyed expression, "What azy trainer!"

    Scizor said with a smirk, "Ohh, that fat bat doesn''t want to move out of Pok¨¦ball himself? Welp, not a surprise! Do you need a nanny to take care of your needs, fat bat?"

    Crobat, who heard this, was immediately pissed off. "You fck! Whom are you calling fat, you idiot? I weigh almost exactly what an average Crobat would have."

    "Yes, the focus should be given the word ''almost''."

    Gardevoir noticed that the two of them had started their bickering again and said, "Can you both calm down, please. I thought after almost 2 weeks without yelling that you would finally treat each other a little more respectfully."

    After that, she showed a sad expression as she said, "You are really making a bad example for Shieldon and Combusken."

    Scizor and Crobat saw the sad expression of Gardevoir and immediately stopped arguing. Nobody wanted to make their little sister unhappy unnecessarily. The two began to pursue their ''hobby'' without saying a word. Although they continued to ignore each other, at least they stopped screaming.

    Gardevoir, who saw this, couldn''t help but shake her head helplessly.

    Shieldon, who heard the words of Gardevoir, made an expression like he had been wronged as he colored Gardevoir with a cute face, "Big sister Gardevoir, why do you speak like I''m still a child?"

    Combusken, who heard that, said excitedly, "I''m not a kid anymore. Look, I''m bigger than big brother Shieldon."

    Shieldon, which was muchrger than the average Shieldon at 0.7 meters, was still smaller than Combusken.

    Shieldon, hearing the word from his little sister, said sadly, "That''s not nice, little sister. You know that I will get bigger when I evolve."

    Gardevoir, who saw this cute expression, couldn''t help but stroke Shieldon''s head when she said, "Don''t worry, Shieldon. You''ll soon be a big and strong Bastiodon."

    Shieldon looked excited with his gleaming innocent eyes as he asked, "Are you sure about this, big sister Gardevoir?"

    Gardevoir said with a kind and gentle smile, "Very sure."

    Combusken showed a jealous expression as she said aloud, "Big sister, what about me. When will I be a strong and cool ziken?"

    Gardevoir took her two hand and also started stroking Combusken''s head and said, "Very soon. As long as you listen to our trainer, you will soon be much stronger."

    Ditto and Eevee, who saw this exchange, couldn''t help but show a small smile. The innocence these 3 Pok¨¦mon have kept is really a specialty in Alex''s group. In Alex Pok¨¦mon group, only this group of 3 have never killed any other Pok¨¦mon.

    Ditto looked curiously in the direction of Eevee when he asked, "Do you want to y a round of chess?"

    Eevee gave a wondering look as she said, "What is chess?"

    Ditto, who finally saw his chance to get a win in chess, said with a smile, "I''ll show you."

    After 1/2 hour, Ditto was looking at the chessboard with a nk face.

    Eevee, who had just won, said with a bright smile, "You''re right, it''s really fun."

    Alex, who came out of the shower, had a quick look around before he said, "We''d have to sell the items today so that you can continueter."

    Ditto, who heard this, did not show an annoyed expression but a look of relief instead.

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    Alex came out of the hotel and immediately took a path to the Pok¨¦mon shopping center of Cdon City.

    The Cdon shopping center was built specifically to be able to fulfill every wish of trainers. Of course, the trainers should have the necessary amount of money for it. ??

    Although Alex can also sell the items at the Team Rocket ck market, he can earn more money at the Cdon shopping center. Many valuable items are sold here for good prices every day, so it is the first choice for any trainer who wants to sell items.

    In addition, if he sells the items here, he can indirectly show the Alliance how he makes money. And since he may buy items for a lot of money in the auction, he should have a proper exnation to not be unnecessarily suspicious. Although the Alliance will likely think that he has the money from selling Pok¨¦mon, it''s better to show the Alliance that he is a ''good guy'' and doesn''t take advantage of the Alliance''s gray areas (too much).

    Alex was standing in front of the Cdon shopping center and couldn''t help but be impressed by this stylish skyscraper. The sky-blue ss walls looked illustrious with the unique shape of the building. It would be an impressive building even in Alex''s world.

    In front of the building were 2 bodyguards, standing in ck suits together with their Pok¨¦mon. Both of these Pok¨¦mon were Elite Pok¨¦mon, which surprised Alex a bit. Although the two Pok¨¦mon were only at level 41 and 40, Elite is still Elite.

    "Having Elite trainers as door guards is really a luxury."

    Alex, who knows that only Alliance trainers could enter this building, took out his ID when he stepped in front of the 2 bodyguards.

    One of the two guards looked at Alex''s Id and, after a few seconds, nodded and continued looking ahead again.

    Alex, who entered the building, saw a luxurious reception room with two beautiful women standing there. Together with the professional smile and the stylish suit, this reception room created a good atmosphere.

    "Wee to the Cdon shopping center. What can we do for you, Sir?" When Alex reached the reception table, one of the two women spoke without losing the professional smile.

    Although the two looked very good, Alex didn''t feel any particr charm impressing him. He had the feeling that the two looked a lot worse than Maria.

    Alex said emotionlessly, "I want to sell some valuable items. The rough worth is several million."

    One of the women saw Alex''s expression and said without changing face in a warm tone, "Sir, if it''s above 1 million, you need to negotiate with the manager. I''ll call him right away. One moment, please."

    Alex simply nodded. He walked away so the next person in line could take his turn and sat down in a nice chair.

    Although this building is only essible to trainers, more than 1 traineres every 3 minutes on average. Most Alliance trainers are between rtively to extremely rich. So you can just imagine the turnover of this Shopping center.

    In only 3 minutes, a middle-aged man with brown hair and a ck colored ssic suit arrived. With a rxed face, he slowly moved in the direction of the two women.

    Alex got up after seeing the man looking in his direction.

    The man showed a small smile when he saw Alex and slowly walked towards Alex.

    "Wee to the Cdon shopping center. I am the manager of section 3, Jack."

    Jack stood in front of Alex and politely put his hand out.

    "Hi, I''m Alex. I want to sell some of my items here." Said Alex as he shook hands with Jack.

    The smile on Jack''s face grew a bit more, and he nodded his face as if he had confirmed something.

    "I thought you looked simr. You are Alex Stark, the winner of the Kanto Rookie tournament. Pleased to meet you. I am d to finally be able to talk to such a talented trainee."

    "Thanks, Jack. I''m also happy to finally be able to visit the Cdon shopping center. It really is a ce that every trainer must visit."

    Jack seeing the chance of having a future Gym leader as a friend, gave Alex a friendly smile as he led him to his office. For Jack, Alex is a chance to make bigger deals in the future to earn more money.

    Alex, who followed Jack, already had a rough idea of what Jack was thinking and had no problem with it.

    If Alex builds a good rtionship with Jack, it can be beneficial for both parties and not just for Jack.

    Alex will definitely get a discount and a chance to buy rare items here first. Win-win is an optimal rtionship with long-term business partners for Alex.

    After Alex and Jack walked through various luxury rooms with several items and trainers looking around, he finally arrived in front of Jack''s office.

    Jack opened the door and led Alex inside.

    The office was about the size of a small conference room.

    There wasfortable furniture, a minibar, and many exquisite paintings on the wall. Together with the ss wall showing the great view to the outside, this office was really splendid.

    Jack offered Alex a seat in front of his table as he sat down too.

    "Mr. Alex, I heard you wanted to sell some items here?"

    "It''s ok to call me Alex."

    "Then please call me Jack, too. If you want to buy or sell itemster, you can always ask directly. I will give you a discount."

    Alex, who heard this, gave a fake smile as he nodded.

    Then he started putting the items that he wanted to sell on the table.

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    Items that Alex put on the table:

    5 High-Moon Stones

    15 Mid-Moon Stones

    42 Low-Moon Stone (bag)

    1 High-Water Stones

    2 Low-Water Stone

    153 Pearls (Bag)

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    Jack showed a professional smile as he said, "You really have lots of valuable items. Alex, wait for a second. I''ll give you a list for what prices these items are normally bought here."

    After saying that, he called a staff member who went out of the room and soon returned with a piece of paper with prices of items on it. ??

    When he gave the paper to Alex, Alex could see the following prices:

    Low-Moon Stone: 9,500

    Mid-Moon Stones: 48,000

    High-Moon Stones: 350,000

    Low-Water Stone: 6,800

    High-Water Stones: 270,000

    Pearls: 1,000-100,000 (depends on the size and quality)

    Alex had already inquired about the prices of this store. So he knew that these prices were fair and the ones which are offered here every time.

    "Of course, because you are my friend, I''ll give you a VIP customer card with which you get 10% more. You can also use this card to order items online via our website for max 1 million Pok¨¦dor price."

    Alex, who heard this, gave a small smile. He understood that these prices were very generous. ording to his calctions, Jack will only make about +5% after he sells the items. These prices can probably only be received by very few people, which makes Alex very happy.

    4 months ago, he was a nobody who didn''t even have enough money to be a trainer and was robbed by weak trainers.

    The feeling of having yourself work for this position only makes the satisfaction even stronger.

    Alex showed an emotionless expression. "Why is the price of the Pearls so imprecise?"

    Jack, who was expecting this question, said, "I can''t do anything about it. Some Pearls are many times more valuable than others. On average, a Pearl is worth around 6,000 to 7,000. Only good or perfect Pearls are worth more."

    "Then, how is the quality of my Pearls?"

    Alex, who didn''t trust Jack 100%, wanted to see how Jack answered this question.

    Jack started to look slowly at all of Alex''s Pearls with a lens without saying anything. After looking at a Pearl, he gave each Pearl a number between 1 and 10 on the piece of paper.

    Even if he only needed an average of 5 seconds per Pearl, it took him more than 10 minutes to finish checking all Pearls.

    Jack, looking at his piece of paper, said, "Ok, I''m done checking the Pearls. And I gotta say that you''ve found a good batch of Pearls. Lots of 8, 9, and even a few 10s."

    Alex heard this thought for a few seconds. He felt that Jack most likely wasn''tpletely lying to him and was probably just hiding a bit to have some profit.

    "What price can you offer me for these Pearls?"

    Jack gave a small smile as he said, "I''m going to give you a friendship award of 2,250,000 for all of these Pearls. Believe me when I tell you that this is one of the best prices you can find."

    "Jack, do you mind if I do a little test? You know, one of my Pok¨¦mon is very good at reading people''s emotions."

    Jack, who thought for a moment, said, "Ohh, right! You have a Kirlia, a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon. Really a handy Pok¨¦mon to catch lies."

    Then he smiled and said with confidence, "I don''t mind if it makes you trust me."

    Gardevoir that has The ability to read emotions makes it a good Pokemon to reveal lies. Although Gardevoir is not a 100% lie detector, it is very often able to detect lies.

    Alex saw the confidence of Jack and knew that there is no point in doing it.

    "Haha, just kidding. As your friend, I would never distrust your words, Jack."

    Hearing Alex''s words, Jack felt that Alex would be a good businessman if he wasn''t already such a talented Pok¨¦mon trainer.

    Alex said with a ''friendly'' smile, "What price will you give me for all the items?"

    Jack started pulling out a calctor and slowly calcted the value of Alex''s items.

    After a few seconds, he said, "3,161,600 for all Stones. Together with Pearls, that makes 5,411,600. And because you have a VIP customer card, you get 10% more."

    "That''s precisely 5,952,760 Pok¨¦dors."

    Alex heard that he had earned almost 6 million Pok¨¦dors and grinned inside his mind.

    Although Alex was sure that he could get more in this deal more, he didn''t want to worsen his rtionship with Jack for a couple thousands of Pokedor.

    Greed is a deadly poison if you can''t control it.

    Alex smiled and shook hands with Jack. He felt like he was really ridiculously rich now. Now he was feeling great anticipation for the items at the auction.

    ...

    As soon as Alex entered the hotel room, he opened all the Pok¨¦ballls and gave each of his Pok¨¦mon food.

    Eevee, who had finished her meal, looked in the direction of Ditto. "Hey, Ditto. Do you want to y a round of chess with me?"

    Ditto instantly felt an indescribable sadness. "Why can''t I win once? Wait a minute... Perhaps she was just lucky the first time? Yes, it was definitely just luck. I heard that beginners always have good luck. This time I will definitely win."

    Eevee, who saw Ditto''s sudden boost of self-confidence, couldn''t help but show a confused expression. She felt Ditto''s immensely fluctuating emotions when she asked him to y.

    Ditto, who saw Eevee just looking at him and not going to the chessboard, became even more confident when he said, "What, are you afraid of losing?"

    Eevee, who would usually show a more aggressive expression when someone said those words to her, only showed an expression of sympathy.

    After only 5 minutes, Ditto finally understood why Eevee had this expression.

    He lost even faster this time. Eevee seemed to have gotten better thanst time.

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    Alex, who still had to sell his captured Pok¨¦mon, opened his contacts and called Brand.

    After a few seconds, Brand''s voice came out of the TRH device. "Alex? What''s wrong?" ??

    "Brand, I have some valuable Pok¨¦mon that I want to sell. Do you still work in the Team Rocket shop?"

    "Yeah, I do. What kind of valuable Pok¨¦mon are we talking about?"

    "Lots of good A-Talent Pok¨¦mon and an Elite A-Talent Golem with Earthquake on the Expert rank."

    Brand who heard this couldn''t help but inhale greed. An Elite A-Talent Pok¨¦mon with a strong Expert move is extremely valuable.

    "Alex, are you sure that you made no mistake?"

    "Brand, you can check all Pok¨¦mon yourself if you don''t believe it. Though the bill will be on you."

    "No, no, my friend. I believe you. Tell me, what other Pok¨¦mon you caught."

    Alex and Brand started talking to each other for an hour or so, negotiating the price. Alex, who now has a higher rank than Brand as Lisa''s right hand, was able to gain the maximum price for the Pok¨¦mon.

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    1 Golem LV 40 (Earthquake [E]) = 455,000

    2 Phanpy under Elite (nothing special) = 120,000 (for all)

    1 Phanpy under Elite (Good Innate Talent move) = 110,000

    3 Donphan under Elite (nothing special) = 185,000 (for all)

    1 Donphan under Elite (good Innate Talent move) = 115,000

    3 Onix under Elite (nothing special) = 120,000 (for all)

    1 Onix under Elite (good Innate Talent move) = 75,000

    2 Geodude under Elite (nothing special) = 90,000 (for all)

    2 Gravelers under Elite (nothing special) = 95,000 (for all)

    2 Gravelers under Elite (good Innate Talent move) = 195,000 (for all)

    1 Graveler under Elite (Ability: Sand Veil) = 225,000

    1 Golem under Elite (nothing special) = 50,000

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    In the end, Alex was able to sell the 20 Silver Pok¨¦mon for 1,785,050 Pok¨¦dors.

    Alex started teleporting one Pok¨¦ball after another at a time using the TRH device. Then he activated the receive function of the TRH device so that Brand can send him the money.

    After a few seconds, Alex saw a ck suitcase projected onto the table and appear in less than 1 second.

    Alex, who counted the money, realized that it was just the right amount and couldn''t help but grin a little.

    After these 2 months of dangerous exploration and training, Alex has be very rich.

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    Alex''s current bnce is :

    -> 158,000 TR Points

    -> 7,991,810 Pok¨¦dors.

    -----

    Alex, who briefly thought about buying a couple of TMs for his Pok¨¦mon, immediately threw this idea out of his mind. There was no point in buying them now. Since the auction was gonna start the next day, Alex didn''t want to spend money for buying TMs and other items for now. He can still purchase these items after the auction.

    *ring* *ring*

    Alex took out his TRH device and looked at who was calling him.

    After seeing that it was Maria''s Number, he answered the call.

    "Hey, Maria. What''s going on?"

    "Alex, can you do me a favor?"

    "What kind of favor are we talking about?

    Alex usually has no problem helping Maria a little as long as there is a give-and-take rtionship.

    He had the feeling that only such a rtionship has a good chance of seeding.

    Both he and Maria are talented trainers who in the future will be influential people. That''s why he thinks that such a rtionship is the healthiest one as long as they are not a couple.

    "You''re going to the Alliance auction tomorrow, right? Can you buy me a good Poison-type item when you see it? Don''t worry, I''ll pay for it."

    Alex, who remembers that Maria has an Arbok, could understand why Maria was looking for such an item.

    "No problem. Just tell me the price range, so I don''t buy the item out of budget."

    "I have 700,000 Pok¨¦dors at my disposal. If you can find something where you think it can be useful for my Arbok, please buy it."

    "No problem, Maria."

    "Thank you, Alex. I owe you a favor." Hearing that Alex agreed to help her, Maria''s tone became softer.

    For Alex, this answer from Maria was very satisfactory. He didn''t feel that Maria was putting him under any emotional pressure or trying to take advantage of him.

    Alex gave a satisfied smile which she wasn''t able to see. "No problem."

    Maria and Alex talked for about 15 minutes before hanging up.

    Alex suddenly noticed that 700,000 Pok¨¦dors had been transferred to his ount by Maria. Alex felt Maria''s trust in him by this action and showed a pleasing smile. For him, the actions of Maria were much more important than the money.

    Alex saw that the sun was about to set down, and the curtain of darkness was slowly spreading over the sky.

    He couldn''t help but look forward to tomorrow''s auction. In his imagination, he saw many valuable items that can be very helpful to his Pok¨¦mon.

    He had no real interest in the Gold (S-Talent) Pok¨¦mon being auctioned because he thinks they are way too overpriced. 5,000,000 for an inferior Gold Pok¨¦mon really isn''t a fair price for Alex. Maybe for others, but not for Alex, who has the system.

    ...

    Alex saw that Brand had sent him a picture and couldn''t help butugh out loudly after looking at it.

    In the picture that Brand had sent Alex, Lars was seen walking out of Lisa''s office with a blue eye and several scratches on his face. Together with that, his face was apparently wet. An interesting story was told from this 1 picture.

    And the text from Brand, "How long do you think this young dog can take it?" didn''t make it easier for Alex to stop hisughter.

    He could see that karma was slowly biting the arrogant ass of Lars.

    Alex, who had a good day, went to sleep with a smile on his face.

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    A young man in a ck tuxedo was slowly walking on the streets of Cdon City.

    After 10 minutes, the young man came in front of a building that looked like a high-grade theater. ? ?

    Professor W?lhder looked at the young man and slowly walked towards him. Behind the old man were Misty and Junichi, who followed after him.

    "Alex, there you are. You are almost toote."

    "I''m sorry, Professor, I had a problem getting dressed up."

    Professor W?lhder startedughing. "Haha, I can understand that. I always liked cozy clothes more."

    Alex, who saw how Professor W?hlder was wearing his usual clothes, knew that he wasn''t lying.

    Misty and Junichi also greeted Alex, but with an almost expressionless face. Though you could find a hint of embarrassment on their faces. So Alex was sure that the two of them didn''t really like him. Not that it was any hard to figure out why.

    Alex ignored the embarrassed faces as he greeted them with a smile. Since he is a sore loser himself, he can understand the thoughts of both of them.

    The Professor, who noticed that the atmosphere was getting strange, spoke loudly, "Ok. We better not waste any more time and go in quickly. We are already veryte."

    The three of them started following the Professor as he led them through the grand entrance.

    While walking, Alex asked, "Professor, what kind of auction is this? I couldn''t find any information about this auction."

    "Well, that''s normal. Only 50 people can take part in this auction each time, so only the most influential people from Kanto get an invitation."

    Alex thought for a moment and then asked, "Professor, if it''s so difficult to be able to participate in this auction, why can we participate here?"

    Professor W?lhder showed a serious expression when he said, "This is aplicated topic. But let me make it quick and easy. To roughly speak, the Alliance puts great importance on the most talented trainer rookies of the year."

    Junichi, who had been listening so far, couldn''t help but ask, "Professor, can you tell us why we are so important in the Alliance?"

    Professor W?lhder showed a thoughtful expression when he said, "Ok, it''s not like I''m not allowed to talk about it."

    "Although the Alliance looks very peaceful outside, it is not like that in reality. The Alliance is divided into 7 parts. Kanto Alliance, Johto Alliance, and so on. Each of these Alliance branchespetes ''peacefully'' with one another."

    Professor waited for a short time before continuing. "In the normal case, in this peacefulpetition, theypare the Elite Four and the Champion, who represents their respective regions. I think you should now understand a little better why the whole Alliance of each region values their talented trainers so much."

    Junichi and Alex both looked slightly surprised as they thought more about the Alliance. Inparison, Misty showed no surprise as it looked like she already knew this information.

    Professor W?lhder and the three young trainers came in front of the auction hall entrance.

    In front of the entrance, there were several Bodyguards together with their powerful Elite Pok¨¦mon. With such arge number of securities, it was almost impossible to defeat these trainers in a short time.

    Professor W?lhder showed some papers, and the Bodyguard began to look through them carefully.

    After the Bodyguard confirmed that the papers were correct, he pulled a suitcase from a Pok¨¦dex and immediately gave to the Professor.

    Professor W?lhder took the suitcase and began to lead Alex, Misty, and Junichi into the building.

    The ce was reminiscent of arge opera house.

    There were grandstands filled with hundreds of seats divided into 5 levels. Each of these levels had 10 separate boxes, and there were 10 seats per box. Also, there were 3 chandeliers decorated with various jewels, hundreds of lights, with small figures of singing boys and dancing girls. All of these things together created a ssical atmosphere.

    Now the auction was waiting for thest guests to arrive before starting.

    Professor W?lhder, Misty, Junichi, and Alex went into the box with the number 50.

    Alex noticed 6 boxes located on the 5th floor of the hall.

    In the first 4 boxes, there was a Gym leader sitting inside. And you could find an Elite Four member sitting in thest two boxes.

    Brock, Sabrina, Erika, and Lt. Surge were the Gym leaders Alex saw. Together with Lance and Bruno, this building was full of strong trainers.

    "Professor W?lhder, why are only half of the Elite four and Gym leaders here when this is such an important event? Don''t the others want these valuable items too?"

    "Haha! Alex, that''s not how it is. It''s a rule that no more than half of the Elite Four and the Gym manager can participate in an event."

    Alex asked the next moment, "For security reasons?"

    Professor smiled brightly seeing that Alex could guess the reason instantly. "Yes, you''re right. I don''t have to exin why it''s such a bad idea to keep all your strongest trainer in one ce for a long time, right?"

    Misty, Alex, and Junichi understood without exining why that was the case.

    After a minute, lights started to gather on the stage. Soon a woman in a beautiful red dress appeared from backstage.

    "Dear guests, thank you for waiting! My name is Klee, and I am your host for today''s auction."

    Klee is the daughter of the owner of the biggest Pok¨¦mon Items industry chain in Kanto. And therefore, she is a very influential person in the Alliance. Because of her position and her beautiful face, she was chosen for this event.

    "Many of you have already attended this event, but I will formally say it again. This is a ce where you can buy the most valuable and rare items. A festival held once per year for you and your Pok¨¦mon to get your heart''s most desired Item. Now, let me introduce the first auction product of this year."

    At the same time, nearly a dozen beautiful women emerged from the right side of the stage. They were moving a huge wheeled cage with a Pok¨¦mon inside it.

    "We had a lot of worries. What would be best to start the auction? There are 100 products, but what is the most outstanding starter other than this?"

    She started speaking out loud as the Pok¨¦mon became visible to all participants.

    "A Pseudo-Legendary Pok¨¦mon with a talent of rank S."

    Alex, who saw this Pok¨¦mon, couldn''t help but inhale a deep breath full of greed.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Dratini

    LV: 11

    Type: Dragon

    Abilities: Shed Skin

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    -Leer, Wrap, Thunder Wave, Twister

    - (Innate Talent) m, (Innate Talent) Dragon Rage, (Innate Talent) Blizzard

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    Although Alex was slightly disappointed that Dratini was only a Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon, he had to admit that the being of Dratini-species increased its value many times over.

    Dragonite species with a Base stats of 600 is many times better than most Pok¨¦mon. Maybe only a Legendary Pok¨¦mon or another Pseudo-Legendary Pok¨¦mon has simrly impressive Base stats. ??

    Professor W?lhder noticed that bidding would start soon and opened the suitcase that the Bodyguard had given him and revealed 3 mobile phone-like devices. He gave each three one of these devices.

    "This is the device with which you can participate in this auction. Hold the red button and say your bid to be able to participate in the auction. The other participants and the staff will know who is the one to bid. So it is sufficient to only say your bid."

    Alex saw that his device number was 48, Misty 49, and Junichi 50. He had the feeling that this number was not randomly distributed.

    Professor W?lhder went on to say, "In addition, this auction has 1 special rule that you should know for the future."

    "Any participant cannot bid anymore on other items after using more than 25,000,000 Pok¨¦dors in this auction."

    Alex, who heard the strange rule, couldn''t help but ask, "Does that mean that a participant can bid for 1 item as much as he wants?"

    Junichi, who heard this, showed a confused expression. He didn''t understand why Alex suddenly asked this question. He thought, "The Professor has just exined that you can''t bid further after you exceeded 25 million Pok¨¦dors. What a stupid question!"

    Professor W?lhder, who heard Alex''s question, gave a bright smile when he said, "As expected from you, Alex. You noticed that this rule onlyes into effect after the bidding for one item is over."

    Alex, who now understood this rulepletely, couldn''t help but admire the person who came up with this rule.

    He noticed that this rulebines two important goals at once.

    First of all, it was to distribute the valuable items and Pok¨¦mon rtively fair among the most influential people in Kanto and to win a lot of money at the same time without giving too great of an advantage to the rich.

    Alex looked at the Dratini on the stage with boredom.

    He felt as if he knew which participant would get this Pok¨¦mon.

    Klee began to speak loudly into the microphone with a smile, "Now, the auction will start with the starting price of 20 million Pok¨¦dors."

    "I assure you that this Dratini will definitely have a ce in your strongest team if trained properly! I''m not disparaging the abilities of any of my guests. this dratini is outstanding even amongst its own species. If you want him, then bid without any hesitation."

    Lance didn''t wait any longer and started off the bidding.

    "25 million."

    Alex saw the Lance bid for this Pok¨¦mon didn''t give a surprised expression. He already thought that Lance would want this Pok¨¦mon indefinitely.

    "40 million."

    "It looks like Lt. Surge also wants this excellent Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex, who heard thisment from Klee, had the feeling that only a person in a high position would get away with such amentary.

    "75 million." (Lance)

    "80 million." (Box #34)

    "100 million." (Lance)

    "100 million bid from Lance of the Elite Four. Is there anyone who wants to bid higher?"

    "100 million going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

    With no participants bidding further ahead, Lance was able to sessfully acquire this Dratini. Although he can''t bid for any other items, Lance joyfully smiled as he got this Pok¨¦mon.

    After he sessfully got Dratini, Lance immediately went out of Box #1 and made his way to the back office to get his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex, who saw this, could understand why Lance had no interest in seeing what he gave up for this Pok¨¦mon. He felt that it is probably some kind of torture when you find another item or Pok¨¦mon that you want but cannot get.

    After a few seconds, Klee began to present the second item of the actions.

    "The following item is called BugGem. It has been recently produced by a well-known Bug-type Professor. It is strongly rmended for all Bug-type Pok¨¦mon trainers to take a closer look at this item. This item increases the lifespan of a Bug-type Pok¨¦mon by an average of 1 year. The starting price of this item is 100,000 Pok¨¦dors."

    Alex, who heard how a well-known Bug-type Professor created this item, couldn''t help but look in the direction of Professor W?lhder.

    Professor W?lhder, who saw Alex''s questioning look, only showed a slight smile.

    Alex, who saw this reaction, knew that Professor W?lhder didn''t want to say anything and stopped looking at the Professor.

    "Although this item is useful, my Scizor is still very young. And he is from one of the Bug-type Pok¨¦mon species that live longer," thought Alex when he considered whether he should bid for this item or not.

    "500,000." (Box #23)

    "2 million." (Lt. Surge, Box #4)

    Alex, who heard Lt. Surge bid so much for this item, couldn''t help but think how strange it was. Lt. Surge bid for an item that can increase the lifespan of Bug-type Pok¨¦mon. But he doesn''t have a Bug-type Pok¨¦mon.

    "I don''t think Lt. Surge has a Pok¨¦mon to use it for, so it means he bought it for someone else. Hmm, if I remember it right, Giovanni''s starter Pok¨¦mon is a Beedrill." thought Alex.

    "2.5 million." ( Box #36)

    ...

    After a few bids, the price was raised to 5 million.

    "5 million going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

    "Congrattions to Lt. Surge on the sessful purchase."

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    After 1 hour, more than a third of the items and Pok¨¦mon were sessfully auctioned.

    Alex saw many different items and Pok¨¦mon but had not made a bid on an item yet. The items were either too expensive for Alex or just not useful for him. ??

    Unlike Alex, Misty sessfully bought a Top-Water Stone for 5 million.

    Like Gold Pok¨¦mon, Top-Grade Stones are rtively rare and cannot always be purchased. And purchasing a Water Stone as a Water-type Pok¨¦mon trainer seems like the most rational thing Misty could do.

    Alex, who saw Top-Water Stone being sold for 5 million, couldn''t help but grin, thinking about the money he will receive for his 2 Top-Moon Stones.

    He realized now how lucky he was to be able to find two of these rare stones.

    While thinking, Alex looked at the next item that was going to be auctioned.

    "A Diamond?"

    Alex saw how even jewelry could be sold here and couldn''t hide his disappointment.

    In the end, the Big Diamond was sold to a businessman in Box #23 for 3 million.

    While waiting, Alex started observing other participants'' boxes closely. He noticed that a member of the Jenny n was sitting inside Box #8. There was also a Professor whom Alex did not recognize in Box #7.

    Alex saw that those two''s box numbers were only lower than the Gym Leaders and the Elite Four members. You can discern from this that Professors and the Jenny n have a very high ce in the Alliance.

    "Hmm, the Joy n must also have a high value. And they are probably not here because they are not interested in fighting," thought Alex as he watched other participants.

    When Klee presented the next item, Alex showed an attentive face.

    "The next item is a must-have for all Poison-type Trainers! It''s a Poison nd and the heart of a Mid-Elite Arbok with the talent of A-Rank. The starting bid is 100,000 Pok¨¦dors."

    Alex noticed that the Gym Leaders and Elite Four members were not showing any interest when they saw this item.

    "Hmm... They probably want to give better items to their Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex read in a book that the more items a Pok¨¦mon absorbs, the less effective the next item would be. Although this decrease is minimal, it bes noticeable when numerous mediocre items are given to the Pok¨¦mon. Together with the fact that their Pok¨¦mon is better than the items from Arbok makes it very unlikely that this item would be useful for their Pok¨¦mon.

    This item is only useful for Poison-type Pok¨¦mon under the Elite ranks.

    "100,000." (Box #44)

    "200,000." (Box #42)

    "500,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    Alex didn''t want to start slowly increase the price. He immediately made it clear that he wanted this item and that the others should give up immediately.

    With no other showing an interest in the item, Alex sessfully acquired these two items.

    Alex smiled when he was able to buy the most perfect item for Maria.

    He had the feeling that these items are optimal for Maria''s Arbok and that it is possible to improve the potential of these Pok¨¦mon unless it need a big push.

    Professor W?lhder, who saw Alex had bought this item, couldn''t help but ask, "Alex, why are you buying these items? Didn''t you tell me that your Crobat is already on the Elite rank? I think this item is not really effective for your Crobat. Maybe if it were a heart of a Crobat, I could understand it a bit. But this...."

    Alex showed a smile when he replied, "Professor, I know. This item is for a friend of mine."

    Although he didn''t say anything further, he didn''t want to appear too cold to the Professor, who was very friendly to him.

    Auction item #46.

    When Alex saw this item, his eyes glinted due to his strong interest.

    "The next item is 5 Staraptor feathers, each of which was reinforced with Flying-type energy for a week. The special thing is that the Staraptor was not a normal Pok¨¦mon but a Champion Level Staraptor with the S-rank talent. The starting bid is 500,000 Pok¨¦dor."

    Alex looked greedily at these items. Although he doesn''t think these items are enough to bring Crobat''s potential to Deep Gold, it would certainly make it easier for Crobat in the future.

    "500,000 Pok¨¦dor." (Misty Box #49)

    Alex, who saw that Misty also wants this item, showed an annoyed expression.

    "2 million." (Alex Box #48)

    Misty looked at Alex with her annoyed face and tone. "Hey, what are you doing? You can''t beat me. You''d better stop."

    Alex, who heard this, felt that she was looking down on him and was thinking that he had no money.

    He looked coldly and said with an arrogant tone, "that wouldn''t be the first time that I beat you, would it?"

    Misty, who heard this, stood up and showed a notably sore expression. "Humph! Do you think that your lucky victory means something to me? I would beat you to the ground now if we were to fight again."

    Alex, who was very proud of his tournament victory, immediately got angry: "Ohh really? Let''s test your big mouth after the auction. I''ll show you your ce."

    "Ok, sounds good. I''m also in favor of betting if you''re not too afraid of losing. The winner gets this item. We both pay half-half, and the winner gets the item."

    Alex, who heard this, became calm and thought if he was sure that he could win. Although he is much stronger than before, he is at his best when he has enough time to study his opponent toe up with a n. He''s not especially good at sudden fights.

    Although he already fought Misty, it was almost 2 months ago. He has the feeling that Misty has also gotten a lot stronger and has probably learned a few tricks.

    But that doesn''t mean he can back out now. Especially when the consequences aren''t that big.

    "Hmm, sure. Stop bidding then. I''ll buy the item for us cheaply."

    Although Alex had hoped to buy it cheap, the other participants didn''t allow it to happen. Thus, Alex got the item for the bid of 4 million.

    Fortunately, he only has to pay 2 million if he can defeat Misty again. He just hopes that he won''t lose and ends up giving the arrogant Misty 2 million.

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    A couple of beautiful women brought the next item and removed the cover. Seeing the item being revealed, Klee started presenting it to the participants of the auction.

    "The next auction item is the well-known [8 Vitamins]. Each of these vitamins can improve the basic stats of your Pok¨¦mon, thus useful for every trainer. The starting bid is only 100,000 Pok¨¦dors." ??

    Alex already knew about [8 Vitamins] from reading a book about this world.

    Although this item can really improve the basic stats of a Pok¨¦mon, they have a substantial disadvantage in this world.

    After a Pok¨¦mon eats a vitamin, the effect for the next vitamin item will be halved.

    For example, a Pok¨¦mon that has never eaten a vitamin item gains 100% of the effect. But a Pok¨¦mon that has already eaten two vitamin items only gets 25% of the intended result.

    So the order of the vitamin can make a big difference.

    Simply said, the effect is worse the more vitamin a Pok¨¦mon has eaten.

    Alex saw how none of the Gym leaders and Elite Four showed any interest and immediately understood that each of these trainers has already given his Pok¨¦mon vitamins several times.

    "100,000." (Junichi, Box #50)

    "200,000." (Box #23)

    "500,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    "600,000." (Junichi, Box #50)

    Alex, who remarked that this item is interesting for a few people here, showed an annoyed expression. Expressly when the Junichi raised the price a little unnecessarily.

    Although the vitamin items are difficult to make, they are not ridiculously rare. And one can be purchased between 50,000 and 100,000 when avable.

    Unfortunately, Alex doesn''t know anyone who makes this item, so he can only wait if he doesn''t buy it now. Although Jack might know someone, Alex can''t be sure.

    "650,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    Junichi, who heard this price, thought for a few seconds and stopped bidding. He had the feeling that this item was not worth the price of 700,000.

    "750,000" (Misty, Box #49)

    Alex, who thought that he had got this item sessfully, was disgruntled when he heard this bid.

    He looked at Misty, who gave him a radiant smirk, and suppressed the feeling of insulting Misty. Alex didn''t want to show Misty how annoyed he was with her actions. He had the feeling that she only bid to annoy him and not because she really wants this item.

    "800,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    Misty, who was sessful in getting under Alex''s skin, gave a small grin when she said, "Hmmm... I still have more than 15 million. Should I go on or not? What do you think, Alex?"

    Alex''s face twitched for a second.

    "Ahh~ how nice for you! You must be really proud to be able to throw away the money of your family. It must be good to have this much free money. But too bad that you weren''t able to buy a brain, or should I say chest."

    Misty''s face swelled for a second before calming down. After that, she started ignoring Alex.

    In the end, Alex was able to sessfully purchase the [8 Vitamins] for 800,000 Pok¨¦dors

    Klee, who started to present the next auction item, showed an excited face. "We have prepared something very special as the 50th auction item."

    Alex and many other trainers grew interested after hearing her words. Klee signaled her assistants to show the item.

    In a small ss box on a rolling table, there was a small round red ball made of ss with an orange circle in it.

    "As many of you can see, the next auction item is the famous hold item, the [Life Orb]. The [Life Orb] amplifies every attack from a Pok¨¦mon in exchange for a little damage to the holder. In the right hands, this item can save you and your Pok¨¦mon''s lives when you are exposed to an enemy stronger than you. The starting bid of this great item is 15 million."

    Alex, who heard the starting price, immediately lost interest. He had the feeling that this item is useful only when your Pok¨¦mon are on the champion rank. And it will take a really long time to get that strong. And also rich enough to buy it.

    "15 million." (Bruno, Box #2)

    "20 million." (Lt. Surge, Box #4)

    Klee charmingly smiled when she said out loud, "It looks like two powerful trainers are really interested in this wonderful item."

    "25 million." (Bruno, Box #2)

    "30 million." (Lt. Surge, Box #4)

    In the end, this item was sold to Bruno for 70 million, who then promptly left the hall just like Lance.

    Alex looked wordlessly at the next couple of auction items that didn''t really interest him.

    But at item #59, Alex''s eyes showed slight interest.

    "As the next auction item, we have a Cranidos with the S rank. It is only a few days old and has a lot of potentials to be drawn from. The starting bid is 5 million."

    Alex, who heard the price from these Cranidos, couldn''t help but shook his head with disappointment. This Pok¨¦mon was really good. Just that it was not meant to be his.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Cranidos

    LV: 5

    Type: Rock

    Abilities: Sheer Force (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Headbutt, Leer

    - (Innate Talent) Earthquake, (Innate Talent) Sandstorm, (Innate Talent) Thief

    ----------------------

    He felt a bit too poor for the auction where several million dors are thrown for the items or Pok¨¦mon.

    "Hmm, Gold Pok¨¦mon earns a good amount of money," Alex thought when he saw how much this Pok¨¦mon was being sold.

    ...

    "45 million going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

    "Congrattions to Brock on the sessful purchase."

    After sessfully winning the auction, Brock walked out of the hall like the two members of the Elite Four.

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    "The next item (#60) that we are presenting is [Everstone]. And not 1, not 2 but a total of 5 [Everstones]. And since we understand that most people only need 1 [Everstone], the next 5 [Everstones] will be sold separately. The starting price is only 50,000 Pok¨¦dors."

    Alex, who has heard of the Everstones, knows that these stones are rtively rare and unpopr with trainers. Thus most of them are not sold for a lot of money. Or at least not if you factor in their rarity. ??

    "Everstone is really not a good item if you don''t know how to use it. But for me, who can see the talent of my Pok¨¦mon urately, this item is perfect. I can have Combusken carry this [Everstone] and try to improve the potential of Combusken with items to the Deep Gold rank. After that, I can increase her potential with the help of the evolution to the Shallow Diamond rank."

    For other trainers, it is almost impossible to know the talent of a Pok¨¦mon as urately as Alex can. Thus Everstone is not much of a use to them.

    They can know that a Pok¨¦mon is on the S rank. But unlike Alex, they don''t know whether a Pok¨¦mon is Shallow Gold, Gold, or Deep Gold. Which makes it almost impossible for these trainers to know how long their Pok¨¦mon has to hold the Everstone.

    Alex doesn''t bid on First Everstone and Second Everstone. He thought that the price is probably best at 3 or 4 Everstone. The 5 is thest chance to get one, so Alex thought that this Everstone would probably not be cheap to win the bid.

    Alex saw the first Everstone sell for 450,000 and the second for 400,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    "50,000." (Box #43)

    "100,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    "200,000." (Box #43)

    "350,000." (Box #29)

    "400,000." (Box #43)

    "450,000." (Box #29)

    Alex, who saw how the price increased for the third, showed an annoyed expression. He had the feeling that it wasn''t really logical why the 3rd one was sold for more.

    In the end, the 3rd Everstone was sold to a trainer in box #29 for 450,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    "50,000." (Box #43)

    "100,000." (Box #33)

    Alex, who saw another fellow bidder, made a solemn face. 3 people wanting 2 items is really not an optimal situation. He can only hope that 1 of them doesn''t necessarily need this Everstone seriously.

    "450,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    "450,000 going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

    "Congrattions to Alex on the sessful purchase."

    Alex, who didn''t want to take any chances, immediately offered 450,000 to scare the other two away. Fortunately, it worked, and he was able to get the item.

    "Let''s get to thest Everstone. If you want it, don''t miss it. The starting bid is 50,000."

    After a few bids, thest Everstone was sold for 400,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    Alex wanted to give himself a facepalm for his inability. Although he didn''t buy it for too much money, he was slightly disappointed that he didn''t find the optimal bid.

    The biggest problem for him was that he wasn''t sure if that was a lucky bid or if it happens all the time. He couldn''t believe that out of 5 identical items, the 2nd and 5th had the best price.

    "Hmm... 5th seems too dangerous. 2nd seems like the best option to bid."

    While Alex was thinking about these possibilities, the auction went on.

    Many good but not really useful items were offered that Alex ignored. But when auction item #76 was presented, Alex showed his interest.

    Klee introduced the next item to the auction participants.

    "Next, we have the whole [Steel] from a dead High-Elite Forretress of the S-Rank. We have divided the [Steel] into 10 Steel pieces so that it is easier to give the optimal amount to your Pok¨¦mon. Although we don''t have the [Heart], the [Steel] is very helpful for any Steel-type Pok¨¦mon. The starting bid is 500,000 Pok¨¦dors."

    Alex, who has two Steel-type Pok¨¦mon, knew that he had to bid this time.

    "500,000" (Box #24)

    "2 million." (Alex, Box #48)

    Alex, who was willing to pay 4 million Pok¨¦dors for this item, was not afraid to increase the price a lot.

    "2.5 million." (Box #13)

    "3 million." (Alex, Box #48)

    "3 million going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

    "Congrattions to Mr. Stark on the sessful purchase."

    Alex, who had already spent 6,250,000 Pok¨¦dors, only had 1,741,810 left. (Without the total price for the feathers)

    "Hmm, so much for being rich." thought Alex as he used his hard-earned money.

    ...

    Alex looked in silence at the rest of the auction items. Even if a few items were really good, he could no longer afford them.

    For example, there was a [Heart] from a Champion Gothitelle on the S-Rank that Alex would have liked to buy. Unfortunately, he didn''t have 6 million to bid.

    Alex was a bit sad after this item and looked at the next item with his suppressed emotion.

    Klee said with a professional smile, "The next item is the [Heart] of a High-Elite Ursaring on the A-Rank. The starting bid is 100,000 Pok¨¦dors."

    Alex, who heard this, immediately thought of Ditto. Although Eevee is also a Normal-type Pok¨¦mon, the effect is weakened because Eevee already has a higher potential than the mentioned Ursaring.

    "100,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    "500,000." (Box #33)

    Alex, who swallowed his own medicine, showed a vexed expression when he heard that. Although he wanted to stop bidding, he knew that Ditto needed this item very much.

    "550,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    "600,000." (Box #33)

    "650,000." (Alex, Box #48)

    In the end, Alex was able to buy the item, even if it was a bit overpriced.

    "650,000 going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

    "Congrattions to Mr. Stark on the sessful purchase."

    Alex knew that this would probably be thest item that he would be buying for this auction. So he started thinking about the best way to beat Misty so that his 2 million doesn''t go to waste. For Alex, 2 million is a lot to lose just like that.

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    During the rest of the auction, Alex found no items that he could afford or was interested in, so he just watched silently.

    He saw another Gold Pok¨¦mon being sold that he was interested in but didn''t have enough money to bid. ??

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    Pok¨¦mon: Lapras

    LV: 16

    Type: Water / Ice

    Abilities: Hydration (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Sing, Water Gun, Mist, Confuse Ray, Ice Shard, Water Pulse

    - (Innate Talent) Hail, (Innate Talent) Ice Beam, (Innate Talent) Whirlpool

    ------------------------

    Alex would have liked to have this Gold Lapras, but he didn''t have enough money to bid for it. He could only look silently at how Misty bought this precious Pok¨¦mon.

    He noticed that he was one of the poorest people in this auction and that more than 80% of the participants spent more than 25 million in this auction. Even Misty spent 35 million only for the Lapras of S-Rank.

    As Alex looked at a few more items and saw Pok¨¦mon that he couldn''t afford, the auction came to an end shortly.

    He went backstage with Professor W?lhder, Misty, and Junichi; where one can pick up his items.

    Unfortunately, he had to wait for his turn when he arrived because other participants had already arrived.

    When it was Alex''s turn, he put the exact amount of money into a money counting machine and waited for the staff to bring him his item.

    After less than a minute, the staff gave Alex the auction items he had purchased.

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    Items bought by Alex:

    - 8 Vitamins

    - Everstone

    - Poison nd and the Heart of a Mid-Elite Arbok of A-Rank

    - Heart of a High-Elite Ursaring on the A-rank

    - 5 Staraptor feathers of a Champion Level Staraptor on the S-Rank, each reinforced with Flying-type Energy for a week.

    - Whole Steel from a dead High-Elite Forretress of the S-Rank. Divided into 10 Steel pieces

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    After putting the items in his TRH device, he waited for Misty to pick up all of her items. In this world, Pok¨¦dex may look simr to mobile. Of course, not all Pok¨¦dex look like that, and you can find Pok¨¦dex simr looking to the one in the anime. But one wouldn''t necessarily know that the TRH device is not a Pok¨¦dex unless inspected closely. That is why Alex used it to store items without any care in front of everyone.

    Junichi, who picked up his own item, said goodbye to the group and set off on his own. He had no interest in watching the fight between Misty and Alex.

    Professor W?lhder, on the other hand, was very interested in this fight. He was excited to see who would win in this rematch.

    Misty picked up her Pok¨¦mon and items and went towards Alex, who was waiting for her.

    "We can go now. I hope you''re ready to lose." Misty said with a confident expression.

    Alex just answered slightly, "Humph, good luck. You will need it. Though it won''t help you much."

    Misty saw that she was being underestimated and showed a torn expression. She felt that Alex had no reason to be arrogant just because he defeated her.

    2 months ago, she had been a trainer for only 6 months. So she probably had a lot less training time than Alex, who is older than her. She knows that Alex is more than 1 year (1.5 years) older than She was and therefore probably had more time to train his Pok¨¦mon than her.

    Misty thinks that Alex is not a trainer good at Pok¨¦mon training and is only good at tactics.

    Alex, feeling the confidence of Misty, had a strange feeling. He wasn''t sure why misty was so sure she could beat him.

    Misty and Alex looked for arge open area outside the city where they could fight in peace.

    "Ok, let''s first agree on the rules. I am in favor of us using the rules of the Kanto Rookie Tournament and having 3 v/s 3 Pok¨¦mon fights."

    Alex, who now has 2 Elite Pok¨¦mon and a LV 39 Deep Gold Gardevoir, wanted to fight 3 v/s 3, of course. He had the feeling that with this format, he had the highest chance of winning.

    Misty, who heard that, said with an arrogant expression, "Do you think I don''t know that you want to choose the format that is best for you? Ha! Both can y that game. I want to fight in a 1 v/s 1 format."

    Alex said with an indifferent expression, "Why do you want to change the rules that we use in the finale? I don''t think it''s very fair."

    Misty started to speak with an angry expression, "FAIR! Did you just say fair? Was ourst fight fair? Shameless people like you shouldn''t talk to me about fairness."

    Alex said calmly, "I didn''t break the rules in thest fight. You shouldn''t me others for your loss. You yourself are responsible for your defeat."

    "SHUT UP, YOU TWO-CLASS TRAINER! What other qualities do you have other than using dirty tactics? Even your face is third ss."

    Alex heard Misty even belittling his handsome face, started boiling up.

    "YOU WOODEN BOARD! You shouldn''t talk about the look of other people. You''re as sexy as an elementary school student and should shut up.

    "I''m still growing, you bastard! Dare to say something like that again, and I''ll ram my fist onto your face and bury you in the ground!"

    Professor W?lhder, who noticed that the situation was getting out of control, said, "Please, calm down both of you! You are adult members of the Alliance now, and you should behave like that."

    In this world, Pok¨¦mon trainers are listed as adults, no matter how old they are. As a Pok¨¦mon trainer, you have to be ready to die every day. So that every Pok¨¦mon trainer is obviously perceived as an adult by themunity.

    Misty and Alex calmed down a bit and continued to discuss the rules. Both Alex and Misty didn''t want to change their desired format, so the discussion came to a standstill.

    But when Professor W?lhder said that the two should fight 2 v/s 2, no one refused.

    In the end, Alex and Misty ended up fighting in a 2 v/s 2 format with the rules of the Kanto Rookie Tournament.

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    Alex, who was already thinking about a strategy, showed a confident smile when he pulled out his Pok¨¦ball.

    Professor W?lhder was acting as a referee and gave both of them the signal to get their Pok¨¦mon out at the same time. ??

    A Crobat and a Golduck appeared on the battlefield simultaneously.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golduck

    LV: 43

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Damp

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Disable, Psybeam, Screech, Surf

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Rain Dance [E], (TM) Whirlpool, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic

    --------------------------------------------

    Alex, who saw the increase of 4 levels and the Expert rank of Rain Dance, immediately turned serious. If Misty makes the best use of this move, Crobat will have a big problem.

    Misty noticed the Crobat was an Elite Pok¨¦mon and showed a solemn expression. She was very surprised that Alex''s LV 35 Crobat got so strong after less than 2 months. Misty knows from experience how long it takes to train a LV 35 Pok¨¦mon on the Expert rank. It even took her almost 3 months, even though she is very talented in Pok¨¦mon training. She suddenly felt that it was going to be a tough fight.

    Professor W?lhder, who saw that they were both ready, immediately gave the signal to start the fight.

    "3,2,1, Fight!"

    Alex, who told Crobat before the fight to use Toxic if he didn''t say anything, showed a calm expression when the fight started. He was of course not so stupid to use the same strategy asst time.

    He doesn''t think that Misty, whoter bes a Gym leader, is so stupid that she''ll fall for the same trick twice.

    Misty didn''t say anything either and showed a smile. She learned a lot from thest fight. That''s why Misty had told Golduck before the fight that he should use Rain Dance immediately at the start. Although it is risky, she does not want to give Alex an advantage just because she is afraid of the potential risk of this tactic.

    Alex showed a slightly surprised expression when Misty said nothing and just smiled at him. Just like Crobat, Golduck also started preparing a move, and Alex understood what Misty was doing.

    Even though he realized it, it was now toote to change his tactics.

    Golduck, whose move was on the Expert rank, was quicker, and giant clouds began to appear in the sky over the battlefield.

    After less than 1 second, it started to rain heavily over the whole battlefield.

    Alex, who saw this high range, noticed that it was much bigger and stronger than the Rain Dance on the Normal rank.

    Crobat, who finished shortly after, startedunching a Toxic to Golduck.

    Misty, who saw this well-known move, didn''t show a nervous expression when she said, "Protect and then Blizzard."

    Golduck sessfully blocked his move and started preparing for the next move.

    Alex, who heard Misty''s move, suddenly felt a bit nervous.

    Misty was a lot more experienced than before and even had a hiddenbo that she can use to win if Alex doesn''t react quickly.

    Misty''s strategy gave her several advantages.

    1: Golduck''s Water-type moves deal more damage.

    2: Crobat will have a difficult time flying due to the rain.

    3: If Crobat is hit by an Ice-type move while being wet, he will suffer extreme frost bites and will likely be unable to fly effectively afterward.

    Thest advantage, in particr, was very dangerous for Alex if he didn''t immediately notice this early.

    Alex immediately said, "Crobat, quickly fly to the edge of the arena and try to avoid the move Blizzard. But if you notice that you can''t avoid it, use Protect quickly."

    Crobat immediately began to fly away quickly, building arge gap between the two.

    After Crobat is 30 meters away, Golduckunched his move Blizzard.

    Crobat tried to evade while flying away but soon knew that he won''t be able to dodge everything so quickly, so he used Protect. After using Protect, he immediately flew to the edge of the battlefield.

    Misty noticed that the Crobat was flying further and further away was still not at the edge of the arena yet. She suddenly felt that the battlefield was too big.

    "Wait, is the battlefield 20% bigger than in the tournament? Ahhh!!!! This bastard set me up! He drew my attention to the format so that I wouldn''t notice that the area was a bit bigger."

    Although 20% doesn''t seem like much, the difference is big for quick Pok¨¦mon like Crobat, who can take better advantage of their speed.

    Misty noticed that it wasn''t time to get upset, so she thought about her next move.

    "Golduck, use Calm Mind."

    Misty''s next strategy is to reinforce Golduck, so she only needs 1 or 2 hits from Psychic to beat Crobat. Psychic, who has a good range on the Expert rank and is almost inevitable, is the optimal move to defeat Crobat in thisrge area. Together with that, she will have her Pok¨¦mon buffed up for the next fight; Misty''s Strategie was many times better thanst time.

    Alex, who immediately understood Misty''s n, showed a solemn expression. He felt that Misty would make a really good Gym leader.

    "Crobat, use Swift as long as she is boosting her Pok¨¦mon."

    Crobat, who is now on the Elite rank, can do a lot of damage. So Misty''s Golduck can''t take many attacks.

    Golduck, who sessfully used Calm Mind once, was hit by Crobat''s Swift and suffered a bit of damage.

    Misty, who noticed that she can''t use Calm Mind too often, said, "Golduck, run towards Crobat and use Psychic when Crobat is at the edge of the arena or when you think he can''t get out of range."

    Alex, who had expected this, gave a small smile.

    "Crobat, use Fly."

    Crobat, who was still out of range, had no fear of being hit immediately flew high in the sky.

    Alex, who chose this optimal moment, showed a smile. Fly is Crobat''s strongest move but also the move that cannot always be used.

    After a few seconds, Crobat flew with ridiculous speed towards Golduck from a high point in the sky. With this, he had no way of evading.

    "Golduck, use Psychic."

    Golduck was hit in the head by the fallen Crobat and suffered severe damage. He only had around 30% HP excess after this critical hit.

    Although Golduck had taken critical damage, he used Psychic and also deal severe damage to Crobat.

    Crobat hit by Psychic lost more than 60% HP from just one hit.

    Alex saw this exchange and was happy. He knew that Golduck would have actually won this fight if Crobat hadn''t hit him in the head.

    "Crobat, use Cross Poison."

    "Golduck, use Psychic."

    At almost the same time, both trainers gave theirmands for the next and probably thest moves.

    Both Pok¨¦mon started preparing for their next move as quickly as possible.

    Crobat and Golduck suffered critical damage.

    Crobat fell unconscious on the floor. But to Alex''s surprise, Golduck, covered in blood, was still standing upright. He looked as bad as Crobatst time.

    Alex looked at the unconscious Crobat and thought, "Ok, that''s harder than I thought."

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    Even though Alex lost the fight, it wasn''t as bad as it looked. Golduck won but took so much damage that it is will be defeated in just 1 hit.

    Alex gave a small smile as he called out Scizor onto the battlefield. ??

    "3,2,1, Go!" Professor W?lhder gave the signal to start.

    "Scizor, Quick Attack."

    "Golduck, use Iron Tail."

    Unfortunately, Quick Attack is a move that requires very little preparation time, so Szizor can use it almost immediately.

    Golduck, who was hit by Scizor, was immediately thrown to the ground and passed out.

    Misty, who saw that Golduck wasn''t even able to hit 1 attack to Szisor, wasn''t really pleased. It was a shame that Scizor can use Quick Attack.

    Misty called out Starmie.

    "Starmie, let''s win this one."

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    Pok¨¦mon: Starmie

    LV: 44

    Type: Water / Psychic

    Abilities: Natural Cure

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Harden, Tackle, Psywave, Water Gun, Swift, Minimize, Confuse Ray, Bubble Beam, Light Screen, Psychic, Recover

    - (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [E], (Innate Talent) Psyshock [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Surf[E], (TM) Thunder, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade

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    Alex, who saw how Starmie has now Surf on the Expert rank, showed a serious expression. In thest fight, Starmie did not have an Expert rank move which can get it a great advantage against Scizor. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case.

    Fortunately, Scizor is now also an Elite Pok¨¦mon, so the power difference is no longer great. Although there is a 4 level difference, Scizor has the type advantage; so that it is rtively bnced. Maybe a bit more in the direction of Starmie.

    Professor W?lhder, who saw that they were both ready, immediately gave the start signal.

    "3,2,1, Fight!"

    "Scizor, use Focus Energy."

    "Starmie, get Harden."

    Although Alex had considered using Toxic, he decided against it because Scizor''s Toxic is many times weaker than the Toxic from a Poison-type Pok¨¦mon like Crobat. Together with the level difference between Scizor and Starmie, the move wasn''t a good option in this fight.

    Both Pok¨¦mon started to reinforce themselves. Starmie went on Def and Scizor on Crit Hit rate.

    Alex smiled when he saw Misty doing nothing. For its strategy, it was critical that Scizor does not take too much damage at the beginning.

    Scizor finished first and sessfully used Focus Energy once. Inparison, Starmie took a little longer. (Scizor trains this move much more often than Starmie. That''s why.)

    Alex saw that Scizor was almost done and said, "Scizor, again."

    "Starmie, use Thunder Wave."

    Starmie started preparing Thunder Wave a littleter than Scizor.

    Alex, who saw this, waited a bit when he said, "Scizor, use Protect after you''ve sessfully used Focus Energy."

    Scizor sessfully used Focus Energy twice and then immediately Protect to block Misty''s move.

    Alex, who saw that his n worked optimally, said with a smile, "Scizor, use Fury Cutter until Starmie is defeated."

    Now that Scizor is on the Elite rank, it deals a lot more than thest time when he could only get a draw.

    Misty wasn''t scared of Alex''s n. She does not believe that her Starmie, who is 4 levels higher than Scizor, would lose in such a fight.

    "Starmie, use Surf."

    Surf, who is on the Expert rank, finished first and hit Scizor, who took a good amount of damage from it. Butpared to thest fight, the damage was lower.

    Scizor used Fury Cutter and hit Starmie with it. Although the first hit is not very strong, it still did good damage thanks to [Technician].

    Misty, who saw that Starmie wasn''t faring well in this closebat, showed a surprised expression. She didn''t expect her Starmie to suffer so much damage.

    "Starmie, use Minimize."

    Both Pok¨¦mon are preparing their move. Scizor finished first and added a second Fury Cutter to Starmie. Even though Starmie was hit, she still managed to use Minimize.

    Starmie, who was hit by the 2nd Fury Cutter, had visible injuries and only had around 60% HP left.

    Misty saw that Starmie was really twice as small as before, and it was now can harder to hit. She hoped that she is a little lucky and can interrupt Scizor''sbo with it.

    "Starmie, use Surf." (the time pressure did not allow her toe up with a better n)

    When both Pok¨¦mon prepare their moves again, Starmie was faster this time and met Scizor with Surf.

    Scizor, who was hit by this attack, had only around 45% HP left and had a few injuries on his body.

    Scizor, who prepared his next Fury Cutter after this hit, didn''t waste time and hit Starmie in a sensitive area while Starmie was trying to evade.

    A critical hit!!!

    Starmie only has around 5% HP left after this hit and had injuries all over her body.

    "Starmie, use Surf and then Protect."

    Alex had a faint smile on his face when he spoke.

    "Scizor use Metal w 2.0."

    Misty''s new n was to use Starmie''s Surf and then block Scizor''s move. After that, Scizor should have suffered enough damage for Starmie''s Hyper Beam to defeat him.

    Alex knew that he had won and was quite happy.

    Starmie finished first and used Surf. Scizor was hit and took a good amount of damage.

    Starmie didn''t start preparing a new move and started waiting for Scizor''s Metal w to use against Protect.

    Scizor, who had finished preparing his move, ran towards Starmie and used his move.

    Misty saw how Scizor ws are white and not silver. She knew that something was wrong. She could feel it.

    Starmie, use Protect, and a visible shield appears.

    Scizor then used the move Feint and broke through Starmie''s shield and hit Starmie, who had barely any HP left.

    Starmie fell to the ground unconscious, and Szizor showed a proud expression.

    Alex, who saw that his tick worked, showed a small smile as he thought, "I had to work really hard for these 2 million."

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    sorry for the "Starmie, get Harden" joke :p. Although the author may have removed it. Let''s just hope that you get to see this note, haha!

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    Professor W?lhder went to Misty and praised her for the tactics she showed during the fight.

    He thought that her improvement was fabulous, and this defeat couldn''t change that fact. If she had fought like this in thest fight, she would have unquestionably won the tournament. ??

    Misty talked to Professor W?lhder a bit before saying goodbye only to him and walking away. She totally ignored Alex and didn''t say anything to him.

    Alex showed no reaction to Misty''s behavior. He knew that this rtionship could not be mended instantly. This takes time. And although it is beneficial to have a Gym Leader as a friend, it is not a must. (Misty gave him the 2 million before the fight started)

    Professor W?lhder went over to Alex with a smile and said, "Alex, that was a great fight. Although you had told me beforehand, I''m really impressed with how speedily your Pok¨¦mon leveled up."

    Alex, who was starting to like Professor W?lhder more, said with an appreciative smile, "Thank you, Professor. Me being able to sessfully increase the potential of my Pok¨¦mon is one of the key factors for that. But I know that this fight was closer than it looked. I''m still way too weak. Even in my age group."

    Professor W?lhder said with a pressing tone, "Alex, I see that you bought a lot of items to increase your Pok¨¦mon''s potential. And I have to tell you one important rted to that."

    "The base talent of a Pok¨¦mon is very important, more than you may think. And it''s very challenging to raise Pok¨¦mon with poor talent too high. For example, if your A-Rank Pok¨¦mon was initially born with B-Rank, then you will have it much more difficult to increase its talent to the S-Rank."

    "Although it is possible to make even a B-Rank Pok¨¦mon an SS-Rank, journey to the SS-Rank from S-Rank will be much much harderpared to the Pok¨¦mon born with S-Rank."

    Alex, who heard this for the first time, had a surprised expression when he said, "Why haven''t I heard of this before? That should be important basic information for trainers."

    Professor W?lhder said with a smile, "Not many people know about it, and it is forbidden to talk about it to someone who does not have a high rank in the Alliance. The Alliance does a basic check of the top 3 rookies every year. When they pass this test, they get this information along with the invitation to this auction. You can see it as a small bonus. Although you will be severely punished if they find out that you are giving this information without authorization. Honestly, the Alliance only allows it because they afraid that you not knowing this may harm your potential as a trainer."

    "Hmm, but why is it forbidden to share this information?"

    Alex pondered for a second, and suddenly a thought came to his mind.

    "Wait! Is it because if it becamemon knowledge, then the regr trainers will treat their Pok¨¦mon with poor potential even worse?

    Professor W?lhder nodded and showed a sad expression when he said, "Sadly, you are right. Many trainers treat their Pok¨¦mon poorly, even if they know that the potential can be improved infinitely with expensive items. What do you think trainers will do with their Pok¨¦mon if they know this info?"

    Alex, who heard this, showed an understandable expression. In this world, there are just as many good trainers as there are bad ones. But even with this knowledge, he will not change his attitude towards his Pok¨¦mon. As long as it is not impossible to get his Pok¨¦mon stronger, he will do better even if it is a difficult path.

    Professor W?lhder and Alex went out to eat together and talked about different Pok¨¦mon knowledge.

    For example, Alex got to know that the death rate of rookie trainers is too high. To be precise, it is 95%. That means that only 5% survives every year. Though It drops sharply after a trainer bes an Elite trainer.

    On average, only 4% of Elite trainers die annually, which is really low when considering the dangers this job contains.

    ...

    Later at the hotel in Cdon City.

    Alex, who ended the conversation with Professor W?lhder, started thinking about a certain Pok¨¦mon and its evolution.

    The Pok¨¦mon, whose evolution demanded intense thinking from Alex, was none other than Eevee, who has many different evolution possibilities.

    After thinking about it for a long time, Alex went to Eevee and pulled out a picture book.

    In that, there were pictures of all possible Eevee evolution forms. It didn''t feel right to determine which future form Eevee will get without even asking her.

    If Eevee hates the form it evolves into, it would be really problematic.

    It''s better to ask Eevee about her preference.

    Eevee looked at the pictures for a few seconds and pointed her paw at the image of Umbreon.

    Alex, who saw this, showed a smile. For him, this choice was the best. And that is not because Umbreon is stronger or is of Dark-type, but because Alex has the optimal items to improve Eevee''s potential in this evolution.

    Eevee evolves to Umbreon under the moonlight when the friendship between its trainer and Eevee reaches a certain level. And he can train Eevee for Umbreon optimally with the help of Moon Stone.

    The Moon Stone is a stone that has absorbed a lot of energy from the moon and is the ideal item in this situation. And Alex, who has 2 Top-Moon Stones, had alreadye up with a training n for Eevee.

    He will give Eevee 1 Top-Moon Stone and tell her to slowly absorb the energy from this stone when she is training. If this training is done at night, then it will be even more effective.

    With this expensive training, Eevee should be on the Gold potential long before the evolution. And when Eevee is too close to evolving, Alex will give her the other Top-Moon Stone to hopefully bring her potential to the Deep Gold rank.

    Although this n costs 10 million, it''s worth it if Eevee gets a lot stronger.

    Alex took a small cor where held-items can be put in and put the Top-Moon Stone there. This small cor costs more than 100 Pok¨¦dors, which is nothing for Alex.

    Then Alex took the cor and carefully put it on Eevee''s neck.

    After wearing the cor, Eevee gave Alex a big bright smile.

    Alex exined the n to Eevee in detail, and the other Pok¨¦mon looked curiously at Alex and Eevee.

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    Alex, who saw the curious nces from his Pok¨¦mon, smiled and said, "Haha, are you guys also interested in the evolution of Eevee? Though that''s understandable."

    Shieldon and Combusken began to speak almost simultaneously. ??

    "Did you buy an item for me too?" (Shieldon)

    "What kind of item did you buy for me?"(Combusken)

    Alex replied calmly, "Wait patiently, and you will see what I have got for you."

    Without waiting for an answer, Alex pulled out the [8 Vitamins] he had bought.

    There were 8 different small ss bottles with a pill in each one.

    -> HP Up, Carbos, Protein, Calcium, Iron, Zinc, PP Up, and PP Max.

    Almost all of these pills work simrly to the games, the PP Up and PP Max works a bit differently.

    PP Up can improve the move that a Pok¨¦mon has the highest move mastery so that the Pok¨¦mon can use that move more times. For example, a Pok¨¦mon can use Hyper Beam a maximum of 5 times. Then after taking this pill, it can use it 6 times.

    PP Max works simrly but is a better version of it. It doesn''t improve 1, not 2, but 3 moves with the highest move mastery.

    Alex had already thought about which pill to give which of his 7 Pok¨¦mon.

    HP Up that increases the HP of a Pok¨¦mon is the perfect item for Shieldon. Shieldon''s ridiculously good Defense and Sp. Def go very well with this pill.

    Carbos that increase the speed of a Pok¨¦mon is an item where Alex had thought a bit. There are a couple of good options, but Alex ended up choosing Combusken. Combusken''s Speed Boost plus improved base Speed sounded just too good for Alex to choose anyone else.

    Protein that increases the attack of a Pok¨¦mon is an item where Alex didn''t think twice. Scizor, who will soon be able to use Sword Dance, will pack an extra punch with this.

    Calcium, which increases the Sp. Atk of a Pok¨¦mon, was also an easy choice for Alex. Gardevoir with Calm Mind on the Expert rank synergizes very well with this pill.

    Choosing the best-suited Pok¨¦mon for Iron that boosts the Defense of a Pok¨¦mon was very difficult for Alex. In the end, he decided on Eevee, who willter be Umbreon. Umbreon probably will have a good Defense and Sp. Def base value. But her Defense may be a bit worse than her Sp. Def base value, so Alex decided topensate for it with Iron.

    Zinc raises the Sp. Def of a Pok¨¦mon, and it was the simultaneously toughest and easiest for Alex to choose Pok¨¦mon for it. At first, he thought that he didn''t have a Pok¨¦mon that synergized with this pill. But after reflecting a little bit, he concluded that Crobat was a good choice. Alex noticed that mid or high-range move is very troublesome for Crobat. And because most mid or high-range moves deal Special damage, the Sp. Def is much more important to Crobat than the pure Defense value.

    Deciding Pok¨¦mon for PP Up was the easiest. Which of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon is using his mastered move the most? The answer is none other than Ditto. Ditto can use only 1 move and thus would get the maximum benefits out of this pill.

    Alex gave each of his Pok¨¦mon their pill and put the PP Max pill back in his TRH device for future usage. He had not yet decided who should take the PP Max pill.

    Combusken, who looked suspiciously at the pill, asked, "Why did you get me something like this? It''s very tiny for a present. Is it at least tasty?"

    Alex said to me a fatherly smile, "I have no idea, but this pill will bring you close to bing a cool, pretty, and strong ziken."

    Combusken, who heard this, showed an ted expression as she said out loud, "Really? That''s great!" She immediately put the pile in her mouth and swallowed it.

    Alex, who saw this thought, "I am such a good father!"

    The other Pok¨¦mon also started swallowing their pills after receiving them from Alex.

    Alex, who saw that everyone had taken their pills, took out the next item.

    Everstone was the item next item that Alex showed everyone. He also got a small cor where held-items can be put in and put the Everstone there. He bought one for each of his Pok¨¦mon if he found a matching held item.

    Alex then gave a benevolent smile and said, "Combusken,e here. I have another present for you."

    Combusken, who heard this, started walking excitedly towards Alex. "Really, father! Wow, this is really a cool ne. You are the best father in the world! *0/*"

    Alex felt a bit like a father spoiling his naughty daughter. Although Combusken loves him as her father, she had never been that straightforward. This was the first time that Combusken gave such a bigpliment to him.

    "Hmm, that reminds me of the time when I was a child. My father probably felt the same way when I said simr words when he bought something for me." Thought Alex as he reminisced his childhood memories.

    Although he no longer can see his parents, he would like to tell them that he is fine and is leading a good life now.

    Gardevoir, who felt the emotion of Alex, went to her father and put a hand on his shoulder.

    Alex just gave a small smile in reply and began to pull out the next item.

    [Heart] of a High-Elite Ursaring on the A-Rank was the item that Alex got out of it.

    "Ditto,e. I have something for you that may improve your potential."

    When Ditto heard these words, they quickly began to crawl in the direction of Alex. Ditto also noticed that Ditto''s leveling up speed was slower than before because of Ditto''s potential, so Ditto knew how important such an item is to it. Ditto was also internally very happy that its trainer didn''t give up on it, even if it had poor potential. Alex not only gave Ditto a family but gave his best to make Ditto stronger. Ditto has decided to give their best for Alex and his family and help as much as possible.

    Alex watched as Ditto emotionlessly absorbed the heart.

    After Ditto had absorbed the heart, Alex looked at Ditto''s info to see if Ditto''s potential had increased. Unfortunately, this item was not enough to improve the potential.

    Alex saw the slightly usually emotionless eyes of Ditto being sad and said with a gentle tone, "Ditto, don''t worry. Even if this item had not improved your potential, it has brought you 1 step closer to it. It will just take time, but your potential will definitely improve. The effort we put in is bound to get us to result, either now or in the future. None of it is pointless. So let''s do our best, okay."

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    Alex pulled out the next item. This item consisted of 10rge pieces of Steel.

    It was the whole Steel from a dead High-Elite Forretress on the S-Rank. ??

    "Scizor, this one is for you. I''ll give you a piece of [Steel] every day so that you can absorb the energy properly."

    Scizor, who is of the Steel and Bug-type Pok¨¦mon, is the optimal Pok¨¦mon for this item. Although Alex doesn''t think this item is enough to get Scizor potential on the Deep Gold rank, it can bring him closer to that.

    Alex, who saw the slightly disappointed expression on Shieldon, said, "Shieldon, don''t worry, I haven''t forgotten you. This item is just perfect for Scizor, and that''s why I gave it to him. But I''ll find something for you soon."

    Shieldon nodded with an understanding expression when he heard Alex''s words. He knew that this item was really perfect for Scizor.

    After Alex gave Scizor a Steel piece, he took out thest item for his Pok¨¦mon.

    5 Staraptor feathers of a Champion level Staraptor on the S-Rank, each reinforced with Flying-type Energy for a week. It was the most expensive and also the best item he could buy in the auction.

    Although it may not seem like it, this item is very difficult to make. First, a trainer must have a Champion level Pok¨¦mon on the S-Rank and be ready to weaken it for 5 weeks.

    The reinforcement with Flying-type Energy for a week is a very exhausting process for a Pok¨¦mon. So the Pok¨¦mon is generally very weak and can hardly use the type of energy after this process.

    Another disadvantage is that the trainer is exposed to dangers if he doesn''t have other powerful Pok¨¦mon.

    If you have only 1 Champion Pok¨¦mon and it is weakened, your team bes many times weaker and quite vulnerable. Enemies may take this chance to attack you.

    While there are drawbacks, there are always one or two trainers out there who do it for the big profit. Several million Pok¨¦dors is not a small amount.

    "Crobat, I found a really good item for you. In these 5 Staraptor feathers, there is Flying-type energy that you can absorb for 5 days. I will give you 1 feather every day."

    Alex, who saw Crobat took this feather without saying anything, gave a small smile as he thought, "Too proud to say thank you. Good old Crobat. He''s lucky that I know he''s deeply thankful."

    Crobat, who felt the rich Flying-type energy from this feather, immediately knew Alex had bought a very precious item for him. Even though he had these appreciative feelings for Alex, he didn''t show it on his face when he picked up the feather.

    Alex looked at the other Pok¨¦mon and said with a sincere tone, "Gardevoir, Shieldon, Eevee, and Combusken; I will definitely find good items for you next time. So don''t worry."

    Gardevoir gave a slight smile when she heard the words of her father.

    "Father, you don''t have to tell us. We know."

    Eevee chimed in. "Yes, Sister Gardevoir is right. We know that you are doing your best to make us all stronger."

    Combusken showed an excited expression when she said, "Daddy, you''re repeating those boring words again. But while we''re on that subject, I want something that makes my beauty and strength shine."

    Shieldon, who heard Combusken''s words, said with an innocent expression, "I want something cool."

    Alex, who heard the words of Combusken and Shieldon, suppressed the feeling ofughing. This innocence of not asking about the quality of an item but one which looks good is actually what only young Pok¨¦mon would say. He also had the feeling that these two are confusing these items with toys.

    After Alex distributed the items, his Pok¨¦mon started to pursue their hobbies.

    Alex noticed that it would soon be sleeping time and took out his TRH device to call Maria.

    "Alex?"

    "Yes, it''s me. I found a good item for you. It''s the [Poison nd] and the [Heart] of a Mid-Elite Arbok of A-Rank which cost me only 500,000 Pok¨¦dors."

    "Really? Such a good item? Thank you, Alex. I can''t thank you enough for your help."

    "No problem. Has Lisa already unlocked your transmission functions for your TRH device?"

    "Ah, yes. Sister Lisa has already done that. You can send it to me after the call."

    "All right. I''ll send you back the rest of the money too."

    "Hmm, no. You can keep it for your help."

    Alex, who heard this, knew that Maria needed this money more than she was letting it out.

    "I didn''t help you with the money so that you can give it to me."

    "No, Alex. Keep it."

    "Maria, take the money that is yours."

    Maria and Alex discussed a bit about the money before Maria spoke these words. "I''m gonna hang up, so you will have no choice but to ept the money. End the conversation."

    Alex, hearing the pride of Maria''s words, smiled wryly.

    He could hear how she wanted to tell him that she could be strong on her own even without his help. This self-confidence and self-reliance character is really impressive.

    That kind of character is somehow attractive to Alex.

    Even though Alex is calctive and maniptive, he is also a very proud person.

    Because of these traits, Alex only takes advantage of other people. When Alex sees a new person, the first thing he thinks is, "What benefits will this person bring me." Only when he starts to like a person personally does he stop having thoughts like that.

    Along with his distrust of almost everyone except his Pok¨¦mon, it''s not surprising that Alex doesn''t have any real friends or a person to trust.

    It is also because of this trait that he sees Maria''s independence as a big plus.

    Although Maria is cold, proud, and independent, Alex sees these three traits as advantages.

    If Maria chooses him, it shows him that Maria really has feelings for him. Since she can be sessful even without being in a rtionship with him, it would mean that her feelings are real.

    Alex started to think with a smile, "haha, Two half-broken people could possibly make a whole person together. Maybe Maria is a normal person, and only I am half-broken. But I don''t think a normal person would join Team Rocket."

    Although he says it with a smile, Alex really thinks that. He knows he''s not a good person and has some problems on his mind.

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 Chapter 148 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 148 (Bonus )

    Alex, who was enjoying his quiet evening with his Pok¨¦mon, suddenly heard a sound. It was the message notification sound from his TRH device.

    After he picked up his TRH device, he saw that the message was from Steven. ??

    Steven: "Alex, call me if you have time. I have something important to discuss with you."

    Alex started typing Steven''s number into his TRH device in the next moment.

    After talking and chatting with Steven for several months, Alex knew how to improve Steven''s character a bit. He knows that Steven writes a message like this only when he really wants to discuss something important. Especially since it has been a long time since Alex received such a message from Steven.

    "Alex? It''s good that you called back so quickly. I have something important to talk about. Do you have time right now?"

    "No problem Steven. What''s the matter? Why are you so excited?"

    "Alex, I finally convinced my father to let me be a trainer. Although there is one condition, I am finally allowed to pursue my dream."

    Steven Stones is the son of the president of the Devon Corporation, Joseph Stone. Thus he is the sessor of one of thergest industrial chains.

    Devon Corporation is thergest industrial chain in all of Hoenn. So the president of Devon Corporation obviously has simr powers to an Elite 4 member. This makes the chairman one of the highest-ranked persons in the Alliance (Hoenn Alliance).

    Although this position is longed by many, it is different for Steven. Steven has always liked Pok¨¦mon, so he wanted to be a trainer while he still has a chance. If he takes over the position now, he will not have enough time to train his Pok¨¦mon to be strong. So Steven refuses to take this position. Although he is not opposed to taking over the Devon Corporation several yearster, he first wants to be a strong trainer.

    Unfortunately, Joseph Stone refuses to acknowledge the dream of his son. He continues to raise Steven as his sessor and teach him how to run apany. Although he allowed Steven to have Pok¨¦mon as a hobby, he doesn''t want Steven to be a trainer.

    Alex wasn''t really surprised that Steven was allowed to be a trainer because he knows that Steven will be the future Hoenn Champion. Of course, he could not show that he was not surprised.

    "Ahh! Really? That is great news, Steven. But what made your father change his mind?"

    "He hasn''t really changed his mind. He still thinks that it would be better for me to take over thepany. But he admits that a having certain position is not bad (Champion''s positions)."

    Steven went on to say in a very excited voice, "I suggested a bet that would be a win-win for both parties. If I don''t be Hoenn Champion within 10 years, I will give up bing a trainer and take over thepany. Of course, there are still small goals that I will have to meet. So when I suggested a bet to him, he epted it almost immediately."

    Alex could now understand why Steven''s Father epted this bet. No matter what happens, he profits nheless.

    "That''s really great, Steven. I''m d for you that you can follow your dream."

    "Thanks, Alex. Haha, I thought you wouldugh at me since I made such a ridiculous bet. You know that there are not many Champions who have made it under the age of 30."

    "No, Steven, I''ve seen your strength. If you spend all of your time in training, I believe you have the chance to achieve this goal."

    "Thanks, Alex. It''s good to have a friend like you."

    "Haha! Don''t say things like that. By the way, what are these little goals that you talked about?"

    "Ohh!! There are lots of small goals that I have to achieve. Otherwise, I will lose the bet too. The first small goal is to win the Hoenn Rookie Tournament that will be starting in 2 months."

    Alex, who heard how this was a small goal, suddenly felt that Steven really yed in another league. Though he had felt that Steven was overestimating himself a bit.

    "Steven, this may sound arrogant, but I still want to warn you. Although your strength is very good for your age, you are not invincible. Even I can defeat you with a good strategy if you are not careful, so you should take thispetition seriously. "

    "Haha! Thanks, Alex, for warning me. You are really a good friend. Don''t worry, I know that there are many strong trainers who can defeat me. The reason why I called it a small goal is that it is nothingpared to my main goal of bing the Champion. If I have the potential to be a Champion, I shouldn''t fail in this tournament."

    Alex understood that Steven was confident but not arrogant. He could see the characteristics of a future Champion.

    "Hmm, I seemed to worry unnecessarily. You already have the right attitude for this."

    "Alex, I haven''t yet said why I wanted to speak to you. Though one reason was to tell you the good news directly. I want to ask for your help."

    "Oh! And what is it?"

    "I need a good practice partner for the tournament, so I immediately thought of you. I know it is very sudden, but can you help me?"

    "Haha! No problem, my friend. I won''t lose the chance to help the future Champion. I''ll be arriving in Rustboro City in the next few days. We''ll meet there."

    Steven felt thought that Alex was trying to encourage him further. Even though Steven had lots of friends, he felt any real kind of friendship only from Alex. Alex is not afraid to tell him what he thinks. Together with that, Alex is a direct person that makes it very pleasant for Steven to talk with Alex.

    "Thank you, Alex. I owe you a favor."

    Alex would coldly try to squeeze out most of this situation a few months ago. But after talking and chatting with Steven for several months, he couldn''t help but admit that he really likes Steven''s personality. Alex has the feeling that he can build a genuine friendship with Steven. So he stopped seeing Steven as a business friend and started seeing Steven as a real friend with whom he can slowly build trust. He''s not sure if he''ll regret this decision but has decided to stick with it.

    Steven and Alex talked a bit before after that before ending the call.

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    Alex woke up and opened his eyes due to the rays of shining sun falling on his faceing into the room through the open window.

    He got out of bed and went to make breakfast for himself and his Pok¨¦mon. ??

    Scizor appeared to have woken up before Alex and was doing basic training when Alex came into the room.

    Alex greeted Scizor and started walking into the open kitchen.

    As he was making breakfast, he saw Crobate into the room from the open window.

    Crobat, who likes to sleep outside, mostly sleeps in front of the window where he can protect Alex and the other Pok¨¦mon at the same time. Though Crobat would never admit that.

    When he saw that Scizor had already woken up and was training, he said with an arrogant expression, "Oh, weakling! How are you today?"

    Scizor looked angry when he said, "What did you call me, you bloodsucker?"

    Crobat gave a slight smirk when he said, "Ahh~ Can''t handle the truth? I thought after I put your face on the floor that you would acknowledge the truth."

    "What kind of truth are you talking about? You won 1 time, and now you think that you are much stronger than me. The only thing you are better at than me is sucking (blood)."

    "Hah! Very "funny", you grill tongs. If you think that my victory was a coincidence, let''s see who is really the strongest Pok¨¦mon at the next tournament."

    "It''s just 1 - 1. Get ready to cry tears of blood. I hope you are ready to lose your arrogance at the next tournament. If it''s even possible for you to never be arrogant, that is."

    Scizor and Crobat look at each other, and it seemed sparks were going on between them. But the next moment, they started ignoring each other at the same time.

    Alex smiled when he saw this exchange. He felt that these two started getting along better, even if it was just a little bit better.

    As Alex was making breakfast, Pok¨¦mon began toe out of their Pok¨¦balls one by one.

    They said good morning to Alex and the other Pok¨¦mon and started their morning training session.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon trains in the morning, at noon, and in the evening every day for several hours. That''s why they usually start training immediately when they wake up.

    ...

    While preparing breakfast, Alex started thinking about which TMs to buy for his Pok¨¦mon with the rest of his money.

    He still had a little over 1 million Pok¨¦dors left and could buy some good TMs for his Pok¨¦mon.

    The first TM he bought was Roost for 125,000 Pok¨¦dors. Although it was expensive, it was a TM that Alex wanted unconditionally for Crobat. He also bought TM Substitute for Crobat.

    Scizor showed no signs of learning the Swords Dance yet, and it was very annoying for Alex. So he just spent 250,000 Pok¨¦dors and bought this move for Scizor. For Alex, it was worth it if Scizor could start training this move as early as possible.

    Alex also bought a very expensive move for Gardevoir for 150,000 Pok¨¦dors, Focus st, since it can be a very useful move for Gardevoir. This move demands high mental focus, and it also lowers the target''s Sp. Defense. And since it is of Fighting-type, it can be helpful against Dark-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Shieldon, for whom Alex had still not bought a TM, immediately got 5 TMs from Alex.

    -> Taunt for 5000, Rock Slide for 55,000, Rest for 30,000, Earthquake for 100,000, sh Cannon for 25,000.

    Combusken, who had also not received a TM from Alex till today, received 5 TMs from Alex.

    -> Protect for 1,000, methrower for 50,000, Rock Slide 55,000, Will-O-Wisp for 15,000, Poison Jab for 15,000.

    Eevee, whoes from the wilderness, had no TM moves yet. So Alex bought 5 pieces directly.

    -> Toxic 5,000, Shadow Ball 65,000, Facade 7,500, Protect 1,000, Attract 5,000.

    Alex also ordered Pok¨¦mon food for 1 month for his Pok¨¦mon. Together with that, he spent more than 1,100,000 Pok¨¦dors in this shopping spree. Alex looked sadly at his left money as he thought about how he spent most of them.

    Only 158,000 TR Points & 40,010 Pok¨¦dors were left with him.

    After half an hour, he received a transfer request from the TRH device, which he quickly epted.

    After all the items were transferred, Alex immediately started storing the Pok¨¦mon food in his TRH device and giving the TMs to his Pok¨¦mon.

    After distributing the TMs, he looked again at the information of each of his Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 40

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison[E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 40

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swords Dance

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 39

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic, Imprison

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 37

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shieldon

    LV: 34

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    - (TM) Taunt, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon

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    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 25

    Type: Fire / Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack

    - (Innate Talent) Attract, (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E] , (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Poison Jab

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    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 31

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge, Helping Hand

    - (Innate Talent) Rest, (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) Work Up [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

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    After half an hour, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were sitting at arge table eating their breakfast.

    While eating, Alex thought about training his Pok¨¦mon. He noticed that it is more effective to train 1 move all the time than train in several moves at the same time. That''s why he has to make some changes in the move mastery training.

    He started to think about which move his Pok¨¦mon should train on the Expert rank first. After half an hour of intensive thought, he decided on a move per Pok¨¦mon.

    Crobat, who has already brought all of his Innate Talent moves to the Expert rank, will train the next in Toxic to reach the Expert rank.

    Although it will take longer, Alex thinks it will be more effective to practice Crobat''s good moves on the Expert rank before mastering his Innate Talent moves on the Master rank. The time to make a move on the Master rank is really not short. It makes more sense to train all good moves first.

    Scizor''s three buff moves (Agility & Focus Energy & Swords Dance) that Alex wants to train were a bit difficult to decide. These three moves should be trained on the Expert rank as quickly as possible. In the end, Alex decided to train Scizor in Swords Dance first. Although the other moves have the advantage of learning rtively faster, Alex thinks it will be more helpful. After all, Scizor can do more and more Damage with a higher Attack stat instead of an increased critically hit ratio or Speed.

    Gardevoir has lots of good moves, but one move, in particr, is very critical. Of course, it''s none other than Teleport. It is a move that can not be overlooked by Alex. The advantages of teleporting inbat and out ofbat are so great that Alex hardly had to think twice to make this decision.

    Shieldon has lots of good moves where Alex had to think a little to make a decision. In the end, Alex decided upon Taunt because it better hide Shieldon''s weakness first. Although Iron Defense or Rock Slide is also quite helpful, Alex first wants to counter Shieldon''s weaknesses before improving his strong points.

    Combusken, who does not have all Innate Talent moves on the Expert rank yet, would start training Herst Innate Talent move Attract on the Expert rank.

    And Eevee, who only has 1 Innate Talent move on the Expert rank, will naturally start training her two other moves on the Expert rank. Eevee will first train Rest on the Expert rank and then start training Sleep Talk on the Expert rank.

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    [EN]: Fun fact. At first, the line was, "it''s just 1 to 1. I hope you..."

    But I changed the 1 to 1 to 1 - 1. and (1-1) was kinda like a crying face, so I added the line of tears of blood.

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    Early in the morning, Alex started to book out of the hotel where he had stayed for thest few days.

    After promising Steven that he would be there in a few days, he couldn''t stay in town for much longer. ? ?

    After checking out of the hotel, he looked at the map on the TRH device. It''s a very rough map, but for Alex, who wants to think about which route to take, it was enough.

    After a few moments, Alex decided to take the safest way, where he will first go to Vermilion City to take a ship to Hoenn.

    Although Crobat can fly him there, Alex doesn''t think it''s safe. As far as he goes away from the Maind of the so powerful Pok¨¦mon he can hit in the unfamiliar area high in the air.

    In the great ocean of the Pok¨¦mon world, there are lots of unexplored inds. So while flying near an ind, he may meet a Flying-type Pok¨¦mon living on that ind. And if the Pok¨¦mon who attacked is too strong, he and his Pok¨¦mon will be buried under the deep ocean.

    Although Gardevoir can teleport, it cannot teleport an infinite range. The range often has to do with the level of the Psychic-Type Pok¨¦mon. And Gardevoir, who is not yet an Elite Pok¨¦mon, can not teleport a very long distance. Maybe only Champion-level Pok¨¦mon can teleport across continents.

    With this knowledge, Alex has decided on this very safe path. As a rule, most Pok¨¦mon don''t attackrge ships, and only aggressive Pok¨¦mon like Gyarados would do that.

    But even if such a Pok¨¦mon attacks, there are many Elite trainers on the ship (only in luxurious ships there is more than 1 Elite trainer), who can easily fight off them. While it is not impossible to meet a Champion level Pok¨¦mon, it is very, very rare. Alex read that something like this happens no more than once a year, which is surprisingly less considering that so many ships are dispatched every day.

    Between Vermilion City and Cdon City is a forest that is not in the game. Thus Alex didn''t know much about this forest.

    This forest is called FireWood Forest and is a rtively dangerous area of Kanto. The Alliance does not rmend that trainers below the Elite rank enter this forest, indicating that this forest should only be entered by experienced trainers.

    The FireWood Forest is like the name tells, a forest area where you can find many Fire-type Pok¨¦mon along with many Grass and Bug-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex left the hotel and started to make his way to the Firewood forest.

    On the way, he was stopped a couple of times and asked for an autograph which he naturally gave with a fake smile.

    ...

    Alex, who was standing in front of the entrance of the FireWood forest, looked at a warning sign indicating the start of the forest.

    He released all of his Pok¨¦mon and started walking into the forest with them.

    At the beginning of the forest, there were hardly any strong Pok¨¦mon. But as Alex went deeper and deeper, he noticed that the attacking Pok¨¦mon were getting stronger.

    After half an hour, he saw a rtively strong Pok¨¦mon say what would make a good training partner for Shieldon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ponyta

    LV: 36

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: sh Fire

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Move:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Ember, me Wheel, Stomp, me Charge, Fire Spin, Take Down, Inferno

    - (Innate Talent) Swift [E]

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    "Shieldon, you will do this fight. Start with Rock Polish."

    Ponyta, who didn''t want to fight at first, showed signs of running away. But when she saw the cold expressions of Crobat and Scizor, she knew she had no choice but to be Shieldon''s fighting partner.

    Alex usually only attacks Pok¨¦mon that attacks him first. But in this case, he wanted to use Ponyta as a training partner. That''s why he decided not to catch and even heal Ponyta after defeating her.

    He would be a bit guilty of attacking this innocent Pok¨¦mon just like that and selling it to a cruel trainer. That little bit of money is not worth it. He would have probably changed his decision if Ponyta was a Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex knows he''s a hypocrite but doesn''t really care. He loves freedom and doesn''t want to take his right to make decisions just because he doesn''t treat all Pok¨¦mon equally.

    Ponyta, who saw that Shieldon is her opponent, had a slight change in her expression as she prepared her move. Although she was not sure that she could win against Shieldon, it was better than fighting those two monsters.

    Shieldon, who started earlier, used Rock Polish once and began to move quickly.

    "Shieldon, use Rock Slide."

    Ponyta coped with her move Growl to lower Shieldon''s attack value.

    Then she immediately started to prepare for the next move.

    Shieldon used Rock Slide and let severalrge stones rain over Ponyta, who was preparing a move and therefore could not move.

    Ponyta was hit and sustained severe damage. It looked like this attack caused her more than 35% HP damage. Even though it lowered Shieldon''s attack rating, Ponyta''s base stats are too bad to be exploited.

    "Again, Shieldon."

    Alex wanted to see if Ponyta had a trick to defeat Shieldon.

    Ponyta''s next move''s preparation was done, and she used Fire Spin.

    Alex, who saw this, quickly said, "Shieldon, run out quick!"

    Fire spin, which puts a Pok¨¦mon in a fire ring, is a very straightforward move when a Pok¨¦mon is hit.

    Shieldon tried to run out but failed and was hit by the Ponyta attack. He suffered only slight damage but was locked in arge ring of fire.

    In this world, a Pok¨¦mon can escape this attack, especially if it is not yet on the Expert rank. But if a Pok¨¦mon wants to escape this move prematurely, it has to be ready to run through this fire. (Flying-type Pok¨¦mon can escape differently without taking harm)

    Although this Shieldon was hit by this attack, Alex showed no expression as he gave no further orders.

    Shieldon finished preparing his move and used Rock Slide again.

    Ponyta did not try to prepare a move this time. But due to bad luck, she was hit on the head by arge rock while trying to avoid it.

    Alex, who saw the bad luck of Ponyta, couldn''t help but feel a little pity.

    Ponyta screamed loudly and suffered severe damage. It looked like she couldn''t take any further move.

    But despite being badly injured, she started to prepare for the next move.

    "End it with sh Cannon."

    Shieldon took a little more damage from Fire Spin but started preparing for the next move.

    For the first time, Ponyta finished before Shieldon and used Inferno.

    Arge Fireball was flying rtively slowly towards Shieldon.

    Normally, Shieldon would be able to avoid this move with improved agility. But because he was preparing a move that was not on the Expert level, Shieldon could not avoid it.

    Alex thought about whether Shieldon should cancel his preparation and should use Protect, but it was decided. He wanted to see how well Shieldon can take this attack.

    Shieldon, unable to move, was hitpletely by this attack. He was engulfed in the fire and suffered severe damage. In addition, part of his body started to burn.

    He only has around 40% of his HP left after those hard hits.

    Alex, seeing how much damage Shieldon had taken, wasn''t really surprised. Shieldon hasn''t evolved yet and therefore is not a very good tank.

    Shieldon endured the damage and used sh Cannon to end the fight.

    Ponyta was hit and fell unconscious to the ground.

    Alex, who was slowly making his way to heal Ponyta and Shieldon, noticed that Shieldon suddenly began to glow.

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    Alex saw Shieldon started to evolve and excitedly fetched the item he had prepared for Shieldon.

    He got the [Steel te] from an S-Talent Aggron on the Champion rank from his TRH device and gave it to Shieldon. ??

    Shieldon, who slowly ate the whole [Steel te], glowed even more intensely and began to transform.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were eagerly watching Shieldon''s transformation.

    After a few moments, Shieldon stopped glowing, and Alex saw the tall Bastiodon standing in front of him.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 35

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk, (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    - (TM) Taunt, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon

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    Bastiodon is bigger than an average Bastiodon and looked very threatening with his 1.7 meters height.

    Alex noticed that Bastiodon could suddenly use the move Block after the evolution.

    This move works just like Crobat''s Mean Look, so Alex already knows how this move will work in this world.

    Although there are several moves in this world simr to those in games, there are some moves like Mean Look/Block that Alex just has to test himself.

    Bastiodon looked at Alex and the others and showed an excited smile when he said aloud joyfully, "Hey, look! I''m just as cool as the two big brothers Crobat and Scizor now!"

    Alex, who had just begun to see Bastidon as an adult, immediately grabbed the hair of his head.

    Gardevoir, Ditto, and Eevee had simr expressions when they heard this.

    Scizor and Crobat, who heard this, thought this sentence was childish too. But because they were being praised, they didn''t show the same expression as the others.

    Combusken showed a jealous look when she said aloud, "Brother Shie-Bastidon, you look so cool!"

    Bastidon, who had heard praise from his younger sister, immediately showed a proud expression and a happy smile.

    Alex suppressed facepalming and kept on repeating in his mind, "He''s still young... He''s still young... He''s still young..."

    Gardevoir gently smiled when she said to the group, "Well, it was to be expected that he wouldn''t suddenly be a different person when he evolves."

    Alex showed a thoughtful expression when he said, "Hmm... It''s not impossible. Some Pok¨¦mon evolution changes their sensitivity to emotions, such as Gyarados, who gets angry really easily in contrast to Magicarp. Although the character of the Pok¨¦mon cannot change, its sensitivity to emotions can change. But it depends on the Pok¨¦mon species at the end."

    Eevee showed an intrigued expression when she said, "Hmm, what about me, leader? Do you know if my evolution changes something?"

    "Leader? Hmm... I heard the Pok¨¦mon call the head of their group ''Leader''." thought Alex with a smile when he heard this title.

    "I found a book about it, and it shouldn''t be the case with you," spoke Alex.

    "Especially since your character fits your evolution perfectly," thought Alex without saying it out loud.

    Shieldon, who had finally evolved to Bastiodon, was now many times stronger than before.

    The total base stats from 350 to 495 is a huge difference. Although the attack values have not increased significantly, the Defense and Sp. Def values have increased by at least 50 points each.

    Bastiodon now has a Defense of 168 and an Sp. Def of 138. These values are absolutely abnormal, and not many Pok¨¦mon can exceed 1 of these numbers.

    The increase of the HP value from 30 to 60 was especially important for Bastiodon in order to better fulfill its role as a tank.

    Alex, who knew that, had the feeling that Bastiodon can take a lot of damage now. Even though he''s not an Elite Pok¨¦mon, he should still be the Pok¨¦mon that can take the most hits.

    The two weak points Bastiodon really has are speed and attack damage.

    Fortunately, Rock Polish is an Innate Talent move, so it''s not ridiculously difficult to train at the Masters rank.

    If Rock Polish reaches the Master rank, it can bebined with other moves and consequently allow Bastiodon to be faster in a fight without ''wasting'' any moves.

    So the Bastiodon has really only one weak point that his Attack stat is really low.

    Alex knows that but doesn''t think it''s really a problem.

    Bastiodon is a specialty of Defense and one of the best Pok¨¦mon in this department. So Alex doesn''t expect Bastiodon to be as bnced as Crobat is.

    Especially in team fights, Bastiodon is at least as important as Gardevoir, Scizor, or Ditto.

    Alex went in the direction of Ponyta and started healing the Pok¨¦mon.

    Although he loses 200 Pok¨¦dors this way, it''s only a drop in the bucket for Alex''s daily expenses, so he has no problem using it here.

    Ponyta, who was forced to fight by Alex, would likely die if he left him so injured like that.

    Alex doesn''t think he''s a good person just because he healed an innocent Pok¨¦mon that he hurt himself. He knows himself that he would probably have caught and sold this Pok¨¦mon if it was a Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    Ponyta woke up and looked confusingly at the surroundings. After seeing Alex and the other Pok¨¦mon, including Crobat and Scizor ignoring her, she immediately ran away.

    Alex, who saw this Pok¨¦mon running away in panic, said with a sarcastic smile, "Ohh, I don''t get a thank you?"

    Crobat, who heard this, rolled his eyes at Alex''s bad joke and continued to watch those around him.

    After a few seconds, Crobat showed a serious expression when he said, "I spotted a person."

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    "Hmm, a human? Probably an Elite trainer. I doubt a normal trainer dares to enter the forest... But it is indeed weird that I meet another trainer here." Thought Alex when he heard the warning from Crobat.

    In all of Kanto, there are only around 300 Elite trainers who are registered under the Alliance. So it is rtively unlikely for Alex to meet an Elite trainer in thisrge forest. Although the actual number is probably higher because not every Elite trainer is registered under Alliance. Even then, there should not be more than 500 Elite trainers in all of Kanto. ??

    Although the number of 500 soundsrge, it is not enough considering the total number of trainers.

    There are more than 10,000 trainers who are officially registered. But ording to Alex, this number is bound to be a lot bigger in reality. An Elite trainer is more likely to register with Alliance rather than a normal trainer who does not get any benefits. That''s why that this number is so low.

    Crobat said in a pressing tone, "He''s more than 1200 yards from here and surrounded by 3 Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex thought, "Hmm... Now it depends on whether I''m ready to take a risk to see if this trainer can bring me advantages."

    "Let''s start thinking about the worst situations that can happen. The trainer has a too strong Flying / Psychic Pok¨¦mon who can prevent my escape and attacks me for whatever reason. He ignores my warning that he will be hunted by the Alliance. Then, he also ignorester my warning of being chased by the Team Rocket and attacks me anyway, and kills me."

    Alex, who spected these worst situations, couldn''t help but smile.

    "Is there one person who is ready to provoke the Alliance and Team Rocket at the same time in order to kill me? I''ve been thinking about really ridiculous odds."

    "Crobat lead us in his direction," said Alex.

    Crobat nodded with his serious face as he led Alex and his other Pok¨¦mon in the direction of this trainer.

    On the way, Alex saw a few weak Pok¨¦mon. But almost all of them ran away immediately when they saw Alex''s group.

    Alex looked at the info on these Pok¨¦mon but didn''t find anyone special, so he let these Pok¨¦mon run away.

    After a minute, Alex saw a man in histe 20s looking at him and his Pok¨¦mon.

    The man had brown hair, a rtivelyrge nose, and a green suit that gave him good camouge in the forest. His eyes showed a calm expression as he looked at Alex, who was slowlying closer.

    The calm look and the scar on his cheek made him look like a very experienced Pok¨¦mon trainer.

    The man had 4 Pok¨¦balls on his Pok¨¦belt.

    Usually, trainers only have their ''Main Pok¨¦mon'' on a Pok¨¦belt, so that they can react quickly in any situation. Most Elite trainers only have between 3 or 4 main Pok¨¦mon that they actively train and give valuable items. Only the very strong Elite Trainers or Rich Trainers can afford to train more Pok¨¦mon.

    The main reason is that it is usually better and more efficient to have 3 Silver Pok¨¦mon than 6 Bronze Pok¨¦mon. Although it is possible to buy 6 Silver Pok¨¦mon, it is too costly for a trainer. Especially when you consider that you still have to spend money on food, TMs, items, and training equipment for each Pok¨¦mon.

    There are even Elite Trainers who only have 1 or 2 well-trained exceptionally strong Pok¨¦mon.

    Just like when ying a fighting game, using your most skillfulbo is better than using random attacks.

    Together with the man, Alex saw three Pok¨¦mon who were watching him and his Pok¨¦mon carefully.

    Alex looked at the information of the three Pok¨¦mon.

    -----------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 46

    Type: Normal / Flying

    Abilities: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move [E], Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Roost [E], Whirlwind, Agility [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Toxic, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Substitute

    -----------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Scolipede

    LV: 44

    Type: Bug / Poison

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Defense Curl, Rollout, Poison Sting, Screech, Pursuit, Protect, Poison Tail, Bug Bite, Venoshock, Take Down, Agility [E], Toxic [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Pin Missile [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Poison Jab, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Payback

    ------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Pawniard

    LV: 5

    Type: Dark / Steel

    Abilities: Defiant

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    - Leer, Scratch, Fury Cutter

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow w, (Innate Talent) Psycho Cut, (Innate Talent) Sucker Punch

    ---------------------------

    Alex, who saw this information, didn''t quite know whether his expectation was exceeded or not.

    Even though the trainer had a Pok¨¦mon (Pawniard) with good potential, it was not so good that Alex would look at it very greedily. The difficulty of attacking such an experienced trainer and sessfully stealing his Pok¨¦mon wasn''t worth it for Alex. Especially since Alex didn''t really know the full strength and background of this person.

    "Though I would try if it was a Deep Gold Pok¨¦mon with an evolution left. Only then does it make sense to risk my life."

    For an experienced trainer like him to have only 2 Pok¨¦mon at this level was really a slight surprise. Although the potential of these Pok¨¦mon wasn''t that good, Alex didn''t think these Pok¨¦mon would level up that slowly.

    "Hmm, I have to find more good items for Ditto quickly so that I can improve Ditto''s potential. Or he will have the same problems as these Pok¨¦mon when he reaches the Elite rank. He''s already starting to level more slowly than my other Pok¨¦mon. I wonder how slowly he will level up when he reaches the Elite level," thought Alex.

    Alex ended his thoughts and began to look in the direction of this man.

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    The man looked with a grave expression at the young trainer and his 7 Pok¨¦mon.

    When he noticed that Alex wasing too close, he said with a threatening tone, "Hey, what are youing my way? If you get closer, I will consider it as an attack." ??

    Alex showed a friendly expression when he said, "I''m sorry if I scared you, that wasn''t my intention. My Crobat just spotted another person, so I wanted to see who is so brave to enter into this forest. My name is Alex Stark. Nice to meet you."

    The man looked indifferently at Alex as he said, "My name is Adam. Now that we''ve exchanged the greetings, you''d better leave me alone."

    Alex gave a wry smile as he said, "I can understand why you are so careful. But our strength is pretty simr, so you don''t need to be so fearful of me attacking you."

    Although Alex has 2 Elite Pok¨¦mon and 3 Pok¨¦mon between 35-39, his strength is not really better than that of this man.

    It is generally known that at higher levels the difference of strength between each level increases a lot. Just like how a Pok¨¦mon needs more and more exp points after each level in the game, the power level of a Pok¨¦mon works simrly in this world. Basically, the power growth with each level is not linear but rather exponential.

    So the level difference matters a lot in this world. Especially after a Pok¨¦mon reaches the Elite rank.

    Alex remembers a book that described this very well.

    ---------------------------

    The level difference under the Elite rank:

    -> Rank 4: Almost impossible (16> LV difference)

    [Ridiculously big difference. The power gap is so big that the higher-level Pok¨¦mon can hardly be harmed by the moves of lower-level Pok¨¦mon. And even status effects are almost useless. Even 50 Pok¨¦mon on LV 20 together can''t defeat a LV 36 Pok¨¦mon if it has at least 1 inadequate AOE move.]

    -> Rank 3: Very difficult (11-15 LV difference)

    [Veryrge difference. The higher-level Pok¨¦mon takes hardly any damage from moves, and the status effects only partially work. Nevertheless, 10 Pok¨¦mon on LV 20 can''t defeat a LV 35 Pok¨¦mon if it has at least 1 reasonably usable AOE move.]

    -> Rank 2: Difficult (10-5 LV difference)

    [Rtivelyrge difference. The higher-level Pok¨¦mon takes a part of the expected damage and status effects works almost to their full effect. The difference is too small to get a big advantage in group battles.]

    -> Rank 1: Feasible (1-4 LV difference)

    [Hardly any difference. Only in Pok¨¦mon close to the Elite rank, like level 35 to level 39, there is a noticeable difference.]

    ---

    The level difference in the Elite rank:

    -> Rank 4: Almost impossible (11> LV difference) [same description as Non-Elite]

    -> Rank 3: Very difficult (6-10 LV difference) [same description as Non-Elite]

    -> Rank 2: Difficult (5-3 LV difference) [same description as Non-Elite]

    -> Rank 1: Feasible (1-2 LV difference) [same description as Non-Elite]

    ---

    Of course, it''s a very rough description of the level difference rank between two Pok¨¦mon. The power gap between a LV 5 (Rank 2) Pok¨¦mon to a LV 6 (Rank 3) Pok¨¦mon is not as big as said in this description. The boundaries between the levels are not that clear-cut and are rather rough general lines.

    --------------------------

    Adam showed a serious expression, "The fact that you are saying that due to the rational disadvantages and not because it is ethically wrong, shows that you are not a good-hearted person. Also, although we have really simr strengths, it does not mean that you can not create a problem for me. Especially since you have a Pok¨¦mon that can teleport."

    Alex noticed that this person was smart. He liked his rational thinking and his analysis. Alex''s first reaction was that it is not worth robbing him. And the reason he did not want to do it was not because of a moral point of view, but rather, it was too risky for him.

    He gave a slight smile. "Although I will admit that I''m not a very good person, I''m not a crazy person who attacks every other trainer he meets. Rather, I usually give basic respect to every strong trainer passively."

    Alex noticed that this trainer was on constant vignce and tried not to convince him that he was a good person. Half-truths are better to use in such a scenario.

    Adam showed a slightly sarcastic expression when he said, "Sure."

    Alex and Adam just looked at each other calmly and neither said anything for a few seconds, which made the atmosphere very strange.

    The Pokemon from both sides also look at each other with watchful eyes. Only Combusken and Pawniard showed no watchful eyes but looked curiously at the Pokemon on the other side.

    Adam who ended the silence first said seriously "So what do you want?"

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    Alex, who heard this, showed a thoughtful expression. "What do I want? Even I am not clear about that. I just wanted to see if I can find something interesting here. How should I know that I will meet such a skeptical trainer?"

    After a few seconds, Alex said seriously, "To be honest, it''s just a coincidence. There aren''t many Elite trainers, so I wanted to see who was in this forest." ??

    He paused for a moment, and with a smile, he said, "By the way, are you a trainer from Unova?"

    "Well, Yes, but no. Now that I have answered your question, let me ask one question to you too. Are you a well-known trainer? Reaching Elite strength at your age is really no small matter."

    Alex noticed that Adam was really smart. He immediately noticed that Alex wanted to have information from him and immediately tried to get some information himself. Above all, he tried to trade useless information for half useful.

    "Yes, I have a bit of fame in Kanto. Although I''m not that famous." Alex had no problem telling him that. Especially since one can find out quickly if one does a little research. He knew Alex''s name and also saw all of his Pok¨¦mon, making things easy for him.

    "Ok, makes sense. Otherwise, it would be strange. Though not that I care. I don''t have time to talk to you here in the wilderness."

    After he said that, he started walking away with his Pok¨¦mon without saying another word.

    Alex, who saw Adam just rudely left, showed no emotion as he watched Adam slowly walk away.

    Although he wanted to talk to Adam a bit, it doesn''t make sense to force it. Especially because Alex does not know the full strength of Adam. Even if Adam''s 4th Pok¨¦mon isn''t a powerful Elite Pok¨¦mon, his two Elite Pok¨¦mon are enough to have at least a 50/50 chance of beating Alex''s entire team. (50/50 without Alex''s tactics)

    Alex looked at his Pok¨¦mon and said, "Okay, let''s move on. We have to reach Vermilion City today so that we don''t miss the ship tomorrow morning."

    Combusken had a slightly confused expression when she asked, "Father, why did you talk to this man?"

    Alex, who heard this, put a finger on his lips and said mysteriously, "That is a secret."

    Combusken pouted and said as if she had been wronged, "Ehhh, why?? I want to know! I want to know!"

    Scizor showed a joking expression as he said, "Little sister, don''t worry. I''m sure the Leader himself doesn''t know this answer and just wants to appear mysterious."

    Eevee, who is usually very protective of Alex, looked very serious when she said, "Brother, that''s not very nice. I''m sure our leader has a reason to answer like that."

    Gardevoir, hearing such "strong" words from Eevee for the first time, showed a slight yful smirk as she said, "Hehe! Sister Eevee, this is the first time you have said such unfriendly words to one of us."

    Eevee, who overheard this, immediately made an apologetic expression when she looked in the direction of Scizor and said, "I''m sorry, brother Scizor if my statement offended you. It wasn''t my intention."

    Scizor, who heard this honest apology, first showed a confused face and then said indifferently, "No, your statement wasn''t really offensive. Little sister Gardevoir just wanted to tease you a bit."

    Eevee showed a slightly confused expression when she heard the words. But when she heard the slightugh from Gardevoir, she understood immediately.

    Alex expected Eevee to get angry, but he was in for a surprise. Eevee showed a relieved expression, understanding that she hadn''t insulted a family member and even made a slightly joyful expression.

    "Is that really the same Eevee that almost kills her opponent several times while fighting?"

    Gardevoir stopped giggling and went to Eevee and said with a gentle face, "Sister Eevee, you worry too much. Nobody in the family has a problem if you say your opinion. Nobody will hate you. Believe me."

    Eevee, who heard these words, showed that she understood with a bright smile and multiple nods.

    Gardevoir then said sincerely, "Ah! I also hope that you can forgive me for making fun of you. It was not my intention to make it ufortable for you."

    Alex, Crobat, and Scizor, who heard this talk looked at each other and suppressed the feeling of giving a facepalm to themselves.

    All three had simr thoughts: "Why do you tell Eevee that she doesn''t have to worry about insulting other family members when you''re worrying yourself.

    Combusken, overhearing this talk, gave a bored expression as she said aloud, "Hey, I still want to know what the secret is!"

    Alex, who heard this, said with a yful smile, "If you pass my test at the next training session, I will tell you."

    Combusken showed an excited expression as she said aloud, "Really?? I will try really hard at the next training session and reveal this secret."

    Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon, who heard this innocent answer of Combusken, couldn''t help but smile.

    Even cold Pok¨¦mon like Crobat and Scizor gave a small smile for a moment.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon started walking through the forest after finishing this conversation.

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    The group kept walking until Crobat suddenly spoke, "I have discovered a group of 3 Pok¨¦mon that are slowlying in our direction."

    Alex showed a peculiar expression when he said, "Be ready to fight. Let''s see what strength this group of Pok¨¦mon has." ??

    After about 30 seconds, the group of Pok¨¦mon came into their sight, slowlying in front of Alex''s group.

    A group of 3 Magmar was walked in front of the group with a nonchnt but slightly arrogant expression.

    Two of the Magmar''s were only LV 32 & LV 37 and didn''t have good potential (Bronze & Deep Bronze). But one of these Magmar, who was obviously the leader, was really strong.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Magmar

    LV: 47

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: me Body

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Ember, Leer, Smog, Ember, Smokescreen, Feint Attack, Fire Spin, Clear Smog, me Burst, Confuse Ray, Fire Punch [E], Lava Plume, Sunny Day

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E]

    --------------------------------

    Alex, who saw this information, knew that this Pok¨¦mon was very dangerous.

    Although it has no trainer''s Pokemon and is less dangerous than a LV 48 Pok¨¦mon that is trained by a trainer, the level difference is so huge that it is rtively risky for Alex to fight these Pok¨¦mon.

    It''s also much more dangerous than Kingler on the ind since Alex knew that this Pok¨¦mon has a good move like Psychic to quickly defeat his group.

    Only Scizor or "possibly" Bastiodon can survive a Psychic from this Magmar.

    With the Psychic being almost inevitable, this Pok¨¦mon is an almost unstoppable monster against Alex''s group.

    Magmar looked at Alex''s Pok¨¦mon and thought about the possibility of attacking Alex''s group. He observed mainly Crobat and Scizor, who are on the Elite rank.

    After a few seconds, he decided to talk to this group first and then decide. Although he thought he could win against this group, it would be a close fight that could lead to his defeat if he was not careful. Especially because he knows through experience that a trainer''s Pok¨¦mon are a good deal stronger than the Pok¨¦mon of wilderness. Magmar, who is already old and has ruled this part of this forest for a long time, knew that if the opponent is of simr strength, it is better not to fight recklessly.

    Magmar looked at Alex and his group and said, "Intruder, what are you doing here?"

    Alex, who could understand the words through the [Telepathy] of Gardevoir, said with a solemn expression, "I have to cross this forest to get to my goal. Don''t worry, I won''t stay for long."

    Magmar gave Alex a cold look as he said, "You think that I will just forgive you after you illegally walk through my territory? Where did you get this arrogance, human?"

    Some Pok¨¦mon species that rule a territory hate it when strong Pok¨¦mon or humans just enter it unauthorized. It is seen as provocative and almost always ends up as fighting between the two parties.

    Although weak Pok¨¦mon often enters the territory, it is not really seen as provocation because these Pok¨¦mon are too weak to harm the leaders of the territories. They are like pebbles on the side of the road in their eyes.

    Alex''s group, who have a good fighting strength together, entered just like that in their territory. And this pissed off Magmar a bit.

    Although he didn''t want to fight right away, he wantedpensation from these intruders.

    "Should I say he is quite smart, or is it more proper to say that he is more experienced? With his potential, he has to be very old to reach this level." thought Alex when he noticed that Magmar was angry but preferred to avoid a fight.

    Alex, who already has been in the wilderness a lot, could understand the reason well.

    Pok¨¦mon in the wilderness, more often than not, can''t heal their injuries quickly. Even though they heal on their own after a few days from injuries that are not critical, it is still very dangerous for a Pok¨¦mon not to be able to fight effectively for too long.

    Even if Magmar defeated Alex''s group, he would surely suffer severe injuries, making him an easy target for other Elite Pok¨¦mon who lives in this forest.

    Although it is unlikely that at this point in time, another Elite Pok¨¦mon from another area of this forest would attempt to attack Magmar, it is not impossible.

    Magmar, who has lived for a long time, knows that; and therefore doesn''t want to fight futile if it can be avoided.

    Of course, if Alex does something that bothers Magmar so much that he is ready to take this risk and attack Alex.

    As an experienced Leader and Pok¨¦mon who lived a long time, he knew when to be aggressive and when to wait.

    Alex showed a thoughtful expression when he said, "How about wee to an agreement?"

    Magmar kept a watchful eye when he said, "What kind of agreement are we talking about?"

    "One thing that is beneficial to both of us. Basically, a win-win situation."

    After a short dramatic pause, Alex said with a smile, "We''re going to make apetition to decide whether we can walk through your area. One of your two subordinates will fight against one of my Pok¨¦mon with a simr level. And the winner will decide how we deal with this situation. If you win, I will heal your Pok¨¦mon and then leave your area immediately. And if I win, you will allow us to walk through your area. In addition, I will still heal Pok¨¦mon under you even if he has lost so that he can get at least valuable experience without any risks."

    Magmar, who knew that his subordinates probably couldn''t win against Pok¨¦mon from a trainer at the same level, instantly understood that he would probably lose if he epted this offer.

    But the thought that one of his subordinates can safely gain experience made him ept this unfair offer.

    Magmar thought for a few seconds and then said in a threatening tone, "Ok, but if my subordinates get permanent damage, and I''ll turn you into ashes."

    Alex looking at Magmar''s cold face and showed a calm expression as he said, "No problem as long as you stick to your words."

    Magmar just looked at Alex and said, "In contrast to you humans, Pok¨¦mon are a lot more honest and don''t try to y any tricks."

    Alex, who knew that Magmar was right, stopped talking and calmly looked at which Magmar wanted to send as a fighter.

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    Magmar looked at one of his subordinates and gave him a signal with his eyes. That Magmar nodded and came forward. He stood up in front of Alex''s group and took up a fighting stance.

    -------------------------------- ??

    Pok¨¦mon: Magmar

    LV: 32

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: me Body

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Bronze

    Moves:

    - Ember, Leer, Smog, Ember, Smokescreen, Feint Attack, Fire Spin, Clear Smog, me Burst, Confuse Ray, Fire Punch

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    Alex only has one Pok¨¦mon that has a simr level as the opponent. Next, he looked towards Eevee, who is at LV 31.

    "Hmm... Eevee, this fight is yours. But this time, I am warning you not to harm the Pok¨¦mon unnecessarily if it is unconscious. We will have a real problem this time if you don''t control yourself."

    Eevee, who heard this, had a serious expression when she said, "Don''t worry, Leader. I''ll never do anything that can harm our family.

    "All right, I''ll trust you."

    Eevee, who has not been able to execute Alex''s order correctly many times by getting lost in her instinct, was touched by Alex''s solid trust in her. She felt that Alex really trusted her, even though she has disappointed him so often.

    Even though she really tries to follow Alex''s instructions, it is really hard for her to suppress her instincts while fighting.

    Fortunately, it''s not that bad anymore, and Eevee can keep her emotions under control for most of the time.

    "Hopefully, I think too much" thought Alex as he gave Gardevoir a signal with his eyes to prepare the teleport if necessary. Although he believes that Eevee can control herself in this situation (where she either kills or permanently injures the opponent), he still wanted to y it safe.

    Eevee went in front of Alex''s group and got ready to fight.

    Alex looked at the Magmar and said, "Are you ready?"

    Magmar nodded and stood still in his fighting stance.

    "3,2,1, Go!" Spoke Alex, giving the signal to start the fight.

    Magmar started preparing a move almost immediately.

    "Eevee, use Toxic."

    Magmar finished first and used the move Lava Plume.

    Fire energy was built up and quickly extended in all directions. And everything within approx 12 meters of this attack was hit.

    Eevee, who was only around 8 meters away, was hit and suffered good damage.

    Although Eevee wouldter be a tank for Alex''s group, now, as an Eevee, she is not very good at taking the attack. Her average Sp. Def and poor HP values are not optimal for this role.

    Together with her low Attack stats and swiftness, she is not ideally suited for that kind of fighting in this form.

    Eevee endured the damage and used Toxic, which Magmar tried unsessfully to dodge. Magmar was hit by the Toxic, but he didn''t seem to panic about it.

    Poison-type attacks from a Pok¨¦mon that is not at a much higher level or a Poison-type Pok¨¦mon is not that dangerous.

    Magmar seemed to be satisfied with the damage he dealt and started to prepare the same move again.

    "Eevee, use Work Up and slowly start running away from Magmar."

    Magmar and Eevee started preparing each other''s move almost simultaneously. Though Eevee was a little bitte.

    After a few seconds, Eevee sessfully used Work Up while slowly running away from Magmar.

    Magmar also finished his move and used Lava Plume again.

    Likest time it dealt damage in the whole surrounded by Magmar within around 12 meters.

    Unfortunately for him, Eevee had started running away from Magmar before this. That''s why the distance was more than 15 meters between them, and Magmar couldn''t hit Eevee.

    Alex, who saw this, still didn''t think Lava Plume was a bad move. On the contrary, he considered it a very efficient move.

    First, this move hits all Pok¨¦mon within 12 meters and can even give the status effect of [Burning]. Alex also thinks from experience that this range of 12 meters can be increased if this move is trained on the Expert rank.

    Although this move will probably never have a very long range, it is still a very, very powerful move in battles against multiple Pok¨¦mon. Especially against weak Pok¨¦mon that can be KO''d with one hit.

    "Eevee, use Work Up again while you keep on evading."

    Magmar, seeing Eevee avoid his move, was a little pissed off. He didn''t think that this ''weak'' Eevee could dodge his best move that easily.

    Hisbat experience with a trainer was really very small and shallow. And usually, only a few Pok¨¦mon species fight with special tactics, so he could never discover this weak point.

    He also has littlebat experience because he is subordinate to the Pok¨¦mon that owns this territory. And most of the time, he doesn''t need to fight for his food.

    Magmar looked at Eevee and quickly started running in front of her. He was many times faster than Eevee and could quickly reduce the distance to 1 meter. Then he immediately started preparing a move.

    Eevee finished first and started using Work Up again, as Alex told her. (at the same time, she started running away from him)

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t help but feel sorry for Magmar, who doesn''t have an Expert rank move and is therefore bullied by Eevee.

    Magmar, who was finished a good bitter, used Smog on Eevee, who was more than 5 meters away.

    Smog is a move that is easier to evade than Toxic but can hit more Pok¨¦mon more easily. That''s why there are still a few trainers in this world who prefer this move.

    Magmar began to spread arge cloud of poison quickly towards Eevee.

    Unfortunately, Eevee was too slow and not far enough away to dodge this move and was hit and poisoned by it. Crobat, inparison, could avoid this rtively sluggish move just with his speed alone. But Eevee, who is not very fast, couldn''t dodge.

    Alex, who saw this, didn''t show an annoyed expression but a slightly happy expression.

    "Eevee, use Facade."

    Now that Eevee has been poisoned and strengthened herself with Work Up, Alex is excited to see how much harm she can do to Magmar.

    Magmar, who took time to realize that he had hit Eevee, gave a grin and began to prepare for his next move.

    Eevee sessfully prepared her move first, and her whole body started to light up with Normal-type energy.

    Although Eevee can now use the move, she must first get within range of Magmar before using it.

    As a rule, this is also one of the disadvantages of closebat moves under the Expert rank. That is, even after you have prepared the move, you cannot use it immediately and must firste into range.

    Although you can move again with the move after preparing it, it is very ufortable.

    Magmar, who was back in range of Lava Plume, used this move again and met Eevee, who was running in the pure direction.

    Eevee, hit by the move, got the [Burned] status effect along with her previous [Poisoned] status effect.

    When he saw that Eevee now had two status effects, he was surprised to see how the Normal-type energy of Eevee''s body light up and began to increase.

    "Why can the move Facade be activated more than once? If that is really the case, this move is even better than I thought, especially in some particr situations. Hmmm... Though it depends on how much improvement will two statuses create. I will test it more closelyter." thought Alex when he saw the effect of the Facade.

    Eevee looked very hurt, and Alex would estimate that she had no more than 40% HP left.

    But even with these injuries, she began to run in the direction of Magmar and used Facade.

    Eevee''s whole body was surrounded by Normal-type energy when she mmed Magmar with her body. Magmar tried to evade but was hit in the head due to him trying to dodge.

    A critical hit!

    Magmar showed a very painful expression after being hit and was thrown more than 15 meters away. As his body flew across the ground.

    Eevee''s tiny body that could fling Magmar so far away showed how much power this move had.

    Magmar''s slightly deformed head began to bleed as hey unconscious on the floor with stars in his eyes.

    Alex saw how Eevee had defeated Magmar with only one hit and saw how Magmar was injured even more and couldn''t help but think,

    "I will definitely test this move."

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    Magmar silently looked at his subordinate''s state, and only after a few seconds, he spoke.

    "Ok, heal my subordinate, and you can go." ??

    Alex, who heard this, looked at Gardevoir and walked towards Magmar.

    Eevee, who had a few injuries, used [Rest] and didn''t wait for Alex to heal her. Alex had told her several times that it would be better if she used this healing move to heal. This way, she won''t need to explicitly train it.

    Alex saw that the Magmar leader kept his word and did not attack him, so he began to heal Magmar.

    Magmar''s subordinate woke up after a few minutes and looked at the surroundings in a bewildered manner.

    The Magmar leader said, "We''re leaving," and started walking away as his two subordinates followed him nimbly.

    Alex waited until Eevee woke up and started walking with his group through the forest.

    After several hours of walking, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were near the forest''s end close to Vermilion City.

    On the way, they met a couple of Pok¨¦mon, but almost none of these Pok¨¦mon had a potential worth catching for Alex. He was only able to capture 2 Silver Pok¨¦mon that tried to attack him.

    Fortunately, he didn''te across any other strong Pok¨¦mon and was able to get through the forest rtively smoothly.

    Although he was attacked at times, there was no Elite Pok¨¦mon among them, so Alex''s group was never in real danger.

    Alex started to put all of his Pok¨¦mon except Gardevoir, Crobat, and Scizor in his Pok¨¦ball and walked through the city entrance.

    There are Pok¨¦mon that could have a negative impact on the city if they were taken out. So in the city, trainers are not allowed to take out some specific Pok¨¦mon species. There is a list released by the Alliance mentioning the banned species.

    The reasons for the ban are not always the same. Some Pok¨¦mon are not allowed to enter because of theirs size, like Wailord; some for smell, like Muk, etc.

    In addition, a trainer who does not have a high status in the Alliance can not enter the city with more than 3 Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex, who entered the city with his 3 Pok¨¦mon, went to a hotel to stay overnight. He has to catch a ship the next day, so he wanted to rest well. As far as he knows, the ship will sell the tickets very early and leave shortly afterward. Although the tickets can also be ordered, you have to be a high-ranking person in the Alliance and have certain connections.

    Fortunately, Alex knows Professor W?lhder, who has promised to transfer the ticket today. He had the feeling that the Professor really appreciated him and was ready to help him a little now and then.

    Alex remembers from his conversations with Professor W?lhder that Professor was also a trainer who worked his way up from an ordinary family and was not born with a golden spoon. Maybe that was one of the reasons why he appreciated Alex so much.

    ...

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon entered the hotel room that Alex had booked and, as always, began to go into their usual routine.

    At this moment, Alex started thinking about the promise he had given Gardevoir when she was Ralts.

    Alex had not forgotten the promise to bring Gardevoir to her mother and knew that he could not dy it any longer. The ship would leave the next day, so he had to tell the truth to Gardevoir today.

    "Hmm, I think I should redeem my promised today and bring Gardevoir to her mother. After all, I promised it."

    Then he got a bit sad when he thought about the reaction of Gardevoir. He thought, "Should I dy it?"

    "Fck! It makes no sense to dy it further. Besides, I promised her. Now I can only hope that she takes it better than I imagined."

    Although he felt nothing for Gardevoir''s mother, he felt very reluctant about the grief that Gardevoir was about to experience.

    "It''s... really tough to be a father."

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon, especially Gardevoir, noticed that Alex''s mood was getting worse as he sat on the sofa thinking about something.

    Gardevoir, who could feel these feelings best, went near her father with a worried face.

    "Father, what''s going on? Why are you in such a bad mood all of a sudden?"

    Alex, who heard this, felt even worse as he said, "G-Gardevoir... It''s about the promise I gave you. I''m going to take you to your mother today."

    Gardevoir, who heard her father stutter for the first time, began to look very worried.

    Alex, who didn''t know what else to say, began to look wordlessly in the direction of the Gardevoir.

    Although Alex knew that he would make Gardevoir worried if he behaved like that, he just can''t hide his emotion from Gadevoir even if he wants to.

    This time he wished that the Gardevoir couldn''t sense his emotions.

    Alex looked at the nk looks of Crobat and Scizor and the curious looks of the other Pok¨¦mon.

    "We''ll all go there together."

    Inparison to the other Pok¨¦mon, Crobat and Scizor did not show a happy expression but a somber one instead.

    Gardevoir, who felt Alex, Crobat, and Scizor''s mood was getting more and more anxious, had a very uneasy feeling. Even though she sensed so, she didn''t want to start thinking about it.

    Alex called all of his Pok¨¦mon except Gardevoir back to his Pok¨¦balls and said solemnly, "Gardevoir, teleport us to Pewter City."

    "Father, it''s too far. I can''t teleport this far. I can teleport to Cdon City at most."

    Alex, who knew that Gardevoir''s range had increased significantly, thought that she could now teleport that far, but it looks like that is not the case.

    "Hmm, maybe only when she is on the Elite rank can she teleport all over Kanto," he thought.

    Alex thought for a few seconds and said, "Can you teleport to Cdon City first and then to Pewter City. This range should be ok."

    Gardevoir nodded and said, "Yes, that is possible. Although we have to wait a few minutes in Cdon City before I can teleport that far again."

    Alex, who heard that it only took a few minutes, showed no expression when he said, "Let''s go."

    ...

    After Alex and Gardevoir waited 10 minutes in Cdon City, they teleported to Pewter City.

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    Pewter City

    Alex, who was back in the city, couldn''t help but think back about his journey. After all, it had been only a few months since it started all here. ??

    Not even 4 months ago, Alex was a weak guy who was robbed by feeble third-ss criminals. However, now he is an Elite trainer with a high position in Team Rocket and has built his connections in the Alliance.

    Alex looked at the city for a few seconds before saying, "Gardevoir, follow me."

    Gardevoir nodded nervously and started following Alex.

    ...

    After several minutes, Alex and Gardevoir were in front of an entrance to the Viridian Forest.

    Although Alex couldn''t remember exactly where the grave is, he remembered the section of the forest. So it would be rtively easy to find.

    He also nned to see if that Gold Victreebel was still in the same section or somewhere else.

    Although it had been several months, it was not impossible that Victreebel had stayed in this section if it finds enough food there regrly.

    Alex got his other Pok¨¦mon out of their Pok¨¦balls and started walking through the forest with the help of the card he still had from that time.

    He wanted to go first to the area where he found the Victreebel and only then to Gardevoir''s mother''s grave. Alex had a feeling that after this visit, he wouldn''t feel like doing anything else today.

    Alex''s group, which is ridiculously strong for this forest, was not attacked by 1 Pok¨¦mon.

    Only a few aggressive or a group of arrogant Pok¨¦mon would attack Alex''s group. But when they saw that Alex''s group is so much stronger than they are and they are outnumbered too, they ran away without thinking twice.

    After one and half-hour, Alex came to the section where he found the Gold Victreebel. But so far, he couldn''t find anything that shows that it was nearby or hunting.

    "Hmm, I''ll look around for a few hours, and if I still can''t find anything, I''ll give up."

    Crobat, who heard this, had a confused expression when he said, "Are you sure you want to do this? Sounds like a waste of time to me."

    Alex showed an ironic expression when he said, "Oh, really good that I have such a powerful Pok¨¦mon that can look into the future. Why don''t you start the fortune-telling business?"

    Crobat, who heard it, showed an annoyed expression when he said, "Just because I said my opinion, you don''t have to answer so sarcastically. That is really unnecessary."

    Alex noticed that he was in a really bad mood today and that he was really a bit sensitive today. But couldn''t do anything about it. He also had the feeling that Crobat was a bit more unfriendly than usual.

    "Let''s go."

    ...

    Alex and his other Pok¨¦mon started to go through the section. But they didn''t catch anything in the 3 hours, and only more Bronze Pok¨¦mon appeared that Alex didn''t want to capture.

    "Ok, that was really a waste of time."

    Crobat snorted after ncing at Alex and said nothing more.

    Although he was right this time, he knew that a Gold Pok¨¦mon was really worth it to search through this section again, even if the chances to find it is very unlikely. Even with the probability of only 10%, if there is a chance to get several million Pok¨¦dors for only 3 hours of work, why not just do it.

    Even for Alex, who has a high ie, this is arge amount of money to obtain.

    Alex knew that he couldn''t drag this thing out any longer, so he and his Pok¨¦mon went to the section of Gardevoir''s grave.

    Gardevoir, who noticed that Alex, Crobat, and Scizor''s emotions got worse and worse, couldn''t help but get very nervous. She had a very uneasy feeling. She started fidgeting her fingers.

    After 10 minutes, Alex came in front of a t grassy area, where there was one beautiful stone. On this stone, there were words "A Good mother rests here," written.

    Gardevoir, who saw this grave, knew immediately to whom this grave belongs. She immediately fell to her knees and started crying like a little girl.

    She looked at Alex with a hopeful look. This look was "Please tell me it isn''t what I think it is" and seemed almost desperate to Alex.

    Alex, who already had teary eyes, couldn''t stop tearsing out as he shook his head with a mncholy expression. That was the first time he cried in this world, and he hopes it will be thest time.

    Gardevoir, who saw the sad face of Alex, started to cry even more and felt as her heart was gonna break.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon all got very sad seeing her cry. They all immediately went around Gardevoir to hug andfort her as best as they can.

    After several minutes, Gardevoir stopped crying and just looked towards the grave with a heavy expression.

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t help but ask, "Daughter, are you okay?"

    Gardevoir didn''t look at Alex and said sadly, "Father, isn''t this weird? Even though I''ve never met my mother, I feel these painful emotions when I see her tombstone."

    Alex sat down next to Gardevoir and gently said, "No, it''s not... Although it will probably make you even more down, I think I should tell you the story about your mother. Do you want to hear it?"

    Gardevoir, who heard that, nodded and said nothing.

    Alex, who half hoped that she didn''t ask, slowly said, "Huh, ok. I''ll tell you."

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    "One day, your father, Scizor (Scyther), and Crobat (Golbat) were walking through this forest when we suddenly came across a group of Pok¨¦mon surrounding a single Pok¨¦mon. This group included 8 Pinsir, and the one being surrounded was your mother."

    "Your mother was many times stronger than the group of Pinsir and normally would have defeated them with ease. But your mother, who was weakened by your birth, was not in a fighting condition and could not fight like always after the surprise attack she received." ??

    Gardevoir, who heard this, became a lot sadder and began to sob. She felt like her mother only died because she was born.

    Alex, who heard this, knew that he had hurt Gardevoir with it but knew better than to lie to Gardevoir. Above all, he hoped that the Gardevoir will think back to her mother positively and not as a painful reminder even if it hurts now.

    "Unfortunately, the Pinsir group badly damaged the egg and almost killed you. Your mother was so angry that she fought this group of Pinsir to death despite the injuries.

    "With the grave injury, she was on the verge of death, so she quickly defeated the 8 Pinsir with 1 hit. But in doing so, she overused her remaining vitality and increased her injuries."

    "At this point, I wanted to go to heal her and save her life. Even though she was grievously injured and in a critical situation, she could still have survived."

    Alex paused for a short while before continuing. "Although your mother must have sensed my intention, she used Healing Wish without hesitation of a second and entirely used her vitality. She put all her life energy into this 1 move to increase the chance of saving your life."

    "Your mother was willing to sacrifice herself for even the chance to save your life."

    Gardevoir, who heard this, began to weep as she looked at her mother''s tombstone. She didn''t understand why her mother would do such a stupid thing. She would like to say to her mother, "It''s not worth it." But unfortunately, she could only look at the tombstone.

    Gardevoir and Alex sat by the gravestone for almost an hour and started talking about several things.

    After the talk, even though Gardevoir''s face was still messed up, she had at least stopped crying.

    Gardevoir got up slowly and sadly began to walk away from the tombstone.

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t help but feel that he really didn''t solve this situation optimally. And that Gardevoir''s pain had increased because of his inability.

    He looked at Gardevoir with eyes full of guilty and said, "I''m sorry."

    With worn-out eyes from crying for a long time, Gardevoir looked at her father confused and asked, "Why are you apologizing?"

    Alex didn''t say anything for a few seconds when he finally said, "I know that I''m not a good father or person and actually not a good influence."

    "To be honest, I don''t understand why your mother didn''t teleport the egg to another location."

    Alex paused for a few seconds when he said, "Honestly, your dad is a really bad person."

    Gardevoir began to look at her father and said out loud, "What are you talking about? You are the best father I could wish for. If you dare to say something like that again, I''ll get mad."

    Alex slightly smiled as he said in a scornful tone, "I am greedy, arrogant, maniptive, and often apathetic. I have killed several people or got them killed. I even tortured Crobat at our first meeting so that he would listen to me. I see all living beings as useful objects and not as living beings, except for a couple of individuals."

    Alex paused and started tough mockingly, "Haha! Although I''m not a monster, I''m really not a good person."

    "Gardevoir, you are by far the nicest Pok¨¦mon or person I''ve seen and actually almostpletely unsuitable to me."

    "I know that a child sees his parents as..."

    Before Alex could say anything further, Gardevoir suddenly shouted.

    "I KNOW. I KNOW. So stop talking about it."

    Gardevoir looked at Alex with anger and began to speak too loudly, "Why do you have to say that. I''m already ignoring what you''re doing and not asking anything about it."

    "You are my father! And even if you are a monster, which you are not. if you think that you can get rid of me with such words, then you can forget it. I am your daughter, no matter what you say."

    Alex, who heard these words, didn''t know what to say for a moment.

    After a few seconds, he said, "I''m not trying to get rid of you. I really see you as my daughter, but I want you to understand what kind of person your father is."

    The tears she had stopped with so much effort started rolling again.

    She said with much effort, "I know my father. You are a much better person than you just said. I know that father is also very self-critical and judges himself worse than he really is."

    Although Alex thinks the Gardevoir is living in a fantasy world, he said nothing. He put an arm around Gardevoir''s shoulder and slowly walked in the direction of their family with her, who was starting to get worried.

    All of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon had gloomy expressions, and no one tried to say anything when they walked away together.

    Alex, who saw the sad faces of his family, said quietly, "Let''s go home."

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    Vermilion City.

    In a hotel, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were all silently training. ??

    After the visit to the grave of Gardevoir''s mother, the mood in the room really took a deep dive. Although everyone tries to stay positive, today wasn''t a day that it was possible.

    Alex felt the same and hoped that it will probably be better after a good night''s rest. A good night''s rest can change the atmosphere, hopefully for the better.

    After several hours, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon went to sleep unusually early. And the quiet night passed without any further anomaly.

    ...

    Alex, who was woken up early by his rm clock, looked around the hotel room.

    After not seeing any other Pok¨¦mon for a few seconds, he got up and walked towards the bathroom.

    When he turned on the shower, he thought about yesterday''s event but immediately suppressed his thoughts and began to think about other things.

    Alex recalled that he still has to test the move [Facade]. Yesterday, he actually wanted to do it, butter, he didn''t feel like doing it.

    He also knew that the ship would leave in three hours and that he didn''t have much time left.

    After Alex had a good shower, he thought that soon his Pok¨¦mon will start to wake up and start training.

    Alex went into the kitchen and started preparing breakfast for him and his Pok¨¦mon.

    Combusken, who had already half-forgotten what she saw yesterday, went to Gardevoir with a cheerful smile and started talking to her.

    Gardevoir, who was still sad, felt a bit better when she saw Combusken talking to her with such an innocent smile.

    Eevee, who saw this, also went to Gardevoir and talked about various little things with her.

    Crobat and Scizor started bickering with each other again as usual.

    Ditto and Bastiodon talked about various things with a slight smile. And the atmosphere in the room had already be better than yesterday.

    Seeing this improvement, Alex thought with a smile, "Although I can see that Gardevoir is still very down, it is at least not as gloomy as yesterday. Hopefully, she will soon get joyful again like usual and enjoy her life."

    After 30 minutes, Alex finished preparing breakfast and distributed it among the Pok¨¦mon.

    Although the mood at breakfast wasn''t bad, it was a bit reserved than usual and a bit weird.

    After breakfast, Alex & Co. went to the training room of the hotel, which he had rented for 2 hours.

    He even rented a measuring machine. This machine can measure the power of physical moves and disy it in a number. With this machine, you can gauge the strength of the move efficiently.

    Alex did not try to save money and borrowed the best and most stable measuring machine that the hotel owns.

    Although this machine can no longer withstand the damage after a certain limit, Pok¨¦mon under the Champion rank are not a problem as long as the attack is physical.

    Alex, who wanted to test the strength of the move [Facade], thought that the money for this machine was worth it if he can urately analyze [Facade].

    "Ok. Eevee, use Facade normally first."

    Eevee nodded and started preparing Facade. After a few seconds, she started running towards the machine while using Facade.

    {220} was disyed on the screen after Eevee hit the machine.

    "Crobat, use Toxic on Eevee."

    Eevee showed a calm expression when he heard this and got poisoned by Crobat without showing any change on her face.

    The poison from an Elite Poison-type Pok¨¦mon is no joke and very harmful to Pok¨¦mon below the Elite rank. But Eevee endured it with no problem.

    "Ok. Eevee, use Facade again."

    After a few seconds, Eevee started using the move Facade again.

    {345} was disyed on the screen after Eevee hit the machine

    Alex, who saw that the strength was not doubled, was not surprised. He already thought the Facade would only be good on the Expert rank like all other moves.

    He was even surprised that the number had increased so much.

    "Hmm, can it be that the amplification also depends on the strength of the status effect? Let''s test it just to be on the safe side."

    "Eevee, use Rest."

    After Eevee woke up, the test continued.

    Eevee hit the machine again after she was poisoned by Scizor. Alex saw the number {320} and showed a slight change of expression on his face.

    "Hmm... It really has something to do with that." thought Alex as he continued with the next test.

    This time Eevee was poisoned and paralyzed (Thunder Wave) when she used Facade against the machine.

    When the number {413} was disyed, Alex knew that the move Facade has really good potential.

    After half an hour, Alex got the following results.

    1: Eevee Normal: 220

    2: Eevee Poisoned (Crobat): 345

    3: Eevee Poisoned (Scizor): 320

    4: Eevee Poisoned & Paralyzed (Crobat & Scizor): 413

    5: Eevee Burned (Combusken): 310

    6: Eevee Burned (Gardevoir): 240

    7: Eevee Poisoned & Paralyzed & Burned (Crobat & Scizor & Gardevoir): 402

    8: Eevee Poisoned & Paralyzed & Burned (Crobat & Scizor & Combusken): 450

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    The result of the 8th test particrly impressed Alex very much.

    Unfortunately, the move Facade is not on the Expert rank and is, therefore, a good deal weaker than usual.

    Out of interest, he even let Crobat use the move Cross Poison against the machine once, and the result was surprising.

    {1220} was the number disyed when Crobat hit the machine.

    Alex, who saw this, knew that this number had more to do with the Elite level of Crobat, and it is not fair topare it to Eevee.

    Not to mention, Crobat had used the move on the Expert rank. This was like cheating against Eevee.

    "Hmm, no wonder that Elite Pok¨¦mon are so much prominent. Even their moves get such a spike in power."

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    Alex left the hotel early in the morning and made his way to the port of Vermilion City.

    After Alex had done all the tests he wanted to do, he realized that he hardly had any time left, and he better go to the port as soon as possible. ??

    ...

    After a few minutes, Alex reached the port of Vermillion City and saw his ship anchored there.

    Although this port is thergest port of Kanto, it is really nothingpared to the massive ports that Alex saw in his old world.

    There were only 1 or 2 ships using the port in a single day, so it is not really that big.

    Alex knew that not many people live in the Pok¨¦mon world and could understand that only such a small port is necessary for Kanto.

    Especially since this world has machines that can teleport objects and usually only transport cheap goods or people by ship.

    Most ships transport only people and not goods, which shows how unpopr this type of transport among thepanies.

    Alex looked around and immediately saw the big ship that looked luxurious and was guarded with 3 Elite Pok¨¦mon trainers in ck suits.

    Each of these trainers had 2 Elite Pok¨¦mon with them. Thus the ships were guarded by at least 6 Elite Pok¨¦mon. One of these Elite Pok¨¦mon was even at LV 52 and more than strong enough to defeat Alex''s entire team.

    Alex also saw a man in a fine suit standing with a list in front of the ship''s entrance. This man had a friendly smile stered on his face with the professional attitude oozing out of him like its second nature to him. He has a very handsome face with a sharp jawline.

    There were only 3 people waiting in line in front of the ship. But each of these three people had worn expensive & elegant clothes with a confident expression on their faces.

    When Alex looked at the ship, he saw all the other passengers wearing high-ss suits or an Alliance Pok¨¦mon trainer suit.

    These ships are really only for powerful and wealthy people.

    As Alex slowly approached the line, he saw a person who seemed familiar to him.

    She had worn a teal sundress with a bridal hem that reached to her knees and an orange puffy bow on her chest with a snow-white coat that reached her waist with sleeves that go over her elbows. She also had worn white sandals, which have two teal decorations.

    Although she was a very good-looking girl, she was still very young andcked the charm of adult women. Alex would estimate her age to be between 12 and 14 years.

    Alex thought for a few seconds and remembered where he had seen such a person.

    "Isn''t that Jasmine, the future Gym leader of Olivine City?"

    "Although she looks younger than in the games, her face is too simr that I can not be wrong. She shouldn''t be a Gym leader either. I guess that she won''t be a Gym leader until she gets older."

    Alex, who got in line behind Jasmine, looked forward inconspicuously to observe her more closely.

    After a few seconds of hesitation, Alex put up his trademark fake smile as he spoke like a true gentleman, "I''m sorry if I''m bothering you, but can I ask if you happen to be a trainer too?"

    Jasmine turned in surprise and saw a young (older than her) trainer address her.

    She looked at Alex with a collected expression and said mildly, "Ahh, yes. Can I help you?"

    Alex gave a fake smile and said with a respectful demeanor, "Ah, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. I''m Alex Stark and a Pok¨¦mon trainer who is also traveling on this ship in the direction of teport City."

    Jasmine gave a polite smile as she introduced herself as well.

    "Well, to return to the question. I''m looking for another Pok¨¦mon trainer for this 40-hour long journey who would be willing to do practice fights with me."

    Jasmine looked surprised when she said, "Really? Is it allowed to have Pok¨¦mon fights on the ship? I don''t want to break the rules."

    Alex saw her nervous expression and exined with a smile, "Don''t you know that there is a Pok¨¦mon arena on the ship where it is allowed to fight? This must be your first time that you travel on such an expensive ship."

    Jasmine gave a sheepish smile when she said, "Y-yes, this is really my first trip in such a luxury ship."

    "Hmm, you don''t seem toe from Kanto? How did you get to Kanto if this is your first time in such a ship?"

    Jasmine had an astonished expression when she asked, "How did you know that I''m not from Kanto? That can''t be from my looks, right?"

    Alex, who clearly can''t say that he knows her from the games, replied with a shy smile, "Although it may sound arrogant, I am rtively well known in Kanto. Especially among trainers around your age, so I already thought that you weren''t from Kanto."

    "Ohh! Really? You are famous?"

    "Only in Kanto though, and not really that famous. I only won the Kanto rookie tournament and am very well known by trainers around your age. By the way, how did you get to Kanto if you are sailing in such a ship for the first time?"

    "Ohh, I traveled to Kanto with an ordinary ship. The only reason why I am able to travel on ship like this is that my friend got me a ticket. She has often told me that it is safer on this ship than on ordinary ships and that it is not a problem for her to get a ticket for me."

    Alex said with a friendly face, "You really have a good friend who takes care of your well-being. You make me a little jealous. Hahaha!"

    Jasmine softly smiled as she said, "She really is a good friend and a very good person."

    "Ah, I almost forgot the main point of our talk. So, do you have time and interest to be my training partner?"

    Jasmine, who heard the invitation to a Pok¨¦mon fight, suddenly showed a confident expression when she said, "No problem, but I must tell you that even though I''m so young, I''m not a weak trainer. So don''t you dare underestimate me."

    Alex, who saw the most aggressive expression on Jasmine''s face till now, couldn''t help but show a surprised expression.

    He didn''t think that this young and polite girl had such an aggressive and confident side.

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    because in chapter 160 there is a bit of confusion, i exin it for people who do not understand exactly how the number came together.

    You could read it if you are interested.

    The first thing to understand is what the Burned does in the game.

    Burned Pok¨¦mon lose 1?8 of their maximum HP each turn and their physical Damage is decreased by 50%.

    Fire type Pok¨¦mon, those with the ability Water Veil or those behind a Substitute cannot be burned.

    These 50% are not taken over 1 to 1 by me but logically built into the world.

    Would it make sense that a level 100 Pokemon after being hit by a level 1 Pokemon''s Will-O-Wisp that all of its physical damage is halved?

    I do not think so.

    So in this story it depends on the level of the Pokemon (and on the level of the Pokemon it is used), type and the move mastery.

    This naturally applies to all status effects.

    It should often have been mentioned in the story so that I thought that people already knew, but if not, you now know.

    now wee to the content.

    7: Eevee Poisoned & Paralyzed & Burned (Crobat & Scizor & Gardevoir): 402

    8: Eevee Poisoned & Paralyzed & Burned (Crobat & Scizor & Combusken): 450

    many did not understand why this bonus is so weak.

    To understand it better, we would have to look at these two results again

    5: Eevee Burned (Combusken): 310

    6: Eevee Burned (Gardevoir): 240

    and

    2: Eevee Poisoned (Crobat): 345

    3: Eevee Poisoned (Scizor): 320

    As we can see on 2 & 3, eevee does more damage with fasade because the poisonedes from a poison-type Pokemon.

    But with 5 & 6 it''s exactly the other way around.

    Why is that the case?

    Gardevoir has a much higher level than Eevee so her Burned is much stronger than Combusken''s Burned .

    Although the facade bonus is now stronger because the effect is so strong, the effect of Gardevoir ''Burned is unfortunately too strong.

    Even the stronger facade cannot make up for the effect of Gardevoir ''Burned so that the damage suffers greatly.

    I can exin results in more detail but don''t want to bore you.

    But every number is well thought out so that you can try to find out the reasons even if it shouldn''t be that difficult.

    and yes i love to put so many thoughts into it.

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    Alex, who heard this, snarked internally, "Hah! Underestimating a future Gym leader? I''m not that crazy."

    He gave a sincere smile when he said, "That''s great. I''m quite fortunate to meet a strong trainer of my age group." ??

    Jasmine, who saw Alex believing in her statement and did not make fun of her, showed a genuine smile as she said, "Yes, I''m also happy to be able to fight the Kanto Rookie champion."

    When Alex wanted to continue talking, Jasmine''s turn to register came up and pointed his finger to the front where the man in a fine suit stood, waiting for Jasmine toe forward. He didn''t say anything and maintained a friendly and professional smile, and looked at Jasmine patiently.

    Jasmine politely thanked Alex and elegantly went to the man for registration.

    Alex, who saw this confident but elegant kind of Jasmine, could understand very well why she can be a Gym leader and famous Pok¨¦mon coordinator in the future.

    After not even a minute, Jasmine was done with the registration process and walked on the ship. After Jasmine reached the deck, she waited for Alex to arrive.

    Alex walked in front of the man and politely went along with the registration process. He had to give his ID card and ship ticket before he can get to the ship. They will also check the ID card''s information with their database.

    After Alex had confirmed his data, he also got on the deck.

    The cruise was humongous and had a lot of luxuries to enjoy on the trip. It had a Pok¨¦mon arena, casino, bar, bonito pool, shop, library, salon, grooming ce for Pok¨¦mon, massage parlor, writing room, ces to y some outdoor and indoor games, and even a small theater.

    Although the ship was very big, there were only around 200 passengers, which ensures that it will never be overcrowded and is only for the upper ss. This ship was really made only for the rich and powerful.

    Alex, who looked around the ship together with Jasmine, could not do help but admire it. It''s really a veryfortable way to travel.

    Jasmine and Alex separated to go to their own room after deciding to meetter at the Pok¨¦mon arena at the agreed time.

    ...

    The room of Alex, where he was going to stay for the trip, was big and had everything he could want. It had argefortable bed, furniture set in with the exquisite design, expensive paintings, a nice ocean view, balcony, lots of space, and lots of luxury objects (PC, TV, chair with massage function, etc) which can waste a lot of time. This room will give you satisfaction for the money you have spent (or would have spent if you hadn''t gotten it for free).

    Alex immediately started letting out all of his Pok¨¦mon in this big room and starting light training.

    Although you can''t really train much in this room, you can still do light training. Compared to the hotel that was built for Pok¨¦mon trainers, this one instead has the purpose of entertainment in mind.

    Although it bothered Alex a bit, he could not do any real training with his Pok¨¦mon for 1 and a half-day.

    Fortunately, there is a Pok¨¦mon arena where you can fight, or Alex would feel like he''s wasting time on the ship.

    Scizor, the training addict of Alex''s group, felt a bit ufortable on the ship. But he took it a bit better than Alex. He just felt bored and not really annoyed like Alex.

    Byparison, all the other Pok¨¦mon felt good to be able to take a break from training again. Although Alex gives his Pok¨¦mon free time of 1 or 2 days every month, it is too little for them. If Alex didn''t provide his Pok¨¦mon enough time every day to pursue their hobby, all of his Pok¨¦mon would start toin.

    Alex knew that too and was already trying to have the optimal bnce of training and rest. Although he knew that physically he could train his Pok¨¦mon for much longer, it is not optimal for their mind.

    He had read in a book that when Pok¨¦mon trains unmotivated, the effect of training drops, just like humans. That''s why he does not try to overwork his Pok¨¦mon. In addition, he always looks for new ways to make his training interesting.

    That was also a reason why he sometimes holds the Alex tournament to honor the training result.

    After 1 hour, it was time to meet Jasmine, so Alex left his room and leisurely stepped towards the Pok¨¦mon arena.

    Alex reached the Pok¨¦mon arena quickly without getting lost since he had remembered the way to the arena when he first looked around. There was a total of threerge fields for fighting, of which two fields were already upied.

    The 4 (two 1 v/s 1) Pok¨¦mon that Alex saw fighting were all over LV 40, and 2 Pok¨¦mon were even above LV 50. Although neither had that great talent, the 2 LV 50 Pok¨¦mon were Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon. The other two Pok¨¦mon were only Silver and Deep Silver, so Alex ignored them.

    Alex was sure that it would be extremely difficult for these Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon to reach a higher level because their potential will slow them down a lot.

    Because the Pok¨¦mon are already old and no longer have an evolution left, it is extremely tough to improve the potential with items. Which makes it difficult for these trainers to be more powerful.

    After Alex looked at the Pok¨¦mon''s info, he went to Jasmine, who was already waiting on the edge of the free area.

    "Sorry, I''mte. I hope you didn''t have to wait for long."

    Jasmine gave a polite smile when she said, "You don''t need to apologize. You are here 3 minutes before the agreed time."

    Alex and Jasmine did a bit of small talk, and they started to talk about how to fight each other.

    After both have agreed that it is only a practice fight and not about victory, they found a good way.

    Both will tell each other the Pok¨¦mon they own with their level, and then they will try to find good match pairs to find high-quality battles.

    Both agreed that it makes more sense to hold practice fights than to have Pok¨¦mon with different strengths fight each other.

    A battle with arge level difference is not useful to any party.

    Alex gave his list of Pok¨¦mon species and levels to Jasmine, and Jasmine did the same. (Crobat: 40, Scizor: 40, etc)

    List of Jasmine''s Pok¨¦mon:

    Magnemite: 30

    Maon: 30

    Skarmory: 34

    Steelix: 42

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    Jasmine, who saw Alex''s list of Pok¨¦mon, showed a slightly bewildered expression when she saw the levels of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon.

    In thest few years, Kanto is the region with the strongest Elite Four, even though it doesn''t have a Champion right now. And Jasmine was surprised that Alex was so weak as a Kanto rookie Champion. Even though he has 2 Elite Pok¨¦mon, both are only level 40, which was really disappointing. ??

    Alex, who saw Jasmine''s surprised expression with a slight disappointment, immediately understood what she was thinking and said with a smirk, "Disappointed that I am so weak?"

    Jasmine apologetically smiled when she said, "No, I''m sorry. I was just surprised that you could win the Kanto Rookie tournament with that level."

    Alex, who heard this, chuckled a little and said, "I''m much stronger now than I took part in the tournament. In the Kanto Rookie tournament, I defeated two trainers with Elite Pok¨¦mon without having one myself. To be honest, I am now many times stronger than before."

    Although Alex usually wouldn''t disclose the information before a fight, it didn''t matter during a practice fight since winning is not the goal this time.

    Jasmine was stunned this time when she heard this and started to ask how it happened.

    Alex slowly told everything that happened at the tournament and how he won.

    Jasmine had to reassess the strength of Alex after hearing this story. She suddenly felt that Alex is a verypetent and powerful rookie Champion.

    "Haha, Kanto is really to be envied. I wish that our region also had such strong trainers. Especially the situation of Elite Four is really a sad affair."

    Johto, who hasn''t had Bruno and Koga as an Elite Four yet, has actually weak Elite Four members. In addition, the Elite Four member Will is only 18 years old and not nearly as strong as many Elite Four members of other regions. Together with that, they do not have Lance as a Champion yet, so their region is weakpared to others right now.

    They only have 2 weak old Elite Four trainers who have Pok¨¦mon that are too old to exhibit their peak strength. Also, they have an old Champion who is weaker than some Elite Four trainers from other regions.

    Although not all trainers get weaker as they get old, most trainers and their Pok¨¦mon do.

    Probably only Dragon and Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon have a long enough lifespan to not be affected by age much.

    That is also the reason why trainers like Drake and Agatha do not lose strength with old Pok¨¦mon, but they rather get stronger instead. Although there are other types with long-lived Pok¨¦mon species, they are not as often present as these two Pok¨¦mon-types.

    All in all, Johto is the 2nd weakest region in terms of strength of Elite Four and Champion.

    Only the Unova region is weaker with its 4 old and weak Elite Four members. Although Alder is a strong Champion, he cannot pull along a whole region on his own.

    Unova is very weak right now, but Alex knows that soon a whole generation of strong Unova trainers will grow up and revive the region.

    Alex, who yed the games, knows that it''s only a matter of few years before Unova is swarmed by very talented trainers.

    Kanto, whose Elite Four member''s strength is currently at its peak, is the strongest region even without a Champion.

    Although Kanto does not have a Champion, Lance''s strength alone is strong enough to defeat almost all other Champions from different regions.

    But that''s not the impressive thing about the strength of Kanto, but the fact that despite being so strong, Lance is still not strong enough to be Champion of Kanto.

    To be Champion, Lance would have to defeat all other Elite Four members. But unfortunately, he cannot defeat Lorelei.

    Although the type advantage shouldn''t be such a critical factor influencing the result, Lorelei is only a bit weaker than Lance. And therefore, the type advantage is noticeable.

    Kanto, with its 3 very strong Elite Four members and a ridiculously strong Lance, is at the top even without the presence of the Champion.

    Alex, who also knows how strong Kanto''s Gym leaders are (Koga, Giovanni, Sabrina, etc.), knows that Kanto probably right now has the strongest trainers. Especially when you know that Professor Samuel Oak, the Ex-Champion, is still a very strong trainer and is even stronger than Lance in spite of retiring.

    Although Kanto is now incredibly strong, Alex knows that monsters like Steven and Cynthia will soon grow up as a trainer and strengthen their region.

    Alex stopped thinking about it and said, "Let''s not talk about this topic. We have nothing to do with it anyway. We are the future of our region in the end. Let''s talk about which Pok¨¦mon should fight each other."

    Jasmine nodded with a soft smile and said, "Yes, you are right."

    ...

    After a few minutes, Alex and Jasmine decided which Pok¨¦mon should fight one another.

    The first fight was Maon v/s Combusken.

    Although Jasmine suggested letting Magnemite fight against Combusken, Alex clearly told her that Combusken would easily win this fight even if she is 5 levels below.

    Alex remembers how Torchic easily defeated an Ariados who was 7 or 8 levels higher than her with two hits. When you consider that Combusken now has even better base values, Alex doesn''t think the Magnemite can survive even 1 [Overheat].

    Only Maon, with his own good attack value, has a chance of winning against Combusken.

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 Chapter 164 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 164 (Bonus )

    Alex and Jasmine stood at the opposite ends of the battlefield and almost simultaneously released their Pok¨¦mon.

    Maon and Combusken appeared on the battlefield almost simultaneously. ??

    Combusken appeared on the field with an excited expression. While she was waiting in the Pok¨¦ball, she heard that she was going to fight a strong opponent today and was very enthusiastic about it.

    Alex immediately looked at the info of Maon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Maon

    LV: 30

    Type: Electric / Steel

    Ability: Ma Pull

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Supersonic, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Ma Bomb, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Sonic Boom, Spark, Mirror Shot, Metal Sound, Electro Ball

    - (Innate Talent) Thunderbolt [E], (Innate Talent) Double Team, (Innate Talent) Protect

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Facade

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    Alex, looking at the information from Maon, realized that only 4 moves from Maon, in particr, are obstruction is winning this fight.

    [Thunderbolt], with the highest move mastery, would be Maon''s primary mode of attack.

    [Double Team], [Protect], and [Substitute] are the moves that may lead to the failure of [Overheat] and thus greatly reducing Combusken''s chance of winning.

    Although there are other moves that can be helpful to Maon, these 4 moves are the ones Alex needs to be most careful about.

    Fortunately, Jasmine does not know the Combusken has [Overheat] and that too on Expert rank. So the chance of a victory is very high if he somehow makes Maon use [Protect] once.

    Without [Protect], Maon has no other option to directly resist the strong move [Overheat].

    Alex pressed the start button of their field, and the invisible shields were set up so that no trainer or other objects can be hit and get hurt.

    This shield can endure attack under the Champion rank, which is more than enough for almost all trainers.

    "Are you ready?"

    "Yeah, we can start."

    "Ok, I''ll slowly count down from 3."

    "Alright."

    "Here we go... 3,2,1, START!"

    Alex and Jasmine both started giving their Pok¨¦monmands at the same time.

    "Combusken, use Sunny Day."

    "Maon, use Thunderbolt."

    After just a few seconds, both Pok¨¦mon unleashed their moves almost at the same time.

    As the environment slowly heated up, a lightning bolt suddenly appeared from the body of Maon, which struck Combusken.

    Combusken tried to dodge it but was still hit and sustained a rtively serious injury. ording to Alex, she only had around 60% HP left.

    Alex, seeing how much damage Combuken took, showed no concern as he said his followingmand.

    "Combusken, use methrower."

    Jasmine also gave her nextmand almost at the same time.

    She showed an aggressive expression when she said, "Don''t stop Maon. Use Thunderbolt again."

    Even though Maon started his move a littleter, he finished first and used [Thunderbolt] again.

    Combusken was hit again, and her condition was already very bad. ording to Alex''s estimation, another strong hit would make her unconscious.

    Jasmine, who saw this too, stopped showing an aggressive face and calmed down. After taking a rtively long breath, she said, "Maon, use Protect to block its next move and then use Thunderbolt to end this fight."

    Although she can use [Thunderbolt] right away, it''s a bit risky. Because if Combusken''s attack hits critically, she will lose the battle instantly because of it.

    Alex saw how Jasmine could be aggressive and calm & clever depending on the situation. He couldn''t help but be impressed by herposure during the fight. For her age, having such good control already is quite remarkable.

    Although it''s not Alex''s fighting style, he can''t im that it''s an inadequate fighting style.

    Combusken used methrower against Maon, who blocked it with [Protect].

    Alex gave a small smile when he said immediately after the attack,

    "Combusken, use Overheat and then Protect."

    Jasmine, who heard this, immediately showed a serious expression as she immediately said, "This is bad. But Maon, don''t worry and keep on using Thunderbolt."

    Both Pok¨¦mon had started preparing their move simultaneously, so the move mastery will decide which move will be finished quickly.

    Although Maon finished just at the same time as Combusken did, its attack was faster. Next second, a sh and a ze of fire appeared on the battlefield at almost the same time.

    [Thunderbolt] was very fast and didn''t give Combusken any time to use [Protect]. Combusken was hit and fell unconscious to the ground.

    Maon tried to dodge but also couldn''t quite make it and was hit by [Overheat]. Despite trying to remain conscious, he still passed out after a few seconds.

    [Overheat] on the Expert move plus [Sunny Day] on the Expert move from a Fire-type Pok¨¦mon against a Maon with a bad Sp. Def And HP dealt Maon ridiculously high damage.

    Maon, which was 5 levels higher than Combusken, was knocked out unconscious with only one hit.

    Alex, who saw how he made a small mistake, was rtively dissatisfied with the draw.

    He didn''t consider [Thunderbolt]''s fast speed and that it didn''t even take half a second to fly 20 meters.

    Although it is slower than actual lightning, it is still a very swift move.

    Alex suppressed his self-criticism and went to heal Combusken, who fought very well.

    Jasmine went to her Maon to heal it, but unlike Alex, she had a joyful expression on her face.

    She was really happy that she got to fight Alex, who was such an exceptional trainer at his age. She likes to fight strong trainers, especially when they are of the same generation.

    Alex healed his Pok¨¦mon and honestly told Combusken that it was his fault that he only got one draw.

    Combusken didn''t show the grateful expression that Alex had imagined, but a look like "Why are you saying something obvious?"

    Alex, who saw this, could only inwardly say to himself to control his emotions, "She is a child... She is a child... She is just a child..." and suppress his need to hit Combusken''s head.

    Jasmine said with a satisfied smile, "That was a good fight."

    Alex gave a fake smile when he said, "Yeah, that was a really good fight. With this, both of them have gained great experience."

    "Yep. Are you ready for the next fight?"

    "Ok, give me a minute, and we can start Bastiodon v/s Skarmory."

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    After a short break, Alex and Jasmine got their next Pok¨¦mon out on the field for the fight.

    Alex immediately looked at the info of Skarmory. ??

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    Pok¨¦mon: Skarmory

    LV: 34

    Type: Flying/Steel

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Peck, Sand Attack, Metal w, Air Cutter, Fury Attack, Feint, Swift, Spikes, Agility, Steel Wing

    - (Innate Talent) Taunt [E], (Innate Talent) Rock Slide, (Innate Talent) Sky Attack [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Roost, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Facade, (TM) Swords Dance, (TM) Fly, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Sandstorm

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    Although the Skarmory was not weak, it had no move that could deal hefty damage on Bastiodon. Only Skarmory''s Steel-type moves can inflict normal damage to Bastiodon, which greatly limits the ability of Skarmory to attack.

    Alex knew that he only had to watch out for a few tricky moves like [Swords Dance], [Roost], and [Taunt] in order not to lose this rtively easy fight.

    "Now then, you ready? 3,2,1, START!"

    Alex and Jasmine started giving theirmands at the same time.

    "Bastiodon, use Rock Polish."

    "Skarmory, use Taunt."

    As both Pok¨¦mon prepare their move, Alex showed a calm expression. He didn''t care whether Bastiodon prepared his move quickly because he knew that [Taunt] couldn''t interrupt [Rock Polish].

    He has tested the move [Taunt] a lot and read about it. Thus he understands how the move works.

    Alex knows that even though Skarmory''s [Taunt] is on the Expert rank, it can''t affect the Expert moves like [Rock Polish]. Only if Skarmory was at the same level or a higher level than Bastiodon, [Taunt] could also affect the Expert move of Bastiodon.

    Jasmine, who doesn''t know what moves Bastiodon has on the Expert rank, had a tensed expression. She hoped that [Rock Polish] was not an Expert rank move. Because this one movepensates for Skarmory''s speed advantage and will make the fight very difficult to win.

    Skarmory and Bastiodon both got finished at the same time and used their moves simultaneously.

    Jasmine showed a calm expression as she gave her nextmand.

    "Skarmory, use Swords Dance."

    Alex, who knew the fight was almost over, said without any hurry.

    "Bastiodon, use methrower."

    Jasmine gave a small smile when she saw Skarmory start preparing his move a bit quicker. She thought, "That''s good. As long as methrower doesn''t happen to be on the Expert rank, Skarmory will finish first and will have enough time to use Protect."

    Alex, who can only use almost attack moves, didn''t show a calm expression.

    Although Bastiodon doesn''t have a strong attack, the strength of an effective Expert move against a Pok¨¦mon with a mediocre Sp. Def and HP is strong enough to do a lot of damage.

    Although Bastiodon started a littleter; he finished first and projected a jet of mes in the direction of Skarmory, who was just preparing his move.

    Skarmory couldn''t avoid it and was hit by the mes. He made a painful expression when he was struck. Although he wasn''t seriously injured, he lost around 30% HP from that 1 hit.

    Alex, who saw that the amount of damage with satisfaction, said calmly, "Use methrower until you win."

    Although it is a simple and straightforward tactic, he had taken all possibilities into ount. He selected this as it was the easiest and safest path towards victory.

    Alex does not believe that Bastiodon can be knocked unconscious so quickly before using the [methrower] 3 times.

    Even if Skarmory has [Sword Dance] used once or twice, Alex believes that Bastiodon can take more than 7 hits from Skarmory. Although it is only his assessment, and it can be more or less, too.

    Jasmine knew she had probably lost but didn''t show a sign of giving up.

    She started to think about what options she still had left.

    "Hit and run? No, that''s useless. Bastiodon can increase his speed quickly. Spikes? Spikes is not bad but too slow to defeat Bastidon with it."

    After few seconds, she began to carry out her next n.

    "Skarmory, use Swords Dance again and then Steel Wing."

    Although it is not the best tactic, she has no other choice. Bastiodon, who has [Rock Polish] on the Expert rank, cannot be defeated by speed. So it makes no sense to use the move [Agility], and all other tactics are too slow.

    Bastiodon finished and used [methrower] again against Skarmory, who was preparing his move.

    Then he immediately started preparing subsequent [methrower].

    Skarmory endured the pain and started using the move [Swords Dance] after the preparation of almost 1 second. Then he started preparing [Steel Wing].

    Bastiodon had quickly prepared his move, and he used [methrower] again. Without wasting any more time, he used the prepared [methrower] on Skarmory''s Stell body.

    Skarmory, who was hit by methrower for the third time, showed a painful expression, and half of his body was fiery red. Although the Steel on his body did not melt, it showed an unhealthy color of red. And now, he had only around 10% HP left.

    Even though Skarmory was hit, he managed to finish the move using [Steel Wing]. Fortunately for him, Bastidon was only 5 meters away, so that he could use it immediately.

    Bastidon was hit by the move [Steel Wing] and had a small wound on the head. He only lost about 15% HP from this hit.

    Alex, who saw this, showed a surprised expression. A pleasant surprise.

    He didn''t expect that Bastidon would only take so little harm. Especially since Bastiodon has not buffed himself yet.

    Alex could only imagine if Bastiodon had used [Iron Defense] beforehand how little damage he would have taken.

    "Bastiodon is really a monster against Pok¨¦mon that can''t hit him effectively," thought Alex.

    Jasmine, who saw how little harm this attack did, said immediately, "We''re giving up. Your Bastidon is really too unfavorable an opponent for my Skarmory."

    Alex, who heard this, gave a polite smile when he said, "Yes, I can understand that. Bastiodon really is a natural enemy of your Pok¨¦mon. It doesn''t have a good counter move for my Bastiodon."

    "Well, it was still a good fight."

    "Yep, definitely."

    Jasmine again showed a confident expression when she said, "Let''s talk about the next fight. I think because you have two Elite Pok¨¦mon, you can choose which one this Pok¨¦mon should fight against my Steelix."

    Alex, who doesn''t think he''ll lose, said, "Ok, I''ll pick one at random. And since we are going to fight tomorrow too, it doesn''t matter whom I choose since it doesn''t make a difference anyway."

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    Alex suddenly had a good idea while thinking about which of his Pok¨¦mon should fight against Steelix. Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon also stood on the edge to watch this fight.

    He called out Crobat and Scizor from their Pokeballs and said, "We''ll decide the one who will be fighting through a little game." ??

    Crobat and Scizor looked at Alex confusedly when they heard these sketchy words.

    Alex started to smile when he said, "I''m going to think of a number from 1 to 10 in my head, and you have to guess which number I came up with. Whoever is close wins and can fight Steelix."

    Crobat looked with scornful eyes when he heard about this ''game''. He felt that his trainer really has no imagination and could onlye up with such stupid games.

    Scizor showed an indifferent expression in contrast to Crobat. He didn''t care what stupid game Alex came up with as long as he gets to fight.

    "Ok, both pick a number from 1 to 10."

    Scizor immediately stated the number ''5''.

    Crobat, who heard this, immediately showed dissatisfaction as he said, "Hey, why do you get to put a number first? I want the number 5. Why don''t you choose number 2 since you are also No.2."

    "Is that so? Then, you should choose the highest number 10, perfectly representing your bloated stomach and your weight, you fat bat!"

    Alex, who had no time to waste(?), stopped their bickering immediately before it could get worse.

    "Crobat, take another number and stopining."

    Crobat showed a displeased expression before saying, "6."

    Alex nodded and said the number he had imagined, "The number was 8, and Crobat wins with the number 6."

    Scizor looked annoyed when he said, "Why is that arrogant bat always so lucky?"

    Crobat showed a gleeful smile when he said, "This has nothing to do with luck. Instead, it''s all about ability. But I can understand that with yourck of talent, you haven''t been able to realize that."

    Scizor''s eyes twitched when he heard this. He said, irked, "Hmph! I''ll enjoy watching you lose this fight."

    Crobat smiled when he said, "You mean like in ourst fight where you lost to me, and you were bleeding on the floor after getting unconscious."

    Scizor immediately got mad when Crobat mentioned the fight. "Shut up! I only lost because you kept running away like a coward."

    "Haha, says the idiot who will do the same if he can win like that. Don''t you feel ashamed to show your double standards?"

    "Hey, fat bat! I advise you to shut up now, or else I will show you that yourst victory was only a fluke."

    Alex showed an annoyed expression when he said aloud, "Shut up, both of you! I don''t have time for your nonsense. Scizor, go where others are standing."

    Scizor showed an annoyed expression but did as Alex told him.

    Jasmine saw the Crobat was on the battlefield and pulled out her Steelix''s Pok¨¦ball and released him.

    Steelix, who was more than 10 meters long and with its head being more than 6 meters high, appeared in front of Alex. It had its head high as he looked down at the battlefield.

    Alex, who saw this giant Steelix, couldn''t help but feel a little bit intimidated.

    The field is a bit smaller than at the Kanto rookie tournament, so the Steelix looks even bigger and more intimidating than it should.

    While the giant size of Steelix still allows Crobat to use hit and run tactic, it is not very effective. Fortunately, Steelix is a slow Pok¨¦mon, so this tactic is still very effective against him.

    Alex immediately started looking at the information of Steelix.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Steelix

    LV: 42

    Type: Steel/Ground

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Bind, Fire Fang, Harden, Ice Fang, Mud Sport, Tackle, Thunder Fang, Screech, Rock Throw, Rage, Rock Tomb, Sandstorm, m, Rock Polish, Dragon Breath, Iron Tail

    - (Innate Talent) Crunch [E], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Earthquake [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Gyro Ball, (TM) Stone Edge, (TM) Dark Pulse, (TM) Substitute

    --------------------------------

    Alex, who read the information, had to change his opinion a little bit. He couldn''t help but think that this will be a very challenging fight.

    First, Crobat cannot use many of his best moves, and he also has a level and type disadvantage.

    Moves like [Cross Poison], [Toxic], [Sludge Bomb], [Taunt] arepletely useless. And moves like [Fly], [Swift], [Facade] are severely weakened.

    Especially the fact that Crobat cannot use the move [Taunt] to prevent Steelix from making himself fast with [Rock Polish] is very annoying for Alex.

    Crobat actually only has 1 good move that can win him the fight, and this it is none other than his good old pal, [Shadow Ball].

    [Shadow Ball] does not hit Steelix effectively. But since it is an Expert rank move that does Special damage, Steelix with his weak Sp. Def will suffer a lot of damage.

    Unfortunately, this fight is still unfair on paper for Crobat, who was heavily countered.

    Alex thought about a tactic he just came up with to increase Crobat''s chance. Although these tactics weren''t very well thought out with various options, Alex didn''t have enough time to strategize a better tactic.

    But even with this disadvantage, Alex was quite confident for his victory.

    "Hmm, as long as Jasmine doesn''t pull up a surprise tactic, this should be a sure win." Thought Alex as he considered his tactics.

    "If I had more time, I could probablye up with a better n. Well, it doesn''t matter anymore."

    He also didn''t really care because it''s not about anything. "In the end, it''s just a practice fight. Let''s see what happens."

    Crobat and Steelix were getting ready to fight in the arena when Alex pressed the ''shield'' button.

    "3,2,1, Let''s Go."

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    After the start signal, Alex and Jasmine started giving out their orders at the same time.

    "Crobat, use Shadow Ball while maintaining a distance of 40 meters from Steelix." ??

    "Steelix, use Sandstorm."

    Although most Pok¨¦mon can dodge an attack from Crobat over 40 meters, Steelix was an exception due to his towering height and sluggish speed.

    And Crobat, who was 40 meters away from Steelix, could easily dodge all of Steelix''s attacks. Thus, thisbat range was optimal for Crobat.

    Crobat finished first and sent a purple-ck ball in the direction of Steelix, who was still preparing his move.

    Steelix couldn''t evade and was hit by Crobat. Even though he was hit, it didn''t look like it did much harm. Alex would estimate around 10-15% HP was lost.

    When Alex saw how Crobat''s best move only did so little harm, he couldn''t help but be happy that he didn''t use a physical attack.

    If that were a physical move, Alex thinks it would have done less than 5% damage. Internally, he was really d that Crobat can use [Shadow Ball], along with it being on the Expert rank.

    "Crobat, keep on sting Shadow Ball."

    Steelix, who had prepared his move, covered the whole battlefield with a stream of sand.

    Jasmine hadn''t trained [Sandstrom] like Alex did to make it as dense as possible. And Steelix did not use a move to generate dust, so Alex could still see everything on the battlefield.

    Although the Sandstrom would do a bit of damage, Alex wasn''t worried about a non-Expert rank [Sandstorm]''s damage.

    "Steelix, use Rock Polish 3 times."

    Alex, who heard this, couldn''t help but think it was a risky move.

    Crobat and Steelix were only givenmand for 1 move, so the same moves were used for a short period of time.

    After a few seconds, Steelix was able to sessfully use [Rock Polish] 3 times.

    And since the [Shadow Ball] is on Expert rank, it is naturally faster than a non-Expert move. So Crobat was able to use the Shadow Ball 4 times in the same period Steelix used his move 3 times.

    Steelix with 3x [Rock Polish] was now many times faster than before, though still a bit slower than Crobat.

    Although Steelix was a bit slower, he could still hit Crobat on the battlefield.

    In order for Crobat to be able to sessfully use the hit-and-run tactic, he has to be much faster than the opponent since the border limits the area and will obstruct him if he doesn''t fly away fast enough.

    Alex remembered his childhood when he used to y catch. Even if Steelix is slightly slower, it is easy for him to intercept Crobat in this limited area.

    For example, you y catch in a 10x10 meter space. Even if the person running away is a bit faster than the catcher, the catcher can still easily catch the person since the runner will have restricted ces to run. The catcher has to be a good deal slower than the person running away for him to not being able to catch up.

    Jasmine knows that too but chose not to chase after Crobat right away. She gave her nextmand, "Steelix, use Rest."

    Alex, who saw Steelix start preparing this [Rest], said with a winning smile, "Crobat, fly in front of Steelix and keep on using Shadow Ball."

    Jasmine was confused when she heard this.

    If Steelix uses [Rest] & [Sleep Talk], Steelix can use a random move. So it''s disadvantageous for Crobat to be in close range of Steelix as he could get hit by melee moves of Steelix.

    Crobat started using Shadow Ball and hovered in front of Steelix, waiting for Alex''s next order.

    Steelix, who had already received 7 [Shadow Ball], had wounds all over his body. It looked like he didn''t have much HP left.

    Steelix was done with his preparation and immediately used [Rest].

    His body fell asleep on the floor, and after only 1 second, all injuries on his body were almost gone.

    Alex, who saw how powerful the healing power of [Rest] was, wasn''t even a bit surprised.

    He knows from practice he did with Eevee and books he has read how powerful the move [Rest] is. But it is not without any cons.

    [Rest] that is not on the Expert rank will make the Pok¨¦mon sleep for a very long time. If you are unlucky, you may get attacked 10 times by your opponent before you wake up.

    Alex smiled when he said.

    "Crobat, use Haze."

    Although [Haze] cannot remove all of the reinforcements, it can remove most of them.

    Jasmine, who heard this, showed a grave expression but didn''t know what to do now.

    Before the fight, she had the feeling that she would win easily. But now, she noticed how Alex totally led her by the nose in this fight.

    Her whole strategy was interpreted entirely by her opponent andpletely countered without giving her any chance.

    Jasmine thought for a moment, but she couldn''t think of anything in this short time, so she helplessly said, "Steelix, use Sleep Talk."

    Crobat, who started earlier, used [Haze] and lightly hit Steelix, who was currently sleeping on the floor.

    "Crobat, use Shadow Ball while keeping a 40-meter distance."

    Jasmine, hearing this, knew she was in a very bad position. She could only hope that Steelix would wake up soon before getting defeated by Crobat, which was really unlikely.

    If she had known this beforehand, she would have preferred using [Stone Edge], which has arge attack area.

    Although Crobat could dodge most attacks due to 40 meters gap, it wouldn''t be impossible to hit Crobat often and fast enough for Steelix to win.

    But this method is very dependent on luck and only be sessful if the Goddess of Luck gives her a blessing.

    Jasmine wasn''t ready to use a tactic that only had a 25% chance of sess in a fight where she thought she had the upper hand.

    After Steelix woke up, he only had around 20% HP left. Even though Steelix woke up, he was too far and too slow to hit Crobat.

    Jasmine had no other choice but to use the [Rest] again and hope that Steelix would wake up earlier.

    Unfortunately, that didn''t happen. You know, the Murphy''sw...

    ...

    Steelix and Crobat fought for another 40 seconds before Steelix lost unconsciousness.

    When Alex looked at the unconscious Steelix on the floor, he couldn''t help but think, "Hmm, easier than expected."

    "But if Rest had been on the Expert rank, this fight would have be more difficult. Not that it''s important."

    Crobat, who didn''t have a wound on his body, showed an arrogant expression as he looked in the direction of Scizor.

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t help but think, "Crobat, If I were the trainer of Steelix, I would have beaten you with as much difficulty as snatching candy from a kid. Welp, it doesn''t actually matter."

    Although Alex thought that he had gotten a bit arrogant, he really had some good ideas to use Steelix''s moveset and strengths optimally.

    Jasmine, who saw her mighty Steelix unconscious, couldn''t help but think, "H- How did this happen? I''ve never been so badly defeated by Pok¨¦mon on almost the same level, not to mention even lower level. Steelix is so strong, and yet he easily lost because of my ipetence."

    After a few seconds of grief, she gave a long sigh and thought, "I need to be a better trainer."

    When she had this thought, she couldn''t help but look in the direction of Alex.

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    Jasmine healed Steelix and then went to Alex. She said with a restrained smile, "Good fight, Alex. I learned a lot from this fight."

    Alex gave a ''friendly'' smile when he said, "Yeah, this was really a good fight. I''m d you can see the oue of the fight in a positive light." ??

    Jasmine''s smile became slightly bitter.

    "I''m actually still a little bit shocked. I knew my tactics skills were bad, but I didn''t think that tactics could make such a big difference."

    "Hmm, that depends. Sometimes making various decisions can be easier because of the tactics you have chosen. If your opponent doesn''t have the correct counter for your tactics, he will only be walking towards his own defeat. I can tell you in more detail about it if you are interested."

    Jasmine''s face immediately became bright when she heard that. She said excitedly, "Really?? That would be really great!!!"

    Alex slowly began to teach Jasmine the basics of using and learning tactics.

    Though it doesn''t give him any immediate advantages, Alex thinks that this action willter help him a lot. Giving a favor to a Gym leader and building a positive rtionship can only be a great benefit. Although Alex doesn''t need this desperately because he already has a good rtionship with Steven, it''s not bad to build more rtionships with a more powerful person.

    Alex told her the most essential basics to make an effective and suitable tactic for her Pok¨¦mon. He also exins to her that it is important to always have ns B & C ready. There were lots of things to consider. Alex felt that he could talk about it for hours. But because of the time constraint, he only taught basics.

    Jasmine, who had heard so much unique knowledge from Alex for 30 minutes, now had a look full of respect towards Alex.

    "I can now understand how you defeated two Elite trainers without an Elite Pok¨¦mon. I learned a lot from you today. Thank you very much, Alex."

    Alex showed his trademark fake smile as he said, "No problem. We''re half friends already. Haha!"

    Jasmine nodded sincerely and thanked Alex again. Afterward, she asked if Alex has time for more fights tomorrow.

    Alex nodded and realized that it was time for his Pok¨¦mon to eat.

    He and Jasmine separated for today and went to their own rooms.

    After entering the room, Alex started preparing food for his Pok¨¦mon while thinking about the practice fights. To be honest, he was a bit disappointed that Jasmine was so clumsy. But he knew that she will be a really strong trainer in the future. Not to mention, she is 3 years younger than him, so it is understandable.

    The fact that she is an Elite trainer at this age is already a very remarkable feat. She is younger than Misty and still only a little weaker than her, which really shows her potential.

    Especially her Steelix is an extremely powerful Pok¨¦mon if used correctly.

    ...

    During the ride, Alex and Jasmine trained together again and let their Pok¨¦monpete against each other.

    There fought many battles, but Alex won almost all of them.

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    All the fights:

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    Magnemite v/s Combusken: Jasmine wanted Magnemite to fight Combuken at least once. Because Combusken is too strong, Alex suggested that Combusken couldn''t use a Fire-Type move in this fight. Because of this condition, it was a very close fight.

    In the end, Combusken was able to just win by using the double kick, even though she was knocked almost unconscious.

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    Maon v/s Eevee: This fight was rtively equal. Eevee appeared stronger than Maon, but because of her bad HP and Sp. Def, it was a very close fight. Especially because Eevee has no attack move on the Expert rank while Maon has [Thunderbolt] on the Expert rank.

    In the end, Maon was able to win when Eevee was paralyzed and too slow to reach Maon. She used [Rest], but because it''s not on the Expert rank, she couldn''t wake up early and was defeated.

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    Skarmory v/s Ditto: This fight was decided rtively quickly for Ditto, who easily won thanks to Alex''s tactics and its level difference. Even though Ditto transformed into Skarmory and had no Expert rank moves, it still won rtively easily.

    After Ditto used [Taunt], Skarmory could only use the utility move [Taunt], that is on the Expert rank, and no longer use the important moves like [Swords Dance], [Roost], etc.

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    Steelix v/s: Scizor: This fight was very bnced because Jasmine used tactics better this time and didn''t fall into Alex''s traps so easily. Although Alex still had a tactical advantage, he didn''t try his best and gave Jasmine a chance to win this fight.

    In the end, Scizor was able to win this tough fight. [Brick Break] and [Roost] on the Expert rank made it possible for Scizor to narrowly snatch this victory. Also, using [Leer] at the beginning helped Scizor well in this fight.

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    40 hourster, in the teport City harbor, the ship had finally arrived.

    Alex saw that he was finally in teport City and couldn''t help but show a relieved smile. He looked at Jasmine, who was standing next to him, and said, "After a 2-hour of dy, we are finally here."

    Jasmine, who was a bit unhappy with Alex, smiled and said, "You are right. The dy was really a bit annoying."

    "Ah, don''t tell me that we haven''t even exchanged our contacts yet. Wait, I''ll give you my number."

    Alex and Jasmine exchanged numbers and then went their separate ways.

    Jasmine, who had just entered the city, received a sudden call.

    She looked at the number, and her lips turned into a huge smile when she saw the number. Jasmine took the call and said, "Janine, it''s good that you called. I just met a really nice person. Really..."

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    Alex, who was slowly strolling through the town of teport City, suddenly noticed that he had received a message from Maria.

    Maria sent a short and straight message. ??

    {Alex, if you see this, call me immediately.}

    Alex suddenly gained a small smile and started dialing Maria''s number.

    After a few seconds, the call was connected, and Alex said, "Hey, Maria. You won''t believe who I was talking to just a while ago."

    "Hm, what are you talking about?"

    "I just met a really beautiful girl who looked at me with such respectful eyes. Compared to a certain other girl, I felt really valued"

    Maria, who heard this, said coldly, "Oh, is that so? If that''s what you think, then you should stay with that girl."

    Then without giving Alex a chance, she immediately hung up.

    Alex, who was ready to say that this was a joke, heard maria end this call. "She should know me well enough to know that this is a joke. Fck, why are women so unpredictable?"

    He quickly wrote a message that it was just a joke and called her.

    Maria, who knew that Alex was just making a joke, looked at her cell phone with a smirk.

    After reading Alex''s message, she smiled a little when she thought, "As a little punishment, I should let him suffer a little longer."

    Alex, who saw Maria ignoring his call, started to get a little bit tensed.

    "She wouldn''t have blocked me, right?"

    Alex started calling her again.

    Maria heard it, but she hung up again. She felt that Alex hadn''t endured enough punishment yet. She will forgive him if he keeps on trying few more times.

    Alex, who didn''t hear an answer again, showed a nervous expression when he thought, "kk!! What''s going on here?"

    After taking a few quiet breaths, Alex calmed down a bit and began to think about it, "Her mood must have been bad. I should probably let her calmed down for a minute and then call her again."

    Maria, who expected Alex to call again, showed an annoyed expression when she noticed that Alex wasn''t calling her anymore.

    "Why did he give up so quickly? Unbelievable! Damn him!"

    Maria got angry and thought about calling him and telling him that a man shouldn''t act like that.

    "Wait, why should I call this bastard? He is the one to me and should take responsibility."

    Maria, who had started treating Alex more than a friend, subconsciously had high demands from Alex.

    She felt that if Alex really loved her as he said, he shouldn''t give up so easily.

    Maria, whose mood was getting worse every passing second Alex didn''t call her, noticed that she really cares about Alex''s attitude towards her.

    "He''s just a pervert who is slightly good-looking and has a little bit of strength. There is no logical reason to like such a bastard. He''s not half as good as he thinks. Not to mention how trash his jokes are..."

    "Hmm, I''ll tell him that when he call-..."

    Maria''s eyes briefly showed a sad expression but only for 1 second before she suppressed it.

    When Maria wanted to call Alex after 20 seconds, she suddenly saw Alex''s call.

    She grinned a little bit unknowingly as she thought, "Hmph, about damn time. I''ll have to tell him a thing or two for his cheekiness."

    Alex, who was looking at his TRH device, suddenly saw Maria ept the call.

    He was relieved and happy as he immediately started speaking, "Maria, that was just a joke. A thoughtless joke. I''m sorry if that hurt your feelings."

    Alex, who had never apologized in his old rtionships, suddenly doesn''t feel that saying sorry is a big deal. If he really hurt Maria''s feelings due to that joke, he should just apologize.

    Holding her TRH device in her hand, Maria was happy inside but said coldly, "Hmph, you think my feelings would get hurt because of your lousy joke? Quite an ego you have."

    Alex, who heard these sharp words, felt that maria was really angry. Normally, she would bring up a joke like, "Those who live in ss houses should not throw stones." But he did not want to worsen Maria''s mood right now. He will continue to joke but not criticize Maria indirectly with it. At least not today.

    He knows from experience that there are days when women can be easily annoyed. Though he never paid attention to anything before and always said and did whatever he wanted.

    Alex didn''t love his old girlfriends, so it didn''t matter if they were in a bad mood. As long as they fulfill their purpose, nothing else mattered. He knew that his girlfriends liked or even loved him, but that didn''t matter to him. In fact, it annoyed him a bit that they couldn''t see what kind of person he was.

    Maria''s cold and arrogant personality has a great attraction to Alex, who is also very arrogant and indifferent. Alex felt this kind of charisma from Maria that somehow strongly impressed him.

    He would say that she fulfills Alex''s expectations on point.

    That cold eyes, the self-confident attitude, the calcted behavior, and a dreamy body with a perfect figure and a wless face.

    Alexughed when he said, "Oh, really? Haha!"

    Maria''s smile widened a bit when she heard Alex''s childishugh but said sternly, "Alex, can you even be serious for 1 minute? I wanted to talk to you about something, and you don''t do anything but nonsense. Are you a man or a child?"

    "To be honest, Maria, I don''t want to change how I act in front of you and my family. I can get serious when required, as you know. But when we just talk like that, I want to stay genuine like this."

    After a few seconds, he continued, "Besides, if you want, I can show you whether or not I''m a man."

    "Are you done, ''Big Man''? It is unbelievable that you have such a side to you. When I talked to Lars and Brand about you, they talk about emotionless you can be."

    Although Maria said it with a vague tone, she was really d that Alex showed her this side. She also tries to be less cold to Alex, even though it was difficult for her.

    Alex, who can''t see Maria''s face, got the feeling that Maria was a little happier now than before. At least he hoped. "It''s really easier to read her when I can look at her face."

    Alex started to say in a sincere voice, "Maria, I''ve only shown this side of myself to my family and you so far. You should understand what that means."

    Maria didn''t say anything for a few seconds until she said in an almost inaudible voice, "I know. I like this side of you."

    Alex, who heard this almost whispered answer, couldn''t believe Maria just said that for a moment. His face immediately brightened up as he happily continued his stroll through the town while holding the TRH device.

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    Alex hung up after 5 minutes of talk with a pleasant smile on his face. He felt today, in particr, was a really good day.

    After he stepped into an abandoned alley, he took Ditto out of the Pok¨¦ball and wore it as a mask. ??

    Since he''s already in teport City, he should not miss the chance to go to the ck market to buy and sell all the Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    Although there is a chance that someone will find that the sales figures rose sharply for a day, it will only be considered an unusual day. No one will think much about it.

    If something little strange happens once, everyone will turn a blind eye. Only when it happens several times in a row will people start to question.

    Since Alex was not gonna stay in this city and sell Pok¨¦mon for one day, he doesn''t have to be extremely careful. But he still changed his clothes and face. Better safe than sorry.

    He opened his TRH device and looked for the entrance of the ck market in teport City.

    ...

    3 hourster, Alex left the city with the money he had earned in thest 3 hours.

    He found 16 Silver Pok¨¦mon in the whole of ck Market and sold them for 728,000 Pok¨¦dors. Unfortunately, he can''t do this too often in a city, or he would have been pretty rich by now.

    Alex saw that he earned more than half a million within 3 hours and already had an idea of how he can make full use of this opportunity.

    While he is staying in the Hoenn region, he will visit every big city and do the same thing he just did now. Alex didn''t n to stay long in Hoenn anyway, and this method highly profitable.

    Currently, his bnce is:

    158,000 TR Points

    760.010 Pok¨¦dors (a little less due to daily expenses)

    Alex didn''t intend to stay long in Hoenn anyway, so he ought to make the best use out of this trip.

    To be honest, Alex was still hoping to find a Gold Pok¨¦mon to make some real money. He has seen several thousands of Pok¨¦mon''s info in ck markets and only found 2 Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    Even with his cheat, finding Gold Pok¨¦mon is ridiculously rare and can be found only with luck.

    Alex thought for a moment and started typing a message to Steven that he will be in Rustboro City in three days.

    He nned to fly to every big city with the help of Crobat for three days to buy and sell Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    With Crobat''s speed, he can reach every moderatelyrge city quickly and safely.

    The Hoenn rookie tournament, in which Steven is participating, will only start in 49 days. So Alex can take a little time to do his own thing before meeting Steven.

    Alex didn''t think much longer and made a way with the help of a map, so he can reach all the big cities as quickly as possible.

    17 Big cities are Alex''s destination for 3 days, with Rustboro city being thest one. Although there are still small towns, not many Pok¨¦mon are sold on their ck markets, so it is probably not worth it.

    He was excited about what he would find and how much money he would make.

    ...

    Three dayster, in Rustboro City.

    Alex, flying on Crobat, got on the ground as soon as Crobatnded with a faint grin on his face indicating how sessful his n had been.

    These three days were pretty exhausting for Alex, who never had time to sleep for a long time. He also looked at more than 3000 Pok¨¦mon''s info. This process was very tedious, but it reminded Alex of opening loot boxes a bit. Any Pok¨¦mon could be a big win, so Alex was never really bored.

    He bought 256 Pok¨¦mon during this time and sold 255 of them.

    The 255 Silver Pok¨¦mon Alex sold were traded for many different prices. And he made 14,025,000 Pok¨¦dors in total at the end of these 3 days.

    It''s really a shame that he can''t do that often to get rich quickly. Fortunately, Alex had already thought of a better way to get enough money quickly without any risks. Although this method needs a ce where Alex can stay for longer. That''s why he can''t just use it yet.

    He also found a Gold Pok¨¦mon, which he had not sold yet.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Spinda

    LV: 30

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Own Tempo

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Copycat, Feint Attack, Psybeam, Hypnosis, Dizzy Punch, Sucker Punch

    - (Innate Talent) Dream Eater, (Innate Talent) Rain Dance, (Innate Talent) Rock Tomb [E]

    ----------------------

    Unfortunately, it was the worst Gold Pok¨¦mon that Alex had ever seen. Although there are no useless Pok¨¦mon, it is best to find Pok¨¦mon that requires less effort to make them strong.

    Above all, the fact that his 3 Innate Talent moves are not particrly suitable for the Pok¨¦mon made it a bad Gold Pok¨¦mon. In addition, without further evolution, it is difficult to increase one''s potential.

    Alex can obviously make this Pok¨¦mon stronger. But he does not want to spend efforts on a mediocre Pok¨¦mon with whom he has no emotional attachment.

    Ditto, for example, has a lot worse potential than these Pok¨¦mon. But because Alex has an emotional bond with Ditto, he is willing to spend more money on Ditto than it actually is worth. Apart from that, Ditto has many other advantages that other Pok¨¦mon don''t.

    Alex could also get a Bronze Pok¨¦mon to Gold with enough time and money, but why should he do that. It''spletely inefficient, and he would only do that for Pok¨¦mon he likes.

    He now has a much greater expectation from Pok¨¦mon that he will be including in his family.

    Although this Gold Pok¨¦mon is not really strong, every Gold Pok¨¦mon has a market. He should also be able to get around 5 million for this Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex doesn''t need money, but items that can improve the potential of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex called Lisa to ask if she has any items that she wants to exchange for a Gold Pok¨¦mon. Thest trade had been very sessful and beneficial for Alex. He was also very satisfied with the item that Lisa offered him. So he spoke to her again.

    Lisa, who heard how Alex has a Pok¨¦mon S-Talent again, was less enthusiasticpared tost time. As an executive, she found that getting Gold Pok¨¦mon is a lot less difficult than before. They now put more emphasis on the quality of the Gold Pok¨¦mon than before.

    Alex, who heard her tone, understood that Lisa has been an executive for several months and has already enjoyed many advantages from this position. So her interest level is lower than thest time.

    Even though Lisa didn''t want this Pok¨¦mon for herself, she still wanted to buy it for one of her subordinates.

    Although Alex is also a subordinate, she quickly noticed that she could not hold Alex. So she knew that he is her subordinate only for a short period.

    Lars, who has good but not revealed potential, is a better subordinate for Lisa. Even if Alex got her reward from Giovanni, he wouldn''t be her subordinate in the future.

    "I recently found an item that I haven''t used for. It''s an item that is probably very valuable for your Ditto."

    "Executive Lisa, can you please exin it to me in more detail."

    "Ohh! Someone impatient, Fu Fu Fu~."

    "..."

    "Tsk! As I was saying, It''s the [Heart] of a Champion level Ursaring with the talent of S-Rank. A very rare item with its value being around 5 million at least."

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    Alex and Lisa negotiated for a few minutes before they finally came to an agreement.

    Although Alex still had to pay a million on top, he was getting the valuable item in exchange for a bad Gold Pok¨¦mon, so he wasn''t one toin. ??

    He really wanted to have this item and not wait before such an item appears again.

    Alex has enough money, but not items that increase the potential, so he was willing to pay a little more to get this item safely.

    The next big auction will only take ce after 6 months, so of course, he isn''t going to save the money he currently has for that. He will earn more money at that time.

    He has more than 100 good ideas for making easy money but not many ways to find valuable items.

    Alex found a quiet ce and initiated the trade with Lisa.

    Ditto, who was on Alex''s face, couldn''t help but jump down when it saw the box that just appeared on Alex''s hand.

    Alex gave a smile and said, "Here, take it, Ditto. It''s for you. Try to absorb as much energy as possible from it."

    Ditto immediately started to absorb the [Heart] excitedly and noticed a sudden change in its body.

    After 1 minute, Ditto had absorbed the [Heart] with excitement, and Alex looked at the information of Ditto.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 38

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

    -----------------------

    Alex was not even a bit surprised that this rare and expensive item increased Ditto''s potential. He was also sure that Ditto''s was near the peak of Deep Silver and wouldn''t need much to get to Shallow Gold.

    He had the feeling that if Ditto had another item to absorb for the next day, it would probably get the Shallow Gold rank.

    But that was if he could buy another item from Lisa. Unfortunately, these items are not only expensive but also so rare that they are hardly in stock.

    It has a lot to do with luck that Alex hade across such a good item that someone was willing to sell.

    He looked back at Team Rocket''s shop but couldn''t find anything he needed.

    Most of the items are good, but none of these items were wanted by Alex at all.

    It makes no sense to give his Pok¨¦mon an item from a Pok¨¦mon that has an inferior potential and does not have a very high level. It will hardly help and permanently reduce the effect of items that his Pok¨¦mon will take in the future.

    After looking at the shop for a long time, he made his way to Steven''s vi, whose address had been sent to him.

    ...

    After 15 minutes, Alex was standing in front of a vi encircled by arge fence and can only be entered through therge entrance gate.

    The vi was humongous and had several sections in which it was divided. It had everything you can imagine. Arge pool, several high-ss cars, ygrounds, a veryrge garden, a sauna, and a battlefield for Pok¨¦mon fights.

    Alex could even see a small mine that was near the vi.

    As Alex and his Pok¨¦mon got closer, Gardevoir suddenly noticed something.

    "Father, we''re being watched by a Psychic Pok¨¦mon. Although I can''t pinpoint its location, I can feel it." She immediately informed Alex.

    "Hm? How strong is that Pok¨¦mon?"

    Gardevoir showed a serious expression as she said, "Hmm... At least stronger than me but not at the Champion level. If it were at the Champion level, I wouldn''t even have noticed that we were being watched."

    Alex wasn''t surprised expression by hearing this.

    Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon is the perfect Pok¨¦mon to quickly spot enemies. Especially Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon that hide in the shadows can be detected very easily by them.

    A strong Elite Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon can even spot Champion level Pok¨¦mon with enough time provided.

    Alex went to the entrance gate with a camera and pushed the button attached on the side.

    "Hello, this is Alex Stark. Steven should be waiting for me."

    After a few seconds, Alex heard a polite voice, "One moment, Sir, please. I will inform the young master immediately."

    Alex, who saw the gate open, slowly started walking towards Steven''s vi.

    When he was walking on the long road leading to the vi, he saw several Flying-type Pok¨¦mon flying in the air, keeping a watch over him.

    Alex checked the info on this Pok¨¦mon and couldn''t help but be a little impressed.

    Each of these 12 Pok¨¦mon was at least LV 30, and 5 were even on the Elite rank. In addition, one of these Pok¨¦mon was even at LV 50.

    Thend that the Steven family owned was enormous. It took Alex several minutes to reach the main door of the vi.

    At the entrance, several butlers and maids and his friend Steven were waiting with a smile.

    Steven immediately went to Alex with a smile and shook hands.

    "Alex, thank you foring. I know how busy you are."

    Alex, who felt that Steven speaking honestly, also smiled in the reply and said, "Haha! No problem. I''m sure it can be a good experience for both of us."

    Steven, who heard that Alex downyed this favor, couldn''t help but feel that his assessment of Alex was correct.

    "Come on in, I''ll show you around here."

    Steven showed around thisrge vi to Alex and even showed him his stone collection.

    "Look, Alex, these are all the treasures that I have found. Many of these stones are very strange, and I myself don''t know what they do. Haha, if you like some special ones, I can give them to you as a present."

    Alex, who saw more than 200 stones separated in ss panes in thisrge room, couldn''t help but be a little dazzled.

    ording to Alex, almost all of these stones have no purpose. But because Steven sees them as a hobby, that''s not so important either.

    Alex, who looked at the stones, tried looking for stones that he can probably recognize through the game in his old life. Although it is difficult to recognize some items in this world, [Mega Stone] that looks like marbles with colors are easily recognizable.

    After a bit of a looking around, Alex found three marbles-like stones with different colors.

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    Unfortunately, Alex can''t identify the [Mega Stone] with the appearance of them as they are all very simr. So he doesn''t know which [Mega Stone] belongs to whom. The easiest way to figure it out is to let his pokemon check if they find a connection with it. But he can''t do that in front of Steven since he may figure something out. The best option would be to get them first and check outter when he is alone.

    Steven, who saw that Alex showed great interest in these marble-like stones, said with a smile, "So, you like these stones, huh." ??

    Alex thought for a few seconds and said, "Yeah, they really differ from other stones here. They look more like manmade stones."

    "You are absolutely right. The first time I thought that too. But after several tests, I found out that these stones were all unchanged for more than 100 years. I could also do other tests, but these stones don''t seem to be anything special except their appearance."

    Alex, who heard this, was silent for a few seconds. "Hmm, no matter what, I don''t want to tell him anything about the [Mega Stones]. Even though he is a person with whom you can build a good friendship, it is far from the situation that I would tell him my secrets," Alex thought.

    Steven saw Alex staring at these stones thoughtfully, and with a friendly smile, he said, "You know what, if you like these stones so much, I will give them to you."

    Alex, who was already thinking of asking for these stones, was d that Steven offered them himself. Alex immediately epted the offer.

    "Thank you, Steven."

    Steven, who saw Alex''s unexpected sincere expression, started tough slightly.

    "Hahaha, that''s really unnecessary. These stones have no real value anyway. I am only giving you nice-looking stones."

    Alex, who heard this, smiled slightly and thought, "Although you don''t know it, you gave me a great gift. If I find a [Mega Stone] that fits your Pok¨¦mon, I''ll pay you back."

    After Alex has had taken the three [Mega Stones], he and Steven continue to walk through the collection.

    Alex could not find anything that looked familiar, so he simply listened to Steven telling him a bit about the different stones.

    ...

    After 30 minutes, Steven finished going through the collection and went to the training room with Alex.

    Steven''s training room was many times better than that of the expensive hotel. It was huge, had special machines for almost every type of training, and had several battlefields for fighting.

    It was kind of a perfect ce to train Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex, who saw this enormous training hall, couldn''t help but say with an envious look, "Wow! This is really the perfect ce to train."

    Steven showed a proud expression when he said, "Yes, this is really a special ce. It took me 2 months to build this room, and it cost more than 70 million Pok¨¦dors. Especially the machines that cost 99% out of the final bill."

    Alex, who heard this, couldn''t help but be a little surprised when he said, "70 million? At this price, you can buy a very rare S-rank Pok¨¦mon. You really have too much money to spend on a training room. Though I have to admit that it is a good investment if it really makes training more efficient."

    Steven heard Alex describe it as a good investment and couldn''t help but say with a relieved smile, "And I thought you''d make fun of me for throwing away so much money."

    "It depends. How much more effective is itpared to the training rooms of the best hotel?"

    Steven showed a proud expression when he said, "With Move Mastery, it is between 20-35%, and with Body Mastery, it is 20-55% more effective. It is very dependent on which Pok¨¦mon trains, so some Pok¨¦mon will benefit more from it. My training room is specialized for Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon, so most of them prove more effective to me. For my Pok¨¦mon, the improvement rate is 30-35% and 45-55% higher."

    "It sounds like the trainers who specialize in types have it easier designing their training rooms."

    Steven said with a lively tone, "Alex, you don''t need to worry. I know a good buildingpany from my father who also makes good general training rooms. It has many different options. If you have raised a bit of money, you can get a room done for yourself from them. I can even give you a discount."

    Alex showed a happy expression when he said, "No, I have good money, but I haven''t found a ce where I want to stay longer. Maybe when I''ve found a house for myself, I''ll ask you again. I also don''t want this discount. As you probably know, money can ruin a friendship, and I don''t really need it."

    Steven smiled and said, "Ohh... Is that someone too proud to take a discount from his friend? Hahaha... Alex, you are really a very proud person."

    Alex started tough a little when he replied, "Haha, says the person who thinks he can easily win the rookie tournament and be Champion. Tell me, who''s got a bigger ego here?"

    Steven smiled and said, "But I have every reason to be confident. Come on, let''s fight, and I''ll show you."

    Alex stopped smiling and said seriously, "Ok, 3 v/s 3 like in the rookie tournament. Though you can be d that I don''t know your Pok¨¦mon''s info and don''t have enough time to create a good tactic."

    Steven heard how Alex was show off his superiority in the talent of tactics and couldn''t help but say, "Alex, are you looking for excuses now? If you want, I can show you my three Pok¨¦mon beforehand."

    Alex stopped smiling and said with a poker face, "No, it''s ok. Let''s get started right away. We''ll fight a lot anyway, so I will soon know about your Pok¨¦mon."

    Steven also stopped his smile as he said, "Ok, sounds good. Let''s get started.

    Alex and Steven started walking towards the battlefield together.

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    After the shield was activated, Steven and Alex released their first Pok¨¦mon at the same time.

    A silver-colored Metagross with golden ws and an "X" mark on its face appeared as Scizor at the same time. ??

    Metagross was more than 2 meters tall and looked somewhat threatening with his freezing cold look.

    Alex, who saw the information from Metagross, couldn''t help but exim in surprise. "Eh, WHAT??"

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    Pok¨¦mon: Metagross (Shiny)

    LV: 47

    Type: Psychic/Steel

    Ability: Light Metal (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Diamond

    Moves:

    - Take Down [E], Confusion, Ma Rise, Metal w, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Miracle Eye, Zen Headbutt, Scary Face, Psychic [E], Agility, Meteor Mash [E], Hammer Arm

    - (Perfect Talent) Earthquake [M], (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [E]

    - (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Protect, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Facade, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Psycho Cut, (TM) Rest

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    "Diamond, LV 47, 4 Expert rank moves and 1 Master rank move? What kind of fcking monster is that? I also think that two Expert rank moves weren''t there at the first meeting, and the [Earthquake] wasn''t on the Master rank yet," thought Alex when he saw this monstrous Pok¨¦mon.

    When thinking more carefully, he thought about a thing that had bothered him for a long time. "Why does an Innate Talent move disappears when a Pok¨¦mon reaches Diamond rank? From 3 to 2. But it wouldn''t make sense if the old Innate Talent move suddenly bes difficult to improve after the potential upgrade. Hmmm, Steven probably knows that, but I have to ask it inconspicuously because I can''t really know which moves have improved."

    Alex gave a wry smile and said, "Steven, your Pok¨¦mon got stronger really quick. I guess even my Elite-rank Pok¨¦mon don''t get stronger this fast."

    Steven saw that Alex had already half guessed what Potential his Metagross has.

    "Hehe, as you might have already guessed, my Metagross is an SS-rank Pok¨¦mon, so he has not yet stopped leveling very quickly. I did a little research and found out that Metagross should begin to level up slowly only after reaching the Champion ranks."

    Alex felt like Steven trusted him for telling him these rtively secret things him and felt that Steven was really a good friend. Although most likely nobody would dare to rob Steven Stone even if he has an SS-rank Pok¨¦mon, it is still not beneficial to talk about it everywhere.

    "Wow, this is the first time I''ve seen an SS-rank Pok¨¦mon. What''s so different about it from an S-rank Pok¨¦mon?"

    "Huh! You don''t know? I always thought that it is general knowledge for high Alliance members. Almost all high Alliance members know about it."

    "Really? Nobody told me."

    "Most probably because you haven''t met and talked to many high Alliance members yet."

    Alex nodded in the reply. He is really still a neer to the Alliance. He only knows Professor W?hlder, whom he has not asked about this topic yet.

    "Hmm, I really should talk with Professor W?hlder more often and ask if I have any questions." thought Alex.

    Steven looked at Alex thoughtfully and started exining it to Alex while bringing out his inner coach''s persona.

    "The first thing you need to know is how potential affects leveling up and Move Mastery speed. Do you already know how it affects leveling up?"

    "Yes, I noticed that when the Pok¨¦mon has reached the lower limit of its potential, it starts to level up more slowly. For example, I have an A-rank (Silver) Pok¨¦mon whose leveling up speed has been slower than my other Pok¨¦mon after reaching LV 35. Although it can still level up, it is getting slower and slower."

    Steven looked surprised when he heard Alex.

    "Alex, did you figure that out yourself?"

    Alex said in an amused and bit of fake proudful tone, "Of course. With my superior intelligence, I was bound to find it sooner orter."

    Steven, who heard this, startedughing.

    "Hahaha! Alex, I think you can find out the rest by yourself. You won''t need my help."

    Alex started smiling and said in an aggrieved tone, "You are really mean to me, your only friend."

    Steven just lightly smiled when he said, "Ok, let''s move on, my only friend."

    Both Metagross and Scizor, who had been listening to the whole conversation, couldn''t help but show an annoyed expression.

    When they saw the expression of the other Pok¨¦mon, they started talking to each other and gossiping about their trainers.

    Steven started to speak with a serious expression, "Ok, Alex, since you already know about the level increase, I''ll tell you about Move Mastery."

    "As you already know, every S-Rank Pok¨¦mon has 3 moves which can improve much faster than other moves. It can also improve all other moves faster. For example, an S-Rank Pok¨¦mon can improve normal moves faster than an A-rank Pok¨¦mon."

    "Now then, let''s talk about the question you have about rank difference. The disparity between S-rank and SS-rank isrge. First of all, every move except two will have the same improvement in speed as the three special moves of the S-rank. In addition, there will be two moves that will be improved particrly quickly."

    "And by quick, I mean ridiculously fast. With enough training and equipment, 1 of these moves can be brought from Expert Rank to Master Rank within 1 and a half months."

    Alex showed a surprised expression when he heard it. "Wait, does that mean that every move by Metagross is now an Innate Talent move and two moves are even better." thought Alex with a bewildered expression.

    "This ispletely ridiculous."

    Steven, who could understand this emotion, said, "Yes, I can understand that it sounds very unrealistic, but that''s the truth. The difference is really immense between S-rank and SS-rank. The difference is simr to B-Rank (Bronze) and an S-rank Pok¨¦mon (Gold)."

    Alex knew that Steven didn''t lie about it and had spoken with honesty.

    Now that Alex had heard the benefits of the Diamond Potential, he couldn''t do anything but be happy to have such a Pok¨¦mon himself.

    "Hmm, Combusken shouldn''t have a problem with reaching Diamond rank as long as I go ording to n. Bastiodon, Eevee, Gardevoir should be difficult but not that much. Especially Bastiodon and Eevee, who have a good basic potential, should have no problem getting to the Diamond rank. Although it will take a while, these 4 Pok¨¦mon should reach this rank after a few years."

    "Crobat and Scizor on the Diamond rank shouldn''t be impossible but really difficult. It may only be possible with an item from a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon."

    "Ditto should probably only have a chance with Mew gics. If I find something like that out of the way. I don''t know myself where Team Rocket will find it and whether they have already found it."

    Alex, the analysts, noticed that the Diamond rank is not ridiculously difficult to reach for most of his Pok¨¦mon.

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    Alex, along with Steven, noticed that Scizor was showing an annoyed expression when both happened to nce in their direction.

    Scizor had an expression like, "Can you finally stop talking and start this fight." ??

    Steven, who also saw that his Metagross was simr to Scizor, also stopped talking.

    Both Alex and Steven showed an understandable look to each other and moved towards the opposite ends of the battlefield, protected by the protective shield.

    Although the physics of people in this world is betterpared to Alex''s world, it is not like they will be fine after being hit by an Elite Pok¨¦mon''s attack. And it may even kill you if it hits a critical ce like the head.

    Alex, who saw the excitement of Scizor, couldn''t help but think, "Why are you so excited to get beaten up? Do you really think that you can win just because I have good tactics? Or do you think that you are not much weaker?"

    7 levels may not look like much, but it''s a big difference. Along with a move on Master rank, Alex never believed for a second that Scizor had any chance to win.

    He also didn''t have any specific good tactic against this monster.

    His old good two Scizor''s tactics are also entirely futile.

    Metagross will easily defeat Scizor before he can reinforce himself. And [Sandstrom]''s hiding tactic is totally pointless against a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Steven saw that Alex was ready and started the count down.

    "3,2,1, START!"

    Alex and Steven started giving theirmands at the same time.

    "Scizor, jump in the air to glide."

    "Metagross, use Earthquake."

    Steven, who heard Alex''smand, showed a surprised expression, but it didn''t affect his confident face.

    Scizor, who can''t really fly due to his weight and also because he''s lost his Flying-type, can still glide.

    Unfortunately, Alex knows from experience that an [Earthquake] can be used for a long time after reaching the Expert Rank. So, in the end, he is only dying the inevitable. Also, the fact that Scizor doesn''t have a good non-melee move except [Roost] doesn''t help.

    Metagross started using [Earthquake], and the ground started shaking.

    "Metagross, while you keep Earthquake, start preparing Psychic."

    Alex saw how Metagross kept his [Earthquake] while preparing for his next move, showed a grave expression.

    Master rank moves are really special.

    When Steven saw the Metagross almost finished preparing [Psychic], he smiled and said, "Metagross, use Psychic to knock Scizor off the ground."

    "Scizor, use Protect and then glide towards Metagroos and start preparing Brick Break."

    Metagross used [Psychic] and hit against Scizor''s [Protect] shield.

    Scizor''s shieldsted only for a second before it began to break.

    After the shield broke, the rest of the power of Metagross''s [Psychic] hit Scizor. Scizor was struck and knocked to the ground after being hit by Metagross''s [Psychic].

    Scizor fell to the ground and was only 5 meters from Metagross''s [Earthquake]. He had passed out immediately after the hit, and you could find blooding out of his mouth.

    Alex knew that [Earthquake] would do more damage the more near the user is. But he didn''t think that Scizor would be defeated by 1 hit.

    But after a few seconds of thinking, he thought that it actually made a lot of sense.

    The damage received from a Master rank [Earthquake] of an Elite Pok¨¦mon that has the advantage very high level, along with the maximum damage retained in the attack, should not be undervalued.

    Alex quickly went to Scizor and started healing him with a [Hyper potion].

    After he healed Scizor, he called him back to the Pok¨¦ball and started thinking about what to do next.

    After a few seconds of thinking, Alex said to Steven, "Steven, I don''t have a Pok¨¦mon that is anywhere near as strong as your Metagross, so I''ll give up this fight. But we can still continue the training fight. I would rmend that you let another Pok¨¦mon fight which is less strong than Metagross."

    Steven, hearing that he won, had a lively expression when he said, "Good fight, Alex. Even though you lost, I''m not really that strong. Although my Metagross is really strong, I only have 2 Elite Pok¨¦mon. And my second Elite Pok¨¦mon is not that strong like my Metagross."

    "You really only have two Elite Pok¨¦mon? Hmm, but it doesn''t matter much. With this monster like Metagross, I don''t think you can lose. Let''s go on."

    Steven and Alex released their next Pok¨¦mon.

    Crobat and Skarmory appeared on the battlefield at the same time and began to move into position.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Skarmory

    LV: 43

    Type: Flying/Steel

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Leer, Peck, Sand Attack, Metal w, Air Cutter, Fury Attack, Feint, Swift, Spikes, Agility, Steel Wing, sh, Metal Sound

    - (Perfect Talent) Taunt [E], (Perfect Talent) Sky Attack [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Roost, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Facade, (TM) Swords Dance, (TM) Fly, (TM) X-Scissor (TM) Sandstorm

    ----------------------

    Alex, who saw this information, couldn''t help but ease up a little.

    It was only 3 levels higher and had no Master rank move. It doesn''t seem to have trained his two Perfect Talent moves long, so he''s notpletely ridiculously strong for now.

    "Hmm, this will be a rtively easy fight. If Steven didn''t have this Metagross, I would have probably won a 3 v/s 3."

    3 minutester, Steven, who waspletely outyed by Alex, looked at his unconscious Pok¨¦mon.

    Although Steven lost, he lost because of the simple tactic of this world, which annoyed him a bit.

    Alex''s tactic in this fight was simply to use the Crobat''s [Shadow Ball] and stay out of range of Skarmory''s closebat.

    Steven saw this quickly and gave Skarmory the order to use [Agility] 2 times to be as fast as Crobat. But during this time, Skarmory had already taken a lot of damage thanks to his mediocre HP and Sp. Def.

    After that, Alex let Crobat continue to use [Shadow Ball] and made it a fight of knocking down the opponent unconscious first.

    Unsurprisingly, Crobat won the fight.

    Alex took advantage of Steven''s confusion and Skarmory''s weakness perfectly and won this fight easily.

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    Steven started healing his Skarmory immediately after it got unconscious. He was slightly frustrated that Skarmory lost even though it had more level and type advantage.

    He felt like he still had a lot to learn. Steven was sure that without his Metagross, he would have easily lost to Alex. ??

    After calling Skarmory back to his Pok¨¦ball to rest, he started talking to Alex.

    "Wow, Alex. You are really a very skilled trainer. You beat me so easily even though I have a stronger Pok¨¦mon. It''s really impressive."

    Alex said with a smile, "Thanks, Steven. But this fight was harder than it looked and actually quite close. If your Skarmory had a good long-range move, the result might have been different."

    Steven understood that Alex was advising how to cover his shorings.

    "Thanks for the suggestion, Alex. I also noticed that this is really a big weak point of Skarmory."

    "Yes. Though it doesn''t matter that whether you are specialized in closebat attacks or not. But in such cases, you have to have a n if your opponent takes advantage of that. Do you know my Scizor''s Sandstrom tactics that I used in the Kanto rookie tournament?"

    "Ohh, yes. I saw that on the TV. It is a really creative and interesting tactic."

    Alex said with a rxed smile, "Yes, though this tactic cannot be used often. But if it can be used, it can weaken Scizor''s opponent almostpletely and hide Scizor very well. He doesn''t have to be afraid of being hit and can make himself strong and fast to easily win the fight. And most likely, he will win without any damage, too."

    "True. But Alex, you can''t use that against many Pok¨¦mon."

    "That was just an example, and every Pok¨¦mon usually requires its own specific tactics. If you are skilled enough, you can even create several tactics for your Pok¨¦mon and use them depending on the situation."

    "Sounds good, but it''s harder to do it than saying."

    "Yes, it''s really challenging to find an optimal tactic with few counters or hiding weak spots. I may even say, almost impossible. But that doesn''t mean you shouldn''t try."

    "*Sigh* Alex, although it sounds tempting, that''s not really my style. These multiple tactics suit you better."

    Alex smiled when he said, "I''ll take that as apliment then."

    Steven recalled that he still has a Pok¨¦mon that he wanted to test. He looked at Alex and said, "Alex, I still have a Pok¨¦mon, but it''s not really strong. It is the Pok¨¦mon I used when we fought each other for the first time."

    After a short pause, he asked in a funny tone, "Can you remember which one it is?"

    Alex shook his head with a smile still stered on his face and said, "Mr. Steven Stone, do you really think I don''t remember. Don''t underestimate my power of memorizing. It was your Aron that you used thest time and lost to me. And if my guess is right, it must have evolved to Lairon, right?"

    Steven, who heard Alex say that he lost to him, just nodded his head with a weak smile.

    They both know that they are just having fun and that this fight was just a practice fight between two very young Pok¨¦mon.

    Steven said, "Do you mind having this fight again?"

    Alex said, "Sure, sounds interesting."

    Bastiodon and Lairon appeared on the battlefield simultaneously.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Lairon

    LV: 32

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Rock Head

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Harden, Tackle, Mud-p, Headbutt, Metal w, Rock Tomb, Roar, Iron Head, Rock Slide, Take Down, Metal Sound, Iron Tail

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sandstorm[E], (Innate Talent) Protect

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Stone Edge, (TM) Aerial Ace

    ------------------------------------

    Alex saw this info and was a bit disappointed with the level of Lairon.

    But the next moment, he realized something as he thought,

    "Wait, it''s actually pretty good considering that Steven has less training time than me and has not trained in the wilderness."

    Steven saw that the Bastidon''s level was higher than his Lairon, and he knew that Lairon probably couldn''t win this fight. (Experienced trainers can roughly estimate the level of other Pok¨¦mon with an error range of 0-2 LVs.)

    But after seeing the look from Lairon, he knew that his Pok¨¦mon really wanted to fight and wash away his shame of defeat.

    Alex saw the look in the eyes of Lairon, too, and knew that it would not be proper to prevent this fight. After all, it''s not bad for both Pok¨¦mon to have a friendly rivalry.

    He looked in the direction of Steven and said with a confused expression, "Steven, don''t you have two other Pok¨¦mon? You said you managed to revive Omanyte and Kabuto."

    Steven showed a slightly guilty expression when he said, "Yes, that''s true. But I don''t have these two Pok¨¦mon anymore. I traded them for three other fossils."

    Alex, who heard this, startedughing out loud.

    "Hahaha!! Steven, why do you look so guilty when you say that? I only ask out of curiosity. I''m happy for you if you can make a good trade."

    Steven could only nod with a sheepish smile on his face.

    "Hmm, out of curiosity, whose fossils were they?"

    "Oh, they were of Lileep, Anorith, and Aerodactyl. I was able to sessfully revive Lileep and Anorith a few days ago. But the revival of Aerodactyl''s fossil has encountered problems and is currently at a standstill."

    Alex thought after hearing this, "Steven is about to finish his champion team, and there is only ydol missing now."

    "Ok, let''s start the fight."

    Alex and Steven agreed that they should not use tactics before the fight and to let both Pok¨¦mon fights as they want. So that this fight bes a fight of willpower that will only intensify the rivalry of both Pok¨¦mon. (Otherwise, Bastidon will win too easily)

    Both Pok¨¦mon started using [Earthquake] without stopping, trying to win each other as quickly as possible.

    Alex, who saw this, couldn''t help but facepalm.

    "What are you doing there? Did you even try to think, or did you just saw Lairon doing it and started copying him? That''s just in stupid. Lairon has a much better attack and just a little bit weaker Def. Howe you chose to fight like that? If you want to do an attack, at least use move like Metal Sound, so you will have a chance to win."

    When Alex was dealing with the unforeseen mental crisis, both Pok¨¦mon began to get badly injured.

    Both Pok¨¦mon have a 4-fold Ground-type weakness, so it''s not surprising that it wasn''t a long battle since both Pok¨¦mon were not trying to evade. (Both used [Protect] once.)

    After less than a minute, Bastidon was lying on the floor in front of Lairon, unconscious.

    Alex was thinking only about one thing while healing.

    "From today on, I will assign extra training hours for Bastiodon to correct his tactical nonsense."

    Bastidon, whoid unconscious on the floor, did not know what kind of destiny is awaits him.

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    40 dayster.

    Steven and Alex, who spent the entire time training, have made a lot of progress in this time. ??

    Steven didn''t only manage to improve the move Mastery and levels of his Pok¨¦mon but also learned a lot from Alex. He exchanged many ideas about tactics and many other different topics with Alex.

    Metagross only climbed 1 level in these 40 days. Though it trained the remaining Perfect Talent move [Rock Polish] on the Master rank.

    Skarmory and Lairon made a big step forward during this training period. Moreover, Skarmory even trained a move to the Master rank during this time.

    Lileep and Anorith have also made great progress in this time and are, at least, not as weak as before.

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    Steven Team:

    Metagross: LV 48 (Diamond)

    Skarmory: LV 45 (Shallow Diamond)

    Lairon: LV 38 (Deep Gold)

    Lileep: LV 31 (Deep Gold)

    Anorith: LV 30 (Deep Gold)

    ----------------------

    During this time, Alex also made a significant improvement and now has 5 Elite Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 43

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 43

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swords Dance [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 43

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport[E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic, Imprison, Future Sight

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 40

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 40

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Protect, Tackle, Taunt, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk[E], (Innate Talent) methrower[E]

    -(TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon

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    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 35

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up

    - (Innate Talent) Attract [E], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E] , (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) methrower, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab

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    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 38

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge, Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass

    - (Innate Talent) Rest [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) Work Up [E]

    -(TM)Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

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    After these 40 days, Alex''s Pok¨¦mon made a lot of improvement, whether it''s level, physical fitness, or Moves Mastery; and have gotten more powerful.

    After 30 days, Crobat managed to train the move [Toxic] on the Expert rank and then started training the [Taunt] ording to Alex''s instructions. He also went up three levels and learned the move [Venoshock].

    After 31 days, Scizor managed to train the [Swords Dance] to the Expert rank and then started training the [Agility] ording to Alex''s instructions. He also went up three levels and learned the move [X-Scissor].

    After 26 days, Gardevoir managed to train the move [Teleport] to the Expert rank and then started training the [Psychic] as told by her father. So she went up 4 levels and is now at the same level as Scizor and Crobat. She also learned the move [Future Sight].

    When Gardevoir crossed the Elite limit and got to LV 40, she told Alex that she can perceive the surroundings much better than before. And she can even sense the psychic power of Pok¨¦mon and other people. Meaning, she can now even assess a person''s talent for being a Psychic.

    Alex was instantly intrigued after hearing this and asked how his talent was.

    Gardevoir gave a proud smile when she said, "I don''t know, but you have at least 10 times more talent than Steven. I need to see more people be able to judge it properly, but I think father has at least a good talent."

    In these 40 days, Ditto trained [Transform] through many different ways and also did many types of physical fitness training in these transformations. Although there was no noticeable improvement, Alex let Ditto train that way. As soon as [Transform] is on the Master rank, all the efforts put into it will be worth it. Unfortunately, Ditto is the Pok¨¦mon that has made the least progress with leveling up, as it leveled up only twice. Its potential seems to have started to restrict its growth more and more. During these 40 days, Alex searched for an item for Ditto but couldn''t find a good enough item.

    Bastiodon trained the move [Sleep Talk] on the Expert rank after 13 days and then started training the [Taunt]. After 25 more days, he also trained this move on the Expert rank and followed Alex''s instructions to begin training the [Rest]. Bastidon also managed to climb 5 levels and learned the move [Endure].

    After 14 days, Combusken trained the move [Attract] to the Expert rank, and then she started practicing the [Will-O-Wisp]. After another 26, she also reached Expert rank in this move. And, following Alex''s instructions, she began training the [methrower]. She also made the leap forward in levels and was currently standing at level 35. She also learned to move [Bulk Up].

    Eevee absorbed all of the energy from the [Moon Stone] after 25 days and managed to improve her potential. Although [Moon Stone] waspletely empty now, the fact that Eevee improved her potential made it worth it. Alex wanted to buy more [Moon Stone]. But unfortunately, they are too expensive, and the quality of [High-Moon Stone] was rather unsatisfactory for him. Only the energy from [Top-Moon Stone] would help Eevee. And these stones are rare and very expensive, which Alex has not found any so far.

    Alex still has a [Top-Moon Stone], but he doesn''t want to use it until Eevee begins to evolve. So that he can get the maximum out of this evolution.

    Eevee has not only made progress with her potential but also with her Move Mastery and levels. Eevee trained [Rest] and [Sleep Talk] on the Expert rank with a steadfast effort of 30 days. Then she started practicing the [Double-Edge] ording to Alex''s instructions. She also went up 7 levels and learned the [Charm] and [Baton Pass] moves.

    Alex, who had to make many important decisions during those days, like which Pok¨¦mon will train which move, spent a lot of time thinking.

    There were Pok¨¦mon, where making the decision required no thinking. Like Scizor, where Alex wanted to train the three reinforcement moves [Swords Dance], [Agility], and [Focus Energy] first and foremost.

    But there were also Pok¨¦mon where Alex had to think for a long time, like Combusken.

    In games from Alex''s old world, it wouldn''t make sense to let Combusken train the [Will-O-Wisp] move. But in this world, it''s a totally different topic.

    [Will-O-Wisp] does more damage and is more effective when used by a Fire-type Pok¨¦mon. And through the tests done by him, Alex found that it bes even more effective when [Sunny Day] is used beforehand.

    But Alex couldn''t decide which move Combusken should learn first. [methrower] has the same advantages. But also has the disadvantage of Combusken wanting to use [Overheat] at the beginning. But even with this disadvantage, it is important that Combusken actually has a different Fire-type attack move on the Expert rank other than [Overheat].

    After thinking for a long time, Alex decided that the [Will-O-Wisp] is probably more important for Combusken than [methrower] for now. Especially when you consider that this move is more important while fighting in a team.

    ...

    Alex also wanted to train for the remaining 5 days before the start of the rookie tournament. But Steven wanted to go to a mountain range where there are supposedly many good and rare Rock-type Pok¨¦mon.

    It was a mountain range that Alex cannot enter in the games and was only visible on the map.

    This mountain range was not only filled with Rock-type Pok¨¦mon, but you could also find many Ice-type Pok¨¦mon living there on the top.

    This mountain range is very popr among Elite trainers, and there are often good and rare Pok¨¦mon found there. Although it is dangerous, it is not really dangerous for rtively strong Elite trainers like Alex and Steven.

    So they both agreed to climb this mountain and stay on this mountain for a few days.

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    In a forest on a mountain residing in the Hoenn region rests a proud Nales inside a very clean cave.

    This proud Nales rules over this area together with her life partner, who had just gone hunting for food. ??

    She was the most talented among all Nales she has ever met. And even the Pok¨¦mon with the best talent of different species were not as good as her. Which made her a very prideful Pok¨¦mon. (She doesn''t know if she really has better talent. But she noticed that how she improves moves faster and can even use moves that no other Pok¨¦mon can. That''s why she thinks her talent is better)

    This proud Nales also had high demands for her life partner. So she ignored all other male Nales and only talked to the most talented ones she met.

    Although her life partner had a little less talent than her, he was at least a little stronger and was the most talented among the Nales (besides her) she has ever met.

    After she and her life partner had umted good strength, they together secured territory for their family to use.

    She noticed a week ago that her body had changed slightly and found out that she was pregnant with her first child. She felt that she probably wouldn''t need to wait more than a month until her child was born, and this thought left her face very blissful for an unknown time.

    Nales is a Pok¨¦mon that is only pregnant for 40 to 45 days. And only when the pregnancy begins on the 35th day that theirbative abilities get limited.

    As she was waiting in her cave for her partner, she suddenly heard a very aggressive scream from her partner, which could be heard throughout the area.

    She knew immediately that her partner would never cry out such a scream, and he must have met a strong opponent. And he must have been warning that Pok¨¦mon to not enter into their territory.

    Nales looked serious and quickly started running in the direction from where the scream came.

    With her swift speed, she didn''t even need 1 minute to arrive.

    What she saw shocked her to the core and created a feeling she had never felt before.

    An almost 3-meter tall ''Steel Giant'' with an extremely powerful appearance, who had very long white horns (which shows how old he is), was eating the body of her life partner, who was lying lifeless in front of him. (She had never seen such a type of Pok¨¦mon in her lifetime. That''s why she didn''t know the name of its species and called it ''Steel Giant'')

    She knew that this monster was much stronger than her and that she would die if she fought against this monster. But she was not able to suppress these hateful emotions.

    The ''Steel Giant'' only looked at her for a moment and then began to eat again with a nonchnt expression.

    She showed a hateful expression and began to show a fighting stance. When she was just about to attack, she suddenly remembered that she is not only responsible for her life.

    "Child. My child... I have to stay alive for my child and not drag it to death with me. I can take revengeter. For now, I must protect my child."

    She managed to suppress her anger and started running away. She felt as if her proud ego was wholly broken at that moment, but she knew that it was the right decision.

    The ''Steel Giant'' saw the hateful expression and knew that it wasn''t over. Although he couldn''t guess why this Nales ran away, he knew that this Nales wouldn''t give up and kill him when she gets strong enough to do so.

    Together with the fact that these Nales must be very talented to have such strength at such an age, he knew that he should not let this future enemy run away.

    The ''Steel Giant'' began to chase the Nales at a good pace, which was more than 100 meters away from him.

    Nales saw that she was being followed and got really furious. He didn''t only kill her life partner but also wanted to kill her child. What a Monster!

    Unfortunately, the ''Steel Giant'' was at a much higher level than Nales, which meant that although his species is actually slower than Nales, he still had a simr pace.

    The ''Steel Giant'' was even a bit faster as it caught up 1 meter every 20 seconds.

    Nales, who realized she was a bit slower than him, knew that she had to find another way to escape this giant steel monster.

    She immediately thought of the cold mountain''s top where only Ice-type Pok¨¦mon can survive, which is adjacent to this area.

    Together with the cold atmosphere on this mountain, she hoped toe across a strong Pok¨¦mon that can make this monster stop chasing her. With this thought, she ran there immediately.

    Nales and the ''Steel Giant'' started running at a higher and higher height and soon reached the ce filled with snow.

    Although the ''Steel Giant'' felt ufortable, he did not give up and continued to pursue his prey.

    Nales, who doesn''t get along well with such cold areas, also felt very ufortable but endured it for survival.

    When she almost gave up the hope of survival, she suddenly saw a strong lie in front of a cave watching two of them.

    Nales showed a look of hope and quickly started running in the direction of this lie.

    She knew from experience that this strong Pok¨¦mon would ignore her and transfer its attention to the more prominent threat.

    And the reality didn''t disappoint her. lie started yelling at the ''Steel Giant'', whom he knew as Aggron, that he shouldn''t enter his territory.

    Aggron wasn''t afraid of this lie, but he knew that this Nales would probably escape if he started fighting this Pok¨¦mon now.

    He wasn''t quite within range, but he still started to prepare a long-ranged move to hit Nales.

    lie also noticed that he had no chance against this Aggron and began to use his secret weapon.

    He used a move to hit a weak part of the mountain top to detonate it and create a mini avnche. He has lived in this area for a long time and knows which ces he has to hit in order to create an avnche.

    lie wasn''t afraid of being buried in the snow, but this Aggron won''t have it easy. He is bound to suffer.

    Nales saw how slowly the avnche was getting bigger and was soon about to reach and cover everything around them. She knew that she would die if she were hit by it and dashed towards the cave of lie. While it''s not the best solution, it''s better than dying right now.

    Aggron, who saw an avncheing closer and closer, showed an astonished and angry expression. He felt that he would be at least gravely injured if he was hit by it and that the situation only happened because of this Nales. He wanted to run into the cave where lie came from, but he saw that there wasn''t enough time and that this lie would stop him.

    He became furious. To vent his anger, he used [Hyper Beam] that he had prepared beforehand against Nales, who was standing near the face of the cave and was just about to enter.

    Because of the great distance, Nales was able to evade and enter the cave as the [Hyperbeam] only hit the ceiling.

    Because of the incredible strength of [Hyper Beam], the cave began to copse, and Nales had to run deeper into the cave to avoid being buried by rocks, ice, and stctites.

    Nales, who ran deeper and deeper into the cave, noticed that the cave was not showing any signs of stopping the copse when she looked back. And just like she had thought, the cave continued to copse for the next few seconds.

    After 100 meters of running, Nales finally noticed that the cave had stabilized and stopped copsing.

    It seems that thebination of the [Hyper Beam] on the ceiling and the avnche almost copsed the cave.

    Nales stuck in this cave began to go deeper into this cave to look for another way out.

    After 2 hours, she noticed that although several Zubats (they can live quite well in a cold ce) were living in this cave, there was no other way out than the entrance with which she had entered the cave.

    Nales, who suddenly felt that her whole body temperature had dropped very low, knew that she could not survive long and had to get out of here.

    She started using Fire-type moves to keep her body warm and to melt solid ice. In addition, she began to remove the stones and the ice to clear the entrance.

    Unfortunately, she did not make much progress, and the work was more challenging because of the cold.

    Above all that, she had to spend most of the time keeping her body warm enough.

    Nales''s whole day''s work removed only the 3 meters of the path and was not even close to the exit.

    She couldn''t sleep for long either, because otherwise, her body would freeze to death, so she slept for 30 minutes several times in order not to get too tired. Even though it wasn''t optimal, she was able to relieve her exhaustion well enough.

    Nales started to clear the 3 or 4-meter path every day and slowly struggled towards freedom.

    She thought about giving up several times but suppressed that thought quickly because of her child and gave her best every day. Even if she felt that it was hopeless, she wasn''t one to admit defeat.

    This proud Nales even began to eat the Zubats in this cave just so that she and her child can survive.

    Zubats taste terrible (really terrible), and Nales had never eaten something so disgusting in her entire life. She even thought about dying with dignity rather than eating something like that.

    But the thought of her child made her sturdy ego crumble into pieces as she consumed her food with a bitter face.

    After 30 days, she managed to be just before the entrance. Although her whole body was in a terrible state and could only move with willpower, she felt that she and her child would survive.

    When Nales wanted to continue working, she suddenly felt a great deal of pain.

    She was about to give birth to her child.

    In this weak state, she knew that she will not survive and only showed a sad expression as she thought about how to save her child.

    After 20 painful minutes, Nales finally saw her child for the first time hiding in its egg.

    Although she was bleeding and her whole body was under cold, she began to gently embrace her egg with her body to keep her child warm with her fur.

    As she slowly passed out, she had only one thought, "Will my child survive?"

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    Alex, Steven, and Steven''s bodyguard went to the cold mountain top on the mountain chain to find valuable stones or Pokemon.

    Everyone had warm clothes and everyone had at least 2 Pokemon outside to protect them in an emergency. ??

    After two days with no particr discoveries, Steven and Alex were in a rtively bad mood.

    Steven only found one stone that he found interesting and alex found absolutely nothing that interested him.

    Alex always looked at the info of Pokemon he encountered, but none of these Pokemon met his high requirements.

    Gardevoir who is outside with Crobat suddenly showed a serious expression as she said telepathically. "Father, I can feel a Pokemon Egg here that is in a cave. There are also no Pokemon near this egg."

    "That''s really strange. Normally, mothers of Pokemon never leave their children alone. I''ll have a look at it, I might find something interesting." thought alex

    At this moment, alex was also happy that he has Gardevoir that can find the Pokemon where sound waves cannot reach them.

    Crobat has a longer range but Pokemon that are under the ground cannot discover which is sometimes really less than ideal.

    Alex looks him in the direction of Steven and said, "Steven, I found a Pokemon egg. Let''s go in there and look at it."

    Steven smiled and started following Alex.

    Alex knew that Steven would not rob him even if this egg is valuable so that he has no problem telling him what he found.

    As both agreed beforehand, the person who first discovered a Pokemon or an item may first decide whether he wants it.

    After a few minutes, Alex came in front of a cave entrance that had been shot and was thickly covered with snow.

    It looked like the whole cave copsedpletely.

    Gardevoir saw Alex with a slightly confused expression and said "Father, the cave entrance is only blocked by a 2-meter wall of snow and stone. I can easily clear that with Psychic in 5 minutes."

    Alex knew that there was a faster way to go nodded to Gardevoir. He had the feeling that this method is very safe and does not risk that the egg is identally injured because too much power is used.

    After 5 minutes the path was clear and Alex saw a dead nales wrapped around an egg.

    Alex, who already had a bit of experience, could roughly estimate how long this nales has been dead. He would estimate that this nale is dead around 3 days.

    He also saw how stones and snow wereid evenly on the edge of the cave. He looked like this nales tried to escape this cave but died shortly before the end.

    Alex couldn''t see how many meters she dug, but he could see that it was at least 20 meters from his position.

    "A nales huh?"

    Alex didn''t really want this Nales Egg and thought about what to do with it.

    He has high requirements for foreign Pokemon before he begins to ept them in his family and does not want to have a nales where he does not know the potential.

    Gardevoir who saw this position had very different thoughts.

    She couldn''t help but think of her mother who sacrificed her life for them when she saw this nales use her own body to keep her child warm.

    Gardevoir began to ask with a sad expression "Father can''t we take this egg?"

    Alex who heard this showed a surprised expression and looked at Gardevoir.

    Gardevoir showed a nervous expression when she said "I know that it crosses my limits but I think that these nales would be a good fit for us. I can also see that the mother''s age of the egg is the same as mine and already has this strength without a trainer. She was at least level 30 so I think the potential was very good and her kid can''t be too bad either. "

    Alex who heard this just smiled as he thought.

    Although he knew that Gardevoir had to pick up this egg because of her mother, he had to admit that she was not entirely wrong.

    If the mother of this Pokemon really reaches such a high level in a few months she probably has at least one Shallow Gold talent. If the child''s father has a simr talent, it may well be that there is a Gold Pokemon in this egg.

    "hmm also, it''s not bad to have another fire-type Pokemon when Combusken has the move Sunny Day to the expert rank and that move is an Innate Talent move."

    Alex thought about it for a few seconds but found no reason not to take this Pokemon. Even if this Pokemon is a silver Pokemon, he can train it to the gold rank with enough money.

    When he took the egg in hand, he felt the smooth skin of the egg and he couldn''t help but remember Gardevoir that came from such an egg.

    Steven saw Alex take the egg carefully and said with a smile "haha Alex is that your new Pokemon now?"

    Alex who started this Pokemon to close his heart said seriously "No. It''s my family."

    Although alex has great demands, he is very gentle as soon as he epts a Pokemon.

    Even if this Pokemon was a bronze Pokemon he wouldn''t give up and still try his best to make it stronger.

    Although it would be a waste of money as with ditto, alex would still do it.

    Family and strange Pokemon are treatedpletely differently by him

    Steven who knew Alex enough nodded seriously and began to seriously say "Alex I rmend you leave this mountain quickly. This cold for a baby Fire Pokemon is really not optimal."

    "It''s a miracle that this egg survived at all."

    Alex looked in the direction of Steven and said, "Steven, I''ll go now. I''ll see youter."

    Steven gave a smile and said, "See youter".

    Alex said "Gardevoir teleport us to our room." and disappeared in front of Steven and his bodyguard.

    ...

    Guest room in the vi of the Stones family.

    Alex, Crobat, and Gardevoir appeared in the room at the same time.

    Although Alx was able to teleport into the room, he was only able to do it because the psychic-type guard from the Stevens family allowed it.

    A stronger Psychic-type Pokemon can interrupt teleporting from a weaker Psychic-type Pokemon if it wants to.

    But because Alex is an excellent guest of Steven Stones, he is allowed to teleport to his room.

    When Alex was about to go to the bathroom he suddenly heard a strange noise. it was quiet but it sounded like something was breaking.

    Alex looked in the direction of the noise and saw the Nales''s Egg start to hatch.

    "ahh, already?"

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    The Pok¨¦mon egg slowly started to break from the inside. And after a few seconds, there was a cute Vulpix with beautiful blue eyes and a curious look.

    This Vulpix was different from her mother such that it was white in color and not yellow-orange like her mother. ??

    "Aln Vulpix? How is this possible? In any case (except Legendary), the species is inherited from the mother of the child, so it should not be possible."

    Alex stopped thinking and gently took Vulpix in his arms when he saw it looking around fearfully.

    Then he started saying in a very calm and warm voice, "Don''t worry, Vulpix. You are safe here."

    Vulpix looked at Alex for a few seconds and slowly began to close her eyes while stayingfortably in his arms.

    Alex took a chair and sat down with the adorable sleeping Vulpix.

    Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon started to look closely at Vulpix when they realized that she was asleep.

    They wanted to take a closer look at their new sister.

    Crobat was startled as a sudden realization hit him.

    "Wait a minute, I just noticed that we now have more female Pok¨¦mon than male Pok¨¦mon."

    Bastiodon nodded with agreement.

    "Yes, you are right, brother Crobat. Thest three family members have been female. This is really a weird coincidence."

    Crobat retorted, "Coincidence? I don''t think so. If something happens 3 times in a row, it is not a coincidence. I''m sure that our trainer chooses female Pok¨¦mon on purpose." [EN: it''s the author :p ]

    Ditto had a confused expression when he said, "Hm? But why would he do that? It doesn''t make any difference."

    Crobat said solemnly with a slightly arrogant tone, "As a Genderless Pok¨¦mon, you can''t understand that."

    Scizor, who was listening in all the time, couldn''t bear the arrogant front of Crobat anymore as he said, "Shut up, you fat-bat! Just because Ditto doesn''t understand your twisted opinion doesn''t mean he can''t understand the difference between genders."

    Gardevoir, who overheard the whole conversation, looked in the direction of Eevee and said in a funny tone, "Haha, looks like big brother Crobat has something against us getting a new sister."

    Eevee said with a smirk, "Hehe, honestly, it''s a bit funny. We all know that brother Crobat would like a new sister more anyway and is just ying hard."

    Gardevoir nodded and said, "Yes, you are not wrong. Father, Crobat, and Scizor are very simr in this case."

    Eevee began to say, with a confused expression, "What about brother Bastiodon? He''s like that too, right?"

    Gardevoir said with a mischievous smile, "Well, not entirely. Little brother Bastidon doesn''t y hard."

    Then she looked at Bastiodon, who was ying with Combusken and had a sweet smile the whole time.

    Eevee looked at Bastidon and said, "You know, it''s impressive how cute he can be even as an Elite Pok¨¦mon."

    Meanwhile, Crobat and Scizor had started their bickering.

    Crobat looked angry as he said, "What did you call me, you grill tongs? Do you want me to knock you down again?"

    Scizor smiled as he said, "Hoh... You mean in this little space where you can barely run away? Come on, let''s fight and see if you have a chance without being able to run away."

    Crobat, who knew that this statement was true, said in reply, "It was clear that you can only win if the field is to your advantage."

    Alex, who overheard this conversation, had enough of it as he said in a low but threatening voice, "Scizor, Crobat, go to training and don''t bother Vulpix. If she wakes up because of you, I''ll make your life hell for the next three days."

    Scizor and Crobat knew that Alex would really do this and started to go for training without uttering a word.

    Alex saw that it was quiet again and began to look at the information of Vulpix.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 1

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow (unusable)

    - (Innate Talent) Hex (unusable), (Innate Talent) Howl (unusable), (Innate Talent) Blizzard (unusable)

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    Alex was already starting to think about the role of Vulpix in his team.

    Nales has very bnced base stats, with each number being at least 70 and different types of moves. She also has two good properties, namely, Speed on 100 and Sp. Def on 100.

    Plus, she has some really great Innate Talent moves like [Howl], which will be very useful in team battles.

    Combined with powerful Innate Talent attacking moves like [Hex] and [Blizzard], Vulpix will be a very bnced Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex had the feeling that the word all-rounder goes very well with this Vulpix.

    "Gold!! Wow, even Torchic was only born with a Shallow Gold talent. It''s a shame that it only has one evolution. Otherwise, it wouldn''t be that difficult to get it to the Diamond rank." (Presumably. Alex can only guess how difficult it is to improve the potential there)

    "Hmm, if I get Vulpix on the Deep Gold rank with items, it shouldn''t be difficult to get her to the Shallow Diamond with a Top-Ice Stone. Unfortunately, I''m the only one who knows about the exact potential of Pok¨¦mon, so Steven''s experience doesn''t help much."

    In this world, trainers do not know the difference between a Shallow Gold, Gold, and Deep Gold Pok¨¦mon. Each of these Pok¨¦mon is an S-rank Pok¨¦mon for all other trainers like Steven.

    Thus, many trainers think that it is by luck that some S-rank Pok¨¦mon reaches the SS-rank despite having fewer items and evolution forms.

    There are even cases where a rich man has spent more than 100 million on items to get his Pok¨¦mon on the SS-rank but ends up without any sess.

    This example shows Alex that he should only give his Pok¨¦mon the best items and the right items at the right moment. Or else, it will make progress more difficult for his Pok¨¦mon.

    In this world, Alex is probably the only trainer who best understands how the talent of a Pok¨¦mon works, which is a ridiculous advantage. Although he has to find out most of the information himself, it''s not a real disadvantage for Alex.

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    5 dayster, in the guest room of Steven''s vi.

    A lot has happened these days, and Alex has found out a lot of new things. ??

    First, he had Gardevoir test 1000 random people for their Psychic potential. And Alex had to admit that he was very content with the result of this test.

    As he previously learned from Gardevoir, he had 10 times Psychic-energypared to Steven. But after the test, Alex realized that Steven had a slightly above-average Psychic potential.

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    Results from Alex''s test:

    Average person: 5 Psychic-energy

    1 in 10 people: 10 Psychic-energy (Steven is in this category)

    1 in 100 people: 60 Psychic-energy

    1 in 500 people: 100 Psychic-energy

    Alex: 100 Psychic-energy

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    Although Alex tested so many people, Gardevoir only found two people with roughly 90 and 110 Psychic-energy out of over 1000 people, which shows that Alex''s talent is, at least, quite remarkable.

    Unfortunately, Alex knows that his talent is only good and not exceptionalpared to other people.

    He was sure that it is not even in the top 100 and that it will be impossible for him to have skills simr to Sabrina.

    Alex just hopes that he can learn some useful Psychic skills.

    He was looking for information about this topic but found nothing, so he contacted Lisa and asked for help.

    Although Lisa now knows that Alex has a good talent for being a Psychic since he asked for an exercise book, Lisa would only see it as a small plus to Alex''s strength.

    Very few people can train Psychic skills that are useful in real life, such as strengthening Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon with their energy or the ability to teleport on their own.

    Alex''s talent is far from it.

    Few hours after Alex asked Lisa for help, she sent him a book and a small measuring device that can measure Psychic-energy.

    Alex immediately started reading through the book and had to admit that the contents of this book are really helpful.

    He also used the meter, which disyed the value of {203}. With his previous tests, an ordinary person should have a value of {10}.

    It says that there are 5 levels of talent that make people different, and each level strongly affects the Psychic skills that can be learned.

    Level 1 requires at least a value of 20 Psychic-energy: The absolute minimum for using the worst Psychic training method. Only after 20 to 50 years can you use the most simplistic Psychic ability: [Bending a spoon].

    Level 2 requires at least 50 Psychic-energy: This allows a slightly better Psychic training method to be used than level 1 and allows one to learn Psychic skills faster. Only after 7 to 15 years can one use the simplest Psychic ability: [Bending a spoon] and only after 10 to 20 years can one move light objects.

    Level 3 requires at least a value of 100 Psychic-energy: The absolute minimum to be allowed to join the Psychicmunity. Allows an effective and quick Psychic training method to be used. One with such talent can use the simplest Psychic ability [Bending a spoon] after just a few days and enables many other useful Psychic skills to be learned, such as [Telepathy] with Pok¨¦mon. And one, after the training of 5 to 20 years, can obtain the ability to teleport independently.

    Level 4 requires a minimum value of 500 Psychic-energy: The one with such talent is one of the most talented people and is considered among the top 100 Psychic talents in the world. It allows one to use the best and fastest Psychic training method. One is born with some easy Psychic skills and can use them as a child without any training. (Skills like [Telepathy] with Pok¨¦mon, bending objects, moving light to moderately heavy objects) Can learn almost all Psychic skills with enough time.

    Level 5 requires at least a value of 2000 Psychic-energy: A person with such an amount of Psychic-energy will be considered the one of the most talented Psychic talent in the world. One will be able to use the best and fastest Psychic training method or even create one''s own specialized Psychic training method. Born with almost all Psychic skills, even if one can hardly control them at a young age. Allows one to develop new Psychic skills with enough time and practice.

    Alex, who knows that he was on level 3, was rtively satisfied instead of being sad.

    He can learn some really useful Psychic skills quickly. And even the ability to teleport independently is not impossible in the future.

    The book also showed many other topics that Alex found very interesting.

    For example, you can easily recognize that one has a good Psychic talent if he/she can understand what a Pok¨¦mon is saying only through facial expressions and gestures, as was the case with Alex.

    This is the preliminary stage of the Psychic skill [Telepathy] and can be amodated by people from level 3 without training.

    Alex, who read this for the first time, realized why it was so easy for him to understand what his Pok¨¦mon are saying most of the time as long as he takes a look at their facial expressions and gestures.

    He began to read through the Psychic training method from level 3 and began training with it every day.

    Unfortunately, Alex only has enough Psychic-energy to train 1 hour per day with this Psychic training method. But he noticed fast that he made good progress in these 5 days.

    At the end of the fourth day, he managed to bend small spoons with the help of his Psychic-energy.

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    In these 5 days, many other things happened other than Alex discovering his Psychic talent.

    Like, how the Vulpix reached level 5 and can begin her training now. ??

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 5

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip

    - (Innate Talent) Hex, (Innate Talent) Howl, (Innate Talent) Blizzard

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    Vulpix was very yful in these 5 days and even yed little pranks on other Pok¨¦mon. They were just harmless pranks that did not cause any real harm or pain but were only supposed to tease them.

    Vulpix, for example, pulled a white nket over her head and disguised herself as a ghost to scare the other Pok¨¦mon.

    Unsurprisingly, no other Pok¨¦mon was really scared and even had a yful and affectionate smile on their face.

    But to keep the Vulpix joyful, they pretended to be scared.

    She even dared to y a prank on the more threatening-looking Pok¨¦mon like Scizor and Crobat.

    When Scizor and Crobat saw this little ''ghost'', both showed an indifferent expression as they looked in the direction of Vulpix.

    Vulpix, who did not know that Crobat and Scizor found this appears to be very cute, got scared and immediately ran in the direction of Alex to hide.

    She saw Alex as her father and started calling him like that since she saw him for the first time after hatching from the egg.

    Especially after he gave her food and allowed her to sleep on hisp, she immediately began to see Alex as her father.

    Vulpix also thinks of all other Pok¨¦mon as Alex''s children, so she started calling them brother and sister.

    Crobat and Scizor, who were already used to being called big brother, showed no particr expression when they first heard Vulpix address them like that.

    In addition, the Hoenn Rookie Tournament started 3 days ago, and Steven, without any surprise, passed through the preliminary rounds with ease and made it to the top 8.

    Today the main fights tournament will take ce, and of the 8 strong trainers, only 2 will be left for the final that will take ce tomorrow.

    Steven had no problems in the top 64, 32, and 16 rounds and defeated all of his opponents only with his Lairon alone.

    Alex didn''t watch these rounds and just spent his time training.

    Now that only 8 participants were left, Alex decided to take the time out of the training to watch it.

    For a long time, he has not done anything for pure fun and rxation, so he decided to use it as a rest day.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon, who had finished today''s training, also looked on the big TV screen with an excited expression.

    Even the Scizor and Crobat didn''t want to miss these fights.

    Alex had to admit that the Top 8 of the Hoenn Rookie Tournament are really strong.

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    Participant 1: Steven

    Pok¨¦mon: Lairon LV 38, Skarmory LV 45, Metagross LV 48

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    Participant 2: Wace

    Pok¨¦mon: Ludicolo LV 41, Gyarados LV 43, Milotic LV 46

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    Participant 3: nnery

    Pok¨¦mon: Magcargo LV 39, Camerupt LV 40, Torkoal LV 42

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    Participant 4: Lima

    Pok¨¦mon: Breloom LV 37, Shiftry LV 38, Sceptile LV 39

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    Participant 5: Levi

    Pok¨¦mon: Beautifly LV 35, king LV 36, Mightyena LV 38

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    Participant 6: Emilia

    Pok¨¦mon: Loudred LV 32, Loudred LV 33, Exploud LV 40

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    Participant 7: Peter

    Pok¨¦mon: Sandsh LV 30, Kangaskhan LV 35, Crawdaunt LV 36

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    Participant 8: M

    Pok¨¦mon: Vivillon LV 31, Sylveon LV 32, Delphox LV 37

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    The Tournament tree:

    Steven v/s M-

    ----------??? v/s ??? ---

    Lima v/s Emilia-

    ---------------------> Final: ??? v/s ???

    Wace v/s Peter-

    ----------??? v/s ??? ---

    nnery v/s Levi-

    ---------------------------------

    Steven and M both slowly walked towards the battlefield, and Alex immediately noticed the fan-favorite of the audience.

    M, while slowly entering the arena, only received light apuse, which was drowned by the loud voice of the apuse and screams for Steven.

    Steven even had arge number of beautiful women spectators shouting his name out loud, showing his immense poprity among women.

    Alex, who saw something like this for the first time, remembered his rookie tournament appearance and couldn''t help but be slightly annoyed.

    He had lots of fans, but the percentage of women was much smaller than that of Steven.

    While his fans were made of 20-30% female fans, Steven had double the amount female fans, like 50-60%.

    Alex looked at Steven''s handsome face and stylish clothes and came to a swift realization.

    Even in the Pok¨¦mon world with more charming people inparison to Alex''s old world, Steven is exceptionally handsome.

    If that''s not enough, Steven is still rich and one of the strongest Pok¨¦mon trainers of his generation. It would be more strange if he wasn''t popr.

    Alex thought, annoyed, "Hmm, who needs these bitches!"

    Crobat immediately noticed Alex''s mood and began to snicker.

    But it didn''t pass Alex''s disturbed mind as he looked at Crobat with sharp eyes and said, "Ohh~ you think that''s funny? Let''s see if you canugh if I let you train for an extra 2 hours today. How about weightlifting? Or perhaps you would like to do something else. What do you think? Sounds good to me~."

    Without waiting for the answer to Crobat, Alex said with a bright smile, "I knew you would agree."

    Crobat got angry immediately and startedining that this was totally inhuman.

    Alex ignored Crobat and Crobat knew from experience that he couldn''t get around the extra training.

    He could try to avoid it, but he knows from experience what Alex would do then.

    Crobat had no desire to be punished by Alex for 2 weeks because he wants to avoid himself for two hours.

    Vulpix, who was sitting on Alex''sp, heard the conversation and began to look at Alex with a surprised, adoring, and respectful look.

    Her thoughts were just like this. "Wow! Papa is so cool that even the evil-looking brother has to listen to him."

    Alex saw Vulpix''s adoring expression and started watching the fight with a content smile.

    Steven used Skarmory and defeated all three of M''s Pok¨¦mon with 1 hit.

    That was the fastest 3 v/s 3 fight that Alex has seen for a long time.

    "Hmmm, it seems that Steven doesn''t like this trainer, M. Probably, that''s why he used Skarmory and not trained his Lairon." Thought Alex when he saw this fast fight.

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    -> Lima v/s Emilia

    Alex found it difficult to watch this fight without a tired expression. ??

    He didn''t think either of these two would have a chance to win this tournament with such weak Pok¨¦mon.

    Although he managed to win a tournament even though he was not in the top 3, it was due to his talent and luck.

    Even Alex doesn''t think he can win this tournament if he took part in it. He could probably reach 3rd ce with such strong trainers like Steven and Wace. And that is if his luck is good and he doesn''t meet them till the semifinals.

    Alex even had the feeling that this year''s rookie tournament could be the strongest rookie tournament for all participants.

    2 future champions and 1 future Gym leader taking part in the same tournament is really ridiculous. Of course, the participants don''t know that, and it doesn''t seem as abnormal to everyone else as it does to Alex.

    Alex, in thought, woke up and saw how the battle of Lima v/s Emilia was over with Lima as the victor.

    Although he didn''t see this fight, it wasn''t surprising that the person with the higher number won.

    Alex read a statistic that showed that 80% of Number 1 participants win in rookie tournaments. Number 2 has about a 15% chance of winning, and number 3 has a win rate of about 4.9%. (Not precisely 4.9%, but a little more. Only Alex wins the rookie tournament with a number lower than 3, which created this anomaly.)

    Funnily enough, thanks to Alex victorious in a rookie tournament, the win rate for the number 5 participant is not 0% anymore. But the win rate for participant 4 is exact 0%.

    Since the victory of Alex, the people even started considering the possibility of participants than the top 3 winning the tournament.

    -> Wace v/s Peter.

    This fight was even more boring than thest fight.

    3 Elite Pok¨¦mon against 3 non-Elite Pok¨¦mon is really a one-sided fight.

    Alex knows from experience that it is impossible to win an Elite Pok¨¦mon in a ''fair'' fight.

    For example, he could only defeat Misty''s Elite Pok¨¦mon because he got Misty distracted. And Scizor sessfully used that chance to buff himself several times without any worry, which made the fight very bnced. Not to mention, Scizor had the type advantage against Starmie, a Water and Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex''s higher tactics proficiency was also a critical factor that gave him a slight advantage in the fight.

    Also, Scizor was using effective moves, while Misty''s Elite Pok¨¦mon only had not-effective moves at the Expert rank.

    A Pok¨¦mon that cannot use its Expert Rank Move effectively is weakened by half. And despite all the disadvantages, Alex only managed to stretch that fight to a draw.

    Without surprise, Peter was utterly defeated and even failed to damage 1 of Wace''s Pok¨¦mon properly.

    The one thing that was special about the fight was the appearance of Wace in the arena.

    He wore clothes that showed almost as much skin as a male stripper and moved very seductively.

    To Alex, it looked very gay, but when he saw how several female viewers had cards with Wace''s faces and red hearts, his eyes twitched in bewilderment.

    It looked like 80% of all female viewers are at least Wace''s fans, and every one of them was watching his movement with eyes, some even with a drooling mouth.

    There were even a few excited female spectators who wanted to run to the arena to touch Wace.

    Fortunately, the whole arena was surrounded by a shield to protect the audience from the moves of the fighting Pok¨¦mon. Though it looked as if the shield was for protecting Wace from his crazy female fans.

    "Is this a joke? Why is he so popr? He doesn''t even look any better than Steven, and he also moves like he''s a she. The Pok¨¦mon world is really bizarre."

    "I don''t know whether to be happy or sad that I don''t have such crazy female fans."

    "Hmm, I think this is only fun for a few days before it starts getting annoying. Though there are bound to be people who enjoy this."

    -> nnery v/s Levi.

    It was another fight without any real tension.

    2 Elite and 1 non-Elite Pok¨¦mon against 3 non-Elite Pok¨¦mon is like 2 adults and 1 kid fighting against 3 kids.

    nnery had a very simr strength to Misty in Alex''s tournament. You could say that she was even slightly stronger because she had 2 Elite Pok¨¦mon in contrast to Misty.

    They even appear to be about the same age as Misty right now. (she is a little younger.)

    nnery easily won the fight, and Alex moved his focus to the next matchup fights.

    --- Steven v/s Lima ---

    -------------> Final: ??? v/s ???

    --- Wace v/s nnery ---

    You can really say that the rest of the battles really involve the top Elites of the region.

    Only Lima is unknown to Alex.

    Nheless, Alex would admit that he would prefer to watch nnery v/s Steven because the oue of Wace v/s nnery is not a hard guess.

    Wace not only has a type advantage but a great level difference too.

    Alex can''t imagine how nnery could win this fight.

    He doesn''t believe that nnery can win the fight against Steven, too. But she at least has a 0.001% chance of winning against Steven. Hmm, maybe the number is even smaller. But the point stands the same.

    The result of Steven v/s Lima and Wace v/s nnery was, as Alex expected, just as he predicted. Steven and Wace won their fights without any surprise.

    Because the strength of Steven and Wace is so great, these fights were rather one-sided.

    Alex knew that tomorrow, the final of the tournament would take ce and smiled slightly.

    "Steven and Wace. This is going to be an interesting finale."

    *****

    [EN]: Pok¨¦mon world has a surprisingly high number of thots. Will our mc be a thot yer?

    Also, I finally managed to slide in the word "bizarre".

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    Alex turned off the TV and started doing some meditation exercises before going to sleep.

    All of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon that had a little time spent it on pursuing their hobby. ??

    To the surprise of all Pok¨¦mon, Ditto challenged Bastiodon to y chess.

    All Pok¨¦mon who saw this stopped whatever they were doing and went to watch this unforeseen match. Even Alex couldn''t help but show interest in watching this match.

    Only Vulpix watched for a while before she got bored and started ying with a ball.

    After Ditto exined the Bastiodon rules of chess, they both started a best of 3 chess games.

    Ditto started directly with a gambit*1 that Bastiodon didn''t know, of course, and thus Bastidon fellpletely into Ditto''s trap.

    Bastiodon, who yed for the first time, didn''t know the perfect or even a good counter and started to fell deeper into Ditto''s trap.

    If he fails to see Ditto''s fatal move on this turn, then he would be checkmated and lose the first game.

    Bastiodon caught a trailing behind but did not see the danger of Ditto''s next move and made a fatal mistake.

    Ditto has read many chess books and was even trained by Alex since seeing his many defeats. Seeing Bastiodon make a wrong move, Ditto knew that Bastiodon already lost this match. Ditto made thest move and said a little bit louder voice,

    "CHECKMATE."

    After winning the first game, he immediately startedughing happily and ran around the room wildly.

    Although he is the person most of the time inverted in chess, it was the first time he won a game of chess.

    After months of work, he finally managed to win.

    Alex and his other Pok¨¦mon congratted Ditto on his impressive victory. He had improved really well in this time.

    Even Crobat and Scizor gave praise to Ditto''s willpower and victory.

    Alex had a light smile on his face when he said, "I have an idea. Let''s all y a little chess."

    Although Alex wanted to do a tournament first, he had this idea quickly discarded because of the skill difference between his Pok¨¦mon being too vast.

    Alex and Gardevoir are clearly the best chess yers and would easily dominate the tournament.

    So Alex nned 4 rtively bnced matches with simr skills, which will make them more interesting.

    Best of 3:

    Alex v/s Gardevoir

    Scizor v/s Crobat

    Ditto v/s Eevee (rematch)

    Bastiodon v/s Combusken

    Because Vulpix wasn''t interested in chess, Alex didn''t have to worry too much about looking for an opponent for her.

    Bastiodon v/s Combusken was yed first. Bastiodon and Combusken only learned the rules today, so Alex thought it was a good matchup.

    The first match was very tense because both of them often made big mistakes which led to losing many valuable pieces on both sides. In the end, Bastiodon narrowly won the first game. But it looked like it had a lot to do with luck.

    The second match was also very close, and Combusken made fewer mistakes and quickly have gained a little advance in the number of valuable pieces. In the end, she won against Bastiodon in contradiction to the previous match.

    In the third match, Alex immediately noticed who was the smarter one of the bunch. Combusken started making very few big mistakes from the beginning. And with that, she could quickly y an advantage. In the end, Combusken won rtively easily.

    Ditto v/s Eevee rematch was surprisingly a clear-cut 2-0 win.

    In the first match, Ditto used a different gambit that he hadn''t shown before and seeded in taking Eevee''s rook by losing only one pawn. That was a huge advantage that Ditto kept until the end of the game.

    The second match was also a clear victory for Ditto, who used the same gambit as in round one. But because Eevee hadn''t found a good answer in the first round, she lost another important figure. Ditto kept this advantage until the end and won against Eevee rtively easily.

    Ditto, who had now defeated a very talented yer like Eevee, couldn''t help but give a joyful scream. He ran towards Alex and hugged him with a rare beaming grin.

    Alex had often taken a little time to show Ditto some gambits, including this one, and exined it so that Ditto can transform his experience into strength. Although Ditto''s mid andte game is really mediocre, he is now very strong in the early game. Only Alex, who showed him these gambits, is better.

    Although Eevee gets better faster than Ditto, she was at this point a good deal too inexperienced to react to Ditto''s tactics.

    Scizor v/s Crobat was what surprised Alex the most.

    Both were ying chess for the first time, but it didn''t affect their ying speed. And to Alex''s surprise, he noticed that Scizor sometimes ys brilliant moves. He even checkmated Crobat with fewer pieces and quickly won the first game.

    The second game was even one-sided. Scizor hardly made any mistakes and started to y lots of smart and aggressive moves. Even though he made some strange moves, he easily won the game.

    Scizor smiled as he said, "Don''t be sad. It''s normal that the one with the most intellect is better."

    Crobat showed a peculiar expression when he said, "Shut up! Do you think you smart just because you won a game? Haha, you have a good sense of humor, grill tongs."

    Scizor didn''t get angry and just replied with a smirk, "Oh, then it must be a coincidence that Alex and Gardevoir are the best chess yers. If the truth makes you unhappy, just keep it to yourself."

    Alex quickly separated these two Pok¨¦mon and sat across Gardevoir for their match.

    He knows that his strength is that he has a lot more experience than Gardevoir. But the Gardevoir often ys some brilliant moves that he can never imagine.

    Alex was a good chess yer but not one that was particrly good. He was good at trickery and making others fall others for traps, but that was his only strength.

    Fortunately, chess is not very popr in this Pok¨¦mon world, so Alex''s world has a higher skill in chess.

    The first match was a controlled slugfest. Alex tried to y a gambit that Gardevoir didn''t know. But Gardevoir could see the danger almost immediately and didn''t fall into Alex''s trap. Unfortunately, Alex lost a pawn because his gambit didn''t work. Although his position was better, the game wasn''t at his side. Gardevoir yed a few moves that Alex did not understand and cornering him at every other step.

    Gardevoir defeated Alex narrowly but with calcted moves.

    At the second match, Alex even tried to talk to Gardevoir to distract her. But with a high level of intelligence, she could easily y chess and talk to Alex simultaneously. Alex naturally yed a different tactic on which you have to answer perfectly, or Gardevoir would have a big disadvantage. But if Gardevoir yed this move perfectly, he would lose the game almost immediately.

    Gardevoir didn''t even need 20 seconds to find this perfect counter and made it almost impossible for Alex to win. Alex gave up with a helpless expression.

    After a few seconds, he looked at Gardevoir and said, "Congrattions, Gardevoir. You yed really well."

    Gardevoir smiled happily and said, "Thank you, father. You, too. That was really fun. Let''s y again when we have time."

    When Alex was about to reply, he heard the ringtone of his TRH device. Someone had called him.

    He made an apologetic expression and said, "Sorry, I gotta go and take this call."

    But when he saw the number, he couldn''t help but show a serious expression.

    "Lisa?"

    ***

    *1 A gambit is a chess opening in which a yer sacrifices material with the aim of achieving a subsequent positional advantage.

    [EN]: I wonder how Bastiodon yed chess with his huge paws.

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    Alex picked up the call and waited eagerly for what Lisa wanted to say.

    "Hey, Alex~." ??

    "Hello, Executive Lisa. What can I do for you?"

    Lisa spoke with her usual yful tone, "Ohh~ Why so polite? Aren''t we good friends, Alex~? There''s no reason to be formal with me."

    Alex wanted to say, "Yes, you are a good friend if one can ignore a particr ''hobby'' of yours."

    But because he didn''t want to annoy Lisa, he simply said, "Executive Lisa is correct. we have known each other for a long time and I would describe our cooperation as very positive."

    Lisa and Alex both knew that with his rapid progress, it wouldn''t be long before Alex bes an Executive himself. Both wanted to keep a good rtionship with each other. That''s why Lisa doesn''t treat him like a subordinate, and he treats her with the same respect.

    It is advantageous for both of them to have an Executive as a ''friend'', even if it is only a superficial rtionship.

    Lisa suddenly stopped her frivolous tone and said, "Anyway, Alex. The reason I called you today is because of the task given to me by the Boss. I called to inform you that Boss wants to see you in two weeks. Come to me in exactly two weeks, and I''ll bring you to him. And don''t forget to enter the Team Rocket base with your fake face and ID."

    "Executive Lisa, do you happen to know why he wants to see me?"

    Lisa startedughing when she said, "Haha, trying to get free info right away, huh~. But what do I get in return if I tell you?"

    "That will depend on the usefulness of the info."

    "Hmm~ Alex, what a smart boy you are. Although the info is hard toe by but is not really useful either because the Boss will tell you himself anyway."

    In reply, Alex just stayed silent. Barely 2 seconds had passed when Lisa continued.

    "Buuuuut... since we are friends, let me help you out this time."

    "Executive Lisa, if the information is too valuable, I don''t want to know. I can also wait 2 weeks."

    "Alex~ Oh Alex~. You worry unnecessarily. I don''t want anything for this info. See it as a gift from a friend."

    Alex thought for a moment and said, "If the info proves useful to me, I''ll make it up to you, Executing Lisa."

    Lisa smiled and said, "Alright. The Boss is very happy with this year of rookies, so he is going to give a special position to the strongest rookie of this year. I don''t know which position that is myself, but it should be pretty good."

    Alex was briefly confused by Lisa''s testimony. "Marco won this year, didn''t he? So, shouldn''t he receive that position? Or am I wrong?"

    "Yes, that''s true, and he got his reward for it. But it''s a new position created by the Boss, and he wants to do another test. And it''s not just about strength this time.

    I also want to tell you how lucky you are. This is the first time I''ve heard that Boss wants to give the rookies such a chance. I think it only happens because this year, so many strong rookies appeared at once, and he wants to have a young trainer for his special position. But these are just my assumptions. You will know more in two weeks."

    Alex asked collectedly, "Executive Lisa, do you know who''s taking this test?"

    A smile sneaked back on Lisa''s lips as she said, "I only know that you and Maria are participating. But since Maria is participating, Marco and Janine are very likely to participate too."

    Alex felt that he really didn''t have a good chance of winning the position.

    ording to his information, he knows that Janine and Marco were Elite trainers even before the start of the Kanto rookie tournament. Now, after months of training for a long time, he didn''t think that they weren''t a good piece of stronger than him.

    Although Alex often fights against trainers with a level disadvantage, the level gap must not be too great. Or else he will bepletely destroyed, like in his fight against Steven''s Metagross.

    What good are tactics if the opposing Pok¨¦mon can prepare its move faster and only need 1 hit to defeat its Pok¨¦mon?

    A Cat against a Lion cannot win unless the lion keeps on making many needless mistakes.

    "Marco and Janine shouldn''t be as strong as Steven though. Hmm, it shouldn''t be impossible to win. But it will tough for sure," thought Alex.

    "Thank you very much for the info, Executive Lisa. Although this info was not very useful, it is notpletely useless either."

    Lisa heard how Alex downyed the info, also knew that this info wasn''t very good. But she couldn''t really ask for much for it. She will be satisfied with Alex giving her a half useful piece of information too.

    "No problem, Alex. That''s what friends are for."

    Lisa said with a happy but a bit irritated tone, "Well, I have to hang up now. One of my subordinates made a mistake in a mission, and I can''t let it go unpunished. Fu~ fu~."

    Alex, who heard thisst sentence, suddenly felt really d that he was not a normal subordinate of Lisa.

    "Hm, I wonder if Lars is still alive."

    Thought this thought didn''t manage to stay in his mind for a second. "Well, who cares??"

    Although he only has two weeks left, he asked Steven if he could help him get a ticket for the Kanto luxurious ship.

    After more than a month, Steven wasn''t surprised that Alex wanted to go back after his tournament and immediately agreed. He asked Alex toe in here to help him train, so, of course, he would help Alex.

    Steven agreed immediately and even got a ticket for the day after tomorrow.

    "I think I''ll go to the arena for the finale. I''m a little curious about Wace''s Pok¨¦mon, too," thought Alex as he slowly fell asleep in his bed.

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    Alex was sitting in the arena with other spectators who were waiting eagerly for the finale to start.

    For the finale, Alex flew to the arena to see the match live. ??

    Although the atmosphere was one reason he came in person, the main reason was to get a close look at Wace''s Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex noticed that match should soon start since it was close to the dered time. He focused on the ground and positioned all of his Pok¨¦balls such that they can watch too.

    In the arena, the anchor came to the stage and started creating the mood for the finale with his speech.

    After a long speech came the introduction of the finalists.

    "Today, in this finale, we have two immensely strong trainers, who will be battling each other for the title of the strongest rookie of the Hoenn region. Though the special thing about this finale is that both of them are strong enough to dominate any other year''s tournament. But today, fate has led them to meet their toughest opponent in their path to the first rank. This ain''t gonna be an easy fight, folks. And today might be the greatest finale yed in the Hoenn Rookie tournament history. NOW, let''s wee our finalists."

    "To my right, we have Wace from Sootopolis City, a Water-type Pok¨¦mon trainer, who, ording to his own admission, loves a Pok¨¦mon of grace. He is also the direct apprentice of Gym Leader Juan and has learned from him for years. Let''s give this outstanding trainer a warm wee."

    Wace came to the arena with a stylish suit that seemed unique and his trademark confident and elegant smile.

    80% of all female viewers started screaming wildly when they saw Wace.

    He looked at the anchor and signaled him toe near him.

    The anchor had a confused expression but walked in front of Wace.

    Wace immediately snatched the microphone from the anchor''s hand and began to speak with a confident expression.

    "I''m Wace, and I represent beauty as well as intelligence. This tournament is just a springboard for me to promote mypetitions."

    "I and some influential people are going to be hosting a Pok¨¦monpetition that has never been seen before."

    "Thispetition will be called ''Pok¨¦mon Contest'' and is apetition that will focus on beauty, elegance, and strength."

    "The first ''Pok¨¦mon Contest'' will take ce here in this arena in 3 months, and you can learn about the more detailed rules online."

    Wace stopped talking and handed the microphone back to the anchor.

    The anchor showed a surprised expression that Wace was advertising for another event but kept hisposure. As long as he doesn''t advertise something like a product, he doesn''t mind it. Since the sponsors won''t be troubling himter on.

    "Ah, that is an interesting introduction. Now please wee the second finalist."

    "To my left, we have Steven Stones from Mossdeep City. A Pok¨¦mon trainer who has focused on Steel and Rock-type Pok¨¦mon. He is also the son of Joseph Stone and, therefore, the current owner of Devon Corporation. Let''s give this outstanding trainer a hearty wee."

    Steven went to the arena with a confident and rxed attitude. He was wearing his usual stylish suit and his usual handsome smile.

    When Steven came into the arena, there were almost as many female spectators screaming. Alex even heard a girl shouting, "THIS IS THE PERFECT FINALE!!"

    Although he agrees with this girl, he doubts that they are thinking of the same reasons.

    Unlike Wace, Steven had nothing to say, so they both got ready to begin.

    Both Steven and Wace called their first Pok¨¦mon on the signal from the referee.

    Lairon and Gyarados appear on the battlefield at the same time.

    --------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Lairon

    LV: 39

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Abilities: Rock Head

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Harden, Tackle, Mud-p, Headbutt, Metal w, Rock Tomb, Roar, Iron Head, Rock Slide, Take Down, Metal Sound, Iron Tail

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sandstorm [E], (Innate Talent) Protect [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Stone Edge, (TM) Aerial Ace

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gyarados

    LV: 43

    Type: Water/Flying

    Abilities: Moxie (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Ssh, Tackle, Bite, Thrash, Leer, Twister, Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Scary Face, Dragon Rage [E], Crunch, Hydro Pump

    - (Perfect Talent) Taunt [E], (Perfect Talent) Waterfall [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf, (TM) Ice Beam [E] (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Brutal Swing, (TM) Giga Impact,

    --------------------------------------------

    Alex was a bit impressed with the level of this finale.

    A level 43 Gyarados with [Moxie] is an almost unstoppable monster in a rookie tournament. Such that, even Misty''s strongest Pok¨¦mon seems like a pushover in this rookie tournament.

    "Steven was lucky that one can easily recognize that this Gyarados has the hidden ability [Moxie] or he might have been in a problem. Though I think that''s why Wace used him against nnery."

    "Hmm, what is it so that Wace hasn''t used Milotic yet. Does it also has a secret that he wanted to keep it secret and would rather use this Gyarados than Milotic?"

    Alex also noticed that Lairon is now one level higher and [Protect] is also on the Expert rank.

    The shield could now probably withstand even attacks from a stronger Pok¨¦mon. But what is much more important it should now be useable more often. Although Alex doesn''t know it for sure, that should be the logical advancement.

    He was a bit tense to see how good [Protect] is on the Expert rank and whether the ''cooldown'' is greatly reduced.

    Even after being used often, [Protect] can only be used every 5 minutes. Which makes it useful for only once in a normal fight.

    Alex was curious to see if there was much else on the Expert Rank.

    Steven saw Gyarados and showed a serious expression. He knows due to the fight with nnery that Gyarados very likely has the hidden ability [Moxie].

    "3,2,1, GO!!"

    "Lairon, use Sandstorm."

    "Gyarados, use Taunt."

    Both trainers began to give theirmands at the same time.

    Gyarados and Lairon both started preparing their moves, and almost simultaneously, they both started using their moves.

    A big sandstorm started to sweep the whole arena after Lairon used his move.

    Because [Sandstorm] is a Rock-type move, it deals even more harm to Gyarados due to type advantage.

    Alex felt that it was the logical result. But because he has yed too many Pok¨¦mon games, it didn''t seem natural to him.

    Gyarados was using [Taunt], and due to its effect, he prevented Lairon from using other moves as attack moves.

    "Ok, Gyarados. Use Waterfall while preparing Ice Beam."

    Alex knows that you can charge another move while the Master Rank move is still ongoing. Although the moves get weaker the longer you use them, they can be used for interestingbinations.

    Steven smiled and said with a rxed smile, "You did great, Lairon. But for now, return."

    ***

    [EN]: Moxie increases the user''s Attack one stage upon fainting an opponent. No need to google. I gotchu fam.

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    Alex saw that Steven waited for the right moment to rece his Pok¨¦mon and nodded with approval.

    "He immediately didn''t switch and decided to use Sandstrom first. Because Sandstorm is on the Expert rank, there won''t be a problem for it to stay on the battlefield for several minutes, permanently damaging Wace''s Pok¨¦mon. Although the damage from LV 39 Lairon against Elite Pok¨¦mon is not that great, it can still make a difference in the long run." ??

    Steven pondered for a few seconds before calling out his next Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Metagross (Shiny)

    LV: 48

    Type: Psychic/Steel

    Abilities: Light Metal (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Diamond

    Moves:

    - Take Down [E], Confusion, Ma Rise, Metal w, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Miracle Eye, Zen Headbutt, Scary Face, Psychic [E], Agility, Meteor Mash [E], Hammer Arm

    - (Perfect Talent) Earthquake [M], (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [M]

    - (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Protect, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Facade, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Psycho Cut, (TM) Rest

    --------------------------------------------------

    Wace, who saw the appearance of Metagross, made a grave expression for the first time. He had the feeling that his Gyarados didn''t have a good chance of defeating this monster.

    Before the referee could give the signal, Wace also chose to call back his Pok¨¦mon. It is allowed to rece Pok¨¦mon in between the rounds, and Wace didn''t miss the opportunity to use this rule immediately.

    But after both have chosen to call back their Pok¨¦mon once, it is no longer possible for the rest of the fight.

    "Go, Ludicolo. Show your grace."

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ludicolo

    LV: 41

    Type: Water/Grass

    Abilities: Rain Dish

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Astonish, Growl, Absorb, Bubble, Fury Swipes, Fake Out, Water Sport, Bubble Beam, Nature Power, Uproar, Knock Off, Zen Headbutt

    - (Innate Talent) Razor Leaf [E], (Innate Talent) Rain Dance [E] , (Innate Talent) Scald [E]

    - (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Swagger, (TM) Focus st,(TM) Brick Break, (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf

    --------------------------------------------

    "Wow!! It''s really impressive that both trainers have such a good response time. Even without knowing the exact information from their opponents, they judged the difficulty in such a small window of time. Quite astute." Thought Alex when he saw this exchange.

    He could see at a nce what Wace was going to do, and he had to say that he was a little impressed. Wace has a genuine talent to justify his arrogance.

    "3, 2, 1, *WHISTLE*"

    "Ludicolo, begin with Rain Dance."

    "Metagross, use Rock Polish while also preparing Light Screen."

    Alex, who has nned simr future tactics with Scizor, saw for the first time how effective it is to reinforce your Pok¨¦mon without disadvantage.

    He also knows from experience that Metagross is already faster anyway due to the ability of [Light Metal]. And with its [Rock Polish] on Master rank, it can build up a ridiculous speed.

    Once Metagross uses [Rock Polish], it can go as fast as Crobat. Although Crobat is only level 43, its speed is not to be underestimated.

    "Wace is really in a dangerous position."

    Ludicolo finished before Metagross and rain started to drizzle in the whole battlefield. Together with the fact that it is on the Expert rank, it can be maintained that way for a long time.

    "Ludicolo, boil your opponent tastefully through Scald."

    Metagross also finished shortly after Ludicolo and sessfully used [Light Screen] while using [Rock Polish] once.

    "Metagross, prepare Ma Rise while using Rock Polish."

    Alex, who saw through Steven''s tactics immediately, couldn''t help but want to apud.

    He went with [Rock Polish] and [Ma Rise] after he noticed that Ludicolo was not a big worry for his Metagross, who is 7 levels higher than him and has already used [Light Screen].

    Ludicolo used [Scald], and a hot water jet flew in the direction of Metagross, who couldn''t avoid it because he was preparing two moves, was hit but hardly suffered any damage.

    Wace knew that his situation was bad, but he didn''t really have a good counter for this Metagross. He didn''t think this Metagross would have a move like [Rock Polish] had on the Master rank.

    "Ludicolo, keep up the Scald attack."

    He could only hope that he was lucky to inflict [Burn] status effect on Metagross with this move.

    Metagross, who was slower, again used two moves at once and started to hover. Only after Ludicolo had prepared half of his new move, was Metagross ready.

    But he was floating around really ridiculously fast now.

    "Metagross, use Meteor Mash. And don''t forget Rock Polish."

    Steven hoped that he was a little lucky and able to activate the [Meteor Mash]''s effect and thus increase ATK of Metagross.

    Ludicolo was almost finished when Metagross started preparing its moves. Ludicolo didn''t wait and sent a boiling hot water jet in the direction of Metagross.

    After Metagross was hit again, Alex noticed for the first time a very slight injury on Metagross''s body. It seemed that [Scald] on the Expert rank and [Rain Dance] was notpletely useless.

    Wace noticed that this couldn''t go on and said, "Ludicolo, use Growl for now."

    Because Growl is not on the Expert rank and Ludicolo 7 level is lower than Metagross, the effect of Growl is very much weakened. But even with this weakening, it seems more sensible for Wace to use this move than to continue using [Scald] and hope for luck.

    Especially because these move''s effect, just like [Scald], depends heavily on the level of the opponent.

    If Ludicolo [Scald] is used against a Pok¨¦mon under the Elite rank, the chances of activating the effect of the move are much greater than 30%. But if Ludicolo''s [Scald] is used against a Pok¨¦mon that is a much higher level, the chances are poor.

    Metagross finished first and used Meteor Mash when flying in the direction of Ludicolo.

    Ludicolo was hit and was thrown 10 meters away. He had arge wound on his stomach, and his painful face disyed his current situation.

    He had lost more than 80% HP after this one hit.

    Ludicolo stood up with a still existent painful expression and used Growl against Metagross.

    "Go, Metagross. End it with another Meteor Mash."

    "Ludicolo, use Protect and then Growl."

    Metagross finished first and hit the shield of Ludicolo.

    Ludicolo tried to block it with [Protect], but his shield was broken, and he was knocked unconscious.

    ***

    [EN]: Light Metal halves the Pok¨¦mon''s weight in battle.

    A Pok¨¦mon with Rain Dish will recover 1/16 of its maximum HP during rain after each turn.

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    Wace called his unconscious Ludicolo back to the Pok¨¦ball with the words, "Thank you for your hard work," and focused in the direction of Steven.

    He smiled as he maintained eye contact with Steven and said, "Steven, you are a really great trainer. You are the first person around my age who has given me a real fight." ??

    "Thanks, Wace. I''m also d that I can have such an interesting fight in this tournament."

    Wace stopped smiling and said with a serious tone, "But enough is enough. I''ve never been defeated by anyone in my age group, and today won''t be any different."

    Without further words, he released his next Pok¨¦mon, and a beautiful Milotic appeared on the battleground.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Milotic

    LV: 47

    Type: Water

    Ability: Cute Charm (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Diamond

    Moves:

    - Ssh, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Wrap, Water Sport, Refresh[E], Disarming Voice, Twister, Aqua Ring, Captivate, Dragon Tail, Aqua Tail, Safeguard, Coil, Hydro Pump

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Recover [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf [E], (TM) Waterfall, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Brutal Swing, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Ice Beam

    --------------------------------------------

    Alex, who saw the information, couldn''t help but be surprised.

    "47? I guess even goddess of fortune is a fan of Wace, to think that Milotic was able to level up just before the final fight."

    Although a level may not seem that much, it is a big leap in strength in the Elite rank.

    "Unfortunately, the Perfect Talent move Attract and the Cute Charm ability ispletely useless against Metagross. Much of Milotic''s strength cannot really be used against Metagross, which is a huge disadvantage."

    Metagross, who is a Pok¨¦mon with no gender, is not someone who can be affected by a Pok¨¦mon''s appearance. It is easier to impress a Pok¨¦mon of the same gender than a Pok¨¦mon of no gender, such as Metagross.

    The tagline "fall in love" has a term and condition, that they shouldn''t be genderless Pok¨¦mon like Metagross.

    "3,2,1, *WHISTLE*"

    "Milotic, use Psych Up."

    "Metagross, use Earthquake while going in front of Milotic."

    Although Steven can also choose tobine other moves with [Earthquake], the charging period will be less if he doesn''t do that.

    In addition, the move itself is a bit stronger by itself. Together with the bonus damage from the Master rank and Milotic being very close to the origin point, it should be able to deal a ridiculous amount of damage.

    Metagross''s speed of floating towards Milotic while using the move was really swift.

    When Milotic had just finished half of her move, Metagross was already done preparing [Earthquake], and it didn''t waste any time in using it.

    Milotic was hit by the tremorsing from the ground and was seriously damaged.

    Wace was able to estimate from experience that she had already lost around 40% of her HP.

    The damage from the [Earthquake] to its full potential is simply terrifying.

    "Metagross, use Earthquake while staying near Milotic."

    Milotic also finally finished her move, and the [Psych Up] sessfully increased her stats.

    [Psych Up], which is not on the Expert rank, cannot copy all the improvements of Metagross, but managing to copy half of its effect is not a problem. (also depends on the level of the opponent)

    Milotic was now many times faster and only slightly slower than Metagross. In addition, she was able to copy [Ma Rise]''s partial effect. Thus she could also float in the air now.

    Steven saw this and made a serious expression. Metagross''s [Earthquake] is a critical attack move to win this fight. Without this move, this fight will be much more difficult. Even though Milotic''s [Ma Rise] duration is half as much as Metagross, she won''t have a problem keeping it up for at least 1 minute.

    "Metagross, stop using Earthquake and use Thunder Punch."

    "Milotic, keep up the Recover while attacking with Surf."

    Wace, who knows the power of [Surf] on the Expert rank + regen., naturally wants to make the most out of it.

    Metagross and Milotic both started having a fight of power. Metagross tried to deal as much damage to Milotic as possible. While Milotic kept healing a priority while using different moves to inflict damage on Metagross and keep it away.

    Both trainers used lots of little different tactics to get an edge over each other, but the fight was generally at a stalemate.

    After just a minute and several moves, both Pok¨¦mon were in a rather bad shape. Both trainers had already used Protect, which set this uing sh into a climax of this battle.

    Metagross had suffered severe damage and had only about 30% HP left. But otherwise, it was in good condition.

    Milotic was in really bad shape because she couldn''t quite deal with Meatgross''s attack with Recover and suffered more damage than she could cure in time. She had sores all over her body and only had 5% HP left at most.

    The fact that she can''t use [Cute Charm] or [Attract] had really affected her utilizable strength.

    "Metagross, use Psychic and end this fight."

    "Milotic, resist via Surf."

    Both Pok¨¦mon used their move at the same time and hit the opponent.

    To the surprise of Steven, Wace, and the onlookers, Milotic hit a critical hit on thest move, and Metagross suffered grave damage.

    Metagross''s [Light Screen] effect was already over, so he was hit by the full blunt force of the [Surf].

    In the end, both Pok¨¦mon fell unconscious on the ground, or that''s what it looked like.

    Metagross, who was lying on the floor for a few seconds, suddenly stood up with a struggling expression. Although his condition was really bad, he managed to remain conscious.

    Thementary immediately started speaking to give goosebumps to the spectators after this exciting round.

    "AHHHH!!!!!! And so the battle of the monsters is over. Metagross, the steel giant, is the winner of this round and has already defeated two of Wace''s Pok¨¦mon. An unbelievable fight, as we can see here. Will Wace make aeback, or will Steven make a clean sweep of Wace''s party? Stay tuned to see."

    While Alex had thoughts like, "What kind of monsters are these? Especially Metagross, who has already defeated two Pok¨¦mon alone. Not to mention, one of them was the strongest Pok¨¦mon of Wace."

    "But I think Wace is happy that Metagross can barely fight. Now it is time for Wace''s Gyarados to shine."

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    Wace saw his second Pok¨¦mon being defeated by Steven and couldn''t help but think of this one thing. "Should I have trained more for this tournament?"

    Because Wace has never met a trainer (simr age) stronger than him, he was very confident about winning this tournament. He never imagined that it was possible for him to lose. ??

    In the preparation month before the tournament, he didn''t really train a lot and was more concerned with his new project. Since he was stronger than the previous 10 winners of this tournament, he didn''t think that it was a problem if he briefly neglected the training of his Pok¨¦mon.

    "Is it impossible to be the strongest trainer and the best coordinator at the same time???... No, I will not lose sight of my goal. It may be impossible for a normal person, but it shouldn''t be impossible for me. I only need to find a better bnce between both."

    Without a moment''s hesitation, he took the Pok¨¦ball of Gyarados and threw it high in the sky.

    Gyarados appear on the field with a loud battle cry.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gyarados

    LV: 43

    Type: Water/Flying

    Ability: Moxie (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Ssh, Tackle, Bite, Thrash, Leer, Twister, Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Scary Face, Dragon Rage [E], Crunch, Hydro Pumps

    - (Perfect Talent) Taunt [E], (Perfect Talent) Waterfall [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf, (TM) Ice Beam [E], (TM)Thunderbolt, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Brutal Swing, (TM) Giga Impact

    ----------------------------------

    Although Wace knows that his chance was rather slim, he didn''t want to give up yet. If he was going to lose, he wanted to at least be able to proudly lose after giving everything in the battle.

    "3,2,1, *WHISTLE*"

    "Gyarados, use Waterfall."

    "Metagross, use Psychic while staying away from Gyarados."

    Steven wanted to make full use of Metagross''s current great speed advantage against a Pok¨¦mon like Gyarados that only has melee attacks and no Expert-rank AOE move.

    Gyarados sessfully used [Waterfall]. And in the next second, his entire body got covered in water as he flew towards Metagross at a breakneck pace.

    Moves like [Waterfall] and [Giga Impact] are special melee moves because they allow the Pok¨¦mon to execute a ''Charge'' and, depending on the mastery, build up a faster speed.

    Although Gyarados was 20 meters away and Metagross tried to increase the distance, the result was the opposite.

    Metagross finished preparing [Psychic] while running and hit Gyarados, who was only 5 meters away from Metagross.

    Gyarados located the damaged spot on his body and rammed into Metagross there, who was thrown 5 meters away because of it.

    Metagross, with all his injury, could, of course, not take this move and became unconscious.

    "What a monster," thought Wace. Even though Gyarados had defeated Metagross, he knew from experience that Gyarados really suffered a lot of damage from this one hit.

    ording to his estimation, Gyarados had lost around 30-35% of HP from that single hit, even though Gyarados can endure special attacks rtively well.

    Steven immediately got a [Hyper Potion] to heal Metagross and called it back to the Pok¨¦ball.

    He was very satisfied with the performance of Metagross, as one could see from his smile.

    He called out his next Pok¨¦mon without saying anything.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Skarmory

    LV: 45

    Type: Flying/Steel

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Leer, Peck, Sand Attack, Metal w, Air Cutter, Fury Attack, Feint, Swift, Spikes, Agility, Steel Wing, sh, Metal Sound

    - (Perfect Talent) Taunt [E], (Perfect Talent) Sky Attack [M]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Roost, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Facade, (TM) Swords Dance, (TM) Fly, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Sandstorm

    ---------------------------------

    Wace and Steven both knew this fight would be soon decided.

    If Gyarados defeated Skarmory, his ability would make him so strong that only one [Waterfall] would be enough to defeat Steven''sst Pok¨¦mon. And because [Waterfall] is on the Master-rank, it would be ready before any move made by Lairon.

    Even though Steven had the upper hand, he looked warily in the direction of Wace and Gyarados.

    "3,2,1, *WHISTLE*"

    "Skarmory, Swords Dance."

    "Gyarados, use Ice Beam."

    Both trainers gave their orders while observing the battlefield. Nobody wanted to make a mistake and lose this important fight.

    Gyarados finished first,unched a beam of ice flying towards Skarmory with a cold speed.

    Skarmory couldn''t evade because he was preparing a move and was hitpletely. A critical hit!!!

    After this convulsing hit, Skarmory had arge wound on his head, and Steven knew that this one hit had taken about 45% of Skarmory''s HP.

    Wace, who also saw that, knew that this was his chance. He knew that it was either make it or break it.

    "Gyarados, use Waterfall with Ice Beam."

    Wace got ready to use his bestbo of [Waterfall] and followed by the [Ice Beam]. It''s simple but a very effective and fastbo.

    Skarmory finally finished too and strengthened his attack. Although it was a little slower, it was finished now.

    "Skarmory, time for the Sky Attack."

    Steven understood Wace''s tactics at a nce and immediately applied the counter.

    Skarmory barely finished preparing first and began to fly very high in the sky. (Because Gyarados was preparing two moves, he was slower even though he had a starting advantage)

    "Gyarados wait for Skarmory to use Sky Attack and then use that

    Waterfall, Ice Beambo."

    Wace also understood Steven''s tactics and responded quickly.

    Skarmory stopped rising and started falling to the ground with a ridiculous swiftness.

    Gyarados tried to build up speed on the ground and use it to counter Skarmory''s power.

    Both Pok¨¦mon rammed each other with their gathered momentum and mmed each other.

    To the surprise of both trainers, this collision was so strong that both Pok¨¦mons fell to the ground with no energy left anymore to fight.

    As it was apparent, both Pok¨¦mon could not endure this collision.

    The referee, who saw both Pok¨¦mon go unconscious, announced loudly, "Both Skarmory and

    Gyarados are unconscious and can no longer fight. Participant Wace has lost all three Pok¨¦mon and has no Pok¨¦mon left in his party, who can fight for him."

    After a short break, he spoke loudly, "Thus, Participant Steven is the winner."

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    A podium was slowly carried into the middle of the arena by two strong Pok¨¦mon with exciting music ying loudly via speakers.

    This podium had the typical three ces for the ranking, each designated with a number. ??

    Steven, Wace, and nnery; with their respective medals, went to their achieved positions and took onest picture to finish this tournament.

    "What a top 3? 2 Champions and 1 Gym leader. I am sure that after several decades, people will still look back to this tournament," thought Alex as he mused about the distant future.

    Alex heard the farewell speech from the organizer and began to leave the arena like some other spectators.

    He was a bit curious whether Steven would choose a Royal Pok¨¦mon or not, but that had to wait until Steven was done. As a spectator, he is not allowed toe along just like that, even if he is Steven''s friend.

    Alex waited 20 minutes outside the arena before he saw Steven leaving with Wace.

    It looked like those two were getting along very well, and their rtionship looked friendly enough.

    Alex was a bit surprised that Wace was talking to Steven and even made friends after his defeat. It seems that Wace''s self-confidence had hardly suffered a blow from this defeat.

    Steven saw Alex and started walking in his direction, with Wace following him.

    Steven gave a friendly smile as he said, "Wace, let me introduce you to my best friend, Alex. He''s the winner of this year''s Kanto Rookie tournament and also the person I trained with for this tournament."

    Wace gave a polite smile when he said, "Hi Alex, nice to meet you. Steven has already told me a little about you."

    "Is that so... hope that they were all the good things. Though knowing Steven, it is highly doubtful."

    Wace understood that Alex was just kidding. But he yed along with him. "Well, what can you expect from a person who looked for a tournament winner as a training partner to win."

    Steven smiled slightly and said, "Haha! Ok, ok, that''s enough now. Don''t take advantage of my good mood after the victory."

    Even though Steven said that he was smiling from ear to ear.

    Alex, Steven, and Wace, even went out to eat after the tournament and talked about all sorts of things.

    In the end, Wace said goodbye to both of them after 2 hours. Of course, they didn''t forget to exchange contacts.

    Alex saw Wace walking away before looking in the direction of Steven and said, "Ok, Steven, I have to go now too. I have to get the ship tomorrow morning."

    Steven looked in the direction of Alex and said sincerely, "Alex, thank you again for your help. If you have time again, you cane by anytime."

    "Haha! Steven, you better look for a girlfriend, or people will keep on thinking that you are gay."

    Steven heard Alex teasing and said, annoyed, "Shut up, Alex. You can''t understand my high standard. Besides, I don''t have any time for things like that. It''s a huge waste of time, after all."

    Alex startedughing as he slowly walked away.

    Steven was a bit annoyed, but soon, it was reced by a detached smile when he saw Alex slowly walking away.

    ...

    Alex, who said goodbye to Steven, immediately called Crobat and flew in the direction of teport City.

    After renting a hotel for one night, he put on the Ditto mask and went to teport City''s ck market.

    He still had about 4 hours before he goes to sleep, and he wanted to make use of this time.

    Alex started looking for Silver Pok¨¦mon again and quickly realized that he really was out of luck today. After analyzing 90% of the Pok¨¦mon from the market, he caught only 5 Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    The 5 Silver Pok¨¦mon were sold together for 300,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    Alex continued to walk through the market until his eyes caught a stall selling Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon are kept in special cages unlike other Pok¨¦mon and permanently needs to be monitored by a powerful Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Although it is hard to catch Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon, they can always be sold for a hefty price.

    If there wasn''t any case of a Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon secretly eating away the life energy of its trainer, they would be even more popr and expensive.

    Generally, only a few trainers want to train Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon. But since they are rtively rare, they are still sold for a high price.

    Although it is rare to see Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon being sold in a stall, the main thing that attracted Alex''s attention was one of these Pok¨¦mon''s talent being extremely good.

    Alex only had one thought in his mind when he saw it.

    "I have to have it."

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 6

    Type: Ghost

    Ability: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech

    - (Innate Talent) Curse, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force, (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond

    -------------------------------------------------

    This Shuppet was not only born with a Gold potential but also had 3 superb innate talent moves.

    Alex could well imagine how strong [Curse] or [Destiny Bond] is in this world as long as they meet the requirements to be used.

    With such moves on the Master-rank, a trainer can ensure that these moves can be used effectively to defeat Pok¨¦mon that are much stronger than Shuppet.

    Alex could already imagine in his fantasy world how his LV 43 Bte can defeat a LV 48 Metagross with these moves. Although Bte would also be defeated, it is an exchange that Alex would make every time.

    Although he doubts that this can happen exactly the same way and without any obstacle, he couldn''t help but dream about it.

    Also, Alex started to think about how easy it is to get this Pok¨¦mon on the Diamond rank.

    A Pok¨¦mon born on the Gold rank should almost certainly get on the Shallow Diamond rank after its evolution if Alex does it right.

    So far, of his Pok¨¦mon, only Vulpix had a Gold rank when she was born. That alone shows how rare it is.

    "Sorry, I wanted to ask how much you are selling this Shuppet for," Alex inquired as he tried to keep his faceposed.

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    Alex slowly walked down the streets of the ck market with thetest addition of a Pok¨¦ball on his Pok¨¦belt.

    He tried to lower the price a bit, but in the end, he gave in when he realized that the seller didn''t want to lower the value. So, he naturally paid 40,000 Pok¨¦dors and made aplete loss, ording to most people who saw it. ??

    Ordinarily, an unpopr Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon like Shuppet wouldn''t be sold for more than 10,000 Pok¨¦dors, so one would say that the seller screwed over Alex.

    But for Alex, who bought a Gold Pok¨¦mon for that price, it was only a matter of how much benefit he can take off. Sure, he wants to save more money, but there is no reason to risk the Pok¨¦mon. Only greedy people would do something like negotiating heavily with such a stubborn seller.

    ...

    Inside a hotel room in teport City, Alex and his other Pok¨¦mon were sitting in a circle.

    All Pok¨¦mon looked at Alex''s hand holding Shuppet''s Pok¨¦ball.

    Alex looked briefly at Gardevoir before opening up Shuppet''s Pok¨¦ball.

    Shuppet appeared with curious eyes when it came out of the Pok¨¦ball.

    Alex smiled as he said, "Hello, Shuppet. I''m sure you''re very confused, but no need to worry. I assure you that you will be treated well, and you will find a family among us."

    Shuppet stared at Alex while he was speaking and started flying in the direction of Alex as soon as he finished his words.

    Alex saw how his other Pok¨¦mon got nervous. He only showed a rxed smile and started to look at Shuppet.

    Shuppet made a cute grin and said, "Hug~."

    Alex showed a surprised expression and then had a warm smile. Then without hesitation, he gave a bear hug to this cute Pok¨¦mon.

    "A Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon that likes hugs? Hahaha!! And I caught some people talking about how all Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon are evil," thought Alex with a smile.

    He was not afraid that the Shuppet was secretly stealing his life energy because he and Gardevoir can perceive it with their psychic powers. That was one of the reasons why Alex was ready to add a Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon to his team.

    Shuppet looked happy and started going to all the other Pok¨¦mon, asking for a hug. Because he had no arms, the other Pok¨¦mon had to embrace to make it possible.

    All Pok¨¦mon, even Crobat and Scizor, hugged this cute one when he asked them as he was epted by everyone almost immediately.

    Then he started ying with Vulpix, who asked him first. Both Pok¨¦mon began ying with a ball the next minute.

    Alex, who had read many books in this world, knew well what skills Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon have and why they are considered one of the most powerful types of Pok¨¦mon.

    First of all, every Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon has the ability to transform itself into a shadow and assimte itself into its trainer''s shadow.

    The shadow can still be hit by moves of a Pok¨¦mon but is still extremely useful for surprise attacks or for protecting a trainer. Especially in the dark, this ability can make them invisible.

    Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon can also go through solid material that is not too thick. For example, it cannot go through the earth because it is too thick. a wall or a door is the optimal target for this ability.

    Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon can also eat the life energy of other Pok¨¦mon or people and rely entirely on them to fill their hunger just like Pok¨¦mon Barries. Although both are possible, some Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon species like the taste so much that they exclusively feed on the life energy.

    In particr, cruel species like Chandelure only eat life energy and other Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon. This species especially likes to ''y'' with its food before eating them.

    Because of such Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon species, Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon, in general, are rather hated by themon public.

    Bte or Mismagius belong to the ''friendly'' Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon category, which shows this problem well. But even these friendly Pok¨¦mon are usually not as friendly as this particr Shuppet.

    Alex started going to the Team Rocket shop page for Team Rocket Captains+, like every day, and felt fortunate when he saw the home page.

    It seems that an Elite team has killed and captured valuable Pok¨¦mon that they want to sell for money.

    Alex ignored the living Pok¨¦mon and immediately looked at the corpses of the Pok¨¦mon. He also ignored all corpses with rank lower than S and Elite and began to look through them with a hasten speed.

    His attention was immediately caught by several items.

    An Elite S-rank Lickitung corpse for 500,000.

    An Elite S-rank Snox corpse for 900,000.

    An Elite S-rank Aln Raticate corpse for 800,000.

    An Elite S-rank Weezing corpse for 600,000.

    An Elite S-rank Golbat corpse for 800,000.

    An Elite S-rank Durant corpse for 500,000.

    An Elite S-rank Durant corpse for 500,000.

    A Champion S-rank Infernape corpse for 7,000,000.

    There were actually more corpses on sale, but these were the best and most useful for Alex.

    Especially the Champion S-rank Infernape corpse was very rare and worth the price.

    Alex quickly paid 11,600,000 Pok¨¦dors and ordered all of these items.

    He only had 2,525,000 Pok¨¦dors left after this 1 purchase, but it was worth it for Alex.

    After 30 minutes, the items were transferred via the TRH device, and Alex went to the kitchen with Crobat.

    Alex understands that he had a few sensitive and innocent Pok¨¦mon, so of course, he does not want to split up the corpses in front of all the Pok¨¦mon.

    Especially Alex didn''t want to frighten Combusken, who had never eaten any other Pok¨¦mon.

    It is another rush to see someone knock out a heart from a corpse to eat it afterward or eat it yourself.

    Fortunately, Crobat, Scizor, Eevee, and Ditto shouldn''t have a problem with that.

    30 minutester, Alex gave each of these 5 Pok¨¦mon their heart and body parts, with the most energy.

    Scizor ate the two Durant corpses.

    Crobat consumed the Weezing and Golbat''s corpse.

    Ditto swallowed the Lickitung and Snox''s corpse.

    Eevee got to eat the Aln Raticate corpse.

    Andstly, Combusken ate the Infernape corpse. (Combusken reacted better than Alex had thought.)

    Alex saw how all the Pok¨¦mon had digested the food and began looking at their information with a tense face.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 43

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute

    -------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 43

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swords Dance [E]

    -------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 40

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

    --------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 35

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up

    - (Innate Talent) Attract [E], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E] , (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab

    ---------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 38

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge, Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass

    - (Innate Talent) Rest [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) Work Up [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

    ---------------------------------

    All Pok¨¦mon except Eevee managed to improve their potential.

    Alex could exin this development rtively confidently.

    Crobat, Scizor, and Ditto had already eaten good items with their old rank, so it was easier for them to promote their rank. (For example, Crobat had feathers of a Champion Level Staraptor on the S-Rank)

    And Combusken''s Item was by far the best, so it''s not surprising for her to improve the potential. Especially since it was only the second item she had ever eaten in her life.

    But Alex knew that Eevee doesn''t need much anymore, so he took the Everstone from Combusken and gave it to Eevee.

    It seemed to make sense for Alex as it is easier to push up the Diamond rank with an evolution left than without it.

    Although it is harmful to give Everstone to a Pok¨¦mon for too long, it wouldn''t be a problem until Eevee reaches the Deep Gold rank.

    ...

    Alex started doing his meditation exercise and then, after 2 hours, went to bed. He had to wake up early tomorrow to get to the ship.

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    11 dayster in Saffron City (one day before meeting Giovanni).

    Alex, lying in his bed, woke up due to the morning sun rays stroking his face. ??

    He twisted his body with a drowsy tired face andzily got out of his bed.

    Alex was fatigued after these rtively troublesome 11 days. Not only did he train his Pok¨¦mon, but he also went to every ck market in Kanto and sold all of them straight away, just like he did in Hoenn.

    He noticed that this method is rtively safe if not used too often. Although this method is a bit less secure than the old one, it is many times more effective. He should use this only when he needs to make money quickly.

    Alex had bought 206 Silver Pok¨¦mon in 3 days and sold them immediately, just as he did in Hoenn.

    11,309,803 Pok¨¦dors were earned after these exhausting days. (AN: Who can guess how I came up with this number? Calctor needed)

    Unfortunately, Alex''s daily expenses are really huge.

    He pays around 15,000 Pok¨¦dors for Pok¨¦mon food and approx 20,000 Pok¨¦dors for healing items and recovery items every day in order to be able to train effectively.

    That means that Alex has to spend at least 35,000 Pok¨¦dors on basic expenses every day. Inparison, his personal costs or the costs of an expensive hotel are a joke.

    Though 35,000 Pok¨¦dors doesn''t sound like a lot considering that Alex earned it in 3 days, it''s a ridiculous amount of expenditure even for the most Elite trainers.

    For 35,000 Pok¨¦dors, one can buy a (cheap) Silver Pok¨¦mon. And Alex spends that much on training and food only in 1 day.

    That''s 1 million Pok¨¦dors a month. Alex was really d that he has the system, or he would have to try to earn money like all other trainers.

    But Alex knows that one reason that his Pok¨¦mon are leveling up so fast is that he invests so much money behind them every day. And he isn''t intending to stop because it costs a ''little'' more than others.

    During these 11 days, Alex noticed that it was getting really difficult to climb even 1 level without training in the wild.

    Along with the fact that it was getting more and more difficult to climb even 1 level on the Elite rank, its progress had begun to slow down for Pok¨¦mon like Gardevoir, Crobat, and Scizor.

    That had nothing to do with potential either, but the fact that it is generally challenging to level up on the Elite rank without training in the wild against strong Pok¨¦mon.

    For example, it took Steven''s Metagross 40 days to level up from 47 to 48. Although it may seem that Metagross made a not easily visible jump, the level climb is still rtively slow. (for example, from LV 47 with 1% to 99% of LV 48. Simply put)

    Although Alex considers the progress slow, he knows that many Elite trainers need years for a few level-ups because of their Pok¨¦mon''s poor potential making it increasingly difficult for them.

    How Ditto slowly started leveling at level 35. Before LV 35, it had managed not to be easily overtaken by Gardevoir even with its Silver potential. But as soon as it reached level 35, its leveling speed started to get slower and slower with each level up.

    ording to Alex''s estimation, the Deep Gold will start to slow down after reaching LV 55 or LV 50 at the earliest. So it won''t be a problem for a while.

    Maybe only poor Ditto will suffer from this problem if Alex can''t find a Legendary item for Ditto.

    To exin the leveling up problem in simpler terms, there are two reasons why Pokemon start leveling more slowly.

    Reason no. 1 is that after each level, it bes more difficult to reach the next level since one will need a greater amount of exp.

    Reason no. 2 that the potential of the Pokemon has reached the soft limit, and it is now leveling slower than other Pokemon on the same level.

    The reason no.1 cannot be prevented, but the reason no. 2 can be as long as the soft cap is kept on being increased.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon current status:

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 43

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute

    -------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 43

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swords Dance [E]

    -------------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 43

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st

    -----------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 41

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 41

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    - (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon

    --------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 37

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up

    - (Innate Talent) Attract [E], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E] , (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab

    ---------------------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 40

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass

    - (Innate Talent) Rest [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) Work Up [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

    ---------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 17

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind

    - (Innate Talent) Hex, (Innate Talent) Howl [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard

    --------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 17

    Type: Ghost

    Ability: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp

    - (Innate Talent) Curse, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond

    -------------------------------------------------

    Although Crobat, Scizor, Ditto, and Bastiodon have all gone up a level, Crobat and Scizor only did so yesterday, so it can''t really bepared. Alex was sure that Gardevoir was about to level up and wouldn''t need much more to get to level 44.

    Compared to the Pok¨¦mon on the Elite rank, Eevee and Combusken have progressed faster. In particr, Eevee has managed to raise two levels. On the first day out of 11, Eevee turned LV 39, and yesterday only she turned 40.

    The two neers have changed the most by far. Vulpix and Shuppet have both progressed more than 10 levels, and both trained a move to the Expert rank.

    They also learned a lot of new moves.

    New Vulpix moves: Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind

    New Shuppet moves: Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp

    The major progress made in these 11 days was that Crobat, Scizor, Gardevoir, and Eevee training a new move on the Expert Rank. That was, of course, not because their move mastering speed is very fast, but because they started training their moves before 11 days ago, thus they had more time than the rest for the training.

    Crobat had trained the move [Taunt] on the Expert rank on the 9th day and then immediately started training the move [Venoshock] ording to Alex''s instructions.

    Scizor had trained the move [Agility] on the Expert rank on the 10th day and then immediately began training the move [Focus Energy] ording to Alex''s instructions.

    Gardevoir had trained the move [Psychic] to the Expert rank on the 4th day and then immediately started her training of the move [Focus st] ording to Alex''s instructions.

    Eevee had trained the move [Double-edge] on the Expert rank on the 9th day and then immediately started to train the move [Facade] ording to Alex''s instructions.

    ...

    Alex went to the kitchen and started preparing breakfast for himself and his Pok¨¦mon when he noticed that he had received a message.

    He opened his TRH device since he was bored. But his boredom soon zed away as he saw that Maria asked if he was in Saffron City and if he had time today.

    Alex, who saw this message, could briefly not believe that this message came from Maria.

    "Did Maria just ask me out for a date?" thought Alex as he tried to process this unlikely thought.

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 Chapter 192 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 192 (Bonus )

    Alex was sitting on a bench in a public park, waiting for Maria to arrive. He wore a stylish leather jacket and skinny blue jeans that went rtively well with his red cap.

    After he had epted the ''date'' from Maria, he decided to up his dressing style a bit. On a date, you at least gotta look good. And for that, you gotta have to expend some time and effort. Though Alex doesn''t really like wasting time doing something like this. ??

    He also came 15 minutes earlier to make sure that he isn''ttepared to Maria.

    And his caution was proven correct after 5 minutes as Maria came in stylish jeans, a red top, and a white cap that went well with her dark red hair and blue eyes.

    Together with her good looks and captivating figure for her age, she attracted many unwanted stares.

    But her cold re scared many men wanting to approach her. Her eyes looked very simr to a cold-blooded snake (Arbok), which was really unusual considering her age.

    Maria saw Alex waiting at the lonely ce and stepped in his direction.

    Alex saw Maria and began walking in her direction with a striking smile on his face.

    When he got close enough, he looked into Maria''s eyes and said, "You know Maria, I don''t believe in angels, but I guess I gotta change my mind after looking at you. I have to say that you look really breathtaking today."

    She answered with a slight smirk, "As always, you start with your poor flirting."

    Alex faked the expression of pain. "Why you gotta hurt me in such a manner?"

    The sharpness in Maria''s eyes intensified as she looked at Alex and made a dangerous smile, "Hmm~ So you really look at me like I''m an angel?"

    Alex looked at Maria with a sincere expression and said, "No, to speak honestly, an angel is too pure, and I would never fall in love with an angel. I would say you are more like a fallen angel, a corrupted angel."

    Maria looked at Alex''s eyes and saw that there was a surprising sincereness. Knowing that thispliment came from his heart, she couldn''t help but be a little happy inside. Although Alex was still flirting with her, she liked beingpared to a fallen angel. It was more honest than being called an angel. Sometimes, honest feelings are more impactful than ttering words.

    Her expression softened a little bit, but she still said with an indifferent face, "Ok, enough with your nonsense. I didn''t ask for a meeting to hear yourpliments."

    Alex showed a smiling expression and said, "So you are giving our date the term ''meeting'', huh?"

    Maria, who had already expected Alex to say something like this, smiled a little when she said, "Ohh~ You thought I asked you out on a date. Heh, someone''s quite conceited."

    She realized that her lips had transformed into a smile and instantly changed her face to her serious mode again.

    "*cough* No, I wanted to talk to you about meeting the boss for tomorrow."

    Alex showed a serious expression and said, "Ok, let''s find a quiet ce to talk."

    After the two started going to the ce together, Alex said before even 5 seconds had passed, "But after this talk, we will still go on a date."

    Maria ignored him but was internally quite satisfied with his deration.

    Alex, who had enough experience dealing with Maria, knew that Maria had given him a silent approval and gave a flirtatious smile.

    After Alex and Maria hadn''t even met for 2 minutes, they both saw a blonde, good-looking 18-year-old girl walking by.

    She was a gorgeous woman even in the Pok¨¦mon world and simrly beautiful to Maria or Lisa.

    There are people who would give these blonde girls a 10 and Maria a 9, and there would be people who would do it the other way round. But both girls were ravishing beauty.

    Alex looked at the girl but didn''t show any particr expression. Although she looks good, she wasn''t his type.

    The blonde girl''s gaze fell on Alex and showed a bright, pure smile as she came up to him and said, "Wow! Aren''t you Alex from this year''s Kanto tournament? I became your biggest fan when I saw you defeat your opponent stronger than you with your skills."

    Alex, who had already heard suchpliments a few times, showed a fake smile and said, "Thank you for such sweet words."

    Although it was the first time that he was approached by such a beautiful fan, he still wanted to end this conversation as soon as possible.

    "Hm, are you shopping with your little sister?"

    The blonde girl had looked at Maria''s breast before saying the words ''little sister''. Maria has a B cup and almost a C cup, which is quite good for her age. Butpared to this blonde girl, who has the DD cup, Maria''s cup size looked a bit small.

    Maria did not get angry but looked coldly at the blonde girl for a second. Her eyes showed an ice-cold look, and she looked like a snake that was about to tear its prey to pieces.

    "B!tch, I''ll give you 10 seconds to run away from here, or I''ll find you and... You don''t need me to specify it, right?" Then she red at the blonde girl and waited for her response.

    The blonde girl saw the abnormal cold re and felt that if she really didn''t run away immediately, she would lose her life today. She has often seen cold nces but never such an emotionless and deadly look that wakes her instinct to run away.

    She immediately panicked and ran away without saying anything. While running, she lost one of her high heels but kept running without picking it up.

    Alex started tough seeing this and put an arm around Maria''s shoulder as he wanted to lead her to a quiet ce.

    "Hahahaha, did you see her look? Hahaha!"

    Maria went together with Alex, who was still trying to control hisughter, showed a faint smile.

    *****

    [EN]: Which do you like more, blonde hair or red hair? Personally, I''m into blonde girls ;) Though I don''t like sadistic or masochistic girls, like Lisa.

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    Alex and Maria found a quiet ce to talk but didn''t start the discussion straight away.

    Without a moment''s hesitation, Alex pulled Gardevoir out of her Pok¨¦ball and said, "Can you watch out that no Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon is present, eavesdropping while hiding in a shadow?" ??

    Although it was very, very unlikely for something like that to happen, Alex didn''t want to take any risks if he can prevent it.

    Maria, who saw that Alex had called out a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon, realized his constant vignce and understood the reason behind it.

    She said with a solemn expression, "Well, now that we can talk, I wanted to ask you what you think about this meeting with the Boss."

    "Hmm... Hard to say. I don''t know any more than you that it''s about a special position."

    "Yes, I also heard that. As far as I know, at least Marco and Janine will alsoe. Although I don''t know 100% for sure, it wouldn''t make sense otherwise."

    Alex looked curiously in the direction of Maria as he said, "And, why did you called me here to meet to talk about it today?"

    Maria looked at Alex for a few seconds and said cidly, "Although we haven''t known each other for long, I would like to say that we have built up at least a little bit of trust."

    Alex interrupted Maria with a knowing smile, "You want us to work together on the test?"

    "Not necessarily. I don''t know what the test is about yet, but I think it would be good if we keep this option open beforehand."

    She paused for a moment before saying, "I just recently became an Elite trainer and only have two Pok¨¦mon at LV 40. Although I''m not sure how strong you are, having seen your Gardevoir, who I assume is at LV 42, your Scizor and Crobat should also have a simr level. But even if you still have a bit of strength hidden, you are a good deal weaker than Marco and Janine."

    Alex had to admit that he had underestimated Maria a bit. The fact that Maria was already on the Elite rank at her age is quite impressive.

    She has the same talent as a weak Gym leader at this age which is really amazing. Maria shouldn''t have a problem bing a powerful Elite trainer after a few years andter, an Executive.

    Alex, who knew how to separate his professional and personal life, showed a deadpan face when he said, "Why are you telling me that? Why are you choose to tell your opponent your strength, whether true or false?"

    Maria, looking at Alex with a poker face, couldn''t help but show a faint smile. She felt that Alex was looking a little handsome right now.

    "Wait, I''ll exin exactly why. At the Team Rocket Rookie tournament almost 4 months ago, both Marco and Janine were already Elite trainers. So I think it''s fair to say that they both have a great level advantage over you."

    "The reason I am telling you this is because I know that I can''t win this test, but I can help you win this test."

    Alex showed a slightly suspicious expression when he said, "This sounds too good to be true."

    Maria showed a slight smirk that looked a bit creepy with her cold, sharp eyes. But to Alex, it looked very cute.

    "We can talk more about what you can give me as a rewardter. But I can tell you now that it won''t be cheap."

    Alex understood what Maria was going for and why she had brought the strength of otherpetitors beforehand.

    ''Smart,'' thought Alex as he saw through Maria''s tactics.

    He gave a warm smile as he said, "Maria, of course, I would be very delighted to get your help. Don''t worry, if we have the chance to work together, I''lle up with an appropriate reward for your help."

    Maria looked at Alex for a few seconds with scrutinizing eyes. "Alex, the only reason why I came to you and not to the other two participants is that we already know each other a bit, and I trust you more than them."

    After a short pause, she gave a threatening re as she said, "But if you try to deceive me, I''ll make you end up like thest person who tried that."

    Alex didn''t show a fearful expression but a curious one. "Oh... So, what did you do with the other person?"

    Maria showed a yful expression when she said, "Hmm, Sure. I don''t mind telling you."

    "After I was kicked out of the orphanage, I tried to find a job and met this one disgusting man. Long story short, he tried to turn me into a prostitute. And he was almost sessful because I was alone and weak at that time."

    After she said that, her eyes started to glow with madness when she said, "But he picked the wrong person for this. When he tried to put a disgusting part in my mouth, I bit right through it and made sure that it will never work again. I just made him pay for what he tried to do with me. I thought he was going to kill me for it, but I overestimated this man."

    "He screamed loudly and didn''t move at first. Then started wailing and iled around while covering the damaged part."

    "I took advantage of this chance and jumped out the window and ran for my life. After hiding in the garbage, I escaped myte pursuits."

    Alex, knowing that Maria was willing to tell him such a personal story, felt her trust in him.

    He knew that Maria didn''t want pity and if he guessed it right, she thinks this situation is nothing misfortunate. The strong eat the weak. And as the weak one, she defeated someone stronger than her, which made her very proud. Since she said this was thest person who tried that, this encounter might have motivated her to join Team Rocket.

    Maria and Alex talked together for several hours about different personal experiences. This led them to understand the other person better.

    Both had a kind of madness and cold character, but neither was really crazy or sadistic.

    *****

    [EN]: remember guys, CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!!

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    It was an early morning filled with the chirping of many low-level Pidgey. Due to Alex''s room not being on a higher floor, he could hear them even in the sleepy state. It was almost time for him to wake up. So he removed hisziness and woke up. As he sat on the bed for few seconds with his half-closed eyes, he first stretched his body to remove the rigidness left due to the night''s sleep. After a big yawn, he got out of the bed.

    The meeting with Maria yesterday had gone pretty well, andter he went out to eat lunch with Maria. ??

    Although the two are not officially together yet, the conversation had a real impact on Alex and Maria''s rtionship, who exchanged rtively openly.

    Alex told Maria a lot about his personal stuff. Though, the secrets such as how he earned his money or having a system were kept secret.

    Especially how he earns his money; Alex would like to never tell anyone. And even if he trusts Mariapletely, he would probably keep it hidden.

    The secret with the system is not dangerous anyway because he cannot prove that he has a system. Of course, he does not want to let anyone know that either.

    But if somebody finds out that he said that he has a system, he/she would probably first think that Alex has a problem with his head. Especially since the people in Pok¨¦mon don''t know what exactly is a ''system''.

    Alex went to the kitchen and, like every morning, started preparing breakfast for everyone.

    He was a bit excited today because he will be meeting Giovanni today and get the chance to achieve a special position.*

    ...

    3 hourster, a 20 years old Team Rocket member, who had an average, at best, face, made his way to Lisa''s office.

    Alex, who had entered the Team Rocket base with his new identity, was on his way with the excuse of having an appointment with Lisa (which Lisa had confirmed).

    He knocked on Lisa''s door and only opened it when she said, "Come in~."

    Alex entered the office and saw that Maria was already there waiting. It looked as if both partners had a good talk and got along well.

    Lisa showed a knowing look and said, "You know~, Alex. Your new face is really average. Isn''t that a bit of a waste~?"

    Alex, who knew that Lisa had naturally known about his new ID, responded with a smile, "It''s good that it''s so average. The fewer impressions I leave, the better."

    Lisa smiled provocatively.

    But then she said solemnly, "Okay, let''s not keep Boss waiting any longer. kazam!"

    kazam, who was standing next to Lisa, immediately teleported Maria and Alex.

    Alex, Maria, and kazam disappeared from the office. After a few seconds, kazam reappeared in the office.

    kazam looked in the direction of Lisa and said telepathically, "The boy has started to train his talent."

    Lisa gave a curious look and asked, "Ohh~ Can you judge what talent he has?"

    "Yes, it should be rank 3. But it''s still at the beginning and doesn''t have a lot of Psychic-energy in his body."

    "Rank 3, hmm~ Rank 3 is good but also nothing special. By the way, why didn''t you tell me at the first meeting?"

    kazam gave a small smile when she said, "Before, he was a poor guy that you can overlook if you don''t look for it directly. Now it''s a little different."

    Lisa showed a thoughtful expression and said, "From now on, test the potential of people whoe in here every time, got it~?"

    kazam just nodded in reply.

    ...

    Alex and Maria were teleported into a beautifully decorated room at the same time.

    kazam, who teleported with the two of them, had only stayed there for 5 seconds before teleporting away again.

    Alex looked around the room and saw 3 different people standing in the room.

    A short man with a Forretress next to him, a young girl with purple hair and a sharp look that can kill someone, and a young, handsome man with eyes that looked like a falcon.

    Alex immediately looked at the info of the only Pok¨¦mon present in this room.

    -------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Forretress

    LV: 53

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Self-Destruct, Bug Bite, Take Down, Rapid Spin, Bide, Natural Gift, Spikes, Payback, Iron Defense, Gyro Ball, Double-Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Explosion [M], (Innate Talent) Endure [E], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam

    - (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Substitute

    --------------------------------

    Alex, who saw this information, couldn''t help but suck in a long breath of surprise, looking at this little man as a crazy one. And he recognized this little man almost immediately, too.

    That was Carr that Alex had seen in a Pok¨¦mon manga and is known for having Forretress almost exclusively and using it as a bomb.

    ''Who in their right mind only trains one move effectively?'' thought Alex.

    This is also the first time Alex saw such a powerful Pok¨¦mon that hasn''t trained all of its Innate Talent moves at least to the Expert rank. That showed that this short man had used most of the training time with the [Explosion] and only trained [Endure] a bit to use it in abo with it.

    ''Wait, how do you train the move Explosion? If it''s how I am imagining it, it should be almost impossible to train this move on the Master rank. Carr must have a trick to train it easier,'' thought Alex.

    Carr didn''t wait for a second and said with a professional smile, "Ok, now that everyone is here, let''s go. Follow me, everyone."

    Then he opened the door and led the group.

    Alex walked next to Maria and looked at the other two participants.

    He first looked at Janine, whom he recognized from the games. He knows that she will be a Gym leader in the future.

    Janine also looked at Alex, who was still wearing his Ditto mask. But she showed no expression or emotions when she looked at him. For her, each of these people was an obstacle to ovee as quickly as possible. Though she was a bit confused why this 20-year-old nobody trainer was also a participant.

    Alex, who saw this nk mask of a face, thought inwardly, ''This really is a look of an assassin. Though they call themselves ninja.''

    Then he looked in the direction of Marco, who ignored him.

    Marco did not appear in the games or manga, so Alex had no information regarding him. He had only heard that Marco''s deceased father was a top member in Team Rocket, and that''s all he knows.

    After less than 1 minute, the group arrived in front of arge door. Carr, who had led them there, said goodbye with the words, "Ok, I havepleted my task. I''ll be going then."

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    [EN]: * Giovanni fanboy spotted.

    [AN]: Of course I am that, editor.

    Giovanni is my favorite character along with Cynthia. Giovanni from manga and Cynthia from the game.

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 Chapter 195 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 195

    Marco didn''t hesitate for a second and immediately knocked on the door they were standing in front of.

    After hearing the words, "Come in," he opened the door. ??

    Alex entered alongside Marco into the room with a sedate expression on his face.

    Although he had met Giovanni before, Alex could not assess the Boss of Team Rocket particrly well. He had felt that Giovanni was not easy to see through and is a bit like himself.

    Alex, Maria, Marco, and Janine entered therge office almost simultaneously and saw Giovanni sitting quietly on his chair and caressing Persian.

    Although Alex was looking at the info of Persian after a long while, it was still at LV 59. Alex could not find any visible difference from the first meeting with Giovanni.

    Giovanni looked at the four with a satisfied smile as he spoke.

    "I''m really impressed that so many strong rookies have entered Team Rocket this year."

    "Each of you is already an Elite trainer with at least 3 Elite Pok¨¦mon, even though none of you are 18 yet."

    Then heughed and said, "Haha, inparison, all other rookies look like trash."

    "I think it was over 10 years ago that such a number of talents appeared in one year."

    After a short pause, he continued with a smile, "And this is your chance. Since this year is so good, I have decided to give each one of you an incredible chance. The chance... to reach a higher position as an Executive."

    Alex felt that something didn''t quite fit. Even if this year had some very impressive rookies, there shouldn''t be a reason why Giovanni will choose rookies instead of older members for this new position.

    Giovanni, who saw those surprised and confused eyes of everyone with his keen eyes as he said, "I can understand your confusion. In normal cases, you would never have such a chance. Let me exin it a bit more to you."

    "Team Rocket has now expanded almost to its maximum in Kanto and Johto; and has little opportunity to grow much further."

    "So there are only two ways left for Team Rocket to develop more. The first is to defeat the Alliance and control Kantopletely. And the second possibility is to expand in other regions."

    "The first option is impossible for now, and the second option has encountered a problem."

    Giovanni looked at the 4 teenagers with piercing eyes and no expression on his face. "I''ve been trying to build a Team Rocket base in Hoenn for several years, but the problem is that the whole underground organization in Hoenn reacts very strongly against it."

    "Hoenn doesn''t have arge underground organization like Team Rocket but has several medium-sized organizations like Gang Night or the recently emerged Team Magma & Team Aqua. In addition, there are many rtively small organizations that make Hoenn very chaotic."

    "The problem is that every time Team Rocket tries to build up in Hoenn, we are attacked by every single organization from there. Which makes it impossible for Team Rocket toy the foundation for future activities there."

    "Team Rocket doesn''t have enough free members to be able to fight against all of Hoenn, so I thought of a different n when I saw rookies with a lot of potential this year."

    Giovanni showed a faint smirk, "I will get one of you the position of Hoenn Team Rocket leader and thus supervise an entire region."

    "Each of you has the potential to be a Team Rocket Executive and enough time to build your own organization in Hoenn."

    "Team Rocket cannot give you any personnel because otherwise, the Hoenn underground organization will find out quickly. And of course, you must not tell any of your members that this new organization is part of Team Rocket."

    Giovanni looked at the 4 and said, "But Team Rocket won''t leave you alone and provide you with items, money, Pok¨¦mon, and any resource required."

    "This position is very important, so I have to find out which of you is best suited for this job. It''s not just about strength, but also about whether you know how to use subordinates and manage an organization."

    Alex, who heard this, felt that this position was an incredible opportunity for him. Although it is a bit risky, the benefits are enormous. He had the feeling that this n is only possible because so many talented trainers are here this year for the Team Rockets to slowly build up there.

    Marco showed a confident expression when he asked, "Uncle, how will you decide which of us is the most suitable for this position?"

    Giovanni looked at Marco without showing any emotion and said, "The test determining that will only take ce in a year."

    All 4 teenagers in the room showed a surprised expression.

    "This test has nothing to do with strength. I allow each of you to build a team that fights along with you. Each of you can bring 3 subordinates to this test."

    Giovanni showed a knowing smile when he said, "Of course, to be fair, none of your subordinates must have reached the age of 18 years. And, you have a year to choose your subordinates and train them."

    Alex, who heard this, immediately understood how important these 3 subordinates will be for this test. If he managed to find 3 subordinates that are as strong as himself, he would almost automatically win this test. Unfortunately, that''s almost, if not entirely, impossible.

    Giovanni looked at the 4 people in the room who were all thinking about different things and said, "I will also give each of you a few missions from time to time that you can ept. These missions will not give you an advantage in the test, but the rewards will be better than the normal mission ones. So, you can do them if you want to."

    After seeing how each of these 4 people had a confident expression, he said with a small smile, "I would like to tell you that each of you can refuse to take this test if you want."

    When he saw the uninterested looks, Giovanni said, "And yes, anyone who refuses this test can get a Dratini, Bagon, or Gible that''s on the S-rank."

    Alex and the rest showed surprised expressions when they heard of this reward. Alex couldn''t understand for a moment why Giovanni was doing this.

    ''Wait, does he want to prevent the person who has almost no chance of victory from joining forces with other participants? Does he knows about my conversation with Maria, or did he expect something like that?''

    Maria, who heard this reward, couldn''t help but show her hesitation. Although this position of Giovanni is better than this reward, you have to win the test first to get this position. She knows that she has almost no chance, and it would be more worthwhile for her if she would take this reward and give up taking part in this test.

    But when she thought about the conversation with Alex, she didn''t know what to do for a moment.

    After a few seconds, she looked at Giovanni and asked, "Boss, can I be a member of another participant''s team even after I have given up?"

    Giovanni showed a knowing smile and nodded.

    Maria stopped thinking and told Giovanni that she would like to give up the chance to participate in this test and that she would like to receive a Gible.

    Alex, who heard this, showed no particr emotion. It would be better for him if Maria would still take part so that he would have a total of 7 team members. But he could understand why Maria would not give up everything for him.

    The fact that she had already asked Giovanni regarding joining another team showed that she was at least a little bit considerate of him despite neither of them had an agreement yet.

    He felt that Giovanni would have used other tricks to make this ''fair'' if Maria had not epted this offer.

    Giovanni looked at Alex and Maria''s face and showed an easy-to-miss, knowing smile.

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 Chapter 196 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 196 (Bonus )

    Alex, who noticed the smile on Giovanni''s face, showed a helpless look. It seemed that he had to pass the test without any great advantages.

    To be frank, he was already quite satisfied that he could add Maria to his team. He doubted that either of them could find a better subordinate under the age of 18 than Maria. ??

    ''Now the question is, what will Maria ask for this help? I''m sure it won''t be cheap,'' thought Alex.

    Marco and Janine looked at Maria with an interested stare. The two also openly showed an interest in Maria.

    Giovanni looked at Alex''s face and said, "Alex, take off the mask. It''s only fair that everyone knows each other''s face."

    Alex knew that none of these people would betray his identity since it would equate to a betrayal of Team Rocket. And even if they do, it is unlikely that the Alliance would believe that.

    Marco and Janine both showed a slightly surprised expression when they saw the real face of Alex.

    Neither would have thought that the winner of the Kanto Rookie tournament was a Team Rocket member. Both could now understand a little better why Alex can take part in this test.

    Although both were briefly surprised, neither of them was afraid of Alex.

    They saw the tournament and knew that Alex''s level was technically very weak, strength-wise, and had only won against Misty by a trick. Although he should be stronger now, he shouldn''t be much stronger than Maria. Both were sure that their Pok¨¦mon were much stronger than Alex''s.

    Giovanni said sternly, "By the way, don''t try to look for loopholes in these rules. You''d better use the time to train yourself and your team. That''s a tip from me."

    "I''ll send you the exact rulester, so no need to waste time with them right now."

    Alex immediately understood what he meant. Although Giovanni didn''t say it, it would definitely be forbidden to use Pok¨¦mon that do not belong to you or that you have borrowed from someone else. Such things will undoubtedly appear in the rules to keep thispetition ''fair''.

    Giovanni looked again briefly at each of the 3 and said, encouraging them, "The three of you have a unique chance. Train hard this year yourself and your team if you want to gain this position."

    "Only the best get what they want in Team Rocket."

    "See you in a year." Giovanni stopped looking at the group and focused back on his desk.

    Alex said goodbye and walked out the door. Maria, Marco, and Janine also followed quickly, and all left Giovanni''s office.

    As the door of Giovanni''s office closed, a man slowly began to emerge from a dark part of the office. It looked as if the man had managed to hide in this ce the whole time without letting anyone realize his presence.

    Giovanni gave a small smile and said, "Your daughter is really very simr to you."

    Koga stood in front of Giovanni and said, "Thank you, Boss. But I have a question."

    Giovanni said while looking at him with his domineering eyes, "Speak."

    Koga kept his emotionless face steady when he said, "This new position is very important for Team Rocket. That''s why I don''t understand why you want to give rookies where trust is not great. Only my daughter won''t betray Team Rocket for 100%."

    Giovanni smiled, "The only way you can have the courage to betray Team Rocket is when you reach a level simr to that of Team Rocket. Even if each of them has very good potential, I don''t think it''s possible."

    Then he showed a confident expression, "I didn''t get to this position because I''m weak or untalented. I''ve never suppressed a subordinate just because they have great potential. And the reason I do it is very simple."

    "I have bigger goals than maintaining my current position and I can''t achieve those goals if Team Rocket and I don''t get much stronger. I''m not afraid even if one of my subordinates has the strength of a Champion."

    Giovanni said with a very calm expression "I am Giovanni, the leader of thergest underground organization in the world and not a third-ss leader the fear that his subordinates will be too strong for him to handle."

    Koga, who heard this very arrogant tone, did not see arrogance but rather self-confidence. He felt that Giovanni really wasn''t afraid of these new talents overtaking him.

    He couldn''t agree with anything other than what Giovanni said. He didn''t think that the person who had built Team Rocket to this giant in less than 15 years would be afraid of talented people in Team Rocket.

    Koga looked at Giovanni with respectful eyes when he thought, ''A truly worthy leader.''

    ...

    As the four left the office, they began to look at each other.

    Marco first tried to dissolve this stagnation as he looked in the direction of Maria and said with a friendly smile, "Maria, we met again after so many months. I''m d that we now have time to talk to each other."

    Janine also looked in the direction of Maria. She didn''t say anything and just gave Maria her contact details.

    Marco, who saw this, also gave Maria his contact details.

    Maria, who realized that she suddenly became very popr, showed a small appreciative smile as she took both pieces of paper.

    Alex, who already knew Maria, knew that Maria only wanted to raise the price and showed a peculiar expression.

    He knew that Maria''s first choice was always him because trust was very important with such a partnership. As long as he gives satisfying terms, Maria should be safe in his team.

    When the four of them went back to the little man''s room, they saw an kazam standing there waiting for someone.

    Alex smiled when he said, "Ohh~ Maria, our pick-up service is here."

    Marco showed a cold expression for a second but said nothing. He shouldn''t be making an enemy now. It''s just not clever to make enemies unnecessary. If he and Alex be enemies, that would only give Janine an advantage.

    Janine continued to show an emotionless expression and remained silent as she had always been.

    Alex and Maria instantly disappeared from this room together with kazam via [Teleport].

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 Chapter 197 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 197

    Maria, Alex, and kazam appeared again in Lisa''s office out of thin air.

    Lisa looked at the two of them and asked with a teasing smile, "And did you two have fun~?" ??

    Alex smiled and pulled Ditto out of his Pok¨¦ball again to use it as a mask.

    Then he said, "Executive Lisa, do you know anything about the test?"

    Lisa gave a small smile and shook her head. "No... No, REALLY~. Don''t look at me like that~. The boss didn''t tell me anything."

    Maria looked at Lisa and said, "Sister Lisa, I have to discuss something with Alex. I''ll call youter."

    After she had said that, both of them told Lisa goodbye and made their way to leave the office.

    Lisa looked at the two of them and said with a yful smile, "Don''t forget to use a condom, or one of you will have to stay at home and take care of the baby, fu fu~."

    Alex smiled when he heard this and started shaking his head. He also looked at Maria to see how she reacted.

    Unexpectedly, she had a casual face.

    She opened the door and began to leave the room without saying another word.

    Alex smiled and said, "Executive Lisa, don''t worry. I always have 5 pieces of condom with me in an emergency." Then he followed Maria, who looked at him coldly as she turned around.

    Lisa looked at the door that slowly closed and couldn''t help butugh out loud as she thought, ''5 pieces for one night. Hmm~ Good to know~.''

    Alex and Maria both stood in front of the door to Lisa''s office and briefly looked at each other.

    Maria said with an embarrassed look, "We have to talk."

    Alex, who already knew this look, said with a smile, "I have a good ce. Follow me."

    After less than 10 seconds, Maria couldn''t help asking Alex when they were walking, "Was that a joke with the 5 pieces or do you really have it?"

    Alex looked at Maria''s face and couldn''t help but chuckle. He didn''t say anything and justughed softly for a few seconds as they both continued down the floor.

    Maria showed an annoyed expression and began to pinch Alex''s arm hard while walking. Her face also a little reddish when she thought about what she had just asked.

    When Alex had calmed down a bit and noticed the slight pain in his arm, he couldn''t help but smile wryly. He found that Maria really had a cute side to her that she rarely shows.

    When Maria stopped pinching Alex''s arm, he said, "It wasn''t a joke."

    Then he looked curiously in the direction of Maria.

    Maria looked in the direction of Alex and immediately ignored him.

    Alex showed a slightly disappointed expression and thought, ''Well, it would have been too good to be true.''

    ...

    Ten minutester, Alex and Maria were sitting at the table in Alex''s hotel.

    He made coffee for Maria and himself and sat across her.

    Maria drank a little and realized that this coffee was pretty good. Although it wasn''t the best she''d ever drunk, it was pretty good.

    Alex started to look at Maria and said, "Maria, I would like to ask first if the offer is still open."

    Maria, who understood what offer Alex was talking about, showed a carefree expression when she said, "Yes, as long as you make a good offer."

    She started to look at him coldly as she said, "Tell me directly what you are giving me and what benefits will I get, and I will decide if it''s good enough."

    Alex knew that Maria''s position is now very popr in this test and that his offer should not be much worse than the other two.

    He made an earnest expression when he said, "I''ll tell you all the benefits I''m gonna give you, and then we can talk about whether you''re happy with them."

    "First of all, I will give you the Vice Leader position in the new region, and you will have the second most power after me."

    Maria gave an attentive look when she heard this. She had already expected something like this, and it was only fitting for her to get such a position. They wouldn''t be able to find a better person than her to be in such a position.

    "In this position, you will not only get power but also a part of the ie. A percentage share. Believe me, Maria, when I tell you that this position is really good and that if I win, you will also have a great advantage."

    Maria looked into Alex''s eyes, and after a few seconds, she said, "It sounds good, but that''s not enough."

    Alex knew that it really wasn''t sufficient. If Maria joins his team, the advantage of the test is a lot higher than without Maria. He''s sure that Maria is probably the strongest trainer of all the non-participants who can join this team, so it''s a really desired advantage.

    "I will give you a sum of 5 million and the information of an undisturbed ce where you can train your Pok¨¦mon very well if you ept this offer."

    Maria showed a surprised expression when she heard this. 5 million Pok¨¦dors was not a small sum. You can finance better training items and food for your Pok¨¦mon for a long time toe with it. In addition, a ce where one can train Pok¨¦mon is also really valuable among trainers. Especially when this ce is undisturbed.

    Alex had no problem bringing in 5 million as an offer. The stronger Maria is, the better it is for Alex. This offer helps both him and Maria.

    Maria looked at Alex, and her gaze began to soften a little. She noticed that Alex was not trying to make the best offer for himself only but to make both himself and herself happy at the same time. He also started right away with arge sum, like 5 million, and did not try to negotiate with Maria to reduce the amount.

    She looked into Alex''s eyes for a few seconds silently and said, "Ok, Alex, I''ll trust you on this one."

    "I agree to join your team."

    Alex, who felt Gardevoir''s Pok¨¦ball shook for a second, knew that it was a signal from Gardevoir that Maria was speaking sincerely.

    After confirming that Maria had told the truth, he suddenly felt disgusted with himself.

    Although it is logical not to be able to trust Mariapletely, he shouldn''t assume that Maria wants to betray him every two seconds.

    This is not a healthy thought, and he shouldn''t have a constant fear of betrayal.

    Alex also looked back deep into the eyes of Maria when he said, "Thank you, Maria."

    Then he got the whole 5 million Pok¨¦dors and a copy of the map & information about the ind from his TRH device.

    Although it was a bit risky to give Maria the money right away, Alex felt that it makes no sense if only Maria trusts him, but he doesn''t reciprocate her feelings.

    Alex smiled as he immediately gave Maria the promised reward.

    And then, he held Maria''s both hands and said with utmost sincerity, "I trust you too."

    Maria''s gaze melted as she looked at Alex and felt his emotions. She didn''t look at the 5 million or the map but just got lost in the newfound emotions she was currently feeling.

    Both began to lose in each other as they forget about their surroundings while holding hands. Without exchanging any words, both heads slowly began toe closer to one another simultaneously.

    She drew him toward her with her eyes. Alex inclined his face toward hers, and both of their lips touched each other.

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    Alex opened his eyes and first saw someone lying next to him.

    He started recallingst night and made a happy expression as he got out of bed. ??

    After Alex and Maria kissed each other, something seemed to have awakened inside them, and neither of them stopped at the kiss.

    It is as if a small fire had ignited in a forest that grew so much that it was impossible to put it out.

    Alex carried Maria into his bedroom and then kissed her passionately on the bed.

    He had already expected that Maria would say no and end this night. But to his surprise, she started to take off his shirt and look at him with her beautiful cold blue craving eyes.

    Alex did not hesitate and enjoyed that night with Maria.

    (I won''t go into details exactly)

    (EN: This fic doesn''t have the R18 tag, so you shouldn''t have expected the lemons to begin with)

    ...

    Alex went into the kitchen and saw how all his Pok¨¦mon were in there enjoying their food.

    It seemed that Gardevoir had already prepared the food for the other Pok¨¦mon.

    Crobat, who saw Alex enter the kitchen, looked at him with a strange look.

    Alex, who saw this expression, remembered that Crobat was sleeping in front of the open window in his room. Therefore, he probably had heard the sound of Alex and Maria''s night activity.

    When this thought came to his mind, he made a difited expression as well.

    Although Crobat is not human and therefore has no interest in human sex, it is still ufortable when Alex thought that Crobat had heard everything yesterday.

    ''Next time, I shouldn''t forget to put Crobat in his Pok¨¦ball,'' thought Alex as he started to make breakfast for himself and Maria.

    Alex chose to ignore Crobat''s constant staring.

    After not even 5 minutes had passed, Maria came into the big kitchen with her 5 Pok¨¦mon.

    Fortunately, the hotel was built spacious, so there was plenty of room for Pok¨¦mon.

    also, there wasn''t a veryrge-sized Pok¨¦mon, so everyone could stay in there even though it was getting tight.

    The tallest Pok¨¦mon of Maria was Nidoqueen that was muchrger than the normal one at 1.8 meters high. (Arbok is longer but takes less space)

    Along with Bastiodon, these two Pok¨¦mon took the most space in the kitchen.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon and Maria''s Pok¨¦mon started looking at each other first before talking to each other a bit.

    Maria sat down at the table next to Alex''s ce and waited for breakfast without a word.

    Alex gave a small smile and continued to prepare breakfast. While cooking, he also looked at the information of Maria''s Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 41

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile [E], Spit Up, Swallow, m

    - (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Rock Slide [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Mega Drain, (TM) Facade, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Payback, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swagger

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    Pok¨¦mon: Sandsh

    LV: 38

    Type: Ground

    Ability: Sand Veil

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Defense Curl, Scratch, Poison Sting, Sand Attack, Swift, Fury Swipes, Dig, Swords Dance

    - (Innate Talent) Facade [E], (Innate Talent) Earthquake [E], (Innate Talent) Aerial Ace [E]

    (TM) Protect, (TM) Headbutt, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) X-Scissor

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 42

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Whirlwind, Agility [E], Feather Dance, Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: Nidoqueen

    LV: 39

    Type: Poison/Ground

    Ability: Sheer Force (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Tail Whip, Poison Sting, Double Kick, Bite, Helping Hand, Toxic, Superpower

    - (Innate Talent) Fire Punch [E], (Innate Talent) Ice Punch [E], (Innate Talent) Thunder Punch [E]

    (TM) Protect, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Sand Tomb

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gible

    LV: 6

    Type: Dragon/Ground

    Ability: Sand Veil

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack

    - (Innate Talent) Thrash, (Innate Talent) Dragon w, (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor

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    ''Hmm... Maria must have really started training hard after her defeat to me, or she wouldn''t be this strong. Even if she is a little behind me,'' thought Alex when he saw this information.

    Alex was a bit shocked when he first saw the info of Maria''s Pok¨¦mon. He really had underestimated Maria''s strength a bit.

    Not only did she have 2 Pok¨¦mon on the Elite level but also 2 Pok¨¦mon that were soon to reach Elite rank with their current levels 38 and 39.

    In addition, the potential of each of these Pok¨¦mon was really good. Every Pok¨¦mon has at least Shallow Gold potential, and Arbok was even on the Deep Gold rank.

    In addition, Maria''s Gible will almost certainly exceed the Deep Gold rank in the future. And with Arbok, for whom it is not so difficult to improve her potential again, she will have another Pok¨¦mon on Shallow Diamond.

    Arbok should have a better chance than Crobat or Scizor because she was born on the Shallow Gold Potential. And thus having it much easier than Crobat or Scizor to improve her potential.

    Alex was also a bit surprised that Giovanni gave such a good Pok¨¦mon to Maria. But after a few seconds, he realized why.

    ''For all trainers, a Shallow Gold, Gold, or even Deep Gold is just an S-rank Pok¨¦mon. Giovanni couldn''t have known that Gible had such good talent.''

    Alex, who had already seen the potential of several Pok¨¦mon, knew how rare a Born Gold Pok¨¦mon ispared to a Born Shallow Gold.

    ording to his estimation, the chance of finding Born Gold Pok¨¦mon is 1/20th of finding Born Shallow Gold. This number is only inparison to Shallow Gold and Gold without having to find a Pok¨¦mon above the Deep Silver potential.

    There was a reason that Alex only found 2 Born Gold Pok¨¦mon (without the Pok¨¦mon of trainers) after reading over 10,000 pieces of information from Pok¨¦mon.

    ...

    Alex sat down next to Maria after he had put breakfast for herself and her on the table.

    "Did you sleep well?"

    Maria looked at Alex''s face, and after seeing his usual expression, she said softly, "Yes, thank you."

    Alex noticed how Maria was slowly getting warm, gave a grin, and began to enjoy his breakfast.

    Maria and Alex talked at breakfast and had a rtively casual conversation.

    After breakfast, Maria started to collect her things and brought her Pok¨¦mon back to her Pok¨¦balls.

    Alex, who saw this, showed a slightly confused expression.

    Maria looked at Alex and said without changing her face, "I still want to fly to this ind to train my Pok¨¦mon better, so I have to go now."

    After that, her face slightly blushed as she spoke, "Just to be sure. You know we''re together now, don''t you?"

    Alex, who saw this cute expression from Maria, started to chuckle slightly with a smile. Seeing contrast in Maria''s cold eyes and Maria''s personality, he couldn''t do anything other thanughing.

    When he noticed that Maria''s eyes were getting colder and sharper, he stoppedughing. "Sorry, you looked so cute that I couldn''t do anything else."

    Then he went in front of Maria, gave her a goodbye kiss, and said, "Of course, we are together."

    Then he started speaking in a joking tone, "Do you think you can just run away after using my body? I''m not an easy man."

    Maria gave a small smile as she said, "I''m starting to question my decision after hearing that awful joke."

    Alex smiled and said nothing as he watched Maria open the door.

    After Maria had opened the door, she looked at Alex and said with a killing expression, "If you cheat, I''ll tear your piece off."

    Alex just smiled when he heard that. "Haha, I love you too, Maria."

    Maria showed a small smile and started walking out of the room.

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    [AN]: A bit of a shame that it is not chapter 200. Haha, but have fun with this rtivelyrge chapter.

    [EN]: Not gonna lie, I didn''t expect that they will go that far. I imagined that it would end with just a kiss. I thought that Author-sama will take his sweet time before we get this.

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 Chapter 199 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 199

    Alex went back to the training room where his Pok¨¦mon was and sat on a chair silently, keeping in mind to not disturb them.

    Thanks to meeting Maria, he was in a jovial mood. Because, for the first time, he met someone who really understands him, or at least that''s how he feels. For the first time, he is not in a rtionship only for physical intimacy. ??

    Physical intimacy is important in a healthy rtionship, but it is no longer the only reason he is with Maria. Though it''s definitely a good bonus.

    While thinking about such stuff, he went to the shop page of Team Rocket again like every day and started browsing.

    Many items and Pok¨¦mon are offered here every day, but Alex rarely finds anything that he needs.

    But for the slim possibility of a strong trainer desperate for money selling valuable items, he always keeps an eye on the shop.

    He saw an item that instantly piqued his interest, but it was too expensive.

    2x Leaves with Psychic-energy for a week from a Champion-rank Exeggutor with SS-rank talent: 7.5 million Pok¨¦dors / TR Points

    Even though this item was very good, it shouldn''t cost more than 6 million. But because items with such quality are quite rare, they can also be sold for such a high price.

    Alex looked at his ount and started pondering about it.

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    158,000 TR Points

    7,525,000 Pok¨¦dors

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    After a few seconds, he arrived at a decision and pressed the buy button to order the item.

    ''This bastard is lucky that I earn money so quickly, and money is not so important to me. Or he would only find someone else after several months,'' thought Alex when he transferred 7.5 million Pok¨¦dors.

    Although Alex''s heart bled when he bought this item, he hoped that this item can bring Gardevoir to the Shallow Diamond rank.

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    158,000 TR Points

    25,000 Pok¨¦dors

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    When Alex looked at the money he had left, he couldn''t help but grab his head.

    Alex felt that he was spending his money faster and faster, and no matter how much he earned, he never had enough money.

    Although Alex was sure that almost any Elite trainer would die of envy if they see Alex''s expenses, he was not satisfied with his earning.

    Unfortunately, he had to start selling Silver Pok¨¦mon again to finance his 35,000 Pok¨¦dors of daily expenses.

    When he thought about spending every day almost 5 times the money a normal person would earn a month in this world, he could not do anything but smile.

    ''Really, a luxury problem,'' thought Alex as he mused about how he makes so much money now.

    After considering the pros and cons, he couldn''t help bute to the dead end. Unfortunately, he has to start again with the slower money-making method.

    It is one thing if Silver Pok¨¦mon sales increase by 500% in a city one time. But if this keeps on happening regrly now, many people will search for the reason.

    Alex has to prevent that in any case so that he can earn money again with the slow method, and the increase in the market is almost inconspicuous.

    ''If I really need money, I can go to a new region and farm every city there once.'' Alex started smiling when he thought of the word ''farming.''

    ''Hmm, unfortunately, that would take a lot of time. I don''t need so much money right now that I have to waste my time for it.''

    After a bit of thought, Alex had calcted how long it would take per region.

    In Hoenn, it took Alex almost two days to get there with a ship and another 3 days to buy and sell the Silver Pok¨¦mon in every big city in the region.

    5 days per region is the absolute minimum if Alex does nothing else.

    During these 5 days, he cannot train his Pok¨¦mon for 3 days and only light training for 2 days while he is on the ship. (During these three days in Hoenn, Alex hardly slept and was on the move the whole time)

    Time is money.

    After about 30 minutes, Alex received a transfer request. He looked excitedly at the case that appeared on the table after epting the transfer.

    He opened the case and saw tworge leaves that gave off a purple color.

    Since he had started to train his Psychic talent, he could realize how dense Psychic-energy was in these leaves.

    ''Hmm... Two pieces are a bit fewer, but it''s not like there is anything I can do about it,'' thought Alex as he gave Gardevoir the two leaves.

    Fortunately or unfortunately, the amount was so less that Gardevoir could directly absorb Psychic-energy from both leaves.

    Welp, if one wants to look at the positive side, leaves have a higher quality of Psychic-energy despite the low quantity.

    Alex watched the Gardevoir eagerly, which took more than 1 hour before she stopped meditating.

    It seemed that Gardevoir really took her time to absorb these items.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 44

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st

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    Gardevoir had already be LV 44 early in the morning, so nothing had actually changed after this item.

    ''Fck! Why is it so difficult to get into the Shallow Diamond rank? With this item, almost every Gold Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon would be Deep Gold,'' Alex thought.

    Gardevoir, who saw Alex look disappointed, knew that she had unfortunately not managed to jump on the SS-rank.

    When Gardevoir showed a bitter expression, Shuppet immediately came out of Alex''s shadow and hugged Gardevoir.

    Gardevoir saw the adorable Shuppet, who hugged her to cheer her up and showed her usual smile again, and began to pet the head of Shuppet.

    When Alex thought about it, he found himself thinking about the words Professor W?lhder had said after he had defeated Misty for the second time.

    ''What potential the Pok¨¦mon is born with seems to be really very important. Crobat, Gardevoir, and Scizor will cost me a lot to get them to the Shallow Diamond rank,'' Alex thought with a sober expression.

    Although Alex knew it would cost him a lot of money, he doesn''t want to give up his family to get this important rank.

    For Ditto, however, the single chance seems to be an item from a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon because Ditto''s born potential is really poor.

    At least Gardevoir, Crobat, and Scizor were born with Deep Silver potential.

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    [AN]: jo, The chapter is over herees just unnecessary matters. I read a twomentaries that had really weird arguments after chapter 198.

    I usually ignore such arguments, but this time I wanted to exin a few things.

    After showing this today I want to tell you that I will ignore or delete arguments that write out of context and wrong information if they sayplete trash.

    I will show my answers to this argument here so that in the future people will not be surprised if I delete or ignore such a simr argument.

    you could look at yourselves there argumet and give yourselves a opinion.

    Reader :It''a quite petty, but the more we get to know about Maria the saltier I feel. It feels like she''s getting a lot handed to her, Alex has to work his butt off to increase his Pokemon''s Potential and she''s out here catching Gold Pokemon as if it''s easy, without Alex''s special ability to back her up. I think it might be worse because he''s always surrounded by these kind of people. Reaching elite rank is supposedly hard, but every relevant person his age group is doing it without a problem. He was a talented rookie for a while, but we''ve just seen another rookiepetition where he wouldn''t have stood a single chance. My point is; Hyping up charachters is great and you''re mostly doing it in a realistic way (Misty / Steven / Wace have way more recourses> so they can get stronger faster + they''re talented vs. Alex having to rely on hard work and talent. ) but you have to let Alex actually achieve things. But someone that started out at the same time as him with the same resources as he shouldn''t be keeping up this well for no other reason than that she''s his love interest. Alex apparently reached elite level at a mind bogglingly pace. He exceeded what Giovanni predicted / expected Alex to reach elite level by like 5 months, a super talented trainer and a major aplishment. And then we learn that Maria did it too almost 4 times over. Sorry for the rant, you''re doing a great job with the story overall. Maria is just consistently one of my least favorite of the story, because she lessens all his aplishments.

    Alex02373: it took alex 4 months to reach elite rank. It took Maria almost 6 months even though the potential of her pokemon is simr to that of Alex. After the defeat of the rematch with Alex, she learned and started training like a madman. Even now in the honeymoon she wants trainers to make herself and her Pokemon stronger faster. I don''t find it unrealistic considering that.

    @alex02373 You established earlier in the story that gold Pokemon are rare to the point where Lisa sold blood and scales of a LUGIA for a gold butterfree. Then how can someone like Maria with no breeder connections or tons of cash randomly get 4 Gold Pokemon, This basically spits in the face of your own world building. You also wrote about the ridiculous training budget MC needs and how he exploits his system to get that cash which Maria clearlycks yet she keeps up effortlessly?.

    Alex02373: 3 deep silver Pokemon und arbok. I find your argument very inequitable considering how Maria got most of the Pokemon. I have the feeling that you want to win the argum more than address a fair point. At least your kind of answer seems like that.

    Reader: I get where you''reing from, but I really can''t see it. She should have way less resources than Alex realistically, and she doesn''t have the advantage of his abilities. Thest time we saw Arbok it was a Shallow Gold, Crobat was a Shallow Gold too at the time. Crobat just recently managed to reach Deep Gold with a steady supply of Lugia blood among other expensive items. How is Maria keeping up with that? Sandshrew jumped from Silver to Shallow Gold. We used to get a lot of Normal and Bronze Pokemon, but Silver has be the new standard. Even Lisa has been shown to have silver Pokemon and she''s an executive. You said it took her two months more and this is exactly what I mean when I said her presence lowers the aplishment, breaking into elite was hyped up to be hard. Misty with all her recourses only had 1 Pokemon in the elite rank, and two other Pokemon at level 38 and 34, and she started training earlier than Alex and Maria. You spend the earlier chapters establishing that breaking into the elite rank makes you a single rank below executive, the executive rank starts at level 45. All it took for her to reach this rank, almost 4 times over was 6 months, without Alex''s recourses. Lisa as a executive didn''t have the resources to boost her Mismagius into shallow gold tier, there''s no way Maria got the amount of recourses from Team Rocket to bump Arbok to Deep Gold. Sorry if thises across as whiny.

    Alex02373:

    Because you have addressed so many things at the same time, I will go into it onest time. Maybe you understand my point of view better that way.

    "Thest time we saw Arbok it was a Shallow Gold, Crobat was a Shallow Gold too at the time."

    I don''t know if you are deliberately not mentioning this to reinforce your argument, but I have already exined the difference between a Gold Born Pokemon and a Silver Born Pokemon in detail.

    Arbok was a Shallow Gold Born Pokemon from the start and Crobat was a Deep Silver Born Pokemon. That makes a big difference.

    "We used to get a lot of Normal and Bronze Pokemon, but Silver has be the new standard."

    Yes why do you think that is

    Wild Pokemon that have a high level must have at least an ok potential or they would never reach a high level.

    Alex mainly only meets trainers who are one of the best trainers in the world.

    Not normal trainers, not good trainers, but ridiculously talented trainers.

    "Even Lisa has been shown to have silver Pokemon and she''s an executive."

    Wrong. I said that after she caught Lugia that she was promoted to executive.

    After bing Executive, she began to rapidly improve her Pokemon''S potential.

    Before that she was just a rtively strong elite trainer. Lugia changed that.

    "Misty with all her recourses only had 1 Pokemon in the elite rank, and two other Pokemon at level 38 and 34, and she started training earlier than Alex and Maria."

    out of context. Misty was more than a year younger than Alex soparing in between the two is unfair.

    A 12 year old doesn''t train his Pokemon in the wild or train like Alex all the time. I hope I don''t have to exin this in more detail.

    you could see it in Alex''s rematch with Misty, MIsty quickly leveled after her defeat.

    "You spend the earlier chapters establishing that breaking into the elite rank makes you a single rank below executive, the executive rank starts at level 45."

    out of context. Why are almost all of your arguments so out of context.

    From the beginning I exined that ranks are not determined by levels alone, especially the Team Rocket Executive rank needs more than level 45.

    You know that Lisa couldn''t be a Team Rocket Executive with a Pokemon over level 49 without Lugia, but makes it look like it''s only time to be an Executive once you''re level 45.

    Team rocket member 20-25,

    Team rocket elite member 25-20,

    Team rocket captain lv 30-40,

    Team rocket elite captain 40-50,

    Team Rocket Executive PO LV 45-55

    These should only be the levels ranges of the ranks as you can easily see because elite captain and executive ovep.

    "Lisa as an executive didn''t have the resources to boost her Mismagius into shallow gold tier, there''s no way Maria got the amount of recourses from Team Rocket to bump Arbok to Deep Gold."

    out of context. I''ve already exined the thing with Lisa. And to say it again Maria''s arbok is a Shallow Gold born Pokemon and thus has much easier to reach the Deep Gold rank than Crobat, Scizor or Gardevoir and much eaiser as Mismagius.

    I don''t know if you identally put this out of context statement or something but I find it a bit strange that all your arguments were wrong or out of context.

    As I wrote from mystment: I have the feeling that you want to win the argum more than address a fair point.

    no idea what that was all. i think it weard that all the info you used as an example is wrong or out of text and i''m not sure why you did that.

    I think it''s a shame.

    Usually I ignore hatements or delete it straight away but I''m not sure about this case.

    Only thisment confused me whether these mistakes happened identally or on purpose.

    Ok enough with that subject.

    I''m sorry if my boring whining had bored you and thank you for your support.

    even if I do such a rant once in a while, I am very satisfied and grateful with almost everyone''sments I get from you.

    haha even if i''m sure that i have to listen toints like "yourment is longer than the chapter" in this chapter.

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 Chapter 200 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 200 (Bonus )

    As Alex thought about these various things, he saw that he had received a message from Lisa.

    In this message, it was only briefly stated that he should call back as soon as possible. ??

    After a few seconds, he took his TRH device and called Lisa with it.

    After not even 3 seconds, he heard that the call was picked up.

    "Ahh~ Alex, good that you called quickly. I have to talk to you about something." Lisa had her flirting tone as always, but this time she sounded rtively more serious than usual.

    Alex said in a serious tone, "What''s wrong, Executive Lisa?"

    "Nothing. I just called Maria, and she basically told me what is going on. I also got a call from the Boss yesterday, the reason for which I now understand."

    Alex didn''t show a surprised expression when he heard that Maria had told Lisa the reason for them to visit the Boss. He knew that Lisa and Maria have a really good rtionship and trust each other. Although Alex isn''t sure how much they trust each other, he believed this wasn''t a rtionship that would be easily broken up.

    "A call from the Boss?"

    "Yes, he had said that this year''s big recruiting starts half a year earlier. In this, recruitment is held in every city simultaneously. Thest one was 6 months ago, in which you participated. Normally, we only do this big recruiting once a year, or when we really need staff. But Boss has drawn up the schedule by 6 months. Thest time something like this happened was 5 years ago. But After the talk, I understood why."

    Alex understood immediately and said with a smile, "He wants to help us find subordinates who are not over 18 years old. But that can''t be all."

    "Yes, I am sure that it is only one reason, and there were a few other reasons why he did it this year. But well, it is definitely good news for you."

    "Haha, that''s right, I really need some talented trainers right now. Executive Lisa, when is Pewter City going to start The Test?"

    Lisa, who immediately understood why Alex was asking about it, smiled when she said, "In a week. The first test will be for 100 participants, and a weekter, the second test will be held with another 100 participants."

    Alex, who heard that Pewter City will test 200 people, realized that the Team Rocket really has a high standard. Especially when you consider that most of these 200 people would fail this test and only be Team Rocket Lackey. Team Rocket really prefers quality over quantity.

    "Executive Lisa, would it be ok if I was in charge of one of these tests?" asked Alex with a fake pleading tone.

    "No problem~ Your rank is already high enough. As long as you don''t forget to use your average face, hehe~."

    Alex remembered something suddenly and showed serious expression when he said next, "Executive Lisa, do you have any subordinates who have a talent for observing trainers?"

    "Your rank is high enough that you don''t need my help. You can create a mission in the Team Rocket Missions center if you are looking for someone to do that."

    "I know. I just want someone who is good at this, and I don''t have a lot of time to waste. So I hope that Executive Lisa can help me out this time."

    Lisa said with a teasing tone, "Are you ready to owe me a favor~?"

    Alex just gave a small smile, "Yeah, I have no problem with a little favor."

    Owing Lisa a little favor isn''t really that bad because she can''t ask much for it. Even if she wanted to annoy him a little with it.

    Lisa smiled and said, "No problem~ Tell me his name, and I''ll have this person observed from tomorrow. I''ll also send you a report every day (written by the person watching the target)."

    "Many thanks for the help. His name is Daniel Kirschbaum, and he lost his parents in a Pok¨¦mon riot a few years ago. I need all the information you can find. Especially his strength, past, and where he is right now."

    "I don''t know where he is right now, but I think that shouldn''t be a problem for you to find him, shouldn''t it? Especially because he took part in the Kanto Rookie tournament, and you can easily find his photo."

    Lisa smiled, "No problem~ See you in a week in Pewter City, hehe~."

    Alex also said goodbye and started his daily meditation exercises.

    Daniel Kirschbaum only met Alex once, but Alex never forgot him. His cautious and cold demeanor and his young age made him a good candidate in Alex''s memories.

    Especially the fact that he lost his parents in a Pok¨¦mon riot a few years ago but still had such a love for Pok¨¦mon was really unusual.

    Together with his hidden aversion to the Alliance that gives him money every month and his talent as a trainer, he was Alex''s first choice.

    Of course, that was only the case because he was under 18 years of age. And therefore, Alex couldn''t take much better trainers like Adam, for whom Alex also had some ideas.

    When Alex had finished his exercise for today, he noticed that he could suddenly hear the thoughts of Gardevoir or other Pok¨¦mon they allowed him to.

    He could finally talk to Pok¨¦mon without the help of Gardevoir.

    That was the third Psychic skill Alex had learned and the most useful one, for now, at least.

    More than 1 week ago, he could only bend a spoon with a thought if he is touching it.

    Unfortunately, this ability was only usable on small objects and was still far too weak to be really useful.

    The second skill was that Alex could start levitating very light objects. Although it sounds very impressive, right now, he can only let coins float.

    ''Every beginning is difficult,'' thought Alex as he thought about his ''powerful'' Psychic abilities.

    Although it is rtively useless at this moment, each of these 3 skills had unbelievable potential, so Alex was not really disappointed with his current strength.

    *****

    [EN]: We met Daniel in chapter 81 in case you want to reread the chapter of his introduction.

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    7 years ago in a small town in Kanto.

    A little boy with only 9 years of age was getting beaten up behind a school by 2 other young boys and mocked down. ??

    The little boy was called Daniel and was a quiet kid in his school who had no friends in his ss.

    He was by far the worst in the ss and even had problems with simple and easy tasks. In addition, today, he unintentionally upset two boys from his ss, leading both of them to want to teach him a lesson.

    Although these 2 little boys insulted him and beat him up very badly, Daniel showed no reaction.

    Someone would assume that he had gone unconscious if both of his eyes weren''t open.

    Both young ones, who heard no rattling from Daniel after several blows, couldn''t help but stop and look at Daniel attentively.

    Daniel made no sound and didn''t move his body at all. It looked like he didn''t feel any pain or that he was a doll.

    Both little boys saw that and couldn''t help but get goosebumps. For immature 9 years, it was a very strange and eery scene, so both started leaving immediately.

    Though the two did not run away, both watch Daniel vigntly as they walked quickly.

    Daniel, lying on the floor, slowly started getting up again and put his bag on his back.

    He showed a totally normal expression as if he had not been hit several times just now.

    After 15 minutes, Daniel finally arrived at arge wooden house, which was very close to the forest. Although it is close to the woods, Pok¨¦mon rarelye close to the house. That is because only very weak Pok¨¦mon (1-5 LV) live on the edge of a forest and are very timid towards people.

    That was Daniel''s house, or rather the house of Daniel''s parents.

    Both of Daniel''s parents were pretty poor and had little money to spend. Child support was a small source of ie for Daniel''s parents.

    Daniel went to the door and opened it very slowly after unlocking it with his key making sure that there is no sound. Since his birth, he had been told by his parents that he should be quiet or that they would beat him up (mainly his father), so he makes sure not to make any noise from early life.

    That was one of the very few things his parents taught him. They only taught him how to cook and clean but never taught him how to write or even talk.

    He learned almost everything himself while listening to other people at school or at home.

    When he even went to school for the first time, he could hardly speak or write, not to mention math.

    Although Daniel is terribly abused and exploited by his parents, he never thought that his parents didn''t love him.

    For him, it was clear that his parents love him even if he was not sure what that word means. But he learned in school that all parents love their child, so he believed that his parents are the same.

    Daniel has never spoken to a child in his ss longer than a few words, so he does not know how other parents treat their children. Especially since his parents don''t allow him to go out unless he is going to school.

    "WHERE WERE YOU!!? You are 5 minuteste!!" Daniel''s father shouted at Daniel when he saw him.

    Daniel didn''t say anything for fear of making his father angry. He just lowered his head and looked at the floor so that he does not have to look into his father''s eyes.

    Daniel''s father showed an annoyed expression and continued watching the TV without saying another word to Daniel.

    ''Fortunately, the favorite show of father is running, so he is in a good mood today,'' thought Daniel as he walked towards the kitchen.

    Before Daniel could enter the kitchen, he heard his mother order him, "Do theundry before you cook."

    Daniel, who was ignored by his mother most of the time and only told about his tasks, was always a bit happy. Although he can''t exin it, he likes it when his mother doesn''t ignore him and talk to him.

    Although he didn''t dare to smile because he painfully learned that neither of his parents likes it when he smiles.

    When Daniel was doing theundry, both parents focused on watching the show.

    Suddenly the show was interrupted, and an emergency news report started. The reporter said in a pressing tone, "In Dronn City, there is an emergency. The situation is very threatening near the forest next to Dronn City due to the wild Pok¨¦mon. Many rtively strong Pok¨¦mon are moving outside of the forest, going towards the city. Houses near the edge of the Dronn City are in the most danger, as few rtively strong Pok¨¦mon may attack there first. It is dered as the red zone, and residents are advised to move out immediately."

    Daniel''s parents both suddenly panicked and quickly started to run away. Both understood that acting faster is the best way to survive safely in such a situation.

    "To all Dronn City residents who live on the edge of the city, leave your house and enter the inner city where officers will take care of you. Only trainers with a Pok¨¦mon that is at least level 30 are still safe on the edge of the city. In Dronn City, there is an emergency. The situation ...."

    As the news kept ongoing, Daniel''s parents quickly left the house.

    In their panic, theypletely forgot about Daniel, who was still doing theundry.

    Although the two remembered him in the middle of the way, they didn''t dare to go back. Daniel, with his child support money, earns a few Pok¨¦dors every month for the family despite his expenses.

    But for a few Pok¨¦dors, it was not worth the risk for both of them to save their child. The only reason why you kept Daniel was because of the little money and that they didn''t have to do any work at home. Also both thought about the money they would get from the alliance if Daniel dies in this situation.

    ...

    Daniel suddenly heard the sound of the wooden door of the house being broken and loud humming noises, which was getting louder and louder.

    He went into the living room and saw how 4 adults Beedrill had entered the house and were rummaging everything for food.

    He also noticed that his parents weren''t in the living room anymore.

    When he heard the repeated message from the TV, he understood immediately.

    His parents just left him here to die. When he processed this thought, after many years, he showed emotion on his face again.

    He showed expressions of intense sadness and anger as he started crying. He saw Beedrill noticing him and thought that his life was gonna end there.

    But unlike his expectations, none of the Beedrill showed an aggressive expression towards him or tried to hurt him.

    He even saw how thergest Beedrill had a slight expression of sympathy as he looked into the eyes of this Pok¨¦mon.

    Daniel, who experienced this ridiculous situation, showed a helpless expression; as he stopped crying and just sat quietly on the floor with a low spirit.

    ...

    1 weekter.

    Daniel survived this dangerous situation, but, to his surprise, both of his parents died when they were running towards town.

    In this incident, more than 50 citizens died, and several hundred were injured.

    Today there was a mass funeral, and Daniel was one of the people who watched it.

    After the death of his parents, he began to understand a lot about the world and about his parents. He understood how regr people treat their children of his age and that his parents never loved him. He doesn''t even know how it feels to be loved.

    "HAHAHA!!!!!" Daniel simultaneously startedughing and crying when he saw the tombstone the Alliance had chosen for his parents.

    It was a very simple tombstone with just one sentence.

    "Here lie the loving parents, Jasper and Olivia Kirschbaum."

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    [EN]: Never bully the quiet kid in your ss. You don''t wanna get on his hit list. There are too many memes about it on youtube.

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    Daniel was sent to an orphanage in the town after the funeral.

    He was promised by the Alliance that he would be given money every month to make up for his ''loss''. ??

    The money will be umted and given to him when he turns 16 and leaves the orphanage.

    Daniel showed no particr emotion when he went to the orphanage for the first time. He cared a little why all the other children were crying when they came to this house.

    He thought that this house treated him much better than his parents, so he found it very pleasant. He could eat enough to fill his stomach, didn''t have to work all the time, and could even study there. He could even read books there for free. It was a paradise for Daniel.

    Unfortunately, his ability to read was very, very poor, so he could not take the full benefit of this opportunity.

    ...

    After a few years, Daniel experienced a big change in him. For the first time in his life, he could speak normally, without pauses and problems, and could now even read and write.

    He also found out which Pok¨¦mon saved him from his parents and spared him that unforgettable day. Although he''s not sure which Pok¨¦mon killed his parents, his assumption was that it was Beedrill.

    Beedrill became his all-time favorite Pok¨¦mon, and he started learning all kinds of things about this Pok¨¦mon. He had also set the goal of bing a Pok¨¦mon trainer who specializes in Bug-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Daniel now had a dream. He wanted to be a trainer who only trains Bug-type Pok¨¦mon and brings this underestimated Pok¨¦mon to the Champion-rank.

    Although Daniel could now talk to other children normally, he still had no friends.

    The other children,pared to Daniel, were so naive that it made him feel jealous and disgust, and he had no interest in the other children in the orphanage. They only talk about stupid things or naive dreams without doing anything for it.

    He also noticed that these children were extremely sensitive. Every little thing made them cry.

    Why are you crying just because you didn''t get anything to eat a single day? Or you got a little hurt after falling? This was nothingpared to what he has been through.

    Daniel couldn''t understand these spoiled children.

    He kept his distance and started to ignore all the other children.

    Unfortunately, he seems to have an aura that made some ignorant kids think he''s an easy target.

    Daniel now understood the world better and had a goal that he wanted to achieve, so he no longer had an indifferent attitude towards his life.

    After he broke several bones and even slightly tortured his ''enemies'', no child tried to trouble him anymore. Now, they were the ones who kept their distance from him.

    In addition, it made sure that no child dares to look at him or even speak to him.

    Even though he was severely punished by the orphanage, Daniel felt that the punishment was a joke.

    A normal week with his parents was worse than the punishment he received from the orphanage.

    Daniel turned even more indifferent towards humans and fell more and more in love with Pok¨¦mon. Without hesitation, he would sacrifice 100 people to save a Beedrill.

    He started spending all of his free time learning about Pok¨¦mon and read as many books as he could find to gather knowledge.

    When Daniel was 16 years old, he found a huge amount of money in his ount umted over the years.

    Although he wasn''t really rich, now he had more than enough money to get off to a very good start as a ''trainer''.

    But Daniel knew that he had to be very economical with this money. So he saved money and didn''t spend any money on unimportant things. He even only bought one Weedle with B-rank (Bronze) talent.

    He bought a lot of good Pok¨¦mon food and immediately started training his Weedle.

    Although he had a few problems initially convincing Weedle to be his Pok¨¦mon, it was a lot easier than he thought.

    He had read numerous stories about how Beedrill are very aggressive Pok¨¦mon who start attacking their trainer, in many cases even killing them.

    To his surprise, this Weedle was only aggressive at the beginning. And after a few conversations, it started to listen to him.

    Daniel didn''t know why Weedle listened so obediently to him and showed a joyful expression for the first time in his life.

    Weedle, who could easily read the emotions on its trainer''s face, showed an identical expression as its trainer.

    Daniel only trained Weedle for a month before going into the wild with it. He also gave it good Pok¨¦mon food and bought special training tools that are used for Bug-type Pok¨¦mon.

    After that tough month, his starter Pok¨¦mon reached LV 20 and even had trained a move on the Expert-rank. Besides, it was a Beedrill now.

    He went into several forests and caught two more Pok¨¦mon after observing that they were both the leaders of their small groups.

    After testing the potential of these two Pok¨¦mon, he realized that he had just won his lottery.

    His first Pok¨¦mon was actually an S-Rank Pok¨¦mon.

    In addition, this Pok¨¦mon was his favorite Pok¨¦mon species, Beedrill.

    Although this Beedrill was very weak and only at level 12, he knew that this Beedrill would be his strongest Pok¨¦mon in the future.

    The other Pok¨¦mon, Butterfree, also had very good potential with A-rank even though it is only level 11.

    Daniel, who had found out that the Kanto Rookie tournament will start in less than 1 month, had already nned to take part in order to gain more experience.

    Even if he knew that he couldn''t win, he wanted to use this chance to gain experience.

    After another month, all of his three Pok¨¦mon had gotten more powerful. Especially the two new talented Pok¨¦mon leveled up very quickly.

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    Trainer: Daniel

    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree LV 20 (A-rank), Beedrill LV 23 (B-rank), Beedrill LV 21 (S-rank)

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    Daniel wasn''t surprised when he was quickly defeated in the second round, notwithstanding his opponent being a bit too friendly for his taste.

    But because he realized that this trainer was a talented person, he didn''t show his thoughts and talked with him for a while.

    He was able to get a lot of important tips and even got the contact info of this strong trainer.

    For Daniel, this talented trainer named Alex was just a way to make a powerful friend. That''s why he even talked a little bit about himself when he realized how helpful Alex''s help can be for him.

    Daniel also watched the tournament to the end and realized how lucky he was. Fortunately, he made a little contact with the tournament winner.

    After this meeting, Daniel did not meet Alex again. And only asionally via cell phone, asked him questions he had about Pok¨¦mon.

    To his surprise, Alex continued to show a friendly attitude towards him even after he had won the tournament and was much stronger than him.

    Daniel even started to respect the trainer Alex a bit for his skill in the tournament and his humble bearing.

    4 monthster, Daniel had gotten much stronger. He was even managed to bring up his starter Pok¨¦mon on an A-rank talent with a few items, which made him very happy.

    He didn''t want to give up his starter Pok¨¦mon just because its talent wasn''t optimal.

    Currently, Daniel was slowly walking on the rough roads in the dark vige.

    After a long day, because he had spent it in the forest, he just wanted to go to the apartment that he had rented. His apartment was on the edge of the vige. But because he is so strong now, it''s not a problem for him.

    Daniel stopped after taking a few steps and made a grim face.

    For a few days, he had the feeling that he was being watched. But since he did not manage to find any trace, he could never be 100% sure.

    Today, he had set up a trap for the people watching him in order to find out whether it was his imagination or not.

    He had nted several small cameras around his house that one won''t be able to easily find out.

    Daniel unlocked the door of this small, cozy house with the key in his pocket. He entered the room and started the PC that was there to use the inte for the tenant. The cameras were connected to this PC, and the screen showed multiple views outside of the room.

    After several minutes of wait, he saw a person in apletely ck outfit and a Golbat, looking in the direction of his house.

    Daniel showed a cold expression when he analyzed the strength of this Crobat.

    He didn''t look particrly strong, ording to his experience. Although it is very difficult to assess the strength of a Pok¨¦mon via video, it was not impossible to give a rough estimate with an error rate of ¡À5 Levels.

    ''This Golbat''s level must be between 20 and 30. It isn''t really that strong. Hmmm... He probably is only responsible for observing me,'' Daniel thought as his expression grew colder.

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    4 dayster, in a high-ss hotel in Pewter City.

    Alex was sitting on a couch while reading the report that Lisa had just sent him. ??

    This report was more concise than the other reports and only had one page of content.

    Alex, therefore briefly confused, quickly understood the reason after he finished reading the report.

    The subordinate who watched Daniel for 3 days wrote that he was unexpectedly discovered by Daniel on thest day despite not owning a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon or seeing him directly.

    The subordinate found Daniel moving quickly in his direction and quickly trying to catch him.

    The subordinate luckily had a trick in store, so he could barely get out.

    After this report, Lisa wrote that further observation does not make sense and that this is now his own problem.

    Alex closed the report with a smirk on his face.

    With the help of Lisa, he had learned about what happened to Daniel''s parents. Details about his behavior in his orphanage were also sent to him by Lisa.

    Although this report did not say how the parents treated Daniel, it was not difficult to guess. Especially when he read the name of the Pok¨¦mon species that killed his parents (judging by the corpses of Daniel''s parents).

    Alex was 99% sure that Daniel''s parents abused Daniel, or, at least, Daniel hated his parents.

    What Alex didn''t understand was why Daniel had a negative attitude towards the Alliance. He found no particr reason written in the report. So his guess was that Daniel probably didn''t like the orphanage that the Alliance had sent him up.

    ''Fortunately, I thought ahead, and I''m already in the same city as Daniel,'' thought Alex as he called all his Pok¨¦mon to gather around.

    The report was sent no longer than 10 minutes ago, so Daniel could not have gotten far with his Pok¨¦mon. Without the Flying-type Pok¨¦mon to carry him or the Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon to teleport, Daniel was really slow to travel.

    Crobat, Scizor, and the other Pok¨¦mon soon gathered around Alex.

    "Ditto,e and transform yourself back into the ''face''. As for everyone else, except Crobat, you all have to go back to your Pok¨¦balls for the time being," said Alex with a heavy tone.

    Alex didn''t want to let Daniel know about his identity carelessly at first. So he also had to watch out which Pok¨¦mon he shows to Daniel.

    Crobat was the best option because this Pok¨¦mon can often be seen with other Team Rocket members. Not to mention, Crobat was strong enough to defeat Daniel''s entire team if the need arises.

    Together with Ditto, who could save him from surprise attacks, these two Pok¨¦mon were more than enough.

    After less than 5 minutes, Alex and Crobatnded about 500 meters from Daniel''s apartment.

    Crobat became a bit suspicious after checking out Daniel''s house. He told Alex that Daniel was still in his house, making Alex suspicious too.

    Alex showed a curious expression as he first thought, ''A trap or something else?''

    He smiled as he mused about it.

    After a few seconds, he called Gardevoir out of her Pok¨¦ball to make sure.

    An Elite Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon, together with Ditto, are able to protect him 100% from all possible surprise attacks.

    Although Alex is now showing two Pok¨¦mon from his tournament, it''s just a little bit alike and nothing more. As long as he does not show Scizor, it shouldn''t be a big problem. Especially since his Pok¨¦mon were much stronger now than they were in the tournament.

    Crobat went in front of the group, and Alex and Gardevoir just behind him.

    Alex walked with a calm and confident expression.

    He knew from his reports that Daniel was not weak but has not yet reached Elite-rank. Even if he had reached Elite-rank, Alex doesn''t think he and his team can lose to 1 or 2 weak Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    In an emergency, he was still able to escape with his much better mobility.

    Alex, who was only 5 meters away from Daniel''s house, felt that it was too easy and that something was wrong.

    He thought for a few seconds and called Bastiodon for double safety.

    Bastiodon is the perfect target to activate the possible traps that Daniel might have prepared.

    Alex is sure that Bastidon can probably take a hit from a level 55 Pok¨¦mon, let alone weaker ones.

    Bastidon broke open the door of Daniel''s house with his forearms and went through.

    Fortunately, the door was built so big thatrge Pok¨¦mon like Bastiodon cane through the door.

    Bastiodon went ahead, but it seemed that there were no traps in this house.

    Gardevoir told Alex via [Telepathy] that a person with 3 Pok¨¦mon was in the room next to the entrance.

    Alex chose to open the door this time without destroying it. As Alex''s eyes fell into the room, he found Daniel sitting quietly on a chair, together with three Pok¨¦mon and looking in their direction with an expectant and vignt look.

    He immediately looked at the information from these 3 Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Beedrill

    LV: 32

    Attributes: Bug/Poison

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Peck, Twineedle, Rage, Fury Attack, Focus Energy, Poison Jab [E], Pursuit, Focus Energy, Venoshock, Assurance, Toxic Spikes, Pin Missile

    - (Innate Talent) Outrage [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree

    LV: 35

    Attributes: Bug/Flying

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - String Shot, Tackle, Harden, Gust, Supersonic, Confusion, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder [E], Stun Spore, Psybeam, Whirlwind, Air sh, Safeguard, Bug Buzz

    - (Innate Talent) Sleep Powder [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Beedrill

    LV: 36

    Attributes: Bug/Poison

    Abilities: Sniper (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Peck, Twineedle, Rage, Fury Attack, Focus Energy, Poison Jab [E], Pursuit, Focus Energy, Venoshock, Assurance, Toxic Spikes, Pin Missile

    - (Innate Talent) Venoshock [E], (Innate Talent) Focus Energy [E], (Innate Talent) X-Scissor [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    When Alex read the information from Daniel Pok¨¦mon, especially thest one, he couldn''t help but be amazed.

    ''Gold + Sniper (Hidden Ability) + (Innate Talent) Focus Energy is ridiculously rare. It''s incredible that he only had used the Bronze Beedrill in the tournament before and had hidden such a good Pok¨¦mon,'' thought Alex when he saw these Pok¨¦mon.

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    Alex and Daniel look at each other silently for a moment as if they were waiting for the other to make the first move.

    After a couple of seconds, Alex showed an intrigued expression. He asked with an interrogative tone, "So... Why are you still here?" ??

    Daniel looked at Alex and said as if it was the obvious thing, "The person who was watching me wasn''t a rookie. And he just kept the watch and never tried to fight me. So it was obvious that he was observing me under someone else''s order. And I expected someone to soone here after he ran away."

    After a few seconds, he looked at Alex and said emotionlessly, "What do you want from me? I think this is our first time meeting."

    Alex gave a smile and pulled a portable machine out of his pocket that only had onerge switch.

    Daniel looked vignt when he saw Alex hold this machine in his hand as if he was asking him to look at it and see what he was gonna do.

    When Alex pressed the switch without another word, all the electrical devices began to break due to overload, especially the hidden one.

    It looked as if all the electrical devices in this house connected to the electricity had broken. Alex couldn''t help but think, ''What an impressive technology.''

    Alex particrly noticed that 4 small cameras fell from the ceiling and wall after he had pressed this switch.

    He gave a slight smile when he said, "Oh, what do I see here? You really have a lot of cameras. Fortunately, this little toy prevented you from misusing them to do anything funny."

    Daniel said nothing but thought, ''Hmm, do you think you can prevent me from having a photo of your face? Haha, there are cameras all around the house, and the recordings are already stored in separate memory space.''

    Although he thought something like that, he didn''t let it show his face when he said, "This device shouldn''t be easy for normal people to get. So you probablye from a powerful organization."

    Alex knew that Daniel was trying to get more information from him. But since this meeting is a test for him to check if Daniel is a good choice, he only showed a smile when he said, "Heh... You really have a good instinct. If I''m right, you should already have a guess about which organization I am from, right?"

    Although Daniel didn''t like Alex''s yful tone, he continued to put on an emotionless expression as he nodded. "My guess is that you are from Team Rocket with all the hints I have found till now."

    "Hmm, the most obvious but also the most probable guess. I like it." Spoke Alex with a knowing smirk and a yful tone.

    Daniel didn''t like the way Alex was speaking and got more and more annoyed. He just felt like a trapped mouse being yed by a cat.

    But even when he was thinking such things, he showed no expression to Alex and behaved cooperatively.

    He believed that the strong should be respected and that, being weak, he had no right to negotiate. Especially since he knew that he was just a nobody with okayish strength.

    Daniel looked at Alex for a few seconds and then said in a submissive tone, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

    Alex''s haughty smile still lingered on his face. "Ohh, you really are a smart person."

    But the next second, Alex''s face turned cold as he said, "But I don''t like it when people think I don''t know what they''re thinking and show such an expression. So stop that polite shit and let us talk. We have a lot to discuss."

    Daniel saw Alex''s cold expression and changed his face to a serious expression back when he said, "Sure. What do you want to talk to me about?"

    Alex showed an approving expression when he said, "Let''s not beat around the bush. I''m looking for a subordinate, and I''ve been watching you see if you''re a good option."

    Daniel, he heard that showed a slightly confused expression, "Subordinate? You don''t go through all the hassle of looking for a subordinate, do you? Unless it''s an important position. But if that''s the case, you should be able to find a subordinate easily from your organization."

    "These people have a small risk of betrayal, and there should be multiple choices avable."

    Alex smiled as he said, "You half guessed it right. The position I am offering you is to be a direct subordinate of mine."

    Daniel said in a mocking tone, "Choice? Do I really have a choice?"

    Alex gave a friendly smile and said, "Of course. Talented and useful people are almost always given a choice. But I don''t think you will refuse if you hear what you can get."

    Daniel fell silent and listening to Alex attentively.

    "The first thing you should know is that after a year, I will get a position with simr power as a Team Rocket Executive." Alex bent the truth as he described his position. Although he wasn''t lying, his statements were really inurate.

    Daniel was stunned hearing the first sentence from Alex as he thought, ''Team Rocket Executive? He''s really a big shot. He could definitely help me get stronger. Let''s see what he has to offer.''

    "I''m looking for a good subordinate who will get to enjoy incredible benefits and rights. Believe me when I say it''s better than what you can imagine."

    "But I need qualified people, so I naturally have to know everything about my direct subordinates."

    After a few seconds, Alex smiled, "Daniel, I know everything about your past. Your strength, your behavior in the orphanage, and even the potential of your three Pok¨¦mon."

    Daniel heard thest sentence from Alex was shocked to the core.

    Alex just smiled as he said, "Although an S-rank Pok¨¦mon is really valuable, I believe that you are more valuable. I''m not just saying that without meaning, and if I wanted, I could have easily killed you long before and stole your Pok¨¦mon."

    Daniel showed a grim expression as he understood his situation better. "What do I have to do as your subordinate?"

    Alex smiled, "Frist thing first. Get strong as soon as possible. I''ll help you in getting stronger as possible, and when I give an order, you have to execute it with high efficiency."

    After a few seconds, he continued, "But don''t worry, you will have a lot of freedom, and I will very rarely give you orders. Let''s slowly build trust."

    Daniel''s eyes showed a slight sarcasm when he said, "''Trust''?"

    "Yes, TRUST. Do you know how to easily build trust between suspicious people?"

    Daniel didn''t say anything and just looked into Alex''s eyes.

    Alex started pulling Ditto off his face as he said, "One of the easiest ways is when both parties in the rtionship having something to lose."

    Daniel looked shocked when he saw Alex''s actual face. The first thought that came to his mind was ''Impossible.'' But after a few seconds, everything started to make sense.

    Why had someone thought that his potential was good and observed him via a subordinate? Why didn''t Alex care to activate the device that destroyed all machines before entering the house and showed his face without any care? All pieces started falling together.

    After not even a second, he calmed down and said with a resolute tone, "I ept the offer."

    Alex showed a look that said, ''As expected'' when he said, "I don''t think you will regret this choice."

    Even though he showed his face, Daniel had no evidence, so his testimony would be pointless. Not to mention, a smart guy like him won''t make the whole Team Rocket his enemy. Alex showing his face was a winning blow with no risk included.

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    After Daniel agreed to be the direct subordinate of Alex, Alex told Daniel what would happen in 1 year and told him to prepare for it.

    Alex wasn''t afraid that Daniel would betray him at this point. He considers Daniel as a smart person who is hardly influenced by emotions. ??

    Such people are not hard to control if you know how their mind works.

    As long as Daniel enjoys enough advantages from Alex and Alex is strong enough, Daniel would never betray him.

    In addition, the fear of being chased by Team Rocket if he betrays Alex is a huge deterrent.

    Thisbination of reward and fear should ensure that Daniel will not get any such thoughts.

    Of course, there is also a chance that he will still do it, but this probability is so small and avertable that Alex halfway ignores it.

    Daniel, who had learned that Alex had a chance to get a position with incredible potential and benefits, got excited about bing one of Alex''s 3 direct subordinates.

    Especially after finding out that Alex already has another trainer as a subordinate, who is on the Elite rank, he was a little agitated.

    He suddenly felt that Alex''s chances of sess were really high and that it was a precious chance for him to get closer to his dream.

    Daniel looked seriously at Alex and knelt as he said, "Boss, I''m waiting for your order."

    Alex emotionlessly looked at Daniel''s eyes and said nothing for a moment.

    He tried to find out by analyzing the expressions of Daniel why he decided to join him. But after he couldn''t figure anything out of Daniel, he stopped thinking about it. It doesn''t matter whether he was doing it due to advantages, fear, or genuine respect; Alex was sure that Daniel is smart enough not to betray him.

    Alex spoke with amanding tone. "I only have one order for you. Get strong as soon as possible. If you get stronger quickly, I will give you assignments where I will not hold back on your reward."

    Daniel agreed and nodded with a serious expression as he thought inwardly, ''Is he really not afraid that I will get stronger too quickly? Hmm... I''ll see whether his confidence is justified.''

    Alex looked at Daniel and said in a soft tone, "Don''t disappoint me."

    Although these words were very mild, Daniel felt the cold indifference of Alex through them, which sent a shiver through his entire body. He quietly agreed, and the room grew awkwardly quiet.

    He knew that his position was probably not important in Alex''s head, so he knew what to do. Even if Alex said that he would be 1 of the 3 (or the remaining 2) subordinates who can take this test, it was still a possibility that Alex would find 2 better subordinates, and he loses the ce because he was too weak.

    ''But I will need more money to make my Pok¨¦mon stronger faster,'' thought Daniel when he realized that his current bnce was nowhere enough for the expensive items and Pok¨¦mon foods required to grow stronger quickly.

    Daniel looked at Alex and said in a respectful tone, "Boss, I know a Pok¨¦mon that lives nearby and levels up very quickly even after reaching the Elite-rank. Thereby, I think this Pok¨¦mon is an S-rank Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex showed no greed to his words as Daniel had expected but an indifferent one as he said, "Weird. There should only be weak Pok¨¦mon near town."

    Daniel saw Alex doubting his words and said with confidence, "It is an Elite Butterfree that does not attack people and lives a little deeper into the forest. After I got stronger, I went deeper and deeper into the forest to explore, and I found this Butterfree three times in the same ce."

    Alex, who wondered if there was a trap, felt that it was almost impossible. Only people who are really strong would dare to build a trap deep in the forest surrounded by powerful Pok¨¦mon.

    "Ok, show the way," said Alex as he put his Ditto mask back on.

    He also said via [Telepathy] that Crobat should stay close to Daniel and Gardevoir should remain close to him. Even if he thinks it wasn''t a trap, Alex always likes to be on the safe side.

    Daniel, Alex, and all the Pok¨¦mon in this room left the apartment to go deeper part of the forest to find this Butterfree.

    After less than 30 minutes, Alex found two Butterfree sitting alone in a flower meadow.

    Alex looked at the two Pok¨¦mon''s info and showed a slightly happy expression.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree

    LV: 45

    Attributes: Bug/Flying

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - String Shot, Tackle, Harden, Gust, Supersonic, Confusion, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Psybeam [E], Whirlwind, Air sh, Safeguard, Bug Buzz [E], Rage Powder, Captivate, Tailwind, Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Sr Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Rain Dance, (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk

    ---------------------

    The other Pok¨¦mon, a level 32 Deep Silver Butterfree, was good too.

    Alex looked at Daniel and said with a smile, "I''ll do it alone. As soon as I''m done and have tested the potential, I''ll give you your share."

    Daniel didn''t show reluctance and said, "Yes, Boss."

    Alex showed a satisfied expression when he said, "I''m very happy with your attitude, so I''ll show you a ce where you can train undisturbed. Also, if one of those Pok¨¦mon is an S-rank Pok¨¦mon, I''ll give you 50% of the profit."

    Daniel was stunned hearing this. He didn''t expect Alex to be so generous. Even though he had led Alex to this Pok¨¦mon, he didn''t think he would get much. His estimate was a maximum of 20 or 30% share.

    Alex saw Daniel''s expression and smiled as he said, "I''m a generous boss. As long as you''re useful, I won''t skimp on rewards."

    Daniel was beginning to understand Alex a little more. He appears to be very generous to useful people. But Daniel understood that he would only get good rewards when he is useful.

    He stepped back and stood with a tree as a backing, waiting for Alex toe back while staying alert for any situation

    Daniel wasn''t afraid that Alex would cheat on him for a little bit of money after giving him such a generous share.

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    Alex started releasing his Pok¨¦mon except for Shuppet and Vulpix from the Pok¨¦balls as he carefully observed Butterfree.

    Butterfree had also noticed Alex and his Pok¨¦mon and looked at them with watchful eyes. ??

    She was on instant alert when she saw that the opposite party had 5 Elite Pok¨¦mon on their side. She wanted to escape, but after finding that Crobat had locked his vision onto her with his keen eyes, she knew that she had no chance to outrun this fast Pok¨¦mon. The instant she tries to flee, he will attack her.

    Alex observed that Butterfree had noticed them and picked up his already very slow speed a bit to approach this Pok¨¦mon safely as soon as possible.

    Butterfree was on her toes when she saw that Alex''s group was not stopping.

    "Human, please don''te any closer," Butterfree said with a pleading tone when she saw that Alex''s group was too close for her to feel secure.

    Alex began to feel a bit ufortable as he heard these words.

    Butterfree is one of the most peaceful and kindest species out there. This Pok¨¦mon never attacks Pok¨¦mon or people unless you push into a corner, and there are even cases where this Pok¨¦mon saves wounded Pok¨¦mon or people.

    Alex has only bought Pok¨¦mon that were already caught or captured those who had chosen to attack him.

    Especially when he saw that LV 32 Butterfree was a male realized that these Pok¨¦mon were most likely life partners. He felt a bit bad as he knew that they will be separated after being sold.

    Alex felt confused for the first time about one of his decisions in this world. The rational mind was speaking that it was very worthwhile to catch these Pok¨¦mon, but his heart was wavering.

    He looked at Butterfree, and after a few seconds, spoke with an unwavering voice. "Butterfree, I know that your potential is high, and because of that, I want to catch you and sell you for a high price. But if you can give me something worth as much as you in exchange, I''ll let you go."

    Alex didn''t know exactly why he said that, but he just wanted to see if he could choose a different path than before and make the decision easier.

    "Human," Butterfree looked at Alex''s hesitant expression as she said, "I noticed that you really don''t want to do it... Can''t you just let me and my partner live in peace?"

    "No, that is not possible," Alex showed a stern expression as he spoke with a freezing-cold tone, "If I sell you, I can make my family members stronger, and thus my family and I will have a better chance of surviving in the future."

    Although his conscience troubled Alex, he didn''t let that affect his decision-making.

    If he doesn''t have a better option, he''ll go through with what his logical mind says without hesitation. Alex could kill people if he thought it benefits him, so he was also ready to ve innocent Pok¨¦mon if it is valuable.

    For Alex, only his family, girlfriend, and genuine friends are the ones whom he doesn''t see as potential tools to take advantage of.

    In the beginning, he didn''t want to catch innocent Pok¨¦mon either. But Alex realized that he would still do it if it could bring enough benefits for him and his family.

    Butterfree looked at Alex for a few moments and said, "Will you promise me that will let us go after I give you my treasure?"

    She didn''t trust humans and would normally rather die fighting them. But when she thought about her life partner and future children, she fended off such thoughts.

    Even if the chance of this human following his promise was low, she wanted to give it a try.

    Alex was astonished that Butterfree was ready to give up her treasure or that she had it at all, in the first ce.

    He showed a sincere face as he said, "I promise you that if your treasures are at least as valuable as you, then I will let you and your life partner go."

    Butterfree was still a little unsure, but after seeing Gardevoir''s look, she felt that this person was telling the truth.

    She showed a bit rxed expression.

    "Follow me."

    Alex told his Pok¨¦mon to be vignt via [Telepathy] as he started following this Butterfree.

    After not even 3 minutes, Alex''s group came in front of a giant tree with several Butterfree sitting on its massive branches.

    These Butterfree weren''t strong enough to be a threat to Alex''s group.

    There were only 13 Butterfree with levels between 15 and 29 on this tree, so there was no reason for Alex to fear them.

    But even if that was the case, Alex kept a distance from the tree to prevent unexpected attacks while waiting.

    Elite Butterfree noticed this and went into a hollow opening of the tree, leaving Alex behind.

    After a while, she and several other Butterfree came out carrying several items in front of Alex.

    Alex saw many different items with vast differences in value. Some things were worthless, and some were very valuable.

    He started to put all items of interest in one ce.

    1x Everstone

    8x Low-Leaf stone

    2x Mid-Leaf Stone

    1x High-Leaf stone

    1x Top-Leaf Stone

    3x Dragon Fang

    Alex couldn''t help but be surprised that the Butterfree had a valuable item like [Dragon Fang], plus not only one but three [Dragon Fang].

    [Dragon Fang] is an item that is very rare because it can only be found from a corpse of a Dragon-Type Pok¨¦mon in its final evolution stage.

    Dragon-Type Pok¨¦mon are known to be rare and take a long time to reach their final form, so you can just imagine how difficult this item is to get. Especially since you still have to kill the Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon.

    1 [Dragon Fang] alone is worth at least 40 million and can even be sold for 50 million.

    Alex, who had just hit the jackpot, wore a grin on his face. He forgot all about Butterfree as he started putting these items in his TRH device.

    Butterfree looked nervous as she wasn''t sure what would happen next.

    Alex looked in the direction of Butterfree and said with a smile, "I am very happy with the item you gave me, so just as I said, I will keep my part of the bargain. But..."

    Butterfree''s face turned serious as she interrupted Alex,ining, "But what?"

    Alex continued to smile as he pulled several bags of high-quality Pok¨¦mon food of Scizor out of his TRH device and ced them in front of Butterfree.

    He gave a light smile and said, "A bonus for you all."

    Then he happily started leaving this ce with his Pok¨¦mon.

    Although he had thought about catching Butterfree anyway, he now felt very ufortable doing it.

    ''At a certain point in time, greed is also a weak point,'' thought Alex as he slowly left this ce.

    Gardevoir, who saw Alex handling this situation, had only one thought, ''And father says he''s a monster. What nonsense!''

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    After Alex got out of the habitat of Butterfree, he pulled out his TRH device.

    He called Daniel and waited a few seconds before Daniel epted. ??

    "Boss?"

    "Yes, Daniel, I have sessfully conquered this Butterfree. It will let it do a few tasks for me in this forest, so it would be staying here for the time being. Even though I am not gonna sell it, I''ll give you half of the market value of an S-Rank Butterfree. As far as I know, thest S-Rank Butterfree was sold for 7.5 million, so I''ll give you 4 million Pok¨¦dors."

    Normally the price of a S-rank Pokemon goes down a lot when it reaches the elite level, but this is not the case with very peaceful Pokemon like Butterfree.

    Daniel smiled and said with a voice that had skillfully hidden his enthusiasm, "Thank you, Boss."

    "No problem, I will give the appropriate reward depending on the performance and won''t hold back on it if you deserve it."

    Daniel immediately understood the reason behind Alex''s this action. But since it was a win-win position, he said nothing about it.

    It is better to have a boss like this than a greedy one where you have to bend over for any kind of reward.

    He also felt Alex''s self-confidence that he could somehow understand.

    He hadst seen Alex 4 months ago, and that''s why he knew how much progress Alex had made during that time.

    He won the Rookie tournament with only excellent tactics. Of course, his Pok¨¦mon were strong, but they were weaker than his opponents. And now, he has be an Elite trainer with many powerful Elite Pok¨¦mon. He knows for sure that Alex has 3 Elite Pok¨¦mon and his Scizor is most likely at Elite-rank too.

    Daniel has never seen a trainer who levels up so quickly and also has incredibly masterful tactics. He was sure that Alex is one of the strongest trainers of his age, which shows his incredible potential.

    "Ok, Daniel, I have no tasks for you so that you can do what you want. I will send you the 4 million within this day. By the way, do you have a Pok¨¦dex, so I can send money through that?"

    "Unfortunately, the Pok¨¦dex is too expensive for me, but I''ll buy one after I''ve got the 4 million."

    "Ok, I''ll call you within this day and then have Gardevoir bring the 4 million to your house."

    After ending the call, Alex called back all of his Pok¨¦mon to their Pok¨¦balls except Gardevoir.

    "Gardevoir, let''s teleport to Cdon City."

    ...

    Alex and Gardevoir appeared to a quiet ce outside the city where hardly any people pass by.

    He picked up his TRH device again and clicked on one of the contacts he had saved, and put the TRH device near his ear.

    "Hello, this is Jack speaking."

    "Hello Jack, this is Alex Stark speaking. I found some valuable items, and I immediately thought of you."

    A smile appeared on Jack''s face indicating the future profit he could see, "Alex, my good friend. Congrattions on finding such good items. Don''t worry, I''ll give you prices that no one else can give you."

    Alex didn''t believe this nonsense but still said, "Good to hear that you can rely on. Are you in the Cdon shopping center?"

    "Yes, I am still here for the next 2 hours."

    "Ok, I''ll be there in about 5 minutes. See you soon."

    "Eagerly waiting for you, my friend."

    Alex hung up and started walking down to this Cdon shopping center. He still had Jack''s VIP card, so he could get a lot more money there than if he sells it at Team Rocket''s shop.

    After less than 5 minutes, Alex arrived at this familiar building and saw Jack waiting for him in the entrance hall.

    After exchanging a few friendly words, Jack led Alex back to his office.

    When they both looked at each other, Alex started to put the items he wanted to sell on the table with a smile.

    8x low-leaf stone

    2x Mid-Leaf Stone

    1x high-leaf stone

    1x Top-Leaf Stone

    2x Dragon Fang

    1x King''s Rock

    1x Deep Sea Scale

    Alex took the chance to sell two other items that were of no use to him. They might be useful in the future, but he didn''t think it would happen. As long as he doesn''t have unbelievable misfortunes, he can always buy them from the shop.

    He only kept 1 [Dragon Fang] and 1 [Everstone], which can be very usefulter on.

    Jack, who saw these items, focused his prying eyes on 4 items (2x Dragon Fang, King''s Rock, Top-Leaf Stone).

    He felt that he was going to get a really big deal today.

    He immediately started to write numbers on a piece of paper when he thought about what ''fair prices'' would be for those items.

    Alex, who knew that Jack is an expert in the art to negotiate, was not dissatisfied and waited patiently. He likes this kind of negotiation more than the kind where the salesman is kissing his feet.

    Jack, who had finished writing, immediately gave that piece of paper to Alex.

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    Price per piece:-

    Low-Leaf Stone: 7,300

    Mid-Leaf Stone: 45,000

    High-Leaf Stone: 310,000

    Top-Leaf Stone: 3,200,000

    Dragon Fang: 45,000,000

    King''s Rock: 3,000,000

    Deep Sea Scale: 40,000

    Total value:- 96,698,400 + 10% = 106,368,240 Pok¨¦dors

    ----------------------------

    Alex knew that these were very good prices. Especially with a +10% bonus on top, he didn''t think he could sell it elsewhere for a better price.

    He looked at Jack and was starting to really like this businessman.

    Jack did not try to take as much as possible from him but tried to choose a price where both parties are satisfied.

    Although Jack earns a little less money with this method, it made sure that many sellers like Alex would only want to sell things to Jack, or at least they wille to him first.

    Alex also wanted to have a good rtionship with Jack, so he didn''t try to hassle prices and immediately agreed.

    Jack''s face was all smile. Even if he only makes 2% profit, 2% of 100 million is not a small sum.

    Alex and Jack both shook hands with satisfaction in their hearts.

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    Alex told Jack that he would like to receive payment in the form of cash. Alex prefers to transfer money in cash, making it is difficult to track the trail.

    Jack looked at Alex with a trained smile on his face as he said, "This sum is so big that I will require a little time. Do you have 30 minutes? Meanwhile, You can check out some of the items we have."

    "Sure, no problem. Hmm... Do you have any good items to increase the potential of Pok¨¦mon?"

    "We have a lot of such items. It depends on what you are looking for."

    "Can you give me a list of items thate from an S-rank or SS-rank Pok¨¦mon?"

    "Sure, just wait a minute."

    After that, Jack called his secretory to send him the softcopy of the list containing the items that Alex wanted. After he received the mail containing the softcopy, he clicked on the print button. And the next second, the printer printed out 2 papers. After picking them up, he immediately gave them to Alex.

    Alex, who saw this long list, noticed that the ''Rare'' items were not so rare in this shop. Although there were no more than 30 S-rank items on the list, it was still arge number, ording to Alex.

    Above all, the 2 SS-rank items offered here showed the range of the products thesepanies have.

    Alex carried an excited smile as he saw the two SS-rank items.

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    45 million: Remains (Ashes) of a Champion-level Gengar with SS-rank talent

    14 million: 3x Scales, filled with Normal-type energy for 3 weeks by a Champion-level Exploud with SS-rank talent

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    The corpse of a Champion-level Pok¨¦mon with an SS-rank talent was so incredibly rare and expensive that Alex thought he was lucky to find even 1 in stock.

    Although the price of 45 million was very high, Alex believed it wouldn''t take long for this item to be sold. Probably 1 or 2 months before a rich trainer needs this item.

    Alex mused about the potential Shuppet would achieve if he were to give it to him just before his evolution.

    ''There should be a very good chance that the Shuppet will reach the Shallow Diamond directly with this item. And after that, it should not be impossible to increase it again to the Diamond talent because Shuppet was born with a talent that was already very good. And, I haven''t given him any items, so the effect would be very high, especially for the first item.''

    "I would like to buy both of these SS-rank items. Also, I would like to add some of these items from the S-rank list," Alex spoke as he pointed out several items on the list. Since he had earned quite a lot of money, he decided to not hold back on buying items.

    In the end, there was a ridiculous number of valuable and good items on Alex''s shopping list.

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    Alex shopping list:

    45 million: Remains (Ashes) of a Champion-level Gengar with SS-rank talent

    14 million: 3x Scales, filled with Normal-type energy for 3 weeks by a Champion-level Exploud with SS-rank talent

    5 million: Top-Ice Stone

    7 million: Top-Ice Gem (Increase Ice-type Pok¨¦mon''s talent when consumed)

    1.5 million: A corpse from a High-Elite Arbok with S-rank talent.

    1 million: A corpse of a High-Elite Parasect with the S-rank talent

    3.5 million: 3x spoons, all of them filled with 3 weeks of Psychic-energy from a High-Elite Mr. Mime

    2 million: A corpse from a High-Elite Steelix with the S-rank talent

    3 million: 2x gloves filled with Fighting-Energy for 2 weeks straight from a High-Elite Machamp

    1 million: A corpse from a Low-Elite Ditto whose talent was on the S-rank

    Total amount = 83,000,000 Pok¨¦dors

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    When Alex bought items for all his Pok¨¦mon, he realized how unpopr Pok¨¦mon corpses are among the trainers.

    From the perspective of cost-effectiveness, they are much better than other items. For the same effect, other items will cost double the amount. If it wasn''t for the disadvantage of consuming corpses, Alex would always choose corpses over other items. But first of all, you don''t find corpses of high-level Pok¨¦mon in high quantity. And it''s not necessary that you will find a corpse that is suitable for your Pok¨¦mon.

    And other than this, the corpse also has a major disadvantage. Compared to other items, the item is just too big. Other items will have high-quality energy condensed into small sizes. But on the other hand, a corpse has a simr amount of energy distributed throughout the whole body. So, even though both have the same amount of total energy, the difference between quantities is too consequential. One might wonder what if it has a higher quantity of energy. In the end, the output is the same. Both increase the potential in the same amount. The reason is that by absorbing an item, the effectiveness of the next item will be decreased. And the higher the quantity, the lower the effectiveness would be next time. Thus, consuming a corpse reduces the effectiveness of the future items even more than any other type of item.

    (AN: If you still didn''t understand, then suppose that the first-time consumed item has 100% effectiveness. If the item was not a corpse, it will reduce the effectiveness of the future item to 98% while a corpse will lower it to 96%)

    Fortunately, Alex only buys very high-quality corpses, so this problem shouldn''t be a big deal to him. High quality does double the amount of effect that an item with a simr price would do.

    Alex believes that the main reason why Pok¨¦mon corpses are unpopr is that many trainers are morally naive and reject these bloody corpses. They are the kind of people who won''t watch a gore movie since they will feel ufortable.

    Although Alex would describe that as a huge double standard, he was a bit happy inside. Because of so many idiots with ''morals'', these items are so cost-effective.

    Alex also noticed that the prices were a bit higher than with Team Rocket ck Market. It seems that for the advantage of such arge stock of items to choose from, one has to ovee this particr disadvantage.

    If Alex didn''t see strength as much more valuable than money, he would have tried to save that little bit of money.

    Unfortunately, if you want to save money, you have to give up having these good items as soon as possible and hope that they will show up for a better price at the earliest.

    For Alex, time is more precious than money. Especially since he can earn several million in less than 1 week if he really wants to.

    Since Alex bought items, the money he would receive had been reduced, reducing waiting time.

    After several minutes, Jack brought all the items, along with a suitcase filled with 23,368,240 Pok¨¦dors, into the room.

    Alex took the money and the items with a smile as he chatted with Jack for a while.

    Both said goodbye to each other politely, and Alex went out of the shop with a broad smile while humming a tune.

    ...

    After finding a ce where nobody was watching him, Alex teleported in front of Daniel''s house and took off his mask.

    He knocked and waited patiently for Daniel, who immediately invited him toe in.

    Alex gave Daniel 4 million and a map of the ind with exact information. He also told him that he will most likely meet a girl there with an Arbok, who is his subordinate and that he should be careful not to provoke her.

    "Don''t worry, Boss, I know what not to do," Daniel said, self-confidence reflecting on his face.

    "Ok, I''ll leave you alone now. Use the time and money efficiently to get stronger."

    Daniel nodded to Alex and apanied him to the front door.

    Alex looked at Daniel''s firm expression and felt that Daniel would be a really useful subordinate.

    Although Daniel is not really a monster as a trainer, he should be considered a very talented one for his age.

    Alex didn''t think it would be a problem for Daniel to have at least 3 Elite Pok¨¦mon after a year of training. Together with his talented Beedrill, his talent should be only inferior to a weak Gym leader.

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    3 dayster, in Pewter City.

    Alex, sitting in a room, undisturbed, was meditating while he waited for today''s rookie participants to gather.

    His Pok¨¦mon were not idle in this room as they were training moves on the side of the training room.

    After Alex bought the items, he gave almost all of them to his Pok¨¦mon so that they could begin absorbing the power of these items.

    This led some of his Pok¨¦mon to sessfully improve their potential.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 44

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 44

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swords Dance [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 44

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 41

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 42

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk[E], (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    -(TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon

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    Pok¨¦mon: Combusken

    LV: 39

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up

    - (Innate Talent) Attract [E], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E], (Innate Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab

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    Pok¨¦mon: Eevee

    LV: 41

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Adaptability

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass

    - (Innate Talent) Rest [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) Work Up [E]

    - (TM)Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 21

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist

    - (Innate Talent) Hex, (Innate Talent) Howl [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard

    - (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 21

    Type: Ghost

    Ability: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack

    - (Innate Talent) Curse, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond

    -(TM) Protect

    -----------------------------

    The following items were used but had no visible influence on the potential.

    - Corpse of a High-Elite Arbok with S-rank talent

    - Corpse of a High-Elite Parasect with S-rank talent

    - 3x [Spoon] filled with Psychic-energy for 3 straight weeks by a High-Elite Mr. Mime

    - Corpse of a High-Elite Steelix with S-rank talent

    - 2x [Glove] filled with 2 weeks of Fighting-energy by a High-Elite Machamp

    - Corpse of a Low-Elite Ditto with the S-rank talent

    In addition, Eevee got 2 out of 3 [Scales] of the Champion-level Exploud with SS-rank talent from Alex and sessfully managed to improve her potential to the Deep Gold rank.

    Alex''s n was to save 1 [Scale] and 1 [Top-Moon Stone] so that they could be used during the Eevee''s evolution process. Although he was not 100% sure that it would be enough to get Eevee on the Shallow Diamond rank, he believed that the probability was very high.

    What surprised Alex was that after giving the [Top-Ice Gem] to Vulpix, she became a Deep Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    He didn''t think that she would get on the Deep Gold rank so effortlessly. Butter he thought, she was born with a Gold potential and that the first item that she had absorbed, he could understand why it happened.

    Alex suddenly felt that if he gave [Top-Ice Stone] to Vupix, she would definitely be a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon. And after that, it shouldn''t be impossible to get her on the Diamond Talent with enough valuable high-quality items.

    Although Alex would like to do that as soon as possible, he knows that using an [Ice Stone] on Vulpix too early can cause various problems.

    For example, after the evolution, she cannot learn a move without TMs, which is a huge disadvantage.

    Besides, Alex does not know how a Pok¨¦mon that has not reached a good level mentally would act if it is forced to evolve and live in its ''adult'' form.

    Alex decided to wait for a little longer. It''s also not the case that Alex''s fighting strength would make a significant jump if he does that now.

    Alex gave all of these items to his Pok¨¦mon without much expectation. He knew that the number of items needed to bring Pok¨¦mon like Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir to the Shallow Diamond talent would be high.

    Bastiodon should have an easier time because he was born on the Shallow Gold rank, but he should also need a good number of items.

    Combusken and Eevee should have no problems getting into the Shallow Diamond rank after they both got into the Deep Gold rank with a further evolution. Especially because Alex has prepared good items for both to increase the chance.

    Alex thinks that the final aim for Shuppet and Vulpix is not Shallow Diamond but the Diamond Talent.

    In contrast to other Pok¨¦mon, it should be feasible to bring Shuppet and Vulpix to the Diamond rank with enough good items.

    Alex had the feeling that Crobat, Scizor, Gardevoir, and Ditto''s talent had almost reached their limit. And they would have no effect unless the item is from a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon. So he wouldn''t buy any items for these 4 after they have reached the next rank.

    Although Alex doesn''t want to do that, it makes no sense to waste money on something unlikely. It is ok to spend millions on a Pok¨¦mon so that it can reach the next rank. But Alex can''t spend hundreds of millions with the faint hope that the Crobat, Scizor, or Gardevoir would achieve the Diamond rank. Which is not difficult for Pok¨¦mon like Shuppet and Vulpix, who were born with a Gold talent.

    For Eevee, Bastiodon, and Combusken, Alex wasn''t quite sure yet. Because these Pok¨¦mon were born with a Shallow Gold talent, it should be a lot easier for them to reach this rankpared to Gardevoir, Crobat, or Scizor. Even then, it would take an extravagant amount of money. Alex was not sure how long it will take for most of their potential to reach Diamond-range.

    When Alex thought about the talent of his Pok¨¦mon, he couldn''t help but be a bit of a conscious about Stevens Pok¨¦mon.

    Each of Steven''s Pok¨¦mon has at least the same talent as Shuppet and Vulpix, so it was not impossible for Steven''s Pok¨¦mon to also achieve at least the Diamond-rank.

    ording to Alex, Metagross, in particr, should also reach the Deep Diamond rank with enough good items. With Steven''s money and connections, that shouldn''t be a problem.

    Alex stopped thinking about this stuff and continued to focus on his meditation.

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    Alex, who was meditating, heard an abrupt knock on the door followed by the polite words, "Sir, can Ie in?"

    He said solemnly, "Wait," and told Ditto toe back and change his face.

    Then he opened the door, finding a subordinate standing there.

    Lisa had given him several subordinates who can help him with this test, and he was one of them. Of course, Alex can''t show his actual face, so he has to wear the Ditto mask permanently outside of his room.

    Alex also brought back all of his Pok¨¦mon in Pok¨¦balls except for Crobat.

    A man in histe 20s walked into the room with a solemn face and aptop in his hands. This subordinate was called Andrew and was a Team Rocket Captain under Lisa''smand.

    "Sir, ording to your orders, we have set hidden cameras in every rookie''s room and connected them to thisptop."

    "Good job. Have you prepared the 100 A-rank Pok¨¦mon along with the 100 random ones?"

    "Yes, Sir."

    "Nice work. Now, let''s go to that room."

    Alex bought 100 different A-rank Pok¨¦mon with Lisa''s help to make sure that there are at least a few good ones in these 100 trainers.

    He wanted the best trainer, someone who can get stronger quickly as a subordinate and not someone lucky enough to get a Pok¨¦mon with good potential.

    Each of these A-rank Pok¨¦mon was a typical Team Rocket Pok¨¦mon, so Alex could only buy A-rank Pok¨¦mon from 5 species: Rattata, Spearow, Zubat, Koffing, and Ekans.

    In addition, each of these Pok¨¦mon was between LV 10 and LV 15, which also increased their price.

    Alex had to pay 8.1 million Pok¨¦dors to buy these additional 100 A-rank Pok¨¦mon from Team Rocket. It was only possible because he had a high position along with Lisa''s help.

    Although Alex had bought 100 A-rank Pok¨¦mon for the test, he had no intention of giving away these Pok¨¦mon just like that.

    He already had a n to get at least most of his money back without any problem.

    Alex and his subordinate went to arge football stadium-size familiar hall.

    It was none other than here, where Alex first came more than 6 months ago, and his life took a big turn.

    There were 4 more Team Rocket members but with less strength and rank than the subordinate Andrew.

    Although these 4 Team Rocket members were weaker than Andrew, they were still more than strong enough to defeat several rookies at once.

    Alex looked in the direction of Andrew and said in a dull tone, "You can start."

    Andrew nodded and took a Pok¨¦ball from his belt, which he immediately threw on the floor.

    A Hypno immediately appeared. After Andrew gave him instructions, Hypno nodded and teleported away from this hall.

    In Pewter city, there are 21 ces where the people cane to take part in this test.

    There was 1 central ce for recruit, where 50 unconscious participants had already been gathered. Of course, their background was heavily checked after making them lose consciousness. There are also 20 other ces in poor surroundings where between 1 and 5 people were put in a dark room, unconscious.

    Hypno would teleport to each of these 21 locations and then bring all participants to this location.

    Fortunately, every ce is in the surroundings of Pewter city, so the Hypno is sufficient for this number of teleports, especially if he allows himself enough time to use [Teleport].

    Using [Teleport] inbat or in rest makes a big difference in range and energy consumption.

    "And you too," said Alex to another subordinate who also had a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon.

    He asked Lisa for 2 subordinates who have Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon so that he doesn''t have to show Gardevoir or have to wait a long time.

    After less than 20 minutes, all 100 participants were scattered throughout therge hall.

    All of them are still sleeping, and they will be for at least 15 minutes. Probably 25 minutes before every one of the 100 wakes up, ording to Alex.

    He and his subordinates left and went to the next room, waiting and observing via the hidden cameras.

    Alex looked at the young men and girls who were almost the same age as him and suddenly began to think about how young he is and how far he hase.

    He recalled the day when he came to this world. He was thrown out of the orphanage on his 16th birthday. Now, it had been almost 1 year. He realized that he would be 17 years old in 13 days.

    Although Alex is much older mentally due to his previous life, he was still surprised how much had happened this year.

    He went from dirt-poor unofficial civilian to wealthy and renowned trainer, got several family members, got into a rtionship that genuinely makes him happy.

    On the dark side, he became a murderer, enved innocent Pok¨¦mon and his life partners, manipted several people and Pok¨¦mon.

    When Alex thought about this eventful year, he felt d that he came into this world.

    Although he missed his family very much, he didn''t miss anything from his old world that can be found in this Pok¨¦mon world.

    Above all, this feeling of freedom is simply unique in this world.

    Although this world had many ws and several big problems, Alex would prefer to stay in this world and continue to pursue his goals.

    In this world, he has a goal, a reason to work hard every day, a job he loves so much that he doubts he can find anything like that in his world.

    Alex was impressed by this world full of uncertainty, joy, and opportunities.

    ******

    [AN]: jo i just want to say. if the story gets 500 powerstones in 24 hours I will upload 1 bonus chapter tomorrow.

    [EN]: You don''t know the power of the dark side. You get cookies there.

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    After Alex saw that all 100 participants had woken up, he and his subordinate entered the hall.

    He was wearing his Ditto mask and was followed by his Crobat. In addition, each of his subordinates had several Pok¨¦mon following them. Thus, many participants had fearful expressions as he and his subordinates walked in.

    Team Rocket has strict selection criteria in terms of background and age, so only people over 16 and under 18 can participate in this test.

    In addition, almost all participants have no parents or only have 1 living parent. And nearly all of the participants belong to the poor poption.

    Alex even asked specially for participants to be precisely 16 years old this time, so the subordinate he chooses can participate in the test that will be held 1 yearter. Because Giovanni had said that the subordinates should not have reached the age of 18, it would make no sense to train someone who is 17 years old right now.

    When Alex went to the middle of the hall, he noticed a couple of individuals who didn''t show any fearful expression when they were exposed to the bloodthirsty and cold look from the Pok¨¦mon (of him and his subordinates).

    Although having such quality is not always positive as it can lead to a person overestimating himself, dying quickly, it is a good indicator that these participants are at least not paralyzed by their fear.

    Alex nced through the crowd before he said in a dominating tone, "My name is John, and I am the instructor of your group of recruits. I''m not a person who likes to waste time, so you can forget about me repeating anything just because some of you are too stupid to pay attention."

    Alex made a hand signal, and his subordinates brought Pok¨¦balls divided into 2 groups. There were a total of 200 Pok¨¦balls all together.

    On the left side, the 100 A-rank Pok¨¦mon were kept divided into 5 groups. And on the other side, the Pok¨¦balls that were usually given for a test were ced. They were also divided into 5 groups for each species.

    Alex looked at the crowd and said with an sinister smile, "You don''t know how lucky you are that you got me as an instructor. Today, I am going to give each of you a chance to get an A-rank Pok¨¦mon as a starter in this test."

    Several boys and girls showed doubtful expressions hearing this. It was absurd that the Team Rockets would be giving them such valuable Pok¨¦mon even though they haven''t proven their worth yet.

    Alex analyzed their look for a few seconds, and after finding a few eye-catching expressions, he said with a smile, "Of course, there is no free food in this world. I bought all of these 100 A-Rank Pok¨¦mon myself, so it is my personal property. And I only offer you this option because I am looking for apetent and talented subordinate."

    "Only 1 of you 100 may be a direct subordinate of mine and even that only if he/she meets my minimum requirements. But if you manage to do that, not only will I let you keep the A-rank Pok¨¦mon you have chosen for free, I will also give you several rewards, making your journey to bing stronger faster."

    Alex saw how many participants had greedy looks and showed a cold smile as he said, "But this chance is not for free. If you choose to select the A-rank Pok¨¦mon, you have to tame it within 3 days. Also, you have to pay 70,000 Pok¨¦dors for the A-rank Pok¨¦mon, and you must be in the top 10 on the test after 2 weeks."

    "If you fail to meet one of these requirements, my Crobat will drink everyst drop of the blood from your body."

    Crobat looked delighted when he heard what Alex had said.

    Although Crobat''s expression seemed very normal to Alex, to the rookies, it looked like a ferocious Pok¨¦mon that was smiling at their death.

    Alex continued, "If you take Pok¨¦mon on the right side, it will be a Pok¨¦mon with random potential, and you won''t have to fulfill the requirements before mentioned. To be a Team Rocket member, you only have to manage to conquer your Pok¨¦mon in 1 week."

    "Ok, each of you can now choose a Pok¨¦mon from The 5 Pok¨¦mon species. On the left are the A-rank Pok¨¦mon and on the right are the random potential Pok¨¦mon. Choose wisely."

    Alex saw 55 of the 100 participants taking an A-rank Pok¨¦mon couldn''t help but shook his head with an annoyed expression.

    He knew from personal experience that about 70% of the participants do not manage to conquer a Pok¨¦mon with a random potential in this test, and most die or be Team Rocket Lackey.

    Pok¨¦mon with better talent is usually more challenging to conquer. It was highly likely that the many participants wouldn''t being out of this test alive.

    Alex didn''t think that more than 10 participants would manage to conquer their A-rank Pok¨¦mon. 80% of these people were only overestimating theirpetence.

    Especially those participants who chose an A-rank Ekans. Alex was really disappointed and annoyed that these boys and girls had no proper knowledge of Pok¨¦mon species.

    How could these arrogant people even think they can control such a highly aggressive Pok¨¦mon species?

    Although there are a few who can do it, Alex believed that in just only one day, most A-rank Ekans trainers would die or be injured.

    Alex studied the participants who took Ekans. When he saw their self-assured expression, he couldn''t help but show disdain when he said, "Now that everyone has chosen their Pok¨¦mon, let me tell you about an opportunity that Team Rocket will be providing you."

    "The first 10 participants to conquer their Pok¨¦mon will be receiving rewards. Especially the first three will receive generous rewards. Now, you are free to release your Pok¨¦mon and conquer them. Though remember, the sooner you tame them, the better the rewards will be," said Alex as he had a slight mocking look.

    Many participants did not understand why Alex was giving such a contemptuous look. But after hearing about these rewards, many of them didn''t waste time and immediately released their Pok¨¦mon from their Pok¨¦balls.

    There were also many participants who quickly recognized the danger and ran towards Alex and his subordinates in order not to get injured.

    Alex, who saw this familiar scene, hadpletely different thoughtspared to when he was the one experiencing it.

    ''Hmm, it''s a good way to quickly separate the trash.''

    He did not feel any particr emotions when he saw these stupid participants immediately get attacked by their enraged Pok¨¦mon and were severely injured.

    Some were even hit in the head and killed instantly by their Pok¨¦mon.

    Crobat, watching this scene with a grin on his face, was having a st.

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    Alex''s subordinate quickly began to put the situation back in order after seeing that the Pok¨¦mon with no trainer to deal with had started to attack uninvolved rookies. Although every Pok¨¦mon was put back to its Pok¨¦ball before the situation got out of hand, the number of trainers killed or injured by their own Pok¨¦mon was not small.

    More than 10 participants were killed, and 7 were injured. In the end, there were only 81 participants left who were uninjured and able to take part in this test.

    Alex examined the 19 Pok¨¦balls of the participants who were in no condition to take part in this test. 16 of them were Pok¨¦balls from his 100 A-rank Pok¨¦mon, so he kept those with him and gave the rest to Andrew to take care of.

    He had the participants, who were injured, immediately brought to the Team Rocket hospital in order to heal their injuries quickly.

    Even though these 7 injured participants failed the test, they could stille to use to Team Rocket.

    Team Rocket Lackeys fulfill many tasks that normal members don''t want to do for very little money even though they have little chance of rising in rank.

    This position has many simrities to ves Alex knows from his world.

    Though this position is a good deal better since these ''ves'' still have a chance to rise with enough hard work. Not to mention, the chance of dying is slim as long as you are very respectful of all other Team Rocket members.

    ording to Alex, this hope is most likely why these Team Rocket Lackeys do not try to retaliate or escape.

    As long as you give people a little hope, they can endure even such living conditions.

    When the rookies saw the dismembered and broken bodies, fear crept into their hearts as they looked at their Pok¨¦balls with apprehension.

    Alex ignored these frightened participants and looked at the participants who were different than them.

    He saw indifference, spitefulness, sadness, and even excitement on some of the participants'' faces when they saw what had happened to these people.

    Alex looked back at the group when he said, "You have 3 or 7 days to conquer your Pok¨¦mon, depending on which group you chose from. If you can''t do that, you will fail the test, and you will be a Team Rocket Lackey if you had chosen the Pok¨¦mon from the group of random potential."

    After a pause, he continued with an indifferent tone, "For the participants who have chosen an A-rank Pok¨¦mon, there are only two options: Sess or death. If you can''t control your Pok¨¦mon in three days or don''t make it into the top 10 after 14 days, you will pay for your over-confidence with your life."

    "I didn''t give you an A-rank Pok¨¦mon to waste my time. You should make an effort if you want to live."

    Alex didn''te up with this rule out of sheer cruelty. Rather, he was doing it to increase the odds of finding a good trainer.

    As soon as the participants understand that failure equals death, they will exert their potential to the full to survive.

    In addition, Alex had no intention of killing the participants who did not manage to meet his requirements, to begin with. His only purpose was to scare them.

    His n was to secretly send the participants who did not manage to conquer their Pok¨¦mon to another base as Team Rocket Lackey. So the participants only know that the failed participants have ''disappeared'' and not what happened to them.

    Although many participants will probably do desperate things to tame their Pok¨¦mon in three days and may die, Alex didn''t have a bad conscience about it.

    As per him, he only told them they might die. Living as a ve is a life of a dead person. He didn''t ask them to go kill themselves by doing something stupid and reckless. He holds no responsibility for their actions.

    The situation with the Butterfree created a lot more moral weight on him than this.

    This has a lot to do with Alex''s view of morality.

    He doesn''t find it wrong to give a person two options: The first option, which is rtively safe, and the second one, which is very rewarding but can lead to death if one fails.

    Alex has no problem doing the same to more than 100 people as long as they have reached an age where they can make such a decision for themselves.

    Even if he ends up indirectly killing more than 50 of those 100 people, Alex wouldn''t feel that it was necessarily his fault. People who overestimate themselves in the Pok¨¦mon world will not live long anyway, so Alex is only speeding up this process.

    What really troubles him is enving or killing innocent Pok¨¦mon or humans.

    Especially when he doesn''t give these innocent Pok¨¦mon or people any other choice.

    Innocence and the right to make a choice have always been considered greatly meaningful to Alex, so he had also formed his morals around it.

    Of course, it is not an irond morality. Alex takes other factors into ount, too. Such as personal feelings of the person, advantages and disadvantages, maliciousness of the person, etc.

    Even though Alex had these kinds of thoughts, it doesn''t mean that he follows this morality to the point in reality.

    As soon as it can bring enough advantages for him and his Pok¨¦mon or avoid future dangers, Alex will spontaneously discard his questionable morals.

    Alex was sure that his morals are very questionable if you look at it objectively. But as long as this morality helps him guard against any psychological problems due to his actions, it is perfect for Alex.

    ....

    Alex sent his subordinates to show the rookies their rooms and other rooms they were allowed to enter.

    He then went to his room and opened hisptop to see if any rookie had potential.

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    3 hourster, Alex heard a knock over his door.

    He stopped meditating and walked towards Ditto, who was training with his other Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex put on the Ditto mask again and called back all his Pok¨¦mon except Crobat to their Pok¨¦balls.

    Then he opened the door and found one of his subordinates standing there, together with a 16 old boy.

    Alex looked at the boy and asked with a smile, "So, are you the first one to conquer his Pok¨¦mon?"

    The boy had messy ck hair and an emotionless face.

    "Yes, sir."

    After saying that, he immediately threw a Pok¨¦ball to the ground.

    Alex saw a Koffing appeared in a room and levitating with its peculiar expression.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Koffing

    LV: 11

    Type: Poison

    Abilities: Levitate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Poison Gas, Tackle, Smog, Smokescreen, Clear Smog

    - (Innate Talent) Self-Destruct,

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    ''Is this a joke? Are these Innate Talent move supposed to be good or more like totally useless?'' thought Alex when he saw the info about this Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex set aside his perplexed thoughts and asked, with a dispassionate voice, "What''s your name?"

    "Simon, sir," said the boy with an expressionless face.

    Alex''s eyes twitched a bit when he heard that this kid answer again with only two words. He truly felt that almost every genius has several "unique" features that hardly regr people have.

    He gave Simon 2000 Pok¨¦dors as a reward and quickly sent him away.

    Usually, Team Rocket only gives 1000 Pok¨¦dors for the first rank. But since Alex had doubled the preparation time for the test this time, it would not be proper to leave the reward unchanged.

    After just 1 more hour, another participant came with one of his subordinates in front of his door.

    When Alex opened the door, he saw a boy with red hair and a weird crazy smile.

    "What''s your name?" asked Alex with a cold face.

    "Ahh~ My name is Jasper, sir. I''m really happy to finally meet you and your handsome Crobat in person. I was really impressed by the bloody performance that you created. I''ve be a huge fan of yours. As an artist, I hope that we will exchange ideas and can-"

    Alex put his index finger near his lips, signaling him to shut up. There was a dominating aura around him.

    "What did I say again? Tell me your name, not your shit story. Just keep your mouth shut and show me your Pok¨¦mon. Otherwise.."

    Jasper, who saw Alex''s ice-cold anger, wasn''t feeling fear but pleasure instead.

    He called out his Pok¨¦mon, and Alex received a small surprise when he saw an Ekanse out of the Pok¨¦ball.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ekans

    LV: 12

    Type: Poison

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Leer, Wrap, Poison Sting, Bite, re

    - (Innate Talent) Toxic

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    What surprised Alex slightly wasn''t Ekans''s details but that Ekans had wrapped herself around Jasper with a love-filled expression.

    Jasper and Ekans seemed to have built a very close rtionship in an extremely short time. They looked a little bit too close for Alex''sfort when he saw them showing their affection to each other.

    ''Fck! I hope it is just the case of me having too much imagination, and this crazy guy doesn''t really want to build a romantic rtionship with this Ekans.'' thought Alex

    He gave Jasper 1,500 Pok¨¦dors and quickly sent him and his subordinate out of the room.

    Alex sat back down and continued his meditation.

    He intended to reward the first 3 personally in order to establish contact with the participants with the best potential.

    Although there is always a possibility of none of these 3 participants getting first ce in the test¡ªwhich would be taking ce in 2 weeks¡ªthe probability of that is just too low.

    After less than 30 minutes, Alex heard another knock.

    Keeping his emotions in check, he opened the door again and saw a young girl following his subordinates.

    "Hello, instructor John," Said the girl, who gave a slight smile as she looked at Alex.

    This girl had dark blond hair and a kind of charisma that Alex would expect from a charming priest girl. The pleasant voice and her mild face gave Alex this impression.

    Despite her looking like a kind girl, Alex knew that she wasn''t what she showed. She was gonna work in Team Rocket. And it''s not a ce where innocent girlse looking for a job.

    Someone who enters Team Rocket of their own free will seldom be an upright person. And if she is, she won''t be able to survive too long anyway.

    Female members of Team Rocket especially are often much more cruel and crazy than the male members. Though Alex believes that one of the reasons for female members to act in such a way is that they have to appear threatening to be able to scare off many men from Team Rocket.

    But even then, it doesn''t exin the many sick and crazy things that female members of Team Rocket often do. Alex just has to look at Lisa for a perfect example.

    Alex went into his "boss" mode and asked with a cold voice, "Tell me your name and show me your Pok¨¦mon."

    The girl said in a pleasant tone while taking out her Pok¨¦ball, "Instructor John, my name is Elise."

    She released the Pok¨¦mon from the Pok¨¦ball.

    A Spearow appeared and immediately flew onto Elise''s shoulder with watchful eyes as he looked at Alex, who was observing him.

    Alex looked at the info and was a bit surprised when he saw the details of this Spearow.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Spearow

    LV: 12

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Abilities: Sniper (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Growl, Peck, Leer, Pursuit, Focus Energy

    - (Innate Talent) Feather Dance,

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    This Pok¨¦mon was the best Pok¨¦mon he had seen from the rookies so far.

    [Sniper] + Deep Silver potential is a solidbination, and it should have been really challenging to conquer such a talented Pok¨¦mon so quickly.

    The more talented and powerful a Pok¨¦mon is more difficult it is so difficult to conquer.

    Alex didn''t talk to Elise for long and quickly gave her her reward and sent her away.

    After seeing Elise, he suddenly wanted to see the 4th and 5th ranked rookies himself. Maybe he''ll find even more participants with good potential.

    Alex was really very satisfied with the quality of the participants who had shown up till now. Especially the fact that all the first 3 took his A-rank Pok¨¦mon surprised him a bit.

    But when Alex remembered how he and Maria were also the first two in the test, he could understand it a little better.

    Talent is hard to hide, especially when they have such a chance to show off their talent.

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    [EN]: Sniper increases the power of critical hits by 1.5¡Á. This means a critical hit will deal 2.25¡Á normal damage instead of 1.5¡Á.

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    Alex met with 4th and 5th rookies himself and gave them the rewards. But they did not have what he was looking for in a subordinate.

    That is not because these participants had no talent as a trainer, but that the potential of their Pok¨¦mon was rather inadequate.

    Trainers with a Bronze or Deep Bronze Pok¨¦mon were just too inferior for Alex to ept as his third direct subordinates.

    Especially since they were given a choice to get an A-rank Pok¨¦mon, luck was not the reason for them not meeting Alex''s requirements.

    Alex didn''t think such trainers had a chance to be really strong.

    At most, these two participants would be Elite trainers after 5 to 10 years and be Team Rocket Elite Captain IF they don''t die beforehand.

    But that was very unlikely to happen.

    The chance to die as a trainer is ridiculously high if you don''t have an Elite Pok¨¦mon. You have to be incredibly lucky to survive long enough so that you can slowly build up your strength.

    In addition, the death rate of your Pok¨¦mon is also very high if they are below the Elite-rank, which may lead one to train new Pok¨¦mon several times.

    Alex knows from experience that the most dangerous situations he had experienced as a trainer were when he was still not an Elite trainer (when he went to the Viridian Forest with Zubat)

    If any other inexperienced mediocre trainer was in the situation that Alex had been through, them making out alive from there was very unlikely.

    For Alex, participants with good talent who did not choose an A-rank Pok¨¦mon were participants who were either cowardly or stupid. Maybe even abo of both.

    Although it is risky to choose an A-rank Pok¨¦mon to conquer as your first Pok¨¦mon, it is a very efficient way to get stronger and be an Elite trainer quickly.

    Having to do something which has a death rate of 70-80% one time (meeting all of Alex''s requirements), or going through 50 different situations with the death rate of 10-20% (slowly reach Elite-rank without any help).

    You don''t have to be a genius to understand which option is better. Especially since the first option has even more potential than the second after you have reached Elite-rank.

    And if you think that you are a talented trainer and better than the other rookies, it makes a lot more sense to take an A-rank Pok¨¦mon. Unless, of course, your goal is to work as a watchman in Team Rocket and never take a risk. But even then, there is a great chance that you will throw yourself into a power struggle as "cannon fodder".

    Alex could not understand why so many people do not get this simple fact.

    Do they really think it would be safe in Team Rocket?

    Why join Team Rocket at all when you want to tread a safe path?

    Alex stopped thinking about these things and gave the task of rewarding the 6 to 10 ranked rookies to Andrew so that it wouldn''t waste his time.

    He was 95% sure that the winner in two weeks would be 1 of the first 3 rookies to conquer their Pok¨¦mon.

    All three of them conquered their Pok¨¦mon in a short period despite them having a very talented Pok¨¦mon.

    Simon, Jasper, and Elise were the participants whom Alex would watch over through the hidden cameras.

    Alex also told one of his subordinates to do a background check to find out more about their past.

    He doesn''t think he''ll find much, but maybe a few interesting things mighte up. And just like Daniel, he might understand the character of these three better.

    But the person whom Alex gave this job required some time toplete it, so he wasn''t expecting a report for 1 week.

    Alex didn''t n to waste time here for 2 weeks looking at the rooms with his hidden cameras. So after 3 days, he decided to go to the Mt. Moon mountain chain.

    This could only be partially entered in the game, so Alex was very interested in what was hidden deep inside thisrge mountain chain.

    This area is rarely visited by trainers because many ces are hardly or not at all explored. And there are also many Elite Pok¨¦mon on the mountain chain who are a good deal stronger.

    Although there are many valuable treasures waiting there, Alex has read that the death rate for Elite-rank trainers is 30% there.

    Although it doesn''t sound like much, it is very high considering that almost every Elite has a Flying-type Pok¨¦mon with which they can escape quickly.

    Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon is not impossible to get for an Elite trainer but having one with enough potential to reach Elite-rank is very difficult. So most Elite trainers rely on Flying-type Pok¨¦mon to escape in dangerous situations.

    Alex, who has one of the fastest Flying-type Pok¨¦mon on the Elite-rank and a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon on the Elite-rank, is from the rare section of trainers.

    Especially when you consider Crobat''s ability which allows him to perceive almost all Pok¨¦mon from a long-range.

    Together with Bastiodon, who can perceive Pok¨¦mon that hides in the underground, makes Alex''s survival ability very good.

    Crobat, Gardevoir, and Bastiodon make it impossible to attack Alex unaware unless it is a Pok¨¦mon on the Champion-rank.

    But Champion-rank Pok¨¦mon are ridiculously rare in wildness, and they would also be perceived with Crobat as long as it is not another Crobat or a Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex didn''t think that he was so unlucky that he would meet a Champion-rank Ghost-type or Champion-rank Crobat if he went through the mountains for 10 days.

    Maybe there was a 0,01% chance of it happening, but Alex was not scared of this 0,01%.

    Alex noticed that it was time to go to sleep and told his Pok¨¦mon to sleep before lying on his bed.

    All Pok¨¦mon stopped doing mundane things and went to their Pok¨¦balls to go to sleep.

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    3 dayster.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were in the starting area of the mountain chain.

    The Mt. Moon mountain chain was enormous and had many directions from which Alex could enter.

    In addition, this mountain chain can lead to other mountain chains that have hardly been explored and are generally considered very dangerous.

    You can even get to the Johto region via this mountain chain if you know the way.

    Of course, this route is more dangerous for regr people and unsuitable for normal travelers.

    Even Elite trainers would usually choose to avoid this path because of the unknown danger that lies there.

    Of course, before he decided to train and look for treasures there, Alex acquired a lot of information about this vast area.

    It was precisely because of this information he had bought from a Team Rocket Captain that he wanted to climb this mountain.

    ording to the Team Rocket Captain''s team, they discovered a cave that had many diamonds. Unfortunately, this cave was upied by several Elite Pok¨¦mon, so he could only take 1 or 2 diamonds before they were discovered and had to flee.

    Alex gave this Team Rocket Captain an extra half a million to provide him the exact location of this cave and not to sell this information to anyone else.

    He wasn''t afraid that this Team Rocket Captain had lied to him or would try to sell this information to others. Only a stupid person would do that. Of course, that doesn''t mean that there are not any dumb people in this world. But if one is in Team Rocket, you can expect a little bit ofmon sense from him. And even if he doesn''t keep his promise, Alex can still make use of that situation. He will make an example out of him so that others don''t get any wrong ideas in the future.

    If Alex gives just a word about his cheating to Lisa, it would only take just a few moments to officially kill him. It is but a quick method to kill him if he doesn''t want to dirty his hands. If he doesn''t want to rify his reasons officially, he can always use another way to kill someone.

    Also, if the Team Rocket finds a member guilty, there is no way out except Giovanni personally intervenes. The punishment of cheating on a person with a higher rank for such arge sum of money is the death penalty.

    Alex believes that a Team Rocket Captain understands such things, so this information has negligible chance to be false.

    Although several Elite Pok¨¦mon sound very dangerous, the Team Rocket Captain said that he had only seen Low-Elite, which means that Alex''s group with a good strategy can probably defeat these Pok¨¦mon.

    The Elite Pok¨¦mon below level 50 are called Low-Elite since it makes it easier for the trainer to distinguish the strengths of Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    In contrast to the transition to Elite and Champion-rank, the increase in strength from a level 49 to a level 50 Pok¨¦mon is just like any other level-up improvement. There is no major power-up if you be Mid-Elite from Low-Elite. These names are just for the sake of ease of understanding the level range.

    The greatest and most apparent power jump is when a Pok¨¦mon reaches the Elite level and Champion level, making the Pok¨¦mon several times stronger than before.

    As they were treading carefully in the forest, Crobat warned that another Pok¨¦mon is nearby and is in front of their path.

    Alex gave his Pok¨¦mon a silent signal that they should be vignt and began leading them to this Pok¨¦mon that Crobat had discovered.

    When Gardevoir was close enough, she was able to roughly perceive the strength of the Pok¨¦mon without seeing it. She immediately shared this information with Alex.

    She told Alex that this Pok¨¦mon is not yet an Elite Pok¨¦mon and is simr in strength to Combusken.

    Alex, who heard how this Pok¨¦mon was hardly a threat, started walking towards it.

    After less than 30 seconds, he found an Exeggutor in an open area sunbathing with a rxed expression.

    Although Exeggutor is a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon and should have perceived Alex''s group, he didn''t, even though they were only 70 meters away.

    Alex believed that it was due to Gardevoir being an Elite Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon that it was so easy for Alex''s group to sneak up on this Exeggutor.

    This reminded Alex how Crobat could get very close to a Zubat and kill it unnoticed because it could manipte the sound waves of the Zubat.

    This was only possible because Crobat was much stronger than him, allowing him to be totally invisible to the Zubat.

    Zubat noticed Crobat when he was only a few meters away, which shows that the Alex group was very likely to be detected if it gets closer.

    The level certainly ys a role in Alex''s group not being discovered, but that''s not the only reason.

    If a Pok¨¦mon is in such aid-back position like this Exeggutor, it is easier to sneak up on it.

    Alex looked at the info of this Exeggutor, and a smile indicating future fortune appeared on his face.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Exeggutor

    LV: 39

    Type: Grass/Psychic

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Move:

    - Absorb, Hypnosis, Reflect, Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Confusion, Synthesis, Bullet Seed, Giga Drain, Barrage, Confusion, Egg Bomb, Power Whip, Stomp, Stun Spore, Self-Destruct

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E], (Innate Talent) Sr Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Teleport [E]

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    Although a normal Silver Pok¨¦mon doesn''t impress Alex, this Exeggutor was a special case. Alex believed that this Exeggutor alone could sell for more than 1 million.

    There were 2 main reasons why this Silver Pok¨¦mon would fetch so much more than all other Silver Pok¨¦mon that Alex had previously sold.

    First, the Exeggutor species is rare and is already gets sold for a high price. While not as rare as Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon, it was one of the rarer Pok¨¦mon species of Kanto.

    The second reason is that the three Innate Talent increase prices unbelievably high.

    Many trainers are willing to pay many times the original price for a Pok¨¦mon that have certain Innate Talent moves.

    ''An A-rank Exeggutor with three perfect Innate Talents moves should be quite umon,'' thought Alex as he looked at Exeggutor.

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    Alex looked at Gardevoir and asked with a smile, "Can you prevent him from using his Teleport so that he doesn''t escape?"

    Gardevoir nodded to her father and immediately asked if she should do that.

    Alex looked in the direction of Exeggutor and nodded in reply to Gardevoir''s question.

    The only two ways that this Exeggutor could escape from Alex''s group were if he uses [Teleport] or a powerful Elite Pok¨¦mon intervenes,ing to his rescue.

    The second possibility was quite unlikely, and all Alex could do about that was to keep a lookout for it. So Alex wanted to at least prevent the first possibility immediately.

    Alex''s group hadn''t found any other Pok¨¦mon near Exeggutor, so he didn''t think the second possibility would ur.

    Gardevoir sessfully created a field of 100m x 100m blocking the use of [Teleport] after 30 seconds.

    She could also do it quickly, but she wanted to build a solid, stable force field that could not easily be destroyed by this Exeggutor.

    This Exeggutor would need at least 3 minutes to destroy this force field and only if he does not have to fight throughout that.

    If Exeggutor had a higher level than Gardevoir, he could simply leave this field of force in a few seconds. But fortunately, that was not the case.

    Exeggutor suddenly realized that a strong Psychic force field had been created around him, prisoning him.

    He stood up hastily and tried to quickly find out who had created this force field.

    After he had actively used his Psychic powers, he was able to pinpoint Alex''s group, who had been hiding behind thick bushes and trees.

    Alex also knew that Exeggutor had discovered his group, so he walked out into the open area to exchange some words with Exeggutor.

    He noticed that it is often worth talking to strong Pok¨¦mon. That''s why he intended to talk to this Exeggutor first before he attacks.

    Exeggutor''s three heads saw Alex''s group slowlying out of their hiding ce and stop at 40 meters away from him.

    All three heads showed angry expressions and began to screech around very loudly.

    Alex, who heard this angry and earsplitting scream, knew that this scream had nothing to do with the Pok¨¦monnguage and more to do with the scaring off Alex''s group.

    Exeggutor noticed Alex''s group showing an unimpressed expression, and he even saw two Pok¨¦mon giving a disdainful look to him.

    "What do you want?" spoke all three heads of Exeggutor simultaneously.

    Alex didn''t show any expression and said, "Either you or your treasures. I actually nned to catch you, but if you can give me something as valuable as you in exchange, I will let you go."

    Exeggutor was disgusted when he heard this. He said with a raging voice, "You humans are really a despicable breed. I''d rather die than give something to you."

    Alex showed no reaction to this insult and simply said, "Combusken, this fight is yours. Start with Sunny Day."

    Exeggutor noticed how this person sent only 1 Pok¨¦mon to fight against him, and his hatred for him spiked.

    This guy not only attacked him unprovoked, but he also wanted to use him as a training tool for his Pok¨¦mon.

    Exeggutor started preparing [Psychic] after a slight dy due to anger.

    And exactly because of this dy, Combusken finished first and made sure that the surrounding area was a good deal warmer.

    Alex knew that [Sunny Day] is also very helpful to Exeggutor. But for him, it didn''t really matter whether the Exeggutor can use the [Sr Beam] faster or that the Exeggutor himself had be a bit faster.

    Combusken''s greatest strength is to defeat enemies quickly, and Alex knew that Combusken''s not a Pok¨¦mon who can win a drawn-out battle.

    Especially since she didn''t have [methrower] on the Expert-rank and hadn''t yet reached her final form, she was very unsuitable for long fights.

    "Combusken, use Attract."

    But when Combusken started preparing their next move, Exeggutor was done with his move.

    Combusken felt like an invisible hammer had hit her, and she was thrown back.

    This move dealt a good amount of damage to Combusken. ording to Alex, she still had more than 60% HP left.

    Exeggutor saw that his move had done good damage to his opponent and began to prepare another [Psychic].

    Combusken finished beforehand and used [Attract] on Exeggutor, who was carefully watching her.

    1 head of Exeggutor suddenly felt an incredible attraction towards his opponent and wanted to stop preparing his attack move.

    The other two heads of Exeggutor noticed this quickly and started yelling at the head, letting out their already umted anger at him.

    Each of the three heads of Exeggutor had their own personality, but that is the norm. The different heads always get along very well, so they usually can control their bodies together without any problems.

    This unexpected situation made the Exeggutor''s body very confused and even had to stop the preparation of [Psychic] because one head was giving the body oppositemands.

    "Combusken, use Overheat on him now that he''s confused."

    Exeggutor''s heads were still yelling at each other, wasting time, so he couldn''t evade or prepare another move.

    This distraction and confusion even ensured that [Overheat] hit Exeggutor''s body perfectly.

    It was a critical hit!!!

    Exeggutor''s whole body was burning like a campfire, and Exeggutor''s all three heads were painfully screaming.

    ''That''s it,'' Alex didn''t think that this Exeggutor could take such a hit.

    Exeggutor''s whole body was in a fatal state. But he was still standing even though his injury should have made him unconscious by now.

    ''Is this Pok¨¦mon crazy?'' Alex looked surprised when he saw this, ''If he forces himself to remain conscious, his body will soon copse, and he will maybe die.''

    Exeggutor showed all the concentrated hate on his faces and started using his life energy, running towards Combusken.

    "Fck! He''s using his life energy. Combusken, run away from him quickly," Alex said with a panicked voice.

    Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon also quickly ran to the battlefield to make sure that nothing happens to Combusken.

    Combusken heard Alex''s words, but she was too confused and shocked when she looked at Exeggutor.

    She saw the frightening presence of Exeggutor and the pure anger on the three faces of Exeggutor.

    Combusken felt for the first time that this fight was not fun. When she saw Exeggutor running towards her, her body suddenly went into shock.

    Alex saw how Exeggutor was only 5 meters away from Combusken and had started preparing a move with his life energy as fuel.

    He immediately recognized this move. It was...

    ******

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    This posture was no different than when a Pok¨¦mon is preparing for the move [Self-Destruct] or [Explosion].

    He said quickly with a loud voice, "Gardevoir, teleport Bastiodon quickly in front of Combusken."

    "Bastiodon, use Protect, fast."

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon reacted quickly, and Bastiodon and Gardevoir appeared in front of the stunned Combusken.

    Bastiodon, for the first time, showed an angry expression as he looked at the Exeggutor.

    He wasted no time and stood in front of the Gardevoir and Combusken to protect them by tanking this attack with his body, in case his [Protect] was not enough.

    Bastiodon also used [Protect] immediately and barely generated the shield before Exeggutor''s could use his move.

    Exeggutor knew that he was gonna die after using this move. But his faces contorted in hatred and filled with boiling hot anger showed that he wasn''t thinking straight about it or that he didn''t care about it anymore.

    A raging explosion was made by Exeggutor, and the shield of Bastiodon didn''tst even half a second.

    Fortunately, Gardevoir had also used [Protect] and provided a second shield in front of Bastiodon, so, in the end, the whole force of this life-taking explosion of Exeggutor could be prevented. This second shield from an Elite Pok¨¦mon was able to just about withstand the remaining strength.

    Usually, a [Protect] from an Elite Pok¨¦mon like Bastiodon should be enough against this Exeggutor. But because this Exeggutor was crazy enough to use his life energy as fuel, the move was stronger than it normally is.

    Life energy is something that every living being has and something that is vital for the body.

    It ensures that the body cannot be injured so easily, and it even speeds up the self-healing abilities of all living beings.

    It is also due to this life energy that Pok¨¦mon''s bodies are so robust, healing their injuries so fast.

    Pok¨¦mon usually have control over most of the life energy and can even manipte this life energy slightly.

    They have the ability to use life energy as fuel to amplify their moves and make them many times stronger.

    But even if they have this ability, Pok¨¦mon almost never use it because the cost of using it is just too great.

    Life energy is also indirectly linked to the amount of time you will live, so while using it, one also sacrifices the lifetime at the same time. Apart from that, the whole process is extremely painful for the Pok¨¦mon.

    Pok¨¦mon would prefer to never use life energy because of this.

    In a way, humans are also simr. There is a limit to how much we can use our body''s strength. A human can run up to a certain speed because the brain has a limiter, which does not allow it to go past a limit. We never use 100% of our muscles. And if somehow a human uses 100% of its muscles'' powers, that will be thest time he will be using it.

    Alex started to calm down a bit when he saw the Bastiodon and Gardevoir sessfully stop the explosion.

    At that moment, he was d that Exeggutor wasn''t on the Elite-rank and [Self-Destruct] wasn''t on the Expert-rank either. Or else, he doesn''t know what would have happened.

    Alex set aside his thoughts about such possibilities as he quickly went to the three Pok¨¦mon standing at the front.

    As he reached near, he saw more clearly what had happened to Exeggutor after his [Self-Destruct].

    His whole body waspletely torn to pieces, and some parts were even entirely destroyed.

    There was also blood all over this grass field and on his three Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex quickly walked over to the group and said in a caring voice, "Combusken, are you ok?"

    Alex knew that this was something that Combusken had never experienced or had ever even imagined that she would experience. She was shocked to the core. Right now, Combusken needed his most attention and help.

    Combusken saw her father and came to reality. She looked at the surrounding area and viewed this very bloody area filled with destroyed body parts with a somewhat bewildered expression.

    She noticed that her father was looking at her worryingly, and her eyes started tearing up as she stuttered, "Fa- father, I''m s- sorry."

    "No, I''m sorry," Alex immediately embraced Combusken and said in a soothing tone, "I never thought that this fight would escte so much, and you would have to watch something like this."

    Combusken started to calm down after a few moments when she said softly, "Father, I always loved fighting because I had so much fun with it. But father, this time, I didn''t like this fight. It felt wrong and unnecessary. Why fight until one dies? This is just wrong."

    "But father, I think I understand," when Alex wanted to say a few words offort, he was interrupted. "When I saw the expression on brother Bastiodon''s face, I immediately understood why. Fighting is not a game, and every fight can take your life and the life of the person you care about."

    Alex showed a surprised expression when he heard the quiet words from his daughter. Combusken is usually loud, emotional, hyperactive, and full of life. But right now, she was like apletely different person.

    "I learned something today," Combusken looked up at her brothers, her sisters, and at her father; and said with a firm expression, "And I don''t ever wanna make a mistake that would threaten my family. I want to protect my family, and I don''t want to be a burden to my family."

    "I will protect my family with my life."

    Alex and the other Pok¨¦mon all showed a surprised expression when they saw the determination in Combusken''s eyes and voice.

    Their faces were especially surprised when they saw Combusken''s whole body started to glow.

    All Pok¨¦mon showed happy expressions as they looked excitedly at their sister.

    Alex didn''t waste any time and quickly took out the two [Scales] from a Charizard, filled with Fire-energy, out of his TRH device.

    He got these valuable items for his victory in the Kanto rookie tournament, which he had used only once during Combusken''s first evolution.

    Alex hoped that with these two high-quality items, Combusken would improve her potential and be his first Diamond Pok¨¦mon.

    He gave his daughter the items to absorb and patiently observed her.

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    After Combuskenpletely absorbed both [Scales], her height started increasing, and her shape started changing.

    Vulpix and Shuppet looked curiously at their big sister evolving right in front of their eyes with both an expression of joy and yearning.

    Shuppet asked in a tender tone, "Sister Vulpix, do you think sister Combusken will manage to get to the SS-rank?"

    Vulpix showed a smile full of confidence and said, "Definitely. Little brother, the fact that you even asked such a naive question is just cute. You still have a lot to learn."

    Shuppet had a slightly confused expression and asked curiously, "Sister Vulpix, I''m older than you. So howe I am a little brother to you?"

    Vulpix showed a proud expression when she said, "Age doesn''t matter, little brother. I joined this family before you, so I''m your big sister. Don''t worry, I''ll take good care of you."

    Shuppet gave an innocent goofy smile and said, "Really? That''s great. I''m d to have such a good sister."

    After saying that, Shuppet went to Vulpix and hugged her to show his happiness.

    Vulpix didn''t show any surprised expression as Shuppet hugged her, and she hugged him back.

    All family members are already used to the Shuppet suddenly hugging them. He usually does this, either when he''s in a good mood or wants to cheer up family members.

    He even hugged menacing members of the family like Crobat and Scizor without any fear.

    Both showed an annoyed expression but said nothing and pretended that something like that nothing happened.

    They just couldn''t get mad at him when he hugged them with his friendly and innocent face.

    Everyone in the family knew that the Shuppet had beenpletely locked up alone in a room for three months since his birth and that these three months had left a shadow in Shuppet''s heart.

    After these 3 months, he was locked up again, but this time he was able to see people through his prison. The fact alone made Shuppet very happy, even though he still felt lonely.

    Alex and his family were the first beings he had talked to and who gave him a new feeling that he had never felt.

    Shuppet loved his new life very much and had even started to forget the loneliness he felt at the beginning of his life. Unfortunately, he was very clumsy with his words, so he began to share his emotion with his new family members by hugs.

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 40

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [E], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower, (TM) Rock slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab

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    Combusken stopped shining after 30 seconds, turning into a ziken with a height of 1.8 meters and a slightly feminine body.

    Alex knew that in this world female Pok¨¦mon sometimes look slightly different, making it so that one can differentiate a Pok¨¦mon''s gender with just a look.

    A female ziken, for example, often has longer legs and some even more obvious features.

    ''Fck, why does my daughter look so feminine now? Why does she have an A-cup now? I thought the differences between male and female Pok¨¦mon are very minimal?'' Alex thought when he saw his daughter''s new figure.

    He was so surprised that he didn''t even react to how ziken had now be a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon or which moves were now Perfect Talent moves.

    Alex saw many books in this world about the forbidden love of Pok¨¦mon and people. He always found it very weird that so many people in this world can have a romantic attraction for their Pok¨¦mon.

    He hadn''t even seen a Pok¨¦mon that really resembled a female human, so he never understood why so many people want to have sex with a Pok¨¦mon.

    Even Gardevoir, one of the most human-like Pok¨¦mon, had a petite figure with no breasts. So he just didn''t get why there are so many people in this world with such interest.

    ''Maybe, it''s really just purely romantic love? No, I don''t think that the people of this world are so pure. I believe it is quite contrary instead. Urgh... Why am I thinking so hard about such a topic? It''s all because of that stupidment after the rookie tournament. If I get my hands on that bastard!!!'' Alex clenched his fists in his mind as he remembered this disgusting guy.

    After the rookie tournament, Alex peeked into thements on the website out of boredom. Although almost everyone was very positive about his victory, he saw ament that he couldn''t forget.

    It was kind of a perverted love letter for Gardevoir''s (Kirlia at that time) look and how sexy he thinks she is. It was very detailed, and after reading this disgusting "love letter," Alex felt a fit of infinite anger inside his chest.

    If this perverted bastard hadn''t hidden his identity, Alex would go straight to this bastard and make sure that this guy would never be able to write such a letter again in his life.

    Now that he saw his other daughter''s A-cup, he couldn''t help but worry. Fortunately, he had not allowed any of his Pok¨¦mon ess to the inte, so Gardevoir doesn''t know about thisment.

    Alex suddenly felt mixed emotions when he saw his daughter''s adult form.

    ziken opened her eyes to her new body for the first time and showed an ted expression when she realized that she had now be an Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    All Pok¨¦mon looked in the direction of Alex, silently asking with their eyes whether Bleziken had be an SS-rank Pok¨¦mon. When Alex nodded, they jumped in celebration (of course, except Crobat and Scizor). Each of his family members knew that Alex could recognize the potential immediately and always looked at Alex to know whether their potential had improved.

    Alex didn''t exin his Pok¨¦mon how he does it, but he has enough trust in his family that he told them that he has the skill to recognize the potential.

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    [EN]: The guy, whomented about Kirlia, is a pedo, and he disgusts me.

    [AN]: "Captain obvious" has spoken.

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 Chapter 219 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 219 (Bonus )

    Scizor went to ziken and started patting her shoulder without a word.

    ziken looked at her big brother with a joyful expression as she could feel the pride from Scizor.

    She and Scizor spent a lot of time training together, and Scizor was always a kind of mentor to ziken. She had a lot of respect for Scizor and saw him as a role model.

    Although she never told him, she wanted him to be proud of her just as much as she wanted her father to be proud of her.

    Scizor looked with a smile, "You''re more than ready now to startpeting for first ce in the family. Train hard, or you won''t be able to take that title from me."

    ziken suddenly felt that this was one of the best days in her life. She couldn''t help but get pumped up to get better. "Brother Scizor should watch out, or I''ll get over you soon."

    Crobat, who overheard this conversation, flew in front of the two and said with his usual snarky tone, "Kid, why do you want to fight for second ce? If you want to have the title of number 1, you have to defeat me."

    Scizor gave an annoyed expression as he looked in the direction of Crobat, "Can''t you hold your big mouth for a minute?"

    Crobat just looked down at Scizor from his flying position when he said arrogantly, "What''s wrong, can''t handle a little truth? Everyone here knows who the number 1 is."

    Gardevoir also came and said with a tender tone, "Brother Crobat, it has been a long time since thest tournament took ce. Now, you can''t certainly say who is the strongest Pok¨¦mon."

    Scizor added, "Yeah, your license to the title of number 1 has been expired."

    Crobat ignored Scizor and looked at his little sister, and said with a slightly mild tone, "Although you are not entirely wrong, I believe that it would be one of the 3 of us again. The 3 of us are all a good deal stronger than the rest."

    Ditto also tried to give some enter into this conversation, "Why are the fights always 1 v/s 1. That is not very fair. My strengthse from group fights. :("

    Eevee gave Ditto aforting pat, "Brother Ditto, you don''t have to worry about this tournament. Just because a Pok¨¦mon wins this tournament doesn''t mean he/she bes someone important in our group."

    Bastiodon, who had been following the conversation, looked in the direction of ziken and asked, "ziken, do you think I have a chance to win a 1 v/s 1 tournament?"

    ziken looked at her brother and put a hand on his broad shoulders, "Hey, big brother. You have to show more self-confidence. Look at yourself, so big and strong and yet such an insecure attitude."

    Bastiodon didn''t get mad when he heard his little sister say those words. He just said, with a nod full of determination, "Hmm, you''re right, I''ll try to improve, little sister."

    ziken, who heard the tender words from her big brother, started to pull her hair, seeing how he didn''t change at all, "AHHH!!!!!! Unbelievable!"

    Gardevoir, who was keeping an eye on this whole conversation between the two silently for a while, said gently, "Little sister, don''t be so mean to your big brother. Although he is gentle, he is there in the important moments when you need him."

    ziken remembered what happened a few minutes ago and how her big brother showed her a side of him that she had never seen.

    "Ahh, yes. Brother Bastiodon, you were so cool at that moment with your mad face."

    Bastiodon showed a surprised and slightly bewildered expression when he said, "Mad face? I think this word doesn''t quite fit me. Sister Gardevoir, I didn''t have that expression, did I?"

    Gardevoir showed a motherly face when she said, "Little brother, it''s normal to have an expression like that when someone you care about is in danger. Don''t worry unnecessarily."

    ziken looked up at the slightly confused face of her big brother and said, "En. Big sister is right."

    After a short pause, she also said with a sincere voice, "Big brother, big sister, I would like to thank you for what you-"

    Bastiodon interrupted his little sister with a peaceful and gentle look, "Little sister, we are a family. You don''t need to thank family members."

    ziken showed a surprised expression as this was the first time Bastiodon had ever cut her off in the middle of speaking. Then a slightly emotional expression appeared on her face.

    To hide her feelings, she began to scold Bastiodon loudly for how impolite it is to interrupt someone and even began to kick him on the knee.

    Bastiodon felt no pain, so he just ignored the "attacks" from his little sister.

    Gardevoir, who can perceive the feelings of other Pok¨¦mon, immediately saw through the trick of her little sister. She thought that the approach ziken took to hide her emotions from her big brother was quite cute, and this put a smile on her face.

    She felt that after this dangerous situation, the whole family got a little closer together.

    Crobat and Scizor didn''t argue with each other today but took an active part in conversations.

    Ditto and Eevee exchanged ideas about different chess strategists when they were not participating in other conversations.

    Shuppet and Vulpix are inseparable as always, while they y with each other or talk to other family members.

    Alex, who saw how all his family members were having a good time, joined the group with a serene smile.

    *****

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    Alex and his group continued further in this forest after taking a short break.

    Although the half-destroyed corpse of Exeggutor was now spread all over the ce in pieces, Alex did not take it along.

    As soon as a Pok¨¦mon dies¡ªdue to using up all of its life energy¡ªthe corpse ispletely empty of energy and can only be used as food.

    It can not improve the potential of Pok¨¦mon, and the taste bes many times worse.

    Although Alex didn''t get any direct profit from this fight, something more important had urred.

    zikenprehended the dangers of fighting other Pok¨¦mon. Alex believed that without such a frightful experience, ziken would probably not have had a sessful evolution.

    When walking, Alex noticed the slight rise in the incline of the path they were on.

    That showed that Alex was now very close to the mountain range and that the forest will soon thin out.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon met a few more Pok¨¦mon, but none of them caught Alex''s interest. He quickly defeated them and went further on the path the map showed.

    A cave with many diamonds is not a ce that Alex wants to miss. He even bought several automatic drilling machines to make digging a lot easier.

    Especially with the help of Bastiodon, Alex should have no problem digging up many valuable diamonds.

    Bastiodon eats iron, stone, and even diamonds if they find some, so he can actually be quite helpful in finding diamonds.

    ording to the map, it shouldn''t take Alex more than 4 hours to reach this cave.

    Alex went further and further down the road and noticed that number of trees was getting fewer and that the slope was only increasing more and more.

    After 1 more hour, Alex & co. had sessfully left the forest and could see the many mountains ranges around him.

    Numerous high mountains, curvy snake-like mountain paths, and Pok¨¦mon- roaming there while maintaining the bnce between staying beware of the sudden attack and enjoying the environment. Alex, who got to enjoy this view from his high ground, couldn''t help but let out an impressed whistle.

    This view was just so refreshing that he wanted to keep watching.

    While Alex was thoroughly enjoying this view, Crobat suddenly turned very serious.

    "Fuck, a Pok¨¦mon ising to our ce at an incredibly fast pace, and it''s even faster than me," said Crobat with a grim face.

    "Faster than you?" Alex was shocked hearing this and realized that there was no time to waste as it was dangerous.

    "Gardevoir, get ready to use Teleport. I''ll give you the signal."

    "The rest of you should already start using your reinforcement moves."

    All Pok¨¦mon immediately turned into theirbat mode and started using their buff moves as taught in training.

    Alex often did training exercises so that his Pok¨¦mon knows who was to do what.

    Ditto is to transform into Scizor as soon as Scizor has buffed himself to the max (as much as the situation allows).

    Everyone knew they were in such a situation.

    After only 15 seconds, Alex could see which Pok¨¦mon wasing towards them.

    In the beginning, Alex only saw one dot in the sky. But this dot became very big as it wasing in his direction incredibly swiftly. So he only needed a few seconds to recognize which Pok¨¦mon wasing to them.

    ''What''s this?'' thought Alex when he received this information.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Fearow

    LV: 49 (Originally: 52)

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Guts

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Peck, Growl, Leer, Focus Energy, Fury Attack, Mirror Move, Assurance, Agility, Roost, Drill Peck, Drill Run, Razor Wind

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [M]

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    Alex saw this [Originally] name first time in the info of a Pok¨¦mon. But it only took him a second to understand what it probably means.

    [Originally: 52] probably shows that this Fearow had reached level 52 but had lost part of his strength due to either old age, injury, or illness.

    Alex wasn''t quite sure, but he thought it probably has to do with the age of this Fearow.

    To be able to reach this level as a Silver Pok¨¦mon, this Pok¨¦mon has to be old, very old.

    Especially when he saw how Fearow barely had the red-colored feathers on his head, and the color of his feathers also looked quite unnatural. It felt like someone had bleached his feathers, and due to that, it had lost its original color.

    Fearow didn''t wait for Alex''s group as he took a dive toward''s Alex''s group, using [Fly].

    All of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon responded without the instructions from Alex and began to prepare their moves.

    Alex looked at this Fearow with a calm expression.

    He wasn''t actually afraid of this Pok¨¦mon. He believed that with thebined strength of his Pok¨¦mon, victory should be easy to get in the pocket.

    If this Pok¨¦mon was level 52, he would not be so restrictive and may have been very dangerous. But the reality was quite different.

    Alex saw this stupid Pok¨¦mon go straight into melee and not use a hit-and-run tactic.

    ''Hmmm, having something too muches with its disadvantage. With more poweres more pride, and with more pridees arrogance. This arrogance... is the reason why this Fearow will fall today,'' thought Alex when he saw how this Pok¨¦mon was hit by his Pok¨¦mon''s move.

    Bastiodon stood in front of the group using [Protect] and his body to tank the attack from Fearow.

    Although Bastiodon''s [Potetct] was crushed to the bits and Bastiodon was hit by [Fly], he managed to endure this damage for the group.

    7 level differences and a move on the Master-rank did incredible damage to Bastiodon and drained more than 25% of his HP.

    If Flying-type moves weren''t fourfold ineffective against Bastiodon, this attack would have knocked him out straight away, despite Bastiodon having such a ridiculously strong defense.

    The rest of the group used the time and prepared their strongest moves against Fearow, who was now so close that he couldn''t evade.

    Crobat used [Cross Poison].

    Scizor and Ditto (transformed into Scizor) used [Metal w] (almost buffed to max).

    ziken use [Overheat] (Sunny Day).

    Eevee use [Double-Edge] (Work Up).

    Alex didn''t dare to let Vulpix and Shuppet attack because it could be dangerous for them. Besides, they can''t do any harm to this Pok¨¦mon anyway.

    Although his Pok¨¦mon are generally a good deal weaker than

    Fearow, they were more than enough to defeat this Pok¨¦mon instantly.

    A normal dog can''t win in a 1 v/s 1 against a (strong) human in a death fight.

    But what if there are 3 rtivelyrge dogs and 4 medium-sized dogs against a normal human in a death fight.

    As long as these dogs attack together, this fight is over immediately.

    Alex saw Fearow fall to the ground with a baffled look and couldn''t help butugh out loud.

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    Alex looked at the unconscious Fearow and couldn''t help but think about what would have happened if this Pok¨¦mon was at his peak strength.

    Although the difference between LV 49 and LV 52 is not that great, in this case, it would make a huge difference.

    These three levels could have seriously negated arge chunk of the damage that Fearow received from Alex''s Pok¨¦mon.

    The level represents the amount of life energy a Pok¨¦mon has.

    Life energy is like a skinyer covering the Pok¨¦mon''s whole body, protecting it from diseases and attacks. Besides, it also amplified any attack from a Pok¨¦mon passively.

    This is also why if the level difference happens to be too great, the damage received by a Pok¨¦mon will be immensely decreased.

    With a level difference of 8 in the Elite-rank, even Alex''s Pok¨¦mon''s buffed-up attack would have hardly affected this Fearow.

    That is the difference between partial damage and superficial damage.

    Alex looked at Fearow and started thinking about what to do with him.

    Unfortunately, powerful Elite Pok¨¦mon are not very popr among the sellers.

    Alex remembered a book he had read. In this book, it was said that the chances of conquering a Pok¨¦mon are influenced by 3 main reasons: level, talent, and age.

    Of course, there are other factors like the trainer''s strengthpetence, Pok¨¦mon''s species, personality, etc. But these three are the most important.

    Level: A Pok¨¦mon that has reached Elite-rank will make it a lot more difficult for the trainer to conquer it if he does not have another Elite-rank Pok¨¦mon. Of course, it also depends on the level of both Pok¨¦mon.

    The probability of seeding in conquering a Pok¨¦mon is on average:

    "25%" if the Pok¨¦mon is on Level 40.

    "10%" if the Pok¨¦mon is on Level 50.

    "0.1%" if the Pok¨¦mon is on Level 59.

    These figures are just general probabilities, but it shows how difficult it is to conquer even a level 40 Elite-rank Pok¨¦mon.

    The trainers, who try to conquer an Elite Pok¨¦mon, almost always have to have a Pok¨¦mon stronger than the one they are trying to conquer to even have the above-mentioned probability.

    But even with these major disadvantages, Pok¨¦mon are rtively seble between LV 40 and LV 50. Though the price is not good if it is not on the S-rank.

    Talent: The arrogance, self-confidence, or you may say ego, is directly proportional to the talent of a Pok¨¦mon, which makes conquering a talented Pok¨¦mon much more difficult.

    Fortunately, conquering a talented Pok¨¦mon is not that difficult when it is still young or, at least, has not reached the Elite-rank.

    Age: Age is also a very important factor if you want to conquer a Pok¨¦mon. As a rule, older Pok¨¦mon are more difficult to conquerpared to young Pok¨¦mon. There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is probably habit and pride.

    When all these three main factors are against you, it is nearly impossible to conquer a Pok¨¦mon even if you have a Champion-rank team.

    This is also a reason why old Pok¨¦mon are extremely unpopr and are seldom bought.

    Compared to the other two factors (talent and level), age is a little more significant. Such that it is always more difficult to conquer an old Pok¨¦mon.

    Although old Pok¨¦mon have experience, the experience of a wild Pok¨¦mon is not worth much and even disadvantageous if you have to break their bad habits.

    Not to mention, these Pok¨¦mon hardly have any potential to grow.

    Old Pok¨¦mon are highly unpopr and are mostly not kept by trainers after they have caught them.

    Alex looked at Fearow and called Vulpix and Shuppet back into their Pok¨¦balls.

    Then he put the two Pok¨¦balls in his backpack so that these two Pok¨¦mon could not see anything.

    After "covering" the two young Pok¨¦mon''s sight, he said with an emotionless tone, "Crobat, kill him quickly."

    Although dead Pok¨¦mon is almost useless, it doesn''t mean that it can''t be sold as a corpse for a good price.

    Alex didn''t feel bad about killing a Pok¨¦mon that was actively attacking his family. He even finds that it is almost self-defensive. Not that it matters. He has already killed for less.

    Crobat flew in front of Fearow and used [Wing Attack] to cut Fearow''s head straight off.

    After a Pok¨¦mon is unconscious and its life energy is severely weakened, it is no longer unmanageable to kill a Pok¨¦mon spontaneously.

    Crobat, Scizor, and Eevee all had indifferent expressions when they saw this bloody scene.

    Gardevoir, Bastiodon, and Ditto had slightly different facial expressions but did not react very much.

    ziken was the Pok¨¦mon that showed the most reaction. First shock, then disgust, andter, slight sadness too.

    Alex could easily read these emotions of ziken but said nothing and continued to watch how she reacts.

    He felt that his daughter now has to deal with the bloody side of this world or that she won''t be able to really grow up.

    Of course, he doesn''t want to overload her, so he watched her closely.

    After Alex had packed the body in his TRH device, he noticed that ziken was feeling better than before. Her eyes were somewhat more rxed, even if they were still a little messed up.

    Alex picked up the two Pok¨¦balls from his backpack and took out the two young Pok¨¦mon.

    Vulpix, who had finally left her Pok¨¦ball, looked at her father and pouted, "Father! Why did you send us to the Pok¨¦balls? That is unfair. We did nothing wrong."

    Shuppet said nothing but looked at Alex with an expression of curiosity.

    Alex looked at them both with a warm smile and said, "I''m sorry. I know that you didn''t do anything wrong. I just had to discuss a very important topic with the others. A talk where only adults can participate."

    Vulpix continued to pout and started to ignore her father when she went to Gardevoir toin about Alex.

    Shuppet didn''t show any expression but went to Alex. He hugged him and followed Vulpix.

    Alex looked at them both with a genial expression.

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    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon continued through this vast and giant mountain range for several hours before Alex reached the ce marked on the map.

    He had to cross two small mountains before reaching his destination.

    Luckily, the physical strength of people in this world is much betterpared to his older world. Otherwise, it would have been quite a challenging journey to cover this distance so quickly. Not to mention, the exhaustion from such a journey can be dangerous, as it may lower one''s guard due to fatigue.

    Alex found many Pok¨¦mon on the path and was even frequently attacked by them.

    The Pok¨¦mon in this mountain area were much more aggressive than the Pok¨¦mon from other ces Alex has been to.

    Almost all Pok¨¦mon in this area attacked Alex after seeing his group, even if they were much weaker.

    Fortunately, there were only a few Elite Pok¨¦mon among these attackers, while many had excellent potential.

    He was able to catch 16 Silver Pok¨¦mon in that short time.

    Alex could now understand a little why many trainerse to this area despite the high risk.

    He had also removed [Everstone] from Eevee after it had gotten dim.

    Alex had 1 [Scale], filled with Normal-type energy for 3 weeks by a Champion-rank Exploud of SS-rank talent, and 1 [Top-Moon Stone]. These 2 should be enough to get Eevee to the Shallow Diamond-rank.

    He believed that his friendship with Eevee should now be incredibly high and that it shouldn''t be a problem for Eevee to evolve into Umbreon.

    Alex hoped it would happen this night itself.

    Although he doesn''t quite know 100% how evolution works in this world, he thinks that he should, at least, have fulfilled all the basic requirements.

    Alex looked around for a good 1 v/s 1 opponent for Eevee and saw a perfect opponent only 100 meters away, hiding in the open field.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Graveler

    LV: 42

    Type: Rock/Ground

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Defense Curl, Tackle, Sand Attack, Bide, Rock Throw, Stealth Rock, Take Down, Self-Destruct, Rock Slide, Double-Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E]

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    Alex had almost overlooked him because of how well this Graveler had camouged himself. But thanks to the system, he was able to spot him.

    More than half of his body seems to be in the ground too, so it was not surprising that Alex couldn''t recognize him without the help of the system.

    Alex looked in the direction of Eevee and said, "This one is yours."

    Eevee simply gave a firm nod.

    Although this Pok¨¦mon can self-destruct, Alex had no worries of Eevee freezing like ziken at such a critical moment, reducing the danger of this move. So he wasn''t afraid of him using [Self-Destruct] as ast resort.

    As long as Eevee reacts quickly enough and runs away, this move should not pose a threat to Eevee''s life.

    Of course, there were other safetys for the unlikely event that Eevee may not be in a condition to save herself.

    Alex wondered if he should let Eevee buff herself before the fight but decided against it because he wanted to keep it a "fair fight."

    He''s not sure how experience and leveling up exactly function in this world. But he thinks it would probably benefit Eevee more if she wins a fight in such a manner.

    Even if that is not the case, it is crucial to gain suchbat experience.

    Graveler had spotted Alex and his group the whole time but didn''t move. He hoped that this group just wouldn''t notice him and would pass by.

    He had lived a long time and had already met several people who have entered these mountains with their Pok¨¦mon. Graveler has had a lot of excruciating experiences, so he prefers to avoid a fight, especially against such a strong trainer like this one.

    Alex can be considered better than an average Elite trainer with hisrge number of Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    An average Elite trainer usually only has 1 or 2 Low-Elite Pok¨¦mon with little potential.

    Only a few Elite trainers manage to train a Mid-Elite Pok¨¦mon. And even fewer Elite trainers seed in training a High-Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    For most trainers, the Elite-rank is the goal, and not much growth is possible after that.

    But for a few talented trainers like Alex, Elite-rank is just the beginning and not the end.

    ...

    Graveler saw Alex''s group getting closer and closer and couldn''t stay still after the group was only 30 meters away.

    He gave a warning cry and observed Alex''s group with watchful eyes.

    Alex smiled when he said, "Eevee, use Toxic."

    Graveler realized that he couldn''t escape this group without a fight and started preparing a move.

    Eevee, who started preparing her move earlier, finished first and hit Graveler with the toxic liquid, who was unable to move since he was preparing his own move.

    Alex felt this fight could go on for a while, so he had already considered a strategy that would work well in this fight.

    "Eevee, use Charm."

    Graveler used [Stealth Rock] and created several flying sharp stones orbiting Eevee.

    This ensures that Eevee would now suffer damage if it runs around the battlefield fast.

    That one move made a hit-and-run tactic almost entirely futile.

    Alex was a bit impressed that this Pok¨¦mon had used such a clever move so early in this fight.

    He immediately recognized what he had to prevent and what condition he needed to fulfill for his victory.

    For a wild Pok¨¦mon, this is really a bit special, especially when you consider the species of Graveler generally have a low IQ, no offense.

    Eevee gave a melodious cry, and invisible energy hit Graveler, who felt his body be a bit weaker.

    Graveler turned furious and ran towards Eevee as he prepared [Headbutt].

    "Eevee, use Work Up while slowly building up the distance."

    Although Eevee can no longer run fast without suffering damage, she can still dy the time before Graveleres into attack range.

    Graveler finished his move prior to Eevee. But because he was out of range, he couldn''t use his move yet.

    Eevee took the chance and used [Work Up] immediately.

    "Eevee," Alex said with a calm voice, "Use the same move two more times."

    Thanks to [Stealth Rock], Graveler was finally able toe within attack range and immediately began to use his before-prepared move.

    Eevee tried to dodge but failed and was hit by [Headbutt].

    She showed an emotionless face as she suffered this attack.

    Alex could tell immediately that this hit only caused her 20% of HP, despite it being an Expert-rank move and Eevee not having a particrly good Def.

    ''It seems that the preparation was worth it. Let''s reduce the damage a little more,'' Alex thought when he saw this.

    "Eevee," Alex said with no change appearing on his calm face, "Just make sure he doesn''t hit your head and keep using Work Up."

    Graveler also noticed that the damage was not very big. But since it was still rtively good, he decided to prepare another [Headbutt].

    He felt that it would only take 3 or 4 more [Headbutt] to win this fight.

    As long as he doesn''t pass out during this time, he should win this fight. Although he was poisoned, he felt that its effect was not very strong.

    Graveler didn''t think he was going to be defeated by this weak Pok¨¦mon anytime soon.

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    Eevee and Graveler both used the same moves for a while.

    After two more buffs, Alex felt that Eevee had the victory in her (non-existent) pocket.

    "Ok, Eevee, use Double Kick."

    Graveler realized that his opponent was finally going on the offensive. But he didn''t care much as it didn''t change what he had to do. He had to focus on dealing as much damage as possible to defeat this Eevee quickly. He stopped thinking about it as he prepared his next move.

    Eevee already had lots of minor injuries on her body and looked as if she wouldn''t be able to take this fight too long.

    Alex felt that Eevee had 45% to 50% HP left. It''s not much but still more than enough to execute his n.

    Graveler finished first and used [Headbutt] once again on Eevee, who did not manage to dodge this attack.

    Eevee, who had already suffered a lot of damage, continued to show an impassive face as if she felt no pain.

    Alex knew that Eevee was still in her calm state and not in her frenzy mode.

    As long as Eevee is not triggered with particr actions, she will maintain this calm state inbat.

    This trigger had already been pulled by an attacking Pok¨¦mon today when it insulted her family members.

    Its insult was in stupid and childish, but Eevee reacted to it with extreme aggressiveness. Her eyes turned red from the anger, and she immediately started tearing that rtively feeble Pok¨¦mon into pieces.

    Alex and his other Pok¨¦mon couldn''t react in time as Eevee hit a LV 25 Pok¨¦mon, killing it instantly, and began to tear its body to pieces.

    Nobody expected that such a childish insult would make Eevee so angry, leading to such brutal actions from her.

    After that, Alex had a chat with Eevee, once again, hoping that something like that wouldn''t happen again.

    Although Alex had talked to Eevee and Eevee had promised not to do something like that anymore, Alex believed this promise itself didn''t hold much weight. Despite the fact that Eevee had made the promise with earnestness, she just can''t hold herself back. Something like that was bound to happen again if someone crosses Eevee''s line of limit.

    Only the family members of Eevee are an exception and apparently cannot exceed this limit.

    ...

    Eevee finally got done and used [Double Kick], which made Graveler''s body ache.

    Although Eevee dealt good damage, she had suffered a lot too, which Alex didn''t n to keep that way.

    "Eevee, use Rest."

    Now that both [Rest] and [Sleep Talk] are on the Expert-rank, these moves are finally usable.

    Although they were previously usable, the cons were far too great to be used effectively inbat.

    These moves have to be trained at least on the Expert-rank before they are halfway usable, in Alex''s opinion.

    Graveler saw all Eevee''s injuries being healed, and a grim expression spread on his face.

    He knew that he had to take this opportunity and deal as much damage as possible to this Eevee while she was in the [Sleep] state.

    "Eevee, use Sleep Talk."

    [Sleep talk] on the Expert-rank is the perfectplementary move for the [Rest]. Not only can it be used when a Pok¨¦mon is sleeping, but the preparation time is always the same regardless of which random move is executed.

    Alex even read that when [Sleep Talk] is trained to Master-rank, you even get to choose the moves a Pok¨¦mon uses, and it is no longer random.

    ording to Alex, Eevee has an almost invincible moveset with these Innate Talent moves.

    As long as Eevee evolves to Umbreon and trains both of these moves to Master-rank, she should be invincible while fighting Pok¨¦mon at the same level.

    As long as she doesn''t take enormous damage at once or has to fight a buffed-up Pok¨¦mon like Scizor, she should not lose.

    Graveler and Eevee; both started spamming their moves over and over again, and you could quickly see which of them had the upper hand.

    Eevee again suffered fair damage from two [Headbutt] but reciprocated by hitting Graveler twice (Bite & Double-Edge).

    Although these attacks didn''t do much harm to Graveler, Graveler''s body was starting to look worse as the fight prolonged.

    Graveler was poisoned at the beginning of the fight. And this extended fight, along with these attacks, only worsened his condition.

    What was even worse is that after this exchange of moves, Eevee woke up.

    Graveler looked desperately in the direction of Eevee before turning back, running away.

    He felt that this fight was no longer possible to win and didn''t want to use [Self-Destruct] as hisst resort, so he decided to make a run for it.

    Even though he knew he was too slow, he hoped the human was toozy or prideful to chase after him.

    Many strong Pok¨¦mon had a big ego, so he hoped that this trainer was like them, too.

    Unfortunately, he realized his foolishness when he was hunted by the main members of the team.

    Gradevoir, Scizor, and Crobat; all used a move, and Graveler dropped to the ground, along with his escape n buried deep into the underground.

    While Alex was thinking about his next step, he suddenly saw a bright light in this darkness.

    He looked in the direction of Eevee and showed an excited expression.

    Alex immediately got 1 [Top-Moon Stone] and the [Scale] of the Champion-rank Exploud from his TRH device.

    He gave these items to Eevee and waited excitedly with his Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 42

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Move:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [E], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [E]

    - (TM)Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

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    Alex saw the three new moves along with the upgraded potential and couldn''t help but show a luminous smile.

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    Umbreon slowly opened her eyes and started checking out her new body.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon surrounded her. They, first of all, congratted her on her new form and then started chatting with her. The atmosphere was quite cheerful.

    Umbreon was showing a much more gentle lookpared to before and looked amiable.

    But Alex knew that she was like this only to her family members and otherwise is remarkably suspicious and hostile to strangers.

    When everyone was talking to one another, Bastiodon was suddenly alerted.

    "We are in danger!" Bastiodon cried out, "Arge Pok¨¦mon underground is moving quickly in our direction."

    Before Alex or the other Pok¨¦mon could react, arge Onix burst out of the ground just 50 meters away from Alex''s group.

    It brought its remaining body out of the underground and stood there, keeping an eye on Alex''s group.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Onix

    LV: 53

    Type: Rock/Ground

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Bind, Fire Fang, Harden, Ice Fang, Mud Sport, Tackle, Thunder Fang, Screech, Rock Throw, Rage, Rock Tomb, Sandstorm [E], m, Rock Polish, Dragon Breath, Iron Tail, Stone Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Dig [E], (Innate Talent) Double-Edge [E], (Innate Talent) Earthquake [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Gyro Ball, (TM) Stone Edge, (TM) Dark Pulse, (TM) Substitute

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    Alex saw the information of this Onix and immediately understood why Bastiodon wasn''t able to discover him sooner.

    He also noticed that this Pok¨¦mon was not a wild Pok¨¦mon. He must have had a trainer before or still has.

    Crobat suddenly perceived something too and said with a grim face, "A person riding on a Pok¨¦mon is flying in our direction at a breakneck speed."

    Alex noticed that this situation was pretty grave. He didn''t waste any time as he said telepathically, "Gardevoir, prepare Teleport. Use it immediately if I give you a signal or if you happen to find a strong Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon."

    Although he wanted to stay awhile longer to find out who this Pok¨¦mon belongs to, he didn''t want to take any chances.

    If this other trainer also has a powerful Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon, Alex was not ready to take this risk and severely restrict his escape options.

    It is much easier to escape a powerful Psychic-Type Pok¨¦mon if you are far away from it or have already prepared a [Teleport].

    As long as a Champion-level Psychic doesn''t suddenlye from the Pok¨¦ball of its trainer and interrupts, Alex can always escape.

    Alex didn''t believe that Champion-level Pok¨¦mon are somon, let alone Psychic-type Champion-level Pok¨¦mon.

    Even if this trainer has one such Pok¨¦mon, it still shouldn''t be impossible to escape if Gardevoir teleports fast enough. (Under the assumption that Gardevoir has already prepared [Teleport])

    Alex looked in the direction where Crobat was looking and saw only one tiny dot in the sky, getting bigger and bigger as it wasing closer.

    After a few seconds, it was so close that Alex even recognized the information of the flying Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aerodactyl

    LV: 50

    Type: Rock/Flying

    Abilities: Pressure

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Bite, Wing Attack, Roar, Supersonic, Rock Throw, Agility [E], Ancient Power [E], Take Down, Crunch, Rock Slide [E], Fly

    - (Innate Talent) Dragon w [E], (Innate Talent) Frustration, (Innate Talent) Steel Wing [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Facade, (TM) Stone Edge, (TM) Payback, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Taunt [E]

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    Onix didn''t show any expression the whole time and didn''t move a meter. But his gigantic appearance and massive strength ensured that none of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon forgets about this monster.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon did not show any aggressive behavior either and patiently waited for the trainer of this Pok¨¦mon to appear.

    After only 10 more seconds, the Aerodactyl arrived near Alex. Alex could finally see the trainer on the flying Pok¨¦mon. And what a surprise.

    The trainernded next to Onix and looked at Alex''s group with a rock-hard face with a curiosity stered over it.

    ''Brock?'' Alex immediately recognized who this trainer was.

    That was the second time he met Brock face to face. Thest time he met him was more than a half year ago.

    Even though Alex knew that the trainer of these two Pok¨¦mon was Brock, he still kept a watchful eye.

    Although the games in his world can be used as a reference for the character of a trainer, it simply can not rely on it. Assuming that character would be the same in this world is a foolish thought.

    Especially since he had often seen character traits that differ from the games or anime.

    Brock, for example, is a powerful and influential person in this world as a Gym Leader and is very popr with women. Also, he''s a lot older now than he was in the games or the anime.

    Alex doesn''t quite know what else in this world has changed, so he''s not sure if Brock is really trustworthy. So he would have to be vignt around him.

    Especially since Brock didn''t have such a good reputation in this world.

    He is often referred to as azy, arrogant, and fun-loving person. He is also regarded as one of the least popr Gym Leaders of Kanto.

    Of course, he was still rtively popr. But it''s nothingpared to other Gym Leaders'' poprity.

    "Hey, aren''t you that Alex guy," Brock said out loud, taking Alex out of his reverie, "Who won thest Rookie tournament?"

    "Yes, Gym Leader Brock," Alex gave a fake smile and said, "I''m Alex. It is my honor that such a famous person like you recognizes me."

    "Hahaha," Brock, hearing Alex''s words, immediatelyughed out loud, "I understand I am great. But no need to be excited about it, boy."

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    Looking at Brock''s attitude, Alex couldn''t help but be a little disappointed.

    He felt that Brock''s character was quite imperious. It was really no wonder that, after a few years, he would be the weakest Gym Leader despite no longer having the title of "Youngest Gym Leader".

    Alex also felt that Brock didn''t have much growth left. His Pok¨¦mon seemed to be at their limit. Alex knew that Brock got his Onix from his father, Flint, at the age of 10. That gave him a great headstart.

    He had the feeling that Brock wasn''t training much after seeing the potential of Brock''s Pok¨¦mon. He didn''t think Brock would ever be anything but a weak Gym Leader.

    Gym Leader''s strengths in this world range so much that you can find a Gym Leader with Elite Four strength to a Gym Leader like Brock.

    A regr Elite trainer may find Brock''s strength unrivaled. But for Alex, he was just a mediocre person in this world full of powerful men.

    If an Elite Four member can defeat your entire team with only one Pok¨¦mon and your Pok¨¦mon don''t have any room left for improvement, you would never be a part of the big league, ording to Alex.

    Even Misty is way better than Brock in terms of talent or character.

    Alex is sure that after two years, Misty will be as strong as Brock even though she is much younger.

    "So, what are you doing here in such a dangerous area?" Brock continued his haughty demeanor as he said, "Trainers like you have no business here. Without having, at least, the same strength as me, you are as good as dead here, ''rookie''." Brock said thest word filled with mocking.

    Alex couldn''t believe what an arrogant prick this guy was.

    ''Why is this third-ss trainer addressing me as "rookie" even though he clearly knows my name?'' Alex thought, ''And this tone... What is up with that? Does he think of himself as some prodigy? Does he think everyone started training at the same age as him with the same resources? Without the help of his father, this untalented bastard wouldn''t even be able to talk to me.''

    Alex knew that he shouldn''t anger this guy. But he also wanted to protect his pride. Especially since his family was present here. Disrespecting him in front of his family is like disrespecting his family to him. He can''t allow that.

    Alex stopped with his fake smile and looked straight into Brock''s eyes, "No offense, but that''s none of your business. Also, I find the term rookie very inappropriate for me. So I would suggest you call me by my name, Alex."

    Normally, Alex wouldn''t stay so humble and formal around such guys. But because he doesn''t want to make unnecessary enemies with someone with such a high position, he tried to suppress his emotion.

    Although his position in the Alliance is good enough that he doesn''t have to worry, it is always advisable not to make powerful enemies unnecessarily.

    Brock looked angry when he heard such words from Alex. He felt as if he was being looked down on even though he was so high in the sky.

    He found Alex''s way of winning in hisst tournament very despicable and thought that the fame that Alex got was very unjustified.

    Alex gained sudden poprity because of his victory, and it was many times more than the winners from previous years.

    The reason was, of course, that he was the first participant to win this tournament despite not being in the top 3 of the power ranking. He had done something that was considered impossible and was often used as a joke.

    Brock gave Alex a stern look and said, "I called you "rookie" because you are a weak trainer... A rookie trainer. When you get strong enough, I will call you by your name, ROOKIE. And I would decide whether it is my business or not that you stay here or not. I''m the one who has the power here. So you better understand your position."

    "Now that you understand who''s the boss here, you better show some respect. And, an apology would be VERY appropriate."

    Alex couldn''t help but feel the irony here. Just when he tried to be diplomatic and be as humble as he can in a long time, the situation esctes. This guy just wanted to show off his power and push around the trainers weaker than him.

    All the Pok¨¦mon were looking at Alex with tense faces. They were wondering what will he do. Scizor and Crobat, in particr, had grim faces. Gardevoir kept a calm demeanor, but she was worried for her father. ziken was fuming with anger and was gritting her teeth. Bastiodon was prepared to tank an attack if such a situation arises. Eevee just wanted to kill this guy, but she remembered her promise to her father. But her aggressiveness couldn''t be hidden. But no one would me her this time. Vulpix was curious to see how Alex would handle the situation. She was also angry at this guy, who came out of nowhere and insulted her father. While Shuppet was wondering whether he should go and hug Alex. And well, Ditto... he was Ditto. You couldn''t see any emotion on its face. But he shared simr feelings like others.

    Everyone thought about how after going through all of this struggle to get strong in such a short time, this guy shows up from nowhere and pushes down Alex. And why should they be the ones to apologize?

    "Mr. Brock, I don''t like being pushed around," Alex said in a threatening voice, "So, I would rmend you to not offend people. Especially the ones who can be a threat to your life in the future. To be honest, I wonder how you have survived so far without offending the wrong person. Maybe, it''s because you only threaten people weaker than you. Quite bold of you, huh!"

    Brock was arrogant but not stupid. So he understood that if he said something wrong now, this Alex guy would be an enemy in the future. Normally, Brock wouldn''t care. But because Alex has a "good position" in the Alliance and is rather talented, so he hesitated a bit.

    He himself didn''t know, exactly, why he was so rude to Alex. But somehow, he couldn''t stand Alex.

    And thest words of Alex didn''t help in calming down his emotions either.

    "So, let me get this straight. You''re giving a Gym Leader a death threat. You know that I can arrest you for it, right?"

    Alex starts tough when he said, "Haha, use a method like that to scare kids. Please, don''t insult my intelligence with such a stupid threat."

    Hearing Alex''s reply, Brock felt an urge to go down and beat the respect into this guy. The way Alex was looking down at him as if he was better than him... The arrogance... The contempt... It just bothered him too much.

    "One thing''s for sure, you have a big mouth. Real men fight with their Pok¨¦mon, not that you can understand something like that."

    Brock showed a proud face, almost on the edge of turning into a smug one, as he said, "So if you are you a man, fight me. Or are you one of those cowards who can only bber with their big mouth?"

    Alex, who heard so many stupid statements in a row, felt more and more... should he say, disappointment (?) from Brock.

    He felt like he was talking to an arrogant, stupid, stubborn kid and not a person who has power in the Alliance.

    ''*Sigh* Nepotism is apparently just as much a problem here as it is in my old world,'' thought Alex when he started to find this situation funny.

    Brock saw that Alex only sighed in the reply and said with an arrogant smile, "What''s going on? Why the sudden silence? Did you finally realize who you are up against?"

    Alex''s good mood vanished right there, and he couldn''t help but facepalm.

    He said telepathically, ''Gardevoir take us out of here. The longer I talk to this idiot, the more brain cells I lose.''

    Gardevoir gave a small smile and nodded. The next second, Alex and his family vanished from there.

    Brock saw Alex and his team teleporting away and thought that he got scared and ran away.

    "Heh, I knew that this Alex wasn''t half as good as everyone says."

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    Alex and his other Pok¨¦mon suddenly appeared in an area where they had briefly rested 1 hour ago. There were only some bushes around. But hills protected them from the sun here. So it was the best ce to take a break.

    Alex didn''t really feel real anger for Brock''s childish behavior. I was more like disappointment, along with contempt.

    What bothered Alex the most about Brock was not his character but that that idiot doesn''t try to improve his Pok¨¦mon''s talent to SS-rank.

    He had a Deep Gold Onix, but he doesn''t seem interested in turning him into a Shallow Diamond Steelix with a valuable Steel-type Item.

    Admittedly Brock doesn''t have the same knowledge as Alex of Pok¨¦mon''s potential, but Alex finds the behavior very stupid.

    Even if you think that there is a slim chance that Onix will be an SS-rank Steelix after the evolution, you should still do it. What is he waiting for?

    Besides, Steelix is many times better than Onix.

    This is not an optional evolution like Scyther and Scizor, where you can''t say for sure that Scizor is absolutely better. Both have base stats of 500, and both have good moveset.

    Alex could list more than 10 reasons why Steelix is better than Onix. There is only one thing where Onix is better than Steelix. And that Onix is faster than Steelix. This is the only real advantage Alex can think of.

    Alex can only imagine that Brock, for whatever reason, prefers Onix species much more.

    These things make Alex a lot more angry than Brock''s childish behavior.

    To him, it looked like a very talented Pok¨¦mon was given to a mentally handicapped trainer by his powerful father.

    Alex doesn''t think Brock could have ever be a Gym leader without the help of his father.

    Although Brock is probably not totally useless as a trainer, Alex just felt that Brock was, at the most, slightly above average.

    After this conversation, Alex didn''t want to talk to Brock again anytime soon.

    Even if he bes a more powerful and influential trainer than Brock in the future, Alex will not go after Brock specifically.

    Alex doesn''t think Brock is really someone who would try to harm him with his power. Brock is just a stupid and spoiled kid who doesn''t have anything to do.

    ''It''s a shame that it is so difficult to conquer an Elite Pok¨¦mon and almost impossible if they are of other trainers. Or else, I would have probably stolen Onix from him in the future after bing strong,'' thought Alex with a yful smile.

    He started to chuckle a little after thinking about it some more.

    He assume for a second that conquering an Elite Pok¨¦mon, who already has a trainer, isn''t that hard. And He also has a Champion-level Pok¨¦mon, making it easier for him. Even then, he wouldn''t try to steal that Onix. Because Alex isn''t crazy enough to try to rob a Gym Leader.

    Robbing or attacking a Gym Leader is no joke, and he will feel the full force of the Alliance chasing him.

    A Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon is worth a lot, but not enough for the whole world chasing after you. At least not for Alex.

    Maybe if it was a Deep Diamond Pok¨¦mon, Alex would give it a thought.

    Alex looked around and noticed that it was starting to get dark and that it shouldn''t take long before the sun sets down.

    "Gardevoir, remember this ce and teleport us back to town."

    Alex, who had a Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon on Elite-rank, had no reason to sleep in such a dangerous ce.

    He can simply teleport back to town with the help of Gardevoir and teleport back to the same ce where he is now early in the morning.

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    Pewter City

    Alex was walking down the street when he suddenly got a call.

    He looked up the screen to see who was calling. It was Lisa.

    "Executive Lisa," Alex was slightly intrigued as he answered the call and said, "Why are you calling me sote?"

    "Hello to you too~, Alex darling~," said Lisa in her trademark tone.

    "Good evening, Executive Lisa," Alex just shook his head as he said, "Now, can you tell me what''s going on?"

    "Good boy~," Lisa said in an amused tone while nodding to herself, "See, That wasn''t so difficult~."

    Alex suddenly felt a strong urge to throw his TRH device on the floor and stomp on it several times.

    He managed to calm himself down by inwardly saying to himself, ''She''s just kidding. Don''t let yourself be provoked. Take a deep breath and calm your mind. ''

    Alex didn''t know why, but as soon as he heard "Good Boy", he couldn''t help but get really mad. He felt that this "title" was very insulting when thinking about how and when Lisa probably uses it.

    He said in a detached tone, "Executive Lisa, if you called me just to annoy me, I will be hanging up now."

    "Ohh~~ Someone is quite sensitive today~," Then, suddenly yful tone changed to a serious one, "Alright, let''s be serious and get to the topic."

    Alex felt that today was really a bad day. Not only did he have to hear the stupid statements from Brock, but also from Lisa, who was particrly annoying today.

    "Alex, I need your help with this tiny little thing."

    "And what is this tiny little thing we are talking about? Though I owe a few small favors, I won''t ept a mission that''s too big."

    "It''s not really a big deal. You won''t need more than 6 hours toplete this assignment (probably), and there won''t be any danger to you, too."

    "Executive Lisa, just put the cards on the table and tell me directly what you want me to do."

    "Hmm... Ok~. I want you to apany Lars to a rtively safe area so that he can gain a bit of experience there and possibly catch a good Pok¨¦mon. You only have to apany him for 1 day, and then you owe me no more favors."

    Alex couldn''t help but raise his eyebrow as this took him by surprise. This... was not something he expected.

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    Several thoughts immediately started rushing through Alex''s head.

    ''Why does she want me to go with Lars and protect him? Is he a baby that would need a babysitter? Why can''t he just train alone? Wait a minute. Is this his first experience? Has Lars really not experienced any rtively dangerous situation in these 6 months? Is this really his first time in a dangerous area? Even if that''s true, why does she want me to babysit Lars for his first rtively "dangerous" job? Is he very useful as a subordinate? He shouldn''t be worth it that she wants me to protect him like that.''

    ''Wait... That means that Lisa considers Lars to be so important that she even wants to protect him in a rtively dangerous environment for trainers.''

    Suddenly there was a gleeful grin on the face of Alex.

    ''I can only imagine two reasons why Lisa wants to protect him. Either she sees something valuable in Lars, which is highly unlikely. Or... she has an emotional attachment to him. If that''s the second reason, I can use it pretty well if necessary.''

    Although Maria and Lisa are friends, you never know what will happen in the future. Knowing Lisa''s weak point is definitely an advantage that mighte in helpful in the future.

    Alex chuckled as he said, "Haha, Executive Lisa, I wasn''t expecting that you would ask something like this from me. I didn''t know that Lars was so important to you. Hmm... I wonder why is that so?"

    Lisa didn''t say anything for a few seconds before saying in an ice-cold tone, "That''s none of your business."

    "No reason to be so rude. We''re friends," Alex smirked as he said, "Don''t worry, I''ll protect your little treasure for you. Hahaha!"

    Alex couldn''t help butugh out loud at the end. He didn''t know why but he found this very funny. He suddenly found a way to annoy Lisa. The tables had turned.

    He could suddenly hear a loud noise through the TRH device and then a male''s scream.

    ''Lisa is probably venting her anger on someone else,'' Alex thought when he heard this noise.

    She said sternly, "Alex,e to my office tomorrow morning," and cut the call without waiting for Alex''s confirmation.

    Alex, who was not afraid of Lisa''s anger, enjoyed his little revenge on Lisa.

    Both of them annoy each other just for fun, and it doesn''t influence the rtionship they have with each other. And that''s because neither is that stupid to take offense from a joke.

    Alex had chosen Crobat to be the outside while they were in the town, so he was just there, overhearing this whole conversation.

    He said with a disdain look, "Are you a kid? What was up with that?"

    Alex''s humor is peculiar, and it is rare for him tough out so loud. Maybe he was enjoying this moment a bit too much.

    His jolly mood stayed unchanged when he heard Crobat. Alex said with an ironic look and a smirk, "You think that''s childish? What about the childish bickering you and Scizor have every other day?"

    Crobat, who couldn''t think of a good counter, moved his head sideways and started ignoring Alex. He was suddenly on the lookout for hidden enemies... in the middle of the city...

    Alex rolled his eyes (-_-) and found a ce where he can safely change his face.

    He nned to go back to the underground base of Team Rocket to sleep. He would go for Lisa''s mission tomorrow.

    ...

    Pewter City, Team Rocket Underground Base.

    Alex opened his eyes and stretched his body. He slowly got out of his bed and went to the washbasin with his groggy eyes. He first sshed water on his face to get out of this sleepy state before going on to brush his teeth and take a shower.

    After sending a message to Lisa and agreeing upon a time, he started preparing breakfast for everyone.

    Although he felt that it was a waste of time to look after Lars for a whole day, it was worth it if he gets rid of all of Lisa''s debts of favors in exchange for it.

    After Alex and his Pok¨¦mon had their fill of the food, it was time to meet Lisa.

    He went with his fake face in the direction of Lisa''s office and only needed a few minutes before he stood in front of the door of her office.

    Alex knocked and went into the room ONLY after hearing the words "Come in."

    Only Lisa and Lars were there, sitting next to each other and having some kind of breakfast.

    Alex suppressed his urge to greet Lars with the words, ''Lars, I''m surprised that you are not eating your breakfast under the table.''

    He heard from Brand how he had once seen Lars under Lisa''s table, and the "mental damage" he received due to the imagination was not small.

    Alex didn''t say these words at the end because he felt that these words were a bit too disrespectful. After all, Lisa is still his superior, even if it''s only in the name. And, he shouldn''t overdo it with his jokes.

    "Alex," Lisa smiled as she said, "Thank you for taking this assignment."

    "No problem," Alex gave a polite smile, "After all, I owe you the favor."

    "Ok, I only have one request for you," Lisa gave a gratified smile, "Protect the life of Lars and his Pok¨¦mon while they train in this forest. I''ve already exined to Lars in detail how he has to behave so that you don''t have to worry about him causing you a problem."

    Lars just watched and said nothing when both talked about him.

    Alex looked in the direction of Lars and nodded, "That''s good. I was worried that it might turn out more troublesome than you gave out initially."

    "Hmm, don''t worry," Lisa looked at Lars and said with a sadistic but loving smile, "He won''t disagree with an order from me."

    Lars blushed and looked in the direction of Lisa with a warm look.

    Alex, who saw this scene, suddenly wanted to leave this room as soon as possible. BDSM is not his thing, and this type of rtionship makes him very ufortable.

    "Ok, let''s go, Lars," Alex said, not wanting to stay here any longer, "Also, Lisa, If I have an emergency, I''ll contact you. So you don''t have to worry."

    Lisa nodded and gave Lars a particr look. Lars seemed to have understood it as he nodded in reply.

    Alex, who saw this exchange between Lisa and Lars, was 99% sure that Lisa was protecting Lars because of emotional reasons.

    Although he didn''t fully understand what great qualities Lars had that Lisa fancied, that had nothing to do with him. Just knowing this fact was beneficial enough.

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    Viridian Forest

    Alex¡ªwearing his Ditto mask¡ªwas together with Lars in the beginning part of the forest.

    Viridian Forest''s outer area is very safe and a good training ce for rookie trainers. But that does not mean that there are no powerful Pok¨¦mon in this forest.

    If you go deep enough into this forest, you can evene across Elite Pok¨¦mon. So it is a good training ce for people with limited strength, like Lars.

    Alex said with an unconcerned tone, "Okay, let''s get our Pok¨¦mon out."

    Lars and Alex hadn''t exchanged any words so far, so the atmosphere was rather strange because of that.

    Although it''s a bit weird, Alex prefers this to Lars talking to him. He had no interest in talking to Lars and thought that it would be best if this situation stays the same.

    Alex felt he understood Lars''s character rtively well or at least a few traits of it.

    ording to Alex, Lars is a hot-headed person who will easily swallow his pride in front of a stronger person. But if he is against a person he thinks is inferior to him, then his ego would flow like the Amazon river.

    There is only one thing that Alex didn''t quite understand before today. Why did it seem like Lars was head over heels in love with Lisa?

    He couldn''t understand the attraction of being beaten, insulted, and mistreated. Why would you still like the person who does this to you?

    But after he saw the care Lisa takes of Lars today, he could understand it... a little bit.

    But even if he had a guess, he couldn''t really understand how the rtionship between Lisa and Lars works.

    ''Well, it doesn''t matter. I just have to know that Lisa really has feelings for him in order to take advantage of it if such a situation arises,'' Alex thought as he got half of his Pok¨¦mon out of their Pok¨¦balls.

    He got Gardevoir, Crobat, Bastiodon, and Umbreon out of their Pok¨¦balls.

    Alex didn''t want to reveal too many of his Pok¨¦mon when he is out with a Team Rocket member and has worn his Ditto mask.

    Although Lars was wearing regr trainer''s clothes, Alex wanted to be on the safe side just in case something unexpected happens.

    Alex had also prepared a n for the usibility of this being a trap by Lisa. In such a case, he wanted to remain flexible.

    Alex didn''t think Lisa would really try toy a trap for him since she has no reason for it. But for a very slim chance, Alex wants to be guaranteed.

    Lars checked the surroundings once more before taking out two Pok¨¦balls from his belt, throwing them on the floor.

    A Crobat and an kazam appeared on the ground. Alex didn''t waste time and checked their information.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 27

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look

    - (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb

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    Pok¨¦mon: kazam

    LV: 32

    Attribute: Psychic

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Disable, Kinesis, Teleport [E], Psybeam, Ally Switch, Psycho Cut, Recover, Psyshock, Role y, Future Sight

    - (Innate Talent) Future Sight [E], (Innate Talent) Reflect [E], (Innate Talent) Psychic [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind

    ------------------------------------------------

    A surprised look crept its way on Alex''s face.

    Crobat was at such a low level despite being Shallow Silver Pok¨¦mon. After more than half a year, a good trainer with enough money can bring a Shallow Silver Pok¨¦mon to LV 30 or even LV 35.

    This Crobat was only level 27 despite Lars not having any money problems. It shows that he doesn''t really spend much time training him.

    Level 27 within six months is fantastic for ordinary trainers. But only if you have a Bronze Pok¨¦mon and not a Shallow Silver Pok¨¦mon while having enough financial support.

    But what really impressed Alex is Lars''s second Pok¨¦mon.

    A Shallow Gold kazam reminded Alex a lot of the kazam from Lisa.

    It had two out of three of the exact Innate Talent moves and even looked rtively young. This third Innate Talent move¡ªnot simr to Lisa''s kazam¡ªprobably came from Lisa''s kazam''s partner.

    Alex was pretty sure that this kazam was the child of Lisa''s kazam. Mainly because he had heard a long time ago how Lars had gotten a good Pok¨¦mon from Lisa.

    Although this is an S-rank Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon, it should have been a Silver Pok¨¦mon or, at max, a Deep Silver Pok¨¦mon at its birth.

    But even if that''s the case, this Pok¨¦mon is still extremely valuable.

    Alex also suspected that Lars was spending most of his time with kazam during the training. His neglect towards Crobat was visible.

    Other than that, he couldn''t exin why a Pok¨¦mon that Lars gotter¡ªstill very young¡ªis stronger than his starter Pok¨¦mon.

    Although trainers in this world often do that, Alex doesn''t like this type of behavior.

    Though he can understand why some trainers would choose to do that. When the survival rate for trainers under the Elite rank is grim, and you have little money, it is not irrational to make such a decision.

    But why Lars, who doesn''t have this problem, still neglects his start Pok¨¦mon is not understandable to Alex.

    Alex stopped thinking about this pointless topic and suddenly saw how Bastiodon had a confused face as he was looking at Lars.

    Alex asked telepathically, "Bastiodon, what''s going on?"

    Bastiodon looked at Alex and said with a puzzled face, "Umm... that person seems to have some kind of steel thing between his legs. This is the first time I''ve felt steel in a ce like this. What is that?"

    ''A steel thing between his legs?'', He couldn''t but be a bit surprised when he thought, ''Is that a gun or a piercing?''

    "Bastiodon," Alex asked seriously via telepathy, "What shape is this Steel thing between his legs?"

    Bastiodon paused a few seconds before he said, "Uh... it has a strange shape. It reminds me of armor, but it is much smaller and only protects a very small part of the body. There is also a tiny steel lock on it. It really is awful armor, if you ask me."

    Alex started to put the pieces together that Bastiodon had given him and facepalm inwardly.

    ''I think I know what that is, but I wish I didn''t know. I should never have epted this stupid assignment,'' thought Alex as he reflected upon his life decisions.

    **************

    End of the Chapter.

    yo, it''s me. I just read my entire story again and I want to talk about a few things. Maybe some people find it interesting.

    The first thing I noticed was that the first 40 chapters are the weakest part of the stroy. Although I say that it is the weakest part of the story, I don''t think that it is really a bad part but rather looks worsepared to the rest of the story.

    Although it sounds very arrogant, I think my fanfic is one of the best Pokemon fanfic (i dont think this is surprised). I don''t really care when people say it''s arrogant and wrong. I really think so and I can even exin why it is true. The effort and work that I put into my story may not be visible to you but built deep into the story.

    I''ve read several Pokemon fanfic rademao & MTL & AllNovelFull) that have more than 100 chapters and although I really liked a few I don''t think they areparable.

    I know that readers are looking for different things in a story but I wrote this stroy mainly for myself so it shouldn''t be surprising that I have this opinion.

    some want to see a fanfic that follows the anime of Pokemon and I can understand that. but then this story is not really for that person.

    It''s hard to exin, but because I''ve been reading light novels and fanfics for 10000+ hours, I''ve started to hate clich¨¦d stories.

    I could talk for hours what is special in the story and exin it exactly, but I will just tell you key-words without exnation why, so that you canin that it is not true and that my story sucks.

    Realistic world and characters: I said I won''t exin it, but I have to exin it. sry.

    By Realistic world I don''t mean that I exin it in such a way that it can happen in our world, but that the systems and rules that I have introduced into this world do not change or transfrom because of plot and can coexist with the others system or even improve the others system.

    For example, in a chapter I exined how big the differences in strength are between elite Pokemon levels.

    In addition, in a another chapter I exined that Earthquake does more damage than the closer the Pokemon is from the user.

    and I exined almost from the beginning what the difference between normal, expert and master rank moves are.

    Why am I exining this? wait a second and you''ll see why.

    In ater chapter, Alex fights Steven and many of you thought that with the help of plot, Alex would win.

    when Scizor fought against Metagross who is 7 level higher and defeated with a hit from master rank Earthquake from close range it shows to me that the world is realistic.

    The rules and systems that I have built into the world are taken into ount by me and not distorted for the plot.

    As for the most realistic character. I will not exin this and give an example. I don''t want to bore you more.

    As for the other special features of the story (in my opinion).

    Characters of people and Pokemon, variety, flow, fights, and even romance ter)

    and i try to make my story as unpredictible as possible.

    I already know that some idiot will say that my story ispletely predictable, but I think it''s nonsense. I can even prove that it is not the case.

    When Alex and Misty made the bet with their rematch, many people wrote in thements that they believed Alex would lose.

    Even the most likedment from this chapter was "He will lose 100%" (ch. 139)

    but this is only one example there is much more.

    like for example when Alex meets the rich girl who wanted to buy his ralts. Many wrote that they knew what was going to happen next, but none of them were right.

    exactly the same from Kanto rookie tournament. Even though Alex took part, most believed that he would not win and would only take third or second ce.

    If peoplepare that with other stories then you can''t say that this story is predictable. It''s really unfair.

    Another example is when people sometimes say "he''s raising the g!" write (look chapter 214 as an example)

    I do that often I exin something and reader often think "ahh now that he has exined that special thing it will happen too"

    But it doesn''t happen and nobody notices why I''m doing it (at least I haven''t read such ament yet.)

    I do this so that the readers never knows what exactly can happen or that is at least for the most things.

    For example, I said before the ship trip that it was very unlikely that the ship would be attacked by a Champion level wild Pokemon and many thought that would happen next.

    or how Alex walked into Daniel''s home for the first time very, very carefully but in the end his careful action made no difference.

    I have a lot more examples but I think the point is now more than understood.

    I have so much more that I want to mention but I think that''s enough.

    btw one person asked me if I read allmas and I want to say that. "No."

    I only read thements from thetest chapter and you can tell if I have read yourment if I give it a like.

    I do this because I noticed that 30% of thements I now get for old chapters are stupid or hate so I feel that it is not worth it. I have no problem with criticism but almost everyone just has garbage to say and I quickly notice that they don''t even read my chapters normally.

    Inparison, the people who write ament on thetest chapter are 99% nice people and even if they have criticism it is well founded and I noticed that these people also read my story normally.

    For people who read thister: You know where you can write ament if you want me to read it.

    Although I sometimes reread old chapters and look at the newmas from this chapter, it is seldom the case.

    Especially in chapter 15.

    I know that many people don''t like the beginning of the story and that people hate love at first sight, but I feel that people havepletely exaggerated.

    It really wasn''t half as bad as people said. When you read themas you think that he had kneeled in front of Maria and kissed her feet, had given all his money and had dered his undying love to her.

    I can only roll my eyes when I read something like "the story is now ruined"

    Even if it seems like that, I amining while I am writing this, I am not in a bad mood. I just want to talk a bit about this and i have fun writing this.

    Ok, I don''t want to waste any more time.

    Thanks for reading and you will probably hear from meter or again with such an unnecessary "Whatever this is". maybe. but i would not count on it.

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    Bastiodon looked at Alex and asked curiously, "Father, did you figure out what it is?"

    Alex, who looked into the innocent eyes of Bastiodon filled with intrigue, suddenly fell into a predicament.

    After a few seconds of hesitation, he said, "It is... just as you had guessed, some kind of an armor that protects that part."

    Bastiodon still felt confused as this didn''t solve his doubts at all.

    "But father, this armor is really slim, and it would prove useless in defending against any form of attack. This is the worst armor I''ve ever seen."

    Alex wondered where Bastiodon got this understanding of armor to form an assessment.

    But he quickly remembered that Pok¨¦mon are born with the specific knowledge that they logically shouldn''t possess, which is considered very normal in this world.

    This knowledge appears to be very selective, and they learn it by instinct.

    Pok¨¦mon, for example, don''t know what the inte is or how it works.

    But a Pok¨¦mon will suddenly learn a move for no reason or have a good understanding of it out of nowhere.

    ''Hmm... This should have something to do with the gods of this world. Though there is no way to actually prove it,'' Alex thought curiously.

    "Father... FATHER..." Bastiodon saw Alex lost in thought and said, "Are you still listening to me?"

    "Yes, yes. I''m listening to you," Alex, interrupted from his thoughts, said, "It''s just a poorly made armor, ok?"

    At first, he wanted to say the words, ''This armor protects something other than his life.'' But that would raise another question from Bastiodon, so he just chose to end this topic in a simple and direct manner.

    Bastiodon was still confused, but he believed in his father.

    Inparison, Crobat and Gardevoir showed rather skeptical looks. These two Pok¨¦mon didn''t believe that Alex doesn''t know what that thing is or what it is used for. And the basis for their suspicion was Alex''s expressions.

    Alex saw these looks but pretended to never notice them.

    He had no interest in talking or even thinking further about this topic. Alex even thought that his Pok¨¦mon would be grateful if he didn''t exin it to them.

    Alex even wished that he himself didn''t know what it was. But unfortunately, ess to the inte from a young age has its price.

    Lars, noticing the strange looks he was receiving from Alex and three of his Pok¨¦mon, asked, "What''s up?"

    Alex, instead of answering, said with a deadpan face, "Come on, let''s go deeper into the forest, or you won''t be able to gain any experience."

    Lars thought that Alex doesn''t like him and therefore reacted like that. He said nothing and followed Alex wordlessly.

    Alex said while walking, "I will only follow you and not take part in your fights or give you any tips. I am here just for your safety, and in the best scenario, I shouldn''t even have toe forward to help you. So try to act as if you are alone here."

    Lars listened carefully to Alex and nodded in agreement.

    Although Alex doesn''t really like Lars, he wanted to maintain a positive rtionship with Lisa. So he was willing to forget the past with Lars and help him as best he can.

    Especially after seeing the respectful behavior of Lars, he felt that Lars would probably be Lisa''s important subordinate in the future.

    Since Lisa "trained" him so well that he follows her everymand, there should be no reason why Lars can''t be an Elite trainer¡ªwith his Gold Pok¨¦mon¡ªin 6 months at thetest. Thus, bing a very useful subordinate.

    Alex and Lars went deep into the forest and starteding across Pok¨¦mon that were not weak.

    Lars frequently ran into Pok¨¦mon that ranged from LV 30 to LV 35.

    But even against a level 35 Pok¨¦mon, Lars could easily secure victory with the help of his kazam.

    Alex watched his fights and realized that Lars really wasn''t so bad as a trainer. Although he was probably only better than a regr trainer and not nearly as good as a Weak Gym Leader, it was good enough, in his opinion.

    Lars''s fighting style was very simplistic and crude but well thought out. Lars had no actual tactic, but he always used the best moves in response to his opponent''s attack.

    Although this seems very basic, it is not easy to do as you may think, especially in a fraction of a second. At least, ordinary trainers are not able to do it.

    Together with the potential of his Pok¨¦mon and the support of Lisa, Lars''s future wasn''t so bad.

    After 3 years or so, Lars will probably have the strength of a mid-Elite trainer. Even if he doesn''t train a lot, kazam should be at least LV 50 by then.

    If you consider that most Elite trainers never manage to train a Pok¨¦mon to LV 50, Lars''s future starts looking colorful.

    Of course, that is if he can survive that long.

    From the Elite rank, Pok¨¦mon need experience in the wild from time to time, or you would find a giant drop in their leveling up speed. The path to achieving such strength is a risky one.

    After 3 hours, nothing dangerous happened, and Alex had the feeling that Lisa had wasted her favors.

    Suddenly Alex saw a level 39 Pok¨¦mon that Lars had discovered and was instantly on his toes.

    But to his surprise, Lars teleported away as soon as he saw this Pok¨¦mon.

    ''Well... at least he knows his limits,'' Alex thought as he asked Gardevoir to teleport to the location that he and Lars had chosen beforehand.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon arrived at the ce and saw Lars waiting vigntly for them.

    after seeing Alex he started walking into the forest again..

    Alex, who saw this calm demeanor from Lars, was a bit impressed.

    He didn''t know what Lisa did with Lars, but he had definitely be a satisfactory trainer.

    Lars and Alex stayed in the forest for another 5 hours without Alex having to intervene.

    When watching Lars behave, he also understood when Lars would choose to catch a Pok¨¦mon and when he wouldn''t.

    As long as Lars estimated that the level of the defeated Pok¨¦mon is 30 or higher, he caught it.

    In the end, Lars caught 19 Pok¨¦mon, from which only 3 were Silver: 2 Shallow Silver and 1 Silver.

    The rest were Bronze.

    Alex knew that Lars would probably use the talent machine to test these 19 Pok¨¦mon.

    The talent machine is not cheap, especially if you want to test a Pok¨¦mon again, which has triggered the chance of error.

    500 X 19 = 9,500

    From the 19 Pok¨¦mon, if 2 were to repeat the test, then that would be additional 10,000 Pok¨¦dors.

    19,500 is not a small sum. But Lars was lucky to catch 3 Silver Pok¨¦mon, whom he can sell and recover more than enough.

    These Silver Pok¨¦mon should be able to sell out for at least 120,000 Pokedors, estimated Alex as he noted the Pok¨¦mon species of these three Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    And for Bronze Pok¨¦mon, he can also get a little money, even if Bronze Pok¨¦mon are very unpopr at a rtively high level and without any evolutions left.

    But he should still get at least 6,000 Pok¨¦dors as long as he finds a buyer.

    Alex, who left this forest with Lars, couldn''t help but feel that he had wasting quite a lot of his time.

    But Lisa had done a lot for him, and if this annoying mission bnces out all the favors, it was worth it.

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    Alex, who was in the sky, sitting on Crobat''s back, looked at the cave that was barely visible from this height.

    After he had fulfilled his task and had apanied Lars for a day, he decided to rest. He went to sleep earlier that day so that he could wake up early. As the saying goes, "The early bird gets the worm."

    With the help of Crobat, he flew back to the marked spot after finishing the breakfast.

    In front of the entrance to this cave, Alex could see a couple of Rhyhorn sunbathing.

    After checking the information about these Pok¨¦mon, he realized that the strength of this group was weaker than he was told.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Rhyhorn

    LV: 41

    Type: Ground/Rock

    Abilities: Rock Head

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Move:

    - Horn Attack [E], Tail Whip, Fury Attack, Scary Face, Smack Down [E], Stomp, Bulldoze, Chip Away, Rock st, Drill Run, Stone Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Ice Beam [E]

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    There were 6 Rhyhorn in total, and only one was a real threat to Alex''s team.

    2 Rhyhorn had a Silver potential & Deep Silver and were at LV 40 & LV 41, respectively. All the other 4 Rhyhorn were much weaker and between LV 19 and LV 34. In addition, the potential of the other 4 was only Bronze.

    ''Hmm... This cave should supposedly be upied by several Elite-level Pok¨¦mon, but I see only 2 weak Elite-level Pok¨¦mon. I don''t think this Team Rocket Captain has the courage to lie to me. There should be more Elite-level Pok¨¦mon inside the cave.''

    Alex thought about his next step on Crobat hovering in the sky. After thinking for a while, Alex said, "Crobat,nd 200 yards away from the entrance such that they don''t notice us."

    Crobat nodded andnded in a ce where no Pok¨¦mon was near, and it was approx 200 meters away from the cave.

    Alex then called each of his Pok¨¦mon¡ª except Shuppet and Vulpix¡ª out from their Pok¨¦balls.

    Fighting against several Elite-level Pok¨¦mon is extremely dangerous, and Alex didn''t want to let a few kids run around in the middle of the fighting.

    He didn''t have time to babysit them. Thus, he decided to not take any chances.

    One or two Elite Pok¨¦mon is not a problem. But from the Captain''s report, he had seen at least 5 Elite-level Pok¨¦mon, one of which was almost a Mid-Elite Pok¨¦mon.

    The level assessment of an average trainer is often incorrect and only a rough estimate. But it is always better to have a rough estimate of the opponent''s level than being inplete darkness.

    He wanted the Diamonds and not lose the chance of making a good amount of money.

    Alex had never even thought about working this out peacefully with the Rhyhorn herd who own this cave.

    He believed that these Rhyhorn would not be giving up this cave just because a random trainer asks them to. This cave was just too beneficial to them.

    Diamonds are pretty much the best food a Rock, Ground, or Steel-type Pok¨¦mon can find in nature. They can even improve the potential of a Pok¨¦mon if it eats enough of them.

    Though it is very ineffective, and hardly any Diamonds are used in this way.

    It makes more sense to sell the Diamonds for big bucks and buy Pok¨¦mon food or items that can improve the potential of a Pok¨¦mon from that money.

    Although it is a very ineffective Pok¨¦mon food for Alex (cost-wise), it is the perfect food for the Rhyhorn group.

    That''s probably the reason why there were so many Elite Pok¨¦mon in this group of Rhyhorn.

    Alex prefers to use a surprise attack and defeat a pair of Elite Pok¨¦mon before the whole group of Rhyhorn can assemble.

    There was no way that this herd of Rhyhorn would give up this cave when an enemyes with superficially weaker strength.

    "Alright. It''s time to attack." Alex looked at his Pok¨¦mon as if saying, ''Everyone knows what to do.''

    His Pok¨¦mon gave a battle-ready nod and started using buff moves.

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    (AN: I will exin once what everyone does and never again afterward.)

    Crobat: Wait in the Pok¨¦ball

    Scizor: Focus Energy, Double Team, Agility, Iron Defense, Swords Dance

    Gardevoir: Double Team, Lucky Chant, Calm Mind, Helping Hand (Scizor)

    Bastiodon: Iron Defense, Rock Polish

    ziken: Bulk Up, Focus Energy

    Umbreon: Helping Hand (ziken), Work Up, Baton Pass (Crobat), Work Up (again)

    Ditto: Transform to Scizor

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    Alex has tried manybinations, and this one was by far the most effective.

    He also tested how effective it is to let Umbreon use [Work Up] and then [Baton Pass] to Scizor instead of Crobat. But he found out that a Pok¨¦mon apparently has a certain limit before reinforcements be ineffective.

    The more reinforcements a Pok¨¦mon has, the smaller the effects of the following buff¡ª of the same type¡ª will be.

    Alex said with a serious tone, "Ok, we will now run towards these Pok¨¦mon quickly. Everyone, get ready to defeat the 6 opponents in the shortest time possible.

    And Bastiodon, you stay with me and watch the situation."

    Then he left and told each of his Pok¨¦mon their exact targets so the surprise attack could inflict massive damage.

    Bastiodon was given the task of protecting Alex. Because in this dangerous situation, Alex cannot remain unprotected, or he would be a weak point of his team.

    He got on the ufortable back of Bastiodon and made a hand gesture to go ahead and attack.

    After the signal, all of his Pok¨¦mon started running towards their targets like arrows shot from a bow.

    The response from Alex''s team was so quick that after only a few seconds, they were in attack range.

    One of the 6 Rhyhorn recognized the danger and gave out a loud cry to warn the other Rhyhorn.

    Suddenly, the 6 Rhyhorn find themselves in a fight against Alex''s Pok¨¦mon. But after not exchanging even two moves, the whole group was utterly defeated.

    Alex knew that these sounds of battle were very likely to attract the rest of the Rhyhorn. So he was looking at the cave''s entrance with a watchful eye.

    And as if to confirm his suspicion, Crobat said, "Severalrge Pok¨¦mon are moving from this cave to us with a raging pace."

    Alex looked at his Pok¨¦mon and said, "Get ready for a tough fight."

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    In less than 15 seconds, 5 Rhyhorn and 4 Rhydon appeared at the entrance of the cave.

    Alex quickly looked at the information of these Pok¨¦mon.

    4 Rhyhorn were either Bronze or Silver, all below the Elite-level. They were between LV 15 and LV 33.

    2 Rhydon were Silver and Deep Silver and were at LV 42 and LV 43, respectively.

    But Alex''s attention was drawn to three particr Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Rhyhorn

    LV: 40

    Type: Ground/Rock .

    Ability: Reckless (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Horn Attack, Tail Whip, Fury Attack, Scary Face, Smack Down, Stomp, Bulldoze, Chip Away, Rock st, Drill Run, Stone Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Ice Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day, (Innate Talent) Take Down [E]

    -----------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Rhydon

    LV: 49

    Type: Ground/Rock

    Ability: Rock Head

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Horn Attack, Tail Whip, Fury Attack, Scary Face, Smack Down, Stomp, Bulldoze, Chip Away, Rock st, Drill Run, Stone Edge, Earthquake [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Ice Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Sandstorm [E], (Innate Talent) Take Down [M]

    -----------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Rhydon

    LV: 50

    Type: Ground/Rock

    Ability: Reckless (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Horn Attack, Tail Whip, Fury Attack, Scary Face, Smack Down, Stomp, Bulldoze, Chip Away, Rock st, Drill Run, Stone Edge [E], Earthquake

    - (Innate Talent) Attract [E], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E], (Innate Talent) Take Down [M]

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    Alex almost immediately knew that these three Pok¨¦mon were a family. He could easily deduct this from the potential, Hidden Ability, and the Innate Talent moves.

    Although Alex was being watched by several Elite-level Pok¨¦mon, a smile couldn''t help but emerge on his face.

    After seeing the information about these 3 Pok¨¦mon, the possibility of there being no Diamonds was almost nil.

    Gold Pok¨¦mon are truly rare, and it is unlikely that so many Gold Pok¨¦mon will gather here. This may be normal for Royal or Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon but not for a species like Rhydon.

    Especially the fact that the child of two Rhydon also has a Gold potential reinforced Alex''s belief.

    As a rule, Pok¨¦mon can only give birth to a Pok¨¦mon with the same or inferior potential that they were born with. Of course, there are cases where this is not the case, but something like that is extremely rare.

    More often than not, the Potential of the Children almost always have a worse Potential than the average (Born) Potential of the Parents.

    For example, one parent was born with a Shallow Gold Potential and is now a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon. And the other parent was born with a Gold Potential, and currently, its talent has progressed to Diamond.

    If these Pok¨¦mon would have 10 children, it is very likely that 9 of the 10 children would be born with Silver or Deep Silver potential, and only one would have a Shallow Gold potential.

    This is the primary reason why young S-rank Pok¨¦mon are extremely rare and are bought for such a high price.

    Alex doesn''t believe that he suddenly met such a talented family who has developed so far with no help from natural resources found from this cave.

    The Rhydon leader looked around and saw Alex''s group and members of his group unconscious on the ground.

    "YOU WILL REGRET THIS HUMAN!!!" He said with a loud scream.

    After that, without dy, The Rhydon leader gave all the Elite-level Pok¨¦mon in his group a signal to attack.

    Alex didn''t even try to speak to the leader and immediately gave telepathicmands to each of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Fortunately, his group was now many times stronger thanks to all the buffs, or this fight could end badly for Alex.

    Fighting a LV 49 and a LV 50 Pok¨¦mon¡ª both of them having Master-rank moves¡ª is no joke.

    Without the reinforcement, Alex was not sure that he would have been able to defeat these Pok¨¦mon, even with his entire team.

    Alex looked at the 5 Pok¨¦mon that were getting ready for battle and immediately decided on a n.

    4 Rhydon (LV: 42, 43, 49 & 50) and a "kid" Rhyhorn (LV 40).

    "Crobat and ziken, go to the two weak Rhydon."

    "Gardevoir, you quickly defeat that kid Rhyhorn and then help defeat the two weak Rhydon."

    "Scizor, Ditto, Umbreon, try to hold back these two monsters for a while. Rest will finish their fight as soon as possible and go to their aid."

    Alex used the safest and¡ª in his opinion¡ª the best n that he coulde up with within 1 second.

    Defeat the weak first without the two strong Rhydon being a danger to the lives of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Scizor, Ditto (Scizor), and Umbreon should, in Alex''s opinion, keep these two monsters busy for a bit, even if they can''t defeat them.

    Fortunately, the Master-rank move of these two Pok¨¦mon was not an area of effect (AOE) move. So, he did not have to worry that one attack will defeat his entire team.

    Although both monsters can use [Earthquake], this move is a double-edged sword.

    [Earthquake], even on the Expert rank, is difficult to control and would damage members of Rhydon''s group, too.

    Only on the Master-rank is it possible to manipte the move in such a way that it only hits the opponent.

    If one of these monsters had such a move on the Master-rank, Alex would run immediately and give up on this cave. It would be far too dangerous, and a small mistake could mean the death of him and his family.

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon immediately started executing his instructions.

    Alex didn''t have enough time to give precise instructions, so his Pok¨¦mon had to think themselves which move would be best to use.

    In moments like this time, it shows how important it is that a trainer teaches his Pok¨¦mon how to fight without instruction and what to consider while choosing the moves.

    That was one of the reasons why Alex created "The Alex tournament."

    *****

    [EN]: I don''t remember if I said this before, but, from now on, Elite-rank Pok¨¦mon and Champion-rank Pok¨¦mon will be written as Elite-level Pok¨¦mon and Champion-level Pok¨¦mon. Just a minor change. There were some inconsistencies, that''s why. Hope you guys don''t mind it.

    [AN]: i have hidden a little easter egg in this chapter. even if the term "little easter egg" doesn''t quite match, but because I can''t find a better description, I use it. It is extremely well hidden and in a different way than you probably think. to make it a little easier for you, I''ll give you 1 tip.

    "Iplete" is my tip.

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    A rtively chaotic fight quickly ensued, and it was a carnival of different moves sting away.

    Fortunately, everyone was strengthened by Alex and generally had better bodies than the Pok¨¦mon in the wild.

    Usually, even an identical LV 37 Pok¨¦mon can defeat a LV 39 wild Pok¨¦mon without anymands from its trainer. That''s because they spend more time training their bodies and get more nutritious food.

    And that''s just theparison of Pok¨¦mon from regr trainers and not a crazy trainer like Alex, who pays 1 million for Pok¨¦mon food per month.

    Alex noticed this, especially when he saw how Scizor, Ditto, and Umbreon managed to have an even fight with the two Monster-Rhydon.

    That factored to two other reasons: First, the Master-rank move of the two monsters (Take Down, Normal-type) was ineffective against Ditto and Scizor. Second, Alex''s Pok¨¦mon were already reinforced.

    But it was still surprising for Alex nheless..

    When Alex saw how Gardevoir quickly defeated a LV 40 Rhyhorn with [Magical Leaf] and immediately went to help Crobat and ziken, he felt that he had overestimated these Pok¨¦mon.

    After less than 10 seconds, Gardevoir, Crobat, and ziken defeated the two other Rhydon.

    Now only the two Monster-Rhydon were left to fight, and Alex''s team was hardly injured.

    The Leader-Rhydon was agitated when he realized he was surrounded and said in a loud voice filled with deep anger, "Human, you won. Stop it, or I''ll start using my life energy along with Earthquake and kill at least a few of your Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex maintained a rxed demeanor. But inside, he was thinking, ''Is he actually smart, or it''s just that experience talking? No wonder that he is the leader even though he is a level weaker than his wife.''

    The two Monster-Rhydon and Alex''s Pok¨¦mon stopped fighting and just kept a watchful eye on other parties.

    When Alex heard the words "life energy," he was filled with gray feelings.

    This crazy Pok¨¦mon really was ready to use life energy reinforced [Earthquake] when his child and group members were unconscious around. He would be directly killing them with it.

    If Leader-Rhydon actually went ahead and did it, this might lead to the death of some of Alex''s family members. Especially ziken and Umbreon would hardly have a chance to save their lives.

    Alex showed a stern face and said, "Ok, but you and your group have to leave this cave, or else the fight won''t be ending here."

    He wasn''t really going to fight in this instance. This was aplete bluff from his side, and he would teleport away with the help of Gardevoir as soon as this Leader-Rhydon started preparing [Earthquake].

    Alex also told Gardevoir via telepathy, "Teleport everyone away as soon as you see that he is preparing a move."

    Gardevoir said with a concerned voice, "Father, what about you and Bastiodon?"

    Bastiodon and Alex were 40 meters away from the two monsters and not close enough for the Gardevoir to teleport them.

    Alex chuckled inwardly and said, "By teleporting away, I meant at a distance such that you are no longer within range of Earthquake. Probably 50 meters. After that, Bastiodon and I will run to you, and you will prepare teleportation that will take us away from here, or we fight more afterward."

    Rhydon was unfortunately very fast with a level of 49 and had several moves on the Expert rank. So he didn''t even want to try to use a hit-and-run tactic. Especially when this couple starts to use their life energy.

    A mistake can quickly happen in such a situation, and the life of him and his Pok¨¦mon can easily be put in danger. So he was not willing to continue fighting.

    Apart from that, the Gold Pok¨¦mon in the Elite-level are worth much less than the ones under the Elite-level. These Pok¨¦mon are not worth fighting such a high-risk battle.

    Alex patiently waited for Rhydon''s answer.

    The Rhydon leader briefly showed hesitation. But after contemting for a few seconds, he said with a harrumph, "You disgusting human..." He gritted his teeth and continued, "I agree, but if you attack even one of us, I''ll fight you to the death."

    While this cave was very helpful to his group, it was not worth more than their survival.

    He could only me his weakness for losing this territory.

    Alex, who heard Rhydon''s answer, smiled and signaled his Pok¨¦mon toe to him and waited for the unconscious Pok¨¦mon to wake up.

    Even though he had enough potions to heal these Pok¨¦mon¡ª speeding up this process¡ª he didn''t do that. Because it is dangerous and stupid to heal an enemy group to its peak strength.

    Alex did not want to take a risk that the Leader-Rhydon would not keep his word.

    Although Pok¨¦mon almost never lie, it''s not impossible for the leader to change his mind when his whole group ispletely healed.

    ...

    After 15 minutes, all the Pok¨¦mon from the group of Rhydon woke up and began to leave the area with a sad posture.

    Alex showed an indifferent expression when he observed the sadness of the Rhydon''s group.

    He even thought that this group should be happy that their leader was so wise. Or else, this group would have lost more than just their territory.

    After the group left the ce and Crobat made sure that they were no longer nearby, Alex walked inside the cave.

    This cave was rtively small and only several hundred meters deep. In addition, there were no other Pok¨¦mon in this cave.

    But when Alex''s group was walking through this cave, Bastiodon told him that he could perceive lots of diamonds in the earth.

    "How many?" Alex asked.

    Bastiodon showed a thoughtful expression and said, "Many, really many. At least several hundred, but some are really deeply hidden and not easy to dig out."

    "How long do you think it will take you to dig up all the diamonds and separate them from the earth and rocks?"

    Bastiodon showed tried hard to do the calction with his mind and said, "This is really difficult. Even if they are not that deep, I will probably need at least 3 days."

    Alex looked at Ditto and asked, "With Ditto¡ª transformed into you¡ª it should be quicker, right?"

    Bastiodon nodded and said, "With Ditto, it should be a lot quicker. And if the rest helps with other tasks, it shouldn''t be impossible in a little more than a day to have almost all diamonds."

    Alex was really happy to have an Elite rock-type Pok¨¦mon and a Ditto at this moment. Thisbination can even outperform several drilling machines.

    "Ok, everyone, let''s get started."

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    10 dayster.

    Alex and his Pok¨¦mon were treading through the mountain terrain with watchful eyes, just as they had been doing it for thest few days.

    After they dug up all the Diamonds, Alex and his Pok¨¦mon stayed in that area for a while to train against powerful Pok¨¦mon and possibly find valuable items.

    His Pok¨¦mon met many Elite-level Pok¨¦mon, and fighting was a very regr thing.

    Although Elite-level Pok¨¦mon are supposed to be smarter, it was not umon for them to attack Alex and his Pok¨¦mon despite their "weaker strength".

    Alex didn''t understand their train of thought, but he weed this profit¡ªing to him without even asking¡ª with open hands.

    His Pok¨¦mon not only gained a lot of experience, but he collected a few Pok¨¦mon corpses too.

    Because the price for Elite-level Pok¨¦mon is rtively bad, it is better to sell them as corpses.. So Alex did not capture the attacking Pok¨¦mon and just straight up killed them.

    Although Gold Pok¨¦mon were sometimes included in Elite Pok¨¦mon, they are unfortunately not particrly valuable too.

    So, even if they are Gold Pok¨¦mon, it is better to sell them as corpses.

    This time he also showed the two young Pok¨¦mon, Shuppet and Vulpix, this scene.

    This time, the killing can be considered an act of self-defense, and it should be easier to ept for the first time.

    But when he saw the curious expressions of Shuppet and Vulpix, he couldn''t help but feel stupid.

    It seems that Vulpix and Shuppet were intrigued instead of afraid or feeling repugnance. Alex thought for a moment and understood where he made a mistake.

    Unlike Gardevoir, whose species is a very peaceful one, Shuppet and Vulpix are from neutral species.

    It is not surprising that Shuppet or Vulpix showed no specific emotions towards killing Pok¨¦mon who had attacked them. Especially because they are in no real danger of being injured or killed.

    Alex also talked to the two Pok¨¦mon to avoid future problems. But after the conversation, he realized that both young Pok¨¦mon had felt no real emotional impact by the death of the stranger Pok¨¦mon.

    Although this ce is supposed to be very dangerous, it wasn''t that dangerous for Alex.

    He only came across one Pok¨¦mon that could really be a real threat to him and his Pok¨¦mon.

    A LV 57 Golem.

    But Alex immediately teleported away so that this encounter was never a danger to him or his Pok¨¦mon.

    After that 10 days, he really made a good gain.

    --------------------

    241 Diamonds

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Shallow Silver Graveler.

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Shallow Silver Onix

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Silver Graveler

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Silver Rhydon

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Silver Golem

    Corpse of a Mid-Elite Deep Silver Onix

    Corpse of a Mid-Elite Shallow Gold Golem

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Shallow Gold Fearow

    Corpse of a Mid-Elite Shallow Gold Aggron

    Corpse of a Low-Elite Gold Kabutops

    --------------------

    Even though Alex fought 3 Mid-Elite Pok¨¦mon, it wasn''t really life-threatening.

    He only fought against Pok¨¦mon, who was at LV 50 or LV 51 and only when he found it alone. He also had his Pok¨¦mon buffed beforehand.

    In addition, he would not let Gardevoir be in the fight but keep [Teleport] ready. So that, if a Pok¨¦mon were to try to use its life energy, Alex''s Pok¨¦mon¡ª fighting the battle¡ª would not be exposed to very life-threatening dangers.

    It wasn''t really safe, but the danger was very controlled.

    Despite not being 100% secure, Alex''s Pok¨¦mon could fight without worry and gain valuable experience from it.

    Alex''s preparation was also shown to be necessary when a Mid-Elite Pok¨¦mon tried to use a move filled with its life energy.

    Because Gardevoir was prepared for such a situation, she quickly teleported away Alex''s fighting Pok¨¦mon, which had gathered to her side right away.

    This required full attention from Gardevoir and all the fighting Pok¨¦mon. But since they were always cautious, the n was very effective.

    The effectiveness of this n also made Alex worry a little less about the strong Pok¨¦mon who could use life energy-filled moves.

    Even though he had found a n to defend against life energy moves, he still felt perturbation from life energy moves from powerful Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex thought that he would be stupid if he underestimated the danger of life energy from Pok¨¦mon with higher levels than his Pok¨¦mon. Only one mistake, and his Pok¨¦mon may lose their life forever.

    Fortunately if Alex only fights against one strong Pokemon, the Pokemon cannot quickly knock a Pokemon unconscious and kill it immediately afterwards.

    It has to prepare at least one new move which gives Alex''s other Pokemon enough time to put the unconscious Pokemon out of danger.

    A potential danger is still a danger. And such a danger should never be underestimated.

    But thanks to all this dangerous fighting, the leveling of his Pok¨¦mon seems to had be really fast.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 46

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 46

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor, Night sh

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swords Dance [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 46

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 43

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 44

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    - (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 43

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [E], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 45

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [E], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract

    -------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 29

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam

    - (Innate Talent) Hex, (Innate Talent) Howl [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 29

    Type: Ghost

    Ability: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex

    - (Innate Talent) Curse, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond [E]

    - (TM) Protect

    -----------------------------

    Currently practicing:

    Crobat: Venoshock

    Scizor: Focus Energy

    Gardevoir: Focus st

    Ditto: Transform

    Bastiodon: rock slide

    ziken: Overheat

    Umbreon: Facade

    Vulpix: Hex

    Shuppet: Curse

    ---------------------------

    New moves learned:

    Bastiodon: Rest

    ziken: methrower

    Vulpix: Blizzard

    Shuppet: Destiny Bond (difficult to train)

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    Author thought:

    For people who don''t quite understand why some Pok¨¦mon''s moves got on the Expert-rank, and some don''t, I''ll exin it a bit more precisely.

    Simply put, each of Alex Pok¨¦mon only trains one move. That means that you use this move more than 200 times a day to train it.

    Some wonder why some moves that are often used by Pok¨¦mon in battles are not on the Expert-rank.

    Because using it a few times inbat is not enough to get this move on the Expert-rank.

    Gold Pok¨¦mon typically takes a little less than 30 days of intense training from a move to get a non-Innate Talent move on the Expert-rank.

    I had to make an extra list so that I don''t have to guess which Pok¨¦mon brings its move to Expert-rank and when.

    Other factors are talent, difficulty in training this move, and whether it is a Normal, Innate Talent, or a Perfect Talent move.

    I hope this exnation will help a few people understand it better.

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    These 10 days were incredibly fruitful for Alex and his Pok¨¦mon.

    Not only has he unearthed several valuable Diamonds, but his Pok¨¦mon had gained a big boost in their leveling.

    Especially his Elite-level Pok¨¦mon had gained lots of experience in this area as they fought against many Elite-level Pok¨¦mon every day.

    Gardevoir, Crobat, and Scizor managed to increase their level to 46. Though, Crobat, Gardevoir and Scizor did it on thest day.

    Umbreon and ziken were the Pok¨¦mon that benefited most from this extensive.

    Not only did Umbreon increased her level by 3, but she also became a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon.

    Now with Perfect Talent, the training of Master-rank move would be greatly elerated. Thus, training [Rest] and [Sleep Talk] to the Master-rank should only take 2 months..

    If Umbreon really has these two moves on the Master-rank, she really would be (almost) invincible against Pok¨¦mon on the same level.

    Though it''s not like there would be no way she can be defeated, it''s ridiculous enough, in Alex''s opinion.

    ziken is almost the exact opposite of Umbreon, with a fighting style focused on defeating her opponent in the shortest time possible.

    Alex can already imagine what happens when she uses the "Attract (Master-rank) + Sunny Day (Expert rank)"bo and finishing it off with Overheat (Master rank).

    As long as the opponent has not overbearingly good Sp. Def or a Fire-type resistance, Alex doesn''t believe that a Pok¨¦mon on the same level can take such a hit easily.

    After this trip, Alex¡ªvery happy with the level of his team¡ªstarted thinking about various ways that can increase the potential of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Vulpix was already a Deep Gold Pok¨¦mon, and Alex has a Top-Ice stone. So reaching the Shallow Diamond potential shouldn''t be a problem for her. Especially since Vulpix was born with exceptional talent.

    Shuppet only needed a good-quality item to reach the Deep Gold talent. And then, he can use the Remains (ashes) of a Champion-level Gengar of SS-rank talent during his evolution to get him on the Shallow Diamond.

    Bringing Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir to the Shallow Diamond with items should not be easy or cheap. So he will continue to buy good-quality items for these Pok¨¦mon, but he doesn''t think that a few items would be enough for them.

    The fact that they were born with the Deep Silver potential has really be a huge hindrance when Alex tries to bring them up to the Shallow Diamond potential.

    Alex has little hope for Ditto. Unless he can find a perfect Full-Blood Legendary item, it should be impossible for Ditto to reach the Shallow Diamond rank.

    Bastiodon is the Pok¨¦mon that Alex thinks (except for Shuppet and Vulpix) can reach the Shallow Diamond potential very quickly.

    Not only has he used very few items so far, but he was also born with a Shallow Gold potential.

    If Alex can buy several very good-quality items for Bastiodon, it shouldn''t be impossible to improve his potential.

    Unfortunately, such good items are not only expensive but also rare to appear in the market.

    "Gardevoir, teleport us to Cdon City," Alex said.

    Alex first nned to sell the items he had won from his trip to the Shopping Center of Cdon city.

    He has great hopes for the Diamonds in particr.

    ...

    2 hourster, Alex came out of the Cdon City Shopping Center with a smile that just gave out how profitable his sales were.

    He had his Diamonds examined by stores (including Team Rocket), and Jack was the person who gave Alex the best deal, again, due to Alex''s membership card.

    Most of the Diamonds that Alex unearthed were very small and could not be sold for a very high price.

    But there were some with a good crystalline structure and high carat. So those were sold for a ridiculous price.

    This small number of high-quality Diamonds was responsible for getting most of Alex''s money.

    After selling the corpses of Elite-level Pok¨¦mon and the Diamonds, he was able to get 120,323,789 Pok¨¦dor from Jack.

    Only a few million were from the Elite-level Pok¨¦mon corpses, and most of the money was from the Diamonds.

    Alex now has more than 140,000,000 Pok¨¦dors to his name and was an actual very wealthy person now. He had the whole money paid out in cash, which took a long time.

    He also tried looking for good-quality items for Bastiodon. But to his surprise, Jack had nothing on stock for Steel and Rock-type Pok¨¦mon because yesterday, a "Very Rich" customer bought all of these items.

    Alex suddenly felt that he knew who this Very Rich customer was. There was only one guy who would buy so many ridiculously expensive Steel and Rock-type items.

    After that, Alex, who left the shopping center and found a quiet ce, called Steven without waiting a moment.

    "Oh, Alex! What''s up?"

    Alex went straight to the point, "Hey Steven, I need your help."

    Steven, who heard this blunt statement, showed a smile. He really likes this frank side of Alex. He doesn''t waste his time inpliments or sugarcoating it but directly tells that he has called for his help.

    It feels honest, which is why Steven sees Alex as a genuine friend.

    Steven said with a heavy tone, "Sigh... So you only call me when you need help, huh?"

    Alex knew what Steven was up to. "Are you my mother or what? I also called youst 3 days ago. If you want to make fun of me, you should at least not make such stupid mistakes."

    Steven said with a fake arrogant tone, "Alex, as your only friend, I''ll give you a tip. Don''t make fun of the person you are asking for help. And let''s not even talk about the jokes you make."

    "What are you saying! My humor is of the highest quality."

    "Yeah, right," Steven said with sarcasm, "Let''s keep that aside for now. Tell me, what do you want?"

    "Yesterday, a certain stupid person bought all the Rock and Steel-type items in the Cdon City Shopping Center. Now, I can''t find any good item for my Bastiodon even though I have lots of money in my pocket," replied Alex with a sarcastic tone.

    "Hmm, the way you speak is making it really difficult for me to agree to help you."

    "Haha, I knew it was you."

    "Are you a child? Stopughing and tell me how much money you have for "good items" for Bastiodon, and I will send you items of the same value."

    Alex, he heard Steven helping him, stoppedughing and said sincerely, "Thank you, Steven."

    "Yes, yes, whatever. Tell me, now, how little money you have with you?"

    "Little money? Hah! Jokes on you! I have more than 50 million ready for you."

    "50 million? Not bad. Where did you get that much money from?"

    "I was really fortunate and found this cave with some Diamonds in it..."

    Alex and Steven talked for a few minutes before they both hung up. Steven told Alex that he would send the items to Alex in a few hours.

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    Alex trusted Steven. So he didn''t wait for items and sent him the money through his TRH device. TRH device is just like Pok¨¦dex, so it wasn''t a problem.

    He didn''t think that Steven would cheat on him. And paying money in advance also shows his trust in Steven. This kind of trust helps in making a rtionship, such as this, even more solid.

    Alex believed that Steven had enough experience and would know which items are the best for his Bastiodon.

    3 hourster, Alex received the items Steven had sent him.

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    2x [Tooth] of an SS-rank Champion-level Bastiodon reinforced with Rock & Steel-type energy. .

    3x [Steel-Scale] by an SS-rank Champion-level Aggron reinforced with Steel-type energy.

    5x [Steel-Scale] by an S-rank Champion-level Skarmory reinforced with Steel-type energy.

    5x Top-Old Amber.

    10x Top-Rock Gem.

    10x Top-Steel Gem.

    ----------------

    Alex knows about [Top-Rock Gem] and [Top-Steel Gem]. These are consumable items that can improve the potential of Rock and Steel-type Pok¨¦mon.

    These items are not only rare but also cost at least 1 million each.

    Steven sent him not only 20 of these gems but also items of an SS-rank Champion-level Bastiodon, filled with both Rock & Steel-type energy.

    Such an item should be seble for at least 10 million and was the optimal item for Bastiodon, who wanted to achieve the Shallow Diamond talent.

    Alex was very satisfied with the items Steven had sent him. Though he was not entirely sure about why he sent him [Top-Old Amber].

    He knows [Old Amber] from the games. But in this world, it has no actual use for Pok¨¦mon, at least, not the one he knows.

    Although Alex knew a lot about the items in the world, he doesn''t know everything.

    Alex checked information on the inte but found nothing.

    That wasn''t really surprising, but Alex still wanted to give it a try.

    In the Pok¨¦mon world, knowledge is extremely precious and can almost never be acquired for free. Only general knowledge can be found on the inte.

    Although a few people on the inte share information from time to time, it is seldom the case that they are correct.

    Above all, optimal training methods are very well guarded secrets.

    If you know a very good training method for a certain Pok¨¦mon¡ªor even type¡ªit can ensure that your family produces several generations of strong trainers, with some of them achieving a high post like Gym Leader.

    Alex thinks that this limitation of knowledge for Pok¨¦mon trainers from the Elites is the reason why there are so many stupid trainers in this world. Maybe it would be more appropriate to call them ignorant or brainwashed.

    Due to the propaganda that does not let them know of the brutal and dangerous side of the world, trainers do not understand the danger they are in. The Alliance promotes being a trainer. Which leads to many young trainers on the route of adventure. But once again, due to theck of knowledge, they are not strong enough yet. This causes them to encounter a situation for which they are not prepared, leading to their death.

    Not to mention, despite there being enough basic knowledge essible for free, very few Pok¨¦mon trainers use it because of the propaganda.

    Alex is sure that if the Alliance were to stop the whole shit with "Pok¨¦mon are friends" propaganda and show the raw & real side of the world to themunity, the death rate would undergo a razor-sharp drop.

    But Alex believed that there was no way that Alliance would do it even though numerous young trainers die every year. Since they gain a huge amount of trainers. If they were to stop the propaganda, sure, the dying trainers will decrease. But Pok¨¦mon trainer won''t be such a coveted job anymore.

    Bastiodon, who had seen the items, was waiting eagerly for Alex. But he started losing his patience a bit when he noticed that Alex was deep in thought again.

    Scizor watched Bastiodon getting restless and said, "Kid, if you don''t wake that dreaming fool, he''ll be thinking about things all day."

    Bastiodon heard the words and said with hesitation, "But... Wouldn''t it be really rude if I disturb father when he is like that? What if he is thinking about something important?"

    Crobat, who was also listening, startedughing, "Haha, good joke."

    Alex, who heard Crobatughing loudly, stopped thinking and saw all the Pok¨¦mon looking at him.

    "*cough* Okk..... Hm, why are you looking at me like that?"

    Crobat startedughing out loud again. He said as he tried to control hisughter, "Oh, don''t worry. We''reughing with you, not at you. Haha!" In the end, he couldn''t control himself and startedughing again.

    Alex gave a cold stare to Crobat. "I see. Crobat, if you already have so much energy, why don''t we increase your training time for today."

    Crobat instantly stoppedughing and muttered, "Can''t even take a joke."

    Alex, who didn''t quite hear what Crobat said, just looked at Crobat with a deadpan face.

    He wasn''t really mad at Crobat, and he had nned to train Crobat only 10 minutes longer today. Alex just wanted to tease Crobat a little.

    After annoying Crobat a little, he sent Steven a message.

    "Yo, Steven. I wanted to ask you something. What is the use of the Top-Old Amber you sent me?"

    "You don''t know? I thought it was an open secret for all Elite trainers."

    "Apparently not that open."

    "These Top-Old Amber can improve the potential of Rock-type Pok¨¦mon item if it is consumed by the Pok¨¦mon before using the Rock-type Pok¨¦mon item.

    It only works for one item, and effectiveness decreases with the repeated use of it. So I would rmend that you use one Top-Old Amber per item.

    It is best to use the Aggron and Bastiodon items together with the Top-Old Amber to get the maximum benefit out of it."

    Alex, who understood how much care Steven had taken in picking out items, felt that he was a friend worth cherishing.

    "Steven, How much is the info for using Top-Old Amber?"

    "I don''t need your money, Alex."

    "What? I didn''t mean that."

    "Haha, do you think I don''t know what you''re trying to do? Don''t worry, the information costs less than 100,000 Pok¨¦dor."

    "By the way, Steven, how expensive are these Top-Old Amber."

    "Ahh... not as expensive as you may think.

    "Alex, I have an appointment. So, I''ll be going now," messaged Steven as his status soon turned into "offline."

    Alex realized that Steven had interpreted this intent immediately, and he didn''t want to answer that. He had the feeling that these Top-Old Amber are not as cheap as Steven told.

    He checked the inte and found thest Top-Old Amber was sold for 2.5 million at one auction.

    Alex immediately started calcting the prices of his items in his head. (12 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 9 + 6.)

    When Alex calcted the minimum prices for all items, he came up with a total value of 57 million. It is likely that Steven paid 60 or maybe even 65 million for these items.

    Alex felt that Steven really was his true friend. He started thinking about how he can make up for this favor in the future for Steven.

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    Bastiodon was told by Alex about items he would be receiving for the next few days¡ª hopefully reaching the Shallow Diamond rank.

    For the first 10 days, he would receive 1 [Top-Rock Gem] in the morning and 1 [Top-Steel Gem] in the evening from Alex.

    After that, he would be absorbing a [Steel-Scale] reinforced by an S-rank Skarmory on the Champion-level for the subsequent 5 days.

    These 15 days are just the preparation period for Bastiodon to safely reach the Shallow Diamond rank with the following 5 items.

    Alex would give Bastiodon thebination of the best items in thest 5 days.

    For the first 3 days, thebo of [Steel-Scale], reinforced with Steel-Type Energy by an SS-rank Aggron on the Champion-level + [Top-Old Amber], will be given.

    And for thest two days, [Tooth] of an SS-rank Bastiodon at Champion level reinforced with Rock and Steel-type energy + [Top-Old Amber] will be given.

    Alex thought that Bastiodon had the best chance to improve his potential in thest 2 days..

    Thebination of these two items is the best item Alex has ever had. So he thought these items should be enough to improve potential, even though he could not say that with certainty.

    Shallow Diamond is really not easy to achieve, so you can never proim a 100% guarantee.

    But since Bastiodon was born with a Shallow Gold potential and has hardly consumed any items so far, Alex believed that Bastiodon would be a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon, for sure, after these 20 days.

    Alex stopped thinking about it. Then he, like every day, opened the Team Rocket Shop page, which is avable only for higher members like Team Rocket Captain.

    ''Finally! I thought I would never find something for Shuppet.''

    A corpse (ashes) of an SS-rank high-Elite Dusknoir: 12,500,000 TR Points/Pok¨¦dors.

    Although the price of this item was outrageously high, Alex immediately bought it.

    Ghost-type Pok¨¦mon are rare, making the price of their corpses and items rted to them outrageously costly.

    It''s almost twice as expensive as the corpses of an S-rank Champion-level Pok¨¦mon. Though the quality of both items are about the same.

    Of course, this item is overpriced. And, if Alex was willing to wait a few months, he could certainly get a simr good corpse for 10,000,000 Pok¨¦dors. But Alex didn''t have time for it.

    Shuppet would soon reach the level where he will transform into his final form, and Alex did not want to wait for an item anymore.

    Alex was going to use Everstone as thest option if he couldn''t find a high-quality item. But now that such a good item had appeared, that was no longer necessary.

    Alex was also so rich that a few million doesn''t mean much to him.

    He wanted strength, not money. Of course, both have a close rtionship with each other, but Alex never forgets what his priority is.

    After Alex transferred a suitcase full of cash and received a message asking permission to send the item, he epted.

    Alex didn''t wait and gave Shuppet the first-ever item to consume in his life.

    --------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 29

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex

    - (Innate Talent) Curse, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond [E]

    - (TM) Protect

    -----------------------------

    ''Pok¨¦mon born with Gold potential instead of Shallow Gold really make it a lot easier,'' thought Alex.

    Alex remembers that Bastiodon didn''t improve his potential as quickly as Shuppet or Vulpix.

    Although Bastiodon was able to improve his potential with fewer items than Scizor, Gardevoir, and Crobat, he was a good deal slower than Vulpix or Shuppet.

    He realized that the difference between a Born Gold Pok¨¦mon and a Born Shallow Gold Pok¨¦mon is much bigger than he had previously thought.

    Alex looked in the direction of Gardevoir, Crobat, and Scizor with a slight concern.

    Alex realized that he would need a lot more money and good items than he first thought if he wanted to get his first three Pok¨¦mon on the Shallow Diamond rank.

    Alex looked at his Pok¨¦mon and said, "Ok, it''s time to go back to the base."

    Tomorrow, a small tournament will be held for the rookies he is responsible for, and he still had to choose rank for the top 10.

    ...

    Alex, with his mask, entered the base and immediately went to his short-term office.

    Alex looked at the reports he had from Andrew, who was responsible for the rookies while he was away on his trip.

    ''Andrew is really a good subordinate. It''s a shame that he is a subordinate of Lisa,'' thought Alex as he read the short and to-the-point informative reports sent by Andrew.

    He wasn''t really strong or talented, but he does his job quickly and thoroughly.

    Such apetent person is very useful for organizational work or formanding small groups.

    Of course, Alex had two better subordinates, even if Maria is more like a partner than a subordinate.

    Their current standing between them is simr to the biggest and the second-biggest shareholder in apany.

    Although the biggest shareholder has thest word, it is not the case that the second-biggest shareholder is a subordinate of the biggest shareholder.

    Alex, who looked through the reports, saw that he had received reports¡ª from the person he hired¡ª about the past of Simon, Jasper, and Elise.

    He started reading through the report with a curious look.

    Simon was the only one with a family. The report never officially identified a problem with his family, which surprised Alex a bit.

    From the reporter¡ª he watched Simon''s family for a day and found nothing unusual.

    Alex didn''t know if this family is really as ordinary as it officially said or if Simon''s family is hiding something.

    Although he doesn''t deny the possibility of Simon joining Team Rocket with a normal and good family, it is really unusual and unlikely.

    But not extremely rare, so he cannot say with guarantee that this information is not correct.

    Alex read the report from the next person and couldn''t help but exim, "What the hell!!!"

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    The content of Jasper''s report was so weird and shocking that Alex''s reaction was understandable.

    Jasper''s mother is unknown, and Jasper was raised by his father alone. Both apparently got along well and often went into the woods together.

    This is not in the files of the Jasper family. But when the person responsible for the investigation interviewed the neighbours of the Jasper family, he found out a surreal piece of information.

    Jasper also has a stepmother, though she is not human. This was just a rumour, at first. But several neighbours saw Jasper''s father kissing his new "wife".

    What''s even stranger is that Jasper''s father''s wife is not a Pok¨¦mon with a human-like shape.

    Usually, the perverts who find Pok¨¦mon sexually interested are almost always attracted to human-like Pok¨¦mon..

    But Jasper''s father had chosen a female Serperior as his new wife.

    If you can ignore the strangeness of Jasper''s family, it is a joyful and loving family. At least, ording to the statements of most of the neighbours.

    Also, a neighbour had supposedly seen a very disturbing scene.

    Jasper got a goodbye kiss on the lips from his stepmother. This kiss wasn''t short either and looked more like the kiss of two lovers.

    In the Pok¨¦mon world, there is aw that forbids trainers to abuse Pok¨¦mon. But thisw cannot be implemented in this case.

    As long as Serperior voluntarily enters into a rtionship with Jasper''s father, it is not a criminal offence.

    Alex put the report on the table and rubbed his forehead.

    He had already expected to read something weird. But when he read the part about Jasper kissing his nonhuman stepmother, he couldn''t keep his calm.

    After reading that, Alex crossed out Jasper as his future third subordinate in his head.

    It''s ok to be crazy, but there is a limit to how crazy you can be.

    If Jasper was just a pervert, Alex could overlook it. But he''s also a madman who calls several people dying a work of art.

    Jasper had way too many cons, ording to Alex, to be used as a subordinate.

    A crazy dog is useful only if you can be sure that it won''t suddenly bite you out of nowhere for no reason at all.

    Alex started reading the other report.

    This report was about Elise, the person Alex has the most expectation of out of the three.

    The main reason is that she has by far the most talented Pok¨¦mon and that she was the sanest of the three.

    Although her polite and friendly impression is most likely a facade to hide her true self, Alex believes that something like this is not unusual in Team Rocket, especially for female Team Rocket members.

    As long as Elise is not totally crazy, she was the best choice out of three.

    Elise''s report was, by far, the shortest, and Alex found hardly any useful information out of it.

    She was taken to an orphanage as an infant and spent her time there until she turned 16.

    Elise appeared to have spent a lot of time there in the library. ording to the statements, she was a quiet and well-mannered child there.

    Apart from that, the report said nothing else.

    Alex put the report down with a slight dissatisfaction. This information was almost useless. Alex was sure of only one thing after reading it.

    ''Elise has hidden her true self very deeply.''

    Alex didn''t believe for a second that Elise was really such a friendly and polite person.

    If that was true, it wouldn''t make sense for her to join Team Rocket... ''Unless she''s a spy.''

    Alex, who thought of this possibility, began to sink deep in contemtion.

    ''I should definitely do a few tests to make sure my third subordinate is not a spy.''

    Alex didn''t have to inspect the first two subordinates since he already knows that they are not spies.

    Gardevoir told Alex that when he and Maria said goodbye, Maria held warm feelings for him.

    Daniel was an obvious case too. ording to Gardevoir, whenever Alex talked to Daniel about the Alliance, she always felt anger bubbling inside him.

    Gardevoir''s ability to perceive the emotions of other living beings is not a 100% lie detector. But it can show what the other person is feeling, helping in understanding him/her.

    But emotions are also often so loose that even while lying through the teeth, Gardevoir''s ability may not be able to detect it.

    Even Alex could outsmart the Gardevoir''s emotion detecting. Though, it did take some tries to do it perfectly.

    So the Gardevoir''s ability is most effective when the person¡ªupon whom it is being used¡ªdoes not know anything about it. Though, even if people know about this thing, it is not entirely useless.

    The trick is not easy, and not all people have a Gardevoir to know that such a thing exists. So, they won''t even think about faking their emotions.

    ''I''lle up with a precise n after I decide for sure whom I''ll take as my subordinate.''

    Although Alex already has two participants, whom he prefers, there is always a possibility that some other participant may impress him.

    Alex put down Andrew''s report and then picked up the list of top 10 participants.

    Andrew, who had taken care of the rookies, could gauge how strong each participant was.

    Alex was surprised when he saw that Simon didn''t make it to the top 3 and was only in 4th ce.

    Originally he wanted to keep the list as it is and pass it. But when he saw Jasper in the 1st ce and Elise in the 2nd, he changed his opinion.

    Alex changed the order of the top 3 rookies and didn''t touch the other 7 ces.

    1: Elise

    2: Arthur

    3: Jasper

    4: Simon

    5: Baris

    ....

    Alex had no problem using his powers for making Jasper''s chances more difficult.

    It hardly makes a difference since tomorrow, the rookies can challenge others for their ranks anyway.

    It is an advantage to be on a higher rank only if there is a tie. Otherwise, it makes no difference to be second or even first.

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    The next day, Alex, his subordinates and the rookies had gathered in the underground hall just like the first day.

    Of the initial 100 participants, only 40 were there remaining.

    Usually, more than two-thirds of the 100 Rookies would be alive on thest day. But because of Alex, that was not the case anymore.

    The rookies, who took the Pok¨¦ball with A-rank talent Pok¨¦mon from Alex, had to conquer their Pok¨¦mon within three days or that they would otherwise "die".

    As a result, an unbelievablyrge number of rookies died desperately trying to control their Pok¨¦mon.

    But what they didn''t know is that Alex never nned to kill the participants who failed to control their A-rank Pok¨¦mon after 3 days. Instead, he would send them to a different base so that all other rookies would think that they had died.

    But out of 55 rookies who chose an A-rank Pok¨¦mon, only 12 survived after 3 days.. And of those 12, 11 managed to control their Pok¨¦mon.

    So, Alex only had to send one of these 55 rookies to another base.

    More than half of the participants had chosen to conquer an A-rank Pok¨¦mon, which is generally more difficult¡ªespecially if you don''t have any other Pok¨¦mon.

    Although the number of dead is much higher, the number of trainers who managed to control their Pok¨¦mon is also higher.

    Of the 100 participants, 21 trainers managed to conquer their Pok¨¦mon, more than when Alex had participated in the rookie test.

    Alex looked at the 40 participants in the room and said with a stern voice, "The rookies¡ªwho did not manage to conquer their Pok¨¦mon¡ªwill follow the subordinate to my right. He will exin to you everything regarding your future."

    A subordinate led the 19 rookies, and soon, the crowd had been halved.

    These rookies would soon be Team Rocket Lackeys¡ªthe lowest rank in Team Rocket.

    Alex didn''t want to exin the situation of these useless participants to them personally, obviously. That''s why he gave his subordinate this task.

    He didn''t want to waste his time with trash, who would rather take a safe route and be a Lackey instead of risking their lives to be a trainer.

    Alex looked at the remaining 21 rookies and began speaking again. "Now that the garbage has been taken away, I will exin the rules of the tournament to you."

    "It''s quite simple, actually. I''ve made a list where I have estimated how strong you arepared to other rookies. But because that''s just an estimation, everyone gets a chance to challenge someone from the top 10 and steal their rank. If the challenger is sessful, he will swap rank with the person he has defeated. But should the challenger lose, we will automatically deduct 100 TR points from him or her. After each fight, both participants have the right to go to the Team Rocket Pok¨¦mon Centre to heal their Pok¨¦mon for free."

    Alex paused for a moment and said with a deep voice, "This quasi tournament also has rules, so you better be careful not to break them if you don''t want me to break some part of your body too. There are only two simple rules that even the stupidest of you can understand."

    "1: It is forbidden to attack a trainer in any way.

    2: it is also forbidden to attack a Pok¨¦mon that''s already passed out."

    "Simple, isn''t it? Now, the list of top 10 rookies is as follows."

    1: Elise

    2: Arthur

    3: Jasper

    4: Simon

    5: Baris

    .....

    Alex had only changed the top 3. He didn''t know much about other members, so it didn''t make sense for him to interfere with them.

    Most of the 11 participants who received the A-Rank Pok¨¦mon from Alex showed serious faces.

    One of Alex''s prerequisites was that they had to be, at least, in the top 10 after two weeks. Or else, they would also be killed by Alex''s Crobat.

    After hearing how one person¡ªwho didn''t manage to conquer his Pok¨¦mon within three days¡ªhad suddenly disappeared, others were sure that he had be the food of this cruel Instructor''s bloodthirsty Crobat.

    Only the top 4 did not have any worry. All of the top 4 had chosen the A-rank Pok¨¦mon from Alex, and it was almost impossible that they would lose their ce in the top 10.

    Participants with A-rank Pok¨¦mon, who are not in the top 10, would not waste their single chance by challenging the strongest trainers in their group.

    Of 11 rookies with A-rank Pok¨¦mon, 8 are in the top 10. So that means 3, who are outside the top 10, would lose their lives if they don''t manage to enter the top 10.

    Alex had the feeling that ranks 10, 9 and 8 would see the most fights.

    He showed an emotionless expression as he said, "Participants¡ªnot in the top 10¡ªnow have the chance to make a challenge. If nobody in the top 10 wants to make a challenge now, you will not get another chanceter on."

    Although it was not a rule, Alex didn''t n to waste a lot of time with weak trainers, so he added this rule.

    A smart trainer would always like to be thest one to make a challenge. Alex wanted to force them to sooner to not waste much time.

    Maybe only trainers who were much stronger than the rest of them won''t need such assurance in their test, like Alex and Maria.

    Of the 11 participants outside the top 10, only the 3 rookies, who have A-rank Pok¨¦mon, wanted to challenge one of the top 10.

    For the other 8, the risk of losing TRP 100 is not small, and the reward of a 9th or 10th rank is not worth taking this risk.

    Only the 3 A-rank Pok¨¦mon Rookie needed to enter the top 10 list.

    After Alex said hisst statement, for a few seconds, silence had taken its ce.

    It seemed that none of these 3 A-rank Pok¨¦mon rookies wanted to fight first.

    Alex looked at the hesitant faces as if he was looking at garbage as he said, "Hmm... I see. If nobody gives a challenge in 5 seconds, I will continue with the top 10 fights. 5..4..3..2-"

    A rookie with an A-rank Pok¨¦mon couldn''t help and said out loud, "STOP. I''m challenging number 10."

    Soon, the rookie and the number 10 began a very close fight.

    The number 10 was a rookie who hadn''t taken an A-rank Pok¨¦mon from Alex, so he wasn''t as desperate as the challenger rookie and his Pok¨¦mon.

    In the end, the challenger rookie defeated the number 10 with a very close call.

    The rookie looked like he saw the light out of the tunnel as he celebrated his victory.

    Unfortunately, two other A-rank participants also wanted his position.

    In the end, these two A-rank participants found themselves in a desperate fight for the low ces of the top 10.

    Two fightster, Alex looked at the two lifeless trainers sitting on the floor.

    He said with an evil smirk, "You know, it doesn''t seem that you have bad strength. It would really be a waste if you had to die so early, don''t you think?"

    The two rookies sitting lifeless on the floor seem to have heard Alex''s words and started looking at Alex with a pleading expression.

    Alex smiled deeply as he said, "Ok, I''ll let you live but not for free. 70,000 Pok¨¦dors in 1 year was one of the prerequisites for rookies who got an A-rank Pok¨¦mon from me.

    I''ll let you live and even make you a Team Rocket member. But you have to get me 140,000 Pok¨¦dors in 1 year, or it would mean that you have betrayed the Team Rocket."

    Although Alex''s smile seemed like a devil''s smile to the two rookies, they were still relieved.

    Although they might have to do many dangerous missions or need good luck in the wilderness to gather 140,000 Pok¨¦dors in 1 year, it was better than dying.

    Alex doubled the amount because these two rookies had wasted his time, And also because he didn''t want to show any kindness in Team Rocket.

    Though reason 1 was the main reason why he did that.

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    After Alex took care of all of the rookies'' challenges to the top 10, he directed his focus to the top 10 fights.

    He had wasted enough time with these mediocre trainers and finally wanted to get to the most important part.

    Alex looked at the top 10 rookies and said with an impassive tone, "Ok, you can now challenge a rookie with a rank higher than you."

    He observed that more than 5 out of the 10 had no interest in challenging others.

    Only the 3 rookies showed some interest, besides Elise, who was already in her desired ce.

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    1: Elise

    2: Arthur

    3: Jasper

    4: Simon .

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    Arthur seemed to be contemting. After a few seconds, he made a decision and said, "I want to challenge Elise."

    Elise just gave a tender smile as she started walking up to the trainer''s position on the battlefield.

    Arthur showed a slight nervousness when he walked to the opposite side of the battlefield and released his Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 21

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Empty, Wrap, Poison Sting, Bite, re, Screech, Acid, Crunch

    - (Innate Talent) Poison Fang [E]

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    Alex saw the strength of Arbok and couldn''t help but nod in agreement.

    In contrast to when Alex was a rookie, these rookies had an extra week to prepare for this tournament.

    This made it possible for most Pok¨¦mon to evolve with enough training and good food.

    But because of this, Koffing''s trainers had a major disadvantage.

    Koffing evolves to Weezing usually at level 35, so it should be almost impossible for them to win this tournament with their not evolved form.

    When Alex thought about it, he understood more clearly why Simon was only in 4th ce even though he was among the first 3 to conquer their Pok¨¦mon first.

    Although Koffing is not a weak Pok¨¦mon, it has a big disadvantage against the other Pok¨¦mon when he fights them.

    The stats of all other Pok¨¦mon are much better, so every Koffing''s trainer has to fight a disadvantageous battle.

    Koffing has base stats of 340, which is really lowpared to his opponent, who might have already sessfully evolved.

    Raticate, Fearow, Arbok, and Golbat have base stats of values: 413, 442, 448, and 455, respectively.

    While having better stats is not necessarily the most important thing in a fight, it can give you a solid advantage.

    Alex saw how Arthur had evolved his Ekans into an Arbok before this fight and immediately understood why he was in the 3rd rank in the original list.

    He could have been on an even higher rank if it was not for his innate talent move not being very suitable for this tournament.

    Arbok''s Expert-rank move is not really bad. It''s just that it might not be very effective here.

    3 of the 5 Pok¨¦mon species you get to choose as a starter Pok¨¦mon are Poison-type.

    In addition, all three are the most popr Pok¨¦mon pick, so this move is almost useless against most trainers here.

    Alex still showed a curious look. ''Let''s see how much improvement Elise has made in these 2 weeks.''

    Elise only looked briefly at Arbok, who gave a deadly hiss and a stare that would scare others when she came out of the Pok¨¦ball.

    Elise showed a gentle yet confident smile and called out her Pok¨¦mon from his Pok¨¦ball.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Fearow

    LV: 23

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Sniper (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Peck, Leer, Pursuit, Focus Energy, Fury Attack, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move

    - (Innate Talent) Feather Dance [E], (Innate Talent) Tri Attack, (Innate Talent) Drill Run [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    Alex didn''t show any emotion on his face but was very surprised inside.

    What surprised Alex wasn''t the level but that Fearow had two moves on the Expert-rank moves and achieved the Shallow Gold potential.

    Getting two Innate Talent moves on the Expert-rank within 14 days is almost impossible for an ordinary trainer.

    This pace is only a bit slower than Alex and a lot faster than normal trainers, which really showcases her talent as a trainer.

    Even with an S-rank Pok¨¦mon, it is not so easy to train the moves on the Expert-rank so quickly.

    But Fearow being on the Shallow Gold rank was what really surprised Alex.

    For a novice Pok¨¦mon trainer, it is verymon to not have enough money to buy good items for their Pok¨¦mon to absorb during their first evolution.

    Alex also had the same problem. He could only give Zubat Taurus''s blood for 500 TR Points and missed the golden opportunity to improve the potential of Zubat.

    ''Hmm... She has to have a good amount of money to buy an item that can improve her Fearow''s potential. But ording to background information, she grew up in an orphanage. So where did she get the money from?'' thought Alex.

    Alex was more and more convinced that after this tournament, he should do a little test with the help of Gardevoir so that he doesn''t choose a spy as his third subordinate.

    He stopped thinking about it and focusing his attention on the fight that was had just beginning.

    Elise gave hermands gently and showed a very calm demeanour in this intense fight.

    She once let Fearow use [Feather Dance] to greatly reduce the attack power of Arbok.

    Arbok used [Poison Fang] after hearing Simon''smand and sessfully poisoned Fearow.

    Elise was not nervous but at ease.

    She said in a light tone, "Fearow, use Drill Run until this Arbok can stand no more."

    Simon tried to prevent that but had no way avoiding it.

    Fearow was faster and had a better attack move. Arbok just couldn''t escape her unavoidable doom.

    It only took Fearow two [Drill Run] to defeat the Arbok and win the fight.

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    After this fight, both Arthur and Elise went to the Team Rocket Pok¨¦mon Center to heal their Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex waited for the two and didn''t allow any challenges for the next fight until they had returned.

    Simon didn''t waste time and stepped forward as he said, "I want to challenge Arthur."

    Alex was slightly surprised that Simon was not challenging Elise but Arthur.

    ''Hmm.... He must have realised that he does not have a good chance of winning against Elise, and that is why he is targetting for a ce in the top 3. Really clever but a bit too cautious for my taste,'' thought Alex.

    The reward for the first ce was much higher in this case than for the second. That''s why Alex described this decision as too cautious.

    Unless you are so weak that you can not win even with an optimal strategy, there is no reason to immediately give up the first ce.

    It''s not like the difficulty is simr to a battle between LV 5 and LV 20 Pok¨¦mon. Despite Simon''s Pok¨¦mon''s poor stats and his Innate Talent move not being that good for this tournament, it is not that difficult and not impossible to win.

    Even if you only have a 5% win rate, it is a bet with a high return, ording to Alex.

    What is better? A 5% chance to win 70,000 Pok¨¦dors or 80% chances to win 500 Pok¨¦dors.

    Alex would always take the 5% chance because it is the most effective and beneficial choice. And that is why he could not support Simon''s decision for aiming a rtively safe position.

    Although it is smart to fight a Pok¨¦mon whose strongest move is almost useless against your Poison-type Pok¨¦mon, this is not a good reason to give up your only chance to achieve the best rank and rewards.

    Simon must have thought that even if he wins against Elise, he wouldn''t be able to defend against other challengers and might end up in an even worse position.

    Alex understands that when ites to his chances of survival, he ys it safe even if he loses his single shot at getting something valuable. But in this example, that is not the case.

    Even if he loses the fight, he won''t be losing out on much.

    The main reason why he put Elise in the 1st ce was so that in case Simon uses [Self-Destruct] as hisst resort¡ªwith the fight ending up a tie¡ªshe would remain in the first ce.

    But now, it looked like he had overestimated Simon a bit.

    Alex observed the fight between the two with a slightly bored look.

    When Simon got his Pok¨¦mon out of his Pok¨¦ball, Alex immediately looked at the information of the Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Koffing

    LV: 23

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Levitate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Poison Gas, Tackle, Smog, Smokescreen, Clear Smog, Assurance, Sludge

    - (Innate Talent) Self-Destruct

    - (TM) Protect

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    Alex saw this info of Koffing and felt that Simon really didn''t have as bad a chance against Elise as he might have thought.

    First of all, the level of both Pok¨¦mon is almost the same, and Koffing is also immune to [Drill Run].

    Drill Run is a move in which Pok¨¦mon uses its particr body part as a drill and hits the opposing Pok¨¦mon via the ground surface.

    Koffing, who has the ability to Levitate, does not need to be afraid of this move as long as he isn''t hit and is still levitating above the ground.

    Alex thought with seriousness, ''Together with Poison-type and the strong move Assurance, there was a rtively good chance of winning the fight with good tactics.''

    Although Alex believes that Elise is stronger with much better base stats and the Expert-rank [Feather Dance], Simon''s chances are even higher than Alex had previously thought.

    20% or 30% would be more urate than Alex''s first assessment of 5%.

    Alex now even felt a slight sense of despise for Simon being too cautious.

    Before he knew the full strength of Simon''s Pok¨¦mon, he could somehow understand Simon''s cautious manner. But now, it felt like his cautiousness caused him to waste a valuable opportunity. He even felt disdain for Simon''s behaviour.

    He found Simon no longer a cautious person but a coward and a moron.

    Alex''s disappointment for Simon was immeasurable for a moment.

    ''Such good potential, but what a big w in his character... Welp, I think Lisa would be happy to receive such a "good" subordinate,'' thought Alex.

    Alex wanted to give Lisa the good rookies he didn''t need anyway so that Lisa would owe him a favour.

    Of course, he would give Lisa genuinely talented trainers, or it would look like he gave her mediocre rookies that Team Rocket has everywhere.

    Arthur, Jasper, Simon were the rookies Alex would give Lisa if Elise meets Alex''s expectations and passes his test with Gardevoir.

    While Alex was deep in thought, Simon and Arthur were fighting an exciting match.

    Simon''s Pok¨¦mon used move [Assurance]. And since Arbok was preparing her move, Koffing could inflict a powerful first hit on Arbok.

    Arthur decided to use [Screech] as his first move. So that Arbok can now inflict ridiculous damage on Koffing with his very high Attack value of 95. This was a measurement taken with consideration of this fight dragging on for too long.

    The fight went into the next gear after this. It was a fight to see who can withstand the attacks of the enemy longer.

    Although Koffing had a medium Attack stat, he was two levels higher, and the move [Assurance] was much stronger than Arbok''s [Crunch].

    Together with that, Koffing could use the move [Protect] while Arbok could not, which was also a great advantage.

    In the end, the fight didn''tst for too long, and Simon was able to secure a rtive safe victory.

    Although Koffing only had 30% HP left, it was a rtively safe win, ording to Alex.

    After Simon and Arthur healed their Pok¨¦mon, the tournament continued further.

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    After this fight, it appeared that Jasper had finally decided to challenge Elise.

    He slowly stepped towards the battlefield and said with a smile hiding the thrill he was feeling, "I want to fight the first person."

    His tone sounded normal to others, but Alex knew what a crazy character Jasper was.

    Elise responded with a confident smile, too, and went to the opposite side Jasper had gone.

    Both Elise and Jasper released their Pok¨¦mon almost simultaneously.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Fearow

    LV: 23

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Sniper (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Peck, Leer, Pursuit, Focus Energy, Fury Attack, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move

    - (Innate Talent) Feather Dance [E], (Innate Talent) Tri Attack, (Innate Talent) Drill Run [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 24

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Wrap, Poison Sting, Bite, re, Acid

    - (Innate Talent) Toxic [E], (Innate Talent) Crunch, (Innate Talent) Screech

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Rock Slide

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    Alex saw that Arbok was stronger than Fearow and could understand better why Andrew had ranked him first, especially since he wasn''t privy to the same information as Alex.

    Although he was a bit surprised that Arbok reached the Shallow Gold, it wasn''t as surprising as it was with Elise.

    Jasper''s father has a Pok¨¦mon over level 35 and is almost an Elite trainer.

    Although he is not very rich, he should be able to buy a good quality item for Jasper if he had saved his money beforehand. Or maybe he had an item of his "stepmother."

    The thoughts about why Jasper was in the first ce initially took over Alex''s mind for a while.

    He knew that the main reason why he was ranked first was probably Jasper''s Arbok having a level higher than Elise''s Fearow. And also, maybe Andrew saw how his Ekans knows [Rock Slide] and therefore put him first.

    Alex was not sure how much Andrew really knew about both Pok¨¦mon or whether he had just roughly estimated things about their Pok¨¦mon.

    He felt that if Andrew really had the same information as Alex, he would probably put Elise first.

    Both of her Expert-rank moves are very effective against Arbok inbat.

    And even with the slight level handicap, Alex would estimate that Elise has a 60% chance of winning.

    Before the fight starts, Jasper went to Arbok and gave a big warm hug before whispering something in her ear.

    Arbok, who heard what Jasper was saying, made a tender expression and began to wriggle around Jasper''s body.

    ''Really? In the middle of the battlefield?'' Alex couldn''t stand this scene anymore.

    Crobat, who was hovering behind Alex, said with a disgusted expression, "She really has no control over her body as she shows her arousal so openly. What a perverted Arbok."

    Alex, who heard Crobat''s words, was astonished.

    To him, it looked like Jasper was the bigger pervert of the two, but Crobat clearly had the opposite idea.

    After a few seconds, Jasper and his Pok¨¦mon stopped hugging, and Jasper turned to go back to his position.

    As he was walking back, Arbok gave a slight smack to his butt with her tail.

    Jasper turned his head back and only gave a slight smirk in response.

    Not only Alex, but all rookies and the Pok¨¦mon who saw it were stunned.

    ''Fuck! Why did I have to meet so many perverts in thest couple of weeks? First Lisa & Lars and now this shit,'' thought Alex as he questioned his luck.

    After his brief shock, he said aloud, "Participant Jasper, stop wasting time."

    Alex was starting to get really pissed off watching something like that.

    Jasper just gave a slight nod as he said, "Oh! I didn''t mean to make anyone jealous. I''m deeply apologetic."

    Alex was momentarily speechless.

    He was mentally defeated and just wanted to get through this tournament and never talk to Jasper again.

    A Team Rocket Member acted as referee and slowly started counting down from 5.

    ...

    "Fearow, start with Feather Dance."

    "Arbok, use Toxic."

    Both trainers started immediately to use their status moves which might y a critical role in this fight.

    Arbok and Fearow both finished almost simultaneously and hit each other with the moves.

    "Fearow, use Focus Energy."

    "Arbok, use Screech."

    Both trainers had decided to continue the use of status moves even if they were not on the Expert-rank.

    Alex wasn''t exactly sure, but it seemed to him that Elise had a bigger advantage after these exchanges.

    Fearow has the Hidden Ability [Sniper]. And together with the move [Drill Run], the chance of critical damage is very high.

    And after using Focus Energy, there should be a good chance you will deal a crit hit in 3 or 4 attacks.

    Both Pok¨¦mon finished almost simultaneously again.

    "Arbok, use Rock Slide."

    There was suddenly a confident glint in Elise''s eyes as she said, "Fearow, use Drill Run."

    Both Pok¨¦mon went to the offence with this round.

    Elise finished first, and since Arbok couldn''t move while preparing her move, she was hit heavily.

    Although she was able to prevent a hit to her head, Arbok took a good deal of damage from that attack.

    "Fearow, carry on with Drill Run."

    Arbok also got done preparing [Rock Slide].

    Fearow could still move while preparing [Drill Run]. So she tried to evade the rocks falling from the sky like rain, but she was hit by one of them at the end.

    And it wasn''t a normal hit either but a hit on the head. A critical hit!

    Fearow suffered great damage from this hit and even had to cancel his prepared move.

    Elise showed a grimaced face but said in a calm voice, "Fearow, use Drill Run, again."

    "Arbok, carry on with Rock Slide."

    Jasper saw that Fearow had taken good damage. Together with Toxic, Fearow would notst much longer.

    Once again, Fearow finished first and used [Drill Run] against Arbok, who couldn''t move.

    Fearow hit again but failed to deliver a critical hit by hitting Arbok in her weak spot.

    "Fearow, try to avoid [Rock Slide] but as soon as you realize that you can''t, use Protect."

    Fearow has a high Speed stat, so it was not impossible to avoid Rock Slide while preparing the move. But if it doesn''t work like the previous time, using Protect now was the best choice since she can''t let this fight go on for long due to the [Poisoned] status.

    Arbok finished her move, and big rocks immediately started falling from the sky.

    [Rock Slide] is a totally random move, so it is sometimes easier to dodge depending on the luck.

    This time, Fearow somehow managed to dodge the rocks just alone with his speed while preparing [Drill Run].

    Jasper''s face turned grim. Even though he was angry and filled with anxiety, he didn''t know what to do about it.

    [Rock Slide] was his most important move. If it didn''t work, then he might lose.

    "Arbok, use re."

    Even though he was wasting 1 turn of attack move, he knew he had to stop Fearow from evading.

    Fearow used the Expert-rank move [Drill Run] for the third time, and Arbok had to go through some serious injuries due to it.

    Now both Arbok and Fearow looked equally bad even though Fearow had to endure a critical move.

    Fearow was slightly worse as it was taking additional damage from its [Poisoned] status every second since the start.

    Elise said next, "Protect yourself from re."

    When Arbok used re, Protect blocked it.

    "Fearow, use Drill Run."

    "Arbok, just use Rock Slide."

    Jasper realized that the fight was getting tight, but he still thought that he had the higher ground.

    Arbok still had more than 40% HP left and should be able to take at least two more hits from [Drill Run].

    But Fearow, who was poisoned, only had to be hit once by [Rock Slide], and the poison will do the rest of the work.

    Again, Fearow finished first and used [Drill Run].

    This time, Fearow hit Arbok particrly well, and Arbok cried out in pain. It was a critical hit!!!

    Arbok tried to stay conscious but failed to do so and fell to the ground.

    Jasper was shocked to the core and cried out, "WHAT!!!!??"

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    Jasper looked at his unconscious Arbok, and his face suddenly darkened.

    After a few seconds, he started huffing with uncontroble rage, and his eyes began to exude a wave of unhinged anger and coldness.

    He looked at Elise and started yelling, "How dare you hurt my beloved and beautiful Arbok? I will tear you to pieces for it... No, that''s not good enough for what you have done."

    Jasper started to think of his "revenge" with a grim expression and started speaking maniacally. "I''ll *** *** your arms and legs. And then, I will close your ****** with **** so that you don''t die too quickly. I''ll keep you alive and make you watch your Pok¨¦mon writhe in pain. Neither you nor your Pok¨¦mon will be spared. My darling will inject your Pok¨¦mon with painful poison so that it will go through a slow and painful death. After you''ve watched your Pok¨¦mon get tortured and killed, I''ll slowly ******* you to death."

    Elise showed no reaction against these gruesome and detailed statements told by Jasper.

    She ignored Jasper and looked at Alex as she asked, "Instructor John, can I kill him after this threat? What are the rules about killing someone?"

    Alex looked at Elise and said, "Usually, you have no right. But as long as a high-ranking person¡ªsuch as me¡ªconfirms that he tried to kill you or your Pok¨¦mon, you can kill him for self-defence.

    But in Team Rocket, such insults or threats are normally ignored unless they are directed at a person with a higher rank than the speaker.

    Other than that, only if one of the involved parties tries a fatal attack on the other trainer or the unconscious Pok¨¦mon; you may kill the attacker. But in this case, it is important to be able to prove that this was really the case, or else..."

    Alex didn''t finish the sentence, but Elise understood the implication.

    Jasper seemed to be in his own world as he went to Arbok and healed her hurriedly with a potion.

    After seeing that the wounds of Arbok were being healing at a visible rate, he finally calmed down.

    His mind was finally on track. But what he had done just a minute ago came to his mind, and an instant realization came upon him of what a dangerous mistake he had made.

    Threatening other participants in front of an Instructor was really risky.

    Not to mention, the person he threatened would probably soon be a direct subordinate of this Instructor.

    Jasper wasn''t stupid and quickly realized that he had made a big blunder.

    He looked at Elise and said in a mild tone, "I''m sorry for the impolite and extreme words. When I saw my beloved unconscious on the floor, I couldn''t control my anger for a short time.

    My previous words are not to be taken seriously, and I want to apologize to you again for what I spoke before."

    Elise had maintained her typical "gentle" smile so far as she said, "Is that so? Then I''ll take your words and forgive you."

    Jasper felt that Elise''s words were too unnatural. Especially with that perpetual smile, it made it impossible to believe that Elise had really forgiven him.

    After a few seconds of hesitation, he took 10 [Hyper Potions] out of his TRH device and gave them to Elise.

    "This is mypensation for those harsh words. I hope you can forgive me."

    [Hyper Potions] are not cheap, and 1 [Hyper Potion] costs around 1000 Pok¨¦dors.

    Jasper gave Elise 10,000 Pok¨¦dor aspensation for his earlier behaviour which shows that Jasper understands his position very well.

    Normally, Jasper wouldn''t do that. But since Elise would soon be a direct subordinate of a Team Rocket Elite Captain, he knew that he wouldn''t be able to survive if Elise decides to take revenge afterwards.

    Although he can be a subordinate of a Team Rocket Executive, there is noparison. Direct subordinates are treated very differently by their bosses than normal subordinates.

    Direct subordinates have many advantages over normal subordinates. That''s why the position of a direct subordinate of a Team Rocket Elite Captain is higher than a subordinate of a Team Rocket Executive.

    Alex saw how Jasper handled the situation and thought, ''Only if he wasn''t so crazy, he would have be a good subordinate.''

    Elise''s stic smile didn''t change as she wordlessly took the items from Jasper.

    Although Jasper didn''t hear anything else from Elise, he felt he had made the right decision.

    Losing 10,000 Pok¨¦dors was a minor pain for Jasper, but he still had enough money that it wasn''t a huge loss.

    After this fight, no one else came forward to challenge. Alex ended the tournament and gave prizes to the top 10 like Team Rocket usually does.

    After the prizes were handed out, he said with a powerful voice, "Elise,e to my office in 30 minutes. Arthur, Jasper, and Simon; follow me now."

    Then he looked at the other rookie and said indifferently, "Andrew, you take care of the rest."

    Alex didn''t feel like wasting time after these mediocre trainers.

    Although the talent in this group was much higher because Alex made A-rank Pok¨¦mon avable to the rookies, most of the trainers were still not up to the standard Alex was hoping for.

    Only Arthur, Jasper, Simon, and Elise were good trainers, ording to Alex.

    Alex believed that each of these trainers will at least reach the Elite ranks in 1 year if they manage to survive till then, that is.

    Even talented trainers and Pok¨¦mon often die in the first year¡ª when they are below the Elite rank¡ªwithout achieving their full potential.

    These trainers can try not to enter the wilderness in the first year, but this will have a very negative effect on the strength and potential of their Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex had made an appointment with Lisa before the tournament and told her about the talented rookies he would be bringing her.

    Lisa knew that Alex had given these rookies the option for choosing A-rank Pok¨¦mon and believed that many good trainers would show up in this selection.

    She epted Alex''s offer and promised him a little favour, as long as the rookies were good enough.

    Alex came with the three rookies in front of Lisa''s door and knocked.

    Although he had an appointment, he didn''t want to take any chance.

    "Come in~."

    Alex and the rookies walked into the big office and saw a massive Pok¨¦mon sitting behind Lisa.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Lugia (Half-Blood)

    LV: 48

    Type: Psychic/Flying

    Abilities: Pressure

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves: Weather Ball, Whirlwind, Gust, Dragon Rush, Extrasensory, Rain Dance, Hydro Pump, Aerost

    - (Perfect Talent) Ice Beam [M], (Perfect Talent) Roost [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Fly, (TM) Dragon

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    When Alex saw this huge Pok¨¦mon in this spacious office, he couldn''t help but think, ''Ah! So she wants to impress her new subordinate with her most majestic Pok¨¦mon.''

    ''Hmm... this Lugia seems to be making rtively little advances when ites to Move Mastery.''

    Alex took another close look at the info of Lugia andpared it with the info he saw six months ago.

    Although Alex does not remember all the information of Lugia after six months, he remembered the most important things.

    The level, the potential and which move had reached the Expert-rank.

    He recalled that Lugia was, at LV 41, had a Shallow Diamond potential and only had two Perfect Talent moves on the Expert rank.

    Alex was not surprised by Lisa not being able to improve the potential of Lugia. But the level and the Move Mastery was whole another matter.

    The fact that Lugia had risen 7 levels showed that Lisa had trained Lugia at least a lot in the wild and in general.

    But there being only two moves on the Master-rank and Lugia having no other move on the Expert-rank was not what Alex expected.

    Usually, it is possible for a good trainer to train his SS-rank Pok¨¦mon''s 1 Perfect Talent Expert-rank move to the Master-rank within a month.

    The level shows that Lisa trained Lugia a lot, but the move mastery says the total opposite.

    Alex thought for a moment what the reason could be, but he immediately recognized why this was so.

    ''Is it my fault?'' thought Alex with a wry smile.

    He often "received" Lugia''s [Scales] filled with energy that makes it impossible to train effective move for a period of time.

    Reinforcing a [Scale] filled with energy for 1 month in a row ensures that a Pok¨¦mon can hardly use moves for the rest of the day.

    Maximum enough to have a couple of long fights.

    And even after this month, the body has to slowly restore its energy. So it is normal to train its moves in a non-optimal manner for another half a month.

    ''Hmm, it''s really not worth making a Pok¨¦mon item if you don''t want to waste a lot of time in Move Mastery.''

    Move Mastery is a very important part of the strength of a Pok¨¦mon, and the money is not worth enough for Alex to hardly be able to advance in Move Mastery.

    Alex also started thinking about the potential when he saw that it hadn''t changed yet.

    Lugia was a born Shallow Diamond like all other Half-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon, but she still couldn''t improve her potential.

    Her born potential is even better than Steven''s Metagross, but it''s still on the Shallow Diamond.

    ''Hmm... Lisa doesn''t have to buy any items for Lugia... Wait a minute! Is it not possible for Half-Blood legendary Pok¨¦mon to improve their potential?'' wondered Alex.

    Lisa looked at Alex, who was deep in thoughts and got impatient as she said, "Hey, are you too shocked to say anything, or else why are you standing around like an idiot?

    Alex, who heard Lisa berating him, had the feeling that Lisa was in a bad mood today.

    He said in a calm manner, "No, I''m just surprised that Executive Lisa has made such a great advance with Lugia."

    Lisa''s eyes twitched briefly. Although Alex was right that Lugia had gained a lot of levels, her Move Mastery was ridiculously slow.

    If she wasn''t sure that Alex can not find such details about her Lugia, she would have thought that he was making fun of her.

    "Executive Lisa," Before Lisa could say anything, Alex asked with a slightly vague tone, "By any chance, did you buy any items for Lugia to improve its potential? Because it Lugia seems to look quite different today."

    Lisa, who heard such a stupid question, felt that Alex was making fun of her.

    One could see the slight anger in her eyes as she said, "What are you talking about? Lugia is SS-rank, and it is not possible to reach a higher potential."

    Alex smiled when he said, "Haha, I know. I thought Executive Lisa would get it that I was just joking."

    Lisa rubbed her forehead and said, "Of all the days where you can be so annoying, it has to be today. Anyway, let''s talk about the rookies you want to introduce me to."

    Alex didn''t say anything and took out papers from his TRH device and gave them to Lisa without uttering a word. He had prepared these papers beforehand. He had told Andrew to make such papers on top 10 and other people who had A-rank Pok¨¦mon, keeping in mind that there might be someone with a hidden talent. Though that ended being pointless.

    Lisa noticed that Alex wanted to hide the contents of the three rookies and looked at the sheet of paper with a curious expression.

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    Jasper Kleinmann. Age 16. The only living rtive is his father: Peter Kleinmann.

    Talent value: 90

    Intelligence: Very high, but drops to below average when the mental state is out of stability.

    Loyalty: Unknown

    Mental state: Very unstable if his Pok¨¦mon is injured but otherwise rtively stable.

    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok (very faithful), estimated level 22-25, estimated potential: S-rank

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    Simon Webrun. Age 16. No living rtives.

    Talent value: 83

    Intelligence: Very high, but difficult to assess.

    Loyalty: Unknown

    Mental state: Stable but difficult to assess.

    Pok¨¦mon: Koffing, estimated level 22-25, estimated potential: A-rank

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    Arthur Jones. Age 16. Rtives: Unknown

    Talent value: 81

    Intelligence: Unknown

    Loyalty: Unknown

    Mental state: Stable but difficult to assess

    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok, estimated level 20-23, estimated potential: A-rank

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    Alex knew how Team Rocket documented its members and also used it to give Lisa the most important information.

    everything was very self-exnatory except for talent value you had to adhere to very strict requirements in order to enter the correct number.

    Talent value is a number that an appraiser has to give in order to roughly evaluate the potential of a trainer.

    A table has to be read that helps to find a correct number in this imprecise system.

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    Talent simr to an Elite Four Member: 100-96

    Talent simr to an average Gym Leader: 95-90

    Talent simr to an average Team Rocket Executive: 89-85

    Talent simr to an average Team Rocket Elite Captain: 84-70

    Talent simr to an average Team Rocket Captain: 69-50

    Talent simr to an average Team Rocket Elite Member: 49-30

    Talent simr to an average Team Rocket Member: 29-1

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    It should be noted that a value of 85 and over there denotes the rookies with the best talent.

    As for the values over 90 are very hard toe by and each point is a huge leap in talent.

    Although Alex assesses the talent of these rookies, this is only his assessment and not confirmed by Team Rocket so that it will not go into their files and is only used because Lisa has a better understanding of the rookies.

    90 is pretty high and Alex doesn''t think that Jasper has the same talent as Misty or Brock, whom he rates as low gym leaders.

    But Jasper is probably just a little worse than Alex gave a 90 anyway.

    He knew that there was a big difference between 89 and 90, so he slightly overrated Jasper.

    Lisa saw what Alex had written and couldn''t help but smile when she saw Alex write a score of 90 for Jasper. But after reading that Jasper has an S-rank Pok¨¦mon that is very faithful, she could understand why Alex wrote that.

    She looked at Alex who was standing in front of her and said "Are you sure?"

    Alex looked at Lisa and said, "with the potential, I''m 99% sure."

    Lisa smiles again and said softly so that the rookie couldn''t hear "I''m very satisfied with this rookie, especially with a very talented one. But I''m curious. Why don''t you take Jasper himself as a subordinate."

    Alex knew that this question wasing he said to himself "I don''t like dogs that I can''t control. I thought you could understand?"

    Lisa didn''t say anything for a moment.

    After a few seconds she said, "Ok, I owe you a little."

    Alex looked at Lisa with a smile and left the room with a smile.

    He didn''t care what she did with these rookies after hearing those words.

    He opened the door in the room and left without saying another word.

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 Chapter 244 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 244

    Alex went back to his office and thought about the best way to find out the real side of Elise.

    All of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon¡ªexcept Shuppet, who was hiding in Alex''s shadow¡ªwere in their Pok¨¦balls, so the office was pretty empty.

    Gradevoir can use her ability to read emotions even when she is in her Pok¨¦ball. But ording to Gardevoir, the range is greatly decreased. But the range of Elise sitting in the chair in front of him was enough for Gardevoir to hear, see and perceive her emotions.

    Although Gardevoir can perceive emotion, it is essential that Alex steers the conversation in such a way that this ability can unfold its full effects.

    For example, if he asks whether Elise is a spy or not and Gardevoir feels a bit of nervousness from her, it doesn''t mean that Elise is a spy.

    In the case of a false usation, it is normal to briefly feel anger and then a slight nervousness after you have calmed down a bit.

    But this is the usual case, and many people may react differently in different situations depending on their personality.

    Alex heard in his old world about a case where a man was wrongly arrested for a robbery but was very calm throughout the interrogation and hardly reacted angrily to the unjust usation.

    Also, in the questioning, his interrogator''s first words were, "I know you are guilty and just want to ask why youmitted this robbery." This would make any person retaliate angrily or make them nervous due to the first time having such an experience, but not this person. Normally, only the criminals, who have experienced such things many times, can keep their calm under the mental torture of such an intense interrogation.

    So, his calm and unwavering behaviour made him look even more suspicious, even though he was totally innocent.

    Alex thought of another way how he can best find out the information he wanted to know without the personality distorting the result of his test. And that was the initial, genuine, instinctual reaction and the series of emotions she disys afterwards.

    He wanted to know whether or not Elise was a spy from the Alliance. And, the best way to find out was him talking to Elise about the Alliance for a long time.

    If Gradevoir senses that Elise has hatred or long-term anger when she talks about the Alliance, Elise would immediately pass the test.

    If Elise holds negative emotions against the Alliance, it would be highly unlikely that she is a spy sent by the Alliance.

    Why would the Alliance send a spy who hates them? Alliance is not naive. The most valuable quality of a spy is his/her loyalty.

    Alex thinks that the Alliance sending a potentially disloyal spy is extremely unlikely.

    If Elise has no particr emotional fluctuation throughout the conversation, it is also a good result for Alex.

    If Alex talks to her about the Alliance for a long time, but she doesn''t feel worried or nervous, then the chance of her being a spy would also be very low.

    But then he would have to do a few other tests to be absolutely sure to make sure that Elise isn''t a monster who hardly feels any emotions.

    Only if she shows positive emotions or is nervous during the conversation would reinforce Alex''s suspicion that she is a spy.

    Although it wouldn''t prove she was a spy for sure, Alex would treat her that way afterwards and even tell Team Rocket about the possibility.

    Alex doesn''t want to damage his good rtionship with Team Rocket because he overlooked a spy.

    Although he felt that he was being a bit too cautious here, he didn''t want to take any chances with his three direct subordinates.

    Alex intended to let only three of his direct subordinates know about his true identity, and that can only happen if he can really trust them.

    They will be the core of his organization in the future, so he doesn''t want to take any risk of a spy being in one of those positions.

    As Alex thought about these things, he heard a knock and the voice of Elise, "May Ie in, Instructor John?"

    "Yes," Alex gave a curt reply.

    Elise came into the room and examined the room in a brief second.

    Alex looked at her briefly and said, "Elise, it''s good that you''re here. Come, sit."

    Elise nodded with a gentle smile on her face and said, "Thank you very much for the hospitality, Instructor John."

    Alex gave a slight smile as he said, "No problem. You must be wondering why I want to talk to you. Right?"

    Elise continued to answer with a polite tone, "I would be lying if I said that I am not curious."

    "You can treat this as a friendly conversationbined with an interview."

    "Ah! Instructor John, this makes me a little nervous."

    Alex heard Gardevoir say via telepathy, "No, she''spletely calm and even a little bit relieved."

    ''It seems she was expecting something like this.''

    Despite hearing the words from Gardevoir, Alex didn''t change his face when he said, "Don''t worry. I''ll just ask a few easy questions and otherwise, talk to you about a few light topics."

    "Ok, let''s start with the first question. Why did you choose Spearow as your starter Pok¨¦mon, and why an A-rank Pok¨¦mon?"

    Alex wanted to hide his motives with these questions and, in the process, understand Elise''s character a little better.

    "Ohh! The reason is pretty simple. I wanted to have a Flying-type Pok¨¦mon as a starter first, so I had to decide between Zubat and Spearow. And about choosing an A-rank Pok¨¦mon, any smart person who has confidence in her capabilities would do that. Of course, there is a risk. But it''s a calcted risk."

    Alex showed a slightly curious expression when he said, "I see. And the reason for choosing Fearow?"

    There was a wide smile on Elise''s face for the first time as she said, "Spearow and Fearow are just so cute that I had to pick them."

    Alex was slightly surprised and could not say anything for a short time. This reason was actually weird and too obvious, even for a lie.

    Gradevoir''s voice could be heard in Alex''s head again, "She was in a slightly happy mood when she said that."

    Alex wasn''t sure what to do with this info.

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 Chapter 245 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 245 (Bonus )

    Although Elise told an odd reason for choosing Fearow as the starter Pok¨¦mon, her choice wasn''t necessarily a mistake, ording to Alex.

    Even if the species is objectively worsepared to other species, in games and in this world, it is not the most important factor in choosing a Pok¨¦mon.

    ording to Alex, the potential is the most important factor when you are choosing a Pok¨¦mon, even more than the type or species of a Pok¨¦mon.

    Of course, there are also species that also have an advantage. But each Pok¨¦mon should be evaluated individually and not mainly based on its species.

    Though it is true that some Pok¨¦mon-type appear better than others. For example, a Bug-type Pok¨¦monpared to a Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Many Bug-type species have a lower average potential than the Pok¨¦mon species of other types. While there are no Dragon-type species where a Pok¨¦mon is born with a potential worse than A-rank, with many even being born S-rank.

    The average potential of many species can vary widely, but that doesn''t mean that Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon species are necessarily better than Bug-type Pok¨¦mon species.

    Bug-type Pok¨¦mon still have a few species that have a good average potential. To give an example, the Volcarona species¡ªlike Dragon-type species¡ªis born with at least an A-rank potential.

    Although all Dragon species have good potential, they all have huge drawbacks, such as the veryte arrival of their final form.

    When you keep in mind that almost all rookies die in the first year, starting with a Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon like Deino is a very risky decision.

    And even as a normal Elite trainer, it should be very difficult to reach high levels like 50 or even 55.

    This is also a reason why Hydreigon is often sold among all Dragon-species for the lowest price, even though this Dragon-species has the best average talent of all non-Legendary Dragon-type Pok¨¦mon.

    Who would want to wait until level 64¡ªor even longer with bad luck¡ªbefore his Pok¨¦mon can show its full strength.

    Apart from that, only the people like Elite Four or strong Gym Leaders have the potential to train such a Pok¨¦mon on this level.

    Each species has advantages and disadvantages to consider when choosing them as your team member.

    That''s why Alex thinks that evaluating the individual Pok¨¦mon is the smartest way and species is only one of the factors.

    Which moves are Innate Talent moves can often be more important to Alex than the species of a Pok¨¦mon.

    Even the character of a Pok¨¦mon can y a bigger role than the species.

    Although Alex thinks the reason Elise gave it is a bit stupid, he didn''t believe that Elise really chose Pok¨¦mon based on the looks.

    After a short pause, Alex asked, trying to pry more, "Is that your main reason why you chose these Pok¨¦mon species?"

    Elise lightly chuckled as she said, "Hehe... Instructor John, I''m sorry, but I thought that it was obvious that I was joking."

    Alex observed Elise''s reaction and thought she looked really rxed for the situation where she was.

    "Hmm, well then. Let''s talk about something else. What is your goal, or why did you join Team Rocket?"

    Elise showed a happy expression as if she was waiting for this question. "Ohh! That''s because Team Rocket is a very good ce to be a Pok¨¦mon trainer. You can get so many things, and the restrictions are minimalpared to the benefits. Especially if you are strong or talented, it''s a perfect choice."

    Gradevoir''s voice could be heard from Alex again, "Her mood got a little brighter when she talked about it."

    Alex felt it was time to ask the questions that are important to him, "I see. And, what do you think of the Alliance program for young trainers?"

    After the Team Rocket question, this questioning seemed fluid and a perfect topic to follow after the previous question.

    Elise continued to smile, "Instructor John, are you talking about the program where only 100 trainers get selected every year or the Pok¨¦mon school?"

    Alex looked closely at Elise and said, "Both. What do you think of them?"

    Elise kept herposure as she said, "I wasn''t lucky enough to be able to participate in one of these programs or go to a school that offers something like that. I don''t know much about it except that it is not for normal people and especially not for someone with low status like me."

    Alex said calmly, "Yes, the Alliance treats some groups of people a little bit worse, but most of the people thought that it wasn''t as bad as you said."

    He said the words, "most people thought it wasn''t that bad," to get a reaction out of her.

    Elise''s eyes were slightly out of focus as if she was thinking about something when she heard Alex''s words.

    Alex waited and then heard the voice of Gardevoir as she said, "I can feel many extreme emotions right now. But the strongest are anger, dislike, and contempt."

    Elise seemed to have put her thoughts aside after a few seconds. She said, this time without a smile, "Instructor John, we both know that this aspect of the Alliance is very disgusting and unfair. So please don''t test a reaction from me. I hate this particr topic."

    Alex smiled as he said, "I''m sorry for the difort you felt. We have to do this to find out if you are a spy from the Alliance. But after seeing your reaction, I am now confident that you really have no positive opinion of the Alliance and that you are not a spy."

    Elise gave a wry smile and said, "Spy?... I understand now. You are really smart, Instructor John. I only noticed now that it was your intention all along."

    Alex didn''t react to the tantpliments of Elise. He asked Gardevoir telepathically, "Did she feel some kind of relief or worry when I told her that I believe her that she is not a spy?"

    Gradevoir replied telepathically, "No, I couldn''t feel any kind of relief or worry. But I could feel slight anger, vignce, and admiration."

    Alex, who heard this, now felt that Elise had passed the spy test.

    He felt that Elise cannot be a spy and that he now simply has to find out whether Elise, like Daniel, has a personality that he can easily control or predict.

    "Ok, let''s end the interview with onest question. How did you improve the potential of your Fearow?"

    Elise showed a surprised expression and was suddenly on her toes as she began looking around the room.

    An S-rank Pok¨¦mon that is still below the Elite-rank and not has been with the trainer for too long is not that difficult to control, so it can be sold for money.

    And for an S-rank Fearow, you can get 8 or 10 million because it can be used as a flying mount.

    If Alex kills Elise or just takes her Pok¨¦mon, he can make 10 million Pok¨¦dors.

    Especially because Alex originally owned the Pok¨¦mon and Elise owed 70,000 Pok¨¦dor to Alex, he can easily think of a reason to snatch the Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex had such thoughts about Jasper''s Arbok. But after seeing the rtionship between Jasper and Arbok, he knew it wouldn''t work.

    Selling Gold Pok¨¦mon is much harder than Silver Pok¨¦mon. Many buyers want to do multiple tests with the Pok¨¦mon before they buy it. It is also often only possible with sellers where there is a good rtionship between buyers and sellers.

    Nobody buys an S-Rank Pok¨¦mon that is uncontroble and can kill the trainer.

    If Jasper and Arbok didn''t have such a good rtionship, Alex would have made a different decision and confiscated the Arbok.

    Jasper''s father doesn''t seem to be weak, but he doesn''t have the strength that Alex should be afraid of. Since Jasper also owes him the money, he can give Team Rocket a reason and doesn''t have to worry about punishment.

    It would still cause a bit of trouble, but for several million, it is worth it.

    Alex looked at Elise and said with a soothing tone, "Although you may not understand the reason, for now, I am urgently looking for people with a certain amount of talent. So I do not intend to take your Pok¨¦mon."

    Elise looked at Alex in surprise. She couldn''t understand how several million areparable to her.

    Although she is a proud person, she is not so arrogant or stupid. She clearly understands her current position.

    She does note from a family with ess to rare training exercises of Pok¨¦mon-types or species or is a person with Psychic powers.

    The potential of her Pok¨¦mon is good and maybe even better than many Elite trainers, but that''s about it.

    ''What is the goal of the Instructor?'' Elise thought.

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 Chapter 246 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 246

    Elise looked at Alex and asked with a slightly confused voice, "Can I ask you what is it you want in return that is worth missing out on several million?"

    Then without waiting for Alex to reply, she smirked at Alex and said in a flirtatious tone, "Could it be that you want my body? I am not averse to doing a few rounds with such a handsome man for a few million." Elise gave a wink as she finished speaking.

    Alex showed no expression but was mentally bewildered.

    He thought with annoyance, ''Fuck, as if I will give up 10 million because I want to sleep with you. This girl really has a very high level of self-esteem to even think of that possibility. I should add narcissism in the list of her traits.''

    Alex said with a deadpan tone, "No, that is not the reason. I will soon get a position higher or simr to an Executive. That''s why I''m in a need of talented trainers who are not older than 16. You are lucky that you chose the right time to join Team Rocket and have the chance to be a direct subordinate of mine."

    Elise, who had heard that she had the chance to be a direct subordinate from a person with a rank simr to an Executive, knew that she had really hit a jackpot.

    As long as she gets this position, she wouldn''t have to be afraid of other high-rank Team Rocket members. Albeit, she can''t unnecessarily provoke them.

    Elise gave the best charming smile she could form and said, "Instructor John, this sounds too good to be true."

    Alex said with an indifferent tone, "You are right. It does sound very unbelievable, doesn''t it? But it is true and even better than what you currently have in mind."

    Elise was astonished to hear this. "What? Even better?"

    Alex gave a slight nod and said with a dazzling smile, "I only need 3 direct subordinates, so you should understand the rarity and the benefits of such a position."

    Alex could see the amount of desire in her eyes having a sudden spike as he said this.

    Gardevoir said telepathically to Alex at this moment, "She is currently feeling ecstasy along with a little bit of... lu-lust."

    Alex, who heard how Gardevoir stuttered, understood the reason.

    He said telepathically, "Well, it''s just a little lust, right? That doesn''t mean she''s a pervert, right?"

    Gardevoir didn''t reply.

    Hearing no reply from Gardevoir, Alex told her, "Let''s just not talk about it."

    Alex suppressed his thoughts and said with increased gravity in his voice, "That is also the main reason why I had to make sure that you were not a spy. I also have to be aware of your situation. Now, then. Tell me, how did you manage to get your Fearow to the S-rank?"

    Elise looked at Alex and said with a smile, "Instructor John, do you know Ethan Braum?"

    Before Alex could say anything, she said with an innocent expression, "If you do, it would be easier to exin."

    Alex shook his head. He said while keeping eye contact, "No, I don''t know this person... Wait. Did you just say the name, Braum?"

    Elise gave a proud smile as she said, "Yes, the Braum family is rather well-known in Pewter City and also a small power in the Alliance. Ethan Braum is the head of this Braum family."

    ''Head of this family? Is this guy the father that the brat I met in the forest?''

    Alex looked at her and asked, "Did this Ethan Braum give you the items or money? And, why are you mentioning him?"

    Elise smiled grew wider as she said, "I was the mistress of Ethan Braum. He was head over heels in love with me. He gave me a lot of expensive gifts. Later he even wanted to marry me, but I refused. I have big goals and would never marry such a mediocre man. Especially the one who is also mediocre in bed."

    "Thest sentence was really unnecessary." Alex thought annoyed.

    Alex didn''t let his inner emotion change his expressions. He said, "But I can''t understand why you want to join Team Rocket when you have that much money. You don''t need Team Rocket''s help to be a trainer."

    Elise stopped smiling when she said, "But I need Team Rocket to protect myself from Ethan Braum."

    "I see. I am guessing Ethan Braum is still in love with you and won''t be giving up on you so easily."

    "Yes. I don''t just want the help to be a trainer but also a strong back to protect me."

    Alex thought about what she just said, ''She should know that I can easily find out the truthfulness of this information, so she is very likely telling the truth. But I would have to check it just to be sure. Nheless, it speaks volumes of her character. Seducing a married man at the age of 16 and dump him as soon as it was not beneficial anymore.''

    Although her character is crooked, it''s not so off-putting that Alex wouldn''t take her as a subordinate.

    She is greedy, maniptive and arrogant (with a little bit of narcissism). But she is also rational and clever. So, Alex thinks he can predict her behaviour.

    Alex didn''t think Elise would dare betray him as long as he kept a strong position, and there wasn''t anything to gain for her. Simr to Daniel, her behaviour is at least rational and anticipable.

    He would rather have a person with such a characteristic as a subordinate than a person who often reacts very emotionally.

    Alex looked with seriousness as he said, "Ok... You have met all my basic requirements. But to be sure, I will wait another 1 month before I make you a direct subordinate. You are basically a quasi-direct subordinate of mine. And as long as you don''t disappoint me, you will soon be my direct subordinate."

    Elise gave a warm smile as she said, "Thank you very much, Instructor John. I will do my best not to disappoint you."

    Alex looked at Elise, who looked like a kind saint and said indifferently. "Because danger for the novice rookies is very high, I will ask one of my direct subordinates to give you a lesson for 2 weeks. Use this chance to learn a lot and be stronger quickly, so you don''t end up dying too soon."

    Elise started giving Alex an almost inviting look, "Instructor John, you are such a great boss. Can I thank you somehow?"

    Alex understood what she was trying to say. But he was indifferent to such things. "As long as you are useful to me and understand your ce, I will give you many advantages. You can wait in your room, and I will send you my direct subordinate in the next 2 days."

    Elise saw Alex was unaffected by her indirect sexual invitation. He even straight up ignored it and indirectly told her to get out.

    She got up while maintaining a gentle and friendly smile. She thanked Alex before going out.

    After she left the room, Gardevoir said, "She felt admiration for you after you rejected her."

    Alex, who heard this, understood one thing, "She looks down at the person who epts such an invitation."

    "Not that I can''t understand that."

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 Chapter 247 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 247

    After Elise left the room, he picked up his TRH device and contacted Daniel.

    "Boss?"

    "Hey, Daniel. Can you talk right now?"

    "Yes, I''m in a safe zone right now."

    "Ok, I need someone to train my future third subordinate in the wilderness for two weeks, and I cannot involve someone whom I can''t trust with this important task."

    Daniel didn''t say anything for a moment.

    Alex knew what Daniel was thinking.

    "I can understand that you are making great strides on the ind right now, and you are reluctant to waste your time. But I will reward you sufficiently if you ept this task."

    Daniel remembered the money he got from Alex when he led him to an S-rank Pok¨¦mon.

    This generosity convinced Daniel.

    "No problem, Boss. I''ll leave the ind today."

    "Good. I''ll be waiting for you here at the base in Pewter city."

    Alex and Daniel ended the conversation after talking about a few general things like training and Pok¨¦mon.

    Daniel often talks to Alex and asks for help, even though Daniel has a lot of knowledge through reading many books about Pok¨¦mon in his childhood.

    Alex''s knowledge is even worse than Daniel''s in terms of theoretical Pok¨¦mon knowledge. But Alex''s Pok¨¦mon knowledge was much more practical, so Daniel can learn a lot of things from Alex.

    What are the optimal training times, the mood of the Pok¨¦mon, optimal move training and body training? Alex has extensive knowledge regarding that. Alex has read most of the good books containing such knowledge, and he has gained experience regarding them already.

    But the main reason why Alex''s training was particrly good is that he tested andpared many different methods to have the best for his personal Pok¨¦mon.

    Thebination of knowledge and the testing of possibilities.

    Although that doesn''t sound particrlyplicated to aplish, it is very rare for the trainer or even Elite trainer to create such an optimal training for their Pok¨¦mon.

    They have the knowledge but don''t try anything new and stagnate with their limited training knowledge. In other cases, they have don''t have much knowledge. So, even after trying out many methods, they do not recognize which one is best.

    ...

    After the conversation, a smile covered Alex''s face.

    The fact that Daniel agreed to train his third subordinate was the optimal result.

    Not only can Elise learn a lot and be a better and stronger trainer, but Daniel also gets stronger afterwards.

    As for the reward, Alex wanted to buy an item of value 2 or 3 million for Daniel''s Butterfree to get it on the Shallow Gold rank.

    If Daniel has a second Gold Pok¨¦mon, he will be much stronger in 1 year than with just one Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    Deep Silver Pok¨¦mon starts to reach a soft-cap with level 35, and the levelling up speed slows down as he had experienced with Ditto.

    Daniel''s starter Beedrill¡ªwho has Shallow Silver potential¡ªhas apparently, already reached his softcap when it was only level 30 or so.

    Thest time he saw Daniel''s Pok¨¦mon, his starter Pok¨¦mon was a good deal lower in level than his other two Pok¨¦mon, a contradiction to the beginning.

    Alex believed that it would be difficult to level up Daniel''s starter Pok¨¦mon after this softcap was exceeded.

    He also asked about the progress Daniel had made till now, and Daniel told him the levels of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Beedrill (starter) was only at level 34, and Butterfree was only at level 37.

    Although Daniel has been training on the ind for more than 15 days, two of his Pok¨¦mon have levelled up only one time. And even this level up was in thete days in the 15+ days.

    Alex remembers how his Pok¨¦mon (Crobat, Scizor & Gardevoir) made it levelled up 2 or 3 times in a simr time. After 3 weeks, Scizor was almost about to level up the third time (he levelled up a dayter).

    Only Daniel''s Beedrill with Gold potential levelled up 2 times even though it has the highest level among all of Daniel''s Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex also felt that it would be difficult for Daniel''s other Pok¨¦mon if they don''t reach Gold.

    For Daniel''s start Pok¨¦mon¡ªthat wasn''t even born with a Shallow Silver¡ªit would cost him a fortune to get it to the Shallow Gold rank.

    It would even cost him a lot more than what Alex had spent on Ditto, and that was very expensive and objectively very ineffective.

    Of course, Alex told Daniel about the secret that he had learned from Professor W?lhder after his rookie tournament victory in order to prevent Daniel from wasting his money. (He had also told Maria)

    Alex thought that among Daniel''s Pok¨¦mon, Butterfree is the one whose potential should be given first priority. If he doesn''t do anything about her potential, she will continue to level up so slowly.

    Alex nned to tell Daniel explicitly that the item is best suited for Butterfree when he gives it to him after the training with Elise has been finished.

    With this, Elise and Daniel will both get stronger, and Alex only has to sacrifice 2 or 3 million.

    2 or 3 million is not a small amount. But for Alex, it is worth it if he can increase his chance of victory.

    Alex wanted this position even though he knew that this position is not without danger.

    But he believed that after 1 year, he would at least be stronger than Brock. Not to mention, he will have three powerful Elite trainers as subordinates.

    With that, even if he cannot conquer Hoenn''s underground, controlling at least one medium-sized city underground shouldn''t be difficult. Thus, he will secure a source of a lot of money and influence.

    Together with the financial support from Team Rocket, this position is far too good to let go of.

    Especially because Alex can make his subordinate faithful to himself and not to Team Rocket because it is an undercover mission.

    Although he has no ns to leave Team Rocket, having a card for the future scenario is important.

    For this n, Alex has only one concern.

    Giovanni should be smart enough to understand that. Yet, he didn''t give these missions to Team Rocket members who are extremely loyal to him. At least, Alex is not.

    Alex pondered over reasons, and he came up with different hypotheses.

    1: Giovanni doesn''t think that one of the three can manage to conquer Hoenn''s underground, and he just hopes that they can control a part of Hoenn''s underground.

    2: He is disguising this as an opportunity. But, in truth, he knows that it is a suicide mission. He just wants to do as much damage as possible to the Hoenn underground.

    3: He sees it as a "little cost, big win" investment. And that is the reason why he is doing it.

    These are the three theories that are most likely ording to Alex.

    Alex personally thinks that 1 and 3 together are the truth and that 2 is too stupid and reckless for Giovanni to choose.

    If he really wanted to cause harm, why does he want to sacrifice the Team Rocket members with the best potential?

    Only if he is afraid of the potential of the rookies does that make sense, but Alex didn''t think that Giovanni is such a person.

    Giovanni has Sabrina and Koga as subordinates who are very dangerous already shows that this is unlikely.

    Regardless of the reason, Alex did not believe that it was too dangerous or a trap by Giovanni.

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    Alex¡ªsitting on the floor of his personal room¡ªwas in a meditative stance while his Pok¨¦mon were training.

    The main focus of this was to better control his Psychic-energy in his body through this practice.

    Although Alex has the reserves of a Tier 3 Psychic, he still has to learn how to use his energy effectively in order to learn really important skills.

    Only when he has good enough control of his energy is it worth training his skills, ording to Alex.

    *buzzz*

    Alex had kept his TRH device on silent mode since the sound it makes when it vibrates due to the new notification was enough to grab his attention.

    When he checked what it was, he found a message from Maria, "Hey, yboy~ Are you watching TV?"

    Alex was momentarily speechless. He called her and asked the first thing that had stuck in his mind, "Really? yboy? You still n to keep on calling me that?"

    "Why not? Even though a second-ss, you are a yboy nheless. And I also think that it''s a good nickname. Much better than honey or sweetheart."

    "Wow! I''m not only a yboy but also a bad yboy? Did I forget something important today? Or else why are you hitting me with an insultbo?"

    "Not bad, right?"

    yboy is the name Maria started using as a romantic nickname after they got together and started chatting with each other on a daily basis.

    Alex had heard/read this name for 2 weeks constantly and found it very funny.

    He thinks that he generally has a bad rtionship with the female gender if you exclude Maria.

    Nina Braum and Misty both have a poor rtionship with Alex.

    Alex is often indifferent to Lisa, though Lisa is a special case.

    He felt that this nickname had nothing to do with reality and that he was a proud and serious man. Well, most of the time.

    "You know, what? I was just thinking about a good name suitable for you. What do you think of the name, ''small''." Alex counterattacked.

    Maria thought for a moment before she understood what he meant by that.

    Although Alex is taller than she is, she is already quite tall for a woman''s standard. So he definitely didn''t mean her height by this name.

    Maria didn''t say anything for a moment, but anger was bubbling inside her.

    After a few seconds, she said in a dry voice, "Ha-ha. You''re making fun of my small breasts, how original. But two people can y this game."

    "I''ll call you small from now on too, in public to top it off. Let''s see who gets more embarrassed."

    Alex, who was above average, understood what people would think if Maria called him that.

    Alex couldn''t control his anger this time, "You bitch! That''s a lie, and you know it."

    Maria''s angry voice could also be heard through the TRH device as she said, "And that I have small breasts isn''t a lie, you bastard?"

    "I just wanted to make a joke."

    "Me too."

    ...

    Alex and Maria didn''t say anything to each other for a moment.

    After a few seconds, Maria said, "I hope you know, I would never try to humiliate you like that in public."

    Alex answered with an apologetic tone, "My joke was really a bit too much this time. I hope this joke didn''t hurt your feelings."

    She said softly, "Don''t worry... Love you, yboy."

    The happy smile had found its way back on Alex''s face as he said with an invigorated tone, "I love you too, Maria."

    After this romantic moment, Alex suddenly said, "And I checked, you really have above-average breasts for your age."

    Maria started to slightly smile as she said seductive, "Hehe~ What a coincidence. I also checked the size of your piece. Not bad~."

    This seductive tone had done its charm as Alex''s libido had increased. "..When are youing back?"

    "I''ve only been on the ind for 2 weeks, and I want to stay on it for at least 1 month." Alex was disappointed hearing this.

    "...But I can fly back for a day tomorrow." This sentence alone made Alex''s emotions go 180.

    Alex grinned, "Sounds good."

    Although both had a small argument today, neither was really angry with the other and tried to be considerate against each other.

    Both know that neither gets really hurt by insults. So both sometimes use insults like bitch or bastard.

    It was a weird rtionship but a very solid one.

    "Ahh, I almost forgot why I called you. Did you turn on the TV?"

    Alex was confused about why Maria wanted to talk about it now. "No, why? Something interesting happened?"

    This topic doesn''te up in their usual conversation. Alex knows that Maria doesn''t watch TV very often, so he believed something important must have happened.

    Maria said, "In 2 minutes, there will be an interview with a future Gym Leader who has been approved by the Alliance. I don''t think I have to tell you who it is."

    "Misty?"

    Maria said nothing for a moment and said indifferently, "How is your rtionship with her?"

    Alex said withughter, "Haha! Do you really think I would develop feelings for a child?"

    "Hasn''t she turned 14 this year? It''s only 2 years away to be considered an adult."

    Although every trainer is an adult, it is only in the eyes ofw.

    In this world, 16 is the age when one is treated as an adult and also for non-trainers to be legally regarded as an adult.

    Alex said with a cheeky smile, "You''re so cute when you''re jealous."

    "Go suck your ****."

    Alex wanted to say, "I think that''s your job," but refrained from doing so since he didn''t want to ruin his chance for tomorrow for a joke, no matter how good a joke he thinks it was. Though he had to struggle a lot with himself to not say it.

    He said with a smile, "Misty and I have a very bad rtionship. I don''t have her contact details, and I have no interest in getting them."

    Maria, who was satisfied with this answer, said with a slightly happy tone, even if she tried to suppress it, "Good. But you should still watch this interview to understand the general situation of Kanto."

    Without waiting for Alex to answer, she said, "Okay, the interview is about to start, so I''ll hang up. See you tomorrow."

    "See you tomorrow."

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    After spending a year in this world, Alex understood the difference between the Gyms here, in this world, and the ones in the games very well.

    In this world, Gyms are ssified by the Alliance in three categories. These categories also determine the highest level of Badge one can get upon sessfully passing the Gym challenge.

    Unofficial Gyms: These Gyms do not receive any support from the Alliance and cannot give Badges issued by the Alliance.

    Official Gyms: These Gyms are supported by the Alliance and can award only B-Badge to the sessful challenger.

    The Main Gyms: There are only 8 Main Gyms per region, and these are the most important Gyms in a region. Not only do they get massive financial support, but also a great deal of political power in the Alliance. They can award all Badges, B-Badge, A-Badge, and S-Badge, upon the sessful challenge.

    Badges are also categorized into three ranks to show how much strength the Gym Leader has used in the fight.

    B - Badge: A trainer can get this Badge without having to fight the Gym Leader. Often, there is only a fight against a trainee in the Gym who is responsible for rookie trainers. When a trainer challenges the Gym for a B-Badge, the Gym Leader or trainee can use Pok¨¦mon only between levels 10-39. But mostly Pok¨¦mon with levels, simr to the challenger''s Pok¨¦mon, are used.

    A-Badge: This Badge can only be obtained from a fight against the Gym Leader and usually requires an appointment. These fights are also often broadcasted when a Gym Leader thinks that the battle with the challenger can be interesting & captivating and uses this to increase the poprity of Gym Leaders. In this fight, the Gym Leader will use Pok¨¦mon between LV 40 and LV 49.

    S-Badge: These Badges are extremely rare, and very few trainers have one or more of these Badges. To get this Gym Badge, you have to win against a Gym Leader who will use his strongest Pok¨¦mon. The Gym Leader can choose the format of the fight (1 v/s 1, 2 v/s 2, 3 v/s 3, and so on) and also the arena, which makes the difficulty of this battle¡ªwhich is already very high¡ªbreak through the roof.

    These three ranks of Badges also have another purpose.

    Every year each region holds a tournament which is the most important event in the whole region.

    In Kanto, the tournament is called the "Kanto Champion tournament." And as the name suggests, only the strongest trainers are allowed to take part in this tournament.

    But in order to participate in this tournament, either one of these conditions must be met.

    1: At least 6 B-Badges and 2 A-Badges.

    2: At least 3 A-Badge

    3: At least 1 S-Badge

    In addition, none of the participants must be older than 39 if they want to take part in this tournament.

    The 1st requirement for the Badges is, by far, the easiest to meet. But even then, not many trainers are able to fulfil it to qualify for the tournament.

    The Kanto Champion tournament is a tournament where ordinary Elite trainers are cannon fodder, and even the trainers who have a Mid-Elite Pok¨¦mon are only halfway strong participants.

    Because of these high demands, the number of people participates in this tournament per year is much smaller than in the Kanto Rookie tournament.

    The top 16 receives generous prizes, so every year, many Elite trainers still take part for a chance to win these prizes or to gain experience.

    Tournament winners sometimes get the chance to challenge an Elite Four member to challenge their ce.

    Alex also had a guess why it is only sometimes and not always. He thought that the Alliance allow trainers to challenge the Elite Four only if they are sure that he or she isn''t a spy from Team Rocket or some other underground organization.

    Although the Alliance often gave other "official" reasons, Alex believed that was the actual reason.

    The Kanto Champion tournament will start in Kanto in 6 months, so Alex had already considered participating there.

    He felt that after 6 months, he will probably be strong enough to secure a ce in the top 16. Extra money or resources are always appreciated. And even keeping that aside, he can gain a lot of important experience at least.

    Alex knew that a victory is impossible for him. Even with 3 Pok¨¦mon at level 50, he is, at most, a top 16 candidate and not a trainer with a chance of winning the tournament.

    Thest winner was an "old man" with a Champion-level Pok¨¦mon and 5 Pok¨¦mon on the Late-Elite level. So Alex knew that in this tournament, he needs a strength of at least 6 Late-Elite Pok¨¦mon to even reach the final.

    This "old man" was only 39 years old. He was called that by all participants because he was the oldest participant.

    The age of a trainer is not necessarily equated to strength, but almost every trainer older than 30 is at least not weak, or he would not have survived that long.

    Champion-level sounds very impressive, but the Pok¨¦mon of the old man only was at level 60 and much weaker than the Champion-level Pok¨¦mon of the Elite Four members.

    Not to mention, each Elite Four member has at least 3 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon and is much younger than the "old man."

    Alex had seen the rey of the final on the inte, and he thinks that the old man is not necessarily stronger than a strong Gym Leader.

    As far as he knows, Koga and Sabria also have almost 1 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon. Plus, they have a lot more Late-Elite Pok¨¦mon, with better potential.

    Not to speak of Giovanni, who has a simr strength to an Elite Four, at least, ording to Alex''s assessment.

    Alex didn''t know the true strength of Giovanni and couldn''t find a match online that showcases it. There are fights, but these do not show the full power of Giovanni.

    Compared to the Elite Four, Giovanni''s strength is much less known, making him much more dangerous to fight

    ...

    Alex switched on the TV and switched to the most famous news channel of Kanto, Pok¨¦News.

    Compared to Alex''s previous world, there are far fewer channels in the Pok¨¦mon world. But that is most likely due to the lesser poption and not because of the technical means.

    After a few minutes of preface, the program switched to a reporter, standing next to Misty.

    The reporter and Misty were both dressed very professionally. Though Alex thought that Misty looked stupid in such clothes.

    The female reporter was a beautiful ck-haired woman. And her professional suit had somehow increased her charm.

    She was obviously taller than Misty. And her wearing high heels made Misty look even more like a child, making it even funnier to Alex.

    "Good afternoon, dear viewers. I am standing just in front of the entrance of the Gym arena of Cerulean City, which has received permission from the Alliance to be reopened if Gym Leader Misty wants."

    She looked at Misty with a smile and said, "Gym Leader Misty, thank you very much for finding the time for an interview."

    Misty looked at the woman and said with a rehearsed smile, "No problem, and wee to the Cerulean City."

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    The female reporter started her questions with a professional smile. "Gym Leader Misty, as announced by the Alliance today, you have been epted as the sessor to the Cerulean City Gym and are now allowed to open the Gym again. So, when are you going to reopen the Gym?"

    Misty, who was expecting this question, smiled as she answered, "Although I have a team full of Elite Pok¨¦mon and met the minimum requirements for the A & B-Badge, the Gym won''t be opening for a while."

    "Oh, what a surprise! Can Gym Leader Misty tell us the reason?"

    Misty kept smiling as she said, "I''m too weak to really be the Gym Leader of Cerulean City. So I will wait until I''m at least stronger than the Brock, which shouldn''t take too long."

    The female reporter didn''t like what Misty was saying. Brock was a Gym Leader, and Misty insulting him could bring some trouble to her. She also didn''t like this haughty behaviour of Misty, but she didn''t let it out on her face.

    "Is that rted to how you suddenly got so strong? I mean, you are only 14 years old and already have 6 Elite-level Pok¨¦mon. From which, one is already at LV 47 if I''m not wrong. This is unbelievable. Many even say that you have the talent to be a Champion trainer."

    "Brock has nothing to do with me. To be honest, Brock is a waste, and I don''t even see him as a Gym Leader. He is-"

    The female reporter realised that the situation was getting a bit out of hand and interrupted Misty before she continued to damage Brock''s reputation.

    "Gym Leader Misty, we shouldn''t be talking about other Gym Leaders. We are here for you, after all."

    She quickly tried to turn the topic in a different direction.

    "Can you tell us what is the reason that you suddenly got so much strong so fast?"

    Misty stopped smiling as she said, "I''ve had two shattering defeats in thest few months, and they made me understand that talent is useless without hard work. After this bitter lesson, I started using all of my time training my Pok¨¦mon, and I spent 1 whole month in a dangerous area to get stronger quickly."

    "Unbelievable," The female reporter was a bit astonished. Suddenly, she felt more respect for Misty, "Even though you don''t need to go this far, you still put yourself in danger to get stronger faster."

    "Not necessary?" Misty gave out a smile full of self-contempt, "That is nonsense. After reaching the Elite-rank, if you do not venture into the wildness regrly, the levelling speed of your Pok¨¦mon will only get slower and slower. Not to mention, you get more fighting experience in the wilderness as you face stronger Pok¨¦mon.

    When I was 12 years old, I didn''t see Pok¨¦mon training the way I do now and wasted a lot of time. I never trained alone in the wilderness, and I didn''t train my Pok¨¦mon for more than 2 hours a day on average. Just because my Pok¨¦mon have such good potential, I was able to reach the Elite-rank so early.

    But I don''t n to be a medium-sized Gym trainer, and I don''t want to be weak anymore."

    The female reporter was feeling newfound admiration for Misty as she said, "Your speech is awe-inspiring, and your growth as a trainer is something everyone should strive for."

    Misty looked in a good mood as she said, "Thank you for the kind words."

    The female reporter calmed down after a few seconds and asked the question that was bugging her for a while, "You talked about two shattering defeats. Can you tell us when they happened and who were you up against?"

    Misty''s good mood suddenly vanished as she heard this question. "Uhhh... Well, I think a lot of viewers already know this person. It''s the Kanto Rookie Winner, Alex."

    The female reporter nodded and said slight bewilderment, "Although Alex had defeated you, this fight was very close, and he won with a lot of luck rather than skill."

    Alex, who heard this,ined in a voice filled with annoyance, "Unbelievable. How can this reporter be so unprofessional?"

    Gardevoir, who was sitting next to Alex, said, "Don''t be upset, father. You are the best for us."

    Alex started smiling as he replied, "I know, I was just kidding. I understand that programs like this want to show a positive view of Gym Leaders and Elite Four members. So it is not surprising that they make excuses for Misty, who will soon be the Main Gym Leader of Kanto.

    I mean, you just have to watch them trying to preserve the image of Brock. Hahaha!"

    Brock was a shame to all the 8 Main Gym Leaders. And as far as Alex has heard, nobody has a good rtionship with Brock.

    This is not surprising when you consider that Brock spends most of his time in the arms of one or more women instead of training his talented Pok¨¦mon.

    He could have been as strong as Sabrina if he didn''t waste so much time. But he is the weakest Gym Leader even though he is older than Sabrina.

    ...

    In the meantime, Misty continued and told the reporter about Alex and the rematch after the rookie tournament.

    "Well, I think I''m strong enough now that I should be able to easily defeat him."

    The female reporter said with a smile, "I am sure that you have a victory in your pocket. If you are interested, you can tell us, and we would be happy to set up this match."

    Misty said with a smile, "That probably won''t be necessary."

    Without waiting for the reporter to ask back, she continued, "The Kanto Champion tournament will start in 6 months, and I n to take part there and get one of the top 16 ces. In my opinion, Alex shouldn''t miss this chance because of the prizes given to the top 16 trainers. So there is a chance that I mighte across Alex there."

    Alex looked at Misty and thought out loud, "Did she nned for the tournament organizers to see this interview so that both of us will be matched against each other.

    This way, she won''t have to go against someone "stronger" than her, and she can pay me back too. Or am I just overthinking and overestimating her intellect?"

    "Hehe," Vulpix chuckled and looked at Alex with her doe eyes. She said in a cutesy voice, "Papa is so stupid. Even I already know that you can''t talk through TV."

    Alex just smiled as he put Vulpix on hisp and stroked her.

    "You are right. Your father is talking nonsense."

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    Alex and his family watched the rest of the interview quietly.

    The following questions only asked about misty personally, so Alex was hardly interested in it.

    He just didn''t stop watching it in case something interesting might pop up. But he was sorely disappointed.

    After the interview was over, Alex went to the TR shop to check on TMs.

    Alex, who now has a lot of money, started considering which TMs he should buy for his Pok¨¦mon.

    Though he had noticed that the TMs are no longer as worthwhile as they were before.

    If a Pok¨¦mon has little or no Expert-rank moves, it is worth having a lot of TMs. But as soon as a Pok¨¦mon has enough moves on the Expert-rank or even on the Master-rank, it is no longer sensible to use moves that are still on the Normal-rank.

    Even if a Pok¨¦mon uses a Normal-rank move that is effective against a Pok¨¦mon, the damage is almost the same as an Expert-rank move that deals normal damage to a Pok¨¦mon.

    Although the super-effective Normal-rank move does more damage, the difference is not that big.

    Alex had the feeling that the strong Gym Leader or Elite Four members probably only use moves that are at least on the Expert rank.

    Having more moves is less important than having a few strong moves.

    But even with that in mind, Alex still wanted to buy a lot of TMs for his Pok¨¦mon today.

    There are still many moves that have some special properties to them that are worthwhile to have or eventer to train on the Expert-rank.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 46

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Thief, (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 46

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor, Night sh

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Acrobatics

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 46

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 43

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 44

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    - (TM) Taunt[E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 43

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [E], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab, (TM) Sr Beam, (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 45

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [E], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade, (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 29

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam

    - (Innate Talent) Hex, (Innate Talent) Howl [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Hail, (TM) Return, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Toxic

    -------------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 29

    Type: Ghost

    Ability: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex

    - (Innate Talent) Curse, (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam, (TM) Substitute

    -------------------------------

    Crobat: Thief, Double Team, Aerial Ace, Torment, Thief, Steel Wing, Payback, X-Scissor, Giga Impact.

    Scizor: Safeguard, Light Screen, Return, Aerial Ace, Acrobatics.

    Gardevoir: Reflect, Light Screen, Safeguard, Charm, Icy Wind, Hyper Beam, Guard Swap, Mystical Fire, Psych Up.

    Bastiodon: Substitute, Bulldoze, Roar, Toxic, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Double Team.

    ziken: Sr Beam, Dig, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Acrobatics, Shadow w, Low Sweep, U-turn, Swift.

    Umbreon: Psychic, Substitute, Snarl, Payback, Psych Up, Return, Taunt, Hyper Beam.

    Vulpix: Hail, Return, Double Team, Facade, Substitute, Payback, Psych Up, Toxic.

    Shuppet: Calm Mind, Toxic, Taunt, Thunderbolt, Psychic, Payback, Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, Dazzling Gleam, Substitute.

    ----------------

    Scizor, who noticed that he had the fewest moves, looked at Alex unhappily and asked, "Why did I get the least new moves?"

    Alex looked at Scizor with a smile, "These are all the useful moves I could find for you. The number of moves is not what matters but how strong they are. I think you can understand that."

    Scizor nodded and started trying out his new moves.

    Crobat heard the conversation between Alex and Scizor and said to Scizor, "Haha, do you really believe what our trainer told you? You really are missing few brain cells, aren''t you? He just didn''t want to spend money on the most useless Pok¨¦mon in the team. Hahahaha!!!"

    Scizor red at Crobat as he said, "You fat bastard!!!"

    When Alex realized that Scizor was getting really angry, he said aloud, "Scizor, don''t believe what Crobat said. Your TMs together cost more than his TMs."

    Crobat, who heard the words, also stopped smiling and said, "What? That must be a lie!!"

    Alex took out his TRH device and showed the price for the TMs from Crobat and the price from Scizor.

    Crobat looked dumbfounded.

    Scizor looked at Crobat with a mocking face as he said, "Ohh~ You said he didn''t want to spend money on the useless Pok¨¦mon, right? Hahaha!!!! So true, so true."

    Crobat looked angry and began to insult Scizor. He also said that Alex has probably given the wrong prices and that Alex must be lying to protect Scizor from shame.*

    Alex separated the two and told them to spend their time trying out their new moves.

    He wanted to buy all the important TMs that were inexpensive or at least worth the price.

    He didn''t buy every good TM for his Pok¨¦mon. But after this purchase, he now had gathered most of the important TMs for his Pok¨¦mon.

    There were also good moves such as [Acrobatics] that he hadn''t bought for his Pok¨¦mon (like Crobat) because they already had a simr move on the Expert-rank.

    [Acrobatics]''s best feature is its damage. But it does less damage than [Fly] on the Expert-rank, so why should Alex buy this move for Crobat.

    It makes no sense for him to buy this move and train it on the Expert-rank.

    Crobat has many other moves that will give more benefit by bringing them to the Expert-rank.

    Unfortunately, a few moves, in particr, were quite expensive, so Alex had spent a lot of money.

    Moves like [Psych Up], [Mystical Fire], [Guard Swap], [Reflect] and [Light Screen] are very expensive, but Alex bought them anyway.

    Especially the move [Psych Up] was bought by Alex for every Pok¨¦mon that can learn it.

    This move, even without being on the Expert-Rank, is extremely useful and can change the direction of a fight in certain situations.

    All in all, Alex had spent 13,320,200 Pok¨¦dors on all the TMs.

    He only had 76,490,350 Pok¨¦dors left now, but he didn''t think this money was misused.

    He wants to train many of these moves on the Expert-rank, and having these moves now can ensure that his Pok¨¦mon won''t have to train the mediocre moves.

    Move mastery is a thing that Alex thought about a lot, and he always tried to train his Pok¨¦mon moves which are not only good but also have future use.

    When Alex saw how his Pok¨¦mon, trying out their new moves, an idea suddenly urred to him.

    He looked at his Pok¨¦mon and said, "Come here for a minute. I have something important to say."

    *****

    [EN]:

    *Lol. Crobat be like: "Fake news. Alex is fake news. You are fake news."

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 Chapter 252 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 252

    After all of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon had gathered in front of him, he began speaking, "I have important things to announce. First of all, we will start collecting Badges in the next few months to take part in the Kanto Champion tournament in 6 months. This is the biggest tournament hold in the Kanto region. And the higher the ce we achieve, the better the price we will get. So let''s try our best for this. Apart from that, I have something even more important thing to say."

    Vulpix immediately asked with a confused voice, "Papa, what can be even more important than that?"

    Alex smiled hearing this. "It''s nothing new, actually, and maybe some has already predicted what I''m about to say. A tournament will be held after 40 days that is even more important for us than the Kanto Champion tournament.

    It is, of course, the Alex tournament #3 that I am talking about."

    Vulpix looked at Alex with her sparkling eyes and asked, "Father, what is this Alex tournament?"

    Alex looked at Vulpix and Shuppet and said with a calming tone, "This is a tournament to find out who is the strongest Pok¨¦mon in our family. But unfortunately, you two are still too young to take part in it."

    Shuppet was sad hearing this. He looked at the floor and started looking depressing around.

    Vulpix also showed sorrow but more of an expression like, "Why? This is so unfair. Hmph!"

    Alex showed a gentle smile, "Don''t worry. You will be old enough to participate by the time the next tournament takes ce, so don''t be sad. Your big sister ziken and your big brother Bastiodon have only recently gotten old enough to participate in this tournament. This will also be their debut tournament."

    Then he looked at Umbreon and said with a smile, "Plus, new family members are now strong enough to make their first appearance, too."

    Shuppet quickly stopped being sad and went to Alex for another hug.

    For him, it was only important that Alex likes him and doesn''t want to leave him out.

    Vulpix saw how his ymate got a hug and also started walking in front of Alex. Though she continued showing a pouting mouth as if to say, "I''m still mad."

    Scizor and Crobat scoffed when Alex said those words.

    Although both made fun of Alex''s statements, they really regarded this tournament with a high amount of significance.

    This tournament will decide which Pok¨¦mon of Alex''s family will hold the title of strongest, which means a lot to both of their pride.

    Gardevoir and Umbreon showed calm expressions, but Alex could see a boiling determination in their eyes.

    ziken showed pure anticipation and a strong fighting spirit as if she wanted to start right away.

    Inparison, Ditto and Bastiodon look calm. Alex could see that neither of them believed that they had any chance to win.

    Alex looked at the two Pok¨¦mon, whose forte isn''t 1 v/s 1 fights, with a thoughtful expression.

    While neither of them is really weak in 1 v/s 1, neither is strong either.

    Bastiodon, for example, is a Pok¨¦mon that is very strong in 1 v/s 1 against some Pok¨¦mon and very weak against some Pok¨¦mon.

    Crobat, for example, would have a tough time fighting against Bastiodon.

    On the other hand, a fight between Umbreon and Bastiodon is a fight that will probably end in a draw. Maybe if a Pok¨¦mon got too tired to use moves, there would be a winner, but that would take a really long time.

    Even Scizor, who is very strong against Bastiodon, has to be careful to not be hit by the Expert-rank [methrower].

    But because Bastiodon has such a bad Sp. Atk and Scizor have the moves [Swords Dance] and [Brick Break] on the Expert-rank, Scizor would still be the favourite in a fight between the two.

    Gardevoir and ziken are the two Pok¨¦mon where Bastiodon has almost no chance of victory.

    Bastiodon would have to be incredibly lucky so that he doesn''t meet these two Pok¨¦mon in order to win this tournament.

    Ditto''s chance is probably even worse.

    Although he can copy any Pok¨¦mon from Alex''s team because they are on the edge of the arena, unfortunately, all the moves of copied Pok¨¦mon are only on the Normal-rank.

    He''s also the lowest level Pok¨¦mon in this tournament, which doesn''t help either.

    He has the ability to hard counter any of his opponents, but Alex didn''t think it was enough.

    Though Alex still believes that Ditto has incredible potential. As soon as his [Transform] reaches the Master-rank, Ditto''s primary weakness¡ªall moves staying on the Normal-rank¡ªwould no longer be a hindrance.

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    40 dayster.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 47

    Type: Poison/Flying

    Ability: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Thief, (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 47

    Type: Bug/Steel

    Ability: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor, Night sh

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Acrobatics

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 47

    Type: Psychic/Fairy

    Ability: Telepathy (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 45

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Imposter (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 45

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Ability: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure

    - (Innate Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Innate Talent) Sleep Talk [E], (Innate Talent) methrower [E]

    - (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 45

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Ability: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [E], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab, (TM) Sr Beam, (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 46

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [E], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 34

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam

    - (Innate Talent) Hex [E], (Innate Talent) Howl [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Hail [E], (TM) Return, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Toxic

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 34

    Type: Ghost

    Ability: Cursed Body (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex

    - (Innate Talent) Curse [E], (Innate Talent) Phantom Force [E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam, (TM) Substitute

    -------------------------------

    Level up:

    Crobat: 1

    Scizor: 1

    Gardevoir: 1

    Ditto: 2

    Bastiodon: 1

    ziken: 2

    Umbreon: 1

    Vulpix: 5

    Shuppet: 5

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    Moves that improved in Moves Mastery:

    Crobat: Venoshock

    Scizor: Focus Energy

    Gardevoir: Focus st

    Bastiodon: Rock Slide

    ziken: Overheat

    Umbreon: Facade, Payback

    Vulpix: Hex, Hail

    Shuppet: Curse, Taunt

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    Current moves in training:

    Crobat: Confuse Ray

    Scizor: X-Scissor

    Gardevoir: Reflect

    Ditto: Transform

    Bastiodon: Toxic

    ziken: Attract

    Umbreon: Rest

    Vulpix: Extrasensory

    Shuppet: Toxic

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    Learned new Moves:

    ziken: High Jump Kick.

    Aln Vulpix: Extrasensory, Safeguard.

    Shuppet: Shadow Ball, Embargo.

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    Author''s thoughts

    Jo, I just wanted to exin a few things that might be a bit difficult to understand.

    If you are wondering why some Pok¨¦mon level up faster than other Pok¨¦mon, then you just have to wait for the next chapter. (I won''t exin it here)

    I want to exin here why some Pok¨¦mon have apparently trained more moves on the Expert-rank in the same period than others.

    Like Umbreon, Vulpix and Shuppet.

    As some of you might already know, not all Pok¨¦mon started training their moves at the same time and some had already trained one move for several weeks.

    I have an extra moment that I constantly change so that I am not confused when which move should reach the Expert rank.

    Here is an example of what it looks like.

    Crobat: Venoshock 11

    Scizor: Focus Energy 11

    Gardevoir: Focus st 12

    Ditto: Transform (no spoiler) [EN: I wanna know T-T ]

    Bastiodon: Rock Slide 26

    ziken: Overheat 27

    Umbreon: Facade 3

    Vulpix: Hex 2

    Shuppet: Curse 2

    Here you can see how many days it will take until a move is added to the Expert-rank. The times change depending on the Pok¨¦mon''s talent or whether it is an Innate Talent move, etc.

    Umbreon, Vulpix and Shuppet only needed two days (3) out of the 40 days to get a move on the Expert-rank.

    So they trained a second move to the Expert-rank in thest week of the 40 days.

    Ok, that''s it.

    I hope a few people understand better why this happened.

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 Chapter 253 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: 253

    During these 40 days, Alex stayed underground in the Pewter City Team Rocket in order to be there when Elise and Daniel returns. In the two weeks Daniel and Elise trained together, it seemed to have gone well because both showed a rather positive opinion about these two weeks. Alex gave Daniel an item of 3.5 million as a reward. He also said that this item was especially effective for the Pokemon species Butterfree. He also told Elise that she had passed the test and was now officially his direct subordinate. During the conversation, Alex again had asked Gardevoir to keep a track of Elise''s emotions and update him from time to time. Alex was now sure that Elise was not a spy from the Alliance or any other organization.

    Alex looked at the info of his Pok¨¦mon, and it was the same as yesterday.

    In the 40 days, Alex had noticed several things that were usually on the back of his mind.

    The first thing that caught his eye was that Pok¨¦mon from level 45 start to level a lot slower than before.

    Alex had thought that levelling up speed when one enters Elite-level was slow. But now, even that speed feels super fast.

    After 40 days, most of his Pok¨¦mon only levelled up once, which looks really badpared to his 2 weeks on the mountains.

    Although Pok¨¦mon generally levels faster in the wild, the gain of experience bes lower and lower as more time is spent in the wild.

    Alex even has a theory why that is the case, though it''s just one of his guesses.

    He had felt the Pok¨¦mon in unknown dangerous ces, like in the wildness, levels up faster than in a ce they know and properly understands the dangers residing there.

    Alex didn''t know exactly why a Pok¨¦mon gets such a "buff" in an unknown dangerous ce, but he felt that his theory of "buff" was true. Maybe the reasons are not, but the effect sure is.

    The longer a Pok¨¦mon stays in an unknown dangerous ce, the worse the "buff" gets.

    When the Pok¨¦mon has understood most of the dangers of a ce and has gotten used to feeling it, the "buff" bes almost negligible.

    This exins to Alex why wild Pok¨¦mon don''t level faster even if they are "training" in the wild all the time.

    Alex had the feeling that a Pok¨¦mon also needs to train a certain amount of time in a safe zone so that they don''t be numb to dangerous training environments. If all you do is experience thrill all the time, nothing is thrilling anymore.

    But that was just one of Alex''s hypotheses, and he doesn''t have the slightest bit of evidence to support this theory. Just the feeling when he observed the information of his Pok¨¦mon day by day when they were training on the mountain.

    The Pok¨¦mon they fought on the mountain range where he wasst with his Pok¨¦mon were probably another reason his Pok¨¦mon had levelled up so fast.

    As Alex''s Pok¨¦mon battled numerous Pok¨¦mon at a level higher than them on a daily rate¡ªsome even at level 50¡ªit would have been weird if they hadn''t levelled up so fast.

    But even in this area, Alex noticed that the level of progress was getting slower and slower in thest few days.

    Even if the next level up is always more difficult than before, Alex noticed that even the daily progress was a bit lower.

    But Alex noticed an even more important thing in 40 days.

    Ditto had levelled up 2 times, which is not slower than even a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon.

    For Alex, this was evidence of a theory that he had previously thought possible.

    Alex was now sure what the two most important factors for the level speed of a Pok¨¦mon are: "Talent" and "Level."

    They are the most important and also the hardest to change factors.

    Level: After a Pok¨¦mon has levelled up, the next level will automatically be harder than the previous level. That is a factor that cannot be changed and is more of a naturalw of the Pok¨¦mon world.

    Talent: Depending on the talent of a Pok¨¦mon, the Pok¨¦mon starts to level more slowly when it has reached a certain level.

    Every trainer knows about the "level" factor, and Alex, of course, also knows it. But Alex only now understood how the two important factors react with one another.

    Alex''s theory is exined like this.

    He first gives a number from 1 to 10 to both factors when a Pok¨¦mon has reached a certain level.

    These numbers should roughly show how difficult these factors make a Pok¨¦mon reach the next level.

    Alex''s Ditto and Crobat are taken as an example.

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    When Ditto was LV 35 and had Silver potential.

    Level number: 2.5 (it is still rtively easypared toter)

    Talent: 3.5 (Ditto''s talent has started to make it difficult to reach the next level.)

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    Crobat LV 35 with Gold potential.

    Level number: 2.5

    Talent: 1

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    A Pok¨¦mon at LV 35 and have Diamond potential.

    Level number: 2.5

    Talent: 1

    -----------------------------

    When Ditto was LV 40 and had Silver potential.

    Level number: 5.

    Talent: 6 (Ditto''s talent has started to make it difficult to reach the next level.)

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    Crobat LV 40, Gold potential.

    Level number: 5.

    Talent: 1

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    A Pok¨¦mon at LV 40 and Diamond potential.

    Level number: 5.

    Talent: 1

    -----------------------------

    In these three examples, you can clearly see that talent only at a certain level begins to make the levelling up more difficult for Pok¨¦mon.

    But even if more talent doesn''t make a difference for this level, it doesn''t mean that it doesn''t make a difference from a certain level onwards.

    Alex believed that it was the main reason Ditto could keep up with a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon and even levelled up at the same speed.

    He knew, however, that Shallow Gold would soon begin to no longer be the value 1 in terms of "talent".

    Probably from level 45, Ditto will start levelling more and more slowly because of his talent. Or maybe, this will only happen from level 50, but Ditto might not be that lucky.

    Alex also noticed another thing, or it''s more appropriate to say that it''s a thing he had thought about a lot.

    He knew from the beginning that the move [Transform] is a special move in terms of Move Mastery.

    Alex heard that practising this move to Master-rank is really challenging and takes a very long time. But he had underestimated how long this time will be.

    Ditto has been Alex''s Pok¨¦mon for more than 1 year, and he has been practising this move ever since then. Not to forget, [Transform] is an Innate talent move.

    Alex also didn''t have the feeling that it would move to Master-rank anytime soon.

    Ditto with a Master-rank [Transform] is just too rare in Pok¨¦mon trainer''s world for it to happen easily.

    Fortunately, Ditto is now an S-rank Pok¨¦mon, and a few years should be enough for it.

    .....

    After all of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon came in front of him, Alex said with a smile, "Ok, the Alex tournament #3 starts today."

    "Because 7 participants are taking part this time, one of you will automatically advance to the first round. I wrote 7 numbers in this box on pieces of paper, and I will now start drawing for the participants."

    Alex didn''t want to cheat his Pok¨¦mon in the matchups, so he would draw the number for them.

    Crobatined why he was the one to draw the numbers for them, but Alex ignored it.

    "Don''t worry, I won''t cheat and randomly draw a number." (AN: I will really draw random numbers for the Pok¨¦mon so that no one can say that it happens because of the plot if some readers are dissatisfied. haha)

    1 vs 2

    ------------ semi-final------------

    3 vs 4

    -------------------------------------finale

    5 vs 6

    ------------ semi-final------------

    7th

    Alex said a Pok¨¦mon and then pulled a number from the box.

    He did this 6 times, and the tournament tree had its candidates.

    -------------

    Crobat: 3

    Scizor: 7

    Gardevoir: 4

    Ditto: 6

    Bastiodon: 1

    ziken: 5

    Umbreon: 2

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    Bastiodon vs Umbreon

    --------------------------semi-final-------------

    Crobat vs Gardevoir

    ----------------------------------------------------finale

    ziken vs Ditto

    --------------------------semi-final-------------

    Scizor

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    Alex looked at the tournament tree and suddenly wished that he had created the tournament tree in the first ce.

    The first match itself was gonna be an absolute nightmare.

    A tank v/s a tank.

    Since both tanks had [Rest] on the Expert-rank, Alex felt that this fight will probablyst longer than all the other fights together.

    In addition, Scizor got a free ticket, who was not a good pick for the free ticket.

    He would prefer for Ditto or Bastiodon to get this free ticket.

    Alex removed all of these thoughts and looked at his Pok¨¦mon. He cleared his throat and said out loud, "Ahem! Wee, everyone, to the Alex Tournament #3. After the massive sess of the first and second tournament, the organizer has decided to host another tournament."

    "Today, we have seven incredibly strong Pok¨¦mon fighting for the third trophy of this important tournament."

    "For participant no.1, we have Bastiodon. A particrly massive monster of his species, who is the embodiment of the word "tank." Although he doesn''t have much experience, he has the strength to defeat every other Pok¨¦mon."

    "The participant no.2, Umbreon. A beautiful and almost invincible Pok¨¦mon with many attack variations. Although this is her first time in this tournament, she already has experience of fighting alone. She is the solo hunter of our family."

    "On the 3rd ce, we have the defending champion, Crobat. A skilled assassin and an all-rounder who hosts many different types of attacks. He won thest time with an unscrupulous hit-and-run tactic."

    "Next, we have Gardevoir. A beautiful and strong fighter. She has supernatural skills and superior intelligence, which makes her the favourite of the audience."

    "Followed up by her, we have ziken. Not only is she the best attacker in this tournament, but also a beautiful Pok¨¦mon, who can stun many Pok¨¦mon just by her looks."

    "For the next participant, we have Ditto. A master of transformation and a skilled fighter. An all-rounder Pok¨¦mon that has the most cards in every fight."

    "Andst but certainly not the least, Scizor. A melee monster that fights like a warrior that gets stronger in battle with every second passing. He will defeat you if you give him just enough time."

    All 7 Pok¨¦mon looked at Alex with different emotions. Many found that Alex''s descriptions of some were much more friendly than others.

    Especially Crobat was slightly annoyed when he heard Alex say "unscrupulous hit-and-run tactic."

    Compared to the lukewarm and quiet anticipation of the participants, Shuppet and Vulpix were much more passionate.

    Vulpix looked excited and showed great interest when she heard the introduction from the participants. She cheered for every Pok¨¦mon when they were introduced.

    Shuppet was also excited, even though he wasn''t cheering as loudly as Vulpix.

    Crobat said with a slightly scornful face, "He''s getting more and more outrageous every tournament."

    Umbreon looked confusedly at Crobat and asked, "Why do you say that, Brother Crobat?"

    Crobat looked at Umbreon with friendly eyes and said seriously, "He not only introduced me badly but also praised all female participants for their beauty. It clearly shows which participants he prefers."

    Umbreon gave a thoughtful expression and asked with a sombre tone, "Does Brother Crobat think I''m not beautiful? I thought the words were meant seriously."

    Crobat looked at the sad expression and said in his mind, ''Fuck!!''

    He often talks to Umbreon about different things, and he has great respect for her. He can rte to her due to her aggressive fighting style, which is simr to him. But that was only one of the reasons. He didn''t want to make her sad.

    "No, you are beautiful for your species. I just wanted to say that the male members are also beautiful- I mean handsome. And that''s why I brought up this topic."

    Crobat quickly came up with an exnation, even though his eyes twitched slightly, when he said, "Male members are also beautiful."

    Although he thinks he''s very handsome, he doesn''t think the other male Pok¨¦mon are particrly good looking.

    Especially Scizor. Finding good looks in Scizor would be simr to a blind man trying to find clues in a moonless night that, even in the daylight, only Sherlock Holmes can find.

    The Umbreon was enlightened after hearing Crobat.

    "Ohh~ I understand now. What a misunderstanding," Umbreon gave an apologetic smile, "I''m sorry for misunderstanding your words."

    "No problem. But didn''t I told you; you shouldn''t apologize so much."

    "Ah, I''m sorr-" Umbreon stopped herself frompleting that sentence. It would be a bit shameful to make a mistake just after she said she wouldn''t. She didn''t want to look bad in front of her family.

    Crobat just looked speechlessly at the Pok¨¦mon whom he had often seen beat other Pokemon to death even after they were already unconscious.

    .....

    Alex''s Pok¨¦mon were in a training ce that Alex had booked specially for today.

    He had already marked the battlefield boundaries and made them a bit smaller thanst time.

    The hit-and-run tactic was too strong at thest tournament, so Alex changed the parameters of the arena size and kept it simr to the Kanto rookie tournament.

    It is still possible to use the hit-and-run tactic, but it was no longer as ridiculously effective as before.

    "Ok, participants 1 and 2, pleasee forward."

    Bastiodon and Umbreon both went ahead and took their ces.

    "3,2,1, GO!!!"

    Umbreon and Bastiodon started preparing their moves simultaneously.

    And almost at the same time, both used a utility move.

    Umbreon used [Work Up], and Bastiodon used [Rock Polish].

    Alex, who saw this, nodded and thought, ''This is going to be a long fight.''

    Neither Pok¨¦mon started attacking each other for the next couple of moves.

    After a few more of [Work up] & [Rock Polish], Bastiodon finally changed the ongoing pattern.

    Bastiodon suddenly used [Taunt], which made it so that Umbreon wouldn''t be able to use a utility move unless it is on the Expert-rank.

    It was a shame that Bastiodon is a level below Umbreon, or he could have made sure that even Expert-rank utility move couldn''t be used.

    Alex nodded with a smile when he saw Bastiodon''s action.

    Umbreon showed a calm expression and was ready to make a new move.

    In contrast to stranger Pok¨¦mon, where Umbreon can hardly control her emotions, she is calm as ake in front of her family.

    Although Umbreon didn''t like fighting against her family, she knew that training matches were important to make sure that her family wouldn''t be weak and wouldter suffer in the wilderness.

    Bastiodon also started preparing a new move with a calm expression.

    He also finished first and used [Metal Sound].

    Umbreon finished shortly after and used the first attack move in this battle.

    She used [Double Kick] as she was fully reinforced by [Work Up], and Bastiodon, who had a 4-fold weakness against fighting moves, felt a lot of pain.

    Fortunately, he has a monstrous Def., or he would have suffered detrimental damage.

    But even so, he lost 30% HP from this single hit.

    Bastiodon''s expression became serious as he was preparing the next move.

    When Alex saw this situation, he thought, ''Umbreon''s n seems to be to force Bastiodon to use [Rest] before he can use all his utility moves.''

    This time both Pok¨¦mon were finished at the same time.

    To the surprise of Alex, Bastiodon used [Iron Defense].

    Although not that impressive, it was a big leap from the previous fight with Steven''s Lairon.

    He talked for many hours with Bastiodon about independent tactics and sometimes let him fight alone in the wildness.

    Alex felt that his hard work was paying off.

    Umbreon used [Double Kick] again and caused a great deal of damage to Bastiodon.

    After this exchange, both Pok¨¦mon started to prepare for moves again.

    Bastiodon finished first and finally used the Expert-rank [Rest].

    His injuries immediately healed, but he had fallen asleep.

    Umbreon, who finished shortly after, used [Double Kick] and hit Bastiodon lightly.

    Umbreon knows the weak points of Bastiodon. She wanted to take advantage of Bastiodon being asleep. But she didn''t hit the weak point right away. Actually, even if she wanted to, she couldn''t. She used this opportunity to make Bastiodon roll over and fall on his side.

    She didn''t hit his weak point but made it possible to reach it for next time.

    ''Smart, she used the power of Double Kick to move Bastiodon, clearing her way to his stomach so that for the next attack, she can hit his weak spot.''

    Knowing where the weak point of a Pok¨¦mon like Bastiodon is located is not easy, and Umbreon only knows this because Bastiodon is a Pok¨¦mon she often sees fighting.

    One of the biggest advantages Bastiodon species have is that the weak point is not easy to hit, like the head, for example.

    Bastiodon can only prepare one move while sleeping, and that is naturally the [Sleep Talk].

    After [Sleep Talk] reaches the Expert-rank, it stops using any random moves. Although the move selection would still be random, it would at least be an Expert-rank move.

    Unfortunately, this advantage didn''t help Bastiodon as he didn''t wake up fast enough and was knocked out by two critical hits.

    Alex said quietly, "Wow! That was a lot faster than I expected."

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    After the fight came to an end, Alex hurriedly went to Bastiodon and healed him using a [Super Potion].

    He also gave Umbreon an [Energy Root] so that she wouldn''t have any endurance issues.

    Normally, he would heal her, too. But Umbreon had received no damage from Bastiodon, so that was not necessary.

    After a few minutes, with the help of the [Super Potion], Bastiodon woke up.

    Bastiodon was disappointed that he was defeated. But Alexforted him and told him that he had fought very well. He had improved a lot, and he just needs to keep this up.

    He really thinks that. If Umbreon hadn''t known the weak point of Bastiodon and therefore caused so much damage so quickly, this fight would be close and really long.

    Alex looked at the two new participants who had arrived on the battlefield and said, "Ok, Gardevoir and Crobat, time to start your fight."

    Crobat looked at Gardevoir and said with a smug face, "Little sister, don''t hold it against me. After all, this fight is going to end in my victory."

    Gardevoir just smiled gently and said, "We''ll see."

    Although Alex didn''t say anything, he really didn''t think that Crobat was the favourite in this fight.

    In thest fight, Crobat had the advantage of having 3 more levels than Gardevoir. But this gap had closed down a lot by now.

    "3,2,1 Go!"

    Crobat and Gardevoir both started preparing their moves.

    Crobat moved in the direction of Gardevoir as he prepared the move, and Gardevoir moved away from Crobat.

    Gardevoir is not a slow Pok¨¦mon. Butpared to Crobat, she will look a lot slower.

    Crobat was only meters away from Gardevoir when both Pok¨¦mon finished their move''s preparation around the same time.

    Crobat used [Toxic] and hit Gardevoir, who made a futile attempt to dodge it.

    Gardevoir used [Calm Mind] and, almost immediately after that, teleported 80 yards away from Crobat. She was now on the other side of the battlefield''s border that Alex had marked.

    Alex saw that Gardevoir had used a different tactic this timepared to theirst fight and showed a slight smile.

    This time, Gardevoir had quickly recognized her strengths in this fight and used a tactic that gave Crobat little chance to counterattack.

    Now that [Teleport] was on the Expert-rank, making it even faster, Gardevoir could sessfully utilize the hit-and-run tactic against the hit-and-run king himself.

    Gardevoir looked at Crobat and started preparing for her next move.

    Crobat, who had already been in this situation in theirst fight, knew that it was best if he keeps a distance of 30-40 meters to Gardevoir and hits her with a long-rangebat move. Thus, even when she uses [Teleport], he would be closer and hardly has to move around to reach her.

    He was flying quickly in the direction of Gardevoir.

    Unfortunately, it didn''t take Gardevoir long to prepare her move, and she used it immediately even though Crobat was still 50 meters away.

    If Gardevoir uses any other move, Crobat could easily avoid it from this distance. But Gardevoir had used [Psychic], which is impossible to dodge with pure speed.

    As long as the opponent is within the range of [Psychic], the probability of him being hit is almost 100%.

    And the range of [Psychic] on the Expert-rank is now almost asrge as the arena.

    Crobat, hit by this move, suffered a great deal of pain.

    He had lost more than 30% of his HP, which he hadn''t quite expected.

    Gardevoir, who hadnded these hits, started preparing her next move. At least, she pretended that.

    Crobat didn''t notice and used [Venoshock] as soon as he got within range.

    Gardevoir stopped pretending preparing a move and teleported in less than half a second.

    It is very annoying for a Pok¨¦mon to suddenly cancel a move and even ensures that the Pok¨¦mon cannot concentrate for almost a second.

    But because Gardevoir had only pretended to do so, she didn''t have this problem.

    Crobat''s [Venoshock] quickly flew past the targeted ce, and Crobat looked surprised.

    He didn''t quite understand how Gardevoir could begin a new move so quickly.

    But in the middle of the fight, he had no time to think about such stuff.

    Gardevoir, who had teleported on the other side of the battlefield, immediately started preparing the next move.

    Crobat looked at Gardevoir with a grim face and suddenly felt that she was really the worst opponent he can meet in this tournament.

    He flew back to Gardevoir and prepared another move.

    Gardevoir, who had started preparing her move first, obviously finished first and used [Psychic] again.

    Crobat couldn''t do anything again when it hit him, and his body started bleeding profusely.

    He felt that this attack did even more damage than thest one, even if he couldn''t understand why.

    It wasn''t a critical hit, so he wasn''t sure what could be the reason.

    But Crobat knew one thing for certain, his body won''t be able to withstand another hit like this.

    Gardevoir made the same gesture as thest time when she was pretending to prepare a move. The only difference with this time was that she was actually preparing a move.

    Crobat didn''t have time to think about what happened within less than 3 seconds. So, despite a bad feeling, he used his move as soon as he was within range.

    He wanted to wait, but to be able to use [Protect] in an emergency, he had to get rid of this move.

    [Psychic] is not a projectile and also not a move like [Venoshock] that takes a bit to hit a Pok¨¦mon.

    The move hits a Pok¨¦mon almost instantly as soon as Gardevoir executes it, so he did not have enough time to activate his move and also to use [Protect] quickly.

    Gardevoir showed a surprised expression as a quick [Venoshock] came towards her.

    She was hit and lost almost 30% of HP from that one hit.

    Gardevoir does not have a good Def. But her Sp. Def is very high, especially with an Expert-rank [Calm Mind] buff.

    But that didn''t mean the Crobat didn''t cause her any damage.

    An Expert-rank [Toxic] of a Poison-type Pok¨¦mon like Crobat had brought a lot of damage and pain to Gardevoir''s body.

    Above all, the fact that she is weak to Poison-type moves ensured that poison would cause her a lot of her HP.

    In this short time, Gardevoir had already lost more than 25% HP from the poison alone.

    Crobat noticed how Gardevoir''s body was gathering Psychic-type energy¡ªindicating Gardevoir most likely preparing Psychic¡ªand immediately used [Protect].

    He believed that this time, Gardevoir had really prepared a move, and he was right.

    Unfortunately, he didn''t know what to do after blocking this move.

    Without his [Protect], he would be defeated in one hit, and he had no move on the Expert-rank that hits faster or even hits the same speed as [Psychic].

    Gardevoir understood that too and had not wasted any time in starting preparation for her next move.

    Crobat reluctantly started preparing a move, too. Though, sadly, he no longer believed in his victory.

    He just wanted to lose with pride rather than simply surrender.

    Without surprise, Gardevoir used [Psychic] to hit Crobat, who sent a projectile [Venoshock] at Gardevoir.

    Gardevoir was far enough to activate [Protect] and avoid the hit.

    She didn''t want to take any risks. If somehow it was a critical hit, the match could have ended in a double knockout.

    Alex saw how Crobat had lost so desperately and just thought, ''Wow, that''s a tough counter.''

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    Crobat woke up after a few minutes as the effect of [Super Potion] that Alex had given him kicked in.

    Alex looked up at Crobat and said with aforting voice, "I think you understand it very well that you were really unlucky to match up against Gardevoir in the first round, who is like your perfect counter. And Crobat... you fought very well."

    Crobat, who heard Alex''s words of encouragement, gave a look of disdain and said, "I don''t need your worthless pity."

    Alex slightly smiles as he said, "You know I am telling the truth."

    Crobat said nothing but felt a bit better despite losing in the first round.

    He knew that Alex was right. Against Gardevoir, his greatest strength, his speed, is almost useless.

    Alex and Crobat don''t say many nice words to each other. But when one is down, they always cheer each other up.

    This rtionship has many simrities with two very good friends who often make fun of each other. But when someone is in the need of help, they are always there, ready to help.

    As if Scizor couldn''t hold it any longer, he went to where Crobat & Alex were and said with a smirk, taunting Crobat, "Wow! I always knew you were weak but not so weak that you will lose in the first round. You managed to give me a good surprise, hahaha!"

    Alex looked at Scizor and mumbled, "Someone can''t read the mood."

    Crobat immediately got angry and retaliated, "SHUT UP NUMBER 2!!! You''re lucky you got a free loose, or you would lose to me in two seconds."

    Alex looked at the two and wondered whether they will ever be good friends.

    Fortunately, the two only do this in a safe situation (like this) and protect each other when it is dangerous.

    In the mountain chain, both often fought together against strong opponents, and Alex often saw how both protected each other. Of course, they didn''t forget to give stupid insults while doing so.

    Alex felt that actions are really worth more than words.

    ...

    Ditto and ziken were next up, and Alex felt that Ditto had a good chance.

    One of ziken''s best moves is [Attract], and Ditto can totally negate that move.

    As long as Ditto transforms into a Pok¨¦mon who is super-effective against ziken, Alex would even say that Ditto is the slight favourite with a good tactic.

    ziken has the strongest move in this tournament with the [Overheat] that is on the Master-rank, but that is also not without any weakness.

    As long as Ditto uses [Protect] against [Overheat], he would be able to block most of the attack.

    [Protect] is not strong enough topletely ward off a Master-rank [Overheat] + Expert-rank [Sunny Day], but it can at least absorb most of the damage.

    "3,2,1, GO!!!"

    Ditto transformed into Gardevoir in less than 1 second and immediately used [Teleport] to move to the edge of the arena.

    ziken also started preparing a move, and after seeing who Ditto had transformed into, she dashed towards Ditto.

    Ditto also started preparing a move a littleter.

    Alex saw how Ditto turned himself to Gardevoir and couldn''t help but nod.

    He felt that Ditto had made the best choice.

    Apart from the obvious type advantages, all the best moves (Expert and Master-rank) from ziken are special moves¡ªlike [Will-O-Wisp]¡ªwhich are not that effective against Gardevoir.

    Gardevoir has a worse HP value in this world than in the games but has the ability to teleport in a short time which, ording to Alex, is a good trade-off.

    In addition, her Sp. Def. is very good, so she is not aplete ss cannon against ziken.

    ziken finished first, and everyone noticed that the atmosphere had suddenly gotten hot, and the sun seemed to shine brighter.

    After using [Sunny Day], she immediately started preparing a new move while rushing towards Ditto.

    Ditto still needed a good bit of time before he also finished his first move.

    It used [Future Sight].

    Since all moves are on the Normal-rank, it was worth using a move like [Future Sight] that is stronger than [Psychic] in this situation.

    ziken saw how suddenly a serene, gigantic eye appeared over her head, and she showed a slight confusion.

    She didn''t know much about the moves rarely used by others and never knew that Sister Gardevoir can use such a move, so she didn''t know what that move was for.

    Fortunately, she felt her legs lightened up a bit, and she started running towards Ditto a bit faster than before.

    The increase in speed was small but still noticeable for all Pok¨¦mon and Alex.

    She also finished her move [methrower] almost immediately. But as soon as she came into attack range, Ditto teleported away.

    ziken was slightly furious but still had a confident expression.

    She knew that it wouldn''t take her long to be as fast as Crobat or even faster, so this [Teleport] tactic wouldn''t work for long.

    Apart from the fact that her attacks are much stronger than Crobat''s, she is a slightly better "matchup" against Gardevoir.

    She kept a calmposure and started preparing a move again.

    ziken started running again but a little faster this time. While running, she also began to prepare for another move.

    Her move was finished first, but she was still 50 meters away from Ditto and wanted to use her move from 30 meters to hit Ditto safely & surely.

    When ziken was only 35 meters away, Ditto finally got ready to use [Psychic].

    ziken was hit directly by [Psychic] and her face contorted in pain as she endured the hit.

    Almost after that, the eye began to light up and exploded over ziken.

    ziken was surprised and even lost her bnce for a moment.

    She was confused by the two almost simultaneous hits.

    She also noticed that these attacks were really powerful and that more than 40% of her HP was gone.

    She suddenly thought that if those two moves were on the Expert-rank, she would have been lucky to have around 35% HP.

    Ditto took advantage of the fact that ziken lost her bnce and teleported away again.

    Then it immediately started preparing the next move.

    ziken immediately felt angry at herself and at everything else.

    She quickly dashed towards Ditto while holding the finished move ready to use any moment.

    Ditto wasn''t finished quickly enough this time, and ziken came within range.

    Although Ditto was finished by the end, it was toote, and ziken sent a beam of fire in its direction.

    Fortunately, Ditto had prepared the move [Light Screen] and thus greatly reduced the power.

    Although the [Light Screen] didn''t prevent much damage on the Normal-rank, it was still a good amount.

    Ditto only lost a little more than 15% HP from this hit.

    Ditto didn''t wait and used [Teleport] again.

    ziken began to calm down a bit and also started to think about a tactic.

    In contrast to many other Pok¨¦mon, she had the least experience of fighting on her own. Even Bastiodon has more experience.

    She didn''t know what to do exactly and couldn''t think of anything within less than 1 second.

    Alex, who saw this, suppressed his wish to scream at her, "Ditto can only prepare Normal-rank moves and therefore can''t move. You don''t have to run so close every time to hit it," and just silently watched everything.

    It would be really unfair to Ditto if he helped ziken here.

    ziken started running towards ziken again.

    Fortunately, she was almost as quick as Crobat now, decreasing the distance quickly.

    And because Ditto can only prepare Normal-rank moves, it needs more time than "Gardevoir" and can no longer kite ziken.

    ziken''s move was even faster this time than Ditto, and Ditto only finished its move shortly afterwards.

    Ditto was hit by [methrower] again. And since [Sunny Day] is on the Expert-rank, it was still active and continued to reinforce the power of ziken''s Fire-type moves.

    At the same time, a transparent eye appeared over ziken.

    Ditto, this time did not use [Teleport] and readied his next move immediately as it looked at ziken.

    ziken was surprised but immediately started to prepare a move.

    While preparing, she didn''t move, but Ditto didn''t think about it because ziken is now only 5 meters away from him anyway.

    She felt that Ditto had made a big mistake this time.

    Surprisingly, ziken and Ditto both finished and at the same time

    Ditto use [Psychic] and met ziken''s attack directly. ziken just endured the pain and used [Shadow w].

    Although [Shadow w] does lesser damage than Expert-rank [methrower] under [Sunny Day], despite the opponent being Psychic-type, it was different in this case.

    Gardevoir''s Def. is much worse than her Sp. Def. And [Light Screen] doesn''t work against physical moves.

    Ditto felt a lot of pain and immediately lost more then 35% of its HP, leaving it with less than half of its HP.

    But Ditto continued to show aposed demeanour and was ready to move forward without teleporting away.

    ziken was satisfied with the damage and immediately prepared another [Shadow w].

    Alex, who saw this, knew that the fight was over.

    And after just a few seconds, Alex''s thought was confirmed.

    Ditto and ziken both meet at the same time. The eye above ziken''s head exploded immediately afterwards, and ziken became unconscious without even using [Protect].

    Alex just looked with a stupefied expression, "-She... really forgot..."

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    if the story have total of 1100 powerstones in 24 hours I will upload 1 bonus chapter tomorrow.

    [AN]: Have fun with the long chapter X2. Lol.

    [EN]: Damn. I was wrong. This is why I don''t gamble, whether it is a game or real life, lol. I was betting on ziken''s Master-rank Overheat. But she never used it :(. I guess she is still a child. I wonder who will win this tournament. For now, I think Scizor has the highest chances.

    [AN]: that wasn''t the reason why she didn''t use it. Using overheat at the beginning of the fight while all your other atk moves on the expert are special moves, is stupid. Especially if you are not sure that it will hit the Pokemon or that it will defeat the Pokemon immediately, you can immediately lose the fight at the beginning. overheat is best as a finish move or at least so the ditto only has 20 or 30% Hp left after it hits.

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    Alex quickly went to ziken and healed her1 with a [Super Potion].

    After ziken woke up, Alex praised her to lift up her spirit. She is the youngest, so it was understandable for her to lose because of theck of experience.

    Especially when Alex said, "In the next tournament, you will show them how strong you are," he noticed how the fire had lit up ziken''s eyes again.

    After praising ziken, he went to Ditto to praise him too.

    He was very proud of Ditto and he himself found a new side of Ditto that he had never seen before.

    Ditto talent for tactics doesn''t seem to be weak and had even increasedpared to thest tournament.

    Although Ditto didn''t use any out of the world tactics, Alex felt its sense of nning and understanding of tactics was specially upgraded. It seems all the time getting better in chess had paid off now.

    Ditto had a good understanding of timing about when to use which moves to get maximum advantage.

    In spite of it taking longer for Ditto to prepare a move than ziken, he had used more moves than her even if you don''t count [Teleport].

    Not only Alex congrattes Ditto, but all other Pok¨¦mon said at least a few nice words. Even zikenpliments Ditto for its skill.

    Ditto, who heard so manypliments at once, flushed and was so shy that it said nothing the whole time.

    Alex watch this scene with a smile on his face.

    He really felt the moments like that show their close bond as a family.

    Everyone understood that Ditto by far is the Pok¨¦mon with the worst potential and not particrly strong.

    That''s why all Pok¨¦mon wanted Ditto to have his moments where he can shine. And now that that has happened, everyone is trying to sweeten this moment.

    ....

    Gardevoir and Umbreon stood in front of each other on the battlefield.

    "3,2,1, GO!"

    Both started to prepare their moves immediately, but neither moved from their ce for a while.

    Then, Umbreon suddenly started slowly walking towards the middle of the battlefield.

    Gardevoir finished first and used [Calm Mind]. Then she immediately started preparing it again.

    Umbreon finished a littleter and then used the move [Snarl].

    Alex saw how Umbreon was using this move and couldn''t help but want to pat her on the back.

    [Snarl] is a Dark-type move that doesn''t only deal damage but also lowers the Sp Atk of the Pok¨¦mon hit by this move.

    In addition, this move has a ridiculously long range that hits all Pok¨¦mon in 360 degrees.

    This move is impossible to avoid unless the field is big enough to get out of its long range.

    That was one of the reasons why Alex bought this move.

    Gardevoir will not only take damage from this move, but her Sp Atk will also lower the more often she is hit by this move.

    Umbreon used the move while standing in the middle of the field, fully covering it and sending the wave of power with her as a centre, ensured that the Gardevoir could not avoid this damage.

    Gardevoir was hit and suffered a good deal of damage, but she didn''t let this break her focus.

    Although she had lost about 20% HP from this 1 hit, she immediately thought up a counter.

    Gardevoir suddenly stopped the move she had been preparing and began preparing another move after she had controlled the bacsh of stopping the move.

    Umbreon stayed in the middle and prepared another [Snarl].

    This time, Gardevoir finished first, even if she was a bit slower than thest time.

    Gardevoir gave a smile and used [Disable].

    Umbreon, who had almost finished the preparation of her move, felt like all the energy from the move had suddenly vanished.

    [Disable] has a lot of restrictions to properly use it. However, not only is Gardevoir on a level higher than Umbreon, but she has also made this move an Expert-rank to take the full benefit of it.

    It was precisely because of this that she could disable even an Expert-rank move of Umbreon.

    Umbreon looked unaffected by this new development.

    She used [Quick Attack] as she dashed towards Gardevoir and her whole body rammed into Gardevoir.

    Like [Teleport] or [Protect], [Quick Attack] is a move that hardly needs any preparation time. And just like these moves, this move has a limit.

    It can only be used once, and then you have to wait a short time until it can be used again.

    In addition, you can''t prepare any other move for following 1 second, which is a huge con for Alex and, also the reason, why he doesn''t like to use this move.

    Not preparing a move for 1 second may sound insignificant, but a Pok¨¦mon usually needs no more than 2.5 seconds to prepare an Expert-rank move. So, it can give the opponent a big lead in using the next move first. Apart from that, this 1 second starts only after the user of [Quick Attack] has hit the foe or has used up all of its energy.

    Alex has experimented a lot with this move, and at least on the Normal-rank, this move seems to be mediocre for Alex.

    This move is good just to quickly bridge distances, and even in this case, it is a worse version of [Teleport].

    Gardevoir was hit again and sustained a bit of damage. Even against a weak move like [Quick Attack], she lost almost 10% due to her very poor HP value and a mediocre Def value.

    Although Gardevoir had done no harm in the whole fight, she was very confident.

    After a second, Umbreon started preparing her next move.

    But Gardevoir, who had been preparing a move for a long time, used the move almost an instant before Umbreon had finished her preparation.

    Gardevoir''s hands started glowing before she used [Dazzling Gleam].

    Umbreon was hit but showed no signs of pain even though she lost more than 20% of her HP after the hit.

    Shortly afterwards, Gardevoir used [Teleport] again.

    Umbreon showed no anger but rather a smile as suddenly her whole body began to glow up.

    Her body suddenly released ck energy that quickly followed Gardevoir.

    Alex knew immediately the move Umbreon was using.

    ''Pursuit.''

    In this world, [Pursuit] functions very simr yet a bit differently than in the games.

    As soon as the activation requirements are met, the move is used automatically. It doesn''t matter whether the user has not fully prepared it or wants to wait for a bit.

    In addition, the requirements to activate [Pursuit] are a bit weird.

    As soon as a Pok¨¦mon maniptes the space, the Pok¨¦mon is automatically hit by this move. This can be something like Pok¨¦mon teleporting to a ce on the field or switching out with a Pok¨¦mon who is currently in a Pok¨¦ball.

    It''s a powerful move that can be used in tournaments against a Pok¨¦mon that can teleport.

    Gardevoir was hit again and showed a slight surprise.

    She knew that Umbreon could use this move, but she didn''t think Umbreon would make such a gambit.

    But she quicklyposed herself.

    She felt that she had enough cards to win this fight.

    Gardevoir immediately started preparing a new move.

    Umbreon started running in the direction of Gardevoir as she prepared a new move.

    Gardevoir, who started first & finished first, used [Dazzling Gleam], which, just like [Psychic], is almost non-dodgeable.

    Umbreon was also finished, but she was still not within the attack reach.

    Gardevoir knew that Umbreon was not using [Pursuit]. She pretended to be making a new move. But in reality, she was waiting for the Umbreon to get close enough so that she could use [Teleport] so that she can build a greater distance from Umbreon than if she were to use it now.

    When Umbreon was only 35 meters away, Gardevoir immediately used [Teleport] and increased the distance between them once again.

    Then she started preparing a new move.

    Umbreon, who had prepared the move [Payback], suddenly felt that she had made a mistake.

    Alex couldn''t help but think that it was a shame that [Pursuit] wasn''t on the Expert-rank. Though Alex never nned to train this move on the Expert-rank. At least for the near future.

    The move was just too situational and often useless in a real fight.

    Umbreon has other moves that are more important to train on the Expert-rank.

    Both Gardevoir and Umbreon started preparing their moves.

    Gardevoir finished first and used [Dazzling Gleam].

    Umbreon was attacked by a beam and was even hit in a vital spot, her head.

    She suffered a lot of damage, and her head started to bleed.

    But she stayed calm and also used her move [Swift].

    Gardevoir tried not to evade, instead used her finished move.

    To Umbreon''s surprise, Gardevoir did not use an attack move but [Calm Mind].

    Umbreon started preparing [Rest] because she couldn''t take any more damage and didn''t want to take a risk of being hit by such a crit hit again.

    She instantly fell asleep as her wounds began to heal at a visible rate.

    Gardevoir gave a victorious smile.

    She teleported in front of Umbreon and started preparing a move.

    Umbreon was also preparing [Sleep Talk] while she was asleep.

    To Alex''s slight surprise, Umbreon finished first and used [Work Up].

    ''Wow! She''s really unlucky that this very move was used among all the Expert-rank moves.''

    Gardevoir finished a bitter and used [Guard Swap]. The user of this move swaps their Def and Sp Def values with the foe.

    Guard Swap can only be used within a certain range, and the user has to have at least the same level as the target.

    Shortly after, she teleported 80 meters away and was preparing another move.

    This time, Umbreon''s [Sleep Talk] used [Facade]. But because no Pok¨¦mon was in the range, it was cancelled.

    Gradevoir then started using [Calm Mind].

    After a few moves, Umbreon woke up, but it was toote.

    Gardevoir had strengthened herself to the max.

    Umbreon tried to defeat the injured Gardevoir with a couple of Swifts.

    But Gardevoir took advantage of this and used Draining Kiss as Umbreon couldn''t move and gained more HP than she lost due to [Swift].

    In addition, Umbreon suffered damage and even lost more than 25% of HP.

    Alex, who saw this, said in a low voice, "It''s over."

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    As Alex expected, Umbreon could do nothing after Gardevoir had strengthened itself to the max. With Gardevoir healing herself with [Draining Kiss], negating all the damage inflicted upon her, Umbreon lost.

    Alex didn''t think the Gardevoir had too big of an advantage either. If she didn''t have the [Disable] on the Expert-rank, she would probably lose in a few exchanges with Umbreon spamming [Snarl] all the time.

    He went to Umbreon, who was unconscious and healed her with a [Super Potion].

    After Umbreon woke up, she gave a deep sigh.

    "Umm... Umbreon, are you ok?" Alex asked with concern.

    Umbreon shook her head and said with a wide smile and a cheerful voice, "Ahh, yes! I just feel relieved now!"

    Alex was briefly surprised but instantly understood why.

    Umbreon hates having to fight Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon. Even if they are training sessions, she doesn''t like it.

    Now that she''s lost, she doesn''t have to fight one of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon again.

    Alex smiled kindly and said nothing more.

    ...

    "3,2,1, GO!"

    Scizor and Ditto were facing each other this time. They immediately began to prepare their moves the moment they heard the signal.

    Ditto transformed immediately in ziken, and because it has the ability [Imposter], it didn''t need time to prepare this move for the first time.

    [Imposter] works in this world very simr to the games. The only difference is that it resets every 5 minutes and not when Ditto goes back into its Pok¨¦ball.

    This has pros and cons, but Alex thinks that it is more advantageous in the wild and dangerous position.

    After Ditto transformed into ziken, it immediately started preparing a move.

    But Alex noticed that Scizor still hadn''t finished his move and couldn''t help but think, ''Is he not using an Expert-rank move?''

    Scizor finished a little faster and used [Sandstorm].

    The battlefield was suddenly engulfed in a small tornado of sand.

    The Sandstorm still wasn''t opaque enough yet, though. Thus Ditto could still see Scizor through the Sandstorm. Not to miss the opportunity, Ditto sent [Will-O-Wisp] in the direction of Scizor.

    Scizor reacted immediately and used [Protect] as if he had foreseen it and calmly proceeded to prepare his next move.

    Ditto was starting to get anxious as it prepared its next move.

    Scizor finished earlier, and he used the move [Razor Wind] not on Ditto but on the ground.

    It was the tactic that Alex had used with Scizor in the tournament. Just as in the tournament, Scizorbined the ground dust with the Sandstorm as the sand stream started getting denser and more obscure.

    Ditto, who had finished a bitter, used [Will-O-Wisp]. But because it could not see Scizor, it sent the move in the direction of where it hadst seen Scizor.

    Alex, who has started training his Psychic powers for some time, could locate Scizor in the Sandstorm, but only if he tried very hard.

    Compared to Gardevoir or other Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon who can easily do that, he''s still a long way off, but he was able to keep it up for a bit at least.

    He knew that Scizor had immediately started moving after he improved Sandstrom''s obscurity.

    Ditto, who still didn''t know whether its move had hit or not, made a grim face.

    He noticed that ziken didn''t know an AOE Fire-type move.

    ziken can use [Rock Slide], but that only deals a normal amount of damage Scizor. And considering that Ditto''s moves are only on Normal-rank, it knew that it couldn''t win against Scizor with that.

    Ditto felt that it had no other choice left and turned back into its original form.

    Ditto didn''t waste time and immediately started preparing another [Transform]. Fortunately, [Transform] is an Expert-rank move, so it didn''t take Ditto as long as it did when using another move.

    While Ditto was doing this, Scizor was using [Swords Dance]. But when he realized that Ditto was not using any moves into the hard-to-see sand stream area, he started specting what Ditto was trying to do.

    Gardevoir was fortunately easily visible to Ditto¡ªstanding outside of the battlefield¡ªsince it was not in the sand stream area where vision was too clouded.

    After it transformed, it could feel where Scizor was and started preparing a new move.

    Scizor started to prepare [Metal w], and he also ran out of the area of the sand stream where you can hardly see anything.

    He wanted to see what Ditto was up to, to understand the situation better. He would surely be attacked when he goes out. He would also be counterattacking and inflicting damage so that he wouldn''t have taken that damage for nothing.

    Scizor didn''t stop at all when he saw Ditto preparing a move as Gardevoir. He dashed in the direction of Ditto with a cold smile.

    Ditto took too long to prepare the move. And since it couldn''t move, it also couldn''t kite Scizor.

    Scizor was in front of Gadrevoir and aimed at the vital part of Gardevoir''s head.

    Not the whole head of Gardevoir is a weak point, but only a certain sensitive point that can only be hit either by luck or if Gardevoir''s head is still.

    Ditto knew that too and bent its neck to move its head, trying to avoid the critical hit. Although it cannot move its body, it can still move its head or arms while preparing for the attack.

    But as if Scizor had foreseen it, he had aimed at the point where Ditto had moved its head.

    He saw how Ditto reacted and responded ordingly, carrying out a perfect attack.

    Alex already knew that Scizor could do that, but the fact that he still pulled it off surprised him. ''What a monster! No wonder Crobat doesn''t like to fight Scizor in closebat.''

    Even if Ditto had only moved its head, it was still very difficult to hit the particr spot on the head.

    Alex has read that the Expert-rank [Transform] also copies the HP of the target and always thought that it was beneficial. But the HP of Gardevoir in this world is abusively terrible.

    Ditto, who got a critical hit from a super-effective Expert rank move, used by a Pok¨¦mon who has the advantage of two levels, suffered unbelievable damage.

    He lost almost 80% of HP from that one hit, and its head started bleeding profusely. Together with the slow damage done constantly by the sand stream, Ditto was in very bad shape.

    Scizor stayed calm and immediately started preparing another move.

    Ditto quickly used [Teleport] and immediately started preparing a move.

    But when it saw that Scizor didn''t move, it suddenly felt ufortable.

    Scizor was faster because Ditto took a bit of time to use [Teleport], and he used his move right away.

    Alex looked at Scizor with a smile as he figured out which move he had decided to use.

    ''Aerial Ace.''

    Ditto, who was still preparing its move, couldn''t use [Protect], and it also didn''t have enough time to cancel the current move.

    [Aerial Ace] met Ditto, who was already badly injured, and knocked out Ditto with this one final hit.

    Scizor, who saw Ditto fall to the floor, just said, "I''m not so inexperienced that these tricks would work on me."

    When Scizor was having this cool moment, Crobat suddenly yelled out, with a voice full of sarcasm, "Wow~ How cool you are to defeat a Pok¨¦mon with two-level disadvantages. Impressive, NUMBER 2!!!!!!"

    Scizor''s eyes twitched as he gave Crobat a deadly look.

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    Alex immediately put a stop to the argument between Scizor and Crobat, which was starting to heat up a lot.

    He didn''t want the two of them to fight unnecessarily.

    Alex first healed Ditto andter Scizor, who still had one more fight left today.

    Ditto woke up and looked around, slightly disappointed. Ditto knew that it was likely to lose, but it never thought that the battle would be so one-sided.

    Alex looked at Ditto and praised him to cheer it up as best he could, even if he''s not very good at it.

    Fortunately, the other Pok¨¦mon also helped, and Ditto''s mood improved a bit.

    ...

    Gardevoir and Scizor both looked at each other with calm faces.

    Alex felt that he had no idea who had more advantage in this fight.

    Although he hoped that Gardevoir would also win a tournament, he knew that reality is often not what you wish for it to be.

    "3,2,1, GO!"

    Scizor and Gardevoir both immediately started preparing move simultaneously.

    At once, Scizor started running towards Gardevoir, and Gardevoir started running backwards, away from Scizor.

    Since Scizor was even slower than Gardevoir, he could not catch up to her as long as she was not at the edge of the arena, where she could no longer run straight in one direction.

    Both finished their moves, but Gardevoir decided to wait a little bit to activate her move.

    Scizor used [Agility] the moment he finished preparing it, making him a little faster than Gardevoir.

    Alex thinks that the move in this world is even better than in the game, even if it seems weaker.

    Speed can increase the damage in a physical attack if you use the move while charging towards the opponent. It is also easier to avoid moves, giving the user more benefitspared to the games.

    Against Gardevoir, Scizor needs a lot of speed, or he would fare even worse than Crobat.

    Gardevoir, who saw Scizor use the move [Agility], gave a slight smile as she finally used her already prepared move, [Disable].

    Alex was pleasantly surprised. ''Disable! She''s really lucky that both are now on the same level, and Disable is also on the Expert-rank. Or else, she wouldn''t be able to use it against an Expert-rank move of Scizor.''

    The Gardevoir preparing this move beforehand was very risky, but Alex thought it was a calcted risk.

    Scizor has two tactics that he usually uses. From which, the sand stream tactic will not work against Gardevoir due to her being able to locate Scizor with her Psychic powers.

    Also, even if he were to use a different tactic, it is almost certain that he will want to use [Agility] as soon as possible.

    Scizor, who was preparing another [Agility], suddenly noticed that all the built-up energy of his move had suddenly vanished.

    He grimaced. He felt that he was now in a dangerous position. Fortunately, he had a n B.

    Gardevoir looked carefully at Scizor and prepared a move as well. Scizor stopped and prepared a move.

    Gardevoir finished first and immediately used [Calm Mind].

    Scizor finished almost at the same time and used [Swords Dance].

    Both Pok¨¦mon repeated this two more times without budging from their ce. It was as if they agreed that they would reinforce each other first.

    Gardevoir saw this but showed no expression of fear as she prepared her next move.

    Although she would take a lot of damage from a [Metal w] of Scizor with [Swords Dance] reinforcement, she was not afraid at all.

    If Scizor can''te within range, he can''t hit her with his best move.

    Even though Gardevoir started preparing her move a littleter than Scizor, she finished first as she used [Calm Mind] again.

    After that, she did not immediately start preparing a new move but observed Scizor. She wanted to be able to use [Protect] in an emergency.

    Scizor coped with his move being disabled by using [Aerial Ace].

    [Aerial Ace] is also a move like [Swift], which tracks the targets like a guided missile and only stops after hitting something.

    Even teleporting won''t do anything if you''re still within range of [Aerial Ace].

    In addition, [Aerial Ace] is a physical move and, therefore, many times better for Scizor than [Swift], especially since Scizor had used Expert-rank [Sword Dance] several times.

    Gardevoir didn''t run and prepared a move immediately.

    She was hit by [Aerial Ace] and felt that this hit was incredibly painful.

    The hit took away around 50% of HP, and this was not a super-effective move but a normal hit.

    Although Scizor''s Ability [Technician] yed a significant role in why Gardevoir took so much damage, the main reason was still the multiple uses of [Sword Dance] by Scizor. With This buff, Scizor simply deals abnormal damage against someone with such poor HP and Def.

    This also showed that Gardevoir would have easily been knocked out in 1 hit if Scizor had used [Metal w]. Fortunately, he has no means to get within the range after preparing that move.

    Then she immediately decided upon which move to use next.

    Scizor did the same, and both Pok¨¦mon realized that the fight was now at a crucial point.

    Gardevoir and Scizor both got ready, and both of them were using a move on the Normal-rank.

    A quick beam of me was sent in the direction of Scizor, who was using his [Aerial Ace].

    While using the Normal-rank move, it was impossible for both Pok¨¦mon to move for half a second.

    But Scizor reacted quickly and used [Protect] to block the me.

    Gardevoir also used [Protect] and also blocked Scizor''s attack.

    Although both [Protect] were in use, both shields broke, and both Pok¨¦mon suffered a portion of the hit as damage. Gardevoir lost 10%, and Scizor lost 25% of HP even though most of it was blocked.

    Both did not wait a moment and immediately began to prepare for their next move.

    And again, at the same time, both moves were sent to the opposite sides.

    Scizor''s body was enveloped in raging fire, and Gardevoir was severely cut on the upper body by [Aerial Ace].

    Both Pok¨¦mon had suffered so much damage that they should have been knocked out by now. But neither showed any signs of falling as they were adamant about winning this battle.

    ''Fuck! I thought something like that might happen.''

    Scizor, whose whole body had burn marks and even felt pain trying to move his hand slightly, immediately began to prepare his next andst move.

    Gardevoir had a veryrge cut on the upper body and this sore puffed out a lot of blood every second, so her whole body was feeling feeble.

    But even then, she proceeded to prepare a new move.

    Alex saw both preparing a move and began yelled loudly furiously, "HEY!!! ARE YOU TWO STUPID? Do you want to die, or else why do you think that you can endure such a fatal hit with exhausted life energy?"

    He saw that both Pok¨¦mon not hearing his words, or they simply did not react. In any case, the situation was very dangerous. He noticed that both of them had taken more harm than expected.

    "ziken, Crobat, quick."

    Alex quickly called the two fastest Pok¨¦mon so that they could defend the attack for these two idiots.

    Fortunately, both Pok¨¦mon had prepared Normal-rank moves, so ziken and Crobat had more than enough time to reach Scizor and Gardevoir.

    Both managed to block the attacks even if they had to take some damage themselves.

    Alex ran to the battlefield and found both Scizor and Gardevoir passed out after using their move.

    He healed them with an angry expression. But in his anger, there was also a bit of hidden pride. Both Pok¨¦mon were real fighters, even if they overdid it.

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    "I thought you might do something stupid, but this time you outdid yourselves. Gardevoir, if thest Aerial Ace hit you properly, you could have lost an arm or even your head. Why did you do something stupid like continuing the fight? The same goes for you, Scizor. When that Mystical Fire hit you at the end, could your body endure this ridiculous heat with your life energy exhausted? Even if you managed to protect your head from the hit, all your organs would be damaged afterwards. Even you would have to spend the rest of your life in bed, that is, if you hadn''t already ended up dead. Are you two..."

    After Gardevoir and Scizor woke due to Alex healing them, they got a scolding of their life from Alex¡ªwho was boiling with anger.

    Scizor or Gardevoir didn''t say anything the whole time and didn''t even try to talk back against Alex.

    Alex interrupted his long "teaching" when he saw that neither of the two was saying anything.

    He rubbed his forehead and said, "It''s my fault. I should have made a rule for this from the beginning. From next time, as soon as someone has used up the life energy, they will automatically be eliminated. Thus, idiots like you don''t try something crazy like what you did in this fight."

    Scizor nodded and said with a serious yet curious face, "Soooo... who won?"

    Alex''s right eye twitched as he looked at Scizor with rising anger.

    "You... You fucking bastard!!! Do you still have the nerve to ask that now? Are you a diator, or else why the fuck do you think this training tournament is more important than your life? You arrogant, stupid...."

    Alex, who had just calmed down a bit, immediately reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

    Scizor endured the insult and "teaching" from Alex with a cold face. Even though he didn''t say anything, Alex felt like Scizor didn''t think he''d done something wrong.

    Scizor didn''t think that it was strange that the life of a Pok¨¦mon could end in a fight. When he fought in the wild, every fight was a fight to the death.

    You win, and you have a chance to survive. You lose, and you would most likely end up dead.

    Even if he''s been a Pok¨¦mon of Alex for a long time, he can''t quite lose that instinct. Especially fighting in closebat, he feels an unending urge to keep fighting.

    Alex looked at Gardevoir, who was just looking quietly at the floor and said, "And, what''s wrong with you? Do you know how dangerous your actions were? And for what? Exin yourself."

    Gardevoir lifted her head and said with a sincere look, "Father, after myst defeat... I was very sad. I really wanted to win this tournament to prove that I am not the same Pok¨¦mon as in thest tournament."

    Alex continued to give an angry and irritated look, "Who do you have to prove this to?"

    Gardevoir looked at Alex in the eyes and said quietly, "To me. It''s important to me."

    Alex said nothing for a few seconds and looked at Gardevoir, who was looking so solemn.

    He said as he shook his head, "Ah! Even though you''re such an intelligent Pok¨¦mon, you are as dumb as Scizor."

    Alex then looked at Gardevoir and said, "If you win this tournament, it doesn''t mean you have grown as a Pok¨¦mon. And if you lose, it doesn''t mean you are mentally the same Pok¨¦mon as you were in thest tournament. Your achievement doesn''t decide who you are; your actions do."

    "I think you should have known that. Have a little more confidence in yourself."

    Gardevoir looked at her father with moist eyes and gave a bright smile.

    Alex looked at the two of them and said, "This fight is a draw, so this tournament has two winners."

    Scizor or Gardevoir felt happy at the same time but also a bit disappointed that they couldn''t win in the end.

    After a short pause, he said with a "gentle" smile, "But since you''ve done something so stupid and dangerous, you will have extra training every day for the next two weeks. Don''t worry, It shouldn''t be impossible for you two. I know your limit."

    Although Alex said thisst sentence in a very calm and even almost saint-like tone, both Gardevoir and Scizor looked fearfully. Somehow, Alex''s face looked more like a devil.

    They knew what it would mean if Alex said something like that with a tone like that.

    To them, it sounded more like, "I will push you two to your limit and won''t stop until you drop to the ground."

    Alex looked at the two Pok¨¦mon looking seriously and said with a smile, "Congrattions."

    Crobat startedughing out loud when he heard Alex''s words and openly showed his amusement.

    ziken wanted tough too but suppressed it to not annoy her big sister or big brother, who were always so kind to her.

    The other Pok¨¦mon also showed a smile but did not behave like Crobat.

    "Ok, enough. Tomorrow we''re going to the weakest Gym Leader, so go to bed early after training. We have to wake up early the next day."

    Brock is not the weakest gym leader in Kanto. But Alex still calls him that because Misty has not yet opened her Gym, and Brock is a good bit weakerpared to the other Gym Leader.

    He''s the only Gym Leader that Alex thinks he can beat after a few months of training.

    Brock''s strongest Pok¨¦mon is only at LV 53, which is only 6 levels away from his Pok¨¦mon.

    Even if these 6 levels take a long time to achieve, Alex thinks that after 4 or 6 months, he can bring most of his Pok¨¦mon to level 50 and then defeat Brock''s strongest team with good tactics.

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    Alex was walking down the streets of Pewter City towards the Gym when a young man came to him and stopped him.

    "Are you Alex, the winner of thest rookie tournament?"

    The guy had blond hair and looked like 18-19 years old to Alex. And from the 4 Pok¨¦balls on his Pok¨¦belt, Alex figured that he was a Pok¨¦mon trainer too.

    Alex doesn''t meet fans too often. But he asionally he wille across them from now and then. So, he already knew how to react to this situation.

    He gave a modest professional smile and said, "Yeah, can I help you?"

    The young man said with a delighted expression, "Ohh! You really are Alex. I''m Luca, and I''ve always wanted to fight you after I saw you in the tournament."

    Alex, who was not receiving such a request for the first time, said, "I''m sorry, but I don''t have time at the moment. Maybe some another day."

    For Alex, trainers whom he cannot recognize are mostly rubbish and not worth wasting his time.

    Of course, there are some trainers who are very talented¡ªnot on the level of Gym leaders or Elite Four, of course¡ªbut that is a rare case.

    Most of the time, trainers, whom Alex can''t recognize, are garbage who doesn''t even have a level 30 Pok¨¦mon or a Silver Pok¨¦mon.

    Luca, who heard this, felt as if he was being looked down upon. He retaliated with a loud anger-filled voice, attracting the attention of others, "Hey! Why don''t you want to fight me? Just because you won the tournament, you think you are better than me! We won''t know for sure until we battle."

    The other people who were passing by Alex and Luca overheard this and began looking curiously in the direction of Alex and Luca. There were some people who even took out their mobiles and started filming the whole situation when they saw that there was a (slightly) famous person, Alex, involved.

    Alex realized that he now had to handle this situation cautiously, or his reputation might suffer if things went out of hand.

    He doesn''t want to have a bad reputation like Brock and cause problemster in the future when he might need help from the Alliance.

    Alex gave a fake smile, "There''s no need to be so mad. I''m not looking down at you at all. I really don''t have much time right now."

    Luca gave a suspicious look when he said, "What about a quick 1 v/s 1 then. Let me tell you, I have been a trainer for 3 years, so I think we can both benefit from this fight."

    Alex, who heard how this guy had been a trainer for 3 years, started taking him seriously.

    Although the time one has been a trainer is not always equated with his strength, it is often a good indicator of how strong a trainer is.

    Most trainers don''t survive their first year as a rookie, so being a trainer who has survived their first year shows that this person is not weak.

    Alex looked at Luca and said, "Ok, let''s go to the open park then. We can use one of its small battlefields to fight."

    Luca showed a content smile and followed Alex, who was walking in the direction of the park of Pewter city.

    ...

    After 5 minutes, Alex and Luca came to the big park and saw a couple of trainers fighting each other in the distance.

    Alex only saw weak Pok¨¦mon fighting in this park when he took a quick look at the information out of curiosity.

    He looked at Luca and said, "How do you want to do this? My strongest Pok¨¦mon against your strongest Pok¨¦mon or a battle with Pok¨¦mon on simr levels. You can choose whatever you prefer."

    Luca looked at Alex and said, "I saw you in the tournament, and I think it would be the fairest if you use your Kirlia in this fight."

    Alex looked at Luca with unsure eyes. "Kirlia has already evolved into Gardevoir, and she is now much strongerpared to when she participated in the rookie tournament. Are you sure?"

    Luca showed a confident expression when he said, "Yeah, let''s go."

    Alex said nothing and called Gardevoir out of her Pok¨¦ball.

    When Luca saw Gardevoir, he couldn''t help but be shocked. "Gardevoir is already on the Elite-level? And it doesn''t seem like she is a weak Elite-level Pok¨¦mon either. Is it your strongest Pok¨¦mon?"

    "Yes," Alex simply said, "How strong is your strongest Pok¨¦mon?"

    Scizor, who heard this in his Pok¨¦ball, violently shook his Pok¨¦ball to inform Alex indirectly that he was dissatisfied with his statement.

    At the same time, Crobat did the same thing as Scizor. Alex just slightly smiled seeing this.

    Luca showed a slightly embarrassed expression when he said, "My strongest Pok¨¦mon is at level 30. Do you have a Pok¨¦mon at a simr level?"

    Without waiting for Alex''s words, he took a Pok¨¦ball and called his Pok¨¦mon out of his Pok¨¦ball.

    A Raticate popped up in front of Alex, and Alex immediately noticed that this Raticate was a bit smaller for its species.

    Alex immediately looked at the information.

    Alex didn''t show any emotions on his face but thought, "3 years as a trainer, and he is still such a garbage. What a joke! He must be one of those trainers who never dare to train in the wild, or his Pok¨¦mon would not be on this level. Why didn''t he buy a Silver Pok¨¦mon? Does he not have enough money for a Silver Pok¨¦mon?"

    ----------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Raticate

    LV: 30

    Type: Normal

    Ability: Run Away

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Bronze

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite [E], Super Fang, Crunch, Hyper Fang [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Dig [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Facade

    ----------------------

    3 moves on the Expert-rank from someone who has been a trainer for three years. Even if Raticate is a Bronze Pok¨¦mon, this development is still way too slow to exin logically. That''s why Alex believes that this trainer is not only trash but alsozy, someone who hardly trains his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex didn''t show the disgust he was currently feeling on his face as he thought, ''Lazy, untalented and stupid. What a joke!''

    None of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon is weaker than this Raticate by level. And from what he had observed, this Raticate seemed to be physically very underdeveloped.

    Even Shuppet and Vulpix could easily win against this Pok¨¦mon.

    Shuppet, whose best attack move is Phantom Force, can easily defeat such a garbage Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex just wanted to finish this quickly.

    He threw Shuppet out of his Pok¨¦ball and defeated this trainer without any problems. This fight can be best described as a joke.

    Even when Raticate used [Bite], this underdeveloped Pok¨¦mon couldn''t even deal as much damage as a normal wild Raticate that survives on bad food or eats too little. Plus, with his level disadvantage, he reduced only 15% HP of Shuppet per hit, which is really little when you consider that Shuppet has bad Def.

    If the audience wasn''t recording this person challenging him and this fight on the camera, he wouldn''t even waste time with such garbage.

    ***

    [EN]: When I saw how this guy was using a Raticate: "I need confidence in my life like this guy."

    And when I saw author didn''t waste time to describe the fight since he is that much of fodder. "Weakness disgusts me."

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    After Alex had "ughtered" that trainer in the Pok¨¦mon fight, he started walking straight to the Gym without speaking anything with him.

    The fight with this trainer was such a waste of time that he wanted 15 minutes of his life back. Even his weakest Pok¨¦mon was too strong for this trainer.

    But through this encounter, Alex understood how fast he was levellingpared to regr trainers.

    This not only has to do with the potential of his Pok¨¦mon but the fact that he regrly goes to areas where his Pok¨¦mon have to fight Pok¨¦mon on a level higher than them.

    This also exins why Pok¨¦mon like Shuppet and Vulpix were levelling up so fast and how Ditto could keep up with them.

    It probably has a lot to do with the high level of the Pok¨¦mon they always fight against and the level difference between each of them.

    Whenparing Gardevoir, Scizor and Crobat with them, you realise that although they also fought against Pok¨¦mon on a higher level, the level difference was lesser.

    As long as the potential of a Pok¨¦mon is not hindering their levelling progress¡ªa lower level Pok¨¦mon will gain more benefit/experience than a higher level Pok¨¦mon upon defeating simr Pok¨¦mon.

    This will also lead to the level difference between his Pok¨¦mon getting only smaller and smaller to the point that all of them will have around the same level. Of course, as long as the potential does not get in the way.

    But this will not be the case for too long, since the potential is the most important factor in allowing a Pok¨¦mon to quickly level up at a high level. Every pokemon starts to slow down at a certain point due to poor potential.

    Alex stood in front of the Pewter City Pok¨¦mon Gym, a gigantic architectural structure with several separate buildings attached to the main one.

    He had called there yesterday to get an appointment for an A-rank [Boulder Badge], and to his surprise, he got a reservation for the fight for today.

    Fortunately, he had decided to arrive half an hour beforehand. So even with his dy, he still arrived 15 minutes early.

    Although Alex had also considered registering for an S-rank Badge, he knew that even with the best tactics he could think of, he had no chance of winning against Brock''s strongest team. For now, that is.

    He had seen only 3 Pok¨¦mon of Brock.

    Onix: Deep Gold and at LV 53.

    Kabutops: S-rank* and at LV 52 st seen just a year ago.)

    Aerodactyl: Gold and at LV 50.

    Even if these are Brock''s strongest Pok¨¦mon, Alex can not be entirely sure about his other Pok¨¦mon. (He thinks that Onix is Brock''s highest-level Pok¨¦mon, but that doesn''t mean he doesn''t have any more Pok¨¦mon at level 51, 52 or even 53.)

    Inparison, his three strongest Pok¨¦mon are at level 47, which is really a big difference.

    Alex felt that the level difference was too big, and his fight would end simrly to the fight with Steven''s Metagross.

    After a certain strength gap, even the best tactics in the world can''t do anything.

    Inparison, the A-rank fight is much more appropriate.

    Alex went to the small building where a staff member was sitting in reception.

    As one of Kanto''s 8 Main Gyms, lots of people work here in the Gym.

    To manage such a big building, you would obviously need staff members to take care of cleaning & orientation work.

    In addition, there are a handful of trainees who are not only responsible for the safety of the Gym but also for fighting against the B-rank Badge challengers.

    "Hello, I have an appointment today for a fight against the Gym Leader."

    The staff member looked briefly at Alex and immediately said, "Ah, you must be Mr Alex Stark, right? Can you please show me your ID card?"

    Alex gave the staff member his ID card. Alex got it back after 10 seconds and was taken to the main hall by another staff member.

    When Alex entered the main hall, he saw arge arena. With rocky ground and several boulders were distributed throughout the arena field.

    You could tell by a nce who owned this arena and what Pok¨¦mon types would be used by the Gym Leader.

    When he looked around, he found Brock¡ªtalking to a trainee.

    Alex walked towards Brock with an indifferent expression.

    Brock saw Alex and gave a slight smirk when he said, "When I got the message yesterday, I couldn''t believe that you really are so stupid. To think, you want to fight against me!"

    Alex looked in the eyes of Brock with a scornful look, "Why would I not want to fight you? You''re the weakest Gym leader by a decent amount, after all."

    The smirk on Brock''s face suddenly vanished. "Heh! Have you grown a few balls now to start talking back to me like that?"

    A disdainful facial expression could be found on Alex as he said, "Are you stupid? I never feared or even respected you. I was just toozy to talk to a mentally retarded child."

    "YOU BASTARD!!!! You will regret that! I thought of going easy on you. But now you have really pissed me. I can''t believe there is someone as arrogant as you in this world. I will broadcast our fight so that the whole world can see how weak and pathetic you are."

    Alex, looking at Brock the whole time like he was watching an idiot monkey bbering, couldn''t help butugh inside his mind when he heard Brock''s words.

    He felt that Brock really could no longer be saved.

    Alex looked calmly at Brock as he said, "Ok, sounds good to me. In which format do you want to fight?"

    As a Gym leader, Brock can choose the format of the fight.

    But for an A-rank Badge, he can only choose from 1 v/s 1, 2 v/s 2, or a 3 v/s 3 format.

    Brock leaned up a bit when he said in a disapproving tone, "Keep pretending to be calm. It won''t work for long anyway."

    "We''re going to fight in a 2 v/s 2 format. Tell me the average level of the two Pok¨¦mon you are going to use in this fight so we can fight at a simr level."

    Alex knew that Brock wasn''t doing this because he wanted to have a fair fight but because it''s a rule that all Gym leaders must follow.

    For example, if the Pok¨¦mon of the challenger''s team have an average level is 45 in the battle, the Gym Leader''s team''s average level must not be higher than 46.

    In addition, each Pok¨¦mon must be between LV 40 and LV 49 from the Gym leader and challenger in the A-rank Badge battle.

    It not only makes sure that the challenger has minimum strength to fight against the Gym Leader for an A-rank Badge¡ªto not waste the time of the Gym Leader¡ªbut also prevents the exploitation of the average level rule.

    For example, one LV 10 Pok¨¦mon and 2 LV 50 Pok¨¦mon have an average level of 33. But with the 2 LV 50 Pok¨¦mon, any trainer can easily defeat 3 LV 33 Pok¨¦mon.

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    [EN]: At that time, his system hadn''t been updated yet. So he only knows that it was Gold, not sure whether Shallow Gold, Gold, or Deep Gold.

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    Alex pondered about which Pok¨¦mon to use for his fight against Brock.

    Since he had to tell his average level beforehand, it would be best to decide right now which Pok¨¦mon he wanted to use.

    Alex showed a smile when suddenly an idea urred to him. ''Hmm... I have 3 LV 47 and 3 LV 45 Pok¨¦mon, so with an average level of 46, I will have the most flexibility.''

    He looked at Brock and said, "Level 46."

    Brock was astonished to hear this. "Level 46? Are you bluffing? How can you get so strong so quickly? Less than a year ago, your strongest Pok¨¦mon was only at LV 35."

    Alex smirked at Brock as he said with a slightly scornful look, "What''s so surprising about that? Not everyone is aszy as you and doesn''t waste the potential of their Pok¨¦mon."

    Brock didn''t know how much angrier he could get, but he was getting near to his limit, "Oh~ you are so going to regret this. I am gonna defeat you in front of the whole world, and then we will see if you still have that smirk on your face and dare to utter such arrogant words."

    ....

    After thirty minutes, the cameras were set up¡ªoperated by several staff members, and the recording was being broadcasted live.

    In addition, there was even a trainee who was doing thementary to narrate the fight to the audience.

    Alex suddenly felt an unusual feeling. He was calm, just... he was not used to being filmed like that.

    It reminded him of the Kanto rookie tournament.

    A staff member was chosen as the referee. He gave the signal to both Alex and Brock to call out their first Pok¨¦mon at the same time.

    Just like in the Kanto rookie tournament, the Gym Leader and the challenger may switch their Pok¨¦mon only once in the middle of the fight. So it is vital to choose the first Pok¨¦mon wisely.

    Scizor and Rhyhorn appear on the battlefield simultaneously.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Rhyhorn

    LV: 43

    Type: Ground/Rock

    Ability: Lightning Rod

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Horn Attack, Tail Whip, Fury Attack, Scary Face, Smack Down, Stomp, Bulldoze [E], Chip Away, Rock st [E], Drill Run, Stone Edge

    - (Innate Talent) Thunder Fang [E]

    - (TM) Protect

    ------------------------------

    Alex''s head immediately started to think about several things. ''Level 43? Will his next Pok¨¦mon be on LV 49? Or does he has only this Pok¨¦mon to use between level 40 and 49? No matter what, this Pok¨¦mon has only 3 Expert-rank moves, which for an Elite-level Pok¨¦mon is really pathetic. Plus, it only has one TM move. Is he even trying to train him?''

    The referee looked at both participants and slowly began to count down from three.

    "3,2,1, Go!"

    Alex said calmly, "Scizor, prepare [Agility] while maintaining a distance from Rhyhorn."

    Although he can now give his Pok¨¦monmands telepathically, Alex doesn''t want to reveal this unnecessarily.

    He''s going to take part in the championship tournament soon, and he doesn''t want this trick to lose its element of surprise just because of his fight against such a weak Gym Leader as Brock.

    Brock looked at Alex and said, "I see that you''re trying to run away. But this will not work against me. Rhyhorn, Bulldoze while you run off towards Scizor."

    Unfortunately, the arena for this fight was rtively small. Scizor reached the invisible transparent Psychic field very quickly, which is activated to protect the trainers and prevent the Pok¨¦mon from leaving the arena.

    Also, Rhyhorn is not as slow in the world as it is in the game.

    At least in terms of speed, he is just as fast as Scizor. But it can hardly change its direction while running, so this speed does note without a drawback.

    Scizor finished [Agility] and felt his body lighten up.

    Rhyhorn¡ªtrying to cut off Scizor''s path¡ªdidn''t expect Scizor to suddenly get faster, leading to Scizor escaping from Rhyhorn. This sudden increase in speed threw Rhyhorn off.

    It was also at this moment that Rhyhorn''s weakness of not being able to change his direction at high speed was being exhibited live in front of the audience.

    "Scizor, keep dodging Rhyhorn while using Swords Dance."

    Scizor, who had run to the opposite side of the arena, went to the middle part of the arena¡ªto have more options for movement¡ªas he prepared his new move.

    Brock grimaced when he saw how Scizor was strengthening himself while outrunning his Rhyhorn.

    He showed a grunted with dissatisfaction. He said to Rhyhorn, "Bulldoze again, but this time, make sure that it can''t dodge you."

    Alex said with a disdainful look, "Do you think it is Rhyhorn''s fault that he couldn''t hit Scizor? What a joke!"

    "SHUT UP!! I don''t need advice from a rookie like you."

    Alex looked at the camera and said with a smile, "Scizor is 4 levels higher than your Pok¨¦mon, has Agility on the Expert-rank. Yet, you haven''t changed your Pok¨¦mon. Is that really Rhyhorn''s fault, who has not yet evolved into his final form and is hardly trained by his trainer?"

    He and Brock were on such bad terms with each other so far that Alex didn''t even try to fix it.

    He has no apparent advantage in doing so, but it made him very happy to expose Brock in front of the whole world and to take a bit of revenge.

    Rhyhorn chased Scizor across the arena and had trouble hitting even when Scizor was against the protective shield due to his poor manoeuvrability.

    Scizor was able to sessfully use [Swords Dance] 3 times during that time.

    But Brock, who saw that, still didn''t change his Pok¨¦mon, which Alex could understand a bit.

    After Alex had talked about how Brock had made a big mistake, if Brock changed his Pok¨¦mon, it would be like admitting his own mistake and hitting his own face.

    Alex can easily understand Brock''s "what would people think of him" mentality.

    ''What a misced pride! And he was talking me down for my arrogance, heh!''

    He felt that the more time he spent with Brock, the more he despised him.

    Suddenly Rhyhorn realized the pattern of Scizor''s dodging and finally hit Scizor with a [Bulldoze]. Although it didn''t do much damage, it made Scizor a little slower.

    He was even faster than at the beginning of the fight, but not much.

    "Ok, Scizor, you''ve yed enough. Use Metal w and defeat Rhyhorn."

    "Rhyhorn, use Bulldoze again."

    Both Pok¨¦mon finished preparing their move simultaneously and hit each other. But byparison, Scizor''s attack was much stronger than Rhyhorn''s attack.

    Rhyhorn flew 5 meters back despite his massive weight andnded unconscious on the ground.

    Scizor had lost only 15% of HP from two hits from Rhyhorn.

    On the other hand, Rhyhorn was immediately knocked unconscious by Metal w.

    Alex looked at Brock and said, "My condolences to Rhyhorn. It''s a pity to have such a useless trainer."

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    Brock went to Rhyhorn in a hurry and used a [Super Potion] on him without paying any attention to Alex''s words.

    Seeing this, Alex sensed that Brock genuinely loves his Pok¨¦mon. At least, he respects them more than most of the trainers, even though he was neglecting his Pok¨¦mon.

    ''Maybe neglecting is a bit too harsh a word. Just because Brock hasn''t trained his Pok¨¦mon for a long time doesn''t mean he''s neglecting them. But as a trainer, not training your Pok¨¦mon to their full potential because you arezy is really selfish. He may not be harsh to his Pok¨¦mon and genuinely cares for them, but he isn''t doing his best for them either.''

    He could see from Brock''s reaction that Brock was not acting like this for the camera and that he really cares about the health of his Pok¨¦mon. Though he can''t prove it, this is just his guts speaking.

    Brock called Rhyhorn back to the Pok¨¦ball after healing him. Then he looked at Alex and said with contempt, "Don''t talk to me like you know how well I train my Pok¨¦mon."

    Alex saw one good side of Brock, but that didn''t mean he would do 180 on his attitude.

    "Just because you treat your Pok¨¦mon well doesn''t mean you''re a good trainer," spoke Alex with a scornful expression and a cold tone.

    "To be a good trainer, it''s not enough just to love Pok¨¦mon¡ªthough it is indeed a very important trait. If you want your Pok¨¦mon to take part in battles in the future, you must take responsibility for them too. You have to bring their absolute strength to the front without tiring them mentally or physically with excessive or tedious redundant training methods. A bnce is crucial. You also have to understand the character of your Pok¨¦mon well to be able to modify the n ordingly."

    He knew that what he said before was just the tip of the iceberg, but he didn''t want to talk about this topic anymore. That would take way too long to just address the obvious issues.

    Brock was shocked at the moment and didn''t know what to say.

    He didn''t think that Alex, as a rookie, would talk such things about training methods. It felt like the words of a Pok¨¦mon professor.

    Brock stopped thinking about Alex''s words and said, "Don''t talk about training methods when you are just a rookie. I don''t need any advice from you."

    Alex, who saw how Brock ignored his advice and chose to rebut, suddenly felt that there was no hope for Brock.

    Brock said aloud, "Focus on the fight rather than bbering your mouth," and called his next Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex couldn''t understand Brock. ''Is your "pride" or whatever that you believe more important than the chance to learn something new or to question and test your previous knowledge.''

    He looked at Brock and thought, ''Well, we don''t have a good enough rtionship for him to even heed to my words. Not to mention, he thinks of me as a rookie. So he probably doesn''t even want to talk to me, even though I find this attitude questionable. Haha! Apart from that, not everyone is like me, talking so much about Pok¨¦mon training¡ªespecially in the middle of a fight.''

    An Omastar appeared in the arena, and Alex immediately looked at the info of the Pok¨¦mon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Omastar

    LV: 49

    Type: Water/Rock

    Ability: Shell Armor

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Constrict, Withdraw, Leer, Water Gun, Bite [E], Rock Throw, Protect, Rock Slide, Ancient Power [E].

    - (Innate Talent) Spike Cannon [E], (Innate Talent) Seismic Toss [E], (Innate Talent) Scald [E].

    - (TM) Headbutt, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Stealth Rock.

    ----------------------------

    Alex felt that this Pok¨¦mon was most likely a Pok¨¦mon from Brock''s Main Team due to the rtively many Expert-rank and TM moves. Also, this Pok¨¦mon''s level was almost LV 50.

    Brock said nothing and waited for the referee.

    "3,2,1, GO!!"

    Alex and Brock gave theirmands at the same time.

    "Scizor, use Metal w."

    "Omastar, use Reflect."

    Alex didn''t even have to tell Scizor to start running in the direction of Omastar while preparing the move. Scizor had immediately understood Alex''s intent, and he did it without Alex''smand.

    Omastar, who could not move while preparing, could not create any distance or, at least, try to make it difficult for Scizor to get within range too fast.

    Scizor came in range quickly, and his move was finished preparing, too.

    He used [Metal w] and sent Omastar flying 2 meters. Even though it wasn''t a super effective move, he still lost 20% of HP from this hit.

    Although Scizor is reinforced by [Sword Dance], Omastar''s Def and level advantage caused the damage to be so mediocre.

    Alex smiled as he said, "Now, use Brick Break."

    He let Scizor use [Metal w] first, even if it does lesser damage than [Brick Break]. This way, Omastar will waste a move with [Reflect].

    Now that Omastar was 80% done with the move preparation, Alex was ready to use this move now. It didn''t matter to him now whether Brock would cancel this move or not; it wouldn''t matter much anyway.

    Not to mention, there was a bonus to it.

    Brock said as he watched Omastar use [Reflect], "So you can use this move, but it doesn''t matter."

    "Omastar, now use Scald while running away from Scizor."

    Brock didn''t think [Brick Break] was an Expert-rank move, so he wanted to take advantage of it. After all, if [Brick Break] is on the Expert-rank, why use [Metal w] that does a lot less harm.

    And this is exactly what Alex was hoping for. Although there was a chance that Brock would be a bit more careful, Brock didn''t disappoint him.

    But the next moment, Brock saw Scizor run towards Omastar as he prepared his move and felt that he was unlucky.

    "You lucky bastard!!" spoke Brock as he gritted his teeth.

    Alex looked at Brock and said in a yful manner, "You don''t seem to understand what luck is, do you?"

    Brock looked at Alex as if he was an idiot and said, "Are you the kind of guy who would say that every move of yours was carefully nned and not pure luck? Hmph! What a liar!"

    Alex simple smirked in the reply.

    While this conversation was going on, Scizor finished his move and used it immediately.

    Not only did it destroy the invisible protectiveyer of [Reflect], but it did a lot of damage.

    Almost 40% of HP was lost from this hit.

    Alex said briefly, "Scizor, again."

    Omastar got done shortly and didn''t waste time in using [Scald].

    Scizor was too close and was hit lightly and pushed a few meters away from the hot water beam.

    Not only did it take away 30% damage, but Scizor also got a [Burned] status.

    Alex thought, ''Now, THIS is bad luck. Hmm... Though with a level difference, the chance of status effects is higher, and the general chance with this move is also not bad. Apart from that, it is an Expert-rank move. Hmm, I made a mistake by not using [Protect] immediately after Scizornded his move. I will keep this in mind from now on."

    Brock smiled seeing this. "Once more, Omastar."

    Scizor finished first and hit Omastar with his move again, even if it only caused 25% HP damage this time.

    Alex, who saw that Omastar was almost finished, said, "Scizor, use Protect and then use Brick Break again."

    Scizor used [Protect], but the shield only barely managed to absorb all the damage.

    "Omastar, use Scald."

    Brock also wanted to use the (Scald + Blizzard)bo. But after thinking of the resistance Scizor has against it, he thought it would be a waste of move. Only [Scald] was doing good enough damage.

    Scizor and Omastar were finished almost at the same time, even if Scizor was finished a bit earlier.

    He met Omastar, who immediately afterwards pushed him a few meters away with a jet of hot water.

    Omastar suddenly felt extremely dizzy and started losing consciousness.

    "Omastar, it''s ok. You''ve done enough."

    After hearing this, Omastar didn''t strain his body to stay awake and passed out as his body fell on the ground.

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    Alex went to Scizor and patted his shoulder as he proudly said, "Good job."

    Scizor looked at Alex and replied, "Not really. I''ve had tougher fights."

    Alex looked at Scizor¡ªlooking like he wasn''t satisfied with this fight¡ªand shook his head with a soft smile.

    He was very happy with Scizor''s self-critical words¡ªshowing no sign of satisfaction.

    The hunger to get stronger quickly can make a substantial difference in one''s progress.

    A Pok¨¦mon that trains with his everything will gain results much faster than a Pok¨¦mon that does it half-heartedly.

    Alex has read that the temperament of a Pok¨¦mon is an extremely important factor and can make the training efficiency higher or lower.

    Brock walked in front of Alex after he had cured his Pok¨¦mon and handed him an A-rank [Boulder Badge] without a word.

    Then without saying another word, he turned back and started walking away with his stoic face¡ªpretending as if Alex was never there.

    Alex didn''t care about Brock''s attitude as he ignored him and instead examined the [Boulder Badge] he had just received.

    It looked almost exactly the same as in the games. But when Alex looked at the backside of it, he found a barcode of some kind.

    Although this was nothing like the barcodes in Alex''s world, Alex immediately deduced that it probably had a simr function.

    Alex put the [Boulder Badge] in a small case specially made to keep the Badges and walked out of the Gym.

    After he got this Badge, he saw no reason to stay in this Gym.

    He made his way to the hotel where he and his Pok¨¦mon would get something to eat and then think about their next n.

    He got bored while walking and sent a message to Steven & Maria.

    He told them that he had just fought Brock and that they could both watch his match online.

    Although it was also broadcasted on TV, it was a live broadcast, and therefore, you could no longer watch the match on it anymore.

    Fortunately, the Alliance uploads every Gym battle for A & S-rank Badges on their website, so Steven and Maria could easily watch the match whenever they wished to.

    He also thought about writing a message to Daniel and Elise but felt that it wouldn''t be a boss like behaviour. Especially when you consider that he is the boss of a group that is part of an underworld organization.

    ...

    30 minutester, Alex was eating his meal with his Pok¨¦mon in the hotel when he received a message.

    Steven wrote: <Good fight. But why do you insult a Gym leader so much?>

    Alex wrote the whole story and exined why he has such a bad rtionship with Brock.

    Steven smiled as he sent the message: <Hehe, of the two Gym leaders you''ve met, both of them hate you.>

    Alex quickly replied: <Hey, I met Janine, and although we didn''t talk to each other, I don''t have a bad rtionship with her.>

    <???>

    <What are you talking about? Janine is not a Gym leader.>

    Alex, who saw these words, suddenly felt that he should be careful not to answer in a hurry without thinking, or more mistakes like this are bound to happen.

    <Yes, but she is the daughter of Koga, so it is very likely that she will take over the Gym.>

    <Alex>

    <Am I imagining it, or can you never just admit your mistake?>

    Alex saw how he had convinced Steven with his excuse and let out a relieved breath. It doesn''t really matter if Steven thinks that he thinks Janine will be a Gym Leader, but he should be careful not to say too much.

    Even if it is difficult to overwrite the general knowledge of what he had from the Pok¨¦mon world without thinking about it.

    <Steven~ O Steven~.>

    <How can you say something so heartless to your only friend?>

    Steven knew that Alex was joking and smirked as he wrote.

    <I didn''t even know that I only had one friend, but if my only friend told me that, it has to be true.>

    Alex and Steven wrote and stayed for a few minutes before Alex got another message.

    <Hey, call me.>

    This message came from Maria, who had apparently gotten his message just now and wanted to talk a bit.

    To make fun of Steven a bit before calling Maria, he wrote a message.

    <Steven I would like to talk to you more, but my hot girlfriend really wants to talk to me right now. So I, unfortunately, had to make a choice. I know you, as a person who has never had a girlfriend, can not understand that. But I have to tell that it was not a very difficult choice for me.>

    Steven knew that this message from Alex was a joke, but he felt annoyed.

    <Ha! -_- >

    <And you have the cheek to say that you are my only friend?>

    <Sry Steven, but not everyone is into men like you.>

    <You bastard!!!. You know exactly why I don''t have a girlfriend, and it''s absolutely not because I''m into men.>

    <Ah, you mean it''s because of your face, then?>

    <Wow! You really are brave to say that with your face. If you weren''t a talented trainer, you''d stay single forever.>

    Steven had struck a sensitive nerve of Alex.

    <Who told you that?>

    Alex thought for a moment and couldn''t remember where anyone had praised his looks.

    He looked at the message and felt that this surprisingly cut deeply.

    <I hate you, Steven.>

    Alex wasn''t actually angry or anything. But it is hard to figure out emotion from only the text.

    Steven was not sure whether this was a bit exaggerated or had actually hurt his feelings.

    <Alex, that was just a joke, and you are really a handsome guy.>

    In reply, he only got this.

    <Gay.>

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    [EN]: It''s okay, Steven. As long as you say "no homo", you are safe.

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    Alex looked at the several insults he had received from Steven after hisstment with an amused smile.

    He knew that the main reason that Steven didn''t have a girlfriend was, quoting him, "Almost all of the girls who want me as a boyfriend don''t want that because of my character. Though I don''t expect my partner to love me only for my character since I am aware of the fact that I''m not that much of a noble person. But I still don''t want to be with someone who just wants to date me because of my money and looks."

    Alex understands Steven''s words very well, and he has to admit that he agrees with him.

    The character of your partner is very important for a healthy rtionship. But other things are also important such aspetence, appearance, money, power, to develop an interest in the opposite party.

    But Alex personally thinks that there was one other thing that is more important.

    Chemistry (when you first see a person). He himself has felt it only once in his 2 lives.

    Alex wasn''t sure if it was just for looks, but he didn''t think he was such a superficial person.

    In his life, he had met and seen many 10/10 women, but he never got that kind of feeling from them. There never was that spark that made him pursue the rtionship.

    He felt that it had a lot to do with the presence, charisma, facial expressions and gestures that you see in the first second, together with the appearance of the person.

    Gardevoir, who saw her father lost in his thoughts, again, showed a slight smile as she nudged him, "Father, don''t you have to call someone?"

    She knew that her father is a very good nner, but that is also why he is often absorbed so much in his thoughts during the day that he ignores the whole world around him.

    Gardevoir is already very used to waking up Alex in important situations like almost every other Pok¨¦mon.

    Though Gardevoir and the other Pok¨¦mon only pay attention when necessary. Nobody wants to bother Alex when he is thinking about important things without a real reason.

    Alex stopped thinking about these unnecessary things and said, "Ah, yes, you are right. ... Wait. How do you know that?"

    Gardevoir said with a very rxed expression, "Oh, that. When I wanted to take a short break from my training, I saw you looking thoughtlessly at your device. When I came next to you, you were still in your thoughts, and I happened to see a message that looked important, so I thought it would be best to wake you up."

    He knows that Gardevoir can not read the minds of others without them noticing.

    Above all, even the strongest Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon cannot read the minds of even an ordinary person while he is awake.

    And even with unconscious people, the strongest Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon can only see a person''s memory and not change or manipte it.

    Gardevoir can only talk telepathically with Alex and the other Pok¨¦mon because they "allow" Gardevoir to mentally talk to them.

    Alex doesn''t know if a Full-Blood Legendary Psychic-type Pok¨¦mon have to adhere to this restriction. But he had the feeling that the gods of this world were not so restrictive in their power.

    A force that has never been captured or even defeated by a trainer cannot bepared to normal Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex is not even sure whether it is possible to kill a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon or not. He had read the sole documented fight between a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon and several Champion-level trainers. This took ce over 50 years ago, and the oue was rtively inexplicit.

    It is described in the book that several Champion-level trainers with more than 15 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon attacked a "weak" Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon.

    The force of 15 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon is ridiculous in this world and even more so for 50 years ago.

    That is probably the strongest force a region had gathered in High-Elite level, and it was by no means a joke.

    There were more than 100 Elite-level Pok¨¦mon in this fight. But it was described in the book how no attack by an Elite-level Pok¨¦mon had any effect on the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon. Thus, they did not affect the fight at all. It took the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon a single AOE attack to wipe out all the Elite-level Pok¨¦mon.

    You can say that was the most expensive meat shield in the history of Pok¨¦mon world.

    Inparison, the 15 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon were much more useful not only because they could do damage but because it looked like they were winning against this god.

    In the book, it was described that the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon was full of injuries and at a disadvantage in the battle.

    After killing 4 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon and severely wounding several others, it showed signs of being on the verge of defeat.

    But after the rest of the Champion-level Pok¨¦mon made a final attack, and the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon fell to the ground, something unusual happened.

    Half of the body of the Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon was destroyed as all the people present there thought it was dead. But after a few minutes, they noticed that the body of the Legendary Pok¨¦mon was slowly beginning to rebuild.

    The trainers immediately understood the danger and immediately let their Pok¨¦mon attack the Legendary Pok¨¦mon. But the damage taken by Legendary Pok¨¦mon was more like it was taking a hit as a living and awake Pok¨¦mon rather than unconscious or dead Pok¨¦mon.

    In addition, even though those 11 Pok¨¦mon dealt as much damage as possible, it was nowhere enough to stop the regeneration.

    Unfortunately, this was the end of the book, and it was not clear what happened after that.

    Alex was sure of one thing after reading that. The Legendary Pok¨¦mon are not easy to kill, and there is not even a known method to kill them with certainty.

    Alex suspects that in this regeneration phase of the Legendary Pok¨¦mon, you can probably kill the Legendary Pok¨¦mon with enough attack power. But he wasn''t quite sure, and he could just as well be wrong. He had no information about it to confirm after all.

    Apart from that, even the 11 Champion Pok¨¦mon that attacked simultaneously did not have enough attack power. So even if it is possible to kill the legendary Pok¨¦mon, the attack power is not easy to meet.

    Not to mention, the details are too vague. How can one measure the attack power of these 11 Champion-level Pok¨¦mon with such imprecise info?

    The difference between 11 LV 70 Pok¨¦mon and 11 LV 60 Pok¨¦mon is a massive difference in strength.

    This book also glossed over a few important details that put many questions in Alex''s mind.

    Why did such arge force attack a Full-Blood Legend Pok¨¦mon?

    Why didn''t the Full Blood Legend Pok¨¦mon¡ªobviously faster than the other Pok¨¦mon¡ªrun away? If it was somehow restricted, how was that achieved?

    Which Full-Blood Legend Pok¨¦mon was fought against and by which organization or government? (Alex had the feeling that such arge group of Champion-level trainers had gathered for a special purpose)

    These critical details and much more were not revealed, so it was impossible to determine what exactly happened.

    Gradevoir looked at her father in surprise and didn''t understand why her father was lost in his thoughts again just after she had woken him up.

    Crobat, who had seen that during training, flew in front of Gardevoir and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have the feeling that it is getting worse?"

    Gardevoir knew her brother was making fun of her father, but she gave a slightly worried answer, "I hope not."

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    Alex had just stopped thinking about these kinds of stuff when Crobat was talking next to him, so he ended up overhearing the conversation.

    He looked at Gardevoir and Crobat and said, "Stop showing such a concerned expression. It''s not like I have a disease."

    Gardevoir nodded slightly, but Crobat gave a smirk as he said, "Sure~ If that helps you sleep at night."

    Alex ignored Crobat trying to make fun of him and went to a quiet corner of the room to call Maria.

    He just had no interest in fooling around with Crobat, so he said nothing and just left.

    "Tch! Boring," grumbled Crobat.

    Although Crobat would never admit it, he was very fond of Alex''s character, and he knows that his trainer also had a very soft spot for him, even if he had never said it aloud.

    If he and his trainer are in a very bad mood, they exchange only a few unpleasant words at most. Like when they both had a small argument when they wanted to bring Gardevoir to their mother.

    Although Crobat often said not so good things, he believes actions show more than words.

    Alex dialled up the number of Maria after sitting on a couch at the corner of the room.

    He knew that Maria had been at the Firewood Forest about 3 days ago, located between Vermilion City and Cdon City.

    Alex was there once for less than a day and knows that this is a good ce for Elite-rank trainers to train.

    "Hey, Maria."

    Maria said in a tender voice, "Do you have some free time?"

    "Wow~," Alex whistled and said with a smile, "What a warm wee!"

    "Ha-ha, yboy. ''Great'' joke."

    "Why does that sound so unconvincing?"

    "You think?"

    Alex said with an amused tone, "You are so toxic."

    Maria replied in a flirty tone, "What are you going to do about that, big boy?"

    Alex, who heard these words, immediately understand what Maria want to say and said, "Where are you at the moment?"

    "Hehe, nice try. But I don''t want to do it in the wild. I''m still in Firewood Forest, and I made a big find."

    "Wow! You call just to tease me and show off. You are lucky that you are so beautiful."

    "Thank you very much, my darling. But unfortunately, I can''t say the same about you."

    Alex, who had heard another joke on his appearance on the same day, felt an indescribable pain in his heart.

    He knew that his appearance was only slightly above average in the Pok¨¦mon world. But the average appearance of people in this world is just too good. With his current appearance, he could have absolutely crushed it as a model in his previous world. It would have been an easy 8 or 9 out of 10 face there. But of course, this is not his old world.

    "*cough* So... Umm- What''s going on?"

    Alex didn''t want to talk about it anymore with people who have wless faces. If he was talking to Lars or Brock, he could easily say that he looks better. But against Maria and Steven, it''s just a joke.

    Maria immediately sensed the awkwardness and understood that Alex was sensitive about his looks.

    "Alex, for me, you are much more handsome than Steven, so don''t worry."

    "Can you say that again?"

    "Alex- Let me guess. You want to record my words, right?"

    "..... Sorry, I can''t hear you. Can you repeat what you just said before?"

    "Sigh, what should I do with you?" said Maria as she shook her head.

    "Should I make a list?"

    "Alex, you really a pervert."

    Alex recalled the night he had spent with her 1 week ago and wondered if Maria lives in another world.

    In his previous life, he had sex with 4 different women, and none of them was half as wild as Maria in bed. Not that he minded.

    "Sure~ I''m the pervert one in the rtionship. Hmm, hmm, of course~," Alex nodded vigorously, filled with sarcasm.

    "Let''s stop fooling around and get down to business." Maria switched the subject.

    Alex rolled his eyes as he thought, ''I clearly understand why you want to change the topic right now.''

    "So, what did you find?"

    "Fire-stones; Lots of Fire-stones. I had to defeat a group of 4 -Low Elite-level Arcanine, but it was worth it. It''s a shame that an A-rank Low-Elite Pok¨¦mon is not worth much. Though the Fire-stones covers for them more than enough."

    Alex knew what she meant. An Arcanine with Gold potential below the Elite-level cannot be bought for less than 40 million.

    But an Arcanine with Gold potential at a Low-Elite-level cannot be sold for even 5 million.

    Of course, it depends on the level of the Arcanine. A LV 40 Arcanine with Gold potential can still be sold for almost 10 million. But you would find it hard to sell a LV 49 for 2 million. The higher the level, the less likely you will be able to tame it.

    "How many Fire-stones do you have, and which ones?"

    Maria did not hide it and said with a proud voice, "3 Top-Fire-stone, 5 High-Fire-stone, 12 Mid-Fire-stone, 25 Low-Fire-stone."

    "You now have a rich girlfriend."

    Alex, who heard the massive numbers, said, "Maria, have you caught these 4 Elite-Level Arcanine or are they dead?"

    "I caught them. Arcanine is a very popr species, and because they''re all below LV 45, I can easily get 250,000 Pok¨¦dors if they''re all A-rank."

    "That''s good. I think you might even be lucky, and one of those turns out to be an S-rank Arcanine."

    Alex remembers how he had found so many diamonds in the Rhyhorn Cave that was habituated by several Silver Pok¨¦mon and even 3 Gold Pok¨¦mon.

    Above all, Arcanine species has good average potential, and it is not unlikely that 1 Arcanine has an S-rank potential.

    "I was nning to do a talent test anyway, so we''ll see. It''s a shame that the 4 Arcanine who rushed to me had a very hostile attitude towards me, or I would try to conquer the one with the best potential."

    "Forget about it then. It''s extremely difficult to tame a Low-Elite S-rank Pok¨¦mon if it hates you."

    "Yeah. Anyway, as soon as I''ve sold the Fire-stone, I''ll have enough money to buy good items for Arbok and Gible. Both were born with S-rank, so it shouldn''t be impossible to get them on the SS-rank."

    "Where do you want to sell the Fire-stones?"

    "I haven''t decided yet. Why do you ask?"

    Alex told Maria about his VIP card and Jack, who always gives him very good offers for items.

    "If you want, I can help you sell your Fire-stones for a very good price."

    "I... don''t know, Alex," Maria hesitated.

    Alex knew why she was hesitating.

    He said with a smile, "Don''t worry, it won''t take even an hour, and it helps me as much as it helps you. Having more money will make your Pok¨¦mon stronger after 1 year. Apart from that, I am not losing any money here."

    Maria chuckled. "You are so stupid. If you hadn''t said thest sentence, you would have sounded much better."

    Even though she said those words, she knew that Alex had said it for her.

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    Alex ended the conversation with Maria after he and she arranged the time and ce for the meeting tomorrow.

    After Alex sells the Fire-stones for her, both can spend a little time together and even have some joint training.

    Even when Alex and Maria spend time together, neither of them neglects the training of their Pok¨¦mon.

    After Alex finished training Pok¨¦mon for the day, Bastiodon came to Alex eagerly. The hope and enthusiasm were spilling over his pure face.

    Alex had been giving the items that he had received from Steven for 50 million for more than 40 days.

    Although he first wanted to give all the items to Bastiodon in the span of 20 days, he changed the schedule when Bastiodon told him that his body would require a longer time to fully absorb the item.

    Alex immediately changed the n from 20 days to 40 days. But when it was time to absorb thest 5 items¡ªwhich are also the most important and valuable ones¡ªhe realized that 2 days were no longer enough.

    The 5bo items are as follow:

    3x Combo of [Steel-Scale], reinforced with Steel-type Energy by an SS-rank Aggron on the Champion-level + [Top-Old Amber]

    2x Combo of [Tooth] of an SS-rank Bastiodon at Champion-level reinforced with Rock & Steel-type energy + [Top-Old Amber]

    These 5bo items were too much to absorb in 10 days.

    Alex didn''t know if it was because the items were too good or because Bastiodon was on the verge of the SS-rank. Maybe it was both. But in any case, he believed in Bastiodon''s assessment.

    In addition, he doesn''t have any evolutioning in the future, so there was no time pressure.

    Bastiodon has already absorbed the 3 [Steel-Scale], reinforced with Steel-type Energy by an SS-rank Aggron on the Champion-level + [Top-Old Amber]. And today, Bastiodon was gonna get the first of two [Tooth] of an SS-rank Bastiodon at Champion-level reinforced with Rock & Steel-type energy + [Top-Old Amber] from Alex.

    That''s why Batiodon was almost jumping around. Bastiodon came to Alex, full of excitement.

    Alex gave Bastiodon the item and hoped that Bastiodon would finally reach SS-rank.

    He only had these 2 itembos left, and every day Bastiodon did not reach the SS-rank, he was getting a bad feeling.

    If he does not reach the SS-rank this time, he has to put his hopes on thest item, which he doesn''t like.

    Bastiodon began to munch on the [Tooth] like it was chewing gum and started absorbing the collected energy in it.

    While absorbing, Bastiodon suddenly felt a strange feeling wash over him that he could not fully describe. But it felt ecstatic.

    He also noticed that he can now easily absorb the energy from the item and process it into his body.

    Alex also noticed how he was munching faster, and he immediately looked at the information of Bastiodon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 45

    Type: Rock/Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure, Sleep Talk [E].

    - (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Perfect Talent) methrower [E].

    - (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team.

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    "Fuck YEAH!!!!" Alex yelled vigorously. After these 40+ days, Bastiodon had finally be a Shallow Diamond Pok¨¦mon.

    Three SS-rank Pok¨¦mon and 2 Pok¨¦mon that will probably soon reach the SS-rank is simply a dream-like reality.

    Although he was disappointed that [methrower] stayed as a Perfect Talent move instead of [Sleep Talk], he wasn''t going toin.

    As long as [Rock Polish] remains a Perfect Talent move, he is, at least, notpletely unlucky.

    All of Alex''s other Pok¨¦mon, who heard Alex yelling, stepped out joyously and immediately understood what had happened.

    Everyone appeared in front of Bastiodon and congratted him with a happy expression.

    Scizor and Crobat also looked happy. But Gardevoir immediately noticed that although they were both happy for Bastiodon, they were hiding the feelings of mncholy and frustration.

    Gardevoir could understand the emotions of the two very well.

    She went to the two of them and said telepathically, "Don''t worry. Father will find a way for us to reach SS rank as well."

    Crobat and Scizor said nothing but believed that their trainer would really do that.

    Both remembered the words of Alex. ''Even if I can''t find a suitable Full-Blood Legendary item for you, I will buy you so many items that you would reach SS-rank. Even if I have to spend hundreds of millions of money just to get one of you on the SS-rank, I''ll do it anyway.''

    Gardevoir felt that their mood had been uplifted.

    Then she turned her attention to Ditto, who had its usual emotionless facial expression. Only she could see that it was experiencing a simr feeling¡ªmaybe a bit more on the intensity¡ªlike those two.

    She went to Ditto and patted it as she said in her kind voice, "Ditto, you know that father will find a suitable Full-Blood Legendary item for you, right? Trust him; he will not disappoint you."

    Ditto looked above at the face of Gardevoir and felt that Gardevoir''s words hade from the heart and felt a little better.

    Alex hadn''t noticed the Gardevoir had a conversation with the three of them. He was worried about them too. But when he went to Gardevoir, Scizor, Crobat, and Ditto individually, he was perplexed by the reaction.

    Although Alex felt that the four reacted a bit strange, he tried to tell them that with sincerity that he had not given up on them and that he would definitely get them on the SS-rank.

    He had expected emotional responses, but all he got was "I know," "So you are telling me that the sun will rise tomorrow?" "Ok," & "I know, father."

    Alex didn''t feel that the answers were disrespectful because they showed the trust of his Pok¨¦mon in him, so he even received Crobat''s unique reply with a smile.

    ...

    1 dayter.

    Alex left the Cdon Shopping Center with a case full of money and Gardevoir next to him.

    He quickly moved to a ce where nobody could see him and teleported to Pewter City with the help of Gardevoir.

    ...

    Alex entered the private room that he and Maria had booked with a grin.

    Maria just looked at Alex and said, "Take off that average face."

    Alex, "Ah~ Someone''s impatient. Don''t worry. Your mood will be lifted after hearing the good news I have brought."

    Maria''s face was painted with a tinge of scepticism when she said, "If I find out that you secretly added extra money, I won''t ept it. I don''t need anyone''s pity."

    "Where is your trust in your boyfriend? I promised that I wouldn''t do that, didn''t I? Just trust your boyfriend."

    "Hmm... We''ll see."

    Alex wordlessly gave Maria the case full of money and said, "Congrattions, you are now 22 million rich."

    Maria did not show any joy as she asked, "Isn''t it a bit too much? This is almost near the market price!"

    "I told you that Jack gives me the best prices. He gets a certain percentage of the profit. So he is willing to make a "smaller" profit as long as you bring enough to him. And believe me, 5% of 22 million is not a little amount."

    Maria put away her scepticism and slowly walked towards Alex. She held him by his hand and dragged Alex to her apartment, which was not that far away.

    This area is the private area of the Pewter city Team Rocket base. It has arge training room and two different apartments. So Maria didn''t have to worry about someone seeing Alex''s true face.

    Alex followed Maria to her room with a smile.

    As Maria locked the door of the room, Alex asked in a flirtatious tone, "Where is my thank you?"

    "I''m still ungrateful. What are you going to do about it, big boy~?"

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    2 dayster in Cdon City

    Alex slowly walked the streets with Gardevoir who is next to him and who is responsible for his safety.

    He made an appointment with Erika 2 days ago for an A-rank Rainbow Badge and that''s why he interrupted the training time with Maria.

    Although Maria had told him this morning that she was going back to the ind so that the time together would be interrupted anyway.

    Alex was also a bit impressed by how much time Maria spends on Pokemon training and how often she trains in the wild. If hepares it with other Trainers, he had the feeling that only he himself uses more time than Maria in matters of Pokemon training (from the people he knows).

    He had the feeling that he also had an influence on why Maria trained so much more.

    Alex knew, however, that he had not only influenced Maria in this world.

    Misty, who got two heartbreaking defeats from Alex, made a big transformation that might not have happened or would have happened veryte if Alex hadn''t existed.

    Even Steven and Jasmine had a slight influence from Alex, although he''s not sure how big the difference he made.

    Alex had knowledge of the future, but this knowledge is extremely vague in his estimation.

    He knows that this world doesn''t exactly follow the anime, game, or manga plot and he doesn''t know exactly what can happen in the future.

    apart from this. He doesn''t know what happens when, whether it happens (with some things), or where it happens.

    He knows where some valuable items are in the games, but this information is not really useful if you only know the rough location.

    That also happened in Mt. Moon with the fossil where Alex knows the exact location in the game, but when he was in the Mt. Moon cave he realized that this information is useless.

    Mt. Moon is generally known that fossils or other valuable rocks can be found there, but nobody knows exactly where they can be found in this hugebyrinth.

    Alex had no hope of finding valuable items in ces of games that cannot simply be taken over 1 to 1 in this world.

    After a few minutes, Alex finally arrived in front of the Cdon City gym.

    Erika, who is at a very simr age to Brock, is a much stronger opponent for Alex even if she is the third weakest gym leader if you count Misty.

    At this point, she is generally considered weaker than Lt. Surge from most of the trainers but alex knows this will change soon.

    That alone makes her a very strong trainer with an exceptional talent for Alex.

    Alex had the feeling that the gym leaders of Kanto are ridiculously strong and to make it right under the 4 strongest monsters is very impressive.

    Although the 5 strongest gym leader in Kanto doesn''t sound strong, alex knew that the other 4 strongest gym leaders are all monsters.

    even if you don''t count Giovanni, even the other 3 are ridiculously strong and evenparable to other elite four members from other regions that alex does not know from the games.

    Alex who of course had investigated all gym leaders and elite four members at this point in time noticed one thing.

    The gym leaders and elite four members who cannot be seen in the games almost all had rtively weak strengths for their position and many were also very old.

    That''s why Alex thinks that these "unknown trainers" are generally notpared to known trainers.

    Although it is not always true that the unknown gym leaders and elite four members are weaker than the known ones, it is mostly the case.

    But Alex didn''t think that it is unusual that these trainers with normally weaker strength lose their position against a new strong challenge like Koga.

    "Hello, I have an appointment today for a fight against the Gym Leader."

    The staff member looked briefly at Alex and immediately said, "Ah, you must be Alex Stark, right? Can you please show me your ID card? .. can I also have an autograph? I''m a fan of your fight with Misty"

    Alex gave the staff member his ID card and an autograph with a fake smile. Alex got his ID card again after 10 seconds and was taken to the main hall by another staff member.

    When Alex entered the main hall, he saw arge arena that looked like a well-tended garden.

    Alex also noticed that all trainees in this arena were women and that the number of trainees is three times as high as Brock''s.

    He also saw how Erika is surrounded by several trainees and apparently had not yet discovered him.

    Alex went with the staff member in the direction of Erika and noticed how other trainees were watching.

    One even showed a seductive smile which alex immediately ignored.

    Erika spotted Alex and immediately gave a big smile as she walked in the direction of Alex.

    "Alex, I''m so happy to see you again after such a long time."

    "Thank you Erika for the nice words. Also, thank you for epting my challenge so quickly."

    "Ohh no, no. it is a great pleasure to fight against you."

    Alex, who is not used to such positive conversations, felt a bit ufortable for a moment.

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    Alex and Erika had a very friendly small talk for a few minutes.

    Erika''s friendliness was very ufortable for Alex even if he is not sure why that was the case.

    Alex says with a fake smile "Erika, have you already thought about the format in which you want to fight?"

    "Ohh yes but ... I''m sorry. I don''t have a lot of pokemon so I can only give you a 1 vs 1."

    Alex smiled when he said, "You don''t have to apologize, it''s your right to choose a format."

    Erika gave a thankful look and said "I also wanted to ask if it is ok if we can broadcast our fight. I am sure many young trainers can learn something from our fight."

    "No problem."

    Erika thanks Alex and ask him for the average level of his Pokemon which is the same as the level of the Pokemon with only one Pokemon.

    Alex thought for a moment and chose 45.

    He has a lot of Pokemon that should be good against Erika, but he chose a particr Pokemon that is very strong for his level.

    ...

    After 30 minutes Erika and Alex stood across from the arena.

    One of Erika''s trainees was the referee. She gave the signal to both Alex and Erika to call out their first Pok¨¦mon at the same time.

    A ziken and a Venusaur appeared at the same time in the arena.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Venusaur

    LV: 45

    Type: Grass / Poison

    Abilities: Chlorophyll (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Vine Whip, Leech Seed, Poison Powder [E], Sleep Powder [E], Take Down, Razor Leaf, Growth [E]

    -(innate talent) Petal Dance [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Sunny day [E]

    ---------------------------

    Venusaur is a Royal Pokemon and therefore has a very good average potential so it was not surprising for Alex that this Venusaur had a Deep Silver potential.

    In addition, Alex could see that this Pokemon is a Pokemon where Erika had no high hopes to train it to her main team.

    The number of Tms shows that Erika probably didn''t invest much in this Pokemon.

    But Alex didn''t think it was necessarily wrong. Even gym leaders aren''t rich enough to spend tons of money on each of their Pok¨¦mon.

    Also, just because a Pokemon isn''t ridiculously strong doesn''t mean that Pokemon is necessarily unhappy.

    Training is strenuous and many Pok¨¦mon are satisfied with a rxed life.

    ...

    The referee looked at both participants and slowly began to count down from three.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    "n 1"

    "Venusaur use poison powder"

    Alex who had an incredible advantage in this fight felt that this fight had already been won as long as he didn''t make a mistake, but that didn''t change his approach to this fight.

    He will always give 100% in every fight unless there is a tactical reason not to.

    ziken, who had understood themand from her trainer a little faster, began to prepare her move first.

    The difference is very small, but for Alex, it is very important for the sess of his n.

    Erika had a bad feeling but didn''t know how to react to it. Without knowing what Alex''s n is, it is impossible for her to answer.

    ziken finished and immediately started using Attract. She showed a seductive pose as she looked at Venusaur.

    Venusaur watching ziken suddenly felt that he couldn''t bear to hurt such a beautiful Pokemon and began to cancel his move that was about to finish.

    Erika saw this and started to say out loud "Venusaur wake up. This is just a trick. You ..."

    When Erika tried to bring Venusaur back to her senses, ziken started preparing her next move.

    Attract on the Expert rank is not so easy to shake off, so Venusaur only "woke up" when ziken had almost finished preparing her next move.

    Alex thought with a slightly disappointed expression "It''s a shame that the Attract chance of sess is greatly reduced if it is used against a Pokemon that was recently hit by this move or I wouldn''t let this Venusaur wake up again."

    ziken finished and used methrower which Venusaur could not avoid from his distance.

    He showed a painful look and after that one hit, he already lost 30% of his Hp.

    Erika noticed that the situation was really bad, but unfortunately, the options weren''t really great to turn this fight around.

    "Venusaur use Sleep Powder"

    Alex saw Erika get the perfect answer in less than a second and he couldn''t say that he was disappointed with Erika.

    Although this fight seemed very clear, it was not a "fair" fight from the start because Alex Pokemon had a huge advantage.

    Be it Tms, Move Mastery, Type Advantage or even physical fitness, ziken has an advantage.

    Even Alex felt that if he is the trainer of Venusaur he probably can''t win against ziken if Erika doesn''t make a big mistake.

    n 1 was almost over and ziken, who was preparing thest move of the n, looked excited.

    Erika also noticed ziken''s expression but didn''t change themand for her Pokemon.

    Venusaur and ziken have prepared their move at the same time, so Erika thinks that Venusaur had enough time to use protect in an emergency after his move.

    There are moves that hit a Pokemon almost immediately after preparation and give their opponent almost no time for a reaction to use protect like the move Psychic but Erika had to take this risk.

    She also knows all the moves a ziken learns and doesn''t remember any move where Venusaur can''t use Protect in time.

    Alex who knew which move ziken was preparing knew that this fight was over.

    ziken finished first and immediately used overheat with a smile.

    Erika, who saw how quickly ziken was finished, immediately understood the reason

    She showed a slightly surprised expression when she quietly said, "Master rank Overheat... I can''t say that I lost wrongly."

    Venusaur tried to dodge but couldn''t dodge the strongest attack from ziken.

    He showed an expression of pain as he fell unconscious to the ground after less than 1 second.

    ziken who didn''t have a scratch showed a happy expression when she shouted "I''m the strongest"

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    Alex went to ziken and patted her shoulder as he proudly said, "Good job."

    ziken looked at Alex and replied, "Not really. I''ve had tougher fights."

    Alex suddenly felt that he had already experienced this exact situation and he tried to remember where he had already heard these words.

    After a few seconds, he remembered that Scizor had used exactly the same words after his victory against the two Pok¨¦mon from Brock.

    Alex gave a small smile when he said, "I have to admit, as long as you use Scizor''s good qualities, he''s not a bad role model."

    ziken wanted to contradict Alex''s argument and say that Scizor has only good qualities but remembers how often Scizor and Crobat argue and have to agree with her Father on this point.

    Erika, who had healed her Pokemon, went to Alex and handed him an A-rank Rainbow Badge with a gentle smile.

    Alex and Erika shook hands when a staff member announced that the TV broadcast was over.

    Erika showed a slightly relieved expression when she said "I hope I haven''t embarrassed myself too much and that my fans are not disappointed with my performance."

    Alex showed a smile. "Most trainers understand that this fight was extremely unfavorable for you and that you don''t use a Pokemon that you train with often so I wouldn''t worry about your performance."

    Erika smiled softly when she said "You are very nice but I know that my performance in this fight was really bad. To be honest, I''m a little disappointed with myself."

    Alex could understand what Erika was feeling right now.

    "It might help you to watch the fight againter and think about whether you could do something better. So you can really see whether you really had a bad performance at this fight or not."

    Erika looked at Alex with a smile and said, "You are really an interesting person."

    Alex had a confused expression. "Huh, why are you saying that?"

    Erika gave a big smile as she said "A normal person would normally react differently when they see that a person is a little sad or at least most of the people I know. I''m not saying that your behavior is bad, just that you are a special kind of person. "

    Alex looked at Erika and said curiously "how would a normal person react?"

    He thought he knew how most people would react to such a situation, but he wanted to make sure his assumption was correct.

    Erika started tough softly. "hehe .... that''s a good question, but I don''t think that''s really important."

    She gave a gentle expression as she said "You are you ... and you are a great person as far as I can see."

    Alex smiled as he said nothing and thought inwardly

    ''I hope for her that her eyes for boyfriends are better than those who judge a person''s morals.''

    Erika and Alex were talking as a blond woman who was simr to Erika''s age, came before Alex

    Alex saw how a trainee of Erika appears next to him and he looked away from Erika and began to look at the blonde woman who was looking at him.

    The blonde woman looked at Alex and said "Hello, I know it''s a bit rude but I want to challenge you to a 1 vs 1 fight."

    Erika looked at the blonde woman and said "Emilia, please don''t make any trouble for the challenger just because you are dissatisfied with my performance."

    Emilia''s eyes softened when she looked at Erika but she still said with a firm tone. "Erika, please forgive me if I overstep my limits a but I do this for the whole gym. I also hope to be able to show the world that we are not weak."

    Alex looked at Emilia and said with a smile "I can understand why you are doing this, but it would be better if Erika challenges me with her strongest Pokemon if you want to show the power of the Gym."

    Erika heard Alex''s words and said in a serious tone "No, we won''t do that. A fight like that doesn''t make sense and that wouldn''t prove anything."

    Alex knew that Erika was right but he wanted to offer it to her so that she could look good in front of her "fans".

    apart from the fact that he was interested in seeing a Pokemon from Erika''s main team.

    Emilia who heard the serious tone of Erika shows an expression of remorse.

    "I''m sorry Erika. I didn''t mean to ..."

    Erika saw Emilia almost start crying and said softly "It''s okay. I understand why you wanted to do that. You worried how people will think of me when they see how I lost so easily today"

    after a pause She started to smile when She looked into Erika''s eyes "don''t worry, I can take a bit of criticism."

    Alex who saw this heartwarming moment suddenly felt that he was very unsuitable here.

    Fortunately, neither of them ignored Alex and started to talk a little with each other.

    In the end, it was decided that Emilia can fight Alex but that it will not be broadcast and is just a friendship fight.

    Erika warned Alex that Emilia is the second strongest in her gym after her and that he shouldn''t send a Pokemon below level 49 if he want to have a good chance of winning.

    Alex who heard this felt that Emilia should be really strong for her age.

    She is only a few years older than Alex but already has Pokemon that is a higher level than him and almost at the same level as Brock.

    Although She told him that She only has two elite-level Pok¨¦mon, both Pok¨¦mon are mid-elite-level so they shouldn''t be underestimated.

    Fortunately, this wasn''t an official match or Alex had to call his Pokemon at the same time which would make it impossible to choose the perfect Pokemon against Victreebel.

    Emilia knew that Alex''s Pokemon all have a level disadvantage and therefore offered to show her Pokemon first to give Alex an advantage so that the fight is "fairer".

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    Pok¨¦mon: Victreebel

    LV: 51

    Type: Grass / Poison

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    -Vine Whip, Growth, Wrap, Acid, Sleep Powder, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, ?Razor Leaf, Poison Jab,

    -(innate talent) Toxic [M], (innate talent) Sr Beam [E], (innate talent) Mega Drain [E],

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Sunny Day [E], (TM) Reflect, (TM) Venoshock [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Grass Knot, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Swords Dance, (TM) Substitute

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    Alex looked serious as he considered what the best option would be.

    ''Crobat who is immune to her master rank move should be a perfect choice. It is not impossible to poison a poison-type Pokemon but fortunately, this can only happen with a veryrge difference in strength, which fortunately is not the case in this fight. Together with all the other factors, Crobat should have the best chance even if the level difference is a bit big. ''

    Level 47 against Level 51 is no small difference and this fight should be very difficult to win even if the master rank move is useless.

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    [AN]: Hey, I actually wanted to skip this fight and only briefly summarize it at the beginning of the chapter, but if you are interested I can show the entire fight. just say your opinion in thements

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    Victreebel and Crobat ended their fight and in the end, Crobat was just barely able to secure victory. In the end, Victreebel couldn''t use her Expert-rank or Master-rank move effectively, which even the level advantage couldn''tpensate for.

    Together with Alex who uses his popr hit and run tactics against Victreebel who mostly uses Normal-rank effective moves. Even with Sunny day the Victreebel allowed to move faster she couldn''t use the speed she had gained.

    To Alex''s surprise, this fight wasn''tpletely free despite the huge advantage. Victreebel quickly changed her strategy and used a Swords Dance + Facade while tanking Crobat''s attacks surprisingly well.

    He didn''t think the Crobat''s Fly move would do so little damage despite that it was a stab bonus and that it was on the Expert-rank but, he must admit that he underestimated the big difference between a level 47 and a level 51 Pokemon.

    This level 51 Victreebel was trained by a trainer and was, ording to Alex''s opinion, hardlyparable to the wild Pokemon with the same level, that Alex met on the mountain chain.

    In the end, Crobat won but not without losing almost 50% of his HP, even though he used a hit and run tactic.

    Alex and Erika talk a little longer and even exchange contacts.

    Everything went so well that Alex felt that his experience of Brock''s gym and Erika''s gym couldn''t be more different.

    Having a Gym Leader as a friend is not particrly important for Alex, but it is definitely good to have, even if his friendship with Erika is not very deep.

    When Alex left the Gym he looked at his TRH device and saw how he had received a message from Maria.

    <Stop flirting with the bitch and call me you disgraceful bastard>

    ''Wow, someone is in a good mood.'' thought Alex with a smile.

    Although the message from Maria called him a "disgraceful bastard", Alex knew that Maria wasn''t really angry and didn''t take it seriously.

    He understood well that Maria uses that as a half-joke and inly because she likes the word bastard. even if Alex didn''t know exactly why.

    Alex himself is a person who often uses sarcasm or exaggeration with Maria so that he understands when what is serious and when not.

    He called Maria and she took his call almost immediately.

    "What do you want woman?"

    "... Alex how can you be so shameless?"

    "What are you talking about. You are a woman as far as I know"

    "..... and you be one if you continue to annoy me."

    "Ha jokes on you that is a bigger problem for you than for me ... wait, that sounds weird even if that is only a joke."

    *take a deep breath* "You are lucky that you are so good at sex or ..."

    "Stop Maria, you make me all red. But..."

    Maria took a deep breath and and got ready for Alex''s bad joke. "...But what?"

    "Unfortunately I didn''t record that so can you please say it again with a believable voice."

    "Why do you want something like that anyhow?"

    "Maria, how did you know that I didn''t mean that as a joke?"

    "I already know you well enough to know when you mean something. Although I don''t know why you want to keep something like that."

    "Ohh, I wanted to send it to Steven and then make fun of him."

    "...I love it when you act like a bastard."

    Alex rolled his eyes and said silently, "Yeah but apparently not when it affects you."

    Maria who heard that said with an ice-cold tone "Ahh did you say, something bastard?"

    Alex wasn''t scared. "what if I?"

    Maria''s tone got colder when she said "Ohh then someone doesn''t want to know what a great thing their girlfriend bought for them or am I wrong?"

    "For Pokemon?"

    "Yup and one thing that would be very, very useful to you."

    Alex didn''t say anything and thought for a second.

    "My beautiful darling, I think your boyfriend will appreciate your gift so..."

    Maria interrupted Alex directly in a cold tone, "You know what I want to hear."

    "I do that thing that you like so much... tonight"

    "For 1 week."

    "...5 days."

    "Ok, because I''m such a good girlfriend, I''m happy with 8 days."

    Alex found it both funny and irritating as he thought ''what a bitch''

    "...Maria"

    "Yes? Do you have a problem?"

    "..."

    Alex didn''t really have a problem doing "that thing" for 8 days but he doesn''t want to give in so easily.

    If she knows it''s not a big deal for Alex, he can''t y it to advantage like now.

    Alex smiled but said in a serious voice "Ok"

    "Good boy"

    Alex''s good mood immediately got worse when he heard this. "Maria.... Did Lisa tell you how I would react to these words?"

    "Smart boy"

    "....."

    "Say that again and our deal is over."

    Maria heard Alex''s serious tone suppress it further to tease Alex. It wasn''t worth it.

    "... Alex, you look particrly good today."

    Alex looked at his TRH device that only showed the number from Maria and thought wordlessly ''You don''t even try anymore, do you? ''

    "I hope this is a good gift."

    e to our training room and you will see. I am waiting for you."

    Alex and Maria both hung up and Alex walked over to Team Rocket base at Pewter City with a smile.

    He was simply teleported to Pewter City with Gardevoir and then he changed his face with the help of Ditto.

    ...

    Alex entered with Crobat who followed him because he and Maria''s private area and saw how Maria was already training her Pokemon in the training area.

    Maria looked at Alex and walked over to him with a smile.

    She waits until Alex has taken off his Ditto mask and gives him a long kiss that Alex answers immediately.

    When Alex''s hands began to move more and more down, Maria breaks the kiss with a provocative expression.

    Without waiting for the words, she quickly went to a safe ce from the training room and took the Pokemon incubate that was there with a smile.

    In this Pokemon incubate was a Pokemon Egg and judging by the color of a Dragon pokemon.

    Although you can''t always tell the type of Pokemon Egg by color, that''s often the case.

    Alex saw this and said confusedly "why are you giving me an egg"

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    Maria looked at Alex with an annoyed expression when she said "an egg? .. If you knew what kind of egg that is then you wouldn''t say that."

    Alex looked at the Pokemon Egg and said casually, "I can tell it''s probably a Dragon-Type Pokemon Egg, but I don''t understand the reason you''re giving it to me."

    Maria looked at Alex for a moment and said "I already have a Dragon-Type Pokemon and I don''t have enough money for a second one so I''ll give it to you."

    Alex just looked at Maria with a gentle smile when he heard this nonsense reason.

    Even if a Dragon-Type Pokemon costs more Pokemon food and even if Dragon-Type Items are the most expensive Pokemon-type items, it is no reason for Maria, who has enough money for two Dragon Type Pokemon, not to keep this Egg for herself.

    Even if Maria thinks she doesn''t have enough money she can still sell it.

    Dragon-type Pokemon species all have a very high average potential and it is also generally a type that has almost only monsters as Pokemon species.

    The reason so few Trainers have Dragon-type Pokemon is not because of their strength or potential, but for two main reasons.

    "Cost": Be it the Pokemon itself, the food, or the items that are supposed to improve the potential, everything that has to do with a Dragon-Type Pokemon is extremely expensive.

    The amount of money a Dragon-Type Pokemon swallow is not what a regr trainer can take. Even normal elite trainers don''t want to sacrifice that amount of money for a Pokemon.

    The second reason is even more important to the average trainer.

    "Veryte reaching its full evolution.": Almost all Dragon-Type species reach their final form veryte. There are a few exceptions like Druddigon but most of them have a poorer strength and the disadvantage of having no evolution and thus making it very difficult to increase its potential.

    Inparison, the strongest Dragon-Type Species all have a high level of what they need to achieve in order to achieve their final form.

    Only a very good trainer with enough money can train a pokemon to level 50 or even higher, which makes it so that these Pokemon species will never have arge number of trainers.

    But almost every Dragon-Type Trainer is a monster, which man can clearly see from the many Dragon-Type Gym Leaders and Elite Four Members.

    ...

    Alex looked at Maria and said coldly "I don''t need it."

    Maria ignored Alex cold words and showed a happy smile when she said "hehe, I understand what you are trying to do here so save your words, I will give you this Pokemon and you will look thankful."

    Alex went before Maria kissed her and began to pull out an item that he actually wanted to use for himself.

    He gave Maria the "Dragon Fang" with a smile when he saw her surprised expression.

    Maria''s emotions were all mixed up that Alex gave her such a valuable item without saying a word. She felt Alex love and trust that was just more important to her than this item.

    "This is too expensive"

    Alex looked at Maria with a smile when he said "Tell me where you got the Pokemon Egg and we''ll see which gift is expensive."

    He has the feeling that Maria wouldn''t give him a bad pokemon egg so he is sure that Maria''s gift is even very expensive.

    Maria looked at Alex and said "it''s not the same. I found it on the ind you gave me the map of."

    Alex who heard this said seriously "How did you get the Egg? I hope not that you were so stupid you risked your life to steal this Egg from two adults Dragon-Type Pokemon."

    On the ind, there were many zones that are not explored so it is not impossible to find a few Dragon-Type Pokemon but Dragon-Type Pokemon can onlyy eggs when they are in their final form so it is extremely dangerous to steal a Dragon Egg.

    Maria doesn''t say anything for a few seconds.

    Alex, who didn''t hear an answer, understood what Maria was probably doing and started to get angry.

    "Are you stupid? Why are you risking your life for a Pokemon Egg? You don''t even have a Pokemon that can teleport."

    Maria said quietly "I borrowed a Pokemon with teleport from Lisa."

    "It''s still risky and not worth it."

    Maria who heard this suddenly felt a little warm even when she says something else.

    "You can''t control what I''m doing."

    Alex looked at Maria and said "That has nothing to do with control and you know that too. I just hate the thought that you are so carelessly ying with your life. Please appreciate it more."

    Maria looked into Alex''a''s eyes and felt that he wasn''t lying to her. He would have preferred it if she hadn''t taken this risk than having this Pokemon egg.

    Her eyes started to redden a bit and she had a few tears in her eyes. Alex hugged her and neither said anything for a few minutes.

    After Maria had calmed down a bit, she said quietly "I''ll be more careful from now on."

    Then she looked at Alex and said "But then you have to stick to it too"

    Alex gave a gentle smile when he said "You don''t know but I fight in the wild like a coward who never takes a risk so it makes little difference to me."

    Mariaughed softly and the mood began to get better again.

    Alex smiled and said in an indifferent tone, "So what kind of Pokemon is in the Egg."

    Maria shows a proud expression when she said "The parents were two Hydreigon so what do you think."

    Alex showed a shocked expression "Wait...Hydreigon?"

    In this world, Hydreigon only reaches its final form at level 64, which is what makes this Dargon Type Pokemon the most unpopr of all Dragon-type species.

    A Pokemon species that only reaches its final form from the champion level is almost unusable and only a few trainers from each region can bring such a Pokemon to its final form.

    But Hydreigon has a great advantage over almost all other Dragon-Type species. Thanks to its extremelyte evolutions, the species also has extremely good average potential.

    Many professors in this world exin that the Pokemon Species must have a particrly good potential or that most of the Deino never be a Zweilous or a Hydreigon if their potential is too bad.

    But even with an extremely high average potential only 20% of all Deino manage to reach their final form even if this dragon species is protected by its parents after its birth until it bes a Zweilous.

    This led to the fact that the Hydreigon species even with an average potential of S-rank are extremely unpopr.

    Even with an S-rank potential, it is almost impossible to train this Pokemon to level 64 in less than 20 years and few trainers want to train 1 Pokemon that long.

    But that wasn''t the reason Alex is surprised.

    The reason was that the parents of this egg have to be in their final form to be able toy eggs at all and that means that the parents of this egg are two Champion level Pokemon and both are of the same species.

    That would mean that both parents are very talented even for the ridiculously talented species of Hydreigon and the chance that this child has good potential is ridiculously high.

    Alex looked in shock at the egg in the Pokemon incubate.

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    Alex looked at Maria and said, "This is way too valuable."

    Maria looked at Alex and said with a small smile "If I sell it I can only get the price for an S-rank Deino that is about as expensive as your present."

    Alex remembers how a Shallow Gold Dratini was sold for 100 million at the auction and showed a confused expression for a second.

    But when he thought about it, he understood why this Deino, which is very likely to have a gold or even a deep gold potential, is never worth half as much.

    For all trainers, the Deino and the Dratini are both Born S-rank Pokemon in the 1 stage and therefore have no difference in terms of potential in the market value.

    But because Deino is the most unpopr Dragon-Type Species, it cannot bepared in value to Dratini and a price of 30 or 40 million is a good deal for an S-Rank Deino.

    Maria didn''t know how good the potential of Deino is, but because the two parents of this Pokemon are both of the Hydreigon Species, she believed that there was a good chance that this Deino could reach the SS-rank with tolerable investment.

    But, She would rather use the money for her Gible which would reach its final form faster and she still needed money to get her Arbok up to the SS-rank which is not cheap. But, Maria didn''t want to sell this special Pokemon for this ridiculously low market price so that in the end she decided to give it to Alex.

    She had the feeling that Alex who has already two SS-rank pokemon (he has three but she only knows about two) could use the potential of this Pokemon better than she could.

    Alex understood Maria''s reason, but even if that is her reason for her action, it shows an incredible trust to give Alex such a valuable Pokemon.

    It costs about as much as a "Dragon Fang" but Alex and Maira knew that it was notparable and that Maria''s gift was worth many times more than the "Dragon Fang"

    Alex looked happy when he felt Maria''s trust.

    "Why are you so cute today?"

    Maria just looked at Alex with a disgusting expression and said coldly "Don''t talk so disgustingly."

    "Haha," Alexughed and gave Maria a kiss who showed an expression of disgust.

    He was really happy and thought about what he can give Maria topensate her for this gift.

    His "Dragon Fang" was a good start but he felt it was not enough. He thought of Arbok who had the same Born potential as Bastiodon and suddenly knew what to give Maria as a present.

    Alex looked at Maria and said "I still have an appointment so I have to go now. I''ll see you tonight."

    Maria rolled her eyes and said "yes of course. Make sense. You came here for 5 minutes and now you have to go to an appointment. I don''t see any problem with this logic"

    "haha ok, you have me. But I won''t let you stop me from buying you a present today."

    Maria said nothing for a few seconds. Then she said lightly "Buy me something expensive."

    This time Alex started to roll his eyes when he says "Is that reverse psychology? Do you think I don''t understand what you''re trying to do"

    Without saying another word, he left the room.

    Maria just looked at Alex''s back and gave a gentle smile.

    ...

    Alex, who is teleported to Cdon City, went to his favorite ce to buy Pokemon items.

    Even if it is a bit more expensive than in the Team Rocket shop, the stock is muchrger and you don''t have to wait long for someone to sell an item that you need.

    With enough money, you can often buy very rare items.

    Alex, who entered the building, saw a luxurious reception room with two beautiful women standing there. Together with the professional smile and the stylish suit, this reception room created a good atmosphere.

    One of the women recognized him and gave a particrly warm smile.

    "Good afternoon Mr. Stark, what can I do for you today ?."

    Alex ignored her slightly flirtatious smile and said "I want to talk to Jack."

    The beautiful woman showed a slightly disappointing expression and called Jack immediately.

    After the call she said with a smile "Mr. Stark, the manager is waiting for you in his office. Would you like me to take you there?"

    Alex said in an indifferent tone "No is ok. I already know the way."

    He passed several bodyguards and corridors. before he stood in front of Jack''s office.

    With his member card, which he showed to the bodyguards, he was able to go through all areas that customers can enter without any problem and reached the door in front of Jack''s office.

    In front of the door, there was also a bodyguard with a pokemon but he recognized Alex and already knew from Jack that Alex woulde soon so he hadn''t stopped him.

    Bodyguard''s Pokemon was a Level 52 Primeape with Deep Silver potential which of all Bodyguard''s Pokemon he had seen was the highest level Pokemon.

    He walked into Jack''s office and saw Jack greet him with a smile.

    "Alex, my favorite customer. What can I do for you today."

    "I need high-quality poison-type items."

    "Ohh you''re so straightforward, but that''s what I like about you. Wait for a second, I''ll give you a list of all Poison Type items that meet your criteria."

    Alex gave a small smile when he heard Jack''s words.

    "sound good"

    He and Jack have already done a lot of sessful business and both profited greatly from one another.

    Alex looked at the items on the printed sheet of paper and chose those that were best in his opinion.

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    1.8 million: Mid-Elite Venomoth corpse with S-rank potential.

    2.5 million: Late-Elite Muk corpse with S-rank potential.

    3 million: Late-Elite Venusaur corpse with S-rank potential.

    7.5 million: Champion-level Tentacruel corpse with S-rank potential.

    8.5 million: 3 Scales reinforced by an SS-rank Arbok on the Champion level with Poison-type Energy.

    27.5 million: Champion-level Nidoking corpse with SS-rank potential.

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    It''s a shame that his MVP card only gives 10% on the sale of items or he could save several million in this purchase.

    In the end, Alex paid 50.8 million Pokedors for the items and only had 25,490,350 poke dors left.

    But he didn''t show any unhappy expression that he had spent so much money.

    He is sure that Maria would be very enthusiastic if he gave her these Items for her Arbok and her Arbok thereby reached the SS rank.

    Alex had already considered a way so that Maria only use these Items for her Arbok and not waste them on her other Pokemon.

    Maria already knew that the Born Potential of a pokemon is very important and that only Gible and Arbok were born with an S-rank potential so it is not difficult for Alex to convince Maria that only Gible and Arbok can reach SS-rank.

    He already believed that Maria would make the right decision even without his stepping into it, but he just wanted to be on the safe side.

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    After Alex had spent more than 50 million on items and put them in his TRH device, Alex felt that he had a good present for Maria that was at leastparable to hers.

    He left the Cdon City shopping center with a smile as he made his way back to Team Rocket base with the help of Gardevoir and Ditto.

    ...

    Next morning in Alex''s room.

    Alexy next to Maria when he woke up with a light head. He quietly left the bed and slowly began to make his way to the bathroom.

    After giving his present to Maria, he talks a lot with Maria about Pokemon Potential.

    Although he quickly realized that it was rtively unnecessary when Maria said "I know that only Arbok and Gible can reach the SS ranks."

    It was not a surprise because Maria already knew how important the born talent of a Pokemon is.

    Alex wanted tofort her that her other Pokemon couldn''t make it to this rank but Maria showed a smile when she said "Alex that all my Pokemon are already on the S-rank is lucky in itself, you don''t need to cheer me up. Hehe If Arbok and Gible reach the SS rank then that''s a miracle for me."

    When he heard Maria''s positive response, he really felt that his words offort were really inappropriate.

    if a normal trainer has an A-rank Pokemon he treats it like a treasure and if a normal elite trainer has an S-rank Pokemon he would also treat it as a treasure so that Maria only has Pokemon on the S-rank is already one thing where most trainers can only look envious.

    Even not all Gym Leaders from Kanto have an SS-rank Pokemon so that his words are really unnecessary.

    As he thought more about this fact, he felt that Maria was really a good trainer even if he had a concern.

    When Maria told him how she had stolen an egg from two Champion-level Pokemon, he felt that this was not the first time she had done something like this dangerous.

    notably that all her Pokemon are on the S-rank is, in Alex''s opinion, indirect evidence that she had earned a lot of money through such dangerous actions.

    The amount of money to bring so many Pokemon to S-rank is not small and especially the fact that Arbok has a deep gold potential shows that Maria had spent a lot of money on Arbok alone.

    Fortunately, Maria has already promised Alex to stop such risky actions. It is a dangerous game and as soon as you are ready to y it more often, it can quickly go wrong.

    Alex and his pokemon eat breakfast together in a calm mood.

    Due tock of space, not all of Alex and Maria''s Pokemon can have breakfast together in Alex''s room so that they have breakfast separately.

    Alex missed therge rooms of the expensive hotel that could make this possible but of course, he wouldn''t leave the base because of that.

    Maria and Alex already spend a lot of time in therge training room every day so that a good breakfast hardly makes a difference.

    Alex noticed that most of his Pokemon are much more peaceful today than usual, but when he saw the nces from his Pokemon on the egg in the Pokemon incubate, he understood why everyone is so silently today.

    He smiled as he looked at the group of Pokemon.

    "You already know that Dragon-Type eggs usually take longer to hatch right?"

    Vulpix said out loud "ahh but sister Gardevoir said she felt like the egg was about to hatch."

    Alex showed a slightly curious expression when he said "Gardevoir, how do you know that?"

    Although he can also feel the life energy from the Egg, he cannot tell whether the Pokemon will soon hatch.

    "Father, if you pay attention to the exact location and amount of life energy you can guess that it won''t be long before the Pokemon will hatch."

    Alex showed a confused expression when he heard this exnation.

    "Is that too difficult for me?"

    He could feel the life energy from the Egg but the location and the amount we''re very imprecise for him. It''s like a visually impaired person looking without sses.

    He knew it was there, but it''s very vague to him

    Gardevoir gave an encouraging smile as she said, "No, Father, that''s very easy. I''ve been able to do that since my birth."

    Alex twitches his eyes slightly when he heard that. He remembered how Ralts couldn''t even stand straight after she was born and now he heard something like that. He shook his head as he stoppedparing himself to a Psychic-type Pokemon.

    When Alex started to enjoy his breakfast again he heard a loud noise.

    He looked in the direction of loud noise and saw how the Egg now had a hole.

    Alex got up and quickly walked to the Egg. The other Pokemon also stopped eating and looked at the egg with a excited expression.

    He looked intently at the egg and a few seconds felt like minutes or even hours.

    But suddenly he saw how slowly the Egg waspletely broken from inside and a small Deino was visible for Alex and his pokemon.

    It wasn''t even half the size of a normal Deino but alex wasn''t worried. He knew it would grow rapidly in its "growing" stage.

    Alex immediately tried to take it in his hand which he seeded but not without the Deino chewing on his hand.

    He looked at Deino who was chewing on his hand and said "You are lucky that you are so cute."

    Deino looked at Alex when he heard his words but only for a moment as he continued to chew on Alex''s hand.

    Fortunately, the bodies of people in this world are much better and Deino was just born or Alex would never react to it so calmly.

    Deino had no teeth but an eagle-type mouth so it is not reallyfortable for Alex.

    Alex, who thought about, how this pokemon species also ate other Pokemon together with Pokemon berry, felt that he should be more carefulter when he wants to take Deino in his arms.

    Even if he felt that Deino was just ying, he didn''t want to bet a piece of his hand on it.

    Deino suddenly stopped biting Alex''s hand and started to cuddle Alex when it started to get too tired.

    Alex who was sitting on a chair saw this cute moment and started to show a slight smile.

    He suddenly felt that Deino had really only yed and didn''t mean anything bad when it started to chew on his hand.

    As if his curiosity couldn''t take it any longer, he started to look at the information from Deino.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Deino

    LV: 1

    Type: Dark/Dragon

    Ability: Hustle

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Tackle (unusable), Dragon Rage (unusable)

    - (Innate Talent) Crunch (unusable), (Innate Talent) Earth Power (unusable), (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor (unusable)

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    Alex immediately suppressed his instinct to cheer out loud when he read the words "Deep Gold" to not wake Deino when he suppressed his excitement.

    He was hoping that this Pokemon had good potential because of his two talented parents and because of the ridiculously good average potential of this Pokemon species, but he still didn''t think that Deino would have a Deep Gold Potential.

    For Alex, this is onlyparable to one Pokemon that he had seen so far and that is Steven''s Metagross who was also born with a Deep Gold Potential.

    ording to Steven, Metagross was the Pokemon that by far needed the least resources of all his Pokemon to get on the SS-rank.

    This statement proves for Alex that all of Steven''s other Pokemon were born with a Born Gold Potential and only Metagross was born with a Deep Gold potential or Steven lied to Alex which Alex did not believe.

    The fact that Alex now has a Pokemon that isparable to Steven''s Metagross when it reaches level 64 is iprehensible for Alex.

    Alex remembers one thing when he thought "Though a thing is a bit weird"

    He knew that the potential of the children almost always had a worse potential than the average (born) potential of the parents.

    Even if both parents of Deino were born with a deep gold potential, which is extremely unlikely, there is a high chance that Deino will only be born with a Gold potential.

    This is a basic knowledge of all Pokemon trainers, but Alex suddenly noticed a detail that he hadn''t really paid attention to before.

    in every book that he had read on this subject, words like "almost always" are used without being exined in detail.

    At first, he thought that it would be used because "the exception confirms the rule" but now that he had seen the potential of Deino, he felt that there was more to it.

    As Alex thought more about it, he noticed that more and more gaps emerged when thinking about the "basic knowledge" he had learned.

    If on average the potential of the children is always worse or in rare cases is only equally good, why doesn''t the potential of the species change after several generations?

    Shouldn''t the potential of Pokemon get worse and worse after a few generations?

    Even if Wild Pokemon have a lot of Pokemon as children and one or two with the same potential as their parents, it is not always those with the best potential that survive but those with good luck that survive.

    It should logically lead to the fact that after each generation the potential of the species always gets a bit worse.

    But Alex hadn''t read anything about it and he knew that the number of high-level Pokemon was 50 years ago much smaller so that it is impossible that the potential of Pokemon has gotten worse now.

    Apart from the fact that such information cannot be hidden for long, Alex felt that the knowledge he had learned is iplete.

    It doesn''t exin when the not "almost always" Pokemon are born.

    What requirement, what probability, how you can recognize it, or other knowledge about these unusual Pokemon.

    Alex didn''t believe that something like that happened extremely seldom or a few exceptions couldn''t hold up the full potential of a species.

    It has to happen rtively regrly or have certain prerequisites that can be met.

    He knew that it is not possible to find out something without precise experiments on this subject.

    Only Alex can see a clear difference between a pokemon potential and doesn''t have to work with such severe restrictions as "A and S-rank" to separate the potential of a Pokemon.

    The difference between a Born Shallow Silver Pokemon and a Born Deep Silver Pokemon is huge but not visible to everyone else. but Alex doesn''t think he''s the only one who knew about these special Pokemon.

    There are many professors in this Pokemon world and Alex is not so naive to think that none of them noticed that there is such arge illogical gap in one of the most important topics of Trainers.

    The theme of Pokemon Potential is one of the most researched topics in the world and that such arge piece of the puzzle is missing is extremely suspicious.

    The more Alex thought about this topic the more he felt a cold shiver on his back.

    Alex couldn''t help butugh a little when he thought ''haha, I''m starting to feel that I''m already starting to create a conspiracy theory''

    even though Alexughed he felt he had discovered something very important. Although he didn''t know exactly what to do with this knowledge.

    Alex stopped thinking about this strange topic and started looking at Deino with a smile.

    He knew no matter how it is happened, he hit a jackpot today.

    Even if Deino is, unfortunately, not a Pokemon species that quickly bes useful, is this probably still the best investment that Alex had seen in this world.

    In addition, Zweilous is not an extremely weak Pokemon Species and isparable to the final form of a few mediocre Pokemon species.

    Although level 50 sounds like a big jump, Alex knew that jumping from level 50 to level 64 is not evenparable to jumping from level 1 to level 50 in this world. Alex is not sure how long it will take, but he is sure that it will take years and not a few years.

    Even if it had the same potential as Metagross, Alex knew that his Deino had to endure a great disadvantage.

    Metagross, who had his full strength from level 45, is useful much faster and it is also not to be forgotten that it is a Shiny.

    Alex has found in a book that Shiny Pokemon on average have a better potential of their species, but he couldn''t find more about Shiny Pokemon.

    He wasn''t sure whether a Shiny Pokemon has other advantages that one can hardly see, but he didn''t believe that these advantages are worth the price for a Shiny Pokemon.

    Alex stopped thinking about Metagross when he smiled and thought

    ''When did I startparing my Pokemon with such monsters?''

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    1 Monthter.

    Alex sits undisturbed while meditating as his Pokemon perform their daily exercises in the Team Rocket training room.

    The reason why he is alone in this training room, which is normally used by him and Maria together, is because Maria went back into the wilderness to train yesterday.

    Alex who recently trained with his Pokemon in the wildness for 4 weeks did not want to train again in the wildness after less than 1 week so that he does not follow Maria.

    He knew that his Pokemon sometimes needed a break and that a long training time in the wildness could not necessarily have a positive effect on his Pokemon.

    He trained for 4 weeks in the mountain range where many elite Pokemon live and where he had a positive experiencest time.

    But unfortunately, it was no longerparable with the first 10 days, and his Pokemon no longer level as fast as in these 10 days, even if, in Alex''s opinion, they still level very quickly.

    He didn''t know if it was because his Pokemon got used to this ce and therefore did not level up as quickly even if they were fighting against many high-level elite Pokemon or there was another reason that he had not yet fully understood.

    Alex would like to know more about Pokemon levels but unfortunately in this world knowledge is not free and hardly avable for free. Especially when such knowledge is important and difficult to research.

    Most of the free or cheap knowledge is something you can easily find out for yourself or very general knowledge.

    He has knowledge from the Games in his old world but unfortunately, this is not transferable because in this world a Pokemon can also win a level without defeating Pokemon and many factors depend on when and how fast a Pokemon levels up.

    But even if his Pok¨¦mon don''t level up as fast as they didst time, the speed is extremely fast.

    When Alex looked regrly at his Pokemon, he saw suddenly Ditto go up a level while he trained like the other Pokemon.

    He showed a happy and encouraging expression that Ditto had finally gained a level.

    Alex also looked at the other Pokemon but they didn''t changepared to this morning.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 48

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life, Mean Look, Venoshock [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic[E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM)Aerial Ace, (TM)Torment, (TM)Thief, (TM) Steel Wing,(TM)Payback, (TM)X-Scissor, (TM)Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 48

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM)Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 48

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport[E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Draining Kiss, Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 46

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (hidden ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 47

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure, Sleep Talk[E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [E], (Perfect Talent) methrower[E]

    -(TM) Taunt[E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 46

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E], High Jump Kick, sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide, (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab, (TM) Sr Beam, (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 47

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up[E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest[E], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk[E],

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up ,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Vulpix

    LV: 37

    Type: Ice

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam, Extrasensory [E], Safeguard, Ice Beam

    - (Innate Talent) Hex [E] , (Innate Talent) Howl [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Hail[E] , (TM) Return, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Toxic

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shuppet

    LV: 37

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Cursed Body (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball, Embargo

    - (Innate Talent) Curse [E], (Innate Talent) Phantom Force[E], (Innate Talent) Destiny Bond [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Deino

    LV: 17

    Type: Dark/Dragon

    Ability: Hustle

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Dragon Rage, Focus Energy, Bite, Headbutt, Dragon Breath

    - (Innate Talent) Crunch [E], (Innate Talent) Earth Power, (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor [E]

    - (TM) Protect

    -------------------------------

    Moves that improved in Moves Mastery:

    Crobat: Confuse Ray & Double Team

    Scizor: X-Scissor & Sandstorm

    Gardevoir: Reflect & Hyper Beam

    Bastiodon: Toxic

    ziken: Attract

    Umbreon: none ( but trained Rest & Sleep Talk together)

    Vulpix: Extrasensory

    Shuppet: Toxic

    Deino: Crunch & Draco Meteor

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    Current moves in training:

    Crobat: Roost

    Scizor: Aerial Ace

    Gardevoir: Draining Kiss

    Ditto: Transform

    Bastiodon: Rock Polish

    ziken: High Jump Kick

    Umbreon: Rest & Sleep Talk

    Vulpix: Double Team

    Shuppet: Knock Off

    Deino: Earth Power

    -------------------------------

    Learned new Moves:

    Crobat: Air sh

    Vulpix: Ice Beam

    Deino: Focus Energy, Bite, Headbutt, Dragon Breath

    -------------------------------

    He noticed that month that Ditto started to level again much slower than the rest of the Pokemon at simr levels.

    For example, it took Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir just a little more than 20 days to level up even though they are at a much higher level.

    Apart from the fact that it should be much harder to make a level on level 47 than on level 45. But Ditto still needs this longer than these three Pokemon and It was almost 10 days longer, which is not a good sign for Alex.

    He felt that Ditto would start getting slower and slower to level up if he didn''t improve his potential.

    Alex knew it was going to happen soon orter, but he wasn''t really worried about it.

    The level speed was still ok and very goodpared to other Elite trainers.

    In addition, he will get a matching Full Blood Legendary Pokemon Item for Ditto anyway if he was strong enough.

    If it were up to him he would immediately look for it but from the information he had from Full Blood Legendary Pokemon, he knew that it is suicide to look for such a Pokemon now. He didn''t want to bet his life on the goodwill of a Pokemon he didn''t know or understand.

    Alex also noticed a few things during this Month from the other Pokemon.

    First, Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir took longer and longer to reach a level after crossing the 45 level line.

    Even in an extremely good training area with lots of wild elite Pokemon for 4 weeks, they were only able toplete 1 level after more than 20 days.

    Although one level up in this period is no longerparable to the times before the elite level, Alex was still very satisfied.

    Bastiodon who is now level 47 had made a level on the first day of the 4 weeks in the wildness so that Alex counts his 2 level-ups rather as 1 level up.

    Likewise is Umbreon at the beginning of the second week in which wildness 1 level advanced and Alex had the feeling that she will rise again soon.

    Alex also noticed that Vulpix and Shuppet started leveling more slowly, even though they fought a lot in the wild against Pokemon that were always a level or two higher than their level.

    But now that Alex Pokemon has barely made 1 level after a month he felt that the level 35 to level 40 line is not that bad. If you can do 5 levels in less than 2 months, Alex felt that it was still very fast.

    The Pokemon that had seen the most change was Deino, who is now slowly gainingbat experience.

    Even after Deino had reached level 5 after 8 days, Alex did not let him fight immediately but did light training with him first.

    As with all other young Pokemon, Alex slowed down the training time and didn''t care about level efficiency, but about that Deino understands why he needs this and to get him used to fight and training without him be overloaded.

    He has had a good experience with this approach with ziken, Gardevoir, and other Pokemon so that he wants to do it the same way with Deino.

    Also, Alex doesn''t want to overwhelm Deino so that training and fighting will be seen in a negative light to him.

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    During this month Alex spent 4 weeks in the mountain chains and caught many valuable items and Pokemon that he could sell for good money.

    Especially the number of S-Rank Pokemon he met this week were not small even if most of them are above the elite level. But he still managed to catch a Shallow Gold Golem at level 35 and was able to collect several S-rank Pokemon corpses.

    Although he had killed a lot of Pokemon, Alex didn''t feel sorry for the Pokemon that attacked him.

    He also found several Moon Stones of various rarities and other useful items that he could sell for a good price. Even if he couldn''t find anything as valuable as the diamonds in the cave, he made a good amount of money.

    In those 4 weeks, he made almost 40 million which was an extremely good sum even if the sale of the Shallow Gold Golem under the elite level alone had made 12 million.

    But even if this area is very worthwhile, it wasn''t safe to be in this ce and Alex experienced a situation that was very dangerous.

    In a fight against a level 52 Pokemon that his Pokemon had fought as a group suddenly a level 54 Pokemon came from the air and because Gardevoir and Crobat were fighting they could not immediately recognize that these Pokemon were approaching them before it was toote.

    This Level 54 Fearow was extremely high in the air and took a dive on the group when they just spotted him. But because of its extremely high speed, it only took a little more than 2 seconds to gain more than 400 meters of distance.

    Fearow used Fly and tried to hit ziken who was still fighting with the other Pokemon.

    However, Scizor quickly recognized the situation and managed to protect ziken with a Protect, even if the shield did not endure all the damage and he received most of the damage.

    Because of the sudden appearance of another extremely strong Elite Pokemon, the whole situation is a bit out of control.

    Especially when the level 52 Pokemon used the opportunity to hit Scizor with a move after he had already lost more than 50% of his Hp.

    Even with all the buff, Scizor was instantly knocked unconscious andy there consciously in the middle of two enemies.

    If at that moment one of these Pokemon had enough time to move or even use their ws or teeth to use against Scizor then it could be that Scizor would not be seen the next day.

    With the life energy used up and without a chance to defend himself, Scizor was just a bit of tough meat for the two Pokemon.

    Fortunately, Alex''s Pokemon reacted very quickly and Gardevoir quickly ran to Scizor to teleport him to safety while all other Pokemon attacked the two elite Pokemon without fear.

    In addition, even sent Alex''s Bastidon to the battlefield to give Gardevoir more distraction and to tank the attack from the new enemy.

    Alex was rtively defenseless after Bastiodon was no longer there, but he knew that there were no other Pok¨¦mon around and he did not believe that it is so unfortunate that an elite Pokemon will now appear in a short time with a simrly ridiculous speed as Fearow.

    He''d rather take this ridiculously small chance than to not make this dangerous fight safe for his Pokemon.

    Teleport Gardevoir together with Scizor in front of Alex and Alex immediately started healing Scizor when Gardevoir went back to the battlefield. Teleport is very useful but not usable in such a chaotic fight as a way back for all his Pokemon.

    Fortunately, the level 52 Pokemon was already very injured and Alex''s Pokemon were buffed so that they could defeat it quickly.

    But during this time the Level 54 Pokemon could do a lot of damage to Alex''s group and Alex''s Pokemon have prepared for an extremely tough fight.

    Fearow must have felt the danger too and he stopped preparing moves when he flew back into the air and as if all of Alex''s pokemon had the same thoughts--they stopped attacking Fearow.

    Although this Pokemon almost caused the death of one of them, each of them understood that if they keep fighting it can happen quickly that one of them really dies if not more than 1.

    Both sides just looked at each other for a few seconds before Fearow decided to fly away.

    But even though Alex and his Pok¨¦mon had an extremely dangerous experience, no one Pokemon had any concerns about continuing to train in this area.

    Especially Alex remembers how he was attacked by extremely strong Pidgeotto (at that time) in the Viridian Forest and only barely survived.

    He knew that as a trainer, especially in the wild, it is an upation that can quickly cost your life and the life of your Pokemon.

    Alex even felt a relief that he had seen that his Pokemon could react perfectly to such a situation and that this experience could be gained without a sacrifice.

    ...

    Deino, who has already reached a height of almost 1 meter, finished his training and began to watch Umbreon as she trained.

    Umbreon saw how Deino came near her and watched her silently as she trained, showed a small smile. She felt that her new young brother was really cute.

    "The two are really almost inseparable." Thought Alex when he saw this scene.

    After Deino was born he spent a lot of time with Alex and recognized him as his father even if Alex didn''t understand why this was happening.

    He had a suspicion that it had something to do with the bite or that other Pokemon called him that, but he wasn''t sure if that was really the reason.

    But Alex wasn''t the person Deino wanted to spend the most time with, even when Alex was in second ce.

    Umbreon was the Pokemon that Deino talked to the most, or even wanted to y.

    Alex had the feeling that the reason that both a Dark-Type Pokemon had yed a role why this happened, but he didn''t feel that it was the only reason.

    But because of this poprity, Umbreon was also the Pokemon that was bitten by Deino the most, even if, ording to her own statement, she said that she hardly felt it.

    In addition, in Alex''s group, each Pokemon was bitten by Deino at least once.

    Even with Crobat or Scizor, Deino went without fear to them as when he didn''t recognize the danger of biting a mean-looking Elite Pokemon.

    Crobat and Scizor reacted very calmly and even let Deino chew on them.

    Inparison, Alex noticed that after each day the bite from Deino got a bit stronger and stronger and the bite started to get a bit painful.

    At the end of the 7th day, Alex even had several bite marks on his body. He suddenly felt that not even Lars had as many bite marks on his body as he did.

    Fortunately, Deino stopped biting Alex and other Pokemon after he left his "baby" period and reached level 5.

    Alex was extremely happy that the Pokemon luckily didn''t stay that long in this period and that the problem had resolved itself.

    After watching Deino a bit, he opened his TRH device and saw that it was time to slowly stop.

    Alex had an appointment with a Gym Leader three days ago and in an hour his fight will start.

    He got up and said with a smile "Ok enough for today. Rest for half an hour and prepare for a tough fight."

    Alex knew that the fight against this Gym Leader shouldn''t be as easy as with the other two.

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    Vermilion City.

    Alex walked slowly with his Gardevoir next to him, to the streets of the City as he thought about which Pokemon are best against this Gym Leader.

    The Gym Leader Alex is thinking about is Lt. Surge who, in his opinion, should not be easy to defeat like the other three Gym Leaders. Compared to the other three Gym Leaders Alex had already fought against, Lt. Surge is much stronger and shouldn''t be underestimated.

    Alex, who had been in this world for over a year, knew a lot about the Kanto Gym leaders who in Kanto are simr to celebrities and political figures rolled into one.

    Lt. Surge at this point at a time is rated as much as Koga and Sabrina by most trainers.

    The second strongest Gym Leader from Kanto is ine who reportedly has a half-blood Moltres and even a good rtionship with the Legendary Full Blood Pokemon Moltres.

    Giovanni didn''t have a Legendary Pokemon and his full strength is not understood by anyone, but his title as Strongest Gym Leader was unbreakable.

    The main reason why Giovanni is in the first ce, even if no one knows his full strength, is that Giovanni had never even lost an S-rank Gym Babge fight as a Gym Leader and that although he had not used his full strength. Even ine didn''t have such a perfect record.

    Although the top 2 strongest Gym Leaders in Kanto are clear for most trainers, it is not so unanimous for ces three to five.

    Erika also has a lot of fans and there are always some extreme fans who say that she is the strongest but even most of the fans admit the Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina are currently a lot stronger even if they say that Erika had better potential than at least Lt. Surge.

    Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina are at a simr level at this point and generally at a very simr strength level even though most of the trainers are ranking Lt. Surge as the weakest of the three in official fighting.

    Of the 3 gym leader''s main teams (6 Pokemon), Koga''s team is the one with the highest average level and Sabrina had the ability to help her Pokemon with her psychic powers.

    In official fights, you can use psychic powers as long as you don''t influence your opponent or his Pokemon. Because of this, she can use her abnormal psychic powers to strengthen her Pokemon or give her Pokemon telepathicallymands.

    Compared to these two monsters, the average level from Lt. Surge''s Pokemon are the weakest and Lt. Surge also had no special skills topensate for this disadvantage.

    But he was still viewed on a very simr level as Koga and Sabrina by most because he had a specialty that the other two did not have.

    Lt. Surge was the trainer with the most Elite level Pokemon and reportedly there are more than 40+ Elite level Pokemon under him.

    In addition, more than half of his elite Pokemon are on the mid and high elite level.

    That''s why many say the Lt. Surge in a fight without rules his Pokemon are much stronger than those of Koga or Sabrina.

    Although this is only strength in terms of Pokemon and in a fight without rules it can well happen that Koga or Sabrina win against Lt.Surge.

    Sabrina''s psychic powers or the deadly sneak attacks of Koga are not something that can be easily defeated with a number of strong Pokemon.

    But because of these strengths and weaknesses of the three, most trainers or even the normal poption disagree about who is the strongest of the three.

    For Alex, who is from another world, this is no question.

    Although in this world, not all things worked like in the game, anime, or manga, there were a few things where Alex is very sure.

    In terms of gym leaders and Elite Four members, this world has not yet had any major deviations from the games he had yed so that he is sure that Koga is the strongest of the three.

    Only Koga managed to be an elite four member of the three.

    Although Sabrina probably has the strength to be an elite four member in the future like Koga, Alex doesn''t know for sure.

    He can imagine that with Sabrina''s talent and strength for her young age she can still be stronger than Koga in the future and only likes the gym leader position and therefore does not be an elite four member, but that is not to say with certainty.

    Inparison, Lt.Surge is the oldest trainer and is even overtaken by Erika in the game and, ording to Alex''s assessment, is the weakest of the three in terms of future prospects.

    But that is only inparison to these two monsters and under no circumstances is Lt.Surge a trainer who can be underestimated.

    Even if all of Alex''s Pokemon are at level 59, he didn''t think he could win against Lt.Surge and his army of Elite Pokemon.

    Even though Lt.Surge doesn''t have a Champion level Pokemon he is extremely strong and even a trainer with a weak Champion level Pokemon (level 60 or 61) wouldn''t dare to be arrogant towards Lt.Surge.

    Alex feels that Lt.Surge is only strong if you don''t have a Pokemon that has the strength to defeat all of his Mid and Late Elite level Pokemon with a hit or two.

    But the number of trainers who meet this requirement is very small, so Lt.Surge is really a ridiculously strong trainer.

    Alex, who knew all this, had great expectations for this fight and he hoped that his Pokemon could gain important experience.

    A young man suddenly came up in front of Alex as he was making his way to the Vermilion City gym and he said with a smile "are you, Alex?"

    Alex suppressed his urge to roll his eyes when he said with a fake smile "Yeah, do you want an autograph?"

    Although Alex was already well known in Kanto, he became even more famous after his fight with Brock and Erika. He started to meet more and more fans who want an autograph or want to start a conversation with him.

    Alex, who had a rise in fame, did not feel happiness but sadness that more idiots were annoying when he walked through a city without a mask.

    The young man didn''t stop smiling when he said, "No, I came to challenge you to a Pokemon battle."

    Alex who heard this almost showed an annoyed expression, when he calmly said "I don''t have time. I have an appointment in 10 minutes."

    The young man shows a sad but understandable expression as he watched Alex leave.

    Although Alex''s face hardly changed in this exchange, he thoughtpletely different.

    ''Fuck, is that annoying and all because of this bastard who filmed my fight with this weak Raticate trainer.''

    After his ridiculously easy fight with a person who challenged him in front of everyone and after the fight was filmed by a person and published online, Alex realized that he was being challenged more and more by trainers.

    The problem was that all of these "trainers" are extremely weak and that Alex doesn''t want to waste time with these people.

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    Alex who was approaching arge built chain near the port could slowly smell the fresh sea air as he walked through the streets of this city.

    Vermilion City has a veryrge Port and several Ships that leave here every day butpared to other Port Cities in Alex''s world it is a very small Port City.

    Alex came slowly to the front of the Vermilion City Gym which,pared to the other Gyms, had arge steel door with a camera as an entrance.

    Although this Gym also looked nice with the lightning bolts on the building, the Gym didn''t look as nice for Alex as other Gyms, not that it was really important to him.

    He went to the door and before he could push the button on the door, the door began to open and Alex could see into thisrge building.

    As soon as he entered the building he saw Lt. Surge already stood in an arena with a serious expression and talked to a trainee.

    Lt. Surge had a military-looking suit in almost all green and a belt with several Pokeballs on it. He looked like a high-ranking person in an army.

    Alex knew that Lt. Surge belonged to Team Rocket and that he shouldn''t actually know this.

    Although Lt. Surge very likely knows that Alex is part of Team Rocket, he can''t bring up this topic. He''ll pretend he doesn''t know anything.

    Lt. Surge looked in the direction of Alex and said with a small smile "So you''re the kid that everyone calls a monster? I''m happy to finally meet you in person."

    After Alex defeated two Gym Leaders without losing a Pokemon, many called Alex a monster.

    He gave a small smile, "Honestly, not many people call me that."

    Lt. Surge looked at Alex with his cold eyes. He looked at Alex for a few seconds while he said "I have very high hopes for this fight."

    Alex looked at the eyes of Lt. Surge and only saw extremely cold eyes that betrayed no emotions. He even felt some kind of pressure from this nce that he cannot fully exin.

    Alex felt as if he was facing an extremely aggressive Pokemon that can barely suppress his instincts to attack him. But even if Alex has a new respect for Lt. Surge, he did not show it and kept a small smile without panicking.

    He was not a trainer who had never killed or was almost killed himself so that such a cold pressure cannot paralyze him or make him anxious.

    Alex stopped smiling when he said, "do you want to start?"

    Lt. Surge started tough slightly when he acknowledged the words from Alex. "haha, you remind me of a young me but, let''s stop talking and get started."

    "We''re going to fight in a 3 v/s 3 format. Tell me the average level of the three Pok¨¦mon so we can start."

    Alex didn''t show a surprised expression that Lt. Surge had enough Elite Pokemon to choose a 3 v / s 3 Format and smile rxing.

    He has already decided in advance which Pokemon he will select for all three formats so that he did not have to think about it.

    Alex called that level 47 and Lt.Surge''s Team could now only use a Pokemon Team with no higher average level than 48.

    One level difference as the average level in the Teams is allowed to make it easier for The Gym Leaders to have the matching Pokemon for the challenge. For example, if a Lt. Surge''s team has an average level of 47.5 he can still use it even if his Team average level is not exactly 47.

    Alex noticed how Cameras were brought around the whole Arena and that this fight was broadcast again with a rxed expression.

    He''s got used to the Cameras a bit, even if it still felt weird to him.

    After 30 minutes, Alex and Lt. Surge are in the arena together with the referee.

    The referee gave a sign and both trainers started to get their first Pokemon out of their Pokeballs.

    A Scizor and an Electrode appeared almost simultaneously in the arena.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Electrode

    LV: 47

    Type: Electric

    Abilities: Soundproof

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Silver

    Moves:

    -Charge, Tackle, Sonic Boom, Eerie Impulse, Spark, Rollout [E], Screech, Thunderbolt [E], Charge Beam, Swift, Electro Ball, Self-Destruct, Light Screen, Ma Rise, Discharge,

    - (Innate Talent) Explosion [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade

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    Alex who saw the level and a special move on the Master-rank even though the Potential of Electrode is not on the S-rank was a bit surprised.

    He would really like to know how long Lt. Surge needs to train this Pokemon to level 46 and how exactly he trained the move Explosion to get it to the Master-rank.

    .....

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Lt. Surge calmly said "C3" when Alex said nothing.

    Electrode immediately started preparing a move as it rolled towards Scizor.

    Scizor started to prepare his move first without any order from Alex because he already knew what to do but he wasn''t much faster than Electrode who started just a littleter.

    ''Well, that was to be expected from a person in the military.'' Alex thought when he saw Lt.Surge using codewords to give his Pokemon fastermands without his opponent understanding them.

    Scizor finished a bit faster and he used the move sword dance like Alex had told him to do before the fight.

    Electrode who was now only 5 meters away from Scizor also finished and used the move Rollout against Scizor who could not avoid it.

    Lt. Surge looked coldly in the direction of Alex when he said "Do you think that the same trick will work here?"

    Alex heard the words but don''t waste time answering him. He wasn''t going to fall for a trick he''d used on Misty himself.

    He said quickly, "Scizor, we''re changing the n."

    Scizor who heard this had already prepared a move and he had to cancel it in order to be able to use the serious move from the other n. Alex knew it wasn''t optimal, but he couldn''t wait any longer.

    Alex didn''t have only one n and this recement n was started with these exact words by Alex which Scizor understood immediately.

    Electrode finished the Rollout for the second time and it also hit Scizor this time.

    Alex knew of course how the move Rollout works in this World and the dangers of this move.

    Although rollout did not do the same abnormal damage as in the Games and had a few restrictions, this move was still very strong in this World and even better than in the Games.

    Fortunately, Alex knows that this move has to hit a Pokemon or Creature or this move will be canceled so that he stayed calm when he saw it.

    Scizor finished his move and a stream of Sand began to spread around the Arena.

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    After Scizor had trained the Move [Sandstorm] to the Expert rank, the Move was not only bigger or quicker to prepare, but a few other things also changed.

    The duration of the Move was now longer and Scizor could more easily influence the Sandstorm.

    Now Scizor can make his [Sandstorm] so that it is difficult for Pokemon to see where Scizor is without using another move to make this possible.

    Scizor and Electrode, which were still very close to each other, were enveloped by a dense stream of sand so that both trainers can no longer see the Pokemon.

    Alex who didn''t say an order knew that Scizor would do exactly the same thing in the [Sandstorm] as in his fight in the Tournament where he had used the same tactics.

    He would use [Roost] when he noticed that he was suffering minor damage and otherwise use his buff moves. Also using [Sandstrom] when he noticed that his [Sandstrom] move was almost over.

    Lt. Surge gave a calm expression as he said, "Electrode, don''t let Scizor run away from you while you''re preparing your next [Rollout]."

    But even in such a dense sand stream, it is not impossible to see Scizor when you are very close and because Electrode is already very close he can still see Scizor.

    Alex was surprised by the quick and perfect response from Lt. Surge.

    He immediately started thinking about a tactic that would defuse this situation or the [Rollout] would defeat Scizor.

    [Rollout] on the Expert rank move not only has the typical advantages of an Expert rank move such as damage or preparation time but also because it makes it easier to hit with the move. So with even thest 3 of 5 [Rollout] moves, Electrode had a good chance to hit Scizor with it.

    Even if the damage from the move is not as big in this world as in the games, that''s enough to defeat Scizor directly with three or even two hits.

    Alex responds in less than 1 second when he said, "Scizor use all your weight and strength and let Electrode fly like a ball."

    Lt. Surge who heard this showed a very surprised expression and at first, didn''t understand the reason, but after a second he showed a serious expression.

    Normally, Pokemon don''t use attacks that aren''t Moves inbat because they are much weaker and don''t do much damage.

    Pok¨¦mon''s bodies are very good and hardly take any harm from any of these attacks.

    This has a lot to do with the energy used in every move that really hurts a Pokemon.

    Even weak moves like [Tackle] use normal-type energy which does the real damage from that move.

    Alex who gave Scizor such an order did not want to cause any damage, but rather to sling the electrode far enough away from Scizor so that he could no longer see him in the [Sandstorm].

    And because Alex didn''t use a move to do that, Scizor could attack immediately and Lt. Surge didn''t have time to react.

    Scizor responds immediately and uses both of his arms and all of the weight of his body to fling Electrode away like a yoga ball.

    Electrode who was only 1 meter away from Scizor and had almost finished his next [Rollout] had no time to evade and was sent several meters to fly.

    Thanks to its weight, the Electrode does not fly any further, but its unstable body shape makes it impossible not to fly several meters away.

    Lt. Surge showed a look of shock when he saw Alex taking advantage of the ball-like body shape of the Electrode to destroy his tactics directly without giving him a chance at a counter.

    Electrode showed an annoyed expression as he rolled several meters and when he realized that the move [Rollout] was finished.

    If [Rollout] is not used almost immediately when it is done, the whole move will be interrupted and because Electrode can no longer see Scizor he knew that it would be impossible to maintain the condition.

    Lt. Surge made a serious expression when he said. "Electrode use [Swift]"

    Alex who had expected something like that showed a smile. The Lt. Surge didn''t know that Scizor had the move roast on the Expert rank was a huge advantage in this case.

    Scizor who is in the Sandstrom started to use [Sword dance] again even without Alex''s orders.

    shortly before Electrode finished his move, Lt.Surge said "Electrode after using [Swift] follow the attack that will lead you to Scizor and use [E1] when you are in range."

    Electrode was using [Swift] and then followed a rtively slow Move with his quick pace as he prepared [E1].

    ''that''s really impressive that he used [Swift] like that. With his long fighting experience, he probably knows a lot of such tricks. '' thought Alex when he heard the words from Lt.Surge.

    Alex was really impressed with Lt.Surge''s tactics and skill. He felt that he was probably the Strongest Trainer he had fought against in terms of tactics.

    Scizor barely had time to react before [Swift] began to fly faster and faster in his direction while Electrode followed this move.

    Alex had a bad feeling about what [E1] means and the main reason for this feeling is that Lt.Surge was using a code word for this move and that this move must at least be on the Expert rank or Electrode could not prepare this move while running.

    Electrode only had two other + Expert-rank moves that have not yet received a code word. [Explosion] and [Thunderbolt], but only because of the "E" in [E1] he didn''t think that it was necessarily the move [Explosion] because of it.

    Alex didn''t feel that he had more time to think about it or that it would help to make a decision, he said loudly, "Scizor use [Protect]."

    Due to the sandstorm, Alex cannot see which energy Electrode is absorbing and his psychic powers can only feel the life energy of Electrode so that he has no idea which Move Electrode is preparing.

    Lt. Surge who showed a serious expression the whole fight suddenly had a little smile on his face.

    Electrode that came before Scizor finished his move and he used [Thunderbolt] that he had already prepared.

    Alex showed a slightly annoyed expression when he didn''t hear an explosion but an electrical discharge.

    Lt. Surge said "[E1]"

    Alex said at the same time "Scizor use [X-Scissor] and let this golf ball fly again."

    Although Electrode can find Scizor again with the help of [Swift], he has to use a Normal-rank move so Alex likes to force Electrode to use that move again.

    Scizor and Electrode started almost simultaneously (Electrode start a little earlier).

    Electrode finished first in the end and hit Scizor with [Thunderbolt] which did Scizor good damage. He loses more than 20% from that 1 hit.

    Together with the first two hits from Electrode, Scizor only had a little more than half of his Hp left.

    Scizor showed no expression when he took the pain of the hit and he used [X-Scissor] with a cold expression.

    Together with two [Sword dances], this one hit made incredible damage to Electrode.

    Electrode not only flew more than 10 meters but loses more than 60% of its Hp.

    Lt. Surge looked serious when he heard the painful scream from Electrode "Electrode use [Swift]"

    Alex said at the same time. "Scizor use [Roost]"

    Scizor finished first and used [Roost] to heal himself.

    Alex said out loud "Scizor use [X-Scissor] and wait for Electrode toe to you."

    When Scizor started preparing the move [X-Scissor], Electrode finished the move [Swift] and used it almost immediately.

    Lt. Surge said "[T1]" with a serious expression

    Alex knew exactly which move was left from Electrode, where Electrode can move at the same time and had a new code word.

    But none of his moves are fast enough to be finished quickly as a Master-rank move and Scizor is not nearly as fast as Electrode so running away does not help.

    Only [X-Scissors] that have already started to be prepared can be used.

    Alex says loudly "Scizor use [X-Scissor] directly"

    Scizor looked in a direction where he heard the sound of the [Swift] move and he got ready to hit Electrode as early as possible.

    [Swift] hit him and did a bit of damage, but Scizor ignored it and just tried to use [X-Scissor] as soon as possible on the electrode that was only two meters from him. but Electrode finished his move and he used his deadliest move right away.

    A loud explosion could be heard by everyone outside the arena and the Sandstorm waspletely interrupted by the air pressure of the explosion.

    Scizor, who had to endure a Master-Rank [Explosion] from very close range,y consciously on the floor with a lot of injuries.

    Electrode using this move didn''t look much better and actually had more injuries.

    *******

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    Alex quickly went to Scizor and started healing him with a Super Potion.

    Lt. Surge also went before his Pokemon with a serious expression and started to heal it with a Super Potion.

    After Alex stopped Scizor''s bleeding and most of the injuries began to heal, he put Scizor back to his Pokeball.

    He looked in the direction of Lt. Surge when he said "The difference to Erika is really big."

    Lt. Surge heard Alex''s words and said with a small smile "Even if you praise me, I can''t agree with you."

    He looked at Alex seriously as he said "I saw your fight with the little girl and I think you have no idea of ??the strength of the little girl."

    "I''ve been training this Electrode for 5 years and that''s why it''s so much stronger than the Pokemon that the little girl has for an A-rank badge, but that doesn''t mean that she is weak"

    Alex understood what Lt. Surge said. When ites to A-rank badges, Erika is much weaker than Lt. Surge because she didn''t have that much time to train her Pokemon for this level group. But if she uses her strongest Pokemon, Erika shouldn''t be much weaker than Lt. Surge.

    Lt.Surge''s Pokemon for this level group (40-49) had even more time in terms of training time than his Pokemon.

    Alex said in a joking tone "I was expecting your A-rank badge to be harder to get than Erika''s badge but, I didn''t think it was such a ridiculous increase in difficulty."

    Lt. Surge looked at Alex and said in a joking tone, "Are you going to give up, kid?"

    Alex smiled as he looked coldly at Lt.Surge. "No. I hope you don''t disappoint me, old man."

    Lt. Surge who saw Alex''s gaze showed a big smile and started tough a little.

    "You make me a little excited. It''s been a long time since I got such a good fight at this level."

    When the camera recorded this exchange between Alex and Lt. Surge, the audience number started getting bigger and bigger.

    Such a thrilling and impressive fight has not been seen in Gym Leaders fight for a long time so that many spectators tuned in when they heard that this fight was about to take ce. the respective TV station even getsmentators for this fight in order to increase the number.

    Alex and Lt. Surge got ready to call their next Pokemon as they both waited for the referee''s signal.

    Umbreon and Maon appeared in the arena at the same time.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Maon

    LV: 45

    Type: Electric/Steel

    Abilities: Ma Pull

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Supersonic, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Ma Bomb, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Sonic Boom, Spark, Mirror Shot, Metal Sound, Electro Ball, Screech, Discharge

    - (Innate Talent) sh Cannon [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Thunderbolt [E], (TM) Facade

    ------------------------------

    ''Hmm, a level 45 and a level 47 Pokemon. Although hisst Pokemon doesn''t have to be level 49 ... that is very unlikely. '' thought Alex.

    Alex didn''t believe the Lt. Surge is a trainer who does not use all his strength against a strong Opponent.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Lt. Surge said "[M1]" quickly

    Umbreon started to prepare her move first and Maon started to prepare his move shortly thereafter.

    Alex didn''t use any directmands at the beginning and that''s why his Pokemon started preparing his move a little earlier. Although it limited his flexibility a lot, Alex felt that in most cases it was worth it.

    Although Umbreon started preparing her move earlier, Maon finished first.

    Maon used [sh Cannon] and hit Umbreon with it who was only 30 meters away.

    Umbreon''s body was hit and she lost almost 20% of her Hp from that 1 hit.

    Alex looked serious when he saw the injury on Umbreon. ''Maon''s attack power cannot be underestimated. Especially if it is using a Master-rank move. ''

    Even with the two-level advantage of Umbreon and the very good Sp. Def value of Umbreon, the damage was not small.

    Lt. Surge said "Again" when he saw the damage.

    Umbreon ignores the pain and uses [Work Up]. Then she immediately started preparing a new move.

    She strictly adheres to Alex''s n that she was given before the fight.

    When Maon didn''t move, Umbreon started running in his direction as she prepared her Move.

    Although Maon is usually a bit faster than the Umbreon, Umbreon is two levels higher which makes the Umbreon a bit faster than Maon in this case.

    Maon finished first and used [sh Cannon] again, which this time did even more damage than thest time.

    Alex looked serious when he saw Umbreon lose almost 25% of his Hp this time.

    ''Does [sh Cannon''s] chance of lowering Umbreon''s Spe Def increase when it''s on the master rank or am I just unlucky?''

    Although the increase in damage was not veryrge, it is a dangerous game if you allow the Maon to lower the Spe Def of Umbreon even more.

    Alex stays calm when he said, "old man, you''re unlucky that I didn''t expect a long fight."

    "Umbreon use [Double Kick]"

    Lt. Surge saw the Umbreon was 8 meters from Maon and he quickly said "Maon use [Protect]."

    Alex of the words of Lt. Surge heard showed a smile.

    He waited until Umbreon got the perfect distance from Maon so the Lt. Surge can give his order in time but doesn''t have enough time to think about it.

    Umbreon can do the [Double Kick] move, but that move is not on the Expert rank.

    She saw Maon set up a protective shield and she started using [Work Up] after seeing Maon waste this important move.

    Lt.Surge saw how he wasted protect but he showed a calm expression.

    "Umbreon use [Payback]"

    "M1 and keep your distance from Umbreon"

    Lt.Surge heard Alex want to use a dangerous move again but this time he wasn''t ready to change his strategy because of it.

    If he tells Maon not to use [sh Cannon] immediately when it''s done to counter [Payback] and in the end waste time because Umbreon uses another move, we might fall for another trick.

    If Umbreon ended up using another move first and then immediately using [Protect] to block Maon''s attack, the fight would turn into an extremely disadvantageous situation. That''s why Lt.Surge ignores Alex''s words and tries to be on the safe side.

    Maon tried to run away from Umbreon but wasn''t faster and couldn''t shake Umbreon off.

    Although Maon couldn''t build up a distance he finished first and he used [sh Cannon] again to avoid Umbreon.

    Umbreon''s body had morerge wounds and was bleeding from several ces.

    But despite the pain, Umbreon looked indifferent.

    Lt. Surge said with a serious expression "[M2]"

    When Maon started preparing his new move, Umbreon finished her move [payback].

    Umbreon''s paws were enveloped in dark energy and when Maon was hit by that energy, Maon was struck to the ground by the pure Force.

    Maon''s body had a veryrge dent and was in terrible condition.

    a critical hit.

    Alex, who noticed that Maon was almost defeated, quickly said "Umbreon use [Quick Attack]"

    Umbreon responded before Maon or Lt.Surge had a chance to respond and hit Maon with [Quick Attack].

    Maon with less than 5% Hp fell to the ground unconscious.

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    Alex looked happy. The critical hit made this fight shorter and allowed Umbreon to take a little less damage. but, Alex still thinks that Umbreon would have won this fight in the end even without a crit.

    Umbreon who won this fight suddenly felt that her whole body had be a bit lighter.

    Alex also noticed the expression Umbreon and he looked at the info from Umbreon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 48

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up[E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest[E], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk[E],

    -(TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up ,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

    ------------------------

    ''Umbreon has gone up a level after this victory is really good timing.'' thought Alex as he looked at the level of Umbreon.

    When the next fight started, Alex went to Umbreon and told her which move she should prepare immediately after the fight started.

    Lt. Surge went to his Pokemon and started healing it.

    Although this fight ended in an unfortunate result for him, he had not expected a Victory against Umbreon from the start.

    He knew that the level advantage would be a major disadvantage and that his main goal is to do as much damage to Umbreon as possible and prevent it from reinforcing itself too often.

    The referee called both trainers to get ready and ask Lt. Surge called his next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pikachu

    LV: 49

    Type: Electric

    Abilities: Lightning Rod (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    -Growl, Thunder Shock, Tail Whip, Quick Attack[E], Double Kick, Double Team, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Thunderbolt, m, Agility, Thunder

    - (Innate Talent) Thunderbolt [M], (Innate Talent) Encore [E], (Innate Talent) Reversal [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM)Toxic, (TM)Hyper Beam, (TM) Grass Knot, (TM) Volt Switch, (TM) Brick Break

    -----------------------------------

    Alex who saw the next Pokemon felt a relief that it is no Raichu but when he saw the moves and the move mastery of this Pikachu he showed a serious expression.

    He was sure that this Pokemon from Lt. Surge is very valued by him and will probably be added to his main team after a few years.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Lt. Surge gave a small smile when he said "[E1]"

    Umbreon started preparing her move earlier than Pikachu, who started a littleter.

    Although Pikachu started a littleter, it finished first.

    Pikachu began to discharge electricity from his body and turn it into a lightning bolt that flies rapidly in the direction of Umbreon.

    Umbreon was hit and made a painful expression.

    It looked to Alex as if this move was too much for her and he showed a slightly worried expression.

    Umbreon felt her head lighten, but by using the move that she had prepared, she catches up.

    She began to go to sleep and her injury began to visibly heal.

    Lt. Surge looked at the sleeping Umbreon and said with a smile. "Pikachu, it''s time for our special move"

    Pikachu also started to prepare for this special move, even if he didn''t move.

    Alex saw this and his first thought is ''He''sbining a move with the [Thunderbolt] on the Master rank''

    Umbreon started to prepare[ Sleep Talk] and Alex couldn''t influence this situation.

    Besides that, he doesn''t necessarily have a n to move to a counter that he doesn''t know or understand.

    Umbreon finished first and used [Rest] that had no effect.

    Alex suddenly felt that Umbreon can only use Expert rank moves when [Sleep Talk] is on the Expert rank sometimes even a disadvantage.

    Although this is usually an advantage, it can backfire if you are unlucky.

    Pikachu suddenly began to move and after each step, his body began to surround itself more and more with electricity.

    Pikachu was also getting faster and faster as he ran in a straight line towards Umbreon with a ridiculous speed.

    Umbreon, who couldn''t move, was hit directly and thrown more than 15 meters away as Pikachu tackled Umbreon with his extended speed.

    Alex who saw this had the feeling that this move was abo of [Thunderbolt] and [Quick Attack].

    Umbreon''s body had multiple injuries and Alex would estimate that she had lost more than 50% HP from that 1 hit.

    Fortunately, [Quick Attack] like [Protect] cannot be used more than once in a short fight so that he no longer has to worry about such a ridiculous move.

    But when Alex saw this ridiculous harm from Pikachu he thought about abo that is very simr and that one of his Pokemon can probably use.

    [Overheat]+ [Quick Attack] + Speed ??Boost.

    As Alex thought about this possibility, he felt like he should thank Lt.Surge after this fight, no matter how it turns out.

    Lt. Surge showed a satisfied smile and he said "[E1]"

    Umbreon, who was almost done with her next move, suddenly woke up and the move [Double-edge]was ready for her to use.

    She didn''t wait for Alex but looked at Pikachu who was only 15 meters away and ran towards Pikachu with a cold-blooded expression.

    The normal-type energy enveloped her whole body and for a moment she ran towards Pikachu with a high-caliber feeling.

    Pikachu finished after Umbreon was only 5 meters away and immediately used [Thunderbolt] to avoid Umbreon.

    Umbreon ignored the pain and rammed Pikachu with all her strength.

    Pikachu flew several meters and suffered several serious injuries. He lost more than 40% of Hp from that 1 hit.

    Umbreon also suffered damage and together with the [Thunderbolt] from Pikachu, it doesn''t have much Hp left.

    Another hit from [Thunderbolt] and she felt that she passed out.

    Lt. Surge said coldly "[E1]"

    Alex who had no move, who is done just as quickly as a Master-Rank move and the [Protect] only dyed the inevitable, knew that it was over.

    "Umbreon use [Rest] and try to evade [Thunderbolt]."

    Alex didn''t want to give up if there was a small chance. Unfortunately, Umbreon couldn''t evade [Thunderbolt] and fell unconscious to the ground.

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    Alex goes to Umbreon and he started healing her as he thought about his next strategy.

    Although Pikachu is already injured and had less than 60% of his Hp, Alex didn''t think he had already won.

    Hisst Pokemon is only at level 46 and a three-level disadvantage is not small.

    He called Umbreon back to her Pokeball and called his next pokemon.

    ziken, who had followed the whole fight in the Pokeball, showed an excited expression when she appeared in the arena.

    He went to ziken and whispered which moves she should use as soon as the referee gave the signal to start.

    Alex had also thought about calling Ditto, but unfortunately, Ditto wasn''t strong enough as long as he hadn''t trained the move [transform] on the master-rank.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Lt. Surge said quickly "[E1]"

    ziken started preparing her move earlier than Pikachu, who had to wait for the order.

    Lt. Surge noticed that too, but it didn''t bother him.

    Umbreon started a bit earlier too, but in the end, Pikachu finished first his prepared move.

    He helped it very unlikely that ziken who had a lower level than Scizor and Umbreon had a Master-rank move if those two Pokemon didn''t have one.

    Alex saw how everything went ording to n and showed a small smile.

    ziken finished first when she immediately used [Attract] after the move was done.

    Pikachu, who was about to finish his Move, suddenly felt an indescribable feeling as he looked in the direction of ziken.

    He suddenly felt that he couldn''t attack such a beautiful Pokemon.

    Pikachu broke off the preparation of his move and looked at ziken with a paralyzed expression.

    Lt. Surge said aloud "Fuck, this ziken has [Attract] at the Master-rank. Pikachu, Wake Up, Wake ....."

    Alex smiled when he saw how [Attract] had worked.

    While it is harder to hit a Pokemon that is of a higher level than ziken, it is not unlikely when one considers that [Attract] is on the Master-rank.

    ziken didn''t waste any time and started preparing her next move when Pikachu watched her with a silly smile.

    Lt. Surge tried to "wake up" Pikachu with his loud scream but it didn''t work.

    ziken was finished with her move and the whole arena got warmer when she was using [Sunny Day].

    Alex did a few tests with the move [Attract] and noticed that a Pokemon has a higher probability of "waking up" when it is in pain so that he knows which moves he should use in such a situation.

    Unfortunately, he also found out that loud noises also influence the move [Attract], and now that Lt. Surge shouting like that, he didn''t think Pikachu was stunned for long. Especially if he takes into ount his level advantage over ziken

    ziken started preparing a move again when Pikachu stopped paralyzed looking at ziken.

    ziken also started running in the direction of Pikachu as she prepares her new move.

    Lt. Surge said with an annoyed expression "[E1]"

    Pikachu started preparing his next move with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

    ziken finished her move first and hit Pikachu with [methrower], who is only 10 meters away.

    Pikachu suffered multiple burn injuries and loses a little more than 20% of his Hp.

    Alex smiled when he said "ziken use [Protect]"

    Pikachu used Thunderbolt and destroy ziken''s protective shield almost immediately.

    Although ziken can''t block the whole hit, she prevented most of the damage and only lost 10% of Hp.

    Lt. Surge said quickly "[R1]"

    Alex who heard this reacts quickly "ziken use Overheat"

    he didn''t know the meaning of the code word [R1] but that didn''t matter to him in this situation.

    Alex knew that Pikachu only had one move on the Master-rank and it would be impossible for him to be faster than ziken who is preparing a Master move, even if she started a littleter as him.

    As long as Pikachu can''t use [Protect] to protect himself from this attack, the fight is over.

    Lt. Surge showed a calm expression but, his thoughts were in a disorder. ''Is that a second Master-rank move? ...No, that has to be a trick. That shouldn''t be possible to trainer two master rank moves so quickly if he gets these Pokemon from the rookie tournament. this kid is really smart. I almost fell for his trick again. ''

    ziken who was only 10 meters away from Pikachu finished her move and used it immediately with an excited expression.

    [Overheat] sent Pikachu unconscious to the ground and end the battle with Alex''s victory.

    ***

    i really had a lot of fun writing this fight which was a whole 4 chapter long. It''s a very well thought out fight and also a very close fight with a narrow victory for Alex.

    Personally it''s one of my favorite fights, although I like the fight against Misty a bit more.

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    After Lt. Surge had healed his Pikachu and called it back to his Pokeball, he started walking towards Alex.

    He took out a small box with an A-Rank Thunder Badge and gave it to Alex with a smile.

    Lt. Surge said with a small smile, "Take it, kid. You deserve it."

    Alex, who could learn a lot from this fight and even got new ideas on how tobine his Master-rank moves, had great respect for Lt. Surge.

    He smiled as he said, "Thank you very much. I really learned a lot fighting you."

    Lt. Surge startedughing. "haha, you Bastard, you are really good at lying and you even show such a believable expression. You are really good at it. No wonder that you used so many tricks in the fight."

    Alex gave a slightly speechless expression. "That wasn''t a lie. ...Besides, I''m not the only one who used tricks, or am I, Old man?"

    Lt. Surge stoppedughing and patted Alex''s shoulder as he seriously said, "Kid, that was a joke."

    Alex looked at the face of Lt. Surge and for a moment didn''t know what to say. He didn''t expect the Lt. Surge, who always looked so serious, would make a joke in such a situation.

    Lt. Surge gave a small smile when he said, "But the fight was really good. I haven''t had such a great fight at this level in a long time."

    Then he suddenly showed a serious expression "But, you''re a bit weird."

    Alex looked at Lt. Surge with an expression like "And you''re not?"

    Lt. Surge smile when he said "No, you get me wrong. I mean the positive. In our fight, I learned several things from you and that''s not something that happens often. You are really a weird Monster that will be really Strong in the future."

    He said thest sentence in a dry tone and with a serious expression.

    Alex said with a calm and rxed expression. "Old man, I don''t like it when people praise me and I don''t know why they''re doing that. Let us put the cards on the table."

    Lt. Surgeughed and said "haha, kid you think too much. I like your character and have great expectations for your future so I''ll just say my honest words."

    Alex just smiled and said nothing further on the subject.

    He and Lt. Surge keep talking about Pokemon training and other subjects for a long time.

    Both exchanged their contact details and Alex felt the Lt. Surge is an interesting person even if he is not quite sure about the motives of Lt. Surge.

    There are many possible reasons and Alex cannot say for sure which is the truth.

    It may be that he really likes Alex''s character and wants to build a good rtionship. But it could just as well be that he sees Alex as a possible threat to Team Rocket and he wants to watch him.

    There are many possibilities and even several possibilities at the same time that can be correct so that Alex is not sure how he should treat Lt. Surge.

    Alex didn''t really believe that Lt.Surge saw him as a threat to Team Rocket, especially because it wasn''t necessarily true.

    Team Rocket or the Alliance.

    For Alex, his personal benefit is most important and neither of these two organizations has his full support.

    Although Team Rocket is an underground organization, Alex thinks about Team Rocket differently than most underground organizations.

    Team Rocket just wants to take control of the government and not do something crazy that endangers the whole Pokemon world.

    Apart from the fact that the leader of other organizations does not have a simr staple mental state as Giovanni.

    Alex''s optimal situation is when he has a partner-like rtionship with Team Rocket and the Alliance and can mostly show a neutral stance.

    But that requires a ridiculous strength in terms of own and personal strength.

    Although Alex hadn''t made a firm n yet and hadn''t really made up his mind yet.

    Alex has a better rtionship with Team Rocket so that he is not sure whether he can really make a step backward without provoking Giovanni.

    ...

    3 hourster in Alex & Maria''s private training room.

    Alex''s Pokemon are training as usual when Alex suddenly noticed Shuppet starting to glow.

    He quickly runs to Shuppet when he simultaneously fetches an item from his TRH device.

    [Remains] (ashes) of a Champion Genger with SS-rank talent.

    That was the most expensive item that Alex had ever bought and at a price simr to the Born S-Lapras that Misty had bought in the auction.

    Shuppet absorbed the [Remains] simr to Ditto and his body began to glow more strongly.

    After a few seconds, Shuppet''s body started to change and the glow became so strong that Alex could no longer look directly at Shuppet.

    After a moment the glow faded and a Bte became visible in front of Alex.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bte

    LV: 38

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Cursed Body (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Knock Off, Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball, Embargo, Destiny Bond [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Curse [E], (Perfect Talent) Phantom Force[E],

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam, (TM) Substitute

    ----------------

    Alex who saw the info from Bte had mixed feelings.

    He had a small hope that Bte would directly reach the Diamond potential, but he had already expected that it would not be so easy to achieve.

    In terms of which moves remained as Perfect Talent moves, that''s what got Alex thinking.

    He wasn''t sure which of these moves are objectively the best because the fights in this world cannot bepared 1 to 1 to the fights in the games of his old world.

    Alex can imagine that a master rank [Curse] is a really strong move. Especially because he had read a lot of stories about Bte who often have a talent with [Curse].

    He even read in a book that some moves for certain Pokemon species are easier to master than others with the same talent.

    In the book, only fewer Pokemon were tested so that he can not be 100% sure whether it is true, but he also had no ess to more knowledge about such research.

    It can also bepletely lying, but to Alex, it sounded too reasonable to be a lie.

    There have been a lot of rumors from ordinary people in the Pokemon world that is very simr to the Pokedex entry Alex remembers.

    "Bte generates energy forying strong curses by sticking pins into its own body."

    "Bte was originally a pitiful plush doll that was thrown away".

    "Bte''s energy would escape if it were to ever open its mouth"

    Alex knew that these rumors are nonsense but the many stories that have been created from these rumors had one big thing inmon for several generations that is not unimportant.

    "Bte can use strong curses"

    These many stories of normal people in the world have shown since several generations is for Alex an indication that the Bte Species probably really had a talent with the move [Curse].

    In addition, because there are a lot of Pokemon that can use the move [Curse] and that only a few Pokemon have a simr reputation with the move as Bte, is an indication for Alex that these stories contain a bit of truth.

    ***

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    As Alex was thinking about these various things, Bte started testing his new body.

    Bte who now had two arms felt a bit strange to have two extra limbs but after a little testing, he felt that it was very easy to control them and it felt very natural.

    Alex''s other Pokemon started going to Bte to congratte him.

    Bte who looked a lot scary now only showed a smile and started to hug all Pokemon once with his new arms.

    Now that he had arms he could hug the people/pokemon that are important to him without any help.

    Alex looked at Bte''s face that showed a terrifying smile as he hugged all of the Pokemon and filled the Bte really had an extremely friendly personality, even though he was together with Crobat and Scizor among Alex''s top 3 terrifying Pokemon.

    Bte flew to Alex and gave him a hug after he hugged all the other Pokemon.

    Alex showed a gentle smile as he said "It seems that you can now hug us without any help. Apart from that, you are now a good deal stronger"

    Bte looked at Alex with a happy expression as if hepletely agreed with Alex.

    Vulpix started running in the direction of Alex too, but in contrast to all other Pokemon, she had a pout on her face instead of a smile.

    "Father, why is Brother Shu .. Bte allowed to evolve but not me? It''s so unfair."

    Alex started to smile slightly as he said "Ohh, why do you want to evolve now."

    Vulpix was puzzled by Alex''s question for a moment, but after a few seconds she honestly said "Because Brother Bte has reached his final form and I don''t want to lose to him."

    Alex felt as if he now understood why Vulpix is ??a bit unhappy.

    "I don''t want to lose to him ?... or maybe did you mean that you don''t want to lose your best friend?"

    Vulpix showed a slightly shy expression when she heard Alex''s words.

    "Father, don''t make fun of me."

    Alex knew that Vulpix is ??a very proud Pokemon and wouldn''t openly share his feelings like Bte does, but now that he saw this expression from Vulpix he understood that Vulpix was really worried.

    "Don''t worry, although with some Pok¨¦mon the personality changes slightly after it evolves it doesn''t change dramatically. I mean look at Crobat who already had the same personality when he was a Zubat."

    Crobat with his good hearing heard Alex''s words and looked proudly as if Alex had praised him.

    Alex showed a smile. "don''t worry, your friend is still your friend."

    Vulpix showed a slightly happy expression and Alex thought, ''For a Pokemon that has almost reached the elite level, she''s really cute. Though Crobat also had a cute side when he was a Zubat if you forget how many trainers he''d already killed. ''

    "There''s also a reason I''m waiting before I let you evolve."

    Vulpix showed a curious expression when she heard these words.

    "I talked to Professor W?lhder recently and we talked a bit about your Pokemon species. He knew a lot about your species because one of his colleagues from Al often talked and exchanged knowledge with him."

    Alex smiled when he started the next sentence. "He told me that all Al Vulpix at level 40 learning a special move."

    Although many Pokemon learn moves at simr levels, that''s not always the case in this world, which was very confusing for Alex.

    Alex''s theory is that it had to do with the many different games that all have different Movesets levels.

    Although there are often simrities, the sequence is often different from Pokemon to Pokemon.

    The same was also the case with Scizor who just didn''t want to learn [Sword dance] on his own and Alex had to buy a TM in the end.

    There are also some Pokemon species that don''t follow these rules and all Pokemon from these species learn the same level moves at the same level or only deviate a bit.

    Al-Vulpix wasn''t such a species but there was a move that all Al-Vulpix learned from level 40 and no Al-Nales learned at the same level.

    This move that all Al-Vulpix species learned from level 40 is called Sheer Cold and Alex, who knows this, wanted to make sure that Vulpix could learn this move.

    This knowledge is of course like almost all useful knowledge in the Pokemon world, hard to get and not cheap.

    Fortunately, Alex and Professor W?lhder had a rtively good rtionship and he did not have to pay anything for this knowledge, even if such a small sum did not matter to him.

    Alex really wanted Vulpix to be able to learn this move and even if he had learned from Professor W?lhder that Al-Nales continue to learn moves even after they evolve, it is not the best option for Alex.

    Especially because Vulpix won''t take long to reach level 40.

    Alex exined all this knowledge to Vulpix and made sure that she left the conversation with a smile.

    Then Alex''s Pokemon started going back to their training and Alex started meditating again.

    After meditating every day for several months, he was now hardlyparable to a normal person in matters of direct strength.

    He has mainly trained two skills and neglected his other skills for them.

    The first is telekinesis which is one of his first skills learned.

    Although at the beginning he couldn''t move an object that weighs more than 1 kg with his thoughts, that has now changed.

    After several months his energy consumption, range, speed, and maximum weight improve.

    Alex also had two types of weapons made to support his new ability.

    The first weapon is a set of thick needles that allow you to add poison into them and, like a syringe, to immediately eject this poison from the needle head as soon as Alex applies a little pressure to the end of the needles.

    Although Alex likes to call these weapons dense needles and they looked so simr, they had more simrities to syringes than needles.

    The range is between 30 and 50 meters which, depending on the distance, affects energy consumption and speed.

    Alex''s optimal range is 30 meters where he still had very good speed after his tests and hardly used any energy to use this weapon.

    The second weapon is much more direct and also the first weapon that Alex had to think of when he thought of his ability.

    A Bag Full of small steel bullets that looked simr to bullets used for guns, even if they are much denser.

    Alex tested these weapons and in the end, was very disappointed with the result.

    He couldn''t move them with such a quick move that they were fatal or even caused an initial injury. Even if he was only 30 meters away, that was impossible.

    Alex still kept this weapon because the direct damage wasn''t bad and was just much better than when he used his hands.

    It was less lethal than the poison but Alex also wanted a non-fatal attack if he need it.

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    In contrast to the first skill, the second skill that Alex had trained is a skill with no possibility of causing damage.

    Alex called this skill [Energy Shield] and is, in Alex''s opinion, his most important skill.

    [Enegie Shield] only has a simple function but, this one function is extremely useful.

    Alex can use his psychic energy to create an energy shield and repel attacks of all kinds.

    The strength of Shield depends on how much psychic energy Alex puts into his ability.

    In addition, the activation length, size of the shield, and preparation time, which can affect the Energy Consumption.

    A Rank 3 Psychic like Alex had a certain amount of how much psychic energy his body has and how effectively he can use this energy.

    Alex tried a lot of methods but failed to increase his maximum psychic energy.

    He even tried to absorb the energy from a dead Psychic-type Pokemon, but that didn''t affect his maximum Psychic-Energy amount.

    Although Alex slowly restores his psychic energy when he sleeps or meditates (although meditation is more effective) he cannot exceed his maximum limit.

    When Alex realized that he couldn''t exceed this limit with normal means, he began to think about a method to make his psychic energy more effective when it is used.

    If he has 100/100 psychic energy and he managed to improve the consumption of his skills so that he uses his psychic energy twice as effectively then it is practically the same as having 200/200 psychic energy. It''s even a little better because he can regenerate his psychic energy faster than when he has 200/200 psychic energy.

    In contrast to the limit with the maximum psychic energy that Alex can have in his body, he was able to improve the psychic energy consumption after he had used enough time to train his skills and as he test ways to save energy when he used Skills.

    Although the increase got smaller and smaller after several improvements, Alex was very happy with the progress.

    these several improvements, allowed Alex to use his [Energy Shield] at an extremely useful level.

    Alex can, with a rtively small part of his psychic energy, create an invisible [Energy Shield] that can withstand all attacks from normal guns.

    Although maintaining the [Energy Shield] continued to consume psychic energy, that consumption was rtively bearable.

    In the Pokemon world, firearms aren''t nearly as effective as Pokemon in terms of lethality.

    That''s because a Pokemon at level 30 can easily kill a human with a weapon and that the weapons themselves are not as effective against humans as they are in Alex''s old World.

    The physical abilities of people (toughness) in this world are many times better than in Alex''s old world and the development of firearms is worse than in Alex''s old world

    It is still rtively practicable to kill a normal person with a weapon, but it is impossible with just a few shots of an weak firearm.

    Alex trained [Energy Shield] not only to protect himself against firearms but also to be able to block one or even two attacks from strong Pokemon.

    He tests how much his [Energy Shield] can withstand if he used a certain amount of his Psychic-Energy for it.

    Alex was somewhat satisfied with the test, even though he noticed that the psychic energy consumption was ridiculously high when trying to block a move by an elite Pokemon.

    He had to use almost 50% of his psychic energy to block a Normal-Rank [Aerial Ace] of Crobat.

    Alex also had to use approximately 90% of his psychic energy to block an Expert-Rank move from Crobat.

    Fortunately, Alex did these tests in a very careful or the many moves that fly in his direction can result in injuries if not for something worse.

    Alex was extremely happy with the performance of [Energy Shield] even if the energy consumption waspletely ridiculous.

    He nned to continue to train this ability and improve the energy efficiency in order to be able to block even stronger attacks.

    Alex searched for information on how to improve his psychic rank but found nothing useful. Alex had also asked Steven and looked for information he could exchange for money but he found nothing usefull.

    This would not only increase his maximum psychic energy limit but also massively increase his psychic energy efficiency.

    That was also the reason why a 2 Rank Psychic needs so long to learn extremely easy skills even if its maximum Psychic energy limit is not disproportionately worse than a 3 Rank Psychic.

    Thebination of extremely poor psychic energy efficiency and extremely poor maximum psychic energy limit causes it. It was like multiplying 2 very small numbers.

    Alex knew that the difference between a Rank-3 or Rank-4 Psychic is smaller, even if he did not know how much better a normal Rank-4 Psychic is to a Rank-3 Psychic.

    He knew that Sabrina, who is a Rank-5 Psychic, had now simr strengths to ate-elite Psychic Type Pokemon and was improving every day.

    Alex didn''t intend to match this monster. Especially because for him his psychic powers are not his main strength and only a useful bonus.

    Alex would be happy to find a way to be a rank-4 Psychic, but that wasn''t his main goal.

    He doesn''t know if there is a way to improve his psychic potential, even if he suspects that a psychic item from a full blood legendary Pokemon should make it possible to improve his "potential". But he''d rather give his Pokemon this item when he gets it, than be a rank 4 Psychic himself.

    He is already very satisfied that in a direct match against a human, he would almost always win.

    Alex thought. "As long as I don''t have to fight alone against Bruno, Koga, Sabrina, .... or simr strong, super Humans, I should be considered a powerfull human."

    When he had this thought he couldn''t help butugh a little. "Haha, what nonsense. I should ratherpare myself to a Rank-4 Psychic than think aboutparing myself to such Monsters."

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    10 dayster when Alex was training in his and Maria''s private training room, Alex''s TRH devive started ringing.

    Alex looked at his cell phone-like device and saw Maria write to him that she would be back from her training in the wilderness in half an hour.

    The reason why Maria came back from her wildness training earlier was that Giovanni started giving rewarding missions to the participants.

    To be precise, this morning Alex had a message from Lisa and several missions from which he or his subordinate could participate.

    Alex looked at the 20+ missions and noticed a few peculiaritiespared to normal missions that Team Rocket Mission Center has.

    The first peculiarity is that the reward for almost all missions is extremely generous and rtively disproportionate for the work done. Even if they look badpared to each other, they are at least many times better than in the Team Rocket Mission Center.

    The second specialty that Alex noticed was that the value of this mission deviated extremely and there were missions that are many times more worthwhile than others.

    Especially when he saw a certain mission andpared it with an average mission that was avable for selection, he noticed how different the rewards are for the performance.

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    Mission objective: Find [Liam Grond] and collect information about his activities over the past 30 days. Especially the information about the Pokemon trade and ....

    Mission duration: After epting the task, the task must bepleted within 7 days or a fine must be given for notpleting the task. In addition, giving insufficient information is considered ...

    Failure: An amount of 50,000 TR Points must be referred to the mission within 3 days. Not fulfilling that ...

    Reward: 500,000 TR Points which are transferred within 1 day.

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    Mission Objective: Kill a Main Pokemon from [Gym leader Brock] without being discovered by him or anyone else. Corpse or other evidence ...

    Mission duration: After epting the task, the task must bepleted within 3 days or a fine must be given for notpleting the task. Insufficient evidence ...

    Failure: 1,000,000 TR Points

    Reward: 1,500,000 TR Points which are transferred within 1 day

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    Killing a Main Pokemon from gym leader Brock is a ridiculously risky and difficult mission. Not necessarily because of Brock''s strength but because of the consequences after attacking a gym leader.

    The reward for such a mission is ridiculously small and the penalty for failure is a joke.

    Alex had a suspicion why the mission value fluctuates so much but that doesn''t happen in the Team Rocket Mission Center.

    That was a test and even some kind of training for Alex and the other participants.

    For almost allpleted missions Giovanni will make a loss (because of the unreasonable rewards) but the point of this mission is not to make a profit for Giovanni or that these missions are fulfilled.

    Alex had the assumption that these missions fulfill several goals and these unreasonable rewards are only a means for Giovanni so that the participants do not ignore these missions.

    Many skills are tested and trained even if it is not directly visible at first nce.

    But Alex did not believe that only the selection andprehension of Mission are tested and trained.

    The mission itself should bring valuable experience to Alex who has to manage everything or to his subordinates who take part in this mission.

    Apart from the fact that Alex has the option to take part in missions himself if he finds some that he likes.

    The more Alex thought about what all this mission should aim at, the more he was impressed by Giovanni''s nning.

    Especially that Giovanni apparently had nned everything from the start was impressive for Alex.

    Alex stopped meditating when he saw Maria and her Pokemon enter the training room.

    He looked at the info from Maria''s Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 46

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile [E], Spit Up, Swallow, m, Headbutt [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Rock Slide [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Mega Drain, (TM) Facade, (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Payback, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Swagger

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    Pok¨¦mon: Sandsh

    LV: 44

    Type: Ground

    Ability: Sand Veil

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Defense Curl, Scratch, Poison Sting, Sand Attack, Swift, Fury Swipes, Dig, Swords Dance[E]

    - (Innate Talent) Facade [E], (Innate Talent) Earthquake [E], (Innate Talent) Aerial Ace [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Headbutt, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) X-Scissor [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 46

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move [E], Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Whirlwind, Agility [E], Feather Dance [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: Nidoqueen

    LV: 43

    Type: Poison/Ground

    Ability: Sheer Force (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Tail Whip, Poison Sting, Double Kick, Bite, Helping Hand, Toxic [E], Superpower

    - (Innate Talent) Fire Punch [E], (Innate Talent) Ice Punch [E], (Innate Talent) Thunder Punch [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Sand Tomb

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gabite

    LV: 30

    Type: Dragon/Ground

    Ability: Sand Veil

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Dragon Rage, Sandstorm [E], Take Down, Sand Tomb, sh,

    - (Innate Talent) Thrash [E], (Innate Talent) Dragon w [E], (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Earthquake, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Facade, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Shadow w

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    Alex gave a weak smile as he saw the potential of Arbok that had improved from thest time he saw it.

    He also noticed that Arbok had absorbed his items faster than Bastiodon and that faster the Shallow Diamond had reached.

    Alex believed that maybe the number of items yed a role at the time or that Arbok was already close to the Shallow Diamond potential, but he can''t be quite sure what the reason was.

    The Gible to Gabite evolved and could improve his potential didn''t surprise Alex because he had seen Maris''s Pokemon info before she went into the wild and Gible was level 24 at that time.

    Alex thought with a serious expression ''hmm, but all the other Pokemon as Gabite and Arbok should soon start to reach a level where their potential will be a problem. Like Ditto .... ''

    Maria looked at Alex, who was lost in thought, and said softly, "That''s not how I imagined my greeting."

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    Alex who "woke up" from the words of Maria started to look in the direction of Maria with a smile.

    "What exactly did you expect? Maybe something like that." after he said that he went to Maria and took her in his arms as he kissed her.

    Maria showed a smile after they both parted.

    "not bad, but it can be done better."

    Alex shows an expression of curiosity when he said, "how exactly?"

    Maria put her hand on her head and said "Men ..."

    Then she looked at Alex and said "You can prepare flowers, gifts or other things for me or even prepare a romantic meal."

    Alex said with an ironic tone. "Sure, why not. Should I also treat you like a Goddess and kiss the floor you walk on?"

    Maria didn''t get angry but said ironically "Would it kill you to do this for me?"

    "the first thing or the one with kissing the floor"? "

    Maria''s eyes went cold and Alex noticed that she don''t found his good joke funny.

    Alex gave a gentle smile as he went next to Maria''s ear and he whispered a few words.

    Crobat, who had a good hearing, had a disturbed expression when he heard Alex''s words. he thought inwardly, "Humans really have weird preferences."

    Maria''s eyes got less cold but she still said in a cold tone, "Too little."

    Alex gave a slightly helpless expression when he said "What do you want?"

    Maria smiled as she whispered Alex a few words in his Ear.

    Alex got serious and wondered if he was ready to promise Maria these things. But when he remembers that after the two of them were officially together that he hadn''t done any romantic things for Maria and he agreed with a slight nod.

    Maria beamed and her smile made Alex feel ufortable.

    She looked at Alex''s expression and said "don''t be such a *****. I''ve done that for you too."

    Alex knew it wasn''t that unusual, but he never did anything for his old girlfriend so that this situation felt a bit weird to him.

    Maria took a piece of paper from her bag and gave it to Alex with the words "Am I not good to you?"

    Alex took the piece of paper and saw the info from Maria, Elise, and Daniel''s Pokemon.

    He already knew the information from Maria so that he only paid attention to the other two.

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    Daniel:

    A-Rank Beedrill at level 41

    S-Rank Butterfree at level 43

    S-Rank Beedrill at level 46

    A-Rank Scyther at level 35

    Elise:

    S-Rank Fearow at level 36

    A-Rank Gyarados at level 34

    A-Rank Xatu at level 27

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    Although this list doesn''t exactly determine the potential, as if Alex sees these Pokemon himself, it was more than enough to find a suitable mission for his subordinate. Even the potential wasn''t really necessary and the level would have been enough.

    Alex smiled as he said, "You really are a good vice. That should make it a lot easier. but, are you sure?"

    Maria looked serious. "The level should be about right because I''ve seen every Pokemon personally. but, I''m not sure about the potential. That is the potential they give me. But because they both know that you have no interest in their S-rank Pokemon I don''t think it is likely that they are lying. Maybe only if they have a Pokemon that has an SS-rank Potential they would lie. "

    Alex looked at the list again and saw how Maria had given Arbok the SS rank and showed a smile.

    Maria saw that too and said, "The items you gave me were really good."

    Then she said softly, "I still can''t believe I have an SS-rank Pokemon. it is like a dream."

    Alex had a soft expression when he said, "You should get used to it. You''ll have two soon."

    Maria didn''t say anything and looked passionately at Alex.

    Alex thought about the potential of Deino and said slightly "Don''t look at me like that. Believe me when I tell you that my present is worth many times less than yours."

    Then he said in a joking tone. "It almost feels like you''re my sugar mama."

    Maria just smiled, when she said so quietly, that Alex can''t hear it. "You may really feel that way after tonight."

    Alex saw Maria''s smile and just thought it looked cute. Then he gave a sheet of paper to Maria with a yful smile.

    "This is the mission I have chosen for you. Of course, you have the right to refuse if you do not want it."

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    Mission objective: Train the 10 A-Rank Pokemon and use the items given by your Boyfriend to bring them during their Evolution to the S-Rank.

    Mission duration: Take your time.

    Failure: Has topensate her Boyfriend with her body.

    Reward: 50,000,000 TR Points.

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    Maria''s serious expression disappeared as she read the text. She looked at Alex and said, "Your jokes used to be better."

    Alex smiled when he said, "This is not a joke."

    Maria looked at Alex and said "You know yourself that you can never count on when an A-rank Pokemon will be an S-rank Pokemon even if you use good items during their Evolution. "

    "There are a lot of people who have tried something like that too, but it is a dangerous way to earn money because there is no sure way to get sess with it. In such a gambling-like business, you want to give me 50 million Pokedors ?. That''s a joke "

    Then She looked at Alex gently and said, "You don''t need to try to y me a trick like that to give me money. Even though I''m not as rich as you, I have a lot of money. I don''t need your money."

    Alex just looked at Maria as he said seriously, "That''s not a trick or a joke."

    "Each of these A-rank Pokemon is Pokemon of a good Species so that it can be sold for a very good price as soon as these Pokemon reach the S-rank. Even if I deduct the money for items, the Pokemon themselves, and your payment. I''ll earn almost as much as you earn. "

    Maria looked at Alex and said seriously "But you can''t be sure that all 10 A-rank Pokemon will reach the S-rank. it is already lucky if more than 3 reach the S-rank after their Evolution ."

    Alex said, "Each of these 10 Pokemon had both parents with a Born S-rank talent. The chance is extremely high that almost each of these 10 A-rank Pokemon can reach the S-rank after their first Evolution."

    Alex of course, didn''t know the potential of the parents of the 10-A rank Pokemon and only knew that each of these Pokemon had a Deep Silver potential. Together with the fact that they are all on a rtively low level and have not yet experienced an evolution, Alex thinks that the chance is very good that all 10-A rank Pokemon will reach the S-rank after their first Evolution.

    Most of the Pokemon Species out of the 10 A-rank are Pokemon Species that are from the Pokemon that Alex bought to prepare for the Rookie test.

    He took the chance and bought a lot of Deep Silver Pokemon when Team Rocket sold to him that many A-rank Pokemon.

    Alex kept almost all of the Deep Silver Pokemon and was just waiting for a chance to earn a fortune from it. He always had this idea but it wasn''t easy to find first stage Deep Silver Pokemon. Especially those with a popr species.

    But when Team Rocket helped him to buy so many A-rank Pokemon, Alex knew it was The perfect chance.

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    Maria looked at Alex with a surprised expression. "Huh? Where did you get this info from?"

    Alex smiled as he continued his prepared story. "I have a connection who had many of these Pokemon and I trust him that he won''t cheat me regarding the Potential."

    Maria heard Alex say this and suddenly felt that Alex trusted her.

    She knew that such a contact is extremely valuable and that it can be very dangerous for Alex if people find out about it. Especially because Alex''s strength is not enough to deter some greedy people from making more than 100 million Pokedors.

    Team Rocket is a good shield for Alex but with such a huge amount of money, it can quickly happen that you be the target of a few greedy people.

    Maria felt very happy but showed a sarcastic expression when she said "Wow you really have other people you trust than me?"

    Alex rolled his eyes. "Hey don''t pretend I have no friends."

    This time it was Maria''s turn to roll her eyes when she said "You mean Steven? Wow a whole friend and me. I am Really impressed."

    And before Alex could say anything, Maria said with a smile "And don''te to me with not humane friends "

    Alex who wanted to say exactly that showed an expression of surprise as Maria could guess his answer so easily.

    After a pause, he looked at Maria and said "Why can''t I say it?"

    Maria showed a smile of a winner when she said "I thought you saw them as your family? Or was that a lie?"

    Then She looked yful at Alex, and toward his Pokemon who are looking at them both.

    It seems as if the conversation unfolds the interest of almost all Pokemon in this room as they look in the direction of the couple.

    Alex noticed the looks and realized that Maria had pushed him into a trap.

    But after a second he said with a smile "I see my Pokemon as my family but also as friends. Both things don''t have to be mutually exclusive."

    Maria looked at Alex and just said quietly "bad loser."

    "What are you talking about. I haven''t lost."

    Maria looked at Alex and said, "Why do you suddenly be such a bad loser? Even after your first defeat to me, you were a lot cuter."

    Alex felt a bit ufortable when he heard the word "cute" to describe him.

    "Are you mad at me?"

    Maria started to smile slightly as she looked at Alex.

    "No, I can''t stand being mad at you for a long time. ...You''re just too cute."

    Alex tried not to show on his face how much he bothered being called cute when he said

    "Why do I hear the word Cute more often than the word Handsome when you describe me. Can''t you even be nice to your Boyfriend?"

    Maria''s smile grew bigger when she noticed how annoyed Alex was.

    "Ohh you have more cute parts than you think."

    Alex''s mood got a bit better as the situation became more and more ridiculous. he even slightlyughed at Maria''s joke.

    He looked at Maria with an intense look when he said "I can.. Tonight show you who of us will act cute."

    Maria blushed a bit when she understood the hint, but she quickly hid it.

    She looked at Alex and said seriously, "Not tonight. You promised me the other thing."

    Alex started tough when he realized how much Maria was looking forward to tonight.

    Maria and Alex trained together for a few more hours.

    Before Alex went alone to his room to select a mission for Elise and Daniel.

    He didn''t want to dy any longer and he didn''t want to give the same mission to both of them when he had given Maria.

    Elise or Daniel are not the people Alex really trusted, so he was not willing to give them the same mission as Maria.

    Alex can''t allow the information that he had a contact person who has many A-rank Pokemon that have an extremely high probability of reaching S-rank after an evolution. this isparable to a gold mine.

    Even if this information is a lie, it is a dangerous thing if this information reaches the wrong person.

    Alex only trusted Steven, Maria, and his Pokemon.

    He looked again at the info from Maria and Daniel Pokemon.

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    Daniel:

    A-Rank Beedrill at level 41

    S-Rank Butterfree at level 43

    S-Rank Beedrill at level 46

    A-Rank Scyther at level 35

    Elise:

    S-Rank Fearow at level 36

    A-Rank Gyarados at level 34

    A-Rank Xatu at level 27

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    Alex remembers Daniel''s Pokemon Level when he made him his subordinate and realized one thing.

    ''Why after almost 3 months is Daniel''s Butterfree not on a simr level as Beedril. What is Daniel doing? Both were on a simr level and now the gap is so big. ''

    Butterfree was only one level lower than Daniel''s S-rank Beedrill but after almost three months that changed.

    Alex knew that it couldn''t be because of the potential.

    A Shallow Gold Pokemon only starts at level 45 and slows down to a level so there should be no reason for it to happen.

    What most confused Alex was why the A-rank Beedrill levels faster than Butterfree after almost three months.

    Alex showed a serious expression when he thought, ''I hope it''s another reason.''

    He had a suspicion but he hoped that Daniel had another reason why Butterfree levels so slowly.

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    Alex had the suspicion that Daniel treated his other two Pokemon preferentially and that is the reason why Butterfree levels slowly.

    Though he hoped that wasn''t the case.

    When a trainer gives certain Pokemon preferential treatment it can cause many obstacles that are not easy to eliminate.

    Alex treats each of his Pokemon equally, even if he never says it directly.

    Even when he''s a bit tougher on Crobat or Scizor, Alex never really treated them differently than the other Pokemon.

    Crobot or a Pokemon that was just born needs different treatments and Alex personally doesn''t have a Pokemon in his family that he likes more than the others.

    The character of each Pokemon is different and needs different approaches, but that doesn''t mean that not all Pokemon can be traded equally well.

    Alex treats his Pokemonpletely in the same way when ites to item distribution and training.

    If Alex had enough money he would buy so many items until all of his Pokemon got on the SS-rank but even with his great wealth it wasn''t nearly sufficient to do that.

    He had to make decisions on which of his Pokemon would most effectively benefit from the items/Money.

    Yet, he doesn''t always buy items for his Pokemon ording to this method.

    Ditto or even Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir all have a bad Born Potential that makes it not worthwhile to further improve their potential if one judges this thing objectively.

    But Alex ignored that and continued to buy items for the 4 Pokemon and even looked for ways to collect enough money to buy items for Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir that could bring their potential to the Shallow Diamond rank.

    He was just trying to find a middle ground and to get the Pokemon on the SS-rank that need less investment but he didn''t stop collecting money for the other 4 Pokemon.

    Alex would even give Ditto an item from a Full-Blood Pokemon if he had it, even if it is more effective to give this item to other Pokemon.

    He picked up his TRH device and he sent a message to Daniel to call him. Daniel answered quickly and called Alex directly.

    Daniel''s serious voice could be heard from the TRH device in Alex''s hand.

    "Boss, what can I do for you?"

    Alex said in a rxed voice, "I just got a list from The Vice with the level and potential of your Pokemon and I noticed something interesting."

    Daniel said nothing and patiently waited for Alex to continue.

    Alex''s voice stayed rxed as he said "Your Butterfree has a potential of the S Rank and shouldn''t have a problem leveling as fast as your S-Rank Beedrill."

    His voice was starting to get a little more serious. "But he seems that that''s not the case. Can you exin to me why that is the case?"

    Daniel said in an indifferent voice, "Sir, I understand your concern but I think you misunderstood something."

    "Ohh, I like that answer. It seems like my guess was wrong."

    "No, it''s normal that you think I probably prefer my other two Pokemon because of my past ... but I can promise you that it has nothing to do with it"

    Alex then said with a slightly curious voice "Daniel your answer calms my worries but you make me curious about the reason why your Butterfree is leveling so slowly. Can you tell me the reason?"

    Daniel continued to say in his neutral tone, "Butterfree, have given birth to several children."

    Alex didn''t say anything for a few seconds.

    After a few seconds, he said in a serious tone, "It looks like I don''t have to worry, but I would rmend that you don''t allow your Pokemon to have lots of children right away. It''s still time for itter. It is just a rmendation and you have to decide for yourself. "

    Daniel said in a slightly softer voice "I already thought about the consequent after I made this decision. But I already exined to my family that no more children can be made after the first time. At least for now."

    Alex knew that Pokemon interest in sex is not high orparable to humans.

    Pokemon showed more interest in creating children than in the act itself.

    Alex even read how a professor in this world had developed a pill that would allow most Pokemon species not to get pregnant for a few days after taking it.

    Compared to the human beings who had several major changes in the world after the Birth Control Pill, the same was not seen for the Pokemon in this world.

    Almost all Pokemon species had no interest in the "act" without creating children so that this pill was in the end quasi useless in the eyes of most Pokemon.

    Alex stopped thinking about these things and he said "I have selected a few missions for you that have a rewarding reward and are feasible to fulfill with your strengths. I give you free choice and you can choose which missions you want to take on or if you do even want to ept a mission. "

    Daniel didn''t show much interest but after Alex gave detailed information about a couple of missions, Alex noticed that Daniel seemed interested.

    Alex had only selected the best missions from Giovanni for Daniel and Elise so that each mission is extremely worthwhile.

    at least for normal elite trainers who do not have that many ways to earn money so quickly.

    Alex hadn''t kept a mission for Maria because she was now training the 10 A-Rank Pokemon together with her other Pokemon and had no time for other things.

    Apart from that, the reward from Alex''s mission is many times better than even these ridiculously worthwhile missions from Giovanni.

    But it wasn''t that Alex didn''t want to do a mission himself.

    Alex has exactly two missions for himself that are very rewarding and perfectly matched for him personally.

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    Alex started looking at the two Missions he had chosen for himself.

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    Mission objective: Find up to 100 A-Rank Pokemon under level 20. The A-Rank Pokemon must be all one of the 5 Pokemon species (Rattata, Spearow, Zubat, Koffing, Ekans) and must not surpass level 19. After epting the mission, a smaller number of A-Rank Pokemon can not be epted as a number than 10 Pokemon, that meet the requirements or the [Failure] condition is valid. The delivery of the Mission objective must be in...

    Mission duration: After epting the task, the task must bepleted within 30 days or a fine must be given for notpleting the task. Pokemon that don''t meet the Mission objective...

    Failure: An amount of 10,000 TR Points must be referred to the mission center within 3 days if the mission is not fulfilled within the deadline. Incorrect information about the level, talent and species will...

    Reward: 1,000,000 TR Points forpleting the mission objective. In addition, 150,000 TR Points per A-Rank Pokemon are added as a bonus and transferred within 1 day.

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    Mission Objective: Investigate the reason for the sudden appearance of several Elite Pokemon in Vermilion Forest and the reason why it is happening. Resolving the problem will also be considered an optional mission and will have a separate reward. ording to reports, there are several Ekans/Arbok groups that have been seen often by victims who have trained in this forest. See the report attached...

    Mission duration: After epting the task, the task must bepleted within 30 days or a fine must be given for notpleting the task. The information has to be...

    Failure: An amount of 50,000 TR Points must be transferred to the mission center within 3 days if the mission is not fulfilled within the deadline. Incorrect information about the reason...

    Reward: 1,000,000 TR Points which are transferred within 1 day. In addition, 2,000,000 TR Points will be given as a reward forpleting the optional mission.

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    Vermilion Forest

    Alex chose these two Missions because they have very rewarding rewards and can bepleted at the same time if Alex does the right thing.

    Arge group of Arboks on the Elite rank is an indication that there shouldn''t be a small number of A-rank Ekans in that group.

    The chance to find many A-rank Ekans in this group is not small.

    Especially with such arge number of elite Pokemon, the potential of children of this group (Ekans) should not have a bad potential.

    Together with the fact that Alex can see the potential of all Pokemon at a nce, making this Mission extremely easy for him.

    Even without the second Mission, Alex should have no problem finding at least 10 A-rank Pokemon with these species and levels that are wanted. Although even Alex himself can''t collect asrge a number as 100 A-rank Pok¨¦mon in such a short time.

    If the mission requirements are only 100 A-rank of whatever species and Pokemon below the elite level, that would be something else, but exactly because of the difficult requirements of the Mission, it is very difficult for Alex to collect so many Pokemon.

    Only looking for 5 specific Pokemon Species that are below level 20 makes it very difficult for Alex to find them in the ck Market that has all possible species and levels of Pokemon.

    The only reason why he was able to buy so many A-rank Pokemon with the same species in the Rookie test is because Team Rocket had helped him and that was only possible with the help of Lisa and because he was an instructor for the rookie test so that he knew that he could not buy as many A-Rank Pokemon from Team Rocket again.

    Alex is even sure that selling such arge number of A-rank Pokemon has to be approved by Giovanni anyway so that he doesn''t even try to exploit this mission by trying to buy the 100 A-rank Pokemon from Team Rocket just to get them right away turn in to get the rewards from the mission.

    ''Hmm maybe Giovanni left that extra as a loophole and that''s a test that rewards the discovery of something like that ?. Shouldn''t be impossible. it''s not a shame to try. ''

    Alex pulled out his TRH device and sent Lisa a message.

    20 secondster Alex got a call from Lisa which he immediately answered.

    "Good afternoon, Executive Lisa"

    Lisa''s yful voice could be heard from the other side, "Hello to you too ~. Why do you suddenly want to talk to me? Do you miss me ~?"

    Alex said in a slightly indifferent tone, "Of course, but I''m calling today because of some other business."

    "you are so cold ~ you almost break my heart," Lisa said as her trademark tone didn''t change.

    Alex rubbed his forehead lightly when he heard this yful tone From Lisa.

    He couldn''t get used to the fact that Lisa had such a yful way and liked to do small talk. Alex prefers it when things are rified directly and not unnecessarily prolonged.

    "Executive Lisa, how do you like the subordinates I''ve given you?"

    "Ohh really good. Especially Jasper is such a cute and talented young man. He has a lot of talents and ..." Lisa said with a happy voice when she kept talking.

    Alex suddenly felt Lisa was starting to develop a haram when he heard her voice talking about Jasper.

    He wasn''t entirely sure, but from her voice, it didn''t sound like it was going to be a purely boss-subordinate rtionship.

    "Executive Lisa, now that you have received such good submissions from me, you shouldn''t have a problem helping me with one thing, right?"

    Lisa agreed suddenly became less warm when she said "It depends. First, tell me what you need help with."

    "I need 100 A-Rank Pokemon under level 20 that have the same species asst time."

    Lisa started tough slightly.

    But when Alex thought he was going to be rejected, she said slightly, "yeah, I can help you."

    Alex looked surprised when he heard this direct approval. He hadn''t thought that it would work so smoothly.

    "What is the price and when can I expect these Pok¨¦mon to be ready to buy." Though surprised, he continued to speak in a calm tone.

    Lisa started tough slightly when she said "Hehe, you can pick up the 100 A-rank Pokemon tomorrow if you give me 150,001 TR Points per Pokemon."

    Alex heard Lisa''sugh and his eyes started to get cold. He wasn''t so stupid as to understand why the price is exactly 150,001 TR Points.

    He said in a cold voice, "If you don''t want to help me, say that directly. I don''t have time for your nonsense."

    Lisa stoppedughing and said, "Alex darling ~, I can''t do anything about that. I only implement the orders I got."

    "What are you talking about?"

    Lisa said with a slightly happy voice, "Our boss gave me themand to give you this exact price for the Pokemon as an answer when you ask me about A-rank Pokemon."

    Alex heard that it was an order from Giovanni and suddenly became speechless.

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    After a few more polite words, Alex ended the conversation with Lisa without further talking about these A-rank Pokemon.

    Alex could buy 10 A-rank Pokemon and make a profit of 999,990 TR Points but he didn''t want to waste this mission for this "small amount".

    He felt it makes a lot more sense to look for these A-rank Pokemon himself as to buy the overpriced A-rank Pokemon from Team Rocket.

    Alex looked for information from Vermilion Forest and checked how feasible and dangerous this mission would be for him and his Pokemon.

    If this area had too many unknown dangers like the Royal Forest, Alex would rather not ept this mission.

    After Alex bought the specific information from The Team Rocket Shop for a "small sum" and after he read it he realized that this area is nothing special.

    If not more and more elite Pokemon suddenly appeared in this forest in thest month, this forest would not be a special ce for Alex.

    Alex epted the task on both missions and immediately started making his way to Vermilion City with his Pokemon.

    Unfortunately, Alex has to ept the mission within 1 week or it will not be possible to ept the missionster on.

    Alex understood why Giovanni had added this rule, even if he is a bit annoying that he cannot bypass the "failure conditions" of all missions. he can at most dy it a little bit.

    He filled in that Giovanni had thought of almost all loopholes and had built-in rules to prevent them.

    .....

    2 hourster Alex and Gardevoir teleported to Vermilion City.

    Vermilion Forest is on the East of Vermilion City and Alex''s knowledge of his Old World was not useful in this area because in the games this forest was not essible for the yers even if they can see on the map that there is a forest there.

    Alex had to rely on the information and the map of Vermilion Forest that he had bought from Team Rocket Shop.

    Although this map is notpletely up to date anymore because the Forest has changed a lot in thest month, it is notpletely useless to find certain Pokemon species groups in this Forest.

    Ekans / Arbok species groups have always existed in this forest and only the number and strength have increased so that Alex can easily find theserge groups with this map or at least where most of these Pokemon are in this Forest.

    30 minutester Alex was in front of arge forest area with a rough footpath. That was one of the many entrances/exits to Vermilion Forest.

    Alex pulled out all of his Pokemon and let Deino go next to him while all the other Pokemon go ahead.

    Deino was only level 20 and although only weak Pokemon live on the edge of this forest, Alex didn''t want to risk anything. Especially not after a lot of elite Pokemon suddenly appear in this Forest.

    Alex''s group quickly encountered the first Pokemon and Alex said that it could be an optimal first fight for Deino.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Deino

    LV: 20

    Type: Dark/Dragon

    Ability: Hustle

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Dragon Rage, Focus Energy, Bite, Headbutt, Dragon Breath, Roar

    -(Innate Talent) Crunch [E], (Innate Talent) Earth Power [E], (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor [E]

    -(TM) Protect

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    Pok¨¦mon: Venonat

    LV: 23

    Attributes: Bug/Poison

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Bronze

    Moves:

    -Disable, Foresight, Tackle, Supersonic, Confusion [E], Poison Powder, Psybeam, Stun Spore

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    Venonat saw Alex''s group of Pokemon and wanted to run away, but Alex and Crobat managed to "persuade" this Venonat to fight Deino.

    Alex didn''t really guilty about forcing this Pokemon to fight Deino. He would heal it afterward anyway and he felt that this Pokemon even got importantbat experience without being afraid of taking permanent damage from it. it''s almost a gift.

    He didn''t think it was cruel. Alex didn''t feel that he had changed his attitude towards strange Pokemon or humans. He''s always been that kind of person and he even felt that he had be a bit kindpared to the beginning. At least towards Pokemon.

    Alex stopped thinking about it and started giving Deino his firstmand.

    "Deino use [Crunch]"

    Venonat also started preparing a move after a moment of hesitation.

    Deino finished and bit Venonat with his teeth that were full of Dark Type Energy.

    Venonat screams painfully and uses [Confusion] against Deino with a slightly angry expression.

    Deino, who is a Dark-Type Pokemon, is immune and suffered no harm from this attack.

    "Deino, again"

    Venonat showed a confused expression and suddenly understood why this attack did not work. He didn''t know that Deino was a Dark-Type Pokemon and so, as always, use his strongest move without thinking about it.

    Alex who saw such a thing for the first time showed an interesting expression.

    He knew that the instinct of a Pokemon often gives important information about many different things, but he always thought that the Pokemon species is one of the information that the instinct of a Pokemon always gives.

    Alex would like to know how Pokemon learn about other Pokemon species because he doesn''t think that knowledgees from seeing.

    ''Maybe Pokemon talk to each other and exchange information? hmm but doesn''t exin itpletely. '' Alex was thinking about it when Deino started using his next move.

    Venonat was bitten by Deino again and his body began to bleed heavily while tworge bite marks were visible.

    Alex was particrly noticeable how Deino always showed a satisfied expression after he had finished a bite.

    He hoped that Deino is happy that he is fighting so well and not that he can now bite Pokemon with all his bite force.

    Alex looked at Venonat''s injuries and he said in a calm voice,

    "Deino use [Draco Meteor]"

    Venonat finished his Normal-Rank move a littleter and started using the Move [Supersonic].

    [Supersonic] is a weird move that cannot be avoided but only works within a very small radius.

    Deino was hit and suddenly saw two Venonat. He showed a confused expression and started looking in the direction of Alex.

    Alex saw the strange expression and said with a calm expression, "Your try to hit the right one of the two. You should notice when you watch closely which one of them is fake"

    [Supersonic] is on the normal rank and it''s not nearly as difficult to see through as the move on the Expert rank.

    Deino observed the "two" Venonat and noticed how only one of the two moved naturally.

    He used [Draco Meteor] and Deino created a very small meteor up in the air, simr in size to himself, which immediately fell on Venonat at a fast speed.

    Venonat was hit and fell unconscious to the ground.

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    Alex went to the unconscious Venonat and healed him with an [Potion] after the fast Fight was over.

    After healing Venonat''s injuries, he went to Deino with a happy expression.

    Alex smiled slightly when he said "You were Great" and patted Deino''s head.

    Deino showed a happy expression and let Alex stroke him without biting him, as he often did after he was born.

    He learned that his father doesn''t like being bitten and stopped biting Alex after being reminded several times by his Father.

    Alex wait until Venonat woke up and only then went deeper into the forest.

    After a few minutes, Alex''s group heard from Crobat that in front of them there was a Human with several Pokemon.

    Alex sometimes found trainers in the Wilderness, but mostly he ignores them or even sometimes took a detour. As long as these trainers are not in a direct way, he usually did not take a detour to meet these trainers.

    He knew from experience that if you found a trainer in an area with mostly weak Pokemon, these trainers are almost always extremely weak and not worth meeting

    But this trainer was in the direct way that Alex wanted to go so that Alex has to go another way if he wants to bypass this trainer.

    In addition, a small Ekans/Arbok group is marked on the map that he had bought for Vermilion Forest so that it makes no sense to go into a detour.

    After a few minutes, Alex''s group came in front of a small cave that was surrounded by many Pokemon. In addition, Alex could see a man with a face mask and several Pokemon next to him that were almost 100 meters away from this cave entrance.

    When Alex looked in the direction of this man with the face-covering and he saw how this man was also watching his group at the same time.

    Alex''s expression became more serious when he saw the face mask of this man. He knew that when a trainer hid his face in the wildness that it often had two reasons.

    that he is famous and doesn''t want to be annoyed by his fans or he''s a criminal who doesn''t want to show his face when breakingws. There may be other reasons but these two should be the most likely.

    Alex looked at the info from the Pokemon next to the Man.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 48

    Type: Normal / Flying

    Abilities: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Silver

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move [E], Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Roost [E], Whirlwind, Agility [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Toxic, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scolipede

    LV: 46

    Type: Bug / Poison

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Defense Curl, Rollout, Poison Sting, Screech, Pursuit, Protect, Poison Tail, Bug Bite, Venoshock, Take Down, Agility [E], Toxic [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Pin Missile [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Poison Jab, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Payback

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pawniard

    LV: 39

    Type: Dark / Steel

    Abilities: Defiant

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Leer, Scratch, Fury Cutter, Torment, Feint Attack, Scary Face, Metal w, sh, Assurance, Metal Sound

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow w [E], (Innate Talent) Psycho Cut [E], (Innate Talent) Sucker Punch [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Taunt, (TM) Rock Tomb, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Rock Polish

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    Pok¨¦mon: Victreebel

    LV: 48

    Type: Grass / Poison

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold [Mutated]

    Moves:

    -Vine Whip, Growth, Wrap, Acid, Sleep Powder [E], Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Razor Leaf, Poison Jab,

    -(innate talent) Sr Beam [M], (innate talent) Mega Drain [E]

    - (TM) Protect

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    Alex who saw the information of the 4 Pokemon showed a surprised expression and he knew immediately who this Man is even if he hid his face.

    That was Adam that Alex had met several months ago in the FireWood Forest.

    What Alex first noticed when he saw the information from Adam''s Pokemon is that Pidgeot and Scolipede only went up two levels after almost half a year.

    But Alex didn''t think it was very slow. On the contrary, he thought that these two Pok¨¦mon leveled up very quickly considering the Potential of these two Pok¨¦mon.

    Although these Pokemon don''t have a bad potential, at the elite level an A-rank potential is simply not enough to be able to level quickly.

    Inparison, Ditto levels many times faster and will also overtake Pidgeot after a few months.

    Although Pidgeot and Scolipede couldn''t make a big leap forward in terms of level, both Pokemon managed to train a move on the Master-rank, which should increase their directbat strength considerably.

    The Pokemon that has changed the most in Adam''s team,pared to thest meeting, is Pawniard who is now at the Elite-level and has even improved his Potential.

    Alex wasn''t surprised because of what he saw from Adam''s Pokemon, but because he saw that information from the Pokemon that had given him his first near-death experience.

    When he met this Victreebel for the first time, his System was not yet upgraded and he did not know the exact potential of this pokemon. just that it''s on the S-Rank. In addition, this [Mutated] was not yet visible to him.

    Alex always knew that this Victreebel is very strange because it was the only Pokemon he had met that had exactly two innate talent moves and not three like every other Pokemon on the S-Rank.

    He also believed that this new sign [Mutated] had something to do with it too, even if he''s not quite sure what it meant.

    Alex had some suspicions but because this System didn''t give any further exnation he wasn''t sure.

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    As Alex thought about these various things he saw Adam suddenly start calling all Pokemon except Pidgeot back to their Pokeballs.

    Alex immediately understood what Adam was up to, but he just watched Adam get on the back of his Pokemon and did nothing to prevent that.

    Although he had considered taking Adam as one of his subordinates if he could get the Hoenn position, it is not something he will decide right away.

    He wants to know at least the background information of Adam and understand Adam''s character better before considering such an option.

    Alex looked wordlessly as Adam flew away with his Pokemon and began to draw his attention to therge group of Pokemon in front of the cave.

    He immediately noticed that all these Pokemon are from the Species Ekans / Arbok and have great differences in terms of level or potential.

    It took Alex a little before he could read all of the information about this 36 Pokemon group, but after looking at the information on each Pokemon he showed a bright expression.

    Thisrge group of Ekans/Arbok had two Pokemon with an A-rank potential and even one Pokemon with an A-rank potential while it is below level 20.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 35

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite [E], Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow, m,

    - (innate talent) Mega Drain [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ekans

    LV: 17

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Silver

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow, m,

    - (innate talent) Scary Face

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    Alex felt very happy with such a lucky hit and he started to think about the best way to attack thisrge group of Pokemon.

    Thisrge group of Ekans / Arbok only had three Pokemon that barely reached Elite-level (40 & 40 & 42) and is not a real challenge for Alex''s team.

    Alex looked in the direction of Gardevoir when he said "Can you perceive a strong Pokemon in this cave or the Surroundings?"

    Gardevoir told Alex exactly about the Pokemon and the number of them that she can perceive even if they were weak. She also told Alex that there is no Pokemon with great energy around so that there is no Elite Level Pokemon around if you exclude these three Elite Pokemon in front of the cave.

    Alex showed a smile after receiving this information from Gardevoir.

    "Ok, Ditto will first transform into Crobat and then, together with Crobat, knock two Pokemon from this group unconscious with one hit and drag them to our group. I will show you precisely which two Pokemon you should attack and kidnap from this group, so I hope that you do not make a mistake. "

    After a short pause, he looked at Ditto and Crobat while he said, "Ditto will attack this Ekans. Please be careful not to use a strong attack move against this weak Ekans."

    then he exined with the help of descriptions "The third nearest Ekans from the left" and "is currently sleeping on this strange-looking stone." to Ditto which Ekans he meant.

    Alex preferred to exin it in far too much detail than Ditto identally kidnapped the wrong Pokemon.

    After Alex was sure that Ditto knew which Ekans he was talking about, he started to look in the direction of Crobat.

    "Crobat, your target is this Arbok."

    Then Alex started to describe the Pokemon exactly as with Ditto so the Crobat knew what Arbok Alex was talking about.

    Crobat looked at the Arbok that was his target and said with a disdainful expression, "It''s not even at the Elite-level. What a waste of my skills."

    Alex rolled his eyes as he said, "Would you prefer me to send you against a champion-level Pokemon?"

    Crobat looked at Alex with a disdainful expression. "do you always have to have thest word?"

    Alex suppressed himself to facepalm and started to ignore Crobat.

    "Gardevoir, you will try to defeat all three Elite Arbok with Dazzling Gleam after Crobat and Ditto got out of range."

    After seeing Gardevoir nod, Alex continued to say, "The remaining will fight this group of Pokemon after Gardevoir''s first move. Only Bastiodon and Deino stay here with me."

    After everyone got a task from Alex, all Pokemon started to show an expression that they understood what to do.

    Alex especially noticed how Vulpix had an excited expression that she was allowed to participate in such a group fight for the first time.

    Vulpix looked excitedly at her father''s permission to take part in this fight.

    She looked at Bte who was next to her as always and noticed that he was not showing any particr expression.

    Vulpix shows a slight pout when she said to Bte with an unhappy expression "Hey, why aren''t you showing a happy expression?"

    Bte showed a confused expression and looked at Vulpix as if to say that he didn''t understand what he did wrong.

    Vulpix couldn''t be angry long after seeing her brother''s expression.

    She started to tell Bte the specifics of this event without noticing how Alex and the rest of the Pokemon watched the two with a smile.

    Alex looked at his Pokemon after Vulpix finished speaking and said with a smile, "Let''s go then."

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    Ditto and Crobat who suddenly attacked the 36 Ekans/Arbok Pokemon group and hijacked their respective targets after knocking them unconscious with a move, were pursued by the strongest Pokemon of the Ekans / Arbok Pokemon group.

    The rest of Alex''s Pokemon receive this group of Ekans / Arbok with one move each and secure a quick end to this "fight"

    Alex only caught the two A-Rank Pokemon and began to investigate the Cave to look for clues why so many strong Ekans/Arbok suddenly appear in this area.

    But, when he and his Pokemon entered this rtively small cave, there was nothing except for Pokemon bones and a few carcasses of other Pokemon species.

    Alex who searched the whole cave couldn''t find anything unusual and when he wanted to leave the cave together with his Pokemon he saw Crobat and Gardevoir change their faces.

    "What is wrong"

    Crobat answered first "Arge group of flying Pokemon is starting to take the conscious Pokemon in front of the cave as prey. Their number is veryrge."

    Gardevoir added "There is also a lot of strong energy involved so that I estimate that there are at least 5 elite Pok¨¦mon in this Group. It''s difficult to say exactly because they move through each other so quickly."

    Alex said with a serious expression, "Are the strongest Elite Pokemon stronger in terms of level than our group?"

    Gardevoir just shook her head when she said, "No, I didn''t notice any energy that is bigger than the strongest Pokemon in our group."

    Alex who heard nodded and started to leave the cave with his Pokemon.

    After Alex and his Pokemon left the cave they saw a very chaotic scene where many Flying-type Pokemon fought for the "prey" and where already some Flying-type Pokemon started to eat their prey on the ground, which aroused the anger of the fighting group.

    Alex who saw this scene felt the Flying-type Pokemon in the wildness only behave arrogantly or aggressively.

    He didn''t know why these Flying-type Pokemon behave like that in the wild, but he had a suspicion.

    The ability to escape against almost every other Pokemon Species in a fight as long as the Flying-type Pokemon is not defeated with a hit, rewarded such aggressive behavior more than of many other Pokemon species.

    Most other aggressive Pokemon in the wild must be very strong or have a "method" that ensures that other Pokemon don''t want to fight them like the poison of Arbok to be able to maintain such aggressive behavior.

    Alex also knew that there are passive flying-type Pokemon in the wild, but so far he has almost only met very aggressive flying Pokemon.

    Even when he thought about his most dangerous moments as a trainer, he realized that there was almost always a ridiculously aggressive flying-type Pokemon involved.

    The more Alex thought about it, the worse his opinion about flying Pokemon was.

    Although Alex had a negative attitude towards these flying Pokemon, he did nothing to stop this fight.

    He didn''t want to catch the rest of the Ekans/Arbok Pokemon group anyway and thus waste his time so, that he doesn''t want to change this situation.

    Alex knew that he was indirectly responsible for the deaths of many Ekans/Arbok, but he didn''t have a bad conscience about the deaths of these Pokemon.

    If certain Pokemon species eat other Pokemon to feed themselves, these Pokemon species should not be surprised to be eatenter.

    Apart from that, Alex knew how aggressive the Arbok species are towards other Pokemon.

    Although all Pokemon can survive from Pokemon berries, the Arbok species also like to eat other Pokemon often.

    Alex checked out the information on thisrge group of Flying-type Pokemon and saw a pair of A-Rank Pokemon that can be sold for a good price.

    He looked at Crobat and asked him to bring these Pokemon to him.

    At the same time, he instructs his Pokemon to prepare a move in case therge group suddenly attacks Alex''s team after they noticed that he was interfering.

    Alex thinks it''s very unlikely because his group is so much stronger and thisrge number of Flying-type Pokemon is made up of several separate small groups of Flying-type Pokemon, but when he thinks back to how many times he was attacked by arrogant Flying-type Pokemon, He suddenly felt that it is not entirely imusible that a few of these Pokemon would attack his group.

    Crobat began to take off quickly and began preparing a move at the same time as he was approaching his first target.

    He was able to quickly hit his target (Spearow) and grab it with his legs but when he tried to fly back towards Alex''s group he was followed by a couple of Fearow.

    Alex looked at the level and potential of the pursuers when he looked coldly at these Pokemon.

    Shallow Bronze Fearow at level 31

    Bronze Fearow at level 27

    Deep Bronze Fearow at level 30

    Deep Bronze Fearow at level 36

    Alex''s expression got colder as he looked at the info. "4 Fearow with B-Rank potential and none above the Elite-level. ...Is that a joke?"

    He said with an indifferent voice "ziken use methrower"

    ziken who already prepared this move use it immediately and hit three chasing Fearow(s).

    The three Fearow(s) were hit and fell on the ground burning as they screamed painfully.

    After a few painful screams, the three Pokemon passed out, even though their whole bodies continued to burn.

    Thest of the three Fearow saw how his group members take a very painful hit and how their unconscious bodies continued to burn on the ground. Not only did it look terrifying, but it also had a disgusting smell of burnt flesh.

    Not only did thest of the three Fearow Crobats stop chasing and start to run, but several other Flying-type Pokemon, who saw this, started running away.

    Alex looked at ziken''s face to see how she would react emotionally to it, but after seeing a proud smile, he realized that he was worrying for nothing.

    He started to look at Gradevoir and saw that she doesn''t show a special face even when she observed these cruel deaths from these three Pokemon.

    Alex knew, however, that Gardevoir was very reluctant to kill other living beings, even if they were the aggressors.

    He believed that as long as Gardevoir does not encounter a situation that endangers the life of him or his other Pokemon, she will not do such an act. But, Alex did not n to force her to do something like that anyway.

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    Alex caught the several unconscious Pokemon that Crobat and Ditto had returned him with a happy expression.

    In this group of caught Pokemon, there were several A-rank Pokemon under the Elite rank and even a Spearow under level 20 and with an A-rank Potential.

    Although the other A-rank Pokemon are from different species or are of a higher level, they could still be sold for a good price.

    This direct finding of several A-rank Pokemon on the same day is very rare and Alex suddenly felt that he was lucky today.

    Alex already knew the information about the Pokemon before but after capturing these Pokemon personally he couldn''t help but show a happy expression.

    The many different groups from thisrge number of Flying-type Pokemon started flying away after suffering multiple attacks from Alex''s group. Although there was a group that attacked Alex''s group, despite the great difference in strength.

    Alex''s Pokemon quickly defeated this arrogant group, which then causes almost all Flying-type Pokemon to fly away through this renewed show of strength.

    Although there were still a few Pokemon that stayed behind, each of these Pokemon keeps a long distance from Alex and his Pokemon.

    Alex who didn''t need anything in this ce opened the map and went to the next marked area where Arbok [s] and Ekan''s groups should be.

    Even though there are Pokemon that leave their territory, this is rarely the case with strong Pokemon or strong Pokemon groups so it is very likely that thisrge group of Arbok(s) and Ekens have not moved.

    After a few moments, Alex and his group went deeper into the forest while fighting other Pok¨¦mon regrly. Each of these Pokemon was very weakpared to Alex''s group and only a few Pokemon dared to attack Alex''s group.

    Although each of these Pokemon did not have a good potential it was, in Alex''s opinion, a good opportunity to let Deino gain morebat experience.

    He even let Deino fight himself once without helping him to see how Deino fights by himself.

    But when he saw how Deino only using the move [Crunch] and that he didn''t want to use any other move, Alex couldn''t help but hold his head with a helpless expression.

    Alex thought with a confused expression, ''what''s so great about biting other Pok¨¦mon? I don''t think it''s pleasant to bite someone, especially not for the taste buds. ''

    He began to think, with a thoughtful expression, ''Hmm, is that one Characteristic of the Deino Species? At least I read that It tends to bite everything after it''s born. Althoughter it should have less of the urge to want to bite everything, even if it did not say exactly when that is the case. It is probably always different. ...I hope it''s just a phase and he won''t do it much longer. ''

    Alex stopped thinking about it after seeing Deino defeat his "opponent". He went to Deino and gave him praise but also criticism on how he could do better. But he always said something positive at the end and generally used more praise than criticism to give Deino a positive experience overall.

    After 20 minutes, Alex and his group came to the edge of a rtivelyrge river that is upied by several living Pokemon.

    There were also several Pok¨¦mon drinking water on the edge of the great river.

    These Pokemon were very close to each other and very different in terms of strength or Species but none of these Pokemon showed aggressive behavior to each other.

    Alex could even see a level 38 Persian drinking quietly next to a level 15 Rattata without attacking this "free food"

    These Pokemon shared this River without the strong Pokemon hunting the weak Pokemon, although there are several Pokemon species among them that also like to eat other Pokemon Species.

    He remembers in his old world where animals often did that when they drink in a water source, even when they have the chance to hunt prey.

    Alex looked at the information of every Pokemon he could see and after confirming that there was nothing interesting for him to see, he moved on.

    His next target is on a simr route to thisrge River so that Alex walked along the edge of thisrge River when he asionally looked at the information from the swimming Pokemon.

    Alex walked thisrge River for more than 30 minutes along, without being attacked by a Pokemon, but also without having seen a Pokemon that had better talent than Deep Bronze.

    He and his Pokemon started to get closer to the next ce with arge Arbok and Ekans group after they stopped walking along the River and went to the marked spot that should be close to his current location.

    Crobat and Gardevoir who informed Alex the whole time about Pokemon position and strength suddenly said a slightly different thing to him.

    Gardevoir, who can perceive the approximate strength with her Psychic powers, tells Alex about one Pokemon less within 500 meters than Crobat had Alex told.

    Alex showed a serious expression when he experienced such a situation for the first time.

    Crobat''s expression also got more serious when he said, "The Pokemon is running fast in our direction."

    Gardevoir showed a confused expression and said that she did not perceive any Pokemon nearby.

    Alex could only exin the matter so, that a strong Psychic-type Pokemon fooled the perception of Gardevoir.

    "Quick! Start the reinforce n."

    He let all his Pokemon strengthen at least once before this strong opponent came.

    Alex was able to find out from Crobat that this "strong Pokemon" was running so Alex didn''t worry that it couldn''t get out when it gets too dangerous.

    Only a flying Psychic-type could be dangerous for his group but a Psychic-type that did not have the speed of Crobat and that can''t fly was not a big problem.

    Alex and his Pokemon would be able to escape at least if the Pokemon is too strong.

    When the Pokemon was only 100 meters away from Alex''s group, Gardevoir suddenly felt the presence of this Psychic-type Pokemon which she could not perceive before.

    Gardevoir showed a slightly concerned expression after she had perceived the energy of the Psychic-type Pokemon.

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    <h4>Chapter 298: Pokemon master of tactics: Chapter 298</h4>

    Gardevoir felt the energy of this Psychic-type Pokemon and realized that even if all of them fought together against this monster they maybe didn''t surely win.

    Alex looked in the direction where Gardevoir was looking and after three seconds he suddenly saw a Hypno as it ran past arge bush.

    He immediately looked at the information about this Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Hypno

    LV: 54

    Type: Psychic

    Abilities: Forewarn

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Pound, Disable, Confusion, Headbutt, Poison Gas, Meditate, Psych Up, Synchronoise, Zen Headbutt, Swagger, Psychic, Nasty Plot

    - (Innate Talent) Hypnosis [M], (Innate Talent) Dream Eater [M], (Innate Talent) Psybeam [E],

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    Alex''s expression got very serious when he saw the information from this Monster, but he hardly had time to process this information properly before Gardevoir warned the whole group with a serious expression.

    "watch out, he''s collecting some psychic energy from his body."

    Alex who heard this suddenly had a bad feeling. He started to look at the floor when he said quickly, "Quickly looked somewhere else and not..."

    But when Alex warned his Pokemon, Hypno had already finished preparing his move.

    Hypno was using The move [Hypnosis] and all of Alex''s Pokemon except Umbreon fell asleep on the ground.

    Although moves like [Hypnosis] also work against Dark-type Pokemon, they are weakened against Dark-type Pokemon so that it is much more difficult to make such a Pokemon fall asleep sessfully.

    Deino was only sent to sleep by this move because the difference in strength between him and Hypno was too great for his advantageous Dark-type to prevent that.

    Alex, who looked at the ground, felt that the Psychic-energy in his surroundings had disappeared so that he turned his gaze back to his sleeping Pokemon and Hypno.

    When he saw that only Umbreon was awake, his face became tense.

    He knew exactly how the move [Hypnosis] worked in this world, but he hadn''t thought that this move on the Master-Rank would be so ridiculous.

    [Hypnosis] had a lot of restrictions on the normal and on the expert-rank simr to moves like [Destiny Bond] or [Disable], so it is extremely difficult to use this Move efficiently Even if it is very strong. And even on the master-rank, it has several restrictions that strongly limit this move.

    even if [Hypnosis] is on the Master-rank, Hypno cannot use this move effectively against Pok¨¦mon that are of a higher level than him. At least not with such a high probability of sess as against Pokemon with the same or lower level them Hypno.

    In addition, the effectiveness of [Hypnosis] can be greatly reduced if the target hit is not looking at Hypno. Apart from the fact that the attack range also influences the effectiveness of the move [Hypnosis] so that this move is not impossible to dodge.

    Although the effectiveness of [Hypnosis] increases when the target looked at the pendulum of Hypno, "this bonus" was not even necessary to let all of Alex''s non-Dark-type Pokemon fall asleep due to the big difference in level.

    The big difference in level, together with the Move Mastery of [Hypnosis], ensures that all Pokemon except Umbreon fell asleep even if they only look at Hypno.

    Hypno, who was 50 yards from Alex''s group, looked happy as he saw that almost all of his targets were now helpless against him.

    Alex didn''t have time to worry about the arrogant attitude from this Hypno when he started calling Vulpix, Bte, and Deino back to their Pokeballs.

    Each of these Pokemon would not survive a real attack by Hypno even with the help of their life energy so that he wants to bring them directly to safety.

    Apart from the fact that they are not useful in this fight and except to tank an attack and die in the process.

    Even in this bad position, Alex wasn''t ready to lose even one of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex then looked at his other sleeping Pokemon and he estimated that it would make more sense to call the rest of his Pokemon back to their Pokeballs and let them wake up there.

    Especially when he remembers what this Hypno could use. He didn''t want to find out how much harm a [Dream Eater] on the Master Rank can do to his Pokemon.

    Alex quickly called all his Pokemon back to their Pokeballs except Umbreon, as he continued to look at Hypno to see what it was doing.

    He also uses a lot of his Psychic energy to be able to better perceive the psychic energy in the area around Hypno, so that he can react to it when this Hypno tries again to use [Hypnosis] to make himself fall asleep.

    Hypno who filled that the fight is already over started running in the direction of Umbreon with a grin.

    The Hypno Species is not very fast but because of its high level, it was almost as fast as Crobat.

    Alex reacted quickly when he saw this. "keep your distance from Hypno. try to hold out as long as possible."

    Umbreon showed no expression of fear while she watched as Hypno, who is a lot stronger than herself, ran towards her with a creepy smile.

    She only showed a cold expression and the only thing that betrayed her emotions was her eyes, which had a wave of thick anger and bloodthirst in them.

    Umbreon had an extreme hatred towards this Hypno, who dared to attack her family and the only reason why she is not attacking this Hypno directly is that she remembers Alex''s words that such a thoughtless action could endanger the life of her family.

    She was able to suppress these strong feelings for the safety of her family.

    Alex, who felt the strongest threat to his life and the life of his family in his lifetime, noticed that his arms were shaking a bit and he thought to himself ''don''t worry, this Hypno can''t use a move on the Expert rank the can harm Umbreon. we just have to hold on... ''

    Although Alex knew that the situation is not as easy as he said, he managed to calm himself down a bit with this simplification of this situation.

    Alex knows that he doesn''t have the liberty to panic. He devoted all his concentration topletely defuse this danger while he tried to stop thinking about that danger.

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    Gardevoir felt the energy of this Psychic-type Pokemon and realized that even if all of them fought together against this monster they maybe didn''t surely win.

    Alex looked in the direction where Gardevoir was looking and after three seconds he suddenly saw a Hypno as it ran past arge bush.

    He immediately looked at the information about this Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Hypno

    LV: 54

    Type: Psychic

    Abilities: Forewarn

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Pound, Disable, Confusion, Headbutt, Poison Gas, Meditate, Psych Up, Synchronoise, Zen Headbutt, Swagger, Psychic, Nasty Plot

    - (Innate Talent) Hypnosis [M], (Innate Talent) Dream Eater [M], (Innate Talent) Psybeam [E],

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    Alex''s expression got very serious when he saw the information from this Monster, but he hardly had time to process this information properly before Gardevoir warned the whole group with a serious expression.

    "watch out, he''s collecting some psychic energy from his body."

    Alex who heard this suddenly had a bad feeling. He started to look at the floor when he said quickly, "Quickly looked somewhere else and not..."

    But when Alex warned his Pokemon, Hypno had already finished preparing his move.

    Hypno was using The move [Hypnosis] and all of Alex''s Pokemon except Umbreon fell asleep on the ground.

    Although moves like [Hypnosis] also work against Dark-type Pokemon, they are weakened against Dark-type Pokemon so that it is much more difficult to make such a Pokemon fall asleep sessfully.

    Deino was only sent to sleep by this move because the difference in strength between him and Hypno was too great for his advantageous Dark-type to prevent that.

    Alex, who looked at the ground, felt that the Psychic-energy in his surroundings had disappeared so that he turned his gaze back to his sleeping Pokemon and Hypno.

    When he saw that only Umbreon was awake, his face became tense.

    He knew exactly how the move [Hypnosis] worked in this world, but he hadn''t thought that this move on the Master-Rank would be so ridiculous.

    [Hypnosis] had a lot of restrictions on the normal and on the expert-rank simr to moves like [Destiny Bond] or [Disable], so it is extremely difficult to use this Move efficiently Even if it is very strong. And even on the master-rank, it has several restrictions that strongly limit this move.

    even if [Hypnosis] is on the Master-rank, Hypno cannot use this move effectively against Pok¨¦mon that are of a higher level than him. At least not with such a high probability of sess as against Pokemon with the same or lower level them Hypno.

    In addition, the effectiveness of [Hypnosis] can be greatly reduced if the target hit is not looking at Hypno. Apart from the fact that the attack range also influences the effectiveness of the move [Hypnosis] so that this move is not impossible to dodge.

    Although the effectiveness of [Hypnosis] increases when the target looked at the pendulum of Hypno, "this bonus" was not even necessary to let all of Alex''s non-Dark-type Pokemon fall asleep due to the big difference in level.

    The big difference in level, together with the Move Mastery of [Hypnosis], ensures that all Pokemon except Umbreon fell asleep even if they only look at Hypno.

    Hypno, who was 50 yards from Alex''s group, looked happy as he saw that almost all of his targets were now helpless against him.

    Alex didn''t have time to worry about the arrogant attitude from this Hypno when he started calling Vulpix, Bte, and Deino back to their Pokeballs.

    Each of these Pokemon would not survive a real attack by Hypno even with the help of their life energy so that he wants to bring them directly to safety.

    Apart from the fact that they are not useful in this fight and except to tank an attack and die in the process.

    Even in this bad position, Alex wasn''t ready to lose even one of his Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex then looked at his other sleeping Pokemon and he estimated that it would make more sense to call the rest of his Pokemon back to their Pokeballs and let them wake up there.

    Especially when he remembers what this Hypno could use. He didn''t want to find out how much harm a [Dream Eater] on the Master Rank can do to his Pokemon.

    Alex quickly called all his Pokemon back to their Pokeballs except Umbreon, as he continued to look at Hypno to see what it was doing.

    He also uses a lot of his Psychic energy to be able to better perceive the psychic energy in the area around Hypno, so that he can react to it when this Hypno tries again to use [Hypnosis] to make himself fall asleep.

    Hypno who filled that the fight is already over started running in the direction of Umbreon with a grin.

    The Hypno Species is not very fast but because of its high level, it was almost as fast as Crobat.

    Alex reacted quickly when he saw this. "keep your distance from Hypno. try to hold out as long as possible."

    Umbreon showed no expression of fear while she watched as Hypno, who is a lot stronger than herself, ran towards her with a creepy smile.

    She only showed a cold expression and the only thing that betrayed her emotions was her eyes, which had a wave of thick anger and bloodthirst in them.

    Umbreon had an extreme hatred towards this Hypno, who dared to attack her family and the only reason why she is not attacking this Hypno directly is that she remembers Alex''s words that such a thoughtless action could endanger the life of her family.

    She was able to suppress these strong feelings for the safety of her family.

    Alex, who felt the strongest threat to his life and the life of his family in his lifetime, noticed that his arms were shaking a bit and he thought to himself ''don''t worry, this Hypno can''t use a move on the Expert rank the can harm Umbreon. we just have to hold on... ''

    Although Alex knew that the situation is not as easy as he said, he managed to calm himself down a bit with this simplification of this situation.

    Alex knows that he doesn''t have the liberty to panic. He devoted all his concentration topletely defuse this danger while he tried to stop thinking about that danger.

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    Hypno ran in front of Umbreon and immediately started preparing a move without moving any further.

    Alex saw that and he immediately understood what the problem with Hypno was.

    Because there was no move above the Normal-Rank that can be used against Umbreon, he had to use moves where he couldn''t run at the same time.

    Alex started showing a small smile as he telepathically said, "Umbreon, kite him and prepare [Payback]."

    Umbreon began to keep his distance from Hypno to prevent the Hypno from being immediately within reach with his Normal-Rank moves.

    Hypno looked annoyed when he finished preparing the Move [Headbutt] but was more than 40 meters away from Umbreon.

    He started running quickly towards Umbreon to get in range to use his finished prepared move.

    Umbreon started running away to dy even more time, even if she is a good deal slower than Hypno.

    It only took Hypno a few moments to catch up with Umbreon and after he was only a meter away from Umbreon he used the move [Headbutt].

    Umbreon was hit and suffered arge head wound after that hit, but she didn''t show any expression of pain after the hit and used almost immediately [Payback] to hit Hypno.

    Hypno was hit by [Payback] but only sustained little damage and showed only a despise look at this attack.

    Alex saw the state of the two Pokemon and knew that Umbreon had suffered a lot of damage from this hit.

    He would estimate 40% or even more of Umbreon''s Hp disappeared after that hit, even though the Hypno had used such an inefficient move.

    Alex thought with a serious expression, "Fortunately, the bodies of Wild Pokemon are much weaker than Pokemon of trainers or Umbreon would even have a problem withstanding two attacks from this Hypno."

    If Hypno''s [Headbutt] were on the Master-Rank, Umbreon would have been knocked out with one hit, with no chance of a counterblow.

    Inparison, Hypno looked as if he had hardly been harmed, even though he had to endure the strongest attack from Umbreon.

    Alex saw this but showed a calm expression. He felt that the damage from Hypno was still ok and even a little less than he expected.

    He said telepathically to Umbreon, "Use [Work Up] and then get ready to use Protect to block his attack. At the same time, keep your distance to dy even more time."

    Alex takes full advantage of the fact that Hypno can only move on the normal rank.

    Hypno saw Umbreon start running away from him again as she prepared for a move and began to look annoyed.

    He understood that he had to quickly defeat this human and this Pokemon or the other Pokemon will soon wake up.

    Hypno knows from experience that if [Hypnosis] is used twice against that same opponent in a short time, the move [Hypnosis] bes more difficult to work.

    He knew that [Hypnosis] had this big problem when fightsst too long and that''s why he wants to end this fight quickly.

    the level difference between Hypno and most of Alex''s Pokemon is not big enough topensate for this disadvantage so that it is unlikely that Hypno can send all of Alex''s Pokemon to sleep again.

    Hypno stopped smiling when it noticed that its situation was getting worse and worse after every second, but when it looked at Alex, who was more than 50 meters away, it started to smile again.

    It immediately started running towards Alex while assembling his psychic energy from its body.

    Alex saw Hypno using a move and running at the same time and he understood almost immediately what this Hypno wanted to do.

    He started collecting his Psychic energy in his body and started preparing his [Energy Shield].

    Umbreon saw this and because she is closer to Alex than she was to Hypno, Umbreon began to block Hypno''s path with her body.

    Hypno saw what Umbreon was trying to do, but only showed a look of contempt as he sped past Umbreon at his much faster speed.

    Umbreon tried desperately to stop Hypno with her body but was not nearly fast or strong enough to block Hypno from running past her.

    Hypno, who now had apletely clear line of fire, immediately used [Psybeam].

    Psybeam was extremely fast and Alex just managed to use his [Energy Shield] that he had already prepared. At the same time, he made his body as small as possible and used his arms as a shield to protect his head and upper body.

    Alex who tried to avoid that [Psybeam] couldn''t make it when [Psybeam] moved a bit downwards like a steering rocker and hit him even though he had made himself so small.

    [Energy Shield] catch the hit before Alex''s body was hit, but even after Alex put all his Psychic energy into this [Energy Shield] it couldn''t block the whole hit.

    Although most of the strength of [Psybeam] was blocked, the rest of that [Psybeam] hit Alex who has used his arms to protect his head and upper body.

    Alex''s body was sent flying like a kicked ball and only after it rolled over the ground for more than 20 meters did Alex''s body stop.

    Although the bodies of people in this world are much better than in Alex''s old world, Alex''s body was almostpletely broken after this hit.

    Both of his arms werepletely broken and looked as if they had been hit by an enormous hammer. In addition, Alex had arge head wound that was bleeding, and together with the many wounds all over his upper body, Alex''s body was stained with a lot of blood.

    Alex survived this hit but was knocked unconscious because of his head wound.

    Umbreon, who saw Alex not standing up or even moving, felt an indescribable pain.

    Umbreon''s face shows an expression of despair. She started crying and looking at Hypno with a look of pure hatred.

    Hypno looked at Umbreon and just showed an indifferent expression.

    When Umbreon wanted to run in the direction of Hypno, suddenly saw two Pokemoning from Alex''s Pokeballs.

    Gardevoir and Scizor woke up and immediately left their Pokeballs after seeing Alex''s body.

    Scizor''s expression was extremely cold and he immediately started running in the direction of Hypno.

    Gardevoir''s expression was full of concern and only got easier after seeing Alex''s life wasn''t in danger.

    After knowing that, She started looking in the direction of Hypno with an extremely cold expression.

    Words couldn''t describe how much Gardevoir hated this Hypno.

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    Although this Horsea didn''t have a particrly good potential as a Born Shallow Gold Pokemonpared to Alex''s other Pokemon, it had many other advantages that made Alex want to add this Horsea to his group.

    Kingdra, the species to which this Horsea can evolve, is not only extremely strong but hardly had any weak spots and is generally an all-rounder without significant weakness

    Above all, this Pokemon species is less restricted onnd than many other Water-Type Pokemon due to its tail-like lower body, which allows it to move rtively well on the surface even if it does not have the same agility or speed as it has at the water.

    Kingdra like many different Water Type Pokemon can also survive onnd for several hours or even days without water and with the help of a Dive Ball or a Net Ball, this Pokemon will always have a ce to recharge its water supply.

    Alex was particrly impressed with Horsea''s ability [Sniper] and his Innate Talent moves.

    [Sniper] + Focus Energy on the Master Rank is just a thought that Alex can''t suppress when he saw this Horsea. Especially if a critnded sessfully with that move [Outrage] on the Master rank, the damage would be absurdly powerful.

    The only thing that is not optimal on this Horsea, ording to Alex is his Potential that is not particrly goodpared to his other Pokemon.

    Bastiodon, ziken, and Umbreon all have a Born Shallow Gold Potential and therefore have the same Potential talent as Horsea has.

    This is still a very good Potential and Alex was happy with it even if he already had two Pokemon with a Born Gold potential and even had a Pokemon with a Born Deep Gold Potential. It''s just one thing he noticed that this Pokemon was missing to get his perfect rating from him.

    Still, Alex was satisfied with the potential. He doesn''t expect to find a Born Gold Water-type Pokemon, and he didn''t think he''d be as lucky again to find a Born Deep-Gold Potential.

    Especially because Alex believes that Born Deep Gold are ridiculously rare and even rarer than half-blood legendary Pokemon. He was very sure of that.

    Alex knew that even very strong future champions only have one Pokemon with an Born Deep Gold Potential.

    Steven''s Metagross was the only Born Deep-Gold Pokemon that Steven owned and his absolute trump card.

    Alex knew that Steven would be one of the strongest Trainers in the World in the future and that the Metagross would remain his strongest Pokemonter on. He was the optimal example for Alex to determine the rarity of Born Deep Gold Pokemon.

    That''s why Alex believed that Born Deep Gold Pokemon are much rarer than half-blood Legendary Pokemon. Apart from the fact that they are better in Alex''s opinion.

    Half-blood Legendary Pokemon are born with a Shallow Diamond Potential, but these Pokemon cannot improve their potential any further, which makes it impossible for these Pokemon to achieve a Diamond Potential talent. Although even with this big w, Alex would still catch a half-blood legendary Pokemon as a trainer if he had the chance.

    He stopped thinking about the Potential of this Horsea and started looking with a bright expression at the Horsea that was barely visible in thisrge river.

    Vulpix, like the rest of Alex''s Pokemon, worried when they saw Alex go unresponsive for a few seconds after he woke up.

    "Father, why are you showing such a strange expression? Are you OK ?."

    Alex looked at Vulpix and his other Pokemon, all of which had a worried expression, and said with a soft expression, "Yes, I''m fine. ...Thanks to all of you."

    Vulpix showed a happy expression and said aloud, "That''s all thanks to big sister Umbreon. She was the one who saved us all"

    The other Pokemon began to nod in agreement when Vulpix said these words. Even Crobat and Scizor gave the whole tribute to Umbreon without saying a word.

    Umbreon, who was doused with warm looks and words of praise, showed a shy expression. At the same time, she said that she hadn''t done much.

    Alex, who knew what a wild expression Umbreon showed to other Pokemon or unknown people, showed a slight smile when he saw the shy expression of Umbreon.

    When Alex enjoyed this warm atmosphere he suddenly felt that he had almost forgotten something.

    He looked at his Pokemon and said with a smile, "Which of you thinks that you can swim well?"

    No Pokemon spoke for 3 seconds what, before suddenly Ditto created a hand with his body and said at the same moment, "I can transform myself into one of these Water-Type Pokemon in this River, and then I should be able to swim very well."

    Alex looked at Ditto and said with a smile, "That would be great Ditto. I''m really d that our group has you."

    Ditto''s face hardly changed when he heard these words, but Gardevoir felt that Ditto felt very happy and embarrassed at this moment.

    Gardevoir started tough slightly when she looked at Ditto''s emotionless expression.

    Alex doesn''t know why Gardevoirughed and looked at Ditto but he had a suspicion.

    He looked at Ditto and said "Do you see this Horsea? ... bring it over please"

    Ditto nodded and turned into Golduck and began to enter thisrge River. Fortunately, many Pokemon were visible in Ditto''s sight so he had a wide variety of Water Type Pokemon to transform into.

    Crobat watched as Ditto began to swim in the direction of this Horsea and said to Alex, "Why are you suddenly so much softer? Did you lose your manhood from the injury? "

    Alex, who was in a very good mood, heard the words of Crobat and just looked unemotional in the direction of Crobat when he said, "Crobat what''s going on?"

    Crobat said nothing for a few seconds.

    Alex looked at Crobat and said, "if you me yourself for this ..... then all I can say is that it has nothing to do with you."

    Crobat looked at Alex with an angry expression and said, "What are you talking about!! I couldn''t do anything about it! How can it not be my fault?"

    Scizor, who was listening to this conversation, said with an annoyed expression, "Can you stop being so arrogant? We have all failed in this situation, not just you."

    The rest of the Pokemon nodded in agreement when Scizor said those words. Even Umbreon showed an expression that she had made a lot of mistakes.

    Alex saw his family pretending to be at fault and his expression got a bit angry.

    "Are you the Leader or me? None of you made a mistake and even thinking about this nonsense makes me angry. I recognized the danger toote and drew us into this danger. My Arrogant Attitude was to me and nothing else! "

    Umbreon who heard that went in front of Alex and exined to him what she had done wrong ording to her opinion and that it was not Alex''s fault.

    Alex showed an indifferent expression and ended the topic with the words "As the leader, I am responsible for assessing the dangers of incidents."

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    Alex quickly put an end to this nonsense. He did not want to push his responsibility on his Pokemon so, that he ended the subject with these straightforward words.

    He knew that his Pokemon had nothing to do with the fact that this situation had developed like this and that they had done nothing incorrectly.

    Alex knew exactly that a strong Psychic Pokemon with greater strength than Gardevoir wasing in their direction, due to the fact that Gardevoir can only perceive this Pokemon veryte, but he does not react optimally with this knowledge. Even if Gardevoir had noticed this Pokemonte, he had Crobat who gave him more than enough time to react.

    Despite the hints and possible dangers, Alex greeted these dangers with a superior attitude. He thought that his many escape alternatives would always give him an option to escape when things get too dangerous.

    It wasn''t as if it was impossible to guess such a possible danger. Especially when he considers that there are not many Kanto Psychic Pokemon species and that it is not unlikely that this strong Psychic-type Pokemon is a Hypno with the dangerous move [Hypnosis].

    Alex didn''t think it was impossible to see such a usible danger as a possibility. Although he had to admit that this Hypno had [Hypnosis] on the Master Rank was a little unfortunate.

    This dangerous situation recalls Alex that many Pokemon have many weird moves that can quickly be dangerous for Trainers and Pokemon.

    It also reminds him of his first encounter with Victreebel who almost led him and his Pokemon to his death with his sweet aroma of honey.

    Alex saw how Ditto and the Horsea were swimming towards his group and he began to watch Horsea attentively again.

    Horsea who followed Ditto with a slightly reluctant expression came in front of Alex''s group and changed his expression to a scared expression when he looked at Alex''s others Pokemon.

    He''s never seen such arge group of Elite-level Pokemon and he didn''t understand why he suddenly had to follow this Golduck. But Horsea knew of thew of strength and did not dare to oppose this strong Golduck.

    Alex looked at Horsea and tried to make a somewhat friendly expression.

    After realizing that Horsea was still looking very nervous and not being influenced by his friendly smile, Alex stopped smiling and started directly talking to Horsea. Alex said in a serious tone, "Horsea, I know you''re confused about why I called you here but don''t worry, we won''t hurt you. I just want to talk to you."

    Horsea looked at Alex and said nothing, even if his expression hadn''t changed after the words of Alex.

    Alex looked at Horsea and said, "What would you think of joining our group and bing a family member to us?"

    Horsea showed a surprised and confused expression after hearing Alex''s words. He couldn''t understand why the leader of this powerful group of Elite Pokemon wanted to invite him.

    After calming down a bit, he said with a serious expression, "Ok, but I have a request."

    Alex smiled when he heard that. "can you tell me what your request is?"

    He was ready to ept many requests if that would allow Horsea to join his group willingly and he also didn''t think this Horsea would ask for something unattainable.

    Alex already had a lot of ideas about what it could be. He would promise to train him to an Elite-level Pokemon or he should promise to help him to fulfill a task that he can only do with his strength, were his two biggest guesses.

    Horsea looked nervously at Alex and quietly said the words, "Can you provide me with enough food if I join?"

    Alex looked surprised when he heard such a ridiculously easy request. He looked at Horsea''s body to find out why he might be asking for something like that. But to him, it didn''t look as if this Horsea was gued by hunger or that he was eating too much.

    Horsea got more anxious and nervous after every second that Alex just looked at him without saying anything. He already thought that he had maybe insulted this terrifying human and that he will suffer today.

    Alex gave an uncertain expression when he couldn''t see anything in particr about Horsea''s body and he said, "hmm? Ok, no problem."

    Horsea who had heard this direct and easy answer, after he began to think that he would lose his life today, showed an expression of shock. At that moment he didn''t understand this human anymore or what was happening now.

    Alex was a little puzzled why this Horsea looked so shocked but he said with a smile "Wee to the family." After that, every Pokemon from Alex started going to Horsea and weing him.

    Horsea, who saw the friendly words and kind faces of these powerful Elite-level Pokemon, looked confused but still felt as if he had made the right decision.

    Alex saw Horsea start to loosen up a bit and he gave a smile. He waited a few minutes and let him talk to his other Pokemon to let him calm down a bit after seeing that Horsea was still showing a careful expression.

    After seeing that Horsea started to smile more often, he also went to Horsea and started to talk to him. Alex said with an easy voice, "Horsea, I''m a little curious. Can you tell me why you chose food as your request? "

    Horsea suddenly looked serious at Alex as he said, "Food is the most important thing to survive." then said in a whispered tone "... Also, I like it"

    Alex startedughing slightly. "Haha, don''t worry. You can eat as much as you want as long as you do your daily training. I already have two big eaters here so the one more doesn''t make a difference." Then he looked at Deino and Bastiodon with a smile.

    Deino heard what Alex was saying and started biting Alex''s feet with an irritated expression. He thought his dad was telling lies about him again. he didn''t think he was eating much.

    Alex felt Deino nibble on his shoes but he ignored it. He knew Deino was just ying and not using too much biting force to hurt him.

    Horsea showed a happy expression after receiving the promise of plenty of food from Alex.

    Alex then grabbed a [Dive ball] and present it before Horsea.

    Dive Ball is a Pokeball that is often used as a house for Water-type Pokemon because in this Dive ball, the environmentrgely consists of Water and it is, therefore, the ideal Home for Water-type Pokemon.

    Alex also uses this Pokeball precisely because of this environment for Water-type Pokemon.

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    Alex looked at the Horsea''s [dive ball] and said with a smile, "You can alwayse out if you want or you can stay in this Pokeball if you feel ufortable on thend."

    Horsea left his [dive ball] and said with a serious expression, "I don''t really feel very ufortable onnd. Only when I''m out of the water for several hours... I feel a little ufortable."

    Alex started to have a short talk with Horsea when this conversation was interrupted by Deino.

    Deino went to Horsea and started talking to him about his favorite food. Horsea and Deino got along well so that Alex watched their conversation only with a smile without interrupting them. He was d that Deino and Horsea get along so well.

    Alex looked at his other Pokemon and noticed how Gardevoir and Crobat were constantly exchanging information about the Pokemon in the surroundings they could perceive.

    He immediately understood why they were doing this and he began to show a serious expression.

    Alex knew that his Pok¨¦mon did this to prevent Hypno from attacking them unnoticed. Alex also noticed how angry his Pok¨¦mon looked when they talked about this Hypno.

    Alex didn''t have any negative feelings about this Hypno. He has no particr interest in revenge or in fighting this Hypno again.

    It was simr for him, to the moment he and his Pokemon were almost killed by a Victreebel and He wasn''t interested in revenge against Victreebel.

    Alex thinks of himself as a vengeful person, but he just cannot see most of the Pok¨¦mon in this way. Most of them hunt for food to improve their potential or to survive. It is nothing personal and more natural. or at least that''s what it felt like to Alex

    Umbreon came to Alex and said with a slightly angry expression. "Leader, when are we going to attack this Hypno and take revenge?"

    Alex, who heard the word of Umbreon, didn''t show a surprised expression and said casually, "take revenge? ... I don''t think it''s necessary."

    Umbreon looked shocked. "WHAT?"

    Alex''s other Pokemon also showed surprised expressions when they heard Alex''s words

    Crobat stopped looking surprised after a few seconds and started looking at Alex with a slightly angry expression. "Are youpletely stupid or why do you want to leave something like that unpunished? Why do I even ask you. Of course, you''re stupid if you''re going to do something like that."

    Scizor also looked at Alex with an angry expression. "Although I don''t want to agree to thisrge Bat application... He is right. We have to take revenge."

    Alex who observed this strong reaction from Crobat and Scizor looked at his other Pokemon and saw that the rest of the Pokemon also oppose Alex''s response.

    Gardevoir looked at Alex and said with a slightly angry expression, "Father, if one of us got hurt by this Hypno, you would try to get revenge immediately. Why don''t you want to do that for yourself? That''s not ok. You can not treat yourself so badly. "

    Ditto, who was always quiet, suddenly said to Alex, "We all want to take revenge on this Hypno after he almost killed you. We won''t change our minds."

    Bastiodon nodded to Ditto''s words and said "Father, you will feel all our resistance if you try to discourage us from this."

    Alex and the rest of the Pokemon who heard these dominant words from Bastiodon all showed a surprised expression.

    ziken said after a few seconds, "Wow brother Bastiodon, that was really a manly sentence. I didn''t imagine you had this side of you."

    Bastiodon, who wasn''t sure whether it was an insult or apliment, showed a confused expression. Although he still showed a slightly happy expression.

    ziken then saw Bastiodon''s expression and showed a helpless expression. "You can''t hold it for more than a few seconds, can you?"

    Then She looked at Alex and said aloud, "And Father, don''t think I''ve forgotten you. How dare you! Want to let this Hypno get away with something like that. You will take revenge on him or we will start a Rebellion."

    Crobat and Scizor showed an agreeing expression after hearing ziken''s words, even though the rest of the Pok¨¦mon disagree with the word "Rebellion".

    Gardevoir started stroking ziken''s head as she said, "Little sister, we don''t have to use words like that. I''m sure father understands what we''re trying to tell him."

    Alex who heard the statements from his Pokemon said nothing and only listened to what his Pokemon had to say. But he heard the word "rebellion", he couldn''t help but roll his eyes.

    He looked at ziken, Crobat, and Scizor with a serious expression and said, "Do you know what that wort Rebellion means?"

    ziken looked at Alex with a serious expression but after a few seconds with Alex''s nce, she showed an expression like that of a child who recognized his mistake.

    Inparison, Crobat or Scizor didn''t change their expression after seeing Alex''s stare.

    Crobat even said after a few seconds, "Do you think I don''t know what such a simple word means? but do you know what the word exaggeration meant?"

    Alex grabbed his head and showed an annoyed expression even if he felt secretly very happy. He felt the extreme hatred of his Pokemon toward Hypno and he could understand why they feel this way.

    He looked at Umbreon and said, "Umbreon, tell me what happened after I passed out. Tell everything. Even the smallest details."

    Umbreon told everything that happened after Alex passed out and Gardevoir added little things from time to time. She also, add information on the exact strength of the several Elite-level Pok¨¦mon that ran in the direction of Hypno.

    Alex immediately understood that it was not by chance that so many Elite Pokemon wereing in the direction of Hypno. It is very likely that Hypno had called reinforcement so that he has to consider that information if he wanted to fight this Hypno again. Alex would not ignore this likely danger.

    He began to think about the best tactics to reduce the strength of this Hypno and how he can minimize the danger of the multiple Elite-level Pokemon to make this fight moderately safe for him and his Pok¨¦mon. He quickly had a good n that greatly reduced the risk of Hypno. Although there are still a few small pieces that he has to work on, he has that unpolished n.

    Alex looked at his Pokemon with a smile as he said, "Ok, we''ll take revenge on this Hypno."

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    1 dayter in Vermilion City.

    Alex woke up early in the morning and he left his bed with slight pain in his body. Although Gardevoir had healed his injury, his body was notpletely free of pain, even if he can now move like a fully healthy person without problems.

    But even with this slight pain, Alex was again very impressed with the irrelevance of non-fatal injuries in this world. It would normally take at least several months of healing to be able to use hispletely broken arms again so easily in his old world, but in this world, this injury can be healed in less than 1 minute without great investment.

    After he had decided to take revenge on this Hypno, Alex did not go directly to the Hypno but paused himself and his Pokemon in a hotel as he prepared the things for his n.

    For this preparation, he has to go to a city anyway, so that he is ready to dy his revenge for one extra day. In addition, his body needed enough time to recharge it with enough Psychic energy so that he doesn''t n to fight this Hypno again immediately.

    Alex wants to have enough Psychic energy to be able to use [Energy Shield] again in an emergency if his n goes wrong. He''d rather have one more emergency n than one less, even if he had to wait a day

    Although Alex often uses risky ns in fights, he is in circumstances with his life as a bet, extremely cautious, and ns for many dangers.

    Against Misty, for example, he was ready to bet his whole n sess on Misty being distracted by his words and giving Scizor enough time to buff, even though it was extremely risky.

    Alex prefers to use stable and reliable ns even in non-life-endangered fights if he can but, with fights with arge strength difference, he knew that he could not have this luxury.

    In the Kanto Rookie tournament, all of his victories against stronger(level) trainers were only possible because his opponents did not immediately react optimally to his n. If he had fought against a Trainer with 3 higher-level Pokemon and this Trainer had reacted optimally to his tactics, Alex could not have done anything to change that.

    But In the fight for life and death, Alex also meets opponents where he could win against these Pokemon with a rtively risky tactic. However, whenever ites to the life of his Pokemon or himself, he always takes the safest and most stable n. He only bet with his life if it''s the "best way".

    If there isn''t a good chance of victory, he''ll just avoid fighting altogether in battles that have the life of him and his Pokemon as a bet. Alex often does this when he sees Pokemon in the wildness where he estimates that thus Pokemon can jeopardize the life of him or his Pokemon if not everything works out optimally.

    After Alex had showered and prepared breakfast for himself and his Pokemon, he started opening his TRH device. He buys two [TMs] and waits for a transfer request to get the items.

    Alex looked at his Pokemon that eat their breakfast and he said with a smile, "Gardevoir, ziken, I have two presents for you."

    His other Pokemon looked curiously at the [TMs] in Alex''s hand but after they saw which Tm it was, Alex''s other Pokemon understood why Alex had only bought these [TMs] for Gardevoir and ziken.

    After Gardevoir and ziken had learned the [TMs], ALex looked at his remaining Pokemon.

    "Ok, it''s time."

    ...

    Alex and his Pokemon were walking along the Vermilion Forest again, even if they each had a much serious expression on their expressions this time.

    The atmosphere was very quiet and without the short verbal exchanges between Gardevoir and Crobat, there would be no sound from Alex''s grouping as they walk forward.

    Even the Two young Pokemon (Deino & Horsea) were very calm today, even if they received instructions from Alex to stay in their Pokeballs.

    Vulpix and Banatte are allowed to take part in this fight, but Alex did not allow these two Pokemon to take part in the direct fight against Hypno. He had other reasons why he allowed these two to take part in this fight.

    Crobat who exchanged information from the Pokemon in the area all the time, suddenly noticed that he can perceive a Pokemon more than Gardevoir within 300 meters.

    Alex made a serious expression and called all Pokemon except Crobat back to their Pokeballs.

    He looked at Crobat and said, "fly us two kilometers away from here."

    Crobat didn''t ask and grabbed Alex with his feet, as he flew away from this ce with an extremely fast speed.

    In less than 1 minute, Alex and Crobat came to a quiet ce that is barely covered with trees.

    Alex again called all of his Pokemon from their Pokeballs except for the two young Pokemon. "Ok next, reinforce yourself, as always."

    Because the reinforcement moves in this world get weaker and weaker with time after the use, Alex hade up with this method to bypass this problem.

    First, he finds out where the target is and then he flies away with his superior speed of Crobat, to a ce where he gives his Pokemon enough time in peace to buff themself to the pinnacle with reinforcement moves.

    Alex looked at Crobat and Gardevoir. "And you two, please keep exchanging the information from the Pokemon in the surroundings."

    Crobat and Gardevoir do that and made it impossible for this Hypno to make a surprise attack.

    Alex was very satisfied that his Pokemon could now, not only buff themselves to the maximum but that the Hypno had no idea that it was happening. Hypno probably thinks that Alex ran away after seeing him and nothing more.

    After Alex saw that every one of his Pokemon had buffed himself to the limit, he said with a smile,

    "Ok now, let''s start with the most important part of my n."

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    Vulpix looked curiously at Alex as she said, "What is, the most important part of the n, exactly?"

    The Rest of Alex''s Pokemon are also looking curiously at Alex''s answer.

    Alex looked at his Pokemon and said with a small smile, "Use [Substitutes]. That''s the n."

    Vulpix thought Alex was joking at first but, after seeing Alex''s expression she knew he was serious.

    She looked slightly frowning at Alex when she said, "And you call that the most important part? What a disappointment."

    Even though Alex smiled, he said with a serious expression, "Just because it''s the most important part it doesn''t mean it''s the most difficult orplicated part of the n."

    Although [Substitute] on the Normal-Rank is destroyed by every attack from Hypno, it can still absorb most of the damage from one move. But that wasn''t the most important trait of this Move.

    [Substitute] creates an invisible second skin that not only protects the whole body but, also the ears and eyes of that Pokemon from many dangers. For example, Crobat could look at the sun for hours when using [Substitute] without getting eye pain or being affected by the brightness of the sun.

    This special feature of [Substitute] can be used topletely block [Hypnosis] while his Pokemon can still see Hypno at the same time.

    Although Alex can just tell his Pok¨¦mon, not to look at Hypno while fighting, it is a major hindrance for most of his Pok¨¦mon. Only Crobat or Gardevoir would not be limited by it.

    Alex knew that after one of his Pokemon was hit by an attack-move from Hypno, that it is no longer protected by [Hypnosis] but, that is only a danger if he and his Pokemon forget this fact. As long as he reminds his Pokemon after losing their [Substitute] not to look at Hypno, this weakness shouldn''t be a problem.

    Every Pokemon from Alex used [Substitute] and waited for Alex''s nextmand.

    Alex walked next to Crobat and said with a serious expression, "Ok, we''re running back together, now. Everyone runs at the same speed and takes care not to run too fast. Crobat, you are carrying me."

    Although he can teleport directly to this ce with Gardevoir, Alex wasn''t sure whether this ce is already upied by Hypno.

    "Gardevoir, Crobat. You know what to do." After they have done this so often recently, they do it almost automatically even without Alex telling them.

    Alex''s group started running and flying at a good speed after receiving the signal from Alex.

    It only took a little more than 1 minute before Alex''s group was back in the same ce where Gardevoir and Crobat discovered Hypno.

    Gardevoir and Crobat informed Alex, that Hypno is only 150 meters away and that Hypnoes with a quick pace in their direction.

    "is he alone ?." Gardevoir and Crobat nodded both to Alex''s question.

    Alex''s serious face broke into a smile after hearing that.

    He wasn''t afraid of Hypno alone after his Pokemon werepletely buffed and he had countered Hypno''s two strongest moves. Alex was much more concerned about the many elite Pokemon that seem to have something to do with Hypno.

    Hypno almost exactly likest time became visible to Alex''s group in the dense forest and likest time he immediately started to prepare a move.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Hypno

    LV: 54

    Type: Psychic

    Abilities: Forewarn

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Pound, Disable, Confusion, Headbutt, Poison Gas, Meditate, Psych Up, Synchronoise, Zen Headbutt, Swagger, Psychic, Nasty Plot

    - (Innate Talent) Hypnosis [M], (Innate Talent) Dream Eater [M], (Innate Talent) Psybeam [E],

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    Alex immediately looked at the floor after seeing Hypno. He also said, "Ok. Defeat him as soon as possible."

    All of Alex''s Pokemon except Vulpix and Bte move quickly towards Hypno.

    Alex knew that the two were too weak to be of any use to him in this fight, but they were strong enough to block one move of Hypno for him if Hypno had again a chance to attack him.

    If both of them use [Protect] at the same time, ording to Alex''s assessment, it should be enough to block a [Psybeam] from Hypno.

    ...

    Crobat use [Toxic] first to be able to permanently inflict small damage on Hypno. Although the efficiency of Toxic is greatly reduced because of the level difference, it is still strong enough to be able to do good damage because of the Move mastery of Toxic and the Poison-type of Crobat.

    Gardevoir and Crobat kept their distance and used ranged attacks like [Dazzling Gleam] and [Shadow Ball] to harm Hypno.

    The rest of Alex''s Pokemon went into hand-to-handbat and surrounded the Hypno, who showed a surprised expression after seeing that no Pokemon was sleeping even though it was looking at him as he used [Hypnosis].

    Hypno couldn''t understand what was going on but, he still showed a rtively calm expression. Because of his great level advantage, he was not afraid of 7 strong elite-level Pokemon even without [Hypnosis]. Although he knew that the Pokemon of Humans are normally stronger than those Pokemon in the wild, it is not his first time that he has fought against Pokemon of humans.

    He has already won against a human that is slightly stronger than Alex''s group so that he was still sure of his victory.

    Hypno prepares [Psybeam] when he tried to avoid the various attacks from Alex''s Pokemon.

    Scizor and Ditto (Scizor) came first with their outstanding speed before Hypno. Scizor was using [X-Scissor] and while Ditto had to stand still and prepare a move.

    Hypno showed a surprised expression when he felt pain and he lost almost 10% of his Hp.

    He didn''t understand why this Pokemon could do him so much harm. He''s already fought a Pokemon from a trainer that was at a slightly higher level than this Scizor but didn''t do half as much damage. it even used an Effective move too but, it still doesn''t doparable damage.

    Umbreon came before Hypno, who is still a bit shocked and uses [Double-Edge].

    Hypno suddenly felt a slight pain and he suddenly didn''t understand what was going on

    He remembers this Umbreon and how little damage it had done yesterday. Hypno did not understand why her attacks today are so much stronger than they were yesterday.

    The moves of the rest of Alex''s Pokemon came almost right after Umbreon''s hit.

    [Rock slide], [methrower], [Dazzling Gleam], and [Shadow Ball] hit Hypno, who was slowly showing an expression of fear.

    Hypno loses more than 30% of his Hp after this one exchange and he slowly felt that this fight was moving in a very dangerous direction.

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    Alex saw that this Hypno lose its self-confidence and he said in a calm tone, "Be careful that he can''t run away and Keep attacking aggressively."

    Hypno tried to use [Psybeam] against ziken but Bastiodon caught the attack and blocked it with his body and with the Move [Protect].

    The Rest of Alex''s Pokemon used the chance to do more damage to Hypno and added more and more wounds to Hypno''s body.

    Gardevoir said telepathically, "Father, arge number of Elite-level Pokemon areing our way."

    Alex said nothing for a second as he observed Hypno''s condition.

    Although he is not sure how much Hp exactly this Hypno still had, he had the feeling that it had already lost more than half and could notst long.

    Alex gave his Pokemon telepathically to keep attacking and quickly end the fight.

    Although this situation is extremely advantageous for Alex''s group, Alex knew that a lot had to do with the fact that this Hypno''s great strengths were counted by Alex.

    A Pokemon with a 5 level advantage is normally not that defenseless even against a full-buffed and organized group of Pokemon.

    Alex has also often fought Pokemon in the mountains with a simr level advantage as this Hypno. those fights were difficult and persisted much longer than this fight, even if Alex''s group was rtively indisputable to secure victory in the end against these Pokemon.

    Inparison, the fight against Hypno is extremely easy and his Pokemon could even fight extremely aggressively against this enemy.

    Alex knew, however, that this Hypno was not weaker than the Pokemon on the mountain and that it would be considered to be much stronger to most trainers or Pokemon. That Alex almost lost his life the first time he met Hypno proves that enough.

    The reason why this fight is so easy is that Alex prevented Hypno to use his strongest moves against his Pokemon and not because Hypno is weak.

    A wild Pokemon at this level almost always has a Master-Rank move which is the most powerful weapon of that Pokemon.

    Hypno who lost this weapon couldn''t do enough damage to force Alex''s group into a cautious fighting style, which resulted in him getting this passive beating.

    Alex looked cold as Hypno umtes more and more wounds on his body and he thought, ''Hmm, I would like to know what such a strong Pokemon is looking for in this area or what it had done here so that so many elite-level Arbok(s) appeared here.''

    Hypno''s life energy waspletely exhausted and only the fear of death prevented him from falling unconscious on the ground. he knew that if he fell unconscious on the floor he would be killed.

    He tried several times to run away but almost every Pokemon from Alex (except Umbreon) was faster than him and blocked him with their body or with moves.

    Hypno doesn''t understand why almost all of these Pokemon are so ridiculously fast. he can ept that a Crobat is faster than he is but why is this heavy Bastiodon faster than him?. He lived a long time and had met many Pokemon and humans but this is the first time that he was so confused.

    Ditto used [Acrobatics] and hit Hypno, who got many extremely deep wounds all over his body, with it. His whole body was covered with wounds and the amount of blood that this Hypno had already lost was not small.

    Hypno felt so tired and although he was struggling to stay awake he couldn''t help but fall unconscious to the ground.

    He is lying on the ground, unconscious and he was on the verge of death.

    Umbreon didn''t show a happy expression after defeating Hypno and she used the move she was preparing directly on the Senseless Hypno.

    She rammed Hypno''s head with a [double-edge] and crushed his head like a hammer would against a watermelon.

    Alex saw the contents of Hypno''s head and even though it didn''t look exactly like a human, it was simr enough that Alex was a bit perturbed by it.

    He stopped looking at Hypno''s body when he saw all of his Pok¨¦mon looking in one direction.

    Alex also looked in this direction and he saw how many Arboks were running quickly in their direction.

    He showed a calm expression and looked at the information from the opponent after he noticed that none of these Arbok(s) were on a level that is extrem dangerous for his group.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 50

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow, m, Headbutt [E], Sludge Bomb

    -(innate talent) Bulldoze [E], (innate talent) Gunk Shot [M], (innate talent) Sunny Day

    ----------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 45

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow, m, Headbutt [E],

    -(innate talent) Bulldoze [E], (innate talent) Gunk Shot [E], (innate talent) Sunny Day

    ----------------------------

    Pok¨¦mon: Arbok

    LV: 44

    Type: Poison

    Ability: Intimidate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, Wrap, Leer, Acid, Bite, Haze, re, Poison Jab, Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow, m[E], Headbutt,

    -(innate talent) Bulldoze [E], (innate talent) Gunk Shot [E], (innate talent) Sunny Day

    ----------------------------

    Alex saw the information from all 14 Arbok(s) and he noticed many interesting things.

    Only one Arbok was at level 50 and the rest was between level 40 and 45. Also, the Potential of 3 Arbok(s) was Shallow Gold and the rest had a Deep Silver Potential.

    Alex, who saw this weird group, in terms of Potential or even level, had a guess why that is the case.

    he was sure, that Almost all of these Arbok(s) are the children of the female Arbok at level 50.

    That showed why there is such a big difference in level from 1 Arbok and the rest, and why almost all of the Arbok(s) precisely have the same move.

    But Alex also noticed that the children of Arbok all had exactly the same innate talent moves as their mother and not, as usual, a mix of mother and father innate talent moves.

    Alex knew that there was only one exnation why these Arbok(s) only inherited moves from their mother.

    The Father had moves as innate talent moves that an Arbok cannot use or learn so that in the end only the move could be inherited from their Mother.

    Alex who understood all of this had also a guess who the Father of this Arbok(s) is.

    He looked at the Dead Hypno and the female Arbok at level 50.

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    Alex understood now why so many elite-level Arbok(s) have appeared in these woodstely.

    Both Hypno and the female Arbok have very good potential and even if these two probably do have not a Born Shallow Gold Potential, both should at least be born with a Deep Silver Potential.

    For Pokemon in the wildness without the support of an Evolution, it is very difficult to improve your potential twice when the born potential is very good from the start.

    For a wild Pokemon born with a Shallow Bronze potential, it is not impossible to achieve a Shallow Silver potential when enough Pokemon with better potential have been eaten.

    But for Pokemon that are born with an A-rank potential, it is almost impossible to eat so many talented Pokemon in the Wildness.

    Especially because a Pokemon after it has consumed its first item will be less able to process the next item in its body than it has with the first item.

    Wild Pokemon often eat a lot and do not pay attention to the quality, so that it is rare, that a Pokemon in the Wildness with a high born potential improve its potential without the assistance of an Evolution.

    Alex was sure that the two, Hypno and the female Arbok, were both born with a Deep Silver Potential.

    Because of their amazing talent, almost all of the two children have a Shallow Silver or a Silver Potential.

    Only a few children of the two will be born with a deep Silver Potential but because of the high birth rate of Arbok''s Species, it allowed them to both create a few children with a deep silver potential in a rtively short time.

    Alex, who saw the high potential of this Elite group, suddenly had the feeling that he understood why Hypno was popr in this area. Alex can imagine how many children these two have, to produce such arge group of talented children.

    ''He wanted to build an army full of A-rank Pokemon?'' As he thought about it, Alex realized more and more how probable his theory is.

    Pok¨¦mon Species with a high average Potential always have extremely bad birth rates and have more difficulties making children than other Pokemon.

    Especially Dragon-Type Pokemon Species have a lot of problems with making children.

    Even with "daily activities" of two Dragon-Type Pokemon, it can take several years for the female dragon to be pregnant.

    Many Psychic-type Pokemon Species have simr problems, even if less harsh.

    But because Hypno creates children with a Pokemon species with a rtively fast birth rate and a very good Born potential, he can produce many A-rank Pokemon without having to wait long.

    Alex also had little knowledge of which Pokemon can make with which Pokemon species, children.

    He only has a bit of general knowledge, but he quickly learned that it is different in this world than it was in the games.

    Alex didn''t know exactly which Pokemon can create an egg with which in the games, but he knew that Wailord can make an Egg with Skitty, in the games.

    When he saw that something like that wasn''t possible in this World and Alex knew that this explicit knowledge of games was impractical in this World.

    ...

    Alex''s group and the group of Arbok(s) only looked at each other for several seconds without using one move against each other.

    The level 50 Arbok was looking at the Hypno''s corpse, which had many wounds on his body and most of his head was spread out on the ground.

    She didn''t show any expression of sadness but even an indifferent expression when she looked at the Pokemon with which she had so many children together.

    Without looking further at her "life partner" She started to look at Alex''s Pokemon, to assess his strength.

    At the same time, Alex gave his Pokemon telepathic instructions.

    He''s not starting an attack yet because thisrge number of Arbok(s) was not only strong but because he had heard from Gardevoir that a human with many strong Pokemon, wasing in this direction.

    Alex, who felt that the situation was getting more dangerous and dangerous for him and his Pokemon after every past second, made a decision without wasting any more time.

    He said telepathically, "Gardevoir, prepare teleport."

    For Alex, this situation just had too many unmanageable factors appearing one after the other so, that he didn''t want to wait for this trainer to then decide what to do.

    From Gardevoir''s description, the energy of the 6 Pokemon from this trainer was no weaker than that of Alex''s group and even a bit higher.

    Together with the group of Arbok(s), the number of strong Pokemon was too high in Alex''s opinion to continue to wait and to observe this situation.

    In addition, he has alreadypleted the mission so that he has no reason to stay here any longer.

    after Hypno is dead, the other elite Pokemon should now be able to fight better against thisrge group of Arbok(s).

    Apart from the fact that the female Arbok probably won''t find another partner with simrly good Potential.

    Alex teleports away and appeared in a quiet spot on the edge of the Vermilion Forest.

    From this ce, Gardevoir had enough time to prepare a another [teleport] that will now bring the group back to Pewter Gym.

    Although this mission was much more dangerous than he thought Alex had earned 3,000,000 TR Points after a few days and he found a new family member so he was still rtively happy.

    But he knew that this mission was not created under normal conditions and he will not find such worthwhile rewards for normal missions.

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    Five dayster, in Pewter City.

    Alex, flying on Crobat, got on the ground as soon as Crobatnded with a faint grin on his face indicating how sessful thest 5 days were.

    He bought 348 Pok¨¦mon during this time and sold most of them on the same day.

    These five days were pretty exhausting for Alex, who never had time to sleep for a long time or do other things.

    He looked at more than 5000 Pok¨¦mon''s info. Although this process was very tedious, it was never uninteresting for Alex. Any Pok¨¦mon could be a big win, so Alex was never really bored.

    He didn''t sell all Pok¨¦mon right away but kept specific Pok¨¦mon for the time.

    Alex had already collected enough A-rank Pokemon from these five species to meet the minimum requirements of his second mission, but that wasn''t enough for Alex.

    He not only wanted to collect 10 A-rank Pokemon of these 5 Pokemon species but as many as possible to take advantage of this good price per A-rank Pokemon in the mission.

    To get 100 A-Rank Pokemon from five species (Rattata, Spearow, Zubat, Koffing, Ekans) he visited every relevant ckmarket in all of Kanto.

    Not only did he visit the ck markets of the big cities of Kanto, but he was also going to the ck markets of rtively small cities for the first time.

    But even after that 5 days, Alex only found 54 A-Rank Pokemon that met the Mission requirements.

    That the mission only epts A-rank Pokemon who are below level 20 and are one of the 5 Team Rocket Main Pokemon Species (Rattata, Spearow, Zubat, Koffing, Ekans).

    The biggest problem wasn''t necessarily finding Pokemon with these 5 species, but that these Pokemon have to be below level 20.

    In Kanto, most of the Pokemon that are only solde from Kanto and more than 60% of the Pokemon in the ck market are Pokemon species from the Kanto region.

    So it wasn''t that difficult to find Pokemon of this Species on the ck market. particrly if consider that none of these Pokemon species are rare. But together with the level cap, the number of Pokemon he can find for the mission has been severely limited.

    Alex still earns a lot of money in thest 5 days.

    9,100,000 TR Points could be generated from the mission alone and together with the other A-rank Pokemon Alex had sold in the ck Market, Alex had earned around 26,000,000 TR Points / Pokedor in just 5 days.

    Although Alex had to pay around 6,000,000 TR Points / Pokedor for buying Pokemon from the ck markets and for repeatedly using the potential machine, that was, in Alex''s opinion, a bearable sum if he thought about his win.

    About 20,000,000 TR Points / Pokedor was still a win that Alex was extremely happy with.

    Alex now had more than 85,000,000 TR Points / Pokedors avable, but even thatrge sum didn''t feel very big for Alex.

    Especially when he remembers how much money he has to burn to get Bastiodon on the Shallow Diamond.

    Alex who wants to get his three starter Pokemon at this potential as well knew that 100,000,000 TR Points/Pokedor per Pokemon is the absolute minimum.

    He wasn''t even sure if 100,000,000 is enough to get a Born Deep Silver Pokemon with Deep Gold Potential to Shallow Diamond. Because Even Bastiodon himself needed +50,000,000 TR Points/Pokedor and he has a Born Shallow Gold Potential.

    The more he wanted to improve the Potential of his Pokemon, the more he noted the importance of the information from Professor W?lhder, that he had learned after the auction.

    The potential with which a Pokemon is born is incredibly important and often a limit for the future strength of a Pokemon. Even Alex can only try to solve the problem with money.

    In addition, Alex had not only received money, but he also found an S-rank Pokemon in the ck market that, he had bought it immediately.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Abra

    LV: 10

    Attribute: Psychic

    Abilities: Magic Guard (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    -Teleport

    -(innate talent) Grass Knot, (innate talent) Protect, (innate talent) Psychic

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    Alex was very happy to find a Born Shallow Gold Pokemon but not for himself. He ns to give Maria this Pokemon.

    He knew how important the capacity to teleport is in a life-threatening situation so that he wants to give Maria this Pokemon. especially because Maria stillcks a Psychic-type Pokemon in her team.

    ...

    Alex was walking the streets of Pewter City with his mask on and his Crobat beside him as Alex made his way to an entrance to the Team Rocket underground base.

    After 15 minutes, Alex was back in front of his room, but he didn''t go in immediately because he heard a slight noise in the private training room of him and Maria.

    Alex walked down the hall with his Pokemon and saw Maria and arge number of Pokemon training.

    Maria, who had received 10 Deep Silver Pokemon from Alex, now had arge number of Pokemon to take care of, so that the number of Pokemon Maria has to take care of is not small.

    But Alex is careful not to give Maria Pokemon that takes a long time to evolve so that he doesn''t think that Maria has to train these Pokemon for more than half a month before all of them reach the S-rank.

    Maria saw Alexe and went to Alex with a dissatisfied expression.

    She looked at Alex with her cold eyes, "I hate the mission you gave me. It''s really tough to take care of so many Pokemon at the same time."

    Alex rolled his eyes as he said, "You only get 50 million Pokedors... Yeah, what an awful job."

    "That''s if these Pokemon really hit the S-rank after their evolution. I don''t think we''re that lucky"

    Alex smiled when he said, "Don''t you trust your lover?"

    Maria looked at Alex''s smile and showed an expression of disgust. "Did I not tell you that you don''t look good when you smile?"

    Alex''s good mood immediately got worse even when he knew why Maria was so bitchy to him. He had hardly sent her a message the whole week and the two spent almost no time together.

    Usually, even when both are separated, they talk to each other at least a little bit every day via the TRH device, but this week it was very short or not the case at all every day. That was because Alex had almost no time in thest week and preferred to use this time for his sleep.

    "Don''t be angry ... I even brought a present for you." Alex wanted to joke but change his "strategy" in the middle of his sentence after seeing Maria''s gaze.

    Maria just looked at Alex with an emotionless expression without changing her face. But Alex, who had spent a lot of time with Maria, knew that Maria is not really angry and just pretends to be.

    Alex gave Maria a Pokeball and said smiling, "I found an S-rank Abra for you. Not bad right?"

    Maria wasn''t looking at the Pokeball but only look at Alex when she said seriously, "What did I tell you about smiling?"

    Alex, who had not expected such an answer, showed a speechless expression.

    Maria stopped showing a serious expression and started tough slightly as She looked at Alex''s face.

    After She saw that Alex was slightly annoyed, She walked in front of him and hugged him. At the same time, She whispered the words, "You can take revenge tonight" to improve Alex''s mood.

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    Three monthster:

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 50

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 50

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM)Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 50

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 48

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Gold

    Moves: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 49

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure, Sleep Talk [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [M], (Perfect Talent) methrower [M]

    -(TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) sh Cannon [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 49

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E], High Jump Kick [E], sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Sr Beam [E], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 50

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [M], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [M],

    -(TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up ,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Nales

    LV: 43

    Type: Ice / Fairy

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    -Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam, Extrasensory [E], Safeguard, Ice Beam, Sheer Cold, Howl [E], Dazzling Gleam [E]

    -(Perfect Talent) Hex [M], (Perfect Talent) Blizzard [M]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Hail[E] , (TM) Return, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Toxic

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bte

    LV: 43

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Cursed Body (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Knock Off [E], Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball, Embargo, Destiny Bond [E], Sucker Punch

    - (Perfect Talent) Curse [M], (Perfect Talent) Phantom Force [M],

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam [E], (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Deino

    LV: 39

    Type: Dark/Dragon

    Ability: Hustle

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Dragon Rage, Focus Energy [E], Bite, Headbutt, Dragon Breath, Roar, m, Dragon Pulse [E], Work Up [E]

    -(Innate Talent) Crunch [E], (Innate Talent) Earth Power [E], (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Facade, (TM) Thief,(TM) Psych Up, (TM) Dragon Tail, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Dark Pulse,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Seadra

    LV: 39

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Sniper

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Bubble, Smokescreen, Leer, Water Gun, Twister, Bubble Beam, Brine, Agility [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Clear Smog [E], (Innate Talent) Focus Energy [E], (Innate Talent) Outrage [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade,(TM) Substitute, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Surf [E], (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Toxic

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    Level up:

    Crobat: 2

    Scizor: 2

    Gardevoir: 2

    Ditto: 2

    Bastiodon: 2

    ziken: 3

    Umbreon: 2

    Nails: 5

    Bte: 5

    Deino: 19

    Seadra: 20

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    Moves that improved in Moves Mastery:

    Crobat: Roost, Leech Life, Mean Look

    Scizor: Aerial Ace, Giga Impact, U-turn

    Gardevoir: Draining Kiss, Heal Pulse, Hypnosis

    Bastiodon: Earthquake, sh Cannon, Rock Polish, methrower

    ziken: High Jump Kick, Poison Jab, Sr Beam, Rock slide

    Umbreon: Toxic, Rest, Sleep Talk, Shadow Ball, Psychic

    Nails: Double Team, Hex, Blizzard, Dazzling Gleam

    Bte: Knock Off, Curse, Phantom Force, Dazzling Gleam

    Deino: Dragon Pulse, Work Up, Focus Energy

    Seadra: Clear Smog, Focus Energy, Outrage, Agility, Surf

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    Learned new Moves:

    Scizor: Double Hit, Iron Head

    Gardevoir: Hypnosis

    Nails: Sheer Cold, Dazzling Gleam

    Bte: Sucker Punch

    Horsea: Bubble Beam, Brine, Agility/(TM) Protect, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade,(TM) Substitute, (TM) sh Cannon, (TM) Surf, (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Toxic

    Deino: m, Dragon Pulse, Work Up/(TM) Toxic, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Facade, (TM) Thief,(TM) Psych Up, (TM) Dragon Tail, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Dark Pulse,

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    Alex spent almost all of his time, training his team in order to prepare for the Kanto Champion Tournament.

    During these 3 months, He was together with his Pokemon several times for a week or two, in the mountains to get a good ratio between wildness training and normal training.

    After these hard and exhausting three months, Alex was very satisfied with the results.

    All of his Pok¨¦mon have be many times stronger and even some improve their Potential.

    Vulpix had reached level 40 and had learned the Move [Sheer Cold], had then been allowed by Alex to evolve to a Nails.

    He gave her the [Top Ice Stone] he had kept for so long and let her evolve into an "Aln Nales".

    At the same time, She improved her potential and became Alex''s 5 Pokemon with a Shallow Diamond potential. But Nales wasn''t the only Pokemon in Alex''s group that had evolved.

    Horsea became a Seadra in these three months and multiple times improved its Potential.

    Alex buys and gave Horsea good items before the Evolution to get it to a Gold Potential before it evolves. At the same time, he keeps a very good item in case Horsea evolves.

    After three months, Horsea with a Shallow Gold potential became a Seadra with a Deep Gold potential.

    But Alex also tried to improve the Potential of 4 different Pokemon with many items.

    For Crobat, Gardevoir, Scizor, and Ditto, Alex uses a lot of money to improve the Potential of these Pokemon.

    Especially for Ditto, Alex didn''t save any money to bring him to the Gold Rank.

    He has bought more and more items for Ditto, but only after spending 35,000,000 Pokedors on Ditto was he able to improve Ditto''s potential.

    Although it was very expensive, Alex felt it was worth it.

    Ditto managed to get 2 level-ups in three months and his level-up speed was now just a little slower than the other Pokemon.

    For Crobat, Gardevoir, Scizor together, Alex bought Items worth around 90 million Pokedors to start bringing these three up to the Shallow Diamond potential.

    He knew that he would need more money if he wanted his three-starter Pokemon to reach this potential, but he didn''t have the money to spend 300 million on just the three or even 300 million Pokedors.

    Alex has already spent a lot of money on Pokemon Food and he''s also spent a lot on TMs these months.

    Together with the necessary items for his new Pokemon, Alex could not collect enough money.

    Although Maria gave him 10 S-rank Pokemon after 1 month and he had sold these to Team Rocket for 130 million Pokedors, is this amount of money not just for himself anticipate.

    ording to the agreement, Maria receives 50 million Pokedors and Alex also needs to deduct the money for these 10 Pokemon and the 10 good Items (so that they could reach the S-rank rtively safely during their evolution).

    Alex''s earnings were still very good with about 60 million Pokedors. Especially when he considered that he hardly spent any time on it.

    this method of making money was very rewarding and Alex would like to continue using it, but there are several major risks involved with this method of making money.

    The more frequently he earns incredible money with it, the more eyes will be on him.

    S-rank Pokemon are very valuable, but they have one major disadvantagepared to A-rank Pokemon.

    Nobody buys an S-rank Pokemon without having a good rtionship with the seller and being able to give the Pokemon back to them when the Pokemon had "character problems".

    Nobody buys a Pokemon for several million without having any certainty that this Pokemon has no problems.

    It is not enough to just confirm the Potential with the Potential machine.

    Only if the Seller and the Buyer know each other rtively well will such a transaction be possible. trust is very important for this art of expensive transaction.

    Apart from the dangers when people in Team Rocket find out how much money he earned with S-rank Pokemon.

    Alex had weakened this risk by indicating to Team Rocket that he had bought A-rank 35 pokemon and got these 10 for an S-rank after 1 month so that many will think that his profit is not high and don''t try to do something harmful to Alex.

    But even with this lie, Alex knew that the huge amount of money had attracted a few eyes from Team Rocket.

    Alex knew that his strength is not bad, but he did not n to try to earn more money with this process again. It was too risky for his taste. apart from the fact that he had a better n.

    His n was to earn money with this method when he had his own base in Hoenn and then had several better ways to sell these S-rank Pokemon.

    Although Alex had more than 145 million Pokedors in his possession for a moment, his expenses in those 3 months were ridiculously high, so that Alex only had about 7 million Pokedors left after all the expenses.

    Alex, who started to see 7 million Pokedors as "little money", suddenly felt that he was starting to think more and more like Steven about money.

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    After Alex finished his daily Meditation, he watched his Pokemon train like always.

    As he looked at the infos of each of his Pokemon again, as he did every day, he began to think about something.

    ''What is the problem?. Ditto should already have been training [Transform] for about 1 year but, the Move still shows no indications of reaching the Master-rank.''

    Ditto had hardly wasted any time this year (as Alex Pokemon) and trained a lot on the Move [Transform]. Alex also regrly tried other many training practices in order to improve the training effectively.

    But the move [Transform] is still on the Expert-rank.

    Alex knew that getting an Innate Talent move from an S-rank Pokemon from Expert-rank to the Master-rank takes about 2 months with a regr move.

    Only difficult-to-learn moves, like [Explosion], would take longer. But even [Explosion] with the right training approach shouldn''t take more than 3-4 months.

    Alex knew for a long time that the Move [Transform] was extremely difficult to train but, he didn''t think it was that much harder than other moves.

    He suddenly understood why Ditto is so unpopr as a fighting Pokemon and why only a few trainers have a Ditto with an [Transform] on the Master-rank. It''s not easy to achieve and harder to train than to train multiple moves on the Master Rank.

    If Ditto, with a very good Potential, already takes so long to get his [Transform] on the Master-rank and still hasn''t been sessful, Alex doesn''t have to guess how long other Ditto''s trainers feel.

    Alex has already bought a lot of information about the exercise for the move [Transform]. for a lot of money.

    But unfortunately, these training practices were very simr to Ditto''s currently and nothing special or new for Alex.

    Alex was sure that there wasn''t a trick to train this move much faster or if there was a trick, only a few people knew about it.

    When he remembered that he had Ditto for about a year, it urred to him that he had been a trainer for more than 1 year and how much he had changed.

    ''Hmm, now that I think about it, I''ve been a trainer for more than 1 year. time goes by really fast, ''Alex thought to me with a smile.

    From a rookie to an Elite-level Trainer with several level 50 Pokemon is absolutely phenomenal and can hardly be reached by other trainers.

    Such a ridiculous level-up speed for Alex is only possible through the use of vast amounts of money, the perfect assessment of Potential, and tireless training in the Wildness and normal training practices.

    Even Steven didn''t level up that fast in his early trainer''s years.

    Although the main reason is that he hardly ever spent time with Pokemon training and rarely went out into the Wild in his early years.

    Now that Steven is a "full-time" trainer, his level-up speed is simr to Alex''s and in the future probably better, because his Pokemon have a slightly better Potential (now).

    As Alex was thinking about Steven, he saw that Steven has sent him a message.

    [Hey Alex, I now have a full team of SS-rank Pokemon. Although you don''t understand how it feels like, I can tell you it''s really a great feeling.]

    Alex, who "only" had 5 Shallow Diamond Pokemon in his team, couldn''t quite oppose Steven''s 5 Shallow Diamond Pokemon and a Monster Metagross with an Diamond Potential.

    Although Alex wasn''t angry, he still epted the chance to make fun of Steven.

    [Yes, that makes your sad single life more bearable... maybe]

    Steven responds almost immediately.

    [Haven''t I already exined to you why I don''t have a girlfriend?]

    Alex answered without hesitation.

    [Must I care what lies do you think up?.]

    Steven did not write anything for a few seconds before writing a new message to Alex.

    [Be d that I can''t take part in the Kanto Champion tournament or you would regret these Words]

    Alex smiled slightly as he wrote,

    [Wow. I didn''t think that would annoy you so much. If that pisses you off just look for a Girlfriend.] .... [Ahh and I would beat you. Even with your Metagross.]

    Steven ignores the first sentence and focuses on the second.

    [Is that so? how about a rematch after the tournament?]

    Alex smiled when he thought that Steven want to start a rematch after he showed all his strength and tactics in the tournament.

    Although he knew that the rematch has to wait. The Kanto Champion tournament would start in three days and that the registrations will start today, so it makes sense that the rematch can only take ce after the tournament. Alex and Steven are very far apart and can''t just meet in a few hours for a rematch.

    Alex believed that he could surprise Steven a bit about how strong he has be.

    [let''s do it after the tournament.]

    Steven looked at the message from Alex and he be slightly enthusiastic. He felt that it would be a very good Challenge for him after realizing Alex''s confident attitude.

    [I''m already looking forward to it]

    ...

    In the Saffronia Arena, were many Trainers and Reports at the entrance so that Alex, who saw this spot from afar, was really impressed by the many Cameras and Reporters.

    Alex has never seen so many Reporters and Cameras in one ce, and that although the tournament hadn''t started yet. Even in the Kanto Rookie tournament, were fewer Reporters and Cameras.

    Many Reporters interview multiple various well-known Trainers and Alex even recognized a few of them.

    Although these Trainers are not as well known as Gym leaders, their strengths could not be underestimated and for many, they are still rtively famous. Simr to Alex''s stardom.

    When Alex made his way towards the entrance of the Saffronia-Arena, he was recognized by a couple of Reporters and they wanted to ask him for a short interview, but Alex refused with the Comment "Afterwards" directly.

    Although the reports all showed a dissatisfied expression, they didn''t want to lose their chance to get an interview after Alex registered, so they did not say much or block Alex''s way.

    Alex entered the entrance lobby of the Saffronia Arena and saw immediately where he has to Register. It was hard to miss with a few Trainers waiting there and several members of the staff to keep things quiet.

    There were only a few Trainers in front of Alex so that he hardly had to wait long before it was his turn.

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 Chapter 311 - Pokemon Master Of Tactics: (Bonus Chapter)

    After 15 minutes, it was Alex''s turn to move in front of the registration ce.

    A beautiful woman around 20 years old looked at Alex and said with a smile, "Hello sir, can you please give me your ID card."

    As in the Kanto Rookie tournament, only Alliance trainers are allowed to take part in this tournament.

    Although Alex thinks rather badly about this rule, he doesn''t say anything and gives this woman his ID card.

    The beautiful woman put the card on the scanner for a second before handing it back to Alex.

    The beautiful woman saw the name on the ID and took another look at Alex with a seductive smile as she gave him the ID card back. Simultaneously, She touched Alex''s hand so that it seemed very "identally" as she gave him his ID card.

    She gave a small smile and tried not to let the emotion in her eyes betray what she was thinking.

    But Alex saw this look so often that he recognized it almost immediately.

    He knew that if he would now ask her for her number, that he could sleep with this woman today. but he had no interest in doing that.

    for Alex behave this Woman a little too much like Lisa had when he first met her. Alex wishes not to be famous anymore precisely because of such like situation.

    Although He knew that many women see him as the optimal "prey or target" and that he hardly has to do anything to sleep with these women, he sees this "benefit" only as a source of problems and not as something great.

    Alex wouldn''t mind having fun for one night with such a beautiful woman, but now that he had Maria, he wouldn''t consider it anymore.

    When he was hungry, no one gave him a Steak, but now that he is already full, he is offered high-quality Steaks all the time.

    Alex looked at the woman but continued to show an indifferent expression to make her understand that he is not interested.

    After the beautiful woman had seen Alex''s expression she showed a slightly disappointing expression that would awaken the protective instinct of many men.

    Alex just continued to look indifferently at the woman. He hopes that the woman can just stop.

    After a few seconds, the beautiful woman showed a professional smile again. She asked Alex, "Do you want a normal registration or the seed spot registration?

    very identical to the Kanto Rookie tournament in which Alex participated, there were two different registration options.

    With normal registration, you can take part in the tournament as long as you have fulfilled the minimum number of gym bags (three different options).

    For the Seed Spot registration, you have to meet all the requirements of the normal registration and you have to have a team that exceeds a certain average level.

    Interestingly, there is no additional requirement where, as in the Kanto Rookie tournament, you have to pay money to be a seed participant.

    Although these requirements seem so easy to meet, they are not.

    First the Gym Badges. Even the B-Rank Gym Badges and A-Rank Badges are not easy to obtain and that many Elite trainers have problems with them.

    Also, Alex knew that this level requirement could not be met for most of the participants, that have achieved the previous requirement.

    His/Her 6 Pok¨¦mon must have an average level of 47.5 or must have 3 Pok¨¦mon above level 49.

    Most Elite-level trainers don''t even have even 1 Mid-Elite (level 50-54) Pokemon. Not to mention three Mid-Elite Level Pokemon.

    The first option is also not much easier for most trainers.

    Having 3 level 47 and three level 48 is by no means easier. Even Alex couldn''t fulfill this high requirement three months ago.

    But the Trainers who register this way, have a great advantage.

    Alex himself knew how important it is to register as a seed participant if they don''t want to fight against strong participants in the preliminary rounds.

    Seed participants will not fight against other seed participants in the preliminary round and because almost all the strong participants are seed participants, the Seed participants won''t have to worry about too strong opponents in the preliminary rounds.

    Alex said, "I want to register for the seed ce."

    The woman beautiful looked at Alex and said with a smile, "Ok. Please put your 6 Pok¨¦mon that are going to participate in the tournament on this machine. Please keep in mind that you cannot change them after registration so choose carefully. "

    Alex, who had already decided for his team, put 6 Pokeballs on this Device.

    He only had 7 Pokemon which were a realistic option and did not have a huge level disadvantagepared to the rest.

    In the end, Alex chooses, Crobat, Scizor, Gardevoir, ziken, Bastiodon, and Umbreon as his team.

    Unfortunately, Ditto was the Pokemon that Alex had ruled out.

    As long as Ditto doesn''t have [Transform] on the Master-rank, he will not be strong enough in a 1 vs 1 tournament,pared to Alex''s other 6 Pokemon.

    Alex put the 6 Pokeballs on a simr-looking machine to the one in the Kanto rookie tournament.

    The beautiful woman looked on the screen with Alex''s Pok¨¦mon data and said with a smile, "All alright, your 6 Pok¨¦mon''s average level is at 49,66. You are entitled to get a seed ce. Here is your participant number. If you have any questions about the rules or the schedule of the tournament, you can visit our website for the Kanto rookie tournament. "

    Alex took the participant number and noticed that this woman had also put a sheet of paper with a number on top of it. He also recognized from who the number belonged when he saw the woman''s smile.

    ''Ahh? can''t she give up and when did she do that? She didn''t have time to write down a number and I didn''t see that she had done anything else. ...Don''t tell me that she had prepared for such an asion. ''

    Alex, who doesn''t want to waste any more time, took both things and left the building. After leaving the building, he immediately threw the number in the trash.

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 Chapter 312

    Chapter 312

    Several Reporters with cameras and other equipment, saw Alex leaving the building and began to head in his direction.

    Alex only recognized one person from all reporters, and he knew that the Person he recognized was also the Reporter with the greatest fame in Kanto.

    It was a female Reporter with beautiful ck hair and a tall height for a woman. On the whole, she looked very much like a model with a very special charisma. a bit like a Queen without an arrogant demeanor.

    She was also the only reporter he knew by name. Even if it''s just her first name.

    Because he often heard her name being said in programs, he knew that this female Reporter was called Freya.

    Alex knew that this is the best-known reporter in all of Kanto and that She also works for the most popr news channel, Pok¨¦News.

    Freya is also not just a reporter but mostly a host of many programs on Pok¨¦News. She only came here as a Reporter because the Kanto Champion tournament is the biggest event in all of Kanto.

    She was very well-known and many times more notable than small celebrities like Alex himself.

    Freya did not go in front of Alex immediately but watched him when she thought about whether an interview with him was worthwhile.

    The other Reporters started pacing in front of Alex and asking many questions with no sign of civility.

    "Are you taking part in this tournament?"

    "Alex, What rank do you think you will achieve in this tournament?"

    "Have you heard words from future gym leader, Misty? She said she''d beat you easily this time. What do you think of that?"

    "Alex, do you think you have a chance to win this tournament."

    "Do you think that your victoryst time was only possible through luck ?."

    Alex tried not to show an annoyed expression when all reports started recording without asking and asked questions directly.

    He gave a "fake" smile as he said, " sry, I don''t have a lot of time to answer all of your questions so, I''ll keep it short."

    "Yes, I will take part in this tournament, and no, I don''t think, I can create a miracle likest time and win this tournament."

    Alex then looked at the Reporters blocking his path and he waited for them to give him a freeway.

    But when none of the Reporters left and started asking more questions, he got a bit annoyed.

    Alex continued to smile, but he said telepathically to Crobat, "Scare this trash for me."

    Crobat immediately left his Pokeball and started looking at the Reporters with a bloodthirsty aura around him.

    The Reporters were very surprised by this sudden change and they all stepped back a bit. Every reporter kept their distance from this Crobat that looked like it would attack them if they move one more step forward.

    Alex showed a "fake" expression of surprise.

    He then said to surprised Reporters, "I''m sorry that my Pokemon scared you. Crobat is very protective when strangerse too close."

    After that, he said a few polite words and say goodbye without giving them a chance to stop him again.

    Alex immediately called Gardevoir and had himself Teleport in front of his Hotel to get rid of the annoying Reporters.

    He knew that each of these Reporters only had a small range and that most of them didn''t even report beyond a city level.

    While it''s not bad, it is not enough to have a major impact on Alex''s reputation as long as Alex doesn''t do anything special.

    ....

    Alex, who was in the best and most expensive hotel in all of Saffron City, started to read the rules of the Tournament when his Pokemon were practicing their moves.

    Many of the rules in this Tournament were very simr to the Kanto Rookie Tournament and there were hardly any differences in the Rulebook. (Chap. 79)

    For Alex, the anomaly was that now not every Pokemon can be changed once per battle, but each trainer can only change three times in the entire Fight.

    In addition, the Formats in this Tournament are also different than in the Kanto Rookie Tournament.

    In the preliminary round, the participants will fight 1 v / s 1.

    When there are only 64 participants left, 3 v / s 3 fights will be used as the format.

    The format 6 v / s 6 will be used for the round of the top 16.

    Alex looked at his participant number and he saw that he had got the participant number 69.

    Like a Kanto Rookie Tournament, this number is only for the preliminary round and is not ranked ording to the strength of the Trainers.

    Only when the preliminary round is over will each participant receive a Number that is ranked ording to the level of their Team.

    Alex who saw this Number couldn''t resist sending Maria a Photo with his participant number and the words "do you know what I''m thinking about?".

    Although Alex knew that it was very childish, he couldn''t help it. He sometimes had fun with the simple things in life.

    But Alex''s mood quickly got worse when he saw Maria respond with the words, "You are sometimes really cute".

    Alex would rather hear, insults from Maria than being described with such words.

    He wasn''t really upset, but it annoyed him more than it should. The worst part was that he wasn''t sure if Maria knew this or if it was just a coincidence. Alex even hoped Maria just wants to tease him and doesn''t honestly think something like that.

    He stopped thinking about it and started meditating again.

    ...

    Several hourster, the registration for the Kanto Champion Tournament waspleted and each participant received the information about their first opponent.

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    Maybe a few of you can guess when we saw her for the first time.

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    Chapter 313

    Usually, only between 200 and 300 Trainers take part in the Kanto Champion Tournament each year, which makes the participants number even smaller than of the Kanto Rookie Tournament.

    Alex knew, however, that the main reason for this small number is not the unpoprity but that the requirement for this Tournament is too high for most Trainers.

    Only a small percentage of all active Trainers are Elite-level Trainers and the general number of Elite-level Trainers is moderately small.

    Several thousand Elite-level trainers are not arge number when one considers that Kanto has a poption of more than 10 million residents.

    Apart from the fact that participants also need a better strength than a normal elite level trainer to be able to collect two A-rank gym badges.

    Although only half as many Trainers take part in the Kanto Champion tournament than in the Kanto Rookie tournament, is even "the trash" in this Tournament stronger than most of the Champions from the Kanto Rookie tournament. Only the absolute Elite are allowed to take part in this Tournament.

    Alex looked at the number of participants and saw that only 212 participants were taking part in this Tournament.

    That means that there will only be two preliminary rounds and that even a few lucky participants only need to have one fight in the preliminary rounds.

    He went to the tournament tree to see who he has to fight tomorrow.

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    Contestant No. 199

    Pok¨¦mon:

    Charizard LV 46, Magmar LV 44, Nales LV 42, Pidgeot LV 40, Rapidash LV 39, reon 39,

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    Alex saw that his first opponent wasn''t really strong and he showed a slightly disappointing expression.

    Although 4 Elite-level Pokemon, where one of them at level 46, can be described as very strong for most people, it is in this tournament only "Trash" that cannot survive the preliminary rounds.

    None of Alex''s Pokemon would have problems winning against even the strongest of this opponent''s Pokemon.

    Even Bastiodon with his [Rock slide] on the Expert rank and his three-level advantage would win easily.

    As Alex thought about it, he noticed how his Pok¨¦mon were done with their daily training and that they started doing other things.

    Especially Ditto, who started ying the most chess of all Pokemon, started walking towards Gardevoir.

    Ditto got better at chess and was now so good that he was the third-best chess yer in the group. Only Alex and Gardevoir were better than him.

    He often challenged the two of them, but never managed to defeat either of them. But he never gave up and kept almost every day trying.

    That was one of the reasons why Ditto went from the worst chess yer in Alex''s group to the third best.

    Alex also believed that after a few months Ditto would even y better than him.

    Although he saw no hope that Ditto could beat Gardevoir. Alex still remembers how he lost to Gardevoir even though she learned this game on the same day. She is in apletely different league.

    Alex watched as Ditto yed tirelessly against Gardevoir and showed no signs of giving up in these one-sided games either.

    After everyone had spent a bit of time with their hobby, Alex and his Pokemon started to go to sleep.

    ....

    Saffron City Arena

    Alex sat in the waiting room for the participants for the C block and waited for his turn.

    After 10 minutes, Alex saw his number on the screen.

    He went in the direction of the C block section in the Arena with his participant number and ID card. As he entered the Arena, he saw several Trainers fighting in different blocks.

    Saffron City Arena was a massive Arena encircled by countless spectator seats. It was very simr to the arena in the Kanto Rookie tournament and mainly differed in being muchrger.

    But it feels very different to Alex. He couldn''t quite exin it, but this arena felt special.

    Maybe because the most important event in all of Kanto takes ce here or because of the enormous size, but Alex was very impressed when he looked around.

    Although the spectator seats are empty because the tournament has not yet started, this arena was really spectacr.

    Alex went to the C block and he immediately saw the C-block referee standing there.

    He showed his number and ID card to the referee and waited together with the referee for his opponent.

    After only 2 minutes, a rtively young man came in front of Alex and the referee with the participant number, 199.

    Alex looked at the man and saw nothing special except that the man looked like he was around 25 years old.

    This young man also seemed to know the strength of Alex''s Pok¨¦mon and showed a serious expression the whole time.

    He knew that he didn''t have a big chance but he came anyway because the difference between 3 levels or 4 levels is not impossible to beat if the fight runs optimally. Also, even if he doesn''t win, his Pok¨¦mon can gain valuable experience.

    The referee made a hand gesture to indicate that both participants should call out their Pok¨¦mon.

    Alex took a Pokeball and the young man did the same thing.

    Bastiodon and Charizard appeared in the arena at the same time.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Charizard

    LV: 46

    Type: Fire/Flying

    Abilities: ze

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Smokescreen, Dragon Rage, Scary Face, Fire Fang, me Burst, sh,

    - (Innate Talent) Wing Attack [M], (Innate Talent) Dragon w [M], (Innate Talent) Ember,

    - (TM) Protect, (TM)Swords Dance [E],(TM) methrower [E], (TM) Sunny Day, (TM) Facade, Shadow w, (TM) Dragon Tail,

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    Alex noticed immediately that this Trainer values ??more, that his Pokemon can do one or two moves exceptionally well, than that his Pokemon can do several different moves well.

    He didn''t think it was wrong, but in this Fight, it made Charizard''s chance of victory worse.

    both of Charizard''s two Master-rank moves against Bastiodon are ineffective, and that makes that both moves do less damage than [methrower] on the Expert rank.

    That means that Charizard does not have flexibility (many [E] moves) or the specific Power that he should have, against Bastiodon.

    "3,2,1, Go"

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    After Bastiodon took just a little damage and used a few moves, Alex imed his first win, easily.

    Alex had already thought that this fight would be effortless but he still underestimated how uplicated this fight was.

    Bastiodon does not only do a lot of damage with a [Rock Slide] but also hardly gets any damage itself from the moves of Charizard.

    3 level disadvantage + [Rock slide] on the Expert rank was just too much for Charizard.

    The referee shouted, "Participant 199 Pok¨¦mon passed out. Participant 69 won this round."

    Alex calls Batiodon back to his Pokeball after hearing that the referee confirms his victory.

    The referee looked at Alex and said seriously, "Participant 69, you will be informed of your next opponent within 3 hours. Please be ready for tomorrow."

    Alex nodded and started exiting the arena after shaking hands with his opponent.

    He made her on the way back to his hotel.

    ...

    Two hourster, when Alex finished his daily meditation, he pulled out his TRH device again to see if he had been assigned a new opponent on the tournament tree.

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    Contestant No. 47

    Pok¨¦mon:

    Flygon LV 51, Steelix LV 49, Quagsire LV 47, Nidoqueen LV 45, Camerupt LV 45, Gardevoir 41,

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    Alex, who saw this information from his opponent, wasn''t sure for a moment whether he will have to fight one of the strongest non-seed participants or as if his opponent is nothing special in this tournament and his first enemy was very weak.

    This participant not only had two Pokemon at a simr level to his Pokemon, but one of these Pokemon was 1 level higher than each of Alex''s Pokemon.

    As a Seed participant, Alex had a level disadvantage in a 1 vs 1 match.

    Also, this level 51 Pokemon was not of a weak species and a Pokemon of a Dragon-Type Species. Alex felt almost as if he had hit a Wall.

    Alex didn''t think that in the preliminary round he would feel the danger of leaving the tournament but after seeing this opponent, he can onlyugh at his previous thoughts.

    ''I thought it was a trick to hype the tournament, but the Kanto Champion tournament really doesn''t allow any weak yers on the main event. Even the seed participants are not necessarily safe in the previous round. ...What an interesting tournament. ''

    He looked at his Pokemon and almost immediately decided which Pokemon to choose for tomorrow.

    Fortunately, he had nearly that perfect Pokemon for tomorrow.

    ...

    Saffron City Arena

    Alex is one dayter again in this big arena, but this time with a serious expression and not with a rxed expression likest time.

    Alex believes that with his numerous ns which he can adjust ording to many situations, he would have a good chance to win this fight, even if he feels a bit of uncertainty because he hadn''t seen the info from the Flygon.

    He couldn''t n his tactics perfectly in advance and therefore can''t use the most out of his strength.

    One of the main reasons why Alex had such powerful and effective tactics against Misty and Junichi is because he knew all the information about the Pokemon of the two before his fight.

    Alex had enough time to build a perfect adapted n that can react perfectly to most responses from his opponents.

    But not even without the best of his strength, Alex was confident that he would find a way to turn this fight into his own direction.

    He also had a lot of fights without nning time so that he can still use tactics effectively without enough time even if not so perfectly with enough time.

    After Alex saw his number on the screen in the waiting room, he started to move to the arena and to go back to the C-block where his opponent and the referee were waiting for him.

    Alex looked at his opponent and he showed a surprised expression when he saw a man who looked like he was over 45 years old.

    This man had already started to lose hair and, together with his face, made this man look like he was in his mid-40s. and that''s a friendly estimate.

    Alex looked up at The referee with a perplexed expression.

    The referee immediately understood Alex''s confused expression.

    Participant 47, is under 40 and he is allowed to take part in this tournament. Don''t worry, we have already checked it thoroughly."

    The old-looking man showed an annoyed expression when he heard this.

    He said, "Yes and you-all even called a doctor with a machine because you thought I had faked my ID card. That waspletely unwarranted."

    Alex who heard these words looked at the man''s face again and said, "Well, it can happen, that one is judged to be a few years older. I mean you are 38 or 39 years old, right? The gap is not very big "

    The old-looking man got angry and started yelling at Alex, "Boy, shut up if no one talks to you. you stupid bastard, I''ll be 35 this year."

    Alex has already lowered his first assessment of that age of this man, was surprised that this man was even younger. This man didn''t look like he was 34 years old to Alex.

    He wasn''t even angry that he was insulted and yelled at.

    Alex even showed an expression of sympathy as he look at the man.

    This old-looking man already had a below-average appearance and that he also looked 10 years older feel just sad for Alex.

    "sry, man."

    The old-looking man would normally ept Alex''s apology but after seeing Alex''s eyes full of pity he felt a wave of indescribable anger.

    He thought with a cold expression, ''we''ll see if you''ll still give me that look after the fight, boy''

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    Chapter 315

    Alex knew that his opponent only had two real options that he could send in this 1 vs 1 fight.

    Either Flygon on LV 51 or Steelix on LV 49.

    Although Flygon is two levels stronger than Steelix, Steelix has a type advantage against Gardevoir so that his opponent may take Steelix because of this reason.

    Alex knew this, but he still chose to pick Gardevoir for this fight.

    Even if his opponent takes Stellix, Alex believed the Gardevoir against Steelix is still in Gardevoir''s favor.

    Steelix had a bad Sp. Def and a terrible speed so the Gardevoir had a good chance even with the type disadvantage. perhaps even a better chance than against Flygon.

    In addition, She was a level higher than Steelix which is not trivial on the elite levels. it is still a small advantage even if it is only 1 level.

    The referee made a hand gesture to indicate that both participants should call out their Pok¨¦mon.

    Gardevoir and Flygon both left their Pokeballs at the same time.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Flygon

    LV: 51

    Type: Ground/Dragon

    Ability: Levitate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Bide, Bite, Feint Attack, Sand Attack, Mud-p, Bulldoze, Sand Tomb, Rock Slide, Dig, Crunch, Earth Power, Feint, Earthquake [M], Dragon Breath, Sandstorm [M], Uproar, Hyper Beam, Dragon w [M], Dragon Rush

    -(Innate Talent) Roost [M], (Innate Talent) Fly [M], (Innate Talent) Dragon Dance [M]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute,

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    Alex looked slightly shocked when he saw 6 Moves on the Master-rank.

    This Trainer had apparently taken several years to train 6 moves up to the maximin and Alex couldn''t help but praise the intelligence of this person inwardly.

    Alex knew that it would take an S-rank Pokemon at least 6 to 12 months to train a non-Innate Talent Move to the Master-rank.

    Although "all" trainers don''t understand why there is such a big-time difference between the S-rank Pokemon, Alex knew the reason.

    Alex was sure that Shallow Gold, Gold, Deep Gold Pokemon all have a different Speed to train a Move to the Master rank.

    Especially when he read, in an expensive book, that all S-rank Pokemon were ced into three categories in this book.

    This book describes the results of various tests with many different S-rank Pokemon. All the S-rank Pokemon were trained with the same training method and trained the same move. In the end, all Pokemon could be divided into precisely three groups.

    6 months, 9 months, and 12 months.

    the book writer didn''t understand why there was such a smooth separation from training time and not proportionate Pokemon with 11, 10, 8, and 7 months of training time. while Alex understood immediately the answer.

    Shallow Gold: 12 months

    Gold: 9 months

    Deep Gold: 6 months

    But Alex knew that these are only the absolute best times that are only achievable, with perfect training methods, food, and training time.

    As long as you''re not ridiculously rich and training like a madman all the time, it will take you longer.

    Alex didn''t know how long this "old" man had his Flygon but he believed it should be at least a couple of years.

    He already thought that the fight would not be easy but he didn''t think that he would have to fight such a Monster.

    At that moment, Alex was so happy that he had nned this fight thoroughly and that it didn''t have toe up withpletely new tactics.

    The old-looking man looked at Alex with serious expressions and gave a small smile.

    The referee didn''t waste any time and immediately gave the signal to start the fight.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    "Sandstorm" (Flygon)

    The old-looking man only uses 1 word to give hismand faster.

    Alex didn''t say anything but Gardevoir immediately started preparing a move, after the referee began the fight.

    Flygon finished his Move shortly before Gardevoir, even if he started his Move a littleter. A dense and high-rise [Sandstrom] surrounded the whole arena.

    Flygon was one of the few Pokemon species that can see perfectly through a [Sandstrom]. Because of the unique eyes of the Flygon Species, it is possible to see through dense sand streams without any problems.

    Alex couldn''t see anything in the Arena but thanks to his psychic powers he still knew what was going on in this [Sandstorm].

    Neither Gardevoir''s nor his vision is restricted by the [Sandstorm].

    Although Gardevoir is harmed quite a bit by the force of The [Sandstorm], Alex had a calm expression on his face. He didn''t think it would be a long fight so that it will not be a big problem.

    In the [Sandstorm], Gardevoir was using [Reflect] and was improving her defenses for some time.

    After that, she immediately started preparing the move [Icy Wind].

    Although this Move is only on the Normal-rank, it was very useful in this fight.

    It''s not just an Ice-Type Move but also a Move that, after a sessful hit slowed Flygon''s speed slightly down.

    Alex knew how important the speed of a Pokemon is against a Pokemon that [Teleport] can use.

    The slower Flygon is, the better Gardevoir can kiting him.

    "Dragon Dance" (Flygon)

    Alex who heard this continued to show a calm expression, even if the situation looked very dangerous.

    He felt that the fight waspletely going ording to his n so far.

    Flygon was not only finished faster but managed to use [Dragon Dance] almost twice for the one time the Gardevoir used [Icy Wind].

    But Flygon lost more than 15% of Hp after getting hit by Gardevoir''s [Icy Wind].

    Gardevoir immediately started preparing [Dazzling Gleam] without Alex having to say a word.

    Because everything went ording to n, Alex didn''t have to say anything and he can just watch, Gardevoir execute the n.

    Old-looking Man felt like he had already won after his Flygon had sessfully used [Dragon Dance] twice without taking much damage.

    "Flygon use [Fly] and show this kid his ce."

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    Although this position doesn''t look particrly promising, Alex felt that it was a very favorable situation for Gardevoir.

    Primarily for his n, it doesn''t matter if Flygon is strengthened with [Dragon Dance] or not.

    Gardevoir, who first started preparing her move, finished preparing [Dazzling Gleam] and was using it immediately.

    Flygon, who was only 30 meters away and was flying high in the air, could not dodge it and was hit by this move.

    He showed a slight expression of pain and lost nearly 20% of his hp from that 1 hit.

    Flygon finished his move shortly after being hit and he started using it immediately.

    His whole body was enveloped in flying-type energy when he began to dive in the direction of Gardevoir.

    He achieved an incredibly fast speed that made it impossible for Gardevoir to evade it normally.

    Gardevoir, however, showed a calm expression and used [Teleport] which she had prepared immediately after using [Dazzling Gleam].

    She appears on the edge of the other side of the arena and Flygonpletely missed its target.

    Alex, who kept a calm expression the whole time, felt that Flygon and his trainer are really unlucky. Gardevoir with its move [Teleport] and her Fairy typing is a hard counter against Flygon.

    Gardevoir''s [Teleport] is a very powerful weapon but not unbeatable.

    First of all, [Teleport] cannot be used or prepared when Gardevoir is using a move or when preparing a move.

    Second, even if Gardevoir teleported over the whole arena without hitting, it doesn''t matter if she can''t do any harm. apart from that, the Gardevoir cannot use this [Teleport] indefinitely.

    Gardevoir must prepare a move, use it and then immediately prepare [Teleport].

    Although [Teleport] takes less time to prepare than normal moves, it still takes about 1 second.

    If Gardevoir and the opponent are preparing a range move at the same time and using it at the same time, Gardevoir cannot avoid this move (unless the projectile is particrly slow) with [Teleport].

    But even with these "ws", is this move ridiculously powerful.

    Especially against opponents like this Flygon.

    Alex was very impressed by Flygon''s many powerful Moves but he immediately noticed a major weak point.

    Flygon didn''t have a Move where the target doesn''t have to be very close.

    It didn''t even have a range move on the Expert-rank.

    Even [Earthquake] which does more damage with less distance cannot be ssified as a range move.

    Alex sees this Flygon as a nightmare in closebat, butpletely defenseless in mid to long-rangebat.

    But because Flygon can use [Dragon Dance] and because his Species has a very good basic speed, it is seldom the case, where he cannot force his opponent into a closebat fight.

    Flygon is very unlucky that he met Gardevoir.

    Gardevoir canpletely ignore his outstanding advantages.

    Alex looked at the old-looking man and suddenly saw how this man changed his expression as if he could see what was happening in this sand stream.

    Although he couldn''t sense the psychic energy of this old-looking man, Alex knew that it''s not difficult to hide his psychic energy when you''re not using it.

    Only if Alex had a much stronger psychic ability than the old-looking man could he find out whether this man has psychic abilities or not. at least as long as the man does not use psychic energy.

    The old-looking man said with a serious expression, "Flygon use [Roost] while you''re preparing [Fly]."

    Although Flygon can use two moves at once, Alex knew that the effectiveness of those moves is decreased when they are used at the same time.

    [Roost] heals less and takes longer to prepare.

    [Fly] does less damage and takes longer to prepare.

    ''Hmmm he doesn''t seem to have as much talent in directbat as he does in training his pokemon.'' thought Alex when he heard the order from his opponent.

    Although themand from this man is not bad, it was ording to Alex, not much better than from a regr elite-level trainer.

    Flygon couldn''t hit Gardevoir with [Fly] so it doesn''t make sense to prepare for this move and it would be even more effective if he just used [Roost].

    Apart from the fact that it did not turn the direction of this fight. Alex wouldn''t use any of these two tactics.

    If both Pok¨¦mon continue to fight in the same pattern, Flygon clearly loses.

    [Dazzling Gleam] does too much damage to be out-healed by [Roost].

    Alex also noticed at this moment that, even at this high level, hardly any trainers have good tactics.

    Lt. Surge was the only trainer he had fought against, Where Alex can say that he was very skilled in tactics.

    Because Alex hadn''t said anything, Gardevoir continues with her [Teleport] and [Dazzling Gleam] strategy.

    After just 1 minute, Flygon fell unconscious after being hit by a [Dazzling Gleam].

    The old-looking man tried many things in this fight but couldn''t find a way and lost the fight, without Alex having to change his starting strategy even once.

    Alex showed a little smile after his victory. With this victory, his preliminary rounds are over and he is now one of the top 64 participants, who will take part in the main event.

    The old-looking man healed his Flygon and then walked in front of Alex with a slightly kind expression.

    "Boy, you are too strong for me. You hardly tried hard and still beat me so easily."

    Alex, who hadn''t expected such an honorable attitude from this grumpy-looking man, was briefly surprised.

    "Ahh thank you but, I gave everything for this match and prepared as much as I can with the little avable information."

    "To be honest, the matchup was very unfavorable for you."

    The old-looking manughed and said, "haha well it''s my own fault. Although only a few Pokemon can use the move [Teleport], I should still trained at least 1 range move to the Expert-rank."

    Alex and the old-looking man shook hands and talked for almost an hour. Alex not only learns that this man is called Ben but also exchanged his contact info with Ben.

    Although Alex did not have a very sociable personality, he found his conversation with Ben very pleasant and found Ben''s Charakter very likable.

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    Chapter 317

    Alex, who was still sleeping in his bed, suddenly began to notice how the sun was shining in his room. So he removed hisziness and woke uppletely. As he sat on the bed for a few seconds with his half-closed eyes, he first stretched his body to remove the rigidness left due to the night''s sleep. After a big yawn, he got out of the bed.

    Although he was still very tired, he was very excited for today.

    Today begins not only the main event of the Kanto champion tournament starts but is also the day when all participants get a new participant number ording to their strength.

    Alex got in the Kanto Rookie tournament, the number 6 but in this tournament, Alex knew that he could not get a single-digit number. there were too many strong trainers in this tournament to get such a low number.

    In thest Kanto Champion tournament, Alex and his Pokemon team would only get number 18.

    Alex woke up all of his Pok¨¦mon and started preparing their food when he turned on the TV.

    Pokenews pre-program was already live and a host and two experts started talking about the tournament.

    Alex recognized all three people in this program.

    Professor W?lhder and Gym leader Erika as the two Pokemon experts and Freya as the host.

    Alex had to admit that this program really doesn''t invite no-names and only the real famous individuals.

    Although Professor W?lhder is not an extraordinarily famous professor like Samuel Oak, he often appeared on TV and was one of the most famous professors in Kanto.

    The show first made a little small talk and only after a few minutes started talking about the things that awakened Alex''s interest.

    Freya suddenly showed serious expression as she quickly changed the subject.

    "I just got the info from the studio that we now have the whole list of all 64 participants."

    "As most spectators already know, the participant numbers are distributed to the trainers ording to their Pok¨¦mon''s average level. So that the strongest participants will not meet prematurely at the beginning of the tournament."

    "And because the tournament is a 64-tournament with 4 separate brackets, only 1 participant from each bracket will make it to the semi-finals."

    When Freya talked, the program started to show the list with all 64 participants on a side screen.

    Alex immediately looked at the list and he noticed that only the first 8 are visible in the entire list and the rest of the participants are greatly reduced in size so that Alex could not read the names.

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    Participant 1: Koga

    Pok¨¦mon: Weezing LV 56, Ariados LV 57, Forretress LV 57, Muk LV 59, Venomoth LV 60, Crobat LV 60,

    Participant 2: Lt. Surge

    Pok¨¦mon: Lanturn LV 57, Electrode LV 57, Jolteon LV 58, Electivire LV 58, Magnezone LV 58, Raichu 59,

    Participant 3: Sabrina

    Pok¨¦mon: Venomoth LV 54, Jynx LV 55, kazam LV 55, Espeon LV 56, Mr. Mime LV 57, kazam LV 60,

    Participant 4: Senta

    Pok¨¦mon: Tyrantrum LV 52, Flygon LV 53, Haxorus LV 53, Kingdra LV 55, Dragonite LV 59, Dragonite LV 60,

    Participant 5: Christina

    Pok¨¦mon: Snox LV 54, Gengar LV 54, Steelix LV 55, Slowbro LV 55, Nales LV 55, Venusaur LV 55,

    Participant 6: Zack

    Pok¨¦mon: Gliscor LV 53, Donphan LV 53, Ursaring LV 53, Arbok LV 54, Machamp LV 55, Tyranitar LV 58,

    Participant 7: Gary (Oak)

    Pok¨¦mon: kazam LV 51, Rhydon LV 52, Arcanine LV 52, Pidgeot LV 52, Exeggutor LV 54, stoise LV 55

    Participant 8: Gideon

    Pok¨¦mon: Electrode LV 50, Electrode LV 51, Raichu LV 53, Magnezone LV 53, Porygon LV 54, Electrode LV 54,

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    Alex saw how many strong trainers participated this year and he was a bit shocked.

    The Champion from thest Kanto Champion tournament would only get number 5 this year and not number 1, likest year.

    The fact that the top 3 are all strong Gym leaders had greatly increased the grade of this contest.

    Alex remembers hearing more than half a year ago that it didn''t take Koga and Sabrine long before they each had a Pokemon on the Champion level.

    Especially Koga''s team surprised Alex a lot.

    He had not only 2 Champion level Pokemon but almost 3 Champion level Pokemon

    If a trainer has 3 Pokemon at the Champion level, this trainer is considered a champion trainer and fulfills the minimum level required to be an elite four member in a region.

    Alex could see that Koga is now almost on a simr level as an elite four member and will probably have a simr strength after a year or two.

    But what really surprised Alex was that Gary Oak was in this tournament and how powerful he was.

    Above all, Alex remembers that Gary''s team was one on one like the team he had in the game, which supported his suspicion that this world had more to do with the games and manga than with the anime.

    Although Alex hadn''t heard from Red in this world, which discredited that theory a bit.

    After Alex saw Gary, he also wonders a bit whether Ash or Red exist in this world and whether they behave one-to-one as they do in the games and anime.

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    Chapter 318

    The Program slowly began to talk about the Participants, and Alex started again to listen carefully to the program, as he prepared the food for him and his Pokemon.

    Freya smiled and started asking questions. "Gym leader Erika, can you tell us why so many Gym leaders are taking part this year? As a Gym Leader, you must surely have a guess"

    Erika gave a slightly thoughtful expression. "Oh, that''s a very difficult question to answer. I can''t read anyone else''s thoughts, you know. But if I had to guess, I would guess that achieving the Champion-level, one reason for two of three Gym leaders a role in it yed. "

    Freya asked, "Professor W?lhder, what do you think?"

    --

    Professor W?lhder thought for a few seconds before he said with an uncertain expression, "Hmm, I have no idea. It would be better if you asked the top 3 participants yourself."

    Freya smiled when she replied, "Professor W?lhder, we tried to get an interview with these three, but none of the three were interested in talking to us for more than a minute."

    After she had said that, The program showed three separate chips from the top three participants that, each answering one question.

    All three were asked the same question: whether they think they can win This Tournament.

    Koga just gave a cold expression when he said, "Yes" and said nothing more. the chip was extremely short.

    Lt. Surge answers the question with the words, "Maybe. I don''t have the feeling that I''m not the most powerful trainer in the entire tournament. HEY, what are you looking surprised at? Tell me who is better than me?"

    The reporter showed a look of fear when he saw Lt. Surge''s eyes. He only replied with the words, "I also believe that you are the strongest." and finish the interview.

    Sabrina was the only person of the three who showed a smile.

    She said, "hehe, what a predictable question. But to answer this question." She paused for a moment before saying, with a self-conscious expression, "It is of course me."

    Although Alex saw that Sabrina made the "nicest" impression of the three, he knew that Sabrina is not such a gentle person. Alex heard the rumors about her and he did not believe that all the Rumors arepletely untrue.

    Freya showed a charming smile as she said, "As we can all see, each of the three participants is very confident."

    Professor W?lhder said, "I think this is justifiably confident. Although Sabrina and Lt. Surge have a level disadvantage, both have amazing advantages that canpensate for that."

    Freya nodded and exin to the camera, "Professor W?lhder, you are right. Sabrina has extremely strong psychic powers, that are so strong that she can even strengthen her Psychic-type Pokemon inbat and so canpensate for the level disadvantage when using it on Psychic-type Pokemon."

    "And Lt. Surge had a lot of experience and his tactics are on a very high level. Tactics, in particr, should not be underestimated if some of our viewers remember the oue of thest Kanto Rookie tournament."

    As always, Erika showed a gentle expression. "I think that all three participants have a good chance to win it. I''m already looking forward to the tournament."

    Freya began to change the subject again.

    "Although the top three have the most chance of winning the tournament, we have other interesting participants that we don''t want to leave out."

    Alex watched for a few minutes but saw neither himself nor the individuals that he recognized.

    When Alex already thought he wouldn''t appear on this show, he suddenly saw his name on the TV.

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    Participant 20: Alex

    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon LV 49, ziken LV 49, Umbreon LV 50, Gardevoir LV 50, Scizor LV 50, Crobat LV 50,

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    Freya looked at the camera when she said, "Maybe, some viewers recognize this participant."

    "He is the winner of thest Kanto Rookie tournament and the only person in the history of the tournament who won the Kanto Rookie tournament with a number higher than 4."

    Professor W?lhder smiled softly as he added, "Yes, he''s a really remarkably trainer. Especially when I''m thinking about how quickly his Pok¨¦mon level up, I can''t see Alex as anything other than an Anomaly."

    Erika smiled as she added, "I can only agree with Professor W?lhder. Alex is a talented trainer with an very sharp mind and a trainer, where I can see a very bright future ahead of him."

    Freyaughed lightly and said to her two guests, "hehe, it seems that Alex is not unpopr here."

    After a short pause, she said, "But what is a talented trainer without a rival ?."

    Right after she said that the show started showing the info of a new participant.

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    Participant 26: Misty

    Pok¨¦mon: Milotic LV 45, Quagsire LV 46, Lapras LV 47, Dewgong LV 47, Golduck LV 49, Starmie LV 50,

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    Alex looked at Misty''s data and showed a smile.

    He thought he was going to have a level advantage over Misty, but he didn''t think it would be that big of a level advantage.

    Although he didn''t understand why the program pretended that Misty was his rival.

    He has never lost to Misty and the strength gap will only increase in the future so that he does not believe that Misty will have even one chance in the future to win against him.

    Her first fight with him was her best chance to defeat him.

    Alex finished preparing the food and he started to eat with his Pokemon while he was still watching the show.

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    Chapter 319

    Alex was watching TV, while he was having breakfast and talking to his Pokemon.

    Although the program was still going on, Alex was only half listening.

    He had no hope of winning his bracket and getting to the semi-finals because he knew he couldn''t beat any of the top 4 Participants.

    Even the weakest of the top 4 Participants is many times stronger than Alex and that is not something he canpensate for with his good tactics.

    Alex just hopes for a top 16 finish so that he can get the valuable prizes from this tournament.

    Although he has to defeat a participant with a participant-number 16 or below to do this.

    The top 16 Participants have all been distributed in such a way that they cannot meet each other before the Round of 16.

    All other participants are randomly distributed so that Alex, with bad luck, can fight a top 16 participant in the first round.

    But Alex knew that this "random distribution" that was specified by the tournament is not necessarily random.

    Of course, the Kanto Champion Tournament wants to show interesting matches at the beginning, so that Alex does not believe that the tournament organizer did not have a hand in this "random distribution".

    Because of Alex''s poprity and his rivalry with Misty, He doesn''t think he will have much "bad luck" in this tournament.

    Alex believes that he will surely not get an impossible opponent to defeat before he has fought Misty.

    The TRH device vibrated and Alex saw that he had received a new message from Maria.

    He called Maria and talked to her a bit. He even said with a yful tone that she should watch "how he''ll win this tournament."

    When he was talking to Maria he also got a message from Steven.

    He wished Alex the best of luck as he made also fun of Alex, at the same time.

    Although Alex answered differently, he felt that Steven was really a good friend and he was d that he had such a good friend.

    Steven and Maria are the only humans in this world where Alex had no cold and calcted thoughts when he talked to them. He treats the two like real people and not tools to achieve his goal.

    Although Professor W?lhder is a person he found likable, he wouldn''t have any bad feelings about exploiting or manipting him if it would help him.

    ...

    Alex showed his ID card and he be his new participant-number before he went into the waiting room of the participants.

    When Alex entered the room, he felt a lot of stares at himself. Some of the participants recognized Alex but they didn''t show much interest in talking to him.

    He recognized many participants. Especially the Gym leaders, who show that they were not interested in talking to Alex.

    Except for Misty, who looked the whole time coldly at Alex since he walked into The Room.

    Alex, showed an indifferent expression as he sat down on a seat.

    He didn''t feel like talking to Misty. apart from the fact that he didn''t understand why Misty was even looking at him.

    Alex felt that even the arrogant Misty is not so stupid to understand that she barely had a chance against him with such a big disadvantage in levels.

    Although in a 3 v/s 3 fight, the level disadvantage not that big is as in a 6 v/s 6 fight and Misty''s team will only have a total of 3 or 4 level differences against Alex''s team in the fight, it is still not enough to have a good chance to win. (ording to Alex''s assessment)

    Alex didn''t think it was a very tough fight unless he underestimated Misty.

    Misty saw that Alex was ignoring her and she started to look angry at him.

    She walked towards Alex and sat next to him. At the same time, she gave him a freezing look.

    Alex''s eyes show a slightly ironic expression as he said, "Ohh, is that not my powerful rival?"

    Misty just looked coldly at Alex and said nothing for a few seconds.

    Alex was a bit surprised that Misty didn''t freak out like a kid from his provocation. Although he didn''t care where Misty is now a bit more of an Adult.

    Misty said after a few seconds in a low voice, "How?"

    Alex just looked at Misty with a questioning look "Hmm?"

    Misty''s expression got slightly angry as she said, "How did you manage to level your Pokemon so fast? I trained like a lunatic, spent several million, and still..."

    Alex looked at her emotionless.

    "Do you think that only because you give everything for it, that you deserve to level faster than me?"

    Misty''s expression showed eyes full of anger as she tried to suppress her emotion.

    "Do you have to provoke me all the time? After our second fight, I used all my time to train my Pokemon to be stronger. I was even in the Firewood Forest for 1 month to get stronger faster. Do you know how dangerous this ce is? you can lose your life if you are not careful. "

    Alex showed a sarcastic expression when he heard what Misty said. "Hehe, you are really spoiled."

    "You even think that it''s special when you train in a rtively dangerous ce like the FireWood forest."

    Alex''s expression went cold and he started to look at Misty with his indifferent eyes.

    "Many rookie trainers have to train in the wild to get Money or to get stronger. Many of them die every day and don''t have the luxury of waiting before they are strong enough to train more safely."

    "Did you know how expensive good Pokemon, TM''s, Pokemon Food, or even Pokemon items are? Especially good Pokemon items that you can give your Pokemon before its evolution so that they can improve their potential, are impossible for most rookie trainers to buy."

    Alex''s mood got worse than he remembered how he as a rookie trainer didn''t even have enough money to buy a good item for Crobat.

    "You have no idea what is really dangerous when you enter the real wilderness for the first time as an Elite-level Trainer."

    "Look at Rookie Trainer death numbers and shut up. Your foolishness annoys me."

    Alex didn''t have a good opinion of Misty just because she now started training her Pok¨¦mon seriously.

    She got her first Pokemon very young so it is understandable that she did not train her Pokemon at a young age seriously. but it is no reason for Alex that she now can think, that she is special because she train in a rtively dangerous area.

    Misty looked shocked and didn''t say anything for a few seconds.

    After a few seconds, she looked at Alex and said, "Do you train a lot in such dangerous areas?"

    Alex just looked at Misty speechless for a few seconds and then he said, "What''s wrong with you?"

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    Chapter 320

    Alex couldn''t understand what Misty wants from him. As far as he knows, they both have a dislike for each other and not a good rtionship.

    Misty gave Alex an annoyed look and said, "What''s wrong with you!"

    "I just ask normal questions and you act like an asshole."

    Alex showed a speechless expression and he wasn''t sure if this was all is just a joke.

    "Normal question? What is normal about your questions?"

    Misty showed a confused expression as if she doesn''t understand what the problem is.

    Alex just shook his head and said with a smile "You are really spoiled."

    Misty got angry. "Why are you insulting me again?"

    Alex showed a serious expression when he said, "This is not an insult but the truth."

    He looked at Misty and started to exin.

    "Being spoiled does not mean that you are a good or a bad person, but that you do not understand how normal people feel or what normal people experience.

    "It''s like when a rich child doesn''t understand why these poor, starving people don''t just buy something to eat. For most rich children, food is worthless so they don''t understand it."

    Alex doesn''t think that Misty is a bad person because she doesn''t understand what a normal or poor person feels but he feels that is really a bit silly for her age to be so ignorant.

    Misty looked confused when she said, "But I didn''t say that."

    Alex looked serious. "Yes, but you said something simr naive.

    He started exining to Misty.

    "You pretend that it is something special that you train in the wild and that you, therefore, deserve to be stronger than me. Just that you think that shows that you do not understand what a normal trainer experiences.

    "I personally have to spend my first 6 months as an adult in a job that exploited me and underpaid me, but I couldn''t quit because I needed the money. "

    Alex exined his starting experience but without revealing his experience in Team Rocket.

    "After I had enough money to buy my starter Pokemon, I only had a few weeks before I had to go in the Wildness with a Pokemon below level 20. I didn''t have enough money to wait any longer."

    "Believe me when I tell you, I haven''t had many near-dead experiences, but I''ve had a few near-dead experiences. Once a Pidgeotto suddenly stopped fighting with my Zubat and started attacking me. I was only able to save myself because I have hidden behind a tree. "

    "Once I was almost lured into a trap by an elite-level Victreebel. It uses a honey-like smell ..."

    Alex started to share his experience as a Rookie trainer.

    Alex didn''t have many life-threatening moments. Most of them were from the time he was still a rookie trainer and that although he was also a very careful Trainer as a Rookie.

    "And although I have experienced so many dangerous situations as a Rookie, I can promise you that I am one of the Rookie trainers who have experienced the least life-threatening situation than other poor Rookie trainers have."

    Alex looked at Misty and said with a smile, "The death rate for Rookie trainers is so ridiculously high, even though there are so rich trainers like you who impact the statistics. Although I don''t know the death rate for normal Rookie trainers... I''m rtively sure that the death rate for poor trainers or normal trainers must be ridiculously high. "

    "Do you understand now why I say that you are spoiled?"

    Misty''s face doesn''t change but Alex could see in her eyes how much his words shocked her.

    Alex didn''t have a bad opinion of Misty but he doesn''t really want to talk to such an inexperienced kid.

    Misty did not say anything for a few moments. She didn''t know what to say.

    After hearing about Alex''s experience as a Rookie and that he described it as a rtively "safe" experience, she felt an unpredictable shock.

    She never understood why the death rate of Rookie Trainer is so high and she hadn''t thought about it, but now it all adds up.

    Misty got up from her seat and went somewhere else without exchanging a word with Alex.

    Alex watched as Misty tried to process this knowledge and showed a slightly surprised expression.

    He didn''t think that Misty would give up her standing so quickly and face the truth.

    Many prefer to live in afortable fantasy than to ept the cold truth.

    Alex showed an interesting expression as if he was interested in what Misty turned "into" after processing it all.

    A staff member came into the room and said, "The opening ceremony is about to begin. Everyone, please follow me."

    Alex and the other Participants followed the staff member who led them to the Arena.

    When Alex and the other Participants entered the arena, they saw spectator seats filled with people. this giant Arena was crowded, and no ce was left out.

    Alex, who saw this sea of ??people felt excitement and agitation. He had never seen so many people looking at him.

    It was a lot more intense than the Kanto rookie tournament and Alex started to show a slightly excited expression.

    Alex saw several Elite-level Pok¨¦mon flying in the air and saw how these Pokemon use moves that are on Master rank to create an enormous firework.

    At the same time, music began to y that was familiar to Alex. He only knew that this music soundedpletely the same as the games in the first-gen.

    The participants lined up in the middle of the arena at the same time as the fireworks exploded over the arena and the music was ying.

    Alex was not a person who is easy to influence but he also felt excited and Alex''s whole body was full of energy.

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    Chapter 321

    After only a few minutes, the fireworks were over and Professor Oak appeared on therge podium in the Arena with a Microphone.

    Before Professor Oak could say anything, many viewers started pping and screaming.

    This favorable response and enthusiasm disyed how popr Professor Oak is in Kanto.

    Samuel Oak was very popr with the general public and at the same time was a person with many influential friends. Among his many friends, there are also many very powerful Trainers.

    He was a childhood friend of Agatha. They remained good friends and top-ss Pok¨¦mon Trainers until Oak stopped battling and became interested in Pok¨¦mon research. Even though Agatha said that he became soft and started to regard him as a fool, Agatha still sees Oak as a friend.

    Besides, Samuel Oak was not an unimportant person in the Kanto Alliance. Although he is no longer the Champion of Kanto, he is still affiliated with the Pok¨¦mon League as an adviser.

    Alex looked at Professor Oak with a slightly surprised expression. He didn''t think Professor Oak would show up in this tournament. after all he is probably the strongest Trainer in all of Kanto

    He understood roughly from the Games how strong Professor Oak should be. Although in this world, Alex can not assume his knowledge of the games as an unbreakable truth, Professor Oak was a champion in this world too, so that he should by no means be much weaker than he is in the Games.

    If Alex had to guess who is the strongest trainer in Kanto, he would say without hesitation that it is Professor Oak. even if he had no real proof.

    Professor Oak showed a warm smile when he felt the audience''s excitement. He waited until the audience calmed down a bit before He said.

    "Wee to the Kanto Champion tournament. These 64 participants in front of you are the ones who made it so far after the preliminary rounds and are among the strongest trainers in all of Kanto. Each of these participants belongs to the absolute Elite of Kanto. Please give them a big round of apuse. "

    When He said that, the audience roared with apuse and cheering.

    Professor Oak waited until the crowd quieted down, and then he said, "On the first day, the participants will fight 3 v / s 3 Pok¨¦mon battle against each other until only 16 participants are left. Tomorrow, these top 16 participants will fight until we get our 4 semi-finalists for the third day. So after three days we will know who of these participants is the strongest and will win this year''s Kanto Champion tournament. "

    "Ok, now that everything has been said, let''s start the tournament!"

    Alex and the other participants went back to the waiting room after the opening ceremony.

    At the same time, the severalrge TVs in the room began to show which participants were fighting against each other in the first round.

    Alex looked who his opponent is in the first round and he started to smile.

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    Participant 26: Misty

    Pok¨¦mon: Milotic LV 45, Quagsire LV 46, Lapras LV 47, Dewgong LV 47, Golduck LV 49, Starmie LV 50,

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    Alex knew that it is extremely lucky that he doesn''t have to fight a top 16 participant in the first round. Even if he is sure that it was no coincidence that he got Misty as his first opponent.

    in the second round, there are only 32 participants left so that Alex has to fight against a top 16 participant in the second round.

    Although Misty wasn''t a weak opponent, she is at least not bad for possible opponents in the first round that Alex can get.

    Alex also saw that his fight with Misty is the first fight of the tournament and that he should be ready in 10 minutes.

    He was a bit surprised that it would be the first fight of the tournament, but after thinking about it, it started to make sense.

    All top 8 participants cannot show a thrilling match in the first round and therefore are not a good choice for the first round.

    Inparison, the "rivalry" of Alex and Misty is interesting for the audience and the simr strength should make it a rtively close match.

    Misty saw when she got an opponent and didn''t show any surprised expression. as if she had already expected it.

    Alex sat quietly without exining his tactics to his Pokemon as he usually did.

    Because he had expected that he would get Misty as an opponent, he had a tactic against Misty''s team and discussed it with his Pokemon after he saw Misty''s team.

    He had several tactics for Misty that can be used inbat depending on the actual situation. Although he can''t n everything perfectly because he didn''t know all the information about Misty Pokemon.

    He already saw the information of the 3 strongest Pokemon from Misty Pokemon but, that was more than half a year ago and therefore is no longer really up-to-date.

    As Alex was looking rxed at the TV, a staff member walked in his direction. Behind the staff member was Misty, who followed him.

    "Participant 20, right? Your fight is about to start. Please follow me."

    Alex and Misty walked out of the participant room as they followed this staff member.

    The staff member said that Alex should enter the arena first and that Misty should wait here briefly.

    ''A dramatic entrance? haha, I like it. '' Alex felt a bit like a boxer getting an intro before his fight.

    When Alex entered the arena first, he heard apuse and scream from the audience who recognized him.

    Alex couldn''t hear what thementators were saying but he was sure they were listing his sesses, as he had seen that they do so many times on TV at such important fights.

    Misty made an entrance almost immediately afterward and she also got many cheers from the spectators.

    Alex even noticed that her cheering was a little louder and more intense than his.

    But he didn''t feel that it was unusual. The fact that he was almost as popr as a Gym leader is quite surprising in his opinion.

    The referee also appears in the arena and he looked at both participants as he exined the rules again.

    When the fight was only a few moments away from the start, the spectators began to cheer louder and louder.

    Alex, who experienced such an intense atmosphere for the first time, felt a bit excited himself.

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    Chapter 322

    While both, Alex and Misty were waiting for the signal from the referee, Misty suddenly started talking to Alex.

    "I will defeat you!"

    Alex looked at Misty with a surprised expression when he saw her serious expression and when she said those words with such a self-assured expression on her face.

    He can understand why Misty hyped herself so much up even if most Experts don''t think she can win against Alex with a level disadvantage.

    Alex read a few reports about this fight and he knew that he was by far the favorite in this fight.

    It was not surprising when man considered that Alex was able to defeat Misty when she had a ridiculous level advantage against him. and now Misty has to fight him with a level disadvantage.

    "Well, self-confidence is important."

    Misty, hearing the indifference from Alex''s voice and she started to get angry. She managed to calm herself down and so to get into this fight without that her emotion influenced her.

    From her first defeat against Alex, she had painfully learned what happens when she lets her emotions influence her.

    The referee began to inform both Trainers that, they should both call their first Pokemon at the same time, as soon as he showed his signal.

    When Alex and Misty got the signal, they both threw almost at the same time a Pokeball.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 50

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Golduck

    LV: 49

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Damp

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Disable, Psybeam, Screech, Surf, Psych Up [E], Amnesia, Hydro Pump [E],

    - (Innate Talent) Psychic [E], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [M], (Innate Talent) Headbutt [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Rain Dance [E], (TM) Whirlpool, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic

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    Alex showed at first a surprised expression when he saw that Golduck not only trained 2 new moves on the Expert rank but also trained a move on the Master rank.

    He knew that an Innate Talent move would only take half as long to train on the Master Rank as a non-Innate Talent Move, but that would still take Golduck at least 3 months. And only if it trains with the maximum efficiency. otherwise, it would take longer.

    Alex began to think deeply, ''Hmm, maybe I should bring at least 1 Innate Talent Move on the master rank and not let Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir wait before they reach the Shallow Diamond potential? But it''s more effective if I train their Innate Talent moves on the Master rank after my Pokemon have a Shallow Diamond potential. So it''s time-savingter or more strength now? ''

    He stopped thinking about it and looked at the referee who was about to start the fight.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Gardevoir teleported to the outside of the arena almost immediately to get as much distance from Golduck as possible.

    He had created rudimentary tactics for Gardevoir against every Pokemon from Misty so that Alex doesn''t even have to say a word. Of course, he will say something when a situation bes so unoptimal that it is worth modifying the taktik.

    Misty said quickly, "n 3"

    Alex had no idea what she was nning but he still showed a calm expression.

    Gardevoir started preparing her move as Golduck was running in the direction of Gardevoir while he was preparing a move.

    Although Golduck is a Water-Type Pokemon, his Species is still rtively quick onnd so that it wouldn''t take him long to get into attack range.

    Gardevoirpleted the preparation of her move and when she saw that Golduck watching her, she used her move immediately.

    Golduck looked at Gardevoir, to be able to avoid a possible move and to see iting, but when Golduck unexpectedly looked at Gardevoir he felt so tired.

    Alex smiled when he saw Golduck fall asleep to the ground.

    Because Gardevoir had a level advantage and Golduck was looking at her, it makes it impossible for Golduck not to fall asleep after Gardevoir used her move. Especially because [Hypnosis] is on the Expert rank.

    Misty looked surprised and started screaming loudly at her Pokemon to wake up Golduck as quickly as possible.

    Gardevoir started preparing for her next move almost immediately after using [Hypnosis].

    She was used [Thunder Wave] and easily hit Golduck, who was still sleeping. Unfortunate, because it was a normal-rank move, it wasn''t as effective as it could be.

    Alex still has to get used to the fact that a Pokemon can be affected by several status moves. but gradually he found it no longer so weird when a Pokemon can be affected by more than one status move.

    "Gardevoir use [Psychic]"

    ording to his standard n, Gardevoir would buff herself with [Calm Mind] and waste as much time as possible with [Teleport] at the same time. But because Golduck can now use [Psych Up] and even had it on the Expert rank, the original n was no longer optimal.

    Gardevoir immediately started preparing [Psychic] when Misty was still trying to wake up Golduck.

    Golduck suddenly woke up, but almost immediately afterward, Gardevoir finished her move.

    She used [Psychic] and hit Golduck who didn''t have the time or a chance to try to evade her attack.

    Golduck took good damage and lost a little over 20% from that one hit.

    Misty did not give Golduck any new calls but immediately called him back to her Pokeball before Gardevoir had time to prepare a new move.

    The referee said aloud, "Participant Misty makes a sessful switch."

    He then looked at Misty when the referee said, "You have 30 seconds to switch to a different Pokemon.

    Although each Pokemon can be exchanged once per fight in this tournament, it is not permitted to change a Pokemon in the middle ofbat.

    This rule was very simr to the one in the Kanto Rookie tournament.

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    Chapter 323

    Misty looked solemn as she understood how poor this start was for her in this fight.

    She looked at Gardevoir, who can now also [Hypnosis] and apparently had it on the Expert rank and She felt that her rival really didn''t do anything other than to make progress with his Pokemon.

    Especially when she had learned that she had at a level disadvantage in this fight, she felt as if Alex don''t do anything other than to train his Pokemon.

    She had used so much time to train her Pokemon that she barely had time to do anything else, but the gap has only grown.

    Misty felt such a Frustration. Even though she had given everything to be stronger. it waspletely useless.

    ''What a monster'' Misty thought with a serious expression when she called Golduck back.

    ''... But no matter what, I won''t give up.''

    She absolutely wants to win against this monster... at least once. She wants and SHE WILL.

    ''Against Gardevoir, I need a Pokemon that is not only good at long-rangebat but also perceives Gardevoir without its eyes.

    ''hehe it''s time to turn this fight in my direction''

    ***

    Alex watched Misty beginning to smile and he felt a little uneasy. He felt that Misty was starting to lose her mind and that thought alone made him a little awkward.

    Misty started calling out her next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Starmie

    LV: 51

    Type: Water / Psychic

    Abilities: Natural Cure

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Harden, Tackle, Psywave, Water Gun, Swift, Minimize, Confuse Ray, Bubble Beam, Light Screen [E], Psychic, Recover [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [E], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [M], (Innate Talent) Psyshock [E]

    - (TM) Toxic, (TM) Surf [E], (TM) Thunder, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade

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    ''Are you kidding me? had it really leveled up after registering in this Tournament?. Besides, why did it now also have [Light Screen] and [Recover] on the Expert rank?. This is a terrible opponent for Gardevoir. why am I never lucky? ''

    together that Starmie also had a strong move on the master-rank makes this Pokemon only more dangerous.

    The referee started the fight again.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Alex activated his Pokeball immediately and called Gardevoir back without giving Misty time.

    The referee said aloud, "Participant Alex makes a sessful switch."

    He then looked at Alex when the referee said, "You have 30 seconds to switch to another Pokemon."

    Misty looked at Alex and said with a confused expression, "Why are you switching now. My Starmie is not even particrly good against your Gardevoir."

    Alex just looked at Misty and thought, ''She really has a talent as an actor. unfortunately, she is unlucky that I know exactly how good her Starmie now is against Gardevoir. ''

    He doesn''t wait 30 seconds to call his next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 50

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    The referee started the fight again.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Scizor wasted no time preparing a move as he ran towards Starmie.

    Misty said quickly, "n 1"

    Alex was a bit impressed that Misty had apparently made a n for each of his Pokemon. Of course, it has to be a good n or something like that ispletely ineffective.

    Starmie began to levitate and then ran away from Scizor at a faster pace than his enemy, as it prepared a move. Starmie is extremely fast in the water but not slow onnd either.

    Scizor finished his move first and he used [Agility]. after using that move, he became faster than Starmie.

    Starmie finished her move shortly afterward and she started using it directly.

    A huge amount of water appeared behind Starmie, moving swiftly like a huge wave towards Scizor.

    [Surf] was one of the best moves a Water-Type Pokemon can use because it not only does do satisfactory damage but also because it had a veryrge hit range and is difficult to evade. Especially for Pok¨¦mon that cannot fly or teleport.

    Scizor was hit and he lost more than 1/4 of his Hp after that 1 hit.

    Alex knew that Scizor could not heal this damage with [Roost] so Alex had no choice but to let Scizor fight extremely aggressively to do as much damage as possible to this Starmie.

    Scizor ignored his injuries and quickly runs in the direction of Starmie as he prepares a move.

    He managed to get in range quickly as his Move be ready to use.

    Scizor used [X-Scissor] and hit Starmie with it. It deleted more than 1/3 of Starmie''s HP but Misty Still only shows a smile.

    Without Alex or Scizor having a chance to do anything, Starmie used [Blizzard] and hit Scizor who was stillpletely wet.

    The timing was so perfect that Alex thought Starmie was waiting for such a chance and would only use it move when Scizor didn''t have time to use [Protect].

    Scizor has been surrounded by an ice storm and he never feels as cold as he does now. But despite this cold misery, he immediately started preparing a new move.

    What made it even worse was that this Ice Storm surrounded him for three seconds and he noticed how his body became more immobile after every second passed.

    By the time [Blizzard] stopped, Scizor had only about 1/3 of his Hp left and Scizor felt his whole body be extremely stiff.

    Scizor does not only lose Hp but also his whole body bes extremely inflexible.

    But Scizor showed a calm expression and immediately used the move that he had prepared in these three seconds. Because he was only 3 meters away from Starmie he could use his move immediately.

    Like an unwavering Warrior, Scizor use [X-Scissor] against Starmie, even with the pain he was feeling and with his stiff body which made his movements inflexible.

    Starmie began to distance himself from Scizor and prepare a move at the same time but was still hit by Scizor''s [X-Scissor].

    Alex showed a serious expression when he said "5"

    Scizor shows a nodded and without much preparation, he uses [Bullet Punch]

    He runs towards Starmie at a ridiculous speed and swings a right "hand" at his opponent, as a boxer would.

    Starmie took a bit of damage and after absorbing that damage as it began to distance itself from Scizor again.

    But Scizor wasn''t done yet. Almost immediately after that, he used [Quick Attack] and rammed his body against Starmie.

    Both attacksbined caused Starmie to lose around 15% of its Hp. Though Scizor Ability [Technician] is a big reason it did such good damage.

    Starmie finished its move in this time and it use [Surf] to end the fight.

    Scizor used [Protect] and he managed to absorb almost all of the damage.

    Alex knew that Scizor was now too slow to use his normal closebat moves so he would have to use those weaker, fast moves to do damage.

    Unfortunately, these two moves cannot be used again immediately.

    Scizor knew that the next hit would surely defeat him so he quickly prepared his next move.

    Starmie and Scizor finished with their moves at the same time.

    Scizor uses his only good rangedbat move. [Aerial Ace]

    Starmie uses [Surf] and ends the fight with its victory.

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    Chapter 324

    Even though Misty had won this round, she saw how much damage Starmie had taken to win this fight so that she was not really happy.

    A good hit and Starmie will fall unconscious to the ground simr to Scizor.

    Inparison, Alex showed a smile as he healed Scizor and praised him at the same time.

    ording to his opinion, Scizor carried out his n optimally and brought the team one step closer to victory.

    The referee looked at Alex. "You have 30 seconds to switch to a different Pokemon."

    He knew almost immediately which Pokemon he should choose.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 50

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    The referee started the fight again.

    "3,2,1, Go"

    Misty knew that her Starmie can onlyplete a good blow before it bes unconscious itself. And because Gardevoir is so far away, she didn''t think that [Blizzard] had a good chance of hitting.

    "n 6"

    Alex, as always, didn''t say anything. He knew that his experienced Pokemon knew what to do when 1 Pokemon only needed 1 good hit to pass out.

    Gardevoir finished their move first. She doesn''t waste time and uses [Dazzling Gleam] immediately, which had a veryrge hit range.

    Starmie only had a moment to use her move before she was hit by Gardevoir''s move. She just managed to use [Surf] before a move knocked her unconscious.

    Gardevoir that finished earlier still didn''t have enough time to use [Teleport] but enough time to use [Protect]. so that she immediately used [Protect].

    She was able to block almost all of the damage and Gardevoir still had almost full Hp.

    Misty knew that she was in a very bad situation after losing her Starmie without doing any more damage to Alex''s Team.

    But she didn''t want to give up and called her next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Lapras

    LV: 47

    Type: Water/Ice

    Abilities: Hydration (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Growl, Sing, Water Gun, Mist, Confuse Ray, Ice Shard, Water Pulse, Body m, Rain Dance, Perish Song, Ice Beam, Brine, Safeguard, Hydro Pump,

    - (Innate Talent) Hail [E], (Innate Talent) Ice Beam [M], (Innate Talent) Whirlpool [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf, (TM) Blizzard, (TM) Thunder, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk,

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    Alex was a little impressed by how much stronger this Lapras has be Compared to thest time he saw it.

    It not only improved its Potential but now also had 2 Expert rank moves and a Master rank move.

    But Alex didn''t really worry about Lapras. Gardevoir had a three-level advantage and she didn''t need many hits to beat Lapras.

    The referee started the battle.

    "3,2,1, GO"

    As always, Alex didn''t say anything and Gardevoir immediately started preparing her first move.

    "n 1 and just look at Gardevoir''s legs when aiming"

    Alex smiled when he saw that Misty trying to protect her Pokemon from the move [Hypnosis].

    He knew something like that will happen so that he had given Gardevoir the instructions that she should only use [Hypnosis] once in this fight.

    But if Misty weren''t that smart enough he could still modify the n in the middle of the fight to change this. so no matter what Misty did, Alex had a good answer for it.

    Gardevoir finished first and she use [Psychic] almost immediately after it finishes preparing.

    Lapras, who was very slow onnd, had no chance to evade this attack by running out of range of [Psychic].

    After she was hit she had arge wound on her upper body and she lost more than 33% of her HP.

    Gardevoir immediately started preparing her next move without wasting time.

    Two more hits and the fight is over.

    Lapras endured the pain and she used [Hail].

    All over the Arena, it started to hailrge ice balls, which fall to the ground at one quick pace.

    Fortunately, Alex and Misty are protected by the Arena''s shield or both could be injured by the hail.

    Lapras immediately started preparing her next move.

    But this time both Pokemon were finished at the same time.

    Lapras use [Ice Beam] and Gardevoir answer with another [Psychic].

    Gardevoir ran out of time to use [Teleport] and could only endure this hit.

    She only lost 25% of her HP and that although all Pokemon that can learn the move [Teleport] have a bad HP value in this world.

    But Lapras had it even worse because she got even more damage from this [Psychic] than thest one. Lapras lost almost 40% of her HP from this one hit.

    Alex looked at Misty and showed a slightly disappointed expression.

    He thought that Misty would bring more to this fight after the battle against Misty''s Starmie but this fight she only showed "good normal tactics"

    This is a practical tactic, but not if your Pokemon has a major level disadvantage and you lose with it. That is not enough.

    But Alex also understood why it is not so easy for one to make one effective tactic with only three moves, which is effective against His pokemon.

    Alex said with a calm expression, "H1"

    He already had a guess what Misty''s n probably is.

    Both Pokemon started preparing their move almost at the same time, even if Lapras had started a little earlier.

    Lapras finished quickly and she was again using her strongest move, [Ice Beam].

    Gardevoir tried to evade with her speed but couldn''t and she was hit again.

    Lapras did not start preparing a new move but seemingly did nothing.

    Gardevoir finished her move and at the same time, Alex looked at Misty as he said "Do you think you can use a trick against me that I used against you?"

    But this time Gardevoir don''t use [Psychic] but the more powerful move [Hyper Beam]

    Lapras''s Protect couldn''t block enough damage and caused Lapras to fall unconscious to the ground.

    Misty looked at Alex in anger and began to turn both of her hands into fists.

    She wanted to win. But now it was unattainable. She didn''t think that even her paralysis Golduck could win against Gardevoir and even if he has to beat another level 50 Pokemon from this monster trainer. reality felt so cruel to her.

    Misty just wanted to go home right now.

    She healed Lapras and said to the referee with a tired expression, "I''m giving up."

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    Chapter 325

    The referee said loudly, "Participant Misty gave up. Participant Alex wins this match."

    The Spectators in the arena loudly apuded Alex''s remarkable victory, even if it wasn''t a very great fight for many spectators.

    It was too one-sided and many viewers were a little disappointed with Misty.

    Especially the fans of Misty were very sad that Misty couldn''t avenge her defeat against Alex from the Kanto Rookie tournament.

    After her third defeat to Alex, Misty felt no special emotion but just felt exhausted. She didn''t feel anger or sadness. Just tiredness.

    Although it was her third loss to Alex, she felt so helpless for the first time, against Alex.

    It was not a close fight and that although her opponent had hardly tried his best. She knew that Alex had more tricks up his sleeves than he showed and this reflection destroyedpletely her inner fighting spirit.

    Misty needed a break to get her motivation back after this awful fight.

    She doesn''t say a word to Alex but began to leave the arena with a tired expression and with slow steps.

    "Misty, don''t give up! Come backter and then get your victory."

    "You''re the best, Misty."

    "I LOVE YOU. MISTY, I LOVE YOU ..."

    When Misty started leaving the arena, many spectators and fans of Misty began to cheer her up. or most of them at least try.

    Misty heard the many encouraging words from so many spectators and she felt a little better. She even gave a slight smile when she heard the scream of one of her fans saying like a madman, "I LOVE YOU" to her.

    Alex also started to leave the arena and he too began to hear a lot of positive words from the spectators.

    But while most of the yellings were positive for Alex, there were a few who insulted Alex.

    ''idiots'' Alex ignored the insults and calmly left the arena.

    He didn''t really understand why those Misty fans insult him. It''s not as if he''d done something unforgivably bad.

    Alex also doesn''t try to understand such "strange" people and prefers to ignore them.

    Apart from that, there is only a very small minority that behaved like that, anyway.

    He sat down again in the waiting room and saw a staff member waiting for him.

    The staff member looked at Alex and he said with a professional smile, "Congrattions on your victory, Participant Alex. You will get the information about your next opponent within 30 minutes. But please remember that you now have at least 2 hours before your next match begins. You can leave the Arena in the meantime, but pleasee back in time or you will be disqualified. "

    Alex nodded and sat on an empty seat in the waiting room. He talked a bit with the staff member before the staff member said goodbye to him.

    He had no intention of leaving the arena and preferred to use this time to watch the fights of his "maybe" future opponents on the TV.

    Alex would like to go to the live seats, to watch the fights of his opponents and thus use his system, but due to a rule of the tournament, participants who have not yet been eliminated are not allowed to be on these seats. Probably this rule was invented for a security reason.

    But even if Alex could see the fights live, it wouldn''t matter if the strongest 16 participants only use their weakest Pokemon in the first round.

    Alex knew that in the next match he would get an opponent from the top 16 and that with bad luck it could be hisst round.

    Because the top 16 participants cannot meet each other before, the round of 16, will Alex definitely get a top 16 participant as his next opponent.

    ording to Alex, he had a 0% win-chance against the top 6 Participants because of the too big level difference, and even against Participant 7 (Gary) and Participant 8, only a very small chance.

    As Alex thought, he suddenly saw a person he recognized walking towards him.

    It was Freya who came to him with a small smile.

    "Hello, Mister Wonderboy. I''m happy to finally be able to talk to you."

    Alex, who doesn''t remember having such a nickname, had a slightly confused expression as he said, "Is that a new nickname? When did I get this one?"

    Freya looked at Alex for a few seconds and said, "You are really a curious person."

    Almost immediately after that, she started smiling. "But, to answer your question. That''s not your nickname. I only use it because I like it. Doesn''t it fit well for someone who has achieved something that many called impossible?"

    Alex just smiled when he thought of his "record".

    "It''s not a bad nickname, but not really to my liking."

    Freya''s eyes showed curiousness, as she said, "can you tell me, why you are thinking that?"

    "Because I''m a man ... hahaha" Alex startedughing at his own strange joke.

    Freya just smiled and doesn''t even pretend that she thinks that Alex''s joke is funny.

    "Tell me. Would you like to take part in the live broadcast as a guest for 30 or 60 minutes? I think the viewers would find you very interesting."

    Alex looked slightly surprised. "Ohh, I would never have thought that the biggest Channel in all of Kanto, chooses so loosely its guests."

    Freya justughs slightly. "Not the Channel but me. So what do you say?"

    Alex looked at Freya and said with a rxed smile, "Why not?"

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    Chapter 326

    In an underground Base in Saffron City, there was a Room that was particrlyrge and luxuriously furnished. There were several very expensive pieces of jewelry on the wall and even the furniture in this room was made with only the finest wood and enriched with many beautiful gemstones.

    In addition, the huge room had many high-quality electrical devices and even a huge TV on the wall, which worked without any problems even in this belowground base.

    In thisrge, luxurious room, two young adults sit in their chairs and watch the TV that was in the room.

    the young man sitting on the right had short ck hair and a muscr body. He almost looked like a perfect handsome man if he didn''t have those eagle-like eyes that made him look very dangerous. But even with those dangerous-looking eyes, this young man was very popr among the opposite sex.

    The other young man was very tall for his age and almost 2 meters tall, even though he was under 18 years old. But he was not only tall but also rtively wide.

    He had a big belly, broad shoulders, and very muscr arms that didn''t match his face at all. The face of this man could almost perfectly be described with the words "babyface".

    Both young men were eyeing the big TV which was showing a fight between Alex and Misty.

    After the big man saw that Misty had given up and lost her fight to Alex, he said, "Marco, it looks like you''re not going to be able to get the Hoenn position that easily."

    Marco looked at the tall man with his eagle-like eyes, when he said, "Leeroy, you''re really lucky to be a good friend of mine or a different boss wouldn''t take your nonsense."

    Leeroy shed a smile as he said, "Hey, hey, be delighted you have such a good friend. Especially if you look at everyone with those eyes, don''t be surprised if you only have me as a friend left."

    Marco''s eyes twitched a bit. "You really are a blessing"

    Leeroy ignored the sarcastic tone of his friend/boss when he said, "I know."

    Marco took a deep breath and said, "I can''t believe you found a girl who put up with you. I thought you''d be single for the rest of your life. That''s a miracle in itself if you ask me."

    Leeroy just smiled when he got this pliment" from his friend.

    Marco looked back at the TV and started to show a serious expression. "But you''re right that Alex could be a significant problem."

    Leeroy showed a very curious expression when he asked, "Why? You''re stronger than him."

    Marco looked at Leeroy''s face and when he saw that Leeroy was serious about his question, he just said quietly, "I don''t understand why such a smart person as you is toozy to think about something like that yourself."

    Leeroy started smiling as he said, "I want to know what you think. I know you''ve already done your analysis of all yourpetitors. Come on say it already."

    Marco breathed deeply again and said, "In short. This Alex is a ridiculous monster. Not only does he level up ridiculously fast, but he has a ridiculous talent for tactics and even has a formerpetitor as a team member. You can say he has the strongest subordinate in this test."

    Leeroy started flexing his biceps as he said to Marco, "Don''t forget who you have on your team."

    Marco started to smile a little and found it a bit funny even though he said coldly, "wish I could."

    Leeroy ignored Marco and continued to flex his biceps as he watched himself in a mirror.

    ''I think I''m beginning to understand how such azy person like Leeroy managed to train such two big upper arms. Didn''t think Pride was stronger than Sloth'' Marco thought to himself as he saw Leeroy observing himself in the mirror.

    After a few more moments, Leeroy stopped looking at himself in the mirror and started talking to Marco again.

    "Marco dont worry. I will carry you to victory."

    Marco just looked at Leeroy with a nk face and continued to watch the TV.

    Leeroy just smiled and started to ask, "But, I''m a bit surprised that Giovanni even gave Alex a chance to take part in this trial."

    Marco said casually, "You don''t understand Giovanni. He doesn''t give a damn that Alex doesn''t have a trusted association with Team Rocket."

    Usually, Team Rocket member in high position, thinks: Jasmine and Marco both have parents who have a very high position in Team Rocket and are therefore very trustworthy. Or at least more trustworthy than other members.

    But Giovanni hardly cared how loyal or strong the parents of Team Rocket members are. He ces great value in individuity and judges almost only his members in that way.

    Marco understands this very well as a nephew of Giovanni.

    Leeroy shed an encouraging smile as he noticed Marco''s mood deteriorating. "I don''t care either way. we''re gonna win anyway. Especially when everything goes ording to n"

    Marco''s eagle-like eyes gazed at the image of Alex on the TV with a gaze simr to that of a predator watching its prey. He didn''t say anything and was deep in thought as the rey of Alex''s win appeared on the Tv.

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Chapter 327: Info

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    Chapter 328

    Alex followed Freya into arge studio that was in an enormous Compartment in this Arena. There are several individuals, two moveable cameras, arge backdrop, and good lighting. In addition to this recording space, the control and technical enclosures are also part of This big Compartment.

    This view reminded Alex a bit of Film studios, from which he often had seen photos on the inte. even if it''s not nearly as big or extensive as the studio of a Film studio.

    He saw Professor W?lhder and Erika getting up from their Seatings in the backdrop to greet him.

    Professor W?lhder greeted Alex with a hug as he said, "Alex, what a nice surprise. I didn''t know you were in the program today. Why didn''t you say anything?"

    Alex just shes a small smile as he says, "Just found out myself a few minutes ago."

    Professor W?lhder showed a happy expression. "It''s nice to see you in person again. Although we speak regrly, it''s been a long time since we''ve talked face to face."

    "haha, it''s really a good chance to talk a little again. Especially because I rarely have time this year."

    Erika showed a soft smile and started to join the conversation. "Nice to see you again, trainer Alex. I''m really happy to be able to talk to such a talented trainer again."

    Alex listened to the extremely kind words and smiled warmly with a stiff smile. He still couldn''t believe that such a wholesome person existed.

    Although he likes Erika''s personality, he felt very unfamiliar with such an individual. She was just too wholesome to be a real person and even carries more resemnce, to extremely friendly pokemon than to a Human.

    He would even believe it if Erika had only said something mean once or twice in her life and after she said something like this, she immediately regretted it.

    Erika looked at Alex with a curious expression. "Trainer Alex, you must have used a lot of time to be able to level your Pokemon that fast, right? If you don''t mind, I''m a bit curious. can you please tell me how much time you train per day? "

    Alex can understand that many trainers are very impressed with his fast level-up speed and are very curious about it.

    "Don''t worry Erika, you''re not asking anything important. I train every day as long as I can without physically overtaxing my Pokemon or mentally exhausting them. You can say, I train as much as I can."

    Professor W?lhder shed a smile, "I can see that. Only a madman can level his Pokemon that fast. I''m even sure you trained them a lot in dangerous areas or you wouldn''t level that fast."

    Freya interrupted the conversation when it wasn''t long before the program started. She exined several things to Alex. what he should please avoid during the program and also that he should take it easy.

    After just another 10 minutes everything was ready and the program started.

    Alex saw together with Professor W?lhder and Erika on arge couch that had enough space for 10 people.

    The program starts and Freya looks at the main camera with a smile.

    "Ladies and gentlemen, Wee to the pre-program for this year''s Kanto Champion Tournament. I''m Freya Allen, the host of this beautiful program. We don''t have only two well-known experts today, but onepetitor as a guest as well. We have today a very special program for the audience prepared."

    She then looked towards Alex and said with a smile, "Wee, Alex. I''m d you coulde."

    Alex shed a small smile as he said, "Thanks for inviting me. I''m d to finally be able to participate on a show in person and not like usually, with a clip of me, where I''m talking nonsense that is shown in a Program."

    Freya started to smile slightly as she said, "Although thest time was very entertaining, I hope you don''t want to confuse yourpetitors with such a tactic again today."

    "Don''t worry. A trick like that doesn''t work twice. No matter what I say today, nobody will believe it or underestimate me because of it."

    Freya then began to wee Erika and Professor W?lhder and she exchange a few sentences with them too.

    After the greetings, Freya immediately started to ask Alex an interesting question.

    "Alex, you are already a top 32 participant and only one round away from making it to the Round of 16. Can you tell me and the viewers how far you think you can get in this tournament?"

    Alex, who was already expecting such a question, said with a rxed expression, "It depends on which opponent I get in my next round. It''s a bit sad but I have to hope for luck to make it far in this tournament and with bad luck, I will be eliminated in the next round."

    Freya looked at Alex and said with a smile, "Maybe I can assist you to find out if you''re lucky. I got the information from Studio, a minute ago, who your next opponent is. I''m sure the viewers would also like to know who, from the top 16 participants, is your opponent."

    After she said that, an image of the information of Alex''s next opponent was shown on the broadcast.

    Alex could see that image on a screen in the studio and he thought with a slightly indifferent expression, ''Not bad. even if that''s not exactly lucky.''

    ***

    You can now start guessing what number Alex''s opponent has. The winner gets a cookie.

 Chapter 329

    Chapter 329

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    Participant 13: Ezra

    Pok¨¦mon: Venomoth LV 50, Pinsir LV 50, Scyther LV 51, Pinsir LV 51, Butterfree LV 52, Heracross LV 54,

    VS

    Participant 20: Alex

    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon LV 49, ziken LV 49, Umbreon LV 50, Gardevoir LV 50, Scizor LV 50, Crobat LV 50,

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    Alex showed a rtively satisfied expression when he saw the info from his next opponent.

    He is the 4 weakest opponent he can get. Even if he thinks his opponent is stronger than his number disys.

    Because it''s a 3 vs 3 fight, is this opponent with one or two high-level Pokemon a problematic opponent and maybe even harder to beat than an opponent with a participant number of 11 or 10.

    But Alex was still rtively satisfied with the opponent he got. He didn''t have to fight one of the top 6 who he didn''t stand a chance against. That alone made Alex happy.

    Freya looked at Alex''s expression and said with a smile, "Are you happy with your opponent?"

    Alex just looked at Freya with a smile and didn''t say anything for 3 seconds. He just looked at Freya. His expression, looked to Freya as if Alex were saying: I see what you are trying to do

    Just when Freya thought, that Alex didn''t want to answer this question anymore, Alex suddenly said with a slight smile, "It''s not my ideal opponent, if that''s what you mean."

    Freya showed a curious expression as she said, "Ohh if I may ask, who is your desired opponent?"

    Alex shed a huge smile as he said, "Gary Oak."

    Freya, Erika, and Professor W?lhder all showed a surprised expression when they heard Alex want to fight.

    No one thought that Alex would want to fight such a strong trainer.

    As Professor Oak''s grandson, Gary Oak is extremely famous, and ever since he became a Pokemon trainer, he has been dubbed the title as the second Professor Oak.

    This title showed how high his talent is rated by all experts and normal trainers.

    Freya, who felt that this topic was bing very interesting, quickly asked, "Why do you want to fight such a strong trainer in the second round? "

    Alex just gave a soft smile as he said his answer. even though there was nothing soft about his answer.

    "His reputation is stronger than he really is. I want to defeat him through my sheer skill and show all people that he''s nothing special."

    Alex doesn''t really believe the words he just said. He doesn''t know how talented Gary Oak is in this world. Alex just said those words to get a "beatable opponent" for the round of 16.

    After Alex''s next fight there will only be 16 participants in this Tournament left and because the top 8 cannot fight each other in the next round, means that Alex will get next an opponent from the top 8 Participants.

    Of the top 8petitors that Alex can get as an opponent, only Gary and Gideon are beatable. Even though Alex''s chances are extremely bad even against these two.

    Alex was very sure that the tournament organizers were nning matches that would interest viewers or he wouldn''t fight Misty in the first round. He wants to use this show to manipte who his next opponent bes.

    As long as he can hype a match, he can influence who bes his next opponent. Or at least increase the chance to fight against this opponent.

    Gideon is probably an easier opponent than Gary, but with Gideon as his opponent, it''s a lot harder to build hype. He''s not even popr as Alex.

    This fight isn''t nearly as interesting as the fight between two very talented young trainers.

    Freya gave an expression of disbelief as she looked at Alex.

    She then shed a smile as she said, "Trainer Alex, is that another of your tactics to confuse your opponent?"

    Alex has a serious expression as he replies, "No, I''m serious. As I said at the beginning of this show, none of my opponents will believe a word I say on this show and will fight me to their fullest strength. or at least, I think so"

    Freya shows a slightly confused expression when she sees Alex''s serious expression.

    "But why are you saying that when you know it won''t change anything?"

    Alex smiles upon hearing this question.

    "It''s very simple. I want Gary Ork to give his all in his fight against me in case we should fight each other in the next round. But even if he uses his full strength and his Pokemon are much higher level than mine, he still has not a good chance against me."

    Alex continued to smile softly as he said the arrogant words.

    "I even hope that Gary tries even harder than usual. That would make my win look even better."

    Freya, Erika, and even Professor W?lhder were all a bit puzzled why Alex suddenly said such arrogant words.

    Neither believed that Gary would be influenced by Alex''s words or that this tactic would help Alex in his fight. It could even be a disadvantage if his opponent made an extra effort against Alex for saying those words.

    None of the three believed that Alex didn''t know that and would make such an obvious mistake.

    The three of them were very confused as to why Alex unexpectedly used such a pointless provocation.

    Professor W?lhder looked at Alex and said with a slightly confused expression, "Alex, do you have a personal problem with Gary?"

    Alex didn''t say anything for a few seconds. like, he doesn''t want to answer this question.

    Although Alex''s expression is emotionless, he was actually very happy that Professor W?lhder had asked such a question.

    Freya, who noticed that the situation was getting a bit cold, started to change the subject.

    "Dear viewers, We now have aplete list of all 16 fights. I think we will see many interesting fights in the next round."

    When Freya said that, the program started showing the info of every individual fight.

    Alex, suddenly seeing the info from a participant, gave a slightly surprised expression, "WHAT?"

    ...

    i''m back

    sry, that I haven''t uploaded anything in a while.

    I will now upload new chapters irregrly.

    when I have a good lead in ******* again I will upload chapters regrly again.

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    Chapter 330

    He thought about what best to say for a few seconds.

    [Mary, I would never cheat on you. please don''t worry]

    When Alex thought he had sent a good reply, he saw Maria''s new message and realized that his message didn''t seem to be that good.

    [You arrogant bastard! "Please don''t worry".... Fuck you! How would you feel if you saw me on a show with a handsome man and I kept looking at that man''s ass and upper body?]

    when Alex saw the word "ass", He started to worry a little about what parts of the body Maria found attractive on Man.

    But when he thought about Maria''s question, he started to imagine such a situation and he had to admit that he would be angry too at her if she did that.

    Alex didn''t know what to do now, that he was in this situation.

    He had other Girlfriends in his other lives but because he didn''t care about all his Girlfriends, he always ignored each of his Girlfriends when they got mad at him.

    Even if they left him, it hardly bothered him. He hadn''t developed any emotional connections with these women.

    But with Maria, it''spletely different. He really valued Maria and didn''t want her to be unhappy in this rtionship.

    In this situation, Alex was aplete beginner and didn''t know what to do to stop Maria from being angry at him.

    Alex also had a very big ego and he didn''t really want to apologize even though he knew it was his fault.

    He really did wander with his eyes, now and then on the show. But Alex only sees Freya as eye candy and he did not n to cheat on Maria.

    The problem was, that he didn''t want Maria to do something like that too, so he had to admit that this behavior was really wrong or that Maria "could" do it too.

    ''Fuck why is that so hard?''

    After thinking about it for several minutes, Alex knew that this time he needed to get his ego under control and apologize to Maria.

    Although it is not very difficult for normal people to apologize to a person when they think that they did something wrong, it is extremely difficult for Alex.

    Alex can''t even remember thest time he sincerely apologized to someone.

    [Maria , you are right. I would have been mad too at you if you did something like this. I am sorry.]

    When Alex thought that, Maria would continue to insult him and be still angry at him, he got apletely different response from Maria.

    [I love you too, you bastard.]

    Alex shes a sunny smile and he feels that Maria is really cute at such moments.

    [Didn''t think an arrogant bastard like you would apologize to me. I just wanted to squeeze some gifts from you... well what I got isn''t bad either.]

    Alex''s right eye twitched slightly as he told himself, ''She''s just kidding. don''t let it provoke you.''

    [You ruin the mood]

    [moan about it]

    After reading this message, he knew that Maria wasn''t angry at him anymore and that this matter was over.

    That was one of the qualities that he valued in Maria. She''s very forthright and he didn''t have to guess when she was mad at him or what she wanted from him.

    Not that he''s any good at finding out what women think.

    Alex started thinking about his next opponent and what Pokemon he would use against him. He also thought about several fitting strategies.

    He looked at arge TV in the waiting room and saw again the information of his next opponents disyed along with the other fights.

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    Participant 13: Ezra

    Pokemon: Venomoth LV 50, Pinsir LV 50, Scyther LV 51, Pinsir LV 51, Butterfree LV 52, Heracross LV 54,

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    Alex thought with a serious look on his face, ''Crobat definitely needs to be on the team. He is the perfect Pokemon against Heracross.''

    Crobat takes little damage from bug and fight-type moves and had 4x resistances. Apart from that his Flying-Type attacks do 4x damage against Heracross.

    ''ziken should also be in the team. her Attack strength with a Master-rank fire-type move is too good to reject.''

    Alex started thinking about which 3 pokemon he should pick. He was thinking about two different Pokemon. Scizor and Bastiodon.

    But after considering the pros and cons of both Pokemon, he made his decision.

    He nned on choosing Bastiodon as his third Pokemon. although it was a close call where both Pokemon have an advantage, he prefers Bastiodon.

    Although Bastiodon was very weak against Heracross, it was very useful against all other pokemon, even against Pinsir, with who he has maybe little problems.

    Especially against Ezra''s two strongest Pokemon Butterfree, is Bastiodon almost an unstoppable Monster.

    Ironically, the main reason Bastiodon was chosen over Scizor is his offense.

    [methrower] on the Master-rank was extremely useful andbined with [Rock slide] on the Expert-rank, Bastiodon was very strong against Erza''s team

    After Alex chose his team, he started telling his three Pokemon many different tactics to use against Ezra''s Team.

    Although Alex didn''t know the detailed information of his opponent''s team, is his strength did notpletely depend on his System.

    It was more of a buff that improves his tactical strength and not half as effective without a good User.

    ...

    an hourter.

    A staff member came up to Alex and informed him that, his next fight was about to start and ask, whether he was ready to start.

    Alex nodded and he followed the staff member who led him to Arena. the staff member lets Alex enter the arena alone and waits in front of the entry.

    When Alex entered the Stadium, he heard again apuse and screams from the Spectators.

    He already saw his opponent and a referee standing in his ce and everything was ready to start the fight.

    ''Am I imagining it or is, the more famous trainer thest one to enter the arena?'' thought Alex with a short smile.

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    The referee signaled Alex and Ezra to call out their first Pokemon at the same time.

    A ziken and a Butterfree appeared in the Stadium at the same time.

    Alex had long thought about which Pokemon he wanted to start the battle with, against Ezra.

    Because each Pokemon can only be switched once in each match, Alex decided against choosing Crobat as his first Pokemon in this match.

    He intended to save Crobat until his opponent showed Heracross or he will have a real problemter aginst this Heracross without Crobat.

    Alex looked with a serious expression at the information from Butterfree.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree

    LV: 52

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Psybeam, Supersonic, Safeguard, Whirlwind, Bug Buzz, Captivate, Tailwind, Air sh [E],

    - (Innate Talent) Quiver Dance [M], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [M], (Innate Talent) Rain Dance

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) Energy Ball [E], (TM) Substitute,

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    Alex, who knew that his opponent was around 25 years old, isn''t surprised that such a trainer''s Pokemon has multiple Master-rank moves. That''s almost to be expected against Pokemon with such a high level

    But when he saw how this Butterfree had a move like [Quiver Dance] as an Innate Talent move, he couldn''t help but be a bit surprised.

    [Quiver Dance] is probably one of the most broken moves a Bug-Type Pokemon can learn, and it''s even stronger in this world than it is in the Games.

    The main reason is that the speed stat is extremely useful in real fights and makes many moves useless with enough quickness. Although there are moves that hit quick Pokemon no matter how fast they are, it is still many times more important in this world than it is in the games.

    "3,2,1, GO"

    After the referee had started the match, both trainers immediately started giving their first order.

    "Butterfree use [Quiver Dance] + [Stun Spore]"

    "A1"

    As always, Alex had given ziken a starting strategy before this fight so that she could immediately prepare her new move without Alex''s orders.

    But Alex immediately gave an order at the start of the fight which caused ziken to interrupt her first move [Sunny Day] and then she started preparing the move "A1".

    That was the biggest disadvantage of this tactic. if you order your Pokemon to prepare a move but change your mindter in the fight, it will lose more time than when you give normally a move

    It wastes a bit of time because the Pokemon has to cancel the first move before it can start preparing the new move. In the end, the Pokemon loses more preparation time if you change your mind at the start of the fight.

    But Alex showed an indifferent expression as he waste a bit of time. He had long known this was the case, but that didn''t change his mindset towards this tactic. A double-edged sword isn''t inherently bad as long as you know it can hurt you.

    It was a pity that he wasn''t allowed tomand his pokemon after both pokemon were summoned to the Arena or he would havemanded his pokemon before the start of the match.

    Alex had also considered trying to bypass this rule and cheat with telepathy or other signals but he decided against it. It wasn''t worth it. If he was caught for breaking this rule, he would lose the chance of getting his prizes and his reputation would take a hit.

    Although ziken started preparing for her move a bitter as Butterfree, she finished first her move.

    Alex shed a smile as he thought, ''haha, preparing two moves immediately is a bit brave and is not without drawbacks.''

    ziken''s entire body emits a pink aura and she shes a mischievous smile to Butterfree. She used [Attract] and Butterfree immediately put on a stunned expression.

    Butterfree looked at ziken''s body with a paralyzed expression and he even forgot to continue to prepare his two moves. The two moves that weren''t fully prepared were both canceled.

    Immediately after the hit, Alex gave his next order. "ziken, go on with the original n."

    Ezra gave an expression of bewilderment as he suddenly said loudly, "AHH, what? Butterfree, wake up! Stop it!"

    Alex just gave a smile as he thought that a Master rank [Attract] isn''t a joke against Pokemon of the opposite sex. This move was effective against Butterfree, even with ziken having a small level disadvantage.

    ziken finished preparing her next move and she immediately used the move [Sunny Day], which caused the temperature in the whole arena to rise sharply.

    Ezra is still trying to wake up his Pokemon and it''s only when ziken is half done with her new move, that Butterfree "wakes up" from his condition.

    "Butterfree use [Quiver Dance] and run away from ziken. Also, try to dodge ziken''s next move."

    Alex show a serious expression as he said, "ziken follow it"

    ziken was faster than Butterfree and Butterfree didn''t manage to distance himself from ziken.

    Although both Pokemon should about have the same Speed(because of the level difference), ziken is faster because she had the Hidden Ability [Speed ??Boost].

    ziken finished with her next move and she uses [Rock slide]

    Butterfree tried to dodge but couldn''t and took a lot of damage. She lost about half her HP despite being 3 levels higher than ziken.

    Butterfree''s poor HP and terrible defense, along with an Expert-ranked move with quadruple damage, caused Butterfree to take so much damage.

    Ezra gave an expression of slight confusion and thought ''why did ziken use [Sunny Day] and immediately afterward [Rock Slide]? What is this idiot doing? ... Anyway I have to do something quickly or Butterfree will lose.''

    He activated his Pokeball immediately and called Butterfree back without giving Alex time to react.

    The referee said aloud, "Participant Ezra makes a sessful switch."

    He then looked at Ezra when the referee said, "You have 30 seconds to switch to a different Pokemon."

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    Alex showed a satisfied expression, as he saw that he has a perfect opening against his opponent.

    Although ziken has a very strong offensive power against Butterfree, it wasn''t normal for her to win this exchange against a Pokemon with a 3 level advantage.

    Although her [Rock slide] on the Expert rank does ridiculous damage against Butterfree, it''s not like that Butterfree doesn''t stand a good chance against ziken.

    If Butterfree had used attack two moves ([Psychic]+ [Hyper Beam]), he could have defeated ziken in two moves.

    The main reason is of course the three-level difference that bnces out the species disadvantage and type disadvantage from Butterfree.

    Ezra puts on a serious expression as he reflects on what a terrible start he''s had.

    Not only did he use up 1 substitution, but his second strongest Pokemon has already lost half of his HP without damaging the enemy.

    This could only have happened because his opponent hadpletely outyed him and was his own ipetence that it happened. That thought made his mood even worse than it already was.

    Ezra thought with an annoyed expression, ''I guess it''s time for my trump card''

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    Pok¨¦mon: Heracross

    LV: 54

    Type: Bug / Fighting

    Abilities: Moxie (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Endure [E], Horn Attack, Leer, Night sh, Tackle, Feint, Aerial Ace, Counter, Fury Attack, Brick Break, Pin Missile, Take Down, Close Combat, Reversal [E],

    - (Innate Talent) Harden [E], (Innate Talent) Megahorn [M], (Innate Talent) Earthquake [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Rock Slide [E],

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    ''Fuck, this Monster has the ability [Moxie]? Is this a joke?'' thought Alex with a surprised expression.

    His original n was to have ziken fighting Heracross and damage it as much as possible with [Overheat] and [methrower] while [Sunny Day] boosts her moves.

    But Alex didn''t feel like ziken would ever survive 1 [Earthquake] and only do Boost Heracross against Crobat.

    The referee started the fight again.

    "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex immediately called his ziken back to her Pokeball.

    The referee said aloud, "Participant Alex makes a sessful switch."

    Ezra and many spectators showed a puzzled expressions. Many couldn''t understand why Alex changed his only fire-type pokemon even though it''s still under the buff of [Sunny Day] and ziken didn''t have a type disadvantage against Heracross.

    It made absolutely no sense and many even though it was aplete mistake.

    Ezra began to show a serious expression as he thought, ''Does he know that my Heracross can do the [Earthquake] move on the master rank? But how does he know that? I haven''t shown it in this tournament yet. It makes no sense.''

    Alex didn''t wait long and called Crobat from his Pokeball.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 50

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    "3,2,1,Go"

    The referee started the fight and both trainers showed serious expression.

    "Heracross use [Rock Slide]

    Crobat immediately started preparing his move without Alex saying anything.

    He flew higher and higher, out of range of Heracross, as he prepared his first move.

    Heracross who had a lot ofbat experience noticed that Crobat doesn''t would get hit with his [Rock Slide] anymore and don''t use this move immediately after it''s done. It was out of reach for this move.

    Crobat, who had ascended high enough, stopped flying up and began descending onto Heracross with a ridiculous momentum.

    Ezra knew that Heracross had a good chance to use [Rock Slide] after Crobat attacked him, so he didn''t say anything, waited, and look how Heracross endures this attack. He knew Crobat was too fast in that dive to get hit by that move so, he wait.

    Heracross was hit by Crobat, who waspletely enveloped in flying-type energy and wasunched several meters away, with the momentum from Crobat. But even though Heracross lost about 40% of his HP, he endures it and immediately used [Rock Slide].

    Alex shed a smile and watched as Crobat flew over Heracross''s head as it prepared a new move and dodged as many of [Rock Slide]''s rocks as it could.

    Heracross gave a surprised expression when his opponent Crobat didn''t run away but hovered directly over his head.

    Crobat was hit by many rocks, but Heracross, who was under Crobat, took about the same number of hits.

    He was wounded by his own attack and his body showed more and more wounds.

    But Crobat was also hit and lost 60% of his HP from this move alone. he takes much more damage than Heracross, because of the level difference.

    But despite the injury, Crobat prepares its next move as it flies back up into the air to repeat the same action.

    "Heracross use [Rock Slide] again"

    Heracross, unable to stop Crobat, could only watch as Crobat flew out of his attack range again.

    That''s why there are rules in this tournament that don''t allow Flying-type Pokemon to fly that high while you''re not using moves like [Fly].

    It should prevent the Flying-type Pokemon from flying 100 meters in the air and using moves like [Aerial Ace] or [Swift].

    Crobat finished and he used [Fly] again as he dived towards Heracross.

    Again Heracross could not dodge this speedy attack and his whole body disyed many wounds.

    "[Protect]"

    "Heracross quickly use [Rock Slide] and then immediately [Endure]"

    Crobat hovered directly over Heracross''s head but this time he used [Protect] and although his shield couldn''t block all of the damage, he managed to block most of the damage.

    [Endure], like [Quick Attack], was a move that requires little preparation time but cannot be used again immediately after it is used.

    It also cannot block all damage (in this world) and depends on the remaining HP, the strength of the attack move, move mastery, and the level difference between attackers and defenders, to be able to decide whether it can be used sessfully.

    Alex realized that the fight was approaching an important moment and he started to look very serious. He had the feeling that this moment would decide this fight.

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    Alex saw, how both Pokemon have hardly any HP left and that almost every next move can end the fight.

    He said quickly, "Crobat, [H5]"

    Ezra shed a smile as he said, "Heracross use [Megahorn]"

    Alex showed a calm expression as Heracross quickly prepared a Master rank move.

    Although [Megahorn] on the Master-rank finishes faster than any other move Crobat can, it doesn''t matter, unless Heracross is within range.

    The H in [H5] stands for "hit and run" and the 5 for which move Crobat should prepare for while he is performing this "hit and run" action.

    Crobat is a bit faster than Heracross and can prevent him from getting in range immediately when he has [Megahorn] ready.

    When Alex thought that he had already won that fight, he saw how Heracross was faster than Crobat and that he was only a few meters away from Crobat.

    Alex looked at Crobat and immediately realized what the problem was. During the [Rock Slide] hits, Crobat''s wings were badly injured and one even had a big hole in them.

    Without giving Crobat time, Heracross jumped 4 meters in the air while his horn emits a green aura.

    Heracross swung his horn at Crobat like a baseball bat and caused Crobat to fall unconscious to the ground.

    Alex goes to Crobat who falls unconscious to the ground to heal him quickly.

    He gave an apologetic look as he said, "I''m sorry Crobat. You fought well and only lost because of my mistake." He didn''t just say that to cheer Crobat up. Alex believed what he said to Crobat.

    Alex realized that he was too distracted and noticed toote how his Pokemon is slower than before, due to an injury it suffered.

    He took a too technical view of this fight and didn''t realize how various wounds on Crobat could affect his ns.

    It''s usually extremely difficult to damage a Pokemon''s body enough to make it weaker or slower unless it''s unconscious.

    As long as a Pokemon''s life energy is not fatigued, a Pokemon''s body has to be extremely injured to be affected in the fight.

    A few bruises or bleeding are possible but not something like losing body parts.

    But there is an exception. When the strength of both Pokemon is so different, it is possible to remove parts of a Pokemon''s body or kill it directly without knocking it out first.

    Although Crobat has a 4 level disadvantage, Heracross isn''t strong enough to be able to do something like this, so Alex didn''t think about these things.

    But Crobat''s wings are the most vulnerable part of Crobat so Heracross with its 4 level advantage and effective move, managed to inflict injury on Crobat''s wings.

    Although Crobat could still fly, his speed was restricted, which led to this situation.

    Ezra, who was using this injury to his advantage, shed a smile and said loudly, "Ha and you''re supposed to be good at tactics? What a joke."

    Alex called Crobat back to his Pokeball and looked at Ezra who was suddenly talking to her.

    He showed an indifferent expression as he said, "Ohh, you''re one of those. You shut up all the time, but as soon as your opponent has a weak moment you act like you''re better. That''s pathetic."

    Ezra looked coldly at Alex and said, "Get your next pathetic Pokemon out, so I can show you which one of us is truly pathetic."

    The referee looked at the two and began to warn both of them. He doesn''t want to hear any more insults or he will take action.

    After saying that he looked at Alex and said to him to call his next Pokemon in 30 seconds.

    Alex didn''t wait long and called ziken.

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 49

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E], High Jump Kick [E], sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Sr Beam [E], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift, (TM) Substitute

    -----------------------

    The referee starts the fight with a serious expression. "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex said lightly, "[Quick Attack]"

    Ezra, "Revers... Wait, what! Quickly use Protec.."

    Without allowing Heracross or Ezra to react, use ziken [Quick Attack] and ram Heracross with her body as it is encased in Normal-type energy.

    Heracross fell to the ground unconscious and Ezra looked serious.

    He knew that this situation was extremely bad for him.

    His strongest Pokemon is defeated and his second strongest pokemon has only 50% HP left.

    Without wasting any more time, Ezra called Butterfree back onto the battlefield.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Butterfree

    LV: 52

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Psybeam, Supersonic, Safeguard, Whirlwind, Bug Buzz, Captivate, Tailwind, Air sh [E],

    - (Innate Talent) Quiver Dance [M], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [M], (Innate Talent) Rain Dance

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) Energy Ball [E], (TM) Substitute,

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    "3,2,1,Go"

    "O1"

    "Butterfree use [Psychic] and looked at the floor"

    Alex shed a smile when he saw what move his opponent was about to use.

    He still felt the warmth of [Sunny Day] on the battlefield and now that his opponent had no chance to defend against ziken''s next move, Alex knows, he won a perfect chance to win this fight.

    ziken finished first and used her Strongest move without giving Butterfree a chance to dodge.

    [Overheat] hit Butterfree who was trying to dodge it and Butterfree immediately filed to the ground unconscious.

    It wasplete overkill.

    Even if Butterfree try to stay awake with willpower alone, he wouldn''t be able to cope with the damage his body had taken and still fall unconscious to the ground.

    Ezra stared at ziken, speechless, feeling like this was all a joke.

    His two strongest Pokemon were defeated and his opponent only lost one Pokemon, while the other two Pokemon don''t take any damage.

    Ezra had a ridiculous level advantage but couldn''t even exchange 1v1 Pokemon against Alex.

    He healed his Pokemon and left the arena without saying a word to Alex or the referee.

    As the referee warns, that he will be disqualified, if he tried to leave this arena, Alex looked at Ezra''s back with a small smile.

    He thought with a slightly satisfied expression ''Although you are quite weak, I could still learn a bit from you. ''

    The referee said aloud, "Participant Ezra is disqualified. Participant Alex is the winner of this round."

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    Chapter 334

    Freya said loudly into her mic, "Incredible, Participant Alex defeated another of Ezra''s Pokemon without his Scizor taking any damage at all. What an incrediblebo of strength and intelligence. What...Ahh, Participant Ezra left the arena without a word and he was disqualified by the referee. While I can understand why he''s doing this, it''s a bit disappointing. We can hear the spectators in the Stadium booing Ezra as he exits the Stadium. It seems that the spectators are not satisfied with these results either."

    Professor W?lhder also showed a slightly disappointed expression when he said, "It''s really a bit disappointed that contestant Ezra gave up so early. Even though it will be a 2v1 Pokemon battle, it''s not impossible for him to win it."

    Erika said in a light tone, "I can understand that many are disappointed with Ezra, but I still can understand why he does that. His two strongest Pokemon were defeated and only his strongest Pokemon, which was level 54, could match 1 of Alex''s Pokemon. his chances of winning this fight were extremely slim if he even had one. I don''t think Ezra deserved that harsh criticism."

    Professor W?lhder shed a small smile as he said, "You''re just too nice to Ezra, Erika. While I agree that Participant Ezra didn''t really stand a good chance of winning this fight, he shouldn''t give up right away. He hasn''t that great of a disadvantage that he cannotpensate it with good tactics.

    Erika showed a serious expression. "But he doesn''t deserve that treatment. He''s already taken a lot of mental damage from Alex in this match. Thest thing he needs is more people beating him down."

    Freya and Professor W?lhder showed a surprised expression when they saw the expression on Erika''s face. Erika always has a soft and friendly expression so both are surprised when she shows such a serious expression.

    Erika started saying to the camera, "I would ask the viewers not to further humiliate Ezra, but to praise Alex for his impressive performance. Ezra didn''t make any big mistakes and just looked bad because he was fighting Alex. as someone who Has also fought against Alex, I can tell the viewers with certainty that, tactically, he is the strongest trainer of his generation."

    Freya thought with a surprised expression ''She''s purposely deflecting the topic so that Ezra doesn''t get further shamed in this show and so that his reputation doesn''t suffer any further damage. She even makes it look normal by putting herself in the arc of fire. ...How can someone be so nice?''

    Professor W?lhder started showing a slight smile as he said, "Erika, you''re right. Alex had put in an unusual performance and Ezra really didn''t have a bad fight. He made a few mistakes but against an opponent like Alex it''s easy to make more mistakes."

    Erika''s serious expression suddenly turned shy as she replied, "Professor W?lhder... I''m sorry about that... I didn''t want to put anyone down. Your criticism is fair, but I..."

    Professor W?lhder started tough slightly as he said, " Haha, It''s ok Erika. You don''t need to apologize, I''m not that sensitive. haha"

    Freya shed a slight smile and she started to change the subject, "But, I''m impressed withpetitor Alex. He was in total control the whole fight."

    Professor W?lhder said, "He really is a special trainer that you seldom see. As far as I know, he didn''t even have a person to help him or a teacher, but he''s already fighting better than most Elite trainers without even half as much experience as them. Truly a Monster."

    Erika showed an expression of admiration, as she said, "I can only agree. Especially after seeing his fight against Lt. Surge. I can only describe Alex as an abnormal genius."

    Freya said with a smile, "It seems that Alex has already had the admiration of both of my comentators. Although I have to say, I''m also impressed. Alex is truly a master of tactics."

    Erika said with a gentle smile, "Master of tactics? It sounds better than the nickname Monster. hehe although both fit."

    Professor W?lhder said with a yful smile, "Master of tactics, I like it. I hope Alex will be happy about the new nickname that was given to him today. haha"

    Freya said, "Professor W?lhder, the next match starts in 1 minute so let''s talk about itter. Although I''d like to continue talking about it, we still have a show to do."

    ...

    Alex, who was sitting in his Hotel room with his Pokemon, looked at the TV with a serious expression.

    ".. And so we now only 16 participants left, who will continue to fight tomorrow."

    Freya then said with a smile for the camera, "But we have one more thing that the viewers will like. We already got all 8 fights for tomorrow from the studio and I won''t reserve it from the dear viewers."

    After she said that, an image of the 8 fights appeared on Alex''s TV.

    Alex looked at these 8 different fights but was only interested in two.

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    Participant 7: Gary (Oak)

    Pok¨¦mon: kazam LV 51, Rhydon LV 52, Arcanine LV 52, Pidgeot LV 52, Exeggutor LV 54, stoise LV 55

    VS

    Participant 20: Alex

    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon LV 49, ziken LV 49, Umbreon LV 50, Gardevoir LV 50, Scizor LV 50, Crobat LV 50,

    -----

    Participant 8: Gideon

    Pok¨¦mon: Electrode LV 50, Electrode LV 51, Raichu LV 53, Magnezone LV 53, Porygon LV 54, Electrode LV 54,

    Vs

    Participant 9: Ash

    Pok¨¦mon: Tauros LV 49, Muk LV 50, Heracross LV 50, Snox LV 52, Pikachu LV 54, Charizard LV 55

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    Alex thinks that all the other fights except for these two fights are fully predictable and already have a winner.

    None of the top 6 participants would have a problem defeating their opponent. The level disadvantage is just too big and Alex didn''t believe that these fights would be even remotely close.

    Even His fight is the second easiest fight to win, though his fight is extremely difficult for Alex to win and almost impossible for other trainers to win.

    The main reason Crobat was able to exchange 1 for 1 against Heracross is that Crobat had an almost perfect type advantage against Heracross and Alex used it optimally.

    Against stoise, which is even one level higher than Heracross, Alex doesn''t have even one Pokemon that has a type advantage. let alone, an almost perfect type advantage as Crobat had against Heracross.

    Except that each of Gary''s Pokemon also has a level advantage over each of Alex''s Pokemon. Gary as an opponent just doesn''t remotelypare to Ezra.

    Alex turned off the TV and he started thinking about his match against Gary.

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    Chapter 335

    Alex sat in his chair, as he considered various tactics and how best to increase his chances of winning in his next match.

    He suddenly noticed how his TRH device on the table next to him started to glow.

    [call me when you see this]

    Alex look at his TRH device and he smiled when he saw this direct message from Maria.

    He began calling her and after less than 5 seconds, Maria answered his call.

    "Hey, Maria. Why are you calling me all of a sudden? Are you bored?"

    "... I''m starting to believe that I''m your first girlfriend."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "Haha, that''s so mean."

    Then he said in a slightly serious tone, "But I already told you, I only had one girlfriend in this life."

    "??? Why are you saying it so weirdly? It sounds like you''ve lived more than once."

    Alex said in a non-serious tone, "Ohh no, you found out my secret. This is my second life and in my second life, I had a harem...Ahh, I was also immortal."

    Maira said nothing for a few seconds and when Alex wanted to say another word, Maria ended the call.

    She didn''t give him a chance and ended the call without saying a word.

    Alex thought with a smile, "perhaps a bit too many jokes in a row?. But I didn''t think they were all that bad..."

    At the same time, he writes a message to Maria.

    [Why so touchy today?.]

    [Alex. how old are you?]

    [17]

    [...Why do I have such a retard as my boyfriend?]

    [...Why do I have such a bitchy girlfriend?]

    Alex was pretty sure that today is one of the days when Maria was in a bad mood and less tolerant of his jokes than usual.

    When he already thought that she will ignore him today, he heard how he got a call on his TRH device.

    Alex showed a slightly surprised expression and he took the call from Maria without much thinking.

    Although Maria''s words were rude and he had a reason to be angry with her (if he want to find one), Alex is not that sensitive to getting angry when Maria is a bit rough. Apart from the fact that he wasn''t exactly sociable to Maria himself.

    Alex knew his rtionship with Maria was different than his previous ones.

    Neither attaches much importance to verbal words unless they are mean in a 100% serious way said. Alex doesn''t even remember when they both seriously insulted each other.

    Alex put his TRH device to his ear and said with a smile, "I thought my jokes weren''t that bad."

    Maria rolled her eyes at that (Alex couldn''t see that) and said in her usual tone, "Well, they weren''t really bad. But you''ve had better jokes."

    Alex showed a curious expression as he said, "Really? You make me curious. What''s my best joke?"

    Maria said with a slightly happy tone, "Ohh you''re so curious? too bad you teased your perfect Girlfriend today and she suddenly doesn''t feel like telling you the answer."

    Alex just looked at his TRH device and started thinking about whether he should have tried more to prevent Lisa and Laria from bing friends.

    But almost immediately he dismissed that thought as he thought, ''No. Maria already had vicious traits before she met Lisa. Luckily she doesn''t act like that during ***.''

    Alex stopped thinking about some nonsense when he said, "Ok, Maria. What''s up? Do you have something important to say to me or is this a normal chat?"

    Maria showed a satisfied expression when she sessfully teased Alex. Usually, Alex is the dominant person in their conversations and it''s rarely the case where she can sessfully overwhelm Alex.

    She shed a warm smile as she said, "Ahh, I don''t have anything special to say except... Good luck for tomorrow."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "Thanks."

    After a few seconds pause, Alex said, "Hey, why don''t youe over here and we can..."

    Maria immediately understood what Alex meant by these words. She thought for a few seconds if she should ept this invitation.

    Although she didn''t mind having fun with Alex today, she knew that Alex didn''t really have time today and she felt that it would be better for Alex if he had some time to think about his next fight today.

    Maria would never say that though. She just said in a cold tone, "No."

    Alex showed a slightly disappointed expression. He had been thinking about different tactics for different situations for a couple of hours and he was feeling a bit exhausted.

    Maria said musing in a yful tone, "Ohh, by the way, I watched the show after the fights. Did you know you have a new title now?. hehe, Master of tactics."

    Alex''s right eye twitched slightly when he heard that title. He found these unnecessary titles that trainers are given so inappropriately.

    He tried to say in an indifferent tone, "Yes, I know about it."

    Maria onlyughed for a few seconds and said pensively. "You are so cute."

    Alex suppressed the urge to end the call to Maria. He was like, ''Fuck, how does she know that I don''t like that name? Did she recognize it from my tone? No, I''m usually a good liar. Fuck, that doesn''t make any sense.''

    He continued to say in an indifferent tone, "You have so many mood swings today. Am I imagining it or is today your special day?"

    Maria didn''t let Alex provoke her and she said with a happy tone, "Nice try. But if you''re trying to change the subject, don''t make it so obvious."

    "Not really, a master of tactics if you ask me."

    Alex started to find it funny as he continued talking to Maria.

    They both talked for another 30 minutes and although they made fun of each other the whole time, Alex and Maria had the whole span a smile on their faces, as they talked to each other.

    Crobat, who heard the whole conversation, with his good ears, just looked at Alex as he said softly, "human beings are really weird."

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    Chapter 336

    Alex slowly started to wake up when the rm clock on his TRH device started ying loud music. He deactivated the rm clock with a tired expression

    Then, he started going to the bathroom and taking a shower, like he did every morning.

    Today was the day he was going to fight Gary Oak and although he thought that he had a chance to win this fight, he didn''t think it was a very big chance. and maybe even only a very small chance.

    It was simr in difficulty to his first match against Misty. Probably even harder because Gary isn''t as inexperienced as Misty was against him.

    The biggest problem was that he didn''t have a good Pokemon that stood a chance against Gary''s stoise in a 1v1 match.

    Alex understood that he would probably have to use 2 Pokemon just for this stoise.

    The problem is that Gary''s other Pokemon are also very strong and Alex can''t easily defeat them with 1 of his Pokemon. Even if he uses good strategies and type advantages.

    Objectively speaking, Alex had little chance of winning this match, and only if, several of his risky ns worked out, could he win this match.

    But Alex''s eyes still showed eagerness, as he thought about today''s match.

    He didn''t even care much if he wins or loses. Alex just wanted to see what he could do with his different tactics and give all of his Pokemon a good battle experience.

    Alex shed a smile as he started preparing breakfast for him and his Pokemon.

    *****

    Alex and Gary were standing on the opposite side of the Stadium. You could find the referee on the side of the battlefield exining the rules for this round.

    The referee then looked at both of them and said, "As you should know by now, if you both wanted and agreed you could make this into a match, where no Pokemon can be switched, instead of every Pokemon being able to switch once."

    Alex knew about this option before the start and showed a calm expression when he heard the referee''s words.

    This tournament added this optional rule because it''s more interesting to viewers if neither trainer can switch Pokemon. Starting from the round of 16, it is an additional option for every fight in this tournament.

    But this rule will onlye into reality and be effective if both participants desire to fight in this format.

    Alex didn''t really care, but when he saw that Gary nodded, as he heard the word of the referee, he felt it was the perfect chance to gain an advantage.

    Gary looked at Alex and said, "I''d rather have such an intense fight. What do you think?"

    Alex put on a false look of dislike when he said, "You want me to give up my tactical advantage without giving up anything yourself. Do you think I''m stupid?"

    While it may seem like that, the more tactical person is at a disadvantage if both trainers can''t switch their Pokemon, it is not really the case in this situation.

    Alex has many Pokemon with boost moves and such a rule is quite beneficial for him. But that doesn''t mean he shows it so openly. Apart from the fact that the tactical significance between the two formats is not really that big or even measurable.

    He intends to use this situation to exploit a weakness in Gary.

    Gary was a very proud person and Alex had an idea how to use that to his advantage.

    Gary already had a bad opinion of Alex after seeing Alex''s provocation on the post-match show, but now that he witnessed Alex''s arrogance in person, he couldn''t help but get angry.

    "Ha, do you think tactics will help you in this match?. I''m so much stronger than you that I could easily defeat you with my simplest tactics. You can''t win. It doesn''t matter in which format we fight."

    Alex just gave Gary an emotionless look as he said, "You don''t believe anything you just said, do you?"

    Gary shed a smile as he said, "What, did I hit a sore spot?." When he saw Alex''s emotionless expression, Gary thought he had sessfully difited Alex.

    Alex didn''t say anything for a few seconds, when he suddenly said, "I''m ready to fight in this format, where no switches are allowed... But I want to bepensated for that. You have to summon your first Pokemon first."

    The referee looked at Alex and said, "Participant Alex, I''m telling you that now, this agreement between the two of you is not in the rules and not mandatory for eitherpetitor to abide by. Even if Participant Gary breaks the agreement immediately, I will take no action or enforce penalties. But if you agree now, that you want to fight in this format, you cannot change itter."

    Alex knew that before the referee told him that but because he understood Gary''s character, he didn''t think that it very likely is that Gary would cheat him. Especially against a much weaker opponent, it is unlikely that the proud Gary would do such a thing.

    Gary looked at the referee, "You don''t have to say that. I''m not that pathetic to need to cheat my opponent, in order to win against them."

    After saying that, he looked at Alex and said, "Don''t worry, I''ll stick to the agreement and call my Pokemon first. Now get on it and let''s end this thing quick."

    Alex looked emotionless at the referee as he said, "I agree to fight in this format."

    The referee nodded and said a few words into his in-ear headphones.

    With the fight only a few seconds away from the beginning, Gary started calling his first Pokemon, without saying even one word.

    A Rhydon that was 2.3 meters tall appeared next to Gary and Alex immediately looked at the info of this Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Rhydon

    LV: 52

    Type: Rock / Ground

    Abilities: Reckless (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Horn Attack, Tail Whip, Fury Attack, Scary Face, Smack Down, Stomp, Bulldoze, Chip Away, Rock st, Drill Run, Take Down, Stone Edge [E], Earthquake

    - (Innate Talent) Take Down [M], (Innate Talent) Hammer Arm [E], (Innate Talent) Magnitude [E],

    -(TM) Protect [E], (TM) Rock slide, (TM) Swords Dance, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Iron Tail [E], (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Payback, (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Sleep Talk [E],

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    Alex showed a calm expression, as he looked at Rhydon''s info and he stared analyzed which of his Pokemon was the best choice against Rhydon.

    This Rhydon had 9 Expert rank moves and even 1 Master rank move.

    It''s very likely that Gary had this Pokemon for at least 2 years and trained a rtively good amount of time every day. That''s why all of Alex''s Deep Gold Pokemon are inferior in terms of move mastery inparison.

    Alex was used to it though, and he even felt that this Rhydon wasn''t trained very well.

    To be exact. he felt that the moves Gary chose, to train, were not optimal.

    Alex smiled when he decided on a Pokemon. He took Gardevoir''s Pokeball and activated it.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 50

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Gardevoir appeared with a serious expression. Though Alex felt it looked like a child showing an expression of an adult.

    The referee gave a signal and started saying out loud, "3,2,1, GO"

    Alex said in a calm tone, "D1"

    Gary said quickly, "[Take Down]. Also, don''t look at Gardevoir with your eyes."

    Gardevoir immediately uses [Teleport] and directly [Calm Mind] after teleporting to the edge of the arena.

    Alex looked at Rhydon, who had his eyes closed but was still running in the exact direction of Gardevoir, as he prepared his move.

    ''As expected from a Ground/Rock-type Pokemon. The ability to perceive the vibrations of the ground is really useful. ..If I hadn''t already prepared a n for it.''

    Alex had a Rock-Type Pokemon himself so he was expecting Gary to try to counter Gardevoir''s [Hypnosis] like this.

    Gardevoir didn''t wait for Alex''s orders and began using her psychic energy to levitate.

    She had already been told by Alex to do so when Rhydon would no longer use his eyes to look at her.

    Gardevoir also used [Calm Mind] at the same time, as she hovered slightly off the ground.

    Alex, who can use psychic energy himself, knew that levitation wasn''t particrly strenuous for Gardevoir''s body, and it only used up a bit of psychic energy.

    Because of his many tests, Alex knew that using psychic energy on one''s own body consumed the least amount of energy.

    Much more psychic energy is consumed when it is to be used on other Pokemon. Especially powerful Pokemon

    The more powerful the life energy surrounding the Pokemon (target) is, the more psychic energy it takes to manipte that body, even if it is only slightly. Of course, other factors also y a role, such as distance or duration.

    Inparison, it is effortless for Gardevoir to manipte her own body with psychic energy. Though that use of Psychic energy isn''t without its downsides either.

    Gardevoir consumes The Psychic energy that she needed to use her Psychic-Type moves. Also, she cannot use moves that are not at least on the Expert rank, if she wants to manipte her own body and prepare a move at the same time.

    Rhydon suddenly couldn''t perceive Gardevoir''s vibrations and he began to show a confused expression. For him, Gardevoir suddenly disappearedpletely.

    Gary showed a surprised expression. He wasn''t surprised that Alex woulde up with such a tactic, but rather than, that Alex''s Pokemon would use the tactic on their own without Alex having to say anything.

    He showed a serious expression as he said, "Rhydon open your eyes again! But try not to look directly at Gardevoir."

    While this isn''t an optimal solution, Gary had no choice, if he didn''t want Rhydon to get hit by [Hypnosis].

    He had of course seen Alex''sst match and he understood how much trouble [Hypnosis] can cause if he didn''t take action against this move.

    Gardevoir uses this time to use [Calm Mind] for the second time.

    Rhydon started moving toward Gardevoir to get in range for [Take Down] but due to its terrible speed, it took him longer than other Pokemon at his level.

    Although Rhydon is not extremely slow at level 52, it is still very vulnerable to hit and run strategies.

    When Rhydon was almost within range, Gardevoir used [Teleport] and appeared on the other side of the arena.

    Alex shed a smile when he saw this. Although Gardevoir and Scizor were both equally strong in thest tournament, ording to Alex, Gardevoir is his strongest Pokemon.

    If Scizor didn''t have a type advantage against Gardevoir, this fight would have ended very differently.

    Gardevoir is especially a nightmare against slow Pokemon that don''t have buff moves or have long-range moves (Expert or Master rank).

    Especially the fact that Gary can''t change his Pokemon made this situation extremely dangerous for Gary.

    If Gardevoir can use [Calm Mind] to the maximum and take no damage while it is boosting, this Gardevoir will be a real problem for Gary to solve.

    Gary''s expression turned ugly when he realized how little his Pokemon could do against Gardevoir.

    "Rhydon discontinue [Take Down] and start preparing [Stone Edge] as you run towards Gardevoir."

    [Stone Edge] is Rhydon''s best Expert-rank ranged move. But even Rhydon''s best-ranged move didn''t have a particrly good range. Also, this move also had another problem. The hit chance of this move is not very good.

    Although it does extremely good damage, Rhydon must first get within range (~20 meters) and hope that the opponent does not dodge this move.

    But it was better than hoping to get close enough with [Take Down] or set up a normal-rank move while not being able to move.

    Gary felt that no matter what he did. He was in a trap.

    ***

    Yeah, I''ve read a fewments and it seems that there are different opinions as to whether this fight should be released together or not.

    But I have an alternative that will probably make both parties happy.

    I will upload a chapter every day until the fight is over.

    =)

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    More Powerstones, More Powerstones, Powerstonesssss.

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    Chapter 338

    Rhydon kept running, to get within range to use [Stone Edge], but whenever he was about to get within range, Gardevoir would always teleport away.

    Gardevoir used up a lot of energy to use [Teleport] so quickly and frequently, but as long as she doesn''t overuse it, she''ll still have enough energy to use other movester on.

    Gary''s expression kept getting worse and worse as time went by, but he knew there wasn''t much he could do other than wait until Gardevoir couldn''t use [Teleport] anymore.

    Alex didn''t say anything the whole time and just watched calmly.

    Realizing that Gardevoir had used [Calm Mind] to the maximum, he started shing a smile.

    He said in a calm tone, "D2"

    Gardevoir was 50 yards away from Rhydon and started preparing another move as [Calm Mind].

    Rhydon, in less than 3 seconds, ran into the Range of the move, he had been meaning to use all along.

    But when he got in range and used his move, Gardevoir finished preparing her move and used it immediately.

    Rhydon was hit by a ridiculously fast beam of what appeared to be light, without even having time to dodge.

    Almost simultaneously, several sharp-looking stones stick out of the ground where Gradevoir was just floating. Gardevoir tried to dodge but couldn''t and was hit by a sharp stone.

    These stones appear to emerge in extremely random locations and apart from emerging in a rough area, they don''t seem to have any traceable rhythm.

    Alex''s expression turned serious when he saw that Gardevoir had lost about 40% of her HP from that 1 hit.

    Rhydon being hit by [Dazzling Gleam] looked even worse than Gardevoir. Despite being two levels higher than Gardevoir, he lost 80% of his HP even though Gardevoir''s move wasn''t even effective against him or on the Master rank.

    Rhydon''s terrible defense against special moves and that the Gardevoir could buff to the max caused it to take extensive damage.

    Gary said quickly, "Rhydon use [Take Down]"

    But before he could finish his words, Gardevoir teleported to the other side of the arena.

    Unfortunately, the [Teleport] consumption is very high or Alex would it use even more.

    Gardevoir finished preparing her move and used it immediately after Rhydon was 30 yards away.

    Normally, moves in this range are dodgeable with a typical speed.

    Even a normal speed would allow most projectile moves to be dodged at this range.

    Unfortunately, Rhydon was not only slow but also a big target. He tried to dodge but was hit regardless.

    A projectile covered in Psychic-Energy, in the shape of a heart, flew rapidly in the direction of Rhydon.

    Rhydon, who was gathering energy from another move, couldn''t even [Protect] to protect himself.

    He was hit by [Draining Kiss] and fell unconscious on the ground with an unwilling expression.

    After falling to the ground, Fairy-type energy suddenly floated out of his body and straight towards Gardevoir.

    Gardevoir absorbed this Fairy-type energy and most of her wounds began to heal.

    Gary looked at Alex for a few seconds. "I underestimated you. But it''s not over yet."

    Without waiting for Alex''s reply, he summoned his next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Exeggutor

    LV: 54

    Type: Grass/Psychic

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Move:

    - Absorb, Hypnosis, Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Confusion, Synthesis, Bullet Seed, Giga Drain, Barrage, Confusion, Egg Bomb, Power Whip, Stomp, Stun Spore, Self-Destruct, Teleport [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Sludge Bomb [M], (Perfect Talent) Reflect [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Sr Beam [E], (TM) Sunny Day [E], (TM) Trick Room, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Thief, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Substitute

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    Alex was a bit confused as to why Gary would send those Pokemon against his Gardevoir and not stoise which is one level higher and didn''t have a slight type disadvantage against Gardevoir. But when he saw Exeggutor''s first Perfect Talent move, he understood immediately.

    Sludge Bomb on Master rank is really a deadly move against Gardevoir.

    Especially considering that Gardevoir has a 4 level disadvantage.

    ''hmm, but I have a feeling Gary had one more reason to choose this Pokemon over stoise. if I am right then, He''s really not a bad trainer.''

    Alex also believed that another reason why Gary chose this Pokemon is that he didn''t want Gardevoir''s [Hypnosis] to cause his stoise problem.

    The referee restarts the match. "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex said nothing and let Gardevoir follow his nned strategy.

    "Exeggutor use [Teleport] +[Sludge Bomb]"

    Alex''s expression turned serious when he heard Gary''s words.

    Because [Sludge Bomb] is a Master rank move, Exeggutor can prepare two moves at once if it sacrifices preparation time and some damage. (1*)

    If Exeggutor uses [Teleport] directly and then immediately [Sludge Bomb] afterward, Gardevoir cannot dodge this attack.

    Alex suddenly said telepathically, "Gardevoir use [Dazzling Gleam] immediately when you''re done. Exeggutor needs a lot of time and concentration right now preparing both moves so it can hit at that range. After that..."

    Gary was looking at the arena when he suddenly saw Alex''s head surrounded slightly by a purple aura. Though it can be missed if you''re not looking directly, Gary noticed it almost immediately.

    He thought with a serious expression, ''Alex is a psychic? He really has hidden his strengths well. What an annoying opponent.''

    ***

    (1*) I think most understand why this is the case so I won''t exin it in this fight.

    Things that I have already shown and exined several times I will not exin again.

    I have many systems that intertwine and If you are confused, rereading the story might help.

    Also if you have a few questions, you can write them under this chapter and I will answer them as Good as I can.

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    Gardevoir, who prepared only one move, finished first and immediately used [Dazzling Gleam] against Exeggutor.

    However, Exeggutor only lost a little over 30% of his HP after being hit by this attack.

    Gardevoir didn''t start preparing another move and she''s waiting for Exeggutor.

    Gary felt that Alex had given this strangemand to Gardevoir via his psychic powers and he wasn''t sure what to do.

    Although he wasn''t sure what Alex''s n was, he didn''t want Exeggutor to interrupt his two moves after they were almost done setting up.

    Exeggutor [Teleport] just behind Gardevoir and use the move [Sludge Bomb] within 1 second.

    Gardevoir who was already ready for this situation used [Protect] immediately. But her shield didn''tst even a moment and broke almost immediately. She just blocked a little more than half and the rest hit her directly.

    Alex thought with a serious expression, ''Against Master-Rank moves... Especially against Pokemon with a higher level, the [Protect] on the Normal rank is too weak. Hmm, I should consider whether this move is worth training on expert rank. After all, this move is very useful even though it can almost never be used twice in the same fight.''

    Gardevoir lost almost 40% of her HP after this hit and barely had 20% HP left.

    Without her [Calm Mind] Spe. Def buff, she would fall unconscious to the ground after that hit.

    Alex thought, ''i already know that Gradevoir has less HP in this world than in the games, but I don''t assume it was that much less. Maybe it is because of the level?. Hmm Also, I should test how much [Calm Mind] boosted Gardevoir on the Expert rank. It''s definitely less than 100% (X2) and probably closer to 50% (X1.5). Maybe even only 30% (X1.3). Also using it the second time might be less effective. But it''s probably hard to test urately.''

    Gardevoir didn''t wait for Alex''s orders and immediately prepared her next move as the pain from her body endured.

    "Exeggutor quickly use [Sludge Bomb]."

    Although Gardevoir started preparing her move a bit earlier, Exeggutor finished his move a bit quicker.

    Exeggutor was still within range and he immediately use [Sludge Bomb].

    When the projectile (purple orb) was about to hit Gardevoir, Gardevoir likewise finished her move and she immediately used [Hyper Beam].

    She then immediately fell unconscious to the ground with a lot of injuries on her body.

    [Hyper Beam] hit Exeggutor directly and this hit harshly injures Exeggutor. He lost around 40% of his HP and was left with a little less than 1/3 of his Life energy (HP).

    Gary defeated Alex''s first Pokemon but showed an unhappy expression.

    Not only did he lose 1 of his Pokemon, but also his two strongest Pokemon lost around 70% of his HP.

    The situation was extremely bad for him and he felt extremely frustrated.

    If he hadn''t allowed Gardevoir to buff herself so easily, this wouldn''t have happened. He regretted showing Alex his first Pokemon and making it possible.

    The judge instructed Alex to call his next Pokemon within 30 seconds, and Alex does it almost immediately without saying another word.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 50

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Alex shed a smile as he looked at Scizor.

    Not only does Scizor take almost no damage from the Master-rank [Sludge Bomb], but it is Resistant to every other Expert rank move Exeggutor can use. And that''s without considering Scizor''s offensive Type-advantage against Exeggutor.

    This is apletely counter and only the level advantage makes Exeggutor''s attacks dangerous or Scizor could probably even counter-heal them with [Roost].

    The referee started the fight, "3,2,1, Go"

    Alex didn''t say anything and Scizor immediately started preparing [X-Scissor] as he ran toward Exeggutor at the same time.

    Gary quickly said, "Exeggutor [Teleport] yourself away from Scizor and use [Sunny Day]"

    Alex immediately said telepathically, "Scizor interrupt [X-Scissor] and use [Swords Dance] while keeping your distance."

    Of course, Alex cannot use code words for these detailedmands and must give them directly. Luckily he can say it telepathically and not allow his opponent to hear what he said.

    The only downside is that it''s slower than code words. More urate and flexible but slower.

    Alex uses both types ofmands. Depending on the situation, he takes which of the two is more effective and can therefore use both to their advantage.

    Exeggutor was the first to finish his move and the Arena started to generate a heat simr to a sauna.

    Gary didn''t immediately give a newmand to Exeggutor and looked at what Scizoir nned to do.

    Scizor finished shortly after Exeggutor, and he used [Swords Dance].

    Gary, who didn''t want to see one of Alex''s Pokemon buffing himself again, knew he couldn''t dy this fight any longer.

    Alex gave his next order(Telepathy) to Scizor and Scizor immediately ran towards Exeggutor as he prepared his next move.

    "Exeggutor use [Psychic], while not allowing Scizor to get close."

    Alex said with a smile, "Gary, you use [Sunny Day] to allow your Exeggutor to be much faster than Scizor and not for [Sr Beam], which your Exeggutor probably can. You want to make Scizorpletely harmless against this speed because you know that he can hardly do long-distance moves. Simple but very effective."

    Gary looked at Alex who suddenly started wanting to talk to him and he said, "You can skip your baits. I won''t let your tricks provoke me. I''m not Misty."

    After that, he looked at the arena with a serious expression without saying another word to Alex.

    Alex thought with a smile, ''I don''t want to provoke you, I just want to distract you a bit.''

    Exeggutor was extremely fast and didn''t allow Scizor to get any closer than 30 yards.

    When Alex noticed how Scizor was almost finished with his move, he started to show a small smile.

    Scizor use [Aerial Ace] and this move quickly fly toward Exeggutor.

    Exeggutor also used a move and [Psychic] straight hit Scizor who couldn''t dodge that move.

    Exeggutor tried to dodge [Aerial Ace] with his speed but that move tracked Exeggutor and didn''t give him enough time to [Protect].

    After this blow, Exeggutor showed an expression of displeasure as he fell unconscious to the ground.

    Gary showed a shocked expression.

    He looked at Alex as he said, "Huh... That doesn''t make any sense. Why is your Scizor running in the direction of Exeggutor when it can do a move like [Aerial Ace]?"

    Having said that, he immediately understood why Scizor had done it.

    Alex just smiled as he looked at Gary.

    Gary felt that Alex made fun of him and although Alex didn''t say a word, Gary felt a wave of indescribable anger towards Alex.

    ***

    I''ve said it one or two times in the story but pokemon like Gradevoir and kazam that can use [Teleport] have less HP than in the games. [Teleport] is an extremely ridiculous move, and any Pokemon that can do this move shouldn''t bepletely OP.

    Even with this vulnerability, Pokemon like Gradevoir are still ridiculously strong with the move [Teleport] and almost invincible against some matchups. It''s very strong defensively so I think it''s a fair trade.

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    After a few seconds, Gary calms down as he remembers who his opponent was. He knew the main reason Misty lost to Alex was that He had sessfully provoked her and Gary didn''t want to make the same mistake.

    After he calmed down again, he realized that the situation is not as bad as he thought.

    Even though he lost 2 Pokemon for just one Pokemon(+a bit damage to Scizor), his next Pokemon can quickly defeat Alex''s Scizor.

    Without waiting for 30 seconds, he calls his next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Arcanine

    LV: 52

    Type: Fire

    Abilities: sh Fire

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Bite, Roar, Ember, Leer, Helping Hand, me Wheel, Reversal, Fire Fang, Take Down, me Burst, Agility, Retaliate, methrower, Crunch, Heat Wave [E], Outrage, re Blitz [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Sr Beam [M], (Innate Talent) Sunny Day [E], (Innate Talent) Giga Impact [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Safeguard [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Substitute

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    Alex showed a calm expression as he looked at the information from this Arcanine.

    ''Hmm, worse than I expected. Although his three Innate Talent moves are good, none of those moves are Fire-Type moves. This makes it much harder for Gary to train a fire-type move on the Master rank and takes a lot of time. no wonder he prefers to train more moves on the Expert rank.''

    Alex showed a calm expression as he was sure that his new tactic for Scizor could cause a lot of problems for Gary and his Arcanine.

    "3,2,1,Go"

    Without saying a word, Scizor started running away from Arcanine as he prepared a move.

    Alex guessed there was a very good chance that Gary would send Arcanine against his Scizor if Gary can so that he had a n specifically against this Pokemon. It didn''t take a genius to see that.

    Although nning against this Fire-Type Pokemon without information is much harder than predicting that it will fight against Scizor if Gary has the Chance.

    Gary, who felt the arena was still warm thanks to [Sunny Day], immediately wanted to take advantage of that.

    "pursue Scizor and use Heat Wave as soon as you are in range"

    Alex knew of course that Arcanine is faster than Scizor and can''t outrun him.

    He just wanted to dy a bit before Arcanine gets in range and not allow him to immediately use his move once he''s ready.

    Although this tactic has the disadvantage that Scizor is also out of range for his attack moves, it''s extremely effective if Alex doesn''t n to attack at all.

    Because of the speed disadvantage, the distance got smaller and smaller after every second, so that this tactic barely made a difference. though this small-time advantage was extremely important for Alex''s next n.

    Scizor, who started preparing a move sooner as Arcanine got ready with it first and he doesn''t was waiting to use his move.

    The heat from the arena slowly began to dissipate and a small stream of sand began to appear around the arena.

    This [Sandstorm] from Scizor wasn''t as dense as it usually is and is more of a standard version of the move [Sandstorm].

    Alex wanted the Scizor to use this version because recently, he noticed something interesting, that he hadn''t noticed before about this Move.

    The dense [Sandstorm], which uses most of the energy from the move to obstruct the enemy''s vision, was many times weaker in terms of damage than the normal version of [Sandstorm].

    It was just a theory he had at first after seeing how much damage Pokemon got from the normal [Sandstorm] and how little Scizor''s [Sandstorm] does, but after several tests, he could confirm his theory.

    So against Pokemon that can perceive Scizor even in The dense [Sandstorm], the normal version is much more effective and more useful.

    Arcanine is well known for his extremely good sense of smell, so Alex knew that limiting Arcanine''s vision wouldn''t do much against this Pokemon.

    Inparison, better damage is much more useful. Especially considering that Scizor doesn''t have to be within Arcanine''s attack range for this move to use it effectively.

    Alex said telepathically, "Get ready, Scizor."

    Arcanine got in range for his move in just a secondter than Scizor used his move and he immediately used [Heat Wave].

    [Heat Wave]''s range on the Expert rank is not good. but it has a great advantage that few moves have.

    It hits everything in its range and it also has a quick travel speed when used. [Heat Wave] would be a perfect AOE attack if it doesn''t have the downside of a below-average range.

    Arcanine, who had used this move frequently, knew exactly from which range Scizor had no chance of evading this move. Although Scizor has to run less than 3 meters to dodge this move, it''s almost impossible to do, even for extremely fast Pokemon (on a simr level).

    Extremely fast Pokemon would have trouble dodging this move, let alone Scizor.

    Scizor has been waiting for this moment and immediately uses [Quick Attack] which hardly needed any preparation time.

    [Quick Attack] was used without a target and Scizor briefly aplished a considerably faster Speed than Crobat. Even though Scizor barely dodged Arcanine''s attack.

    Alex saw how effective his new tactic was and he smiled as he thought, ''It''s even better than I thought with the right timing. It''s defensive very simr to [Protect] and that without the offensive that this move can bring. Especially that Scizor has two such moves is really helpful.''

    [Bullet Punch] and [Quick Attack] are extremely ridiculous moves in Alex''s opinion, even though they can practically only be used once per fight.

    Gary looked surprised at Scizor who dodged this extremely fast attack. He remembered all the fights (all the documented fights) from Alex''s Scizor and he doesn''t remember Alex using such a tactic even once.

    He thought with a slightly drained expression, ''is this a joke? Why am I always at a disadvantage no matter what I do? This is the most disgusting fight I''ve ever had''

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    Scizor doesn''t waste time after he sessfully dodges this dangerous move and Scizor used [Bullet punch] almost immediately after that.

    His goal was not Arcanine but the other side of the arena.

    He uses this move to build up a distance between him and Arcanine again.

    Arcanine, who noticed that Scizor was out of range again, looked at his trainer, who hadn''t given him a new order yet.

    Gary started waking up when he saw his Pokemon give him a confused expression.

    "Arcanine run in range again. Also, prepare [Heat Wave] again when you run. Don''t worry he shouldn''t have any more moves like [Bullet punch] or [Quick Attack]."

    Alex had an emotionless expression but he knew that Gary was right about what he said and that Scizor can''t really dodge Arcanine''s next attack.

    Unfortunately, Scizor was at too much of a disadvantage against Arcanine, so that Scizor can''t do much against Arcanine. even with this tactic.

    Arcanine is faster than Scizor and would still be faster than a Scizor that had sessfully used [Agility] once. Also, Scizor needs to be in melee-range for his strongest move. making it very easy for Arcanine to hit Scizor sessfully.

    Scizor still showed a calm expression as he prepared his next move.

    Arcanine ran as fast as he could to get within range of [Heat Wave], but he took longer than Scizor, who only need to prepare his move.

    Scizor used [Aerial Ace] and the move tracked Arcanine like a guided missile. Arcanine didn''t try to dodge either so that the move hit him with a problem.

    Alex said telepathically, "Scizor, don''t prepare a new move and get ready to use [Protect]."

    Arcanine suffered a small wound from the hit, but it didn''t seem that he suffered much damage. Alex would estimate it to be between 10 and 15%.

    It''s not a lot of damage, but in Alex''s mind, that damage and [Sandstrom] was the reward for Scizor and his effort.

    It didn''t take Arcanine much longer to get within range of his move. He uses [Heat Wave] almost immediately after he gets in range.

    Scizor was ready for that moment and he used [Protect] and sessfully blocked almost all of the damage. He only takes 10% damage, bringing his HP to 60 or 70%.

    If [Protect] is not used against moves from a Pokemon with arge level advantage or against strong moves on the master rank, the stability of [Protect] is not bad.

    Scizor or Arcanine immediately began preparing a new move even though none of their trainers said a word.

    Alex was a bit surprised when Arcanine suddenly prepared a move without Gary''s orders.

    It seems that Gary also trains his Pokemon to think independently and incorporates this into his tactics. Even if it has only been minimally developed and has not been developed to its full potential.

    Scizor, who was running away all the time, started running towards Arcanine for the first time as he was preparing his move.

    Arcanine didn''t expect Scizor to suddenly run straight towards him and didn''t react for a moment.

    both Pokemon were already rtively close to each other ([Heat Wave] range) and Scizor doesn''t take more than a moment to get extremely close.

    When Arcanine started to run away from Scizor''s melee range, he found that his move was almostplete and that running away now makes no sense.

    Most melee moves give the Pokemon a short speed buff when they use them so that Arcanine can''t outrun Scizor''s attack at that range. it was toote.

    Scizor used [Giga Impact] and mmed his whole body into Arcanine as he was simultaneously hit by [Heat Wave].

    Arcanine suffered a serious injury and lost around 35% of HP from just that 1 hit.

    together with the damage from the [Sandstrom] and [Aerial Ace], Arcanine only had a little over 40% of its HP left.

    Byparison, Scizor could not stand the extreme heat and fell to the ground, unconscious.

    However, Alex showed a proud expression as he went to Scizor to heal his Pokemon. The fact that Scizor can do so much damage against Arcanine is, in Alex''s opinion, a victory in itself.

    The judge said with a first expression, "Competitor Alex, please call your next Pokemon within 30 seconds."

    But Alex didn''t say anything and just looked at the referee who was looking at his watch.

    When there were only 10 seconds left, the referee started counting down as he indicated the number of seconds with his finger.

    Only after only 2 seconds were left did Alex summon his next Pokemon.

    Gary understood that Alex was doing this to make Arcanine take more damage from [Sandstrom] but he couldn''t help but show a slightly angry expression as he saw Arcanine''s expression worsen.

    but he didn''t say anything to Alex and just looked at the Pokemon that Alex summoned.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 49

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure, Sleep Talk [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [M], (Perfect Talent) methrower [M]

    -(TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) sh Cannon [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    "3,2,1,Go"

    Bastiodon immediately began preparing a move without saying a word.

    Gary quickly said, "Arcanine use [Sunny Day], so stay away from Bastiodon"

    Alex thought, ''a smart choice. But too predictable.''

    Bastiodon didn''t move, however, and he began to prepare his move.

    He finished sooner than Arcanine and Bastiodon sessfully used [Rock Polish], which greatly increases his speed.

    Although he was still slower than Arcanine, he would only need to use it once more to have the same speed as Arcanine.

    Gary thought with a slightly surprised expression, ''A master rank move? and also such a strong move on the master rank. fortunately, this Pokemon Species is not fast, so it has to be used this Move more than once to get anywhere near the same speed as my Arcanine.''

    Bastiodon started preparing [Rock Polish] again but at the same time started sting away from Arcanine.

    With both Pokemon running away from each other, the distance just got bigger and bigger.

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    Chapter 342

    Gary showed a slightly annoyed expression when he realized what Alex was up to. He couldn''t allow this Bastiodon to just keep buffing himself like that.

    "Arcanine, run within attack range. Also, while running prepare [Sr Beam]."

    Alex showed a slight expression of disappointment at how quickly Gary had changed his strategy and not allowing his Bastiodon to buff himself more.

    He thought, ''well two buffs are good enough.''

    Alex said telepathically, "Bastiodon, finish your second [Rock Polish] and then immediately prepare [Rock slide]. Trying to run further away from Arcanine to make it difficult for him to get in range."

    Although after the second use of [Rock Polish] Bastiodon has a speed simr to Arcanine, it is not possible to keep this Arcanine out of attack range for a long time.

    Because of the limitation of space, the Pokemon that runs away is always at a disadvantage and must always be much faster to bypass this disadvantage.

    For example, if two cats of the same speed are ying tag in a 1 square meter space, the cat ying the catcher always has the advantage and will not take long to touch the other cat even if both are of the same speed. The catcher can be even slower and still win easily as long as he takes advantage of the limitations of space.

    Bastiodon can only dy time for a bit and not really prevent Arcanine froming within range soon.

    Arcanine runs towards Bastiodon as fast as he can while he prepared his move.

    Bastiodon is already at the edge of the arena and can only run sideways to make it take a bit longer for Arcanine to get in attack range.

    However, he had already used his second [Rock Polish] and it will not take long for his [Rock slide] to be finished.

    Arcanine finally managed to get within range after several seconds and he immediately used [Sr Beam]

    Bastiodon tried to dodge but was hit by that yellow-greenish beam.

    His body showed only a few minor injuries and Bastiodon only lost more than 20% HP from that hit.

    Alex was very happy with these results. Bastiodon, who had a two-level disadvantage, only took that much damage. Even if this move is only on the Expert rank.

    Bastiodon ignored the slight pain his body was feeling and he immediately used [Rock Slide] after realizing that he was ready to use this move.

    Gary said quickly, "Now, Arcanine"

    Arcanine immediately used [Protect] and blocked Bastiadon''s attack. The shield managed to block all the damage from this move.

    Alex showed a calm expression when he saw that his attack didn''t work.

    He said telepathically, "Bastiodon, again."

    Gary said almost simultaneously, "Arcanine, use [Heat Wave]. Make sure he doesn''t run away either."

    However, Bastiodon didn''t run away or move as he prepared his next move.

    Gary didn''t know what Alex''s n was but he wouldn''t even allow this Bastiodon to buff himself for free.

    Bastiodon finished a bit faster than Arcanine and he used [Rock slide] immediately. After that, he immediately started preparing for this move again.

    Arcanine tried to dodge the many boulders falling from the sky but was hit. He still didn''t faint and "only" lost ~25% of his HP.

    However, Arcanine also used his move and hit Bastiodon directly with [Heat Wave]. Bastiodon took even a bit more damage from this hit than from thest one. He lost about 25% HP from this hit.

    Gary said quickly, "Again, quick."

    Bastiodon showed a calm expression as he not only prepared his next move but ran in the direction of Arcanine.

    Arcanine moved to not allow Bastiodn to get closer and to keep the gap at that distance.

    But that was just a feint and not something important. Bastidon does this just to confuse Gary and Arcanine a bit.

    Alex, who saw Bastiodon throwing in a little feint of his own, shed a smile as he thought, ''You''vee really far, Bastiodon.''

    Bastiodon finished first again and he immediately used [Rock Slide] again to end this fight.

    Arcanine tried to dodge but he failed again. Even though he''s almost done with his next move, Arcanine could only fall to the ground unconscious.

    Gary healed his Pokemon while simultaneously considering which Pokemon to summon next.

    While stoise is the obvious choice, it is not without its disadvantages.

    First, [Sunny Day] is still active, which greatly weakens stoise''s water-type moves.

    and second, once he selects stoise, Alex will have a chance to select the perfect counter against his pokemon after defeating Bastiodon.

    Both of these points can be avoided if stoise is summoned by Garyter and not if Alex still has so many Pokemon to choose from. When Alex only has 2 or even 1 Pokemon to choose from, it''s much harder to counter his stoise. at least in theory.

    Although for Gary the first disadvantage is enough not to summon stoise as his next Pokemon.

    Gary called his next Pokemon with a rtively calm expression. Even though he lost half of his team, he still believes he will win.

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    Pok¨¦mon: kazam

    LV: 51

    Attribute: Psychic

    Abilities : Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    -Disable, Kinesis, Teleport [E], Psybeam, Ally Switch, Psycho Cut, Psyshock, Role y, Future Sight,

    -(innate talent) Recover [E], (innate talent) Knock Off [E], (innate talent) Psychic [M]

    -(TM) Protect , (TM) Calm Mind [E], (TM) Fire Punch, (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Light Screen[E], (TM) Reflect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Energy Ball, (TM) Focus st

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    Alex thought with a serious expression when he saw the info of this kazam, ''Hmm, [Recover] and [Focus st] could be a problem. Even though [Focus st] isn''t even on Expert rank, this move can do a lot of damage to Bastiodon if given the chance.''

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    Chapter 343

    The referee started the fight, "3,2,1, Go"

    Gary said, " kazam use [Calm Mind] and teleport away as soon as Bastiodones within attack range"

    Alex, who had already had a n for this fight, said telepathically, "B2"

    While this situation didn''t look particrly good, Alex didn''t feel that Bastiodon was necessarily at a disadvantage. Especially when everything goes ording to his n.

    Bastiodon ran toward kazam, as he prepared a move, at the same time.

    Both Pokemon finished almost simultaneously (Bastiodon first) and use their respective buff moves. [Calm Mind] & [Rock Polish].

    kazam used [Teleport] after that and he started preparing a move again.

    Bastiodon again ran in the direction of the kazam as he prepared [Rock Polish] again.

    Now that he''s even faster than he was before, it doesn''t take him long to run from this side to the other side. Because [Teleport] can''t be used while preparing a move (unless one of the two moves is a master rank move), this move is extremely bad against very fast Pokemon.

    If a Pokemon is so fast that it can exceed the distance before the time runs out to prepare an Expert rank move, [Teleport]''s effectiveness is greatly reduced.

    There''s a big difference between a Pokemon that isn''t fast enough to get into attack range within the preparation time of an Expert rank move and a Pokemon that isn''t fast enough.

    Alex, who himself likes to use Gardevoir''s [Teleport], knew exactly about this weakness.

    He was able to roughly estimate that after this [Rock Polish], Bastiodon is so fast that he arrives within a ranged move range around the time kazam needs to prepare an Expert rank move.

    Bastiodon finished a bit earlier this time (the gap gets a bit bigger each time because Bastiodon uses a Master rank move that prepares a bit faster.).

    He''s using [Rock Polish] again and this normally slow Pokemon was now extremely fast.

    Alex thought, ''Fortunately, [Rock Polish] is on the Master rank or the prep time and Bastiodon''s speed wouldn''t be that good. Hmm, it is time for the next step..''

    Gary also realized that it''s no longer effective to use [Teleport], but he shows a happy expression as he says, "You made a mistake."

    "kazam use [Psychic]."

    "Now that my Pokemon has already strengthened himself twice, kazam won''t take many attacks to defeat your Bastiodon. What''s the use of speed when [Psychic] can''t be dodged with speed alone."

    Alex looked at Gary as he said with a smile, "You''ve been talkative all of a sudden. Didn''t you say you were going to ignore me? Has that changed now because you feel superior in this fight?"

    Gary wanted to answer Alex''s question but looked in the direction of Bastiodon when he saw anything unusual.

    Bastiodon used [Toxic] and hit kazam who failed to dodge. he finished earlier because he started preparing his moves earlier than kazam. Alex times it perfect like that.

    Alex looked at Gary as he said with a smile, "if you''d rather have the time to think than provoke me, it probably wouldn''t happen."

    Although that statement wasn''t actually true in this case, in Alex''s opinion, it doesn''t really matter if it''s really true or not. As long as Gary gets mad about it, it has fulfilled its meaning.

    Gary, who thought a few seconds ago that he finally had a tactical advantage, suddenly felt the harsh reality.

    He sped his hands together as he controlled his emotions. Gary knew now wasn''t the time and he didn''t want to lose to Alex just because he got angry and made more mistakes.

    kazam also finished his move and he immediately uses [Psychic].

    Bastiodon was hit and lost more than 1/3 of his HP from the hit. His whole body was covered in sores and it didn''t look like he could hold out much longer. Along with his previous injuries, Bastiodon was down to just over 20% of his HP.

    Gary, seeing this, smiled as he said, "It seems it doesn''t matter."

    Alex looked at Gary with a speechless expression, as he thought, ''Why are you always happy so early? can''t you wait for it to happen?.''

    Gary noticed Alex''s odd expression but didn''t pay attention to that anymore and he started looking at Bastiodon who was already preparing a move before he was hit by [Psychic].

    Bastiodon finished with the move [Rest] and he used it almost immediately. Bastiodon fell to the ground with a sluggish expression as all the wounds on his body began to heal.

    Alex telepathically said to Bastiodonm," [Sleep Talk]"

    Gary, who saw this, still showed a calm expression, "That''s just a bit of a time dy."

    kazam hit Bastiodon again with a [Psychic] and several new wounds appeared on Bastiodon''s body.

    Gary said with a serious expression, "kazam use [Psychic] two more times and we''ll finally defeat these Pokemon."

    Alex knew that by the time Bastiodon had to take 2(+0.25) Master rank moves, he wouldn''t wake up and Bastiodon wouldn''t get a chance to use [Rest] again.

    He could only hope that the [Sleep Talk]''s two random Expert rank moves weren''t too bad.

    Bastiodon finished first using [Sleep Talk] and a white steely beam flew towards kazam.

    The move was definitely [sh Cannon] and Alex felt his luck wasn''t bad.

    kazam was hit and after enduring the pain he used [Psychic].

    Bastiodon started preparing his move a bit earlier than kazam, but kazam didn''t start muchter. Also, kazam is preparing a master rank move so it''s unclear who will finish their move first.

    Both trainers looked at the arena with serious expressions, as they hope their pokemon will finish their move first. But both Pokemon finished almost at the same time and both could use their moves.

    Bastiodon was hit by [Psychic] for the third time, after using [Rest] and he fell to the ground unconscious.

    kazam was simultaneously hit by a dense poison projectile. This wasn''t the first time he''d been hit with a move like this in this fight either.

    Alex, seeing that this move is [Toxic], Alex show on an unhappy expression as he thought, "That''s a bit unlucky."

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    Chapter 344

    Alex didn''t immediately call his next Pokemon but he waited for almost 30-second to do more damage to the kazam.

    Gary saw that too but he didn''t say anything and just looked at Alex unemotionally. He didn''t want to be influenced by his emotions at this critical moment.

    Before the referee could give Alex a warning, Alex called his next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 50

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [M], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [M],

    -(TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up ,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Not wanting to waste any more time, the referee quickly said, "3,2,1, Go" to start the fight.

    Umbreon didn''t move when she started preparing a move.

    Gary said with a serious expression, "kazam use [Recover]"

    Alex who heard that didn''t change his facial expression but thought that Gary''s decision wasn''t right.

    Although Bastiodon''s [Toxin] isn''t as strong as Crobat or from Pokemon at a simr level to kazam, it''s still a very effective move in a prolonged fight.

    [Toxin] is a move that Alex read a lot about and he even made a few tests of his own with this move.

    Once a Pokemon is hit by a poison move like [Toxin], only two different situations can arise.

    1: the poison is too weak and the affected Pokemon repels the poison. This only happens with arge level difference or when used on Pokemon-types that are hard to poison, like Steel and Poison-type Pokemon.

    2: the poison begins to spreads through the whole body. After that then starts to do more and more damage to the Pokemon''s body every second. The process also speeds up when the affected Pokemon moves or uses moves.

    This is just the basic information and Alex learned a lot more from these books and his own tests. For example that even if a Pokemon is hit twice by a poison move like [Toxin], it is irrelevant, because only one poison move can remain in the body of that Pokemon. Therefore, the amount of poison from poison move is also not important as long as it can poison a Pokemon with the amount. It will spread throughout the Pokemon''s whole body anyway and will not be stronger with more. quality is more important than quantity in this case.

    kazam''s body will take more and more damage after every second so, Alex doesn''t think it makes sense to use moves like [Recover].

    Alex thought with a smile, ''Maybe Gary thought that he had no other choice. Although it''s true that kazam doesn''t have good attacking moves against Umbreon, is it still a bad strategy.''

    kazam finished first and he immediately used [Recover]. This healed many of the internal injuries that he had received from the move [Toxin], but it wasn''t enough to heal all of the injuries.

    Gary wasn''t looking at his Pokemon but at Umbreon when he thought, ''A normal-rank move?''

    He made a quick decision as he said, "Use kazam [Teleport] and stay away from Umbreon."

    Even though it''s only a normal rank move, Gary knew it couldn''t be a typical move if Alex used it.

    Umbreon finished and she immediately used [Psych Up].

    She just needs to look at kazam''s body to activate this move and to copy kazam''s buffs.

    Although [Psych Up] can''t copy 100% of the buffs on the Normal and Expert ranks, it''s better than nothing.

    Mainly because kazam had buffed twice with [Calm Mind] and that was a way for Umbreon to boost her Spe Def.

    Alex didn''t send Umbreon into this fight to win quickly, but to buff Umbreon as much as possible without taking a huge toll.

    kazam, who only had two attack moves that are both terrible against Umbreon, is the perfect opponent for Umbreon to do that with.

    Umbreon immediately began preparing her next move. She now starts buffing herself with [Work Up].

    Gary''s expression darkened when he realized that Alex wasn''t nning on quickly defeating his Pokemon.

    He said with an unhappy tone, "kazam, teleport in front of Umbreon and start preparing [Knock Off]."

    Although the attacking move [Knock Off] is really bad, he had no other choice.

    kazam can do moves like [Focus st] but without the ability to move the chance to hit with this move is almost 0. besides that, this move itself didn''t have a high hit rate.

    Alex just looked calm and didn''t give any further orders. He wasn''t worried about how much a physical move from kazam could do against Umbreon. Especially because this move was even ineffective against Umbreon.

    This belief is confirmed after Umbreon was hit by the first [Knock Off]. She lost so little HP that Alex was only sure it was under 5% Hp.

    Gary also noticed how bad the damage was and he know that he has to do something or Umbreon will buff herself to the max.

    He suddenly had a good idea how to stop this.

    Gary took the Pokeball from kazam and recalled his Pokemon from battle.

    The referee showed a serious expression as he said, "Stop." which was the signal to pause the fight.

    He then looked at Gary and said with a serious expression, "Participant Gary, you performed an illegal action. Not only do you get a warning, but the Pokemon you recalled is no longer allowed to participate in this battle and counts as a defeated Pokemon ."

    Gary showed a calm expression as he said, "Ok."

    Alex shed a small smile as he said, "Ohh, I see. Pretty clever."

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    Chapter 345

    Freya said with a smile, into her mic, "It seems like that in this fight, Participant Gary deliberately gave up his Pokemon so that Alex''s Umbreon couldn''t further empower herself. While I can understand why he''s doing this, it feels bad to sacrifice a Pokemon for only this. After all, Participant Gary only has 2 Pokemon left."

    Professor W?lhder show a serious expression, when he said, "Although it may seem like that, Gary''s decision was in reality very smart. The kazam clearly didn''t have any Moves that could damage Umbreon, or kazam wouldn''t use [Knock Off]. Gary did not have a better choice."

    Erika said in a soft tone, "I agree with Professor W?lhder. kazam wouldn''t do much damage against Umbreon, and during that time Umbreon could use the time to buff itself more. Participant Gary''s decision was right..even if it looked a bit unusual ."

    Freya said with a smile, "It''s good to have you guys here or I''ll miss that detail. ...Ohh it looks like Gary had summoned his next Pokemon."

    Gary showed a calm expression as he called his next Pokemon. Despite being in a 2 vs 3 situation, he wasn''t really worried. Gary still had his strongest Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: stoise

    LV: 55

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Torrent

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Move:

    - Tackle, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Withdraw, Bubble, Bite, Rapid Spin, Protect, Water Pulse, Aqua Tail, Iron Defense, Surf [E], Rain Dance [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Dragon Pulse [M], (Perfect Talent) Skull Bash [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) sh Cannon [E], (TM) Waterfall, (TM) Dark Pulse [E], (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) Dig [E], (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Ice Beam [E]

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    Alex, who saw the information from this stoise, showed a serious expression.

    ''8 Expert rank moves and two Master rank moves? This stoise really is a step above any other Pokemon Gary has.''

    The referee said, "3,2,1, Go"

    Gary shed a smile as he said, "Go stoise, show that fool what you can do."

    Alex, who heard the words of Gary started to frown. Not because Gary called him a fool but because stoise prepared a move after hearing those words. From Gary''s words alone, Alex didn''t know what moves stoise was preparing or what Gary''s n was.

    Umbreon was already preparing a move without Alex saying anything and She also looked at stoise with a wary expression.

    stoise headed in Umbreon''s direction as he began to prepare his move.

    Alex knew Umbreon was too slow to outrun stoise and even slow to dy it getting into attack range, so he said nothing and just watched the situation.

    stoise suddenly began to snap his head back into his shell as his head began umting energy.

    Alex immediately recognized this move. '' Hmm, [Skull Bash] not a bad move. But I had no intention of harming stoise through normal means anyway.''

    After stoise hid his head in his shell, Umbreon also finished her move and she immediately used [Toxic]. stoise tried to dodge but was hit and sessfully poisoned.

    Gary gave an annoyed expression as he said, "Can all your Pokemon this move on the Expert rank? Why don''t you teach your Pokemon other moves as well?"

    Alex ignored Gary''s sarcastic tone as he replied with a smile, "Why would I do that when it works so well."

    Umbreon immediately began preparing a new move without Alex having to say anything so that Alex doesn''t worry and can continue to distract Gary.

    Gary''s annoyed expression returned to his usual when he said, "It won''t do you any good if your Pokemon can''t hold out long enough."

    To Alex''s surprise, Umbreon finished her next move quicker than stoise, who started earlier. Umbreon used [Shadow Ball] and hit stoise who is still hiding in his shell.

    ''Huh? How could Umbreon... Fuck, this isn''t a normal [Skull Bash]''

    Before Alex could say [Protect] or react any faster, stoise finished and he used his move, or rather moves.

    stoise doesn''t use [Dragon Pulse] against Umbreon but to envelop his whole head with the Dragon-Type energy. stoise thenunched his whole body like a cannonball at Umbreon at ridiculous speed, without giving Alex or Umbreon enough time to react.

    Umbreon tried to dodge but couldn''t and was hit in the head by stoise''s head. At the same time, all of the Dragon-Type energy covering stoise''s head exploded in Umbreon''s front.

    A critical hit.

    Umbreon would lose 80 or 90% of her HP on just one non-crit hit from this move, but with that critical hit, Umbreon had no chance of not falling unconscious to the ground after that blow.

    stoise showed a happy expression even though his head showed a bruise and he looked a bit tired after thatbo attack.

    Alex shows a slightly annoyed expression as he sees Gary''s stoise attack knocking Umbreon to the ground unconscious with only one hit.

    ''Fuck!, Gary really managed tobine two moves. [Dragon Pulse]+[Skull Bash] isn''t a joke. But he wouldn''t be a problem if it wasn''t a fucking crit. Fuck, why is this happening right now?''

    Alex, however, began to get less angry when he saw the condition of Umbreon and he started to show a worried expression.

    Umbreon''s body had extremely many wounds and especially her head had almost no spot without arge wound on it. In addition, her whole body was covered with blood, which was pouring out of her many wounds.

    If Umbreon is not healed soon, she may even die from this injury.

    Alex ran towards Umbreon with a worried expression as he immediately started healing her, as best as he could, with a [Hyper Potion].

    Only after Umbreon stopped bleeding and her body began to visibly heal, did Alex''s expression calm down a bit.

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    Chapter 346

    The referee gave Alex a 30-second timer, to call his next Pokemon.

    Alex didn''t summon his next Pokemon right away though, and he started thinking intensely about how best to defeat this stoise.

    Although the situation looked bad, Alex recognized a few details that didn''t make it look too bad for him.

    Alex could see that stoise had gotten a big wound on his head after using hisbo move.

    Just using thisbo move should have cost him about 15-20% of his HP.

    Also, he noticed that stoise looked extremely tired after using this move. Although this tiredness was only visible for a few seconds, Alex knew that stoise''s body was still at least a little tired after thisbo move.

    Alex didn''t know if this tiredness meant that stoise couldn''t use thebo move right away or if it was just a Move that was physically demanding and can be used again after a couple of seconds.

    Although it looked like an easy win for stoise to the crowd, Alex knew better. He didn''t think stoise would defeat any of his other Pokemon without falling unconscious himself.

    Gary gives a disgusted expression when he sees Alex waiting those 30 seconds again to let his Pokemon take more damage from the Poison. He thinks it''s a useless struggle and that this weak poison can''t do much damage to stoise when it''s not moving or in a fight.

    After Alex had only 3 seconds left he started calling his next Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 49

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [E], High Jump Kick [E], sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Sr Beam [E], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift, (TM) Substitute

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    Gary looked at ziken as he thought, ''This Pokemon can [Attract] on the Master rank if I remember correctly. ...And because stoise can only detect another Pokemon with his eyes, I can''t avoid it either. This will be an annoyance.''

    The referee doesn''t wait long before he starts the fight again. "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex said telepathically to his Pokemon, "ziken we''re changing the n, you''re going to..."

    Gary said in a serious expression, "stoise use [Surf]. Also, don''t look at ziken after you know roughly where it is."

    Alex, hearing thismand, showed a slightly surprised expression. He didn''t expect Gary toe up with such a brilliant n in such a short amount of time to minimize [Attract]''s threat without sacrificing attack power.

    [Surf] had a very wide range and stoise doesn''t have to be looking at ziken all the time to hit with this move. it is enough if he knows roughly where ziken is to hit with this move, even if that gives ziken a small chance to dodge [Surf].

    ziken began running away from stoise at the start of the fight as she prepared her move.

    stoise, who wants to look at ziken as little as possible, didn''t always run in the most direct way to ziken, and he didn''t manage to get within range for his move after he''d already finished preparing it.

    ziken finished her move a good whileter when she used finally her move, [Sunny Day]. At almost the same time stoisees within range for his move.

    Gary quickly said, "stoise you can aim now. ziken doesn''t have enough time to prepare [Attract] right now."

    ziken, hearing Gary''s words, shed a small smile. Especially when she saw stoise looking her way.

    She immediately [Attract] and direct hits stoise who is looking at her.

    Gary wore a shocked expression as he simply said, "What? how?"

    Alex said with a smile, "Gary you didn''t disappoint me. You saw the weakness and immediately tried to exploit it."

    Gary wore a shocked expression as he said, "You nned that? What''s that nonsense? That''s impossible?"

    Alex said with a serious expression, "No it''s not impossible. It''s just a bit risky. I knew you saw myst fight or at least I thought you saw it with a high probability. It''s not hard to guess that you''ll adjust yourbat style around this move"

    Gary gave an incredible expression, "It still doesn''t make sense. How did you know that I would use this moment to attack?."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "Because at that moment your Pokemon suddenly came into attacking range and this situation looked like a perfect chance to do something like that. What a coincidence or maybe..."

    Gary showed a speechless expression he heard the words of Alex.

    Alex continued, "Any good trainer would do that and I have to say, you didn''t disappoint me, Gary."

    Although he said to himself, ''Although an extremely good Trainer would have noticed that ziken had started preparing a move before your stoise, but she had taken longer to use her move even though both moves are on Expert rank. If you think about it, you would conclude that ziken likely also prepared a Master rank move at the same time. Of course, finding that out in 1 or 2 seconds isn''t easy.''

    ziken, who by now had her next move ready, used [Sr Beam] and hit stoise, who still had a stiff expression. She started preparing the same move immediately afterward.

    Gary started screaming loudly to wake up stoise when he saw that his Pokemon had a rtively big wound from this hit.

    stoise suddenly started to have a slightly surprised expression and he started moving again.

    Alex show an unhappy expression as he saw how briefly this stoise was incapacitated.

    "stoise use [Surf] + [Dragon Pulse]"(nobo move)

    After a moment, ziken got her next [Sr Beam] ready and she shot stoise with it again.

    stoise''s body was covered with multiple wounds and the [Toxic] continually damaged his body. it didn''t look like he wouldst much longer.

    Alex said telepathically, "ziken use [Protect] and start to prepare [Overheat] immediately afterward."

    stoise finished and he used the move [Surf], which was almostpletely blocked by ziken''s [Protect]. But stoise used [Dragon Pulse] basically immediately after [Surf] and he hit ziken with the entire force of this move.

    ziken was hit by [Dragon Pulse] and lost more than 40% of his HP.

    Alex thought, ''hard to believe it wasn''t a solo [Dragon Pulse].''

    (It has been implied a few times in the story that if you prepare two moves at the same time, the effectiveness and power of the two moves is weaker than if you prepare a solo move)

    Gary said as fast as he could, "stoise use [Dragon Pulse]"

    But ziken started preparing her move earlier than stoise, due to Alex''s earlier instruction.

    Alex saw stoise''s condition and he was pretty sure that after an [Overheat], stoise would be defeated.

    ziken finished her move first and she immediately used [Overheat].

    stoise didn''t try to dodge it, he kept a calm expression as his whole body hurt and as this body suddenly felt incredibly exhausted.

    Gary, who thought that stoise was about to fall unconscious to the ground, suddenly saw how stoise''s eyes radiated an strong willpower and how stoise managed to take the hit.

    Even though stoise knew that his body will copse after one moment, he still show a smile. there was enough time to use his next move.

    Alex saw that and he said, "Quick, dodge"

    ziken tried to dodge but couldn''t make it and she was hit by stoise using [Dragon Pulse].

    ***

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 Chapter 347

    Chapter 347

    Alex looked at the Arena and he showed an annoyed expression as he saw ziken unconscious on the ground.

    Although stoise is also knocked out on the ground, Alex didn''t feel like this fight went very well.

    When Alex healed siken, he thought, ''This is really a bit unlucky. I didn''t think stoise would take this hit. Even if it was only 1 second awake, it was enough to make this fight again unpredictable.''

    The referee looked at both trainers as he said, "Please call your next Pokemon on my signal."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "No problem. Though we only have one Pokemon left anyway."

    Although this match turned out to be a 1 vs 1, Alex had a calm expression.

    He had the confidence that Crobat and he wasn''t going to lose in this 1v1 fight. Especially, because Gary has no longer one of his two strongest Pokemon left.

    Alex and Gary called theirst Pokemon at the Referee''s signal.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 50

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 52

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move [E], Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Whirlwind, Agility [E], Feather Dance [E], Air sh, Roost [E], Tailwind

    - (Innate Talent) Brave Bird [M], (Innate Talent) Air Cutter [E], (Innate Talent) Air sh [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade (TM) Steel Wing [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Fly, (TM) Rain Dance, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Toxic

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    Alex''s expression turned a bit serious when he saw Pidgeot''s info. ''Hmm, [Brave Bird] could be a problem.''

    Crobat saw Alex''s serious expression and he visibly rolled his eyes.

    Alex said telepathically, "can''t I even show a serious expression without you making fun of me?"

    Crobat showed an expression of contempt as he said, "You''re an idiot. I would win against this Pokemon even without your help and you''re worried about us winning? Don''t forget you have your strongest Pokemon in this fight."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "you''re really confident. ..It''s going to be really embarrassing for you if, we lose this fight after, you said that."

    Crobat showed a confident expression, "We are invincible as a team."

    Alex had a happy expression upon hearing Crobat''s words. He said with a smile, "You''re so cute today."

    Crobat shows an angry expression when he hears the words from Alex. He was so angry that he didn''t say anything and just looked at Alex with his cold eyes, which looked like the eyes of a serial killer.

    Alex only smiled as he looked into Crobat''s eyes.

    He knew that Crobat was just mad and wouldn''t do anything to harm him. At most, he would say a few unfriendly words or show him this look.

    "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex quickly said, "Crobat, B3"

    Gary said at the same time, "Pidgeot use [Feather Dance]. Also, stay away from Crobat."

    Gary noticed that Alex wasn''t giving hismands telepathically anymore, but because Alex was using code words, it was practically just as if he were giving hismands telepathically. It made no difference to Gary.

    Crobat flew towards Pidgeot, as he prepared his move.

    Because Crobat was a fair bit faster than Pidgeot, he managed to get into attack range, just in time before his move waspletely ready.

    He immediately used [Toxic] and Pidgeot didn''t try to dodge when he used [Feather Dance].

    Pidgeot was hit and poisoned, but Crobat was unable to dodge in time and was hit by [Feather Dance].

    Countless small blue feathers appeared around Crobat and every time Crobat touched a feather with his body, the feather made of energy was absorbed by Crobat''s body and weakened him a bit. After Crobat absorbed a certain amount of feathers, all the feathers begin to disappear.

    [Feather Dance] has one major disadvantagepared to [Growl] and that was its range. [Growl] can be used from a muchrger range without worrying about it missing his target. But even with that downside, Alex still thinks that [Feather Dance] is a better move.

    Gary said, "Pidgeot use [Brave Bird]. Try to end this fight quickly."

    Crobat started preparing his next move without Alex having to say anything and therefore started preparing his next move before Pidgeot.

    Gary''s expression darkened as he said, "You really only teach your Pokemon that move."

    Alex looked at Gary, who didn''t seem happy that hisst three Pokemon had been poisoned three times in a row, and he gave a happy expression.

    " What can I say, [Toxic] is a truly good move."

    Although Alex kept trying to distract Gary, it didn''t work as Gary returned his attention to the fight.

    Pidgeot finished the move [Brave Bird] and he uses it immediately.

    His body began to be enveloped in flying-type energy as he began flying at Crobat at an extremely high speed.

    Gary suddenly realized ''Wait? why did Pidgeot finish firs...''

    But it was toote. when Pidgeot was only 10 meters away from Crobat, he suddenly saw 3 Crobat who looked all identical.

    Pidgeot couldn''t see which of these Crobat''s is the real one in that short amount of time (a split second) and he chose one at random.

    [Double Team] on the Expert rank creates two identical copies that are indistinguishable from each other. In addition, the copies are impossible to distinguish from the eyes alone. (On the normal rank you can distinguish the copies with your eyes.)

    But this move had a few downsides on the Expert rank. The two copies cannot move and disappear if hit or touched by a move.

    These disadvantages also make this move incredibly unpopr with most trainers. It is referred to as a trash move by many trainers. But Alex thinks differently about this move than most trainers.

    For Alex, this move is an extremely powerful defensive move and very effective when timed correctly.

    While not effective against all moves and Pokemon, it is particrly effective against particr moves.

    Pidgeot flew through a copy that look like Crobat and he mmed into the ground. It not only missed the attack but injured itself.

    Crobat started preparing a new move again without Alex saying anything.

    Gary shed an angry expression as he said, "Pidgeot quick, use [Air sh]."

    He felt so frustrated fighting against Alex. he couldn''t control his emotions anymore. Gary has never felt more powerless in his life than in this Pokemon fight. Especially that he had a level advantage against Alex and he still was failing to get an advantage, made him particrly angry.

    Alex just shook his head, when he saw, how mentally tired Gary looked.

    He didn''t understand why so many trainers get so emotional and exhausted against him. Is he such an annoying opponent?

    This time, Crobat didn''t wait to use his move and he started flying high in the air when he used the move, [Fly].

    Pidgeot has to use his move immediately or Crobat will fly out of range, but since his move wasn''t ready yet, he could only watch as Crobat flew high in the air.

    Only during moves like [Fly] and [Dig] are Pokemon allowed to be outside of the Battlefield.

    "Pidgeot, wait for Crobat to start his dive and you will have a chance to use your move."

    Crobat stopped flying up after a certain height and he started to fly down, as fast as possible. At the same time, he was surrounded by flying-type energy.

    Pidgeot used [Air sh] and hit Crobat when he was only 15 meters away from him.

    Crobat ignored his pain and rammed Pidgeot with his body. He hit Pidgeot in the head with his move [Fly].

    A critical hit.

    Pidgeot showed an expression of pain and half his body was covered in blood, withe from his head injury. He looked like he couldn''t take another 1 move.

    Alex quickly said "Crobat use [Cross Poison]"

    Gary, who heard this showed a sad expression and he didn''t know what to do now.

    None of Pidgeot''s moves can be finished faster than Crobat''s now, and Crobat is faster than Pidgeot, making it also impossible to get out of range of [Cross Poison].

    and the fact that Crobat still didn''t have a scratch on his body didn''t help to build Gary''s confidence.

    But Gary didn''t give uppletely. "Pidgeot try to dodge while using [Roost]."

    Pidgeot failed to dodge Crobat''s [Cross Poison] and fell to the ground unconscious.

    Crobat wore a proud expression upon seeing this.

    He looked at Alex as he said with a smile, "See, we''re invincible"

    ***

    this is probably the one of the longest chapter in the story, but I still didn''t want to split this chapter in two. The fight is long enough.

    This fight was way too long and I will never have such a long fight in the story again. even if I like this fight.

    I liked this fight but it was really a bit too much.

    It was supposed to be 5 or 6 chapters (the longest fight in the story) but it turned out to be even longer.

    I''ll even try to keep long fights within 3 chapters now.

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    Chapter 348: Info

    I will not upload any Pokemon chapters this week and only after 7 days will there be chapters again. I will upload my new book this week. (until chapter 8)

    On the first day I will upload 3 chapters so check it out if you like.

    New Book : [The Fiction Summoner]

    And for the people who are afraid that I will stop uploading Pokemon chapters: Don''t worry I will continue to upload Pokemon chapters most of the time. (look at my patreon where that is the case)

    my n is to start slowly with the new story and write and upload 7 or so chapters a month.

    btw, i hope you can wait until chapter 8 and then decide if you like the story or not.

 Chapter 349

    Chapter 349

    Gary walked over to Alex with a disappointed expression on his face. Despite having that expression, Gary went to Alex to congratte him on his victory.

    He held out his hand to Alex, as he said, "Congrattions. You deserve it."

    Alex showed a slightly surprised expression as he shook Gary''s hand.

    He didn''t think that Gary would say that to him afterining the whole fight about his fighting style.

    Alex smiled as he said, "Thank you. It was a great fight."

    Gary said nothing more as he began to leave the arena. He didn''t want to stay any longer in this ce. He was pretty tired after this fight

    The spectators were very friendly to Gary and Alex could hear loud apuse, as Gary exited the Stadium.

    Alex enjoys his victory for a few more seconds as he witnesses that many Spectators begin to shout his name loudly. A few spectators also called him "Master of tactics". It seems that this nickname became even more popr after this win.

    The Stadium was extremely loud and it was difficult to understand what exactly the spectators were shouting. But even in this extremely noisy ce, Alex didn''t feel ufortable.

    Crobat in particr showed an extremely happy expression as he proudly showed off his undamaged body.

    Alex knew this was hisst win of the tournament so, he didn''t say anything and let Crobat have his fun for a bit.

    In the next round, Alex has to fight against one of the top 4 trainers. He doesn''t think about winning, but whether he can defeat any Pokemon from the top 4 trainers.

    Alex left the Arena as he heard extremely loud shouts and apuse from the Spectators.

    He was walking towards the waiting room and Alex saw a staff member walking in his direction.

    "Participant Alex, your next fight will start in about 30 minutes. Please wait in this room and get ready."

    Alex thanks him and sits down. He started watching the TV which started showing the next fight.

    Ash (Participant 9) vs Gideon (Participant 8).

    Alex had no idea who would win this fight and he looked at this fight with mild interest on his face.

    This fight was extremely close, but in the end, Ash won after his Charizard defeated two of Gideon''s Pokemon alone.

    Alex, who was watching this fight closely, noticed something weird about one of Ash''s Pokemon.

    It wasn''t Charizard who alone had defeated two Pokemon. it was Ash''s Pikachu

    Pikachu was level 54 but he was defeated by a level 50 Electrode with just two Expert rank moves.

    No matter how bad Pikachu''s base stats are, it shouldn''t be able to take that much damage from the moves of Pokemon with such a subpar level.

    Alex knew from experience how much a difference of 4 levels between two Pokemon makes. Especially at the Mid-Elite level.

    What made this even more strange is that this Pikachu was doing way too much damage with his attacks.

    Alex has quite a lot of experience, in this world, with how much damage a Pokemon roughly would do, with a move. Although in this world it is extremely difficult to calcte precisely how much damage a Pokemon does with a move.

    Level difference (between two Pokemon) and Move Mastery extremely affect how much damage a Pokemon does with one attack, but these factors require a lot of experience from a Trainer to even roughly estimate.

    Move mastery is rtively easy to estimate for regr attack moves but extremely difficult to estimate for status moves.

    How much damage does an Expert rank [Toxic] do? or a Master rank [Toxic]?

    How much does an Expert rank [Swords Dance] increase the damage of a Pokemon?

    Level difference is even harder to estimate.

    How much damage does a level 50 Pikachu with an Expert rank [Thunderbolt] do against a level 40 Vileplume?.

    It''s extremely hard to tell how much damage Pikachu does. in this case, it''s a one-hit KO. But only if [Thunderbolt] is on the Expert or Master rank.

    If Pikachu defeats Vileplume with one Expert rank [Thunderbolt], could Pikachu at level 49 do it too? what about level 48 or level 47?

    Alex has been a Trainer in this world for over a year and he himself didn''tpletely know the answer.

    He was pretty sure that a level 50 Pikachu with one Expert rank [Thunderbolt] would defeat a level 40 Vileplume with one hit. But he had no idea at what level Pikachu would no longer defeat Vileplume with one [Thunderbolt].

    Alex can only make a guess with the experience he had as a Trainer.

    Especially that many other factors can change the answer, made it even more difficult to know the answer.

    Some trainers badly train their Pokemon''s body, resulting in them doing less damage than Pokemon that train their body every day.

    Pokemon as a game in Alex''s old world was already extremelyplicated, but in this world, it was even moreplex.

    Alex, who understood that, wasn''t surprised that there was a Pokemon school in this world.

    But even with all these factors taken into ount, Alex still thinks that Ash''s Pikachu is extremely strange.

    Ash''s Pikachu was just doing way too much damage with his moves.

    What makes it even weirder is that this Pikachu not only did too much damage but also takes too much damage.

    Alex had no idea what was going on with this Pikachu, but he want to look at the information of this Pokemon after he saw this fight.

    As Alex thinks about it, the TV showed the start of the next rounds, which will start in a few minutes.

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    Participant 1: Koga

    Pok¨¦mon: Weezing LV 56, Ariados LV 57, Forretress LV 57, Muk LV 59, Venomoth LV 60, Crobat LV 60,

    Vs

    Participant 20: Alex

    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon LV 49, ziken LV 49, Umbreon LV 50, Gardevoir LV 50, Scizor LV 50, Crobat LV 50,

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    Participant 2: Lt. Surge

    Pok¨¦mon: Lanturn LV 57, Electrode LV 57, Jolteon LV 58, Electivire LV 58, Magnezone LV 58, Raichu 59,

    Vs

    Participant 9: Ash

    Pok¨¦mon: Tauros LV 49, Muk LV 50, Heracross LV 50, Snox LV 52, Pikachu LV 54, Charizard LV 55

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    Participant 3: Sabrina

    Pok¨¦mon: Venomoth LV 54, Jynx LV 55, kazam LV 55, Espeon LV 56, Mr. Mime LV 57, kazam LV 60,

    Vs

    Participant 6: Zack

    Pok¨¦mon: Gliscor LV 53, Donphan LV 53, Ursaring LV 53, Arbok LV 54, Machamp LV 55, Tyranitar LV 58,

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    Participant 4: Senta

    Pok¨¦mon: Tyrantrum LV 52, Flygon LV 53, Haxorus LV 53, Kingdra LV 55, Dragonite LV 59, Dragonite LV 60,

    Vs

    Participant 5: Christina

    Pok¨¦mon: Snox LV 54, Gengar LV 54, Steelix LV 55, Slowbro LV 55, Nales LV 55, Venusaur LV 55,

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 Chapter 350

    Chapter 350

    As Alex saw his next fight, he couldn''t help, but shake his head with a peaceful expression.

    Koga''s weakest Pokemon can single-handedly defeat two or three of its Pokemon. This is not a fight that he can win.

    Alex wondered whether he should even participate in this fight at all and not just give up straight away.

    But after a few seconds, he dismissed that idea.

    Alex was slowly trying to build a good reputation in Kanto and giving up this fight, without even attempting, can hurt his reputation.

    He got a mission from Giovanni, to earn or even get a new high-Position in the Alliance and Alex had no intention of hindering his progress.

    Although this mission is not something that can be aplished in a short amount of time, Alex didn''t want to simply ignore Giovanni''s task for him.

    He wasn''t sure how Giovanni would react and had no intention of testing it.

    Apart from the fact that Alex also wants to establish a connection with many high-ranking Alliance members, even without Giovanni''s mission.

    As the government of the Pokemon world, the benefits that the Alliance can give Alex are not something that he would want to ignore.

    Unfortunately, it was extremely difficult to get a good position in the Alliance.

    Alex has shown great potential for more than half a year, but he has not yet been able to establish a rtionship with any high-ranking Kanto Alliance Members.

    Professor W?lhder and the future Gym leaders/Champion, who have be friends with Alex, also don''t have currently much influence.

    Professor W?lhder doesn''t really have a high position and he can''t help Alex with many things. Even if he wants.

    As for the future Gym leaders/Champion he knew, like Steven and Jasmine, they''re not much help for him now either.

    Steven is notpletely unconnected with the Alliance but has almost all of his connections in the Alliance with the Hoenn Alliance and he can only help Alex a little bit.

    Alex''s n is, to build a good reputation as a Trainer for a few years and attract the Alliance, with his talent and good reputation.

    He uses this method mainly because the Alliance, over the years, has often used this way to attract(with high positions) and get talented trainers.

    This is the quickest method and much more effective than Alex trying to contact the high-ranking Kanto Alliance Members himself.

    But this method needed a good reputation and enough patience to work.

    Alex guesses that he should be known as a trainer for at least 2 or 3 years to slowly build up enough fame and trust in the Alliance.

    ...

    A staff member walked in front of Alex, and he said to him, "Competitor Alex, your next fight is about to start. Can you please follow me ?"

    Alex followed the staff member, as he walked back to the underpass leading into the stadium.

    He waited a few minutes before being allowed to enter the Stadium.

    Alex found himself making first an entrance, as he walked to the center of the arena where the referee was already waiting.

    He kept a calm expression and he shed a loose smile when he heard a couple of spectators cheer him on loudly.

    Alex wasn''t surprised that there were so fewer "fans" that cheer for himpared to hisst fight.

    who gets excited about a fight when victory is already a foregone conclusion?

    at hisst fight, he had at least a chance to win.

    Koga entered the arena almost immediately after Alex and he wore his regr clothes while looking serious at his surroundings.

    regr clothing represents a purple suit that makes him look like a ninja who likes to poison his opponents.

    When the referee started exining the rules, Koga looked at Alex with a cold expression.

    "So you''re the trainer who beat Mason?"

    Alex, who saw Koga''s cold look as he heard these words, didn''t know what to say for a few seconds.

    He showed an inflexible expression as he said, "...Yes."

    Alex wasn''t sure for a moment if Koga always had that cold expression on his face or if it was for other reasons that he look at him with this face.

    ''Koga wouldn''t me me for defeating his apprentice in a tournament, would he? He doesn''t seem like such a touchy person to me.''

    The referee gave the signal to Alex and Koga to summon their first Pok¨¦mon.

    Two Crobat(s), one slightly taller than the other, appeared in the stadium.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 60

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Infiltrator (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Cross Poison [E], Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh, Quick Guard

    - (Perfect Talent) Wing Attack [M], (Perfect Talent) Toxic [M],

    - (TM) Protect [M], (TM) Fly [E], (TM) Taunt [M], (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Sludge Bomb [M], (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [M], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Steel Wing,

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    Alex, who saw which Pokemon Koga chose, showed a speechless expression as he thought,

    ''...For real? He used one of his two strongest Pokemon against a trainer who didn''t stand a chance anyway. Surely that must be the little revenge for his apprentice? ''

    "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex and Koga said nothing and both Crobat(s) started preparing their moves.

    Alex''s Crobat tried to create distance from Koga''s Crobat but was too slow and Koga''s Crobat doesn''t even take a moment to fly directly in front of Crobat.

    Koga''s Crobat was so incredibly fast that Alex gave a slightly surprised expression when he saw how much faster this Pokemon can fly than his Crobat.

    Koga''s Crobat not only moved incredibly fast but also finished his move sooner than Alex''s Crobat.

    [Wing Attack] hit Alex''s Crobat and he not only dropped unconscious to the ground, but Crobat suffered arge wound on his upper body. This wound was not life-threatening but not something that was negligible either.

    Alex immediately ran to Crobat and he started healing his Pokemon. After seeing this major injury on Crobat''s body, he made a decision.

    He looked at the referee and he said, "I give up."

    ***

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 Chapter 351

    Chapter 351

    One dayter,

    Alex and his Pokemon observed the oversized TV, in the Hotel room, as the Tournament final began.

    After Alex got his prize yesterday, he immediately went back to the hotel, where he had been for several days, and start training with his Pokemon.

    Today, thest four participants will decide a champion among themselves.

    Thest four participants were:

    Participant 1: Koga

    Participant 2: Lt. Surge

    Participant 3: Sabrina

    Participant 4: Senta

    The fact that all 4 participants had the lowest participant number possible, showed Alex again how difficult it is to win this tournament with a high number.

    There was only one "close fight" among the top 8 participants'' matches and that was the match between participants 4 and 5.

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    Participant 5: Christina

    Pok¨¦mon: Snox LV 54, Gengar LV 54, Steelix LV 55, Slowbro LV 55, Nales LV 55, Venusaur LV 55,

    Vs

    Participant 4: Senta

    Pok¨¦mon: Tyrantrum LV 52, Flygon LV 53, Haxorus LV 53, Kingdra LV 55, Dragonite LV 59, Dragonite LV 60,

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    Senta used his 3 weakest Pokemon at the beginning and only managed to defeat 1 of Christina''s Pokemon (also, damaged another of Christina''s Pokemon).

    It turned into a 3 vs 5 fight.

    The participant Senta still wins thanks to his two extremely high-level Pokemon.

    Even though Senta only had 3 Pokemon left, he managed to win this match without a problem.

    Especially when he summoned his level 60 Dragonite and managed to defeat almost all of Senta''s Pokemon, with it alone.

    A Champion-level Pokemon is notparable to a level 55 Pokemon. Especially if the Champion level Pokemon is from a strong Pokemon Species like Dragonite.

    Alex wasn''t surprised with this ending and was already expecting it when he first saw this matchup.

    The only reason why this match even counted as close is because Senta didn''t want to end this fight directly and wanted to train his Pokemon.

    Alex also considered watching these fights live but decided against it.

    He preferred to watch the fights at home (in a hotel) and still have enough time, for the day, to train his Pokemon than rather watch the fights live.

    Although he can only see in person, information from the participants'' Pokemon, he wasn''t really interested in them.

    Probably, only if Ash were still in this tournament would he perhaps watch the fights live.

    He was a little interested, in finding out what was wrong with this weird Pikachu of Ash.

    When Alex thought about these different things, he noticed how the TV began showing the matchups for today''s tournament.

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    Participant 1: Koga

    Pok¨¦mon: Weezing LV 56, Ariados LV 57, Forretress LV 57, Muk LV 59, Venomoth LV 60, Crobat LV 60,

    Vs

    Participant 3: Sabrina

    Pok¨¦mon: Venomoth LV 54, Jynx LV 55, kazam LV 55, Espeon LV 56, Mr. Mime LV 57, kazam LV 60,

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    Participant 2: Lt. Surge

    Pok¨¦mon: Lanturn LV 57, Electrode LV 57, Jolteon LV 58, Electivire LV 58, Magnezone LV 58, Raichu 59,

    Vs

    Participant 4: Senta

    Pok¨¦mon: Tyrantrum LV 52, Flygon LV 53, Haxorus LV 53, Kingdra LV 55, Dragonite LV 59, Dragonite LV 60,

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    Alex wasn''t sure for a moment which two contestants would make it into the finals.

    The winner in the match: Koga vs Sabrina is not so easy to determine because Sabrina not only had a Champion level Pokemon but also a type advantage.

    In addition, Sabrina can use her Psychic powers on her Pokemon. Though she cannot affect or attack her opponent''s Pokemon, she is allowed to boost her own Pokemon.

    With her ridiculous amount of Psychic energy, Sabrina can make even a level 60 Psychic-type Pokemon so much stronger, that it has a simr strength to a level 62 or 63 Psychic-type Pokemon.

    Inparison, level 30 or 40 Psychics don''t even have enough Psychic energy in their bodies to make a level 60 Psychic-type Pokemon as powerful as a level 61 Pokemon is.

    Apart from that, these level 3 and 4 Psychics don''t even have this ability and have to practice this skill for years before they can use it.

    Sabrina is just an abnormal monster, with ridiculous talent and psychic capabilities.

    Koga has two Champion-level Pokemon but Alex wasn''t sure if it would be strong enough against Sabrina.

    The match between Koga and Sabrina started. Alex observed the match with an absorbing expression on his face.

    Sabrina immediately starts the match with her level 60 kazam and defeats Koga''s first Pokemon (Ariados) directly.

    Koga then immediately sent his first Champion-level Pokemon.

    Unfortunately, kazam was boosted by Sabrina''s Psychic Energy and was no longerparable to a normal level 60 Pokemon.

    Koga''s first Champion-level Pokemon managed to poison kazam but was quickly defeated by that kazam with Two [Psychic].

    The fight was extremely action-packed and Koga quickly lost two more Pokemon, but not without doing some damage to kazam.

    Koga only had two Pokemon left: Crobat LV 60 & Muk LV 59.

    Luckily, kazam only had 40% HP left and already used up all of Sabrina''s additional Psychic Energy.

    Koga sent Crobat as his next Pokemon, and Crobat managed to defeat kazam with abo attack after enduring a Master rank [Psychic] himself.

    Crobat managed to defeat two more of Sabrina''s Pokemon even after taking damage from hisst fight. Even if he himself, was defeated against the second Pokemon.

    Koga was trying to heal Crobat''s HP with [Roost] and [Leech Life] but Crobat was taking too much damage from Sabrina''s Two Pokemon to heal it fast enough.

    Sabrina had probably sent Espeon LV 56 and Mr. Mime LV 57 against Crobat to inflict as much damage as possible on Crobat. She even usesbo moves to deal even faster Damage.

    It became a 1 Pokemon vs 3 Pokemon fight.

    Muk LV 59 VS Venomoth LV 54, Jynx LV 55, kazam LV 55

    Although Muk had a level advantage, he wasn''t a Champion-level Pokemon and didn''t have too much of an advantage against three Pokemon.

    Muk managed to defeat two of Sabrina''s Pokemon, but in these battles, he took too much damage from the Psychic-type moves, on the Master rank, and Muk was defeated in the end.

    In the end, Sabrina narrowly wins with a level 54 Venomoth against Koga.

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    Chapter 352

    Alex was a bit surprised to see that Sabrina actually won against Koga.

    Even though she had a type advantage, type advantage is usually not enough to make up for such arge level disadvantage.

    ording to Alex''s view, Sabrina''s special Psychic powers were the main reason why she was able topensate for this level disadvantage and to win.

    The type advantage was just the small advantage that tipped the perfect bnce to Sabrina''s favor.

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    Participant 2: Lt. Surge

    Pok¨¦mon: Lanturn LV 57, Electrode LV 57, Jolteon LV 58, Electivire LV 58, Magnezone LV 58, Raichu LV 59,

    Vs

    Participant 4: Senta

    Pok¨¦mon: Tyrantrum LV 52, Flygon LV 53, Haxorus LV 53, Kingdra LV 55, Dragonite LV 59, Dragonite LV 60,

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    The next fight was a match where Alex was very sure that he know who will win this fight.

    He was almostpletely sure that Lt. Surge will win this match.

    A Champion level Dragonite will give Lt.Surge''s team a lot of problems, but Alex doubts that this one Champion level Pokemon can defeat more than 3 Pokemon alone.

    Alex knew from experience, how good Lt.Surge was in tactical in fighting and he didn''t think Lt.Surge was going to lose this match.

    The fight happened almost exactly as Alex thought and Lt. Surge wins without much trouble.

    Senta level 60 Dragonite causes problems for Lt.Surge but was defeated by him after losing three Pokemon.

    Electrode LV 57, Jolteon LV 58, and Raichu LV 59, were all defeated to defeat a level 60 Dragonite. Which was an eptable exchange.

    Typical elite trainers would probably have had to "sacrifice" another Pokemon to be able to defeat this Dragonite.

    Lt.Surge uses many interesting tactics in the match and he even uses his Electrode as a two time bomb.

    Even against a Champion-level Pokemon, a Master rank [Explosion] from a level 57 Pokemon is not a joke.

    Although Electrode is the lowest level Pokemon of the three Pokemon that fought Dragonite, it was the Pokemon that did the most damage to Dragonite.

    Especially the fact, that Lt.Surge had baited the [Protect] of Dragonite, before sending Electrode to this fight, was a highlight of this fight for Alex.

    The rest of the match was pretty straightforward and Lt.Surge only had slight problems against 1 other Pokemon from Senta.

    but Dragonite at level 59 was also defeated after Lt.Surge lost another Pokemon.

    Though it turned into a 2v4 battle, Senta''s remaining 4 Pokemon were just too weak.

    A level advantage of 4 or 5 levels was simply too much and Senta''sst 4 Pokemon only narrowly managed to defeat one of Lt.Surge''sst two Pokemon.

    In the end, Lt.Surge only had one Pokemon left. but in Alex''s opinion, it was still a rtively clear victory.

    The tournament went into a long break after this fight and entertained in this time the spectators with other activities. (like fireworks, music, etc)

    Alex didn''t want to waste an hour and went back to training with his Pokemon following him.

    He had no interest in different non-Pokemon-rted activities. (almost all non-Pokemon-rted activities)

    Alex would probably be seen by other trainers as a crazy workaholic. Even Maria, who is a workaholic herself, was much more normalpared to Alex.

    For many trainers, training Pokemon is not particrly interesting and not something they enjoy doing for a long time.

    But for Alex, it''s one of his favorite activities, and every day he thought about different ways to keep the training for his Pokemon interesting and rewarding.

    Alex would even like to train more if he didn''t know that too much training is harmful to the growth of his Pokemon.

    Above all, he doesn''t want his Pokemon to start hating their daily training.

    If that happens, not only would the effectiveness of training drop sharply, but it would worsen his rtionship with his Pokemon.

    To prevent this, Alex not only regrly gives his Pokemon enough free time, but also made the training as interesting as possible without losing efficiency.

    It was extremely demanding and challenging to do but, it''s also very rewarding.

    Alex was sure this his unique Pokemon training, is one of the reasons that the level speed of his Pokemon is so much fasterpared to other Elite Trainers'' Pokemon.

    After being in the hotel''s training room with his Pokemon for 1 hour, he went back, to his room.

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    Participant 2: Lt. surge

    Pokemon: Lanturn LV 57, Electrode LV 57, Jolteon LV 58, Electivire LV 58, Magnezone LV 58, Raichu LV 59,

    vs

    Participant 3: Sabrina

    Pokemon: Venomoth LV 54, Jynx LV 55, kazam LV 55, Espeon LV 56, Mr. Mime LV 57, kazam LV 60,

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    Alex looked at the TV with a smile as he thought

    ''Hmm, even though Lt. Surge is better than Sabrina at tactics, it''s also his only advantage in this fight. The downside of not having a Champion level Pokemon and Sabrina''s psychic powers should be too great to offset it with only tactics.''

    Alex thinks that he and Lt. Surge are very simr even if he thinks that he is a little better, tactically.

    Both are extremely strong tactically, but neither of them can always turn that advantage into a win. Especially against opponents with arge power difference to them.

    Alex especially remembered his fight against Steven''s Metagross.

    What brings a tactical advantage against such an opponent?

    Luckily against Sabrina, Lt.Surge isn''t that outssed and he could win this fight if he ys his cards right.

    Although, Alex still believes that Sabrina will win this fight.

    Sabrina won against Koga, who has two Champion-level Pokemon. which is not something easy to do even with a type advantage.

    The fight started and Sabrina''s first Pokemon was her Champion level kazam.

    She also boosted her Pokemon directly with her Psychic energy, making it simr in strength to what a 62-63 LV Pokemon would be.

    Lt.Surge immediately changed his Pokemon and he directly started sending his strongest Pokemon against kazam.

    Unfortunately, his Raichu was hit in the head by kazam''s move, and Raichu was defeated after just one move.

    Although that was a critical hit, it didn''t look well that Lt. Surge''s strongest Pokemon was defeated with just one hit.

    Especially since Raichu was so close to having hisbo move ready to use it, made it worse. He was defeated without being able to use it.

    Alex was even a bit surprised himself ''Wow, that''s unlucky.''

    Lt.Surge tried to turn this fight but couldn''t do enough damage to this kazam.

    He lost 4 more Pokemon before he managed to defeat kazam despite showing so much tactical skill as a Trainer in those battles.

    it turned into a 1 vs 5 fight.

    Lt.Surge''sst Pokemon was also defeated after, he managed to defeat two of Sabrina''s Pokemon, thanks to the suitable tactic of Lt.Surge and his small level advantage. But in the end, it wasn''t enough.

    Sabrina won the Kanto Champion Tournament.

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    Chapter 353

    1 weekter.

    Hoenn, Rustboro City

    Alex was standing in front of a vi encircled by arge fence and can only be entered through therge entrance gate.

    The vi was humongous and had several sections in which it was divided. It had everything you can imagine. Arge pool, several high-ss cars, ygrounds, a veryrge garden, a sauna, and a battlefield for Pok¨¦mon fights.

    The small mine that was near the vi, however, was the thing that caught Alex''s attention the most.

    Alex, stood by this vi for the second time and he didn''t look at all the luxurious things but at the Mine with a curious expression.

    He wasn''t quite sure why this Mine is here. but he would like to know what exactly is there.

    Rare Pokemon, gems, or maybe even somethingpletely different.

    Gardevoir said telepathically, "Father, it''s that Psychic Pok¨¦mon again."

    "You mean the same Pokemon that had us observing the first time we were here."

    "Yes, father."

    Alex showed a curious expression as he said, "can you now perceive its strength or where is this Pokemon observing us from?

    Gardevoir said in a slightly sad tone, "I''m sorry father. I still can''t tell exactly how strong it is. It should be stronger than me."

    Alex showed a small smile as he said, "Why are you apologizing to me? It''s not like you did anything wrong."

    After a brief moment of silence, Alex began to look slightly serious as he said, "Kid, what''s wrong? Why are you so sad about such a small thing? ...If you have problems, you can tell me. I will do my best to help you."

    Gardevoir hesitated for a few moments but she didn''t say a word.

    When Alex thought that Gardevoir wouldn''t say anything, she started to say in a small voice.

    "I''m afraid" The tone with which Gardevoir said these words were full of fear and worry.

    Alex''s face wrinkled when he heard that. He has known Gardevoir all her life and he realized how serious Gardevoir''s fear is, as soon as he heard her tone.

    Alex tried to say in a very soothing tone, "Why?"

    Gardevoir didn''t want to answer, but she knew she couldn''t get out of this topic anymore.

    Her father wouldn''t let go as long as he didn''t know what was wrong with her.

    this persistence is a blessing and a curse.

    She tried to say in a less emotional tone, "Father... are you disappointed in me?"

    Alex was speechless for a moment. After processing these words, he said with an angry expression, "Are you stupid? How can a clever Pokemon like youe up with such stupid ideas."

    "Listen carefully. I''VE NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH YOU. ...Stupid Kid."

    Gardevoir showed a relieved expression as she felt/heard Alex''s emotions and words, though he had repeatedly called her stupid.

    She exited her Pokeball and looked at Alex with a slightly apologetic look.

    "Sorry, dad. I said something very stupid."

    Alex, who saw that Gardevoir didn''t doubt his words, smiled slightly.

    Although his words were still very harsh, "You''re right. You really said something very stupid. How do youe up with something like that."

    Gardevoir suddenly showed a nervous expression.

    After a moment of hesitation, she said, "I thought... I... I feel like I''m getting more and more useless every day. My potential is poorpared to the other Pokemon and my existence is wasting so much money. ...If I can''t even sense Pokemon anymore... what am I good for?"

    Alex''s eyes carried a soft manifestation as he said, "Gardevoir, we''re a family. Usefulness isn''t everything in a family. It''s that simple. "

    "That being said, everyone in the family contributes their part. Each family member has their talents and weaknesses. "

    After a moment, Alex said, "As for the money... I''ve never considered money very important and you don''t need to worry about it."

    Gardevoir showed a hesitant expression "But.."

    Alex disyed a serious expression. "Gardevoir, the decision is already made. I will use Money until You, Scizor, and Crobat have an SS Rank Potential."

    Gardevoir saw the firmness in Alex''s eyes as he said those words and she started to get tears in her eyes.

    Alex hugged Gardevoir when he noticed this. He also said, "You''re really worrying too much. It''s not only for your future but also for the whole family. Do you know how much more useful you get in the future if you be an SS-ranked Pokemon? What''s a little money inparison."

    Gardevoir knew that her Born Potential wasn''t that great and that her father could find a Psychic-type Pokemon with better Born Potential than her.

    She''s a smart Pokemon and understood how much cheaper that would be.

    Gardevoir gave her father a hug as she thought, ''Thank you, father. I''ll make you proud.''

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    Chapter 354

    Alex went to the entrance gate with a camera and pushed the button attached on the side.

    "Hello, this is Alex Stark."

    After a few seconds, Alex heard a political voice, "One moment, Sir, please. I will inform the young master immediately."

    Before he visits Steven, he, of course, called Steven and agreed on this day.

    Alex, who saw the gate open, slowly started walking towards Steven''s vi.

    This was his second visit and this time almost all the Butlers and Maids knew Alex.

    He has been a good friend of Steven''s for about 1 year and he stayed in this vi for almost 2 months on hisst visit. So that the most Maids and Butlers have already seen him several times and know who Alex is.

    When he was walking on the long road leading to the vi, he saw several Flying-type Pok¨¦mon flying in the air.

    This time, they don''t even look at him and just ignore his existence.

    Alex checked the info on these 12 Pok¨¦mon and he hardly noticed any differences from thest time.

    (Each of these 12 Pok¨¦mon was at least LV 30, and 5 were even on the Elite rank. In addition, one of these Pok¨¦mon was at LV 51.)

    It seems like these Pokemon hardly train and get stronger very slowly.

    Thend that the Steven family owned was enormous. It took Alex several minutes to reach the main door of the vi.

    At the entrance, several Butlers and Maids and his friend Steven were waiting with a smile.

    Steven shed a smile when he saw Alex, "Alex, It''s nice to see your average face again. I kinda missed the days when we trained together."

    Alex also shed a smile, "It''s nice to see you too. I''m actually a little excited. I''m especially looking forward to beating your Metagross."

    After their greetings, both of them start to go into the mansion and continue to talk to each other, as they go.

    Steven just shook his head, as he said, "Too bad, I thought you''d take the bait."

    Alex shed a smug smile. "Ha, you still have a lot to learn buddy. But never mind, not everyone can be as good as me."

    Steven showed a stunned expression, "You mean at making fun of your friends? ...Are you really proud of a Talent like that?"

    Alex rolled his eyes, as he answer, "It''s not like you don''t do it yourself."

    Steven shed a smile at Alex''s expression, "Haha, what can I say. You''re a bad influence."

    Alex replied in an ironic tone, "yes yes, the bad and despicable Alex is to me again. After all, you can''t take responsibility for yourself. Only poor people do that."

    Steven mimicked Alex''s ironic tone and voice as he said, "Yeah of course. Rich people are bad and poor people are good. Especially poor people like Alex, who only earn several million a month and have just enough money to survive, are very good individuals."

    Alex noticed himself, that he really appears a bit ridiculous when he disses Steven for his money, which he is ridiculously wealthy himself.

    Steven didn''t know exactly how much he was making. He''s even richer than Steven thinks.

    Steven guided Alex into one of his rooms and they both sat down in afortable chair, as they continued talking.

    "Ok Alex joke aside, It''s really nice to see you."

    Alex simply smiled and he just held out one of his hands, while that hand is curled into a fist.

    Steven mimicked this action and epted the brofist.

    After that moment, Steven showed a curious expression as he said, "You already told me you wanted to talk to me about something important, even if you didn''t tell me exactly what. I''ve been already waiting 3 days."

    Alex said, "Wow, you''re really impatient."

    After a short dy, Alex disyed a serious expression. "I came not only to train with you but also to propose a partnership that will benefit us both.

    "But before we talk about it, I want to make it clear that it''s purely business and that your answer doesn''t change anything."

    Alex then shed a yful smile as he said, "Don''t worry, you won''t lose your best friend."

    Steven showed just a small smile when he heard Alex''s joke.

    Although he was actually a bit worried that if he didn''t ept this business proposal, it could damage his good friendship with Alex. Thankfully, he doesn''t have to worry about it anymore

    He had known Alex for about a year and Steven believed Alex when he said that he didn''t mind if Steven rejected his proposal. Steven really appreciates how Alex immediately put that worry to rest for him.

    Steven showed a small smile when he heard this "joke" from his friend. He thought with that little smile, ''You''re joking but you''re not entirely wrong.''

    He looked at Alex with an expression awaiting further exnation.

    Alex showed a serious expression again as he said, "Steven before I exin my idea. You have to promise me that you won''t tell anyone what I''m about to tell you. Not your friends, your father, or your mother. Can you promise me that?"

    Steven showed a serious expression when he said, "I promise my friend."

    Alex trusts almost no one in this world but Steven was one of the two people he trusted outside of his family.

    He didn''t know if that decision was the right one, but Alex felt Steven wouldn''t betray him.

    Although this decision is not very logical and Alex''s distrusting nature alerted him, Alex still trusts Steven. That was one of the few moments where Alex followed his emotions.

    Alex didn''t know if he would regret this decision but he hoped that his only friend wouldn''t betray him.

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    Chapter 355

    Alex said in a serious tone, "Steven, did you know the business strategy, to buy low-level A-Rank pokemon and sell them after they are on The S-rank?"

    Steven showed a puzzled expression, "Ahh yes? but that''s not a surefire way to make money. Even with the optimal purchase of Pokemon and items, it''s easy to lose money, if you''re unlucky."

    Alex just nodded and watched Steven''s expression for a moment.

    Steven then showed a serious expression, "Alex, if you''re nning on getting into this business, I''ve got to warn you. Even if you train these Pokemon and use their evolution to buy less expensive items, it''s a gamble on how many of them will be an S- rank Pokemon. This is a gamble with rtivelycking odds."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "And what if I have a way to get all A-rank Pokemon in their first evolution, with cheap items and minimal training, to The S-rank?"

    Steven showed a doubting expression, as he said, "Impossible. Even a 40% or 50% chance is unheard of. A 100% chance is not possible. All Pokemon are too different for that to be possible."

    Alex said in a calm tone, "Yeah, that''s true. I can''t bring random A-rank Pokemon, with these requirements, on the S-rank."

    Steven says, "Then, what are you talking about..."

    Alex with a serious expression on his face cuts Steven off. "But, I''ve got a way of finding out about how far an A-rank Pokemon is, from bing an S-rank Pokemon."

    Steven showed a shocked expression. He saw Alex''s serious expression and immediately understood that Alex meant these wordspletely seriously. But he couldn''t believe Alex. That was almost impossible.

    "Ahh... Is that a joke? Alex, that can''t be real?"

    Alex showed a calm expression as he said, "It''s true. How else do you think, I have so much money? or why my Pokemon all have such good Potential. I''m an orphan if you haven''t noticed."

    Steven didn''t have time to think about Alex''s joke when he thought about Alex''s previous question.

    As soon as he thought about it for a few seconds, he realized that Alex really had several Pokemon with ridiculously good potential and a ridiculous amount of money for a trainer who''s been a Pokemon trainer for just over a year.

    Steven began to believe Alex''s statements.

    He then looked at Alex as he said, "...You really are a fool. It would be better if you took this secret to your grave and didn''t tell anyone about it. Don''t you know how dangerous that is? You''re not stupid Alex."

    Steven showed an emotional expression as he said, "Why are you telling me this?"

    Alex just showed a calm expression. "Will you break your word and tell someone else?"

    "What, NO... I would never do that."

    Alex then said in a calm tone, "Then it''s not a problem."

    He really didn''t think Steven would break his word and betray him.

    While he didn''t tell Steven about his system or how exactly he knew which A-rank pokemon were about to reach S-rank, it''s still dangerous for him to tell somebody.

    Only Maria and Steven knew about it. Even though both of them have no exact idea how Alex can find out which A-rank pokemon are ahead of reaching the S-rank.

    Although Alex''s Pokemon are the first to know about it.

    Alex''s Pokemon have simr knowledge, albeit a bit more vague than what Steven or Maria knows. All they know is that Alex can tell roughly how much longer it will take them to improve their potential. Alex told them not to tell any other Person or Pokemon and he trusts his Pokemon to stick to it.

    Maria knows about it too and Alex learned that his trust in Maria was justified.

    She doesn''t ask him how exactly he figured out that an A-rank Pokemon was about to reach S-rank.

    Maria acted as if Alex had never told her anything like that and didn''t selfishly try to find out the method from him. (In this case, there is no method that other people can imitate. Not that Steven or Maria have this knowledge.)

    Steven just looked at Alex speechless. He didn''t understand how Alex could say something like that with such a calm expression.

    Did Alex really trust him so considerably?

    Alex said in a calm tone, "I don''t need your help to train the Pokemon and you just need to sell the S-rank Pokemon."

    Steven shows a thoughtful expression as he says, "Hmm, Alex that''s not an easy task."

    Alex shed a slightly confused expression, "I thought that The Devon Corporation was licensed to sell Pokemon. It shouldn''t be that hard to find some buyers with your connection."

    Selling Pokemon requires a license that only the Alliance can issue.

    Although this rule does not prevent private selling and buying of Pokemon, it is necessary when selling many Pokemon.

    The ck market is another way, but this way doesn''t let Alex sell S-rank Pokemon.

    Steven said with a serious expression, "Yeah, if you want to sell a bunch of S-rank Pokemon once or twice then that''s no problem. But, I don''t have enough connection to support a steady supply of S-rank Pokemon."

    Alex nodded and said, "Ok, let''s do 1 trade first and see how it goes."

    "I will bring you 20 S-rank Pokemon under level 25 within 2 weeks. Don''t worry the 20 Pokemon will only be Pokemon of very expensive species. The profit shouldn''t be small after you sell these 20 Pokemon."

    Alex then started smiling as he said, "Let''s talk about your cut."

    Steven shook his head as he said, "Alex, you don''t have to do this. It''s not really a lot of work."

    Alex showed a serious expression, "Although it''s not much work, it''s your connection and you should have a share of the benefit."

    Steven saw that Alex wasn''t going to change his mind and he said, "Ok, what do you think of 10%?"

    Alex hearing this didn''t know what to feel when he heard how little Steven wants.

    He couldn''t believe that he now has to negotiate up and not down.

    Alex looked at Steven with a serious expression, "Steven, can you please stop. This is getting ridiculous."

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    Chapter 356

    After 5 minutes, Alex and Steven had both agreed on a percentage.

    Steven will get 25% of the profits, for finding customers and selling the S-rank Pokemon.

    Although Steven himself feels that 1/4 of the ie is too much, Alex was very stubborn in it, not to lower this share any further.

    Alex didn''t want to take advantage of Steven''s friendship and he want to give Steven a reasonable share.

    Steven may not have to work much for his share, but his contribution is not small.

    Although he sees it a little differently.

    Steven looked at Alex with a hesitant expression. "Alex, That''s a bit too much. I hardly have a job but I get paid so much for it. You don''t have to give me so much just because I''m your friend.

    Alex showed a tired expression as he said, "Ohh my Arceus. don''t you really understand why you''re getting so much? I''m not giving you too much and probably even a bit too little. You shouldin that I''m giving you too little."

    Steven gave a doubtful expression as he said, "too little?...are you stupid?"

    Alex''s eye started to twitch slightly when he heard that. "... I''m stupid Ahh? ... YOU ARE STUPID. do you know how many advantages partnering with you brings me? I can name you without even thinking about it 5 big advantages."

    Without giving Steven a chance, Alex started voicing these 5 advantages.

    "1: Your good rtionship with many wealthy households, makes it much easier to quickly sell a small number of S-rank Pokemon. You should understand that it is not easy to find customers for S-rank Pokemon."

    "2: Due to the size of your (future)pany, you give the customers security, that hardly any other salesman can offer. It is very unlikely that you would damage the reputation of yourpany for a rtively big profit. " (It is unlikely that he would lie about the potential of the Pokemon or sell Pokemon that are very difficult to control.)

    "3: Because of point 2, you can even sell these S-rank Pokemon for a higher price than other less reliable sellers. Simr high amounts as the annual auction of the Alliance."

    "4: Because of Devon Corporation''s size, it''s less suspicious to sell a handful of S-rank Pokemon on an irregr basis. The Alliance and otherpanies would just think that Devon Corporation was testing whether they could make a profit with this business strategy and think nothing more."

    "5: I trust you not to betray me for money. I am a very suspicious person and cannot trust another businessman. You should know that trust is very important for a good long-term partnership. "

    Alex looked at Steven as he said, "Is that enough?"

    Steven was momentarily speechless that Alex could name 5 reasons so quickly. Mainly because the logic of these 5 reasons is very difficult to refute.

    "...Alex, your reasons are very good... But you didn''t just think of that within seconds."

    Alex shed a smile as he said, "Well, what did you expect? Do you think I would give away such arge amount of profit without realizing the benefit of this partnership?"

    Steven just shook his head as he said, "But, you bring an advantage to this partnership that no other person in this world can bring. Having the method of figuring out which A-rank Pokemon can easily reach the S-rank. Only you can do that ...or maybe a few legendary Pokemon can do that too. But I can''t probably do any business with these Pokemon, can I?"

    Alex understood why Steven is so reluctant to take so much. His ability is really special and unique.

    He showed a calm expression. "That''s why I take 75% of the ie. Both parties bring important advantages."

    Steven started to nod with these words. On this point, he could agree with Alex.

    "Ok, let''s talk about how long it will take you to get those 20 S-rank Pokemon ready."

    Alex showed a thoughtful expression, "Hard to say. But it shouldn''t take more than 2 weeks. Though it will probably take me 1 week to find the suitable A-rank Pokemon on the ck market."

    Steven nodded when he said, "Ok when you''re done with that you can train these Pokemon here."

    Alex shed a smile, "Sounds good. I think I''ll start right away. see you in a week."

    ....

    One weekter.

    If he''s anyways going to visit all of Hoenn''s ck market ces, Alex doesn''t want to waste the chance to make a little extra money on the side.

    It didn''t take Alex a week to visit every major ck market in Hoenn, and it only took that long because Alex, took his time and bought all the A-rank Pokemon he could find. At the same time, he sold all A-rank Pokemon with Silver and Deep Silver potential using his old method. He also sold Deep Silver Pokemon with no evolution, or Pokemon with evolution with a high condition.

    He sold 260 A-rank Pokemon and made about 13.5 million Pokedors after all deductions. Unfortunately, Alex didn''t find an S-rank Pokemon or his profit would be much higher.

    Although this amount is very high for most elite trainers, it is no longer arge sum for Alex.

    Especially because in two weeks he will earn a multiple of that.

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    Chapter 357

    3 weekster.

    Alex started training the most suitable 20 Deep Silver Pokemon and the ones that would bring the most money that he could find in Hoenn.

    It wasn''t that hard to convince these Pokemon to hard train after talking to these 20 Pokemon for a bit.

    Alex truthfully said to these Pokemon that he will train them for 2 weeks and help them get to the S-rank. His Pokemon back Alex''s words and give Alex''s words more believability.

    These Pokemon that had been in captivity for weeks or months understood the importance of good potency and were very cooperative with Alex when they understood that he was making them stronger.

    Even if they areter sold, they retain this strength. they have no reason to refuse Alex''s assistance.

    Alex treated these Pokemon neutrally and politely as long as they didn''t cause any problems so that these Pokemon became more cooperative when trained.

    After only 12 days, each of these Pokemon evolves and reaches the Shallow Gold potential via the items.

    Although the cooperation of these Pokemon was one reason it was sofortable and fast, another reason was that Alex chose Pokemon that don''t need many levels (on average) to evolve. or Pokemon that only need certain items to evolve.

    After all of these 20 Pokemon reached the S rank, Steven immediately started looking for buyers.

    Because of his big connections, he found a lot of people that were interesting in some of these S-rank Pokemon.

    For almost all trainers, an S-rank Pokemon is the highest imaginable Pokemon to have. Even for rich trainers, S-rank Pokemon is almost always the max you can own unless you''re spending a ridiculous amount of money on 1 Pokemon with a good born Potential.

    After less than 10 days, Steven sessfully sold 20 S-rank Pokemon and negotiated almost the top price for each of these Pokemon. Even after deducting the Pokemon, the Pokemon food, and most importantly, the items Alex gave to the 20 Pokemon to sessfully improve their potential, the turnover was still more than 350 million Pokedors.

    Alex gave Steven his cut and kept more than 260 million Pokedors.

    He had over 280 million Pokedors in total, which was a ridiculouslyrge sum, even for Alex.

    Steven and Alex were both extremely pleased with this big win in such a short amount of time. Even for Steven, 87+ million Pokedors is no small sum. Especially when Steven considers that he hardly has to work for it.

    Alex is also training his Pokemon during this time and he notices that his three starting Pokemon are still at level 50.

    Even Bastiodon leveled up yesterday and he reached level 50.

    This again showed Alex that his three starter Pokemon need to improve their potential as soon as possible or they will be able to keep up with his other Pokemon.

    After Alex got the money from Steve, he bought items worth 230 million for his three starter Pokemon.

    Alex didn''t buy many items but every item he bought was of the highest quality.

    Pokemon items are much less effective if the Pokemon that consumes them has better potential than the item itself. With Pokemon with low or medium potential, it is hardly a problem to find items with better potential but with Deep Gold Pokemon it is no longer easy or cheap.

    Because of this, Alex could only buy items from SS-ranked Pokemon, which of course were very expensive and often couldn''t be found inrge quantities.

    Because these items are rare and hard to find for the market price, Alex also bought items that were a bit overpriced.

    He pays 10 to 15% extra for some of his items that he wouldn''t pay if he had the time. But Alex couldn''t wait several months just to save some money.

    Alex used his money quickly and ended up with just over 50 million Pokedors left. Although he spent his hard-earned money again within days, Alex felt it was worth it.

    He had now bought a total of 320 million Pokedors worth of Pokemon items for his three starter Pokemon. (Between 310 and 300 million Pokedors worth of Pokemon items considering he paid extra for some items.)

    [a couple of months ago: For Crobat, Gardevoir, Scizor together, Alex bought Items worth around 90 million Pokedors]

    Alex hopes that after his three Pokemon absorb the energy of all his newly purchased items, they will reach the SS rank.

    After buying in total more than 100 million Pokedors worth of Pokemon items per Pokemon, Alex hopes that''s enough and that he doesn''t need any more items.

    Alex doesn''t know if perhaps 100 million is too little and that he might need 120, 150, or even more than 200 million, per Pokemon, to get his three starter Pokemon to the SS rank.

    This knowledge is not only unknown to Alex but to all other trainers.

    How hard is it to get a Born Deep Silver Pokemon on the Deep Gold potential to the SS rank without an evolution?

    In order to be able to answer this question, trainers need to know that there are deep silver Pokemon and find a way to distinguish them in the A-rank.

    However, to Alex''s knowledge, he is the only person who knows this.

    Alex ispletely on his own and all he can only do is an estimate. (Because he knows how much money in items, he has to spend on a Born Shallow Gold Pokemon so that it can reach the SS rank, he can use this knowledge to make a very rough estimate.)

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    Chapter 358

    1 monthter. (Two months since west saw the info from Alex''s Pokemon.)

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 51

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [E], (Innate Talent) Fly [E], (Innate Talent) Cross Poison [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 51

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head

    - (Innate Talent) Roost [E], (Innate Talent) Metal w [E], (Innate Talent) Brick Break [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 51

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E]

    - (Innate Talent) Disable [E], (Innate Talent) Calm Mind [E], (Innate Talent) Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 49

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Gold

    Moves: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 51

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure, Sleep Talk [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [M], (Perfect Talent) methrower [M]

    -(TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) sh Cannon [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 51

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [M], High Jump Kick [E], sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Sr Beam [E], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 51

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [M], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [M],

    -(TM) Toxic [M], (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up ,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Nales

    LV: 46

    Type: Ice / Fairy

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    -Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam, Extrasensory [E], Safeguard, Ice Beam, Sheer Cold, Howl [E], Dazzling Gleam [M]

    -(Perfect Talent) Hex [M], (Perfect Talent) Blizzard [M]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Hail [E] , (TM) Return, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Toxic

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bte

    LV: 46

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Cursed Body (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Knock Off [E], Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball, Embargo, Destiny Bond [E], Sucker Punch

    - (Perfect Talent) Curse [M], (Perfect Talent) Phantom Force [M],

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [M], (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam [E], (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Deino

    LV: 44

    Type: Dark/Dragon

    Ability: Hustle

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Dragon Rage, Focus Energy [E], Bite, Headbutt, Dragon Breath, Roar, m, Dragon Pulse [E], Work Up [E], Dragon Rush

    -(Innate Talent) Crunch [E], (Innate Talent) Earth Power [E], (Innate Talent) Draco Meteor [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Facade, (TM) Thief,(TM) Psych Up, (TM) Dragon Tail [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Dark Pulse [E],

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    Pok¨¦mon: Seadra

    LV: 44

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Sniper

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Bubble, Smokescreen, Leer, Water Gun, Twister, Bubble Beam, Brine, Agility [E], Dragon Dance

    - (Innate Talent) Clear Smog [E], (Innate Talent) Focus Energy [E], (Innate Talent) Outrage [E]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Blizzard [E], (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade,(TM) Substitute, (TM) sh Cannon [E], (TM) Surf [E], (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Toxic

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    Level up (more than 2 Monate):

    Crobat: 1

    Scizor: 1

    Gardevoir: 1

    Ditto: 1

    Bastiodon: 2

    ziken: 2

    Umbreon: 1 (almost 2)

    Nails:

    Bte: 3

    Deino: 6

    Seadra: 6

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    Moves that improved in Moves Mastery:

    Bastiodon: Taunt

    ziken: Sunny Day

    Umbreon: Toxic

    Nails: Dazzling Gleam

    Bte: Taunt

    Deino: Dark Pulse, Dragon Tail

    Seadra: sh Cannon, Blizzard

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    Learned new Moves:

    Horsea: Dragon Dance

    Deino: Dragon Rush

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    Alex sits in the kitchen of the guest room in Steven''s mansion and eats his breakfast together with his Pokemon.

    He checked the information from his Pokemon, like every morning, to see if anything changed from thest time.

    ''Fuck, it really wasn''t enough.''

    When Alex looked at the potential of his three starter Pokemon, he saw that they still have deep Gold Potential.

    Yesterday these three Pokemon each consumed theirst item and they still could not improve their Potential.

    He divided all the items he bought for his three starter Pokemon so that within a month, his Pokemon could absorb the energy from these items into their bodies.

    ''I half expected it, but...the total of 320 million Pokedors worth of Pokemon items isn''t enough... is really...''

    However, Alex doesn''t think he has to give up much more money so that his Pokemon finally improve their Potential.

    After all, for Bastiodon it only costs around 50-65 million Pokedors worth of Pokemon items and the difference between a Born Deep Silver pokemon and a Born Shallow Gold Pokemon is most likely not ridiculously bigger.

    Alex didn''t think he had to spend more than 130 million Pokedors per Pokemon. Or he hoped not.

    The biggest problem is that his three starting Pokemon have started leveling slower than his other Pokemon.

    Alex looked at his three starter Pokemon with an uneasy expression.

    If he doesn''t quickly improve the potential of his three starters, they will be overtaken by all other Pokemon. He also needs to find an item from a full-blood legendary Pokemon to improve Ditto''s mediocre potential.

    But when Alex looked at his other Pokemon, he started smiling again.

    Nales, Bte, Bastiodon, ziken, and Umbreon all trained a move to the Master rank in about two months.

    [Training non-Innate Talent Move to the Master-rank takes only 2 months for an SS-ranked Pokemon in the optimal training circumstance.]

    Seadra and Deino have also made great progress. Especially the two new moves these two Pokemon can now use brought great joy to Alex.

    [Dragon Rush] is an extremely powerful Physical Dragon-type move and extremely useful once Deino evolves into Zweilous.

    [Dragon Dance] is the move that drew the most attention from Alex.[Dragon Dance] is not only extremely good in the game but also in this world.

    This ridiculous move was one of the many reasons why Dragon-type Pokemon are so popr and strong in this world.

    Even if it''s not an Innate Talent move, Alex ns on training this move to the Master rank as soon as possible.

    After Alex and his Pokemon finished their breakfast, they made their way to Steven''s training room where they will, today, hold their rematch.

    Steven and Alex had agreed on this day weeks ago and were each preparing for this fight.

    Although Alex lost hisst fight against Steven, he doesn''t think this time will be as obvious asst time.

    After a Pokemon reaches level 45, it starts leveling up much more slowly than before. The same thing happens at levels 50, 55, and 60.

    Steven''s Metagross will still have a level advantage, but it''s not as big as it wasst time.

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    Chapter 359

    Alex entered the big exercise area and greeted Steven, who stand already there, with a slight smile.

    Steven raised his hand slightly and Alex also raised his hand in greeting, as they high-fived.

    "Morning, Steven. How was your morning?."

    "Good. How was yours?"

    Alex shed a small smile as he said, "Not bad so far, but if everything goes ording to n, today is going to be an extremely good day for me."

    Steven shook his head with a smile when he heard that. He then said, "Alex, it looks like I''m going to screw up your day today. I don''t think you stand a chance against me.

    because the two trained together, not only Alex but also Steven knew the levels of all Pokemon.

    Alex also talked a lot with Steven and didn''t keep secrets about the levels of his Pokemon so, that Steven even knows the exact levels of Alex''s Pokemon.

    Although it would be a bit better for Alex not to reveal the exact levels of his Pokemon for thepetition against Steven---Alex doesn''t think it''s a big disadvantage for him.

    Besides that Steven vaguely knows the level of Alex''s Pokemon anyway and it''s just a bit more urate info for Steven than he already had.

    Alex looked at Steven and said, "I can''t understand why you''re so sure that you will win?"

    Steven looked serious as he replied, "As a trainer, I can''t seem insecure before a fight. If I have an insecure expression, how are my Pokemon supposed to think we can win? ...Besides, I don''t think I have no chance to win against you."

    Alex agreed with Steven''s words with a nod. Though many trainers don''t pay attention to the morale of their Pokemon is it an important point that can even turn a lost battle into a win.

    Steven didn''t have the tactical talent of him and Lt. Surge or the superhuman abilities of Sabrina or Koga but Steven wasn''t without his advantages.

    He wasn''t at the highest level in terms of tactics but still at a very high level. Alex talks to Steven a lot and he knew Steven had a lot of tactical skills.

    Steven also had a very good rtionship with his Pokemon and Alex saw how Steven always managed to motivate his Pokemon.

    In addition, Steven is extremely talented in training his Pokemon (speed and quality) and is only slightly worse than Alex.

    In Alex''s opinion, Steven is an excellent all-around trainer.

    Steven looked at Alex, "I assume you have your list ready?"

    "The list" is a piece of paper listing which 6 Pokemon Alex chose to use against Steven.

    Alex pulled a small note from his pocket and looked at Steven with a waiting expression.

    Steven also took a note out of his pocket and gave it to Alex.

    Both had settled on a 6 vs 6 Format where no Pokemon could be switched.

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    (the potential was not written on the two lists)

    Steven Team:

    Metagross: LV 54 (Diamond)

    Skarmory: LV 52 (Shallow Diamond)

    Aggron: LV 49 (Shallow Diamond)

    Cradily: LV 48 (Shallow Diamond)

    Armaldo: LV 48 (Shallow Diamond)

    ydol: LV 46 (Shallow Diamond)

    VS

    Alex Team:

    Crobat: LV 51 (Deep Gold)

    Scizor: LV 51 (Deep Gold)

    Gardevoir: LV 51 (Deep Gold)

    Ditto: LV 49 (Gold)

    Umbreon: LV 51 (Shallow Diamond)

    ziken: LV 51 (Shallow Diamond)

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    Alex had a decision to make about which 6 Pokemon to pick against Steven. like he did in the Kanto Champion Tournament.

    In the end, he came up with the same two Pokemon asst time.

    Ditto and Bastiodon.

    Alex chose Ditto this time, even though he had a 2-level disadvantage to Bastiodon.

    Bastiodon just had a bad matchup against Steven''s team.

    Steven''s team had many Pokemon that have a type advantage over Bastiodon and [Earthquake] on the Expert or even the Master rank.

    Inparison, Ditto seemed a much more sensible and a better choice to Alex.

    Alex just looked at Steven''s letter and said with a smile, "Are you ready?"

    Steven said nothing and went to his position. He showed a serious expression, as he waited for Alex.

    Alex''s expression also became more serious and he too started walking to his position.

    Both called their first Pokemon at the same time, as they agreed before the fight to give no one an advantage in the beginning.

    Cradily V/s Crobat was a rtively quick fight even though Crobat didn''t have an easy fight. Steven uses a very clever and annoying tactic that favors the "cann''t switch" rule.

    Cradily immediately use an [Sandstorm] on the Master rank and after that only the moves, [Recover] on the Master rank and [Rock Slide] on the Expert rank. apart from the fact, that it also used [Protect] once.

    Crobat managed to win this fight thanks to [Toxic], [Leech Life], and his higher level. but it wasn''t without taking a lot of damage himself.

    Alex also noted that Crobat''s major disadvantage in this fight wasn''t his Pokemon-type disadvantage but that he had no moves on the Master rank.

    If it weren''t for [Leech Life] on the Expert rank, Alex wouldn''t have believed that Crobat would have won this fight.

    Crobat V/s Aggron

    [Sandstorm] on the Master rank was still out of the arena and continued to deal a lot of damage to Crobat. Crobat didn''t have much HP left. Alex tried a hit-and-run tactic but this was immediately interrupted by Steven''s instruction. Aggron uses [Rock Polish] on the Expert rank, forcing Alex to abandon his hit-and-run tactic.

    Alex didn''t want to allow Aggron to buff himself to have a huge advantage against his next Pokemon so that he had to change his tactics.

    Crobat then went on offense and was defeated after taking 1/3 of Aggron''s HP with [Confuse Ray] and [Shadow Ball].

    Alex looked at Aggron and suddenly changed his expression slightly when he noticed that Aggron was now at level 50.

    Aggron leveled up after beating Crobat.

    Alex thought, ''My luck is really...'' when he saw that.

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    I won''t show all of the rounds in Steven''s fight and I will shorten about half of the fight to avoid an extremely long fight. as you can already see a bit in this chapter.

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    Chapter 360

    Scizor V/s Aggron

    This fight wasn''t very fast but was decided to Scizor with the moves [Swords Dance] and [Brick Break].

    Though Steven didn''t allow Scizor to utilize [Swords Dance] too often and constantly inflicted damage on Scizor.

    (only showed who wins against when)

    Skarmory V/s Scizor X

    Ditto V/s Skarmory X

    ydol V/s Ditto X

    Gardevoir V/s ydol X

    Armaldo X V/s Gardevoir X

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    Steven Team:

    Metagross: LV 54 (Diamond)

    Skarmory: LV 52 (Shallow Diamond) X

    Aggron: LV 49 (Shallow Diamond) X

    Cradily: LV 48 (Shallow Diamond) X

    Armaldo: LV 48 (Shallow Diamond) X

    ydol: LV 46 (Shallow Diamond) X

    VS

    Alex Team:

    Crobat: LV 51 (Deep Gold) X

    Scizor: LV 51 (Deep Gold) X

    Gardevoir: LV 51 (Deep Gold) X

    Ditto: LV 49 (Gold) X

    Umbreon: LV 51 (Shallow Diamond)

    ziken: LV 51 (Shallow Diamond)

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    Alex saved his two most useful Pokemon against Metagross for this one.

    Although he wasn''t very sure about his chances against this monster, it shouldn''t be impossible to defeat him in a 1v2 fight.

    3 level advantage is not small but also not as big as in thest fight against Metagross.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Metagross (Shiny)

    LV: 54

    Type: Psychic / Steel

    Abilities: Light Metal (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Diamond

    Moves:

    - Take Down [E], Confusion, Ma Rise, Metal w, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Miracle Eye, Zen Headbutt, Scary Face, Psychic [M], Agility, Meteor Mash [M], Hammer Arm [E], Iron Defense

    - (Perfect Talent) Earthquake [M], (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [M]

    - (TM) Ice Punch, (TM) Thunder Punch, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Reflect, (TM) Protect, (TM) Sandstorm, (TM) Facade, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Psycho Cut, (TM) Rest

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    Alex looked at the 4 Master rank moves and started thinking about how best to defeat this monster.

    In the end, he decided to start with ziken

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 51

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [M], High Jump Kick [E], sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [E], (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Sr Beam [E], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift, (TM) Substitute

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    Alex said loudly, "3,2,1, Go"

    Immediately after Alex said that he said, "E3"

    Steven shed a smile and said at the same time, "R2"

    Alex, hearing this, felt for a few seconds like Steven was teasing him.

    In all other fights his Pokemon don''t use secret signs but in this fight, Steven suddenly started using one.

    that was extremely annoying to Alex.

    Although Alex can understand why Steven is only trying so to memorize these secret signs for his ace monster and not all his Pokemon.

    The big disadvantage with these secret signs is that you have to learn them and that they have to be reced regrly.

    in tournaments even after each fight. or the next one against knows immediately what these secret signs mean.

    Also, your Pokemon must be willing to do the same and learn these secret signs.

    But the biggest problem is for the Trainers with a lot of Pokemon.

    If you''re not smart enough, it''s hard to quickly learn and remember new secret signs after each fight for every Pokemon. even if you''re smart, it takes time to do so.

    ziken runs away from Metagross as Metagross is chasing him.

    Metagross was faster than ziken and doesn''t take that long to get in range.

    But before he got within reach ziken used [Sunny Day].

    Immediately afterward ziken uses [Quick Attack] to not attack but to build up a new distance again.

    She uses it purely to build up a big distance from Metagross.

    Steven shed a smile as he saw this. He thought, ''Alex, you can''t always expect the same trick to always work. I watch your fights too often that it works against me. You have toe up with something new. Although I have to admit I was lucky that it worked.''

    Metagross just pretends to prepare a melee move to bait ziken to waste his [Quick Attack] on.

    [Psychic] was the move that Metagross was preparing. This move didn''t have infinite range, but it wasn''t as small as melee moves.

    Metagross came into range almost immediately and it used [Psychic]

    ziken, who was preparing another move, didn''t have time to use [Protect].

    She was hit and loses more than 50% of her HP

    Steven said with a happy expression, "Metagross end it with [Psychic]"

    Alex modeled a serious expression but was inwardly happy that Steven gave the order.

    Metagross and ziken both prepare their moves.

    ziken finished first and used [Overheat] and then immediately got ready to use [Protect].

    Metagross was a step toote to finish preparing his move and couldn''t use [Protect]. It was hit by [Overheat].

    [Overheat] master rank+ [Sunny Day] master rank was a ridiculously powerful attack and Metagross loses around 40% of the HP from it.

    Metagross ignored its pain and it used [Psychic].

    ziken''s shield from [Protect] onlysts 1 second and ziken still took most of the damage from [Psychic].

    But because of that, she was at least not knocked unconscious.

    ziken didn''t wait for Alex''s orders and started preparing a new move again.

    Before this fight, Alex gave ziken a n so she knew what to do in which situation. It''s not perfect but she knew what she had to do about this situation.

    "Metagross, again. Also, don''t let ziken get in melee range,"

    ziken and Metagross finished their moves at the same time this time.

    Metagross uses [Psychic] and knocks ziken unconscious.

    ziken used [Will-O-Wisp] and managed to give Metagross a status effect.

    [Will-O-Wisp] is even enhanced with [Sunny Day] which Alex didn''t expect before his many tests.

    but that''s why he often made tests with moves and checked what had changed from the games to this reality.

    Alex looked at Metagross and said, "Come on. Just a little more."

    He was so close to victory.

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    Chapter 361

    [Will-O-Wisp] is particrly effective because Metagross doesn''t have a special-type move on the Master rank move other than [Psychic].

    Without [Will-O-Wisp]''s nerf, Metagross''s Master rank moves are way too powerful to effectively heal against it.

    Alex wasn''t even sure if [Will-O-Wisp] was enough.

    Metagross was 3 full levels higher than ziken and at a level as high as 54. The effectiveness of status moves is greatly reduced at arge level disadvantage.

    Luckily, status effects moves are also more effective against pokemon that are weak to those moves.

    So the Metagross is particrly sensitive to the [burned] status effects.

    (I didn''t think that up just now. I''ve often mentioned that about [poisoning] and exined how it works in this world.)

    Alex summoned hisst Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 51

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [E], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [M], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [M],

    -(TM) Toxic [M], (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [E], (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    "3,2,1,Go"

    Alex said quickly, "D5"

    Steven said at the same time, "A1"

    Metagross ran toward Umbreon as it prepared a move. At the same time, Umbreon moved away from Metagross as she prepared her own move.

    Alex, seeing this, didn''t change his expression but thought happily, ''This is going very well. Steven doesn''t have as much experience as I do with shortmands and his Metagross isn''t used to it yet. in an unexpected situation, Umbreon should react better.''

    His n for this fight can be summed up in two words. "calcted gamble."

    Metagross finished first but wasn''t immediately within reach to use [Meteor Mash].

    Although Metagross was significantly faster than Umbreon at level 54, it wasn''t fast enough to get into melee range that quickly.

    Alex doesn''t have to be a genius to expect that Metagross will most likely prepare the [Meteor Mash] move.

    He gave it a +80% chance to happen and bet his whole n on it.

    all other master rank moves make no sense for Alex and only [Earthquake] would be a possible alternative that is slightly worse.

    Umbreon was hit and lost around 30% of her HP from the hit.

    At the same time, Umbreon uses her move [Work Up].

    Steven who also noticed that showed an annoyed expression. He knew that the longer he would allow Umbreon to do this that so more dangerous it became for his Metagross.

    "Metagross, A1."

    Alex, hearing this, smiled. he had the feeling that Steven really only started with these secret signs yesterday.

    Umbreon didn''t need an order from Alex and started preparing a move beforehand.

    Metagross finished first though, and it''s using [Meteor Mash] again.

    Umbreon endured the pain and she only had a little over 40% of her HP left. Immediately after, she uses [Payback] and does a lot of damage to Metagross.

    Metagross only had about 35% of his HP left.

    But Steven smiled as he saw Metagross let out a loud battle cry.

    Alex didn''t know this but it was a signal to Steven from Metagross that after this attack he felt his body strengthened.

    (Meteor Mash has a 20% chance of raising the user''s Attack by one stage in the game. But this chance is not so static in this world and can be affected by level advantage and move mastery. )

    Metagross and Umbreon started preparing their moves almost simultaneously. even if Metagross had started before her.

    Umbreon didn''t even try to run away because Metagross was faster anyway and just stood still.

    Metagross used [Meteor Mash] and Umbreon felt that she was about to pass out.

    Shested long enough and managed to use [Rest].

    Umbreon''s wounds were all beginning to heal and started to fall asleep.

    Steven shed a smile as he said, "Metagross get as close to Umbreon as possible and use [Earthquake]"

    Alex showed a serious expression. [Earthquake] at such a short distance is extremely damaging. Especially because Umbreon asleep had more Mass touching the ground than she has awake.

    Umbreon uses [Sleep Talk] and because it''s on the master rank she could even choose the move she prepares.

    Although she can''t move her body as effectively while sleeping, which Steven takes advantage of.

    Only after a melee move is prepared by [Sleep Talk] does Umbreon automatically run to the nearest "enemy"

    Metagross used [Earthquake] and hit Umbreon in the worst possible ce.

    A critical hit

    Umbreon had less than 20% HP left and would not take another attack.

    But she used [Payback] immediately afterward and this [Payback] had significantly more energy than thest one.

    Metagross was hit and screams in agony as it falls to the ground, unconscious.

    a critical hit.

    Alex showed a stunned expression.

    " Was that a coincidence?... or does Payback have a special feature like that?"

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    Chapter 362

    Steven quickly ran to his Metagross and healed it with a potion.

    He had imagined it would be a difficult fight to win, but he hadn''t thought that he would actually lose. Alex had actually never won against him before.

    Steven then walked towards Alex with a slightly disappointed expression.

    He looked at Alex as he said, "I didn''t think I was really going to lose to you."

    Alex shed a small smile upon hearing this, though he said in a ridiculed tone, "You bastard. Why does that sound more like an insult? Can''t you say something else?"

    Steven rolled his eyes as he replied, "You really expect me to be happy that you beat me... And here you say that I''m a bastard."

    "Didn''t know you were such a bad loser."

    Steven replied in a dry tone, "Not everyone is a good loser like you."

    Alex and Steven talked and joked for a bit before Alex said with a smile, "Rematch? Let''s fight each other as often and seriously as possible. It''s not easy to find such a strong opponent on a simr level."

    Steven approved.

    The two trained together for 7 days and fought a 6 vs 6 battle for 30 times.

    The 6 pokemon that Alex used were the same as the first match except that Ditto was reced with Bastiodon for half of those matches.

    Steven won 19 of the 30 matches and was able to repay Alex for the defeat of the first match.

    However, Alex wasn''t surprised that Steven would win most of the fights against him.

    In sheer strength without the influence of the trainers, Steven''s team is a bit stronger than Alex''s team.

    Alex could only win the first match with a tactical advantage and this advantage weakens after each match.

    Without the element of surprise, his tactics aren''t even half as effective and Alex can''te up with new effective tactics for every match.

    ...

    a few weekster.

    Alex trained not only his Pokemon but also another 20 Deep Silver Pokemon along with 50 Silver Pokemon in this period.

    after the first sale, Alex realized he had made a big mistake.

    He trained 20 Deep Silver Pokemon together and all these 20 Pokemon became jointly an S-rank Pokemon.

    When these 20 Pokemon this information disclose to somebody (that they are Bought from) through a Psychic-type Pokemon or other means, they can quickly arouse suspicion.

    Luckily, he quickly discovered this error and had enough time to correct it.

    When something like this happened for the first time, it wasn''t enough to immediately make Alex&Steven suspicious, even if one of these Pokemon talked about it.

    Only if this happened 2 or more times in a row would people quickly notice something (or not).

    Alex didn''t even have to give an expensive item to those 50 Silver Pokemon and just pretend he gave them an expensive item.

    If he pretend to give an item to all 70 trained Pokemon, one at a time, and immediately sold the 50 Silver Pokemon after that, the 20 Deep Silver Pokemon wouldn''t notice anything unusual.

    The only downside was that he had to spend more money on Pokemon food.

    But that was hardly a disadvantage.

    most of the money consumptiones from the Pokemon buy price and the item anyway (to improve the potential).

    He gave these 20 S-rank Pokemon to Steven and Steven sold them rtively quickly. After less than 15 days, Steven sessfully sold 20 S-rank Pokemon and negotiated almost the top price for each of these Pokemon. Even after deducting the Pokemon, the Pokemon food, and most importantly, the items Alex gave to the 20 Pokemon to sessfully improve their potential, the turnover was still more than 360 million Pokedors.

    After Steven got his share, Alex made around 250 million Pokedors in profit.

    He had over 300 million Pokedors in total.

    During this time, Alex bought all the appropriate items for his first three Pokemon that he could find and which don''t have an absolutely ridiculous price.

    But after spending 260 million Pokedors on his three starter Pokemon and waiting sufficient time for his three starter Pokemon to absorb the items into their bodies, the first of his three Pokemon became an SS-ranked Pokemon.

    Crobat first became a Shallow Diamond Pokemon. Then Gardevoir, and Scizor not muchter.

    After thest of his three Pokemon became a Shallow Diamond Pokemon, Alex stopped buying items for his three starter Pokemon.

    He ended up with less than 20 million Pokedors left and spent a total of around 600 million Pokedors to improve the Potential of his three starter Pokemon.

    Even though he bought items at a bit overpriced price and not at their value.

    Alex would rather say he used 550 million Pokedors of Pokemon items and spent over 600 million Pokedors on them.

    He didn''t want to waste several months at this time to just save 50 million Pokedors.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 52

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh, Cross Poison [E],

    - ( Perfect Talent) Shadow Ball [E], ( Perfect Talent) Fly [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 52

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head, Brick Break [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Roost [E], (Perfect Talent) Metal w [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 52

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [E], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E], Dazzling Gleam[E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Disable [E], (Perfect Talent) Calm Mind [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Alex couldn''t be happier as now every one of his Pokemon except Ditto had extremely good potential. (Deino and Seadra can evolve and, ording to Alex, will definitely reach the SS rank.)

    Now he "just" has to find a full-blood legendary item for Ditto and his team is no longer worse than Steven''s in terms of potential.

    Shallow Diamond Pokemon as team members and one Diamond Pokemon is a ridiculously strong Pokemon Team but Alex believed his team would be no worse than Steven''s in the future.

    Especially when he thought of Deino''s perverse talent.

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    Chapter 363

    Alex was meditating when Steven walked into his room with a smile and several sheets of paper in his hand.

    "Here, I found it after you asked me."

    Alex stopped meditating and looked at Steven with an enthusiastic expression.

    He had asked Steven to look for stones (mega stones) that looked simr to what he had shown him.

    Especially stones (mega stones) that look simr to the ones he had shown him, only several times smaller. (Key Stones)

    Alex recalls that Key Stones are much smaller than any Mega Stones are so that Steven should also look for Stones that are smaller but simr to the Stones that he showed Steven.

    He also gave Steven his three Megastones so he can search for simr Stones more easily.

    Alex took the several sheets of paper and quickly looked through them.

    He was amazed at how many Stones Steven had found that looked alike.

    in the papers are not only the information but there are also even photos of the different stones in these papers.

    Although 80% are not the stones Alex is looking for, he saw a small stone that looked exactly like a key stone in his memory.

    on the document, it shows that this stone belonged to a small business partner of Steven''spany.

    Alex was pointing his finger at this stone as he said to Steven, "Steven, I must have this stone. Please can you help me buy this stone?.. I''ll give you the money."

    Steven showed a thoughtful expression, "Alex, I don''t know why you''re suddenly collecting those stones but I have a feeling it''s not a simple reason...like you love the way those stones look or some nonsense."

    Alex was about to say something but Steven cut him off, "But don''t worry. If you don''t want to tell me, I won''t question it and just help you."

    Alex looked at Steven as he said, "These stones are special. Although I don''t know exactly how to use them, I believe these stones will be worth a fortune in the future. I''m only telling you this because... I trust you Steven and I hope you do can keep a secret. Please don''t even tell your family about it."

    Steven unraveled a shocked expression upon hearing Alex''s words, "Special? what do you imply?"

    Alex showed a serious expression as he said, "The Stones have something to do with Xerneas, the Life God."

    Mega Stones are the results of Evolution stones being irradiated by the power of Xerneas or Yveltal, the Legendary Pok¨¦mon of life and destruction but Alex didn''t want to tell Steven about Yveltal.

    Yveltal is simr to a death god in this world and many consider him to be one of the most dangerous Pokemon that could wipe out mankind.

    That''s why he didn''t want to tell Steven about it. that would only worry Steven unnecessarily.

    Although he didn''t tell the whole truth, his words were as much as he could tell Steven.

    If he exined what Mega stones are and how they work, it would be difficult to exin how he knew that. so he used this rtively imprecise, which only roughly exined the value of these stones.

    Steven''s expression got even more surprised, "What... Alex, are you kidding me?"

    Alex said in a first expression, "I met the Life God during my training in the wild and I saw several Evolution stones be these stones after Xerneas touched them. It was only for a few seconds and at first, I thought I was hallucinating. But after touching those Stones, I knew I wasn''t dreaming."

    Steven looked into Alex''s eyes and slowly began to believe him.

    After calming down a bit he said with an excited expression, "Alex, you really are the luckiest person. How can you be so lucky? or are you maybe blessed?"

    Alex''s eyes started to twitch as he said the word "blessed".

    He wasn''t sure if he was truly blessed or not. After all, he has a system and is a person not born in this world. But his "starting point" was rubbish and his "cheat" was also absolute rubbishpared to the MC(s) in the animes and series he had seen.

    Alex can see the status of a Pokemon. that''s it.

    He''s often wondered if this isn''t one of the worst cheats of all time. Even a machine can do that in this world what he can do.

    If he hadn''t found some uses for it, he would beining about it every day.

    His cheat is a bit better than no cheat though. so he never thought about it but after hearing the word "blessed" he couldn''t help but think about how bad his cheat is as a "blessed Mc".

    Steven looked at Alex''s unhappy expression and showed a puzzled expression. Why is his friend so unhappy when hepliments him?

    Alex stopped thinking about it and said, "Well. Now that you know... I hope you can help me. I will help you in the future as well when I find out what these Stones are for."

    Steven shook his head as he said, "No you don''t have to. I didn''t even know the stones were that special without you... But I''ll still help you and buy as many of the stones for you as I can."

    Alex knew Steven would argue with him if he now says that he want to give him a cut so that he didn''t say anything. He will give Steven a key stone and mega stone for his Metagross in the future when he finds them. no matter what Steven thinks now.

    Steven pointed to the picture of the Key Stone and then said with a serious expression, "What is your maximum price for these stones in the picture? ...This person has 3 and I think you want all of them, right?"

    Alex nodded and said with a heavy expression, "Buy it for whatever price. I don''t think that person wants more money than an S-rank Pokemon costs for a stone that looks cool, right?"

    Steven said in a serious tone, "Ok... Don''t worry Alex, I won''t betray your trust."

    Alex startedughing, "Haha, you bastard what''s with that serious expression? I already know that. Why are you still saying that? Aren''t you embarrassed?"

    Steven looked at Alex who wasughing at him and he said with a dissatisfied expression, "I just got the impulse to deceive you and keep all those stones for myself. I''m wondering if I should follow that impulse."

    Alex said with a smile, "But after that, you would lose your only friend."

    Steven also started to smile as he said, "Ha, like you''re my only friend. Not everyone is like you and only has one friend."

    Alex said with a (fake) proud expression, "Not true, I have two friends. You and Maria."

    "Girlfriends don''t count."

    "Naturally Girlfriends counts. it has friend in the name. how can it not count?"

    Alex and Steven joked for several minutes before Steven left the room to buy those three Key Stones.

    He has a better rtionship with the owner of the stones so he, therefore, carries out the negotiation instead of Alex.

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    Chapter 364

    One dayter.

    Steven enters Alex''s room with three Keystones in his hand and a slight smile on his face.

    Alex looked at these three stones and felt that these stones were 99% key stones. They just looked too simr to the stones from the game and his mega stones.

    Steven gave the three stones to Alex as he said, "I managed to buy these 3 stones for 5 million poke dors. It''s not a fair price but what can I do if he doesn''t want to sell these stones in the first ce? ...Only with such a high price could I buy it."

    Alex revealed a smile as he said, "It doesn''t matter. Those 3 stones are probably worth a lot more."

    Steven showed a sharp expression on his face. "Hmm, did you figure out what those stones do?"

    Alex lied with a serious expression, "No."

    "Wouldn''t you rather give those stones to a professor? I''m sure it''ll be easier to find out that way what these stones do."

    "But it is also riskier. I won''t give or show these stones to anyone as long as I still have the chance to find out for myself. If this professor passes on the information, the losses aren''t worth the gain."

    Steven said with a thoughtful expression, "Hmm, you want to collect as many of these stones as possible first, right?"

    Alex nodded with a serious expression.

    Steven said, "Ahh also... The owner of those three stones also told me where to find more of those stones."

    Alex said with a doubtful expression, "Why would he give you that information?"

    Steven said with a smile, "That''s factored into the 5 million price tag. Also, these stones are not in a non-hazardous area so these stones are not easy toe by without a strong trainer."

    Alex asked "where" and Steven said "Meteor Falls".

    Meteor Falls is a location in Hoenn. It is arge cave west of Farbor Town with a waterfall inside. In Pok¨¦mon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Meteor Falls is one of the ancestral homes of the Draconid people.

    Alex said with a serious expression, "Isn''t that where Meteor Vige is?"

    The Meteor Vige is a vige located within Meteor Falls and home to the Draconid people.

    Draconid people in this world are not to be underestimated and are extremely strong. Although the number of Draconid people is very small, the strength of each Draconid trainer is quite powerful.

    Although he knew a bit about the Draconid people from the games, he didn''t know how much applied to the games in this world.

    Steven nodded as he said, "Yes, he also told me these stones can only be found deep within the Meteor Falls Cave."

    Alex remembered [Meteor Falls] from the Pokemon games.

    Unfortunately, it didn''t help Alex much. The size of this cave is many timesrger than in the games and also, many times more dangerous. Especially if you go deep into this cave you will find a lot of powerful Pokemon.

    Alex looked at Steven, "I''ll go to Meteor Fallster today and see if I can find anything interesting."

    Steven looked at Alex as he replied, "Good luck. Be careful and don''t risk your life for a few stones."

    Alex said with a smile, "Says the Stone Collector."

    Steven talks to Alex for a few more minutes before he leaves Alex''s room.

    Alex knew that going deep into the Meteor Falls cave isn''tpletely safe, but he felt it wasn''t extremely difficult and he was strong enough to handle almost any crisis.

    In an emergency, he could even run to the Meteor Vige. Though he wasn''t sure how those locals would treat him if he did that and lured a strong Pokemon there.

    That''s why it''s only an emergency option.

    Alex stored his food, water, and camping gear in his TRH device. He then teleports to Farbor Town with Gardevoir''s help.

    Gardevoir has been to this town several times when Alex bought and sold Pokemon in the ckmarket.

    He then took 12 different-sized "nes" out of his TRH device.

    These 12 "nes" were specially made to fit his 11 Pokemon and could easily hold a [Hold-item]. There was also a ne for Alex so that he could use his key stone at any time.

    He named these "nes" so because they look like bizarre nes and are attached to the Pokemon''s neck.

    Ditto''s ne was a bit difficult to make because Ditto often changes his height. But after Alex found a ne that could stretch many times over, Ditto found a matching ne.

    Alex entered a small forest near Farbor Town and he said, "Crobat, Gardevoir let me know if there''s a Pokemon or person around that can see what''s happening here."

    Of course, he didn''t want to run tests with the Mega stones when there was a person or Pokemon nearby.

    Alex had 4 Pokemon that he knew could Mega Evolution. Scizor, Gardevoir, ziken, and Bte He might be able to do a Mega Evolution on his other Pokemon too, but he only knew of these 4 Pokemon that it was 100% possible.

    He started with Crobat by giving one of his 3 Mega Stones to Crobat.

    After doing that, he wondered if he needed to do anything else.

    He thought with a thoughtful expression, ''what now? F*ck, I have no idea how mega evolution works and how to do it... I hope I don''t have to do something stupid like yell "Mega evolve" or I''ll die in embarrassment. wait...''

    He suppressed his embarrassment and shouted "Mega evolve" while touching his key stone.

    Nothing happened.

    ...

    Crobat eyed Alex as if he didn''tprehend what just happened. Then he showed, To Alex, an expression that looked like he was looking at a stupid kid doing something stupid.

    Alex wished at times like this that he couldn''t read the emotion on Crobat''s face so well.

    Even the other Pokemon looked at Alex with slightly confused expressions and some even turned away their eyes from Alex.

    Only Bte and Deino showed that they found Alex''s action cool.

    When Alex saw that even ziken think it was embarrassing, he feel two new different emotions.

    He was d that ziken was so big now that she didn''t think it was cool anymore, but he was also extremely sad that she probably saw him as an embarrassing father.

    Alex''s face blushed a little as he thought, ''Ahhh, I want to die... At least Bte and Deino don''t find it embarrassing. I hope that only these words are really necessary to perform a Mega Evolution...''

    He switched a Megastone from Crobat''s ne and repeated the same action again.

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    Chapter 365

    After more than 30 minutes, Alex realized that none of his three mega stones are suitable for his Pokemon.

    Although there may be another exnation for this.

    It could be that he did something else wrong and therefore cannot sessfully mega-evolve his Pokemon. but he considers the possibility to be less likely.

    Alex doesn''t lose anything by doing these tests except.... that his Pokemon look at Alex with strange eyes afterward.

    He also didn''t exin his Pokemon anything so it was understandable that his Pokemon found his action weird.

    Alex wants to wait to exin all of his Pokemon when he sessfully performed one mega evolution.

    He ignored his Pokemon''s stares and started walking toward Meteor Falls.

    Meteor Falls is a cave that is in many parts rtively unexplored and not a safe ce for the average trainer.

    Even for Alex, who is a rtively strong elite trainer, this cave is not without danger.

    After 15 minutes Alex was in front of one of the several entrances to Meteor Falls.

    the weak Pokemons under the elite rank immediately run away as soon as they see Alex and his team.

    Even arrogant and aggressive Pokemon wouldn''t attack Alex at such a ridiculous disadvantage in level and quantity.

    As always, Alex had bought a map specifically for Meteor Falls for 500,000 Pokedors.

    It was the most urate map he could find and although expensive, there was a lot of important information on the map.

    This map also reminded Alex of the map Giovanni had given him.

    He was wondering if this map belonged to Giovanni''s sale business or if many map makers use a simr structure.

    .....

    Area 1 #

    Danger level: Green

    Pokemon leader: Low Elite Golbat

    Rare Pokemon: None

    Rare items: None

    ---

    Area 5 #

    Danger level: Green

    Pokemon leader: Low Elite Solrock

    Rare Pokemon: None

    Rare items: None

    ---

    Area 11#

    Danger level: Orange

    Pokemon leader: Mid Elite Gyarados

    Rare Pokemon: Lunatone, Solrock

    Rare items: None

    ---

    Area 25 #

    Danger level: Red

    Pokemon leader: High Elite Smence

    Rare Pokemon: Bagon

    Rare items: Evolution Stones

    ---

    Area 26#

    Danger level: Red

    Pok¨¦mon leaders: ???

    Rare Pokemon: ???

    Rare items: ???

    ....

    This map is divided into different parts and Alex can see at a nce which sections are dangerous for him. Also, the exact location of Meteor Vige is easily visible.

    That''s why Alex was willing to pay such a high price for this map.

    He was thinking about going to Area 25# to catch some Bagon but decided against it after a few moments of thinking.

    Alex wouldn''t make an awful lot of money even if he did that. Also, the chance of dying isn''t small.

    He doesn''t want to risk his life to win some money amount that is not even that much for him.

    Alex painfully remembers the Hypno incident and doesn''t want to be so close to dying again.

    He thought ''If I''m going to risk my life it should be something where it''s worth the risk or the chances of me actually dying are ridiculously small.''

    Alex''s goals are Mega stones and Key stones. Only these are worth the risk of going deeper into the cave.

    After he was deep enough in the cave for his Pokemon, Alex took out the Mega stones and Key stones he had and ced them in front of Bastiodon.

    Alex asked with a serious expression, "I call these types of Stones, Mega, and Key stones. Bastiodon, can you detect Stones simr to these?"

    Bastiodon replied with Gardevoir''s help, "Sry Father. I don''t know how to tell these stones apart from other stones. they don''t feel like anything special to me"

    Alex thought for a few moments before saying, "What about the shape and size? Can you tell them separated like that?"

    Bastiodon nodded, "Yes, that should be possible. I will then only inform you of stones that have a very simr shape and size. Although there will be other stones that have a simr shape and size...so..."

    Alex understood what Bastiodon meant and he said with a smile, "It''s ok if not all the Stones are Mega and Key stones. It''s good enough. I''m content if I don''t have to check every stone."

    Bastiodon then said, "Besides, Father. I''ll probably use up a lot of energy searching for stones for a long time, so I probably can''t contribute much to the fights."

    As a Rock-type, Bastiodon has a much better perception on the ground than other Pokemon.

    But using this ability is not effortless and is physically demanding so it was understandable that Bastiodon would get tired if he used it for a very long time.

    Alex nodded with a smile as he pets Bastiodon''s head.

    Bastiodon disyed a happy expression for a second, but as if remembering something, he began to look slightly bitter as he said, "Father, I''m not a child anymore."

    After that, he went out of the pet reach of Alex.

    Bastiodon''s eyes showed a slightly sad expression as he did so.

    Alex understood Bastiodon better than Bastiodon himself and he also recognized Batsiodon''s expression.

    ''Cute'' thought Alex as he started chasing after Bastiodon.

    He got back in pet range and started petting Bastiodon again.

    Bastiodon again showed a happy expression for a second before he remembered. He started running faster out of Alex''s pet range this time.

    Alex suppressed hispulsion to continue to pursue and pet Bastiodon.

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    Chapter 366

    Alex and his Pokemon went deeper into the cave as they collected stones at the same time.

    Unfortunately, every stone Bastiodon found wasn''t a mega or key stone.

    Although Bastiodon only looks for stones that were the same shape and size as a mega or key stone, there were still many stones of simr shape and size in this cave.

    Alex looked at the map and saw that he was about to enter an orange area.

    He started encountering some elite-level Pokemon.

    However, Alex and his team were already strong enough to defeat several low-elite Pokemon without any problems.

    Bastiodon found another stone again, but this time, Alex smiled when he saw the stone.

    That was a Mega stone.

    Alex was extremely happy to finally find another Megastone and he hoped that it was a Mega stone for 1 of his Pokemon.

    he and his pokemon go further and further into the cave but couldn''t find another mega or key stone.

    Alex started to show a serious expression as he and his Pokemon entered a Red Area.

    A red area is not always necessarily more dangerous than an orange area but is often not fully explored or the red area is explored but many times more dangerous than an orange area.

    Alex personally prefers the explored Red Area to the unknown Red Area, even if it has stronger pokemon on average.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Solrock

    LV: 52

    Attribute: Psychic/Rock

    Abilities: Levitate

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    -Confusion, re Blitz, Harden, Rock Throw, Tackle, Fire Spin, Rock Polish, Psywave, Embargo, Rock Slide, Cosmic Power, Psychic [E], Heal Block, Stone Edge, Sr Beam, Explosion, Wonder Room,

    -(innate talent) Acrobatics [E], (innate talent) Rock Tomb [M], (innate talent) Grass Knot [E]

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    Alex encountered this Solrock and thought it was a good chance to train his Pokemon a bit.

    He had Gardevoir fight this Solrock and to make it a bit harder he had Gardevoir fight this Solrock without his help.

    Alex was a little surprised, but Gardevoir defeated this Pokemon very quickly and without any issues.

    in this fight Gardevoirpletely outsmarted Solrock and she barely lost any HP.

    Of course, one reason why Gardevoir had won so easily is that Pokemon in the wild have a weaker body than Pokemon from trainers have on average and are therefore often weaker at the same level.

    Especially Alex''s Pokemon are physically extremely trained and even better than Pokemon from other trainers. (mostly)

    Gardevoir was also level 52, butpared to Solrock, she was more of a level 53 or 54 Pokemon.

    Alex and his team went deeper and deeper into the cave.

    He started finding more and more keys and mega stones and he couldn''t help but grin.

    Although he also encountered many low and mid-level Elite Pokemon, these weren''t much of a problem with his Team.

    Even when he faced a level 54 Crobat, was this Pokemon easily defeated in a group attack.

    However, Alex stopped smiling when he suddenly saw a new Pokemon running in his direction.

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    Pokemon: Druddigon

    LV: 59

    Type: Dragon

    Ability: Rough Skin

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    move:

    - nk, Scratch, Hone ws, Bite, Scary Face [M], Dragon Rage, sh, Crunch, Dragon w, Chip Away, Revenge, Night sh [M], Dragon Tail, Rock Climb

    -(Perfect Talent) Superpower [M], (Perfect Talent) Outrage [M],

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    Alex quickly said "Gardevoir"

    Gardevoir immediately understood what Alex wanted from her and she immediately started preparing [Teleport].

    The rest of Alex''s Pokemon understood what Alex wanted to do too and went as close to Gardevoir as possible.

    Druddigon was only a few meters away from Alex and his Pokemon when he could almost use [Outrage].

    Alex said in a calm tone, "all, use [Protect]"

    All of Alex''s Pokemon except Gardevoir use [Protect] and manage to block Druddigon''s attack.

    But the attack still destroyed more than half of the [Protect] shields before this attack was blocked.

    Alex could feel the power of this move.

    He was sure that each of his Pokemon would get oneshoted from this move.

    Gardevoir uses [Teleport] and teleports everyone to the forest where Alex and his Pokemon did the mega evolution test.

    "F*ck. That was way too close."

    Alex didn''t want to go to that area again after encountering such a powerful and aggressive Pokemon. Especially with his current strength.

    He ns to go back to this area when most of his Pokemon are high-elite Pokemon.

    However, Alex was still satisfied with his trip.

    He found 2 Key stones and 4 Evolve Stones.

    Alex''s Pokemon looked at Alex who, was looking at those weird stones again and couldn''t help but show a worried expression.

    They were concerned that their trainer would run those weird tests again after finding new stones.

    Alex saw those worried looks and he thought to himself, ''Hopefully it works out this time or I''ll be treated like a maniac in the future.''

    He started doing the Mega Evolution test again.

    When he gave one of the new mega stones to Scizor and he touched his Key stone, Alex felt a strange feeling in his body.

    Alex had the feeling that this time it would work 100%.

    He suppressed his embarrassment and shouted "Mega evolve" while touching his key stone.

    After that, he felt like he and Scizor became one Creature. He could understand Scizor better than he ever could at that moment.

    This moment onlysted 1 second and then Scizor started to evolve into Mega Scizor

    Alex''s other Pokemon all showed shocked expressions upon seeing this.

    Alex inparison showed a happy and excited expression.

    Especially after seeing the info from Scizor.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Mega Scizor

    LV: 52 (+5)

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head, Brick Break [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Roost [E], (Perfect Talent) Metal w [E],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Chapter 367

    Several monthster.

    Alex woke up and slowly moves his hand away from the other side of the bed. Maria, who was under Alex''s arm, was still asleep after Alex slipped softly his arm under Maria''s head.

    He slowly walked out of the bedroom and made his way to the bathroom.

    When Alex started to shower he suddenly heard the bathroom door being opened.

    Maria enters the bathroom without saying a word.

    After that, She instantly took off her clothes and entered the shower where Alex greeted her with a smile.

    Alex said with a smile, "don''t you know how dangerous it is to be naked in front of a man?"

    Maria rolled her eyes as she said, "Oh, really? then it''s a good thing I don''t see a man here."

    Alex''s expression stiffened a bit and he was speechless for a few seconds. Then started to smile big.

    He said, "Wow that was nasty...but I like it"

    Alex wasn''t insecure about his new body and he didn''t believe Mary''s words were true. Especially because he had already entered a sauna when he wanted to rx in a hotel and what he saw proved that Maria was talking nonsense.

    Maria shed a yful look as she walked closer to Alex and whispered in his ear, "I''m really mean to you...but what are you going to do about it?"

    After 40 minutes Maria and Alex left the bathroom.

    At the same time, they greet all Pokemon that have already woken up.

    Alex looked at the status of his Pokemon like every morning.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 55

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [E], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look [E], Venoshock [E], Air sh, Cross Poison [M],

    - ( Perfect Talent) Shadow Ball [M], ( Perfect Talent) Fly [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor, (TM) Giga Impact

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    Pok¨¦mon: Scizor

    LV: 55

    Type: Bug / Steel

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Leer, Quick Attack, Focus Energy [E], Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility [E], sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch, Double Hit, Iron Head, Brick Break [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Roost [M], (Perfect Talent) Metal w [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [M], (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thief, (TM) Facade, (TM) Giga Impact [E], (TM) U-turn [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Return, (TM) Aerial Ace [E], (TM) Acrobatics,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 55

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [M], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E], Dazzling Gleam[E], Dream Eater,

    - (Perfect Talent) Disable [M], (Perfect Talent) Calm Mind [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 52

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves: (Innate Talent) Transform [E]

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bastiodon

    LV: 55

    Type: Rock / Steel

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Protect, Tackle, Metal Sound, Take Down, Iron Defense, Swagger, Ancient Power, Block, Endure, Sleep Talk [E]

    - (Perfect Talent) Rock Polish [M], (Perfect Talent) methrower [M]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Rock slide [M], (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) sh Cannon [M], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Bulldoze, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Ice Beam, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: ziken

    LV: 55

    Type: Fire/Fighting

    Abilities: Speed Boost (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, me Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, ze Kick, Focus Energy, Sunny Day [M], High Jump Kick [E], sh

    - (Perfect Talent) Attract [M], (Perfect Talent) Overheat [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) methrower [E], (TM) Rock slide [E], (TM) Will-O-Wisp [M], (TM) Poison Jab [E], (TM) Sr Beam [M], (TM) Dig, (TM) Facade, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Brick Break, (TM) Acrobatics, (TM) Shadow w, (TM) Low Sweep, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Swift, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Umbreon

    LV: 55

    Type: Dark

    Ability: Synchronize

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Double Kick, Sand Attack, Bite, Swift, Take Down, Double-Edge [E], Helping Hand, Charm, Baton Pass, Work Up [M], Pursuit, Moonlight, Mean Look, Last Resort, Guard Swap

    - (Perfect Talent) Rest [M], (Perfect Talent) Sleep Talk [M],

    -(TM) Toxic [M], (TM) Shadow Ball [E], (TM) Facade [E], (TM) Protect, (TM) Attract, (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Snarl, (TM) Payback [M], (TM) Psych Up ,(TM) Return, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Hyper Beam

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    Pok¨¦mon: Aln Nales

    LV: 53

    Type: Ice / Fairy

    Ability: Snow Cloak

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    -Powder Snow, Tail Whip, Roar, Baby-Doll Eyes, Ice Shard, Confuse Ray, Icy Wind, Payback, Mist, Feint Attack, Aurora Beam, Extrasensory [E], Safeguard, Ice Beam, Sheer Cold [M], Howl [E], Dazzling Gleam [M]

    -(Perfect Talent) Hex [M], (Perfect Talent) Blizzard [M]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Hail [E] , (TM) Return, (TM) Double Team [M], (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Payback, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Toxic

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    Pok¨¦mon: Bte

    LV: 53

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Cursed Body (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Knock Off [E], Screech, Night Shade, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball, Embargo, Destiny Bond [M], Sucker Punch

    - (Perfect Talent) Curse [M], (Perfect Talent) Phantom Force [M],

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [M], (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Psychic, (TM) Payback, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam [M], (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Zweilous

    LV: 52

    Type: Dark/Dragon

    Ability: Hustle

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Dragon Rage, Focus Energy [E], Bite, Headbutt, Dragon Breath, Roar, m, Dragon Pulse [E], Work Up [M], Dragon Rush, Earth Power [E], Body m

    -(Perfect Talent) Crunch [M], (Perfect Talent) Draco Meteor [M],

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Taunt, (TM) Facade, (TM) Thief,(TM) Psych Up, (TM) Dragon Tail [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Dark Pulse [E],

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    Pok¨¦mon: Kingdra

    LV: 52

    Type: Water

    Abilities: Sniper

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Move:

    - Bubble, Smokescreen, Leer, Water Gun, Twister, Bubble Beam, Brine, Agility [E], Dragon Dance [M], Dragon Pulse, Clear Smog [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Outrage [M] (Perfect Talent) Focus Energy [M]

    -(TM) Protect, (TM) Blizzard [E], (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Facade,(TM) Substitute, (TM) sh Cannon [E], (TM) Surf [E], (TM) Rest, (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Toxic

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    Between level 55 and level 59, all Pokemon are called high-elite Pokemon.

    Now Alex has 6 high-elite Pokemon and these Pokemon are only 5 level-ups away from bing Champion-level Pokemon.

    Alex had the feeling that these 5 levels would take a particrly long time.

    He remembered how many Strong Gym leader''s Pokemon stay long in those 5 levels.

    For example, Koga only had two level 60 Pokemon and both had a Shallow Diamond.

    The rest of Koga''s main team is between levels 56 and 59.

    Koga has been a trainer for a rtively long time and his training method shouldn''t be bad but his Pokemon are still at this level.

    Although Alex believed that almost no other trainer trained their Pokemon as much and effectively as he trained his Pokemon, Koga shouldn''t be many times worse than him.

    (Alex''s amount of money spent on his Pokemon ispletely ridiculous and his training time is just as ridiculous. Even Steven uses less money at the same amount of time as Alex on his Pokemon)

    Luckily all Pokemon except Ditto are now on the SS rank and shouldn''t take years to reach level 60.

    Alex was particrly happy that his two newest family members are now strong enough to help in fights.

    Kingdra and Zweilous have both evolved and are already on the same level as Ditto.

    There wasn''t much Alex could do about Ditto''s slow leveling. even after spending a lot of money to buy a lot of items for Ditto.

    He made a lot of money in those several months with Steven, even though he started selling fewer S-rank Pokemon when the market had too many S-rank Pokemon in stock.

    Alex is still making good money, just slower than before.

    He now had 200 million Pokedors left, even though he had already spent more than 250 million Pokedors on Ditto''s items in the past few months.

    Alex who had to spend so much money to get Ditto to deep gold potential felt that Ditto''s born potential was really terrible.

    He wasn''t even sure if Ditto could be a Shallow Diamond with many, many, SS-rank items.

    The jump from Deep Gold to Shallow Diamond is enormous and Alex felt that even with 1 billion Pokedor worth of items, Ditto couldn''t reach the Shallow Diamond Potential.

    If each item bes less effective after the next item, it''s almost the main reason why these costs are bing more and more ridiculous for Ditto who needs many items.

    Alex was sitting with Maria as he said, "Are you ready for tomorrow? or are you nervous?"

    Maria smiled slightly as she said, "Why should I be nervous? I''m not the person who needs to win against Marco and Janine in Giovanni''s test."

    Alex had an emotionless expression on his face but he was a bit nervous about the "test" Giovanni had prepared for his "participants".

    Today was thest day of the "1 year" preparation time and also the day when Giovanni will exin the "test" in detail.

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    Chapter 368

    Alex looked at Maria with a serious expression as he said, "Have you informed Daniel and Elise?"

    Maria also replied with a serious expression, "Yes, the two should arrive at this hotel today."

    Alex shed a smile upon hearing this, "good, how''s the progress on these two?"

    Maria said in a slightly unhappy tone, "After having to babysit because you were toozy... the improvement was still rtively reasonable and quick even though I didn''t spend a lot of time helping them both. Fortunately, they are both very talented and don''t need much help."

    Alex didn''t say anything when he heard those words. He could understand why Maria is so mad at him. He gave her the task of taking care of his two subordinates and then "disappeared" for several months.

    Alex quickly tried to change the subject, "Good. btw do you have any idea how strong those two are now?"

    Maria just rolled her eyes when she heard this bad attempt. After that, she said, " Unbelievable.."

    Without saying another word, she pulled a sheet of paper out of her TRH device.

    Alex took the piece of paper and ignored Maria''s nce.

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    Daniel:

    A-Rank Beedrill at level 45

    S-Rank Butterfree at level 49

    S-Rank Beedrill at level 52

    S-Rank Scizor at level 48

    S-Rank Heracross at level 46

    S-Rank Drapion at level 45

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    Elise:

    S-Rank Fearow at level 48

    S-Rank Gyarados at level 46

    A-Rank Xatu at level 43

    S-Rank Crobat at level 45

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    Maria:

    SS-Rank Arbok at level 54

    S-Rank Sandsh at level 50

    S-Rank Pidgeot at level 52

    S-Rank Nidoqueen at level 50

    SS-Rank Garchomp at level 49

    S-Rank kazam at Level 43

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    Alex looking at the list showed a satisfied expression.

    The strength of his three "subordinates" really isn''t bad and he has predicted them to be about that strength by now.

    Elise''s strength was at its worst but that was to be expected as she became a trainer at thetest. In addition, the strength of her Pokemon was still not bad and even rtively good.

    Alex was a bit surprised that Daniel already had a level 52 Pokemon.

    In his experience, after level 49, Deep Gold Pokemon don''t have the maximum level speed anymore and need to improve their potential or they start leveling up more slowly.

    Not leveling up with the fastest speed doesn''t mean that you level up slowly in general, but that you level up slower and slower after each level.

    That''s why the potential of a Pokemon doesn''t affect the level-up speed as long as man hasn''t reached a certain level. However, As soon as you have reached this level, this pokemon starts to level up more and more slowly.

    Alex already knew the strength of Maria''s team through his system so he wasn''t surprised that her team was so strong.

    Especially Arbok at level 54 is not weak and can keep up with Alex''s Pokemon team.

    Alex looked at Maria and said with a smile, "I felt like I''d be soon the Hoenn''s Team Rocket Executive ."

    Maria turned away her eyes from Alex''s bad joke and said, "Enough with the nonsense. How good do you think your chances really are?"

    Alex gave a serious expression, "It depends if you''ve figured out how strong thepetitors are. Otherwise, it''s hard to give an urate assessment."

    Maria said in an emotionless tone, "I dunno. I didn''t find anything."

    Alex said in a slightly displeased tone, "What about the money I gave you? Wasn''t that used to find out more?"

    Maria replied with a dissatisfied tone too, "Are you stupid? Do you think that with so little money you can find out such important information? Did you forget that the background of the two is much deeper than yours? I have only useless information for this money like (that every Pokemon from Marco is at least on the Mid elite rank."

    "least on the Mid elite rank? What kind of vague nonsense is this?"

    after a couple of seconds, Alex said, "Well, that''s not really your fault. What can you do if our influence is really badpared to Marco and Janine."

    Alex talks a bit more with Maria before he starts meditating again.

    Not only did Alex''s Pokemon get stronger these months, but so did Alex. His Psychic strength can now be used faster and more effectively.

    He also had trained three Psychic Skills and neglected his other skills for them. (2 old & 1 new)

    The first is telekinesis which he had been training all along.

    After several months his energy consumption, range, speed, and maximum weight improve through telekinesis.

    He also had one of his weapons upgraded to make telekinesis even more effective.

    The Weapon is a set of thick needles that allow you to add poison into them and, like a syringe, to immediately eject this poison from the needle head as soon as Alex applies a little pressure to the end of the needles. Although Alex likes to call these weapons dense needles and they looked so simr, they had more simrities to syringes than needles.

    Alex''s favorite weapon to use with his telekinesis ability.

    He bought extremely expensive material and had a new and improved set of thick needles made.

    The cksmith even gave his creation a name that Alex adopted. [Poison Syringe] An extremely deadly weapon against any human.

    His second skill was [Energy Shield] and didn''t change anything except that he can now block more attacks or a stronger attack.

    Alex learned to use his psychic energy better and to save a bit on consumption. He could nowpletely block a Master rank attack from Crobat using all of his Psychic energy.

    Blocking an attack from a level 55 Pokemon was extremely useful even though he could only do it once and the energy consumption was ridiculously bad.

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    Chapter 369

    [Covering] is the third and thetest technique Alex has learned in these months.

    [Covering] is a technique Alex learned after buying a book on it for 2 million Pokedors. when using this skill, it turns Psychic energy into a substance that amplifies everything it touches.

    These exact "Enhancements" are user-selectable, and the strength of these enhancements depends on the mastery of that skill and the amount of Psychic Energy used.

    However, Alex can only use this technique on himself or objects that he is constantly touching.

    He can make a wooden stick as hard as an iron staff by using [Covering]. But as soon as he lets go of that wooden stick, it will stop being as hard as an iron staff.

    [Covering] is also a skill that is an "increased consumption" type and the longer this skill is used, the greater the consumption of Psychic energy is.

    Alex has done many tests with this skill and also tested the different "enhancements" he can give himself and his body parts.

    The simple and energy-effective enhancement is the [hardness] enhancement, which improves the hardness of a body part or object.

    In the beginning, Alex had a lot of problems in being able to move his body flexibly after making his body as hard as stone, but after he left a few ces on his body ''softer'' and didn''t improve them, this problem almost went away.

    Alex can now make his body almost entirely as hard as Steel with unrestricted movement, with his now better mastery.

    This "Enhancement" is extremely useful against all types of normal weapons and is more eptable in energy consumption than [Energy Shield] when it needs to be used for more than 1 instant.

    but, against Pokemon attack, this "enhancement" was very mediocre and not as effective as Alex had hoped.

    After just a few tests, Alex quickly realized that [Energy Shield] is many times more efficient in terms of energy consumption and security against Pokemon attacks.

    Another "Enhancement" option with [Covering] was [elerate].

    [elerate] as the name suggests, increases the speed of movement.

    Alex has to do the movement himself and this Enhancement only speeds up the basic movement.

    He tests this by augmenting his arm with [elerate] and then performing a punch which causes that punch to be many times faster than humans are capable of. (Alex''s world humans)

    Unfortunately, Alex broke several bones at the same time during this test. Especially his shoulder waspletely useless after this one hit.

    "Fortunately," Gardevoir was able to heal Alex, allowing him to do even more tests with this enhancement.

    Alex was d at that moment that this body was a lot tougher than the body from his old world or that this test could have ended worse than a few broken bones.

    After several tests, Alex finds out that by distributing the Psychic energy, the burden on the whole body can be avoided.

    He uses about 50% of the Psychic Energy on his hand and forearm, about 30% of the Psychic Energy on his upper arm and shoulder, and the rest distributed throughout his body.

    That was the most effective distribution without straining his body.

    Of course, when using [elerate] on a different part of the body, such as the legs, apletely different distribution must be used.

    [Covering] is a veryplicated technic and Alex had only learned these two enhancements so far.

    This skill is almost too difficult for a Tier 3 Psychic and Alex is only trying to learn it because it is extremely useful.

    Especially when Alexes into closebat, this skill is extremely useful and much better than telekinesis in terms of energy consumption.

    As Alex meditated, he saw Daniele into the room with Maria.

    Daniel gave Alex an emotionless look as he said, "Boss, you called me?"

    With an undertone of, "Why are you calling me now?"

    Alex suppressed his unhappy feelings and he said with a smile, "It''s time. The test will start tomorrow that will decide who will be the boss of the Hoenn department of Team Rocket."

    "I only have two other opponents and the chance of winning this position is not bad."

    He looked at Daniel as he said, "If you want to have lots of Pokemon items and money in the future to make you and your Pokemon stronger, I would rmend that you give it your all in this ''test''."

    Alex then disys an unsympathetic and cruel look, "You are one of the three subordinates I have chosen and I expect no mistakes."

    After throwing out the reward, he simultaneously showed a stick.

    Alex doesn''t expect Daniel to give up his own interests for him but he does expect him to use his head at least a bit to understand what he can gain by being ''loyal'' to him and what he loses if he ceases to do so.

    Daniel continued to show an unemotional expression as he said, "Don''t worry boss, I''ll fulfill your expectation."

    Alex gave a fake smile as he said, "That''s good to hear. Thene and let''s train together. I can show you some training tricks that I stole from Gym leaders and Elite four members."

    That was aplete lie but Alex believed that his Pokemon training is many times more effective than Daniel''s and that training with Alex''s Pokemon can help Daniel and his Pokemon a lot.

    He only said "Gym leaders and Elite four members" so as not to hurt Daniel''s pride and make it easy for him to steal these training exercises.

    Alex wasn''t afraid that this would make Daniel stronger than him and he would even be happy if Daniel got even stronger than he is now.

    It would help him a lot if Daniel had a strength simr to that of the average Gym leader. Especially in Hoenn.

    The chance of treachery is very slim as long as he''s much stronger than Daniel and he''s giving Daniel enough benefits.

    When we went to the private training room of this hotel and wanted to train their Pokemon, Alex looked at the information from Daniel''s Pokemon.

    ''Ohh, that little liar.''

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    Chapter 370

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    Pok¨¦mon: Beedrill

    LV: 53

    Attributes: Bug/Poison

    Abilities: Sniper (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Peck, Twineedle, Rage, Fury Attack, Focus Energy, Poison Jab [E], Pursuit, Focus Energy, Venoshock, Assurance, Toxic Spikes, Pin Missile, Poison Jab, Agility [E], Venoshock [E], Endeavor

    - (Perfect Talent) X-Scissor [M], (Perfect Talent) Focus Energy [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Swords Dance [E], (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Facade, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Payback [E], (TM) U-turn, (TM) Substitute,

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    Daniel''s strongest Beedrill was not only one level higher than stated but also an SS-ranked Pokemon with a Shallow Diamond Potential.

    Alex wasn''t surprised that this Beedrill could reach the Shallow Diamond potential considering this Beedrill is a Born-S rank Pokemon.

    If a Pokemon is born with a Shallow Gold or Gold potential, it''s rtively easy to achieve Shallow Diamond potential, with enough training and money.

    With Alex''s support, it''s not difficult for Daniel to find good-paying missions and collect enough money.

    Alex half expected that Daniel''s level "52" Pokemon might not be an S-rank Pokemon as he that level from that Beedrill saw.

    ''That''s probably why Daniel entered level 52 and not its real level. It''s easier to hide like this. pretty smart.''

    If there was a difference in level, nobody would notice it unless Alex tested it with a machine.

    And even if Alexter had it tested with a machine, Daniel can say that it just leveled up and that he didn''t put in the wrong data on purpose.

    Alex sat down next to Daniel as he said with a smile, "I noticed that one of your pokemon levels up particrly fast this time."

    Daniel just gave Alex an emotionless look as he replied, "What do you mean?"

    Alex showed a harmless smile as he said, "Nothing. I''m just a bit of an expert at level-up speed, and I noticed that one Pokemon from your team is particrly weird... for its potential"

    Daniel''s emotionless expression copsed upon hearing this and he looked at Alex with wary eyes.

    He started to show panic in his eyes as he saw that Alex take a step closer to him.

    Alex continued to smile harmlessly as he said, "You don''t have to be scared. If I wanted to kill you, you''d already be dead."

    Daniel calmed down a bit and said in a dry tone, "What do you want?"

    Alex said with a casual expression, "Why do you think I want anything from you? I was just saying that I suspect you lied about the potential of one of your Pokemon and lied to me about it. That''s not an unforgivable mistake but..."

    Then he showed a serious expression. "I want to hear the truth first."

    Daniel felt as if he was standing in front of a cliff that could lead to his death if he took one wrong step.

    Thepletely indifferent and emotionless look that Alex showed him only reinforced this feeling.

    Daniel said with a serious expression, "I really lied about the information on one of my Pokemon. Beedrill is not only level 53 but has an SS-rank Potential."

    Alex showed a satisfied expression upon hearing this, "Very good. You didn''t start to justify yourself... you''re just telling the whole truth."

    He shed a faded smile as he said, "I forgive you."

    Alex then said with a casual expression, "It makes sense that you''re scared of telling someone stronger than you that you have an SS-ranked Pokemon. But.. It''s also a bit stupid of you.."

    Alex showed a slightly disappointed expression. "Have you forgotten what I said to you when we first met you? Your worth is higher than several S-rank Pokemon and not so easily receable for me. I thought you understood me a bit better now."

    Daniel''s eyes started to calm down again as he said, "I wasn''t sure if the same applies to an SS-ranked Pokemon."

    Alex revealed a smile as he said, "What am I supposed to do with a level 53 SS-rank Pokemon? Even if I kill you and try to steal this Pokemon, do you think it will listen to me?"

    Pokemon above level 39 are extremely difficult to control and the only possible effective way to control it is if that Pokemon belongs to this trainer from an early level.

    Alex then said in a calm tone, "Or did you think I wanted your Beedrill''s corpse?"

    Daniel didn''t say anything for a moment.

    Alex shows a disappointed expression as he says, "That''s so stupid. You do realize that a corpse from an SS-rank mid-Elite Bedrill is worth less than multiple S-rank Pokemon below the elite rank, right?"

    Daniel, feeling that his intellect had been insulted said, "I just thought that... that the SS rank is just too big of a temptation. But... Now that you point it out, my actions seem really... stupid."

    Alex could understand why Daniel was so scared. An SS-ranked Pokemon is no small temptation to most trainers, and there are quite a few crazy people who would even try to capture and control it at level 53.

    "Ok, let''s not talk about it anymore."

    Alex then showed his emotionless and cold eyes again as he said, "But, this is thest chance I''m giving you. Don''t lie to me."

    Daniel looked at Alex with a serious expression as he said, "Yes, boss. "

    Maria interrupted the conversation by saying, "Elise, it''s here." after that she left the room without a word to receive Elise.

    After several seconds she can go back into the training room with Elise.

    Alex looked at the information on Elise''s Pokemon and found that everything about them was true.

    He walked in front of Elise and said with a warm smile, "Are you ready?"

    Elise shed a charming smile as she said, "For you always, Boss."

    Maria, who was standing behind Elise, looked at her with an ice-cold look. She just barely managed not to clench her hands in fists and beat Elise to the ground.

    She felt personally offended that this b*tch dared to flirt with her boyfriend before her.

    Alex recognized Maria''s look immediately and he started showing a cheerful smile when he saw that deadly look from Maria.

    ''that''s so cute''

    Alex''s perception of cute is very bizarre.

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    Chapter 371

    In an underground base in Saffron City, there was a particrly luxurious room.

    There were several very expensive pieces of jewelry on the wall and even the furniture in this room was made with only the finest wood and enriched with many beautiful gemstones. In addition, the huge room had many high-quality electrical devices and even a huge TV on the wall, which worked without any problems even in this belowground base.

    Two young men and a young woman are sitting in thisrge, luxurious room.

    The first young man was very tall for his age and almost 2 meters tall, even though he was under 18 years old. he was not only tall but also rtively wide. He had a big belly, broad shoulders, and very muscr arms that didn''t match his face at all. The face of this man could almost perfectly be described with the words "babyface".

    the second young man had short ck hair and a muscr body. He almost looked like a perfect handsome man if he didn''t have those eagle-like eyes that made him look very dangerous. But even with those dangerous-looking eyes, this young man was very popr among the opposite sex.

    These two young men were named Marco and Leeroy.

    The woman in this room was a pale young woman with purple eyes and purplish hair, thetter being tied by a yellow ribbon. She wears a scarf, a belt, and white socks that were simr to the Gym leader Koga.

    Janine was the name of this woman and she sits across from Marco and Leeroy.

    Marco looked at Janine with a slight smile as he said, "I''m d you coulde. Can I get you something to drink?"

    Janine just looked at Marco emotionlessly as she said, "No. Now, don''t waste my time and tell me what you want."

    Marco''s eagle-like eyes gazed at Janine with a serious look as he said, "I heard you had trouble finding good subordinates."

    Janine''s face turned cold when she heard Marco''s question. "do you want to die?"

    Marco answered in a calm tone, "No and I don''t think you can change this ."

    The room went deadly silent for a few seconds and neither of them said a word.

    Marco suddenly started saying, "I''m going to offer you a deal."

    Janine showed a suspicious expression as she said, "A deal? is that a joke?"

    Marco showed a serious expression as he replied, "Wait till you hear what I''m offering before you make fun of it."

    He glimpsed at Janine''s eyes as he said, "I''ll help you win the test and win the position in Hoenn."

    Janine showed a surprised expression as she said, "What... that''s a lie. Why would you do that? what do you gain from it?"

    Marco started to smile as he replied, "Happiness? Satisfaction? Pleasure? These are the emotions I would feel if you won this test instead of Alex."

    Janine showed a confused expression. She couldn''t understand why Marco would be so happy if Alex didn''t win this test.

    She asks with a confused expression, "Is it for revenge? Has Alex done anything bad to you?"

    Marco said with a careless expression, "No. Me and Alex don''t have any hatred."

    Janine got even more confused than she was before, "W-What... But.."

    Marco said with an annoyed expression, "But that doesn''t change the fact that I despise Alex''s talent and it wouldn''t give me great pleasure to see him fall to the ground and crawl onto the ground like a worm."

    He looked at Janine with almost maddening eyes as he said, "I''ve gathered so much information from that bastard and the more I found out the stronger this feeling got."

    Marco then started to show an expression of anger as he said almost screaming, "This BASTARD is a one-of-a-kind prodigy andparable if not better to Giovanni in terms of talent."

    "He hasn''t even been a trainer for a year and a half and his Pokemon have already a better average than my Pokemon have."

    "I''VE BEEN A TRAINER FOR 4 YEARS. I TRAIN EVERY DAY AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH MY POKEMON. I WAS BORN INTO A RICH FAMILY. I HAD THE HELP OF TEAM ROCKET FROM THE VERY BEGINNING."

    "AND I AM STILL SO MUCH WORSE THAN AN ORPHAN WHO HAS BEEN A TRAINER FOR LESS THAN 1 ? YEARS. WHY? WHY AM I SO MUCH WORSE? JUST BECAUSE MY TALENT AS A TRAINER IS WORSE? ONLY BECAUSE OF THAT?"

    After only Marco''s screams could be heard in this room, this room becamepletely silent again. Nobody said a word.

    Marco started to calm down a bit after saying that.

    He said in an almost soft tone, "I hate that monster named Alex. You know... There was a time when I thought I was a talented trainer."

    Marco looked at Janine as he said, "You, me, and even your father are just normal geniuses."

    "And I want to bring this extraordinary genius down. I don''t care if heter bes many times stronger than me. As long as I can trip this monster once, I''m satisfied."

    Janine looked at Marco with a calm expression as she said, "You''re jealous."

    Marco didn''t get angry upon hearing this and he just said with a smile, "Yes, I''m jealous. Like a kid who doesn''t get their favorite toy. But, I don''t care. I don''t care if it''s just an emotional reaction and my behavior is childish."

    He looked at Janine with a smile as he said, "You''re pretty lucky. Even if you just get the help of a jealous kid."

    Janine and Marco talked for a few more minutes before Janine left the room with an apathetic expression.

    Leeroy, who hadn''t said anything the whole time, started to sit down next to Marco as he said softly, "Okay, she''s gone."

    Marco showed an unemotional expression when he said, "Good."

    Leeroy then asked with a smile, "That was a lie, wasn''t it?"

    Marco said in a soft tone, "depends on what you mean"

    "If you mean when I said that I''m going to help her win the test then yeah that''s a lie."

    "But you things I said about Alex are pretty much true."

    Leeroy showed a surprised expression upon hearing this.

    Marco revealed a smile when he saw that, "What are you so surprised about? I''m only human too. It''s not easy not to feel anything when you''re so much worse than others even though you work so hard and long."

    After a short break he continues, "But that''s exactly why Janine believed my lie."

    Leeroy said in an approving tone, "Because your jealousy really exists."

    "Boss, your talent for lying is really impressive."

    Marco showed an annoyed expression when he heard that. He looked coldly at Leeroy with his eagle-like eyes.

    "Shut up"

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    Chapter 372

    Saffron City is a sprawling metropolis in the Kanto region. It lies in between Cdon City, Vermilion City, Lavender Town, and Cerulean City. It is home to Sabrina, the city''s Gym Leader. It is thergest and one of the busiest cities in Kanto, being famous even in other regions. It is the tenth most populous city in the Pok¨¦mon world and one of the only cities in Kanto.

    In this big city, Alex, Maria, Daniel, and Elise are sitting in a waiting room.

    Silph Company has three different entrances/exits. Two secret and one "normal".

    Alex and his three subordinates enter this building through one of the two secret entrances. Now they wait in a waiting room for Giovanni to call them.

    As they were waiting, Marco abruptly entered the room with three of his subordinates.

    Alex looked at Marco and his three subordinates for a few seconds before looking elsewhere.

    Marco does this himself for Alex and his three subordinates as he watches them for a few seconds. But he shows a little smile during this process.

    ''Why is that bastard smiling?'' thought Alex when he noticed that.

    He didn''t know why but for him seemed this smile like Marco found something amusing about him.

    ''Maybe, I''m also a bit too sensitive and that smile has nothing to do with me. Anyway, there''s no point getting irate about it now.'' thought Alex when he stopped thinking about it.

    After a few minutes, Janine came into the waiting room. But unlike Alex and Marco, she only had 1 subordinate.

    Although Janine only had one subordinate, Alex didn''t underestimate her and her subordinate.

    Alex was sure that Janine could easily find two other subordinates at the elite level if she wanted, but that she just doesn''t want weak subordinates.

    He could understand that a little bit.

    If you can''t find a subordinate that has at least one Pokemon at level 50, is that subordinate not much help in this test.

    Even on Alex''s team, Elise is pretty much useless and Alex only put her on his team to gain experience and because he wants to use herter in Hoenn.

    Judging by Elise''s Pokemon team strength alone, she is not very useful in Alex''s team.

    Her whole team together is even weaker than Ditto. Alex''s weakest Pokemon.

    Though Alex saw Elise as an investment that woulde in handyter in Hoenn so that her strength is not particrly important now. Her potential was more important to Alex.

    Because of the under-18-year limit, it is almost impossible that one of the subordinates is even remotely as strong as Alex, Marco or Janine.

    But Alex thought it possible that they had simr strengths to Daniel or even Maria at best.

    Orm unexpectedly came into the room along with two of his Pokemon.

    Alex showed a slightly surprised expression when he saw another member of the [Three Beasts].

    Orm is the only member of the Three Beasts who was actually loyal to Giovanni and the only member Alex barely remembers.

    Alex thought with a thoughtful expression, ''I wonder if Carr''s betrayal happened in this world too.''

    He then looked closely at the muscr man.

    Orm is a veryrge, muscr man, who has short, slicked-down ck hair. He wears a ck shirt and an opened ck-outlined jacket that has the Team Rocket logo etched onto his left chest part. He also wears gray pants and ck boots. His head isrge and squarish, with a high forehead. Notably, Orm''s eyes are almost closed.

    He looked extremely weird to Alex.

    Alex stopped looking at Orm and he looked at the two Pokemon Orm followed.

    There was a Shuckle hanging around Orm''s neck and a Jumpluff flying behind Orm.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shuckle

    LV: 55

    Type: Bug / Rock

    Abilities: Sturdy

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Bide, Constrict, Rollout, Sticky Web, Withdraw, Encore, Struggle Bug, Safeguard, Rest, Rock Throw, Gastro Acid, Power Trick, Shell Smash, Rock Slide, Bug Bite, Guard Split, Power Split, Stone Edge, Sticky Web,

    - (Innate Talent) Wrap [M], (Innate Talent) Toxic [M], (Innate Talent) Double Team [E]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Rest [E], (TM) Sleep Talk, (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Return,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Jumpluff

    LV: 52

    Type: Grass / Flying

    Abilities: Chlorophyll

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    - Ssh, Synthesis, Tail Whip, Tackle, Fairy Wind, Bullet Seed, Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Acrobatics, Rage Powder, Cotton Spore, U-turn,

    - (Innate Talent) Poison Powder [M], (Innate Talent) Sleep Powder [M], (Innate Talent) Stun Spore [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Energy Ball, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Facade

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    Alex looked at these two Pokemon but he showed a rxed expression. Although these two Pokemon aren''t weak, Alex''s Pokemon were stronger and he didn''t need to be afraid of Orm''s Pokemon Team.

    ''I''vee really far. I remember a year ago the Pokemon at this level seemed ridiculously strong to me. and now I only have this feeling for Champion-level Pokemon.''

    Orm said in a dry tone, "Your subordinates are waiting here and you three...follow me."

    Alex, Marco, and Janine followed Orm without saying a word.

    These three are no weaker than Orm and see no reason to be particrly respectful toward him.

    After less than 3 minutes, the group arrived in front of arge door. Orm, who had led them there, said goodbye with the words, "I''ll be going then."

    Alex hesitated for a second and knocked on the door they were standing in front of.

    Although he had met Giovanni before, Alex couldn''t help but get a little nervous when he got to his door.

    After hearing the words, "Come in," Alex opened the door.

    Alex, Marco, and Janine entered therge office almost simultaneously and saw Giovanni sitting quietly on his chair, caring for his Persian.

    Alex looked at the information from Persian.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Persian

    LV: 60

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Technician

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Bite, Fake Out [E], Growl, Scratch, Bite, Taunt [E], Pay Day, Feint, Fury Swipes, Screech, Swift [E], Power Gem, sh, Nasty Plot [E], Assurance, Captivate

    - (Innate Talent) Shadow Ball [M], (Innate Talent) Thunderbolt [M], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Rest, (TM) Roar, (TM) Toxic, (TM) Hidden Power [E], (TM) Double Team, (TM) Aerial Ace, (TM) Giga Impact, (TM) Thief, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Sleep Talk

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    ''Incredible... Giovanni''s pet became a Champion-level Pokemon. It seems that Giovanni had exercised his pet a bit.''

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    Chapter 373

    Giovanni looked at the three entering the room as he said, "You really were an extraordinary generation."

    Although the words were very kind, Giovanni''s expression and tone were neutral and almost indifferent.

    Alex, Marco, and Janine greeted and thanked Giovanni at the same time.

    Giovanni looked at the three with a calm expression, as he said, "It''s time to find out which of the three is best suited to take over the Hoenn region."

    He said that in a tone like owning the whole Hoenn region is a foolproof thing and shouldn''t be a problem for the winner.

    Alex knew that wasn''t the case. Team rocket will only provide financial support or let maybe a small number of team rocket members switch. This help is not bad but insufficient to control an entire region at least in the beginning years.

    Giovanni continued, "You should have read all the rules and I trust that you are all smart enough not to fool around during this test."

    Alex received a piece of paper on rules from Giovanni several months ago.

    It was just one piece of paper and only half was filled out.

    most of the rules are rtively standard.

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    1. Do not kill any participant (Team leader or his subordinate) or Pokemon of a participant.

    2. Do not steal items or Pokemon from other participants.

    3. Torture of any kind is forbidden.

    4....

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    But it also had some interesting rules.

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    7. Once the test has started, anypetitor must not receive or receive assistance from nonpetitors.

    8. If all Pokemon have been defeated by a team leader or the team leader has been caught, he is automatically eliminated from the test and is not allowed to intervene in this test anymore.

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    Usually, this ispletely unountable, and easy to find loopholes with so little text in a rulebook.

    However, Giovanni added an interesting rule to this rulebook.

    15. Giovanni has the right to decide how to deal with any questionable rule decision or use of rule loopholes.

    This set of rules showed Alex again how clever Giovanni is.

    Giovanni didn''t bother too much with the rules and just gave himself the power to punish every participant without really having to find a reason.

    Especially the words "questionable rule decision" arepletely inurate and could allow Giovanni to punish every participant forplete nonsense.

    For example, Giovanni might say that if onepetitor "insults" anotherpetitor, that counts as breaking Rule 3.

    This is one of the many options Giovanni can use if he wants to.

    But what Alex thought was the smartest thing about Giovanni''s rulebook is that Giovanni doesn''t write down what the penalties are for each rule-breaking.

    If the participants do not know what the penalties for each rule are, they will be particrly careful not to break even one rule.

    This rulebook It''spletely unfair to Alex and the other participants but no one said anything to Giovanni when they got this rulebook a few months ago

    That was a power y and Giovanni is now reminding the contestants of the rule book again.

    Alex does not take offense at these words from Giovanni. He didn''t even think Giovanni was doing anything wrong and he even had more respect for Giovanni doing something like that.

    He probably wouldn''t do it any other way in Giovanni''s position. So why should he be mad about it?

    Marco and Janine also showed a calm expressions. It wasn''t clear if they were offended by Giovanni''s words or not.

    Giovanni said with a rxed expression, "The winner of this test can win this test in two different ways. 1, The winner defeats the other two team leaders under rule 8. Or 2, the winnerpletes his mission task first."

    The three got a little confused when they heard "missions task". Nobody knew what that meant.

    Giovanni continued, "The test will take ce on an indpletely upied by Team Rocket."

    He showed a small smile as he said, "This ind has above-average Pokemon with better potential than most ces. Team Rocket is making quite a bit of money from this ind."

    Alex had a neutral expression but was confused on the inside. '' Why is he saying that to us? ...why was he smiling when he said that? ... I can''t think of anything right now but there must be a reason.''

    Giovannie looked at three again as he said, "Tomorrow, as soon as the sunes up, the test will start. Any participant who is not on the ind at this time is disqualified. Also, each of you will get your mission task on the ind."

    After saying that he took out 3 letters and put them on the front of his desk. The three letters pointed in the direction of the three participants.

    "Take it"

    Alex, Marco, and Janine went closer to Giovanni and each took a letter from the table.

    Persian looked at the three with azy expression but even with thatzy expression, he was a destructive monster in Alex''s eyes.

    A Champion-level Pokemon had apletely different presence than an Elite-level Pokemon, and one experienced trainer can tell at a nce if a Pokemon is a Champion-level Pokemon. Although a trainer still can''t say exactly the level of this Champion-level Pokemon.

    Giovanni gave the three of them a slight smile as he said, "I wish you three the best of luck."

    All three understood that they should now leave the room. That was just Giovanni''s friendly way of telling them to get out of his room.

    Alex, Marco, and Janine said goodbye to Giovanni with serious expressions, as they left the room.

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    Chapter 374

    Alex, Marco, and Janine left Giovanni''s room and were back in the same hallway as before. But now they knew the way back to the waiting room where their subordinates were waiting for them.

    All three of them started walking towards the waiting room without a word. Nobody said anything for a few seconds and only the footsteps of the three could be heard. Although Janine''s steps were barely audible.

    Marco breaks this silence first.

    He looked at Alex with a slim smile as he said, "I saw you in the Kanto Champion Tournament. Your fighting style is really impressive. You really deserve the nickname, Master of tactics."

    Alex just looked at Marco wordlessly. He felt that these words were not meant in a genuinely friendly way.

    Marco continued even though Alex ignored him. "It''s a shame that you were shown so much strength in this tournament. This test will be slightly more difficult for you. But...that ok, you are favored after all."

    ''This bastard really wants to set me up as the biggest threat in this test. Ha, the game can also be yed by two.''

    Alex looked at Marco as he said, "Didn''t you just say that I''m an open book already? I shouldn''t be the favorite. The real favorite is the person who won thest Team Rocket Rookie tournament."

    Of course, Marco was the person who won thest Team Rocket Rookie tournament. He defeats Janine and Maria, who had defeated him.

    One can say that Marco had already defeated all the other participants. In the case of Alex, one can even say that Marco defeated the person who defeated Alex.

    Marco started saying in aughing tone, "Alex this is so silly. It''s been more than a year and everyone''s strength is a lot better now."

    He didn''t wait for Alex to reply as he continued, "Besides, it''s been several months since the Kanto Champion Tournament so you''re not really an open book. A lot can change in so many months."

    Marco then gave Alex a serious expression as he said, "Especially when you''re as talented as you are."

    Alex knew that he truly was the favorite in this test but he wants to prevent Marco from convincing Janine to strike him out first.

    He looked at Marco with a cold expression as he replied, "You really want to y a stunt like that? It''s true, that I seem to be the favorite, But my strengths and weaknesses are very openpared to yours. and even if the tournament was several months ago, a lot was shown and you can still easily estimate my strength."

    Alex continued after a short pause, "inparison, you''re like a shadow. I have no idea what pokemon you have or what level they are or what moves they have on the master-rank. I don''t know anything."

    That''s not entirely true because Alex knew what Pokemon Marco had, but it was very close to the real truth.

    Janine''s looked at the two with an indifferent expression. She acted like the whole thing had nothing to do with her.

    Marco showed a slightly annoyed expression.

    Alex "won" the discussion or at least forced a tie. one can see it as a win for Alex because Alex''s team is truthfully the strongest of the participants but is now only consideredparable to Marco''s Team in terms of threat.

    Although Alex didn''t smile, he wasn''t unhappy with the "exchange". Especially after seeing Marco''s expression.

    Marco showed an annoyed expression but he was extremely happy. ''this bastard really believed it.''

    He wanted to lose this discussion right from the start so that Alex believes that Marco didn''t manage to ally himself with Janine.

    Marco understood Alex remarkably well and also knew what Alex''s biggest weakness is.

    Alex was arrogant, like a lot of genius. Although Alex is very logical and often puts logic over his emotions and it''s hard to really exploit this weakness, Marco found a way.

    Marco understood this indifferent arrogance very well because he has this quality himself.

    He was very simr to Alex or Giovanni in that regard.

    The three walk again in silence, after Alex''s "victory".

    Alex, who now has time, is doing his favorite thing, thinking.

    He was thinking about what just happened and he felt that Marco''s actions from just now were a bit weird.

    Not from the result but that Marco''s actions are not something that actually fits Marco''s character.

    Alex also has a rtively good understanding of Marco''s character (harder to hide than Pokemon info) and what just happened really didn''t fit Marco''s character at all.

    The more Alex thinks about it, the more he felt Marco''s action was quite stupid.

    Why build up him as the greatest danger right now? Is it not smarter to do that when he and Janine are alone? It gives him no big advantage to give Alex a chance to respond.

    Marco''s actions werepletely illogical to Alex.

    Normally that wouldn''t confuse him if someone did something stupid, but because he understands Marco rtively well, it doesn''t make any sense to him why Marco would make such a big mistake.

    ''Maybe Marco only made this mistake because he got emotional... but why would Marco get emotional when he sees me?. No, that makes no sense.''

    Alex thought about this for almost a minute before he found an exinable reason.

    '' Or it''s a trap. Ahh, that would also exin why Marco gave up so quickly even though he had the stronger argument.''

    Alex now understood that Marco''s goal was to make him think that he and Janine weren''t allies.

    ''If that''s really Marco''s goal, the chance that they both already are allies or have a n against me is extremely high.''

    Alex then started to think about whether his realization is also a part of this trap of Janine and Marco.

    But after a few seconds discarded that idea. Such a n is way too weird.

    Alex didn''t think Marco woulde up with such a bizarre n. Especially with no tangible benefit.

    What''s the gain for the two if Alex thinks they''re allies?

    There were a few small advantages, but there were also many disadvantages.

    Alex stopped thinking about this nonsense. He overthinks things far too often.

    Thinking a lot has many advantages but also has a few disadvantages, just like Alex''s overthinking just now.

    ***

    This chapter shows well what I have said many times before.

    Alex isn''t actually incredibly smart. He has an above-average IQ but that''s not his greatest strength.

    The greatest strength of Alex ia that he thinks a lot. About anything imaginable. He also often reflects on what he can do better after he did an action.

    A real genius would probably find out immediately or not at all, what Marco''s n was.

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    Chapter 375

    The three finally reached the waiting room where their subordinates were waiting for them.

    Nobody said anything and went his way without a word. Alex, Marco, or Janine weren''t really talkative without a reason to be.

    Alex and his subordinates left the Silph Company through one of the secret exits.

    The 4 came out of the secret exit and were in a forest.

    Saffron City is surrounded by forests in all four directions, making it rtively easy to construct a hidden entrance/exit into the city.

    Alex nced at his three subordinates as he said, "Wait a minute."

    Then he opened the envelope he had received from Giovanni. this letter contained a map

    It was a map from Kanto to an ind.

    Alex thought for a moment and then showed the map to his three subordinates.

    He has toe to this ind tomorrow before the sun rises anyway or he will be disqualified from this test so it makes sense for Alex to move in the direction of this ind directly.

    Maria looked at the map and said with a serious expression, "That''s pretty far away. I''m not sure if we''ll get there without a ship."

    The distance from this ind to Kanto is very long and it is not easy to get there.

    Alex looked at the other three with a thoughtful expression as he asked, "Do you have any Pokemon that can carry you that long?"

    Flying-type Pokemon almost always fly by using Flying-energy, so they can only fly as long as they have enough energy. But that''s also why Pokemon can carry their trainers and fly at a very high speed, so it''s not really a bad thing.

    most Flying-type Pokemon at the Elite level can fly for a very long time. Although some Flying-type Pokemon need to use up a lot of Flying energy to carry their trainers.

    Elise showed a proud smile as she said, "My Fearow or my Gyarados shouldn''t have a problem carrying a person for that long. I''m not 100% sure about the Crobat and Xatu. Although there probably shouldn''t be a problem either."

    All 4 of Elise''s Pokemon are Flying-Type Pokemon and she is very useful in such situations.

    Daniel wore an indifferent expression as he said, "My Butterfree shouldn''t be able to carry me effectively for that long."

    Butterfree is too small and weighs too little to carry a human for a long time. Even at this high level, Daniel''s Butterfree can''t hold him that long. Although Butterfree is a Flying-type Pokemon, it is not suitable for carrying humans for too long.

    Beedrill isn''t a Flying-type Pokemon, so it can''t use the Flying-type Energy, as well as a Flying-type Pokemon, can.

    Maria looked at Alex and said with a calm expression, "Pidgeot, shouldn''t have a problem carrying me for that long.

    Alex smiled slightly. "Ok. Daniel will fly on Elise''s Fearow and the rest with their own Pokemon. We''ll leave immediately."

    He and his team have been preparing for this day for a long time.

    Everyone has enough food for months, a campsite, and other useful items. Alex even has an oxygen tank with the right items to be able to breathe in the water for a brief time.

    Alex pulled out a weird-looking Jacket from his TRH device. This Jacket was connected with lots of ropes and on the shoulder had two steel rings connected to these ropes.

    It looks a bit like a parachute vest without the parachute and just the vest.

    Alex had this vest specially made so that Crobat can carry him more easily. Crobat only needs to hold the two steel rings and he can easily carry Alex without fear of Alex slipping out of his grip.

    It was also a lot morefortable for Alex. It was very ufortable for Alex to carry his own full weight on his shoulders.

    Alex was even certain that if his body weren''t so much more robust in this world than it was in his old world, that his shoulders would take an injury from being carried by Crobat like this.

    He put on this vest and summoned his Crobat. Maria and Elise also started summoning their Pokemon.

    Crobat, Pidgeot, Fearow, and Gyarados popped up from their Pokeballs.

    Alex looked at the information of these other three Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Pidgeot

    LV: 52

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Keen Eye

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Mirror Move [E], Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Whirlwind, Agility [E], Feather Dance [E], Air sh

    - (Innate Talent) Fly [M], (Innate Talent) Roost [M], (Innate Talent) Hyper Beam [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade (TM) Steel Wing, (TM) U-turn, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Double Team

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gyarados

    LV: 46

    Type: Water/Flying

    Abilities: Intimidate

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Move:

    - Tackle, Bite, Leer, Twister, Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Scary Face, Dragon Rage, Crunch, Hydro Pump

    - (Innate Talent) Dragon Dance [M], (Innate Talent) Thrash [M], (Innate Talent) Ssh

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf [E], (TM) IceBeam, (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) Double Team, (TM) Brutal Swing, (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Fearow

    LV: 48

    Type: Normal/Flying

    Ability: Sniper (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Peck, Leer, Pursuit, Focus Energy [E], Fury Attack, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move, Assurance, Agility, Roost, Drill Peck

    - (Innate Talent) Feather Dance [M], (Innate Talent) Tri Attack [E], (Innate Talent) Drill Run [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Steel Wing [E], (TM) Double Team, (TM) U-turn,

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    Alex didn''t know what potential Gyarados had before, but the other two Pokemon improved their potential from thest time Alex saw them.

    Fearow from Shallow Gold to Deep Gold and Pidgeot from Gold to Deep Gold.

    Although these two Pokemon now have a Deep Gold potential, Alex doesn''t think they can reach SS rank.

    These two Pokemon were born with a Deep Silver potential and areparable to Alex''s three starter Pokemon.

    Alex didn''t think Maria or Elise would have enough money to get those Pokemon up the SS rank.

    All 4 Pokemon started carrying a person and they started following Crobat.

    Alex said with a serious expression, "Follow me and Crobat." when Crobat started to fly in the air.

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    Alex enjoyed the view from this high altitude as he held apass and the map.

    Crobat start to use his flying energy to block the wind for Alex so that flying at very high speeds isn''t ufortable for Alex.

    Alex looked up with a smile as he said telepathically, "Thank you"

    Crobat showed a cold expression as he respond, "Shut up. I only did that so you wouldn''t annoy me the whole flight."

    Alexughed lightly as he said with a nostalgic expression, "Haha, you haven''t changed at all. You''re still the same bastard. Even though you''re not trying to kill me anymore."

    Crobat showed a mocking expression as he replied, "I only tried to kill you once and my reason was not inconceivable. In case you forgot, you tortured me."

    Alex showed a smile as he said, "Ohh is that so? Can you remind me again what happened first, you trying to kill me or me torturing you?"

    Crobat still remembered the moment he met Alex for the first time and of course, knew the answer to this question. But he still didn''t say anything and acted like Alex''s question wasn''t directed at him.

    Alex continued to smile as he continued, "I didn''t say that to me you. This was our first meeting and it is understandable."

    Crobat showed Alex a cold look as he replied, "I''m not insulted. You don''t have to exin it to me."

    Alex startedughing again when he heard that. At those moments he felt that he and Crobat were truly family. Both understood each other very well and didn''t need words to understand what the other person thinks of each other.

    He stoppedughing after a few moments and he said with a small smile, "But you''ve actually softened up a bit. If you were an 8/10 viin you''re now a 7/10 viin. haha"

    Crobat started to show a very small smile as he replies, "Ohh, and you were not? you were a 10/10 psychopath before you met me and the rest."

    Alex replies with a confused expression, "What are you talking about? I a Psychopath? F*ck, even if that''s true, I wasn''t like that before."

    Then he started shing a smile, "If anything, you''ve made me more sinister. You''re a bad influence."

    Crobat''s right eye started twitching when he heard that. "That you can say something like that withoutughing is really impressive. Your shamelessness is really without equal."

    He doesn''t even try to refute this nonsense.

    Alex himself even knows that he wasn''t a "normal" person before he met Crobat. He just didn''t have a chance to explore his darkness.

    What normal person views almost all other Humans as useful or useless tools? or Reacts so calmly when he kills another person with his own hands for the first time?

    (Alex wasn''t 100% calm when he killed another human for the first time, butpared to other humans you can call his reaction calm. Especially since he hardly had any psychological problems after the murder.)

    He wasn''t a monster, but he wasn''t a normal person either.

    Alex and his group flew for 9 hours at a very fast speed before they finally saw the right ind.

    Along the way, Alex''s group saw and encountered many powerful Flying-type Pokemon.

    Luckily none of these Pokemon were really very strong and at thete-elite or champion level.

    (40-49=low elite, 50-54= mid elite, 55-59=te elite)

    Most of the other Elite-level Pokemon ignore Alex and his party.

    As for the elite Pokemon that attacked Alex''s group. These are eliminated by Crobat''s [Shadow Ball].

    These elite Pokemon copsed unconscious and fell into the sea where they would drowned to death.

    After seeing this, Alex understood why the Pokemon here are so much less aggressive than the Pokemon onnd.

    Alex looked at the ind and saw arge steel base with lots of ships, People, Pokemon, etc.

    Thisrge steel building was impressivelyrge, evenrger than thergest team rocket base in Kanto. Butpared to this huge ind it was only a small spot.

    The ind itself was veryrge and mostly surrounded by forest. But it had a big sea in the middle of the ind and even many rivers spread all over the ind. It even has a small mountain.

    Though many times smaller than Kanto, it was still a veryrge ind that cannot be quickly explored.

    Alex gives a signal to Crobat to firstnd on the ind outside the base.

    He wanted to wear his Ditto mask first before entering this Team Rocket base.

    Although the reports of a few Team Rocket members can''t hurt him much, Alex prefers to y it safe and never show his face to regr Team Rocket members.

    After all, that''s one of the reasons why Giovanni gave him a second ID in the Team Rocket database and delete his first ID.

    In theory, Alex only had one ID in the team rocket base. His fake ID. (if you don''t include Giovanni''s personal database)

    He was a Team Rocket Elite Captain in this ID and thus only one tier lower than an executive.

    Alex''s group was quickly taken to a waiting room where they only had to wait 5 minutes.

    Maria, Elise, and Daniel had no interest in meeting the person in charge of this base, so they waited in the waiting room.

    After Alex had waited 10 minutes, a secretary came and escorted Alex to the office of the owner of this base.

    The owner of this base ranks higher than Alex, as he is a Team Rocket Executive and only has to follow orders from Giovanni.

    Alex entered the room and immediately saw a weird-looking person sitting in the room.

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    31 votes total:

    Alex: 52%

    Maria: 3%

    Daniel: 6%

    Elise: 3%

    Lisa: 0%

    Steven: 6%

    Marco: 0%

    Misty: 0%

    Giovanni: 29%

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    Chapter 377

    Alex looked at the only man in the room with a surprised expression on his face. This man looks truly bizarre. But, In addition, Alex immediately noticed that there was a Pokemon hidden in the shadow of this bizarre man.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Mismagius

    LV: 59

    Type: Ghost

    Abilities: Levitate

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Psywave, Spite, Astonish, Confuse Ray [M], Mean Look, Hex, Psybeam, Pain Split [M], Payback, Shadow Ball, Perish Song [E],

    - (Perfect Talent) Nasty Plot [M], (Perfect Talent) Ominous Wind [M],

    -(TM) Protect [M], (TM) Calm Mind, (TM) Toxic [E], (TM) Taunt [E], (TM) Thunderbolt [E], (TM) Psychic [E], (TM) Energy Ball [E], (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Dazzling Gleam [E], (TM) Substitute

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    (Ominous Wind:

    Type: GHOST

    Category: Special Special

    Power: 60

    uracy: 100

    Effects: Ominous Wind deals damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user''s Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage each. Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.)

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    Alex was a bit surprised when he looked at the information of this Pokemon. She not only had 5 Master and 7 Expert rank moves but also She is at level 59.

    Of all the Team Rocket Executive''s Pokemon that Alex had seen, this Pokemon was the strongest. (Sabrina, Koga, etc are not Team Rocket Executives. Although they haveparable power.)

    Alex knew that Lisa was initially considered a fairly weak executive, but he didn''t think the difference between executives was that big.

    Alex is also particrly impressed by the potential of this Mismagius.

    SS-rank Pokemon are extremely rare and even extremely strong trainers like Koga only have 2 or 3 of such Potential, as far as Alex knows.

    Alex or Steven having a whole team full of SS-ranked Pokemon is considered highly abnormal and should not be used as negative examples to disprove this truth.

    Although this Pokemon was probably the strongest or one of the strongest Pokemon of this man, the strength of this man is still really impressive.

    Alex would estimate that this man is one of Team Rocket''s strongest executives in Team Rocket.

    After all, Team rocket Elite Captain can often be Executive if they have a team at 45-55 level. Alex thought that the other executives were of a simr level. maybe a bit higher.

    But after Alex saw this Pokemon he realized that the old executives are getting stronger with time and the strength of these executives is notparable to new executives.

    Executives were much stronger than Alex had previously thought and this man wasparable to Koga. Although he was probably a bit weaker, having a simr strength as Koga or Sabrina is impressive.

    He was once again impressed by how many strong trainers Team Rocket had.

    Alex looked at the trainer of this Pokemon and he noticed that the trainer of this Pokemon can be considered old for a trainer.

    This man looked like he was around 40 years old. He also had an extremely manly face and body. Especially with his big beard and his muscr body.

    But, Alex wouldn''t normally judge this man''s appearance as anything special if this man didn''t have something special that Alex had never seen before.

    This man''s eyes were red. bright red to be urate.

    Alex knew that in his old world there were also people with red eyes, even though it was extremely rare, but that didn''t change the fact that it looked extremely weird to him.

    This man looked like he wasn''t human but something else. Alex couldn''t exin why it seemed that way to him. It wasn''t just the eye color but abination of face, presence, and eye color.

    Alex didn''t actually believe that this person isn''t human. It just felt that way to him.

    ''Hmm, it''s also possible that this person''s body has been experimented with. After all, theology in this world has progressed ridiculously in some departments.''

    This man looked at Alex with a smile as he said, "Hi young man, Nice to meet you. My name is Lucas Wyatt. What can I do for you?"

    Alex showed a friendly smile as he introduced himself. "Hello, I''m John Fisher."

    John Fisher is the name of Alex''s second ID.

    Lucas continued to show a warm expression as he said, "Ahh yes. So you''re one of the three participants? I already got the information from the boss, so that you don''t have to worry about anything. The boss''s test is prepared and tomorrow will be the start of the test."

    Alex who heard that immediately wanted to know more information, "Can you tell me more about the test?"

    Lucas looked at Alex for a moment. He didn''t say anything for a few seconds and the atmosphere of the room became ufortable.

    Alex still showed a calm expression as he said, "Don''t worry, I can''t forget you. If you help me out."

    He wanted to test whether he could bribe this man to gain an advantage in this test.

    Lucas stopped smiling as he said with a serious expression, "Sry. The boss specifically warned me not to leak any information."

    In Team Rocket, bribing is not strictly forbidden and openly seen. But once you get a direct warning from Giovanni, things are very different. The penalty, in this case, is notparable to the penalties without Giovanni''s warning.

    Alex showed an understanding expression as he said, "Ok. But it shouldn''t be illegal to buy a map of this ind from you, should it?"

    Lucas started smiling again when he heard that. "this is not a problem."

    Alex negotiates with Lucas for a few minutes for the price of the best map that Lucas owned.

    Lucas had an extremely advantageous position in this negotiation and a monopoly on the maps of this ind.

    Mainly because these maps are likely to be helpful in this test, Lucas was able to ask a ridiculous price without fear that Alex would not ept it.

    Alex left the room with 4 million Pokedors down. He waspletely in.

    He could only hope that this map was really useful in this test or he wasted 4 million Pokedors.

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    Chapter 378

    One dayter.

    Alex, Marco, Janine, and their subordinates are waiting at the entrance from this the base of this ind to start this test. To be precise, they are waiting for Lucas Wyatt, who is starting this test.

    Lucas Wyatt arrived at the entrance of this base with three envelopes right as the sun came up.

    Lucas said with a smile, " Greeting everyone, I hope you slept well. I will now exin to you how this test will proceed."

    He then looked at the three as he said, "As soon as this test starts, fights among the participants are prohibited for the first hour of this test. I hope you won''t be so stupid and fight with each other immediately. Do that on the ind if the first hour is over."

    Lucas continued after a short pause, "Your mission tasks are in these envelopes. In each of these envelopes, there is a different mission task and once you have received a mission task you cannot change it. Of course, you can also just ignore your mission task and win by defeating the other two team leaders."

    Alex looked at the three envelopes with a serious expression. He wonders what tasks are in there.

    Lucas looked at the three as he said, "Choose one of the envelopes without touching or manipting them in any way."

    Janine took an envelope first without giving Marco or Alex a chance to do something. She was just too fast.

    Alex who saw this was a little confused. '' Why is she taking an envelope so quickly? even if she had a way of seeing what was written in each envelope, she can''t read that fast, can she? Is it even possible to find out what''s written there without touching or manipting it?''

    Marco was a bit slower but he also immediately took an envelope without hesitation.

    Alex got even more confused when he saw this. Since when is Marco such a direct and honest person who doesn''t even try to gain an advantage in this test?

    He couldn''t imagine that Marco had be such a person after 1 day.

    ''Did they both give up trying to figure out what''s in those envelopes? but...the two gave up a bit too quickly up. this is all so weird.''

    Alex did not notice Lucas''s nce because he thinks too deeply to notice anything in this world for several seconds. He was very deep in his thoughts engrossed.

    Lucas looked at Alex with an impatient expression as he said, "What are you waiting for? I only have this envelope left."

    Alex interrupts his thoughts and picks up thest envelope. But as he picked up this envelope, an idea came to his mind that would exin it all.

    Now everything started to make sense for Alex.

    Marco and Janine knew beforehand what was in these envelopes, so they immediately tried to take the best and second-best envelope.

    Also, How these two knew this wasn''t hard for Alex to guess. With a high probability, these two got this info from Lucas.

    Alex also attempted to bribe Lucas to gain an advantage in this test but because it hadn''t worked, he thought it shouldn''t work for Marco or Janine either. Unfortunately, Alex now realized that this belief was probably incorrect.

    Marco and Janine''s influence and power are frankly far better than Alex''s, so it''s not illogical that they have many good rtionships with high-ranking Team Rocket members and have an easier time bribing one of the high-ranking Team Rocket members.

    Now that Alex thinks about it, it makes sense that those two could affect more things in Team Rocket than he could.

    Marco is Giovanni''s nephew and Janine is Koge''s daughter. Inparison, Alex is a nobody without a direct background.

    But that doesn''t make him any less annoyed. '' F*ck, I can''t lose like that. Fucking nepotism.''

    Alex was very annoyed to have a big disadvantage in this test without being able to do anything about it.

    Although Alex can also win simply by defeating the other two team leaders and he doesn''t necessarily have to win through the mission task, it is still a major disadvantage.

    In the worst case, Marco and Janine not only have a much simpler task than Alex, but they also know exactly which mission tasks Alex has toplete in order to win.

    Inparison, Alex not only had what was probably the most difficult task but also had no idea which task Marco or Janine had.

    This ridiculously unfair disadvantage made Alex particrly annoyed.

    These two not only team up against him but use their connections to give themselves an unfair advantage.

    Alex takes a few seconds to suppress his emotion. he didn''t want to start getting emotional now. That would bring him no benefits.

    Alex''s expression went cold and emotionless again as if nothing happened.

    He nced at his envelope as he thought, ''now I can only hope this task isn''t too bad.''

    Lucas then gave all three participants an electronic device with a screen on it.

    "All Team Leaders must wear this device throughout the entire test. This device is designed to track your location on this ind and disqualify you if you are defeated or captured by another participant. Simply grab the device from a defeated or captured Team Leader and press the disqualify option on the screen. This is the only way a team leader can be disqualified without breaking the rules."

    Alex took this electronic device that looked like a weird-looking electronic watch. Because this device has to be worn on the team leader''s body during the entire test, Alex doesn''t even try to hide this "watch". he tightens it on his wrist like a normal watch.

    ''Where exactly should I hide this watch?'', thought Alex

    Alex can''t throw it away or put it in his TRH device. He has to wear it somewhere on his body.

    Marco and Janine did the same thing and put this "watch" on their wrists.

    Lucas looked at the three as he said, "Okay, I''ve said all there is to say. You three should have read Giovanni''s ruleset for this test, so I won''t exin it again here."

    Then say in a loud voice, "The test starts now. Good luck."

    Marco, Janine, and their subordinates immediately started summoning their Flying-type Pokemon. they then start flying away from the entrance of the base.

    These Pokemon fly so fast that Alex didn''t have enough time to look at the information about all these flying-type Pokemon.

    He focused on Marco and Janine''s Pokemon(s).

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gyarados

    LV: 54

    Type: Water/Flying

    Abilities: Moxie (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Move:

    - Tackle, Bite, Leer, Twister, Ice Fang [M], Scary Face, Dragon Rage, Crunch [M], Hydro Pump, Dragon Dance, Hurricane, Hyper Beam

    - (Innate Talent) Aqua Tail [M], (Innate Talent) Giga Impact [M], (Innate Talent) Rain Dance [M]

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Facade, (TM) Surf [E], (TM) Earthquake [E], (TM) Double Team, (TM) Brutal Swing [E], (TM) Substitute

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 54

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [M], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look, Venoshock, Air sh, Cross Poison,

    - ( Perfect Talent) Sludge Bomb [M], ( Perfect Talent)Toxic [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Fly [M], (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor,

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    Crobat was Janine''s Pokemon and Gyarados was Marco''s Pokemon.

    Although these two pokemon have the same level and simr strength, Alex thought that Janine''s Pokemon team should be weaker than Marco''s.

    Crobat was Janine''s two strongest Pokemon in the games and also in the team rocket rookie tournament, as far as Alex remembers.

    Marco''s Gyarados might also be Marco''s second strongest Pokemon, but Alex thinks that this is very unlikely actually the case.

    As far as Alex knew, Marco was a Ground-type trainer so Alex didn''t believe that Marco''s Strongest Pokemon weren''t of that type.

    Especially if the potential of that Pokemon isn''t ridiculously good.

    Alex watched as Marco and Janine fly in two different directions.

    After those two were gone, Alex looked at his team as he said, "Follow me."

    Alex only goes for 2 minutes deeper into the forest before he stops.

    He just didn''t want to start his n in front of the base or talk to his subordinates in this ce. Especially not after he had the suspicion that Lucas had helped these two.

    Alex then removed his "watch" from his wrist and summoned his Ditto.

    "Ditto turn yourself into this watch and stay on my wrist like a regr watch would unless I tell you otherwise."

    Ditto does that and turns into this weird-looking watch.

    The real "Watch" put Alex on the lower part of his leg. This is covered by his pants so that no one could see that he had them there.

    Alex and his subordinates then started summoning the rest of their Pokemon(s).

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    Daniel:

    SS-Rank Beedrill at level 53 (Shallow Diamond)

    S-Rank Butterfree at level 49 (Gold)

    S-Rank Scizor at level 48 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Heracross at level 46 (Gold)

    S-Rank Drapion at level 45 (Deep Gold)

    A-Rank Beedrill at level 45 (Deep Silver)

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    Elise:

    S-Rank Fearow at level 48 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Gyarados at level 46 (Gold)

    S-Rank Crobat at level 45 (Deep Gold)

    A-Rank Xatu at level 43 (Deep Silver)

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    Maria:

    SS-Rank Arbok at level 54 (Shallow Diamond)

    S-Rank Pidgeot at level 52 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Sandsh at level 50 (Gold)

    S-Rank Nidoqueen at level 50 (Gold)

    SS-Rank Garchomp at level 49 (Shallow Diamond)

    S-Rank kazam at Level 43 (Deep Gold)

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    Alex:

    SS-Rank Crobat at level 55 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Scizor at level 55 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Gardevoir at level 55 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Bastiodon at level 55 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank ziken at level 55 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Umbreon at level 55 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Aln Nales at level 53 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Bte at level 53 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Kingdra at level 52 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Zweilous at level 52 (Shallow Diamond)

    S-Rank Ditto at Level 52 (Deep Gold)

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    Chapter 379

    Alex wasted no more time and opened his envelope.

    Mission task: Catch and deliver 3 Champion level Pokemon from the ind to Lucas Wyatt.

    ''is that a joke? How the f*ck is anyone supposed to do that?''

    Alex''s highest-level Pokemon is only level 55.

    Just the difference between a 55 and a 59 Pokemon is ridiculously high, not to mention a level 60 Pokemon to a Level 55 Pokemon.

    Even if Pokemon in the Wildness are weaker than the pokemon from Trainers, the difference isn''t that oundish.

    Alex is even certain that a level 60 Pokemon can one-shots each of his Pokemon with a regr-strong master-rank move.

    Defeating even one Champion-level Pokemon should be extremely difficult and dangerous for Alex, Marco, and Janine''s Teams. Not to mention 3 Champion-level Pokemon.

    This mission task is a joke.

    While Alex has the Mega Evolution that allows him to briefly boost Scizor to a level 60 Pokemon, he didn''t n to do even one Mega Evolution on this ind.

    This ind ispletely upied by Team rocket and Alex would not be surprised if it is at least partially monitored.

    He''s totally screwed if he''s unlucky and gets caught by Team Rocket doing a Mega-evolution.

    Alex would rather lose this test than utilize a Mega Evolution on this ind.

    Now that no one knows how useful Keys and Mega-Stones are, Alex can easily collect as many of those stones as possible.

    If Alex is smart, he''ll be one of the richest people in the Pokemon world once everyone understands the value of Mega and Keystones.

    Of course, at this point he needs at least Champion level strength or this wealth will destroy him.

    To be so rich without having enough strength or background is a sin in every world.

    Even if the Pokemon world has better morals than Alex''s old world, the moral disparity isn''t all that significant. Alex could make arguments either way.

    No matter what, Alex isn''t willing to mega-evolve here just to win this test.

    The benefits aren''t great enough for Alex to be willing to do this.

    Without the mega-evolution, his mission task is impossible toplete, so now, he must defeat the other two participants to win this test.

    Alex looked at his team as he stopped thinking. He says after a moment, "Our mission task is impossible toplete so our new goal is to defeat the other twopetitors."

    Alex continued, "Also, I have two more bad news... With a high probability, not only will Marco and Janine''s team work together to defeat us first, but they will also have easier mission tasks than we have. They probably even know which mission task we have to fulfill to win.

    Daniel, Maria, and Elise all gave a rather dissatisfied expression upon hearing this.

    Nobody knew exactly how strong the teams of the other two participants are. Fighting against a team is full of risks, let alone two teams.

    Not to mention that the mission tasks are probably easier and that Alex''s team has no idea what the win condition of the two teams'' mission tasks are.

    Maria said, "It''s easier said than done. We don''t have enough information."

    Daniel agreed, "Yeah, we frankly have too little. What makes it worse is that we''re not even allowed to attack them for the first hour."

    Else said, "Boss, how do you even know that? Is this information really reliable?"

    Alex replied, "No, not 100% reliable. That''s just my own guess. Although I''m pretty sure that this guess is correct. Maybe 70 to 80%."

    Daniel, Maria, and Elise said nothing for a few moments.

    Maria was the one who broke the silence, "Alex, how exactly do you calcte the odds?"

    Alex showed an annoyed expression as he replied, "Do we really have time for that now?"

    Maria, Daniel, and Elise looked at Alex without a word.

    Alex''s eyes started to twitch as he said, "You guys are so stupid. I thought it was clear that with these percentage numbers I wanted to show how confident I was that the information was correct. I didn''t actually calcte it."

    Daniel and Elise didn''t say for a moment as they stared at Alex, speechless.

    The two only had one thought, ''Boss is such a weirdo/unorthodox person.''

    Maria, who had already spent more time with Alex, wasn''t that surprised. She just said coldly, "Alex, you could have just said you''re very sure like any normal person would and not use those weird numbers."

    Alex who heard that was a bit surprised. '' Is that really that weird? don''t people in this world use that as often as in my old world?''

    He looked at Daniel and Elise''s faces and could sufficiently understand what they were thinking about him.

    Alex showed an emotionless expression when he saw the looks of Elise and Daniel. Although he thought somethingpletely different.

    ''F*ck, these two are really acting like they''re not abnormal. Especially Daniel. That bastard is definitely worse than me.''

    Alex continued to look at his team with an emotionless expression as he said, "Let''s stop wasting time and think of a n. I''m open to suggestions."

    Despite having the nickname Master of tactics, Alex didn''t actually believe that he was a tactical genius.

    Humans are stupid and of course, average human beings are stupid too.

    The old world of Alex has incredibly knowledge regarding tactics and it is extremely easy to be a tactical master with time.

    Alex hasn''t read enough tactics books to actually do better than some humans in Alex''s old world.

    Fortunately, Pokemon fights are almostpletely different from the fights in Alex''s old world, so even an actual tactical master of Alex''s old world couldn''t necessarily fight better in this world than Alex.

    But in situations like this where Alex''s team has to defeat two other teams, more tactical knowledge would be very useful.

    Alex hopes that his team members might have some good ideas.

    Elise, Maria, and Daniel just looked at Alex with a look like, ''Aren''t you the tactical mastermind? why are you asking us?''

    Nobody said anything.

    Alex''s hope started to dwindle by the second with no one saying anything.

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    Chapter 380

    Alex''s team members in the end couldn''t really bring Alex new ideas. He has toe up with his own strategy.

    He then looked at Lucas''s map with a suspicious expression. ''F*ck now I''m not even sure if this map is real or some fantasy shit map.''

    The map looks like any other map and unless Alex has tested if this map is fake or not, he cannot trust this map.

    Alex first wanted to test whether this map is at least partially real before he does anything else.

    He chose a random Area and then test whether the information from the map conformed with the details of the Area.

    If the information about this random Area is real then Alex can safely assume that the rest of the map is probably real as well.

    at least the chance is higher that there is more real information on this map than wrong ones.

    Alex decides to test Arena 4.

    Area 4 #

    Danger level: Orange

    Pokemon leader: High Elite Scyther

    Rare Pokemon: Scyther, ???

    Rare items: Pecha Berry. ???

    Alex looked at his team as he said, "Follow me." then he had Crobat carry him so he and his team could move faster.

    Unfortunately, he doesn''t have a Pokemon that can genuinelyfortably carry him on the ground.

    Bastiodon is rtively small and sitting on his back is for Alex extremely painful.

    Maybe the best option is ziken who could carry him like a princess while she runs or Zweilous who is even bigger than Bastiodon and whose back is not so ufortable.

    but Alex would rather be carried by Crobat than use those other two options. Especially the ziken option. he will definitely not choose this option.

    How are his subordinates supposed to respect him when he''s carried by his Pokemon in such a weird way?

    Daniel was carried by Drapion and the other two by their Flying type Pokemon like Alex.

    Alex "flew" through this forest and saw many Pokemon.

    When he looked at the information about these Pokemon, he realized that this ind is really special.

    The Pokemon with the worst potential he had seen had bronze potential and there were a good number of Pokemon with silver potential.

    Although that doesn''t sound very impressive, Alex understood how good the average potential is on this ind when he saw it.

    Seeing so many Pokemon with silver potential at low levels is really unusual.

    Alex has never been in an area with better low-level Pokemon.

    ''Hmm, this ind is too weird. There must be a reason why so many talented Pokemon are born on it.''

    Alex considered a few possible reasons.

    The reason most likely, in Alex''s estimation, is that this ind belonged, or still belongs, to a full-blood legendary Pokemon. thetter is more likely.

    Some full-blood legendary Pokemon should have the ability to passively slightly enhance the potential of untalented Pokemon near them. (over a long time)

    Alex has read many books on this topic and also talked a lot with Professor W?lhder about it and he knew that there is a theory that this is an ability of some full-blood legendary Pokemon.

    Although not officially confirmed, this theory is supported by many professors and is at least not unlikely to be true.

    Alex who had this thought asked himself which full-blood legendary Pokemon are on this ind.

    He wanted to see such a God-like Pokemon to see how strong a full-blood legendary Pokemon actually is.

    Even though he had that idea, he wasn''t really going to be looking for a full-blood legendary Pokemon.

    low-level Champion level Pokemon are pushovers in front of even a weak full-blood legendary Pokemon.

    Alex only has to look at the result of the only recorded full-blood legendary Pokemon fight.

    multiple champion level pokemon + many elite level pokemon could not defeat a "weak" full-blood legendary pokemon.

    Although this record is inconclusive and it''s not clear what happened in the end, Alex didn''t believe that it was necessarily a happy ending for the humans if the "remains" of the full-blood legendary Pokemon regenerated faster than multiple champion-level Pokemon can do damage to an unconscious full blood legendary Pokemon.

    Alex in particr understood human nature too well to think that humans came as the winner of this fight out.

    If the Humans really did win that fight and it was really worth it for the Humans, why was there only this 1 fight in the whole history?

    Alex didn''t believe that human greed was so easy to suppress. unless the opponent is truthfully too powerful for almost all humans.

    If Alex had to bet, he''d say the humans lost that battle and it was a horrible loss.

    Such a destructive defeat that the humans never dare to attack a "god" again. even if it''s just one of the weakest gods.

    Of course, this is only Alex''s guess and is purely spective on Alex''s part.

    There could be all sorts of reasons why the humans stopped attacking the "gods".

    Alex wanted to see a "god" like that for real but he really didn''t want to die for it.

    If he''s unlucky he might run into a god who kills him instantly just for looking at it. Is that really possible? can this really happen?

    Alex has no idea. He didn''t know the character of any full-blood legendary Pokemon but he didn''t want to test it.

    As Alex''s team moved through this forest, they encountered many Pokemon, all of which Alex looked at if he can.

    He wanted to see if he could find a Born Deep Gold Pokemon like Zweilous.

    Alex, doing this, felt a bit like he was looking for the jackpot in the lottery, but even if he "just" finds a Born Gold or Born Shallow Gold Pokemon, that''s still a good second prize.

    Although he didn''t know what potential a Pokemon was born with, Alex can roughly estimate that a Pokemon at a low level most likely hasn''t consumed good-enough Pokemon or items to improve its potential.

    How can a level 15 Born Shallow Gold Pokemon find such valuable items or other Pokemon corpses with S+ potential?

    It is not impossible but rather unlikely. Especially if this Pokemon has no mother or father nearby.

    Alex''s effort was rewarded when he saw the information from a Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Venonat

    LV: 12

    Attributes: Bug/Poison

    Abilities: Compound Eyes

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Moves:

    - Disable, Tackle, Supersonic, Confusion

    - (Innate Talent) Giga Drain [E], (Innate Talent) Morning Sun, (Innate Talent) Agility

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    Chapter 381

    A born Shallow Gold Potential is too bad for Alex to get actually excited about it.

    If he encountered such a Pokemon at the beginning of his journey, he would not only keep it for himself but also be extremely happy for several days. Inparison, Crobat, Scizor, and Gardevoir all start with Born Deep Silver Potential.

    But now that Alex has Born Gold and Born Deep Gold Pokemon on his team, Alex''s minimum Potential for a Pokemon is extremely high.

    Horsea is also a born Shallow Gold Pokemon but is at least a Pokemon species that Alex considers to be a very strong Pokemon species and a type he hasn''t had before. Also, Horsea''s innate talent Moves and Abilities were extremely good.

    Unfortunately, Venonat does not have these advantages.

    He would rather give this Pokemon to Maria or give it to Daniel as a reward if Alex wins this test. Alex nned to give all of his subordinates a reward if he wins this test anyway.

    Alex felt that the jump from Shallow Diamond to Diamond is enormous, having experienced how difficult it is for a Deep Gold Pokemon to be a Shallow Diamond Pokemon. Shallow Diamond to Diamond is probably a lot harder.

    He believed that only three of his Pokemon could reach the Diamond potential, normally. (without Full blood Legendary Pokemon Items)

    These are of course his three Pokemon with the best-born Potential in his Team. His three abnormalities. Nales, Bte and Zweilous.

    Nales and Bte were born with a Gold Potential.

    The two should have a good chance of reaching the Diamond potential with a lot of money burning.

    Unfortunately, only items from SS-rank Pokemon are really helpful and these items are extremely expensive so Alex doesn''t think it''s cheap to bring these two to the Diamond rank.

    Inparison, Zweilous should have an easier time and should almost certainly reach The Diamond rank.

    ording to Alex''s estimate, a Born Deep Gold Pokemon should reach this Potential rtively easily. (with items worth less than 100 million+Evolution)

    ziken, Umbreon, and Bastiodon were all born with a Shallow Gold Potential so that Alex didn''t think he could bring these Pokemon to the Diamond rank any time soon.

    Was that even possible?

    He wasn''t even sure if all the appropriate SS rank items in this worldbined could bring these three Pokemon to the Diamond rank.

    Alex couldn''t find anyone who had tried this. besides that probably most Champion-level trainers don''t do that anyway. Alex was the only person as far as he knows who divided SS rank into three levels. (thanks to his system)

    For other trainers, the SS rank is the maximum a Pokemon can reach.

    There is no SSS rank or a Pokemon that had reached this rank.

    maybe full-blood legendary pokemon have this potential, but no human in this world could catch one of these pokemon and have its potential tested so no one knows.

    Alex even thinks it''s possible that weaker gods "only" have a Deep Diamond Potential.

    He''s already had 11 Pokemon and a born Shallow Gold potential just isn''t good enough anymore.

    It wasn''t cheap to get a Shallow Gold Pokemon to the Shallow Diamond rank and almost impossible to get it to the Diamond rank.

    Alex prefers to use the money for his Pokemon which he already has an emotional connection.

    He then said telepathically, "Gardevoir defeat this Venonat and bring me the unconscious body. But be careful not to kill it."

    Gardevoir nodded and immediately did what Alex wanted her to do. she immediately "destroy" this Pokemon with a move and carries the unconscious body in front of Alex.

    She was careful not to use all the power of her move and to avoid tearing this Pokemon to pieces.

    Alex pulled out a Pokeball and caught it.

    Maria, Daniel, and Elise saw this and they showed a slightly puzzled expression. No one could understand why Alex did that.

    Alex showed a smile when he noticed this. He said, "I''m going to start randomly catching some Pokemon here. Maybe I''m lucky and there are some S-rank Pokemon under these Pokemon. After all, the average potential of Pokemon on this ind is said to be very good."

    That was a lie but a good reason to exin Alex''s action.

    If heter gives this Venonat to Elise or Daniel and they remember how Alex only caught 1 or two Pokemon from this ind, then it would make him look extremely weird. how should he exin that?

    So, Alex will even start catching Pokemon that don''t have good potential so that his behavior isn''t unusual.

    No one will think it''s extremely unusual if Alex catches 50 Pokemon from this ind and there are 2 or 3 S-rank Pokemon in it.

    Especially on this ind where the potential of Pokemon is better than average, ording to Giovanni''s own statement.

    Alex and his team kept moving and started encountering aggressive Pokemon that frantically attacked Alex''s party, even though they clearly have a disadvantage.

    The team''sbative and aggressive Pokemon take care of these "weak" Pokemon.

    Of Alex''s team, it was only Crobat and Umbreon who seemed to enjoy killing weak Pokemon.

    Scizor and ziken also like to fight but not against Pokemon that are too weak so they didn''t join in this Bloodbath.

    Maria, Daniel, and Elise also had Pokemon like Crobat and Umbreon on their team.

    Especially Elise has many Pokemon that were extremely cruel. But none of the Elise Pokemon were the cruelest Pokemon in this "fight".

    This title belongs to Umbreon.

    Umbreon looked at the attacking Pokemon with an expression of hatred and treated them as if a normal death is too Good for them.

    Even if a Pokemon is dead, Umbreon won''t give up and mutte

    the corpse of this Pokemon.

    Umbreon ended uppletely covered in blood and even a little feared by the other "cruel" Pokemon(s). Of course not, from Crobat and the rest of Alex''s Pokemon.

    Crobat even shows an expression of pride as he gazes at Umbreon. The same way a proud father would look at his daughter when she brought home a good grade from school and showed it to him.

    Alex''s team has seen Umbreon handle the "enemies" of the family too many times to even change their expressions for this expected carnage.

    ''At least... She doesn''t torture those Pokemon... that''s good enough.'' thought Alex as he looked at the different-sized dismembered corpses.

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 Chapter 382

    Chapter 382

    Area 4 #

    Danger level: Orange

    Pokemon leader: High Elite Scyther

    Rare Pokemon: Scyther, ???

    Rare items: Pecha Berry. ???

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    In Area 4, Alex and his team started entering this area and checking if the information from the map is correct.

    after a few minutes, Alex''s team found a bush full of Pecha berries which was a good sign. and After Alex''s team went deeper into this area, he started finding even some Scyther(s).

    Alex''s group was quickly found by the Scyther leader, who quickly ran in the direction of Alex''s team with several other Scythers following him.

    Gardevoir and Crobat warned Alex in advance so that this "visit" came as no surprise to Alex or his team.

    Alex saw 8 Scythers running fast through the forest and getting in front of his group.

    He immediately looked at the information from the strongest Pokemon in this group, because it has the highest chance of being the leader of this pack.

    Scyther species respect strength very much so it only makes sense that the leader is the strongest of these Scyther(s).

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    Pokemon: Scyther

    LV: 58

    Type: Bug / Flying

    Abilities: Swarm

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    move:

    - nk, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Double Team, Feint, Fury Cutter, Wing Attack, Agility, sh, Razor Wind, Iron Defense, X-Scissor [E], Night sh, Bullet punch [E], Double Hit, Swords Dance [E],

    - (Innate Talent) Protect [M], (Innate Talent) Aerial Ace [M], (Innate Talent) Rain Dance [E]

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    The other 7 Scyther(s) weren''t weak either. The weakest was still a mid-Elite at level 50. But none was at the high-Elite level like the Scyther leader.

    They were all between levels 50 and 54. Also, each of these Pokemon had at least a Shallow Gold or better Potential. That each of these Pokemon had S-rank potential didn''t really surprise Alex.

    How should these pokemon get to such a high level if their potential is too bad?

    While it''s possible for A-rank Wild Pokemon to reach a simr level, it''s very rare for Alex to see a Pokemon at that level with such Potential.

    Alex even remembered a mid-Elite level A-rank Pokemon that got weaker because it got too old and became a low-Elite level Pokemon.

    For A-rank Wild Pokemon, the Mid-elite level is almost the absolute maximum.

    Although a Professor''s Studie has suggested that it is possible for A-rank Pokemon to get to level 60, this has never actually happened. It''s only theoretically possible and is never happened in this world.

    Maybe, only a Ghost-Type Deep Silver Pokemon with optimal training for +100 or 1000 years can reach this level.

    In one of the basic books about Pokemon in this world there is also this table:

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    Normal Pokemon max lv is 39

    Bronze Pokemon max lv is 49.

    Silver Pokemon max lv is 60.

    Gold Pokemon max lv is 75.

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    This shows that theoretically, a Deep Gold Pokemon can reach level 75, although Alex doesn''t believe that something like that will ever really happen in this world.

    ording to Alex, Ditto, with his Deep Gold potential, started not leveling up at the fastest level speed after level 50. Although it doesn''t differ much in the first level to an SS-ranked Pokemon, the differents get after each level more potent.

    Alex didn''t believe that Ditto could reach level 60 in 1 or 2 years, let alone how many years it would take Ditto to reach level 75. even if that happens, he doesn''t think he''s still alive at this point.

    Scyther (Leader) looked at the many Pokemon in Alex''s group and started to show a solemn expression. He could roughly estimate the strength of these Pokemon.

    He had a lot of experience and also knew that trainer''s Pokemon were stronger at the same level, so he didn''t attack immediately, even if this group entered his territory.

    Alex saw this and smiled. At that moment, a n came to him that could help him win this test as he saw it.

    Scyther (Leader), "Scyther" (Human, what do you want?)

    Alex showed a neutral expression as he said, "I want to offer you a deal."

    Scyther (Leader) only looked at Alex with cold eyes when he heard that. He said angrily, "SCYTHER" (NO, leave my territory)

    Alex was already used to Wild Pokemon''s rude responses to humans, so he just put on a calm expression when he heard Scyther''s angry tone.

    "I will give you something that will not only evolve you but also your group into a Scizor. There is also a chance that during the evolution you and your group will improve your potential... And what you have to do for it ispletely harmless and easy to do for your group."

    Scyther (Leader) would normally refuse immediately no matter what the human said but the thought of bing stronger made him hesitate for a second.

    He didn''t say anything for a few seconds.

    Alex said with a small smile, "Let''s settle this in a Scyther way. My Scizor against you."

    "If my Scizor wins, you will help me and your group will still get the items... And if you win, not only will I leave your territory, but I will give you the items as a price."

    He looked at Scyther with a small smile as he said, "What do you think?"

    Scyther (Leader) thought for several seconds but couldn''t resist the temptation. Also, he didn''t think he would lose to Scizor.

    "Scyther" (Ok, let''s get started.)

    "Scyther" (But human, no tricks or you''ll regret it. I promise you that.)

    Alex nodded with a calm expression. He had no intention of cheating on these Pokemon anyways.

    Scizor and Scyther started fighting and Alex realized that this Scyther is about as smart as the average trainer.

    about 1 minuteter, Scizor and Scyther both had hardly any HP left.

    "Scizor use Metal w 2.0"

    Scyther started preparing his Master-rank [Aerial Ace] when he also has [Protect] ready to use.

    [Protect] on the Master-rank not only can be used twice in long battles but also can be used when preparing another move. Contrasted with [Protect] on the Expert and Normal-rank where you can''t do that without canceling the preparing move.

    Although doing so greatly increases the preparation time for this move.

    Because of this disadvantage, Scizor also finished first, even though he only prepared a Normal-rank move.

    Scizor was using Metal w 2.0 which had nothing to do with the [Metal w] move and was just the move [Feint].

    Scizor hit Scyther through [Protect]''s shield on the head with his move.

    A critical hit.

    Scyther fell to the ground unconsciously.

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    Chapter 383

    Alex immediately went to Scizor and started healing him.

    Although he already expected Scizor to win, the Scyther (leader) was stronger than he thought and Scyther actually almost managed to defeat Scizor.

    Without Alex''s help, Scizor would probably lose to Scyther.

    Alex walked towards the unconscious Scyther (leader) with a [Hyper Potion] in his hand.

    The other 7 Scythers immediately showed an aggressive expression when they saw Alex walking closer to their leader.

    Alex showed a harmless smile as he said, "I''m just trying to heal him. I won''t harm you or your leader."

    The other 7 Scythers showed suspicion, but when they looked at the other Pokemon on Alex''s team, they knew that Alex''s team was much stronger than their group. If this human truly wanted to damage their group, he could easily defeat their group with his direct strength.

    7 Scythers stopped showing aggressive bodynguage and let Alex move closer to their leader.

    Alex started healing the Scyther (leader) and waited for her to wake up. It was only a few minutes before the Scyther (leader) woke up.

    He looked at his body first and he realized that he waspletely healed.

    Scyther (leader) immediately understood who must have done this and he started looking at Alex with a puzzled expression.

    "Why are you doing this?"

    He couldn''t understand why this human didn''t just kill him and his group.

    The strong eat the weak. Everything else was strange to Scyther.

    Alex showed a thoughtful expression as he said, "You don''t trust me at all. Have youpletely forgotten what I said before or were you so sure that was a lie?"

    Scyther (leader) became even more confused when he heard Alex''s answer. " ???...obviously that was a lie, right? I''ve never heard of a human giving wild Pokemon anything that is not useless."

    Alex thought with an annoyed expression, ''those bastards on this ind make it difficult for everyone to trade with Pokemon.''

    He couldn''t understand why people in this world so often try to cheat wild Pokemon in trading.

    Alex didn''t think that because of moral issues, but because he thought it was extremely counterproductive.

    If Team Rocket establishes a good rtionship with the strong Pokemon groups on this ind and trades with them, items for food and evolution items for the long term, they could make extremelyrge amounts of money.

    Especially if they stay anyway on this ind for a long time.

    ''Hmm, the humans in the Pokemon world are really bad at trading or at least not as experienced as the humans in my world.''

    Alex who now, realized how rare the trade between wild Pokemon and human is, smiled.

    If he''s going to build a base in Hoenn, he''ll use that knowledge.

    Alex, who was in a happy mood, said with a smile, "I didn''t lie to you. I will give you the promised items once you help me."

    Scyther (leader) still showed a suspicious expression when he said, "I still don''t trust you. What''s stopping you from not giving me the items after we''ve helped you out?"

    Alex retrieved 4 Steel-Type items, which together are worth 100,000 Pokedors, from his TRH device.

    These items weren''t worth much to Alex, but to Scyther, they were incredible treasures.

    He gives these 4 Steel-Type items to the Scyther (leader) when he says, "I''ll give you half now and a half when youplete the task."

    Scyther (leader) unraveled a shocked expression. after that shock, he stopped looking at Alex with a suspicious expression.

    He gives these 4 steel-type items to 4 of his subordinates and they immediately start evolving when they touch them.

    Alex, seeing that Scyther did not take an item for himself, showed a slightly puzzled expression.

    Scyther (leader) saw this and exined, "Although this Evolution is stronger it is not perfect. my current form is faster."

    Alex asked, "How do you know that?"

    Scyther (leader) responds with a mild expression, "Instinct"

    Alex already thought that was the reason, although he didn''t quite understand why.

    This instinct appears to be different from Alex''s old-world instinct.

    Why does this difference happen exactly?

    Alex has no idea even if he had a suspicion that it had something to do with the gods or full-blood legendary Pokemon of this world.

    full blood legendary pokemon can actually be considered gods. After all, they are the strongest creatures in the world and even the weakest cannot be killed by Humans. Even though it seems it was only tried once a long time ago.

    Scyther (leader) asked, "Human, what exactly do you want us to do?"

    Alex knew that this Scyther (leader) would not take on any task that was too dangerous. although he had no intention of sending them to their deaths anyway.

    He said with a serious expression, "On this ind are two other groups of Humans with a simr strength to my group. Maybe a bit weaker. I don''t expect you to defeat them or even attack them, but that you find them for me without them realizing that you''re doing this for me."

    Scyther (leader) understood that this mission was not really without danger. Although Humans don''t often attack Pokemon if they don''t attack first, it can still happen. Not an entirely safe task, but not actually dangerous either.

    Scyther (leader) felt that this mission wasn''t really that problematic and these items from this human are worth it.

    He epted Alex''s task and started calling the other small Pokemon groups in this area with his group of Scyther.

    Because he is the ruler of Area 4, he can effortlessly get the help of weaker Pokemon groups from that area 4.

    To gather information, this group of weaker Pokemon are extremely useful.

    Alex, who saw that Scyther (leader) could summon so many Pokemon, smiled.

    Although these Pokemon are extremely weak and do not pose a threat to his group, these Pokemon are still extremely useful for scouting tasks.

    Alex shed a smile as the Scyther''s group split and start looking for his opponent, for him.

    "All this for only 200,000 Pokedors."

    Alex treats hundreds of thousands like small changes.

    ***

    I showed in thest chapter how Pokemon talk if one doesn''t use telepathy like Alex or Gardevoir. But I don''t intend to show it all the time. I don''t think anyone really needs it. maybe I''ll use it for a joke now and then.

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    Chapter 384

    A group of Luxio/Luxray sit in a forest while they wait for a new generation of Shinx to be born.

    4 eggs have been protected by the pack while they are waiting for these eggs to hatch.

    This was the new generation of Shinx that will soon be born.

    The first of the 4 Eggs started moving. The shell of the Egg was slowly being destroyed from the inside and a Shinx became visible to the Luxio/Luxray group.

    This Shinx was a special Pokemon of his Species.

    Not only was this Shinx almost 90 centimeters tall shortly after birth, but it immediately surrounded its body with Electric-type energy. (average: 50 centimeters)

    Typically, a newborn Pokemon takes at least a day or two before it can use its type of energy.

    This Male Shinx was not only taller than any Shinx the Luxio/Luxray group had seen but also the most talented Shinx had seen.

    In the Pokemon world where the strong eat the weak, the strong are always respected. for the pack, this Shinx talent is extremely useful for the future survival of the pack.

    This Shinx was treated particrly well by the pack.

    He got the most and best food from all the 4 Shinx(s). He got even better food than many Luxio got.

    He was the most protected of the pack of all the 4 Shinx.

    He got the most approval from the pack and its members.

    He was greatly admired by all the other 3 Shinx and could always effortlessly y with them if he wanted to.

    Nobody rejects him. Everybody is nice to him.

    Until one day something unexpected happened.

    The pack was attacked by another Pokemon group. The strength of the enemies was simr to the Luxray pack, so the pack could not afford to use a powerful Luxray to protect the 4 Shinx.

    Only one Luxio protects the 4 Shinx as the pack defends itself against the attackers.

    Unfortunately, the hiding ce was found by one of the attackers during this chaotic fight.

    This attacker was an Elite-level Houndoom and when it saw who was defending this ''food'', it smiled.

    That smile looked extremely scary to Shinx when it saw the sharp teeth of this Houndoom.

    Houndoom wasted no time and quickly kill the Luxio who had no chance to do anything.

    It was knocked unconscious in one move and then had its throat bitten through by the Houndoom.

    Houndoom was very hungry and he was already beginning to take a bite from the dead Luxio as the 4 Shinx just watched with fearful expressions as this all happened.

    None of the 4 Shinx(s) is trying to protect the other or stop this Houndoom.

    Even the great and talented Shinx was paralyzed with fear. If this Houndoom hadn''t blocked the only escape route, he would have run away long ago.

    Shinx just wanted to make himself as small as possible while waiting for his pack to sessfully repel the attackers.

    Houndoom observed the 4 Shinx(s) as he is eating his food and he started noticing something special.

    It has seen many Shinx but none as big as this one Shinx.

    While a Pokemon''s size doesn''t necessarily equate to talent, it''s not a bad indicator.

    the Houndoom pack and the Luxray pack have not fought each other for the first time and often meet each other while hunting other food.

    Neither group was strong enough to wipe out the other group without extreme casualties so that neither fight to the death if they meet.

    Normally, the Houndoom pack would never attack the simrly powerful Luxray pack. But because recently the leader of the Houndoom lost his mate and he was in an extremely bad mood because of it, this attack happened.

    The Elite Houndoom started to stop eating his food and he started preparing a move.

    the 4 Shinx all showed extreme dread in their expressions when they saw that this monster start preparing a move.

    None of them were strong enough to withstand such an attack.

    Even if they are not unconscious and have full life energy, their bodies cannot withstand such a strong attack.

    Houndoom''s first target was the oversized Shinx. He ran right in front of Shinx and use [Fire Fang] to kill it quickly.

    Shinx knew he was going to die anyway, but he still wasn''t ready to give up.

    He blocked his neck with a front leg so that the [Fire Fang] wouldn''t do fatal damage.

    Shinx manages to sessfully protect his neck with his leg even if the price was very high.

    Houndoom''s [Fire Fang] not only severed 1 of Shinx''s front legs from his body but also knocked him unconscious to the ground.

    Shinx''s right front leg was now just a burned stump and could no longer be used to run or even walk.

    Houndoom showed an annoyed expression when he saw that the Shinx red unnecessarily to avoid dying instantly.

    At that very moment, the elite Houndoom heard a howl from the Houndoom leader.

    Houndoom still had enough time to kill this 3 legged Shinx but decided to kill another Shinx.

    He reasoned, even if this Shinx survived it, it would for this Shinx not necessarily be more pleasing than dying right now.

    While running away this Houndoom start to prepare a move and while it was still in range to hit with this move, he used [Dark Pulse] to kill one of the other three Shinx.

    The Shinx targeted by this move tried to dodge but couldn''t and was hit on the body.

    A bloody corpse fell to the ground.

    Houndoom showed a small smile when he saw this. then started running into the forest.

    After just a few seconds, a group of Luxray came into the cave where they saw a corpse of a Luxio and Shinx.

    They also saw how the talented Shinx had lost one of his front legs.

    The Luxray leader revealed an angry expression upon seeing this.

    Although they sessfully scared off the group of Houndoom, they lost the most talented Shinx this pack had ever seen.

    Though Shinx wasn''t dead yet, he was nowpletely useless in the eyes of the Luxray leader.

    What is this Shinx supposed to do if it can''t run properly now?

    It''s now aplete waste.

    Although the Luxray leader didn''t chase the three-legged Ahinx away immediately, he didn''t use fruits to speed up the healing of that Shinx.

    after several hours, the three-legged Shinx managed to wake up.

    the three-legged Shinx was lucky that his wound was closed by the fire of the attack, or he would bleed to death. (Shinx got no help from the pack)

    Shinx looked at his injury and missing front leg with an extremely sad expression. He started crying for the first time in his life.

    The other two Shinx saw this and want to head towards the three-legged Shinx to cheer him up, but were stopped by a gaze from the Luxray leader.

    Luxray leader wore an indifferent expression when he said that this pack had no more room for this weak Shinx.

    After that, without waiting for the answers from the two Shinx, he called the rest of the pack.

    Luxray leader thought the break was long enough to recover enough stamina and life energy. He had the pack moved away from that ce. Now that the Houndoom Pack has found its location, it''s not a really secure ce to stay.

    The group of Luxray and Luxio immediately followed without even ncing in the direction of the three-legged Shinx.

    The two Shinx were good friends and ymates of the three-legged Shinx, so they hesitated to follow the pack.

    But after a few moments, the two Shinx also started following the pack with a sad look.

    The three-legged Shinx just watched with tears in his eyes how all this happened.

    He no longer understood the world. Why did all this happen? What did it do wrong?

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    Chapter 385

    Alex didn''t wait in Area 4 and started looking around the Area 4.

    This ind is very big and it is not effortless to find a small group of Pokemon on this ind. At least not within 1 or 2 hours.

    Alex preferred to use the time to read the information from other Pokemon than to wait here for several hours and do nothing.

    He only had to wait 40 minutes before he found another Born S-rank Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Rattata

    LV: 12

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Run Away

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Shallow Gold

    Move:

    -Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite,

    - (Innate Talent) Sunny Day, (Innate Talent) Rain Dance, (Innate Talent) Tackle

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    ''Lucky... but what''s wrong with that Rattata? Sunny day and Rain dance? F*ck if it had a third weather move I''d think that Rattata thought he was a weather god.'' thought Alex when he saw the status of this Pokemon.

    This ind truthfully had a lot of Pokemon with good potential.

    Unfortunately, this Pokemon was far too weak for Alex to include in his team. Although Kingdra has the same born potential as this Pokemon, these two Pokemon are notparable in Alex''s opinion.

    Kingdra Pokemon species, Abilitie, and Innate Talent moves are way better.

    This Rattata is probably the worst Born S-rank Pokemon Alex had ever seen.

    Alex wasn''t even sure if [Tackle] was this Rattata''s worst or best Innate Talent move. It was difficult to say. [Sunny Day] and [Rain Dance] are pretty bad but maybe useful in some matchups.

    He stopped thinking about it and he started catching this Pokemon.

    Alex also catches a lot of rtively untalented Pokemon that try to attack him.

    Maria, Daniel, and Elise also asionally catch a few Pokemon which they think are interesting.

    ...

    Alex''s group passed a small cave and saw a three-legged Pokemon lying lifeless on the ground.

    This three-legged Pokemon was a Shinx, and it didn''t move even when Alex''s group came towards it.

    It doesn''t seem afraid of Alex''s team. or at least it showed no emotion.

    Alex checked the information of this Pokemon.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Shinx

    LV: 9

    Type: Electric

    Abilities: Guts (hidden ability)

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Gold

    Moves:

    -Tackle, Leer, Charge

    - (Innate Talent) Wild Charge [M], (Innate Talent) Iron Tail [E], (Innate Talent) Facade [E],

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    Alex was very surprised when he saw the information about this Pokemon.

    Not only was it a Born Gold Pokemon, but it also had three very good Innate Talent moves. Furthermore, the ability [Guts] was pretty good. Especially with these three Innate Talent moves.

    The only downside of this Pokemon is that it only had three legs.

    This is a very big disadvantage and will greatly affect this Pokemon''s Speed.

    While Shinx is notpletely useless, it''s hard to be genuinely effective when his speed is that bad.

    However, Alex knew a Professor from Professor W?lhder who can fix this problem.

    This professor has specialized in Pokemon prostheses and can even nowadays create a prosthesis in flesh and blood that perfectly suits the Pokemon. But this process takes a rtively long time and needs the blood of the Pokemon that should get this prosthesis. In addition, it is very expensive.

    An easier option would be if Alex had lost the leg of that Shinx and that leg wasn''t in poor condition. If that''s the circumstance, the Joy n can reattach this leg to the Pokemon that lost it. This option is also many times cheaper than the first one.

    Unfortunately, healing moves like Gardevior''s [Heal Pulse] can''t regenerate limbs so that Alex only had these two options. Even with that Shinx''s leg, [Heal Pulse] can''t reattach it.

    Bastiodon, who came first before Shinx, looked at him with a curious look.

    He asked, "Why are you sitting here like that? Aren''t you afraid of getting eaten by stronger Pokemon?"

    Shinx looked at Bastiodon with emotionless eyes for a few seconds before he looked down again. He ignored Bastiodon who was even stronger than his old pack leader.

    Bastiodon wasn''t mad when he saw this and just said, "Ohh you don''t want to talk? Sry, I didn''t want to bother you."

    Shinx, hearing this, showed a confused expression. He no longer had an emotionless expression. His surprise overwhelmed everything at that moment.

    He looked at Bastiodon and said, "Why, do you apologize? You are so much stronger than me. It doesn''t make any sense."

    Bastiodon showed a thoughtful expression upon hearing this. After a few moments, he replies, "Hmm, dunno. It just feels right."

    Alex, who arrived next to Bastiodon at that point, heard the entire conversation.

    He was answering for Bastiodon. "The strong ones can always choose what they want to do and be. Bastiodon is Bastiodon and nobody can force him to be anything else. At least as long as I and my Pokemon are still alive."

    Shinx just looked at Alex wordlessly for a few seconds. It seems like he didn''t want to talk to Alex.

    Gardevoir said telepathically to Alex, "Father, this Shinx is pretending to be emotionless but I feel a lot of emotion from this Shinx. Anger, hate, sadness, loneliness, and many others. This little Pokemon seems to be going through a tough moment right now"

    Alex nods to Gardevoir''s words. He also felt that this Pokemon hadn''t given up the worldpletely yet.

    He showed a small smile as he said, "Don''t you think it''s better to follow me and see what happens than to be here, waiting for your death?"

    Shinx just gave Alex a confused look as he said, "Why do you want me? I''mpletely useless in this state."

    Alex replied in a serious tone, "You''re onlypletely useless when you think you''repletely useless. Why do you give up so easily? You have one leg less but that doesn''t automatically make your talent or will weaker. You can still be a strong Pokemon."

    Shinx''s eyes started to lighten when he heard that.

    "...Really... I can... Be... Strong"

    Alex was very satisfied with Shinx''s expression so that he said, "Besides that, I can help you find a suitable recement for your leg... so it won''t be difficult for you to get strong."

    Shinx'' showed a surprised and puzzled expression. "W-What...Why don''t you tell me that earlier?"

    Alex replied in the most yful tone possible, "why?...why do you think, I did that?"

    Crobat, hearing this, suppressed hispulsion to throw a [Shadow Ball] in his trainer''s face. He couldn''t understand why his trainer is sometimes so smart and serious and sometimes so annoying.

    Shinx looked at Alex wordlessly for a few seconds.

    Then, with a small smile, he began to say, "...You''re weird...but I think I''ll fit in well with this team."

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    Chapter 386

    After Alex caught Shinx, he went back to the ce where he first met the Scyther leader.

    Shinx and Alex had a pleasant chat this way back. Both learned a lot about each other.

    Alex had also told Shinx to stay in the Pokeball while they were in the forest. He could go out if they were resting or eating, but he''s supposed to stay in his Pokeball otherwise.

    Shinx just was way too weak, and 1 move from a mid orte-elite Pokemon can kill him instantly. Alex doesn''t want to take chances.

    Shinx understood Alex''s concern and epted it with an extremely happy expression. He was truly delighted that Alex was so concerned about his safety.

    He also started talking to the other Pokemon from Alex''s group on the way back. Shinx also talks to the other Pokemon when Alex''s group was waiting for the Scyther pack.

    Shinx had the best rtionship with Alex, Bastiodon, Gardevoir, and then ziken. (he talked to these Pokemon the most)

    Alex could understand why he got along well with Bastiodon and Gardevoir (the Pokemon that first talked to him) but he didn''t understand why ziken counted among them. But he need only to think for a moment to understand why this was happening.

    Bastiodon and ziken have been almost inseparable since they were little and it''s really rare that they aren''t near each other.

    Although all Pokemon from Alex get along well with each other (maybe not Scizor and Crobat) they don''t talk to all Pokemon the same amount.

    Alex understands his Pokemon very well and knew which Pokemon talks to which Pokemon the most. he can even do a list in his head.

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    Top 3 of each Pokemon:

    Crobat: Scizor, Gardevoir, Ditto

    Scizor: Crobat, Gardevoir, ziken

    Gardevoir: Extremely bnced

    Ditto: Crobat, Bte, Gardevoir

    Bastiodon: ziken, Gardevoir, Nales

    ziken: Bastiodon, Umbreon, Scizor

    Umbreon: Very bnced

    Nales: Bte, Gardevoir, Bastiodon

    Bte: Nales, Umbreon, Ditto

    Zweilous: Umbreon, Gardevoir, Kingdra

    Kingdra: Zweilous, Gardevoir, Umbreon

    Shinx: Bastiodon, Gardevoir, ziken

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    Alex only had problems with Gardevoir and Umbreon on agreeing on which three Pokemon these two Pokemon talking the most with. Gardevoir and Umbreon just talked so much to every Pokemon in Alex''s group that it''s extremely hard to tell exactly.

    These two are also the two Pokemon that contribute most to the very good atmosphere of Alex''s group. Alex was very d that he had these two Pokemon on his team.

    ...

    Alex waited for almost two hours before one Scyther came back with a group of weak Pokemon.

    He telepathically asked, "Did you find them?"

    Scyther replied with a serious expression, "I don''t know if this is the group you''re looking for but I found a group of two humans with lots of Pokemon."

    Alex asked, "Were those two humans female?"

    Scyther said nothing for a few seconds. After a bit of hesitation, he said, "I can''t distinguish the sex of humans...."

    ''For real?...it should be easier to tell the gender of Humans than Pokemon right? Or can''t he tell the sex of his own Pokemon species either?''

    Alex was very confused when he heard that. He looked at his Pokemon with a curious look like, "Can you tell the sexes of humans?"

    He heard a positive response from nearly all of his Pokemon.

    Only Shinx and Zweilous said nothing.

    Alex could understand why the young Shinx couldn''t do it, but the fact that Zweilous had a problem with that worried him a bit.

    Zweilous was a very friendly pokemon, apart from the fact that he likes to nibble on things and people. After his evolution, he even started biting on things or people with one head and talking with the other head at the same time.

    He felt that Zweilous used a bit too much of his free time biting things or people and that the general knowledge of Zweilous is truthfully insufficient.

    Alex could only hope that Zweilous''s "hobby" would end once he evolved into Hydreigon.

    He looked at Scyther and asked, "Did the two humans have two swellings on their chests?"

    Scyther showed a thoughtful expression as he said, "Ohh yes, The chests of these humans weren''t straight...Can you find out which humans are female with this method?"

    Alex replied with a smile, "Yes. should almost always work."

    Then he said with a first expression, "quickly take us to the ce where you found her."

    Janine and her one subordinate weren''t with Marco''s team right now so Alex wanted to take advantage of that immediately and defeat her immediately.

    Crobat immediately grabbed Alex into his baby carrier and began following Scyther.

    The rest of Alex''s team does the same and follows Scyther leading the group.

    Alex said telepathically to all of his Pokemon and his subordinates, "While moving, use all Master and Expert buff moves to make yourself stronger."

    Because Alex doesn''t want to waste time and wants to defeat Janine as quickly as possible, he didn''t want to stand still and wait for his Pokemon to buff themselves optimally.

    Alex believed that his Pokemon with this buff are definitely stronger than Janine''s Pokemon and that his 3 subordinates are stronger than Janine''s one subordinate.

    It took Scyther only 10 minutes to get Alex''s group 300 meters away from Janine''s team.

    Janine still has no idea that Alex has found her.

    She hadn''t thought about the fact that those weak wild Pokemon she walks past are spies of Alex.

    Alex couldn''t see her from that distance but he knew from his "spies" that she was only about 300 meters away from him.

    He didn''t want to get any closer because Janine''s Crobat can easily spot him and his team if he gets close. Although his Crobat can counter that a bit, it''s harder the closer Alex and his group get.

    Only if his Crobat were much stronger than Janine''s Crobat could Alexe closer with rtive certainty.

    Alex showed a serious expression as he said, "Ok. Get everyone ready too. We''re all going to do a 250-meter sprint together and then immediately attack Janine and her subordinate."

    He looked at Maria, Elise, and Daniel as he said, "You three and your Pokemon will also take care of Janine''s subordinate."

    Alex didn''t know how strong Janine''s only subordinate is, so he yed it safe and employed all his three subordinates for Janine''s only subordinate.

    "3..2..1..Go,"

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    Chapter 387

    Alex''s group ran through the forest at an extremely fast pace.

    When they were only about 150 meters away from Janine, Alex''s group started leaving the dense forest anding to a ce with fewer trees and an open view.

    Janine''s group is eating and resting in this open area. Or they did do that before Alex''s group started their sprint.

    Because of (Janine''s) Crobat''s warning, the whole group stopped immediately and all Pokemon were ready for Alex''s attack.

    Alex uses the time as his Pokemon get closer to look at the information of all the Pokemon. at least all the Pokemon he could see.

    He didn''t have enough time to look closely at all the information, so he doesn''t know anything about almost all Pokemon other than the level.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Crobat

    LV: 54

    Type: Poison / Flying

    Abilities: Inner Focus

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray [M], Swift, Haze, Leech Life [E], Mean Look, Venoshock, Air sh, Cross Poison,

    - ( Perfect Talent) Sludge Bomb [M], ( Perfect Talent)Toxic [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Fly [M], (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [E], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Thief, (TM) Double Team, (TM) Torment, (TM) Steel Wing (TM) Payback, (TM) X-Scissor,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Venomoth

    LV: 56

    Type: Poison / Bug

    Abilities: Wonder Skin (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves:

    - Disable, Foresight, Tackle, Supersonic, Confusion, Poison Powder, Psybeam, Stun Spore, Signal Beam, Sleep Powder [M], Gust, Leech Life, Zen Headbutt, Poison Fang

    - ( Perfect Talent) Psychic [M], ( Perfect Talent) Bug Buzz [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Double Team [M], (TM) Facade, (TM) Roost [M], (TM) Substitute, (TM) Energy Ball [E], (TM) X-Sludge Bomb [E],

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    Janine:

    SS-Rank Venomoth at level 56 (Shallow Diamond)

    SS-Rank Crobat at level 54 (Shallow Diamond)

    S-Rank Ariados at level 54 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Ariados at level 54 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Weezing at level 53 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Drapion at level 53 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Toxicroak at Level 51 (Gold)

    S-Rank kazam at Level 43 (Shallow Gold)

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    Mia:

    S-Rank Venusaur at level 54 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Vileplume at level 52 (Gold)

    S-Rank Victreebel at level 51 (Gold)

    S-Rank Exeggutor at Level 50 (Gold)

    S-Rank Tropius at Level 47 (Shallow Gold)

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    Alex''s group was less than 50 yards apart and they all started preparing their moves.

    Gardevoir doesn''t prepare any move and her only task is to interrupt [Teleport] from the kazam.

    She was luckily much stronger than kazam which makes this task a lot easier.

    Gardevoir said telepathically, "Father, it will take me 10 seconds to block a 200mX200m space."

    Alex knew that it is extremely difficult to directly stop a Pokemon from using [Teleport] and that it is already extremely fast for a Psychic-type

    Pokemon to do it in only 10 seconds.

    (If kazam had the same level as Gardevoir, Gardevoir would take longer than 5 minutes.)

    Alex only had to prevent all of Janine''s Pokemon and Janine from touching kazam at the same time for 10 seconds so that he can take away this escape possibility.

    Janine, to Alex''s surprise, doesn''t try to run away right away and lets each of her Pokemon use the moves they''ve prepared.

    Once all the Pokemon are within range, they start using any of the long-distancebat moves that they have prepared ahead of time.

    40 Pokemon use moves almost simultaneously and this pleasantndscape became a chaotic battlefield.

    Although most of the moves hit their target, a few moves missed and changed thendscape.

    Also, a lot of dust was raised from the ground and Alex couldn''t see the situation of most Pokemon on this messy battlefield.

    Alex was standing alone a little farther from the battlefield when he began using his psychic energy to see what was happening through the dust.

    To his surprise, he found a human-like silhouette running towards him with ridiculous speed. This silhouette was also only 30 meters away from Alex and in a ce where Alex isn''t looking.

    Janine apparently not only had the superhuman abilities of her father but is also simrly skilled as him in sneaking.

    Alex wasn''t scared when he saw how fast or skilled Janine was. He was no longer the same weak human as at the beginning of his journey.

    [Covering]: [Hardness] enhancement

    Alex''s body was amplified with his psychic energy and almost his entire body became as hard as steel. In addition, his physical strength and speed have been slightly improved.

    Janine was only 10 meters away from Alex when she noticed that Alex''s body was changing.

    She knew Alex was a psychic, but she hadn''t thought it possible that a Tier 3 psychic could use [Covering] as well as Alex could. Especially when she looks at Alex''s age.

    Although ninjas (assassins) are countered by psychics, Janine didn''t think she would lose to Alex.

    She has had a lot of fighting experience since a young age and she even fought a few psychics already. Even without her sneak attack, she believed she would win against Alex.

    Janine immediately threw a kunai toward Alex''s head.

    Alex quickly uses his hand to shield his eyes. His eyes are one of the fewer ces on Alex''s body that is not simrly hard to steel.

    Janine used this moment to get closer to Alex and stab him with a new kunai in her hand. She aimed at Alex''s knee joint.

    Alex''s knee joint was [Covering] for most of the part and only a very small part was vulnerable to attack.

    But Janine hit exactly this tiny area while Alex was still moving.

    Alex was rtively inexperienced in this high-levelbat but he wasn''tpletely without experience either. He was in his old life a rtively skilled boxer and he also had some street fighting experience.

    He was much worse than Janine but he wasn''t defenseless. after he had his eyes protected, Alex understood what was likely to happen next.

    Alex doesn''t try to dodge Janie''s next attack and uses this instant to organize a heavy punch. Alex''s fight n from the beginning was: a hit for a hit.

    He saw Janinee extremely close to his lower body and he felt a sharp pain. Luckily his body was primed with adrenaline so the pain didn''tpletely paralyze him. (Also, Janine couldn''t stab his knee very deeply.)

    Alex''s right fist flew towards Janine''s head with an inhuman speed.

    In a normal case, Janine would not have a chance to dodge the fast attacks. Especially after she just attacked herself.

    But Janine''s other hand started making a weird hand sign just before Alex''s punch would hit Janine''s head.

    Alex suddenly saw smoke and his punch hit a piece of wood.

    The piece of wood waspletely destroyed by this blow but Janine was not to be seen. Although Alex could perceive that she was only about 10 meters away from him.

    Alex showed an annoyed expression when he saw this. ''F*ck, am I here in the Naruto world? what are these bullshit skills?.''

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    Chapter 388

    Alex tried to run after Janine but then noticed after a short pain that his right knee was too injured for him to run now. He almost fell to the ground trying to run.

    Although he can still stand, his mobility is very restricted.

    Maria, Elise, and Daniel were also close to Alex but nobody was strong enough to do anything.

    None of these three had superhuman bodies or were Psychics. but their mindset changed when the three saw Alex get hurt. or for at least one of the three it changed.

    Maria ran towards Janine with a small knife (dagger) after she saw that Alex was injured and in trouble. Maria knew she wasn''t strong enough to actually hurt Janine with that weapon but she ignored that fact when she saw Alex get hurt.

    She just hopes that Alex buys a little time.

    Janine saw Maria striking right from the beginning and easily avoided it. Then she grabbed Maria''s wrist and broke the wrist with which the dagger was held.

    "Hu... AARRRGHHH!"

    Maria wasn''t very sensitive to pain but the pain from her broken hand made her cry out.

    Janine ignored Maria''s cry of pain and pushed her to the ground with her broken arm. She showed an indifferent expression as Maria''s screams grew louder as she treated that broken arm cruelly.

    She even stepped on one of Maria''s legs when Maria was on the ground. With this action, she also broke Maria''s leg.

    Alex''s expression turned to one of pure anger when he saw this. He forgot the pain in his knee at that moment and he humped in the direction of Janine.

    He screams at the same time," JANINE, WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU DOING. DO YOU WANT TO DIE."

    Janine showed an emotional expression as she replied, "Don''t worry I didn''t kill her. It''s not a life-threatening injury. I don''t want to break the rules. I just wanted to incapacitate her."

    Alex''s expression calmed down a bit when he heard that Maria''s life was not in danger. Although he is still very angry for the pain Janine caused Maria, he suppressed this anger as best he could. It wasn''t a good moment to act without thinking.

    Luckily injuries like broken bones and simr injuries are very easy to heal in this world. These injuries of Maria will not affect her in the future.

    In the Pokemon world, a cold is harder to heal than a broken arm.

    after defeating Maria, Janine started running toward Alex again with her Kunai in her hand.

    She also knew that her team''s Pokemons probably wouldn''t win against Alex''s team, so her only chance was now to defeat Alex and then remove this weird-looking electronic watch from his body.

    Then she can disqualify Alex with a few buttons. After that, the Pokemon or Humans in Alex''s team are not allowed to interfere in this test and she won even if all her Pokemon were defeated.

    Alex knew that too but he showed a calm expression when Janie arrived back into fighting range.

    Janine uses her kunai and aims again at Alex''s knee joint to hit Alex again in the same ce.

    Alex realized she was using the same move again and tried to hit Janine with a quick jab. (jab= A quick straight punch.)

    This punch was even faster than Alex''sst punch, even though it had less power behind it.

    But Janine was truthfully more experienced inbat than Alex was and she dodged this blow with a quick movement. Immediately afterward, Janine stabbed her kunai in Alex''s wrist and hit it as Alex tried to bring his hand back.

    Her real goal from the start wasn''t Alex''s knee joint and what just happened was her real goal. Janine just wanted Alex to throw another punch so she could easily hit the weak spot on his arm as he tried to bring his arm back to his body. She even uses simr movements again so that Alex does just that.

    Alex''s jab and the return of his hand all happened in an extremely short time but Janine still managed with her superhuman speed and reflexes to hit the small area on Alex''s wrist.

    Luckily Alex wasn''t expecting to hit Janine with his first jab so he threw a jab with his other hand as well.

    He stepped into Janine''s trap, but he was also blessed that she was now very vulnerable to his second jab.

    these super-fast jabs are very difficult even for Janine to dodge if she doesn''t have full focus.

    Alex wasn''t very greedy this time either and didn''t try to hit Janine''s head directly with his punch. He aimed at Janine''s chest. He didn''t even feel any pain at that moment even though he had just suffered a wound on his wrist.

    Janine tried to dodge but was hit this time and she was knocked back several meters by this blow.

    Normally, jabs aren''t particrly powerful, but when your hand is as hard as steel and you''re still throwing these jabs at a ridiculous speed is it notparable to normal jabs.

    Janinended on her two feet as She fell back to the ground. She wore a slightly pained expression but didn''t look like she was incapable of fighting.

    Alex was a bit surprised to see his punch doing so little.

    He always thought he understood Janine''s strengths and weaknesses well.

    if Alex and Janine were game characters, Alex would distribute the attributes like this.

    Alex: Strength 25, Speed 15, Defense 60,

    He himself is basically all defense and not very bnced. Although not very effective for winning against an opponent, this distribution is optimal for surviving or at least prolonging a fight.

    He thought that Janine was spread out like this or at least something like that.

    Janine: Strength 30, Speed 50, Defense 20,

    But now that he had a bit of experience against Janine inbat, he would rate her very differently.

    Janine: Strength 40, Speed 70, Defense 40,

    Alex would not have thought that Janine''s body is not only so ridiculously fast but also that this body could take so much damage.

    She was even stronger than Alex as he burns his psychic energy to make himself stronger. Janine is much stronger than Alex. It wasn''tparable.

    Janine looked at Alex with a slightly dissatisfied expression as she said, "Why are you still standing?"

    Alex who heard this started to smile. man would think by looking at the faces of the two that Alex was winning this fight. even when the truth is just the opposite.

    Janine shows a puzzled expression as she observes Alex''s expression and body. When she didn''t notice any difference after a few seconds, she became even more confused.

    She has smeared her kunai with paralytic poison, which is difficult to see for a normal human. Normally every small wound means that she almost has a direct victory.

    Even an Elite-level Pokemon would be paralyzed by the same amount of paralyzing poison that Alex had in his bloodstream. Alex''s body is notparable to an Elite-level Pokemon so Alex should have even bigger problems with this paralyzing poison.

    Normally Alex shouldn''t even be able to stand or move.

    Alex''s smile widened as he sensed the battle of the Pokemons was over. Gardevoir was the first to appear in front of Alex.

    Gardevoir uses [Psychic] and knocks Janine''s body down before she could even react.

    Janine could not move and was on the verge of falling unconscious from the power Gardevoir was using.

    ''Hmm, Gardevoir must be a bit enraged or she wouldn''t use that much force. ...Not that it''s a problem.''

    Janine, however, ignored the pain and only said in a whisper, "how"

    She wanted to know how Alex had ovee her poison.

    But Alex didn''t say anything and just watched as Janine passed out. He wasn''t about to tell her how he did it.

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    In the next chapter tomorrow, I will immediately exin how Alex manages not to be affected by the paralyzing poison. Write your guess in thements. maybe somebody can guess right.

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    Chapter 389

    This fight was rtively close and can be counted as a victory for Janine.

    From a pure 1v1 Janine easily won against Alex and if she didn''t have the pressure to quickly defeat Alex she could even use other safer methods.

    What can Alex do if she just waits until Alex runs out of psychic energy and then attacks him? (she doesn''t know of Alex''s [Poison Syringe])

    But Alex''s n was not to win against Janine from the start. He just wanted to get realbat experience and test how effective [Covering] is against such strong humans.

    It wasn''t like he didn''t have an emergency n.

    Alex is a thinker and ns for all kind of situations, so of course he had a n b if Janine beats him.

    Ditto, who had changed to the fake watch, that is on his wrist, since the start of this test, was his emergency n.

    No matter how strong Janine is, she isn''t strong enough to defeat a mid-elite Pokemon. Even Sabrina at her current age is only as strong as a low-Elite level Pokemon.

    Alex stopped using his [Covering] and he almost fell straight to the ground. After not even a few seconds he was moveless on the ground.

    It wasn''t because he was tired but because Janine''s paralyzing poison was starting to take effect.

    Alex had no natural resistance to the venom, nor did he take the right anti-venom prior to the fight.

    The poisons that Koga and his daughter use are numerous and it is difficult to find an antidote for every poison. (they don''t just use Pokemon poison).

    Alex couldn''t say which poison exactly Janine will use.

    The reason Alex wasn''t affected by the Paralysis Poison, during this fight, is because he uses his [Covering] cleverly.

    [Covering]: [Hardness], has the disadvantage that the body parts be extremely stiff and immobile after a certain degree of hardness.

    For example, Alex can make his entire body much harder than even steel, but that would render him unable to move. He would not even be able to use his eyes and see in this state if he use it on his whole body.

    He would be a real sculpture that is harder than steel until his psychic energy ran out.

    Alex uses this disadvantage to counter Janine''s paralyzing poison.

    Immediately after getting an injury from Janine''s Kunai, he used [Covering] and made that spot much harder than steel.

    That''s also why he could only walk very slowly after his leg joint was injured. His injured leg was far too stiff to walk normally.

    Gardevoir started looking for Janine''s "Watch" after she passed out. In the end, she found this "watch" in Janine''s sock.

    She took out this watch and walked towards Alex.

    The rest of Alex''s Pokemon are already circling Alex and looking at him with various expressions.

    Crobat, Scizor, Bastiodon, and ziken even use this time to "motivate" Alex.

    "Wow, you''re useless."

    "Pathetic."

    "Next time you will definitely win."

    "Haha dad you''re really weak, well not everyone is a fighting genius like me."

    Alex''s expression doesn''t change because of the paralyzing poison but he would normally show an irritated expression when he heard those statements.

    Of the 4 Pokemon that want to "cheer" him up, only one didn''t make fun of his defeat.

    Umbreon heard the words of the 4 Pokemon and she said, "He has given his best. Why are you so mean to him?"

    Gardevoir who just got their, answer for the 4...3 Pokemon, "They''re just kidding. Don''t worry sister Umbreon"

    Umbreon shows a joyful and relieved expression when she hears this.

    Maria''s, Daniel''s, and Elise''s Pokemon(s), which have good ears, heard this conversation and showed all shocked expressions when they heard it.

    These Pokemon saw how cruel and sadistic Umbreon kills Pokemon and they couldn''t believe that such a Pokemon could say those words.

    The youngest members also take advantage of this opportunity. just in their own way.

    Zweilous took the chance and started to bite Alex with his two heads.

    Nales started stepping on Alex''s back and she showed a proud expression as she saw that there was nothing Alex could do to stop this.

    Bte was the only one who took advantage of this situation and didn''t mistreat Alex. He just hugs Alex and doesn''t do anything mean.

    Kingdra and Shinx do nothing and just watch the other Pokemon treat Alex.

    Gardevoir uses her Psychic energy and control to expel Janine''s paralyzing toxin from Alex''s body faster.

    It only elerated the natural process and was not an instantaneous cure.

    Alex couldn''t move his mouth optimally, but he could still talk telepathically.

    "Gardevoir do that after you heal Maria. Also, give Maria this watch afterward too."

    Gardevoir nodded and walked towards Maria. She used [Heal Pulse] and healed the injuries on Maria''s body.

    "And you all, Stop this now or you will see what I will do if I can move again. I''ll let you train for so long that...."

    ....

    Several minutester.

    Maria woke up and she used the disy of this watch to disqualify Janine.

    Janine was eliminated from the test and Alex only had to defeat Marco to win this test.

    Also, with the help of Gardevoir, Alex was able to move his body again. he start looking at the battlefield from the Pokemon side.

    Although all of Janine''s Pokemon were unconscious on the ground, each of those Pokemon was alive and without life-threatening injuries.

    Alex''s team also had a few Pokemon(s) that were unconscious, but most of the Pokemon(s) were still in good shape.

    He immediately healed all Pokemon(s) from his team so that they are quickly in the best fighting condition again.

    It cost him several [Hyper Potions] but he had bought more than enough for this test so it''s no problem to use it.

    Janine opened her eyes and realized that she is probably now disqualified from the test. She felt that her watch was not in her sock so it was not hard to guess.

    Alex noticed that she woke up and he went to her.

    "It was a good fight but it''s over for you."

    Janine showed a puzzled expression as she said, "I thought you were still mad at me for hurting your partner so much."

    Alex''s expression twitched a bit when he heard that, "...Yes, I''m still a bit angry."

    Janine just looked at Alex as if she was waiting for Alex to say "but". But that didn''t happen and Alex just looked at her without a word.

    Alex just looked at her without a word. He didn''t want to kill her or anything but he was really mad that she treated Maria like that.

    Janine said for a few moments, "I''ll make it up to you. ...with a warning"

    "a warning?"

    Janine nodded with a serious expression. "Yes, a warning. ...Marco is a very dangerous person and I would be careful if I were you."

    Alex showed a puzzled expression. He couldn''t understand why Marco got such an evaluation from Janine.

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    Chapter 390

    Alex didn''t really think Marco was a dangerous person, or at least not much more dangerous than other Team rocket members.

    Marco alwayses across as a very smart and nning person to Alex.

    Alex would even say that he is very simr to Marco. even if he didn''t have many interactions with Marco.

    He wouldn''t say he''s a particrly dangerous person. Especially if he includes the dangerousness of an average Team Rocket member in this statement.

    Alex would even say he''s a rtively friendly individual on Team rocket.

    Marco, who looked very simr to himself, was never perceived by Alex as a really crazy or dangerous person.

    Though that was all just spection on Alex''s part and he doesn''t actually know that.

    Janine saw the distrust and doubt in Alex''s eyes. She exined, "I''ve known Marco for 2 years and I can tell you that he has no stable state of mind. To put it simply, hees across as a person that is looking for his own death."

    Alex showed a surprised expression when he asked, "what... that doesn''t make sense. How can that be true?"

    If Marco actually has been looking for his death for two years and he''s so suicidal, he wouldn''t be alive now. He couldn''t be that suicidal.

    Janine responded with an indifferent tone as she said, "He''s getting worse by the day. Or at least he seems that way to me from the little contact I have had with him. I would be careful if I were you . that kind of person is capable of anything"

    Alex said with a suspicious expression, "Hmm, that''s pretty imprecise."

    Janine continued to say with an indifferent expression, "Believe what you want. In my opinion, we are good now. So don''te to meter for revenge or any such nonsense, just because I''ve hurt your partner a bit."

    Alex showed a speechless expression upon hearing this.

    That was probably the worst attempt at making amends that Alex had ever experienced in his life.

    Alex said with a stunned expression, "How do you think that this is really a fair trade? Even if your information is correct and Marco ispletely insane. What am I supposed to do with this info?"

    Janine said unemotionally, "You can give up"

    Alex who heard this showed a suspicious expression.

    ording to Alex, Marco and Janine were allies so that he doesn''t frankly want to believe Janine''s statements.

    Even if Alex would believe her, Alex would be extremely reluctant to give up now.

    He''s so close to getting the Hoenn position. The power he can gain in this position is not something Alex is willing to give up.

    If he does well in this position, his position in Team Rocket will be only behind Giovanni and he will even have enough strength to leave Team Rocket. (if he ever wants)

    and he should give up all that just because Janine had said a few sentences?

    That''s crazy. He cannot do that. Even if he genuinely hates risks and likes to y normally safe.

    Alex''s other Pokemon noticed that Alex was way too hesitant at this moment and they couldn''t understand why Alex seemed so doubtful now.

    Janine stops talking to Alex and walks towards her Pokemon. She started healing them and waiting for them to wake up.

    Alex stopped thinking about it after hearing Janine leave without saying goodbye.

    At that moment his choice was also decided. He will stay in this test.

    Even if Marco was extremely dangerous, Alex didn''t want to just give up now.

    It''s also not like he meets a dangerous person for the first time.

    Alex looked at his team as he said, "follow me to Area 4."

    He still needs the help of the Scyther/Scizor(s) to find Marco so he wants to get back to this Area immediately so that they can find him if they locate Marco.

    After a few minutes, Alex''s team was back in Area 4.

    While they were waiting, Alex started talking to Maria.

    Alex showed a slightly worried expression as he said, "Maria, are you ok?"

    Maria smiled softly when she heard that. "Yes, I''m fine."

    Alex didn''t often see such a gentle and soft expression, but every time Maria showed that expression when she looked at him, his heart beat a little faster.

    He didn''t know what to say so he said the words that came to mind immediately. "Maria, I''m a bit confused. I told you before that I won''t have any problems with Ditto. Why are you running in like a crazy woman?"

    Mariaughed softly as she replied, "heh heh, how do you always manage to destroy a romantic moment? what am I supposed to do with you and your nonsense?"

    Alex realized that Maria is really happy now and that she said every word with so much emotion.

    It didn''t seem to matter what he said now. Maria just looked at him with an affectionate look.

    Although this situation made him very delighted, he didn''t quite understand why Maria was suddenly so happy.

    Alex couldn''t help but ask with a curious expression, "Maria, can you tell me why you''re suddenly so happy now?"

    Maria gave a small smile as she said "Sry honey. I don''t want to."

    Alex showed a stunned expression upon hearing that.

    Maria started tough a little when she saw Alex''s expression.

    ***

    Sry for the small chapter =(

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    Which character is your Favorite Character in the story? (not Pokemon included)

    [43 votes total]

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    Winner: Alex (51%)

    Runner-up: Giovanni (23%)

    Third: Steven & Maria (9%)

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    5%: Daniel

    2%: Elise

    0%: Lisa & Marco & Misty

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    Chapter 391

    Maria showed a happy expression as she said, "Maybe, I''m just cheerful today without needing a reason to truly be."

    Alex showed a small smile as he answer, "You''re lucky Elise and Daniel can''t hear us from here or they wouldn''t be able to recognize you."

    Maria nodded softly and said nothing more as if she just wanted to enjoy this quiet time with Alex.

    Alex''s party didn''t have to wait long and a new Scyther party with weak Pokemon behind them appeared in front of them.

    Alex uses telepathy to be able to talk to this Scyther. "Did you find him and his group?"

    A Scyther looked at Alex and said, "don''t know. Follow me and see for yourself."

    Alex is already used to the direct nature of wild Pokemon and Pokemon themselves, so he just agreed with a calm tone.

    He didn''t know what Marco''s mission is so that every minute he wastes is a minute that can cost him his victory.

    Alex''s group followed Scyther as they again use simultaneous reinforcement moves to power themselves up.

    This is the main reason why Alex''s team Pokemon defeated Janine''s team''s Pokemon so quickly.

    Even if Alex''s team was stronger than Janine''s team without this buff, the Pokemons of Alex''s team weren''t strong enough to defeat all of the Pokemons of Janine''s team in a move or two. (Elise was almost useless in this fight. It was more of a 3v2 than a 4v2.)

    Alex''s group just needs a few minutes to find Marco and his group. Gardevoir allowed Alex''s group to remain unnoticed by Marco''s group when they were within 150 meters of him.

    Alex telepathically gave orders to the others. He had Elise, Daniel and Maria fight Marco''s three subordinates.

    He doesn''t expect victory from the three because he didn''t know how strong Marco''s subordinates are, but he hopes that they willst at least long enough that they don''t affect his fight, with Marco.

    ...

    Alex''s group ran through the forest at an extremely fast speed.

    When they were only about 50 meters away from Marco, Alex''s group was still in a dense forest and it was only now possible to see all the Pokemon.

    Marco and his group were just moving through the forest and were rtively surprised by this attack. only rtively because ydol warned Marco and his group when Alex''s group started to run.

    Alex uses the time as his Pokemon get closer to look at the information of all the Pokemon. at least all the Pokemon he could see. He didn''t have enough time to look closely at all the information, so he doesn''t know anything about almost all Pokemon other than the level.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Nidoking

    LV: 56

    Type: Poison/Ground

    Ability: Poison Point

    Gender: Male

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Leer, Peck, Focus Energy, Poison Sting, Double Kick, Fury Attack, Horn Attack, Helping Hand, Toxic Spikes [M], Thrash,

    - (Innate Talent) Earth Power [M], (Innate Talent) Megahorn [M], (Innate Talent) Dragon Tail [M]

    -(TM) Protect [E], (TM) Sludge Bomb [E], (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Sandstorm [M], (TM) Taunt, (TM) Iron Tail, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Fire st,

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    Pok¨¦mon: Nidoqueen

    LV: 55

    Type: Poison/Ground

    Ability: Sheer Force (Hidden Ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Deep Gold

    Moves:

    - Growl, Scratch, Tail Whip, Poison Sting, Double Kick, Bite, Helping Hand, Toxic, Superpower [M]

    - (Innate Talent) Earthquake [M], (Innate Talent) Sludge Bomb [M], (Innate Talent) Blizzard [M]

    -(TM) Protect [E], (TM) Hyper Beam, (TM) Rock Slide, (TM) Sandstorm [E], (TM) Taunt, (TM) Iron Tail, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Fire st,

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    Marco :

    S-Rank Nidoking at level 56 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Nidoqueen at level 55 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Steelix at level 55 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Gyarados at level 54 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Golem at level 54 (Gold)

    S-Rank Garchomp at level 54 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Flygon at Level 53 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank ydol at Level 51 (Gold)

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    Leeroy :

    S-Rank stoise at level 55 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank Slowbro at level 52 (Gold)

    S-Rank Gyarados at level 51 (Gold)

    S-Rank Xatu at Level 45 (Gold)

    ???

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    Banks:

    S-Rank Abomasnow at level 52 (Deep Gold)

    S-Rank ceon at level 51 (Gold)

    S-Rank Weavile at level 50 (Shallow Gold)

    S-Rank Dewgong at Level 50 (Shallow Gold)

    S-Rank Jynx at Level 46 (Shallow Gold)

    ???

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    Elio:

    S-Rank Pinsir at level 50 (Gold)

    S-Rank Scizor at level 50 (Gold)

    S-Rank Heracross at level 48 (Shallow Gold)

    A-Rank Fearow at level 49 (Deep Silver)

    ???

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    Alex couldn''t look at all pokemon''s information so he focused on Marco''s pokemon (the pokemon that are next to him) and look at the other pokemon only after looking at all of Marco''s pokemon.

    Marco looked at Alex with an indifferent expression as he started running away. (he is on the back of Gyarados)

    His three subordinates stay and attack Alex''s subordinates'' Pokemon.

    It was an indirect gesture that Marco wants to fight alone with Alex somewhere else.

    Alex had seen all of Marco''s Pokemon information and he knew his Pokemon team is stronger. and that''s without the buff Alex used before to make his Pokemon even stronger.

    Even if this is a trap set by Marco, he followed him deeper into the forest.

    Alex didn''t believe that without the help of his Pokemon, Marco could really set up such an effective trap that could defeat his Pokemon. With the rule that no Pokemon or participants can be killed, the possibilities of a trap are much smaller.

    Besides that this attack was a surprise attack while Marco was walking through the woods. the probability that he had set up a trap nearby is not very high.

    Marco only ran for about a minute before stopping in an area that contained only a few trees and was rtively open.

    He didn''t directlymand his Pokemon and simply said in an emotionless tone, "Alex,...you shouldn''t have appeared in front of me."

    Alex doesn''t immediately order an attack either and he showed a puzzled expression when Marco started talking to him.

    He couldn''t understand why Marco did something like that.

    From the expression and tone Marco was using, Alex didn''t have the feeling that the reason Marco was doing that had anything to do with tactics or a trap.

    Marco didn''t wait for Alex''s reply and just said in an almost calm tone, " Hmm yeah, I truthfully despise that look on your and your Pokemon''s faces. ...I knew this was going to happen and it''s happening exactly how I expected it to transpire. HAHA, maybe it''s destiny."

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    Which 3 Pokemons are your Favorite 3 Pokemons in the story? (every Patreon can only pick 3)

    [81 votes total]

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    Winner: Gardevoir (16)

    Runner-up: Crobat (14)

    Third: Zweilous (11)

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    8: ziken & Umbreon

    6: Bte

    5: Bastiodon

    3: Nales & Scizor & Ditto

    2: Kingdra & Shinx

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    Chapter 392

    Alex who heard that thought, ''What is this crazy motherf*cker talking about?''

    He looked in Marco''s direction with a perplexed expression.

    At the same time, he noticed how strange the eyes of Marco''s Pokemon looked.

    Marco''s Pokemon all had restrained, detached, and indifferent expressions that Alex could easily identify if he looked closely at the faces and eyes of those Pokemon.

    Alex has never seen Pokemon(s) with exactly those facial expressions.

    It didn''t seem like these Pokemon hated or liked their trainer. But these Pokemon still seem to follow Marco''smands like emotionless machines.

    Also, Alex couldn''t understand how all of Marco''s Pokemon had exactly the same expression.

    Marco doesn''t seem to understand Alex''s train of thought as he just continues, "Yes, finally. I can feel a me igniting in my body. I would thank you if I didn''t detest you so much, Alex."

    Alex replied with a serious expression, "Marco, I don''t know what''s going on but you''re talking like aplete madman."

    Marco startedughing as if Alex had told the funniest joke ever. "HAHA, Alex, why can''t you understand that you''ll soon be like me?"

    Alex replied with a slightly confused expression, "I have no idea what you''re talking about. Other than that. Why do you despise me? I don''t even know you."

    Marco''s eyes showed an expression of anger although his face didn''t change. "You''re truthfully shrewd. You''ve probably noticed that your minions are stronger than mine so it''s better for you if we don''t fight directly. ...You even use this time to create a psychic surface that prevents other pokemon from using teleport ."

    Marco showed an indifferent expression as he continued, "But don''t worry. Just keep going. Isn''t it so much more exciting?"

    Alex felt Marco getting crazier and more unstable by the second. He didn''t know why but his hand started shaking a little.

    However, he tries to suppress his fear and continues to show a calm expression.

    Alex said in a serious tone, "You still haven''t answered my question. Why do you hate me so much?"

    Marco''s expression became an expression full of emotions for the first time. even if almost all emotions consisted of anger and rage.

    He said in an almost screaming tone, "NO, I DID NOT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU. I ONLY HATE THE PERSON YOU REMEMBER ME OF."

    "YOU CAN''T UNDERSTAND. BUT YOU WILL SOON."

    Marco''s Pokemon all showed indifferent expressions as if they weren''t worried about their trainer''s mental state.

    Alex felt extremely ufortable seeing how extremely Marco reacted to a normal question.

    He even started having thoughts of giving up the test and running away from there. But he quickly suppressed these thoughts. Alex was a logical person and wouldn''t do anything so illogical as giving up just because he got scared by Marco.

    Marco showed a controlled expression as he started to calm down a bit.

    He said, "I''m really tired. You''re only my second choice, but I don''t want to endure any more years, so that''s enough."

    He gives a wordless hand signal and all of his pokemon start consuming their life energy like crazy.

    They all prepare a ranged move that they boost with all of their life energy.

    Alex showed a horrified expression. "W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

    At the same time, he began telepathically warning his Pokemon.

    "USE ALL PROTECT. FAST"

    Marco''s first 6 weakest pokemon use their moves first and 6 different ranged attacks fly towards different Pokemon of Alex''s team.

    "PWWUCCCHHHHHHH"

    All of Alex''s Pokemon use [Protect] together to block these 6 attacks and manage to half-block this deadly attack.

    Some of the damage went through and directly hit several of Alex''s Pokemon.

    Scizor, Gardevoir, and Nales fell to the ground unconscious. but they had no real wounds on the body.

    ziken and Umbreon also fell to the ground unconscious, but they had severe wounds on their bodies. The two are still alive but have serious injuries and are now unconscious. these two were also thrown away many meters.

    Nidoking and Nidoqueen also started using the moves they used all their life energy for.

    their targets were the two serious injuries and are now unconscious Pokemon(s) on the ground.

    Alex quickly ran to the nearest of the two Pokemon and he started using all of his Psychic Enegire to boost [Energy shield] to the max.

    Ditto also quickly transformed into Bastiodon (who was previously Alex''s watch) and he started using [Protect]. At the same time, he threw his body in front of Alex and Umbreon to protect them.

    Nidoking''s attack breaks through [Energy shield] and [Protect] and hits Ditto who had transformed into a Bastiodon.

    Luckily, the attack was greatly weakened and Ditto just fell unconscious to the ground with no mortal wounds on his body.

    However, Nidoqueen''s attack happened at the same time and none of Alex''s Pokemon had [Protect] left to protect ziken.

    Crobat reacted as fast as they could, but he wasn''t close enough to get ahead of ziken.

    only one Pokemon was close enough and it was the Pokemon that was often the Pokemon closest to ziken.

    Bastiodon

    He had no [Protect] left but he still used his whole body to protect ziken from this deadly attack.

    Bastiodon''s head intercepts Nidoqueen''s attack and he quickly realizes that his body is not strong enough to deflect or block the entire attack. without thinking about it, he started using his Life Energy to power up his body.

    He didn''t want to pass out and be the reason his little sister died.

    Bastiodon was the shield of this family and he doesn''t hesitate for a moment.

    Nidoqueen''s attack was sessfully blockedpletely, but at the same time, Bastiodon began to get extremely tired as he felt more and more life energy escaping from his body.

    It was already toote and he couldn''t stop it.

    Bastiodon''s almost two-meter-tall body fell lifeless to the ground. hisst thought was, ''I am sorry, little sister, father, everybody.''

    ***

    I really thought long and hard about letting one of Alex''s Pokemon die in this encounter with Marco or not. I built up Marco almost from the beginning of the story and gave small hints as to how his character really is. It had been nned for a long time. But the closer I got to this moment, the more thoughts like" I have to let all Pokemon survive" came into my mind. I like all of Alex''s Pokemon and it was honestly a hard decision.

    In the end, I left it to chance. I threw a coin to see if Bastiodon would survive or not. you should know the result by now.

    rest in peace Bastiodon.

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    Chapter 393

    All of Marco''s Pokemon started falling lifeless to the ground after using their moves.

    But when they fell to the ground, all the Pokemon showed a calm expression and almost a peaceful expression.

    Marco, who didn''t have any Pokemon, was nowpletely defenseless and easily attackable. But Alex doesn''t waste a thought on Marco at this moment.

    Alex just looked at the lifeless body of Bastiodon with a shocked and disbelieving expression. He refused to ept the reality his eyes showed him.

    He quickly ran in front of Bastiodon''s corpse and started using a [Hyper Potion] on him. At the same time, he fell on his knees without noticing it himself.

    But no matter how many times he tried, the [Hyper Potion] had no effect and it didn''t even heal the corpse''s body.

    There could only be one exnation as to why this is the case. Although Alex does not want to ept this answer.

    Alex as a Psychic, also sense that Bastiodon wasn''t alive anymore...but he still couldn''t ept it.

    "lie.. that''s a lie.... why... WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN, THAT DOESN''T MAKE SENSE. THIS IS A LIE."

    Alex started screaming like a maniac and questioning reality as his eyes stayed on Bastiodon.

    But after a few seconds, Alex had to start toprehend this situation as he remembered what happened.

    At the same time began to remember all the moments with Bastiodon.

    How he gave Shieldon moomoo milk on the first day and carried him to the bed even though he was extremely heavy.

    How Shieldon had called him father for the first time.

    How Shieldon became Bastiodon and still kept his na?ve and innocent ways.

    Alex had known Bastiodon for almost two years and the bond with him was like with a real family member to Alex.

    Something snaps inside Alex as he stops denying what just happened.

    Alex averted his eyes from Bastiodon''s lifeless body and looked at Marco who watched Alex''s reaction with an apathetic look.

    He started to get up and ran in the direction of Marco with a mad look on his face. He wasn''t thinking at that moment. he just wanted to tear Marco into pieces

    Marco just watched wordlessly as Alex ran towards him without doing or saying anything. he doesn''t even defend himself as if he had hoped for such an ending.

    Alex immediately rammed him to the ground and started pounding on him wordlessly as he simultaneously yelled, "WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY"

    Marco''s expression didn''t change from the pain he was feeling and he just showed an unconcerned expression.

    Although the Humans from the Pokemon world feel less pain than the Humans from Alex''s world, it''s still very abnormal that Marco doesn''t change his face to this pain.

    Marco suddenly felt extremely tired and he knew it was finally over. hisst thought was extremely positive. He thought with a peaceful conscience ''We''re all back together now.''

    Alex punched Marco for several minutes before he calmed down.

    Alex felt Marco die and he stopped hitting him when he started to see the world again.

    He saw Crobat, Bte, Zweilous, and Kingdra standing next to him, watching his action.

    Each of these Pokemon wore an expression of pain as they looked at Alex.

    Alex moved his hands and he only now realized that both of his hands were almostpletely broken. So many bones were broken that just lifting your arms up is extremely painful.

    Marco''s face was unrecognizable and a bloody mess after Alex was done.

    Alex felt that this death was even too good for Marco as he looked at his corpse.

    He started walking emotionlessly toward his unconscious Pokemon and healed them with [Hyper Potion] after healing his hands.

    After that, he nced wordlessly at the ground.

    He didn''t want to think or feel anything at that moment so he started ignoring the world.

    Crobat, seeing the condition of his trainer, showed an angry expression as he began to scream at Alex.

    Alex cut off any telepathic link with his Pokemon so he had no idea what Crobat was saying as he looked down at the ground.

    Crobat noticed that too and he threw Alex to the ground so that he had to look at him.

    Alex who "woke up" showed an angry expression as he looked at Crobat.

    He reconnected his telepathic link to his Pokemon, when he said angrily, "WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

    Bte, Zweilous, and Kingdra all wore surprised expressions when they saw what Crobat had done.

    The three quickly separated Crobat from Alex and prevented him from injuring Alex out of anger. Even if no one believed that Crobat would actually do that.

    Crobat got separated from Alex and he stopped showing an angry expression as he responded, "I want a trainer who doesn''t act like a kid. The trainer I respect always finds a solution. Pull yourself together ande up with a n to save Bastiodon."

    Alex started getting really angry when he heard this, "You F*CKING BASTARD. DO YOU THINK I AM GOD AND CAN..."

    He stopped screaming when a thought came to him.

    "GOD... maybe... we can still safe Bastiodon"

    He quickly heard his map and looked at the most dangerous area on this ind.

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    Area 18 #

    Danger level: Red

    Pokemon leader: Mid-Champion Regirock, Regice, Registeel/ ??? Mew

    Rare Pokemon: ???

    Rare items: ???

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    Alex started imagining like a maniac how Mew saved Bastiodon and resurrected him.

    Crobat looked at the map that was in Alex''s hand and he said, "Let''s do this. For Bastiodon"

    Alex who heard this remembered the death of Batisodon and he thought, ''But that''s too dangerous. What if other Pokemon die? Bastiodon''s death was my fault and the other Pokemon can''t die just because I do something stupid.''

    Crobat understands Alex very well and he understood what he was thinking when he saw the expression on Alex''s face.

    Crobat said with a serious expression, "We are all to me for this death. So we''ll try to save him together."

    Before Alex could reply, Crobat said with a soft expression, "If you don''t want someone else to die make up a good emergency n in case something goes wrong. Let''s do that. Please... "

    Alex hesitated for a few moments before agreeing with Crobat and beginning to n several emergency ns.

    He used this time when his Pokemon were still unconscious to think about several emergency ns.

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    Chapter 394

    Alex thought for several minutes when he suddenly noticed his TRH device start vibrating and making a noise.

    He looks at who to call him now and realized it was Giovanni.

    The watch that Alex, Marco, and Janine are wearing not only has a GPS but apparently another thing that allows Giovanni to know what just happened.

    Alex doesn''t believe that Giovanni just called randomly and that the timing was random.

    The TRH device could not have such a function because Giovanni had personally promised all high-level team rocket members not to hide any hidden recording devices in this system and until today nothing was found in the TRH device when the other executive said they were testing it.

    The only questionable thing the TRH device could do is know exactly where the user was located. (although this has been openlymunicated by Giovanni and is not a problem for most Team rocket members.)

    He epted the call and wordlessly looked at his TRH device.

    Alex didn''t know what to say for a moment.

    He knew it wasn''t Giovanni''s fault that this happened but he couldn''t help but feel some negative emotions towards Giovanni after all of this happened. Marco is Giovanni''s nephew after all.

    He also had a suspicion that Giovanni was Marco''s first target and he was only taken because Giovanni was too strong. It wasn''t Giovanni''s fault either, but it left him with a bad taste in his mouth.

    Giovanni''s calm voice could be heard from the TRH device as he said, "Alex, I saw what happened. I have to apologize for putting you in such a situation. It''s truthfully an unfortunate situation and I have a share of the responsibility for what happened to you."

    Alex heard what Giovanni had said and for a moment he didn''t know what to say. At that time he was still very emotional and not in the best possible condition to think logically.

    He just said the first thing that came to mind, "Boss, why did you allow him to take this test when you knew he was such a threat?"

    Giovanni replied without hesitation, "He''s no danger to anyone else but me. Or that''s what I thought before this happened. I also half hoped that his condition might get better this year.

    "Alex, I don''t know why he suddenly became so interested in you, but I genuinely didn''t expect it. I know you don''t want to hear this now, but I''llpensate youter."

    Then before Alex could say anything he said, "Not for your loss but for my mistakes. As a trainer, I understand that a Pokemon can not be reced. Please see thispensation in the way I mean it."

    Alex was speechless and didn''t say anything for a few seconds.

    He then said, "It''s not really your responsibility. The biggest fault was on me and my ignorance. I underestimated the danger of Marco and only now I''m starting to understand this bastard a little bit better."

    Alex started talking like he was talking to himself and not Giovanni. "Now that I thought about it, I realize that this bastard was very envious of me and my pokemon. It may be that the many positive emotions between my pokemon and me made him jealous and angry. It may be the talent and strength of my pokemon made him jealous and angry. Who knows. Although... I still don''t really understand this crazy bastard."

    Giovanni said nothing for a moment before adding, "I can''t say I understand Marco well but I think the main reason he hated you and your Pokemon was because he realized you got so strong and talented without losing a Pokemon and this one thought made him extremely envious and furious."

    Giovanni said in a slightly emotional tone, "You remind him a lot of the person he was before he lost his starter Pokemon. Or that''s what I understood from the conversation between you two."

    Alex felt anger starting to build after hearing that.

    "THIS BASTARD. HE JUST DOES THIS BECAUSE I WAS SIMILAR TO HIS PAST HIM? THIS CRAZY BASTARD EVEN THOUGHT I WILL BECOME LIKE HIM AFTER THIS HAPPENED TO ME."

    Alex got so mad that Bastiodon died for such a crazy reason. That is so unfair. It waspletely illogical. Only for a madman that would make sense.

    Giovanni waited for Alex to calm down and he said, "The reason probably didn''t matter to him anymore."

    Alex noticed his other Pokemon starting to wake up and he quickly said, "I have to go."

    Giovanni answered me in a calm tone, "We can talkter. Good luck."

    Alex hung up and looked at the Pokemon that woke up.

    ziken who was looking at the corpse of Bastiodon started crying as she fell to the ground. Shepletely broke down.

    Gardevoir, Ditto, and the rest didn''t have much better facial expressions and many still couldn''t believe that Batsiodon was dead.

    Alex showed a serious expression as he yelled, "WE WILL SAVE BASTIODON. FOLLOW ME"

    Without waiting for Alex''s signal, Crobat started to lift Alex into the air.

    ziken and the rest of the Pokemon looked at Alex and Crobat with hopeful faces as they followed. Scizor and ziken carry the corpse of Bastiodon as they follow Alex and Crobat.

    Alex''s team moved towards Area 18 and they entered this dangerous area without hesitation.

    During this short journey, Alex exins to all Pokemon what the emergency ns are and what each Pokemon should do.

    For example, all Pokemon must be within 1 meter of each other and Gardevoir must prepare Teleport in advance.

    That''s just the first emergency n and Alex has three others if the first n doesn''t work.

    Gardevoir suddenly felt the life energy from an extremely powerful Pokemon and she immediately warned Alex about it.

    Alex said with a calm expression, "Then let''s go to this powerful Pokemon. Gardevoir, watch out for my signal in case something goes wrong."

    As the group got closer and closer, Alex saw the information about a Pokemon through the trees

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    Pok¨¦mon: Regirock

    LV: 66

    Type: Rock

    Abilities: Clear Body

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Divine

    Moves:

    -Explosion [E], Rock Throw, Curse [M], Superpower [M], AncientPower [M], Iron Defense [M], Charge Beam, Zap Cannon [M],

    - Domain: Shallow Divine Rock Mastery

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 Chapter 395

    Chapter 395

    Alex looked at the information and he couldn''t help but get a little confused. He immediately understood that Shallow Divinees after Deep Diamond and that this Legendary Pokemon had such potential, but what "domain" meant wasn''t so obvious to him.

    However, Alex felt that these had many simrities to the god domains of Norse and Greek mythologies

    As for example, Poseidon had the domain of the Sea and ordingly possess the Powers of "the Sea".

    [Shallow Divine Rock Mastery] sounds pretty strong, but Alex felt that it was extremely weak for a full-blood Legendary Pokemon and that Regirock was probably one of the weakest full-blood Legendary Pokemon in this world.

    But that''s only inparison to other full-blood Legendary Pokemon.

    Alex wasn''t even sure if Lance von Kanto could defeat this Regirock with all of his Pokemon.

    He got closer and closer before this Regirock could be seen in its full glory.

    Alex showed a slightly surprised expression as he looked at Regirock who didn''t move.

    Regirock is arge golem-like Pok¨¦mon made of brown and orange rocks. It has a pattern of seven orange dots on its face that resembles a capital letter "H". It has long arms with jutting shoulders and club-like hands without fingers.

    Alex already knew roughly what this Pokemon would look like so he wasn''t surprised by the look and Alex was surprised by the size of this Regirock.

    Regirock was over 4 meters tall and muchrger than the one half-blood Regirock that Alex had seen in a photo. Even in a sitting posture it was more than twice as tall as the one half-blood Regirock and much taller than Alex.

    [Members of the Legendary titans cannot create children with other Pokemon but can create a half-blood Legendary Pokemon with a small part of their body.]

    Alex''s other Pokemon started showing extremely nervous expressions when they looked at this nightmare of a Pokemon.

    full-blood Legendary Pokemon are basically living gods for Humans and other Pokemon.

    Even if he didn''t react when Alex''s party got closer, Alex''s Pokemon couldn''t help but get extremely nervous.

    Regirock''s 7 little "eyes" started to shine and it started to stand up.

    Gardevoir showed an overly nervous expression and was ready to use teleport as soon as Alex gave the signal.

    Alex looked at the 14-foot titan as he said, "Regirock, I beg you. Can you please lead me to Mew?"

    "¨¹N ¨¹N ¨¹N" Regirock produced an extremely metallic and unpleasant noise.

    unbelievably, Alex could understand what he was saying without using telepathy.

    The words roughly mean that Mew allowed Regirock to lead Alex to it.

    Alex couldn''t understand why he could suddenly understand what this Regirock meant with its sounds. It wasn''t like Regirock was a Psychic-type Pokemon or that Alex had heard normal words from it.

    He felt for the first time how fearsome a Legendary Pokemon can be.

    The Humans of this world are really not the rulers of this world and the Legendary Pokemon are the true rulers of this world.

    Regirock leads Alex to a massive tree that is in the middle of this area and cannot be overlooked.

    This tree looked extremely unnatural and even had arge hole as an entrance like a house would have. But even with this deep hole, this tree seemed extremely healthy as if thisrge hole didn''t affect it.

    Alex''s group entered this tree and saw Regice and Registeel already waiting for his group.

    These two were also at level 66 and had the two domains Alex had anticipated.

    [Domain: Shallow Divine Steel Mastery]

    [Domain: Shallow Divine Ice Mastery]

    Alex moved closer when he suddenly realized that a Pokemon was hiding behind Registeel, which he hadn''t found before he got closer.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Mew

    LV: 68

    Type: Psychic

    Abilities: Synchronize

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Divine

    Moves:

    -Work Up, Dragon w, Psyshock, Calm Mind [M], Roar, etc (every Technical Machine, Technical Record, Hidden Machine, and Move Tutor move)

    - Domain: Shallow Divine Psychic Mastery, Divine Transform Mastery

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    Mew noticed Alex watching it and it showed a very shy bodynguage as it hid half of his body behind Registeel.

    Alex saw the information from his system and he couldn''t help but get a bit stunned that such a powerful Pokemon was showing such an expression. Mainly because he knew that Mew had personally invited him or that''s at least what he understood from Regirock.

    He stopped thinking about it, though, once he remembered why he was here for.

    Alex got on his knees and said with an almost pleading expression, "P-Please Mew. Please save Bastiodon. He doesn''t deserve this. Please Mew..."

    Normally, Alex is an extremely proud and arrogant person who has never humbled himself so much in his entire life as he had just done.

    For the first time in his life, he begged with all his might without even thinking about himself.

    Alex''s other Pokemon even started doing the same thing, and they all adopted a begging pose as they looked at Mew.

    Even Crobat and Scizor didn''t hesitate for a moment to do so.

    Mew showed an extremely sad expression upon hearing this and stopped hiding behind Registeel.

    It looked at Alex with a sad expression as it shook its head to tell Alex it can''t do that. It roughly means, "I would very much like to, but I don''t have the ability to do so."

    Alex couldpletely understand what Mew was saying to him from that one gesture.

    He had no thoughts about it though and he started asking with a confused expression, "Even if you turn into Ho-oh? Please, can''t you try?"

    Alex could suddenly hear the voice of Mew in his head. " Human... I can only inherit the abilities of some legendary pokemon when I transform into them. some abilities of Ho-oh are too powerful to fully copy. "

    "...and even if I couldpletely copy Ho-oh''s abilities, Bastiodon has unfortunately been dead for too long to save him. ...I''m sorry human."

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 Chapter 396

    Chapter 396

    Alex breaks down emotionally for the second time that day. The realization that Bastiodon is dead for good and that he can''t change anything made Alex''s emotions erupt.

    he would even fall to the ground if he wasn''t already on his knees.

    Alex felt his throat close up and tears start streaming down his face.

    Alex''s Pokemon weren''t any better than Alex and they were all starting to have tears welling up in their eyes. Even Crobat and Scizor had tears rolling down their cheeks when they realized that Bastiodon could not be saved.

    Mew could see the emotion of Alex and his Pokemon and felt how much they appreciated Bastiodon.

    Because of Mew''s many powerful Psychic abilities, Mew knew before it met Alex what he wanted from it, and only because of this, Mew allows Alex to enter his home.

    But now the emotion of Alex and his Pokemon was much clearer and only now did Mew understand how strong the bond of this group truthfully is.

    Mew moved in front of Alex and Alex could hear an emotional voice in his head saying, "Please... don''t be sad. Bastiodon is not gone forever and he wille back to life in a new form."

    Alex who heard this, reacted as if he was about to drown but then suddenly found a rescue boat just a few meters away from him.

    "M-Mew what do you mean? can you tell me?... please."

    Mew looked at Alex as if to read his mind and Alex could hear a voice in his head again, "If you don''t tell anyone I can tell you."

    Alex nodded without hesitation and Mew immediately seemed to believe Alex as it exined what it meant by that.

    "Any Human or Pokemon that dies will reappear in a new form in this world. That is the will of Arceus."

    Alex, hearing this, gave a puzzled expression as he asked for further exnation, "What do you mean by a new shape?"

    Mew patiently exined, "Almost always... a human or pokemon after its death will be reincarnated in the form of its exact species. Though they lose all their memory from theirst life those pokemon or humans are still the same individuals."

    Alex hearing that didn''t know for a moment how to feel. He was d that Bastiodon could live on in a different way and wasn''t gone forever, but he couldn''t help but feel that "his Bastiodon" was still dead.

    Without his memory or body, is Bastiodon truly the same Bastiodon Alex knew?

    Mew noticed that Alex''s mood wasn''t improving and it moved in front of Alex. Mew then touched Alex''s head with its small hands.

    Alex was extremely surprised by what Mew is doing and he only understood after realizing how his psychic energy, capacity, quality, and potential were suddenly improved many times over.

    Although Alex is a psychic, he is only a ss 3 psychic and not ridiculously strong due to his mediocre talent. Even if he used his mediocre talent extremely effectively he was nothing special and at maximum would be as strong as a weak ss 4 psychic in a fight.

    But after getting "Mew''s blessing", Alex was almost 10 times better in terms of Psychic-energy capacity and a lot better in terms of Psychic-energy quality and potential.

    Mew''s voice could be heard in Alex''s head at the same time, "Unfortunately, that''s really the maximum I can do for you. your talent is frankly too bad."

    Alex gave a puzzled expression as he felt how much stronger he was now. He wasn''t sure if he was a level 4 psychic or a 5 psychic now, but he was certain that he definitely wasn''t a level 3 psychic anymore.

    "...Mew... What... Why are you doing this?"

    Mew showed an emotional expression as Alex could again hear Mew''s voice in his head, "Human, even though you''re very dirty...you''re also one of the few humans that really treats his Pokemon like family members...It''s really painful to see how you feel after losing Bastiodon."

    Mew had mixed emotions about giving Alex this blessing but genuinely felt that Alex deserved it.

    At least more than many other humans who don''t treat their Pokemon nearly as well.

    Mew then flew in front of Ditto and It then enveloped Ditto with its Psychic-energy.

    This Psychic-energy began to enter Ditto''s body and slowly transform it.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Ditto

    LV: 53

    Type: Normal

    Abilities: Imposter (Hidden ability)

    Gender: Genderless

    Potential: Shallow Diamond

    Moves: (Perfect Talent) Transform [M]

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    Alex waspletely stunned at what just happened. Mew not only helped him but also turned Ditto into a Shallow Diamond Pokemon with Master-rank [Transform].

    But Mew was not finished and flew in front of Gardevoir. It wrapped Gardevoir simr to Ditto with its Psychic-energy and then slowly modify Gardevoir.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 55

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential: Diamond

    Moves:

    - Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport [E], Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse [E], Draining Kiss [E], Psychic [M], Imprison, Future Sight, Captivate, Hypnosis [E], Dazzling Gleam[E], Dream Eater

    - (Perfect Talent) Disable [M], (Perfect Talent) Calm Mind [M],

    - (TM) Protect, (TM) Shadow Ball, (TM) Will-O-Wisp, (TM) Thunderbolt, (TM) Thunder Wave, (TM) Helping Hand, (TM) Focus st [E] , (TM) Reflect [E], (TM) Light Screen, (TM) Safeguard, (TM) Charm, (TM) Icy Wind, (TM) Hyper Beam [E], (TM) Guard Swap, (TM) Mystical Fire, (TM) Psych Up, (TM) Substitute

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    Alex, who saw Gardevoir''s status, couldn''t understand what was happening.

    Mew noticed that in one look and exined to Alex, "Human, while you''re not my best choice, I truthfully appreciate your love for your Pokemon and your potential. Also... I don''t want to see you and your Pokemon falling into the abyss because of grief. While that''s not much, I hope it can at least lessen your grief a little bit."

    Alex asked with a puzzled expression, "did you really do all this just to make me a little less sad?"

    Mew sparked a cute smile as Alex heard a voice again, "Nop. That''s just the more adorable reason."

    Alex grabbed his head when he heard that. He no longer understood the world.

    "Then what is the main reason?"

    Mew then showed a serious expression again. "From now on you are a protector of this world and this needs strength."

    "Protector of this world? Since when am I something like this?... I never agreed to be something like that."

    Mew responded in a calm tone, "That''s just the title and you have no real responsibilities. You can do whatever you want with this power I''ve given you and I won''t tell you what to do."

    Alex gave a puzzled expression when he heard that. He couldn''t understand what Mew wanted to achieve with this.

    Mew then showed a cute little smile.

    "But I believe that if the world is in danger, you will be the real protector of this world one way or the other. You have the potential to be the strongest human of all time and I don''t think you will just stand by when humanity is in real danger. "

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 Chapter 397

    Chapter 397

    For a few seconds, Alex couldn''t believe what he had just heard. Alex also noticed at this moment that Mew is not only yful and mischievous but also extremely intelligent and sly.

    ''...well, it''s not like I''d actually just watch when the world is really in danger. Even if Mew hadn''t boosted my power, I would do something and not just watch how I and my Pokemon all die. ''

    Alex wouldn''t do this to save lives but because he doesn''t want to go down with the world or see 90% of humans/Pokemon die.

    He also doesn''t want to live in a world full of water or full ofnd. if he can even "live" in such a world.

    "No problem. I would do that anyway... if I''m strong enough. ...Although it makes me a bit nervous that you suddenly give me this power."

    He felt that the reason Mew gave him power was not unimportant or just for what mew said.

    Mew showed a serious expression as Alex heard a voice in his head again, " Normally you would be wrong, but today you are right. I was truthfully just helping you to prevent a tragedy that is about to happen."

    Alex''s first thought was "Mewtwo" when he heard Mew''s words.

    As he considered the strength of the mighty Mewtwo, which is probably stronger than Mew, he couldn''t help but say with a serious expression, "Mew, are you talking about Mewtwo? ...and how do you even know it exists."

    Mew showed a sad expression when it said, "Mewtwo is its name? what a terrible name you humans came up with."

    "As for your question, I could feel its existence after it was born. I couldn''t feel where exactly it was, just that Mewtwo has the same species as me when it was born."

    "...But this sense grew stronger and stronger over time and I have a feeling it will wake up soon. As this feeling grew stronger, I began to feel some of its emotions as well. ..."

    Alex, hearing this, immediately understood that Mewtwo would soon escape his prison when Mew used the words "wake up".

    Even if he didn''t know how strong Mewtwo is after escaping his prison, it should be way too strong for Alex.

    with his Mega Scizor, which is stronger than a level 60 Pokemon, Alex still shouldn''t be nearly strong enough to stop Mewtwo.

    Alex couldn''t help but say, "Mew, I''m not sure how strong Mewtwo is, but it should be way too strong for me."

    "Human, you should still have plenty of time. Maybe 2 or even 3 years."

    Alex showed a stunned expression when he heard that Mew thinks 2 or 3 years is enough time.

    Mew then put on a mischievous expression as it continued, "Except that I don''t expect you to defeat it anyway, I expect you to convince it."

    "The hatred that Mewtwo has for your race is notpletely unchangeable and you still have a chance."

    Alex, however, showed an indifferent expression upon hearing this, "It''s nice that Mewtwo can change, but that doesn''t change the fact that it''s too dangerous. I won''t risk my Pokemon''s lives to change that."

    While this world had simrities to Pokemon from his world, it is not so simr to a version of Pokemon to know exactly what happened.

    this World seemed to have parts from Pokemon Games, Manga, and Anime in it, but it''s very mixed up and Alex can not actually say what will happen next.

    The fact that the timelines of these three arepletely different and even inconsistent among themselves didn''t help.

    Alex didn''t know what will and won''t happen in this world. at least not to 100% certainty.

    Especially since the legendary Pokemon are much stronger in this world made it extra difficult for Alex to say exactly what''s possible in this world to happen.

    Is it actually possible to control Dialga and Palkia with the [Red Chain]?

    Alex would strongly doubt that such a thing is really possible in this world or at least he wouldn''t bet his life on it.

    If even the option of controlling such a powerful Pokemon is too risky for Alex, how is he supposed to do that with a more unpredictable threat like Mewtwo?

    Exactly how Mewtwo would react if he even manages to free it ispletely unknown to Alex, and not worth the risk.

    Mew showed a sad expression and Alex could hear a voice in his head again. "Human, please think about it. It''ll take a lot of life if you don''t free it."

    "...It''s not as easy a task as you think. Why don''t you do it yourself? You should be strong enough to free Mewtwo. I can even show you where Mewtwo is properly right now."

    Mew showed a hesitant expression upon hearing this. but after a few seconds, Mew shakes its head.

    "It has to be done by a human or Mewtwo won''t change its mind in humans."

    Alex who heard this showed a thoughtful expression. After a few seconds he said, "Mew, I can''t give you an answer. Maybe in a year or two, I''ll try to save Mewtwo. I truly don''t want Kanto to be a graveyard."

    "...But that''s not a promise"

    Alex was really thankful that Mew had allowed him into its house and that Mew had improved the strength of him and two of his Pokemon. But even with this gratitude, he promises nothing and left the option open for the time being.

    Mew showed a happy expression upon hearing Alex''s words.

    "Thank you very much human. I would like to strengthen your other Pokemon as well, but unfortunately, they don''t have the prerequisites to make that possible."

    Alex, who heard this, looked at his Pokemon and realized that none of his Pokemon genuinely matched Mew.

    He then looked at Registeel for a second.

    Scizor is still a Pokemon that is not unrted to Registeel

    and a Pokemon that could theoretically be boosted.

    Mew, who saw Alex''s look, shook his head. "I''m sorry Human but unfortunately Registeel can''t help your Scizor. The three titans are special and they lose part of their body and strength when they try to power up another Pokemon. "

    Alex who heard that immediately understood that Mew didn''t want to allow something like that and he stop asking for it.

    Mew has already done more than enough for him and he didn''t want to be too greedy.

    Alex noticed that Mew showed a tired expression as he looked at it and he said with a smile, "Thank you so much Mew for taking the time to talk to me and for your help. I hope to see you again soon."

    Mew shed a cute smile and waved at Alex and his Pokemon as they left his home.

    At the same time Alex was leaving Mew''s house, he suddenly heard his system beeping.

    Then Alex suddenly heard a voice in his head.

    [System: Hidden Quest 2 "Meet a Full-Blood Legendary Pok¨¦mon" sessful.]

    [Reward: more urate Pokemon potential disy.]

    Alex showed a surprised expression as he witnessed how his system improve again.

    He tests it immediately and looks at the information from Gardevoir.

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    Pok¨¦mon: Gardevoir

    LV: 55

    Type: Psychic / Fairy

    Abilities: Telepathy (hidden ability)

    Gender: Female

    Potential:Diamond (7%)

    Moves: ...

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    thest two chapters are 10 or 20% bigger than usual and I find this length very fitting so that most of the new chapters are now about that size from now on.

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 Chapter 398

    Chapter 398

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    Alex:

    Crobat at level 55 (Shallow Diamond) 0%

    Scizor at level 55 (Shallow Diamond) 0%

    Gardevoir at level 55 (Diamond) 7%

    ziken at level 55 (Shallow Diamond) 5%

    Umbreon at level 55 (Shallow Diamond) 2%

    Ditto at Level 53 (Shallow Diamond) 86%

    Aln Nales at level 53 (Shallow Diamond) 29%

    Bte at level 53 (Shallow Diamond) 29%

    Kingdra at level 52 (Shallow Diamond) 4%

    Zweilous at level 52 (Shallow Diamond) 52%

    Shinx at level 10 (Gold) 0%

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    Alex again looked at the Status of each of his Pokemon and he quickly realized how the new potential system was likely to work.

    The new percentage next to a Pokemon''s potential showed how far away that Pokemon is from the next potential level.

    Alex didn''t know this for sure, but it''s very likely that once a Pokemon reaches 100% that it has improved its potential or at least that''s about to ur.

    All of his Born Shallow Gold Pokemon continued to get items from Alex after they reached the SS- rank because Alex wasn''t sure if it was truly impossible for him to get them to the Diamond Potentialter on.

    Alex''s three Born Shallow Gold Pokemon didn''t get many items, but he spent at least 50 millionbined on the three after they reached the SS rank.

    The fact that these 3 Pokemon only have 2-5% was frankly little when Alex considers that they probably didn''t enter the SS rank at 0%.

    Especially ziken and Kingdra who got the SS rank at their Evolution should have more than 5%. or at least Alex hadn''t thought before he looked at the status of his Pokemon that ziken or Kingdra would have such a low percentage.

    It seems that for Born Shallow Gold Pokemon it is considerably harder to reach the Diamond potential.

    Inparison, Alex''s three most talented Pokemon were many times more effective.

    after Nales, Bte, and Zweilous reaches the SS rank, Alex kept buying as many items as possible for them.

    Alex had spent close to 100 million Pokedors on those three, and Alex was only really pleased with Zweilous'' "improvements" after he looked at the status of the three.

    Mainly because Alex didn''t know if this percentage is always difficult to improve the higher the number is or if the difficulty stays the same no matter how close a Pokemon is to the next potential stage. (apart from the fact that a Pokemon has to consume more items to achieve this)

    If the first one is true, it will be almost impossible for Alex to get his Born Shallow Gold Pokemon to the Diamond Potential even if he''s making money like crazy. at least not without an extensive amount of money and time.

    Even for Nales and Bte, it will be extremely expensive to bring them to Diamond potential, and "they were born with Born Gold potential." But for Nales and Bte, Alex is still rich enough to aplish it rtively fast. Especially after he had built up a base in Hoenn.

    Though, the main reason why all this is so expensive is that the prices for SS-rank Pokemon items and corpses are extremely pricey and not because Alex''s Pokemon have too bad of a potential.

    Especially the prices for Dragon and Ghost Type Pokemon items and corpses are very unreasonable.

    The price-performance ratio of the items of these two types is extremely poor and one of the reasons why Alex always had the feeling that he was burning his money after buying items for his Pokemon.

    Zweilous, who already had a 51%, shouldn''t have much of a problem reaching the Diamond potential if Alex continues to buy items. But Alex aims higher for Zweilous than just the Diamond potential so that he doesn''t stop buying items for him even after Zweilous has reached the Diamond potential.

    If all goes well, Zweilous will be a 50+% Diamond Pokemon before it evolves, and will more likely be a Deep Diamond Pokemon after it evolves.

    Though Alex still needs a good item Dark or Dragon-type item good enough to give Zweilous as it evolves.

    an item from Professor Oak''s Dragonite would be the best Pokemon item and Alex''s optimal Pokemon item behind full-blood legendary Pokemon items.

    Full-blood legendary Pokemon items simply cannot bepared and are always better than other items

    Especially after Alex witnessed how high the potential of Ditto is, he realized that he had previously underestimated the items from full-blood legendary Pokemon. Each of these items (blood, scales,...) is an extraordinary treasure.

    Also, now that Ditto is only 14% away, Alex won''t give up getting it on the Diamond even if it means spending hundreds of millions to do it.

    Alex stopped thinking about it and started walking back to the Team Rocket base with his Pokemon.

    When he stopped thinking about other things and looked at the corpse of Bastiodon carried by his Pokemon, Alex couldn''t help but resume to have an extremely heartbreaking mood.

    Even if the future of him and his Pokemon looks very bright, he couldn''t bring himself to be truly happy about it.

    Alex and his Pokemon all showed sad expressions and no one even said a word as they walked through the forest for a long time.

    Gardevoir, who felt the emotion of the whole group the best, couldn''t help but start crying again. But this time she didn''t break downpletely and went on despite her grief.

    She didn''t want any sympathy and didn''t want to stop the group so she made an effort to keep walking.

    Gardevoir knows that she is not the only Pokemon that had to work so hard not to break down. She also didn''t want to drain the mood of the group any further.

    Alex noticed the sadness of his Pokemon and he tries to distract himself. He didn''t want to think about it right now. he pulled out his TRH device and tried not to think about anything.

    Now wasn''t the best time to mourn or to break down in front of his pokemon so that Alex showed an emotionless expression even though his eyes betrayed his true feelings.

    He sent Maria, Elise, and Daniel the same message: that the test was over and that he had won.

    However, Alex was immediately called by Maria after he had sent these three messages.

    Alex hesitates for a moment but in the end, he epts the call.

    "..."

    Maria''s nervous voice could be heard. "Alex, are you ok? what happened? did you hurt yourself?...can you hear me?"

    Alex tried to answer in a calm tone, "I''m fine..."

    Maria''s nervous voice could still be heard as she asked, "Alex...I saw the corpses of Marco and his Pokemon... You... should be considered a traitor by team rocket if they found out about it, right?"

    Alex could then hear Maria, start to cry as she said, "*sob*, why are you doing such a stupid thing you, *sob*, bastard? What are you going to do now? F*ck, *sob*"

    Alex said nothing for a few moments as he looked at his TRH device with a surprised expression.

    This is the first time he has "seen" Maria crying.

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