April 23rd.
The day of the Su Province High School Pokémon League Main Competition.
Before the competition even started, the audience was already discussing the Rookie List that the Golden Hill Trainer Association had announced yesterday.
The audience's discussion revolved around whether the ranking was reasonable or not.
The discussion at the competition venue was relatively harmonious, but online, it was a series of flame wars.
The main force of the flame wars was naturally the students from various schools, all defending their own players. Even across a screen, they could argue until their faces were red...
They still had too little homework.
...
"Boss, you're in the last match."
Inside the Arena.
Liu Le saw the group list on the big screen and said cheerfully, "How is it? Will going on last put any pressure on you?"
"There will be a little pressure, but it's okay for me, as long as Eevee is fine," Fang Yuan said from the heart.
"Uh..." The teachers and students next to Fang Yuan were speechless.
"Be serious..." Teacher Bai Ning said.
"Just kidding to ease the atmosphere... By the way, this grouping should be based on last night's list, right? Jiang Ran is in the first match, and I'm in the last match. If the list is reasonable, theoretically, we two will advance all the way and then meet in the final," Fang Yuan said. "To be honest... I'm a little looking forward to it."
During the Main Competition, Zhuang Xin, as the representative of the Peaceful City Trainer Association, sat in the Guest Seats.
Currently, it was Director Wu Pingqiu, the Dean of Teaching of Peaceful City First High School, who was serving as the tactical advisor, handling matters for the participating players with Teacher Bai Ning and others.
"It's good that you have confidence," Director Wu said.
As for Fang Yuan, Director Wu and Teacher Bai Ning had nothing to say, after all, Fang Yuan had already brought a lot of honor to Peaceful City First High School.
Second place on the Rookie List, he was qualified to be a little confident.
...
"Zhuang Xin, Peaceful City is doing well this time. You've produced a grassroots genius. I think Peaceful City will have another Professional Trainer in the future."
In the Guest Seats, a female Professional Trainer from the Yanhe Trainer Association said to Zhuang Xin.
"Thank you for your kind words. Your Yanhe First High School's captain is also good," Zhuang Xin said with a smile.
The two immediately started praising each other in a business-like manner.
"Speaking of this Fang Yuan, it's really strange," Zhao Yan of the Wuzhou City Trainer Association said helplessly, watching the two women discussing with great interest. "For a grassroots to reach this level is already comparable to a national treasure. It's rare to see one in so many years."
"Everyone has their own opportunities... Weren't the earliest Trainers also exploring from scratch?" someone said with a smile. The speaker had just arrived and then sat next to Zhao Yan.
"Master Xu Zhi."
Seeing the person who came, the Professional Trainers from various cities greeted him.
Xu Zhi, the common representative of several high schools in Golden Hill City, also a high-level figure in the Provincial Capital, a One-Star Professional Trainer, and enjoys the title of Master.
Yang Han of the Peaceful City Trainer Association, once wanted to undergo the promotion assessment, from Professional Trainer, promoted to One-Star Professional Trainer, but unfortunately failed.
Professional Trainers who have a certain level of attainment in a certain attribute can obtain Merit Points by exploring Secret Realms or leaving great achievements in some fields, and consume Merit Points to apply for promotion. Those who meet the strength and honor conditions are awarded One-Star.
With the help of the Sand Scale Fruit Tree, Yang Han finally gathered enough Merit Points this year, but failed to meet the standard in strength and failed to be promoted.
"It's Jiang Ran's turn to play." Master Xu Zhi said.
The Professional Trainers nodded, looked at the battlefield, and waited for this Rookie Trainer who might be related to the "Spirit Realm" to play.
Inside the main venue.
Some leaders who needed to make public appearances had already finished speaking. They mainly summarized the performance of the preliminaries, but fortunately it didn't take too long.
Then, Wang Lin, the commentator and host, took over and began to introduce the Individual Battle that would be held first today.
The first match.
Jiang Ran of Nanjiang University High School Affiliated vs Feng Kun of Broad Mound High School.
Feng Kun is ranked eleventh in the list announced by the Golden Hill Trainer Association, and his Beginner Pokémon is Arbok.
The Poison of this Arbok is very unusual, with strong paralysis, it should be the toxicity cultivated using a special secret recipe.
However, Jiang Ran's Haunter, Feng Kun's opponent, also has Poison-type attributes. It is still unknown whether the Poison that Arbok has always been feared for will work on it.
"Cheering, Haunter."
On the battlefield, Jiang Ran, wearing a black and red team uniform, released his Pokémon Haunter.
Fang Yuan sat in the contestant seat and observed this Jiang Ran. How should he put it… this Jiang Ran is very ordinary.
He doesn't have the arrogance of some geniuses, nor does he have anything attractive.
It's like a stranger that everyone has around them, passing by without leaving an impression.
After both Jiang Ran and Feng Kun released their Pokémon, the Referee ordered again:
"Start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Arbok spat out countless Poison Sting.
The specific number cannot be counted, but there should be dozens of them, which easily reminds people of a word, Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle.
But…
"Feint Attack." After Jiang Ran issued the order.
Haunter showed a speed that was difficult to see with the eyes, as if it had penetrated another dimension of space, bypassing the move and suddenly appearing in front of Arbok.
Arbok bit in a panic, but Haunter brushed past it.
"Iheeheeheeheehee~"
Acting like a ghost, after Haunter swayed beside Arbok, Arbok became psychedelic.
In Arbok's ears, Haunter's laughter echoed continuously, and the sound became smaller and smaller…
The sound entered its ears, and Arbok felt as if it was immersed in a dark and chaotic space, filled with endless drowsiness.
"Dream Eater."
As Arbok closed its eyes, Haunter's figure passed through it once again.
Bang...
Arbok fell to the ground, Haunter licking its lips with lingering interest.
The extremely crisp and neat battle instantly made Jiang Ran and Haunter the focus of the entire arena.
...
"Crushing, this is simply crushing!"
"Boss, as expected, just like the rumors online, this Haunter's Hypnosis ability is too terrifying," Liu Le exclaimed.
"And the power of that Dream Eater is also very strong... This move is definitely Snorlax's nemesis."
"Huh? I suddenly feel like I need to raise a Pokémon that knows Dream Eater..."
"Well, I'll raise one later... Indeed, this Haunter is proficient in Hypnosis and Strange Beam, making it very difficult to deal with. These two moves have a similar effect to Eevee's Swagger, which means this Haunter's Psychic Power is also very strong," Fang Yuan said.
Then, he scratched his head. This was a Ghost-type Pokémon proficient in illusion abilities. Cultivating in the direction of illusions was the most difficult, and correspondingly, it was also very difficult to deal with. However, with Eevee's Psychic Power, it should be able to resist it, right?
After all, Eevee was a Pokémon that could chat and joke with Ghost-type Pokémon in the Magic University Haunted House. If it was instantly killed, it would be too unfair to the brothers and sisters in the Haunted House.
"The opponent has illusions, and Eevee also has Swagger. The opponent's actions are strange, and Eevee can respond with its reaction awareness. Everyone has a fifty-fifty chance, but we can't guarantee that this is the opponent's limit. It's a tricky opponent," Fang Yuan pondered.
The competition continued.
In the second match, Guo Xuan from Calm Sea High School faced the captain of Lvhia Senior High School.
After a series of back-and-forth exchanges, Guo Xuan's Vigoroth was superior, using its strength advantage to hammer the opponent out of the battlefield.
Third match... fourth match... fifth... sixth... seventh match.
The battles of the contestants were all carried out in a standard manner, and there were no more one-sided situations.
Among them, the captains of Abundant City Middle School and Martial Advance High School performed relatively well.
Until the eighth match.
Fang Yuan from Peaceful City First High School vs. the captain of Nanshi High School Affiliated.
The audience was once again shocked.
At the beginning of the match, Eevee dodged all of the opponent's attacks with Quick Attack!
Then, it instantly enraged the opponent with Swagger.
Taking advantage of the opponent's confusion, Eevee landed a Shadow Ball headshot, followed by an Iron Tail headshot...
The opposing Breloom fell almost without any resistance.
Another crushing victory.
This was the second crushing victory in the Main Competition besides Jiang Ran's battle.
As Fang Yuan raised his thumb towards the Peaceful City First High School's spectator stand, he instantly became the second focal point of attention.
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