Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 141 Crimson Decision

Actually, today is Crimson's first day at this villa. Before this, he had been secretly carrying out a mission assigned to him by the Alliance, while also spending a long time cultivating in the wilderness.

After finishing all those tedious tasks, Red's first action was to bring his Pokémon to the villa nestled deep in the mountains to relax.

That's why Red had that thought when Charizard indicated it wanted to leave to continue training. It had been working far too hard.

Correspondingly, during this period, aside from occasionally searching online for ways to break through, Chi Hong didn't even open his communication software. He believed that these things would only affect his training.

At that moment, as he turned off his phone's Do Not Disturb mode, a deluge of messages flooded into his social media chat. What had just caught his attention was a message with a special notification among these messages.

[Advanced Trainer Discussion Group: 999+ messages.]

Red had been on missions and training for about a week. In his experience, this group chat, which was full of champions and top players, was usually quite quiet, and no one would speak up all the time.

He had never seen more than 999 posts in a week before.

So, has something big happened recently? He raised an eyebrow slightly and clicked into the group chat. However, the content that met his eyes was completely unexpected.

Shellder: Just cleared the Fighting Gym! Pidgeotto is actually quite useful in the early game, I recommend everyone catch one.

[Dragon-type champion: I've fallen to third place on the leaderboard! I'm going to take on the Flying-type Gym right away, this time I'll definitely surpass Cynthia, hahaha!]

[This Ninja Isn't So Cold: It's me again. (Image) Has anyone seen this Pokémon?]

[The Ice Artist: Regirock... So this is what a legendary Pokémon is like?]

[Fighting Prodigy: Guys, who exactly is that "high-class person" who cleared the game with all Zerg types online? Does anyone know him?]

[Psychic Queen: @Dragon-type Saikou wants to surpass Cynthia? First, ask my Gardevoir if it agrees.]

Dragons are the best!

[This is a bit cold: So, has anyone actually seen this Pokémon in the picture?! Urgent!]

Red quickly picked up on the key phrase in their conversation: Pokémon Emerald. What is that?
Does this sound like a game?
He then browsed through this information and content again, and soon saw many game pictures posted by the superstar in the group, confirming his guess.

Crimson's expression suddenly became somewhat strange. The kings and champions who could appear in this group chat were all top-notch, with talent and strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.

It's hard to imagine that such a group of people would actually get together to discuss a video game.

Is there anything special about this game?
Speaking of games, Red had certainly played with them when he was younger. However, he quickly discovered that real-world Pokémon battles were more appealing to him, and games simply didn't interest him.

The only video game he ever played and really enjoyed was Battle Road, but that was just a substitute when he couldn't play against other games.

For example, during this period of training in the deep mountains, Crimson hasn't logged into the game for a long time.

Upon discovering that the group of superstars and champions were actually discussing a video game, Crimson felt slightly disappointed and immediately closed the group chat.

But then he thought about it again and still felt a little curious, so he directly opened the search window and typed in the four words "Pokémon Emerald".

What caught his eye were several posts glowing red, indicating they were extremely popular.

The pixel-art game Pokémon Emerald has recently burst onto the scene and become incredibly popular. Let me take you on a tour.

[A mysterious player with exceptional skills has successfully cleared the Flying-type Gym! Surpassing Cynthia and other trainers, this player currently ranks first on the progress leaderboard.]

[A skilled player is currently undertaking a full-scale challenge to clear the entire Insect series. Here's a record of the latest progress and a collection of battle recordings!]

Half of the overwhelming news was about the popularity of the game Pokémon Emerald, while the other half was all about a player known as "Quality Person".

Red glanced at this information and actually became somewhat interested. Based on the current information, this game was at least different from other video games he knew; instead, like Battle Road, it was built on the foundation of Pokémon battles.

Unlike other games that simply use the Pokémon theme, such as the previously popular Rolling Stones, which had no real connection to Pokémon.

But Crimson couldn't help but feel a little strange. As a game that simulates trainer teams battling Pokémon, Battle Road has no major drawbacks except for its slightly slow response time and the fact that teams need to be fully equipped through in-game purchases.

This has always been the top mainstream pyramid among Pokémon simulation battle games on the market.

However, most players who enjoy this game and strive for the top tiers are quite skilled trainers in the real world, and naturally, they wouldn't lack the money to spend on in-game purchases. Therefore, for Red, this isn't really a drawback.

In his view, he also understands that since game companies produce games, they have operating costs and need to make money.

Although this pay-to-win feature is indeed quite expensive and not very friendly to ordinary players.

But then again.

In comparison, the current popularity of Pokémon Emerald could be the result of spending a lot of money on deliberate marketing and promotion, right?
But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Crimson immediately rejected it.

There is no other reason——

Because it's not just within the chat groups of the Kings and Champions that everyone is playing this game; the recent posts even mentioned that Cynthia is playing it too.

To be precise, Crimson and Cynthia aren't exactly close. But both are champions and top trainers in the world, so they do have some connection. The fact that she's playing this game changes things.

But then again, which player is this "person of quality"?

When I searched for this game, I was surprised to find countless posts about this person. His game progress even surpassed Cynthia's, and he was even doing the All-Bug Type Pokémon Challenge.

The most crucial point is that his name is so similar to his online name, "The One Who Fights".

As Chi Hong pondered, she tried her best to search her mind for information about this person.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a related recommendation for his search query, seemingly a smart link to a post about "a person of high quality"— [Shocking! A free-to-play player attempts to reach Master Ball rank on the Battle Road! Mysterious streamer "a person of high quality" succeeds today!]

Upon seeing this message, his crimson eyebrows shot up again, and he was genuinely surprised.

He wasn't very familiar with the game called Pokémon Emerald, but he was certainly very familiar with Battle Road.

After all, he was once the number one player on the Battle Road ranking list!
The Master Ball rank represents the pinnacle of skill among all players. Generally, only highly skilled trainers can reach this level.

And this so-called "professionalism" must at least be at the level of a near-superstar.

For me, being a near-Elite Rank trainer is nothing special; even among the top trainers, I've only just entered that realm.

The problem now is that the opponent has reached this rank with a team that has never spent any money.

This means that the Pokémon he can choose are all weak ones, and the mainstream, powerful Pokémon have never been able to join his team.

Under such circumstances, how did he actually succeed in the challenge?
Crimson immediately became very interested and clicked into the post to watch the other party's recording.

The next moment, as the recording began, the new account registration interface for Battle Road popped up on the screen, and a deep and magnetic male voice rang in his ear.

"Welcome everyone to the live stream. Today's challenge is to reach Master Ball without spending any money."

"Stay tuned!"

A full 20 minutes passed in front of the computer screen before Chi Hong suddenly came to her senses.

For the past 20 minutes, he has been staring at the combat interface of the character called "Quality Person" in the video.

Although the video has been edited and fast-forwarded by the uploader, at least four or five battles were shown in those 20 minutes.

To his surprise, he discovered that this player, known as "Quality Person," had such a high win rate that he was not only matched with extremely strong opponents, but his team's composition was also completely different in every match.

From the ingeniously designed double-throw infinite control team at the beginning, to the later full-durability defensive rotation team with Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes.

Each team's appearance made Red sincerely admire their team composition and design skills—despite such strict restrictions on the Pokémon they fielded, they were able to design one ingenious team after another, achieving their goals and victories through excellent tactics.

What surprised Crimson even more was that this player, known as "The Person of Quality," did not reveal a single flaw during the 20 minutes and 4 battles.

Chi Hong asked himself honestly, if he were to face his opponent with his own team in a ranked match, he would probably lose just like the opponents he was matched with, due to the information gap.

If someone else were standing here, they would probably find it a bit terrifying.

However, at this moment, Crimson felt his blood surging and his heart filled with excitement!
For him, Pokémon battles are the most wonderful thing in the world, and the meaning of his life lies in being able to meet an opponent who is his equal and a perfect match, and have a thrilling battle.

For him, the arduous training and gradual strengthening were merely necessary steps. His true goal was to experience and encounter one powerful opponent after another, and to complete one spectacular battle after another.

But the truth is, whether in real life or on the path of battle, unless he encounters a top trainer like Cynthia, very few battles can give him that feeling anymore.

However, the appearance of this "well-mannered person" gave him hope once again.

After a brief moment of thought, he switched to a video webpage, opened the live streaming platform, searched for the name "a person of high moral character," and sure enough, found the other party's live stream.

However, he discovered that the other party was not live streaming at that moment. Even though the screen was black, countless people were still sending dense barrages of comments in the live stream.

When is the streamer coming back? I'm dying to see him live!

[Yeah, this streamer's channel is currently the fastest-growing on the entire internet! I'm quite curious about what will happen after the Flying-type Gym.]

[I advise you guys not to wait here. Yesterday, the streamer cleared three gyms in just two hours and then ended the stream immediately. He started streaming this morning, but only streamed for two hours before ending the stream again. This guy really doesn't need the money.]

[Nonsense, someone that good is obviously a champion. I'd believe you even if you said it was Red using a smurf account. How could someone like that be short of money?]

……

Looking at the barrage of comments, Chi Hong thought for a moment, then opened the chat box, typed a message, sent it, and exited the live stream.

The next moment, a line of text flashing with dazzling red and gold light suddenly exploded in the live stream room:
[The person I'm challenging: Everyone, if the streamer goes live, please tell him I'd like to have a match with him.]

The next moment, after a brief silence, countless question marks and surprised discussions flooded the live stream!
Holy crap! Crimson! It's a real person!!

[Of course it's him! Didn't you see the official logo? And the entrance effects were unmistakably crimson.]

[Haha, the streamer's been too high-profile, hasn't he caught the eye of Brother Chi Hong? This is going to be a tough fight to end things.]

[Who just said the streamer was using a secondary account?]

……

Meanwhile, Crimson was unaware of the discussions taking place in the live stream. After a brief moment of thought, he made a decision.

Since even powerful players like the opposing team, all the Elite Four members and champions, are playing this game, then this game called "Pokémon Emerald" must have something unique about it.

It just so happens that I really need to take a break right now.

Since that's the case, why not give it a try?

He opened his browser, entered the game's name, and clicked the download button.

……

(End of this chapter)