I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

Ye Feng chuckled awkwardly, "Right? It just likes to dig around everywhere all the time, and it probably developed that habit without me even realizing it."

Li Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, unsure how to respond.

Can you really learn Iron Head just by randomly nudging your head around? Should I give my armored rhinoceros a try?

"Coco Doraemon!" Ye Feng waved.

Coco Dora heard the call and excitedly ran over, rushing towards her.

"I'm going to boil it!" Ye Feng was startled and quickly dodged. "Coco Doraemon!" Ye Feng tapped its head and said earnestly.

"Cocodora, you're not a baby fairy anymore. You need to be more mature, okay? You can't keep acting like a spoiled child."

The main problem is that I can't handle you doing this. Why are you trying to imitate Gyarados?

Sigh, they're all such problem children. They should learn from Gyrodog; look how obedient it is.

Ye Feng sighed.

He then turned to another trainer.

"Ironhead!"

Cocodora charged wildly, knocking the opponent's Pokémon flying, leaving the opponent dumbfounded.

How can such a small body unleash such great power?

Finally, after five consecutive battles, the light of evolution enveloped Gardevoir—Gardevoir took the opportunity to sense the changes in Steel-type and Rock-type energy.

After evolving, Adolphin's size more than doubled, its entire back was covered by plate-like steel armor, and its thick limbs made it clear that it had a very stable lower body.

"Hoo! Goo!" Kodora roared with full force, and charged towards Ye Feng with a thunderous thud.

Ye Feng felt as if the ground was shaking.

"Kadora, calm down!" Ye Feng's expression changed. How come he hasn't become more composed even after evolving a little? He clearly looks very serious.

A typical Cordon Bleu weighs around 250 pounds, and Ye Feng strongly suspects that his own Cordon Bleu is so well-nourished that it might weigh close to 400 pounds.

Aside from Xiao Zhi, Ye Feng probably couldn't withstand that impact; he'd turn into Ye Feng-chan!

Are you trying to run me over?

Absolutely, right?

After finally calming down the agitated Adolphin and agreeing to let Gyarados play with its tail, Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gyarados, I'm sorry, you'll have to make do.

You'd better hurry up and train your tail, otherwise you might not be able to withstand Aggron evolving into Aggron.

Chapter 170 National College League

About a month later, school started.

After a fulfilling holiday, Ye Feng reaped many rewards, achieving success in both love and career.

I won't go into detail about Ning Xian, because if I did, this book might not exist.

As for the Pokémon, the one that benefited the most was naturally Acadurah. Under Arcanine's tutelage, it learned Stomp, mastered Iron Head in battle, and finally evolved successfully, making for a very good outcome.

The reason Ye Feng chose to have Arcanine teach him instead of buying a TM was naturally because it's more effective for Pokémon to teach you moves.

This not only greatly shortens the time it takes to master a move, but Arcanine can also teach you some of its own usage tips.

For example, the effect of a heavy stomp varies depending on the amplitude and angle of force applied by the foot; and in different environments, how much force to use accurately can better unleash the power of a heavy stomp... and so on.

Gyarados learned Hyper Beam in its battle with Yveltal, underwent a Mega Evolution, and gained a certain understanding of life energy. Both its move power and physical attributes have improved significantly.

After that, it learned 100,000 Volts and Heavy Stomp, and also made considerable progress in training its tail strength. Ye Feng was thinking about teaching it the theory of Inch Punch—as for whether it could be trained, that was up to it to decide.

Let's put the massage aside for now and let Gyarados get used to it; after all, life is only once...

Gardevoir, after a fierce battle following a complete Mega Evolution, has reached a new level of mastery over life energy. During the evolution of Acrodore, it successfully sensed the energy of Steel and Rock types and learned the corresponding type Pokémon, though it is not yet proficient in them.

Ye Feng originally intended for it to follow Charizard in comprehending Dragon-type energy, but for some reason, Charizard was unable to comprehend the Spiral Tyrannosaurus Ball (which sounds a bit unpleasant, I can't think of a better one).

Gardevoir has now mastered eleven types of energy-type Poké Balls, leaving only seven to go. However, it is currently limited to single-type Poké Balls, and it still has no clue how to fuse multiple types.

Ye Feng doesn't plan to teach Arcanine any new moves for now, as it already knows enough moves—Gardevoir's Type-Ball counts as one, right? Arcanine probably knows the most moves, and its coverage isn't lacking for now. The next step is to continue improving its strength through normal training and actual battles.

Although there is no limit to the number of moves in a battle, Ye Feng still understands the principle of not trying to do too much at once.

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After bidding a reluctant farewell to Ning Xian, Ye Feng returned to Imperial University.

Ye Feng arrived just in time for the last day of registration. There was nothing he could do. Ning Xian... well, when she arrived, there were already quite a few people at the school.

Entering the campus, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Imperial University hadn't updated its facilities—or rather, it was probably because Ye Feng hadn't graduated yet; perhaps they would be updated after he did…

Back in the dormitory, Guo Pengfei hadn't arrived yet. He heard that Guo Pengfei was busy preparing for the Pokédex at the Totodile Research Institute.

Guo Pengfei's Pokédex has included all currently publicly available Pokémon data—as for those that are not publicly available, of course, they won't be included, since this is an invention intended for the general public.

Besides professional trainers, ordinary trainers can also use it. After all, they don't have that much experience, and it would be too time-consuming to look up unfamiliar Pokémon on their phones or the internet. But with a Pokédex, it's much more convenient.

Moreover, speaking of the Pokédex, Ye Feng suddenly remembered a certain Pokémon—Rotom.

Rotoms are incredibly magical creatures; they can infiltrate various electronic products to create all sorts of intelligent devices that are extremely useful.

Ye Feng searched and found that there weren't many Rotoms; only a few had appeared in a certain secret realm, so no one had discovered its special ability.

Ye Feng plans to take some time to visit this secret realm and see if he can tame a Rotom. He doesn't necessarily need it to fight, but it would be quite useful as an assistant.

With Ye Feng's help, Gardevoir quickly cleaned the dormitory, which had been uninhabited for over a month and had accumulated a lot of dust. It has to be said that psychic powers are really convenient in life. Since having Ralts a long time ago, Ye Feng has hardly done any housework.

Then, Ye Feng received a text message from Shang Yixue and arrived at the school team's dormitory.

"You're here." Shang Yixue nodded and greeted them.

"What's going on? It's rare to see everyone here?" Ye Feng became restless and couldn't help but reach for the Poké Ball.

Everyone's eyebrows twitched, but fortunately Shang Yixue immediately stopped him: "Alright Ye Feng, let's talk about the battle later. I called you here today for something important."

"what's up?"

"At the start of this semester, we will begin preparing for the National College League. First, there will be a preliminary round, which will determine 34 teams to enter the main competition."

"Does that mean there are 34 teams for each of the 34 provincial-level cities?" Ye Feng asked.

Shang Yixue nodded.

The National College League, as the name suggests, is a large-scale traditional competition held nationwide, and its importance is extremely high.

Each university sends its own team members to compete on the field. The competition is divided into team battles and individual battles. The format remains the same, but the content of the competition varies from year to year.

"The college league is very important to us, and we can only participate a handful of times, usually at most three times... Oh, Ye Feng, you can participate four times."

All eyes turned to Ye Feng, making him scratch his cheek in embarrassment.

In the college league, only members of the school team can participate, and the selection of the school team is usually held a month after the competition.

Because at this time, the senior team members participated in their last league match and then began to focus on internships and preparing their graduation theses, which freed up spots on the school team, allowing them to recruit new members.

Those like Ye Feng who joined the team early are exceptions—Shang Yixue also joined the team early and became captain in her sophomore year. This year is also her last time participating in the league.

"This year, three of us on our team, including myself, are participating for the last time. We hope to win the championship again, just like last year!" Shang Yixue said.

The group responded listlessly, not because they lacked confidence, but because they were reluctant to part with their beloved captain who was about to leave them.

Shang Yixue was also very reluctant to leave; after all, she had been in the team for over three years, and she had developed a deep bond with them...

Seeing everyone's disappointed looks, Ye Feng thought for a moment and said, "Captain, don't be sad. Although you've left us, aren't you going to join the national team? We'll still be able to see your heroic figure on TV then. By the way, could you sign an autograph for me later? It might be worth a lot of money in the future."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, looking at Ye Feng with strange eyes.

Although I knew he was trying to comfort everyone, something about what he said just didn't feel right, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why...

"Alright, go play somewhere else." Shang Yixue glared at Ye Feng. "Okay, I'll give you a brief overview of the college league. From now on, we need to focus on training. But Ye Feng, you can't fall behind in your classes, or you'll be embarrassed if your GPA isn't high enough to graduate."

"Don't worry, Captain, I'm confident in this!" Ye Feng said seriously, giving a salute, which made Shang Yixue both laugh and cry.

Chapter 171 Intermediate Trainer Assessment

One week after school starts

In the dormitory, Ye Feng closed his book and let out a long sigh.

Today is the day he takes the intermediate trainer level assessment. After his Pokémon evolved, Guo Pengfei's test showed that his stats have surpassed the beginner level. Although his raw strength has not yet reached the intermediate level, a Pokémon's strength is not only determined by its stats.

In the practical component of the advancement assessment, examiners also assess the Pokémon's move proficiency and the trainer's command abilities.

Ye Feng was completely confident in all of these aspects.

Although Kodora's current strength is still slightly lacking, passing the assessment should not be a problem.

As for Gardevoir, Arcanine, and Gyarados, participating in this kind of assessment is a piece of cake for them.

Therefore, Ye Feng was very confident in passing the intermediate trainer assessment.

Ye Feng and Guo Pengfei arrived at the examination location, where many people were already gathered.

Ye Feng looked around but couldn't find anyone he recognized.