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

Ye Feng nodded and agreed to the interview.

The staff then went to arrange the relevant matters.

Ye Feng thought to himself that he needed to act differently from the others during the interview so that he could attract more attention.

The staff led him to a private room.

The interviewer was a young and beautiful female reporter who looked like a recent graduate. She was very energetic and approachable. A cameraman followed behind her.

"Hello, you must be Ye Feng?" The female reporter stepped forward and shook hands with Ye Feng in a friendly manner.

It's quite soft.

After the two sat down, the female reporter sat opposite Ye Feng and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, the interview is very simple. I will ask you a few questions, and you just need to answer them. It's okay if you don't answer well, it will be edited later."

"Hmm, isn't the first thing we do when we meet a match?" Ye Feng thought for a moment, then tilted his head and asked.

The female reporter was stunned. She turned around and exchanged a glance with the cameraman. They both saw the word "completely dumbfounded" on each other's faces.

"Hehe," the female reporter chuckled dryly, "Ye Feng is really humorous."

"Haha, I was just kidding."

"Yeah, it's pretty funny..."

"···"

Ye Feng realized he wasn't very good at telling jokes, and an eerie silence fell over the room.

Forget it, I'd better act normal, otherwise people will think I have a serious illness.

"Shall we begin? Oh, and please release your Pokémon so the audience can see it too," the female reporter asked tentatively.

"I'd like to ask first, when will the interview video be broadcast?" Ye Feng asked.

The female reporter thought for a moment and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it will be posted online tonight. Is there any problem?"

Ye Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'm sorry, I can't release the Pokémon for others to see for the time being."

The female reporter paused, as if she had guessed something: "Could it be that your spirit has entered..."

"Shh!"

Ye Feng held up one finger to make a shushing gesture, then winked at the female reporter.

Looking at the young yet handsome face in front of her, the female reporter blushed slightly, but her professionalism allowed her to recover quickly.

"In that case, shall we begin?" the female reporter asked.

Ye Feng nodded again. He felt he had nodded a lot more than usual today.

The female reporter gave the cameraman an OK sign, then picked up the microphone and looked at Ye Feng.

The two first gave a brief self-introduction, and then the female reporter held up the microphone and asked the first question.

"Ye Feng, what do you think is the reason you and Ralts have been able to get to where you are today?"

"Because my Ralts is very strong?" Ye Feng pondered for a moment. He hadn't really thought about this question before, and tentatively answered.

The female reporter's face froze.

While that's true, shouldn't you be a little more modest? Is it normal to be so blunt? Are you implying that the other players are weak?

"Ye Feng, that's not a good answer. You should talk about what you did for this competition, like how you trained Ralts, or what special training you did," the female reporter said kindly, noticing Ye Feng's complete lack of interviewing experience.

"..." Ye Feng couldn't help but look at the cameraman.

"Don't worry, this part will be cut out in post-production."

"Will you blur out the images?"

Why is it necessary to censor the images?

Never mind, forget I asked. It's awkward if no one picks up on the joke.

Ye Feng nodded.

"If you ask me, I feel that the new trainers nowadays are too impetuous and not ready to become trainers. For example, in this competition, I actually saw many people whose Pokémon had hardly been trained before they came to participate in the competition."

"Oh?"

The female reporter's eyes lit up; this newcomer was quite interesting.

"So that's the reason. It seems Ye Feng trains very hard. Ye Feng, I've noticed that your commands for Ralts are very concise during battles, sometimes even just one word. Is this some kind of special tactic?"

"I think every trainer should be able to do this, no, they should be able to. For example, call out the Pokémon's name, and then the move name. But this is just a 1v1, not a double or triple battle. What's the point of calling out the Pokémon's name? Do you have other Pokémon on the field?"

Furthermore, calling out the Pokémon's name followed by the move's name requires your Pokémon to react upon hearing its own name. Subconsciously, it will want to hear what move you want it to use, which reduces the efficiency of commanding and also gives the opponent time to react.

If you just call out the name of the move, your Pokémon will naturally know that you are commanding it, and it will only need to focus on which move to use.

In addition, it is most important to give decisive commands at crucial moments (dodge! grab it!) and offer encouragement to the sprite (stand up!).

These are the things I believe a good trainer should do.

"At the same time, I also believe in my Ralts. One minute of battle is the result of ten years of training. I have seen its hard work (referring to playing with gravity balls and playing dodgeball)."

"It was our strong teamwork and unwavering bond that enabled us to defeat one opponent after another and win our way to the finals (the other competitors were really too weak). And in the future, we can go even further!"

The female reporter looked enlightened and impressed.

"Ye Feng's remarks are truly thought-provoking! So, those concise commands are a manifestation of the tacit understanding between you and the elf?"

"That's right. If we shout out every move in detail, wouldn't the opponent know everything?"

"I see···"

Next, the female reporter asked a few more questions.

Ye Feng's boasting grew louder and louder—no, he got more and more carried away with his words, and the interview ended smoothly.

The interview video will be edited tonight, with extra work to prepare it for the upcoming finals.

As a finalist, Ye Feng's interview video was naturally placed in the most prominent position on the website.

The video went viral, especially when Ye Feng described a series of seemingly impressive tactics—half of which were actually just him bragging. After the female reporter asked viewers at the end if they had learned anything, the comment section exploded.

"Is this what a master is like? I can't learn this kind of command style. I'm so ashamed."

"Unfortunately, I am uncultured, so I can only say 'I am a master chef'."

"Is this the pro who made it to the finals? I'm in awe! Orz"

"What he said makes a lot of sense, but why do I feel like something's not quite right?"

···

In addition, there are several long reviews.

The irritable Charizard: I remember this kid. I rescued him from the Secret Realm before. Back then, he was a trembling newbie facing a giant Pidgeot, yet he still managed to utter such profound words. In fact, what he said makes a lot of sense. However, most of the competitions we usually see are somewhat performative and don't reach this level. If you had the chance to explore the Secret Realm, you'd understand how sophisticated Ye Feng's tactics are. The Secret Realm and the wild are places where life is constantly at risk. There simply isn't enough time for trainers to give such detailed commands. The tacit understanding between trainers and Pokémon, along with concise and clear commands, are extremely important.

Flying Groudon: As a college student who has participated in many inter-university leagues, I feel I have some authority to speak on this topic. Here are my personal experiences. I don't know what those trainers who explore secret realms are like, but for me personally, my role in commanding battles has become increasingly minor. Many times, before I even realize it, my Pokémon has already made an evasive or counter-attack move. Therefore, I think Ye Feng is right. Concise commands and seamless teamwork between Pokémon are indeed qualities that trainers should cultivate. I never expected such a profound truth to come from a rookie trainer.

Ye Feng was also reading the comments carefully. He never expected that the reason he made up on the spur of the moment to cover up "Yuan" would actually work out in the end.

Moreover, although many of the comments were from casual observers, quite a few gave Ye Feng pause for thought and made a lot of sense.

Kirlian appears in Chapter 33 Finals

In order to win the final, Ye Feng stayed up all night to study Yang Han's match videos again.

He realized that throughout the competition, he had been overwhelming his opponents with the absolute advantage of Bulbasaur, and only in the battle against Ning Xian did he show some strength.

Bulbasaur's second evolution is indeed very strong, but in Ye Feng's opinion, Yang Han's own qualities as a trainer are not high; he is simply bullying weaker opponents.

With Kirlia's increased speed and reaction speed after evolution, plus the powerful attack moves it learns during evolution, this Bulbasaur is really no match for it.

"But we still need to be wary of whether our opponents have any hidden cards up their sleeves, otherwise it would be bad if we messed up."

Ye Feng reminded Qirulian.

Kirullian nodded solemnly, knowing that Ye Feng valued this championship highly.

The final match arrived as scheduled.

The final match of the Xiaofengwang Cup naturally attracted the attention of the entire city.

The Purple Wolf Stadium was already packed with people, anxiously waiting for the match to begin. Many prominent figures had also come to watch the game.

Watching these rookie trainers compete can sometimes be quite an experience.

Perhaps many years later, when we look at those master trainers who are incredibly sophisticated and exude an aura of authority, we will remember that they once had such childish battles in their youth.

This feeling is quite wonderful.

As the two finalists, Ye Feng and Yang Han naturally attracted a lot of attention.

To a certain extent, these two are the two best trainers in Jinghai City this year.

The first Little Phoenix King Cup may not be considered significant now, but years later, when this competition becomes a must-participate event for new trainers, the first champion will always have an added halo.

"Vice President, what are your thoughts on today's final?" Principal Dong of No. 1 Middle School, sporting a receding hairline, sat next to Cao Xuemei, the vice president of the city association.

"I think Ye Feng is more promising," Cao Xuemei said with a smile.

"What a coincidence, I also think highly of Ye Feng," Principal Dong said with a smile.