Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

"Perform a mission; don't ask what it is."

"I understand, I understand. By the way, who is this?" Li Zebing looked at Ye Chen.

"I just happened to run into a friend in Los Angeles. He was coming to the Pokémon Center to take the trainer level exam, so I came along to check it out. How did you end up being an examiner?"

"The examiner at the Pokémon Center who is qualified to assess senior trainers was unavailable, so I happened to overhear this and decided to fill in. I didn't expect to meet you."

Ye Chen looked at the middle-aged man talking to Mu Xue with suspicion. It seemed that he knew Mu Xue.

"Hello, young man. Since you are a friend of King Mu, then you are a friend of me, Li Zebing. May I ask your name?"

Upon hearing the name Li Zebing, Ye Chen instantly understood who this middle-aged man was. The names of the eight top-tier dojo masters were quite well-known in China.

"Just call me Ye Chen." Ye Chen shook hands with the other party, not adopting a humble posture, because his current status in Xia Kingdom was only slightly lower than that of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Even after the title of Elf Doctor was approved by the Elf League headquarters, high-ranking officials of the League had to treat him with utmost respect. This is the status of researchers in the League, because they are a group of people who dedicate themselves to exploring the unknown for mankind!

"…Ye Chen, that name sounds so familiar…"

Li Zebing thought for a moment and immediately remembered that the genius researcher was named Ye Chen.

Every Water-type trainer dreams of owning a Milotic, so when Ye Chen published his first paper, Li Zebing was excited for a long time and kept the name in mind. Now, he suddenly remembered it.

Moreover, the other party is a friend of King Mu. Someone who can become a friend of the King must not be an ordinary person. So, could this boy really be Ye (Qian Li's) Chen Song?

"You! Are you Ye Chen?" Li Zebing was even more excited than when he first saw Mu Xue.

However, Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Aren't we taking an assessment right now?"

"Yes, yes, let's finish the assessment first and then talk."

Ye Chen handed over the information he had filled out in the rest area to the other party, and then saw Li Zebing skillfully operating the control panel next to him, which showed that this was not his first time acting as an examiner.

"This is your first time participating in the senior-level assessment, so let me explain the rules first."

Chapter 146 Gardevoir VS Scizor

"The assessment for senior trainers is different from that for advanced trainers. There are no complicated data tests; you only need to take a practical assessment. In order to ensure that trainers have at least three senior-level Pokémon, you need to send out three Pokémon each to battle against the Pokémon I have."

As he spoke, Li Zebing took out three Poké Balls from a platform that rose up to the side. These Pokémon belong to the League's public resources and are not owned by any individual.

"Each Pokémon can only fight once, so please let King Mu be the referee for this match."

"Ok."

Mu Xue's face was aloof and cold, as if she were untouched by worldly affairs, completely different from how she was when facing Ye Chen. It seemed that she only showed her true nature in front of Ye Chen.

Li Zebing thought to himself, "I didn't expect this genius researcher to have three veteran-level Pokémon at such a young age. They must have been given to him by the League for self-defense."

However, Ye Chen is, after all, a Pokémon researcher, and he is definitely not very good at Pokémon battles. I'll just go easy on him during the battle later. As long as his commands aren't too outrageous, I'll let him win.

Thinking of this, Li Zebing asked with a smile, "Are you ready with 850?"

Ye Chen returned the smile with a smile: "No problem, let's begin."

Mu Xue, standing off the field, announced, "3, 2, 1, the match begins!"

As she finished speaking, Ye Chen and Li Zebing simultaneously threw out their Poké Balls. Ye Chen sent out Gardevoir, while Li Zebing sent out a Scizor.

Pokémon: Scizor

Level: Early Senior

Potential: Senior Level

Li Zebing smiled as he saw the Pokémon of both sides: "It's Gardevoir, but it seems your luck isn't so good. Steel-type Pokémon are super effective against Psychic and Fairy-type Pokémon. Ye Chen, you're in trouble in this match."

Several months have passed since Ye Chen released the Fairy type, and everyone has gradually become familiar with and adapted to this new attribute. Naturally, they have already figured out the relationships of restraint between the new attributes.

"Scizor, use Bullet Punch to quickly close the distance!"

Gardevoir has high attack but low defense, so Li Zebing naturally chose to let Scizor fight in close combat.

However, Ye Chen naturally wouldn't do as he wished: "Gardedoll, Psychic Blade."

　(bjdd) Suddenly, a pale purple blade materialized in front of Gardevoir and slashed rapidly at the charging Scizor.

Li Zebing exclaimed in surprise, "The speed at which you condense a spiritual blade is so fast?! But it's not that simple. Use Shadow Clone."

Just as the Psychic Blade was about to strike the Scizor, its body suddenly flickered, splitting into nine clones that rushed towards Gardevoir. Each clone was identical, and each even cast a shadow under the light, demonstrating that this Scizor had reached a very high level of mastery in creating shadow clones.

"Gardevoir, find the real form and use Psychic!"

Li Zebing calmly said, "I've worked with this Scizor many times when I was acting as an examiner here. Its shadow clone technique is very skilled, and even Psychic-type Pokémon can't easily find its true form."

However, he lost his composure the next second. Gardevoir raised his hand and pointed directly at one of the nine Scizor, as if he was certain that it was the real one.

Keep in mind that the other Scizor had already rushed within a meter of Gardevoir. If it made the wrong choice, it would undoubtedly be attacked at close range by its opponents, and Gardevoir, with its small body, might be seriously injured by a single combo.

Then, Psychic Power directly struck the Scizor that Gardevoir was pointing at. The Scizor screamed and flew backward, and the other Scizors that rushed in front of it also disappeared.

Without a doubt, Gardevoir recognized Scizor's true form at a glance!

"Such keen senses!" Li Zebing exclaimed. "Is the Scizor alright?"

"Cha!"

The scyther stood up shakily, but its tone remained firm.

"Alright, use high-speed movement followed by an air slash!"

Scizor's speed instantly increased to a new level. Every time it pushed off the ground, its wings vibrated in sync, unleashing a series of air blades at Gardevoir, giving the opponent no chance to charge up and use its moves.

"Gardevoir, show it what a real Shadow Clone is!"

As Ye Chen finished speaking, Gardevoir's figure flickered, and a total of 24 Gardevoirs instantly appeared on the field, surrounding Scizor from all directions!

"How is this possible?!" Li Zebing was extremely surprised. The amount of energy required to create twenty-four clones and the precision of their control were simply unimaginable!

Is this something a seasoned Gardevoir could do?

Meanwhile, the Scizor in the arena was dumbfounded when it was surrounded by the "Gardedolls". It couldn't tell which one was real and which one was fake. Not only were these clones all exactly the same, but each Gardevoir's eyes were also very bright and alert, not dull.

"Let's deliver the final blow."

Following Ye Chen's command, all twenty-four Gardevoirs on the field simultaneously began to unleash their skills. What was even more astonishing was that each of the twenty-four Gardevoirs unleashed a different skill!

Some are magical flashes, some are mental blades, and others are illusory rays, the power of the moon...

There are almost no repeated moves!

"How is this possible?" Li Zebing even forgot to give the order, although it wouldn't have mattered anyway.

It's important to understand that creating twenty-four identical clones with meticulous attention to detail requires astonishing energy control. However, it's not impossible; some Pokémon in the League who have thoroughly researched shadow clones have achieved this effect.

But each clone uses a different technique, which is terrifying!

Is this really something a seasoned Gardevoir could do?

Bang!

The Scizor collapsed unconscious on the field, and even in its coma, it didn't know which one was the real Gardevoir.

Li Zebing couldn't help but ask, "Did you breed this Gardevoir?"

"That's right, it was given to me by the League as a reward when it was still a Pokémon egg."

"A reward? Is it a reward for publishing the Minas paper?" Li Zebing asked tentatively.

"correct."

Li Zebing was completely speechless. By this calculation, the Gardevoir had been with him for less than a year, yet it had already been trained to this level!

Chapter 147 Garchomp VS Ampharos

"It seems I underestimated you. I'll have to get serious from now on."

Li Zebing originally thought that Ye Chen was focused on research and knew nothing about Pokémon battles, but this battle completely changed his mind.

This boy not only has top-notch research abilities, but also has amazing skills in raising Pokémon and commanding battles!

So she abandoned her initial idea of ​​letting things slide and became serious, clearly now regarding Ye Chen as a true Pokémon trainer, not someone who was just using the Pokémon provided by the League to bully others.

"Just what I wanted!" Ye Chen said with a smile.

In his opinion, it was not surprising that Gardevoir was able to defeat Scizor. He even thought that Gardevoir could easily defeat the opponent even without his command, considering that Gardevoir's true trump card, Mega Evolution, had not yet been used!

After Li Zebing recalled Scizor, he threw out another Poké Ball to release the Pokémon for the next battle, while Ye Chen released Garchomp.

After so many days of rest, with the help of Ye Chen's Viridian Power, Garchomp's injuries have been fully healed.

Pokémon: Electric Dragon

Level: Senior Beginner

Qualification: Senior Level

When Ye Chen and Mu Xue saw that the opponent had actually released an Electric-type Pokémon, they were both stunned. Then they looked at Li Zebing with strange expressions. They knew all too well how effective Garchomp was against Electric-type Pokémon!

The Senior Level assessment is different from all the previous Trainer Level assessments. The previous Level assessments required you to defeat an opponent with a type advantage, but the Senior Level assessment does not have any type advantage requirements.

The three Pokémon are completely random. If you're lucky, all three Pokémon are ones that you have a type advantage over, making the battle easier. If you're unlucky, it will be a bit more difficult. That's why a very small number of trainers, despite having the strength of a senior-level trainer, are unable to obtain a certificate due to bad luck.

This is because as the Pokémon's strength increases, the influence of type advantages and disadvantages on strength decreases, and in the end, the outcome of the match is determined by the strength of the individual Pokémon!