Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Chapter 222 Below the Legend, I am invincible; Above the Legend, one for one.

After taking Nie Zi's points, Xia Yan's ranking jumped up to twenty-fifth.

but.

This is because Nie Zi, who played a high-level ball, was ranked higher than Xia Yan, so he received slightly more points. Otherwise, he would never have risen so many places.

This can be seen.

In the points stage of the tournament, it's quite difficult to gain points.

Of course.

If you're a hardcore player who grinds day and night to rank up, even if you only gain a few points, you can still slowly climb the ranks.

However, Lorz and Xia Yan still considered the possibility of targeting one person for personal gain, so they imposed certain restrictions.

In short.

The scenario of rapidly climbing the ranks by simply taking turns playing against a few people is unlikely to occur.

This prevents powerful individuals from having a group of subordinates take turns giving them points.

and.

At the advanced level, every match is broadcast live and recorded, and anyone found to have fixed a match will be disqualified from the tournament.

Of course, with the emergence of the points-based competition system, there are always ways to circumvent the rules, and a large number of "point-boosting assistants" have emerged.

After all, for the vast majority of trainers, becoming a Super Ball and entering the top 1,000 globally is already a remarkable achievement.

If we can also achieve a higher ranking, that would be even better.

However, these things have no effect on people of Xia Yan's level.

"We really need to slow down a bit. Gaining points like this is too slow, and the points we get from both high-level balls and super balls are too few."

Xia Yan was thinking about how he could score the most points as quickly as possible in the future.

"If all else fails... how about taking down Dan Di? That should add a lot of points."

Then he quickly shook his head.

Leon is currently the face of the Galar region. Since the Galar region has just opened, eliminating Leon would be somewhat unfriendly to the entire Galar region, as well as to Leon and Roz.

"Forget it. It's definitely the most comfortable way to do it: call up another batch of friends, let them climb the ranks, and then fleece them at the end."

With his current skill level, ranking up shouldn't be difficult for him.

Xia Yan just felt that it would take too much time.

It would be good to use that time to train your Pokémon more.

The bee's "venomous slab" is still in a slow but stable absorption process.

Although Alakazam had a good grasp of his psychic abilities, he was not as proficient in using the combined psychic powers of Natsuhiko due to Natsuhiko's explosive growth in psychic abilities.

The other elves all have considerable room for improvement, more or less.

But what Xia Yan is most concerned about at this stage is actually the Aegislash.

Aegislash is one of the earlier Pokémon to join the team.

But now Infernape and Latios have both reached Champion level, while Aegislash is still stuck at Elite Four level. It's not that it's not trying; it's at least a little more hardworking than Togekiss.

He may not be as talented as Tokis, but he should at least be approaching the level of a champion.

Xia Yan strongly suspected that there might be some secrets or troubles hidden within the Aegislash that neither he nor the Aegislash itself had been able to unravel.

"What are you thinking about? One minute you're shaking your head, the next you're nodding, then you have this creepy smile, then you look so serious." Sonia waved her hand in front of Xia Yan, waking him from his reverie.

“Hmm.” Cynthia switched her long, slender legs and said with a smile, “I bet he’s up to some mischief again.”

"Ahem." Xia Yan took a sip of tea and said seriously, "How can you call it a bad idea?"

After a pause, he added, "I was just thinking that I should call over Wusong, Da Ye, Lance, Daigo, Kona and the others to rank up together."

“We should definitely call them over to rank up together, since this global championship is slowly becoming the biggest and most important competition right now.” Sonia nodded in agreement.

She felt that Xia Yan's idea was fine.

Little did they know that Cynthia saw through Xia Yan's intentions at a glance.

"They gain points, and then you take those points, right?"

"Ok?"

Sonia was taken aback.

Is this even allowed?

Xia Yan just chuckled awkwardly at this.

That's why Cynthia is so smart.

"Gentlemen, how is the tea?"

Wearing a wide-brimmed sun hat and wiping away sweat with the green towel that always hung around his neck, Yalo walked into the small teahouse.

The tea that Xia Yan and the others drank was grown, picked, and roasted by Ya Luo himself.

He is both a dojo owner and a very good farmer.

Following him in were Nie Zi, who had just suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Xia Yan, and Mary, who was carefully holding a studded jacket.

After taking off her studded jacket, Mary looked even more adorable in her pink dress.

Although she didn't smile, her eyes sparkled with uncontainable joy.

In this regard.

Nie Zi has already compromised.

"It's delicious," Xia Yan said with a smile.

"Buyi?"

Delicious?

Sylveon glanced at the tea in front of her that she had only taken a small sip of and couldn't help but shake her head repeatedly.

How can something so bitter taste good?

"quack--"

I also think it tastes great.

Sirfairy sat next to Sylveon, holding a teacup in one hand. After taking a small sip, he sighed.

"Buyi—"

Sylveon rolled its eyes at Duck.

Relax your furrowed brow before you say that.

This made Sylveon realize just how stubborn Sirfetch'd was.

Even after Onion Soldier dies and his body decomposes, his mouth will still be hard.

Knock knock—

Xia Yan tapped Sylveon and Sirfetch'd on the head once each.

"The little guy doesn't understand the taste of tea, Yalo, don't worry about it."

"Bu Yi..."

Sylveon immediately covered its head, tears welling up in its eyes.

Actually, Xia Yan didn't hit it hard, but the little guy was just pretending, looking all wronged.

"It's alright, it's alright." Yalo smiled gently and waved his hands repeatedly. "It was my oversight. These are some cookies made with freshly picked tree fruits. Please have a taste."

"Buyi!"

Sylveon's two big pink eyes lit up instantly.

Cong Youbing quickly put down his teacup, revealing an expectant look.

Seeing this, Cynthia, Sonia, and the others were speechless.

"Wait a moment." Yalo turned to leave.

Meanwhile, Nie Zi and Ma Li also sat down here.

After the fight, the group became acquainted.

From the exchange.

Xia Yan then realized that the previous challenge was initiated by Mary on Nie Zi's behalf.

They only came to Caolu Town to purchase some supplies.

after all.

The town of Jianding is now practically isolated from the world.

The lack of Dynamax Power Points has caused Spiketown's popularity in the Galar region to plummet, and now the city is barely surviving thanks to Nie Zi's part-time job as a singer.

Caolu Town had just had a good harvest of supplies, so Nie Zi brought Mary along to broaden her horizons.

That's how I happened to have a match with Xia Yan.

But don't say it.

Although Nie Zi lost, and lost quite thoroughly, he also demonstrated his own characteristics and fighting style.

Isn't it normal to lose to the champion?

By daring to challenge for the championship and showcasing her unique abilities, Nie Zi gained considerable fame.

therefore.

After Nie Zi challenged Xia Yan, many people applied online to challenge Xia Yan.

Most of them are Super Balls, with one or two Advanced Balls as well.