Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

I looked up.

It was Du, who had just gotten used to the cloak, with a big smile and a hint of surprise on his face.

"Du?" Xia Yan was also somewhat surprised.

Although I knew that Lance had been staying at the Pokémon Center in Saffron City for some time, I never expected to run into him suddenly.

Du was also a little surprised. He had just returned from outside and saw Xia Yan sitting in the corner reading a book quietly.

With Xia Yan dressed like that, it was hard not to notice him. In Du's opinion, he was the only one in the entire room who looked better than Xia Yan.

I sat down naturally beside him. "Reading a book?"

"Hmm." He nodded, closed the book, and put it away.

He not only wanted to gain experience in raising Pokémon, but also wanted to combine information from different books with his own advanced knowledge of Pokémon to publish papers on Pokémon that were currently unknown in this world.

Moreover, collecting information is a professional habit of his.

"What happened to the unicorn? Is it injured?" Wataru continued to ask.

"No, it's just a slight improvement. I came to the Pokémon Center to have it checked."

"Oh?" Watari narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice, and leaned closer before whispering, "Is it that one?"

Xia Yan nodded again.

Du Hong's eyes dimmed, and his expression became somewhat complicated. "I see."

Xia Yan glanced at him and explained, "The process wasn't what you think. I obtained the materials through other channels."

He knew that Lance might have misunderstood his intention to train Weedle to be a Poison-type Poison Pokémon and that this was why he was deliberately hunting Poison-type Pokémon.

Although he was not opposed to it, it was too time-consuming, and the toxin strength might not be sufficient for the unicorn beetle's needs.

"call--"

Hearing Xia Yan say this, Du Changchang breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Xia Yan would wantonly slaughter innocent elves.

Du doesn't reject fighting among elves, after all, he has killed quite a few elves. He just dislikes some pointless slaughter.

A smile immediately returned to his face. "It seems that Unicorn's improvement this time is not as simple as a minor one."

Instead of delving deeper into that point, Xia Yan changed the subject, "Weren't you going to challenge the Goldenrod Gym? How did it go?"

Then I saw a hint of helplessness on Watari's face.

A little awkwardly, he tugged at the cloak behind his back. "Ahem... I..."

Click!

He hadn't finished speaking.

Suddenly, all the lights in the entire Pokémon Center went out, and all the instruments in the center stopped working.

Suddenly, the Pokémon Center, which already had quite a few people, was thrown into chaos.

"Hmm?" Watari frowned and suddenly stood up, striding towards Miss Joey.

Xia Yan couldn't help but frown as he followed him up.

The unicorn is still under investigation.

"Miss Joey, what's wrong?"

Miss Joy and Wataru should know each other. While calming the trainers who were waiting in the somewhat panicked hall, she whispered to Wataru, "Mr. Wataru, it seems... there's a power outage."

"power failure?"

Natsuhiko, who was following behind Watari, also heard what Miss Joey said and was somewhat surprised.

How could a medical facility like the Pokémon Center, which is of utmost importance to the League, experience a power outage?

"Is there no backup power?" Xia Yan asked at this moment.

Yes, even if a critical facility like the Pokémon Center experiences a power outage, it must have backup power reserves that should last for a day or two until the circuit is repaired.

Miss Joey looked at Xia Yan with some doubt, but still replied helplessly, "The backup power ran out two days ago."

Xia Yan and Du exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

Miss Joy explained, "The Pokémon Center had a power outage two days ago. We used backup power then, and it lasted until power was restored. We thought everything was back to normal, but it went out again today. I guess the power supply box didn't have much power left, so..."

"So, the Pokémon Center is completely without power!"

If there is a power outage, some spirits that need emergency treatment may not be able to recover because they cannot receive timely treatment, and may even die as a result.

Xia Yan suddenly remembered that when he returned to the club a few days ago, the club, which had never had a power outage, also lost power and had no choice but to close down.

And along the way, we also saw that many places seemed to be without power.

So, this power outage wasn't caused by a problem with a specific power line, but rather...

At the source?

"Has things gotten this serious?" Du suddenly said in a deep voice.

"You know?" Xia Yan looked at him.

Du said somewhat hoarsely, "Well, that's a long story..."

It seems that he came to Goldenrod City not just to challenge Sabrina.

Xia Yan pursed his lips silently, thinking to himself.

"Miss Joy, is my fairy ready?"

Miss Joey had already remembered who Xia Yan was, after all, his unicorn was quite special.

"It was just a basic check-up, and it's all done. We're just about to let you know."

As he spoke, he handed over a Poké Ball.

Through the red glass, you can see the unicorn beetle is staying inside obediently, looking quite well.

Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief, as the unicorn was unaffected by the power outage.

And judging from Miss Joey's appearance, the unicorn bug's examination seems to have revealed no problems.

"Perfect timing, Xia Yan, why don't you come with me to take a look?" Wataru suddenly said after seeing Xia Yan retrieve the Poké Ball.

"have a look?"

“I suspect the problem might be at the power plant on the east side.” Watari’s expression was somewhat grave.

The previous power outage in Jinhuang City was investigated and some problems with the power lines were found, but the frequent power outages make it suspected that the biggest problem may be with the power plant.

“East…” Xia Yan lowered his head, his eyes flickered, and he murmured softly.

He immediately raised his head, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Du Yixi.

"Walk."

The two weaved through the increasingly bustling and restless crowd and hurried out of the Pokémon Center.

I took a taxi directly to the easternmost part of Golden City.

Goldenrod City, as the largest and most prosperous city in the Kanto region, consumes an alarming amount of electricity every day.

Fortunately, Goldenrod City has a fairly good power supply. To the east of Goldenrod City, in the forest far from the city, is the famous Goldenrod City Power Station.

The reason for not building them in cities is twofold: firstly, power generation inevitably involves some radiation, and secondly, to prevent major accidents at power plants.

Given the scale of the Golden City power plant, if an explosion were to occur due to miscontrol, the terrifying destructive power would absolutely wreak havoc on the entire Golden City; destroying half of Golden City would be the least of our worries.

Xia Yan and Du did not speak a word the whole way until they reached the easternmost part of Goldenrod City. Further ahead would mean leaving the suburbs and entering the forest where wild Pokémon roam.

Without hesitation, the two of them plunged into the forest, having prepared themselves.

Xia Yan released the unicorn beetle, while Du summoned a mini dragon.

Miniature dragons look more like snake-like creatures, with light blue scales covering their entire body, a bright white belly, purple eyes, a white bump on their forehead, white fins on the sides of their heads, and a large, round white nose on their faces.

This was the first time Xia Yan had ever seen a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from the Kanto region. As soon as Dratini appeared, it exuded a lively aura and affectionately surrounded Lance.

"I only recently tamed this child myself. I originally planned to have it battle your Weevil," Lance said, gently stroking the smooth scales of the Dratini.

Xia Yan gave the Mini Dragon a deep look.

It must be admitted that the mere fact that it's a pseudo-legendary Pokémon makes Dratini look incredibly appealing.

Now, it seems that Wataru is finally showing some signs of becoming a future Dragon Elite Four member and champion.

Suppressing the strange thoughts in his heart, he stared intently at Du, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

"Lance, you came to Saffron City, not just to challenge the Saffron City Gym and Sabrina, right?"

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Chapter Forty: Reserves

The ferryman paused in his steps.

Slightly embarrassed, I rubbed the tip of my nose, thought for a moment and decided not to hide it anymore. Actually, there was nothing to hide.

He pulled a silver badge engraved with the Alliance symbol from his pocket. "Uh... challenging Sabrina was indeed part of my plan, but I have another identity..."

"Alliance Investigator?"

Upon seeing the badge, Xia Yan frowned and revealed the identity it represented.

“To be precise, he’s a reserve member of the Alliance Investigator program,” Wataru added, putting away his badge.

Reserves...

He was born in Viridian City in the Kanto region and grew up like an ordinary person, unaware that he was a member of the Dragon Race.

Later, the Dragon Clan found his father and found him.

Out of consideration for his future, and also because of the talent he had shown since childhood, his father took him back to the Dragon Clan in the Dragon Cave in the Johto region.

Meanwhile, he subdued a mini dragon in the Dragon's Lair, further demonstrating his talent, so the Dragon Tamers recommended him to the Alliance to become an investigator.

So he became a reserve officer.