Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

pity.

Such a long recovery time is enough for Pokkigu to do a lot of things.

As the crocodile fell into a daze, Togekiku seized the opportunity to launch its attack. It then swung its arm, and a long string of magical leaves wrapped in magical energy struck the crocodile as its arm swung.

The Grass-type moves' effectiveness against Grass resulted in significant damage.

At the same time, the additional effect of "Sharp Fangs" was triggered.

The crocodile had just struggled out of its daze when it fell into a state of "cowardice".

This time, Xia Yan and Pokjigu didn't give each other another chance. With a clean and efficient double Magic Leaf, they sent the powerful crocodile away and also sent the somewhat dazed League boy, Nosuke, to the loser's bracket.

From beginning to end, the crocodile couldn't even touch a hair on Togekiss.

This is a complete crushing defeat in terms of raw power.

Togekiku's sheer strength is superior to his opponent's.

Moreover, Pokkiku...

He is a master of control.

"The winner is contestant number six, Xia Yan!" The referee raised the flag representing Xia Yan and shouted, "Next group of contestants, please get ready."

"Your Togekiss is so cute."

As Xia Yan stepped off the field, the girl who had asked for the field number earlier looked excitedly at Pokkiku, who was being held in Xia Yan's arms.

"But I have to go up and compete now."

After saying that, he jogged onto the battlefield.

“Uh…” Xia Yan rubbed his chin as he watched her retreating figure.

"The next match will be between contestant number two, Nanami Oki, and contestant number twenty-one, Matsui. Please proceed as follows..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan's attention was no longer on the referee's words.

Ohgi... Nanami?

Professor Oak, granddaughter of Yukinari Oak?

Professor Oak, who looks like that, has such a beautiful granddaughter?

Who would have thought of that?

However, Xia Yan did have a vague impression of Professor Oak's granddaughter.

He remembered that in the Pokémon special, Professor Oak had a granddaughter named Nanami Oak and a grandson named Blue, who was the one who was pulled down from the champion title after only five minutes.

It's just unclear whether Professor Oak's grandson in this world is Blue or Gary, or perhaps they could be considered the same person.

After recognizing the girl, Xia Yan, who was not initially very interested, became more attentive to the match.

Nanami sent out a Chansey Pokémon.

Upon seeing this Chansey, Xia Yan's first reaction was... astonishment.

Because this Chansey was a bit too powerful, it gave him the feeling that...

Near-King level!

Although it should be said that he has just entered the Quasi-Heaven realm.

But when he came to this conclusion, Xia Yan almost cursed.

This is really going too far.

He thought that the Gym Leader level was the limit at the Youth Tournament, but he didn't expect that there would be a Pokémon that was only at the Elite Four level, and that it was in his own group.

However, as he observed further, Xia Yan gradually understood.

Although this Chansey was well-trained, Nanami's practical command skills were somewhat lacking. Some of the less-than-ideal aspects were due to Chansey's superior strength; otherwise, it might have already been defeated.

Nanami's graceful posture as she commanded the battle didn't seem like she was participating in a Pokémon battle; rather, it looked more like she was holding a grand tournament.

Moreover, and most importantly, this Chansey is not Nanami's Pokémon. Although Chansey has tried its best to cooperate with Nanami, the unfamiliarity between them is obvious.

Xia Yan remembered that Professor Oak's granddaughter, Nanami Oak, was not a traditional trainer. Her ultimate achievement was winning the Contest of Fame and then living a peaceful life.

One of her main Pokémon is a Clefairy, and this Chansey is probably one of Professor Oak's past experiences. In order to support his granddaughter, he had Chansey help her take care of some injured Pokémon.

Therefore, this Chansey belongs to Professor Oak, which is why Xia Yan felt that she was unfamiliar with it.

But this... counts as cheating, right?

Among the people present, there must be quite a few juniors like Elite Four members and Gym Leaders. If all of them had a Pokémon given to them by their elders, like Nanami, Xia Yan felt he could withdraw from the competition early.

However, Nanami clearly came from the qualifiers and was not stopped by the organizers along the way. It can only be said that... even when Nanami was commanding this Chansey, her performance was not strong enough and did not have a significant impact on the overall competition.

Otherwise, they should have been warned by the organizers immediately.

That's terrible for Nanami's opponent at this moment.

In terms of battle command and combat ability alone, he has an advantage over Nanami, and his cooperation with Pokémon is also better. However, Nanami has a cheat code. Chansey's strength has already created an overwhelming advantage. No matter how many advantages he has over Nanami, he cannot make up for the gap in raw strength.

The final result was obvious.

Nanami won successfully.

When Xia Yan watched as Nanami walked out of the battlefield, wiping the fine sweat from her forehead and letting out a long sigh of relief, he was speechless.

"That was close." Nanami noticed Xia Yan's gaze and said with a smile.

Xia Yan pursed his lips.

Perhaps if you don't command it and just hand it over to Chansey, it can win even faster.

However, it's not without its benefits; at least it can accelerate the development of their teamwork.

"Very impressive."

Xia Yan said something.

It wasn't entirely against his conscience; he was saying Chansey was amazing, not that Nanami was amazing, but it sounded very pleasant.

This is the art of speaking.

"Really?" Nanami looked at him with surprise and delight, her eyes blinking and her face full of anticipation.

It seems like they really want to gain the approval of others.

"Mm." Xia Yan nodded.

"Hello, my name is Nanami Oki, from... well, never mind." Nanami smiled and extended her hand to Xia Yan.

The surname "Damu" is neither rare nor common, but when paired with the words "True New Town," it becomes highly recognizable.

Xia Yan pretended not to recognize her and gently shook her hand.

"Xia Yan."

"Xia Yan, you're amazing! Togekiss didn't get touched by Feraligatr even once and still won." Nanami exclaimed sincerely, "And... Togekiss and you are quite close."

Nanami has a special ability to sense the closeness of the relationship between the trainer and the Pokémon. Although it is not very accurate, her general feeling is usually right.

That's why she acted somewhat familiar with Xia Yan.

In her view, someone who has a close relationship with elves and spends a lot of time with them could never be a bad person.

Moreover, the fact that Togekiss is such a lucky Pokémon makes her even more certain that Xia Yan is a "good person".

“Cha-ke-yi—”

Hearing Nanami's praise, Pokkiku raised its head high, looking just like a victorious rooster.

"So cute!"

Nanami was instantly captivated by Tokkiku's "tsundere" expression.

"He's a naughty little guy." Xia Yan sighed and rubbed Tokigu's head helplessly.

They have virtually no immunity to kind words.

“But Nanami, your Chansey is also very strong, extremely strong,” Xia Yan said.

"Really? I think so too. But my coordination with Gilly isn't quite there yet. It's my grandfather's... it used to be my elder's spirit, and now it's been entrusted to me," Nanami said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Timacy takes time to develop; it can't be rushed."

"Mm." Nanami nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, she looked up, her eyes blinking as she looked at Xia Yan. "Xia Yan, you're so strong, can you teach me how to fight?"

Xia Yan was stunned.

He then slowly said, "It is a spirit entrusted to you by your elders. I think no one understands it better than your elders."

Nanami rarely pouted, "He's too busy, he doesn't have time to teach me at all. He even made me sneak out for this competition..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan suddenly understood.

No wonder we hadn't heard anything about Professor Oak coming to Suzuran Island; it turns out he sneaked out.

After a moment's thought, he said, "How about this, we can discuss it together after the group stage is over."

Speaking of custard eggs...

Xia Yan does have a lot of good tactics. If Nanami can learn even a little bit of them, she might have a chance to get a good ranking with this Chansey.

Anyway, they're in the same group now, and according to the tournament rules, they definitely won't meet before the semifinals.

Let others have their own headaches.

As for Nanami making it to the semifinals?

That would be a bit disrespectful to Wataru and Cynthia.

"Mmm." Nanami nodded vigorously.

Chapter 124 Xia Yan VS Denci

The group stage proceeded very quickly. Even though each group had more than thirty people and it was a double-elimination format, it was much faster than expected because each person only had one Pokémon to fight.

In a group, the fastest and smoothest way to advance is to defeat four opponents in a row, which will secure a place in the top four of the group stage and guarantee entry into the knockout stage.