Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

But even if Xia Yan were to challenge these dojos now, he wouldn't be entirely confident of victory.

After all, some gym leaders are truly strong. Even if their strength is brought to the same level as yours, they can still win by relying on their rich combat experience.

Moreover, Kikuno's use of the word "sweep" was indeed a bit of an exaggeration.

“If the alliance in the Johto region has already been established, Johto will likely follow suit,” Kikuno added.

Such a person...

"His target this time is our Sinnoh League. Although his appearance was authorized by the League headquarters, and with his strength, he has a great chance of winning the next Lily of the Valley Annual Tournament, if we end up with a complete defeat like Kanto and Hoenn, it will be a disgrace to Sinnoh."

Kikuno was also having a headache.

She arrived last and had no idea who the five challengers were who were assigned to challenge Xia Yan. Otherwise, she would never have allowed this person to challenge her right when Xia Yan had just opened the museum.

It's likely that the dojo staff who arranged the opponents for Xia Yan were also novices, and didn't do a detailed investigation of each challenger's information. Otherwise, they would definitely have asked Xia Yan's opinion before the opening ceremony.

So, who exactly is it?

Xia Yan is becoming increasingly curious.

Actually, a name had already surfaced in his mind.

Just thinking about this person still feels a bit absurd.

Without waiting for Kikuno's reply, Natsuhiko took the information about the next challenger from Kikuna's hand.

When I saw the photo attached to the document, which showed a slightly older-looking face, and the name written in the first row of the form.

Xia Yan's pupils contracted.

He looked at Kikuno in disbelief.

"Is it too late for me to finish the opening ceremony now?"

Kikuno completely ignored Natsuhiko's question.

"It seems you've been paying close attention to league game information as well."

Want to keep up with the league's game information?

Xia Yan has been either training Pokémon or checking on the progress of gym construction lately, so he hasn't had time to pay attention to league tournament information.

It was simply because the names and photos on the form were all too familiar to him.

"He comes from a region that the alliance has not disclosed, because the alliance has faced considerable obstacles in its entry into the region."

However, this person was one of the advocates of the Alliance's ideals. He was exceptionally talented, and in order to expedite the Alliance's entry into the region, he was specially allowed to leave that area and travel to various regions today.

One of his goals was to challenge the strongest fighters in different regions and learn combat techniques.

Xia Yan held the form and thought about it.

He tentatively asked, "Isn't he the regional champion?"

"Champion? He did win the annual league in that region, and his championship was similar to those in Kanto and Hoenn." Kikuno seemed not to understand Natsuhiko's meaning.

However, Xia Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing her say that.

Thankfully, it wasn't as perverse as in the original story.

Because that person's name is...

Dan Emperor!

This is the kind of man who can confidently say in the future that he has never been defeated in any official tournament held by the league!

Furthermore, he defeated Watari in a direct confrontation during the Masters Tournament.

Although Lance sent out a red Gyarados instead of the ace Dragonite or Charizard.

But his opponent, Leon, was using Charizard, which gave him a type advantage.

So whether Watari held back in that battle or not, nobody knows.

Without a doubt, this demonstrates the immense strength of the Pill Emperor.

A person who became a champion at the age of ten.

However, judging from Kikuno's words, this champion is not the same as that champion, otherwise it would be quite shocking, after all, Akashi was already eleven years old when he became the champion.

Moreover, it seems that Leon has already swept through two regions, and now he has even extended his "claws" to Sinnoh.

Xia Yan showed a helpless expression.

"Elite Four member Kikuno, it's not that I don't want to help, but as you know, I'm only just starting out as a gym leader, and I don't have many outstanding Dragon-type Pokémon under my command. Asking me to beat him is not because I don't want to, but because I'm afraid I can't do it."

This is the truth.

Xia Yan has acquired quite a few Dragon-type Pokémon, but because of their low synergy, their strength cannot be fully utilized.

Moreover, as the Gym Leader of the Dragon type, he can't very well send a Pokémon of another type, can he?

At the very least, the name should include the character for "dragon".

Kikuno was naturally aware of Natsuhiko's situation.

After a moment's thought, she said, "You can borrow it from your friend, like Cynthia. I can help you explain it."

Xia Yan's Pokémon, such as Noivern and Duraludon, are both Gym Leader level.

However, these are all Gym Leader-level Pokémon captured in the wild, and their combat awareness is quite different from that of Gym Leader-level Pokémon raised by trainers.

So if you can borrow a Dragonite or a Garchomp, it's not entirely impossible to have a chance to fight.

Moreover, Xia Yan is a superhuman, which can reduce the impact to some extent.

"How about we just give him a token amount and let him pass, then you can find another dojo to arrange for him?" Xia Yan suggested tentatively.

There's no need for that.

Even if some of Dan Di's actions are seen as "arrogant" in various regions.

But you should arrange for someone else to deal with him, not your own newly opened dojo!

"If you win, I'll give you an extra ten million Alliance Coins as a subsidy." Kikuno didn't bother with any more pleasantries with Natsuhiko and directly unleashed his ultimate move.

"This isn't about money..."

"Fifteen million!" Kikuno said with a serious expression, adding, "Even if we fight with all our might and lose, we'll still have a 50% chance of winning."

"No, King Kikuno, are you listening to me?"

Thirty million!

"make a deal!"

Xia Yan immediately called a halt.

There was nothing I could do; she gave me far too much.

Xia Yan's dojo has just been established, and what he needs most is funding.

Yesterday, he even dared to look at the dojo's financial statements that Kikuna had given him. They were all in the red. If it weren't for his own money supporting the dojo, it probably would have had to close down after only three days.

Kikuno exploited this weakness of Natsuhiko.

"One last question: why did you contact me?"

Xia Yan asked cautiously, "This is my sugar daddy and my boss; I can't afford to offend him."

Kikuno glanced at him, then suddenly smiled and said, "What does it mean if someone who sweeps through gyms in other regions gets thrashed in their very first challenge in Sinnoh?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan gave a thumbs up.

After Kikuno left, Natsuhiko approached Kikuna.

"Kikuna, fire the guy who arranged the challengers after this ceremony."

How can you do things like this?!

The fifth opponent was actually Emperor Dan!

Do you understand data collection?

“Mr. Xia Yan, you chose this person.” Kikuna looked at him in surprise.

"I chose it?" Xia Yan looked bewildered.

"Yes, you said to choose two with three or four badges, two with five or six badges, and then choose one without a badge. The only one without a badge is him."

after all.

Who's so brave as to go out and challenge a Dragon-type gym?

Xia Yan: "..."

He originally thought it was a low-skill game in the fish pond, but he never expected to run into a master player who was also playing the same game.

Chapter Three: The Apparently Aged Pill Emperor

Dan Emperor.

to be frank.

Xia Yan never expected to meet this person so soon.

After all, he is the future champion of the Galar region, a man who has never been defeated in an official league tournament.

Of course, this only means that he has never lost in the league's official matches, not that he has never lost in other matches.

After all, everyone has moments of weakness.

Xia Yan had considered the possibility of contacting Dan Di in the near future, but he did not expect it to happen so suddenly.

However, from the conversation with Kikuno just now, it's not hard to understand why Dan-tei appeared.

The Alliance has discovered the Galar region.

However, due to some special reasons, it is currently unable to join.

It's possible that the people in the Galar region have a strong sense of resistance.

Or perhaps there is obstruction from some local forces.

Therefore, the alliance wants to support a local spokesperson so that they can gain more recognition and be more likely to join the platform.