Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

With its Bug and Electric type attributes, plus the "Levitate" ability, it has fewer weaknesses and more resistances, making it quite different from the Bug-type Pokémon template that most people have in mind.

Most importantly, the Vikadou has extremely strong special attack capabilities!

It's definitely a mobile turret!

In addition, there's the strength of a master-level guild leader.

This is undoubtedly more appealing than the previous Alola Mushroom.

After all, no matter how amazing Muk is, its stench and appearance inevitably diminish its appeal.

But the stag beetle is different.

Electric-type Pokémon are also popular and sought after by many.

"Master-level stag beetle, starting bid five million! Each bid must be at least one hundred thousand higher!"

Five million Alliance Coins!

Xia Yan, sitting in the private room, was secretly astonished when he heard the price.

For a normal Gym Leader-level Pokémon, the starting bid is around one million, and five million is almost the price that some Gym Leader-level Pokémon that are about to enter the Elite Four level will sell for.

Goodness, the starting bid is a whopping five million.

Xia Yan originally thought that a starting bid of two or three million would be quite good.

It turns out.

His perspective is too narrow.

The auction house was actually unsure about the price of the stag beetle at the beginning.

That's why they auctioned off Alola Muk first.

Let's test the waters.

The result was better than they expected.

Therefore, they became bolder, which led to the astonishing starting price.

But don't say it.

There are indeed people who dare to sell, and people who dare to sell.

Prices surged immediately amidst the cacophony of voices.

Throughout the auction, the old man continued to fuel his enthusiasm.

Claims like "Alola region Pokémon," "super strong special attack ability," and "ready to be caught and used by Gym Leaders" further exaggerate and make the prices outrageous.

Xia Yan, sitting in the private room, smacked his lips.

He stroked his chin and said slowly, "If this pace continues, then my previous estimate of the harvest value is a bit too low."

He guessed that Pokémon from the Alola region would be in high demand.

But I really didn't expect it to be so popular.

This is just a shovel-shaped insect at the museum level.

What would happen if the Ice Piercing Mountain King reached the Quasi-Heavenly King level?

Besides, he only has one Ice-type Sand King, but he has collected many more Vulcan Bugs and Insectoids.

Even if repeated occurrences lead to a price decrease, it probably won't make much of a difference.

He benefited from the popularity of new Pokémon before the Alola region was opened.

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finally.

The stag beetle, a museum-level specimen, was auctioned off to a VIP who was also sitting in a private box for 9.2 million.

An outrageous price.

With nearly ten million League Coins, you could even buy some relatively inexpensive near-Elite tier Pokémon.

Although it didn't double the starting price, it was definitely overpriced.

However, this did not diminish the bidders' enthusiasm for Alola Pokémon; on the contrary, it made the bidding even more intense.

Of course, most people are just there for the fun of seeing new elves.

Only a very small minority of people can actually afford it.

As the entire auction hall echoed with cries of "Alola! Alola!", even the elderly man presiding over the auction hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.

can only say.

The new elves are too tempting.

Therefore, we must seize this moment of popularity.

So he made a bold decision.

After saying something into his headset, he smiled and said to the audience:

"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I will make an exception and move the items that were originally supposed to be among the last few to be auctioned to the front, so that everyone can have their fill."

So the next item will also be a Pokémon from the Alola region!

The old man's words undoubtedly garnered support from many people.

When the box covered with red cloth was pushed out, everyone's eyes were drawn to it.

The old man stopped keeping the matter a secret, as doing so at this point would easily provoke public anger.

He ripped off the red cloth.

What appeared in everyone's sight was Xia Yan's most valuable Pokémon in this auction.

A near-Elite Four member, Alola Sandslash!

Although it is currently in a slump due to some tactics used by the auction house, some observant people have still sensed the strength of the Sandslash King.

"This is... a Pokémon at the near-Champion level!"

"Quasi-King level!"

"Is this what Sandslash looks like in its Alola form? Ice-type?"

"It looks so imposing!"

"..."

The old man gave them ample time to carefully observe the pangolin, as well as ample time to marvel and discuss it.

He only began his introduction after the noise in the venue had subsided somewhat.

"That's right! As you can see, this is a near-Elite Four level Pokémon, a Sandslash that has changed due to the different environment in the Alola region. Its type is Ice/Steel!..."

The old man is very skilled.

He rhythmically recounted what Xia Yan had introduced, as well as some conclusions drawn from the auction house's own investigation and analysis.

That concludes the introduction of this Pangolin King.

The old man smiled and looked around the room before offering an astonishing starting bid.

"This near-Champion level and extremely rare Alolan Sandslash, starting bid! 20 million League Coins, minimum increment of 200,000! Now... begin!"

Twenty million!

Even Xia Yan, sitting in the private room, couldn't help but feel his breath getting hotter.

That's why they say making extra money is a quick and easy way to earn money.

The starting bid is 20 million, and if all goes well, it will eventually reach 40 million.

This one Pokémon alone is enough to make Xia Yan's wallet bulge.

This gave him the opportunity and possibility to fully implement his plan, even though he had been hesitant to make the plan and had been carefully calculating how much money he had saved.

The elderly man then announced the starting bid.

A brief silence fell over the room.

"Twenty-five million!"

The sound of a bid increasing by five million from one of the private rooms instantly ignited the auction hall.

"Twenty-six million!"

"Twenty-seven million!"

Thirty million!

It's said that the minimum markup shouldn't be less than 200,000, but now it's being increased by millions.

Some of the bidders sitting in the hall exclaimed that they couldn't take it anymore.

When a Pokémon's strength reaches the level of a near-Elite Four member, its value can no longer be measured by a fixed price.

After all, wild, near-Elite Four level Pokémon are indeed rare.

Xia Yan spent so long in the Alola region and traveled to so many places, but in the end he only encountered two or three of them.

This is because the Alora region has a well-preserved natural environment, and some areas are sparsely populated.

Even for a near-Elite Four level Pokémon, there is no clear price to measure it. When the bidders raised the price to over 40 million, Xia Yan knew that the premium was too high.

But prices continue to rise steadily.

If Alolan Muk was a starting point, and Vikadounon struck a chord, then this Alolan Sandslash exceeded most people's expectations.

"Forty-eight million! Anyone else want to raise the bid?"

Even experienced auctioneers felt the hammer in their hands getting quite hot.

He had seen auction prices that were higher than this before.

I've even seen quite a few.

But this is the first time that prices have repeatedly exceeded the auction house's estimates like today.