Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

What a load of crap.

That beedrill was clearly putting on an act. Although it looked genuinely tired now, who knows if it was really?

They really didn't want to go up and get humiliated in a match where they had no chance of winning.

The other party showed absolutely no mercy in their attack.

This was also thanks to Wanhe and Haoli, who were the first to appear on the Yuhong City Club side, setting an "excellent" tone for the competition.

Seeing them all burying their heads like ostriches, Matsukata Kijima was furious.

But there was absolutely nothing they could do.

Taking a deep breath, suppressing his anger, he forced a smile and walked over to Ivy, who had her arms crossed, smiling with her eyes narrowed, looking very approachable.

"Ahem, Manager Ivy, would it be convenient for us to talk in private?"

Ivy glanced sideways at Matsukata Ki, who was smiling obsequiously, and let out a soft syllable through her nose.

"Um......"

They made a grand gesture.

She felt much better now that Matsukata Ki had given her such a bad look earlier, as she was returning the favor.

There's an old saying: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't be fooled..."

Ahem, we've gone off-topic.

The battle was paused, and Ivy, with a swaying waist, walked with Matsukata to a corner of the battle room.

Xia Yan stood on the field, waiting silently.

He didn't mind the two chatting a little longer, giving Beedrill more time to rest.

but.

The two didn't keep him waiting for long.

Ivy walked back with her head held high, while Matsukata walked over to them and waved to the ten challengers she had brought.

Covered in dust and dirt, they fled the Silver Elf Battle Club at breakneck speed.

"What's wrong? You're not playing anymore?"

Hazelnut blinked and asked as she watched them leave quickly.

Xia Yan frowned.

So you're not going to fight anymore?

I've only hit six, there are still four to go.

Were there four people?

Those are four walking 50,000 Alliance Coins!

"Heh—they got scared and admitted their mistake. The Pokémon Battle Club in Celadon City is nothing special." Ivy gently tossed her hair and said with a smile.

"Great!" Hazelnut smiled, her eyes crinkling.

"Xia Yan, you did a great job. Come back now, they've stopped fighting."

Ivy waved to Xia Yan.

Xia Yan pouted.

really.

"If only we hadn't exposed ourselves so early, we might have been able to bring a few more people in." He muttered to himself.

"Hiss!" Beedrill nodded in strong agreement.

Little Cassie is almost over her growth period, and as a senior, making some money... isn't easy.

Everyone: "......"

He put away Beedrill and walked up to Ivy. "How do we calculate this? They've all run away."

"You really want to beat ten in a row?"

Ivy had expected Xia Yan to give her a surprise, but she never imagined the surprise would be this big.

Making the opponent afraid makes her happier than winning a ten-game winning streak.

"Didn't you say you were going to be defeated?" Xia Yan said calmly.

Ivy took a deep breath.

"Defeating six people earns the club a reward of 300,000, but since you stood up for me, I'll add another 100,000 league coins. Are you satisfied now?"

That's 400,000?

He nodded and said, "Not bad, there are still two more secret manuals..."

"Would I swindle your reward?" Ivy rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

Turning to Daigo beside her, she said apologetically, "Mr. Daigo, please wait a moment. Hazel, please take Mr. Daigo to the reception room to rest for a while. I'll be right back."

Daigo waved his hand, "It's okay, I also want to go and see how well the Silver Pokémon Battle Club has its secret manuals."

After a slight hesitation, Ivy said, "Alright."

After dismissing the other sparring partners who weren't very involved, Ivy led the group towards the club's warehouse.

On the road.

"I haven't introduced myself yet. Let's get to know each other again. I'm Daigo Zuvoki." Daigo smiled and extended his hand to Natsuhiko.

"Xia Yan." Xia Yan shook hands with him politely.

The two had now officially become acquainted.

“Xia Yan, I’ve noticed that your Beedrill always moves with electric energy. Is this a special training method?” Daigo asked without any hesitation.

Xia Yan shook his head. "No, I was just lucky and encountered some opportunities."

"Oh?" Daigo's eyes lit up.

After a brief silence, Daigo suddenly said, "Natsuhiko, how about... a match with me?"

Daigo was clearly excited by what he had just seen; Natsuhiko and Beedrill's performance had successfully piqued his interest.

He was particularly curious about the use of the Counter Shield tactic, which had been demonstrated earlier.

Xia Yan: "......"

So, all of you future champions are just Ash Ketchum in different guises, right?

I replied decisively, "Not really interested."

Daigo: "???"

Nonsense, Xia Yan ate empty food.

Who is Daigo Zvukichi?

The future steel champion!

The man who's best at picking up stones!

Should we send Beedrill to battle Steven's Steel and Rock-type Pokémon?

Without the prerequisite of a fatal needle prick, his chances of winning are extremely low.

And their future star is Shiny Metagross!

Even if Lance has a Dragonite, it's still a normal Dragonite.

Where are they?

A single, shining pseudo-legendary card, on paper, completely overwhelms all champions.

Let's just say it's special or not, awesome or not.

Moreover, based on Xia Yan's understanding of Metagross from his previous life, and according to the official Pokédex, Metagross requires four Beldum to fuse to evolve. Although the game had its own setting, he didn't know how Metagross evolved in this world.

They may evolve individually, or they may need to evolve together, or both.

If Steven's Metagross really is a fusion evolution, then Shiny Metagross is more than just "awesome".

Those are four flashing iron dumbbells!

Even without fusion evolution, they are still very rare.

Even though Daigo hasn't fully grown up yet, Natsuhiko isn't arrogant enough to think he can beat a Pokémon raised with "money power".

So, let's just skip things that are thankless and exhausting.

We just need to figure out a way to get through this.

Supervisor Ivy's eyes had already fallen on him out of the corner of her eye.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Advanced Training Mission

Steven is here as a representative of the Devon Corporation in the Hoenn region to collaborate with the Silver Corporation.

Furthermore, Ivy also knows that Daigo is the current chairman of Devon Corporation, the only son of Zivchi Hibiscus, the future head of Devon Corporation, and currently a department manager of Devon Corporation.

How could someone like that refuse a challenge?

If those old guys at Silver Company find out, Xia Yan is definitely in for a rough time.

"Ahem." Ivy coughed lightly, offering a hint.

Xia Yan simply explained to himself, "Daiwu, I know you. I've seen your battle against Cynthia (Cynthia) from the Sinnoh region online."

Upon hearing this, Daigo touched his sleeve.

He was beginning to understand what Xia Yan meant.

“However, I know someone who is very capable, and his age is probably not much different from yours. I can introduce him to you if there’s a chance in the future,” Xia Yan added.

Lance's strength should be about the same as Daigo's, right?

If we let the two of them fight, film it, and upload it, we should be able to get a lot of clicks and views.