Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

The Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition, which Xia Chen wanted to participate in, is held every year, and even Beijing University only has ten spots available.

These ten spots were naturally selected from the school teams with the highest level of competition.

Therefore, Xia Chen needs to meet the following prerequisites if he wants to participate in the Youth Trainer Competition held at the end of the year.

To join the school team before the end of the year, you must compete for one of the ten spots in the school team selection competition, and then stand out from the preliminary rounds to enter the main competition.

Things are about to get busy...

There's no rush to determine the school's rankings, as the start of the school year is still ongoing.

After explaining the important rules of school life, Teacher Lin Quan guided the students to start selecting courses on the school's app.

Graduation requirements for the Trainer Department at Kyoto University are simple: pass the senior trainer exam and complete a certain number of credits.

If you can meet these two conditions, no one will care if you stay in your dorm all day and never go out.

There are only a few main sources of academic credits: taking courses, ranking within the school, and winning honors in major competitions outside the school.

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Generally speaking, the more difficult the path, the more credits you can earn.

Xia Chen focused his academic credit goals on the latter two, namely, obtaining them through battles. Therefore, he didn't consider credits when choosing courses, but rather relied entirely on his interests.

After careful consideration, he chose the courses "Advanced Training of Psychic-type Pokémon" and "Advanced Training of Ghost-type Pokémon".

The latter goes without saying. Although there is the Dorambaruto breeding manual of Dante, that information is more targeted and does not take into account many aspects of Zoroa.

The former was chosen not only for Kirullian, but also for Xia Chen's own sake.

After all, he can now be considered a humanoid psychic-type spirit.

Apart from these two courses, Xia Chen didn't choose any others, and most of the other students did the same, only choosing courses related to their major and minor.

Those who can stand out from hundreds of thousands of new trainees in Donghuang and be admitted to Beijing University are all exceptionally talented individuals, and no one wants to be confined to the classroom.

After selecting their courses, the first class meeting on the first day of school was almost over, and the students dispersed to their respective places.

Some went to training together, some went to challenge each other to battles after just meeting, and many more, like Xia Chen, went alone to check out the legendary intra-school rankings.

Although Xia Chen is now a celebrity to some extent, not many people actually try to chat him up.

After returning to Donghuang, Xia Chen remained silent for several months, rarely appearing in public, and the buzz surrounding him gradually cooled down.

Walking on campus, apart from being a bit handsome, he was no different from any other student.

When Xia Chen arrived at the Beijing University Arena, he found it already packed with people.

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The ranking system set up by Yu Chaohua is very popular.

People are competitive, especially trainers.

Principal Yu grasped this psychology of the students and brought it to the forefront.

It not only effectively promotes the competitive level among students, but also serves as a fair and just channel for the allocation of public resources, and is also extremely fun.

Sure enough, on the first day of school, quite a few students have already come to "climb the ranks in the new season".

Inside the arena lobby.

Looking at the densely packed "Ladder Rankings" and "Featured Matches" information on the big screen, Xia Chen clicked his tongue in amazement.

Principal Yu really knows how to handle students' competitive spirit perfectly.

Seeing that more and more people were arriving, Xia Chen stopped looking around, took his student card, and walked to an empty machine to register.

"Welcome Xia Chen, student ID 20230001, to the ladder tournament. Since you have not participated in any competitions before, the first ten matches will be placement matches. After completing these ten matches, you will be able to find out your ranking. We wish you the best of luck."

Hey, there are placement matches? That's a great way to climb the ranks!

Yu Zhaohua understands games!

After expressing his feelings, Xia Chen confidently clicked on the "Start Matching" button.

Perhaps because it was the beginning of the semester and there were many people, Xia Chen was matched with his first opponent in less than half a minute.

Battleground: Area E, Field 3; Opponent Information: Trainer Type: Yin Li

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Yin Li? That name sounds familiar...

Xia Chen pondered for a while before finally remembering when he had heard this name before. Wasn't it his opponent in the final of the recruitment competition more than half a year ago?

It's quite a coincidence that my first match against him in college was with him again.

Xia Chen felt quite emotional.

His Gengar, which was almost at the senior level, once suppressed Milotic on the field. It was only through his own psychological warfare, coupled with Milotic's Quiver Dance, that Xia Chen finally won the victory.

Things have changed. Milotic, who was just an amateur back then, now has the strength of a senior intermediate player. I wonder how his Gengar is doing now.

Forget it, we'll find out once we try.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Chen walked into the competition venue that the system had arranged for him.

Because it needs to accommodate the needs of many students playing matches at the same time, the Kamikyo University Arena is much larger than a regular arena.

After walking around for several minutes, Xia Chen finally found the competition venue.

There, Yin Li, whom they had met once before, was already waiting on one side of the battlefield.

Judging from the complex look in his eyes, he hadn't forgotten me; on the contrary, he seemed to have a deep impression of me...

Xia Chen scratched his head, guessing as he thought.

Xia Chen strode to the other side of the battlefield and greeted his opponent, "Hi, Yin Li, long time no see."

After all, they will be classmates for the next four years. They don't necessarily have to have a great relationship, but at least they shouldn't be strained. This has always been Xia Chen's motto for maintaining good interpersonal relationships.

Yin Li was also a polite classmate. He didn't argue with anything like "People from Donghuang always say hello to you." He smiled and replied, "Yes, it's been a long time. But I've seen you on video quite often in the past six months."

Xia Chen said with a hint of helplessness, "The journey is always full of surprises... Never mind, let's finish the fight first, there are people waiting in line behind us."

In no time, a large crowd had gathered around the field.

They weren't there specifically to see any particular person; there was basically a small group of people like that around every venue.

Some were students or citizens who came to watch the Pokémon battles casually, while others were students who had been assigned to this venue and were waiting in line.

Yin Li nodded and said no more.

Seeing that both players were ready, the referee for this match, Lotom, spun over.

After confirming that both players' information was correct, a whistle blew, and Rotom signaled the official start of the match.

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"Go, sniper tree owl!"

"I choose you, Kirlia!"

After two ceremonial announcements, an ordinary yet extraordinary intra-school ranking competition began.

Two flashes of white light appeared, and the starting Pokémon of both sides appeared on the battlefield: Decidueye and Kirlia.

The ranking match rules are the most common 3v3 among young trainers, and neither side's starting Pokémon are their ace Pokémon, Gengar and Sylveon.

Undoubtedly, both sides have extreme confidence in their own strength.

Although Yin Li lost to Xia Chen in the final of the recruitment competition, he was definitely not convinced by his pride.

After all, judging from his performance in the finals, he was defeated because he didn't expect his opponent to have the Butterfly Dance skill.

In addition, he has never slacked off in training over the past six months, so Yin Li felt that this was the best opportunity for him to take revenge!

As for Xia Chen, since his goal is the Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition at the end of the year, how could a classmate become a truly important opponent for him?

However, as a great man once said, "Strategically despise the enemy, but tactically take them seriously."

Although Xia Chen did not send out Milotic or Sylveon, it does not mean that he did not fight with all his might.

His Kirlia is by no means weak!

"Kirullian, meditate!"

"Sniper Tree Owl, Shadow Stitch!"

Almost simultaneously, the voices of the two trainers reached the battlefield.

The two tactically skilled Pokémon immediately responded to the trainer's command.

The Decidueye, fresh out of its Poké Ball, hadn't even had a chance to take flight yet, but it skillfully channeled its Ghost-type energy, spread its wings, and drew its bow.

In an instant, a purplish-black energy arrow appeared on Decidueye's outstretched wings. Before it could fully solidify, Decidueye released its wings, letting the Shadow Arrow whistle toward the spot where Kirlia had just emerged from its Poké Ball.

All of this had already happened in the two seconds that Rotom blew the whistle to start the match.

Undoubtedly, such a hastily executed move can hardly gather much energy and cannot deal any damage.

Yin Lirang's purpose in firing the arrow at the Tree Owl was simply to utilize another effect of the Shadow Stitch, preventing the elves hit by the Shadow Stitch from leaving the field!

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As soon as the arrow was fired, a commotion arose from the battlefield below.

"This junior named Yin Li has a very clear mind. He knows that sniping Decidueye against Kirlia is an advantageous matchup, so he uses Shadow Stitch as quickly as possible to keep his opponent on the field."

"Didn't Kirlia's trainer read this? That's a bit unreasonable. Even if she evolved into Gardevoir, it wouldn't be easy for her to take down Decidueye."

"Perhaps they're not very familiar with the Decidueye Pokémon. After all, Shadow Stitch is a signature move, but using Calm Mind... is that greedy?"

"Holy crap, does he even know how to play Kirlia? If he doesn't, let me play! This is a Shiny Kirlia!"

"Hey, wait a minute, this Odd-colored Kirlia, why does this junior named Xia Chen look kind of familiar?"

In the first round of the clash between the two teams' starting lineups, almost no one thought that Xia Chen had the upper hand.

Although this shadowy attack doesn't deal much damage due to its short charging time, once it hits, Kirlia won't be able to escape.

The Ghost type's double super weakness against Kirlia is no joke.

The Special Defense boost from Meditation is ineffective against Decidueye, as Decidueye can directly target Kirlia's weak Physical Defense, whether it's Shadow Strike or Phantom Strike.

Therefore, the effect of meditation is nothing more than adding some insignificant special attacks.