I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

At this moment, Yang Xiying took out a set of black armor and a round gem with a pink central leaf and gray and yellow stripes from her spatial backpack.

The props he took out aroused curiosity among the people around him; they had never seen that armor before.

The stone looked like a Mega Stone, but it was unclear which Pokémon it belonged to… However, Yang Xiying said that Ms. Agatha was the Ghost Elite Four member who brought it out, so…

—Is this a Mega Stone for a Ghost-type Pokémon?

"...Oh? I can indeed sense a strong ghost-like aura from both items."

The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the details. Kikuko quickly grasped the key points of these things, even though it was the first time she had ever seen them before.

"This should be the Mega Evolution Stone of a Ghost-type Pokémon, right?" she asked tentatively.

"And then, this armor is somewhat similar to the armor worn by your Azure Flame Blade Demon."

"That's right, this armor is the Cursed Armor, an essential item for a certain Pokémon to evolve into Blademaster, and that Pokémon is named Samurai."

Yang Xiying responded, explaining the origin of the jet-black armor at that moment, because her family now possessed the Azure Flame Blade Demon.

Therefore, Yang Xiying wasn't particularly able to use the item he obtained from the mission. In fact, he had quite a few duplicate items obtained from the mission.

He didn't need too many of these things, so he was thinking of exchanging favors for them, and now was the perfect opportunity.

"After seeing your Azure Blade Demon perform yesterday, I'm indeed very interested in this Pokémon, since it was my first time seeing one."

Kikuko smiled and spoke.

"So can you tell me where this child comes from? And your Forsaken monkey, these Pokémon acquisition conditions are also considered bargaining chips."

"Hmm... this isn't much of a bargaining chip. Tanjiro is a Pokémon from the Paradis region, and As for Repentance, you can get it in Kanto."

Yang Xiying remained silent for a moment before speaking directly, because these things were no longer a secret.

"Does Kanto still have Pokémon like this?" Ayu immediately showed a surprised expression. Yang Xiying's Pokémon were all very memorable to him.

Especially the Abandoned Monkey and the Azure Flame Blade Demon, these were things I had never seen before, but considering that Yang Xiying was a foreigner, it was understandable.

The world isn't just the Kanto region; other places also have unique Pokémon, such as Blademaster.

But he didn't expect Yang Xiying to say that the abandoned monkey could also be obtained in the Kanto region... However, if you look closely, that thing does look a lot like a certain Pokémon.

"It's probably an evolved form unique to a certain Pokémon in the Kanto region," Agatha said at this moment, as she felt that Forsaken looked familiar.

"Intense Monkey, right?"

“Yes,” Yang Xiying nodded, “so this isn’t really a bargaining chip, because I’ve already shared its evolution method with Professor Oak.”

"—The Pokédex will be updated soon, and everyone will know of its existence."

"Heh, what did old man Ōki give you to be so kind to him?" Kikuko snorted coldly, finding the name Ōki grating to her ears.

“Because I received a lot of help from Professor Oak when I came to the Kanto region,” Yang Xiying replied directly.

"Um... I've been curious for a while now. I always felt that you, Ms. Kikuko, particularly dislike Professor Oak. Why is that?"

"Although he doesn't know how to maintain a proper distance from Pokémon, and he's not good at taking care of himself, he's often sloppy."

"He's also very forgetful; he even needs others to remind him of his own grandson's name, but he's still a good person."

Ye Zi couldn't help but feel curious at this moment, since the other side had sounded somewhat disdainful when they heard about Pallet Town earlier.

The reason seems to be Professor Oak. Why does Grandma Kikuko have such a problem with Professor Oak?

"..." Ye Zi's words caused everyone to fall silent. It felt like you hadn't mentioned any of your strengths.

“…Go ask that old man yourself,” Kikuko snorted and refused to respond, while Yoko also retreated awkwardly.

"In short, as long as Infernape learns the move called Furious Punch, it can evolve into Outcast, a Ghost/Fighting type."

To avoid the silence from becoming too heavy, Yang Xiying continued to speak and then began to introduce another gemstone.

"As for this, just as you thought, Ms. Akiko, this is the evolution stone of the Ghost-type Pokémon Cursed Doll."

"Oh? A cursed doll?" Kikuko raised an eyebrow. "So that child also has Mega Evolution..."

Although she knows about Mega Evolution and has used it before, finding it easier than Z-Moves, it's only applicable to her own Gengar.

So it's quite surprising that Ghost-type Pokémon can Mega Evolve.

“Cursed Doll…isn’t that the Ghost-type Pokémon we encountered last night?” Leaf couldn’t help but ask at this moment.

Yesterday, due to the attack by evil spirits, she also saw many Ghost-type Pokémon that she had never seen before in the Kanto region.

—This is what a cursed doll is like.

"Yes, this is a Ghost-type Pokémon unique to the Hoenn region."

Yang Xiying nodded. Yesterday, he had also explained to his companions the Ghost-type Pokémon he didn't recognize, and Cursed Doll was one of them.

“However, with Ms. Kikuko’s abilities, acquiring one would be quite easy,” Yang Xiying said, changing the subject at this point.

The Gym Leaders of the Kanto region in this world all have Pokémon from other regions, so it would be unrealistic for the Elite Four not to have any.

Furthermore, even including Kanto and Johto, the only Ghost-type Pokémon in Kanto are Gengar and Misdreavus, and the only Ghost-type Elite Four members are these...

"But if you want the Cursed Doll, you can still tell me. Why did you choose to reveal the Cursed Doll Evolution Stone?"

At this moment, Kikuko spoke up, saying that since the other side had a Cursed Doll evolution stone, they should choose Cursed Doll as their first choice when asking her for a Pokémon.

“Uh… to be honest,” Yang Xiying scratched her head, “I mainly do transactions with people to get rid of the extra props and exchange them for what I need.”

"I still have a lot of Mega Stones..."

"..."

The group fell silent. What kind of rich kid was this?! That's a Mega Stone!

—Ordinary people simply cannot obtain even one Mega Stone!

"...Master, has the card your family gave you finally been unfrozen?"

Ye Zi couldn't help but speak up at this moment. At first glance, Yang Xiying seemed to love money more than anything, and Ye Zi really thought he was poor.

As a result, useful items were plentiful, and the Light Stone needed for Togekiss's evolution was given to me by this person!

So this person must be a super-rich young man who has experienced some major event that caused him to fall into a slump!

"Ahem, I obtained it by chance," Yang Xiying coughed lightly. He had indeed obtained the evolution stone by chance.

He had only recently acquired it and only had one, but Yang Xiying didn't mind giving it away, since he really didn't need the cursed doll.

This Pokémon is a physical attacker among Ghost-type Pokémon, boasting an attack power of 115, almost comparable to Blademaster.

But with a speed of only 65, and traits like Sleepless, Detection, Cursed Body, and Pull-in-Pull, what the hell can a Cursed Doll do?!

Admittedly, it does have a Mega Evolution boost, and its Attack stat reaches 165 after evolution, which is impressive, right? However, the STAB moves it can use are...

With only Shadow Claw, the Game Freak (GF) had already abandoned Mega Evolution by the time Shadow Claw could learn Spirit Slash, and its speed didn't increase after evolving.

75, an awkward speed, so much so that even the official game guide suggests using a scarf to salvage the situation, or even a trick tactic.

But you're not Rayquaza, why are you carrying a scarf? - Normally, Mega Evolution Pokémon can't hold items.

However, the game designers were quite tactful, giving Mega Cursed Doll a powerful ability called Mischievous Heart.

Combined with its own dirty... cool skill pool as a ghost, it's still a force to be reckoned with.

—Are you scared of the inevitable preemptive strike of the same fate?

She was afraid, but Yang Xiying felt it was unnecessary, because she already had enough Pokémon that she could trade one for one with.

The Azure Flame Blade Demon Abandoned Monkey and the growing Little Guoran, and the one behind them is the big gift that Zheng Hui gave himself...

Furthermore, you can only Mega Evolve once per match, so you also need to consider which Pokémon to Mega Evolve.

It's not worth Mega Evolving Cursed Doll just for the sake of Mischief, so Yang Xiying will definitely choose the better Ghost type.

Gastly is a perfect example! After evolving into Gengar, it becomes a powerful creature with high speed and high special attack, and it becomes even more formidable after Mega Evolution.

With a Special Attack stat of 170 and a Speed ​​stat of 130, its ability is an extremely overpowered Shadow Tag!

This prevents all non-Ghost-type Ground Pokémon on the opposing team from escaping, switching out, or escaping.

This guy looks way more powerful than a Cursed Doll that only has the Prankster ability after Mega Evolution!

So he can put aside the Cursed Doll Mega Stone for now and get the Z-Ring and Ghost Z first!

This thing is much better than the Cursed Doll Mega!

"Hmph, I don't care how you got it, but I'm quite interested in the new Ghost-type Pokémon that can Mega Evolve."

Kikuko gave a soft hum.

"I'll take the Cursed Armor and the Cursed Doll Evolution Stone. You can use this Z-Ring and the Ghost Z."

"...Then, I'll also give you these Z-Crystals," she said, taking out a few more prismatic gems from her spatial backpack.

"Eh?"

Looking at those gems, Yang Xiying suddenly froze on the spot. These were things that could use Z-Moves of other types.

Therefore, they are collectively referred to as Z-Crystals, while the ones Kikuko brought out included regular Z-Crystals, Water Z-Crystals, Grass Z-Crystals, Fighting Z-Crystals, Poison Z-Crystals, and so on.

“Anyway, I don’t need them, so you can take them all,” Kikuko said, while Yang Xiying was embarrassed.

"This feels like it's beyond the value of my items... I still have Ghost Gems and berries that are useful to Pokémon."

The other side offered five Z-Crystals, which Yang Xiying hesitated to take, but he still had something to exchange for...

"...Young Yang, what exactly are you up to?"

As Yang Xiying pulled out several dark purple diamonds and a few strange tree fruits, Kikuko's expression grew increasingly strange.

The same goes for everyone else. Isn't this kind of wealth a bit terrifying? The fruits from those trees are very rare!

"By sheer chance, Z-pure crystals are still very valuable to me," Yang Xiying replied, adding that the system hadn't given her one yet.

"Hmph, I understand..."

"Yami...slurp..."

Kikuko was still tempted by these and was about to accept them when an untimely voice suddenly rang out.

——!

The group immediately turned their attention to the source of the sound and discovered a purple head peeking out from behind a pillar in the living room.

Its head is oval but angular, with sharp horns on both sides. Its eyes are blue-white and their structure looks like some kind of gemstone.

—At this moment, it was staring at this side with its mouth open and drool dripping down its face.

"What is this Pokémon?" Ye Zi suddenly froze. She had never seen this Pokémon before, so she subconsciously took out her Pokédex.

No data available.

However, the encyclopedia showed no information, creating an awkward moment. But Yang Xiying, who was standing nearby, recognized the other party.

"Is this Sableye from the Hoenn region?" Yang Xiying shifted her gaze to the old man Fuji. "Mr. Fuji, do you have any Pokémon like this?"

"That's a Sableye that I adopted a while ago after it was abandoned by its trainer, but it's quite shy and rarely interacts with people outside."

"But now that they've come out, they're probably attracted by the gems you and Ms. Kikuko are showing off. You guys, hurry up and prepare some rough gems."

As he spoke, he waved to the waiter to bring some food for the Soul-Stealing Eye, as the child liked to eat shiny minerals.

Therefore, they will target Z-Crystals, Ghost Gems, and Mega Stones, which are quite valuable and cannot be allowed to be eaten by Sableye.

Then, the waiter acted quickly and soon brought out several gems for Soul-Stealing Eyes, which the child ate without hesitation.

It seems this child is being fed by someone they know, but the person opposite keeps glancing this way... with a bright, sparkling gaze.

"Are you interested in these?"

Amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, Yang Xiying walked over and squatted down in front of the Soul-Hooking Eyes, who was gnawing on a gemstone.

The person on the other side wasn't afraid at all, and continued gnawing on the gem, but also responded to the person in front of him, their voice entering his mind through the Azure Flame Blade Demon.

[…Sparkling, delicious, and also, I know you. You and your companions defeated so many enemies; you were amazing.]

PS: At this rate, the protagonist might really become the Ghost King and get all cuddled with Wanlong ( ).