odessanovel Chapter 94 First Trial of the Grand Competition (2)
Chapter 94 First Trial of the Grand Competition (2)
Actually, Ye Kai came here for a reason.
I want to see the combination techniques used in the Grand Contest.
These highly skilled and flashy combos are a huge help in combat!
"When does the game begin?"
"Actually, it's tonight..."
The only Pokémon that Wang Xiaoting will be participating in is the White Sea Lion.
She was going to participate in the beauty group.
After that came the long queue.
In order to participate in the competition, everyone ate boxed lunches in the venue.
Ye Kai also gained something.
You can see a lot of strange and wonderful elves here.
Including poison-type!
"I have a question for you. Where was this Slowpoke subspecies captured?"
"Excuse me, where are these Pokémon located on Superbad Planet...?"
This is truly an unexpected delight.
In one fell swoop, Ye Kai actually managed to find out information about three types of poison-type Pokémon.
Supervillain comes from the Seepage Secret Realm, that's right, Qicheng in Zhejiang City, which is very close to Ye Kai's hometown.
However, it would be very difficult to go back now, so we can only catch them when we return later.
Then there's Slowpoke and Delinquent.
The Bad Frog comes from the Three Elephant Alliance, which is next to the Dragon Kingdom.
Even if we knew the ecological distribution, it wouldn't be of much significance.
Are we supposed to go abroad to catch Pokémon?
Next up is Galar Slowpoke.
It is located in Shanfeng Manor, less than 30 kilometers from Liangcheng.
Judging from the name, it's probably a private place like a farmhouse inn.
Ye Kai felt he had to go to this place!
Despite their thoughts, it was already their turn to be served.
Are you all going to participate in the preliminary rounds of the Liangcheng Grand Contest?
"I'm participating, they're here to watch."
Wang Xiaoting quickly replied.
20 minute later.
"Everyone, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to participate in the preliminary selection of Liangcheng's Grand Competition!"
"As we all know, the Grand Contest has a history of 47 years..."
After the host's introduction, he began to introduce the six mentors present.
...?
Half of these people were people Ye Kai knew.
"Miss Crimson Lotus, the Fire-type Gym Leader from Lotus City!"
"Our Liangcheng Grass-type Gym Leader, Miss Xiaonan!"
"Master Lin, the principal of Liancheng Panshi Academy in Zhejiang City!"
"The director of the city's Pokémon Center..."
In fact, for events like the Grand Contest, the judges are usually decided on the spot.
It's quite private; many people don't tell those around them.
Only the league knows.
Both Honglian and the principal are incredibly skilled trainers in private.
They served as judges for the beautiful group and the handsome group, respectively.
These people were also taken aback when they saw Ye Kai.
How come this ambitious young man who only knows how to fight in the dojo is also participating in the Grand Contest?
The competition started quickly, beginning with the strong group.
No need for the Pokémon to use skills; the preliminary rounds mainly involve observing the Pokémon's physical appearance.
This is essentially a beauty pageant.
There were over 600 Pokémon participating, including all sorts of different kinds.
The entire match was a real eye-catcher!
The final champion was a female monster named Mighty!
Then comes the smart group...
The mentors first selected the successful elves, and then tested them with 10 commands, including shaking hands, clapping, and even high-difficulty moves such as backflips.
The most outrageous one of these is an Ibrahimovic, which can already do a Thomas Flair on the spot!
This clever group is really tight-lipped too.
Finally, we've arrived at the Beauty Group.
"Come out, white sea lion!"
After a flood of love poured out, the white sea lion made a grand entrance.
It huddled up its neck, looked around, and then started to act cute.
"This... is not bad! With that snow-white skin, this white sea lion is very well-trained. It could at least compete in the beauty and cuteness categories..."
The audience jury commented.
Next comes the assessment by the guest mentors.
The white sea lion started by lying down and then half-standing up, trying to shake hands with its mentor.
It might even release water-based energy, creating a water ring and starting to jump into the water ring.
"This white sea lion is interesting!"
"This physique is simply perfect!"
An instructor lit up the light for the white sea lion.
"Remove the highest score, 89 points; remove the lowest score, 76 points..."
"Overall score: 86 points!"
This is already a very high score.
Unlike those gifted Pokémon, such as Gardevoir and Sylveon.
White sea lions are visibly hardworking.
The champion of the beauty group was naturally not Wang Xiaoting's white sea lion.
It only managed to get 7th place.
Ahead are Milotic, Shiny Serperior, Gardevoir, and a host of other dazzling beings!
When it comes to the pursuit of beauty, there's always something to get into.
Even the 7th place winner receives a prize of up to 20!
Furthermore, the white sea lion also received the ribbon badge for being among the top 8 in the Beauty Group's beginner category.
Then the champion of the cutest group was an Alcremie.
This Alcremie is also a very small individual, only 16 centimeters long, almost XXS size.
The fairy, holding strawberries, would also share her cream with the judges.
"It's so cute, waaaaah~~, it's so cute I want to eat it up!"
Finally, this Alcremie scored an exceptionally high score and won the cutest category!
The competition isn't over yet; next up is the handsome group.
However, it was already quite late.
The match was postponed to the following morning.
However, Wang Xiaoting's competition had already ended, so everyone naturally wanted to leave.
It's already around 1 a.m.
Ye Kai was already sleepy at this point.
The group agreed to meet at the Pokémon Center the next day.
2 PM the following afternoon.
I remember when we were still in school, Ye Kai was always the one who was late.
However, after they started traveling, Zhao Qian was often late.
However, he didn't think much of it.
The next goal is to go to Mountain Wind Manor.
The Slowpoke subspecies are distributed over there.
Even though it's just hearsay, I still have to go and see for myself.
The three set off quickly.
The goat and the fiery horse galloped relentlessly.
In less than 20 minutes, we arrived at Mountain Breeze Manor.
This place is located in the mountainous area where Liangcheng and Yincheng meet.
The scenery was quite beautiful, and the air was very fresh.
Ye Kai decisively captured the Pokémon and went down to inquire about Slowpoke.
"Slowpoke?"
The owner of the manor happened to be there and introduced himself to the three of them.
Mountain Breeze Manor is an asset of his company, and many companies hold their team building activities here.
This place is not only a summer resort, but also a planting and breeding industrial park.
This includes Slowpoke.
This is a high-value spirit.
Its tail can grow back after being cut off, making it a very delicious and high-end ingredient.
In the early days, many people raised these spirits like pigs.
However, more than 30 years ago, the League prohibited private individuals from raising Slowpoke and cutting off their tails for profit.
Nowadays, those that can be raised on a large scale are basically all licensed by the alliance.
Just as everyone was having a great time chatting, a girl suddenly rushed out.
"Dad, Little Dumb!"
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic? Has your Slowbro evolved yet?"