Dawn of Pokémon

June 21, early morning.

A steady stream of traffic flows into the athletes' village, making people feel that this is not a remote suburb, but the center of Mihara City.The cold air in the past has been filled with people's conversations and laughter. The huge quartz sports ground is full of seats, and electronic signals carry voices and images to the distance, making the eyes from all over the world focus on the noisy sports ground on the Quartz Plateau. .

The Quartz League Tournament - more formally known as the regional league in the Kanto region, has undoubtedly been the focus of Kanto people's attention over the years.In the minds of young trainers, the regional league has a heavyweight status, and almost all trainers will start their first year of travel with the goal of participating in the regional league.

It symbolizes dreams and challenges, and young trainers are proud to set foot on this arena.

The noisy salute resounded across the crowded plateau, announcing the official start of the annual trainer event.

The opening ceremony of the Quartz League competition has never had any complicated and lengthy performances.After the sound of the salute dispersed, all the players stepped into the quartz stadium to the impassioned drum beat of the music.

The four people in Xiaoye who were always inseparable took the initiative to spread out this time - according to Xiaoling, it was better to shock everyone with their soaring results than to be noticed at the opening ceremony because of the group's weird outfits.

As always, Damaranchi, the top leader of the Pokémon League, appeared at the competition in person and gave an inspiring opening speech.The torch runners then entered the scene, and the blazing torch was far brighter than ordinary flames, causing many people to pay devout gazes.

It was the flame of the legendary mythical beast, the Flame Bird.According to legend, the fire of the divine bird has always been a symbol of imperial power in ancient times. Human emperors must be recognized by the divine bird that guards the Quartz Plateau before they can sit on the throne of God. The earth illuminated by the divine bird's fire will be protected by the divine bird.Today, the flame of the Flame Bird appears on the highest sports fields in various regions as the flame of the competition. It is also synonymous with the will and dominance of the Pokémon Alliance.

Xiaoye, who was wearing a windbreaker that was extremely hot, did not go to the center of the crowd. Instead, she tried to stand in an unobtrusive and cool corner, quietly watching the opening ceremony progress little by little.Chairman Damalanci has always appeared in front of the public with a vigorous image, and his speeches are also full of inflammatory power, which is enough to make the young trainers scream excitedly and want to join the competition immediately to fight.However, for Xiao Ye, who lacks hot blood cells, she does have the mood to try it out, but "unbearable excitement" is really out of the question.

Then, when the torch runners were about to light the cauldron...all the contestants present experienced what it meant to be stunned.

Xiaoye watched helplessly as the familiar team of two and one cat from Team Rocket took away the flame and activated the huge robot in the center of the stadium. For a moment, she could only show the same blank expression as the Pichu in her pocket. It took her a long time to remember the original There seems to be such a plot in the animation.

Perhaps "members of the underground corps Rockets broke into the Quartz League venue with a high profile just to snatch the flame, which has no use other than symbolic meaning." It sounds like fake news from a 180-page tabloid. Many players were so confused that they seemed to have been fooled. Strange light, everyone suspected that this was some sideshow specially arranged by the competition organizing committee.Instead, Xiaozhi, who dealt with this group of people every day, was the first to react, and without saying a word, he sent out Pokémon to fight with Team Rocket.

The chaotic battle did not last long.When the power of the waveguide began to rhythm uneasily, Xiaoye was keenly aware of the approach of an extremely powerful aura.Before she had time to look around, the burning holy fire rioted like an intelligent creature.

The orange flames turned into the form of birds, and the graceful posture of attacking the enemy made countless people hold their breath unconsciously.Until the high temperature burned everything, the intruders made a grand exit, and the security personnel slowly regained control of order. Many young people still couldn't come to their senses.

Everyone knew that what they witnessed might be a miraculous scene that would never happen again.

"I see..." Xiaoye muttered thoughtfully as she watched the nonsensical scene from the past animation play out completely before her eyes.

"What the hell?" Pichu, who had been holding back questions for a long time, immediately swept the trainer's finger with his little tail impatiently, "Master, do you know what happened to the Firebird just now?"

"The spirit of the holy fire is just a myth. In fact, uncontrolled flames will not recognize the enemy and attack on their own, even the flames of divine beasts are no exception." Xiaoye raised her head and looked at the blue cloudless sky. , "So, the only possibility is that the real flame bird is nearby and remotely controls the flames originating from itself to repel the enemy - I think everyone who watched the live broadcast of the opening ceremony will come to this conclusion."

"No wonder, no wonder I felt a little numb on my scalp just now..." Pichu pinched his ears, as if he was not completely unaware of the approaching aura of the mythical beast.

"Although it is just a baseless guess, I think the organizers of the competition were not unaware of Team Rocket's infiltration, but deliberately let it go after confirming their target. If Team Rocket dared to take action against the Holy Fire, there would be no doubt that The Earth will be repelled by the Flame Bird hiding in the dark. This is announcing to the world that 'The Flame Bird is still the trump card of our Pokémon Alliance.' After experiencing the Miyuan explosion and the three-god bird attack in Guren City, After the incident and other major disasters, this is indeed a very suitable way to establish authority... Pichu?" Xiaoye, who was doing her reasoning smoothly, suddenly found that Pichu was silent. She took the little velvet ball out of her pocket and took a look. As expected, the mice have turned their mosquito-repellent incense eyes.

"You humans... are too complicated, Qiu!"

Whether it is to establish authority or to announce, these contents are too far away from a small contestant.After the opening ceremony, Xiaoye followed the crowd back to the service hall of the Pokémon Center to confirm the information before the game.

In addition to the main venue, the Quartz Stadium, the Quartz League Player Village also has four affiliated sub-venues. The four rounds of knockout matches before the top [-] will be held in the sub-venues.There are four types of battle venues in the branch venue: water, ice, grass, and rock. Players need to press a button at the front desk to determine the battle venue, opponent, and time for their first round.

After receiving the competition guide book, Xiaoye completed a series of operations according to Miss Joy's prompts.And looking at the information popping up on the big screen... she just felt that she needed to wash her hands.

Battle venue: Branch A, grass battle venue

Opponent: Sonoda Shunsuke

Battle time: 6:21 a.m. on June [-]st

Due to the large number of participants in the first round, it will take two full days to complete the entire game.All trainers hope that their game time will be as late as possible, so that they can have enough time to investigate the opponent's information and plan targeted tactics - this is also one of the abilities tested in the league competition.And Xiaoye... looked at the wall clock with the hour hand pointing to nine o'clock, and confirmed with a blank face that she really couldn't be a European.

Ten o'clock in the morning is the start time of the first game of the first round.Xiaoye originally planned to join everyone first and pay attention to everyone's opponents, but when she saw this, she had to give up this plan and plunged into the computer screen in the service area.

When Xiaoye opened the trainer's archives with ease, she was still thankful that Mr. Xinghai taught them the method of quickly investigating the opponent's information a while ago.If you can reach the top [-] in this competition and get a bonus, you can't forget to buy some gifts for Mr. Xinghai to express your gratitude.

If you don’t get the bonus…

You might as well tighten your belt to express your gratitude.

The Trainer Archives is the most convenient official website to search for trainer information.It will record the basic information of the trainer, including the Pokémon used and the honors received.After typing "Sonoda Shunsuke" in the search bar, the photo of the boy he had seen at the front desk appeared on the screen again.

Xiao Ye's opponent an hour later was a boy with brown hair and black eyes who looked very well-behaved. He was ten years old like Xiao Ye and was a trainer who had just debuted for half a year.The boy's resume only contained a few lines, and Xiaoye quickly understood the key points.

Sonoda Shunsuke's eight badges were all obtained in relatively simple gyms such as Nibi Hualan, and he did not successfully challenge difficult gyms such as the Golden Gym.The only official competition that she has participated in is the Bug Pokémon Festival held in her hometown of Qianhong City. Like the Green Field Cup that Xiaoye once participated in, they are both relatively low-level competitions mainly for newcomers.He reached the top sixteen in the competition, and the Pokémon he used were Nidoran, Moru Moth, and Tadpole.

Xiaoye then checked the video of his battle at the Bug Festival two months ago, and quickly made an expected assessment of the opponent's strength.Generally speaking, the boy named Sonoda Shunsuke is a newcomer with not very outstanding abilities, and is a relatively weak category among all the contestants.This made Xiaoye feel a little relieved - if not only the competition time was so early, but also the opponent was too strong, she would really suspect that she was "rejected by the will of the world so that the trajectory of her fate line is always falling."

At ten o'clock in the morning, Xiaoye arrived at the A branch venue on time.

She walked forward step by step along the players' tunnel.The hot wind blew in the face, and the deafening cheers of the audience impacted the eardrums, imposing the unique sense of oppression of the event on everyone who was about to step onto the field.

This is the first time in Xiaoye's life that she has participated in a regional league.It stands to reason that this memorable scene should have been recorded by family members, and the contestants should also be nervous and apprehensive, with their palms soaked with sweat - unfortunately, all nervousness comes from the uneasiness of not getting what you want and the inability to respond to expectations. pressure, and Saya is completely insulated from both.

Her purpose in participating was just not to miss the good opportunity to train her Pokémon, and to try to make some money to pay for the last installment in July.If I have to talk about pressure...

I'm afraid only the scenario of losing so miserably that you have to drink cold water to survive for the next month can be scary.

After taking the last step, the dazzling summer sun shines down in the sky, burning people's skin together with the narrator's high-pitched voice.In just a few seconds after walking onto the trainer's seat, Xiaoye looked around with a good attitude despite the direct gazes of countless spectators.

There are not many spectators in the A branch venue, and most of the seats are still empty - the first round of the battle is usually not interesting, not to mention that Xiaoye's match time is too early, and most of the spectators may not have had time to visit the player village. .

Xiaoye was surprised to see Chairman Dama Lanqi sitting among a group of spectators, chatting animatedly with them.The top leader of the league likes to watch Pokémon battles and rarely misses the annual Quartz League. This year, as usual, he will choose a branch venue every day to watch the juniors' games in person.

"It is now ten o'clock in the morning, Mihara time, and the first game of the first round of the 381st Quartz League is about to begin!" As the commentator finished speaking, the big screen on the field displayed information about the red and green sides.

Sonoda Shunsuke vs Hokuto.

Xiao Ye still remembers that when she opened the alliance identity protection permission before signing up and entered the code name, Xiao Ling curiously asked what the word Beidou meant.Xiaoye simply answered "It's the name of a star" at that time. Although Xiaoling had never heard of a star named Beidou, she didn't delve into it further.

It is a coincidence that there are Polaris and Southern Cross in this world, but there is no trace of the Big Dipper.Just like the group of people who call themselves the "bad gang" who once carried all the meaning of Xiaoye's existence, and the irreplaceable teacher, they all seem to be mirages that have nothing to do with this world.

But they transcended the barriers of time and space, leaving countless deep marks on the girl, making Xiaoye who she is now.

After turning on identity protection, the photo in your personal information will only be the system default avatar silhouette.Some viewers seemed to be puzzled by this. After the narrator explained why the identity was protected, the only voice of confusion quickly disappeared, and more people didn't think there was anything strange about it at all.

After all, the second-seeded player in this Quartz League, "Greyhound", is also a guy wearing a vest, and he has already introduced the concept of identity protection to all competition followers in disguise.

The whistle sounds to start the game.Seeing the first strike sign stopped under her avatar, Xiaoye sent out her first Pokémon.

The blue puppy jumped lightly into the grass, raising its chin proudly.

After a long period of special training before the game, Riolu was basically able to follow instructions freely.Unlike Snow Boy, its combat ability is relatively reliable and is suitable for honing in the Quartz Alliance.

The next second, Xiaoye suddenly felt an uncomfortable aura, as if a malicious beast was staring at her in the dark.She looked at the trainer opposite and frowned immediately.

The boy's outfit is completely different from the style in the battle video.His clothes didn't seem to fit well. His cuffs and trouser legs were a bit too short. He had a strangely thick scarf around his neck and a peaked cap on his head, making it almost impossible to see his face clearly.

Under the scorching sun, the heat brought by the scarf caused sweat to cover the boy's forehead.But he didn't seem to notice it. Under the shadow of the hat brim, those dark green eyes were like pythons, full of fanatical and cold light.

He raised the corners of his mouth high, and a huge figure like a demon appeared beside him.

The dust was flying, the sunlight was dim, and the malicious red eyes quietly opened.

Nianli puppet.