Dawn of Pokémon

Sentai, this is a term that has never been mentioned in the original animation, but is a household name in this world.

The concept of "team" was proposed more than 20 years ago by the then chief investigator of the alliance.The so-called battle team refers to a small team composed of ten to 20 people. Each team member is proficient in one or several combat methods, such as storming, support, reconnaissance, and essential medical treatment.Different from regular squads, this form of team has comprehensive capabilities and strong mobility. In addition, most of the people who joined the team at that time were elite personnel, so the overall strength was quite strong.

Usually, the military divides its personnel into auxiliary teams, stormtroopers or medical teams according to different functions, and mobilizes various units to cooperate with the commander's instructions.But the war team goes in the opposite direction, integrating people from various functions into the same team - it can be said that the war team is a miniature army that has shrunk.

In large-scale battles, battle teams can often play a completely different role from ordinary armies.Ever since the former chief investigator Byakuya Hoshigu led the first team he formed, "Cross Star [Japanese: クロス_スター, English: Cross_Star]", he destroyed one of the main divisions of Team Rocket with only ten people. Later, the concept of a team began to spread widely, and teams of various sizes that were modeled on the Cross Star sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

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You must have heard that the Pokémon League Executive Department has received dozens of applications for team formation in the past month.If I was still worried about this phenomenon six months ago, now I can look at these applications from the most optimistic perspective.

In August last year, the first team "Crossstar" led by the young chief investigator destroyed an important branch of Team Rocket in Rainbow City in the Kanto region. This is a fact that goes against the calculations of our strategists.But since it is a fact, we must accept it and make use of it-no matter how counterintuitive its existence is.

As early as in the basic course of PES, we learned that the optimal number of elite soldiers is five people.For a team composed of more than ten elite soldiers, it is undoubtedly difficult to form the perfect coordination like ordinary soldiers. Anyone who has served as a commander will understand this deeply.But once this alliance is formed, the power it unleashes is obvious to all.If Cross Star's record is not accidental, new success stories will continue to appear in the future; we will continue to explore this and form a team to try to replicate the miracle of Cross Star.

Perhaps I, and everyone here, are witnessing the coming of a new era that belongs to the alliance and the team.

——"The Age of Teams"; excerpted from a speech given by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Pokémon League Central Headquarters [Ryuunosuke Goto] at a large-scale year-end strategy seminar in Mihara City, Kanto Region; January 978 in the Elf Calendar 1rd

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Of course, it is not easy to make a complex team like the team display its combat effectiveness, and most people's blind imitation ends in failure.Among them, there are also a few successful ones who have outstanding performance in fighting evil organizations and are still active around the world.For example, the Iron-Blooded Blades, a team directly under the Pokémon League's military, or what is written on the billboard in front of you, Blue Dragon's Fang.

It is one of the most famous elite teams in the league.Many people say that most members of Canglong Fang possess the strength of a Heavenly King. Although professionals know that using words like "King of Heaven" to describe strength is inaccurate, for the people, the Heavenly King Two words are enough to ignite enthusiasm.

Like the front-line members of the four major departments, the team will also use pseudonyms when appearing in public, and use masks or sunglasses to cover their faces to prevent information from leaking. For these people who fight against crime, revealing their true identity will Caused too much trouble, as evidenced by the repeated retaliation suffered by the retired veteran drug police officer.Therefore, the huge LED poster only has a few blurry black shadows printed behind the text.

Xiao Ye walked forward and looked at the date on the billboard: January 1th.In other words, a week later, this well-known team will come to this city of Joban.

After thinking about it, Xiaoye decisively decided to ignore the news.Waiting for a week would be a waste of time. Seven days is enough time to walk through Viridian Forest and challenge Nibi Gym.

The king-level master was too far away from her as a newcomer, so it was better to continue traveling at her own pace.As for the exhibition game, it’s not a bad idea to watch it live on TV a week later.

"Let's go, Charmander." Xiaoye called Charmander who was staring at the huge billboard and walked towards the exit of Joban City.

Perhaps because the news about the arrival of the Blue Dragon Fang Team was so exciting, the entire Viridian City was ignited, and many trainers came from all over the country after hearing the news.The path leading to Viridian Forest also rarely became extremely busy, but most people were hurriedly heading towards the city center, and there were only a few pedestrians in the same direction as Xiaoye.

"Hurry up, the bulletin board is right in front!" A young man wearing a baseball cap excitedly ran with his companions, as if the bulletin board would disappear if he was late.And young trainers doing the same thing are not uncommon on this trail.

Teenagers are the age group that is full of passion and worships the strong. It is normal to find it difficult to calm down when faced with the news that a king-level master is coming.

At the edge of Viridian Forest, four young men walked out of the forest side by side, looking at the bustling city and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Hey, there are so many people. It was very quiet when we came here before." The man who was speaking was as slender as a young man. He shook his red hair in confusion and looked at the people on the street.

"Needless to say, it's that thing's fault." The young man with short black hair pointed expressionlessly at the huge billboard in the distance and the growing crowd.

Normally, Joban City would not be so noisy.The current market-like scene is entirely due to the reputation of Canglong Fang.

The young man in military uniform walking on the far left sighed and complained helplessly, "So we came a week in advance just to see the crowds of people? It's really exciting."

"Don't say that, it's a rare opportunity to get together." A slight smile appeared on the speaker's handsome face, and his silver hair like moonlight fluttered with the breeze, "Just treat it as a vacation and enjoy it."

Charmander, who was following Xiao Ye, looked up at the four people coming towards him, blinked, and continued to look around curiously.

"You have to prepare for battle when you enter the forest, is that okay?"

"Ah woohoo!"

The purple-haired girl smiled and talked to Charmander while walking against the flow of people, passing by four people walking side by side.

Seven days later, there will be a grand exhibition match here.But this is no longer Xiaoye's concern.

Walking straight along the path out of the city, the lush jungle soon came into view.Viridian Forest [Japanese: トキワのもり, Tokiwa_no_Mori, English: Viridian_Forest] is a vast forest located between Joban City and Nibi City. A variety of trees are densely covered, forming a natural maze.The leafy canopy makes it difficult for light to pass through, and the entire forest seems a bit dim, making it difficult to discern the direction.

However, modern people have auxiliary tools such as electronic maps. As long as their sense of direction is not hopelessly poor, they will not get lost in the forest.

There are many insect-type and flying-type Pokémon in Viridian Forest. For example, a large swarm of giant sting wasps that attacked Xiaozhi appeared in the animation.Therefore, Xiaoye also bought a large amount of detoxification/medicine and anesthetics for emergencies.

Most Pokémon in the forest are not very dangerous. As long as they don't easily provoke a large group of wild Pokémon like Xiaozhi, their lives are basically not in danger.

"Uh-huh?" Charmander curiously looked at the green caterpillar lying on the branch.

The area of ​​Joban Forest is much larger than the forest between Shinshin Town and Joban City, and the variety of Pokémon is also much richer - especially various bugs.If it were a girl who was afraid of bugs, such as Xiaoxia, she would probably want to escape from this dark forest immediately.

Saya and Charmander headed all the way to the depths of Viridian Forest, and on the way they met the samurai boy who used insect-type Pokémon in the animation.However, in front of the fire-type Charmander, the insect-type Pokémon seemed too fragile, and they were quickly defeated one after another.

According to the warrior boy, the trainers who use Bulbasaur and Squirtle passed by here yesterday, which shows that Xiaomao and Xiaoyun are still moving as fast as ever.

Presumably Xiaozhi will reach here with Xiaoxia soon.

If you don't get lost.