Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

As the competition was about to start, Wang Yao did not do any special training, but instead accompanied Shizuka to happily stroll and eat at the snack street at the venue for a few days.

Three days later, the opening ceremony arrived as scheduled.

"Everyone... Today is the opening day of the annual Quartz Conference..."

A short old man with a white beard walked up to the podium and began his annual nonsense ceremony.

As a living fossil of the alliance, President Damalanchi is not only the chairman of the alliance executive committee that manages the Holy Flame, but also often serves as the person in charge of the Pokémon League Conference.

ten minutes later.

“…It’s finally over!”

Wang Yao breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out his body in the crowd.

Looking at the flame of the flamingo on the torch stand, Wang Yao seemed to have thought of something.

He pulled out Zapdos's Poké Ball and held it in his hand.

"Ah, I suddenly thought of something - Moltres has an inextinguishable flame, and Articuno can also create unmeltable ice..."

Because Zapdos used to be as fat as a chicken, Wang Yao gave it a friendly nickname.

"...Why don't you have any miracles to show?"

The Poké Ball trembled violently.

[First: My name is not Aji, my name is Zapdos! ]

[Second: My lightning can also be stored in the battery! ]

"Battery? That seems a lot worse!"

Because Daidai's Poké Ball was also beside him, Wang Yao heard the simultaneous interpretation.

"..."

Lightning Bird stopped talking.

It's just a bird, why should it have the ability to make Yiwu small commodities...

Miracle... If I use thunder to strike a lightning scar on your forehead, does that count as a miracle? !

……

Today is the first elimination match, and Wang Yao was called to the venue by Shizuka to register early.

"Mr. A Yao from Honglian Island - your information has been logged in!"

The staff member in charge of registering the players' information is a gentle older sister.

"Thank you."

Wang Yao took the illustrated book.

If the other party hadn't mentioned this, Wang Yao would have forgotten that he was a "Red Lotus Islander".

"…Ms. Joy from Vermilion City Pokémon Center, your information has been registered."

Shizuka registered her information using her ID card, and the registration location was the Pokémon Center where she worked.

"Next, please ask the two contestants to come to the computer to draw today's competition venue."

The older sister pointed to the red button on the side of the counter.

"Press the button to start a random draw - because the Fire Field is a new one, in order to give everyone time to prepare in advance, it will be scheduled to the last day by default."

The older sister who is a staff member introduced it.

"That's it..."

Wang Yao looked at the screen, which still showed the same four venues, and nodded thoughtfully.

Because the first five games are elimination games, which means that most people don't actually need to prepare for the Fire Field game...

If you lose a game, you have to go home, which is actually a bit unfair to some players with bad luck.

……

"Your first match will be at the Water Field...at 2pm."

Wang Yao’s opponent in the first game was an ordinary man with glasses.

His name is Ajie, and the login address shown is Jinhuang City.

Holding his own schedule, Wang Yao looked towards Shizuka.

"It's the Grass Field, and in two hours..."

Shizuka sighed a little frustrated. This way, Wang Yao would have no advantage in borrowing her Psyduck and Toucan.

Moreover, the opponent is dressed like a celebrity, so he might be a very powerful guy...

It seems that Jigglypuff's super luck has been used up by her.

"Grass Field? I don't have any grass-type Pokémon. Then I can only borrow your Pokémon that counters grass-type..."

Wang Yao stroked his chin and thought about it.

Fortunately, there is still time. Professor Oak should be watching the live broadcast these days.

In order to meet the needs of the competition, all the Pokémon in the back mountain have been temporarily recalled to the research institute on behalf of Wang Yao, so that Pokémon can be transported at any time.

He pulled Shizuka to the corner of the venue and found a seat to sit down.

"Relax, I'll be behind you to give you some advice later~"

"...With a powerful strategist like me, it's easy to defeat those small trainers~"

Wang Yao bought two bottles of delicious water from the beverage machine and calmed Shizuka's nervousness.

"You make it sound so simple..."

Shizuka rolled her eyes at her boyfriend who always talked irrelevantly, then took the delicious water and took a sip.

"Eh? I think I have a nice guy to introduce to you!"

Looking at the four-color venue icons on the screen, Wang Yao suddenly had an inspiration.

……

"Oh - the water cannon attack hit Nidoking head-on!"

"Player Raiko's Nidoking has fallen, and the winner is Player Daisuke from Bluepulch and his Gyarados!"

"Dear audience, please wait a moment - the third match of the Grass Field is about to begin!"

The commentary of the game at the venue almost never stopped and was always passionate.

Moreover, with the exciting scenes in the first two games, the atmosphere of the on-site viewing also reached a new climax.

"If you feel tired or sleepy, drink some soda... Let's welcome the contestants of the third game!"

After a few minutes of commercials, the live broadcast finally turned back to the game.

"The player on the red team is Terry from Girubba!"

"Terry debuted as a Pokémon Coordinator... and has already achieved excellent results in the Grand Tournament!"

The first to appear is Shizuka's opponent.

Terry was wearing a gorgeous tuxedo with a cape dotted with purple stars on his shoulders...

He's more of a magician than a Pokémon trainer.

"Hometown fans - cheer for my victory in advance!"

At this moment, Terry was waving at the camera with confidence.

"He's already cheering for victory before the match even started... this guy is so arrogant!"

Even if Shizuka had a good temper (?), she couldn't stand being looked down upon by her opponent like this.

"Wouldn't it be more fun to defeat a guy like this~"

Wang Yao smiled and followed Shizuka into the venue.

"The green player is Joey from the Vermilion City Pokémon Center!"

The commentary microphone seemed to pause for half a second.

Although Joey would occasionally attend the league conference, it was still relatively rare.

"Joey competed with a coach..."

"…The number of Pokémon on both sides is limited to three. Now the match officially begins!"

Beep——!

As the commentator finished speaking, the referee blew the whistle for the game.

"It's time to show off - Miss Joy, thank you for giving me the victory!"

As the red team, Terry has the first move.

"Go - Magic Wall Doll!"

Throwing away his performing partner, Terry began to sigh at his good luck today after drawing the lot.

How could Miss Joy, a nurse at the Pokémon Center, possibly be a match for a veteran contestant like him?

"Eh... isn't it a grass type?"

Shizuka's hand, which was reaching for the belt, suddenly stopped.

He turned his head and glanced at Wang Yao... and got a hint from [No. 2].

"It's decided to be you - Psyduck!"

Shizuka threw out Psyduck's Poké Ball.

"Qua~"

Psyduck's round body appeared on the competition field.

"Oh - Magic Wall Doll vs. Psyduck... This is really a match worth looking forward to!"

Maybe it was because they had just watched a monster showdown, and suddenly these two gadgets were used to it... The commentator was a little uncomfortable with it.