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Although Ling Wanqiu's three Pokémon hadn't evolved, Ling Wanqiu clearly noticed they had become much stronger during training.
They had strengthened so much in just one night that Ling Wanqiu couldn't help but admire Jiang Chen.
Actually, Jiang Chen wasn't as amazing as Ling Wanqiu thought. The improvement of Dragonair, Axew, and Vibrava was mostly due to the Dragon Stone Slab.
"Slakoth, can you please get your act together?"
On the training ground, Slakoth yawned, its steps unsteady. If Jiang Chen wasn't staring at it, it would probably lie down and sleep.
"Truly a headache."
Jiang Chen looked at Slakoth with a troubled expression. He had to evolve Slakoth into Vigoroth as soon as possible.
Although Vigoroth would be noisy after evolving, it wouldn't lack motivation during training.
"How did you catch a Slakoth? Don't tell me you don't know about Slakoth's ability."
Ling Wanqiu asked after handing Jiang Chen a bottle of water.
"Although it gives me a headache now, I believe that after it evolves into Slaking in the future, it will amaze everyone."
As long as it evolves into Slaking, Jiang Chen would immediately use the Ability Capsule on it. A Slaking with the Huge Power ability would definitely amaze everyone.
The prerequisite was that he couldn't use it on Slakoth now, in case it was used now and then Slaking reverted to the Truant ability after two evolutions. That's because Slakoth changes its ability after evolving into Vigoroth.
"While I don't want to dampen your confidence, Slaking isn't really suitable for training."
Ling Wanqiu reminded him.
No matter how good its talent potential, if it's too lazy and neglects training, it's useless.
Moreover, in battle, Slaking's ability brings significant negative effects.
The only astonishing thing about Slaking is its "193" base stats, but unfortunately, its ability ruins those powerful stats.
"My Slakoth is different. Don't let its current laziness fool you, I guarantee that after it evolves into Slaking, it will be different from ordinary Slaking."
After saying that, Jiang Chen continued to urge Slakoth to train.
Slakoth's training had to be supervised, otherwise, it would lie down and show him in a minute.
To be honest, among all his Pokémon, the newly hatched Slakoth was the one that gave Jiang Chen the most trouble.
"Your Eevee's fur is so smooth."
Ling Wanqiu stroked Jiang Chen's Eevee's fur, the one that hatched with Slakoth. It looked small and exquisite, with incredibly smooth fur.
"Eevee~!"
After a struggle, Eevee broke free from Ling Wanqiu's hand, then jumped onto Jiang Chen, staring warily at Ling Wanqiu.
"It doesn't seem to like me touching it."
Ling Wanqiu looked at Eevee in frustration. This little guy actually disliked her. Indeed, her own Eevee was the cutest; her Eevee would never dislike her.
"It just hatched, so it might be a bit shy."
Although it resisted Ling Wanqiu, Eevee was very close to Jiang Chen.
"Riolu, come and rest."
After about three hours of training, Jiang Chen called out to the hardworking Riolu.
Riolu was exceptionally diligent today, perhaps because it saw its companions evolve, so it wasn't willing to fall behind.
Actually, Riolu was not far from evolving either.
He called Riolu back, then took out some Energy Cubes and nutrient solution for his Pokémon's meal.
Incidentally, Jiang Chen also took out a bento box that Ning Ya had prepared for him when he came to school.
In the afternoon, homeroom teacher Old Zhang announced that starting next Monday, all those who signed up for the New Trainer Competition would begin the next round of eliminations.
Only ten trainers in the entire Tianhai City would be able to participate in the competition, and the rest would all be eliminated.
This elimination was terrifying. Tianhai City had more than just Tianhai Pokémon Academy; there were at least a dozen other schools, big and small.
Among them, only ten people from the entire Tianhai City could participate in the New Trainer Competition.
"Additionally, tomorrow we will be heading to our school's Pokémon Breeding Park for a chance to catch a Pokémon. I hope all students seize this opportunity and make sure not to be late." This opportunity was highly anticipated by many, but for Jiang Chen, it didn't matter.
Jiang Chen already had enough Pokémon. If he encountered a suitable Pokémon, he would catch it, but if not, he wouldn't mind.
"Why do you keep making such a gloomy face?"
Jiang Chen glanced at Zhao Qian next to him.
"Sigh, I've already dropped out of the top thirty, so the New Trainer Competition is out of my reach."
His campus ranking had fallen to around fifty, and he had been completely eliminated. He had basically squandered a good hand of cards.
"My dad will probably kill me when he finds out. Do you think I can be in a good mood?"
Zhao Qian wore a crestfallen expression.
Seeing Zhao Qian's troubled face, Jiang Chen didn't sympathize with him. To be honest, this guy being eliminated now wasn't a loss at all.
When he was in the top ten before, he had relaxed his Pokémon training and didn't put in any effort, so it was normal for many people to surpass him.
"I won't have a chance to participate in the New Trainer Competition in this lifetime. I hope you win the championship."
The New Trainer Competition usually only offered one chance to participate, unless you repeated a grade and couldn't graduate, in which case you could register again for next year's competition.
No one would intentionally repeat a grade just to participate in the New Trainer Competition.
"Winning the championship? That's easy," Jiang Chen said casually.
"Wow, when did you become so immodest?"
To be honest, Zhao Qian was quite surprised to hear Jiang Chen say that. The old Jiang Chen used to be quite humble.
"Now that I feel strong, I've suddenly gotten a bit overconfident."
Jiang Chen spread his hands. With these Pokémon, how could he not be a little overconfident?
Under normal circumstances, no one could possibly defeat Jiang Chen in the New Trainer Competition.
Among his peers, Jiang Chen was currently the top of the top, and participating in the competition with them would be bullying them.
"It's okay to be overconfident, but don't become like me. I'm a cautionary tale," Zhao Qian sighed mournfully, lamenting his own situation.
If he hadn't become overconfident after ranking in the top ten in school, he wouldn't have slacked off and played around during Pokémon training.
As a result, he was now eliminated.
However, even if he had tried harder, passing the second round of eliminations wouldn't have been easy, and thinking about it made him feel a little better, as if he could accept it.
Since he was already eliminated, he could only comfort himself mentally and force himself to believe it wasn't a loss.
After homeroom teacher Old Zhang finished speaking, he left, letting them train their Pokémon themselves.
After receiving their initial Pokémon and becoming trainers, they had a lot of freedom in school, unlike before where they had to study theoretical knowledge.
The main focus was on training Pokémon, and since the teachers had already taught the theoretical knowledge, they wouldn't interfere too much.
In the late afternoon, as school was about to end, a white light of evolution enveloped Riolu's body.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen's eyes showed a hint of anticipation.
Not far away, Ling Wanqiu held her breath, watching Riolu's evolution intently.
After the dazzling white light of evolution disappeared, Riolu finally evolved into Lucario.
[Lucario]
Gender: Male
Strength: Quasi-Elite Four, Tier 1
Talent Potential: Champion
Type: Fighting
Ability: Steadfast
Moves: Aura Sphere, Detect, Quick Attack, Power-Up Punch, Swords Dance, Metal Claw, Close Combat…
"Congratulations, your Pokémon has evolved again."
Ling Wanqiu's eyes were filled with envy.
"No need to envy me, look at Dragonair."
Jiang Chen gestured towards Ling Wanqiu, who then looked at Dragonair. She saw Dragonair also enveloped by a dazzling light of evolution.
Its slender, serpentine body began to grow larger, and soon it transformed into a somewhat adorably clumsy Dragonite with a pair of small wings.
"It evolved! Dragonair evolved into Dragonite!"
Ling Wanqiu's expression was slightly excited.
"I think Axew is also close to evolving into Haxorus," Jiang Chen said, glancing at Axew.
Based on Jiang Chen's experience, Axew would evolve in no more than two days. If it continued to follow Jiang Chen, it might even evolve into Haxorus tomorrow.
As for Vibrava, it still had some distance to go before evolving into Flygon.
"Thank you, Jiang Chen."
Without Jiang Chen helping her train for a night, Dragonair would certainly not have evolved so quickly.
"Don't be so polite."
Coming over to Dragonite, Jiang Chen patted its belly.
Compared to Jiang Chen's Dragonite, Ling Wanqiu's Dragonite appeared shorter. This was normal, as Jiang Chen's Dragonite had been trained for much longer, while this one had just evolved.
"Woo~!"
Dragonite happily looked at Jiang Chen, showing great affection for him.
"Do you want to have a Pokémon battle? My Dragonite against your Lucario."
Ling Wanqiu suggested.
"Sure."
Nodding, Jiang Chen agreed.
Both Pokémon had just evolved, but in a battle, Lucario wouldn't have an advantage.
Jiang Chen's Lucario was at Quasi-Elite Four, Tier 1 strength, while Dragonite, likely influenced by the Dragon Stone Slab, was at Quasi-Elite Four, Tier 2…
It was slightly stronger than Jiang Chen's Lucario.
However, Pokémon battles weren't simply about strength, and the strength difference wasn't significant.
They specifically went to a good battle arena, as ordinary training grounds couldn't withstand their antics.
"Lucario versus Dragonite! That's Jiang Chen's Riolu, and School Beauty Ling's Dragonair—it's already evolved!"
"That's too fast! I wonder when my Charmeleon will evolve into Charizard. I want to fly into the sky on a Charizard too!"
"They're going to battle! This is interesting, let's go watch quickly."
Many people watched Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu's battle.
Especially since they didn't choose a secluded training ground, many people saw them about to battle, and even some teachers came to join the fun.
"Who do you support?"
"Do you even need to ask? Of course, I support Jiang Chen."
"I support School Beauty Ling! I think Dragonite is stronger."
"You think Dragonite is stronger? I think you just find School Beauty Ling pretty, that's why you support her."
"Don't expose my thoughts, it spoils the fun."
Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu completely ignored the surrounding chatter.
"Lucario, be serious. This battle is not in our favor," Jiang Chen reminded Lucario.
Facing Dragonite, it didn't even have a type advantage.
And Dragonite had a huge advantage: it could fly. Flying was a really big advantage.
In this battle, if they didn't perform well or find a good opportunity, the chances of winning might not be very high.
Although Jiang Chen wasn't a sore loser, if there was a chance to win, he absolutely didn't want to lose.
"Dragonite, get close to Lucario and use Fire Punch!"
"Lucario, use Quick Attack to dodge, then use Comet Punch!"
Jiang Chen commanded Lucario.
Lucario's speed was already fast. When Dragonite used Fire Punch, its flaming fist came swinging, but Lucario quickly evaded with Quick Attack, leaving its original position.
"Dragonite, watch your back!"
Ling Wanqiu saw Lucario appear behind Dragonite and quickly warned it.
Reacting quickly, Dragonite instantly blocked Lucario's comet-like punch with one arm.
"Bang!"
Dragonite was knocked back. Lucario's strike was not weak.
While Lucario's defensive stats weren't impressive, its offensive stats were quite high.
The moment Dragonite was repelled, Lucario immediately launched an Aura Sphere.
"Dragonite, use Protect."
"Lucario, use Swords Dance."
Ling Wanqiu knew that Aura Sphere was a locked-on move that couldn't be dodged even by flying, so she had Dragonite use the defensive move Protect. However, Jiang Chen had achieved his goal; he originally wanted Lucario to use Swords Dance.
After using Swords Dance, its attack power increased significantly by 2.4, which would be very beneficial for dealing with the thick-skinned Dragonite later.
"Lucario, use Metal Sound."
The sound of metal scraping entered Dragonite's ears, making it feel somewhat uncomfortable.
This was a move to lower Special Defense. After using Metal Sound, Lucario immediately launched an Aura Sphere.
While Dragonite was dealing with the Aura Sphere attack, Lucario would then use Screech to lower Dragonite's physical defense.
"How did it turn into being passively attacked?" Ling Wanqiu couldn't help but say.
Having just defended against the Aura Sphere, Lucario used Extreme Speed to ram into Dragonite at an incredibly fast pace, immediately following up with continuous Power-Up Punches.
Fortunately, Dragon-type Pokémon are generally tough and durable. If it were a more fragile Pokémon, it would probably have already fainted.
"Lucario is so strong, even Dragonite is taking hits passively."
"I wonder if Dragonite can fight back. If not, it might lose."
The surrounding students and teachers could also tell that Dragonite was in a bad situation. The continuous Power-Up Punches made its attacks more and more terrifying.
Even with decent defense, with its defense lowered and Lucario's attack boosted by Swords Dance, each attack dealt some damage to Dragonite.
"Dragonite, fly up quickly!"
Ling Wanqiu immediately shouted at Dragonite.
Dragonite flapped its wings and flew up, escaping Lucario's attacks.
"The advantage of flying is too great," Jiang Chen said, looking up at Dragonite.
"Good thing Lucario's Aura Sphere is a locked-on move; otherwise, attacking Dragonite would be a real headache."