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"Which Pokémon do you plan to use in this friendly exchange match?" Old Zhang asked Jiang Chen, sitting down beside him.
It was like others could only choose their strongest Pokémon to participate, but Jiang Chen had many choices. Any of his Pokémon could go, because none of them were weak. However, only three Pokémon could be used in the friendly exchange match, so he needed to think carefully.
"Metang and Kirlia will definitely be participating. I haven't decided on the remaining one yet."
"I suggest you use Gible." Old Zhang's gaze turned to Gible. Dragon-type Pokémon inherently had an advantage. Even with the introduction of the Fairy-type, the Dragon-type's status hadn't been shaken much. Moreover, Gible was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon. Although it hadn't evolved into Garchomp yet, it was already showing its edge. Among pseudo-legendaries, only Pupitar and Shelgon didn't have much combat power after one evolution. The others, even after only one evolution, had extremely explosive combat power.
"Gible is indeed worth considering." Jiang Chen nodded. Moreover, Gible's personality also enjoyed battling; it was very combative even as a Gible.
"This time, we made the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy publicly apologize, so they will definitely try to get revenge in this friendly exchange match," Old Zhang said to Jiang Chen. "They want to get revenge, but we can't let them succeed. Tianhai Pokémon Academy has been ridiculed for three years; we can't lose this time."
"I believe in your strength, but their side is not bad either. The key is that they might use some other tricks."
"Other tricks? Are they going to cheat?" Jiang Chen asked, somewhat curious.
"The friendly exchange match stipulates that the Pokémon used cannot be older than three months, and there's naturally room for manipulation in that." Old Zhang didn't explain too thoroughly, but Jiang Chen was smart and naturally understood. As long as it didn't exceed three months, even two months and twenty-nine days was fine. Such tactics weren't cheating; at most, it was just a bit shameless to win.
Old Zhang told Jiang Chen all this to remind him not to be careless. The outcome of this win or loss truly depended solely on Jiang Chen. Old Zhang observed Jiang Chen's Pokémon training for a while, then went to check on the others. Jiang Chen didn't need him to worry, nor did Ling Wanqiu. But for the other three, he had to pay more attention.
After two hours of training, Jiang Chen had his Pokémon return to rest. "Today's training ends here." Pokémon training couldn't be too strict. Many times, even if they worked harder, the training would be ineffective. And overtraining would cause harm to the Pokémon, making it not worth it.
He checked the time; it was already past four in the afternoon. It was time to go back. Jiang Chen tidied up his things and recalled his Pokémon into their Poké Balls.
"Aren't you leaving?"
"I still need to continue training," Mo Yangjia said.
"Me too." Qian Le, nearby, was still directing his Pokémon to train. Ling Wanqiu, however, had already started packing up.
"Don't overtrain and cause harm to your Pokémon," Jiang Chen reminded them before heading back.
After having dinner at home, Jiang Chen formulated a new training plan based on his Pokémon's condition, then went to bed early. He had long since cultivated the good habit of sleeping early and waking early.
"System check-in." As soon as he opened his eyes in the morning, Jiang Chen checked in.
[Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining: one Rare Candy, +100 points!] A candy appeared in Jiang Chen's palm.
[Rare Candy: A candy filled with energy that can increase a Pokémon's strength. Ineffective on legendary Pokémon!] In games, Rare Candy can raise a Pokémon's level by one. He wondered if this Rare Candy was that miraculous.
"Alakazam, this is for you." Jiang Chen considered for a moment and gave the Rare Candy to Alakazam. He wondered if Alakazam, which was already on the verge of becoming a Champion, would break through after eating it.
Alakazam ate the Rare Candy, and then a strange pink energy enveloped Alakazam. "It really works." A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. Although Alakazam wasn't his Pokémon, it was still his family's Pokémon.
The Mysterious Slate also shone with a pink light. A power enveloped Alakazam, and even Kirlia, Wobbuffet, and Metang benefited. Jiang Chen himself also gained considerable benefits. And of course, there was Jiang Chen's father's Slowbro.
About ten seconds later, the light dissipated. Jiang Chen felt his mind clear, and he could even move objects with his mind. "This is psychic power?" It was not the power of Aura. This time, Jiang Chen was using psychic power. Through the Mysterious Slate, he had gained psychic abilities.
"Teleport." In an instant, Jiang Chen appeared in the courtyard from his room. "I didn't expect the Mysterious Slate to actually grant me psychic abilities." Using Teleport again, Jiang Chen returned to his room.
[Ding, you have cultivated Alakazam, Kirlia, Metang, and Wobbuffet to break through. Points +1,014,000!] He could gain points when cultivating Pokémon to break through, but Jiang Chen hadn't expected to gain so many at once. Kirlia and Metang were already at Elite Rank Nine. Breaking through from Elite Rank Seven to Elite Rank Nine, they provided Jiang Chen with four thousand points. Wobbuffet reached Quasi-Elite, and its talent also increased to Elite Rank, providing Jiang Chen with ten thousand points.
The remaining one million points were provided by Alakazam's breakthrough.
"Can I gain points even if they're not my Pokémon?" Jiang Chen looked a little stunned.
[Ding, as long as the breakthrough is achieved with the host's assistance, points can be gained regardless of whether they are the host's Pokémon!] The system appeared and explained to Jiang Chen.
"Can cultivating to Champion Rank really yield so many points?" A direct million points made Jiang Chen dizzy. Looking at his own points, from completing missions, cultivating Pokémon breakthroughs, battles, and check-ins, he now had over 1,260,000 points.
[Alakazam]
Gender: Male
Strength: Champion Rank One
Talent Potential: Champion
Attribute: Psychic
Ability: Magic Guard
Moves: Psychic, Teleport, Psybeam, Psycho Cut, Recover, Future Sight...
Looking at Alakazam, Jiang Chen could feel Alakazam's excited psychic fluctuations.