So charming, you want me to raise Pokémon?

Chapter 110 Togepi's Egg

"Just holding the Poké Ball makes my heart leap with joy," Cynthia said, aiming the Poké Ball at the sky and tossing it aside. "Soar through the skies, Garchomp!"

"Garoo!" In the sky, Garchomp circled the arena once, landed in front of Cynthia, waved its claws, and let out a deafening roar at the arena.

Wei Xin: "Here it comes! Dominate the skies, the earth will grovel at my feet. Before absolute power, all techniques are useless. Cynthia's trump card, Garchomp!"

School leader: "Speaking of which, it's incredible that Garchomp, which is clearly a Ground/Dragon type Pokémon, can fly in the sky."

Wei Xin glanced sideways at the school leader, "I suspect there's something behind your words!" (Yellow card warning)

More than three players were sent off for using the "Cliff Sword" technique!

Wei Xin explained, "That's because of Garchomp's unique body structure. As it grows and evolves, the excess fat on its body is consumed, leaving only a sufficiently strong skeleton and necessary organs, as well as a body shape that perfectly conforms to aerodynamics. It is simply the most perfect work of evolution."

It's a pity that it would be perfect if it had more skills.

"You're making it sound so scary, it's almost intimidating." Wanlong shook her head, sighed, and tossed the Poké Ball in her hand. "Release your nature, Gengar!"

"Giegie!" A purple mist appeared and spread across the arena. An eerie laugh pierced through the speakers and headsets, sending chills down one's spine. The two converged in the air, forming a large, fat purple figure floating in the air.

Wei Xin: "Here you are, a devil's figure, a devil's heart. I know you don't want to come with me, but now you have no choice, hehehe. Miss Wanlong's general, Gengar."

Student Council President: "It's a Pokémon that combines strength and strategy. Are we going to use that move, the legendary Substitute/Defend/Poison tactic?"

Because of the development of competitive sports, tactics such as the Substitute Poison, Sandstorm Team, and Shrink Ray have long been developed, and the League has not banned these systems.

Because it's unnecessary. In high-level matches, these tactics are too easy to counter, and they're not entertaining at all, far less exciting than a brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

Almost simultaneously, Wanlong took off his glasses, revealing the Key of Evolution on his left side, while Cynthia twisted her lipstick, applying it to her luscious red lips, and pointed it at the sky.

"Garuda, Mega Evolution!"

"Gengar, Mega Evolve!"

Wei Xin: "They both went straight for Mega Evolution right from the start, it seems like they're going all out."

When the blinding light of evolution faded, what appeared on the field was a Garchomp with a fierce expression, surpassing the biological limits of its body structure.

And Gengar grows strong hands, but I'm not a physical attacker, so what use is this thing to me?

Wanlong made the first move: "Gengar, use Phosphor Flare."

"Giggie!" Gengar revealed a malicious smile, and countless eerie white flames rose from Garchomp's feet, crashing into Garchomp's body like fireflies drawn to flames.

After the phosphorescent light dissipated, orange flames burned on Garchomp's body.

Wei Xin: "It's a burn state. While it continues to cause damage, it also affects Garchomp's movement, making it unable to use its full strength and shut down the opponent's physical attacks first. It seems that Miss Wanlong knows a lot about Garchomp."

Wanlong chuckled: "As the ancient Eastern Huang said, war is based on deception. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Xirona, you won't blame me, will you?"

"How could that be?" Cynthia smiled slightly. "Garuda, use Scorching Sand!"

Wei Xin: "Scorching Sands, Ground-type moves, are extremely effective against Gengar."

Ah, if Gengar still had its Levitate ability, how wonderful that would be!

Garchomp trampled the ground beneath its feet, creating a vortex of quicksand beneath Gengar. Gengar tried to escape but was powerless. The heat emanating from Garchomp lashed at Gengar's face, and after a scream, crimson flames engulfed Gengar's body.

Wei Xin: "It's a burn condition; they use their own methods against you."

Even though the opponent is a special attacker, you still throw a skill at them to lower their physical attack. What is this if not revenge? This is not a natural cabbage, it is a black cabbage, black to the core.

As Mom was right, the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is.

With Garchomp's Attack stat lowered, the entire battle shifted. Cynthia's Garchomp continuously used Earth Power to attack Gengar, lowering its Special Defense. Clearly, she had anticipated Wanlong's strategy and brought a bunch of Ground-type Special Attack moves.

Gengar, on the other hand, has very few targeted moves in its move pool, so it can only painstakingly scratch the surface of Retsu's moves.

Student Council President: "Oh dear, Gengar's moves seem a bit weak. If Donghuang could introduce the Titanium Crystal system and amplify it with Titanium Ice, it might produce unexpected results."

Although everyone says that a four-fold weakness to Ice is a symbol of strength, and Ice-type moves are excellent offensive methods, very few people can actually use Ice-type moves well, as their own type Pokémon are also quite fragile.

Wei Xin: "It's a matter of trade-offs. While Titanium Crystallization can increase the power of skills, the defensive boost from type advantage is also very important. And Ice-type defense is something everyone knows. Therefore, even though Titanium Crystallization is very popular in the Padilla region, not many players actually use Titanium Crystal Ice in battles."

"Whether Pokémon battles follow the 'barrel theory' and choose to play it safe or hone their skills and take risky moves depends on the players' own strategies."

School leader: "Actually, I prefer the Galar region's Dynamax system to Titanium Crystallization, but unfortunately, that's a phenomenon only found in the Galar region."

"Perhaps the conditions for Dynamaxing also exist in the Eastern Empire," Wei Xin reminded him. "In the ancient literature of the Eastern Empire, there was once an ability called 'Dharma-Symbol Heaven and Earth.' What if it wasn't fiction, but a factual account?"

Student Council President: "Then Sun Wukong's 72 Transformations would be like Super Titanium Crystal, right? But there are only 18 types in total for Pokémon."

It could also be star crystallization. Wei Xin couldn't help but start to think. If titanium crystallization and Dynamax really existed in the history of Donghuang, it would mean that there should be titanium crystal caves and Dynamax energy somewhere in Donghuang. It's just that for some reason, the two energies disappeared from this land.

Wei Xin plans to investigate this further if he has the opportunity. If he can achieve results, and with the help of the research center, he might be able to open his own titanium crystal company in the future.

Making money is an exception; Wei Xin has no interest in money right now. He just wants everyone to enjoy the fun of the battle.

Do you like my Titanium Crystal Electric, Balloon Ghost Cicada?

Since it was an exhibition match, entertainment came first and competition second. After Gengar and Garchomp traded blows several times, Wei Xin's throat started to itch. As the match countdown began, the moment of truth finally arrived.

Cynthia raised her hand and pointed to the sky: "Garuda, use Draco Meteor."

Garchomp raised its head and, with all its might, sent blue meteors soaring into the sky like celebratory fireworks, scattering across the heavens.

"It's time to draw the curtain," Wanlong followed closely behind. "Gengar, Thunderbolt!"

Gengar summoned thunder and ignited fireworks, which burst into a spectacular display in the sky above the arena, announcing the grand opening of the Shanghai University Freshman Tournament.

An exhibition match between a champion and a superstar is enough to excite students for a whole day.

"Fantastic, absolutely fantastic! Is this the level of a world-class trainer?"

"This is how a true man should be!"

"Is it possible, bro, that both of the players on the field are girls?"

Amid thunderous applause, Wanlong bowed to the audience and quietly left the stage.

The school leader stood up: "Alright, after this spectacular exhibition match, it's time to announce the first round of matchups for the 256 students you've all been waiting for, determined by a completely shuffled draw."

As soon as the words were spoken, the names and student IDs of 256 main contestants appeared on the screen in the center of the arena. After being quickly shuffled, the list of contestants for the first round was announced.

"The opponent is a lobster soldier," Wei Xin muttered, looking at his opponent on the screen.

Corphish, a Water-type Pokémon, is a rogue Pokémon that originally lived abroad. It was later brought to China as a pet. Due to its strong vitality, it once caused serious damage to the ecology of Donghuang. It took several years of efforts in China to control its population.

After the match-up list was decided, a mechanical device rose up on the field, and a glass dome covered with red cloth appeared on the field.

"What is that?" a student asked curiously.

Cynthia remained silent, walked to the glass cover, and lifted the red cloth, revealing a pure white Pokémon egg with various colored triangular patterns inside.

Wei Xin frowned, staring at the egg on the field, recalling the egg encyclopedia he had seen before: "Is that a Togepi egg?"

The school leader nodded and solemnly said, "That's right, it's a Togepi egg provided by Miss Cynthia."

"To encourage students to strive for excellence, the school has decided, after discussion, that while increasing the rewards for the contestants, this Togepi egg will be awarded as the champion prize to the student who performs best in the freshman competition."

Upon hearing this, the athletes in the stadium were stunned, their eyes widening in disbelief.

"Huh? A Pokémon egg provided by the champion?"

"Togepi, isn't its final evolution Togekiss? I remember Cynthia has a Togekiss in her team, right? Could it be...?"

Because Togepi dislikes conflict and noise, it mostly lives in places far from human habitation. Therefore, even in the vast and resource-rich Eastern Kingdom, Togepi is a rare Pokémon.

"That's an egg laid by a champion Pokémon!" one student concluded.

"Oh, just give it to me directly, why make such a fuss?"

"Holy crap, who's so arrogant?"

"That's the really handsome commentator, he's also a contestant in the first round. It's Guangkuo Ge, damn it, so what if he's the top freshman? He'd better challenge my roommate."

"Why is it your roommate?"

"That's obvious, because I can't beat them."

Under Wei Xin's almost provocative remarks, almost everyone assumed that the egg was the offspring of Cynthia's Togekiss.

The eyes of all the contestants were filled with longing.

That's a Champion Pokémon egg. The Pokémon that hatches will have at least Champion-level potential. Even if it doesn't turn out well, it's your own problem, not the egg's.

Thus, the atmosphere of the freshman competition at Magic University reached its peak during the opening ceremony.