Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Although these guests are connected by Xia Chen, they are all basically from the elite class of the elven world, and although they don't know each other, they have heard of each other before.

The older ones are either gym leaders, champions, or even just the best, while the younger ones come from prominent families: Korrina, the third-generation gym leader; Daigo, the son of the Devon Group; and Nemo, the second daughter of the Rotom Corporation.

Most importantly, they have one major thing in common—they are all outstanding trainers, or trainers with exceptional potential.

Thus, this gathering was quite like a gathering of learned scholars, where no uncultured person was present.

Because they all had connections with Xia Chen, even strangers could start a conversation by sharing dirt on Xia Chen.

The atmosphere was harmonious during the dinner, which resembled a buffet.

If someone tells a funny joke about Xia Chen, it will elicit a burst of laughter from everyone, filling the living room with a joyful atmosphere.

Xia Chen, who was at the center of the conversation, was slicing up a Peking duck in the kitchen with a dark expression on his face. Hearing these excessive remarks, he suddenly had the urge to poison the chicken soup he was about to have.

After a hearty meal, these guys' post-meal digestive activity, unsurprisingly, was a battle with spirits.

Although Xia Chen's family only had one arena, they didn't mind at all and immediately started the simplest and most direct arena competition.

To make it more interesting, the competition will be a doubles match with two teams of two.

Of course, to be fair, the bugged combination of Cynthia and Gadria was banned.

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Xia Chen was originally prepared to serve melon seeds and drinks, and watch the show with Gardevoir in his arms, but Cynthia pulled him into the game as well.

He then found himself in a dilemma about who to choose as his doubles partner.

To her left was Mingyi, who made no attempt to hide her anticipation; to her right was Cynthia, whose face remained expressionless; and in the shadows, someone else was occasionally casting a knowing glance.

Xia Chen ultimately chose Cattleya, who had put him in a difficult situation.

That guy was originally keeping a straight face and secretly watching the show, but Xia Chen dragged him into it with the high-sounding reason of "master and apprentice joining forces," so he had no choice but to agree to team up.

However, his combination with Cattleya is not the strongest on paper. There are still very competitive combinations such as Cynthia and Karune, Aderc and Leigh, and Tatsuno and Mikkuri.

Due to the limited time and large number of participants, each team is only allowed to bring four Pokémon.

Xia Chen and Jia Deliya stared at each other with cold expressions, not appearing to be a harmonious pair.

For fun games, there's no need to worry about team compositions, defensive strategies, or anything like that; having fun is the most important thing.

Seeing that Duolongqi and Nianmeilong were the most willing to fight in the team, Xia Chen decided to bring them onto the field.

Gadria then casually picked out Gallade, the cool and aloof guy from the group of Pokémon, and Misty Eclipse, who was huddled in a corner, seemingly unsure whether it was awake or asleep.

The night was too short, and everyone quickly chose their respective spirits.

As for the position of the first champion, the host Xia Chen and Jia Deliya were pushed up by everyone.

Xia Chen immediately changed the rules with righteous indignation, "To be fair, the final winner will be the pair that defends their title the most times!"

In this way, the disadvantage of the initial appearance is turned into an advantage - after all, no matter how strong you are, there are not many people left in the later stages, so the number of times you defend your title is naturally not as many as in the beginning.

As soon as the rules were changed, Da Ye immediately retorted sarcastically, "If the final winning team isn't the one to take the championship, is this still a tournament?"

That made perfect sense, so Xia Chen chose to ignore it.

With no other option, everyone had to choose to overthrow these two evil dragons, and Da Ye and Adeke, who had spoken up, took the lead and fired the first shot.

With old grudges between Adek and Gadriya, and new grudges between Xia Chen and Da Ye, this battle is truly full of highlights.

Bigleaf and Alder were serious, coming out with their double ace combination of Volcarona and Infernape.

In comparison, Xia Chen's team, consisting of Gallade and Goodra, appears significantly weaker.

Although Xia Chen's Xi Cui Nian Mei Long had the feat of defeating Long Ye's ace by defeating his opponent, it was only possible because of the solid foundation laid by Duo Long Qi and the limitations imposed by numerous information gaps.

Now that Goodra has been thoroughly studied and no longer has any restrictions like double walls, a Gym Leader-level Pokémon has squeezed into the group of three. It's somewhat like a little earth dragon accidentally wandering into a group of Garchomps.

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"I mean, you should at least use a Gardevoir or a Sylveon."

Before even officially facing off against her opponent, Gadriya used telepathy to criticize Xia Chen's choice.

Xia Chen retorted, not to be outdone: "Where are your Metagross and Alakazam?"

Gadria gave a rather arrogant snort, "Aren't my Gallade and Mewtwo Champion-level Pokémon?"

Since he was no match for the other, Xia Chen had no words to refute him. He could only prove with his actions that he, Nian Meilong, was no weaker than a dragon!

half a minute later

"Help! Help me use Wide Area Defense to defend against them. Once I finish my seclusion, I'll wipe them all out!"

"Let's switch places! Please!"

"[Look at me] Can I use this? Oh, no, I don't. Please!"

Cattleya chuckled, "I still prefer your rebellious self from just now."

Mega Gallade finally stepped up, enduring the onslaught of a somewhat hindrance Goodra and the two Fire-type Pokémon from its opponent, and managed to defeat Infernape, before being quickly taken down by Volcarona.

The subsequent matches became a showcase for the Volcano Moth.

Although Aldrich has been retired for almost a year, his skills have not diminished at all.

The firefly, lying on the ground watching the battle from the sidelines, looked at the powerful Volcano Moth mother with eyes full of longing and admiration.

When will I be as strong as her?

[Soon, if all goes well, within three years.]

The voice of light appeared and disappeared mysteriously; this was the first time it had appeared in this world.

The burning insect was startled, but she concealed her expression well, showing no sign of anything amiss; her anticipation for the future only intensified.

On the battlefield, Xia Chen and Gadriya had already been defeated and withdrawn from the arena.

Xia Chen was inevitably met with a good-natured taunt from the cheeky Da Ye and Adek on the other side, but he wasn't angry at all.

He thought Cattleya would be furious, but this seemingly emotionless blonde beauty had a smile on her lips, and he wondered what was wrong with her again.

Early elimination isn't without its advantages. After sending Goodra and Dragapult to the nearby Pokémon Center, Xia Chen could watch the upcoming matches in the arena with peace of mind.

Chapter 357 Is the Great Wood Old and Still Capable of Fighting?

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Da Ye and Adek didn't stay arrogant for long. Although they defeated Xia Chen and Jia Deliya from their champion positions in the first match, they also exhausted most of their strength in the fierce battle.

It was easy for Longye and Mikeli, the duo, to defeat him—the two of them possessed strength above the Heavenly King level, and Mikeli was a water-type specialist. Da Ye had no temper in front of them.

Then, a strange thing happened: almost everyone who defeated the previous round was eliminated by the next group of people before they even made it to the second round.

Even Cynthia and Karen were not spared—they were defeated by Professor Oak and Brock.

God knows how powerful Professor Oak's Dragonite is; it single-handedly fought against Cynthia's Rockruff and Karyl's Goodra.

In addition, Brock had a powerful Steelix, which actually managed to defeat the two trainers who were both top-notch in terms of looks and strength.

Of course, the most important reason is that Cynthia sent out another Rockruff.

Two years ago, Xia Chenrui had already commented on Cynthia's Flower Rock Monster.

Objectively speaking, there has been progress, but it's definitely not significant.

In short, after round after round of back-and-forth battles, it was actually the Mingyi-Janimo duo who went all out and won two games, taking the "New Home Cup" championship. It was quite like the story of the snipe and the clam fighting, while the fisherman reaped the benefits.

Although it was an entertainment match that couldn't even be considered a friendly one, Nemo and Mingyi were still very happy to win the championship, given that it brought together top players from almost every region.

The only team among all that failed to win a single game, Gadria and Xia Chen, became the undisputed bottom team.

Judging from his performance, Xia Chen, who was clearly dragging everyone down, once again became the target of ridicule.

Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, the day before the party came to an end.

The next morning, Xia Chen got up very early, as making breakfast for over a hundred mouths couldn't be done in a short time.

Although a team of chefs and elves had been brought in, Xia Chen also went to help.

Around 7 a.m., the guys who had been playing until after midnight last night started to get up one after another.

The first person Xia Chen saw early in the morning was Professor Oak, who had also come to help. This academic giant of the Pokémon world, whose physique was more robust than most young people, brought some local specialties from Pallet Town.

Xia Chen tasted it and found it was somewhat like a cold dish of dried gongcai with a hint of mint flavor. It was refreshing and had a slightly sour and spicy taste, making it very appetizing and perfect for breakfast.

The two chatted as they worked in the kitchen.

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Professor Oak remarked with some emotion, "After that match with you, Green has become much more composed. It really is good to have someone to chase after."

Xia Chen replied, "You can't say that. I think as long as you have a firm goal, you can achieve the same result. Look, I don't see any peers in front of me now. Aren't they calm and composed?"

Professor Oak chuckled, "You're getting a bit of my youthful arrogance, kid."

After the two shamelessly boasted for a while, Professor Oak suddenly mentioned someone else.

"I have high hopes for another kid from Pallet Town, Crimson. He's been training in the Eastern Empire. Have you met him?"

Speaking of Crimson, Xia Chen also felt a bit emotional.

“I’ve run into him twice, the last time being almost a year ago. I don’t know where he’s traveling now, I couldn’t get in touch with him a few days ago.”

Although the infrastructure in the Donghuang region is very developed, there are always remote mountains and forests where the signal cannot reach. Who knows what kind of adventure the fighters might be having in there right now.

Professor Oak nodded and said, "I thought Crimson would be the one who would have the most profound influence on Blue, but I didn't expect it to be you."

Xia Chen thought to himself, "If I weren't in this world, wouldn't it just be that Brother Red gave Green a one-day experience of being the Kanto champion?"

But then again, because of my appearance, the world has indeed changed a lot.

Am I the chosen one of this world?

This is, of course, just a joke. In a world like Pokémon, villains each have their own unique charm, and everyone is the protagonist of their own life.

After chatting with Professor Oak for a while, the others gradually got up and followed the smell to find Xia Chen in the kitchen, and then naturally joined in.

Clearly, most of them had never cooked before, and their best cooking skills were probably the [one-pot stew] they often ate while practicing in the wild.

Although they had tried their best to help, the kitchen actually became even more chaotic because of their arrival. Xia Chen quickly chased the young masters and ladies out, except for Xiao Gang and Professor Oak, so that they wouldn't be able to eat breakfast later.