Pokémon: The Zen Trainer

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"I've already groomed all the feathers. I reviewed the skills this afternoon. To take the battle a step further, we'll have to see what tomorrow's match brings."

He said calmly.

I'll spend the evening reading two Buddhist scriptures with Ghost.

"Then come with me."

Teacher Yazawa led the team out of the dojo.

He smiled as he looked at the excited school team members behind him.

"Are you ready for the brutal world of trainers?"

Step out of the dojo gate.

It's so crowded!! There are people and tiny sprites everywhere!

Looking at the crowd in front of him, he regretted it and wanted to go back.

You might as well go back and read Buddhist scriptures.

"Why are there so many people?"

Asami struggled to move through the crowd and looked at Mr. Yazawa in front of her, asking him a question.

"Because in every city, in addition to challenging trainers, gyms also need to visit tourist attractions."

"For example, the Kikyo City Gym."

"It's a flying-type gym."

"There are many souvenir shops around the gym that sell Flying-type Pokémon," said Ms. Yazawa, pointing to several shops with gym labels.

"These shops are authorized by the gym and specialize in selling various decorations made of Pokémon feathers, as well as various bird Pokémon statues, replicas of gym trainer photos and Violet Emblem badges. All the feather decorations are made from feathers that naturally fall off from Pokémon in the gym."

"Of course, the stronger the elf, the more expensive the ornaments made from its feathers."

"Besides the cultural and creative shops, there are also various battle arenas and hotels next to the dojo."

"These are all prepared for the trainers who come to take on the challenge, and of course, the accompanying restaurants have also been set up."

Looking around at the people, some had beaming joy on their faces, while others were unusually nervous.

Challenging a gym isn't as idyllic as it's portrayed in the anime, where the gym leader greets you upon arrival and offers helpful guidance after the battle.

For those with four or more badges, be well-prepared for all gym challenges.

Because there are a limited number of trainers with four or more badges at a gym.

Therefore, challenges requiring four or more badges require reservations.

It could take two or three days at the shortest, but it's hard to say how long it could take.

Reservations for popular dojos can take up to a month.

If you fail the challenge, you need to make another reservation. Every gym challenge is a valuable experience for both the trainer and the Pokémon!

The difficulty increases dramatically with four badges or more! Every gym needs to be well-planned.

The gym leader will not come out unless the trainer has more than seven badges or is particularly favored by the gym leader!

The gym leader is a symbol of a gym's strength! They are the strongest member of the gym!

It's impossible to just casually appear and deal with a trainer who only has two or three badges.

Of course, this doesn't apply if the trainer has an extremely powerful background.

The difficulty increases starting with three badges!

Two badges are for those who bring two Pokémon and fight in a 2v2 format. One of them might be at stage two, and the difficulty will be adjusted according to the level of the challenging trainer.

With three or more badges, you're likely facing a Pokémon that has undergone its final evolution. Even if it's not perfectly bred, you'll definitely give it your all. Gym Trainers with three or four badges have gym quotas, meaning they can only train a limited number of people each day.

With four or more Pokémon, it becomes a standard three-on-three battle. The tactical coordination between the Pokémon increases the overall strength, maximizing the power level.

The League has a quota for gyms with four or more badges! If a gym exceeds this quota, the League will send an investigator to review it. If a gym exceeds the quota for several consecutive years, the League will remove it from the list. Therefore, the difficulty of obtaining four or more badges increases dramatically, but even so, many trainers still come to challenge it.

Because with four or more badges, the alliance will provide a certain amount of funding periodically, and the more badges you have, the more funding you receive.

As for those who have eight badges and can participate in the Major Leagues, they are all the elite of the elite! They are one in a million.

When you reach that level, you won't need to look for a job yourself; jobs will come to you on their own, and some companies might even sponsor you.

I looked around at the people, but I couldn't see anything. I wanted to go back.

Where is Mr. Yazawa?

It was only then that she noticed that Yazawa-sensei had disappeared.

Could that guy be any more unreliable?

"Yazawa-sensei said he saw someone he knew and wanted to have a drink with him, so he left first."

Asami tugged at Bianxiang's clothes and said.

The school team members followed closely behind Bian Xiang, one holding onto another, looking around as if afraid of getting separated from him.

Are they our opponents tomorrow?

At this moment, Bian Xiang resembled an old hen.

Looking at the nervous expressions on the chicks' faces behind me.

I almost laughed.

"What are you thinking? You're in charge of one badge, and the ones challenging you are just a bunch of little brats."

"Or tourists who come here to take a flight-themed badge back as a souvenir."

"You just need to do your best."

"But winning or losing is related to the school's points assessment. It doesn't matter if we win or lose, but I'm afraid it will affect the team leader's assessment."

After Mami finished speaking, the three members behind her nodded in unison.

They didn't want to hold Bianxiang back.

Discovering a strong conviction: The conviction of each team member is that they must work hard and not let the team leader down.

"I?"

Bian laughed; for him, quitting the school team was no problem.

They were already planning to give up anyway.

But that's what they all said.

"Don't worry, I will do my best."

A slight smile appeared on Bian Xiang's lips.

.....

Taguchi looked at the line ahead with some impatience.

Why are there so many challengers for the two badges?