Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

Qiao Yixue chuckled: "Well, I have to take some certification exams lately..."

"Take a certification exam? Don't you already have a nursing license?" Lu Yuan asked, puzzled.

"It's not this certificate. You'll know once I pass the exam," Qiao Yixue said with a mysterious smile.

"Okay, good luck."

Afterwards, Lu Yuan, Qiao Yixue, and Xiao Lan parted ways. After all, with such a grand event, it would be a shame for Xiao Lan not to take the opportunity to make a quick buck, given her reputation as a shrewd businesswoman.

Pack your bags.

Lu Yuan prepared to head to the nearby Pokémon Center to register.

I informed Kona the day before yesterday, so all I had to do was register to participate.

"Ghostly, stop staring at that dark-skinned, barefoot girl in a fighting outfit over there."

Lu Yuan said helplessly.

"Scrape hiss (

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)”

Gastly reluctantly barked and obediently followed Lu Yuan back, but its eyes kept glancing over there from time to time.

My eyes are on my body, and I can look at them however I want.

Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy was indeed there to register me.

However, this Joey looks a bit old.

"Mom?" Qiao Yixue, who was following behind Lu Yuan, suddenly called out.

Lu Yuan: "?"

"Xiaoxue?" The somewhat older Joey was also a little surprised.

Isn't this girl in front of me, who looks exactly like Milk Tank, my daughter?

Because of their work, the mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for many years, so when they met, they were instantly moved to tears and quickly hugged each other tightly.

This sight caused the tanned, spiky-haired boy next to him to have a nosebleed: "Wow, great chests, so exciting!"

"boom--"

"Numb, numb, numbness has fallen off—" the boy suddenly cried out.

Lu Yuan turned around curiously and saw Xiao Gang and his mischievous frog.

if it is like this......

Sure enough, a boy wearing a hat was following behind Xiao Gang, and a Pikachu was perched on the boy's shoulder.

Beside the boy was a girl wearing a white knitted hat, holding a Piplup to her chest.

Lu Yuan recognized them at a glance and blurted out, "Xiao Zhi, Xiao Guang!"

Oh no...

Hearing someone call his name, Xiao Zhi turned around and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, do we know each other?"

Beside her, Xiao Guang also showed the same confused expression. Clearly, like Xiao Zhi, she did not recognize Lu Yuan in front of her.

So the two of them were still puzzled as to why Lu Yuan could call out their names.

Lu Yuan's brain raced as he casually remarked, "Aren't you Ash Ketchum, who participated in the Indigo League, the Silver League, and the Rainbow League, and Dawn, the rising star of the recent Grand Contest?"

"Haha, where is it? (???`?)*??*" x2

After Lu Yuan said that, the two of them scratched their heads a little embarrassedly.

Their movements and expressions were completely identical... well, to put it another way...

At this moment, Xiao Gang, who had recovered from the poison attack of the nasty frog, suddenly stood up, squinted his eyes, and said, "Isn't this Lu Yuan?"

?

"You know me?" Now it was Lu Yuan's turn to be puzzled.

"Is it someone Xiaogang knows?" Xiaozhi asked.

"No, Master Lu Yuan is quite popular online. He defeated Ah Hong before," Xiao Gang explained.

"You beat Hiro!" Ash suddenly became determined. "Then you must be really good."

Xiao Zhi realized that A Hong had defeated him, and Lu Yuan had defeated A Hong, which meant that Lu Yuan had essentially defeated him.

Ash always seeks revenge on those who have defeated him.

"Master Lu Yuan, I will win next time!"

Lu Yuan, who couldn't figure out Xiao Zhi's thought process: ?

Don't we need to have a fight between us?

Although he wasn't sure, Lu Yuan always accepted challenges from others without hesitation: "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Xiao Gang coughed lightly and asked, "Master Lu Yuan, are you also participating in the Fighting-type Expert Tournament?"

"If that's the case, then Gym Leader Lu Yuan is our opponent, right?" Xiao Zhi jumped out excitedly and shouted, "Okay, I won't lose!"

Xiao Zhi suddenly got fired up again.

The sight of him occasionally standing still and lighting fires reminded Lu Yuan of Da Ye; perhaps the two of them would have a lot to talk about together.

Xiao Gang crossed his arms and explained, "Actually, Xiao Zhi and I both plan to participate in this competition."

Then he looked at Lu Yuan: "If it were Gym Leader Lu Yuan, he would probably send out Riolu, right?"

Any breeder with even a modicum of expertise would be compelled to praise Lu Yuan's Riolu as excellent upon seeing it.

As Riolu's trainer, Gym Leader Lu Yuan must also be an excellent fighter.

After all, Pokémon are raised by their trainers.

Lu Yuan: "...Actually, I don't plan to send out Riolu."

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"Not planning to send out Riolu?" Brock asked, looking puzzled. "Is there a better option than Riolu?"

Suddenly, his gaze fell on the little purple ghost behind Lu Yuan.

Could it be Gastly?

The thought made him gasp.

Will sending out Ghost-type Pokémon in a Fighting-type battle guarantee you won't get beaten?

Hmm... But given Lu Yuan's style, it seems quite possible.

Xiao Gang thought to himself.

Just then, Gastly behind Lu Yuan noticed someone watching it. It proudly puffed out its chest and waved its floating little hands.

"Squeak (?｀∧?)"

Yes, it’s me.

Gastly looked extremely smug.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan pushed aside the Gastly blocking his way and explained, "It's not Gastly, it's this."

As he spoke, Lu Yuan took out a Poké Ball. With a flash of light, the Poké Ball slowly opened, revealing a giant pink egg in front of everyone.

"lucky~"

As soon as Chansey appeared, it bowed politely to everyone with a warm smile on its face.

"Isn't this Chansey?" Ash scratched his head, looking bewildered.

He knows Chansey very well; he runs into it every time he goes to the Pokémon Center.

But it seems I've never seen it in battle...

Hikari asked in confusion, "Can Chansey battle?"

Lu Yuan: "..."

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like he'd heard that phrase more than once.

Unlike Ash and Dawn, Brock had seen Lu Yuan's battle videos online. Well... his fighting style was very novel, and he also had a Lucky Egg himself.

It is a degenerate form of Chansey.

A newborn baby can lift a two-story-high rock with one hand...

Could it be that the Chansey family is actually quite skilled at fighting, but people just don't know it?

"By the way, Xiaogang, Xiaozhi, which Pokémon are you planning to send out?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Me?" Brock looked at the dazed Frog beside him and said, "They'll probably send it, since the organizing committee doesn't seem to allow Steelix to participate."