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

This adds some credibility to what Qinglu just said.

"By the way, what do you want with that guy Chi?" Qinglu suddenly asked.

"Let me tell you, I saw a trainer at the Little Phoenix Cup whose tactics were incredibly 'dirty'..."

As if a floodgate had been opened, Azure began to speak at length.

"ha?"

The green interrupted the road.

"You're really something, Blue. Even though you can't beat me and Red, you're still a Champion-level trainer. Going to the Baby Cup to wreck the Pond is just too beneath you," Green said speechlessly.

"Hehe, it's just that I'm short on money lately... no, that's not the point." Azure quickly corrected, "The key is that Chansey and its trainer!"

Professor Oak said that Blue's ability is "nurturing," which can maximize the potential and aptitude of a Pokémon.

Given his ability to fight "the one who fights" to a standstill, he must know something.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a powerful and "dirty" Chansey.

With sharp eyes and a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, Qinglv said, "I've also bred Chansey. That trainer named Lu Yuan isn't bad."

Having spent so much time with Azure, Azure naturally understood what he meant.

While praising Lu Yuan, he also praised himself.

The general meaning is, "You are indeed quite good, but you are still far inferior to me."

Then Qinglv continued her analysis: "If Chansey's extremely high tankiness is combined with its Toxic and Shrink abilities, it can indeed be called a nightmare in the rookie cup."

"But it has a fatal weakness."

He changed the subject, looking at Azure and asking, "I remember Shiba entrusted his elf's offspring to you, right?"

"Yes." Azure nodded in affirmation.

"His tactics might be able to win the Rookie Cup, but they're not enough for the Masters Cup."

Its weaknesses are too obvious, making it easy for them to be targeted.

In the Master Cup, a single Pokémon's mistake can directly affect the entire battle, which is why there is no Seraphine in Blue Green's main team.

"That's it..."

Although Azure said that, she had a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.

......

Kanto, Viridian Gym.

As soon as she hung up the phone from Azure, Green turned her head and was met with Crimson's expressionless face.

"Damn, when did you appear? Why do you walk so quietly?" Qinglu was startled.

"Just arrived," Crimson replied calmly, and then a brief silence fell over the room.

After a while, Crimson asked, "Who called?"

"It's Little Blue, she went to Sinnoh to play the Baby Cup."

"..."

Silence fell again.

This time, it was Qinglu who spoke first.

"Do you want to continue?"

"continue."

......

After leaving the Pokémon Center, Lu Yuan also determined his opponent for the next round.

Rain Man, that special ability user.

Online, he's known as Little Pelipper, a man who brings rain upon his appearance, and his team composition is likely built around rain teams.

Lu Yuan frowned; the Rain Team was not easy to deal with.

In rainy weather, Water-type Pokémon with the Swift Swim ability can double their Speed, allowing them to avoid weaknesses like Grass/Steel and Bug/Steel Pokémon, which are 4x weak to Fire. Furthermore, powerful moves like Thunder and Hurricane are almost guaranteed to hit...

In addition, there are signature moves like Surf and Water Gun.

In layman's terms, even if my grandma came, we could still win the championship.

Just as Lu Yuan was at her wit's end, a woman's voice suddenly called out to her.

"Handsome guy, that handsome guy over there."

Lu Yuan subconsciously stopped and looked around. Seeing that there was no one else around, he pointed to himself.

"I?"

"Yes, it's you." A beautiful young woman in a black dress slowly approached.

"I have a really awesome Pokémon here, want to trade with me?"

As she spoke, the girl struck a cute pose, winked at Lu Yuan, and took out a Magikarp.

That's right, Magikarp, and the Magikarp with dead fish eyes.

Lu Yuan: "......"

I vaguely remember the guy selling Magikarp being an older man.

"How about that? Pretty awesome, right?" the girl continued. "And it will be even better when it evolves into Gyarados. It will be able to easily defeat the Ho-Oh Cup."

Gyarados?

That's it?

Lu Yuan looked at the Magikarp in the girl's hand with a strange expression. It didn't look like it could evolve at all.

Evolution requires accumulating energy, and this Magikarp looks malnourished; it's barely surviving, let alone evolving...

Wait a minute, it actually seems like it could work.

After all, the person in front of him was Blue, whom Professor Oak had dubbed an "evolved being".

The third Pokédex holder in Pallet Town.

"Have you thought it through? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Xiao Lan continued to coax.

"Alright, Xiao Lan, stop pretending. Do you have any information about the contestants?"

"Huh!?" Xiao Lan was taken aback. "You know me?"

Because I've seen the special episode.

And those two balls on your chest have already given you away.

(P.S.: The "ball" refers to the Poké Ball. In the special episode, Blue hid the Poké Ball in his chest, which allowed him to defeat Naza.)

In fact, Lu Yuan had almost already concluded that the trainer from Pallet Town on the list was Xiao Lan.

If you think about it carefully, you'll understand that the two legends, Crimson and Blue, probably don't have the time to come and participate in the Baby Cup, and Professor Oak is busy with his research, so it's simply unrealistic.

But if it were Little Blue, everything would seem to make a lot more sense.

Seeing Lu Yuan staring at her chest, Xiao Lan quickly hugged herself tighter and looked at Lu Yuan suspiciously: "What do you want to do?"

No, sister.

Even if we're starving, we wouldn't lay a hand on a little brat, okay?

Besides, those breasts were "padded".

"So do you actually have any information about the contestants?" Lu Yuan asked.

Upon hearing that there was business to be had, Xiao Lan forgot the purpose of her trip. She rummaged through her small bag for a while and took out a stack of small cards.

"Here they are, whose do you want?" Xiao Lan showed the cards in her hand.

"They're all here, whose do you want?"

"Give me Rain Man's portion first, then yours."

"Oh, Rain Man," Xiao Lan muttered to herself, while her hands continued to rummage through the stack of cards.

After a moment, she exclaimed excitedly, "Found it!"

"Next up is mine..."

"Huh?! Mine!"

Chapter 20 History is always surprisingly similar

"Yes, is there a problem?" Lu Yuan looked at her calmly.

Isn't it normal to study your opponent in the round after next?

This is the first time Xiao Lan has ever seen a contestant directly ask for her information.