The world of hardcore Pokémon can also be very warm

Ordinary people may have little idea of ​​the three words "Galar", but no one in the hall at this moment does not understand what it means.

Therefore, everyone in the audience immediately started talking.

"The Galar region hasn't joined the alliance yet, has it?"

"Why are they allowed to come to our games?"

"What the hell is the Alliance doing?"

……

To Yang Yan's surprise, the main point that most people questioned was not why the people from Galar came here, but that the people from Galar should not be allowed to participate in such an important competition right away.

In particular, some people use the Alola region as an example.

But unexpectedly, among the people coming from Galar who heard the questioning, an impatient guy actually snatched the microphone of the staff next to him.

He put one hand in his pocket, and his eyes hidden under the red hat suddenly opened.

"I think you have misunderstood. We are not here to participate in your bullshit challenge. You are here to participate in our Galar competitive challenge. Don't get it wrong!"

"In addition, we Galar people have always pursued only one goal - the championship! Other than that, rankings are meaningless!"

"The Four Heavenly Kings? It's just a comfort for the weak. Only you will take the name of the loser so seriously!"

As soon as these words came out, they instantly angered many trainers sitting in the audience.

"What did you say?"

"Have the guts to say it again!"

"What do you mean by Galar? Tell me clearly!"

……

Yang Yan couldn't help but frown.

Although what the dark-skinned guy said was true, the way he expressed it was really unacceptable.

Moreover, after seeing that other people in Galar seemed to have the same idea, Yang Yan couldn't help but wonder whether these guys were really confident in their own strength, or whether they were just putting on a show.

At this time, the staff member who was caught off guard and disrupted the rhythm immediately snatched his microphone back, without giving the person a chance to "fire" again.

"Mr. Chibana, and everyone, let's go here first this time. Please follow me over there!"

Perhaps because the situation changed so suddenly, the few people from Galar were not even given a chance to introduce themselves. The few people from Galar were hurriedly taken away by the staff member.

But if another person hadn't happened to appear, I'm afraid the commotion just now wouldn't have ended so easily.

And this new person is none other than the champion of the Four Heavenly Kings - Du!

And it was A'Du's appearance that stopped the commotion so quickly.

"Mr. Du has appeared. I'm afraid this alternate challenge will be really different from the past..." Yang Yan's sixth sense kept beating.

At this time, almost all participating trainers had their eyes on A'Du, waiting for a reasonable explanation from the champion of the Four Heavenly Kings.

After those people from Galar had completely left, A'du took the microphone handed over by the staff.

"First of all, I need to apologize to everyone. The scene just now was not in our plan. But looking at it from another angle, it also achieved the effect we wanted."

"Everyone should have felt the special 'enthusiasm' of the Galar people. Although I am not going to speak for them, I have to explain that the trainers of Galar do have a hot temper."

"This is mainly related to their local cultural environment, so please don't take it to heart..."

Next, Adu gave everyone a general explanation of the situation in the Galar region.

Only then did Yang Yan understand that compared to all the current regions in the alliance, Galar was the region where "battle" had evolved to the extreme.

In Kanto, Hoenn, and even Hezhu and Kalos, although the development of the alliance conference is also promoting the development of "battle", if you put aside the appearance and return to the essence, you will find that trainers participating in the battle are actually Just to get opportunities for advancement.

Money and fame are just a form of expression.

The core pursuit, to put it bluntly, is to transcend the original class and achieve a jump in social status.

Of course, people like Xiaozhi who simply enjoy fighting are not excluded.

But most people are still the former. Yang Yan is also one of them.

Otherwise, why would the proportion of trainers who come from ordinary people be much higher than the proportion who come from noble families? Isn't it because the latter is born at the pinnacle of ordinary people's pursuits, and there is no need to use a "trainer" to further his status.

But in A'du's description, the Galar region is not like this.

Pokémon battles have even formed a culture in the Galar region. And it is the most mainstream culture.

The arenas brought about by this were opened in almost every city in Galar.

The arena owner is not only a local star or even the strongest trainer, but also an important force responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.

Therefore, Adu describes these arenas as a combination of "Battle Hall" and "Dojo".

The Galar region also has a regional competition similar to the Alliance Conference, which is called the "Competitive Elimination Tournament" locally.

The competitive elimination round is roughly divided into two groups, namely the group below the quasi-king level and the group above the king level.

In comparison, the latter is the most important.

The winner of the latter will be awarded the title of "Champion".

This is the "champion" that the man named Chibana just mentioned.

"Championship" is also the goal pursued by every trainer in Galar.

However, the champion does not mean the strongest. Only those who stand above all champions can enjoy the cheers from the entire Galar region.

But those are not things Yang Yan and the others need to consider.

At this point, Adu cleared his throat, and then continued: "Given the special humanistic environment of the Galar region, it is not easy to include it in the Pokémon League."

"But after years of hard work, we and Galar have finally reached a preliminary consensus. To this end, Galar has put forward a reason that we cannot refuse, which is to show them the power of our Pokémon Alliance!"

"To completely defeat them in this year's competitive elimination round is their condition!"

"If we win, they will agree to join the Pokémon League. Otherwise, our years of hard work will be in vain."

"Of course, this knockout tournament is not limited to the Heavenly King Field that you will participate in. We have gathered manpower from various regions for the Quasi-King Field and the Elite Field. Tomorrow, those trainers will go to the Galar region with you. Showing the power of our Pokémon Alliance, so please do your best and show your best!"

A'Du's words were very passionate, but everyone present was not a child and had long since calmed down after such a long time.

Faced with this kind of chicken soup-style honor indoctrination, most people’s thoughts are...

"Mr. Watari, maybe my understanding is not very accurate, but what you mean is that you want us to fight against the trainers in Galar? What about the alternate challenge?" Someone couldn't help but ask .

"Don't worry about this, just try your best to get a higher ranking in the competitive elimination round. The three people with the highest rankings will automatically be regarded as the winners of the alternate challenge."

"The prerequisite is that you must win the knockout round championship!"

The first requirement is easy to deal with. Who can become the Four Heavenly Kings candidate will be determined based on the ranking, and no one can find fault with it.

But the latter one is a bit tricky. If no one from our team stands to the end, then there will be no winner in this substitute challenge, right?

As for the major event that affected Galar's joining the alliance? Sorry, few people here really care.

But what no one expected was that this was not the end.

Adu seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you that since you will be participating in a King-level competition, according to the competition requirements, there must be no less than 6 King-level Pokémon in each of the 4 Pokémon. I hope you will calculate the rotation of Pokémon well."

"Finally, there is one more point I want to emphasize. Because the competition is held in a large stadium, there will be many spectators on site. Therefore, for safety reasons, Pokémon above the King level are not allowed to mobilize the attribute energy between heaven and earth to assist in the battle. In other words, the only thing Pokémon can rely on is the purest power of their own. Don't forget this."

It is understandable that we cannot mobilize the energy of heaven and earth to fight together. After all, this is not a field battle, and there is no need to decide life and death. It is reasonable to control the intensity of the battle.

But the strength of the Pokémon that can be used in battle is a bit limited.

Although there are probably less than half of the people present who have more than 3 semi-champions, the obvious restrictions on the participating Pokémon levels are undoubtedly a weakening for those who are older and have trained more high-level Pokémon.

Maybe Adu sensed what everyone was thinking, so he added, "This is the same requirement for trainers in the Galar region, so don't try to bargain!"

The rules are there. Some people are unhappy, but some are very happy.

Fortunately, Yang Yan happens to be the latter.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this request is actually reasonable.

Because any trainer who is stronger than him is basically already the "champion" of the king-level matches in the Galar region.

This group of people are participating in the highest-level "Strongest Competition", which is similar to the Four Elite Four Championship Challenge in each region of the Pokémon League. So if you think about it a little, you will find that the people in the Galar region set the rules of the Elite Four Competition in this way, which is actually more fair and reasonable.

In comparison, the league's reserve challenge is rather unreasonable.

Whether it is a 10-year cycle or allowing the winners of each round of the King of Rankings to compete together, it is full of "malice".

It's as if young people are deliberately suppressed, forcing them to spend time accumulating experience before they can get ahead and get promoted.

It smells like the unspoken rules of a corrupt system.

Yang Yan couldn't help but praise them. They were worthy of being the Galar that developed Pokémon battles into a culture that spread throughout the entire region. In terms of fairness in battles, they had done the best.

"See how your mouth is raised, are you full of confidence?" Qianli couldn't help but teased after A'du left.

"After all, all games require rotation and deployment of troops, which means that you will most likely not face the opponent's strongest team of Pokémon in a single game. And you also know that my Pokémon will have more advantages under such rules, so it shouldn't be considered modesty to say that I have a better chance, right?" Yang Yan was not overly arrogant, but just spoke the truth.

"Yeah, the ones who will be targeted are people like us who have few Pokémon and relatively simple attributes. It seems that I am really here for fun this time."

"Yang Yan, the competition depends on you, come on!"

Qianli smiled and encouraged.

His previous sentence was not self-deprecating.

Because that's the difference between a gym leader and a traveling trainer.

The former has never been as eager as the latter to cultivate new Pokémon or improve the strength of Pokémon.

Therefore, there is less room for rotation of Thousand Miles’ Pokémon.

Less rotation means that it is easier to be targeted later in the game, and more likely to be eliminated.

This is an unavoidable fact no matter what kind of big game it is.

"I will try my best!"

……

When Yang Yan returned to the room, he still felt a vague sense of unreality.

"calm down!"

"Although the strength of the Pokémon teams that can participate in the battle is limited, we cannot underestimate anyone, especially the Galar trainer who has been active in the battlefield for many years. We must be extremely careful!"

Although he is better at field battles, Yang Yan still feels quite fortunate, because he has never stopped training many new Pokémon. This alone gives him many advantages over others.

Although his purpose was actually to prepare to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings in the future, he did not expect to be able to enjoy this "foresight" before that.

Only when you are prepared can you seize the opportunity. This proves the saying: plan ahead.

……

The next day, three planes took off one after another at an airport not far from the Quartz Plateau.

On these three planes sat the three groups of trainers who were going to fight in Galar.

And everyone who can sit on the plane can be said to be a strong person carefully selected from thousands. They are the most elite trainers from the six regions, no, seven regions of the Pokémon League.

Yes, there are people coming from the Alola region as well.

Although it is not in the king level group.

"Speaking of which, they gathered so many trainers here, but not a single bit of information was leaked beforehand. When did the league do such a good job of keeping secrets?" Yang Yan couldn't help but ask in a low voice out of curiosity.

"That's not the case. After all, before last night, we didn't know that we would be on the plane to Galar today. I think those quasi-king and elite trainers didn't know about it before they were summoned." Qianli thought for a moment and replied.

"You two have a good attitude and are in a good mood to discuss this. Aren't you worried about encountering unfamiliar Pokémon when facing the Galar trainer?" Gao Hai next to him looked like he hadn't slept well.

"This is bound to happen, but it also applies to the trainers in Galar, so there's nothing to worry about. Just do your best."

Yang Yan and Qianli both said it didn't matter.

"If I were to face off against Pokémon I don't know, I wouldn't be afraid of course. But didn't they just say that the match will be broadcast live simultaneously throughout the entire region? That's in front of everyone in the region! If I lose, it would just be a simple loss of face. It gives me a headache just thinking about it." Gao Hai sighed softly.

Yang Yan was surprised and asked, "Live broadcast across the entire region? How come I don't know this news?"

"Before I boarded the plane, I heard someone discussing that the Alliance had already released news about the battle in Galar online, and this incident was mentioned in the news." Gao Hai explained, "Maybe I heard it wrong, but I can only verify it after I get off the plane."

There is no internet access on the plane now...