The world of hardcore Pokémon can also be very warm

With mixed emotions of anticipation and anxiety, the three planes finally sailed into the sky over a vast land.

"Look, we're in Galar!"

An exclamation came from nowhere, making the slightly quiet cabin suddenly noisy, and everyone subconsciously looked out the window.

"The following is the Galar region... If it were another way, I would be willing to visit here!" Yang Yan secretly sighed.

Before that, he had thought that it would be great if he had the opportunity to bring Qianmian Yuyong to travel to Galar. Unexpectedly, what he thought was hopeless was now possible.

Although he should have to wait until after the competitive elimination round, at least he has come to Galar, which is already good.

"It's a pity that I flew too high and couldn't see clearly what's below. I really want to see the special Pokémon of the Galar region earlier!" Qianli said expectantly.

Arriving in a new area brought back long-lost memories of traveling thousands of miles ago.

The novelty and joy I felt every time I met a Pokémon I didn't know has never happened again in a long time.

This time, it was not in vain.

Flying over the Galar region, although they can only see some blurry pictures, everyone can see that the Galar region is very developed. Many villages and towns have rail tracks, not to mention that they can be seen at a glance. It's a big city that can be distinguished. The towering buildings have refreshed many people's perceptions.

"I didn't expect that the Galar region has developed to this extent on its own. No wonder they dare to make demands and bargain with the Pokémon League!" Yang Yan suddenly realized.

Among the areas he has been to, only the Hezhu area and the Kalos area that was rebuilt after the War of Divine Beasts can compare with it.

Of course, after receiving technical support from the Hezhong region, Kanto and other places will also be doing well under their control in these years. However, except for Fengyuan, who stayed for two years after returning, Yang Yan's impression of other areas basically remained what it was many years ago.

Strictly speaking, each region has been different for a long time. Basically, it has become more and more like a modern city.

The speed of the plane was very fast, and before everyone's fresh energy dissipated, they actually reached their destination.

In a huge city that is not ordinary at first glance.

"Look, it's such a big stadium. Isn't that where we will play?"

As soon as he got off the plane, Yang Yan heard a cry of surprise.

Following the direction in which everyone was looking, a tall circular venue beyond imagination came into view.

"Mr. Tingdu said that the 'battle' culture in the Galar region was extremely developed. I didn't have much idea about it at the time, but now, seeing this stadium, I seem to understand how passionate Galar is about fighting. !" Qianli smiled and turned his head, "It must be a very different feeling to play in such a Hongdae venue. Do you feel very excited about it?"

Yang Yan suppressed his slightly excited mood and replied: "Yes. I think as a trainer, you should want to show your strength in such a competition!"

He cast his gaze into the distance.

That stadium was the largest one I had ever seen, and it stirred the trainer's soul all the time.

As a trainer, almost no one can refuse to stand in the spotlight.

"Everyone, I understand how you feel now, but we have to go to the hotel first. Please consciously maintain order and don't lose the face of our Pokémon Alliance!"

Suddenly a bright trumpet sounded from ahead.

Everyone, who was almost impatient to learn everything about Galar, had no choice but to leave the airport following the sound of the horn and take a bus to the hotel that had been prepared in advance.

In such a huge venue, there must be places like player villages, but because it will be the beginning of the competitive knockout tournaments for all levels of Galar soon, those places are probably already filled with trainers from the Galar region, and in order to avoid There is a possibility of conflict, so it would be a more appropriate choice to place the people from their Pokémon League in a hotel.

Of course, the Galar region is still very elegant, and the hotel is not far from the competition arena.

On the way to the hotel, Yang Yan knew the name of the city - Gongmen City through the promotional display boards on the tall buildings outside the window.

The arena they will board has the same name - the Palace Gate Arena.

When we arrived at the hotel, it looked like someone had been waiting at the door.

From the brief conversation, everyone learned that the entire hotel had been booked by the Pokémon League.

If you think about it, you can open a high-end hotel not far from the arena. You know how difficult it is to book a hotel. But for the Pokémon League, which has deep pockets, this is obviously not a problem.

The trainers didn't feel much about this, and most of them were still immersed in discussing the strange Pokémon they saw on the road.

Yang Yan also exchanged his guesses and opinions about those Pokémon with Qianli and Gaohai from time to time.

As for the other two companions who are also from Hoenn, Ms. Miyagi Ryuha seems to have a cold temper and is not very talkative. Mr. Tokai Shoumei may have a relatively large generation gap and rarely takes the initiative to talk to Yang Yan and others, so after getting off the plane, Yang Yan's familiarity with them was still at the level after the first meeting.

Mr. Du, who came with the trainers, arranged for other staff to distribute room cards to everyone.

Yang Yan and other personnel above the Heavenly King level received large single rooms. Those quasi-kings and elite trainers do not have this kind of treatment. They need two or three people to live in the same room.

Although this is the case, the allocation will still be based on region, which can avoid the embarrassing situation of sharing a room with people you don't know.

The trainers dispersed. After taking a look at their rooms, most of them quickly ran out.

We are all not children, and of course the Pokémon League cannot restrict everyone from leaving the hotel, so while it is still dark, whether it is just pure curiosity or preparation for the competition, the trainers basically want to know more about it. Pokémon from the Galar region.

Yang Yan was also one of them, but he chose to connect to Galar's network first, hoping to search the most comprehensive information as quickly as possible through the network.

Unfortunately, I don't know if the people of Galar were prepared in advance. It seems that a large part of the information about local Pokémon on the Internet has been deliberately deleted. Only the most basic parts can be found, such as names and appearances.

Others such as skills, moves, battle videos, etc. cannot be seen.

"This is a bit generous..."

Just as Yang Yan was sighing, there was a knock on the door, "Yang Yan, it's almost time, let's go down!"

"Come here!"

If there is no way to obtain information from the Internet, then you can only go outside to collect it in person.

By the time Yang Yan left the hotel with Qianli and Gao Hai, most of the other people had already dispersed to various parts of the city.

On the way, Qianli asked: "Yangyan, I remember that your Thousand Faces Avoider is a Pokémon from the Galar region. Do you know anything about other Pokémon from the Galar region?"

"You have Pokémon from the Galar region? How come I never heard you mention it?" Gao Hai stopped in surprise.

"Crocodile is indeed one of the Pokémon unique to the Galar region, but I was able to capture it mainly because of Professor Oak's help. I have only read some basic information related to Crocodile, and even how to train it was something I slowly figured out on my own." Yang Yan shook his head, "So I'm sorry to disappoint you, I don't know much about Galar's Pokémon either."

"It's okay, it's not a big deal. The competition will not be over in a short time, and there is plenty of time to learn about Galar's Pokémon." Qianli patted Yang Yan's shoulder and easily changed the subject.

The three of them walked and talked along the street. Their topic was not just Galar's Pokémon. They would stop from time to time when they saw something new on the road.

"This, this, and this, please pack them all for me!" Qianli waved his hand and almost cleared out half of the stall next to him.

The stall owner was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "Thank you for your patronage!"

"It's not easy to come to Galar. If you don't buy some souvenirs, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng will definitely be unhappy!" Qianli suddenly asked, "Why don't you buy some for your family and friends?"

"Although I don't want to discourage you, Mr. Qianli, do you have...Galar's money?" Gao Hai said in a low voice.

Qianli was stunned for a moment, "This..."

The Galar region has not yet joined the alliance, so their currency system has naturally not been transformed into the one the three are familiar with.

Qianli really hadn't considered this point.

"Let me do it." Yang Yan stepped forward and took out a gold bar. "Boss, this gold bar should be enough to buy everything on your stall. No need to give me the change for the extra. Just help me pack up everything."

"Okay, okay, no problem, don't worry, customer!" The stall owner smiled even more happily.

Qianli and Gao Hai were surprised and asked, "Yang Yan, why do you carry gold bars with you?"

"I just bought it for investment. You can't think that I can predict the future, right?" Yang Yan said with a smile.

Paper money could not be used, but fortunately, gold and silver could maintain their circulation function stably, which finally avoided the secondary embarrassment.

"So you bought it for investment. I'm sorry to have spent so much money on it!" Qianli didn't dwell on the loopholes in Yang Yan's words and took the initiative to change the subject.

Of course, Yang Yan didn't buy the gold bars for investment, and he wouldn't do that kind of thing, but the reason he had the gold bars was simply because some people liked this thing.

There are always some people who think that the numbers shown on the Internet are unreliable and prefer to trade with hard cash or gold and silver, so Yang Yan kept some just in case.

After packing up everything on the stall and leaving, Qianli finally complained, "What a shame the Alliance is. It's fine if they don't provide some activity funds, but why don't they discuss with Galar to open an exchange channel? Aren't we just left staring blankly?"

"Maybe they are afraid that we will use our money to buy information on Galar's special Pokémon. Who knows." Gao Hai didn't mind speculating Galar's intentions with malice.

……

Because they had no money and couldn't buy anything, after a while, the trainers who went out returned to the hotel one after another.

When Yang Yan and others came back, they happened to see a noisy scene in the lobby.

"We want to exchange money!"

“Why aren’t we allowed to change money?”

"Someone explain this!"

……

Yang Yan shook his head and said, "I don't want to join in the fun. I'm going back to my room first."

"I'll stay and see."

"I also want to hear the alliance's explanation."

Qianli and Gao Hai both chose to stay, so Yang Yan went up by himself.

The game will start tomorrow, and it’s getting late now, so we might as well adjust our condition.

It didn’t matter whether Yang Yan could exchange it for money or not. If he wanted to, getting money was just a piece of cake.

……

The next morning, Yang Yan and others got on the bus to the arena just after lunch.

The bus finally stopped at a passage opened exclusively for the contestants.

As soon as they got off the car, they were stared at by a dense crowd of eyes.

"Those are the trainers from the Pokémon League?"

"You haven't woken up yet, you don't have any energy at all!"

"I feel so weak!"

……

Some people with bad temper were about to retort but were stopped by the leading staff member.

"The other party is trying to provoke you on purpose. Be careful and don't fall for it!"

Then, without giving everyone time, the staff told everyone to stand according to their groups.

"Next, you will each go to a different waiting area."

"I need you to stay calm. No matter how the people in Galar provoke you, you just need to remember to crush all doubts with your strength on the field. Don't pay attention to anything else!"

"Also, if you need to adjust your Pokémon temporarily, please remember to report to us in advance, so that we don't make it too late!"

"Okay, now, let's prepare to let the people of the Galar region see the strength of our Pokémon League!"

Because Galar does not yet belong to the Pokémon League, many places are inconvenient.

Money is just one of the factors. In fact, the most important issue is the transmission of Pokémon.

If you want to transfer Pokémon from your hometown to Galar, you need to go through several transfers. This is what Yang Yan specifically asked about when he was putting together the team yesterday.

The transmission process will waste a lot of time, and it will definitely be too late when the time comes, so it is indeed necessary to apply in advance to adjust the team.

Of course, basically before getting on the plane, everyone has already thought about the initial lineup and made adjustments, so there will be almost no need to adjust the team in the first game.

After all, no one knows who the opponent is or what Pokémon they have, so the basis for team matching is just to find a stronger, more comprehensive and more adaptable team.

I think the trainers in the Galar region cannot escape this framework when considering it, so this first game will surely be very exciting.

Follow the passage to the waiting area.

The first thing Yang Yan saw was the four huge display screens hanging high in the center, in front, behind, left and right.

The display screen corresponds to the competition venue for the king-level competitive elimination tournament.

It can be seen that there are already quite a few people sitting in the audience seats, but there are still new audiences entering.

He looked at the time, it was past 7 o'clock. There was still some time before the show started at 8 o'clock, so Yang Yan looked around the other places.

"I didn't see any Galar trainers. It seems that the two sides were separated on purpose. It should not be as simple as avoiding possible conflicts. Maybe this also corresponds to the format of the competition. Who knows..."