Pokémon: A Strong Man from the Slums

"Dear guests, you have been waiting for a long time! I declare the Miare Youth Conference officially open!"

As the conference host's voice fell, warm applause broke out from both the audience and the contestants' seats.

The audience wants to see high-quality battles, and the players also hope that their Pokémon can get enough training in this conference.

"Now let me announce the rules. This time, the Miare Youth Conference will adopt a three-on-three rotation match before the top 64.

After the top 64, the teams will rotate six-on-six.

The level of the elves used by the players is limited to below the Quasi-King level. Using elves above the Quasi-King level is considered a foul and the player will be directly judged as the loser.

The battle field of this tournament includes all kinds of terrain at once, so the players don’t have to worry about their Pokémon being restricted by the field.”

After listening to what the host said, everyone understood that although this Miare Youth Conference was grand, its rules were no different from those of ordinary conferences.

If we have to say what is different, it is that the final battle venue includes all terrains at once, unlike the general conference where you have to draw lots to decide which terrain to fight on.

"Now, please come and watch our new battle arena!"

Click click click...

The steel cover covering the battlefield opened, and then the entire venue was wrapped in an energy cover, ensuring the safety of the spectators in the stands without affecting their viewing experience.

"This venue is really big, and it really has all kinds of terrain."

"Plains, grasslands, mountain forests, rivers... It can be said that any type of elf can find a fighting environment that they are good at on this battlefield."

"It seems that this Miare Youth Conference is indeed extraordinary. It can be seen from this venue."

After the battle site came into everyone's sight, people in the audience began to talk about it, and most people gave it positive reviews.

"That's really thoughtful. However, this venue will probably not be used until the top 64. Before that, the qualifiers will probably be held simultaneously in multiple small venues." Wang Chen thought.

"This venue will not be fully used until the round of 64. Some of the previous qualifying matches will be held in other venues." said the host.

Wang Chen: As expected...

The audience did not express any dissatisfaction when they heard this. After all, only a high-quality duel is worthy of such a high-quality battlefield.

The venue of the previous qualifiers doesn’t matter.

"Now we will begin the drawing ceremony. This drawing will be completely random and absolutely fair and just!" the host said again.

As the host finished speaking, the big screen above the venue began to randomly draw contestants, and the two people drawn one after the other would become opponents in the first round of preliminaries.

"Completely random? Fair and just? Who would believe this nonsense?" Wang Chen complained in his heart.

If it's really random, how about picking Camilla and Yu Longyan to play against each other? Would the organizers dare to do this?

To put it bluntly, the showdown between those famous masters would never be held in the qualifiers, or even before the top 32.

You have to at least reach the top 16 before you can meet those famous masters.

So all the talk of completely random draws and absolute fairness and justice is bullshit. The organizers of the event definitely tampered with the draw.

“But this draw is quite interesting, as each player’s past performance and reputation are displayed on the screen,” said Wang Chen.

By observing the big screen, you can find that nobles of all sizes from the seven regions have come to participate in the competition.

Of course, among the contestants there are also trainers who have obtained eight regional badges and participated in many regional tournaments.

In addition, famous colleges in various regions also sent a number of students to participate in the competition in order to improve their practical skills.

For example, Eudora, the heir of the Fourth Island in the Orange Islands, is the president of the student union of the Silver Academy.

But unfortunately, until the end of the draw, Wang Chen did not see the name of "Xiaozhi". It seems that Xiaozhi in this world is still too young to participate in the competition.

What Wang Chen didn’t know was that Xiaozhi was not in the contestant seat, but in the audience seats.

"Wow! It's so lively here! Looking at the past performance of the contestants on the screen is so exciting!" Xiaozhi said excitedly.

"This is nothing now. The real excitement will come after the top 32 and the strong competition. The qualifiers that are going to be held next are still a bit lacking after all." Xiao Mao said.

"How can the preliminaries be so bad? Who knows, there might be some unexpected players in the preliminaries." Xiaozhi said.

"Tsk... Anyway, the champion of this conference will definitely come from those big forces. If we exclude them, it's really no big deal." Xiao Mao said disdainfully.

Then Xiaozhi and Xiaomao started arguing again, just like a pair of bickering lovers.

Professor Oak, who was standing by, looked at the two little guys, just smiled and did not interfere.

……

"The draw is over! Contestants please come to me to collect your number tags!" said the host.

Wang Chen walked in the crowd of contestants and waited in line for a long time before he got his number plate.

“The first opponent I’m going to play against has won eight badges in three regions and has reached the semi-finals of the regional conference.

Unfortunately, the general regional conference is just a baby cup for me now, and cannot serve as a reference for the strength of my opponents. "Wang Chen thought.

However, it doesn’t matter to Wang Chen that he can’t refer to his opponent’s strength, because he has absolute confidence in making it out of the preliminaries.

After all, Wang Chen now bears the title of "Messenger of Zygard" and is a native of the Carlos region. He can be regarded as a young man with potential who has caught the eyes of the top leaders of the Carlos Alliance.

Therefore, he believed that the Carlos region, as the organizer of the event, would definitely not arrange a strong opponent for him right away.

"I'll train with the Burning Bug first during the preliminaries. If I encounter a tough Burning Bug that I can't beat in the preliminaries, it won't be too late to use other Pokémons." Wang Chen thought.

After all the contestants received their number plates, they returned to the contestant seats.

"Now I declare that the first match of this Miare Youth Conference will be between the gym leader of Xiangxun City, 'Maxiu', and the champion of the previous 'Caiyou Conference', Nogen!"

As the host finished speaking, Ma Xiu and Ye Yuan stood on the battle stage respectively, and the first battle of the conference officially began!