Pokémon cross over into the real world

Contests are a special type of Pokémon competition popular in the Hoenn region of the Pokémon world. They emphasize coordination and elegance, requiring aesthetic consideration of skills during battles, making them a unique form of Pokémon combat. It's like two people fighting: one uses wild, unorthodox punches, while the other uses flowing, elegant martial arts techniques. The one using the flashy techniques wins, provided they aren't knocked down by the wild punches within the time limit.

For today's ceremony, Wang Qiyi and Coach Jin planned a Grand Contest. Actually, Wang Qiyi had thought of launching the Grand Contest a long time ago when he had Adai create the Energy Cube, but in this world, people are more focused on the Pokémon's fighting power.

Of course, there are diverse Pokémon competitions in the world, such as flying competitions, swimming competitions, surfing competitions, running competitions, skill application competitions, etc., but none of them evaluate Pokémon skills from the perspective of coordination and aesthetics. Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this opening ceremony to present a magnificent Pokémon competition for everyone.

"Distinguished experts, professors, teachers, brothers, seniors, and friends from all fields, thank you for supporting Xiaoyao Dojo. Welcome to the opening ceremony of Xiaoyao Dojo." Wang Qiyi picked up the microphone and became the host. The crowd applauded. The number of people present probably exceeded 1, but there were still many empty seats in the large central arena that can accommodate 3 people.

Wang Qiyi continued, "I would like to take this opportunity to launch a brand new Pokémon competition—the Pokémon Grand Contest. Pokémon battle competitions focus too much on the Pokémon's battle power. The resources required to raise a Pokémon with strong battle power are beyond the reach of an ordinary person, so most people just play around with Pokémon battles and don't really study them. Only professional trainers study Pokémon battles."

"But the Grand Contest is different. It focuses more on the aesthetics of skills and the coordination of the Pokémon's body. I would call such trainers Pokémon Coordinators..." Wang Qiyi explained the rules of the Grand Contest in detail. The competition is divided into five groups: handsome, beautiful, cute, smart, and strong. The competition is divided into three stages.

The first segment is a visual evaluation. Each Pokémon has one minute to showcase its talents, such as dancing, skating, bodybuilding, martial arts, etc., demonstrating its coordination. Judges will score the Pokémon based on its appearance, including its spirit, body shape, fur, and skin luster.

The second part is a skill demonstration, which can be a single skill or a combination of ultimate moves. The demonstration showcases the splendor of the Pokémon's skills, allowing trainers to develop skills from an artistic perspective.

The third segment is a dazzling duel, consisting of one-on-one and two-on-two battles, lasting five minutes. Both fighters unleash a barrage of skills, with judges awarding or deducting points based on the elegance and flair of the techniques. If an opponent is defeated within five minutes, there's no need to compare scores; the winner is determined solely by the dazzling skill score. This prevents the skills from becoming merely flashy and impractical; the dazzling duel aims to be both beautiful and lethal.

After speaking, Wang Qiyi introduced the participants for this grand tournament. Since it was the first exhibition and demonstration tournament, all the participants were trainers invited by Wang Qiyi, mostly his classmates, including the Fan brothers, Fan Guanglei and Fan Kangdi. To further enhance the event, he also invited several legendary trainers to participate in the legendary group grand battles.

Wang Qiyi offered a generous prize and high-quality energy cubes from Huiguang Technology as prizes for this competition, which immediately boosted the contestants' enthusiasm. The judges included Fairy Wang Ruoping, Fairy King Liu Ruyan, Li Leling from the Yulong Li family, renowned director of elf-themed films and television dramas Feng Gang, and Peng Xiaolu, president of the Cute Pet Association.

Among them, Wang Ruoping's Milotic will face off against Li Leling's Altaria in a spectacular final battle. Wang Qiyi even prepared a Altaria Mega Stone for Li Leling, which delighted her. She had previously reached the top eight in the Dragon-type category of the National Peak Tournament and obtained a Key Stone, but it was her ace Garchomp, not Altaria, that made it into the top eight, so she chose Garchomp's Mega Stone. Since Wang Qiyi promised to give her an Altaria Mega Stone, she naturally accepted without hesitation.

As Wang Qiyi announced the start of the competition, the lights in the central arena suddenly dimmed, and spotlights focused on the center of the field. The first Grand Contest officially began. Unlike ordinary Pokémon battles, the Grand Contest places more emphasis on the aesthetics of Pokémon skills. In ordinary high-level Pokémon battles, the speed is so fast that the process and details are impossible to see, and some skills are so powerful that even if the spectators are not caught in the crossfire, they are still far away.

The Grand Contest has now addressed the aesthetic shortcomings of regular Pokémon battles, ushering in a new era of competition. Furthermore, the presence of renowned Pokémon director Feng Gang, who had listened to Wang Qiyi's vision for the Grand Contest and strongly supported its promotion, highlights the opportunity for directors like themselves to scout for outstanding Pokémon for film and television. Therefore, this presents a rare opportunity for both trainers and Pokémon participating in the Grand Contest.

Sitting on the sidelines, Wang Lingfeng, the representative of the Wang family, and Zhao Feng, the person in charge of the Shanghai Battle Tower, exchanged a glance, seemingly seeing some incredible business opportunity. It should be noted that the opening ceremony of the Xiaoyao Dojo was broadcast live online, and the link to the Grand Tournament live stream was also displayed on the homepage of the official website of the sponsor, Huiguang Technology Company.

The topic of "Elf Grand Contest" was trending on social media. Zhao Feng quickly swiped his finger across the tablet and handed it to Wang Lingfeng, watching the real-time increase in traffic and discussion volume. Wang Lingfeng couldn't sit still any longer: "There's no time to lose, I'll go talk to him now."

"Dad, leave it to me." Sitting next to Wang Lingfeng, Wang Wenbing knew what his father was about to do, so he stood up first. Now a college graduate, he wanted to make a name for himself in the family. Back then, he was just a spoiled brat who tried to ambush Wang Qiyi to pick up girls, only to be killed instead, which led to his acquaintance with Wang Qiyi. His later apology and help to Wen Xinyi had prevented Wang Qiyi's goodwill from turning negative.

"Ah Feng, you go with him." Wang Lingfeng nodded to Wang Wenbing. "Go for it, Uncle Feng will help you." Wang Wenbing nodded and left his seat.

During a break in the competition, the audience was captivated by the sprites' dazzling skills. Suddenly, Wang Wenbing appeared before Wang Qiyi, bowing respectfully: "Elder Wang, I haven't yet expressed my gratitude for your sponsorship of our Wang family's Wansheng Group at the National Peak Tournament!"

"Elder Wang, you don't deserve such an honor." Wang Qiyi stepped forward to help him up. "Senior Wang, please just call me Qiyi. It will help me get used to it."

"No, no, no, your status is not what it used to be. When I was young and ignorant, I had some misunderstandings with Elder Wang..."

"That's all in the past, no need to bring it up again. I didn't take it to heart at all. You're not just looking for me about the Peak Tournament sponsorship, are you?" Wang Qiyi glanced at Zhao Feng behind Wang Wenbing and knew that Wang Wenbing must have something else to say.

Wang Wenbing smiled awkwardly: "You have a keen eye, so I'll get straight to the point. Did you come up with the idea for this grand competition?"

"I guess so. It was a sudden idea, and I just wanted to try it out."

"What's wrong with this guy's brain? He can come up with something so creative just from a random, sudden inspiration." *Forget it, don't bother arguing with him. This little bit of creativity is child's play compared to the elf teleportation device and the fossil revival device.* Wang Wenbing thought to himself, but aloud he praised, "Elder Wang, you're a genius! You can plan such a perfect competition from such a random, sudden inspiration..."

"I already told you not to call me Elder Wang anymore. Didn't you want to get straight to the point? I'll give you one minute to explain things clearly. I'm very busy."