Polliwag was pulled ashore by the Mystic Rod and tried to jump back into the lake.
But Thunder Wave had paralyzed its body, leaving it unable to move.
"Good. Discharge!"
"Mareep!"
Electricity surged through Mareep again, and Discharge hit Polliwag.
This time, Polliwag's stamina was completely depleted.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host! Mareep defeated Polliwag and gained Battle Experience. Its level has risen to Lv. 9!]
For the next few hours, Su Yi stayed there training Mareep's moves.
More and more people gathered around.
But nobody recognized Su Yi. After all, among the tens of millions of examinee trainers, there wouldn't always happen to be someone who knew him nearby.
Su Yi hadn't brought out any of his other Pokémon. The Pokémon caught by the activated fishing rod all seemed to be just the right level to serve as Mareep's opponents!
Was it because of the Mystic Rod?
At last, after Mareep defeated yet another Water Type Pokémon, its body burst into an evolutionary glow, and someone couldn't hold back any longer...
Bei Jin was ranked among the top five hundred on the Trial Ranking.
In the vast Spirit Primal Forest, even meeting someone in the top thousand on the Trial Ranking was no easy feat.
So Bei Jin, who ranked in the top five hundred, felt a little pleased with himself.
He had only just arrived at Yamo Lake.
He'd come over hoping to catch a Water Type Pokémon.
When he got there, he saw that a crowd had already gathered around one spot.
Curious, Bei Jin went over to take a look.
It turned out that a trainer had a Shiny Mareep.
He was leveling up the Shiny Mareep and training its moves.
After watching for a while, Bei Jin saw the Shiny Mareep actually evolve!
Its qualification definitely wasn't low!
It was very likely Blue Qualification!
Then Bei Jin looked at the trainer and listened to the discussions among the examinee trainers nearby. When he realized none of them recognized the trainer, he couldn't hold back any longer.
A rare Shiny Pokémon like this belonged with him.
As it happened, there was a female trainer ranked in the top one hundred on the Trial Ranking whom he wanted to pursue. Once this Mareep evolved, it would become a pink Ampharos after one more evolution. Female trainers were most helpless against such cute colors.
Bei Jin stepped forward.
Just then, Su Yi looked away from the newly evolved Flaaffy.
"Pokémon": Flaaffy "Qualification": Blue "Level": Lv. 15 "Type": Electric "Ability": Static "Moves Learned": Tackle, Growl, Thunder Wave, Thundershock, Cotton Spore, Charge, Headbutt, Thunderbolt
Not bad.
"Hey, I'm Bei Jin, ranked in the top five hundred on the Trial Ranking. I've taken a liking to your Flaaffy. Let's be friends. I'll give you a friendly price of fifty thousand Gold Coins, and you can just call on me if you ever need help."
Fifty thousand Gold Coins, plus the fact that he claimed to be ranked in the top five hundred on the Trial Ranking—if Su Yi had been an ordinary examinee, he might have agreed. But Su Yi simply ignored Bei Jin and prepared to return Flaaffy to its Poké Ball.
Bei Jin shook his head with a laugh and took out his own Poké Ball.
"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. In that case, we'll have to battle."
"Come out, Magby!"
Magby was the juvenile form of Magcargo.
It was basically just Magcargo without its shell.
Bei Jin had gone to great lengths to get his Magby, a Blue Qualification Starter Pokémon!
Its level was Lv. 18!
"Bei Jin's quite famous at our school. He's pursuing Yan Yuzhu, who's a prodigy ranked in the top one hundred on the Trial Ranking. But supposedly, Yan Yuzhu likes cute Shiny Pokémon best. This trainer... Sigh, doesn't he know that a man isn't guilty for possessing a treasure, but becomes guilty by showing it off? He's training moves with a Shiny Pokémon right out in the open."
"Losing a Pokémon is one thing, but the most important thing is not to let it interfere with the Pokémon graduation exam. If it were me, I'd just hand the Pokémon over."
"Looking at that trainer, I get the feeling he isn't afraid of Bei Jin at all."
"No way..."
The trainers gathered around didn't mind spending a few minutes watching a Pokémon battle they thought might be exciting.
Su Yi frowned. He had fused with the memories of his own life in this world, which he'd awakened to, and knew he was a low-key person. But that wasn't helping his current situation.
"Looks like I'll have to make a high-profile appearance sometime if I want to train in peace."
Su Yi thought to himself.
The moment Magby appeared, Flaaffy fixed its eyes on it.
Seeing that the other trainer still intended to challenge his Magby, Bei Jin shook his head in amusement.
"Magby, show him the strength of someone ranked in the top five hundred on the Trial Ranking! Use your strongest move, Rock Throw!"
Magby wasn't fast, so a ranged attack was the best choice.
And the most powerful move his Magby had mastered so far was Rock Throw.
Rock Throw: Gather energy into stones and attack the opponent!
Magby formed one energy stone after another.
Flaaffy glanced back at Su Yi. Su Yi nodded, understanding that the little one wanted to try out Thunderbolt.
"Go on, use Thunderbolt!"
"Bzzzt!"
Flaaffy's pink-and-white wool suddenly quivered rapidly.
The intense electric current shone so brightly that it was hard to keep your eyes open!
But everyone strained to keep their eyes open, eager to see how a Flaaffy could possibly use Thunderbolt.
After all, even Ampharos found it difficult to learn such a powerful Electric-type move!
A powerful golden Thunderbolt blasted out. Magby had finished gathering its Rock Throw, but before it could launch the attack, Thunderbolt struck!
"Ka-boom!"
The rocks exploded on the spot. Luckily, the trainers watching nearby had dodged quickly, or they would've been caught in the blast.
Smoke billowed everywhere.
Magby was crushed without the slightest suspense.
Bei Jin stared at Su Yi in terror.
Fear gripped his heart...
Good grief, how high must a Flaaffy's qualification be to use Thunderbolt?
Wait, this trainer was so unassuming. His background had to be incredibly powerful!
Damn it, if you're this strong, why pretend to be weak and catch people off guard? Come on!
Bei Jin was terrified.
He was afraid Su Yi would hold it against him.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host! Flaaffy defeated Magby and gained Battle Experience!] [ Ding! Congratulations, Host! Battle Drop: You received 170,000 Gold Coins and ×3 Burn Heals!] [ Ding! Refreshing quests...] [ Ding! Side Quest 10 issued: Raise the level of your currently owned Pokémon to Lv. 25. Quest Reward: One Roulette Draw Chance!] [ Ding! Side Quest 11 issued: Defeat 20 Pokémon (0/20). Quest Reward: One random reward (limited to the Host)!] [ Ding! Side Quest 12 issued: Defeat 20 examinee trainers (0/20). Quest Reward: ×3 Qualification Upgrade Cards!]
The side quests had refreshed once again.
Su Yi put away the Mystic Rod and Flaaffy, passed through the crowd, and left without looking back.
The other examinee trainers instinctively made way for him.
Nobody dared provoke this formidable trainer who had defeated Bei Jin.
"Definitely a real big shot. Best not to mess with him."
"Bei Jin really kicked an iron plate this time."
"I think this guy's at least one of the ruthless ones in the top one hundred on the Trial Ranking!"
Once nobody else or any Wild Pokémon remained nearby,
Su Yi finally fixed his gaze on the reward for Side Quest 12.
The three Qualification Upgrade Cards gave him three chances to raise a Pokémon's qualification.
And all he had to do was defeat thirty examinee trainers.
Su Yi had a few things to take care of now.
First, he still hadn't opened the mysterious scroll.
This was a good chance to see what was inside.
Second, he still hadn't given Groudon the Levitate Ability with the Ability Designation Card.
Now he could find somewhere unoccupied and give it the Ability.
Third, the side quests.
But he could take care of the third thing along with the fourth.
The fourth thing was training his Pokémon's fundamentals.
It was best to lay the foundations before they reached Lv. 30.
Su Yi had planned this from the beginning.
There was no need to rush about the exam's time limit or points.
"Groudon, hehe. Did you think I was tricking you when I said you could fly?"
Su Yi looked around, then patted the Master Ball that had been hidden in his pocket the whole time.
Groudon shifted inside the Master Ball.
In truth, Groudon had only been holding on to a faint hope.
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