"Roy, why don't you take the higher-level Pokémon Trainer qualification exam?"
"A more advanced assessment?"
Although the young Prosecutor lost the battle, he still advised Roy to try for a higher-level assessment.
With Roy's current strength, passing the test will definitely not be a problem. However, the testers will be the Elite Four of the Pokémon League. As long as he passes their test, he can obtain a higher-level Elite Four-level Trainer Qualification Certificate.
Of course, one of the more frustrating things is that the assessment time is uncertain, because the Elite Four may not have time to assess the Pokémon Trainers, so the Pokémon Trainers need to wait.
If you're lucky, it might take a week; if you're unlucky, it could take a month or even longer.
After listening to the young Prosecutor's advice, Roy thought about it and decided not to sign up for the assessment right now.
Firstly, his current ID Card and Elite Four- level qualification certificate allow him to challenge most Gyms in Hard Mode, which means battling the Gym Leaders.
This was also his main purpose for coming to the assessment.
Secondly, his ferry ticket back to the Johto is for tomorrow evening, so he simply doesn't have time to wait.
Seeing that Roy had no intention of participating in the assessment again, the young Prosecutor didn't try to persuade him further. Whether Roy listened or not was his business; he was just offering a friendly reminder.
After receiving the healed Poké Ball from Nurse Joy, the young Prosecutor said goodbye to Roy, as he had to return to report to his superiors that he had discovered Team Aqua's whereabouts.
After the young Prosecutor left, the Annihilape from the Training Ground came to Roy's side.
"Abandoned!"
He was almost unharmed in the battle, but there was one thing he didn't understand: just now, when he had already stolen Blaziken's power-up...
Why didn't Roy let him use Close Combat to instantly kill Blaziken, but instead used the least powerful Rage Fist?
Looking at the straightforward Annihilape, Roy knew that the Annihilape had a strong learning ability, but some things could not be learned simply by studying.
Roy patted the Annihilape's arm. Sometimes, battles aren't just about the battle itself. The Annihilape can instantly defeat its opponent, but it can also make the opponent feel very embarrassed.
He and the young Prosecutor didn't have any deep-seated hatred; in fact, they had a fairly good relationship. There was no need to make things so tense. Fighting for a while longer was also a way of giving the other party face.
After all, having more friends means having more options.
And we still won just now, without the other side losing face. So both sides gained both substance and face.
Go ahead and learn it.
Study?
What should we learn?
Does the Annihilape still not understand what substance, appearance, and this new skill are?
Isn't the point of a battle to fight?
"You don't need to worry about any of that. Just focus on your battles, and I'll take care of the rest."
Roy put his arm around the Annihilape's shoulder, telling it not to worry and just to follow his instructions.
Although the Annihilape didn't understand what Roy had just said, he believed that Roy's actions were definitely not problematic, and nodded solemnly to Roy.
Roy spent the night at the Pokémon Center, as usual.
When Officer Jenny Liya returned the next morning, she was holding a new ID Card with Roy's picture on it and a small, black ID book.
At this point, Roy's regular ID Card had Tractor to a black Golden card, proving that Roy had passed the test even without showing his Trainer Qualification Certificate.
Furthermore, in accordance with the Pokémon League's requirements for Elite Four level Pokémon Trainers, Officer Jenny Liya explained all the Pokémon League's various welfare systems to Roy in detail, leaving Roy somewhat dizzy from the explanation.
This includes Pokémon Trainers ' Pokémon receiving regular free health checkups at the Pokémon Center, Pokémon Trainers being able to use their certificates to choose a Starter Pokémon Pokémon Egg for free at the League Breeding Garden, and more...
Roy knew that Elite Four level Pokémon Trainers had many benefits, but he didn't expect this many. If he passed the Elite Four's test, wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted in the Pokémon League?
After hearing Roy's outrageous idea, Officer Jenny Liya hesitated for a moment before nodding.
And that's indeed the case. As long as you're strong enough and don't openly violate the Pokémon League's laws or cause trouble, the Pokémon League won't bother with you.
As for choosing a Starter Pokémon, Roy currently has a Newborn Stage Little Absol and isn't in the mood to raise a Pokémon Egg.
Officer Jenny Chansey Liya finished speaking, Chansey quickly pulled Roy to the outer perimeter of the [Egg Cup] venue.
Nurse Joy, as the host, had arrived at the venue well before them.
Outside the venue where the two had just arrived, hundreds of participants were already waiting for the opening ceremony of the [Egg Cup].
Moreover, the [Egg Cup] is not only open to humans, but also to Pokémon. One of them was a Psychic Gym apprentice from Mossdeep City who brought his Gym Leader level Alakazam to participate in the battle.
Holy crap, that's more people than the number of participants in the Wallace Cup organized by Wallace!
Roy was completely bewildered by the grand spectacle of the [Egg Cup]. He had only played Chansey Landlord with Chansey out of boredom, but Chansey had turned it into a professional tournament.
Roy thinks the [Egg Cup] became popular mainly because people watch too many battles, and now there's a tournament that doesn't require battles, plus there's no skill threshold, and even Pokémon can participate like professional players.
No, he has to take photos of the scene and show them to Wallace.
Roy casually took out his Communicator and snapped a picture of the spectacular [Egg Cup] event, then "accidentally" sent it to Wallace.
Ten seconds after Roy sent the message, he noticed the words "Typing..." displayed in large letters on the chat box.
But after a while, Wallace didn't send any messages. Based on Roy's understanding of Wallace, he guessed that the other party had already broken down and was organizing his words to scold him.
Oh well, as long as Wallace saw it, that's fine.
Roy was satisfied and put his Communicator away, then turned it off, completely eliminating the possibility of Wallace or Holographic Communication him.
Before the competition officially began, Nurse Joy, the host, announced the rules of the competition from the front stage.
Due to the surge in participants in this year's [Egg Cup], a points system has been adopted. Teams of three will receive points, and the winner will receive double points if the landlord wins. Whoever has the most points will be the final champion.
At the start of the match, Roy even spotted the guard he had encountered at the entrance to Sootopolis City a couple of days earlier, but the guard's card skills were mediocre, and he was eliminated before even making it past the first round.
Even after being eliminated, he remained in the stands with a reluctant expression to watch the next match.
When it was Roy's turn to play, in the first game, Alakazam, who was also participating, was sitting at a table not far from him.
Roy didn't come alone this time; he brought a little helper with him— Little Absol Super Luck Ability in his arms.
Unlike the previous card dealing rules, in [Egg Cup], each player draws one card from the deck each time, until only three cards remain, which belong to the landlord.
It could be said that it has been turned into a card game based on luck.