An Eevee Among Wolves? (Bonus Chapter—Please Vote!)

The class bell finally rang, but the room was still in an uproar as the students struggled to calm their Pokémon down.

But they had only been born recently—how could they understand the rules of class? Human children took years just to develop basic self-control, let alone Pokémon.

The young male teacher at the front was not surprised. With his extensive teaching experience, he had long grown accustomed to such scenes.

He smiled faintly, then picked up a megaphone. "Hello, everyone. I'm Teacher Tang, and I teach the Normal type. Starting today, we'll officially begin practical Pokémon Battle training."

However, no one responded. The students were all frantically trying to soothe their noisy Pokémon and had no time to pay attention to anything else.

Teacher Tang's face darkened. "You really are the worst class I've ever taught!"

Muttering under his breath, he pulled a Poké Ball from his waist and tossed it onto the open ground beside him. "Come out, Tauros!"

A flash of white light appeared, and a mighty bull-like Pokémon emerged beside Teacher Tang.

The fur around its neck was sleek and black, while its three tails swayed irregularly behind it. Its sharp, irritable eyes looked extremely impatient.

"Tauros!" Tauros let out an angry roar, instantly suppressing the noise of every Baby level Pokémon below.

As if someone had cast a group silence spell, the previously clamorous Pokémon all fell quiet and ran trembling back to their trainers.

Clearly, this Tauros had just activated his Intimidate Ability.

Once the room had finally quieted down, Teacher Tang muttered softly, "Honestly, I'd wanted to persuade them with virtue."

The baby Pokémon had been thoroughly frightened and would not be making a fuss again anytime soon. Teacher Tang continued, "Just as you all saw, even Pokémon you've lived with for several months may not always listen to you. That can happen in daily life, let alone during training and battles."

"So, how to communicate effectively with Pokémon is something every trainer must consider. Of course, every Pokémon has a different personality, so there can't be a single fixed method for getting along and communicating with them."

"How you get along with your Pokémon is your own business, so I won't say much more about that in today's lesson. For our first practical class, we're definitely going to have a real battle!"

His words stirred up a wave of excitement among the students.

Wasn't this the day they had been waiting for when they chose the path of a trainer?

Exhilarating Pokémon Battles, thrilling wilderness adventures, the League Conference watched by countless people, and the one-of-a-kind Victory Road.

At that moment, the chuunibyou teenagers below had already planned out their future champion teams.

Though they might not have even won a single proper battle yet.

Seeing the room getting noisy again, Teacher Tang patted the Tauros he had not recalled. Tauros immediately understood and let out another roar, silencing the crowd once more.

Only then did Teacher Tang continue. "First, let me ask everyone a question. Raise your hand if you've battled at the nearby Battle Park."

As expected, most of the students raised their hands.

How could hot-blooded teenagers not have imagined dominating Battle Park?

"Then, keep your hand raised if you've ever won."

Almost no one lowered their stubborn little hands.

Clearly, it was once again the self-esteem of adolescent boys at work.

A high school student who had just obtained his starter Pokémon dominating the chaotic Battle Park...

Well, this was fantasy time.

Teacher Tang said gloomily, "I hope everyone can face their own strength honestly. You can lie to your teacher, and if you fool your teacher, then so be it. But don't fool yourselves. Just go cry under your blankets in private tonight."

At those words, the students who had been stubbornly holding on quietly lowered their hands.

In a small class of twenty or thirty students, only four survivors remained.

Xia Chen looked around. Aside from himself, there were only the trainers of Doduo, Munchlax, and Minccino.

Overall, they were all Pokémon with fairly distinct traits among Baby level Pokémon.

Doduo possessed outstanding attack power and speed, Munchlax was thick-skinned and sturdy, and if Minccino had the [Technician] Ability, she would also be a formidable weapon in low-level battles.

Yet among this pack of wolves was a well-behaved, adorable, completely harmless Eevee?

Teacher Tang looked thoughtfully at the drowsy Eevee napping on Xia Chen's shoulder.

Had Tauros's Intimidate not affected her just now?

Recalling that detail, he developed a little interest in this seemingly ordinary Eevee.

Setting his doubts aside for the moment, Teacher Tang continued, "I'm sure many of you have watched plenty of matches at Battle Park, but have you ever thought about why some Pokémon can win while others cannot?"

The rookie trainers below looked thoughtful. Teacher Tang smiled. "Amateurs watch the excitement, experts watch the skill. Today, I'll have four students battle in pairs, and I'll explain these two battles for everyone."

As he spoke, he called the four of them to the front. Since this was only an instructional match for practical training class, Teacher Tang did not bother with anything overly formal, such as drawing lots.

After a simple game of odds and evens, Xia Chen was grouped with the Flying type Pokémon that could not fly.

The first match was Munchlax versus Minccino. Both Pokémon stood around half a meter tall, but their builds and weights differed by more than tenfold.

If this were a boxing match between humans, the two would not even be in the same weight class.

But that was what made Pokémon so amazing. Even the smallest body could burst forth with tremendous energy.

Minccino looked eager to give it a try, completely unafraid.

Munchlax, meanwhile, appeared sluggish and dull, as though he knew nothing about the battle about to begin.

"Tsk, tsk. That Munchlax doesn't look very eager to fight. This one's really hard to call. Hey, what do you think?"

"I favor Munchlax. Munchlax is just like that—he looks as lazy as a Slakoth, but his strength is incredible. I wonder whether Minccino can withstand even one Tackle."

"Minccino completely outclasses Munchlax in speed. No matter how thick-skinned Munchlax is, he's just a moving HP bag."

The students below quietly discussed their pre-match predictions. This was one of the greatest pleasures for spectators before a Pokémon Battle.

Xia Chen did not join in. A battle at this level was like a Bronze-ranked match in a MOBA game.

It was purely a contest of which side's Pokémon knew more Pokémon moves and which trainer made fewer stupid mistakes.

If he seriously watched it through the lens of the games from his previous life, his blood pressure would probably shoot through the roof.

Better to just enjoy the show.

"Are you ready?" At the edge of the battle field, Teacher Tang made one final confirmation.

The two trainers answered in unison, "Ready!"

"Then, the battle begins!"