Red's hat, Lance's cape, Steven's ring, Cynthia's lipstick, Diantha's necklace.
Xia Chen wrote these things down, then put a checkmark beside Red's hat and closed his diary.
As someone with an exceptionally clear life plan, it was perfectly normal for him to make a collection plan.
Xia Chen felt that completing the entire Pokémon Pokédex was something he would never be able to accomplish in this lifetime.
He might as well settle for something less ambitious and set a long-term goal that was easier to achieve.
As a laid-back Gym Leader, it was perfectly normal to get on familiar terms with Champions from every region, right?
Though these items did seem a little like a fantasy.
Putting those scattered thoughts aside, Xia Chen yawned and went to bed.
Tomorrow was the final day of the breakout rounds, and several more matches awaited Eevee and him.
Red surfacing as a hidden dragon in the tiny pond of Zone E had already been unexpected. In the matches that followed, Xia Chen's opponents were all fairly ordinary.
Without much effort, he and Eevee fought their way through and claimed one of Zone E's two spots in the main tournament.
Meanwhile, Marnie and Yulong Tao also advanced smoothly through their respective divisions without any surprises.
Looking back at his path to qualification, Xia Chen truly found it a little unbelievable.
Among the tens of thousands of Trainers his age who had signed up across Zhijiang and its surrounding cities, Eevee and he had advanced all the way, eliminated Red, and become one of the sixty-four rookie Trainers remaining in all of Zhijiang?
Had Eevee and he really become this strong already?
Should they try for the championship?
Xia Chen made a bold guess and cautiously looked for proof.
He opened the official website