Gym Leader-Level Potential? A Female Trainer Specializing in Fighting Types?

A little pink head, snowy-white ears, innocent eyes, and a tiny body like that of a teddy bear.

Having memorized the entire Pokémon encyclopedia, Mu Yun recognized this Pokémon at a glance.

Stufful!

Many people might not have been familiar with this Pokémon, but its evolution had been immensely popular in his previous life.

That was right—its evolution was Bewear, the "bear mom" known as the "all-purpose bear god"!

She cared for her children—meaning Team Rocket's trio and the Fruit Gods—could take hits from Buzzwole and beat down Pheromosa, could soar through the skies and tread across the sea, and had been dubbed "Tapu Bewear" by countless netizens.

Of course, not every Bewear was called Tapu Bewear.

In the real world, Bewear as a species was fairly strong on average, but whether in average racial potential or popularity, it still lagged far behind the currently hottest Starter Trio.

After all, how could ordinary, unadorned Fighting Type Pokémon compare with Water, Fire, Grass, and Electric Type Pokémon that were attractive and had flashy moves?

Still, as a Pokémon whose final evolution had Base Stats of up to 500, Stufful was indeed much more expensive than Mu Yun's Weedle.

Even a Stufful with Professional Level potential probably cost close to a hundred thousand League Coins, equivalent to four Weedle with Professional Level potential.

Songjiang No. 2 High School really was loaded. They could even hand out Pokémon at that price as student benefits.

Thinking this, Mu Yun subconsciously activated the Data Eye and looked at Stufful.

Since Chi Duoduo had been lucky enough to receive a Stufful Pokémon Egg, perhaps its potential would be good too.

[Pokémon: Stufful]

[Gender: Female]

[Type: Normal + Fighting]

[Level: 5 (Novice Level)]

[Ability: Cute Charm (When attacked, it may infatuate opponents that make contact with it)]

[Moves: Force Palm, Endure, Tackle, Leer, Pain Split]

[Held Item: None]

[Potential: Gym Leader Level]

[Base Stats: 340]

Its Ability was Cute Charm, a Hidden Ability.

It had five moves in its move list, among which Force Palm and Endure were inherited moves it had possessed from birth.

It really looked quite good. That silly girl Chi Duoduo had struck gold.

With that thought, Mu Yun continued looking down at the potential section.

Gym Leader Level. Not even C...

Wait, Gym Leader Level!?

Seeing the words "Gym Leader Level" in the potential section, Mu Yun subconsciously blinked.

Something was wrong. Very, very wrong!!

According to the system's level classifications, Gym Leader Level Pokémon could reach level sixty-nine at most. They were second only to Elite Four Level Pokémon!

Even across all of Songjiang City, those were high-level Pokémon that only the Songjiang Gym Leader would possess.

Where had Chi Duoduo gotten this Stufful?

"Stufful, come here!"

Just as Mu Yun's mind was racing, Chi Duoduo, who was in his arms, heard Stufful's cry and called out happily.

Then she jumped down from Mu Yun's arms, ran over to Stufful in two or three steps, scooped it into her arms, quickly turned around, and ran back to Mu Yun.

Like a little girl showing off a new toy, she asked, "Brother Yun, what do you think of my Stufful?"

"Mm, it's very good."

Mu Yun came back to his senses and answered sincerely.

It was far more than merely good.

With Gym Leader-Level potential, it might not let someone defeat ninety-nine percent of people from the start, but they would at least be ahead of ninety-eight percent.

Those who could use an Elite Four-Level Potential Pokémon as their Starter Pokémon were probably the children of ordinary Elite Four-Level Trainers, and even they might not be able to manage it.

After all, potential was only potential. If it was not properly nurtured, it would be completely wasted.

"Hehe, right? My master specially prepared this for me!"

After receiving Mu Yun's praise, the smile on Chi Duoduo's face grew even brighter.

Chi Duoduo did not care about anyone else's opinion. As long as Mu Yun thought it was good, she was happy!

"Your master gave it to you?"

Mu Yun looked toward Wang Dan beside them.

At that moment, she had one hand against the wall and her body bent slightly as she prepared to take off her shoes.

Because of the angle, Wang Dan's hips formed a full curve, while her ample chest drooped slightly, forcing layer upon layer of strained wrinkles into her already tight shirt.

Fortunately, the shirt was a battle-hardened veteran and could hold up completely.

Wang Dan did not notice Mu Yun's gaze. As usual, she quickly took off her flat shoes.

After changing into her cream-white house slippers, she took out Mu Yun's dedicated black Earth Dragon-brand slippers for him.

"Mm. Some time ago, Duoduo told me that a temporary female teacher had come to her school. After teaching them for a few days, she said she wanted to take Duoduo as her apprentice."

"I heard from their homeroom teacher that this Teacher Lü Shouchun is a female Trainer who specializes in Fighting Types."

"I thought Duoduo had been strong and restless since she was little. Having a teacher who trained in Fighting watch over her would be good. At least there would be someone to keep her from causing trouble all day."

"I only found out about this Stufful when Duoduo came home yesterday. I don't even know whether it's expensive."

"Xiao Yun, you're smart and know a lot. Help Aunt Wang take a look. Is this little one expensive? If it is, we can't just accept something so valuable for nothing."

Hearing this and understanding what had happened, Mu Yun pursed his lips.

Mu Yun was not surprised that a Fighting Type Trainer had taken a liking to Chi Duoduo.

Although Chi Duoduo did poorly in her academic classes and was not very tall—

As the saying went, good things came in small packages.

This little girl had been strong ever since she was young.

When she was six, she could easily carry Mu Yun in a princess carry. When she got a little older, she could arm-wrestle Old Zhang from the neighboring building's Machop without falling behind.

After entering middle school, she had developed terrifying strength that was no weaker than Machoke's.

Now, she was probably evenly matched even against Machamp.

Calling her a Pokémon wearing human skin would not be an exaggeration at all.

Mu Yun remembered that when they were little, she had accidentally used too much strength and hurt him once. She had cried until her face was covered in tears and snot, even more heartbroken than he, the injured party, was.

He had even endured the pain and comforted her instead.

However, after that incident, Chi Duoduo had constantly worked to practice controlling her strength.

Otherwise, that flying tackle just now could have sent him straight back onto his own bed.

The only thing Mu Yun was concerned about was the background of this substitute teacher named Lü Shouchun.

Others did not have the Data Eye, so naturally they did not know that this adorable little thing possessed Gym Leader-Level potential.

But since Lü Shouchun had given away the Pokémon Egg, she definitely knew the strength of its parents.

Even if a positive potential mutation had occurred by luck, the parents' strength would not have been below Totem Level.

And the offspring of a Totem-Level Pokémon, even if it was a common Pokémon like Pidgey, would cost more than two hundred thousand.

For a somewhat rarer Pokémon like Stufful, it probably would not cost less than five hundred thousand League Coins.

As for Gym Leader Level, the price would double again—at least one million League Coins.

At that price, it was not something one could buy merely by having money.

Without some connections, a Pokémon capable of becoming a Gym Leader's main force would never be available for outsiders to purchase.

From this, it was clear that either Lü Shouchun had been extraordinarily lucky and happened to find a high-potential Pokémon Egg in a Secret Realm while its parents were absent—

Or she herself possessed considerable strength and influence.

Either way, she was clearly no ordinary person.

Someone like that becoming Chi Duoduo's master would be immensely beneficial to her future development.

"Master said it was an egg laid by her brother's Pokémon, so she didn't spend any money on it."

Seeing Wang Dan worrying over the price, Chi Duoduo, who understood their family's financial situation, hurriedly explained.

"I got a Starter Pokémon without spending any money! I saved our family a lot of money!" Chi Duoduo held Stufful in one arm, planted the other hand on her waist, and lifted her little head proudly.

"Your Brother Yun ranked first in his year, and he didn't spend any money either."

Wang Dan carried the groceries toward the kitchen, speaking mercilessly as she walked.

"Hehe, my Brother Yun is so smart. Them letting him study there is already an honor for them. What's one free Pokémon Egg? The school should be paying Brother Yun instead!"

Mocked by her own mother, Chi Duoduo did not mind at all. Instead, she affectionately wrapped herself around Mu Yun's arm and grinned as she intensified her praise.

As long as she was praising Mu Yun, she was happy!