Zhang Cheng

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhang Cheng (张成)
Alias(es)	Chengcheng, an affectionate name used by his mother 1
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator from another version of Earth 1
Gender	Male 23 29
Age	Two days short of sixteen when he awakens on Blue Star 1
Residence	Jiangcheng, Huaxia Country, Blue Star 1
Affiliation	Jiangcheng No. 1 High School; originally Class Five, Year Three, later Elite Class One 16 22
Occupation/Role	Pokémon Trainer, high-school student, and Elite Class One monitor 23 36
Trainer Title	Beginner Trainer 36
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Zhang Cheng advances through formal Trainer certification and the development of his Pokémon.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Poliwag — Level 2	5 6	Gains a level through roughly ten days of training before entering supervised practice battles.
Poliwag — Level 3	7	Levels up after defeating Jiang Nian’s Charmander in Zhang’s first battle.
Poliwag — Level 4	9	Reaches this level after defeating a level-two Sandshrew.
Poliwag — Level 5	11	Advances through battles against berry-stealing Pidgey and Spearow at Shennong Orchard; Bubble Beam becomes its main attack.
Pidgey — Level 4	13	Grows through training and wild battles while sharing orchard guard duty with Poliwag.
Poliwag — Level 6	13	Reaches this level on the final day of the ten-day orchard mission.
Pidgey — Level 6	14	Advances during the final month of summer and learns Gust.
Poliwag — Level 9	14	Advances during summer training and learns Hypnosis.
Pidgey — Level 7	20	Levels up after defeating Oddish in the class-placement tournament.
Poliwag — Level 10	20	Levels up after defeating a level-seven Sentret, helping Zhang secure an Elite Class place.
Beginner Trainer	36	Earns the official title by defeating an examiner’s level-ten Krabby at the Challenge Tower.
Poliwag — Level 11	37	Advances during an afternoon of sparring with Ye Tian’s Butterfree.
Poliwag — Level 12	45	Reaches this level after two days of battles and training around the interclass tournament.
Pidgey — Level 9	45	Advances through training and masters the Egg Move Air Slash.

Background / History

Before transmigrating, Zhang Cheng was an office worker and Pokémon enthusiast. He had no one to rely on and had never experienced family warmth. He awakens in a teenage body on Blue Star, where Pokémon appeared a century earlier, and receives the memories of his new life 1 16 25.

His mother supports his decision to become a Trainer and gives him a bank card containing 200,000 Pokémon Coins left by his missing father. Zhang resolves to repay her support and investigate his father’s disappearance. Although the disappearance is associated with an accident, he later suspects that his father is still alive and that the circumstances are more complicated than they appear 1 19.

With Poliwag as his first partner, Zhang begins training and accepting paid missions rather than relying on his mother for supplies. Work at Nanting Training Ground gives him his first battle experience. A subsequent ten-day assignment at Shennong Orchard lets him train against wild Pokémon, acquire Pidgey, and earn 40,000 Pokémon Coins plus ten Pecha Berries 4 6 11 13.

At school, Zhang wins a place in Elite Class One and becomes its monitor under Bai Yuling. He subsequently earns the Beginner Trainer title and qualifies for a Safari Zone visit through the interclass tournament. There, two Mareep offer him an Egg; it later hatches into a Shiny Mareep, bringing his team to three Pokémon 20 23 36 44 47 49 50.

Appearance

• Handsome face: Described when he checks whether his transmigration is real 1.
• Recurring dark circles: Appears visibly sleep-deprived after late nights caring for his Pokémon or gaming with Bai Yuling 25 33 37.

Personality

Zhang is ambitious but careful about what he can afford. He postpones obtaining a rideable Pokémon, takes routine jobs to fund training, and invests tournament rewards in moves and supplies. His immediate goals are stronger Pokémon, university admission, and enough strength to investigate his father’s disappearance 6 11 19 21.

He treats his Pokémon like children, regularly feeding, bathing, massaging, and encouraging them. He reassures Poliwag after a disadvantageous loss and schedules rest after exhausting work or battles rather than pushing the team continuously 8 10 13 24 50.

His previous adult life gives him confidence around classmates and instructors, but he dislikes chores and restrictions. He reluctantly accepts the monitor position, then carries out its duties and helps classmates who ask for assistance. He is often disengaged during theory lessons because he already knows the material, sometimes sleeping or using his phone with Bai Yuling’s tolerance 23 27 29 34.

Zhang can be sharp-tongued with rivals, particularly Ye Lang, while remaining courteous toward respectful opponents. He encourages Jiang Nian, advises Li Yue, and openly acknowledges that Bai Yuling’s restraint helped him threaten her much stronger Altaria 7 31 40 41.

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon Information Scan

Zhang possesses an unnamed “cheat” or system that displays detailed Pokémon information. Its panels reveal level, sex, Potential, typing, held items, moves, Ability, and descriptive notes 6 7 30.

• Opponent analysis: Identifies dangerous moves and Abilities before committing to a battle plan 6 18 36.
• Team selection: Checks wild Pokémon’s Potential without catching them or taking them to a Pokémon Center for testing 11.
• Held-item detection: Makes Thief particularly useful by revealing exactly what an opponent holds 21 41.
• Advantage over a Pokédex: Zhang considers an ordinary Pokédex unnecessary because it only detects level and supplies a brief description 11.
• Communication limit: The ability does not let him understand Pokémon speech; he relies on gestures and behavior during the Mareep encounter 46 47.

Pokémon Knowledge

His familiarity with Pokémon predates his transmigration and extends beyond information commonly known on Blue Star 25 26.

• Correctly explains Scyther’s Swarm, Technician, and hidden Ability Steadfast 25.
• Identifies both Scizor and the newly discovered Kleavor, including their evolution requirements 26.
• Tutors Wu Yueyue on Shedinja’s Wonder Guard and the five types that can damage it through super-effective moves 27.
• Uses knowledge of future evolutions and Mega Evolution when choosing prospective team members 8 46.

Battle Strategy

Zhang favors information, timing, and move combinations over simply exchanging attacks.

• Water Sport counterplay: Weakens Charmander’s Blaze-boosted Ember before finishing it with Water Gun 7.
• Endeavor reversals: Uses Poliwag’s low HP to bring Oshawott close to defeat; later pairs Endeavor with Mind Reader against Altaria 9 31.
• Status and accuracy combinations: Uses Hypnosis and Mind Reader to secure the finishing Bubble Beam against Hao Chenggong’s Tepig 44.
• Item control: Steals Oshawott’s Leftovers with Thief, gaining recovery while removing Ye Lang’s advantage 42.
• Calculated risk: Accepts Sandshrew’s Poison Sting because he has a Pecha Berry available and can exploit the attack’s recovery window 18.
• Limits: Endeavor is most effective when its user is dangerously close to fainting, while a large level gap can make Hypnosis less reliable 9 30.

Training & Pokémon Care

Zhang combines move practice, real battles, and recovery, adapting exercises to each partner’s strengths.

• Uses airborne roof tiles as moving targets for Poliwag’s Water Gun 10.
• Focuses Pidgey’s early training on Steel Wing and speed 13.
• Uses agile Pidgey as a difficult target for Hypnosis practice 14.
• Arranges held-item practice with Ye Tian’s Butterfree; Poliwag’s Thief success rate rises to about 40% during the session 34.
• Regulates Pokéblocks to avoid overfeeding and conserve supplies 27.
• Gives newborn Mareep Miltank milk and Electric-type food, planning only light exercise during its first week 49 50.

Rain Team Planning

Zhang intends to build a Rain Team around rain-enhanced attacks and compatible Abilities 3 8.

Pokémon / Planned Evolution	Intended Role
Poliwag → Politoed	Drizzle would establish rain for the team 8.
Pidgey → Pidgeot	Counter Grass-types, use Hurricane in rain, and provide transport and safer wilderness travel 8.
Mareep → Ampharos	Electric-type special attacker using Thunder; Mega Ampharos’s high Special Attack motivates the choice 46.
Mudkip → Swampert	Prospective addition whose Ground typing would help against Electric-types; a suitable Mudkip is currently unaffordable 50.
Additional Water-types	Preferred future recruits would have Abilities that benefit from rain 8.

These evolutions and the completed Rain Team remain plans in the supplied chapters.

Pokémon Team

Pokémon	Acquisition	Latest Documented Development
Poliwag	Zhang’s starter and first partner 4 23.	Level 12. Its trained moves include Water Gun, Water Sport, Bubble Beam, Mind Reader, Endeavor, Hypnosis, and Thief 4 10 14 24 45.
Pidgey	Acquired during the Shennong Orchard mission after Zhang identifies a B-Potential candidate 11 13.	Level 9; has mastered Air Slash in addition to earlier training in Steel Wing and Gust 13 14 45.
Shiny Mareep	Hatches from the Egg offered by two Safari Zone Mareep 47 49 50.	Newly hatched and not yet ready for formal training; quickly bonds with Zhang and is initially shy around strangers 50.

Equipment / Items

• Poké Balls — Buys five ordinary balls for future captures. During the Safari Zone visit, he receives three facility-issued balls and may obtain only one Pokémon or Egg 10 45.
• Thief Technical Machine — Purchases it for 40,000 Pokémon Coins after a group discount; the single-use disc breaks after Poliwag absorbs its energy 21 24.
• Pecha Berries — Receives ten from Shennong Orchard, uses one to cure Poliwag’s poisoning, and later gives four to Ye Tian in exchange for training assistance 13 18 34.
• Pokémon Food and Pokéblocks — Recurring expenses used for nutrition and training rewards; later adds Electric-type food and Miltank milk for Mareep 10 13 49.
• Phone — Used for mission browsing, training tutorials, communication, and games with Bai Yuling 10 11 30 33.

Relationships

• Mother — Affectionate and supportive of his independence. Her trust is especially important to him because he lacked family warmth in his previous life 1 11 16.
• Father — Missing under unresolved circumstances; leaves 200,000 Pokémon Coins for Zhang’s first Pokémon. Zhang suspects he is alive and intends to investigate once stronger 1 19.
• Ye Tian — Former deskmate, closest school friend, and regular training rival. They share information, spar frequently, and remain close after entering different Elite Classes 14 22 35 50.
• Bai Yuling — Elite Class One instructor and mentor. Appoints him monitor, advises him on certification and university choices, and develops a teasing rapport in which he calls her “sis”; they also message and play games together 23 29 33 35.
• Ye Lang — Rival whose Oshawott Zhang defeats at Nanting Training Ground and again in the interclass tournament. Ye Lang treats the first loss as luck and seeks revenge 9 41 42.
• Hao Chenggong — Former class monitor and later Elite Class Two leader. Their tournament match ends in Zhang’s victory, which Hao accepts respectfully while promising a rematch 17 43 44.
• Wu Yueyue — Former study representative and Elite Class One classmate. Approaches Zhang for help with difficult Pokémon theory questions 22 25 27.
• Jin Haoxian — Former homeroom teacher who oversees the class-placement tournament. Zhang feels less attachment to him than his classmates because they have barely interacted since his transmigration 16 20.
• Liu Feng — Elite Class Two instructor who explains Safari Zone rules and transports Zhang and the other qualifiers there on Charizard 44 45.

Major Battles & Achievements

Event	Result	Significance
First battle against Jiang Nian	Victory over Charmander 7.	Establishes Zhang’s use of Ability and move knowledge to overcome a level disadvantage.
Battle against a Snivy Trainer	Defeat 8.	Prompts plans for a Flying-type partner to cover Poliwag’s Grass weakness.
First battle against Ye Lang	Narrow victory over Oshawott 9.	Endeavor and attack timing decide the match; begins their rivalry.
Pidgey’s first Trainer battle	Draw against Ye Tian’s higher-level Butterfree 16.	Gives Pidgey practical experience before school begins.
Class-placement tournament	Top-five finish 18 20.	Defeats Sandshrew, Oddish, and Sentret; earns Elite Class admission and 20,000 Pokémon Coins.
Demonstration against Bai Yuling	Defeat against restrained Altaria 30 31.	Mind Reader and Endeavor threaten a level-55 opponent, earning Bai’s praise.
Beginner Trainer assessment	Victory over Krabby 36.	Gains his first documented formal Trainer title.
Interclass tournament	Secures one of three Safari Zone places 39 42 44.	Defeats Li Yue, Ye Lang, and Hao Chenggong; becomes Class One’s only finalist.

Future Goals

• University admission: Initially favors Sakura University because of his attachment to Jiangcheng; Bai Yuling encourages him to consider Modu University’s resources 22 29.
• Ordinary Trainer certification: Must raise two Pokémon to at least level 21 and pass the assessment to meet the upcoming college entrance requirement 35.
• Wilderness training: Initially postpones Magnolia Forest until winter break, but later considers asking Bai Yuling for leave because school training offers limited progress 24 50.
• Wild held-item income: Plans to combine his scan with Thief to obtain valuable items from wild Pokémon. Items stolen during Trainer battles must be returned, or his Trainer qualification can be revoked 24.
• Father’s disappearance: Intends to uncover the truth when he has enough strength to investigate 19.