Liu Yi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Liu Yi (刘毅)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Hu Bin’s school in Spring City; Hu Bin’s training group 20 22
Occupation/Role	High-school student; Pokémon Trainer 14 20
Partner Pokémon	Munchlax 14
Residence	A large villa with a courtyard battle court and a butler 14
First Appearance	Chapter 14, “Go for It, Single Guy” 14

Power Progression

Liu Yi’s documented growth consists of training improvements and tournament advancement rather than numerical levels.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Joins Hu Bin’s training group	22	Commits to becoming an outstanding Trainer, hoping competition results can compensate for his poor grades and help him enter college.
Considerably improved battle proficiency	26	Hu Bin notes substantial progress; Liu Yi trains harder to attract attention at the school tournament.
School tournament: top sixteen	28 29	Uses Munchlax’s durability, Rest, and increasingly powerful Rollout to survive the hundred-person battle and eliminate multiple opponents.
School tournament: top eight	31	Defeats Liu Cong’s Snorunt with one Mega Punch, qualifying for the Spring City Rookie Tournament.
Quarterfinalist; final school result: top eight	33 38	Loses a closely contested battle against Wu Jin’s Machoke. Receives Leftovers at the awards ceremony.

Background / History

Family and College Ambitions

Liu Yi comes from a wealthy family. His villa has its own battle court, and a butler handles the group’s shopping and serves refreshments. Hu Bin and Wu Jin openly envy his comfortable lifestyle 14.

He has known Hu Bin and Wu Jin since childhood. As college approaches, Liu Yi hopes to find a girlfriend, but admits that his grades are terrible. He sees Pokémon competitions as his route into college 14 22.

West Mountain Camping Trip

Liu Yi provides the luxury SUV for the friends’ camping trip to West Mountain. At camp, he helps grill meat, enjoys Hu Bin’s curry, and rests afterward with Munchlax 15.

During the campsite’s evening battles, Liu Yi and Wu Jin defeat two boastful Trainers, imitate Champion Leon’s pose, and challenge everyone around them. Their swagger quickly backfires: stronger opponents knock out their Pokémon in less than a minute, prompting Hu Bin to avenge them 16.

The following day exposes Liu Yi’s poor stamina. He initially refuses to hike, struggles up the mountain, and becomes exhausted at the summit. Munchlax hides inside its Poké Ball before the descent, leaving Liu Yi to walk down with his friends’ help 17.

Joining the Training Group

When Hu Bin repeatedly declines invitations after school, Liu Yi and Wu Jin suspect that their childhood friend is replacing them. They follow him and discover that he is training with Yi Nanzi. After confronting him, Liu Yi explains that their college ambitions are serious enough to justify training together 22.

Liu Yi joins the evening sessions rather than the marathon workouts. His desire for recognition—and anger after Lin Chen insults the group—helps turn his initial reluctance into sustained effort 23 26.

School Tournament and Later Activities

His quarterfinal against Wu Jin becomes a test of their shared growth. Both insist on fighting seriously without damaging their friendship. Munchlax and Machoke trade powerful blows until Munchlax collapses first; afterward, Liu Yi encourages Wu Jin and promises to win their next encounter 33 34.

The match earns applause, the principal’s approval, and attention from girls. Liu Yi subsequently posts workout videos on WeChat to impress his new contacts, though he also continues practicing Munchlax’s Rollout 34 36 41.

After the tournament, he offers money and labor for Hu Bin’s proposed curry-and-Pokéblock stall; Hu Bin declines the financial help. Liu Yi later helps prepare signs and cheering sticks for the Spring City Marathon and supports both Hu Bin and Yi Nanzi from the sidelines 39 46 50.

Appearance

Liu Yi is slightly chubby, reflecting his fondness for eating and lounging. Hu Bin introduces him as the “slightly chubby one,” distinguishing him from Wu Jin 14 22.

• Rounded face: His chubby face is especially expressive during unwelcome exercise 23.
• Resemblance to Munchlax: Spectators compare his appearance favorably to his partner Pokémon and call both cute 29.

Personality

Liu Yi initially prefers eating, sleeping, and avoiding strenuous activity. He defends his resting as “conserving” energy, while his hiking performance demonstrates how little endurance he has developed 16 17.

Romantic attention is a powerful motivator. He challenges the PE teacher partly to impress watching girls, envies Hu Bin’s popularity, and trains harder when he sees competition as a chance to improve his dating prospects 24 25 26. Once girls add him on WeChat, he eagerly turns training sessions into material for his social-media posts 36.

His jealousy does not erase his loyalty. He defends Hu Bin against Lin Chen, credits Hu Bin for his improvement, and accepts defeat by Wu Jin without resentment. Their quarterfinal shows that he can value a wholehearted contest more than simply advancing 26 30 33 34.

He also enjoys melodramatic teasing and suggestive jokes. He joins the mock “Take Down Hu Bin Squad” after Hu Bin abandons the group to spend time with Qin An, then later acts as Hu Bin’s self-appointed wingman 43 48.

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon Battle Strategy

Liu Yi develops from an overconfident beginner into a Trainer capable of using Munchlax’s strengths deliberately 16 29 30.

• Durability-based offense: Uses Thick Fat and Munchlax’s toughness to withstand attacks while continuing to fight 28 29.
• Sustained Rollout: Keeps Munchlax rolling until the move becomes powerful enough to knock out a group of opponents 29.
• Recovery: Incorporates Rest during the chaotic school-tournament preliminary 28.
• Direct exchanges: Orders Ice Punch and Mega Punch in head-on clashes with Machoke 33.
• Strengthening moves: Uses Amnesia before the final full-power punch exchange against Wu Jin 33.
• Limits: Munchlax loses to the PE teacher’s Primeape and narrowly falls before Machoke in the quarterfinal 24 33.

Partner Pokémon

Pokémon	Documented Ability	Documented Moves	Notable Traits
Munchlax	Thick Fat 28	Rollout, Ice Punch, Rest, Mega Punch, Amnesia 24 28 31 33	Shares Liu Yi’s lazy habits but becomes fiercely competitive against its old friend Machoke 17 33.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Leftovers — Awarded by the principal for Liu Yi’s top-eight school-tournament finish 38.
• Luxury SUV — Used to transport the friends, their Pokémon, and camping supplies to West Mountain 15.
• Private battle court — Located in the courtyard of his family’s villa 14.

Relationships

• Hu Bin — Childhood friend and training coach. Liu Yi bargains for homework help by promising a semester of lunches, then credits Hu Bin’s coaching for his rapid improvement 18 22 30.
• Wu Jin — Childhood friend and friendly rival. Their quarterfinal ends with mutual respect, encouragement, and plans for another match at the Spring City Rookie Tournament 22 33 34.
• Munchlax — Partner Pokémon. Their shared love of rest provides comedy, but both fight wholeheartedly during the school tournament 16 17 33.
• Yi Nanzi — Initially treated as an unwelcome newcomer; later becomes a training companion and fellow target of the group’s teasing 22 23 40. Liu Yi cheers for him during the marathon 50.
• Qin An — Becomes part of the friends’ support group. Liu Yi helps her prepare marathon cheering supplies and teases her about Hu Bin while acting as his wingman 46 48.
• Parents — Attend the school awards ceremony and shed tears of excitement at his achievement 38.

Notable Quotes

“Our grades are terrible, so entering competitions is our only way to get a foot in the door!” 22

“Let’s fight with everything we’ve got and leave no regrets!” 33

“Still, that was seriously satisfying. I have no regrets. But I won’t lose next time. Just you wait!” 34