Looking at Gardevoir and Alakazam, Ye Qing made up his mind.
Fine, he really did want a Gardevoir. Following his heart, Ye Qing crossed out the names of the other Psychic-type Pokémon.
Ralts were extremely rare, though. While they were not as famous or powerful as Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, they were not far behind.
He had heard that Ralts rarely appeared before humans. They only appeared before people with extremely optimistic hearts or in very warm, loving settings.
Gastly and Ralts...
Ye Qing tore up the paper. Although he preferred those two Pokémon, life was unpredictable. If he never encountered them, he could not keep waiting forever.
Early the next morning, Zhao Xinran hurried in with her textbooks in her arms.
"Class, I have some fantastic news to announce!"
Hearing Zhao Xinran's voice, everyone in the classroom immediately sat up straight.
Zhao Xinran cleared her throat and read, "The date for the competition hadn't been settled before, but the school has just decided to hold an in-school Pokémon battle tournament next Tuesday to assess everyone's strength. There will also be generous prizes!"
Wang Yao raised his hand and asked, "Miss, what are the prizes?"
Zhao Xinran smiled slightly and continued reading.
"First place: 300,000 in prize money and a Protect TM!"
"Second place: 150,000 in prize money and a Flamethrower TM!"
"Third place: 100,000 in prize money and a Rock Tomb TM."
"Fourth through tenth place: 50,000 in prize money and a box of intermediate Pokéblocks."
After reading out the prizes, Zhao Xinran decided to give everyone some time to digest the news. She took a sip of water before continuing, "In addition, the top one hundred students in the year can participate in the Deserted Island Training at the beginning of next month. Everyone will be allowed to catch