"Pokédex holder???"
At Professor Oak's words, Blue instantly lost his composure.
Everyone knew that his grandfather, Professor Oak, was one of the founders of modern Pokémon studies. Many fundamental branches of the field had grown out of his research.
At the same time, quite a few Trainers in Kanto also knew...
The original Pokédex had been created by Professor Oak and his team after compiling data on all kinds of Pokémon in Kanto.
That had been the starting point. Through the combined efforts of Professors from different regions and outstanding Trainers, it had eventually become today's all-region Pokédex, covering the vast majority of Pokémon across every region and making life easier for new Trainers.
Later, the addition of Rotom, a special electronic Pokémon, had given the Pokédex not only more functions but a degree of independent awareness, even allowing it to protect its Trainer.
But beyond those, there was another extremely special kind of Pokédex.
Personally made by Professor Oak, the "Special Edition Pokédex" was only available to Trainers who had earned the approval of regional Professors and possessed some particular aptitude.
As far as Blue knew, he had never actually seen his grandfather give anyone a Special Edition Pokédex...
That was why he had been so surprised when Professor Oak brought up the subject himself.
He had thought he would be the first new Trainer in Kanto to earn his grandfather's approval. Who would have thought Teacher Yu would beat him to it!
But remembering that it was Teacher Yu, Blue somehow found himself accepting it...
There was no helping it. He really couldn't compete with this guy!
Just hearing the stories of Qingyu's achievements was enough to know how absurd he was.
Apparently, he had only inherited his Gym last year, yet in less than six months,