Actually, writing a novel this way wasn't quite right. It was simply that, after recovering from an accident, I felt that being safe and happy, relaxed and cheerful, was enough.
If you want a Pokémon novel to do reasonably well, the more reliable approach would be to put Cynthia, Lillie, Serena, Dawn, and the like into the protagonist's harem, pick Gardevoir, Eevee, and such for the Pokémon lineup, or arrange for newer popular ones like Roaring Moon and Walking Wake, and throw in a few Legendary Pokémon. If you want to start a little closer to the bottom, begin with Weedle and evolve it into Beedrill.
But since I've already written it this way, I'll just keep going.
4. About Divine Blessing Mode
You can basically think of it as Mega Evolution, or the sort of special mid-battle evolution in Digimon that has a time limit and reverts after the fight.
For readers unfamiliar with Digimon, imagine Beast Transformation Frenzy, or the mechanic in some games where a character's form changes for a limited time after activating their ultimate.
The reason I created "Divine Blessing Mode" myself was that, aside from Terastallization, only a small number of Pokémon can actually have Mega Evolution or Dynamax, so climbing the competitive ladder forces you to use those limited choices. Thus, I created a mode in which any Pokémon, regardless of species, could gain the power of Mega Evolution by working to the utmost and undergoing a qualitative change.
It's extremely difficult to activate Divine Blessing Mode, but there is at least a glimmer of hope for overturning a disadvantage in base stats.
The Pokémon in this book don't have much to do with popularity anymore anyway, so I'll try writing in a way that gives every Pokémon a chance to shine.
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