"An old steed in the stable still dreams of galloping a thousand miles." Heath stared at the old man, dumbfounded. Honestly, since transmigrating into the Pokémon world, Heath had seen plenty of Trainers. He had met Ash, the future Pokémon Master, and even Lance, while Cynthia had become his girlfriend. But truth be told, Heath had never seen a Trainer this old. More importantly, this Trainer was still collecting Gym Badges and would most likely go on to challenge the Kanto League. That was quite something.
In fact, although everyone in the Pokémon world was said to be a Trainer, there were different kinds. Some focused on collecting Gym Badges and challenging the League, hoping to become the strongest and claim the championship. Others traveled to see the sights, challenging Gyms whenever they felt like it, with no intention of competing for the Champion's throne. But the largest group consisted of people who returned to ordinary life after spending some time as Trainers. They still had to go to work and earn money, then watch the Pokémon League and cheer for their favorite competitors. These ordinary people made up the largest part of the Pokémon world.
After all, not everyone could be a Trainer, could they? Someone had to tend the crops, companies needed employees, and the League needed administrative staff too. So most people without enough talent or the money to travel returned to ordinary lives. Still, they could adopt some small Pokémon. Eevee was the most popular among them, since they were cute and ate little, followed by various catlike and doglike Pokémon.
Trainers like Ash, who could become a Pokémon Master at just ten years old, were exceedingly rare. In fact, he could be called unprecedented, though whether anyone would follow in his footsteps remained unclear. If