Greatest Pokémon Trainer

Principal Mo from Mo Da rarely visited the school, but this time, he came especially to see the lecture by the Twelve Branches, and took the opportunity to chat with Fang Yuan for a while.

However, after talking about the Road of Champions for a long time, Fang Yuan only managed to get one useful piece of information from him... which was that Principal Sun would be one of the ten Gatekeepers on the Road of Champions.

"Telling me this isn't useful at all…"

"Not even Fur Ball could ferret it out!"

After Principal Sun left, Fang Yuan had Rotom look up the other's Pokemon information.

It wasn't that he couldn't find anything; it was just that all the data was too outdated to be of any reference value. In Principal Mo's days, technology wasn't as advanced, and Pokemon contests were practically nonexistent, so the most Fang Yuan could find were the names of a few Pokemon...

So, in Fang Yuan's view, it would've been better if the other party hadn't come at all.

If you're going to provide information... at least dish out the details on all ten people, come on!!

"You agree, right, Rotom?"

"Ah, probably, Rotom..." Rotom nodded.

"Bwoo (Doesn't matter, go crazy)!" Eevee shook its head.

After ranting for a bit, Fang Yuan no longer dwelled on the matter.

However, just as Fang Yuan was hoping to calmly wait for the lecture by Master Joe of the Twelve Branches to end and then meet to discuss the matters for the day after tomorrow's Gorgeous Contest, there was a problem.

"Mhm, I see."

"Then let's increase the supply."

"Double should do, no need for too much."

After hanging up the call from the Gorgeous Contest's temporary person in charge, Fang Yuan fell silent.

He had just learned that the participants in the Gorgeous Contest had gone mad.

And the reason was simple; during the world championship live broadcast, Fang Yuan had promised to give away Energy Blocks to those who participated, and now that the Gorgeous Contest was really happening, he naturally wasn't going to break his word.

So, this time, participating trainers all received a box of Energy Blocks.

Not only did the participants get them, but a Friendly Store selling Energy Blocks was also established near the Gorgeous Contest Venue.

July 30th~31st.

These were the dates for the competitors to register on-site.

It was also from this day that trainers gradually got their first taste of Energy Blocks...

This was the beginning of all evil.

Because Fang Yuan had advertised for Energy Blocks, and since they hadn't officially gone on sale yet, trainers were dying of curiosity about this nutrition product that Breeders had vaunted to the skies.

And the Energy Blocks didn't let them down.

Pokemon that had consumed Energy Blocks got rave reviews, surprising their trainers.

Not only were they universally praised for their taste, but some Pokemon on the cusp of breakthroughs grew considerably after consuming Energy Blocks.

In just half a day, the Energy Blocks given to the participants of the Gorgeous Contest were all used up by the trainers.

Both trainers and Pokemon were left craving more.

"Heard the reaction was pretty dramatic?"

Fang Yuan opened his smartphone, entered the Gorgeous Contest official forum, and was quickly bombarded by an overwhelming number of comments.

They were all positive...

And the content was outrageous, as if the Gorgeous Contest had hired a bunch of low-level internet shills.

[Waaaah, my Pikachu just had a bite of Energy Blocks and now it despises the regular Pokemon cookies it used to eat. Whine whine whine, Energy Blocks are so expensive, anyone wanna sponsor this Handsome Guy?]

[OMG, my Butterfree just had a nibble of these blue Energy Blocks, and instantly mastered the Confusion move, can you believe it? Pics or it didn't happen, I'll chop off something precious if I'm lying.]

[My Lip Sister was at such a high Level and has always been disobedient, but after feeding it Energy Blocks, its opinion of me greatly improved. Not only did it start obeying, but it even gave me a peck, anyway, this food is amazing. Indeed, to make a Pokemon accept you, you first need to win over its stomach.]

[Am I the only one who finds Energy Blocks tasty for humans too? I fancy the yellow flavor.]

"Damn!"

After reading dozens upon dozens of comments, news articles, and posts, Fang Yuan was overwhelmed.

"It's both within my expectations and beyond them...!"

Ultimately, Fang Yuan solemnly shut off his phone, swearing that these people definitely weren't internet shills he had hired.

Perhaps it was spontaneous word-of-mouth by those first-time competitors blown away by the effects of the Energy Blocks...

It seemed that after this Gorgeous Contest, Energy Blocks would sell like crazy.

No matter how extravagant the advertisement was, nothing could match the efficacy of trainers' spontaneous endorsements after personally experiencing the effects!

...

Magic City, Pearl District.

The training area outside the Gorgeous Contest venue was bustling with activity.

Although the Gorgeous Contest was set for the day after tomorrow, many trainers had already gathered here.

Coming early to train for better results in the Gorgeous Contest was certainly worthwhile!

"Beautifly, use Confusion to control the Silk and bind the target, play, GO!"

"Bwoo bwoo~"

"Pikazhong, use Iron Tail to hit the Electric Ball!"

"Roar!!"

With commands issued left and right, the trainers busily directed their Pokemon to perform combo Moves that were not yet honed to perfection.

Among them were college students, recent high school graduates who had just gone through their college entrance exams, and juniors about to enter their final year of high school who had just became New Trainers.

These individuals were either significantly skilled or incredibly lucky.

The Magic City region's Fang Yuan Cup Gorgeous Contest was the first of its kind to be held, and signing up successfully was extremely tough. Without a recommendation from a cooperative school, one could only rely on luck to draw a spot.

Still, trainers were clamoring to sign up, driven mad by the very tempting rewards of the Gorgeous Contest.