##DONE##
The Main Competition of the Little Phoenix King Cup divided the 128 players into 16 groups.
The group numbers were represented by the first 16 letters of the English alphabet, with 8 people in each group, competing in 3 battles, with the winners advancing and the losers being eliminated.
Each group had a seeded player, who were the Rookie Trainers who had shown strong strength during the preliminaries. To avoid them meeting each other early, the organizers deliberately made such groupings.
Fang Yuan was Number 3 in Group D. According to the order, he should be in the 14th match today. His opponent was Number 4 in Group D, another female Rookie Trainer.
Walking in the Oriental Pearl Arena, Fang Yuan looked around, searching for someone.
"I'm here, where are you?"
"I see you, walk a little further." Fang Yuan heard a voice from his mobile phone.
Fang Yuan heard this and continued to walk a few steps forward, and sure enough, he found Lin Jing waving at him.
"Morning."
"Morning."
"I actually wanted to ask yesterday... have you been in Special Training with Uncle Lin this summer?" Fang Yuan asked.
"How is that possible? He just threw me and Growlithe into that Police Dog Training Camp and then ignored us." Lin Jing said angrily.
"There's little rest time, and the Instructor always has a long face. Didn't you see that I've gotten a tan?"
"Have you gotten darker? I don't think so." Fang Yuan was stunned.
"It's good that you know how to talk." Lin Jing smiled.
No, I just didn't pay much attention to you before...
Fang Yuan muttered in his heart, feeling that it was better not to say it, otherwise he would definitely be disliked.
"Speaking of which, what's with your outfit? It looks pretty good, but isn't it hot to wear a hat in the middle of summer?"
Lin Jing pointed to the Red-style clothes that Fang Yuan had just changed into today and asked curiously.
"It's okay..." Fang Yuan turned his hat and said, "I'm afraid of being nervous, wearing a hat might help me relax."
"Is that so... well, should we go to the Players' Lounge first?" Lin Jing looked at the time and said, "The Main Competition should start soon."
"Okay, let's go then."
The Main Competition was about to begin. Not only had the players arrived at the arena, but the audience also entered the stands through the audience passage one after another.
This also included the guests of this Little Phoenix King Cup, who came to the stage one after another.
The guests included representatives from the Modu Trainer Association and representatives from the sponsor, Dawn Group. Among the dozen or so people, every industry was touched upon.
"Lu Student, I didn't expect you to come too."
Among the guests, there was a particularly young-looking young man who was talking and laughing with everyone. Everyone who saw him would politely come over and chat with him.
"Yes, this time our Dojo's junior sister is here to compete, so I came to take a look."
"Oh? I've heard about it for a long time. Heavenly Heart Dojo has taken in another apprentice with Psychic talent. So it's true."
"I'll have to trouble you to introduce us later."
"It's my pleasure," the young man replied.
Heavenly Heart Dojo is one of the gathering places for Psychics in Flower Country. From the young man's words, it's not hard to tell that there are also Psychics participating in this Little Phoenix King Cup.
...
On the other side, Fang Yuan and Lin Jing also arrived at the Players' Lounge.
There weren't many people here. Most of the players had run to the player stands outside to watch the excitement. Those who stayed were either quiet or didn't care about the outside world.
Fang Yuan was neither, because he had promised Lin Jing yesterday that he would let her hold Eevee today...
This was the real reason they came here.
Once in the Players' Lounge, Fang Yuan took out a Poké Ball and released Eevee. Eevee was still confused, but the next moment, Lin Jing picked it up with a happy face.
"So cute..."
Lin Jing kept nuzzling Eevee's fur, saying, "Eevee doesn't look like it has any fighting power at all. How did you guys get into the Main Competition?"
"Bu-ui..."
Being held like this by Lin Jing and having its strength questioned, Eevee quickly turned its head to look at Fang Yuan, asking what was going on.
"We relied on strength," Fang Yuan smiled and told Eevee to calm down.
"By the way, why don't you release Growlithe too? I want to see Growlithe as well."
"This..." Lin Jing hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, "My Growlithe is a bit special. It doesn't like strangers. For your safety, let's talk about it later."
"Cough, even my dad almost got knocked down when he tried to touch it. It's only close to me now."
"So individualistic..." Fang Yuan scratched his cheek. "Actually, it's not a bad thing. If it were like Eevee, it might get lured away by someone one day."
"Bu-ui..."
Eevee put on a silly expression, but was unable to refute: (`)
In Peaceful City, Eevee had almost gotten lost from Fang Yuan more than once because of the smell of roadside snack stalls.
It can be said that it is very worrying for Fang Yuan. Sure enough, there are drawbacks to keeping Pokémon outside.
"The Main Competition is about to begin. Group A players, please prepare in advance."
"Repeating, the Main Competition is about to..."
Not long after, the broadcast sounded in each Players' Lounge. Fang Yuan and Lin Jing looked at the time and realized that the competition was indeed about to begin.
"Let's go out and take a look," Fang Yuan said.
"The seeded player in Group A, I remember it's that Trainer with the Scyther. I want to see his fighting style and prepare in advance..."
Lin Jing opened her eyes wide and looked at Fang Yuan.
"He's in Group A, you're in Group D. Even if you can meet, it'll be at least in the quarter-finals..."
Fang Yuan nodded seriously.
The Little Phoenix King Cup Rookie Trainer Battle Tournament's Main Competition officially begins at 8 AM!
The first stage of the preliminaries eliminated many participating Trainers, determining the best among the 128 Rookie Trainers.
The vast majority of these individuals come from key high schools in Modu, with a small number from schools in nearby cities, but now, they will all compete on the same stage.
The first match is Group A Number 1 Player versus Group A Number 2 Player.
Both sides of the battle are Rookie Trainers with average strength. Fang Yuan estimates that they are about the same level as Liu Le and Snorlax.
If he were to deal with it, he could end the battle in less than half a minute if Eevee used its full strength.
Not worth paying too much attention to.
In the end, the first battle ended in less than two minutes.
"At this stage, the Pokémon's ability to fight continuously is not strong, which is actually a good thing for me and Eevee," Fang Yuan thought.
In the second match, Fang Yuan concentrated his mind. As a short-haired student walked into the arena, the commentator began to introduce him to everyone:
"Group A Number 4, Xie Ming, had excellent results in the preliminaries. In four battles, his Pokémon only used one or two moves each time to defeat his opponents. I wonder how he will perform in the Main Competition."
"And his opponent is from..."
Facing the seeded player, Xie Ming's opponent did not dare to underestimate him, and he and his Pokémon, Manectric, were very cautious and careful.
The contestants who were able to enter the Main Competition had all been seriously preparing for battle for more than a month, so Xie Ming was not able to win as easily as in the preliminaries.
"That Scyther's speed is so fast... Even when interfered with by Manectric's Thunder Wave, it can still maintain such a fast speed. I really don't know how it was trained..." Lin Jing said.
"It is indeed very fast, and that scythe seems very dangerous..." Fang Yuan said, holding his mobile phone and aiming it at the arena, preparing to record the battle process.
This Quick Attack's speed is already faster than Eevee's. It seems that innate advantages cannot be easily compensated for by acquired efforts. This is still the case when they have the advantage of the Sand Scale Fruit, but in terms of reaction speed, Eevee should still be much better
-----------
This high quality machine translation is powered by: https:// randomtranslator.com/
To read the full translation, as well as more than 180+ fanfic and original translations or request new translations, check out: https:// randomtranslator.com/
You can also join the RandomTranslator community on Discord to connect with other readers: https:// discord.gg/NSWvfN7vua
-----------