I Really Didn't Want to be a Trainer!
Chapter 1 – Times Have Changed
"Ding Ding Ding—"
Rikuno opened his sleepy eyes, stared at the ceiling, and yawned a long time.
"It's another mediocre day."
It was a weekend, and the Pikachu alarm clock at the head of the bed showed twelve o'clock in the afternoon, but Rikuno was just waking up.
Walking into the bathroom as he waits for the water to heat up, Rikuno took the time to order a takeaway.
"Dodrio delivery, Pangoro Express... Ha, these names of businesses are getting more and more creative."
Several newly opened businesses are all named with Pokémon, making Rikuno feel a sense of belonging.
It's not called the world's first IP for nothing now, is it?
Rikuno didn't think much of it as he casually orders a "$29.9 Farfetch'd set with free noodles", and puts the phone aside and began his daily rituals.
He scoops a handful of water and splashed it on his face.
In the mirror is a reflection of a person with a tall stature, handsome facial features that rivalled those of Greek sculptures. The teenager's hair was messy and he had thick dark circles under his eyes, created a sort of depth in his gaze.
This can't help but make others sigh. Handsome people, even the dark circles under their eyes seem to be naturally attractive.
After washing up, Rikuno returned to his room of the rented apartment and comfortably reclined in his gaming chair.
As he turns on the computer and entered the password "Sakurajima Mai", his Pikachu dynamic screensaver suddenly lights up.
"Pikapi (◍´꒳`◍)~ !"
Rikuno skillfully opens his Bilibili account to search for a video he could watch during today's meal.
As a freshman at Shanghai University, and working as a part-time Bilibili gaming content creator.
Rikuno's main job at Bilibili was filming, editing, and explaining Pokémon battles he had experienced in game.
With his unique gameplay style and professional analysis of the game, he has attracted nearly 10 thousand fans.
Though Rikuno himself is a semi-professional player in the game, who has even reached the seventh rank in the world. His luck was still abysmal, the most famous scene where his luck can be seen is when he "misses three Hydro Pumps in a row".
This is also why Rikuno is always regarded by his viewers with friendly banter as "XiaFan(下饭)".
With his hands tied to creating videos and live streaming—
Rikuno rented a house outside the University and only went to main campus when he has classes.
"Huh?"
Rikuno browsed his homepage on Bilibili and murmured, "Today's home page has so many recommendations relating to Pokémon contents."
"Has the Pokémon hype started again?"
Eight of the ten recommended videos in the first column of his homepage are related to Pokémon.
[Bear Grylls: Look what we found, a wild Caterpie]
[Cutest Pokémon contest: Eevee wins]
[South China Agricultural Univeristy: looks like the oran berry trees at my friend's house is ripe and ready to be picked]
...
"There's something wrong with today's homepage."
"What the hell is a caterpie and it contains six times more protein than beef?"
"There are also tree fruits, Pecha Berry, Rawst Berry, Oran Berry..."
Rikuno scratches his head and turned to the gaming section in confusion, his eyes suddenly widened.
The battle video released last night was currently the highest on the list for the gaming category!
Rikuno swallows his spit and clicks on this video called "Rikuno-Sensei's Strategies for Battle 03: Substitute+Protect+Toxic".
And promptly take a deep breath as he sees the number of views.
"1.2 million!?"
Holy shit!
Comments:
"After learning this strategy, I can go challenge the gym leader."
"That was so dirty!"
Stunned for half a minute, Rikuno happily scrolled through the comments, but a trace of doubt arose in his mind.
"Substitute Protect Toxic" is obviously a very basic tactic, how did it suddenly attract so many viewers?
Could it be that some other popular content creator in the game section recommended my video?
But I haven't collaborated with anyone recently.
Rubbing his chin, Rikuno looked at the top comment.
In the comment area, a level 6 certified account with the ID "Fighter" explained to viewers about the theory of the "Substitute Protect Toxic" strategy in detail.
[Fighter: "Substitute Protect Toxic" refers to a Pokémon that learned the three moves of "Toxic", "Substitue", and "Protect", these moves are also the core of this strategy.
To use this strategy skilfully, the trainer battling needs to have the ability to respond to sudden situations in a battle. Refer to the video where the content creator has explained it in detail regarding the more intricate use of this strategy in an actual battle. Grass and poison trainers will have an advantage when studying this strategy and should follow this tutorial carefully. Above all, thank you to Rikuno-sensei for bringing such a high-quality tutorial!
PS: It seems to be posted on the wrong category, and it would be better to send it to the battle category.]
After reading this long review, a big question mark appeared in Rikuno's mind.
What is a battle category?
When did Bilibili launch a "Battle" category?
The bottom of this comments were the replies:
"Captured with Master ball"
"My God, it's really him!"
"We love you Red!"
Scratching his head, Rikuno gave Fighter's comment a thumbs up and clicked on his homepage.
Suddenly, Rikuno's forehead started to get drenched with cold sweat.
"One of the rising talented content creators in the Battle Category in Bilibili, Champions of the 9th Indigo Plateau Conference, Champions of the World Masters' tournament..."
Rikuno stuttered, and couldn't even speak clearly.
"Red, Red!?"
"Who am I kidding? Isn't Red the one who appears in Pokémon Adventures? How can he be a content creator on Bilibili?"
When Rikuno opened the profile of Fighter, a young man of about twenty years old with a warm smile was shown.
The man in question wears a red hat, a black jacket and red vest and even has a furry Pikachu on his shoulder.
If this was a cosplay, it would be ten times more like the Red that Rikuno had originally imagined!
This real-life version of Pikachu is also very realistic and cute, almost the same as in "Detective Pikachu"!
Rikuno was stunned to silence.
"Don't panic when you encounter the unexpected. Calm down, calm down!"
"What happened was that when I got up in the morning, I found that my video suddenly blew up, and there was a popular content creator in the comments section."
"The world champion, the protagonist in the Pokémon games, Red."
"Ha! Now it's all clear with that analysis!"
"... Clear my ass!"
"Did I travel across some realities, or is there something wrong with this world?"
"Unless? The timeline of the two worlds entangled and Red has actually become a content creator!?"
Rikuno was "professionally trained", so no matter how ridiculous anything was, he could accept it.
But this...
Just as Rikuno's brain got fried, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hello, your takeout has arrived, come and pick it up by the window."
"Oh, okay."
Rikuno walked to the window and suddenly remembered that this was the sixth floor.
They asked me to come to the window to pick it up on the sixth floor? Are they going to use a Pidgey to deliver me food or something!?
Suddenly, a black shadow swept by, and a large bird with bright fur and flowing crown feathers stopped at the window, its long beak still clutching the takeout package. smiling, as it waves its wings at Rikuno.
Rikuno was frozen like a statue.
The delivery man shouted from the first floor of the building.
"Remember to give a five-star rating!"
Rikuno forgotten how he took the takeaway from The Pidey's mouth.
He only remembered that outside the window, the hordes of Pidgies flew in the sky, the Oddishes walking on the grass beds of the community garden, and tall figure of a Rapidash on the road.
His landlord, who was walking a orange and black-striped lilipup through the neighborhood, smiled and waved at Rikuno.
"The Pokémon world, merged with reality..."
Rikuno was stunned for a moment as he looked up at the sky, only to feel that his eyes were a little moist.
Eighteen years, eighteen years.
This day has finally come!
After calming down, Rikuno went online to research about relevant information.
The first thing to do is to figure out what the world has become.
As the world lines entangle, Rikuno's world has merged with the Pokémon world.
But it seemed that only Rikuno was aware of this.
Even history textbooks have changed.
Them the appearances of Pokémon, can be roughly divided into ancient, medieval, pre-modern and modern.
In ancient times, the number of Mews gradually decreased, and the oldest prehistoric Pokémon were born.
In the Middle Ages, meteorites fell to the Hoenn Region, triggering the awakening of the rampaging ancient Pokémon, which was eventually stopped by Rayquaza.
In modern times, Dr. Nishinomori of Celdon University invented the Pokéball in 1925, which became the beginning of modern "Pokémon Science".
"This knowledge was actually necessary for passing history class." Rikuno's facial expression turned strange.
But even the history of the Pokémon has an endless stream of points to memorize.
For example, in 1700 AD, the Kalos Battle Chateau was constructed, and in 1896, the first Pokémon League Battle Conference was held...
Even for Rikuno remembering each one of them would be a pain.
"It seems that even in the Pokémon world, you can't be a genius that easily!"
Rikuno sighed and opened the "High School Politics Textbook 3" on the Internet.
Due to the emergence of Pokémon, an organization that consolidated all the political power formed.
In this parallel world, Rikuno is in the city of shanghai of the "Eastern Alliance".
In other areas, there are also the "Kalos Alliance", "Unova Alliance", etc. Which are exactly the same as the various regions in the Pokémon world in Rikuno's memory.
"It seems that the Pokémon world has really merged with reality."