Thoughts on the Fourth Pokemon
"Hello, are you the champion of the individual competition in the first-year student exchange competition?" Emma's playful voice came through the headphones.
Bruce chuckled and replied, "Mom, don't joke around, what's up?"
Emma chuckled softly and then said seriously, "It's nothing, your father and I are calling to congratulate you."
She paused and suddenly said energetically, "By the way, I'm going to give you a gift."
"Gift?"
Upon hearing this, Bruce was a bit surprised.
"Yes, a gift," Emma continued, "You won the championship gift."
"What gift?" Bruce asked curiously.
Emma smiled slightly and said slowly, "Your fourth Pokemon."
"Originally, when you became a trainer, you were supposed to be given a Pokemon, but your grandfather had already given you Beldum, and you domesticated Torchic yourself. This matter was put aside."
"But since we're stranded, your father and I have more time to prepare, and this time you won the championship, so the timing is perfect."
"So, what do you think? When are you going to domesticate the fourth Pokemon?" Emma asked with a smile.
"You can do it now," Bruce replied without hesitation.
It so happened that he was about to domesticate his fourth Pokemon and was a little short on points to go to the Pokemon breeder's house at school. William and Emma's presentation came at the right time.
Upon hearing Bruce's decisive response, Emma chuckled lightly and said, "That's right, your three Pokemon have already reached the Professional level, so you can start with the fourth Pokemon and raise it right away."
Tell me, what's the request for the fourth Pokemon?
Hearing this, Bruce was a bit surprised. He originally thought that William and Emma had already prepared a specific Pokemon, but from Emma's tone, it seemed like it was custom-made.
"I'll think about it," Bruce responded.
As the child of a psychic-type family, his first choice was of course an excellent psychic-type.
It's just that now the first brother and sister of psychic-type Pokemon had been subdued by him, and the rest of the ordinary psychic-type Pokemon were either unattractive or not strong enough, and always had flaws.
"I heard that Pokemon researchers have discovered a new species of psychic-type Pokemon in recent years, but there are very few traces so far, so I can't consider it for now." Bruce's eyes flickered, thinking secretly.
"Secondly, I already have a fire-type Pokemon, so that attribute can be ignored."
"As for the other attributes... they're all fine," Bruce murmured softly.
Among them, high-value and high-strength psychic Pokemon were the first choice, and even Pokemon of other attributes were the second option.
With a resolution in mind, Bruce told Emma what he was thinking.
Emma nodded slightly and responded, "Okay, I understand your request, just wait quietly for your fourth Pokemon."
"The weather has been getting cold recently, you should pay attention to adding clothes during the weekdays..."
After some classic talk, Bruce hung up the phone and returned to the dormitory.
"Welcome home, champion!" Upon seeing Bruce's return, Nero stood up and gave him a warm welcome.
"Brother Bruce, I watched all your games, you played perfectly, you're unbeatable..." One after another, words of praise came out of Nero's mouth.
As he left his luggage, Bruce casually replied, "Nero, when I was fighting Fiona, what was the first skill Blaziken used?"
"The first skill..."
Upon hearing Bruce's question, Nero rolled his eyes and finally scratched his head. "Hey, it's been too long, I forgot."
Bruce looked at him and said softly, "Nero, I didn't send Blaziken to fight Fiona at all."
Nero: "...?"
After resting for a while, in the afternoon, Bruce left the dormitory, arrived in front of the library, and saw the forbidden tax collector standing in the corner waiting.
As usual, Alice was silently watching.
"Who are you waiting for?" Bruce deliberately asked in a gruff voice.
Alice was obviously startled, unconsciously took a step forward, then turned and met Bruce's clear eyes.
"Yes... it's you." Alice's complexion changed, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and her voice was like a mosquito's.
Bruce chuckled softly and didn't respond directly but asked Alice, "Why? You called me as soon as I returned to school. Do you still want to go to school together?"
Hearing this, Alice shook her head like a rattle, raised her gaze to meet Bruce's dark eyes, and said quietly, "I want to show you something."
"What?" Bruce asked with curiosity.
Alice took out the Poke ball, placed it in her palm, and pressed the button.
"Sylveon..."
A white light blossomed, and a Pokemon appeared on the ground.
The pure white satin spread from the bow to Bruce's arm, tightly entwining it.
The small Pokemon stared closely at Bruce, its cherry-colored ears twitching slightly, and the white fluff of its body swayed with the evening breeze.
"Sylveon." A smile appeared on Bruce's face as he crouched down, looked into Sylveon's eyes, and spoke softly.
Bruce smiled, extended his hand, and gently patted the small one's head. His hand was unexpectedly soft.
"Sylveon..."
Sylveon squinted and rubbed comfortably against Bruce's palm.
The appearance of Sylveon attracted many students to stop and observe, and some even took a step forward to ask if they could take pictures.
This little one had a super cute appearance and was very rare, so it was inevitable that it would attract attention.
Alice wasn't used to this situation, so Bruce led her directly to the forest behind the library and found a place to sit.
There was much silence here, only the faint rustle of leaves could be heard.
"Sylveon likes you a lot." Alice looked at Bruce, whose arms were wrapped with ribbons by Sylveon, with a beautiful smile on her face.
"Because you pointed us out at that time," Alice continued softly.
Bruce didn't comment on this but just asked, "How did it evolve?"
"Just the day before yesterday, it learned the move Charm," Alice replied.
The prerequisite for Eevee to evolve into Sylveon is a certain level of intimacy and mastery of fairy-type moves.
Bruce suddenly nodded, then looked at Alice, who was sitting upright, and smiled, "Sylveon is very powerful and can help you a lot."
Then Bruce asked, "Do you have any ideas about capturing a second Pokemon?"
Upon hearing this, Alice shook her head slightly and responded quietly, "No."
"There's still a lot of knowledge to learn, and there's no time," she added.
"You work so hard, and your grades are excellent. If I have study problems in the future, please help me solve them," Bruce joked.
— "I will." Alice nodded earnestly.
After the two talked for a while, Alice lowered her gaze and said, "Bruce."
"Well, what's up?"
"Can you give me an autograph?" Alice buried her head even deeper.
"An autograph?" Bruce gave a surprised look.
Alice slightly raised her head, looked at Bruce's expression, and then quickly said, "My roommate wants your autograph."
Bruce was a bit surprised; he never thought that one day someone would ask him for an autograph.
He smiled slightly, then nodded immediately, "No problem."
After handing Alice the note with his name on it, Bruce pretended to be serious and said, "Let your roommate keep it safe. This is my first autograph."
"Maybe when I become famous, the value of this autograph will be unimaginable."
After saying this, Bruce couldn't help but laugh, feeling embarrassed by his second-grade speech.
Alice carefully kept the note, looked at Bruce seriously, and whispered, "You can definitely do it."
After bidding Alice farewell, Bruce returned to the dormitory.
"The first-year student exchange competition is now over, marking the end of the first major event of university life."
Bruce sat at the table, writing on a piece of paper.
As everyone knows, an excellent university student cannot be without a university plan.
"The nearest event to me is the university student league."
Now, there were almost two months left until the university league began—no, not two months.
Bruce had been thinking about participating in the university student league this semester for a long time.
As for the university student league next year... He should have already participated in the Avalon Conference by then.
"If you want to participate in the university student league, three Ace-level Pokemon are the prerequisite." Bruce's eyes flickered slightly, thinking secretly.
Now, the strength of his three Pokemon—Blaziken had begun to approach Ace level, Metang still had a long way to go to get close to Ace level, and Gardevoir had just broken through to the professional level.
But there was no limiting barrier, and Bruce was full of confidence in becoming an Ace Trainer with three Ace-level Pokemon before the university league.
"Therefore, the most important goal during this period is to improve the strength of the Pokemon and strive to become an Ace Trainer as soon as possible."
Becoming an Ace Trainer is a dividing point that distinguishes trainers.
Becoming an Ace Trainer not only has many trainer benefits but also allows free access to most wild areas and secret places in Avalon.
Secondly, Ace Trainers are the backbone of the Pokemon Alliance and an indispensable part of the major forces.
Within aristocratic families, Ace Trainers have the right to attend family meetings, be involved in family matters, big and small, and even participate in decision-making.
Based on various factors, Bruce was eager to become an Ace Trainer as soon as possible.
"Two months is enough, just don't skip your studies on weekdays, and still go to the Doom Dojo for practice on weekends."
Doom Dojo is really a good place, where Bruce learned the Doom Calm Mind method, and the Psychic in his body became much stronger.
The two Pokemon have also gained a lot, mastering many psychic abilities, and their strength has steadily improved.
Bruce can also exchange and learn with other disciples in Dojo Doom, so he will not close the door and slowly progress.
"One more thing." Bruce's eyes shone.
"During this period of time, I gathered information about the Mega Evolution, as well as the whereabouts of the Mega Evolution Stone and the Keystone, hoping to let one of them complete the Mega Evolution before the university students league.
"If you can't do this during this time period, you'll have to wait until the college student league is over," he said.
"It will be winter break at that time and I'll be able to search for two types of stones while doing field training."
Thinking about this, Bruce couldn't help but nod, silently clapping his hands because of his own intention.
The next day,
university hall,
All the members of the school team gathered around, staring at the grinder and cartographer in front of them.
Liam stepped forward, looked around, with a soft smile on his face, and said loudly, "First of all, let's congratulate all the great members, with the warmest applause, and thank them for their perfect results after working hard for several days."
When the voice fell to the floor, there was thunderous applause.
As the room gradually quieted down, Liam nodded slightly and looked at the young people present one by one.
The member said in a deep voice, "Everyone should know that the undergraduate league will begin shortly after the freshman exchange match.
"This time, our great members have created such a good result that we old members naturally can't lose face!"
"The university student league is our stage, a stage to show the prestige of our school!"
After some passionate speeches, Liam's tone gradually became lower and he slowly said, "In short, there is not much time left before the start of the college student league, everyone, hurry up and improve your history. 17
"December 10 is the selection day for the players who will participate in the college student league. I hope you will remember this day.
"12.10...only forty days left."
Bruce nodded slightly, remembering this day.
"Don't worry, I'll make a move in the college league." Surge folded his arms, smiling with arrogance on his face.
"It's okay, Surge, you can bully the freshmen, I have to take the initiative." A third-year student who once commented on the match between Bruce and Bin laughed loudly.
"Don't fight, there are still more than forty days left, all of you prepare well, I will reserve a place first," said a junior member.
For a while, the atmosphere in the school team room was very active.
A group of freshmen, freshmen and sophomores were stuck in the middle, not daring to intervene, trembling.
At that moment, Liam stepped back and Master Rodriguez stepped forward, looked around and said in a loud voice, "At that moment, I will still be your Master Coach."
"I hope I can bring the good luck of the freshman exchange competition to the nine of you."