"This is my Metagross. Could you take a look at its talent?"
Saying this, Gu Shuangyue took out a Poké Ball and released Metagross.
[Metagross]
Gender: None
Strength: Pseudo-Elite Stage 3
Talent Potential: Champion
Attributes: Steel, Psychic
Ability: Clear Body
Moves: Psychic, Metal Claw, Zen Headbutt, Psychic, Bullet Punch, Agility, Flash Cannon, Hyper Beam
"Not bad. This Metagross has the potential to become a Champion."
After scanning it with his Eye of Insight, Jiang Chen's eyes gleamed. Although he had many Pokémon with Champion-level potential, most of them had their talent potential boosted by plates.
Alternatively, they were Champion-potential Pokémon eggs purchased through the system.
There were few Pokémon that genuinely had Champion-level potential from birth. Pokémon with Champion potential are actually quite rare.
It's just that because Jiang Chen possessed plates and orbs that could enhance a Pokémon's talent potential, he wasn't short of Champion-level talent Pokémon; in fact, he had an abundance.
"I didn't expect you to actually train a non-Ice type Pokémon."
Jiang Chen hadn't realized that a conversation he once had with Gu Shuangyue had actually stuck with her.
"Do you have a Metagross Mega Stone? If not, I can give you one."
His parents had found a massive number of Mega Stones, and he had several spare Metagrossite.
"Yes."
Gu Shuangyue took out a Metagross Mega Stone.
With her grandfather being a Champion, acquiring a Metagross Mega Stone was not a difficult task for her.
Gu Shuangyue's Metagross was also specially selected by Gu Tong, who asked many people to help him pick out the most talented one.
She had a Metagross Mega Stone, but in this competition, Gu Shuangyue's Metagross probably wouldn't be able to do much.
The reason was simple: Metagross was still too weak. If Gu Shuangyue had a few more months to train it, Metagross could at least show off its power in the Submerged Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament.
After Mega Evolving, it might even be able to contend with Elite-level Pokémon.
But now, even if Metagross Mega Evolved, it might not be able to defeat a Pseudo-Elite Stage 9 Pokémon.
So, using Metagross was less effective than using Gu Shuangyue's other Pokémon.
Less than a week remained until the start of the Submerged Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament. Ling Wanqiu, Xiao Luoxue, and Gu Shuangyue were all rushing to train their Pokémon diligently.
Of course, Jiang Chen wasn't slacking off either. His Pokémon were very disciplined; their daily training regimen would absolutely always be completed, and sometimes even exceeded.
Especially Nidoqueen, ever since Jiang Chen helped Nidoqueen raise its talent potential to Champion-level, Nidoqueen's effort level had doubled.
Effort naturally yielded rewards, so Nidoqueen's strength improved exceptionally quickly.
"You'll definitely be in the lineup for this competition," Jiang Chen said to Nidoqueen.
He knew Nidoqueen loved battles and loved to show off.
"Nido."
Nidoqueen excitedly leaped over ten meters high, then vigorously thumped its chest, indicating that it would absolutely not disappoint Jiang Chen.
After training Pokémon for a few days in Jiang Chen's villa, the Submerged Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament was finally about to begin.
They had been training hard these past few days and hadn't had time to go out and play.
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue were quite serious about participating in this competition, while Jiang Chen, on the other hand, was relatively relaxed.
Although Jiang Chen was relaxed, his Pokémon were definitely not.
"I hope we don't even fail to pass the elimination rounds."
Unlike the previous New Trainer Tournament, Ling Wanqiu was genuinely a bit nervous about this competition.
In the last New Trainer Tournament, Ling Wanqiu knew there were very few who could defeat her. But this competition was different.
The Submerged Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament allowed anyone under the age of twenty-four to participate.
No matter how talented they were, compared to trainers who were eight years older and had eight more years of training experience, they had no advantage whatsoever.
"Don't worry, your strength isn't so weak that you can't even pass the elimination rounds."
Jiang Chen looked at the somewhat nervous Ling Wanqiu and said to her.
Among all the participants, they were not considered weak. There were about three hundred participants in total, not as many as one might imagine.
Ling Wanqiu and the others' strength was at least among the top thirty.
Unless their luck was exceptionally bad and they encountered a strong opponent in the elimination rounds, they would definitely pass.
"Oh right, didn't you collect information on the participants before? Let me see."
Jiang Chen remembered that Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue had started collecting information on the participants a long time ago. He wondered how much information they had gathered.
"Ahem, at first, we planned to collect information, but then we forgot."
Xiao Luoxue lightly coughed twice. She later focused on training her Pokémon and forgot about collecting information.
"Young Master, I did help collect some information on the participants."
Ning Ya handed a document to Jiang Chen, and also gave copies to Ling Wanqiu, Xiao Luoxue, and Gu Shuangyue.
Ning Ya, accompanying Jiang Chen and the others to the Imperial Capital, wasn't just there to cheer them on and care for their Pokémon. She had also specifically collected information on the participants.
"Thank you, Sister Ning Ya. This intelligence is very useful."
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue thanked Ning Ya.
"Thank you."
This "thank you" came from Gu Shuangyue. Hearing Gu Shuangyue say thank you, Ning Ya was startled for a moment, and her reservations about Gu Shuangyue lessened.
Ning Ya had always had reservations about Gu Shuangyue, mainly because when they first met, Gu Shuangyue had been too cold and hadn't given Jiang Chen face, which led to her prejudice against Gu Shuangyue.
But now she understood that Gu Shuangyue simply had that kind of personality, so her prejudice against Gu Shuangyue also diminished.
"The information you collected is so comprehensive, Sister Ning Ya, you're quite impressive."
Jiang Chen quickly skimmed through the intelligence. To be honest, for Jiang Chen, reading this information wasn't very interesting.
There were only a few that genuinely caught Jiang Chen's attention.
"I couldn't help with anything else. This is all I could help with."
Ning Ya said with a light smile.
From the moment they arrived in the Imperial Capital, Ning Ya had been collecting information on the participants.
Although she also relied on some of the Jiang family's connections, being able to gather so much information indeed made Ning Ya quite impressive.
They arrived at the Imperial Capital Pokémon Arena, the venue for this Submerged Dragon Cup.
At this moment, someone was already announcing the competition rules to the participants.
"The 560-person elimination rounds will have randomly assigned opponents. Each person has one chance for a consolation match. Furthermore, the elimination rounds will feature Double Battles, where each person can use two Pokémon. Double Battles mean simultaneously commanding two Pokémon in battle.
The previous Submerged Dragon Cup Trainer Tournaments were all Single Battles. I didn't expect it to change to Double Battles this time, and there was no prior announcement.
However, whether it was Double Battles or one-on-one Single Battles, Jiang Chen was not flustered in the slightest. With strength came capriciousness; he was confident that he absolutely couldn't lose.
Upon hearing the rules, some people were happy, especially those who had researched Double Battles, but some people's expressions were not good.
The synergy between two Pokémon in a Double Battle is very important. Some Pokémon, when teamed up, are greater than the sum of their parts, while others, when teamed up, are even less than one.
"I'm getting a headache."
Xiao Luoxue clutched her head. She had never participated in a Double Battle before and was completely unaccustomed to it.
"Use your two strongest Pokémon. Even if you're not familiar with it, as long as one can defeat two opponents, the problem is solved."
Jiang Chen offered a strategy to Xiao Luoxue.
"That's the only way. I originally wanted to keep some trump cards, but to smoothly pass the elimination rounds, I'll use my strongest Pokémon." Xiao Luoxue had already decided to use her strongest Pokémon.
Ling Wanqiu's plan was similar; she also hadn't researched Double Battles. Her Pokémon hadn't participated in Double Battles before, and if two Pokémon were sent out, there would be no coordination whatsoever.
So, to ensure victory, they definitely had to use their strongest Pokémon. They couldn't believe that Elite-level Pokémon wouldn't be able to pass the elimination rounds.
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