Chapter 3

"Pokémon: Champion"

A next-generation game developed by Game Freak that took five years to create and has been on the market for less than a month.

Not only does it incorporate Dr. Lysandre's holographic imaging technology and the Unova region's global networking communication technology, it is dedicated to creating the most realistic online Pokémon battles.

It also obtained authorization from doctors in various regions through the League's channels, digitizing most of the currently known Pokémon.

"Holy crap, it's sci-fi!"

Qingyu raised an eyebrow.

I really must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed; GF actually has this kind of technical capability???

Although it's a bit absurd, it is indeed the first Pokémon battle game in this world.

Because of this, "Pokémon: Champion" has been incredibly popular online during this period, and it even has a very high level of recognition among Elite Four members and even Champions.

Qingyu also confirmed it on PokéTV; eight of the top ten trending searches are related to this game.

The other two unrelated videos are both from the Kanto region, one of which is a short lifestyle video of Professor Oak.

And the Cerulean sisters' "Water Waltz"...?

"Are you even streaming this properly!"

After roughly scanning the top ten trending videos, he already had a certain understanding of the current battle environment.

Limited by geographical factors, there has actually been very little interaction between the various regions for a long time in the past.

It wasn't until the rapid development of the internet in the last decade that people had some impression of places other than their own region.

This also leads to a problem—

The vast majority of people can't even recognize all the Pokémon in the Pokedex; those who can understand all the Pokémon in their own region are already very impressive.

Let alone using them for battles.

Even the tactics mastered by some Gym Leaders seem a bit...

Naive?

"Family, Infernape opening Blaze at low HP to counter-kill is just too satisfying!"

"Swords Dance three times, Garchomp's Attack reaches 13,000 points!"

"Don't underestimate the bond between me and Kricketune! Focus Band, reverse the situation!"

Without all sorts of underhanded tactics, Trainers are all enjoying pure, hot-blooded battles, and the entire game environment is filled with a positive atmosphere for a time.

After keenly discovering this, Qingyu couldn't help but chuckle.

Although he wasn't a professional player in his past life, he at least had many years of battle experience and could be considered a regular in high-tier ranks.

With his understanding of battles, it shouldn't be difficult to stand out among these naive locals.

And a more important point is—

In his past life, he was a streamer who specialized in "content," so he also had some knowledge of even more bizarre and obscure Pokémon usages.

With both highlight moments and "face-planting" operations, wouldn't the audience be stuffed?

"So the key lies in how to build up popularity."

Qingyu fell into thought again.

He had always thought that a Gym Leader's strength was an important indicator of a Gym's level.

In fact, that is not the case.

That is a high requirement only for the eight Gyms designated by the League; some regions even have "watered-down" Gyms among the eight.

For example, the Cerulean Gym in the Kanto region, which has been "whipped" countless times.

They give out Gym Badges just for buying a ticket, but wasn't it still thriving before Misty came back to take over?

As long as they can be self-sufficient, the League is generally quite tolerant of established Gyms.

This is even more true for ordinary Gyms like the Sunshine Gym.

"Character" is the key to a Gym.

An excellent Gym must have traits that can attract challengers to continue operating.

It can be specializing in raising a specific type, or like other Gyms in the Paldea region, adding interesting mini-games before the challenge.

During the time his parents ran it, the selling point of the Sunshine Gym was two Elite Trainers with different styles, which attracted many Trainers with some ability to come and challenge.

Just like Gym Leader Norman in the Hoenn region, taking the path of gaining fans through strength.

But he clearly doesn't have that strength yet.

"My only advantage right now is the information gap brought by being a transmigrator."

Qingyu quickly recognized this point.

Now that various tactics from his past life haven't been developed yet, this is the only way to break the impasse he can think of.

Battles are already the undisputed number one sport in this world, but the high threshold for real-world battles makes many people shy away.

Now that "Pokémon: Champion" has burst onto the scene, it's only a matter of time before it becomes a phenomenal game.

This is a massive opportunity!

So—

Want to save the Sunshine Gym?

Then debut and become a big streamer!

Build up popularity first; Gym operations can wait until his and Eevee's strength improves.

This is exactly the path to success for the Levincia Gym.

Get on the bus first, buy the ticket later.

Build up popularity before the year-end assessment and strive to get the Gym back on track.

The problem will be solved.

So as long as he survives these two months of growing pains, everything will get better!

Without delay, Qingyu decided to take action starting now.

"Bui~"

Just as he made the decision in his heart, Eevee outside had finished its lunch and walked in with happy little steps.

Qingyu quickly noticed that it was still holding a paintbrush in its mouth, and after walking to his feet, it jumped directly onto the bed.

Then, it showed its sparkling star-shaped eyes and looked at him with a longing gaze.

"..."

Qingyu really wanted to say that he still had important things to do.

But being stared at by such a cute creature with longing eyes, he couldn't say those words no matter what.

Forget it, let's talk about it tonight.

Qingyu shook his head helplessly, took out drawing paper from the nightstand, and smiled at Eevee.

"What shall we draw today?"

Unlike other Pokémon, his Eevee has a very unique hobby.

Painting.

Of course, from Qingyu's god's-eye view, it might not be entirely because it likes watching him draw.

In the past six months, whenever the original owner fell into sadness, Eevee could always detect it immediately and pester him to play with it.

Many sleepless nights after his parents went missing were spent with Eevee by his side.

If it weren't for Eevee, the original owner might have had thoughts of suicide long ago.

"Bui~"

After being petted on the head by Qingyu, Eevee affectionately rubbed against his palm, then looked out the window.

Following its gaze, there was a modern building that looked very impressive.

Qingyu had a slight impression of it; although it had been built for a while, it seemed that no one had ever lived there.

"Alright, let's draw this."

He nodded and walked over to open the window.

The warm sunlight spilled into the room, making Qingyu's eyes squint subconsciously.

"Bui..."

Seeing his action, Eevee's eyes immediately revealed obvious surprise.

"Sorry for making you worry for so long."

Qingyu turned back, hugged Eevee in his arms, and smiled.

Pokémon are indeed magical creatures that are very sensitive to emotions; it must have been very uncomfortable during this time too.

"Starting today, let's revive the Gym together!"

"Bui!"

Eevee nodded heavily, stretched out its soft little paw, and took the initiative to place it in Qingyu's palm.

As long as its Trainer can be happy forever, it will work hard together too!

Honestly, Qingyu felt that he didn't really have any talent for painting.

The painting he spent all afternoon on could barely be recognized as a sketch.

As for whether it looked like the real thing?

That question is a bit rude.

But Eevee seemed to particularly like this painting, so Qingyu finally stuck it on the bedroom wall.

After interacting with Eevee and simply solving the dinner problem, he finally remembered the important business.

To be a streamer, the first thing is to change his name.

A good username and stream title can attract more viewers to click in.

At first, he planned to use the name 【Pocket Fan Qingyu】.

But on second thought, this name is unlucky; it sounds like a loser who would miss Hydro Pump four times in a row.

So the final username was changed to the standard 【Azure Feather】.

Stream title:

【League Gym Leader Certification, Starting from Zero to Master Ball Rank!】

Perhaps because it was a new streamer's room, not long after the stream started, about a dozen viewers clicked in.