Chapter 41: You Are Not Allowed to Play Pokémon! Chapter 19

"When the eyes of trainers meet, it's the signal for battle to begin!"

Of course, if you fail to challenge an opponent, there is also an unwritten rule that you need to pay money as an apology.

Defeating and guiding rookie trainers through battles and collecting a portion of League currency is also a major source of Gym funds.

From a procedural point of view, it is reasonable and legal.

But Nemona at this time is still a minor, and Qing Yu always feels that it's a bit strange for him to take her money...

He wasn't short of money to begin with, and accepting challenges from rookie trainers was also his duty.

The battle ended, and there was actually one last part of the process left.

"Nemona, this shouldn't be your first time commanding a battle, right? It's clear that you are very comfortable with commanding, and there were no obvious problems."

Discovering the problems existing in the challenger and guiding the direction of progress is also the duty of a Gym Leader.

"Yes! I have also challenged Gyms in the Unova region!"

Nemona nodded repeatedly.

Before coming to Paldea, she had also tried to become a trainer in Unova, and even challenged the Driftveil Gym.

However, due to physical reasons, she had been recuperating for a long time, so she decided to start over in Paldea.

This Mr. Qing Yu is indeed very capable; he noticed so much information through just one battle.

"However..."

Qing Yu suddenly changed the subject.

"In terms of Pokémon cultivation, you might still need to put in some effort. Stopping the use of moves because you were scared by Eevee is a very serious mistake."

"Also, this Pawmi should have the Iron Fist ability, right? Then developing its strength and speed is actually very important. You can try to cultivate it in these two directions in the future."

Although Pawmi is an Electric-type Pokémon, it is Electric+Fighting after evolving, and it is a relatively rare Electric-type physical attacker.

Most Electric-type physical attackers have the embarrassing defect of not being able to learn high-power moves of their own type, but only the popular electric mouse lineage has a unique advantage in this area.

Whether it's Pikachu's Volt Tackle or Pawmot's Double Shock, they are all quite easy-to-use ultimate moves.

So the simplest cultivation method is the "252 method" in the game, trying to develop with physical attack and speed as the main directions.

"Mm-hmm! Mr. Qing Yu is right!"

Nemona nodded repeatedly, accepting Qing Yu's guidance completely.

Even as a rookie trainer, she could hear that Qing Yu's suggestions were very reasonable.

Moreover, besides the Driftveil Gym, she had actually challenged other Gyms and received suggestions from several Gym Leaders.

But generally, they were only limited to the content within the battle.

It was her first time seeing someone like Qing Yu, who skipped her performance in the battle and instead carefully guided her on how to cultivate Pawmi.

Sure enough, Mr. Qing Yu is a very amazing Gym Leader!

I really want to challenge him every day...

If I could battle once every day, I should be able to have Champion-level strength very soon!

"Mr. Qing Yu, can I come to the Gym to challenge you often in the future!"

As an action-oriented person who does things her own way, Nemona expressed her thoughts without hesitation.

Instead, it was Qing Yu who was stunned.

Oh no, why is it coming at me?

Nemona's endless desire for battle is not something an ordinary person can bear.

Hiss—wait?

Seems like there's another solution?

Qing Yu thought for a moment, didn't give an accurate answer, but threw another question to Nemona:

"In that case, Nemona, are you interested in becoming a Gym apprentice at our Sunny Gym?"

Gym apprentice, which is the NPC that exists fixedly in every Gym in the Pokémon game, is an important part of the Gym assessment.

If a Gym wants to continue running, Gym apprentices are indispensable.

The reason is also very simple—

Because after the tournament starts, the Gym Leader alone cannot cope with so many challengers.

Plus, if the Gym Leader wants to improve, going out to study and capturing new partners is also a common thing.

At such times, the apprentice can temporarily act as the Gym Leader, so as not to close down.

Although the Sunny Gym doesn't have much fame right now, and perhaps Qing Yu alone is enough, it is clearly on the right path to flourishing, and expanding influence is only a matter of time.

It's just right to take this time to settle down, improve Eevee's confidence through actual combat, and also guide Nemona to become a qualified trainer.

And it won't affect her participating in next year's Paldea Champion's Path.

Winning big!

"Eh? Can I?"

Nemona was a bit dumbfounded by Qing Yu's question.

For a rookie trainer, a Gym apprentice is definitely a fast track, because you can often receive personal guidance from the Gym Leader, which is much more valuable experience than actual combat.

But precisely because of this, she, who was full of excitement just now, was a bit unconfident now.

"Don't worry, Nemona, I can feel that you have the potential to become a Champion."

Qing Yu smiled faintly.

"If it's you, you might become a dark horse next year."

"Really?!"

Nemona's dream has always been to become a powerful trainer. If even Mr. Qing Yu thinks she can do it...

Then she will definitely work harder and strive to become a Champion!

If she could learn the powerful combo moves that Qing Yu just used, she should also become stronger, right?

"Please take care of me in the future, Teacher Qing Yu!"

Flop Diary 4.25

Fun fact: Nemona knows Senior Hassel, and has challenged the Driftveil Gym; the Gym Leader is Senior Hassel's father, Clay.

Senior Nemona's poor stamina has been shown many times in the Scarlet/Violet game, so I made a secondary setting of recuperating halfway through based on the above settings.

By the way, just looking at her appearance, Senior Nemona is completely a sports expert, right? I didn't expect that she would have to climb the school stairs several times, it can be seen that she is really a "small fry" (laughs). ===== CHAPTER 43 =====