Pokémon that goes with the flow

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"You said... I can beat the champion right now? System, are you serious..."

Hoshino pointed at himself, thinking the system was joking, so he teased back in a joking tone.

The system said with a serious face: [......]

Hoshino: ...Okay, the system isn't kidding...

The smile on the boy's face gradually faded. After realizing that the system was serious, he felt mixed emotions. This... this is too much of a compliment to me!

The champion mentioned by the system naturally refers to the winner of the Pokémon League Tournament, which is a title that can only be obtained by the first place. Even though Hoshino knows very little about this world, just by hearing this title, he knows that the trainer who can become the champion must be someone he can never reach.

However, even such a high-ranking person was compared with himself by the system, and even claimed that he already had the strength to defeat them. How could Xingye believe it? He was just a fledgling trainer! He was actually asked to defeat a person like the champion. This felt as outrageous as the hero who had just walked out of the novice village was sent by the village chief to defeat the final demon king.

However, what puzzled Hoshino even more was that after he asked the question, the system actually showed a confused expression, as if wondering why he asked such a question.

[This shouldn’t be the case...] The system was puzzled and kept mumbling to itself, [The host is so powerful, why do you think you can’t beat the champion...]

Hoshino: "..."

...The system... actually trusts me so much...

Looking at the system in front of him that was lost in thought, the boy didn't know whether he should be happy or something else. After all, it was rare to be recognized by others, and it would be a lie to say that he was not happy. But when he thought about his level as a trainer that was not worthy of eating at the table, he felt guilty for failing to live up to the system's expectations.

After all, Xingye knew his own strengths and weaknesses. To say that he was at the entry level was already a compliment to him. If he were to challenge for the championship, he probably wouldn't even be able to get in... Oh, yes, he really couldn't even get in, because he still hadn't collected all eight badges needed to win the tournament...

Thinking of this, the boy was speechless for a moment and gradually fell silent. On the other hand, our system, ever since it heard the host's question, has been thinking about why the host would say such self-deprecating words, and has been looking through the host's previous records. After a long time, it came to a fairly reliable conclusion, that is, its host actually does not know what level the champion is, nor does he know how powerful his Pokémon are.

For example, Beedrill and Gengar have already demonstrated extraordinary strength. But for a host who knows nothing about Pokémon, his understanding of their strength is probably just at the level of being able to vaguely feel that they are very powerful. He doesn't know what this "powerful" means, and doesn't have a clear understanding of their strength.

It's a little unbelievable. The host has been traveling for a while and has experienced many events, big and small, but he has never been exposed to this kind of knowledge, and no one has taught him how to identify the strength level of a Pokémon. After all, this kind of common sense knowledge is the easiest to overlook. Even it, as a system, didn't think of it, let alone Hoshino, who is a time traveler. He knew nothing about Pokémon, so naturally he wouldn't think of this problem.

Thinking of this, the system began to ask tentatively in order to verify its guess, and the result was as it expected. The host indeed showed a confused look.

[Then... Host, let me ask you first, host, what level do you think your Pokémon is at now? Or how strong is it? How does it compare to the champion's Pokémon? ]

"Hmm... they should all be relatively excellent Pokémon, right?" Hoshino scratched his head uncertainly, counting on his fingers, "Piggy is self-disciplined and open-minded, Scorpio is smart and quick-witted, Bug is loyal and righteous, Gengar is knowledgeable, and the others are..."

"..."

"......In short, they still have many advantages, but there is still a big gap between them and the Pokémon that can be called champions...right?" Hoshino looked at the ball of light in front of him that looked like dead ashes, pinched his fingers guiltily, and took the most powerful Gengar as an example, and continued speaking with gritted teeth.

"Geng Gui once told me that its strength is not that strong. It can't even beat Gastly that hasn't evolved yet. It's really not good at fighting..." At this point, Hoshino recalled Gengar's performance in the computer world. At that time, Gengar casually waved his hand and intercepted all the vaccine missiles while chatting and laughing. Hoshino still remembers that scene clearly. The strength shown was not exaggerated, but even so, Gengar still called it not good at fighting. "To be honest, I can't imagine how terrifying the strength of the Pokémon of those champions selected through battles would be..."

Hey......

At this point, Xingye shrugged his shoulders somewhat helplessly. It was not that he did not want to try hard, but that his opponent was too strong. "I am now ready to give up this tournament. I simply cannot win. It would be better not to prepare for the next or the next tournament..." Or the next one after that. I don't know if there is a limit on the number of registrations for this tournament...

The young man muttered quietly. Looking at the host who had already accepted his fate, the system didn't know what to say for a moment. The host's words just now showed too many problems. Whether it was the knowledge reserve that a Pokémon trainer should have or anything else, there were varying degrees of deficiencies. In other words, he was fooled by Gengar...

[Then... Host, is there a possibility that Gengar is being modest?] The system was sweating coldly and hesitated for a long time before interrupting the host, [Host, you just said that Gengar admitted that it is not good at fighting, but... not being good at fighting does not mean that it is not strong in fighting. Gengar may have more obvious advantages in other aspects, but in comparison, its fighting ability is not outstanding...]

The system paused, looking at the boy who was already standing there in a daze with a complicated expression, [In fact, according to the information collected by the system, the strength of this Gengar is undoubtedly far beyond the level of a champion. If the host still does not believe it, the system is willing to use the system price as a guarantee. As long as the host sends Gengar to participate in the competition, the host will definitely be able to win the championship! ]

Afterwards, the system introduced to the host what it had learned, with particular emphasis on the host's current Pokémon. Listening to the system's popular science, the expression on Hoshino's face gradually changed from confusion to astonishment. He subconsciously turned his head and looked through the glass window at the four busy figures in the treatment room.

Although he hadn't fully digested the information the system had said, it was enough for Xingye to understand one thing...

"Scorpios are so strong..."