Greatest Pokémon Trainer

Pingcheng No.1 Middle School.

As the only key high school in Pingcheng, it boasts a strong faculty and excellent students. Although the number of graduates who eventually become Professional Trainers isn't high, it is not particularly low in comparison.

This year was no exception, and Pingcheng No.1 Middle School once again served as a venue for the college entrance examination.

The battle test was the last item of the high school entrance exam for key high schools, which meant that the examination had already ended by this point.

After putting on his blue and white school uniform, Fang Yuan left his house, strolled around outside for a while, and then headed to the school he attended.

Along the way, he saw many Pokémon, although most were Caterpies and Pidgeys.

The rarer Pokémon all followed humans, suggesting they had already been tamed.

Upon entering Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, Fang Yuan made straight for Room 302 of the comprehensive building.

It was the activity location for a small club with only five members.

Fang Yuan was a member of this club, known as "Pingcheng No.1 Middle School Psychology Club".

Before the world changed dramatically, their mission, under the guidance of a mentor teacher, was to help students with excessive stress-related psychological issues.

Of course, students nowadays have a strong sense of self-respect; even under some stress, they wouldn't bother consulting about it in such a place, so the few of them had quite a lot of free time.

However, according to his memories, the situation was a bit different at the moment.

Their club was actually responsible for mediating emotional issues between students and their Pokémon...

And, it seemed, their weekly workload was not insignificant. If it weren't for the fact that most of the main work was carried out by the mentor teacher, they might not even have time for classes.

"Oh… Sister, you haven't gone home?"

Fang Yuan casually pushed the door, found that it wasn't locked, and when he looked inside, he immediately recognized the girl wearing blue denim shorts and a white short-sleeved shirt.

This person was the senior who had chatted with him beforehand, the predecessor who had taken him under her wing after he joined the club and taught him quite a bit.

Beside her, a Persian was yawning and looked very tired.

Since today was the day of the college entrance exam, she hadn't worn her school uniform and seemed much prettier than usual.

"Fang Yuan?"

"No... Teacher Li sent over the materials for this year's Breeder assessment at noon, and I wanted to take them home to look over," said Senior Tang Ying.

"Breeder assessment materials? The latest ones?!"

"Yes, do you want to look at them?"

Becoming a Breeder is another path for Ordinary Trainers.

Many trainers who don't like battling but enjoy nurturing Pokémon often choose to take a Breeding license exam to specialize in Pokémon breeding.

The status of a Professional Breeder is no less than that of a Professional Trainer. There's a phrase online that goes, "Behind every successful Trainer is a Breeder silently supporting them," which highlights the significance of Breeders.

Many large enterprises associated with Pokémon also prefer to hire Breeders to take care of the Pokémon.

Most importantly, Breeders do not have to fulfill certain duties like Professional Trainers, such as venturing into dangerous secret locations to compete; they lead very comfortable lives.

Mediating the feelings between Pokémon and Trainers is actually one of the many required courses for Breeders.

Members of the "Pingcheng No.1 Middle School Psychology Club" like Fang Yuan are like Breeders simplified a hundredfold.

It is for this reason that members of the "Pingcheng No.1 Middle School Psychology Club" pay close attention to the profession of Breeder.

Every year, the Breeding Association's national assessment takes place on the eve of the national college entrance exam, and once the exam is over, it's time for the first-hand assessment materials to emerge.

Psychology Club mentor Teacher Li received the materials and immediately sent them over to them.

Fang Yuan stretched out his hand to take the exam paper Sister Tang Ying handed to him and began to look it over.

"I wonder how many points the knowledge from the Pokémon series in my head can get me..."

It was not difficult to see from Fang Yuan's name that he had a considerable connection with Pokémon; he was quite confident when it came to expressing some unique insights.

The first question: What does Beldum mainly use to control its actions?

Fang Yuan: "???"

Superpower, right?

After glancing at the answer on the back, Fang Yuan's face darkened—how the hell was it magnetism...

Passed, passed, passed. If I had thought about the Steel Property first, I would have answered correctly. It's not hard at all, Fang Yuan comforted himself.

Then came the second question: What is the most suitable hatching temperature for a Swablu spirit egg? Question marks popped up over Fang Yuan's head—who knew that?

Why don't you ask about evolutions, attributes, moves, and stuff...

By the time he got to the essay questions, he simply gave up.

Explain the following [with illustration]: Marill's cheeks have a light green area, and it looks extremely painful, how should one handle this?

Send it to the Spirit Center, right? If it's sick, it should just go see a doctor obediently.

That said, Fang Yuan knew this answer would definitely not score any points; the series of complicated steps for analyzing the problem made his head spin.

And there were other questions.

How can you teach a Meowth the following moves? Please select one and answer—

Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Evil Wave, Shadow Clone, Water Pulse...

Use a move disc? Slap it on the head and instantly understand?

Nonsense, there's no such thing in reality.

"These are the examination questions for this session's Breeders?" Fang Yuan lifted his head and thought to himself, this is devilish; knowledge from the animations and games is completely useless here.

"Yeah, quite simple, right?" Sister Tang Ying said with a smile upon seeing Fang Yuan's expression: "I've heard that this year's written exam is the easiest one in five years. The challenging part is the two practical exams that follow. They say they're simply not meant for ordinary people to pass."

"Stop, stop, stop..." Fang Yuan hurriedly interrupted her: "I don't want to know the content anymore. Breeding Association, whatever, just forget it. I truly hope to become a Professional Trainer instead."

"I knew you'd say that. You might be the only person in our Psychology Club who doesn't want to become a Breeder but instead wants to become a Professional Trainer," Sister Tang Ying remarked peculiarly: "After we four graduate, you'll be the president of the Psychology Club. Honestly, I'm not at all at ease leaving the club in your hands."

"Teacher Li has been busy this year; the club hasn't recruited many new members. Make sure it isn't abolished when the new school year starts."

"Don't worry. When school starts, I'll recruit a group of capable students to help out," Fang Yuan gave an OK gesture.

"That's good enough for me. By the way, you need to work hard in the coming year. The pressure from this year's battle exam is quite significant; you can ask me if there's anything you don't understand," Sister Tang Ying advised.

Among the annual graduates from Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, only a small number manage to get into prestigious universities, like the study tyrant Sister Tang Ying. Within this small group, an even smaller fraction become Professional Trainers; thus Fang Yuan's dream wasn't an easy one.

"I will."

Fang Yuan smiled slightly. Having accepted the memories, he had come to accept reality...

Those who joined the Psychology Club were all people with relatively cheerful personalities and strong wills. Fang Yuan was no exception; he was definitely going to seriously invest his efforts in whatever he decided to do.

Moreover, his family had spent a lot of money sending him to a key high school and helping him register as a Trainer. If he didn't work hard, he would truly be failing to meet his parents' expectations, especially since his family's financial situation wasn't particularly good. Fang Yuan did not want to let his parents down.

Even if the world hadn't changed, he still had to work hard during his senior year of high school.

Besides, as he learned more, he was actually starting to like this New World. He couldn't wait to get his first Pokémon.