Greatest Pokémon Trainer

The sky was clear, and He Xiaomai was still practicing Mega Evolution while Fang Yuan had picked up a phone call.

"What."

"You're coming over?"

"..."

Fang Yuan was startled by the call while he was researching with Venusaur about Salu De.

"Should have said earlier. It would have been great if you came over earlier."

"Now, if you want to come over, just teleport yourself here by getting into the Poké Ball..." Fang Yuan said as he shrugged, looking at the figure of Luo Kuo in the video call.

"Okay!"

In the video, Luo Kuo nodded, said a word to Fang Yuan, then hung up the phone immediately and ran to find his Poké Ball.

"This guy..."

Looking at the darkened screen, Fang Yuan touched his chin. Luo Kuo was still worried about Venusaur, wasn't he?

Anyway, it was good that Luo Kuo had entered the ball previously.

Otherwise, if he wanted to come over now, he would only have the option of knocking on the door of the World Tree and asking Celebi to act as a driver and teleport him here.

Besides the main and supporting Pokémon that Fang Yuan frequently carried, the only other Pokémon related to Fang Yuan by a "Poké Ball" bond was Luo Kuo, apart from Legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo, Groudon, and Kyogre that he had befriended and caught in Poké Balls.

For a long time, Luo Kuo, with his top-level combat power, had served as Fang Yuan's great support and bodyguard.

Of course, Luo Kuo's strength was no longer the same as before. After following Fang Yuan for some time and being served with various top-level nutrition products and delicacies, Luo Kuo's strength had long reached the species limit and had become even stronger than the Thousand-year Gengar from the Sun and Moon Forest.

At the same time, Luo Kuo was still the most skilled in Illusion Technique, often using it to train the Fossil Legion, which amounted to self-improvement as well.

"Luo Kuo is coming."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yuan casually mentioned it, implying that 3D Rotom should intercept and make sure not to teleport Luo Kuo to some weird place.

"Rotom!"

Rotom nodded in agreement, and at the same time, Venusaur started, "Teacher Luo Kuo is coming?"

Ah, why does it feel a bit nervous...

"Forget about it, let him come. Once Xiaomai has mastered Mega Evolution, we will go find Shaymin."

Fang Yuan pondered, thinking if Venusaur succeeded in confessing its feelings, he could perhaps coax Shaymin back to the research facility and pair them up as gardeners.

In any case, it just had to ensure that Venusaur wouldn't be the one moving into the God Realm of Alliance Island.

...

Meanwhile.

Wilderness Area of Alliance Island.

Sea of Flower Fields.

This was the habitat of the Phantom Pokémon, Shaymin.

This particular Shaymin was quite special; most Shaymin didn't have a specific habitat and were Special Pokémon that roamed around.

But this Shaymin enjoyed staying in one place.

While its strength wasn't comparable to the other three top Guardian Gods of the Alliance, its unique ability to break down toxins and purify the atmosphere meant that the number of crises Shaymin had helped the Alliance resolve actually exceeded those three top Guardian Gods.

With this Shaymin, no matter the poison—even ones that the most advanced Detoxification Medicine or Healing Moves couldn't cure—as long as it was handled by Shaymin, in the end, it would be cured.

Thus, Shaymin was also considered the last line of defense for League Trainers facing disasters caused by the Poison series, even capable of breaking down special viruses affecting humans. With such a bigwig, how could its status be low?

At this moment, four figures were heading towards the Sea of Flower Fields.

One of them was an old man with a goatee, his face showing signs of helplessness.

Besides him was a spirited young woman with a golden ponytail.

Then there was a young man with curly brown hair, tall in stature, yet with an expression and demeanor somewhat childlike. His walking posture was peculiar, setting him apart from regular people.

By the side of the peculiar young man was a Pokémon with black fur, vine-wrapped wrists, cloth draped over its body, and a fierce appearance akin to an evil ape.

If one observed carefully, they would notice that the young man and the Pokémon's walking postures were quite similar.

"Abba, we've brought many gifts this time; it will definitely accept you," the young man said to the Pokémon in an intonation difficult to understand for normal humans.

"Salu..." Salu De expressed silently, hoping for the best.

"You only have one chance, and after that... you're not allowed to bother Shaymin anymore," Antonio, the President of the Alliance, said.

"I'm terribly sorry to trouble you, President Antonio," Kani, the single ponytail female apologized.

The group consisted of Antonio, the British Association Champion Kani who had participated in the World Championship with Fang Yuan and others, and the rumored Cain who was raised by the Phantom Pokémon Salu De.

Kani felt helpless at the moment.

Cain and Salu De could be considered the biggest gain of the British Association in the past year.

Although Cain was just over twenty years old, his mind was like a child's. He had always believed he was a Pokémon until the British Association patiently guided him to realize the fact that he was human.

Afterward, the British Association had been trying to guide Cain to start a normal human life. After all, a human who has gained the friendship of a Guardian God would be a significant loss if returned to the wild.

It was the right strategy to train him into the British Association's ace.

And thanks to the efforts of the British Association, the process went reasonably smoothly.

However, during a medical check-up for Cain, the British Association discovered that due to living in the wild for too long, his body had accumulated various special plant toxins, which were difficult to treat with normal methods. If not treated, Cain might not live past the age of thirty.

Therefore, Kani brought Cain and Salu De to Shaymin for treatment.

As a result, after Shaymin treated Cain, Cain's father Salu De fell in love with Shaymin at first sight.

And Cain, as a child, began very childishly to plan on helping Abba find love, after all, he was also very grateful for and fond of Shaymin, who had helped him.

After a series of events, that led to the current situation.

The British Association was very supportive of Cain's persistence and ideas, considering both Salu De and Shaymin were Phantom Elves, they actually saw some hope. If it worked out, the relationship between The British Association and Shaymin would be even more solidified.

If it failed, it was no big deal, so The British Association specially prepared matrimonial gifts for Salu De and then used various connections to facilitate the matter.

Meanwhile, President Antonio, the manager of God's Domain, had a bit of a headache. This kind of thing had not happened in decades… and he didn't know whether the outcome would be good or bad.

At this moment, they were here at the Sea of Flower Fields to make a confession.

...

A moment later.

The Sea of Flower Fields.

The silent Shaymin, adorned with pink floral decorations like a hedgehog, looked at the pile of gifts, the nervous Cain, and the unattractive Salu De, feeling a sense of aversion…

Too ugly, it refused!

And what's more, they had brought a child!

Compared to this Salu De, even the Venusaur that it had invited two years ago to take care of the flower field seemed much more adorable.

Even though that Venusaur was a bit ugly, it was still excellent.

Remembering the two days spent farming with Venusaur, Shaymin couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

Come to think of it, it has been exactly two years…

It was May 20th and 21st of 2020, and today is May 20th, 2022...

Why has that Venusaur not come to take care of the flower field for so long, has it forgotten about Shaymin?

Shaymin still highly approved of the flower field taken care of by Venusaur!

Even if that Venusaur was not as powerful as Salu De, Venusaur knew how to farm. Just on this point, Shaymin was quite impressed.

Creating a beautiful field and sea of flowers, and dwelling within it, was Shaymin's favorite...

And its own sea of flowers, compared to the one made by Mega Bulbasaur, was not quite up to par.

Thinking of this, it missed Mega Bulbasaur even more.

Originally, it should not have treated the other as just a tool frog, how regrettable, it should have kept it!

"Jiemi~ (I already have a Pokémon I like, you guys can leave now.)" In order to get them to give up, Shaymin sent out a mental induction with a little girl's voice.

"Salu?!!"

"What… what??!"

As Shaymin's words fell, the expressions of Salu De and Cain became completely stiff, not expecting this outcome at all.

Even President Antonio and Kani widened their eyes, they hadn't heard of this, when did it happen?

"Who is it, my Abba is certainly stronger than him."

"Please, please give my Abba a chance!" Cain said anxiously in stilted English.

"Jiemi~ (You can't compare with him.)"

Salu De might be stronger, but it couldn't create the beautiful flower field that Mega Bulbasaur could.

Shaymin was certain of this.

"Who is he?" Cain asked urgently.

"Jiemi~ (A very special Venusaur.)" Shaymin replied without looking back, disappearing from their sight.

All that was left was Salu De and Cain, standing there in dismay.

Then, Cain, not willing to give up, looked towards President Antonio.

"Please, please tell me who is the Pokémon Shaymin likes."

"I have to prove that my Abba is the strongest."

"We want to challenge it."

President Antonio's face was a mess, he didn't know this information, and Kani also looked perplexed, the outcome was completely unexpected.

A special Venusaur? When did Shaymin have contact with a Venusaur?

Wait a minute… President Antonio's expression suddenly changed.

Could it be him, Doctor Fang Yuan?

If he had to think of a special Venusaur that had contact with Shaymin, President Antonio could only think of him.

Oh no… No, they couldn't tell Cain and the others, otherwise, there would be big trouble.

Childish Cain did not know what a Legendary level researcher was, didn't understand fairness, using a Guardian Grade Illusion Elf to challenge one of Doctor Fang Yuan's secondary Pokémon was an absurd act of bullying and dishonor, and he might actually do it.

If Cain actually challenged Doctor Fang Yuan's Venusaur, Fang Yuan would be in an awkward position.

Not responding, wouldn't be good.

Responding and losing, even worse.

After all, Venusaur was not Fang Yuan's main Pokémon.

And the opponent, with a child's mentality, would not feel ashamed.

No solution at all.

"Keep it a secret… I can't let Doctor Fang Yuan be embarrassed…"