Greatest Pokémon Trainer

While everyone else's points kept rising, his remained static, which meant his rank was slipping.

Within a month, Fang Yuan needed to climb into the world's top 8...

So, the quantity of battles he was about to take on would likely be substantial.

He could no longer afford to wander around PYing while competing, he had to focus on the competitions and make a strong push.

After all, even if Fang Yuan could guarantee a hundred wins out of a hundred battles, he still needed enough time to battle and suitable opponents willing to accept his challenge.

"Rotom, help me check if there's any good kid ranked between 100 and 150 willing to accept the challenge of a trainer like me, who's ranked over 600."

Fang Yuan felt a bit sheepish about it.

If he wanted to climb the rankings quickly, he obviously had to challenge stronger adversaries.

However, trainers with higher ranks might not be willing to accept Fang Yuan's challenges.

After all, Fang Yuan's rank of 600 was a bit lackluster compared to someone ranked 100.

The opposing side had nothing to gain from winning, but stood to suffer a big loss if they lost.

Fang Yuan's actual strength wasn't that of the 600th rank—as long as his opponent researched him, they could find his public battle with Elite Four Lt.Surge and realize Fang Yuan wasn't an easy target.

In such circumstances, even those championship contestants who were desperate not to let a single point slip by would have to weigh whether battling Fang Yuan was worth it.

That's why Fang Yuan felt a month was a bit pressing.

Winning battles wasn't difficult; finding opponents was.

Reminiscent of how you can't match with suitable players at the end of the season.

"Filtering—Rotom!"

Following Fang Yuan's request, tool Rotom began helping him search for opponents worldwide.

They were no longer hoping to find suitable trainers nearby; as long as there were appropriate opponents, even if they lived on the other side of the planet, Fang Yuan would take the initiative to travel there and challenge them.

With Dragonite, the journey wouldn't take much time anyway.

"Found anyone?"

"Those 'Little Cuties' who don't care about rankings, points, wins or losses, but just want to spar with strong trainers?"

Fang Yuan revealed a smile like that of a big bad wolf.

Now, all they could do was let Rotom analyze the vast database of trainer information to screen for suitable opponents.

A moment later, Rotom called out, "Found someone—Rotom!"

"Hmm... This person sent you a private message a long time ago wanting to battle against you—Rotom."

"But you had blocked all messages—Rotom..."

"Back then, your rankings weren't that different, but now, her ranking has reached 139—Rotom."

"The phrase she often says in front of the media is, 'Battling those stronger than oneself is key to growth.' She's a trainer who fears no challenge, perhaps, she might accept your challenge as well—Rotom."

This was the most suitable candidate Rotom had filtered out.

Fang Yuan: "She left me a private message before? Ranked at 139?"

"What's her detailed information?"

The words that came to Fang Yuan's mind: Fattened the cow and now it's time to slaughter; luckily I didn't see the message before.

...

Galar Region.

Trace Town.

This is a mountain city located in the western part of the Galar Region.

At that time, in the mountains outside Trace Town, a group of Fighting Type Pokémon was undergoing their daily special training.

Wrestling Eagle Person... Onion Soldier... Eight-clawed Martial Artist... Falinks... Pancham... as well as the Machop Family...

Besides the group of Fighting Type Pokémon, among them was a girl with a martial arts headband tied around her head, and tanned skin!

She wasn't very muscular, at most having a standard fitness physique, but at the moment, she was performing something rather sensational.

"Not enough, just this level is..."

The girl shouted loudly, clenching her teeth and unleashing a punch with a sonic boom that stirred up gusts of wind. Opposite her, a Machamp swiftly blocked with all four arms. This Machamp seemed well-bred, about 1.8 meters tall, weighing around 160 kg; it wouldn't have any problem crushing steel without any moves. However, faced with the girl's punch, its body involuntarily began to retreat, leaving trails of marks on the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The girl pummeled out three punches, and the Machamp retaliated. Their fists collided, causing even more chaotic airflow around them.

To the side, another group of Fighting Type Pokémon had become accustomed to the scene.

This was a martial artist capable of hand-to-hand combat with a Machamp.

Although the Machamp wasn't using any Moves—just relying on its physical strength—the girl was still terrifying. After all, even a Machamp not using any Moves could effortlessly crush huge boulders.

First there was Elite Four Bruno, who used his hands to subdue a huge Onix.

Then, there was Team Rocket Jessie, who subdued a Seviper with her bare hands.

Now, the girl was like a Shiny Mother Machamp in human form, outrageously formidable.

After an intense sparring session.

The Machamp was already sitting on the ground, exhausted and panting.

The girl, while wiping off sweat, headed towards a rock and picked up a mobile phone lying on it.

She thought she had heard the phone's notification sound.

"This is..."

Her gaze flashed as she saw the new message.

[Fang Yuan: Sorry to bother you, Miss Caidou. Would you be available for a championship battle?]

Caidou: "..."

This guy.

Scrolling through the chat history, Caidou furrowed her brow, then glanced at Fang Yuan's rank. If she remembered correctly, it had been a long time since she challenged him.

She heard about a trainer named Fang Yuan when she went to challenge the Martial Arts Dojo in Golden City of the Kanto Region.

Fang Yuan had a special Ditto that could transform into a Chimchar and defeat Karate King Wu De's two main Pokémon...