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"That Professor Langford, it's obvious he wants us to fight each other to the death."
On the way back, Marcus Foster, who always spoke without a filter, began to complain.
"That's right."
"In previous years' university teams, they usually tried to mediate between the new students and the veterans."
"And in the end, the university reserve team kept seven people: five starters and two substitutes. But with Professor Langford's training method, I'm afraid in the end there will only be five left."
At that moment, Lucas Silver also frowned. This time, thanks to winning the competition, they could receive 50% more resources, but that 50% would be deducted from the veterans... that would no doubt generate a lot of resentment.
By the time the final seven members of the team were chosen, there would be that barrier between them, which would be fatal for the development of a group.
"I heard that this national university exchange will be held among the intermediate campuses."
"After all, it's the first edition of the national exchange, a perfect opportunity to reorder the University rankings at the national level. No university will want to lose, so they'll do everything possible to train their university reserve teams."
At that moment, Kyle Miller chimed in. The three of them, as descendants of influential families, knew much more than Ethan Black and Jasper Reid.
"Bah, it doesn't matter."
"Being part of the reserve team is just a stepping stone. My goal is to become a Pokémon Hunter."
Marcus Foster smiled nonchalantly. After all, for them, at this moment everything was advantageous. That extra 50% in resources... heh, not taking it would be foolish.
"Exactly. What we need to do now is keep winning the next match."
"If not, half of our resources will fall into the other team's hands."
While chatting, they arrived at the Pokémon Center. This center, located on the intermediate campus, not only offered treatment for Pokémon but also had staff specialized in resource distribution.
It's worth noting that resources weren't handed out directly, but stored as "resource points" on the student's card. That way, one could redeem whatever they needed at any time.
"The combination of this month's ranking resources and the university team's... I've got more than ten thousand points! This is wonderful."
After receiving all his points at the counter, Marcus Foster thought happily. Even for someone like him, from a powerful family, resources were never enough when the number of Pokémon to train increased.
With what he got from the university, he could finally breathe and allocate resources to raise more Pokémon.
"That's a lot of points. Being first in the ranking really brings huge benefits."
Ethan Black, seeing that he had a few thousand points more than the others, couldn't help clicking his tongue, drawing everyone's attention.
Even though they were teammates, when it came to rankings, competition was inevitable. No one thought resources were ever enough.
"Let's see what I can redeem with my points."
After receiving their points, they began to browse the exchange list.
When they saw the items available, they were all surprised.
There were even rare items that could enhance the status and power of a Pokémon's moves, though their prices were astronomical.
"Wait... what's this 'awakening power potion'?"
At that moment, Ethan Black saw an item on the list and showed a puzzled expression.
"Ah, the awakening power potion."
"I'll tell you this: it's a scam."
"It's true that if a Pokémon drinks that potion, there's a certain chance it will learn the move Hidden Power."
"But the probability is extremely low, about one in ten. And sometimes, the Hidden Power learned isn't even as strong as a normal move."
"If you invested the resources that potion costs into training your Pokémon, you could stably improve its strength by an entire level. So it's not worth it."
Marcus Foster shrugged. He never liked gambling.
"So it really is possible to learn the move Hidden Power with a potion!"
Ethan Black's eyes lit up. That move varied its type depending on the Pokémon that learned it.
In theory, Hidden Power could awaken any type except Normal and Fairy.
In the games, this move was an excellent option to expand a team's offensive coverage.
For example, with Chandelure he liked to run Fighting-type Hidden Power, and with Glaceon, Fire-type Hidden Power. It was a great tool to cover weaknesses.
That's why, upon seeing that potion, he began to get excited. If he could make all his Pokémon learn Hidden Power, he could greatly expand his offensive range.
Especially in sandstorm teams, where his Pokémon's types were very limited, the value of that move was even greater.
"One single potion costs 20,000 points and only has a 10% chance of success!"
But upon seeing the price, Ethan Black hesitated again.
In his team, Sandslash and Cacturne already had defined paths and didn't need to learn that move for now. Shuckle also didn't require resources for it, and Meltan didn't follow a strategy based on special attacks, so it was also ruled out.
Only Shellder and Trapinch were good candidates. Shellder was clearly focused on special attacks, and Trapinch, in its final form Flygon, would be his "aerial cannon."
Besides, both had special talents in certain types of energy.
If his intuition was right, Shellder could learn Psychic-type Hidden Power, and Trapinch, Flying-type.
"Psychic-type Hidden Power!"
"If Shellder learns that, it'll be worth every one of those 20,000 points."
Thinking about it, Ethan Black took a deep breath and made his decision.
At that moment, he had enough resources, and 20,000 points weren't impossible to gather. He already had over 10,000, and next month he could put them together... of course, only if he kept his ranking and defeated the veteran team again.
(End of Chapter)