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Chapter 20 - Chapter 20: Future Thoughts—Pokémon Contest

[Dragon Dance: Performs a mysterious and powerful dance intensely, thereby increasing one's Attack and Speed.]

[Hypnosis: Suggests a sleep-inducing hint, putting the opponent into a sleeping state.]

[Attack Power-Up: A magical potion that can increase a Pokémon's base Attack power.]

[Whirlpool: Traps the opponent in a violent vortex of water, making it difficult to escape for a short period.]

With just a thought, the information for various rewards from the system's lottery appeared before Lionel's eyes.

The rewards from this lottery were quite generous, especially the Dragon Dance and Attack Power-Up produced by the advanced lottery, which were like tailor-made lucky gifts for Tyrunt.

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As a top-tier support skill for Dragon-type Pokémon, Dragon Dance can simultaneously increase one's Attack and movement speed, helping one seize an absolute advantage in battle—Garchomp is already crying in the bathroom out of envy!

And the Attack Power-Up is a high-quality nutritional item for melee-type Pokémon, which can further strengthen combat power.

These two treasures were naturally all allocated to Tyrunt.

The remaining Whirlpool skill couldn't be more suitable for Feebas, providing it with a new means of attack.

As for Hypnosis, in Lionel's memory, Feebas seemed to be able to inherit this skill; he would try to teach it later to see if it could learn it.

The Energy Clusters were used for Feebas and Tyrunt respectively, helping them quickly accumulate strength within their bodies.

"Feebas!"

"Tyrunt!"

"I'm going to boost your abilities now, get ready!" Lionel said while affectionately stroking the heads of the two little Pokémon.

Feebas was no stranger to this, staring with its small fishy eyes, waiting quietly for its master's gift with full anticipation; meanwhile, Tyrunt was completely bewildered, staring at Lionel with wide, curious eyes, pondering the meaning of his words.

"Here we go!"

With a slight thought from Lionel, the lustrous Energy Clusters seemed to have a soul of their own, drifting accurately toward Tyrunt and Feebas, instantly merging into their bodies.

Feebas immediately squinted its round little fishy eyes in excitement, its tail gently tapping the ground. The cool energy flowed through its body like a stream, and it could feel its strength rising pleasantly in every inch of its skin, making it so comfortable it almost let out a whimper.

On the other side, Tyrunt was completely stunned, staring with wide eyes and freezing in place. It took a while to react before suddenly lunging toward Lionel, rubbing its head against his palm. Its eyes stared at him brightly, its little face full of blunt desire—it clearly hadn't had enough and wanted another portion.

"As long as you listen to me and train seriously, there will be many more such Energy Clusters in the future!"

Lionel smiled and rubbed the heads of the two little Pokémon.

Tyrunt immediately rubbed its head against his wrist, and Feebas also affectionately flicked its tail against his fingertips on the water's surface. Seeing the two Pokémon acting so spoiled and clingy made Lionel very happy.

After playing with them for a while, Lionel concentrated and transmitted the key points of the Dragon Dance and Whirlpool skills into the minds of Tyrunt and Feebas respectively.

Two streams of information landed steadily, and the two little guys understood instantly, with every step of the skills clearly imprinted in their minds. They both got excited; one struck a charging pose while the other brewed water energy, both wanting to practice for Lionel on the spot.

Seeing this, Lionel quickly raised his hand to interrupt: "Don't be in a hurry. This is a hotel room, it's not convenient to use skills. Tomorrow when we reach Petalburg Woods, I'll let you show off properly!"

Once the two little Pokémon calmed down, Lionel summoned the Attack Power-Up from the Reward Space with a thought.

This item, which only existed in games, had been materialized into the real world thanks to Lionel's system. The potion's effect was to increase a Pokémon's base attack power, making it a top-tier treasure for melee Pokémon.

Lionel opened the potion and placed it near Tyrunt's mouth. Before the little guy could react, Lionel poured the liquid in, and Tyrunt swallowed it whole, just like Zhu Bajie eating the Ginseng Fruit.

Then, Tyrunt's whole body shook. It stiffened for a moment before its small claws curled slightly, its face showing a mix of enjoyment and a slight frown—

A tingling sensation rushed from the top of its head through its four limbs and hundreds of bones, accompanied by the slight stinging pain of power awakening. It was strange yet addictive.

When the discomfort faded, it clearly felt its body had become stronger. It immediately rubbed against Lionel's body happily, its head nudging him again and again like a child who had received a favorite toy, its eyes full of joy.

While stroking Tyrunt, Lionel gently touched the scales of Feebas in the fish tank, soothing it softly:

"Don't worry, when I draw a treasure suitable for you in the future, I'll definitely give it to you first."

Feebas blinked its small fishy eyes and pressed itself obediently against Lionel's hand to show it understood. It wasn't petty and knew well how much Lionel cared for it.

After playing enough with the two clingy little Pokémon, Lionel made up his mind: in the future, he would specifically focus on the advanced lottery!

After all, the advanced lottery was more likely to produce items like the Attack Power-Up that could directly improve a Pokémon's physical attributes, which was incredibly practical for training them.

As for how to quickly accumulate popularity points through live streaming, Lionel finally had a clear plan.

He realized he couldn't continue like before, just opening the stream every day to repeat skill training—such content was too monotonous and couldn't catch the audience's eye at all.

Lionel abandoned the idea of streaming daily; what he truly needed to do was actively lengthen the intervals between streams.

Doing this wasn't being perfunctory, but rather to set aside enough time to polish high-quality content.

Only by doing so could he break out of the dull routine of daily streaming, maintain a sense of mystery for the audience, and make everyone look forward to each stream with urgent anticipation, rather than getting used to frequent broadcasts.

Importantly, besides challenging Gyms step-by-step, Lionel also decided to sign up for a Pokémon Contest.

This was a very distinctive Pokémon competition, completely different from traditional battles where victory or defeat was the only goal. Its core judging criteria were not a Pokémon's combat strength, but rather its appearance, Charm, and the gorgeous quality of its moves when performed.

If he could perform well in a Pokémon Contest, it would surely attract a large number of new fans and cause his popularity points to skyrocket.

After all, this type of event was also highly sought after by many groups of Trainers. In addition to showcasing the Charm of the Pokémon themselves, the competition also featured the beauty of skill combinations; the audience for these events was no smaller than that of Trainers who loved battling.

The Pokémon Lionel chose to enter was his Feebas. Although Feebas's appearance wasn't outstanding and was even a bit unremarkable compared to other participating Pokémon, Lionel had other plans.

He wanted to win through skill combinations. With the help of the system rewards, Feebas already had enough control over its skills to develop some combinations.

And Feebas's unremarkable, ordinary looks happened to be the perfect backdrop and contrast for gorgeous skills.

It was like how, among a crowd of radiant figures, those with a sense of contrast were more likely to stand out and be unforgettable.

Similarly, blooming flowers always need green leaves to lean on to make their beauty more impressive.

This contrast would infinitely magnify the stunning brilliance of the skills when they bloomed, deeply engraving them into the audience's minds and making them unforgettable for a long time.

Pokémon Contests were held at fixed locations in certain cities, and Rustboro City was one of them.

Lionel specifically used his phone to check the information for the Rustboro City Pokémon Contest and learned that the next regularly scheduled event would start in a month.

The entry process wasn't complicated; as long as one went to the local Pokémon Center before the competition to handle the registration procedures and get an exclusive Contest Pass, one could smoothly step onto the stage.

Lionel had already thought of the content for tomorrow's stream, which would be the perfect way to respond to the audience's various speculations and expectations.

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