Trainers returning from the Kingdom of Roc

Chapter 29: Evolutionary Direction?

Aside from the fact that the number of participants was so large on the first day that it was full, eliminating more than half of the contestants.

Starting from the second day, the 128-to-64 round, the 64-to-32 round, and the 32-to-16 round.

As the competition intensified, the battles between the contestants became increasingly fierce. Starting from the top 32 on the third day, there were no weak players left. Under such immense pressure, no one could win by luck alone.

Even so, Luo Yan still used Shiny Eevee, easily defeating various opponents with the Sand Rush tactic.

The core of the Sand Rush tactic is to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm. Once the opponent's eyes are blinded and their vision is lost, Eevee can use its agile movements to launch a continuous attack and defeat the opponent's Pokémon.

This tactic is actually very simple, and most novice trainers can execute it. However, it is quite difficult to counter, or rather, to break Eevee's Sand Rush tactic.

Don't forget, the Prism Ball fully unlocks Eevee's potential, and combined with its inherent speed-boosting nature, Eevee's speed far surpasses that of these novice trainers.

It is precisely for this reason that even though most trainers know how to avoid being blinded by sand, they still suffer greatly from Eevee's speed and ultimately suffer a crushing defeat after being blinded.

Luo Yan's battles with Ibrahimovic, as smooth as art, led them all the way into the quarterfinals.

No matter what kind of opponent he faces, Ibrahimovic can outmaneuver them and win with unparalleled elegance. This has earned him a large following online, and some people have even created a super topic for Ibrahimovic on Weibo.

Besides Luo Yan, Hou Hao also made it into the top eight.

Speaking of Hou Hao, his path to advancement was not so easy. As expected, a lot of new trainers chose Grass-type Poliwag. Although Poliwag is excellent in battle, it is still in danger when it is countered in every battle.

Hou Hao stumbled along the way. Except for the first day, he fought his way to the quarterfinals by the last breath.

In the contestants' preparation area, Hou Hao grabbed Luo Yan and kept crying. "I'm never going to specialize in Water-type Pokémon again. After the competition, I'm definitely going to catch a Fire-type Pokémon. I'm so done with this, I almost got my head knocked off these past two days."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Luo Yan shook his head with a smile, unable to help but speak up. "Being a Water-type specialist doesn't mean you can only use Water-type Pokémon. Look at Uncle Hou's main team, they have several defensive specialists too."

"You're just in the beginner phase right now. Once your Poliwag evolves into a Viper, and your Mudkip hatches and evolves into a Water/Ground type, then you can get a Water/Flying type Pelipper or a Water/Psychic type Slowking. Your future is bright!"

"One side is light, the other is darkness," Hou Hao rolled his eyes. "Who knows when they'll evolve? My dad said I shouldn't use the Water Stone immediately after my Poliwag evolves into a Poliwag, saying it's a waste of potential, and I should nurture it for a while longer."

Since people learned the secrets of evolution stones, many people choose to use the corresponding evolution stone immediately after their Pokémon evolves to bring it to the final evolution stage.

However, according to research by many Pokémon professors, this approach is akin to forcing growth, causing a Pokémon to evolve again shortly after its initial evolution, which wastes a lot of potential. Therefore, many experts have advised everyone to carefully manage the timing of using evolution stones.

However, despite this, there is no consensus among scholars on when to use evolution stones. Even for the same Pokémon, scholars still argue about when to use evolution stones, leaving trainers confused when training them.

However, one thing is certain: evolution stones should never be used immediately after evolution, as this would undoubtedly limit the future development and progress of Pokémon.

Luo Yan patted Hou Hao on the shoulder. "Don't be sad, I'm here for you."

Others can't grasp the scale because they can't see the Pokémon's level, but Luo Yan is different. With the help of the Star Compass, he can clearly determine the information of various Pokémon and Pokémon, and he knows when to use evolution stones.

"Hey, stop talking about me. Brother Luo, have you decided on your Eevee's evolution path? How about Vaporeon, purple or green Jolteon? It could be like my Poliwrath in the future."

"Get lost, I haven't decided yet." Luo Yan waved his hand, then looked at the Poké Ball in his hand.

He hadn't really decided on Eevee's evolution path yet, but he wasn't in a hurry. He still wanted to follow his previous idea, which was to choose the evolution path based on which position his team was missing.

However, he still had his own plans. "Eevee is a little sister, so she might become a Sylveon or Umbreon in the future, depending on my team composition."

"Sylveon! Sylveon is great! No one in the world has ever been found to evolve from a shiny Eevee. If you evolve, scholars at home and abroad will probably go crazy. They'll all come to you to submit papers!" Hou Hao said excitedly.

Because the Fairy attribute was only discovered a few years ago, people are still relatively unfamiliar with this attribute.

After someone discovered Eevee's special evolution, Sylveon, it sparked another worldwide craze for finding Eevee.

For no other reason than that the fairies and elves are simply too beautiful.

She's absolutely irresistible to both men and women.

However, so much time has passed, and while the Sylveon has evolved quite a bit, no shiny Sylveon has appeared. If Luo Yan were to evolve it into a Sylveon now, the benefits would undoubtedly be enormous.

Luo Yan hadn't thought of it this way at first, but now that Hou Hao had said it, he was starting to get restless.

Just kidding, it's just a Shiny Eevee. If the number of Prism Balls wasn't currently uncertain, he could easily create a full Shiny Eevee team with all its forms.

Just as the two were chatting, the announcement of the contestants entering the arena came over the loudspeaker. The quarterfinals were finally about to begin, and today would also be the day to determine the final rankings of the selection competition.

After exchanging a glance, Luo Yan and Hou Hao stood up, encouraged each other, and walked towards their respective competition venues.

When Luo Yan saw his opponent in this match, he was clearly stunned for a moment.

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