Pokémon that goes with the flow

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The system looked at the host in front of it, feeling mixed emotions...

It doesn't know what kind of mood it should be in when facing the host, nor can it understand why the host has such a ridiculous idea. But no matter what, since the host has raised the question to itself, then as a system assisting the host, it should help the host solve the difficulty.

"The title of champion does not belong to the trainer, but to the Pokémon that is responsible for the battle." This is the peculiar point of view just put forward by the host.

Regarding this sentence, the system felt that it might be a bit exaggerated to describe it as the creation of the world, but it should still be unprecedented. At least it had never heard such a rebellious statement.

As one of the largest events in the Kanto region, the Pokémon Contest's influence is self-evident, as can be seen from the Pokémon Gyms spread across the region.

When each tournament is about to open, many trainers who come here to compete will set out on the journey, going through numerous hardships and dangers to collect eight badges, all in order to prove their strength in the Pokémon tournament. The trainer who stands out and wins among these trainers will be given the title of champion by the tournament officials, and the champion in the host's mouth also comes from this.

Of course, in addition to the Pokémon Contest, there are other competitions for trainers to continue challenging, but that’s a story for another time.

The system sighed. A big part of the reason why it thought its host's words were ridiculous was due to the description of the Pokémon Contest in the above information.

After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, this so-called Pokémon Contest is a competition set up for trainers. In essence, it is no different from those common sports competitions, except that the objects of the competition have been turned into Pokémon. In other words, the purpose of the Pokémon Contest is to select the strongest trainer, and the title of champion exists only as a prize for the winning trainer.

If you want to award the title of champion to Pokémon, it must at least be a competition set up for Pokémon, but it is obvious that the Pokémon Competition is not among them. Therefore, the situation where the host mentioned that the title of champion will be awarded to Pokémon is impossible to happen.

In order to help the host better understand this point, the system thought that the host had just ridden a bicycle not long ago, so it specifically cited the example of a bicycle race to explain.

In a bicycle race, the organizer will give the first-place contestant the title of champion, which is no different from a Pokémon contest. But if the host's thoughts are brought into it, then the winner will not be the contestant, but the bicycle he rides!

This...this is ridiculous!

When I thought of a group of people gathered together, cheering and calling a bicycle the champion, my whole system went numb.

Who in their right mind would award the championship title to a bicycle?

The system was baring its fangs at the air in its mind. The more the host thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.

Back to the Pokémon Contest, host, you might as well imagine the scene when you meet the Kanto champion, Adu, and his Pokémon in the future. Could it be that the host will directly call Adu's Dragonite the champion? ! If so, then what has Adu become? The champion's trainer? This is too awkward!

Who would call someone like that?

[To sum up, host, you should now understand why the title of champion belongs to the trainer instead of the Pokémon, right? ]

The system knocked on the blackboard that it had created using its telekinesis, and while sighing in its heart it couldn't help but murmur, feeling as if it were giving a child's elementary education while explaining the meaning of the word "champion".

Although it said not long ago that it would personally teach the host the basics, it cannot start from such a basic place!

Thinking of this, the system frowned subconsciously, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

As we all know, the host knows very little about the Pokémon world, but it would be a bit exaggerated if he didn't even know what a champion was. After all, competitions existed in the world before the host traveled through time, and there were many well-known types.

In such a well-known situation, how could the host not know the concept of champion and even choose to award the title of champion to Pokémon? It is impossible that because the "Pokémon Contest" is named after "Pokémon", it is mistakenly believed that the Pokémon Contest is held for Pokémon, right?

The system shook its head, thinking that this idea was absurd and somewhat ridiculous. But soon, it could no longer laugh.

The reason is simple: the system suddenly discovered that its casual guess actually made sense.

After all, on the surface, this Pokémon contest is not only named after Pokémon, but for the general audience, most of their attention is also focused on Pokémon. Some of them even come just for Pokémon and don't care who the trainer is.

In other words, in the eyes of the host, an outsider who knows nothing about Pokémon, this Pokémon competition is probably similar to pet competitions such as horse racing or cricket fighting. The competition is completely regarded as a stage to showcase Pokémon, and the trainers are regarded as behind-the-scenes staff such as coaches. In this way, it is understandable why the host awarded the championship title to Pokémon.

After figuring this out, the system breathed a sigh of relief and began to sort out the information in its hands.

After all, it has found out where the problem with the host lies, and it also understands what to do next - clarify the misunderstanding to the host and explain clearly what the Pokémon Contest is. This is much simpler than explaining why the champion is the champion!

Thinking of this, the system's thoughts drifted further and further, and it suddenly occurred to it that since the Pokémon Contest was set up for trainers, why not change the name of the "Pokémon Contest" to the "Trainer Contest"? This would avoid misunderstandings among people who are not familiar with the contest, not to mention...

"That...that system..."

Hoshino looked at the flickering ball of light in front of him, and a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

From the beginning, the system has been in this abnormal state. Although I don't know what the system is thinking, based on what it is teaching, I think I should interrupt it.

"That is to say, I actually know that the title of champion is reserved for trainers. System, you don't have to explain it to me so clearly..." Hoshino scratched his cheek and continued a little embarrassedly: "System, did you misunderstand something?"

Crash-!

Before he finished speaking, the sound of papers falling to the ground was heard again. This time, the ball of light petrified in mid-air again like before. It was not until a long time later that it slowly uttered a word.

【......ah?】

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