When Alex was waiting for his second round, he opened his TRH device to see his next opponent.

Contestant No. 177 ​​

Pokémon: Butterfree LV 20, Beedrill LV 23, Beedrill LV 21

Alex, who saw how weak his opponent was, couldn't help but wonder how this 'trainer' survived the first round.

After two hours, it was finally Alex's turn. When Alex entered the F block arena again, he saw the blonde referee and a young man around the same age as him.

He greeted referees and the opponent as he got ready.

Both Alex and his opponent took out their Pokémon.

Kirlia and a Beedrill were standing on the battlefield.

Alex looked at the info of Beedrill and quickly became disinterested when he saw that it was an LV 23 bronze Beedrill.

The referee said, "Both trainers ready?... Ok. 3,2,1, Go!"

Alex didn't want to waste his time anymore, so he said, "Finish it with Psychic."

The trainer said at the same time, "Beedrill, dodge and use Poison Sting!"

Alex started laughing in his mind when he saw that this trainer thought he could avoid Kirlia's Psychic without another move. Kirlia not only had a much higher potential but also a much higher level than this Beedrill. So it simply had no chance to avoid Kirlia's attacks.

Kirlia used Psychic and met Beedrill with this Psychic power. Beedrill, who had no chance to evade, suffered a great amount of damage. Its whole body started bleeding when it was hit by this attack.

Beedrill's trainer had a worried expression on his face when he saw the damage Beedrill had suffered.

The trainer saw that he couldn't win this fight and said, "I give up."

The referee said loudly, "Participant 487 gave up. Participant 68 wins this round."

The trainer went to the sad Beedrill and encouraged him with a smile again.

Alex, who saw this, couldn't agree more. "Only trainers who have treats their Pokémon well have a future in the Pokémon world. Hmm, it's a real surprise to see a trainer who loves his Pokémon so much with such a weak strength. He is a bit similar to Ash. Although he is not a talented trainer, his love for his Pokémon is a huge advantage for him. That is probably the reason why Professor Oak sees Ash as a better trainer than Gary, even though Gary has more talent as a trainer."

Most trainers only see their Pokémon as tools, some trainers see Pokémon as their friends, and very few trainers view their Pokémon as family members.

Alex knows that the strongest trainers see their Pokémon at least as friends, and the trainers who treat their Pokémon like family members have a higher chance of being strong trainers.

He can count dozens of powerful Pokémon trainers who love their Pokémon very much. It is much less common to find a strong Pokémon trainer who doesn't treat his Pokémon well.

When Alex saw the trainer wanting to leave the battlefield, he followed him. He talked to him a bit and exchanged Pokémon training tips.

The Beedrill's trainer is called Daniel. In the beginning, he had a very cold attitude towards Alex when Alex tried to talk to him. But after Alex had talked about the possibility of exchanging training methods, he couldn't help but chat with Alex longer.

Alex knew that this weak trainer could not offer him any good training method, but he used it as an excuse to talk to Daniel. The more he talked to Daniel, the more he realized how cold Daniel was to him. And the more he felt that Daniel would become an excellent subordinate for him.

Daniel lost his parents in a Pokémon riot a few years ago. He lived a tough life with the compensation money received from the Alliance. Alex also noticed that Daniel was talking about the Alliance with an unfriendly expression. Although he did not say negative things about the Alliance, Alex did notice his dislike of the Alliance.

Alex couldn't help but think, "Something is definitely wrong here. His parents were killed by the Pokémon riot, and he is a Pokémon trainer who likes his Pokémon very much. The Alliance gave him enough money to support himself, and he still has that look on his face when he talks about the Alliance."

"He's hiding something from me."

But Alex had to admit that it made sense that he wasn't going to tell him his life story. Which fool would tell a person they hardly know everything about themselves. The fact that he talked a little bit about his past already shows that he had a relatively good impression of Alex.

Alex and Daniel talked to each other while Alex was waiting for his next opponent.

After an hour, Daniel left, but not before giving Alex his contact details.

Alex had a good impression of Daniel after this talk.

-relatively cold to people.

-at least a neutral attitude towards the Alliance.

-good potential as a trainer (Well yes, but actually no)

-doesn't have any relative

After Alex finds out more about him, he may choose him as his direct subordinate.

As a Team Rocket captain, Alex has the right to take up to 2 other Team Rocket trainers as his subordinates.

Alex knows that having a talented subordinate who can be trusted can be very beneficial. And he thought that Daniel was a very good option.

While waiting, he looked at his last preliminary round opponent.

Contestant No. 297

Pokémon: Shroomish LV 17, Roselia LV 20, Vileplume LV 30

"Should I let Kirlia fight or play it safe? Hmm, I'd rather not take unnecessary risks."

After about 1 hour, Alex stood in front of the blonde referee again.

The trainer of the Vileplume was a girl around 17 years old.

Alex pulled out Crobat, and the girl pulled out her Vileplume without any surprise.

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Pokémon: Vileplume

LV: 30

Type: Grass / Poison

Abilities: Chlorophyll

Gender: Female

Potential: Deep Silver

Moves:

-Absorb, Growth, Acid, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Razor Leaf, Mega Drain

- (Innate Talent) Solar Beam [E]

- (TM) Protect, (TM) Sludge Bomb, (TM) Facade, (TM) Substitute, (TM) Toxic

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When Alex saw this Vileplume, he couldn't help but be relieved that he didn't send Kirlia to fight. Although Alex thought that Kirlia would still win anyway, this fight would be unnecessarily long and tense.

When the girl saw that Alex didn't pull out his weakest Pokémon, she couldn't help but look annoyed. She knew her only chance to win this fight is when Alex sends his Kirlia to the fight.

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