Spirit World, somewhere on a mountain cliff.
Fang Yuan was sitting on the ground, using lunchtime to hold a meeting for his Pokémon.
Glutton, Monferno, and Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, three Pokémon, had evolved one after another. Fang Yuan was in an excited stage.
"It's been over three months since the last Fang Yuan Championship."
"In another two months, it will be the third Fang Yuan Championship!"
"It's worth mentioning that whether it be Dragonite, Milotic, or Glutton, Monferno, and Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, you all have made huge progress since the second championship. I'm very relieved, so I've decided..."
Fang Yuan announced grandly, "The prize pool for the third Fang Yuan Championship will be multiplied by five!"
As soon as Fang Yuan finished speaking, several Pokémon immediately looked spirited.
The Pokémon of other Trainers might not know what to do with money, but Fang Yuan's Pokémon all knew that money was a good thing.
Eevee needed to spend money on games.
Self-detonating Magnetic Monster wanted to buy a metal coating to strengthen its body, aiming to enhance its structure to the point where it could break through the atmosphere and fly into space.
Monferno wanted to buy various training equipment.
Glutton wanted to purchase various rare Tree Fruits for Self-detonating Magnetic Monster to help it research new dishes.
Milotic wanted to buy perfume to dress itself up.
Dragonite was going to buy gifts for Milotic...
Every Pokémon felt that they never had enough money, and to earn money, the Fang Yuan Championship was the fastest way.
Ever since the first Fang Yuan Championship was held, ranking position and prize money have become a means for Fang Yuan to encourage his Pokémon to improve.
Fang Yuan dared to guarantee that without the Fang Yuan Championship, Monferno's level of effort would be significantly reduced...
As the Pokémon's eyes gleamed, Fang Yuan continued:
"I haven't finished yet. Given the pace of your improvement lately and the qualitative leaps in strength, I've decided to hold the next Fang Yuan Championship ahead of schedule, right after we leave the Spirit World. So you need to seize the time to train..."
Fang Yuan chuckled, offering an incentive.
Implying that although the prize money was substantial, the time left for preparation had shortened. If they wanted to claim the prize money, they would have to make the most of this time and undergo the final special training.
"Bwoo..."
Suddenly, with a pitiful tone, Eevee spoke up. In the third Fang Yuan Championship, it couldn't just be limited to fighting in Eevee form, could it?
"About that…" Fang Yuan looked at Eevee, then at the phone Rotom, and said, "The third Fang Yuan Championship will still see updates, and this time, you can freely choose your battle form. Whether you fight in Partner Form or Sun Eevee Form is up to you."
"Bwoo?"
Upon hearing this, Eevee immediately showed a look of joy.
However, after a moment's thought, Eevee's expression turned sorrowful again.
Armed Magnetic Monster had already obtained top-level combat power. Even in Sun Eevee Form… it might not be able to beat Self-detonating Magnetic Monster this time.
Eevee looked at Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and noticed it was looking at Eevee with a simple-minded gaze, which was just infuriating...
The Partner System was too overpowered; treating three Pokémon as one was just too cheeky. Thinking that it was bound to lose only to Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Eevee felt as if it saw dozens of 648s flying away from its eyes.
"By the way, Glutton's black flame… from now on, you can use it freely." Fang Yuan added.
Glutton had finally mastered this move after it had been banned for two seasons.
"Gear child!!!" While stuffing Energy Blocks into its mouth voraciously, Glutton showed delight. The tides have turned; it might become the biggest winner of the third Fang Yuan Championship.
The thought of being able to invest more funds in researching new recipes made Glutton even hungrier...
"Bwoo…" Next to them, Dragonite scratched its head. It was still unable to control its Nightmare Mode and most likely couldn't use it...
Milotic glanced at Dragonite. Although it had gained enormously from the Temple of the Sea and The Lake of Purification, Milotic felt that its status within the team remained unchanged.
Apart from Dragonite, it still wasn't very confident in defeating the other Pokémon...
Being one of Fang Yuan's Pokémon was too hard, Milotic sighed involuntarily and started to feel self-pity.
Apart from Milotic feeling disheartened, Monferno was also troubled. It looked towards Ditto next to it. With its good brother Ditto's Helping Hand, it now possessed power invincible at the Master Level…
But even so, Monferno still felt it wasn't enough!
Being one of Fang Yuan's Pokémon was really challenging, Monferno had that feeling too. It used to be capable of defeating anything outside the team easily, but once back in the team, it felt as if a little laxness would put it at the bottom – monkey life is hard.
"Wooah!!" Monferno stood up, looking at Fang Yuan, hoping that he would allow them to start further training for Thunder Flame Mode right away.
"You want to start now?" Fang Yuan looked up at Monferno, a questioning look on his face.
"Wooah!" Monferno nodded in earnest. It had to start now. Self-detonating Magnetic Monster's Electromagnetic Armored Form had already developed to Second Gear, and its Thunder Flame Mode could not stagnate.
"Alright then…" Fang Yuan looked at Rotom and said, "As for the details, I'll leave them to you."
"Received, Rotom!" Phone Rotom nodded its head.
For Armed Magnetic Monster, the Gear child charges up by rotating, and the faster it spins, the stronger the charge.
Shifting gears is the move that increases the Gear child's rotation speed. Obviously, after shifting gears, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster would obtain an even greater enhancement.
At First Gear, a regular charge gives Self-detonating Magnetic Monster Master Level Invincible strength, while at Second Gear, an accelerated charge allows it to enter the Top Tier Domain.