Pokémon Court-Chapter 524: One Person’s Stage

Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh—these four major regions jointly promoted this Super Festival.

They also invited Trainers and Coordinators from various regions to participate.

In the past two years, Pokémon Contests have been developing rapidly, with more and more Coordinators emerging. This situation is exactly what the Pokémon League was happy to see.

With the improvement of benefits for Trainers, the ways to become a Trainer have increased while the difficulty has decreased. In the coming years, the number of Trainers is expected to grow explosively.

However, an increase in the number of Trainers also represents a certain degree of risk. Trainers pursue strength, capturing all kinds of powerful Pokémon. Long ago, Trainers played an essential role in regulating the population of wild Pokémon, but history has shown that a sudden surge in Trainer numbers may not necessarily be beneficial for the stable functioning of nature.

Furthermore, with advancements in scientific research, the demand for human labor in corporate jobs will gradually decrease, leaving many people facing the threat of unemployment.

In this situation, ensuring the normal operation of society requires diverting some individuals into other professions. This is one of the reasons why the Pokémon League strongly advocates for some young people to become Trainers.

In the future, it is foreseeable that various competitions will continue to emerge, and the status of Trainers will be further elevated.

However, this advocacy cannot be entirely unrestricted.

Compared to Trainers, the uniqueness of the Coordinator profession lies in its significantly lower entry barrier compared to participating in official League Conferences. Additionally, it does not heavily rely on exceptionally powerful Pokémon!

This also provides a good home for weaker yet adorable Pokémon.

Many families with decent financial conditions often keep cute Pokémon as pets. For those who do not particularly enjoy traditional battles, Pokémon Contests serve as an excellent place to strengthen their bond with their Pokémon.

Therefore, the purpose of this Grand Festival event is not to determine the superiority of either profession but to enhance the recognition of Coordinators, legitimize their role, highlight the respective advantages of both professions, and encourage more people to become Coordinators.

It aims to show people that being a Coordinator is just as viable a choice as being a Trainer.

With the explosive increase in the number of Trainers leading to fierce competition, not every Trainer's needs can be met. To alleviate this trend, the Coordinator profession will serve as an excellent alternative pathway.

...

Terrance, who was in Fallarbor Town, naturally received this news as well.

He had actually learned about this event a long time ago—he was just now finding out the exact time.

Four months later, a grand gathering would take place.

"This festival likely won't have anyone at the Elite Four level participating."

Terrance received this interesting piece of news from Raoul Contesta.

"No Trainers at the Elite Four level?"

"Wallace will undoubtedly be attending as the representative of Coordinators. As for his strength, I've heard a bit about it from Steven..." Terrance mused. Steven and Wallace were close friends, and according to Steven, the two often battled together. Steven held Wallace in very high regard.

That alone was enough to prove that Wallace's skills were exceptional.

Furthermore, as a Contest Master, surpassing even a Top Coordinator, Wallace is the first to dominate Pokémon Contests across all regions. Terrance had watched countless battle videos and competition footage of Wallace. Even the current him has no confidence in defeating Wallace.

In terms of traditional battles alone, Wallace was undoubtedly at the Elite Four level.

Terrance firmly believed this.

If no Elite Four-level Trainers were participating, then among the Coordinators, Wallace would undoubtedly shine like a dazzling star—becoming the most brilliant figure at this festival.

"So that's the plan... A star-making strategy."

Terrance quickly grasped the true purpose of this festival—to showcase the power and charm of Coordinators through Wallace.

Even if there are Elite Four-level Trainers present, Wallace wouldn't be afraid. But if there weren't, then this festival would truly be Wallace's stage alone.

"For Pokémon Contests, the more people like Wallace, the better..."

"The reason Mr. Raoul Contesta invited me likely has something to do with this as well. He wants me to hold nothing back and fully display the brilliance of a Coordinator at this festival, doesn't he?" Terrance smiled faintly.

He still remembered the promise Raoul Contesta had made—Gym Badges would hold equal value to Contest Ribbons.

That promise... was something he had coveted for a long time.

It was a crucial opportunity for the development of Fallarbor Gym, just as he had planned.

"Four months left..." Terrance calculated in his mind.

...

In recent days.

With June's assistance, the Fallarbor Woods development team had slowly begun to take shape, starting from the recruitment of its first member.

Meanwhile, June was also methodically designing the Fallarbor Woods development plan.

"Terrance." After knocking on the door, Kotoko entered the room. Seeing Terrance and June Joy discussing the development plan, she turned to Terrance and said, "The Pokémon Eggs are all gone."

"Gone?" Terrance was surprised.

Although he had only temporarily gathered four Pokémon Eggs in the first batch, he hadn't expected that someone would actually choose this challenge method in such a short time.

"They're probably coming for your training guide," Kotoko said.

"A training guide like that can only lay the foundation—it doesn't do much to help with the power limit of a Pokémon like Wurmple," Terrance replied helplessly. "Alright, I got it. I'll take care of this before I leave."

Fallarbor Woods was still under development, and Terrance hadn't yet established a stable source of Pokémon Eggs. This was the first task that needed to be properly completed in the Fallarbor Woods development process.

The second was the most critical element of the"Fallarbor Woods Bug-type Pokémon Scenic Area Project"—the "Monarch of Wings" plan.

"Leave?" Kotoko asked. "Where are you going this time?"

"Alola." Terrance smiled slightly. He had already planned to head to Alola to begin his research on "totem aura", while also subjecting his Pokémon to intensive special training.

These four months were destined to be another grueling period.

Four months later, the Super Festival would begin. If nothing changed, it could very well become Wallace's stage alone. As a participant, Terrance was unwilling to be just a supporting act.

That's why he had to make the most of these four months. At the very least, his worst-case estimate was to raise the strength of all his Pokémon by half a tier. Aside from Arcanine, all his Pokémon already had well-planned training direction and regimens, so this wasn't some pipe dream.

As for the best-case estimate—it would be successfully completing the research on "totem aura" within four months!

If that happened, Terrance was certain—the Super Festival wouldn't be Wallace's stage alone.

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