"This wind comes in gusts, it's really strange," Gary remarked as he rode along the road, feeling the breeze blowing intermittently.
The wind wasn't very strong and was quite comfortable, but it was too frequent.
"Eevee," Eevee enjoyed the breeze, as its fur was relatively thick, and the cool wind felt refreshing.
"Your fur is a bit thick; I'll take you to the Pokémon Beauty Salon to trim it later," Gary said.
"Eevee," Eevee nodded obediently, also feeling a bit hot recently, so trimming some fur wasn't a bad idea.
"Let's go register at the Pokémon Center," Gary said, increasing the speed of his bike as he headed into New Bark Town.
Although New Bark Town is a small town, it can also be described as a city. The buildings are very modern, and even the Pokémon Center is as large as those in big cities.
Upon entering the Pokémon Center, Gary approached the front desk.
Nurse Joy was waiting at the front desk. When she saw Gary approaching, she bowed politely and said, "Hello, is there anything you need?"
"Hello, Nurse Joy. I'm from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region. I'm here to attend the Silver Conference and want to register my personal information," Gary said.
Gary is now a foreigner in the Johto Region, and the registration information is equivalent to a visa.
"Please show me your ID," Joy said.
Gary took out the Pokédex given to him by Professor Oak.
Joy took the Pokédex and placed it into the groove of the instrument next to the computer.
After scanning, Gary's personal information appeared on the computer screen.
Joy typed quickly on the keyboard, and the instrument made a broadcast sound.
"Gary from Pallet Town... your qualifications to participate in the Johto Region League Conference are officially recognized."
"Okay, now your information is in the Johto Region League's general database. As long as you get 8 Johto Region gym badges, you can participate in the Johto Region League Conference," Joy said, returning the Pokédex to Gary.
"Thank you," Gary said, putting the Pokédex away.
After registering his information, the next step was to collect badges.
The gym closest to New Bark Town was in Violet City, which was quite far away and required passing through the Cherrygrove City to reach it.
Gary planned to leave New Bark Town after lunch because there were no strong Trainers in New Bark Town, and it would be a waste of time to stay here.
The only acquaintance in New Bark Town was Professor Elm, but Gary didn't want to visit him because Professor Elm was an academic chatterbox and could talk endlessly about Pokémon.
When Professor Elm was a student with Professor Oak, Gary had listened to him nagging a lot.
The key point was that Gary had no interest in the Johto Region Pokémon.
Although the Johto Region Pokémon were cute and good-looking, they didn't have any outstanding features. The base stat distribution was also very average, and the hidden abilities were not strong.
It can be said that the Johto Region Pokémon were good-looking but not very useful. They only had good looks, but their strength was not satisfactory.
Of course, this does not mean that the Johto Region's starter Pokémon are not worth training. After all, such high base stats are stronger than most Pokémon.
"Excuse me... are you a Trainer?" Just as Gary was about to leave, a voice came from behind him. Judging from the tone, the other party seemed to be in an excited mood.
Gary turned around and saw a boy wearing a green short-sleeved shirt. The boy was about 10 years old, with a gray crew cut. Only the hair in the middle of his head was not cut, and he deliberately left three tufts of hair.
"Are you...?" Gary felt that the boy in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember his name.
"My name is Vincent, I'm from New Bark Town. I just heard that you were going to challenge the Johto Region League Conference," Vincent introduced himself. "I want to challenge as well. Since we have the same goal and we are both Trainers, let's have a duel."
Gary immediately remembered who the other party was. This Vincent was the Trainer who took Chikorita from Professor Elm and then participated in the Silver Conference and fought against Ash once.
Gary didn't expect to meet him here. Seeing how excited he was, it was obvious that he wanted to challenge Gary to a Pokémon duel.
However... Vincent is a rookie no matter how you look at it. He is asking for trouble.
"You just became a Trainer today, right?" Gary said.
"Hey! How did you know?" Vincent was surprised. "I just got a Pokémon from Professor Elm today, and I'm planning to have a Pokémon battle. Can you be my rival?"
"Vincent, Gary has been a Trainer for 1 year, and you just got a Pokémon, which is definitely not his rival. I advise you to forget it," Joy knew Vincent and quickly dissuaded him.
"Oh, that's more interesting. Only by fighting with a strong Trainer can I become stronger." Knowing that Gary has been a Trainer for 1 year, Vincent was even more excited.
"Let's fight."
"Okay, let's go outside," Gary thought about it and agreed.
Vincent will also become a good Trainer in the future, so let's give him some focus in advance.
Joy looked at the two people who walked out and was also quite speechless. She quickly called someone to come over so that she could comfort Vincent later.
On the public ground outside the Pokémon Center.
Gary and Vincent stood in the command area.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Gary from Pallet Town," Gary said.
"I just heard your name at the Pokémon Center. Can we start the battle?" Vincent asked.
Looking at the excited Vincent, Gary could not help but see that this was a rookie who was eager to try Pokémon battles.
"Eevee, I leave it to you," Gary said.
"Eevee," Eevee rushed into the venue.
"What Pokémon is this?" Vincent noticed Eevee and took out the Pokédex to check.
Pokédex: "Eevee, Normal Type, in order to adapt to changes in the environment immediately, Eevee contains multiple possibilities for evolution."
"Normal Type Pokémon, then don't worry," seeing the information given by the Pokédex, Vincent was immediately relieved.
"This is your first battle, go ahead, Chikorita," Vincent threw the Poké Ball.
Great!
Chikorita, a cute Pokémon with a leaf on its head and a light green body, appeared.
Gary likes Chikorita very much, but it's a pity that Chikorita's final evolution, Meganium, is not only not powerful but also a bit unattractive, which is a Pokémon that ruins everything.
[LV7 Chikorita/Elite]
Professor Elm is quite generous. The Pokémon he gave has such high potential. It seems that he values this group of rookie Trainers very much.
"You attack first," as a senior, Gary still has to give in to the juniors.