If this ordinary Trainer, Silas Alaric, truly had the kind of talent Brock described, then he was definitely worth investing in.
After all, forming a good relationship with a future Breeding Master would be an incredible advantage for the family's future generations.
"What do you plan to do?"
Flint didn't force Brock to follow a specific approach. After all, he would eventually pass the Gym Leader position to his son, and Brock needed opportunities to gain experience.
"I talked to him a lot today. It's clear he's hiding quite a bit, but that doesn't really matter," Brock replied as he put on an apron, preparing to clean the house.
"Given his background, it's obvious he has a strong desire for knowledge. I plan to have a more direct conversation with him tomorrow."
Even as he started sweeping, Brock kept talking.
"He's a smart guy. While he doesn't seem very skilled in socializing, he communicates well enough.
"When I hinted at certain things, his reactions were perfectly normal he wasn't resistant at all.
"He has a lot of investment potential. I already informed the Gym's investigation team, and they'll conduct a background check before compiling a report."
"Alright, then I'll leave this to you. This is your first investment, isn't it?" Flint said, still looking at his report.
Leaking some minor information wasn't a big deal.
"Yeah, I know." Brock paused for a moment while mopping the floor but quickly resumed his work.
"Now, can you lift your feet, Dad? And stop pretending to read that report it's upside down. Just go check on my younger siblings instead. You always leave everything to me!"
Hearing his son nagging again, Flint quickly picked up his report and walked upstairs.
His son was great in every way, but man, was he talkative.
As Silas Alaric climbed the stairs, he narrowed his eyes—the same sharp gaze Brock had inherited from him.
Silas Alaric, huh?
He sounded like an interesting prospect.
Meanwhile, Silas, who had returned to his room at the Pokémon Center, had no idea what the father and son were discussing.
After taking a shower, he flopped onto the sofa, reflecting on his conversation with Brock.
From the way Brock reacted, it was clear he had no idea who "Ash Ketchum" was—or at least, not yet.
Silas wasn't too disappointed, though. He was mainly checking just out of curiosity, since Ash had been such a huge part of his childhood in his past life.
But considering how different this world was from the anime, it wouldn't be surprising if Ash never existed here at all.
In fact, nothing in this world perfectly matched the show.
Especially the League tournaments.
The idea that someone like Ash who had just started his journey could make it to the quarterfinals of a major tournament was just insane.
…Though, maybe not entirely impossible.
Silas stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Even though he hadn't originally planned on participating in a tournament he wasn't strong enough yet, and he was still focused on earning money and studying he had still researched how they worked.
The Pokémon League in this world had two different tournament formats:
The Two-Year Format
The Unrestricted Format
Most people referred to the second one when talking about the Pokémon League. The battle footage Silas had seen online was all from this category.
"No wonder," Silas thought. "I always felt like the Trainers in these tournaments were way stronger than the ones I remembered watching as a kid."
That was his first impression when he had learned about the tournament system.
The Two-Year Format was specifically designed for newer Trainers who had only recently started their journeys.
But when people talked about official League rankings like the requirement to reach the "main tournament" or place in the "top four" they were only referring to the Unrestricted Format, not the Two-Year Format.
The Two-Year Format had strict entry conditions: Only Trainers between 16 and 18 years old could participate.
They could only use Pokémon they had caught and trained within the last two years.
The registration process was the same as the Unrestricted Format collecting eight Gym Badges to qualify.
Because of these restrictions, most competitors in the Two-Year Format were average Trainers. A few were quite talented, but many were complete beginners.
The Unrestricted Format, on the other hand, was an entirely different story.
There were no time restrictions on how long a Pokémon had been trained, which meant the competition was far more intense.
Almost all participants were Advance-level Trainers or even pseudo-Elite level.
Once a Trainer officially reached the rank of an Elite challenger, they would stop competing in the Unrestricted Format and move on to Elite Four Challenges instead.
For most ordinary Trainers, even making it past the preliminary rounds of the Unrestricted Format was impossible.
Since the Two-Year Format was filled with weaker Trainers, why did anyone bother entering?
Well, the answer was simple: dreams.
Most civilian Trainers knew that Elite-level Trainers were out of their league. The Unrestricted Format would only result in an embarrassing first-round elimination.
But if they could get a decent placement in the Two-Year Format, at least they'd have something to brag about.
That's why the Two-Year Format was mostly filled with civilian Trainers, while the Unrestricted Format was where true competitors went.
Occasionally, some wealthy second-generation Trainers (or even third-generation ones) would enter the Two-Year Format for fun.
It was no surprise that the Top 8 spots were almost always dominated by these privileged kids.
Because of this, Trainers had a nickname for the Two-Year Format:
"The Baby Tournament."
That name alone showed just how little respect serious Trainers had for it.
Rumor had it that the Pokémon League was planning to change the tournament structure.
After all, the current Two-Year Format was nearly pointless.
However, they couldn't just remove it completely if they did, brand-new Trainers would have no chance to gain competitive experience.
Silas wasn't sure what changes they were planning, but maybe it would end up closer to the anime's tournament structure from his past life.
Either way, it didn't really matter to him.
Since Silas needed to gain powerful connections and resources, his goal was always the Unrestricted Format.
Winning the "Baby Tournament" wouldn't help him in any meaningful way.
In past years, there had even been cases of Trainers using Elite-level Pokémon in the Two-Year Format.
These Trainers shamelessly claimed that they had personally raised these Pokémon from scratch in just two years.
The problem? The Pokémon's registration records actually confirmed that they had been caught within the two-year limit.
So, technically, they were allowed to compete.
But in battle, it was like watching an adult fighting a toddler the gap was that ridiculous.
Later, the League conducted an investigation and discovered that one of these Trainers was a privileged "second-generation" kid.
While the Pokémon was technically his, it had actually been raised by his father—a former Champion contender for 16 years.
The Trainer had simply waited until he turned 16 before officially "catching" the Pokémon in a Poké Ball, making it look like it had been trained for just over a year.
That barely fit the competition's rules.
Although the scandal severely damaged his reputation, his father's influence protected him from serious consequences.
Some people had considered using similar loopholes, but it wasn't as easy as it seemed.
First of all, not many people had access to such powerful Pokémon in the first place.
Even if they did, keeping the Pokémon outside a Poké Ball for years was incredibly risky if someone else defeated the Pokémon and caught it, all those years of effort would be gone in an instant.
Wild Pokémon were fair game for anyone to catch.
That was why this "second-generation" kid had never left his house for 16 years, training a single Pokémon in private.
Only when he turned 16 did he finally "catch" it and start his Pokémon journey.
While the League eventually tightened regulations, his case remained one of the most infamous loopholes in tournament history.
His personal fate? Reportedly, things didn't go well for him after the scandal, though his father's influence ensured he wasn't completely ruined.
Some people wondered:
"Why not just borrow a powerful Pokémon from your parents? Or catch a really strong wild Pokémon?"
The first option was impossible not because of the rules, but because of the parents themselves.
If you had a powerful Trainer as a parent, they'd probably slap you for even asking to use their Pokémon in a tournament.
As for catching a high-level wild Pokémon—if you were strong enough to do that, then you had no reason to compete in the Two-Year Format in the first place.
Trainers who captured high-level wild Pokémon were already strong enough to compete in the Unrestricted Format, where the real action was.
Even if someone tried to use a strong Pokémon they had stolen from another Trainer, that wouldn't work either.
Pokémon that had been captured through battle often had extremely low obedience levels.
To put it in game terms, their friendship levels would be below 10, making them almost impossible to command.
If the League detected this, the Trainer would instantly be disqualified.
Silas thought to himself, If there's a protagonist out there, I've done my best to make things fair. Let's see if anyone can spot any loopholes I missed.
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