Pokémon: Angewomon First, Marriage Later! [2]

Ms. Zhu froze. She hadn’t expected Su Han would not only talk back—but actually answer correctly!

She was so angry that, for a moment, words failed her.

But if Su Han could rattle off those Pokémon so easily, then what about the first two he’d mentioned?

Could they also be real Pokémon?

But was it possible there were Pokémon she didn’t know, yet Su Han did?

She quickly dismissed the idea.

“Fine, you pass. Ahem—sit down!”

Ms. Zhu cleared her throat awkwardly, forced to drop the issue.

Only then did Su Han sit. Right away, Xia Muyu leaned over with curiosity and whispered, “Su Han, you’re really amazing. You actually know so many Pokémon with that kind of typing!”

Su Han felt a little baffled by her praise.

“Really? Isn’t being a top Trainer what actually counts as amazing?”

He casually tossed the question back.

“That’s different. Sure, being a Trainer is the main path forward—but not everyone is cut out for it.”

“So lots of support careers emerged around Pokémon. Those jobs have become indispensable.”

“Like breeders, Pokémon doctors, Pokémon Contest stylists, Pokémon writers, and so on…”

As Xia Muyu listed examples, Su Han gradually understood better.

This was a sign Pokémon were becoming integrated into all aspects of life.

Moreover, in this world, Pokémon weren’t exactly friendly. Before being tamed, Pokémon had were very aggressive—and even taming them wasn’t easy.

So Pokémon here were generally extremely valuable, further classified by quality and level.

He just didn’t know the detailed grading system yet.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on awakening the Digimon Template System!]

Su Han was still zoning out when a mechanical voice echoed in his mind.

Digimon Template System?

What did that mean?

After opening the detailed description, Su Han slowly understood.

[Digimon Template System]:
As the name suggests, all rewards the Host obtains from template entries can be used here.

With Digimon Templates, the Host can see Pokémon with suitable Digimon affinity. There is a certain chance to raise Pokémon into Digimon.

Prompts will be provided throughout, with multiple choices.

After reading that, Su Han finally got it.

Simply put, he could evolve Pokémon into Digimon—but only if their affinities matched.

With this knowledge, Su Han immediately had a bold idea!

Angewomon!

That was Hikari’s Digimon!

To commemorate her, he absolutely had to raise an Angewomon.

…

After school, Su Han returned home.

His mom’s Fairy-type Gym was just one of Tianhai’s third-rate Gyms.

Tianhai alone had no fewer than a hundred Gyms.

Only first-rate Gyms were truly memorable.

Second-rate and third-rate Gyms basically scraped by.

Each city only had eighteen first-rate Gyms—one for each Pokémon type. Only the strongest Gym of each type could become first-rate; no duplicates were allowed.

Sometimes, a second-rate Gym of one type might even surpass a first-rate Gym of another type.

For example…

A first-rate Water-type Gym scores 100; the second-rate scores 99.

A first-rate Fire-type Gym scores 95; the second-rate scores 92.

In this scenario, the second-rate Water-type Gym still outperformed the first-rate Fire-type Gym.

As for his mother’s Fairy-type Gym, it had previously been assessed by the Pokémon Inspection Department and scored only 35 points.

Third-rate Gyms tended to hover around that number anyway.

But it wasn’t because his mother lacked skill. She only raised abandoned Pokémon—old, weak, sick, or injured. Many had congenital or acquired ailments or psychological problems.

Honestly, with Pokémon like that, it would be a miracle if her Gym ever rose in the ranks.

“Mom! I’m home!”

“Xiao Han, you’re back! Oh no, I just took in a new Pokémon, but I only turned around to prepare some berries, and it vanished! So perfect timing—hurry up and help me look.”

Wang Fangfang was busy enough to be sweating, still holding a bowl of berry stew. Around her, the old, weak, sick, and injured Pokémon crowded eagerly.

“What did you take in this time?”

“Our household budget’s nearly empty. We really need to consider our circumstances before adopting more.”

Su Han sighed. His mother was just too kind-hearted.

Other people ran Gyms to earn money.

His mom ran something that looked like a Gym on the surface, but functioned more like a daycare in practice.

And it didn’t even make as much as a daycare would.

“Stop complaining—hurry up and find it! It’s very weak right now.”

Wang Fangfang shot Su Han a glare and snapped.

“You’ve got to at least tell me what Pokémon it is,” Su Han said, rolling his eyes.

“It’s an Espurr,” Wang Fangfang replied.

“Meowth? It’s too ugly—forget it,” Su Han responded.

“Espurr!” Wang Fangfang’s expression went blank.

“That’s basically Meowth! Sorry, I’m someone who values looks,” Su Han said.

“…” Wang Fangfang.

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T/N: YOU FOOL! MEOWSTIC IS SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!

if you have questions on why their surnames dont match it’s because children in china usually take their father’s surname! it isn’t unusual to have a diff surname from their mother since mothers don’t change their surnames after marriage!

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