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Chapter 17: Ponpon’s Potential · Nov 09, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: Victini 2026-11-09
2 Chapter 2: An Outdated Era 2026-11-09
3 Chapter 3: I Choose You, Lilligant 2026-11-09
4 Chapter 4: The Terrifying Energy Ball 2026-11-09
5 Chapter 5: The True Value of an Infinite Pokémon 2026-11-09
6 Chapter 6: Pokémon Levels 2026-11-09
7 Chapter 7: Harsh Lands Breed Harsh People 2026-11-09
8 Chapter 8: Victini, Move Out! 2026-11-09
9 Chapter 9: Ogerpon — What the Heck?! 2026-11-09
10 Chapter 10: Why Are the People Here So Mean? 2026-11-09
11 Chapter 11: Sora Kenji — Son, Your Dad Is Waiting for You to Come Back 2026-11-09
12 Chapter 12: First Meeting with Ogerpon 2026-11-09
13 Chapter 13: A Promise with Ponpon 2026-11-09
14 Chapter 14: Repairing the Mask 2026-11-09
15 Chapter 15: In the Pokémon World, There Are Still More Good People Than Bad 2026-11-09
16 Chapter 16: Recruiting Ogerpon 2026-11-09
17 Chapter 17: Ponpon’s Potential 2026-11-09
18 Chapter 18: Ogerpon vs. Victini Combo 2026-11-09
19 Chapter 19: A Chain of Triggered Abilities 2026-11-09
20 Chapter 20: The True Weight of a Legendary Pokémon 2026-11-09
21 Chapter 21: Bloodmoon Ursaluna 2026-11-09
22 Chapter 22: Sora — Don’t Blame Me for Playing Dirty, Big Guy 2026-11-09
23 Chapter 23: The Hisuian Pokémon That Doesn’t Play Fair 2026-11-09
24 Chapter 24: Bloodmoon Ursaluna, Get! 2026-11-09
25 Chapter 25: Peat Block 2026-11-09
26 Chapter 26: Time to Find a Rich Sponsor 2026-11-09
27 Chapter 27: The Loyal Three Return 2026-11-09
28 Chapter 28: ’C-Can We Make Peace?’ 2026-11-09
29 Chapter 29: The Loyal Three — Defeated 2026-11-09
30 Chapter 30: Leaving Kitakami 2026-11-09
31 Chapter 31: Pachirisu and Buneary 2026-11-09
32 Chapter 32: Capturing Eevee 2026-11-09
33 Chapter 33: Eevee Awakens 2026-11-09
34 Chapter 34: The Reggie Brothers 2026-11-09
35 Chapter 35: Reggie’s Shock 2026-11-09
36 Chapter 36: The Battle 2026-11-09
37 Chapter 37: Ogerpon, Change Masks 2026-11-09
38 Chapter 38: The Unreasonable Ivy Cudgel 2026-11-09
39 Chapter 39: Reggie’s Crushing Defeat 2026-11-09
40 Chapter 40: The Trainer Trapped by His Pokémon 2026-11-09
41 Chapter 41: Eevee’s Evolution Path 2026-11-09
42 Chapter 42: Eterna City 2026-11-09
43 Chapter 43: Cynthia 2026-11-09
44 Chapter 44: The First Meeting with the Sinnoh Champion 2026-11-09
45 Chapter 45: The First Step to Winning Cynthia Over 2026-11-09
46 Chapter 46: The Peat Block Deal 2026-11-09
47 Chapter 47: The Big Shopping Spree 2026-11-09
48 Chapter 48: Target — The Azoth Kingdom! 2026-11-09
49 Chapter 49: Sylveon 2026-11-09
50 Chapter 50: Amaura, Get! 2026-11-09

Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Ponpon’s Potential

Challenging Gyms and earning Badges—

that entire process is officially recorded by the League.

In other words, there is a clear difference in status between a trainer who holds one Badge and one who holds eight.

The League doesn’t maintain a strict, unified standard for measuring strength.

At most, there are titles like Elite Four member, Champion, or League Conference Champion.

But those are more positions and honors than concrete power levels.

Simply put, Champions from different regions can’t be judged by the same yardstick.

Take the Alola region as an example.

Even if they selected an Elite Four and a regional Champion, could their strength truly compare to someone like Cynthia or Steven Stone?

Obviously not.

That’s why the League introduced the Badge system.

Through the League Conference pathway, trainers embark on a Gym challenge journey and undergo trials set by Gym Leaders.

Gym Leaders adjust the difficulty of their tests based on the trainer’s strength and the number of Badges already obtained.

Generally speaking, a trainer who earns eight Badges has developed the ability to stand on their own.

In Sora’s terminology:

That’s an elite trainer.

Someone like Brock—who can achieve respectable results in tournaments—falls into that category.

Among all trainers, elite trainers probably make up only about 5% to 10% of the population.

And only after reaching that level can a trainer realistically support both themselves and their Pokémon through competitions and related activities.

”My goal,” Sora continued,

”is to gather six powerful partners, then choose a League to challenge and ultimately win the Conference.”

”Ponéao!”

”Bini~”

The moment Sora mentioned building a team, Ogerpon and Victini immediately raised their hands.

Lilligant reacted a beat later—but then raised both hands.

Well.

That made it a tie.

”Your enthusiasm makes me happy,” Sora said, scratching his cheek awkwardly.

”But setting Ponpon aside for a moment—V, it’ll probably be hard for you to compete in official matches.”

”Bini?”

”How should I put this...”

”The League Conference gets massive publicity. If people happen to see you in daily life, that’s one thing.”

”But if Victini appears on a televised League stage, broadcast across regions...”

He paused.

”Then every criminal organization in the world will learn that I have the Victory Pokémon.”

Victini was too special.

An infinite source of pure energy—no villainous organization would ignore such a miracle.

So until Sora possessed the strength to truly protect her, she couldn’t appear publicly.

”Bini...”

Seeing Victini’s mood drop, Sora quickly reassured her.

”It’s only the tournament stage we’re talking about.”

Right now, Lilligant alone ranked among the strongest ordinary Pokémon.

Add the newly joined Ponpon—

In one-on-one battles, Sora was confident he could even defeat Elite Four-level teams from various regions.

But criminal organizations didn’t fight fair.

They attacked in groups—dozens, sometimes hundreds—and they weren’t above targeting trainers directly instead of Pokémon.

Sora might survive once or twice.

But eventually, luck could run out.

As the saying goes:

It’s not the thief you catch that worries you—it’s the one watching and waiting.

If danger could be avoided, it should be avoided.

”At this stage, our team is still in Phase One.”

”In Phase One, our guiding principle is to grow quietly and accumulate strength in secret.”

He continued:

”I plan to build two separate teams. One will consist of legendary Pokémon—like you, V, and you, Ponpon.”

Hearing they were included, the two immediately perked up with excitement.

Strictly speaking, Ogerpon and Victini belonged to different classifications.

Victini was a Mythical Pokémon.

As for Ponpon...

Her base stats totaled only 550, which wasn’t particularly high—even some ordinary Pokémon surpassed that.

Another example was Urshifu from the Galar region.

But a Pokémon’s combat ability couldn’t be judged solely by base stats.

For Pokémon of this category, the official classification system was vague.

In fan communities, people sometimes used terms like ”minor legendary” or ”secondary legendary.”

In the real Pokémon world, however, Sora had never heard such labels.

Instead, based on his own energy-level theory:

A so-called ”secondary legendary” would be a Pokémon naturally capable of breaking limits—reaching level 80 or higher.

In addition, these Pokémon possessed stamina and energy reserves far beyond ordinary species.

Endurance.

That was the one stat games never truly represented.

In games, HP functioned more like health points.

But in reality, every action—fighting, dodging, using moves—consumed stamina.

The stronger the legendary Pokémon, the deeper their stamina pool.

Ogerpon had chased down the Loyal Three, defeated them with a few strikes, and even left Pecharunt psychologically scarred.

That alone proved how terrifying her combat potential was.

With proper training, she could absolutely become the core of Sora’s second team—no weaker than some high-stat legendaries that lacked real battle instincts.

”And then there’s the other team.”

”Lilligant.”

Sora looked at her.

”Your job is to build our reputation and gather resources before Team Two fully matures.”

”Lilligant~~”

She didn’t fully understand—but whatever Sora said, she accepted.

”Excellent. That’s the spirit.”

He cleared his throat and continued:

”For Team One, my plan is to find Pokémon with strong potential and use V’s infinite energy to help them grow rapidly.”

This kind of growth had no side effects.

In fact, it was highly beneficial.

Just look at Lilligant.

She had once been an ordinary Petilil with average potential—yet now she had a realistic chance of surpassing level 70, a height most ordinary Pokémon could never reach.

”Once we obtain official League status, we’ll be able to make serious money.”

Supporting a team was expensive, and Sora had thought deeply about it.

He had considered saving enough funds to buy a farm or ranch and develop it gradually.

But in the Pokémon world, that path wasn’t nearly as profitable as on Earth.

As mentioned before:

Only Pokémon-related products counted as luxury goods.

Ordinary crops sold for very little.

And resources produced by Pokémon—like Moomoo Milk—were controlled by tightly regulated supply chains.

An outsider like Sora would find it extremely difficult to enter that industry.

Even if he managed to secure a foothold, the time and effort required would far outweigh the returns.

If only some wealthy patron decided to sponsor me...

Of course, that was just wishful thinking.

Sora had confidence in his looks—but wealthy patrons in the Pokémon world rarely chose based on appearance alone.

In the end, it all came back to the same solution:

Demonstrate real ability.

Which meant returning to the original plan—

Build a powerful team.

Challenge the League.

Make a name for himself.

Once that happened, whether within the League or in any region he traveled to, Sora would thrive.

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