Pokémon: My Greninja Has Minato Namikaze’s Skills?! Chapter 166 166: Winning the Championship, and Beedrill’s Me

At the podium, the balding host glanced down at his tablet and started reading,

"Contestant No. 286, 221…3…"

"Huh!?"

He paused mid-sentence, staring at the number. Four digits.

"…Sorry, looks like there's a small issue with the system. Let double-check."

He hurried over to the scoring staff.

"What's with this score!? 2,213 points!? Is the system bugging out!?"

The staff mber shook his head.

"No mistake. It's really 2,213."

He gestured at the table stacked with Poké Balls.

"I didn't believe it either. Then I saw those."

The host blinked, then let out a breath.

"…Did he just clear the whole forest or what?"

He wiped his forehead and quickly returned to the stage.

"The final contestant is in. Contestant No. 286… total score…"

"2,213!!"

The crowd erupted.

"2,213 points!? No way!"

"This has to be rigged!"

"That makes no sense… This is the biggest Bug-type event in Sealine. No way they'd risk their reputation over 500,000."

"Then what—soone actually pulled that off!?"

"Who even is No. 286!?"

"No clue… looks young."

"Over 2,000 points? That's insane."

...

So suspected foul play, but most trusted the organizers.

If they were going to rig it, there'd be no reason to push it past 2,000. Just edging out second place would've been way more believable.

So in the end, most people accepted it—

They'd just witnessed a monster.

anwhile, the runner-up Bug Catcher stood there, stunned.

Soone had scored far beyond him. Five tis his total.

The gap was so absurd it even made him question it for a second.

...

Contestant No. 286 was, of course, Aaron.

By the ti the result was announced, he was already back with Simon and the others.

Yuri rushed over.

"Aaron… No. 286—that's you, right!?"

"That's insane… 2,213 points! Hahaha!"

He just smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. That's ."

"Damn… that's my bro!"

Yuri grinned, clearly hyped.

Victor stared at him.

"…You didn't cheat or sothing, right? That's just ridiculous."

The others looked just as shocked.

He twitched slightly.

…They're not wrong.

I really did cheat.

From the stage, the host's voice cut back in.

"Everyone, the final rankings are in!"

"Third place, Contestant No. 16—347 points!"

"Second place, Contestant No. 250—400 points!"

"First place, Contestant No. 286—2,213 points!!"

"Let's hear it for our winners!"

Applause swept across the venue.

Amid the cheers, Aaron and the other two contestants stepped onto the stage and lined up side by side.

The host handed over the prize money with a wide grin.

Along with it, Aaron received a small box—the mysterious bonus reward for first place.

Once off the stage, he opened it.

Inside was a smooth, glass-like stone, streaked with swirling black and yellow patterns.

He froze for a split second.

A ga Stone.

And not just any—

Beedrill's ga Evolution Stone.

…Nice.

He hadn't expected to get sothing like this so easily.

So that "mystery reward" was actually a ga Stone.

Now he just needed a Key Stone to make it work.

Luckily, ga Evolution hadn't been discovered in this world yet.

Otherwise, there was no way sothing like this would be handed out so casually in a standard competition.

…Yeah, this was a huge win.

"Ding~ Congratulations! Quest completed: King of Bug Catching!!"

"Ding~ Rewards obtained: Flash Step (Skill Card) ×1, Random Zanpakuto Ability ×1, Pokémon Candy (Elite) ×4…"

The system notification rang out.

He imdiately opened his inventory to check the rewards.

First up—the skill card.

[Na: Flash Step]

[Type: Special]

[Power: None]

[Description: Usable only by Pokémon. Grants the ability to perform Flash Step, allowing movent at extrely high speeds, making it nearly impossible for opponents to track.]

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