Tetsuya walked along the road, lamenting that Pewter City was indeed more prosperous than Viridian City.
Mainly, Viridian City had mostly elderly people on the streets, appearing particularly leisurely, while Pewter City had young people living on the streets.
According to Alliance statistics, Pewter City ranked sixth in terms of strength among all cities in Kanto.
Considering all aspects, this was not a bad number.
Viridian City only ranked eighth, and that was because the Viridian Gym Leader, Giovanni of the Earth, was strong and pulled it up. In terms of economy alone, Viridian City could only rank eleventh.
One must know that this was not in the game, where the Kanto Region only had eight cities and Gyms.
According to Tetsuya's information, the eight Gyms that appeared in the game in his previous life were the eight oldest Gyms in the Kanto Region in this world.
Tetsuya had learned that so far, the Kanto Region had 76 cities, of which there were 32 official Gyms, 20 unofficial Gyms, and the rest were either single-person Gyms or currently without a Gym.
Incidentally, the number of official Gyms in the Kanto Region was the most among all regions. The maximum number of official Gyms in other regions was no more than 20, and some had only about 10.
It was also the only region where the number of official Gyms exceeded the number of unofficial Gyms.
So-called official Gyms were those recognized by the Alliance, whose badges could be used to participate in the local regional tournament. The Gym Leaders were required to be genuine Elite Four level.
Every ten years, the Alliance would also evaluate whether they could continue to operate as official Gyms.
Some strong official Gyms would have one or two Quasi-Champion level or even Champion level Pokemon in the hands of their Gym Leaders.
Because these Gyms were family hereditary, the previous generation grew old, but their Pokemon still remained in the hands of their descendants.
Through the磨砺 of time, the Pokemon became stronger and stronger. This was the foundation of the Gyms, and the most famous were the Kanto Eight Great Gyms.
As for unofficial Gyms and single-person Gyms, they referred to those that opened Gyms in cities but whose strength was slightly below the required level, or whose strength was slightly below and whose Gym development did not meet the conditions.
Generally, the Gym Leaders of such Gyms also generally had Quasi-Elite Four level or above strength.
The badges issued by the former could also be used to certify Elite Trainer Level, but they could not participate in tournaments.
The badges of the latter could only be used to show off yourself, and there were basically no other official uses.
Pewter City being able to rank sixth in the Kanto Region was already a very powerful city.
Moreover, the Kanto Region was recognized by everyone as the number one region, with full value.
This was not only because the Kanto Region was the origin of the Alliance, but more because of the Trainer's strength.
Leaving aside economic strength and technological strength for now, the regions were actually not much different, each having its own advantages.
The key lay in the strength of the Trainers in the Kanto Region, which was comprehensively the strongest in the world, far exceeding other regions.
In terms of the number of official Gyms alone, the Kanto Region could at least match two, or even three, of other regions.
Even in terms of quality, the average strength of the official Gym Leaders in the Kanto Region was also significantly stronger than in other regions.
Furthermore, let's talk about the high-end combat power, the regional Elite Four and Champion.
The so-called regional Elite Four were selected through countless arduous battles.
Every five years, each region would hold an Elite Four Challenge, and Alliance members whose Trainer Level reached the Elite Four level could sign up to participate.
Of course, most would choose to participate in the challenge in their home region and would not run to other regions.
Many Elite Trainers who adventured alone to improve themselves would actively participate. Only the top four who stood out from countless strong opponents could obtain the title of regional Elite Four.
In recent Elite Four Challenges, the most attractive was undoubtedly the Kanto Region.
For no other reason, but for the strongest regional Elite Four in the Kanto Region - the genius Trainer Lance, the Dragon Master! Lorelei, the Ice-type expert queen! Agatha, the oldest record holder among the regional Elite Four, the ageless Ghost! Bruno, the fighting fanatic who combined strength and flexibility!
These four were simply the nightmare of all Elite Four Challenge participants in the Kanto Region in the past 20 years.
Simply put, these four were publicly recognized as Champion Trainers with the strength to compete for the regional Champion seat.
The spots for the regional Elite Four in the Kanto Region in the past four terms had been rock-solid. These four against others were not just overwhelming, they were like cutting melons and vegetables.
Everyone felt that instead of calling these four the strongest regional Elite Four in the Kanto Region, it would be more appropriate to call them the Kanto Four Champions directly.
The regional Elite Four in other regions, although also very strong, were still a big gap away from Champion Trainers, unlike these four.
Even though the Elite Four was more of an honorary title and didn't mean their strength was only Elite Four level.
Elite Four in other regions having three or four Quasi-Champion Pokemon paired with one or two Champion Pokemon could already be considered top-tier among all regional Elite Four.
The average level usually had to include two or three peak Elite Four Pokemon, while these four basically had a team of Champion Pokemon each as a baseline.
To tell a joke, the Kanto Eight Great Gyms could even put together about two teams of regional Elite Four level Pokemon, which was ridiculous.
Moreover, it was known that there were already rumors that Lance, the Dragon Master, was about to concurrently serve as the regional Champion of the Johto Region.
This was simply devastating news.
Therefore, although the Kanto Region did not have a regional Champion like other regions, no one felt that the Kanto Region was weak; in fact, it could be said to be ridiculously strong.
After all, the way a regional Champion was produced was that as long as you were or are currently a regional Elite Four, you could apply to challenge the current regional Elite Four. After defeating four or three of them consecutively, you would be the regional Champion.
No one felt that anyone could consecutively defeat these four individuals in the Kanto Region who were called Elite Four but were actually Champions, and they themselves could not defeat the other three.
When the reason why the Kanto Region had no Champion was just this, everyone was not foolish and thought that Kanto was weak without a Champion.
Moreover, in addition to the current Elite Four and Champion, Kanto also had many strong individuals and outstanding Pokemon Professors, such as Professor Oak, who was both a Champion Trainer and one of the world's leading Pokemon Professors.
Another example is Chairman Alder, who was also a Champion Trainer and also came from Kanto.
Among the twelve individuals forming the highest council of all regional Alliances, five are from Kanto, with only one from each of the other regions.
Tetsuya wandered around, and two hours passed.
"Ding dong~"
His Pokemon Watch received a reply regarding his Gym reservation. "Trainer Tetsuya Tamaki, please arrive at Pewter Gym Battlefield 1 at 4:30 PM today for your Gym battle. See the next message for detailed rules."
Tetsuya scrolled down the message. "The Pewter Gym battle is a 2v2 Rock Battlefield battle. The Gym Trainer will send out their Pokemon first.
The challenger has the first move. The challenger is allowed to switch Pokemon during the battle, but the Gym Trainer is not.
Either side loses if all their Pokemon are unable to battle.
Neither side's Pokemon may use high-tech equipment during the battle, or they will be considered defeated.
Neither side's Pokemon may leave the Battlefield area for any reason during the battle, or they will be considered defeated.
If the challenger causes damage to the Gym environment or equipment outside the Battlefield area due to their own reasons (leaving the Battlefield area), they must compensate for the damage at the assessed value.
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