Chapter 1

Lin Yang was still at home playing the newly acquired "Sword and Shield" one moment, and the next, the screen flashed, and he found himself transported!?

Alright, alright, if I'm transported, then so be it, but why did I end up in a baby's body... Lin Yang felt it was too much for him.

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[Northwest Ice City]

It has been sixteen years since Lin Yang was transported. He had long accepted the setting of this world and the reality of his rebirth. Others who were transported had golden fingers and systems, but he had nothing, and had to start all over again, enduring the torment of teachers once more.

Fortunately, in this world, they didn't teach math, physics, or chemistry. The schools taught only Pokémon knowledge. As a Pokémon enthusiast from his previous life, Lin Yang was the epitome of a model student, knowing all the moves and characteristics by heart. With parents who were a Pokémon researcher and a Gym Leader, it was hard for Lin Yang not to excel.

Tsk, no golden fingers or systems, but Lin Yang had been born into a good family!

The world Lin Yang was transported to was an era where humans and Pokémon lived in harmony. Everyone, after finishing their college entrance exams, would go to the wild under the guidance of the school to capture their first Pokémon.

As a top student in the Pokémon world, Lin Yang skipped two grades and completed his college entrance exams at sixteen. He was supposed to go to the wild with the school teachers to capture a Pokémon, but due to his parents, he left the school under the envious gazes of his classmates.

Come on, with a father who is a researcher and a mother who is a Gym Leader, why would he need the school teachers to take him to the wild to capture a Pokémon?

Lin Yang was incredibly excited on his way home. He had been looking forward to this day ever since he was transported! The original owner of this body was supposed to die at birth due to frail health, but Lin Yang's arrival miraculously kept him alive.

From a young age, Lin Yang's parents doted on him. He felt that his loving parents must have prepared something extraordinary for him!

What could it be? What could it be! Lin Yang rubbed his hands in anticipation. Personally, he aspired to a psychic-type Pokémon like Alakazam, but since his mother was the leader of an Ice-type Gym, she might have prepared an Ice-type Pokémon for him? Hmm... his father might have even prepared one of the starter Pokémon for him to choose from? Lin Yang thought.

Lin Yang ran home and called out excitedly as soon as he arrived, "Dad! Mom! I'm back!"

"Xiao Yang is back, are you cold?" Lin Yang's father, Lin Hui, replied with a smile, "There's a challenger today, your mother went to the Gym and will be back later."

"Uh-huh! Dad! The school teachers took the classmates to capture Pokémon today! You didn't let me go with them, so did you prepare something special for me?" Lin Yang looked at Lin Hui expectantly.

Lin Hui smiled mysteriously and turned to take out three Poké Balls. The moment Lin Yang saw the Poké Balls, his heart leaped with joy. Here it comes! Here it comes! Ahhh!

"You know, Dad has been researching marine Pokémon recently. These three balls contain particularly rare Water-type Pokémon. One is a Corsola, one is a Wailmer, and one is a Magikarp, but I don't remember the order. You can pick one randomly, whichever you get is yours." Lin Hui said with a smile.

Lin Yang's eyebrows twitched. What the hell! You don't remember? You don't remember! Is there anyone who would do this to their own son! And I don't really want a Water-type Pokémon as my starter! Forget the others! What about Magikarp! It can evolve into Gyarados, but I remember! In this world, the last successful trainer to evolve a Gyarados was fifty or sixty years ago? I'm in a tough spot!!

"Dad... that's it?" Lin Yang said with a bitter smile, "What if I pick Magikarp! Do you want your top student son to bring a Magikarp to college!! He might not even pass the entrance exam!"

"You know, Dad has been researching Magikarp's evolution for many years, and finally made some progress recently. If you weren't my son, I wouldn't give them to you!" Lin Hui huffed, "You can wait for your mother to come back, but... hmm, she will just take you to the Ice Crystal Forest to catch one. Poor Xiao Yang, you might be left in the wilderness..."

Lin Yang was horrified! His mother would definitely do that! Without hesitation, he grabbed a Poké Ball and ran back to his room.

Back in his room, Lin Yang sighed in relief. He could accept whatever Pokémon he got, but he thought his father would give him something rarer, and the gap was a bit hard to swallow.

As for getting a Magikarp, Lin Yang wasn't worried. Although the world had made breakthroughs in Magikarp's evolution and confirmed it could evolve into Gyarados, the conditions were still unknown, making it a research challenge. But as a true Pokémon fan from his previous life, how could he not know that Magikarp's evolution is related to beauty and beauty scales? So even if he got a Magikarp, he wasn't worried at all...

"Just don't let it be a Magikarp... just don't let it be a Magikarp..." He said, but he still hoped he wouldn't get a Magikarp... Even a Corsola would be fine!

With a nervous heart, Lin Yang slowly opened the Poké Ball...

He froze.

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