Lin Yue transmigrates as a penniless boy in Kanto. With a stats panel that reveals Pokemon's Individual Values and potential ceilings, he carefully trains the subpar Pokemon others have abandoned, picking them up one by one. On his journey, he meets the genius heroine Su Wanqing, and the two team up to sweep through Kanto's Gyms and win the Indigo League. They travel across the regions, foiling the schemes of villains like Team Rocket and Team Aqua to control Legendary Pokémon. In the end, he leads a team of ace Pokemon he raised himself to the pinnacle of the world's Trainers, where he and the heroine stay together for life.
[Individual Values system, six stats: HP/Attack/Defense/Special Attack/Special Defense/Speed. 0–10: Defective (a dud with a permanently capped ceiling); 11–20: Ordinary (average); 21–28: Excellent (genius potential); 29–30: Top-tier (rare and exceptional); 31: Perfect Individual Values (perfect potential, capable of breaking through the limit)] (Pokemon potential ranks: Common → Good → Excellent → Elite → Epic → Legendary, etc.)
(Power levels
Levels 1–10: Beginner
Levels 11–20: Novice Trainer
Levels 21–30: Experienced Rookie
Levels 31–40: Gym-level
Levels 41–50: Powerful Gym Leader/Ace Trainer
Levels 51–60: Regional prodigy/near-ace
Levels 61–70: League mainstay
Levels 71–80: Pseudo-Legendary level
Levels 81–90: Champion level
Level 90+: Legendary Pokemon, apex rulers, and the like)
