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- 51 Pokemon: Starting with Golden Magikarp 宝可梦：从黄金鲤鱼王开始 (Not an invincible protagonist story. No starting with a mythical beast or a “wife beast.” Also known as: After Losing My Starter Pokémon, I Chose Magikarp; A Trainer's Life Beginning with a Golden Magikarp.) Lin Shi feels helpless after arriving in this parallel world inhabited by Pokémon. All he wanted was to be an ordinary Trainer. His biggest goals were merely to make a few million, catch a Legendary Pokémon, and take down a few bases belonging to international criminal organizations... 6kReads8.9Score40514d adds
- 52 Pokemon: Stepping Into Darkness 精灵之迈入黑暗 No System, no saintly protagonist, no female lead, and no invincibility from the very start. This is the story of a young man from the twentieth century who accidentally transmigrates to the world of Pokémon, only to suffer inhuman torment. Through a twist of fate, he joins Team Rocket and, alongside his Pokémon, step by step descends into darkness and climbs to the top, until he pulls those lofty, hypocritical bigwigs down from their pedestals. 6kReads8.7Score48614d adds
- 53 Pokemon: This Era Will Bear My Name 宝可梦：这个时代以我为名 [Modern City + Beast Taming + Pokemon + Fan Fiction + Battles + Everyday Life + Growth + Not Based on the Anime or Games] When Yu Che opened his eyes, he found himself in a world that was both familiar and strange. The familiar part was that he was still in the same simple, tidy rental apartment, with everything around him just as it had been before. The strange part was the Pidgey and Pidove perched on the branches outside, along with the tangled memories in his mind, which felt both like his o 4.1kReads—Score39714d adds
- 54 Pokemon: Infinite Reincarnations, Leveling Up Through My Status Screen 精灵：无限转生，我靠面板升级 [Plenty of chapters to binge] [Pokemon] + [Never turns human] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Status panel] (The System only plays a supporting role) [Host has died. Please choose where to be reborn...] Bell stares at the panel before him, lost in thought. Could it be... that I can't be human??? And so, the world of Pokemon gains a mysterious creature named Bell, who can be found everywhere, in the sky, the sea, and on land... Gardevoir: Darling~ First life: The Insect Hordes Rise (development, 4.8kReads9.0Score36914d adds
- 55 Pocket Monsters: The Strongest Team Rocket 口袋精灵：最强火箭队 Reborn in the world of Pokemon, he became a member of Team Rocket. From the start, he bound himself to a System and got a rare Shiny Magikarp. His opponent had the power of the plot on their side? No problem. I promptly locked Ash and his Pikachu in a tiny room. With all these buffs, watch how Ye Tong takes on the Elite Four with his fists and kicks Ash to the curb, leading his own Pokemon to make Team Rocket the strongest in history. 2.8kReads8.6Score26114d adds
- 56 Even the Hardcore Pokemon World Can Be Cozy 硬核宝可梦世界也可以很温馨 If you found yourself in the real world of Pokemon without a System, do you think you could survive? All right, just kidding. If you came to the world of Pokemon, would you want to become: Someone like Ash, whose goal is to become a Pokémon Master, or someone like Goh, whose goal is to complete the entire Pokédex, or maybe someone... What kind? I don't know. But I welcome you to come and tell me. As for what I would do if I came to a world like that... The answer is all in this book. Why not com 7.1kReads8.8Score50714d adds
- 57 Wang Yao's Pokemon Journey 王耀的宝可梦之旅 Because I love the atmosphere of the Original Series, this story also leans toward the Original Series storyline. No overpowered System, no tedious game stats, and no dark world setting. What I want is the feel of the original Pokémon games! … The story begins when Wang Yao, a junior Team Rocket officer, boards a plane~ As for Team Rocket’s plane… There’s quite a story behind that. 35.8kReads9.3Score5.1k14d adds
- 58 EN Pokémon: I Am Giovanni 精灵之我是坂木老大 [Pokemon + Team Rocket + Giovanni + A Dark, Gritty Take] Do you think every Bug Catcher is named Giovanni? Not just anyone can take on a legendary Pokemon head-on with a Beedrill! Transmigrating into the role of Giovanni, the boss, he rises from a dying boy in Viridian Forest to the throne of the underworld, builds Team Rainbow Rocket, and conquers the world! This time, there'll be no Giovanni of the Earth brought down by a few kids. This is a crime lord who rules over everything! 26.1kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds
- 59 EN Pokémon: The Sovereign of Stone 神奇宝贝之磐石大君 He arrives in the world of Pokemon, catches Pokemon, and sets off on battles and adventures. Before he knows it, he reaches the top. Looking back, he sees Steelix, Swampert, Aggron… Pokemon are the only ones who must never be let down. “What reliable partners.” This is not a legendary Pokemon story. Legendary Pokemon will appear, but he won’t catch them indiscriminately. One will be introduced later on. No starting with a waifu Pokemon, and no starting with a puppy. That’s final! 14.1kReads9.1Score86514d adds
- 60 Pokemon: From the Start, I Become a Pirate! 宝可梦：开局成为一名海盗！ Hei Yu accidentally transmigrates to the Pokemon world and becomes a pirate? With his love of Dark type Pokemon, watch him dominate the League and climb step by step to the title of Champion! Many years later, when a reporter asks Hei Yu, “Why did you give up being a Gym Leader to become the League's Chief Investigator?” Hei Yu replies righteously, “I will never tolerate evil!” Everyone looks at Hei Yu, his face full of righteous indignation, and the team of Dark type Pokemon behind him, then fa 42.9kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 61 Pokemon: Master System 神奇宝贝：大师系统 [System]+ [Female Lead]+ [Not an Overpowered Protagonist]+ [Long Novel]+ [Pokemon]+ [Pokémon] This is bad. I’m surrounded by beautiful women in the Pokemon world: the pure-hearted campus belle, the alluring hot mom, the thoughtful teacher, the blonde secretary... “Xia Yu, I challenge you!” “Are you sure?” Xia Yu asked. “My dad is the Gym Leader of Starlight City, my big brother is the Gym Leader of Crimson Lotus City, I started training Pokemon when I was three, knew the art of Pokemon warfare b 51.1kReads8.3Score3k14d adds
- 62 EN Pokémon: The Legendary Trainer Who Just Wants to Farm 宝可梦：在家种田的传奇训练家 [Pokemon + Everyday Life + Invincible Protagonist + Battles + Heroine: Cynthia + Shiny Dragapult] One day, he transmigrates into the Pokemon world. Chen Shi’s System awakens when he turns fifteen, gives him an egg, then immediately takes off. After traveling for a year, Chen Shi realizes that life on the road isn’t for him. He plans to go home, quietly work the land, and live a leisurely life. But life keeps forcing him onward. With no other choice, Chen Shi settles down on a farm and focuses on 47.6kReads9.2Score4.6k14d adds
- 63 My Pokémon Are a Little Too Strong 我的精灵有亿点强 "Is your elf really normal?!" "Did you find some divine beast, dress it up in a skin, and try to pass it off as an elf?" "What even is that..." Bai Luo cleared his throat. Lightning raged across the horizon, towering flames dyed half the sky red, vines like azure dragons stretched from earth to heaven, and mountains lay shattered as the sea surged into a tsunami. This scene of utter devastation was all the handiwork of his elf. As its trainer, he felt just a tiny bit awkward. Another dragon's br 24.9kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 64 Champion Trainer 冠位训练家 Also known as The Crown-Rank Trainer. The main story is complete. Pokemon + creature wallpapers + urban fantasy + parallel worlds + action + daily life + comedy + not an invincible protagonist! Extra fan service every ten levels~ Years later, when people ask Su Wen how he raised Pokemon that surpassed their limits and earned him the crown rank in trainer history, this is what he says: “In this age when golden-fingered trainers are everywhere, I became a crown-rank trainer through my own hard wor 41.4kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
- 65 EN Happy Pokémon, Stronger Me? Guess I'm Not a Trainer Then! 愉悦精灵就变强？那不当训练家了 [Pokemon + Pokémon + Joy System + everyday farming + battles + invincible + laid-back + beautiful female Pokemon and handsome male Pokemon...] After transmigrating to a parallel Pokemon world, Lin Feng spent eighteen years there. At a turning point in his life, the Joy System arrived. All he had to do was make Pokemon happy to earn rewards. After receiving the top-tier Breeder profession and top-tier Aura of the Vale, Lin Feng chose without hesitation to take over his parents’ Pokémon Day Care a 36.6kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
- 66 EN Pokémon: The God-Tier Trainer 神奇宝贝之超神训练家 Original title: Pokemon: The Super Trainer Garlic toad, water-spitting turtle, fire-breathing lizard? When I heard those familiar names, when I heard a boy shout, “Let go of that male Gardevoir! Let me handle this!” when I saw the old man upstairs scolding Squirtle, calling it a little bastard every other word, when I saw Garchomp having a friendly exchange with a group of Pansage, when I had a friend who was obsessed with Jynx’s looks… Ye Qing knew that this world was no longer simple! 26.8kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds
