(2) I Woke Up In Pokémon REFUSING To Train, But My SYSTEM Pays Per Win And Kanto's CHAMPION Noticed!

Recap

The Reluctant Trainer

Cheng Kai—known online as Instructor Chen—has spent months insisting he does not want to be a Pokémon Trainer. Unfortunately, his Pokémon keep training, battling, and collecting achievements without him. He discovers this when his Haunter, Sylveon, and sunglasses-wearing Squirtle return home with another Gym Badge while he’s been cooking dinner. His team’s protective instincts are so intense that Squirtle even tests his food for poison before he eats.

Kai’s battle videos make him famous, and a livestream tactic unexpectedly establishes him as a respected strategist. He explains how to power up an Arcanine with repeated friendly-fire attacks, then uses the strategy to defeat Veronica of the Unova Elite Four. The stream draws millions of viewers, and his tutorial spreads far beyond competitive battles: Lance and the International Police adapt the tactic for real-world operations. Team Rocket’s boss, Donatello, sees the same video and decides Kai must be secretly sending him a message. Kai, naturally, was just explaining a game strategy.

The ensuing misunderstandings become a running joke. When the police ask Kai to help rehabilitate a traumatized Arcanine, they need him to play a villain in a rescue exercise. Kai recruits Team Rocket, who assume the assignment is a cover for stealing Pokémon. Officer Jenny mistakes the disguised Rocket trio for Kai’s assistants—and their disguises are so poor that they’re essentially wearing sunglasses and fake moustaches. The exercise turns into a genuine battle, but the frightened Arcanine finally fights again after seeing its puppy in danger. Kai ends up adopting the chubby, seemingly gentle Growlithe puppy, which promptly proves itself to be a talented menace.

An Unofficial Team and a Growing Reputation

The Growlithe’s idea of training is to chew through furniture, eat plates, and learn moves by accident. Meanwhile, Haunter writes the household’s training schedule—and leaves Kai off it. Sylveon, once a tiny Eevee, now weighs more than 23 kilograms and responds to Kai’s complaints by stepping on his face.

Kai is drafted into his university’s Pokémon League despite barely realizing he’s enrolled. His Squirtle stuns the crowd by defeating a Kingdra that resists Water attacks, then helps carry the university to the national championship. Sylveon handles the final stretch, and Kai wins the MVP prize: Mystic Water, which Squirtle immediately treats as a prized bathing accessory. Kai’s joking remark that his level “meets champion level, but doesn’t meet mine” goes viral.

His fame grows in other directions, too. A system reward gives him the musical skills to record a song for a friend in Sinnoh—Helena, the Sinnoh Champion. The song becomes a hit and prompts Lily to finally ask Blaine to the fireworks. Kai remains oblivious to much of the romance forming around him, even as he and Helena grow closer through late-night games, meals, and increasingly personal messages.

In Johto, Haunter chooses to evolve through a trade machine. Kai worries about the dangers, but Haunter is determined. It becomes Gengar, only to discover that it can no longer float naturally; it practices until it can hover again. The new Gengar is just as devoted to training as the rest of the team—and just as likely to paralyze Kai by licking him. A berry is now a routine part of Kai’s response to being immobilized.

Kai’s reluctance to be a Trainer is continually undermined by his Pokémon. Growlithe enters tournaments and wins, Gengar trains the team, and Sylveon independently defeats the Fighting Dojo. Kai also begins teaching at Celadon Trainer Academy. His first day brings a disciplinary-committee confrontation, an effortless victory by Togepi, and a warning to students to memorize the type chart. It also brings a hole in the academy’s Thunder Room after Growlithe and Gengar turn training into a full-scale electrical disaster. Kai’s renovation contractor is becoming a familiar face.

A series of accidental Gym visits earns Kai six Kanto Badges, despite his protests that he isn’t challenging Gyms. Gengar takes a coaching job at Sabrina’s Gym and defeats Sabrina in a friendly battle; Sabrina rewards Kai with a Badge anyway. Later, Growlithe insists on fighting Cinnabar Gym Leader Vulcan. It battles fiercely, evolves into a round, powerful Arcanine, and earns Vulcan’s respect. The legendary Entei appears afterward and heals Arcanine with Sacred Fire. Kai’s mission counter still advances, and he continues to wonder why Gym Leaders keep handing him Badges.

The Tree of Beginning

At the Tree of Beginning, Kai accompanies Kyle on a Pokédex assessment and finds Mew, who has been lonely for centuries and has been abducting Pokémon to play with. The group also encounters Lucario, who believes Kyle may abandon Pikachu as its former partner, Sir Aaron, supposedly abandoned it.

Kai calms the tree’s guardian Regirock by speaking to it in an ancient language—apparently beginning with a question about whether it has eaten. When the tree begins dying, Kyle and Lucario try to sacrifice themselves to save it. Kai intervenes, and Squirtle channels its aura through him. Squirtle’s long-delayed evolution finally happens—twice in rapid succession—turning it into Blastoise. Together, they restore the tree and save Mew. The adventure earns Kai the ability to use aura, while Lucario chooses to return to guarding the city.

New Ventures and an Unforgettable Battle

Kai’s Pokémon Company continues to flourish, launching a trading-card game and the wildly popular Pokémon Auto Chess. Even Team Rocket begins changing direction under his influence, helping return stolen Pokémon and eventually assisting with anti-poaching work. Kai discovers the trio risking themselves to rescue their old Pokémon from poachers and backs them up. The scene ends with Officer Jenny thanking Team Rocket for helping, while the Rocket members cry with relief.

The story’s biggest emotional turn comes when Kai meets Sam, a hospitalized boy whose dream is to see a Champion battle. Kai lends Sam Togepi for an exhibition match against Galar Champion Davian. Togepi’s unpredictable Metronome produces a Stone Edge that knocks out Davian’s Charizard, making Sam the “one-day champion” and giving the children watching a moment they’ll never forget. Davian later gives Kai a Dynamax Band, hoping to challenge him properly one day.

Where Things Stand

By the end, Kai has six Pokémon, six Kanto Badges he never intended to earn, an expensive Mega Stone waiting for a Keystone, and a real battle with Blaine still on the horizon. He still insists he only wants an ordinary life—but his Pokémon, students, friends, and rivals keep pulling him into extraordinary adventures. The final image is Kai flying home beside Helena, with Sylveon asleep in his lap and Blastoise guarding the aisle.

Notable Personalities

• Cheng Kai / Instructor Chen — A reluctant Trainer, sharp tactician, popular streamer, cook, and accidental mentor.
• Helena — Sinnoh Champion and Kai’s increasingly close friend.
• Blaine, Gary, Lance, Sabrina, Jasmine, Casey, Davian, and Veronica — Champions and prominent Trainers who become Kai’s friends, rivals, or admirers.
• Donatello and Akari — Team Rocket’s boss and executive; Kai’s influence nudges the organization toward legitimate work.
• Kyle and Sam — Young Trainers whose adventures culminate in the Tree of Beginning mission and the exhibition battle.
• Kai’s Pokémon: Sylveon, Gengar, Squirtle—later Blastoise—Arcanine, Togepi, and Sirfetch’d. All are fiercely capable, self-directed, and prone to training without asking their Trainer first.