Chapter 330: Entering Fallarbor Woods
In about two years, maybe less or maybe more, there will be a Grand Festival between Coordinators and Trainers. As an invitee, Terrance was quite interested in the perks mentioned by the other party.
Gyms also need to be run properly. If the management is poor, hardly anyone will visit, and eventually, the Gym could lose its qualification during the League’s evaluation. Very few Gym Leaders focus solely on being Gym Trainers; most Gym Leaders have a side job—or rather, a primary job—that often helps attract people to the Gym.
“If the future Fallarbor Gym’s Badge could be recognized like a Ribbon, even if it only allowed participation in the Hoenn region’s Grand Festival, it wouldn’t be any less than the Wallace Cup in some sense… After all, the conditions to challenge a Gym are much simpler than entering the Wallace Cup. Anyone can challenge a Gym whenever they want.”
However, to receive such treatment, Terrance himself would need to be on par with Wallace in terms of value. Everything depends on whether the benefits Terrance can bring to the Pokémon Contest are comparable.
A Gym with fully booked appointments every day would surely receive more resources from the League compared to one that’s practically deserted.
This is why he believes it is necessary for him to participate in the Grand Festival.
Terrance had also considered making the Gym’s type Flying, since both Altaria and Beautifly are Flying-type Pokémon. However, Fortree Gym already had a significant reputation in Hoenn. Competing with an established Gym would surely come with its own challenges.
A Gym of the same type, whether intended or not, would inevitably lead to comparisons, which will inevitably lead to a lot of trouble.
Terrance shook his head. Bug-type would be better as Hoenn didn’t have a Bug-type focused Gym, so starting a Bug-type Gym in Fallarbor would be much easier.