Pokemon: Master of tactics

"The next item (#60) that we are presenting is [Everstone]. And not 1, not 2 but a total of 5 [Everstones]. And since we understand that most people only need 1 [Everstone], the next 5 [Everstones] will be sold separately. The starting price is only 50,000 Pokédollars."

Alex, who has heard of the Everstones, knows that these stones are relatively rare and unpopular with trainers. Thus most of them are not sold for a lot of money. Or at least not if you factor in their rarity. ​​

"Everstone is really not a good item if you don't know how to use it. But for me, who can see the talent of my Pokémon accurately, this item is perfect. I can have Combusken carry this [Everstone] and try to improve the potential of Combusken with items to the Deep Gold rank. After that, I can increase her potential with the help of the evolution to the Shallow Diamond rank."

For other trainers, it is almost impossible to know the talent of a Pokémon as accurately as Alex can. Thus Everstone is not much of a use to them.

They can know that a Pokémon is on the S rank. But unlike Alex, they don't know whether a Pokémon is Shallow Gold, Gold, or Deep Gold. Which makes it almost impossible for these trainers to know how long their Pokémon has to hold the Everstone.

Alex doesn't bid on First Everstone and Second Everstone. He thought that the price is probably best at 3 or 4 Everstone. The 5 is the last chance to get one, so Alex thought that this Everstone would probably not be cheap to win the bid.

Alex saw the first Everstone sell for 450,000 and the second for 400,000 Pokédollars.

"50,000." (Box #43)

"100,000." (Alex, Box #48)

"200,000." (Box #43)

"350,000." (Box #29)

"400,000." (Box #43)

"450,000." (Box #29)

Alex, who saw how the price increased for the third, showed an annoyed expression. He had the feeling that it wasn't really logical why the 3rd one was sold for more.

In the end, the 3rd Everstone was sold to a trainer in box #29 for 450,000 Pokédollars.

"50,000." (Box #43)

"100,000." (Box #33)

Alex, who saw another fellow bidder, made a solemn face. 3 people wanting 2 items is really not an optimal situation. He can only hope that 1 of them doesn't necessarily need this Everstone seriously.

"450,000." (Alex, Box #48)

"450,000 going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

"Congratulations to Alex on the successful purchase."

Alex, who didn't want to take any chances, immediately offered 450,000 to scare the other two away. Fortunately, it worked, and he was able to get the item.

"Let's get to the last Everstone. If you want it, don't miss it. The starting bid is 50,000."

After a few bids, the last Everstone was sold for 400,000 Pokédollars.

Alex wanted to give himself a facepalm for his inability. Although he didn't buy it for too much money, he was slightly disappointed that he didn't find the optimal bid.

The biggest problem for him was that he wasn't sure if that was a lucky bid or if it happens all the time. He couldn't believe that out of 5 identical items, the 2nd and 5th had the best price.

"Hmm... 5th seems too dangerous. 2nd seems like the best option to bid."

While Alex was thinking about these possibilities, the auction went on.

Many good but not really useful items were offered that Alex ignored. But when auction item #76 was presented, Alex showed his interest.

Klee introduced the next item to the auction participants.

"Next, we have the whole [Steel] from a dead High-Elite Forretress of the S-Rank. We have divided the [Steel] into 10 Steel pieces so that it is easier to give the optimal amount to your Pokémon. Although we don't have the [Heart], the [Steel] is very helpful for any Steel-type Pokémon. The starting bid is 500,000 Pokédollars."

Alex, who has two Steel-type Pokémon, knew that he had to bid this time.

"500,000" (Box #24)

"2 million." (Alex, Box #48)

Alex, who was willing to pay 4 million Pokédollars for this item, was not afraid to increase the price a lot.

"2.5 million." (Box #13)

"3 million." (Alex, Box #48)

"3 million going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Stark on the successful purchase."

Alex, who had already spent 6,250,000 Pokédollars, only had 1,741,810 left. (Without the total price for the feathers)

"Hmm, so much for being rich." thought Alex as he used his hard-earned money.

...

Alex looked in silence at the rest of the auction items. Even if a few items were really good, he could no longer afford them.

For example, there was a [Heart] from a Champion Gothitelle on the S-Rank that Alex would have liked to buy. Unfortunately, he didn't have 6 million to bid.

Alex was a bit sad after this item and looked at the next item with his suppressed emotion.

Klee said with a professional smile, "The next item is the [Heart] of a High-Elite Ursaring on the A-Rank. The starting bid is 100,000 Pokédollars."

Alex, who heard this, immediately thought of Ditto. Although Eevee is also a Normal-type Pokémon, the effect is weakened because Eevee already has a higher potential than the mentioned Ursaring.

"100,000." (Alex, Box #48)

"500,000." (Box #33)

Alex, who swallowed his own medicine, showed a vexed expression when he heard that. Although he wanted to stop bidding, he knew that Ditto needed this item very much.

"550,000." (Alex, Box #48)

"600,000." (Box #33)

"650,000." (Alex, Box #48)

In the end, Alex was able to buy the item, even if it was a bit overpriced.

"650,000 going once... going twice... and SOLD!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Stark on the successful purchase."

Alex knew that this would probably be the last item that he would be buying for this auction. So he started thinking about the best way to beat Misty so that his 2 million doesn't go to waste. For Alex, 2 million is a lot to lose just like that.

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