"The Dragon Festival is the biggest celebration in Dragon Country. It is held once a year. However, apart from the residents of Dragon Country, only some dragon masters who are invited and... travelers who are lucky enough to catch up can participate." Tam said.
"Dragon Festival... will there be a Pokémon duel?" Guan Liyuan asked.
If a dragon Pokémon duel is required, Guan Liyuan doesn't really want to participate. After all, with the Pokémon Guan Liyuan is carrying now, he will definitely not achieve any results.
"There is this item, but it is just an entertainment program after the celebration begins. Generally, the participants and Pokémon will not take it too seriously. It is not a formal project and there is no reward..." Tam said.
Under Guan Liyuan's inquiry, Tam also introduced the main items of the Dragon Festival - Dragon God Offering, Dragon God Festival, and Dragon Descent Ceremony.
As expected, in the Pokémon world, the Dragon Festival is a "celebration", not a sect competition, and there are not so many violent items...
"Dragon God Offering" means that everyone takes out one or several dragon-type items such as dragon scales and dragon teeth, and after evaluation, the ten best items are selected as gifts for the Dragon God.
The trainers or breeders who are able to offer gifts will also receive gifts from the Dragon God, and the Dragon Town will also give rewards - and according to the experience every year, no matter what kind of gift, the "return gift" is definitely a huge profit, and there are additional rewards from the Dragon Town.
"What? The Dragon God will come to get the gift? Is it... the real three Dragon Gods?" Guan Liyuan asked in surprise.
The so-called "real" three Dragon Gods, that is, the original three Dragon Gods of Unova, are definitely first-level beasts.
"No, they are just facing the statues, but the Dragon God will definitely pay attention. Every time, at least one Dragon God will descend on the statue...
Not just the three Dragon Gods of Unova, in fact, we have prepared statues for all Dragon Gods, and there are precedents of Dragon Gods from other regions descending in the past... At least Lord Reshiram and Lord Zekrom often appear." Tam said.
In other words... among the three Dragon Gods, only Kyurem rarely appears?
Thinking about Kyurem's origin, Guan Liyuan was relieved. At first, there were only two dragon gods in Unova, the Yin-Yang Twin Dragons, and Kyurem joined later. Moreover, there was no legend of salvation about Kyurem. Instead, there were some cruel rumors. It seemed that Kyurem became one of the three dragon gods only with the support of the twin dragons. Becoming
a dragon god was originally a symbol of Kyurem, who was once a strange beast, reconciling with Pokémon and humans, but Kyurem would definitely not be interested in such activities.
As for the so-called will descending statue, Guan Liyuan didn't know what it was, but it was normal for those beasts that really followed the rules to have some tricks.
Tam looked at Guan Liyuan strangely, as if he could see from his expression after the disguise that he was secretly complaining about the dragon god...
But without giving Tam a chance to ask questions, Guan Liyuan immediately asked, "What about the 'Dragon God Festival' afterwards?" "
After the dragon god enjoys the gift and returns the gift, the will will stay for a while. At this time, young people can show their dragon-type Pokémon... The best part of them will be blessed by the dragon god." Tam said.
"Young people? How young do they have to be?"
"There are no rigid rules. Just about the same age is fine... It's the same when it comes to Pokémon duels. Everyone gives young people some opportunities. Truly powerful and experienced trainers won't show off at the Dragon Festival." Tam said.
Although there is competition, the "Dragon Festival" is still a "celebration" in general, and duels are also opportunities for young trainers of similar strength to "show off."
Without Guan Liyuan's questioning, Tam continued: "As for the final 'Dragon Descent Ceremony', the elders of the Dragon Village will lead everyone to call for dragon-type Pokémon to respond... Mother Earth Village should have a similar method, right? Have your friends seen it?"
"This... Hehe, I guess I have seen it..." Ada said awkwardly.
Similar to Ada? Then you should be able to call out ice-type Pokémon... Guan Liyuan secretly complained in his heart.
But I think people from the Dragon Village should be more reliable than Ada, and the elders collectively call under the witness of the Dragon God. The dragon-type Pokémon that respond are either very powerful or have excellent qualifications.
"Eh? So the ending is that the elders capture a dragon-type Pokémon?" Guan Liyuan almost thought darkly, is the elders holding the festival just for this?
"Of course not, it's different from the usual Dragon Calling, the Pokémon called by the elders at the festival will choose their own trainers from among the young people!" Tam saw Guan Liyuan's thoughts and corrected his dirty thoughts unhappily.
"Oh, I guess so..." Guan Liyuan smiled awkwardly.
Tam didn't argue with Guan Liyuan, but remembered something and added: "In fact, it's not necessarily young people. A few years ago... Master Long Xiaolong also won the favor of a Dragonite at the Dragon Descent Ceremony."
Long Xiaolong, who was once the Ice King, the Dragon King who used Marillion to win six in a row, came out after years of training and shined in the Kalos Competition... But he was still defeated by Guan Liyuan. It is said that he is also in Unova now. I wonder if he will participate in the Dragon Festival.
What Pokémon will come to the "Dragon Descent Ceremony" and how many will come are all random. When the dragon-type Pokémon that come, the stronger the talent such as "Dragon Heart", the greater the chance.
In addition, it has been observed that in the previous gift-giving session, the trainer whose gift was chosen seems to have a greater chance of being chosen by Pokémon at this time!
It is probably because the Dragon God also contributed some strength when calling...
"Dad! This year I will make a dragon cake with Mom and give it to the Dragon God! If the Dragon God eats my cake, will he give me a Dratini?" Lululu asked excitedly.
Dratini is the original form of Dragonite. There are no wild Dratini in the Unova region, but when calling dragon-type Pokémon at the Dragon Festival, they will directly transfer across space to the dragon-type Pokémon. Therefore, wild dragon-type Pokémon in any corner of the world may be called as long as they are willing to travel with the trainer.
However, Tam rubbed his temple helplessly, and then said to Lululu: "Lulu, the gifts for the Dragon God are to express everyone's good wishes. Don't think so utilitarian... and... forget it."
"Huh? You can also send a cake?" Guan Liyuan asked in confusion.
"That's right. In addition to the top ten dragon-related items, everyone can freely offer their thoughts to the Dragon God. There is naturally no restriction on the type of such thoughts. Occasionally, some will be selected and will receive gifts from the Dragon God... but the chance is not high." Tam's voice was very low, obviously he didn't have the heart to destroy his daughter's wish. "Then is it
possible that the top ten things will not be selected by the Dragon God?" Guan Liyuan asked.
"Of course not, the selection is made by the elders, and they are all the most impartial selections..."
If you offer a dragon-related item, there are signs that you will be chosen. The better the item, the greater the chance of being chosen. As for "heartfelt gifts", it's a matter of luck.
Usually, the most likely scenario every year is that the Dragon God is not interested in the gifts from you spare tires...