It's perfectly reasonable for me, a fisherman, to catch a Georgios, right?

"The senior students are quite strong. After all, we are two to three years behind them in terms of the time spent training Pokémon."

"I believe that as long as I work hard, I can catch up with them in less than six months."

Qin Ming continued to cheer Song Yun on.

"Um!!"

Song Yun nodded obediently: "I will continue to work hard!!"

While the two chatted, the other battles continued.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Qin Ming carefully observed the upcoming matches.

It's easy to see that as the qualifying rounds approach their mid-to-late stages, the intensity of the matches is rapidly increasing.

Most of the contestants who manage to stand out have reached the mid-elite or peak elite rank.

Of course, this may not represent the full extent of these senior students' abilities.

Their full strength may only be revealed in the more intense quarterfinals and semifinals.

However, precisely because the difficulty has increased, Qin Ming is even more looking forward to the upcoming battle.

Since he didn't have his own match today, after observing the battles, Qin Ming took a car to the headquarters of the Guangdong Provincial Training Association and opened a gravity room to warm up his Pokémon.

They trained until 6 p.m. before returning to their dormitory.

……

The next day, before 9:30 a.m., the Elf Gymnasium at Shenzhen University was already packed with people.

Because today's competition is the quarterfinals, the intensity is several levels higher than the previous competitions.

This led to almost the entire student body gathering at the Elf Gymnasium.

Students from many other schools also flocked to Shenzhen University to watch the exciting upcoming match.

As the athletes' march ended, the charming and elfin event host walked onto the stage.

"Welcome everyone to the Shenzhen University selection competition's quarterfinals. As the selection process progresses, there have been some changes in the rules."

"Each round of the competition is no longer a 1V1 battle, but a 2V2 battle. Trainers can use two Pokémon to fight, and the winner advances and the loser is eliminated."

"Next, let's welcome the top eight contestants of this selection competition to the stage with applause!!"

As the host's voice faded, the stage lights shone on the backstage entrance corridor.

Under the watchful eyes of 30,000 teachers and students, the top eight contestants from Shenzhen University, led by Lü Wanyun, stepped onto the stage for the competition.

In addition to applause, the quarterfinalists were greeted with bursts of enthusiastic cheers.

None of the eight who made it to the finals of the selection competition were weak; each of them had a considerable reputation at Shenzhen University.

Their supporters chanted their names in support.

"Lü Wanyun!!"

"Lü Wanyun!!"

"Luo Yongbin!!"

"Luo Yongbin!!"

The loudest cheers came from the blonde, wavy-haired senior, Lü Wanyun, followed by Luo Yongbin, who posed the biggest challenge to the champion.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers, Qin Ming had quite a few supporters, as he was the only freshman among the top eight contestants.

Almost all freshmen regarded Qin Ming as someone to support. Compared with supporting senior students, supporting Qin Ming, who was also a freshman, felt more relatable.

"Qin Ming!!"

"Qin Ming!!"

"Qin Ming!!"

The loudest cheers for Qin Ming came from the students of Trainer Class 1 of 2020, with the three students from Dormitory 208 being the most enthusiastic.

Sun Pengcheng, Chen Junliang, and Li Shiwei held up their cheering sticks and shouted at the top of their lungs.

Even Song Yun, who is usually known for her sweet image, shouted encouragement.

The host slightly lowered her hands, and the cheers from the crowd gradually subsided as she directed.

"Alright, the official battle is about to begin!!"

"Stage ready!!"

Boom! !

Boom! !

The battle stage splits into a battle arena. Since there are only four battles in the quarterfinals, only one battle will be played in each round.

However, the main arena for the matches is still a regular ring, with venue restrictions only being added for the semi-finals.

"According to the pre-match draw, the first round of the competition will be between Qin Ming from Class 1 of the 2020 Trainers and Shao Ziyao from Class 2 of the 2019 Trainers."

"Please have the two players enter the arena to prepare, and please have the other players return backstage to prepare for their turn."

As the host announced the end of the show, everyone else left, and Qin Ming and his opponent Shao Ziyao entered the arena.

"Now, let's hand the time over to the commentary team."

The LED screen at the Elf Stadium displayed a beautifully dressed woman, representing one in a year.

"Hello everyone, I'm She Junzhe, the commentator for this match."

"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Jiayin, the commentator for this match."

Although the Pokémon Department at Shenzhen University has Trainer as its flagship major, it also offers many other majors.

For example, there are majors such as "Breeder", "Elf Tournament Hosting and Commentary", "Elf Medicine", "Secret Realm Mapping", and "Elf Research".

After a brief introduction, the two commentators continued, "The next match is sure to be a lot of hype."

"Well, how should I put it?"

"Qin Ming, a freshman, is undoubtedly the strongest freshman king among the freshmen."

"The other contestant, Shao Ziyao, was last year's strongest newcomer."

"The next match can be described as a battle between two rookie kings."

"Haha, She Junzhe, which of these two newcomer kings do you think is better looking?"

"To be honest, I have more faith in Shao Ziyao."

"After all, he's a sophomore, and he's had a year more time to train his Pokémon than Qin Ming. Although trainers value talent the most, both of them are Rookie Kings, and I support Shao Ziyao, who has stronger theoretical abilities."

"I don't think so. Qin Ming's Milotic in the first two matches must have left a deep impression on everyone. Relatively speaking, I would prefer Qin Ming to win."

"Alright, let's look forward to this exciting battle together."

"We'll see!"

On the battlefield, Qin Ming's eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he looked at his opponent on the other side.

As his opponent, Shao Ziyao responded with a serious expression, and their eyes met with a strong sense of fighting spirit.

The referee explained the rules to the two players: "This battle is a 2V2 battle, and each player can use two Pokémon to battle."

"You can switch Pokémon once the battle lasts for five minutes."

"When both of one side's Pokémon are knocked down, the side loses."

In formal trainer battles, it is permissible to switch Pokémon mid-battle, but a time limit has been added to prevent players from frequently switching Pokémon and thus affecting the progress of the match.

"If neither of you has any questions, please show me your starting Pokémon!!"

Shao Ziyao held up a baby ball, without much hesitation: "I'm ready!!"

Thanks to the efforts of Sun Pengcheng, the "intelligence officer," Qin Ming learned in advance about the spirit used by Shao Ziyao, a sophomore.

Electabuzz and Magneton.

Although Qin Ming wanted Milotic to gain experience, he cautiously chose to start with Lucario because the opponent's Pokémon were all Electric-type.

Qin Ming also held up the baby ball to signal, "I'm ready!"

"it is good!!"

Once both sides were confirmed to be ready, the referee waved his flag and announced: "The first round of the battle officially begins!!"

"Come out, Electabuzz!!"

Shao Ziyao threw out the Poké Ball first. After a burst of red light, a Pokémon appeared that was nearly 1.5 meters tall, weighed about 45 kg, and had yellow and black skin.

[Elf: Electric Beast]

[Gender: Male]

[Attribute: Electricity]

[Characteristic: Motivation (By stimulating motivation, one will not fall into a sleep state.)]

[Level: 35 (Mid-Elite)]

[Potential: Gym level]