Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

The school gymnasium, inside the monitoring room.

"All three attacks hit critical hits, what incredible luck..."

Wang He watched the monitor, taking notes in his black notebook as he murmured to himself.

If Beedrill triggered a critical hit in the second battle against Rhinoceros because of the Charge buff, then its performance in the first battle against Taillow was rather absurd.

A rapid retreat and a flurry of attacks, both without any skill enhancements, resulted in fatal hits.

This phenomenon did not occur during the battles in the opening assessment.

"Is my talent starting to awaken...?"

Wang He pondered.

Although the term "gifted person" refers to someone who is born different from others, this "gifted" does not mean that they are born with extraordinary abilities.

In fact, this situation is extremely rare.

Only a few extremely talented individuals exhibit this extraordinary phenomenon of being born with exceptional abilities; most talented individuals gradually reveal their unique qualities as they age.

For example, the fire-attribute talent he met only discovered his unique ability when he was about to graduate from university.

"A talent related to luck...?"

Thinking of the mutated bees from an ordinary bee breeding base and the magical Bobo from an old neighborhood, Wang He felt that Mu Yun's luck seemed to be really good.

"This kid might become an extraordinary trainer in the future, and who knows, he might even be a contender for a regional Elite Four spot!"

Wang He was filled with emotion.

If he could train a regional superstar, he would have no regrets even if he died in this life!

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the other side.

After Mu Yun and Zhao Hailong returned to the rest area, they were met with the burning gazes of eighteen pairs of eyes.

Mu Yun wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like they weren't looking at normal people, but rather at some incomprehensible rare species.

"Brother Yun, you wouldn't happen to be the reincarnation of a legendary divine beast, would you?! Tell me quickly, are you the reincarnation of the White Dragon, or the reborn Black Dragon?!"

Liu Jianhao leaned closer to Mu Yun and asked in a low voice.

Although knowledge about legendary spirits is not found in textbooks, it doesn't mean there are no clues about them in this world.

At the very least, everyone in the Yanhuang Alliance knows that the Yanhuang Alliance has two major competitions that are even slightly related to divine beasts.

Those are the National Pokémon High School Tournament known as the "Black Dragon Cup" and the National Elite Four Tournament known as the "White Dragon Cup".

The former is a battle between the new generation of young people, while the latter is a battle between Elite Four level trainers whose strength and status are already extraordinary.

Because the trophies for these two competitions have been engraved with black and white dragons over the years, they are also known as the Black Dragon Cup and the White Dragon Cup.

As for what these two elves are and what their names are, most people don't know. The official explanation is that they are legendary elves whose real names are unknown, but who have always protected the Flame Emperor Alliance.

But since no one has ever seen it, everyone just regards it as a legend similar to the God of Wealth or the God of Doors.

With his past life experience, Mu Yun naturally recognized at a glance the two dragons carved on the trophy as two of the three dragons of the Dao: the true white dragon Reshiram and the ideal black dragon Zekrom.

The former is all white, and the latter is all black, so they are also called the White Dragon and the Black Dragon.

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"I am an ice dragon."

Mu Yun shrugged and said casually.

"So, Brother Yun, you're a quasi-god reincarnated!"

Liu Jianhao feigned surprise.

Clearly, Liu Jianhao, who did not recognize Kyurem, mistook it for a thyrsiosaurus.

Mu Yun didn't correct him; it was just a little joke anyway.

As the two talked, the matches gradually came to an end.

Soon, the five players who made it to the third round appeared.

They are contestant number 1 Mu Yun, contestant number 7 Wu Tu, contestant number 10 Sun Xin, contestant number 13 Ma Sitong, and contestant number 20 Liu Jianhao.

The results are not much different from the previous top five. Wu Tu and Sun Xin are both quite strong. As long as they don't encounter Mu Yun or other Pokémon whose types are countered, it's not surprising that they make it into the top five.

Zhao Hailong: It's painful.

After the second round of the competition, it was time for the three members of the Elf Class to choose their opponents.

The first to go into battle was the girl, whose Pokémon was a large-tailed raccoon with a black, bushy tail, prominent front teeth, and a resemblance to a beaver.

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【Pokémon: Big-tailed Tanuki】

[Gender: Female]

【Attribute: Normal + Water】

[Level: 16 (Normal)]

【Characteristic: Simplicity (Ability changes by twice the normal amount, whether it increases or decreases)】

[Moves: Water play, ramming, vocalizations, spinning, rolling, headbutt, water gun]

【Items to bring: None】

[Potential: Professional Level]

[Racial stats: 410]

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With its decent traits, high level, and respectable stats and move set, it's not at the bottom even in a small class.

Her opponent was Li Mingwei, who was unfortunately matched with Wu Tu in the first round. Li Mingwei was the rich second-generation student in Mu Yun's original class who had a Cyndaquil.

Of course, he has now reached level 17 and evolved into the Fire Rock Rat form.

I thought the female Tanuki would defeat her old classmate Mu Yun with her type advantage, but unexpectedly, the Fire Rockruff defeated Tanuki by using a combination of a well-practiced Quick Attack and a Double Kick!

Clearly, after losing to Mosquito Tadpole, Li Mingwei had thought carefully about how to fight when he was at a disadvantage in terms of attributes.

After the girl from the regular elf class left the stage with a sad expression, another boy also chose his opponent and entered the arena.

His Pokémon is a Normal-type Bungy Bungy, but unfortunately it doesn't have the Hidden Ability Huge Power; it only has a common ability called Cheek Pouch.

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[Hercules: Physical attack power is doubled.]

[Chest pouch: Restores additional stamina by using any tree fruit.]

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His chosen opponent was the boy who was defeated by Ma Sitong in the first round. The boy's name was Zheng Rong, and his initial Pokémon was a pink-skinned Electric-type sheep.

Zheng Rong lost the first match not because Rongrong Yang was weak, but because Ma Sitong's Xiaohuoma was very strong.

With the inherited double kick and Morning Light, even if Wu Tu's Onix comes up, the odds of winning are only 50/50.

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[Morning Light: A normal-type move. The total amount of stamina restored varies depending on the weather; better weather restores more stamina, and vice versa.]

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If we take into account Ma Sitong's calm and collected personality and Wu Tu's aggressive, sometimes impulsive, and reckless playing style, the win rate could even reach 46% or 37%.

Ma Sitong is the one in number six or seven.

So, unsurprisingly, the ordinary boy from the elite class who wanted to take advantage of the situation lost.

However, the boy named Xia Dongyu, relying on the mobility of his Staraptor, successfully defeated a girl who used a Grass-type Pokémon, becoming the only one of the three to enter the junior class.

The top eight teams have now been determined.

Mu Yun, who used Beedrill; Wu Tu, who used Onix; Sun Xin, who used Mawile; Ma Sitong, who used Ponyta; Liu Jianhao, who used Blue; Li Mingwei, who used Rockruff; Zheng Rong, who used Fluffy; and Xia Dongyu, who used Staraptor.

The end-of-month assessment has officially entered its third round!