Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

After clearing her throat, Ms. Liang said, "From today onwards, you are all senior high school students preparing for the college entrance examination."

"Everyone received their starter Pokémon before the holiday. Except for some students who don't plan to become trainers, Pokémon battles will be the most important part of the college entrance examination."

"The results of the students' training during the holiday will be reflected in this grade-level competition when school starts."

"At the same time, I would also like to remind everyone that academic performance is also very important, and I hope that everyone has not slacked off during the holidays."

"Next, I'll talk about some things to note for this grade-level competition."

"All senior students must participate in this grade-level competition, as it is related to the school's evaluation of you and your eligibility to participate in the Shenzhou Alliance High School League held before the end of the first semester."

"This battle will use two Pokémon each and will be held in an elimination format."

"The top eight students from this competition will join the top eight students from other high schools in Yangcheng to represent Yangcheng in the preliminary rounds of the high school league!"

After explaining the grade-level competition, Ms. Liang led the whole class to the school auditorium to attend the opening ceremony.

Opening ceremonies are usually the same old thing, nothing special, just a bunch of motivational speeches over and over again.

Su Hao was almost falling asleep while standing, but finally, after the school leaders on the stage finished speaking, they announced the disbandment.

Upon hearing the dismissal notice, the drowsy students in the audience instantly perked up and, suppressing their excitement, orderly left the auditorium.

The homeroom teacher on the playground didn't say much, only that school was letting them go early today and they would have regular classes tomorrow, and then let Su Hao and the others off the hook.

School ended in the morning, and I had nothing to do anyway, plus I had plenty of time ahead of me.

After thinking it over, Su Hao decided to invite Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng to go to the Xuri Dojo to register for the ranking competition.

Aside from a few players who are good at bots, most Pokémon Ball level players are at the Normal level, with Elite level players being quite rare.

Based on the data Su Hao saw from scanning Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng's Pokémon, there shouldn't be any problem with them participating.

Upon hearing Su Hao's suggestion, Li Hua said she didn't mind and was fine with going anywhere, while Jiang Chengcheng was somewhat eager to try.

Seeing that they had reached a consensus, Su Hao immediately took out his phone and called a Steel Raven taxi.

Su Hao, holding Yanre Miao, got into a taxi, while Li Hua, sitting next to him, looked on with envy.

Since his chickpeated chickpea evolved into a blue raven, it has become rather aloof. Although it is still obedient, he always feels a little lonely.

How adorable the baby tits were when they were young! They would chirp and flutter around me, but now they're all gone!

Although the blue cottonbird is very cute, this one in his family has a bit of a personality problem; it's too clean.

He only touched the cotton wings of the blue cotton bird slightly, and the blue cotton bird couldn't wait to take a bath.

Hot Cat looks so obedient and well-behaved, you can pet it, hug it, and kiss it. It also looks quite strong, so its fighting power must be strong too.

Li Hua is now extremely jealous, perhaps even nine-tenths of the way. His best friend's Pokémon are just too tempting to look at.

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Chapter 23 Poké Ball Level

Even on weekdays, the area in front of the Asahi Dojo is still packed with people and bustling with activity.

In this world, gyms are not just for accepting challenges and awarding badges, as depicted in the anime.

The eighteen gyms, each with its own attribute, are located throughout the country and are the only designated venues for ranked matches within the league.

The same is true of the Asahi Dojo, where Su's father took office; all sorts of facilities, including training grounds and competition arenas, exist within the dojo.

You could say that the Taoist temple itself is like a large living area.

Upon entering the dojo, Su Hao immediately contacted his manager, who worked for his father, and explained his purpose.

The agent's surname was Qian. He was a middle-aged man with an honest appearance, a kind personality, and a slight obesity.

After Su's father became the museum owner, he handled many trivial matters. For example, when Su Hao was a child, his father was away on missions and his mother was in seclusion at the research institute. When there was no one to contact, Uncle Qian would handle the trivial matters.

Because of this connection, Su Hao and Uncle Qian have always had a good relationship.

After waiting a short while, Uncle Qian led Su Hao and the others through the long queue to the inner space to complete the formalities.

Having insiders is indeed very efficient; the three players' qualifying spots for the ranked matches were registered in no time.

With Uncle Qian's explanation, the three of them quickly understood the operating procedure.

After registering to participate in ranked matches, you can match up for battles in the official Trainer App on your mobile phone.

For a match to be considered successful, both players must confirm that they can arrive at the designated match venue within the match time.

Once the competition is established, any participant who fails to arrive at the designated venue within the specified time limit will be deemed to have forfeited the competition and will automatically forfeit.

In short, you can match up for Poké Ball level matches using your mobile phone.

The early stages of the ranking tournament were very similar to the World Championship in the Pokémon Journeys series that Su Hao had watched before his transmigration.

Without much thought, Su Hao picked up his phone and opened the official trainer app. His profile clearly showed that he had already participated in ranked matches.

Name: Su Hao

Age: 17

Pogaman: [114514]

Rank: [Poké Ball Level]

Occupation: [Student]

Not only has a new rank verification been added to the official app, but a small Poké Ball icon has also appeared next to his avatar in the Piplup chat software.

Is this the legendary "showing the dog tag"?

Su Hao opened the ranking interface and selected match.

The match was established the instant you clicked.

Click to confirm and start the battle; the battle will be set up quickly.

Su Hao clicked on the other person's profile picture and saw from the bio that they were clearly a student about his age.

The app indicated that Su Hao should arrive at Battlefield No. 13 before 11:00 AM.

I glanced at the time; there was still plenty of time.

Su Hao turned his gaze to Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng beside him. They had also completed their matchmaking one after the other, one in battlefield number 14 and the other in battlefield number 15.

After greeting Uncle Qian, Su Hao quickly arrived at the No. 13 battle arena.

As a dedicated arena for qualifying matches, it is equipped with a standard playing field, referee Rotom, and spectator seating.

A few parents who brought their children to watch the match were sitting scattered in the stands.

The ranking tournament, organized by the league, is one of the paths to the top four.

Even the battles involving the lowest-level Poké Balls attract a large audience.

Su Hao's opponent arrived before him; he was a boy the same age as Su Hao, but Su Hao felt like he had seen him somewhere before.

The other person was also staring intently at Su Hao, their gaze burning with desire.

"I never expected my first ranked match opponent to be you!" Ye Fan stared at Su Hao, very seriously.

After confirming it several times, Su Hao finally remembered.

The boy opposite him was the one he defeated in his first battle against Little Diamond!

Su Hao remembered that the boy's Pokémon was Teddiursa.

After both sides underwent identity verification by referee Lotom, Su Hao's first qualifying match officially began!

This match has been recognized as an official Pokémon Ranking Tournament at the Poké Ball level by the China League.

[The two opponents are Su Hao and Ye Fan.]

[In Poké Ball level battles, only one Pokémon is used.]

[Battle begins!]

"Revenge, Little Bear!"

"Go, Hot Cat!"

The moment Referee Rotom announced the start of the match, both players simultaneously threw out their Poké Balls.

The bear cub I met a month ago looks much taller now.

Ye Fan was a little confused when he saw that Su Hao released a hot cat instead of small diamonds.

My fist's hard! Even if you've beaten me before, you can't use your newly caught Pokémon to taunt others!

However, with the current strength of the bear cub, dealing with the excessive dual defense of the small diamond is indeed quite difficult.

While it's a bit of a shame that I can't get my revenge, I might as well say, "Hot Cat, this is perfect! I'll make you pay the price for underestimating me!"

Ye Fan was very certain that even though the Pokémon Su Hao had captured had already undergone a certain evolution, Teddy Bear was still superior in terms of raw strength!

Looking at the data of the bear cub in front of him, Su Hao roughly understood why Ye Fan dared to say that this was a revenge battle.

Pokémon: Teddy Bear

Attribute: [Normal]

Gender: [♂]

Feature: [Fast Track]

Level: [21]

Techniques: [Grab, Lick, Round Eyes, Consecutive Slashes, Wild Grab, An Eye for an Eye, Cleave, Lightning Fist, Endure]

Most Pokémon level up quickly before reaching Elite rank, but once they break through to Elite rank, it becomes a slow and steady process.

Slow-moving Pokémon may take several months to level up.

After noting down the data of the bear cub, Su Hao commanded the hot cat to launch an attack.

"Hot Cat, charge over there and use Flame Fang!"

After evolving, the limbs of the Firecat became thicker, naturally resulting in greater explosive power.

The flames overflowing from its mouth formed huge, sharp fangs of fire, which looked incredibly imposing as the Fiery Cat charged.

"Little Bear, hit him back with your Thunder Fist!"