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

Pokémon: [Small Diamond] [Mutation 6%] (Accelerating)

Attributes: [Rock, Fairy]

Gender: [None]

Characteristic: [Eternally Pure Body]

Level: [5] [Beginner Level]

Item: [Tianshi Super Stone]

Moves: [Impact, Harden, Magic Flash, Meteor Beam, Reflection Barrier, Light Wall, Primal Power]

System annotation: This is a special little diamond that was blessed by Xerneas's fairy aura by chance before it was born. After carrying Diancie's exclusive Mega Stone, it is no surprise that this will be the future Mythical Pokémon - Diancie.

If there's any change to the small diamonds carrying the Diancie Super Stone, it's that the small diamonds have become more elegant and noble.

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The sound of the lock being opened alerted Su Hao, who was talking to Little Diamond.

His father, Su Xu, who is currently the gym leader of the Fire-type gym in the Shenzhou Alliance, has returned.

Sure enough, a short while later, Su Xu knocked on Su Hao's door.

"Knock, knock, knock, Xiao Hao, are you back?"

Su Xu's voice entered the room.

Su Hao slipped his white cotton socks into his cotton slippers, stretched out his long arm, scooped up the small diamond beside him, and walked toward the door.

"Yes~".

Su Hao answered his father's calls as he walked.

After Su Hao opened the door with the small diamond in his arm, a strong man wearing a red plaid shirt appeared in front of him.

Su Hao immediately introduced the small diamond to his father, and then the father and son sat on the living room sofa and chatted for a while.

Although Su's father still didn't quite understand why his son didn't choose a Fire-type Pokémon, he supported his son's choice.

In Su's father's memory, Diamond Smash, as a Pokémon specializing in the French League, is generally used as a support Pokémon in the team. With its high defense and special defense, as well as a variety of status moves in its move pool, it is a very distinctive Pokémon.

However, how to nurture the small diamonds in the future is something Su Hao should consider, and as a father, Su's father can only provide help within his capabilities.

After the father and son talked for a while, Su's father suddenly said, "Now that your starter Pokémon has been chosen, let's have the family prepare your second Pokémon. We can prepare a good Fire-type Pokémon soon."

Upon hearing this, Su Hao naturally had no objections. As one of the top five strongest martial arts schools among the eighteen in the Divine Continent Alliance, Su's father's judgment was certainly trustworthy.

“However…” Su’s father changed the subject.

"You and Little Diamond need to work harder and get stronger quickly. After all, many Fire-type Pokémon need you to be stronger than them before they'll be willing to be commanded by you."

Su Hao understood his father's meaning. If one's strength is insufficient, and many Fire-type Pokémon are not raised from eggs, it is easy to encounter situations where one cannot control the Pokémon.

As a trainer who is proficient in Fire-type Pokémon, Su's father's advice was certainly insightful, so Su Hao decided to start training with Little Diamond tomorrow.

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Chapter 5 Testing and Ranked Matches

next morning

Dressed neatly, Su Hao, holding his room key and carrying a small diamond ring, set off from the residential area, heading towards the city's largest training facility and dojo—the fire-type dojo run by his father.

Last night, before going to bed, Su's father handed him this room key that belonged exclusively to Su Hao.

The gyms in this world are just like the gyms in the game and anime from my previous life.

The gym leaders in the game don't only have one profession. Many gym leaders have other side jobs besides being gym leaders, and being a gym leader is sometimes their side job.

For example, the Cerulean Sisters of the Cerulean Gym in the Kanto region are famous for their aquarium and synchronized swimming, but their combat strength goes unnoticed. The same is true for the Luna City Gym in the Kalos region, where the gym leader, Clemont, is more interested in scientific research than being a gym leader, and even invented the Rotom Pokédex.

Compared to the dojo owners in his previous life who didn't do their jobs properly, Su Hao's father was very dedicated. He only set up apprentice courses and a large training ground in the dojo.

Afterwards, Su Hao walked while thinking about the next training plan, and soon arrived at the fire-type dojo located in the suburbs of Yangcheng - the Rising Sun Dojo.

Since the entire Shenzhou Alliance only has eighteen gyms with different attributes, each gym can be considered a landmark building in the city in terms of construction standards.

The Rising Sun Dojo occupies an entire mountain within Yangcheng, covering a vast area.

It's only eight o'clock in the morning, and all sorts of vendors, attracted by the popularity and foot traffic of the training ground, have already set up their stalls and started doing business.

Su Hao casually bought a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) from a breakfast stall and then walked towards the main entrance of the dojo.

By this time, a long queue had already formed at the main entrance of the dojo, but Su Hao did not join the queue with the crowd. Instead, he turned right and entered the staff passage.

"Young master, you've arrived so early!" A kind-faced cleaning lady greeted Su Hao.

"Yes, I got my starter Pokémon yesterday, and I'm going to start training today!"

The staff at the museum all recognized Su Hao, the museum owner's son, since Su Hao had grown up here.

Soon, Su Hao arrived at the door of the private training room VIP6-6 that his father had prepared for him.

Su Hao pressed the card against the sensor by the door, and with a beep, the door opened.

Upon entering the room, Su Hao was greeted by a space the size of a playground.

The room is enormous, and the ceiling is high enough for flying Pokémon to fly inside.

Su Hao picked up the tablet that was placed to the side, which showed all the functions and control buttons of the room.

However, Su Hao had grown up in this dojo since he was a child, so he knew most of its functions, and these functions were meaningless to him now.

Su Hao's purpose in coming to the training ground today was simple: to understand Little Diamond's current physical condition, observe all of Little Diamond's moves, and then go to the battle arena inside the dojo to fight.

After summoning Scrambled from its Poké Ball, Su Hao began communicating with Scrambled using Aura.

Su Hao told Little Diamond about his idea of ​​getting a general understanding of Little Diamond's physique and mastery of its moves, and then finding any potential weaknesses through battle.

"No problem~" Little Diamond responded very enthusiastically.

Ever since Little Diamond took the Diancie Super Stone given to her by Su Hao last night, Little Diamond has had a feeling.

A mysterious feeling, or rather an intuition, told the little diamond that it needed to become stronger as soon as possible, because something was waiting for it.

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After seeing the small diamonds displayed, Su Hao roughly understood their current situation.

Although the speed of the small diamond is slow, the speed of its moves is outstanding. It can control energy very precisely to make the moves go in the desired direction, but it still lacks a bit of power.

Diamond Smash has exceptional body hardness, and most Pokémon of the same level currently have difficulty breaking its defense.

However, Su Hao did not intend to only develop Little Diamond into a defensive Pokémon.

After Little Diamond becomes Diancie, its mediocre attack stats will be improved, and after Mega Evolution, its attack power will be further enhanced to a terrifying level.

Su Hao plans to let Little Diamond lay a solid foundation in all aspects during its Little Diamond stage, developing in a balanced way. Then, after it mutates into Diancie, Little Diamond's potential will be released all at once. As a Mythical Pokémon, Diancie's abundant physical attributes and energy are what make it stronger than ordinary Pokémon.

After testing Little Diamond's various qualities, Su Hao took Little Diamond directly to the gym's battle facilities.

It's worth mentioning here that the official Shenzhou Alliance held a competition called the "Ranked Match" across the entire Shenzhou Alliance.

As an officially organized competition, the ranking tournament holds authority across all sectors nationwide.

As the name suggests, ranked matches involve battling Pokémon to improve your ranking and advance your rank.

First, there's the Poké Ball level. Because there are so many participants, all trainers who register to participate in the rankings will be assigned to the Poké Ball level.

Due to the large number of participants, the Poké Ball level is not included in the national rankings.

Next is the Ultra Ball level. The condition for advancing from the Poké Ball level to the Ultra Ball level is very simple: you can enter the Ultra Ball level by achieving a ten-game winning streak in the Poké Ball level. Since your opponents are randomly assigned by the computer, it may be very easy to enter the Ultra Ball level, or a veteran player who has lost too many games in the Ultra Ball level may have their winning streak interrupted by playing against weaker opponents.

No matter how many times you lose at the Poké Ball level, there's no chance of dropping in rank. But starting from the Great Ball level, if you lose too many matches, you'll drop in rank.

Overall, the Poké Ball level is more like a large sieve, weeding out some trainers with weaker abilities.

Above the Super Ball level are the Advanced Ball level, the Master Ball level, and the [Elite Four Challenge] at the pinnacle of the Shenzhou League. The top 1,000 trainers in the Master Ball level compete in an elimination tournament, and the top eight remaining trainers can qualify to challenge the five strongest trainers in the league, the Elite Four, and the Champion. The successful challenger can even replace the Elite Four and the Champion they defeated and become one of them.

Therefore, as the only officially certified ranking competition venue in Yangcheng, the Rising Sun Dojo is always packed with people.

However, the ranking matches are not something that Su Hao and Xiao Suizuan, who are still beginners, can participate in.

Su Hao's real target was a large open area outside the official ranking match arena.

Every year around this time, this open space is filled with many new trainers from Yangcheng who have just received their starter Pokémon.

You need to fight against people of the same level first to know your current combat strength and that of Little Diamond.

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Chapter 6: The First Battle of the Little Diamonds

In the vast open space, spectators were scattered in twos and threes.

The boy opposite Su Hao was tossing a Poké Ball, his smile radiating confidence.

Ye Fan and his bear cubs have already defeated five people.

Now, the man and his Pokémon stared at Su Hao with overwhelming force.

Ignoring the intense gaze from the other side, Su Hao calmly tossed out the Poké Ball filled with small diamonds.

After Little Diamond jumped out of the Poké Ball, it gracefully bowed slightly to the bear cub in front of it.

"Nice to meet you~" (Please take good care of me~)

"Bear!" The baby bear ignored the little diamond and instead sharpened its claws, looking at the boy behind it with a fierce fighting spirit.

The spectators watching from the sidelines cheered enthusiastically.

"Go, little bear! Go for it! Another victory!"

With the overwhelming support from the audience for the boy and the bear cub, the boy's confidence in having his own Pokémon grew stronger and stronger.

Ignoring the cheers from the sidelines, Su Hao immediately gave Little Diamond the first command: "Little Diamond, use Harden!"

"Hey hey!" Little Diamond responded and immediately activated the normal energy within its body, applying it to its skin.

A colorless light flowed across Little Diamond's body, enhancing its defensive capabilities.

After Su Hao gave the command, the boy immediately reacted and directed the bear cub to rush towards the small diamond.