Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Chapter 207 The Thunderous Ape from the Plantation

Inside the Pacific Arena, the cheers, screams, and discussions from the stands almost lifted the dome of the entire stadium.

...In fact, the Ancient Arena was specially built in an open-air style to facilitate battles for flying Pokémon.

Right here, a group of high-ranking and powerful figures from Sichuan Province just announced the start of the competition.

On the high platform, which offers the best view of the battlefield, a row of comfortable-looking tables and chairs are arranged.

On the table were impressive-looking titles and ranks, such as the president of the Trainers Association branch, the president of the Breeders Association branch, and the seats of the provincial governor and mayor were occupied by a group of important figures dressed in impeccable formal attire.

Except for... the empty seat of the Sunrise Gym Leader.

In addition, there were representatives from some of the top companies in Sichuan Province, as well as powerful trainers or breeders, chatting and laughing.

Several ultra-high-definition cameras have just finished projecting their images onto the huge screens at the front and back of the venue.

"Old Zhao, who do you think will win this time?"

The middle-aged man speaking wore frameless glasses, and his thinning hair and the hot water with goji berries in his hand suggested that he was going through a crisis.

On his desk was a nameplate that read: "Luo Xiande, Branch President of the Chengdu Trainers Association".

Zhao Zhigao glanced at the empty seat next to him and smiled, "If I were to speak for myself as a civilian governor, I was quite optimistic about Xiaobai before, but after that tournament, I'm a bit uncertain."

"But you, as a seasoned trainer, why would you ask me, an office worker, such a question?"

Luo Xiande stroked his stubble beard and said with a wry smile, "I heard that the kid from the Yulong branch family has gone back to the main family to cultivate recently. In addition, there's Lin Xingyan, who suddenly appeared with an elite-level late-stage Charizard, and Master Su's son. It's really hard to predict!"

"Indeed, it's a pity that Master Su went into seclusion to break through to a higher level, otherwise we could have asked him to tell us the inside story," Zhao Zhigao said with some regret and lack of interest.

After he finished speaking, the audience seats on both sides of the Taigu Arena, which had gradually quieted down, erupted again with cheers loud enough to lift the dome.

"Oh, so they ended up running into each other in the first match?"

Luo Xian touched his chin, and this was getting interesting!

He had also read the posts on the Sichuan section of the Trainers Forum, and he had to admit that the poster had done a good job of gathering information.

Two strong contenders for the semifinals have met in the very first round of the group stage – a truly rare sight!

.......

"Brother Su, are you really going to wear this?"

Li Hua stared at Su Hao, utterly bewildered.

Su Hao straightened his hat brim and asked doubtfully, "Apart from the bright color, there's nothing wrong with these clothes, is there?"

Su Hao was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, a red and white sleeveless jacket over it, and blue jeans.

He wore black fingerless gloves, black and red sneakers, and a red and white baseball cap with white semi-circular patterns resembling Poké Balls.

"The point isn't whether there's a problem or not, but that you're wearing this outfit...aren't you hot?" Jiang Chengcheng couldn't help but complain.

Kong Lingwei added, "It's blazing hot outside right now, probably in the thirties or forties..."

"I think it's alright. I specifically chose a material that's warm in winter and cool in summer for the jacket!" Su Hao gave a thumbs-up with his right hand and grinned.

"Are you finished?"

Zhong Li clapped her hands, making a short sound to draw the attention of the four people to her.

Although Su Hao's strength is probably in the first tier of this Sichuan provincial competition, as the team leader, she also has to fulfill her responsibilities.

Just like the coach in an OBA esports competition, they are responsible for tactical arrangements, hero selection, drafting, and intelligence analysis of opponents.

However, she understood that Su Hao only needed her to provide information about the opponent.

Zhong Li took a sip of the hot water in her thermos, cleared her throat, and said, "Su Hao, there are quite a few opponents in Group A that you should be wary of, but right now I'll only talk about your opponent in the first match—He..."

Shiyun.

After reviewing the information several times to confirm its accuracy, Zhong Li said, "She comes from Beichong City. It's worth mentioning that her family owns the largest plantation in Beichong City, which has a large number of Grass-type Pokémon tending farms."

"Jumperoo, Whimsicott, and Raptor are her current team lineup. Each of them is a Grass-type Pokémon. Raptor is her ace, and its strength is currently around the mid-elite level. The other two are at the early-elite level."

"Her Whimsicott and Jumpluff can both use the Sunny Day move, which, combined with the Chlorophyll ability, makes them very difficult to deal with. However, this is a lineup that only appears in 2v2 or 3v3. I am more inclined to think that she will play it safe in the first battle and send out her ace, Rumble.

"Her Rumble Rumble ability will most likely be Grassmaker, which creates Grass Terrain. This Rumble Rumble is good at close combat, especially with its hammered palms, so be careful of its power attacks."

As she finished speaking, she smiled and glanced at Li Hua, Jiang Chengcheng, and Kong Lingwei, who all looked somewhat dumbfounded.

Then she said to Su Hao, "It just so happens that your Incineroar is a Fire/Dark type. Fairy-type moves are super effective against Dark types but are resisted by Fire types. So your Incineroar has a huge advantage whether it's against Whimsicott, Jumpluff, or Rillaboom."

After she finished speaking, she concluded in a gentle voice, "Therefore, sending your ace, Blazing Roar Tiger, into the first match was the safest decision."

"Of course, the choice of who to send out is in your hands. You are the trainer who will be battling. The teacher's words are just suggestions."

"Clap clap clap!"

"Wow, Professor Zhong, your investigation is so detailed!"

"You've practically stripped them bare!"

Li Hua led the applause, and the other three were also surprised that Zhong Li had such a talent for information gathering!

Zhong Li smiled and gestured for silence with her hand. She then asked Su Hao, "What is your answer?"

After pretending to think for a moment, Su Hao touched the brim of his hat and said, "I plan to use another Pokémon, Incineroar, as my trump card and keep it hidden for now."

Su Hao thought with a touch of wicked humor that it was more interesting to flip through the cards one by one in a game of this low intensity.

If things go wrong, we can just flip the table and use Aura Force and Eternal Power; after all, special abilities aren't prohibited in this competition.

Zhong Li thought to herself, "Just as I expected," and encouraged her, "Since you're confident, your teacher won't stop you."

......

In the live stream of the Sichuan Provincial Division of the Pixiv High School Cup, the scrolling comments completely obscured the screen.

The fifth most popular live stream has already become like this, which makes one wonder how spectacular the top three must have been.

"Urgent! Urgent! Why aren't the players on stage yet?!"

"The groups have all been assigned, it should be done soon."

"However, I didn't expect that the two of them would run into each other in the first round of the rankings. Now I have to taste it for myself!"

"If you're as excited as I am for this early battle of the strong, then I think this is super cool!"

Amidst a sea of ​​red bullet comments, a row of neatly arranged blue bullet comments drifted silently by.

"6"

"Hey, are my friends from Mizushu City still around?"

"Stop talking, He Shiyun and Su Hao have released their Pokémon!"

"I'm a student from Beichong City. He Shiyun's Thunderous King Kong is very strong!"

"So what? Our Yangcheng's ace, Su Hao, is the Fire-type Blazing Roaring Tiger!"

"It seems to be a clash of strength... Why didn't Su Hao send out the Blazing Roaring Tiger!?"

"Wow, Flashy Protoss!"

"Wow, no wonder he's the son of the professor and the curator, how many meters must that be?"

"As a complete bystander offering my opinion from a neutral standpoint, I'm afraid Su Hao is going to have a major setback."

"Indeed, although his Draco is a rare Shiny pseudo-legendary, it's unlikely that his early-stage Elite-level strength in his second-stage form will be able to defeat this late-stage Elite-level Triple-stage Rumble.

"Arrogant."

"The strong contender for first place is likely to suffer an upset!"

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Thank you for all the gifts.

(Crying uncontrollably)

Tears-eyed lizard ande.

Chapter 208 Eat My Grass Slide!

The Taigu Arena is now divided into four areas, each corresponding to one of the four groups' matches.

Groups B, C, and D are all matches between equally matched, normal players. Only Group A's early showdown between the strongest players is truly thrilling.

In Group A, most of the spectators at Taikoo Arena turned their attention to this side.

He Shiqiao, lying on the porcelain, first, then, Zhi Ti Nuo Mu, lying down, then, fierce, then, Lu, 9, Xia, then, Lu, Zhi, Tao, Chuan, Pang, Can, Mei, then, Jiang, Mu, Ti, then, Wei, Che, Mou, Shi, ⑴, zheng, fou, Bao, then, Yun, Chuang, Jun, Pan, Wu, Wei, then, Lai, Mu, ⑹, Wei.

She extended her left hand to Su Hao in front of her and said with a reserved smile, "Please take care of me, Su Hao!"

Su Hao looked closely and realized that this was the Hanfu-clad girl who had run to their waiting area earlier.

"Hello."

Su Hao nodded in response and extended his left hand to shake hers as a gesture of goodwill.

This is a courtesy gesture that players perform before the official start of the competition.