Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

Gegehua silently recalled her two Pokémon and returned to the Kalos region delegation, dejected and lost in thought.

Karuni, the champion of the Carlos region, came up first and patted her on the shoulder.

"Director Ge Jihua, you've done a fantastic job!"

Chaklo, who was defeated by Cuckoo: "Yes, compared to the other gym leaders who were defeated before, Gym Leader Gojiblanca, you have done very well!"

Korni, who had been defeated by Teng Shu, stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "That's right, it's normal for Director Geji Hua to lose. That Hao Yan is just too strong."

Chaklo and Korne's words made the other gym leaders in the Carlos region nod in agreement.

Gejihua recalled that even if Nie Zi used Dynamax, it was still no match for Haoyan's Tyranitar.

Xiao Chun was even more pitiful; even without Hao Yan present, she was still easily defeated by three opponents.

Compared to them, she at least went back and forth with Haoyan a few times, so it could be considered a draw.

And losing to that one and only Mewtwo is something I can be proud of.

With this thought, Ge Jihua's previous dejection vanished.

A smile returned to her face.

... ...

After Haoyan defeated Gejihua, his points increased once again, and the Senna Gym was officially promoted to S-rank.

At this point, there are a total of five S-rank gyms in the Hoenn region.

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Kaina City.

Just as Haoyan defeated Gejihua, the host Vivian announced that the Kaina Dojo had been promoted to S-rank.

The entire city of Kaina erupted in a massive cheer and applause.

The city of Kaina was transformed into a sea of ​​joy.

Countless citizens celebrated Hao Yan's victory.

"Our Director Haoyan is amazing! Three wins out of three!"

"Our Kaina Gym went directly from a C-rank gym to an S-rank gym."

"It's only natural that our Director Haoyan won!"

"Teng Shu, Ya Sha, and the others only trained at the Kaina Dojo for two months."

"They successfully took down an S-rank gym. As the gym leader who trained them, taking down an S-rank gym is no easy feat!"

"By the way, there are a total of nine gyms in our Hoenn region, and five of them are already S-rank!"

"This is the first time in the history of the Hoenn region!"

"All of this is thanks to Director Haoyan; otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a grand occasion!"

"Yes, Director Haoyan is a miracle worker!"

The citizens of Kale City are happy and honored to have such a powerful person as their Gym Leader.

... ...

Many citizens admire Haoyan's achievements, but many elite trainers have begun to speculate about the true extent of Haoyan's strength.

"They're both dojo masters, but Master Haoyan wins every time with absolute ease!"

"Moreover, no opponent has ever been able to withstand two moves from Gym Leader Haoyan's Pokémon!"

"No matter what attribute it is, Curator Haoyan can handle it with ease!"

“That’s right! And I’ve heard that what Master Haoyan has shown so far is not even his full strength!”

"The strongest Pokémon of Gym Leader Haoyan, Lucario, hasn't even appeared yet!"

"Therefore, I speculate that the true strength of Director Haoyan has reached the Heavenly King level, and may even be above the Heavenly King level!"

"That's right, I think so too!"

"That explanation makes sense. If Gym Leader Haoyan didn't possess strength above the Elite Four level, he wouldn't be able to defeat an ordinary gym leader so easily."

"Hahaha, from now on, we'll call Director Haoyan 'Heavenly King Director'!"

I second that!

"+1"

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Chapter 318 Return to the Hoenn Region

With his students' overwhelming advantage, Haoyan and his team all raised their respective dojos to S-rank!

This puts immense pressure on the remaining gym leaders in the Hoenn region.

At the same time, because of Hiroki's outstanding performance, the other members of the Hoenn region are frequently challenged by other regions.

Fortunately, veteran powerhouses Adam and Tie Xuan withstood the pressure.

Adam, needless to say, is capable of training a champion like Mikey, which is enough to prove his strength.

Tie Xuan was the same person, from the same era as Grandpa Mula.

Even back then, Grandpa Mura only won against Tie Xuan by a narrow margin.

After fierce defense, Adam's Glass Gym and Tie Xuan's Hibiscus Gym maintained their S-rank status.

... ...

"In the Normal-type expert competition, the top-ranked player is Senri Gym Leader from the Hoenn region."

"Blossom Gym has been promoted to S-rank!"

... ...

Having just finished a battle, Senri wiped the sweat from his brow and returned to the Hoenn region delegation.

Senri of the Petalburg Gym, through a difficult battle and by a narrow margin, defeated Aloe and Blackie from the Unova region, as well as Akane from the Johto region.

They also upgraded the Orange Blossom Gym to S-rank.

This was thanks to the Thousand-Mile Boom, whose powerful and unpredictable sonic boom forcefully disrupted the connection between the opponent's Pokémon and its trainer.

Then there's Slaking, a Pokémon that uses its immense destructive power to defeat its opponents.

Originally, in Michael's plan, it would be quite good if the Hoenn region could have 3 S-rank Gyms.

Because of Haoyan and his 'students', the Hoenn region was elevated to a whole new level.

How could this possibly make him, the champion, unhappy or not joyful?

Upon seeing Qianli return, Mikoli stepped forward with a joyful expression.

"Congratulations, Curator Qianli!"

"Congratulations to you!" Although Qianli was very tired, he still shook hands with Mikoli with excitement on his face.

"This time, in our Hoenn region, a total of 8 out of the 9 gyms have been promoted to S-rank gyms!"

"People from outside the region call our Hoenn region the strongest region!"

"I believe that before long, trainers from all over the Pokémon world will flood into our Hoenn region to challenge the Gym Leaders!"

"At that time, the economy and influence of our Hoenn region will definitely be greatly enhanced!"

In the Hoenn region, only the Mossdeep Gym has not achieved an S-rank.

Because the owners of Green Ridge Gym, Maple and Nan, are still children.

Their combat experience and tactical skills are hard to compare with these adults.

"The Hoenn region owes its current success largely to Gym Leader Hiroyuki!"

"If it weren't for Director Haoyan, our area wouldn't be where it is today!"

"Director Haoyan has made a great contribution!"

Mikoli cupped her hands in greeting to Haoyan, who was sitting to the side.

"When I get back, I will definitely apply to the league to increase the financial support for the Kaina Gym!"

Mikkuri's words caused all the gym leaders in the Hoenn region delegation to look at Hiroyuki.

They all knew that without Haoyan, the Hoenn region would not have achieved its current success.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Michael," Hao Yan replied with a smile.

Now is the time when he needs money.

After all, I just spent ten million to buy two attribute gems for Little Six-Tail.

In the future, we need to prepare more TMs for Little Six-Tail to learn.

These are all places where money will be spent.

... ...

The five-day attribute expert competition has come to a perfect end.

The Hoenn region, with its overwhelming advantage, earned the title of the strongest region.

After the competition, Mikkuri organized a group of gym leaders to return to the Hoenn region.

The airport in Watervein City.

As the host of this Attribute Expert Tournament, Cynthia, representing the Sinnoh region, came to see them off.

Zhu Lan chatted with Mikeli for a few minutes before saying to Hao Yan, "Hao Yan, it's nice to meet you."

"And it was also thanks to your help that we were able to capture the gold poaching gang in one fell swoop!"

"Congratulations to you too, the Kaina Gym has become an S-rank gym."

"You're welcome to visit the Sinnoh region often in the future!"

Hao Yan smiled. This Sinnoh journey yielded Vulpix, successfully Mega Evolved Tyranitar, and also saw Slateport Gym successfully promoted to S-rank.