Pokémon: Master System

Under the night.

Zhao Ruohan leaned on Xia Yu and wrapped his hands around Xia Yu's arms. The two of them strolled down the street together on their way home.

"Xia Yu... I don't want to go back tonight." Zhao Ruohan leaned her head on Xia Yu's shoulder and whispered, her face rosy.

"Then don't go back." Listening to Zhao Ruohan's suggestive words, Xia Yu's heart was beating wildly and he said softly.

"where are we going?"

"Why are you still worried about not having a place to live?" Xia Yu responded.

"I miss you." Zhao Ruohan said softly.

"Ah."

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weekend.

The popularity of online giant labs is beginning to wane.

Although there are still rumors and various speculations on the Internet, saying that the giant laboratory must have produced certain experimental results, until now, there has been no reply from the giant laboratory where Xia Yu is located.

This also made everyone begin to wonder whether the giant laboratory had mastered the experimental results of giant Pokémon.

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At the same time, the much-anticipated gym leader qualifying competition also officially kicked off.

Different from the previous years of the Hall Owner Qualifying Tournament, this year's Hall Owner Qualifying Tournament has made certain adjustments, or innovations, in the competition system.

This gym leader qualifying competition is divided into three stages, qualifying, breakout and finals.

The first round is the qualifying round, and the Pokémon Association will officially re-rank the overall rankings based on the strength of the participants.

Then all participating trainers will participate in a month-long ranking competition and strive to compete for the rankings.

As of the last day, the top ten players will enter the second stage of the breakout round.

The top two players among them will directly skip the breakout match and be sent directly to the finals.

The other eight players ranked 3-10 will participate in the breakout round. After two rounds of duel, only two players will enter the finals.

The finals are divided into two rounds, the 4-to-2 semi-finals and the finals.

In the qualifying stage, the competition rules adopted are six-choice two singles matches, and you can bring any props.

In the breakout stage, the competition rules adopted are six-choice three singles matches, and you can bring any props.

In the final stage, the competition rule adopted is 66-person singles, and any props can be brought.

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Arceus Center.

The crowd was huge and all seats were occupied.

Xia Yu sat backstage, his eyes falling on the live broadcast on TV.Eve and Karl sat aside, their eyes also focused on the TV.

On the TV station, countless viewers wore the battle uniforms of the players they supported, held up support signs, and cheered for their favorite players.

Among them, the audience supporting Xia Yu accounted for more than one-third, and most of them were young viewers in their teens and 20s.

"Dear trainers, dear audience friends, welcome to watch this gym leader ranking competition..." Qu Jing, president of the Pokémon Association, personally hosted this gym leader ranking competition.

At the same time, this is also the last major event hosted by Qu Jing.

After this gym leader qualifying match, Qu Jing will retire and step down from his position as president of the Pokémon Association.

"Xia Yu...will your initial ranking be number one?" Eve looked at the TV, turned to Xia Yu and asked curiously.

"How do I know?" Xia Yu responded: "It will be announced soon, just take a look and you will know. And it doesn't matter if it is number one, this is just the initial ranking, and there is still one month of qualifying to determine the final ranking. "

"Okay." Eve responded in a low voice: "Although the initial ranking is useless, it at least represents the Pokémon Association's recognition of you."

"You just care too much about other people's opinions. As long as I have the strength to be number one, it doesn't matter where I am ranked." Xia Yu looked at Eve and said.

"I know." Eve responded: "Xia Yu, come on, let me take a picture for you."

"What are you taking pictures for?"

"Now I am running your social media account and fan base. Take more photos and post updates."

"alright."

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When Eve was taking pictures of Xia Yu, Qu Jing on the TV also continued to say: "The initial rankings of all contestants will be announced below!"

As Qu Jing's voice sounded, a ranking list appeared on the huge screen.

"No. 1, Xia Yu."

"No. 2, Qin Yuncong."

"Third place, Zhao Zhigang."

"..."

The initial ranking did not exceed everyone's expectations. Xia Yu ranked first with her absolute popularity and strength.

Qin Yuncong and Zhao Zhigang followed closely, ranking second and third respectively.

"Wow, Xia Yu, you are really number one." Eve said happily, smiling as if she was number one.

While Eve was talking, she posted the photo of Xia Yu she had just taken online, along with the copy.

"Prepare for the gym leader qualifying match, come on!"

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"I announce that the gym leader qualifying competition has officially begun!"

As the host's voice sounded, the gym leader qualifying competition officially began.

During this month, from [-] a.m. to [-] p.m., each contestant must stay at several competition venues officially announced by the Pokémon Association and accept challenges from other contestants.

The challenge rules for the qualifying round were very complicated, and Xia Yu didn't look into them in detail. Simply put, only low-ranked players could challenge high-ranked players, and at the same time, the rankings between the two couldn't be too different.

For example, 11-20 people can challenge 1-10 people.

You cannot challenge the same person continuously at the same time, and each person must accept at least one challenge in half a day, etc.

The detailed rules were too complicated and Xia Yu couldn't remember them. He only knew that the only thing he needed to do was to wait quietly for other people's challenges and defeat every opponent.

To put it simply, just keep winning.

When the competition started, Xia Yu was a little nervous and quietly waited for the challenge to come.

But it is a pity that when the scrolling news on the electronic screen keeps broadcasting that XXX player defeated XXX player, there is currently no player to challenge Xia Yu.

Everyone knows that Xia Yu is a really hard nut to crack. Xia Yu himself is extremely strong. Coupled with the existence of mega evolution and Z moves, it dispels the idea of ​​​​challenging Xia Yu.

After all, in 2V2 singles, Xia Yu can use two mega evolutions. This is simply a shameless existence, and the hope of victory can be said to be very slim.

Contrary to Xia Yu's side, Qin Yuncong encountered challenges from other players almost as soon as the game started.

After all, compared with the famous Xia Yu, No. 2 Qin Yuncong undoubtedly looks more like a soft persimmon, but it is a pity that these players obviously misjudged Qin Yuncong's strength.

"No. 5 player Qian Duoduo challenges No. 2 Qin Yuncong!"

After hearing about Qin Yuncong's match, Xia Yu also adjusted the TV screen to this match.

"Go ahead, Toxosaurus."

"Come on, Mrs. Hua Jie!"

The Pokémon released by Qin Yuncong were quite normal, at least they were dragon-type Pokémon with poison and dragon attributes.

On the other side, the Pokémon sent by No. 5 Qian Duoduo showed little regard for martial ethics and directly sent out the fairy-type Madam Hua Jie.

Of course Qian Duoduo's tactics are also normal.

After all, this is a competition for dragon-type trainers, and every contestant has at least three dragon-type Pokémon.

In order to compete with their peers, almost all players will carry ice-type or fairy-type Pokémon.

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