Chapter 9: Testing and Ranking Matches

The next morning

Su Hao, dressed neatly, took his room card and, with Carbink, set off from the residential area, preparing to head to the city's largest training facility and gym—the Fire-type Gym operated by his father.

Last night, before going to sleep, his father had handed this room card, exclusive to Su Hao, to him.

The gyms in this world were just like the gyms in the games and anime of his previous life.

The Gym Leaders inside didn't just have the profession of Gym Leader; many Gym Leaders had other side jobs besides being a Gym Leader, and sometimes being a Gym Leader was even their side job.

For example, the Cerulean Sisters of the Cerulean Gym in the Kanto region were famous for their aquarium and synchronized swimming, and no one paid attention to their combat power. The Lumiose Gym in the Kalos region was the same; its Gym Leader, Clemont, had his talent pointed toward scientific research rather than being a Gym Leader, and he even invented the Rotom Pokédex.

Compared to those Gym Leaders who didn't attend to their proper duties in his previous life, Su Hao's father could be said to be very dedicated, only opening apprentice courses and large training grounds within the gym.

Afterward, Su Hao thought about the training plan while walking and soon arrived at the Fire-type Gym located in the suburbs of Yang City—the Rising Sun Gym.

Because there were only eighteen gyms of different types in the entire Shenzhou Alliance, every gym could be said to be a landmark building of the city in terms of construction specifications.

The Rising Sun Gym directly occupied an entire mountain in Yang City, with a vast area.

It was only eight o'clock in the morning, and various vendors attracted by the heat and traffic of the training ground had already set up their stalls and started business.

Su Hao casually bought a Chinese crepe at a breakfast stall and then walked toward the main entrance of the gym.

At this time, a long line had already formed at the main entrance of the gym, but Su Hao didn't follow the crowd to queue, but instead turned right into the staff passage.

"Little Gym Leader, you're here so early!" A kind-faced cleaning lady greeted Su Hao.

"Yeah, I claimed my starter Pokémon yesterday, and I'm preparing to start training today!"

The gym staff all recognized Su Hao, the Gym Leader's son; after all, Su Hao had grown up here since he was a child.

Not long after, Su Hao walked to the door of the private training room VIP 6-6 prepared for him by his father.

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

Stepping into the room, a space the size of a playground came into Su Hao's view.

The room area was huge, and the height of the ceiling was enough for Flying-type Pokémon to fly inside.

Su Hao picked up the tablet placed on the side, which had all the function introductions and control buttons for this room.

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

The purpose of Su Hao coming to the training ground today was simple: to understand Carbink's current physical condition, observe all of Carbink's moves, and then head to the battle field in the gym to fight.

After calling Carbink out of the Poké Ball, Su Hao began to communicate with Carbink through Aura.

Su Hao told Carbink his idea of wanting to generally understand Carbink's physique and mastery of moves, and then find possible shortcomings through battles.

"Nai nai~" (No problem) Carbink was very active.

Since Carbink carried the Diancite gifted by Su Hao last night, Carbink had a feeling.

A very mysterious feeling, or intuition, told Carbink that it needed to become stronger as soon as possible, and something was waiting for it.

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After Carbink's demonstration, Su Hao generally understood Carbink's current situation.

Although Carbink's speed was very slow, its move usage speed was very prominent, and it could very accurately control energy to make moves hit the direction it hoped for, but it still lacked a bit of power.

Carbink's body hardness was very excellent, and most Pokémon of the same level currently found it difficult to break its defense. ===== CHAPTER 10 =====