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

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

After Little Diamond evolves into Diancie, its mediocre Attack and Special Attack stats will be improved, and after E-Evolution, its Attack stat will be further increased 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.

Unfortunately, the distance was too far, and the little bear cub hadn't learned any ranged moves yet, so it could only watch helplessly as the little diamond completed the Harden move upgrade.

After Little Diamond completed its hardening move, the bear cub finally got within a meter of Little Diamond.

Seeing that the teddy bear was close to the small diamond, the boy immediately gave the order.

"Little bear, use your claws with all your might!"

"Bear!" The bear cub imbued its paws with Normal-type energy and attacked the little diamond with all its might, alternating between its paws.

Su Hao calmly observed the scene before him and said, "Little Diamond, next!"

"Hey!" Little Diamond trusted Su Hao completely, so it abandoned its prepared dodge without hesitation.

"Ding!" A crisp sound came from the junction of the bear cub and the little diamond.

"Holy crap!" A spectator watching from the sidelines suddenly exclaimed, uttering the phrase "national treasure."

The bear cub, having unleashed its full power, stared blankly at the tiny diamond.

The small diamond-gray body surface was intact, but the Normal-type energy attached to the bear cub's paws was broken.

As Su Hao had expected, Little Diamond's defense was nothing short of monstrous. After using Harden once, it withstood the full force of the level 7 bear cub without taking any damage.

Pokémon: Teddy Bear

Attribute: [Normal]

Gender: [♂]

Feature: [Fast Track]

Level: [7]

Moves: [Grab, Lick, Round Eyes, Combo Slash]

Even with a full-force attack from a level two above Little Diamond, the Bear Cub couldn't break Little Diamond's defense.

Su Hao mentally raised the defense rating of Little Diamond again, and quickly said aloud, "Little Diamond, use Primal Power to take it away!"

The boy on the other side, who had been stunned, also realized what was happening and immediately directed the bear cub to get out of the way.

The bewildered bear cub finally reacted after receiving the boy's command, and just as it was about to adjust its body to dodge the attack ————————.

"Go!" Upon hearing Su Hao's command, Little Diamond immediately began to gather primal power. In just three seconds, it created a small basketball-sized rock in front of it and launched it while the bear cub was still adjusting its posture!

The stone flew straight towards the bear cub, which had no time to dodge, with unstoppable force.

With a loud "Boom!", the bear cub, struck squarely in the face by the rock, instantly died on the spot.

"Cub Bear! ——————." Seeing the cub bear instantly defeated, the boy, who had been full of confidence before the battle, shouted in disbelief.

Unfortunately, the bear cub had already lost its fighting ability and was in a coma, so it could no longer respond to the boy.

The surrounding crowd of onlookers

The crowd began to discuss it in disbelief.

"Holy crap, what's wrong with that Pokémon? This bear cub just easily defeated five Pokémon in a row, how come it can't even break through its defense with its full-force attack!?"

"Yeah, does anyone know what Pokémon this is? I feel like I've never seen it before."

At this moment, a boy wearing black-rimmed glasses stood up from the crowd and said something.

"As far as I know, this should be a Pokémon unique to the French Union - Diamond Smash."

"Small diamonds are not common in the country."

"Small Diamonds have excellent defensive capabilities and are often used as the team's defensive end."

"But logically speaking, the small diamonds on record do not have such outstanding attack capabilities."

"That's all I know."

After hearing the explanation from the bespectacled boy, the boy holding the teddy bear that had lost its fighting ability turned his questioning gaze to Su Hao.

Su Hao nodded and said, "Indeed, my little diamond has excellent defensive capabilities."

After receiving confirmation from Su Hao, the boy breathed a sigh of relief and mentally told himself that his defenses were just too strong, and that the bear cub would definitely be able to break through them once it grew a bit bigger!

The boy had wondered why the little diamond could defeat the bear cub in one hit, but in the end he concluded that the bear cub had fought six rounds and was already tired.

"I lost this round, so I'm taking my bear cub to the Pokémon Center to heal." The boy said this to Su Hao, and after seeing Su Hao nod in acknowledgment, he ran towards the Pokémon Center.

Having won its first victory, Little Diamond bounced over to Su Hao and began to act cute through Su Hao's wave power.

"Hey hey~~ Hey hey hey!" (Trainer, Trainer~ I won!)

Looking at the little diamond bouncing around, seemingly seeking praise, Su Hao smiled, scooped it up with one arm, and stroked the diamond on its head, saying, "Hmm~ You won! Great job!"

At the same time, Su Hao also began to check the information about the small diamond.

Kemon: [Small Diamond] [Mutation 6.5%]

Attributes: [Rock, Fairy]

Gender: [None]

Characteristic: [Eternally Pure Body]

Level: [5→6]

Moves: [Tackle, Harden, Magic Dazzle, Meteor Beam, Reflect Barrier, Light Wall, Primal Power, Defense Split (New)]

As expected, Su Hao leveled up after defeating Little Diamond, a bear cub two levels higher than him.

Just then, Little Diamond, who was being held by Su Hao, suddenly said, "Hey hey hey." (Trainer, after defeating Teddy Bear, I suddenly felt my body become stronger and my energy increased.)