June 17, 2024.
Today was a day worthy of being remembered by history.
Less than a year and a half after debuting as a Trainer, Su Hao had reached the pinnacle of Trainers on his nineteenth birthday, donning the crown every Trainer dreamed of.
The cheers and applause at the scene soared into the heavens, seeming to form a sea of celebration.
Online, discussions surrounding this battle at the summit rapidly exploded.
At the handover ceremony, Divine Land Alliance Chairman Mu Jianguo appeared in person. Before countless witnesses, he took the ring representing the status of an Elite Four member from Bai Du, whose face was full of helplessness but who had accepted his defeat wholeheartedly, and handed it to Su Hao.
Throughout Ho-Oh Arena, only one name was being cheered—
Elite Four, Su Hao!
One hour after the Elite Four Challenge and handover ceremony concluded.
<Eagle News Agency: A regret of the era! Had Divine Land Alliance's newly appointed Elite Four member Su Hao challenged one day earlier, we would have witnessed an eighteen-year-old Elite Four member!>
<France News Agency: The specialty type of Divine Land Alliance's newly appointed Elite Four member Su Hao has yet to be determined!>
<Behemoth Times: We have obtained relevant leads regarding the evolution method of Elite Four member Su Hao's ace, Diancie, and are actively investigating it>
<Sakura Daily: Champion Ito Ryuzaki stated that this year's World Championship coincides with the Divine Land Alliance Elite Four and Champion transition period. We still have a chance of defeating them>
Having debuted less than a year and a half ago, someone who had barely stepped beyond the ranks of Novice Trainers had defeated an Elite Four member head-on with Pokémon he had raised himself. Moreover, it had been by the enormous score of two