Champion Road's challenges were divided into three different difficulty levels: the first four gates, the middle three gates, and the final three gates.
By now, Fang Yuan had passed the first four gates relatively smoothly, and his losses had not been too great.
The first four gates had one defining feature: during the trials, the gatekeeper only had one Pokémon trained to its Racial Limit, so their strength was not particularly formidable.
Moreover, the challenge rules placed relatively few restrictions on the challenger.
Take Master Ye Hui at the Third Gate, for example. He had only one Pokémon that could battle, while Fang Yuan could send out all twelve of his Pokémon in succession.
Under those rules, if Fang Yuan still could not pass, he might as well find a Ditto to ram himself to death against.
Passing the first four gates so smoothly made Fang Yuan feel just a little puffed up.
"The Fifth Gate. Next, it's time to check in at the Fifth Gate."
After completing the Fourth Gate, Fang Yuan immediately left the Gloomy Valley, leaving Master Jiang Liu alone to weep while clutching a pile of Ghost-types.
Jiang Liu and the Ghost-types: T~T
If I'd known, I wouldn't have become a gatekeeper. Ghost Domain Tactics seems to clash a little with Fang Yuan's team...
After resting and traveling, Fang Yuan arrived at the Plain Area where the Fifth Gate was located at around nine fifteen.
By then, Eevee, Gluttony Ghost, Infernape, and the others had mostly recovered.
The energy they had expended using several moves had all been replenished.
Fang Yuan himself had rested for quite a while as well.
In truth, Fang Yuan was the one who needed rest the most.
Although he had been restrained whenever he used Aura Power and had not