The top four point holders in the ranking competition would earn the right to challenge for an Elite Four position.
Above the Elite Four stood the supreme Champion.
"Then do you know how to become an Elite Four member?"
Lin Wuya smiled faintly.
Wasn't an Elite Four member simply a somewhat stronger Master?
After thinking it over, Roy shook his head.
Lin Wuya did not keep him in suspense and slowly explained everything.
Among Master Level Trainers, aside from on-the-spot factors such as type matchups, Pokémon battle tactics, and tactical decisions, the only difference in raw strength was High-grade energy.
Mastering High-grade energy was the only path to becoming a Master.
Conversely, the more advanced the High-grade energy a Pokémon possessed, the stronger it would be.
At the same output level, energy three times stronger than basic energy qualified as High-grade energy.
But that was not the limit.
Energy could undergo even deeper optimization.
No conclusion had yet been reached regarding the upper limit of energy optimization.
However, those who could wield High-grade energy six times stronger than basic energy were already the very best Masters in the Elite Four ranking competition.
"Six times?" Roy clicked his tongue softly.
Even Sage Art infused with Nature Power only reached three times the output.
A Top Master-level Trainer capable of six times the output clearly possessed an extraordinarily profound understanding of a particular type of energy.
Only such profound mastery deserved the title of "Master."
In the Elite Four ranking competition, single-type Masters such as Fire-type Masters, Water-type Masters, and Steel-type Masters were the most common.
Dual-type Masters were relatively rare.
Multi-attribute Masters proficient in three or more types were exceptionally scarce.
"What about the Elite Four?" Roy asked.
"To reach the Elite Four-level, optimization alone is no longer enough," Lin Wuya