Is It Genius? Being a Little Stronger Is Only Natural!

"Hello, Challenger Number Seven. I'm Yan Shiming, the acting Gym Leader of Songjiang Gym."

On one side of the battlefield, a refined-looking young man said with a smile.

Mu Yun wasn't surprised to see the young man across from him.

Unlike the Gym battles in the anime from his past life, where challengers could drop by whenever they wanted, the Yanhuang League's enormous population meant that the number of Trainers who came to challenge Gyms every year was practically countless.

Even spread across the hundreds of cities in the Yanhuang League, the Gyms still had to face quite a few challengers every day.

No matter how powerful the Gym Leaders were, they couldn't withstand endless battles day after day.

And so, acting Gym Leaders came into existence.

An acting Gym Leader was generally a disciple trained by the Gym Leader, specifically intended to face "low-level" Trainers.

In other words, they were "newbie Trainers" who didn't even have a Three-Star Professional Level certificate.

Only after defeating the acting Gym Leader and proving that their strength was sufficient could they challenge the actual Gym Leader.

"Challenger, please take your place on the blue side!"

A middle-aged man holding a small flag stood at the referee's stand and spoke.

"The rules for the Songjiang City Gym Challenge are as follows:"

"One: Each side may use three Pokémon. The battle format is one-on-one, and each side has one opportunity to switch Pokémon during the battle. Switching moves does not count."

"Two: Once one side loses its combat ability, it is not allowed to continue attacking. The first violation will result in a warning, the second will result in a loss, and the violation will be recorded in the Trainer's professional career file."

"Three: A Pokémon that voluntarily leaves the battle area for more than