"Gym Leader Yingyue, sorry for the wait."
The staff member handed over the freshly printed form. "Since you're a Gym Leader registered with the League, we can waive the third part of the exam, the practical battle. But I'm afraid the first two parts..."
He smiled apologetically. "I hope you understand."
"That's fine. Thank you."
Dian took the form and headed toward the appropriate examination area.
The Pokémon certification exam... even he found it rather tricky.
He followed the circular corridor into a spacious room.
The room resembled a computer lab, and nearly every seat was occupied by an examinee.
The Pokémon certification exam generally consisted of three stages.
The first was the knowledge test he was about to take.
As soon as he sat down and switched on the computer, a question appeared on the screen.
[Lickitung's tongue is twice the length of its body. True/false?]
Dian glanced at the answer buttons on the right and instantly made his choice.
The question seemed ordinary, but it actually showed the quality of the person who had written it.
Lickitung's tongue was its most powerful weapon, so understanding it in this much detail could certainly inform one's battle strategy.
[Hitmonlee is nicknamed the Boxing Demon. True/false?] [Caterpie can undergo Mega Evolution. True/false?]
After answering each question in turn, Dian couldn't help sighing. There were ninety-nine questions in all, and he felt this was much harder than challenging a Gym.
After passing the second test as well, he glanced at his score and walked out.
Unfortunately, even he hadn't managed a perfect score.
99 points!
That was his final score.
The only point he had lost was on the first question of the second test.
The second test assessed his ability to identify Pokémon.
In other words,