With Shuppet's appearance, Wang Yunshu's heart sank. Its terrifying strength left her struggling to breathe. This Shuppet had already reached Elite Class—and Mid Elite Class at that.
"An Elite Class Shuppet? Is this her actual starter Pokémon?" Several people cried out in surprise. Everyone had assumed the powerful Haunter was her starter Pokémon, but now it seemed it was this Shuppet instead.
"Her starter Pokémon reached Elite Class in the second semester of her freshman year? That's incredible!" Voices rose in admiration. Compared to Bruce, who had only barely reached Elite Class by graduation, Kalami was the one who truly deserved to be called a genius.
At this rate, she should have several Gym Leader Class Pokémon by the time she graduated, bringing her to the threshold of becoming a Gym Leader Class trainer. Her talent put her a whole tier above Bruce.
"I... I surrender!" Wang Yunshu gritted her teeth and stepped down. If it had been a Normal Class Pokémon, she could still have let Baby Eevee try fighting it. But against an Elite Class opponent, even her Togetic stood no chance.
It was not just her. No one present on the Chinese side could defeat this Mid Elite Class Shuppet. They were not the very best students; those students were still competing in the Freshman College League and had no opportunity to travel abroad with them.
As a result, none of them had any Elite Class Pokémon. Almost all were stuck at late-stage Entry Class, a hurdle they still had to overcome.
For a moment, the Chinese freshman team fell silent, unsure what to do.
"Hey, do you guys have to drag your feet every single time? Is it that hard to send someone up to get slaughtered?" Someone on Bruce's side laughed mockingly. Clearly, Kalami had