The universities in the Federation Empire had a different education system from those back home. In China, students generally had to complete four years before they could graduate, but abroad, they only needed enough credits. How many years they studied was entirely up to them.
The Hawaiian Islands Pokémon University was not considered a particularly good Pokémon university in the Federation Empire, so not long after enrolling, Xiao Ran discovered that he seemed to know enough to graduate already.
Reaching Elite Class as a Pokémon Trainer was the minimum requirement for graduating from a Pokémon university. Not only had Xiao Ran reached Elite Class, his entire team had reached it, and he even had Pokémon at late-stage Gym Leader Class. All told, his strength already exceeded the standard for an outstanding graduate.
The reason Morl, Veranica, and the others still needed to continue studying was that they had not earned enough credits in other subjects, such as common Berry identification, Pokémon Breeding Fundamentals, and type matchup theory. In particular, the foundational theory courses required of every major were a weakness for many students majoring in Pokémon training.
Xiao Ran had none of those problems, however. His grasp of those basic theories was already good enough for him to be an instructor. Even some of the university's old professors would come to discuss breeding and research with him when they had time. Studying here was simply a waste of his time.
For a while, both Xiao Ran and Principal Eve found the situation quite a headache. He had graduated before the semester even started? What was the point of his status as an exchange student, then?
In the end, Principal Eve made the call. If he was qualified to be an instructor, then an instructor he would be. If a student