After Zhang Cheng entered the battle room, a middle-aged man who had been waiting for quite some time began explaining the battle rules.
"The Gym-level Trainer title assessment takes place on a standard battlefield. Each side may use three Pokémon. Once all the Pokémon on one side are unable to battle, the match ends.
"Do you have any other questions? If not, we can begin now," the middle-aged examiner helpfully reminded him.
"No problem. Let's start!" Zhang Cheng was already quite familiar with the rules.
The examiner standing before Zhang Cheng was named Chen Hao. After Zhang Cheng nodded to show that he had no objections, Chen Hao walked to one side of the battlefield.
Zhang Cheng followed him onto the battlefield and took his place on the opposite side. Once both were ready, they threw their Poké Balls simultaneously at the Referee's signal.
"Poliwrath, I choose you!"
"Machamp, get ready to battle!"
Chen Hao's first Pokémon was the Fighting-type Machamp, while Zhang Cheng chose to lead with Poliwrath as usual.
Following his usual prebattle routine, Zhang Cheng used the Detection System to check Machamp's stats:
``` Name: Machamp (level 50)
Gender: male
Potential: B
Type: Fighting
Held item: Black Belt (a belt that invigorates the spirit. Holding it boosts the power of Fighting-type moves.)
Basic moves: Leer, Low Kick, Karate Chop, Focus Energy, Foresight, Low Sweep, Seismic Toss, Payback, Knock Off, Vital Throw, Wake-Up Slap, Dual Chop, Bulk Up, Submission, Cross Chop
Learned moves: Protect, Brick Break
Egg moves: Fire Punch, Reversal, Encore
Ability: Steadfast (whenever a Pokémon with this Ability flinches, its steadfast spirit burns brighter, increasing its Speed.)
Notes: Machamp, the Superpower Pokémon, is the evolved form of Machoke. It possesses enough strength to move a mountain with one hand and can deliver powerful punches with all