Hearing the Champion's question, the Dragon Tamer nodded and said, "We've chosen them: Luo Moyun, Li Zifan, Long Zinuo, Su Yiqin, and Wu Zhaoling."
"Council Member Luo's grandson, the Fighting-type Elite Four's son, the Ghost-type Elite Four's grandson, the Dragon Elite Four's nephew, the Su Group..."
Cynthia frowned slightly. Though all five had connections, their abilities were reasonably good.
Trainers were unlike people in other professions. Without substantial funding to raise their Pokémon, it was very difficult to achieve anything.
For instance, their Starter Pokémon were starters or Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, raised from an early age on intermediate and Advanced Pokéblocks, with unlimited TMs to use.
As a Trainer from an ordinary family, how exactly were you supposed to surpass the children of powerful families backed by limitless resources?
You would probably have to cheat.
Cynthia sighed. She wanted to give ordinary people some opportunities too, but reality was simply that cruel.
There would have been nothing wrong with allocating those five spots this way in previous years, but Ye Qing had emerged out of nowhere this year. Keeping the same arrangement would be somewhat inappropriate.
"Su Yiqin isn't strong enough, is she? Give her spot to Ye Qing."
Cynthia tapped the table. The world tournament was different from the National Tournament. The entire competition lasted three days, divided into the elimination rounds, Main Tournament, and finals. Contestants were forbidden from using any medicine during each stage. It was a contest of absolute strength.
That made these five spots in the Main Tournament crucial, as they would spare the contestants many matches.
No contestant who qualified for the world tournament was weak. If they encountered a powerful opponent and their Pokémon suffered serious injuries, they might not recover in time, affecting the next day's battles.
"Champion, you absolutely mustn't make that