TCS01

Top of the Class: The Battle of Class 3K! is the first chapter in The Champion's Shadow standalone. It was first published on 3rd September, 2020.

Humans:

 * Frost
 * Kaitlyn
 * Professor Aconite
 * Keiki (debut)
 * Flame
 * Lyric (on-screen debut)
 * Shunji (on-screen debut)
 * Takeshi (debut)
 * Merrick
 * Solomon (mentioned by Merrick and Frost)
 * Alyssa
 * Stern examiner (unnamed)
 * Festivalight City Gym referee (a young lady in athletic clothing)
 * The rest of Class 3K (unnamed)
 * First- and second-year Festivalight Pokémon Academy students.
 * First- or second-year teacher (unnamed)

Pokémon:

 * Magneton (test Pokémon, Frost; mentioned)
 * Marbrong (test Pokémon, Frost; mentioned)
 * Lapras (test Pokémon, Frost)
 * Pyroar (test Pokémon, Kaitlyn)
 * Hawlucha (mentioned by narrator)

Key Events

 * Osivin Corp. is revealed to be a sponsor of Festivalight Pokémon Academy, having funded the upgrading of the school's facilities, including the multi-million indoor battlefield.
 * Flame is revealed to have beaten Lyric during their graduation battle.
 * Frost defeats Kaitlyn.
 * The entirety of Class 3K graduate, earning their trainer's licenses.

Trivia

 * This special chapter was published between IL026 and IL027, on the same day as Chapter 27. However, the chapter's setting meant, chronologically and in-universe, it predated the first chapter of the series, Welcome to Ciprys! A New Beginning!.