Chapter 1275

"Golden TV! Golden TV!"

"Long-awaited viewers, welcome to the Quartz Plateau! We are here at the League Conference arena!"

The television host announced with great passion, "After nearly a week of waiting, we have finally arrived at the highly anticipated Pokémon World Championships: Master Class battle!"

Whoosh—

The applause was like thunder, continuing for a long time.

"The two sides of the match are the soul figures of our Kanto and Johto regions! The peerless Dragon Envoy, Lance!"

Lance walked onto the stage to the sound of grand symphonic music, his black-outside-red-inside cape fluttering in the wind, his dashing posture drawing screams from countless fanboys and fangirls.

"And from the distant Orre region, the legendary Trainer who has repeatedly shocked everyone's eyes over the past year and mastered the power of legends! All Baimu!"

All Baimu appeared slowly, his signature lava outfit paired with his cold and handsome appearance, making the fans' cheers equal to those of Lance's fans.

The two raised their hands to greet the surrounding audience until they reached the Trainer's seats, looking at each other across the nearly seventy-meter-long field.

A very regrettable point is this.

All Baimu and Lance's pre-match interaction was limited to the time they spent taking the elevator down together after leaving their rooms.

And because of the presence of Kanto League staff, the two sides only exchanged a greeting.

What a pity!

Lance was undoubtedly also a childhood memory for All Baimu.

He played through the works focused on the Kanto and Johto regions, such as Red, Blue, and Green, FireRed and LeafGreen, Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and HeartGold and SoulSilver, over and over again.

He also battled Lance, this Kanto Elite Four member and Johto Champion, time and time again.

If the opponent's setup was the same as in the game, then All Baimu would have every reason to say that Lance was the Champion he was most familiar with.

Unfortunately, things are often not that simple.

"Mega Dragonite, it really makes one look forward to it!"

All Baimu held his Poké Ball; a Mega Evolution he had never seen before, an existence that shouldn't have appeared.

He had tried hard to collect relevant information over the past two days, but to no avail.

Lance had never revealed Mega Dragonite in public, as if what Liza had said earlier was just his hallucination.

Hopefully, he would be able to see it with his own eyes!

At this moment, All Baimu's mind was full of strategies on how to force Lance to use Mega Evolution.

The Quartz Conference arena did not have Galar particles and could not support the Dynamax system; if Lance had not mastered a third system, then he would likely be able to see it!

However, after Lance mastered this power, would Diantha still have a chance to defeat him?

——Let's win it himself first!

All Baimu's eager eyes were reflected in Lance's pupils, and he couldn't help but smile faintly.

"The rising Dragon Tamer, the Dragon King of Unova? I heard you almost became a colleague? What an incredible young talent! But..."

Lance flicked his cape, his hair like dancing crimson dragon flames, "There is only one strongest Dragon Tamer! And that is me!"

The professional referee, Deng Pei, stepped onto the field with his Aegislash and raised his hands high to read the match rules.

"... The number of Pokémon that can be used is three. If all of either side's Pokémon lose their ability to battle, the match is considered over..."

The inside and outside of the arena gradually quieted down, and the overall atmosphere became solemn with the referee's voice.

In front of televisions, mobile phones, and even radios, Dragon Tamers around the world waited quietly, while noisy children or young dragons were forcibly held down and given a good beating in exchange for a few minutes of peace.

An abandoned mine somewhere in Unova.

Zinnia, with bandages wrapped around many parts of her body, sat on a rusty steel frame, her whole body curled up in a thick down jacket, watching the match with the help of the power of her Poryphone.

And in a deep cave about a kilometer away from her, Kyurem snorted with dissatisfaction, "Noisy human girl!"

A dozen Cryogonal rotated around it, as if they had the idea of solving problems for their boss.

Blueberry Academy League Club activity room.

Drayton lay lazily like a Ditto, with Kieran, Lacey, Crispin, and other League Club Champions and Elite Four members beside him.

Everyone's eyes were locked on the live broadcast of the Quartz Conference arena projected onto the screen.

"It's about to start!"

Amarys was as anxious as an Durant on a hot pot.

Drayton chuckled, "Kieran, still willing to bet?"

"I'll accompany you to the end!"

Kieran replied coldly.

The League Club was getting better with his changes, but the relationship between Kieran and Drayton was still not great.

One loved to provoke, and the other found him annoying.

Moreover, both sides had recently fallen in love with "gambling." The bet was that if Kieran won, Drayton would have to listen to him obediently for a day; if Drayton won, Kieran would have to bow and call him "Senior" every time he met him on a certain day.

Carmine gritted her teeth, "Drayton! What are you stirring up again!"

"Sis, don't worry about it."

Kieran refused his sister's participation, "I still maintain my judgment—3:0!"

"Then I still advocate 3:2, All Baimu wins narrowly~" Drayton said with a grin.

This made Lacey frown, "Why is the basis of your bet based on Lance losing? I think Lance's chance of winning is also very high!"

Amarys was stunned, "Senior Lacey, are you a fan of Lance?"

"Of course, I even took a photo with Lance!"

Lacey proudly took out her phone and showed the group photo to everyone.

In the photo, Lacey might have been only six or seven years old, shyly taking a photo with a very young-looking Lance.

Amarys said like a robot, "Driftveil City also hosted the Pokémon World Championships, and the Champion at that time was Lance."

The Driftveil City Pokémon World Championships was a competition from the early years; the participants were not as many as the World Championships hosted by Galar, but the gold content was not low.

As Clay's daughter, and with Clay being the local boss of Driftveil City, Lacey naturally had the opportunity to take a photo with Lance.

Lance's dashing and heroic posture left a very deep impression on Lacey.

Amarys looked at the photo and gritted her teeth secretly.

Although he was a person with a carefree personality, he had an unspeakable little secret in his heart.

That is, he had a crush on Lacey!

Originally, Amarys had no thoughts about Lance, but at this moment, Lance had become his number one enemy!

"I'll bet too! Bet 3:0!"

He joined the bet without hesitation.

Others were full of surprise, and Kieran frowned, "Amarys, what are you betting?"

He meant don't get involved, but who knew Amarys misunderstood it as the chips needed for the bet.

The boy shouted, "I, if I lose, I'll make snacks for you for a week!"

Lacey clapped her hands with a smile, "This bet is good, much healthier than the other two!"

She was implying something.

Kieran and Drayton just pretended not to hear, the former's brow relaxed, "Fine, count you in."

Drayton laughed, "I want to eat pudding, oh~"

He had already started ordering.

Amarys, who was serious, actually chimed in, "I'll just eat rice crackers."

Hearing this, the others in the activity room reported what they wanted to eat, and the activity room suddenly became harmonious.

Everyone forgot the unpleasantness of the past, and the Blueberry Academy's League Club returned to its original appearance.

Drayton smiled very happily.

At the same time, Deng Pei at the scene finished reading the match rules.

——

"Please have both Trainers send out their first Pokémon!"

Deng Pei raised his hands high.

In the arena with subtle noise, under the gaze of countless eyes.

Two Poké Balls were thrown far into the field.

Bang bang!

Light flickered.

The small and exquisite toy duck Porygon2 appeared, and in the distance was a Shiny Gyarados over ten meters long.

Its bright red body coiled on the ground, and its ferocious mouth opened.

"Roar——!!"

The roar was like thunder, stirring the air to form shocking ripples, washing over Porygon2's body.

Hum~

A blue radiance suddenly lit up, and in the blink of an eye, it was an orange radiance.

As soon as both Pokémon appeared, their respective Abilities were quickly activated.

The 【Intimidate】 Ability lowered Porygon2's Attack, and the 【Download】 Ability brought this part back.

Shiny Gyarados's Physical Defense was weaker than its Special Defense, and Lance didn't seem to have specifically trained its Physical Defense to be on par with its Special Defense.

Therefore, the Ability change fed back by Download was Physical Attack.

"Gyarados? Prepared for Hydreigon?"

All Baimu didn't know if Lance had studied him, but it must be said that Shiny Gyarados's Intimidate was very powerful.

As everyone knows, the effect of moves that lower the opponent's stats often depends on the proficiency of the move, the level and will of the opponent's Pokémon, and other points.

The Intimidate of Lance's Shiny Gyarados was stronger than all the Intimidates All Baimu had encountered before.

A veteran Champion is really not just for show!

Deng Pei confirmed there were no mistakes, and his raised hands suddenly slid down.

Both sides gave commands in a race against time.

"Dragon Dance!"

"Conversion."

Shiny Gyarados spun in place upon hearing the command, its massive figure whipping up brilliant purple-red dragon flames, continuously increasing its Physical Attack and Speed.

Porygon2 moved forward quickly, the flashing light on its body surface changed from red and blue to black and yellow, its spindle-shaped tail turned into a lightning shape similar to Pikachu's, and lightning patterns appeared in many places on its body.

"Pory!"

A great start! Take down Shiny Gyarados in one shot!

Porygon2 wanted to win some face for all the Porygon in the world, letting the world know that Porygon can be more than just smart assistants.

Fighting is also its specialty!

Obviously, with the hot sales of Poryphones, Porygon, who once only hoped to have a Trainer, began to become greedy, wanting to become a help to their Trainer and gain more attention and pampering.

It was just that seeing the opponent close in, with a four-times super-effective move ready to go, Lance was not panicked at all.

"A Pokémon with ever-changing attributes? Interesting, let me see your quality."

Lance smiled slightly, "Aqua Tail!"

"Discharge!"

When Porygon2 and Shiny Gyarados were less than ten meters apart, both sides launched attacks fiercely!

Zzz!

Azure lightning surged, like a magnetic storm grenade with Porygon2 as the center point, suddenly expanding and sweeping everything in all directions.

Shiny Gyarados whipped its thick, long tail, with clear flowing water circling around it, whipping its tail to smash the ground at a speed no less than Porygon2's!

Bang!

Water surged into the sky!

In the surprised eyes of countless spectators, Shiny Gyarados's Aqua Tail surged and turned into a curtain, blocking Porygon2's fierce Discharge outside.

The host said in surprise, "Lance used a Water-type move to block an Electric-type move! Incredible!"

"Pory..."

Porygon2 felt quite disappointed.

But Shiny Gyarados's performance didn't actually exceed its expectations.

You have to know that Lance's Gyarados had used Aqua Tail to trade blows with Leon's Charizard's Thunder Punch.

If it could really be defeated by one Discharge, it would be unrealistic.

Furthermore, its own energy level was lower than the opponent's...

Yes, through the precise calculation of the power of Aqua Tail just now, Porygon2 could conclude that Shiny Gyarados's energy level was around level 83.

Porygon2 sighed endlessly.

Although it had a great advantage in attributes, it was ultimately not competitive enough and failed to become a member of the level 90 army.

It was inevitable that it would be in a weak position when facing the Pokémon of a veteran Champion.

But fortunately, the strong have the strong's way of fighting, and the weak have the weak's way of fighting!

Lance: "Scale Shot!"

All Baimu: "Harden to dodge, then use Nasty Plot to strengthen!"

Shiny Gyarados acted first, its speed greatly increased by Dragon Dance, surpassing Porygon2 in all aspects.

"Roar~"

Only hearing a roar, purple-red radiance appeared on its crimson skin, and with a bang, countless fist-sized scales flew toward Porygon2!

Porygon2 was wrapped in white light, turning into a spherical shape in the blink of an eye, rolling rapidly in place to dodge the bombardment of purple-red scales!

Thump thump thump!

Dragon flames splashed, and shallow pits appeared on the field.

Scale Shot, which has a maximum of five hits in the game, had a quantity comparable to an automatic rifle in the anime world, and could shoot dozens of "cannonballs" in the blink of an eye.

"What agile dodging ability! The ever-changing Porygon2!" The host shouted repeatedly.

Although Porygon was truly widely known because of the Poryphone, Porygon2 was All Baimu's Pokémon after all, so it naturally received a certain degree of attention.

Ever-changing is the world's intuitive reaction to its 【Harden】, 【Conversion】, and 【Conversion 2】 moves.

And its performance in several battles is still a mystery, making people unclear about what moves and techniques it actually used.

Dark light appeared, and Porygon2's Special Attack increased significantly.

Its "vision" covered the entire field, and through calculations of airflow, smoke, and attribute energy, it planned the best route to completely dodge Scale Shot.

To put it bluntly, unless a move covering the entire field attacked it instantly, this kind of scattered long-range attack would never want to hit it in this lifetime!

Lance naturally saw Porygon2's strangeness and said, "Since that's the case, let's have something more intense! Hurricane!"

"Roar!"

Gyarados raised its upper body high, and the fins on its back emitted sky-blue radiance.

A pale white whirlwind wrapped around its slender body, and with its sharp roar, it suddenly expanded!

【Hurricane】!

Full-field coverage attack!

"Protect."

All Baimu was unhurried, his eyes fixed on Gyarados, looking for the best attack timing.

There is a difference between strong and weak; the more powerful the Trainer, the harder it is to find flaws.

Lance's commands were quite tight, and Gyarados's attacks were extremely swift, making him a bit hesitant to counterattack.

After several rounds, he failed to find an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and All Baimu took a deep breath.

Wait!

People will make mistakes, and Champions are no exception.

While ensuring that his side doesn't make mistakes, wait for Lance to expose himself, and then deliver a fatal blow!

Rumble!

The wild wind sweeping the entire arena blew All Baimu's hair, and also completely submerged Porygon2, leaving no trace.

For a Champion, as long as they want, covering the field with moves is just the simplest operation.

It's just that when dealing with a strong enemy, they need to focus their attacks to ensure that the attribute energy can be accurately applied to the opponent.