Chapter 1411: First Battle Against Steven

"Excadrill is unable to battle, Garchomp wins, therefore the winner of this match is Cynthia!"

Deng Pei raised his right hand to announce the end of the third match of the first round.

The host said loudly, "The semifinal qualification is confirmed! Sinnoh Champion Cynthia's tactics and strength are better! Defeating the enemy and winning, she becomes the final winner!"

Clatter—

The applause was thunderous, like waves one after another.

Countless excited eyes stared intently below, continuing to cheer tirelessly.

Cynthia jumped into the broken and sunken venue and said softly to Garchomp, which had canceled Mega Evolution, "Thank you, Garchomp."

"Garchomp!"

Garchomp nodded slightly.

The two looked at Iris not far away, who had already arrived at Excadrill's side. Iris didn't care about the sand and dust on the ground and hugged her Pokémon affectionately.

She whispered, "You've worked hard, Excadrill, thank you."

Excadrill revealed a weary look and slowly closed its eyes silently.

Cynthia approached, "Iris!"

"Thank you for your guidance! Cynthia!" Iris stood up quickly to greet her, trying her best to keep her tone calm, "We will definitely become stronger in the future!"

Cynthia looked at her expression and said as if to comfort her, "I should be the one thanking you, thank you for bringing me an unforgettable battle."

When the two were talking, the outside of the venue was also all-encompassing.

Iris's friends and family in the Long Zhi Xiang were filled with disappointment, feeling particularly sorry for Iris.

Everyone looked at the Elder, who said calmly, "When that child comes back, let's comfort her properly."

"Oh!"

The residents of the Long Zhi Xiang responded immediately.

Inside the house where the Unova Elite Four gathered, Marshal stood up and left suddenly: "I'm going to train!"

Grimsley pinched the coin and said, "Is it really still too green? Caitlin—"

Caitlin had already disappeared.

Iris and Cynthia were both objects of her support, so she didn't dare to look closely at the final scene and teleported away directly.

Escapism is shameful but useful!

In the small room, Drayden sighed for Iris, and then inspiration gushed out like a fountain, making him pick up his fountain pen and write while muttering with glowing eyes.

The competition venue was noisy. The Team Rocket trio habitually spoke up for their acquaintances, and even empathized with themselves, shouting that Iris would definitely be able to wash away the shame next time.

Ash stood up and left his seat without a word, making Hop surprised, "Ash!?"

His match was over, right?

In the player tunnel, Ash saw Iris walking slowly. He comforted her with concern, "Iris, you've worked hard, it was just a little bit."

"Pika~"

"Ash... Pikachu..."

Iris's tense expression loosened, and large teardrops accumulated in the corners of her eyes, flowing down uncontrollably, "Cynthia is really strong, so strong!"

She was too unwilling, more unwilling than losing to All Baimu, just feeling that she had failed the trust of her Pokémon, and couldn't help but cry softly.

Fortunately, Iris's characteristic is that she can hold it in and let it out. After crying a few times, she sniffed and immediately felt refreshed.

"Come on, Ash! I will cheer for you!"

"Hmm!"

Ash nodded seriously, "I'll leave it to you!"

The fourth match of the first round was scheduled for the afternoon. The Champions who stayed at the venue at noon gathered again, their eyes wandering between Steven and All Baimu.

The two people who were about to appear were calm and composed, even having the leisure to share food.

Semifinals, who will win?

Although All Baimu had shown a complete victory posture even when battling the Champions before, no one could say for sure until the last moment.

After all, this is Steven!

There was a saying circulating on the internet that Steven resigned as Champion because he wasn't interested, and later became Champion again because the Trainers in the Hoenn region had no talent.

From this, it can be seen how respected his strength is.

Steven and All Baimu, who can break through the encirclement to the semifinals?

——

"Of course it's me."

All Baimu said to the Team Rocket trio as a matter of course, "Why do you have such questions? Look down on me?"

Meowth, who was eating the sandwich he shared, was almost choked, hammered his chest fiercely, and then laughed, "How could that be..."

"But isn't Steven called strong and amazing?"

The heartless Jessie said, "And he also has the title of the strongest Mega Evolution! And he has been Champion for so many years."

All Baimu smiled, "Champion's strength is not linked to age, otherwise how did Ash win? As for the strongest Mega Evolution... it's time to change this title."

James said excitedly, "What an overbearing statement! We will cheer for you with all our might in the audience!"

"Wobbuffet!"

Wobbuffet shouted while chewing the sandwich.

Meowth and Jessie also immediately declared their loyalty to All Baimu, one of their bosses, upon hearing this.

In less than a month of working in the Orre region, they had successfully paid off most of their debts, and coupled with being able to eat in the academy cafeteria, it could be said that they had a full meal for the first time in a long time.

All Baimu's generosity and Giovanni's tacit approval also made the Team Rocket trio increasingly dedicated.

If it weren't for the three of them still having the obsession... or rather the inner demon of catching Pikachu, they would probably have chosen to quit Team Rocket, right?

Noon passed in a hurry.

Soon, the fourth match of the first round of the Masters Eight Tournament, the main event, arrived.

The fate of five people would be decided in this extremely short time, and countless audiences inside and outside the venue were nervous and excited to the extreme.

People all over the world gathered in front of the TV, waiting for the long-awaited match to arrive.

In the backstage studio, Drayden clenched his fists, and sweat the size of beans overflowed from his forehead unconsciously, making Leon stunned for a moment and then smiled and patted his shoulder.

In the preparation room, when Cynthia arrived and saw An Xin'er's cute appearance of clasping her hands and praying with her eyes closed, she couldn't help but smile, "This child."

"Hmph! Damn All Baimu!"

Diantha was indignant. She only felt that An Xin'er didn't care so much about her match.

Ash and Iris both came to the audience stands, and the two had a very consistent view of the match.

"Although Steven is very powerful, I think All Baimu will definitely win."

"Hmm, that's right!"

Hop beside them was dumbfounded, "Are you so sure? Why? Just because he has a Shiny Rayquaza as a partner?"

Ash scratched his head embarrassedly, "Intuition, I guess."

"All Baimu is different from ordinary Trainers." As a Dragon-type Champion, Iris could keenly perceive the difference in the other party.

She often felt that All Baimu didn't look like a human, but more like a Dragon-type Pokémon.

Hmm.

And a particularly fierce one at that.

Iris couldn't explain the reason either. She just thought it was because All Baimu had been with Dragon-type Pokémon for too long.

Didn't he even become friends with a Shiny Rayquaza?

It is normal to be stained with too much Dragon-type aura!

Finally.

Amidst the magnificent symphony, All Baimu and Steven appeared one after another, waving to the cheering audience.

The two arrived at the Trainer's seat one after another, looking at each other from afar.

Deng Pei announced the match rules. When mentioning Mega Evolution, Dynamax, and Z-Moves, the wrists and chests of the two were focused on by the Rotom Drone.

The audience was surprised to find that both of them actually possessed all three systems!

All Baimu asked with a smile, "Did Steven pass the Island Challenge?"

"Yes."

Steven touched the Z-Ring on his wrist, "In order to give you a surprise, I suffered quite a bit."

"Suffering? I think you should be enjoying it more." He didn't believe a word Steven said.

A dignified stone fanatic, how could he think that collecting rare things like Z-Crystals is suffering.

Back in Orre, he was the one who dared to drill into abandoned mine shafts to reach the rapid and dangerous underground rivers!

Steven smiled, "You really understand me. I will look forward to the next match, let you see why I am strong and amazing."

"Bring it on."

All Baimu ended the exchange with Steven when Deng Pei announced the rules.

Both sides threw out the first Poké Ball according to the referee's guidance.

Bang bang!

White light bloomed.

The Pokémon appearing in front of Steven was Skarmory. As a Champion's Pokémon, its size was significantly sturdier than any All Baimu had ever seen, and its wings were extremely thick and wide.

It gave people the feeling of facing a supersonic fighter jet.

"Caw!"

Skarmory's cry was hoarse.

In contrast, All Baimu's Shiny Milotic entered the venue. Its elegant posture and golden scales made many people who looked at it feel dazzled unconsciously.

The host sighed, "As expected of a top Coordinator's Pokémon! Its beautiful appearance is unique!"

Even Diantha's Gardevoir hadn't been sighed at like this by him.

From this, it can be seen how good the first impression Shiny Milotic gives people is. Many audiences couldn't help but take out their mobile phones to shoot from a distance, wanting to keep this moment of beauty.

All Baimu's Mawile Support Group was the most boiling.

Without a doubt, although the support group was named after Mawile, what they actually supported was All Baimu's whole family.

It was just that they were attracted by Mawile at the beginning, and after being attracted by other Pokémon later, they didn't want to change it casually, so they kept the original name of the support group.

The Team Rocket trio excitedly introduced it to the audience. Their hardworking appearance made the audience beside them sweat.

Of course, on one hand, they wanted to please All Baimu, the new boss, and on the other hand, they were really looking forward to All Baimu winning.

This kind of emotion is tied to countless people who are either at the scene or watching TV or mobile phones.

Even Wallace of the Sootopolis Gym, under the coercion and inducement of his niece, changed from cheering for his good friend to cheering for All Baimu.

Obviously, he didn't need him at all.

The tense atmosphere brewed in the venue, and after a while, Deng Pei waved his hand and left the venue.

"Match start!"

The urgent whistle echoed, and All Baimu and Steven ordered in unison.

"Rain Dance!"

"Stealth Rock!"

The two Pokémon responded, each exerting their current fastest speed to make preparations.

And it was only natural that Shiny Milotic was faster.

It raised its neck and sang, and its beautiful voice summoned large swaths of dark clouds for the clear sky.

Swish swish...

Fine rain fell in an instant, gradually starting to wet the ground.

At the same time, Skarmory screamed and threw a large number of earthy-yellow rocks forward.

They were evenly distributed throughout the venue, and after shining briefly, they disappeared quickly, waiting for the touch of a fated person.

However.

Stealth Rock is only invisible in appearance, which doesn't mean they really disappeared from this venue.

When the sparse rain fell, others might not be able to detect it, but All Baimu could clearly observe which rain landing points were problematic, thereby judging the location of Stealth Rock.

If he could see it, it meant his Pokémon could see it.

Steven was slightly startled and smiled in surprise, "So that's how it is, there's such a method?"

Then he ordered, "But in the rain, I seem to be able to use it too! Hurricane!"

"Caw!"

Skarmory screamed, leaped to a high place, not summoning a tornado directly like Dragonite, but circling around the Milotic below, forming a tornado hurricane that bound it inside!

Rumble—!!

The ground trembled, and the hurricane created by Skarmory suddenly sucked away the sky-filling rain, causing the tornado hurricane to gradually cover with water, adding a bit of power.

Seeing this scene, All Baimu's mood was stable, "Come on, spin with it! Let it see the power of attacking instead of defending!"

"Milotic!"

Shiny Milotic responded, its tail fins condensed into a spiral shape like a flower blooming, and in the blink of an eye, a cyan-blue storm rushed toward the storm that was gradually compressing around it without showing any weakness!

In an instant, the venue trembled violently.

But the two different energies did not conflict, but gradually merged into one in the shocked eyes of many audiences.

They couldn't see the situation inside the tornado, only knowing that Skarmory's circling and dancing appearance suddenly became a bit strange.

It seemed to change from actively spinning to create a hurricane to being passively spun, as if it had been rolled into a washing machine.

Steven shouted, "Skarmory! Take back the dominance! Master the storm!"

"Caw!!"

Skarmory screamed, trying to get rid of the traction from Shiny Milotic below, and take the water tornado hurricane back into control.

Unfortunately, Shiny Milotic's micro-manipulation technology was exaggerated to the extreme. It didn't use the tornado to clash head-on with Skarmory's Hurricane, but pulled, occupied, and then turned the tables, letting it spin according to its own will!

Move fusion!

The specialty of a top Coordinator!

Steven knew this move very well. His good friend Wallace was such an expert, but the difference was that Wallace couldn't pull Skarmory's Hurricane at all.

It had nothing to do with technology, it was purely a gap in strength.

Shiny Milotic must be powerful to a certain extent to easily control all of this.

"Blue out of blue?"

Steven looked up at Skarmory, knowing that the latter was gradually starting to feel powerless, and ordered quickly, "Use Agility to break away!"

"Caw!"

Skarmory flapped its wings fiercely under the Trainer's command, relying on its thick and powerful wings, successfully breaking away from the restraint of the water tornado hurricane.

But the next second, the hurricane spread in all directions, like an air wall, slamming straight into Skarmory, causing its figure to fly backward until it left the venue.

Also cleared away were the Stealth Rocks it created. These hidden stones were like being hit by 【Defog】, all blown away to the audience stands, and each one shattered, causing the protective device to open.

The host shouted, "Long Juanfeng kills two birds with one stone! Is this All Baimu's strength!?" ===== CHAPTER 1412 =====