Chapter 472

Although she didn't know what Diantha was up to, Palermo knew very well that as long as Diantha appeared, there would be almost no suspense in this Anistar City Showcase.

Although the Pokémon Showcase doesn't compare Pokémon strength, a League Champion might not necessarily be able to win the Pokémon Showcase.

But it must be said that Diantha is still different from League Champions in other regions.

A League Champion has extremely high influence in their own region; after all, "League Champion" has much higher gold content than her "Kalos Queen" title.

What's more, Diantha herself is also a popular actress, possessing both strength and beauty, and she has extremely high popularity throughout the Kalos region.

The final result of the second round of the Pokémon Showcase, "Free Performance," is voted by the audience at the scene using the voting sticks in their hands. With Diantha's high popularity, as long as she doesn't slack off with her Pokémon, winning is almost a sure thing.

Even if Diantha's Pokémon are not good at performing, they are still the Pokémon of a League Champion; their quality and level are right there.

So in Palermo's view, Diantha's current behavior is purely a max-level big shot running to the novice village to bully the weak.

"Then now, let me announce the test that the second group of contestants will face."

"First, the answering rules for 'Pokémon Quiz' remain unchanged, but the test for the contestants to obtain the right to answer this time is the 'Speed Test'!"

"In the venue we prepared, some obstacles will fall from the sky from time to time, and the Performers' Pokémon need to use the fastest speed to avoid these obstacles, obtain the ball representing the right to answer, and return to the Performer's side."

"Then, first is the first question: Gloom has two evolutionary forms. May I ask, which two Pokémon are these?"

If the "Rock Test" that Serena and the others in the first group faced just now looked at the power of the Pokémon's moves.

Then the test this second group faced was the reaction ability and speed of the Pokémon.

As a household name League Champion in Kalos, most people know that Diantha's signature Pokémon is Gardevoir.

So everyone at the scene, including Ash and the others, thought that Diantha would send out her Gardevoir.

But in the end, what was unexpected was that as a brown Pokémon jumped out from Diantha's side, everyone at the scene was surprised to find that the League Champion's partner this time was also an Eevee.

"Ms. Diantha actually has an Eevee too? It's really curious. How strong will that Eevee be?"

Ash and the others had already seen Ms. Diantha's Gardevoir before, and could only say it was incredibly strong, and the coordination between Diantha and Gardevoir was also incredibly tacit.

And as a trainer aspiring to become a Pokémon Master, Ash was naturally curious about the strength of the Champion's other Pokémon.

"Although Ms. Diantha is very strong, this group's test is somewhat unfavorable for her."

"After all, the Pokémon of the two Performers competing on the same stage as her this time are Altaria and Scyther..."

The two Pokémon Performers in the same group as Diantha also felt immense pressure at first.

However, when they saw the test for this second round, expressions of joy instantly appeared on their faces.

After all, if it were comparing beauty or knowledge, they definitely couldn't compare to Diantha, the Kalos League Champion and popular actress.

But this test was to compare the speed and reaction of the Pokémon. As long as they didn't let Ms. Diantha obtain the right to answer, they would naturally have hope of winning.

Altaria possesses flight ability, and Scyther is one of the Pokémon known for its fast speed.

No matter how you look at it, compared to Ms. Diantha's Eevee, they possessed a greater advantage in this test.

"Then, let the competition begin!"

Almost the moment Pierre announced the start, Altaria and Scyther rushed out at the fastest speed.

Just like what Clemont said before, high-speed sprinting while avoiding various obstacles, this kind of test is clearly more favorable for Pokémon like Altaria and Scyther.

But regardless of whether it is fair or not, wasn't the "Rock Test" of the first group also more favorable for Steel-type Pokémon? It can only be said that luck is also a part of strength.

"Altaria, well done, just rush forward in one go like this!"

"Scyther, exert your proud speed!"

The League Champion is very strong, but for this test, Ms. Diantha choosing a short-legged Pokémon like Eevee basically meant she had already lost half the battle.

However, facing such a situation, Diantha didn't have the slightest panic, because she knew very well that if it were only to this extent, it wouldn't be a problem for Shengzai at all.

"Quick Attack!"

Altaria, which was flying at low altitude, and Scyther, which was constantly jumping and sprinting, only felt a white light flash before their eyes, and as a result, a certain petite figure left them far behind.

Even when they were still in a daze, accompanied by a flash of white light in front of them, that Eevee had already bitten a ball and returned to the starting position!

"The two evolutionary forms of Gloom are Vileplume and Bellossom, respectively."

"Correct answer... Congratulations to Ms. Diantha for obtaining the first point first!"

When Diantha took the ball sent by Shengzai and answered the previous question, everyone at the scene was still in a daze.

Even Pierre, the host, only announced the result after a brief moment of being stunned.

As for the audience at the scene who reacted from their daze, they were even more excited and boiling now.

Originally, everyone thought that this group's test was undoubtedly unfavorable for Ms. Diantha.

But no one expected that the speed of that Eevee would be so fast.

Altaria and Scyther, which should have had more advantages in attributes, couldn't even see its taillights!

Shengzai's extreme speed, coupled with Diantha's profound knowledge as a Champion, they easily advanced to the second round with just three questions.

And to comfort the two girls who competed on the same stage as her, Diantha took the initiative to step forward to encourage them and took photos and signed autographs with them.

Although there were reasons for it, it ultimately trampled on the girls' dreams, and Diantha still felt quite guilty about this.

However, the two girls she comforted were actually quite happy now; after all, their hope of winning was not high to begin with.

Now, not only did they receive encouragement from the League Champion, but they also took photos and got autographs with Ms. Diantha. After going back, they could even brag to their companions for a lifetime.

"Ms. Diantha, this Eevee of yours is so strong!"

"Well, after all, he stirred up the entire Kalos region before, so it's normal to have this kind of strength."

"So you don't need to be self-deprecating for losing to him; quite a few Pokémon trainers who have mastered Mega Evolution have also lost to him."

Under Diantha's humble-bragging, the eyes of the two passerby girls looking at her became even more worshipful.

And upon learning that Shengzai was the mysterious Eevee of the Kalos region, the two were now scrambling to take photos with Shengzai.

Held in the arms of the innocent girls, Shengzai was originally a bit resistant, but Diantha looked at him and said: "Ruthlessly trampled on the girls' dreams, and then you don't want to take any responsibility for it at all?"

(End of chapter)