That afternoon.
The battle between Hirona and Doduo was about to begin.
Although many events had occurred in the morning, revealing many shocking news, it still did not affect the competition in the afternoon.
Because...
One of them was Atsushi, the cool and passionate paragon who commanded the invincible Dragon Legion, the world's invincible Dragon Envoy!
The other was Hirona, who was the pride of the Sinnoh Region for her beautiful appearance and formidable strength, the undefeated Combat Goddess!
Both had countless supporters and fervent fans, so the outcome of this battle could be said to attract even more attention than the one between Fang Yuan and Kamon!
After all, how could a stinky old man like Kamon and a rising Trainer like Fang Yuan have more supporters than the two young Champions?
Of course, that was the previous day.
After today, not only in Alamos Town, but the Trainers across the entire Orange Archipelago and Castelia City were supporting Fang Yuan.
If it hadn't been for Fang Yuan, the places they were in might have suffered unforeseen disasters.
Although Fang Yuan had not been involved in many incidents, the mere two or three events he did had catapulted his fame to that of Champions across various regions, making him an idol in the hearts of many.
Who wouldn't like a Trainer who protected their safety and was both handsome and powerful?
This time, Fang Yuan finally harvested a wave of fame in the Pokémon World...
Palace Arena.
VIP seating area.
Even Nastina suddenly felt that being Fang Yuan's student might not be so embarrassing after all.
She was calmly leaning back in her seat in the VIP area, with her arms crossed, waiting for the two contestants to enter the arena.
"Nastina, predict who Fang Yuan's opponent will be tomorrow?"
Caitlin curiously asked beside her.
"I refuse."
Nastina indicated that her Superpower was not to be used for such purposes.
"How useless!"
Caitlin huffed.
"It's definitely going to be a victory for Hirona."
At another VIP seating area, people were also discussing.
The Sinnoh Elite Three unconditionally supported Hirona to smash Doduo.
Although they were always trounced by Hirona, their attitude was surprisingly unanimous when facing others.
"Don't these people realize yet that who's stronger behind the win or loss has become secondary? The person who wins will have to battle Fang Yuan next... That's the most tragic thing," someone pointed out sharply.
Of course, this sad fact was intentionally not brought up by everyone...
Facing Fang Yuan who owns Mewtwo, who could stand a chance?
Contestants' platform.
Fang Yuan, the main character himself, had also come to watch the battle. Kamon wasn't there at the time, but Da Wu, Mikkeli, Danti, and Karune were all present.
... Although everyone was there, their relationships were quite distant, except for Da Wu and Mikkeli, who were on good terms and could be viewed as a single entity.
As for the other two and the duo from Hoenn, they kept a vast distance from each other.
Danti stood alone in one spot, looking down from above, while Karune also stood alone in a spot. Da Wu and Mikkeli stood together on a separate platform.
The Palace Arena was large enough to accommodate a hundred thousand people, with all three parties over a kilometer apart. Were they trying to prevent a fight from breaking out too early?
Fang Yuan thought about it, didn't approach anyone, found a good spot for himself, and formed a square with them, happily looking down at the area below.
Meanwhile, Eevee, Hoopa, and Victini, which were always left to roam freely, also came over to the arena.
They had been watching the battles at the arena in the morning and naturally came to watch in the afternoon. Of course, with their abilities, surely no one could have noticed them.
Otherwise, the sight of this combination would have definitely frightened any ordinary Trainer.
"Eevee, how about you take on the next two matches?" Fang Yuan spoke up.
"Hoopa thinks Magnemite."
"Bimi! (Victini doesn't think Bwoo.)" Victini was being positive in its contrariness.
"..." Eevee fell silent for a moment, climbed onto Fang Yuan's shoulder, and calmly said after looking at Hirona and Doduo entering the arena, "Bwoo! (Piece of cake.)"
If it had been six months earlier, it definitely wouldn't have bothered battling Hirona or Doduo.
Back then, it would have been difficult for it to win, and it hated exhausting battles.
Could you leave the uphill battles to Monferno, please?
But now, it felt it could handle them with no problem.
Even if their opponent was among the strongest ranks of Champions in the Pokémon World, it could confidently secure a victory.
"Don't underestimate Hirona and Doduo."
"You know Hirona's strength. After her Garchomp undergoes Mega Evolution, with that mythical technique, it can threaten Legendary Pokemon."
"You've also battled Doduo's Dragonite. At that time, without any items, that Dragonite demonstrated the strength of a top-level Champion. If Doduo has some hidden trump card, he might also possess near-Legendary combat power, just like Hirona."
Of course, although Fang Yuan cautioned to be careful verbally, he also knew that Eevee and Monferno were indeed very powerful by now.
Eevee's Autonomous Z Move, Offensive Rainbow Rising Gather Top, its Multi-Element Spiral Wave Bomb technique, and the yet-to-be-perfected Super Cronos Power, were all one-hit kill techniques capable of injuring High-Level Legendary Pokemon!
Monferno's Eight Gates Formation also allowed it to briefly suppress High-Level Legendary Pokemon.
So, saying they had the power of standard Legendary Pokemon wasn't an overstatement at this point. After all, with a good battle strategy, ordinary Legendary Pokemon might not even be a match for them, not to mention those with combat power just short of Legendary status.