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After Gardevoir exchanged itself using the Destiny Bond move, Jacob and Julia's match, which started as a 3v3, became a 2v2.
"Both Trainers, please send out your next Pokémon!"
Listening to the host's voice, Jacob's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Julia still had two Pokémon left: one was the powerful Dragonite that had already appeared.
The other was currently unknown, but it was definitely a Fairy-type Pokémon, and absolutely not Milotic.
To gain an advantage, Jacob had to pit Charizard against Julia's last Fairy-type Pokémon, using the Fire-type Charizard to counter the Fairy-type to secure an advantage.
Otherwise, if Noivern, with its current strength, were to face Julia's Fairy-type Pokémon, it would most likely not win.
But if he did that, Jacob would have to face a new problem.
Who would fight Dragonite? Noivern?
With Noivern's current strength, the possibility of defeating Dragonite was also very small.
Unless Noivern activated the Terastal Phenomenon and learned the Boomburst move, it would be absolutely impossible for it to be Dragonite's opponent.
However, the ability to Terastallize could not be exposed yet, and Boomburst, as Noivern's strongest move, normally required Heavenly King-level strength to learn.
Even if Jacob's Noivern had high potential, it would at least need Gym Leader Level strength to learn Boomburst.
Therefore, Jacob's only choice now was to send out his true ace, Drakloak!
Drakloak had always been the Pokémon with the highest combat power among all of Jacob's Pokémon, far surpassing the others.
When other Pokémon were still Lord-level or Overlord Class, it had already broken through to Gym Leader Level with the core energy of the Prison Bottle and the blessing of Dragon Scales, and was only one step away from Heavenly King-level![T/N: Poison Bottle - Prison Bottle]
Of course, this was just pure theoretical combat power. In terms of raw power, Drakloak was definitely the highest among Jacob's many Pokémon, excluding Iron Valiant. What it lacked was the depth of its move pool and practical combat experience.
However, in recent times, Drakloak had learned a large number of useful moves through special training and Technical Machines, making up for its move deficiencies, and was now ready to fight at any time.
But even so, Jacob had never sent Drakloak into battle. The biggest reason for this was that his Drakloak was simply too rare, considered a unique Shiny Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
Master level potential, plus being Shiny, and also a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon—this series of conditions combined made Jacob's Drakloak's value incredibly high, making it an absolute top-tier existence in all of China, and even the world, in terms of potential.
So even though Dreepy had evolved into Drakloak a considerable time ago, Jacob had never let Drakloak participate in a battle.
This was also Jacob's style: cautious and seeking victory through stability. He had always carefully hidden Drakloak, keeping a low profile.
However, today, Jacob felt it was time to let his Drakloak make its debut.
Jacob raised his head, a confident smile on his face, his gaze sweeping across the entire battle arena, looking at the more than 100,000 spectators, listening to their enthusiastic shouts and cheers.
Now, he was not only the most talented Pokémon Researcher in all of China, but also possessed powerful Pokémon like Iron Valiant, and behind him, he had the support of Elite Champions like Maximus, Raya, and Elder Madden.
What was he still worried about?
Drakloak would appear before everyone's eyes sooner or later. Since that was the case, it was better to display it openly, and now was the best stage.
Keeping a low profile was only to prepare for a grand entrance, not to remain forever unknown.
Now that his preparations were complete, Jacob knew it was time to show his talent and soar.
Looking up at the sky, Jacob felt a surge of ambition in his heart, unable to resist wanting to shout loudly!
Riding the spring breeze, horses gallop swiftly. In a single day, one sees all the flowers of the capital.
Now was the time for Drakloak to show its strength!
Making a name for himself was today.
Jacob, who had originally looked serious, showed a relieved smile after making his decision. Perhaps after today, he would face some danger and pressure, but what did that matter?
Jacob took a Poké Ball from his waist and gently threw it.
"It's your turn to appear. Go, Drakloak!"
With a flash of golden light, Drakloak made its debut on the battle stage for the first time, and its first appearance was on China's largest battle stage, Dragon's Den.
Drakloak is the evolved form of Dreepy. Compared to Dreepy, the evolved Drakloak's strength surged, and its size increased by several times.
At the same time, a Dreepy would be perched on its head, and the end of its tail would begin to become transparent.
Of course, the biggest change was in its eyes. Dreepy's eyes were dull and its expression was blank, but after evolving, Drakloak's eyes gradually became fierce, calm, and sharp as a blade.
When the Shiny Drakloak appeared, it immediately caused a stir. No one expected that Jacob would have such a hidden card—another Shiny Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon as a trump card.
"Is this a Shiny Drakloak?"
"How is this possible? Jacob actually has another Shiny Drakloak?"
"So this is Jacob's final trump card."
"A Shiny Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon—this is the first time I've ever seen one in my life. Wow, quickly take out your phone and take pictures."
...
Not only were the spectators surprised, but the host also couldn't help but exclaim.
"Player Jacob has released a Pokémon he has never used before, a Shiny Drakloak, in the final match."
"It should be noted that, under normal circumstances, Dreepy needs at least peak Overlord Class strength to evolve into Drakloak, which also means that Jacob's Drakloak is most likely Gym Leader Level strength."
"The Ghost-type Drakloak is immune to Dragonite's Extreme Speed damage, giving it a certain advantage. Let's wait and see who will win this match."
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At this time, the other Heavenly King-level Trainers present also frowned deeply.
Almost all Heavenly King-level Trainers knew that Jacob had received a Pokémon egg of a Dreepy around October last year, and had a conflict with Richard because of the Pokémon egg.
And now, only a little over half a year has passed since Jacob received the Dreepy egg, and this Pokémon egg has not only hatched but has also evolved into Drakloak, and its strength has reached peak Gym Leader Level.
Is this reasonable? This is clearly unusual.
Does Jacob have some method to accelerate Pokémon evolution?
Compared to the shock on the faces of the Heavenly King-level Trainers, Raya's expression was somewhat serious.
Raya felt something was wrong the moment she saw Drakloak, her brows furrowed as she fell into deep thought.
She also realized that the growth rate of this Drakloak was extremely unusual. Growing to peak Gym Leader Level in half a year was absolutely impossible, unless it possessed some treasure, and not just an ordinary one.
Connecting the Drakloak family's Dragon and Ghost typing with the mysteriously missing treasure, a flash of inspiration struck Raya's mind, and a bold guess suddenly formed in her heart.
Raya's face was serious, and she picked up her phone to send a message: "Help me check if Jacob has been to Cloud Village."
"Okay."