A few minutes later, all the students in the arena had already fallen into a dazed state.
Only the principal and the teachers in the faculty seating area were cheering wildly.
In the battle just now, Axel once again had a Pokémon in his team perform Dynamax, and it was even a Gigantamax.
Although the Gigantamax Duraludon was not as massive as Axel's Gyarados, its combat power was by no means inferior.
Its massive body alone destroyed the newly rebuilt solid arena upon entry.
The tech guy's Muk didn't even have time to use any moves before it was mercilessly crushed into the ground.
A brand-new tag instantly appeared in Axel's tag backpack.
[Aura Concealment (Green): Will not be easily noticed when approaching Pokémon]
Axel immediately upgraded this tag to red and nodded with satisfaction.
In the world of Pokémon, many legendary Pokémon do not easily approach humans.
Mew is one of them.
In the story, whenever it appeared, it would almost only approach weak children.
As long as it sensed a strong trainer, it would run away at once.
'With this tag, maybe I'll get a chance to pet that little kitty. Not bad at all.'
After upgrading the tag, Axel stood beside Duraludon, smiling at the tech guy, who had a despondent face and had fallen into a crisis of self-doubt.
"Still want to keep battling, classmate?"
"No, no more!", The tech guy shook his head like crazy.
When Gyarados used G-Max Hydro Snipe and G-Max Airstream earlier, he had already been teleported to the referee's seat and didn't experience the terror of the G-Max moves firsthand.
But just now, he had clearly felt the overwhelming dragon-type energy.
The tech guy had no doubt that if Axel had the slightest ill intent, he'd be lying flat today at the very least.
"If you're not fighting, then don't. Be more righteous in the future, treat your Pokémon better," Axel gave the tech guy a meaningful look.
From the first time they met, Axel had sensed that this guy was not right in the head.
In the special episode, he had once used illegal methods to capture Red's Pikachu.
If possible, he really hoped this tech guy would remember this lesson.
"I understand...", The tech guy's eyes were filled with despair, but soon he recovered.
In this battle, he had been thoroughly crushed.
Whether it was the intelligence he was proud of or his Pokémon training, he was completely overpowered by the other party.
"From now on, I will never plagiarize your ideas again. I will research even stronger tactics on my own."
"And my tactics will never be used against fair and just trainers. I will go fight Team Rocket."
"Hahaha~", The entire arena was instantly filled with laughter.
Due to the overabundance of productivity and the company of cute Pokémon, people in the Pokémon world were generally easygoing and rarely held much resentment.
After hearing the tech guy's words, almost everyone gave him a thumbs-up.
"Well said! A real man should fight villains!"
"+1 enemy for Team Rocket. Gladly accepted."
"Junior, you don't get it. This is the true romance of Kanto trainers."
The old principal also rubbed his clean-shaven chin with satisfaction and turned to look at Norton.
"Let's move on to the next part of the program."
"Right now, Gym Leader Shasha has already arrived at the outskirts of Petalglen City with her Charizard. She should reach Ninox in about two minutes."
"I also shamelessly helped you secure an opportunity to battle Gym Leader Shasha once."
"As long as you don't lose too badly, you'll be allowed to keep your title as Gym Leader of Petalglen, and Petalglen will implement a dual Gym Leader system."
"Really, Principal?", Norton's eyes lit up.
He had lived in Petalglen for so many years, and he also worked at Ninox. If he could stay, that would be the best outcome.
Moreover, Shasha had already entered the audit process for the "Top Eight Gym Leaders" due to her record and potential. In the future, new trainers in Emberpine City would definitely challenge her first.
His own work as a co-leader would be much easier.
As for not losing too badly...
That was way too easy.
With Klefki's help, he could have Klefki absorb the opponent's debuffs, then turn around and hit them with a Prankster-ability Thunder Wave.
If he played it well, he might even win.
Thinking this, Norton pulled out Klefki's Pokéball and really wanted to discuss the timing of Klefki's interference with the principal right away.
"Of course it's true," The old principal crossed his arms, looking totally relaxed.
"And I also helped you secure one more condition."
"What condition?", Norton became even more excited.
'As expected of our principal, so awesome.'
'To be able to secure two conditions in front of that sneaky Shasha.'
Seeing Norton's expectant expression, the old principal subconsciously rubbed his chin, the corners of his mouth rising.
"It's that the winner between the two of you will earn the qualification to participate in the exhibition match with the school champion."
"In the past, this qualification was always yours. I still hope that we don't let an outsider like Gym Leader Shasha take it."
"Even if she wants to be a part of this exhibition match, she'll have to become a teacher at our Ninox first."
Norton: "..."
'You want me to fight a trainer with Dynamax Gyarados and Gigantamax Duraludon?'
'Are you sure this is a condition that benefits me?'
Norton quietly tucked Klefki's Pokéball back away and completely gave up the idea of winning.
If the trainer were anyone else, that'd be fine, even losing wouldn't be embarrassing.
But now...
You want him to be flattened in front of so many Ninox students by a freshman?
'Forget about that win.'
'In that case, the next goal is to lose this battle, just not too badly.'
Norton's lips curled into a faint smile.
As for losing to Shasha? He was all too familiar with that.
As long as he didn't use Klefki, he definitely couldn't win.
———
In the sky over Ninox, Shasha in her red outfit flew past on a Charizard.
Thinking about the conditions proposed by the old principal of Ninox, her eyes were full of delight.
Because she had received the exhibition match invitation early on, she could watch the whole match livestream.
Axel had unsurprisingly taken the crown, and his Gyarados had also shown a new ability that hadn't been used last time.
"Want to beat me up again?"
"Keep dreaming, Axel!"
Shasha's lips slightly curled, and her whole demeanor was spirited and confident.
"As long as I lose this match, you'll never get the chance to fight me again."
"Charizard, Incineroar, later on make sure to put on a convincing act!"
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