Chapter 423: I Must Not Lose
"Bark!"
The Mightyena on the other side of the screen came up and licked the screen.
Could see Wolf Mom was very happy to see Dog Baby again, sticking out her tongue on the other side like a puppy.
Looking closely.
Will then discovered.
On the other side of the phone was not only Wolf Mom, but also Floatzel and the other four Wolf Mountain tyrants.
"Kaoru asked Professor Rowan to make a special trip to Wolf Mountain, telling them about Riolu going to compete. They wanted to watch the competition together, so I went to pick them up."
Carolina's face showed a faint smile.
She reached out to stroke Wolf Mom's head; the furry feeling was very comfortable.
"Wolf Mom wants to watch me compete?"
"Bark."
Wolf Mom nodded gently.
Looking at Dog Baby's still immature face, Wolf Mom was a bit puzzled in her heart.
Logically speaking, with Dog Baby's strength, he should have evolved long ago.
Why hasn't her Dog Baby evolved yet?
Forget it.
Dog Baby looks very happy.
Then evolving or not doesn't matter.
"The competition won't start for another month; can't see it now. Will Wolf Mom stay in Celestic Town all these days?"
"Bark."
Wolf Mom shook her head.
She just heard she could video call with Dog Baby, so she came over.
Wolf Mountain is still waiting for her to go back and manage.
When the competition starts.
She will watch the competition at Rowan's Laboratory, which is very close to Wolf Mountain.
"Be careful on the way back..."
Will chatted with Wolf Mom and the four tyrants of Wolf Mountain for a long time.
Cynthia and Carolina didn't disturb them.
Don't know how long passed.
The call hung up.
Will felt very good and comfortable.
The next month.
Cynthia stayed in Higaki City for special training, also meeting many trainers from other regions.
But what puzzled her more was.
She didn't see Mabe in Higaki City.
But Cynthia didn't care for long.
The tournament is imminent.
Have to seize the time for special training.
At the same time.
Will also began to observe if there were any particularly noteworthy famous trainers.
In the blink of an eye.
A month of preparation period passed.
The audition (preliminaries) officially started.
The format was no different from the previous life, regional points system.
Will's current level has reached Lv. 55.
Other little partners' levels are not low either.
The highest is undoubtedly Garchomp Lv. 54.
Received key care from Grandmother Dragon (Elder) in the Village of Dragons; level improvement speed was very fast, strength progressed rapidly.
Milotic and Roserade are both above Lv. 50.
Spiritomb and Gastrodon are lower.
But also Lv. 48 and Lv. 46 respectively.
According to Will's observation, this Unova League tournament doesn't have that kind of particularly strong player; there are no Gym Leader level players, but a few quasi-Gym Leader level trainers.
Mabe is considered the strongest one; the average level in the team is up to Lv. 62.
Whether from Cynthia's real strength or panel strength.
Entering the knockout stage is stress-free.
But not many people pay attention to her.
Because in terms of level, Cynthia can't squeeze into the first echelon in this Unova League tournament.
Belongs to the top of the second echelon.
And Cynthia is too young, had no particularly dazzling achievements before.
So everyone doesn't think this little girl is worth special attention.
But Mabe.
Surprisingly, Mabe, re-entering the arena after seven or eight years, actually had past fans in the audience.
Although the number is extremely small, it is already worth surprising.
With the progress of the audition.
Cynthia gradually stood out from a crowd of contestants.
Mainly two reasons.
One.
This little girl from the Sinnoh region.
Uses rare Pokémon hard to see even in Sinnoh.
The other.
This girl has a quite special Riolu.
Not only bigger than what they know, even the move pool is extraordinary.
For example, that move with exaggerated power, shouldn't be mastered—Hydro Pump!
In the previous life.
Will was too lazy to participate in the audition wasting time; he was more willing to give this opportunity to gain experience to little partners.
But this time is different.
Since Wolf Mom and little brothers are watching, then go out and perform a bit.
The audition took a relatively long time.
By the time the group stage started, it was already a week later.
Cynthia and Will intended to ask Mabe about Wendy's situation.
But the other party was always in a hurry.
Left immediately after the battle.
Usually didn't even live in the Athlete's Village.
Really couldn't find a chance to talk to him.
Group stage.
Cynthia and Mabe were assigned to the same group.
The two also fought once.
Cynthia was completely defeated.
Among the three Pokémon she sent out, there was no Will.
Of course, Mabe didn't send out the strongest Charizard and Scrafty either.
But have to say.
The level gap is still a bit big.
The gap in average level is close to 10 levels.
Although Cynthia has good talent, she is still a bit worse compared to Mabe, this senior; unable to smooth out the level gap through the trainer's command level.
If Will doesn't go on stage.
Cynthia has no ability to snatch the fruit of victory from these quasi-Gym Leader level trainers.
Although in the group stage.
Cynthia lost to Mabe.
But this one failure didn't prevent her from advancing to the knockout stage.
Until the end of the group stage.
Cynthia advanced to the final round of the knockout stage as the second in the group.
Fortunately.
This time the two were assigned to two halves.
If no accident.
Then the two will meet in the finals finally.
Knockout stage with 64 players.
Only takes 4 days to finish.
Except for the opponent being relatively strong in the semi-finals on the third day, requiring Will to 1v2 to win, other duels basically had no pressure.
At least Will didn't feel any pressure.
His teammates were still under quite a lot of pressure.
Final knockout match (Finals).
When Mabe stood opposite them.
Will and Cynthia found he became very haggard.
Although wearing a formal suit, beard shaved very clean, the bloodshot eyes were clearly visible.
Before the battle officially started.
"Mr. Mabe, is your condition okay?"
Cynthia asked somewhat worriedly.
"Mm, Cynthia, your previous matches were played very beautifully; Wendy told me she admires you very much, hopes to become a trainer like you."
Mabe grinned reluctantly.
"Hehe, Wendy definitely has no problem."
Cynthia couldn't help pursing her lips, then looked around at the audience.
"Wendy didn't come, but she will watch this match in front of the TV."
Mabe said a sentence, face gradually becoming serious,
"Cynthia, you are stronger than I imagined, but this time, I must not lose."
Voice fell.
Mabe turned his head to look at the direction of the camera, then grinned giving a thumbs up there,
"Maybe Mr. Mabe you have a reason absolutely cannot retreat, but I also want to draw a perfect period for this journey."
Cynthia raised her hand, tightening the already gray-white bow on top of her head.
First regional tournament with Riolu.
If can end with tournament victory...
Then this Unova journey will definitely become an incomparably precious memory.
The next moment.
Cynthia raised her hand neatly grabbing a Poké Ball,
Mabe on the other side reached out and tapped his waist.
Pokémon of both sides appeared on the arena.
Cynthia sent out one of her aces in the first round, Garchomp!
"Gaaah!!"
Domineering posture and wild roar made a good start.
The atmosphere in the audience was hyped up instantly.
Garchomp, this kind of Pokémon.
Although relatively hard to see usually, is a very famous Pokémon in this world.
More than ten years ago.
A woman also with a head of golden hair, used a Garchomp to suppress powerful trainers in countless regions.
And on the other side.
The Pokémon sent by Mabe was an Altaria from the Hoenn region.
In the audience.
N's expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Keldeo seeing his face, asked anxiously.
"I learned from Sister Wendy before, Flying type counters Ground type, Dragon types counter each other; in this battle, whether level or type, Sister has fallen into a disadvantage."
N couldn't help tightening his hand holding Victini.
He hasn't been idle these days.
Often learning some knowledge related to Pokémon from adults around.
"Eh?!"
Hearing this, Keldeo widened his eyes hurriedly looking at the field.
Battle started.
After both sides exchanged a few blows, Altaria directly used Perish Song.
Cynthia didn't panic, or rather it fit her wish perfectly.
Took this opportunity to recall Garchomp removing the sure-kill effect of Perish Song, then switched to Milotic mastering many Ice-type moves.
Milotic was also striving enough.
Withstanding a gap of nearly 10 levels, forcefully exchanged with the 4x Ice-weak Altaria.
One for one.
If trainers of similar levels, can't say who gains and who loses.
But Cynthia and Mabe are not at the same level.
For Cynthia's side.
Milotic made a great contribution, greatly reducing the pressure on Will later.
Second round.
Mabe sent out a Turtonator from the Alola region.
A Fire and Dragon type Pokémon.
Now Will understands why so many people like watching Mabe's battles.
Trainers who have traveled through multiple regions are just different.
The team is full of Pokémon from different regions, can let people watch to their heart's content.
Cynthia here also sent Garchomp without hesitation.
Whether Ground or Dragon, moves of both types can cause significant damage to Turtonator.
Originally Will and Cynthia both thought.
Garchomp would smoothly take down Turtonator.
However, an accident happened.
When Garchomp used Dragon Claw, Turtonator quietly used a move Shell Trap with power up to 150.
This exclusive move of Turtonator was activated by Garchomp's physical attack, producing an unparalleled big explosion.
Garchomp's Special Defense hadn't been trained much, plus huge level gap, actually was taken down by this move.
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