Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Chapter 293 They will decide the future of the world

(This chapter contains additional information about Darkrai and Darkrai; hopefully, this explanation will satisfy everyone.)

Raven Arena.

The devastated battlefield returned to its former tranquility, and the legendary battle that lasted for nearly half an hour finally came to an end.

In the battle between Scarlet and Nightmare, Leighton emerged victorious.

Although its body swayed and nearly collapsed, looking no better than Darkrai lying peacefully on the ground, it was still standing.

The torrential rain revealed a truly horrific scene to all the viewers.

At this moment, the stands at Raven Arena were quieter than ever before.

People were still reeling from the immense power of Guleton's final, all-out ramming attack, and could not calm down for a long time.

In the commentary booth, Adek remarked, "More than three months ago, Gadria and I fought on this very battlefield. In the end, the battlefield only had a few craters and charred spots. Compared to today's scene, it's like the difference between superficial wounds and multiple fractures throughout the body."

Adek's metaphors remain as wonderful and precise as ever, allowing everyone to understand his meaning with a knowing smile.

"However, no matter what, this is a 3v3 match, and the score is only 1-0 so far. Let's see if the two players can still give us some surprises."

Although Darkrai has fallen, Darkrai still has two Pokémon, so theoretically he still has a chance to turn the tide.

Whether the theory can be put into practice depends on whether Gurrton gives it the opportunity…

It is said that a dragon in shallow water is mocked by shrimp, so Leton looks like a candle flickering in the wind. What if a flash of lightning kills it?

Darkrai clearly had no intention of giving up. He expressionlessly took out a Poké Ball, seemingly about to recall Darkrai to exchange for another Pokémon and continue the match.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xia Chen also communicated with Gu Leton using telepathy.

"You've worked hard, Gu Leton. Why don't you come back and rest for a while?"

So, despite panting heavily, in its excited state, it still stubbornly insisted, "No, I want to fight ten!"

Sorry, you can only have a maximum of three attacks in this match, and if your opponent manages to use a regular Pokémon to unleash a god-slaying attack, what will become of your legendary Pokémon's reputation...?

Although he was thinking this in his heart, Xia Chen still gave him face and advised him on the surface: "Of course you can take on ten people, but you have to give Xianbu and the others a chance. You have to trust your teammates!"

This was a reason that Leton couldn't refuse. After reluctantly agreeing, it didn't resist the suction of the Poké Ball and returned to the ball to rest.

Xia Chen threw the Poké Ball from his other hand, a flash of white light appeared, and Sylveon, its ribbons flowing, stepped onto the shattered battlefield.

Looking around at the ruins, Xianbu twitched the corner of his mouth.

She couldn't see the previous battle from inside the Poké Ball, but judging from her surroundings, it must have been incredibly intense.

Pulling himself back to reality, Xianbu looked across at the other side.

Over there, Darkrai had just recalled its Pokémon and thrown out its second Poké Ball.

A burly elf with black lightning-like markings appeared.

Electrify!

Xia Chen, standing behind Xianbu, breathed a sigh of relief.

Good news, Darko doesn't have Latios.

Bad news. No bad news.

If Darkdoll can't even handle the remaining two ordinary elves, it would be a huge disservice to himself and the elves for all the effort they've put in over the past few days.

However, even an eagle needs to go all out to catch a rabbit, and Xia Chen dared not be careless in the slightest when facing Dakdo.

With a furrowed brow, Xia Chen said in a deep voice, "Xianbu, prepare for battle!"

Sylveon made the same expression as the trainer, and his voice sounded eager to try.

"Buyi!"

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"Garuda used Earthquake! Unfortunately, in this dilapidated battle arena full of ravines, Earthquake was too difficult to use. Sylveon stretched out two ribbons and tied them to a high protruding rock, thus successfully avoiding most of the damage from Earthquake."

"Activate, charge! Garchomp tries to close the gap! But this was exactly what Sylveon anticipated. Its prepared Moonblast takes away Garchomp's last bit of strength. Rotom goes to check on it... and gives the result: Garchomp is unable to battle!"

"So, with that, Darko's last Pokémon has fallen! Let's congratulate Xia Chen on winning the championship of this tournament! And congratulations to Darko on winning the runner-up position."

"The path of a trainer is long and arduous. They may not even have reached the halfway point yet. A moment's victory or defeat cannot determine their future, but the future of the world is determined by them."

"Not only Xia Chen and Darko standing on the battlefield right now, but also Daigo, Nemo, and Iris, who represent many young trainers in this competition. Let's give them a round of applause, and also to you all who are equally outstanding. You are the future of the world!"

Adek's eloquent and emotionally charged essay that elevated the theme to a perfect score, along with the purest and most enthusiastic applause and cheers that resounded throughout Raven Arena, brought the final match of the World Youth Championship to a splendid close.

With this, the entire schedule of this World Youth Championship has been completed.

The final ranking wasn't too surprising.

The champion was Xia Chen, the runner-up was Da Ke Duo, and the third and fourth place were Dai Wu and Nemo, whose match was decided the day before the final.

However, although the schedule has ended, the competition is not completely over.

The final chapter, of course, will be the awards ceremony held in the afternoon.

Xia Chen wasn't thinking much about the awards ceremony; he was currently in a hurry to take Gu Leton to the arena's treatment room.

Although it did not lose its fighting ability during the game, it almost exhausted all its strength in that full-on crash.

This poses a significant challenge for the medical team at Raven Arena.

Generally speaking, the stronger an elf is, the more energy it needs to recover. At the level of Guleton, this amount is enormous.

Fortunately, it wasn't at its peak right now, and the arena's medical team had experience serving champion-level Pokémon.

With the careful care of a group of Pokémon such as Lucky Egg, Almost Doll, and Caretaker, it took more than three hours for the red light in the treatment room to finally turn green.

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"Champion Xia Chen, your Pokémon has recovered!"

Even Nurse Joy from the Unova region dresses more fashionably. She handed over the Poké Ball to Guldurt with a sweet smile on her face.

Generally speaking, the title of "[Champion]" is only given to the champion of each region in that year.

Although it sounds like a truism, it illustrates the respect people around the world have for champions.

Xia Chen only received this treatment because he had just won the competition; I guess no one will call him "[Champion Xia Chen]" anymore the next day.

"Thank you."

Xia Chen took the Poké Ball, smiled nonchalantly, and turned to walk out of the healing room.

Outside the door, he saw a figure that was not unexpected.

With light blue hair and a slightly gloomy look in his eyes, he was none other than Dakdo, the opponent Xia Chen had just defeated in the finals.

Out of politeness, Xia Chen greeted him, "Are you also treating Darkrai?"

Although Dakdo was one of the characters he disliked in his previous life, Xia Chen was much more lenient now that he had become his defeated opponent.

Dakdo nodded, showing no sign of frustration.

"Congratulations on defeating Darkrai."

This sounds really awkward. Wouldn't a normal person say something like "Congratulations on winning the championship"?

Xia Chen found it strange, but didn't delve into it. Instead, he replied, "You and Darkrai also performed exceptionally well."

This isn't just polite talk; to perform like this in a match with the opposite elemental attribute, Darkrai is truly formidable.

Darkrai chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Darkrai is indeed outstanding, but I'm not worthy of fighting alongside Darkrai."

Xia Chen remained silent. It seemed inappropriate to say anything at this moment, so he chose to keep quiet.

However, Dakdo showed no sign of shutting up. He stared intently at Xia Chen, as if looking into a tree hole.

Would you mind hearing my story with Darkrai?

To be honest, Xia Chen was quite interested.

In the anime, he is a divine beast created by the production team through a deus ex machina to prevent Ash from winning the championship.

But in this world, he was a living, breathing person, the only person Xia Chen knew, besides himself, who had had close contact with the legendary elves.

Xia Chen was very curious about his past with Darkrai and his future with the possible existence of Latios.

With more than an hour to go before the awards ceremony, and nothing else to do, the two found a nearby bar, sat down, ordered two refreshing tree juice drinks, and started chatting.

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Have you heard of Baiyang Town?

Dakdo's first words stunned Xia Chen; how could he not know this place?

A town in the Sinnoh region, home to the Tower of Time, and the site of the epic battle between the two Time Gods in the movie.

It is also the place where Darkrai, who can only spar with the cover god, heals and rests.

So Darkrai comes from Poplar Town? And his Darkrai is the Darkrai from the movie?

It's not impossible; the difference between this world and the animated world is too great. If that's the case, Xia Chen wouldn't be surprised.

This provides some insight into why this Darkrai is so ridiculously strong.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Xia Chen nodded calmly.

"I know a little bit about it."

Xia Chen's answer stumped Dakdo. He was still on the tip of his tongue about his hometown, but could only change his words and say, "Uh...you know?"

"The magnificent Tower of Time and Space and the beautiful Elf Garden must be these."

Very good, you've immediately identified the two most distinctive landmarks of Baiyang Town. For a moment, Dakdo, a native of Baiyang Town, even wondered if Xia Chen was from the same hometown.

However, that wasn't the point today. Darkrod felt it would save him the trouble of introducing his hometown, so he continued, "My hometown is this small town located in the western part of Mount Celestial Crown. The Elven Garden you mentioned is where I met Darkrai. We first met when I was very young. At that time, Darkrai seemed to have suffered a very serious injury for some reason..."

As Dakdo slowly recounted the story, Xia Chen nodded repeatedly in understanding.

Similar to the earlier part of the movie, Darkrai, severely injured, arrives at the Pokémon Garden in Ashford Town to recuperate, and attacks other Pokémon to protect himself.

Young Darkrai saw this and ran over to comfort Darkrai and treat it.

Perhaps it was a case of youthful fearlessness, or perhaps it was due to a lack of understanding of the Nightmare God's reputation that Dakdo acted so boldly.

After a series of events, Darkrai was opened up by Darkrod and settled down in the Elven Garden, where the human and the elf became friends.