Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

He already had a match with Xia Yan yesterday, and it felt good.

So now we can watch this match without any problems.

"Please summon the spirit, player."

The referee, standing far away on the Shielded Sword Monster, twitched his eye as he spoke.

Whenever Xia Yan plays a match, the referee is in mortal danger.

This was his first time, because several colleagues had already taken sick leave after learning that this was Xia Yan's match.

He asked for leave late, so he had no choice but to take it.

We can only hope that this Aegislash monster's "King's Shield" is reliable.

Upon hearing this, Du flicked his cloak, and a high-grade ball appeared in his hand.

He smiled at Xia Yan and then opened it.

The red light shimmered, and the dazzling scales reflected a magnificent halo of colors under the spotlight.

The somewhat plump Dragonite, standing on the hard, reinforced ground, spread its seemingly short wings and roared.

"Roar--!!"

"Walter's first Pokémon was a Dragonite!"

And you know what? Even the Dragonite, which looks a bit chubby and cute, actually has a certain majestic aura of a pseudo-legendary Dragon-type after it becomes completely serious and roars loudly.

Upon seeing Lance's Dragonite, the audience's enthusiasm soared even higher.

They have high hopes.

Perhaps Lance, like Daigo, also has a hidden Mega Evolution ability?

If Lance were to Mega Evolve Dragonite later, the scene would be absolutely spectacular.

Seeing Lance's Dragonite, Natsuhiko smiled knowingly.

Upon seeing the spirit summoned by Xia Yan, the host immediately shouted excitedly:

"Xia Yan's first two Pokémon are Beedrill, the ace Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, and Dragapult, a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from the distant Galar region!"

Seeing this, Du raised an eyebrow.

Why reveal Dorombalto so early?

But that's alright.

With a flick of his wrist, two shrunken high-grade balls were placed between Wataru's fingertips.

Throw it out smoothly.

"Roar--!!"

A blazing pillar of fire shooting into the sky, a body as orange as flames, a thick tail waving, and huge, scale-covered wings spread out.

It's Lance's starter Pokémon, Charizard!

Another dragon roared.

Next to appear was a creature with a deep blue body, four limbs on the ground, gently flapping its blood-red wings, stirring up a little dust, and its dragon eyes slightly wide open.

A pseudo-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region.

Salamence!

Just look at these three Pokémon.

Two pure Dragon-type Pokémon and three Flying-type Pokémon—perfect.

"Walter's second and third Pokémon are Charizard, a fire-type Pokémon, and Salamence, a pseudo-legendary dragon-type Pokémon from Hoenn!"

There are five Pokémon on the field, three of which are pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

But who will be able to undergo a super evolution?

"Still hiding?"

Xia Yan lowered his eyes and tossed out two Poké Balls.

Then came Tokkiss and Alakazam.

They were actually quite clear about the situation of each other's spirits.

For them, the format of the Masters Tournament is more of a formality, a perfunctory exercise.

but.

But this also adds a touch of suspense to what Du is hiding.

"Hey."

Upon seeing Beedrill and the three cores, Lance wore a knowing smile.

"Roar--!!"

The roar, brimming with intense power, was the fourth magnificent dragon's cry.

Next to appear was Gyarados, its face contorted in a ferocious display of fury, rising straight up with a deafening roar.

Although Lance had taken in Xia Yan's red Gyarados, that Gyarados was only at the near-heaven level and hadn't had time to train and integrate with it yet, so what appeared was still Lance's "ordinary" Gyarados.

However, this Gyarados was one of the earliest Pokémon to follow Lance, second only to Charizard, and even earlier than Dragonite.

Therefore, their strength is also very formidable.

Dust swirled and sand flew, a strong wind brushed against our faces.

The ferocious ancient elves, once kings of the skies, make their appearance, bringing an overwhelming sense of oppression.

That's right, a fossil pterosaur!

"Walter's fourth and fifth Pokémon are Gyarados, the ruler of the water! And Aerodactyl, the ruler of the air in ancient times! The aura of these two Pokémon is terrifying!"

"And Xia Yan's last two Pokémon are Latios, the legendary Pokémon known as the 'Infinite Pokémon'! And Aegislash, the King Sword Pokémon with many ghost and monster legends!"

The host's voice rang out one after another.

This shows that Xia Yan made his choice of the next two options without the slightest hesitation.

"Not using Infernape? A wise choice."

Seeing all six of Xia Yan's Pokémon, Du nodded to himself.

The Fire- and Fighting-type Infernape is not going to have much of an advantage against the five Pokémon he has put up.

Even if that Infernape has a very strong move.

Xia Yan's gaze was also fixed on Du.

This was his last resort.

There has to be some change, right?

All I saw was...

Watari throws out a high-level ball.

"Rage—!!"

Finally, it was no longer the sound of a dragon's roar.

What appeared in everyone's sight was a sky-blue elf, and its wings were like soft clouds, making people want to reach out and rub them.

"Whoa whoa whoa!! Wataru's last Pokémon is actually a Pokémon he has never used before, Altaria!"

Upon seeing the Tanabata Bluebird, Xia Yan was momentarily stunned, then his expression turned somewhat strange.

"The Bluebird of the Seven Nights?"

My first thought was, "Du, are you going to become a traitor to the dragon race?"

On second thought, what connection do the dragon traitors have with the flying-type Elite Four members?

My second reaction was...

That's it?

Although this Altaria seems to be quite strong, even stronger than Salamence and Aerodactyl.

But ultimately, it didn't reach the championship level.

To be honest, it wasn't as shocking as Daigo.

But Du smiled and said:

“I remember once, Xia Yan, you told me that the Tanabata bird, this kind of spirit, is actually very compatible with me.”

Xia Yan did indeed say that.

Although it was mostly in jest at the time.

But if you think about it carefully, you'll find that the Tanabata Bluebird is indeed very suitable for crossing.

Let's leave aside the Dragon and Flying types for now.

They are a perfect match.

Most importantly, it is the characteristics of Altaria and the moves it can master.

First of all, the Tanabata bird that Watari possesses has a hidden characteristic that is "unrelated to the weather".

This gives Lance some countermeasures when facing Daigo's "Sandstorm Heavy Space" team and Lorelei's "Snow Team".

Although it doesn't have the same suppressive power as Rayquaza's "Airlock," it can't directly neutralize all weather conditions.

However, if this characteristic is properly cultivated and developed, it can still have a small-scale impact.

Second.

The moves that Tanabata can master are all quite good.

Lance's Pokémon are all aggressive types like Dragonite, Salamence, and Gyarados, which are fierce but lack versatility.

But what about the Qixi Bluebird?

Whether it's "Feather Dance", "Tailwind", "Power Swap", "Cotton Defense", "Sing", "Song of Destruction", or other moves, they can all be great support skills.