Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Cynthia pursed her lips.

He recalled the things he and Xia Yan had experienced together in the Alola region.

That "beast that devours the sun" resembles a new sun.

"If I remember correctly, its name should be... Solgaleo?"

"Solgaleo?"

Inside the private room, the men in red, green, and blue—Ah Jin and the others—exchanged bewildered glances.

Wataru, Daigo, and their group all had strange expressions.

Good guy.

It was supposed to be an ordinary world championship, but in the first round, Farfetch'd turned into "Farfetch'd Sword and Shield King Mode," which was one thing, but at least you used Farfetch'd as a pretext, which gave it some semblance of a pretext.

But now?

You're not even going to pretend anymore, you're just going to lay your cards on the table, right?

Solgaleo, is that even a proper elf?!

Giovanni, who also saw Xia Yan's last Pokémon, also lost control of his expression slightly.

Even though he was the leader of the Rockets and had seen all kinds of storms.

But bringing a mythical beast to a competition, cough, the kind of mythical beast that's at the first level, is really the first time I've seen one.

Fortunately.

Sakaki is indeed Sakaki; his mental fortitude is extraordinary.

After quickly processing the information, he looked towards Xia Yan.

But then Xia Yan rubbed his nose while responding to the "friendly" look that Sakaki had given him.

“Boss Sakaki, you know me, I’m a very steady person. Well, I should say extremely steady.”

Sakaki: "..."

His eyes started to twitch uncontrollably.

"Besides, didn't you prepare a Landorus? I'll prepare a Darkrai and a Solgaleo. What's wrong with that? Aren't they all legendary or mythical Pokémon?"

Is there a problem?

Landorus is a legendary Pokémon, and it can barely be compared to Darkrai, but how can it possibly compare to Solgaleo?!

But no matter how he thought about it, Sakaki knew that Natsuhiko was right about one thing.

He is very steady.

Facing the fact that he didn't prepare a team of mythical beasts, he was already being quite... reckless.

Sakaki forcibly suppressed his impulse to lead Team Rocket in a "rebellion," constantly reminding himself of this.

'Even if the people I chose are unbelievably real, I'll fight them to the bitter end, even if it means crawling on my knees!'

and.

Even the fiercely competitive Sakaki wouldn't lose his edge at this moment.

After calming down.

Nodding in satisfaction, a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.

"It's just a mythical beast; it's not like we haven't killed them before."

Faced with such a "confident" Sakaki.

Xia Yan's expression also suddenly became very serious.

sloppy.

We should also call the Lehiram and Zekrom brothers.

Chapter 245 Xia Yan VS Sakaki (Part 1)

Natsuhiko VS Sakaki!

"Boys, please prepare yourselves!"

The referee's voice echoed throughout the stadium.

Thus began the battle for the title of "Eight Masters".

"Since it's the first match, you'll start."

The words fell.

The Poké Ball in Giovanni's hand traced a smooth arc in the air.

Card--

As the Poké Ball opened, a red light flashed, and a burly Pokémon, standing on a milky-white cloud with its arms crossed, appeared on the field.

Intertwined with wisps of swirling, earthy-yellow energy, the ground-based power of the entire arena seemed to be mobilized.

Land Cloud!

"Wow! Giovanni's first Pokémon is a Landorus! It's said to be a legendary Pokémon in the Unova region, and the only one of its kind!"

Although Landorus is a Level 3 Legendary Pokémon, like Zapdos and Registeel, it is unique.

It's similar to the "Lake Gods" of the Sinnoh region.

"Viewers in the Galar region may not know that Giovanni, as the Gym Leader of Viridian City, is known as 'Giant Giovanni'! Ground-type Pokémon are his forte!"

The host didn't forget to give the audience a brief introduction to Giovanni.

Of course.

The identity of the Rockets' leader has not yet been announced.

at the same time.

As Giovanni summoned Landorus, Natsuhiko's Poké Ball also crashed onto the field.

"Ku-ah—!"

"

With a powerful roar, accompanied by a burst of intense flames, the Infernape, its back hunched and its eyes sharp, appeared amidst the raging inferno.

A low growl came from the dark red firelight.

Facing Giovanni's Landorus, Infernape's imposing presence was in no way diminished.

joke.

Little Gu is already Infernape's friend, so what's there to be afraid of in a mere Landorus?

Sakaki raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing the Infernape summoned by Xia Yan.

This Infernape has almost become one of Xia Yan's signature items.

no way.

His "Cliff-Shattering Sword" has appeared in various online live streams and posts more than once, and his breaking of the energy barrier in the Fist Arena recently made him extremely famous in a short period of time.

Many viewers couldn't help but glance at the energy barrier of the Palace Arena when they saw Infernape.

although.

The energy barrier of the Palace Gate Arena is much stronger than that of the Fist Gate Arena.

In addition to the exceptional strength of the contestants participating in the knockout stage of this competition, Dante, who has already become the president of the Galer Alliance, deliberately emphasized that the strength of the energy barrier needs to be improved.

However, many viewers still hoped to witness the barrier being blown up with their own eyes.

"Then this time, let's hold nothing back."

After seeing the Pokémon that Natsuhiko had chosen, Giovanni knew that he absolutely could not hold back this time, otherwise he would likely suffer a crushing defeat.

So, after both Pokémon appeared, Giovanni took out a special device.

Like a mirror, it exudes a strong sense of technology.

This is a replica of the "Shape Lens," one of Team Rocket's technological achievements, capable of simulating the light projected by the "Shape Lens."

Under Sakaki's control, the mirror projected the beam of light onto the Land Cloud.

"land--"

The Earth Cloud immediately felt a rhythmic energy emanating from within its body, and its appearance changed under the beam of light.

In the blink of an eye.

The land cloud transformed from a burly giant with arms wrapped around its head into a four-legged orange tiger, stepping on white clouds, appearing extremely intimidating.

Spirit Beast Form!

"land!

! ”

Then, a very imposing roar came from Landorus, and Infernape, which was in front of Xia Yan, couldn't help but frown.

Intimidation!

The land cloud in its spirit beast form has changed its characteristic from "sand power" to "intimidation".

It immediately gave Infernape a hard time.

Sakaki shook his hand, casually tossing aside the now-scrap instrument in his hand, and looked at Natsuhiko with a slight smile.

Looking directly into Sakaki's eyes, Natsuhiko grinned.

Given Giovanni's personality, he probably wouldn't let the cat become an "insect cat," so its threat level wouldn't be too high.

If all else fails, Xia Yan can also use "insect monkey" as a solution.

Just kidding.

Landorus is a Pokémon that can utilize the ground and unleash Ground-type energy and moves without actually touching it.