Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Xia Yan's withdrawal from the competition was inevitable in their eyes, unless he still had some trump card up his sleeve.

So, after Wataru finished his interview, the tournament organizers approached him and suggested that he go back and ask Xia Yan and Shirona for their opinions.

After giving a brief explanation, Watari added, "Because we anticipated that the finals might not be possible, the organizers came up with a backup plan to appease any potential dissatisfaction from the audience."

Also.

After all, those who came to watch the game are here for tomorrow's final.

Should we tell them they can't make it to the finals?

They don't care about the reasons; the end result is that the organizers will be heavily criticized, and the players themselves may not benefit from it.

Therefore, the organizers issued an emergency contingency plan.

A plan that can keep the audience waiting, but also generate buzz comparable to the finals.

Du smiled and looked around at everyone. Just as he was about to keep everyone in suspense, he saw that Xia Yan's fist was already clenched.

He quickly replied, "A doubles exhibition match."

"Double?"

This statement surprised everyone present.

"What they meant was that if we couldn't make it to the finals, they hoped the four of us could have a doubles exhibition match, whether to appease the audience or to give this tournament a perfect ending."

Doubles exhibition match where the top four teams are paired up.

What genius came up with this?

The planner who had Xia Yan as the commentator: Yes, it's me again.

The organizers had already considered this potential problem when they noticed that Xia Yan only had four Pokémon.

So they held an emergency meeting and quickly passed a plan.

The exhibition doubles match in the semifinals not only showcases the increasingly popular doubles format but also ensures that the audience has no regrets, avoiding a series of potential problems.

Furthermore, in this doubles exhibition match, each person can only use one Pokémon, so there is no issue of not having enough Pokémon or not being able to recover them.

"The awards ceremony will follow after the exhibition match," Watari added as a final touch.

He glanced around at everyone again, especially at Xia Yan, Daigo, and Cynthia.

What do you mean?

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At last.

Xia Yan and the other two all agreed. Du, who had already made up his mind about this, naturally wouldn't object since none of them refused.

then.

Another question arises.

Who teams up with whom?

Du indicated that the organizers meant to conduct a random draw.

random?

Xia Yan stated that he had long understood the organizers' tactics and there was no such thing as randomness.

However, since they are just players, they can't really influence the organizers' decisions.

Therefore, the competition organizers, having received their feedback immediately, held an emergency meeting to discuss who would team up with whom.

Some people said that separating the champion and runner-up would make the strength more evenly distributed and more "fair".

However, another group felt that Xia Yan and Cynthia, who are both representatives of the Sinnoh region, should team up. This would give the audience a better direction to support them, and it would also make Xia Yan feel a greater sense of belonging to the Sinnoh region.

Their intention was simple: to use their large number of supporters in the Sinnoh region to bind Natsuhiko to their side.

While ordinary people may not know, some high-ranking members of the competition have already received the news that Kikuko, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto Alliance, has taken Natsuhiko as her disciple.

In their view, this was a signal.

The Kanto Alliance didn't want to see a genius like Xia Yan, whose potential was clearly visible, slip away like this.

They wanted to use the title of one of the Four Heavenly Kings' disciples to call Xia Yan back.

In addition, Xia Yan and Du should have a close relationship in the final match, so they might be able to bring him back.

Therefore, the organizers made a final decision.

You have Lance, we have Cynthia!

Let's see who wins in the end!

Thus, the final matchup was determined.

Watari + Daigo vs. Natsuhiko + Sirona!

perfect!

And what about the audience?

When they first learned that Xia Yan, who had made it to the finals, had to withdraw from the competition due to a serious injury to his Pokémon, they all had the same reaction when they couldn't see the finals.

anger!

Despicable!

But then we learned that a doubles exhibition match would replace the final.

The audience expressed their opinions.

Really fragrant!

Especially supporters of Daigo and Watari.

We can watch their matches again, isn't that even more exciting than a simple final?

Moreover.

Doubles, and they were even in the semifinals of a major tournament.

Just imagining it is quite interesting.

Then, before the audience's dissatisfaction could fully rise, they suppressed it themselves.

Seeing the matchup list made it even more interesting.

The Sinnoh Twins battle team includes Hoenn, which looks impressive.

...

...

The next day.

Lily of the Valley Stadium.

Today is a joyful day.

The final match was canceled due to Xia Yan's withdrawal, so a doubles exhibition match was held to appease the audience's dissatisfaction.

Since it's an exhibition match, there's no need to compete for victory; the focus is on the performance.

This also serves as a way to promote the "doubles" battle mode that the league has been gradually introducing recently.

In Xia Yan's opinion, appeasing the audience may be secondary; the main reason for this exhibition match is probably the league's push for the "doubles" format.

Even when Ash Ketchum appeared, doubles battles weren't that popular, let alone now.

Taking advantage of the immense popularity of this tournament, it would be a great opportunity to hype up the doubles event and promote it at the end.

When it comes to being shrewd and calculating, you have to look to the league.

On this day, all the contestants who had made it to the knockout stage also came to the venue.

Because after the exhibition match, it's time to distribute the prizes, and they're all really good stuff.

But now...

In the vast arena, Natsuhiko and Cynthia, and Daigo and Wataru, stood on opposite sides of the field.

last night.

They each discussed their own tactics.

Regarding doubles, Xia Yan said...

I know this very well!

Unlike in real life, doubles in the game is actually much more fun than singles, with a wide variety of tactical combinations and move combinations.

Although his current Pokémon types and moves limit his performance in some ways, he can still make some plans.

Xia Yan and Xiluona exchanged a glance.

"Really... like this?" Cynthia hesitated.

Xia Yan's face was still a little pale. Having exhausted his superpowers twice in a row, it was not something that could be recovered from with just a nap.

Despite his doubts about Cynthia, Xia Yan was quite certain.

"Don't worry, just follow my pace."

Cynthia pursed her lips and nodded.

opposite.

Daigo and Watari's situation was much simpler.

Immediately.

Amidst cheers from the audience as if it were New Year's Day, and at the referee's signal, the four threw out Poké Balls and summoned their respective Pokémon.

Lance and Steven summoned Charizard and Aggron respectively!

What Xia Yan and Cynthia summoned, however, was...

Togekiss and Flower Rock Monster!