Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

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Xia Shen's goal is, of course, to achieve a 20-game winning streak and obtain the legendary royal treasure that no outsider has ever touched!

No one has ever achieved this before; it sounds very rewarding.

Every Pokémon player has some degree of collecting tendencies, and Xia Shen, as the chosen one with the "Arceus System," is no exception.

It's unlikely that Xia Shen can capture all the Pokémon in this world, but he's still very interested in trying something like achieving a 20-game winning streak in the Royal Challenge, something no one has ever done before.

However, in a doubles match, one person is definitely not enough. While the next pair of challengers were not yet on the court, he discussed the next strategy with Yan Yan.

"I'll still have Togekiss provide cover later. Try to make Lucario use less close-range combat and more moves like Drain Punch to ensure its survivability."

Yan Yan instantly understood Xia Shen's meaning: his goal was that unattainable twenty-game winning streak!

A lingering sense of insecurity about myself unconsciously resurfaced.

But before it could be seen, she felt her right hand being tightly held by the person next to her.

"Don't overthink it, just go for it. You've been playing really well before, haven't you?"

Xia Shen didn't say anything about believing in himself; that's something earned through hard work, not just words.

Focus on air defense and concentrate your efforts on the immediate battlefield.

"What matters is the process of fighting side by side, isn't it?"

Yan Yan paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

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As time went by, Xia Shen and Yan Yan's winning streak increased, and the number of viewers watching the Royal Challenge also grew.

People then realized that the goal of this doubles pair was far more than just a seven-game winning streak to qualify for the Royals.

Seven consecutive wins? Seventeen consecutive wins!

Of course, they are far from achieving a seventeen-game winning streak; they have only just broken the ten-game winning streak mark, which is halfway through.

However, describing it as "but" or "that's all" is not quite accurate. The Royal Challenge has only achieved a ten-game winning streak a handful of times since its inception.

Twenty may seem like a lot, but in the context of the Royal Challenge's thirty-year history, it means that it might not happen even once a year.

And that Togekiss trainer hasn't even used a second Pokémon yet!

What confidence!

The audience certainly wouldn't be naive enough to think that, apart from Togekiss, that trainer had no other decent Pokémon.

This idea is as ridiculous as the speculation among Pokémon anime fans in the past that the legendary Pokémon guy at the Lily of the Valley Conference, besides Darkrai and Latios, was a Magikarp.

If a spirit is powerful, then it is never just that spirit that is powerful.

The source is always the trainers who create Pokémon.

So, besides how far this couple can go, waiting for the final elf to unveil its mystery is also a question that all viewers are curious about.

The mystery finally had a chance to be solved in the subsequent thirteenth match.

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"Let us give a warm round of applause to our next pair of special challengers, Alice, and our most proud and dazzling jewel, Princess Lilifcanila!"

Hearing the commentator's suddenly passionate tone and the deafening applause and cheers from the audience, Xia Shen was somewhat bewildered.

Given his level of education, he could understand most of it. It was clearly a welcome message, but why get so excited?

What big stars could possibly be in this little fishpond?

Alice. The name sounds familiar, but it's similar to Cuihua in other countries, so having the same name is perfectly normal.

He was looking on with a bewildered expression, eagerly awaiting the arrival of these special challengers, when Yan Yan whispered in his ear, "It seems there's a princess from Hawaii among the challengers."

Xia Shen suddenly realized, "Princess, no wonder, a big star really has arrived."

Is this a ploy to prevent me from obtaining the royal treasure, and to target me?

With a slightly wicked thought in mind, Xia Shen looked across the street and saw a familiar figure.

A few months ago, my training partner was Alice, an exchange student from Plymouth who specialized in Dragon-type trainers.

Alice wasn't surprised to see Xia Shen at all. After all, if she hadn't seen Xia Shen on TV by chance, she wouldn't have bothered dragging Lilff to participate in this Royal Challenge.

When she arrived at the venue and saw so many people lined up in front of her, she was worried that Xia Shen and the others wouldn't make it to her turn.

To her surprise, Xia Shen not only persevered, but also kept one of the elves that never appeared.

Alice, watching from the sidelines, was even more pleasantly surprised.

The surprise was naturally due to the speed at which Xia Shen's strength had increased, but the joy came from the fact that they would finally be able to have a thoroughly enjoyable battle soon.

This guy, in just a few months, has even become this strong with Togekiss?

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"Long time no see, Xia Shen!"

Across the arena, Alice didn't rush to start the match immediately, but instead greeted Xia Shen with a smile.

Although it sounds a bit strange, Alice felt a sense of "meeting an old friend in a foreign land" when she met Xia Shen in the unfamiliar place of Hawaii.

“This is a friend I met when Plymouth came to our school for an exchange program six months ago. I’ve told you about him.”

Although Yan Yan hadn't said anything yet, Xia Shen still very consciously greeted his girlfriend first, explained, and expressed his opinion.

Yan Yan smiled faintly. She wasn't actually worried about Xia Shen's things, but her boyfriend's subconscious little details made her feel happy. Her soft hand gently wrapped around the warm hand beside her.

"Long time no see! I came to Hawaii with my girlfriend during summer vacation to relax, and I never expected to run into you."

When this was mentioned, Alice's lips curled into a wry smile.

"I came to Hawaii with a junior from school I'm close to. I never expected she was a princess here. I've been staying at the palace every day for the past few days, and I'm about to go stir-crazy."

Xia Shen couldn't help but twitch his lips; this experience sounded like it was made up.

He subconsciously looked at the tanned girl next to Alice. This must be the princess of the Hawaiian royal family, right?

Princess Lilley is just as outgoing and enthusiastic as the locals in Hawaii, never hesitant to show off her hot figure, with a bright smile on her healthy and beautiful face.

She looked at Xia Shen curiously, wanting to join the conversation, but Xia Shen felt like he was listening to gibberish in her rapidly spoken English with a Hawaiian accent.

Xia Shen smiled politely and said half-jokingly, "Let's finish the fight first, otherwise the audience will think you came up here to deliberately go easy on us."

Indeed, after chatting for a few minutes, Lucario and Togekiss calmed down considerably.

Alice shrugged indifferently, said something to Lilyf beside her, and the princess then nodded to the referee on the sidelines.

The referee returned the salute respectfully, and then solemnly blew the whistle to start the match.

Two white lights flashed, and two elves suddenly appeared in front of Alice and Lilif.

These are Lilif's Sniper Tree Owl and Alice's Aluminum Steel Dragon.

Alice also has an aluminum steel dragon?

Xia Shen only remembered her three main Pokémon at that time: Hydreigon, Haxorus, and Kommo-o.

In other words, this is at least not her main Pokémon.

Before reaching the fifth rank in a professional trainer's tier, the three strongest Pokémon are generally considered to be the main force.

As if she could read Xia Shen's mind, Alice smiled slightly.

"I'll wait for you to switch to your main Pokémon."

This means that she doesn't think it's necessary to send out her main Pokémon to deal with Togekiss.

Xia Shen chuckled to herself, realizing that she also had her own unique pride.

However, does a mere fourth-dan Duraludon really think it can control my Togekiss?

Xia said in a deep voice, "Tokiss, did you hear that?"

"Pokeki!"

The clever and competitive Togekiss naturally understood what Alice meant.

He was already a little tired, but he was instantly full of fighting spirit again. He beckoned his wings to the steel monster and made a provocative gesture.

Your three older brothers couldn't get the better of me, so why would I be afraid of you?

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Chapter 258 Reunion After Three Months

That being said, when it comes to the real competition, aluminum steel dragon is really not an easy opponent.

After all, before Xia Shen's Green Goodra appeared, Duraludon was arguably the Dragon-type Pokémon with the most perfect attribute combination.

Not only is it unafraid of Togekiss's Fairy-type, which completely counters Dragon-types, it also has STAB Steel-type moves to deal with Flying-types.

But no Pokémon is perfect, not even Goodra, let alone the low-end version of Duraludon.

Leaving aside the weaknesses of Fighting and Ground types, Togekiss's extremely low Special Defense, which is vastly different from Goodra's, is its best weakness.

However, it's not just Duraludon that needs to be watched out for in doubles battles. Although Decidueye's aura is slightly inferior to Duraludon's, it is still a genuine professional level 4 Pokémon.

Speaking of which, Alice said that Lilif is her junior, which means that she will be a junior in college at most after the summer break.

To have such strength at such a young age, Plymouth is truly a place where hidden talents abound.

Just as Xia Shen was feeling sentimental, the battle had already begun on the field.

The first to make a move was none other than the sniper tree owl. It spread its wings, drew its bow and nocked an arrow, and a deep purple energy arrow instantly condensed between its wings.

It is Decidueye's signature move, a Ghost-type physical attack move called Shadow Stitch.

Once it hits, the enemy will not only suffer high damage, but it will also have a strategic effect – they will be unable to escape!

A resentful energy emanated from the air, and with a whoosh, the arrow pierced through the sky, its target not the previously easy target Lucario, whom everyone would have focused their attacks on.

It's Tokiss!

Perhaps it was because the arrows were moving too fast, or perhaps Togekiss didn't expect them to attack it first because it had higher durability.

In short, he couldn't dodge this move.