Elf: My three starters are the three gods of Hoenn

Darko, Shinji, Raiji, and others from the Sinnoh region!

Kotetsu, N! from the Unova region.

Alain from the Carlos region!

These guys all have a chance to make it into the final elite ball roster!

It seems that world-class competitions are quite interesting!

After sighing, Zhang Feng asked Arceus to help train his Pokémon, and then he watched the upcoming tournament matches!

In the Super Ball level competition, as long as the top 26 players are selected, they can advance to the Advanced Ball level competition!

Therefore, quite a few dark horses have emerged in the battle among the top 64!

Since it was the first World Championship, basically all the well-known trainers in the world participated!

Today is Ash's match, and his opponent is the newly promoted Elite Four member of the Hoenn Pokémon League, who is also May and Max's father, Mr. Senri!

This match is the one where the 32 teams advance to the round of 16!

If Ash wins, he will be included in the list of players to enter the Ultra Ball level competition and can participate in the Ultra Ball level 64 competition!

But even if Ash loses, he can still compete for one of the last few spots on the qualifying list in the later matches!

Anyway, of the 32 freshly selected players, only eight were unable to advance to the advanced ball level!

In the second competition, the top three positions of the Super Ball level will remain unchanged, and all of them will have the qualification to challenge any trainer at the Advanced Ball level. As long as they win, their rankings will be swapped!

And so on, the same applies to master-level competitions!

The reason why Zhang Feng did not allow the regional champions to directly advance to the eight masters this time was naturally because he did not want some people to be just there to fill the ranks!

That's right, I'm talking about you, Ai Lan!

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Chapter 170 The final roster for the Super Ball Game: the top 64!

Seeing Ash and Mr. Senri battle, Zhang Feng sat in the audience with great interest, watching their fight!

Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng naturally came to the scene and joined Zhang Feng!

The current Xiaoyao has undergone a tremendous change in strength compared to before. In the past, she would be afraid even when she encountered Pokémon, but now she is known as the Hoenn Dancer!

If it weren't for the plot twist, May wouldn't have lost to Dawn at the grand celebration in the Mikkuri Cup!

It's worth mentioning that due to the opening of the World Series, major tournaments such as the Suzuran Tournament and the Mikkuri Cup have been postponed for a period of time and will be held after the Super Series has completely ended!

After the Pokémon Leagues in various regions have finished their major tournaments, the most anticipated event, the Ultra Ball tournament, will take place!

Sixty-four of the world's strongest individuals will compete for the honor of being among the world's eight masters!

The reason it's called the Eight Masters is because there are currently eight regions in the entire Pokémon League!

They are—the Kanto Pokémon League!

Hoenn Pokémon League!

Sinnoh Pokémon League!

Unova Pokémon League!

Carlos Elf League!

Galar Pokémon League!

Alola Pokémon League!

Padia Elf League!

Because there are eight regions, there are only eight seats at the final master level!

When the battle began, Ash immediately brought out Pikachu as his main force. Seeing this, May and Max were also worried!

"It's Pikachu! Dad's in trouble now!"

Although Max and May admire their father greatly, they are not very optimistic about his strength when it comes to actually fighting Ash!

Who can blame them? Ash only ever lost to Zhang Feng in the Hoenn Pokémon League.

Now, Zhang Feng is a legendary Pokémon trainer in the world, and Xiao Zhi is also a famous trainer in the region with super strength!

I heard that Ash's Infernape even defeated the second of the Sinnoh Elite Four, who is also Electivire's ace!

This shows how terrifying Ash's strength is now!

Facing Ash's Pikachu, the Gym Leader also brought out his ace, Slaking!

However, after less than ten rounds of fighting, Pikachu used Iron Tail to send the enormous creature flying and crashing to the ground!

In the subsequent battles, Ash crushed them all!

As a result, Ash won and earned a spot to advance to the Ultra Ball level!

Of course, although Mr. Senri was defeated, there is still a round of loser's bracket battles to determine the final few who will advance to the advanced ball level!

There's still a chance, even if you're thousands of miles away!

At this point, even the gym leaders like Xiaogang and Xiaoxia have almost been defeated. Only those gym leaders with top-level strength are still holding on!

After Ash's match ended, it was Darko's turn to compete!

This guy, still a Darkrai, defeated all three of his opponents' Elite Four-level Pokémon, demonstrating extraordinary strength and earning him the title of dark horse!

Alain, along with his Mega Charizard, wreaked havoc on all sides!

Although this guy isn't ranked among the eight masters, he's suspected of just filling in the numbers!

However, in battles at the King level, he is still invincible!

Besides these two unknown individuals, N, the mysterious green-haired youth, also demonstrated the strong bond between himself and his Pokémon, defeating his opponents with overwhelming force!

These are all powerful monsters!

Finally, after all the matches were over, the list of those who successfully advanced to the advanced group was revealed!

The referee was now standing on the platform, officially announcing the final list of participants for the High Ball tournament. Members from each region displayed their identities and their most popular Pokémon on the big screen!

The Kanto Pokémon League consists of fourteen members: Lance (Champion), Lorelei (Vice-Champion), Brandon (Vice-Champion), Granny Orange (Poison-Champion), Berber (Fighting-Champion), Sabrina (Psychic-Champion), Blaine (veteran Fire-Champion), Yonex (Champion of the Orange Pokémon League), Ash Ketchum (a rising star trainer), Gary Blue (a renowned research prodigy), Clover (Gym Leader of Blacksmith City), Dalmatian (from the Battle Frontier), and Lyra (leader of the Battle Tower).

Dara made the list because his main legendary Pokémon, Articuno, gave him a boost, allowing him to reach the Ultra Ball level!

Lila was previously the leader of the Battle Tower in the Battle Frontier, but later in the story, she became the Minister of Police!

Although the Battle Frontier should belong to the Hoenn region, it actually belongs to the Kanto Pokémon League!

The Hoenn Pokémon League consists of eleven members: Champion Zhang Feng, Vice Champion Steven, Vice Champion Wallace, Dragon-type Elite Four member Genji, Psychic-type Elite Four member Bonnie, Ghost-type Elite Four member Rose, Dark-type Elite Four member Kagetsu, the veteran Water-type Elite Four member Adam, Petalburg City Gym Leader Senri, and renowned trainers Ye Yue and Tetsuya.

The Sinnoh Pokémon League consists of ten members: Champion Cynthia, Psychic-type Elite Four member Gosho, Electric-type Elite Four member Denji, Fire-type Elite Four member Dale, Bug-type Elite Four member Aryu, retired Ground-type Elite Four member Kikuno, renowned trainers Shinji, Raiji, and Ayaka, and dark horse trainer Darkrai.

The Unova Pokémon League consists of ten members: Champion Alder, Fighting-type Elite Four member Leon, Psychic-type Elite Four member Cattleya, Dark-type Elite Four member Bulbasaur, Ghost-type Elite Four member Wyvern, renowned trainer Kotetsu, Raven Gym Leader and superstar Daisy, Dragon Gym Leader Shaka, Ryuk Gym Leader Homiga, and dark horse trainer N.

The Kalos Pokémon League consists of six members: Champion Diantha, Dragon-type Elite Four member Dorasena, Steel-type Elite Four member Goose, Water-type Elite Four member Shimi, Fire-type Elite Four member Pachira, and dark horse trainer Alain.

The Alola Pokémon League consists of six Pokémon: Hala, Marin, Liz, Acerola, and Cassiopeia. They were able to break through because of their Z-Moves!

Galar Pokémon League: Champion Leon (I forgot to include him last time, what a mistake), Leon's rival, Chippane, the Gym Leader of Dragon City, a total of two!

Although the number of advanced trainers in the Galar region is small, these two are both capable of reaching the Eight Masters. Chiban was the eighth-ranked trainer in the first Eight Masters competition, while Leon was the first-ranked trainer!

The Pokémon League consists of five members: Champion Yaji, Dragon-type Elite Four member Hachisaku, Flying-type Elite Four member Aoki, Steel-type Elite Four member Poppy, and Ground-type Elite Four member Sinri.

This list contains a total of sixty-four people, all of whom are at the advanced ball level!

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The list of participants for Chapter 171 has been released: Ash's Lily of the Valley Conference!

Once the official roster is released, all the trainers who have successfully advanced to the top 64 and reached the Advanced Ball level will be fully revealed!

Of course, one popular figure is missing from this list: Alice, the next champion of the Unova region!

Unfortunately, although the current Unova Champion, Alder, has declined significantly in strength, there is currently no powerful trainer in the Unova region who can take over Alder's Champion title!

In Zhang Feng's opinion, it's better for this guy, N, to take over the championship than for Alice to take over!

Because N once used ordinary Pokémon to overwhelm Alder, not just defeat him. I don't know why, in the end, the Unova champion became Iris instead of N!

After the list was released, the 64 qualified contestants began to rub their hands together in preparation for the upcoming competition!

However, in order to ensure the smooth running of all the major events, the high-level ball games will be held after the regional tournaments, and the Mikkel Cup will also be held smoothly!

Since Zhang Feng was already in the Sinnoh region, and May was participating in the Wallace Cup, Zhang Feng decided to stay for the time being!

Perhaps because he was there, Haruka's performance far surpassed her previous ones. In the final match, she defeated Dawn and won the Mikuri Cup, defending her title as the Hoenn Dancer!

After the match, Zhang Feng went to congratulate Xiao Yao. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and spent some time together.

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Next up is Ash's Lily of the Valley Conference!

With Ash's current strength, making it into the top four is a sure thing!

Shinji, after being repeatedly defeated by Ash, Zhang Feng, Ye Yue and others, became even stronger and made it all the way to the semi-finals, where he met Ash!

Facing his formidable rival, Shinji, Ash lived up to expectations, using Pikachu to defeat Shinji's Crow and Drapion, while Infernape followed up aggressively, taking down Shinji's Aggron and Electivire!

The outcome of this match is quite clear at this point!

In the end, Ash advanced to the finals with a score of 4 to 6!

His ultimate opponent was one of the three dark horses who emerged in the Super Ball game – Dacto!

"This is quite interesting. Darkor, this guy's strength is indeed hard to fathom. If you say he's strong, every Pokémon he appears with is a second-tier legendary Pokémon. If you say he's weak, even the champions and Elite Four from various regions would have a chance to defeat an ordinary second-tier legendary Pokémon!"

"I wonder how many legendary Pokémon Ash will be able to force Darkrai to summon now?"

With a touch of curiosity, Zhang Feng also became interested!

When the match started, as Zhang Feng took his seat in the audience, Xiao Gang, Xiao Yao, Xiao Guang, Xiao Sheng, Shinji and others gathered around. Xiao Sheng said!

"Zhang Feng, who do you think will win this competition, Ash or Darkrai?"

Upon hearing Xiao Sheng's words, everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to Zhang Feng!

Seeing the expectant looks on everyone's faces, Zhang Feng couldn't help but smile!

"Although Ash has become very strong now, Darkroc is too mysterious. As for who has a better chance of winning, I think it depends on whether Darkroc actually has a legendary character!"

"If there are any, then Ash has no chance of winning. If it's just six legendary or mythical beasts, Ash has a much higher chance of winning!"

After hearing Zhang Feng's words, those who had traveled with Xiao Zhi or were his rivals couldn't help but show some concern for him!

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Soon, as the competition began, Darkrai, Darkrai's first Pokémon, appeared!

Darkrai has a base stat total of 600, and like Latios and Latias, it is a Mythical Pokémon!

Facing this guy, Ash immediately threw out Sceptile's Poké Ball!

Seeing the Sceptile appear, Zhang Feng couldn't help but smile. Ash was sure to win this match!

Sure enough, during the entire Lily of the Valley Tournament, Darkrai, the Nightmare God who was no match for Darkrai, used hypnosis to put the Lizard King to sleep. The Lizard King was able to break through Darkrai's hypnosis with his willpower and forcefully use his blade to cut his opponent in half!

Ash wins the first match!

Seeing that Ash had actually defeated his first legendary Pokémon, Darkroc couldn't help but show a look of surprise!

"Really, as expected of someone who can reach the advanced level of the ball game. We can't underestimate you. Please, Latios!"

Faced with the even more powerful Latios, Ash recalled Sceptile and then sent out Pikachu!

With the power of their bond, Pikachu fought against Latios and won by a sliver of health!

With this, Xiaozhi has won two games!

Seeing this, Darkor threw out another Poké Ball, and Latias appeared!

Ash also sent out Charizard, using almost the same Pokémon!

As Ash's true ace, the power it unleashed after appearing almost completely overwhelmed Latias!