Mega Venusaur VS Terastallized Pawmot!

"Venusaur!"

Accompanied by a heavy roar, a massive Pokémon landed before Erika. Its skin was blue-green, and the bud on its back had bloomed into an enormous flower supported by a pale brown, palm-tree-like trunk.

One of Kanto's classic Starter Pokémon, Pokédex number 003, evolved from the noble Pokédex number 001 Bulbasaur—

Venusaur!

A dual Grass-type and Poison Type Pokémon.

The instant Venusaur landed, its enormous body made the ground tremble.

Like Erika's Victreebel, her Venusaur also bore the characteristics of a female Pokémon.

—Above its blooming flower was a conspicuous seed.

On the other side, the fired-up Pawmot was throwing rapid punches into the air, its fluffy arms moving so fast they nearly left afterimages.

Judging from the whining sound the air made with every punch, its strikes were undoubtedly incredibly powerful.

The appearance of the two Pokémon immediately drew expectant cheers from the surrounding audience.

"Venusaur?"

In the viewing room above, Luo Mu raised an eyebrow, a trace of unexpected surprise appearing on his face.

He had originally thought that after Victreebel, Erika would send out Bellossom, another one of her mainstays—or rather, her signature ace Pokémon.

He hadn't expected her to send out a Starter Pokémon like Venusaur.

And if he wasn't mistaken, the accessory tied around that Venusaur's right leg should be—

"Pawmot. So Miss Nemona really did send it out."

Erika's hands, clasped beneath her furisode sleeves, tightened slightly. Even her faint smile flickered for an instant.

After learning who her opponent would be, she had deliberately used certain channels to look into Nemona's accomplishments as a Trainer.

To be frank, when she saw that Nemona had debuted less than a year ago, yet had broken through the barriers of the Elite Four and Champion like the geniuses Red and Green, whom Erika had once