"Those old-timers are getting on in years. Their strength can no longer improve by much."
"They simply can't become new Elite Four members, so we still have to look for fresh blood."
"But I've heard that the Elite Four in other regions are quite young, and the difficulty isn't nearly this high. I don't know whether that's true."
Lorelei sounded somewhat helpless as she spoke. She knew exactly what her own region was like.
There were many powerful Pokémon Trainers in the Kanto region. In every Elite Four Selection Match, several contestants already possessed Elite Four-level strength.
They could become Elite Four members if they went to other regions, but not in the Kanto region. It was enough to make one cough up blood.
The rules of the Elite Four Selection Match were that, after fifty-nine battles, the person with the highest score could challenge any one of the current Elite Four.
And the challenged Elite Four member could only use six Pokémon of the same type.
Only by defeating an Elite Four member under those conditions could one become a new Elite Four member.
Unfortunately, the current Elite Four were far too powerful. Every time, the contestant in 1st Place fell at this final hurdle.
That was how the current situation had come about. The same group of old faces participated in every Selection Match, yet none of them could get past the Elite Four.
In any case, Lorelei had already prepared herself for this year's efforts to be in vain as well.
"Hm?"
Lorelei let out a questioning sound and carefully examined the information in her hands.
She then looked toward Eichi, whose battle in the arena had already begun, and the corners of her lips rose slightly.
She said to Bruno beside her, "This Eichi is something