Rex

The big screen began to change, and Eichi quickly searched for his opponent.

His eyes settled on the third group, where he found his opponent—Rex.

He was a handsome young man with yellow hair, wearing a red vest and a sharp gaze.

Rex. The name sounded pretty badass. He was from the Sinnoh Region, and his strength matched his name.

He was extremely strong, and his previous performances had left a deep impression on everyone.

In all his previous matches, he had never used a fourth Pokémon. He always defeated his opponents with just three Pokémon.

He was probably the strongest person in the Sinnoh Region aside from that Seed Player.

When the people from the Chengdu region saw Eichi's opponent, all their expressions changed.

Even Director Liu looked worried. This opponent was far too strong, several levels above Kado.

From what they currently knew, Rex had at least two Elite Four-level Pokémon. It would be truly difficult for Eichi to win.

Kong Fei, Xue Jia, and Da Tao had already begun gloating. This opponent was strong enough to make people despair. They wanted to see how Eichi would win this time.

Rex, Eichi's opponent, turned to look at him and flashed a sunny smile.

Eichi returned it with a smile.

The others' expressions also shifted slightly after seeing their opponents.

Kaiser's opponent was another contestant from the Unova Region, aside from their Seed Player.

Kōmatsu's opponent, meanwhile, was the Unova Region's Seed Player. His luck really was terrible.

Ji Ke's luck was no better. Her opponent was Mina.

Director Liu's expression changed drastically when he saw this. Things had truly gone wrong.

This was only the round of sixteen. How had two such powerful contestants run into each other already?

Director Li looked suspiciously at one of the leaders