Mina's Overpowered Lineup

But Eichi was monstrously strong as well. He had actually defeated Rex. Based on the strength he had displayed so far, he was the strongest among all the eliminated contestants.

Though only temporarily. Once Mina and Ji Ke finished their match, regardless of who lost, the loser's strength would still surpass everyone else's by a wide margin.

At that moment, Kaiser stood up. It was her turn in the next match, and her opponent was Gute, Unova Region's 2nd Place.

Kaiser was not under much pressure.

The two stood at opposite ends of the Battle Arena. At the referee's announcement, they both threw out their Poké Balls.

Gute was a sturdy young man with bronzed skin. Judging from his appearance alone, he seemed unusually mature.

Though Gute knew that his strength was likely inferior to his opponent's, he wanted to fight with everything he had and expose all of Kaiser's hidden cards, increasing Yodel's chances of winning.

But Kaiser was truly strong. With fewer than four Pokémon, she pushed all the way to Gute's final Pokémon.

Gute's final Pokémon was also his ace—Volcarona.

Eichi activated Bug King Eye.

Volcarona

Aptitude: Outstanding

Level: Early Elite Four (63)

Gute's first five Pokémon had not been especially formidable, but when it came to Volcarona, it was exceptionally powerful.

It wielded all kinds of Fire-type moves with effortless mastery, and the power behind them was far greater as well.

Kaiser let her guard down for a moment and lost three Pokémon in a row, causing her tremendous trouble.

Eichi's eyes gleamed as he watched Volcarona. As expected of a Bug-type Pseudo-legendary, it really was incredibly strong.

Once his own Volcarona reached Elite Four level, it would definitely be even stronger than this one.

Kaiser finally became serious and sent out her ace—Dragonite.

Dragonite

Aptitude: