Four Elite Four vs. Sakaki

Boom!

The enormous red-and-yellow Hyper Beam slammed viciously into Abomasnow, blasting it straight into the air.

Abomasnow let out a huge roar before collapsing onto the ground, losing its ability to battle.

Rishiu stared tensely at Abomasnow lying on the ground, his fists clenched as he hoped it would get back up.

But reality was cruel. Abomasnow never rose again.

"Abomasnow has lost its ability to battle. Aggron wins. As contestant Rishiu's six Pokémon have all lost their ability to battle, contestant Mina advances," the referee announced.

Rex's expression in the stands changed instantly.

"Ah!"

He stood up and punched the air fiercely with both hands. In a burst of anger, he wanted to throw the drink bottle in his hand, but after thinking it over, he held back.

He felt both unwilling and miserable.

On the VIP Stand, the blonde beauty frowned when she saw Rishiu lose, but her brows quickly relaxed as she became somewhat dejected.

This Five School League was essentially over for them. They had not even made the top four. If the Unova Region had not been there with her, her mentality would have collapsed long ago.

She then spoke up to congratulate the leaders of the Kanto region.

However, Director Liu was undoubtedly the happiest person there. Two of the top four were from their Chengdu region, while neither the Sinnoh Region nor the Unova Region had a single contender left. He was delighted beyond measure.

Still, he kept it all to himself. He could not be too high-profile.

Mina also let out a sigh of relief and recalled the badly injured Aggron into its Poké Ball.

Although she had won this match, all her trump cards and moves had been exposed. It would be easy for her to be targeted in the