The match ended so quickly that many of the soldiers had yet to react.
Hu Zheng's strength was middling among the group, but Staraptor was undeniably at Elite Peak. Yet it had been defeated so easily? Froakie had to be a Pseudo-Elite Four monster wearing an Elite disguise! The soldiers finally realized that the reward for victory was not going to be easy to claim.
"You did well. That finishing blow was perfectly timed!"
Watching Froakie return to his side, Sato praised it without being stingy.
"Froak~"
Froakie, however, remained remarkably calm. Even its response showed no fluctuation. Back when it was still at the Breeding Base, it had claimed it could take on ten opponents like Staraptor at once!
Sato did not mind and turned to look at the dejected Hu Zheng and the soldiers radiating gloom.
"Are these the elite soldiers the Sinnoh Alliance is so proud of? You cannot even accept a little setback and defeat?"
Sato's words once again aroused the soldiers' anger. Before long, a soldier stood up and shouted loudly.
"Reporting, Officer! Sang Guang of Second Platoon Sixth Squad requests guidance!"
"Good. Sang Guang, step forward!"
Sang Guang quickly strode over to Hu Zheng, patted him on the shoulder, then directly stood on the command position.
"Sang Guang of Sixth Squad, please send out your battling Pokémon!" temporary referee Mick shouted loudly. At the same time, he told Sato that this challenger was a squad leader.
"Toxicroak, the opponent is strong. Be careful!"
"Croak!"
The instant Toxicroak appeared, Froakie immediately leaped into the arena. The competitive instinct between members of the same species was clearly stronger.
This was clearly a rare Battle of Two Frogs!
But once the battle began, Toxicroak did not even last three moves before Froakie directly took it out with