Elite Four Ranking Match, finals first round, Gouming Group.
With the absolute momentum of a dark horse, Sato consecutively defeated Gouming and Xinyuan Hai, while Charlotte, who ranked last, also failed to put much pressure on him.
After all, Charlotte had already lost two matches in a row. Once he knew for certain that he had no hope of advancing, he took the initiative to do the future star Sato a favor.
In the end, their match ended 4:2. None of Sato's Pokémon suffered any serious injuries, and they had fully recovered that very day.
Sato had no need for such a favor, but Charlotte never mentioned it before or after the match, and Sato would not rush to acknowledge it either.
Thus, the two people who advanced from their group were, beyond doubt, Sato and Elite Four Gouming.
The advancing lists for the other groups were also quickly finalized.
Ryu, Sen, and Lance all advanced to the finals without surprise, each with three wins in three matches.
Investigator Shu Du, data stream trainer Edward, and Lance's uncle Dragon Tamer Yang also advanced to the Elite Four Ranking Match's top eight as second place in their respective groups.
Previously, they had ranked second, third, and fifth in the Points Match.
The Elite Four Trainer ranked fourth was ultimately defeated by Edward, while Dragon Tamer Yang, who ranked fifth, chose the strongest first-ranked Elite Four Ryu in reverse and successfully charged into the top eight.
Although some people looked down on Dragon Tamer Yang's opportunism, if they were in his place, the vast majority of them would probably have done the same.
Only they themselves knew how much envy and jealousy was mixed into that disdain.
On the very day the top eight spots were decided, the rules for the following