As Ho-Oh soared into the sky, countless multicolored motes of light spilled from the rainbow bridge overhead.
When they landed on the spectators and Pokémon present, they felt their bodies become lighter than ever, as though all illnesses and pain had vanished in that instant.
It was a miracle brought by Ho-Oh!!!
Some spectators suffering from terminal illnesses, who had only come to watch one final match and fulfill their last wish, froze where they stood.
My illness is cured!
Then, tears welled up in the corners of their eyes.
The companion who had come with him thought he was crying tears of joy and hugged him happily. "That's wonderful!"
But the man whose terminal illness had just been cured only cried harder.
When everyone around him turned to look at him, he finally sobbed, "I borrowed the ticket money from a loan shark company!"
"..."
The camera followed Ho-Oh until it landed atop a parasol tree prepared by the Divine Land Alliance. After giving Ho-Oh a close-up amid the thunderous cheers from the stands, the broadcast returned to Su Hao and Liao Xingchen.
"Ho-Oh really knows how to make an entrance."
Noticing the commotion, Su Hao grumbled inwardly.
It had perfected the art of adding its own special effects and showing off before the masses.
It was easy to foresee that Ho-Oh's prestige would reach its peak after this match.
The old ones really were wiser.
As Su Hao sighed, the host began announcing the rules drawn for this match.
"This battle will use a 2v2 Singles Battle format. Each side will send out two Pokémon, and the first to render all of the opponent's Pokémon Out of Battle will win."
Hearing that it was a two-on-two Singles Battle rather than a full six-on-six match, Su Hao and Liao