Encountering Sabrina

The twenty-ninth day after returning to the Orange Islands, sunny.

On the second day of the Knockout Stage, Yu Hai and Dunmei got up early. After breakfast, they arrived at the drawing venue.

The two of them did not go to the Pokémon Center today. When they returned to Competitor Village last night, Dunmei's Mother told them not to keep running back and forth, since the Pokémon Center would provide meals as well.

Seeing Dunmei's Mother emphasize it repeatedly, they did not go to the Pokémon Center again. Instead, they came to the drawing venue early in the morning for the final drawing.

After the last Three-on-Three knockout match, only sixty-four contestants would remain. From then on, all matches would be six-on-six knockout battles, all the way through the Semifinals and finals to determine the final Champion.

There would be no more drawings after this. The system would directly match trainers into pairs to battle each other until only the final two contestants remained to fight the final match.

Yu Hai pressed the draw button, and an ordinary-looking black-haired youngster appeared on the screen. When he saw the youngster, he froze for a moment before quickly recovering.

"A Hai, who's your opponent?" Dunmei finished her draw and came over. Seeing the black-haired youngster on the screen, she did not recognize him, but her mood immediately soured.

"Don't know. What about you?" Yu Hai lied. He knew this person, but he could not say so.

"I think I'm going to be eliminated," Dunmei said dejectedly. Her opponent this time was the Psychic-type freak she had seen on television yesterday.

"Sabrina? Then... how about surrendering?" Yu Hai's mouth twitched. There was nothing to say about running into Sabrina. He estimated he could not beat her either.

"How could I do that? We