"Just as expected of Qing Wu. You knocked out my first Pokémon so easily. Return, Victreebel." Kuraki recalled Victreebel with a Poké Ball, a playful smile spreading across his face. It seemed Victreebel had merely been an appetizer.
"Come out, Ariados." Kuraki released an enormous Ariados, with four Spinarak clinging to its back.
Ariados looked like a spider. Its pupils were purple, a horn grew from its red head, and its abdomen was covered in antenna-like spikes.
"Warning, warning, warning. The Pokémon sent out by contestant Kuraki number five. Contestant Kuraki has committed a foul." The battle robot suddenly lit up red.
"Contestant Kuraki, please recall your extra Pokémon. Otherwise, I will declare your results invalid!!!"
The battle robot reminded him.
"Qing Wu, what do you think?" Kuraki kicked the problem over to Qing Wu. If Qing Wu had no objections, the battle robot would not object either.
"Battle robot, this Pokémon of Kuraki's emerged from the Poké Ball together, meaning they are in a symbiotic state. Therefore, Kuraki has not committed a foul." Qing Wu explained it to the battle robot.
"Qing Wu's request has been received. The relevant circumstances will be reported to the examiners. Awaiting the examiners' instructions." The battle robot sent the situation to Cang and Qiong, leaving the two of them to decide whether they could accept it.
In Team Rocket's examiner lounge, Cang had been drinking and snoring away when he suddenly heard an urgent alert. He hurriedly awoke from his dream, rubbed his bleary eyes, and asked Qiong beside him,
"Qiong, what exactly is the emergency?"
"See for yourself, Cang." Qiong handed the communicator to Cang. It displayed the battle robot's report.
"A symbiotic state between Pokémon? Is there really such a form?" Cang stared at Qiong in bewilderment.
"Honestly, yes. Otherwise, the