Team Battle: Who Was the "Emperor" and Who Was the "Younger Brother"?!

"Victory Road!"

"How many years has it been since anyone last tried to challenge Victory Road?"

"Teacher Jing He! It's Teacher Jing He! He's actually going to challenge Victory Road?"

"No, I should put it differently. Teacher Jing He is finally going to challenge Victory Road!"

Online.

The Hoenn League had finally announced that Jing He was preparing to challenge the Hoenn League's Victory Road, and the internet immediately erupted.

In truth, the Hoenn League did not even need to announce it. Preparing for Victory Road was no small matter, and with so many staff members involved, there was no way they could all keep it secret.

As for the Trainer challenging Victory Road, across the entire Hoenn Region, there did not seem to be much room for guessing.

After all, besides Teacher Jing He, who else was qualified?

Steven Stone?

He was still a little young. Give him another year or so, and perhaps he would have a chance.

Previously, though, it had only been speculation. There had been some buzz, but it had not been particularly widespread, with most of the discussion confined to the Hoenn Region.

But as the Hoenn League released the news on the Pokémon League's official website, the official announcement completely confirmed the so-called rumors.

One stone stirred a thousand waves.

Since the Pokémon League had been established, Victory Road had been the goal and direction of every Trainer with lofty ambitions.

Yet the stronger one became, the more one understood how difficult Victory Road truly was.

And clearing Victory Road meant taking up the position of Champion!

For a very long time now, no Trainer in the League had cleared Victory Road.

There were actually quite a few people who challenged Victory Road, but almost none who cleared it.

The reason the Hoenn