Champion, Jing He! (Double Chapter, Please Vote)

Drake had not reached the "Legendary" tier.

Though Drake belonged to the older generation, and his ability, experience, and battling prowess were no worse than Professor Oak, Mustard, Alder, and the others, he still fell somewhat short compared to them.

The shortcoming was that Drake had not become a Pokémon Trainer at a very young age.

In the beginning, Drake and the young Hachiman had both been sailors, dreaming of conquering the seas.

But after an accident at sea, Drake had survived only with the help of a Dragonite.

From then on, he felt the Pokémon's unprompted kindness, and that was why he resolved to become a Trainer—a Dragon-type Pokémon Trainer.

Thus, compared to those people, Drake had started relatively late.

However, Drake not reaching the "Legendary" tier did not mean he had never seen it before.

Master Ma of the Galar Region, hailed as the strongest Champion in history and undefeated for eighteen consecutive years, was Drake's friend.

And when Master Ma had been young, he had possessed powerful Pokémon at the "Legendary" tier.

Seeing it once more.

After his initial shock, Drake's expression became somewhat gratified.

Legendary was good. Legendary was exactly what they needed.

If the Hoenn League's Champion was a genuine battle legend, then the Hoenn League would have nothing to worry about for the next several decades.

Hm?

Immediately afterward, Drake noticed a palm-sized pink stone tablet floating above Ice Ninetales, emanating a strange, hazy glow.

An item?

What kind of item was that?

It felt full of holiness, purity, and an exceptionally intense vitality.

Having never seen Arceus or the Plates, Drake did not immediately recognize the "Fairy Plate."

In truth, even people who had seen Arceus and the Plates might not necessarily recognize it.

After all, the current "Fairy Plate" looked quite different