Jing He Challenged!

On this day, the eyes of the entire world were focused on Wyndon Arena in the Paldea Region.

In this stadium, currently the largest in the world, spectators from every corner of the globe had gathered. Even calling it a sea of people felt like an understatement.

All because the Master Exchange Battles of the Pokémon World Coronation Series were about to begin here!

If the previous Double Elimination Battles had been the warm-up for the Pokémon World Coronation Series, then the Master Exchange Battle stage marked the beginning of the main event.

The Sacred Flame blazed fiercely above the arena. Amid countless watchful eyes and the cheers of the crowd, the enormous screen suspended above the battlefield displayed sixteen Master Ball Class contestants and sixteen Great Ball Class contestants!

The cheers crashed like a tsunami. The contestants had not even taken the field yet, but the audience was already in a frenzy.

Better not pick me. Jing He sat in the lounge with his arms folded, silently muttering to himself.

Not because he was afraid. It was just troublesome.

"Leon still isn't here?" Wataru, draped in a cape and dressed in a red-and-blue Champion uniform, looked around the lounge and noticed someone was missing.

"He probably got lost again." Kibana watched the livestream on his phone and answered with complete calm.

Leon being late was standard procedure. In any case, he would always arrive in his own special way before the deadline.

The contestants in the lounge had also divided into several groups.

Young people such as Wataru, Jing He, Cynthia, Diantha, Lorelei, and Kibana sat together.

Meanwhile, members of the older generation such as Kikuko, Alder, Pryce, and Mustard rarely had the chance to meet, so they chatted among themselves.

Then there were Doctor Kukui, disguised as the