Champion, Jing He!

Beedrill had lost its ability to battle!

That meant Sakaki only had one Pokémon left: the Dugtrio that had been recalled the moment it entered the field.

Although Sakaki was not someone who gave up easily, and although he would never choose to concede.

In the end, it merely turned into—

A game of "Whack-a-Dugtrio" between Dugtrio and Tinkaton.

The battlefield, which had already been destroyed and replaced twice, suffered another round of devastation.

At the very end.

"Dugtrio has lost its ability to battle!"

The arena had already begun to erupt with excitement.

"So!" The commentator took a deep breath. "The winner is—Contestant Jing He!!!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Beautiful fireworks bloomed across the night sky as Jing He stared in horror at Tinkaton charging toward him with its hammer raised.

The audience's cheers and the commentator's cries still rang in his ears.

"A new World Champion has been born!!"

"Let us congratulate the World Champion, the great Teacher Jing He!!!"

Cheers from every direction drowned out the entire stadium.

"Teacher Jing He is awesome!!"

"Teacher Jing He, World Champion!"

"We are—the champions!!"

After barely calming the excited Tinkaton, Jing He saw Sakaki walking toward him.

"Congratulations, Jing He," Sakaki said sincerely.

Jing He grinned. "I've 'disappointed' you, Sakaki Boss."

Sakaki froze for a moment before understanding that the so-called "disappointment" referred to Jing He winning, and Sakaki's pre-match promise that if he lost, Jing He would take over Team Rocket.

Once Sakaki came to his senses, he smiled.

"I never said you wouldn't take over if I won."

Jing He: "?"

Seriously?

You, the boss of Team Rocket, were playing word games with a little Champion like me?

Just as Jing He was about to speak, a huge swarm of reporters rushed over. Sakaki turned and walked toward his