After listening to Fang Yuan's description, Luo Ke and Darkrai nodded.
Although they had no idea what Fang Yuan was planning, since he had chosen to issue the challenge, he surely had his own reasons.
"Alright, enough about that. The Fang Yuan Tournament is about to begin," Fang Yuan said.
During the preparation period, each of Fang Yuan's seven main Pokémon had received some guidance from him and developed a new finishing move they could use in their current state.
Now was the time to test the results.
There were still nearly two months afterward to continue refining them, since the Champion Road challenge would not begin until around September at the earliest.
During that time, Fang Yuan would focus on raising their strength.
Nine in the morning.
The seven competing Pokémon had finished drawing lots.
The order of appearance was Venusaur, Gengar, Dragonite, Magnezone, Infernape, Milotic, and Eevee.
In the audience seats, Ditto, Plusle and Minun, Rockruff, Luo Ke, and the Millennium Gengar Nai He, who had arrived last, had all gotten their juice and Energy Cubes ready to watch the show.
At the judges' table, Fang Yuan and the others were much more serious. As judges, they could not afford to make mistakes.
The fairness and smooth operation of a Grand Festival depended heavily on the judges.
"Number one, Venusaur." From the temporarily constructed judges' platform, Fang Yuan called out.
"Vena!!!" As his voice fell, the enormous Venusaur at the edge of the venue stepped onto the central stage with heavy footsteps.
Facing the countless gazes upon it, it took a deep breath, and the air currents around it immediately began to surge.
Before participating in the World Championship, Venusaur had only been at the middle Master Level. But after such a long period of training—especially while