After Misdreavus took Torterra with a single Mystical Fire, Roy only needed two more matches to achieve a seven-game winning streak.
However, four wins already means he has qualified for the second round of qualifiers, so the outcome of today's last two matches is completely irrelevant.
He only needs to win four more games tomorrow to secure a spot in the main tournament.
However, throwing the game is definitely not an option. The rules of the Edge Cup stipulate that even if you have already Lock-On a spot in the next round, you still have to give it your all. Otherwise, you will still be disqualified from the competition by Officer Jenny for passive play.
Roy took out Palossand's Poké Ball, marking Palossand's first battle with him outside of training with Steven.
"Then let you go and have a go, Palossand."
"Sand!"
The moment Palossand appeared, its enormous size stunned everyone present. What on earth was this thing?
Why does Roy always manage to pull out such strange Pokémon?
Besides, the total size of the preliminary rounds is limited. If you send out something like this, how are other players supposed to watch the matches?
Within a month Palossand's level increased from 42 to 44, which can be described as a rapid increase. This was mainly because Palossand made up for the deficiencies in his body.
As for the remaining two matches, Roy plans to hone his teamwork with Palossand.
After all, if they could make it to the final, they would have to participate in a 6v6 challenge.
This time Palossand's opponent is a Kingler.
The sheer size of the Palossand is enough to induce megalophobia in Kingler just by standing still.
Palossand knew this was his first battle and his first time teaming up with Roy. He was determined to perform well and prove that he hadn't been eating Roy's Pokéblock for nothing.
The Pokémon Trainer on the other side was also completely bewildered when he saw Palossand.
No? What on earth is that thing in the game?
He turned his gaze to Officer Jenny and the Prosecutor.
Neither Officer Jenny nor the Prosecutor called for a halt.
That means the Pokémon Roy sent out was fine.
Seeing this, the Kingler's Pokémon Trainer had no choice but to continue the match. However, the large size of the Palossand wasn't all advantages; it made it difficult for him to dodge attacks.
After much deliberation, the Kingler's Pokémon Trainer decided against letting Kingler get close, instead using a ranged move to probe the Pokémon he had never seen before.
"Kingler, use Bubble Beam."
"Palossand, Giga Drain!"
The Kingler shook its two enormous claws, from which a large amount of Bubble appeared. This Bubble coalesced and formed a beam of light that shot towards the Kingler.
Sure enough, the light beams, coated in Bubble, didn't need much aiming; they struck Palossand directly.
As the continuous Bubble Beam struck Palossand used Giga Drain on the Kingler, drawing a stream of green Life Energy into Palossand's castle-gate-like mouth.
The health points just lost by the Bubble Beam were Giga Drain, meaning that the Bubble Beam didn't cause any real damage.
On the contrary, the black sand on the Palossand's body became solidified after encountering water, thus increasing its defense.
After a few attempts, the Kingler's Pokémon Trainer noticed that the damage from each Bubble Beam attack was absorbed back by the opponent. Knowing that Kingler's Special Attack wasn't high, he directly commanded:
"Kingler, use your Metal Claw!"
"Giant pincers!"
The Kingler's two large red pincers gleamed with Metallic Color light, and its four legs quickly approached the Palossand.
Seeing that Palossand did not dodge, the Kingler directly clamped its Metal Claw onto Palossand's body, and a "clang" sound rang out.
The Kingler felt as if it had clamped onto a piece of steel. Undeterred, the Kingler launched several more attacks with its Metal Claw, but they barely caused any damage to the Palossand.
The Kingler was bewildered; why was the Palossand's defense so high?
While the Kingler was using its Metal Claw to clamp Palossand was also using Giga Drain.
The health lost to the Kingler was completely absorbed back by the Kingler.
The Kingler's Pokémon Trainer was completely bewildered.
Wait a minute! These are all Gym Leader level Pokémon, so why is this castle-like Pokémon so tough?
And why is that guy across from me always smiling?
But it doesn't matter anymore. Those few Metal Claw were just to let the Kingler confirm its location and feel. The next move is the real killer. Let's see if it'll still be laughing then.
"Kingler, use Guillotine to instantly kill him!"
Upon receiving the command, the Kingler's two large pincers no longer emitted a Metallic Color glow, but instead glowed with a dangerous white light, instantly clamping down on the Palossand's body.
It's stuck!
We won!
Etc...
The scenario I had imagined—that Palossand would be instantly killed by the Kingler's pincers—did not occur. The giant kingler remained firmly in place and used Giga Drain on the Giant Kingler.
This is the fourth time that Palossand has used his Giga Drain.
Even Kingler with a lot of health couldn't withstand the Palossand. Its four legs went limp on the ground, and it was about to lose its ability to fight.
Wait, why didn't the Kingler kill the opponent when it clearly used its Guillotine to clamp down?
Roy finally couldn't hold back his laughter and burst out laughing.
Are you really expecting to one-shot Palossand, who's immune to Normal type moves, with a Normal -Normal type Guillotine?
The Kingler's Pokémon Trainer felt he had discovered a bug and immediately raised his hand, just like Cheng Yi had done before, to indicate that he had questions about the match.
"I need to see the license plate!" (French accent)
The Kingler's Pokémon Trainer told Officer Jenny, the judge, everything about the strange things he had just encountered.
Roy didn't care; he hadn't cheated, he had just won by taking advantage of the system.
Officer Jenny and the Prosecutor, who watched the entire match, were initially unaware of what was going on.
They also specifically researched information about the Pokémon Palossand the battle and found that the latest information was the public information about Professor Rowan in the Sinnoh Region a month ago.
It turns out that Palossand's Ability is to Water Compaction, increasing its defense when attacked by Water-type attacks.
This Ability was something they had never seen before; truly, the world is full of wonders.
But why does the Palossand in the picture look so much like the one on the field?
Officer Jenny specifically demonstrated the effect of Palossand's Water Compaction Ability to the Kingler's Pokémon Trainer. Furthermore, Palossand is Ghost type Pokémon, so it is immune to Normal type moves like Guillotine.
After explaining, Officer Jenny waved to the Kingler's Pokémon Trainer, Roy, stating that he was not involved in cheating or abusing the competition rules.
"The cards are fine." (French accent)
The referee signaled that the match could continue.
Pokémon Trainer saw the literal description of Kingler felt like the sky was falling.
He wondered why Roy on the other side couldn't stop laughing; it turned out that his behavior just now was like that of a clown, giving the opponent a free buff.
No way, how can we play like this?
Upon seeing this, the Kingler Pokémon Trainer raised his hand to indicate that he was forfeiting the match; his mentality had completely collapsed.
The referee immediately declared Palossand the winner of the battle.
In the seventh battle, Roy's Palossand unleashed a powerful Giga Drain that took away Nidoking's last bit of health, while simultaneously restoring some of his own.
Roy secured his seventh victory of the day, ending the qualifying campaign on a seven-game winning streak.
Only 20 people managed to achieve 4 wins in the final battle, and Tetsuya was among them. Thanks to the performance of Metagross and Meowth, he successfully secured his ticket to the second day of the qualifiers.