"The Conkeldurr has lost his fighting ability. The winner of this match is contestant number 260, Tobias!"
After the first battle of the main tournament, the three Pokémon of the powerful traveling Pokémon Trainer were unable to battle and were also disqualified from participating in subsequent matches.
However, as a trainer who managed to make it to the main competition and even defeated Tobias, the Traveler Pokémon Trainer still received a consolation prize of one month's Legendary Pokémon of Pokéblock and 100,000 Poké Dollars.
If he hadn't faced Tobias at the start, he would definitely have made it to the semifinals with his skill level. Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".
Second match
Roy and Flannery appeared on the big screen.
It was Roy's turn to fight Flannery.
As Roy appeared, a buzz of discussion arose in the audience.
Besides the highly discussed figures like Tobias using Legendary Pokémon and Steven and powerful, there was another person whose topic generated a lot of discussion during this year's Edge Cup.
That's Roy. He's a Ghost type Pokémon Trainer. Ghost type are rare, and with the word "specialist," he's got a full stack of buffs.
If this characteristic is relatively rare, then the opponent also has a unique non- Ghost type Pokémon, the very common Primeape, which is much stronger than the Primeape.
Furthermore, the scene of Roy leaping off the command seat and catching up with Primeape was uploaded directly to IQ, and many people joked that Roy should Throh.
Roy realized it was his turn to enter the arena, so he got up and patted Wallace and Steven, who were still immersed in the battle with Tobias.
Wallace then realized what was happening, looked at Roy and Flannery on the big screen, and said:
"Roy, if you can't even beat that little girl, don't come back."
After giving the middle finger, Roy turned and left the preparation room, heading towards the coaching bench through the players' tunnel.
Seeing Roy waving his hands as he walked onto the conductor's platform, Drake, sitting on the judges' panel, felt that Roy looked somewhat familiar.
After careful recollection, I remembered that around this time last year, when Mu Jin asked me to go to Meteor Village to protect Steven, this kid was also by Steven's side.
A while ago, his apprentice Liang Guang, lost to his opponent in the Intermediate Division of the Rustboro Dome Arena. At that time, he had reminded Liang Guang to be careful of this boy named Roy, but Liang Guang still lost.
He also heard that this Roy was the apprentice of Agatha, who was sitting next to him.
"Agatha, is that boy named Roy your apprentice?"
"Just a worthless wretch."
Agatha called him a bad student, but it would be a lie to say she wasn't proud. After all, she was quite satisfied with Roy's abilities at his age.
In the battlefield
Roy walked up to the command post with a smile on his face, but those who knew Roy knew that his smile was definitely not a good one, and he was probably planning to scheme against someone behind the scenes.
Looks like the Pokémon Trainer on the other side is in for a rough time today.
Standing opposite Roy on the command platform was a beautiful woman with long red hair, wearing a cropped top and long pants. Flannery, the future Gym Leader of Lavaridge Town.
Seeing Roy standing on the command platform, Flannery sighed inwardly. She knew her own abilities; getting this far was purely by luck.
Even setting aside the possibility of encountering Tobias, if she had met a few more traveling Pokémon Trainers like those who just battled Tobias, she would have been eliminated from the Edge Cup much earlier.
Therefore, she never thought she could win this round, but admitting defeat was absolutely out of the question.
Having lost her competitive spirit, Flannery only wanted to have a proper battle and see just how big the gap was between herself and Pokémon Trainers like Roy who entered the main competition based on their strength.
"I'm counting on you today, Torkoal!"
Flannery's side sent out a Pokémon that resembled a tortoise, with a body mainly orange-brown and a shell mainly blackish-gray— Torkoal.
The moment Torkoal appeared, the already clear sky became even brighter, as if the sun were directly focused on the battlefield.
System Scan
Pokémon: Torkoal
Level: 41
Sex: Male
Ability: Drought (When the character enters the battlefield, it turns the weather sunny.)
Skills: Ember, Smog, Withdraw, Rapid Spin, Smoke Smokescreen, Flame Wheel, Protect, Smog, Slam, Iron Defense, Flamethrower, Heat Wave
Carrying item: Heat Rock
Egg Move: Ancient Power, Fissure
Individual Values: 17
Technical Machine /Skill Instruction: Body Slam, Earthquake, Weather Ball
Groudon, also known as Torkoal, is the most commonly used weather setter for the Sunny Day team in the game, and the Sunny Day's leader.
It's also the top choice for regular Pokémon Double Battle in Sunny Day.
On Sunny Days, Fire type moves are more powerful, while Water type- type moves are halved in power, effectively reducing the Water-type that Fire-type Pokémon.
In the game, Torkoal serves as a Sunny Day setter, working in conjunction with a host of Fire-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Chlorophyll Ability. Furthermore, Pokémon with the Protosynthesis Ability, after Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, also require the support of Sunny Day...
However, the previous discussion was entirely based on the game.
In reality, weather control isn't about predicting Snatch the weather based on who goes first, as in games. Instead, it's about the difference in strength between the two players; whoever is stronger gets to Snatch the weather.
Just like you can't expect Gym Leader level Torkoal to compete with a low-level Elite Four Pelipper Mawile Snatch the weather.
Therefore, Pokémon can become a weather setter is generally considered to be either a main force or a secondary main force in the team.
However, Flannery's Torkoal is only at the early stage of the Gym level, and it can be seen that its opponent should also be a newly promoted Gym Leader level, having even leveled up by 1 through the battles of the past two days.