Over the past two days, 128 out of 256 contestants have been eliminated, advancing to the second round of the main competition.
If you can get past the second round of the main tournament, you'll have made it to the semifinals of the Edge Cup.
Furthermore, once a player reaches the semi-finals, their reward will be Tractor, allowing them to randomly select a medium-quality Evolution Stone.
For the past two days since his battle with Flannery, Roy has been working with Primeape to hone its mental skills and help Primeape master the Black Aura it possesses, but the results have been mediocre.
After the first round of the main competition, the 128 players who advanced from the first round came to the Arena to draw lots to determine their opponents for the next round.
This time, the draw was conducted in front of the entire audience, and the results were projected directly onto the big screen in the arena. This allowed ticket-buying audience members to have a supervisory role and a greater sense of participation.
Wallace and Roy were joking around in the queue, still undecided about who was more handsome, leaving Steven speechless in the middle.
Roy was in line to draw lots.
Behind Steven, Wallace noticed that Tobias was also looking at Roy, so he quietly asked Steven:
"Steven, do you think Roy could still fight Tobias if they encountered him?"
Steven, not understanding what Wallace was thinking, rolled his eyes at him.
"Steven, what do you mean by this? You weren't like this before. You've been corrupted by Roy..."
On the battlefield, Roy casually pulled out a Frillish bamboo stick, which appeared in his hand. The number on the stick surprised Roy.
[No. 260]
Tobias?
Roy drew player number 260 Tobias?
The Drone captured a clear image of the bamboo stick Roy drew and projected it onto a large screen.
That's some serious luck!
When Roy drew Tobias, both Wallace and Steven, who were following behind Roy, were stunned. Wallace quickly covered his mouth, saying that he had only said it casually, but he didn't expect Roy to actually draw Darkrai like he had before.
The moment Roy drew Tobias, Agatha on the judging panel immediately suspected that there was something fishy about the draw.
However, Drake Knob and explained that the draw for the Edge Cup was controlled by the Jenny family and an Advanced Psychic, and with so many spectators watching, they would never allow anyone to manipulate or cheat.
This time it was purely Roy's bad luck that he ran into Tobias.
What Agatha was worried about from the beginning was this Tobias, who had a Darkrai, which completely countered Pokémon Trainer used Ghost type Pokémon.
She really couldn't understand why Roy, that brat who usually had such good luck, had suddenly become so unlucky today.
Are these two popular contestants finally going to face off?
The audience members started chattering amongst themselves after learning that Tobias's next opponent was Roy.
However, their discussions mostly revolved around how long Roy could hold out and whether the three Pokémon could replace the opponent's Darkrai, just like the traveling Pokémon Trainers had done before.
Moreover, it's a single-elimination match now; the loser is eliminated immediately. Is Roy going to fall to this Legendary Pokémon Tobias?
It wasn't that the audience didn't believe in Roy, but rather that no one had yet been able to force Tobias to bring out his third Pokémon, and they didn't think Roy could do it either.
"Sigh~ Roy might be in trouble this time."
Looking at Roy on the battlefield from the stands, Second Kiku Knob and said:
"Who said that? Roy can definitely beat that black Pokémon, right, Sister Ziyu?"
Erika pouted, looking defiant. She was already annoyed by the chorus of voices from the audience saying that Roy would lose, and now even her own father wasn't on her side.
Even Ziyu, who usually comforted herself, opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Roy's Pokémon were at a disadvantage in terms of both level and type, and she had no idea how Roy could win.
After Steven and Wallace finished drawing their respective opponents, they didn't joke with Roy as usual.
Wallace over and patted Roy on the shoulder. He had fought against Tobias and knew his opponent's strength.
While Roy is not weak at this stage, he would still have some difficulty dealing with Darkrai of Tobias.
"What? Are you so sure I'll lose?"
Seeing the comforting look in Wallace's eyes, Roy spoke lightly, but the psychological pressure was quite the opposite.
Just as Roy was about to leave the Arena, he spotted Tobias in the passageway. It seemed Darko had been waiting there specifically to Taunt him, or...?
Before Roy could figure it out, Tobias calmly said:
"I advise you not to waste your energy. You should know your own abilities."
The main tournament is different from the preliminary rounds; you can concede and lose. That way, you won't lose so badly tomorrow, and I can save some energy.
Whether I admit defeat or not is none of your business. I advise you not to worry about it and to focus on yourself. Besides, it's still uncertain who will win.
Seeing that Roy didn't know what was good for him, Tobias said nothing more and left.
Saying even one more word to someone who is so out of touch with reality is a waste of their time.
Watching Tobias's departing figure, Primeape, standing beside Roy, clenched its fists tightly.
The Edge Cup tournament propelled Tobias's two Legendary Pokémon to the top of the Hoenn's tournament leaderboard.
Now, discussions are starting on IQ and in the tournament livestreams about whether Roy can defeat Darkrai like the traveling Pokémon Trainers did before.
"You mean you want Roy, a Ghost type Pokémon Trainer, to battle Darkrai?"
"Dark type is super effective against Ghost type, how can we possibly win against that?"
Isn't Primeape Fighting type?
"But Roy's Primeape hasn't really made an appearance since it went out of control last time."
Some people even created a dedicated voting website under the official event page.
Inside Tobias and Roy had support rates of 95 and 5 respectively.
It's safe to say that practically no one supports Roy right now.
In their eyes, those were two Legendary Pokémon!
Why can Roy use his Ghost type Pokémon and take advantage of a Legendary Pokémon?
The remaining 5% who supported Roy were either just watching the drama unfold or were Roy's former fans; their support was mostly just a consolation to Roy.
Those who truly believe Roy won't lose are probably only Erika and some younger fans who haven't had much experience with online battles.