"Which player will be chosen for the match? Let's wait and see."
As soon as the host finished speaking, the camera switched back to the large screen in the Arena.
The contestant numbers on the big screen kept scrolling from 1 to 999, then gradually slowed down until they stopped at the number 99.
Number 99?
"Isn't that Roy's player number?"
Some spectators who frequently come to watch the Advanced Division immediately recognized player number 99 as Roy.
The host was also somewhat surprised when he saw the contestant's number plate. He knew Roy very well; he was the strongest Ghost-type Trainers in the Arena.
When the audience saw Roy's number on the big screen, along with the photos of the other players, they cheered once again.
For the past year, Roy, with his Ghost type Pokémon, has been like a true Ghost type, defeating one opponent after another.
Whether it was his Bond Evolution with Misdreavus, his unique Annihilape, his Dragapult, his Mega Evolution Gengar, and many other Pokémon, they all left a deep impression on them.
Many of Roy's match highlights have been preserved by the Saffron City Arena.
There are even rumors that the Fighting type Pokémon Trainer in the Arena only come to battle in the morning and afternoon.
Because Roy, the sixth oldest Pokémon specializing in Ghost type Pokémon, is there at night.
Roy himself, with his sunny and cheerful personality that contrasts sharply with the attributes he uses, made the audience remember this player.
In the preparation room, Roy looked at his number and image on the big screen on the field. He hadn't expected that Lance would draw his number.
He previously piggybacked on Drake's popularity, and now he's piggybacking on Lance's. It's really easy to ride on the coattails of this Dragon type Elite Four.
But why didn't Lorelei draw herself?
The host picked up the microphone and said:
"I believe I don't need to introduce you too much, as many of our audience members here are familiar with player number 99, Roy."
Let's congratulate Roy on getting the chance to compete against Lance Elite Four.
Let's welcome player Roy to the coaching seat.
"Roy?"
This name sounds vaguely familiar.
Lance stroked his chin, recalling the name in his mind.
Lorelei tells Lance that this is Elite Four member Agatha's apprentice and a Pokémon Trainer specializing in Ghost type Pokémon.
Agatha?
Recalling how he was completely crushed by Agatha's Gengar in the last exhibition match, Lance shuddered.
After learning that Roy was Agatha's apprentice, Lance's expression became serious.
However, he seemed to have heard the name Roy from someone else as well.
It seems like a year ago, when Clair returned to the family in a huff, she made a scarecrow in the family's training ground and practiced boxing and wrestling in front of the scarecrow every day.
There was a piece of paper stuck to the scarecrow's head, and it seemed that the word "Roy" was written on the paper.
Seeing that there was nothing for her to do for the time being, Lorelei went straight to the judges' table and naturally sat down on the edge.
Roy walked out of the preparation room and onto the command platform, looking closely at the red-haired man opposite him.
This was the first time he had seen Lance in person, apart from in a video.
Looking at Roy, who was half a head taller than him, Lance was still thinking about the scarecrow that Clair had broken.
During the pre-match interview, the host rode up to Roy on Pidgeot and pointed the microphone at Roy.
"Roy, is there anything you'd like to say at this moment?"
Anything you'd like to say?
After thinking for a moment, Roy chose the option that would bring the highest Popularity Points to Ghost type.
"Today I will vindicate Ghost-type Trainers and Pokémon! There is not a single coward among us Ghost-type Trainers!!"
The host doesn't understand why simply having you battle is considered an attempt to legitimize Ghost-type Trainers.
"It seems our Roy is also highly motivated. Without further ado, let's begin..."
"Etc!."
Just as the host was about to announce the start of the match, Lance suddenly raised his hand, interrupting the host.
The camera pans to Lance, Lance flicks his cloak and says calmly:
"Regular battles are boring, how about we have a Dynamax Battle? I heard that Saffron City has rebuilt a Dynamax Arena."
Lance requested that the battle be moved to the adjacent Dynamax Arena, as he wanted to demonstrate Dynamax Battle to everyone.
Dynamax?
Hearing Lance say this, the audience, including the host, were all dumbfounded. Dynamax had been around for over a year, and they had only ever seen Dynamax Battle in the Galar region.
This is the first time I've heard the word "Dynamax" in Arena in the Kanto Region.
The host looked at the judges' panel, unsure of what to do. The judges, unable to make up their minds, all looked at Lorelei, who was sitting on the far side.
"Elite Four Lorelei, what you're saying is this..."
"Don't look at me, I can't control him."
Seeing that Lorelei n't taking any action, the event organizers, after a series of discussions, put pressure on Roy, asking Roy if he was willing to participate.
Roy didn't care at all; he hadn't even expected Lance's suggestion.
Not to mention, this suggestion might even bring him a lot of Popularity Points.
Could it be that Lance is a genius at attracting traffic?
And isn't it Dynamax? Everyone does it, right?
Roy said to the camera:
"I agree with Lance 'Elite Four suggestion."
Now that Roy himself has agreed, the tournament organizers have no choice but to agree that Roy and Lance can use the Dynamax Battle Field.
However, since the energy shield in the Dynamax Battle Field has not been activated for a long time, the energy inside may be insufficient, causing the energy shield to fail to activate.
In addition, it would take a long time to move so many audience members.
Therefore, the event organizers did not relocate the audience, but instead turned on all the large screens in the Arena so that everyone could watch the matches through Arena.
Seeing that Roy agreed with his idea, Lance was a little surprised and found the boy opposite him quite interesting.
He then took out a Poké Ball, released his Charizard, and carried it to the Dynamax Battle Field next to the Saffron Battle Arena.
Roy rode his Dragapult, following behind the Charizard.
Seeing this, the host quickly rode his Pidgeot and followed. What did it have to do with him, the host, that the audience couldn't watch the battle live?
I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise today.
The news that Roy and Lance would be battling it out in the Dynamax Battle Field instantly garnered a lot of attention.
Not only because Lance is the Dragon type Elite Four, but also because this is the first Dynamax Battle in the Kanto Region.
The only downside is not being able to watch the battles inside the Dynamax Arena.
After receiving the message from Lorelei, Agatha in Lavender Town also turned on her Communicator and entered the live stream room at the Saffron City Arena.
This morning, Bruno and Joy Lando told him about passing the test, but unexpectedly, this afternoon, on the last day of the competition, this brat ran into Lance.
A bad idea began to creep into her mind.
Is this brat going to cause her trouble again?