The morning's preliminary matches concluded smoothly after Korrina's Lucario emerged victorious, but nearly two-thirds of the participants were eliminated in just one morning.
But this does not diminish the intensity of the upcoming matches.
Korrina was initially very happy that she and Lucario had both passed the preliminary rounds.
The two celebrated on the field.
However, this joy did not last long, as in the first race of the afternoon's middle stage Korrina's Lucario faced off against Annihilape.
Seeing the powerful aura emanating from the opposing Annihilape Lucario did not back down. Its Steadfast Ability was activated, and it swung its club at Annihilape.
The Annihilape completely ignored Lucario's fancy staff techniques and grabbed the Energy Baton that Lucario threw at it.
Lucario tried to Snatch his staff from the Annihilape, but he felt he couldn't budge it an inch.
The Annihilape grabbed the stick and swung it violently, sending Lucario flying out of the Arena with tremendous force.
When Lucario landed after a 360-degree backflip in mid-air, he realized he had left the ring, which was no different from being defeated by Annihilape.
After defeating Lucario, Annihilape achieved its twentieth consecutive victory.
Meanwhile, on the Fighting type Pokémon Trainer's stage, the unlucky Korrina encounters Bado.
The situation was almost entirely one-sided.
Korrina's strength was too little for Bado; her small fists did little to harm Bado.
Seeing that she couldn't break through Bado's defense, Korrina even tried to bring Bado to the ground to use her own ground techniques.
But... Bado is 2 meters tall, Korrina is only 1.6 meters tall.
For someone her age, she was already quite old, but facing Bado, who was two heads taller than her, Korrina couldn't even touch Bado's neck.
Moreover, she couldn't even lift Bado; Bado's forearm was much thicker than Korrina's thigh.
No matter how much skill Korrina showed, she was no match for Bado in terms of strength and was eventually dragged off the ring by Bado.
The gap between the two is like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Korrina had landed on the ground, knew she had lost her chance to fight in the final round, but she wasn't too disappointed. She had given it her all, and that was enough.
"Luca."
Lucario approached Korrina and looked at Korrina seemed somewhat dejected.
"It's alright, Lucario, we'll come back the year after next."
"Luca!"
Korrina's Martial Arts Tournament journey has ended, Roy's match has just begun.
Although Korrina has lost her eligibility to compete, she can still remain in the Cianwood Gym, only her status will change from a participant to a spectator.
Korrina and Lucario came to the sidelines below the ring where Roy was to cheer Roy on, since Roy was the only Pokémon Trainer.
But soon Korrina had a misconception, a misconception that cheering for Roy was unnecessary, because Roy's opponents almost never lasted more than 5 seconds.
Whether or not she cheered herself on, Roy could quickly knock out her opponent, which gave her a completely new understanding of Roy's strength.
Standing directly opposite Roy is Nobuhiko, who advanced from the preliminary rounds.
Looking at Roy across from him, he had already experienced Roy's strength on Mt. Mortar. A bitter smile appeared on his face, but his identity Fighting type Pokémon Trainer did not allow him to back down.
But the outcome was already predetermined; Nobuhiko was thrown off the ring by Roy.
However, Roy had already been very lenient with him, waiting a minute before throwing him off the ring, making him the fighter who lasted the longest against Roy.
Watching Roy repeatedly throw his opponents off the ring on the screen, Iono, far away in the Paldea region, cheered for Roy incessantly, even though Roy on the screen couldn't hear him at all.
"Master!!!! Keep it up!!!"
Even Iono imitated Roy's earlier actions, picking up the Bellibolt trying to give it a rear-naked choke.
However, Bellibolt, with its round body and slippery texture, Pokémon absolutely no angle from which it can be rear-naked.
"Quack?"
The Bellibolt, held in Iono's arms, looked completely bewildered, not understanding why Iono was holding its face.
"Iono, can you also choke me naked?"
"So Iono likes this kind of style (˘❥˘)"
"Who's that guy in the ring? How come he's so strong?"
"You don't understand, do you? This is a Fighting type tournament held in Cianwood City this year, but I've never seen anyone throw their opponent down like this before."
"I could do it, but the problem is I won't."
Just as Iono was about to reply to the comments in the live stream, the live stream suddenly disappeared and the live stream was shut down.
A large X appeared on the Communicator's signal.
What's going on?
Why has the Communicator's signal disappeared?
Before Iono could figure out what was going on...
Suddenly, a loud "boom!" echoed throughout the entire Paldea region.
The loud noise startled Iono, who was conducting a live broadcast from the Lighthouse northeast of Levincia Iono looked up at the source of the sound.
A beam of energy shot straight into the sky, connecting heaven and earth.
More importantly, the energy beam was actually crystalline, with various colors of light —Red, indigo, and violet—occurring in rotation on its surface.
That's... the Great Crater of Paldea?
Iono stood atop the Lighthouse, gazing at the spot where the crystalline energy pillars had appeared, his eyes unfocused, unsure of what to say.
The Great Crater of Paldea is a central basin in the Paldea region, surrounded by steep mountains, and is located in the heart of the Paldea region.
Even from such a distance, the crystalline energy pillar connecting heaven and earth still shone with unparalleled brilliance.
Such a spectacular scene left Iono speechless.
The Bellibolt and the Mismagius were also on opposite sides of the Iono, curiously watching the crystalline energy beams.
With only one thought in mind, each person and two Pokémon...
What exactly was that crystal-like beam of light?
The moment the crystallized energy beam appeared, the entire power system of Levincia failed.
Moreover, since it was already evening, Levincia was plunged into darkness, and countless residents and shopkeepers went out into the streets to inquire what had happened.
Moreover, it wasn't just Levincia; the nearby Zapapico was also plunged into darkness.
Iono could see this scene clearly from atop the Lighthouse.
It's worth noting that Levincia is illuminated day and night with dazzling lights, and its night view is even known as the "Million Volt Night View."
Now, due to the influence of that crystal-like energy beam, the million-volt night scene has vanished without a trace.
But soon, the crystalline pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth disappeared again, as if it had never existed.
After the crystalline energy beams disappeared, the power system in Levincia was restored, and the entire city was once again brightly lit, as if it had only been a brief power outage.
What exactly happened just now?