The stands in the Dome Arena weren't as crowded as those in the Advanced Division yesterday, but they were still just as full as those at the Pokémon Contest Rookie Cup.
The host and referee was a male, who also stood on a disc-shaped flying machine. His voice gave people a very passionate feeling, making people unconsciously immerse themselves in it.
"Let's welcome today's contestant! Roy, the Ghost-type Trainers from the Rustboro Academy!"
Roy walked from the backcourt to his coaching bench.
"Roy, who is Roy? Is he a newcomer to the Arena?"
"I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before?"
"I remember now, he's the Ghost-type Trainers I saw on IQ before. I think he was third in the Rookie Cup. I remember it was broadcast on Great Zijing Television for a while. His Litwick and his sister Mary were both very cute."
Several people in the audience recognized Roy, mainly because they had seen posts about Roy on IQ, and the TV channel they watched, Da Zi Jin, had also broadcast Roy's Litwick.
"Pokémon Contest? Third Place?"
So why did he come to participate in the Battle Arena?
"Exactly, exactly. Although he's kind of handsome, this isn't some Pokémon Contest; this is a battle arena, a place for Pokémon to fight."
Compared to Roy, who wasn't favored by many, the opposing Pokémon Trainer's appearance drew cheers from the entire audience; it could be said that most of the people in the arena were there specifically for this Pokémon Trainer.
This time, even the male host's voice became more intense.
His opponent is contestant number 10, the Dragon Tamer from Meteor Village, Alai!
Today should be Alai's twentieth match against us at the Battle Dome. Could it be that the previous nineteen victories are no longer enough for him?
The lights shone on the control panel opposite Roy, where a man with striking silver hair and a very handsome face stood.
"Alai! Alai!"
Immediately, many light boards appeared in the audience, displaying Alai's name.
Dragon Tamer?
Roy calmly looked at the spirited silver-haired youth opposite him. The other boy seemed to sense his gaze and looked back at him.
Roy didn't avoid the other person's gaze and chuckled.
Alai didn't know why the person opposite him was smiling at him, but that didn't matter; as long as he won this match, it would be his 20th consecutive victory.
He wanted to win this battle to lay the foundation for a thirty-game winning streak and show people that even with the appearance of the Fairy type, the Dragon type was still powerful.
"Go, Dragonair!"
"Go, Primeape!"
"Extremely popular!"
"Hack"
A Dragonair about 3 meters long, with a slender body and covered in sapphire-colored scales, appeared on the battlefield.
System Scan
Pokémon: Dragonair
Level: 38
Sex: Male
Ability: Marvel Scale (If the user becomes afflicted with an abnormal status, the Marvel Scale will react, increasing defense.)
Skills: Wrap, Leer, Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail, Agility, Slam, Aqua Tail, Dragon Rush
Carried Item: Dragon Fang
Egg Move: Dragon Breath, Aqua Jet
Individual Values: 19
Technical Machine /Skill Transfer: Dragon Dance
The newly arrived Primeape stared intently at the large blue snake opposite him, observing its weaknesses.
Everyone looked puzzled when they saw Roy's Pokémon.
Aren't you Ghost-type Trainers?
How do I use Fighting type Pokémon?
"Dragonair, use Dragon Dance."
Alai had thought his opponent today would be the Pokémon Trainer who used Sneasel from yesterday; if it was Sneasel, it would be quite troublesome.
Seeing that Roy was only using a Primeape, Alai was relieved. Anyone familiar with Primeape knows that you don't need to pay attention to it; the Primeape will go berserk on its own later.
Looks like we've got this game in the bag today.
On the field
Dragonair swayed his serpentine body as if performing some kind of mysterious ritual.
The elegant dance moves were nowhere near as good as the mischievous monkeys on Roy's side.
"Wow, Dragonair is so cool! It's a pity that a single Dratini egg costs millions of Poké Dollars. My mom definitely won't buy it for me."
"What? You don't think you can afford to raise a Dratini just because your mom bought it for you, do you? The cost of raising a Dratini into Dragonite is several times the price of the egg."
I think you should just do what Roy did and buy Primeape... No, you don't need to buy one, just catch one anywhere in the forest, hahaha!
Discussions were taking place incessantly in the audience.
Roy completely ignored it; in fact, he hoped for more discussion, since his Popularity Points was also included in the system's calculations.
"Primeape, use Pursuit to prevent him from boosting."
Primeape's fighting style remains the same: close-quarters combat, preventing Dragonair from safely boosting its stats.
Alai had anticipated this, so while Dragonair was performing Dragon Dance, an Aqua Jet condensed on the orb in front of it in an attempt to stop Primeape's advance.
However, he underestimated Primeape's agility, and it took a step back to avoid the spray of water.
Did they manage to dodge it?
"Dragonair, stop the enhancement. We're going to fly into the air to enhance."
Seeing this, Dragonair had no choice but to stop its Dragon Dance. The blue beads on its neck and tail shone brightly, and its body floated up.
Who says you can't fly without wings?
However, Dragonair's posture was more like a brief glide in the air than actual flight.
Just before Dragonair was about to take off completely Dragonair Primeape within 5 meters of it. Using a protruding rock on the ground, it pushed off and temporarily leaped into the air, grabbing the two protruding parts of Dragonair's tail.
Still want to fly? Come down here!
A single Seismic Toss slammed Dragonair to the ground. Dragonair felt a powerful force on its tail and opened its eyes to find itself back where it had been.
Ignoring the pain all over his body, he was met with Primeape's fist.
Just as the fist was about to reach his head, Dragonair dodged it by sidestepping.
Dragonair is incredibly agile, even launching a counterattack by repeatedly lashing out at Primeape with its tail. However, before Dragonair's tail could strike Primeape, Primeape took a step to the left, dodging the attack.
Dragonair watched the monkey in front of him dodge left and right, and felt increasingly frustrated because he could never draw it.
Alai sensed that Roy's Primeape was different from the ones he had seen before, and his expression became serious.
"Dragonair, don't get provoked, use the Wrap!"
Upon receiving Alai's command, Dragonair calmed himself down and continued to lash out at Primeape, his body constantly circling around Primeape.
Once it had completely surrounded Primeape, Dragonair began to contract inwards, tightly binding Primeape.
But he underestimated the power of Primeape.
The Primeape, which had been entangled, forcefully pushed open Primeape 'Dragonair shrinking body and broke free from its restraints.
Now it's time for Primeape to strike back.
Primeape leaped onto Dragonair's neck, locking one arm around Dragonair's neck with immense force, preventing Dragonair from breaking free. Primeape then used its other fist to repeatedly strike Dragonair's vital spot.
"Hack!"
Dragonair, in pain from the blows, Slam Primeape with its tail, but Primeape, carrying Eviolite, was very tough. No matter how much Dragonair Slam its tail, it couldn't loosen Primeape's grip on its arm.
Finally, with a somewhat clumsy Drain Punch, Primeape drained Dragonair's stamina while also Absorb some of its own, bringing the battle to a close.
Primeape successfully secured the first victory for Roy.