For the final match, they used the most standard arena, with no auxiliary features.
"Will both contestants please take their positions."
Xia Yan tossed a Poké Ball from his palm, caught it with a snap, and raised an eyebrow at Red across from him.
As a teacher, it was time to properly teach his student a lesson.
Red grinned, gripping the Poké Ball in his hand and readying himself to throw it at any moment.
At the same time.
The massive screen above the arena lit up with a boom, displaying the handsome images of Xia Yan and Red, along with six Poké Balls flashing, bouncing, and swaying beside each of their portraits.
Once the two indicated that they were ready, those six Poké Balls opened one by one.
Among them.
The six Pokémon Red had prepared were Pikachu, Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, Snorlax, and Aerodactyl.
Throughout this tournament, Red had barely changed his Pokémon lineup.
On one hand.
It was because his opponents had all been very strong, and he needed to remain in peak condition at all times.
On the other hand.
It was because many of Red's Pokémon were being kept at Professor Oak's Laboratory in another world.
Although Red had also caught many Pokémon in this world.
Those Pokémon were fine to call upon during the points stage against those opponents.
But once it came to the knockout stage, the Pokémon Red had newly caught were really not suitable to be sent out.
Meanwhile, the Poké Balls opening beside Xia Yan's portrait revealed the Pokémon about to take the field one by one.
They were Beedrill, Alakazam, Togekiss, Aegislash, Infernape, and Latios.
When the audience saw that none of the six Pokémon Xia Yan had prepared this time were Legendary Pokémon, they were struck speechless.
What was