Sudden Ultra Beast Attack

The next day.

Yesterday had determined the top eight of the tournament, and today would determine the top four.

There was no way it would not be lively.

After all, yesterday's matches alone had set everyone's blood racing.

On top of that, Xia Yan, who had sparked a wave of interest in Fairy-types, had displayed even more things related to Fairy-types during this tournament.

That made people even more eager to see whether he would reveal something else in today's matches.

The strength and abilities Togekiss had displayed gave people the impression that Fairy-types were exceptionally powerful, perhaps even capable of surpassing every other type.

There was no helping it.

Dragon-type Pokémon, long hailed as the strongest, had been thoroughly suppressed by Fairy-types.

And the tactics Xia Yan had created for Togekiss had allowed it to display even greater strength.

All kinds of buffs and enhancements made Togekiss's Fairy-type moves seem capable of injuring anything they touched and killing anything they struck.

People were ultimately visual creatures. They only saw Togekiss instantly defeat Nanu's Pokémon.

They would not deeply consider how much Xia Yan had arranged to give Togekiss such power, or how central a tactical role it had enjoyed.

Although some tactically minded people understood that Fairy-types, while not weak, were not quite so absurdly powerful.

Those who understood that were ultimately in the minority.

That was why people developed the misconception that Fairy-types stood above all other types.

And it was precisely because of that misconception that the pursuit of Fairy-type Pokémon and the study of the Fairy type brought Xia Yan even more popularity and attention.

The Pokémon League's decisions would not be swayed by public opinion, but they would be affected by it.

According to what Professor Oak had revealed, Xia Yan learned that the Pokémon