Xia Yan and Cynthia were going to become acting Elite Four members?
At present, only Sinnoh League Chairman Igor and Elite Four member Bertha knew about this.
Given the current state of Sinnoh League's upper ranks, as long as the two of them gave the nod, it was practically decided.
Still, even if they could make the decision, they had to symbolically hold a meeting with the rest of the upper management.
It was easy to foresee.
The two vacant Elite Four positions would inevitably become highly coveted prizes in many people's eyes.
And Igor truly deserved Xia Yan's assessment of him as a highly capable chairman.
After Xia Yan and Cynthia nodded in agreement, he began increasing the publicity surrounding them.
He wanted to reduce the obstacles to their succession as acting Elite Four members by leveraging the Pokémon League, public opinion, popular support, and other factors.
Thus, quite a few people appeared online.
They began promoting the contributions Xia Yan and Cynthia had made over the years, as well as the remarkable things they had accomplished.
For example, both of them had achieved excellent rankings in the Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament and the Island Challenge.
In Unova, Xia Yan had earned Reshiram's recognition and become the current Hero of Truth.
In Kalos, Xia Yan had thwarted Team Flare's plans, helped Zygarde recover, and suppressed Yveltal's destruction.
In Alamos Town, Sinnoh, Xia Yan had brought Giratina in, stopped Team Galactic's plan, and calmed Dialga and Palkia's fury.
Not to mention his contributions to Pokémon research.
And so on.
There was even less need to mention Cynthia. With her looks alone, her fanbase far exceeded Xia Yan's.
The things she had done might not have been as sensational as Xia Yan's, but there were far more of them.