Making the Champion Throw a Match?

Heiduo understood that everyone had their own desires.

But what he had not expected was this.

For a mere five thousand bucks and a Pokémon Egg.

Four people were blocking his way?

Surely not.

In the corner of a dark alley, beneath dim yellow lights, Heiduo soothed three bristling Purrloin as he calmly watched the four men in black suits and sunglasses at the alley entrance.

"Need something?"

"Mr. Heiduo, our boss would like to see you. We hope you'll come with us." The bald man in sunglasses at the front spoke coldly.

Heiduo glanced at the four of them, as well as the four Woobat above their heads, which were making harsh, grating noises.

Woobat—another obscure Pokémon that ordinary people would never remember unless someone mentioned them.

Their most distinctive features were their pink, heart-shaped noses, triangular ears connected across the tops of their heads, and the light-blue fur around their necks.

Psychic and Flying type, with Speed over a hundred. Like Noivern, they specialized in sonic attacks, making them extremely effective against Trainers.

"Wait a moment." Heiduo did not refuse. He was free anyway, and after finishing night training, he had come to feed the cats and relax.

The bald man in sunglasses frowned, about to say something, when two eerie Ghost Claws suddenly emerged from the shadows on either side of the alley entrance. Their palms held countless dark-pink spiraling rings of light!

The rings instantly enveloped the four fluttering Woobat before they could react. They only felt overwhelming drowsiness flood their minds before their eyes involuntarily closed.

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.

The four Woobat fell to the ground.

At the same moment, the owners of the Ghost Claws appeared behind the four burly men. As their expressions changed drastically and they tried to do something, the