"Now beginning the Pokémon battle between Mr. Heiduo of room 503 on the fifth floor and Mr. Albon of room 237 on the second floor! Both sides will use two Pokémon in a two-on-two Double Battle!"
The referee shouted, drawing the attention of many spectators.
Heiduo was slightly taken aback and looked at his opponent. During registration, the clerk had asked whether he wanted a Double Battle or a Single Battle. Heiduo had said he would follow his opponent's choice—Single Battle if his opponent chose Single Battle, Double Battle if his opponent chose Double Battle.
After all, he had rarely fought a proper Double Battle before and was curious about how normal Double Battles were fought. Still, he had assumed few people would be willing to battle in pairs. The other arenas were all hosting Single Battles.
Yet he had encountered one in his very first match?
A Double Battle specialist!
The surrounding spectators also seemed to rarely see trainers who fought Double Battles, and their gazes shifted toward Heiduo's arena.
The order in which they sent out their Pokémon was still decided by a coin toss.
Heiduo's luck had never been particularly good, so he guessed wrong again and became the one to attack second.
His opponent, a middle-aged man with a straight back, slicked-back hair, and two sexy little mustache strands beneath his nose, chuckled and threw out two Poké Balls.
Bang! Bang!
Two soft pops came in succession, accompanied by two flashes of white light that revealed the Pokémon inside.
"Roar—!!"
A deep roar echoed through the arena!
One blue and one purple savage beast landed on the ground.
Heiduo narrowed his eyes, intrigued.
``` [Pokémon: Nidoqueen / Gender: Female / Level: 60]
[Ability: Sheer Force / Type: Poison + Ground / Trainer: Albon]
[Moves: Earth Power