One match in the morning.
Two matches in the afternoon.
The first day's schedule quickly came to an end.
In the morning match, Will claimed victory by a narrow margin.
But Karen's first match that afternoon ended in a regrettable defeat, as her opponent had too great an type advantage and was genuinely quite strong.
Having only just become one of the Elite Four, Karen had already stumbled on such a grand stage. That night, public opinion placed considerable pressure on her.
It couldn't be helped. Pokémon Adventures Karen and King's Festival Karen were worlds apart.
It wasn't that one of them was especially powerful. The real difference lay in their ideals.
The reason Pokémon Adventures Karen became one of the Elite Four was that she had turned over a new leaf and figured she might as well make a living wherever she could.
But King's Festival Karen carried the ideal of vindicating Dark-type Pokémon. To change the world's perception of Dark-type Pokémon, she resolutely devoted her entire life to the cause.
She was even willing to let Houndoom eat her.
Just like how her teacher, Agatha, had fought to vindicate Ghost-type Pokémon.
On Indigo Plateau, she fought Darkened Green's team of three with everything she had, and she truly shook the hearts of many spectators.
Their ideological awareness was simply too far apart.
The second match of the afternoon.
It was Bruno versus Zheng Qi.
The match was quite interesting, because the battle between Steelix and Steelix was incredibly eye-catching. The sheer visual impact of the two colossal beasts crashing into each other was more than enough.
And this clash of giants ended when Zheng Qi's Steelix bit through Bruno's Steelix's jaw.
That wasn't hard to accept. After all, Bruno was more skilled with Fighting-type Pokémon. His reason for