The trump card entered the field!
Cheers erupted from the stands!
"It's Aggron!"
"Finally! Baimu really knows how to keep it hidden!"
"How long has it been since he brought his trump card to a public match?"
"His opponents haven't been strong enough to need it! Has any trainer given Baimu trouble so far?"
The crowd buzzed.
Few trainers could cause such a stir simply by sending out a Pokémon.
Baimu had done it.
In the stands, Mairin held her Chespin, anxious for Alain.
"Come on, Alain! You can do it!"
The World Championships was a crucial step in Alain's return to being a trainer. After Lysandre deceived him into doing so many wrong things, Alain had lost his confidence.
He had questioned his past and nearly given up on being a trainer.
Fortunately, with encouragement from Mairin and Professor Sycamore, he had managed to rediscover his original purpose and enter the Pokémon World Championships.
His journey had gone unexpectedly smoothly. Powerful Gym Leaders and respected members of the Elite Four had fallen to him.
Now he was only a step or two from Master Class.
But he had run into someone from his past.
Mairin barely knew Baimu. They had spoken so little that they might as well have been strangers.
But she knew just how strong this new Champion, famous across the world, was!
His trump card, Aggron, had never lost a battle since its debut!
What did an impressive record look like?
This was the real thing!
"Ches! Ches!" Chespin couldn't stand hearing everyone around them marvel at Baimu and began cheering for Alain.
At the sound, Mairin's furrowed brow slowly eased. She joined in, cheering for the man she loved. "Don't lose to him, Alain!"
On the field.
"Aggron, huh..."
Alain's eyes narrowed. He clenched his