A silvery-white beam pierced the air and struck Mr. Rime dead-on.
Boom—!!
A massive cloud of dust shot into the sky. Mixed with the falling hail, it shrouded the entire field in mist, making Leon, Baimu, and the two Pokémon within barely visible, as though a strange filter had been layered over them.
At the same time, the announcer's voice echoed through the stadium, lifting the spirits of Leon's dejected fans.
That was right!
Charizard was still there!
Leon's strongest Pokémon, the invincible Charizard that had conquered every battle!
Like the first ray of dawn tearing through the night, the gloomy atmosphere caused by Mr. Rime's defeat instantly rebounded.
To Leon's fans, Charizard meant what Mawile and Baimu had meant in the early days of Pokémon Contests. Countless people called them soul partners and gave them the highest respect.
Frankly speaking, the undefeated king's undefeated record ought to belong to Charizard. Charizard had never lost so far. Leon's other Pokémon had, more or less, been defeated by opponents in earlier years, but Charizard never had.
The title of strongest Charizard was more than deserved!
The smoke cleared.
Deng Pei entered the field to confirm Mr. Rime's condition, then raised his right hand high. "Mr. Rime is Unable to Battle! Mawile wins!"
Thud!
Another portrait dimmed, striking Leon's fans' hearts like a heavy hammer.
They could barely bring themselves to look at the giant screen, unable to accept the enormous "score gap." A score of zero to five should clearly have been the other way around in the past!
The spectators at the venue could at least look away, but those watching the livestream had no such option. The Rotom drones deliberately focused their cameras on the giant screen. Sighs could be heard throughout Galar's major cities and towns, while some