At the main venue and online, countless spectators watched the Ever Grande Conference's Battle Arena. Their faces showed excitement, disappointment, anticipation, curiosity, and more.
No one needed to say a word.
But they all wanted to know the same thing: had another contestant really taken down one of Baimu's Pokémon? Many had believed he was strong enough to crush every opponent.
The smoke slowly cleared.
On the battered grass, Baby Kangaskhan and Mega Kangaskhan stood a short distance from Gengar, who lay face down on the ground. They looked down at it.
Beep—
The familiar whistle sounded.
"Gengar is Unable to Battle! Kangaskhan wins!" The Referee's voice was not loud, but to the spectators, it was deafening.
A roar swept through the stands. Comments on the conference's live broadcast poured in faster than anyone could count.
Gengar really was down!
And the first Pokémon to become Unable to Battle in the second half belonged to Baimu!
The commentator was just as excited. "They did it! Despite the type disadvantage, Mega Kangaskhan worked with her child to defeat Gengar! Ilima has sounded the charge for a comeback!"
His shout made the stands even louder.
Dawn looked around in confusion. "Baimu hasn't lost yet, so why does it feel like everyone's..."
"Because he's too strong," Brock answered gravely. "He performed so well in his earlier matches that people started expecting too much from him. With expectations like that, this reaction was bound to happen."
When he was acting like the former Gym Leader he was, Brock was reliable. One sentence had explained the strange mood.
Lisia added, "Almost every powerful Trainer faces this. Galar's undefeated legend is so formidable that he's changed what people expect from a strong Trainer!"
Wally said nothing. He only stared at the arena below.
Something felt wrong