Ever Grande City, the Main Stadium of the Ever Grande Conference.
After several days of nonstop, blood-pumping battles, all the land and water battlefields around the outer perimeter of the Main Stadium had been temporarily closed for rest and maintenance, awaiting their return to use next year.
In the end, only the Main Stadium and five subsidiary venues remained in use for the upcoming finals tournament.
Dian adjusted the Victini necklace around his neck. It looked as though the Land of the Earth was about to enjoy another bountiful harvest, or Courtney would not have been in such a good mood that she sent him this. He hoped Victini really could bless him with victory from a whole region away.
Still, in Victini's eyes, his prayers most likely mattered less than a single Pecha Berry.
"I might be better off making offerings to this one. Maybe that would do the trick." Dian wiped the sweat from his forehead, then glanced at the Red Feather tucked against his chest. At the moment, it was unusually cool, its refreshing chill wonderfully soothing.
He looked up at the oppressive black clouds. They stretched endlessly from where the sea met the sky, blotting out the sun.
It was only early morning, yet the heat was already stifling, making the entire stadium feel unbearably oppressive.
"Someone's definitely going to crack soon," Dian said with certainty. His white shirt felt as though it was about to stick to his skin, and the others probably weren't faring much better. "But would Sunny Day be better, or Rain Dance? Or should we just go straight for Hail?"
He mulled it over. Trainers in the Pokémon World had no regard for the weather whatsoever.
Too cold? Use Sunny Day. Want a shower? Use Rain Dance. If you had some