They were at a bit of a disadvantage.
If they had spoken up sooner,
they might have earned themselves a place.
But it was too late to bring that up now.
There was no point.
Seeing Xu Mu like this,
they knew there was no chance left.
What they didn't know was
that Xu Mu didn't mind which Pokémon went into battle.
He held all his Pokémon to high standards.
As it happened,
they all knew what he expected.
That was why they trained hard even on ordinary days.
Looking at all his Pokémon,
Xu Mu smiled at them.
Then he said,
"I know what you're all thinking!"
"So
"train hard, everyone!"
The Pokémon nodded at his words.
It was true.
Xu Mu had so many Pokémon.
They had to train hard
to earn a place in his heart.
But it was too early to worry about that now.
So when the other Pokémon saw the battlefield,
they charged in too!
Athena saw three of Xu Mu's Pokémon rush forward.
It left her deeply frustrated.
It wasn't for any other reason.
Xu Mu hadn't even sent Arceus in yet,
and he had already dealt with all three Pokémon on her side.
That meant
those three Pokémon hadn't had a chance to do their jobs.
Athena was beside herself with frustration.
But there was nothing she could do.
Xu Mu had an absurd number of Pokémon.
All she could do was watch the battle helplessly.
Giratina stared at the Pokémon before him
with suspicion written all over his face.
"Kid!"
"I admit you're strong!"
"But you're nowhere near as strong as I am!"
"So why come looking for a fight you can't survive?"
At Giratina's words,
Lugia looked thoroughly unimpressed.
Fine!
I'll admit it!
Other Lugia probably couldn't beat you!