The conflict had happened at the auction, so she had come along as well.
"Well, as the name suggests, the Arena is a place for duels. There are usually scheduled matches, with betting pools!" Chris explained.
"They're fairly common on Airships. After all, the journeys are long, and everyone needs somewhere to unwind."
Xiao Ran nodded. This sort of thing was common. Although it wasn't allowed back home, it was still very popular abroad.
These betting pools were like betting on football, horse racing, or underground boxing. Plenty of people flocked to them, and plenty lost everything they owned.
"But ours is a properly run Arena. Most of the contestants are passengers having a bit of fun, and the strongest are no higher than Gym Leader Class."
"After all, we're on an Airship. Too much power could affect it."
Chris continued explaining. Even with an Elite Four member protecting it, excessively powerful energy blasts could still affect the airship.
"But since it's an Arena, some of the rules differ from regular battles. The biggest difference is that no guarantees are made for the Pokémon's lives!"
"And it's a free-for-all with up to six Pokémon entering together. The last side left alive is the winner!"
"They all enter? And they can be killed?" Wang Yunshu asked in surprise.
As she understood it, didn't Pokémon battles involve each person standing on one side and sending out a Pokémon to fight? She had never heard of a format like this.
Never mind her—even Xiao Ran was a little surprised. He had guessed that the Arena's rules would be different, but he hadn't expected this.
"Yes, and it's not just Pokémon. Humans can choose whether to enter too. But once they do, they're considered participants in the duel, which means Pokémon can attack the