He shouted those last few words almost on instinct, because as he turned his head, he found himself staring straight into Salamence's enormous eyes. He even felt as though a single puff of its breath might finish him off!
"So it really is Gigantamax. Quite a bit worse than Dynamax, isn't it?" Veranica sneered. Stealing was bad enough, but renaming it and claiming it as their own? They had no shame at all.
"You!" The Korean official trembled, seething inwardly but not daring to speak. After all, Salamence was right in front of him, watching him.
"Whoa, looks like she's right. It went down in one hit. South Korea's Gigantamax looks just as good as Dynamax, but the actual results are way worse!" The spectators who didn't know the truth began discussing it.
"Yeah, and China really has mastered Dynamax too. The upcoming matches should be worth watching. Right now, probably only the teams from China and the Western European Alliance have Dynamax, right?"
"Probably. At most, the Federation Empire might have it too. I heard they got involved later on."
"Ah, what a shame our great Japanese Empire's Mega Evolution can't be widely adopted. It demands too much strength from both the Pokémon and the Pokémon Trainer!"
"That can't be helped. But what would happen if you combined Mega Evolution with Dynamax? Could you destroy the whole world?"
"Whoa, now that you mention it, that sounds pretty exciting!"
As the spectators chattered, a diplomat accompanying China's team stepped forward. Following the opposing official's example, he raised his voice and addressed the stands.
"Regarding Dynamax, the Chinese authorities and the Western European Alliance are continuing their research. We believe it will soon be available for widespread use."
"Until then, we ask everyone not to attempt it recklessly. Improper methods of