It was the second day of the finals. By the end of today's battles, the champion would be decided.
Zhang Cheng finished breakfast with his Pokémon, then headed to the Training Ground.
He had to admit, having breakfast once in a while felt pretty good. Now that he had eaten, he felt full of energy.
After he waited in the preparation area for a while, the Referee and staff all arrived and began arranging the day's matches.
Zhang Cheng's first opponent was Hao Chenggong. Ever since losing to Zhang Cheng last time, Hao Chenggong had been working even harder, hoping to defeat him someday.
"I won't lose again this time. Come on, let's have a proper battle!" Hao Chenggong stepped onto the battlefield and spoke to Zhang Cheng with enthusiasm.
"My answer's still the same. Anytime!" Zhang Cheng tossed out his Poké Ball as he spoke.
"Poliwag, get ready to battle!"
"Tepig, win this one back for me!"
Both Pokémon went straight into battle mode as soon as they appeared, ready to attack at any moment.
At the Referee's signal, the match began!
"Tepig, use Body Slam!"
Hao Chenggong opened with Tepig's signature move. As Body Slam activated, Tepig hurled its bulky body toward Poliwag at tremendous speed.
"Poliwag, just dodge," Zhang Cheng instructed casually.
Poliwag darted away, leaving Tepig to slam into empty ground.
"Your Tepig's gotten quite a bit faster, but landing a direct hit on Poliwag with Body Slam still isn't realistic."
Hao Chenggong's expression darkened when Tepig's Body Slam missed.
He had specifically trained Tepig's Body Slam, and it was already very fast. Yet it still struggled to hit its target.
"Poliwag, Bubble Beam!"
"Poli~wag!"
Poliwag conjured a mass of bubbles, forming them into a beam that struck Tepig's body.
The Water-type attack caused Tepig intense