Lumiose City, Lumiose Battle Arena.
The Lumiose Conference was in full swing. After three days of competition, it had reached the quarterfinals.
Alain and Ash had already secured their places in the semifinals,
and they were in opposite halves of the bracket.
All Li Wei could say was that the organizers knew what they were doing.
Ash and Alain could only meet in the final.
As for the trump card Ash had mentioned,
Li Wei still had no idea what it was.
He might have to wait until the final to see it.
In another two days, on the evening of October 27, they would get to watch the Kalos League final.
The day after the final in the Kalos Region,
October 28,
would mark the opening of the Master League Knockout Round.
The opening ceremony would also be a competition day. The round of 128 would begin on the first day, with contestants battling in pairs for a place in the top 64, though the round would take two days.
The Kalos Region and the Galar Region were neighbors.
In theory, Alain had a chance to compete in both the Lumiose Conference and the Master League back-to-back.
However, Alain had not entered the Master League.
He knew that with his current strength, he would not be able to achieve the result he wanted there.
Alain figured he ought to at least make the top eight, right?
Green tagged Ash: "Make it to the final. I'll come watch your match before I head off to the Knockout Round."
Ash: "Okay, Master Green!"
Red: "I'll go too."
Lance: "We might as well all go and watch together."
Lorelei: "I'm quite interested in a match between Ash and Alain too. Count me in."
Li Wei: "We can meet in the Kalos Region,