Wyndon Stadium.
After a day of rest,
the Top 8 knockout round began on schedule.
The first half of the matches took place that afternoon.
Red gave Lorelei a little face by sending out his second team, ultimately winning 6-2.
Cynthia and Drake fought a fierce battle, with Cynthia ultimately defeating Lance 6-4 to advance to the semifinals.
Red would face Cynthia in the semifinals.
By six that evening,
Steven and Blue's match was nearing its end.
Wyndon Stadium was packed to capacity.
A showdown between the two Champions' aces was about to begin.
Steven now had only his ace Metagross left.
"Let's skip the probing, Blue."
"Just what I had in mind."
A confident smile curved Blue's lips.
"Metagross, Mega Evolve!"
Seeing Steven remove his Key Stone brooch,
Blue pulled down his own Key Stone Necklace.
"Charizard, Mega Evolve!"
This time, Blue wasn't using Mega Charizard Y,
but the Fire- and Dragon-type Mega Charizard X!
Two bursts of rainbow light bloomed at once.
Mega Metagross's four legs extended forward, while small, thruster-like claws sprouted from its rear.
Mega Charizard X flapped its wings and took to the sky, blue flames spilling from the corners of its mouth as its azure tail flame blazed.
Li Wei stroked his chin. "That's rare. He's going for a head-on showdown."
Judging by Blue's past choices, he usually chose Mega Charizard Y.
His training of Charizard had always been geared toward Mega Charizard Y.
As for Mega Charizard X, he had the key for it anyway, so he might as well use it too...
Still, although Blue had trained Charizard for Special Attack, its physical attack wasn't weak either. It could just about be called a mixed attacker.
This was also Blue showing off his Pokémon Breeding skills.
"Dragon Dance!"
Charizard spun in the