May 15.
The Midseason Championship finally came to a close.
Red claimed the championship.
Cynthia was the runner-up.
The other two semifinalists were Leon and Blue.
Cynthia and Blue had met in the semifinals.
In the end, Cynthia took Blue down.
Blue had fallen just one move short this time.
As for Geeta and Nemona from the Paldea Pokémon League,
one had been eliminated in the Round of 16,
while the other had already been knocked out in the qualifiers.
Ash, on the other hand, hadn't even reached the Top 8 this time.
Roland had gotten her revenge on Ash.
She had finally avenged last year's defeat, when Ash had kept her out of the Top 16.
It wasn't because Ash had underestimated her.
Roland had simply improved too quickly.
She had also kept one Pokémon in reserve,
only bringing that Pokémon out against Ash,
catching him completely off guard.
That Pokémon was called Regidrago.
In other words, Regidragon-Dragon.
A little clay figure molded by Regigigas,
the dragon titan.
Li Wei didn't know whether Brandon had caught a Regidrago,
but Roland certainly had.
Besides her new Regidrago, Roland's Salamence and Kommo-o had also improved incredibly quickly.
Her Dragapult had likewise caused Ash enormous trouble, leaving him utterly stunned.
And so Roland had gotten her revenge on Ash.
Fortunately, Professor Kukui had made the Top 8,
saving the Alola Region from too much embarrassment.
Over the past few days, the excavation teams in the Kalos Region had also made some discoveries, unearthing several Evolution Stones in succession.
Some were Evolution Stones that had already been discovered,
while others still needed to be identified.
However, Professor Sycamore hadn't rushed to call Li Wei over to examine them. He had decided to wait until they had more Evolution Stones.
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