April 14.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park, the top floor of the Battle Tower.
After sweeping Aaron from Vertress City 6-0, Li Wei welcomed his second opponent.
It wasn't that Aaron was terrible. The gap between their levels was simply too great.
He had never imagined that one day he would be poking fun at Master Division competitors...
But he had already beaten Leon, so that was only natural.
His second opponent was Longzo from the Hoenn Region, who specialized in sandstorm teams.
The moment the enormous Tyranitar appeared, its Sand Stream Ability whipped up a raging sandstorm.
"Tyranitar, Crunch!"
"Metagross, Hammer Arm!"
Both Pokémon were massive, but Metagross was faster.
Especially since Metagross had drunk a Speed Enhancer (Powerful Version) and eaten Li Wei's special cooking.
Facing Tyranitar's Crunch, Silver Metagross's enormous body burst into motion with agility that belied its size.
A huge silver arm rose, then crashed down on Tyranitar's head like a battering ram!
"Fire Punch!"
"Hammer Arm again!"
Hammer Arm collided head-on with Tyranitar's powerful punch!
Bam!
The collision of their moves echoed throughout the arena.
This Tyranitar was stronger than any of Aaron's Pokémon. It could just about trade a few blows with Metagross.
"Earthquake!"
"Take to the air and dodge!"
"Now! Dark Pulse!"
Tyranitar took aim at Metagross as it rose into the air to evade.
"Flash Cannon!"
Rumble-!
The explosion of their moves sent smoke and dust billowing outward.
When the sandstorm cleared, Tyranitar crashed to the ground.
Meanwhile, Metagross's silver body gleamed beneath the lights, utterly unmoved.
They had seemed evenly matched, but Tyranitar had barely been scratching Metagross.
Dayou, who had come to watch the excitement, remarked, "Even with Dark-type moves being super effective against Metagross, Tyranitar couldn't gain any ground."
"Competitor Longzo, please send out your second Pokémon!"
Longzo's second