September 10.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
At the Pokémon tournament,
Red, Cynthia, Steven, and Diantha had all reached the quarterfinals. Now it was time for the second half of the round.
Dressed in a formal gown, Erika bowed.
"I shall give it my all as well."
Facing Blue, Erika knew her chances of winning were slim.
Although they were both Gym Leaders from the Kanto Region, Blue genuinely had the strength of a Champion.
Blue had even breezed through the Elite Four-Agatha, Bruno, Lorelei, and Lance-to claim the Champion's title, even if he had only held it for five minutes.
Erika, however, was no match for the Elite Four.
Not to mention that Blue had continued growing stronger over all these years.
Blue sent out Blastoise.
Are you a Type-Disadvantage Master too?
Sending out Blastoise against a Grass-type Gym Leader?
"Miss Erika of the Celadon Gym has sent out Vileplume!"
"Grass against Water! How will Blue respond?"
Blue called out clearly, "Hydro Pump!"
"Vileplume, Solar Beam!"
With Sunny Day in effect,
Vileplume charged its Solar Beam in an instant.
But even with the boost from Sunny Day, Hydro Pump still steadily overpowered Solar Beam!
This was simply a gap in the Pokémon's strength.
Yuka commentated, "It hit! Fortunately, Vileplume is a Grass-type, so it's not very effective!"
Vileplume shook its head. It had nearly been knocked senseless by the torrent, and she was still calling it not very effective.
Although Erika had given it everything she had,
she still couldn't win.
After taking an Aura Sphere from Blastoise, Vileplume fainted.
The next battle certainly caught everyone's interest.
It was the Dragon-type Elite Four member Lance VS Valerie of the Laverre Gym.
And Valerie specialized in Dragon types.
As everyone knew, the illustrious Fairy type had an overwhelming advantage over Dragon