September 10.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
The battlefield was packed with people, spectators surrounding it on every side.
The tourists visiting the Theme Park today were in luck: they could watch Red, Blue, and the others battle in person.
And it wasn't just the spectators at the venue.
After learning that Sinnoh NOW was livestreaming... an enormous number of viewers had gathered in front of their screens today.
Li Wei took the opportunity to start his own livestream, leaving Pokédex Rotom to host it.
Pokédex Rotom hosted the stream and made a million a month!
Though Li Wei had disabled donations.
"More and more people are joining, rotom!"
Without turning off the barrage of comments, it would have been impossible to watch the stream now.
Like Li Wei, many spectators at the venue had started livestreaming too, though their camera angles certainly weren't as good as Pokédex Rotom's.
Just as the Top 8 qualifiers were about to begin...
Far away on the Isle of Armor in the Galar Region.
After learning that Red would be facing Steven, Cynthia, and the others today,
Leon, who usually kept his schedule packed, made a rare visit to the Isle of Armor.
As everyone knew, Galar's strongest Champion had one glaring flaw-getting lost.
His terrible sense of direction was so powerful that he could even lead Charizard astray.
But that wasn't a big problem. After waiting at the League for his friend Raihan, Hammerlocke's Gym Leader, to arrive,
With both Raihan and his phone's navigation guiding him...
"How did we get lost again?!"
Raihan was utterly bewildered.
So was Charizard.
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Terrible Maps was still navigating for you!
Although getting lost made them miss the morning livestream and the start of the afternoon session,
They were still lucky enough to reach the Isle of