Olivine Town, the All-Around Competition.
The first and second rounds of the skill event had already ended, with Shaymin and Zeraora taking first place together in both.
The skill event's gold medal was practically already theirs.
The only suspense now was whether they could take first in the third round too and sweep the competition.
The third round was extremely difficult: an obstacle challenge.
On a complex course filled with multiple obstacles,
the Pokémon had to reach the finish line as quickly as possible, activating mechanisms according to specific requirements without knocking over any obstacles.
It tested the Pokémon's move accuracy, reaction speed, and body control, as well as the Trainer's ability to issue commands on the fly.
But Li Wei had nothing to do in this round.
Zeraora and Shaymin worked pretty well together, too.
Their opponents were Ash and Pikachu, Akin and Aipom, Dawn and Piplup, and six other contestants.
Including Shaymin and Zeraora, that made exactly ten teams.
These ten teams had been selected through a preliminary round; otherwise, there would have been over two hundred teams of Trainers and Pokémon competing.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack!"
"A contestant has already cleared the first obstacle!"
Some spectators couldn't help asking,
"What just went past?"
All the audience had seen was a dark blur flashing by.
"It's Ash!"
Pikachu knowing Quick Attack was one thing,
but how had Ash done that?!
At that moment, some spectators couldn't help recalling the article analyzing Ash. Could its author actually have been right?
Granted, the first obstacle wasn't particularly difficult. It was a conveyor belt running backward, making it a test of speed.
But wasn't Ash's speed a little too terrifying?
Akin also demonstrated the physical fitness befitting a Celebrity Trainer, running through in second place with Ambipom.
Lance commented, "Shaymin doesn't