November 1.
While Li Wei began making Pokéblocks and Lucario and the others trained for battle,
the Master League's Knockout Round had also begun.
It had always been a hot topic in the Chat Group.
Akin: "It's started! It's finally started! I'm entering next year too!"
Lt. Surge scoffed. "Are you sure you can even make it to the Knockout Round?"
Akin: "Not only am I making it to the Knockout Round, I'm going for the championship!"
Unfortunately, nobody believed Akin.
After all, the competition next year would be fierce, and Akin had never performed well in official tournaments.
Official tournaments didn't allow no-holds-barred fighting, so Akin couldn't use his wildly inventive battle style.
Whether Akin could even enter was still up in the air.
Without any official identity, he would have to receive an invitation and then pass a review.
Green, Lance, Steven, or Cynthia could all invite Li Wei to enter, but he would still need to pass the review.
With Li Wei's strength and fame, though, that review would be a mere formality.
Akin, on the other hand, was a different story...
Despite calling himself a Celebrity Trainer, Akin's fame was nowhere near that of Red, Green, and the others.
Once the tournament began, everyone turned more of their attention to the Master League.
That went for Red and Green, regardless of whether they decided to enter.
Red had always liked watching videos of other people's battles after training.
All the more so when they were planning to enter next year.
The Knockout Round began by narrowing the field from 128 to 64.
The matchups were random, and each trainer chose three Pokémon from a team of six.
First, both sides were given three minutes
to review their opponent's six Pokémon and decide which three of their