At the finals of the Lily of the Valley Conference.
Infernape's defeat left quite a few spectators feeling sad.
"Curse you, Li Wei!"
Li Wei slowly put up a question mark.
How had he become the big villain?!
After the battle against Shinji, quite a few spectators had become devoted fans of Infernape, just like the Team Rocket Trio.
This battle had turned out a little more intense than Li Wei had expected.
For one thing, Ash's command and tactical skills had improved by leaps and bounds in the Sinnoh Region.
For another, even when his Pokémon weren't with him, they could grow rapidly in the environment of Professor Oak's backyard.
Blue's title of "Person of Breeding" wasn't just for show, either.
When it came to breeding Pokémon purely for strength, Li Wei was absolutely no match for Blue.
Li Wei's approach to breeding was... delicious food.
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Pretty much every breeding problem Li Wei encountered could be solved with food.
So when it came to move training, Li Wei couldn't even measure up to his own Dad.
He focused exclusively on refining his cooking, Pokéblocks, Poffins, and Pokémon Curry.
Just think back to Ash's undersized Krabby...
Ash had done absolutely nothing about that.
Then it had gone straight to the Indigo Plateau Conference and swept three opponents...
After Infernape, Ash sent out another of his Fire-type powerhouses-Charizard.
The moment Ash's Charizard appeared, a thunderous draconic roar rang out. The flame on Charizard's tail blazed fiercely, creating an imposing presence!
Unfortunately, Li Wei had a Pokémon specifically suited to dealing with Charizard.
"Take the stage, Milotic!"
After all, Infernape, Charizard, and Garchomp on Ash's team were all weak to water.
In a rare move, Li Wei released Milotic from a Poké Ball.
Both the spectators and the commentators were already