February 16.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
From yesterday afternoon through the evening, the Master League's opening matches had taken place across the world.
It was truly a grand occasion for Trainers everywhere.
In particular, Li Wei, Red, and Blue's successive appearances yesterday had sent the viewing figures to a new high.
All three had swept their matches without losing a single Pokémon.
Red, who had not appeared in an official competition for a long time,
still displayed formidable strength and commanding skill, giving his opponent no room to breathe.
But that was entirely within everyone's expectations.
After all, he was the Battle Legend of Mt. Silver.
Reporters from the Kanto Region had also managed to interview Red as they had hoped, though he had barely said anything.
Red had left them with just one sentence:
"My goal is to become Champion."
Then he had flown away on Charizard.
Li Wei's Whitewash of Flint, on the other hand, had sparked more discussion. Many viewers agreed that Li Wei could win, but felt it should not have been so easy.
In last year's Master League and this year's Champion Challenge, Flint had lost to Cynthia by a score of 6-2.
To take two Pokémon off the Master League Champion,
Flint's strength was clearly beyond question.
And yet Li Wei had swept him.
"Wasn't it mostly down to type advantage?"
"I don't get why Flint didn't bring Electivire either. Li Wei obviously had Milotic."
"Electivire wouldn't have helped. Li Wei also had Shaymin and Diancie."
Li Wei's match against Flint quickly sparked discussion online, with the prevailing view being that the type disadvantage had been too severe.
Li Wei's team had a very diverse range of types, making him much harder to counter than Flint, who was openly a Fire-type member of the