Several more guests arrived afterward, though none were as famous as the earlier arrivals.
Cynthia stood and announced, "Welcome, friends from afar, to this grand event. To avoid taking up too much of your time, I'll keep this brief."
"The competition rules are divided into three stages. The first stage is the elimination round. Each contestant may use any one Pokémon in a one-on-one battle. Please note that if a Pokémon loses the ability to battle during this fight, it cannot participate in any subsequent matches.
Ye Qing understood what she meant. She was telling the contestants to watch out for mutually destructive moves like Perish Song. Otherwise, even if they won, that Pokémon could no longer be used in later battles.
"The second stage is the main tournament, which begins with the top thirty-two.
"The main tournament consists of aerial battles, with Trainers taking the field alongside their Pokémon. Attacks show no mercy; life and death are your own responsibility!"
The earlier remarks had drawn little reaction, but the moment Cynthia announced the main tournament rules, heated discussion erupted throughout the venue.
Life and death were their own responsibility, and they had to fight alongside their Pokémon!
Had this been an ordinary competition, that would have been one thing. After all, friendship came first and competition second.
But this was the Elite Four Tournament, a competition where countless people from humble and privileged backgrounds alike hoped to soar to the top in a single leap!
With that incentive, it was easy to imagine how fierce the battles would be.
In contrast to the excited audience, the hundred-odd contestants below remained calm.
They had all come to compete for the mere three Elite Four Trainer positions available. Since they were here, they had surely prepared themselves to fight to the