"Both Charizard are unable to battle. Both Trainers, please send out your next Pokémon!"
The referee spoke impassively.
The host, however, grew excited, his voice booming through the microphone across the arena. "Another draw! Did you see that, everyone?"
"The two Charizard have fought to another draw, and both are unable to battle!"
"What an absolutely spectacular match!"
The atmosphere in the arena instantly ignited. The audience cheered and leaped with excitement, applause and shouts rising one after another.
The host continued shouting, "That means Lance has only two Pokémon left as well! What will happen next? Let's wait and see!"
Chen Shi couldn't help taking a deep breath. In truth, only he knew that he also had just three Pokémon left who could fight.
They were Metagross, Florges, and Dragapult.
Togekiss and Leafeon were only Gym-level, while these battles now routinely involved late-stage Senior Elite Kings. Sending the two of them out simply wasn't an option.
And Lance's ace, Dragonite, had yet to appear. Judging by their levels, his chances of winning were already slim.
Chen Shi took another deep breath and recalled Charizard. "You really did a wonderful job. I'm proud of you."
"Leave the rest to your teammates."
With that, he returned Charizard's Poké Ball to his waist, took out Metagross's Poké Ball, and opened it.
Lance also sent out his fifth Pokémon, an Altaria.
Its level had reached Mid-Stage Senior Elite King as well.
Seeing that level, Chen Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it hadn't reached the late stage, or things would have been truly difficult.
Without the slightest hesitation, he pushed his stamina even further and took out his Key Stone.
"Metagross, Mega Evolution!"
"Meta!"
The light of Mega Evolution shone once more. The audience was utterly thrilled now. This was already