A Xing was indeed slightly stronger than Toshihito.
In the end, thanks to the efforts of Medicham and Altaria, she successfully defeated all three of her opponent's Pokémon and secured Advancement.
That allowed her to keep Dragonair as her trump card.
The seventh round of matches ended quickly.
In the final round, with the results for Kanto Region's eight contestants already decided, the last pair of contestants from each of the other three regions seemed determined to settle their matches as quickly as possible.
As a result, those final matches had no tactics to speak of. They were nothing but head-on clashes of moves and contests of raw strength.
Although they were thrilling to watch, they also subtly lowered everyone's opinion of the contestants.
So he really did withdraw from the tournament for some reason.
Yong watched the relaxed contestants in Kanto Region's stands, but his thoughts drifted to the Dragonite he had seen yesterday.
Its strength was clearly far beyond that of the contestants present. After all, Dragonair had to reach at least level 55 to evolve into Dragonite!
While everyone praised Cynthia and marveled at her talent, Yong knew that Kanto Region had a genius who was every bit her equal!
Lance, the future Champion who had awakened both the viridian force and dragon power, was the man known as the "Dragon Messenger."
As he pondered this, Elite Four member Drake's voice suddenly rang out across the arena.
While his thoughts had been wandering, the final round of matches had ended. Now, eight contestants from each region had achieved Advancement.
Next came the matches to narrow eight down to four.
"Very good. Although there were a few minor incidents along the way, you all put on some excellent performances. The first round is now over!"
Elite Four member