Perhaps the earlier matches had gone a little too smoothly!
Starting with this round, Yong realized that none of the contestants he knew seemed to be having much luck!
Kuan had already lost to Miss Carmilla, and the contestant fighting in the second match was none other than Kong!
His opponent... was Heross, the trainer with a Metagross!
"Come on! Relax! Just give it your all!"
Seeing Kong looking nervous and stunned, Yong offered encouragement in a steady voice.
Kong looked rather miserable.
"I will... I'm still waiting for my chance to battle you!"
Forcing a smile, Kong left the lounge.
At the other end, Heross snorted and stood up, his face expressionless.
This match took place on the Grass Field, which made no difference to either of them!
The match began, and Kong sent out Vigoroth right away! With a contemptuous sneer, Heross threw his Pokémon Ball, and a vicious-looking Charizard appeared before the crowd!
Charizard radiated scorching heat and a savage aura!
Then came a relentless combination of Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, and Fire Spin!
Vigoroth could neither use nimble footwork to evade the attacks nor withstand the flames, let alone match the opponent's strength!
Overwhelmed by Charizard, Vigoroth suffered an unfortunate defeat!
Exploud was the second Pokémon sent out!
Using Hyper Voice and Screech for disruption and cover, Exploud barely held out against Charizard's onslaught, but could not push any further and defeat the opponent. Finally, after probing again and again, Charizard adapted to the sonic attacks, grabbed Exploud, carried the opponent into the air, and unleashed a Seismic Toss!
If not for the different expression and build, Yong would have thought he was watching Ash's old Charizard!
After losing two rounds in a row, Kong actually grew calmer.
For his third Pokémon, he sent out his ace-Swellow!