Seeing Yong step into the arena, the boy opposite him froze for a moment, then recovered and smiled with a hint of pride.
"Great! Then I accept your challenge!"
A round, good-natured-looking Pokémon standing beside the boy stepped forward and looked at Yong.
"That's... a Munchlax!"
Pokémon: Munchlax, Lv26... Ability: Thick Fat...
No wonder Munchlax had such stamina. Yong smiled faintly, then tossed out his Pokémon Ball.
"Lar!"
Larvitar's form quickly materialized.
"Wow!"
Gasps rose from below the arena. Quite a few people pulled out their Pokédexes and aimed them at the little one. Clearly, to some of them, a baby pseudo-legendary was far more interesting than the match.
The boy opposite him froze again.
"Larvitar... That's strange. Why do you look so familiar?"
Yong laughed and waved a hand.
"How could I? I've never met you! Let's get started!"
The boy nodded, no longer dwelling on who Yong was. He swept out his hand and shouted with conviction.
"Go, Munchlax! Use Stockpile!"
"Munch!"
Opening wide, Munchlax took a deep breath. White light flashed all over that round body as the breath was stored away.
Yong smiled knowingly.
"Larvitar! Dragon Dance!"
As the little one hopped left and right, a streak of purple light swept across Larvitar's body. Not only the boy opposite him, but even the spectators gathered below looked on with envy.
A baby pseudo-legendary with an inherited Dragon Dance...
At that thought, the match suddenly seemed even less worth watching.
"That's right! He's Yong! The Ever Grande Conference champion!"
At that exclamation, many people started and took a closer look at Yong before recognition dawned on their faces. Though nearly three months had passed since the Pokémon League Conference, the excitement still lingered, and quite a few people remembered Yong's spectacular performance.
"I knew you