Yong stared at Gardevoir, his mind wandering a little.
Even though the Fairy type had yet to be discovered and confirmed, that did nothing to make Fairy-type Pokémon any less troublesome...
Combining all kinds of healing and support moves always produced unusual effects, especially since Gardevoir's attacks were far from weak...
If his luck in the upcoming draws was any worse, this round would be difficult!
Just then, Luo Jia walked to the edge of the field. Looking at the two ready Trainers, he smiled faintly.
"Now! We'll begin the first round and draw its effects! Which of you would like to choose first?"
Huh? Was it really this casual?
While Yong was still puzzling over that, he heard Dahlia speak.
"It doesn't matter. Let's do it at the same time!"
Luo Jia paused briefly, then nodded.
"Understood!"
Snap!
As Luo Jia snapped his fingers, everyone watched the roulette wheel on the giant screen begin flashing rapidly. Silver-white and bright gold cursors swept across all the icons!
The atmosphere gradually grew tense!
Then Luo Jia spoke again.
"Since you're choosing simultaneously, the first draw will determine the negative effects for both sides! Silver-white represents the challenger! Bright gold represents the Battle Brain!"
Ding!
Ding!
Two crisp chimes soon rang out, and the cursors stopped instantly!
Yong and Dahlia both watched the screen calmly.
Only Luo Jia smiled.
"The results are in! For the first round, Excadrill receives a burn! Gardevoir receives poison!"
As soon as he finished speaking-
Hiss... clack!
The huge machine overhead suddenly began operating with a low rumble. Two curved tubes extended from its sides, one ending in a nozzle and the other in a needle.
A moment later, a deathly pale flame shot from the left nozzle and drifted toward Excadrill!
Yong watched... *It looked a