A burly teenage boy wore a pink tank top patterned with butterflies and a pair of bodybuilding tights. As soon as he stepped onto the trainer's platform, he struck several bodybuilding poses, yet his face bore a bashful smile as he looked at Yong and spoke in a deep voice.
"Hello~~~ I'm Yuujirou~~~ I love pink tank tops and strong muscles~~~"
"...Hello! I'm Yong!"
Meanwhile, the commentator introduced the two competitors to the audience.
"On the red side! Competitor Yūno Yūjirō! His behavior is a little eccentric, but his skills are impressive! He comes from the Johto Region! Apparently, he's also a Fighting type practitioner from a particular school... Well! One thing worth mentioning... Most of Yuujirou's Pokémon have pink bodies... Um, all of them, actually... And he defeated his opponent quite easily in the last round..."
"On the blue side! A competitor you all know! One of this tournament's seeded competitors! Although he played rather cautiously in the first round, his Pupitar left a deep impression on us! And this match takes place on the Rock Field! Let's see what a spectacular showdown these two competitors will give us!"
Yong took out a Pokémon Ball, trying hard to avert his eyes from the exaggerated "prematch warm-up exercises" across from him, which involved squeezing arms together, lifting hips, tilting heads back...
"Ahem! Go! I'm counting on you for the first round!"
"My sweetheart~! Give it your all!"
Pop!
Pop!
Two bursts of white light exploded across the field!
Dazzling streaks of light shot toward the ground, and two figures took shape before everyone's eyes!
In front of Yong, Excadrill stood with his arms crossed, looking cool!
Across from him, a round, pink, ball-shaped Pokémon bounced atop a rock. She had small, pointed ears resembling a cat's and large, round, sky-blue