Crystal Steelix's appearance once again opened the eyes of the Sinnoh spectators, who had seen little of the world.
Looking at its crystal-clear body, which still possessed the fierce strength of a Steelix, people could clearly sense both its beauty and its danger.
"Is... is that a Steelix?" A trace of disbelief crept into the announcer's voice. "Just like that enormous Red Gyarados earlier, Xia You has brought out another incredibly rare Pokémon! It's unbelievable! Where exactly did he get so many strange and unusual Pokémon?!"
Indeed, it was just as the announcer said.
Compared even to Legendary Pokémon, rare Pokémon like these, seemingly one of a kind, appeared even harder to obtain.
Their appearances certainly drew no less attention than those Legendary Pokémon!
The spectators were merely amazed, but for Tobias, things had undoubtedly become troublesome again.
Compared to an ordinary Steelix, what type was this Steelix with its crystalline appearance? What abilities did it possess?
All of that was a mystery.
He even had a feeling that this battle... would be just as difficult as the previous two.
Well, calling them difficult was certainly dressing up those earlier battles, since his losses had been rather... horrendous.
Compared to him, Charles Goodshow in the stands was much calmer.
The defeats of Tobias's Darkrai and Thundurus had indeed come as something of a surprise. He had never expected Xia You's Pokémon to be so strong that they could defeat even Mythical and Legendary Pokémon like those.
But the good news was that Charizard, Red Gyarados, and this Crystal Steelix were all Pokémon this man had already used in other tournaments. Although the latter two had caused quite a stir by appearing again on the stage of the Lily of the Valley Conference, there was nothing new about them to him.