With Heatran down, three of Tobias's Pokémon had already been defeated, each by a different Pokémon of Xia You's, yet all with the same ease.
If anyone still failed to notice the enormous gap in strength between the two at this point, they truly had to be blind.
After recalling Heatran, Tobias turned and stepped down from the Pokémon Trainer's Battle Area, heading to a bench nearby to rest.
He glanced at the man across from him, then closed his eyes, rapidly considering countermeasures.
If things continued like this, his defeat was already foreseeable.
How could he possibly accept that?
He had crushed his way through every round, defeating all his opponents to reach the finals, not to suffer a humiliating loss to someone else like this and become their backdrop!
He was determined to win this Lily of the Valley Conference!
But then again...
How was he supposed to defeat this man?
Even after the field had finished changing from the Grass Field to the Rock Field, Tobias still had no idea.
Once the five-minute break ended and he returned to the Pokémon Trainer's Battle Area, the sight of the utterly composed man opposite him only irritated Tobias further.
Seeing the referee signal for the match to resume, Xia You took out his fourth Poké Ball.
But after waiting a while and seeing that Tobias still hadn't moved, he couldn't help smiling.
What?
Had that beating already shattered your confidence?
But the team I prepared hasn't even fully appeared yet!
Besides... the real surprise hasn't even begun!
Shaking his head, Xia You stopped paying Tobias any attention, pressed the button in his hand, and released his Pokémon first.
Whatever team Tobias sent out, he only needed to follow his own rhythm.
Even if Tobias sent out a Pokémon with