The big screen now displayed Xia You's and Daiyu's information, with three icons beneath each of their portraits indicating the number of Pokémon they had remaining.
The match was a three-on-three battle. Whoever had all their Pokémon defeated would lose the right to advance to the next round.
A referee stood in the center of the battlefield. Seeing that both sides were ready, he held his two small flags out horizontally and shouted, "Both sides, send out your Pokémon at the same time!"
Xia You cleared his mind of distractions and took the Pokémon he had already selected from his belt.
On the other side, Daiyu smiled confidently and likewise took a Poké Ball in his hand.
As both sides opened their Poké Balls simultaneously, two flashes of blue light appeared. A monkey-like Pokémon with a pig's snout, a round, furry body, and thick limbs appeared on the field alongside Gardevoir!
So it's a Primeape.
As a Fighting-type Pokémon, Primeape was at a complete disadvantage against the Psychic- and Fairy-type Gardevoir.
The moment Gardevoir appeared, ordinary spectators unfamiliar with Pokémon from other regions looked at its graceful figure and let out exclamations of admiration.
Countless cameras turned toward it at once.
Even Daiyu, standing opposite, had never seen this Pokémon with his limited knowledge and experience.
"Hey, hey, hey! What kind of Pokémon is that?"
Faced with the unknown, Daiyu knitted his brows and hurriedly asked, but received no answer from Xia You.
And in front of so many spectators, he was far too embarrassed to swallow his pride and scan it with his Pokédex.
Finding himself in a difficult spot, Daiyu could only guess Gardevoir's type from its appearance. But after looking it over a few times, he already sensed a hint of danger in those blood-red eyes.
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